Northern Michigan University alumnus Brian Butler has been appointed deputy to the commander at the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) in Warren. He had served as interim deputy since last fall.

"This is great news for our collective team, as Brian brings the requisite experience, knowledge and skills to help lead us into the foreseeable future," said TACOM LCMC commander Maj. Gen. Gwen Bingham in a press release. "I am confident that he will continually enable our life cycle management command team to deliver responsive global readiness to our soldiers, joint forces teammates and civilians serving around the globe."

According to the release, TACOM LCMC is the only active-duty U.S. Army installation in the tri-state area of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. A global enterprise, its 19,000 military and civilian acquisition, logistics and technology professionals research, develop, procure, maintain and upgrade about 65 percent of the equipment an Army Brigade Combat Team uses.

Butler was appointed to the government's Senior Executive Service in January 2011. Prior to becoming interim deputy to the commander, he served as the executive director of the TACOM LCMC Integrated Logistics Support Center from July 2010 to September 2015; and as its acting deputy executive director for Internal Operations from August to December 2010. 

Commissioned an Armor officer in the U.S. Army in 1987, he branch-transferred to the Ordnance Corps in 1991. A combat veteran of Operations Joint Endeavor and Iraqi Freedom, Butler has served at various levels of command, including as the deputy assistant chief of staff, Logistics (G4), 1st Armored Division, and as the Sierra Army Depot Commander. 

Butler is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College, and earned his bachelor's degree in 1987 from NMU.