After five months of engineering and production work, the U.S. Army has completed its first vehicle designed for recruiting civilian scientists.The Army unveiled the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Asset Vehicle during All-American Bowl Week Jan. 6 in San Antonio, Texas.The Army demonstrates its latest technological advancements in the Army Technology Zone before the annual game.Before the vehicle's official launch in January, students from seven Maryland schools had an opportunity for a hands-on look.The STEM Asset vehicle is a modified tractor-trailer equipped with high-definition TVs and touch-screen computers. Students explored a futuristic scenario by designing new Army technology to protect lives from civil unrest.Elkton, Dundalk and Joppatowne high schools and Perryville, Holabrid, Parkville and Havre de Grace [had] for beta testing Dec. 5 to 8, said Louie Lopez, STEM outreach coordinator for the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command.The STEM Asset Vehicle is designed to publicize STEM careers and demonstrate how civilian scientists and engineers help to ensure America's national security, right along with uniformed soldiers, Lopez said.After the vehicle's unveiling, Army recruiters and subject-matter experts will drive it across the United States to STEM education outreach events.(Editor’s note: This article is based on a story by Daniel LaFontaine, Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.)