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Lawmakers Highlight ‘Urgency’ To Train Aussie Submariners As AUKUS Celebrates One Year
“Whether you’re developing a workforce to build it or those to operate it, the sooner we begin that training pipeline, the better off we will be,” Rep. Donald Norcross said.
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Iran’s Attempted Drone Thefts Highlight Challenges of Protecting Unmanned Vessels at Sea
Navy may minimally-man some vessels to provide security, CNO says.
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Ukraine War Offers Clues to Future War, Joint Chiefs Chairman Says
Don’t expect any more tank columns massing on highways like sitting ducks.
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No Abortion Access for 40 Percent of Female Troops, Study Finds
RAND says it’s “not unreasonable” that the lack of abortion access will make women more likely to leave service.
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US Trained Ukrainian Missileers Who Sunk Russian Warship, Pentagon Official Says
Bill LaPlante also praised the quick “innovation” that delivered truck-mounted Harpoon missiles to Ukraine.
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Iran Tries To Steal More Drone Boats In Mideast Waters
The crew tried to hide the drones under tarps as a U.S. helicopter approached, a U.S. defense official said.
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Marines Hone Future Concepts with Dune Buggies, Liaison Officers, and Many Radios
The giant RIMPAC exercise helped the Corps test their newest type of agile unit within a multinational force.
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Iranian Navy Tries To Steal US Unmanned Vessel At Sea
This is the first time someone has tried to take one of 5th Fleet’s unmanned vessels.
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‘We Need to Own the Heat The Way We Now Own Night,’ Pentagon Climate Leader Says
Tactical cooling vests and other adaptations will be needed as dangerous temperatures arrive on training ranges and in combat zones.
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This Gen-Z Value Could Spell Trouble for Spec Ops Community
CNA looked at the leadership traits valued by today’s youth, special operators, and strategists of tomorrow.
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