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September 19, 2024 — SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – On Sept. 5, 2024, Mr. Norvel Turner Jr. received the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, the highest honor a civilian can receive from the U.S. Army, after 52 years of remarkable service. Turner, currently the U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) Safety Director, embodies the essence of selfless dedication, a journey that began in 1972 when he joined the Army to pursue higher education through the GI Bill. What started as a stepping stone soon transformed into a lifetime of commitment to the Army’s mission, Soldiers, and families... MORE

Mr. Norvel C. Turner Jr., U.S. Army Central Safety Director, holds his Distinguished Civilian Service Medal at Patton Hall, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Sept. 11, 2024. The medal recognizes Turner’s 52 years of dedicated service to the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Leo Jenkins)

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What is Red Sands?

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Sept. 27, 2024 | 2:13

RED SANDS III is the culmination of months of rapid prototyping and continued development building off the earlier exercises.

This iteration of RED SANDS includes training, operational demonstrations, and the testing of 15 different systems employing various kinetic and non-kinetic techniques to destroy and disable unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and to counter the ever-growing threat of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). This is the third iteration of the annual exercise.