JUNE 17, 2021 - In June 2021, the Far East District reflects on the great accomplishments of the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the nation celebrates their establishments. FED is proud to contribute to the greater USACE mission of sustaining readiness through building and protecting. The U.S. Army's 246th birthday is June 14, a day we celebrate the Army Total … [Read more...]

JUNE 16, 2021 — To prepare for unmanned aircraft system threats they may see on the battlefield, Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division participated in the Army’s first Counter-Small UAS home-station training session at Fort Carson, Colorado, from April 19-May 7 in advance of an upcoming deployment to the U.S. Central Command region. Soldiers simulated using the Mobile-Low, … [Read more...]

JUNE 16, 2021 — While the Army was able to accomplish an array of missions this past year, readiness levels may still be fragile to the global challenges it currently faces against growing near-peer threats, the vice chief of staff told lawmakers Wednesday. In a whirlwind year, the Army has demonstrated its ability to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, … [Read more...]

JUNE 15, 2021 — Army researchers are creating technologies for decision makers to identify and execute the best-course-of-action cybersecurity defense in near-real-time and time-constrained situations. The team, including Dr. Jaime C. Acosta, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory South site lead at the University of … [Read more...]

JUNE 15, 2021 - Army-funded research has resulted in the development of a programmable fiber that could transmit data from Soldier uniforms. Researchers at the Army’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed the first fiber with digital capabilities. The fiber can sense, store, analyze and infer activity when sewn into a … [Read more...]