Oct. 9, 2024

Q&A: Lt. Col. Matthew Olde, F-15 pilot who often performs flyovers

HAZELWOOD, Missouri — Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Olde, who is based at DCMA Boeing St. Louis, participated in an F-15 Eagle flyover at the St. Louis Cardinals stadium during Military Appreciation Night July 26. In addition, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jon Malycke flew the F/A-18 Hornet and Navy Lt. Cmdr. William Vey, who was Malycke’s weapons system officer, also participated from the contract management office.

Oct. 4, 2024

Central Region, HQ team members visit crane assembly plant

MANITOWOC, Wis. — The contractor ships these cranes to shipyards to greatly enhance the Navy’s capacity to perform full-service maintenance and overhaul work of surface ships and submarines. Each crane is valued at $46 million.

Sept. 30, 2024

Q&A: Senior enlisted advisor reflects on first year with agency

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. — Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Babatunji Akande is DCMA’s senior enlisted advisor to the director, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Masiello. Akande enlisted in the Air Force in 1998.

Sept. 19, 2024

DCMA South hosts inaugural supervisor summit

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Army Col. Ryan Ocampo, DCMA South commander, hosted the summit, which brought together approximately 50 employees from multiple states.

Sept. 16, 2024

Central Region hosts performance review

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — The theme of this year’s event was “Getting Comfortable with being Uncomfortable — Mission Execution in 2025.”

Aug. 21, 2024

My DCMA: Donald Pope, quality assurance specialist

FORT WORTH, Texas — “DCMA is important to America’s warfighters because our warfighters depend on us to make sure they can do their jobs right and make it home,” said Donald Pope.

July 17, 2024

My DCMA: Dina Pinkston, FMS program manager

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Virginia — “I enjoy being a part of the DCMA team because of the people I have worked with over the years,” said Dina Pinkston. “I have built some strong relationships with the people around the agency. I remain in contact with many of my previous peers as we navigate through the various stages of our careers to include retirement.”

July 3, 2024

DCMA South stands up, replaces Dallas, Huntsville offices

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — DCMA South was officially activated under DCMA General Order FY24-17. It has two streamlined commands under it — DCMA Red River and DCMA Tennessee River Valley. DCMA South is the third CMO reorganization for the Central Region.

June 27, 2024

DCMA Ohio River Valley stands up, replaces DCMA Dayton

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Air Force Col. Thomas Clohessy, former commander of DCMA Dayton, recently became the new director of DCMA Ohio River Valley. This is the second CMO reorganization for the Central Region. The first CMO reorganization was the establishment of DCMA Land Systems, which replaced DCMA Detroit.

June 25, 2024

DCMA Land Systems supports M10 Booker combat vehicle

DETROIT — “The M10 Booker program is a great example of the DCMA Vision and why we transitioned from DCMA Detroit to DCMA Land Systems,” said Army Maj. Jared Ryan.