Arete 10.24.24

Links Mentioned on the MTI Podcast 

Army Taking Command And Control, Training, And Education Lessons From Deadly Drone Attack, Defense Daily
U.S. Navy’s Orca XLUUV Completes 48 Hours Autonomous Run, Interesting Engineering
Army Moves To Rapidly Field Anduril’s Ghost-X Drones, DefScoop
Army revamps basic training to simulate battlefield stalked by drone swarms, Task & Purpose
World War I Was the Crucible of Air Power. Ukraine Looks the Same for Drones, HSN
Army Special Operations To Create New Robotics Specialty, Soldier Systems

19 suspected cartel members killed in shootout with troops, CBS News
Violent gangs are re-emerging to challenge America’s law enforcement agencies, APBM
Inside ‘US street gang war’ as Tren de Aragua head for violent showdown with MS-13, Daily Star
Sinaloa Cartel Threatens Border Patrol with Gunfire After Leader’s Arrest, Memo Warns, Tickle by the Wire

Park Rangers Charge North Face Athlete for Cutting Switchback on FKT Attempt, GearJunkie
Adam Ondra Gets Scared on a Big Climb, Gripped
25 Bits of Excellent Advice for Living a Life Full of Adventure, Outside
Colorado Biker Refuses To Yield To Horseback Rider In Heated Confrontation, Unofficial Networks

Velocity-Based vs Traditional 1RM-based Strength Training, MTI
Does a 10-week break from training hurt muscle gains long term? Research is in, The Manual
Standing More May Not Offset Effects of Sitting, Could Cause Circulatory Issues, Healthline
How Ozempic, GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Affect the Brain to Curb Substance Misuse, Healthline
Are Organic Foods Really More Nutritious?, NY Times


Military, National Defense, Foreign Policy

How the U.S. Military Ditched Merit, Compact Magazine
Army’s Deployment of Midrange Missiles to Philippines ‘Incredibly Important,’ General Says, millitary.com
F-35 Fighter Jet, World’s Costliest Weapons Program, Failed to Hit Readiness Marks for 6 Years, Watchdog Finds, military.com
The US is electing a wartime president, Atlantic Council
Navy Relieves Top Two Officers Of Japan Naval Repair and Maintenance Facilities, Defense Daily
SpaceX Nabs $744 Million In New National Security Space Launch Task Orders, Defense Daily
NNSA Releases ‘Blueprint’ For Nuclear Weapons Production In Post-New-START World With A Rising China, Defense Daily
Army Taking Command And Control, Training, And Education Lessons From Deadly Drone Attack, Defense Daily
China’s Relentless Legal Warfare to Strangle Taiwan, Foreign Policy
Possible Russian role probed in incendiary devices found in Britain and Germany, intelnews.org
Pentagon suspects employee of Iranian origin in Israeli strike plan leak, Jpost.com
Navy Aviators Killed in Growler Crash near Mount Rainier Were Decorated Combat Veterans, military.com
Ukraine sends US Abrams tanks to Russia’s Kursk only to be destroyed, Pravda Report
Really putting Ukraine’s Abrams and F-16s to work fighting Russia means most probably won’t survive, but that’s the kind of war this is, RAND
North Korea’s military pact with Russia is a massive boost for Kim Jong Un, RAND
The Marine Corps Has Gone Off Its Rails, American Spectator
Crises at Boeing and Intel Are a National Emergency, Wall Street Journal
U.S. Navy’s Orca XLUUV Completes 48 Hours Autonomous Run, Real Clear Defense
Investigation Into “Preventable” Drowning Deaths of Two Navy SEALs Sure to Bring Changes, Sandboxx
Army Moves To Rapidly Field Anduril’s Ghost-X Drones, DefScoop
Army Secretary: Is It Time To Cut Back on Military Moves?, Army Times
Army Moves Ahead on Plans To Replace Storied Bradley Fighting Vehicle, RCD
Army revamps basic training to simulate battlefield stalked by drone swarms, Task & Purpose
The Unraveling Nexus: U.S.-China Trade, Dollar Dominance, and the Quiet Erosion of Global Financial Power, The Geopolitics
Russia Summons German Ambassador Over NATO Baltic Sea Command Center, Moscow Times
Poland Closes Russian Consulate in Poznan Over ‘Sabotage’ Attempts, Moscow Times
South Korea: North Korea sent 1,500 troops to Russia, more expected, War is Boring
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, WOTR
GM Defense Debuted “Next Gen” Tactical Vehicle at AUSA 2024, SoldierSystems
World War I Was the Crucible of Air Power. Ukraine Looks the Same for Drones, HSN
U.S. Says North Korean Troops Are in Russia to Aid Fight Against Ukraine, NY Times
19 suspected cartel members killed in shootout with troops, CBS News
Army Special Operations To Create New Robotics Specialty, Soldier Systems

First Responder / Law Enforcement / Wildland Fire/ Homeland Security, Wilderness Professional

How to Fix the Secret Service, Wall Street Journal
Violent gangs are re-emerging to challenge America’s law enforcement agencies, APBM
Seek your own training, APBM
Patrol officers don’t patrol, APBM
Rescue: High Rack Shelving Collapse, Fire Engineering
MT Fire Chief Resigns Amid Misconduct Allegations After 35 Years with Department, Fire Engineering
Two People Run Over by CA Fire Truck, Fire Engineering
Seven Dead, Three Injured in GA Gangway Collapse, Fire Engineering
What Caused The Georgia Ferry Dock To Collapse And Kill Seven People? Officials Reveal Cause, Wide Open Spaces
NY Union President Disciplined For Refusing to Participate in Training He Deemed Too Dangerous, Fire Law Blog
Conn. firefighters battle brush fires across dry state, FR1
Texas assistant chief succumbs to injuries after being struck by fire hose, FR1
MAN TASED BY POLICE AFTER ATTACKING FIREFIGHTERS – NEW YORK, FFCC
Integrating an urban fire model into an operational wildland fire model to simulate one dimensional wildland–urban interface fires: a parametric study, International Journal of Wildland Fire
Fla. deputy critical after cruiser overturns, submerges in floodwater, Police1
Some Calif. PDs searching for new EVs after Tesla cruisers fall short, Police1
Mexico’s former top cop sentenced to 38 years for taking millions in bribes to cooperate with Sinaloa cartel, Police1
CLIPr’s new body camera video intelligence solution improves law enforcement productivity by up to 50%, Police1
Sinaloa Cartel Threatens Border Patrol with Gunfire After Leader’s Arrest, Memo Warns, Tickle by the Wire
Inside ‘US street gang war’ as Tren de Aragua head for violent showdown with MS-13, Daily Star
Conflict in the Land of Fire and Rain, Yale University Press
Conservationists urge Ninth Circuit to nix federal forest-thinning project in California, Courthouse News Service
Montana GOP Senate Hopeful Accused Firefighters Of ‘Milking’ Infernos For Extra Pay, Huffington Post
Zion National Park Is Currently Hiring For Several Wildland Firefighting Positions, Unofficial Networks

Mountain / Outside
REI Co-op to Open 6 New Stores Over Next 2 Years, GearJunkie
Park Rangers Charge North Face Athlete for Cutting Switchback on FKT Attempt, GearJunkie
Frontside Trench Digger: Blizzard Anomaly 102 Skis Review, GearJunkie
Fugitive Olympic Snowboarder Accused of Moving Mountains of Cocaine, Orchestrating Murders, GearJunkie
How to Never Break Another Zipper, Outside
A Human-Powered Adventure to Canada’s High Peaks Is Anything But Easy, Outside
The Road to 3 Million, Backcountry Magazine
Ready, Set, Train, Climb Strong
Former Ukrainian Climbing Star Maksym Petrenko Killed in Battle, Climbing
Weekend Whipper: Ripping Gear (and Nearly Decking) on ‘Meltdown’ (5.14c), Climbing
Rab Xenair Light Review: Best Lightweight Insulation, Climbing Gear Reviews
Scott Gaffney is 55 Years Young and Still Sending in 2024 Season Edit, Freeskier
Adam Ondra Gets Scared on a Big Climb, Gripped
Alex Honnold Loses Yosemite Speed Record, Gripped
Thilo Schröter Climbs new 30-Foot-Tall V16, Gripped
Sugoi: Keenan Takahashi and Katie Lamb in Japan, LaSportiva
The Worst Kind of Type 2 Fun in the Arctic, Outside
25 Bits of Excellent Advice for Living a Life Full of Adventure, Outside
Why LINE Skis Actually Created Its First Snowboard, Powder
Chasing Couloirs in Southwest Montana, Unoffical Networks
Freeride World Tour Champion Max Hitzig Discusses His Competition Career, Unoffical Networks
Colorado Biker Refuses To Yield To Horseback Rider In Heated Confrontation, Unofficial Networks
Elk In Common: Colorado Elk Hunt, Western Hunter
Terrifying Moment 17-Year-Old Kayaker Realized He Was Lost At Sea, Wide Open Spaces
Dad Can Only Watch In Horror As 13-Foot Shark Killed His 15-Year-Old Surfer Son, Wide Open Spaces
Health/Fitness/Nutrition
Interesting

How Americans See Men and Masculinity, Pew
Tesla slashes prices on its Cybertruck and Cyberbeast, The Manual
Archaeologists Are Finding Ancient Artifacts Under Norway’s Melting Glaciers, Unofficial Networks
What Car Would You Buy Today To Flip In 25 Years?, Jalopnik

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