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Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT) today announced that it has named David Ray Hudson as Director of Training at its Training and Capabilities Center located in Roxboro, North Carolina. Prior to joining Force Protection, Mr. Hudson served as the Senior Enlisted Leader for the National Guard Bureau as Command Sergeant Major.

As Senior Enlisted Leader, Mr. Hudson was responsible for advising

the Chief, National Guard Bureau on enlisted affairs of the 457,000 Soldiers and Airmen of the Army and Air National Guard. CSM Hudson began his military career by enlisting in the United States Air Force in 1973, was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 1978 and enlisted in the Air Force Reserve. In 1984, Mr. Hudson transferred from the Air Force Reserve to the Alaska Army National Guard. Over the last 25 years, Mr.

Hudson has held all leadership positions in the Noncommissioned Officer Corps through the rank of Command Sergeant Major. Mr. Hudson retired from the Alaska State Troopers in October 2006 where he held the rank of Captain.

Mr. Hudson holds a Master of Science degree in Organizational Management from the University of LaVerne and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.

MG James Grazioplene (USA Ret.), EVP Total Life Cycle Support for Force Protection, said “We are pleased to have Dave Hudson join us as Director of Training in Roxboro. Dave has a long standing career in training and development. He is well respected in both the active and reserve components of our Army and Air Force. We look forward to Dave’s expertise and leadership in the expansion of our efforts to not only grow our operations in Roxboro, but more importantly, to enable our war fighters to focus on training as a core competency prior to deployment.”


About Force Protection, Inc.

Force Protection, Inc. is a leading American designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions, predominantly blast- and ballistic-protected wheeled vehicles currently deployed by the U.S.
military and its allies to support armed forces and security personnel in conflict zones. The Company’s specialty vehicles, the Cougar, the Buffalo, Cheetah and Ocelot, are designed specifically for reconnaissance and urban operations and to protect their occupants from landmines, hostile fire, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs, commonly referred to as roadside bombs). The Company also is the developer and manufacturer of ForceArmor™, an armor package providing superior protection against explosively formed projectiles (EFPs), now available for a wide range of tactical-wheeled vehicles. The Company is one of the original developers and primary providers of vehicles for the U.S. military’s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, vehicle program. For more information on Force Protection and its vehicles, visit www.forceprotection.net : .



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