Chief Warrant Officer Nazario Ortiz-Sanabira and Chief Warrant Officer Jose Rodriguez-Fabiani, Department of the Army evaluators, conducted the on-site evaluation of the headquarters supply section. Twenty two reserve units competed in seven categories in the 2009 competition and this was the first year the108th Tng. Cmd. was nominated and selected to participate.
“Our strength as far as our total section is the attention to detail and our customer satisfaction I think is fairly positive” said Lyon.
The Logistics Excellence Awards, also known as “CLEA,” are awarded yearly in a ceremony that combines the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME), the Deployment Excellence Award (DEA), and the Supply Excellence Award (SEA). Sponsored by the Chief of Staff of the Army, CLEA honors installations’ and units’ excellence in maintenance, deployment and supply operations.
“To be Army Strong we need every unit working together to be responsive and resourceful and agile and all those characteristics of good logisticians. The ability of our Army to succeed in Afghanistan and Iraq depends in no small measure to what every last unit in the Army does, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and I know that all of you logisticians out there sometimes wonder whether or not the work that you do is appreciated, it is,” said Stevenson.
The Army’s Supply Excellence Award (SEA) was created in 1986 to recognize excellence in supply operations. The program is cosponsored by the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, and the National Defense Industrial Association. The Quartermaster Center and School is responsible for executing the program.
“You see what I see here is not just 95 winners but 550,000 boots on the ground and that’s just in the Active force sustained by the work that your units do everyday to enhance Army readiness. It’s not about showcasing individuals, it’s about showcasing units, and it’s about showcasing the efforts of a collective body,” said Stevenson.
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Sgt. 1st Class Marty A. Collins
Sgt. 1st Class Dana Lyon, 108th Training Command, supply non-commissioned officer in charge and Spc. Samuel Pelton, supply specialist, inventory equipment in the 108th Tng. Cmd. headquarters’ supply room.
The SEA objectives are to enhance logistical readiness of all Army units, enforce the Command Supply Discipline Program and provide a structure for official recognition of group and individual initiatives.
Lyon wanted to thank the Soldiers of the 108th for their cooperation and said the majority of the troops in the command do what they can to support the supply section and its staff and is already preparing for next year’s competition.
Since its inception, the program has undergone continual process improvements that have expanded the opportunities for diverse supply units to compete. The cornerstone remains the on-site evaluation of Army command nominated units.