Photo by Sgt. Terence Ewings | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 08.06.2012
Soldiers assigned to the 20th Support Command (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives or CBRNE) maneuver the robotic arm of an advanced ground sample collection platform to collect and deposit a rock sample during a robotic test at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind, Aug. 6. The robotic system, developed by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, is designed......
Photo by Sgt. Terence Ewings | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 08.06.2012
The advanced ground sample collection platform, which is remotely controlled, is driven down a road at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Aug. 6. The robotic system, developed by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, is designed to allow operational forces to perform radiation reconnaissance and ground sampling missions after a nuclear detonation. The robotic system can be controlled......
Photo by Sgt. Terence Ewings | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 08.06.2012
Spc. John Shilibear, a chemical specialist assigned to the 20th Support Command (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives or CBRNE) monitors projected images cast from an advanced ground sample collection platform during a robotic test at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind, Aug. 6. Shilibear, a native of Sumter, S.C., remotely controlled the robotic system......