Tag: COVID-19

October 19, 2023

GROW YOUR OWN SUPPLY CHAIN

FERMENTATION IN VATS: DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center’s Biomanufacturing Facility can scale biomanufacturing processes in up…

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September 20, 2023

FAIL FORWARD AND PIVOT

DISCUSSION IN PROGRESS: The JPM CBRN Medical and the U.S. Department of Health and Human…

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August 30, 2023

SECURITY DETAILS

PARTNER NATIONS: Spc. Charles Ramirez, an infantryman assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, aims…

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July 3, 2023

ACCELERATING SUPERIORITY

How OTA consortia are delivering for defense acquisition and our warfighters. by…

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March 2, 2023

THE MILITARY SPOUSE DILEMMA

TIES THAT BIND: You’ve found the person you want to spend the rest of your…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

January 23, 2023

THE ARMY’S DATA (AD)VANTAGE

DATA-CENTRIC ADVANTAGE: The Army Vantage data platform gives Soldiers the capability, using a suite of…

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January 11, 2023

BACK IN THE SADDLE

MOVING FORWARD: Maj. Gen. Faulk, commander of the 99th Readiness Division and the Army Reserve…

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Career Development TWI

January 11, 2023

DELOITTE DAY

FELLOWS FORMATION: TWI fellows line up in front of the Veterans Wall on Sept. 21…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

December 22, 2022

HOW (NOT) TO CONTRACT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

LESSONS LEARNED: Hacking and other malicious threats lurk online, stressing the importance of exceptional products…

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Faces of the Force

November 29, 2022

RISE TO THE TOP

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND)…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

September 8, 2022

FIT FOR THE FUTURE

UP TO THE CHALLENGE: Maj. Kenny Torres of Army Futures Command demonstrates the pull-up bars…

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Army ALT Magazine

August 28, 2022

THE ARMY ACQUISITION WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE

Microsoft Teams allows leaders to check in with their employees in real time and establishes…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

July 21, 2022

CHAT ME ON TEAMS

SOLITARY GRIND: Recent studies show that telework can expose employees to psychosocial risks such as…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

June 6, 2022

STILL FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT

SUCCESS ON STAGE: JA2’s diligent efforts to procure vaccines, therapeutics and enablers have been critical…

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Career Development

May 31, 2022

FEELING THE BURN(OUT)

Career Navigator Overworked and overwhelmed? You may be experiencing burnout. by Jacqueline…

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Army ALT Magazine

February 23, 2022

DRIVING CREATIVE DESTRUCTION

By thoughtfully destroying old habits and processes, the Army can challenge the…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

December 8, 2021

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

OPENING REMARKS: The Hon. Ellen Lord, former undersecretary of defense for acquisition and…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

November 18, 2021

VIRTUALLY EVERYWHERE

COUNT DAU IN: Spc. Juan Colón Otero helps count COVID-19 vaccines May 21 at the…

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Army ALT Magazine

November 1, 2021

TIP OF THE NEEDLE

ASSEMBLY LINE: An Airman unpacks safety needles to be used in syringe assembly. Safety syringes…

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Army ALT Magazine

October 4, 2021

CULTIVATING ESPRIT DE CORPS

CORPS AT WORK: Despite the challenges of COVID-19, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has…

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Army ALT Magazine

August 25, 2021

FINDING COMMON GROUND

CONSULTING ALLIES: Brig. Gen. Garrick Harmon, left, commander of the Security Assistance Command at Redstone…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development Workforce

June 17, 2021

CAREER NAVIGATOR: WHO NEEDS AN OFFICE ANYWAY?

A SHOT IN THE ARMP: Spc. Cassandra Acosta, a combat medic at Fort Stewart, Georgia,…

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June 4, 2021

BRIG. GEN. MIKE SLOANE CLOSES OUT 29-YEAR CAREER

by Brandon Pollachek, PEO IEW&S ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 4, 2021)—A…

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Army ALT Magazine

May 19, 2021

DR SKO MAKES VIRTUAL HOUSE CALLS

A CBRN-DEFENSE TOOLBOX: DR SKO, packaged in a cargo container the size of a backyard…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

May 13, 2021

YOU CAN RELY ON THE TESS

PRECISION DATA: The TESS is a laser-based system used in live simulation training. It calculates…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development Workforce

May 3, 2021

ENGAGING FOUR GENERATIONS OF WORKERS

BETA TESTING: Elizabeth Wilson, DASA (DE&C), addresses the students in the beta session…

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Faces of the Force

April 6, 2021

HOW CAN I HELP?

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors TITLE: Procurement coordinator…

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Army ALT Magazine General Science & Technology

April 6, 2021

ARMY AL&T SPRING ISSUE IS SHAPING ARMY ACQUISTION

By Michael Bold FORT BELVOIR, Va. (April 6, 2021)—The Spring 2021 issue…

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Army ALT Magazine General

April 2, 2021

ACQUISITION CHECKPOINT

ON THE SCENE: President Joe Biden walks with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J.…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development Workforce

March 29, 2021

WHEN THE GOING IS TOUGH, GET HELP

A HAND UP: Living through a pandemic is a challenge for which few…

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Army ALT Magazine

March 19, 2021

A DEEPER DIVE

GETTING SCHOOLED: Capt. Alex Pytlar works with cadets during the Hacking for Defense…

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General

March 18, 2021

Army Reserve officers bring expertise to nationwide vaccine distribution

Army Reserve Col. April Myrick, front left, and Col. Ali K. Sonmez, second…

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Army ALT Magazine

March 17, 2021

END OF AN ERA

HERE TO HELP: A combat medic with the 135th Area Support Medical Company,…

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Army ALT Magazine

March 15, 2021

HOW RELEVANT IS SPEED?

NEW COLD WAR?: If we’re entering a new cold war, it’s not the…

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Army ALT Magazine

March 8, 2021

WHEN COVID CALLS

THE WHOLE KIT AND CABOODLE: The team was tasked to award contracts for…

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Army ALT Magazine

March 3, 2021

TACTICAL AI: NOT A CASTLE IN THE SKY

FLYING DRAGON: A U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing prepares…

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Faces of the Force

March 2, 2021

A TEAM PLAYER ON AND OFF THE COURT

TITLE: Field Support Branch chief COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: AMCOM Logistics Center, PEO Missiles and Space…

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General

February 24, 2021

BUILDING ACQUISITION RELATIONSHIPS

VEHICLE LOADING: Procurement administrative lead time has dropped from 93 days to 48 days…

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Army ALT Magazine

February 19, 2021

UNEXPECTED, BUT NOT UNREADY

ON TOUR: Jason Fullen, center, project coordinator with Pine Bluff Arsenal’s textile production, gives a…

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Army ALT Magazine

February 18, 2021

REACHING OUT

AEOP builds the STEM citizenry of tomorrow, one student at a time …

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Army ALT Magazine

February 17, 2021

RESEARCH ABROAD IN THE TIME OF COVID

FRESH AIR: Dr. Irene MacAllister enjoys some time outside the lab running in the Hradec…

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Faces of the Force

February 16, 2021

THE RIGHT STUFF

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Project Manager Close Combat…

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Army ALT Magazine

February 16, 2021

SOFT SKILLS TO BATTLE A TOUGH ENEMY

PEACE OF MIND: Teleworking gave many of us peace of mind, knowing we could continue…

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Army ALT Magazine

February 10, 2021

CREATING SUCCESS OUT OF NECESSITY

NEW NAVY SWABS: USAMRDC's Additive Manufacturing Working Group was stood up to streamline…

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Army ALT Magazine

February 8, 2021

TRAINING AT A SOCIAL DISTANCE

BRAND NEW: Soldiers with the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade trained virtually on…

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Army ALT Magazine

February 8, 2021

A NETWORK, STAT!

LOAD 'EM UP: Sgt. Cedric Melton, 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion (ESB), 35th Signal…

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Army ALT Magazine

February 4, 2021

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

THE COLLECTION: Maj. Juan Guzman, the chief of the Armed Services Blood Bank…

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Army ALT Magazine General

February 1, 2021

ARMY AL&T WINTER ISSUE OUTLINES THE ARMY ACQUISITION’S PANDEMIC RESPONSE

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (February 1, 2021)—For nearly a year now, the Army’s acquisition…

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Army ALT Magazine

January 28, 2021

IMPROVING THE FIGHT

There may never be a silver bullet for defeating COVID-19—instead, it…

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Army ALT Magazine

January 27, 2021

VIRTUAL WARD

MADE EASY TO USE: Spc. Nathaniel Coleman, a treatment non-commissioned officer with the…

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Army ALT Magazine

January 22, 2021

INNOVATION AT MACH 5

THANKING THE TEAM: Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, visited defense…

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Army ALT Magazine

January 19, 2021

ACHIEVEMENTS IN MODERNIZATION

IN THE FEEDBACK LOOP: A rifle squad from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division,…

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Army ALT Magazine

January 14, 2021

SUPPLYING VENTILATORS DURING A CRITICAL TIME

IN THE FIELD: Soldiers gained hands-on experience during field validation exercises with the…

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Army ALT Magazine

January 13, 2021

COMPLEX MISSION, CLEAR RESULTS

READY FOR ITS CLOSEUP: A shipment of vials of remdesivir intended for clinical…

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Army ALT Magazine

January 8, 2021

QUICK PIVOT

SUPPLY CHAIN IN MOTION: U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist 1st Class Emmeline Manaois moves medical supplies…

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Army ALT Magazine

January 6, 2021

WHEN ‘IT’S WHEN’

DECONTAMINATION COMPLETE: The 436th Airlift Wing and the 436th Maintenance Wing complete testing of the…

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General

January 4, 2021

SEISMIC CHANGES

FROM THE DIRECTOR FOR ACQUISITION CAREER MANAGEMENT CRAIG A. SPISAK Back-to-Basics puts…

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Army ALT Magazine

December 21, 2020

ALLIED THROUGH A PANDEMIC

Afghanistan to receive more than a million ventilator masks, gowns and gloves by…

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Army ALT Magazine

December 17, 2020

PANDEMIC-READY

FEEDBACK IS KEY: A Soldier wears the IVAS and wields a Squad Immersive Virtual Trainer…

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Army ALT Magazine

December 11, 2020

TESTING PUT TO THE TEST

The COVID-19 pandemic forced U.S. Army Operational Test Command to innovate during a…

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Army ALT Magazine

December 2, 2020

AMC DRIVES ON

AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION: A Crane Army Ammunition Activity employee labels containers of…

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Career Development

November 13, 2020

THE 2020-2021 DAU-SSCF COHORT PARTICIPATES IN ITS ANNUAL SENIOR LEADER FORUM

by Sarah L. Aubouin On October 8–9, 2020 a cohort of up-and-coming…

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Army ALT Magazine

November 12, 2020

DIALING UP CRITICAL CARE

AUSTERE CARE: NETCCN is meant to provide military medical care to the austere environments likely…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

November 9, 2020

10 GOOD IDEAS

The Army's xTechSearch program uncovers value and innovation. By Jess Stillman …

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Xtech Search: COVID-19 Ventilator Challenge

Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

November 7, 2020

FREE, URGENT AND SCARCE

The Army's xTechSearch program leverages its success to find the innovation the Army needs—and…

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Army ALT Magazine

November 5, 2020

GFEBS FINDS ITS SEA LEGS

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Sailors and civilians assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego attend…

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Army ALT Magazine

October 28, 2020

MODERNIZING PARTNERSHIPS

NOT YOUR MOTHER’S MICROWAVE: RCCTO will field a prototype Indirect Fire Protection Capability - High…

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Army ALT Magazine

October 23, 2020

ON A DIME

Contractors have pivoted, practically overnight, to keep in step with the DOD throughout…

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General

October 20, 2020

TRAINING MARCHES ON

FROM THE DIRECTOR FOR ACQUISITION CAREER MANAGEMENT CRAIG A. SPISAK Developing leaders…

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Career Development IDEAL

October 15, 2020

IDEAL Breaks Ground With Virtual Session, 61 Graduates

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Oct. 17, 2020)—During the final week of August, the two…

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Army ALT Magazine

October 1, 2020

A WINNING TEAM

QUICK DRAW: Sgt. Brett Knox with the Kendrick Memorial Blood Center, located outside Fort Gordon,…

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Army ALT Magazine

September 30, 2020

LEADING AN AGILE WORKFORCE IN TIMES OF CRISIS

THE DIVISION: The Kansas City District Contracting Division is pictured with then-Deputy Assistant Secretary of…

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Faces of the Force

September 29, 2020

HUNTING FOR HOWITZERS

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Program Manager Towed Artillery…

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General

September 21, 2020

ARMY ACQUISITION WORKFORCE SUPPORTS THE EMERGING AND ENDURING MISSION

by Dr. Bruce D. Jette In my role as the assistant secretary of…

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Army ALT Magazine

September 17, 2020

THE VISIBLE SUPPLY CHAIN

SEEING THE SUPPLY CHAIN: Full visibility of the supply chain has been a high priority…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

August 25, 2020

LEARNING IN THE FACE OF PANDEMIC

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITION CAREER MANAGEMENT CRAIG A. SPISAK For the…

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Army ALT Magazine

August 24, 2020

CAREER NAVIGATOR: EDUCATION DURING A PANDEMIC

VIRTUAL LEARNING: Student-centered learning will help mitigate the challenges people have with distance learning. (Image…

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Army ALT Magazine

August 17, 2020

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT: AI NEEDS DATA

DECISION TIME: AI is just about everywhere. Search engines, social media, smartphone digital assistants and…

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Army ALT Magazine

August 13, 2020

ASA(ALT) at Work: JPEO-CBRND Profile

MAJOR MOUNTED PLATFORM UPGRADE: The NBCRV SSU, pictured during a demonstration at Aberdeen Proving Ground…

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Army ALT Magazine

August 12, 2020

TRAINING TO DELIVERY: CYBERSPACE WARFARE

AN AGILE SYSTEM: Chief Warrant Officer Gabriel Garcia and Spc. Edward Bolton during the third…

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Army ALT Magazine General

August 10, 2020

DRESS RIGHT AND COVER DOWN

FROM PARACHUTES TO MASKS Parachute riggers with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Group Support Battalion,…

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Army ALT Magazine

August 5, 2020

CENTER STAGE ON COVID-19

BRIEFING THE BOSS: Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper speaks with biological safety officer David…

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Army ALT Magazine

July 31, 2020

THE ‘PITCH AND CATCH’ MOVEMENT APPROACH

DRAWING UP PLANS: Members of 80th MCT support multiple III Corps units at Port Arthur,…

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Army ALT Magazine

July 6, 2020

EVERY MINUTE COUNTS

THE VIRTUAL FUTURE: 1st Sgt. Michael Weaver, 1-31st Field Artillery Battalion, 434th Field Artillery Brigade,…

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Army ALT Magazine

June 30, 2020

THE UPSIDE OF ISOLATION

by Michael Bold When I spoke with Aimee Mullins in April, California…

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Army ALT Magazine

June 16, 2020

THE HALO EFFECT

READY FOR PATIENTS: Soldiers stage medical equipment and beds at the CenturyLink Event Center…

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Army ALT Magazine

June 10, 2020

FIELD THE FUTURE, SAFEGUARD THE PRESENT

MASK UP: ASA(ALT)’s COVID-19 Task Force is studying the risks and challenges that COVID-19 presents…

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Army ALT Magazine

May 18, 2020

JPEO-CBRND works with industry to develop COVID-19 diagnostic tests

COVID-19 RESPONSE: JPM CBRN Medical, in support of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of…

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