What Does the Army Want From a Small Automotive Company? Crowdsourcing
The Washington, D.C., Auto Show isn’t where you’d expect to find the director of the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF). …
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Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha and the Battle of Kamdesh
“It was one of the most intense battles in Afghanistan.”
—President Barack Obama, Feb. 11, 2013, of the Battle of …
Women in Combat: An Opportunity, Not a Guarantee
“If members of our military can meet the qualifications for a job, then they should have the right to serve, …
Llewellyn Chilson: America’s Neglected Warrior
On Dec. 6, 1946, President Harry S Truman pinned seven medals on the chest of Army Sgt. Llewellyn M. “Al” …
The New Age of Military Airships Isn’t Likely to Last Very Long
To anyone at all passionate about airships, New Jersey’s Lakehurst Naval Air Station is Jerusalem. Birthplace and home to the …
Construction of the Alcan Highway
“The biggest and hardest job since the Panama Canal.”
—Maj. Robert W. Madden, describing construction of the Alcan Highway
On …
Army Evaluations Wind Their Way to Equipment Fielding
“What a long strange trip it’s been.”
– Jerry Garcia
It’s been a full decade since the U.S. Army began …
U.S. Army Explores Potential Modular Handgun Systems
The U.S. Army’s Program Manager for Soldier Weapons, on behalf of the Program Executive Office Soldier, has just released a …
U.S. Army AH-64E Is Now the ‘Guardian’
Less than three months after U.S. Army representatives announced that the former “Apache Block III” attack helicopter would be re-designated …
The Chuck Hagel Appointment: A Preliminary Look
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb) likes to give out biographies of President Dwight D. Eisenhower as gifts. Both men can …