ANNISTON, Ala. — Nov. 7, 2023 — In a first for the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Brig. Gen. Michael Lalor, TACOM commanding general, hosted the TACOM town hall live from the Anniston Army Depot (ANAD). In his words, hosting the town hall from ANAD helped showcase “the importance the depot and Anniston community have to the Army’s mission.”
Prior to speaking at the historic town hall, Lalor met with local political, community, education and business leaders. According to the general, “What TACOM does is truly global in scale.”
He added, “We rely on our strong ties with our communities to accomplish our mission. We depend on the support of our local regions and communities to support the warfighter, even in faraway places like Poland and Southwest Asia.”
The depot, as Lalor noted, plays a critical role in providing that support. “Around the world, the Army is helping our troops and allies build readiness to counter countless threats,” said Lalor. “It’s places like Anniston that are really building those combat-ready formations. The work this depot does on some of our most important platforms — like the M1 Abrams tank — is what our warfighters count on.”
According to Lalor, the importance of ANAD’s workforce is why his team chose to host the TACOM town hall there, rather than from the Detroit Arsenal as it has done in the past.
“Anniston is a perfect example of what we’re trying to support,” Lalor said while talking with Reginald McFadden, ANAD administrative officer, who interviewed Lalor for the “ANAD Morning Show.”
“The knowledge and experience this team has is what keeps the Army’s organic industrial base humming. Supporting our arsenal and depot teammates in their professional growth is one of our top priorities. TACOM is investing billions of dollars in our organic industrial base — and we’re investing in our teammates’ education and training just as much with priority programs like the TACOM Talent Development Program (T2DP).”
T2DP is one way that TACOM is developing its workforce with numerous opportunities, which include leadership development, project management, executive learning, skill assessments and career development.
“We rely on our people to deliver combat readiness for the Army,” said Lalor. “Investing in their future is just as important as investing in the facilities that manufacture the strength of our Army’s most essential platforms.”
Summing up his thoughts, Lalor stated that “coming here to Anniston to host this historic town hall is just one way we’re showing how important our arsenals and depot communities are to us and the Army’s mission. ANAD’s a critical part of how we’re building Army combat readiness.”
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