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Commander Touts Digital Twin Benefits

Digital twins aid for ship design and maintenance.

Digital twin technology aids in the design and maintenance of ships for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.Credit: Chesky/Shutterstock

Flat Budgets Don’t Deter Sea Services Advances

Technology will play a role during ongoing transitions.

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter and a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer patrol the Hawaiian Island operational area. All three sea services are modernizing amid budget constraints. Credit: MC2 Christian M. Huntington, USN

The Past Can Profit Cyber Planning

Battling terrorists resulted in knowledge to fight near-peer adversaries.

Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, USA, tells Army National Guard soldiers U.S. Cyber Command is only as good as all the components, including Active, Reserve and National Guard. Photo by Steven Stover, 780th Military Intelligence Brigade

Security, AI Top List of Naval Network Integration

DevSecOps and cloud computing enable future network needs.

Security and artificial intelligence enabled by cloud computing and DevSecOps are top capabilities needed for integrated networking for the U.S. naval forces, including the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo

Lack of Separate OCO Funds Present a Problem

The services are left to figure out how to pay for unexpected contingency operations.

Royal Australian Navy, Republic of Korea Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy ships sail in formation during the Pacific Vanguard 2020 exercise. The DoD’s FY 2022 budget request does not include separate funding for contingency operations. The services now have to balance the possible need to come up with such funds from their base budgets, which may impact funding for exercises, training or other operational needs, leaders say. Credit: U.S. Navy/Lt. Mark Langford

Naval Intelligence Does a Deep Dive on Capabilities

Cooperation plays a key role in developing innovative collection means.

The USS Colorado makes its way to its base at New London, Connecticut. The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) is increasing its efforts to uncover adversary submersible capabilities and help build better U.S. Navy submarines. Credit: John Narewski

U.S. Space Force to Welcome This Week First Round of Guardians from Sister Services

Top USSF leader honors women during annual AFCEA Women's Appreciation event at West 2021.

In this image from December 2020, former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, Barbara Barrett, walks with Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Brown, before a ceremony unveiling the newly decorated Space Force hallway at the Pentagon. Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force

Lt. Gen. Nina M. Armagno, USSF, director of staff of the Office of the Chief of Space Operations of the U.S. Space Force, delivers a keynote address at West 2021 on Wednesday celebrating AFCEA's 8th annual Women's Appreciation event.

Cyber May Call the Shots in the Next Conflict

The status of the network may decide the victor.

An information systems technician troubleshoots the automated digital network system aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Greater network integration is vital to prevent an adversary from pre-empting a kinetic operation by purely a cyber attack. Credit: MC2 Mar'Queon Tramble, USN