[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1657]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING CAPTAIN IKE SINGLETARY II

                                 ______
                                 

                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 15, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable public servant, Captain Ike Singletary II, who is currently 
assigned as the Assistant Professor of Military Science at Jackson 
State University and Mississippi Valley State University.
  A native of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Captain Singletary entered 
the Army as a commissioned officer in 2006. Captain Singletary competed 
for and received a three-year ROTC scholarship as a freshman at 
Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; he would 
transfer to the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, 
North Carolina the second semester of his freshmen year.
  Captain Singletary graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science 
degree in Business Administration with a focus in Management. Upon 
graduation, Captain Singletary commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 
Quartermasters Corp (USAR). His first assignment was Transportation 
Officer and Executive Officer for the 385th Transportation Detachment 
(Movement Control Team) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina from May, 2006-
July, 2007.
  In July 2007, Captain Singletary was cross-leveled to the 221st 
Ordinance Company (Ammunition Modular) in Fort Wayne, Indiana and 
became a Platoon Leader of a Medium Lift Platoon tasked to prepare the 
company for the upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. While in 
Afghanistan from March 2008-April 2009, then Second Lieutenant 
Singletary was hand-selected to become the Officer-in-Charge of Bagram 
Airfield Ammunition Supply Point, the largest Ammunition Supply Point 
in Afghanistan.
  From April 2009-October 2012, Captain Singletary served as the 
Commander of 385th Transportation Detachment (Movement Control Team) in 
Fort Bragg, North Carolina. During this time, he mobilized in support 
of the U.S. Homeland Defense Office Command and Control Consequence 
Response Element (C2CRE) from January 2012 to October 2012. From 
December 2012 to June 2013, Captain Singletary served as Supply Officer 
for the 207th Digital Liaison Team in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In 
May 2013, Captain Singletary accepted an Active/Guard Reserve (AGR) 
tour.
  Captain Singletary is currently on a Military Leave of Absence from 
the Department of the Army Civilian Corps where he is employed as a 
Supply Technician at the 171st Infantry Brigade, Fort Jackson, South 
Carolina.
  Captain Singletary holds a Master of Business Administration degree 
from Webster University and has been awarded the Demonstrated Master 
Logistician Citation from SOLE--The International Society of Logistics 
and the Army Logistic University.
  Captain Singletary's military education includes: the Quartermaster 
Officer Basic and Advance Course; Combined Logistics Captain Career 
Course; Unit Mobilization Planner Course; Hazardous Materials First 
Responder at the Operational Level Course; Contracting Officer 
Representative Course; and Support Operations Course.
  His awards and decorations include: the Meritorious Service Medal, 
Army Commendation Medal (1OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1OLC), 
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, National Defense Service 
Medal, Army Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 
Overseas Service Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M-device, 
NATO-ISAF Medal, and the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal 
(1OLC).
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Captain 
Ike Singletary II for serving our country honorably.

                          ____________________