“We can’t forget the prime and subcontractors and their workforce, who work hard every day making these missiles. It is a total HELLFIRE team effort.”
Of the many contributors to the JLTV program’s success, Woz said, the most significant are the professionalism of those
assigned the phenomenal to the said, teaming. While
program and the
stakeholders often had widely varying orientations, he
everyone pulled
together in the end. Significant play- ers included TARDEC; the Combined Arms Support Command; U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command; Marine Corps Combat Development Command and Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration; Marine Corps Operational Test and Evalua- tion Activity; Office of the Secretary of Defense, specifically the Director, Opera- tional Test & Evaluation; and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Develop- mental Test & Evaluation, among others.
“My greatest satisfaction is being able to see a program from its inception all the way through to the front steps of the production phase, particularly since it’s a program that will likely be a signifi- cant force provider for both the Army and Marine Corps for the next 40 to 50
years,” he said, adding, “My only lesson is the value of perseverance. No program is without challenges. If everyone stays focused on the end goal, it’s remarkable what can be accomplished, particularly when people aren’t worried about who gets the credit.”
TEAM HELLFIRE Te combat-proven HELLFIRE Missile System entered service in 1985 and has been used in every conflict since Opera- tion Just Cause in Panama in 1989. Te four team members featured here over- see program budgeting, contracting, product assurance and international sales. Today, the HELLFIRE II missile is the primary air-to-ground precision weapon for rotary-wing and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the entire armed forces, as well as 22 allied nations. Te Romeo missile and the future Romeo Block 1 continue the long line of success- ful adaptations to the HELLFIRE family of missiles and ensure that warfighters
continue to have the overmatch capabil- ity necessary for mission success.
Patrick V. Miller, the assistant prod- uct manager for business operations, is responsible for planning and executing the HELLFIRE budget, including Army, Navy, Air Force and foreign military sales (FMS) funding. He is an AAC member with a DAWIA Level III certification in program management who holds an MBA from Oklahoma City University and an undergraduate degree in business management from the University of Day- ton. With five years of civilian acquisition experience, Patrick is a retired Army lieutenant colonel with more than two decades of service.
Patrick noted important points in his
career that helped prepare him for his role with HELLFIRE. “Te most impor- tant decision was to become a member of the Acquisition Corps when I was a cap- tain,” he said. “I’ve learned something in
KEEPING THE HELLFIRE ON TARGET Patrick V. Miller, left, Sandra “Sandy” French and Steve Dumas are members of the HELLFIRE II team, which received a William J. Perry Award in 2013, recognizing their outstanding contribu- tions to DOD precision strike systems. (Photo by Jennifer Weiger, PEO MS)
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