USCENTCOM- The 1st Theater Sustainment Command coordinated with the Civil Military Innovation Institute and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) during a Driving Innovation and Realistic Training (DIRT) event. This event showcased the capabilities of the Tactical Resupply Vehicle-150 drone and the U.S. Army Central Innovation and Manufacturing Center.
The TRV-150 drone, with a 150-lb carrying capacity, allows warfighters to receive supplies while in a tactical environment. Soldiers can operate the drones from several miles away, decreasing the risk of coming into harm's way if the supplies were to be delivered by hand.
“We don’t always have every piece of equipment that we need available to us while in the field,” said Spc. Marvin Mazariego, a DIRT drone operator assigned to 1836th Transportation Company. “The drone is able to travel far, dropping off our needs in minutes versus waiting hours coordinating with another team to meet us at our location.”
Soldiers within the CENTCOM area of responsibility trained with CMI2 for two weeks, learning how to assemble, drive and coordinate flights with the TRV-150. The tactical environment is ever-changing and Soldiers adapting to the battlefield through the usage of these drones prepares them for a variety of situations.
Soldiers showcased their new operational skills by working together with the CMI2 and AIM-C during a culminating event in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. The event involved the warfighters developing a flight path to air drop supplies through different scenarios.
One such scenario involved a broken half shaft of a Humvee leaving the vehicle non-mission capable. A 3D-printed constant velocity boot cover, created by the AIM-C, was air dropped via the TRV-150 to repair the downed vehicle. The AIM-C and CMI2 can maintain the strategic advantage with the continued use of these innovative capabilities shown at DIRT.
“Training events such as these help us maintain our lethal fighting force,” said Spc. Luis Bermudez-Lopez, assigned to 1836th Transportation Company. “We are not limiting ourselves to our military occupational specialties, allowing for more Soldiers to be ready to take on the modern battlefield.”
The maturing technologies portrayed during the DIRT events highlights one of the U.S. Army’s biggest mission sets - keeping Soldiers safe in operational environments. These training events ensure our nation’s security on the ground and in the sky.
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