MTMC commanding general says: trio of operational themes essential for robust MTMC.Transporters who work for the Military Traffic Management Command A major command of the US Army, and the US Transportation Command's component command responsible for designated continental United States land transportation as well as common-user water terminal and traffic management service to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy US forces on a should stress three broad themes in their thinking and production. The themes of traffic management, information dominance and industry leverage are essential for a robust organization, said Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Privratsky, Commander, at a MTMC MTMC Military Traffic Management Command (US DoD) MTMC Mount Marty College MTMC Micros-to-Mainframes, Inc. (stock symbol) MTMC Middle Tennessee Medical Center (Murfreesboro, TN) Headquarters Alexandria town hall meeting June 19. And of the three themes, improved traffic management is absolutely essential to the command's operation, said Privratsky. "We've got to get the pieces together for better traffic management," said Privratsky. The rapid development of the MTMC Operations Center The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to command, control, and coordinate all crisis activities. See also base defense operations center; command center. , 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., drew praise from Privratsky. "It was essential that we accelerated the time lines at Fort Eustis," said Privratsky, referring to the rapid shift of MTMC operations to the new center after terrorist attacks against the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. on Sept. 11, 2001. "We have a 24/7 battle staff in place," said Privratsky. Location of an operations center at a remote location from MTMC Headquarters Alexandria is not a factor in efficiency, he said. "Place is not important," said Privratsky. "Think about it. It is a new world. We have never had better praise of the world Commanders-in-Chiefs than now--and the operations center is not here." Privratsky stressed MTMC's support to the military's warfighters. "Customers are everything," said Privratsky. "They are more important than you. "We're all derivatives derivatives In finance, contracts whose value is derived from another asset, which can include stocks, bonds, currencies, interest rates, commodities, and related indexes. Purchasers of derivatives are essentially wagering on the future performance of that asset. . I take pride in being a `loggie.' We are not in the same battlefield as the brigade brigade Military unit commanded by a brigadier general or a colonel and composed of two or more subordinate units, such as regiments or battalions. Two or more brigades make up a division. battle teams. You exist to support. Without them, you have no role." Privratsky praised MTMC employees for their tremendous patience and loyalty in the past three years, through numerous reorganizations. In that time, more than 500 employee spaces have been eliminated. However, among those affected, only two employees were adversely affected. By June 30, 2003, some 90 to 100 MTMC employees will be impacted by the formation of the command's new operations center, he said. However, dozens of permanent jobs are now vacant, and retirement incentives will make even more jobs available. "It is a huge success story," said Privratsky. "I've never been any place in my 32 years and seen this." Job opportunities do exist, said Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). King, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel & Logistics, in a separate presentation. "We are holding vacancies," said King. "There is a restricted fill rate. There are competitive opportunities." Other MTMC speakers included: Col. George Montgomery, Director, Program and Policy Directorate; John Smith, Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Management; and Cullen Hutchinson, Deputy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Passenger and Personal Property. The town hall meeting ended with the singing of "God Bless America" led by Leesha Galery, Legislative Liaison. |
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