The Honorable Anthony J. Tata serves as the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness in the Department of War, acting as the principal advisor to the Secretary on military and civilian personnel, readiness, health affairs, education, and quality-of-life matters. A 1981 graduate of West Point, Mr. Tata served in the Army for 28 years before retiring as an esteemed general and combat veteran. During his distinguished military career, he commanded a paratrooper battalion in the 82nd Airborne Division and an air assault brigade in the 101st Airborne Division, and was the Deputy Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division. Mr. Tata went on to hold leadership positions at the federal, state, and local levels of government, as well as executive roles in several private sector organizations. Today, he is proud to be back in the Department of War, serving our warriors, their families, and Department civilians.

Colonel Robert Kline is the Chief, Strategy Division and Chief, Strategic Logistics Requirements and Integration, Strategic 
Plans, Policy, Logistics, and Warfighting Development, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. In this role he coordinates the staff responsible for developing and maintaining the command strategy, campaign plans and assessments. He also serves as the command lead for developing and implementing roles, responsibilities, relationships, and authorities and driving requirements to fielded capabilities for mitigating global vulnerabilities and 
risks associated with contested logistics for the Department of War, and planning and operations of the Joint Deployment 
and Distribution Enterprise.

Prior to this current position, Colonel Kline served as the Deputy Commander, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Ali Al Salem Air Base Kuwait, including three months as the Commander, providing joint and coalition air mobility, precision strike, electronic attack, air defense, logistics operations, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities in support of operations throughout Southwest Asia. He has also served as Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection for the Air Force District of Washington, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland and Commander, 921st Contingency Response Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California. 

Colonel Kline was commissioned from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps in 2002. He has a Bachelors degree in Political Science and Communications from the University of Pittsburgh, a Masters of Business Administration degree from TUI University, a Masters of Military  Operational Art and Science from Air University, and a Masters of Science degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College, National Defense University. He is a Command Pilot with more than 3,000 hours in the C-130J, KC-135R/T, C-130H, T-1, and T-37 aircraft. He has deployed in support of operations ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, ODESSEY DAWN, and UNIFIED PROTECTOR, INHERENT RESOLVE. 

Major General Christopher D. Schneider 
serves as the Portfolio Acquisition Executive Agile Sustainment & Ammunition (PAE AS&A) and Commanding General of Picatinny Arsenal since June 2026.

Major General Schneider received his commission as an Infantry Officer from the United States Military Academy in 1994. His tactical assignments include: Rifle and Reconnaissance Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company Executive Officer, and Battalion Assistant S-3, 1st Infantry Division; Assistant G-3 Training Officer for XVIII Airborne Corps; Airborne Rifle Company 
Commander and an Airborne Headquarters and Headquarters Company Commander in 3-325 
A.I.R, 82d Airborne Division; and Ranger Assistant Operations Officer, 75th Ranger Regiment. He has multiple operational/combat deployments to
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

In 2005, Major General Schneider entered the Acquisition Corp and served in numerous assignments to include: (LTC/COL) Assignment Officer in the Human Resources Command, Alexandria, Virginia; Product Manager for Soldier 
Maneuver Sensors in PEO Soldier; Branch Chief for the Acquisition Branch in the Human Resources Command; Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition; Project Manager for Soldier Sensors and Lasers and as the Assistant Program Executive Officer 
(APEO) for Futures and Integration in PEO Soldier. Project Manager for the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, a Rapid Prototyping initiative in PEO Solider. He recently served as the 
Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology).

Major General Schneider’s military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course, Ranger School, Air Assault School, Bradley Leader Course, Scout Platoon Leader Course, Jumpmaster 
Course, Armor Officer Advanced Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, the Army Acquisition Basic Course, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, and the National 
Defense University. Major General Schneider has received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy, a M.B.A. from Liberty University, and a M.S. in 
National Resourcing and Strategy from the Eisenhower School.

His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Joint Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Afghanistan Service Medal, Iraq Service Medal, Valorous Unit and Superior Unit Award, Senior Parachutist Badge, German Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab, Air Assault Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, and Combat Infantryman Badge.

Major General Schneider is a native of Louisville, Kentucky, and is married to COL (Ret.) Maria Schneider, an Army Acquisition Officer and native of Miami, Florida. They have three children: Michelle, Jacob, and Luke.