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• What happens when you come back: author Sebastian Junger on vets returning home

  Finding ways to cope with civilian life when returning home from service can be difficult. Celebrated author Sebastian Junger digs into the topic.

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  Staff

  3 years ago

• Air Force jet mechanic takes off into the entertainment stratosphere

  Air Force Veteran Markeis Simon went from aircraft mechanic to singer at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. We caught up with her at MCON.

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  Staff

  3 years ago

• Freeze your hangover off? Marine takes a cryotherapy dip to discover solutions for vets

  Can subzero temperatures and psychedelic extracts help provide the healing some vets need? Defense News looks into evolving treatment methods.

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  Staff

  3 years ago

• Changing video bit rate on the fly can boost the effectivness of ISR

  The video-based intelligence provided by ISR platforms is critical to the situational awareness and effective decision-making needed for mission success.

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  Mark Rushton

  3 years ago

• Unmanned systems are only as capable as their networks

  The current discussion on the use of drones and robotic unmanned systems tends to overlook the pressing challenges of their connectivity.

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  Macy Summers

  3 years ago

• Northrop pushes Battle Command tool to a missile-defense hungry Europe

  The company is marketing its Integrated Battle Command System as the glue for disparate systems.

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  Jaroslaw Adamowski

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  Sebastian Sprenger

  3 years ago

• NATO to buy 6 Boeing Wedgetails to update surveillance capability

  The contract with the company — one of the military organization’s biggest-ever purchases — is set to be signed next year.

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  The Associated Press

  3 years ago

• US Navy upgrading torpedoes, leveraging cloud computing for submarines

  Apart from defeating torpedoes with torpedoes (yes, you read that right), the Navy is also improving its safety gear.

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  Megan Eckstein

  3 years ago

• Navigating the Pentagon’s social media rules amid the Israel-Hamas war

  While OPSEC remains a priority, the lines about what service members can and cannot post have become more blurred.

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  Sarah Sicard

  3 years ago

• Pentagon teams with MIT on artificial intelligence, big-data education

  Building trust between man and machine is a complex process, often requiring repeated exposure, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

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  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago

• Lockheed will deliver advanced TPY-4 radar to Air Force for evaluation

  The system features an active electronically scanned array. Its many nodules allow for multitasking and rapid repogramming.

  By

  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago

• Navy creates three new IT submarine ratings to promote specialization

  The sailors will specialize in communications, network security and electronic warfare.

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  Diana Stancy

  3 years ago