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CAMP HOVEY, South Korea - Soldiers from two 1st Cavalry Division armored brigade combat teams began inventories and inspections in advance of a transfer of authority between the two here.
Soldiers from the 1st ABCT “Ironhorse,” will assume a nine-month mission Feb. 26 from the Soldiers of the 2nd ABCT.
The tactical vehicles, armor and equipment sets stay on the peninsula while the 2nd ABCT rotates out and 1st ABCT begins its nine-month rotation as the maneuver element of the 2nd Infantry Division, replacing the 1st Brigade Combat Team “Iron,” 2nd Infantry Division, that was deactivated June 2015.
“Accountability is a step that every Soldier needs to learn as they transition from a junior enlisted Soldier to a noncommissioned officer,” said Capt. Cedric Cato, commander, Company A, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st ABCT.
For Soldiers, inventories are a matter of taking account of what they have, what’s missing, or what’s broken.
“It’s good to keep accountability and to know what you got because if you don’t know where it is, you’re going to be paying for it,” said Spc. Garsha Williams, automated logistical specialist, Co. A, 115th BSB.
For NCOs, the importance of accountability is not only a matter of money, but also about a platoon’s ability to accomplish its mission.
“In the end, we need to have an accountability of everything we have, regardless of any type of change or movement,” said Staff Sgt. Anthony Bynum, automated logistical specialist, Co. A, 115th BSB. “We have to make sure we have all the stuff we need to perform our mission.”
Accountability is one of the biggest issues that a unit can face, said Sgt. 1st Class Maurice Graham, property book noncommissioned officer, 1st ABCT.
“If you don’t have true, accurate property accountability, then you really don’t know what you have during wartime missions,” said Graham.
Inventories can be a big-picture issue if they haven’t been done or assessed correctly.
“If I don’t do inventories properly or have accurate status of my inventories, then I’m not a force multiplier,” said Cato. “It’s our charge to be good stewards of Army property.”
| Date Taken: | 02.15.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 02.18.2016 00:51 |
| Story ID: | 189102 |
| Location: | CAMP HOVEY, GYEONGGIDO [KYONGGI-DO], KR |
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