REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.-- The general officer that leads the heart of Army Materiel Command headquarters will transition to a new command post in May.
Maj. Gen. Clark LeMasters, deputy chief of staff for operations and logistics at AMC G-3/4, is taking the reins at the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Life Cycle Management Command in Detroit, Michigan. Gen. Dennis L. Via, AMC commander, hosted the ceremony honoring LeMasters and awarded him the Distinguished Service Medal, April 18.
"It's important to understand the scope and responsibilities of the AMC G-3/4. It is the heartbeat of Army global logistics and the operational arm of AMC," Via said. "When you think about all the operations ongoing around the world simultaneously they all require logistics. We deploy organizations around the world and get them there as an Army, but what gives us the strategic advantage is logistics and the fact that we can sustain units when we get them there."
During Via's remarks he reflected on a few key undertakings of the AMC G-3/4during LeMasters' tenure such as: the expansion of the European Activity Set form a battalion-sized set of equipment to a brigade-sized set of equipment; Operation United Assistance, which was AMC's part in fighting the Ebola virus; and an overall increase in readiness with respect to repair parts.
"Readiness is why AMC exists, and thanks to Clark's outstanding leadership and personal dedication to our warfighters AMC has never failed to deliver readiness," Via said.
As for LeMasters' 20 month tour here, he says he is better prepared to take command because of it. "I still to this day am learning something new about AMC G-3/4," said LeMasters. "It's just astounding."
"The AMC G-3/4has an incredible team of very diverse professionals that take what they do seriously. Every day, they do everything they can to ensure that the Soldier is supported. From a professional and personal perspective, my time here at AMC has been rewarding," he said.
LeMasters, a native of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, regards Redstone Arsenal and the Huntsville/Madison community as a "second home."
"I started on active duty in the Army at Redstone Arsenal in 1984. I met my wife here when she was a student in the basic course, and our daughter was born here in Huntsville," said LeMasters during a pre-ceremony interview. "To hold this job at this point in my career was like the circle-of-life completing."
LeMasters will officially take command of TACOM, a major subordinate command of AMC, May 2. TACOM is responsible for about 63 percent of all the Army's equipment. As for his priorities, LeMasters already knows, "readiness is job one."
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