The Army is taking another step in its ongoing effort to bolster the capacity to counter unmanned aerial systems.
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Courtney McBride was the managing editor of Inside the Army until May 2018. She previously worked for Hotline and National Journal. A native of the Philadelphia area, she studied the modern Middle East at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Army is taking another step in its ongoing effort to bolster the capacity to counter unmanned aerial systems.
The Army failed to exercise sufficient oversight of a massive overseas services contract, but has taken steps to mitigate the problem, according to the Pentagon's top watchdog.
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A rotational deployment to the Korean peninsula was characterized by complexity and focused on readiness to "fight tonight," according to a recently departed heavy brigade commander.
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