5/2/2013 - EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- A new, lighter, mobile 30 mm ammo linker system is set for delivery to Air Force Special Operations Command units here in May. The 89-pound apparatus can feed 15 unattached 30 mm rounds into MK-15 links via a crank system and was created and designed by Eglin Air Force Base's munitions materiel handling equipment Airmen. The … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
New Gear Brings Enhanced Precision to Field Artillery in Afghanistan
FORWARD OPERATING BASE BORIS, Afghanistan (May 1, 2013) -- Newly-fielded in Afghanistan, the XM1156 "Precision Guidance Kit" provides add-on precision guidance capability to the projectiles used in the M109A6 Paladin and M777A2 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer weapons systems. Artillerymen with Battery's A and B, 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment recently became the first … [Read more...]
Army Ten-Miler Race Registration Open Now
WASHINGTON (April 30, 2013) -- The Army's annual Army Ten-Miler race is gearing up for this year's 29th edition, starting Oct. 20, at the Pentagon. Registration will be a two-phase process (Priority & General) again this year and will take place online at www.armytenmiler.com. Priority registration opened May 1, at 12:01 a.m. for all U.S. service members and runners who have … [Read more...]
Going Green: Corps Builds Largest Induction Solar Wall in the Country
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HARRISBURG, PA -- As the sun beats down on one of the biggest buildings in the country, solar thermal collectors go to work providing enough heat for a 1.7 million square foot warehouse. Spread across more than 40 acres, the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) Eastern Distribution Center in New Cumberland, Pa., provides critical supplies for the military stationed overseas. DLA … [Read more...]
Kiowa Warrior Upgrades Alter Aircraft Profile
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 30, 2013) -- The newly updated Kiowa Warrior aircraft, the OH-58F, made a ceremonial "first flight," April 30, at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. With new cockpit and sensor modifications installed, the OH-58F represents the first major upgrade or modernization to the Kiowa Warrior in 20 years. The "cockpit and sensor upgrade program," called … [Read more...]