Littoral Combat Ship LCS 5 and LCS 6 Launches Mark Beginning of Serial Production
As the first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), returned from deployment to the Western Pacific, two more were …
Programs & Technology
Beyond Immersive Training? From Virtual Reality to Augmented Reality
As noted in the first part of this article, training system examples like the Army’s Joint Fires and Effects Training …
Mikhail Kalashnikov’s Legacy
Lt. Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer and developer of the ubiquitous AK-series of combat rifles, passed away in Russia at …
The Coast Guard’s International Training Division (ITD)
The U.S. Navy is the world’s largest, with the only global blue-water fleet, with multiple nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines, …
Beyond Immersive Training? Services Embrace Immersive Training
One of the underlying concepts emerging from this month’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2013 involved the optimum …
The Army Network Readies for the Battlefield
It’s one level of complexity for the U.S. Army and its tactical partners to plan and integrate an evolving battlefield …
Book Review – Fighting Hitler’s Jets: The Extraordinary Story of the American Airmen Who Beat the Luftwaffe and Defeated Nazi Germany
This new book, from the prolific expert Robert F. Dorr, offers an informed view of the opportunities and the difficulties …
Maritime Stewardship
The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the United States, defined by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, …
Army Geospatial Center
With headquarters in Alexandria, Va., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Army Geospatial Center (AGC) serves as the ground …
TouchShare Moves Forward Despite GEOINT 2013 Symposium Delay
The postponement of the GEOINT 2013 Symposium due to the since-ended government shutdown has not prevented companies from making major …