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FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Mechanics from the 319th Transportation Company, the 414th Transportation Company, and the 773rd Transportation Company have joined together to provide support for the 2014 Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise (QLLEX), operationally controlled by the 633rd Quartermaster Battalion here, June 11.
Pfc. Joel Jackson, a light-wheeled mechanic with the 319th TC, based in Augusta, Georgia, said training with different units gives him a chance to see the big picture and enhance his job skills.
“It’s more than just us down in Georgia,” said Jackson, a native of Columbia, South Carolina. “Everyone has their tricks of the trade. Different unit, different services, but we’re all pushing the same mission forward.”
Pushing that mission takes a bit of coordination combined with a readiness to act on the fly. Spc. Jason Walker, a light-wheeled mechanic with the 414th TC, said that even with plans, day-to-day activities are never the same. Regular maintenance checks can catch most things, but until a convoy is loaded and ready, there’s no guarantee everything will run smoothly.
“We prioritize jobs like a triage, but if a convoy breaks, you’ve got to roll out to keep the mission rolling,” said Walker, a native of Norway, S.C. “It would be a very short mission without us, so it’s nice to be able to fix something and know you’re the one to keep the mission going.”
Keeping the mission going is often made easier thanks to the multiple skill sets Army Reserve Soldiers possess, thanks to their civilian lives. According to Chief Warrant Officer Robert Bethany, an automotive maintenance warrant officer with the 414th TC, civilian job skills can save time and fill gaps in personnel when Soldiers are away on other missions.
Spc. Carlos Falconi, a light-wheeled mechanic with the 773rd TC, based in Fort Totten, N.Y., said being part of QLLEX has given him a daily opportunity to learn something new. “Last AT was just a unit mission,” said Falconi, a native of Secaucus, N.J. “I said I would take something new home with me, and I met that goal on the first day.
“It’s a great feeling,” he said. “It really is one Army.”
| Date Taken: | 06.11.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 06.11.2014 16:22 |
| Story ID: | 132817 |
| Location: | FORT BRAGG, NC, US |
| Hometown: | AUGUSTA, GA, US |
| Hometown: | COLUMBIA, SC, US |
| Hometown: | NORWAY, SC, US |
| Hometown: | ORANGEBURG, SC, US |
| Hometown: | SECAUCUS, NJ, US |
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