USACAPOC(A) inducts its first command chief warrant officer

Photo By Spc. Lalita Hazelett | Maj. Gen. Daniel Ammerman, commanding general, (left) inducts Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Rich, a Macon, Ga., native, as their new command chief warrant officer at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 27, 2015. With more than 30 years of service in the Army and a diverse background, Ammerman said Rich had the right tools to be the CCWO for a command of more than 12,000 Army Reserve Soldiers spread across 32 states, and Puerto Rico. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Lalita Hazelett, USACAPOC(A) PAO)  

FORT BRAGG, NC, UNITED STATES

06.28.2015

Story by Spc. Lalita Hazelett 

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne)

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The U.S. Army Reserve’s only airborne command inducted its first ever command chief warrant officer during an assumption of responsibility ceremony here June 27, 2015.

The U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne)’s Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Daniel Ammerman, introduced Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Rich, a Macon, Georgia, native, as their new CCWO.

“A lot of candidates were interested in filling the CCWO slot, and it was a very tough interview process,” said Ammerman. “Chief Rich has proven himself as a warrant officer in our formation. I’m really thankful for him to be joining our team as the CCWO, and looking forward to him helping us build this into a better organization.”

With more than 30 years of service in the the Army and a diverse background, Ammerman said Rich had the right tools to be the CCWO for a command of more than 12,000 Army Reserve Soldiers spread across 32 states, and Puerto Rico.

USCAPOC(A), with its headquarters based here, has been recently designated as the executive agent for all airborne operations for the U.S. Army Reserve.

“The 20th of June was my 31st anniversary in the Army,” Rich said. “I’ve held many different positions, but my primary career has been an airdrop systems technician. I’ve managed air items and that’s what brought me to CAPOC originally. As that [an airdrop sys. tech.] I was selected by the commanding general for this position; boarded against advocates from Human Resource Command, and then selected by the CG for this role.”

The new position will provide more structure for the warrant officers and more specifically serve as the advisor to the USCAPOC(A) leadership on issues pertaining to the warrant officers within the command.

“This position is important to the command, because we have warrant officers like every other formation in the Army,” Rich said. “My job is to manage and develop warrant officers within CAPOC to achieve our overall mission for the commanding general. In addition to that, I’m an airdrop systems technician. In that position I am the chief advisor to the CG and all aspects of airborne operations within USACAPOC. I also further our responsibility to the Army Reserve.”

• Date Taken: 06.28.2015
• Date Posted: 07.17.2015 10:28
• Story ID: 170327
• Location: FORT BRAGG, NC, US
• Hometown: MACON, GA, US