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9 KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – With the intent of improving diversity, equity and inclusion, and eliminating all forms of discrimination and harassment across the command – the 405th Army Field Support Brigade conducted its first in a series of town halls focused on project inclusion. Several hundred members of the 405th AFSB from across Europe took part in the virtual town hall Jan. 22. The primary focus of the town hall was local national employee inclusion. Every other month the brigade will conduct a project inclusion town hall on another area of concern. The idea is to d...

Crane Army Celebrates Long Legacy of Serving the Warfighter Courtesy Photo | Crane Army Ammunition Activity inherited the legacy mission of ammunition...... read moreread more Courtesy Photo | Crane Army Ammunition Activity inherited the legacy mission of ammunition manufacturing, storage and depot operations from the Navy in 1977 after the Department of Defense established the Army as the single manager for conventional ammunition at the conclusion of the Vietnam War. Pictured here are Crane Nav...

The American glider-building program more often resembled a comedy of errors than a serious wartime manufacturing effort. Here's What You Need to Know: A postwar report on the glider program spelled out the many problems: “Poor workmanship, improper methods of manufacture, and general inefficiency at the plants of contractors were all unfortunate aspects of the glider program.” To bring soldiers swiftly and silently onto a battlefield, the U.S. Army decided to follow the German and British examples and build tactical gliders. But troubles galore plagued America’s glider manufacturing p...

How government succeeded in coronavirus vaccine development, and failed in distribution

With depots, arsenals and ammunition plants, Army Materiel Command augments federal regulations with unique rules to ensure workforce safety.