ROBOT ROUNDUP


of the current systems, if any, are a long- term fit for the military.


CONCLUSION While the services wrestle with the question


of what to do with the


retrograded assets, the current plan calls for RS JPO to store the roughly 7,500 robots in its inventory in a climate-controlled warehouse.


GROUND TRUTH The Army and Marine Corps are investigating how many of each robotic system they will carry into the future. Here, two bomb-disposal robots controlled by explosive ordnance disposal techni- cians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6, Detachment Mayport, investigate and disable an IED during an active shooter drill Feb. 22 for Exercise Citadel Shield 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Damian Berg, Navy Media Content Services)


“Our retrograde focus is to be the best stewards of taxpayer dollars that have already been spent on very capable systems. We will get them home and take the best care of them until the services decide how best to use them,” said Stinson.


While retrograde is a top priority of RS JPO, it’s not the number one mission. Tat will continue to be supporting the warfighter. RS JPO will be one of the last project managers to leave theater because its systems support the route clearance mission that will continue to be vital until all of the troops leave.


For more information on robotics, follow Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS) on Facebook (http:// www.facebook.com/peogcs) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/peogcs), or go to www.peogcs.army.mil.


LTC DOUGLAS KING is the robotics fleet manager and retrograde operations lead for RS JPO. He holds a B.A. in politi- cal science from Miami University of Ohio.


BATTLE BUDDY


The vast majority of the robots issued by the Army and Marine Corps are COTS systems acquired and deployed using rapid fielding initiatives. Most went directly to units as theater-issued equip- ment. Here, U.S. Marine Sgt Robert Sampson with Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Combat Logistics Regiment 2 conducts an operations check May 11 on a 310 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) on Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The 310 SUGV is a man-portable robot with dexterous manipulator and wearable controller for dismounted mobile operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Anthony L. Ortiz, 2nd Marine Logistics Group – Combat Camera)


MR. BILL GOOD is a public affairs specialist for PEO GCS. He holds a B.A. in broadcasting from Siena Heights Uni- versity and an M.A. in public relations and organizational communication from Wayne State University.


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Army AL&T Magazine


October–December 2013


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