Photo By Staff Sgt. Michael Selvage | Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Fantini, commander of Kandahar Airfield cuts the...... read more read more
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – The 10th Sustainment Brigade hosted the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony of the Sgt. Darrough Soldier Sustainment Center March 26 here.
The 7,500 square-foot facility was constructed to consolidate the finance, main post office, identification card section, and the Regional Mail Distribution Center, which were spread throughout Kandahar Airfield, into one central location.
Each section of the facility is supported by Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Troops Battalion, 10th SBDE.
“The 10th Sustainment Brigade’s priority is to provide continued quality support for the warfighter,” said Army Lt. Col. Keirya Langkamp, 10th SBDE support operations officer for Regional Commands South, Southwest and West. “The construction of this facility is a smart solution because it’s a one-stop shop right in the heart of KAF.”
The facility was dedicated to a fallen human resource specialist, Army Sgt. James M. Darrough, an Austin, Texas, native, assigned to 101st Finance Company, 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division.
“We are proud to dedicate the Soldier sustainment center to one of the human resource heroes,” said Langkamp. “We are humbled by his sacrifice.”
The construction of the facility took approximately three and a half weeks to complete.
Langkamp said because of the repurposing of material and facilities from other sites, Navy Lt. j.g. Edward Dale, construction coordination officer and lead engineer for the sustainment center project assigned to the 130th Engineer Brigade, was able to obtain more than 80 percent of the project's materials saving the Army more than $264,000.
Dale said everyone on the instillation will be able to benefit from the centralization of the facility by providing services for NATO forces and civilians.
This facility was built by service members from different branches of the military.
“My main focus was the carpentry and electrical portion of the project,” said Army Sgt. Nicholas Royle, a carpentry and masonry specialist assigned to the 284th Engineer Company, 365th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade.
The facility was converted from the U.S. standard of 110 volts to the European standard of 220 volts.
“The Army saved more than $50,000 dollars having service members do the electrical work rather than have it contracted out,” said Royle. “We don’t usually get to do that level of electrical work.”
The construction of the facility was not contracted out to civilians either. It was built by the hands of military men and women, which saved the Army more than $34,000 in labor.
“The construction of this facility has truly been a unified effort,” said Langkamp. “There were more than 12 organizations that lent a helping hand in this construction effort.”
Dale said he was amazed by the team work and motivation displayed by the service members helping with the project.
“The Sgt. Darrough Soldier Sustainment Center is special not only for the number of organizations who have partnered up in completing this endeavor, but also because it is a “greener” type of project and it’s not just because it’s an Army facility,” said Langkamp.
| Date Taken: | 03.28.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 04.08.2014 03:22 |
| Story ID: | 124819 |
| Location: | KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AF |
| Hometown: | AUSTIN, TX, US |
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