Brig. Gen. Beth Behn (left), the 33rd Chief of Transportation and Commandant, U.S. Army Transportation School, recognizes Col. (Ret.) Dave Banian, the Joint Munitions Command’s munitions logistics director, as a Distinguished Member of the Transportation Regiment, in a May 6 ceremony, at Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia. (U.S. Army Transportation Corps photo)
May 28, 2024
FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. — For 33 years, Dave Banian wore an Army uniform, and he did so for 27 years as a logistics and transportation officer.
Banian, who retired from the Army in 2016 with the rank of Colonel, was recently recognized for the various roles he held within the Transportation Corps.
In a May 6 ceremony, at Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia, Banian was honored as a Distinguished Member of the Transportation Regiment.
Performers at the 832nd Transportation Battalion Asian American and Pactific Islander Heritage month event. (832nd Transportation Battalion (832nd TB) photo from the 832nd TB Facebook page)
May 24, 2024
The 832nd Transportation Battalion hosted the first Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month festival since the pandemic at Fort Eustis on May 21, 2024.
The celebration featured music, performances, games, a sumptuous feast, and even a roasted pig in honor of the 6.2 percent Soldiers serving across the Army today of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent. (More than 23,000 are men and more than 5,000 are women).
U.S. Army Logistics Support Vessel 4, LTG William B. Bunker, departs, to support Operation Pathways, from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on May 18, 2024. (8th Theater Sustainment Command, photo by Sgt Nickson Schenk)
May 22, 2024
PEARL HARBOR — A U.S. Army Logistics Support Vessel can transport 24 Abrams tanks at once, even at sea for nearly a month without needing a port visit, and one recently deployed to Gaza to help build the floating pier designed to provide humanitarian aid to civilians in the war-torn region.
Aboard the USAV LTG William B. Bunker, or the LSV-4, the vessel master, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Arian Fernandez, told Defense News that much like the B2 Bomber, the ship is old but reliable. It has an engine very similar to a train locomotive, is operated by a crew of just 31 Army mariners and can be ready to go on a lengthy at sea mission within 24 to 48 hours.
The LSV-4 took one of its longest trips from Hawaii out to Talisman Sabre in Australia last year and much was learned about exercising logistics over the shore, according to Maj. Gen. Jared Helwig, the 8th Theater Sustainment Command commander.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jered Helwig, commanding general of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command, and the former 30th Chief of Transportation, speaks on the unique capabilities of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command during Land Forces Pacific Symposium 2024 Honolulu, Hawaii, May 15, 2024. LANPAC allows the military to highlight their vital role in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Devin Davis)
May 15, 2024
HONOLULU — The 8th Theater Sustainment Command commanding general and two of his subordinate commanders discussed how 8th TSC sustains and protects the joint force on May 15 at the Land Forces Pacific Symposium 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Maj. Gen. Jered Helwig, commanding general, 8th TSC and the former 30th Chief of Transportation, Col. Margaret McGunegle, commander, 130th Engineer Brigade, and Lt. Col. Shayne Lundy, deputy commanding officer, 8th Military Police Brigade, talked about 8th TSC’s contributions to campaigning in the Pacific as part of LANPAC 24’s commander’s corner series.
US Combined Arms Doctrine Direcotrate at Fort Leavenworth, KS, sits down with BG Beth Behn, Commandant of the Transportation Corps and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed to talk about Army watercraft operations.
May 15, 2024
Breaking Doctrine is the podcast of the US Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD) at Fort Leavenworth, KS. The podcast explores timely topics of interest, regarding current and emerging Army and joint doctrine. Their guests include a broad range of Army and other Service professionals with the vast knowledge and years of experience required to facilitate discussion on a variety of military doctrine-related topics.
In this episode, Captain Ed Garibay sits down with BG Beth Behn, Commandant of the Transportation Corps and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed to talk about Army watercraft operations.