JANUARY 13, 2021 - There's been significant progress in getting the COVID-19 vaccines out to the states, said Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed. Thus far, 25 million doses of the Moderna and the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech vaccines have been sent to 16,000 locations throughout the United States, he said. Perna; Dr. Robert Redfield, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2021
Machine Learning is Equipping Us for the Unknown
JANUARY 13, 2021 - In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Defense (DoD) offers a glimmer of hope: the ability to warn of an infection up to 48 hours before overt symptoms appear. This infection-warning capability is the Rapid Analysis of Threat Exposure (RATE), and its development was conceptualized and spearheaded by DoD’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s … [Read more...]
Meritorious Advancement Program Updates for Navy Reserve Sailors
JANUARY 13, 2021 - Commander, Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) has released ALNAVRESFOR 001/21, announcing the latest changes and improvements to the Navy Reserve’s Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP-R). The changes align MAP-R seasons with the Navy-wide advancement exam (NWAE) cycles, effectively doubling the advancement opportunity for Sailors and further supporting the intent … [Read more...]
Army to Lead New DOD Strategy Against Drone Attacks
JANUARY 13, 2021 - In the future, drones could threaten U.S. defense systems with a swarming capability that uses artificial intelligence while leveraging 5G connectivity, the director of an Army-led joint office said Friday. To help combat against these increasing dangers presented by adversaries’ small, unmanned aircraft systems, or sUAS, the Defense Department unveiled a … [Read more...]
COVID-19 May Invade, Damage Blood Vessels – Not Nerve Cells
JANUARY 13, 2021 - COVID-19 symptoms such as headaches and "fuzziness" or brain fog that linger following recovery may be caused by damage to the brain's small blood vessels, not nerve cells, according to a study by the Uniformed Services University and the National Institutes of Health. The study, "Microvascular Injury in the Brain of Patients with COVID-19," was published … [Read more...]