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A U.S. Army Soldier belonging to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, drives a Bradley Fighting Vehicle off the vessel to be logged into a system at a checkpoint at the port of Setúbal, Portugal

Photo By Staff Sgt. Daniel Yeadon | A U.S. Army Soldier belonging to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, drives a Bradley Fighting Vehicle off the vessel to be logged into a system at a checkpoint at the port of Setúbal, Portugal, on Nov. 7, 2024. The 3/1 AD, stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, will replace the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, as part of a regular rotation of forces to support the United States' commitment to Operation Atlantic Resolve.

Army logistics projects power through the Port of Setúbal

Story by Staff Sgt. Daniel Yeadon

November 18th, 2024

SETÚBAL, Portugal — The M/V ARC Endurance made history when it pulled into the port of Setubal on Nov. 5, 2024, carrying over 750 pieces of equipment assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. Soldiers and civilians from the Army's 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command; the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's 598th Transportation Brigade; the U.S. Mission to Portugal, and the Portuguese military and port authority ensured the mission was successful.

The mission was successful due to the efforts of Soldiers and civilians from the 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, the 598th Transportation Brigade of the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command

Army Reserve warrant officer profile: The service and passion of CW3 Timothy E. Brooks

Photo By U.S. Army Reserve | Army Reserve warrant officer profile: The service and passion of CW3 Timothy E. Brooks

Army Reserve warrant officer profile: The service and passion of CW3 Timothy E. Brooks

Story by U.S. Army Reserve Command

November 6th, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Timothy Earl Brooks exemplifies the leadership, dedication, and versatility that define the Army Reserve Warrant Officer cohort. With more than 20 years of service, CW3 Brooks has forged a unique path that spans continents, military operations, and technical expertise. His diverse assignments are a testament to his adaptability and the pivotal role he plays within the Army Reserve, a path few of his peers have an opportunity to follow.

A native of Passaic, New Jersey, CW3 Brooks enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2003 as a Transportation Management Coordinator (88N). Over time, he progressed through the ranks, demonstrating logistical expertise and leadership in movement coordination becoming a Mobility Warrant Officer in 2012. His career path has taken him across the globe, including Iraq, Guantanamo Bay, Jordan, Turkey, Bahrain, and throughout Europe.

South Carolina Army National Guardsmen to deploy to Southwest border to support Customs and Border Protection

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Brad Mincey | U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1055th Transportation Company, South Carolina National Guard, held a deployment ceremony Oct. 27, 2024, at McCrady Training Center, in Eastover, South Carolina. More than 100 Guardsmen will deploy to support the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assist with border security operations. The Department of Defense has supported the Department of Homeland Security’s border security in 19 of the last 23 years. The mission enables CBP to address security challenges and conduct its mission more efficiently along the southwest border. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brad Mincey, South Carolina National Guard)

South Carolina Army National Guardsmen to deploy to Southwest border to support Customs and Border Protection

Story by Maj. Karla Evans

October 28, 2024

EASTOVER, S.C. – A company of approximately 120 South Carolina Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 1055th Transportation Company, 59th Troop Command, headquartered in Laurens, will deploy at the end of October for approximately 12 months supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection as part of the federal Southwest Border Mission. A departure ceremony was held in their honor on Sunday, October 27, McCrady Training Center in Eastover. Maj. Gen. Van McCarty, the adjutant general of South Carolina, was joined by family, friends, service members, well-wishers, and other South Carolina National Guard Leadership to wish the service members well.

“Less than 1 percent of all Americans do what you do,” said Maj. Gen. Van McCarty, “To the families, I thank you for providing support and allowing your soldiers to do what they do.”

Photo By Sgt. Maria Elena Casneiro | Alumni from the 729th Railway Operating Battalion pose with the unit's historical colors during a ceremony in New Haven, Conn. on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, where the colors were returned to U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Roland Foss, commander of the 729th Transportation Battalion, 7th Mission Support Command.

Photo By Sgt. Maria Elena Casneiro | Alumni from the 729th Railway Operating Battalion pose with the unit's historical colors during a ceremony in New Haven, Conn. on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, where the colors were returned to U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Roland Foss, commander of the 729th Transportation Battalion, 7th Mission Support Command. The original colors, a relic from 1942, adorned with four campaign steamers, were kept by the final battalion commander following the unit's deactivation in 1976. His widow surrendered them to a trusted retired officer for safekeeping, eventually returning them to the current unit leadership of the 729th. The 7th Mission Support Command is the U.S. Army Reserve presence in Europe. Comprised of 26 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th MSC provides logistical and sustainment resources in support of U.S. Army Europe and Africa missions. For more stories and information on the 7th Mission Support Command, connect on Facebook @7thmsc. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Maria Casniero, 361st Theater Public Affairs Support Element)

Historic colors returned to transportation battalion in Europe

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Forester

October 20, 2024

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Members of the 729th Transportation Battalion, old and new, gathered for a ceremonial returning of the unit colors, early on a Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in New Haven, Conn.

The 729th Railway Operating Battalion deactivated in 1976. Their last days were chaotic, according to U.S. Army Reserve Col. (Ret.) Vincent Palmeri, an alumnus of the 76th Division, the co-located higher headquarters of the 729th in Middletown, Conn., preventing the customary return of the unit colors to the U.S. Army Center of Military History.

BASOPS Transportation employee: we’re tracking pretty much everything that moves

Photo by Cameron Porter | Diane Wilson, the administrative officer at Base Support Operations Transportation, wears pink to work in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The German host nation employee with the U.S. Army will celebrate 25 years of Army service in January. Her mother, who also worked for the U.S. government as a German local national employee, passed away from breast cancer.

BASOPS Transportation employee: we’re tracking pretty much everything that moves

Cameron Porter, 405th AFSB Public Affairs Officer

October 11, 2024

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Diane Wilson may be German, but she knows a thing or two about the U.S. Army. Her father was a career Soldier who worked in military intelligence and retired at the rank of master sergeant. Her mother served as a Department of Defense host nation employee for 28 years and retired as the assistant manager at the commissary in Darmstadt, Germany. And Wilson, herself, hits a quarter century of government service in January as an Army local nation employee.

The administrative officer at the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Base Support Operations Transportation Division has held several positions while serving as a German host nation employee with the Army. Long before working at BASOPS Transportation, she worked as an administrative officer with the Directorate of Public Works.

Photo By Catrina Goddard | The 1482nd Transportation Company, Army National Guard, out of Ohio worked with the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant’s depot operations team to load and transport ammunition to its destination.

Photo By Catrina Goddard | The 1482nd Transportation Company, Army National Guard, out of Ohio worked with the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant’s depot operations team to load and transport ammunition to its destination.

Almost 400 Soldiers take part in OPP-24 exercises at MCAAP

By Julia Hawkins

September 26, 2024

OKLAHOMA, US - Beginning in June, the Virginia Army National Guard’s 1710th Transportation Company and the ARNG’s 1742nd Transportation Company from South Dakota reported to MCAAP to participate in Operation Patriot Press 2024.

Soldiers are responsible for configuring, issuing, managing, receiving, shipping, and transporting munitions for OPP missions.

593rd ESC, 53rd Trans. Bn. command teams visit Army’s newest APS worksite

The command teams from Army Field Support Battalion-Poland, 53rd Transportation Battalion (Movement Control) and the 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command pose for a group photo at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Poland, Aug.... (Capt. James Bath)

593rd ESC, 53rd Trans. Bn. command teams visit Army’s newest APS worksite

Cameron Porter, 405th AFSB Public Affairs Officer

September 3, 2024

POWIDZ, Poland – The team of professionals from the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Poland Battalion hosted the command teams from the 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command and the 53rd Transportation Battalion (Movement Control) at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite recently.

The commander of the 593rd ESC, Brig. Gen. Kevin Cotman, and the ESC’s senior enlisted leader, Command Sgt. Maj. Dawadrain Clark Sr., along with Lt. Col. Nathaniel Groves and Command Sgt. Maj. Edgar Zavala from the 53rd Trans. Bn. (MC), visited the U.S. Army’s newest, most modern APS site, Aug. 29.