Tugboat provides patriotic color at 597th Transportation Group ceremony.A Taiwan native who was the distinguished graduate of his Reserve Officer Training Corps class is the new commander of Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point. Col. James Chen assumed command of MTMC's largest installation July 21. Located on the Cape Fear River Cape Fear River, 202 mi (325 km) long, formed in E central N.C. by the junction of the Deep and Haw rivers, and flowing southeast to enter the Atlantic Ocean S of Wilmington and N of Cape Fear; longest river entirely within North Carolina. , in Southport, N.C., the facility is a key munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. shipping location for the Department of Defense. As symbols of the change of command, Chen and outgoing commander Col. Ron Heiter fired two symbolic cannon shots from the ceremony site, the Fort Johnson garrison riverfront lawn. OffShore in the Cape Fear River, a Sunny Point fireboat fire·boat n. A boat equipped to fight fires along waterfronts and on ships. Noun 1. fireboat - a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront boat - a small vessel for travel on water sprayed red, white and blue water skyward sky·ward adv. & adj. At or toward the sky. sky  wards adv. . "I feel privileged and proud to be part of such a great team and a great community," said Chen. "My tour as commander of Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point signifies that I have come full circle in my career. "This really does feel like homecoming?' Most recently Chen served as chief of staff of the 19th Theater Support Command, Taegu, Korea. Chen was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Central Missouri State University Missouri State University is a state university located in Springfield, Missouri. It is the state's second largest university in student enrollment, second only to the University of Missouri. From 1972 to 2005, Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State University. where he was named distinguished military graduate. His previous overseas assignments include Germany and Japan. "I'm extremely proud to be a part of such an outstanding organization," said Heiter, installation commander for the past two years. "I want to use this as my opportunity to give a heartfelt thanks to those who have worked so hard to make a difference in the terminal. To the many friends we have made here, please know that you have made this stay better than we could have imagined." In his new assignment, Heiter will go to the Joint Deployment Training Center, 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. Heiter's two-year tour at the terminal drew praise from Maj. Gen. Ann Dunwoody, 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) Commanding General. "He has had two years of tough, realistic training, but the bottom line is that no matter how we look back on his two years as commander, we will not forget his dedicated leadership," said Dunwoody. "Ron has led and commanded a remarkable unit. Right after he took command, he was put to the test." |
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