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FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – No left and rights needed
Maintaining and improving a motor pool in the United States Army is no easy task. Being a Non-Commissioned Officer who leads Soldiers to repair vehicles, order all sorts of new equipment, turn in old equipment and handle a multitude of tasks that can come up every day is a challenging job. For a Soldier like Sgt. Ryan S. Hensley, a 91C Utilities Equipment Repairer, Headquarters Support Company, headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, III Armored Corps, it is a challenge that he excels at.
Friday, November 1st, 2024, III Armored Corps Headquarters, Fort Cavazos, Texas, Hensley was awarded the Army Commendation Medal by the III Armored Corps Commanding General, Lieutenant General Kevin D. Admiral for his displays of leadership and excellence in his duty.
“Sgt. Hensley directly turned in 8 trailers that were delinquent and sitting in our motorpool for over 10 years” says Cpt. Robert Anderson, III Armored Corps HSC Commander. “He never requires any left and rights from me. I give him a task and he always executes, which is why Sgt. Hensely was nominated for this award.”
These trailers were old deployable rapid assembly shelters (DRASHs), temperature-controlled tents that can be used by military personnel for any environment. To properly turn in these large pieces of decommissioned equipment, Hensley had a lot of detailed work to do on top of the daily tasks that go on in a motor pool.
“They had to be perfectly cleaned, drained of all of their hazardous materials,” says Hensley. “all of the paperwork had to be prepared with all of this specific information and at one point the DRASHs manufacturer had to be contacted.”
Eventually everything required for this task was taken care of and the hard work paid off. 13th Armored Corps Sustainment Command sent over transportation equipment to the motor pool and all of the decommissioned DRASHs were loaded on and taken away.
“Trust is an earned thing for me and Sgt. Hensley is someone that I can always rely on.” says Anderson. “He is someone that consistently performs and acts well over his pay grade.”
Growing up in Lancaster Pennsylvania, Hensley has a family tradition of military service. “All of my family has joined the military at some point.” says Hensey. Immediately after heighschool Hensley joined the Army and now has 6 years of service under his belt while working as the III Armored Corps Motor Pool Sergeant and Platoon Sergeant of HSC.
Hensley explains that what drives him to succeed in the Army isn't just accomplishing missions and tasks but maintaining a positive culture with the people he works with as well.
“I want people to come to work and want to work with me every day.” says Hensley “To be in the Army is a privilege. To be a leader in the Army is a privilege. we have to show up every day to earn it.”
(Story by U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle Yoder)
| Date Taken: | 11.04.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 11.19.2024 10:00 |
| Story ID: | 484623 |
| Location: | FORT CAVAZOS, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
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