MAY 22, 2015, ARLINGTON, Va. - As the summer approaches, the Defense Department is redoubling its efforts to promote safety and emphasize responsibility to all service members and their families, starting with a “Critical Days of Summer” message from Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. In a memo issued to DOD leaders, Carter said, “For many of us, summer … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
Smart-Mortar Will Help Soldiers More Effectively Hit Targets
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 22, 2015) - The Army hopes the 120mm Guided Enhanced Fragmentation Mortar further improves Soldiers' ability to put artillery on target. During DOD Lab Day at the Pentagon, May 14, multiple researchers from throughout the Army were available to demonstrate their projects, including Nickolas B. Baldwin, a researcher and mechanical engineer … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Prayer for Peace by The President of The United States of America
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Prayer for Peace, A Proclamation by The President of The United States (MAY 22, 2015) - On Memorial Day, the United States pauses to honor the fallen heroes who died in service to our Nation. With heavy hearts and a sense of profound gratitude, we mourn these women and men -- parents, children, loved ones, comrades-in-arms, friends, and all those known and unknown -- who … [Read more...]
Soldiers Help Identify New IED Threats Using Forensics
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 21, 2015) - As operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated, the enemy is adept at making inexpensive improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, and modifying them over time to become even more lethal. "For us to adapt to those threats, we must be able to identify and assess what those IEDs or weapons are and how they're being used … [Read more...]
Army Outfits First Vehicles With Electronic Stability Control
RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT, Texas (May 21, 2015) - Soldiers laud the ballistic protection Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, vehicles that provide them against underbody threats, but now a brand-new MRAP feature, the first of its kind for the Army, will help maximize warfighter safety and survivability. Electronic stability control, or ESC, is a computerized technology … [Read more...]