[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 21, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E544-E545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        IN RECOGNITION OF COL BRETT BOLANDER'S CHANGE OF COMMAND

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 21, 2015

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask for the 
House's attention to recognize Colonel Brett Bolander who will have a 
change of command from Anniston Army Depot at the end of July.
  Colonel Bolander was commissioned as an Ordnance Officer upon 
graduation from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 1987 with a 
Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. His later education 
includes the Ordnance Officer Advanced Course; Logistics Executive 
Development Course; the Florida Institute of Technology, where he 
earned his Master's Degree in Logistics Management; the Command and 
General Staff College; and the National War College, where he earned 
his Master's Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies.
  His previous assignments include Platoon Leader, Shop Officer, 
Battalion S4 and Headquarters Company Commander, 3rd Armored Division, 
122nd Main Support Battalion, in Germany, deploying with the division 
to Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Provide Comfort; 
Battalion S4 of the 42nd Medical Field Hospital, Deputy Brigade S4, 
Commander of 156th Maintenance Company, Brigade Inspector General, and 
later as Chief Assistance Branch, United States Army Armor Center and 
Fort Knox Inspector General, Fort Knox, KY; Support Operations Officer, 
13th Corps Support Command, Fort Hood, Texas; Brigade S4, 101st Forward 
Support Battalion Support Operations Officer and Battalion Executive 
Officer, 1st Infantry Division, 1st Brigade Combat Team (Mechanized), 
Fort Riley, KS; Aide-de-Camp to the Deputy Commanding General and as 
the Secretary to the General Staff, United States Army Materiel

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Command, Fort Belvoir, VA; Commander, 302d Brigade Support Battalion; 
Operational Readiness Officer, Department of the Army G4 to include a 
three month deployment to Haiti; Support Operations Officer, Operation 
Unified Response.
  His most recent assignment was Senior Logistics Advisor and Director 
for Strategic Operations for the Deputy Commander Support Operations, 
NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-
Afghanistan.
  Included in his awards and decorations are the Bronze Star Medal, six 
awards of the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation 
Medal, Army Commendation Medal, five awards of the Army Achievement 
Medal, National Defense Service Medal with star, Southwest Asia Service 
Medal with three stars, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on 
Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Korean Defense Service 
Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed 
Forces Reserve Medal with hour glass, Army Service Ribbon, Army 
Overseas Service Ribbon with 2 device, NATO Training Mission 
Afghanistan Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait 
Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Army Meritorious Unit Commendation and 
Department of the Army Staff Identification Badge.
  Colonel Bolander is married to the former Donna McDonald. They have 
three children, Jessie, Katherine, and Austin. He led and commanded 
Anniston Army Depot from August 2012 to July 2015.
  The Depot has 4,000 military, civilian and contractor employees with 
an annual budget of approximately $750 million.
  While at Anniston Army Depot, he safely helped execute millions of 
direct labor hours while helping overhaul and maintain our nation's 
critical combat equipment. His hands-on leadership for the workforce 
helped ensure our nation's military was provided the best possible 
equipment available to keep them as safe as possible while allowing 
them to accomplish their vital mission.
  Mr. Speaker, we will miss Colonel Bolander in Anniston, but wish him 
the very best.

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