VICKSBURG, Miss. (May 15, 2019) – Senior military leaders and planners from Germany and the U.S. gathered at ERDC Headquarters in Vicksburg, Mississippi, for a two-day meeting of the U.S. - DEU (Germany) SCF-A. The event was co-chaired by the Deputy Assistant Secretaries of the Army for Research and Technology and Defense Exports and Cooperation, and the German Federal Ministry of Defence. Mr. Norbert Weber, FMoD Chief of Branch A II 6, led the German delegation. Ms. Ann Cataldo, DASA DE&C, led the U.S. Army delegation. The event provided a forum for establishing broad cooperation between the armies of the U.S. and Germany in the advancement of materials research, development and acquisition.