AUGUST 13, 2025 - Personal data has become a highly sought-after commodity, exploited by individuals, companies, and state-sponsored actors, according to security experts. The pervasive collection of data through everyday technologies – smartphones, vehicles, credit cards, and even public spaces – is referred to as ubiquitous technical surveillance, often abbreviated to “UTS.” … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2025
Air Force Launches Another GPS Satellite
AUGUST 13, 2025 — The Department of the Air Force (DAF) launches the Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) Vanguard on the USSF-106 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Aug. 12, 2025. NTS-3 is a payload for the first U.S. national security launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket. “We have a strategic imperative to deliver science and … [Read more...]
The Visibility Crisis on Our Roads
AUGUST 12, 2025 - Accurately reporting individuals’ ages is essential for identifying at-risk demographics; however, 23% of crash reports in July still lack this information, hindering our ability to thoroughly analyze age-related trends. Despite this fact, younger and lower-ranking riders still represented a higher percentage of accidents during this reporting period: 48% of … [Read more...]
What It’s Really Like Learning to Jump
AUGUST 13, 2025 - So you're scared of heights, yet somehow you've found yourself in line to jump out of a C-130. Your mind is reeling with all the stuff you've been taught to land safely, but still, if you screw it up, it could mean your life. No big deal, right? Yeah. But that's the life of a Basic Airborne School recruit at Fort Benning, Georgia. The three-week course, … [Read more...]
Schriever Wargame to Explore Future Space Strategy
AUGUST 13, 2025 - The U.S. Space Force is hosting the Schriever Wargame Capstone 2025 Aug. 10-21 at the LeMay Center’s Wargame Institute at Maxwell Air Force Base. The event will bring together more than 350 participants from the United States Department of Defense, industry and partner nations to explore strategic challenges in a future conflict scenario. Military exercises … [Read more...]