ON THE MOVE
PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR AVIATION
Jette praised Mason for his service as PEO, which, he was quoted in the Redstone Rocket as saying, “requires a special blend of skills, especially in today’s environment. The job re- quires strong leadership, sound business judg- ment, effective communication skills, integrity and technical expertise.”
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1: NEW LEADERSHIP AT PEO AVIATION Brig. Gen. Robert L. Barrie Jr., right, recites the oath of office administered by Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Todd III, (now a lieutenant general and deputy commanding general for acquisi- tion and systems management, Army Futures Command) during Barrie’s promotion ceremo- ny on June 2. Barrie later assumed the charter to become the 13th program executive officer (PEO) for Aviation during a private ceremony July 1 on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Barrie had served as deputy PEO since January un- der Patrick H. Mason, who will return to his former role as deputy PEO. PEO Aviation com- prises 10 project offices.
Dr. Bruce D. Jette, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology (ASA(ALT)), virtually presided over the as- sumption of charter ceremony via video. “Rob Barrie is an accomplished officer who has held several high-profile and challenging as- signments,” Jette was quoted in the Redstone Rocket as saying. “He not only understands
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aviation well, he also understands my world, having served with distinction as my chief of staff.”
Barrie was commissioned as an aviation officer after graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1990. He held staff and command positions and later was assigned to PEO Avia- tion, where he served as assistant product manager for the UH-60M Product Office and later as the executive officer to the PEO. From 2008 to 2011, Barrie was product manager for the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile with the PEO for Missiles and Space. After an assignment at the Pentagon as executive officer to the prin- cipal military deputy to the ASA(ALT), he re- turned to PEO Aviation as Project Manager for Cargo Helicopters, followed by an assignment as Jette’s chief of staff.
Barrie has an M.S. in aeronautical engineer- ing from the Naval Postgraduate School and a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Mason, he noted, “effectively managed an an- nual budget of $8 billion, led a global workforce of 3,000 military, civilian and contractor profes- sionals, and was responsible for more than 60 programs and the largest number of FMS [for- eign military sales] cases in the entire Depart- ment of Defense.” (Photos by Michelle Miller, PEO Aviation)
2: CH-47 MODERNIZATION CHANGE OF CHARTER PEO Aviation welcomed Lt. Col. David Hnyda, left, during a May 14 virtual change of charter ceremony conducted by the Cargo Helicopters Project Office. Hnyda assumed responsibility as the product manager for CH- 47 Modernization from Lt. Col. John Schmitt, right. Col. Al Niles, center, Cargo Helicopters project manager, presided over the virtual event. Hnyda previously served as the deputy associate director of aviation development for the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Develop- ment Command Aviation and Missile Center, Moffett Field, California. Schmitt retired with more than 20 years of service. (Photo by PEO Aviation Public Affairs)
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3: NEW LEAD FOR CH-47 BLOCK I PROGRAM Col. Al Niles, center, project manager for the Chinook Cargo Helicopter Office, officiated a virtual change of charter ceremony July 1 for the CH-47F Improved Cargo Helicopter Prod- uct Office. Incoming Product Manager Lt. Col. Travis Blaschke, left, assumed responsibil- ity from Lt. Col. Danielle Medaglia, who had served as the product manager since 2017. As the product manager for CH-47 moderniza- tion, Blaschke will be responsible for oversee- ing the development, integration and program management of the CH-47F Block I program. (Photo by PEO Aviation Public Affairs)
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