Samuels deployed to Afghanistan for nine months in support of RDECOM's initiative to stand up a science and technology collaboration and integration center in theater.
It was designed with help from the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to potentially deploy immediate power to military units through 100% wind-and-solar power.
Among those being recognized is U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alan Samuels, a Reserve Officer assigned to the Army Reserve Sustainment Command in support of the Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM), a part of the Army Material Command.