MTMC soldier returns to Europe to take top job.When she was last in Europe two year ago, Col. Victoria Leignadier was in command of the 840th Transportation Battalion, Izmir, Turkey. Then, Leignadier was a lieutenant colonel. Now, promoted to colonel, Leignadier is back--this time in her old boss's shoes--as Commander of the Military Traffic Management Command's 598th Transportation Group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The group's guidon gui·don n. 1. A small flag or pennant carried as a standard by a military unit. 2. A soldier bearing such a flag or pennant. was presented to Leignadier in a change of command June 12 by Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Privratsky, MTMC's Commanding General. Leignadier succeeded Col. John Brown, who had commanded the group since June 2000. "I am most grateful to the Army and 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 ," said Leignadier. "There never was a moment when I served as a battalion commander In the United States Army and United States Marine Corps, the commanding officer of a battalion is a Battalion Commander. The position is usually held by a lieutenant colonel, although a major can be selected for battalion command in lieu of an available lieutenant colonel. that I thought I would come back and serve as the group commander! "It is a tree honor to work with such outstanding soldiers and civilians." In her earlier tour with 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) in Europe, Leignadier was busy. She led MTMC transportation efforts in Albania in support of Kosovo operations in 1999. Later that same year, she commanded MTMC soldiers in the massive Operation Bright Star The American military gives the name Operation Bright Star to two different operations: 1. A large U.S. Air Force training exercise conducted in August, 1960. The co-incident Army training was called Operation Pine Cone II. 2. exercise, in Alexandria, Egypt. Most recently, Leignadier served as a special project officer for MTMC Headquarters, Alexandria, Va. Brown's next assignment will be in Washington, D.C., where he will serve as Chief, Strategic Mobility, Army G-4 (Logistics), at the Pentagon. In his departing remarks, Brown had praise for members of the 598th extended terminal units. Brown singled out host nation guests for their support following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against America. The members of the Royal Netherlands Army The Royal Netherlands Army (Koninklijke Landmacht) is the land forces element of the military of the Netherlands. The core fighting element of the army is divided into three separate brigades: two mechanised brigades and one airborne brigade. Fanfare Band provided musical support for the ceremony. More than 200 military and civilian guests attended. The 598th Transportation Group is responsible for the Department of Defense's surface transportation in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the . The command includes four battalions, three companies and five detachments in such locations as Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Southwest Asia. |
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