JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- (Aug. 5, 2016) New leaders are in place at three battalions attached to the Mission and Installation Contracting Command as the summer reassignment rotation cycle draws to a close.
Members of the 901st Contracting Battalion at Fort Hood, Texas, welcomed their new leader July 7. Lt. Col. Nathanael Bryant assumed command from Col. Robert Matthews in a ceremony officiated by Col. Lynda Armer, commander of the 418th Contracting Support Brigade at Fort Hood.
Bryant said he is humbled to be given the privilege of commanding the 901st CBN and serving as deputy director for MICC-Fort Hood.
"There is no doubt we have a complex mission in an increasingly complex world, and there is no doubt in my mind this team will continue to effectively execute that mission despite ever-increasing demands being placed upon us," Bryant said. "No matter where you are called to serve and no matter the distance between us, trust that I will do everything as your commander to ensure every Soldier's and civilian's needs and the needs of their families are met."
In June, Lt. Col. Anthony Hughley assumed command of the 904th CBN at Fort Knox, Kentucky, from Lt. Col. Scott McKee in a ceremony officiated by Col. Dennis McGowan, the 412th CSB commander from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Addressing battalion members, family and friends during the change of command, Hughley expressed his gratefulness for the opportunity to command and laid out his expectation for the unit's move to Fort Stewart, Georgia.
"We will continue the standards of excellence we set at Fort Knox and Afghanistan," Hughley said.
The command change was followed by a colors casing ceremony for the battalion's move to Fort Stewart. The battalion's organizational colors were uncased in another ceremony at the end of June at its new home in support of the 3rd Infantry Division and Soldiers of Fort Stewart.
Leadership at the 919th CBN changed hands in June as Lt. Col. Jarrett Moffitt took command from Lt. Col. Joel Greer in a ceremony officiated by Armer. At the ceremony, Moffitt addressed the Soldiers and civilians of the 919th CBN and MICC-Fort Bliss.
"You are a great team of people. Contracting is difficult and often thankless work," Moffitt said. "There never seems to be a shortage of challenges, but somehow you manage to handle them admirably. I cannot thank you enough for your efforts, and I look forward to serving with you."
Headquartered at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, the MICC is made up of about 1,500 military and civilian members assigned to three contracting support brigades and a field directorate office throughout the United States who are responsible for contracting for Soldiers. In fiscal 2015, the command executed more than 36,000 contract actions valued at more than $5.2 billion across the Army, including $2.25 billion to American small businesses. The command also managed more than 600,000 Government Purchase Card Program transactions in fiscal 2015 valued at an additional $747 million.
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