… nothing impacts it more than leadership. This is why Army Command Policy states that commanders—leaders—are responsible … process, we were attached to seven brigade commands. Each command had unique operational environments impacting unit … This experience informed my approach to brigade command a few years later. With over 5,000 soldiers and a …
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… then-commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, said, “Not everyone deserves a mentor.” This bold … I joined the Bandits a few months after Dempsey took command of the battalion following Operation Desert Storm. I … as we continued to serve. After he relinquished battalion command, I would not serve with Dempsey again, but his impact …
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… them together in time and geography that challenges every command echelon. In September, U.S. Army Pacific commander … Wilson is commanding general of the U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Illinois. Previously, he served as commanding general of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command, U.S. Army Pacific. Before that, he was director of …
… development as well as that of every soldier under their command. Common qualities shared by great leaders include … Staff of the Army Gen. Randy George said during a 2020 Pre-Command Course at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: “Courageous … Level Education Detachment, 7th Mission Support Command, in Europe, I did not take the time to know every …
… for every leader we had, up to and including our battalion command sergeants major. If you find the idea of a young … their duties disturbing, look at your unit’s most recent command climate survey. Leadership, like beauty, is in the … different based on each leader we interacted with. The command sergeant major got major leadership points on the …
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… delivered phenomenal guidance and helped me grow, as did command sergeants major like Roger Blackwood, Thomas Capel … what our units had done. He finished battalion and brigade command when I was just beginning, and he provided insight on … as the armor branch chief at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, we both had a better view from that exceedingly …
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… thing saddens me: I am too old to do it all over again. Command Sgt. Maj. Mario Terenas , U.S. Army retired, is … career in the infantry, with his final assignment as command sergeant major of the 10th Mountain Division and Fort … thing saddens me: I am too old to do it all over again. Command Sgt. Maj. Mario Terenas , U.S. Army retired, is …
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… on the Army Staff in the Pentagon. In 1968, he assumed command of the 196th Infantry Brigade, part of the Americal … by AUSA, Kroesen described how he approached brigade command in combat: • “This is a commander’s organization and … and taking action appropriate to their positions in the command chain. Each decisionmaker then reports: ‘Here’s what …
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