Army
Saturday New Tech
We mentioned the dual-band radar on the Gerald Ford yesterday – today we turn our attention to non-floaty toys. First up – the Marines are looking for a few good choppers hybrid planes Osprey replacements. A newly released U.S. Marine Aviation Plan shows the service is now looking at a successor to its MV-22 Osprey […]
U.S. Army shatters recruiting records in 2024, December was the most productive
The U.S. Army announced that it shattered previous recruiting records last year. In December 2024, the Army averaged nearly 350 enlistments a day. On X, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth highlighted the desire for Americans, from the targeted recruiting demographic, to serve under bold & strong leadership. The Army also cut its force by 24,000, […]
Hellhound in Army Competition
I am in awe of what science can do today – and the following helps demonstrate why. Cummings Aerospace is submitting a new drone for Army approval in its ‘loitering munition’ competition. Sounds kinda boring, huh? The company took its S3 version of its man-portable loitering munition out to the Pendleton Unmanned Aircraft Systems test […]
Tanker Love Friday
The Army has approved full-rate production of the variable-fused 120mm Advanced Multi-Purpose round. Till now, production and distribution has been limited. It equips M1 Abrams crews with the ability to effectively neutralize Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) teams and breach formidable Double Reinforced Concrete Walls (DRCW) while consolidating the capabilities of four legacy rounds into […]
Deep Army cuts to help support realigning towards Indo-Pacific region
Austin Dahmer and Alexander Velez-Green are among Donald Trump’s defense advisors. Both are hawkish when it comes to dealing with China. Dahmer previously generated a report on how to help accomplish the Indo-Pacific strategy. He proposed $70 billion less for the Army each year. Together with other cuts, the Navy and Air Force would each […]
Hump Day shorts
Sometimes a column needs 1000 words per topic, and sometimes a lot of little things crop up. Hopefully the major news of the week is the new administration, but here are a couple of other quick items. In good news for recruiting, in the first quarter of the fiscal year the Army signed up 30,000 […]
Another Valor Friday
We have an EOW notice of an Army veteran police officer. Sergeant Mark Butler of the Navasota, Texas Police Department was killed in the line of duty stopping a fleeing felon. His watch ended on Wednesday shortly after 1500 hours. The incident started in nearby College Station (with Navasota lying about halfway between College Station […]
“Harry Doyle”, Army vet, passes age 90.
Perhaps the funniest ex Army corporal ever passed on at the tender age of 90. Dubbed “Mr. Baseball” by no less than Johnny Carson, Bob Uecker epitomized baseball’s humor like few have done before or since, and was a touchstone of the Milwaukee Brewers almost from their start through two league championships (both American […]
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