The U.S. Army Forces Command recognized 25 captains and 10 warrant officers from throughout the command Dec. 6 as part of FORSCOM's annual Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership Assessment at Fort Bragg, N.C.
The 35 FORSCOM officers and warrant officers will go on to participate in the Army-level awards, some of which may be picked in June 2020 for the Army-level national award. FORSCOM won 10 of 12 in the Army captain category and one of two in the chief warrant officer two category as part of the June 2019 awards announcement.
Army-level award recipients represent Soldiers from the regular Army, National Guard and Army Reserve. The Soldiers are selected by their commands for demonstrating ideals General MacArthur stood for -- including duty, honor and country.
This year's FORSCOM leadership candidates were evaluated on their board-nomination packet, a written essay on leadership, board appearance and Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) results.
"I have no concerns about the future of our Army because of all of you," said U.S. Army Forces Command Commanding General Gen. Michael Garrett. "We have a pretty good track record here at FORSCOM of winning the whole thing (the Army competition) and I don't think this year will be any different."
There are four top-scoring winners among the group. The FORSCOM winners are: Capt. Kristen Griest (Security Force Assistance Command); and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason D. Richards (III Corps - 11th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade). The FORSCOM runners-up are: Capt. Christopher M. Jarrett (XVIII Airborne Corps - 101st Airborne Division); and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dan C. Riggs (XVIII Airborne Corps - 101st Airborne Division).
Below are all 35 names of the men and women for the FORSCOM-level Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership Assessment, whose awards packets will be forwarded to compete during the Army-level review next year. (The asterisk indicates those officers who participated in December's FORSCOM assessment):
Capt. John P. Cushing (I Corps)*
Capt. Jacob Henry (I Corps)*
Capt. Justin A. Raab (I Corps)
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rafael A. Lazzarini (I Corps)*
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Zachery Mills (I Corps)*
Capt. Stephen J. Cumby (III Corps - 1st Cavalry Division)
Capt. Kevin M. Dobbyn (III Corps - 4th Infantry Division)*
Capt. Charles H. Gray (III Corps - 1st Infantry Division)*
Capt. Joshua R. Kellbach (III Corps - 4th Infantry Division)*
Capt. Jordan C. Riggio (III Corps - 75th Field Artillery Brigade)*
Capt. Ragan T. Rutherford (III Corps - 1st Armored Division)*
Capt. Matthew E. Tieszen (III Corps - 1st Infantry Division)*
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew R. Hein (III Corps - 89th Military Police Brigade)*
Chief Warrant Officer 2 William D. Nance (III Corps - 1st Cavalry Division)
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason D. Richards (III Corps - 11th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade)*
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Derek Zaleski (III Corps - 4th Infantry Division)
Capt. Linda C. Benites (XVIII Airborne Corps - 525th MI Brigade)*
Capt. Isaac A. Gutierrez (XVIII Airborne Corps - 3rd Infantry Division)*
Capt. Christopher M. Jarrett (XVIII Airborne Corps - 101st Airborne Division)*
Capt. Robert L. Reed (XVIII Airborne Corps - 10th Mountain Division)*
Capt. Joseph Smith (XVIII Airborne Corps - 16th MP Brigade)*
Capt. Patrick J. Smith (XVIII Airborne Corps - 82nd Airborne Division)
Capt. Matthew P. Stein (XVIII Airborne Corps- 10th Mountain Division)
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dann C. Riggs (XVIII Airborne Corps - 101st Airborne Division)*
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Cindyanette Rojas (XVIII Airborne Corps - 3rd Infantry Division)*
Capt. Anthony M. Del Vecchio (First Army)
Capt. Michael Rochford (First Army)*
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Richard A. Doebler (National Training Center)*
Capt. Tina C. Hill (Joint Readiness Training Center)*
Capt. Patrick D. Rachel (32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command)
Capt. Jeffrey Thompson (32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command)
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jerry A. Cade (32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command)*
Capt. Valerie J. Bryant (20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Command)*
Capt. Katie E. Nisbet (20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Command)*
Capt. Kristen M. Griest (Security Force Assistance Command)*
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