The greatest and ongoing challenge facing DoD technology advancement is transcending the “gap” between identifying and developing the most promising research and transitioning it to manufacturing for field and fleet acquisition. This transition gap is often referred to as the “technology valley of death.” Transcending this gap is precisely what the EOC does for the Department of Defense. From groundbreaking research to extending the lives of legacy systems, our staff has successfully demonstrated they can meet our sponsors' most challenging technology transition requirements. By addressing warfighter issues from a systems solution perspective, the EOC is able to effectively shorten the development life cycle and expediently field relevant solutions at lower cost and greater availability.