Courtesy Story | Picatinny Arsenal | 01.29.2026
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - The Reducible Height Gunner Protection Kit (RHGPK), developed at Picatinny Arsenal, has, in the past five years, turned from a blueprint to a highly successful patented vehicle component. Developed in 2020, the RHGPK has evolved into the new standard for gunner protection kits across the U.S. Marine Corps, according to senior systems engineer Thomas Kiel, with more......
Story by Eric Kowal | Picatinny Arsenal | 12.13.2025
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – U.S. Army Garrison Picatinny Arsenal officials, along with the assistance of the Picatinny Arsenal Historical Society (PAHS), conducted a wreath laying ceremony in coordination with the nation’s annual Wreaths Across America observances that will be held at thousands of cemeteries nationwide, Dec. 13....
Story by Eric Kowal | Picatinny Arsenal | 12.12.2025
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Sarah Ibanez, Picatinny Arsenal’s Army Community Service (ACS) Specialist, partnered with the Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Directorate at Fort Hamilton, New York to provide Christmas trees to military families at Picatinny Arsenal as part of the “Trees for Troops” program. Picatinny Arsenal’s Employee Assistance Program and Religious Support......
Courtesy Story | Picatinny Arsenal | 11.25.2025
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - This Thanksgiving marks the 75th Anniversary of one of the most grueling and hard-fought battles in the history of the military of the United States. A force of nearly 120,000 Communist Chinese attacked the United Nations (U.N.) forces, mostly United States Marines, on Nov. 27, 1950....
Story by Eric Kowal | Picatinny Arsenal | 05.01.2025
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, N.Y. put their knowledge on display while engaging with other cadets, faculty, military leaders and project partners from industry and the military during the 26th annual Projects Day Research Symposium on April 24....
Story by Eric Kowal | Picatinny Arsenal | 05.01.2025
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, N.Y. put their knowledge on display while engaging with other cadets, faculty, military leaders and project partners from industry and the military during the 26th annual Projects Day Research Symposium on April 24....
Story by Eric Kowal | Picatinny Arsenal | 12.03.2024
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Personnel assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, Picatinny Detachment Naval Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T) Division at Picatinny Arsenal, recently supported a successful demonstration of the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) system while underway in the Pacific Ocean, the first of its kind for the U.S. Navy....
Story by Eric Kowal | Picatinny Arsenal | 10.23.2024
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Senior Chief Petty Officer Frank M. Kuras, a native of Coventry, Rhode Island, enlisted in the United States Navy in December 2003 as an undesignated Seaman. After a couple of years, found himself serving as a Gunner’s Mate, where he would learn to properly mount, stow, and secure all weaponry while at sea....
