OBJECTIVES|THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR MAGNETIC ACCELERATION, COMPRESSION, AND HEATING (MACH) IS TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THE STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM (SSP) IN THE AREA OF PULSED-POWER-DRIVEN HEDP. THIS INCLUDES IMPROVING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF FUNDAMENTAL HED SCIENCE; EXPLOITING OUR UNDERSTANDING TO DEVELOP NEW AND EXCITING CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS; DEVELOPING AND STEWARDING NEXT-GENERATION PULSED POWER TECHNOLOGY AND DRIVERS; LEADING, GROWING, AND DIVERSIFYING THE PULSED POWER HEDP COMMUNITY (INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN THE Z FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAM (ZFSP) AND THE NASCENT ZNETUS CONSORTIUM); TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HED SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS; AND PARTNERING WITH NNSA/DEFENSE LABORATORIES TO ENSURE HEALTHY STANG PIPELINES AND STRONG SCIENCE-BASED MISSION ALIGNMENT.