MAY 12, 2021 – The U.S. Army announced today a new policy allowing all Soldiers in the ranks of corporal and specialist the option to take the Army Physical Fitness Test as the service transitions to the Army Combat Fitness Test. This will provide corporals and specialists (E-4s) another option to qualify for, or increase their opportunity for, promotion or other personnel or … [Read more...]
Army Seeks to Establish Self Sufficiency Through Biomanufacturing
MAY 12, 2021 - Industrial revolutions are rare, but when they come, they change everything. The convergence of synthetic biology, robotics, and biomanufacturing is ushering in a new bioeconomy that is based on biotechnologies rather than petrochemical production. The Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) is expanding its … [Read more...]
Army Seeks Future Officers During Virtual Hiring Spree
MAY 12, 2021 - Even though death threats were common in Iraq during the mid-2000s, the scare tactic still left M. Sayer a bit unnerved while he worked as a linguist for the U.S. military. “I came home one day and someone left a bullet inside an envelope in my mailbox,” Sayer recalled. It was an eye-opening experience for Sayer, but it failed to intimidate him for long. … [Read more...]
Army Scientists Find Counter to Nerve Agent Exposure
MAY 10, 2021 - When it comes to the nerve agent VX, even a tiny drop on the skin is quickly fatal. Army researchers at the Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center are now busy developing a way to counteract the way VX attacks life-sustaining molecular activities inside human cells, and they are doing it using a common, over-the counter nutritional … [Read more...]
Army Robotic Combat Vehicle Tests Live Fire
MAY 10, 2021 - Soldier feedback continues to build momentum in the Army’s Campaign of Learning surrounding robotic combat vehicles. The latest waypoint was a successful two week-long live fire exercise utilizing the Project Origin platform, a robotic combat vehicle (RCV) surrogate system supported by the Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross Functional Team (NGCV CFT) and … [Read more...]