Photo By Capt. Fernando Ochoa | Members of the 570th Movement Control Team, after intense training and preparation,...... read more read more
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. - The 570th Movement Control Team, led by 1st Lt. Phothong Chanthanivong, conducted a deployment ceremony at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Sherman Oaks, Calif., March 22.
This movement control unit will deploy to Shindand Air Base, located in Western Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
The mission of the 570th MCT is the movement control of personnel and materiel as well as the coordination of bulk fuel and water transportation at pipeline and production take-off points. To this end, the MCTs contribution to the development of procedures, documents and practices facilitates local movement.
"I hope to successfully accomplish my mission and provide quality customer service to the war fighters we will be supporting.” said Chanthanivong. “The most important part of my mission is to bring my soldiers home safe.”
It was a clear and sunny day over the San Fernando Valley. The drill hall was filled with friends and family ready to support their loved ones, and the parking lot had a full buffet and a grill ready to roast hotdogs for a reception after the ceremony.
The 570th MCT has spent many months preparing for this deployment. They have conducted Theater-Specific Individual Readiness Training, which focuses on providing deploying units/individuals with realistic scenarios that challenge participant’s critical thinking and decision-making skills so that they can be better prepared for managing actual events/encounters after deployment.
The detachment, which consisted of 20 men and women, come from states as far as Arizona, Mississippi and Hawaii. They stood in three ranks, disciplined and ready to do their duty.
The ceremony was attended by Brig. Gen. Scottie Carpenter, 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command commanding general, and Dr. Robert Cohen, Sherman Oaks chamber of commerce president, who came to pledge the city’s support of the unit.
“I want to tell the families and friends to remain strong and make sure they support their soldier in the best way possible,” said Chanthanivong. “Our sacrifice and your sacrifice will make the world a better place.”
The Patriot Guard Riders, a nonprofit organization that ensures dignity and respect at memorial services honoring fallen military heroes, was also in attendance. They are a motorcycle club that will escort the 570th MCT to the airport.
| Date Taken: | 03.22.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 03.24.2014 14:22 |
| Story ID: | 122450 |
| Location: | SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA, US |
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