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Army Space, Cyber and Special Operations commands form ‘triad’ to strike anywhere, anytime

April 18, 2023
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army’s space, cyber and special operations commands said they formed a “triad” to enhance operational capability across all domains. The triad concept is to integrate and converge inherent capability from U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Army Cyber Command and Army Special Operations Command to provide campaign options to commanders globally. “We…
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Facebook Live Copied Tech from Combat Veteran's App, Jury Finds in $175 Million Verdict

September 22, 2022
(Dreamstime/TNS) The parent company of Facebook and Instagram was ordered to pay nearly $175 million for violating patents held by the maker of a push-to-talk app founded by a former Green Beret who had sought to solve battlefield communications problems he encountered in Afghanistan. A federal jury in Austin, Texas, deliberated for a day before finding that Meta Platforms Inc. infringed two…
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How Elite Arctic Rangers and Combat Controllers Used to Train for Cold-Weather Rescues

August 29, 2022
U.S. Army “Arctic Rangers” — an elite company-sized force — parachuted more than 100 miles north of Point Barrow, Alaska, in March 1971 to train for remote rescues. (U.S. Army photo) In 1971, 16 “over-the-pole” commercial flights passed over the Arctic territory between Europe and Alaska every day. Rescue operations weren’t in place to mobilize in the event of a catastrophic…
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Army and Air Force Run Out of Female Hot Weather Uniforms Amid Summer Heat Wave

July 26, 2022
Army ROTC Cadet Savannah Pratte, Ferris State University, descends a cargo net while training with 3rd Regiment, Advanced Camp, during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., June 19, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Kyle Crawford) Base exchange stores have mostly run out of hot weather uniforms for women due to a contract dispute that has halted production, according to the Defense Logistics…
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