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FORT MCCLELLAN, Ala. - The Army Material Command Assistant Deputy Commanding General for National Guard at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., visited the 167th Theater Sustainment Command at Fort McClellan Aug. 4, 2012.
Maj. Gen. Gerald E. Lang also serves as Assistant Adjutant General of the Minnesota Army National Guard.
Maj. Gen. Lang entered the military in 1971, making him one of the longest-serving logistic experts in the military.
“When I started we had parts listed on boards so we’d know where everything was. It was a good system but automation and technology has literally changed the face of logistics,” he said.
In addition to his military career, Maj. Gen. Lang is vice president of the Concrete Products Division for the Knife River Corporation located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The Division consists of 23 ready-mix plants and one portable plant with 320 employees. Even away from the Army, Lang is involved in logistics.
“I have been with Knife River for 37 years,” Lang said. “I was lucky that my civilian occupation and military occupations have greatly enhanced each other. I always have tried to bring a business-like mindset to the military and a military mindset to my work. “
Not only has it helped him with logistical problems but his approach has also saved his country money.
“Overseas, I was very conscious of costs so I would question each expense. I thought there was no sense in spending $37 million on a mess hall when it was very likely we’d be out of there in a matter of months. I always think of the taxpayers allowing us to do work for them. It’s taxpayer money that belongs to the people of the United States, not to the U.S. Army or military. And the American people ought to be able to trust us to be good stewards of that money,” he said.
He brings the same approach to his new command in Huntsville with the Army Material Command.
“I was lucky that my military assignments have had something to do with logistics,” he said. “With the command of AMC, he has an opportunity to work in that field and to also take the opportunity to continue to save the American people, he has pledged to serve, some money in the process.”
| Date Taken: | 08.05.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 08.08.2012 17:12 |
| Story ID: | 92871 |
| Location: | FORT MCCLELLAN, AL, US |
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