Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Dr. Ron Hann, Acting Director of DTRA's R&D Directorate visited the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center, located in Natick, Massachusetts on Sept. 28, 2021. The DEVCOM Soldier Center is one of eight science and technology domains within the command, which has the mission to ensure decisive overmatch for unified land operations to empower the Army, the joint warfighter and the nation. During the visit, Dr. Hann got the opportunity to meet the powerhouse team who create the prototypes for the Uniform Integrated Protective Ensemble (UIPE), the Joint Force's next generation chemical and biological (CB) protective suit.
Pictured left to right are Molly Richards, Joseph Palomba, and Dr. Hann.