GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas —
With reminiscences of his grandfather’s Navy tales and a name to serve, Army Lt. Col. John McAllister began his journey as an Army Junior ROTC cadet.
“I’m thrilled to be in my residence state and in San Angelo, stated McAllister. “I grew up in San Antonio the place I met my spouse Heather. She and I are motived to serve our communities, which was my driving think about why I made a decision to hitch the army.”
McAllister now serves as commander of the 344th Navy Intelligence Battalion, efficient June 21.The 344th MI BN is accountable for superior particular person coaching for the Army’s latest alerts intelligence and linguist troopers.
“My imaginative and prescient after they end their coaching right here is that they’ve an understanding of what it means to be a soldier,” stated McAllister. “The drill sergeants, firm grade leaders, and Goodfellow instructors set the instance of what a frontrunner and good soldier is.”
McAllister plans to develop and foster relationships between members of the joint service items at Goodfellow.
“I wish to attempt to increase upon the companies working collectively,” stated McAllister. “I believe there’s an urge for food for it from the Air Drive, and the Marine Corps could be very skilled with their tactical floor alerts intelligence assortment. If we will faucet the opposite branches into what we do at Ahead Working Base Sentinel, it may assist form the joint combating power.”
McAllister burdened the significance of coming collectively as a joint service staff, by echoing one of many Army mottos: ‘Folks First, Profitable Issues.’
McAllister plans to work intently with the everlasting occasion workers of his unit and members of the opposite companies to develop and put together the subsequent technology of troopers.
“We wish to set the inspiration for after we depart this base,” stated McAllister. “Build up a coaching surroundings that units the subsequent technology up for achievement and making ready them for joint operations. Two years is an effective period of time to make an affect on our successors.”
