[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 109 (Thursday, June 27, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COLONEL SETH KRUMMRICH RELINQUISHES COMMAND OF THE FORT IRWIN GARRISON

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                             HON. PAUL COOK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 2019

  Mr. COOK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the contributions 
of U.S. Army Colonel Seth Krummrich, who will relinquish command of the 
Fort Irwin Garrison on June 27, 2019. Colonel Krummrich is leaving for 
his next duty assignment as the Chief of Staff, Special Operations 
Command Central (SOCCENT) at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
  Since Colonel Krummrich assumed command of the Fort Irwin Garrison, I 
have been impressed by his hard work on behalf of the Army. During his 
command, Colonel Krummrich oversaw the completion of Weed Army 
Community Hospital, a $211 million improvement designed to bring 
medical facilities at the garrison into the 21st century. In addition 
to the successful completion of the hospital, Colonel Krummrich has 
worked closely with my staff and I on several proposed projects to 
further improve Fort Irwin and better support the Army's critical 
training mission. While these projects were not completed during his 
tenure, his hard work has laid the foundation for their future success.
  In addition to thanking Colonel Krummrich for his service at Fort 
Irwin, I would also like to recognize his outstanding military career. 
Colonel Krummrich is a combat veteran with numerous deployments to both 
Iraq and Afghanistan, including participating in the initial invasion 
of Afghanistan in 2001 as a member of the 5th Special Forces Group 
(Airborne). His service on the battlefield is complimented by his 
impressive educational background, where he was most recently a senior 
Military Fellow at Stanford University. While I wish him the best at 
SOCCENT, I will miss the passion, energy, and determination that he 
brought to the Fort Irwin Garrison

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