Goetz Career
- 1. Alexander Goetz • Born:South Bend, IN • Raised: Chittenden County, VT • School: • Mount Mansfield Union HS, Jericho, VT; 2000 • Keene State College, Keene, NH; 2005 • Biology (Microbiology) • Norwich University, Northfield, VT; 2013 (Projected) • Masters Business Administration • Career: • Captain, US Army, Chemical Corps • Commissioned, Officer Candidate School, Ft. Benning, GA, 2005 • Heavy Decontamination Platoon Leader, Korea, 2006 • Executive Officer, Basic Training Company, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, 2007 • Brigade Logistics Officer, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, 2008 • Company Commander, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, 2008 • Battalion Chemical Officer, Ft. Bliss, TX, 2009 • Assistant Operations Officer, Iraq, 2010 • Brigade Chemical Officer, Ft. Bliss, TX, 2011
- 2. S4 (Logistics) 3rdChemical Brigade Advised Commander of logistical matters while simultaneously providing logistical support to the brigade • Transportation • Supply • Requisitioning • Maintenance • Property book operations
- 3. Scope • 900 Cadre •20,000 Officer and Enlisted students annually • 6 Battalions • 3 Basic Combat Training Battalions • 84th Chemical Battalion • CBRN Advanced Individual Training • Chemical Officer Basic Course • Civil Support Skills Course • Chem/Bio Recon Specialization • Dismounted Chemical Recon • Live Toxic Agent Training • 58th Transportation Battalion • Transportation Advanced Individual Training • Fuel Handlers Specialization • 140 Facilities • $15M Budget • 1,000 Pieces of equipment • Maintenance • Accountability • Disposition
- 4. Initiatives & Projects •Initiatives • Brigade Program Analysis Committee • Brigade Material Readiness Review • Projects • Tactical Training Base Improvements: $1.5M in additional funding • New buildings for training areas • New guard towers for training areas • Improve overall realism and updates training experience to match current operations • Automation Consolidated Buy: $750K • Replaced over 300 obsolete computers • Replace and standardized all printers: cost savings of $100K per year on printer cartridges • Marker Training Weapons: $1.2M in additional funding • “Paintball” Weapons providing realism beyond that of MILES gear • Allowed Battalions to resource their own training requirements
- 5. Initiatives – BrigadeProgram Budget Advisory Committee $4,000,000 Monthly meeting to discuss Brigade $3,000,000 Budget and Supply Issues $2,000,000 • Ensured proper execution of Brigade Spend Plan funds; avoids end FY cost overruns $1,000,000 Actual • Identified potential funding issues $- • Resolved issues and sticking points on APR JUL JAN OCT projects • Resolved property disposition and transportation issues CDR Priority Item Description Amount Status Needed for Green Funded Comments Additon of Hard stand building and new Funding 1 TTB Improvements guard towers for all 4 TTBs $1.5M N request at post Replacement of obsolete computers Awaiting review Funded 2 IT Consolidated Buy and printers $750M from contracting Y internally Replacement parts and equipment and Awiating review Funded through 3 IRTD Expendables training devices $3.6M from post Y HLS Additional Awaiting funding 4 COBC Course Packets Course handouts for COBC $5.5K N funding needed request from BN from post 5 4th Quarter Push Packets Operating supplies for 4th quarter $10K Y Coin funds for 6 Battalion Coins Award coins for 2-10 IN BN $500 Can't complete N FY exhuasted
- 6. Initiatives-Brigade Material ReadinessReview • Monthly meeting to discuss equipment readiness and repairs • Impart common understanding of current maintenance issues • Synchronize maintenance priorities Weapons Gauging with training calendar Date Unit Weapons Results • Ensured proper resourcing of 2-Mar C/2-10 250 3 weapons coded out; 40 for shop maintenance equipment to meet training Gauging failed-weapons requirements 9-Mar A/1-48 250 not cleaned 12-Mar B/84TH 380 18-Mar HHC 58TH 75 25-Mar D/3-10 250 Pacing Items Status Date LIN Nomnclature Status Reason Expected Repair Date Comment Reported Parts on order; T47169 M1083 MTV 5 TON 54/60 2-Mar Boken Axle; Engine Head Gasket 7-Mar delivery date confirmed F/58 is a total loss T47598 M978 HEMMT FUELER 7/9 4-Mar Transimission; Tank Cracked 2-Apr new vehicle on order Parts on back order; D11798 M12 PDDA 6/9 25-Feb Engine, Wiring Harness BB delivery time unkown F43319 M93 FOX 9/9 No issues
- 7. Company Commander: Headquartersand Headquarters Company, 3rd Chemical Brigade Ran administration, training, and support functions for the commanders and staff of the Headquarters of the 3rd Chemical Brigade, and US Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School. • Training • Personnel Administration • Accountability • Reassignments • Retirements • Re-enlistments • Evaluations • Awards • Pay • Discipline • Support • Property Accountability • Training Resources • Administrative Resources
- 8. Scope • 225 Soldiersand Civilians • 4 Facilities separately located facilities • 3rd Chemical Brigade Headquarters • US Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear School • Commandants Group • Department of Leadership and Training Development • Chemical Defense Training Facility • Incident Response Training Department • Simultaneously assigned as the Brigade Logistics Officer
- 9. Specialized Training Chemical OfficerBasic Course, Fort Leonard Wood, 2006 • Skills • Equipment • Chemical, Biological, Radiological, • M40 Protective Mask Nuclear Weapons • Joint Service Integrated Suit Technology • Contingency Planning • Hazard Analysis • M12 Power Driven Decon Apparatus • Contamination Avoidance • Decontamination • M17 Decon Apparatus • Hasty • Improved Chemical Agent • Operational Monitor • Thorough • Automated Chemical Agent • Terrain Detector/Alarm • Reconnaissance • AN/VDR-2 Radiac Set • Protection • AN/UDR-13 Radiation Monitor • Live Agent Toxic Training • M93 Fox Reconnaissance Vehicle • Hazardous Materials Awareness • Join Biological Point Detection • Smoke Operations System
- 10. Specialized Training (Cont.) TechnicalEscort School, Red Stone Arsenal, 2009 • Certifications • Equipment • Hazardous Materials Technician • Self-Contained Breathing and Emergency Response Course, OSHA 80 Hour Apparatus • Permit Required Confined Space • Level A, B, C, and D Chemical Awareness Course, OSHA 8 Hour Protective Gear • Skills • HAZMAT-ID • HAZMAT • Multi-RAE • Sampling • Detection • DOD Biological Sampling Kit • Limited Decontamination • Chip Measurement System • Initial Hazard Mitigation • Packaging • Render Safe Procedures • Elimination • Disablement • Presumptive Analysis • Munitions Assessment • Patient Packaging & Litter Rigging • Incident Response Analysis, Panning, Implementatio n • Sensitive Site Exploitation • Patient Decontamination • Permit Required Confined Space Entry