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Exchange
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STR8TS
No. 590
7
Easy
4 3
4 8 2 6 9 7 1
5 9 6
8 8 5 7 1 3 5 2
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5 6 9 7 8 2 3 2 5 6 8 7 4 4 5 7 8 9 3 2 4 5 8 7 6 3 3 4 2 5 6 7 8 7 3 4 2 5 6 9 8 4 2 3 1 5 6 7 3 6 5 4 9 8 6 9 2 1 3 8 7 How to beat Str8ts – Like Sudoku, no single number can repeat in any row or column. But... rows and columns are divided by black squares into compartments. These need to be filled in with numbers that complete a ‘straight’. A straight is a set of numbers with no gaps but can be in any order, eg [4,2,3,5]. Clues in black cells remove that number as an option in that row and column, and are not part of any straight. Glance at the solution to see how ‘straights’ are formed.
SUDOKU
No. 590
Tough Previous solution - Medium
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NASA file photo The EFT-1 military satellite launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Dec. 5, 2014.
Defense Intelligence Agency report details space-based threats
C. Todd Lopez
DOD NEWS
The Defense Intelligence Agency Tuesday released the new unclassified report, “Challenges to Security in Space 2022,” which is a follow-up to its similarly titled report in 2019.
The new report examines the space and counterspace programs which could pose significant challenges to U.S. or partner interests by China, Russia, North Korea and Iran, said John F. Huth, the DIA defense intelligence officer for space and counterspace, during a briefing Tuesday at the Pentagon.
“This new edition of ‘Challenges to Security in Space’ provides an updated, unclassified overview of current threats to U.S. space-based capabilities, particularly from China and Russia, but also to a lesser extent, those emerging from North Korea and Iran,” he said. “This edition examines the expansion of space operations and details Earth-focused space services, as well as growing efforts to explore the moon and beyond.”
New this year in the report is an expanded assessment of the impacts of space debris. The report indicates that the probability of collisions of massive derelict objects in low Earth orbit is growing and will likely continue to grow due to the rising numbers of space launches, the continuing fragmentation from collisions, battery explosions, and further anti-satellite testing events.
As strategic competitors, Huth said both Russia and China are taking steps now to undercut the United States and allies in the space domain.
“Both nations view space as a requirement for winning modern wars, especially against Western nations, and look to prove themselves as world leaders,” he said. “Since early 2019, competitor space operations have increased in pace and scope across nearly See SPACE Page 13
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AFPC accepting applications for officer instructor, recruiting duty
Toni Whaley
AIR FORCE’S PERSONNEL CENTER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFNS) — The Air Force’s Personnel Center will accept applications from active-duty Line of the Air Force officers for the calendar year 2023 Officer Instructor and Recruiting Special Duty Nomination Board April 11 to May 14.
The board selects officers in the ranks of first lieutenant to lieutenant colonel to serve in formal training instructor, Air Force Recruiting Service and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment commander positions. Selectees will receive assignments with reporting dates from June 2023 through May 2024. Guardians interested in serving in these positions will compete in a separate U.S. Space Force process.
To be eligible, applicants must have a minimum of 24 months’ time on station by the initial reporting period if serving stateside, or a DEROS within the reporting period. Officers cannot have any derogatory data (Unfavorable Information File, Referral Officer Performance Report) within the last five years prior to the board. AFPC assignment functional release is not required to apply.
Officers on the winter Vulnerable to Move List or with a projected assignment, an approved retirement or separation date, or an Assignment Availability Code expiration date beyond the reporting period are not eligible to compete; however, officers projected to a short tour assignment or currently assigned to joint duty positions will be considered.
“Instructor and recruiting special duty nomination does not prevent an officer from also being nominated for command, developmental education, or other competitive processes,” said Sophia Barnard, OI&RSD and U.S. Air Force Academy assignments. “AFPC will work with commanders to deconflict these selections on a case-by-case basis, so we strongly encourage officers to apply if they are interested.”
Officers who meet the minimum eligibility criteria will receive a myPers link to apply or decline consideration for the program using MyVector.
“There is no penalty for declining consideration and officers are not automatically opted-in,” Barnard said. “This is a nominative process and requires senior rater endorsement to ensure we have the right talent to find and develop future airmen and guardians.”
Board-selected candidates will volunteer for OI&RSD positions in Talent Marketplace prior to the normal summer 2023 assignment window. Officers matched via TM will be placed on assignment with report dates during either the summer or winter assignment cycles. AFROTC Det/CC assignment matches occur outside of TM.
AFROTC (Det/CC and instructor) and Recruiting Service positions are located nationwide. Other instructor positions are located at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.; U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.; and Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
For Capt. Joseph Smiley, Strategic Outreach and Program Integration chief at the Squadron Officer School, SOS was his number one instructor position on his OI&RSD preference list.
“When I came through SOS as a student, I saw how close-knit and almost family-like the faculty members were with each other,” Smiley said. “I was interested in being a part of SOS and asked my instructor at my final feedback what I had to do to come back. The schoolhouse is a great place to be assigned and if you want to have a positive, lasting impact on the Air and Space Forces I highly encourage every individual to apply for SOS instructor duty.”
Upon her arrival to Officer Training School as an instructor, 1st Lt. Katie Littlefield also noted the family atmosphere and camaraderie within the 24th Training Squadron.
“The work environment almost has a feeling of being deployed in the sense that its mission is one that drives a team together to achieve a common goal and objective,” Littlefield
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Trey Ward/U.S. Air Force Capt. Trenidy Thomas, 24th Training Squadron flight commander and former Officer Training Squadron instructor, addresses the OTS instructor cadre. Eligible active-duty Line of the Air Force officers can apply for the calendar year 2023 Officer Instructor & Recruiting Special Duty Nomination Board April 11 to May 14.
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