Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. Becomes NDIA President.

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The Board of Directors of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) has selected Lt. Gen. Lawrence P. Farrell Jr., USAF (Ret.), as the association's new president.

Gen. Farrell brings to NDIA in-depth business experience, having worked with a variety of companies, including Raytheon, KPMG, Huber Corp, Labat-Anderson Inc., the Boeing Company, LABBLEE Corp, and Philadelphia Electric Company.

He also has served on study groups supporting the Air Force, the Rand Corporation, and The Logistics Management Institute.

In addition, he has been a member of the advisory boards of UNISPHERE Inc., BAE Systems Simulation and Training, Miltope Group Inc., Learning Byte International and the Camber Corporation.

Prior to his 1998 retirement from the Air Force, Gen. Farrell served as the deputy chief of staff for plans and programs at Air Force headquarters in Washington, D.C. He was responsible for planning, programming and manpower activities within the corporate Air Force and for integrating the Air Force's future plans and requirements to support national security objectives and military strategy.

Previous positions include vice commander of the Air Force Materiel Command, and deputy director of the Defense Logistics Agency. He was also the system program manager for the F-4 and F-16 weapons systems with the Air Force Logistics Command. A command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours, he flew 196 missions in Southeast Asia, and commanded the 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, Torrejon Air Base, Spain.

Gen. Farrell is...