• starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    He lives in Huntsville, Alabama. 95% of his neighbors are defense contractors. It isn’t sponsorships, it’s “this guy lives 40 feet away from me and does something interesting for a living”

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        30 days ago

        Not exactly a new tactic. Same thing for Top Gun and probably a bunch of other movies. Part recruitment, part public relations to improve their image.

        But the military does have some neat tech that most people won’t ever see. Like his series in the submarine, there was a lot of really cool.