8 hepicatinnyvoice March16,2018 Army Guardsmen enhance urban terrain combat skills Sergeant 1st Class Aaron Sanford, a maintenance supervisor, Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery Regiment, gives commands to his platoon following their departure fromauh-60blackhawknearcampbuehring,kuwait,feb.28,2018.photobyspc.joshua P. Morris. 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We re usually ield artillerymen, so we re used to being the guys supporting the guys doing this, said Specialist Matthew Miyasaki, a cannon crewmember with Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery Regiment. So actually getting in their boots anddoingwhatevertheydogivesusabetter picture on both ends of the battleield. Aftereightweeksoftrainingintheield, Delta Battery executed Operation Diamond Strike, an exercise testing the Soldiers combat skills in urban terrain. he objective of the operation was to iniltrate a simulated local populace and locate an informant who would subsequently give the whereabouts of a high value target. After securing a landing zone for two UH-60 BlackHawkhelicopters, theartillerymen were picked up and inserted into a location in close proximity to the village that they needed to iniltrate. Immediately the squads got to work on their objective. hree squad leaders directed their teams in accordance to their element s respective role of either assault, support, or security. As they made haste towards the village, the battery prepared to fall back on every skill that they learned during the previous weeksoftraining.notallofthetrainingwas combat-oriented. hehearts-and-minds aspect helps us out because it limits the amount of hostiles thatwewouldengagewithandtheamount ofnegative reception thatwe would have ontheunitedstatesarmymovingintoan operation, said Miyasaki. So giving a good American presence within whatever our area ofoperationiswouldgiveusasmootherand more precise way of pinpointing where we could target the enemy. Keeping this training in mind, the artillerymen proceeded with caution upon entering the village. After making contact, however, the squads received enemy ire. Within moments, the training from weeks prior kicked in during the ensuing action. he Soldiers dispersed smoke and chemical gas, deployed suppressive ire, dawned masks, and inally detained an informant. Quickly after, the high-value targets were captured and the operation was completed. Captain Kyle Rawlinson, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery Regiment s executive oicer, was there to watch his troops maneuver through the urban terrain. hisiseverythingthatwe d bedoingin our combat role, Rawlinson said. he main thingthatwearetryingtogetissustainment training on their[crew served machine guns and other] weapons. Not only is training like this efective for the Soldiers to have internally, but Rawlinson believes that this training will help with joint operations. hetrainingvalueofaneventlikethisis acombinedarmswhenweareworkingwith other units, he said. 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To date, USACE partnerships with PREPA and the utility industry have restored power to 90.19 percent of customers, or more than 1,328,490 million clients. his means fewer than 145,000 clients remain without service since Hurricane Maria devastated the island and its power grid.he Army Corps of Engineers will continue a uniied efort to safely restore reliable power to these citizens as quickly as possible. he Uniied Command, consisting of PREPA, USACE, FEMA and the island s Restoration Coordinator, previously estimated the date for restoration of electricity to 90 to 95 percent of customers across the island as March31. Restoration in 35 municipalities is now 95 percent or greater, and six municipalities are 100 percent restored.

he Picatinny Voice March 16, 2018 9 Improved biometrics speed, accuracy for military intelligence, security Army News Service WASHINGTON -- Huge advances in biometric collection and database query are now being made with more to come on the horizon, said William Graves, the chief engineer for Program Executive Oice Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors. hat s great news for the intelligence community and for force protection eforts, said Graves, whose oice is the lead for all Department of Defense biometrics. Graves described the work that the researchers and engineers do in their Biometric System Integration Laboratory at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, during a media visit on Feb. 22. he current biometric collection system used by Soldiers worldwide is the Biometric Automated Toolset, he explained. he system is fairly good at collecting ingerprints and iris characteristics, which are unique for every individual, but it is less adept at collecting other facial features, he noted. A newer system, known as Next Generation Biometric Collection, is currently in the acquisition cycle after having navigated a successful material development decision. Following Soldier feedback, the newer system will be smaller and more lightweight, as well as more rugged and user friendly than those that exist now. It will also be more accurate in collecting facial features and should process information in a timelier manner, Graves said. A paratrooper scans the iris of a Soldier using a biometric system he new system also during training at the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort takes a multimodal Polk, Louisiana. Photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod) approach to biometric data collection, Graves added. development as there is an urgent requirehe advantage of multimodal is that if ment to get that capability to Iraq by as early ingerprint or voice recognition fails, an iris as this summer, Graves explained. Also, the lab is exploring ways to intescan could still produce a match. he lab, which is only four months old, grate biometrics into existing sensors and is moving quickly to develop other modes platforms, he said. as well, he said. Another aspect of improvement that the For example, voice and DNA modes lab is striving for is making biometrics comof biometrics identiication are in intense pletely contactless. hat means no operator is needed to collect information from the person. he lab had a demonstration area set up to showcase this new technology. Personnel walked through a screening area. hey touched a pad for ingerprints and cameras captured iris and face scans in a matter of seconds without an operator present.he system was able to identify everyone in a matter of seconds. he lab is also developing biometric processes for capturing video images of persons of interest on the dark web. Graves said the technology for still photos can capture that, but now the algorithms are being developed for video as well. Collecting data is just one of two focuses, Graves said.he other focus is querying the database. Once information from the person is captured, it is transmitted to the Automated Biometric Identiication System in West Virginia, he said. he lab is developing deployable ABIS sets for the U.S. European Command, speciically for the upcoming Uniied Vision 18 NATO exercise, Graves said. All the comforts of home - plus more. At Homewood Suites by Hilton, we re not forever home, but with our extras, you may never want to leave. Grocery Shopping Service. Same Day Valet Service. On Site Laundry Service. Digital Check In. Pet Friendly. Spacious Suites with Full Kitchens. Indoor heated Pool. Outdoor Sports Court Free full hot breakfast every morning. Complimentary evening social Mon Thurs. Free Wi- Fi Whether you stay two nights or two weeks, we have everything you need to Be at Home. Homewood Suites by Hilton Dover - Rockaway 2 Commerce Center Drive Dover, NJ 07801 doverrockaway.homewoodsuites.com 973-989-8899 1-800-CALL-HOME ANGELA BOSTON Director of Sales angela.boston3@hilton.com NR-0004225674-03