On April 19, Artillerymen at Fort Bragg, N.C., became the first unit in the Army to receive digitized M119A3 howitzers, which will make it possible for Soldiers to start firing rounds and evade return fire quicker in combat.
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Going Green: District powers debris-removal vessel with biofuel
Soybeans are helping power a debris-removal vessel operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District.
Army stresses importance of investments in science, technology
An Army research and technology official told a House subcommittee, April 16, 2013, that investments in science and technology are critical for advances that protect Soldiers, address the threats of today and prepare the service for the challenges of the future.
U.S., German Army leaders see scientific collaboration crucial to military success
The U.S. Army and Germany’s ministry of defence’s senior executives that are responsible for research and technology programs met at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., April 9-10, 2013, as part of ongoing discussions to expand collaborative research efforts to adopt or develop technological capabilities to meet far-reaching future military needs.
State-of-the-art 3D printers cut costs, turnaround time
Engineers and technicians at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pa., use a highly innovative, cutting-edge fabrication process to significantly cut costs and reduce turnaround time.
Army tests new parachutes with latest body armor
The Fort Bragg-based Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate asked two-dozen scout paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division to help test the third generation of Improved Outer Tactical Vest body armor in airborne operations with the Army’s new non-steerable parachute, the T-11.
Armyhire.com named Army’s best website
Armyhire.com, Army Contracting Command’s recruiting website, has been named the Army’s best website, the Army announced, March 19, 2013.
Will ‘Ironman’ reach the end zone?
The Large Capacity Ammunition Carriage System, or “Ironman,” began as the brainchild of Iowa National Guardsmen and was named one of the Army’s top inventions of 2010. The system was recently assessed by Soldiers in Afghanistan.
Army upgrades protected communications satellite terminal training suite
The Army recently began schoolhouse computer-based and simulated training upgrades for its advanced Secure Mobile Anti-Jam Reliable Tactical — Terminal to evolve the previous legacy training system to accommodate new system enhancements.
The invisible enemy of the Afghanistan mountains
When they deploy rapidly to the mountainous regions of Afghanistan, U.S. Soldiers confront more than the enemy. At heights exceeding 8,200 feet, they must worry about the effects of altitude on their mental performance and about their susceptibilities to Acute Mountain Sickness.
Combat veterans refresh unmanned aircraft skills
Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, reviewed the effective use of unmanned aerial vehicles in Afghanistan during a recent UAV refresher training course at Fort Bragg, N.C.
More than eye candy, Watervliet’s painters add value
In one of the oldest buildings on the Watervliet Arsenal, N.Y., which has been an Army-owned-and-operated manufacturing center since the War of 1812, resides one of the most important but unsung heroes of Arsenal manufacturing — the Arsenal’s paint operation.
DOD leaders see 401st retrograde operations while sustaining critical systems in theater
Department of Defense officials for acquisition, technology and logistics and program support visited the 401st Army Field Support Brigade to observe how the brigade leverages resources to retrograde equipment while sustaining critical systems.
Army studying special operators’ nutritional needs
A typical service member in garrison needs to consume about 3,250 calories a day for sustenance. Maj. Aaron Crombie, Ph.D., of the Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, is in the process of estimating how much more a special operator should eat.
Corps of Engineers completes Army’s largest solar array installation
The largest solar power system in the U.S. Army is coming online at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., and officials gathered, Jan. 16, 2013, to mark the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
SecArmy McHugh gains hands-on look at Rapid Equipping Force
Secretary of the Army John McHugh spent the afternoon of Jan. 15, 2013, gaining a first-hand look at the latest and most innovative capabilities being placed into the hands of Soldiers by the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force, at Fort Belvoir, Va.
Natick tube foods keep U-2 pilots flying high
Tube foods, produced only by the Department of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate at Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, keep Air Force U-2 reconnaissance pilots and NASA ER-2 pilots nourished during their long flights.
Natick makes resupply from sky possible
Dozens of forward operating bases and thousands of service members depend on supplies that drop daily from the sky and Afghanistan is shaping up to be the largest combat aerial resupply operation in history.
Army assesses electromagnetic vulnerabilities
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate’s Electromagnetic Vulnerability Assessment Facility at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M., is a state-of-the-art facility that is used to conduct experiments that address the electromagnetic vulnerability requirements of the U.S. Army Weapon and Communication-Electronics Systems.
‘On-the-move’ network is commander’s eyes, ears at Network Integration Evaluations
During Network Integration Evaluation 13.1, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2 provided Soldiers down to the company level the on-the-move communications and situational awareness needed to conduct real-world battlefield operations.
Army.mil content team creates CORE training package
The Army.mil web team created a CORE training package Dec. 27, 2012, in Arlington, Va., to train new CORE users on all aspects of creating and placing content on CORE-powered news and organization pages on Army.mil.
Public Health Command completes health hazard assessment of ballistic underwear
Experts in the U.S. Army Public Health Command’s Health Hazard Assessment Program completed an occupational health assessment of the new protective outer garments and undergarments, and provided recommendations on how to minimize any risks.
NIE drives technology growth, cost savings
Initial findings from the Army’s latest Network Integration Evaluation show steady progress toward improved, user-friendly tactical communications systems, as well as new efficiencies from the consolidation of test practices.
Army scientists improve garbage-to-energy prototype device
The year was 2008 and the on-going war in Iraq was a dangerous landscape for Soldiers on the ground, especially convoys traveling to and from base camps.
Army expanding its cyber warfare capabilities
The 780th Military Intelligence Brigade hopes to have its new headquarters building at Fort Meade, Va., completed by fiscal year 2014.
Female body armor named among best inventions by Time Magazine
An innovation that will leave female Soldiers safer and more comfortable on the battlefield was named one of Time Magazine’s “Best Inventions of the Year 2012.”
HMMWV production reaches new milestone
Red River Army Depot employees are making history. The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle recapitalization production facility is able to produce more than 40 vehicles per day.
Natick employees participate in ‘greening’ event
About 40 Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering employees experienced what it is like to be a Soldier when they participated in a “greening” event, Oct. 11, 2012.
Army engineers develop chargers for phones, laptops in combat
A team of U.S. Army engineers are developing new battery chargers for smartphones, tablet computers and laptops for deployed Soldiers without access to a traditional electrical grid. They have engineered and built prototypes for 8-port, 4-port, and 2-port USB chargers, as well as an AC/USB adaptor — all of which use a military standard battery such as the BB-2590 as the main power source.
SkySat balloon, payload launch impresses Army officials
The Combat SkySat military retransmission platform stayed aloft for 30 minutes during it maiden flight over Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 11, 2012.
New ARL thermoelectric technology, approaches to reclaim wasted energy
U.S. Army Laboratory researchers are scavenging heat that pours from major weapon system engines or tailpipes and turning it into electrical power, and if their experiments prove applicable across multiple military platforms, ground and air vehicles could get built smaller, weigh less and potentially save billions in fuel costs.
Red River Army Depot exceeds previous Humvee production efforts
Red River Army Depot employees are making history. The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle recapitalization production facility is able to produce more than 40 vehicles per day.
Army receives go-ahead on Manpack radio production
The Army has received authorization to continue production of an advanced radio that will link Soldiers at the company level and below with real-time information passed on its holistic tactical communications network.
Defense’s investment in supercomputing is a game-changer for Army R&D
Teams of Army experts have spent the last five months laying the groundwork for a computational powerhouse at the Department of Defense Supercomputing Resource Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
Army receives go-ahead to field WIN-T Increment 2
The Army has received approval to continue with limited further production and fielding of a key upgrade to its tactical communications network backbone, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2.
Picatinny secures four of the Army’s 2011 top ten inventions
Four more Picatinny Arsenal products have been added to the 2011 list of inventions chosen by Soldiers to be named “Army Greatest Inventions.”
Curbing base camps’ appetites for fuel, water
A 450-person Force Provider base camp was established at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to demonstrate energy- and water-saving technologies.
Modular Backpack Panel to allow Soldiers to carry heavy, unwieldy loads
Lightening Soldiers’ loads has always weighed heavily on Rich Landry’s mind. While more and more equipment is being developed to assist them on the battlefield, Landry worries how Soldiers will carry it all over rugged terrain in places such as Afghanistan without incident or injury.
New hand-sizing tool will standardize Army gloves
Stacey Lee, Project Engineer for Army gloves at Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, teamed up with Masley Enterprises and created a hand-sizing tool that has recently been patented.
Sustainers use ‘interrogator’ to track cargo at Afghanistan-Uzbekistan border
At the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan border, the 276th Transportation Detachment (Automated Cargo Documentation) uses a radio-frequency identification interrogator system to track cargo within the northern Afghanistan area.
Protection from biological agents is Army scientist’s mission
Biological agents remain a persistent threat to America and its Soldiers. U.S. Army scientists are researching new technologies to counter bioweapons in order to keep the nation safe.
Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems community partners with academia
The U.S. Army’s Project Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems is establishing partnerships with a handful of academic institutions as a way to further research, advance technology and maximize progress emerging from lessons learned in combat, service officials said.
Army garrison launches renewable energy project
Energy from new photovoltaic panels atop warehouses at U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern, Germany, will soon provide enough energy for 500 homes and save roughly $50,000 annually.
Tobyhanna installs leak detection system, receives federal award
Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pa., has employed a high-tech solution to an age old problem — leaky pipes — which exceeded expectations and earned the installation the 2012 Federal Energy and Water Management Award (Project Category).
Explosive waste incinerator at Picatinny reduces need for open burning
By virtue of its mission, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., generates energetic waste during the course of the research and development of military munitions. Over the decades, arsenal employees have adapted to evolving technologies and environmental regulations to provide the most efficient and safest methods for demilitarizing energetic material.
Fort Carson counter-IED specialists help train troops
Outside the wire on training area 11, quartermasters trolled the ground with the newest mine detection equipment, searching for command wire, homemade explosive device triggers and other material that could indicate a possible threat.
New solar array does heavy lifting at Pesidio fitness center
Solar power has come to the Presidio of Monterey, Calif., with the completion of a 370 kilowatt photovoltaic array on the roof of Price Fitness Center this past spring.