Head Navy officer lists top tasks for service, eyes 2027Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James W. Kilby listed improved recruiting and the embrace of unmanned and manned systems as priorities.By Riley Ceder10 days ago
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The Army’s permafrost test bed in Alaska set for significant upgradeThe Army's research facility includes a permafrost tunnel — about a third of a mile long — that has Ice Age-era animal bones jutting out from the walls.By Hope Hodge Seck3 months ago
New York deploys National Guard to state prisons amid labor strikeNational Guard troops are being deployed to secure state-run prisons amid a wildcat strike by New York corrections workers.3 months ago