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Army builds out its new space operations branch

More than 600 soldiers already reclassified to the new 40D Tactical Space Operations Specialist MOS, establishing the branch’s first permanent enlisted force.

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Federal News Network· Oct 15, 10:57 PMArmy builds out its new space operations branch

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Pentagon's school system director stepping downWelcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon's school system director stepping down The director of the Pentagon's school system, Paul Craft, is resigning at the end of this month — less than eight months after being selected to lead the agency, a...

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Elon Musk’s finger-pointing at Trump backed up by bombshell reportElon Musk's attempt to pin a deadly battlefield decision on President Donald Trump just got backing from an explosive new report. The directive to throttle Starshield, the military-grade version of SpaceX's Starlink satellite service on which Ukrainian troops rely, originated inside the White House, Reuters reported Thursday, citing two U.S. officials…

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