Program Executive Officer
Encyclopedia
A Program Executive Officer, or PEO, is one of a few key individuals in the United States military
acquisition process. As can be seen from the examples below, a Program Executive Officer may be responsible for a specific program (e.g., the Joint Strike Fighter), or for an entire portfolio of similar programs (e.g., the Air Force PEO for Space, who is responsible for all acquisition programs at the Air Force Space Command
Space and Missile Systems Center
, or the Navy PEO for Aircraft Carriers).
The current Program Executive Officers include (but may not be limited to):
Military of the United States
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...
acquisition process. As can be seen from the examples below, a Program Executive Officer may be responsible for a specific program (e.g., the Joint Strike Fighter), or for an entire portfolio of similar programs (e.g., the Air Force PEO for Space, who is responsible for all acquisition programs at the Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations....
Space and Missile Systems Center
Space and Missile Systems Center
The Space and Missile Systems Center is a part of Air Force Space Command of the United States Air Force. SMC is the Air Force’s product center for the development and acquisition of space and missile systems...
, or the Navy PEO for Aircraft Carriers).
The current Program Executive Officers include (but may not be limited to):
Army
- Ammunition http://www.pica.army.mil/
- Aviation https://www.peoavn.army.mil
- Chemical and Biological Defense
- Combat Support & Combat Service Support http://peocscss.tacom.army.mil
- Command Control and Communications (Tactical)
- Enterprise Information Systems
- Ground Combat Systems
- Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors
- Missiles and Space
- Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation http://www.peostri.army.mil/
- Soldier
Navy
- Joint Strike Fighter
- Air ASWAnti-submarine warfareAnti-submarine warfare is a branch of naval warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy submarines....
, Assault, and Special Mission Programs - Aircraft CarrierAircraft carrierAn aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...
s - C4I
- Space
- Enterprise Information Systems
- Integrated Warfare
- LittoralLittoral combat shipA Littoral Combat Ship is a type of relatively small surface vessel intended for operations in the littoral zone . It is "envisioned to be a networked, agile, stealthy surface combatant capable of defeating anti-access and asymmetric threats in the littorals." Two ship classes are the first...
and MineNaval mineA naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, an enemy vessel...
Warfare - Ships
- Space Systems
- Strike Weapons and Unmanned Aviation
- SubmarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
s - Tactical Air Programs
Air Force
- Aircraft Aeronautical Systems CenterAeronautical Systems CenterThe Aeronautical Systems Center is an Air Force product center that designs, develops and delivers dominant aerospace weapon systems and capabilities for U.S. Air Force, other U.S. military, allied and coalition-partner warfighters, in support of Air Force leadership priorities...
- Agile Combat Systems (ACS)77th Aeronautical Systems Wing77th Aeronautical Systems WingThe 77th Aeronautical Systems Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio....
- Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance / Special Operation Forces (ISR/SOF)
- Fighter / Bombers (FB)312th Aeronautical Systems Wing312th Aeronautical Systems WingThe 312th Aeronautical Systems Group is a component of the United States Air Force 312th Aeronautical Systems Wing. It is stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio and is assigned to Air Force Material Command ....
- Mobility 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing516th Aeronautical Systems WingThe 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.-Mission:...
- KC-46A
- Command and Control & Combat Support Systems (C2&CS)Electronic Systems CenterElectronic Systems CenterElectronic Systems Center is a product center of Air Force Materiel Command headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. Its mission is to develop and acquire command and control, communications, computer, and intelligence systems. ESC consists of professional teams specializing in...
- Enterprise Logistics Systems
- Command and Control / Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C2ISR)
- Cyber NetCentric
- Battle Management
- Enterprise Information Systems
- Strategic Systems
- Weapons
- Services
- Space Systems
- Rapid Capability
- Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)