Early Bird Brief: October 10, 2024

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Today's Top 5:

How the Air Force plans to overhaul its recruiting efforts

(Military Times) Fresh from “ringing the bell” to announce its success in hitting fiscal year 2024 recruiting targets, the Air Force’s recruiting enterprise is shifting its attention to the future with a major restructuring effort aimed at streamlining communication and making it easier to shift or share resources between teams. Read More

Lockheed names software specialist as new head of F-35 jet program

(Defense News) Lockheed Martin is putting a software engineering specialist in charge of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program as the current director gets set to retire. Read More

Russia casualties reach 600,000 during war in Ukraine, Pentagon says

(Defense News) Russia has sustained more than 600,000 casualties during the war in Ukraine, a sign of losses accelerating out of proportion with its gains, Pentagon officials said. Read More

Army says soldiers should avoid poppy seeds in updated regulation over drug-testing concerns

(Military.com) A new Army regulation is advising soldiers to avoid eating foods with poppy seeds over concerns that troops could inadvertently fail a drug screening. Read More

USAF F-15s arriving in Middle East as Israel weighs response to Iran attack

(Air & Space Forces Magazine) More of the U.S. Air Force fighters directed to deploy to the Middle East last week are set to arrive as Israel contemplates its response to Tehran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel on Oct. 1. A squadron of F-15E Strike Eagles is arriving in the region in the coming days, U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine. Read More

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