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    Crescent City native hauls U.S. out of Iraq

    Senior Airman Micah Olson, a native of Cresecent City

    Photo By Jeffrey Allen | Senior Airman Micah Olson, a vehicle operator with the 70th Medium Truck Detachment,...... read more read more

    IRAQ - Senior Airman Micah Olson, a vehicle operator with the 70th Medium Truck Detachment, recently deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia from the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, N.D.

    Olson, a native of Crescent City, Calif., directly impacts Operation New Dawn in a big way - by bringing supplies out of Iraq.

    Each day, Olson and members from his unit drive into Iraq to bring cargo, supplies and vehicles out of the country to support the withdraw of U.S. forces in the country.

    "The traveling I get to do here is awesome," said Olson. "[Forward operating base] hopping around Iraq is an experience that most airmen don't get. I do."

    In recent months, the 387th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, which the 70th MTD belongs to, has increased its amount of missions trucking out cargo from Iraq by approximately 200 percent.

    "When we first got here last month, the squadron was averaging about 11 missions per week," said Lt. Col. John O'Connor, 387th ELRS commander and native of Albany, Ga., before going on to say that the squadron is on track to average about 35 missions per month.

    Olson is on his second deployment of his career.

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    Date Taken: 11.01.2011
    Date Posted: 11.12.2011 05:17
    Story ID: 79940
    Location: IQ

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