Audio by Senior Airman Collin Wesson | AFN Incirlik | 05.11.2026
The following is a news update for AFN Incirlik at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, May 12, 2026. This newscast provided information on USO events in the month of May. (U.S. Air Force audio by Senior Airman Collin Wesson)...
Audio by Holly DeCarlo-White | U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center | 05.11.2026
As the Army reshapes its acquisition enterprise to move faster and remain relevant in an increasingly contested operational environment, the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program stands as a clear example of how Capability Program Executive–Ground (CPE Ground) is accepting and managing risk rather than avoiding it. Executed under accelerated acquisition pathways and fielded while......
Audio by Capt. Abby Wilton | U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command | 05.11.2026
In this episode of the Army AI Integration Center Podcast, Lt. Col. David Paddock sits down with CW3 James Hamilton to unpack what it really takes to prepare a military organization for AI adoption. They dive deep into data hygiene and governance and explore how legacy Army structures need to adapt their data pipelines to support modern machine learning workflows. The conversation also tackles......
Audio by Capt. Abby Wilton | U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command | 05.11.2026
What does it take to build a functioning AI team in the Army? Lt. Col. David Paddock talks with Capt. Bryce Wilkins, an AI Scholar Program graduate and ORSA at the Center for Army Analysis, about the key roles on an Army AI team, the unique challenges of working with data in classified environments, and what separates military AI work from the civilian sector. They also dig into talent......
Audio by Capt. Abby Wilton | U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command | 05.11.2026
Working as a Team: In this episode, host Lt. Col. David Paddock sits down with Capt. Brian Curtin, an Apache pilot, Carnegie Mellon AI scholar, and current AI2C researcher to explore what it really means to put a human in the loop. They discuss why AI systems need human judgment for ethical grounding and contextual reasoning, how military leaders can build trust in AI tools without falling......
Audio by Capt. Abby Wilton | U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command | 05.11.2026
In Episode 4, Lt. Col. Paddock is joined by Command Sergeant Major Harold Sampson, a 26-year intelligence professional, to tackle the uncomfortable truth behind a striking statistic: 95% of corporate AI projects fail to deliver measurable value. The episode introduces a powerful mental model: AI transformation is 10% technology, 20% data, and 70% change management, and most organizations get......
Audio by Capt. Abby Wilton | U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command | 05.11.2026
Episode 3 brings Capt. Adam Patula onto the podcast to answer the question every Army leader needs to be asking: why does AI matter right now, and what changes if we don't act? The answer centers on speed. The modern battlefield is already operating at machine speed, and adversaries like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are actively developing AI-enabled capabilities across targeting,......
Audio by Capt. Abby Wilton | U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command | 05.11.2026
In Episode 2, Lt. Col. David Paddock is joined by Capt. Adam Knapp to pull back the curtain on how large language models function; from the raw data they're trained on, to the reward mechanisms that shape their behavior, to the inference stage where they generate responses. The episode breaks down four key capabilities that make modern LLMs so powerful: system prompts, chain-of-thought......
