WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 2, 2015) - With a shrinking end strength and budget, the Army will need to relearn how to sustain what it has, rather than depending on contractor logistics support or replacements. Warrant officers will be key to that transition, Gen. Dennis L Via said. "I recall [that] warrants maintained everything in the division," said Via, commander … [Read more...]

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (July 1, 2015) - Army researchers are improving how computers manage a myriad of images, which will help analysts across the DOD intelligence community. In a new user interface developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Dr. Jeff Hansberger designed and created a system that … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 1, 2015) - This year's Best Warrior competition has been revamped and moved to Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey said the changes to the competition - which selects the Army's Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer, or NCO, of the Year - are designed to better assess Soldiers' basic grasp of Army standards and … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (July 1, 2015) - In hopes of bringing medical treatment to Soldiers on remote battlefields in warm climates, the folks at Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, recently put forth a "cool effort." The Heat Ailment Recovery Pack, or HARP, is being developed by the Joint Foodservice Engineering Team, or JFET, of the Combat Feeding … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (June 30, 2015) - Army researchers have teamed up with the Tufts University School of Engineering to create the Center for Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences, or Center for ABCs. The center is co-directed by Dr. Caroline Mahoney, team leader for the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, cognitive science team, and … [Read more...]