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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New Army ammo facility to supply millions of 6.8 mm rounds annually
The 450,000-square-foot plant in Independence, Missouri, is expected to be fully operational by 2028.
Army to field new rifle, machine gun and optic in 2024
Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division will be the first to field the new weapons and optics.
Robots in the ranks: Army integrating robots in two platoons
A platoon at Fort Moore, Georgia and another at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, lead experiments.
New military simulations for shooting, trench war, drones unveiled
The shooting system could replace the 1980s-era MILES system.
DARPA program seeks ways to measure effective team performance
The 2.5-year program will start by evaluating Marine Fire Support Team training.
These new Army formations can reach across Europe to strike a target
This was the first time that the 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force did a multi-service, multi-partner targeting data hand-off at these ranges.
Forget PowerPoint and move faster on planning, Army 2-star says
Quicker cycles for targeting and operations will mean more demands on intelligence.
Army leaders see Latin America as test bed for military tech
The region's proximity, partners and security challenges provide ways to test out new concepts and tech.
The Army team that spots problems before they lead to a toxic climate
The Cohesion Assistance Team visits six to eight teams a year.
Army targets California to boost recruitment numbers
The Army plans to add 50 more JROTC programs in the next five years across the country.
