Part 2: SLINGING PICatINNY’s arMaMENts FOR HIstOrY STEM PAGE 5 PAGES 6-7 FIREPOWER AWARDS PAGE 10 The Picatinny Voice Vol. 30 No. 15 https://www.pica.army.mil/evoice Published in the interest of the Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., community November 10, 2017 Picatinny breaks ground on $8.4 million co-generation energy facility Picatinny Arsenal Public Affairs mission processes. “We are exceptionally excited and look- The senior-most official on Army “This $8.4 million, ing forward to the timely construction of installations helped to break ground 2-megawatt co-genera- this facility and we are looking forward to on an $8.4 million energy co-gen- tion facility is one project competing for our eighth Secretary of the eration plant at a ceremony here on of seven, totaling near $17 Army award for energy efficiency.” Nov. 7. million,” said Ivey, Pica- The co-generation design of the facility Participating in the ceremony tinny Arsenal Garrison improves energy efficiency by using natural with Acting Assistant Secretary of Commander. gas to power an electricity generator and to the Army Installation Energy and “Each project is energy generate steam on site. Environment, Jordon Gillis, were efficient, will bring energy The steam is produced from the genera- Picatinny’s Senior Commander, savings, and make our tor’s waste heat, and it is utilized in an exist- Brig. Gen. Alfred Abramson; Gar- installation more energy ing distribution system. Picatinny’s mission rison Commander, Lt. Col. Jeffrey independent by reducing processes have a year-round need for steam Ivey, and Senior Vice President of our dependency on outside energy. the Federal Business Unit Energy sources. The project also supports the Army’s Systems Group, Steven Spanbauer. A new co-generation facility at Picatinny is expected to make the Arse- “It will provide us a sus- directives for energy security. Picatinny’s The new facility will help the arse- nal more energy efficient. Breaking ground are, from left, Brig. Gen. Al- tainable source of energy energy resiliency is improved by having the nal become more energy efficient and fred F. Abramson III, Senior Commander; Jordan Gillis, Acting Assistant and is one step of many in capability to generate electricity and steam resilient by providing two megawatts Secretary of the Army Installations, Energy and Environment; Steven helping us reach our goal for critical operations on site in the event of of baseline electricity for its power Spanbauer, Senior Vice President, Federal Business Unit, Energy Sys- of sustaining critical mis- a loss of grid electricity. tems Group; and Lt. Col. Jeffrey Ivey, Garrison Commander. grid and steam for heating and for sions,” Ivey continued. See COGENERATION, Page 2 New Army facility expedites prototypes of experimental battlefield maintenance and equipment systems BY ED LOPEZ Development and Engineering Center, or organic industrial base,” said Vernon Von- “This new facility enhances ARDEC’s Picatinny Arsenal Public Affairs ARDEC, and the TACOM Rock Island dera, Competency Manager of the ARDEC life-cycle engineering responsibility for ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- A new system inte- Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technol- BTED. SKOT (Sets, Kits, Outfits, and Tools) gration facility has opened at Rock Island ogy Center, or RIA-JMTC. Col. Kenneth Letcher, Commander of the solutions like R-FAB and will help enable Arsenal that will help to provide quick turn- ARDEC, with headquarters at Picatinny RIA-JMTC, expressed support for the new smooth transition of integrated prototype around prototyping for the delivery of exper- Arsenal, is part of the U.S. Army Research, facility and partnership. “We must continue solutions to the industrial base,” Sebasto said. imental battlefield maintenance systems. Development and Engineering Command to advance materiel solutions, building on EXPEDITIONARY 3-D The first system now being fabricated at (RDECOM). our history of 155 years of metal manufac- the integration facility is the Rapid Fabri- COMPLEMENTING ORGANIC BASE turing and continue that in the future, and At more than 3,000 square feet, the new cation via Additive Manufacturing on the that future is honestly hand-in-hand with integration facility provides an ideal loca- Battlefield, or R-FAB. The integration facility is formally ARDEC,” he said. tion for BTED to integrate specialties from The system is a high priority Army pro- named the ARDEC Battlefield Tools and Anthony Sebasto, Executive Director of across ARDEC, such as Additive Manufac- gram that puts part-making in the hands of Equipment Integration Facility, and was the ARDEC Enterprise & Systems Inte- turing—an ARDEC Munitions Engineer- Soldiers, significantly increasing unit readi- announced by ARDEC’s Battlefield Tools gration Center, thanked Letcher for help- ing & Technology Center expertise—into a ness. Additive manufacturing is also known and Equipment Division (BTED). A rib- ing to establish this partnership and allow- prototype system ready for experimentation as 3-D printing. bon-cutting ceremony was held on Nov. 1. ing ARDEC the work space to enhance during various Army exercises. The integration facility is a partnership “This partnership will enable a closer pair- ARDEC’s engineering capability and The new integration facility supports between the U.S. Army Armament Research, ing of engineering development and the capacity. See INTEGRATION, Page 4 2 The Picatinny Voice November 10, 2017 CO-GENERATION PROJECT UNVEILED PEO Ammunition employee wins top Army security award continued from Page 1 BY AUDRA CALLOWAY 380-10, foreign disclosure is the “As we consider the contin- Picatinny Arsenal Public Affairs legal transfer of classified or con- uation of shrinking budgets in A Picatinny Arsenal employee has trolled unclassified military infor- the Army and priorities for been awarded the Army’s top honor for mation through approved channels readiness and our deployed her work in foreign disclosure. to an authorized representative of a forces, the installation man- Naomi Griggs, Program Executive foreign government or international agement community must Office Ammunition director of security, organization. continue to seek innovative, received the 2016 Kenneth C. Raymer Griggs began her civil service career timely, and creative ways to Memorial Award during a ceremony on in 2007 and became the PEO Ammu- operate,” said Abramson. Oct. 5 at Picatinny Arsenal. nition director of security in 2014. “Installations are the The Kenneth C. Raymer Memorial Since Griggs joined PEO Ammu- Army’s platforms in readi- Award is an annual award presented to nition in 2014, the amount of Foreign ness, providing mission and Brig Gen. Alfred Abramson a Foreign Disclosure Officer who best Military Sales (FMS) of ammunition training areas, facilities, and exemplifies the attributes of expertise, Naomi Griggs to our allies has tripled. infrastructure that prepare our Army and our warfighters professionalism and devotion to duty This rise is partially due to Griggs’ for its ultimate challenges,” the general said. that is essential in providing Army leadership, for the processes and pro- “They provide essential services for Soldiers, Sailors, commands with clear, concise, respon- “At an early age, my par- cedures she implemented, which had Airmen, Marines, and Civilians, as well as Family members sive and accurate support. The award is ents taught me to give the ability to expand with the increased to live and work in a safe environment.” open to all U.S. Army Foreign Disclo- FMS workload, according to the award ENERGY EFFICIENCY LEGACY AT PICATINY sure Officers serving within an Army even the simplest task nomination. organization or command. 100 percent effort or She also standardized and improved The Army is acquiring the seven energy-related projects under a modification to an existing Energy Savings Per- “I was speechless when notified of more and that is what I the process for staffing PEO Ammu- my selection,” said Griggs. nition’s more than 100 annual visits by formance Contract. “Receiving such an award, is an strive to do. Simply put, foreign visitors. In an ESPC, projects are funded with the energy savings incredible honor. I feel humbled and I love my job, support- A native of Birmingham, Ala- gained from having a more efficient infrastructure. Construction management and financing is provided by honored by the nomination from PEO ing the warfighter.” bama, Griggs earned her Bachelor of Ammunition and by the selection from Science degree in Psychology from Energy Systems Group, a third-party partner. the Army. I will be forever grateful for Bethune-Cookman University, where Picatinny Arsenal will receive a $2 million incentive from Deputy PEO Ammunition and Mr. receiving the award.” she was initiated as a member of Alpha the State of New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program for the Chris Grassano, Chief of Staff, were “At an early age, my parents taught Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. co-generation project. instrumental in the revamping of PEO me to give even the simplest task 100 Griggs received her Master of Sci- Picatinny has achieved, over the years, seven Secretary Ammunition’s Foreign Disclosure pro- percent effort or more and that is what ence in Business Administration from of the Army Awards for Energy Efficiency, one Secretary gram when I on-boarded in 2014,” I strive to do. Simply put, I love my Texas A&M University -Texarkana. of the Army Award for Water Efficiency, as well as other Griggs continued. job, supporting the warfighter,” Griggs Griggs was also awarded the Depart- federal awards for energy and water efficiency. “Ms. Griggs has demonstrated added. ment of the Army Achievement Medal The co-generation plant will be another component of remarkable initiative and work ethic as “God has blessed me with amazing for Civilian Service and a letter of the energy program at Picatinny which also includes solar well as outstanding leadership,” Shields mentors, superb security teammates and appreciation from Lieutenant General, energy and improvements to reduce energy use.