Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Jaquetta Gooden | Debra S. Wada, receives a command brief from Brig. Gen. Eric L. Sanchez, 94th AAMDC,...... read more read more
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii - Debra S. Wada, the assistant secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), visits the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Headquarters during her trip to Hawaii, Aug. 19.
Brig. Gen. Eric L. Sanchez, commanding general, 94th AAMDC, along with other senior leaders within the command outlined the 94th AAMDC’s mission and capabilities during a command brief to Wada.
“Our purpose today was to describe the strategic and operational efforts the 94th AAMDC is actively pursuing to increase the air and missile defense capabilities and capacity in the Pacific,” shares Maj. Douglas Simmons, force management officer, 94th AAMDC.
Keeping senior Army leaders informed is vital to the mission and the future of the command.
“Guided by our command's campaign objectives, it is important to brief the senior leaders of the Army on how policy and strategy guidance is operationalized in the Pacific to support our national interests as well as how the 94th AAMDC is developing robust partnerships in the region,“ continues Simmons.
Wada also received a brief on the 94th AAMDC’s Ready and Resiliency Team, which was established by the command as a one-stop shop to support the Army’s top priorities.
“It was critical that we highlighted the ready and resiliency lead programs such as SHARP, suicide prevention, MRT and EO during this brief,” expresses Col. Ken Revell, 94th AAMDC chaplain. “The 94th AAMDC is not configured like a brigade or a division. So in an effort to meet Army priorities and find efficiencies, much of the heavy lifting for these programs is absorbed under collateral duties. I believe the wave of the future is for our command to have authorizations for full time civilian hires at these important positions.”
Wada, who serves as the Army’s point person for policy and performance oversight of human resources (military, civilian, and contractor), training readiness, mobilization, military health affairs, manpower management, expressed her gratitude for the briefing and viewed the command visit as a success.
“It’s always an honor to have key leaders visit the headquarters because it allows the command to provide a better understanding of the overall integrated ballistic missile defense mission to protect the homeland,” shares Sanchez.
This is Wada’s first visit to the Asia-Pacific since her appointment Oct. 2, 2014. Upon completion of her visit to Hawaii, she will continue her orientation tour of the Pacific with a stop in Guam, where she will be able to meet with Task Force Talon and see firsthand some of the efforts that were discussed during her visit to the 94th AAMDC.
| Date Taken: | 08.19.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 08.24.2015 21:23 |
| Story ID: | 174118 |
| Location: | HONOLULU, HI, US |
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