Brigadier General Christine A. Beeler serves as the Program Executive Officer for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) headquartered in Orlando. Florida. PEO STRI executes a multi-billion-dollar testing, training, and threat portfolio annually, and is staffed by more than 1,200 military, government civilian and service support contractors. The organization also manages portfolios of fielded systems with a current inventory value of over $2.65B in 125 locations; over 335,000 training devices in 65 countries; and over 480 sites worldwide.

Before assuming the charter as PEO, BG Beeler served as the Commanding General of the U. S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) headquartered at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Prior to ACC, BG Beeler served as the Commanding General for the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Sam Houston, Texas. BG Beeler was a distinguished military graduate and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Ordnance Corps through the Army ROTC program at Boston University in 1991, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

She began her Army Acquisition career in 2001, and is certified in Defense Contracting, Program Management and Logistics. Her advanced education includes a Master of Arts in Administration and Management from Bowie State University, Prince George’s County, Maryland; a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Management from Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama; and a Master of Business Administration from Webster University. BG Beeler’s military education includes a Master of Science in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. She is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.