ACQUISITION SPOTLIGHT:
Mr. Forrest W. Collier A well-grounded
dedication to Army aircraft MR. FORREST W. COLLIER
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Utility Helicopters Project Office, Program Executive Office for Aviation
POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Product director for UH-60V (currently deployed on a 10-month U.S. Navy Reserve mobilization as a senior intel- ligence duty officer)
YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12
YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 17, 7 in years in the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve and 10 years in the U.S. Navy Reserve (currently serving)
AWARDS: Defense Intelligence Agency Junior Officer of the Year (JOY); U.S. Euro- pean Command Joint Analysis Center JOY; Information Dominance Warfare Officer pin; Joint Service Commenda- tion Medal; Joint Service Achievement Medal; Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal; Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal; and several Spe- cial Acts Awards as a Department of Army Civilian
EDUCATION: M.S. in management and B.S. in mechanical/aerospace
University of Alabama in Huntsville
“My family came to the area in the early ’50s as the early missile programs were getting started at Redstone Arsenal,” he said. “My maternal grandfather served both as an Army officer and Army civil- ian on Redstone during the ’50s and ’60s. My paternal grandfather was a techni- cian on the Redstone rocket program, and later on the Saturn V as part of the Apollo Space Program at NASA. My par- ents worked on the Apollo Space Program as government contractors, including the Saturn V program and the Apollo Lunar Rover program.”
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Collier said his family has had the stron- gest influence on his life and career.
“Growing up in Huntsville, it was hard not to have an admiration for the aero- space industry; the fact that my family was directly involved in these major, his- toric programs made my interest in the field very strong.”
engineering,
When Collier was 19, he enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve, which made a lasting impression that would greatly influence his future endeavors.
orrest W. Collier was born and raised in Huntsville, AL, to an aerospace heritage. So his des- tiny has always been in the air.
“I was fortunate to serve under several exceptional noncommissioned officers. Tese men made a strong impression on me, setting the example for professional- ism, leadership, self-sacrifice and devotion to our country. Tese are qualities I have tried hard to emulate in my military and civilian careers,” he said.
In 2004, Collier was selected for the Navy Reserve’s Direct Commission Offi- cer program and has since served the Navy as an intelligence officer.
“It has been a great experience, affording me the opportunity to serve in foreign countries, at sea, and to develop as a leader and professional. One prominent impact my naval service has had on me is an in- depth, continued awareness of the threats our country faces throughout the world. Tis awareness reinforces for me the criti- cal value of a professional acquisition force and the important role we play as a largely civilian workforce in defense of our nation.”
What do you do, and why is it impor- tant to the Army or the warfighter?
As product director within the Utility Helicopters Project Office, I led my team through a successful Milestone B for a new mission design series, the UH-60V Black Hawk. Te UH-60V will modernize
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Army AL&T Magazine
January–March 2015
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