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Director Michael Kratsios @mkratsios47 - Great conversation with @SwedenInUSA Amb. Ahlin on the recently signed U.S.-Sweden Tech Prosperity Deal and the next steps on implementation.
Also had the chance to visit the impressive Kalmar Nyckel, a replica of the ship that brought the first Swedes to the U.S. in 1638, docked at the Wharf in D.C. for @America250.
https://x.com/mkratsios47/status/2064341119823978694

Director Michael Kratsios @mkratsios47 - Today we kicked off the final round of the Presidential AI Challenge, welcoming finalists from across the country to D.C.
Thank you @EDSecMcMahon, @ENERGY D/Sec Danly, @DepSecVaden, & @NSF A/Director Stone.
Good luck to our finalists & see you all at the @WhiteHouse tomorrow!
https://x.com/mkratsios47/status/2064047357176537389

Donald Ward @WardoftheStates - A few folks have pointed out Audie Murphy holds his M1928A1 submachine gun by the forward sling. That is a slightly odd grip but from what I understand this is not a Hollywood gimmick but rather how he actually fired a Thompson in WW2.
It helps reduce muzzle climb and it mimics the forward grip which was prevalent on older models of the "Chicago Typewriter" Tommy guns.
Murphy was not the only soldier-turned-actor to do this.
In Battleground (1949) James Whitmore plays a 101st paratrooper in the Battle of the Bulge. In the screenshot he too holds his Thompson by the forward sling albeit from a southpaw position.
Whitmore was a Marine 2nd Lieutenant at Saipan where he presumably learned this trick.
https://x.com/WardoftheStates/status/2064171575298125870