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Oct. 22, 2021
Investments in Technology Crucial to Staying Ahead, Innovation Unit Director Says

An effective national technology strategy requires investments in critical and emerging technologies, the director of the Defense Innovation Unit said.
Oct. 21, 2021
DOD Analysis Highlights Geostrategic Risks of Climate Change

The Defense Department released an unclassified version of the Defense Climate Risk Analysis report, which provides a starting point for a shared understanding of the strategic and mission risks of climate change and lays out a path forward.
Oct. 21, 2021
DOD Begins Fielding 5G Communications to California First Responders

The Defense Innovation Unit announced a year-long prototyping project involving a private wireless 5G communications network for first responders in California, including the California National Guard.
Oct. 21, 2021
Mission Defense Team amps training capabilities

Thanks to AFWERX squadron innovation funds, the 910th Communications Squadron’s Mission Defense Team was able to build its own replica cyber vulnerability and hunt-kit for training.
Oct. 20, 2021
DAFIA leveraging artificial intelligence to transform inspections

The Department of the Air Force Inspection Agency at Kirtland AFB, N.M., is using artificial intelligence, in the form of machine learning, to identify emerging issues of concern to Airmen and enable the Air Force to isolate, respond to, and resolve them as early as possible.
Oct. 20, 2021
Now and Into The Future: Goodfellow graduates first ever enlisted intel Guardians

Four U.S. Space Force Guardians assigned to the 315th Training Squadron graduated from the all-source intelligence analyst course and have become the first-ever enlisted intel professionals to be integrated from any course into their service Oct. 18.
Oct. 20, 2021
U.S. and UK research labs collaborate on Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ROME, N.Y. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory, in partnership with UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), have demonstrated for the first time the ability for the U.S. and the UK to jointly develop, select, train, and deploy state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms in
Oct. 19, 2021
Wert provides update, discusses A.I., machine learning

A Hanscom senior official discussed his directorate’s use of artificial intelligence and machine learning during a virtual meeting with Hanscom area business leaders Oct.14.
Oct. 19, 2021
AFCLC launches updated culture guide app, introduces new educational course with certificate

Airmen now have at their fingertips the opportunity to receive credit for learning about another country’s culture while simultaneously responding to the chief of staff of the Air Force’s action order to understand the nation’s strategic competitors.
Oct. 19, 2021
76th SWEG team takes lead in Air Force high-profile research project

The main strategy the XG team uses as they think about the necessary digital transformation of embedded development is: “Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast.”
Oct. 18, 2021
First African American Joint Chiefs Chairman Also Was the Youngest

Retired Army Gen. Colin L. Powell, who was an ROTC cadet, rose to become the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the youngest, and later served as secretary of state, died today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland.
Oct. 18, 2021
SSC Data-Management Software Plays Critical Role in SDA, Afghanistan Airlift

Sophisticated data management and analytic software programs are not only enhancing Space Systems Command’s (SSC) ability to carry out its Space Domain Awareness mission, but also have been leveraged to provide a rapid response to humanitarian crises across the globe.“Data is the life blood of our
Oct. 18, 2021
AFCLC Launches Culture Guide App 2.0 During AU LREC Symposium: Introduces New Educational Course with Certificate

Earlier in 2021, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. released his strategic initiative, Accelerate Change or Lose, in which he emphasized why changes in the U.S. Air Force are necessary. Gen. Brown’s initiative outlines four Action Orders, focusing on people, decision-making,
Oct. 18, 2021
VA prepares to get ahead of surge in backlogged claims

The Department of Veterans Affairs is hiring and training new staff to ensure veterans’ claims are adjudicated quickly, and to help reduce an expected increase in the backlog of claims pending more than 125 days.
Oct. 14, 2021
2034: A Novel of the Next World War

After 20 years of grinding war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon is trying hard to turn away from counterinsurgency in the Middle East to focus on deterring conventional conflict with Russia and China. Into this situation, Marine combat veteran Elliot Ackerman and retired Navy Admiral James
Oct. 14, 2021
How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict

In a time with both a global pandemic and a U.S. Presidential election characterized by manipulated narratives, a fresh perspective contemplating disinformation—false information knowingly shared to cause harm—is both timely and important. A book, however, about how to lose the information war, as
Oct. 14, 2021
Specialized Analytic and Targeting Study: A Methodology and Approach for Conducting Faster Full-Spectrum Targeting

JP 3-60 provides broad guidance on targeting but fails to connect its effects-based approach to the true rhythm of operations. Doctrine in fighting coalition war is sufficient, but comprehensive doctrine in preparing for war lacks focus. In time- and resource-constrained environments, flexible and
Oct. 14, 2021
Educating Senior Service College Students on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies

In a constrained 10-month master’s degree program that must meet and excel at the tasks stipulated in the joint professional military education (JPME) program for the Process of Accreditation of Joint Education requirements, an outcomes-based military education has no room for extraneous material.
Oct. 14, 2021
ARPC Announces Reserve Lt. Col. and Maj. Promotions

Air Reserve Personnel Center officials announced results for the Calendar Year 2021 Air Force Reserve Line and Nonline Lieutenant Colonel Promotion Selection Boards today, October 14. The boards selected more than 700 Citizen Airmen for promotion.The selection boards convened at ARPC June 7 - 23 to
Oct. 13, 2021
New processes happening at AFW2

The Air Force Wounded Warrior, or AFW2, Program is always looking for new ways to keep up with the world, expand and improve current processes to ensure they meet the needs of their warriors and caregivers.

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