Todd South
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Todd South has written about crime, courts, government and the military for multiple publications since 2004 and was named a 2014 Pulitzer finalist for a co-written project on witness intimidation. Todd is a Marine veteran of the Iraq War.
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ICE agents to assist base security at three Marine Corps installations
Camp Pendleton announced the program on May 16. The initiative will also take place at Marine Corps bases Quantico and Hawaii.
Army infantry unit will run drone resupply experiments next year
The unit will run quadcopters for its autonomous resupply in force-on-force exercises.
Future robot battle buddies may read your emotions to fight better
Researchers aim to help robots understand nonverbal communication, emotional cues.
Army launches new effort to tackle ‘No. 1’ squad capability gap
The new weapon must work with advanced systems, be able to fire 1,000 meters and have a “family of ammunition.”
The Army is looking for a new machine gun, and the Marines might get a new caliber, too
The study is expected to take until fall 2023 but could result in a whole new weapon, caliber combo.
Will the Army change the size of the infantry squad? A new study is looking at it.
The study of squad size includes force on force experiments starting next year.
Soldiers, Marines finish first test of ruggedized ‘do-it-all’ augmented reality goggle
The device does targeting, navigation, mission planning, facial recognition and text translation.
Wearable tech transforms 10th Mountain troops into soldier-athletes
The devices measure breathing, heart rate, activity, sleep and stress.
Sticky tape, graphite and Army research into cutting edge sensors that may transform everything
The researchers have found promising new ways to Improve sensors, which play a role in thermal imaging, electronic warfare equipment, radio communications, radar and anything that detects or transmits a signal.
Army Guard task force, preparing to deal with a nuclear strike, instead responded to COVID-19
Deploying more than 1,000 service members across 15 states, Task Force 46 coordinated major COVID-19 response efforts.
