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Lt Gen Leslie Kenne Joins AGS Advisory Board.


Bien, Kenne and Shea Provide Strategic Counsel for Solutions-Oriented Organizational Focus

PRINCETON, N.J. & MCLEAN, Va. -- AMERICOM GOVERNMENT SERVICES, Inc. (AGS AGS American Geriatrics Society. ), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES AMERICOM SES Americom is a major commercial satellite operator based in the United States. Formerly RCA Americom and GE Americom the company is now (with SES Astra and SES New Skies) one of the principal parts of SES S.A.. , announced today that retired Air Force Lieutenant General Leslie F. Kenne is joining retired Navy Vice Admiral Lyle G. Bien and retired Marine Lieutenant General Robert M. Shea on the AGS Advisory Board effective immediately. Established in 2006, the primary purpose of the Board is to advise the AGS CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , retired Air Force Brigadier General Tip Osterthaler, and the other members of the AGS leadership team.

In announcing the expansion of the Advisory Board, AGS President and CEO Tip Osterthaler, said, "We are extremely fortunate to have General Kenne as part of the AGS team. Given the pivotal role that the U.S. Air Force plays in space, we needed the insights and experience of a senior Air Force officer. In addition, General Kenne brings to an already strong advisory board very high level acquisition experience as well as excellent technical credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials.  in areas such as command and control systems."

General Kenne's last Pentagon assignment was as Deputy Chief of Staff for Warfighting Integration where she was responsible to the Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Air Force for the formulation and execution of policy and strategy to integrate command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance may refer to:
  • the US Joint Command see'' Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
  • the military term, see'' Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance.
 capabilities to enable more effective employment of air and space power. Her outstanding 32-year Air Force career included service as Deputy Director (Acquisition) for Fighters, Weapons, and C2 Vice Commander of Aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic   also aer·o·nau·ti·cal
adj.
Of or relating to aeronautics.



aero·nau
 Systems Center, and Commander, Electronic Systems Center. As an expert in complex systems and their integration, Kenne currently serves on the Board of Directors of three companies, as the Special Compliance Officer for a major aerospace company, and is a member of the Air Force Studies Board.

As a member of the Advisory Board, General Kenne will be working with Admiral Bien, a nationally recognized expert in command and control and satellite systems. After a distinguished career as a Naval Flight Officer A Naval Flight Officer in the United States Navy and Marine Corps is an officer of the line, meaning they can screen for command in the naval aviation community. After completion of their training, they receive their wings of gold insignia of a Naval Flight Officer. , including tours as a "Top Gun" instructor and several high-level operational commands, Bien served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Space Command, where among other things he was responsible for the design of the Wideband Gapfiller satellite program. Currently Bien serves on the U.S. Naval Space Panel on naval space and communications, he is a member of the US Strategic Command's Strategic Advisory Group, and serves on several corporate, college and university Boards.

General Kenne will also work on the Board with General Shea, who completed his 36-year U.S. Marine Corps career as the Joint Staff J-6, the principal advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking overall military officer of the United States military, and the principal military adviser to the President of the United States.  on all Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems. Prior to that, Shea commanded numerous USMC and joint units, including a tour as Commander, 9th Communications Battalion during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Recognized by both military and industry organizations for his Information Technology expertise, he serves as a senior consultant to and member of the Board of several commercial companies. Shea has been named as one of the 2007 Federal 100 top executives from government, industry and academia who had "the greatest impact on the government information systems community."

About AMERICOM GOVERNMENT SERVICES

AMERICOM GOVERNMENT SERVICES, Inc. (AGS), an independent corporation and wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of SES AMERICOM, Inc., is exclusively focused on meeting the satellite communication needs of the U.S. Government. Leveraging more than three decades of experience in the government SATCOM (SATellite COMmunication) Refers to the field of communications via satellite.  market, AGS offers robust and secure satellite-based communications solutions. By integrating hybrid telecommunications and information technology systems, including leading-edge IP platforms and applications, AGS provides secure broadband communications in support of mission-critical needs as well as day-to-day operations. With access to a fleet of 36 satellites offering comprehensive global coverage and bandwidth portability, AGS' full range of customized satellite services includes highly reliable fixed, transportable and on-the-move solutions. AGS' reputation as a provider of high-value end-to-end solutions (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved.

Compare: turn-key solution.
 has been validated by long-term relationships with diverse customers including: DoD, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Department of Commerce/NOAA, Department of Justice, Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
NASA
 in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Independent U.S.
, and other civilian and defense-related agencies. For more information, visit www.americom-gs.com.
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