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November is NationalNative American HeritageMonth, honoring AmericanIndians and Alaska Natives.This year’s theme is“Sovereignty, Trust, Resilience.”Native Americans haveprofoundly shaped thecharacter and cultural heritageof the nation. During thismonth the Army will recognizethe contributions of NativeAmerican Soldiers who haveserved in the U.S. Army withgreat honor, dedication anddistinction, building a legacy ofcourage, professionalism andselfless service that will inspirefuture generations.

During Native AmericanHeritage Month, Armyleadership encourages theentire Army family to recognizeand express appreciation forthe past and presentcontributions of NativeAmerican Soldiers, veterans,civilians and Family members.

The Army also recognizesthe significance of individualcontributions as well as thevalue of diversity and aninclusive environment. TheArmy is dedicated toleveraging the strength of itsdiverse force and ensuringequality for all its members.Throughout history, NativeAmericans have served in thisnation’s military with greatcourage and distinction.Historically, American Indianshave the highest record ofmilitary service per capitawhen compared to otherethnic groups. Today morethan 9,000 Native Americansserve in the total force, and areall critical members of theArmy team.

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NATIVEAMERICANHERITAGEMONTHHeadquarters, Deputy Chief of Staff,Army G-1

COMMANDERSCORNERAPG Senior CommanderMaj. Gen. Randy S. Taylornotes the 100thanniversary of the end ofThe Great War .

GREAT WAR | A2

CULINARY NCOSgt. 1st Class AntoineWilliams, 20th CBRNECommand, graduatesAdvanced Culinary SkillsTraining courses.

20TH CBRNE | A3

APGINNOVATIONSJeffery Smart, RDECOMCommand historian, willhighlight APG innovationsfor Historical Society ofHarford County .

HISTORIAN | A4

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APG gets in the Halloween spiritThe Aberdeen Proving

Ground chapel hosted its firstTrunk or Treat event at thechapel, Oct. 31. APG tenants,chapel members, communitymembers and local businessesparked 12 decorated vehiclesin the chapel parking lot toprovide treats for costumedchildren.

From left, Caitlin, Matthewand Avery Torres grab treatsfrom the car trunk of Sgt.John Sutton of the 20thCBRNE command and hisspouse, Brittny.

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In what has become a customary event, thecommander of the U.S. Army Materiel Com-mand,AMC,Gen.Gustave “Gus”Perna, visitedAberdeen Proving Ground for a quarterly

update from U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM, leadership,Nov. 6.

As a major subordinate command of AMC,CECOM’s core mission focuses on sustainingcommand, control, communications, comput-ers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance,andrecon-naissance, or C5ISR, systems for their entirelife cycle and ensuring repair parts areavailablewherever andwhenever needed.

UpdatesCECOM Commander Maj. Gen. Randy

Taylor briefed Perna. Taylor said CECOMexecuted100percentofArmyWorkingCapitalFund and Operations Maintenance Army;AWCF sales closed at $1.06 billion, the highestin six years, he said.

He said CECOM is leading the Army inSecure Mobile Anti-Jam Reliable Tactical

Individuals who were recognized for efforts in Software Readiness pose with senior leaders during the AMC quarterly update. From left, GarrettShoemaker, Peter Nguyen, AMC Commander Gen. Gustave “Gus” Perna, Diane Shaw, AMC Command Sgt. Maj. Rodger Mansker, Kevin Venezia,Richard Stubing, CECOM SEC Deputy Director Danielle Moyer and CECOM Commander Maj. Gen. Randy Taylor on Nov. 6, 2018.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY SEAN KIEF, APG PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

CECOM updates AMCPerna awards SoftwareEngineering Center civiliansBy Rachel PonderAPG News

See PERNA, page A7

TheArmySubstanceAbuseProgram,ASAP,graduated six Soldiers from its quarterly UnitPrevention Leader, UPL, Course, Nov. 2. DrugTesting Coordinators Judith Smith and VivianJackson led the training. In an effort to deterSoldiers from abusing illicit and prescriptiondrugs, Soldiers are subject to random drugtests. UPLs are responsible for conductingurinalysis collections, as well as serving as thecommander’s subject matter expert on allmatterswithin theASAP.

UPL trainingEach unit is required to have at least one

primary, and one alternate, UPL, Smith said.There are 30 UPLs on the installation. UPLsare selected by the unit commander, with therank of E-5 or above. During the course,Soldiers received instructions about Armyregulations, specimen collection and shipmentprocedures and conducting prevention aware-ness classes.

ASAP trains unit prevention leadersSix Soldiers graduate fromquarterly course.By Rachel PonderAPG News

Drug Testing Coordinator Judith Smith of the Army Substance Abuse Program, right, presents aUnit Prevention Leader certificate and card to Sgt. Mano Naama Burnett, of the U.S. Army Testand Evaluation Command, during a UPL class graduation, Nov. 2, 2018.

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In1918,HenryGuntherwas anAmericandoughboy, an Army private born in1895to German-American parents in the

Highlandtown neighborhood of East Balti-more. On November 11 at 10:59 a.m., oneminute before the armistice ending WorldWar I took effect, he single-handedly rusheda German machine gun position in France.Instantly,hebecamethelastSoldierfromanyside todie in theGreatWar.

Gunther became a legend in Baltimore,where he is buried at the Most HolyRedeemer Cemetery. The Army alsoawarded him the Distinguished ServiceCross, its second-highestmilitary honor. Hissacrifice represents the selfless service of allSoldiers who put their lives on the line forour freedom, from 1776 to today. But giventhat he died 60 seconds before hostilitiesstopped, he also became a metaphor for the“wartoendallwars”anditscatastrophic lossof life onanever-before-seen scale.

One hundred years later, we tend toassume that such globalwarwill not happenagain, because holistically, ourworld ismoresecure and prosperous than ever before.

While not perfect, the United Nations,NATO,andother internationalorganizationshave been far more successful than theirpredecessor, the League of Nations, inpreventing conflicts. And since World WarII, the European continent has experiencedits longest-everperiodofrelativepeaceinthemodern era. After up to 85million deaths inthe Second World War, common logic saystheworldhas surely come to its senses.

However, despite our incredible progresstoward peace, we cannot presume that warhas gone away from the human experienceor thatwide-scale fighting canneverhappenagain. In fact, with 180,000 U.S. ArmySoldiersoverseasonfreedom’s frontier in140countries—many in harm’s way—we are stilla nationatwar.

The United States is facing the very realthreat of emerging near-peer adversaries inEurope and Asia who are committed tocontesting and undermining us in any waypossible. The international order we estab-lished after World War II is shifting beforeour eyes, and the faint clouds of a comingstormarevisibleonthehorizon.AtAberdeen

Proving Ground (APG), our first duty to ourSoldiers and our Nation is readiness todayand tomorrow toprepare for that storm.Ourmilitary has no preordained right to victory,which iswhyAPG is helping theArmygrowandmodernize todeter those rivals fromanyfuture conflict.

As Americans, we do not and should notlive our lives in fear. Still, wemust recognizethat the strength of our military will alwaysbe foundational not only to our nationalsecurity, but to the endurance of ourdemocratic institutions, economic might,andabilitytohelpouralliesaroundtheworldestablish their ownpeace andprosperity.

This Veterans Day is an opportunity tohonor approximately 20 million living Sol-diers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast-guardsmenwhoworetheclothofournation.Butweshouldalsouse the100thanniversaryof the end of WorldWar I to remember thecritical role our military continues to play inpreserving our union—and the hard-foughtglobal peace for which Gunther made hisultimate sacrifice.

America’sArmy,YourArmy!

COMMANDER’S CORNER

100 Years after the Great War,Faint Clouds of a Coming Storm

Maj. Gen. Randy S. TaylorAPG Senior Commander

WASHINGTON—In1918, theworldhadnever seen such killing.

Fifteen to 19 million people died duringWorld War I, and another 23 million werewounded.

The industrial age had industrializeddeath and Europe became the factory floorfor newweapons and newmeans of killingfrom tanks and airplanes to gas andmachine guns. The war had started in 1914,and the killing continued without letupuntil Nov. 11, 1918, when the Allies and theCentral Powers signed an armistice thatended the slaughter.

Just about every city, town and villagefelt the pain of the war. France alone lostnearly 1.7 million people on the battlefieldor by disease. The United Kingdom lostbetween 860,000 and1million. TheUnitedStates, which entered the conflict on April6, 1917, lost 116,708 servicemembers.

The Allies had broken through on theWestern Front. German forces had beendecisively beaten and American, Britishand French forces were advancing onGermany. The other Central Powers –Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire– had already stopped fighting. Germanysigned the armistice in a railroad car in theForest of Compiegne. It was to take effectNov. 11, 1918 at 11a.m.

It seemed like amiracle to a tiredworld.

‘Bells Burst Forth in JoyfulChimes’

“Bells burst forth in joyful chimes,”began one story in a London newspaper.Big Ben in Westminster tolled long andloud, and its ringing was copied in belfriesaround the city.

In Paris, people took to the streets withjoy and relief. The bells of Paris rang outand people in the city from around theworld cheered the end of the fighting thatclaimed somany.

InNewYork City, the Armisticewas at 6a.m., but New Yorkers still took to thestreets. Again the bells of the city’s greathouses of worship rang out and peopleflocked into the streets.

The same thing occurred across the

United States.ArmisticeDaywas supposed tomark the

end of the “War to End AllWars.” It is nowcalled Veterans Day as Americans honorthe veterans of allwars and conflicts. In the100 years since 1918, U.S. service membershave fought in the Second World War, theKorean War, the Vietnam War and opera-tions from Desert Storm to Lebanon toGrenada and Panama. American servicemembers are serving right now in Af-ghanistan, Iraq and Syria.

Bells of Peace programThe United States WorldWar I Centen-

nial Commission wants all Americans toremember the sacrifices of those killed in

WorldWar I andparticipate in theBells forPeace programonNov. 11, 2018. At11a.m. onthat day, retired Navy Adm. Mike Mullen,who served as the chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff, will oversee the bells ofWashington’s National Cathedral tolling 21times in honor of those lost during WorldWar I, saidBetsyAnderson, a spokespersonfor the World War I Centennial Commit-tee. More than 1,000 communities nation-widewill participate in the program.

Individuals can also participate, Ander-son said, by going to the commission’swebsiteanddownloading theBellsofPeaceapplication. “As the built-in countdowntimer reaches 11 a.m. local time, the Bells ofPeacewill toll” from all devices, she said.

To download the app go to:

www.ww1CC.org.British officer and poet Wilfred Owen

was killed on Nov. 4, 1918. One of his mostfamous poemsmentioned bells:

Anthem forDoomedYouthByWilfredOwenWhat passing-bells for these who die as

cattle?Only themonstrous anger of the guns.Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattleCan patter out their hasty orisons.No mockeries now for them; no prayers

nor bells,Noranyvoiceofmourning save the choirs,The shrill, demented choirs of wailing

shells;And bugles calling for them from sad

shires.

Bells of Peace: The end of the War to End All WarsBy Jim GaramoneDefense.Gov

American Doughboys surrounded by French civilians celebrate the Armistice ending World War I – the War to End All Wars - in Paris,France, Nov. 11, 1918.

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Cooking has always been a passion forSgt. 1st Class Antoine Williams. From ayoung age he worked in fast-foods restau-rants, country clubs and steak houses andhe’s always cooked for his family. So, it wasno surprise to his family, friends andcoworkers when he recently graduatedfromtheAdvancedCulinarySkillsTrainingCourse, ACSTC, at Fort Lee, Virginia at thetop of his class.

TheACSTC, ahands-oncoursedesignedto improve the overall skills of experiencedcooks, focuses on knife skills, menu devel-opment, advanced baking techniques, buf-fet platter production and presentation,course meals, advanced dessert prepara-tion and nutrition, as well as other areas ofadvanced culinary techniques.

Normally, individuals who enroll inACSTC are food service specialists holdingmilitary occupational specialty 92G, butWilliams, a communications specialist forthe20thChemical,Biological,Radiological,Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) Com-mand, had to start from scratch. With 15years in the Army, he enrolled in AdvancedIndividual Training for 92G prior toACSTC.

Williams said he initially wanted to jointhe Army as a cook, but his uncle, whowasin theArmyat the time, talkedhimout of it.

Williams aced the ACSTC, and thenapplied for the Enlisted Aide TrainingCourse, EATC, which trains selected serv-ice personnel to become enlisted aides forgenerals or flag officers, and passed it withflying colors. This course provides tech-niques and skills required for daily house-hold management, uniform maintenance,basic bartending, accounting, and otherenlisted aide requirements.

“I heard about it [EATC] when I was inmy last duty station,” said Williams. “Ishunned it off at the time because my lastduty stationwaskindofhigh-speed, andwewere in the field every othermonth.”

Enlisted aides are entrusted with thedaily duty of maintenance and supervisionof facilities in and around flag officer’sofficial quarters to include the preparation,presentation and service of food andbeverages during official functions andformal dinners.

Though he loves cooking, Williams saidhe did not love the idea of being an enlistedaide earlier in his career.

“I looked at it in a negative aspectwhen Ifirst saw it,” he said, “but maturingmentally, spiritually and professionally… Ilook at it in a different aspect now. This is agreat chance for me to grow a little bitmore.”

While the ACSTC and the EATC are

jointly-trained courses, instructions areprovided by different branches of themilitary.The training currentlyhas instruc-tors from the Army, Marines, Navy, AirForce, andCoastGuard.

“We had all branches represented in myclass,” saidWilliams,anACSTChonorgrad.“I learned about their cook’s duties, whatthey were responsible for, and how theyoperated.”

According to the school, training withthe different services combines the skillsand knowledge of each service, incorpo-rates new trends in food service, andconverts to restaurant style service insteadof traditional military dining facility serv-ice. It also reflects the way the militaryexecutes itsmissions around theworld.

The final test event for ACSTC is a six,seven or nine-course meal prepared for 24VIPs and guests. The entire class isresponsible for designing, preparing andserving themeal.

William’s class prepared a seven-coursemeal.

“Eachofmy ten classmateswere respon-sible for a particular dish. Iwas responsible

for the three hors d’oeuvres,” he said.During the course, trainees can obtain

the American Culinary Federation Certifi-cation, which is, according to the federa-tion, the most comprehensive certificationprogram for culinarians with more than 15certification levels. Unfortunately,Williams’ class did not get this opportunity.

“I did not receive an ACF certificationduring the course,” he said. “We were notevaluated for that. I did receive a ServSafecertification for administrators.”

ServSafe is a food and beverage safetytraining certification required by mostrestaurants as a credential for their man-agement staff.

Williams’ 20th CBRNECommand peerssaid they think highly of him; not only forhis cooking skills, but on a personal level.

“Sgt. 1st ClassWilliams is a very spiritualindividual. It is displayed through hisconduct and his interactions with others,”said Chief Warrant Officer 4 JosephTriplett, information system security man-ager. “He often assists the 20th CBRNECommand chaplain [and] I have had thepleasure of eating some of the food he

prepared - smoked and crockpot barbecueribs and a strawberry crepe. All three wereabsolutely delicious and left me craving formore.”

“My favorite thing from Sgt. 1st ClassWilliams is his soon-to-be-world-famoushomemade hot sauce,” added Spc. TedrickJackson, information technology specialist.“I could put that on everything. If I were toput his skills in a relatable context, in theU.S. Army he’s a sergeant first class, but afour-star general in the kitchen, handsdown.”

Another information technology special-ist, Spc. Carlos Colon, said that Williams“sets expectations up front and is very openabout his overall view on things and whathe expects fromeveryone as a team.”

“I remember some BBQ ribs and cornbread that could have been from a Miche-lin-starred restaurant,” Colon said. “All of itwas excellent and prepared and presentedexpertly. He gets all the small things rightwhich adds up to a tidy and presentable bigpicture which is evident in what he puts infront of you: a plate of delicious food thatyouwantmore of.”

APG NCO aces culinary skills courseBy Staff Sgt. Angel D.Martinez-Navedo20th CBRNE Command

Sgt. 1st Class Antoine Williams, a communications noncommissioned officer in charge with the 20th CBRNE Command, shows off astrawberry/blueberry tart he made from scratch to share with his coworkers. Williams recently graduated from the Advanced CulinarySkills Training and Enlisted Aide Training courses at Fort Lee, Virginia.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY STAFF SGT. ANGEL D. MARTINEZ-NAVEDO, 20TH CBRNE COMMAND

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November is National Peanut Butter Lovers Month. Learn moreabout this popular food with these fast facts.

700 million poundsAmount of peanut butter Americans consume annually. Thisaverages to about three pounds per person.

540Number of peanuts it takes to produce a 12-ounce jar ofpeanut butter.

200Approximate number of calories in two tablespoon of peanutbutter.

115Years since Dr. Ambrose Straub, of St. Louis, Missouri,patented a peanut-butter-making machine. The earliestreference to peanut butter can be traced back to the AncientIncas and the Aztecs who ground roasted peanuts into a paste.

25Years since the world’s largest peanut butter and jellysandwich was created. It contained 150 pounds of peanut butterand 50 pounds of jelly, and was made in Peanut, Pennsylvania.

By Rachel Ponder, APG News

Sources:https://www.fooducate.comhttp://www.nationalpeanutboard.org/peanut-info/fun-facts.htmhttps://www.myfitnesspal.comhttps://mobile-cuisine.com/did-you-know/peanut-butter-fun-facts/http://www.nationalpeanutboard.org

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The Harford Historical Society will hostthe free presentation, a “History of Innova-tion at Aberdeen Proving Ground,” featuringCommand Historian Jeffery Smart, Tuesday,Nov.13.

Smart, the command historian of the U.S.Army Research, Development and Engineer-ing Command, will lead an hour-long presen-tation highlighting cutting-edge technologiesdeveloped at APG from World War I to theearly 2000s.

His topics covered will include the re-search and development of gas masks,bombs, aircraft, atomic weapons and recon-naissance vehicles.

“I hope attendees will gain an appreciationof everything that APG has done over the last100 years,” Smart said.

Early testing and innovationsAberdeenProvingGroundwasestablished

Oct. 20, 1917 by order of President WoodrowWilson, to provide an area for design andtesting of ordnance.

Smart said that one of the earliest devel-opments at APG was the Aberdeen Chrono-graph, invented by Alfred Lee Loomis in1918.This was the first portable instrument formeasuring ordnance muzzle velocity andstriking power.

“It was considered one of the mostimportant developments of APG duringWorld War I,” Smart said.

In 1925, APG personnel developed earlyversions of a cross country car capable oftraversing muddy fields.

“This early work eventually led to thedevelopmentofthejeepforWorldWarII,”hesaid.

Anothersignificantinnovation,Smartsaid,was the handheld rocket launcher which wastested at APG in 1943. This launcher eventu-ally became known as the Bazooka.

“TheBazookawasasignificantWorldWarII innovation that allowed an infantryman to

destroy a tank,” he said.

Supersonic wind tunnelSmart said that in 1944, APG personnel

completed the first large-scale supersonicwindtunnelwhichcouldhandlespeedsuptoMach 4. Dr. Edwin Hubble, a pioneer in thefield of extragalactic astronomy, helped de-sign the tunnel.

“The higher velocity of projectiles andaircraft increased the need for supersonicwind tunnels,” Smart said.

Also of note, the Lunar Roving Vehicle, abattery-powered four-wheeled rover used onthe Moon in the last three missions of theAmerican Apollo program, was tested at APGin1966.

ENIACAwell-knownAPGinnovation,Smartsaid,

is the Electronic Numerical Integrator andCalculator, or ENIAC. In 1943, the BallisticResearch Laboratory, BRL, needed a faster

way to prepare firing tables for ordnancetesting, so they contracted with the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania to develop whatbecame known as the ENIAC. Standing eightfeet tall and weighing 30 tons, the ENIACused approximately18,000 vacuum tubes.

“Although not operational during WorldWar II, the ENIAC was set up at APG in1947,”he said. “The ENIAC today is considered thefirst modern computer.”

In 1992, the BRL’s mission, personnel, andfacilities were incorporated into the ArmyResearch Laboratory, and BRL was disestab-lished. Smart said ARL has continued itsmission of advanced computers, with theARL Department of Defense Supercomput-ing Resource Center.

Brown Bag Lunch SeriesPart of the Historical Society’s Brown Bag

Lunch Series, the Smart’s presentation willbe held 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the HistoricalSocietyofHarfordCounty,143N.MainStreet,Bel Air, MD 21014.

The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator, or ENIAC, considered the “first mod-ern computer,” was operational at APG from 1947 to 1955.

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The higher velocity of projectiles and aircraft increased the need for supersonic windtunnels. In 1944, APG completed the first large-scale supersonic wind tunnel that couldhandle speeds up to Mach 4.

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Command historian tohighlight history ofAPG innovationsFree event set for Nov. 13.By Rachel PonderAPG News

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This year is the 100th anniversary ofArmistice Day, marking the end of WorldWar I—11a.m. onNov. 11, 1918. The daywasrenamedVeteransDay in1954, celebratingthe service of all U.S. military veterans.

Events commemorating theholidaywillbe taking place statewide this weekend,including in Harford County, where thecounty’s Commission on Veterans Affairswill be hosting its third annual VeteransResource Fair, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday,Nov. 10 at the Bel Air Armory, 37 N. MainSt. in Bel Air.

The event is set up to provide a one-stopshop for veterans and their families toconnect with resources specific to themincluding information about veterans’healthcare, benefits, jobs, and discounts,said Cindy Mumby, the county’s directorof governmental andcommunity relations.

“I think part of the character ofHarfordCounty is that we're very proud to be thehome of APG and we’re proud of ourinvolvement with the citizens who havedefended our freedom from the AmericanRevolution up to the present,” Mumbysaid. “This is a way to express ourgratitude and celebrate our veterans.”

The event will begin with a wreath-laying ceremony featuring APG SeniorCommander Maj. Gen. Randy S. Taylor inhonor of theHarford County citizens wholost their lives in World War I. Theirnameswill be read aloud.

More than 40 exhibitors will be at theevent, which will be held, rain or shine,including ChesapeakeHarley-Davidson inDarlington, which will give away onemotorcycle to a veteran or immediatefamily member at 12:30 p.m. Lunchwill beprovided by Mission BBQ starting at 11:30a.m.

Last year, more than 120 people at-tended the event, with the youngestveteran being 23 and the oldest 92.

Veterans Day programs

Nov. 9- 6 to 9 p.m., American Legion Mason

Dixon Post 194, at 338 East Main Street,Rising Sun, MD 21911, cocktail hour anddinner, 6 to 8 p.m.; Veterans Day program,8 to 9 p.m.

Nov. 10- 7 to 9:30 p.m., Veterans Day Concert

free to veterans, Baltimore MarriottWaterfront, 3rd floor salon, 700 AliceannaStreet, BaltimoreMD 21202

Nov. 119:30 a.m., HowardCounty VeteransDay

parade in Columbia; ceremony follows at10:45 a.m.

- 10 a.m., Veterans Day parade andceremony War Memorial Building, 101

North Gay Street, BaltimoreMD 21202- 10 a.m., St. Mary’s County Veterans

Day at Leonardtown Square in Leon-ardtown. A memorial wreath-laying cere-mony follows.

- 11 a.m., Aberdeen Veterans Memorial,behind the Aberdeen Library. Lunchfollows at Aberdeen VFW Post 10028, 821Old Philadelphia Road, Aberdeen MD21001.

-11a.m., TydingsPark inHavredeGrace.

Lunch follows at Joseph L. Davis Ameri-can Legion Post 47, 501 St. John St, HavreDe Grace,MD 21078.

- 11 a.m., American Legion SusquehannaPost135, 300Cherry Street, Perryville,MD21903. Lunch follows.

- 1 p.m., City of Brunswick 86th annualVeterans Day Parade featuring keynotespeaker Brig. Gen. Omar J. Jones IV, Armychief of public affairs. Parade begins atCity Park, East Potomac Street at 2 p.m.

- 1:30 to 2 p.m., 15th annual Echo Tapsalong Market and 2nd streets in down-town Frederick. Brass musicians line thestreets and play “Taps” in turn, passing thecall fromMt. Olivet toMemorial Park.

- 3 p.m., Bel Air Memorial Gardens,wreath laying, 809 Rock Spring Road, BelAir,MD 21014

The Maryland Department of VeteransAffairs will hold ceremonies, Sunday, Nov.11, in Annapolis, Cheltenham, Crownsville,Owings Mills, Baltimore and Hurlock. Itwill host a ceremony in Charlotte Hall,Monday, Nov, 12. For more information,including timesand locations, visit https://veterans.maryland.gov/veterans-day-pro-grams/.

Maryland preps forVeterans Day weekend

2018 observances to mark the end of World War I

Visitors check out displays during last year’s Veterans Resource Fair at the Bel Air Armory. This year’s fair starts 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10.COURTESY PHOTO

A visitor signs a quilt for hospitalized veterans during last year’s Veterans Resource Fair atthe Bel Air Armory.

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By Jon BleiweisAPG News

Generations unite as 2nd Lt. Garrett M.Anthony, 3rd Infantry Division, meets 92-year-old World War II veteran Pfc. Daniel J.Muffoletto, during last year’s event.

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HAMBPronounced: ik-SPEY-shee-yet

Part of Speech: Verb

Definitions:1. To speak or write at length or in great detail; be copious in description ordiscussion.2. Towander freely or atwill.

Examples in common use:- The naturalist is known for her willingness to expatiate on any number of issuesrelating towildlife and the environment.- The commentator adopts this persona to expatiate on a variety of topics.- Unfortunately, he expatiated on the plot of the once-popular whodunit too longandhis listenerswere bored to tears.

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WASHINGTON — With new authorityover the Army’s accessions enterprise, theArmy Training and Doctrine Command,known as TRADOC, plans to focus moreheavily on regional campaigns and ads onstreaming platforms and social media,rather than the traditional national televi-sion advertising.

TRADOC Commander Gen. StephenTownsend said he plans to fill the ranks ofrecruiters, move recruiting stations tobetter locations, and re-engineer the re-cruiting process from an “industrial-eramodel” that is no longer efficient.

Townsend announced these and otherinitiatives during a press conference a fewweeks after taking over responsibility forall Army accessions, officer and enlisted.

Advertising campaignToday’s youth no longerwatch commer-

cial television as much as past generations,saidMaj.Gen. FrankMuth, headof theU.S.Army Recruiting Command, or USAREC,during the press conference.

Instead, he said, youth are live-stream-ing video on their mobile devices, and sothe Armywill run advertising on platformssuch asHulu andNetflix.

“We’regoing to launchanewadvertisingcampaign,”Townsend said. “Coming toTV,social media and live streaming near yousoonwill be newArmy commercials.”

Armyadvertisingwill also focusmoreonregions, Townsend said. Regional ads will“go towhatmakes those folks tick.”

For instance, inBoston,Armyopportuni-ties in science, technology and engineeringwill be emphasized. Different career op-portunities might be emphasized in Mid-west cities.

A regional recruiting pilot program willbe conducted in theChicago area. Basedonthose results, the pilot could extend toother cities.

The Army has always done well recruit-ing in “traditional strongholds” such as theSouth and Midwest, Townsend said. Theproblem is that those are not the fastestgrowing parts of the country, he said.

TheArmyhas identified22cities thataregrowing population centers where recruit-ing needs more attention. San Francisco,Pittsburgh, Chicago,Dallas,Miami, Seattle,Oklahoma City, Boston and Atlanta areamong them.

The Army has traditionally recruitedwell in Georgia, Townsend said, but not sowell in Atlanta. He said he’s hoping a newresearch and analytical capability will giverecruiters the ability to better engage youthat the ZIP code level.

USAREC will also modernize itsGoArmy.comwebsiteandbring therecruit-ingprocess into the21st century,Townsendsaid.

Beyond Industrial Era“Probably the most significant thing, I

think, for me is we’re using a 1970s-eraapproach for recruiting,” Townsend said.“We’re still using an industrial-era modelthat requires recruiters to talk to hundredsof applicants just to get an appointmentwith a handful … and derive one contractfor theArmy.

“We’re actually changing ourmodel.”Under the previous industrial model,

recruiters had to make 12 million contactsto get 400,000 potential recruits to showupat the recruiting station,Townsend said.Thenonly250,000of those took theArmedServices Vocational Aptitude Battery, andfinally 85,000 enlisted.

“What we want to do is not have to talkwith 12 million to get 85,000,” Townsendsaid, adding that he wants more focusedrecruiting based on research and analytics.

“So, at theZIP code level,we’ll be able tofocus our recruiters on where theirchances of success are the greatest, ratherthan going everywhere and canvassingeveryone.”

EducatingGENZOnly about 30 percent of America’s

youth are eligible to serve in the armedforces today due to the lack of high schooldiplomas, obesity or misconduct,Townsendsaid.Headdedthatonlyabout15percent of those eligible are interested inserving.

“When you ask them why, it really getsdown to ignorance about what our armedforces are and what they do for thecountry,” he said.

When a simple information brief about

theArmyisgiven,propensity jumpsfrom15to 50 percent, he said. “So, it’s really aboutjust getting theword out.”

Reaching teens and 20-somethings thatmake up “Generation Z” means gettingonto the social media sites that they use,Muth added.

“We’ve got to educate theZGeneration,”he said. “They are not answering thephone.”

The reason they don’t answer, he said, isbecause they don’t recognize the numberthat is calling.

Every generation is guilty of “paintingyounger generations with a broad brush,”said Maj. Gen. R. Evans Jr., commander ofthe Army Cadet Command and Fort Knox,Kentucky.

Millennials and those inGenerationZdowant to serve, he said. Theywant to be partof something bigger than themselves. Butthey just don’t knowabout the150differentmilitary occupational specialties that theArmy offers, he said.

Filling recruiter ranks“We didn’t really man our team,”

Townsend said, explaining that USAREChas been short on recruiters across thenation.

“Wedidn’tneed to fill the recruiter ranksto man a declining Army,” Townsend saidof a force that was mandated to shrink afew years ago from more than 500,000 to450,000 and even less.

“Whenyou’reonadrawdown, it’s easy toman theArmy,” he said.

Now that Congress has authorizedmoreSoldiers, “suddenlywe’reputtingademandon our recruiting force that wasn’t there

before,” he said. “It takes a couple of yearsfor those chickens to come home androost.”

Moving recruiting stations is somethingTownsend said hasn’t beendone in awhile.He believes many of the current recruitingstations are just not in the right places toreach the younger generation.

Tougher trainingRecruiting standards will not be low-

ered, said Maj. Gen. Malcolm B. Frost,commander of the Center for InitialMilitary Training.

“Quality matters,” he said. “If you havequality Soldiers, there will be less attritionin the long run.”

Quality Soldiers are a result of toughertraining, Townsend said, adding that bothofficer and enlisted training is becoming“significantly tougher.”

Infantry One-Station Unit Trainingwent from14weeks to 22weeks earlier thisyear. Armor and Cavalry training willexpand next, Townsend said, and thencombat engineer training.

The Army is re-emphasizing the basics,such as shoot, move and communicate,Frost said. He added that more trainingtime is also being spent on medicaltreatment, survival, force protection, disci-pline, grit, resilience and Soldier accultura-tion.

The repetition and rigor of weaponsproficiency has been increased, he said.More emphasis is being placed on physicaltraining, such as combatives andpugil stickcompetitions, alongwith other field craft.

TRADOC initiatives aim to transform Army recruitingBy Gary SheftickArmy News Service

Maj. Gen. Frank Muth, left, commander of Army Recruiting Command, and Maj. Gen. John R. Evans Jr., right, commander of the ArmyCadet Command and Fort Knox, listen in as Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of the Army Training and Doctrine Command, center,unveils a plan to modernize recruiting during a press conference at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Ex-position in Washington, D.C.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY GARY SHEFTICK, ARNEWS

“We can’t have an Army of Soldiers whoare using or abusing drugs,” Jackson said.

UPLs, Jackson said, are the “backboneand leader”of the substanceabuseprogramwithin each unit.

“They must set the example and bedrug-free,” she said. “They must be techni-cally and tactically proficient at unit uri-nalysis and at providing drug and alcoholtraining.”

In addition to specimen collection, UPLresponsibilities include assisting the com-mander in executing effective anti-drug

campaigns and educating others about theincompatibility of alcohol and drug abusewith physical and mental fitness, combatreadiness, Army values, and the WarriorEthos, Jackson said.

Soldier reactionsSgt. Brandon Wheeler, with the 20th

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclearand Explosives, CBRNE, Command, calledtheUPL course informative.

“The instructors were very hands-on,knowledgeable and easy to understand,” hesaid. “They made sure we know how to doour job.”

Wheeler said drug testing is necessary to

ensure unit readiness.“[The UPL course] raises awareness; it

helps Soldiers that might have a [drug]problem, be identified,” he said. “It helpsunit readiness all around.”

Sgt. Mano Naama Burnett, with the U.S.Army Test and Evaluation Command,called the course “very interactive,” andsaid the instructors, Smith and Jackson,were “awesome.”

“[This program] is needed to keep us onour toes, to hold us accountable,” she said.

Other graduates included Sgt. TerryJohnson, with Kirk U.S. Army HealthClinic; Sgt. Glenn Davis, with the 1st AreaMedical Laboratory; and Sgts. Corey Mc-lendon and Nikolas Borrego with the 20th

CBRNECommand.

AboutASAPTheASAPisacommandprogram,which

emphasizes readiness andpersonal respon-sibility.

“Make therightdecisionsaboutdrugandalcohol,” Jackson said. “Don’t use drugs.Don’t drink and drive. Report users so theycan get help. Do the right thing despitepossible repercussions from others. Havethe personal courage to ‘say no’ to drugsand/or alcohol.”

TheAPGASAP is located inBldg. 2477atAPGNorth (Aberdeen). For more informa-tion, call 410-278-3784.

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Swan-y river

Tundra swans (Cygnus columbianus), like these, which were photographed on the Gunpowder River, are annual visitors to APG. Hailing from as far away as Alaskaand the Arctic, they winter in great numbers on the Chesapeake Bay at the Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Kent County and at the Hurlock wastewatertreatment ponds in Dorchester County. Tundra swans primarily eat submerged vegetation, supplemented in winter with clams and marine worms found in the sedi-ment. It is illegal to hunt tundra swan in 45 states. They should not be confused with their Eurasian cousins, the showier mute swan (Cygnus olor) popularly depictedin European art and fairy tale illustrations. Mute swans consume great amounts of aquatic vegetation and compete with native waterfowl. To learn more about tundraswans or listen to their distinctive call, visit the Cornell Lab of Ornithology website at https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Tundra_Swan/sounds.

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Terminal, or SMART-T, Sustainment. In-creased supply availability, or SA, rate fromfour percent to 64percent; re-designed linereplaceable units began arriving September2018.

The CECOM Integrated Logistics Sup-port Center, or CECOM ILSC, Taylor said,is improving SA, and addressing spikes indemand; 93 percent SA is projected for thisfiscal year.

Focus areasCECOMsubjectmatterexpertsprovided

information about focus areas such assoftware readiness, supply performance,

funding priorities, hardware and softwareinterdependencies, Army Shared ServicesCenters, developing a Sustainment Annexfor the Army Network Strategy, and mod-ernizing Combat Service Support VerySmall Aperture Terminal, or CSS-VSAT,Army-wide.

In addition, SEC Deputy Director Dan-ielle Moyer discussed technical data es-crow, an initiative to increase readiness byshortening the time to get software andhardware fixes to units in the field.

Perna thanked the participants, callingthe briefing “excellent” and “well-pre-pared.” He challenged attendees to thinkcritically about the issues addressed, andencouraged them to raise questions, whenneeded.

“I think we need to empower ourselvesto be a voice,” he said. “You are not going to

be successful approaching it the same oldway. We’ve got to figure out how to bringthe information forward for senior leaderdecisionmaking.”

Perna challenged leadership to keepmoving forward and think big. Good ideastoday that are not funded for executionwillnot be done tomorrow, he added.

“I believe fundamentally there is enoughmoney in our Army to do what we need todo,hesaid. “We’re justnot spending it in theright place, in the rightway.”

RecognitionFive individuals were recognized for

contributing to the CECOM SEC SoftwareReadiness Initiative and establishing acapability to measure and improve soft-ware’s impact on Army readiness. Perna

presented eachwith anAMCcoin.“The effort resulted in the definition,

collection and reporting of software readi-nessmetrics across SEC for 73 Sustainmentsystems, 102 software versions and 63Authorities toOperate,” saidMoyer.

The awardees included Garrett Shoe-maker, deputy associate director, Com-mand, Control Communications-TacticalDirectorate; PeterNguyen, chief of theC3TDirectorate Mission Command Division;Diane Shaw, computer scientist, ServicesDirectorate Cybersecurity Team; KevinVenezia, chief of the Services DirectorateApplications Engineering Branch; andRichardStubing,computerengineer,Enter-prise Information Systems Directorate,WidebandControl SystemsBranch.

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U.S. Army Futures Command deputy commander Lt. Gen. James Richardson and leaders from the eight Cross Functional Teams visited the Aberdeen Proving Ground Test Center for amission capabilities overview, Oct. 25, 2018. The Cross Functional Teams, also had the opportunity to see first-hand and look at the testing capabilities Aberdeen has to offer. The visitto Aberdeen Proving Ground was hosted by the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command and focused on the importance of test and evaluation to meet the U.S. Army's modernizationpriorities.Establishment of the Army Futures Command is the most significant Army reorganization effort since 1973. The Army Futures Command will be the fourth Army Command and will betasked with driving the Army into the future to achieve clear overmatch in future conflicts.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

MORALE, WELFARE & RECREATIONUpcoming Activities Learn more about APG MWR activities and services

by going online at www.aberdeen.armymwr.com.

The 2018 Federal Benefits Open Season isNov. 12 to Dec. 10. Now is the time toconsider health, dental, vision andtax-saving needs and to enroll or changeyour enrollments in the Federal FlexibleSpending Account Program (FSAFEDS);Federal Employees Dental and VisionInsurance Program (FEDVIP); and theFederal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)Program. During the following FederalEmployees Health Fairs, representativeswill be available to answer questions andprovide 2019 Health Plan information.Changes become effective Jan. 6, 2019.Nov. 8: APG South (Edgewood) recreationcenter, Bldg. E4140, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Nov. 15: APG North (Aberdeen) recreationcenter, Bldg. 3326, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.For more information, contact the ArmyBenefits Center athttps://www.abc.army.mil or1-877-276-9287.

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONSOF DIVORCENOVEMBER 148 to 11 a.m., at Fort Meade ArmyCommunity Service. Fort Meade’s LegalAssistance Center will present this freeseminar on financial and legal information,resources and materials to assist thosegoing through divorce. Pre-register atwww.fortmeadeacs.checkappointments.com. For more information, call301-677-5590.

IN THE COMMUNITY

VETERANS RESOURCE FAIRNOVEMBER 10The Harford County Commission onVeterans Affairs will host a resource fair forveterans and their families, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

SAVE THE DATE

NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGEMONTHNOVEMBER 20The Army Test and Evaluation Commandwill host this tribute to the nation’s firstcitizens 10:30 a.m. at the APG North(Aberdeen) recreation center. The programfeatures guest speaker Mark “Wild Turkey”Tayac and an educational performance bythe Piscataway Nation Singers & Dancers.For more information, call 443-861-9500.

C5ISR HOLIDAY BALLDECEMBER 7With the theme, “Holidays, Heroes andHeritage: A Celebration of the AmericanSpirit,” the C5ISR community presents afestive welcome to the holiday season, 5 to11 p.m. at Top of the Bay. The eveningincludes a cocktail hour, dinner, dancing,door prizes and more. Prices are $25 forE-5/GS-7 and below; $35 for E-7/GS-10 andbelow; and all others (military, civilian orcontractors) cost $70. Dress is black tieoptional; civilian semi-formal; military dressoptional; and ASU Class A with bow tie.Purchase tickets by Nov. 27 athttps://2018c5isrholidayball.event-brite.com. For more information, contactMichelle Ward [email protected] or RoxyGaston at [email protected].

EVENTS & TOWN HALLS

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTHFAIRSNOVEMBER 8 & 15

at the Bel Air Armory, 37 N. Main St. in BelAir.The fair opens with a wreath-layingceremony for the 100th anniversary ofArmistice Day featuring APG SeniorCommander Maj. Gen. Randy Taylor. Lunchis provided. The event includes door prizes,a virtual reality exhibit, VA claims andhealth care assistance; a World War Imemorabilia display, and more. The themeof this year’s fair is “A Century of Service.”For more information, [email protected] orcall 410-638-3523.

HOSPICE VOLUNTEERTRAININGNOVEMBER 13The VA Maryland Health Care System isoffering the second part of the trainingsession for new volunteers as a first step tobecoming a Hospice Volunteer, 9 a.m. to 3p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13 in Bldg. 15H,conference room 212, at the Perry Point VAMedical Center campus. Lunch will beserved. Training is free and attendees willreceive a certificate of completion. Forreservations or for more information, callthe Voluntary Service Office at410-605-7000 Ext. 5877.

MISCELLANEOUS

VOLUNTARY LEAVE TRANSFERPROGRAMThe Voluntary Leave Transfer Program(VLTP) allows an employee who has amedical emergency to receive transferredannual leave directly from other employeesin order to avoid being placed in a leavewithout pay situation. Below is a currentlist of all eligible Voluntary Transfer LeaveProgram (VLTP) recipients. For more

information, contact Sue Campbell at410-306-0266/DSN 458-0266 [email protected] Recipients: Alba, Audrey J.; Amato,Jacquelyn K.; Andre, Taesha N.; Bachus,Llewellynton A.; Bailey, Peggy C.;Beauchamp, Brent A.; Benysek, Lee J.;Beranek, Jade Louis; Bowen, Amy M.;Brown, Janet L.; Carroll, Lisa I.; Chapman,Sharon K.; Choi, Yong S.; Colucci, Eva M.;Coppedge, Pricilla K.; Dalangin, Cynthia A.;Damiano, Janeen L.; Davies, ShawnElizabeth; Deller, Patricia L.; Dissek, MichaelJ.; Dolly, Jr. Richard E.; Dunn, Joanne M.;Duong, Kristen X.; Edwards, BarbaraM.(Seker); Edwards, Melva G.; Evans,Tiffaney D.; Feinsilber, David W.; Gaddis,Lonnie; Green, Lynae J.; Hanlon, Ashleigh E.;Hardin, Tierra L.; Hine, Jessica E.; Hoerr,Dawn C.; Hurt, Kelsey E.; Hynson, Julie A.;Jones, Stephanie Lynn; Kim, Heidi C.;Kirksey, Alexson T.; Kuciej, Andrea D.; Lane,Jamie M.; Lanham, Allison P.; Layden,Teresa J.; Maes, Rosalie A.; Manos, Gust H.;Marshall, Jennifer L.; Massimiano, DonnaM.; McCullers, Larry D.; McGuire, Mary Ann;Meadows, Joy L.; Pineiro, Linda D.; Pypiak,Robin A.; Rhodes, Anne Marie; Schafer,Lauren N.; Shiflett, Alicia A.; Siegel,Alexander L.; Venzen, Vickie A.; Villanueva,Jenny; Walker, Mark E.; Walsh, Sharon R.;Wolf, Shannon D.; Wright, Cherri L.; Young,Deborah A.; Zappia, Barbara A.; Zu,Theresah.

FIREWOOD AVAILABLE FORPURCHASEFirewood is available, on a first-come,first-served basis at a cost of $20 per levelstandard 8-foot pick-up truck; $15 per levelstandard 6-foot pick-up truck; and $5 percar trunk load. For more information,contact Jessica Baylor at 410-436-7198 [email protected].

LEISURE, RECREATION &SPORTS

THANKSGIVING LUNCHNOVEMBER 1511 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., enjoy the Top of the Bayannual Thanksgiving Lunch of carved turkeyand ham, traditional scratch-made sidedishes, desserts and fountain beverage, allfor $11.95. Reservations are needed forparties of six or more. Call 410-278-3062.

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STRESS MANAGEMENT LUNCH& LEARN

NOVEMBER 1411 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ACS Bldg. 2503, secondfloorJoin this free class to learn techniques tobetter manage stress and improve youroverall health. For more information, call410-278-7478.

KEEPING THE HOLIDAYS INPERSPECTIVEEACH THURSDAY THRU NOVEMBER 1511:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., ACS Bldg. 2503. Aninteractive workshop to help keep stress toa minimum this holiday season. Learn tipsand tools to keep holiday details andexpectations in perspective and learn tocreate positive emotions to combat stressall year. For more information, contactJennifer Eichner at 410-278-2500 or

[email protected].

2018 DIGITAL PHOTO CONTESTNOVEMBER 12 – JANUARY 20This Army-wide event encourages novice orphotography enthusiasts to capture theirfavorite views, moments and adventuresand submit them for prizes. Entriessubmitted showcase some of the mostoriginal and creative minds at work. Entryperiod is Nov. 12, 2018 - Jan. 20, 2019.To enter, complete an online profile andsubmit images through the ArmyApplication Tracking official website athttps: //cloud.mwr.army.mil/apptrac whereyou can also view the official rules andentry instructions.To contact the IMCOM G-9 Arts and Craftsprogram, email usarmy.jbsa.imcom-hq.mbx.

[email protected].

HOLIDAY PROGRAMSWith the holiday season approaching,annual gift-giving events are gearing up.Here is information about programs toassist APG Soldiers and families.Army Community Service (ACS) will holdthe Angle Tree Program, a holiday gift drivefor Soldier families. For information, call410-278-7572/2500.The APG Chaplaincy handles a HolidayFood Basket for Soldier families atThanksgiving. For more information, call410-278-4333/4593.The Post Commissary will host a HolidayFood Drive. Individuals can place donationsin boxes located at the commissary. Formore information, call 410-278-3101.

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The U.S. Army SpecialOperations Commans,USASOC, Artificial Intelligence,AI, and Machine LearningWorkshop is nested withlearning initiatives across theArmy and DOD. The goal of thisinitiative is to accelerate thedelivery of AI enabledcapabilities. USASOC will lookat how AI and machine learningcapabilities can empower itsSoldiers for integratedoperations in the physical,virtual, and cognitive realms.

The Army is determininghow to operationalize AI insupport of Multi-DomainOperations, MDO, and to enableits Soldiers through its UnifiedQuest 2019 Artificial Intelligenceline of effort. The USASOC’s G9directorate hosted an AIworkshop Oct. 30-31, 2018 atFort Bragg, North Carolina.

AI initiatives like UQ19 andUSASOC’s workshop supportsthe National Defense Strategyand the Army’s sixmodernization priorities bypursuing advances in“computing, ‘big data’ analytics,artificial intelligence, autonomy,robotics, directed energy,hypersonics, andbiotechnology.”

The required capabilitiesfrom the ARSOF OperatingConcept an Empowered ARSOFSoldier, Integrated Unit, andInstitutional Agility are alignedwith the Army Vision. TheArmy’s UQ19 effort will continuethrough May 2019 with a DeepFuture Wargame and anArtificial Intelligence Seminar.

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ARMYARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCEAND MACHINELEARNINGINITIATIVESU.S. Army Special OperationsCommand

APG SURGEONLt. Col. (Dr.) BenjaminPalmer returns to his almamater to advise cadets ofthe U.S. Military Academy.

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HEAT ILLNESSAPPU.S. Army ResearchInstitute of EnvironmentalMedicine researchers havedeveloped a mobileapplication that addressesheat factors to mitigaterisk and optimize training.

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SOLDIER CENTERThe RDECOM SoldierCenter’s Combat FeedingDirectorate displays thelatest innovations in foodsafety and more duringFood Science and IndustryDay.

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The Black Hawk helicopter, which wasdeveloped as a result of the Army’s require-ment in 1972 for a simple, robust and reliableutility helicopter system to satisfy projectedair-mobile requirements around the globe,has entered its fourth decade of service.

Namedafter theNativeAmericanwarchiefand leader of the Midwest Sauk tribe, BlackHawk, the first production UH-60A wasaccepted by the Army in 1978, and enteredservice in 1979 when it was delivered toaviation components of the 101st and 82ndAirborneDivisions. Since that time, the BlackHawk has accumulated more than ninemillion total fleet hours, and has supportedSoldiers in every major contingency opera-tion the Army has executed, including Gre-nada, Panama, Iraq, Somalia, the Balkans,

Afghanistan and throughout theMiddle East.Over the years, the helicopter has been

modified and upgraded to support evolvingmissions and roles, including mine laying,medical evacuation and special operations.Today, the Army continues to integrateemerging technology enhancements into theBlack Hawk fleet to increase the perform-ance, reliability, availability andmaintainabil-ity of the platform through addition oftechnologies such as the integration of the

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is prepped for sling load operations during Exercise Saber Junction 16, at the Hohenfels Training Area in Hohenfels,Germany in 2016. The UH-60 Black Hawk has been the Army's front line utility helicopter for the past 40 years, and it shows no signs of letting up.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY SGT. TIMOTHY MACDUFFIE, TRAINING SUPPORT ACTIVITY EUROPE

Black Hawk turns 40Utility helicopter continues asworkhorse of Army aviationBy PEO Aviation

See BLACK HAWK, page B7

ADELPHI, Md. — Researchers at the U.S.Army Research Laboratory and the JointQuantum Institute have created a pristinequantum light source that has thepotential tolead to more secure communications andenhanced sensing capabilities for Soldiers.

ARL’sDr.ElizabethGoldschmidt andJQI’sDr. SunilMittal and Prof.MohammadHafezidiscuss this research in their paper titled “Atopological source of quantum light” that isfeatured in the journal Nature.

Photons, the smallest amount of light thatexists, are useful when it comes to carryingquantum information, which can be used forencryption to avoid interception from adver-saries and enhanced sensitivity to theenvironment.

According to the researchers, one majorpart of the puzzle is that the photonsmust beundisturbed and as similar as possible inorder for secure communications and Soldiersystems to operate at the highest quality.

Army scientist seeks enhanced Soldiersystems through quantum researchArmy Research Laboratory

A green laser on an optical table in a quantum optics laboratory is one example of how scientistsuse light to potentially lead to futuristic secure communications.

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Network Integration Evaluation in actionSoldiers with the 3rd BrigadeCombat Team, 82nd AirborneDivision show the Command PostComputing Environment, knownas CP CE, during the NetworkIntegration Evaluation, or NIE18.2 Media Day at Fort Bliss,Texas. The unit briefed the mediaabout how it is using CP CE, thesystem’s capabilities and the ben-efit for Soldiers in the commandpost.

CP CE is one of three systemsunder test in NIE, which includesa customer test of twoMountedComputing Environment solu-tions. Initial operational test andevaluation of CP CE began Nov. 1and will leverage the Devel-opmental Operations model toinclude feedback from the unitover the next two weeks.

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TwoArmydoctors returned to their almamater, the U.S. Military Academy at WestPoint in New York to talk to cadets abouthow to get into medical school and thevalue of serving Soldiers as physicians, Oct.18

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Benjamin Palmer, a 1996USMAgraduate,andthecommandsurgeonfor the20thChemical,Biological,Radiolog-ical, Nuclear and Explosives, CBRNE,Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground,Maryland, spoke to theWest PointMedicalSociety about the process of getting intomedical school and the rewards in servingSoldiers and their families as a doctor.Palmerwas joined byMaj. (Dr.)Mary AliceNoel, a 2008West Point graduate, from theFamily Medicine Residency Faculty atMartin Army Community Hospital at FortBenning, Georgia.

The West Point Medical Society is aninformal group for cadets to exploreoptions in the medical career field, specif-ically, how to get into medical school, andways tomeet withmedical professionals todiscuss specialties.

Palmer and Noel addressed an audience

ofmore than 50 cadets fromall classes.Both doctors emphasized that Defense

Department scholarship programs are verycompetitive and applicants must have the“right academic stuff” to qualify. Beyondexcellence as undergraduates, they have tobe highlymotivated.

Applicants must take the Medical Col-lege Admission Test (MCAT), they said.The standardized multiple-choice exami-nation isdesigned toassessproblemsolvingand critical thinking skills, as well asknowledgeofnatural, behavioral, andsocialscienceconcepts andprinciples asaprereq-uisite to the study ofmedicine.

Joining the doctors with vital informa-tion on the programs wasMedical Recruit-er Sgt. 1st ClassAngel Cruz.

“Each year approximately 15-to-22cadets are accepted to medical schools,”Cruz said. “Their options are to apply to theUniformed Services University of theHealth Sciences [USUHS] or to a civilianmedical school. The average of those whoreceive the Health Professions ScholarshipProgram [HPSP] is around eight.”

Explaining the programs to the cadets isvital to Armymedical corps recruiting, saidCruz.

“This event is superhelpful as it providesthe cadets insight on the paths to become aphysician and how theArmy, and theArmyMedicalDepartment, can assist them.”

In terms of rank and salary, a student inHPSP becomes an Army Reserve secondlieutenant and is paid a stipend. AtUSUHS,

students are paid at the rank of secondlieutenant, including the basic allowancefor housing. Students are promoted tocaptain upon graduation fromboth.

An officer completing a medical schoolunder theHPSPhas a four year, active-dutyrequirementwhile aUSUHSgraduatehas aseven year commitment. Attending a resi-dency program in a medical specialty(pediatrics, surgery, etc.) will require anadditional time commitment.

Palmer&NoelBoth doctors earned their medical de-

grees via different Department of Defenseprograms: Palmer attended the West Vir-giniaSchoolofOsteopathicMedicineunderHPSP, while Noel attended the USUHS inBethesda,Maryland.

Palmerearnedadegree inenvironmentalscience before qualifying as an Ordnanceofficer and serving in Germany as acompanycommander for the61stOrdnanceBrigade. Along the way, he earned amaster’s degree in management informa-tion systems and then applied to medicalschool. He was selected under the HPSPand entered the West Virginia School ofOsteopathicMedicine in 2004.

WhileNoelwentstraight toUSUHSaftergraduation, Palmer took a different route.His path to becoming a doctor of osteo-pathy included an intentional delay inattendingmedical school; and that was oneof his key talking points to the cadets.

“You do not have to go immediately tomedical school right after graduation. Youcan take time to qualify in your branch andthen begin the process,” said Palmer,

“You have to be motivated for this entireprocess and lifestyle,” he added. “It is a totalcommitment, and inmycase, it includedmyfamily since I was older when I applied. Interms of motivation, my wife was in laborwith our daughter on the day I wasscheduled to take the MCAT, so I took itlater.”

According to Noel, the cadets askedthoughtful questions which ranged fromgauging practical experience; living atUSUHS as a medical student versus WestPoint as a cadet; work/life balance; andfinding ways to boost the appeal of theirmedical school applications.

“Though I had graduated 10 years ago,”said Noel, “I found myself quickly back intheir shoes - low-quarters, if youwill - withremembering all the pressing, urgent tasksthat would sometimes subvert the impor-tant, and often time-consuming, tasks thatwere critical for getting into medicalschool.”

“Certainly serving as an armor officer oran infantry officer, or as anordnanceofficeras I did initially, is valuable to the Army,”said Palmer. “Every class of cadets issteeped in theconceptof servicebefore self.There aremanyways to servebut service asa doctor to Soldiers and their families isimportant for both the individual andArmyreadiness.”

Army Doctors Lt. Col. Benjamin Palmer and Maj. Mary Alice Noel address the West Point Medical Society at the U.S. Army Military Academy in New York, Oct. 18, 2018. Palmer is thecommand surgeon for the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

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NATICK, Mass. — There is a delicatebalance between training Soldiers rigorouslyand training themsafely.

Warfighterscanlosevaluabletrainingdaysdue to unit leaders taking overzealous safetyprecautions,andasaresult, theycannot learnand practice the necessary skills to become aready and lethal force. However, warfighterstraining rigorously while forgoing safety canlead to disastrous consequences such as heatillness. These consequences can cost theU.S.military valuable training time, money andoperational readiness.

Heat illness is a particular concern duringwarmer months, but that does not meanwarfighters have beat the heat as soon assummer has ended. Surprisingly, heat illnesscanhappen year rounddue to a combinationof factors, not just heat andhumidity.

“Body heat production from physicalactivity is the number one factor that causesbody core temperature to rise,” said LaurieBlanchard, a biomedical engineer from theU.S.ArmyResearchInstituteofEnvironmen-tal Medicine, or USARIEM. “Hot environ-ments add to body heat gain, and hot andhumid environments and heavy clothingmake itmore difficult to get rid of body heat.Put them all together, and you have a recipeforheat illness.”

Tohelp solve this problem,Blanchard andother USARIEM researchers have beendevelopingamobileapplicationthatcanhelpunit leaders understand how these factorsaffect military readiness so they canmitigaterisk andoptimize training.

RiskassessmentTheHeatStrainDecisionAid, orHSDA, is

a tablet- and computer-based app that canhelp unit leaders and mission plannersquickly determine a Soldier’s risk of heatillness during training or operational scenar-ios. HSDA’s simulations of heat stress,according to Blanchard, support the safework time tables found in currentArmyheatinjury prevention doctrine, Technical Bul-letinMedical 507, orTBMed507.

“HSDA contains equations that predicthow body core temperature changes duringand after training and how changes inclothing, activity and environment affect thespecific rise and fall of body core tempera-ture,”Blanchardsaid. “Thismissionplanningtool gives unit leaders objective, science-based guidance that can be found inTBMed507, the Army’s current heat illness andhydration guidance, in away that is easy anduseful for developing prevention and miti-gation strategies against heat illness.”

Whenunit leaders openHSDAona tabletor computer, they can adjust warfighters’activities, clothing, the environmental condi-tions and the intensity and duration of theexercisesimplybypressingafewbuttonsandtoggling a few switches. HSDA does the restof the work by displaying a chart to the userthat estimates how likely troops will experi-ence heat illness during a training oroperational scenario.

HSDAevenshowsleaderswhenwarfight-erswould bemost likely to experience a heatillness during the span of an exercise. Forexample, a unit leader usingHSDAcould seethat Soldiers would be most likely toexperienceaheat illnessduring the firsthourof a three-hour loaded ruckmarch.

“One of the advantages of using HSDA is

that unit leaders have a tool that helps themvisualize how different mitigation strategiescan affect their risks of heat illness,”Blanchard said. “Users can manipulate HS-DA’s settings to see how changing uniforms,the length and pace of an exercise and theload carried can increase or decrease heatillness risk.

“Even in those cases where the distance,pace and load cannot be altered, such as for arequired training event at a specialty school,HSDA can help users plan effective treat-ment strategies for expected heat casualties,like providing extra ice sheets, closelywatching trainees and planning medicalevacuations in advance.”

HSDAdevelopmentUSARIEM researchers developed the

user-friendly software interface for the appwarfighters knowtoday.Yet themathbehindHSDA has existed long before apps wereeven invented. According to Blanchard,USARIEM developed HSDA from over 30years of research on heat illness, hydrationand body core temperature. Researcherswere able to build and validate the equationswithin HSDA by conducting hundreds offield studies on thousands of subjects in avariety of environments.

Researchers conducted evenmore labora-tory studies atNatick Soldier SystemsCenterin the Doriot Climatic Chambers, a uniquefacility that can simulate an extreme rangeofglobal weather conditions, from hot desertsto the chilly Arctic. Blanchard and otherresearchers measured Soldiers’ body coretemperatures as they marched on treadmillswhile carrying external loads and wearing a

wide range of clothing, from Army physicaltraining uniforms (shorts and a t-shirt), toArmyCombatUniforms, toinsulatingchemi-cal, biological andballistic protective gear.

This year, USARIEM briefed the HSDAapptotheTrainingandDoctrineCommand’sHeat Illness and Prevention Subcommittee.USARIEM received several requests forcopies and is working with the U.S. ArmyMedical Materiel Development Activity tomakeHSDAavailable todownload.

Since spring 2018, USARIEM has transi-tioned a current version of HSDA to the 1stSpecial Warfare Training Group (Airborne)at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy SpecialWarfareCenterandSchoolandtotheU.S.AirForce 352nd Battlefield Airmen TrainingSquadron,whoboth specifically requested touse the app to mitigate heat illness duringtraining. Under an international agreement,USARIEM has also developed a version of

HSDA for the U.K. Institute of NavalMedicine, who incorporated the app intotheir training centers as a tool to reduce theincidenceofheat injuries.

“Unit readiness is dependent on rigorousmilitary training,” Blanchard said. “However,training without taking safety precautions,especiallyduringwarmermonths,canleadtoheat illness, heat stroke and even death.These injuries can have significant medicalcosts, can have long-term medical implica-tions and can force lost training days,impacting unit readiness and individualSoldier careers.

“We have been able to design currentversionsofHSDAforspecificmilitarygroupsattheirsites.TransitioningtheapptoU.S.andinternational warfare training groups hasallowed us to collect valuable feedback thatwe can incorporate into HSDA to make it amorerobust app thatallwarfighters canuse.”

Soldiers of the 94th Military Police Battalion, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command conduct training reinforcing basic military police skills and tactics during the summer of 2018 inPocheon, Korea. U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine researchers have developed an app to help identify heat illness risk in Soldiers in a variety of environments.

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Nick Saacks of PEO C3T, his wife Laura and their children,Thomas and Rachel gather information about moving toMaryland from New Jersey during an Army CommunityService relocation open house.

APG Commander Maj. Gen. Richard Tragermann, right,and Command Sgt. Maj. Elwood Butcher, left, congratu-late Spc. Ananda Yarborough and Staff Sgt. CharlesBroadfoot for being named APG Soldier and Noncom-missioned Officer of the Year.

A construction crew from the Facilities ManagementDirectorate erects one of several snow fences through-out the installation in preparation for coming winterstorms.

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NATICK,Mass.—TheResearch,Devel-opment and Engineering Command’s Sol-dier Center’s Combat FeedingDirectorate,or CFD, hosted Food Science & IndustryDay, Oct. 25.

During the event, approximately 77attendees from industry and academialearned about CFD’s work in vacuummicrowave drying, food safety, perform-ance nutrition, tube foods, nutrient analy-sis, cutting-edge packaging, efforts toreduce the warfighter’s load, and musclerecovery studies -- toname just a fewareas.

“Food Science and Industry Day pro-vides our stakeholders in industry, acade-mia, and other government agencies withan invaluable opportunity to engage withus onourhome turf,” said JeremyWhitsitt,CFD’s deputy director. “The tours, demos,and informal conversations that take placethroughout the day go a long way ingalvanizing critical relationships so thatwarfighters’ lives can be impacted throughtheworkwe do.”

CFD is committed to actively pursuing,adapting and cultivating leading-edge

technologies to ensure military operatorshave the decisive edge in all aspects ofcombat feeding. To help lighten thewarfighter’s carrying load for extended,semi-independent close combat opera-tions, thedirectorate isworkingon innova-tive ways to maximize the energy andnutrient density of ration components.

Additionally, CFD researchers are fo-cused on providing capabilities to usenutritional interventions to optimizewarfighter performance; protect food andwater from contamination; increaseunderstanding of the gut microbiome;apply creativemanufacturing technologiesto food delivery systems; and increaseenergy efficiency and decrease manpowerassociatedwith joint-service field feeding.

“TheFoodScience&IndustryDayeventgives Natick scientists the opportunity tofollow up on their prior presentations ofR&Dwork at theResearch&DevelopmentAssociates for Military Food and Packag-ing Systemsmeeting,” saidDr. TomYang, aCFD senior food technologist. “It providesindustry people, as well as Soldiers, theopportunity to have one-on-one, in-depthdiscussions about our R&D work in orderto fully grasp the core of the novel

technologies being exploredbyCFDscien-tists. Attendees were given a chance toactively see, touch, and even taste theprototype products that scientists havedeveloped. Many Q&As between the at-tendees, who had industry and militaryfield experience, and CFD scientists werevaluable to both parties in regards to thetechnology improvement, transition, andscale-up production. It’s a win-win situa-tion and helped to establish potentialcollaborations between CFD and indus-try.”

“Events like these provide a greatopportunity for theCFDproject officers toeducateourpartners about the scienceandtechnology involved in military field feed-ing,” said Patty Cariveau, CFD executiveassistant.

Visitors also learned about other capa-bilities outside of the CFD, includingclothing design, pattern and prototypes;aerial delivery; and expeditionary maneu-ver support. They also toured the DoriotClimatic Chambers and theAdditiveMan-ufacturing Testing Lab.

“The event is important for buildingrelationships with industry because itbrings folks to the table to talk about

requirements, technological advance-ments, and best practices,” said AlfredoLujan, a Soldier Center clothing designer.“Inorder toget agreatproduct, youhave toget a variety of perspectives to refine theform of the object and the logistics tomanufacture the item.”

At the heart of the event was the CFDgoal to foster productive collaborations tosupport its ongoing commitment to thewarfighter.

“The field feeding community is ateam,” saidWhitsitt. “Eachmember of theteam has a role to play. The FS&I day is agreat way to communicate and demon-strate the role that we play. Just like the[Boston] Red Sox, this team is amazing.”

The U.S. Army Soldier Center is part ofthe U.S. Army Research, Development andEngineering Command, which has themission to provide innovative research,development and engineering to producecapabilities that provide decisive over-match to the Army against the complex-ities of the current and future operatingenvironments in support of the jointwarfighter and the nation. RDECOM is amajor subordinate command of the U.S.ArmyMateriel Command.

Dr. Tom Yang, second from left, explains microwave-assisted vacuum drying technology to industry professionals during Food Science & Industry Day, hosted by the Combat FeedingDirectorate at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Oct. 25, 2018.

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nearly 25 percent were deemed poten-tially survivable.

“So, it’s like 964 patients deaths couldhave been prevented through properintervention at either point of entrythrough themedic level,” Popp said.

Since its inception in 2015, the programhas been implemented at most of thedirect reporting units of I Corps and the18th Airborne Corps, and it is currentlyexpanding through III Corps, Popp said.

“Prolonged field care, by definition, isholding a patient past the doctrinaltimeline of two to four hours for prioritypatients,” Popp said. “What it really getsafter is mitigating the lethal triad. That’swhat’s important, that’s what’s going tokill thepatient. If youdon’tmitigate that, itdecreases the prognosis of the patient.”

Culminating eventThe medics entered the room with a

mannequin on a litter as if the patient hadjust arrived to the aid station. From there,they re-evaluated the patient’s conditionandmoved forwardwith treatment.

“It will already have some treatment

FORT RILEY, Kan. — On today’sbattlefield, Soldiers can be injured hun-dreds of miles from medical treatmentfacilities.Theyhave to rely on the ability ofArmy medics to get them safely tohigher-level care.

“Self-aid buys you seconds;CombatLifeSaver buys you minutes; the medics buyyou hours and the doctor can give youdays,” said Command Sgt. Maj. UriahPopp, Womack Army Medical Centersenior noncommissioned officer at FortBragg,NorthCarolina. “Wehave to be ableto sustain life from the point of entrythrough evacuation or delayed evacuationto get you to a surgeon to be able to havethe patient survive the situation or thewounds to get themsurgical intervention.”

Popp was present as the Soldiers in thefirst course of Prolonged Field Careworked a training program at the MedicalSimulation Training Center at Fort Riley,Kansas, Oct. 26.

The weeklong program enhances theknowledge medics gain during AdvancedIndividual Training at Fort Sam Houston,Texas, to provide them with the ability touse equipment found in an aid station likeventilators, suction and whole blooddrawing equipment, said Sgt. 1st ClassAnthonyDenning, noncommissioned offi-cer in charge, Medical Simulation Train-ing Center, U.S. Army Medical Depart-ment Activity.

“A lot of the concepts they receive herewill help them in any scenario that theyare in,”Denning said. “A lot of it’s based onthe type of equipment they will have. Butout in the field, they understand the lethaltriad and how they need to set up andprepare their casualty to be received by anaid station.”

The priority for themedics to learnwascontrolling patients from entering whatthey refer to as the “lethal triad.”

“[The] lethal triad is a combination ofcoagulopathy, acidosis and hypothermia,”Denning said. “That’s going to lead to aquick fatality, which we are trying toprevent.”

Popp said an Army identified gap forprolonged field care exists due to a loss ofair superiority or evacuation platforms.

“A lot of the work for this course wasdone through Special Operations Pro-longed Field Care working group,” Poppsaid. “So, essentially what we did was takesome components of the Special Opera-tion Medic Course combined with theresearch and recommended protocols,procedures from the Prolonged FieldCareworking group and then current clinicalpractice guidelines for prolonged fieldcare through whole blood administration…One of the things thatwe areworking to,[with] the goals of the Military HealthSystem, is to decrease morbidity andmortality on the battlefield.”

Popp said of the Operations Enduringand Iraqi Freedom deaths through 2011,

done -- they are going to have to reassessinterventions already done, vital signs andmaybe if they are not satisfied withinterventions already done, correct theinterventions and make sure any lifethreats are addressed,”Denning said. “Andthen theywill start documentation of vitalsigns to make sure they are trackingtrends.

“The difference between this and thenormal scenarios we do is that the normalcombat scenarios are hard and fast,” headded. “We try to stress them. With this,it’s more of an extended period of time. Itmight be hard and fast at the beginning,but they get into a routine, checking vitalsand tracking trends.”

The mannequin used for training ishooked up to a laptop from which anevaluator can control everything frombreathing tomaking soundeffects, as if thepatientwere coughing ormoaning in pain.

As the evaluation went on, the medicswere only able to get the vitals of thepatient from the evaluator at the comput-er, as they are unreadable by theirequipment.

If treatment procedures weremissed or

wentunchecked for too long, theevaluatorwas able to simulate different conditionstomake thepatientworse, like collapsing alung or having the patient’s heart rate startto slow down.

The patient responded positively astreatments were administered, wholeblood transferred andmedications given.

Hawk said he was impressed with thetraining aids were better than what heusedwhenhe first entered theArmy, a factthat impressed him.

“I’ve been in for 13 years and in the daywe had the ‘Rescue Randy’s’” he said.“Those were the big dummies thatweighed180 pounds. So you had to ask theinstructor, ‘do I see equal rise and chestfall, do I hear breath sounds,’ those sort ofthings. To provide that feedback directlyto the enduser is amazing.The technologyis insane.”

Hawk, Denning and Popp all said theyhoped the medics all left the training withgreater confidence in their ability toperform the procedures to extend pa-tients’ chances of survival.

Fort Riley is one of the first locationswithin III Corps to receive this training.

Army medics train to prevent ‘lethal triad’ on the combat fieldByWill RavensteinFort Riley

First Infantry Division medics assess a casualty during the Prolonged Field Care Procedure class at the Medical Simulation Training Cen-ter Oct. 26, 2018. The week-long course taught medics how to treat a casualty for an extended period of time due to lack of air supportto evacuate the casualty.

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Established in 1775, the same year as the Continental Army, the U.S. MarineCorps celebrates 243 years Nov. 10, 2018. The smallest branch of the nation’sarmed forces, the USMC recently received its 300th Medal of Honor when aformer Marine Corps sergeant major was presented the award during an Oct. 17,2018 White House ceremony; 50 years after the Battle of Hue City in Vietnam.

Sgt. Maj. John L. CanleyBorn in Caledonia, Arkansas in 1938, John Canley enlisted in the Marine Corps in

1953. On Jan. 31, 1968, as a gunnery sergeant assigned to Company A, 1stBattalion, 1st Marines, Canley’s unit was sent to reinforce U.S. and SouthVietnamese forces under siege in Huê . Canley is credited with taking commandduring the Battle of Hue City while saving lives and eliminating enemy threats overseveral days. Though he was initially awarded the Navy Cross for his actions, fellowMarines lobbied for decades for the award to be raised to the Medal of Honor.

Canley’s MOH Citation reads:“On 31 January, when his company came under a heavy volume of enemy fire

near the city of Hue, Gunnery Sergeant Canley rushed across the fire-sweptterrain and carried several wounded Marines to safety. Later, with the companycommander seriously wounded, Gunnery Sergeant Canley assumed commandand immediately reorganized his scattered Marines, moving from one group toanother to advise and encourage his men. Although sustaining shrapnel woundsduring this period, he nonetheless established a base of fire which subsequentlyallowed the company to break through the enemy strongpoint. Retainingcommand of the company for the following three days, Gunnery Sergeant Canleyon 4 February led his men into an enemy-occupied building in Hue. Despite fierceenemy resistance, he succeeded in gaining a position immediately above theenemy strongpoint and dropped a large satchel charge into the position,personally accounting for numerous enemy killed, and forcing the others to vacatethe building. On 6 February, when his unit sustained numerous casualties whileattempting to capture a government building, Gunnery Sergeant Canley lentwords of encouragement to his men and exhorted them to greater efforts as theydrove the enemy from its fortified emplacement. Although wounded once againduring this action, on two occasions he leaped a wall in full view of the enemy,picked up casualties, and carried them to covered positions. By his dynamic

leadership, courage, and selfless dedication, Gunnery Sergeant Canley contributedgreatly to the accomplishment of his company’s mission and upheld the highesttraditions of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service.”

Canley was inducted into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon Oct. 18, 2018.During the ceremony, Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer said, “Because of theactions that earned you your place on our wall in the Pentagon, there are othernames that will never have to be carved on a wall across the river [at the VietnamVeterans Memorial] and for that, we owe you a debt of gratitude as a nation.”

Canley retired from the Marine Corps Oct. 23, 1981. He lives in Oxnard, California.

Sources:https://www.defense.gov/explore/story/Article/1665242/vietnam-vet-gets-medal-of-honor-after-50-year-wait/;http://www.cmohs.org/featured-recipients.php;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Canley.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, left, inducts U.S. Marine CorpsRetired Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley into the Hall of Heroes during a ceremony at the Pentagonin Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2018.

DOD PHOTO BY U.S. ARMY SGT. AMBER I. SMITH, OASD

Nov. 10, 2018 is the 243rd birthdayof the U.S. Marine Corps

Improved Turbine Engine; upgrades tothe airframe, including an improved troopseat for additional crashworthiness; and alightweight, composite all-moving tail.

“Developing and fielding an aircraftthat has earned and maintained an ex-traordinary reputation of remarkableservice supporting Soldiers over a fullspectrumofmilitary operations these past40 years is the direct result of theincredible efforts of all the governmentand industry teammates who have sup-ported the Black Hawk program through-out the history of the program,” said Col.Billy Jackson, program manager for PEOAviation’s Utility Helicopters ProgramOffice. “I’m exceptionally proud of thisteam and the herculean effort everyoneputs inmanaging a very complex programwith such sustained success.”

Today, the UH-60 Black Hawk makesup the Army’s largest rotary wing fleetwith more than 2100 airframes in thecurrent inventory. As production of themost current H-60M model continues,over the coming years theArmywill divestits remainingUH-60A andL aircraft, to bereplaced by 760UH-60Vs.

With multiple versions of the H-60Black Hawk in service, the helicopter isconsidered the “workhorse” of ArmyAviation. Besides being the U.S Army’sprimary tactical transport helicopter, ap-proximately 1,200 H-60s operate in 30partner and allied nations, making it a keycomponent to enhancing partner capacity.

For nearly half a century the BlackHawk has served remarkably as theprimarymediumlift,multi-rolehelicopterfor the U.S. Army. Although it has beenaround for longer thanmost of the currentgeneration of Soldiers it supports, don’texpect to see if fly off into the sunsetanytime soon. With planned major up-grades such as the Improved TurbineEngine on the horizon, the platform willbe a key component of the Army Aviationfleet through 2054.

“The Utility Helicopters Program Of-fice, in collaborationwith our governmentand industry partners who support theBlackHawk, haveworkeddiligently for 40years to provide operational commandersand Soldiers themuch needed capabilitiesthe Army’s workhorse helicopter pro-vides,” said Jackson. “We will continue toadapt to meet current and future needs toensure the Black Hawk remains relevantin the operational environment over thenext 40 [years].”

BLACKHAWKFrom page B1

The front page of the June 1979 Fort Campbell Courier highlights the arrival of the firstBlack Hawk helicopters fielded to the operational Army. Forty years ago, on Oct. 31, 1978,the U.S. Army accepted the first Black Hawk helicopters into its inventory.

U.S. ARMY FILE PHOTO

The research team has successfully developed a silicon chip that guides light aroundthe device’s edge, where it is protected from disruptions.

“Quantum sources, such as the one demonstrated in our research, are an enablingtechnology for integrated photonics-based scalable quantum networks and quantuminformation systems that require indistinguishable photons,” Goldschmidt said

For this experiment, the researchers used silicon to convert infrared laser light intopairs of different-colored single photons.

“We injected light into a chip containing an array of miniscule silicon loops, and thelight circulates around each loop thousands of times beforemoving on to a neighboringloop,” Goldschmidt said.

According toGoldschmidt, the issuewith the long journey thelight takes, while necessary to get many pairs of single photonsout of the silicon chip, is that small differences and defects in thematerial reduce photon quality.

“This is a problem for quantum information applications, asresearchers need photons to be truly identical,” Goldschmidtsaid.

To solve this issue, the team rearranged the loops in away thatallows the light to travel undisturbedaround theedgeof the chip,shielding the light from disruptions.

“This so-called topological protection uses the geometry ofthe system, rather than the localmaterial properties, to guide thelight,” Goldschmidt said. “The relatively new field of topologicalphotonics has focused to date on classical, rather than quantum,light fields and this work takes a step forward by demonstratinggeneration of quantum light in the topologically protectedmode.”

An added benefit to the silicon chip developed is that it worksat room temperature unlike other quantum light sources thatmust be cooled down, making the process a whole lot simpler.

For Goldschmidt, this project opens up a new researchchapter for her, and is one that she hopes includes similarcollaborative opportunities.

“My research interests span many aspects of quantum optics,and this work has allowedme to learn more about the emergingfield of topological photonics,” Goldschmidt said. “I hope thatthis paper acts as a foundation for futurework at the intersectionof quantum optics and topological photonics and I am lookingforward to continuing to collaborate with Professor Hafezi.”

As far as next steps to turn this research into reality, the teamhas plans to improve this source by using waveguides with lessunwanted absorption and will continue to study the quantumproperties of their topological photonic system.

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory is part of the U.S. ArmyResearch, Development and Engineering Command, which has the mission to ensuredecisive overmatch for unified land operations to empower the Army, the jointwarfighter and our nation. RDECOM is amajor subordinate command of theU.S. ArmyMateriel Command.

QUANTUMRESEARCHFrom page B1

Army Research Laboratory scientist Dr. Elizabeth Goldschmidt works to develop moresecure communications and enhanced sensing capabilities for Soldiers at the lab’s head-quarters in Adelphi, Maryland.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY JHI SCOTT, ARL

“My re-search inter-ests spanmany as-pects ofquantum op-tics, and thiswork has al-lowed me tolearn moreabout theemergingfield of topo-logical pho-tonics.”Dr. ElizabethGoldschmidt, ArmyResearch Laboratory


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