VACANCIES
19 Feb 23. Airwayz seeks applicants for research and development roles to support company expansion. Uncrewed Traffic Management (UTM) company Airwayz is hiring for a number of vacancies developing and leading technologies aimed at enabling multi-drone operations. Four positions available are as follows:
- R&D Manager
- Frontend Team Leader
- Backend Med/Senior Developer
- DevOps Developer
Responsibilities listed for Developer include:
- Developing key components of the company’s products.
- Perform Research on new cutting-edge technology.
- Working with other R&D members in an agile environment.
- Collaborating with other departments (QA, Product, Operations…)
Airwayz is a startup company established in 2018 with over 20 employees that develops low altitude airspace management systems for the drone industry.
For more information: www.airwayz.co (Source: www.unmannedairspace.info)
19 Feb 23. OpenWorks Engineering seeks business development manager to increase international reach.
OpenWorks Engineering is looking for a creative senior business development manager with responsibility for UK and international markets. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to take a proactive and leading role in developing business strategies and creating action plans covering the complete sales life cycle enabling us to grow our existing and new offerings into markets internationally. The successful candidate is expected to have wide experience and a track record of developing successful and profitable business campaigns and sales in the defence and security market and, ideally, with specific experience and knowledge of optical systems.
Responsibilities include:
- Leading the identification and development of business winning strategies and campaigns to secure new orders and to grow the business internationally.
- Take responsibility and ownership for opportunities from concept through to profitability to achieve sustainable market growth.
- Lead the creation of winning bids and proposals.
- Develop pricing strategies for equipment and ILS.
- Develop leads into opportunities by working closely with the end-user community.
- Supporting existing customers.
- Work collaboratively with strategic and distribution partners around the world.
- Representing the company in a wide range of environments including formal presentations, expert panel discussions and one-to-one meetings.
- Global travel. We need our sales team to enjoy the challenge of travelling to continue our international success, capable of engaging with a wide range of cultures and characters, from senior military leaders to scientists and engineers.
- Comply with company processes and UK and international laws.
OpenWorks Engineering is a high-tech company which designs and manufactures a range of products sold internationally to security and defence authorities aimed at countering the growing threats posed by drones. The SkyWall and SkyTrack technologies are already in use worldwide with the company’s autonomous optical systems due to reach new customers in new markets in 2023.
Further job details here
For more information: www.openworksengineering.com
(Source: www.unmannedairspace.info)
LOCATIONS
MARITIME
19 Feb 23. HMS Anson departs Barrow-in-Furness. HMS Anson, the fifth Astute Class submarine, has sailed from Barrow-in-Furness to begin her journey to His
- The fifth Astute-Class attack submarine has sailed from BAE Systems’ shipyard bound for her new home.
- Upon arrival at HMNB Clyde, she will undergo sea trials.
- £1.3 bn of UK investment in the programme.
Marking entry into the Royal Navy, HMS Anson was formally commissioned in ceremony last year, and is the eighth Navy vessel to bear the name, originally named after Admiral George Anson.
Building on commitments made in the Integrated Review, the completion of HMS Anson demonstrates the strength of British industry and its world-leading nuclear technology.
Upon arrival at the Clyde, HMS Anson will begin sea trials.
Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, said: “HMS Anson will play a vital role in defending the UK, providing a competitive edge for decades to come, and I am proud to see her make her journey up to her permanent home on the Clyde.”
Supporting tens of thousands of jobs across the UK, our Astute-Class submarines are a leading example of our commitment to defence manufacturing, continuing to boost British industry for decades to come.
One of the most sophisticated underwater vessels ever built, HMS Anson represents £1.3 bn of UK investment.
More than 11 years in the making and built in BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness site, the departure of HMS Anson is a significant moment for the UK’s submarine manufacturing industry.
Delivering on the Prime Minister’s priority to grow the economy, creating better-paid jobs and opportunity right across the country, the construction of HMS Anson has included more than 10,000 coders, engineers, scientists, submariners and technicians across the UK.
Steve Timms, Managing Director of BAE Systems’ Submarines business, said:
It’s with enormous pride that we bid farewell to HMS Anson as she departs our site to take up her vital role helping to protect the UK’s national security.
This is a truly national endeavour, so delivering the most capable attack submarine ever built for the Royal Navy is a tremendous moment for our company, our employees, the Barrow community and the whole of the submarine enterprise, not least our vast and crucially important UK wide supply chain.
Capable of defending the UK’s interests at home and overseas, HMS Anson will be armed with up to 38 Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedoes, and Block V Tomahawk land attack missiles, able to tackle targets at a range of up to 1,000 miles.
Powered by a Rolls-Royce nuclear reactor, the boat will also be operational for 25 years without refuelling.
The Astute Class is the first nuclear-powered submarine class to be designed entirely in a three-dimensional, computer-aided environment –represent the cutting edge and state of the art nature of the UK’s military capabilities.
They are the most advanced boats ever operated by the Royal Navy, providing the capability needed to defend the UK and its allies’ interests at home and overseas.
Dr Tim Sheldon, Director Submarines Acquisition for the Submarine Delivery Agency, said:
We commend the tremendous effort by all those involved across the UK in the delivery of HMS Anson to the Royal Navy.
Her departure from Barrow is a major milestone, not only in her journey to full operational service, but for the Astute programme as a whole.
Weighing 7,800 tonnes, she is 97 metres long – just short of two Olympic swimming pools – with 240 kilometres of cabling – enough to stretch from Barrow-In-Furness to its new home in Faslane, Scotland.
Commanding Officer of HMS Anson, Cdr David ‘Bing’ Crosby, said:
My team and I are grateful to all across the build enterprise and SDA who have made HMS ANSON such a formidable submarine. We are eagerly looking forward to putting the boat through her paces on sea trials, realising her full potential and joining our colleagues on the Clyde – the home of the Royal Navy Submarine Service.
The first four Astute-Class submarines – HMS Astute, HMS Ambush, HMS Artful and HMS Audacious – are already in service with the Royal Navy.
The final two submarines in the class – Agamemnon and Agincourt – are in various stages of construction at Barrow-in-Furness. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)
17 Feb 23. Austal delivers EPF vessel USNS Apalachicola to US Navy.
The new high-speed, shallow draft EPF can transport 600t of military cargo at an average speed of 35k.
Austal USA has handed over the 13th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF), the future USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13), to the US Navy.
Delivery of the new vessel was accepted by the Navy on 16 February.
EPF 13 is the second US Navy vessel to bear this name. It is also one of the largest surface vessels in the Navy to feature autonomous capabilities. The latest milestone comes after the company completed several sea and uncrewed logistics prototype trials of USNS Apalachicola for over a period of five months.
Primary objective of these trials was to assess the performance of autonomous systems and design of the ship along with other traditional ship systems.
The tests were carried out in close coordination with Austal’s industry partners L3Harris Technologies and General Dynamics Mission Systems.
Programme Executive Office (PEO), Ships Strategic and Theatre Sealift programme manager Tim Roberts said: “The Navy and our shipbuilding partner, Austal USA, are proud of the work accomplished and look forward to EPF 13 providing capability and capacity to Military Sealift Command, the fleet, and the US Marine Corps.”
The new Spearhead-class EPF vessel has been constructed to operate in shallow waterways to undertake a wide range of operations, including quick, intra-theatre transport of equipment and personnel.
It is a non-combatant transport ships that can support various disaster relief, humanitarian assistance, support special operations forces and overseas contingency operations.
Austal USA president Rusty Murdaugh said: “Apalachicola will also be the first EPF with the ability to conduct V-22 flight operations and launch and recover 11m Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs).”
The company is also working on the construction of the next vessel of the same class, named USNS Cody (EPF 14). (Source: naval-technology.com)
MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT
PERSONNEL
EUROPE APPOINTMENTS
23 Feb 23. Mr Guy Warrington has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan in succession to Mr Jonny Baxter who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Warrington will take up his appointment during March 2023.
20 Feb 23. The Cabinet Secretary announced the appointment of Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS as the new Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA). Dame Angela, who is currently Chief Scientific Adviser for the Ministry of Defence, was selected by the Prime Minister following an open competition. Dame Angela will be the first woman to hold the role of GCSA and will take up the post on 1 April.
17 Feb 23. Ms Fern Horine has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova in succession to Mr Steven Fisher, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Ms Horine will take up her appointment during October 2023.
U.S. APPOINTMENTS
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. Peter A. Garvin will be assigned as president, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. Garvin is currently serving as commander, Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, Florida.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. William C. Greene will be assigned as commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center; and director, Surface Ship Maintenance and Modernization, NAVSEA 21, Washington, D.C. Greene is currently serving as fleet maintenance officer, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. John V. Menoni will be assigned as director, Programming Division, N80, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Menoni is currently serving as assistant deputy chief of naval operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, N3/N5B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. Milton J. Sands III will be assigned as chief of staff, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Sands is currently serving as commander, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Special Operations Command, Naples, Italy.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. Paul J. Schlise will be assigned as director, Warfare Integration, N9I, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Schlise is currently serving as director, Warfare Development, N72, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. Douglas C. Verissimo will be assigned as commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia. Verissimo is currently serving as director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Joseph F. Cahill III, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia. Cahill is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Fifteen, San Diego, California.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Jeffrey J. Czerewko, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, Florida. Czerewko is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Four, Norfolk, Virginia.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Brian L. Davies, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as special assistant to director, Navy Staff for Learning to Action Board, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Davies is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Two, with additional duties as deputy commander, Second Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael P. Donnelly, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, Air Warfare Division, N98, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Donnelly is currently serving as commander, Task Force Seven Zero; and commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Kenneth W. Epps, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Supply Systems Command; and chief of the Supply Corps, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Epps is currently serving as commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapons System Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Rick Freedman, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as deputy chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; deputy surgeon general of the Navy; and director, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy Division, N0931, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Falls Church, Virginia. Freedman is currently serving as deputy assistant director, Operations, Strategy, and Education and Training, Defense Health Agency, with additional duties as chief of the Dental Corps, Falls Church, Virginia.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Casey J. Moton, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as program executive officer for Aircraft Carriers, Washington, D.C. Moton is currently serving as program executive officer, Unmanned and Small Combatants, Washington, D.C.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard E. Seif Jr., selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Seif is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Seven; commander, Task Force Seven Four; and commander, Task Force Five Four, Yokosuka, Japan.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Paul C. Spedero Jr., selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as vice director of operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Spedero is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight, Norfolk, Virginia.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Dennis Velez, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, Plans and Policy, J-5, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland. Velez is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Virginia.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Christopher D. Alexander will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Nine, San Diego, California. Alexander is currently serving as commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center, San Diego, California.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Sean R. Bailey will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight, Norfolk, Virginia. Bailey is currently serving as deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command; and deputy commander, Fifth Fleet, Manama, Bahrain.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Mark D. Behning will be assigned as director, Undersea Warfare Division, N97, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Behning is currently assigned as commander, Submarine Group Nine, Silverdale, Washington.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Heidi K. Berg will be assigned as assistant deputy chief of naval operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy, N3/N5B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Berg is currently serving as director, Plans and Policy, J5, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael A. Brookes will be assigned as director, National Maritime Intelligence Integration Office/commander, Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C. Brookes is currently serving as director, J2, U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Florida.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Christopher J. Cavanaugh will be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Seven; commander, Task Force Seven Four; and commander, Task Force Five Four, Yokosuka, Japan. Cavanaugh is currently serving as director, Maritime Headquarters, N03, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Jennifer S. Couture will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eleven, Everett, Washington. Couture is currently serving as commander, Naval Service Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) William R. Daly will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Fifteen, San Diego, California. Daly is currently serving as deputy director, Policy, Plans, Strategy, Capabilities and Resources, J5/8, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Dion D. English will be assigned as director, Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations Division, N4L, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. English is currently serving as vice director, J4, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Erik J. Eslich will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Twelve, Norfolk, Virginia. Eslich is currently serving as deputy commander, Seventh Fleet, Yokosuka, Japan.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Ronald A. Foy, will be assigned as commander, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Special Operations Command, Naples, Italy. Foy is currently serving as deputy director, global Operations, J39, J3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Patrick J. Hannifin will be assigned as commander, Task Force Seven Zero; and commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan. Hannifin is currently serving as deputy director for Political-Military Affairs (Asia), J5, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Oliver T. Lewis will be assigned as director, Strategic Integration, N2N6T, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Lewis is currently serving as director, Plans and Operations, U.S. Naval Forces Europe – Sixth Fleet; deputy commander, Sixth Fleet; and commander, Submarine Group Eight, Naples, Italy.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen G. Mack will be assigned as director, Plans and Operations, U.S. Naval Forces Europe – Sixth Fleet; deputy commander, Sixth Fleet; and commander, Submarine Group Eight, Naples, Italy. Mack is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, Submarines, Maritime Command Headquarters, Northwood, Great Britain; commander, Submarines, NATO; and deputy commander, Submarine Group Eight, United Kingdom.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Wesley R. McCall will be assigned as commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia. McCall is currently serving as commander, Navy Region Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Max G. McCoy Jr. will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Four, Norfolk, Virginia. McCoy is currently serving as commander, Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, Fallon, Nevada.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Martin J. Muckian will be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Two with additional duties as deputy commander, Second Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia. Muckian is currently serving as commander, Undersea Warfighting Development Center, Groton, Connecticut.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Benjamin R. Nicholson will be assigned as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia. Nicholson is currently serving as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Representative, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau; commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas; and commander, Joint Region Marianas, Apra, Guam.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Matthew N. Ott III will be assigned as commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapons Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ott is currently serving as deputy chief of staff for fleet ordnance and supply/Fleet Supply Officer, N41, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Randall W. Peck will be assigned as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three, San Diego, California. Peck is currently serving as president, Board of Inspection and Survey, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Benjamin G. Reynolds will be assigned as deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Budget; and director, Fiscal Management Division, N82, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Reynolds is currently serving as director, Operations and Plans, N3, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael S. Sciretta will be assigned as director, Warfare Development, N72, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Sciretta is currently serving as commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, Naples, Italy.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Ralph R. Smith III will be assigned as deputy director, Operations, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland. Smith is currently serving as vice director for intelligence, J2, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Philip E. Sobeck will be assigned as commander, Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia. Sobeck is currently serving as director, Strategy, Policy, Programs, and Logistics, J5/4, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Jonathan T. Stephens is assigned as lead special trial counsel, Office of Special Trial Counsel, Washington, D.C. Stephens previously served as interim lead special trial counsel, Office of Special Trial Counsel, Washington, D.C.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Nicholas R. Tilbrook will be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Nine, Silverdale, Washington. Tilbrook is currently serving as deputy director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
21 Feb 23. Rear Adm. (lower half) Robert D. Westendorff will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Virginia. Westendorff is currently serving as director, Fleet Integrated Readiness and Analysis, N02R, U.S. Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. LG (Promotable) Charles R. Hamilton, deputy chief of staff, G-4, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., to commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
17 Feb 23. MG Christopher G. Beck, deputy commanding general, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas, to commanding general, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
17 Feb 23. MG Peter N. Benchoff, chief of staff, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. MG James E. Bonner, commanding general, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, to deputy commanding general, U.S. Army North, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.
17 Feb 23. MG Timothy D. Brown, director, J-2, U.S. European Command, Germany, to commanding general, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. MG Glenn A. Dean III, program executive officer, Ground Combat Systems, Warren, Michigan, to deputy commanding general, Acquisition and Systems Management, U.S. Army Futures Command, Austin, Texas.
17 Feb 23. MG David J. Francis, director, J-3 Operations/Cyber, U.S. Africa Command, Germany, to chief of staff, U.S. Africa Command, Germany.
17 Feb 23. MG William H. Graham Jr., deputy commanding general of civil and emergency operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C., to deputy chief of engineers and deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. MG David C. Hill, commandant, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, to deputy commanding general for civil and emergency operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. MG Mark H. Landes, commanding general, First Army Division East, Fort Knox, Kentucky, to commandant, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
17 Feb 23. MG Allan M. Pepin, commanding general, Military District of Washington; and commander, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region, Washington, D.C., to chief of staff, U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
17 Feb 23. MG Walter T. Rugen, director, Future of Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, to director, Army Aviation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. MG William D. Taylor, director, Army Aviation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., to commanding general, 2nd Infantry Division (Combined), Eighth Army, Republic of Korea.
17 Feb 23. MG Joel B. Vowell, commanding general, U.S. Army Japan and I Corps (Forward), Japan, to commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Inherent Resolve, Iraq.
17 Feb 23. MG Darren L. Werner, commanding general, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, Michigan, to deputy chief of staff for logistics and operations, U.S. Army Materiel Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
17 Feb 23. MG David B. Womack, deputy commanding general, V Corps, Germany, to commanding general, U.S. Army Japan and I Corps (Forward), Japan.
17 Feb 23. BG Richard T. Appelhans, director of intelligence, U.S. Forces Korea: and deputy director of intelligence, Combined Forces Command, Republic of Korea, to commanding general and Commandant, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence and Fort Huachuca, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
17 Feb 23. BG Phillip C. Baker, deputy commanding general (Support), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, to director, Future of Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
17 Feb 23. BG James B. Bartholomees, deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to chief of staff, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
17 Feb 23. BG Jonathan C. Byrom, commander, 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force, U.S. Army Europe-Africa, Germany, to commanding general, U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center; and director of Army safety, Fort Rucker, Alabama.
17 Feb 23. BG Dale S. Crockett, commandant, U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, to deputy commanding general (Operations), Eighth Army, Republic of Korea.
17 Feb 23. BG Jason A. Curl, deputy commanding general (Operations), 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York, to director, CJ3, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Inherent Resolve, Iraq.
17 Feb 23. BG John M. Cushing, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky, to commanding general, Combat Capabilities Development Command, U.S. Army Futures Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
17 Feb 23. BG Thomas M. Feltey, commandant, U.S. Army Armor School, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Georgia, to deputy commanding general, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas.
17 Feb 23. BG Andrew C. Gainey, deputy commanding general (Operations), 3rd Division (France), France, to commanding general, 56th Artillery Command, U.S. Army Europe-Africa, Germany.
17 Feb 23. BG Kimberly A. Peeples, commanding general, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cincinnati, Ohio, to commanding general, Mississippi Valley Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
17 Feb 23. BG Mark C. Quander, commandant of cadets, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, to commanding general, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cincinnati, Ohio.
17 Feb 23. BG Richard J. Quirk IV, senior defense official and defense attaché, U.S. Defense Attaché Office, United Arab Emirates, to senior defense official and defense attaché, U.S. Defense Attaché Office, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
17 Feb 23. BG Ronald R. Ragin, deputy commander for support, Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, Germany, to commanding general, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, U.S. Army Europe-Africa, Germany.
17 Feb 23. BG Lori L. Robinson, deputy commanding general (Support), 2nd Infantry Division (Combined), Eighth Army, Republic of Korea, to commandant of cadets, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York.
17 Feb 23. BG Monte L. Rone, deputy chief of staff, Operations, Multinational Corps Northeast, NATO, Poland, to commandant, U.S. Army Infantry School, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence; and director, Future Soldier Lethality Cross Functional Team, Army Futures Command, Fort Benning, Georgia.
17 Feb 23. BG Philip J. Ryan, commanding general, U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command; and deputy commanding general, Futures, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to commander, Special Operations Joint Task Force-Levant, Operation Inherent Resolve, Kuwait.
17 Feb 23. BG Eric P. Shirley, commander, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Defense Logistics Agency, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to commanding general, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), U.S. Army Central, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
17 Feb 23. BG Michael J. Simmering, deputy commanding general (Operations), 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, to commandant, U.S. Army Armor School, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Georgia.
17 Feb 23. BG Jason C. Slider, director, Mission Command Center of Excellence, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to deputy commanding general (Operations), 3rd Division (France), France.
17 Feb 23. BG Colin P. Tuley, deputy director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, J-5, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to deputy commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
17 Feb 23. BG Jeffrey A. VanAntwerp, deputy commanding general (Operations), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, to deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
17 Feb 23. BG John W. Weidner, deputy director, Plans, J-5, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, to chief of staff, U.S. Forces Korea, Republic of Korea.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Brian J. Anderson for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Anderson is currently serving as assistant commander, Supply Chain Policy and Management, Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Eric J. Anduze for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Anduze is currently serving as assistant chief of staff, Naval Air Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Amy N. Bauernschmidt for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Bauernschmidt is currently serving as commanding officer, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), San Diego, California.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Walter D. Brafford for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Brafford is currently serving as deputy chief, Operations, Plans and Readiness, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Falls Church, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Michael B. Devore for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Devore is currently serving as chief of staff, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Thomas J. Dickinson for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Dickinson is currently serving as chief operating officer and principal military deputy, Navy Regional Maintenance Center / Surface Ship Maintenance and Modernization (NAVSEA 21), Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Thomas A. Donovan for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Donovan is currently serving as executive officer to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Frederic C. Goldhammer for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Goldhammer is currently serving as special assistant to the assistant deputy chief of naval operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Robert J. Hawkins for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Hawkins is currently serving as director, Commander’s Action Group, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Falls Church, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Joshua C. Himes for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Himes is currently serving as chief of staff, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Ian L. Johnson for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Johnson is currently serving as chief of staff, Navy Installations Command, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Neil A. Koprowski for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Koprowski is currently serving as branch head, Programming Division (N801), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Paul J. Lanzilotta for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Lanzilotta is currently serving as commanding officer, USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), Norfolk, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Joshua Lasky for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Lasky is currently serving as assistant deputy director for global operations, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Donald W. Marks for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Marks is currently serving as executive assistant to the commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Craig T. Mattingly for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Mattingly is currently serving as senior military advisor to the secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Andrew T. Miller for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Miller is currently serving as chief of staff, U.S. Submarine Forces Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Kurtis A. Mole for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Mole is currently serving as information warfare commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Lincoln M. Reifsteck for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Reifsteck is currently serving as branch head, Undersea Warfare Division, N973, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Frank A. Rhodes IV for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Rhodes is currently serving as executive assistant to the chief of naval operations, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Frank G. Schlereth III for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Schlereth is currently serving as executive assistant, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Thomas E. Shultz for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Shultz is currently serving as executive assistant to the under secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Kevin R. Smith for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Smith is currently serving as major program manager for Constellation Class Frigate Program, Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Julie M. Treanor for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Treanor is currently serving as chief of staff, N40, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Todd S. Weeks for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Weeks is currently serving as major program manager for attack submarines, Program Executive Office Submarines, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Todd E. Whalen for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Whalen is currently serving as chief of staff, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Dianna Wolfson for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Wolfson is currently serving as commander, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. Navy Capt. Forrest O. Young for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Young is currently serving as director, Aviation Officer Career Management and Distribution Division (PERS-43), Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee.
17 Feb 23. USMC Col. David R. Everly for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Everly is currently serving as chief of staff, 2d Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
17 Feb 23. USMC Col. Kelvin W. Gallman for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Gallman is currently serving as senior military advisor to the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. USMC Col. Adolfo Garcia Jr., for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Garcia is currently serving as director, U.S. House of Representatives Congressional Liaison, Office of Legislative Affairs, Headquarters, U.S. USMC, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. USMC Col. Matthew T. Good for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Good is currently serving as director, U.S. Senate Congressional Liaison, Office of Legislative Affairs, Headquarters, U.S. USMC, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. USMC Col. Trevor Hall for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Hall is currently serving chief of staff, U.S. USMC Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. USMC Col. Richard D. Joyce for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Joyce is currently serving as commanding officer, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, USMC Air Station, New River, North Carolina.
17 Feb 23. USMC Col. Omar J. Randall for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Randall is currently serving as director, Logistics Combat Element Integration Division, Combat Development and Integration, Headquarters, U.S. USMC, Quantico, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. USMC Col. Robert S. Weiler for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Weiler is currently serving as military secretary to the commandant of the USMC, Headquarters, U.S. USMC, Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen D. Barnett for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Barnett is currently serving as commander, Navy Region Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael W. Baze for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Baze is currently serving as commander, Navy Personnel Command; and deputy chief of naval personnel, Millington, Tennessee.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard T. Brophy Jr., for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Brophy is currently serving as chief of Naval Air Training, Corpus Christi, Texas.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Joseph F. Cahill III, for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Cahill is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Fifteen, San Diego, California.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Jeffrey J. Czerewko for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Czerewko is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Four, Norfolk, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Brian L. Davies for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Davies is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Two, with additional duties as deputy commander, Second Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael P. Donnelly for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Donnelly is currently serving as commander, Task Force Seven Zero; and commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Kenneth W. Epps for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Epps is currently serving as commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapons Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Rick Freedman for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Freedman is currently serving as deputy assistant director, Operations, Strategy, and Education and Training, Defense Heath Agency, with additional duties as chief of the Dental Corps, Falls Church, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Daniel P. Martin for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Martin is currently serving as director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Casey J. Moton for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Moton is currently serving as program executive officer, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), Washington, D.C.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard E. Seif Jr., for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Seif is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Seven; commander, Task Force Seven Four; and commander, Task Force Five Four, Yokosuka, Japan.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Paul C. Spedero Jr., for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Spedero is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight, Norfolk, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen R. Tedford for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Tedford is currently serving as program executive officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, Patuxent River, Maryland.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Derek A. Trinque for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Trinque is currently serving as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Seven; commander, Task Force Seven Six; and commander, Amphibious Force, Seventh Fleet, Okinawa, Japan.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Dennis Velez for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Velez is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Virginia.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Darryl L. Walker for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Walker is currently serving as commander, Combined Joint Task Force, Cyber, Tenth Fleet, Fort Meade, Maryland.
17 Feb 23. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Jeromy B. Williams for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Williams is currently serving as commander, Special Operations Command Pacific, U.S. Special Operations Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.
INDUSTRY
PERSONNEL
EUROPE APPOINTMENTS
20 Feb 23. Marshall Futureworx, the venture building arm of Marshall of Cambridge, has announced that Kieren Paterson will assume the position of Managing Director with immediate effect. Kieren has been co-founder and Head of Futeworx since the launch of Futureworx in 2020 and has had an extensive career with the wider Marshall Group that has spanned 23 years.
U.S. APPOINTMENTS
24 Feb 23. AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, announced that Tracey Patterson has joined the Company as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. In this position, Tracey will oversee global Human Resources, Communications, and other functions.
23 Feb 23. Sigma Defense Systems today announced that Lieutenant General Dennis Crall, USMC, Retired, has been appointed to the company’s Board of Advisors. General Crall retired from active duty in October 2022 following his last assignment as Chief Information Officer (CIO) – Director Command, Control, Communications, and Cyber (C4) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (Source: PR Newswire)
14 Feb 23. Vaya Space, Inc., the green Space and Defense company and emerging leader in performance, cost and sustainability, today announced that General Wesley K. Clark, USA, (Ret.) has joined Vaya Space as a senior advisor to the Board and Company to support investment in and expansion of Vaya Space’s new technologies to the highly attractive Space (launch) and Defense (strategic and tactical missile) landscape. (Source: Satnews)