We would probably need a group picture ..and some info..
History
In 2001, Cooperative Agreements were awarded to five consortia under the Army's Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA) program. The CTAs established partnerships among research communities in the Army Laboratories and Centers, private industry, and academia. Each alliance member brings with it a distinctly different approach to research: Academia is known for its cutting-edge innovation; the industrial partners are able to leverage existing research results for transition and to deal with technology bottlenecks; and the Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) researchers keep the program oriented toward solving complex Army technology problems. Thus multidisciplinary research teams are generating the complex technology needed to solve the Army's complex problems. This approach enables the CTA program to bring together world class research and development talent and focus it on Army-specific technology objectives for application to Army Transformation.