CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan — As the cool rain fell upon the Marines, the tents arose around them. They sprang up like weeds in an unattended garden. The once-barren ground started to look like a small village.
Twenty-five Marines set up tents to practice establishing a command operations center and living quarters during Exercise Command and Control on Camp Courtney Nov. …
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As the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) aims to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, the Marine Corps, one of the most mobile and tactical branches of the military, is already using portable solar panels to power lights, radios and computers in Afghanistan. Now, the Marine Corps hasannounced that a new self-contained solar power system that fits into a backpack could soon help save lives in combat zones.
The Solar Portable Alternative Communications Energy …
WASHINGTON, DC – Oct. 10, 2011 – HDT Global (HDT), a leading provider of highly-engineered mobile military and emergency response solutions, is displaying its latest technological developments and core capabilities during the 2011 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition, Oct. 10-12, 2011 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.
HDT is showcasing its new Interactive Command Table (iCT), a lightweight portable visual display table …
Artificial limbs that offer an individual enhanced capabilities for grasping, holding, and overall maneuverability has been the ultimate goal for many years. Recently, a contract given to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, MD, will enable APL to manage the development and testing of the Modular Prosthetic Limb (MPL) system on human subjects, using a brain-controlled interface. The final design offers …
HDT Global, a Solon-based provider of mobile support equipment for the military and emergency responders, said its board has named Jason Chamberlain its CEO.
HDT said Mr. Chamberlain will replace John Gilligan, the company’s chairman, who has served as interim CEO since last March.
Mr. Chamberlain joined HDT Global in March 2010 as chief operating officer, and in March of this year added the title of president. …
The engineers over at HDT Global are working on an impressive, advanced prosthetic limb. And when I say “advanced prosthetic limb,” I really mean “robot overlord prototype.” Sure these robotic arms could be of great use in the short term, but it’s only a matter of time before they’re integrated into a full-bodied robot with self-evolving artificial intelligence. Then what? We lose, …
When you play Dungeons & Dragons with the Thief character class, how often do you try to pick locks only to fail simply because you do not have the dexterity level required? Darn those dice, you say, as you delve further into the subject of throwing dice in a certain way in order to obtain the results that you want. Well, …
For service members in Afghanistan, every step could be their last.
Improvised explosive devices have become the insurgents’ weapon of choice in Afghanistan, and the most deadly for coalition forces. Last year, in Afghanistan alone, 58 percent of coalition casualties were from IEDs, and in 2011 so far, 51 percent, according to iCasualties.org.
Trying to defeat this top killer are defense companies, which are gathering this week at the Association for …
Solon-based HDT Global, which produces military and emergency equipment, has named a new chief executive officer.
Jason Chamberlain was named Friday as the company’s new president and CEO. He replaces John Gilligan, was has served as interim CEO for the last six months.
Chamberlain joined HDT Global in March 2010. He has more than 30 years of manufacturing experience in the defense industry and, …
SOLON, Ohio – Aug. 12, 2011 – HDT Global (HDT), a provider of highly-engineered mobile military and emergency response solutions, today announces the HDT Global Board of Directors has appointed Jason Chamberlain as President and CEO. Mr. Chamberlain will replace John Gilligan, the company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, who has served as interim CEO since March 2011.
“During his tenure at HDT, Jason’s leadership …
SOLON, Ohio – June 1, 2011 – HDT Global, a provider of highly-engineered mobile military and emergency response solutions, today announces the launch of its Expeditionary Collective Protection (XCP™) shelter system. Utilizing a fully integrated design, conceptualized and manufactured by HDT, the new XCP shelter system provides peace of mind and the protection needed in hazardous environments, regardless of mission objectives. HDT’s XCP systems use the …