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Iraq, providing policy reviews and workload management for five regional contracting offices. Using his military experience to mentor and educate others, Johnson has shaped countless individ- uals into confident and capable leaders and continues to influence today’s acquisition professionals in preparation for tomorrow’s challenges.
CONCLUSION “Tis achievement is a testament to Sgt. 1st Class Johnson’s hard work and dedication to the precept heralding the NCO Creed, ‘No one is more professional than I,’ ” said Ronald R. Richardson Jr., director of the Acquisition Career Management Office and of the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center, whose offices over- see TAAS. “His commitment to excellence and efforts in both training and mentoring others has not gone unnoticed, and this badge is a well-deserved recognition of his skills and dedication.”
NEW NAME, COMMITMENT IS THE SAME
The Army Acquisition Center of Excellence was officially renamed to The Army Acquisition School on March 26, 2024. According to Director Craig Gardunia, while the name has changed, the commitment to provide superior training has not.
Richardson said Johnson’s ability to inspire and educate is truly remarkable and is indicative of the positive impact he has had on the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center team and across the Army Acquisition Workforce as a whole.
“We are fortunate to have someone of Sgt. 1st Class Johnson’s caliber in our organization, and we look forward to seeing the continued contributions he will make as an instructor,” said Richardson. “We appreciate everything he’s done and are excited to see his continued success.”
FROM MORTAR PLATOON TO TRAINING ROOM Johnson, a member of both the Noncommissioned Officer Corps and the Acquisition Corps, enlisted in the Army in 2009, driven by a desire to serve his country and develop leadership skills. During his four years as an Infantry Mortarman, he honed his technical and tactical expertise through numerous field opera- tions. In late 2012, he moved from the Mortar Platoon to the training room to begin his transition from military service back into civilian life—setting the stage to bring his operational expe- rience, military discipline and training aptitude to a new role as an instructor. He applied for reclassification to 51C and was selected in May 2013.
In the decade that followed, Johnson has served as an acquisition workforce leader and instructor in various capacities, including the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Installation Support Programs and the 63rd Regional Support Command. He also served at Fort Cavazos in Texas, working with the 418th Brigade staff on training and readiness, and later at the Regional Contracting Center-Operation Inherent Resolve, Camp Taji,
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CHERYL MARINO provides contract support to the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as a writer and editor for Army AL&T magazine and TMGL, LLC. Before USAASC, she served as a technical report editor at the Combat Capabilities Development Command Center at Picatinny Arsenal for five years. She holds a B.A. in communications from Seton Hall University and has more than 25 years of writing and editing experience in both the government and private sectors.
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