Leader Photo Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed, monitors a simulation exercise in Washington, D.C. Nov. 13, 2020. Operation Warp Speed is an effort by several U.S. government components and public and private partnerships to facilitate the development, manufacturing and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. SHARE: Download: Full Size (1.12 MB) Credit: EJ Hersom, DOD VIRIN: 201113-D-DB155-009M.JPG Photo Gallery