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Every Ounce Matters
Army, Marines, U.K. collaborate to develop lightweight ammunition to reduce Soldiers’ load. by Todd Townsend As the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq intensified in the early 2000s, images of American...
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Cyber Quest
Cyber Center of Excellence program aims to expand partnerships and close capability gaps through experimentation. by Maj. Christian Abney As the Army modernizes its forces to achieve its vision of...
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Quick, collaborative medicine
OTAs are charting a new path to make sure warfighters in the future fight get innovative care. by Ramin A. Khalili Just a few hours after a trio of late-night shootings one early August weekend in...
View ArticleFall issue of AL&T Magazine asks how to support future force
Fort Belvoir, Va. (October 1, 2019)— Support of the future force involves countless people Soldiers are likely ever to meet: contracting specialists, researchers, procurement officers, lab techs,...
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Modernization Through Unity Of Effort
FROM THE ARMY ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE BRUCE D. JETTE The future force modernization enterprise has a vision to streamline acquisition, and a way to get there. Getting the right equipment and systems to...
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Long-Range Partnership
U.S. Army, Marine Corps and Australia team up to improve range and accuracy of the M777A2 howitzer. by Capt. Luis Gaitan-Tovar and Katherine Bound Team effort by Army, Marine Corps and Australia...
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ASA(ALT) at work: Program Executive Office for Soldier
The third in a series, ASA(ALT) at Work, which looks into ASA(ALT) organizations, what they do and where they do it. PEO Soldier’s mission is to rapidly deliver agile, adaptive, leading-edge Soldier...
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Smaller, faster bites streamline acquisition
A more agile acquisition strategy got users excited about a joint system to report and map chemical, biological and radiological attacks, and prompted one service to change its mind about...
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An exercise to experience
Acquisition professional education could be more like the rigorous, hands-on rotations at the Army’s combat training centers. Here’s how. by Dr. Charles K. Pickar Tiger Woods made a comeback and won...
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Digging deeper
FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITION CAREER MANAGEMENT CRAIG A. SPISAK Supporting the future force by building a more technically savvy Army Acquisition Corps. You can only get out of a system what you put...
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Fast turnaround
Effective, innovative and agile medical product development fast-tracks MEDHUB device to warfighters. by Jay Wang Progress and change always go hand-in-hand. This is especially true for the latest...
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Laying the foundation
To look back 50 years at Army aviation is, in some ways, to look ahead a decade. by Margaret C. Roth Back in 1969, in the thick of the Vietnam War and at the height of the Cold War, Army aviation had a...
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On contracting – How to convince the Army to get what you need
Market research can be the basis for vigorous competition in Army acquisition. by Dennis P. Longo This is the first in a new series, On Contracting. The author developed the Competition in Army...
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Redefining the network
Software-defined networking could get Army’s data moving faster by John Shotwell and Amy Walker As part of its tactical network modernization strategy, the Army has begun development, integration and...
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USAMRDC determines best technology solutions through workshops
USAMRDC’s technology landscape mapping workshops seek to find the right medicines and devices with input from an integrated stakeholder team. by Ramin A. Khalili If anybody knows how it all fits...
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International innovation
The Army’s International Technology Centers seek the most innovative solutions possible through foreign partnerships. by Lt. Col. Marc Meeker When the U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC) was created in...
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Taking Charge of the Narrative
Sean Brandt COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Director for Joint Bombs, Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Project management officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12...
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Working Globally, Thinking Locally
Dr. Genevieve Flock TITLE: Research biologist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 3.5 EDUCATION: Ph.D. and M.S. in...
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The big ask: Ostrowski’s push to upgrade education at NPS
The first cohort of Army Acquisition Degree Curriculum 522 is ready to graduate with a Master of Science degree in systems engineering management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey,...
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Investing in the future
Army Modernization Strategies inform equipping of new position, navigation and timing system. by John Higgins and Caitlin O’Neill Fortification is key for the military. Fortification ensures not only...
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