About MAG Aerospace
MAG Aerospace, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is a leader in providing and enabling real-time situational awareness to help its customers make the world smaller and safer. MAG delivers full spectrum C4ISR Services (operations, training, and technical services) and other specialty aviation to federal, international, civilian, and commercial customers around the world. MAG’s team of 1,000+ professionals operate 200+ manned and unmanned special mission aircraft, delivering ~100,000 flight hours annually on six continents in support of its customers’ missions. For more information on MAG Aerospace, please visit www.magaero.com.
Fairfax, Virginia – October 11, 2018 – MAG Aerospace, the leader in Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) integration, training, and operations, today announced that General Peter J. Schoomaker, US Army (Retired) has joined the company’s Board of Directors.
“MAG’s ability to bring decisive information to the Warfighter cannot be overstated,” said General Schoomaker. “MAG’s turnkey C4ISR services provide cutting edge technologies to better support the Warfighters. I’m proud to be a part of the team.”
From August 1, 2003 to April 10, 2007, General Schoomaker served as the 35th Chief of Staff of the US Army. Schoomaker’s appointment as Chief of Staff was unique in that he was recalled and returned from retirement to assume the position. Schoomaker served for over 35 years in a variety of assignments with both conventional and special operations forces. His other assignments include Commander – 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta (1st SFOD-D), commonly known to the public as “Delta Force;” Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command; Commanding General, United States Army Special Operations Command; and Commander in Chief, United States Special Operations Command.
Gen. Schoomaker is a graduate of the University of Wyoming, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in education. He also holds a Master of Arts Degree in Management from Central Michigan University and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Hampden-Sydney College.
“We are honored to have a leader of General Schoomaker’s experience and reputation join our ranks,” said Joe Fluet, MAG’s CEO. “His perspective on the current and future C4ISR technology needs will give MAG in-depth understanding of vitally needed tools that will greatly enhance MAG’s ability to provide situational awareness to customers around the world.”