Story by Aliyah Harrison | U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center | 08.27.2025
Learn more about David Chin and his career advice to always be open to learning about as many aspects of your work as possible. “Faces of the Force” highlights the success of the Army Acquisition Workforce through the power of individual stories. Profiles are produced by the Army AL&T magazine team, working closely with public affairs officers to feature Soldiers and civilians serving in......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center | 01.03.2020
Using the relatively new Cornerstone Other-Transaction Authority (OTA) provided the Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS) with two big gains: development of the vital XM1128 artillery projectile moved more quickly, and the industrial base received a welcome boost. The XM1128, a 155 mm high-explosive extended-range unitary cannon projectile, has been identified as an......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center | 10.16.2019
The Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A) has partnered with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Armaments Center, the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office and the U.S. Marine Corps to increase the range and accuracy of the M777A2 howitzer, a potential move toward the enhancement of joint multidomain operations.......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center | 10.02.2019
Army, Marines, U.K. collaborate to develop lightweight ammunition to reduce Soldiers’ load. Any reduction in equipment weight, often referred to as “warfighter load,” will enhance warfighters’ readiness and increase mobility, survivability and lethality. In post-combat surveys, weight carried by the warfighter is frequently among the top concerns of combat veterans. While there are......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center | 07.25.2019
Evolving threats, complex requirements and a wary industrial base can delay capabilities from reaching the field to support the warfighter. For the 155 mm Cannon Delivered Area Effects Munition (C-DAEM), the Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A) developed an incremental acquisition approach to deliver anti-armor and antipersonnel munitions from 155 mm systems......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center | 07.22.2019
New capabilities are seldom new. Most have the benefit of experience, defining the overall shape and expectations of a system (e.g., increased range, payload or precision; manned to unmanned operation; or improved resource efficiency). These benefit from having been done before, such as a new tank having the overall shape of the tanks before it. Then there are the opportunities for......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center | 01.09.2019
Traditional land mines have been used for decades by the U.S. Army to “shape the terrain” in order to deny, slow or steer an enemy advance. However, once the mines were deployed, the warfighter lost the ability to control the field. Adding a command-and-control architecture would provide the gateway for the warfighter to remotely arm, fire and assess the status of the minefield. This......
