ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- He has only been on the job a few weeks, but Anniston Army Depot's new sergeant major, Jeffrey Marcon, is no stranger to the installation.
His first visit to the depot was in 2004 during a Department of the Army Sergeant Major Logistics Conference.
In 2010, when the U.S. Army Forces Command G4 Conference was held at his home base of Fort McPherson, Ga., Marcon took the opportunity to introduce his fellow sergeants major to the installation.
That year, he visited the depot twice -- once for reconnaissance, during the conference's planning phase, then again in May with about 20 FORSCOM sergeants major.
"From the outside, looking in, it was awesome to see what depot employees do to the equipment," he said. "I saw the same things going on during three different tours, the same continuous mission, and that spoke volumes for this workforce."
Marcon joined the Army as a light wheeled vehicle mechanic in September 1982 in his home state of Wisconsin.
He said he chose mechanics as his Military Occupational Specialty because he enjoyed working on cars.
He went through training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., then was sent to his first duty station in Fort Ord, Calif.
A seven-year stint in Stuttgart, Germany followed.
"Initially, my tour in Germany was slated for three years. I just kept extending my tour each year for another four years," said Marcon.
Upon returning stateside, Marcon was assigned to Fort Stewart, Ga. He served there four years before deploying to the Middle East in support of operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
"I kept the trucks rolling while we fought the 100 hours war," said Marcon.
Once home again, Marcon was assigned to recruit in Cincinnati, Ohio, and northern Kentucky. He served as a recruiter for three years before once again taking an assignment in Germany.
He reported to Darmstadt, Germany, but wasn't there long.
"I arrived and was in Bosnia within a week," said Marcon. "I processed in and was put on a bus. That was the only time I ever took a bus to war."
Marcon was in Bosnia for six months before returning to Darmstadt to complete his three-year tour.
He returned to Kentucky in 1999, this time to Fort Campbell. During the next ten years, he deployed four times -- to Afghanistan in 2002 and 2008 and to Iraq in 2003 and 2005.
Between deployments, in 2004, he went to the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy. Following his training there, he was reassigned to the division G4 in Fort Campbell.
In August of 2009, Marcon was transferred to FORSCOM G4 in Fort McPherson, where he served until a Base Realignment and Closure Act movement to Fort Bragg, NC.
He officially joined the rolls of Anniston Army Depot Nov. 10 and is looking forward to supporting depot employees as they work to provide needed vehicles and equipment for the warfighters.
"I'm starting to learn the processes at a strategic and command level -- what it takes to push a tank through from a monetary and logistics standpoint. It's a complex process," said Marcon.
Marcon hopes to become acquainted with much of the workforce during his time here and encourages employees to say hello when they see him in the shops.
"I'm a very easygoing, approachable person," said Marcon.
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