Brig. Gen. Christopher Schneider, Program Executive Officer (PEO) Soldier, addresses Col. Douglas Copeland, outgoing Project Manager for Soldier Maneuver and Precision Targeting (PM SMPT), during a relinquishment of charter ceremony held on Fort Belvoir, July 14. The ceremony marked the disestablishment of PM SMPT after more than 20 years of providing Soldiers with capabilities designed to enhance lethality, mobility and survivability.

PEO Soldier held a change of charter ceremony as Brig. Gen. Christopher Schneider assumed responsibility as the organization’s leader from Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts, at the National Museum of the United States Army, at Fort Belvoir on June 21st. Soldiers, Department of the Army civilians and family members and friends of the ceremony participants filled Veterans Hall for the event, presided over by Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA ALT), Mr. Douglas Bush.

The Soldier Enhancement Program (SEP) is an enduring process designed to help the Army move at "the Speed of Industry" to evaluate and type classify existing prototypes or commercially available items that will enhance Soldiers' ability to execute their combat mission.