Cyber Center of Excellence, Ft. Eisenhower ceremony honors change in Senior Enlisted Leadership
FORT EISENHOWER, Ga. (WJBF) – The U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Eisenhower held a ceremony to honor a change in the Senior Enlisted Leadership.
Carrying on Army traditions, the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Eisenhower Command Sergeant Major Michael Starrett relinquished his responsibilities as the Senior Enlisted Leader to incoming Command Sergeant Major Timothy McGuire on Thursday, April 16th during a ceremony at Fort Eisenhower.
The Command Sergeant Major is the senior enlisted advisor to the Commanding General and provides guidance and advocates for enlisted soldiers assigned to the Cyber Center of Excellence.
Outgoing Command Sergeant Major Starrett of Dallas, Texas, retires after serving more than 30 years from the same army installation where his career first began in 1991.
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According to the press release, throughout his career, Sergeant Major Starrett has served in every leadership position from Team Chief to Command Sergeant Major, which includes two combat tours in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2006 and from 2009 and 2010. He is a recipient of the Bronze Star.
Incoming Command Sergeant Major McGuire is a native of Elk Rapids, Mich. and was previously the Command Sergeant Major of the 7th Signal Command at Fort Meade, Maryland. He enlisted in 1995 as an Airborne Satellite Communications Operator-Maintainer. Command Sergeant Major McGuire has deployed multiple times while attached to various Special Forces teams as well as the Joint Special Operations Command. His deployments have supported both combined and joint training operations as well as combat operations in locations throughout the world including South Korea, Kuwait, Iraq, the Philippines and Ghana.
According to a spokesperson for the Cyber Center of Excellence, 'Although the rank of Sergeant Major has been defined in the U.S. Army since 1779, the duties of a Command Sergeant Major began in 1967 and were formally established in 1975. The need for a Command Sergeant Major was recognized during the Vietnam War era. The rank insignia of a Command Sergeant Major includes a wreath encircling the gold star in the field and symbolizes the high standards and accomplishments required to achieve the rank of Command Sergeant Major.'
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