training and skills that Army acquisition offers as a career.
CONCLUSION Discussing the acquisition career path and its impact on equipping Soldiers offers me an appropriate opportunity to welcome my new principal military deputy (PMILDEP), LTG Michael E. Williamson, back to ASA(ALT). In his most recent assignment, Michael served as deputy commanding general for the Combined Security Tran- sition Command – Afghanistan. Now he returns to serve as the most senior military officer working in Army acqui- sition and our director of acquisition career management. (Read his first “From the DACM” column on Page 112.)
I have had the pleasure of working with Michael since his days as a colonel serv- ing as the deputy program executive officer for integration, and recognized his tremendous talent even then. His distin- guished career has also included service as chief of information technology, acquisi- tion career management and director of systems integration within ASA(ALT); a Congressional Fellow; and acquisition military assistant to the secretary of the Army. He also skillfully led the fielding of the Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) Rifleman Radio in combat to the 75th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan.
Michael has led acquisition-building teams everywhere the Army operates around the world. He comes to the PMILDEP role in a time of declining resources, and his depth of acquisition experience, strategic think- ing and well-regarded leadership skills will be invaluable assets. Decisions made when resources are most limited determine how capable the Army will be when it is most challenged by the next contingency. Michael is just the man for the job, and our Soldiers deserve nothing less.
CALLED TO SERVE SOLDIERS Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) (3-10 MTN) set up a command post May 4 in the Chamkani district of Paktia Province, Afghanistan. Developing products and services that protect Soldiers as they, in turn, protect Americans is the greatest reward of working in Army acquisition for many professionals. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Javier Amador, 3-10 MTN Public Affairs)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNS Dwayne A. Morton, Functional Area 51 Intermediate Qualification Course director at the Army Acquisition Center of Excellence, opens a U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) Mobile Training Team class session about hiring Army contracting interns. The team augments training opportunities that contracting specialists, including interns, need to obtain their Defense Acquisi- tion Workforce Improvement Act certifications. (Photo by Edward G. Worley, ACC)
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