U.S. Army DEVCOM Soldier Center

DEVCOM Soldier Center’s Industry Day cultivates partnerships. NATICK, Mass. – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC, recently hosted an event to encourage collaborative efforts with industry and academia. DEVCOM Soldier Center Industry Day took place recently at the U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe Center, or DOT Volpe Center, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The event showcased DEVCOM SC’s research efforts to potential industry and academic partners who are interested in supporting the Soldier Center’s mission. DEVCOM SC is committed to discovering, developing, and advancing science and technology solutions that ensure America’s warfighters are optimized, protected and lethal. “The innovative efforts of our world-class scientists and engineers, combined with our numerous collaborations with academia and industry, enable us to work to overcome the challenges facing warfighters,” said Douglas Tamilio, director of DEVCOM SC. “Our collaborations help accelerate the process of getting the latest and best technologies into the hands of our warfighters. Industry Day provides our organization with an excellent opportunity to connect with potential partners.” Click the link to read more! #IndustryPartners #Beallyoucanbe #SoldierTech #AFC #DEVCOM

DEVCOM SC Soldiers volunteer to preserve history NATICK, Mass. – Soldiers often make history, but three Soldiers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC, also volunteered to help preserve it. Pfc. William C. Curvin, Pvt. Shirley Feng, and Spc. Tobias C. Guck volunteered at the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts. Curvin, Feng, and Guck are currently serving as Human Research Volunteers, or HRVs, at DEVCOM SC. HRVs make important contributions to studies benefitting the warfighter. According to the museum website, the Fairbanks House is the oldest known timber frame house still standing in North America. The house was built around 1637 for Jonathan and Grace Fairbanks and their six children. For 268 years, the house served as the home to eight generations of the Fairbanks family. The home is a historic house museum and is included in the National Register of Historic Places. The house is a significant example of architecture from the time period and is unique in its preservation of so many of the house’s original features. Jeff Blood, the chief data officer at DEVCOM SC, is a descendent of the Fairbanks family and on the board of directors at the Fairbanks House. He said the Soldiers volunteering their free time to help out at the museum was invaluable. The Soldiers participated in the spring cleanup, which took place prior to the museum opening for the season. “The Soldiers donated their free time, which is at a premium when they are here,” said Blood. “They were the hardest workers during the cleanup. We are so appreciative of their efforts.” Click the link below to continue reading #History #USArmy #volunteering #Beallyoucanbe

Soldier Center, led by Senior Footwear Research Engineer, Anita Perkins, participated in University of Massachusetts, Lowell’s inaugural “Footwear Industry Day” event held May 31 at UML’s University Crossing. Check out the front-page story in the Lowell Sun! #UMASS #GoArmy #ArmyTech #Footwear #Beallyoucanbe

DEVCOM Soldier Center has an immediate opening for a Program Specialist to join our team in Natick, MA.   The Program Specialist is a full-time Term appointment not to exceed 1 year and may be extended. DEVCOM Soldier Center is a participant in the Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRL) Personnel Management Demonstration Project, commonly referred to as the Laboratory Demonstration Personnel System, or Lab Demo. This position is in the DE-03 pay band, equivalent to a GS-12 step 1, through a GS-13 step 10 grade level. Salary will be determined upon selection.   Who: The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center What: Program Specialist Where: Natick, MA When: 5/31/24 – 6/10/24 How: Interested applicants should apply through USA Jobs using the below link!

DEVCOM Soldier Center’s Annual Awards ceremony showcases excellence. NATICK, Mass. – Sometimes it can be difficult to stand out in an organization dedicated to excellence. Nevertheless, during the Annual Awards ceremony at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC, some highly esteemed employees managed to do just that. “What we will recognize today are examples of excellence by some outstanding performers who come from a mass of outstanding performers,” said Craig Rettie, director of Research and Technology Integration at DEVCOM SC, who presided over the event. #DEVCOMExcellence #SoldierTech #DEVCOM #USARMY #Beallyoucanbe Click the link to read more! https://lnkd.in/erNsmFSv

Dr. Palmer visits the SFC Paul Ray Smith Simulation and Training Technology Center Soldier Center’s Training and Simulation Directorate (TSD) hosted Dr. Christopher Palmer, Principal Director for Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) in the Critical Technologies Office for the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to discuss and demonstrate TSD technologies that might contribute to Dr. Palmer’s HMI initiative. Palmer received demonstrations of medical haptic technologies, a Battlespace, Visualization and Interaction (BVI) demo combined with a human machine interaction/visualization scenario, distributed operations, and Cyber simulation capability, including the CyberBOSS dashboard showing the simulated cyber effects on systems. #Cyber #HMI #DEVCOM #SoldierTechnology U.S. Army DEVCOM

The Institute for Creative Technologies hosts Major General Richard E. Angle, Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army. Soldier Center’s Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) hosted Maj.Gen. Richard E. Angle, Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army in Playa Vista, CA. The visit was part of site surveys in the Greater Los Angeles area to identify a potential Recruiting Cell location that will focus on innovation to increase civilian inductions into the Army. Maj.Gen. Angle had just seen the Army SHARP simulations developed by the ICT and asked if they could do the same for Army Recruiting. The ICT conducted a walk-through of their facility and laboratories, explaining the infrastructure capabilities that would be available to the Recruiting Cell, if Playa Vista is selected. #GoArmy #ICT #UARC #soldiercenter #BeAllYouCanBe #innovation

Natick Soldier Systems Center Honors Holocaust Remembrance with Keynote by Jewish Survivor and Descendant of Nazi Escapees. The Natick Soldier Systems Center held a special event May 1st to observe the 2024 Holocaust Days of Remembrance and Holocaust Remembrance Day featuring a presentation by a Jewish man whose family escaped the horrors of the Holocaust by fleeing Germany for Japanese-occupied Shanghai, China in April 1939. Dr. Kurt Linden was only two years old when his parents left Berlin for the long trip to Shanghai shortly after the November 9th, 1938 “kristallnacht” or night of broken glass, referring to the shattered remains of Jewish shop and house windows following the Nazi’s coordinated wave of antisemitic violence across Germany and parts of Austria. Even though his father and other family members had served in the German Army and fought in World War I, as Jews the Lindens were still victimized by the Nazi government and the family store was destroyed. Click the link to read the full article. @USARMY @ARMYHISTORY @USHMM #DAYSOFREMEMBRANCE #NEVERFORGET #ARMYHISTORY

Mr. Doug Tamilio, Director DEVCOM Soldier Center Cordially invites you to attend the DEVCOM Soldier Center Industry Day 30 May 2024 starting at eight o'clock in the morning Location: John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center 220 Binney Street, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093 See agenda below and find the invitation in the link: https://lnkd.in/epjdzTVf

DEVCOM Soldier Center’s hydration flow meter helps prevent dehydration in Soldiers. NATICK, Mass. — Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC, have invented a personal flow meter to measure water consumption. The invention, which has been licensed to an industry partner, will serve to help prevent dehydration in the nation’s warfighters. Preventing dehydration is important since it can impact Soldier health and performance. Monitoring and understanding hydration status of warfighters can help prevent heat exhaustion and heat stroke. DEVCOM SC engineers Michael Wiederoder, Ph.D. (project lead), Eric Brack (project lead), Matt Hurley and Andrew Connors invented the device to specifically meet the needs of the nation’s Soldiers. Existing products didn’t provide the level of accuracy needed by warfighters, and some products require large batteries, which are impractical for Soldiers on the move. Click the link to read more! #GOARMY #DEVCOM #BEALLYOUCANBE