January 25, 2025 At the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2), we empower the next generation of innovators through our summer internship program for Clay County High School students. Each summer, CMI2 interns at our Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) at Fort Andrew play a pivotal role in supporting our nation’s warfighters by contributing to developing the unique […]
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 […]