Colonel Cory Berg currently serves as the Military Deputy to the Director of the Ground Vehicle Systems Center in Warren, Michigan. Before serving at GVSC, his most recent assignment was with the Missile Defense Agency Defense of Guam program at Redstone Arsenal, working directly with the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office and other Department of Defense Agencies to support an integrated Missile Defense Agency/Army Island Integrated Air and Missile Guam Defense System.
During the three years when COL Berg served as the Project Manager for Soldier Training within PEO STRI, his portfolio included virtual and live training, three Synthetic Training Environment Army Modernization hardware systems, Combat Training Center and home station instrumentation, range modernization, and numerous systems support training devices, in addition to many other Army training support requirements. COL Berg has also previously served as the Military Deputy at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland.
COL Berg graduated from the U.S. Army War College in June 2019 with a master’s degree in strategic studies. Prior to this, he was the Product Manager, Applique and Large Unmanned Ground Systems in at Detroit Arsenal where he oversaw the procurement of autonomy and robotic technologies to carry Soldier load, automate convoys, and remote control both IED and mine clearing equipment for warfighters.
Previously, COL Berg has served at the National Reconnaissance Office as a Deputy Project Manager for Joint Intelligence programs where he managed classified satellite acquisition programs and services that provided intelligence to warfighters. Before this, he served as a Department of Army Systems Coordinator in the Pentagon for JPEO Chemical Biological Defense systems and for PEO Missiles and Space, specifically Patriot Missile systems.
From 2005 to 2010 COL Berg participated in the Training With Industry program at General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights Michigan, served as the Executive Officer for PEO Ground Combat Systems, the M1A2 SEP Abrams Tank Assistant Product Manager, and as an acquisition manager in the TACOM Reset and Modularity office.
Prior to becoming an Acquisition Officer, COL Berg served as an Ordnance Maintenance Officer at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Fort Riley, Kansas. He hails from North Dakota and in addition to his master’s degree, carries a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering.
