ON THE MOVE


PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR MISSILES AND SPACE


4: CCWS PROJECT DIRECTOR RETIRES Dean Barten, project director in the Close Combat Weapon Systems (CCWS) Project Office within the Program Executive Office (PEO) for Missiles and Space, retired Dec. 31, capping a career that spanned more than 35 years of service as a Soldier and civilian. During a Jan. 7 retirement celebration at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, Barten received the Army Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, induction into the Order of Saint Maurice and a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol.


As the project director for CCWS, Barten managed the product offices for Javelin; the Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked Wireless Missile; Rapid Capability Products; and the Improved Bradley Acquisition Subsystem. Barten also served as chief of staff for PEO Missiles and Space; prod- uct manager for the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System; and product director for Small Unmanned Air Vehicles in PEO Aviation’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office. Before his Army civilian assignments, he was a flight test engineer at the Naval Air Warfare Center at Patuxent River, Maryland.


Barten served 7½ years on Army active duty, during which he earned the rank of captain. He also served more than 15 years in the U.S. Army Reserve, retiring in 2003 as a chief warrant officer 3. (Photo courtesy of PEO Missiles and Space)


5: NEW LEADER FOR HELLFIRE OFFICE Lt. Col. Christopher P. Hill assumed responsibility of the Hellfire Product Office within the Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) Project Office from Patrick V. Miller, acting product manager, during


a ceremony Dec. 12 at Redstone Arsenal marking the standup of the Air- to-Ground Missile Systems Product Office. (Photo by Gloria Bell, TAGM Project Office)


ARMY OFFICER PROMOTIONS AND CIVILIAN APPOINTMENT


The chief of staff of the Army announced the following officer promotions to the ranks indicated below:


Maj. Gen. Robert A. Rasch Jr., currently serving as program ex- ecutive officer for Missiles and Space at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.


Maj. Gen. Kenneth T. Royar, currently serving as commanding general, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.


Brig. Gen. John L. Rafferty Jr., currently serving as director, Long Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.


The Civilian Senior Leader Management Office announced the following appointment:


Kathryn Yurkanin to the Senior Executive Service and principal dep- uty in the Office of the Chief Legislative Liaison, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology.


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