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AMC creates three new organizations.(Alog News)

A 9 October ceremony marked the stand-up of the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) (Provisional), the Chemical Materials Agency (Provisional), and the Guardian Brigade, all at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The ceremony also signaled the stand-down of the Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM).

"We are celebrating the transformation of three organizations designed to keep our Army relevant," said General Paul J. Kern, Commander of the Army Materiel Command (AMC).

RDECOM is a major subordinate command of AMC. Its pri

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