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Soldiers stack on a wall during live
fire certification training at Grafenwoehr Army base, 17 June 2014.
(Capt. John Farmer)

Army Experimentation
Developing the Army of the
Future—Army 2020

Van Brewer, Ph.D., and Capt. Michala Smith, U.S. Navy, Retired
Dr. Van Brewer is the Analysis Branch chief for the Joint and Army Experimentation Division, United States Army
Capabilities Integration Center. His background includes 19 years in operational experimentation and 12 years of missile
system simulation and analysis. He holds a B.A. in physics from the University of Tennessee, an M.S.E.E. in control theory and communications from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and a Ph.D. in engineering management from
Old Dominion University.
Capt. Michala M. Smith, U.S. Navy, retired, is an employee of Quantum Research International and is a member
of the Joint and Army Experimentation Support Team. Capt. Smith spent 29 years in the U.S. Navy. Assignments
included command of a shore installation and as a staff officer in J-4, the Joint Staff. She holds a B.A. from the College of
Steubenville and an M.A. from the Naval War College.
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