DECEMBER 22, 2020 - Leaders of the new People First Task Force said Wednesday they are committed to restoring an Army-wide culture of dignity and respect as they work to aggressively address the results of an independent report. Army senior leaders recently established the PFTF to respond to the list of findings and recommendations within the Fort Hood Independent Review … [Read more...]
New Retirement Extensions Allow Army to Retain Critical Talent
DECEMBER 21, 2020 - U.S. Army Colonel Paul Schmitt, a Foreign Area Officer (FAO) stationed in Kyiv, Ukraine, was planning to retire after 30 years of service. Schmitt serves as the Army Attaché with the Defense Attaché Office (DAO) at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. The DAO represents the Department of Defense to the host-nation government and military and assists and advises the … [Read more...]
Army-Funded Smart Fabric Collects Space Dust on Space Station
DECEMBER 18, 2020 - An Army-funded smart fiber being tested on the International Space Station could be used to develop space dust telescopes and allow astronauts to feel through their pressurized suits. Researchers at the Army’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed an acoustic fabric so sensitive to vibrations that it … [Read more...]
Army Strengthens Future Tech with Muscle-Bound Robots
DECEMBER 18, 2020 - Robotic systems packed with muscle tissue can produce never-seen-before agility and versatility, Army researchers said. Researchers with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, now known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory are teaming with collaborators at Duke University and the University of North Carolina on high-risk studies in … [Read more...]
Invention May Get Army Quadcopters to Move Faster
DECEMBER 17, 2020 - Researchers believe a new hinge is the key to get load-bearing, large, Army quadrotors to climb a few dozen feet in seconds. Dr. Jean-Paul Reddinger, a research aerospace engineer with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, now known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory, is studying how quickly a quadrotor the size of a king-sized mattress … [Read more...]