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 to transition its formations away from the historic division-centric, mission-specific models to...
View ArticleArmy Gears Up for Network Integration Evaluation 13.2
As the first two brigades to be equipped with “Capability Set 13” network components – the 3rd and 4th Brigades of 10th Mountain Division – prepare for their deployment to Afghanistan, the U.S. Army is...
View ArticleFirst Capability Set 13-equipped Brigade Trains for Deployment
With warning orders reportedly issued, the first U.S. Army brigade combat team (BCT) to be equipped with the “Capability Set 13” networking hardware, the 4th Brigade of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain...
View ArticleThe Boar Battlewagon: American Soldier Ingenuity at Work
During its ongoing rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Ft. Polk, La., the U.S. Army’s 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division is preparing for possible deployment to Afghanistan as the first...
View ArticleInterview With Capt. John Lemmon, Program Manager PMA-231
In early February the latest version of the U.S Navy’s venerable E-2 Hawkeye was declared “suitable and effective” by Air Test Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1 at NAS Patuxent River, Md. VX-1 issued the...
View ArticleArmy Capability Set 13 Fielding Scaled Back
It hasn’t quite become a mantra yet, but in the increasingly dynamic world of U.S. Army transformation and modernization, and especially in the case of Capability Set 13, it has certainly become...
View ArticleNational Security Cutters Demonstrate Capabilities
With the delivery of the planned eight national security cutters (NSCs) to the U.S. Coast Guard almost half complete, the service is beginning to realize the full potential the platform brings to the...
View ArticleU.S. Army Geospatial Center
In 2009, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reorganized the U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) into a major subordinate command. This marked a significant movement in establishing a “Ground...
View ArticleFast Response Cutters
Just over a year ago, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Fast Response Cutter Program was still a dream in the works. The capabilities of the 154-foot Sentinel-class vessels were promised but untested in the...
View ArticleSOF Tactical Network Testbed Highlighted at SOFIC
It may sound a bit like another U.S. Army Network Integration Evaluation, but the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Tactical Network Testbed (TNT) program provides a unique array of...
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