Ohio-based Maintenance Shop Earns Top Army Award

Photo By Zachary Mott | David Graham, left, a heavy mobile equipment repair supervisor for Area Maintenance Support Activity (AMSA) 56, shows Maj. Gen. Patrick Reinert, commanding general of 88th Regional Support Command, and David Fyfe, director of logistics, 88th RSC, around the shop floor after an awards presentation, Aug. 29. The Army Chief of Staff Supply Excellence Award was presented to AMSA 56 for it superior performance during 2015 – a year in which it completed more than 2,600 job orders for more than 90 separate units.  

WHITEHALL, OH, UNITED STATES

08.29.2016

Story by Zachary Mott 

88th Readiness Division

Success is measured in many ways. For Area Maintenance Support Activity (AMSA) 56 in Whitehall, Ohio, success came in the form of the Army Chief of Staff Supply Excellence Award presented to the staff there by Maj. Gen. Patrick Reinert, commanding general of the 88th Regional Support Command, August 29.
“We put a lot of work into it and we’ve done everything they asked for and got it down to what we needed to,” said David Graham, a heavy mobile equipment repair supervisor for AMSA 56. “Without having the people here doing their job, we wouldn’t get this award.”
As a shop, AMSA 56 was responsible for completing more than 2,600 job orders in 2015 and saving the Army more than $90,000 when it was able to repair a fuel servicing truck that was damaged in transit. In total, AMSA 56 supports more than 90 separate units for their automotive, small arms and electronics maintenance needs.
“Equipment readiness is something that you have to maintain over time. You’ve got to get all the right parts at the right time in order to build that readiness,” Reinert said. “AMSA 56 and the work you guys do really shows the way how to do it right. What you guys do is one of the more important pieces of readiness.”
The award is a culmination of a culture that focuses on a specific process and following regulations and standard operating procedures, Graham said.
“Without [the staff] having the dedication to their job and what they do – the supply part and the maintenance part – everything that we do here is a team effort, everybody put forth what they needed to get this done and that’s why we were selected for this award,” Graham said.
This is the second U.S. Army Reserve-level award AMSA 56 earned and the first Army Chief of Staff-level award.

• Date Taken: 08.29.2016
• Date Posted: 09.07.2016 08:46
• Story ID: 208952
• Location: WHITEHALL, OH, US