As any seasoned bladesmith knows, there are a number of ways to shave weight from a knife. You can use lighter materials, such as carbon fiber and titanium. You can streamline the handle, removing ...

FORT MONROE, Va. (Jan. 4, 2009) -- The 2009 Army Capstone Concept, last updated in 2005, is now available in its final version online. Led by Brig. Gen. H.R. McMaster, director of the Army ...

From the Document: The Capstone Concept for Joint Operation (CCJO) describes potential operational concepts through which the Joint Force of 2020 will defend the nation against a wide range of ...

FORT MONROE, Va. (Aug. 20, 2010) -- The 2010 Army Operating Concept has been approved and is now available online. Also known as TRADOC Pamphlet 525-3-1, the Army Operating Concept, or AOC, explains ...

“Ideas matter.” So says the first sentence in the Army’s newly published Capstone Concept, titled Operational Adaptability: Operating Under Conditions of Uncertainty and Complexity in an Era of ...

Technology plays a key role in helping the service adapt to a coming decade filled with uncertainty. U.S. Army futurists believe that events such as last year’s Arab Spring predict a future that ...

Disposable coffee cups, the kind used at most cafes and take-out shops, pose a major sustainability issue. More than 40 billion are tossed in the waste each year in the U.S. alone. Whether they’re ...