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Brig. Gen. Mark S. Bennett, U.S. Army Financial Management Command commanding general, delivers an address wishing the U.S. Army and Army Finance and Comptroller Corps happy birthdays in Indianapolis June 11, 2020. The Army was born on June 14, 1775, and the Finance and Comptroller Corps was born two days later. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

WIESBADEN, Germany - A mover tapes up a box at an apartment at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden May 22 while following health protocols. The Department of Defense has directed that moving personnel adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocols regarding health protection, such as wearing face coverings and washing hands, while working in a person’s home. (U.S. Army photo by Lisa Bishop)

Brig. Gen. Mark S. Bennett, U.S. Army Financial Management Command commanding general, delivers his parting words to Command Sgt. Maj. Courtney M. Ross, USAFMCOM senior enlisted advisor, and his wife, Jessica, during Ross’ retirement ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis May 15, 2020. Ross retired after more than 24 years of military service. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Command Sgt. Maj. Courtney M. Ross, U.S. Army Financial Management Command senior enlisted advisor, reacts after being presented with a military shadow box from USAFMCOM Soldiers and civilian employees during his retirement ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis May 15, 2020. Ross served as USAFMCOM’s second command sergeant major after its designation as a two-star command and helped oversee the command’s transition from a direct reporting unit to a major subordinate command under the Army Materiel Command. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Command Sgt. Maj. Courtney M. Ross, U.S. Army Financial Management Command senior enlisted advisor, presents his wife, Jessica, with a Meritorious Public Service Medal as she holds their son, Amir, during the command sergeant major’s retirement ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis May 15, 2020. During his ceremony, Ross referred to his wife as his rock and stated that his marriage to her and the birth of his two children were the best things that ever happened to him. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Command Sgt. Maj. Courtney M. Ross, U.S. Army Financial Management Command senior enlisted advisor, gives a kiss to his son, Amir, as his wife, Jessica, looks on during the during the command sergeant major’s retirement ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis May 15, 2020. During his ceremony, Ross referred to his wife as his rock and stated that his marriage to her and the birth of his two children were the best things that ever happened to him. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Master Sgt. L. Alphanzo Hunter, U.S. Army Financial Management Command Operations noncommissioned officer, salutes a U.S. flag after presenting it to Command Sgt. Maj. Courtney M. Ross, USAFMCOM senior enlisted advisor, during Ross’ retirement ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis May 15, 2020. Ross retired after more than 24 years of military service. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Command Sgt. Maj. Courtney M. Ross, U.S. Army Financial Management Command senior enlisted advisor, delivers his remarks as Capt. John Buckley, USAFCOM aide de camp, controls a camera during Ross’ retirement ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis May 15, 2020. The ceremony was broadcast online and around the globe so that those wishing to take part could do so while maintaining their safety during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Command Sgt. Maj. Courtney M. Ross, U.S. Army Financial Management Command senior enlisted advisor, grins as he shows off his certificate of retirement during a ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis May 15, 2020. Ross, a native of North Augusta, South Carolina, joined the Army as an accounting specialist in 1996. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Command Sgt. Maj. Courtney M. Ross, U.S. Army Financial Management Command senior enlisted advisor, poses for a photo after being presented a Legion of Merit medal by Brig. Gen. Mark S. Bennett during his retirement ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis May 15, 2020. Gen. Gustave F. Perna, U.S. Army Materiel Command commanding general, awarded the medal to Ross for his exceptionally meritorious service during his career. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

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Soldiers from the 551st Medical Company (Logistics) and the 627th Hospital Center unload tri-walls of medical supplies as they arrive at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, in support of COVID-19 relief efforts.

On behalf of Ryan D. McCarthy, Secretary of the U.S. Army, Brig. Gen. Mark S. Bennett, U.S. Army Financial Management Command commanding general, presents Greg Schmalfeldt, Defense Finance and Accounting Service Indianapolis director, with an Army Excellence in Financial Stewardship Award for Fiscal Year 2019 at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis Dec. 3, 2019. Immediately upon joining the Command Accountability and Execution Review program, the Army’s fiscal stewardship program that provides commanders with visibility of command fiscal health and holds leaders at every echelon responsible and accountable for stewardship of the tax dollars, Schmalfeldt demonstrated strong leadership, and his solutions provided to the program immediately reduced manual workload on transportation billing by 75 percent and freed up approximately $170 million in funding for use on other priorities. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

G. Eric Reid, U.S. Army Financial Management Command acting deputy to the commanding general, poses for a photo at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis Dec. 4, 2019. Prior to this assignment, Reid served as the USAFMCOM Army Financial Services director, where he worked closely with the Army commands, Department of Defense staff and agencies, U.S. Treasury, and Federal Reserve Banks on support for Army overseas operations and deployed Soldiers.

Brig. Gen. Mark S. Bennett, U.S. Army Financial Management Command commanding general, welcomes the USAFMCOM team to a Thanksgiving luncheon at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis Nov. 22, 2019. During the event, Bennett thanked those in the command for their hard work and said they build financial readiness one transaction at a time. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Brig. Gen. Mark S. Bennett, U.S. Army Financial Management Command commanding general, presents Joseph Myrda, USAFMCOM financial systems analyst, with an Army Superior Civilian Service Medal during Myrda’s retirement ceremony in Indianapolis Nov. 21, 2019. Enlisting in the Army in 1963, Myrda served three tours in Vietnam, retired from the military as a command sergeant major in 1992, and served in a civil servant and a recognized expert in disbursing operations across the Army until his civilian retirement. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Brig. Gen. Mark S. Bennett, U.S. Army Financial Management Command commanding general, right, serves turkey dressing to Shannon Tabbert, USAFMCOM Audit Response Center financial management analyst, during a Thanksgiving luncheon at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis Nov. 22, 2019. During the event, Bennett thanked those in the command for their hard work and said they build financial readiness one transaction at a time. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Gen. Gustave F. Perna, U.S. Army Materiel Command commanding general, left, delivers his remarks shortly after transferring command of the U.S. Army Financial Management Command from Maj. Gen. David C. Coburn, seated left, to Brig. Gen. Mark S. Bennett, far right, during a ceremony at the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis, Oct. 25, 2019. Coburn, the highest ranking service member stationed in Indiana, retired in a ceremony after the event, bringing his 37-year military career to a close. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Brig. Gen. Mark S. Bennett delivers his first address as the U.S. Army Financial Management Command commanding general during a ceremony at the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis, Oct. 25, 2019. In that speech, he promised the USAFMCOM team to give them his very best, and he asked them for their very best in return. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Gen. Gustave F. Perna, U.S. Army Materiel Command commanding general, right, congratulates Brig. Gen. Mark S. Bennett shortly after Bennett took command of the U.S. Army Financial Management Command during a ceremony at the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis, Oct. 25, 2019. The change of command was the first formal event for USAMCOM since its move under AMC earlier in the month. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)