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(MECHANICSBURG, Pa.) -- Capt. David D. Carnal relieved Capt. Eugene “Gene” S. Cash, as commanding officer, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC), October 14, onboard Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg.
“Gene, you operationalized this command and ensured it was able to embrace the challenges facing the Navy and showcase the value of IT to NAVSUP and the Navy. Naval forces cannot be effective if they are not sustained, and sustainment is not possible without the expertise and creativity of leaders like you,” said Rear Adm. Peter Stamatopoulos, commander, NAVSUP and Chief of Supply Corps, guest speaker, and presiding officer for the event. “Dave, I know you will rise to the challenge and you are absolutely the right person for the job. You will play a decisive role in providing our Nation a Navy that is ready for the fight.”
Carnal most recently served as the deputy assistant commander, Supply Chain Technology and Systems Integration for NAVSUP.
“I find myself following in the footsteps of a great leader and I’m deeply honored to be a part of NAVSUP Business Systems Center,” said Carnal. “The supply chain challenges facing our Navy are complex, unrelenting, and compelling. Addressing them requires our complete focus, effective partnerships, and synchronized efforts to deliver the necessary business system network required to support the supply chain.
For every challenge there are opportunities, and together, we will address the major logistics information technology challenges facing the NAVSUP enterprise.”
Cash, a San Jose, Calif., native, will retire following more than 28 years of honorable active-duty service to the Navy.
During his remarks, Cash took an opportunity to recognize retired Capt. Douglas M. Bridges, who Cash relieved as commanding officer during a ceremony held over the phone in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
“He had a great tenure as the CO and served our great country for over 28 years himself, but never had his day in the sun for a change of command or a retirement ceremony,” said Cash. “Doug, please stand up and be recognized for your service to BSC and our Nation.”
Cash referred to himself as the “COVID CO,” during the ceremony and reflected on the challenges and accomplishments of his tenure.
“There was no roadmap for how to manage an organization during a pandemic so we prioritized the health and safety of the workforce and kept everyone out of the office,” said Cash. “Through all that, with people getting sick and dying, including friends and loved ones of BSC employees, our team stepped up, kept producing and delivering IT capability for the NAVSUP Enterprise, the Navy, the Department of Defense, and all our mission partners and customers.”
During his command NAVSUP BSC developed and deployed Electronic Retrograde Management System 2.0 directly improving Navy readiness by reducing maintenance life-cycle costs, enhancing user networking capability, and significantly improving the control of the depot-level repairables retrograde pipeline. Cash also led the formation of a Robotic Process Automation governance team to develop and implement software application robots that accelerated business operations and improved supply-chain readiness for the Navy. Multiple bots were utilized in production and provided nearly 16,000 hours of labor savings by rapidly performing manual, repetitive, and labor-intensive tasks with pinpoint accuracy. NAVSUP BSC also delivered 48 new applications, including the Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract (WEXMAC), which was used to support operations in Afghanistan and Ukraine.
“We are now supporting real-world contingencies that are enabled by programs developed by our team,” said Cash. “Our people, their creativity, their flexibility, their innovation, they made it happen. We built relationships with our partners so we understand exactly what they need and deliver it to them as quickly as possible.”
Cash received the Legion of Merit For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service as NAVSUP BSC commanding officer.
Cash offered advice to Carnal with his final words as commanding officer.
“You have command of the best Echelon Three command in NAVSUP by far,” he said. “Have fun, keep pushing the envelope, and remember you and you alone have the command pin, the buck stops with you, and you are ultimately responsible to ensure the mission of BSC supports the NAVSUP Enterprise, the Navy, and our Nation.”
Cash received his commissioning as a Navy officer through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Arizona in May 1994.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Arizona and Master of Science degree from Naval Postgraduate School’s Information Technology Management program.
Cash served as the disbursing and sales officer for USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and supply officer aboard USS Austin (LPD 4). He completed multiple deployments to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, earning two Battle Effectiveness Awards and two Blue “E” Awards for logistics management excellence.
In 2009, he served as the logistics and distribution planner for U.S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, and deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, in support of United States Forces-Iraq.
Prior to assuming command of NAVSUP BSC in April 2020, he served as the deputy assistant commander for Supply Chain Integration and Technology, NAVSUP, Mechanicsburg; deputy director of logistics for the DDG 1000 program, Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C.; supply officer, Naval Support Activity La Maddalena, Italy; instructor, Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, Ga.; project manager, Navy Supply Information Systems Activity, Mechanicsburg; and planning officer, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution.
Cash earned the Surface Warfare Supply Corps qualification and Navy subspecialty codes in information technology management, transportation logistics, acquisition and distribution management, and contract management. He has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy Commendation Medal (five awards), Navy Achievement Medal, and various expeditionary, campaign, and unit awards.
NAVSUP BSC provides the Navy with information systems support through the design, development, and maintenance of systems in the functional areas of logistics, supply chain management, transportation, finance, and accounting and is one of 11 commands under Commander, NAVSUP.
For more information about NAVSUP BSC, visit https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Business-Systems-Center/.
| Date Taken: | 10.17.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 10.17.2022 14:20 |
| Story ID: | 431487 |
| Location: | MECHANICSBURG, PA, US |
| Hometown: | MECHANICSBURG, PA, US |
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