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‘Carl Gustaf’ Weapon Extends Soldiers’ Lethal Reach
With the need for Soldiers in Afghanistan to engage the enemy at longer distances, Picatinny Arsenal has completed an initial training and fielding of a weapon for traditional Army units previously used only by special operations commands. The Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System, or MAAWS, also known as the M3 Carl Gustaf, has been in [...]
Army releases Generating Health and Discipline in the Force ahead of Strategic Reset Report
The Army today released the Army 2020 Generating Health and Discipline in the Force, Report 2012, referred to as the Army Gold Book. The report serves as an update to the Army Red Book published in 2010. It summarizes the progress made in enhancing the health, discipline and readiness of the force. It represents the [...]
Army acquisition executive emphasizes affordability
From firing a new enhanced performance round to actively seeking input from mid-career managers, Heidi Shyu’s whirlwind visit Dec. 20 to Picatinny Arsenal included a town hall in which she underscored the need to streamline acquisition. Shyu, the acting assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, or ASA(ALT), received hands-on demonstrations showcasing [...]
Money-saving energy initiatives get spotlight in Afghanistan
Cutting-edge technology and energy initiatives for Operation Enduring Freedom, or OEF, that bring energy efficient power generation to forward-deployed units were showcased to senior Department of Defense personnel Jan 8. Members of the 401st Army Field Support Brigade’s Research, Development and Engineering Command Field Assistance in Science and Technology Center, U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force [...]
Paratroopers learn latest battlefield skills at Fort Polk
Fort Bragg paratroopers bound for Afghanistan picked up the latest skills and equipment from those most recently returned, here at the Joint Readiness Training Center, or JRTC, during the second week of January. Young officers, junior enlisted and noncommissioned officers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team participated in open-enrollment classes that included [...]
First Army uses simulator training to prevent deaths on battlefield
With blood loss being the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield, First Army Division East is incorporating more realistic, up-to-date training to prepare the nation’s deploying Soldiers for treating injuries on the battlefield. The ultimate goal: more lives saved. Recently, 11 combat medics from First Army Division East underwent four days of in-depth [...]
Aviation, vehicle fatalities decrease in 2011
Now more than ever, leaders from the squad up through the chain of command “get” safety and its importance to the mission. Leaders have gotten back to the basics of leadership, becoming more involved in pre-combat checks and inspections, taking a more active role in training, and simply ensuring every standard is met, every time. [...]
Centurions deliver for Alaska-based airborne brigade
A group of Alaska-based parachute riggers are now rigging everything from fuel to food for delivery to Soldiers on the front lines in Afghanistan. The riggers are part of the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, Task Force Centurion, which recently deployed to eastern Afghanistan. The battalion is led by Lt. Col. Brad Hinson and Command Sgt. [...]
Pilots train on new AH-64D Apache helicopter
A new helicopter is coming to the Block. The 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, is the first unit in the Army to have their entire fleet of Apache helicopters replaced with the comprehensively upgraded Apache (AH-64D) Block III beginning in February. “There are new components to the [...]
