ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 8, 2016) -- The U.S. Army has announced a change of leadership at the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command.
Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins will become the new commanding general when he takes command from Maj. Gen. John F. Wharton. The Army has not announced a date for the change of command.
Wins previously served as director, force development, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8. The Army promoted Wins to major general in June 2014.
Wins graduated from the Virginia Military Institute with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1985. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Field Artillery. Wins has held command and staff assignments in Field Artillery units in the 7th Infantry Division, 2nd Infantry Division and 4th Infantry Division. He is a graduate of the Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the Operations Research Systems Analysis Military Applications Course.
Wins will be the eighth leader of RDECOM since its inception in 2004. Six major generals and Dale A. Ormond, a civilian Senior Executive Service member, have served in the role.
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The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command has the mission to ensure decisive overmatch for unified land operations to empower the Army, the joint warfighter and our nation. RDECOM is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command.
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