WATCH: The end of tanks? A midair collision and napping for lethality ― The Briefing 10.8.20

Frightening images of deadly precision strikes on armor in a border region between Armenia and Azerbaijan raise the question: Have modern weapons made tanks obsolete? An expert weighs in.

Also, hear the real-time audio of a KC-130 pilot during a midair collision, and get a glimpse of the Marines Corps' first new base in 70 years. Also, some new holistic self-care from the Army that includes the idea of napping as a route to better fighting condition, and see raw video of pararescue jumpers leaping from a plane to save a mariner in distress.

All that and more on The Briefing for 10.8.2020.

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