Project Manager

Soldier Survivability

Project Manager 

Soldier Survivability

Every Ounce Matters, Every Bullet Counts

Project Manager Soldier Survivability (PM SSV)

Program Overview to the 

Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry

COL Stephen Thomas

Project Manager 

Soldier Survivability

stephen.thomas4.mil@mail.mil 

Mr. Andrew T. Clements

Deputy Project Manager 

Soldier Survivability

andrew.t.clements.civ@mail.mil 6 November 2019
 PM SSV Organizational Chart

 Army Priorities

 PM SSV Priorities and Focus Areas

 Multi-Service OCIE Commonality

 Points of Contact

 Questions

Agenda
PM Survivability Mission: Equip, clothe, and 

protect Soldiers to maximize performance today 

and provide enhanced capability tomorrow

PM Soldier

Survivability

PEO 

Soldier

Ft Bliss, TX

(FIP)

Ft Hood, TX

(FIP)

Natick, MA

(NSRDEC)

Philadelphia, PA

(LSO)

Ft Lee, VA

(Airdrop NET)

Sierra Army

Depot, CA (TACOM)

Lansing, MI

(Staging)

Yuma, AZ

(Freefall NET)

Fort Belvoir, VA

Director, Business 

Management

Director, Logistics

Mr. Joe Carlson

Director, Quality 

Assurance

Mr. Duane Cook

Director, Operations 

& Plans

Mr. Gary Pesano

Enlisted Advisor

MSG Sean Blevins

Project Manager

Soldier Survivability

COL Stephen Thomas

Deputy

DASC Mr. Andrew Clements

LTC Carlito Flores

Ms. Megan Allums (Acting) Director, 

Technical Management

Mr. Chris Baker

Program Officers

Mr. Benny Shepard

APMs

MAJ Austin Banford

MAJ Christian Hasbach

CPT Michael “Blake” McCown

Program Officers

Mr. Scott Hulett

Ms. Sequana Robinson

Mr. Clay Williamson

APMs

MAJ Justin Bond

CPT Philip Yandall

Product Manager Soldier 

Clothing and Individ Equip

LTC Jonathan Allen

Deputy 

Mr. Jeff Myhre

Senior NCO Advisor

Vacant

Product Manager Soldier 

Protective Equipment

LTC Ginger Whitehead

Deputy 

Mr. Cary Ferguson

Senior NCO Advisor

Vacant

Product Manager 

Air Warrior

LTC Bryan Bogardus

Deputy 

Mr. Jim Isaacs

Senior NCO Advisor

Vacant

APMs

MAJ James Chaney

CPT Jeff Mainwaring

Redstone, AL

Redstone, AL

(Air Warrior)

PM SSV Organization Chart
Army Priorities

 Secretary of the Army 

 Readiness

 Modernization

 Reform

 Army Futures Command

 Concepts, Capabilities, and 

Organizational Structures

 Force Modernization

 Innovation

 PEO Soldier

 Deliver Capability

 Take Care of Our People

 Develop a Culture of Innovation

Strategic framework for guiding the Army into the next decade
 Support Soldier Lethality Cross Functional Team 

- Enable next generation technology

- Improve Dismounted Soldier Survivability

 Priorities:

 Protection

 Ballistic

 Blunt impact

 Blast

 Signature management (IR)

 Environmental management 

(fire, cold weather, hot)

 Vector, microbial, etc.

 Lethality

 Mobility

 Equip the Close Combat Lethality Task Force 

Protection

Dismounted 

Soldier 

Survivability Personal Protective 

Equipment (PPE)

Operational Clothing, 

Individual Equipment (OCIE)

SSV Mid Term Priorities

Lighter weight equipment = ability to engage enemy faster

Lighter weight equipment = minimized Soldier exposure to weapons
 Cold Weather Equipment:

 Cold Weather Combat Boots

 Fills Capability Gap (-200F to 140F)

 Cold Weather Glove System

 Replaces antiquated system

 Over the Snow Mobility 

 Required to meet emerging capability gaps 

 Anticipated program of record 

 Soldier Protection System (SPS):

 Next GEN Integrated Head Protection System (NG IHPS)

 Enhanced ballistic protection, reduced weight

 Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) GEN II

 Operational Flexibility based on the mission

 Vital Torso Protection

 Enhanced design to optimize mobility

 Air Warrior Equipment:

 Aircrew Integrated Systems

 Personnel Recovery Support System

FY20 Focus Areas 
 Goals of Commonality Effort:

- Reduce number of items in DoD inventory

- Reduce number of contract actions and test

- Gain economies of scale cost savings

- Gain manufacturing efficiencies

- Ability to cross-level assets across Services

Developing approach to achieve common material 

solutions for all Services - where it makes sense

Multi-Service OCIE Commonality
Points of Contact

COL Stephen Thomas

Project Manager, Soldier Survivability

stephen.thomas4.mil@mail.mil

703-704-3322

LTC Jonathan Allen

Product Manager, 

Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment

jonathan.e.allen10.mil@mail.mil

703-805-8514

LTC Ginger Whitehead

Product Manager, 

Soldier Protective Equipment

ginger.l.whitehead.mil@mail.mil

703-704-9321

Andy Clements

Deputy Project Manager, Soldier Survivability

andrew.t.clements.civ@mail.mil

703-704-3325

Jeff Myhre

Deputy Product Manager, 

Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment

jeffery.j.myhre.civ@mail.mil

703-805-8506

Cary Ferguson

Deputy Product Manager, 

Soldier Protective Equipment

cary.v.Ferguson.civ@mail.mil

703-704-0711

LTC Bryan Bogardus

Product Manager, Air Warrior

bryan.m.bogardus.mil@mail.mil

256-226-2806

Jim Isaacs

Deputy Product Manager, Air Warrior

james.r.isaacs.civ@mail.mil

256-876-4676