the FOXHOLE VIEW from — the —
Rotational Assignment Program develops and retains talent across the security assistance workforce.
by Mr. Adam Genest and Ms. Carly Glenn I
n Huntsville, Alabama, Nick Curry’s bags were packed. He was enjoying a big send-off dinner with his wife, son, daughter, mother, stepfather and younger sisters. Curry promised to FaceTime often and said he would visit over spring break. He had only been away from his family for, at
most, a week at a time, and being gone for six months would be a big adjustment. But he knew this was his chance to connect with the people and processes that shaped his daily work.
Curry, a logistics management specialist with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM) Security Assistance Management Division (SAMD), was on his way to start a six-month assignment through the Security Assistance Workforce Rotational Assignment Program. Managed by the deputy assistant secretary of
the Army for
defense exports and cooperation (DASA(DE&C)), the program provides government employees across the Army security assis- tance enterprise (ASAE) the opportunity to temporarily rotate to a different organization within the enterprise.
HELPING UNDERSTANDING FLOURISH
April Miller, left, Nick Curry, Freeman Nlandu and Jennifer Griffin enjoy the cherry blossoms outside the Taylor Building in Arlington, Virginia. The Rotational Assignment Program demonstrates the Army’s commitment to employees’ professional development while also expanding their knowledge of DOD’s security cooperation mission. (Photos by Carly Glenn, DASA(DE&C))
“My hope is that this will enhance the workforce’s understanding of the Army’s entire security assistance mission and how other organizations within the security assistance enterprise contrib- ute to the success of the Army’s security assistance program,” stated DASA(DE&C) Ann Cataldo in a memo announcing the program.
Security assistance in DOD is a subset of security cooperation, which encompasses all DOD interactions with foreign defense and security establishments. Tese undertakings are an impor- tant tool in the execution of U.S. foreign policy, allowing the
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