Fantastic Five: Introducing the TACOM Hall of Fame Class of 2026

Meet the former Army Civilians whose achievements, leadership and commitment to excellence earned them a spot in the TACOM Hall of Fame. DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. – Five careers. Decades of impact. One enduring legacy. Meet the former Army Civilians whose achievements, leadership and commitment to excellence earned them a spot in the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Hall of Fame. From depot intern to Integrated Logistics Support Center leader, Agnes E. Holley-Smith broke barriers and enhanced Soldier readiness. “Support to Soldiers was always the No. 1 priority, regardless of what else was going on around you,” she said. Holley-Smith’s 35-year career began in 1971 as an intern at Red River Army Depot.

She moved the next year to TACOM, where her expertise and leadership skills catapulted her from an entry-level job writing descriptions of spare parts for catalogs to high-profile, strategically important leadership roles. Holley-Smith served as chief of the Special Vehicles Division, senior budget representative, director of both the Logistics Integration Office and the Heavy Combat Commodity Business Unit, deputy director of the Integrated Materiel Management Center (now the ILSC) and director of Operations and Security Assistance for the ILSC. A strong advocate for TACOM’s logistics programs, Holley-Smith drove modernization and strengthened cross-functional collaboration. She championed the transition toward multidisciplinary, multifunctional and multiskilled teams, which helped position the