Claude M. Bolton Jr.
Claude Milburn Bolton Jr. | |
|---|---|
497th TF Sqdn | |
| Commands held | Def Sys Mgmt Coll AFSAC |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards |  Dist. Svc Medal Legion of Merit |
| United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology | |
| In office 2 January 2002 – 2 January 2008[3] | |
Claude Milburn Bolton Jr.[4] was a United States Air Force major general who served also as United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology from 2002 to 2008.[1][5]
Early life
Claude M. Bolton Jr. was born in 1945 in Sioux City, Iowa. He was educated at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, receiving a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1969.
Military career
While in college, he served in the
Bolton then spent all of 1977 at the
Bolton spent the next phase of his Air Force career in program management. In 1982, he completed correspondence courses from the Air Command and Staff College. He also attended the Defense Systems Management College of the Defense Acquisition University. From 1982 to 1985, he was posted to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where he was the program manager of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor System Program Office. He then spent 1985–86 as a student at the Naval War College. From 1985 to 1986, he served in the Pentagon as the program element officer for the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and as deputy division chief of the Aircraft Division, and later division chief of the Low Observables Vehicle Division in the Office of Special Programs. In 1988, Bolton returned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to serve as deputy program director for the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Program System Office. From 1989 to 1992, he was program director of the AGM-129 ACM System Program Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Also, in 1991, he completed a master's degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College. Remaining at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, from 1992 to 1993, he was inspector general of the Air Force Materiel Command.
He was then
Promotion dates
| Rank | Date of promotion |
|---|---|
| Second lieutenant | 31 May 1969 |
| Lieutenant | 30 November 1970 |
| Captain | 30 May 1972 |
| Major | 1 November 1980 |
| Lieutenant colonel | 1 March 1984 |
| Colonel | 1 July 1988 |
| Brigadier general | 1 August 1993 |
| Major general | 20 March 1998 |
Civilian career
In 2002, while serving the commander of Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Command at Wright-Patterson AFB,
During his tenure as the Army's senior acquisition official, Bolton received an
On January 3, 2008, Bolton became executive-in-residence of the Defense Acquisition University at Fort Belvoir, where he taught DAU's executive-level Program Manager's course, a ten-week course designed for experienced acquisition practitioners who had been selected for their potential as leaders of major acquisition programs.
Bolton died unexpectedly at his home on July 28, 2015. At the time of his death he was training for the
His engagement with the [Program Manager's Course] students helped to thoroughly enrich the experience for each student he interacted with, as he contributed his knowledge and experience to the course. He will be missed, not only by the students, but also by the faculty, with whom he spent many hours over the last few years, providing assistance and valuable feedback that directly influenced the quality of instruction and the course
— Dr. Michael C. Ryan, Defense Acquisition University [5]
References
- ^ a b c "The Loss of a Leader in Defense Acquisition: Claude M. Bolton Jr., 1945–2015" (PDF). Defense AT&L: 30–31. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Obituary: Claude Bolton Jr". Sioux City Journal. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Army Public Affairs (30 November 2007). "Top Army Acquisition Chief to Step Down". Army News Service. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ U.S. Senate (4 December 2001). "Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First Session, 107th Congress" (PDF). Senate Hearing 107-749. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Roth, Margaret C. (October–December 2015) ""A People Person Remembered", Army AL&T, pages 102-108 B2 [1]
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