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Barry D. Bates
Major General, US Army, Retired
Vice President, Operations
National Defense Industrial Association |
Prior to retirement from the U.S. Army on 1 January 2003, General Bates served as the Commander, 19th Theater Support Command, Eighth U.S. Army, Republic of Korea. In this capacity he was responsible for logistics support and installation management for U.S. Army forces in Korea, as well as for planning wartime logistics to support U.S. Army units deploying to Korea in the event of hostilities.
Previous positions held include Commander, Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Dallas, Texas; G4, Eighth U.S. Army / J4, U.S. Forces Korea / Deputy C4, Combined Forces Command (ROK/US), Republic of Korea; and Vice Commander, Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Dallas, Texas.
During his 32 years of military experience, General Bates has held a variety of command and staff positions in both the continental United States and overseas, serving multiple tours of duty in a joint command environment. He has held both command and staff positions in supply, maintenance and field services organizations, and in the Army€™s Training and Doctrine Command.
General Bates is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a BS in Business and holds an MS Degree in Logistics Management from the Florida Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has been recognized as a Certified Professional Logistician by the Society of Logistics Engineers.
General Bates joined NDIA in February 2003. He and his wife, Laureen, reside in suburban Virginia.
About NDIA
NDIA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to advocate for high-technology, best-in-class weapons, equipment and support for America€™s warfighters and first responders; promote a robust, responsive Government-Industry security team; and provide legal and ethical forums for the exchange of information between Industry and Government on national security issues. The NDIA consists of more than 1,100 corporate and over 33,000 individual members from the entire spectrum of the defense and national industrial bases. For more information on NDIA, please visit: www.ndia.org
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