Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Lawson hails from Valparaiso, Indiana, and earned his commission from the Indiana University ROTC program in 2007. He began his career with 2 IBCT, 10th MTN Division, serving in multiple staff and leadership roles at the Company and Battalion levels. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2009 to 2010, managing route clearance operations and Iraqi transition.
In 2011, LTC Lawson was assigned to the 101st ABN Division (Air Assault), serving as Commander, Headquarters and Headquarter Company, 3d Brigade Combat Team (Rakkasan); Commander, Alpha Company, 21st Brigade Engineer Battalion, and the Brigade Engineer, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Currahee). From 2013 to 2014, he deployed to Khost and Paktiya Provinces as Brigade Engineer, and in 2015, he deployed to Nangarhar Province as Company Commander.
LTC Lawson was assessed into the Acquisition Corps in 2015 and assigned as Chief and 670th Contracting Team Leader, Regional Contracting Office Kunsan, 906th Contracting Battalion, Republic of Korea.
In 2016, he received a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Acquisition and Contract Management from the Naval Postgraduate School, Mon- terey, California. Upon graduating, he served as the 928th Contracting Battalion S3 and senior warranted contracting officer in Grafenwöhr, Germany. He led and managed contracting support to the EUCOM exercise program, the NATO Assure and Deter, and Ukraine support mission sets while bringing the US Navy’s Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract (WEXMAC) into the Army’s usage and deploying forward to numerous countries in support of Atlantic Resolve.
Most recently, LTC Lawson served as the Deputy Director of Contracts for DCMA Europe and the DCMA Europe Chief of Staff in Wiesbaden, Germany, managing a joint and foreign military contract portfolio of over $8.7 billion.
He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Federal Contract Manager (CFCM). LTC Lawson is a DAWIA Level III certified in Contracting and a US Navy War College Joint Professional Military Education Program graduate at Monterey, CA.
LTC Lawson’s awards and decorations include Bronze Star (1 OLC), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Army Meritorious Service Medal (1 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (2 OLC), Air Force Commendation Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, NATO Medal, Combat Action Badge, Sapper Tab, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the Pathfinder Badge.
Deputy Director of MICC
Mr. David M. Hale
Mr. David M. Hale is the Deputy to the Commander for the 904th Contracting Support Battalion (CSB) at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The 904th CSB is subordinate to the 419th Contracting Support Brigade and Mission Installation Contracting command and is responsible for leading and providing oversight of approximately 27 personnel with an annual execution of over $94 million. Mr. Hale is DAWIA Level III certified in contracting and has over 15-years of acquisition experience. Prior to this assignment he served as the Mission
Division Chief, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Contracting Officer, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Small Business Professional, Fort Sam Houston, Contract Specialist, Fort Leonard Wood and Government Purchase Card Coordinator, Fort Leonard Wood. Mr. Hale also deployed to Afghanistan to support Army Contracting Command between 2019-2020 supporting over 12,000 U.S. and coalition forces.
As the Deputy to the Commander, he serves as the organization’s primary advisor and subject matter expert for determining the approaches and methods necessary to carry out assignments, including designing overall plans and strategies for executing the Army’s
Senior Enlisted Advisor
SGM Angelina Hayes
Sergeant Major Hayes was born in Los Angeles, California, and enlisted in the United States Army in 2005. She completed Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where she was awarded the MOS 36B, Financial Management Technician. In 2012, she reclassed to MOS 51C, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Contracting NCO.
She has held numerous positions and assignments throughout her career. Her assignments include Pay Analyst, Delta Company, 126th Finance Battalion, Fort Liberty, NC; Vendor Service and Financial Management Analyst NCO, Delta Company, 82nd Finance Detachment and 82nd HHD, Fort Liberty, NC; Contracting NCO, 603rd Senior Contingency Contracting Team, Wheeler Army Airfield, HI; Senior Drill Sergeant, Echo Company, 3rd Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment, Fort Jackson, SC; CONDET A Detachment Sergeant (Contracting Officer), 918th Contracting Battalion, Fort Carson, CO; CONDET A Detachment Sergeant (Contract Specialist) 925th Contracting Battalion, Fort Drum, NY. SGM Hayes’ current assignment is Battalion Sergeant Major, 904th Contracting Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA.
SGM Hayes has participated in the following deployments: Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 07-09), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF 10-11) and Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR 19-20).
SGM Hayes’ military education includes the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy “Class 74,” Master Leader Course, Senior Leader Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Army Acquisition Basic Course, and Army Acquisition Intermediate Contracting Course. SGM Hayes is DAWIA Level III Certified in Contracting. Her advanced civilian education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Davis, and a Master of Arts in Procurement and Acquisition Management from Webster University. SGM Hayes is also a member of the Army Acquisition Corps.
