Picatinny celebrates Machak's career at retirement ceremony

By Frank Misurelli, Picatinny Arsenal Public AffairsNovember 12, 2014

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PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (November 6, 2014)-- Barbara Machak, the former acting director of the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) retired Nov. 1 after 33 years at Picatinny.

In a message to the ARDEC workforce, she said "It was a true honor to serve our nation and our warfighters. I'm so proud to have been a part of it, ensuring that we provide the most innovative armament solutions to protect our freedom."

During her retirement ceremony, Machak was awarded the Outstanding Service in the Army Senior Executive Service Award and the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service. RDECOM's Commanding General Maj. Gen. John Wharton also thanked Machak for her work. Machak was ARDEC's acting director from May 19 until Sept. 26.

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The Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center is part of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, which has the mission to develop technology and engineering solutions for America's Soldiers.

RDECOM is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. AMC is the Army's premier provider of materiel readiness--technology, acquisition support, materiel development, logistics power projection and sustainment--to the total force, across the spectrum of joint military operations. If a Soldier shoots it, drives it, flies it, wears it, eats it or communicates with it, AMC provides it.

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