Lieutenant General Robert (Rob) A. Rasch, Jr. is the Director of the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office
(RCCTO) at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. He assumed duties in September 2022.
LTG Rasch is responsible for rapidly fielding select capabilities to deter and defeat rapidly modernizing adversaries – this includes
developing an Army Long Range Hypersonic Weapon. He leads RCCTO’s mission to rapidly and efficiently research, develop, prototype, test, evaluate, procure, transition, field and sustain critical enabling technologies and capabilities that address immediate, near-term, and mid term threats, consistent with the Army’s modernization priorities.
Previously, LTG Rasch was the Program Executive Officer (PEO), Missiles and Space, Redstone Arsenal, AL. Other preceding positions include: Deputy PEO, PEO Missiles and Space; Military Deputy to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), Redstone Arsenal; and, Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)) in Washington D.C. Additionally, LTG Rasch has served in a variety of Infantry, Systems Automation and Acquisition assignments throughout his career.
LTG Rasch entered the Army through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Program at the University of Georgia in 1989, from which he was commissioned as an Infantry Second Lieutenant. His degrees include Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management Information Systems from the University of Georgia, Master of Science in Computer Science from Northwestern University, and, Master of Strategic Studies from the United States Army
War College.
His military awards and decorations include the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with 1 oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Ranger Tab, and Senior Parachutist Badge.
Lieutenant General Rasch is married to the former Shawndell Mann from Sebring, Florida. They have two children.
