OD Leadership

Chief of Ordnance

Colonel Robin (Rob) Montgomery

Colonel
Robin (Rob) Montgomery

OD Command Sergeant Major

Command Sergeant Major Jason E. Decker

Command Sergeant Major
James A. LaFratta

OD Chief Warrant Officer

Chief Warrant Officer Kent H. Shepherd III

Chief Warrant Officer 5
Kent H. Shepherd III

Deputy to the Commandant

Mr. Joseph W. Kirby

Mr. Joseph W. Kirby

EOD Commandant

Colonel Bradley S. Waite

Colonel
Bradley S. Waite

Mission

Train, educate, and develop agile Ordnance technicians who drive change; employ, develop, and design DOTMLPF-P solutions to build Army strategic readiness and sustain land dominance for LSCO (Army 2030-2040) in Contested Environments.

Vision

Build a Network of Maintenance Capabilities, build the Future Technician, and Cultivate the Workforce we need for the Army of 2030-2040.

Highlights

Sustainment News

Army Sustainment

Maximizing Combat Power: Lessons Learned from WFX 25-01

By CW5 David A. Marriott | April 18, 2025
A Soldier belonging to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, drives a Bradley Fighting Vehicle off the vessel to be logged into a system at a checkpoint at the port of Setúbal, Portugal, on Nov. 7, 2024. (SSG Daniel Yeadon)

This article presents the lessons learned by the 1st Armored Division (1AD) — America’s Tank Division — on understanding, preserving, regenerating, and maximizing combat power during Warfighter Exercise (WFX) 25-01. The division staff worked through this problem set for many iterations before the exercise during their command post exercises (CPXs). After solidifying lessons learned from CPX 3, America’s Tank Division employed them to determine their utility and success during complex operations.

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Army Sustainment

Army Maintenance Shortfalls: Overcoming Funding and Equipment Readiness

By MSG Caleb J. Gallagher | April 18, 2025
Top: Paratroopers assigned to the 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct ground maintenance on March 14th, 2024, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Middle: Leroy Cowden, a heavy mobile equipment operator at area maintenance support activity 158 in Anniston, Alabama, does annual maintenance on a vehicle. Bottom: A Soldier assigned to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, arranges their tools to perform maintenance on a vehicle preparing to go into “the box” at Fort Irwin, California, August 3, 2022. (Top: CPT Erik Solares; Middle: SFC Crystal Harlow; Bottom: SGT Timothy Brokhoff)

There have been significant changes in funding and readiness within the Army due to war efforts, which have impeded unit training and financing for maintenance operations. This has led to decreases in educated maintainers, detached leadership, and a reliance on maintenance contracts. As the military shifts in a new direction, maintenance is now at the forefront for commanders, who will not have contractors in some theater locations, putting more weight on maintainers.

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