Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT, Inc.) Announces Appointment of Senior Vice President of National Security Programs

GREENBELT, Md., May 5 /PRNewswire/ — SGT, Inc., a leading provider of Science and Engineering Services, today announced the appointment of Brigadier General (retired) Duane Deal as the Senior Vice President of National Security Programs.

General Duane Deal will lead the SGT National Security Programs Business Unit. Under his leadership, the business unit will continue its focus on expanding SGTs presence in the DoD and National Security Programs marketplace.

Most recently, General Deal was the Director of National Security Programs for The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. While serving in this role, he led the laboratory’s customer engagement, concept development, and program management for national security space operations and programs.

Prior to John Hopkins, General Deal served as the Commander of Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center. As Commander his responsibilities included executing the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s integrated tactical warning and attack assessment mission.

General Deal entered the Air Force as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force ROTC program. He has served as a senior pilot with more than 2,200 flying hours in seven aircraft types, including the SR-71 Blackbird. The general served as a logistics officer commanding three maintenance squadrons, one of which won “Best in the Air Force” honors, and one squadron in the Persian Gulf theater. He also served as Deputy Commander for Logistics for a provisional wing in the Persian Gulf theater for the first Gulf War.

General Deal has also commanded a space operations squadron, a logistics group, and three Air Force wings. Under his tenure, the 21st Space Wing was named the best wing in the Air Force Space Command. Having been a president or member of a dozen aircraft and space launch accident investigations, he served as a member of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, convened hours after the loss of the space shuttle on Feb. 1, 2003. The general has more than 30 published articles on aviation, leadership and technical subjects.

General Deal has a Bachelor of Science degree in physics, a Master of Science degree in counseling, and a Master of Science degree in systems management. He has also held fellowships with the RAND Corporation and the Harvard University Center for International Affairs.

SGT, Inc. is privately held and headquartered in Greenbelt, MD, USA. SGT, Inc. provides aerospace engineering, earth and planetary science modeling and analysis, information systems, project management, operational support and technical services to NASA, NOAA, USGS, DOD, and various other government and commercial organizations.

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    Phone:  301.489.1108
    Email:  sjohnson@sgt-inc.com

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