Vanguard Distribution Company changes hands

Photo By Capt. Constance Quinlan | Lt. Col. John Chadbourne, commander of 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, passes the guideon to Capt. Seth Olmstead, incoming commander for Company A, 703rd BSB, during a change of command ceremony, Feb. 22, at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq. Olmstead is a native of Murfreesboro, Tenn.  

ISKANDARIYAH, IRAQ

02.22.2008

Story by Capt. Constance Quinlan 

4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs

By Capt. Constance Quinlan
4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – A change of command ceremony for the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, was held, Feb. 22, at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq.

Capt. Misti Frodyma, from Archer City, Texas, turned over command of Company A, 703rd BSB to Capt. Seth Olmstead, from Murfreesboro, Tenn. Frodyma led Company A since June, 2006, and will take Olmstead's place on the battalion's operations staff. Olmstead served in Company A during Operation Iraqi Freedom III.

"A distribution company is a very complex organization with many different missions and directions," said Lt. Col. John Chadbourne, 703rd BSB commander.

The distribution company is responsible for the receipt, storage, handling, and delivery of every class of supply but medical. This includes food, water, fuel, barrier material, ammunition, vehicles, equipment and repair parts; virtually everything a soldier needs.

The unit is responsible for making sure every soldier has the right amount of supplies at the right time, said Chadbourne.

Company A has played a significant role in the Vanguard area of operations since deploying in October, specifically in establishing several new patrol bases in support of Operations Marne Round-up and Midway.

• Date Taken: 02.22.2008
• Date Posted: 03.04.2008 15:44
• Story ID: 17003
• Location: ISKANDARIYAH, IQ