Military Engineering

Podcast Resources: #59: Expedition ARCHIE

ERDC’s Deployable Resilient Installation water Purification and treatment System (DRIPS) was successfully deployed in Greenland to supply potable water at Pituffik Space Base, the U.S. Department of War’s northernmost installation.   To learn more about this successful deployment listen to Episode 59 (www.PowerofERDCPodcast.org/59-Expedition-ARCHIE) for an interview with Dr. Clint Smith. You can also watch the…

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#59: Expedition ARCHIE: Water resilience for Arctic installations

Water is critical to life and essential for Warfighter operations. However, accessing it in frigid Arctic conditions can be a challenge. To meet this need, a portable water treatment system developed by ERDC was successfully demonstrated at the U.S. Department of War’s northernmost installation. The Deployable Resilient Installation water Purification and treatment System (DRIPS) supplied…

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Video: #56: Cross-Laboratory Collaboration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKds2bp5Gqo ERDC has a long legacy of bringing together researchers from various disciplines to make new discoveries that no one could have found alone. That cross-laboratory, cross-disciplinary collaboration is one of ERDC’s greatest strengths, enabling engineers and scientists to tackle problems in innovative ways. However, with seven laboratories spread across four states, it requires intentional…

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#56: Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Workshop helps researchers

ERDC has a long legacy of bringing together researchers from various disciplines to make new discoveries that no one could have found alone. That cross-laboratory, cross-disciplinary collaboration is one of ERDC’s greatest strengths, enabling engineers and scientists to tackle problems in innovative ways. However, with seven laboratories spread across four states, it requires intentional effort…

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Video #54: ERDC’s Weather Effects Team

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj3jlCcd7l4 Massive dust storms from the Gobi Desert pose a significant and unpredictable threat to military operations across the Indo-Pacific region. For years, forecast accuracy has been a challenge, with models often failing to account for dynamic conditions, like seasonal snowpack, that can intensify these hazardous events. On this episode, Dr. Ted Letcher, a member…

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#54: A Forecasting Advantage: Improved weather models protect Soldiers & operations

Massive dust storms from the Gobi Desert pose a significant and unpredictable threat to military operations across the Indo-Pacific region. For years, forecast accuracy has been a challenge, with models often failing to account for dynamic conditions, like seasonal snowpack, that can intensify these hazardous events. On this episode, Dr. Ted Letcher, a member of…

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Video: #53: Liquid Logistics – Securing frontline energy & water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m796b2zRb9E On the modern battlefield, supplying essential power and water in austere environments is a major logistical challenge. The effort to quickly develop and deploy essential technologies to provide these “liquid logistics” is at the forefront of several ERDC research programs and projects. Leading that effort are the world-class research teams at ERDC’s Construction Engineering…

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#53: Liquid Logistics: Securing the frontline power & water our military needs

On the modern battlefield, supplying essential power and water in austere environments is a major logistical challenge. The effort to quickly develop and deploy essential technologies to provide these “liquid logistics” is at the forefront of several ERDC research programs and projects. Leading that effort are the world-class research teams at ERDC’s Construction Engineering Research…

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Resources: #52: FRF data is a national treasure

At ERDC’s Field Research Facility (FRF), more than four decades of continuous coastal measurements have created a significant archive of nearshore conditions, a dataset that is a treasure trove for engineers and scientists around the world. The data, collected through a cadre of sensors throughout the beach, surf zone and beyond, is carefully managed and…

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Video: #52: FRF data is a national treasure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O57riXNJMuU Mike Forte, a research physical scientist at ERDC’s Field Research Facility (FRF) in Duck, North Carolina, calls himself and his team “custodians” of the data continuously collected at the research facility. The team’s care for the data, collection methods and validation and preparation efforts have made this data a national treasure. Decades of data sets from constant…

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