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Col. Matthew T. Tedesco, U.S. Army, is the TRADOC Capabilities Manager (TCM) Global Ballistic
Missile Defense at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. He holds a BA in History from Pennsylvania State
University, an MA in Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma, and a Masters in Strategic
St udies from the U.S. Army War College. During his twenty-four year career he has commanded at battery- and battalion-level, and previously served as the TRADOC Capabilities Manager (TCM) Air Defense
Artillery Brigade at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Notes
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