Augusta, GA
To nail logistics, US Army works on info-sharing at Talisman Sabre
AUGUSTA, Ga. — U.S. Army network specialists participating in the recent Talisman Sabre exercise in Australia successfully tested an information-sharing system that provided leaders a clearer understanding of their supplies and logistical needs.
Work on the so-called persistent common operational picture was tied to the U.S. Army Pacific, its I Corps in Washington state and potential missions in the Indo-Pacific, according to Col. Matthew Paul with the service’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical, or PEO C3T.
“The three big questions that we had to answer, with data, were: How far can I fight? How long can I fight for? And what can I do with the assets that I have?” he told C4ISRNET on Aug. 10, ahead of the AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference in Georgia. “That required a lot of backend, data-plumbing work.”
The executive office develops and deploys communications tools used by infantry and armor alike.
Understanding where one’s supplies are and for how long they will last is critical in a fight, especially long-term. The Indo-Pacific poses unique challenges for the Army, with the region often considered the kingdom of navies. And matters are further complicated by what’s known as contested logistics — the understanding that an opposing force, like China or Russia, will target, harass and shutdown production and resupply. The Army established a Contested Logistics Cross-Functional Team in Huntsville, Alabama, earlier this year.
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The service, as part of the international exercise that wrapped up Aug. 4, planned to shuttle massive amounts of equipment across vast distances and tricky terrain, Defense News reported.
“Our goal was to try to enable that theater sustainment command, and all of the units that rely on the theater sustainment command, with technology, with a data fabric solution, with new visualizations, so they can do their job more effectively,” Paul said. “The lion’s share of our focus was more on the logistics and sustainment side of things, asset visibility in-theater. But we did venture into other domains.”
Australia led this year’s Talisman Sabre, which included 30,000-plus troops from Canada, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the U.K., the U.S. and more. Personnel from India, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand observed.
It was the largest iteration in the exercise’s history, dating back to 2005.
“PEO C3T is not going it alone,” Paul said. “We’re working as part of a team.”
Colin Demarest is a reporter at C4ISRNET, where he covers military networks, cyber and IT. Colin previously covered the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration — namely Cold War cleanup and nuclear weapons development — for a daily newspaper in South Carolina. Colin is also an award-winning photographer.
Augusta, GA
Continuing into this weekend with the Augusta Pride parade and festival
AUGUSTA, GA. (WJBF) – Georgia’s second-largest pride event continues with a parade and festival to celebrate pride month.
The Augusta pride parade took a new route on Greene Street but did not change its purpose for all to stand together.
“To be able to come out and just like be with people who are like me and celebrate people like me. Then I can show those that might be scared that it’s okay to be out and be who you are,” said Desiree Banzanten, an attendee.
After living in another country, one attendee got emotional seeing the unity downtown.
“I’ve never been here before, and during the parade, I actually cried because I thought it was so beautiful that a sense of community was felt. Coming here this year and seeing how people are so willing to love each other and be so bold in their love for humans and each other is really refreshing,” said Beth Zinkhan, an attendee.
Two best friends were able to celebrate pride for the first time.
“I’m glad I was able to express myself to the people I love and hang out with some really cool people,” said attendee Roneisha Moore.
One best friend was happy to support and celebrate her friend and others.
“I’m glad she was able to come out to her friends and family and just celebrate with people,” said Courtney Etheredge, an attendee.
Some people traveled to Augusta to enjoy the Parade and Festival because there is nothing like it where they live.
“We’re so happy to be able to come out here, and I know Augusta isn’t always the safest place sometimes, but I feel so safe here. And to be able to just a thirty-minute drive and it’s like a whole different world,” said Elizabeth Hobbs, an attendee.
Attendees felt safe and overjoyed to have a place where they felt accepted.
“In our community, we’re not really recognized and were always shunned upon, so being out here and actually having something blocked off and dedicated to us all day, that’s like great, “said Kiera Lambert, an attendee.
In all people want to remind others to spread love, not hate.
Augusta, GA
2nd suspect arrested in south Augusta murder case
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting late last year that claimed the life of a 20-year-old in south Augusta.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office said late Friday afternoon that Rashaun Malik McAllister-Lawrence, 19, was arrested in Columbia County with the assistance of the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
He’d been named as a suspect in the Nov. 5 murder of Isaiah McKnight, 20, at Glenn Hills Drive and Claudia Drive.
After the shooting, emergency medical crews were called to the 3600 block of Goldfinch Drive, where the victim lived. They found McKnight and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
McAllister-Lawrence had active arrest warrants for felony murder and aggravated assault, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.
Another suspect, Frashawn Sankoh, 18, was arrested on May 25 and is charged with murder and aggravated assault, according to inmate bookings.
According to the arrest warrant, a co-defendant drove Sankoh and McKnight to the incident location, where they fired shots at two other subjects.
The warrant states the subjects shot back. This is when McKnight was shot and died as a result, the warrant states.
The shooting is among a string of them that have claimed more than 100 lives across the CSRA in the past year and a half.
The violent crime has affected communities large and small on both sides of the Savannah River, but Augusta as the largest city has been hit especially hard.
Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs. Many of the suspects and victims, like McKnight, have been young men.
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Augusta, GA
1 dead in motorcycle crash on Riverwatch Parkway
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – One person has died after a motorcycle crash on Riverwatch Parkway, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials say the crash happened on Friday night at 9:50 p.m. near mile marker 3.5.
Upon arrivals, deputies say they found male subject laying near the concrete barriers.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office arrived on scene and pronounced the male deceased, officials say.
The coroner’s office has not released the name of the victim yet.
We are working to learn more.
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