{"id":75282,"date":"2022-10-17T16:14:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T16:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/17\/winner-chosen-in-first-centcom-innovation-shark-tank-competition\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:59:37","slug":"winner-chosen-in-first-centcom-innovation-shark-tank-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/10\/17\/winner-chosen-in-first-centcom-innovation-shark-tank-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Winner chosen in first CENTCOM innovation \u2018Shark Tank\u2019 competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Central Command hosted its first \u201cShark Tank\u201d-style innovation competition in Tampa, Florida, on Friday, giving service members the chance to present creative ideas to the CENTCOM commander and a panel of experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sgt. Mickey Reeve, 24, was chosen as the competition\u2019s inaugural winner for developing a training software that simulates every counter-unmanned aerial system in the military for scenarios all around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of more than 160 ideas submitted by service members and civilians to the CENTCOM Innovation Oasis, five finalists were chosen to showcase an original concept meant to \u201cimprove operations or enhance the quality of lives of our troops,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centcom.mil\/VISITORS-AND-PERSONNEL\/INNOVATION-OASIS\/\" target=\"_blank\">CENTCOM release.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m really excited to have the opportunity to present,\u201d Reeve said ahead of the competition in an interview with Military Times. \u201cThis is truly an honor to be selected for this, and my real excitement is that this has the potential to affect change throughout CENTCOM,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USArmy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USArmy<\/a> Sergeant Mickey Reeve!<br><br>CENTCOM awards DMSM to First Innovation Oasis Champion<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAFCENT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USAFCENT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/usarmycentral?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@usarmycentral<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USMARCENT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USMARCENT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/US5thFleet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@US5thFleet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9bU9AOWMuy\">pic.twitter.com\/9bU9AOWMuy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/1581254961257598977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reeve, an infantryman with the Massachusetts National Guard\u2019s 1-182nd Infantry Regiment, developed his idea during the time he spent stationed at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, with the counter-UAS team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His hope, he said, is that this innovation would give the military the ability to practice battle drills and other scenarios that may otherwise be impossible in the operational environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCurrently, the training we have isn\u2019t conducive to real life &#8230; so I developed the program that I\u2019m hoping to use as a jumping off point towards developing better training tools for counter-UAS teams,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/video\/860158\/innovation-oasis-finalist-sergeant-mickey-reeve\" target=\"_blank\">Reeve said earlier this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reeve and the four other finalists, whose ideas ranged from a blockchain supply system to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/video\/860000\/innovation-oasis-finalist-staff-sgt-stephen-larsen\" target=\"_blank\">fabricated pallet loader<\/a>, presented to a panel that included CENTCOM commander Gen. Michael \u201cErik\u201d Kurilla and an actual former \u201cShark Tank\u201d judge, Kevin Harrington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CENTCOM Innovation Oasis has begun! <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USArmy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USArmy<\/a> Sergeant Mickey Reeve is the first Innovator up! Five servicemembers innovators will present their ideas to this panel of experts &amp; the CENTCOM commander. One will leave Tampa victorious. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SlLvk2sAeE\">pic.twitter.com\/SlLvk2sAeE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/1580913966758653952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis panel represents the cutting edge in innovative thought across multiple sectors: the defense industry, Silicon Valley, academia, U.S. government, and the tech industry,\u201d CENTCOM spokesman Col. 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