DECEMBER 16, 2020 - A future where military helicopters are vibration-free may be years away, but U.S. Army technology is propelling researchers closer to that goal. Military and commercial researchers are turning to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, now known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory and its Multi-Degree of Freedom system to conduct basic … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2020
Eglin Air Force Base Key to Emerald Flag Success
DECEMBER 16, 2020 - Emerald Flag, Eglin Air Force Base’s first native multi-domain test exercise, concluded after five days of testing at the Eglin AFB Test and Training Range Dec. 5. The inaugural event aimed to experiment with combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control technologies. The effort offered a realistic combat training environment, networking aircraft, … [Read more...]
Training Tests Readiness and Grit of Service Members
DECEMBER 16, 2020 - Over 300 personnel at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center participated in Operation Courageous Ascent, a training exercise designed to test medical operations in austere environments, Nov. 17-19. The exercise tested medical personnel on a variety of combat medical skills such as applying combat action tourniquets, casualty evacuation, dismounted patrolling, … [Read more...]
Air Force Team Explores Supersonic Executive Transport
DECEMBER 16, 2020 - Always looking for new capabilities, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Presidential and Executive Airlift team is partnering with leading aviation companies to explore the possibility of supersonic travel. “Think about shrinking the world by getting somewhere twice as fast,” said Brig. Gen. Ryan Britton, Presidential and Executive Airlift program … [Read more...]
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in Midst of Revolution
DECEMBER 16, 2020 - In existence for almost a quarter-century, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has been providing geospatial intelligence to policymakers, the intelligence community and warfighters since 1996. Now, says its director for operations, when it comes to geospatial intelligence, the agency is in the middle of a revolution. "From a strictly GEOINT … [Read more...]