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General Carter F. Ham, U.S. , Retired

General Ham is the president and chief executive of the Association of the Army. He is an experienced leader who has led at every level from to geographic combatant command. He is also a member of a very small group of Army senior leaders who have risen from to four-star general.

General Ham served as an enlisted infantryman in the 82nd Airborne before attending John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. Graduating in 1976 as a distinguished graduate, his service has taken him to Italy, Germany, , Saudi Arabia, Macedonia, Qatar, Iraq and, uniquely among Army leaders, to over 40 African countries in addition to a number of diverse assignments within the United States.

He commanded the First Infantry Division, the legendary Big Red One, before assuming duties as director for operations on the Joint at the Pentagon where he oversaw all global operations. His first four-star command was as commanding general, U.S. Army Europe. Then in 2011, he became just the second of United States Africa Command where he led all U.S. military activities on the African continent ranging from combat operations in Libya to hostage rescue operations in Somalia as well as training and security assistance activities across 54 complex and diverse African nations.

General Ham retired in June of 2013 after nearly 38 years of service. Immediately prior to joining the staff at AUSA, he served as the chairman of the National Commission on the Future of the Army, an eight-member panel tasked by the Congress with making recommendations on the size, force structure and capabilities of the Total Army.

He resides with his wife, Christi, in Arlington, Virginia. General Aundre F. Piggee

Lieutenant General Aundre F. Piggee assumed duties as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 on 23 September 2016. He oversees policies and procedures used by all Army Logisticians throughout the world. Prior to joining the Army staff he served as the Director of Logistics and Engineering, United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL.

Lieutenant General Piggee is a Native of Stamps, Arkansas. He commissioned into the in 1981 from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff where he graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. He has a Master of Science Degree in Material Acquisition Management from the Florida Institute of Technology and a Master's Degree in Military Strategy from the Army War College. Lieutenant General Piggee also received an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Doctor of Laws from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

His military education includes the Officer Basic Course, the Ordnance Officer Advance Course, Combined Arms Staff Services School, the Logistics Executive Development Course, the Command and General Staff College and the Army War College.

His most significant assignments include: Director of Logistics and Engineering, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Commanding General, 21st Sustainment Command, Kaiserslautern, Germany; Assistant Chief of Staff, J4 and Combined Forces Command, C4, United States Forces Korea, Seoul, ; and Executive Officer to the Vice Chief of Staff, Army, the Pentagon.

Lieutenant General Piggee's other notable assignments include: Commander, 15th Sustainment , , Texas; Chief, Support Operation Division, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, 8th U.S. Army, Seoul, South Korea; Commander, Division Rear and Chief of Staff, 1st Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Commander, 15th Forward Support and 1st Cavalry Division, G4, Fort Hood, Texas.

Lieutenant General Piggee's awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal (2 OLC), Legion of Merit (2 OLC), the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (4 OLC), the Army Achievement Medal (3 OLC). He is authorized to wear the Department of Defense and Army Staff Identification Badges.

Lieutenant General Piggee is married to the former Kassi Gideon of Killeen, Texas. They have one daughter, Alexis. The Honorable Dr. Bruce D. Jette Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) And Army Acquisition Executive

Dr. Bruce D. Jette was confirmed by the United States Senate as the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)) on December 20, 2017, and sworn into office on January 2, 2018. In this position, he serves as the Army Acquisition Executive, the Senior Procurement Executive, the Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Army, and the Army’s Senior Research and Development official. He also has principal responsibility for all Department of the Army matters related to logistics.

Dr. Jette leads the execution of the Army’s acquisition function and the acquisition management system. His responsibilities include providing oversight for the life cycle management and sustainment of Army weapon systems and equipment from research and development through test and evaluation, acquisition, logistics, fielding, and disposition. He is also responsible for appointing, managing, and evaluating program executive officers and managing the Army Acquisition and Army Acquisition Workforce. In addition, he oversees the Elimination of Chemical Weapons program.

Prior to his confirmation, Dr. Jette served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Synovision Solutions, LLC, an innovative he founded to provide management and technical consulting, engineering services, and project management in support of military and governmental agencies, as well as commercial industry.

A decorated veteran of 28 years of active duty, Dr. Jette retired as a following a career that included several armor and cavalry company commands, two overseas tours, various staff assignments at the battalion and brigade level, and over two years of operational deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait. Highlights of his previous acquisition service include founding the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force; serving as Program Manager for Solider Systems which led to the establishment of Program Executive Office ; and being honored as U.S. Army PM of the Year for his success as Product Manager for all Army airborne electronic warfare systems.

Dr. Jette is a graduate of the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering and Chemistry. He also holds both a Master of Science degree and a Doctorate in Electronic Materials from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was an Adjunct Professor at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Security Studies Program at Georgetown University.

His numerous military awards and commendations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (3), , Meritorious Service Medal (3), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (2), National Defense Medal (2), Operation Iraqi Freedom Campaign Ribbon, Operation Enduring Freedom Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Ribbon (2), Parachutist Badge, Staff Award, and Order of Saint Maurice (Legionnaire). LTG Mitch Stevenson (Ret) Business Development Executive

LTG (Ret) Mitch Stevenson joined Leidos (formerly SAIC), in March 2012, and is currently one of their Business Development Executives.

Prior to joining Leidos, he served for over 37 years in the United States Army, culminating his career as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G-4) at Headquarters Department of the Army. Previous assignments include Commanding General, US Army Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (G-3) at Headquarters, Army Materiel Command, Chief of Ordnance and of the US Army Ordnance Center and Schools at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G-4) at Headquarters, US Army Europe, and Director, Logistics Plans, Logistics Operations and Logistics Automation at Headquarters, Department of the Army.

LTG (Ret) Stevenson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from West Virginia University in 1974, a Masters of Science from the Florida Institute of Technology in Logistics Management in 1983, and graduated from the US Army War College in 1993. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Legion of Merit with four Oak Leaf Clusters, and Bronze Star. He is an active member of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). He was inducted into the Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame in 2013 for his significant contributions to the Ordnance Corps and the nation’s security. GENERAL KURT J. RYAN DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, G-4 U.S. ARMY FORCES COMMAND

A graduate of York College of Pennsylvania, Kurt J. Ryan was commissioned a , Regular Army in 1987.

He began active duty service in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps, a career now spanning 32 years. The majority of his defense experience is with tactical Army formations, twice serving as a Paratrooper in the , two tours with the (), a tour in Germany with the 1st Armored Division, duty in upstate New York with the (Light Infantry), and assignment with the First U.S. Corps in State.

He commanded troops on six occasions; as a Company Commander in Germany, Battalion Commander in North Carolina, Brigade Commander in New York, Commanding General of an Expeditionary Sustainment Command in Washington State, as the CG, U.S. Army Ordnance Corps in Virginia, and as the CG, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command in Illinois.

Over his career, he participated in seven named military operations, ranging from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (New Orleans and the Philippines), peace-enforcement and peace-keeping (Bosnia-Herzegovina), and four combat tours in U.S. Central Command (Iraq and Afghanistan).

General Ryan has a lifelong passion to continue to learn and grow. He is a graduate of numerous military schools and received two Masters of Science degrees; from the Florida Institute of Technology (Logistics Management) and the U.S. Army’s War College (Strategic Studies).

He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, at U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He comes to FORSCOM from Scott Air Force Base where he recently served as the CG of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command.

His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit w/ 2 OLC, Bronze Star Medal w/ OLC, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal w/ 2 OLC, and the Army Meritorious Service Medal w/ Silver OLC. He proudly wears the Master Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault Badge and the Ranger tab. Lieutenant General Daniel R. Hokanson

Lieutenant General Daniel R. Hokanson serves as the 11th Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. As Vice Chief, he assists the Chief of the National Guard Bureau in ensuring our Nation's 453,000 Army and Air National Guardsmen are ready to fight and win America's wars, protect the homeland, and build enduring partnerships as an integral part of the Joint Force and the primary combat reserve of the Army and Air Force. Prior to his current assignment, General Hokanson served as Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command, and Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. General Hokanson graduated from the United States Military Academy and served on active duty in Air Cavalry, Attack Helicopter and Aircraft Test organizations prior to joining the Oregon National Guard. He has commanded at the company, battalion and brigade combat team levels, and served as the 30th Adjutant General of the State of Oregon. His combat deployments include Operations JUST CAUSE, ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM. He commanded the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Iraq and served as Chief of Staff for Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix in Afghanistan. General Hokanson was also a member of the United States World Helicopter Team and founded the National Guard's first Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic (MAST) and Military Air Rescue Team (MART) program where he commanded nearly 100 air rescue and fire-fighting missions throughout the Pacific Northwest. EDUCATION ▪ 1986 United States Military Academy, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace), West Point, New York ▪ 2000 Naval Postgraduate School, Master of Arts, International Security and Civil-Military Relations, Monterey, California ▪ 2001 United States Naval War College, Master of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Newport, Rhode Island ▪ 2006 Harvard University, Senior Service College, National Security Fellowship Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 1986 - July 1987, Student, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (Fort Bragg); Aviation Officer Basic Course; Air Assault School; Initial Entry Rotary Wing Flight Training (Aeroscout); Fort Rucker, Alabama 2. July 1987 - August 1990, Executive Officer, later Scout Platoon Leader, later Flight Operations Officer and 3rd Infantry Brigade Aviation Liaison Officer, 2nd Squadron (RECON), 9th Cavalry, 7th Infantry Division (LIGHT), Fort Ord, California and the Republic of Panama 3. October 1990 - June 1991, Student, Aviation Officer Advanced Course and AH-64 Combat Aircraft Qualification Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama 4. June 1991 - October 1992, Assistant S3, 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation (Attack), Apache Training Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas 5. October 1992 - June 1994, Commander, Company B, 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment (Attack), 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina 6. June 1994 - April 1995 Project Engineer, Aircraft Armament Test Division, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona 7. July 1995 - October 1995, Control Group (Ready Reserve) 8. October 1995 - September 1996, Aide-de-Camp, Office of The Adjutant General, Oregon National Guard, Salem, Oregon 9. October 1996 - September 1997, Operations Officer, 641st Medical Battalion (EVAC), Oregon Army National Guard, Salem, Oregon 10. October 1997 - December 1998, Aviation Operations Officer, Oregon Army National Guard, Salem, Oregon 11. December 1998 - June 1999, Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California 12. July 1999 - July 2000, Plans Analyst, Program Analysis and Evaluation Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia 13. July 2000 - June 2001, Student, College of Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island 14. July 2000 - June 2001, Student, College of Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island 15. June 2002 - June 2004, Deputy Director, Army Aviation, Headquarters State Area Regional Command, Oregon Army National Guard, Salem, Oregon 16. July 2004 - June 2005, Commander, 641st Medical Battalion (EVAC), Oregon Army National Guard, Salem, Oregon 17. July 2005 - July 2006, Student, Senior Service College Fellowship, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 18. August 2006 - July 2007, Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix V, Afghanistan 19. July 2007 - March 2008, Deputy Commander, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, Portland, Oregon 20. March 2008 - July 2010, Commander, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and Oregon Army National Guard, Portland, Oregon 21. August 2010 - August 2012, Deputy Director, J5, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado 22. August 2012 - July 2013, Director, Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia 23. August 2013 - August 2015, The Adjutant General, Oregon, Joint Force Headquarters, Oregon National Guard, Salem, Oregon 24. August 2015 - October 2016, Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado 25. November 2016 - Present, Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbi.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 2006 - July 2007, Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix V, Afghanistan, as a Colonel 2. August 2010 - August 2012, Deputy Director, J5, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, as a General 3. August 2012 - July 2013, Director, Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, as a Major General 4. August 2013 - August 2015, The Adjutant General, Oregon, Joint Force Headquarters, Oregon National Guard, Salem, Oregon, as a Major General 5. August 2015 - October 2016, Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, as a Lieutenant General 6. November 2016 - Present, Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, as a Lieutenant General

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS ▪ Defense Distinguished Service Medal ▪ Distinguished Service Medal ▪ Legion of Merit ▪ Medal ▪ Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze ) ▪ Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster) ▪ Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) ▪ Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) ▪ Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) ▪ National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star) ▪ Armed Forces ▪ Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 2 Campaign Stars) ▪ (with 1 Campaign Star) ▪ Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ▪ Humanitarian Service Medal ▪ Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device) ▪ Army Service Ribbon ▪ Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2) ▪ North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal ▪ Joint Meritorious Unit Award ▪ Army Meritorious Unit Commendation ▪ Combat Action Badge ▪ Master Army Aviator Badge ▪ Air Assault Badge ▪ Parachutist Badge ▪ Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

(Current as of December 2016)

Michael D. Scott Vice Director, Defense Logistics Agency

Michael D. Scott, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the vice director of the Defense Logistics Agency, headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The agency is the Defense Department’s combat support agency for worldwide logistics, and provides food, medical material, uniforms and construction equipment, 98 percent of the Defense Department’s fuel, and the majority of spare parts for military weapons systems.

Prior to his current position, Scott was the deputy director of DLA Logistics Operations from April 2014 to March 2019. DLA Logistics Operations is responsible for the end-to-end supply chain management of DLA’s nine supply chains, providing logistics and materiel process management policy, guidance, oversight and monitoring of supply chain performance. He was also the deputy commander of DLA Energy from January 2013 to April 2014. DLA Energy is a DLA field activity responsible for providing the Department of Defense and other government agencies with comprehensive energy solutions in the most effective and efficient manner possible. He was the executive director of DLA Energy from February 2011 to January 2013. His other executive experience was August 2008 to February 2011 as the executive director for Material Policy and Processes in DLA Logistics Operations.

Scott has worked at DLA since 1986, both at DLA Headquarters and the former Defense Supply Center Columbus, Ohio, now DLA Land and Maritime. His previous positions include executive director for the Material Policy Process and Assessment Directorate, deputy director and director for strategic planning and enterprise transformation, Business Systems Modernization organizational alignment chief, DLA demand and supply planning process owner, DLA demand and supply planning process lead, Headquarters DLA Requirements Team chief, DSCC deputy director of enterprise business systems, DSCC acquisition and materiel management chief, DSCC Program Support Unit chief, DSCC Logistics Programs Division branch chief, DSCC Systems Development Team Chief, DSCC distribution systems analyst, DSCC requirements systems analyst and DSCC item management .

Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from The Ohio State University. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force’s Air War College and completed the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Executive Leadership Series.

Over his career, Scott has received many awards, including the 2016 Presidential Rank Award, DLA Director’s Award for Organizational Excellence, the DLA Scissors Award, the Federal Executive Association Reinvention Recognition Award, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the DoD Honorary Value Engineering Achievement Award, the DLA Productivity Achievement Award, Finalist/Nominee for the President’s Council on Management Improvement Award, the Defense Superior Management Award and the Interagency Committee on Information Resource Management Award.

Current as of March 2019 Tony Mathis President and Chief Executive Officer Military Systems GE Aviation

Tony Mathis is president and chief executive officer of Military Systems at GE Aviation. In this role, he is responsible for the business’ military operations serving the United States Department of Defense and numerous international military customers for aircraft, helicopter and marine engines.

Prior to joining GE, Tony served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force for nine years, achieving the rank of , where he focused on flight test and propulsion project engineering.

Tony joined GE Aviation in 1997. Since then, he has held a number of roles of increasing responsibility including assignments as a Black Belt, Airline Support Engineer, e-Business Leader and a role as a Master Black Belt for Customer Support. Tony was promoted to chief marketing officer for Military Marketing in 2001 and later became the general manager for Military Customer Support. In 2004, Tony became the vice president of the F414, F404, J85 & TF34 engine programs, where he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the engine programs to include cross-functional leadership of production, engineering, sales and marketing, advanced application development and customer support. Most recently, Tony served as the senior account executive for GE Aviation Engine and Systems operations at Boeing Commercial Airplanes located in Seattle. In this role, he was responsible for leading the integration of all GE Aviation’s engine and systems programs with Boeing, to include production, engineering, sales and marketing, advanced, application development and field/customer support. He was named to his current position in November 2016.

Tony is a native of Fitzgerald, Ga. He received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson University, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from California State University, Fresno, and an MBA from Xavier University. Major General Steven W. Ainsworth Commanding General of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command United States Army Reserve

Major General Steven W. Ainsworth serves as Commanding General of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) in New Orleans, Louisiana. He most recently served as the commander of the 7th Mission Support Command in Germany and was dual-hatted as the Deputy Commanding General of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command. He served over five years as an enlisted Soldier; as a Radio Telephone Operator, Administration Clerk, and Nuclear Biological Chemical Specialist/Noncommissioned Officer. He received his commission as a Distinguished Military Graduate through the Reserve Officer Training Corps from the University of Southern Mississippi in May 1983 and attended the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia, in July 1984.

He has had various leadership assignments to include: Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, and Communications-Electronics Officer. He was the Commander of Company A, 106th Forward Support Battalion, 155th Armor Brigade, in Magee, Mississippi. He was the Brigade Logistics Officer, of Headquarters, 155th Armor Brigade in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was the Operations and Training Officer; Chief, Plans and Training Branch, and then the Commander, Detachment 2, State Area Command, Camp McCain, Elliott, Mississippi. He was an Instructor at Command and General Staff Officer Course, 9th Battalion, 6th Brigade, 100th Division (Institutional Training), Nashville, Tennessee. He was also Chief of Operations – Deployment/Redeployment, 377th Theater Support Command, 3d Army Coalition Forces Land Component Command, United States Army, Southwest Asia. He then became Branch Chief, 2d Group, 4th Brigade, 75th Division (Institutional Training) in Birmingham, Alabama followed by Commander of 648th Regional Support Group, Military Intelligence Readiness Command, St. Louis, Missouri. He served as Chief of Staff of the 87th Army Reserve Support Command in Birmingham, Alabama. He served as Commander of the 94th Division (Force Sustainment) and Deputy Commanding General at the Sustainment Center of Excellence – Combined Arms Support Command, Fort Lee, Virginia.

Major General Ainsworth’s awards include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, the Army Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.

Major General Ainsworth’s military schools include the Nuclear Biological Chemical School (Honor Graduate), the Quartermaster Basic and Advanced Courses, the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, the Command and General Staff Officer’s Course, the Faculty Development Course, the Observer Trainer Academy, and the U.S. Army War College. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Joint Professional Military Education Course at the Joint Forces Staff College and LOGTEC Executive Course at the University of North Carolina.

He holds a Bachelor of Science (with Honors) and Master of Business Administration (with Honors) from the University of Southern Mississippi. He also holds a Graduate Degree in Banking from Louisiana State University and a Master in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. Major General Ainsworth is married to his wife Susanne.

Lieutenant General (Retired) Larry Wyche

Larry serves as the President and CEO of Wyche Consulting where he and his team primarily fo- cus on leader development at all levels and executive leadership coaching. Wyche is a senior and seasoned global logistics and supply chain expert with over 30 years of leadership experi- ence providing vision, developing corporate-level strategy and directing the performance of global manufacturing, maintenance, transportation and distribution management. His skills in driving continuous process improvement, cost-cutting and implementing emerging technology combined with active cyber security have resulted in game-changing capabilities.

He currently serves as a Director of the Houston Food Bank and a member of the Advisory Board of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee. Additionally, he is a NACD Leadership Fellow and a certified executive leadership coach.

Larry has published numerous articles ranging from “Securing Army Weapon Systems and Sup- ply Chain from Cyber Attacks to Delivering Materiel Readiness.” His book is scheduled to be published in the fall 2019, title- “Shirts Off Our Backs; Boots Off Our Feet-Leadership and Logistics.”

As a Lieutenant General, Larry served as Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Materiel Command. He pre- sided over the day-to-day operations, employing a workforce of over 120,000 soldiers, Department of Defense (DoD) civilians and contractors, with a presence or economic impact in all 50 states and 152 countries. Larry directed a significant portion of DoD’s sustainment effort, overseeing the Army’s Organic Industrial Base of 23 arsenals, maintenance depots and manufactur- ing plants. In this capacity, he also testified before Congress on DoD Industrial Base Readiness.

He was also responsible for harnessing technologies to provide the Army with new capabilities as he oversaw the efforts of 12,500 scientists and engineers working in six research, development and engineering centers, two analytical organizations and six prototype development facilities.

From 2006-2007 in Afghanistan, he served as the senior logistician, establishing 70 key logistics, supply and transportation nodes. His efforts enabled shipment of materiel needed to sustain all U.S. forces from ports in Pakistan and Northern Europe.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi and master’s degrees in Logistics Management, Florida Institute of Technology, and National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces. In 2017, Larry was recognized as the Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Distinguished Alumnus.

April 2019 Biography

Department of the Army

William F. Moore Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G4 Headquarters, U.S. Army Arlington, Virginia

Son of an Army Combat Veteran, Non-Commissioned Officer, Mr. Bill Moore was appointed to the Senior Executive Service (SES) in October 2006 and is currently the HQDA Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G4 (Tier 3) responsible for Army logistics plans, policy and programs. In this role, he serves as the Army’s leading Civilian expert and authority on logistics, managing a budget of over $10B/year.

Previously, he served as the Deputy Chief of staff G-1/4 (Personnel, Logistics and Engineering), U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) (SES Tier 2). In this capacity he was responsible for human resources, logistics, engineering, and integration of base support programs while administering diversity, medical, safety, and history functions in support of the Army Training & Doctrine Command, a global 4-Star Command with over 50,000 employees.

Prior to that role, he served as the Deputy to the Commanding ’s Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) in Ft Lee (SES Tier 2), where he oversaw a 5,000 person work force across ten states with an annual budget of more than $350 million, leading Army sustainment capabilities development and annual training of more than 180,000 Soldiers, other Service Members and Civilians.

In all, his experience spans more than 30 years in the Army and includes engineering, logistics, force modernization, personnel, facilities, training, and leader development expertise.

LIEUTENANT GENERAL PAUL A. OSTROWSKI

Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) and Director of the Army Acquisition Corps

Lieutenant General Paul A. Ostrowski graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1985. He earned a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University’s Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2006. He graduated from Joint and Combined Warfighting School at the Joint Forces Staff College in 2000. Additionally, he earned a Master of Science degree in Systems Acquisition Management at the Naval Postgraduate School in 1996.

Lieutenant General Ostrowski has more than twenty-five years of experience in acquisition, operational, and Joint assignments. He currently serves as the Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA (ALT)) and Director of the Army Acquisition Corps. Prior to this assignment, Lieutenant General Ostrowski served as the Deputy Commanding General for Support, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. He also served as the Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management, Office of the ASA (ALT) in Washington, D.C., from September 2014 to March 2016. Lieutenant General Ostrowski was assigned as the Program Executive Officer, Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, from April 2012 to September 2014. Previous assignments include the Assistant Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management, Office of the ASA (ALT); Executive Officer to the Commander, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, as well as PEO for Special Programs, USSOCOM; and Program Manager for Counterproliferation, USSOCOM. He served as a Legislative Fellow, as well as Project Leader for the Rapid Equipping Force in both Washington, D.C., and in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom from June 2001 to July 2003. He also served as a Company Grade Officer in several command and staff positions in Joint Special Operations, Special Forces, and Infantry assignments.

Lieutenant General Ostrowski’s awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Commendation Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, and NATO Medal. Additionally, he earned the Expert Infantryman Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Scuba Diver Badge, Ranger Tab, Special Forces Tab, and Army Staff Identification Badge.

Major General Rodney D. Fogg Commanding General Combined Arms Support Command, Fort Lee, VA

Major General Rodney D. Fogg is from Castlewood, Virginia. In 1987, he graduated with a history degree from King College, Bristol, Tennessee, and was commissioned a Quartermaster Second Lieutenant from East Tennessee State University.

MG Fogg's key leadership and command assignments include Company Commander of the 102nd Quartermaster Company (POL), 561st Corps Support Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, deploying to Somalia and Haiti; Logistics Officer for the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia; Support Operations and Executive Officer, 526th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, deploying to Iraq; Commander, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Fort Richardson, Alaska, deploying to Iraq; Commander, 49th Quartermaster Group (POL) at Fort Lee, Virginia; Executive Officer to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Matériel Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Commanding General of the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) at Fort Hood, Texas; 54th Quartermaster General and Commandant, US Army Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, Virginia; and most recently as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, G-3, U.S. Army Matériel Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

He is a graduate of the Quartermaster Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. He has a master's degree in Logistics Management from Florida Institute of Technology and a master's in Strategic Studies from the U. S. Army War College.

MG Fogg's awards and decorations include: Legion of Merit (w/3OLCs), Bronze Star Medal (2/OLC), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (w/5OLCs), Army Commendation Medal (w/2OLCs), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, parachutist Badge, and Air Assault Badge.

DAVE BOZEMAN

Dave Bozeman is currently Vice President of Amazon Transportation Services (ATS) for Amazon.com. ATS is comprised of Amazon global core transportation operations (Amazon Air, Sort Center Networks and Linehaul) and supporting technology products and systems. Dave joined Amazon in February of 2017. Prior to joining Amazon, Dave was a Senior Vice President for Caterpillar Inc. with responsibility for the Caterpillar Enterprise System Group. The order-to- delivery organization aligned the company's critical processes and support groups to further improve manufacturing and supply chain capabilities worldwide.

Bozeman joined Caterpillar Inc. in 2008, and served in various Executive positions. Prior to joining Caterpillar, Bozeman worked for Harley-Davidson Motor Company, where he was Vice President of Advanced Manufacturing responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of advanced manufacturing technology. In particular, he was the manufacturing voice at the concept phase of product development, which included directly supporting the product plan and manufacturing objectives on cost and flexibility.

Bozeman, a Chicago, Illinois native, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Mechanical Design from Bradley University and a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

Outside of his participation on The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), Bozeman recently served on the Board of Directors for Weyerhaeuser, a lumber and forest products company. He is also a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation Board of Directors and Bradley University's Board of Trustees.

Dave, his wife Dawn and their five children live in Bellevue, Washington.

LIEUTENANT GENERAL KATHLEEN M. GAINEY UNITED STATES ARMY (RETIRED)

Lieutenant General Kathleen M. Gainey joined Cypress International after more than 35 years as an American Soldier. General Gainey received her commission as a second lieutenant through ROTC in 1978, after graduating from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., with a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education.

Later, she attended Babson College, Wellesley, Mass., to complete her Master’s in Business Administration in Contract Management and Procurement. Her military education includes the Army Command and General Staff College, Army Contracting Course, and the Army War College.

Her recent assignments include Deputy Commander, US Transportation Command where she led the command through a major strategic review and period of increasing forces in Afghanistan and decreasing forces in Iraq. General Gainey also served as the Director of Logistics for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Here she led a review of the dependency of contractors on the battlefield, updated guidance and equipment divestiture for the departure of forces from Iraq and established an Interagency Logistics Council.

Her coalition experiences include an assignment to the Multinational Forces Iraq as the Director of Resources and Sustainment. Her Joint experience includes three tours at US. Transportation Command, Director of Distribution for the Defense Logistics Agency, and Joint Staff Director of Logistics.

Lt. Gen. Gainey's other assignments include chief, Container Freight Branch, Military Ocean Terminal Bay Area, MTMC Western Area, Oakland, Calif.; program analyst, United States Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command, Rock Island, Ill.; executive officer, 2d Area Support Group, 22d Support Command; S-2/S3, 702d Transportation Battalion, Saudi Arabia; division transportation officer, 24th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Stewart, Ga.; special assistant to the Chief of Staff, Army, Washington, D.C.; chief Joint Operations Division, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.; director, Force Projection and Distribution, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, Washington, D.C.; deputy chief of staff, Resources and Sustainment, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom; director for Logistics, J4, the Joint Staff. She wears the Army Staff and the Joint Staff Identification Badge.

General Gainey received numerous awards and recognitions including receiving 2004 Distinguished Alumni Award from Old Dominion University, and in 2011 she was awarded Federal Computer Weekly’s Federal 100 Award. In 2013 she was inducted into the Women of Distinction by the Missouri Athletic Club and received the National Defense Transportation Association’s Department of Defense Distinguished Service Award for 2011-2013.