WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (August 3, 2015) -- Over 100 artillery rockets were launched June 16 at White Sands Missile Range, or WSMR, to test an improved version of the M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS. The test, conducted at WSMR's G-16 impact area, saw an M270A1 MLRS vehicle equipped with a new armored cab, fire 138 rockets to ensure the improvements … [Read more...]
Father, Daughter Army National Guard Pilots Fly Together
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (July 31, 2015) -- Warrant Officer Meghan Polis, a UH-60 pilot in the New York Army National Guard, doesn't remember it, but she logged her first three hours of helicopter flight time when she was only 3 months old. Her father, New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen Polis, and her mother were going to a barbecue in Albany. They lived on … [Read more...]
Combined Intel Cell Keeps Brigade Leaders ‘In The Know’
L'VIV, Ukraine (July 31, 2015) -- In the sea of a bustling tactical operations center, they are the calm center. Armed with cool concentration, facts from the field, diligence and determination, this team provides a vital asset to more than 1,800 U.S. and coalition armed forces from 18 nations. They are the Multi-National Brigade intelligence cell. Military officers from the … [Read more...]
Developments Enhance Future Vertical Lift Aircraft
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (July 30, 2015) -- Efforts are being made to establish methods to reduce the time to develop and field new software capabilities and their life cycle costs for future vertical lift aircraft. Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center's, or AMRDEC's, Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator project is leading those science and technology … [Read more...]
New Technologies Signify Shift in Assessing Army Innovation, Shaping Requirements
FORT BLISS, Texas (July 30, 2015) -- Fort Bliss, Texas, is a hub for Army technological innovation. This fall, it will not just be the technology that is innovative; but also the event in which new technologies will be reviewed. The Army Warfighter Assessment, known as AWA, has evolved as a complement to the Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE. "NIE 16.1/AWA is really a … [Read more...]