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During his remarks, Via recognized Harrison for his exceptional service during a challenging time in command. He addressed the challenges that ACC had faced in the past two years, adding that ACC had never failed to meet the challenges and had never failed to complete its mission. Via recounted some of ACC’s achievements and said “ACC is one of the busiest commands in AMC.” He said that Harrison had “commanded superbly” and that the conditions he had set would serve ACC well for years to come.
ACC WELCOMES NEW COMMANDER The U.S. Army Contracting Command welcomed its new commander dur- ing a change-of-command ceremony at Redstone Arsenal, AL, Aug. 19.
MG James E. Simpson, left, became ACC’s third commander. He succeeds MG Theodore “Ted” C. Harrison III, right, who has com- manded ACC since October 2013. The ceremony was hosted by GEN Dennis Via, center, commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Com- mand (AMC).
Next Via turned to Simpson, acknowledged his “wealth of command experience,” and recounted some of his previous assignments, includ- ing Simpson’s time as the ACC chief of staff. Via said Simpson is no stranger to the ACC family, that he knows the ACC mission, he knows the challenges he faces, he knows what ACC brings to the fight, and, more importantly, he knows the people of ACC. Via said that Simpson was the right general officer to lead ACC at this fiscally challenging time. “ACC will greatly benefit from your leadership,” he added.
In his remarks, Simpson said the he was honored to take command of ACC and to reunite with the AMC family. He said that he was aware of the “high standards and contracting reputation ACC has established throughout the years.”
He added, “ACC is known for providing the best contracting expertise while supporting the Army’s mission.” (Photo by Douglas Brewster, AMC Media Center)
AMC WELCOMES NEW SENIOR CIVILIAN AMC welcomed Lisha H. Adams as the new executive deputy to the commanding general with a ceremony Aug. 20 at Redstone Arsenal. Adams, the organization’s most senior civilian, is responsible for materiel life-cycle management, acquisition support, personnel and resource man- agement, industrial base operations, enterprise integration and research and development.
Adams previously served as AMC’s assistant deputy chief of staff for logis- tics integration before leaving in August 2014 to take on the role of deputy assistant secretary of defense for materiel readiness at the Pentagon. She has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since January 2011.
A graduate of the AMC’s Maintenance Management Intern program, Adams has held various leadership positions in her 30-plus years of gov- ernment service, including deputy director of operations for the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command. She holds an MBA from the Florida Institute of Technology and a B.S. in economics from Birmingham-Southern College. (U.S. Army photo by SFC Michael Zuk, AMC)
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