[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2661]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


CONGRATULATING COLONEL STEVEN W. NOTT FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE AT FORT 
                            McCOY, WISCONSIN

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                             HON. RON KIND

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 2, 2016

  Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the distinguished 
service of Colonel Steven W. Nott, whose tenure as Garrison Commander 
at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, concludes March 11, 2016. Colonel Nott 
assumed his duties as Garrison Commander on February 29, 2012.
  Colonel Nott's 31 years of dedicated service in the U.S. Army is 
noteworthy in every respect. He earned a bachelor's degree in History 
from the University of Wisconsin--Platteville; a master's degree in 
Education from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.; and a master's degree 
in Strategic Studies from the Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa. 
His military education includes Ranger School, Airborne School, Air 
Assault School, the Infantry Officer Advanced Course, and the Command 
and General Staff College.
  Colonel Nott received his commission as an Infantry Officer in May 
1986 and served one year in the Iowa National Guard. He entered active 
duty in April 1987 and served in Germany with the 1st Battalion, 41st 
Infantry Regiment. He next served on the 1st Brigade staff and then 
Commander of B Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment within 
the 10th Mountain Division. From 1995 to 1998 he was a Military Science 
Instructor at Lehigh University Military Science Department. Nott 
entered the Active Guard Reserve program in 1999 with the 98th Division 
(Institutional Training) in Rochester, N.Y. In 2003 he was assigned to 
the 99th Regional Readiness Command in Pittsburgh, Pa., as the Training 
Officer. In 2005 he was assigned to the 166th Aviation Brigade, Fort 
Riley, Kan., as the Brigade Executive Officer. From 2007 to 2009 he 
served as Commander, United States Army Garrison, Fort Devens, Mass. 
Nott became the Senior Operations Officer within the Office of the 
Chief Army Reserve Employer Partnership Office, Washington, D.C. in 
2010.
  Colonel Nott deployed to Operations Desert Shield/Storm in Iraq, 
Hurricane Andrew Relief in Florida, Operation Restore Hope in Somalia, 
and Operations Restore and Uphold Democracy in Haiti.
  Colonel Nott has committed his life to serving our country and has 
received many deserving awards and decorations, including the Purple 
Heart, Meritorious Service Medal with seven Oak Leaf Clusters, Army 
Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal 
with three Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal with 
Bronze Service Star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Bronze 
Service Star, Southwest Asia Service Medal with two Bronze Service 
Stars, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal with 
Bronze Service Star, United Nations Medal (Somalia), Kuwait Liberation 
Medals, Combat Infantry Badge, Expert Infantry Badge, Joint Meritorious 
Unit Award, the Valorous Unit Award, and the Army Staff Identification 
Badge.
  Under Colonel Nott's outstanding leadership, Fort McCoy has taken it 
to the next level as one of the most capable and desirable Reserve 
Component training installations in the Army, providing stellar base 
operations support to over 150,000 Soldiers annually. During his 
tenure, Colonel Nott focused on the importance of Fort McCoy's 
Strategic Plan and ensuring that the base was a good neighbor and 
community partner. Thanks to Colonel Nott, Fort McCoy is well 
positioned for the future.
  It has been an honor for me to serve as U.S. Representative for 
Wisconsin's Third Congressional District during Colonel Nott's tenure 
at Fort McCoy. I know Colonel Nott's leadership will be greatly missed 
at the base and surrounding communities, but I am thankful for his 
leadership and contributions to ensuring that Fort McCoy remains a 
shining star in the nation's military training infrastructure.
  On behalf of my constituents in Wisconsin and a grateful nation, I 
would like to thank and commend Colonel Steven W. Nott for his years of 
dedicated service in the U.S. Army and in particular as Garrison 
Commander at Fort McCoy. I wish him, his wife Charlotte and their 
children Christian, Elissa, Bethany and Ethan the very best as they 
turn the page on the next chapter of their lives.

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