Lieutenant General
Peter G. Burbules

Lieutenant General Peter G. Burbules was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1931 and enlisted in the Army in 1952. He attended Officer's Candidate School and was commissioned a second lieutenant in Ordnance in May, 1954. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Military Science at the University of Omaha, and a Master of Business Administration in Industrial Management at Babson College.

Throughout his career, he served in many important positions and established valuable reforms and improvements within the U.S. Army. As the Chairman, Joint Fuze Task Group, Army Materiel Command, he directed a Joint Service Task Group to maximize the integration of requirements, research and development, and acquisition of Army, Navy, and Air Force fuzes which eliminated the unnecessary duplication of effort among the services. While serving as the Deputy Executive Director for Conventional Ammunition at the Army Materiel Command, he conducted a precedent-setting, DOD-wide mission realigning traditional roles and missions of the three military departments in ammunition acquisition and logistics. As a result, the ammunition acquisition and logistics functions of all major logistical commands were improved. As the Commanding General, Headquarters, Army Materiel Command, and the Army Missile Command, he instituted the establishment of an Acquisition Tracking Center and a Contract Execution Center, which greatly increased competitive procurement.

His efforts in the area of procurement resulted in better use of military dollars and allowed the purchase of larger quantities of both ammunition and repair parts. Furthermore, over a 5-year period, he influenced the overhaul of the ammunition management structure. General Burbules retired in 1987.