AUVSI's Unmanned Systems 2016

Glenn Rizzi
Senior Advisor
TCM UAS, U.S. Army


Retired Army Lt. Col. Glenn A. Rizzi is a 1984 Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of South Florida. A senior Army aviator, Rizzi was qualified as an OH-58A/C Kiowa and OH-58D Kiowa Warrior pilot and instructor pilot. He was also qualified as an Army rappel master, parachutist and jumpmaster; and holds the Air Assault, Pathfinder and Ranger qualification badges. He is also a recipient of the British parachutist and the German Infantry Efficiency (gold) badges. Retiring in 2004, he was awarded the Legion of Merit for his service to the nation and presented with the Army Aviation Associations’ Order of Saint Michael medallion for his aviation contributions. He is also the recipient of the Armor Association’s Order of St. Michael. Rizzi began his civil service career in 2005, serving as the deputy Training and Doctrine Command Capabilities Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TCM UAS) at Fort Rucker. During this period the Army witnessed a tremendous growth in UAS to support overseas contingency operations. In 2009, he was promoted to the deputy director of the U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence (UAS CoE) at Fort Rucker. Upon the merger of the TCM UAS and the UAS CoE in 2011, Mr Rizzi currently serves as the Senior Advisor to the TCM UAS.

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