Thank You, Team CMI2!

Thank You, Team CMI2!

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 […]

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Proud to Serve

Proud to Serve

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, […]

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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Visits CMI2 Clay County Facility

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Visits CMI2 Clay County Facility

One-of-a-kind facility in Lizemores supports Soldiers, national security   Lizemores, WV – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) visited the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) Adaptive Experimentation Facility at Fort Andrew on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. CMI2 founder Dr. Zenovy Wowczuk and Vice President of Experimentation and Training Walter “Wally” Hatfield guided Sen. Capito and staff […]

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Fort Andrew Progress Report

Fort Andrew Progress Report

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 […]

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Army Innovation: Soldiers at Fort Stewart Drive Change for Modern Warfare

Army Innovation: Soldiers at Fort Stewart Drive Change for Modern Warfare

This article was originally published/aired by WJCL.com on Oct. 7 2024.   Marne Innovation Center wins national competition, ‘Dragon’s Lair’ for camo net invention   FORT STEWART, Ga. — In the ever-evolving landscape of warfare, the U.S. Army is turning to its own soldiers for innovative solutions. At the Marne Innovation Center, troops are developing […]

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10th Mountain Division Opens Mountain Innovation and Systems Integration Lab

10th Mountain Division Opens Mountain Innovation and Systems Integration Lab

The 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, in partnership with the U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) and the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2), celebrated the official opening and ribbon cutting for its Mountain Innovation and Systems Integration Lab (MISIL) on Oct. 3, 2024. The MISIL is a collaborative Design, Innovation, Research, and Technology […]

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Making the Dreamwork

Making the Dreamwork

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 […]

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Community Matters.

Community Matters.

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 […]

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3ID, Pathfinder Program Continue Dominance of Dragon’s Lair

3ID, Pathfinder Program Continue Dominance of Dragon’s Lair

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, […]

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Summer of STEM

Summer of STEM

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 […]

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