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U.S. Soldiers with the 131st Transportation Company, 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group drive M915 tractor trucks in a cross-country convoy during Army Materiel Command's Operation Patriot Press, May 10, 2024. The annual nationwide ammunition redistribution mission supports the Army’s strategic positioning goals. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Du-Marc Mills)

U.S. Soldiers with the 131st Transportation Company, 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group drive M915 tractor trucks in a cross-country convoy during Army Materiel Command's Operation Patriot Press, May 10, 2024. The annual nationwide ammunition redistribution mission supports the Army’s strategic positioning goals. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Du-Marc Mills)

Soldier's perspective: The M915 moves the Army

By Sgt. Du-Marc Mills, 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

May 10, 2024

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - During my week with the Pennsylvania National Guard's 131st Transportation Company, 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, I observed the critical role played by the M915 tractor truck as 131st TC Soldiers participated in Army Materiel Command's Operation Patriot Press, an annual nationwide ammunition redistribution mission supports the Army’s strategic positioning goals.

The M915 served as the primary workhorse in our convoy, transporting essential supplies and equipment to our destinations. Equipped with a robust 450-horsepower engine and a payload capacity of up to 60,000 pounds, it demonstrated exceptional strength and resilience, navigating through diverse terrain with ease.

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Army Rethinks Survivability for Tactical Wheeled Vehicles

By Stew Magnuson

May 10, 2024

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Brig. Gen. Beth Behn, the Army’s chief of transportation, spent a large chunk of 2023 in eastern Ukraine observing the ongoing war there before taking over her current role.

What she saw changed her thinking about the some 200,000 tactical wheeled vehicles her command employs to move soldiers and supplies on battlefields.

“I came back from Ukraine with my hair on fire to modernize our doctrine, our training and, of course, our equipment,” she said at the National Defense Industrial Association’s annual Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Conference held recently on the outskirts of Charlotte, North Carolina.

U.S. Army Pfc. Jalen Prester, transportation movement coordinator, 627th Movement Control Team, 39th Movement Control Battalion directs a vehicle towards the staging area after it left the cargo ship during port operations in Narvik, Norway, on April 24, 2024. Service members of U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Norwegian army, and Finnish army made history by setting the theater for the first time in Norway in support of DEFENDER 2024. Multinational partners downloaded vehicles and equipment from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and efficiently executed its reception, staging and onward movement. DEFENDER is the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, and is a U.S. European Command scheduled, U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted exercise that consists of Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response. DEFENDER 24 is linked to NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercise, and DoD’s Large Scale Global Exercise, taking place from 28 March to 31 May. DEFENDER 24 is the largest U.S. Army exercise in Europe and includes more than 17,000 U.S. and 23,000 multinational service members from more than 20 Allied and partner nations, including Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samuel Signor)

U.S. Army Pfc. Jalen Prester, transportation movement coordinator, 627th Movement Control Team, 39th Movement Control Battalion directs a vehicle towards the staging area after it left the cargo ship during port operations in Narvik, Norway, on April 24, 2024. Service members of U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Norwegian army, and Finnish army made history by setting the theater for the first time in Norway in support of DEFENDER 2024. Multinational partners downloaded vehicles and equipment from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and efficiently executed its reception, staging and onward movement. DEFENDER is the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, and is a U.S. European Command scheduled, U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted exercise that consists of Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response. DEFENDER 24 is linked to NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercise, and DoD’s Large Scale Global Exercise, taking place from 28 March to 31 May. DEFENDER 24 is the largest U.S. Army exercise in Europe and includes more than 17,000 U.S. and 23,000 multinational service members from more than 20 Allied and partner nations, including Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samuel Signor)

21st Theater Sustainment Command sets theater for first time in Norway

By Maj. Vonnie Wright, 21st Theater Sustainment Command

April 24, 2024

NARVIK, Norway – The 21st Theater Sustainment Command and 598th Transportation Brigade of the Army’s Surface Deployment Distribution Command, alongside their Norwegian Allies makes history today by setting the theater for the first time here during the Defender 2024 exercise April 24, 2024.

The act of setting the theater requires the 21st TSC to rapidly deploy equipment and Soldiers to the point of need during any potential crisis or conflict, enabling units to conduct their mission. Being able to strategically diversify host nation seaports and airports throughout Europe and testing their transportation networks’ capabilities gives the United States Army Europe and Africa commander options during any mission set to best employ forces.

U.S. Army Capt. Ivy Young, commander of the 970th Transportation Detachment, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based in Eugene, Oregon, poses for a photo during exercise African Lion 2024 (AL24) in Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia, May 5, 2024. Young leads the movement control team responsible for transporting personnel and equipment throughout Tunisia during the course of the exercise. AL24 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, with over 8,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

U.S. Army Capt. Ivy Young, commander of the 970th Transportation Detachment, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based in Eugene, Oregon, poses for a photo during exercise African Lion 2024 (AL24) in Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia, May 5, 2024. Young leads the movement control team responsible for transporting personnel and equipment throughout Tunisia during the course of the exercise. AL24 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, with over 8,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

Aloha from Africa: Hawaii native celebrates Asian-American, Pacific Islander heritage

By Maj. Joe Legros, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

May 5, 2024

TUNIS, Tunisia – As with many native Hawaiians, U.S. Army Capt. Ivy Young is a mix of ethnicities including Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, German and Puerto Rican. Growing up within the diverse population of Honolulu, her childhood was immersed in traditional Hawaiian culture. Now, together with her U.S. Army Reserve unit, she traveled to the other side of the world to participate in exercise African Lion 2024 (AL24).

“I've been to New Zealand and Japan before, but this is my first time to Africa,” said U.S. Army Capt. Ivy Young, commander of the 970th Transportation Detachment Movement Control Team (970th TC DET (MCT)), 385th Transportation Battalion.

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