204th Brigade Support Battalion brings support closer

Courtesy Photo | Sgt. Keithon Cox (lower left) of Company A, 204th Brigade Support Battalion, keeps a watchful eye as Spc. Tin Quach secures one of the unit's all-terrain vehicles and Spc. Benjamin Spencer (upper left) ties down the mini-bulldozer to the rear of the trailer before movement from Forward Operating Base Kalsu to Camp Echo recently.  

DIWANIYAH, IRAQ

03.17.2009

Story by Spc. Josh Lecappelain 

2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

CAMP ECHO, Iraq – Soldiers from the 204th Brigade Support Battalion have recently begun to relocate from Forward Operating Base Kalsu to Camp Echo, where the rest of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division is located.

Maj. Thomas P. Bryant, 204th BSB operations officer and a native of Silver Creek, Miss., said the move is being made to better support 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div. operations, but that their mission will not change at all.

Soldiers who have already arrived at Camp Echo are excited about the new location.

"I like Camp Echo a lot," said Spc. Evan Rector, a 204th BSB equipment repairer, and a native of Tullahoma, Tenn. "It has a lot of the amenities that you can find back home."

Rector, who arrived at Camp Echo in December, said the move has improved morale and aided in unit cohesion.

He added that 204th BSB Soldiers have worked steadily on improving their new headquarters building, tearing everything down to the concrete floors and walls and rebuilding to meet their needs.

"I'm impressed so far," said Bryant, a graduate of Alcorn State University. "I'm amazed at [the level of] enthusiasm and what Soldiers can do."

Bryant said he believes the entire battalion will be relocated and operational at Camp Echo by mid-March.

• Date Taken: 03.17.2009
• Date Posted: 03.17.2009 04:22
• Story ID: 31212
• Location: DIWANIYAH, IQ