Lt . General Colin Powell , who has been serving as Deputy National Security Adviser , was named the new National Security Adviser last week . He seems to be the right man for the right job at this stage of the Reagan administration . General Powell , a genial and plainspoken 50-year old , is well known within the tightly knit national security establishment . He has combat experience in Vietnam . He has been a senior aide under several cabinet officers and 15 years ago worked under Frank Carlucci , the current National Security Advisor now appointed Secretary of Defense .
Lt. General Colin Powell, who has been serving as Deputy National Security Adviser, was named the new National Security Adviser last week. He appears to be the right man for the right job at this stage of the Reagan administration. General Powell, a genial and plainspoken 50-year old, is well known within the tightly knit national security establishment. He has combat experience in Vietnam. He has been a senior aide under three cabinet officers and 15 years ago worked under Frank Carlucci, the current National Security Advisor now appointed Secretary of Defense.