U.S. Army DEVCOM Soldier Center

Soldier Center held a technology display at the town of Natick’s annual “Natick Days” festival and outreach event on Saturday Sept 7. SC personnel explained combat rations, body armor, helmets, cold weather protection equipment, Virtual & Augmented Reality (VR/AR) systems, a ground vehicle/paraglider hybrid aerial delivery technology, and engaged kids with STEM activities while fostering relationships with local partner organizations and community members. #GoArmy #USARMY #Beallyoucanbe #STEM

NATICK, Mass. – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC, recently hosted an event for student employees. The event aimed to help student employees get to know DEVCOM SC subject matter experts and other student employees better. The event also provided them with information about DEVCOM SC’s mission and career opportunities. Virginia Rettie, a program analyst in DEVCOM SC’s G-1 Human Resources Office and the lead for the Student Employment and Recent Graduate Program, organized the event. “The student mixer provided an opportunity for all interns to tour our labs, learn more about our mission, and cultivate friendships among their peers, which instills a sense of community,” said Rettie. During the event, student employees were given an overview of DEVCOM SC and information about DEVCOM SC’s mission to ensure the nation’s warfighters are protected, optimized and lethal. Students were provided overviews about DEVCOM SC’s Soldier Effectiveness Directorate, Soldier Protection Directorate and Soldier Sustainment Directorate. They also toured some of DEVCOM SC’s world class facilities and capabilities, including the Textile Equipment and Prototype Shop, Gut Microbiome Lab, Additive Manufacturing Lab, Combat Feeding, and the Design, Pattern and Prototype Studio. Click the link to read the rest of the article! #army #armystrong #BeAllYouCanBe #STEM #Goarmy

Soldier Center celebrates the successful careers, recent retirements, and last static line parachute jumps of two civilian aerial delivery experts after decades of stellar Army service. Check out their story and photos! https://lnkd.in/eUuCevMV

NATICK, Mass. – Sgt. Jovani Tankelewicz recently graduated from the U.S. Army National Guard Warrior Training Center Jumpmaster Course at Camp Varnum, Rhode Island. Tankelewicz serves as an aerial delivery military liaison and parachute rigger in the Soldier Sustainment Directorate at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC. Soldiers attending the Jumpmaster Course are already trained U.S. Army parachutists who have completed the U.S. Army Basic Airborne Course, qualifying them to participate in airborne operations. Being a jumpmaster is an incredible responsibility. Jumpmasters are responsible for ensuring that all parachutists exiting an airplane do so properly and safely. They also have the skills necessary to oversee a combat-equipped jump, including the release of combat and individual equipment. Tankelewicz praised the U.S. Army National Guard Warrior Training Center Jumpmaster Course. “It was a great course,” said Tankelewicz. “The instructors were excellent, and they really cared about us. It was overall a great experience and environment. I felt like there were no questions left unanswered.” Click the link to read more! #GOARMY #Beallyoucanbe #USArmy #Jumpmaster

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