Story by Vanessa Flores | ASA(ALT) System of Systems Integration Directorate Public Affairs | 11.07.2016
Technology worldwide is advancing at a rapid pace. Similar to upgrades on modern devices, such as smartphones or tablets, the Army must provide Soldiers upgrades to their tactical equipment -- and do it faster than the adversary. To be adequately postured for the future, Fort Bliss hosted the Army Warfighting Assessment, or AWA, 17.1, the first in a series of Soldier-led assessments on......
Courtesy Story | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.25.2016
FORT BLISS, Texas- Soldiers assigned to 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, participated in the inaugural Army Warfighting Assessment (AWA 17.1), a Soldier-led assessment held in the rigorous and realistic operational training environment found here and at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico from Oct. 17-28....
Story by Staff Sgt. Cashmere He | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.17.2016
FORT BLISS, Texas - The Brigade Modernization Command kicks off the inaugural Army Warfighting Assessment Exercise or AWA 17.1, Oct. 17- 28, the first installment in a series of Soldier-led assessments held in a rigorous and realistic operational environment at Fort Bliss, Texas and White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico....
Story by Vanessa Flores | ASA(ALT) System of Systems Integration Directorate Public Affairs | 09.22.2016
Unlike your home wireless internet, a brigade's operational network can't just start with the flip of a switch. Integration of specialty communications systems on various platforms allows for the tactical network to participate in operational exercises to support Army modernization. It is a unique package that requires a systematic process to ensure functionality and security before Soldiers......
Story by Vanessa Flores | ASA(ALT) System of Systems Integration Directorate Public Affairs | 09.07.2016
Army modernization exercises hosted at Fort Bliss are making a significant shift this fall, from formal tests focusing on the Army's network, to early assessments of possible technology and capability solutions to meet the Army Warfighting Challenges. These assessments will take place through the Army Warfighting Assessment 17.1, or AWA, where fleets of Army vehicles are currently being......
Story by Vanessa Flores | ASA(ALT) System of Systems Integration Directorate Public Affairs | 06.08.2016
Describing the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) as a "critical bridge" between the acquisition community and the field, top Army leadership recently visited Fort Bliss, TX to interact with Soldiers and the systems being evaluated during NIE 16.2. The acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics & Technology, Katrina McFarland, visited the NIE during field operations......
Story by Vanessa Flores | ASA(ALT) System of Systems Integration Directorate Public Affairs | 05.17.2016
Over 5,000 people from across the country contributed to the Soldier-led Network Integration Evaluation that came to completion on May 14. The Army's eleventh iteration of the Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE 16.2, was executed in the unique environment between Fort Bliss, White Sands Missile Range, N.M., and Holloman Air Force Base....
Story by Ismael Ortega | Mobilization and Deployment, DPTMS Fort Bliss | 03.17.2016
Elementary, middle and high school students participated in the Third Annual 5-Star Innovation Cup Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Competition at the Trading Post here March 6....
