Photo By Lt. Col. Matthew Devivo | Soldiers of the 113th Sustainment Brigade are presented certificates of appreciation...... read more read more
CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan - Hundreds of 113th Sustainment Brigade soldiers are deployed here for a short time to conduct sustainment and redistribution operations.
Their deployment has been highly productive in assisting coalition forces in setting conditions for the responsible drawdown of forces in Afghanistan in accordance with U.S. government directives. The 113th Sustainment Brigade is a North Carolina Army National Guard unit called to active duty last year in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The unit has soldiers serving throughout the Middle East.
One small group of Steel Warriors stationed with the Marines here was recently recognized for their outstanding achievement in support of Marine efforts in vehicle and equipment consolidation and disposition.
After the team arrived here, headquarters of Marine Corps Logistics Command (Forward), the Marine officer in charge of the camp noted that most of the civilian contractors and Marines weren’t licensed to operate some of the vehicles, including the mine resistant ambush protected trucks so crucial to operations in Afghanistan. Part of the camp’s duties involved moving mine resistant ambush protected vehicles to and from the sort yard, wash racks and outbound staging areas.
This resulted in delays in the process and a loss of valuable time.
Sgt. 1st Class Kendall Cheek, a member of Company B, 113th Sustainment Brigade developed a training plan and presented a driver training course to the Marines. The course was approved, adopted, and put into place.
With the success of the Steel Brigade’s training sessions at Camp Dwyer, the team went on the road to Camp Leatherneck, where more Marines and contractors waited to be licensed. The team had trained an additional 77 service members and civilians by the end of April, and more classes are being scheduled at Camp Dwyer organizers said.
Marine Col. Christopher Michelsen, commander of MCLC (FWD), presented letters of appreciation to the 113th Sustainment Brigade team of Cheek, Staff Sgt. Dirkson Sanders, and Spc. Raymond Frederick, recognizing them for their efforts to make the process flow more safely and efficiently.
“These soldiers have put in many hours of hard work to support our mission,” Michelsen said. “Their cooperation and coordination is an example of joint operations between services and our team’s dedication to ensure mission success.”
| Date Taken: | 05.01.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 05.02.2012 04:20 |
| Story ID: | 87713 |
| Location: | CAMP DWYER, AF |
| Web Views: | 256 |
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