FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas –
Members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Sam Houston
welcomed their new command sergeant major Nov. 3.
Command Sgt. Maj. Tomeka O’Neal became the command’s fourth
command sergeant major during an assumption of responsibility ceremony
officiated by MICC commanding general Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Gabbert.
“The MICC and the Army deserve a leader who sets the
standards for others to follow and also can speak for the members of the
command because she will feel the pulse of our workforce,” Gabbert said. “She
truly cares for her Soldiers and those she works with. That is what sets her
apart from all others, and we at the MICC are very fortunate to have her on our
team.”
O’Neal comes to the MICC from the U.S. Army Sergeants Major
Academy following an assignment as the 1st Infantry Division’s Sustainment Brigade command sergeant major at Fort Riley, Kan.
“Today is a great day and I want each and every one here to
know that I consider myself a member of the greatest institution on the face of
this earth, and it is the United States Army,” O’Neal said. “I believe
wholeheartedly in the teamwork that our civilians and military within this
command provide to the warfighter while upholding the highest quality of life
for our Soldiers and their families on a daily basis through day-to-day
contracting operations.”
The assumption of responsibility ceremony included the
passing of the MICC colors. The colors symbolize the heritage and history of
the organization as well as unity and loyalty of its Soldiers. As the MICC
command sergeant major, O’Neal is the keeper of the colors.
O’Neal’s leadership experience includes positions at various
levels of increased responsibility supporting the warfighter within the
sustainment arena, to include the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, medical commands and infantry
divisions.
Headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, the MICC is a one-star command made up of more than 1,500 military and
civilian members assigned to three contracting support brigades, one field
directorate office and 32 field offices that provide contracting support across
the Army.
The MICC supports the warfighter by acquiring equipment,
supplies and services vital to the U.S. Army mission and well-being of Soldiers
and their families. The command also supports the Army’s contingency and
wartime missions by rapidly deploying trained and ready contingency contracting
Soldiers around the world to provide operational contracting support in the
procurement of goods and services in austere environments.