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Army Lieutenant General Patrick J. O’Reilly assumed responsibility as the eighth director of the Missile Defense Agency and its predecessor organizations, the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. O’Reilly assumed responsibility of MDA from Air Force Lieutenant General Henry A. “Trey” Obering, who retired from active duty upon relinquishing the director position.
Retired Marine Corps General Peter Pace has joined Finmeccanica’s Senior Defense Advisory Committee. The committee’s role is to make recommendations to the company’s board of directors and management group with respect to global requirements in both defense policy and armament military requirements.
Northrop Grumman Corporation has named Lon L. Rains director of communications for the company’s Space Technology sector, where he will guide efforts to increase the visibility of the company’s capabilities in civil and military space, missile defense and highenergy lasers.
Rains is a veteran journalist with broad and deep knowledge of the aerospace industry. He will report directly to Alexis Livanos, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman Space Technology.
“Lon’s knowledge of the space industry and the media will contribute signifi cantly to Space Technology’s success,” Livanos said. “He is up-todate with the latest trends, issues and people affecting our industry and our government customers, and he will take the lead in communicating innovations and developments at Space Technology.”
Most recently, Rains served as vice president of Imaginova Trade Publishing and editor of Space News. He was a member of the original staff when the paper debuted 19 years ago and has been editor for the last 15 years. Rains is also active on various industry association boards and he has received a number of journalistic awards.
Crane Aerospace & Electronics, a segment of Crane Co., has named Tim Jors as Business Unit Leader—Standard Power. In this capacity, Jors will be responsible for product management, new business development, strategic planning, management of business relationships with key customers as well as Standard Power Solutions profi t and loss.
* Compiled by KMI Media Group staff