JUNE 4, 2021 - Immersive virtual reality isn’t just for amusement parks, the U.S. Army is funding research that uses it to understand group dynamics. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory funded scientists at Kent State University’s Electrophysiological Neuroscience Laboratory to create an immersive virtual reality … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2021
DOD Officials Testify on Defense Environmental Restoration Program
JUNE 4, 2021 - The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Resilience, Richard Kidd, provided testimony on May 26 at a virtual House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the defense environmental restoration program, also known as DERP. For over thirty years, DOD has conducted cleanup for its current and former installations, following … [Read more...]
Marines Return From Historic 5,500-Mile Convoy
JUNE 4, 2021 - In one of the longest military convoys in history, U.S Marines drove 18 vehicles approximately 5,500 miles in a continuous 34-day mission. The convoy, comprised of Marines from 2nd Transportation Battalion, part of 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), drove from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine … [Read more...]
EOD: Eliminating Explosive Hazards
JUNE 4, 2021 – An image that probably comes to mind when picturing an explosive ordnance disposal technician is someone with a pair of wire cutters in their hand and sweat dripping down their forehead while they decide whether to cut the red or blue wire. While a wire-cutting scenario may not be entirely out of the question, the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron EOD team has a … [Read more...]
Army Targets People, Readiness, Modernization With 2022 Budget
JUNE 4, 2021 – The Army released its $173 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2022 Friday, with a deliberate decision to fund people initiatives, readiness goals, and modernization efforts with a $3.6 billion reduction from last year's enacted budget. "The Army's budget supports all the requirements asked of the Army in the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance, … [Read more...]