The Army launched its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Asset Vehicle with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Army Strong Zone as a prelude to Army All-American Bowl in the Alamodome Jan. 7, 2012.
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Army organization supports DOD flight tests, modifications
The CERDEC Flight Activity is at the heart of testing systems that go into aircraft such as various infrared counter measures, signals intelligence sensor systems and radar systems as well as handling post-production modifications like fast rope systems, adapted seats and paint jobs.
Natick plays major role in face transplants
Three full facial transplants have been accomplished with funding from an Army contract and officials at the Natick Soldier Systems Center hope the technology can be used on wounded warriors.
Pilots train on new AH-64D Apache helicopter
The 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, is the first unit in the Army to have their entire fleet of Apache helicopters replaced with the comprehensively upgraded Apache (AH-64D) Block III beginning in February.
Bagram’s digital detectives dig in
There is another war in Afghanistan. A war that has no armor or aircraft yet expands well beyond the boundaries of every nation known to man, the vast landscape of the digital realm.
New system delivers water, fuel to Soldiers
Everyone knows that without water and fuel, the modern Army would grind to a halt in the field.
Army aiming for vehicle-based Common Operating Environment
On the dynamic and complex battlefield, the Common Operating Environment will streamline communications between Soldiers in vehicles and higher headquarters, creating seamless interoperability between the computers, sensors and applications they use.
Pentagon developing next-generation helicopter equipment
The Army-led effort to design a next-generation vertical-lift aircraft that is faster, more capable and better equipped is heavily focused on leveraging advanced electronic and avionics capabilities, service officials explained.
Army developing next-generation helicopter
The Pentagon and the U.S. Army are in the early stages of a far-reaching science and technology effort designed to engineer, build and deliver a next-generation helicopter with vastly improved avionics, electronics, range, speed, propulsion, survivability, operating density altitudes and payload capacity, service officials said.
Soldier feedback shaping next-generation blue force tracking, handhelds
The Army’s next-generation friendly force tracking system that aims to transform communications for dismounted Soldiers is capitalizing on user feedback as it steps closer to deployment.
Pentagon, Army developing future, next-generation helicopter fleet
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New ammunition combines four artillery cartridges into one
The Program Executive Office for Ammunition has started testing a new artillery round that will provide Soldier’s with superior performance as well as lighten the military logistics burden.
Military researchers discuss finding more bang for buck
Military officials mingled with thousands of industry representatives Nov. 7-10, 2011, for MILCOM 2011 at the Baltimore Convention Center. The annual event is touted by its organizers as the “premier international conference for military communications.”
Army seeks clean energy with new power station
Army, government and private industry leaders came together last week to celebrate the startup of a system at Fort Benning’s landfill designed to capture methane and convert it to electricity.
Fort Meade launches web app for smart phones
The popularity of smartphones and other mobile devices has changed the way we communicate, and the Fort Meade, Md., Public Affairs Office is taking advantage of those changes.
HELLFIRE team sustaining fight, cutting costs
HELLFIRE missiles are the primary precision air-to-ground weapon used by joint and coalition services. Having a Forward Test and Repair Facility for them is saving the Army money.
Army successfully launches Advanced Hypersonic Weapon demonstrator
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command successfully launched an Advanced Hypersonic Weapon demonstrator Nov. 17, 2011.
Rifleman Radio completes key operational test at NIE
An advanced lightweight radio that will connect troops on the front lines to the Army’s tactical communications network has completed its operational test.
New satellite terminal training, fielding facility ‘smart’ move for Army
As the Army looks for innovative solutions to slim its financial waistline, a new facility for the advanced version of its protected satellite terminal has consolidated centralized production, training and fielding in one location in an effort to save millions of dollars.
Corpus Christi Army Depot fulfills urgent Army need
Corpus Christi Army Depot in Texas turned around ten UH-60 Black Hawk gearboxes in a record ten days to fulfill urgent Army need.
Army evaluates company command posts at NIE 12.1
Soldiers recently finished evaluation of three variants of the “Company Command Post Node” as part of Network Integration Evaluation 12.1.
Picatinny provides Soldiers with quicker, safer mortar fire control system
The M150/M151 Mortar Fire Control System – Dismounted provides mortarmen with increased speed and effectiveness previously only available to the mounted mortar systems using fire control. It makes dismounted 120mm mortars easier to fire and keeps Soldiers safer.
Army receives 76 acquisition review panel recommendations
The much-anticipated Army Acquisition Review hones in on the current processes for determining requirements, resourcing, and acquisition — “Big A” acquisition — and provides what the Army has said will be a blueprint for improvements over the next two years.
‘Kraken’ provides needed intelligence, force protection at NIE
The Army is evaluating a cutting-edge force-protection system which combines radar, surveillance cameras, unmanned sensors, gunshot detection and remote-controlled weapons.
Air Traffic Service Soldiers Deploy to Iraq Theatre of Operations
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. – Over 60 more Soldiers with the Arkansas Army National Guard departed Camp Shelby, Miss, on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006, for their yearlong deployment in Iraq. Family members and Guard leaders gathered at Camp Shelby Monday to bid farewell to the Soldiers, who are deploying with Company D, 1st Battalion, 114th Aviation (Air Traffic Services) of the 77th Aviation Brigade.
Army fields its first light-weight howitzer
With the recent delivery of eighteen new M777 lightweight 155mm howitzers to the ArmyAca,!a,,cs 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, the King of Battle Aca,!” the field artilleryAca,!a,,cs nickname Aca,!” took a giant step forward.
Raising the HEAT: Rollover Simulator Set to Deploy
Hoping to reduce casualties suffered in Humvee rollover accidents, Army officials are fielding a new simulator they hope will prevent deaths and injuries in such accidents.
Add-on-armor team empowers engineers, saves lives
Maintenance personnel with the 16th Engineer Brigade have saved money, time and lives by adding armor to engineer construction equipment.
Army Materiel Command stands-up Army Sustainment Command
Gen. Benjamin S. Griffin, commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command, hosted a ceremony today standing-up the U.S. Army Sustainment Command at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. The newest of AMCAca,!a,,cs major subordinate commands was created by transforming U.S. Army Field Support Command, an event that represents a major cultural shift in AMCAca,!a,,cs support to the field Army.
Laptops keep wounded Soldiers connected to loved ones
Communicating with loved ones is now easier for some Soldiers rehabilitating at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Army to test GM’s fuel cell vehicle
The Army has become the first of General MotorsAca,!a,,c customers to receive the corporationAca,!a,,cs latest in fuel cell technology.
Signal command manages global communications from Hawaii
The Army ReserveAca,!a,,cs 311th Signal Command (Theater) became the newest element in the U.S. Army Pacific Command during a Sept. 15 ceremony at Fort Shafter.
Army widow christens Navy ship, ‘Freedom’
The Navy christened and launched the nation’s first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS-1), at the Marinette Marine shipyard Sept. 24.
Combat Camera builds partnership with Yemen Coast Guard
Recently three Combat Camera service members from the Combined Joint Task Force Aca,!” Horn of Africa paid a visit to the capital of Yemen to teach 13 Yemeni Coast Guardsmen the basics of their work.
Bunker Busters Bulk Up
None of them are anywhere near as cool as Deep Digger, the bunker-busting bomb that drills its way underground. But various arms of the Defense Department are working on a number of next-generation munitions, designed to take out deeply buried targets, Aviation Week writes.
Bermel troops keep extremists at bay along eastern border region
Spec. Jose Pantoja shows off the danger of his mission along the border region of eastern Afghanistan: a scar on his cheek from an enemy bullet. During one of the longest firefights his company has encountered Aca,!” nearly four hours long Aca,!” three others sustained gunshot wounds, and nearly everyone took minor wounds from rocket propelled grenade shrapnel.
POW/MIA Recognition Day reaffirms commitment to nation’s missing
As Americans pause to observe POW/MIA Recognition Day today, teams of military and civilian experts will be excavating sites in Europe, South Korea, Solomon Islands, Alaska and Hawaii, looking for remains to help identify servicemembers still missing from past wars.
Army Colonel Heads New Brigade Combat Team
Col. Michael F. Beech of Worchester, Mass., took command of the Army’s newest modular unit of action during a ceremony here today.
Army engages young scientists in lab work
Summer interns at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory are working alongside Army civilian scientists to find solutions to the military’s toughest technological challenges.
Team studies brains of successful leaders
Researchers from Arizona State University want to know, quite literally, what moral and ethical development in the brain looks like.
Army cites improvements to body-armor testing
Citing the utmost confidence in the combat performance of Soldier-worn body armor, U.S. Army leaders reiterated to reporters Thursday that protecting troops is the highest priority and therefore the service has already implemented a host of recommendations to improve body-armor testing procedures.
Ordnance Reef munitions removal, disposal demonstration complete
The Army has completed the field portion of its technical demonstration to evaluate new strategies to recover and destroy underwater military munitions.
Fort Knox Directorate of Emergency Services using solar-powered carts
The Fort Knox Directorate of Emergency Services unplugged from electric chargers to convert to solar power.
Picatinny engineers develop versatile warheads
Artillery shell fragments can be inefficient because they vary dramatically in size, but engineers at Picatinny Arsenal have found a way to get more consistent sizes — and even two sizes from a single warhead.
Anniston Army Depot converts Army’s M2s
Anniston Army Depot is converting the Army’s inventory of M2 Flexible machine guns to a new variant, providing a constant stream of work for the installation’s Small Arms Repair Facility.
Task Force Spartan combat engineers keep the roads safe with new technologies
Combat engineers with Alpha Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division have adapted to meet the requirements of Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
Army links tactical radios, chat services with commercial communications
Army researchers have linked tactical radios and military chat systems with cell phones, instant messaging and other commercial communications technologies as part of a wide-ranging effort to streamline collaboration across the force.
Army Cyber Command focuses on protecting vital networks
Warfighters operating on the front lines in Afghanistan and elsewhere around the world, can be confident that a corps of “cyber-warriors” has their backs, and is working to protect the computer systems they depend on, a senior military official reported.
Defense Department seeks energy revolution
Advances in energy technology that increase warfighter capability not only help the Defense Department protect the nation, but also accomplish two other important objectives, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said here today.
Chiarelli: ‘Without energy, Army stands still and silent’
The second day of the first joint Army – Air Force Energy Forum became standing room only as they waited for leaders from the military and government to enter.