DECEMBER 17, 2020 - The Army has launched a new on-post coworking space initiative that plans to provide military spouses a comfortable and professional workspace outside their homes, along with a training venue for employment and entrepreneurial opportunities. Improving military spouse career and employment opportunities through new programs and partnerships is a top … [Read more...]
Feel the Vibration! No Thanks, Army Researchers Say
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...]
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...]
Army Provides Support to Operation Warp Speed
DECEMBER 15, 2020 - Over the past seven months, the Army Materiel Command enterprise has supported Operation Warp Speed in standing up clinical trial facilities, contracting, transporting supplies and lending personnel and expertise. Much of the work is being directed by the Operation Warp Speed team led by an Army leader who is very familiar to AMC. Gen. Gus Perna, former … [Read more...]
West Point Cadets Given Wearable Devices for Contact-Tracing Test
DECEMBER 14, 2020 - West Point cadets have begun testing wearable devices designed to quickly identify COVID-19 cases and control infection rates. Smartwatches worn by cadets will monitor whether users follow correct physical distancing protocols during a two-month limited user test at the U.S. Military Academy, which officially starts Saturday during the Army-Navy football … [Read more...]