ARLINGTON, Va., March 8, 2016 -- Precision Strike Association (PSA), an affiliate of the National Defense Industrial Association, will present Mr. James F. "Hondo" Geurts, the Acquisition Executive of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, FL, with its 2016 William J. Perry Award. The award will be presented by Dr. Paul Kaminski at the Precision Strike Annual Review (PSAR-16) on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 in Springfield, VA.
"We are honored to recognize Mr. Geurts for his contributions to programs that support USSOCOM warfighters," said Ken Masson, Chairman, Precision Strike Association. "Under Mr. Geurts' leadership and direction, the acquisition process has been even more responsive, leading to numerous effective and innovative weapon systems and programs for the Special Operations Forces."
As the USSOCOM Acquisition Executive, Mr. Geurts is responsible for all USSOCOM research, development, acquisition, procurement, contracting and logistics, overseeing more than five billion dollars annually in Special Operations Forces activities. He serves as the principal advisor to the USSOCOM Commander on all acquisition and civilian matters and provides all acquisition support to USSOCOM Component Commands, Sub-unified Command and Theater Special Operations Commands.
The award is named in honor of former Secretary of Defense Dr. William J. Perry and recognizes exceptional contributions to precision strike systems in the private or public sector by an individual or team. The recipient's contributions must lead to the strengthening of national security by a direct application of precision strike capabilities to a Department of Defense system or enhance the industrial technology base for application to precision strike technology, according to award guidelines.
The Precision Strike Annual Review, taking place March 15-16, 2016, includes discussions by key decision-makers, acquisition experts, and rocket scientists on program enhancements designed for the future innovations and challenges to precision strike's way forward. The event is open to the public. For more information and registration details, please visit: http://bit.ly/psar16.
About The Precision Strike Association (PSA)
The Precision Strike Association is an affiliate of the National Defense Industrial Association. PSA is a world-class organization dedicated to advancing the art and science of precision engagement concepts and technologies. The Association focuses on DoD's Kill Chain by supporting the development of systems that find, fix, track, target, attack, and assess hard and soft targets. PSA is a coalition of military, government, academic and industrial subject matter experts and organized as a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization.
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