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Biden taps Army vice chief to be service’s top officer

April 24, 2023
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has nominated the U.S. Army’s vice chief of staff to be the service’s next chief, according to the congressional register. Gen. Randy George, if confirmed by the Senate, would succeed Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville, who will retire this summer. George “is a combat proven leader who is the right person at the right time and will guide the Army…
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Why the US Navy needs dedicated command ships

April 24, 2023
When there is talk of flat budgets and ship reductions, the U.S. Navy inevitably suggests the retirement of its dedicated command ships — in particular the 6th Fleet flagship Mount Whitney. The Mediterranean-based command platform is again on the chopping block, this time…
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Barker to head US Army electronic warfare office, succeeding Kitz

April 24, 2023
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Army shop for everything electronic warfare and battlefield situational awareness is getting a new leader. Brig. Gen. Ed Barker was named the new boss of the Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors, or PEO IEW&S, according to an April 24 announcement from the Pentagon. Barker has served as the office’s deputy since July 2021. He will…
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Colorado is getting its first electric fire truck

April 24, 2023
The City of Boulder announced today that it’s purchased a Rosenbauer RTX, the State of Colorado’s first electric fire truck. Austrian-based Rosenbauer’s RTX is equipped with a 360 kW electric powertrain and two Volvo Penta Batteries totaling 132 kWh of power. It has…
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Boston kicks off rollout of 750 electric school buses with first of the fleet transporting students

April 24, 2023
Boston Public Schools has kicked off an ambitious new program to eventually convert its entire fleet of 750 vehicles to electric. The first Blue Bird Vision electric school buses are now in service, transporting thousands of students daily in what local government officials are calling the largest electric bus deployment in the Northeast. Blue Bird Corporation ($BLBD) is a recognizable name in…
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Elon Musk seems a lot less sure about how Tesla could benefit from Twitter/X super app

April 24, 2023
Elon Musk seems a lot less sure about how Tesla could benefit from Twitter or the new X company the social media platform is now operating under – something he promised would happen to Tesla shareholders last year. Financially speaking, Tesla shareholders are those who suffered the most from Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition. The CEO had to sell tens of billions of dollars’ worth of Tesla…
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