Sunday, September 20

At 8 p.m. on Feb. 10, 1970, the darkness shrouding Fire Support Base Chamberlain in South Vietnam filled with moans, cries and the voice of a dead man. The U.S. Army was responsible for the broadcast. A psychological operations team supporting the 25th Infantry Division positioned loudspeakers around the base…

Military movies based on true stories already have an advantage over fiction: Sometimes the screenwriter barely needs to embellish anything. Films such as Hacksaw Ridge, Black Hawk Down and The Outpost depict events that seem almost impossible. Look beyond the two-hour versions, though, and the real histories are often bigger,…

Every active and reserve Marine now owes an annual Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) protective mask fit and seal test. The Marine Corps made the requirement service-wide in MARADMIN 384/26, signed Aug. 21 by Lieutenant General Jay M. Bargeron, the deputy commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations. The change…

As the Army’s Transformation-in-Contact brigades test and help develop new technology, they’re also shaping how soldiers will be trained to use it.At Fort Stewart, Georgia., soldiers in the 3rd Infantry Division are working on a pair of courses to certify soldiers to operate small unmanned aerial systems, part of servicewide…

The Central Intelligence Agency is overhauling its acquisition process to get new tech faster, officials said Monday. A new framework introduces a vendor-vetting system, streamlines IT authorization, and “provides clear pathways for CIA to leverage its unique authorities to acquire essential capabilities, rapidly onboard breakthrough technology prototypes, and modernize its core systems to meet…

Update: The Pentagon will reportedly carry out performance reviews of major U.S. defense firms and plans to make “noncompliance determinations” in the weeks ahead, The Hill and the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The reviews come on the heels of an executive order President Trump signed last month vowing closer scrutiny…

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