Parker moving to new Pentagon assignment. (DSC Commander).Brig. Gen. Don Parker, Commander of the Deployment Support Command, is moving to a new assignment. Parker has been named the new Director for Force Projection The ability to project the military element of national power from the continental United States (CONUS) or another theater, in response to requirements for military operations. Force projection operations extend from mobilization and deployment of forces to redeployment to CONUS or home and Distribution in the Army's Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, at the Pentagon. The change is effective Aug. 3. He will be replaced by Brig. Gen. Barbara Doomink, currently the Director of Plans, Operations and Logistics Automation Logistics automation is the application of computer software and / or automated machinery to improve the efficiency of logistics operations. Typically this refers to operations within a warehouse or distribution center, with broader tasks undertaken by supply chain management , Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. The two will exchange their 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., and Pentagon postings at a formal change-of-command ceremony. "I'm excited about this new assignment," said Parker. "It will keep me on the forefront of activities involving our ability to project the force now and into the future as we continue to transform the Army." Parker has been involved in a multitude of centralization and reorganization issues that affect the Deployment Support Command. Initial reorganization involved personal property, personnel and logistics, and resource management work loads. More recently, Parker has led the initial planning on the streamlining of the command to MTMC's new Operations Center, scheduled to be complete by June 2003. Parker said he has thoroughly enjoyed his tour as head of the Deployment Support Command. "I am proud of everyone at the Deployment Support Command Headquarters and in the terminals" said Parker. "Everyone has kept their focus on mission accomplishment and customer satisfaction. I'm confident that with our track record to date, Team DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. See microcontroller and DSP. will get even better in the future." Brig. Gen. Barbara Doornink gained prominence as Commander of the Defense Distribution Center, Defense Logistics Agency Noun 1. Defense Logistics Agency - a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department , in New Cumberland, Pa., from 1998 to 2000. While in command, Doonink led reorganization efforts at the facility. Doonink has served in a multitude of assignments, including overseas tours of duty in Korea, Germany and Croatia. The Prosser, Wash., native graduated from Washington State University Washington State University, at Pullman; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1890, opened 1892 as an agriculture college. From 1905 to 1959 it was the State College of Washington. in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She also holds a Master of Science from the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission in Information Systems Management. |
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