Under secretary visits Cav Soldiers

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Banzhaf | Spc. Rosa Santos, a Tucson, Ariz., native and unit supply specialist with the 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, shows Acting Under Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning how the unit processes incoming parts Tuesday at Fort Hood, Texas. Fanning visited the 215th BSB motor pool to learn how Soldiers get the parts and equipment that they need.  

FORT HOOD, TX, UNITED STATES

09.16.2015

Story by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf 

3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

FORT HOOD, Texas – Acting Under Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning spent time with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and the 215th Brigade Support Battalion here Tuesday.

He stopped by to watch Soldiers operate their fighting vehicles during a live-fire exercise and to learn how units order the parts needed to keep those vehicles operating safely on the range.

Soldiers had the opportunity to meet Fanning and brief him on their roles, and how they perform their particular duties.

• Date Taken: 09.16.2015
• Date Posted: 09.16.2015 17:40
• Story ID: 176275
• Location: FORT HOOD, TX, US
• Hometown: KALAMAZOO, MI, US
• Hometown: TUCSON, AZ, US
• Hometown: WASHINGTON, DC, US