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101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs
Content Online
(101SB-101ABN)
Videos: 14
Audio: 0
News Stories: 111
Images: 299
Publications: 17
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Hometown: Fort Campbell KY US
Current Personnel:
Sgt. 1st Class Peter Mayes
Spc. Michael Vanpool
Sgt. Sarah Keegan
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Recent Image Galleries
Loading up and heading out
Families and friends watch the soldiers of the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 716th...
Taken: 01.12.2012
'Are you ready to lead?'
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler III hands a plaque with the non-commissioned officer...
Taken: 12.02.2011
Long time coming
Staff Sgt. Danny Estep, Alpha Company, 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment...
Taken: 10.13.2011
Ending a great tour
Command Sgt. Maj. John Seelhorst, command sergeant major of the 129th Combat Sustainment Support...
Taken: 10.12.2011
Shaking the hand of success
Col. Michael Peterman, 101st Sustainment Brigade commander, shakes hands with Staff Sgt. Kofi...
Taken: 10.09.2011
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Recent Video Col. Peterman
Col. Mike Peterman, commander, 101st Sustainment Brigade, from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan talks to a military reporter about his assessment of the Brigade's deployment winding down.
Taken: 10.30.2011
 530th CERP team mission
Capt. Sherman Pinckney of the 530th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, CERP Team OIC, 101st Sustainment Brigade, talks about his group's recent projects to help the local Afghan community. Produced by Sgt. 1st Class Pete Mayes.
Taken: 08.05.2011
 1st Lt. Gabriel Deng: Lost Boy of Sudan
Package of 1st Lt. Gabriel Chol Deng, a former "Lost Boy of Sudan" who is now a U.S. Army officer. Produced by Sgt. 1st Class Pete Mayes.
Taken: 08.02.2011
 St. Louis Cardinal Labor Day Shout Outs
Soldiers with the 1138th Inland Cargo Transportation Company, 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, have messages for their families and the St. Louis Cardinals during Labor Day.
Taken: 08.01.2011
 Staging Area creates rest area for HNT drivers
The 101st Sustainment Brigade is creating the Convoy staging yard at Bagram Air Field for Host Nation Truck drivers.
Taken: 07.12.2011
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Loading up and heading out
Families and friends watch the soldiers of the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, as they prepare to depart Fort Campbell for a deployment to Afghanistan. |
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Recent Publications
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10.22.2011
The Role of Police Intelligence Operations
in the Sustainment Brigade
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101st Sustainment Brigade Initiatives
Save an Estimated $272.6 Million During 2011
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Building Afghan Logistics...
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10.22.2011
SPO Quarterly Distribution Newsletter
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09.04.2011
Here is the September edition of "Task Force Lifeliners" magazine. Share this magazine and the Lifeliners facebook page with your family and friends and please give us feedback!!
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08.16.2011
“Managing YOUR Career”; “Sustainment Brigades & Strength Management in a Modular Unit”; “Taking the HR Pulse of Your Company: A guide for Commanders and First Sergeants”; “The...
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08.06.2011
From the Lifeliners PAO Team: the latest issue of, "Task Force Lifeliners" is now published online. Enjoy and share your thoughts
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07.04.2011
Find the 'Rally Point'; A deployment of firsts; A family affair; First responders; Celebrating Lifeliner heritage; A taste of home; Learning their trade, holding their own; 'Mired' in training;...
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Heading out01/10/2012
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Peter Mayes
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – As he walked into one of the post shopettes dressed in an Army Multi-cami uniform, Lt. Col. David Thompson said he was told, “thank you” and “welcome home” from a few of the civilians there.
“They thought I had come home from a deployment,” he said.
The fact was Thompson, commander of the 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, was actually preparing to head out on deployment. He and the rest of his battalion headquarters staff left this week for their year-long tour to Afghanistan.
The battalion is typical of many of the units assigned to the “Lifeliners” brigade. As other brigades in the 101st Airborne Division deploy and return together entirely with dwell time in between deployments, the sustainment brigade constantly rotate in and out of theater in a support role to larger combat operations.
The battalion’s role will be mentoring the Afghan Regional Police Command in Kabul. Instead of conducting foot patrols and being on the ground, theirs will be a more backseat approach, as they will assist and advise the Afghan National Police staff on how to conduct their mission.
The mission falls in line with the Military’s mentorship approach, letting the Afghan officials take a lead role in their affairs as a pre-cursor to drawing down combat actions in Afghanistan.
“Our intent is to let [the Afghans] run their mission. We understand that they have their own ideas and they understand what works better in their culture,” Thompson said.
This will be the first deployment for many of the soldiers in the battalion to Afghanistan. Many were previously deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Thompson, who has deployed multiple times to Iraq, said he deployed to Afghanistan back in 2002 where he helped train his fellow MPs in detainee operations. Regardless of where you are, the basics of the MP job do not change, he said.
“It might be a different environment, but the fundamentals are the same, in that we know what our duties are,” he said.
The battalion spent several months preparing for their deployment, and some soldiers said they are drawing on their experiences in previous deployments to help their comrades who’ve never set foot in a combat theater.
Capt. Timothy Lambert, battalion intelligence officer, has deployed twice to Iraq and will be on his first deployment to Afghanistan. The challenge he faces with this deployment is being a parent to a 2-year-old and a 7-week-old daughter.
“The first deployment I had no kids, and I came back to a 9-month-old daughter on my second deployment,” Lambert said.
The Cincinnati, Ohio, native said his toddler has some understanding that daddy will not be at home.
“She has the concept that daddy’s not here,” he said. “We have a wall map at our home with push pins showing her where we live and where I’m going to be.”
Sgt. 1st Class Teklinski, battalion sergeant for the 716th MP Bn., said he believes the battalion is ready to conduct their t mission and is confident on the amount of deployment experience of his fellow soldiers.
“We just made sure that the people around us were competent in doing their job,” he said.
This deployment will be the first one ever for Battalion Battle Captain, Capt. David Becker. The White Lake, Mich., native said he is excited to go and conduct the mission.
“It’s why you join the Army, to be a part of an experience like this,” he said. |
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