Transportation Company Soldiers support drawdown with initiative, motivation, and perseverance

Courtesy Photo | A soldier with the 319th Transportation Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), hauls a piece of equipment, as part of the responsible drawdown from Iraq, Sept. 21, at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Ronnie Patrick)  

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IRAQ

10.10.2010

Courtesy Story

224th Sustainment Brigade

By 1st Lt. Ronnie Patrick

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq— The soldiers with the 319th Transportation Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), serve as part of one of the busiest transportation units supporting Operation New Dawn at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.

The requirements and missions have been anything but simple for the unit; however, the 319th Trans. Company’s soldiers have operated at their full capacity during their time in Iraq. The Soldiers have hauled more than 4,000 tons of equipment, and have traveled nearly 200,000 miles in Iraq using heavy equipment transport vehicles.

“The soldiers in the 319th Trans. Company demonstrated their overall initiative, motivation, and perseverance with each mission since we’ve arrived in country,” said Sgt. 1st Class Derryl Brown, first sergeant of the 319th Trans. Company, and an Orangeburg, S.C., native.

Aside from supporting OND, the 319th Trans. Company also has soldiers operating in other vital logistics centers around COB Adder. They contribute to a more efficient logistical operation throughout the southern and central regions of Iraq. They have also conducted numerous missions to transport equipment out of Iraq in support of the responsible drawdown of forces, while saving overall mission time and increasing drawdown efficiency.

“Despite the daily 120-degree temperatures over the past five-month mission, and all combat operations [ending], there is still plenty of equipment to be withdrawn from Iraq,” said Spc. Mark Pettite, a dispatcher with the 319th Trans. Company, and an Augusta, Ga., native.

• Date Taken: 10.10.2010
• Date Posted: 10.25.2010 10:10
• Story ID: 58751
• Location: CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IQ