JANUARY 6, 2022 - Nearly 2.3 million active-duty and Reserve personnel serve in the U.S. military. While most of those service members are outstanding at what they do, only a few are chosen to be their branch's USO Service Member of the Year. Every year since 2003, one junior enlisted service member from each branch — E-5 or below — is nominated by command leadership to be … [Read more...]
Army Working on Optimal Battlefield Visibility While In-Transit
JANUARY 6, 2022 – Mounted armored vehicles such as the Bradley have long been used as heavy weapons platforms with long range sensors to hunt targets and provide armored transportation to dismounted Soldiers. However once onboard the vehicle, Soldiers lost visibility of what is happening around them, leaving them ill-prepared to anticipate the changing battlespace upon … [Read more...]
Army Using Electric Lawn Mowers to Save The Planet
JANUARY 6, 2022 – The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is working to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions on military bases by using autonomous electric lawn mowers. Weldon Hill, the command’s deputy chief of staff, engineer, is leading the SMDC Autonomous Electric Lawn Mower Pilot Study in support of the Army’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas pollution by 50 … [Read more...]
Army Modernization Expedited at Aviation, Missile Center
JANUARY 5, 2022 — It’s more than just a buzzword — it’s the way of the future for Army aviation. MOSA — modular open systems architecture (or approach) — has become a popular term in recent years in the defense community, but it’s something the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center’s Joint Technology Center/System Integration … [Read more...]
Olympic Shooting Medalist Now Head Coach at Naval Academy
U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program marksman Maj. Michael Anti (center) shoots his way to a silver medal in the men's 50-meter rifle three-position event in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games at Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre in Greece. Anti will compete in his fifth Olympics in the 50-meter prone rifle event Aug. 15 in Beijing. Photo by Tim Hipps, FMWRC Public … [Read more...]