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Images | Special Troops Battalion passes torch

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:20:10 -0500

(Left to right) Lt. Col. Robert Brem, a native of Salisbury, Md., and the commander of the Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, cases the unit's colors with the help of Command Sgt. Major Eugene Thomas, the STB command sergeant major at a transfer of authority ceremony held Dec. 1. | http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=images/images_gallery.php&action=viewimage&fid=134136

News Story | Special Troops Battalion passes torch

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:18:09 -0500

The transfer of authority ceremony held at Camp Taji Dec. 1 was brief, but significant. It marked the end of a15-month historic journey for the Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, out of Fort Riley, Kan., and the beginning of a one year mission for the 10th Sustainment Brigade Troops Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, out of Fort Drum, N.Y. | http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=27287

Images | Personal Security Detail team on the go

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:27:54 -0500

Sgt. Salvador Ramirez, a native of Vernon, Texas, and driver for the 1st Sustainment Brigade personal security detail, dons his gear before heading out on a mission, Nov. 10. The team safely escorted members of the brigade to Joint Base Balad for a mass re-enlistment ceremony that was held on Veteran's Day. | http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=images/images_gallery.php&action=viewimage&fid=132510

News Story | Personal Security Detail team on the go

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:24:21 -0500

Although the Soldiers of the Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, are nearing the end of a 15-month deployment, their mission is not yet complete and they are still going strong; especially the members of the brigade command team's personal security detail. | http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=27032

News Story | The logisitics crew of the 317th Maintenance Company keep supplies flowing

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:38:41 -0500

On any given night in Baghdad, U.S. Soldiers transport supplies and equipment via military convoy from large compounds to forward operating bases. These convoys must be escorted by a convoy security element, and that role is shared by one platoon of the 317th Maintenance Company from Bamburg, Germany. These are Soldiers whose sole job is to escort and protect convoys filled with supplies from the dangers outside of the camp. It is a dangerous job, and the road to mastering the technique is a long and arduous journey. | http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=27025

News Story | Arkansas Army National Guard unit deployed to Iraq prepares to train replacements

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:34:26 -0500

Battery B, 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery, 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, is preparing to receive Company F, 949th Brigade Support Battalion, the Texas Army National Guard unit set to take over their mission. | http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=27024

Images | 297th Transfer Company supports Signal Company Redeployment

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:09:08 -0500

Spc. Ulysses Gerena from Pembrokepines, Fla., supervises the packing up the satellite terminal trailer, so the centralized receiving and shipping point can transport it to another forwarding operating base. Gerena is deployed with Signal Company, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade in support of Multi-National Division – Baghdad. | http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=images/images_gallery.php&action=viewimage&fid=132053

News Story | 297th Transfer Company supports Signal Company Redeployment

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:06:23 -0500

The centralized receiving and shipping point, or CRSP, is run by the 297th Inland Cargo Transfer Company, 398th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade. The 297th ICTC have been supporting Signal Company's movement throughout the deployment. The CRSP yard supports movement of goods in and out of Camp Taji.
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Images | 1538th Transportation Company Soldier Serve Up a Piece of History

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:03:45 -0500

In the foreground, Spc. Johnny Trinidad, a native of Elkhart, Indiana, serving with the Indiana Army National Guard's 1538th Transportation Company, serves Sgt. Major Adel, the senior command sergeant major for all Iraqi army ground forces during the first-ever Iraqi army sergeants major academy dinner. | http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=images/images_gallery.php&action=viewimage&fid=131680

News Story | 1538th Transportation Company Soldier Serve Up a Piece of History

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:00:15 -0500

The Iraqi army opened a new chapter in its history recently with the beginning of the Iraqi army's first Sergeants Major Academy. The course brought together Iraq's most senior non-commissioned officers from around the country and around the services at the beginning of November for a 24-day session.

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