Weekly News Wrap-Up

1. Wednesday, August 14, 2013
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401st AFSBn-Kandahar issues equipment to last unit, preps for
U.S. forces drawdown KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- AFSBn-Kandahar, 401st
Army Field Support Brigade issued equipment to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry
Division, the last unit scheduled to receive equipment from the battalion in preparation for the
reduction of U.S. military presence and full transition to Afghan security lead by December 2014.
Army chemical weapons storage workers reach safety
milestones TOOELE, Utah -- During a 12-month period, the Deseret Chemical Depot
achieved a zero recordable injury rate as employees completed the delivery of thousands of
barrels of chemical agent-contaminated waste materials. The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration defines a recordable injury as any work-related injury that requires treatment
above first aid.
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Army engineers bring 'Power, Energy and Cyber' to students
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Army engineers provided high school students a look
into the science-related career paths available to them through advanced classroom
instruction and hands-on experiments as part of an expanded Gains in the Education of
Mathematics and Science program, known as GEMS, here.
Former AMC Commander passes, leaves legacy of service
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- A former Army Materiel Command leader will be laid to rest Aug. 17
at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. General (Ret.) John R. Deane died July 18 at the age of
94.
Picatinny to gain doctorate granting institution this fall PICATINNY
ARSENAL, N.J. -- Many organizations call Picatinny Arsenal home. Soon, a doctoral degree-
granting program will also find a home here. The new Armament Academy at Picatinny Arsenal
is a first-of-its-kind program that will offer graduate degrees in armament engineering. Classes
are planned to begin September 6 with all classes being held on Fridays at the Armament
University.

2. Wednesday, August 14, 2013
• Clapper establishes
group to examine
intelligence collection
• Dempsey arrives in
Israel, first stop on
Middle East trip
• Obama announces
steps to advance
surveillance Debate
• Westphal discusses
fiscal challenges facing
Army during TRADOC,
Fort Eustis visit
• Veterans may get 1
year of retroactive
benefits with 'fully
developed claims'
• New devices keep
Army communications
safe
Community sewers provide cool relief to Soldiers REDSTONE ARSENAL,
Ala. -- Carol Wolf and her fellow members of the Southern Tennessee Valley Chapter of the
American Sewing Guild want to help Soldiers in the field keep things cool. Wolf, a contracts
attorney with the Army Contracting Command, devoted time in July to create more than 80 cool
ties in desert tones that are destined for active duty military serving in forward operating areas.
Army scientists pioneer novel chaotic ranging technology
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- Army scientists have developed promising new technology for
ranging - determining the distance from one location or position to another location or position
as with radar and sonar - that lowers cost and complexity by exploiting a phenomenon known
as "chaos."
401st AFSB receives first weigh-in-motion system in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- The 401st Army Field Support Brigade is the first unit in
Afghanistan to procure the state-of-the-art weigh-in-motion system, which can record a
vehicle's length, width, height, weight, number of axles and center of balance in a matter of
seconds without the vehicle operator having to come to a halt.
RDECOM reservists address technology gaps at Ulchi Freedom
Guardian ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- U.S. Army Reserve officers are serving a key
role in identifying and addressing science and technology needs during a major U.S. Army
exercise in the Pacific.
LOGCAP executive director appointed to SES; thrilled about
helping others ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. -- Like his father, the new executive director of
the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, better known as LOGCAP, has landed the job of his
dreams. Jay T. Carr was formally appointed to the Senior Executive Service, Army Sustainment
Command, during a ceremony here Aug. 6 in Heritage Hall.
Annual Shutdown? Not for an Army-owned manufacturing
center WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. -- When the Arsenal "shutdown" operations last week to
accommodate its annual summer vacation period and to conduct heavy maintenance,
someone who is not familiar with Army manufacturing might have thought the sounds of heavy
machining would have been silenced as darkness spread to more than one million square feet
of manufacturing space.