CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS: The Army is developing a concept of operations for decision-driven data to describe the transition path where systems and networks become secondary to the data they transmit…
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MOPP UP DUTY: Test players wearing Level 4 Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear advance to treat simulated casualties at a test in June 2021 at Camp Bullis, Texas. (Photo by…
A TRAINED ARMY: Spc. Griffin Wisehart, an infantryman assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, loads a round into an…
WHAT’S NEW? CHECK OUT THE NEW DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION WEBSITE Digital transformation is not just a hot topic, it is a priority for the Army. The Army Modernization Strategy identifies...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal (Colorado Springs Branch), Space, Missile Defense & Special Programs Directorate, Space Innovations Branch TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6…
PARTNER NATIONS: Spc. Charles Ramirez, an infantryman assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, aims a simulated Javelin Anti-Tank System during Karelian Lock 23 on Pahkajarvi Training Area, Finland, May…
ON THEIR WAY: A CH-47 Chinook helicopter ferries an M777 155 mm howitzer in April 2023 on Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington. Presidential Drawdown 7, approved on April 13, 2022,…
DESTROY, DEFEAT, DISRUPT: Washington National Guard Soldiers with 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team take part in Table VI certification live fire at Yakima Training Center, Washington, April 21-23, 2023. The…
PRESCRIPTION FOR SUCCESS: Ukrainian army Col. Ivan Mykhaylovych Haida, director of the Military Medical Clinical Center of Western Region, discusses his hospital’s capabilities and needs with officers from the U.S….
PREPARE FOR LAUNCH: U.S. Soldiers with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment launched the Puma unmanned aircraft system at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany on March 17, 2023. (Photos by Spc….
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Technical Center TITLE: Supervisory program and management analyst YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 15 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 4 DAWIA…
WEAPONS LOADED: Pallets of ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine are loaded on a plane during a foreign military sales mission Jan. 24, 2022. Since 2014, the U.S….
LET FLY: An M1 Abrams crew member uses a remote control optical device that provides Soldiers with a first-person point of view as a Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS)…
by Cheryl Marino FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Aug. 17, 2023)—Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, U.S. and NATO support to Ukraine has been immediate and ongoing. As U.S….
FIRING LINE: U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Cavalry Regiment fire an M777 howitzer during a platoon live-fire exercise in October 2022 at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. (Photo by Spc. Ryan…
LIVE-FIRE EXERCISE: A Soldier from the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard radios his unit notifying them the heavy machine guns manned by soldiers of the Ukranian…
READY TO GO: Pallets of ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine are loaded on a plane in January 2022 during a foreign military sales mission. (Photo by Senior…
HOME AWAY FROM HOME: Soldiers deployed to Mielec, Poland, in March 2022 are provided tent accommodations with sleeping cots, lighting, electrical outlets and heating. (Photo by Lt. Col. Alan Manzo,…
RANGING IN ACQUISITION For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider…
HIMARS: Soldiers from the Kansas National Guard’s 130th Field Artillery Regiment train with their High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) in September 2022 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. (Photo by Sgt….
RAMP IT UP: Previously, the Army could stretch out programs. Now, we have to surge in response to urgent needs. (Photo by Dori Whipple, Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, May…
WHAT’S NEW 10TH ANNUAL MAJOR GENERAL HAROLD J. “HARRY” GREENE AWARDS The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)) is now accepting articles, opinion pieces…
RADIO JUNGLE: A Soldier with the 25th ID conducts low-cost, secure but unclassified-encrypted radio experimentation during a jungle situational training exercise in support of Operation Tiger Balm, held in Hawaii…
SUMMER PLANS: The Army will conduct a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) as a Managed Service (SaaMS) Pilot this summer to inform decisions on the service’s potential use of a commercially leased…
SETTING A-PACE: A Soldier from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Signal and Intelligence Support Company configures equipment and devices for use on the network using Automatic-Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager Terrestrial Sensors, Program Executive Office Intelligence, Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) TITLE: Assistant product manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE:…
Army Contracting Command offers new training to get civilians and Soldiers up to speed on contract administration. by Stephanie Brown Reviews, audits and investigations tied to DOD…
WHAT’S NEW NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE ARMY ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE’S EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AWARDS The Army Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM) is pleased to announce the call for…
How OTA consortia are delivering for defense acquisition and our warfighters. by Al Abramson, Brig. Gen. USA (Ret.) From an acquisition standpoint, the Army’s modernization efforts have…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) ‒ Omaha District, Acquisition Support Team TITLE: Contracting officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 9 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 7.5…
LOCATION BASED CHALLENGES: Service members face a host of location-based challenges to their service, from spousal employment to dual military couple co-stationing, from child care to the high cost of…
CLOUD STORAGE FACILITY: Digital data is stored on servers at off-site locations, maintained by a third-party provider who is responsible for hosting, managing and securing data stored on its infrastructure….
NECESSARY PREPARATIONS: Soldiers with Third Platoon, “Blackhorse” Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division wear upgraded Integrated Visual Augmentation System goggles while sitting…
DETERRENCE UPGRADE: A CATV travels cross-country at the Cold Region Test Center, Alaska. An armored version of the CATV would give Army Alaska units the ability to deter potential attacks….
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (June 8, 2023) – Twelve GS-14 candidates from the Army Acquisition Workforce were selected from the fiscal year 2023 (FY23) product director (PD) centralized selection…
WHAT’S NEW CONGRATULATIONS TO FY23 PRODUCT DIRECTOR SELECTEES Twelve GS-14 candidates from the Army Acquisition Workforce were selected from the fiscal year 2023 (FY23) product director (PD)…
