A mount assembly, designed by the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, National Automotive Center in Warren, Mich., helps provide more security to crews in Humvees.
The Squad Automatic Weapon Pintle Mount Assembly provides Soldiers the ability to defend themselves from both sides of the vehicle. It also allows the SAW to be elevated to a 45-degree angle to defend themselves from enemy who may be on overpasses or similar overhead objects. The mount is attached mid-way between the front and rear doors on the HMMWV. This provides crew members in either the front or rear seats to use the weapon by swiveling the weapon in the direction needed.
The Battlefield Medical Information System – Telemedicine was designed by the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, Fort Detrick, Md. BMIS-T is a similar to a handheld computer with special programming developed to assist deployed medical personnel with diagnosis and treatment. It can be used to record patient clinical encounters and transmit those records to a central repository, officials said. The system holds service members’ medical records including immunizations, dental and vision records as well as known drug allergies. BMIS-T is programmed with healthcare reference manuals and can provide medical personnel with suggested diagnosis and treatment plans.
Nominations for the program were submitted from across the Army laboratory community and were evaluated by soldier teams from the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command and active U.S. Army Divisions, according to Gen. Paul J. Kern, commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command.
Evaluators judged the entries based on their impact on Army capabilities, potential benefit outside the Army and their inventiveness.
Each of the winning teams will receive a glass trophy and a Department of the Army certificate during the June 23 ceremony at the Hilton in McLean, Va.
