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Every Ounce Matters, Every Bullet Counts
Project Manager
Soldier Survivability
Project Manager
Soldier Survivability
Project Manager Soldier Survivability
(PM SSV)
Joint Advanced Planning Brief to Industry
4 Nov 20
COL Derek A. Bird
Project Manager, Soldier Survivability
Mr. William K. Brower
Deputy Project Manager, Soldier Survivability
Agenda
2
• Army Priorities
• PM SSV Organization
• Focus Areas
• Current Efforts
• Future Efforts
• Funding Outlook
• Rapid Fielding Initiative (RFI)
• Points of Contact
Army Priorities
3
• Secretary, Chief of Staff, and Sergeant
Major of the Army Regionally Aligned Readiness and
Modernization Model (ReARMM)
Prioritizing People and Team
Total Army Readiness to meet
Operational Requirement
• Army Futures Command Force Modernization
Innovation
31+ Priorities – Soldier Lethality Informing requirements with Soldier
Touch Points
• PEO Soldier Deliver modernized capability to ensure
Soldier Readiness
Developing a culture of innovation
PM SSV Organization
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PM Survivability Mission: Equip, clothe, and protect
Soldiers to maximize performance today and provide
enhanced capability tomorrow
PM SoldierSurvivability
PEO Soldier
Ft Bliss, TX(FIP)
Ft Hood, TX(FIP)
Natick, MA(CCDC-SC)
Philadelphia, PA(LSO)
Ft Lee, VA(Airdrop NET)
Sierra Army
Depot, CA(TACOM)
Lansing, MI(Staging)
Yuma, AZ(Freefall NET)
Fort Belvoir, VA
Director, Business
Management
(Acting) Director,
Logistics Management
Mr. Terry Boddie Director, Quality
AssuranceMr. Duane Cook
Director, Operations
& PlansMr. Gary Pesano
Enlisted Advisor
MSG Sean Blevins
Project Manager
Soldier SurvivabilityCOL Derek Bird
Deputy
Mr. Bill BrowerDASC
Mr. Elliott Bird
Ms. Megan Allums (Acting) Director,
Technical Management
Mr. Chris Baker
APMs
MAJ Justin Bond
MAJ Melissa Elledge
APMs
MAJ Jason Galletta
MAJ Philip Yandall
Product Manager Soldier
Clothing and Individ Equip
LTC Naim Lee
Deputy
Mr. Jeff Myhre
Senior NCO Advisor
Vacant
Product Manager
Soldier Protective Equipment
LTC Stephen Miller
Deputy
Mr. Cary Ferguson
Senior NCO Advisor
Vacant
Product Manager
Air Warrior
LTC Bryan Bogardus
Deputy
Mr. Jim Isaacs
Senior NCO Advisor
Vacant
APMs
MAJ James Chaney
Redstone, AL
Redstone, AL(Air Warrior)
Soldier Survivability’s Focus Areas
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• Soldier Readiness Enduring Requirements
Directed Requirements
Operational Needs Statements / Joint Urgent Operational Needs
Statements
• Increased Lethality Soldier Load – decreased weight
Soldier Integration
Increased Ballistic Protection
• Divestiture / Life Cycle Management
• Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment (OCIE)
Commonality across Services and continued support of the
Warfighter
Current Efforts
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• Soldier Protection System Reduced Weight
Increased Ballistic Capability
Laser Eye Protection
High Contrast Lenses
• Cold Weather Combat Boot (CWCB)
• Cold Weather/Extreme Cold Weather Glove
System
Future Efforts
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• Ballistic and Blast Protection Ballistic Combat Shirt
Blast Pelvic Protection
• Organizational Clothing & Individual Equipment• Advanced Combat Vehicle Crewman (ACVC) Uniform
• Cold Weather Survival Blanket
• Over-the-Snow Mobility
• Water Filtration
Toxic Industrial Chemical/Toxic Industrial Material
(TIC/TIM) Removal
Individual Desalinization
• Signature Management/Spectral Mitigation
• Conductive Materials in Textiles
Funding Outlook
8
60
40
20
0FY20 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25FY21
RDTE
Presidents Budget FY21
$M
Central Funding & Fielding (OMA)300
200
100
0FY20 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25FY21
$M
Funding Outlook (Cont)
9
600
400
200
0
Overseas Contingency (OCO)
FY20 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25FY21
Presidents Budget FY21
$M
Predominantly Rapid Fielding Initiative (RFI)
RFI List updated, validated, and resourced annually
Points of Contact
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COL Derek Bird
Project Manager, Soldier Survivability
(703) 704-3322
LTC Naim Lee
Product Manager, Soldier Clothing
and Individual Equipment
(703) 805-8514
LTC Stephen Miller
Product Manager, Soldier
Protective Equipment
(703) 704-9321
LTC Bryan Bogardus
Product Manager, Air Warrior
(256) 876-4675
Mr. Bill Brower
Deputy Project Manager, Soldier Survivability
(703) 704-3325
Mr. Jeff Myhre
Deputy Product Manager, Soldier Clothing and
Individual Equipment
(703) 805-8506
Mr. Cary Ferguson
Deputy Product Manager, Soldier Protective
Equipment
(703) 704-0711
Mr. James Isaacs
Deputy Product Manager, Air Warrior
(256) 876-4676