Lieutenant Colonel John M. Eggert
Director
Reagan Test Site

Lieutenant Colonel John M. Eggert was born in Casper, Wyo. and enlisted in the U.S. Army as a Nuclear, Biological, Chemical specialist in 1984. He served three years as an enlisted Soldier in the 3d Armored Division in Frankfurt, Germany and the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School in Fort Monmouth, NJ, attaining the rank of Sergeant. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point in 1990. He received his commission in the Air Defense Artillery, with an initial assignment to the 1st Battalion, 2d Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Stewart, Ga. His other early assignments include: Chaparral/Vulcan/Stinger Platoon Leader; Executive Officer; and Battalion Logistics Officer.

LTC Eggert is a graduate of the Air Defense Artillery Officers Basic Course; the Short Range Air Defense Officers Course; the Air Defense Artillery Advanced Course; the PATRIOT Missile System Course; the Combined Arms and Services Staff College; the Command and General Staff College; the Army Acquisition Course; and the Program Manager’s Course.

In 1996, LTC Eggert assumed command of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Bliss, Texas, which was one of two experimental Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) units in the Army. In 1998, he served as an instructor for the Air Defense Artillery Officer Advanced Course. His follow-on assignments include: Test Director, Theater Missile Defense programs, Kwajalein Missile Range (1999-2000); Assistant Product Manager, Short-Medium Range Targets, Huntsville, AL (2000-2003); Assistant Product Manager PATRIOT PAC-3, Huntsville, AL (2003-2004); Department of the Army Systems Coordinator (DASC) for PATRIOT/MEADS, Pentagon (2004-2006); Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff, Pentagon (2006-2007). His most recent assignment is as the Executive Officer, Assistant Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management (2007-2009).

LTC Eggert’s awards and decorations include: the Meritorious Service Medal 3d oak leaf cluster; the Army Commendation Medal 4th oak leaf cluster; the Army Achievement Medal 4th oak leaf cluster; the Good Conduct Medal; the National Defense Service Medal; the Global War on Terrorism Medal; the Army Service Ribbon; the Overseas Ribbon; the Army Superior Unit Award; and the Parachutist badge. He was also named the Army Tester of the Year in 2000 and the Engineer of the Year, Tennessee Valley, 2003.

August 2009