DAILYCALLER (Paris Apodaca) - If That Grocery Store Receipt Was Already Making Your Eyes Water … Just Wait
‘Creates immediate pressure on motor carriers’
AF (Jena Calvitti) - FVEY A4 Collaboration Forum synchronizes global allied logistics at Scott AFB
Senior logistics leaders and experts from partner nations convened at the forum focused on a transition from basic interoperability to interchangeable logistics and sustainment.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alex Caprariello) - Inside Walmart's associate-to-technician program
Walmart operates about 4,500 brick-and-mortar locations in the United States.
AF (Capt. Sydney Sedlak) - Global Strike’s North Star Readiness Campaign bolsters operational readiness
Air Force Global Strike Command, in partnership with Air Force Materiel Command and the Defense Logistics Agency, has launched the “North Star Readiness Campaign,” a sweeping initiative aimed at increasing the number of mission-capable B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer aircraft.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Why is it so hard to get a restaurant reservation? | Terms of Service
Getting a table at a good restaurant on a Friday or Saturday night feels like a competitive sport lately. Why? Editor-in-Chief of Eater, Stephanie Wu, shares the pros and cons of the apps have changed reservation culture — and tips for snagging a table. 0:00 The frustration of not being able to contact restaurants 7:17 Is this problem happening everywhere? 12:01 The fundamentals of reservation platforms 17:22 How restaurants cultivate customer relationships Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #technology #dinner #news
STRIPES (Seth Robson) - US, New Zealand plan port upgrade at former WWII base in Cook Islands | Stars and Stripes
Upgrades to the port on Penrhyn Atoll will allow for safer landings, better access to services, and stronger connections with the rest of the world.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - ‘CATASTROPHIC FAILURE’ could ensue as Trump tries to fast-track a new mail-in ballot system
Donald Trump’s push to restrict mail-in voting just months before the midterm elections isn’t just politically consequential, it’s logistically infeasible. This week, a federal whistleblower exposed the USPS’ new “rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed” ballot portal, a project reminiscent of previous federal tech implementation shortfallings. “The question is, is it malevolence, or is it incompetence?” said David Kligerman, the attorney representing the whistleblower.
WAR (Dustin Senger, Blount Island Command) - Exercise Urgent Response Tests Marine Corps Installation Partnerships
Service members, civilians and contractors at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Fla., participated in Exercise Urgent Response, a four-hour force protection exercise that tested how they preserve the military installation's mission during a complex emergency.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Eileen J. O'Connor) - Who Has Been Driving That Big Rig Looming Over You on the Highway?
How surprised were you to learn that the person behind the wheel of that 80,000-pound tractor-trailer towering over you at a high rate of speed […] Source
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Unqualified CDL drivers are putting all Americans at risk: Rep. Pat Harrigan | National Report
North Carolina Rep. Pat Harrigan joined “National Report” to break down how state non-enforcement and rogue trucking schools are allowing unqualified drivers, who lack required English proficiency and valid legal status, behind the wheel of 80,000-pound tractor-trailers, putting American lives at risk across the country.