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Charles W. Schwartz, the chairman of the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M System, said System officials wanted to allow U.S. Army Gen. John M. “Mike” Murray and members of his staff at the Army Futures Command “to see firsthand what Texas A&M University and The Texas A&M University System can offer him.”
A recent three-day trip to Aggieland by Murray marked one of his first stops outside of Austin since the Army Futures Command opened its headquarters in the Texas capital city in August.
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At a press event, Murray told reporters that the Army Futures Command is focused on making sure soldiers will have new equipment, improved tactics and the operational schemes necessary to remain dominant on the battlefields of the future.
“Although we are based in Austin, we are on a countrywide search for the best talent and best ideas we can find,” the four-star general said. “So we are thrilled with any partnership we can build. We are thrilled with whatever we can contribute to the work that goes on down here at Texas A&M or throughout the entire System.”
Some of the work highlighted by Texas A&M officials and members of seven state agencies within the Texas A&M System included: research on hypersonic travel; developments with unmanned aerial vehicles; advanced communications systems; and the latest search and rescue capabilities.
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“We are mission-driven. It is not about us,” Sharp told Murray. “There isn’t a question you can ask us that the answer is not ‘yes.’ We will do everything we can to fulfill that mission.”