Nobody seems to know for certain how long the Napoleon 12-pounder Civil War Cannon had been placed outside the Tennessee State Capitol before being taken into the state museum (TSM). Neither is it clear exactly when it was actually taken into the shades and warmth of the Museum building, after the rain and shine during its days outside. Even less certain are the circumstances that led to the cannon ball lodged inside the cannon.

What is certain is that this 12-pounder bronze smooth-bore Napoleon cannon was used in Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry and was given to Tennessee by Forrest's artillery chief John W. Morton. While the appetite for civil war artifacts amongst many Americans has remained high, thereby making the cannon itself an important part of the Civil War collection, the uncertainty and therefore the constant worry about the safety of such old weapons is never in doubt.

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Huntsville, Alabama The USACE Engineering Support Center Huntsville released a procurement notice to "replace assemblies that have corrosion, updating current software, and testing equipment to production specifications" within the Metal Mapper. The USACE anticipates issuing a sole source award to the company that originally sold the equipment to the USACE to make the repairs.

According to the solicitation (W912DY-13-G-C765), the repairs include "replacing assemblies that have corrosion, update the current software, and test equipment to production specifications." The solicitation further states that "the unit is currently malfunctioning. The Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connectors are damaged on the Metal Mapper Central Processing Unit (CPU) module. All analog PCI Extensions for Instrumentation (PXI) units exhibit corrosion caused from moisture and connectors are corroded at the mounting hardware locations. The receiver module also has water damage to the PC board. Lastly, the battery box has a broken terminal."

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PEO Soldier's Project Manager Soldier Weapons in Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey has three 40mm product standouts in the Green Ammunition category. Yes, that's Green Ammunition. These training cartridges enable 24/7 day/night combat training on the high velocity MK19, MK47 grenade machine guns and low velocity M203, MK13, M79 and M320 grenade launchers. The MK281 MOD 0 and MOD 1 are for high velocity, and the M1110 is for low velocity.

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Arlington, Virginia  U.S. Army researchers and technology developers were recognized for their contributions to increase Solider safety and improve mission effectiveness. Now in its fifth year, the program solicits input from active-Army Divisions to recognize the top 10 inventions across the Army. The Army released the results for 2006 which included three inventions related to the IED problem. The IED related inventions selected as one the "Army's Greatest Inventions of 2006" include:

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