Major General
Roger A. Nadeau



Commanding General,
U.S. Army Research, Development
and Engineering Command



Major General Nadeau, a native of Rhode Island, was commissioned in 1974 following graduation from the University of Rhode Island as a Distinguished Military Graduate of the Reserve Officers Training Corps. In 1987 he earned a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Florida Institute of Technology and in 1996 a Masters Degree in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University in Washington, DC. His military education includes the Armor Officer Basic Course, Armor Officer Advanced Course, US Army Ranger School, Command and General Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

Prior to assuming duties as the DCG for SOSI, Major General Nadeau served as the Program Executive Officer for Ground Combat Systems. He was responsible for developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining Army Ground Combat Systems. Some of the systems included: the Abrams tank systems, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle systems, the Stryker Brigade Combat Team vehicles, Future Combat Systems, Paladin, Joint Lightweight Howitzer and Robotic Systems. He has worked previously as the PEO in CS & CSS with 220 different programs. He has also served as the Deputy for Systems Acquisition (DSA), Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM). As the DSA, Major General Nadeau was responsible for the development, fielding, sustainment, and divestiture of selected Army aviation and missile systems. Other previous jobs include tours as the Assistant Deputy for Systems Management and Horizontal Technology Integration in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology; the Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)/Army Acquisition Executive; the Project Manager for Tank Automotive Weapons Systems, United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, Michigan; Product Manager for the Breacher Program, Program Executive Office, Armored Systems Modernization in Warren, Michigan; and Abrams tank systems coordinator/liaison officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition), Washington, DC.

Major General Nadeau's troop time includes service as Battalion Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armor Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany and Southwest Asia during Desert Storm.

Major General Nadeau's awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (4 Oak Leaf Clusters); Bronze Star; Meritorious Service Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters); Army Commendation Medal; Parachutist Badge; Air Assault Badge; Ranger Tab; and Army Staff Identification Badge.

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Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424
Last modified: 5 July 2005

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