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FORT GORDAN, Ga - Maj. Gen. (Ret.) James D. Bryan was the guest speaker at 35th Signal Brigade leadership professional development session and Dining Inn on Nov. 8, 2012
35th Signal Brigade has continued to uphold Army traditions and develop leaders by hosting a Dining Inn and a leadership professional development session for brigade leaders Nov. 8 at the Gordon Club Conference Center on Fort Gordon.
Maj. Gen. (retired) James D. Bryan, a former commander of the brigade who led the Army Task Force to redesign, reorganize, and re-equip the Army Signal Regiment to support the new expeditionary modular combat brigade concept and a pioneer of army cyber defense, led the development session during the day and was the guest speaker of the Dining Inn in the evening.
The department of defense and the nation have realized the importance of cyber defense and Maj. Gen. (Ret). Bryan’s contributions played an integral part, said Colonel Thomas A. Pugh, the 35th Signal Brigade Commander.
In addition to Col. Pugh, Command Sgt. Maj. Angel J. Ramos, the Brigade Command Sgt. Maj., and command teams from Ft. Gordon, Ft. Bragg and Ft. Lewis attended both events. Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald S. Pflieger, the Signal Regimental Command Sgt. Maj., was also a distinguished guest.
In the leadership development session, Bryan encouraged the brigade’s senior officers and NCOs to write down their leadership philosophy. According to Bryan, good leaders understand that taking care of soldiers is the most important part of the mission, and great leaders are “gentle giants” who have the vision to look ahead and backwards plan.
“Leadership is a sacred honor and opportunity,” said Bryan.
As the Dining Inn guest speaker, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Bryan talked about the importance of the Dining Inn tradition, leaders’ commitment to their soldiers and the personal commitment each soldier has to Army team and one another.
Think of all of the soldiers who have gone before and who are here now, said Bryan. Fifty years from now, the next generation of soldiers will attend a future 35th Signal Brigade Dining Inn, and they will be talking about your accomplishments.
“The Burmese lion [the brigade unit insignia] is a perfect symbol for the brigade—it will never fail, said Bryan. There will never be one unit, not one company, or one platoon that will never fail a mission.”
Maj. Gen. (Retired) Bryan is the President and CEO of Bryan Business Management and Technology, which provides advice and assistance in the areas of business leadership, management and business development for the Federal government
| Date Taken: | 11.08.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 11.16.2012 10:03 |
| Story ID: | 97907 |
| Location: | FORT GORDON, GEORGIA, US |
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