More than 100 executives from Army Material Command (AMC), U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command -- Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM-LCMC) and other government installations wrapped up the three-day Rock Island Arsenal Assistance Visit today.
The visits are held at organic installations on a rotation, focusing on benchmarking initiatives and applying techniques that can be used in new, unique ways.
"This is a commanders visit," Gen. Dennis Via, Commanding General of AMC, who attended the out briefs, said. "To bring in higher headquarters, generals and other commanders to see what you can do and how you can improve for the future is what this is about."
An ice-breaker social was held Monday night at Hotel Blackhawk, in Davenport. Attendees were invited to network with RIA-JMTC leadership as well as enjoy bowling.
The event kicked off early Tuesday morning with a September 11th memorial prayer followed by senior level briefings. The attendees were broken up into five teams as well as an executive team, each focusing on a specific area. The teams then toured RIA-JMTC to see the capabilities and techniques offered first-hand before attending breakout sessions. Later that evening, the visitors attended an outdoor picnic at Quarters One on Arsenal Island.
"I left (Arsenal Island) in the end of July," Lt. Gen. Patricia McQuiston, deputy commander of AMC, said during opening remarks. "This is my first re-engagement with an organic industrial base. This will help us see the future. This is an assessment of our ability and how we can all work together."
Maj. Gen. Michael Terry, Commander of TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, said he was looking forward to seeing how this assistance visit would work.
"There's a lot of leadership present so we can take away the best practices and see things that can be changed," he said. "I have a good feel of current challenges and how they can be affected in the future."
A foundry pour demonstration took place early Wednesday morning followed by the out brief session. Each team had the opportunity to share findings and make suggestions to the entire group.
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