MDA's New Chief

By John Liang / November 20, 2012 at 3:56 PM
The Missile Defense Agency yesterday held a formal change-of-command ceremony to mark Navy Vice Adm. James Syring's succession of Army Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly as the organization's ninth director.

O'Reilly had served as head of MDA since November 2008.

Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall presided over the ceremony held at MDA's headquarters at Ft. Belvoir, VA, according to an agency statement.

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