REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (July 8, 2015) - U.S. Army researchers have developed a tiny photovoltaic solar cell for the conversion of light energy into electrical energy that it resulted in a patent. The patent reveals a new kind of photovoltaic solar cell with significantly reduced size and cost compared with current solar cells. Dr. Michael Scalora, a research physicist at … [Read more...]

ROCKHAMPTON, Australia (July 8, 2015) - More than 400 Army paratroopers, from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, parachuted from seven C-17 Globemasters onto Kapyong Air Field, Australia, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 15, July 8. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise, which provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian … [Read more...]

DARIEN, Ill. (July 8, 2015) - He's a self-proclaimed "map geek," and he's the first Soldier to join the newest geospatial cell at an engineer command in Illinois. And right now, he wants to find more Soldiers like him to join the team. The geospatial cell at the 416th Theater Engineer Command, or TEC, is brand new. It was established this year as part of a broader redesign … [Read more...]

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (July 8, 2015) - The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit took first place last week at the 54th annual Interservice Rifle Team Championship. The Marine team came in second at the championships, held on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, and ending July 1. During the competition, shooters from across the Department of Defense competed in a myriad … [Read more...]

SAN ANTONIO (July 8, 2015) - Mindfulness-based meditation and the military are generally two things that one would not associate with one another. But on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Dr. Valerie Rice, chief of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Human Research and Engineering Directorate Army Medical Department Field Element in San Antonio, has participated in the Army Study … [Read more...]