[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 5, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E466]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       IN HONOR OF THE CHANGE OF COMMAND OF COLONEL MARTINE KIDD

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 5, 2017

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
change of command of Colonel Martine S. Kidd, the 34th Commander of the 
Anniston Army Depot.
  Colonel Kidd enlisted in the Army Reserve as a Supply Specialist in 
1989. She was commissioned as a Quartermaster Officer in 1994.
  Her first assignment was to the 7th Battalion, 159th Aviation 
Regiment, Illesheim, Germany, where she worked as a Supply Platoon 
Leader and Battalion S1, and later deployed to Operation Joint 
Endeavor. Next, she was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, holding 
several positions including Main Support Battalion S3, Company 
Commander, and Division Support Command S4. Later, she served as the 
Aide-de-Camp for the Commanding General of the Army and Air Force 
Exchange Service, also deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 
in Kuwait and Iraq. In April 2007, she deployed as the Logistics 
Planner for the 3rd Infantry Division during the OIF Surge in Iraq. 
Afterwards, she was a Logistics Instructor at the Command and General 
Staff College, and was the Executive Officer to the Deputy Commandant/
Deputy Commanding General for the Combined Arms Center. In July 2010, 
she deployed again, serving as the Executive Officer to the Deputy 
Commanding General for Support, United States Forces-Iraq. In June 
2011, she assumed Command of the America's East Battalion for the 
Defense Logistics Agency-Energy, in Houston, Texas. Later, she 
transitioned to Fort Belvoir, Va. working as the Executive Officer to 
the Commanding General of U.S. Army Cyber Command. In July of 2015, 
Col. Kidd became the 34th Commander of the Anniston Army Depot in 
Anniston, Alabama.
  Among her awards and decorations are the Legion of Merit, two Bronze 
Star Medals, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, three Meritorious 
Service Medals, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, three Army 
Commendation Medals, and the NATO Medal. In April of 2015, she was 
selected as a Distinguished Member of the Quartermaster Regiment.
  Colonel Kidd is married to Justin E. Kidd who is an Assistant 
Professor at the Army's CGSC, a former U.S. Marine and a retired U.S. 
Army Lieutenant Colonel.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Colonel Kidd on her 
change of command and wishing her the best in her future endeavors.

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