MULTIPURPOSE SUPPORT: Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle (FMTV) M1078 2.5 ton cargo vehicles are capable of operating worldwide across various terrains and in extreme weather conditions. (Photo courtesy of PEO…
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SPOT CHECK: A Soldier checks his Nett Warrior during an Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment force-on-force field demonstration held on Fort Benning, Georgia on March 4, 2022. Nett Warrior uses smartphones…
MIND MELD: Soldier touch point events provided critical feedback for the Army’s test community. (Photo Spc. Ryan Parrl) CS23 enables Stryker squadrons to operate flexible network and situational…
LET’S SEE WHAT THIS THING CAN DO: A successful demonstration of RAIL’s capabilities was held in April 2021 at Anniston Army Depot, Alabama. (U.S. Army Photo by Mark Cleghorn) …
MODES OF CONDUCT: Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division conduct mission command and network communications on-the-move, during the Army’s three-week Armored Formation On-The-Move Network…
by Cheryl Marino FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Oct. 4, 2022)—The Fall 2022 issue of Army AL&T magazine focuses on acquisition at speed. Over the years, the acquisition community has struggled with...
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS CONTRACTING-SPECIFIC ‒ ARMY ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE (AAE) AWARDS The submission deadline for contracting-specific AAE Awards has been extended to Oct. 14. The 2022 Army Acquisition…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) Project Manager Intelligence Systems and Analytics TITLE: Product support manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12…
Armored Formation-on-the-Move Network Pilot informs capability set designs. by Col. Shane Taylor, Col. Greg Napoli and Amy Walker Recent events in Europe and around the world are highlighting…
From the Army Acquisition Executive The Honorable Douglas R. Bush Speed is a winning strategy for the Army and America. The United States Army faces rapid change,…
Capt. Keyshawn Lee of the Army Software Factory conducts software development activities from his workstation. (U.S. Army photo by Austin Thomas, Army Futures Command) The Army Software…
WEATHER THE STORM: Lightning strikes behind a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 8, 2017. In a conventional conflict, the B-52 can accomplish strategic attacks, close-air…
OPTIONALLY MANNED MOCK-UP: U.S. Army Soldiers sit in a mock-up of the Soldier compartment of a potential design of an Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle during a Soldier touch point at…
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…
IN THE MIDDLE: A DASC is a middleman—located in the Pentagon, they can attend meetings and respond to tasks on behalf of a program or product management office, and then…
THE BIG CHILL: The Arctic tundra of Murmansk, Russia, at sunset. Murmansk features a subarctic climate with long and cold winters and short cool summers. In the city, freezing temperatures…
TEAM AID: Acquisition Innovation Directorate team members, from left, Ron Crevecoeur, Rachel Solis, Mike Hildebrandt, Aric Sherwood, Erin Rusnak, Monica Wilkins and Solaiman Afzal in February. The team has two...
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CECOM is shaking up technical data acquisition by seeking neutral ground on government access to intellectual property. by Troy Saunders Right now, seemingly more than ever before,…
UP TO THE CHALLENGE: Maj. Kenny Torres of Army Futures Command demonstrates the pull-up bars during the command’s Murph Challenge event at Camp Mabry, Texas, on May 26. The Army…
AWARDS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – ARMY ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE AWARDS The 2022 Army Acquisition Executive’s (AAE) Excellence in Leadership Awards Call for Nominations is underway! These AAE awards…
GOOD VS. GREAT: Credentials are intended to enhance an workforce member’s knowledge of a particular functional area—either through a broader understanding of the functional area, or specific expertise in one…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Ground Vehicle Systems Center (Post-Senior Service College Fellowship broadening assignment) TITLE: Division chief, systems engineering planning and management YEARS OF…
OVERDOSE AVERTED: ORA staff are working with private sector pharmaceutical companies to develop a naloxone auto-injector—similar to the materiel pictured here—to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose on the…
Microsoft Teams allows leaders to check in with their employees in real time and establishes a sense of community among workers. (Image by Getty Images) From the Director of…
The U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center congratulates the Soldiers listed below for their selection into the 51C military occupational specialty (MOS)—contracting noncommissioned officer (NCO). 51C NCOs have the…
THIS IS JUST A TEST: An AH-64 Apache aircrew conducts a simulated mission in the Combat Aviation Brigade Architecture Integration Lab, Apache systems integration laboratory. A decommissioned Apache fueslage is…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center, matrixed to Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Acting deputy product director for special ammunition and weapon systems…
FOCUS ON FEEDBACK: ROWPU maintenance technicians describe commonly broken parts. From left: Julie Talbot, student; William Quimbayoglen, chief, Army Water Training Division; Brian Scott, student; Matthew Clayton, student; James Walker,…
OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIMENTATION: Maj. Gen. Kimberly Colloton and Col. (Ret.) Teresa Schlosser visit an experiment to test the new bunker retrofit at Ft. Polk, Louisiana, in December 2020. …
THE PROPER TOOLS: The MSL degree program provides Army Acquisition Workforce members with the tools to think more critically about the acquisition process, advance expertise and become more persuasive influencers….
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A) Project Director Joint Services TITLE: Program management engineer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 16 ACQUISITION CERTIFICATIONS: Defense…
PLAN OF ACTION: Decision dominance enables combatant commanders to take decisive advantage in any situation. (Photo by Sgt. David Vermilyea, U.S. Army European Command) How to create first-contact-proof…
Pine Bluff Arsenal helps to produce the Army’s finest “soft wear.” by Rachel Selby and Justin Lieber Imagine you a have a mission so critical and specialized that…
BACK TO BASICS – WHERE ARE WE NOW? We will soon be six months into implementation of Back-to-Basics, marking it time to provide a quick update on the…
IPT collaboratively identifies budget proposal needs to expedite the approval process. by Brooke A. Davis Either in developing it or consuming it, an appetite for cutting edge technology…
