WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 18, 2015) - Tiny Army satellites may someday provide Soldiers with voice, data and even visual communications in remote areas, which lack such communications. Already some of that technology has been successfully tested, Dr. Travis Taylor said. Taylor is the senior scientist for Space Division, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command - … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
Navy Research Lab Develops New Body Armor for 2016
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2015 - New lightweight, flexible and buoyant body armor developed at the Naval Research Laboratory could be in field use by 2016, the lead scientist who has overseen the armor’s two-year development said yesterday. Research physicist Raymond M. Gamache of the lab’s chemistry division was one of dozens of exhibitors in the Defense … [Read more...]
DoD Lab Day
MAY 15, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Defense Department's Office of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics hosted the first-ever "DoD Lab Day" in the Pentagon courtyard, May 14. DoD Lab Day was designed to increase understanding of the complexity and diversity of the DoD lab enterprise. It provided insight into more than 100 Navy, Marine, Air Force, Army and Medical … [Read more...]
Naval District Washington to Host Energy Management Course
MAY 15, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Naval District Washington (NDW) is teaming up with the Civil Engineer Corps Officer School (CECOS) to proctor the Secretary of Navy (SECNAV)-approved Facilities Energy Management Course at the Washington Navy Yard, May 18-22. The five-day course is designed to provide students fundamental energy management training and guidance on topics … [Read more...]
Utility Rate Team Completes 8-Year Study, Finds Millions in Potential Cost Savings
MAY 15, 2015, TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) - The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently completed a groundbreaking eight-year review of utility rates for nearly 70 Air Force bases in the continental U.S. and found millions of dollars of potential savings for the service. AFCEC Energy Directorate's Utility Rate Management Team (URMT) along with utility rate … [Read more...]