Looking Back at 2014: Part II

THROWBACK 2014

May 1, 2014: GEMS for

Teachers ignites a passion for

science in Natick

During the April school vacation week,

Massachusetts teachers were treated to

a preview of the Gains in the Education

of Mathematics and Science, or GEMS,

program at Natick Soldier Systems

Center.

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May 13, 2014: USARIEM

Soldier named Army

Medicine's Soldier of the Year

A Soldier from the U. S. Army Research

institute of Environmental Medicine has

been named Army Medicine's Soldier of

the Year.

May 29, 2014: Natick

Researchers Developing New

System to Help Aircrews 'Keep

their cool'

Helicopter pilots have for years kept

cool by plugging into aircraft-mounted

microclimate cooling systems, but their

crews have used them less frequently to

avoid becoming entangled in the tethers

that connected them to the systems.

June 10, 2014: USARIEM

Welcomes New Commander

Col. Thomas G. Eccles III, M.D.,

became the 20th commander of the U.S.

Army Research Institute of

Environmental Medicine in a June 9

change of command ceremony.

July 24, 2014: USARIEM

Completes Exclusive Space for

Nursing Moms

Recently, the U.S. Army Research

Institute of Environmental Medicine

completed a room exclusively for new

mothers. Called "Nursing Mom Room,"

this space is reserved for any USARIEM

employee or guest who needs to lactate

for their new baby.

August 21, 2014: International

Scientists Discuss Soldier

Physical Performance

In an era of downsizing and budget cuts,

placing the right Soldiers in the right

jobs, keeping them healthy and

optimizing their physical performance

has never been more important.

August 27, 2014: Natick labs

gives kids hands on

experience in science through

GEMS

Oil spills, crime scene investigations and

DNA sampling. Usually, these words

would send an organization into a

tailspin, but this is just another day of

summer camp for Massachusetts middle

school students.

September 10, 2014: Under

secretary sees science behind

the Soldier

The afternoon started with a fireball, and

finished with Under Secretary of the

Army Brad Carson chatting with senior

non-commissioned officers about the

science behind the Soldier.

September 11, 2014: SMA

visits Natick on 9/11

anniversary

On the 13th anniversary of a day etched

in the nation's collective memory, the

Army's highest-ranking non-

commissioned officer visited the Natick

Soldier Systems Center, or NSSC.

September 12, 2014: Natick

remembers 9/11

During a Patriot Day ceremony at Natick

Soldier Systems Center, Soldiers, first

responders and civilians united to

observe and reflect on the unforgettable

events of 9/11.

October 20, 2014: Army develops app to determine body's water needs

Pictured here is the Soldier Water Estimation Tool app main screen. This Android-based smartphone application

is a decision aid that translates a complex sweat prediction model into simple user inputs. The user need only

estimate the anticipated intensity of the activity (low, medium, high, including example activities), choose from

among three categories of military clothing ensemble and input weather conditions (air temperature, relative

humidity and cloud cover) to estimate the fluid intake required to maintain optimal hydration.

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