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...]

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (Army News Service, June 30, 2015) - The Army ruled almost every category on its way to grabbing the Chairman's Cup for the second straight year at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games held at this historic Marine Corps base. "That very first event, cycling, is what really brought this team together," said Sgt. 1st Class Keoki Smythe, … [Read more...]