DCMA celebrates teams with more than 250 years of functional excellence

Photo By Debra Watts | From left: Christopher Calcagni, quality assurance specialist; Todd Boussom, management analyst; Cristine Fuson, quality assurance specialist; Rachelle Munz, quality assurance director; Richard O’Malley, quality assurance specialist; Clarke Young, program integrator; and Gilbert Sanchez, quality assurance specialist; all serve with the Defense Contract Management Agency’s Southern California office. The team of seven multi-functional experts have a combined 250 years of professional experience and play key roles in increasing the resiliency of the defense industrial base. DCMA SoCal’s San Diego office covers all of San Diego County and Baja California, Mexico, facilities. The workload ranges from small facilities to prime Acquisition Category I programs such as the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Arresting Gear used to launch and catch aircraft on the Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers. (DCMA graphic by Debbie Watts)  

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

09.04.2026

Story by Luis Delgadillo 

Defense Contract Management Agency

SAN DIEGO–As the United States celebrates its semiquincentennial and honors more than 250 years of military heritage, the necessity of a resilient and reliable defense industrial base has never been clearer. Today’s team ofsevenmulti-functional expertshave a combined 250 years of professional experienceandrepresent Defense Contract Management AgencySouthern California’s San Diego office:

• Clarke Young, a program integrator with 50 years combined military and civilian professional experience

• Gilbert Sanchez, a quality assurance specialist with 42 years combined military and civilian professional experience

• Todd Boussom, a management analyst with 41 years combined military and civilian professional experience

• Richard O’Malley, a quality assurance specialist with 40 years combined military and civilian professional experience

• Rachelle Munz, a quality assurance director with 38 years of DCMA civilian professional experience

• Christopher Calcagni, a quality assurance specialist with 36 years combined military and civilian professional experience

• Cristine Fuson, a quality assurance specialist with three years DCMA civilian professional experience

DCMA SoCal’s San Diego office covers all of San Diego County and Baja, California, Mexico facilities. The workload ranges from small facilities to prime Acquisition Category I programs such as the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Arresting Gear used to launch and catch aircraft on the Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers.

• Date Taken: 09.04.2026
• Date Posted: 09.04.2026 15:05
• Story ID: 574007
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US
• Hometown: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US