{"id":172357,"date":"2024-05-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=172357"},"modified":"2024-05-10T16:22:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:22:11","slug":"nco-gains-insights-from-garrison-leaders-meeting-in-vicenza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=172357","title":{"rendered":"NCO gains insights from garrison leaders meeting in Vicenza"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Garrison command teams from across Europe met to share lessons learned and focus on team building during the spring Garrison Leaders Working Group, hosted by USAG Italy in Vicenza from April 30 to May 3, 2024. USAG Italy showcased the construction progress on the Army Family Housing project on May 2, 2024 on Caserma Ederle.
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VICENZA, Italy \u2013 When garrison leaders converged for top-level discussions recently at U.S. Army Garrison Italy, among them was Staff Sgt. Yadira Aspeitia, the Installation Management Command \u2013 Europe noncommissioned officer of the year.<\/p>\n

The Garrison Leaders Working Group is a semi-annual IMCOM-E<\/a> event that brings together U.S. Army commanders, senior enlisted advisors and civilian deputies from across Europe to share experiences and best practices.<\/p>\n

Aspeitia, from USAG Bavaria<\/a>, took notes when the outgoing command teams shared their garrison lessons learned. She found that command teams and Soldiers aren\u2019t so different in their thinking, she said.<\/p>\n

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\n IMCOM-E Director, Mr. Tommy Mize, presents the NCO of the Year award to Staff Sgt. Yadira Aspeitia, of USAG Bavaria, at the Garrison Leaders Working Group in Vicenza, Italy, April 30, 2024. Garrison command teams from across Europe met to share lessons learned and focus on team building during the spring Garrison Leaders Working Group, hosted by USAG Italy in Vicenza from April 30 to May 3, 2024.
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\u201cThey are thinking about the same things we are concerned about, it\u2019s just that we don\u2019t always get to see it,\u201d Aspeitia said. \u201cThey described what their command time was like and what they learned and what they accomplished, and they had really great quotes as leaders and for people who might be leaders in the future such as, \u201cdon\u2019t sacrifice your long-term for a short-term solution\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With garrison commanders typically serving assignments of two years, institutional knowledge must be routinely passed on and not lost. At USAG Italy, it also offered leaders a chance to see firsthand some innovative projects in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere in Italy, there are a lot of great things happening with Army Family Housing, our MWR special events, our DODEA schools and some tremendously talented employees who make this community special,\u201d said Col. Scott Horrigan, the commander of USAG Italy<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to host this year\u2019s GLWG and showcase our community and how the garrison supports the community by providing infrastructure and services.\u201d<\/p>\n

Caserma Ederle\u2019s Golden Lion conference center offered a location for the team building experience to share lessons learned. Mr. Tommy Mize, the Installation Management Command-Europe Director, said the goal is to build the team to become more efficient and effective in supporting U.S. Army Europe and Africa through the services of the all the garrisons Europe-wide.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEverything we do at these working groups is meant to build a team, from the social events to the PT sessions and the activities we do,\u201d Mize said. \u201cEven the breaks we take are designed to allow better connections between garrison command teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

This included dodgeball, one of Mize\u2019s favorite games, to encourage team building in a less structured way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great time building camaraderie with all the other garrison teams across Europe,\u201d said Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Wrensch, the senior enlisted leader for USAG Rheinland-Pfalz<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re separated by distance of in some cases of 10 hours, while the interactions by phone or Teams accomplish work, but interactions like this down here are much more meaningful, and helping the team build that camaraderie face to face, share hardships and have a little fun while were doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The GLWG is hosted at a different garrison each spring. IMCOM-E headquarters hosts it in Wiesbaden, Germany in the fall. This gives the eight garrisons under IMCOM-E a chance to see how other locations handle challenges.<\/p>\n

While each garrison is unique, there are similarities, said Col. Kevin Poole, the commander of U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom walking through the installation here in Vicenza and seeing the ways of doing things, there are some ideas that I\u2019m going to take back,\u201d Poole said. \u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful opportunity and a great time, USAG Italy is an awesome place to be.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For Aspeitia, who is working on a master\u2019s degree, an Army commission is on the horizon, she said. Exposure to leaders in the environment gives her knowledge to apply to her future. She plans to commission as an officer and will take what she saw at this GLWG and apply it to her future.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it all works out for me, then maybe one day I\u2019ll be in that seat too,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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