www.APGNews.com THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017 Vol. 61, No. 46

www.APGNews.com

twitter.com/USAGAPG

facebook.com/

APGMd

flickr.com/photos/

usagapg/

online

APG History | B4 Crossword | B5 Did You Know? | B7 Classified | B6index

Electronic cigarettes arepopular among thoseattempting to cut back onsmoking or kick the habitentirely, but many don’trealize “vaping” withelectronic nicotine deliverysystems pose significantdangers of their own.

According to the U.S. FireAdministration, there were195 reported e-cigarette fireand explosion incidents in theUnited States betweenJanuary 2009 and December2016. Most resulted in severeor moderate injuries andoccurred while the device orits battery was either in apocket or in use.

Between fiscals 2015-2017,the Army experienced sixClass C e-cigarette incidents,including a Soldier who lost 11teeth and suffered cuts andburns when his vaping deviceblew up in his face.

The Army has issued an AllArmy Activities, or ALARACT,message to inform leaders ofthe hazards related to thelithium batteries used ine-cigarettes.

“Lithium cells possessunique characteristics,” theALARACT stated. “If misusedor abused (dented, dropped,overcharged or exposed toexternal heat), catastrophicresults are possible and mayinclude first-, second- orthird-degree burns,respiratory problems, fire orexplosion, resulting in seriousinjury or death.

Read the full article athttps://safety.army.mil/

newsbrief

ARMY

REMINDS OF

DANGERS OF

ELECTROINC

CIGARETTES

U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center

INTEL

Fort Drum’s IntelligenceElectronic Warfare TacticalProficiency Trainer aims toimprove combat readinessof intel Soldiers.

Technology | B2

TRAINING

MRICD expands trainingefforts for treatment ofmilitary working dogsexposed to possiblechemical warfare agents.

MRICD | B3

READINESS

Acting Secretary of theArmy Ryan McCarthy ispoised to leadcross-functional teamsthat focus on Armymodernization efforts.

Improving | B5

inside

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NM—The Army remains focused on assured posi-tioning, navigation and timing, known asA-PNT, as it continues to modernizewarfighter capabilities and better secure PNTmission-critical environments.

Last month, the Program Manager forPositioning, Navigation and Timing, or PMPNT, held a three-week test of pseudolitecharacterization and performance— a compo-nent of the A-PNT program that transmitssignals similar to that of GPS. The testconcentrated on pseudolite performance atvarious jamming, or interference, levels aswellas risk reductionelements toprepare for futurefield tests. Secondary test objectives, to includeanti-jamantennasystem,orAJAS,andreceiver(e.g., military legacy, commercial, and Pseudo-lite enabled) system performance, were alsoobserved.

UnderstandingThePseudolite Solution

The pseudolite system consists of an AJAS,non-GPS augmentation components, com-mand and control application, an output signalgenerator, a high-power transmitter, and asecure military GPS receiver. Described as“pseudo-satellites”, pseudolites are terrestri-ally-based devices that transmit signals similartoGPS.

By creating aGPS constellation closer to theground, through the use of aerial and ground

Two Army hummer vehicles are positioned inside the Army Research Laboratory's shielded anechoic chamber located at the White Sands MissileRange, New Mexico. Pseudolite prototype systems were tested within the anechoic chamber to better understand transmission capabilities, navi-gation abilities, interference thresholds, and overall performance.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO

Going beyond GPSPM PNT tests pseudolitecharacterization andperformance

By Caitlin O’NeillPM Position, Navigation and Timing

See PSEUDOLITE, page B7

PASADENA, Calif -- An inspired Armypresence took part in the 29th annualHispanic Engineer National Awards andAchievement Conference hereOct. 18-21.

The conference, hosted by Great Minds inSTEM and its corporate sponsors, bringstogether Hispanic scientists and engineersfrom throughout the country to recognizetheir achievements and to introduce young,promising science, technology, engineeringand mathematics (STEM) students to anational showcase.

HENAAC was deemed a success by Armycoordinators, with members of the U.S. ArmyMateriel Command and U.S. Army Research,Development and Engineering Commandprojecting a unified, professional presencethat resulted in adding 41-plus new membersto the Army STEM workforce. The outreacheffort supports the second line of effort inRDECOM’s Campaign Plan, which requirestheorganization to recruit, train andmaintainadiverse andhighly skilled corps of scientists,

Army program targets Hispanic engineersBy Roger TeelResearch, Development and Engineering Command

Carlos Sanchez, a student at Cal State presents his work on an ARL project about Swarmtechnology to Dr. Juanita Harris, acting RDECOM executive deputy to the commanding general,during the Army Materiel Command/RDECOM-sponsored poster contest at the Hispanic Engi-neer National Awards and Achievement Conference.

PHOTO BY TOM FAULKNER, RDECOM

See HENAAC, page B7

Army equips 25th ID with on-the-move WIN-T Inc. 2As the Army continues to increase the

expeditionary nature of its force, PM Tac-tical Network is equipping the 2ndBrigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Divi-sion at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, withon-the-moveWIN-T Increment 2 equip-ment. This will be the first unit to beequipped with the Tactical Communica-tions Node-Lite and Network Operationsand Security Center-Lite.

The 2/25 ID is postured to rapidly de-ploy in support of military contingenciesor humanitarian and disaster responsethroughout the Pacific, and the mobileWIN-T Inc 2 and it's new "Lite" networkconfiguration items will better support theunit's high mobility requirements.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO