Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth (left) presents the 62nd Annual Pace military award to Maj. Arthur Middlebrooks, Lead Program Analyst for Army Aviation platforms, modernization, enabling effects, and Special Access Programs, Headquarters Department of the Army, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Sept. 5, 2024. The Pace award is based on performance and completion of significant staff assignments that benefit the Army by providing substantial financial savings, or technological or military development. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Resnick)