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Former SMA discusses leadership, career growth with Fort Belvoir NCOs By Bill Roche U.S. Army Cyber Command, Public Affairs
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oncommissioned officers from organizations across Fort Belvoir participated in a discussion of leadership and career growth during a professional development session with retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, hosted by Army Cyber Command, March 20. Preston talked with the group about how NCOs grow and develop themselves and their subordinates as effective leaders in an Army with a high operational tempo spread across multiple battlefields and missions. At the height of its strength about a decade ago, an average of about 220,000 Soldiers were deployed or forward stationed in 80 countries, he explained.
But today’s significantly smaller Army averages 170,000-180,000 Soldiers deployed or forward stationed or deployed in 140 countries.
Standards matter Looking at the Army’s missions today and in the years ahead, Preston said, you’ll find a lot of small teams led by sergeants and staff sergeants who have five or six missions going on at once, and they are empowered to enforce standards. As the Army builds doctrine for multi-domain operations and mission command and looks at how commanders command forces that are fragmented across a battlefield, it becomes critical to build those sergeants and staff sergeants by sticking See Preston, page A8
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Retired Sgt. Major of the Army Kenneth Preston offers leadership advice to post Soldiers during an NCO Professional Development session at Wood Theater, March 20.
Visionary Women: Champions of Peace, Nonviolence By Margaret Steele Public Affairs Specialist
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Fort Belvoir Garrison Commander, Col. Michael Greenberg and Fairfax County Public Schools’ Superintendent, Dr. Scott Brabrand, visited Orange Hunt Elementary School to shoot a PSA in preparation for Month of the Military Child, Friday. The PSA highlights the importance of honoring and celebrating our brave Military children during April, the Month of the Military Child.
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alala Yousafzai. Helen Keller. Ann Dunwoody. Michelle Obama. Those are some of the visionary and notable women who were mentioned last week at a Women’s History Month observance. However, Rosemary Hill, guest speaker, also incorporated every female in the Community Center audience as notable. “Please stand if you’re a caregiver, veteran, Service member, mother, aunt, daughter,” Hill said. By then end of her request, nearly every female in the crowd was standing. “I challenge everyone to thank women for their contributions, not only A6: Young Americans Performance
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Rosemary Hill delivers the keynote speech at a Women’s History Month event in the Community Center, March 20. today, but during the whole Women’s History Month, and beyond,” she said. “I am an amazing mother, an amazing contractor, an amazing employee. Together, they all make me a See Women, page A10 A10: Briefs