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STRIPES (Phillip Walter Wellman) - Army names 5 bases receiving nuclear microreactors for more reliable power | Stars and Stripes

The first reactors will be at Fort Bragg, N.C.; Fort Campbell, Ky.; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Benning, Ga.; and Fort Drum, N.Y., the Army said.

AXIOS (Colin Demarest) - Exclusive: Why Antares is bringing nuclear power to Fort Bragg

The U.S. Army and the Defense Innovation Unit have selected Antares to build and operate nuclear microreactors at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, chief executive Jordan Bramble told Axios. Why it matters: The military's sky-high energy demand — for reusable batteries, computer farms, radars , housing, weapons and more — is an ideal pressure test for nuclear, which has mounted a comeback in recent years. Driving the news: The arrangement with Antares is one of a handful announced Wednesday under the Janus program, the Army's closely watched, multibillion-dollar answer to a White House executive order issued last year. - Antares is expected to deliver its reactors in "three packs," according to the service. What they're saying: "I think…

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Ossoff claims credit for Georgia military funding he voted against as Senate re-election heats up

Sen. Jon Ossoff is publicly touting millions in Georgia military construction funding from a bill he voted against at final passage, a pattern that Republican critics now call a campaign-season habit. The Georgia Democrat, who serves as the ranking member on the Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, has promoted his role in […] The post Ossoff claims credit for Georgia military funding he voted against as Senate re-election heats up appeared first on American Almanac .

Sen. Jon Ossoff is publicly touting millions in Georgia military construction funding from a bill he voted against at final passage, a pattern that Republican critics now call a campaign-season habit. The Georgia Democrat, who serves as the ranking member on the Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, has promoted his role in securing $127.4 million to replace Dexter Elementary School at Fort Benning and $8 million for improvements at Fort Stewart. Both line items appeared in the Military Construction and Veteran Affairs funding bill, known as MilCon-VA. Ossoff voted for that bill in committee and as a standalone measure. But when the legislation reached the Senate floor bundled with a broader government funding…Open

STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Alaska-based soldiers win US Army Pacific best squad contest | Stars and Stripes

They advance to the final competition for top honors in the Army during another round of skills tasks at Fort Benning, Ga., in September.

STRIPES (Corey Dickstein) - Soldier, partner charged with starving deaths of their child, dog on Fort Benning | Stars and Stripes

Pfc. Ladarrion McCray and Emma Bradshaw face eight charges, including murder by child abuse.

STRIPES (Corey Dickstein) - ‘Lethality competition’: Tank, Bradley crews show off fire, maintenance skills in Sullivan Cup | Stars and Stripes

The Armor Week competition held every other year at Fort Benning seeks to crown the Army’s best tank and M2 Bradley fighting vehicle crews.

STRIPES (Corey Dickstein) - ‘Huge gut check’: 75th Rangers win sixth straight Best Ranger Competition, sweep top 3 spots | Stars and Stripes

Spc. Caleb Godbold and Sgt. Drew Schorsch won the Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., to keep the 75th Regiment’s winning streak alive.

WAR (Daniel Murnin, Fort Benning Public Affairs Office) - Snipers Test Signature Management Tech to Enhance Health, Safety

The Army Sniper Course at Fort Benning, Ga., is working to improve sniper survivability and lethality in large-scale combat operations by evaluating and integrating advanced signature management technology into training.

STRIPES (Corey Dickstein) - Army opens new Fort Benning class to help leaders use drones, robots in combat | Stars and Stripes

The first classes of the Robotic Autonomous Systems Leader Tactics course, or RASLT, at Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center of Excellence began this week.