Andrea Green-Orr speaks to students at Grant School in Fairview Heights, Ill., Sept. 12, 2012, about the importance of science, technology, engineering and math studies. Green-Orr is an engineer assigned to the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's Transportation Engineering Agency. She's also a Scott Air Force Base, Ill., STEM Advisory Group volunteer. She was visiting the school to present several STEM Advisory group Essay Contest awards.

Local schools tap into US Army 'brain power'

In September, a handful of engineers and transportation experts assigned to Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command here - from the command's Transportation Engineering Agency - briefly set aside their work for another issue that's......READ MORE

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Provide expeditionary and sustained end-to-end deployment and distribution to meet the Nation's objectives.

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Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Richardson assumed command of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on March 27, 2012. He was born in Saint Louis, Mo., and entered the U.S. Army upon graduation from Stephen F. Austin University in 1980. He was commissioned in the Quartermaster Corps. Richardson has held a wide variety of command and staff positions during his 31-year career.

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