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TechFlow's Pioneering Innovation Shapes the Future of #EVCharging for the U.S. Military The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has a massive fleet of over 170,000 vehicles classified as non-tactical, ranging in size from sedans to buses, and only a tiny fraction are EVs today. To meet its 2035 deadline and secure the long-term success of EV adoption in the U.S. #military, the #DoD must quickly develop state-of-the-art #charginginfrastructure specifically tailored to the distinctive requirements and massive scale of its upcoming #EVfleet. To access the online article, visit: https://lnkd.in/gp8YCKve This sponsored content by TechFlow, Inc., appears in the '23-'24 edition of #AmericasEngineers The appearance of or reference to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government does not imply or indicate endorsement by any of these entities. #evinfrastructure | #sustainability | #renewableenergy | #mobilitysolutions | #MILCON | Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Our new article in America's Engineers looks at our plan to transition the Department of Defense's non-tactical vehicle fleet to EVs by 2035. Some key considerations for future charging needs include: 🏗 Site selection 🚙 Personal vehicle charging 💻 Cybersecurity ⚖ Policies and procedures ⏲ Uptime and energy availability ⚡ Energy resiliency Check out the full article to learn more about our innovative approach and the DIU success memo: https://lnkd.in/dRuDsW-F

The Army's Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) System begins in the Future Soldier Program (U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC)) , is taught in Initial Entry Training (U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training ), refined in every Professional Military Education (US Army TRADOC ), and sustained at echelon (US Army), (Army National Guard)(United States Army Reserve) This system is the key to #peoplefirst and the foundation of every variable for Soldier and Family Readiness. The H2F System and its compromised programs are the tools by which Leaders serve Soldiers. H2F isn't a test, an activity, or a check-the-block event. It is an investment in the future of our organization and the safety of our nation. Nothing in the Army is more important than the Soldier, and nothing indeed improves more aspects of a Soldier's life than comprehensively preparing them to enhance and maintain their physical, nutritional, mental, sleep, and spiritual well-being.

🔋 Power is the backbone that allows our network 🛜 to function and our Soldiers to shoot, move, and communicate in an increasingly digital future.📡 Today at #TEM12, Army experts from the C5ISR Center, Contested Logistics CFT, PEO Combat Support & Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS), and The United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) discussed Future Army electrical power generation and sustainment needs for network operations in environments where access to traditional energy supplies are limited or contested.❌ 📶 🪫 🧐 Interested but unable to attend today’s panel? No problem. Register at https://lnkd.in/ePiTBi99 for the C5ISR Center’s Industry Expo before/by June 5 and join the discussion on where your company can best align its IRAD dollars with U.S. Army power and energy goals for 2030, 2040, and beyond. 🚀 U.S. Army 📸 by Dan Lafontaine ASA(ALT) | Army Futures Command | U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) | 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army | 25th Infantry Division | XVIII Airborne Corps | U.S. Army DEVCOM | DEVCOM Commander | #ArmyNetwork | #ArmyModernization

We're excited to share the 2023-2024 digital edition of America's Engineers: The People, Programs, and Projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This nearly 140-page publication includes a mix of interviews, profiles, and special reports written by #military engineering and #environmental experts; renowned journalists; and #USArmy Corps staff on subjects that range from #USACE's current programs to it's more than two centuries of history. #USACE | #engineering | #construction | #MILCON | #environment and #sustanability | #emergencyresponse | #leadership | #partnerships | #EWN | #bipartisaninfrastructurelaw and more!

Military and International Operations: USACE’s Founding Mission The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an agency built to serve the U.S. military. Its original mandate – to protect and enable Soldiers of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War – has evolved and expanded considerably since Col. Richard Gridley, the Army’s first chief engineer, ordered the construction of fortifications at Breed’s Hill, near Boston, in 1775. The range of expertise contained within USACE today – some of it literally found nowhere else in the world – remains focused on supporting the armed forces. USACE helps the U.S. military and its allies maintain readiness, ensure national and regional security, and respond to contingencies with either lethal or life-saving efficiency, as circumstances dictate. Continue reading: On mobile device: https://lnkd.in/eaRBXt4p On desktop: https://lnkd.in/epjbyieT #USACE| #USArmy | #engineers | #MILCON | #military | #construction | #engineers | #DODEA | #VeteransAffairs | #NATO | #AmericasEngineers | #BuildingStrong | #DoD

Real-world construction projects that enhance training capabilities are the mission of the engineering readiness-specific exercise, Resolute Castle. The joint exercise led by the U.S. Army Europe and Africa, brings together the United States Army Reserve, Army National Guard, and engineering units from allied and partner nations. Designed to reinforce regional partnerships while promoting interoperability with host nation forces, existing infrastructure is improved and relationships are strengthened. Ready Now... Shaping Tomorrow!

This book fills a gap in the study of command in battle. The Corps echelon is seldom studied. Understanding and visualizing Corps operations is essential to U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) graduates. At least 20 a year go directly to Corps staffs. In Dr. Winton's words: "The requirement for organic unity between high level strategy and the most minor of tactics contains an imperative for the mid-level direction of war to keep the two poles in consonance." Corps are a slice of this "mid-level" that provide "tactical direction to the flexible combination of forces required." One last gem - "Strategic muscle hangs on a logistical skeleton." This is an important book for practioners of operational art. The Army University U.S. Army Combined Arms Center US Army TRADOC #readwithSAMS

Safety is the number one focus for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, especially when it comes to the hardworking #BuffaloDistrict Floating Plant/Repair Fleet team and their work on waters of the Great Lakes. The immersion suit, also known as a survival suit, or gumby suit, is one of many safety measures used on the vessels of the floating plant. Each vessel is fitted with enough suits for each member of the team in their specific size. These suits, made for survival for up to 6 hours in frigid temperatures to help prevent hypothermia, are easy and fast to put on when time is of the essence. To further make sure every member of the crew is proficient and comfortable in donning the suit, they conduct monthly drills to make sure everyone can completely don their immersion suit within a 2-minute timeframe. #SafetyFirst #USACE US Army Corps of Engineers | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division

The attached article is a 55th posting of an extension by the author of the leadership vignette series published by the Royal Military College Club then the Royal Military Colleges of Canada Alumni Association in the Club’s and Association’s “e-Veritas” publication from 21 August 2016 to 15 November 2021. The initial series and four preceding articles would ultimately consist of 195 articles and vignettes. The extension is made by permission of the current "e-Veritas" editor and compliments a reprise of the previously published and Linkedin posted "e-Veritas" leadership vignette series that, due to server issues, was reposted in PDF form on Linkedin starting at the end of 2021. The original series is again partially available at the Royal Military Colleges Alumni Association's website at the "e-Veritas" section in the reconstituted archive of issues section. All 195 articles/vignettes and following extension articles are available as PDFs at https://lnkd.in/eqHzjDfh. The article at attached developed from an earlier post remembering the contribution a detachment of soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry made to the developing post-Vietnam U.S. Army modernization and reorganization that began in the in the mid-1970s and lasted into the 1980s. The detachment supported the Army's Operational Test and Evaluations Agency's (OTEA) Developmental/Operational Test 1 for three squad automatic weapon candidates in Spring and Summer 1974. The test was administered by a test team of the U.S. Army Infantry Board led by Major John Spencer. The detachment's mission and aspects of the test presented some unique leadership challenges and test requirements with some valuable lessons learned. For the soldiers it was long hot work during a Central Georgia summer. #Leadership #Leadershipdevelopment #Training #Trainingdevelopments #historymatters #Army #Military #Innovation #Management #Nationalguard #Humanresourcemanagement #Infantry #Infantryschool #Armor #Armorcenter #ArmyROTC #Armynationalguard #Armyreserve #Marinecorps #Fieldartillery #Airdefenseartillery #Veterantransition #Stateparks #Ranger #occupationalsafetyhealthcompliance #UConn #umassamherst