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Army air defenders with 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, examine a captured drone during Project Flytrap 4.5, on November 19, 2025—part of a future where acquisition reform speeds delivery of advanced counter-drone capabilities to the force.

Behind The Frontlines From the Frontlines Policy & Planning

December 19, 2025

The Army’s 2025 Acquisition Reforms Revolutionize Processes To Expedite Cutting-Edge Capabilities

The Army launched its most ambitious procurement overhaul in decades—designed to slash bureaucracy, fast-track innovation…

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Army ALT Magazine Workforce

June 16, 2025

FROM HORSES TO TANKS

TEAM OF RIVALS Horse cavalry and tanks that made up part of team “Blue” during…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development Science & Technology

October 25, 2023

DIGITAL ENGINEERING LEARNING CURVE

XM30 COMBAT VEHICLE: The XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle, shown here in a conceptual illustration,…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

June 15, 2023

I PROMISE IT’S NOT A TEST

NECESSARY PREPARATIONS: Soldiers with Third Platoon, "Blackhorse" Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker…

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Faces of the Force

November 24, 2020

EXPLORING POSSIBILITIES

TITLE: Lead Logistics Management Specialist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems,…

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Faces of the Force

November 10, 2020

ADAPTING TO CHANGE

TITLE: Management analyst COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service…

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Faces of the Force

January 7, 2020

Part of the Solution

Donnah Laster TITLE: Management analyst COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Director for Main Battle Tank Systems, Program Executive…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

October 10, 2019

Digging deeper

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITION CAREER MANAGEMENT CRAIG A. SPISAK Supporting the future force by…

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Faces of the Force

August 27, 2019

Doing > Talking

When it comes to leadership, Laura Wichlacz favors action over lip service. Wichlacz leads a…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

June 19, 2019

A Chance to Think

Naval Postgraduate School lecturer takes case studies on the road to offer the acquisition workforce…

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Maj. Gen. Clark W. LeMasters Jr., former Commanding General of the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), presents SSCF diploma to Lytle.

Career Development

May 30, 2019

Army acquisition leader pays it forward

by Stefanie Pidgeon Kathy Lytle started her Army career over 30 years ago as a…

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Project Directors for Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020

Career Development

November 16, 2018

Army Selects Four Acquisition Project Directors for Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020

by Norm Hilton and Sarah Aubouin FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Nov. 16, 2018) You may ask…

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Army ALT Magazine

October 16, 2018

Shift left

Coordinated contractor testing can help accelerate the acquisition process and improve the quality of equipment…

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If a combat vehicle’s systems architecture is “open”—using widely supported standards rather than one vendor’s proprietary standards—it’s easier for the Army to update the vehicle to add new capabilities. PEO Ground Combat Systems, which manages the Abrams tank pictured here, introduced an open-systems approach for the fighting vehicles in its portfolio. (Photo by PEO GCS)

Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

August 21, 2018

Reusable and refresh-able

Ground Combat Systems’ Common Infrastructure Architecture integrates multiple systems and eliminates redundancies in fighting vehicles…

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Army ALT Magazine

June 21, 2017

Zero to full manpower in 8 hours

Predictive Resource Staffing Models make staffing a program office easier and faster. A model for…

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Career Development

February 26, 2015

Army acquisition product directors selected in first-ever board

By Tara Clements and Jack Kendall FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Feb. 26, 2015)—Fourteen candidates from the…

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General

February 11, 2015

History in the Making

By Steve Stark FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Every edition of the U.S. Army Weapon Systems…

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General

October 1, 2014

#AAC25 Army marks 10-year Stryker anniversary

By Kris Osborn, ASA(ALT) WARREN, Mich. (Army News Service, May 6, 2011) - What began…

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General

September 2, 2014

USAASC launches weapon system website

By Steve Stark FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Sept. 3, 2014) — As the result of budget…

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Career Development

October 30, 2013

Recent leadership program graduates prepare to mentor the next generation

By Darrell Whitehurst FORT BELVOIR, Va. – Seven Army acquisition professionals are recent graduates…

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General

December 5, 2012

Research & Development underway for Abrams Modernization

Bill Good Over the past decade the only thing that has been able to…

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General

December 4, 2012

Bradley Changes to Upgrade Vehicle Across the Board

Bill Good Since the Bradley Fighting Vehicle was first introduced to the Army in…

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General

December 3, 2012

Team Stryker receives 2012 Secretary of the Army Excellence in Contracting Award

Bill Good The Stryker Life Cycle Requirements Contracting Team has received the 2012 Secretary…

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General

November 10, 2012

Army Begins Limited User Test of Paladin Upgrade

Ashley John-Givens In late October, the Army began the Limited User Test (LUT) of…

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General

August 10, 2012

New Product Office Focuses on Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle

Bill Good The U.S. Army, in its continued dedication to modernizing its heavy brigade combat…

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General

August 10, 2012

Bradley Urban Survivability Kits Installed Early and Under Budget

Bill Good In mid-June, the Bradley A3 Fighting Vehicles assigned to units stationed in the…

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PEO GCS

The Army’s 2025 Acquisition Reforms Revolutionize Processes To Expedite Cutting-Edge Capabilities

FROM HORSES TO TANKS

DIGITAL ENGINEERING LEARNING CURVE

I PROMISE IT’S NOT A TEST

EXPLORING POSSIBILITIES

ADAPTING TO CHANGE

Part of the Solution

Digging deeper

Doing > Talking

A Chance to Think

Army acquisition leader pays it forward

Army Selects Four Acquisition Project Directors for Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020

Shift left

Reusable and refresh-able

Zero to full manpower in 8 hours

Army acquisition product directors selected in first-ever board

History in the Making

#AAC25 Army marks 10-year Stryker anniversary

USAASC launches weapon system website

Recent leadership program graduates prepare to mentor the next generation

Research & Development underway for Abrams Modernization

Bradley Changes to Upgrade Vehicle Across the Board

Team Stryker receives 2012 Secretary of the Army Excellence in Contracting Award

Army Begins Limited User Test of Paladin Upgrade

New Product Office Focuses on Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle

Bradley Urban Survivability Kits Installed Early and Under Budget

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