DSCA Director

Director's Message: DSCA Celebrates DSCU's One-Year Anniversary

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4 years 3 months

Security Cooperation Colleagues,

As a long-standing member of the Security Cooperation community, and as the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), I am proud to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the founding of the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU).

DSCA Encourages Partners to Look Beyond Gear to Multi-Domain Ops

By C. Todd Lopez, Defense.gov

While it's true the Defense Security Cooperation Agency is most-closely associated with foreign military sales,  that is not all they do. When it comes to working with security partners, there's an effort now to focus on multi-domain operations to improve teamwork in regards to air operations, Heidi H. Grant, DSCA's new director said.

New DSCA Director Assumes Leadership

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11 years 1 month

WASHINGTON (August 7, 2017) – The U.S. Senate confirmed Charles W. Hooper for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), July 31, becoming the organization’s 17th director.

LTG Charles HooperHooper takes over as director from Vice Adm. Joseph Rixey, who retired, July 14.

SECDEF announced that the President has nominated RADM Joseph Rixey to serve as the next DSCA Director

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11 years 1 month

Release No: 170-13
March 22, 2013

Flag Officer Announcements

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced today that the President has made the following nominations: 

Navy Rear Adm. Terry J. Benedict for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and for assignment as director for Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C.