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By Yancy Mailes - September 02, 2021 − This September marks 20 years since our nation came under attack. Most people can vividly remember where they were on 9/11 and repeat that event in full detail; however, when you ask them what the nation, or the Air Force, looked like in the summer before 9/11, they struggle to find a memory.
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QUANTICO, Va. -- Marines have begun receiving a new, explosive rocket launcher that provides additional protection and lethality in urban environments.
In May, Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding the M3A1 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapons System to infantry Marines in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The MAAWS is a reloadable, recoilless rocket system intended to supplement existing shoulder-fired rocket capabilities.
Read more: CHANGING THE FIGHT: MARINE CORPS FIELDS NEW ROCKET SYSTEM TO INFANTRY MARINES
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HYPERSONIC AIRCRAFT - HEAT TEMPERATURE VARIATIONSNASA Identifier: C-1986-3888
The Defense Department has identified hypersonics as one of the highest priority modernization areas, as Russia and China develop their own capable systems.
Hypersonic systems are able to travel on extended flights within the upper atmosphere — 80,000 to 200,000 feet — at speeds near and above Mach 5, and they're able to maneuver in ways that are hard for defenders to predict.
Read more: Defense Officials Outline Hypersonics Development Strategy
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Army Master Sgt. Brian Chapman, Information Systems Division Non-commissioned Officer in Charge for U.S. Army Central G6 adjusts their Tampa 1.3M satellite dish during validation for the new Relocatable Emergency Command Post at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 12 2021. This technology further develops the capabilities and increases the U.S. Armed Forces overall readiness. (Photo by Sgt. Robert Torres)
KUWAIT 04.22.2021 – CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - The ability to adapt is widely considered to be one of the most important qualities a person can achieve. Soldiers with U.S. Army Central’s Information Systems Division (ISD) G6 have a firm understanding of just that important role adaptability plays in readiness.
ISD G6 Soldiers recently conducted a validation exercise here ensuring accuracy and certification of the new Relocatable Emergency Command Post (RECP), by doing a side-by-side analysis between old and new equipment sets.
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Secure communications are a top priority for the unique nature of Special Forces missions, such as the one pictured featuring a U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier, attached to Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, providing security prior to an assault in the Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2018. Recently fielded, the Tactical Key Loader, developed specifically for Special Operations Forces due to its smaller, dimmer screen and one-button key fill capability, provides cryptographic keys that block unauthorized individuals from accessing mission information. (photo by Sgt. Connor Mendez)
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 1, 2021) – U.S. Special Operations Forces have a new aid in the fight against cyber-attacks.
The Tactical Key Loader (TKL) cryptographic key device, which answers the Army’s call for the Next Generation Load Device-Small (NGLD-S), provides critical command and control of emergency, time sensitive and secure communications during Special Forces missions.
The device is a smaller, faster version of the Simple Key Loader (SKL), which is currently fielded across the Army.
Read more: Special Forces get a small yet powerful cyber support device