Married couple share life and command of units.Two Army Reserve officers who met while on duty now share something else in common. Both officers are commanders of Army Reserve transportation units supporting 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 . Lt. Col. Vernon Greene assumed command of the 1181st Transportation Terminal Battalion, Meridian, Miss., on March 3. Greene is married to Col. Ellen Greene Ellen Greene (b. February 22 1951, Brooklyn, New York) is a singer and actress. Greene has had a long and varied career as a singer, particularly in cabaret, as an actor and singer in numerous stage productions,[1] , Commander of the 1190th Deployment Support Brigade, Baton Rouge Baton Rouge (băt`ən r  zh) [Fr.,=red stick], city (1990 pop. 219,531), state capital and seat of East Baton Rouge parish, SE La. , La.
"Colonel Ellen Greene and Lieutenant Colonel Vernon Greene are a one of a kind couple within 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) ," said Brig. Gen. Harry Philips, MTMC's Deputy Commander for Mobilization, himself a former Commander of the 1190th. The Greenes met while both were serving in the Army Reserve's at the 1192nd Transportation Terminal Brigade, New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , La. The two were married Aug. 25, 1990. They returned home after their wedding reception to find orders for Desert Shield in the mailbox. Although driven and hard charging, the two commanders say they are a lot like other families when it comes to sharing household responsibilities. "He does the bills," said Col. Greene, "and I take care of the shopping and the house." The two say they often can provide suggestions and encouragement to each other as they perform in demanding Army Reserve duty positions. "We usually provide a different perspective to the situation and we are each other's sounding board," said Col. Greene. "I usually take more of a civilian business approach to the problem while views the problem from more of a military perspective. This helps us both." In addition to command duties, the two are busy right now with military schooling. Col. Greene is completing the U.S. Army War College The United States Army War College is a United States Army school located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on the 500 acre (2 km²) campus of the historic Carlisle Barracks, a military post dating back to the 1770s. this summer. Lt. Col. Greene is completing the Joint Maritime Operations course of the Naval War College. Lt. Col. Greene is anxious to begin command of the 1181st--MTMC's first Reserve unit deployed for the Gulf War. His goal is straightforward: Ensuring that the unit Vern can execute its wartime mission through motivated, competent and courageous soldiering. "Our charters as soldiers mandate that we be mission ready, soldier ready and family ready," said Lt. Col. Greene. "As commander, I am personally charged to ensure these three elements are completely synchronized and that readiness in sum total remains as our number one goal." Lt. Col. Greene is a graduate of the United States Military Academy United States Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. army; founded and opened in 1802. The original act provided that the Corps of Engineers stationed at West Point should constitute a military academy, but at West Point and earned a master's degree in hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. management. He is employed by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Lockheed Martin Space Systems is one of the 4 major business divisions of Lockheed Martin. It is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. From a rich history of major companies Lockheed Martin has brought them together to offer design, integration, and production of: Col. Greene is employed by Entergy Solutions, Ltd. The outgoing commander of the 1181st was Lt. Col. Larry Swartz, who assumed command of the unit on May 3, 1999. By Capt. Wilmer Moore Public Affairs Officer 1181st Transportation Terminal Battalion |
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