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Lt. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, Army CIO/G-6, speaks during a mentorship forum for ROTC cadets at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2015.
ROTC cadets at Howard University in Washington, D.C., stand in formation, Nov. 10, 2015.
Dr. Anthony Ries instructs Pfc. Kenneth Blandon on how to play a computer game, using only his eyes to control the direction of fire of a bubble-shooting cannon at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Nov. 3, 2015. Ries is a cognitive neuroscientist, who studies visual perception and target recognition. Blandon is a mechanic with the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Command.
Army Secretary John M. McHugh and commander of troops, Col. Johnny K. Davis, inspect troops on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Oct. 23, 2015, during a farewell tribute to McHugh.
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter pins a Distinguished Public Service Medal onto the lapel of Army Secretary John M. McHugh on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Oct. 23, 2015, during a farewell tribute to McHugh.
The Presidential Salute Battery fires a 19-gun salute for Army Secretary John M. McHugh on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Oct. 23, 2015, during a farewell tribute to McHugh.
The Army recently named two financial institutions that operate on its installations as being the best among their peers in 2014. Out of the 31 nominees, Fort Hood National Bank on Fort Hood, Texas, and the FirstLight Federal Credit Union on Fort Bliss, Texas, best met and exceeded the criteria set by the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for financial operations to become the Army bank and credit union of the year for 2014.
More than 50 service members and senate office staffers participated in a 9/11 commemorative workout on Capitol Hill, Sept. 11, 2015. During the workout, which lasted more than an hour, the repetitions for each of the exercises correlated with a number associated with the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
More than 50 service members and senate office staffers participated in a 9/11 commemorative workout on Capitol Hill, Sept. 11, 2015. During the workout, which lasted more than an hour, the repetitions for each of the exercises correlated with a number associated with the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The Mid-City Lanes Rock 'N Bowl Nightclub, at 4133 S Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, was submerged in water, Sept. 4, 2005, as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Flooding in New Orleans lasted several months following Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall, Aug. 29, 2005
Helicopters lift off at New Orleans International Airport, Sept. 2, 2005, to rescue residents of New Orleans, who were stranded by the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina.
Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore;, commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, then-Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell, and then-adjutant general of Louisiana, Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, meet with reporters at New Orleans International Airport to discuss relief operations for Hurricane Katrina, Sept. 4, 2005. Donald Rumsfeld, defense secretary at the time, is shown at the right of the image with his back to the camera.
A sign welcomes travelers to the airport in New Orleans.
Victims of Hurricane Katrina sit on baggage carts ourside the airport.
Army Secretary John M. McHugh, far left, swears in Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley as the 39th chief of staff of the Army during a ceremony on Summerall Field, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Aug. 14, 2015. Milley's wife, Hollyanne Milley, holds a Bible.
Now-retired Gen. Ray Odierno inspects the troops on Summerall Field, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Aug. 14, 2015.
An M1A1 tank, with Soldiers from the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, was part of the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.
AH-64 Apache aircraft were part of the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.
Capt. William Larsen, tank commander; Sgt. Jonathan Oliver, shell loader; Spc. Levi Benson, tank driver, and Sgt. Zachary Egan, gunner are all part of the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment. The four, along with eight other tank crews, participated in the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.
Soldiers train during the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.
An M1A1 tank, with Soldiers from the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, was part of the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.
An M1A1 tank, with Soldiers from the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, was part of the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.
AH-64 Apache aircraft were part of the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey met with Spc. Dalton M. Cummings, 82nd Airborne Division, during the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.
If Soldiers were still unsure of what bad behavior looks like online, the Army clarified it for them in an "All Army Activities" message -- commonly called an ALARACT -- that went out force-wide last week. Online misconduct, it says, is "the use of electronic communication to inflict harm. Examples include, but are not limited to: harassment, bullying, hazing, stalking, discrimination, retaliation, or any other types of misconduct that undermine dignity and respect."
Capt. James McColl and Capt. Justin Lanahan, both cyber officers at U.S Army Cyber Command, took part in a week-long "hackathon" in Arlington, Va., July 20-24, 2015, in support of the continued development of "Plan X," a four-year, $120 million program at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Undersecretary of the Army Brad R. Carson, who also serves as the acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, discusses challenges and concerns he has in developing a "force of the future," or "21st century defense department," as it specifically relates to personnel management at the Association of the United States Army Institute of Land Warfare event near the Pentagon June 24, 2015.
Team Army took four gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal in the archery competition at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 22, 2015.
Army veteran Sgt. Sean Hook took home two gold medals in recurve bow archery at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 22, 2015.
An Army veteran competes at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 22, 2015.
An Army veteran competes at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 22, 2015.
Audience members show team spirit at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 22, 2015.
An Army veteran celebrates at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 22, 2015.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey discusses Soldier evaluation, education and compensation during an Army birthday town hall meeting with Soldiers at Defense Media Activity on Fort Meade, Md., June 4, 2015.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey discusses Soldier evaluation, education and compensation during an Army birthday town hall meeting with Soldiers at Defense Media Activity on Fort Meade, Md., June 4, 2015.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey discusses Soldier evaluation, education and compensation during an Army birthday town hall meeting with Soldiers at Defense Media Activity on Fort Meade, Md., June 4, 2015.
Staff Sgt. Nate Washington, Master Sgt. Edell Price, Edwina Price, and Cpl. Buford Bracey, all from Fort Lee, Virginia, were among the several thousand motorcyclists queued up at the Pentagon, May 24, 2015, to participate in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride around the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Now in its 28th year, the event, held on Memorial Day weekend, is meant to draw attention to Service members, who were taken prisoner of war, or who have gone missing in action.
Several thousand motorcyclists queued up at the Pentagon, May 24, 2015, to participate in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride around the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The Warfighter Integrated Navigation System, center, uses inertial systems to determine a Soldier's location in the absence of a GPS signal. On the left, a smaller version of WINS. On the right, the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver, which Soldiers use now for position, navigation, and timing. All three devices were on display at the DOD Lab Day, May 14, at the Pentagon.
Jean Vettel, Ph.D., right, a neuroscientist with the Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., wears headgear lined with brain wave-sensing EEG, or "electroencephalography" sensors, in the Pentagon courtyard as part of the display she manned at DOD Lab Day, May 14, 2015. She and fellow researcher, Jonroy Canady, left, speak with area high school students, who attended the lab day event.
Ben Campbell, of U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, & Engineering Center, is the lead systems engineer of the Army's Sustainability Logistics Basing - Science and Technology Objective Demonstration. During the DOD Lab Day, May 14, 2015, at the Pentagon, he discussed some of the technologies his team is evaluating to reduce fuel use and water use on Army installations. In the courtyard of the Pentagon, he had a small model of an Army base camp, one that would house about 50 Soldiers, labeled to indicate where several of the technologies his team is evaluating for the Army might be put to use.
Chirag Y. Trivedi, a science and technology advisor with the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, fires a rifle, in the dark, at the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate range on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, April 17, 2015.
Clifford A. Surrett Sr., an engineering technician with the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, discusses night-vision devices with students in the most recent orientation and reach-back training iteration, April 17, 2015.
Command Sgt. Maj. James Sims, with Army Materiel Command, tries out a scenario in Virtual Battle Space using a set of 3D goggles, during the 2015 Association of the United States Army Institute of Land Warfare symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, March 31, 2015.
Maj. Gen. Michael D. Lundy, commander of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, said it is not always necessary for every piece of gear the Army buys to be the absolute best available. Lundy delivered his remarks during the 2015 Army Aviation Association of America summit in Nashville, Tenn., March 30, 2015.
Retired Brig. Gen. Howard W. Yellen, Army Aviation Association of America president; Maj. Gen. Michael D. Lundy, commander, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker; and Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel B. Allyn present Spc. Benjamin J. Rosa, center right, with the Henry Q. Dunn Crew Chief of the Year award during the 2015 Army Aviation Association of America conference in Nashville, March 30, 2015. Rosa is assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
This colorimetric detection assay, about the size of a postage stamp, is printed with a grid of several dozen indicator chemicals arranged in a grid of small dots.
Melissa Dixon and Aleksandr Miklos, Ph.D., a senior scientist at Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., are refining for Army use a commercial technology that will allow Soldiers to accurately and rapidly detect an array of chemical and biological hazards - from mustard agent to anthrax - and then transmit those results to their higher command.
Army Maj. Gen. Gwen Bingham, who serves as commander of the Army's Tank Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, Michigan, mentors high school students during the 2015 Black Engineer of the Year Awards science, technology, engineering, and mathematics conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2015.
Maj. Gen. Thomas A. Horlander, left, director of the Army budget, and Davis S. Welch, deputy director of the Army budget, brief reporters about the fiscal 2016 Army budget request at the Pentagon, Feb. 2, 2015.
