[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 10, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E22]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN T. REIM, JR. (USA) PROMOTION TO MAJOR GENERAL

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                          HON. MIKIE SHERRILL

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 10, 2024

  Ms. SHERRILL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the promotion of 
Brigadier General John T. Reim to the rank of Major General. Major 
General Reim has served as the Joint Program Executive Officer 
Armaments & Ammunition and the Commanding General, Picatinny Arsenal 
since June 2022. It is my privilege to honor a New Jersey native that 
has served and supported New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, the 
State of New Jersey, and our country. I look forward to his continued 
success and contributions to our nation.
  Throughout his time as the Joint Program Executive Officer Armaments 
& Ammunition, now-Major General Reim has been a fearless leader in the 
Army's innovation enterprise. The projects he has overseen have 
provided our warfighters with the systems. munitions, and capabilities 
necessary to defeat our enemies and maintain overmatch of our 
adversaries. General Reim's hard work has also revitalized our 
production of munitions, leading the charge to overhaul our outdated 
production systems and ensuring that our national stockpile is 
backfilled in the wake of conflict throughout the world. Major General 
Reim's support to the Department of Defense's munitions enterprise has 
been vital to our national defense priorities.
  General Reim has led with tenacity as the Commanding General of 
Picatinny Arsenal. The installation employs more than 6,000 employees; 
all of whom he cares for as his own family. His leadership has 
prioritized the morale, health, and welfare of the Soldiers, Civilians, 
and Families of Picatinny Arsenal. Major General Reim has shaped 
Picatinny Arsenal into a pillar of national defense and a mainstay of 
the New Jersey Economy.
  In this time at Picatinny, General Reim has also been a valued 
partner to me and to my team. His expertise, openness, and willingness 
to think outside the box have strengthened my work in Congress and made 
me a better, more effective advocate for our military's future.
  General Reim graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY 
and commissioned into the Quartermaster Corps in 1990. He held a 
variety of leadership and staff positions as a Logistics Officer prior 
to entering the Acquisition Corps in December of 1998. I extend my most 
heartfelt thanks to Major General Reim, his wife Patty, and four 
children for their 33 years of service and sacrifice. I congratulate 
Major General Reim on his well-earned promotion and look forward to his 
continued success.

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