Early Bird Brief: October 15, 2024

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Today's Top 5:

US Army sets ambitious new recruiting goal following years of struggle

(Defense News) The U.S. Army is aiming to recruit 61,000 new soldiers in the coming year, an ambitious goal that is building off of the service surpassing its goal with 55,000 new recruits in fiscal 2024 after several dismal recruiting years, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth announced Monday at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference. Read More

Air Force maintainers will learn more about mishaps but can’t share it

(Defense News) The Air Force is trying to halt an increase in maintenance-related aircraft mishaps by putting new safety training and briefings in place for maintainers that the service says will now require those airmen to sign non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs, in the process. Read More

Soldiers will get $240 a month for operational deployments

(Defense News) Soldiers deployed for more than 60 days in an Army operation will now receive an extra $240 each month. Read More

Army races to widen the bottlenecks of artillery shell production

(Defense News) The U.S. Army has started diversifying its supplier base for 155mm artillery shells, moving away from the bottleneck of a single source that has endangered the flow of fresh ammo, according to a top service official. Read More

How the Army’s upgrading ammo to destroy targets large and small

(Defense News) From pistol rounds to artillery shells, the Army is developing a host of new ways to destroy targets large and small. Read More

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