A highly decorated officer, General Bedard retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2003 after 37 years of active duty service. In his career General Bedard has commanded troops in operations in Viet Nam, Iraq (Desert Storm), and Somalia, and was the Commander of the II Marine Expeditionary Force from 1999-2000. His last post was that of Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations based in Washington DC, one of the highest ranking positions within the Marine Corps.

Regarding the addition of General Bedard to the Advisory Board, Dana Marshall, Chairman, CEO and President of Applied Energetics, commented, “We are pleased and honored to have General Bedard join the our leadership team. He is a man of strong character with an extraordinary breadth of experience and depth of knowledge in areas that are highly relevant to Applied Energetics’ guided energy technology introduction strategy.” Mr. Marshall continued, “With his direct operational experience with urban fighting in Somalia, his vision regarding the future for non-lethal warfare options as Chairman of the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program IPT, and his thorough understanding of force planning and deployment processes within our customer organizations, Gen. Bedard will be a tremendous addition to our effort to field our counter-IED systems and laser guided energy solutions with the U.S. military.”

General Bedard commented: “I am excited by what I’ve seen in my initial work with Applied Energetics. The counter-IED system that the company has developed with the Marines may be an important tool to change the way we protect our troops against these difficult threats. The Laser Guided Energy technology could lead to really transformational capability for our forces in future urban and counter-insurgency conflicts”. He continued, “I am pleased to be working with this dedicated and competent team.”

About Applied Energetics, Inc.

Applied Energetics, Inc., based in Tucson, Ariz., specializes in development and manufacture of high performance lasers, high voltage electronics, advanced optical systems, and integrated guided energy systems for defense, aerospace, industrial, and scientific customers worldwide. Applied Energetics pioneered the development of Laser Guided Energy (LGE™) technology, and related solutions for defense and security applications. For more information about Applied Energetics, please visit www.appliedenergetics.com.

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