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Spellmon relinquishes command of OTC by Todd Pruden, Sentinel Editor
Brig. Gen. Scott Spellmon surrendered command of the U.S. Operational Test Command to Robert Miele, USAOTC executive director, Friday after nearly two years in command. In August, OTC will name another commander of the unit, but for the interim Meile will fill the position as the unit’s director. Maj. Gen. Daniel Karbler, commanding general of US. Army Test and Evaluation Command and host of Spell-mon’s relinquishment ceremony, shared a few words about Spellmon’s time as the OTC commander. “So, I have been in command over at ATEC for about a week now,” Karbler said. “I have presided over two retirement ceremonies, and now one of my commanders is leaving me, so is it something I said?” Karbler highlighted many of Spellmon’s contributing accomplishments in the Army and at Fort Hood as the OTC commander. “He’s got some skin in the game when it comes to testing the equipment that we give to Soldiers every day, because there is a man who was on the receiving end of an enemy attack who wants to make sure that our equipment is effective, suitable and survivable,” Karbler said. In his outgoing remarks, Spellmon thanked the Fort Hood community and Central Texas for their support during his command. “Many of you know, Fort Hood has this nickname. It’s called the Great Place,” Spellmon said. “When people ask me, ‘Why do they call Fort Hood the Great Place?’ It’s the Great Place because of the people here in the surrounding community that go out of their way each and every day to make sure Soldiers and Families have everything they need to do their job. It’s not like this everywhere you go.” Spellmon thanked everyone who helped him in his success as the OTC commander, and reflected on the testing the command has done for the Army. “As I look back over the past couple of years, what I saw, the Soldiers and civilian employees and contractors; they’ve just done exceptional work conducting the vast operational tests we can provide to ensure these systems which we are about to field meet the requirements of our Soldiers and commanders in the field,” he said. His final words included a heartfelt thanks and his feeling toward his subordinates. “I only hope I have served you well as you have served me over the past few years,” he said. Spellmon’s next assignment will be with the Army Corps of Engineers of the Pacific Northwest in Portland, Oregon, which he will command.
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Source: Fort Hood
Sentinel, July 2, 2015 |
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