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FORWARD OPERATING BASE HADRIAN, Afghanistan —While working from dawn to dusk, the ‘Provider’ armament team has one mission in mind—to support and sustain the war-fighter.
Chief Warrant Officer Rachel Schneider and Staff Sgt. Brian Redding, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, worked side-by-side with Spc. David Campagna, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, Combined Team Uruzgan, and Spc. Kenneth Dodson of the 702nd Brigade Support Battalion to service and repair a M777A2 Howitzer at Forward Operating Base Hadrian in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, March 6-8.
An annual service is required on the 9,000-pound weapons system that belongs to the 1-9 Field Artillery Regiment in order to ensure the canon’s ability to fire effectively. The soldiers performed a thorough check of the canon—a process that they completed together in 64 hours.
Schneider said supporting the war-fighter is her main focus.
“It’s great to be able to do your job," Schneider said. "It’s a perishable skill. It’s like riding a bike; if you don’t do it for a long time then you forget it."
Schneider, a native of Cherry Creek, N.Y., said she is responsible for the overseeing all weapons maintenance for the CTU.
“When I found out about the service, I enlisted Staff Sgt. Redding to ensure we had all the proper tools,” she said.
Redding, a Mena, Ark., native, checked every cable and bolt to help keep the weapon fully mission capable.
"We’re here helping the war-fighter maintain a means of defense," said Schneider.
| Date Taken: | 03.16.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 03.16.2013 04:05 |
| Story ID: | 103576 |
| Location: | URUZGAN PROVINCE, AF |
| Hometown: | CHAUTAUQUA, NEW YORK, US |
| Hometown: | CHELSEA, ALABAMA, US |
| Hometown: | FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, US |
| Hometown: | MENA, ARKANSAS, US |
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