SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Over 100 Soldiers from the 40th Composite Supply Company ‘Night Marchers’, 524th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 25th Sustainment Brigade, deployed from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii here, November 5, to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). The ‘Night Marchers’ will be supporting a wide variety of units during their nine month mission.
“Over the last eight months they have tirelessly trained on their individual, collective, and pre-deployment task in preparation for their upcoming mission,” said Lt. Col. David Young, commander of the 524th CSSB.
While deployed to OIR, the ‘Night Marchers’ will be providing multi class supply support activity, fuel distribution, water purification, and field feeding support to units operating in their area of operation.
A ceremony was held on November 2, in their battalion footprint to properly for the friends and families of the now deployed troops. Attending the ceremony was battalion and brigade command teams, as well as the 25th Infantry Division Command Sergeant Major, Brian Hester and the 25th Inf. Div. band.
Date Taken: | 11.05.2017 |
Date Posted: | 11.08.2017 21:43 |
Story ID: | 254725 |
Location: | SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII, US |
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