Program Executive Office – Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors
Program Executive Office
Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors
Maj. Gen. Kirk F. Vollmecke, the Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors, (PEO IEW&S) visited with UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS), a long time commercial partner of the U.S. Army, its sister branches and other government agencies.
In the Army there is a saying that applies across the board, from tactics to procedures: “slow is smooth and smooth is fast.” The Army’s critical route clearance mission is among the slowest, and thus the smoothest of missions. The Army meets this mission with the Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS), with a top speed 35 to 40 miles per hour but an operational speed that is slower.
Military technology, in any form, has at least one major requirement: it has to be useable by Soldiers. Under Program Executive Office, Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S), this critical need is met by a process called Human Systems Integration (HSI).
The fog of war, a term coined by military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz, describes the chaos and lack of information that has plagued warriors since, well, war.
Known for his keen awareness of everything happening under his watch as the Increment 1 (Inc 1) Product Manager (PdM) for Distributed Common Ground System — Army (DCGS-A), and ability to provide superior leadership and counsel, Donald L. Burton has received a promotion to colonel, reflecting his dedication and steadfast belief in the importance of fielding these critical capabilities.
“What do you say to 39 years of service?” Maj. Gen. Kirk Vollmecke, the Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Signal (PEW IEW&S), asked of a packed conference room at the retirement of Karen Foley, a Program Analyst with PEO IEW&S.
Joseph Bucci, Deputy Program Executive Officer – Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S) was promoted to a member of America’s Senior Executive Service (SES) on Jan 13. Bucci has served the United States at home and abroad alongside his colleague and friend, Maj. Gen. Kirk Vollmecke, the PEO for IEW&S, who presided over the promotion ceremony on Aberdeen Proving Ground.
The wind was so strong that it was raining sideways at times. The air was so cold it cut through camo Gortex and brown fleece alike. But in the dismal weather of a dreary Monday in January, the staff of Program Executive Office, Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S) had a place to be.
Col. Joseph Dupont closed the military chapter of his life on Dec. 20 in a retirement ceremony on Aberdeen Proving Ground. Standing well over six feet tall, Dupont passed the baton to his nephew, 2nd Lt. Christopher Lesco, a symbol of not only a changing of responsibility, but recognition of the next.