Guy Taylor was chosen as DLA Distribution Anniston's new deputy commander earlier this month.

This is the second Defense Logistics Agency post for Taylor, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces non-commissioned officer.

An Illinois native, Taylor holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in sociology from Western Illinois University.

The former Green Beret retired from military service in 2000.

His first assignment with DLA, in 2010, was director of operations for DLA Distribution Korea.

"It was, in essence, running a smaller distribution center in the Korean theater," said Taylor.

He said his time there prepared him for his role in Anniston by giving him an over-arching big picture of how a depot works and what the various job functions are.

When his tour of duty in Korea was drawing to a close, he chose to apply here because he saw the unique capabilities of DLA Distribution Anniston.

"Here, we handle a lot of the weapons and vehicles and we don't do that for many other depots," said Taylor. "It's vast, the amount of property and amount of work we do here in Anniston is massive."

Being a deputy commander within DLA was a career goal for Taylor, who is happy to be working with a great team.

"I look forward to the challenges of this position as well as the chance to serve the war fighter and our Army customers," he said.