 |
Introduction
Maj
Gen Charles R. Davis
BGen
David R. Heinz
Mr.
John E. White
Former
Leadership
|
 |
BGen David R. Heinz,
United States Marine Corps
Since July 2006, BGen Heinz has been assigned
as the Deputy Program Executive Officer, F-35 Lightning II
Program, Arlington, VA.
BGen Heinz was born and spent
his formative years in Salt Lake City, Utah and his high school
years in the small mining community of Bagdad, Arizona. The
third of five children to Kenneth and Patricia Heinz, he received
an appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy and graduated with
a BS in Systems Engineering in 1978.
Following Basic School, Flight
School and A-6E Replacement Aircrew (RAC) training, he reported
to VMA(AW)-332 still wearing 2nd Lt bars from 1980 to 1987,
he completed four operational tours including two instructor
tours and one ground tour as a platoon commander and Communications
Company XO before being selected for the U.S. Naval Test Pilot
School. After graduating with distinction in Jun 1988, he
served at the Strike Aircraft Test Directorate in the F/A-18
shop performing Lot 11 software integration test, Night Attack
testing, Tomahawk Operational test and a variety of avionics
tests for the A-6E and F/RF-4. He returned to the U.S. Naval
Test Pilot School as a systems avionics instructor from Jun
1989 to Jun 1991. During this time, BGen Heinz was nominated
by the Marine Corps as an Astronaut candidate.
BGen Heinz then reported
to 1st Marine Regiment in Camp Pendleton where he served as
the Regimental Air Officer from Jun 1991 to Aug 1992 and then
completed F/A-18 transition training and was assigned to VMFA(AW)-224
as the Admin and Operations Officer during subsequent deployments
for Operation Deny Flight/Enduring Freedom from Apr 1993 to
Dec 1995. He was then assigned to the F/A-18 Program Office
(PMA-265) at NAVAIR as the Advanced Tactical Aerial Reconnaissance
System (ATARS) IPT lead until Jul 1997. Following this acquisition
tour, he completed top level school at the Naval Warfare College,
Newport, RI. In Jul 1998, he was assigned as the Deputy Department
Head for the Aviation Weapons Systems Requirements Branch
(APW) at Headquarters, Marine Corps.
After completing of the Advanced
Program Managers Course in April 2001, BGen Heinz served as
the Principal Deputy Program Manager for C-130s at the Support/Commercial
Derivative Aircraft Program Office (PMA-207) where he oversaw
the introduction of the KC-130J aircraft. In October 2002,
BGen Heinz was assigned as the Program Manager for the AV-8B
Harrier program, PMA-257, Naval Aviation Systems Command,
Patuxent River, Maryland. In June 2005, BGen Heinz was assigned
as the Deputy Director for Operations, National Military Command
Center, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon.
BGen Heinz has completed
a Master of Science degree in Computer Science with a subspecialty
in Artificial Intelligence from the Florida Institute of Technology
and a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic
Studies from the Naval Warfare College.
BGen Heinz decorations include
the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Star,
Air Medal with bronze numeral 4, Navy Commendation Medal with
3 Gold Stars and the Navy Achievement Medal. He has flown
over 2,700 flight hours in 22 T/M/S aircraft.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|