Tamika “Tami” D. Atkins has been selected as program director for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program, effective Oct. 6.
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A team representing the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives received the “David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award,” one of the highest honors among military programs, during the Defense Acquisition Workforce 2023 Awards held Jan. 24 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
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The former Chief of Staff at the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons program has been selected to serve in the role of Program Executive Officer until the position is permanently filled.
Federal officials, family members and other well-wishers gathered Nov. 15 to celebrate the retirement of Michael S. Abaie, the man responsible for guiding the U.S. program to successfully destroy the remaining declared U.S. chemical weapons stockpile.
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A senior Department of Defense official and community leaders discussed the recent elimination of the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile during a webinar sponsored by the Arms Control Association and the Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition Sept. 29.
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Members of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council attended a Chemical Demilitarization Transparency Event focused on destruction progress at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant and hosted online by the U.S. March 21-22.
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Destruction of the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile located in two states has reached the 75% completion mark, with a combined total of more than 2,352 U.S. tons of chemical agent destroyed as of Jan. 14, 2022.
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The deputy program executive officer for the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons was recognized for his appointment into the Senior Executive Service at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Aug. 26, 2019.
Chemical Demilitarization Program Advances Deputy to Senior Executive Service Read More »
Thousands of chemical mortar rounds in Colorado are on the brink of destruction, nearly a century after an Army colonel revolutionized the way they would be used to defend troops on the battlefield. While never used, the capability to retaliate with chemical weapons was viewed as an effective deterrent for decades.
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The charter of the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives was assumed by the Program Executive Officer, Michael S. Abaie, Nov. 28 during a ceremony presided over by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Threat Reduction and Arms Control, Dr. Charles J. Ball.
