Geoff Ziezulewicz

Minneapolis

Midwest Editor at Axios

Midwest Editor, @Axios. geoff(@)https://t.co/SNtZBBj7k8 | Big into FOIA, investigations and accountability | DM for Signal# | Formerly @MilitaryTimes @ChicagoTribune

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In praise of the picnic date

1 week ago | axios.com | Geoff Ziezulewicz

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios๐ Geoff here! As Axios Twin Cities' resident single, I'm always on the lookout for original first date ideas. Why it matters: The return of fine weather reminded me of an easy, affordable and rejuvenating date idea: the humble picnic. Why I love it: Seamless simplicity. Get a bottle of wine (or your beverage of choice), some snacks and a spacious blanket โ and then pick a picturesque spot.
Staffing up: Minneapolis police see first gains in years

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Geoff Ziezulewicz

Data: Minneapolis Police Department; Chart: Axios VisualsWhile the Minneapolis Police Department endured a historic exodus of officers in the years following George Floyd's murder by officer Derek Chauvin, city officials say they are seeing signs of recovery. The big picture: The city's police force has shrunk by more than a third in recent years, from 920 officers as of March 2019 to 583 officers this past March, according to police data provided to Axios.
Farmers nervously hope for some trade war relief

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Geoff Ziezulewicz

Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photo courtesy of Ryan MackenthunAs Ryan Mackenthun plants his soybeans and corn this spring across 2,300 acres of Minnesota farmland that cradles his family's 1887 homestead, he is both fearful of President Trump's latest tariffs and still smarting from those enacted during his first term. The big picture: The 48-year-old father of three said he and his brethren have yet to see any impact from Trump's "Liberation Day" proclamations.
Sea Air Space 2025 Archives

2 months ago | twz.com | Howard Altman |Tyler Rogoway |Joseph Trevithick |Geoff Ziezulewicz

How The EA-18G Growler’s Next-Generation Jamming Pod Went To War On Its First CruiseHow The EA-18G Growler’s Next-Generation Jamming Pod Went To War On Its First Cruise
How The EA-18G Growler’s Next-Generation Jamming Pod Went To War On Its First Cruise

Feb 11, 2025 | yahoo.com | Geoff Ziezulewicz

The Navy’s new AN/ALQ-249(V)1 Next Generation Jammer-Mid Band (NGJ-MB) electronic warfare pods have completed their maiden deployment with an E/A-18G Growler squadron. The pods went on cruise with Electronic Attack Squadron 133 (VAQ-133) to the highly tumulteous Red Sea and Gulf of Aden with the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) last year, with the carrier returning home in time for the holidays.
Navy Growler's Next-Generation Jamming Pod Went To War On Its First Cruise

Feb 11, 2025 | twz.com | Geoff Ziezulewicz

The Navy’s new AN/ALQ-249(V)1 Next Generation Jammer-Mid Band (NGJ-MB) electronic warfare pods have completed their maiden deployment with an E/A-18G Growler squadron. The pods went on cruise with Electronic Attack Squadron 133 (VAQ-133) to the highly tumulteous Red Sea and Gulf of Aden with the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) last year, with the carrier returning home in time for the holidays.
Navy Develops Highly Persistent Undersea Hydrophone System Powered By Ocean Temperatures

Feb 6, 2025 | yahoo.com | Geoff Ziezulewicz

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has helped develop an autonomous underwater float that can monitor and transmit oceanographic and underwater acoustic data near-indefinitely, and in near real-time. Known as the Persistent Smart Acoustic Profiler (PSAP) Voyager, it is powered by temperature differences in the ocean, providing enough energy to run its instrumentation for far longer than other non-wired undersea eavesdropping hydrophones currently in operation.
USS Gerald R. Ford Still Struggling With Its Dual Band Radar

Feb 6, 2025 | realcleardefense.com | Geoff Ziezulewicz

USS Gerald R. Ford Still Struggling With Its Dual Band Radar The Ford is the only ship to have the full Dual Band Radar suite installed, and the Navy plans to replace it in the future. Read Full Article »
USS Gerald R. Ford Was Still Struggling With Its Dual Band Radar Prior To Deployment

Feb 4, 2025 | twz.com | Geoff Ziezulewicz

The dual-band radar (DBR) aboard the Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the ship’s primary sensor system, struggled to perform during a pre-deployment exercise and suffered failures as it grappled with the constant need for radar coverage. It remains unclear whether DBR’s issues impacted Ford’s operations during its first full deployment, which began in May 2023 and was extended before ending in January 2024, but the Navy is now seeking to replace Ford’s DBR entirely.
Navy HELIOS Laser Aboard USS Preble Zaps Drone In Latest Test

Feb 3, 2025 | twz.com | Geoff Ziezulewicz |Tyler Rogoway

The Navy has disclosed that the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Preble successfully test-fired its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system to take out an aerial target drone in Fiscal Year 2024. It was the latest major demonstration of the surface fleet’s shipboard laser ambitions, even as other U.S. military laser efforts have faced a reality check in recent years.