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Eye On AMCU.S. Army Materiel Command

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

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Garrison enables depot missions to maintain on-time deliveries

GERMERSHEIM, Germany – When Germany closed its borders and implemented stringent checks on commercial transport vehicles, the large trucks continued to roll in and out of the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s strategic logistics hub at Germersheim Army Depot. Anywhere from 150 to 200 trucks a day transit the depot to and from locations like Romania, Turkey, Poland, Italy, Spain and within Germany itself. It’s a mission that stretches across more than 10 countries throughout the European theater, as well as locations in Southwest Asia and Africa.

Hatch Act, DOD regulations govern political activities online

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – With 2020 being an election year, Soldiers and Department of the Army Civilians must remember laws and directives outlining what can and can’t be done when it comes to political support – including what is done online and during telework hours. Army Civilians must adhere to the Hatch Act, which is a law intended to assure the public that federal programs are being administered fairly and without the influence of partisan politics. In the same manner as the Hatch Act, military members are under the DOD Directive 1344.10.

AMCOM achieves readiness improvements, despite COVID-19

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – Even with much of its workforce teleworking, Army Aviation and Missile Command achieved gains in many program areas, AMCOM Commander Maj. Gen. Todd Royar told Army Materiel Command leaders, Lt. Gen. Edward M. Daly, deputy commander; and Lisha Adams, executive deputy to the commanding general. Fielding of the Combat Aviation Brigade Common Authorized Stockage List is on track for delivery to all 11 CABs by the first quarter of 2021, said AMCOM’s Director Supply Chain Management Debbie Daniel.

USASAC bids farewell to commander

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Drushal relinquished command of the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command during a ceremony June 2 at Redstone Arsenal’s Bob Jones Auditorium. Army Materiel Command’s Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Edward Daly officiated, praising Drushal's leadership and highlighting the importance of the command's foreign military sales work. Drushal’s next assignment at U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, was a result of his great leadership and experience, according to Daly.

DOD increases money for do-it-yourself moves

WASHINGTON – A revision to the Defense Department’s Joint Travel Regulations has increased the monetary payment to Soldiers who choose to move their household goods. From May 26 through Dec. 31, Soldiers using the Personally Procured Move program can receive a payment equal to 100 percent of the estimated cost the government would pay to move their items. When Soldiers choose the option, they shoulder the cost and responsibility of packing and moving their belongings themselves and the payment compensates them for those expenses.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

AMCOM leads effort to reduce heavy-metal exposure

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – A Black Hawk helicopter going through a recapitalization process at Corpus Christi Army Depot is the Army’s first aircraft to receive an undercoat unlike others in the aviation fleet. The Aviation and Missile Command used a “Class N” primer – free of a harmful substance called hexavalent chromium – to cover parts of the disassembled helicopter – showcasing a deliberate approach toward safer maintenance environments.

APG to get more ACFT equipment

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – The COVID-19 pandemic and HPCON Charlie will not stop APG Soldiers from achieving physical fitness readiness in preparation for the Army Combat Fitness Test, as the installation is set to receive 26 Sorinex ACFT kits next week. The kits, which include about 800 pounds of weights, will be given to tenant units on the installation and give the units the organic ability to administer the test.

Organic industrial base facility fields request for medical PPE

TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. – Tobyhanna Army Depot employees readily accepted a challenge issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, to produce intubation cubes from sheets of Plexiglas. They transformed the clear material into personal protection equipment that will be used by medical staff in the medical center. The cube acts as a barrier between infectious materials and a person’s skin, mouth, nose or eyes.

Two Army installations selected for 5G testing

WASHINGTON – The Army's National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, and Fort Hood, Texas, were selected by the Department of Defense for its second round of 5G communications testing and experimentation. Army elements at Joint Base San Antonio will also participate. The bases were selected for their abilities to provide streamlined access to site-spectrum bands, mature fiber and wireless infrastructure, and more.

Picatinny engineers design improved packaging

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – Over the past several years, engineers in the Packaging Division at the Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center have focused on getting feedback from users to develop design solutions for various packaging programs. For one project, the Plastic Mortar Container program, engineers from the Armaments Center were seeking a lightweight alternative to the current mortar packaging system.

USAISEC enables critical DOD satellite terminal upgrades

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. – As the Department of Defense faces ever-increasing demands for secure voice, data and video communications, it counts on a network of orbiting satellites and earth-based terminals to empower its global operations. It also counts on the U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command, which plays a key role in ensuring units stay connected via critical satellite communications, or SATCOM.

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