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MORGANTOWN WV – Oct. 13, 2023 – A nationwide Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) team responsible for creating Soldier-centered innovation and research facilities at four locations were recognized by the Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL) at the 28th Annual Honorary Awards Program on Sep. 13, 2023. Led by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) ARL, […]

This article was originally published in TASK & PURPOSE. Learn more about CMI2 DIRT Labs. By Patty Nieberg | PUBLISHED OCT 6, 2023 12:37 PM EDT To battle moldy barracks, Fort Stewart soldiers built their own mold detectors The system, which may soon be in barracks all over base, finds moldy conditions before they show […]

This article was originally published in DEFENSE ONE. Learn more about CMI2 DIRT Labs. By Sam Skove | Staff Writer, DEFENSE ONE Four divisions are turning projects around in record time, from leashed drones to mold trackers. Heads turned at Fort Irwin’s training ranges earlier this year when the 3rd Infantry Division arrived with quadcopters […]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas has become the latest university to join the Army Pathfinder Program, an initiative overseen by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory and executed by the Civil-Military Innovation Institute. Pathfinder puts national research universities together with operational forces to speed the transition of technologies […]

  MORGANTOWN, West Virginia — (AUGUST 11, 20230 — The Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2), based in Morgantown, West Virginia, is marking the first year of a signed collaboration agreement with Saab, combining CMI2’s capability to bridge the gaps in defense innovation and technology experimentation with Saab’s expertise in advanced training solutions. The alliance blends CMI2’s […]

MORGANTOWN, WV (Aug. 7, 2023) – A joint venture between two nationally recognized defense innovation and cybersecurity organizations will focus on cybersecurity technology innovation and growing and equipping the West Virginia workforce to become a national leader in cybersecurity. The venture, known as the Cyber Innovation Institute, LLC, which will be based in Morgantown, West […]

(July 31, 2023) More than 100 Soldiers field-tested and experimented with military technology at the most recent Driving Innovation in Realistic Training (DIRT) Days 23-02 event at the Civil-Military Innovation Institute’s (CMI2) Adaptive Experimentation Facility in Fola, WV, July 21 and 22, 2023.   The event was the third DIRT Days iteration in the past 12 […]

Strategic partnerships include West Virginia National Guard,  Marshall University, West Virginia University and CMI2 Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network and U.S. Cyber Command are partnering with Marshall University and West Virginia University to establish a National Center of Excellence for Cyber Security in Critical Infrastructure in West Virginia.     U.S. Senator Shelley […]

Marne Innovation Center is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory and CMI2   On May 18, 2023, the 3rd Infantry Division (ID) held its official grand opening for the Marne Innovation Center, a collaborative Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) and U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)  Design, Innovation, Research, and […]

This article was originally published in C4ISRNET. Learn more about CMI2 DIRT Labs. By Colin Demarest FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Despite its characteristic arch, a 60mm mortar can be shot directly at someone. The issue, of course, is lining things up — and keeping one’s appendages attached in the process. “The way that you aim it is you take […]