Displaying custom soft bags for drones at the DIRT Lab

U.S. Army Sgt. Logan Dupont, assigned to Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, displays custom soft bags, designed and sewn by himself, to carry drones in the field environment, during an open house at the 7th Army Training Command's Design Innovation Research and Testing Lab, Grafenwoehr, Germany, 31 July 2026. The DIRT Lab serves as a collaborative hub connecting Soldiers, engineers, and researchers to turn field-identified challenges into tangible solutions. Leveraging technologies like 3D printing, advanced manufacturing, robotics, and drones, empowering Soldiers to rapidly prototype and test capabilities designed by those closest to the challenges. (U.S. Army photo by Kevin Sterling Payne)