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Salvo 28 Feb 09.Indd U.S. Army WATERVLIET ARSENAL “Service to the Line, On the Line, On Time” SALVO Since 1813 Vol. 09, No. 2 U.S. Army Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, NY (www.wva.army.mil) Feb. 28, 2009 Arsenal Briefs Research at Benét: Small is BIG Blood Drive The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be on the Arsenal 10-11 March, 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at Bldg. 21, O’Keefe Hall. Employees should contact their supervisor if they wish to donate. For more information, please call Maureen at 266-4676. Memorial Day Parade Mayor Manning has asked the Arsenal to support the City of Watervliet Memo- rial Day Parade this year with an Arsenal float. That’s right, just like the good old days. The parade will kickoff at 10 a.m., 25 John Snyder May. If you wish to partic- RPI Professor Dr. Hanchen Huang speaks to about 40 of the region’s nanotechnology experts during a nano-scale materials forum hosted by Benét Labs on 19 February. ipate in this event, please By John B. Snyder contact Mike Bush at 266- Fracture Analysis Branch at graduated college with a 3986, or John Snyder at Benét Labs, we should care marketing degree ― me. Remember the old grade 266-5055. because nanotechnology will Nevertheless, Van De Wal school question, “If a tree eventually affect just about had the patience of a monk fell in a forest and no one is every aspect of our lives, from Arsenal Prayer and translated this high-tech around to hear it, does it make medicine to infrastructure. Breakfast information into layman terms. a sound? Mark your calendars for Benét Labs conducted its Van De Wal, much like a this year’s Prayer Break- That philosophical question first Nano-Scale Materials high school science teacher, fast on Friday, 20 March, may be the way to look at Forum on 19 February in explained that all things have 7-8 a.m., at the Cannon Benét Laboratory’s challenge downtown Albany, hosting atomic matter. In essence, Community Club. For in hyping nanotechnology to representatives from 10 every object and living thing is more information, please the general public. In essence, colleges and universities, such made up of atoms. In general, call Jennifer Orsini at 266- if you can’t see it, how do we as West Point and Cornell, nanotechnology involves the 4124. know it’s there? and from three civilian changing or modifying atomic Better yet, if we can’t corporations, GE Research structures, atom by atom, March is “Women’s even pronounce it ― strain- Labs, Lockheed Martin, and to enhance behavior of the History Month” induced crystallization of First Nano. material. 2009 Theme: Women Tak- the semicrystalline polymers One thing was certain; this According to Van De Wal, ing the Lead to Save our ― should we even care? conference was not for one by rearranging or including Planet According to Dr. Brian Van who did not have a passion Please see Nano on Page 3 De Wal, Chief of Fatigue and for science or for one who Commander’s Corner Teen’s Fight History State of City Address Page 2 Page 4 Page 7 Page 8 Page 2 Arsenal Salvo Feb. 28, 2009 is our internal value system. Our sense of discipline drives us to work at high Commander’s standards even when the boss isn’t looking. And, our sense of discipline means that we do not take the easy wrong over the hard right when it comes Corner to safety. In essence, no shortcuts when those actions My career had a turning point, or what some may violate established or expected standards. call an “awakening,” about five years ago in the The bottom line is that discipline equals pride. deserts of Kuwait. At Camp Arifjan, what awaited me We, as a team, can and have achieved greatness was an organization unlike any that I had previously across many measurable aspects of a manufacturing served in. site. Our end state product quality is unmatched, our Third Army (Forward), now Army Central/ delivery performance schedule is 97 percent or better, ARCENT, had about 17,000 personnel in Kuwait our mitigation of risk is continually improving so what providing logistics support to our warfighters in Iraq else do our customers want? They want reduced cost. and Afghanistan. Everywhere I turned, from the How can we achieve this? motor pools to the dining facility, were Department of We can achieve this by discipline and pride. the Army Civilians and civilian contractors. When I can walk through an office or a production What I got out of my Kuwait experience was a bay and I see things are in their place, orderly, better understanding and a true appreciation for our and neat, that tells me a lot about the pride of that Army Civilian workforce, which by the way was individual, section or team. If I can read an accident called “Soldiers in Slacks” in Kuwait. What I also or injury report that doesn’t attribute the incident to a didn’t know then, was that someday I would serve lack of adherence to standards, then that tells me a lot in an organization that would have 598 Civilians and about the pride of our organization. only one Soldier ― me. For nearly 200 years, our pride has been reflected I quickly realized the Civilian workforce was just in the Arsenal’s ability to support tens of thousands of as disciplined as any Soldier. DA Civilians worked our nation’s warfighters. I don’t know if the Arsenal alongside Soldiers in 130-degree heat, on weekends, will be around another 200 years. But what I do know and through the night to quickly repair equipment and is that the more disciplined and proud we are in how to resupply our Soldiers in combat. Maybe it was we live and work at the Arsenal, the more viable our the fact that we were serving in a combat zone that institution will be for generations yet to come. drove us, Soldiers and Civilians, to work side-by-side Thank you very much for your commitment to performing with such a strong sense of discipline. discipline and the resulting pride from your hard work. But I have since found that not to be true, because It is my pleasure and honor to “Serve the Line” with I see that same sense of discipline at the Watervliet you. Arsenal. The definition of discipline is not always governed Scott N. Fletcher by Army Regulations. It is also governed by our Commanding personal value systems. “Forging On” For example, discipline, by regulation, means that we show up to work on time, prepared, and ready for work. We got that. But the higher order of discipline Commander, Col. Scott N. Fletcher The Arsenal Salvo is an authorized monthly publication for members of the Department Public Affairs Officer, John B. Snyder of Defense. Contents of the Watervliet Salvo are not necessarily the official views of, or an Editor, John B. Snyder endorsement by the U.S. government, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Photographer, Bill Martin Army, or the Watervliet Arsenal. News may be submitted to the Arsenal Salvo for publication by sending articles to Pub- lic Affairs Officer, 1 Buffington Street, Bldg. 10, Watervliet, NY 12189, or stop by office Since 1813 #102, Bldg 10, Watervliet Arsenal. The editor may also be reached at (518) 266-5055 or by e-mail: [email protected]. The editor reserves the right to edit all information submitted for publication. Page 3 Arsenal-Salvo Feb. 28, 2009 Nano: from page 1 particles such as carbon nanotubes in with atoms that compose the metal, scientists could then make metal stronger. An example of this application would be to think about the durability and strength of the bridges and roads that we drive on every day. Not to put our state workers out of work, but if New York State used nanotechnology in its bridge and road construction, then the metal beams and rebar’s used to reinforce the structures would not only last longer, but also would support more weight. Think about our cannon manufacturing. If we had the capability at the Arsenal to change the molecular structure of metal, then we may not need to purchase high-strength steel from foreign companies. In essence, we could produce a stronger product with a potential Not for those who only took freshman physical science in college, the study cost savings for our warfighters without having to go to of nano-scale materials requires a significant intellect to deal with formulas as foreign vendors. Benét Labs is currently studying the shown in this slide that Dr. Michael Macri, Benét Labs, used during his presen- possibilities of including carbon nanotubes into metals tation. to improve tube fatigue life. Benét Labs also is conducting nano-scale work to determine The forum topics, with titles such as, “Atomistic Simulations if metal will be able to self-lubricate itself by injecting nano of Surface Processing” and “An Atomistic-Continuum Cosserat molecules into the gun tube metal and thus, increasing the Rod Model of Carbon Nanotubes,” might have been a reach for fatigue life of gun tubes. the typical citizen. But Van De Wal said every attendee had a This first nano-forum for Benét brought such nanotechnology wealth of experience and sought nothing more than to share their heavyweights as Dr. Hanchen Huang from RPI and Dr. Subrata technology, trials, and tribulations with others. Mukherjee from Cornell University. Many presenters, such Van De Wal explained in military terms where researchers as professors Huang and Mukherjee, were very pleased that a are today in regards to nanotechnology research.
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