MAY 21, 2019 - Following successful initial field testing, Army senior leaders have approved the development of alternate Army Combat Fitness Test assessments for selected Soldiers with permanent profiles that prevent full participation in the six-event test. Although final determination of standards will not be completed until Oct. 1, 2019, the Army's lead for development … [Read more...]
Mad Scientist Initiative Helps Illustrate ‘Realm of the Possible’
MAY 20, 2019 - In the distant future, teams of Soldiers equipped with high-powered exoskeletons disembark a series of autonomous personnel carriers outside the enemy's position. Overhead, a small fleet of drones scans the engagement area, giving each Soldier a real-time view of the battlefield through their heads-up display. As each team moves into position, they hear a … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Launches New Marketing Campaign: “In Our Boots”
MAY 17, 2019 - In Our Boots is the U.S. Army's new recruitment marketing effort for prospective recruits. This is an immersive virtual reality experience to inspire and inform brave young men and women when it comes to considering a future in the U.S. Army. By engaging with In Our Boots, the young Americans will experience, what it is like to be an Army Soldier on a mission … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Fields First UAS Drone
MAY 16, 2019 - Imagine a battlefield where Soldiers have access to near-real time video transmitted back to them on a handheld device. Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier) fielded the first personal Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in the U.S. Army to Soldiers of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, April 29th-May 3rd, 2019 at Fort Bragg, NC. Soldiers did more … [Read more...]
Augmented Reality Training on the Horizon to Give Soldiers Edge in Combat
MAY 16, 2019 - The Army's new battlefield heads-up display, the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, will revolutionize the way Soldiers prepare for future conflicts, the Army's vice chief of staff told lawmakers May 9. "This is cutting-edge technology," Gen. James C. McConville said before the House Armed Services Committee's subcommittee on readiness. "It is going to … [Read more...]