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🌱 How Cyber Yankee at Camp Nett ties into the Army’s AI push

Niantic, Connecticut Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • How Cyber Yankee at Camp Nett ties into the Army’s AI push

Also on today's calendar: Annual Seedling Plant Sale and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are frogs poor conversationists? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 83, low: 53.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Army Acting CIO Pushes AI From Enterprise to Tactical Edge (govciomedia.com) — Niantic’s Camp Nett is hosting Cyber Yankee 2026, where National Guard teams are training on cutting-edge cyber defense as the Army rapidly expands artificial intelligence from headquarters systems to the tactical edge. Acting Army CIO Gabe Chiulli explains how Project ARIA and emerging “agentic AI” tools aim to modernize logistics, mission planning, and frontline support for soldiers operating in real-world environments like those exercised in Niantic.
   

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  • Local Event: Magic Carpet Ride 90s Nostalgia Drag Brunch w/ Jackie Cox (RuPaul's Drag Race) (patch.com)
  • New lane configuration to impact traffic on Gold Star Bridge for next 4 years (wtnh.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They jump to conclusions. (Thank you Rita S. for sending it in!)
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