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                                                                                                                                                                                                           From ESMURRIA, page 3

and the ones being served.      said. “I’ve seen it time and time   is the development of our                                            The command sergeant            ria wanted to be part of          growth, especially towards
For Esmurria, most recently     again with different things.”       workforce,” Esmurria said.                                        major also expressed fulfill-      something larger than him,        leadership development. Sol-
that has meant understanding                                        “Our workforce has devel-                                         ment in community relations        those who serve here have         diers will not get broader
and then applying leadership       In addition for his appre-       oped considerably. They think                                     opportunities for Soldiers and     that opportunity.                 experiences and engagements
processes to USAG Fort Irwin.   ciation of the professionalism      differently now. They think                                       families, such as FOX NFL                                            with different organizations
                                of the workforce, Esmurria          more on a strategic sense and                                     trips and tickets to events. It’s      “We have been here since      in the training area anywhere
   “The way we have collec-     stated other notable takeaways      they understand the way for-                                      part of taking care of Soldiers,   1940, testing our skills in the   else, except for combat; and the
tively as a team come together  include: the sheer amount and       ward and they’re truly looking                                    families, civilians and contrac-   desert and dropping ordnance      NTC is as close to combat as a
to support the [Fort Irwin]     diversity of missions handled       at themselves and how they                                        tors. Every day we take care of    in one way or another,” Es-       Soldier can get.
community and to accomplish     by USAG directorates that           can be of better of service to                                    people, he stated.                 murria said. “This is a military
the mission – that has been     fall under the overarching          the team.”                                                                                           tradition, to hone your skills       “Combat and the out-
impressive,” Esmurria said in   objective of providing quality                                                                           “It’s been a sense of pride     and then come out here and        come of combat or the out-
reference to challenges gar-    service and making Fort Irwin          Esmurria feels satisfaction                                    for me that I’ve been part of      try your skills at defeating our  come of war is shaped right
rison has dealt with the past   a community of excellence;          for being part of command                                         this journey here at the Na-       OPFOR. It’s our lineage at the    here,” Esmurria said. “We’ve
two years.                      understanding and being ex-         teams that have overseen                                          tional Training Center and         NTC to Train the Force, it’s      done very well wherever
                                tremely appreciative of the         progress and creation of the                                      United States Army Garrison        how we our part of the Army’s     we’ve been serving in times
   Some of those challenges     complexity of the USAG mis-         Resiliency Center, the new                                        that has truly had an impact       history. Every day that you’re    of conflict, because of the
included flooding in 2013,      sion and how it affects this city,  water treatment plant, solar                                      and an effect on Soldiers and      here regardless of what your      preparation that goes on
power outages, and other        and; understanding how new          energy infrastructure, a waste                                    their families through what we     job is, you’re making history     right here. This is a very spe-
storm damage. Esmurria said     command teams – every two           to energy plant, and the new                                      provide – whether it’s customer    for the Army. Whenever a unit     cial place and it will always
those trials were tackled by a  years – have an impact on the       hospital. All that construction                                   service, resources – through       is conducting combat opera-       hold a special place in my
team that is mostly civilians.  workforce, which has to make        equates to two things – growth                                    people and programs – or           tions abroad, it can be directly  heart, because of what we
                                adjustments accordingly.            and quality of life – and that                                    whether it’s based on infra-       linked to some Soldier or team    do here and how we do it
   “We have some folks here                                         is extremely important, he                                        structure or where they live       here at the NTC or the other      and the level of professional-
in our organization, who are       As his time with garrison        stated. The improvements                                          or where they work and the         two CTCs.”                        ism in all the things we do
truly extremely passionate and  nears a conclusion, Esmurria        resulted from active, engaged                                     resources they use to get their                                      to truly train the force and
very professional in the way    recalls rewarding experiences.      and competent leadership, of                                      job done,” Esmurria explained.        He added that an as-           make them a true tool for
they carry themselves and work                                      which he was a part.                                                                                 signment here gives Soldiers      deterrence or for war.”
ethic, and what they provide       “One of the biggest fulfill-                                                                          Just as a young Esmur-          invaluable opportunity for
the community,” Esmurria        ments of my time spent here

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