SDDC's newest general officer will assume operations duties.A newly promoted Army reservist will soon become the acting deputy commander and director of operations for the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command. Brig. Gen. Maynard "Sandy" Sanders will take on the new role at the command's Operations Center at Fort Eustis, Va., when Brig. Gen. Mark Scheid deploys to Kuwait later this month. Sanders became the command's deputy commander for mobilization in June. He was promoted Nov. 18 during a sunny afternoon ceremony on a Fort Eustis parade field. "Sandy commands a lot of respect in SDDC, and for good reasons," SDDC commander Brig. Gen. Charles Fletcher said during the ceremony. "He's an individual of truly unique talents. The Army recognizes that, and that's why we're promoting him here today." Sanders has been on active duty since June 2003 when he was mobilized with the 1192nd Terminal Transportation Brigade, New Orleans. While under Sanders' command, the unit managed the movement of 186 vessel loads of military cargo through 16 U.S. ports in support of the Global War on Terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act . These operations involved more than 24 million square feet of cargo and were part of the largest movement of U.S. military equipment since World War II. Sanders said he is ready to take on the responsibilities of his new rank. "The challenge remains the same," he said. "Soldiers need leaders, and we're here to continue supporting the war fighter and the president of the United States The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. ." Sanders is a graduate of 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. , Command and General Staff College The Command and General Staff College (C&GSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is a United States Army facility that functions as a graduate school for U.S. military leaders. It was originally established in 1881 as a school for infantry and cavalry. and the U.S. Military Academy. His decorations include the Legion of Merit Legion of Merit n. Abbr. LM A U.S. military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services. , Meritorious Service Medal The Meritorious Service Medal is a senior level military decoration presented to denote acts of non-combat meritorious service worthy of recognition. The following is a list of Meritorious Service Medals issued by various countries: In civilian life, the Mobile, Ala., resident owns a financial services company. Scheid, the current deputy commander and director of operations, is on a 90-day rotation as the commander of the Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, Kuwait. His duties will include managing the flow of Department of Defense surface cargo and supplies in Southwest Asia. Patti Bielling, Public Affairs Specialist SDDC Operations Center |
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