Sullivan Cup Precision Gunnery Competition
As the 46th Chief of Armor I am extremely elated to announce the first Sullivan Cup Precision Gunnery Competition held by the Maneuver Center of Excellence May 7-11, 2012. This event will test the best of the best of Armor Crews in physical fitness and ability to overcome a changing battlefield in both live and virtual world to be the Top Armor Crew. The Sullivan Cup will test a crew proficiency at precision gunnery tank gunnery, virtual simulations, and dismounted operations.
It is my vision that this competition grows in the upcoming years to include inter service and international competition. This is a great way to show case the professionalism and lethality of the United State Armor Force.
Please come out to Fort Benning May 7-11 to support the very best in our Armor community. There will be transportation to each event and stands to enjoy the competition up close and we will also update the website so you can follow along at home as the events are completed.
Forge the Thunderbolt
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Gordon R. Sullivan
Sullivan retired from the United States Army on 31 July 1995 after more than 36 years of active service. He culminated his service in uniform as the 32nd Chief of Staff—the senior general officer in the Army—and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As the Chief of Staff of the Army, he created the vision and led the team that transitioned the Army from its Cold War posture. In August 1993, President Bill Clinton assigned the duties and responsibility of Acting Secretary of the Army to General Sullivan who continued to serve as Chief of Staff.[1]
He is the co-author, with Michael V. Harper, of Hope Is Not a Method (Random House, 1996), which chronicles the enormous challenges encountered in transforming the post-Cold War Army through the lens of proven leadership principles and a commitment to shared values. He serves on the boards of several major corporations, including Newell Rubbermaid. He is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Norwich University; a director of the Institute of Defense Analyses, and the Chairman Emeritus of the Marshall Legacy Institute. Sullivan is also the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Association of the United States Army, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. He assumed his current position at the Association in February 1998. For his work with AUSA, he was awarded the prestigious Sylvanus Thayer Award by the United States Military Academy in 2003.
During his Army career, Sullivan also served as Vice Chief of Staff; Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans; Commanding General, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kansas (June 1988-July 1989); Deputy Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (March 1987-June 1988); and Assistant Commandant, U.S. Army Armor School, Fort Knox, Kentucky (November 1983-July 1985). His overseas assignments included four tours in Europe, two in Vietnam and one in Korea.