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Continued from Page B1 ter,” said Brewer, an operational subject mat- ter expert. “The trainers can better visualize the training battlefield and capture infor- mation to give feedback to units for after action reports. Ultimately, that leads to better training, which means increased readiness, increased lethality and fewer casualties.” TCE was initially field tested at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Cal- ifornia, in 2017 before transitioning to the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation as the prima- ry tool for NTC trainers. Two years of Sol- dier testing and feedback led to incremental improvements and the expansion of the tool’s use at JRTC at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Approximately 500 Windows-based tab- lets running TCE will be in the hands of trainers at both locations by spring 2020. Oanh Trinh, the system’s project lead for C5ISR Center, led the developers who provid- ed training and engineering support in deploy- ing and configuring the tablets this summer. “The TCE software personnel have pro- vided Soldiers with enhanced mission com- mand and training that align with Army priorities such as modernization, flexibili- ty and maintainability,” Trinh said. “A suc- Photo by Dan Lafontaine, CCDC C5ISR Center cessful execution of the software will assist the trainers providing superior support to C5ISR Center enlisted adviser Sgt. Keila Peters tests the Tactical Computing Environment software application at the warfighters. With the Army’s continued Aberdeen Proving Ground in October 2019. emphasis on expeditionary mission com- mand, our goal is to deliver software tools Army’s primary integrator of C5ISR technol- the joint warfighter. The C5ISR Center is discovery, development and delivery of tech- that can match those needs.” ogies and systems, the center develops and an element of the U.S. Army Combat Capa- nology-based capabilities required to make The C5ISR Center is the Army’s applied matures capabilities that support all six Army bilities Development Command. Through Soldiers more lethal to win the nation’s wars. research and advanced technology develop- modernization priorities, enabling informa- collaboration across the command’s core CCDC is a major subordinate command of ment center for C5ISR capabilities. As the tion dominance and tactical overmatch for technical competencies, CCDC leads in the the U.S. Army Futures Command.

accounts of the events that took place. They very powerful.” events of 9/11 inspired him to join the Army MUSEUM viewed a variety of artifacts from the scenes He added that the Soldiers were thank- in 2005. He said he was in New Jersey on on display and listened to audio record- ful for the opportunity to visit the memorial the day of the attacks and he could see the ings of the passengers, flight attendants and and get a better understanding of what took smoke from the aftermath of the attacks in Continued from Page B1 hijackers aboard the hijacked planes. place on 9/11. New York City. Capt. Matthew McDuffie, command- “It’s good for soldiers to come out and Wei said he was moved at the sight of chance to meet and learn about Soldiers er of the APG Garrison Headquarters and see the museum,” he said. “A lot of us on ambulances, fire trucks and first responders who serve in their community. Headquarters Company, said he found the active duty, we were in elementary school on the scene on 9/11 as they rescued peo- Inside the museum, Soldiers shared sto- personal anecdotes “touching.” and middle school when this happened.” ple from the World Trade Center buildings. ries of where they were on the day of the “You could hear different people’s voic- Maj. Hans Wei, a section chief with the “It brings all the memories back,” he attacks, and viewed timelines and firsthand es and the messages,” he said. “That was U.S. Army Public Health Center, said the said.

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actions. The U.S. Marine Corps He also was awarded the Navy Cross for ‘repeated deeds of heroism celebrated its 244th and great service’ during the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I. Daly retired Feb. 6, 1929. He died April 27, 1937, and is buried at birthday, Nov. 10, Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Section 5, Grave No. 70. 2019. Do you want to live forever? Daly is popularly attributed in Marine Corps lore, as yelling, “Come In honor of the USMC birthday, here is on, you sons of b&%$#, do you want to live forever?” on June 6, 1918, to the story of Medal of Honor Recipient Daniel his men during the Battle of Belleau Wood. He later told a Marine Corps Joseph Daly. historian that his words were “For Christ’s sake men—come on! Do you Daly was born on Nov. 11, 1873, in Glen want to live forever?” Cove, New York. He was a small man but Daly was eventually recommended for a third medal of honor, however, established himself as an amateur boxer. it was later considered unacceptable, so he was instead awarded the Marine Corps service Distinguished Service Cross and later the Navy Cross and French Médaille He enlisted in the Marine Corps on Jan. 10, militaire. 1899 during the Spanish-American War and Daly was one of only nineteen men - including seven Marines - to have trained at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The war received the Medal of Honor twice. All Marine double recipients except ended during his training. Daly and Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler received both Medals of Honor for the Daly received his first Medal of Honor in same action. 1900, during the Boxer Rebellion in China, Butler described Daly as, “The fightin’est Marine I ever knew!” for single-handedly defending his position Reportedly, Daly was twice offered an officer’s commission, to which he against repeated attacks and inflicting about Medal of Honor Recipient responded that he would rather be, “...an outstanding sergeant than just 200 casualties on the attacking Boxers. Daniel Joseph Daly another officer.” Fifteen years later, he earned his second His Medals of Honor are on display at the National Museum of the Medal of Honor when he was fighting with U.S. forces supporting the government Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. in Haiti against rebels. On the night of Oct. 24, 1915, in the Battle of Fort Dipitie, Daly was part of a group of 35–41 Marines who were ambushed by a force of Yvonne Johnson, approximately 400 Haitian insurgents. He led one of the three groups of men during APG News the fight to to safety at a nearby fort and was awarded the medal for his conspicuous Source(s) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Daly