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BG Roger A. Nadeau
Program Executive Officer
Combat Support and Combat Service Support

Brigadier General Roger A. Nadeau is the Program Executive Officer (PEO) Combat Support and Combat Service Support (CS&CSS). As the PEO, Brigadier General Nadeau is responsible for developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining Army combat support and combat service support systems. He leads a workforce of 976 civilian and military personnel working 220 different programs with a total yearly budget of approximately $3.1B.

Brigadier General Nadeau, a native of Rhode Island, was commissioned in 1974 following graduation from the University of Rhode Island as a Distinguished Military Graduate of the Reserve Officers Training Corps. In 1987 he earned a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Florida Institute of Technology, and in 1996 a Masters Degree in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University in Washington, DC. His military education includes the Armor Officer Basic Course, Armor Officer Advanced Course, U.S. Army Ranger School, Command and General Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

Prior to assuming duties as the PEO CS&CSS, Brigadier General Nadeau served as the Deputy for Systems Acquisition (DSA), Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM). As the DSA, Brigadier General Nadeau was responsible for the development, fielding, sustainment, and divestiture of Army aviation and missile systems (including support equipment) to technologically superior systems on the battlefield. His previous jobs include tours as the Assistant Deputy for Systems Management and Horizontal Technology Integration in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology; the Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) / Army Acquisition Executive; the Program Manager for Tank Automotive Weapons Systems, United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, Michigan; Product Manager for the Breacher Program, Program Executive Office, Armored Systems Modernization in Warren, Michigan; and as the Abrams tank systems coordinator/liaison officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition), Washington, D.C.

Brigadier General Nadeau's troop time includes service as Battalion Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armor Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany and Southwest Asia during Desert Storm.

Brigadier General Nadeau's awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters; Bronze Star; Meritorious Service Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters); Army Commendation Medal; Parachutist Badge; Air Assault Badge; Ranger Tab; and Army Staff Identification Badge.