WEBVTT 00:00.479 --> 00:02.701 Welcome to the Army Acquisition Hall of 00:02.701 --> 00:04.812 Fame induction ceremony for the class 00:04.812 --> 00:08.630 of 2025 . The host 00:08.630 --> 00:10.741 for today's ceremony is the Honorable 00:10.741 --> 00:13.199 Brent G . Ingraham , the Assistant 00:13.199 --> 00:15.421 Secretary of the Army for Acquisition , 00:15.421 --> 00:17.729 Logistics and Technology and the Army 00:18.149 --> 00:20.389 Acquisition Executive . Ladies and 00:20.389 --> 00:22.222 gentlemen , please stand for the 00:22.222 --> 00:24.111 arrival of the official party and 00:24.111 --> 00:26.278 remain standing for the playing of our 00:26.278 --> 00:28.222 national anthem and the invocation 00:28.222 --> 00:30.333 delivered by Chaplain Mark McCorkel . 02:14.669 --> 02:18.589 Let's pray Almighty God , 02:18.830 --> 02:20.997 we thank you for your presence with us 02:20.997 --> 02:23.610 today . Loyal and selfless serving 02:23.610 --> 02:25.777 Americans have been the bedrock of our 02:25.777 --> 02:27.888 country , showing the victories we've 02:27.888 --> 02:30.190 experienced in our nation . Men and 02:30.190 --> 02:32.679 women have sacrificed time , talent , 02:32.759 --> 02:34.870 and treasure to provide the best they 02:34.870 --> 02:38.039 have for a country they love . Today we 02:38.039 --> 02:40.039 honor those being inducted into the 02:40.039 --> 02:43.199 Army Acquisition Hall of Fame . We pray 02:43.199 --> 02:46.779 over each of them and where they lead 02:47.160 --> 02:49.699 to be a welcoming chapter of your power 02:49.699 --> 02:52.119 and protection that can only come from 02:52.119 --> 02:55.000 you . Let your honor be a beacon of 02:55.000 --> 02:57.699 distinction , seeing favor with them 02:58.119 --> 03:00.119 that will remain now and until the 03:00.119 --> 03:02.320 years to come . In your holy name we 03:02.320 --> 03:03.399 pray . Amen . 03:08.850 --> 03:11.183 Thank you , chaplain . Please be seated . 03:12.360 --> 03:14.582 Since its inception , the United States 03:14.582 --> 03:16.471 Army has relied on specialists to 03:16.471 --> 03:18.360 provide the products and services 03:18.360 --> 03:20.471 needed by soldiers in peace and war . 03:20.471 --> 03:22.693 Army acquisition has been characterized 03:22.693 --> 03:24.860 by technological developments , surges 03:24.860 --> 03:27.027 in times of war , and evolving threats 03:27.027 --> 03:29.027 that drove the configuration of our 03:29.027 --> 03:30.693 army and material development 03:30.693 --> 03:33.027 organizations that support it . In 1973 , 03:33.080 --> 03:34.969 the Army identified five priority 03:34.969 --> 03:37.024 weapon systems known as the Abrahams 03:37.024 --> 03:39.559 tank , Patriot , Apache helicopter , 03:39.710 --> 03:41.766 Bradley fighting vehicle , and Black 03:41.766 --> 03:44.279 Hawk helicopter . By 1978 , the 03:44.279 --> 03:46.279 Assistant Secretary of the Army for 03:46.279 --> 03:48.112 Research and Development took on 03:48.112 --> 03:50.279 responsibilities for procuring weapons 03:50.279 --> 03:52.168 and equipment and was renamed the 03:52.168 --> 03:54.168 Assistant Secretary of the Army for 03:54.168 --> 03:56.446 Research , Development and Acquisition . 03:56.446 --> 03:58.446 The Goldwater Nichols Department of 03:58.446 --> 04:00.390 Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 04:00.390 --> 04:02.557 signed by President Ronald Reagan made 04:02.557 --> 04:04.779 the most sweeping changes to the United 04:04.779 --> 04:06.946 States Department of Defense since the 04:06.946 --> 04:06.449 department was established in the 04:06.449 --> 04:09.000 National Security Act of 1947 by 04:09.000 --> 04:11.167 reworking the command structure of the 04:11.167 --> 04:14.009 United States military . In 1989 , 04:14.410 --> 04:16.760 General Karl Yves Wuono , then Chief of 04:16.760 --> 04:18.704 Staff of the Army , authorized the 04:18.704 --> 04:20.816 establishment of the Army Acquisition 04:20.816 --> 04:23.690 Corps . A cadre of elite professionals 04:23.869 --> 04:26.036 that would be trained to fill critical 04:26.036 --> 04:28.690 acquisition positions . In 1999 , the 04:28.690 --> 04:30.690 Assistant Secretary of the Army for 04:30.690 --> 04:32.301 Research , Development , and 04:32.301 --> 04:34.357 acquisition was disestablished , and 04:34.357 --> 04:36.579 the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 04:36.579 --> 04:38.857 Acquisition , Logistics and Technology , 04:38.857 --> 04:41.134 ASALT was established . From the start , 04:41.134 --> 04:43.357 ASALT has delivered capabilities to the 04:43.357 --> 04:45.301 warfighter . The story of the Army 04:45.301 --> 04:47.190 Acquisition Corps has been one of 04:47.190 --> 04:49.190 continuous innovation and evolution 04:49.190 --> 04:50.857 with one constant . Dedicated 04:50.857 --> 04:52.690 professionals who are focused on 04:52.690 --> 04:54.912 delivering capabilities to our army and 04:54.912 --> 04:57.079 the joint force . The army acquisition 04:57.079 --> 04:58.690 workforce , the war fighting 04:58.690 --> 05:00.912 acquisition workforce , is charged with 05:00.912 --> 05:02.690 a critical mission to cultivate 05:02.690 --> 05:04.746 innovation , design the impossible , 05:04.746 --> 05:06.746 and provide soldiers with what they 05:06.746 --> 05:09.170 need to be successful . This is done 05:09.170 --> 05:11.410 through people , a technically diverse 05:11.410 --> 05:13.077 workforce of Army acquisition 05:13.077 --> 05:15.049 professionals from scientists and 05:15.049 --> 05:17.170 engineers to accountants to program 05:17.170 --> 05:19.850 managers who turn Army requirements 05:19.850 --> 05:23.549 into products and services . Managing 05:23.549 --> 05:25.438 everything from cradle to grave , 05:25.839 --> 05:27.895 studies show that the most effective 05:27.895 --> 05:29.617 leaders are transformational , 05:29.617 --> 05:31.561 authentic , and empowering . These 05:31.561 --> 05:33.561 leaders are statistically linked to 05:33.561 --> 05:35.506 higher workplace performance , job 05:35.506 --> 05:37.395 satisfaction , and the innovative 05:37.395 --> 05:39.561 behaviors required to drive successful 05:39.561 --> 05:41.506 organizational outcomes . Today we 05:41.506 --> 05:43.617 honor five of our elite professionals 05:43.617 --> 05:45.561 and leaders who exhibit just those 05:45.561 --> 05:47.617 qualities and have paved the way for 05:47.617 --> 05:49.783 those of us who have followed in their 05:49.783 --> 05:51.783 footsteps . We would like to take a 05:51.783 --> 05:53.617 take the moment to recognize our 05:53.617 --> 05:55.728 inductees , uh , former inductees who 05:55.728 --> 05:57.950 have joined us today from the inaugural 05:57.950 --> 06:00.117 Hall of Fame . Honorable Kevin Fahey , 06:00.269 --> 06:03.369 Mr . Dan Shipley , son of John Shipley , 06:03.750 --> 06:06.739 Ms . Maureen Cross , and Mr . Jeffrey 06:06.739 --> 06:08.869 Parsons . Inductees , please stand . 06:12.489 --> 06:13.489 all over . 06:21.769 --> 06:23.991 Thank each of you for attending today . 06:24.010 --> 06:25.788 We would also like to recognize 06:26.130 --> 06:28.850 Honorable Katrina McFarlane , Honorable 06:28.850 --> 06:31.329 Douglas Bush , Honorable Bruce Bruce 06:31.329 --> 06:34.209 Jetty , Doctor Susan Meyers , the 06:34.209 --> 06:36.376 general officers and SES's that are in 06:36.376 --> 06:40.019 attendance today . Thank you . The 06:40.019 --> 06:42.019 the video you're about to view will 06:42.019 --> 06:44.130 show highlights from last year's Army 06:44.130 --> 06:46.075 acquisition Hall of Fame induction 06:46.075 --> 06:47.075 ceremony . 07:51.279 --> 07:53.501 The Army Acquisition Hall of Fame Award 07:53.501 --> 07:55.779 was established by Honorable Douglas R . 07:55.779 --> 07:57.723 Bush to recognize and honor former 07:57.723 --> 07:59.501 members of the Army Acquisition 07:59.501 --> 08:01.723 workforce who have made significant and 08:01.723 --> 08:03.779 enduring contributions in support of 08:03.779 --> 08:05.501 Army , of the Army acquisition 08:05.501 --> 08:07.668 community . The program's intent is to 08:07.668 --> 08:09.835 preserve the legacy of the acquisition 08:09.835 --> 08:11.668 community and inspire a sense of 08:11.668 --> 08:13.890 heritage , honor , and pride throughout 08:13.890 --> 08:16.057 the workforce . Ladies and gentlemen , 08:16.057 --> 08:18.112 please join me in welcoming our host 08:18.112 --> 08:20.168 for today's ceremony , the Honorable 08:20.168 --> 08:21.335 Brent G . Ingraham . 08:30.970 --> 08:33.081 Good morning . Actually it's a , it's 08:33.081 --> 08:35.303 an absolute honor to be here . Before I 08:35.303 --> 08:38.109 get started with formal remarks . Did 08:38.109 --> 08:40.109 anyone see the smile on Doug Bush's 08:40.109 --> 08:43.450 face today ? Compared to those videos , 08:43.869 --> 08:46.520 uh . Good , Doug . 08:47.919 --> 08:51.820 Excellent . Uh , no , truly it is , 08:51.869 --> 08:54.147 uh , it is an honor to stand here , uh , 08:54.147 --> 08:56.520 before you all today and , uh , and see , 08:56.630 --> 08:58.852 uh , not everyone here . I know there's 08:58.852 --> 09:00.741 a lot of people online and really 09:00.741 --> 09:02.908 appreciate , uh , what the , uh , Army 09:02.908 --> 09:06.099 Acquisition Corps , uh , has done , uh , 09:06.109 --> 09:07.998 not only for our army but for our 09:07.998 --> 09:10.150 country and so , uh , just right up 09:10.150 --> 09:12.261 front , uh , a heartfelt thank you to 09:12.261 --> 09:16.159 everyone . This 09:16.159 --> 09:18.215 is really the the flagship event for 09:18.215 --> 09:20.437 the Army Acquisition Awards program and 09:20.437 --> 09:22.603 it's really a privilege to take part , 09:22.603 --> 09:24.659 uh , in it for the first time as the 09:24.659 --> 09:26.770 Army acquisition executive . The Hall 09:26.770 --> 09:28.992 of Fame is not simply about recognizing 09:28.992 --> 09:31.048 distinguished careers . It exists to 09:31.048 --> 09:33.215 honor the leaders whose work built the 09:33.215 --> 09:35.326 foundation this this community stands 09:35.326 --> 09:37.710 on today . And to remind the workforce 09:37.710 --> 09:39.877 that follows what lasting impacts this 09:39.877 --> 09:41.877 profession has and what it actually 09:41.877 --> 09:45.659 looks like . I wanna thank , uh , begin 09:45.659 --> 09:47.548 by thanking the chaplain for that 09:47.548 --> 09:50.369 menial invocation . And I'd also like 09:50.369 --> 09:52.440 to start by thanking the uh team who 09:52.440 --> 09:55.229 organized the ceremony today . That 09:55.229 --> 09:57.229 team that oversees the Hall of Fame 09:57.229 --> 09:59.549 program itself , the current and former 09:59.549 --> 10:01.716 acquisition leaders who served in this 10:01.716 --> 10:03.882 year's selection committee , thank you 10:03.882 --> 10:06.049 all . So , a round of applause for all 10:06.049 --> 10:05.929 of those to get to see you all here . 10:12.070 --> 10:14.237 Each of you plays an important role in 10:14.237 --> 10:16.403 making sure the recognition reflects , 10:16.403 --> 10:18.570 uh , the significance it holds for the 10:18.570 --> 10:20.848 army and for our acquisition workforce . 10:20.848 --> 10:22.848 You know , we originally planned to 10:22.848 --> 10:25.349 hold this during AUSA in October , but 10:25.349 --> 10:27.516 as everyone knows , the fall brought a 10:27.516 --> 10:29.738 few unexpected scheduling complications 10:29.738 --> 10:31.789 across the government . You know , 10:32.030 --> 10:34.030 fortunately , uh , the workforce is 10:34.030 --> 10:35.974 used , is really used to adjusting 10:35.974 --> 10:38.197 timelines without adjusting standards , 10:38.510 --> 10:40.732 and I'm glad we're able to gather today 10:40.732 --> 10:42.843 to recognize the inductees together . 10:45.030 --> 10:47.141 As I mentioned , we're joined by many 10:47.141 --> 10:49.252 distinguished leaders , teammates and 10:49.252 --> 10:51.308 partners from across the army in the 10:51.308 --> 10:53.419 acquisition community . Thank you all 10:53.419 --> 10:55.419 for being here . The leadership you 10:55.419 --> 10:57.474 provide this enterprise every day is 10:57.474 --> 10:57.429 outstanding , and , uh , whether you're 10:57.429 --> 10:59.485 on the inside or outside , thank you 10:59.485 --> 11:02.950 for all you all do . Uh , I think , uh , 11:03.059 --> 11:05.750 it's the Autumn , Adam Tell here . Uh , 11:06.030 --> 11:08.580 so Adam Tell is our , uh , uh , 11:08.590 --> 11:10.701 assistant secretary for Civil Works . 11:10.701 --> 11:13.034 He may be online , but he was trying to , 11:13.034 --> 11:15.257 uh , be here today . Uh , thank you for 11:15.257 --> 11:17.312 your leadership advancing the arm is 11:17.312 --> 11:16.630 critical infrastructure and engineering 11:16.630 --> 11:18.359 missions worldwide . Build 11:18.359 --> 11:20.637 infrastructure , not paper . Thank you , 11:20.637 --> 11:22.950 Adam , for driving change . Not 11:22.950 --> 11:24.894 especially honored to be joined by 11:24.894 --> 11:26.950 several uh of our former acquisition 11:26.950 --> 11:29.117 executives whose leadership has helped 11:29.117 --> 11:31.450 shape the profession . You know , I did , 11:31.450 --> 11:33.672 uh , some quick math , uh , and I think 11:33.672 --> 11:35.783 the , you know , there's 5 of us here 11:35.783 --> 11:38.061 today , 5 out of the 10 AAEs that have , 11:38.061 --> 11:40.172 uh , uh , that have been and held the 11:40.172 --> 11:42.394 assault position . So thank you because 11:42.394 --> 11:44.506 it's important to see the , uh , that 11:44.506 --> 11:46.839 many of us here . So first to , uh , Ms . 11:46.839 --> 11:48.728 Katrina McFarlane . Whose service 11:48.728 --> 11:50.728 really strengthened our acquisition 11:50.728 --> 11:52.950 policy and workforce development across 11:52.950 --> 11:55.228 the department . Ms . Stephanie Easter , 11:55.228 --> 11:57.339 who provided steady leadership to our 11:57.339 --> 11:59.117 acquisition enterprise during a 11:59.117 --> 12:01.283 critical period of transition , Doctor 12:01.283 --> 12:03.450 Bruce Jetty , who drove lasting reform 12:03.450 --> 12:03.419 in our acquisition system and 12:03.419 --> 12:05.586 accelerated how we prototype and field 12:05.586 --> 12:07.808 capabilities to our soldiers , and then 12:07.808 --> 12:09.697 Mr . Doug Bush , whose leadership 12:09.697 --> 12:11.641 strengthened our industrial base , 12:11.641 --> 12:13.530 expanded munition production at a 12:13.530 --> 12:15.586 decisive moment for army readiness , 12:15.586 --> 12:17.641 and whose vision established the the 12:17.641 --> 12:19.863 Army Acquisition Hall of Fame in 2022 , 12:19.863 --> 12:22.141 making this tradition possible . Again , 12:22.141 --> 12:21.460 thank you all . 12:28.469 --> 12:30.525 We're pleased to have , uh , with us 12:30.525 --> 12:32.580 members of the previous Hall of Fame 12:32.580 --> 12:34.802 classes in 2023 , Mr . Jeff Parsons and 12:34.802 --> 12:36.858 his wife Pam , and the 24 inductee , 12:36.858 --> 12:38.802 Miss Maureen Cross . Thank you for 12:38.802 --> 12:41.025 continuing to represent the standards . 12:41.270 --> 12:43.549 And the recognition that is reflected 12:43.549 --> 12:45.549 in this award . Thank you for being 12:45.549 --> 12:47.438 here . We're also honored to have 12:47.438 --> 12:49.549 Doctor Susan Meyers , currently chair 12:49.549 --> 12:53.469 of the Counter C5 ISRT Army Science 12:53.469 --> 12:55.270 and , uh , Army Science Board 12:55.270 --> 12:57.630 Subcommittee . Doctor Myers has been a 12:57.630 --> 12:59.686 long contributed to the intellectual 12:59.686 --> 13:01.686 foundation of this enterprise , and 13:01.686 --> 13:03.574 we're especially grateful for her 13:03.574 --> 13:05.574 presence today as the spouse of the 13:05.574 --> 13:07.686 2022 Hall of Fame inductee , the late 13:07.686 --> 13:09.463 Major General Harry Greene . An 13:09.463 --> 13:11.630 engineer , an acquisition leader , and 13:11.630 --> 13:13.574 former PEO who devoted more than 3 13:13.574 --> 13:15.797 decades to strengthen army capabilities 13:15.797 --> 13:18.019 before making the ultimate sacrifice in 13:18.019 --> 13:20.186 service in Afghanistan , thank you for 13:20.186 --> 13:22.479 being here . His legacy will continue 13:22.780 --> 13:25.099 to shape this community and this 13:25.099 --> 13:27.640 profession . And so to then to all the 13:27.640 --> 13:29.696 other senior leaders , teammates and 13:29.696 --> 13:31.973 partners here this morning , thank you , 13:32.299 --> 13:34.410 your continued leadership and support 13:34.410 --> 13:36.410 of this workforce and the mission . 13:36.440 --> 13:38.607 It's what keeps us driving every day . 13:41.640 --> 13:43.807 No , not long after I took this role , 13:43.807 --> 13:45.973 I spent some time studying the Hall of 13:45.973 --> 13:48.140 Fame , the Hall of Fame display in the 13:48.140 --> 13:50.307 hallway just outside the office , uh , 13:50.307 --> 13:49.820 as many of you have seen , if you walk 13:49.820 --> 13:52.359 down the hall , it's striking . It 13:52.359 --> 13:54.470 really is . It's a , it's a , a great 13:54.470 --> 13:57.440 display , not because of design , but 13:57.440 --> 13:59.799 because of the meaning . Each name 13:59.799 --> 14:01.688 represents someone whose decision 14:01.688 --> 14:03.799 changed outcomes . Programs that move 14:03.799 --> 14:06.309 forward faster , systems that work 14:06.309 --> 14:08.940 better . Capabilities to reach our 14:08.940 --> 14:11.909 soldiers sooner . You can see very 14:11.909 --> 14:13.576 clearly that progress in this 14:13.576 --> 14:15.520 enterprise is cumulative . What we 14:15.520 --> 14:17.520 managed today rests on work someone 14:17.520 --> 14:19.710 else completed years earlier , often 14:19.710 --> 14:21.766 under conditions that are far harder 14:21.766 --> 14:24.580 than ours today . You heard some of 14:24.580 --> 14:26.747 that , right ? Uh , you heard , uh , a 14:26.747 --> 14:28.691 few minutes ago , right ? Uh , she 14:28.691 --> 14:30.747 rattled off sort of 5 systems . When 14:30.747 --> 14:32.913 you think about what's happening today 14:32.913 --> 14:34.858 in the world , those 5 systems are 14:34.858 --> 14:37.024 still very relevant . So thank you for 14:37.024 --> 14:36.900 all of , uh , what you've done to lead 14:36.900 --> 14:40.190 up to this , this point . You know that 14:40.190 --> 14:42.080 display is , uh , is there for 14:42.080 --> 14:44.413 decoration , it's there for orientation . 14:44.989 --> 14:47.211 It tells every person who walks past it 14:47.211 --> 14:49.900 what's his profession . Execution 14:49.900 --> 14:52.539 standards , ultimately values , the 14:52.539 --> 14:54.960 measurable impacts , the sound judgment 14:55.460 --> 14:57.738 and how results that hold up over time . 14:58.479 --> 15:01.349 Continually change the army . And just 15:01.349 --> 15:03.071 as important , maybe even more 15:03.071 --> 15:05.182 important than all , is that it shows 15:05.182 --> 15:07.405 the workforce the lasting contributions 15:07.405 --> 15:09.559 actually look like because one of the 15:09.559 --> 15:11.670 purposes of this program is to set an 15:11.670 --> 15:13.837 example for those carrying the mission 15:13.837 --> 15:16.115 forward . Those values aren't symbolic . 15:16.659 --> 15:18.603 They're the same standards used to 15:18.603 --> 15:20.381 select Hall of Fame inductees . 15:20.381 --> 15:22.159 Candidates are evaluated on the 15:22.159 --> 15:24.381 enduring contributions they made to the 15:24.381 --> 15:26.437 mission . The respect they've earned 15:26.437 --> 15:28.770 from peers , subordinates , and leaders , 15:28.770 --> 15:30.937 and the commitment they demonstrate to 15:30.937 --> 15:30.739 strengthening the acquisition 15:30.739 --> 15:32.849 profession beyond the boundaries of 15:32.849 --> 15:36.659 their former roles . I've been involved 15:36.659 --> 15:38.881 enough with enough awards programs over 15:38.881 --> 15:40.603 the years to know that judging 15:40.603 --> 15:42.548 sometimes can be straightforward . 15:42.580 --> 15:44.524 Occasionally there's a clear front 15:44.524 --> 15:46.691 runner or a single accomplishment that 15:46.691 --> 15:48.691 someone's done to separate that one 15:48.691 --> 15:50.913 nominee from the rest . What makes this 15:50.913 --> 15:53.136 different is that here you're comparing 15:53.136 --> 15:55.302 those leaders whose CVs read less like 15:55.302 --> 15:57.469 resumes and more like origin stories . 15:57.500 --> 15:59.820 Because of the standards required even 15:59.820 --> 16:01.979 to be nominated , every candidate is 16:01.979 --> 16:04.609 exceptional . Which I suspect makes 16:04.609 --> 16:06.720 serving on the selection panel , both 16:06.720 --> 16:09.500 an honor and a challenge . That is the 16:09.500 --> 16:11.611 standard associated with this Hall of 16:11.611 --> 16:13.789 Fame . And why it's rare in this why 16:13.789 --> 16:16.989 induction is rare . That's really the 16:16.989 --> 16:19.045 level of contribution represented by 16:19.045 --> 16:21.211 the 5 leaders we're going to recognize 16:21.211 --> 16:24.780 today . Before I speak about uh 16:24.919 --> 16:27.141 them individually , I wanna acknowledge 16:27.141 --> 16:29.363 their families . Careers like these are 16:29.363 --> 16:31.679 demanding . They involve long hours . 16:32.679 --> 16:34.710 High stakes decisions and 16:34.710 --> 16:36.799 responsibilities that don't end when 16:36.799 --> 16:38.966 the work , when the , when the workday 16:38.966 --> 16:42.140 does . They carry real purpose and the 16:42.140 --> 16:44.362 families here today have been a part of 16:44.362 --> 16:46.418 that mission every step of the way . 16:46.418 --> 16:48.584 Thank you , families . You support the 16:48.584 --> 16:50.669 late nights , the sudden schedule 16:50.669 --> 16:52.989 changes , and the moments when the job 16:52.989 --> 16:54.989 had to come first , usually without 16:54.989 --> 16:57.719 recognition . So to the families , 16:58.059 --> 17:00.599 thank you . This honor reflects your 17:00.599 --> 17:02.766 support as much as their achievement . 17:03.270 --> 17:05.603 So , round of applause for the families . 17:11.729 --> 17:13.896 So it's now my honor to recognize this 17:13.896 --> 17:16.329 year inductees . Lieutenant General 17:16.329 --> 17:19.150 retired William Campbell . Lieutenant 17:19.150 --> 17:21.317 General Campbell's career reflects the 17:21.317 --> 17:23.317 kind of influence this Hall of Fame 17:23.317 --> 17:25.483 exists to recognize . Over 38 years of 17:25.483 --> 17:27.550 service , he worked across the 17:27.550 --> 17:29.439 operational , the technical , and 17:29.439 --> 17:32.660 acquisition roles as a user , developer , 17:33.109 --> 17:36.020 tester , and executive , which meant he 17:36.020 --> 17:38.020 understood not just how the systems 17:38.020 --> 17:40.187 were designed , but how they performed 17:40.187 --> 17:42.270 in real-world operations . That 17:42.270 --> 17:44.103 perspective shaped programs that 17:44.103 --> 17:46.079 modernize intelligence , C5 ISR 17:46.079 --> 17:48.135 capabilities , and helped define the 17:48.135 --> 17:50.160 army's transition to a digitally 17:50.160 --> 17:53.130 connected force . Under his leadership , 17:53.569 --> 17:56.050 hundreds of thousands of systems from 17:56.050 --> 17:58.319 radios to sensors to night vision and 17:58.319 --> 18:00.541 battlefield surveillance platforms were 18:00.541 --> 18:02.430 fielded to US forces and allies . 18:03.550 --> 18:05.661 General Campbell , we're honored that 18:05.661 --> 18:07.772 your wife , Elaine could be here with 18:07.772 --> 18:09.606 you today . Your career reflects 18:09.606 --> 18:11.661 something this enterprise depends on 18:11.661 --> 18:13.772 more than we sometimes say out loud . 18:13.772 --> 18:15.772 Leaders who can connect operational 18:15.772 --> 18:17.828 need to technical execution and make 18:17.828 --> 18:19.939 sure the two meet in time to matter . 18:22.359 --> 18:25.989 Ms . Tracy Pinson . Tracy's impact 18:25.989 --> 18:27.989 shows up in a different but equally 18:27.989 --> 18:29.822 lasting way . Across more than 3 18:29.822 --> 18:31.989 decades of public service , she helped 18:31.989 --> 18:34.211 change how the army connects innovation 18:34.211 --> 18:36.211 to mission . As the director of the 18:36.211 --> 18:37.989 Army's Office of Small Business 18:37.989 --> 18:40.100 Programs , she oversaw an annual port 18:40.349 --> 18:43.189 portfolio exceeding 17 billion . And 18:43.189 --> 18:45.356 used it to ensure small businesses had 18:45.356 --> 18:47.578 a real path into the defense industrial 18:47.578 --> 18:49.900 base . Under her leadership , the army 18:49.900 --> 18:51.900 led the federal government in small 18:51.900 --> 18:53.956 business contracting for more than a 18:53.956 --> 18:56.178 decade . Increasing participation while 18:56.178 --> 18:58.178 strengthening our supply base , the 18:58.178 --> 19:00.233 force depends on . You can still see 19:00.233 --> 19:01.956 your impact today in companies 19:01.956 --> 19:04.067 delivering capabilities to the army . 19:04.489 --> 19:06.729 Early in her career she developed the 19:06.729 --> 19:09.290 Department of Defense mentor Protege 19:09.290 --> 19:12.729 program , an innovative , an initiative 19:12.729 --> 19:14.930 that proved so effective it became a 19:14.930 --> 19:17.579 permanent program . Uh , and model 19:17.579 --> 19:19.801 adopted across the federal government . 19:19.801 --> 19:21.857 That kind of institutional impact is 19:21.857 --> 19:24.023 rare . We're grateful that Ms . Benson 19:24.023 --> 19:26.079 is represented today by her family , 19:26.079 --> 19:28.412 her husband , Darryl , and her daughter , 19:28.412 --> 19:31.439 Maya . Thank you . Mr . Harry Hollick . 19:33.939 --> 19:36.219 Mr . Alex spent more than 37 years in 19:36.219 --> 19:38.386 the acquisition improving how the army 19:38.386 --> 19:40.849 executes programs under real real 19:40.849 --> 19:42.849 operational pressures . You want to 19:42.849 --> 19:43.849 come back ? No . 19:47.390 --> 19:49.510 He began his career as an intern and 19:49.510 --> 19:51.288 eventually serves as the Deputy 19:51.288 --> 19:53.288 Assistant Secretary of the Army for 19:53.288 --> 19:55.232 procurement , overseeing more than 19:55.232 --> 19:57.399 130,000 contract actions totaling over 19:57.399 --> 19:59.343 148 billion during one of the most 19:59.343 --> 20:01.566 demanding periods in recent histories . 20:02.560 --> 20:05.119 Those decisions shaped how quickly uh 20:05.119 --> 20:07.839 equipment reached units in combat , how 20:07.839 --> 20:09.728 responsible taxpayer dollars were 20:09.728 --> 20:11.395 managed , and how confidently 20:11.395 --> 20:13.450 commanders would rely on the systems 20:13.450 --> 20:15.395 behind them . He spent much of his 20:15.395 --> 20:17.339 career working in tactical vehicle 20:17.339 --> 20:19.450 programs . I started the automotive , 20:19.450 --> 20:21.672 uh , industry myself , and I found that 20:21.672 --> 20:21.530 people who come up around machines 20:21.670 --> 20:23.892 usually have a simple standard , it has 20:23.892 --> 20:27.130 to work . He carried that standard to 20:27.130 --> 20:29.074 the acquisition leadership and the 20:29.074 --> 20:30.852 systems he helped field and the 20:30.852 --> 20:33.074 workforce he helped build still reflect 20:33.074 --> 20:35.408 it . Harry's joined today by his family , 20:35.408 --> 20:38.619 Linda . Uh , Edward and Elaine , thank 20:38.619 --> 20:41.489 you for coming . Mr . Gary Martin 20:43.119 --> 20:45.230 Gary's work shaped something soldiers 20:45.230 --> 20:47.230 depend on every day , often without 20:47.230 --> 20:49.175 thinking about it , the ability to 20:49.175 --> 20:51.341 communicate , coordinate , and operate 20:51.341 --> 20:53.508 as a connective force . Over more than 20:53.508 --> 20:55.563 3 decades , he delivered network and 20:55.563 --> 20:57.508 communication systems that allowed 20:57.508 --> 20:59.730 units to function with shared awareness 20:59.730 --> 21:01.897 in demanding environments . As PEO for 21:01.897 --> 21:04.063 command , control , and communications 21:04.063 --> 21:06.175 tactical , he led a workforce of more 21:06.175 --> 21:08.341 than 1600 responsible for fielding and 21:08.341 --> 21:10.675 sustaining those capabilities worldwide . 21:10.675 --> 21:12.675 Systems that support soldiers daily 21:12.675 --> 21:14.675 across every theater of operation . 21:14.675 --> 21:16.619 Gary , I can tell you it's working 21:16.619 --> 21:18.675 today . Thank you . He also drove uh 21:18.675 --> 21:20.952 efforts to simplify the network itself , 21:20.952 --> 21:23.063 making it easier to operate , train , 21:23.063 --> 21:25.063 and sustain while reducing cost and 21:25.063 --> 21:27.119 complexity . What he helped build is 21:27.119 --> 21:29.341 now part of how the army fights . We're 21:29.341 --> 21:31.452 pleased to have members of his family 21:31.452 --> 21:33.619 here today as well , his wife Jane and 21:33.619 --> 21:35.959 his son Joshua . Mr . Barry Pike . 21:38.209 --> 21:40.376 Barry spent more than 35 years leading 21:40.376 --> 21:42.265 some of the army's most technical 21:42.265 --> 21:43.931 complex acquisition efforts , 21:43.931 --> 21:46.265 particularly in missile defense systems . 21:46.265 --> 21:48.153 As PEO for Missiles in Space , he 21:48.153 --> 21:50.098 oversaw 33 programs , including 14 21:50.098 --> 21:52.530 ACAPT-1 programs with an annual budget 21:52.530 --> 21:55.670 reading reaching $8.64 billion . 21:56.530 --> 21:58.697 During his tenure , missile production 21:58.697 --> 22:00.752 increased by more than 300% . Do you 22:00.752 --> 22:04.359 want to come back ? And 22:04.359 --> 22:06.526 his organization delivered hundreds of 22:06.526 --> 22:08.415 thousands of rocket launchers and 22:08.415 --> 22:10.415 radars to US and allied forces . He 22:10.415 --> 22:12.581 guided major programs through critical 22:12.581 --> 22:14.748 milestones and accelerated operational 22:14.748 --> 22:14.000 needs directly into the hands of 22:14.000 --> 22:16.680 deployed units . His leadership also 22:16.680 --> 22:18.736 strengthened allied capacity through 22:18.736 --> 22:20.736 hundreds of active foreign military 22:20.736 --> 22:23.410 sales cases . Programs each year 22:23.410 --> 22:25.188 continue to underpin the army's 22:25.188 --> 22:26.966 integrated fires capability and 22:26.966 --> 22:29.021 contribute to the deterrence today . 22:29.021 --> 22:31.021 We're glad he's joined today by his 22:31.021 --> 22:33.299 wife , Melanie , and his daughter , uh , 22:33.299 --> 22:36.849 and his daughter , Bernie . Today , the 22:36.849 --> 22:38.793 Army acquisition workforce numbers 22:38.793 --> 22:40.682 nearly 30,000 professionals , all 22:40.682 --> 22:42.930 serving inside a system shaped by the 22:42.930 --> 22:44.930 decisions , reforms , and standards 22:45.010 --> 22:47.010 established by the leaders like the 22:47.010 --> 22:49.121 ones we're recognizing this morning . 22:49.121 --> 22:51.343 That's why the that's why this ceremony 22:51.343 --> 22:53.650 matters . They remind us of the 22:53.650 --> 22:55.594 enterprise advances because people 22:55.594 --> 22:57.817 chose to make it better than they found 22:57.817 --> 22:59.928 it and put the work in required to do 22:59.928 --> 23:02.050 exactly that . Thank you . 23:04.750 --> 23:06.917 So to our inductees , on behalf of the 23:06.917 --> 23:08.806 United States Army and the entire 23:08.806 --> 23:10.917 acquisition community , thank you for 23:10.917 --> 23:13.083 what you've contributed , for what you 23:13.083 --> 23:15.139 have built , and what you can , what 23:15.139 --> 23:17.250 you will continue to benefit soldiers 23:17.250 --> 23:19.361 because of the work you provided . We 23:19.361 --> 23:21.306 are proud to serve in a profession 23:21.306 --> 23:23.472 shaped by your example . Thank you for 23:23.472 --> 23:22.349 setting it . 23:32.900 --> 23:34.733 Thank you , Honorable Ingraham . 23:34.939 --> 23:37.106 Honorable Ingraham and General Collins 23:37.106 --> 23:39.217 will now move to the center and begin 23:39.217 --> 23:40.383 inducting awardees . 23:43.150 --> 23:45.069 Our first inductee is Lieutenant 23:45.069 --> 23:47.430 General retired William H . Campbell . 23:48.369 --> 23:50.091 General Campbell , please join 23:50.091 --> 23:52.369 Honorable Ingraham and General Collins . 23:54.310 --> 23:56.366 Ladies and gentlemen , please remain 23:56.366 --> 23:58.477 seated during the presentations . For 23:58.477 --> 24:00.366 exceptional leadership , selfless 24:00.366 --> 24:02.579 service , and enduring contribution , 24:02.920 --> 24:04.920 contributions to Army acquisition , 24:04.920 --> 24:06.864 Lieutenant General retired William 24:06.864 --> 24:08.920 Campbell is hereby inducted into the 24:08.920 --> 24:12.319 2025 class of the United States Army 24:12.319 --> 24:14.859 Acquisition Hall of Fame . Lieutenant 24:14.859 --> 24:16.915 General Chaard Campbell dedicated 38 24:16.915 --> 24:18.970 years in service to the warfighter , 24:19.130 --> 24:21.352 playing a fundamental and critical role 24:21.352 --> 24:23.709 in strengthening army capabilities . As 24:23.709 --> 24:25.542 an army acquisition leader , his 24:25.542 --> 24:27.653 innovation and commitment established 24:27.653 --> 24:29.820 the foundation for how the Army equips 24:29.820 --> 24:31.987 its forces and directly contributed to 24:31.987 --> 24:33.765 saving soldiers' lives . He was 24:33.765 --> 24:35.765 instrumental in delivering critical 24:35.765 --> 24:37.931 systems in support of Operation Desert 24:37.931 --> 24:40.020 Storm , Operation Allied Force , and 24:40.020 --> 24:42.187 the global war on terror . Through his 24:42.187 --> 24:44.076 visionary leadership , Lieutenant 24:44.076 --> 24:46.242 General Campbell advanced technologies 24:46.242 --> 24:48.242 whose impact will continue to shape 24:48.242 --> 24:50.298 army readiness for decades to come . 24:50.298 --> 24:52.464 Lieutenant General Campbell's profound 24:52.464 --> 24:54.576 and enduring contributions supporting 24:54.576 --> 24:56.631 the nation reflect great credit upon 24:56.631 --> 24:58.687 the United States Army and honor the 24:58.687 --> 25:00.742 Army acquisition workforce . We will 25:00.742 --> 25:02.020 now go ahead , sorry . 25:08.579 --> 25:10.246 We will now hear remarks from 25:10.246 --> 25:12.357 Lieutenant General retired Campbell . 25:17.150 --> 25:19.000 Uh , this , this is a humbling 25:19.000 --> 25:21.560 experience . I'm , I am so proud of the 25:21.560 --> 25:24.030 Army Acquisition Corps , and I was 25:24.030 --> 25:26.030 honored to , to serve in leadership 25:26.030 --> 25:28.119 positions and I was honored to serve 25:28.119 --> 25:30.199 with the workforces who did all the 25:30.199 --> 25:32.366 heavy lifting and they're the ones who 25:32.366 --> 25:34.532 really earned this , uh , this award . 25:34.800 --> 25:36.967 Uh , when I got the call last August , 25:36.967 --> 25:39.189 uh , that I was being inducted , it was 25:39.189 --> 25:41.078 a complete surprise which , which 25:41.078 --> 25:43.189 really made it all the more special . 25:43.189 --> 25:45.356 And I thought back over the , over the 25:45.356 --> 25:47.989 years and my mind always went back to 25:47.989 --> 25:51.089 the soldier . And it went back to those 25:51.089 --> 25:53.145 13 years when I served in leadership 25:53.145 --> 25:55.311 positions and army acquisitions when I 25:55.311 --> 25:57.478 worked with the Army's finest military 25:57.478 --> 26:00.170 and civilians . And as I thought back 26:00.510 --> 26:04.099 over 50 years , There were many 26:04.099 --> 26:06.321 memories and I'd like to share a couple 26:06.321 --> 26:08.432 of those with you . First , I thought 26:08.432 --> 26:11.500 back to 1975 when the army was flat out 26:11.500 --> 26:14.140 broke . Uh , we were at least 10 years 26:14.140 --> 26:16.029 behind the Soviets because they'd 26:16.029 --> 26:17.918 updated their forces when we were 26:17.918 --> 26:20.869 fighting wars in Southeast Asia . But I 26:20.869 --> 26:23.390 was so proud to think back about the 15 26:23.390 --> 26:25.949 years that followed that when army 26:25.949 --> 26:27.782 acquisition before the corps was 26:27.782 --> 26:29.819 established , uh , took on the 26:29.819 --> 26:32.949 challenges , revitalized the army , and 26:32.949 --> 26:35.390 produced a force so strong that as part 26:35.390 --> 26:38.729 of the joint force . We vanquished an 26:38.729 --> 26:41.900 Iraqi army using those modern Soviet 26:41.900 --> 26:45.790 systems in 100 hours of . Shock 26:45.790 --> 26:48.479 and awe . And when I thought back to 26:48.479 --> 26:50.790 how did we do this , what , what did we 26:50.790 --> 26:53.160 really do ? What were the major vectors 26:53.160 --> 26:55.160 in muscle movements , and 3 came to 26:55.160 --> 26:57.489 mind . The first was better , uh , 26:57.579 --> 26:59.660 better training of the individual 26:59.660 --> 27:02.020 soldiers , uh , training to performance 27:02.020 --> 27:03.964 measures , and task conditions and 27:03.964 --> 27:06.187 standards . The second was the national 27:06.187 --> 27:08.131 training centers where we took our 27:08.131 --> 27:09.742 brigades into force on force 27:09.742 --> 27:12.500 experiments against a world-class op 27:12.500 --> 27:14.739 war , and they were prepared for war 27:14.739 --> 27:17.310 when they were deployed . But on top of 27:17.310 --> 27:19.532 all that , uh , they couldn't have done 27:19.532 --> 27:21.754 it despite that training if they didn't 27:21.754 --> 27:23.977 have the world's best weapons systems , 27:23.977 --> 27:26.032 and that's where the cops can really 27:26.032 --> 27:28.709 take pride . The big five really worked 27:29.180 --> 27:31.347 despite all of the challenges with the 27:31.347 --> 27:34.189 technologies and despite having to 27:34.189 --> 27:36.829 perform under what some have described 27:36.829 --> 27:39.430 as the world's most complex business 27:39.430 --> 27:42.739 system . So as 27:43.439 --> 27:45.383 we finished that war and looked at 27:45.383 --> 27:47.217 where we stood and looked at the 27:47.217 --> 27:49.550 lessons learned , uh , General Sullivan , 27:49.550 --> 27:51.661 the Chief of Staff of the Army , uh , 27:51.661 --> 27:53.883 and , uh , and Jay Garner at that point 27:53.883 --> 27:56.217 in time called me in and said , uh , uh , 27:56.217 --> 27:58.272 we have to leverage the power of the 27:58.272 --> 28:00.383 microprocessor to move ahead and stay 28:00.383 --> 28:03.189 ahead . And it was an awesome privilege 28:03.189 --> 28:05.189 to , uh , to be part of that , uh , 28:05.189 --> 28:07.540 part of that effort . We took on the 28:07.540 --> 28:10.099 challenges and we built systems that 28:10.099 --> 28:12.939 had precision strike capabilities and 28:12.939 --> 28:15.280 systems that would allow our forces to . 28:16.270 --> 28:19.469 See first , decide first , and act 28:19.469 --> 28:23.160 first . After the 28:23.280 --> 28:26.349 digitization experiments , uh , we had 28:26.849 --> 28:29.510 systems in place that helped in the 28:29.510 --> 28:32.250 succeeding efforts over the next years 28:32.250 --> 28:35.760 of . Iraq and Afghanistan and all of 28:35.760 --> 28:38.800 the challenges that we faced then . But 28:38.800 --> 28:41.133 in the , in the , at the end of the day , 28:41.133 --> 28:44.329 as I , as I looked at uh my experiences 28:44.900 --> 28:47.067 and I looked at the Army's acquisition 28:47.067 --> 28:51.060 corps . I believed that we set 28:51.060 --> 28:53.689 a new standard . And that the Corps can 28:53.689 --> 28:56.239 be extremely proud of its delivery , uh , 28:56.630 --> 28:58.686 deliveries that we , that we made at 28:58.686 --> 29:01.310 that time . I believe that uh we were 29:01.310 --> 29:03.829 inspired by the quality and the 29:03.829 --> 29:06.229 dedication of the workforce who 29:06.229 --> 29:08.340 considered their positions to be more 29:08.340 --> 29:11.160 than uh than just a job . We saw things 29:11.160 --> 29:13.680 then as uh journeys , not as 29:13.680 --> 29:16.239 destinations , and I think you probably 29:16.239 --> 29:18.869 do the same today . Sunday night I 29:18.869 --> 29:21.119 listened to the TV and Lieutenant 29:21.119 --> 29:23.180 General retired Keith Kellogg , uh , 29:23.189 --> 29:26.000 came online and when we digitized the 29:26.000 --> 29:27.833 army , he was our counterpart in 29:27.833 --> 29:30.000 tradedock , and he said , the bottom 29:30.000 --> 29:33.699 line is our stuff worked . So you did 29:33.699 --> 29:35.979 good . I'm proud of you . You should be 29:35.979 --> 29:38.150 proud of each other's Army strong . 29:51.250 --> 29:52.972 Thank you , General Campbell . 29:55.099 --> 29:57.760 Our next inductee is Ms . Tracy Penson . 29:58.150 --> 30:00.380 Receiving the award for her in her 30:00.380 --> 30:02.619 honor is her daughter , Ms . Maya 30:02.619 --> 30:04.619 Dennis . Ms . Dennis , please join 30:04.619 --> 30:06.897 Honorable Ingraham and General Collins . 30:07.609 --> 30:09.720 For exceptional leadership , selfless 30:09.720 --> 30:11.942 service , and enduring contributions to 30:11.942 --> 30:14.165 Army acquisition , Ms . Tracy Penson is 30:14.165 --> 30:16.869 hereby inducted into the 2025 class of 30:16.869 --> 30:19.091 the United States Army Acquisition Hall 30:19.091 --> 30:21.800 of Fame . Ms . Pinson dedicated over 32 30:21.800 --> 30:23.959 years in public service , championing 30:23.959 --> 30:26.070 federal contracting opportunities for 30:26.070 --> 30:28.070 thousands of small businesses while 30:28.070 --> 30:30.449 advancing army missions . She began her 30:30.449 --> 30:32.171 career as counsel to the House 30:32.171 --> 30:34.439 Committee on Small Business and later 30:34.439 --> 30:36.439 served as assistant to the director 30:36.479 --> 30:38.569 Office of Small Business Programs , 30:38.880 --> 30:41.920 where she oversaw a $17 billion annual 30:41.920 --> 30:43.920 program , ensuring warfighter needs 30:43.920 --> 30:45.976 were met while expanding procurement 30:45.976 --> 30:48.031 opportunities for small businesses . 30:48.031 --> 30:50.253 During this time she also developed the 30:50.253 --> 30:52.309 Department of Defense mentor Protege 30:52.309 --> 30:54.420 program , a program that endures as a 30:54.420 --> 30:56.709 vital pathway for small businesses to 30:56.709 --> 30:58.931 support the defense industrial base and 30:58.931 --> 31:00.987 provide innovative solutions for the 31:00.987 --> 31:03.042 war fighter . Ms . Pinson's profound 31:03.042 --> 31:05.153 and enduring contributions supporting 31:05.153 --> 31:07.209 the nation reflect great credit upon 31:07.209 --> 31:09.265 the United States Army and honor the 31:09.265 --> 31:10.876 Army acquisition workforce . 31:18.189 --> 31:20.520 We will now hear remarks from Ms . 31:20.589 --> 31:21.589 Dennis . 31:26.479 --> 31:29.819 OK . Good morning . 31:31.180 --> 31:33.260 My dad and I thank you for this 31:33.260 --> 31:35.979 extraordinary honor . It is deeply 31:35.979 --> 31:38.099 meaningful to stand here and accept 31:38.099 --> 31:40.180 this induction into the Army 31:40.180 --> 31:42.540 Acquisition Hall of Fame on behalf of 31:42.540 --> 31:45.510 my mother . My mother believed in 31:45.510 --> 31:47.949 service , not the kind that seeks 31:47.949 --> 31:50.790 recognition , but the kind that commits 31:50.790 --> 31:54.199 to excellence every single day . To 31:54.199 --> 31:56.880 many of you , she was a colleague , a 31:56.880 --> 32:00.180 leader , a problem solver , but to me 32:00.400 --> 32:03.459 she was just my mom . I grew up 32:03.459 --> 32:05.400 watching her approach life with 32:05.400 --> 32:07.920 discipline , integrity , and an 32:07.920 --> 32:10.479 unwavering commitment to excellence . 32:11.329 --> 32:13.496 She taught me that leadership is about 32:13.496 --> 32:16.250 accountability . It's about preparation , 32:16.790 --> 32:19.189 earning trust , but most importantly , 32:19.229 --> 32:22.060 it's about getting the job done . Over 32:22.060 --> 32:24.260 the course of her career , she helped 32:24.260 --> 32:26.420 shape programs that opened doors for 32:26.420 --> 32:28.619 thousands of small businesses to work 32:28.619 --> 32:31.459 with the Army . As you heard , under 32:31.459 --> 32:33.348 her leadership , the Army led the 32:33.348 --> 32:35.819 federal government in contract awards 32:35.819 --> 32:37.819 to small businesses for more than a 32:37.819 --> 32:41.550 decade . She was deeply committed to 32:41.550 --> 32:43.272 creating opportunities through 32:43.272 --> 32:45.272 initiatives like the Mentor Protege 32:45.272 --> 32:48.109 Program and partnerships with HBCUs . 32:48.689 --> 32:52.050 And minority institutions she got the 32:52.050 --> 32:55.209 job done , and this induction is a 32:55.209 --> 32:58.930 testament to that . She often spoke 32:58.930 --> 33:01.390 about the complexity of her work , but 33:01.390 --> 33:04.349 what stood out most was not the scale 33:04.349 --> 33:06.550 of the programs or the pressure of the 33:06.550 --> 33:10.459 mission . But it was the people . She 33:10.459 --> 33:13.339 cared deeply about her teams , she 33:13.339 --> 33:16.260 mentored generously , and she believed 33:16.260 --> 33:19.500 in developing others and leaving every 33:19.500 --> 33:21.833 organization stronger than she found it , 33:22.339 --> 33:24.506 that is the legacy that means the most 33:24.506 --> 33:27.949 to our family . This recognition 33:27.949 --> 33:30.660 affirms what we already knew that her 33:30.660 --> 33:33.989 contributions mattered . That her work 33:33.989 --> 33:36.410 strengthened the army . And that her 33:36.410 --> 33:39.020 leadership left a mark that endured 33:39.020 --> 33:41.420 beyond her years of service and beyond 33:41.420 --> 33:44.540 her life on this earth . While she 33:44.540 --> 33:47.420 would be humbled by this moment , she 33:47.420 --> 33:49.910 would also remind us that no one 33:49.910 --> 33:52.390 achieves success alone . She would 33:52.390 --> 33:54.660 thank her colleagues , her mentors , 33:54.790 --> 33:57.109 her teams , and the countless 33:57.109 --> 33:59.229 professionals who worked tirelessly 33:59.229 --> 34:01.451 behind the scenes to support the army's 34:01.451 --> 34:04.510 mission . She believed deeply in 34:04.510 --> 34:07.449 collective excellence as her daughter , 34:07.869 --> 34:10.389 I am profoundly proud , proud of her 34:10.389 --> 34:13.050 dedication , proud of her integrity , 34:13.709 --> 34:16.510 proud of the example she set , not only 34:16.510 --> 34:18.870 for me but for everyone who had the 34:18.870 --> 34:20.926 privilege of working alongside her . 34:22.000 --> 34:24.000 Today we celebrate her professional 34:24.000 --> 34:26.056 achievements , but we also celebrate 34:26.056 --> 34:28.159 her character , her strength , her 34:28.159 --> 34:30.840 commitment to service , and the steady 34:30.840 --> 34:33.590 leadership that defined her career . On 34:33.590 --> 34:36.320 behalf of my dad and I , thank you for 34:36.320 --> 34:38.520 honoring her work . We are grateful 34:38.520 --> 34:40.800 beyond words and mom , we are 34:40.800 --> 34:42.244 incredibly proud of you . 34:54.739 --> 34:56.909 Thank you , Ms . Netnis . Our next 34:56.909 --> 35:00.429 inductee is Mr . Harry P . Halleck . Mr . 35:00.550 --> 35:02.328 Halleck , please join Honorable 35:02.328 --> 35:04.979 Ingraham and General Collins . For 35:04.979 --> 35:06.868 exceptional leadership , selfless 35:06.868 --> 35:09.179 service , and enduring contributions to 35:09.179 --> 35:11.850 Army acquisition , Mr . Harry Halle is 35:11.850 --> 35:14.899 hereby inducted into the 2025 class of 35:14.899 --> 35:17.121 the United States Army Acquisition Hall 35:17.121 --> 35:19.979 of Fame . Mr . Halle served over 37 35:19.979 --> 35:22.199 years , beginning as a contract 35:22.199 --> 35:24.560 specialist intern at Army Contracting 35:24.560 --> 35:26.729 Command Warren , US Army tank , 35:26.820 --> 35:28.876 Automotive , and Armaments Command , 35:29.020 --> 35:30.853 and then rising to the executive 35:30.853 --> 35:33.020 director position in that organization 35:33.020 --> 35:35.242 where his leadership shaped the command 35:35.242 --> 35:37.076 into a strong and highly skilled 35:37.076 --> 35:39.298 contracting agency . He later served as 35:39.298 --> 35:41.409 the deputy assistant secretary of the 35:41.409 --> 35:43.409 Army for procurement where his deep 35:43.409 --> 35:45.464 contracting expertise drove critical 35:45.464 --> 35:47.242 policy and procedural changes , 35:47.242 --> 35:49.464 influenced legislation , and modernized 35:49.464 --> 35:51.631 acquisition practices . His commitment 35:51.631 --> 35:53.687 to the workforce growth , training , 35:53.810 --> 35:56.250 diversity , and and diversity 35:56.250 --> 35:58.417 strengthened the Army Army acquisition 35:58.417 --> 36:00.649 community and left a lasting legacy of 36:00.649 --> 36:03.010 professionalism and excellence . Harry 36:03.010 --> 36:04.677 Halle's profound and enduring 36:04.677 --> 36:06.677 contributions supporting the nation 36:06.850 --> 36:08.906 reflect great credit upon the United 36:08.906 --> 36:11.017 States Army and the honor of the Army 36:11.017 --> 36:12.350 acquisition workforce . 36:19.739 --> 36:21.683 We will now hear remarks from Mr . 36:21.683 --> 36:25.139 Halleck . Good morning . 36:26.219 --> 36:28.739 Thank you . I'm , I'm blown away . I'm 36:28.739 --> 36:31.020 amazed , surprised , and what a 36:31.020 --> 36:33.300 wonderful way to , uh , recognize a 36:33.300 --> 36:35.530 career , much appreciated . I , 36:35.580 --> 36:37.802 although I couldn't help when I saw the 36:37.802 --> 36:39.969 press release , wonder if there wasn't 36:39.969 --> 36:41.913 an additional criteria this year . 36:42.699 --> 36:44.419 Harry , Gary , and Barry . 36:46.280 --> 36:50.169 Coincidence Um , some of 36:50.169 --> 36:52.225 you may freak out when you see where 36:52.225 --> 36:54.558 I'm gonna start here , but please don't . 36:54.558 --> 36:56.725 I'll wrap it up very quickly . Go back 36:56.725 --> 37:00.520 to the spring of 1979 . I was a senior 37:00.520 --> 37:02.820 at the University of Delaware looking 37:02.820 --> 37:04.709 forward to getting my bachelor of 37:04.709 --> 37:06.876 Science in Business Administration and 37:06.876 --> 37:09.139 I had a friend Marie McCullough , who 37:09.139 --> 37:12.790 was a political science major . And she 37:12.790 --> 37:15.012 um asked me if I would take her . I had 37:15.012 --> 37:17.350 a car on campus , she didn't , if I 37:17.350 --> 37:19.830 would take her to take this test to go 37:19.830 --> 37:21.941 work for the federal government , why 37:21.941 --> 37:24.360 would anyone want to do that ? But , um , 37:24.469 --> 37:26.302 and I had to drive her up to the 37:26.302 --> 37:28.358 federal building in Philadelphia for 37:28.358 --> 37:30.469 her to take the exam and I sat out in 37:30.469 --> 37:32.525 the hallway waiting . I was only out 37:32.525 --> 37:34.247 there about 5 minutes when the 37:34.247 --> 37:36.302 facilitator came out and said , what 37:36.302 --> 37:38.469 are you doing here ? Well , I drove my 37:38.469 --> 37:40.691 friend , she's in there taking a test . 37:40.691 --> 37:42.747 He said , Well , you see that room ? 37:42.747 --> 37:42.419 There's a lot of empty seats . Get your 37:42.629 --> 37:46.330 in there . Take the test . And so I 37:46.330 --> 37:48.649 remem I still vividly remember him 37:48.649 --> 37:50.705 standing up in front of the room and 37:50.705 --> 37:52.760 saying , the federal government is a 37:52.760 --> 37:56.159 very discerning employer . There's 5 37:56.159 --> 37:58.600 sections to this test . You must pass 37:58.600 --> 38:01.300 all 5 sections to even be considered 38:01.520 --> 38:03.742 for a job with the federal government . 38:03.830 --> 38:07.429 OK , sounds cool . Um , we took the 38:07.429 --> 38:09.989 test , we left , drove home back to 38:09.989 --> 38:12.550 campus . A week or so later , we got 38:12.550 --> 38:14.510 there , maybe a month , we got the 38:14.510 --> 38:17.709 results , um , I passed all 5 38:17.709 --> 38:20.909 sections , she failed all 5 sections . 38:23.179 --> 38:25.012 OK , well that was , that was an 38:25.012 --> 38:27.179 interesting , uh , interesting event , 38:27.179 --> 38:29.610 so I never gave it another thought . Um , 38:29.709 --> 38:31.989 my graduation present was a trip to 38:31.989 --> 38:34.500 Germany where I was born , and I went 38:34.500 --> 38:36.611 over there and had a wonderful summer 38:36.611 --> 38:38.556 and then came home and there was a 38:38.556 --> 38:40.556 recession and jobs were tough . I'm 38:40.556 --> 38:42.444 like , jeez , maybe I should have 38:42.444 --> 38:44.611 thought this through a little more . I 38:44.611 --> 38:46.722 ended up , long story , going with my 38:46.722 --> 38:48.833 brother out to California to look for 38:48.833 --> 38:51.000 work there , absolutely hated it , but 38:51.000 --> 38:53.167 while I was out there . I got a letter 38:53.167 --> 38:55.389 from the army . That said , hey , we're 38:55.389 --> 38:58.979 hiring . At Fort Monmouth . Dover , New 38:58.979 --> 39:01.146 Jersey , which is Piccatinny Arsenal , 39:01.146 --> 39:03.479 and this place called Warren , Michigan . 39:03.479 --> 39:05.646 Um , we'll get back to you when we get 39:05.646 --> 39:07.868 your name on the list . Well , I was so 39:07.868 --> 39:10.035 happy to hear back to the East Coast , 39:10.035 --> 39:09.659 New Jersey , right next door to 39:09.659 --> 39:12.540 Delaware . Yes , yes , um , used the 39:12.540 --> 39:15.219 last bit of money I had to fly home and 39:15.219 --> 39:17.500 then stayed with my mom and waited . 39:18.340 --> 39:20.860 And my mom's like , listen , son , um , 39:21.139 --> 39:23.417 I'm gonna start charging you rent here . 39:23.417 --> 39:25.583 Um , so I got up the nerve to call . I 39:25.583 --> 39:27.861 had a phone number . I called , I said , 39:27.861 --> 39:29.972 hey , I got this letter saying I'm on 39:29.972 --> 39:32.340 this list , and , um , They said , well , 39:32.419 --> 39:34.419 we , we filled all the positions in 39:34.419 --> 39:37.139 Fort Monmouth and Dover , so your , 39:37.239 --> 39:39.461 your name's still on the list . We fill 39:39.461 --> 39:41.683 them all the time . We'll get to you at 39:41.683 --> 39:44.489 some point . Oh , OK , didn't think it 39:44.489 --> 39:46.711 worked that way , but , and then before 39:46.711 --> 39:48.933 the secretary hung up she said , but by 39:48.933 --> 39:50.933 the way , would you be willing . To 39:50.933 --> 39:53.045 move to Warren , Michigan for a job . 39:54.639 --> 39:57.040 Warren , Michigan , uh , yeah , yeah . 39:58.070 --> 40:00.181 Hung up . 5 minutes later , the phone 40:00.181 --> 40:02.459 rings . Her boss was on the line . Hey , 40:02.459 --> 40:04.681 my secretary asked you a question . I'm 40:04.681 --> 40:06.626 gonna ask you that same question . 40:06.626 --> 40:08.903 Would you be willing to move to Warren , 40:08.903 --> 40:08.510 Michigan ? I had no clue where Warren , 40:08.550 --> 40:10.606 Michigan was . I knew where Michigan 40:10.606 --> 40:14.520 was . Um , and I said yes . And he 40:14.520 --> 40:16.742 said , great , I'm gonna put her on the 40:16.742 --> 40:18.909 phone and schedule an interview . Um , 40:18.909 --> 40:21.131 back then we didn't have the internet . 40:21.131 --> 40:23.298 We didn't have , I , I , I remember we 40:23.298 --> 40:25.576 had an atlas somewhere up in the attic , 40:25.576 --> 40:24.949 but I was too lazy to go up and get it 40:24.949 --> 40:27.060 to try and find out where this war in 40:27.060 --> 40:29.060 Michigan was . Um , went up for the 40:29.060 --> 40:31.005 interview . I still , gosh , I can 40:31.005 --> 40:33.060 picture the office , and I'm sitting 40:33.060 --> 40:35.282 there and the secretary says , OK , you 40:35.282 --> 40:37.338 can go in now . I get to the doorway 40:37.338 --> 40:39.560 and he stops me and he says , I'm gonna 40:39.560 --> 40:42.260 ask one more time . And by now , I'm 40:42.260 --> 40:43.982 slow on the uptake , but I'm , 40:43.982 --> 40:46.204 something , something's going on here . 40:46.204 --> 40:48.889 And so , um , he , I , I said , uh , 40:49.300 --> 40:51.469 kind of hesitantly , yes . He said , 40:51.620 --> 40:53.898 great , you got the job , now sit down , 40:53.898 --> 40:56.064 let me interview you . So finally , at 40:56.064 --> 40:58.398 the end of the interview , I said , hey , 40:58.398 --> 41:00.676 look , I'm a little slow on the uptake , 41:00.676 --> 41:02.842 but what , uh , what's going on here ? 41:02.842 --> 41:05.064 And he said , you know what ? Nothing's 41:05.064 --> 41:04.750 going on . I can't get people from the 41:04.750 --> 41:07.610 East Coast to go to the Midwest . So 41:07.610 --> 41:09.721 the fact that you're willing to go to 41:09.721 --> 41:11.777 the Midwest , it , you're going to a 41:11.777 --> 41:11.090 command that's one of the best 41:11.090 --> 41:13.257 acquisition commands in the Army , and 41:13.257 --> 41:15.423 you will learn a lot about acquisition 41:15.423 --> 41:17.368 there , OK . Now I did go home and 41:17.368 --> 41:19.534 finally drag that atlas out and saw it 41:19.534 --> 41:21.820 was a suburb of Detroit and almost . I 41:22.090 --> 41:25.719 said , what the hell ? Um . Best thing 41:25.719 --> 41:27.941 that ever happened to me . I show up on 41:27.941 --> 41:30.600 February 11th , 1980 . Um , back then 41:30.600 --> 41:32.767 they call them procurement interns . I 41:32.767 --> 41:35.179 got a bit of a slow start because I 41:35.179 --> 41:37.100 kept forgetting the second E in 41:37.100 --> 41:39.044 procurement . So I'm a procurement 41:39.044 --> 41:41.156 intern that doesn't know how to spell 41:41.156 --> 41:43.211 procurement . Um , took me a while , 41:43.211 --> 41:45.378 but I got it . I got it . Kept leaving 41:45.378 --> 41:47.433 that second E out , um , and it , it 41:47.433 --> 41:49.433 just was a magical . Amazing career 41:49.433 --> 41:51.656 that I fell in love with right away . I 41:51.656 --> 41:53.878 tell people I fell in love with the job 41:53.878 --> 41:56.780 first , the people second , and then I 41:56.780 --> 41:59.002 love living in the suburbs of Detroit . 41:59.002 --> 42:01.169 It was a great , great place to live . 42:01.169 --> 42:03.280 There are great people there , and it 42:03.280 --> 42:03.219 was all about the people you worked 42:03.219 --> 42:06.239 with and . You learn very quickly . 42:06.459 --> 42:08.681 Acquisition is to me , Army acquisition 42:08.681 --> 42:11.750 is the ultimate team sport . Nothing I 42:11.750 --> 42:13.361 accomplished would have been 42:13.361 --> 42:15.472 accomplished without the people there 42:15.472 --> 42:17.139 to , and I'm talking contract 42:17.139 --> 42:19.229 specialists , engineers , PEOs , 42:19.629 --> 42:22.270 program managers , resource management 42:22.510 --> 42:24.677 personnel , specialists , scientists , 42:24.677 --> 42:27.070 R&D folks . I mean , 00 my gosh , I 42:27.070 --> 42:28.959 think of all the different career 42:28.959 --> 42:31.181 fields . I worked with in the course of 42:31.181 --> 42:33.126 my career and that helped make the 42:33.126 --> 42:35.459 programs I worked on successful . I , I , 42:35.459 --> 42:38.050 I , I , and I think back and I love 42:38.050 --> 42:40.272 some of the successes I've had did some 42:40.272 --> 42:42.494 great things that I like to think had a 42:42.494 --> 42:44.794 long term impact on the army . And the 42:44.794 --> 42:47.354 army acquisition process , but again it 42:47.354 --> 42:49.465 was because of those people , some of 42:49.465 --> 42:51.635 the most intelligent , innovative , 42:51.955 --> 42:54.314 dedicated , hardest working people in 42:54.314 --> 42:56.370 any acquisition business anywhere in 42:56.370 --> 42:58.536 the world , private or public , are in 42:58.536 --> 43:00.758 the United States Army , and , um , you 43:00.758 --> 43:03.155 all out there are the proof of it . And 43:03.155 --> 43:05.635 so , uh , what I'd like to do now , I 43:05.635 --> 43:08.685 want to , because I retired 9 years ago , 43:08.985 --> 43:11.274 unlike many , I didn't get back 43:11.274 --> 43:13.441 involved , um , on , on the other side 43:13.441 --> 43:15.663 of the fence , which is . It's fine . I 43:15.663 --> 43:17.830 hope for those that did . I didn't . I 43:17.830 --> 43:20.280 enjoy my retired life , but I miss the 43:20.280 --> 43:22.590 people , and I would love now that I'm 43:22.590 --> 43:25.360 standing up before you today to thank 43:25.360 --> 43:27.582 those people and I'm trying to think of 43:27.582 --> 43:29.749 how I could do it that helped me in my 43:29.749 --> 43:31.860 career . Here's how I'm gonna try and 43:31.860 --> 43:35.010 do it . Ryan Stacy , stand up . Ryan 43:35.010 --> 43:37.370 Stacy works at TACOM . Um , he came in 43:37.379 --> 43:41.189 in the early 2000s , and , um , while I 43:41.189 --> 43:43.133 was the director of the , well , I 43:43.133 --> 43:45.467 think I was , I wasn't the director yet . 43:45.467 --> 43:47.578 I became the director . Ryan , here's 43:47.578 --> 43:49.800 what you , thank you so much for coming 43:49.800 --> 43:51.967 and representing TACOM . Um , what I , 43:51.967 --> 43:51.520 no , no , no , don't sit down yet . 43:51.909 --> 43:54.076 What I need you to do is I need you to 43:54.076 --> 43:56.570 go back . And when you walk those halls 43:56.949 --> 43:59.116 and tell people , guess what I did ? I 43:59.116 --> 44:00.949 went and saw Harry go get , uh , 44:01.389 --> 44:03.500 inducted into the Army Hall of Fame . 44:03.669 --> 44:05.830 Then you have to tell them he thanks 44:05.830 --> 44:09.149 you . And you gotta thank and and that 44:09.149 --> 44:11.316 everyone don't even if they don't know 44:11.316 --> 44:13.482 who I am , who I was . You gotta say , 44:13.550 --> 44:15.606 you gotta say , guess what , I was , 44:15.606 --> 44:17.494 and if it includes the commanding 44:17.494 --> 44:19.606 general , stop the commanding general 44:19.606 --> 44:21.217 and tell , tell him the best 44:21.217 --> 44:23.439 contracting person and nah , don't tell 44:23.439 --> 44:25.439 him that . Tell him that TACO was a 44:25.439 --> 44:27.439 part of my journey , 33 years of my 44:27.439 --> 44:29.550 journey , and I am forever grateful . 44:29.550 --> 44:31.494 Do that . Thank you , Kim Buller . 44:31.669 --> 44:35.080 Where's Ken ? Jim . What I need you to 44:35.080 --> 44:38.760 do is a I my tour at DAP was again it 44:38.760 --> 44:40.780 was a wonderful time in that job is 44:41.080 --> 44:43.302 lots going on . Um , there was a little 44:43.302 --> 44:45.358 bit of discord and it was the effort 44:45.358 --> 44:47.191 was to try and bring people back 44:47.191 --> 44:49.413 together and make them feel like a part 44:49.413 --> 44:51.580 of the team . And while we were , uh , 44:51.580 --> 44:53.358 vamping the entire Army federal 44:53.358 --> 44:55.247 acquisition regulation , which we 44:55.247 --> 44:57.413 accomplished , and when I say we , you 44:57.413 --> 44:59.413 and your folks did it , so please , 44:59.413 --> 45:01.302 when you run into those folks who 45:01.302 --> 45:01.270 worked under me here in the building , 45:01.600 --> 45:03.711 please let them know how much I thank 45:03.711 --> 45:05.989 them for their efforts . Dan Gallagher , 45:06.030 --> 45:09.500 where's Dan Gallagher ? Dan , um , Dan 45:09.500 --> 45:11.500 was , uh , when I was a contracting 45:11.500 --> 45:14.860 officer , Dan was a captain . He was 45:14.860 --> 45:17.250 dating one of my contract specialists . 45:19.209 --> 45:21.620 And he married her and if I remember 45:21.620 --> 45:23.509 right , I gave you my living room 45:23.509 --> 45:25.676 furniture when I bought my first house 45:25.676 --> 45:27.898 because I didn't need it anymore . So I 45:27.898 --> 45:29.787 think anyway , and our paths have 45:29.787 --> 45:31.731 crossed , uh , back and forth ever 45:31.731 --> 45:33.953 since . I know you and your team , uh , 45:33.953 --> 45:36.176 worked , uh , very hard on this package 45:36.176 --> 45:38.287 nominating me , and I again thank you 45:38.287 --> 45:40.231 so very much . I , I'm just really 45:40.231 --> 45:42.287 appreciative . Please let the people 45:42.287 --> 45:44.342 know that worked so hard on this and 45:44.342 --> 45:44.090 how much I appreciate what they did . 45:44.310 --> 45:47.189 Thank you . And finally , Jeff Parsons . 45:48.989 --> 45:51.229 Great career . Worked my butt off . I 45:51.229 --> 45:53.820 loved working my butt off . Um , I got 45:53.820 --> 45:56.389 to be a , uh , division chief at TACOM , 45:56.469 --> 45:58.840 which was a GS-15 . Wow , who'd have 45:58.840 --> 46:01.007 thought I'd ever , this little country 46:01.007 --> 46:03.570 boy from Little Heaven , Delaware , um , 46:03.830 --> 46:05.997 would end up there . Um , I thought it 46:05.997 --> 46:08.052 was a great part of my career . I've 46:08.052 --> 46:10.669 been in 27 years . Um , I thought I'd 46:10.669 --> 46:13.310 done enough to maybe coast at that 15 46:13.310 --> 46:15.366 level . I'm still gonna contribute . 46:15.366 --> 46:17.588 I'm still gonna work hard , but this is 46:17.588 --> 46:19.810 it . This is a great goal to have had . 46:19.810 --> 46:21.977 And then I made the mistake of calling 46:21.977 --> 46:24.254 you and saying , will you be my mentor ? 46:24.254 --> 46:26.421 And I still remember you said , well , 46:26.421 --> 46:30.260 do you want to be in SAS ? Hell no . OK 46:30.260 --> 46:32.427 then , I , I'm not gonna waste my time 46:32.427 --> 46:34.593 with you . Why don't , I said , look , 46:34.593 --> 46:36.816 I've thought that through . I , I think 46:36.816 --> 46:36.399 it's great . I just don't think it's 46:36.399 --> 46:38.510 for me . Um , he said , why don't you 46:38.510 --> 46:40.732 spend a little more time thinking about 46:40.732 --> 46:42.955 it and call me back . Thank you so much 46:42.955 --> 46:45.232 for forcing me to think about it again . 46:45.232 --> 46:47.121 Um , becoming the director of the 46:47.121 --> 46:49.343 contracting center for 7 years and then 46:49.343 --> 46:51.510 coming up here for 4 years was just an 46:51.510 --> 46:54.159 amazing experience that I felt bridged 46:54.159 --> 46:56.959 the gap between the field and 46:56.959 --> 47:00.000 headquarters where policy is generated , 47:00.149 --> 47:03.439 and it was just absolutely amazing to 47:03.439 --> 47:06.429 see . The disconnects , frankly , and 47:06.429 --> 47:08.651 to be someone who could help with those 47:08.651 --> 47:10.873 disconnects , I , I , I remember I told 47:10.873 --> 47:12.707 myself don't try and change that 47:12.707 --> 47:14.707 building you'll just beat your head 47:14.707 --> 47:16.707 against the wall and go home with a 47:16.707 --> 47:18.818 headache every day . Look for targets 47:18.818 --> 47:21.040 of opportunity to make a difference and 47:21.040 --> 47:23.207 guess what ? There are so many targets 47:23.207 --> 47:25.318 of opportunity to make a difference , 47:25.318 --> 47:27.318 and I like to think I made a few of 47:27.318 --> 47:29.318 them . Thank you all so very , very 47:29.318 --> 47:28.879 much . Thank you , sir , for working on . 47:38.199 --> 47:40.449 Thank you , Mr . Halle . Our next 47:40.449 --> 47:44.179 inductee is Mr . Gary P . Martin . Mr . 47:44.189 --> 47:46.411 Martin , please join Honorable Ingraham 47:46.411 --> 47:48.750 and General Collins . For exceptional 47:48.750 --> 47:50.870 leadership , selfless service , and 47:50.870 --> 47:52.592 enduring contributions to Army 47:52.592 --> 47:54.989 acquisition , Mr . Gary Martin is 47:54.989 --> 47:58.110 hereby inducted into the 2025 class of 47:58.110 --> 48:00.350 the United States Army Acquisition Hall 48:00.350 --> 48:03.129 of Fame . As the program executive 48:03.129 --> 48:05.129 officer for command , Control , and 48:05.129 --> 48:07.351 communications Tactical , Mr . Martin's 48:07.351 --> 48:09.518 leadership ensured secure and reliable 48:09.518 --> 48:11.790 communications that kept commanders and 48:11.790 --> 48:14.389 soldiers connected and informed in even 48:14.389 --> 48:16.189 the most austere and hostile 48:16.189 --> 48:18.570 environments . Over his distinguished 48:18.570 --> 48:21.370 34 year Army civilian career , he was 48:21.370 --> 48:23.426 instrumental in delivering command , 48:23.426 --> 48:25.592 control , communications , computers , 48:25.729 --> 48:27.951 cyber intelligence , surveillance , and 48:27.951 --> 48:30.229 reconnaissance C5ISR capabilities 48:30.570 --> 48:32.848 across the full acquisition life cycle , 48:33.010 --> 48:34.954 advancing science and technology . 48:34.954 --> 48:37.040 Solutions , fielding cutting edge 48:37.040 --> 48:39.262 network , radio and satellite systems , 48:39.360 --> 48:42.199 and sustaining critical C5 ISR 48:42.199 --> 48:44.421 operations . Mr . Martin's profound and 48:44.421 --> 48:46.477 enduring contribution supporting the 48:46.477 --> 48:48.532 nation reflect great credit upon the 48:48.532 --> 48:50.719 United States Army and honor the Army 48:50.719 --> 48:52.260 acquisition workforce . 49:00.739 --> 49:02.683 We will now hear remarks from Mr . 49:02.683 --> 49:06.260 Martin . Uh , good morning . 49:07.229 --> 49:09.540 Just a few thanks . First , uh , to the 49:09.540 --> 49:11.909 honorable , uh , Ingraham for hosting 49:11.909 --> 49:14.469 today's ceremony . Also to Rob Collins , 49:14.570 --> 49:18.020 Mr . Tollison , I mean , 30 years in 49:18.020 --> 49:20.076 acquisition and it seemed like every 49:20.076 --> 49:22.131 few years there was some other major 49:22.131 --> 49:24.242 realignment of how we do business and 49:24.242 --> 49:26.242 so forth . And , uh , I don't think 49:26.242 --> 49:28.464 anything as significant as what's going 49:28.464 --> 49:30.576 on now . So I can't think of 3 better 49:30.576 --> 49:32.631 leaders to lead the army acquisition 49:32.631 --> 49:34.798 through this , this current phase of , 49:34.798 --> 49:34.659 of transition . So , thank you for what 49:34.659 --> 49:37.379 you do . Uh , for everyone here today , 49:37.560 --> 49:40.120 uh , thanks for attending . Uh , 3 of 49:40.120 --> 49:42.009 the assaults that I've , of the 5 49:42.009 --> 49:44.231 assaults I've worked with over the year 49:44.231 --> 49:45.898 are here today . Uh , it's an 49:45.898 --> 49:48.064 interesting business because you never 49:48.064 --> 49:50.120 stop learning , right ? If , if , if 49:50.120 --> 49:52.231 you try to get into the job and think 49:52.231 --> 49:54.176 you know everything , you , you're 49:54.176 --> 49:53.399 going to fail right away . I mean , 49:53.439 --> 49:55.495 it's , it's very much a team sport . 49:55.520 --> 49:57.631 It's a , uh , team sport with lots of 49:57.631 --> 50:00.939 refs . Um , lots of refs and lots of 50:00.939 --> 50:03.300 umpires and lots of , uh , complexity 50:03.300 --> 50:05.379 and rules . And so , you can't get 50:05.379 --> 50:07.212 through this without partnership 50:07.212 --> 50:09.689 teaming , and so forth . Um , which 50:09.689 --> 50:11.856 gets me to the inductees . I've , I've 50:11.856 --> 50:14.078 worked with all of the , uh , inductees 50:14.078 --> 50:17.090 today . Going back as far as 1992 when 50:17.090 --> 50:19.312 I was working for General Campbell as a 50:19.729 --> 50:21.951 project leader on a satellite program . 50:21.951 --> 50:23.840 And , uh , he's been a tremendous 50:23.840 --> 50:25.785 mentor for me throughout my entire 50:25.785 --> 50:27.507 career . Uh , every one of the 50:27.507 --> 50:29.673 inductees I've worked with , uh , some 50:29.673 --> 50:31.673 more than others , but , uh , I can 50:31.673 --> 50:34.010 vouch for why they're here today . So , 50:34.169 --> 50:36.489 congratulations to all of you . Another 50:36.489 --> 50:37.600 round of applause . 50:40.639 --> 50:42.919 Uh , I do want to thank , as I think 50:42.919 --> 50:45.199 everyone has mentioned , uh , there's a 50:45.199 --> 50:47.421 lot of people that deliver the products 50:47.421 --> 50:50.149 that we are put in charge of or , uh , 50:50.159 --> 50:53.080 are responsible for . Uh , it goes from 50:53.080 --> 50:54.636 project leaders to contract 50:54.636 --> 50:56.870 professionals to , uh , testers , 50:57.280 --> 50:59.239 contractors . It , it really is a 50:59.239 --> 51:01.520 tremendous team that has to deliver 51:01.520 --> 51:03.631 capability . I wouldn't be here today 51:03.631 --> 51:05.742 if it wasn't for the people that I've 51:05.742 --> 51:07.853 had the , the honor to , to work with 51:07.853 --> 51:09.798 and for over the years . Uh , they 51:09.798 --> 51:12.076 deserve this as much as , uh , as I do . 51:12.076 --> 51:14.298 And so I thank them , some of which are 51:14.298 --> 51:16.353 in the audience here today . Uh , so 51:16.353 --> 51:18.409 thank you all for what you have done 51:18.409 --> 51:20.131 for the Army acquisition , for 51:20.131 --> 51:22.353 delivering capability , and for getting 51:22.353 --> 51:24.631 me here today . So thank you very much . 51:24.631 --> 51:27.040 Uh , to Phil , uh , Marlowe and 51:27.040 --> 51:30.040 Lieutenant Colonel , uh , Ruth , um , I 51:30.040 --> 51:32.600 don't leave Maine much . I've retired 51:32.600 --> 51:34.949 and I've decided to live a life of , uh , 51:35.040 --> 51:37.207 exile , as my wife would probably call 51:37.207 --> 51:40.520 it , uh , up in , in Maine . Uh , and 51:40.520 --> 51:42.742 so , uh , they , they were very helpful 51:42.742 --> 51:44.909 in helping coordinate the , the , uh , 51:46.120 --> 51:48.009 The logistics of getting here and 51:48.009 --> 51:50.064 through the building and it's , uh , 51:50.064 --> 51:51.898 seems to be harder to get in the 51:51.898 --> 51:53.898 Pentagon than I remember from a few 51:53.898 --> 51:55.842 years ago , but thank you for your 51:55.842 --> 51:57.953 support and for all those that , that 51:57.953 --> 52:00.176 helped coordinate the ceremony . Uh , I 52:00.176 --> 52:02.287 want to thank , uh , my wife , Jane , 52:02.287 --> 52:04.453 my son , Joshua , who are here today , 52:04.453 --> 52:06.564 uh , my daughter , uh , Jessica , who 52:06.564 --> 52:08.842 couldn't be here , and my son , Jeremy , 52:08.842 --> 52:11.064 who couldn't be here as well . Um , you 52:11.064 --> 52:13.231 know , acquisition is , uh , lots of , 52:13.231 --> 52:15.509 uh , lots of travel , lots of meetings , 52:15.509 --> 52:17.620 lots of , uh , transitions and , uh , 52:17.620 --> 52:19.787 BRC moves and everything else that has 52:19.787 --> 52:21.731 occurred . And , uh , you know , I 52:21.731 --> 52:23.953 probably , as my wife would remind me , 52:23.953 --> 52:26.176 uh , probably spent more , more time at 52:26.176 --> 52:28.398 work than I did at home . Uh , and so , 52:28.398 --> 52:30.398 without their support , I certainly 52:30.398 --> 52:32.580 would not have gotten anywhere , um , 52:32.870 --> 52:35.092 that I've gotten in life . So thank you 52:35.092 --> 52:37.148 very much . I love you all and thank 52:37.148 --> 52:39.314 you for being here today . Uh , I do a 52:39.314 --> 52:41.537 little bit of consulting . A lot of the 52:41.537 --> 52:40.979 people that I continue to work with are 52:40.979 --> 52:43.090 here today . General Halvorson , uh , 52:43.780 --> 52:46.058 Uh , and , and the team at Cyprus , uh , 52:46.179 --> 52:48.235 friends that I've worked with , uh , 52:48.235 --> 52:50.235 have , have come down here today as 52:50.235 --> 52:52.457 well . They're all retired . They don't 52:52.457 --> 52:54.623 get out much , but I guess they , They 52:54.623 --> 52:56.679 want to get back to the Pentagon one 52:56.679 --> 52:58.790 last time . I don't know . But , uh , 52:58.790 --> 52:58.139 thank you all for being here today and 52:58.139 --> 53:01.370 making the trip . Um , You know , this 53:01.370 --> 53:03.481 has been my life's work . It's been , 53:03.481 --> 53:05.814 uh , a great time , uh , a great career , 53:05.814 --> 53:07.870 and , uh , I wouldn't have wanted to 53:07.870 --> 53:09.981 spend it any other way . So thank you 53:09.981 --> 53:09.860 all for your friendship , your 53:09.860 --> 53:11.971 mentorship , your leadership over the 53:11.971 --> 53:14.138 years , and for this honor . Thank you 53:14.138 --> 53:13.540 very much . 53:22.820 --> 53:25.080 Thank you , Mr . Martin . Our final 53:25.080 --> 53:28.229 inductee is Mr . Barry J . Pike . 53:29.010 --> 53:31.066 Sir , please join Honorable Ingraham 53:31.066 --> 53:33.570 and General Collins . For exceptional 53:33.570 --> 53:35.639 leadership , selfless service , and 53:35.639 --> 53:37.570 enduring contributions to Army 53:37.570 --> 53:40.080 acquisition , Mr . Barry Pike is hereby 53:40.080 --> 53:43.090 inducted into the 2025 class of the 53:43.090 --> 53:45.257 United States Army Acquisition Hall of 53:45.257 --> 53:48.139 Fame . Over a distinguished 35 year 53:48.139 --> 53:50.100 career , Mr . Pike demonstrated 53:50.100 --> 53:52.540 acquisition leadership from managing 53:52.540 --> 53:54.219 national missile defense and 53:54.219 --> 53:56.459 anti-satellite programs to senior 53:56.459 --> 53:58.139 executive oversight of army 53:58.139 --> 54:00.300 modernization efforts , including 54:00.300 --> 54:02.580 leading the Terminal High Altitude area 54:02.580 --> 54:05.139 defense milestone decision and helping 54:05.139 --> 54:07.340 to establish the Kinetic Energy 54:07.340 --> 54:09.451 anti-satellite Joint Program Office . 54:10.110 --> 54:11.943 As program executive officer for 54:11.943 --> 54:14.310 missiles in Space , he directed 33 54:14.310 --> 54:17.949 acquisition programs , managed an $8.64 54:17.949 --> 54:21.189 billion annual budget , oversaw 1200 54:21.189 --> 54:23.022 contracts , and expanded foreign 54:23.022 --> 54:24.856 military sales supporting global 54:24.856 --> 54:27.070 readiness . Later , as Director of the 54:27.070 --> 54:29.070 Weapons Development and Integration 54:29.070 --> 54:31.270 Directorate at Combat Capabilities 54:31.270 --> 54:33.214 Development Command , Aviation and 54:33.214 --> 54:35.219 Missile Center , He aligned missile 54:35.219 --> 54:37.052 technology development with army 54:37.052 --> 54:39.108 acquisition priorities . Mr . Pike's 54:39.108 --> 54:41.108 profound and enduring contributions 54:41.108 --> 54:43.108 supporting the nation reflect great 54:43.108 --> 54:45.275 credit upon the United States Army and 54:45.275 --> 54:47.441 honor the Army acquisition workforce . 54:54.719 --> 54:57.310 We will now hear from Mr . Pike . Thank 54:57.310 --> 55:00.909 you , ma'am . Well , 55:00.989 --> 55:03.280 Honorable Ingraham , uh , General 55:03.280 --> 55:06.320 Collins , Mr . Tollison , uh , members 55:06.320 --> 55:08.949 of the SES , both current and former . 55:09.360 --> 55:11.416 I really appreciate , uh , everybody 55:11.416 --> 55:13.719 taking some time out of their very busy 55:13.719 --> 55:16.719 schedules today . Hanes , I'm sure , uh , 55:16.879 --> 55:19.046 probably doesn't begin to address it . 55:19.046 --> 55:20.935 You know , when Gary Martin and I 55:20.935 --> 55:22.990 started about 40 years ago , maybe a 55:22.990 --> 55:24.990 little bit . A little bit more than 55:24.990 --> 55:26.990 that for some of us . You know , we 55:26.990 --> 55:30.010 were both really tall . And really good 55:30.010 --> 55:32.270 looking and we had more hair on our 55:32.270 --> 55:34.429 head and I don't know what happened , 55:34.489 --> 55:37.600 but anyway , such is life . Uh , let me 55:37.600 --> 55:39.969 add my thanks as well to Marlowe and , 55:39.989 --> 55:42.129 uh , Philip and , uh , Lieutenant 55:42.129 --> 55:44.073 Colonel Hahn and everyone that was 55:44.073 --> 55:46.240 involved in planning and executing the 55:46.240 --> 55:48.296 ceremony . These kind of things just 55:48.296 --> 55:50.296 don't happen by accident . A lot of 55:50.296 --> 55:52.240 time and , and hard work goes into 55:52.240 --> 55:54.407 those and we really do appreciate your 55:54.407 --> 55:56.573 work . When I got the call as well , I 55:56.573 --> 55:58.796 was kind of like , uh , we don't answer 55:58.796 --> 55:58.500 the phone very much , you know , the 55:58.500 --> 56:00.889 landline , and it's kind of like the 56:00.889 --> 56:02.945 Pentagon , you gotta be kidding me . 56:02.945 --> 56:05.167 What this is a , you know , a hoax kind 56:05.167 --> 56:07.333 of thing . And they said , well , were 56:07.333 --> 56:09.669 you , you're gonna be inducted into the 56:09.669 --> 56:11.780 Army Acquisition Hall of Fame . And I 56:11.780 --> 56:13.947 said , well , I've never heard of such 56:13.947 --> 56:16.002 a thing . You mean we have one ? I , 56:16.002 --> 56:18.336 I'm really excited about that . So , um , 56:18.336 --> 56:20.560 excellent . Uh , and so I do appreciate 56:20.560 --> 56:22.989 everybody that was involved in the , uh , 56:23.239 --> 56:25.239 the nomination and the selection 56:25.239 --> 56:27.600 process . Like everybody said , this is 56:27.600 --> 56:29.767 really a team sport and it's all about 56:29.767 --> 56:31.378 the people . There's nothing 56:31.378 --> 56:33.267 individually we could have really 56:33.267 --> 56:35.322 accomplished on our own . Uh , these 56:35.322 --> 56:37.830 are big teams of teams across , uh , a , 56:37.840 --> 56:40.639 a lot of , a lot of activities . I am 56:40.639 --> 56:42.695 profoundly humbled and honored to be 56:42.695 --> 56:44.840 inducted , uh , this year with this 56:44.840 --> 56:47.110 cohort . Congratulations again to my , 56:47.500 --> 56:50.100 Uh , fellow inductees , uh , I have 56:50.100 --> 56:52.322 worked with , uh , most of them as well 56:52.322 --> 56:54.044 over a period of time and most 56:54.044 --> 56:56.156 everybody in the , in the audience in 56:56.156 --> 56:58.322 the auditorium today , and it's , it's 56:58.322 --> 57:00.433 quite an honor to see you all again . 57:00.433 --> 57:03.179 Um . So I got to thinking about , well , 57:03.290 --> 57:06.169 why the call and why to me and why now , 57:06.229 --> 57:08.396 uh , a lot of those why questions come 57:08.396 --> 57:10.510 up and so , uh , the first thing that 57:10.510 --> 57:12.566 comes to mind is , well , the person 57:12.566 --> 57:14.621 standing before you is evidence that 57:14.621 --> 57:18.129 the Lord is gracious and merciful . Uh , 57:18.229 --> 57:21.129 slow to anger and , uh , abounding in 57:21.129 --> 57:24.090 loving kindness . And so that's my 57:24.090 --> 57:26.649 first reason . And , and I , I didn't 57:26.649 --> 57:28.705 necessarily follow David Letterman , 57:28.705 --> 57:30.760 and I don't have time for the top 10 57:30.760 --> 57:32.760 anyway , but that's kind of the one 57:32.760 --> 57:35.050 that stuck out in my mind . And so 57:35.050 --> 57:36.717 while I really appreciate the 57:36.717 --> 57:38.772 recognition , it just would not have 57:38.772 --> 57:40.939 been possible without God , without my 57:40.939 --> 57:42.772 family , without the community , 57:42.772 --> 57:44.883 without the educators and mentors and 57:44.883 --> 57:46.994 all of that workforce across the army 57:46.994 --> 57:49.161 acquisition workforce with our defense 57:49.161 --> 57:52.129 industry partners , um , with academia , 57:52.330 --> 57:54.497 with our great requirements generation 57:54.497 --> 57:56.663 community , our resourcing community , 57:56.663 --> 57:58.663 our contracting community , all the 57:58.663 --> 58:00.886 things you guys are putting together as 58:00.886 --> 58:02.886 a whole now to deliver capabilities 58:02.886 --> 58:05.108 much faster and much cheaper . Uh , and 58:05.108 --> 58:07.330 much better than , than we ever could , 58:07.330 --> 58:09.497 and I really appreciate that . I think 58:09.497 --> 58:11.552 it's , uh , it's spot on . When Mr . 58:11.552 --> 58:13.608 Tollison called me , I was a big fan 58:13.608 --> 58:15.719 immediately of , of trying to empower 58:15.719 --> 58:18.350 leaders to do more . I , I really am . 58:19.209 --> 58:22.800 Um So let me thank , thank my wife , uh , 58:22.879 --> 58:24.935 my two daughters who weren't able to 58:24.935 --> 58:26.879 join us today , and the rest of my 58:26.879 --> 58:28.990 family . My mother-in-law is actually 58:28.990 --> 58:31.101 having heart surgery , probably right 58:31.101 --> 58:33.157 now . Um , so the rest of our family 58:33.157 --> 58:35.379 couldn't be here , but , uh , certainly 58:35.379 --> 58:37.601 I appreciate my family , um , uh , uh , 58:37.601 --> 58:39.823 for all their support and unconditional 58:39.823 --> 58:41.990 love , uh , and I'm proud of you , and 58:41.990 --> 58:44.046 I certainly wouldn't be here without 58:44.046 --> 58:45.879 them . Uh , thanks to all of our 58:45.879 --> 58:48.159 military personnel , uh , for your 58:48.159 --> 58:51.040 service and hard work and dedication 58:51.040 --> 58:53.959 and professionalism across many years 58:53.959 --> 58:56.181 and wherever our country has called you 58:56.181 --> 58:59.050 over time . Particularly difficult , uh , 58:59.239 --> 59:01.639 time in our nation's history at the 59:01.639 --> 59:04.919 moment . Um , I'm grateful to have 59:04.919 --> 59:08.689 served , um . Our warfighters 59:08.689 --> 59:11.699 and taxpayers as a civil servant . It 59:11.699 --> 59:13.921 was , I watched Kevin Fahey's thing and 59:13.921 --> 59:16.143 he said , you know , it was my dream to 59:16.143 --> 59:18.366 be a civil servant . That's me . It was 59:18.366 --> 59:21.219 my dream . Um , because of the way I 59:21.219 --> 59:23.439 was brought up , the military family , 59:23.620 --> 59:26.020 uh , that I was a part of , and , and 59:26.020 --> 59:28.187 those kind of things growing up in the 59:28.187 --> 59:30.409 1960s , close to Redstone Arsenal , the 59:30.409 --> 59:32.631 space race and all the history that was 59:32.631 --> 59:35.979 being made . Um , I , I thought , you 59:35.979 --> 59:38.219 know , no matter what job I had in the 59:38.219 --> 59:40.441 army , I always thought it was the best 59:40.441 --> 59:42.699 job in the army . I was forever 59:42.699 --> 59:46.689 grateful , um . So , uh , at , 59:46.820 --> 59:49.042 at any rate , I'm , I'm really happy to 59:49.042 --> 59:51.098 have worked alongside a lot of you , 59:51.098 --> 59:53.209 and I'm glad that , uh , a lot of the 59:53.209 --> 59:54.931 CPEs , PAEs , and a lot of the 59:54.931 --> 59:56.931 acquisition workforce could be here 59:56.931 --> 59:59.153 today and joining us online . And I'm , 59:59.153 --> 01:00:01.431 again , completely humbled and honored . 01:00:01.431 --> 01:00:03.598 Thanks for the memories . Uh , there's 01:00:03.598 --> 01:00:05.820 no doubt I would do it all again . Uh , 01:00:05.820 --> 01:00:08.179 maybe not for 35 years . I'm not sure I 01:00:08.179 --> 01:00:10.290 got that much gas in the tank , but 01:00:10.699 --> 01:00:13.280 absolutely , I loved my time and , uh . 01:00:14.010 --> 01:00:15.909 This will defend Army strong . 01:00:21.780 --> 01:00:25.129 back . Thank you , sir . Honorable 01:00:25.129 --> 01:00:27.159 Ingraham , General Collins , Mr . 01:00:27.239 --> 01:00:30.070 Campbell , Mr . Dennis , Mr . Hall , Mr . 01:00:30.080 --> 01:00:32.247 Martin , please join Mr . uh , Pike on 01:00:32.247 --> 01:00:32.179 stage . 01:00:43.030 --> 01:00:44.030 Nothing . 01:00:56.239 --> 01:00:58.350 Please join me in an additional round 01:00:58.350 --> 01:01:00.406 of applause for the Army Acquisition 01:01:00.406 --> 01:01:02.520 Hall of Fame class of 2025 . 01:01:12.479 --> 01:01:14.479 The Hall of Fame plaque will now be 01:01:14.479 --> 01:01:16.590 unveiled inducting Lieutenant General 01:01:16.590 --> 01:01:18.590 retired William H . Campbell , Miss 01:01:18.590 --> 01:01:21.030 Tracy L . Pinson , Mr . Harry P . 01:01:21.189 --> 01:01:24.179 Halleck , Mr . Gary P . Martin , and Mr . 01:01:24.189 --> 01:01:27.239 Barry G . Pike . Please move to the 01:01:27.239 --> 01:01:29.350 bottom of the stage and stand in your 01:01:29.350 --> 01:01:32.280 area for the unveiling . A rendering of 01:01:32.280 --> 01:01:34.447 these plaques will be displayed on the 01:01:34.447 --> 01:01:36.558 Hall of Fame while outside of Assault 01:01:36.558 --> 01:01:37.558 headquarters . 01:01:52.840 --> 01:01:53.989 Escorts on 3 01:01:55.949 --> 01:01:57.649 123 . 01:02:14.250 --> 01:02:16.889 Thank you . Ladies and gentlemen , 01:02:17.050 --> 01:02:19.590 please remain standing and join , uh , 01:02:20.090 --> 01:02:22.449 please , uh , please stand , uh , and 01:02:22.449 --> 01:02:24.505 join in the playing of the Army song 01:02:24.530 --> 01:02:26.863 and the departure of the official party . 01:03:49.010 --> 01:03:50.899 This concludes today's ceremony . 01:03:51.169 --> 01:03:53.225 Please come forward and congratulate 01:03:53.225 --> 01:03:55.169 the class of 2025 Army Acquisition 01:03:55.169 --> 01:03:57.489 Corps Hall of Fame inductees . Please 01:03:57.489 --> 01:03:59.711 do not use the center aisle , uh , move 01:03:59.711 --> 01:04:01.933 to , uh , the far left , uh , where you 01:04:01.933 --> 01:04:03.878 are seated and greet the inductees 01:04:03.878 --> 01:04:05.600 along the side as you exit the 01:04:05.600 --> 01:04:06.290 auditorium . Thank you .