HJR10 Summary

• Commends General Dennis L. Via for becoming the 18th Commander of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC), one of the largest Army commands with operations in all 50 states and 144 countries.

• Recognizes General Via's extensive military service including commanding at every level, serving as Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff of AMC, and deploying to Southwest Asia in October 2011 to lead equipment retrograde from Iraq.

• Notes General Via's background as a native of Martinsville, Virginia, commissioned in the Signal Corps in May 1980 after graduating from Virginia State University, holding a Master's Degree from Boston University, and graduating from the U.S. Command and General Staff College and U.S. Army War College.

• Details General Via's various command and staff assignments across signal battalions, brigades, corps, and joint operations at Army and strategic command levels.

• Resolution was adopted by the House on February 14, 2013 and by the Senate on February 19, 2013.