THE ASSESSMENT: The Integrated Battle Command System Engagement Operations Center undergoes assessment in the prototype integration facility in Huntsville, Alabama. (Images courtesy of the IFMC Project Office) The…
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LOADED: A Soldier loads an M320 grenade launcher during a familiarization range hosted by Special Forces in Syria, July 19, 2020. (Photo by Spc. Chris Estrada, U.S. Army 126th Theater…
STRANGE REQUIREMENTS: Bradley Fighting Vehicles are good examples of systems with KPPs that ran wild. (Photo by Sgt. Tara Fajardo Arteaga, 113th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) The Joint…
by Cheryl Marino FORT BELVOIR, Va. (April 4, 2023) — “New capabilities and concepts” is almost like the chicken-and-egg scenario: Which came first? According to AL&T editor-in-chief, Nelson…
PREPARED FOR PALLETS: An ammunition handler at Blue Grass Army Depot in Lexington, Kentucky, prepares a number of 155 mm projectile rounds to be repalletized, Sept. 8, 2022. The U.S….
In March 2022, the TWI Fellows gathered at Sig Sauer to learn about their business practices and share information from their personal TWI experience. (Photo by Rachel Berry, DACM Office)…
INSIDER INFO: Brent Perdu, Joint Contingency and Expeditionary Services (JCXS) contract program manager, briefs Dominguez regarding the JCXS contract during his assignment with the TWI program. The DACM…
TESTING THE LIMITS: National Guard Soldiers don M50 gas masks in response to a simulated chemical attack during a Combat Support Training. Some Army prototypes that showed promise, followed by…
GATHER THE DATA: Making consumable information out of raw data begins with harvesting data from external and internal sources, like satellites, aircraft, electronic sensors and unit-owned sensors. (Photo by Pok…
OUTSIDE THE LINES: Amit Kapadia, the chief engineer for Product Manager Synthetic Environment at the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), speaks to local chief engineers…
DRIVEN BY DATA: Army HR Command aims to improve the Soldier experience, treating users more like customers and tracking time to resolution for various HR services and requests. (Image by…
TIES THAT BIND: You’ve found the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, but maintaining employment in your career field after becoming a military spouse is…
A FAIR TRADE(WIND): Tradewind was formed in early 2021 to set up and manage a prototype business process that streamlines rapid procurement and agile delivery of AI capabilities for DOD….
DOUBLE THE FUN: Douglas Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, left, talks with Shannon Sentell, Ph.D., COO of Stealth Power. The business was announced as…
NEWEST MODEL: Project Manager Tactical Network completed Phoenix E-Model satellite terminal new equipment training for Bravo Company, 50th Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in November 2022. These…
HONING SKILLS: During the ALAP workshop in September 2022, participants took part in a mock blind interview and participated in an open conversation with all the volunteers and alumni. According…
How new artificial intelligence tools are transforming the Army. by Thom Hawkins Prompt: Write the introduction to an article about how the Army is using generative artificial…
LOADED FOR LEBANON: MD-530FF Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System aircraft loaded inside a Boeing 747 bound for Beirut, Lebanon, in November 2021. By providing these assets and capabilities, the U.S….
ON DISPLAY: Cadets were particularly interested in the Next Generation Squad Weapons display and the M1A1 rifle replacement. Displays like this help plant the idea of becoming an FA 51…
LOCK IT DOWN: A key pillar of the zero trust initiative is protecting data. (Getty Images) The Army is moving forward aggressively to implement changes that upend the…
A MODERN ARMY: Leveraging new tools, platforms and processes, the Army aims to modernize its workforce, become a more data-centric organization and deliver a secure, globally dominant cloud ecosystem across…
DATA-CENTRIC ADVANTAGE: The Army Vantage data platform gives Soldiers the capability, using a suite of tools, to create a custom common operating picture that can track essential functions and enable…
The Army is optimizing the interoperability of the enterprise through data architecture and standards. by Gregory Smoots, Ph.D. To ensure the safety of Soldiers on the ground, it…
DATA AMMUNITION: Data and information feed the targeting systems, order the spare parts to maintain mobility and allow for the dissemination of commander’s orders to communicate and maneuver the force….
SEEKING SOLUTIONS: Soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment discuss equipment challenges with Raj Iyer, Ph.D., chief information officer for Information Technology Reform in the Office of the Secretary…
by Cheryl Marino FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Jan. 17, 2023)—Everything, it seems, is going digital. And all that Army acquisition, logistics and technology does on behalf of the…
MOVING FORWARD: Maj. Gen. Faulk, commander of the 99th Readiness Division and the Army Reserve senior proponent advisor for acquisition, talks to a Soldier during the question-and-answer session of the…
MAJOR UPGRADE: PM Tactical Network provides Scalable Network Node new equipment training to Soldiers from the 307th Expeditionary Signal Battalion at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on April 7, as part of…
IN BRIEF: First Lt. Kelsea Krauss, assigned to 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, briefs Soldiers on an upcoming exercise during Saber Strike 22 at Kazlu Ruda Air Base, Lithuania. The…
EQUIPPED FOR THE FUTURE: In supporting the Army’s Digital Transformation Strategy, training current and future Army acquisition leaders will equip those leaders with the knowledge and tools that are essential…
LESSONS LEARNED: Hacking and other malicious threats lurk online, stressing the importance of exceptional products to thwart these attacks. Contracts to develop these products can and will terminate if the…
ROCS TEST: Sgt. 1st Class Elijah Williamson, the U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity (USAMTEAC) test officer, takes notes as a test player practice administering the Rapid Opioid Countermeasure…
A NEW CHAPTER FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: The story of Army modernization in 2023 is a story of software development, interoperability and continuously iterated and integrated software products. (Photo by Getty…
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD: After her son was killed during a late-night standoff with police, Adina Peyton was inspired to start a non-profit organization to provide mental health services to first responders…
DATA-CENTRIC VISION: Within the DOD, the vision has unequivocally been cast for a combined and joint force capable of seamless warfighting across all domains: sea, air, land, space and cyberspace….
ASSUMPTION OF DUTIES: ACC-A assumed command from Army Reserve Element on October 22, 2021 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. ACC-A is responsible for closing out the contracts supporting U.S….
