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“With the grace and hindsight of five years between us
and the early days of the pandemic, it’s easy to lose sight
of just how harrowing those months were,” Lt. Gen. Miles
Brown, the Army Futures Command deputy commanding
general, said.

“With the grace and hindsight of five years between us and the early days of the
pandemic, it’s easy to lose sight of just how harrowing those months were,” Lt.
Gen. Miles Brown, the Army Futures Command deputy commanding general,
said.

DEVCOM developed, tested and produced military durable face coverings that
Soldiers used while training at Fort Benning, Georgia; delivered an alternative
3-D printed design to test swabs during the early months of the pandemic;
provided to New York City a mobile COVID-19 testing platform for healthcare
workers; and researched coronavirus-killing antibodies.

“Without missing a beat, DEVCOM teammates did what they have always done,”
Brown, who previously served as DEVCOM commanding general from July 2021
to September 2023, said. “They rolled up their sleeves, got creative, and found
a way to get the mission accomplished.”

During the ceremony, Brown remarked that, while DEVCOM support to the
COVID-19 response was remarkable on its own, the command’s commitment to
its primary mission to support Army Modernization never slowed down despite
the challenges the pandemic posed.

“During that same time period, DEVCOM supported more than 200 experiments
and Soldier Touchpoints, including Project Convergence,” Brown said. “It’s why I
was so incredibly proud when I was the commanding general, and why I continue
to be proud today.”

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