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November 15, 2024 Community stability is crucial for national security. At CMI2, we strongly emphasize outreach and engagement within the communities where we live and work. Our philosophy is straightforward: the more robust and stable our communities are, the more resilient they will be in the face of adversity. Each year, our entire team gathers […]

November 11, 2024 As our nation honors its Veterans today, we want to recognize the incredible men and women who comprise the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2). CMI2 proudly employs our nation’s Veterans, with more than half of our overall workforce being current or former military. Our experienced staff, including current or retired military service members, […]

October 17, 2024 Building the Adaptive Experimentation Facility at Fort Andrew We announced just eight months ago that the CMI2 Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) would be relocated to a larger facility in Clay County. What our team has accomplished in less than a year is incredible for our new Fort Andrew facility. The move followed […]

October 1, 2024 There are countless reasons to invest in employee engagement activities – networking, socializing, and collaboration while enhancing the company culture. Equally important in such an investment is the opportunity to unlock leadership potential, improve employee engagement, and show employees appreciation. Even if it is embracing the quintessential idea that “teamwork makes the […]

September 16, 2024 We’ve talked about our commitment to Clay, but we know actions speak louder than words. In that case, we’d like to give a quick update on our latest community service project. Build it, and they will come. From the Elk River Trail to the Buffalo Creek Trail, biking is definitely a draw […]

August 28, 2024 Throughout the summer, the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) continued its commitment to significantly and positively impact science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in Clay County, West Virginia, by offering dynamic STEM activities at a school-based summer camp at Clay County High School (CCHS). The summerlong camps aimed to foster students aged […]

August 2, 2024   Family Friday In Week 9, the CMI2 Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) interns at Fort Andrew in Lizemores, WV, prepared the base camp facility for the 2024 Intern Appreciation Day, celebrating our 26 standout summer interns. The summer wrap-up event on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, allowed parents, family, and friends to come […]

July 26, 2024 As Week 8 wraps, the intern team has been busy at the CMI2 Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) at Fort Andrew, doing things such as organizing, building, painting, and cleaning up. Week 8 found everyone breaking off into dedicated tasks for their summer assignments, be it site specialist, makerspace, or communications, where they […]

July 22, 2024 Leadership development is a critical component of the CMI2 internship experience. Throughout the summer, interns at the CMI2 Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) at Fort Andrew in Lizemores, WV, have heard from multiple speakers during our weekly Friday Forum series discussing different facets of the leadership experience. During Week 7 of the 2024 […]

July 16, 2024 And reaping rewards Our 2024 Summer Interns at the Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) at Fort Andrew in Lizemores, WV, are literally learning the ropes as part of their summer employment. The team of 26 learned about rope rescue missions and safety in a two-week course as they completed a Basic Ropes Certification. […]

For the second year, the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) is teaming up with the Town of Clay for an Independence Day Celebration. The 2024 celebration will begin at 4:00 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday, July 6, in downtown Clay and will include live entertainment, food vendors, and fireworks after dark. “We are grateful to CMI2 for […]

June 21, 2024 In with the New. Since relocating the CMI2 Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) to Lizemores, WV, our fantastic interns have continued to work hard at decommissioning the previous site and supporting tasks to build the new base camp. This week, the three previously formed teams collaborated to engage to complete the given project […]

June 14, 2024   On the move Progress continues at CMI2’s Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) at Fort Andrew in Lizemores, WV, thanks to our team of interns. This week, they continued tasks related to decommissioning the original site, edging closer to the project deadline of early July. A key component of the transition was transporting all […]

June 7, 2024 Progress Our 2024 summer intern team continued making progress on CMI2’s new Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) at Fort Andrew in  Lizemores, WV. This week, they focused on decommissioning the original site, off Leatherwood Road, an essential step meeting the project deadline of early July. Throughout the week, the interns were broken up […]

June 3, 2024     Week One – SUCCESS The first week of the 2024 CMI2 Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) at Fort Andrew Summer Internship Program made the most of a short work week when the program kicked off on May 28.   All 26 selected 2024 interns arrived early Tuesday morning, May 28, 2024, […]

10-Week program in Clay County provides opportunities for high school and college students   The Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) will onboard a record number of interns for its 10-week summer internship program on May 28, 2024, at the Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) at Fort Andrew in Clay County, WV. The program will include 26 interns, three […]

May 13, 2024 Big things are happening in Lizemores. This week, our team continued making progress on opening the new Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) at Fort Andrew in Lizemores — we are raising the roof!    Early Monday morning, the AEF staff signed the final steel beam before it was hoisted into place.      […]

April 30, 2024 Our CMI2 Adaptive Experimentation Facility team, along with other sponsors, actively participated in the ‘Make Clay County Shine’ Highway Clean-up on April 22 and 23, 2024. This collective volunteer effort successfully managed two days of litter removal throughout Clay County along Routes 4, 36, and 16. The ‘Make Clay County Shine’ Highway […]

April 15, 2024 This week, we are starting the interview process for the CMI2 Adaptive Experimentation Facility Summer 2024 internship program. We enjoyed a tremendous response to these summer hiring opportunities and will interview more than 45 applicants in the coming weeks! Representatives of CMI2 will contact applicants directly to confirm a date and time to […]

Apr. 5, 2024 The future of the CMI2 Adaptive Experimentation Facility at Fort Andrew in Clay County is taking shape.  Over the past four weeks, our Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) team has worked hard to clean up the new-to-us existing structure for our location in Lizemores.  The property was purchased on March 4, and as soon as […]

Mar. 26, 2024 In mid-February, we announced our plans for the 2024 CMI2 Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) High School Summer Internship opportunities. These full-time opportunities begin in late May and go through early August in Clay County. The application deadline is five days away on March 31, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. The available positions for […]

Mar. 11, 2024   Last week, CMI2 finalized the acquisition of more than 200 acres in the Lizemores, WV, area for the permanent location of our Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF). The property, including a former apple orchard and processing plant facility, was purchased from Betty and Frank Murphy, of Clay, WV.      As soon […]

Feb. 26, 2024 The successes of CMI2’s Adaptive Experimentation Facility in 2023 are undeniable, and we believe our people make us different. Among those who made a difference at the Clay County facility are those who participated in the Career Connections program.  In 2023, the CMI2 Adaptive Experimentation Facility hired our inaugural class of interns […]

Feb. 20, 2024 We are pleased to announce the 2024 CMI2 Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) High School Summer Internship opportunities. These full-time opportunities begin in late May and go through early August in Clay County. CMI2’s work focuses on supporting our nation’s warfighters as an integral part of our “Innovation in the Dirt” philosophy, including […]

Feb. 13, 2024 It’s true what they say: good news travels fast. Drumroll, please… As of July 1, 2024, the CMI2 Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) will relocate to a larger facility in Clay County! The move follows an increased customer demand signal for a larger footprint and additional specialized facility capabilities as we continue our […]