The Army’s got a mold problem, these soldiers have an answer
By Todd South
Apr 4, 08:15 AM
In its eighth iteration of a “Shark Tank” style innovation competition, the XVIII Airborne Corps teamed with U.S. Special Operations Command and added a patent expert as a judge to the competition since now soldiers may profit from their ideas.
The Dragon’s Lair competition, created by the XVIII Airborne Corps, out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in recent years to solicit creative solutions from soldiers and other service members that might fix technical problems troops face.
One of the early winners in 2020 was a simple attachment that could be fixed to a forklift trailer and allow the forklift to move items around a motor pool instead of using a Humvee.
Recent winners have grown a bit more technical.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2023/04/04/the-armys-got-a-mold-problem-these-soldiers-have-an-answer/
