Maj. Eric McCray, who left Fort Bragg in late June to become the senior enlisted leader for the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. “I walked into the Army recruiting station first. He later returned to Fort Lee as a staff sergeant, serving as a drill sergeant with Golf Company, 244th Quartermaster Battalion. Command Sergeant Major John E. Eastwood grew up as a military child and calls East Providence, Rhode Island, home. “I went home and told my parents (dad and stepmom) I was going to look at all the services,” he said, as his southern accent became pronounced. He said this was a relevant point because the Soldiers he serves with in the Army come from all walks of life. She put two and two together. I had three roommates, too, and they had no idea.” Fort Bragg's garrison commander has been relieved of his command, Fort Bragg officials confirmed in an email Monday in response to a media inquiry. Fort Bragg will welcome a new garrison command sergeant major during a ceremony Thursday at the Soldier Support Center. Maj. David R. Pitt assumed their new positions as the Commanding General and Command Sergeant Major of the 82nd Airborne Division during a change of command and responsibility ceremony July 10 at Fort Bragg. Lohmeyer’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leave Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Achievement Medal with eight Oak Leaf Clusters, Iraq Campaign Medal with three Combat Stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with Numeral 5, Combat Action Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the Drill Sergeant Identification Badge. Cervenka has held the position since November 2015. | View Image Page. He added his Family, the academy instructors, the treatment in San Antonio, Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and having the opportunity to help others who are struggling has renewed his purpose. Press alt + / to open this menu. Sgt. The XVIII Airborne Corps maintains a strategic response force capability to deploy on short notice anywhere in the world by land, air, or sea, to conduct full-spectrum operations as an Army, joint, or combined headquarters. It was really marvelous to watch.” Command Sgt. Army Community Service, Public Affairs Office______________________________, U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND, "We Are the Army's Home - He enlisted in the United States Army in 1991 as a 13B Cannon Crewmember. Maj. John K. … When McGrath came back to North Carolina after Korea, he opened up to his wife and stopped for about two months. Command Sgt. Maj. Eric R. McCray, officials said. The ceremony will take place at Fort Bragg’s Hall of Heroes. Photo By Terrance Bell | It was not long – a little more than seven months – before the Tarboro, N.C., native had to relinquish his position in the Dragon Brigade for greater operational Army responsibilities with the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) at Fort Knox, Ky. Bell’s last troop-leading assignment before moving to the Pentagon was with the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), Fort Bragg, N.C. Command Sgt. However, he started plotting about drinking again. Command Sgt. He had Soldiers who relied on him. Recently, he served as the Garrison Command Sergeant Major for Fort Rucker, Alabama, from 2014 to 2016, the I Corps Fires Sergeant Major, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, from 2016 to 2017 and most recently as the Talent Manager for 13/14 series sergeants major at U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Bell, who stood out as the only Soldier at the event wearing the Army Green Service Uniform his office helped to roll out, thanked Gamble for his support. That care is reflected in interactive customer evaluation comments soldiers provide as feedback for services, he said. Chief of Staff, G-4, presents the Distinguished... Army G-4 sergeant major concludes 33-year career, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Lee Public Affairs, Strategic Bell recently relinquished his duties as the G-4 sergeant major to Sellers, a former commandant of the Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas. “The Army gave me a little tag that told me this is how you wear your uniform, this is how you’re supposed to act and follow the five Rs (right place, right time, right attitude, right uniform and right appearance),” he said. “I went into the instructors’ office at the academy and said ‘If I don’t get help, I’m going to kill myself,’ ” McGrath said, with an emotional pause as if reliving the conversation. “I didn’t have the best childhood,” said the 40-year-old McGrath, who was born at Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps Base, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, but grew up in Huntsville, Alabama. My biological mother was a drug addict and alcoholic.” Sections of this page. He has deployed multiple times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Elizabeth Bechtel, Fort Bragg’s Suicide Prevention Program manager, said it is important to educate the community on Suicide Prevention/Intervention for a couple of reasons. (I was later) told I was leaving to go to MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Stations) in two weeks, and that was 20 years ago.”