R AL TMY F A L L 2021 38 FINDING COMMON GROUND


Brig. Gen Garrick Harmon shares insights on enterprise collaboration


44 SECURITY COOPERATION REFRESH


An all-of-Army approach to building foreign capability advances U.S. coalition readiness


49 INCREMENTAL ADVANCES


Product Manager Medium Caliber Ammunition leads collaboration for countering drone threat by upgrading platforms’ armament systems


54 FACES OF THE FORCE: JAMES VANATTA


Tools of the trade 56 CONFIDENCE BOOST


Te Army gets help from a small business to improve decision-making for technology solutions


61 ONE MUNITION, MULTIPLE TARGETS


PM CCS takes the next-generation shoulder-launched munition in a new direction


66 ALL TOGETHER


C5ISR Center director discusses reorganization to enable decision dominance


FEATURE ARTICLES


72 THE LURE OF URGENC Y In defense acquisition, you can’t always get what you want


79 AGILE MANUFAC TURING GA INS AGA INST COVID


Defense Assisted Acquisition cell cranked up manufacturing to support pandemic fight


84 ON THE DOUBL E


U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command is leading the way in digital twin technology for the Army


91 UNDERSTANDING ACQUISI T ION: THE VA L L EY OF DE ATH Te valley of death is not a place. It’s a condition.


94 FACES OF THE FORCE: JIM EL L IOT Building teams


96 PERSERVER ANCE PAYS OFF How the M1 Garand rifle became a world beater


102 HE AV Y ME TA L—BANNED


AMCOM is working to remove heavy metals from Army aircraft to ensure the health and safety of aviation personnel


107 SHORTCUT T ING COLD STORAGE


USASAC has a plan to save money on storing excess materiel


CRITICAL THINKING


112 L E AN, ME AN, TR ANSI T ION MACHINE For Michael Quinn, retiring from the Army was painfully difficult. But eventually, he created his own job helping others


COMMENTARY


120 CULT IVAT ING ESPRIT DE CORP S Lessons learned during pandemic can help with transformation of workplace and workforce


126 BUSINESS BRE A K THROUGH


Te AAL’s four tenets for doing business with Army SBIR


135 WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO BE SO COMP L IC AT ED? Lessons learned from an assistant product manager


140 BEEN THERE, DONE THAT: BEHAVIORI A L ACQUISI T ION


Te part of acquisition sciences that has the biggest impact on acquisition program success


146 LOUD AND CLEAR


Tactical speech recognition challenges need to be overcome


WORKFORCE


152 A PROFESSION AND A PR AC T ICE Acquisition education and training can transform your life. I know. It did mine.


155 LOSE THE PA P ER Te future of Army Human Resources is here


160 FACES OF THE FORCE : S ATONYA HOBSON-WI L L I AMS


Aiming for space 162 ON THE MOVE


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