Photo By Brad Staggs | Cpl. Devin McElveen , holds the 38th Sustainment Brigade colors as Col. Kimberly...... read more read more
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – The 38th Sustainment Brigade conducted a Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority ceremony Feb. 26th as the 371st Sustainment Brigade handed command and control to the Indiana National Guard unit.
As one of only three units to have performed the mission twice in this location, the 38th Sus. Bde. provides sustainment mission command of U.S. Central Command distribution and expeditionary sustainment. From beans to bullets, the 38th is tasked with ensuring that needs are met by the warfighters.
Major General Flem B. “Donnie” Walker, Jr., 1st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) commanding general, hosted the event and spoke of the importance of the mission.
“I have not found myself in an environment more complex or difficult to support than the one we find ourselves in today,” Walker told the assembled Soldiers. “It’s no easy task. It takes leadership, it takes dedication, flexibility, and intense focus that’s required for mission success. I know that the 38th will work tirelessly to ensure that our warfighters are well taken care of day in and day out.”
The 38th Sus. Bde. controls personnel and units not only in Kuwait, but across the U.S. Central Command area of operations including Iraq, Afghanistan, and several other countries, ensuring that personnel never have to worry about the basics of life and soldiering. Army watercraft, supplies, and even post offices are under brigade control.
Colonel Kimberly Martindale, commander of the 38th Sus. Bde, made it clear that the 38th is going to move forward with the good work already started by the 371st. “It is a pleasure to command,” Martindale told a packed crowd at the Camp Arifjan chapel. “We’re prepared and we’re ready to continue the mission of the battlefield set for us.”
The 38th conducted the same mission from August 2012 to June 2013. The brigade will remain in command throughout the majority of 2018.
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| Date Taken: | 02.26.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.27.2018 08:04 |
| Story ID: | 267340 |
| Location: | KOKOMO, INDIANA, US |
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