Welcoming Command Sergeant Major Tammy M. Everette to Fort Bliss

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Ms. ESCOBAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome Command Sergeant Major Tammy M. Everette to Fort Bliss as the new Commandant of the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Leadership Center of Excellence and Sergeants Major Academy.

Command Sgt. Major Everette has served over 27 years of active military service and will now be the first woman to assume the duties and responsibilities of the 24th Commandant in the Academy's 51-year history. As Commandant of the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence and Sergeants Major Academy, she will continue to advance the Academy's mission of providing the best professional military education to our future Sergeant Majors to become holistically fit, disciplined, and well-educated professionals who are ready for challenges of large-scale combat operations.

She has served across the country and worldwide in various leadership roles and has received numerous awards and decorations including the Legion of Merit (2OLC), the Bronze Star Medal (1OLC), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC), the Joint Service Commendation Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal (1 OLC) among many others.

Command Sgt. Major Tammy M. Everette is doing tremendous work to develop and provide holistic, effective, and pedagogically sound education to further advance military excellence. It is my distinct privilege today to celebrate her military service to our country and welcome her in her new role as 24th Commandant of the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence and Sergeants Major Academy.

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