REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- Army Materiel Command hosted the Command Chaplain's 2016 Strategic Training and Readiness meeting at the headquarters here Oct. 25 to 27.
Nearly 25 chaplains and chaplain assistants from across the organization and some from tenant agencies on Redstone Arsenal attended the three-day training event hosted by AMC's Command Chaplain Col. Samuel "Ken" Godfrey and Chief Chaplain Assistant Sgt. Major Alden Wooten.
The training was aimed at providing a better understanding of the strategic environment, methods to achieve enhanced readiness, and the way ahead for the Chaplain Corps in accordance with the Army Chief of Chaplain's vision and campaign plan.
"We are trying to reinforce how the Chaplain Corp campaign plan is nested with the readiness mission of the Army and reinforce how that feeds into all our command campaign plans," said Godfrey. "Our primary mission is to provide religious support, but we also contribute to readiness by encouraging people with their mental and emotional well-being, which helps them be ready to complete a mission whether it is in the states or during a deployment."
The attendees discussed in-depth the command chaplain's vision and campaign plan, the sharpening of skills through expanded training for chaplain assistants, and upcoming changes to the Chaplain Corps.
"We are also looking ahead to Force 2025 and beyond to be structured and still maintain our competencies of nurturing the living, caring for the wounded and honoring the fallen," said Godfrey. "However the Army shapes up to be in Force 2025, we will still be providing our core care for the force."
The chaplains and chaplain assistants also received briefings from representatives of the Department of the Army Chief of Chaplains office, the AMC's Inspector General, and AMC Deputy Commander / Senior Commander of Redstone Arsenal Lt. Gen. Larry Wyche.
"When you look at what we are going through as an Army, we all have a lot of pressure on us," said Wyche. "Never take lightly the impact you have on our Soldiers and families. You have their deepest respect, because of what you do."
Wyche explained AMC's robust mission of providing everything the warfighter needs from 9 mm rounds to large-scale bombs with a workforce of nearly 64,000 Soldiers and civilians, a presence in all 50 states and 144 countries.
"We really appreciate what you do for the command," Wyche said. "As the Army transitions into uncertain times we will need the steadiness you provide."
The training event also featured panel discussions, breakout sessions, and training on providing global religious support operations, moral leadership and critical event debriefing.
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