PACK OUT: An IAAAP employee prepares 155 mm rounds for load, assemble and pack, May 15, 2024. (Photo by Dori Whipple, Joint Munitions Command, Public and Congressional Affairs) Joint…
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READY FOR BLITZ: HIVE unmanned aircraft systems prepare to take flight during Project Convergence – Capstone 4 at Fort Irwin, California, in March 2024. Small UAS weigh less than 1,320…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Program analyst YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 2 EDUCATION: B.S in business management, Stockton University BRIANNA BAZILIO by…
(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…
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…
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….
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Program Manager Towed Artillery Systems TITLE: Defense Acquisition University Senior Service College Fellowship; previously acting deputy program manager and Ukraine…
CELEBRATING 60 YEARS: PM CCS celebrated 60 Years as one of the longest tenured PM offices in the Army. (Photo by Todd Mozes, Chugach) How PM Close Combat…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Operations officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 13 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Practitioner in program management EDUCATION: B.A. in anthropology,…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition, Directorate of Integration TITLE: Project officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 24 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Advanced in program management, Practitioner in…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Director Joint Services, Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Acquisition manager ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Contracting YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 13 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: DOD…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager Close Combat Systems (PM CCS), Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A) TITLE: Branch Chief, Grenades and Protection Systems YEARS OF SERVICE IN…
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…
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…
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….
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: G-4 director of logistics YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 16 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 26 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Advanced…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition, Project Director Joint Services (PD JS) TITLE: Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) site integrator YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 1…
Holston Army Ammunition Plant, a government-owned contractor-operated facility in Tennessee manufactures RDX and HMX explosives for ammunition production. (Photo courtesy of JPEO Armaments & Ammunition, Project Director Joint Services) ...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A) TITLE: Assistant product manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 7 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 15 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Practitioner…
Precision-guided munitions fly to the sound of different GPS signals. by Paul Manz and Thomas Blenk On Oct. 12–14, 2021, Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition, Program Manager Close Combat Systems TITLE: Program support specialist YEARS OF…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A), Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS) TITLE: Program Analyst Team Lead YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE:…
(Photo by Maj. Joseph Bush, 41st Field Artillery Brigade) “Unusual” approaches to materiel development can be the secret to innovative weapons. by James A. Sarruda and…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Product Director for Demilitarization TITLE: Chief engineer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 32 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in Engineering,…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Program Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems TITLE: Medium cannon caliber research, development, test and evaluation lead YEARS OF SERVICE IN…
DRONES ‘R’ US: As drones have become more advanced, less expensive and more widely available, DOD has shifted its approach to dealing with the threats they pose to troops in…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Assistant product manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 2 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 12 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II…
SLEEK AUTOMATION: The Army’s new manufacturing capability will produce the 6.8 mm next-generation family of ammunition without affecting Lake City’s ability to deliver legacy 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm and .50-caliber…
By Rebecca Leonard Government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) Army ammunition plants serve a vital role in producing ammunition for the U.S. armed forces. Energetic and inert materiel components are produced…
FUTURE VISION: JMC’s revised ammunition strategy will build a 21st century organic industrial base capable of sustaining fielded systems, maintaining pace with Army modernization efforts, and able to…
PEACE OF MIND: Teleworking gave many of us peace of mind, knowing we could continue to work while minimizing possible exposure to the coronavirus. (Image by Getty Images) …
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Director Joint Bombs, Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Project management engineer ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Engineering YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 MILITARY…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Combat Capabilities Development Command-Armaments Center, and Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Project management officer, International Programs ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Engineering YEARS OF…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Deputy product manager ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Program management YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14 years MILITARY OR CIVILIAN:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Program Manager Towed Artillery Systems TITLE: Program Management Engineer ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Engineering YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11…
