REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - U.S. Army Security Assistance Command's Command Sgt. Maj. Rodger W. Mansker relinquished responsibility Dec. 23 at Bob Jones Auditorium in a ceremony hosted by Maj. Gen. Mark McDonald, USASAC's commanding general.
Mansker, USASAC's first command sergeant major in its 49-year history, departs for the Pentagon where he will serve as command sergeant major for the Department of the Army's G-4, which oversees logistics for the Army.
Mansker, who arrived at USASAC in 2012, talked about the importance of USASAC's mission in building relationships and partnerships with nations around the world through foreign military sales and training, but emphasized that its strength was its personnel and sense of family, "which is really about the Army family." He also stressed the importance of "standing up and taking responsibility," which is what he said is expected of leaders. Mansker concluded that it was respect that "makes the Army the professional force it is."
"Command Sgt. Maj. Mansker was the right soldier, with the right skills and with the right experience for USASAC," McDonald said. "He knows the operational side, and his training and leadership as an NCO (noncommissioned officer) showed he knows the institutional side of the Army too."
McDonald also credited Mansker with the increase of more than $5 billion in new business and the influence he had in the command during his tenure.
"Right now, the Army Chief of Staff's strategy focuses on 'prevent-shape-win.' We are critical to 'shaping the environment,' and so is the command sergeant major. Command Sgt. Maj. Mansker was instrumental in shaping USASAC during the last two years," McDonald noted.
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