WORKFORCE
SPOTLIGHT: MS. MARIE I. SALINAS
Everything comes back to logistics MS. MARIE I. SALINAS
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Program Executive Office for Aviation
TITLE: Logistics management specialist
YEARS OF SERVICE IN CIVILIAN WORKFORCE: 3 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 25 EDUCATION:
B.S. in multidisciplinary studies, Grantham College; associate degree in supervisory leadership, Hawaii Pacific University
DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:
Level III in life cycle logistics; Level I in program management
AWARDS: Civilian Awards: Commander’s Award for Civilian Service; LATINA Style Meritorious Service Award
Military Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NATO Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal and Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia and Kuwait)
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olled out more than 30 years ago, the “Be All You Can Be” campaign con- tinues to pay dividends for the Army. Tat slogan, along with a persuasive Army recruiter, motivated Marie Salinas to enlist right out of high school in 1985. In her 28 years of combined military and civilian service, she has
amassed considerable logistics experience that she now uses as a logistics management specialist for the Project Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PM UAS), part of the Program Executive Office (PEO) for Aviation.
“Tat slogan might be old, but it’s effective,” said Salinas. “I’ve done and seen much more in the Army than I ever expected I would.” She transferred from the active component to the Army Reserve in 1997 and retired in 2010 at the rank of master sergeant. Salinas served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and later in Operation Enduring Freedom.
“For me, everything comes back to logistics: moving people and equipment. As a Sol- dier, I had no idea how involved the process was for getting equipment to the people in the field. But now I know about that process and about what Soldiers need while they’re deployed, and I think that’s why I’ve been able to do my job well.”
What do you do, and why is it important to the Army or the warfighter?
I serve as the logistics lead in the Operations Branch of PM UAS. I plan, coordinate and evaluate the logistical requirements to support a specific mission, weapon system or other designated programs supporting the warfighter. I’m currently working on manpower and personnel issues related to operators and maintenance personnel who support systems for the warfighter downrange.
How did you become part of the AL&T Workforce, and why?
I enlisted in the Army right out of high school. A visit from a recruiter piqued my inter- est in the Army as a career. Most of my Army career was logistics-related, which made acquisition a good fit for me. My first MOS [military occupational specialty] was 92A, automation logistics specialist. I worked as a battalion S-4 as a 92Y supply sergeant, and I led a deployment of people and equipment to Tailand as the 45th Group S-4 NCO. Once I transitioned to the reserves, I worked as a civilian as a materiel handler at
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