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Friday, June 21, 2013
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Army Sustainment Command CG receives second star ROCK ISLAND
ARSENAL, Ill. -­‐-­‐ Gen. Dennis Via, commanding general of the Army Materiel Command,
assisted in the promotion ceremony for Maj. Gen. John Wharton, commanding general of the
Army Sustainment Command and Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., June 13 at Rock Island Arsenal Golf
Club.
AMC DCG impressed by depot workforce, partnerships ANNISTON
ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -­‐-­‐ Lt. Gen. Patricia McQuistion, deputy commanding general for the U.S.
Army Materiel Command, visited Anniston Army Depot and two of its tenant organizations, the
Anniston Munitions Center and DLA Distribution Anniston June 11. This was her first visit to the
installation since assuming her current role in August 2012.
Putting new boots on the ground NATICK, Mass. -­‐-­‐ What it all comes down to is
keeping Soldiers' minds on their missions in Afghanistan, rather than on their feet. That's how
Ben Cooper views the development of the Hot Weather Mountain Combat Boot, or HWMCB, at
Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, which began in spring 2011.
Researchers ensure top performance of Army radios ABERDEEN
PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 19, 2013) -­‐-­‐ To keep Soldiers safe and lines of communication
open, frequent testing of radios used on the battlefield is imperative, Army researchers say.
Testing is becoming more automated and efficient with updates to the Communications
Electronic Warfare Instrumentation System, or CEWIS, a suite of test equipment developed by
the U.S.Army Research, Development and Engineering Command.
Army tests lethality against moving targets with new software
model ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -­‐-­‐ Military analysts now have a tool that brings
together unprecedented modeling and simulation features to help them better choose, or
build weapons to overpower future threats.

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Friday, June 21, 2013
Hagel addresses
middle east issues in
Nebraska speech
Afghan government
key to transition, Hagel
stresses
Most complex bold
quest yet focuses on
‘Friend or Foe’ ID
Picatinny software center earns top quality rating PICATINNY ARSENAL,
N.J. -­‐-­‐ An organization here that develops software that operates in numerous weapons systems
used by U.S. military personnel worldwide has attained a top quality rating that no other federal
government organization currently holds.
Westphal to CGSOC
students: Leader
development vital to
Army's transition,
readiness
New York City officials
declare 'Army Day'
Guard members man
Colorado fire lines on
Father's Day
Hunter among AMC Personnel of the Year ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -­‐-­‐
Matt Hunter, chief of Anniston Army Depot's Managerial Accounting Division in the Directorate
of Resource Management, is one of 12 Army Materiel Command employees chosen as AMC
Personnel of the Year.
Army scientist honored for exceptional service REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.
-­‐-­‐ A recently retired Army research scientist was the focus of honors June 7 during ceremonies
here. The Army honored senior research scientist Dr. Jester (Jay) Loomis during a small
ceremony with family and coworkers hosted by Eric Edwards, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile
Research, Development and Engineering Center director.
AMC receives four value engineering awards REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -­‐-­‐
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics recently announced
that the U.S. Army Materiel Command is the recipient of four Department of Defense Value
Engineering awards.
Local, state, and federal officials converge on Watervliet to share
in its 200-­‐year history WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. -­‐-­‐ Local, state, and federal officials
converged Tuesday on this cannon factory, now called the Watervliet Arsenal, to honor and
commemorate the arsenal's 200 years of continuous service to our nation.
New Army Research Lab model knocks three centuries of analysis
down to two weeks ADELPHI, Md. -­‐-­‐ With the Smart Weapon End-­‐to-­‐End Performance
Model, developed by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Army leaders can more quickly decide
to modify or replace existing weapon systems.