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PM IMS Visits Wounded Warriors at Walter Reed

PM IMS Visits Wounded Warriors
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PM CCS Supports ENFORCE 2011

PM CCS Supports ENFORCE 2011
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Vital Force Protection System Fielded

Vital Force Protection System Fielded
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Mine Clearing Line Charge Used to Clear Roads

Mine Clearing Line Charge Used to Clear Roads
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Modernizing and Equipping the Force: LAW is Back!

Modernizing and Equipping the Force: LAW is Back!
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LTG Vane visits Picatinny

LTG Vane visits Picatinny
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Full Spectrum Effects Package (FSEP)—Integrating the Latest Technologies for Total Operational Protection

Full Spectrum Effects Package (FSEP)—Integrating the Latest Technologies for Total Operational Protection
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PM CCS Supports the 2010 Infantry Warfighting Conference

PM CCS Supports the 2010 Infantry Warfighting Conference
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New Project Manager Takes Command of Close Combat Systems

New Project Manager Takes Command of Close Combat Systems
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PM IED Defeat/Protect Force Gets New Leadership

PM IED Defeat/Protect Force Gets New Leadership
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PM Countermine & EOD Changes Management

PM Countermine & EOD Changes Management
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Under Secretary of the Army visits Picatinny

Under Secretary of the Army visits Picatinny
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PM CCS Supports ENFORCE 2010

PM CCS Supports ENFORCE 2010
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Commanding General of the Army Materiel Command briefed on CCS products

Commanding General of the Army Materiel Command briefed on CCS products
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CCS equipment assists in Haitian relief efforts

CCS equipment assists in Haitian relief efforts
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XM1100 Scorpion Completes Successful Live Fire

XM1100 Scorpion Completes Successful Live Fire
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SPARK Supports Effectiveness Against Command and Tripwire IEDs

SPARK Supports Effectiveness Against Command and Tripwire IEDs
Full story PM CCS' Improved Acoustic Hailing Device Nears Milestone C

Army Acquisition Secretary Briefed on PM CCS Products

New Deputy Project Manager for Close Combat Systems Announced
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PM CCS' Improved Acoustic Hailing Device Nears        Milestone C

PM CCS' Improved Acoustic Hailing Device Nears Milestone C
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Army Acquisition Secretary Briefed on PM CCS Products

Army Acquisition Secretary Briefed on PM CCS Products
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PM CCS Supports the 2009 Infantry Warfighting Conference

PM CCS Supports the 2009 Infantry Warfighting Conference
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PPM CCS displays at the 2009 UXO/Countermine/Range Forum

PM CCS displays at the 2009 UXO/Countermine/Range Forum
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PM IMS Gets New Leadership

PM IMS Gets New Leadership
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Robotic systems that can save lives on the battlefield...

Robotic systems that can save lives on the battlefield...
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Picatinny 'rolls out' new version of SPARK IED defeat Product

Picatinny 'rolls out' new version of SPARK IED defeat Product
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Lieutenant General James H. Pillsbury U.S. Army Materiel Command’s Deputy Commanding General visits Picatinny

Lieutenant General James H. Pillsbury, AMC’s Deputy Commanding General visits Picatinny
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VOSS now deployed in Iraq and saving lives

VOSS now deployed in Iraq and saving lives, one mission at a time
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Photo of winners (Robin Gullifer is the second person from the right)

Robin Gullifer, Deputy Product Manager for PM IED Defeat/Protect Force recognized by NDIA
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PM CCS honored for hand grenade safety

PM CCS honored for hand grenade safety
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Non-lethal technology offers new capabilities

Non-lethal technology offers new capabilities
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Patricia Felth

Deputy PM CCS selected for AUSA Award
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Army AL&T Article on PM CCS’ SPARK and other PEO Products
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PM CCS Supports the 2008 Infantry Warfighting Conference

PM CCS Supports the 2008 Infantry Warfighting Conference and Modern Day Marine Military Exposition
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Army fields first Brigade Nonlethal Capability Set
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Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz
U.S. Army Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) visits Picatinny.
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More SPARKs already approved
ARMY PM SEEKS TO MAKE ANTI-IED MINE ROLLERS PERMANENT PROGRAM
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Three PM CCS Products Named to Greatest U.S. Army Inventions of 2007 List
PM CCS' Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Interrogation Arms, IED Mine Roller Program and Reconnaissance Vehicle Systems are recognized as the U.S. Army's "Top Ten Greatest Inventions of 2007.
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Army AL & T Online Monthly spotlights Women's History Month
Women in Acquisition
This special issue is dedicated to women who have made great contributions to the Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology workforce. PM CCS' Deputy Project Manager, Patti Felth is featured for her achievements and contributions to the United States Army.
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Training Optimizes Shoulder Launched Munition (SLM) Effectiveness
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Secretary of the Army visits Picatinny and receives a briefing on PM CCS' products
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PM CCS' Perchlorate Replacement Team is awarded the 2007 Secretary of the Army environmental award
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The Self-Protection Adaptive Roller Kit - Negating the IED Threat for Soldiers and Vehicles
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Countermeasure Flares Team (CFT) Leverages Acquisition Process to Meet Warfighter Demands
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Nonlethal Munitions (NLM) Expand Warfighter Capabilities
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Counter-IED Training at NTC - Getting It Right From Day One
Before going into the "box" at Fort Irwin, Soldiers spend a week at the National Training Center (NTC) preparing for their mission in a reception, staging, onward movement and integration (RSOI) period. During RSOI, Soldiers attend classroom and hands-on training on counter-IED equipment provided by the Army Center of Excellence (ACOE), including PM CCS' own Self-Protection Adaptive Roller Kit (SPARK) and non-lethal capabilities.
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Bunker Busters
SOTECH looks at some of the other options available to SOF when they need to knock hard. Usually ranging between 40mm and 84 mm, these mighty mites can do the job.
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PM IED Defeat/Protect Force Assumption of Charter Ceremony
The Project Manager for Close Combat Systems, part of the Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command, chartered its third Product Management Office in the space of a year, the Product Manager for IED Defeat/Protect Force (IEDD/PF) in an assumption-of-charter ceremony held Sept. 14.
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PM CCS Supports the Infantry at Ft. Benning, GA
PM CCS traveled to Ft. Benning, GA in September to show members of the U.S. Army Infantry School and Soldiers worldwide how our office is supporting the Warfighter.
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Picatinny Welcomes New Project Manager COL Raymond H. Nulk
The Project Manager Close Combat Systems (PM CCS), part of the Joint Munition and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command (JM&L LCMC), welcomed its new Project Manager, COL Raymond H. Nulk, in a ceremony held on June 11, 2007.
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Soldiers investigating materials at conference.

PM CCS Impresses Soldiers in St. Louis
PM CCS recently hosted a display spotlighting our systems at the recent Engineer Regimental Conference, held May 20-24, 2007. Members of the Army Engineering School and Soldiers from across the nation were impressed by the breadth of what we have to offer the modern Warfighter.
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Sgt. Row, Aurora, CO Bronze Star with V recipient.

Heroes in the Global War on Terror
Part of the Soldier's Creed is never to leave behind a fallen comrade. On the night of March 13, 2006, then-Sgt. Wilzcek, Sgt. Row, then-Pfc. Alvarez, then-Pfc. Pushkin, and the rest of their squad risked life and limb to live up to that promise.
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LTC James O. Winbush Jr., Product Manager of the Intelligent Munitions System.

Product Manager for Intelligent Munitions System receives charter
"The Project Manager for Close Combat Systems, part of the Joint Munition and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command, chartered its first Product Management Office, the Product Manager for Intelligent Munitions System in an assumption-of-charter ceremony here Dec. 8."
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AN/PSS-14

AN/PSS-14 Mine Detection system Offers Improved Countermine Capability
"AN/PSS-14 — also known as the Hand-held Standoff Mine Detection System (HSTAMIDS) — has expanded the range of mine types Soldiers can detect and increased hand-held mine detection efficiency."
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The intelligent munitions system (IMS) can sense the enemy's presence on the battlefield and can also collect battlefield data and relay it to an operator.

Intelligent Munitions System
"The IMS attack mechanism is based on battle-proven [sensor fuzed weapons], first used in Iraq in 2003."
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Less Lethal Launcher

Paintball in Baghdad
"…there’s nothing fun about being on the receiving end of the FN 303 Less Lethal System. The semi-automatic launcher shoots a .68 caliber projectile at 300 feet per second using compressed air. It’s not designed to kill, but it packs a potent sting."
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PM CCS Countermeasure Flares Team receives David Packard Acquisition Award.

PM CCS Countermeasure Flares Team receives David Packard Acquisition Award
"The Packard Award is the highest honor the Department of Defense can bestow upon acquisition professionals. It is presented to civilian and military organizations that have significantly contributed or have demonstrated exemplary innovations and best practices in the Defense acquisition process."
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Cavalry Fires SMAW-D

Cavalry Fires SMAW-D [Bunker Defeat Munition], Trains with Weapon Before Deployment
"The intent of this training is to facilitate rapid fielding of SLM and provide operators the skills required to operate the system properly through training-the-trainer courses."
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Gunfire Detection System

"Picatinny Employees Recognized among Army's Top Ten Inventors for 2005"
"Four Picatinny weapons-development teams have been acknowledged for their superb work by being recognized with spots in the 2005 Army Greatest Inventions of the Year Award, the commander of Army Materiel Command recently announced."
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Soldiers from 5th Platoon, Alpha Troop, 98th Cavalry Regiment, watch for insurgent activity along Main Supply Route Tampa in Iraq.

Intelligent Munitions System - Helping Shape Tomorrow's Battlefield
"IMS plays a key role in providing assured mobility by giving force commanders the freedom to move and maneuver where and when they want without regard to terrain, weather or other conditions."
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"Army sends riot-control kits to Iraq, Afghanistan"
"The first shipment of 68 special sets of non-lethal riot and crowd control items should now be in the hands of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to Kevin T. Wong, an official with the Office of Project Manager for Close Combat Systems here who oversees the program."
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An unmanned aerial vehicle operator prepares the Class I UAV for takeoff during the Future Combat Systems demonstration Sept. 21 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

"Army demonstrates Future Combat Systems"
"The Army initiative to transition to a new modular force took a step forward last week with the first comprehensive public demonstration of several Future Combat Systems technologies at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. "
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