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New commanders ... arrive at the 599th Transportation Group's three battalions.


All three battalions of the 599th Transportation Group have new commanders.

New battalion commanders assumed their dudes at the 835th, 836th, and 837th Transportation Battalions in June.

The 835th Transportation Battalion, Okinawa. Japan, is now under the command of Lt. Col. Charles Ippolito. The former commander, Lt. Col. Clayton Newton has been assigned to the Defense Distribution Center, New Cumberland New Cumberland is the name of several towns or cities in the United States of America:
  • New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
  • New Cumberland, West Virginia
, Pa. Ippolito was formerly assigned to the Center for Army Analysis, Fort Belvior, Va.

The unit's work was praised by Col. Tom Harvey, 599th commander: "Under Newton's leadership, the men and women of the 835tb have excelled and are recognized as the finest port battalion in the 599th Transportation Group."

The 836th Transportation Battalion, Yokohama, Japan, is now under the leadership of Lt. Col. Drefus Lane. The former commander. Lt. Col. Darrell Jenkins, has been assigned to the Army G-4 (Logistics), Pentagon. Lane was formerly assigned to the Army Logistics Management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet  College, Fort Lee, Va.

"With energy and compassion, Lt. Col. Darrel Jenkins has led this unit to become a vital forward-deployed transportation battalion," said Harvey.

Lt. Col. Richard Kramer The Honorable Richard A. Kramer was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on July 22, 1947 and graduated from the University of Southern California Law School in 1972 as a Doctor of Jurisprudence, following a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude degree in political science in 1969.  now commands the 837th Transportation Battalion, Pusan, Korea. The former commander, Lt. Col. James Brundage has been assigned to the Joint Staff, J4 (Logistics), Pentagon. Kramer was formerly assigned as the chief, Distribution Management Center at the 19th Theater Support Command, Taegu. Korea.

Harvey called Brundage a "deeply committed leader."

"Lt. Col. Jim Brundage has consistently led by setting high standards and executing tough battle-focused training" said Harvey. "He understood the mission. maintained a highly trained force, and kept effective lines of communication "Lines of Communication" is an episode from the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Synopsis
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Title Annotation:599th Transportation Group
Author:Amouhashem, Saloumeh
Publication:Translog
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 22, 2004
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