Early Bird Brief: August 30, 2024
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Ukraine F-16 jet crashes during Russian attack, killing pilot
(The Associated Press) One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia’s invasion has crashed, Ukraine’s Army General Staff said Thursday. The pilot died. Read More
Army blasts Trump trip to Arlington cemetery for violating decorum
(Military Times) Army officials criticized former President Donald Trump’s campaign staff for violating decorum rules at Arlington National Cemetery and abusing a cemetery worker earlier this week, but no further actions will be pursued after the involved employee declined to press charges. Read More
Air Force leaker Jack Teixeira's court-martial tentatively scheduled for March
(Military.com) Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking sensitive and secret government information, is set to face a court-martial March 10, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Military.com. Read More
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How in-house tech and soldier tinkering is changing the Army
(Military Times) A new Army-made software application is allowing soldiers to identify a target and send a fire mission in under a minute when it used to take 15 minutes. Those same soldiers have rigged cheap drones with a cheap, off-the-shelf circuit board and sensor to make electronic decoys of their command posts, throwing enemy fires off target. Read More
Serbia to buy 12 Rafale fighter jets in nod to European industry
(Defense News) Serbia agreed to buy 12 Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault Aviation to replace its MiG-29 fleet, in a deal which French President Emmanuel Macron called a strategic change for the Balkan country that maintains ties with Russia and China. Read More
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6 个月Why did the worker who was assaulted by Trump’s team deny to press charges? If he was there only for political reasons…& not to honor the fallen, then they should have been pressed. Furthermore: to be smiling at a gravesite of a fallen U.S. service member (or in any cemetery & gravesite), should be considered rude & disrespectful. I would have been; I have family members who served; I know & have met many others that have served (some went to wars)…how anyone can just brush that off, is just wrong. ??BAD FORM.