The Tampa Tribune reports that the Pentagon fears US Central Command operations could break down because of “overburdened and unreliable” infrastructure at CENTCOM’s headquarters at MacDill AFB, Fla. However, the Tribune notes CENTCOM officials are less sanguine about the dire prediction, which the newspaper found in DOD’s 2007 military construction budget documentation. Renovations and expansion for CENTCOM (covered earlier this year) are in the works, but, like most major construction, will take a few years.
The Osprey MK III is testing out new navigation software to keep troops on track even when adversaries jam or spoof GPS satellite signals.
