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 […]
Missoula investment signifies opportunity for defense innovation organization MISSOULA, Mont. – The Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2), a nonprofit focused on executing tangible defense innovation and headquartered in Morgantown, WV, is expanding its Montana footprint, the company announced today. The new offices, located near the University District of Missoula, will support CMI2’s ongoing efforts to foster […]
June 14, 2024 On the move Progress continues at CMI2’s Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) at Fort Andrew in Lizemores, WV, thanks to our team of interns. This week, they continued tasks related to decommissioning the original site, edging closer to the project deadline of early July. A key component of the transition was transporting all […]
June 7, 2024 Progress Our 2024 summer intern team continued making progress on CMI2’s new Adaptive Experimentation Facility (AEF) at Fort Andrew in Lizemores, WV. This week, they focused on decommissioning the original site, off Leatherwood Road, an essential step meeting the project deadline of early July. Throughout the week, the interns were broken up […]