Photo By Master Sgt. Dave Thompson | Brig. Gen Kenneth Jones, 4th ESC commanding general, delivers comments during the TOA...... read more read more
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By Master Sgt. Dave Thompson
1TSC-OCP Public Affairs
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - The 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Kenneth Jones and Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Swanson, 4th ESC command sergeant major, uncased their unit colors in ceremonies at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, today, signifying the official transfer of authority from the 13th ESC who completed a nine-month tour of duty.
The 4th ESC, an Army Reserve Unit based at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, becomes the operational command post to the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, with the mission to sustain U.S. and allied forces throughout the entire U.S. Central Command region.
Jones praised the 13th ESC for a job well done and declared his Soldiers “ready and united as one team” to take over the vital sustainment mission.
"You are Soldiers of great character and determination who represent the best of our Army," said Jones to his Soldiers. "And above all, you are professional Soldiers who I am proud to serve with."
Jones concluded by thanking family members back home who's support and sacrifices, he said, make it possible for Soldiers to serve in the defense of the nation.
Maj. Gen. Paul Hurley, 1TSC Commanding General, spoke about the difficulties inherent to logistics and the challenges of sustaining the force. “But we have the right unit, at the right place, at the right time heading the charge,” he said of the 4th ESC.
“First TSC relies heavily on [Army Reserve Sustainment units] to perform its missions, and they are an integral part of our team,” said Hurley. “The skills that Reserve Soldiers have gained throughout more than a decade of war are vital to our success and they will continue to be at the forefront in the success of the Army as a whole.”
| Date Taken: | 08.21.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 08.21.2015 15:22 |
| Story ID: | 173906 |
| Location: | CAMP ARIFJAN, KW |
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