HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (May 3, 2013) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, working with the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force (EITF), today awarded the first of its kind Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) for the first technology under this contract to support renewable energy on … [Read more...]
Better Information Improving Army Readiness Decisions
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 3, 2013) -- Army leaders face challenging decisions regarding manpower, readiness and modernization as budget restrictions and uncertainties continue. Now more than ever, leaders need data that is both reliable as well as understandable so they can make better-informed decisions on how and where to allocate their resources, said one of the … [Read more...]
Field Artillery Training Integrates Women into Combat Specialties
FORT SILL, Okla. (May 3, 2013) -- The loud booms from the fields of Fort Sill will sound the same, but for the first time women may be responsible for launching the artillery. The first class of female Soldiers joined A Battery, 1st Battalion, 78th Field Artillery, to learn the 13M, Multiple Launch Rocket System Crewmember military occupational specialty -- an MOS that was … [Read more...]
May is National Military Appreciation Month
SAN ANTONIO (May 3, 2013) -- The President of the United States has proclaimed May as National Military Appreciation Month to remind Americans of the importance of the U.S. Armed Forces in history. It is a symbol of unity, honoring today's military men and women, veterans and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of freedom. The U.S. Army Installation … [Read more...]
New Gear Brings Enhanced Precision to Field Artillery in Afghanistan
FORWARD OPERATING BASE BORIS, Afghanistan (May 1, 2013) -- Newly-fielded in Afghanistan, the XM1156 "Precision Guidance Kit" provides add-on precision guidance capability to the projectiles used in the M109A6 Paladin and M777A2 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer weapons systems. Artillerymen with Battery's A and B, 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment recently became the first … [Read more...]