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Iraqi health-care providers training at Walter Reed
Six Iraqi military health-care providers began a six-week rotation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., Jan. 4, with two Iraqi linguists accompanying the group. Three Iraqi physical therapists will work alongside Walter Reed providers at the hospital to learn best practices through lecture, observation and assisting in the care of patients. Three other [...]
Army converts garbage into energy, reduces carbon footprint
SAN ANTONIO: Dr. Emmitt L. Brown, the scientist from the movie “Back to the Future,” had things fairly well devised several years ago, feeding trash to the “flux capacitor” to power his time machine. The U.S. Army is now furthering its goal to empower, unburden and protect the warfighter by developing “green” technology that converts [...]
Welcome to high-tech Army
Education, technology and football collided Jan. 8, during the All-American Bowl with the U.S. Army Materiel Command flexing its technology muscle through the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, a major subordinate command of AMC. The Army is evolving, and it needs more than bullets and a rifle to survive. Today, Army technology is [...]
E-mail hoax offers message to veterans
An old e-mail lurking in the electronic cloud is making rounds again in a renewed attempt at phishing for veterans’ personal information. “While the e-mail is not what it purports to be, the message lends itself to a much bigger issue of the exploitation of veterans using survivor benefits as a hook by financial services [...]
High-tech Army equipment, robots to also star at 2011 All-American Bowl
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND: The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command will display “Army Strength Through Technology” as part of Army All-American Bowl week activities in San Antonio, Jan. 6-9, 2011. Displays from RDECOM centers and labs will form the Army Technology Zone, part of the Army Strong Zone that will be adjacent San Antonio’s [...]
US military fields new mine roller technology to defeat IEDs
The U.S. military is fielding new mine roller technology expected to provide even more protection from improvised explosive devices. The new roller, called the Self-Protection Adaptive Roller Kit System II, is a part of an integrated family of equipment that allows service-members to adapt to changing IED threats. The job of the SPARKS II is [...]
Iraqi commandos trained, ready
BAGHDAD: Pvt. Salah Kahdum is ready. The 25-year-old Soldier assigned to the 11th Iraqi Army Division has finished a nearly three-week long commando school instructed by Soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center. The training culminated in a graduation ceremony [...]
Attacking IED networks
KABUL, Afghanistan: When a roadside bomb killed 14 Afghan civilians Dec. 30, including women and children, it was clear who was responsible for the blast. Taliban insurgents, under increased pressure from a superior force newly flush with resources and additional troops, rely heavily on the devices to inflict casualties and avoid face-to-face confrontations that could [...]
Live-fire exercise demonstrates Afghan artillery school’s capabilities
KABUL, Afghanistan: For the second time since the founding of the Artillery School at Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC), Afghan National Army (ANA) students conducted a live-fire gunnery exercise, Dec. 26. The event marked the culmination of 11 weeks of artillery theory and practical application training. The 55 students learned how to deploy the guns, [...]
