Allison Transmission, Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence to Celebrate Company’s 100 Years of Service to the U.S. Army
Military leaders, other defense partners to be recognized at AUSA event
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Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence has launched a campaign to elevate, encourage and thank our nation’s military spouses. These include efforts to help spouses find employment and to help their children better cope with challenges of having a deployed parent. (Photo: Business Wire)
The guest speaker will be Major General
Allison, a global leader in propulsion solutions with over 100 applications in tracked and wheeled military vehicles, will also provide a glimpse at future propulsion concepts under development.
Among the highlights over the last century, Allison and the
“At Allison, providing quality and innovative solutions to the U.S. Military is much more than business – it’s personal,” said
Pittard said Allison is particularly honored to welcome Mrs. Pence, who has been a strong supporter of and advocate for military families. Last month, Mrs. Pence travelled to
“More importantly, Second Lady Pence is the mother of a son who has just completed Marine Aviator qualification, and is serving our great country as a Marine officer,” said Pittard.
James Allison’s engineering company had been in business for less than two years when, in
Today, nearly all medium- and heavy-tactical combat support wheeled trucks for the U.S. military are equipped with Allison Automatics. These include the Stryker Family of Vehicles, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck and the Heavy Equipment Transporter.
Members of the media are encouraged to join us:
When: |
Tuesday (Oct. 9) |
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11:00 – 11:30 p.m. |
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Where: |
Walter E. Washington Convention Center | |
Exhibit Hall B, lower level | ||
Allison Transmission booth (#2233) | ||
801 Mount Vernon Pl NW | ||
Washington, DC 20001 |
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Melissa L. Sauer
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