Archive for August 29th, 2012

RDECOM senior NCO discusses command’s renewed focus

Posted by RDECOM Public Affairs in In the news on August 29, 2012

Command Sgt. Maj. Lebert Beharie gives an interview. (U.S. Army photo by Conrad Johnson)

Command Sgt. Maj. Lebert Beharie gives an interview. (U.S. Army photo by Conrad Johnson)

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Command Sgt. Maj. Lebert Beharie, the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s senior noncommissioned officer, gave an interview to RDECOM public affairs July 19.

RDECOM Noncommissioned Officer of the Year winner Staff Sgt. Markus Whisman won the Army Materiel Command NCO of the Year honor July 18. What were the highlights from the AMC competition?

“We are very proud of our NCO, Staff Sgt. Markus Whisman, the winner of the AMC competition. It is a grueling process to win.

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Army engineer finds BEST way to support students in robotics competition

Posted by RDECOM Public Affairs in In the news on August 29, 2012

Lucas Hunter, a mechanical engineer with the U. S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center, volunteered for the third year to support the Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology competition for middle and high school students that centers around robotics. Hunter believes the U.S. must get students involved in engineering, science and technology in order to stay competitive in the world market.

Lucas Hunter, a mechanical engineer with the U. S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center, volunteered for the third year to support the Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology competition for middle and high school students that centers around robotics. Hunter believes the U.S. must get students involved in engineering, science and technology in order to stay competitive in the world market. (U.S. Army photo)

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — PVC pipe, screws, an irrigation valve cover, an aluminum paint grid and a bicycle inner tube. What do they have in common? They’re all part of a kit to build a robot according to Lucas Hunter, a mechanical engineer with the U. S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center.

“This is my third year volunteering to work for the BEST competition,” Hunter said. “BEST means Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology. It’s a competition for middle and high school students that centers around robotics.”

Hunter serves as AMRDEC’s science and technology representative to the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Ga. He provides guidance, advice and support in the areas of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

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