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by Argie Sarantinos, DEVCOM Headquarters Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 23 June 2022 – DEVCOM’s senior civilian leader brought a 36-year career of building teams and creating opportunities to a close today with a ceremony complete with hallmarks of his personal style, including a rendition of the Army song on bagpipes. John S. Willison has served

by Argie Sarantinos. DEVCOM Headquarters With people at more than 100 locations around the world, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command has thousands of scientists, engineers and analysts who reach across international borders to partner with industry, academia and governments to ensure Army Soldiers have access to the most advanced technology available. DEVCOM Headquarters

by Argie Sarantinos, DEVCOM Headquarters The military in South Africa and Botswana uses highly sophisticated anti-poaching operations, which include a network of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to detect and identify animals at risk and suspected poachers. An eight-person team from DEVCOM-Atlantic, Army Research Office and Office of Naval Research Global recently visited South Africa and

by Argie Sarantinos, DEVCOM Headquarters On a battlefield in the future, Soldiers deployed to remote areas around the world will use sophisticated additive manufacturing printers to ‘print’ virtually everything they need, from food to shelter to weapons. The Army has made additive manufacturing a priority and DEVCOM is supporting the effort with Project Prime, a

by Argie Sarantinos, DEVCOM Headquarters ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — For Amber Baum, serving her country and giving back to her community is a way of life. She was just 17 years old when she joined the Army as a combat medic. While stationed in Texas, she met her husband, Ryan, who was also in

by Argie Sarantinos, DEVCOM Headquarters Preventing sexual harassment and assault, improving reporting and supporting victims is important not only to the U.S. Army, but also to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command. DEVCOM recently named a new Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program manager to focus on training, awareness and prevention across the command.

by Ed Lopez, DEVCOM Armaments Center PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — Soldiers are getting a chance to evaluate and train with a new armored turret system for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), the latest U.S. Army platform within the high-priority Next Generation Combat Vehicle modernization program. The new Objective Commander’s Weapon Station (OCWS) integrates with all

by Argie Sarantinos For U.S. Army Soldiers on the move, getting a vehicle in the field increases their survivability and mobility. Safely airdropping the vehicle and quickly de-rigging it is important to reduce Soldiers’ exposure to threats. As a measure to increase operational readiness, the Army recently tested the ATAX land airdrop system, an off-the

The Materials in Extreme Dynamic Environments Collaborative Research Alliance, or MEDE CRA, culminated its 10-year program with a virtual capstone event, co-hosted by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory and Johns Hopkins University. More than 180 people participated in the event, including principal investigators and students from consortium

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Jan. 26, 2022) — The U.S. Army’s Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center welcomed back retired Gen. Richard A. Cody, former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, during a recent visit to the Center’s Fort Belvoir campus. Though retired from service for more than 13