WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 22, 2014) - President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to former Staff Sgt Ryan M. Pitts during a White House ceremony today. Pitts became the ninth living recipient to receive the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. His was for courageous actions during operations at Vehicle Patrol Base Kahler, in the vicinity of … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 22, 2014) - The Army is "breaking new ground" in efforts to combat sexual harassment and sexual assault in the ranks, according to a top Army official. "We like to lead from the front and that is part of our campaign efforts," said Carolyn Collins, the deputy director of the Army's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention, or … [Read more...]

ADELPHI, Md. (July 21, 2014) - Turning a now-standard tool for medical diagnostics and therapeutics to a host of new applications, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate recently acquired a turn-key computed tomography scanner system, known as a CT scanner. As a mobile system, the system permits imaging at the Survivability/Lethality … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (July 21, 2014) - Army researchers are investigating ways to incorporate 3-D printing technology into producing food for Soldiers. The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center's, or NSRDEC's, Lauren Oleksyk is a food technologist investigating 3-D applications for food processing and product development. She leads a research team … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (July 18, 2014) - Sometimes going ballistic is a good thing; particularly, if it means working to enhance ballistic protection where Soldiers live, work, sleep and eat. Researchers at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, with help from the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, have developed … [Read more...]