3D Agile supports American Agility, standing in the gap to field innovation for our soldiers on a critical change in footsoldier support and maneuver that will not happen any other way. 3D Agile Inc is here for this sole purpose.
In this, 3D Agile Inc. is a for-profit company as necessary for linking with team partners in the defense and technology industries. But this corporation frames a program that is also a voice for change for our soldiers. In this, it is contractually held to later pass your contributions, and the technologies gained by this program, on to our wounded soldiers and disabled veterans.
3D Agile team structure is lean at initiation of this American Agility campaign and is positioned to rapidly support program growth through an existing network of resources and management leaders. When our mission of rapid incubation of this broad program is successfully accomplished, a major defense leader able to support the larger logistics of this platform shall acquire 3D Agile. From the resulting capital, America’s contributions to this program shall be directed to a foundation, or non-profit, for Jake™ to be adapted for our wounded soldiers and disabled veterans.
We are dedicated to the Jake™ Modular Technology Platform’s ability to bring together the best of America’s technologies and talents to foster maximum innovation with our young Soldiers and Marines. Jake’s new view of modularity meets multi-mission, multi-terrain logistical interests of Joint Forces, National Guard and Homeland Security. Its new combination of the latest technologies offer powerful capabilities in a tough compact package (for defense technology leaders, it's a $60,000 carrier of $300,000 of your stuff).
In 2005, the US Army Rapid Equipping Force briefed the Pentagon, stating that the Jake “identifies and fills an overlooked capabilities gap”, asking for $10 million for an aggressive nine month fielding of 15 Jakes.
Viewed as too broad for the REF, this program was taken into the larger Army system where it is stalled by the challenge that the Jake Platform is not just a new ‘vehicle’ definition, but also represents a powerful doctrine shift envisioned by top military thinkers: change that is difficult amidst wartime priorities.
It is tragic irony that in the midst of the tough road of developing the Jake, that my nephew and three other brave Marines were killed in Iraq in a situation that this program addresses: splitting the targets we present to our enemy and ability to reconfigure movement from predictable routes.
This program was dedicated to these young Marines in 2005. And the sacrifices of these men, and Jesse’ spirit to me personally, is the ‘fire in the belly’ that holds my resolve in now the toughest years of my life: 
watching a program for our soldiers on the ground that is readily understood in every meeting, at every level, agreed ascritical need, so embraced in concept, so doable with our tech labs, yet accepted as impossible within a system not designed for change.
It is the struggle of this path, and the strength of the families of these young Marines and those of their buddies that leads to calling on the power of ordinary, caring Americans.
Many advise that “this isn’t the way the system works”. But, from my experience on major programs for major corporations, it is actually what America needs. We have amazing technology and amazing talent. We need the freedom to look at things differently and apply ourselves to what we know has to be done and in the manner that we know works. America needs a means to focus on our troops on foot, a seed on which to build a national program to rapidly advance these soldiers’ protection and tactical capabilities to win in a changed battlespace.
This is why your support is critical and why I believe you will appreciate the ability to be involved and help. It is something that we can do together. The accumulation of many small actions will create and trigger large action. In doing so, we are supporting our Soldiers and Marines, those who willingly take up the tasks we have set before them, and honoring those having paid the ultimate price.
Thank you for joining us in this story and lending your prayers to the tough task still ahead.
