Early Bird Brief: August 22, 2024

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Today's Top 5:

Marines, sailors to get more training on political do’s and don’ts

(Military Times) The Marine Corps and Navy have ordered all Marines, sailors and federal civilian employees to undergo training about off-limits political activities this summer, ahead of the presidential election. Read More

This system could allow small Army teams to hit 1,000 targets per hour

(Army Times) A collection of premier operational Army units has conducted at least 10 rounds of experiments with a targeting system that is now actively used in U.S. Central Command and is being applied to solve logistics problems globally. Read More

GOP vets in Congress attack VP nominee Walz over his military record

(Military Times) A group of 50 Republican veterans serving in Congress on Wednesday attacked Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz for “egregious misrepresentations” regarding his time in the National Guard and for what they see as a decision to abandon his troops ahead of a deployment to Iraq. Read More

Aircraft carrier Bush gets first-ever Stingray drone control room

(Navy Times) The aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush is now sporting the world’s first air drone warfare center, a control room that will host operators of the MQ-25 Stingray refueling drone in the not-too-distant future, the Navy has confirmed. Read More

People with HIV cannot be categorically barred from joining the military, judge rules

(NBC News) The ruling strikes down the last remaining policy preventing asymptomatic HIV-positive people from military enlistment, service and promotion. Read More

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