Opinion
In national security, autism is in the closet. Here’s why.
Our national security challenges are too difficult and too important to leave to the portion of the population that uses its brains in only “typical” ways.
By Cortney Weinbaum
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Space Force captain kept US Cabinet officials safe amid Europe crisis
Capt. Victoria Garcia, Military Times' 2023 Guardian of the Year, led the first space electronic warfare deployment at the onset of the war in Ukraine.
Exceptional and able: teen turns down military future over exclusionary policies
Tory wanted to be an aerospace engineer in the U.S. Navy. He is an honors student, eight-time Carson Scholar, Eagle Scout and a public speaker. He was also diagnosed with autism at the age of four.
By Vanessa Ridgeway
US Army works through what ‘information advantage’ is and how to achieve it
The Army is conducting a series of experiments to figure out the right mix to achieve information advantage for commanders.
By Mark Pomerleau
Leader: Electronic warfare soldiers need these 6 things to succeed
High on the list is the ability to affect targets over long distances.
By Mark Pomerleau
US Army wants a high-altitude jammer
The service believes it will need a series of systems to sense and conduct effects across large distances in future battles.
By Mark Pomerleau
Army must overcome these two primary electronic warfare challenges
Despite years of development, the Army is still working to field electronic warfare units and provide them equipment to use.
By Mark Pomerleau
The Army is nearly tripling electronic warfare personnel
To prepare for organizational changes, the Army plans large growth with its electronic warfare force.
By Mark Pomerleau
Operations in Ukraine, other countries help Army develop cyber teams
The service plans to try a series of ideas it gleaned from operations in Ukraine and Armenia to build its new tactical cyber and electronic warfare units.
By Mark Pomerleau
US Army emphasizes ‘information advantage’
The service plans to make the term part of official doctrine. The idea is to better integrate disparate capabilities for commanders.
By Mark Pomerleau
The Army is optimizing electronic warfare equipment for Indo-Pacific
The Army wants to make sure its forthcoming electronic warfare systems can support forces across the vast maritime distances of the Indo-Pacific region.
By Mark Pomerleau
Tricare expanding program for nearly 16,000 military family members with autism
Some aspects, like an autism services navigator, are good, but military special needs families "are still wading through the effects of the changes," advocate says.
By Karen Jowers