Edric Thompson The Army explored whether real-time, electronic point-of-treatment care was possible or practical this summer at its integrated capabilities test bed at Fort Dix, NJ. Key medical and technical…
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Dr. Scott Fish This is the final column by Dr. Scott Fish, Army Chief Scientist, on activities in the Army science and technology (S&T) community and their potential impact on…
In support of Presidential Executive Order 13625, Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members, and Military Families, signed Aug. 31, DOD and the U.S. Department of Veterans…
Dr. Scott Fish This is a regular column by Dr. Scott Fish, Army Chief Scientist, on activities in the Army science and technology (S&T) community and their potential impact on…
Dr. Gary R. Matyas of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Avant-Garde Award…
Mary Ottman The Army’s Unmanned Systems Airspace Integration Product Directorate, one of eight offices within the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Project Office of Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation, has conducted…
Dr. Scott Fish This is a regular column by Dr. Scott Fish, Army Chief Scientist, on activities in the Army science and technology (S&T) community and their potential impact on…
Carey Phillips The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) is home to a unique service within DoD: the Medical Prototype Development Laboratory (MPDL). Under the direction of the Medical…
Carey Phillips Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common anxiety that can stem from any traumatic event. While there are medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
As an Army research, development, and engineering organization, CP&I adds value in innovating and implementing integrated capabilities, whether they are developed internally or by other organizations. The Command and Control…
The PD C4ISR & Network Modernization Event 2012, at Fort Dix, NJ, from April 16 through July 27, supports initiatives to provide actionable intelligence at the squad level and improved…
By Catherine M. Davis A stethoscope specially designed for use in high-noise environments such as medical evacuation vehicles is advancing toward field use. A study is underway at Madigan Army…
By Jeffrey M. Soares Arthropods—they bug us most of the time. Mosquitoes, spiders, ticks, mites, centipedes—the list goes on and on. Many people have a hard time tolerating these little…
By Angela Poffenberger What does the Soldier need? That’s what the Field Assistance in Science and Technology (FAST) team asks, and they go straight to the source for the answer—…
By Angela Poffenberger Did you know a person is considered legally blind when the best corrected visual acuity is 20/200 or the visual field is 20 degrees or less, meaning…
By Robert E. Connors In the military, it is rare that families or individuals remain in one place for an extended time, with the frequent travel and relocations to new…
By CPT Bruce W. Barnes In today’s military environment of tightened budgets and staffing, empowering existing staff to organize, manage, share, and edit documents quickly and easily is critical to…
Through Operation Re-entry North Carolina, Dr. Carmen Russoniello of East Carolina University is working on developing a portable biofeedback training program that could prevent or reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms. (Photo…
As part of the First Strike Ration, a shelf-stable pocket sandwich gives Soldiers nutritious portable ration that they can eat on the go. The sandwiches score well in field testing….
[author type=”author”]Dr. Clifford E. Snyder Jr.[/author] [raw][image align=”right” caption=”An Army recruit receives the adenovirus vaccine during basic training at Fort Benning, GA, Oct. 26, 2011. (Photo courtesy of Traci Vactor,…
By Dr. Scott Fish This is a regular column by Dr. Scott Fish, Army Chief Scientist, on activities in the Army science and technology (S&T) community and their potential impact on Army…
By Tiffany Holloway A service member uses his prosthetic eyes to control a tracking reticle on the screen with a tactile (tongue-based) display. (Photo courtesy of USAMRMC.) February is Low…
By Tiffany Holloway Hemorrhage is the leading cause of death in civilian and military trauma. Fortunately, there is hope, in the form of tranexamic acid (TXA), a synthetic derivative of…
By Summer Barkley MAJ Thomas W. Casey, REF Team Chief, Afghanistan, briefs Frank Kendall, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; Sharon Burke, Assistant Secretary of Defense…
By Dr. Scott Fish This is a regular column by Dr. Scott Fish, Army Chief Scientist, on activities in the Army science and technology (S&T) community and their potential impact on Army…
By Barb Ruppert U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center researchers partnered with student teams from the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School create…
By Betsy Kozak Dr. Bohdan Pomahac , Director of Plastic Surgery Transplantation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, works with his operating room team during surgery. (Photo courtesy of Lightchaser Photography.)…
By Steven Galvan Army medics use the Wireless Vital Signs Monitor during a simulated training exercise. Combat medics could soon have a new vital signs monitoring device in their first…
By Orli Belman Jewel Mine: the balance training motor rehabilitation game developed by the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT), was installed in the Ottawa, KS, home…
By Orli Belman Virtual SSG Jacob Garza is part of the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies’ (ICT) Emergent Leader Immersive Training Environment installed at Fort Benning, GA….
By MAJ Jason A. Regules and COL Christian F. Ockenhouse Critical field-site testing for the current Phase III study is ongoing in western Kenya at the U.S. Army Medical Research…
By Kris Osborn New sensing capabilities and technologies are aiding pilots navigating in degraded visual environments. Here, a Kentucky National Guard Aviator flys a mission run for the Air Soldier…
By Kris Osborn A portion of the JMR Technology Demonstrator Phase 2 solicits feedback on emerging technologies in Aircraft Survivability Equipment. Here, a Soldier performs an engine run-up in preparation…
By Kris Osborn The Pentagon and the Army are in the early stages of a far-reaching science and technology (S&T) effort to engineer, build, and deliver a next-generation helicopter with…
By Kris Osborn The Joint Multi-Role science & technology effort is exploring the development of a new attack or utility helicopter. Here, SPC David Reed, an Apache Mechanic in the…
By Kris Osborn AMRDEC conceptual renderings of potential future JMR configurations. (U.S. Army images by AMRDEC.) The Pentagon and the Army are in the early stages of a far-reaching science…
