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PARTNERING FOR READINESS Army veteran Joel Nededog, right, and fellow Skookum employees issue equipment and process returns on an AbilityOne contract at the JBLM CIF in July 2023. (Photo by Cade Martin, SourceAmerica)

ABILITYONE: DELIVERING FOR THE ARMY

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PARTNERING FOR READINESS: Army veteran Joel Nededog, right, and fellow Skookum employees issue equipment and process returns on an AbilityOne contract at the JBLM CIF in July 2023. (Photo by…
CANNON UPGRADES Previously, cannon and propulsion technologies have mostly been upgraded and developed on separate development paths leveraging prior legacy designs. PD TAS has initiated a project to develop a new cannon system that can support future capability upgrades such as increasing the systems rate of fire while improving reliability and safety. (Photo by 1st Lt. Stephanie Snyder, 25th Infantry Division)

WE HAVE IGNITION

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CANNON UPGRADES: Previously, cannon and propulsion technologies have mostly been upgraded and developed on separate development paths leveraging prior legacy designs. PD TAS has initiated a project to develop a…
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NAVIGATING FISCAL BOUNDARIES

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GOBLN ON DECK: The GOBLN neutralization subsystem is tested during one of the program’s touch points at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. The system is designed to evaluate developing technologies and…
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DON’T BE OUTWORKED

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  COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Integrated Fires Rapid Capabilities Office TITLE: Integrated Fires Test Operations Chief YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 28 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Practitioner in…
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PREPARE TO LAUNCH

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PROGRAM REASSIGNMENT: The Army has reassigned primary responsibility of the MRC from the RCCTO to PEO MS. The MRC provides a land-based, ground-launched system supporting multidomain fires against specific threats.…
DAILY INSPECTION: M1255 CVV Strykers await daily checks and maintenance at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, in January 2024. This current maintenance prediction system only goes 30 days out. (Photo by Spc. Kourtney Nunnery, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

STRYKER READY

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DAILY INSPECTION: M1255 CVV Strykers await daily checks and maintenance at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, in January 2024. This current maintenance prediction system only goes 30 days out. (Photo by…
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RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

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(Photo by Gustavo Fring, Pexels)     PM MAS team helps to update specifications for munition chemicals. by Jorge A. Munoz and Mark D. Motyka Military specifications—specs—especially for chemicals, are…
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DIGITAL MODULARITY

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MOSA MUSKETEERS: Muskets, like the ones fired here in Boston by participants in the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command’s (USMEPCOM) Military Member of the Year competition, were the first Army…
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MAXIMIZE INDUSTRY DAYS

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CLEAR A PATH: The vehicle-integrated XM123 GOBLN, featured during the industry day demonstration, detects and neutralizes hazards at standoff, creating a passable vehicle-wide lane while reducing risk to the breaching…
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SERVING THE DIGITAL ENTRÉE

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(Image by Nataliia Mysak, Getty Images)   CAREER NAVIGATOR The push to equip the Army Acquisition Workforce with digital skills continues with MOREin’24. by Jacqueline M. Hames Last fall, the…
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ALWAYS HIT THE SAVE BUTTON

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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 1965th Contingency Contracting Team, deployed with 408th Contracting Support Brigade Theater Contracting Support – Southwest Asia TITLE: Noncommissioned officer in charge, Regional Contracting Office – Jordan YEARS OF SERVICE…
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LIGHTEN UP

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MAKING LIGHT WORK: Polymer-cased rounds like these, used in a recent Marine Corps training exercise, are 30% lighter than their brass counterparts, reducing the weight that warfighters have to transport.…
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SUPPLY CHAIN IMPERATIVES

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PRODUCTION CHAIN: To ensure sustainability of its supply chains, the Army needs to recognize essential supply chain imperatives such as investing in tools and processes, building alternative source capabilities and…
CLASS ACTION: Macam Dattathreya, Ph.D., chief engineer at the DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center, leads a class on digital engineering for civilians and Soldiers assigned to the NGCV CFT at the Detroit Arsenal. The use of digital engineering is accelerating the development of future combat vehicles, such as the XM30 combat vehicle. (Photo by Dan Heaton, NGCV CFT)

A MATTER OF COURSE

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CLASS ACTION: Macam Dattathreya, Ph.D., chief engineer at the DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center, leads a class on digital engineering for civilians and Soldiers assigned to the NGCV CFT at…
BUILDING A DIGITAL WAREHOUSE FOSS can be compared to a massive warehouse with digital building blocks that can be assembled into custom solutions to meet operational needs. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Lutz, 982nd Signal Company)

THE POWER OF FOSS

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BUILDING A DIGITAL WAREHOUSE: FOSS can be compared to a massive warehouse with digital building blocks that can be assembled into custom solutions to meet operational needs. (Photo by Staff…
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PILOT IS PARAMOUNT

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  BA-08 pilot is vital for safeguarding Army’s information networks. by Jared D. Auchey, Lt. Col., USA (Ret.) The Single Appropriation Pilot for Software and Digital Technology Budget Activity (BA)…