APRIL 9, 2020 - The Army Corps of Engineers is making significant progress in providing thousands of hospital beds for the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic in facilities built to handle patients with and without the virus. The Corps of Engineers is working on 27 mission assignments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has the lead role in the pandemic, … [Read more...]

APRIL 9, 2020 - Scientists from the Army Research Laboratory have designed a camera drone capable of being fired from a 40 mm grenade launcher, researchers say, on the heels of a patent filed last month. There are two variants of the Grenade Launched Unmanned Aerial System, or GLUAS, one is a is a small, paragliding system with folding blade propellers and Mylar paragliding … [Read more...]

APRIL 8, 2020 - While officials have relied on “social distancing” to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Army’s top chaplain says the term doesn’t mean stopping all contact with friends and family. Social distancing, a term used by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, aims to head off the COVID-19 pandemic by advising people to stay at least six feet apart with no … [Read more...]

APRIL 7, 2020 - The Army is working closely with industry partners to fulfill critical modernization programs on time, all while reviewing procedures to mitigate future delays amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the service’s acquisition chief said Friday. "In general, we are still close to being on track," said Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics … [Read more...]

APRIL 7, 2020 - The Army will temporarily halt the movement of soldiers to basic combat training because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command said. "This conditions-based pause allows leaders to further focus on setting conditions to restart movement in a safer manner," Army Gen. Paul E. Funk II said. This is not a pause in … [Read more...]