The U.S. Marine Corps has named its new wargaming and analysis center after retired Gen. Robert Neller, who served as the 37th commandant of the service branch from September 2015 until his retirement in July 2019.
The General Robert B. Neller Center for Wargaming and Analysis is being constructed on the Marine Corps University campus at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia and is set to reach initial operating capability in 2025, the military service said Friday.
Within its 100,446 gross square feet of space, the Neller Center will use artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics and modeling and simulation processes to enable the Marine Corps to conduct wargaming and analysis across multiple domains and levels of classification.
The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory will maintain the first-of-its-kind wargaming center and work with other services and departments to modernize the facility.
BAE Systems developed the prototype design for the center under a $19 million contract awarded in August 2020.
