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28 Jun 10. NATO Secretary General welcomes steps towards new NATO Headquarters. “I welcome the awarding, by the Belgian government, of the contract to build a new NATO Headquarters. When NATO moved into the current Headquarters in 1967, it had only 16 members; today, there are 28 Allies, with more countries aspiring to join. The new Headquarters, which is planned to be complete by 2015, will be of a sufficient size and flexibility for the new NATO. It will also use the latest environmental technologies, to be as sustainable and affordable as possible in its operation.”
I thank Belgium for providing the land on which the new premises will be built, and for the professionalism with which it has managed this important project.
30 Jun 10. Jean-Paul Herteman, Chief Executive Officer of Safran, today inaugurated Sagem’s new “François Hussenot” facility, the main Research & Development center for the Safran Electronics division, in Massy, near Paris. Also attending the ceremony was Vincent Delahaye, mayor of Massy. Today’s inauguration was a major milestone in the extensive restructuring and development effort at the Massy plant, which started in 2008 and was supported by an investment of 60 million euros. It also marks a pivotal step in the development of Safran Electronics, by bringing together various teams within this division at a central site. The new Massy site spans some 51,000 square meters (550,800 sq ft) and is designed for up to 2,300 employees. It consolidates personnel from eight different facilities, previously scattered in the greater Paris area. The “François Hussenot” facility inaugurated today is the largest part of the site, with 1,000 employees, mainly involved in R&D, and floorspace of 20,000 square meters (216,000 sq ft). It houses 17 R&D spaces and three laboratories, featuring world-class installations. With ergonomic specialists contributing to the architectural design process, this facility offers an outstanding working environment, and the layout was designed to facilitate collaborative working between the different specialized trades and project teams.
23 Jun 10. A joint venture of Tata Advanced Systems Ltd has sought land near Hyderabad from the Andhra Pradesh government to set up a defence equipment manufacturing facility. The joint venture, Nova Integrated Systems Ltd, was established in 2008 to develop, manufacture and support a range of defence and aerospace products including missiles, radar and electronic warfare systems. The proposed unit near Hyderabad would be its first facility. (Source: Google)
22 Jun 10. The King's Troop: Move Contractor Selected. The MoD announced (22 Jun 10) that Morgan Sindall, a construction company, had been awarded a contract to move The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery from St John's Wood Barracks to Napier Lines, Woolwich. Work is to start in September 2010 and to be complete in November 2011.
Comment: The lease on St John's Wood Barracks ends in 2012 and attempts to secure an extension were not successful. Three companies were invited to tender for the move, which involves accommodation and training facilities for 171 personnel and 132 horses. The value of the above contract has not been released, other than that it is 'Category D' (£10m to £20m). (Source: DNA DEFENCE NEWS ANALYSIS, Issue 09/25, 28 June 09)
MARITIME
23 Jun 10. India set to launch fifth Talwar-class frigate. A fifth Talwar-class (Project 1135.6) frigate for the Indian Navy is expected to be launched at Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, on 23 July. The 4,035-ton Tarkash will then undergo combat systems integration prior to sea trials and commissioning in late 2011, Indian and Russian media reported on 18 June. (Source: Jane's Navy International)
PLANT CLOSURES, JOB LOSSES AND STRIKES
23 Jun 10. The DoD will return 22 U.S. Army, Europe, sites in Mannheim and Heidelberg, Germany, plus the Giessen General Depot between 2010 and 2015. These site closures are scheduled in conjunction with U.S. Army force structure changes in Europe that consolidate remaining personnel onto other DoD main operating bases and allow excess facilities to be returned to the host nation. Final dates for returns are event driven and subject to change. Site returns are planned as follows:
• U.S. Army Garrison Mannheim
- Mannheim Class III Point (Summer 2010)
- Taylor Barracks (December 2010)
- Sullivan Barracks (2014)
- Benjamin Franklin Village Family Housing (2014)
- Funari Barracks (2014)
- Coleman Barracks (2015)
- Lampertheim Training Area (2015)
- Edigheim Beacon Site (2015)
- Spinelli Barracks (2015)
• U.S. Army Garrison Heidelberg
- Schwetzingen Training Area (Summer 2010)
- Hammonds Barracks (December 2010)
- Campbell Barracks (2015)
- Patton Barracks (2015)
- Tompkins Barracks (2015)
- Kilbourne Kaserne (2015)
- Heidelberg Hospital (2015)
- Heidelberg Community Support Center (2015)
- Heidelberg Golf Course (2015)
- Heidelberg Army Heliport (2015)
- Mark Twain Village Family Housing (2015)
- Oftersheim Small Arms Range, including Heidelberg Rod and Gun Club (2015)
- Patrick Henry Village Family Housing (2015)
• U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden
- Giessen General Depot (2015)
27 Jun 10. British defence contractor BAE Systems is set to cut hundreds of jobs in the UK, The Sunday Telegraph said, after it lost out on a contract to build new armoured vehicles for the British army to US rival General Dynamics. The British newspaper also said a decision on the future of its tank-making facility in Newcastle could be made as early as this week. (Source: Reuters)
28 June 10. Northrop Grumman Corp issued potential layoff notices to 59 workers at a Hagerstown, Maryland, facility because of an expected delay in a government contract. The workers got the notices under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, which requires employers to inform staff of the potential for large layoffs or plant closings. In March, Northrop had provided layoff notices to 180 workers at the facility, which provides maintenance and modification work on U.S. Navy and Customs and Border Patrol aircraft, saying it was closing out existing orders while waiting on new work. (Source: Reuters)
PERSONNEL
MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT
EUROPE APPOINTMENTS
Jun 10. Defence Council: Membership. With the advent of a new Government (6 May 10), the Ministerial team in the MoD has changed. The Chief of the Naval Staff and First Sea Lord was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the Birthday Honours (12 Jun 10).
DEFENCE COUNCIL
(wef 12 Jun 10)
Politicians
1. Secretary of State for Defence (Defence Secretary), Chairman of the Council: The Right Honourable Dr L Fox MP.
2. Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Armed Forces’ Minister): N B Harvey Esq MP.
3. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for International Security Strategy (International Security Minister): J G D Howarth Esq MP.
4. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (Personnel Minister):A R G Robathan Esq MP.
5. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology (Defence Equipment Minister):P J Luff Esq MP.
6. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and the Lords' Spokesman on Defence: Lord Astor of Hever DL.
Military Members
7. Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS): Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup GCB AFC ADC.
8. Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) and First Sea Lord: Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope GCB OBE ADC.
9. Chief of the General Staff (CGS): General Sir David Richards KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen.
10. Chief of the Air Staff (CAS): Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton KCB ADC.
11. Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS): General Sir Nicholas Houghton KCB CBE ADC Gen.
12. Chief of Defence Matériel (CDM): General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue KCB CBE (awaiting replacement).
Civil Servants
13. Permanent Under Secretary of State (PUS), Secretary of the Council: Sir Bill Jeffrey KCB.
14. Second Permanent Under Secretary of State (2nd PUS): Mrs U Brennan.
15. Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA): Professor M Welland FRS FREng.
16. Director General Finance (DGF): J Thompson Esq.
Comment: The Defence Secretary gave an interview to 'The Sunday Times' (13 Jun 10) about the future of Defence. An MoD Spokesman confirmed that the CDS (Sir Jock Stirrup) and the PUS (Sir Bill Jeffrey) were to be replaced "in the Autumn".(Source: DNA DEFENCE NEWS ANALYSIS, Issue 09/23, 14 June 09)
10 Jun 10. Defence Select Committee: Chairman Elected. The Right Honourable J N Arbuthnot MP was elected (10 Jun 10) to remain as Chairman of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee.
Comment: Mr Arbuthnot served as Minister of State for Defence Procurement from 1995 to 1997. The election was also contested by Colonel P Mercer OBE MP. (Source: DNA DEFENCE NEWS ANALYSIS, Issue 09/23, 14 June 09)
04 Jun 10. Commodore W J Keegan Royal Navy to be assigned additional to Assistant Chief of Naval Staff’s team with effect from June 2010.
04 Jun 10. Commodore T M Karsten Royal Navy to be Commander British Forces Gibraltar in succession to Commodore A S Bell Royal Navy with effect from September 2010.
04 Jun 10. Captain I J Stidston Royal Navy to be Director Naval Physical Development within Navy Command Headquarters in succession to Captain M E Farrage Royal Navy with effect from August 2010.
04 Jun 10. Surgeon Captain (D) R E Norris Royal Navy to undertake Dental Refresher Training at HMS DRAKE with effect from August 2010.
04 Jun 10. Captain K A Taylor Royal Navy for a placement within the Defence Concepts and Doctrine Centre with effect from September 2010.
04 Jun 10. Captain E M King Royal Navy to undertake a study for Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland with effect from July 2010.
04 Jun 10. Colonel I P Huntley Royal Marines for a temporary placement with the Cabinet Office for Strategic Defence and Security Review work with effect from June 2010.
04 Jun 10. Lieutenant Colonel J A J Morris DSO Royal Marines to be promoted Colonel with effect from 20 May 2010 and continue in the assignment of Assistant Private Secretary 2 to the Secretary of State for Defence.
18 Jun 10. Air Marshal S Bryant CBE to be promoted Air Chief Marshal and to be Commander-in-Chief Air Command and Air Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty The Queen with immediate effect, in succession to the late Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran KCB OBE MVO ADC.
18 Jun 10. Air Vice-Marshal A D Pulford CBE to be promoted Air Marshal and to be Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Personnel) Headquarters Air Command and the Air Member for Personnel on 1 September 2010, in succession to Air Marshal S Bryant CBE.
18 Jun 10. Air Vice-Marshal R F Garwood CB CBE DFC to be promoted Air Marshal and to be Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Operations) Headquarters Air Command with immediate effect, in succession to Air Marshal I W McNicoll CB CBE who is retiring from the Service.
18 Jun 10. Air Vice-Marshal M G Lloyd is appointed Acting Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Personnel) and the Air Member for Personnel with immediate effect until 1 September 2010.
U.S. APPOINTMENTS
29 Jun 10. Donald L. Mullinax has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service and is assigned as regional director, western, Defense Contract Audit Agency, La Mirada, Calif. Mullinax previously served as shareholder, Forensic/Strategic Solutions, PC, Los Angeles, Calif.
29 Jun 10. Paige Atkins has been assigned as director, strategic planning and information, Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Va. Atkins previously served as director, Defense Spectrum Organization, Defense Information Systems Agency, Alexandria, Va.
28 Jun 10. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus for appointment to the rank of general and assignment as commander, International Security Assistance Force/commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan. Petraeus is currently serving as commander, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
28 Jun 10. Navy Rear Adm. William E. Landay III for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and assignment as director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Arlington, Va. Landay is currently serving as program executive officer for ships, Washington, D.C.
28 Jun 10. Navy Rear Adm. Charles J. Leidig Jr. for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and assignment as deputy for military operations, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. Leidig is currently serving as chief of staff, J5, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
22 Jun 10. Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael H. Anderson will be assigned as medical inspector general, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Washington, D.C. Anderson is currently serving as fleet surgeon, U.S. Pacific Fleet / command surgeon, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.
22 Jun 10. Rear Adm. (lower half) Thomas L. Brown II will be assigned as commander, Special Operations Command, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Fla. Brown is currently serving as deputy commander, Special Operations Command Europe, Stuttgart, Germany.
22 Jun 10. Rear Adm. (lower half) James F. Caldwell Jr., who has been selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Caldwell is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Nine, Silverdale, Wash.
22 Jun 10. Rear Adm. (lower half) James G. Foggo III will be assigned as director, plans and operations, U.S. Naval Forces Europe - Sixth Fleet/deputy commander, Sixth Fleet/commander, submarines, Allied Naval Forces South/commander, Submarine Group Eight, Naples, Italy. Foggo is currently serving as executive officer, Supreme Allied Command, Europe, Stuttgart, Germany.
22 Jun 10. Rear Adm. (lower half) Anthony E. Gaiani will be assigned as commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia / commander, Maritime Air Forces, Europe, Naples, Italy. Gaiani is currently serving as commander, Navy Region Midwest, Great Lakes, Ill.
22 Jun 10. Capt. Michael M. Gilday, who has been selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as director of operations, Joint Forces Command Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. Gilday is currently assigned as the executive assistant to the chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
22 Jun 10. Rear Adm. (lower half) Robert Hennegan will be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Nine, Silverdale, Wash. Hennegan is currently serving as deputy commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
22 Jun 10. Rear Adm. (lower half) Michelle J. Howard, who has been selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as chief of staff, J5, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Howard is currently serving as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Va.
22 Jun 10. Rear Adm. Douglas J. McAneny will be assigned as commandant, National War College, National Defense University, Washington, D.C. McAneny is currently serving as commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
22 Jun 10. Rear Adm. John G. Messerschmidt, will be assigned as director of assessments and analysis, ECJ7 / EUCOM advisor on reserve component affairs, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany. Messerschmidt is currently serving as commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.
22 Jun 10. Capt. Frederick J. Roegge, who has been selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Roegge is currently serving as assistant deputy director for regional operations, J3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
22 Jun 10. Rear Adm. (lower half) Kevin D. Scott will be assigned as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Va. Scott is currently serving as deputy director, Expeditionary Warfare, N85B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
22 Jun 10. Rear Admiral (lower half) Clifford S. Sharpe will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight, Norfolk, Va. Sharpe is currently serving as commander, Naval Service Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
22 Jun 10. Rear Adm. David J. Smith will be assigned as chief medical advisor, International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan. Smith is currently serving as Joint Staff surgeon, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
28 Jun 10. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr. for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as the inspector general, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C. Fil is currently serving as the commanding general, Eighth U.S. Army/chief of staff, U.N. Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces.
28 Jun 10. Army Maj. Gen. William J. Troy, for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as director of the Army Staff, Washington, D.C. Troy is currently serving as the commanding general, U.S. Army Alaska/deputy commander, U.S. Alaskan Command, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
28 Jun 10. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Sanford E. Holman has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general. Holman is currently serving as vice commander for Joint Warfighting Center/vice director for joint training, J-7, (individual mobilization augmentee), U.S. Joint Forces Command, Suffolk, Va.
28 Jun 10. Army Col. Timothy E. Trainor has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Trainor is currently serving as professor, Department of Systems Engineering, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
28 Jun 10. Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen P. Mueller for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general with assignment as vice commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Mueller is currently serving as the director, Air Component Coordination Element, Air Combat Command, Kabul Air Base, Afghanistan.
01 Jul 10. U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Allen was named acting commander of U.S. Central Command on June 30.Allen's appointment comes on the heels of the Senate's confirmation of Gen. David Petraeus as the new Afghanistan war commander, ending his tenure as CENTCOM chief. (Source: Defense News)
02 Jul 10. Navy Rear Adm. Daniel P. Holloway for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and assignment as commander, Second Fleet, Norfolk, Va. Holloway is currently serving as director, military personnel plans and policy division, N13, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Arlington, Va.
02 Jul 10. Navy Rear Adm. Walter M. Skinner for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and assignment as principal military deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (research, development, and acquisition), Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Skinner is currently serving asprogram executive officer for tactical aircraft programs, Patuxent River, Md.
22 Jun 10. J.D. Sicilia has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service and is assigned as director, Department of Defense Strategic Management and Performance, Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer (ODCMO), Washington, D.C. Sicilia previously served as director, DoD Lean Six Sigma Program Office, ODCMO, Washington, D.C.
07 Jul 10. Rear Adm. (lower half) Douglas J. Asbjornsen, will be assigned as reserve deputy commander, Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command, San Diego, Calif. Asbjornsen is currently serving as deputy commander, Navy Region Northwest, Reserve Component Commander, Silverdale, Wash.
07 Jul 10. Capt. Thomas H. Bond Jr., who has been selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as director, net-centric capabilities, N2/N6F1, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Bond is currently serving on the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group, Newport, R.I.
07 Jul 10. Rear Admiral (lower half) Ted N. Branch, who has been selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va. Branch is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group One, San Diego, Calif.
07 Jul 10. Capt. Colin G. Chinn, who has been selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as director, TRICARE Region West, San Diego, Calif. Chinn is currently serving as force surgeon, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, Camp H. Smith, Hawaii.
07 Jul 10. Capt. Brett C. Heimbigner, who has been selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as director of intelligence, J2, U.S. Northern Command, Colorado Springs, Colo. Heimbigner is currently serving as the commander, Joint Intelligence Command, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
07 Jul 10. Rear Adm. John R. Hines Jr. will be assigned as deputy commander, Third Fleet, San Diego, Calif. Hines is currently serving as deputy chief of staff for operations, Allied Air Component Command Headquarters, Izmir, Turkey.
07 Jul 10. Rear Adm. (lower half) Terry B. Kraft will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Va. Kraft is currently serving as director, ISR capabilities, N2/N6F2, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
07 Jul 10. Capt. Willie L. Metts, who has been selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as director of intelligence, J2, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md. Metts is currently serving as the division director, information and intelligence operations, PERS 47, Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tenn.
07 Jul 10. Rear Adm. (lower half) Russell S. Penniman IV will be assigned as deputy/reserve deputy commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Penniman is currently serving as deputy commander, Third Fleet, San Diego, Calif.
07 Jul 10. Rear Adm. (lower half) Samuel Perez Jr. will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group One, San Diego, Calif. Perez was previously announced as commander, Carrier Strike Group Three, Bremerton, Wash. Perez is currently serving as deputy commander, Joint Interagency Task Force, U.S. Southern Command, Key West, Fla.
07 Jul 10. Capt. Jan E. Tighe, who has been selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy director of operations, J3, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md. Tighe is currently serving as the executive assistant to the director, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
07 Jul 10. Capt. Elaine C. Wagner, who has been selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as director, medical resources, plans, and policy division, N931, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations/chief, Navy Dental Corps, Washington, D.C. Wagner is currently serving as commanding officer, Naval Health Clinic New England, Newport, R.I. U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
02 Jul 10. Brig. Gen. Timothy M. Zadalis, commander, 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, Air Mobility Command, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., to director, air plans, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, U. S. Forces-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan.
30 Jun 10. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Robert E. Schmidle Jr. for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Cyber Command. Maj. Gen. Schmidle is currently serving as assistant deputy commandant for programs and resources (programs) in Washington, D.C.
30 Jun 10. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. John E. Wissler for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as deputy commandant for programs and resources. Wissler is currently serving as deputy commanding general, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
15 Jun 10. Koby J. Langley has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service and is assigned as special assistant and senior advisor to the under secretary/principal deputy under secretary of defense (personnel & readiness), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), Washington, D.C. Langley previously served as special assistant, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C.
11 Jun 10. Brig. Gen. Leonard A. Patrick, commander, 502nd Air Base Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to commander, Kandahar Air Field, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
11 Jun 10. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey B. Kendall, deputy director, intelligence, operations and nuclear integration for flying training, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, to commander, 502nd Air Base Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
11 Jun 10. Col. David W. Allvin, who has been selected for the rank of brigadier general, military fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York City, N.Y., to commanding general, Combined Air Power Transition Force, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan/commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan.
REST OF THE WORLD APPOINTMENTS
18 Jun 10. South Korea reshuffles military command. South Korea has reshuffled its top military command as part of a radical shake up triggered by the sinking of the corvette Chon An on 26 March. The Ministry of National Defense on 14 June appointed General Han Min-koo as the new chairman of the joint chief of staff (JCS), replacing General Lee Sang-eui, who faces disciplinary measures for his mishandling of the Chon An disaster. (Source: Jane’s, JDW)
17 Jun 10. Saudi Arabia appointed Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Ayish as the kingdom's new air force commander after his predecessor retired, Okaz newspaper reported on June 17. "King Abdullah... issued Wednesday a royal decree promoting Major General Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Ayish to the rank of lieutenant general and appointing him as commander of the air force," the daily said. (Source: DefenseNews)
INDUSTRY
EUROPE APPOINTMENTS
28 Jun 10. Cohort Plc. appointment of new SCS Managing Director. Cohort, the independent technology group, today announces that it has appointed Bill Bird as the new Managing Director of Systems Consultants Services Ltd, its defence technical advisory business, with effect from 6 September 2010.
Jun 10. Detica is boosting its senior leadership team. Chris Coker is
appointed as Finance Director and is joined on the Management Board by Imam Hoque, who leads the successful NetReveal software business.
Chris Coker will lead Detica’s financial management, taking responsibility for financial planning and strategy. Chris joined Detica in 2007, performing a number of central and operational finance roles, including his most recent position as UK Finance Director. His work has included integration of UK and US acquisitions as well as working on tax and treasury strategies. Chris has long standing professional and business services experience, working previously at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Imam Hoque will continue to take overall technical and commercial responsibility for Detica NetReveal® - a suite of crime-busting social network analytics software. His promotion to Detica’s Management Board recognises the international growth of Detica NetReveal and its increasing strategic importance in building Detica’s global security presence. Imam is one of Detica’s leading experts on technology innovation and heads up software research and development. Both Chris and Imam will report directly to Martin Sutherland, Detica’s managing director
U.S. APPOINTMENTS
28 Jun 10. Armor Designs Inc. is strengthening the board with the appointment of Mr. David Oliveira as a Non-executive Director. The
appointment of Mr. Oliveira will be effective 1 July, 2010. David Oliveira is the owner of The Investment Center of Tanglewood. TICOT is an independently owned branch of The Investment Center, a full service brokerage firm and member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority/Securities Investor Protection Corporation. He has formerly held senior management positions with Klinger & Co., Inc, Oppenheimer & Co., Dean Witter Inc., Merrill Lynch and Waddell & Reed, Inc.
25 Jun 10. Applied Energetics, Inc.’s Board of Directors has appointed
Chief Operating Officer Joseph C. Hayden as President. The Board also appointed Controller and Principal Financial Officer Humberto Astorga as Chief Financial Officer. These executive appointments are effective immediately. Joseph C. Hayden has been Chief Operating Officer since April 2009 and Executive Vice President – Programs for Applied Energetics since December 2004.
10 Jun 10. Acsis, Inc., a leader in traceability and optimization solutions that provides real-time visibility across the extended
value chain for global companies, today announced the appointment of Stacy McDowell to the position of vice president of worldwide sales.
(Source: Yahoo!)
10 Jun 10. Edward M. Liddy has been elected to the Boeing board of directors, effective immediately. Liddy, 64, former chairman and CEO of The Allstate Corporation, rejoins the Boeing board where he served from August 2007 to October 2008.
15 Jun 10. BAE Systems Inc., the U.S. division of British company BAE Systems plc, plans to close one of its two operating headquarters and reorganize the other in a realignment intended to "better deliver our strategy in an increasingly cost-conscious marketplace," according to an internal memo circulated at the company June 15. "Over the past several months, the BAE Systems, Inc. leadership team has conducted a review of our global markets and our customers' needs," BAE Systems Inc. President and Chief Executive Linda Hudson said in the memo. "From this review, it is clear that we must make changes to our organization if we are to continue our successful journey going forward. As a result, we are realigning BAE Systems, Inc. to better deliver our strategy in an increasingly cost-conscious marketplace." The U.S. business is composed of Land & Armaments and Electronics, Intelligence and Support divisions. The operating headquarters for EI&S will cease operating July 1. More details on the EI&S closing will come later, Hudson said in the memo. In the meantime, the Land and Armaments division will restructure its headquarters and lines of business to become "a sector organization geared to the evolving land business." Several shifts in leadership positions are part of the realignment. Hudson said the new structure will be "better aligned to our strategy through product and service sectors." The changes will take effect July 1. They include:
*Bob Murphy, who took over the Land and Armaments division when Hudson was named CEO of the entire U.S. business, will be executive vice president of "product sectors," overseeing the Electronic Solutions, Platform Solutions and Land & Armaments sectors.
*Hudson will serve as acting executive vice president of "service sectors," and oversee the Intelligence and Security and Support Solutions sectors. The company will look for a permanent executive vice president of service sectors in the meantime.
*Hudson, Murphy and presidents of the five product and service sectors will form a "Senior Leadership Team," but no additional details were provided on the role of the team.
"Through these changes, we will be better aligned to our key markets, be more competitive in a challenging environment by reducing cost, and be more agile to effectively respond to customer needs," Hudson said in the memo. "Moreover, we will be well positioned to pursue growth opportunities in existing and emerging markets."
The memo didn't specifically address layoffs, but Hudson said, "During the coming weeks, the leaders of the new sectors will assess their businesses and make decisions on how their organizations should be structured going forward to best deliver our product and services strategies. Sector leaders will communicate these decisions as they are made. In this process, we will make every effort to retain key talent wherever it resides in the organization." (Source: Defense News)
16 Jun 10. Boeing announced that Bob Gower has been named vice president, Boeing Military Aircraft (BMA) India. In this new position, Gower will expand and manage the BMA product line in India, including P-8I, F/A-18IN, C-17, and Apache. Prior to this assignment, Gower managed several businesses within BMA. (Source: ASD Network)
28 Jun 10. GenCorp Inc. announced that Linda Beech Cutler, formerly GenCorp vice president, Corporate Communications has assumed the newly created position of vice president, Corporate Responsibility, and that Glenn Mahone, formerly Aerojet executive director, Strategic Communications, has been named vice president, Communications.
25 Jun 10. Glenn E. Bost II has been named senior vice president and general counsel at PPG Industries, effective July 1. Bost will become a member of PPG’s executive and operating committees, reporting to Chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch. (Source: Google)
07 Jul 10. TASC, Inc. named David Manser Director of Technology for TASC's Enterprise Systems Business Unit. (Source: Yahoo!)
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