ON THE
MADDUX ASSUMES LEADERSHIP OF PEO STRI Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) hosted a change-of-charter cer- emony May 13 in Orlando, FL, as Dr. James T. Blake handed over respon- sibility to MG Jonathan A. Maddux, formerly the assistant military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technol- ogy (ASA(ALT)). Blake retired May 31 after 38 years of combined military and civilian service.
“Jim Blake has done an absolutely superb job of strengthening the link and solidi- fying the trust between PEO STRI and the forces we support,” said the Hon. Heidi Shyu, ASA(ALT), at the ceremony. She added that “Jon Maddux’s top-level knowledge of acquisition, coupled with his valuable experience, will enable him to continue PEO STRI’s tradition of strong and effective leadership.”
“Te Army selected an outstanding indi- vidual to lead PEO STRI into the future, while taking our military’s simulation and training efforts to new heights,” Blake said of Maddux.
Blake became a member of the Senior Executive Service in March 2003 and subsequently
served as the deputy
program executive officer for STRI. In June 2005, he became PEO STRI’s first civilian leader with his appointment as the program executive officer, filling what previously had been a general officer billet.
MG Jonathan A. Maddux, The Hon. Heidi Shyu, Dr. James T. Blake and SGM Alan D. Higgs (Photo by Doug Schaub, PEO STRI)
“After 13 years in sustained conflict, the Army is in a period of transition,” Maddux said upon assuming responsibility of PEO STRI. “We’re transitioning from an Army of execution to an Army of preparation while migrating toward the future, which means we’re drawing down and scaling back, but sustaining the capabilities of a combat-seasoned force. PEO STRI will help achieve this goal of a leaner, more agile, more expeditionary force—while maintaining combat overmatch—in a heightened, fiscally responsible manner.”
Blake’s recognized expertise in acquisi- tion management was the cornerstone of his civilian career. Before 2007, PEO STRI issued contracts under Navy con- tracting authority. In 2007, recognizing the additional demands being met by PEO STRI, the Army established contracting authority in Orlando and designated Blake as PEO STRI’s first head of contracting activity.
Understanding national
that security forces
training is
inter- a major
component in helping partner nations defend themselves, PEO STRI, under Blake’s leadership, broadened the orga- nization’s global outreach in providing training aids and simulations to U.S. coalition nations. Since 2007, foreign military sales increased from $414 mil- lion to more than $1.74 billion worth of training devices to 52 partner countries.
Before Maddux’s most recent assignment at ASA(ALT), he served nine months as the deputy commanding general (DCG) (support), Combined
Security Transi-
tion Command – Afghanistan/NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan. Before his deployment, Maddux served as the program executive officer for ammuni- tion for more than three years, leading the mission to develop and procure con- ventional and leap-ahead munitions to increase combat power for U.S. troops.
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