COLSON NEW SMDC TECHNICAL CENTER DIRECTOR William A. “Bill” Colson was sworn in as the director of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) Technical Center in a Nov. 19, 2015, ceremony at Redstone Arsenal, led by LTG David L. Mann, commanding general of SMDC and Army Forces Strategic Command.
Colson is responsible for researching, developing, test- ing and integrating capabilities for materiel solutions in tactical space, high altitude, missile defense, cyber, directed energy and related technologies. He is also responsible for managing the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site in the Marshall Islands.
Colson previously headed the Systems Simulation, Software and Integration Directorate at the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engi- neering Center (AMRDEC), where he was responsible for directing research, development, acquisition and sustainment activities for the Army’s advanced aviation and missile systems. He recently completed a temporary leadership assignment with the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command headquar- ters at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD.
Colson completed the Senior Service College Fellow- ship in 2008 and was appointed to the SES in 2013.
PM SOLDIER WEAPONS CHANGES LEADERS COL Scott Armstrong, right, outgoing PM for Soldier Weapons, hands the flag to BG Brian P. Cummings, left, PEO Soldier, to pres- ent to incoming PM COL Brian C. Stehle, center, as Deputy PM Fred Coppola looks on at an Aug. 3, 2015, change-of-charter ceremony at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. Part of PEO Soldier, the PM Soldier Weapons orga- nization is responsible for small arms and crew-served weapons used by Soldiers, including the M9 pistol and the .50-caliber M2.
Armstrong retired from the Army after a career of more than 26 years that culminated in his tenure as PM Soldier Weapons, which included work on the XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System, the carbine competition and a variety of other weapon programs.
Stehle is a career Army aviator who most recently served as Product Man- ager for the Apache Block 3/Apache Development and Modernization under the PEO for Aviation at Redstone Arsenal. (Photo courtesy of PM Soldier Weapons)
BARKER TAKES CHARGE AT PM SOLDIER WARRIOR COL Ed Barker took over as PEO Soldier’s PM for Soldier Warrior (PM SWAR) at a Nov. 10, 2015, change-of-charter ceremony at Fort Belvoir, VA. Barker replaces COL Gordon T. Wallace at the organization, which is responsible for managing the Air Warrior, Soldier Power and Nett Warrior systems. Barker previously served as executive officer for the Hon. Heidi Shyu, ASA(ALT), who also attended the ceremony.
Barker recently graduated from the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School, where he earned an M.S. in national resource strategy. He also holds an M.S. in management from the Florida Institute of Technology.
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