Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.). Arroyo Center.

In May 1982 the U.S. Army approached the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) with the concept of an analysis center, patterned after the RAND Corporation and its relationship with the U.S. Air Force. The Arroyo Center was to be a high-quality, interdisciplinary, future-oriented research and analysis organization. The purpose of the Center was to support the U.S. Army in studying a broad spectrum of long-range issues critically important to the Army's senior military and civilian leadership.

JPL established a study group to consider the Army request in May 1982. The Army Analysis Program (AAP) was run from JPL initially from Division 80, the Defense Programs Office. In May 1983, the Army Analysis Program was named the Arroyo Center and placed in Division 10, reporting directly to the JPL Director.

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