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CMI2 Awarded Contract to Help ‘Solve Valley of Death’ MORGANTOWN, WV — (June 2, 2022) — The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities and Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory awarded West Virginia-based Civil-Military Innovation Institute Inc. (CMI2) a three-year contract to develop a platform and methodology for Future Force Requirements and Experimentation (FFRE). The project focuses on [...]

HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA — May 11, 2022 — In a collaborative effort with researchers and the United States military, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) and the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) awarded Marshall University the first West Virginia project in the Pathfinder Program. The university will head a research project focused on engineering […]

May 2, 2022 by Jenna Somers Two Vanderbilt professors were awarded Pathfinder seed funding for a project that could benefit soldiers by optimizing their neurological performance through suggested behavior protocol and by improving aircraft design and equipment to reduce the effects of in-flight vibration and percussion. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2/28/22 CMI2 welcomes National Guard Soldiers to new center MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Feb. 28, 2022) – A new facility that will join military and research university resources in cybersecurity preparedness and education will soon open in Morgantown, West Virginia. The West Virginia Army National Guard’s (WVARNG) Army Interagency Training and Education Center (AITEC) […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Military Authority will participate in the U.S. Army’s Catalyst-Pathfinder Program to provide opportunities for the West Virginia National Guard to engage academic institutions and industry partners to solve military technological challenges. As part of a congressional initiative, the goal of the Catalyst-Pathfinder program is to harness the creativity and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2021 West Virginia Military Authority, Army sign agreement to create solutions to technology challenges (CHARLESTON, W.Va.) – The West Virginia Military Authority signed an agreement with the Army to participate in the U.S. Army’s Catalyst-Pathfinder Program to provide opportunities for the West Virginia National Guard. They will engage the nation’s […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  12/9/21  Fort Campbell Holds Grand Opening to the Applied Tactical Innovation Center (Fort Campbell, KY) The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) held their grand opening for the Eaglewerx Applied Tactical Innovation Center (ATIC) on December 7, 2021, where collaborators, Soldiers, and families were able to tour the facilities and witness innovation demonstrations. […]

This article was originally published by Vanderbilt University. Army Futures Command leadership and staff tour the Engineering Science Building (Vanderbilt University) By Jenna Somers and Jane Hirtle Army Futures Command recently awarded Vanderbilt University its inaugural Pathfinder Project, a one-year, $1.2 million investment from the Army Research Laboratory and the Civil-Military Innovation Institute Inc. to [...]

For Immediate Release Raleigh, N.C. (May 5, 2021) — The Civil-Military Innovation Institute Inc. (CMI2), a nonprofit organization focused on integrating academia and commercial industry into the Defense Innovation Base, today announced the further expansion of its North Carolina footprint into Research TrianglePark (RTP). CMI2 officially began operations at its new office in Durham on [...]

In November, CMI2 supported the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) effort to host the first-ever F-35 JPO Pitch Day in Washington, DC. The event was hosted by NSIN, the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office and the AFRL Information Directorate (RI) on Thursday, November 21, 2019. The pitch day was designed to identify solutions for [...]