ARLINGTON, Va. (April 15, 2015) - The Army is working toward developing a fully autonomous tactical vehicle, a robotics expert said. "When you start looking at the mid-term, five to 10 years, we start talking about tapping into external systems," said Mark Mazzara, robotics interoperability lead for the Army's Program Executive Office - Combat Support and Combat Service … [Read more...]
Proclamation and Parade Celebrates Military’s Youngest Warriors
April 14, 2015 - April is the month, which the nation has set aside to recognize the sacrifices 1.8 million military children endure as a result of active-duty parents transitioning during permanent and temporary deployments. The cadence of drummers, chants of cheerleaders and the voices of child development center students, base personnel, parents and guests echoed outside … [Read more...]
Transition Programs Help Veterans Find Civil Service Work
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (April 14, 2015) - Leaving military service and job hunting can be overwhelming to some, but there are two transition programs that help veterans to ease into a civilian career. The Vets to Feds Career Development Program and the Army Materiel Command, or AMC's, Always a Soldier Program is designed to recruit and support the … [Read more...]
Army Aviation Continues Efforts for Technology Development
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (April 14, 2015) - The Army recently extended technology investment agreements with two commercial companies to continue concept refinement and technology maturation for future vertical lift, or FVL, research. The Army is continuing its ties with AVX Aircraft Company and Karem Aircraft Incorporated. "This is an opportunity to execute further … [Read more...]
Lethality Expert: TRADOC to Publish Helpful Robotics Doctrine
WASHINGTON (April 13, 2015) - Doctrine drives training and modernization, and new doctrine to be released in January 2016, will provide impetus for growth in the rapidly-evolving field of robotics, Lt. Col. Matt Dooley predicted. Dooley, chief of the lethality branch at the Army Capabilities Integration Center, discussed the future of robotics in the Army during the National … [Read more...]