Photo By Patrick Buffett | Col. Sean P. Davis takes the 59th Ordnance Brigade flag from Maj. Gen. Darrell K....... read more read more
FORT LEE, Va. (June 23, 2016) -- The “Power to Spare” brigade welcomed a new leader Friday morning during a change of command ceremony at MacLaughlin Fitness Center.
Col. Jeffery A. Carter relinquished the top 59th Ordnance Bde. position to Col. Sean P. Davis, a 24-year veteran with extensive deployment experience and a previous stint at CASCOM where he served as the Army Logistics Proponent chief.
Maj. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, CASCOM and Fort Lee commanding general, presided over the ceremony and had the honor of retrieving the brigade colors from Carter and passing them to Davis as several hundred fellow Soldiers and assorted family members and distinguished guests observed.
Plugging the significance of the Army Sustainment training mission here during remarks, Williams said, for a nation and an Army at war, nothing is more important than continuing to provide trained and ready Soldiers to deployable units at home and U.S. and allied forces on the battlefield.
“Our military is the best manned, best equipped and maintained force in the world,” he continued. “Part of the reason why all of that is true is because of the phenomenal work that gets done by the 59th Ord. Bde., which directly contributes to our success in every formation around the Army. And, of course, the leader in charge of that brigade for the last couple of years has been Col. Jeff Carter who delivered on everything that was expected of him as a commander.”
Carter, unquestionably, executed his mission with excellence and provided capable leadership, the commanding general emphasized.
“The 59th has delivered over 48,000 proficient and technically competent Ordnance Soldiers (during Carter’s time in command),” Williams said. “Jeffery developed a concept called operational training – bridging the gap, which laid the foundation for building agile, adaptive leaders. The brigade established a very successful peer-to-peer SHARP program that empowered Soldiers to significantly reduce (sexual harassment and assault) incidents across their units and (ultimately) all of CASCOM.”
A Platoon Honors Program created under Carter’s watch rewards advanced individual training platoons for demonstrating positive Army values and meeting APFT standards as well as expected academic grade point averages.
“The list of accomplishments could go on and on,” Williams continued. “(They are the hallmarks) of this leader’s quiet professionalism and stellar leadership abilities. … In accordance with the Ordnance Creed, Jeff has continued to strive for perfection of the craft and use every available resource to maintain the superiority of the corps. Because of you, our Army is better and our Soldiers are better prepared to support the fighter in a complex world.”
Welcoming Davis and his wife Camille, Williams said the 59th will move forward with an “excellent team” that is highly qualified and quite capable of taking the mantle of leadership.
| Date Taken: | 06.23.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.23.2016 10:19 |
| Story ID: | 202218 |
| Location: | US |
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