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 […]
Fourth Consecutive Win at U.S. Military’s Innovation Challenge For the fourth consecutive iteration, an innovation initiated with the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), with development support from the Marne Innovation Center, a collaborative U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL) and Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) Design, Innovation, Research, and Technology (DIRT) Lab, […]
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 […]
The Montana Army National Guard (MTARNG), in partnership with the U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) and the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2), held a ribbon-cutting event on Thursday, August 8, 2024, for its new Mobile Immediate Need Engineering Resource (MINER) at Fort Harrison. The Montana National Guard is the first in the nation […]
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 […]