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...]
Army Accepts Delivery of First M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer System
ELGIN, Okla. (April 13, 2014) - Military personnel and defense contractors celebrated delivery of the first low-rate initial production M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer to the Army during a ceremony here, April 9. "The M109A7 stands at the vanguard of a series of ground combat modernization upgrades, which will significantly enhance the Army's combat fleet for decades to … [Read more...]
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Agency Gets Permanent Alignment
WASHINGTON (April 13, 2015) - The organization, that has fought for a decade to defeat improvised explosive devices used by American enemies in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, has become a combat support agency, its director said in a recent interview. The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, also known as JIEDDO, was realigned under the defense … [Read more...]