Thursday, February 2, 2017 • APG News B5 Deputy PEO IEW&S promoted to SES
By John Higgins National Army and Afghan National PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors Police, with Bucci leading acquisition training for that work force as Director of Joseph Bucci, Deputy Program Execu- Capability Development for Combined tive Officer - Intelligence, Electronic Security Transition Command – Afghani- Warfare & Sensors, or PEO IEW&S, was stan. It was a massive undertaking where promoted to a member of America’s Bucci led the way in acquisition training, Senior Executive Service, known as SES, materiel development and sustainment on Jan 13. for the two Afghan forces totaling 352,000 Bucci has served the United States at personnel. home and abroad alongside his colleague During Bucci’s speech he thanked his and friend, Maj. Gen. Kirk Vollmecke, the family and all the colleagues and mentors PEO for IEW&S, who presided over the who supported and helped develop his promotion ceremony on Aberdeen Prov- skills and abilities. ing Ground. In reflecting on the support he received Selection to the rank of SES, similar to on the home front, Bucci paid particular general or flag officer in the Armed Forces, attention to the effect his family had on his is extremely competitive; they make up career by saying, “We might be a civilian less than .2% of Army civilian positions. Army family, but we’re an Army family Bucci prepared rigorously for his new none-the-less, and as with all Army level of responsibility by completing the families it’s the ones at home who make NASA Senior Executive Service Candidate everything possible.” Development Program, graduating Army Bucci is now cemented as the DPEO War College, and serving as a Fellow for IEW&S managing an extensive portfolio the Chief of Staff of the Army’s inaugural of products supporting the warfighter. He, Strategic Studies Group. Other previous will continue in this role for the foresee- assignments include G3 for the Research able future. Development and Engineering Command In briefly discussing the PEO IEW&S and Senior Test Manager for multiple mission Bucci said, “We are the point of Command, Control, Communications, the spear when it comes to informing the Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and warfighter. From Aerial sensors to major Reconnaissance (C4ISR) organizations, to intelligence programs to fielding counter- name just a few of the positions and measures that keep our warfighters alive, training Bucci has completed in his career. PEO IEW&S leads the way in resilience During the ceremony MG Vollmecke and real-time relevance.” offered personal insight into the experi- He ended his remarks by promising to ences, skills and personality that served work with and leverage all the expertise Bucci throughout his career. available on Aberdeen Proving Ground. “Here’s the part you don’t know about Joe, he is a PT (physical training) animal.” Vollmecke, cheerfully recounted a story where Bucci lead a 100 mile Spin class for the Charity Autism Speaks, while the two were deployed in Afghanistan. “It was not afun class.” Vollmecke said getting a laugh from Soldiers and civilians in the audi- ence. Joseph Bucci, (right) the Deputy Program “Joe and I worked together in Afghani- Executive Officer - Intelligence, Electronic stan during Operations Enduring Free- Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S) is pre- dom and Freedom Sentinel. During that sented with a certificate of recognition of time, Joe was very much in his element,” his promotion to the Senior Executive said Vollmecke. “Throughout his deploy- Service by Maj. Gen. Kirk Vollmecke, the ment, Joe was out there with our work Program Executive Officer for IEW&S. An force ensuring the team had what they SES is similar to general or flag officer in needed.” the Armed Forces and the positions are That work force was the American extremely competitive; they make up less military and its allies working with Afghan than .2% of Army civilian positions. PHOTO BY WILLIAM SCHOFIELD, PEO IEW&S
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