USAARL News
Updated February 2013
^ Photo Caption: Col. Dana K. Renta gives the keynote address at the 2013 Women’s History Month Celebration/Women of the Year Ceremony 28 March. ^
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USAARL commander speaks at Women’s History Month celebration
Catherine Davis, Public Affairs Specialist
The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker honored women in military and civilian fields during the Women’s History Month Celebration/Women of the Year Ceremony 28 March.
Col. Dana K. Renta, commander of the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, was the celebration’s keynote speaker.
In honor of this year’s theme, “Women Inspiring Innovations through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics,” Renta gave several examples of the progress women have made in STEM-related fields throughout history. She mentioned Miranda Stewart, a surgeon, Sophie Germain, a mathematician, and Madame Marie Curie, a chemist who won the Nobel Prize in 1903 and 1911.
Renta also acknowledged USAARL’s female scientists and engineers for their great work and many accomplishments.
“This premier group works in areas that include blast characterization, hearing protection, medical airworthiness, and research regulatory compliance,” said Renta. “And I’m very proud of our local Gains in Education of Mathematics and Science program that in just two years has inspired over 150, 5th-8th graders to become life-long learners and potential STEM professionals.”
“STEM education is important to our Nation’s future,” she said. “It lies in our ability to mobilize our youth and develop their academic and technical skills to improve not only their lives, but also improve our Nation’s economy while maintaining a robust security to protect our citizens.”
Renta invited parents to teach their children to reach for the stars by engaging them in challenging activities.
“Children should not be afraid to make mistakes,” said Renta. “They should consider struggles as hurtles that must be jumped.”
^ Photo Caption: Col. Dana Renta, USAARL commander, led Judy Konitzer, AAAA family readiness editor; Angel Mangum, wife of Maj. Gen. Kevin Mangum, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker commanding general; Francine Forster, wife of retired Lt. Gen. William “Bud” Forster; and Teenie Yates, wife of retired Maj. Gen. Walter Yates, on a tour of the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory at Fort Rucker Jan. 29 ^
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Senior leaders’ spouses tour USAARL
Catherine Davis, Public Affairs Specialist
Spouses of active and retired Army aviation senior leaders received a tour of the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory at Fort Rucker, Ala., Jan. 29.
USAARL, a tenant unit of Fort Rucker and a subordinate command of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command at Fort Detrick, Md., conducts medical research to develop and provide the biomedical basis for countermeasures that prevent and mitigate warrior injury.
USAARL welcomed nine spouses, among them Angel Mangum, wife of Maj. Gen. Kevin Mangum, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker commanding general, and Leslie Edens, wife of Brig. Gen. Timothy Edens, U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center commanding general, to learn and explore how the lab’s research protects aviators and ground warriors.
The senior leaders’ spouses visited many areas throughout the lab including USAARL’s tactile situation awareness system, which uses the sense of touch to provide situation awareness information to pilots.
“I think the [senior leaders] would find [USAARL’s research] fascinating,” said Francine Forster, wife of retired Lt. Gen. William “Bud” Forster.
The spouses also toured USAARL’s one-of-a-kind NUH-60 Black Hawk flight simulator, the engagement skills trainer weapons simulator, and the helmet, vestibular, hypoxia, and vision labs.
“It is an honor to have the senior leaders’ spouses tour the laboratory,” said Col. Dana Renta, USAARL commander. “It’s great that they are interested in learning what USAARL is doing on behalf of our Soldiers and Aviators to medically ensure our warfighters can complete their missions.”
^ Photo Caption: Erin Teague accepts computer equipment donated by USAARL December 17. Pictured from left to right are Dr. Lori St. Onge, Andrew Alvarado, Erin Teague, and Col. Dana Renta. ^
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Army Laboratory donates computers to Tallapoosa County School
Catherine Davis, USAARL Public Affairs
FORT RUCKER, Ala.—The U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, a tenant unit at Fort Rucker, donated computer equipment to Reeltown High School in Tallassee, Ala. December 17.
Erin Teague, a representative from the Parent Teacher Organization, accepted 14 computer systems on behalf of Kathy Ledbetter, Reeltown High School assistant principal.
“Reeltown High School is in desperate need of computer equipment,” said Teague. “The faculty, students, and parents of Reeltown are grateful for this generous donation from USAARL.”
This is USAARL’s 10th equipment transfer made to local and regional schools, intended as a means of encouraging, facilitating, and nurturing the study of science, art, and mathematics at all levels of education, said Col. Dana Renta, USAARL commander.
USAARL’s capability of donating excess computer equipment to local schools is authorized by the Education Partnership Act, Title 10 United States Code 2194, which allows federal laboratory commanders to transfer excess defense laboratory equipment to educational nonprofit organizations.
School administrators who are interested in being considered for future excess scientific/ computer equipment donations should contact Dr. Lori St. Onge at (334) 255-6906.
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