Commanding General, 8th Theater Sustainment Command
by Mona Choy-Beddow
A wife, mother, grandmother, and Major General of the United States Army in command of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC), Susan Davidson stood proudly in her Army dress uniform bedecked with rows of ribbons signifying awards and decorations earned throughout her distinguished military career.
She spoke humbly of her younger years growing up in St. Joe, Florida as the only daughter of six children in a prominent Orange Grove family. She earned her chemistry degree from the New Mexico State University and upon graduation delayed her 5-year commitment to the Army for several months to help her father in his orchard farm. When her initial Army commitment was complete, Susan thought she would return to the citrus business, but realized that she liked what she was doing in the Army. Susan never thought that she was going to make the Army her career, but like her five brothers, the military was inevitable. As each sibling entered the service, they were commissioned by their father, a lieutenant colonel in the Florida National Guard.
As MG Davidson described, the Army has taught her to “know your stuff”, tell your story” and “have fun”. These themes she shared in the many examples of answering the call to duty and enjoying the camaraderie of her peers. She has held various transportation support and logistic positions, including tours during operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom.
The ladies of OWL left the luncheon with a tremendous sense of pride. As one of their own who has served our country to the best of her ability is now leading a major Army command of thousands of soldiers and a large geographic