NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 1, 2015) - The Army often has the best equipment available, but considering the fiscal environment, such gear may not continue to be the best value, one of the Army's leading aviators said. During the 2015 Army Aviation Association of America summit, in Nashville, Tennessee, March 30, Maj. Gen. Michael D. Lundy, commander of the U.S. Army Aviation … [Read more...]

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (April 1, 2015) - It has been almost a year since Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel B. Allyn last paid a visit to the U.S. Army Materiel Command, or AMC. While his position has changed, his focus remains the same on readiness and he is still every bit as reliant on AMC as he was a year ago. Allyn visited AMC headquarters March 30, before attending … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 31, 2015) - Reducing civilian end strength so it is commensurate with the drawdown of Soldiers is something the Army has been focusing on, but it's still a work in progress, noted Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh. McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno testified March 26, at a House Appropriations Committee, Defense … [Read more...]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (March 30, 2015) - The March 18 destruction of the first item in the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosive Destruction System, or PCAPP EDS, marked another milestone for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville chemical demilitarization program. Designated as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Life Cycle … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 30, 2015) - The Army expects later this year to reach a Milestone B decision with its laser-based common infrared countermeasures, or CIRCM, defense system program. The CIRCM system, under development now by both BAE and Northrup Grumman, provides a light-weight, laser-based countermeasure against man-portable air defense systems, which … [Read more...]