2007 Army Deployment Excellence Awards.The Army's 2007 Deployment Excellence Award (DEA) winners received top honors and presentations from Lieutenant General James L. Campbell Lieutenant General James L. Campbell commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from November 2002 to August 2004. Commissioned through ROTC, he graduated in 1971 from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education. , Director of the Army Staff, on 5 June 2007, at the 3d Annual Chief of Staff Army, Combined Logistics Excellence Award Ceremony/Banquet hosted by Lieutenant General Ann E. Dunwoody, the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel, in Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,284. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown Washington, DC. . Lieutenant General Campbell congratulated the awardees on their outstanding achievement on behalf of General George W. Casey, the Army's Chief of Staff, before delivering the keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. to an audience of congressional dignitaries, senior Army generals, senior executive civilians, and a host of Family members, Soldiers, and friends. The DEA program is open to all Active Army, United States Army Reserve The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the reserve components of the United States Army. It was formed in 1908 to provide a reserve of medical officers. , and Army National Guard units or table of organization and equipment (TOE), table of distribution and allowances (TDA TDA Texas Department of Agriculture TDA Trade and Development Agency TDA Transportation Development Act TDA Tax Deferred Annuity (commonly known as TSA) TDA Tienda (Spanish: store) ), or fixed military installations with a deployment or deployment support mission. Units and installations compete in one of five categories: large unit (battalion and above), small unit (company and below), supporting unit, installation, and operational deployment. The deploying unit category recognizes units that have demonstrated the ability to actually conduct a deployment as evidenced in their nomination packet and verified by an on-site evaluation team. This category consists of two subcategories--a large-unit category for battalion-size units and above and a small-unit category for company-size units and below. The supporting unit category recognizes units that have demonstrated the ability to support an actual deployment, as evidenced in their nomination packet and verified by an on-site evaluation team. Finally, the installation category recognizes fixed military installations or installation commands that have demonstrated the ability to support an actual deployment, as evidenced in their nomination packet and verified by an on-site validation/evaluation team. Units and installations prepare and submit self-nomination packets through command channels to their appropriate major command, where panels will select the best. The major commands send their nominations to a Department of the Army (DA)-level evaluation board conducted 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. , Virginia. The DA DEA Board reviews and scores the nominations and determines semifinalists. DEA teams of deployment specialists visit the selected semifinalist organization locations for an on-site firsthand validation of unit deployment practices. "I'd like to just say a few things about all of you award winners out there and the thousands of Soldier and civilian logisticians you represent.... Actually, to be in the midst of the Soldiers and civilians who have received the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in logistics is pretty awesome. It's not every day that you are surrounded by some of the Army's finest logisticians and the best supporters in the world.... Hooah!"--MG Stevenson The operational deployment category recognizes large (battalion and above) and small (company and below) units for short-notice deployments in support of operational missions like the War on Terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act , peacekeeping, or humanitarian relief operations, which is different from the program's original categories, in that units do not submit nomination packets but are instead evaluated on-site by a DEA observation team. "It's not about the general who is out there in the sand and mud making the critical decisions at the point of the spear. It is ... and always has been. Soldiers and civilians, like you, that have gone beyond the call of duty to hone their tactical and technical skills ... building a strong foundation from which leaders can base future decisions--decisions which often have life and death consequences."-MG Stevenson The DEA winners and runner-up unit commanders received the Army Chief of Staff's Star Note, distinguished plaque, and a distinguished shadow box with the Chief of Staff of the Army; the Sergeant Major of the Army; the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3; the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4; and the Chief of Staff Army Combined Logistics Excellence Award coins encased in a plush leatherette leath·er·ette n. Imitation leather. [Originally a trademark.] Noun 1. leatherette - fabric made to look like leather imitation leather display box commemorating the unit's accomplishment. The unit awardees received a Star Note signed by the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4; a three-night stay in the luxury Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel and tours of the Pentagon, the Pentagon, the, building accommodating the U.S. Dept. of Defense. Located in Arlington, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., the Pentagon is a five-sided building consisting of five concentric pentagons connected to each other by corridors and covering Capital, and other places of interest in the Washington, D.C., area and received VIP guest seating at the "Twilight Tattoo"--a colorful military pageant held at the Jefferson Memorial Jefferson Memorial: see Thomas Jefferson Memorial. . The awardees' celebration concluded with a banquet hosted by the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, in their honor that included the keynote speaker--Major General Mitchell H. Stevenson, Commanding General, United States Army Combined Arms Support Command The U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM), a subordinate command of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), is located at Fort Lee, Virginia. Mission Logistics Center of Excellence for the United States Army. and Fort Lee--and entertainment provided by the United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local Chorale chorale (kōrăl`, –räl`), any of the traditional hymns of the German Protestant Church. The form was developed after the Reformation to replace the plainsong of the earlier service and as a means of congregational participation in . "The 21st century necessitates a highly versatile Army that can handle a diverse array of operations and missions, and so I encourage, and challenge, each of you in this room to continue the extraordinary work that clearly has set you apart from your peers."--MG Stevenson The DCSLOG DCSLOG Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, US Army (US DoD) memorandum /letter of instruction (LOI LOI Letter of Indemnity (international trade and carriage business) LOI Letter Of Intent LOI Loss On Ignition LOI Letter of Inquiry LOI Lack Of Information LOI Lack of Interest LOI Letter of Invitation LOI List Of Items ) dated 19 April 2000, on the DEA website, outlines the DEA awards criteria and guidance. The DEA LOI contains detailed guidance/instructions for competing units and installations. The DEA checklist is an appendix to the LOI (pending release of AR 525-30. later this year). This guidance is available in Microsoft Word[R] format for online viewing or downloading from the DEA website at <http://www.eustis.army.mil/deploy>. Significant dates for the 2008 competition are as follows: * 1 December 2006-30 November 2007: Competition period; submit packets through command channels to major commands. * 31 January 2008: Major commands' nomination packets are due to the DEA Program Manager. * 4-15 February 2008: DEA Board convenes to evaluate unit packets and select semifinalists. * 3-26 March 2008: DEA teams visit selected semifinalists' locations and conduct on-site validation of deployment and deployment support practices. * April 2008: Winners announced via DA message. * June 2008: DEA awards are presented at the Chief of Staff, Army Combined Logistics Excellence Award Ceremony/Banquet, Washington, D.C. For additional information, contact the DEA Program Manager, ATTN: Mr. Henry Johnson, Building 705, Room 215, Fort Eustis, Virginia 23604, DSN DSN - Digital Switched Network 826-1833 or commercial (757)878-1833. Mr. Johnson, a retired command sergeant major, is the Deployment Excellence Award Program Manager at the Deployment Process Modernization Office, Fort Eustis, Virginia. By Mr. Henry H. Johnson
2007 Deployment Excellence Award Recipients
Category Winner Runner-Up
Active Large Unit 526th Brigade Support 21st Combat
Battalion 2d Brigade Support
Combat Team 101st Airborne Hospital
Division (Air Assault) Fort Hood,
Fort Campbell, Kentucky Texas
Active Small Unit Headquarters and D Company, 7th
Headquarters Detachment Battalion 101st
30th Signal Battalion Aviation
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Regiment Fort
Campbell,
Kentucky
Active Support Unit 841st Transportation 838th
Battalion Charleston, Transportation
South Carolina Battalion
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
Army Reserve Large Unit 1188th Transportation 1185th
Terminal Battalion Transportation
Decatur, Georgia Terminal
Brigade
Lancaster,
Pennsylvania
Army Reserve Small Unit 362d Tactical 322d
Psychological Operations Maintenance
Company Company Arden
Fayetteville, Arkansas Hills,
Minnesota
Army Reserve Support Unit 1190th Deployment Support 1394th
Brigade Baton Rouge, Deployment
Louisiana Support Brigade
Camp Pendleton,
California
National Guard Large Unit 53d Infantry Brigade 41st Infantry
Combat Team Brigade Combat
Pinellas, Florida Team Tigard,
Oregon
National Guard Small Unit B Company, 2d Battalion A Company, 1st
218th Field Artillery Battalion 186th
Regiment McMinnville, Infantry
Oregon Regiment
Medford, Oregon
National Guard Support Unit Joint Forces Headquarters- Joint Forces
Florida St. Augustine, Headquarters-
Florida Minnesota
Little Falls,
Minnesota
All Army Installation Fort Bragg, North Carolina Fort Hood,
Texas
Operational Deployment Brigade Troops Battalion, NA
Large Unit 1st Brigade Combat Team,
3d Infantry Division
Fort Stewart, Georgia
Operational Deployment A Company, 15th Brigade NA
Small Unit Support Battalion 2d
Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Fort Hood, Texas
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