Inaugural event focused on Innovation in Ukraine On Friday, May 17th, CMI2 hosted the inaugural session of a new speaker series, “Tactical Realities of War,” an exclusive event designed specifically for military professionals, technologists, and forward-thinking practitioners. The event, held both virtually and at the Wilson Theater in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, featured several guest speakers: […]
Student capstone effort supports Soldier-driven innovation A unique project initiative led by the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2), in collaboration with the University of Florida and the U.S. Army, was prominently showcased in the May 14 edition of the UF Innovate’s “Tech Tuesday.” Tech Tuesday is a dedicated video segment program for Gainesville, FL-based TV20. In […]
The Army Chief of Staff included a published article by a CMI2 manager in Army University Press’s “Chief of Staff of the Army Recommended Articles” for March 2024. CMI2 Pathfinder Warfighter Innovation Chief (PWIC) Robert Leach published his original article “The Four Pillars of Tactical Innovation: A Path For Impactful Disruption” in February via the […]
On March 11, Randy Emert, Marne Innovation Center Manager (a Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) DIRT lab), co-presented the paper “Accelerating Army Tactical Innovation: A Five-way University-Military-Government-Nonprofit Collaboration to Speed Soldier-Ideated Technology Development” at the 2024 American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section Conference at Kennesaw State University. Randy presented with one of his co-authors, Dr. Matthew Traum, from the University of […]
The Mobile Immediate-Need Engineering Resource, or MINER, was featured as a TECHTALK Pop-Up during South by Southwest 2024 activities at the DoDxTech events at the 800 Congress venue in Austin, TX. The MINER, a testament to the collaboration between the U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory and the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2), is a mobile […]
On Feb. 23, 2024, the Workforce Development Board Mid-Ohio Valley featured CMI2 in episode 46 of its Workforce Unhinged podcast. The podcast focused on the partnership between CMI2 and Career Connections, including interviews with Adam Landers, AEF Operations Manager, and site specialists Joshua Walker and Elijah Morton. Career Connections is an employment and training program […]
This article was originally published by A.D.A.M. (Advanced Development of Additive Manufacturing Inc.) Agreement Establishes Materials Processing Center, a Point of Care Facility and Professional Training to Support Biomedical Manufacturing in the State CHARLESTON, W.Va., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Advanced Development of Additive Manufacturing Inc. (A.D.A.M.), a provider of 3D printing systems for […]
This article was originally published by the Modern War Institute on Feb. 7, 2024. The Four Pillars of Tactical Innovation: A Path for Impactful Disruption Robert Leach | 02.07.24 Innovation is the lifeblood of progress, and in the context of the military, it is a crucial component of keeping pace with today’s rapid technological evolution. […]
FOLA, West Virginia — November 8, 2023 — The Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2), based in Morgantown, West Virginia, has broken ground on the development of a reclaimed coal mining property into a facility where military personnel from across the nation can train and field test technology. CMI2’s Adaptive Experimentation Facility, located in Clay County, West […]