The Army plans to launch an aerostat, part of the "Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor," in late December 2014. The JLENS aerostat will be tethered to the ground at Graces Quarters, part of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. It will float at an altitude of about 10,000 feet. The aerostat carries radar equipment meant to help better detect cruise missiles.
The Army plans to launch an aerostat, part of the "Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor," in late December 2014. The JLENS aerostat will be tethered to the ground at Graces Quarters, part of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. It will float at an altitude of about 10,000 feet. The aerostat carries radar equipment meant to help better detect cruise missiles.
Maj. Gen. Glenn Bramhall, commander, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, spoke with members of the press during a Dec. 17, 2014, media day at Graces Quarters, part of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. During the media day, Army officials discussed the upcoming launch of an aerostat -- part of the larger "Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor" system. The JLENS aerostat will be tethered to the ground at Graces Quarters, and will float at an altitude of about 10,000 feet. The aerostat carries radar equipment meant to help better detect cruise missiles.
Lt. Col. William Pitts, with 263rd Army Air Defense Command, spoke with members of the press during a Dec. 17, 2014, media day at Graces Quarters, part of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. During the media day, Army officials discussed the upcoming launch of an aerostat -- part of the larger "Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor" system. The JLENS aerostat will be tethered to the ground at Graces Quarters, and will float at an altitude of about 10,000 feet. The aerostat carries radar equipment meant to help better detect cruise missiles.
Postdoctoral scholar Matt Coppock examines under the microscope chemical elements used to create synthetic peptides to detect biological hazards at the Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Md.
Postdoctoral scholar Matt Coppock; Dimitra Stratis-Cullum, Ph.D., the Biomaterials team leader with the Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate; and James J. Sumner, Ph.D, the chief of the Biotechnology Branch and a supervisory chemist in the Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate at the Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Md., have developed and are producing in small batches synthetic peptides they believe will serve as great replacements for animal-grown antibodies currently used to detect biological hazards.
While speaking to an audience of industry representatives, Nov. 12, 2014, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, during a meeting of the Veteran and Military Spouse Employment Advisory Council, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III suggested that a kind of industry mentorship might better help Soldiers find work after they leave the Army.
Lt. Gen. Bernard S. Champoux, 8th Army commander; along with Maj. Gen. Shin Kyoung Soo, Republic of Korea defense attaché to the United States, placed a wreath at the Korean War Memorial, Oct. 15, 2014, in Washington, D.C.
At the Korean War Memorial, Oct. 15, 2014, in Washington, D.C., U.S. Army generals and representatives of the Republic of Korea and its Army laid wreaths to commemorate those who fought in the three-year-long conflict in that country.
Army Staff Sgt. River Mitchell participated in an intense physical training workout at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2014, held to commemorate the 13th anniversary of 9/11. Mitchell, vice president of the Military District of Washington Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, also planned the event.
Participants sign in before beginning an intense physical training workout at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2014. The workout was held to commemorate the 13th anniversary of 9/11.
Kettle bells were used by participants during an intense physical training workout at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2014. The workout was held to commemorate the 13th anniversary of 9/11.
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno, Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh (obscured in the center), and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, cut the birthday cake during the 2014 Army Birthday Ball, June 21, 2014, at National Harbor, Md.
Soldiers with the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), bring in the birthday cake during the 2014 Army Birthday Ball, June 21, 2014, at National Harbor, Md.
Carol Sours, husband Buddy Sours, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, and dog Isaiah, participated in the 27th annual Rolling Thunder Motorcycle rally in support of POWs and MIAs. At the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., tens of thousands of motorcyclists gathered to participate in the 27th "Rolling Thunder" motorcycle rally, May 25, 2014. The event is in its 27th year now. Participants from around the United States gathered at the Pentagon before embarking on a ride around the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The rally brings attention to prisoners of war and those missing in action.
Alex Teran, and father Omar Teran, both U.S. Marine Corps veterans, participated in the 27th annual Rolling Thunder Motorcycle rally in support of POWs and MIAs. At the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., tens of thousands of motorcyclists gathered to participate in the 27th "Rolling Thunder" motorcycle rally, May 25, 2014. The event is in its 27th year now. Participants from around the United States gathered at the Pentagon before embarking on a ride around the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The rally brings attention to prisoners of war and those missing in action.
Keith Sellers, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, participated in the 27th annual Rolling Thunder Motorcycle rally in support of POWs and MIAs. At the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., tens of thousands of motorcyclists gathered to participate in the 27th "Rolling Thunder" motorcycle rally, May 25, 2014. The event is in its 27th year now. Participants from around the United States gathered at the Pentagon before embarking on a ride around the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The rally brings attention to prisoners of war and those missing in action.
As the Department of Defense embarks on "Military Saves Week," Feb. 24 through March 1, the Army wants Soldiers and their families to know that year-round it provides financial education -- including information on how to save -- at installations across the force.
At this year's 9th Annual Stars and Stripes recognition dinner, part of the 2014 Black Engineer of the Year STEM conference, Feb. 7, 2014, in Washington, D.C., Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. John F. Campbell served as the keynote speaker and presenter for two awards to both uniformed and Senior Executive Service African-American engineers.
The Army has announced changes to retention control points for Soldiers in the ranks of corporal through sergeant. The changes took effect Feb. 1, 2014.
Surgeon General of the Army Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho and Judge Advocate General of the Army Lt. Gen. Flora D. Darpino, spoke Jan. 22, 2014, before the Women Mayors' Caucus in Washington, D.C. The caucus is part of the larger United States Conference of Mayors, for mayors of cities with 30,000 or more citizens. The group held its 82nd Winter Meeting, Jan 22-24, in the nation's capital.
Butch Leilich (left), Anna Kirby, and Jeffrey Gonce, supervisor of the field maintenance branch at Edgewood Chemical Biological Center's Chemical Biological Applications Risk Reduction Unit, build the fourth of seven Field Deployable Hydrolysis Systems at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Jan. 10, 2014.
Butch Leilich (left), Anna Kirby, and Jeffrey Gonce, supervisor of the field maintenance branch at Edgewood Chemical Biological Center's Chemical Biological Applications Risk Reduction Unit, build the fourth of seven Field Deployable Hydrolysis Systems at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Jan. 10, 2014.
This tent, inside the Cape Ray, a nearly 650-foot-long ship, contains two "field deployable hydrolysis systems." The FDHS is designed to neutralize chemical weapons. Each $5 million system can, depending on the material, process between 5 to 25 metric tons of material a day. With two systems, that means as much as 50 metric tons a day of chemical warfare agents can be destroyed. The mission requires disposal of 700 metric tons of material.
Frank Kendall, under secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, spoke outside the Cape Ray, Jan. 2, to discuss the ship's upcoming mission to destroy chemical weapons.
Two of these "field deployable hydrolysis systems" are now installed on the Cape Ray, a nearly 650-foot-long ship now in Portsmouth, Va. The FDHS is designed to neutralize chemical weapons. Each $5-million system can, depending on the material, process between 5 to 25 metric tons of material a day. With two systems, that means as much as 50 metric tons a day of chemical warfare agents can be destroyed. The mission requires disposal of 700 metric tons of material.
Two of these "field deployable hydrolysis systems" are now installed on the Cape Ray, a nearly 650-foot-long ship now in Portsmouth, Va. The FDHS is designed to neutralize chemical weapons. Each $5-million system can, depending on the material, process between 5 to 25 metric tons of material a day. With two systems, that means as much as 50 metric tons a day of chemical warfare agents can be destroyed. The mission requires disposal of 700 metric tons of material.
The Cape Ray, a nearly 650-foot-long ship, was equipped with "field deployable hydrolysis systems." The FDHS is designed to neutralize chemical weapons. Each $5-million system can, depending on the material, process between 5 to 25 metric tons of material a day. With two systems, that means as much as 50 metric tons a day of chemical warfare agents can be destroyed.
