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Command Group - QM Leadership - Deputy to the Commandant

Deputy to the Commandant

Mr. Keith Rodney Orage

Deputy to the Commandant / Quartermaster General
Deputy Commanding General (DCG) - Modernization

Mr. Keith Rodney Orage Deputy to the CommandantMr. Keith Rodney Orage serves as the Deputy to the Quartermaster School Commandant/Quartermaster General/(DCG) ' Modernization and Director of Training. After more than 35 years as a US Army Officer and Department of the Army Civilian (DAC), Mr. Orage assumed his current position in June 2022.

In his role, Mr. Orage is the key advisor to the Quartermaster School Commandant/Quartermaster General for all education and training matters pertinent to the U.S. Army Quartermaster School for Active Component (AC) training, as well as senior advisor on Reserve Component (RC) training at 14 Regional Training Institutes (RTIs) across CONUS. Advises the Commandant, Assistant Commandant and Brigade Commander on education and training, budget, manpower, and civilian human resources. He is the senior civilian and DAC Advisor for the QMS.

Previously, Mr. Orage served as the Director, Training Management Office at the US Army Quartermaster School from January 2014 to May 2022. In this role, Mr. Orage served as the chief advisor to the QM School Commandant/Quartermaster General/DCG Modernization, Command Group and training departments on all matters pertaining to Soldier Training and Education initiatives.

Mr. Orage is a respected professional offering over 35 years of Training, Operations, Management and Logistics experience in the U.S. Army, with significant experience in the Institutional training domain providing initial military training, functional training and professional military education for Soldiers, military leaders, and Army Civilians.

In addition to his federal service, Mr. Orage dedicated 20 (+) years of service as a Quartermaster Officer, culminating his active-duty service as the Battalion Commander of the 262d Quartermaster Battalion, Fort Gregg-Adams, VA.

This page was last updated on: December 6, 2023