2002 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year named.For three days in July, the best NCOs from the 597th, 598th and 599th Transportation Terminal Groups competed at Fort Eustis Fort Eustis is a United States Army facility located in Newport News, Virginia. The post is the home to the Army Transportation Corps, and also home to the U.S. Army Aviation Logistics School. for the honor of being selected as the Noncommissioned Officer non·com·mis·sioned officer n. Abbr. NCO An enlisted member of the armed forces, such as a corporal, sergeant, or petty officer, appointed to a rank conferring leadership over other enlisted personnel. of the Year. At the end of this challenging three-day competition, there was only one individual who could claim the right to be called MTMC's best NCO NCO abbr. noncommissioned officer NCO noncommissioned officer NCO n abbr (Mil) (= noncommissioned officer) → Uffz. : Sgt. Gregory Koskey, of the 838th Transportation Battalion battalion Tactical military organization composed of a headquarters and two or more companies, batteries, or similar units and usually commanded by a field-grade officer such as a lieutenant colonel. , 598th Transportation Terminal Group, based at Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The intense competition included a Day and Night Land Navigation Course; Common Task testing; a written examination, covering a wide spectrum of transportation-related subjects; and an Army Physical Fitness Test. The selection process concluded with the candidates' oral responses to a series of military-related as well as general knowledge questions. In addition to awarding the Commander's Coin to Koskey, Maj. Gen. Dunwoody presented him with other prizes, including a $1,000 Savings Bond Savings bond A government bond issued in face value denominations from $50 to $10,000, with local and state tax-free interest and semiannually adjusted interest rates. savings bond A nonmarketable security issued by the U.S. from Morale Welfare and Recreation. Koskey also received recognition and awards from retired Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wykle, president of the National Defense Transportation Association, Alexandria, Va.; the assistant vice president for military services, GEICO GEICO Government Employees Insurance Company , retired Sergeant Major of the Army Richard Kidd; and the executive director of government affairs for the Noncommissioned Officers Association, retired Command Sgt. Maj. Randy Mix. A native of Pennsylvania, Koskey attributes his success to personal study on weekends and off-duty time. He is married and has two daughters, ages 3 and 4. Koskay entered the Army on January 10, 1996, when he was assigned to the 11th Transportation Battalion, Fort Story, Virginia, as an 88H Cargo Specialist. |
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