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SECURITYAutomated InstallationEntry, the technologyincreasing security usingCommon Access Cards, isnow in full use atinstallation entry gates.

AIE | A2

ESPERThe Army family and thesecretary of defensewelcomed Secretary of theArmy Dr. Mark T. Esperduring ceremonies at thePentagon and at Joint BaseMyer-Henderson Hall.

Army | A3

MENSAHNational Guard Pfc.Emmanuel Mensah, whodied while rescuing peoplefrom a burning building inNew York in December, isposthumously awarded theNew York State Medal forValor and approved for theSoldier’s Medal.

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Twenty-eight noncommissioned officerscompleted Not In My Squad training atAberdeen Proving Ground Jan. 9-11. Theworkshop is designed to provide guidanceabout Army ethics to junior leaders to uphold

on- and off-duty.According to the U.S. Army Training and

Doctrine Command, the goal of Not In MySquad training is “to empower first line leadersto fight sexual assault in the ranks, while alsoinspiring and encouraging junior leaders totake ownership of solutions.”

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Daileylaunched the Not In My Squad initiative in2015.

Programming during the three-day work-shopwas focused on building andmaintaining

unit climates while building an Army-wideculture of dignity, respect, inclusion and trust.Physical training, which was conducted eachmorning, consisted of team-building exercisessimilar to APG’s quarterly Physically,MentallyandEmotionallyHard challenges.

“Once we change the way we think asnoncommissioned officers and we embraceour inherent roles as leaders of character,competence and commitment, then we have amuch better chance of changing and influen-

Aberdeen Proving Ground Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Randy Taylor delivers remarks during a Not In My Squad training workshop for NCOs.U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY SEAN KIEF

Empowering young squad leaders

See SQUAD, page A7

‘Not in My Squad’ puts emphasison dignity, respect, trust

By Jon BleiweisAPG News

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the Aberdeen Test Center, fire a commemorative shot from the M777A2 Lightweight 155mmHowitzer, Jan. 2,2018, recognizing100 years of testing.

During a blinding snowstorm, Marion Stockholm, wife of Maj. Edward Stockholm, fired the first shot at APG (a model 1905 3-inch field gun),during a ceremony celebrating the opening of the proving ground for testing, Jan, 2, 1918. The shots marked the first tests conducted at the newproving groundbyTheProofDepartment, ATC’s predecessor.

Aberdeen Test Center commemorates first shot at APG

Work isunderwayonadecade-longdemoli-tion project of contaminated buildings inAberdeenProvingGround’s Edgewood area.

The project’s goal is three-fold: to eliminatethe risk of potential contamination to theenvironment, to reduce sustainment costsassociated with maintaining unoccupiedbuildings, and to posture APG for futuregrowth by eliminating unusable facilitieswithin the installation’s footprint.

“We have a civic and moral obligation toprevent a catastrophe and demolish thesecontaminated buildings properly. Our work-force and local communities trust the U.S.Armytoprotect themanddowhat’s right,” saidAPG Senior Commander Maj. Gen. RandyTaylor.

“Though there is a significant cost associ-

Building demolition underway on APG South

John Fink, DPW deputy director, right, updates Jordan Gillis, Acting Assistant Secretary of theArmy (ASA) for Installations, Energy and Environment (IE&E), left, and installation leaders aboutAPG’s contaminated building demolition program Jan. 4, 2018.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY JON BLEIWEIS, APG NEWS

See DEMO, page A7

Decade-long project to bringdown buildings with chemical,biological historyBy Jon BleiweisAPG News

PINK ANDGREENUNIFORMBy PEO Soldier

Pink and Green Uniform isthe service uniform from theWorld War II era. Army offi-cers wore the Pink and GreenUniform from the early 1930sto the early 1950s. It is widelyrecognized as the best dressuniform the Army has everfielded.

In 2018, the Army couldreturn to its iconic World WarII-era uniform which couldbecometheeverydaybusiness-wear uniform for all Soldiers.Thiswould replace thecurrentArmy Service Uniform, whichwould be used as a moreformal dress uniform.

This uniform will be madefrom great fabrics and tailoredfor each Soldier, featuringqualityconstructionandaclas-sic, proven design. New eco-friendly textile productionprocesses will be utilized forthe first time in the U.S.through this project.

Taking advantage of up-grades in fabric technology, theArmy has developed designoptions, sketches and proto-type uniforms to support theArmy's decision-making proc-ess.

Based on Sergeant Major ofthe Army's interest and hisbelief that the uniform wouldreconnect today's Soldier withthe history of the Army and afavorable response from morethan 70 percent of the sur-veyed Soldiers supporting thereturn of the historic WorldWar II uniform, the Army willmake a decision in 2018.

The reintroduction of thisuniform seeks to create adeeper understanding of andconnection to the Army incommunities where aware-nessof theTotalArmyneeds toincrease.

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What are youlooking forwardto this year?

“The Winter Olympics.I especially want towatch curling, bob-sledding and hockey.This is the first timemy kids are inter-ested in theOlympics, so I amlooking forward towatching with them.

“I am hoping my wife’shealth gets better.

“Just being happy, andeverything that Iprayed for coming tofruition. I wish forhealth, happinessand prosperity formyself and myfriends.

“I am moving toGemany this year. Iam looking forwardto exploring Europe.

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Automated Installation Entry is now inuse atAberdeenProvingGroundentrances.

The technology is in place to increasesecurity for Soldiers, families and workerson the installation, said Samuel Seay, chiefof physical security for the Directorate ofEmergency Services.

AIE was installed in the second half of2016 and implemented in a limited scope inDecember 2016. In July 2017, its use was

expanded to daily between 9:30 a.m. and6:30 a.m. Security guards continue to dophysical identification checks from 6:30 to9:30 a.m.

Card readers for CommonAccess Cards,family member and retiree identificationcards, as well as visitor passes, can now befound at each lane of the four entrances topost. A sign telling drivers to stop and scantheir identification cards will be visible ateach lanewhen the readers are in use.

The CAC, which is a proximity accesscard, is presented to a reader on the AIEpedestal. The barcode on the back of CACs,for civilian and contractor employees aswell asmilitary retirees and familymemberidentification cards, can be scanned usingthe card reader on the right side of thepedestal.

When scanned, the card is validatedthrough the Defense Manpower DataCenter before access is allowed. After thearm at the gate goes up, drivers shouldslowly proceed through the lane.

Guards will remain at the gates with thenew technology tomonitor theAIE system.If a card is invalid or if the driver’s picturedoes not match the person on the camera,the guard will deny access onto theinstallation and investigate.

Passengers accompanying an authorized“trusted traveler” do not have to showidentification. If the driver is not anauthorized “trusted traveler,” passengersmust show their identification. If the driverhas a visitor pass, all passengers must becleared for access andhave their ownpass.

Automated Installation Entrydebuts at APGBy Jon BleiweisAPG News

A sample Common Access Card is scannedat an Automated Installation Entry check-point at Aberdeen Proving Ground.


The back of a sample Common AccessCard is scanned at an Automated Installa-tion Entry checkpoint at Aberdeen ProvingGround.


An Army Materiel Command noncom-missioned officer received the military’sfourth highest combat award during a Dec.15, 2017 ceremony at Aberdeen ProvingGround.

Sgt. 1st Class David M. Worthington, asenior enlisted advisor for the U.S. ArmyCommunications-Electronics Research,Development and Engineering Center, orCERDEC, received the Bronze Star Medalforensuring“thesuccessofmultiple specialoperations of national significance” duringdeployments to Iraq and Syria throughout2015 and 2016 in support of OperationInherent Resolve.

APG Senior Commander Maj. Gen.Randy Taylor, presented the medal toWorthington during a ceremony atCERDECheadquarters.

“As a two-star general who was active-duty for 30years, I’vedeployed lots of timesin combat, and I don’t have one.This is onlythe second time I’ve pinned on an awardthat I didn’t hold myself,” said Taylor, whostressed the significance of the award.

The Bronze Star Medal is an individualmilitary decoration awarded for bravery,heroic acts or meritorious service in acombat zone during military operationsagainst an armed enemy.

As senior communicator for a CombinedJoint Task Force during sustained combatoperations, Worthington was responsiblefor full-spectrum communications rangingfrom encryption and SATCOM, to main-taining reliable communications equip-ment such as radios and computers.

“I’m humbled that the mission com-manderwould considermy actions deserv-ing of such an award when there arenumerousSoldiersdeployedrightnowwhoin one way or another should have earnedthe same recognition. It does notmean thatthey did anything less or that I did anythingmore. I was just doing my job,” saidWorthington, whosewife and two childrenattended the ceremony.

“My wife definitely had the hardermission during my deployments, having tomanage the house, pay the bills and raisetwo kids. I’ve spent more time away frommy family than I care to acknowledge, butthis [award ceremony] is an opportunity toexplain to my kids why daddy was gone somuch: fighting ‘bad guys,’” he said.

Previously stationed at Fort Eustis, Vir-ginia, Worthington came to CERDEC inApril of 2017. As the senior enlisted advisorto the organization’s Space and TerrestrialCommunications Directorate, he helps

Army scientists and engineers understandthe operational challenges of the battlefieldas they develop tactical communicationstechnologies for theWarfighter.

“All of us who have served have had thatpiece of equipment that could have beenreally awesome, but nobody wants to use itbecause it’s too complex, or it just doesn’tmeet the operational requirements thewayit should,” Worthington said. “The biggestbenefit of having Soldiers embedded earlyin the development process is that thetechnology has received operational inputfrom the users at all stages of the devel-opment before it’s fielded.”

As an Army applied research centerunder AMC, CERDEC strives to make apositive difference in the daily lives ofSoldiers through research, advancedtechnology development and systems andsustainment engineering in eight coretechnology areas across command, control,communications, computers, intelligence,surveillance and reconnaissance, or C4ISR,technologies’ and systems’ lifecycles.

CERDEC works with Defense Depart-ment and national research organizationsand labs to influence research investmentsand to adopt, adapt and mature relevantscientific breakthroughs. From its vantagepoint, CERDEC can foresee trends andopportunities, rapidly leverage technolog-ical breakthroughs and shape future capa-bilities that support Army Modernizationpriorities.

Supporting thewarfighter“The warfighter is at the center of

everything we do at CERDEC, so it is trulyinspiring to have a Soldier who has servedwith such distinction sharing first-handexperiences as we develop C4ISR capa-bilities that will enable information superi-ority and tactical overmatch for ourWarfighters,” said CERDEC Director Pat-rick J. O’Neill. “We are happy that Sgt. 1stClassWorthington has been recognized forhis leadership, his dedication to duty andhis tactical technical expertise.”

Worthington joined the Army in Marchof 2000, and has since racked up ninecombat deployments.

“I want for him to deploy as many timesas the Army needs him to because he’s thetype to go above and beyond whatever isasked of him,” said Tasha, his wife of eightyears. “It’s nice to be here where adeployment isn’t as likely, butwe’ll be readyfor him to answer the call, whenever itcomes.”

Worthington,whohas served for17 yearsto keep the conflict frombeing passed on tohis children, has four more guaranteedyears of service with the Army, and isconsideringmore.

“I’ll stay in the Army as long as the Armywill have me and as long as I’m physicallycapable of doing the job. I just want to beable to work and make a differencewherever theArmy sendsme. I love being aSoldier.”

CERDEC NCO receives Bronze StarBy Ken GossCERDEC

APG Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Randy Taylor awards the Bronze Star Medal for merito-rious action during deployments to Iraq and Syria in support of Operation Inherent Resolveto Sgt. 1st Class David Worthington during a Dec. 15, 2017 ceremony at APG.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY KEN GOSS, CERDEC

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WASHINGTON — During two separateceremonies,Jan. 5, the Army family and thesecretary of defense officially welcomedSecretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esperback into the service that raised him.

As thenewly appointed 23rd secretary ofthe Army, Esper will be the key to theArmy’s future, said Secretary of DefenseJames N. Mattis during a swearing-inceremony at the Pentagon.

As international security continues to bea growing concern, Esper -- a West Pointgraduate and a retired Army lieutenantcolonelwithcombatexperience--willneedto “hit the ground running,”Mattis said.

The defense secretary said he believesEsperwill lead an Army that contributes toDOD’s three lines of effort: strengtheningalliances, reforming business practices, andbuilding lethality.

“What we have here is someone that weare confident will take the Army forward,that has the right value system [and who]understands that if something is notcontributing to lethality, it’s going to thedustbin of history,”Mattis said.

Esper brings with him a wealth ofunderstanding from his time as an Armyofficer, in the defense industry and onCapitolHill,Mattis said.

“This Army has been tested and with-stood the strain, but it stood because wehave patriotic young people that have puttheir lives on the line,”Mattis said. “I knowyou are going to keep us feared by ouradversaries and reassure our allies. Theyknow when [the Army] shows up they willfight harder alongside us.

“When theU.S.Armycomes,whatyou’resaying is America is putting itself on theline,”Mattis said. “That is the bottom line.”

Esper said he appreciates the directionand support thatMattis gives to each of thefive services, and that he couldn’t be moreinspired to work under the defense secre-tary’s leadership. He also said he is excitedto work alongside the leadership thatalready stands inside theArmy.

“I could not have picked finer Armyleadership to serve alongside,” Esper said.“And I can’t say enough about the virtue ofour Soldiers, and their resiliency andwillingness to take on the tough tasks thatlie ahead.”

ArrivalSince coming aboard the Army Nov. 20,

Esper has traveled to meet with Soldiers

stationed both inside the United States andabroad. He said he’s been impressed bywhat he has seen.

“In my first 30 days, I have been able towatch the 1st Calvary Division train at FortIrwin. I’ve met with the global responseforce at Fort Bragg, [North Carolina]preparing for a no-notice deployment. AndI visited with our troops in combat, inAfghanistan,” Esper said during his arrivalceremony at Joint Base Myer-HendersonHall, Virginia, Friday afternoon.

“Soldiers are the Army’s greatest asset.Their welfare and readiness will always bemy top priority,” Esper said.

Before a large crowd of Soldiers, veter-ans, families, congressional members, for-eign dignitaries and defense industry pro-fessionals, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen.Mark A. Milley spoke highly of his newboss.

“[Esper] has a spine of titanium [and]steel that is not going to bend to thetemporary dramas of the day in D.C.,”Milley said. “He has the Army’s static linelike a good jumpmaster. He will not waver.He will never fail to do the right thing forour nation, our troops, or our Army,regardless of the consequences to himself.”

Building the future forceAt the official arrival ceremony, Esper

discussedhis priorities for theArmy,whichinclude taking care of people, remainingfocused on the Army’s values, readiness,modernization, and reform.

“My first priority is and will remainreadiness, ensuring that the total force --active,GuardandReserve -- areprepared todeploy, fightandwinacross thespectrumofconflict,” Esper said.

Currently, the Army is engaged in morethan 140 countries around the world.However, fiscal pressures and a lack ofsteady budget continue to impact theArmy’s current readiness and affect futureoperations, Esper said.

“We are now challenged to address therise of aggressive near-peer adversaries inAsia andEurope,while our Soldiers contin-ue to fight terrorist groups abroad andreassure our allies around the globe,” Espersaid.

“We must continue to build strongalliances and partnerships around theworld [with] countries that train together[and] fight well together. And those thatfight well together are most likely to wintogether.”

Through 2017, Soldiers took the fight tothe IslamicState of Iraq andSyria, providedadvice and support to Afghanistan andother nations, trained with allies andpartners in European countries, and pro-vided assistance to citizens recovering from

natural disasters.“Our job is to be ready -- to be ready for

combat,” Milley said. “To deter war, but tofight and win if deterrence and diplomacyfail.That is a solemntask for thisnation.Weare and will remain ready to engage theintense, bloody, unforgiving crucible ofground combat against any foe anytime andanywhere.”

Esper also identified the need to becomebetter stewardsofArmyresources; allwhilemodernizing current and future capa-bilities.

“This means growing the force whilemaintainingquality.Reshaping it tobemorerobust and successful in all domains, andmodernizing it with the best weapons andequipment available to guarantee clearovermatch,” Esper said.

Consequently, for modernization to besuccessful, improvements need to be madeto the current acquisition process, Espersaid.

“This includes improving how require-ments are set, empowering acquisitionpersonnel to be successful, ensuring ac-countability, prototyping, and demon-strating systems early, and involving theprivate sectormuchmore,” Esper said. “Wemust provide our Soldiers the tools theyneed to fight and win when they need it. Iam confident that the new Futures Com-mandwe’re designingwill do just that.”

Mattis welcomes Esper as 23rdSecretary of the ArmyBy Devon SuitsArmy News Service

The Army family welcomes the 23rd Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper during a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall,Virginia, Jan. 5, 2018.

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With only one day to spare, theHavre deGrace, orHdG, Salvation Armywas in needof help and support to relocate toys theyhad collected for their annual Angel TreeProgram, due to an unexpected fire at theirheadquarters building, Dec. 14.

Angel Tree is a Christmas assistanceprogram, used throughout the U.S., thatallows any individual to "adopt" an angel(ages 0-12) by taking one ormore name tagsfrom the angel tree (located in the individu-al’s county), and thenproviding gifts of newclothing and toys to those children.

In need of a quick solution, HdGSalvation Army Corps Officer, Lt. WendyParsons, reached out to Aberdeen ProvingGround’s, or APG, Garrison Headquartersand Headquarters Company, or HHC,Commander Cpt. Willis Akers, who thenextended the request to the U.S. Army Testand Evaluation Command’s HHC Com-manderCpt. Luis Revilla.

“When I was informed that the fire haddestroyed toys destined for children thevery next day, I knew we needed to helpright away,” saidRevilla.

Despite the last-minute notice, he wasable to get another ATEC Soldier, Staff Sgt.Justin Johnson and his wife, to help out forthe day. Akerswas also able to enlist the aid

of two HHC Garrison Soldiers, Sgt. SonyaWallace and Spc. StevenTurner.

As both HHCs worked alongside theHdG Salvation Army volunteers, they wereable to help relocate the toys to a placewhere they would not be damaged by thefire and be ready for the shipment to theangels the next day.

“Originally, our program had collectedapproximately1,348 toys, but becauseof thefire, we lost 340 items," said Parsons. “Withthe help of our friends on APG, we wereable to provide over1,500 toys to our angelsthis year."

Revilla added that regardless of beingcold, tired, and exhausted, the feeling of joyand gratitude that came from the HdGSalvation Army Staff was absolutely over-whelming. "It reallymade our day and evenour entire holiday season."

“Special thanks to the men and womenfrom APG who came and helped soselflessly,” said Parsons. “I couldn't havegotten everything over to our warehouseforanon-timedistributiontoourChristmasangelswithout them.”

“The U.S. Army has proved themselveshonorable again, as always.”

Supporting one another during the holidaysLindsey R. MongerATEC Public Affairs Office

Members of the Havre de Grace Salvation Army and the Headquarters and Headquarterscompanies of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command and Aberdeen Proving GroundGarrison, work together to relocate toys that were donated to the Salvation Army’s annualAngel Tree Program, Dec. 14, 2017.

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According to the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention reports, every day,more than 1,000 people across the U.S. aretreated in emergency departments formisusing prescription opioids. More than90 Americans die from an opioid overdoseeach day, a rate of more than 40,000 peryear.

While those numbers from the civiliancommunity should sober everyone, opioidabuse among Soldiers is a critical matter ofconcern for the Army and Army Medicineaswell.

The leading reason for use of opioidprescriptions is pain, an unfortunate conse-quenceof injuries sustainedduring trainingordeployments.ArmyMedicinehasbeenatthe forefront of developing and implement-ing a strategy for pain management formore than a decade.

A great deal of progress has been madeduring the past ten years. In the Army,chronic use of opioids (defined as thosereceiving at least 90 days of opioids in a180-day period) peaked in 2007, but thendecreased 9 percent between 2007 and2012.

From 2012 to 2016, additional measuresimplemented to address opioid overuse ledto a further reduction of more than 19percent in thenumberofSoldierswhoweregivenoneormoreopioidprescriptions.Therate of chronic opioid use decreased by anadditional 45 percent between these yearsthanks to these efforts.

The Army's improvement in opioidprescribing contrasts with the worseningtrendthatcurrentlyexistsacross thenation.

HowdidArmyMedicinestartwinning the battleagainst opioid abuse?

In 2010, the Army Pain ManagementTask Force was chartered, and this grouppublished 109 pain management recom-mendations with the goal of taking astandardized approach to pain manage-mentacross theDepartmentofDefenseandVeteransHealthAffairs. They included:

--Determine best practices to treat acuteand chronic pain;

--Provide tools and infrastructure thatsupport and encourage practice and re-search advancement in painmanagement;

--Integrate a culture of pain awareness,education, and proactive intervention to-gether.

First, the task force identified changes instandards, data collection, personnel use,and other system improvements under theumbrella of best practices.

As a result of the Task Force's recom-mendations, the Military Health System(MHS) standardized pain managementpolicies, surveillance, clinical capabilities

and pain assessment tools. Policy changesled to a patient-centric stepped careapproach that helped to empower primarycare providers and improved patient reha-bilitation, satisfaction, pain control andrecovery.

A standardized pain assessment toolwasdeveloped to assess patients' pain score andimpact on patients' daily activities such asactivity, mood, stress, and sleep. The MHSdeveloped a surveillance tool to monitoropioid use and prescription practices,allowing risk stratification and identifica-tion of at-risk individuals. This tool facili-tates ongoing management of daily opioiduse and prevention measures for opioidmisuse. Periodic reassessments of MHSpolicies are instrumental in continuedperformance improvement.

Second, infrastructure, resources, andtoolswere evaluated and improved tomakethemmore effective.

For example, educational support toprimary care was established via a tele-mentoring program--the Extension forCommunityHealthcareOutcomes (ECHO)program. The ECHO program providesweekly clinical education. In addition,Primary Care Pain Champions (PCPCs)--knowledge leaders in pain management--helped coordinate pain care between theprimary care setting and painmanagementcenters. The goal of the PCPC is tomaximize assets in the primary care settingand coordinate the weekly ECHO pro-grams.

Telemedicine capabilities are also beingused to bring specialty care for pain toremote locations.

Finally, it was important to synchronizechanges in the culture of pain awarenessand education with more proactive inter-vention in the medical community andamong health care consumers. Patienteducation efforts include expectationman-agement and consistent messaging from allpatient care levels that paindoesnot alwaysnecessitate opioids. Examples include painawareness month campaigns, educationalflyers and videos in waiting rooms, and a

focus on a healthy lifestyle. Military pro-viders are required to complete initial andrefresher training on appropriate clinicalmanagement of opioids.

Army Medicine also implemented theComprehensive Pain Management Pro-gram (CPMP) which provides a compre-hensive pain management plan and educa-tion by utilizing state-of-the-science mo-dalities and technologies to advance painmedicine andprovideoptimal quality of lifefor all patientswith acute and chronic pain.

TheCPMPuses a steppedcaremodel forpain management ensuring that the appro-priate level of pain care, including opioidalternatives, are available and delivered topatients. It continually strives to providealternatives to opioid therapy throughholistic, complementary and integrativemedicine therapies at all levels of themedical continuum of care. In 2016, over125,000 clinical visits were provided at theinterdisciplinary pain management centerssupporting active duty troops under theCPMP.

These therapies include interventionalmedicine, physical therapy, occupationaltherapy, chiropractic, nutrition, medicalmassage, acupuncture, andmovement ther-apy such as yoga and tai chi.

Improvements to access,continuity andquality

In October 2016, to improve access,continuity, and quality, the Army beganrelocating and integrating substance usedisorder clinical care with behavioralhealth clinics, including embedded behav-ioral health teams.

In 2017, the Army revised several policiesto advance pain management services,including an operations order and conceptof operations for the CPMP and anexecutive order requiring aprofile for everyopioid prescription and allowing for thetransfer of vital duty-related informationfromprovider to commander.

Integrating substance use disorder clini-

cal care treatment into the BehavioralHealth System of Care improves outcomesfor soldiers and family members throughearlier detection and intervention. Withopioid abuse--prescription or otherwise--and other substance use disorders, theArmy Medicine response is patient-cen-tered and evidence-based.

Outpatient careArmy Medicine has established five

intensive outpatient programs to delivercare to Soldiers who require more treat-ment than a standard outpatient clinic.These intensive outpatient programs im-prove care integration, increase the oppor-tunity for command involvement, andprovide earlier access to higher level care.

ArmyMedicine continues to collect datato monitor and modify efforts. The Healthof the Force Program--and its associatedreport--provides a standardized health as-sessment tool that aligns with othersperformed nationally. We know, for exam-ple, from the 2016 report:

--50 percent of active duty Soldiersexperienced one or more injuries at anaverage rate of 1.4 injuries per Soldier.Clearly pain can result from these injuries;

--20 percent of active duty Soldiers had adiagnosed behavioral health disorder;

--4 percent had a diagnosed substanceabuse disorder.

Army Medicine aims to continue tointervene with soldiers identified as high-risk for opioid abuse. Nevertheless, thatgains have been made in opioid manage-ment within the Army are reflected in datathat show incidence of opioid use disorderis lower in the Army at 0.26 percent (FY2016 data) compared to 0.9 percent of theU.S. adult population.

The 2017 Army Medicine policy fornaloxone allows pharmacists to screen anddispense naloxone to any patient at highrisk. A patient lookup tool currently beingpiloted at several facilities sends risk alertsdirectly from an opioid registry to thepharmacist fora targeted interaction.Threepharmacy quality alliance opioid safetymeasures (concurrent use of opioids andbenzodiazepines; use of opioids at highdosage; use of opioids from multipleproviders) allow a comparison againstcommercial healthcare systems. These ef-forts are moving Army Medicine forwardfrom a safety and surveillance perspectiveto shaping the healthcare provider's ap-proach andprescribing habits.

There is still much to learn regardingpain, traumatic brain injury, post-traumaticstress disorder, and the stress of deploy-ment and their effects on Soldiers and theirfamilies.

Army Medicine continues the fightagainstopioidoveruse.TheArmyandArmyMedicine look forward to developing andsharing ideas for best practices concerningopioid management with the nation as itstruggleswith this epidemic.

ArmyMedicine fighting opioid overuse for a decadeBy RonaldWolfArmyMedicine

The Army and Army Medicine has spent much of the past decade determining bestpractices to treat acute and chronic pain; provide tools and infrastructure to supportand encourage practice and research advancement in pain management; and integratea culture of pain awareness, education, and proactive intervention.

U.S. ARMY STAFF PHOTOS

APG Senior Commander Maj. Gen.Randy Taylor reads to children at the BelAir Branch of Harford County PublicLibrary during the Fairy Tale Festival Jan.12. The festival honors Charles Perrault,creator of the fairy tale, on his 390thbirthday. Taylor told the children the storyof the Army’s Tuskegee Airmen. While nota fairy tale in the classic sense, Taylor choseto share the story of Elmer Goodwin, aformer employee of CECOM’s predecessororganization Electronic Command, to hon-or theMartinLutherKingJr.holiday.Otherreaders included Harford County Execu-tive Barry Glassman, Chamber of Com-merce President Angela Rose, CountyCouncil President Richard Slutzky, CountyCouncil member James “Cap’n Jim” Mc-Mahon, Bel Air Mayor Susan Burdette, BelAir Administrator Jesse Bane and others.

A salute tofairy tales


More than two dozen area restaurantsare set to take part in Harford CountyRestaurantWeek, starting Jan. 19.

In its second year back from a hiatus,Restaurant Week is organized by VisitHarford, the county’s tourismorganization.The 10-day promotion, taking place Jan.19-28, gives diners a chance to grab a bite toeatat adiscountedprice,whileareaeateriesget a chance to show off specials or trysomething new.

Greg Pizzuto, executive director of VisitHarford, said the county’s restaurant scenehas expanded in recent years to includemore quality restaurants. Having the eventin January gives the restaurant owners achance to bring in business during atraditionally-slowmonth.

“If a county doesn't have a restaurantweek, it almost says to people looking atyourcounty thatyoureallydon’thavemuchto offer,” he said.

Restaurant Week also allows local chefsto be creative, offering off-menu specialsthat patronswouldn’t normally get to try.

“Everybody does it a little differently,”Pizzuto said. “Many times we see the chefsdo something new and unique and try itout.”

Restaurants are asked to provide specialsfor breakfast, lunch or dinner at $5increments, starting as low as $5.

InFallston,Uncle’sHawaiianGrindzwillparticipat for the second time. ManagerRoss Fox said the menu contains experi-mental items that, if they are successful,could end up on its next menu, which

changes seasonally.For Restaurant Week, its menu includes

$15 two-course lunch specials and $30three-course dinner specials.

“You justwant togetpeople toknowwhowe are,” he said.

Vagabond Sandwich Company ownerBenMeyer said participating in RestaurantWeek was an easy decision for his Bel Airshop .

For $10, patrons can choose one of therestaurant’s seven grilled cheese sand-wiches, along with one side and a cookie.For $15, patrons can choose one of eightburgers, one side and a cookie.

“Everyonewants to be apart of it, sowhynot,” he said. “By not doing it, thatwould besilly.”

Visit Harford offers a second restaurantweek in August, when many restaurantstake advantage of seasonal produce fromarea farmers’markets, Pizzuto said.

For a complete list of participants andmenus,visitharfordcountyrestaurantweek-.com or download the free DestinationHarford app, where users can also makereservations and get directions.

RestaurantWeek returnsto Harford County

Annualpromotionprovides deals fordiners

The mango pudding dessert, a special for Harford County Restaurant Week, is pictured at Uncle’s Hawaiian Grindz in Fallston. It is layeredwith sweet mint syrup, coconut mousse, macadamia nuts and fresh mango.


By Jon BleiweisAPG News

Abraham Gallardo, a cook at Vagabond Sandwich Company, prepares a burger at the BelAir restaurant.


The McHenry burger from Vagabond Sand-wich Shop in Bel Air features bacon, a 2ounce lump crab cake, cheddar cheese,tomato, lettuce and Old Bay remoulade.


Travis Szerensits, chef de cuisine at Uncle’s Hawaiian Grindz prepares a plate of potstickers at his Fallston restaurant.U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY JON BLEIWEIS, APG NEWS


Installation personnel can do their partto help the environment and the economyby recycling at work, through the APGRecycling Program.

Vickie Venzen, Qualified Recycling Pro-gram, or QRP, manager of the APGGarrison’s Directorate of Public WorksEnvironmental Division, said the APGRecycling Program aims to reduce waste,conserve natural resources and preventpollution.

“Recycling is gaining momentum, Ven-zen said. “It’s gaining some steam, with theneeds to decrease landfills and not wantingto opennewones.”

Mandatory policyAPG implemented a mandatory recy-

cling policy in 2016. White cardboardrecycle bins with the APG RecyclingProgram logo and slogan, “Proving WeCare,” are placed in offices and work areasthroughout the installation. The bins havegreen lettering for cans and glass, bluelettering for plastic.

The receptacles are placed in kitchens orbreak rooms, near trash cans, to makerecycling more convenient, Venzen said.Solid blue receptacles for cardboard andpaper are also centrally located in eachbuilding. White dumpsters for bulk card-board and paper and brown dumpsters fortrash are also located outside severalbuildings.

Maia Kaiser, QRP project manager, saidthe recycle bins should not be moved fromtheir designated locations.

Every APG organization has a recyclingpoint of contact who coordinates with theEnvironmental Division to ensure that the

recycling policy is being followed withintheir organization.Acontractor is responsi-ble for the collection of recyclable officewaste.

Kaiser said individuals should contactthe QRP Office to request desk-sizedrecycling receptacles.

“Youwill be responsible for bringing [thematerials in the desk-sized bins] to thecentralized location on your floor orbuilding,” she said.

Room for improvementAccording to Venzen, during the last

waste stream analysis conducted on APG,around 30 to 40 percent of items found inthe trash could have been recycled.

“That’s a number that should makepeoplepause,” she said, “and realize there isroom for improvement.”

Many items like clothing, carpet, officesupplies, and playground equipment can bemadewith recycledmaterials, Venzen said,adding that making items with recycledmaterial helps save natural resources.

“We are trying to make recycling as easyas possible,” she said. “We are trying tomake it part of our culture. It’s a teameffort.”

QRPThe Qualified Recycling Program, or

QRP, is a more specific, defined program,Venzen said.With the QRP, certain “indus-trial recyclables,” used on the installationlike brass and scrap metal, can be sold.These funds are used for on-post projects,programs like Family and Morale, WelfareandRecreation, andpromote initiatives likePollutionPreventionWeek in September.

“Most of themoney, right now, predomi-nately comes from the brass sales aswell asthe scrapmetal sales,” she said. “There isn’tany money associated with how we arecurrently processing the domestic recy-clablesversus the industrial recyclables, butwe working, actually, very actively towardsbringing those in, under theQRP, to be ableto sell those.”

Venzen saidpersonnelwithQRP-eligiblescrapmetal or range residue should contacttheQRPOffice to set up an appointment.

Newrecycling centerAnewrecyclingcenter is coming toAPG.

The center, which is slated to open in FY19or FY 20, will centralize the installation’srecycling efforts, and will be a greatoutreach tool, Venzen said.

“To have an actual location where youcan go and see it [the material] beingprocessed,andsee theprogram, [itwillbe]awin-win,” she said.

Recycling tipsQRP tips for successful recycling:

■ Rinse off food residue and empty allbottles and cans.■ Breakdown and flatten all cardboardboxes.■ Bag all shreddedpaper.■ Contact the QRP office for informationabout recycling inkcartridges, batteries andscrapmetal.■ Do not place containers with hazardousmaterials in the recycling bins.

According to Venzen, personnel are notallowed to bring recyclables from home toplace in the installation’s recycle bins.

“When that’s done on an Army installa-tion, it’s considered dumping,” she said.“And it’s illegal.”

It is also illegal for personnel to takeitems out of government-owned trash bins,to recycle these items off post.

For more information, call the QRPOffice at 410-306-2260/2199 or [email protected] or [email protected].

APG recyclesInstallation programmakes recycling moreconvenientBy Rachel PonderAPG News

White cardboard recycle receptacles with the APG Recycling Program logo and slogan,“Proving We Care,” are placed in offices and work areas around the installation—green forcans and glass, blue for plastic.

COURTESY PHOTO

ChiefWarrant Officer 4 Stephen Aldred,Distributed Common Ground Systems –Army (DCGS-A), is promoted during aceremony at Top of the Bay at AberdeenProving Ground Jan. 5. Maj. Gen. KirkVollmecke,ProgramExecutiveOfficer, Pro-gram Executive Office for Intelligence,ElectronicWarfare, and Sensors, left, is thepromoting officer and Col. Robert Collins,project manager, DCGS-A, right, assistsduring the pinning ceremony.

DCGS-Awarrant

officer promoted

FORT LEE, Va., — Army Pfc. EmmanuelMensah sacrificedhis life to saveothers in aburning building in New York City. Amember of the New York Army NationalGuard, Mensah died during a fire in anapartment building in theBronx,NewYorkCity on Dec. 28, 2017. Mensah died whileseeking to save other residents of hisapartment building.

The 27-year-old New York NationalGuardsman, a wheeled vehicle mechanicwho graduated Dec. 14 from the OrdnanceSchool at the Sustainment Center ofExcellence at Fort Lee, Virginia, caught theattention of senior officials as well as thenational media after entering a burningapartment building in the Bronx at leastthree times on the night of Dec. 28. He isbelievedtohavesavedfourpeoplebeforehedied in the fire.

Mensah’s remains were found in alocation that indicated his intention torescuemore people if he could.

A resident of the building himself,Mensah, who hailed from Ghana, is one of12peoplewhodied in theblazedescribedasthe most destructive residential fire indecades, according tomedia reports. It wasstarted by a youngster playing with a gasstove, authorities reported.

Former commander’spraise

At Fort Lee, people who’d trainedMensah expressed shock at his demise butpride in how he conducted himself in theface of danger. ArmyLt. Col. Eric L. Booker,commander, 16th Ordnance Battalion, wasone of them.

“The values, morals and honor he

displayed -- I am really proud, knowing hecamefromourorganization,”BookersaidofMensah, who was assigned to Delta Com-pany.

More than 40,000 advanced individualtraining students graduate from Fort Leeschools each year and are subsequentlyassigned to active duty and reserve compo-nent units. The trainers here are notafforded the time to ponder what becomesof the troops once they graduate.

“You do sometimes wonder after theydepart what type of experiences they’regoing tohaveas theygo into theoperationalArmy,” said 16th Ordnance Battalion Com-mand Sgt.Maj. Patricio Cardona Vega. “Forme, it is important, at least in thiscircumstance, the paradigmwe hope everySoldier gathers from being a part of ourorganization -- that of being prideful -- isone this Soldier obviously lived up to, basedon the actions he took in this tragic eventthat led to the loss of his life.”

Prophetic essayMensah, two weeks removed from his

military school graduation, was not fullyindoctrinated into the Army by mostmeasures. However, Army values such asduty, selfless service, honor and personalcourage -- taught to him during basiccombat training and reinforced duringAdvanced Individual Training -- likelybecame more than concepts. This wasevidenced in a required essay Mensahwrote upon being assigned to the battalion.In it, he talked extensively about “protect-ing citizens and saving lives,” offering aframework for the actions he took Dec. 28,CardonaVega said.

“He verbalized in that essay what hisemotionswere and his reasons for serving,”she said. “As soldiers, we take a sacred oathand most don’t take it lightly. That oath is

our commitment, our commitment to theAmericanpeople, our commitment to thosewho can’t do for or defend themselves. It isa commitment of selfless service andsacrifice. As he engaged in the acts leadingto his tragic loss of life -- in the back of hismind -- I’msure theoathweall takeand thesense of responsibility we all have weighedonhimheavily.”

Salutes fromsenior officialsSeniorArmy leaders, aswell asNewYork

City Mayor William DeBlasio, New YorkGov. Andrew Cuomo and U.S. Sen. CharlesSchumer are among those acknowledgingMensah’s daring feats.

Schumer commended Mensah for hisconduct in a Jan. 9 Facebook post.

“On behalf of all New Yorkers, and allAmericans, I want to express my sincerestgratitude to Pfc. Mensah and his family forthe heroic actions he displayed on thatfateful day; it will not be forgotten,”Schumerwrote.

DeBlasio said in a Dec. 30 Twitter postthat Mensah is the embodiment of peoplefrom other countries who have embracedAmerica.

‘The best of our city’DeBlasio wrote: “Private Emmanuel

Mensahwas a first-generation immigrant, asoldier and a New Yorker. He gave his liferescuinghisneighbors in theBronxfire.Hisheroism exemplifies the best of our city.Rest in peace.”

OnJan. 2, 2018. CuomoawardedMensahthestate’shighestmilitaryaward-- theNewYork State Medal for Valor. The awardcitation reads that Mensah’s “courageousand selfless act in the face of unimaginableconditions are consistent with the highesttraditions of uniformed service and deserv-

ing of the highest possible recognition.”A posthumous award of the Soldier’s

Medal was approved by Army SecretaryMarkT. Esper on Jan.1.

Of all the recognition and laudatorycomments Mensah received, perhaps thecomments provided by his recruiter, ArmyStaff Sgt. RubenMartinez-Ortiz of theNewYorkNationalGuard, rings the loudest.

“I knew from the moment we met hisheart was as big as our National Guardfamily,”Martinez-Ortiz said. “Hewas readyto serve our nation and community. Pfc.Mensah was the embodiment of what ourArmy values stand for.”

National Guard Soldier dies rescuing peoplefrom burning buildingBy Terrance BellUSAG Fort Lee

Pfc. Emmanuel Mensah of the New YorkArmy National Guard, who was killed whilerescuing people from a burning building inthe Bronx, New York, was poshumoustlyawarded the New York State Medal forValor and has been approved for the Sol-dier’s Medal.

PHOTO COURTESY OF NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL

GUARD RECRUITING AND RETENTION BATTALION


cing our subordinates,” said Sgt. Maj. BorisB. Bolanos, senior enlisted advisor, Centerfor theArmyProfession andEthic.

CECOM Command Sgt. Maj. MatthewMcCoy was instrumental in bringing theprogram, which has been introduced toinstallations worldwide since its 2015 in-ception, toAPG.

During the training, attendees heardremarks from APG Senior CommanderMaj. Gen. Randy Taylor, who emphasizedthe importance of character and makinggood choices. He reminded the NCOs thatthey are at a level at which Soldiers arefollowing them.

“It’s a very different game when you’vegot people following you and they’redeciding what’s right and wrong based onwhat they see you do,” Taylor said. “Theinfluence youhave is very powerful now.”

Staff Sgt. Nana Adams, a reservist withthe 445th Quartermaster Company inTrenton, New Jersey, said he was lookingforward to the workshop so he could gainmore tools tohelphisSoldiersandshare theknowledge he learned.

He said he received different perspec-tives from fellow NCOs that will bettermold himas a leader.

During training about how leadersshould approach younger Soldiers, forexample, Adams said he learned the valueof treating eachSoldier as an individual andremembering the “human factor” whenapproaching a Soldier.

“We’re Soldiers first and the same issuesthat any Solider with any branch or any[Military Occupational Specialist] mighthave, it still falls inwithwhateverMOS youhave,” he said. “Having the [Not In MySquad training] teaches us, as first-lineleaders, how to better help Soliders withdifferent resources and different tech-niques.”

Staff Sgt. James Carpenter, a combatmedic with Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic,said he knewhe had issues communicatingwith and comprehending people.

As a medic on the front lines, he saidmuch of his education dealt with compe-tence, not people skills.

“Wewere onlymeant toworry about ourskills as going out and eliminating the

enemyanda lotof thebasic soldieringskills,like our counseling and understandingwhere our Soldiers are coming from,” hesaid.

He said the training was something henever experienced before and it allowedhim to realize he should “see where peopleare coming from in a given situation.”

“I just wish I would’ve had somethinglike thiswhen I first became aNCO insteadof waiting until four years later,” he said.“It’s just beenmonumental.”

Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Toese Tia Jr. leads a discussion during Not In My Squad training at the APG athletic center Jan. 9, 2018.U.S. ARMY PHOTOS BY SEAN KIEF

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Not In My Squad workshop participa-nts use teamwork to move a heavy tireduring a physical challenge Jan. 11,2018.

ated with demolition, there is a greaterlong-term cost associatedwithmaintainingbuildings we cannot repurpose,” he said.“This projectwill enable APG to divert costsavings towardArmy readiness andpostureus for growth as we continue to supportSoldiers in harm’sway.”

In total, about 63 buildings — many ofthem more than 50 years old and themajority of which are unoccupied — areplanned to be demolished as part of theproject, saidArnoldO’Sullivan, theNationalEnvironmental Policy Act program man-ager forAPG’s directorate of publicworks.

Due to the nature of the chemical,biological and radiological work that wasconducted in thebuildings, residue remainsin air handling systems, filtration systemsand sanitary drains leading out of thelaboratories, O’Sullivan said. As a result, aspecialized team with expertise with con-taminantsmust oversee the demolitions.

“The difference here is there is potentialcontamination from the chemical andbiological testing,”hesaid. “Thosebuildingswith a legacy of chemical and biologicaltestinganddevelopmenthave tobehandleddifferently.”

John Fink, deputy director of the Direc-torate of Public Works, said most risk will

be taken care of in the first phase of thedemolitionwhenthebuilding isdecontami-nated. However, the risk won’t be com-pletely eliminated until all phases arecomplete.

“There’s aperceptionout there, ‘Hey, justcompletephase1, leave it cold anddark, andyou’ve taken all the risk away,’” he said.“You’ve taken themajority of the risk away,but there’s still some cleanup that wouldneed to be done.”

The first building to be demolished isE3300 — the former Amos A. FriesResearch Laboratory — which testedchemical and biological warfare agents.The decontamination phase is expected tobe complete in about18months, he said.

Garrison Commander Col. Robert L.Phillips III said the total project is esti-mated to cost $507 million over the next 10years, including a minimum of $20 millionto be provided in 2018.

The Army is working on securingadditional funding sources for the demoli-tions, which cost more than standardbuilding demos.

Vance Hobbs, the DPW environmentaldivision chief, said the Army is looking intoreceiving defense environmental restora-tion funding from the Office of theSecretary of Defense to help offset costs. Arequest for funding in 2015was rejected, hesaid, but now contamination has beenfound in characterization studies, which

was not the case before.During a Jan. 4 visit toAberdeenProving

Ground, Jordan Gillis, the acting assistantsecretary of the Army for installations,energy and the environment, said he wasimpressed with the preparations that APGhas made in advance of the buildingdemolitions.

In addition to keeping the area free ofenvironmental concerns, Gillis said thedemolitions will allow the Army to re-purpose the land, and save themoney in thelong run. Money spent toward containingthe contamination can be diverted towardsomething that more directly impact’s theArmy’s overall readiness.

“I think the demolition here is a bigproject, but it’s been very thoughtfullyapproached,” he said. “We have the rightteam in place to execute this and there’s alot of focus on it from the Army. They’regoing to ensure it gets executed well andappropriately, and it’s going to be a successstory.”

Each building that will be taken downgoes through a three-step process. Duringthe decommissioning anddecontaminatingphases, built-in laboratory furniture, venti-lation systemsand internal sewerplumbingwillberemovedfromeachfacility.Monitor-ing for chemical, biological and radioactivematerials will also take place. Once decon-taminated, the materials will be classifiedanddisposedof incompliancewithapplica-

ble laws and regulations.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will

demolish the facility to the concretefoundation and slab, and then remove theconcrete foundation, slab and sub-slabsewer systems and, where necessary, iden-tify and remove potential contamination inthe underlying soil.

Those nearby the buildings will seemobile command centers and air monitor-ingsystemssetupoutside thebuildings thatare being demolished. The activitywill takeplace within a fence, making it inaccessibleto the general public, O’Sullivan said. It isimportant to observe and comply with allposted signs and instructions at theselocations while decontamination, decom-missioning and demolition efforts areunderway.

A multi-disciplinary team has beenassembled to ensure both human healthand the environment are protectedthroughout the 10-year project, with repre-sentatives from the Garrison Safety Office,DirectorateofPublicWorks,KirkU.S.ArmyHealth Clinic Emergency Services, Edge-wood Chemical Biological Center, MedicalResearch Institute for Chemical & Biolog-icalDefense.

For more information about the project,contact Rurik Loder at 410-436-7313.

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The Leader in Aging Research, theNational Institute on Aging, NIA, partof the National Institutes of Health,leads broad scientific efforts to under-stand the nature of aging and to extendthe healthy, active years of life. NIA isthe primary federal agency supportingand conducting Alzheimer's diseaseresearch.

Congress granted authority to form NIA in 1974, to provide leadership in agingresearch, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevantto aging and older people.

NIA pursues its missions by funding extramural research at universities andmedical centers across the United States and around the world; maintaining anactive communications and outreach program; and conducting a vibrantintramural research program at NIA laboratories in Baltimore and Bethesda,Maryland.

NIA is led by Director, Dr. Richard J. Hodes and Deputy Director Dr. MarieBernard

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_on_Aging;https://www.nia.nih.gov/about

ACRONYM OF THE WEEK

NIAPronounced:uh-FIN-i-tee

Part of Speech: Noun

Definitions:1. A natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.; a natural liking orsympathy; esp., amutual attraction between aman and awoman2. A person, thing, idea, etc., forwhich such a natural liking or attraction is felt.3.A relationshipbymarriageorby tiesother than thoseofblood; close relationship;connection

Examples in common use:Somepeople have a natural affinitywith children.The names of their pets point directly to an affinity with Ancient Greekphilosophers.That affinity for public speakingwill come in handy during his summation for thejury.He could no longer deny feeling an affinity for the client he once found repulsive.

Sources: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/affinity?s=t;http://www.yourdictionary.com/affinity?direct_search_result=yes;

WORD OF THE WEEK

Affinity

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

by going online at www.apgmwr.com.

Contractors, and Military. Non-C4ISRemployees must bring their CAC CARD togain access to the building. For moreinformation, call 443-861-7901 or [email protected].

BLOOD DRIVEJANUARY 23APG North recreation center; 9 a.m. to 2p.m. All APG Soldiers, and civilians areasked to come out and participate in theAPG Blood Drive. Appointments can bemade on linewww.militarydonor.com,search usingsponsor code: APGMD.

TRICARE CHANGES – TOWNHALLJANUARY 24Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic Ortiz TrainingCenter; noon. Did you know? Changes toTRICARE costs and billing are coming.

WOMEN’S HEALTH FAIRJANUARY 25Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic, Ortiz TrainingCenter; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. In observance ofCervical Cancer Awareness Month inJanuary. Topics to include: Women's HealthEducation; Health & Cancer Screenings;BMI Assessments; Open panel discussions;and TRICARE changes information. AllTRICARE beneficiaries welcome.Pre-register at 410-278-5475.

FAMILY FINANCIAL PEACEUNIVERSITYTUESDAYS, STARTING JANUARY 30Main Post Chapel; 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 10weeks. Cost is $25 per couple and $50perfamily. $15 more if both spouses want aworkbook. To provide the APG communityan opportunity to get control of theirfinances. Watch Care is available forchildren 5-years-old and under. Adultclasses consist of a brief introduction bythe facilitator, video presentation featuringDave Ramsey, followed by a time ofreaction and interaction among the classmembers guided by the facilitator.

EYE HEALTH INFORMATIONSESSION AND VISIONSCREENINGJANUARY 30Bldg. 6008 (MTF), Room 10A; 11:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Vision screenings in MTF lobbyfrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The C4ISR WellnessCommittee will host an Eye Health Lunchand Learn with Free Vision Screenings. Thevision screening consists of three painlesstests that will assess your color perception,visual acuity, and peripheral vision. Thesevision screening procedures are notcomplete, professional exams and shouldnot be taken as such. Open to allinstallation personnel. For more

EVENTS & TOWN HALLS

INSTALLATION TOWN HALLJANUARY 18APG Post Theater; 1:30 p.m. Topics includeKey upcoming events, Changes to Tricareand Utility metering. Take advantage of theopportunity to let your voice be heardduring the Q&A Session. Questions orConcerns, call or email Lisa McClure,278-0003, [email protected].

RESTORATION ADVISORYBOARD MEETINGJANUARY 25Ramada Conference Center, Edgewood; 7p.m. For more information, contact RurikLoder at 410-436-7313 [email protected].

PUBLIC HEARING – PROPOSEDELIMINATION OF COMMUTERBUS #425FEBRUARY 5Aberdeen Public Library; 5 to 7 p.m. TheMaryland Department of TransportationMaryland Transit Administration givesnotice of two public hearings to provideinterested persons the opportunity tocomment on a proposal to eliminateCommuter BusLink 425 service betweenBaltimore and APG. Second hearing is Feb.7, at War Memorial Assembly Hall at 101North Gay St., Baltimore, MD 21202.

PAINT AND PRAISEFEBRUARY 13Edgewood Area Chapel, Bldg. E4620; 8 p.m.The Catholic Women of the Chapel(CWOC) will host a fun event of paintingand laughing. A painting instructor from"It's Simply Paint" will help the ladiescreate a small painting from start to finish.Ladies should bring $25 to pay for the costof the materials. The instructor will provideassistance and guidance in the creation ofeach 'masterpiece.' The CWOC ladies willprovide free refreshments for all those whoattend. Seating is limited. Register by Feb.5. Call 410-937-2617 or [email protected].

MEETINGS & TRAININGS

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGECLASSFEBRUARY 6Bldg. E3549, Rm 101; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Tuesdays through May 1. Basic Class andAdvanced Class available. Bring your lunch.Class is free – Class is open to Governmentand Contractors. Text book "A B C, A BasicCourse in American Sign Language" 2ndEdition can be ordered from HarrisCommunications, Inc. 1-800-825-6758. Toregister, contact Randy Weber, 410436-8546 –[email protected]: Matt Rappaport 436-4096,Randy Weber - 436-8546, and Pat Reeves.

DAU HOT TOPIC TRAININGFORUMJANUARY 246175 Guardian Gateway; 10 to 11:30 a.m. “AnIndustry Leader’s Perspectives on theCurrent Defense Acquisition Process.”Broadcast via VTC. Guest speaker is GerardJerry DeMuro, president and CEO of BAESystems Inc. Will cover topics such ascommercial vs. the defense market;intellectual property ownership;investment expectations; contractingmethods; risk tolerance; profitabilitymotivations and the regulatoryenvironment. Provides 1.5 ContinuousLearning Points for government employees.To register, contact Ben Metcalfe [email protected] or410-272-9471 prior to Tuesday, Jan. 23.

HEALTH & RESILIENCY

NEW YEAR, NEW ME INFOSESSIONJANUARY 18Bldg. 6001, Fl. 2, Room 224; 11:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. The C4ISR Wellness Committeewill host New Year, New Me Info Session. Inthis session, Dr. Dae will discuss how tostart the New Year with small manageablechanges in your lifestyle and focus yourenergy on building a new and better you.Open to Installation Employees,

information, call 443-861-7901 or [email protected].

HEALTHY HEART INFOSESSIONFEBRUARY 15Bldg. 6008, lobby and Rm 1; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Free blood pressure screenings. Lunch &Learn to start at 11:30 a.m. Open to all. Formore information, call 443-861-7901.

CPR/AED TRAININGFEBRUARY 16MFRI Bldg, Edgewood; 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.APG Fire and Emergency Services will hostfree CPR and AED training and certificationclasses for installation personnel in 2018.Two classes will be held one day permonth, alternating between APG North(Aberdeen) and APG South (Edgewood).Participants will receive a certification cardfrom American Safety Health Institute. Formore information, call 410-306-0523.

IN THE COMMUNITY

STATE HIGHWAYADMINISTRATION SR 22UPDATEThe Maryland State HighwayAdministration provided a status report ofongoing construction efforts along StateRt. 22 in Aberdeen during the Nov. 27 CityCouncil meeting. Reports include that newcurb and gutter will be the focal point ofwork over the new few months. The finaltop coat of asphalt is expected to bepoured next spring. SHA will also bereplacing old security fencing that parallelsSR 22 that has been destroyed or torndown for many years.

WASTE, RECYCLINGCOLLECTION CHANGES INABERDEENThe City of Aberdeen is changing its wasteand recycling collection program. The firstchange starts with new 64-gallon,two-wheeled containers for everyresidence, purchased by the city. Themechanical lift on the city’s trash andrecycling trucks will raise and empty thecontainer, keeping personnel out of contactwith the heavy, sometimes dangerous,contents. Delivery to residents is estimatedto begin in February or March, weatherdependent. For more information, visithttps://www.aberdeenmd.gov/home/news/new-toter-program.

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INFRACTIONSEFFECTIVE JANUARY 2Effective Jan. 2, 2018, penalty points will beimposed for driving infractions under APGR190-5 and AR 190-5; Maryland State drivinglaws will remain effective. Federalemployees working/driving on APGInstallation are subject to both MarylandState Driving Laws as well as APG andArmy driving regulations. Driving rules onAPG Installation are separate fromMaryland State laws and individuals couldlose their driving privileges on APGInstallation, but not their state drivingprivileges. For example, driving past aformation on APG Installation will result inthe automatic loss of APG driving privilegesfor 15 days (for first offense).The seniorinstallation commander or his designateconsider the loss or reinstatement of APGdriving privileges based upon points; 12points imposed during one-year period or18 points imposed in a 24-month period.

APPLY FOR 2018-2019 SENIORSERVICE COLLEGEFELLOWSHIP PROGRAMThe U.S. Army Acquisition Support Centeris currently accepting applications for the2018-19 SSCF program through March 30,2018. The SSCF Program is a 10-montheducational opportunity conducted underthe auspices of the Defense AcquisitionUniversity (DAU) at Aberdeen ProvingGround, MD.The SSCF program prepares governmentcivilians at the GS-14/15 levels orequivalent for senior leadership roles byprovides training in leadership andacquisition. Program components includecompletion of DAU’s Program ManagementCourse (PMT 401), courses in leadership,applications of acquisition to nationaldefense issues, research in acquisitiontopics, mentoring, and a distinguishedspeaker program.For complete program information andapplication requirements, please visit theUS Army Acquisition Support Centerwebsite athttp://asc.army.mil/web/career/development/programs/defense-acquisition-university-senior-service-college/.For APG specific program information,please visit:http://www.dau.mil/sscf/Pages/apg.aspx.For more information about the program,please contact Jim Oman [email protected] or 410-272-9470.

FIREWOOD AVAILABLE FORPURCHASEFirewood is available, on a first-comefirst-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 Scott English at 410-436-9804 orKathy Thisse at 410-436-8789.

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The U.S. Army's modernizationstrategy has one focus: makeSoldiers and units more lethalto win the nation's wars, andcome home safely. Themodernization process willleverage commercialinnovations, cutting-edgescience and technology,prototyping and warfighterfeedback.The Army published itsmodernization strategy andpriorities on Oct. 3, 2017. EightCross-Functional Teams werecreated to address the sixmodernization priorities, withtwo of the priorities, NetworkCommand, Control,Communications andIntelligence and SoldierLethality being further dividedinto 10 focus areas:Long-Range Precision Fires;Next Generation of CombatVehicles; Future Vertical LiftPlatforms; NetworkCommand, Control,Communications andIntelligence; NetworkCommand, Control,Communications andIntelligence; Assured PositionNavigation and Timing; Air andMissile Defense Capabilities;Soldier Lethality; SoldierLethality; and SyntheticTraining EnvironmentThe Army Futures CommandTask Force will examine thecurrent allocations offunctions within the Armyregarding the modernizationprocess and ascertain majorissues stemming from currentorganization andmanagement.Recommendations will bemade to redefine the roles,functions, authorities,structure, organization andresources to design a newcommand to provide unity ofcommand, unity of effort, andunit of purpose for Armymodernization.

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ARMYMODERNIZATION

AWARDARL Scientist Dr. RonaldPolcawich is selected asthe 2017 fourth quarterDepartment of DefenseLaboratory Scientist of theQuarter.ARL | B2

CROSSFUNCTIONALTEAMThe Army’s Network CrossFunctional Team with PEOC3T with host a tacticalnetwork industry forum.PEOC3T | B3

ARMY SAFETYArmy Combat ReadinessCenter presents the ArmySafety Risk ManagementAward to the ECBCChemical Biological TestDivision.ECBC | B5

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FORT IRWIN, Calif. -- In support ofon-going efforts tomake commandpostsmoreresilient, mobile and survivable, the Army ispushing to get SecureWi-Fi to the field to helpgain an operational edge against potential peerandnear-peer adversaries.

Following the relocation of a commandposton the battlefield, referred to as a “jump,”

Secure Wi-Fi enables critical network andmission command systems to come up onlinein minutes, versus waiting many hours forSoldiers to wire a command post for networkconnectivity.

The1st ArmoredBrigadeCombatTeam, 3rdInfantry Division successfully piloted thisSecure Wi-Fi capability for a second timeduring decisive action training at the NationalTraining Center, or NTC, on Fort Irwin,California, which concluded in November

2017. During this realistic combat trainingevent, the unit fought against a capableadversary and used Secure Wi-Fi extensivelythroughout its brigade commandpost to speedmaneuver, provide continuity of mission com-mandandremainastepaheadofenemyforces.

“The key benefit provided by Secure Wi-Fiis thevelocity that itbrings to [thesetupof ]mymission command systems,” said Col. MichaelAdams, commander of 1st Armored Brigade

Vehicles from 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment hold their positions during movement to engage elements of the 1st Armored BrigadeCombat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, in the National Training Center, April 2, 2017. During the training rotation, Secure Wi-Fi enabled fast reliablemission command and network communications in the brigade main command post to enhance the situational awareness of the entire force.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY PVT. AUSTIN ANYZESKI, 11TH ACR

Army pushing to get Secure Wi-Fion battlefield to gain strategic edgeover enemiesBy AmyWalkerPEO C3T/PM Tactical Network Public Affairs

See WI-FI, page B7

As the U.S. Army Edgewood ChemicalBiological Center (ECBC) concludes its 100thanniversary, the Center looks to the future andits evolving role inprotecting theUnitedStatesand its allies from chemical and biologicalthreats.

Throughout the year, ECBC held a numberof events to celebrate its 100th anniversary,including opening a visitors’ center andhosting a golf tournament, a 5K run, anacademic lecture series, and a centennialceremony. Through these events, ECBC em-ployees, members of the Aberdeen ProvingGround family, and the outside communitylearned about ECBC’s past and its continuingcontributions toArmy readiness.

“Reflecting on our organization’s 100thanniversary has been rewarding and valuable,and I want to thank everyone who has beeninvolved incelebratingourcenturyof success,”saidECBC’sdirector,Dr.EricMoore. “It’s beenhumbling to look back at how far we’ve come,and I’m looking forward to leading ECBC aswe begin the next100 years.”

First known as Edgewood Arsenal, ECBCwas founded in 1917 as the U.S. entered WorldWar I. Its mission during the two world warswas to produce chemical weapons and de-fenses as the U.S. faced new threats. AfterWorld War II, ECBC’s mission evolved inresponse to the changing world order. The

Soviet Union emerged as a world superpower,bringing with it increased threats of chemicaland biologicalweapons, andECBC led theU.S.

efforts to counter and protect against thosethreats.

ECBC looks to future as it concludes Celebrationof a Century events marking its 100th anniversaryEdgewood Chemical BiologicalCenter

Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Director Dr. Eric Moore, recounts his career experiencesduring the ECBC100th Anniversary Ceremony June 15, 2017.

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Product Lead Common Hardware Systems(PdL CHS) has been providing Department ofDefenseandU.S.Armyprogramoffices tacticalhardware and technical support services forover 25 years. Operating under Project LeadNetwork Enablers (PL Net E), the CHS teamacts as an extension of the customer’s internalstaff -- providing market research, cost analy-sis, technical evaluations, contracting supportand start to finish ordering and delivery.

Working with its partners, including theArmy Contracting Command (ACC) CHS canoffer a streamlined acquisition process andrapid execution for program offices. Duringthe December 2017 Program ManagementReview at Aberdeen Proving Ground, DennisTeefy, Deputy Project Lead, PL Net E, said,“Service and efficiency are core values of CHSand its teammembers.”

CHS providespersonalized service forthe tactical community

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Sulfur mustard, first used as a chemicalweapon in World War I and more recentlyin the Iran-Iraq conflict, is perhaps mostgenerally known as a blistering agent for itseffects on exposed skin. Other organs,however, can be severely affected by thechemical’s toxicity, the eye being the mostsensitive, according toDr.PatrickMcNutt, aprincipal investigator at the U.S. ArmyMedical Research Institute of ChemicalDefense,whohasbeenstudying thecornealinjury resulting from exposure to thisparticular chemicalwarfare agent.

“Sulfur mustard doses that have littleapparent effect on the skin or lung will stillcause transient loss of eyesight,” explainedMcNutt. “Higherdoses result in theperma-nent impairment or loss of vision, anoutcome observed in approximately 10-15percent of all sulfurmustard casualties.”

Despite the seriousness of corneal injury,how the damage occurs has yet to be fullyexplained, and consequently no treatmentsare available. To further the research in thisarea,McNutt organized a symposiumat theMRICD to bring together current ocularsulfurmustardresearchers“todiscusswhatis known regarding the mechanisms ofocular sulfur mustard toxicity, reviewcurrent therapeutic approaches to mitigateor treat ocular sulfur mustard injury, andcompare and contrast the different modelsof ocular sulfurmustard injury.”

The symposium, “100 Years of OcularSulfur Mustard: Models, Mechanisms andTherapeutics,” was held in mid-November2017. Its 55 attendees represented variousgovernment organizations, such as theDefense Threat Reduction Agency, theNational Institutes of Health and theBiomedical Advanced Research and Devel-opment Authority; several universities, forexample, Yale and the University of Cali-fornia Irvine; industry (the pharmaceutical

companies Pluristem and Trefoil); andforeign government research institutes.

Lasting a little more than one day and ahalf, the symposium included seventeentalks and a poster session, and also gaveresearchers time for open discussions onthe issues.

“I am aware of multiple collaborativeefforts that originated from talks, postersession or during the symposium dinner,”saidMcNutt.

Additionally, saidMcNutt, “the extensiveinvolvement by funding agencies helped toclarify the programmatic objectives.”

Given the extremely positive feedbackthat he received from attendees, McNutt isalready planning to host a similar meetingnext year.

MRICD ocular sulfur mustardsymposium looks at objectivesBy Cindy KronmanMedical Research Institute of Chemical Defense

Margaret Eisen, a member of Dr. Patrick McNutt’s research team, reviews the poster of another presenter during the ocular sulfur mus-tard symposium at the Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense in mid-November 2017.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY PAM KAYE, MRICD

ADELPHI, MD — A scientist at the U.S.Army Research Laboratory was recentlyselected as the 2017 fourth quarter Depart-ment ofDefenseLaboratory Scientist of theQuarter.

Dr. Ronald Polcawich, of the Micro andNano Devices Branch was recognized forhis distinguished accomplishments in thepiezoelectric microelectromechanical orPiezoMEMS field of systems.

PiezoMEMS is part of an Army invest-ment to develop actuators and sensorsusing thin film that could give Soldiersbetter awareness of danger compared tocurrent technologies.

“Over theyears,myteamandIhavehadastrongemphasis ondeveloping the technol-ogies that can improve capabilities for ourwarfighters,” said Polcawich, who is cur-rently on a detail assignment as a programmanager in the Microsystems TechnologyOffice at the Defense Advanced ResearchProjects Agency, orDARPA.

“In the area of Radio Frequency systemsfor instance, we have created ways toenhance the agility of operations in everchanging complex electromagnetic envi-ronments,” Polcawich said.

In the area of position, navigation andtiming, also called PNT, the team has beenheavily involved with coordinating activ-ities across the Army for research toinfluence navigation in GPS-denied envi-ronments.

“I am proud of the work we have beenable to do most recently in developingrelationships with the Naval ResearchLaboratory and several academic institu-tions to identify the fundamentals behindradiation effects in ferroelectric and piezo-electric materials and MEMS devices,”Polcawich said. “This three-year projecthas resulted in more than five publicationsover the last two quarters of this year, alongwith conference presentations.”

Polcawich is known for giving creditacross the team, according to the deputybranchchiefof theMicroandNanoDevicesBranch, Gabriel Smith, who has workedwith theDODawardee since 2009.

“When I started working here, andsomeone asked a question, often times theresponse was, go ask Ron,” Smith said, only

half-jokingly. “From clean room to con-tracts, he is a library of information.”

According to Smith, Polcawich bringsvision, holistic focus and tenacity.

“Ron built a team from the ground up atin the area of PZT and PiezoMEMS,” saidSmith, whose research specialty is MEMSand micro additive manufacturingtechnology. “It is the leadership on his partthat created synergy.”

Everyone has their own motivation forworking hard. His is that from the time hearrived at ARL more than 10 years ago, hewanted to manipulate “smart” materials --robotics with a motion and sensors -- from

development to a final product in oneof theonly places at the time where it waspossible, Polcawich said.

It is a great honor for not only him, butalso for his research team that the team’shard work could get highlighted by awardssuch as the DOD Lab Scientist of thequarter, Polcawich said.

“I think of Ron as a great person to workwith, but also as a friend,” Smith said.“Actually, I thinkthat ishowthewhole teamhere thinks of him.”

Dr. Kang Xu, of ARL’s Weapons andMaterials Directorate, Energetic MaterialsScience Branch was the second quarter

Department of Defense Laboratory Scien-tist of theQuarter awardee.

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory ispart of the U.S. Army Research, Devel-opment andEngineeringCommand,whichhas the mission to provide innovativeresearch, development and engineering toproduce capabilities that provide decisiveovermatch to the Army against the com-plexitiesof thecurrentand futureoperatingenvironments in support of the jointwarfighter and the nation. RDECOM is amajor subordinate command of the U.S.ArmyMateriel Command.

DOD recognizes Army scientistArmy Research Laboratory

Dr. Ronald Polcawich performs high-resolution imaging and testing of a millimeter-scale robotic leg structure. The U.S. Army ResearchLaboratory scientist was recently selected as the 2017 fourth quarter Department of Defense Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY DOUG LAFON, ARL

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2. Line pet cages or litter boxes to keep them tidy.

3. Save the counter from a gluey, glittery mess during your next craft project.

4. Clean glass or windows for a streak-free shine.

5. Make a weed barrier in a flower bed or garden before laying new topsoil.

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To inform industry of Army tacticalnetwork modernization needs and pri-orities, the Army's Network Cross Func-tionalTeam(CFT)withProgramExecutiveOffice Command, Control and Communi-cations-Tacticalwill hold a tactical networkrelated industry forum on February 6-7,2018 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Mary-land.

The eventwill assist industry partners inidentifying and aligning their efforts withArmy tactical network modernization pri-orities specific to enabling Army units tooperate resilient network assets in con-tested and congested environments, and ismeant for a technical audience to includesystemsengineers, architectureexpertsandintegrators. The intent of the sessions will

be to enhance Government-and-industrycommunication and enable industry torespond quicker to critical emerging re-quirements with innovative technologysolutions and partnerships.

"There is currently great interest anddiscussion within industry, Government,and other stakeholders, of the Army'scurrent tactical network and moderniza-tion challenges. The forum, which isdesigned to encourage conversation be-tweenArmymaterieldevelopersandindus-try, will provide insight into how the Armyintends to implement network moderniza-tion priorities," said Maj. Gen. Peter Galla-gher, Director, NetworkCFT.

This event will serve as the kick-offmeeting, designed to:

- Ensure industry understands focus androle ofNetworkCFT

-Providea technicaldetailedoverviewofthe current Army tactical network archi-tecture

- Address industry feedback on specifictopics from recent Army and Institute forDefense Analysis network related engage-ments

- Seek industry input on potentialupcoming development and/or procure-ment opportunities that exist within thetactical network portfolio tied to Armynetworkmodernization strategy priorities

The first day will be spent outlining, indetail, the current network architectureand technical challenge areas; emergingand future tactical wireless telecommuni-cations technologies; and the current stateof mission command applications andinfrastructure for command posts andmounted platforms, to include ongoing

software baseline reduction efforts.The second daywill highlight CFT focus

areas relevant to tactical network challengeareas. Specific focuswill includeair-groundintegration; automated primary, alternate,contingency, and emergency communica-tions plan; and a classified tactical radioelectromagnetic signature session.

Representatives from Army programoffices, Cross Functional Teams, researchand development centers and capabilitiesmanagement/requirements offices will bepart of the technical exchange forum.

Additional information and registrationis available on the Federal Business Oppor-tunities website, https://www.fbo.gov/no-tices/db486204703b9efd64a3474df67449dc.

Army to host tactical network industry forumPEO C3T

In use for over 10 years, and with tens ofthousands in service, the Joint ChemicalAgent Detector (JCAD) has long been acritical aid to the warfighter for detectingchemicalwarfare agents.

For the first years of its use, the portableJCAD was used exclusively for real-time,automatic chemical warfare agent vapordetection, using ion mobility spectrometry,which identifies ionized molecules in thegas phase based on their mobility in acarrier buffer gas.

However, as chemical biological threatsevolve, the warfighter’s tools must evolvetoo. Six years ago, the original M4 JCADwas improvedwith better electronics and abuilt-in pre-concentrator, which betterconcentrates the sample before detection.Thismodel is called theM4A1JCAD.

Now, the M4A1 JCAD is under furtherdevelopment.

In2010, theU.S.Armyidentifiedaneedtodetermine whether any of its existing,fielded chemical agent detectors could bemodified to detect homemade explosivesandunknownbulk explosives—an increas-ing priority for land operations.

With funding fromtheArmyTechnologyObjective Program, ECBC found a solution:the JCAD. Used widely andwell-known bythe armed service branches, the JCADwasalready in the hands ofwarfighters,makingit a top choice for the project.

"Currently, distributing explosive detec-tors to warfighters would require them tocarry an additional piece of equipment,”said Vincent McHugh, a research chemist

with the U.S. Army Chemical BiologicalCenter (ECBC). "The objective was to usefielded equipment, like the JCAD, with acouple modifications to prevent thewarfighter from having to carry a seconddetector.”

Designed to detect the vapors emitted byCWA, the JCAD had to bemodified so thatit coulddetect explosives—whichhave lowvapor pressures — without losing itsoriginal functionality.

Image of M4A1 JCAD Inside this whitecasing, referred to as a cradle, the M4A1JCAD can detect explosives in addition tochemical agent.

"One of ourmandates going into thiswasthat we couldn't change any of the hard-ware on the M4A1 JCAD itself," McHughexplained. "The only thingwe could dowasdevelop material add-ons or softwarechanges.Theonly thing theuserhas todo isremove the rain cap from the JCAD andinsert the detector into a cradle.”

As a solution, scientists designed aseparate JCAD accessory which consistedof add-on pieces: a cradle with a probeswab, and an inlet. When inserted into thecradle, the JCAD is considered an M4A1JCAD Chemical Explosives Detector(CED). Upon removal, it's simply theM4A1JCADmodel.

While in the field, the cradle’s probeswab heats and vaporizes explosivemateri-al. The JCAD CED can then detect thevapor emitted from thematerial to identifythe explosive.

When the JCAD CED is fielded, itssoftware will include a library of knownexplosives so that the device can use

algorithms to identify the specific type ofexplosive encountered in the field. ECBCwill complete its explosives library in acouple months and the new JCAD’s explo-sive detection capability will be fullyfunctional.

NotonlycantheM4A1JCADCEDdetectexplosives, it will also be able to detectnonexplosive compounds and pharmaceu-tical-based analogs — including illegal anddangerous drugs.

"If a warfighter goes into a site for asensitivesiteassessmentorsiteexploitation

and doesn't know if he's going into a labwhere these compounds were used orstored, this detector can identify thosecompounds,"McHugh said.

For now, the M4A1 JCAD CED is aprototype,withthedesignstillnot finalized.Development is ongoing with additionalfunding from the Joint ProjectManager forNuclear, Biological and Chemical Contam-ination Avoidance. It’s expected to befielded on a limited basiswithin a year.

As threats change, the reliable Joint ChemicalAgent Detector adaptsECBC Public Affairs

The M4A1 Joint Chemical Agent Detector, which detects vapor from chemical agent, isused by countless warfighters across the armed services branches.

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1The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency announcesthat the Army has safely destroyed 50 percent of theU.S. chemical agent stockpile in compliance with theChemical Weapons Convention of April 29, 1997.

Katie McRoberts, formerly of the APG Safety Office, isnamed the Edgewood Area liaison for the APG SupportActivity.

Spc. 6 Thorman Ellison of Development and Proof Serv-ices sets up the XM27E1 armament system for theOH-6A Cayuse helicopter.

10 Years Ago 25 Years Ago 50 Years AgoJan. 17, 2008 Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 18, 1968

Take a look back in timeas theAPGNewsexploreswhatmade the headlines aroundAPGduring thisweek10, 25 and 50 yearsago. Thisweek’sAPGNewsmasthead isfrom1966.

By Yvonne Johnson, APG News

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To improve units’ expeditionary com-mand-post capabilities, theArmy is launch-ing a modernization effort to providemobile, scalable and survivable platforms.

An Army directed requirement hasrecently enabled the material developmentcommunity to begin seeking command-post integration and capability solutions.The Army authorized the implementationof the Command Post Integrated Infra-structure, or CPI2, effort in December 2017to address mobility issues and to ensurecommunications hardware and mission-command application integration acrossplatforms. Currently near-peer threats candetect and target mission-command nodes,and large command posts are vulnerablebecause of their physical, electromagneticand power signatures.

The Army is executing CPI2 in threephases, with the first two phases resultingfrom an approved directed requirementthat addresses initial CPI2 capability. Thethirdphasewill establishCPI2asaprogramof record.

Phase 1 will equip selected units withmobile platforms, secure wireless andintelligent power solutions. Units willconduct their own integration of systemsonto platforms in order to inform futurecommand-post designs. Phase 2 involvesthe Army’s ProjectManagerMission Com-mand leading and executing the prototypeactivities of five brigade sets of command-post solutions. Units will then provideassessments of the solutions to inform theprogramof record going forward.

PM Mission Command will lead theeffort with Product Director StrategicMission Command at the helm. Involve-ment fromother PEOs; theArmyResearch,Development and Engineering Command;Army Test and Evaluation Command andindustrywill be required toachievesuccess.The Army will invite industry to competeand participate in certain aspects of theintegration effort via a process known asother transaction authority. An OTA is arapid, cost-effective and collaborative ac-quisition process for prototyping activities.

Vision for future commandposts

The requirements for successful futurecommand posts are broad. Reducing thecognitive load on Soldiers and implement-ing network capacity for expeditionarymissioncommandareamong thegoals, saidCol. Troy Crosby, Project Manager forMission Command. These objectives arebased on lessons learned from NetworkIntegration Evaluations, unit rotations atthe National Training Center and JointReadiness Training Center, and ArmyWarfightingAssessments.

Seamlessly incorporating current andemerging capabilities will enable next-generation command posts to achievebetter survivability, agility and scalabilitywhile reducing the physical footprint.

“In the past, this burden has often beenplaced onunits,” Crosby said. “We’re takingon this integration effort to get the baselinedesign right.Then it’s amatterofmodifying

that design to fit the specific needs of aunit.”

The Army’s technological goals to meetSoldiers’ needs include:

• Leveraging secure wireless technologyfor rapid connectivity

• Improving mobility by reducing thenumber of tents, trailers and generators

• Employing intelligent power systemsand microgrids to decrease sustainmentdemands and reduce noise signature

• Enabling scalability to integrate into alarger commandpost infrastructure

• Reducing physical and electronic foot-print to improve survivability by maintain-ing cover and concealment

• Ensuring low probability of detectionand targeting resulting from light andelectromagnetic emissions and power sig-natures

Path forward forintegration

To meet an aggressive timeline forcontracting, prototyping, testing and field-ing, CPI2 will leverage commercially andgovernment-developed components.

PM Mission Command, with its role asthe program’s central integrator, is workingtomeet thenecessary acquisitionmilestoneto execute both the directed requirementand the formal CPI2 PoR at such time thatthe Army Requirements Oversight Councilapproves the CPI2 capability developmentdocument.ACDDcaptures the informationnecessary to develop proposed programs,

normally using an evolutionary acquisitionstrategy.

CPI2’s strategy is to bring togetherexisting programs through a system ofsystems approach to achieve the Army’svision. To keep pace with the rapid pace oftechnology advancements, the programwill also work closely with the Army’sorganic research community.

“We’ll be synchronizing with our S&Tand PEO partners to determine whensolutions reach a mature technology readi-ness level,” said KimReid, product directorfor SMC, which reports to PM MissionCommand.

“We’ll continue to identify future S&Tefforts, and then based on the schedule, seewhere those transition points can beinserted into production.We’ll leverage theexpertise of the Army’s scientists andengineers in these technical disciplines.”

PMMission Command is requesting theArmy’s S&T community to review technol-ogies that can enhance camouflage, reduceelectronic signatures and provide antennaremoting. CERDEC is tasked with devel-oping command-post support vehicleprototypes for the M1079Medium TacticalVehicle and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.Industry will compete for work on theM1087mission-commandplatform.

Another essential aspect of CPI2 devel-opment will be working directly with theend-users -- Soldiers -- for continualfeedback and as the Army progressestoward a fielded solution in the next fewyears. Soldiers must be able to operatefuture command posts with a minimal

amount of training, Crosby said.“We want to ensure Soldiers don’t have

to come up with Band-Aid methods ofmaking all the components work together,”Crosby said. “We’re going out to collectdesigns that units have developed to seewhat we can incorporate. Their designshave been field-developed and field-tested.If we can collect the best ideas, that helpsaccelerate our design. Soldiers will have avoice in the final solution set.”

Partnershipwith industryTheArmy’sCPI2stakeholdersareantici-

pating holding an industry day at APG toshare an overview and current status,projected acquisition timeline, establishedrequirements and then request industry’sfeedback. Representatives from the Army’sCPI2 community will participate in paneldiscussions and sidebarmeetings.

TheU.S. ArmyProgramExecutiveOfficeCommand, Control and Communications-Tactical develops, acquires, fields andsupports the Army’s mission commandnetwork to ensure force readiness. Thiscritical Armymodernization priority deliv-ers tactical communications so command-ers and Soldiers can stay connected andinformed at all times, even in the mostaustereandhostile environments.PEOC3Tis delivering the network to regions aroundtheglobe, enablinghigh-speed, high-capac-ity voice, data andvideocommunications toa user base that includes the Army’s joint,coalition and othermission partners.

Army launches effort to integratecommand post componentsBy Dan LafontainePEO C3T

To improve units' expeditionary command-post capabilities, The Army authorized the implementation of the Command Post IntegratedInfrastructure, or CPI2, effort in December 2017 to address mobility issues and to ensure communications hardware and mission-com-mand application integration across platforms.

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5. ______________ is the extreme dislike orfear of snow.

6. The Maryland State Police Polar BearPlunge is an annual fundraising event heldin January at ______ Point State Park. Duringthe annual fundraiser for Special OlympicsMaryland,participants take a dip in thefrigid ChesapeakeBay.

9. In “Travels with Charley: In Search of

America,”originally published in 1962, thisauthor wrote, “what good is the warmth ofsummer, without the cold of winter to giveit sweetness.”

10. A_____________occurs when snowreduces visibility to near zero.

12. ____________ is the first stage of frostbite.During this stage, the skin pales or turnsred and feels very cold.

14. ________ ice is a thin coat of highlytransparent ice. It can lead to dangerousdriving conditions.

15. ______________ is a potentiallydangerous drop in body temperature,usually caused by prolonged exposure tofrigid temperatures.

17. The Great Blizzard of 1888, alsoknown as “The Great White ___________,”was one of the most severe blizzards inU.S. history. The storm, which struck theNortheast region on March 11-14,resulted in about 400 deaths.

18. _________ Frost is the personificationof frost, ice, snow, sleet and freezingcold weather.

22 A term commonly used bymeteorologists, wind _______ is how coldit actually feels on your skin when thewind is factored in.

23 “The Snowman” is a literary fairy taleby this Danish author about a snowmanwho falls in love with a stove. It was firstpublished in 1861.

25 Folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkelreleased “A ________ Shade of Winter,” in1966.

26 This songwriter wrote, “Baby, It’sCold Outside,” in 1944. The song becamepopular when it was included in themusical romantic comedy “Neptune’sDaughter,” released in 1949.

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2. The play, “The Winter’s Tale,” waswritten by this English playwright. Itpremiered in 1611.

3. “Winter,” was the fourth singlereleased from singer-songwriter ToriAmos’ debut studio album, “Little_____________.”

4. The __________ Trail Sled Dog Race is anannual long-distance sled dog race heldin early March in Alaska.

7. The winter solstice, also known as__________, is the shortest day of the year.

8. The world’s largest naturally frozen icerink is the __________Canal Skateway,located in Ottawa, Canada. At 4.8 miles,the Skateway hosts a daily average of20,000 visitors during the wintermonths.

11. The Winter Olympics were first held in___________France, Jan. 25 to Feb. 5 1924.

13. “Winter __________,” widely regarded as aholiday song, was written in 1934 by FelixBernard and Richard Smith.

16. This U.S. president’s birthday iscelebrated on Feb.12. It is a legal, publicholiday in some U.S. states.

19. ____________ Resort in Garrett County,Maryland, first opened up in the winter of1955-1956. It offers

a variety of outdoor winter activities likeskiing, snowboarding, tubing and iceskating.

20. In 1885, this Vermont farmer becamethe first person to photograph a singlesnow crystal, after years of trial and error.

21. A cold ___________ is a short period ofunusually cold weather.

22. The Harbin International Ice and SnowSculpture Festival is an annual winter eventheld in this Asian

country. It the largest snow and ice festivalin the world.

24. ___________ is precipitation in the form ofice pellets.

26. American rock band, The Doors,released “Wintertime _____________” in 1968.

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Welcome, winterBundle up, grab your favorite hot beverage, and try to solve this trivia puzzlededicated to the chilly season.

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The U.S. Army safety director deliveredhis plans for the future to a group of safetyand occupational health professionals andpresented a safety award to the EdgewoodChemical Biological Center Jan. 9.

Brig. Gen. David J. Francis, U.S. ArmyCombat Readiness Center commandinggeneral and director of Army Safety,presented the ECBC Chemical BiologicalTest Division, part of the EngineeringDirectorate, with the Army Safety RiskManagement Award for exceptional per-formance and contributions to the U.S.Army Safety and Occupational Healthprogram.

“By implementing an ‘Operator Up’focusedapproach to safety, youhavegreatlyimproved your ability to safely work, whileconducting extremely hazardous duties,”Francis noted as he presented the award toMatthewShue, ECBCdivision chief.

Addressing an audience of Career Pro-gram 12 safety professionals, who aretrained in 34 competencies and skill areas,Francis spoke about three ongoing initia-tives: revising Army safety policy, devel-opinganewreporting tool for theArmyandrevising training for safety professionals.

“We also continue to look at what thenextmission for our Armymay be and howwe can reduce the potential risk that wemay assume in a new theater,” Francis said.

CP-12 professionals, responsible for safe-ty and occupational health programs intheir commands, are trained in areas suchas electrical safety, industrial hygiene, lifesafety code, safety and occupational healthmanagement, transportation and explo-sives safety.

“The diversity of the mission here atAPG, including research and development,testing and chemical and biological work,makes reducing loss andmitigating risk thepriority,” Francis said. “The risk assumed atAPG every day is different and sometimeshigher than other areas of the Army, somaking sure the senior commanders atAPG can execute their missions withoutloss to personnel or equipment is ournumber one goal.”

Francis noted that off-duty drivingmishaps are the leading cause of accidentalfatalities across the Army, and he stressedthe importance of adhering to standards to

avoid accidents.“We don’t have safety issues, we have

standards issues. When we have an acci-dent, it isusuallybecausewefailedtomeetacertain standard. One thing that I wanteveryone to focus on is following standardsbecause then we don’t have accidents,”Francis said.

Francis served as the deputy command-ing general (support), 2nd Infantry Divi-sion, Republic of Korea, before his currentrole asU.S. ArmyCombatReadinessCentercommanding general and director of ArmySafety at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

“The command and safety professionalsat APG are doing a phenomenal job withextremely high risk areas that they dealwithonadailybasis,” he said. “This is a casestudy onhow to runhigh-risk operations.”

ECBC team receives Army SafetyRisk Management AwardBy Argie Sarantinos-PerrinResearch Development and Engineering Command

Brig. Gen. David Francis, U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center commanding general and director of Army Safety, delivers his plans for thefuture to a group of safety and occupational health professional at APG Jan. 9, 2018

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY CONRAD JOHNSON, RDECOM

Brig. Gen. David Francis, U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center commanding general anddirector of Army safety, presents the Army Safety Risk Management award to members ofthe Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Chemical Biological Test Division, part of theEngineering Directorate, for exceptional performance and contributions to the U.S. ArmySafety and Occupational Health program during a visit to APG Jan. 9. 2018

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY CONRAD JOHNSON, RDECOM


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Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.“Near-peer adversaries are much morecapable than enemies we trained againstpreviously. In a decisive action trainingenvironment, [armed with Secure Wi-Fi],we are much faster and more mobile, andthat equates to survivability.”

The unit successfully used SecureWi-Fitoprovideuntetherednetworkconnectionsto enable secure wireless voice, video anddataexchangeonmore than60unclassifiedcomputers and 100 classified computersand mission command systems, such asCommand Post Of the Future. At any givenpoint during this event, there were at least60 active Secure Wi-Fi users inside thebrigade main command post, known as theTactical OperationsCenter, or TOC,Adamssaid. The only wired systems that were notallowed to be wired were those Armymission command systems that were wait-ing to receive Army authority to operate onSecureWi-Fi.

“Thewinwas thatonce theWi-Fi systemwas up, I could get everyone up at the sametime across the entire staff,” Adams said.“It’s acolloquialism;manyhandsmake lightwork, but it’s also an ability to fuse theactions of the entire brigade combat teamacross allwarfighting functions.”

Similar to theWi-Fi used inmost homes,the Army’s National Security Agency-accredited solution provides wireless net-work connectivity inside the commandpost, with added layers of security. SecureWi-Fi is managed by the Army’s ProductManager Network Modernization, as-signed to Project Manager Tactical Net-work.

Without wireless capability, establishinga network in a typical brigade commandpost takesmany hours and requires dozensof boxes of expensive CAT 5 network cablethatweigh hundreds of pounds. Every timea command post is jumped, the cables haveto be cut, laid out, configured and pluggedin, and often replaced because of damageand continual wear and tear. Protectiveflooring has to be laid over the wiring,

making it difficult to troubleshoot networkissues. Secure Wi-Fi can eliminate thesehurdles since its small remote access pointsprovide quick and easy network connec-tions throughout the entire command postwithinminutes.

“Secure Wi-Fi also speeds our missionmilitary decision making process,” Adamssaid. “If I know that something is going onandIcangetaheadof theenemycommand-er, then I can set the conditions so that he isfighting from a position of disadvantage.With Secure Wi-Fi, I gain an exponentialincrease in velocity, and the deeper theWi-Fi capabilities in the formation, themorewe are able to do.”

To outmaneuver its near-peer adversaryat the NTC, 1st Armored Brigade CombatTeam, 3rd InfantryDivision had to jump itsbrigade TOC several times during therealistic field exercise. These massive relo-cation efforts in the harsh terrain of theMojave Desert were sometimes conductedin the dark of night, and because of mockthreats of chemical and biological warfare,Soldiers were required to wear protectivegear, making it more difficult to set up andwire a large brigade command post. SecureWi-Fi made it much easier and faster to setup the network (from hours to minutes)under these extreme conditions, and userswereable toconnect to thenetworkandusetheirmission command systems earlier andstay connected longer prior to the nextjump, Adams said.

“Without Wi-Fi, users were often wait-ing (dependingonpositionorrank) forwireto be run,” said Maj. Michael Donegan, 1stArmored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd In-fantry Division communications officer(S6). “This proves wildly inefficient, aseveryone on a TOC floor has an immediateand uniquely important job to accomplish.The ability to rapidly collaborate in plan-ning is critical in order todefeat a near-peerthreat. With the introduction ofWi-Fi, youdon’t have to choose or prioritize whichusers get access first.”

Secure Wi-Fi decreased the brigade’sTOC relocation time dramatically, with theunit able to be up on all Army missioncommand system services simultaneouslymuch sooner after arriving on site. It also

enabled the commander to set up the TOCin different configurations to support newlocations or mission requirements withouthaving to cut new lengths ofwire, Donegansaid.

“The ability to have a mobile commandpost and exercise mission command withSecure Wi-Fi continues to be a forcemultiplier,”Donegan said.

Adams said he is looking forward toseeing Secure Wi-Fi eventually imple-mentedatbattalion-levelcommandpostsaswell, to further increase his brigade’s speedof maneuver. The Army has recentlydeveloped a smaller version that reducesthe footprint of the server stacks by 60percent, to support smaller echelon com-mand posts requiring fewer users. TheArmy plans to demonstrate this small formfactor SecureWi-Fi capability during a riskreduction event in spring 2018 as a rapidacquisition initiative.

The Army continues to use Soldierfeedback from pilots, user juries andtraining events such as NTC rotations tocontinuously improve and provide the bestcapability possible, as part of an iterativeprocess where lessons are always beinglearned and technology continuously isadapted to theway theArmyneeds to fight.

In December 2017, the Army issued aCommand Post Directed Requirement,intended to enable experimentation andrapid prototyping to better inform com-mand post requirements. The directedrequirement is closely nestedwith the draftCommand Post Integrated Infrastructure,orCPI2, capabilitydevelopmentdocument,which would create a new program ofrecord to provide mobile command postsolutions to Corps, Division, and BrigadeCombatTeams.

The directed requirement calls for theArmy to leverage wireless technologycapabilities to facilitate rapid connectivityand displacement. Secure Wi-Fi is provingto be a vital element in the Army’sacquisitionofnewintegratedexpeditionarycommand posts solutions, said Lt. Col.MarkHenderson, the ProductManager forNetwork Modernization who managesSecureWi-Fi for the Army. Henderson is amember of Project Manager Tactical Net-

work, PEOC3T.“Lack ofmobility and agility are amongst

the biggest factors making today’s largecommand posts vulnerable in near peerthreat environments,”Henderson said. “Se-cure Wi-Fi increases mobility and opera-tional flexibility, and better enablesmissioncommand so commanders can do whatthey do best -- fight andwin!”

TheU.S. ArmyProgramExecutiveOfficeCommand, Control and Communications-Tactical develops, acquires, fields andsupports the Army’s mission commandnetwork to ensure force readiness. Thiscritical Armymodernization priority deliv-ers tactical communications so command-ers and Soldiers can stay connected andinformed at all times, even in the mostaustereandhostileenvironments.PEOC3Tis delivering the network to regions aroundtheglobe, enablinghigh-speed,high-capac-ity voice, data andvideocommunications toa user base that includes the Army’s joint,coalition and othermission partners.

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A Soldier from the 1st Armored BrigadeCombat Team, 3rd Infantry Division sets upa Secure Wi-Fi Access Point in the brigademain command post as part of a pilot ofthe capability during the unit's trainingrotation at the National Training Center, atFort Irwin, California, in April 2017.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY AMY WALKER, PM TACTICAL

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As the U.S. unilaterally discontinued itsbiological weapons program in 1969 andsigned the Chemical Weapons Conventionin 1993, ECBC’s mission shifted frombiological and chemical weapons produc-tion to focus on the destruction of andprotection from such threats. This missionis exemplified by the 2014 mission thatdestroyed the 600 metric tons of Syria’sdeclaredchemicalwarfarematerialat sea ininternational waters. As the Center lookstoward its next 100 years, this legacycontinues.

“We’ve seen a lot of changes in technolo-gies and doctrine over the past century, butone thing hasn’t changed, and that’s ourpurpose: To ensure operational readinessby protecting thewarfighter from chemicaland biological threats,” Moore said. “TheUnited States and its allies face unpre-dictable, unprecedented threats in thefuture: terrorist and non-state actors, vi-olent extremism, urban operations, natural

disasters. The onlyway to stay ahead of thethreat is through innovation: anticipatingwhat’s next and creating methods andproducts thatwill ensure that ourwarfight-ers show up to the fight prepared and areable to combat threats.”

Michael Abaie, ECBC director of engi-neering, said improved optimization andreadiness will ensure that ECBC continuesto deliver the chemical biological capa-bilities that have earned it the reputation asaworld leader.

“Improving the capability of ourwarfighter must remain our top priority,”Abaie said. “We’rewell equipped to addressthe needs of the warfighter, but we can’tafford to be complacent.Wemust continueto lean forward, stay on the cutting edge ofcapability, be proactive and agile, optimizeour processes, maintain our technicalsuperiority, and never forget who we’reworking for.”

ECBC’s world-class capabilities, Moorenoted, arise from its world-class workforceof scientists, engineers, andsupportperson-nel.

“The depth and breadth of knowledge at

ECBC are critical to enhancing our defen-sive capabilities; from the protective gearworn by our forward-deployed Soldiers tothe sensors feeding data to the commandpost, where intricate threat assessmenttools are used to make major strategicbattlefield decisions,” Moore said of theECBC workforce. “Their expertise is criti-cal in fulfilling our common purpose ofensuring operational readiness by protect-ing the warfighter from chemical andbiological threats.”

ECBC acting director of research andtechnology, Dr. Frederic Berg, said thatcontinued investment in the workforce isvital to ECBC’s success.

“As the landscape of chemical andbiological weaponry continues to evolve, itis vital we continue to challenge ourworkforce to be one step ahead of ouradversaries,” Berg said. “Enabling ourworkforce to protect our warfighter startson the home front, and equipping ourworkforce with the right intellectual andtechnical tools further advances our mis-sion.”

As it seeks to further develop its

capabilities from within, ECBC will alsoseek new ways to foster collaboration andinnovation—notonlywithcolleaguesacrosstheU.S. government, but alsowith partnersin private industry, academia, and othernations.

“By expanding partnershipswith privateindustry, academia, and foreign govern-ments, we diversify and strengthen theknowledge base informing our researchand development,” said Dr. Paul Tanen-baum, ECBC director of program integra-tion. “We will continue to use the tools atour disposal, such as our technologytransfer program, to actively seek partner-ships.And luckily,wereallydon’thave todoit all ourselves. By coupling our ownworld-class capabilities with the deepscientific knowledge of academia, theentrepreneurial spirit of private industry,and the carefully coordinated efforts of ourinternational partners, we will produceever-greater results for the warfighter andour nation.”

Formore information about ECBC100thanniversary events, visit https://www.ecbc.army.mil/100/.

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