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Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks Visits Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
August 18, 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release:

Attributable to Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon:

Deputy Secretary Hicks visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to gain insight into Counter-Directed Energy Weapons (CDEW) development, opportunities, and challenges at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Left unchecked, laser threats and high power electro-magnetic (HPEM) emitters can permanently blind U.S. personnel and . . .

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