ROCK ISLAND, Ill. column James o. Fly is maintained today, Jr. became the Rock Island Arsenal ceremony is US Army Rock Island Arsenal common production and Technology Centre (RIA-JMTC) commanding officer of the 46th.
Column Fly, RIA-JMTC command sokkanaulojen column Craig p., the attachment of which had been notified to the commanding officer development 2007. Column Cotter has been reassigned headquarters, Daegu, South Korea., if he is Vice-Chairman of the Commander of the 19th century Expeditionary Welcome Command.
Maj. General Kurt j. Stein, thus commanding general TACOM Life Cycle Management command, presided at the ceremony. Traditional first-manufacture of major General in the middle of next to the field General Stein passed the command flag column Cotter Commanding officer of the column to fly. his position with the column, set up by Fly then passed through the flag, the RIA-JMTC Vice-President Commander, Thomas m. Bunch can be left at reception for safekeeping.
Major-General thanked the General Stein column Cotter's wife, Brenda, military families and his work in the community, and commended the cotter's they had done in the field of the work of the Quad City.
Maj. Gen. Stein is also known as step sokkanaulojen 2nd Lt. Phillip d. change, son of column Cotter.2nd Lt. Cotter was commissioned officer at the part-session in may, the date at which the Duke University after his ROTC program. Major-General in the 2nd lt general Stein. Cotter coin and thanked him for the voluntary service in his country of origin.
Maj. Gen. Stein pointed out that the column was to do a lot of Cotter his three command. "Lieutenant-Colonel Cotter has been very successful in making the center features better known as well as within the Government," said Maj. Gen. Stein. "Not only better known but better run and search better too. "
"This is a subject with a view to making all his RICH JMTC provides you with the ability to work," Maj. Gen. Stein on. "The center's ability to provide top notch results nature, execution, and configure the schedule in order to improve the Craig has increased arsenal visibility and attractiveness of potential customers and partners."
Major-General welcomed the General Stein then Fly by arsenal, "Army always get it right.They take away a great leader in an organization, but always replace the second outstanding officer and that is the case, the column Jim Fly. "
He had the honor to work with people in the past three years, more than 700, Lieutenant-Colonel Cotter talked about the crowd his observations.
"We are here in the labour force, which is the second to none.Impossible to find on a daily basis and do not do, "said Cotter. Our employees are the cornerstone of this arsenal and almost 150 years. you would find it difficult to find another military organisation which has more than 6 generations of the family that this work is not so much pride.Here people are proud of the work. they do not just punch and hole punch.They carefully. "
Column Cotter is duly reflected in the relevant for arsenal staying sharp and as intelligent enterprise use.
"I would like all inside and outside the Arsenal to know that this is not only the level of command of the Army Colonel, welcome to the Brigade is not, inventory," said the cotter. "This is the unique Ministry of defence and the preparation of the Arsenal one which shall act as the company.We have continued to challenge the status quo, we have further opportunities to improve what we do and how we do it by searching for. "
Column Cotter and his wife commented on the guests about the Quad City community meant to them a final discharge point letter (complete letter can be found-http://bit.ly/cotterletter).
"Words cannot begin to express how difficult it is to leave the amazing that we have been so privileged is part of the last three years in the community," Cotters said."The community and the people who have embraced us have informed us not only a glimpse into the family, community pride and love of God and country, with Quad Cities residents is good, but you can also have rocked the world with your's dedication to our people, men and women serving harm's way."
Column Fly began his remarks by special guests from the greeting and a warm welcome Quad Cities area thanking it was given unto him and his wife, Ella. Fly family has been in the armed forces of the Quad Cities years now, even if the column Fly served as a brigade of the army field support 402nd in Kuwait Deputy Commander for a period of six months.
"Ella, boys and arrived at this last summer after the Naval War College years, Rhode Island," said Lieutenant-Colonel Fly. "We have become friends, and we've made a short period of time we've been here acquaintances. and in which his home in the next few years. "
Column Fly spoken of how he saw firsthand the Rock Island Arsenal will fight important features.
"I personally saw Arsenal can have the effect of the battle, the first element of the field fielding HMMWV Armor kits, Northern Iraq in 2003, flexible support of light artillery 25th ID Afghanistan in 2005 during its introduction, and 5 and SÄRKYV OGPK armor fielding's I have seen in 2006, when I returned to Iraq as Battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Fly," said. "There is no doubt that have been saved many soldiers lives to innovation and this small island of Mississippi skills working lives. "
Column Fly on 46th Commander RIA-JMTC. He came to Us from the JMTC RI-Welcome-command of the army, where he served in the military field support Brigade 402nd Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Deputy Commander. prior to that, he served as Deputy G3/5 Operations and plans for the eighth Theater Welcome Command at Schofield Barracks bombing, Hawaii.
Enlisted in the Army Reserve Colonel Fly in 1982, where he served for four years; He had ordered army officer in 1986 after his graduation at the University of Washington, Seattle, Wash light infantry officer Basic. taken its course, he was assigned to the team leader in 1st Armored Brigade, Bamberg, Germany.
His combat service includes 1st Armored Division assignments operation Desert Storm, and the first and third Corps support command, operation Iraqi freedom.
His Bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Washington, in addition to his Masters degree from the University of Kansas adult education and strategy and design of the US Naval War College, he is a member of the US Army. Command and General Staff College.
Colonel Fly his wife Ella is married and has two sons.
