Transportation veteran becomes MTMC's top NCO.Command Sgt. Maj. James Morgan James Morgan may refer to:
adj. Of, relating to, or being a member of a military rank below a commissioned officer or warrant officer. enlisted Adjective rank in 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 . Morgan was in a dining facility when the call from Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Privratsky, Commander, came in over his cell phone. "I was down range in the `box,'" said Morgan, who accepted the position on the spot. In Bosnia, Morgan was doing what he has been doing for years: Taking care of his soldiers. In this case, he was traveling over the Christmas holidays. Morgan, 44, a 26-year Army veteran, is a natural for MTMC's top non-commissioned officer A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an armed force who has been given authority by a commissioned officer. slot. The veteran command sergeant major of the 1st Transportation Movement Control Agency, in Kaiserslautern, Germany, arrives June 13 to serve as MTMC's top enlisted soldier. Morgan is a soldier's soldier. Since he entered the Army at 17, he has served three separate tours in Germany and three others in Korea. In 1997, Morgan moved directly from one overseas tour to another--from the command sergeant major of a battalion in Korea to a brigade in Germany. He has been assigned to 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. on several occasions. Morgan has served as both a student and a company first sergeant in Advanced Individual Training. He has also filled assignments as a U.S. Army Recruiter and Transportation School Instructor. During an earlier tour, Morgan served as a drill sergeant (Mil.) a noncommissioned officer whose office it is to instruct soldiers as to their duties, and to train them to military exercises and evolutions. (Mil.) See under Drill. See also: Drill Sergeant at Fort Jackson Fort Jackson can refer to several places or things:
What can 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) expect? "I live by the principles of my faith, my family, and my future--which is the Army," said Morgan. Soldier care will get his top priority, he said. "There are quality-of-life issues out there," said Morgan. "In addition, I will be following the guidance of the Commanding General." As Morgan transitions to MTMC Headquarters in Alexandria, he will be observing transportation processes in action. He will move his personal property and his vehicle from Germany. "I'm expecting a lot of success as part of the MTMC Family," said Morgan. MTMC's new command sergeant major is returning home--he is a Washington, D.C., native. Morgan will be in Alexandria with his wife, Catherine, and daughters Shenigua, 21; Jakeya, 18;and Kaiesha, 12. What about the distant future? "I will start my new career by supporting my wife in her chosen field," said Morgan. "She has stood beside me through my career and it's my turn to do the same for her." |
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