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...shop floors like Red River's where the changes are starting to show the most impressive results. Worn-out humvees used to be brought into a poorly lit, dirty and disorganized loading bay; now the vehicles move through a bright, gleaming shop floor--with American flags draped from the ceiling--in an assembly-line method, complete with a horn that blares every 23 min. to signal a move to a new station. Workers called waterspiders (named for the bugs that flit across the top of ponds) scurry back and forth to fetch tools and equipment for higher-skilled mechanics...
...many cases, the Army is turning to the private sector for help. The service lets 200,000 contracts each year, and some companies, like Honeywell, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems, work hand in hand with Army staff on the factory floor. At Red River, for example, BAE spent thousands of dollars for new equipment and physical improvements to the plant. The company has also posted an on-site representative at Red River to oversee repair work on transmissions for BAE's Bradley. Working together, the BAE--Red River team increased output from 1.5 to 4 units per shift. In many...
Titan Tent Sales of big car-camping tents are up 117% over the past three years. The new three-person, two-door Mutha Hubba, $380 from Mountain Safety Research, is both spacious (40 sq. ft. of floor space) and lightweight (less than...
...Police Department (HUPD) report, officers were “dispatched to a report of a possible assault that had just occurred” at 2:12am on the 5th. An individual who was unidentified in the report returned to her room that night to find Thomas asleep on her floor. After waking, Thomas “became confrontational, yelling and striking the individual,” according to the report...
...with close to a dozen Senators considering a run for the White House in 2008, they'll all have reasons to use their votes to burnish their credentials with the base. One place you may not see the amendment again for a few years, however, is on the floor of the Senate. Frist is stepping down as majority leader after the mid-terms and McConnell is unchallenged as his replacement as top Republican-and Senate agenda-setter-should Republicans keep control...