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IRAQ - Staff Sgt. William Clarkson, a vehicle operator with the 70th Medium Truck Detachment, recently deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia from the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Clarkson, a native of Auburn, Calif., directly impacts Operation New Dawn in a big way - by bringing supplies out of Iraq.
Each day, Clarkson 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.
"My job is unique. I drive thousands of miles each month, constantly getting to see part of another country," said Clarkson. "I'm getting the chance to finally bring us out of Iraq."
During his six month tour here, Clarkson is taking advantage of the long days on the road by building friendships with his wingmen.
"We're a tight-knit group here," said Clarkson. "The camaraderie we have is by far my favorite part of this deployment."
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.
Clarkson is on his third deployment here since 2006.
| Date Taken: | 11.01.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 11.12.2011 05:24 |
| Story ID: | 79943 |
| Location: | IQ |
| Web Views: | 27 |
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