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9 SHILOH, Ill. -- Friends and family gathered at Scott Air Force Base Friday - socially distancing of course – to bid a fond farewell to and celebrate the career of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s beloved historian, who retired after 36 years, one month and 12 days of federal service. From an early age, Dr. Kent Beck had a love for history. He studied history at California State University, Fullerton, where he earned his bachelor’s degree and at University of California, Irvine, where he earned his master’s degree and PhD in history. In fact...

7 SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- The sun never sets on U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM). Elements of the Department of Defense mission may have paused this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but USTRANSCOM continued to enable the warfighter. “There is nothing that the world can do to bring this great command to a halt, because it is so essential to everything the Department of Defense does,” said U.S. Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, commander, USTRANSCOM. “We figured out a means to continue the mission and protect the force, as well as support the whole government�...

9 SHILOH, Ill. -- The Headquarters, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command senior enlisted leader hosted a three-day professional development forum last week from Scott AFB, Illinois. To ensure maximum participation and to meet COVID-19 restrictions, the event was conducted virtually. During the forum, subject matter experts from SDDC and the U.S. Army Human Resources Command spoke on topics that were in line with the Army People Strategy’s second line of effort, Develop Talent, by identifying employment, education and training opportunities, closing talent gap...

In a year shaped by a worldwide pandemic, Army Materiel Command has put people first by contributing to the whole-of-government COVID-19 response, supporting the warfighter and improving quality of life for Soldiers, civilians and families. Since April, AMC has leveraged the full force of the materiel enterprise in the fight against COVID-19. AMC supported through contracting, communications, storage and movement of Personal Protective Equipment and deployment support for medical units and personnel, among other functions. Organic Industrial Base facilities produced, repaired and repurposed e...