WASHINGTON (April 29, 2015) - "They didn't join this team to win championships, or become famous, or get their own signature shoes," the Army's new commercial starts out. "They joined because there is important work to be done, and only some able to do it," the 60-second spot, launched April 27, states. The commercial is part of efforts to reposition the Army brand, dispel … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 28, 2015) - Heidi Shyu received the attention of senators on Capitol Hill here, when she displayed an illustration of a passenger bus, where the driver was an Army program manager, and the passengers were program stakeholders, including lawmakers. Shyu serves as the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and … [Read more...]

BALTIMORE (Army News Service, April 28, 2015) - Game-changer armament technologies come just once in a blue moon, said Michael Zoltoski, chief of the Army Research Lab's Lethality Division. The first blue moon moment came during the 1950s, with the development of tactical nuclear weapons, he said. The second was during the mid-1980s, with the introduction of stealth, … [Read more...]

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (April 28, 2015) - The Army is delivering new technologies to the Global Response Force, or GRF, that will help transform the concept of a command post from a stationary, tented shelter to a mobile enabler for expeditionary mission command - including during operations in flight and early entry into developing situations. "No matter where we're going in the … [Read more...]

BALTIMORE (Army News Service, April 27, 2015) - Nothing is more basic to a warfighter than aiming and firing a weapon and coordinating that task with others - a process known as fire control. But ever since weapons systems became computerized, there has not been a common fire control system across the various Army weapons platforms. That is not a good thing, said Ralph … [Read more...]