Robotic Systems Joint Project Office -- Fort Leonard Wood.

摘要

Headquartered in Warren, Michigan, the Robotic Systems Joint Project Office (RSJPO) is the materiel solution provider for U.S. Army and Marine Corps unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) needs. The office began in 1988 when the Department of Defense, Army, and Marine Corps facilitated an initiative to combine their development efforts of UGVs. Initial acquisitions were used by explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) personnel to assist in the investigation and neutralization of improvised explosive device (IED) threats. Due to non-EOD mission shortfalls, additional robotic requirements were developed, including the capability to support combat engineers during route and area clearance missions. Since its inception, RSJPO has developed -- and maintains -- working relationships with all Army and Marine Corps laboratories, the other uniformed Services, and various agencies. The current Fort Leonard Wood (FLW) office was established in July 2007 as part of an organizational restructuring of RSJPO to better align itself within its three functional development areas: maneuver, maneuver support, and sustainment. RSJPO FLW mission includes, but is not limited to the following: (1) Conducting all operational assessments on new engineer robotic systems and payloads; (2) Managing all joint engineer program- of-record (POR) systems; (3) Conducting contingency and new POR system operator training; and (4) Supporting doctrine and tactics training development by the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE) Capabilities Development Integration Directorate. To meet these mission requirements, RSJPO FLW is organized into a headquarters element, two robot training divisions, and a joint robotic repair detachment (JRRD). RSJPO FLW conducts operator certification courses on all robotic systems currently fielded and intended for use by maneuver support elements.