Lieutenant Colonel Melissa Elledge

LTC Melissa Elledge is the Product Manager, Mobile Electric Power Systems (MEPS), assigned to Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS). In her current role, LTC Elledge is responsible for integrating tactical and prime electric power (5-60 kW) generation and distribution systems solutions and capabilities for the Department of Defense (DoD) in support of national security to enhance the operational capability of the warfighter. LTC Elledge leads the MEPS team to develop, acquire and champion standardized DoD mobile electric power solutions that reduce sustainment demand across the range of Joint operations and increase interoperability for all U.S. Armed Services.

LTC Elledge’s past positions include the Group Chief for the Acquisition Support Group, Mission Integration Directorate at the National Reconnaissance Office in support of national and tactical intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, networking, software, hardware development. She has also served at Program Executive Office Soldier, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where she managed the Body Armor Soldier Protection System portfolio, and Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) Production and Manufacturing portfolio. LTC Elledge was selected as a Congressional Fellow where she served as a Military Fellow to Arizona’s 8th Congressional District. This was followed by two years in the Army’s Office of the Chief of Legislative Affairs’ Programs Division, Intelligence, Modernization, and Equipping Branch, where she had responsibility for the Missile, Space, and Soldier Systems portfolios.

LTC Elledge’s operational assignments include 1-501 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, the Asymmetric Warfare Group, the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS) for the United States Army, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, and 72nd Signal Battalion.

LTC Elledge holds a Master of Science from Missouri State University in Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, a Master’s in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University, and a Master of Business Administration, International Business from Regis University. She is a graduate of the Army Acquisitions Course, the Army Space Cadre Basic Course, and holds a Practitioner certification in Program Management.