Sgt. 1st Class Ernest Haefner, from the 58th Transportation Battalion, checks the mirrors of the Air Force’s sleeper cab tractor trailer during the Joint Service Truck Rodeo competition Friday at Training Area 228. Haefner was awarded for receiving the most individual points. (Photo Credit: Photo by Melissa Buckley, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office)
September 27, 2023
All month long, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we're highlighting the remarkable journeys of our Hispanic soldiers. Meet Staff Sgt. Jennifer Sanchez, sharing her military experience as the training noncommissioned officer for the 1864th Transportation Company. A first-generation military member, Sanchez enlisted alongside her family in March of 2014, accumulating nearly nine and a half years of service. She joined as a motor transportation operator and continued in that role throughout her career.
Each service that teaches motor transport operators on post — Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines — send four instructors to represent their branch. According to organizers, the competition is designed to showcase the instructors’ technical expertise behind the wheel through friendly competition.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer Sanchez poses for a photo at the Las Vegas Readiness Center in Las Vegas, NV, Sept. 20, 2023. The Nevada National Guard is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting Hispanic Soldiers' stories. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Adrianne Lopez, 17th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Section) (This photo has been edited to enhance the subject.)
September 26, 2023
All month long, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we're highlighting the remarkable journeys of our Hispanic soldiers. Meet Staff Sgt. Jennifer Sanchez, sharing her military experience as the training noncommissioned officer for the 1864th Transportation Company. A first-generation military member, Sanchez enlisted alongside her family in March of 2014, accumulating nearly nine and a half years of service. She joined as a motor transportation operator and continued in that role throughout her career.
Command Sgt. Maj. Jorge Escobedo, U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, stands by wall hangings given to him by the 75th Ranger Regiment for serving with that unit for 12 years earlier in his nearly 30-year career. Escobedo was the Army’s first non-11 series [military occupational specialty] NCO to serve as a Ranger Company first sergeant. (Photo by Jon Micheal Connor, ASC Public Affairs) (Photo Credit: Jon Connor)
September 25, 2023
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. -- ln honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Department of Defense personnel are recognized for their excellence and rich, unique culture. In doing so, like all observances, a greater understanding and appreciation is offered to the workforce of the people with whom they serve.
National Hispanic Heritage Month is from Sept. 15 - Oct. 15. This year’s theme is “Todos Somos, Somos Uno: We Are All, We Are One.”
One Hispanic person with a very interesting background is ASC’s command sergeant major stationed at its headquarters here on a small island in a section of the Mississippi River that flows east to west.
U.S. Combined Arms Support Command hosted the inaugural Contested Logistics Industry Week from Sept. 12- 14 at the Army Sustainment University to foster these key partnerships. CASCOM, Sustainment Capability Development Integration Directorate and the Contested Logistics Cross Functional team gathered more than 160 vendors, leaders and military personnel over the course of three days to exchange information, learn best practices and discuss emerging trends. (U.S. Army photo by Onyx Taylor-Catterson, U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM))
September 22, 2023
FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. — Building relationships to get ready for future sustainment needs was one of the themes of a gathering of industry, academic and Department of Defense thought leaders.
U.S. Combined Arms Support Command hosted the inaugural Contested Logistics Industry Week from Sept. 12- 14 at the Army Sustainment University to foster these key partnerships. CASCOM, Sustainment Capability Development Integration Directorate and the Contested Logistics Cross Functional team gathered more than 160 vendors, leaders and military personnel over the course of three days to exchange information, learn best practices and discuss emerging trends.