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U.S. Army Transportation School Ship Simulator

(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adisen Smith)

U.S. Army Transportation School Ship Simulator

By Airman 1st Class Adisen Smith 633d Air Base Wing Public Affairs

August 29, 2024

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Kyle Chasen, 5th Composite Watercraft Company marine operations non-commissioned officer in charge, and Staff Sergeant Joel Arevalos, 5th CWC boatswain, participate in a U.S. Army Transportation School ship simulator training, on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 28, 2024.

The Soldiers at the transportation school spend 40 percent of their hands on training on a simulator and 60 percent on a real port.

Florida Guard supports out-of-state Soldiers assisting during Hurricane Debby

Spc. Jordan Hendrickson, a Soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 146th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, conducts a preventative maintenance inspection in Camp Blanding, Florida, on a vehicle used by the 1053rd Transportation Company from Bennettsville, South Carolina, Aug. 3, 2024. The 1053rd’s Soldiers are in Florida to support the Florida National Guard’s response efforts to Hurricane Debby. (U.S. Army Guard photo courtesy of Capt. James Holland.)

Florida Guard supports out-of-state Soldiers assisting during Hurricane Debby

By Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski

August 3, 2024

CAMP BLANDING, FL — The 146th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (ESB) conducted joint reception, staging, onward movement and integration (JRSOI) operations at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center during Florida’s response to Hurricane Debby, Aug. 3-7.

A JRSOI operation receives emergency response forces that are arriving to help with missions in the area they are visiting. The 146th's Charlie Company and Headquarters Company received 73 Soldiers and 32 vehicles assigned to the 1053rd Transportation Company from Bennettsville, South Carolina, and ensured those visiting Soldiers received the support they needed to assist the Florida Guard during its Debby response. Specifically, the 1053rd’s Soldiers received fuel and vehicle maintenance, as well as lodging and meals during their time in Camp Blanding, enabling them to continue their mission.

South Carolina National Guard heads to Florida as Debby looms

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1050th Transportation Battalion, 59th Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard, mobilized in support of Florida’s request for assistance through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) process,... (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Karla Evans)

South Carolina National Guard heads to Florida as Debby looms

By Maj. Karla Evans

August 5, 2024

VARNVILLE, S.C. — The South Carolina National Guard is responding to the Florida Department of Emergency Management’s request for assistance through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact in anticipation of a Tropical Storm Debby.

“The South Carolina National Guard is trained and ready to assist the citizens of the state of Florida,” said Maj. Gen. R. Van McCarty, the adjutant general of South Carolina. “The 1050th transportation battalion has the ability to mobilize for support on short notice and will be providing resources as needed.”

Lt. Col. Erik Hansen, left, commander of the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Williams Jr., senior enlisted leader for the battalion, uncase the colors for the 765th Transportation (Terminal) Battalion...

Lt. Col. Erik Hansen, left, commander of the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Williams Jr., senior enlisted leader for the battalion, uncase the colors for the 765th Transportation (Terminal) Battalion... (Momoko Shindo)

USARJ activates 765th TTB as only unit of its kind stationed overseas

By Sean Kimmons, U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs

August 4, 2024

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – The 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion cased its unit colors during a ceremony here Wednesday as it takes on a new role to support U.S. Army Japan watercraft and improve integration and interoperability with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the Indo-Pacific region.

More than 100 people attended the reflagging ceremony inside Kizuna Hall to witness the 35th CSSB officially transition to the 765th Transportation (Terminal) Battalion.

LVT carrying assault troops from Saipan to Tinian. More than half of the 140 LVTs used to Land the assault force were crewed by the U.S. Army. The Tinian invasion is the only major amphibious assault to be launched from land by LVTs that...

LVT carrying assault troops from Saipan to Tinian. More than half of the 140 LVTs used to Land the assault force were crewed by the U.S. Army. The Tinian invasion is the only major amphibious assault to be launched from land by LVTs that...

80th Anniversary of Tinian Invasion

By Dr. Mike Krivdo

July 31, 2024

The end of July marked the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Tinian, completing the campaign to capture the Marianas Islands during Operation FORAGER. Seizure of the Marianas Islands enabled a strategic land-based bombing campaign as well as providing naval basing to efficiently tighten the blockade of the Japanese Home Islands.

Operation FORAGER also represented incremental progress in the war, as the Northern Marianas Islands were considered part of the Japanese Home Island Defense Area.

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