Commanding General bids SDDC a fond farewell.Maj. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody Commander, SDDC SDDC Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (formerly Military Traffic Management Command) SDDC Single Data Device Correction In the almost two years I served in the command, I have seen so much, met so many magnificent SDDC Soldiers, civilians, foreign national and Korean Army The phrase Korean Army can refer to:
What a magnificent contribution all of you have made to SDDC. We have achieved success every where-and often against great challenges. Think of our world for the past two years and all our operations ... the ongoing conflicts in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom ... peacekeeping missions in the Balkans and Haiti ... transformation issues and our plans to consolidate our headquarters 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. , Va. ... regularly scheduled training missions around-the-world ... the sustainment of America's military worldwide. I have to thank the military's top leadership for helping us achieve our goals. They have always been there for us--in tough times and good times. In particular, I want to thank Gen. John Handy, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Gen. Peter Schoomaker General Peter J. Schoomaker (b. February 12, 1946) was the 35th Chief of Staff of the United States Army, serving from August 1, 2003 to April 10, 2007, when the Army announced he would be replaced by General George Casey; Schoomaker will retire from the Army for the second time , Army Chief of Staff, and Gen. Richard Cody, recently appointed Army Vice Chief of Staff, for their advice, guidance and support. But, of course, it took the entire team--all of you--to make this happen. We could not have done it without all of you. All our work is so truly global. All of our operations have such magnitude. I would like to discuss a few of the biggest ones ... First, of course, the enormous contribution we have made to OEF OEF Operation Enduring Freedom (US government response to September 11, 2001 terrorism attacks) OEF Oxford Economic Forecasting OEF Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum OEF Optimal Extension Fields and OIE OIE Office International des Épizooties (French: International Office of Epizootics; Paris) OIE Oficina Internacional de Epizootias (Spanish: World Organization for Animal Health) We have achieved unbelievable records and challenges of every type. The command has moved more cargo for the American military than at any time in the past half-century. Consider the metrics. Working at 26 ports and 13 power projection The ability of a nation to apply all or some of its elements of national power - political, economic, informational, or military - to rapidly and effectively deploy and sustain forces in and from multiple dispersed locations to respond to crises, to contribute to deterrence, and to platforms, SDDC moved 70,000 containers and 50-million-square feet of cargo--enough to fill 1,036 football fields--in the period from Dec. 1, 2002 and July 15, 2004. In all in this period, our ports conducted 527 vessel operations. Deploying or redeploying, we moved eight of the Army's 10 divisions, several National Guard separate brigades and the Marines. We deployed from multiple ports to a single port: Ash Shuaiba, Kuwait. This was not an easy task. Originally billed as a "three-ship port," we achieved more berth space by moving a cement ship and dredging an additional berth. It has all been an incredible teat teat (tet) nipple (1). teat n. 1. See nipple. 2. The female breast; mamma. 3. A papilla. . Our work in deployability and distribution operations has dovetailed nicely into our OEF and OIF OIF Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (French: International Organization of Francophonie) OIF Office for Intellectual Freedom (American Library Association) operations. It is a critical link for the movement of surface cargoes in support of the U.S. Transportation Command's new mission to serve as the Department of Defense's Distribution Process Owner The process owner is the person who co-ordinates the various functions and work activities at all levels of a process. This person might have the authority or ability to make changes in the process as required, and manages the entire process cycle to ensure performance . We are working it hard. When you have multiple carriers--multiple ports--it is a challenge. We have not achieved the success alone. We have relied to an incredible degree--on the U.S. Army Reserves and the commercial transportation industry. The SDDC Reserve components are a force multiplier A capability that, when added to and employed by a combat force, significantly increases the combat potential of that force and thus enhances the probability of successful mission accomplishment. . In the surge environment we face in today's military environment, Reservists have accomplished every mission and task-both here at home, and overseas in Southwest Asia Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia (largely overlapping with the Middle East) is the southwestern portion of Asia. The term Western Asia is sometimes used in writings about the archeology and the late prehistory of the region, and in the United States subregion . Future SDDC units will be multiple compositions--these units will have Army Reservists directly aligned with the command's Soldiers and civilians. Equally important are our industry partners. They are the ones who do the heavy lifting--particularly our rail, truck, port and ocean carrier partners. They have solved problem-after-problem, challenge-after-challenge. In our personal property moves, we are about to start a new chapter in our support of services members. Beginning in October 2005, we will have a more business-like approach in the way we move 500,000 shipments for service members annually. The "Families First" program will include a number of improvements including full-replacement value for lost or damaged goods DAMAGED GOODS. In the language of the customs, are goods subject to duties, which have received some injury either in the voyage home, or while bonded in warehouses. See Abatement, merc. law. , best-value moves from our carriers and Web-based feedback from our customers. At last, we are on the path of a solution that has eluded us so long. Finally, SDDC is poised to move to a consolidated headquarters. Like the Army, we in SDDC are in transformation. We all need to work as one team at one location. The center of gravity of SDDC is our Operations Center at Fort Eustis. Once approved, we stand ready to move out smoothly to make it a reality. It will signal a new dynamic in the work of SDDC. SDDC has a fine commander coming in. Brig. Gen. Charles Fletcher Jr., currently the Army's Assistant G-4 (Logistics), will take command in a formal change of command ceremony Aug. 24 at Fort Myer, Va. Experienced, seasoned and with a flair for his work, General Fletcher will do great things for SDDC in the very challenging operational and organizational atmosphere we are now working in. I wish him every success. From my new assignment, I will be watching his success--and the success of all of you--with great pride and wonderment. Looking back the past two years, without question this has been the best assignment of my Army career. I will miss this assignment. I will miss all of you. We're one team--we're an incredible team!!! I bid you all a fond farewell. |
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