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ADRIEN E. LARSEN

Mr. Adrien Larsen is the Division Chief of the Rapid Sustainment Office, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. He is responsible for leading a lean organization to rapidly field sustainment capabilities by leveraging new and emerging technologies at the speed of relevance to improve mission readiness and reduce sustainment costs within the Air Force.


In his previous assignment, Mr. Larsen was the Special Projects Division Chief in the Architecture and Integration Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, where he was responsible for overseeing capability development projects bridging technology, requirements, and operational capability gaps in support of launching high confidence acquisition programs.   

During his career, Mr. Larsen has served in a variety of acquisition program management and leadership assignments at Wright-Patterson AFB in the KC-46, F-35, C-130J, and Mobility Foreign Military Sales New Business.   

Prior to his civil service career, Mr. Larsen was a US Navy Surface Warfare Officer.   

EDUCATION:
2001 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 
2002 Division Officer Course, Surface Warfare Officer School, Newport, RI 
2007 Master of Business Administration (Finance), Wright State University, Dayton, OH 
2010 Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Distance Learning 
2021 Air War College, Air University, Distance Learning 
 

CERTIFICATION: 
Advanced, Program Management 

ASSIGNMENTS:

  1. June 2001 – February 2004, Navigator, USS DONALD COOK DDG-75, Norfolk, Virginia 
  2. ​February 2004 – August 2005, Training Officer, DESTROYER SQUADRON 28, Norfolk, Virginia 
  3. August 2005 – September 2007, Associate Professor, DISCS, Wright-Patterson, AFB, Ohio 
  4. September 2007 – October 2009, Security Assistance Program Manager, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 
  5. October 2009 – October 2012, Program Manager, C-130J Development, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 
  6. October 2012 – March 2015, IPT Lead, C-130J Production, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 
  7. March 2015 – December 2015, Team Lead, C-130 Program Integration & Control, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 
  8. December 2015 – January 2018, Team Lead, F-35 Product Support Execution, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 
  9. January 2018 – May 2020, KC-46 Training IPT Lead, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 
  10. May 2020 – June 2023, Materiel Leader, KC-46 Development Branch, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 
  11. June 2023 – January 2025, Division Chief, Architecture & Integration Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 
  12. January 2025 – Present, Division Chief, Rapid Sustainment Office, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 

 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Civilian Service Award
Defense Meritorious Service Medal 
Meritorious Service Medals 
Joint Commendation Medal 
Navy Marine Corps Commendation and Achievement Medals  
Various Navy Unit and Campaign Medals 

(Current as of January 2025)