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Anteon Elects General Paul J. Kern to Board of Directors.


FAIRFAX, Va. -- Anteon International Corporation (NYSE NYSE

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: ANT) announced today the election of Paul J. Kern General Paul John Kern was the commanding general of the United States Army Materiel Command from 2001-2004.

Kern, a native of West Orange, New Jersey, was commissioned in 1967 as an Armor officer following graduation from the United States Military Academy.
, General U.S. Army (retired), to the Anteon Board of Directors.

General Kern joins Anteon's Board after recently stepping down as the commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command Army Materiel Command can refer to:
  • Army Materiel Command (Denmark)
  • United States Army Materiel Command
  • Air Force Materiel Command
  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command
, a worldwide organization responsible for research, production, and supply distribution for U.S. forces and their allies. General Kern was responsible for revitalizing research in emerging areas of bio-engineering, nano-sciences, and international cooperation; expanding production while introducing continuous improvement, and initiating the deployment of the largest worldwide enterprise supply chain modernization attempted to date.

General Kern's distinguished military career includes leadership of combat operations, including two combat tours in Vietnam as a platoon leader A platoon leader or platoon commander is the officer in command of a platoon. This person is usually a junior officer — a second or first lieutenant, or an equivalent rank. He is usually assisted by a platoon sergeant.  and troop commander A Troop Commander is an officer in the British Army, who commands 15 other soldiers (a troop) and their vehicles. A troop usually consists of four or sometimes more armored vehicles such as tanks and APCs.  with the 11th Armored Cavalry. He had a third combat tour as commander of the 2nd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He later served as commander, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized mech·a·nize  
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1. To equip with machinery: mechanize a factory.

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). General Kern also served as advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Army on all acquisition, logistics, and technology matters and served as personal advisor to the Secretary of Defense; he has received recognition as a key leader in the Transformation of the Army.

General Kern is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He earned his master's degrees in both civil and mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries.  and was a senior service college fellow at the John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation).
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 School, Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College


Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
. General Kern has authored several works on acquisition management and logistics.

Frederick Iseman, Anteon's Chairman of the Board said, "We are honored and inspired to have such a talented and dedicated leader as General Paul J. Kern join us on Anteon's Board. General Kern's service to his country is legendary and exemplifies the values of 'the soldier's creed', a model for all those serving our country in both military service and the private sector. We are fortunate to have General Paul Kern join the Anteon team."

About Anteon

Anteon, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City of Fairfax is nevertheless its county seatGR6. , is a leading systems integrator, providing information technology and engineering solutions to the federal government and international sectors. Anteon designs, integrates, maintains and upgrades state-of-the-art systems for national defense, intelligence, emergency response and other high priority government missions. Anteon also provides many of its government clients with the systems analysis, integration and program management skills necessary to manage the development and operations of their mission critical systems. The Company was founded in 1976 and has grown to currently employ over 8,800 employees in more than 100 offices worldwide. Anteon consistently ranks among the top information technology integrators based on independent surveys, and has been named to the Forbes List of the 400 Best Big Companies in 2005, earning distinction on Forbes Platinum List as one of the Best Managed Companies in America. For more information, visit www.anteon.com.

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