Photo By Master Sgt. Edward Daileg | Soldiers from Company A, STB, III Corps pack their items into containers, Jan. 3, as...... read more read more
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BAGHDAD - III Corps soldiers moved a step closer to redeployment as they packed hundreds of storage boxes to prepare for redeployment back to Fort Hood, Texas.
During their preparation, soldiers filled 26 military vans and 24 quad containers with their equipment and supplies on Camp Victory, Jan. 1 – Jan. 5.
While the Phantom Corps soldiers filled their bags and the containers this month, the planning began in August 2010.
Unit movement officers from the corps’ four companies worked hand in hand with the 840th Transportation Battalion to get the movement process started.
“The UMOs had to plan their pack-out dates and verify all the cargo going back,” said Capt. Garren Bremer, a movement control officer for the III Corps Special Troops Battalion.
“We work with the UMOs to get the information on what cargo is going out, where it’s heading to and who will pick them up. From there, the 840th Transportation Battalion handles all the movement,” said Capt. Alvaro Ramirez the officer-in-charge of the deployment distribution support team center with the 840th Trans. Bn.
To ensure the corps’ success, they trained a group of soldiers to become certified to conduct customs inspections.
“We had to send soldiers to the Customs and Border Protection
Agency class so that we would have certified agents during our
customs inspections,” said Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Broman, operations sergeant for Company A, STB, III Corps.
While the planning and paperwork required for the soldiers to accomplish getting their gear packed and ready for shipment was detailed and tedious, everyone agreed the result of this effort was worth any amount of work.
“All the paperwork and packing we did out here is worth it, knowing that we will be reunited with our families soon,” said Cpl. Cooper Syvertsen, a unit armor with Company A, STB, III Corps.
“Anything that involves the soldiers getting back to their loved ones is worth all the challenges that come with redeployment,” said Broman.
While everyone is excited about going home, leaders like Sgt. Maj. Nelson Castro, the United States Forces – Iraq Joint Fires Cell senior enlisted advisor, emphasized the importance of keeping mission focus and staying vigilant throughout the remainder of their deployment.
“The rules of engagement have not changed,” said Castro, who is also assigned to III Corps. “Someone is expecting you back home in a few weeks; we came here together and were leaving together.”
III Corps is scheduled to depart Iraq in early February after transferring the mission to the XVIII Airborne Corps out of Fort Bragg, N.C.
| Date Taken: | 01.03.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 01.08.2011 06:59 |
| Story ID: | 63220 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
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