MARYSVILLE, Wash. - Soldiers in the 364th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) operations and support operations sections spent their battle training assembly Feb 27-28 huddled together at their headquarters with several Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s 593rd ESC as the 364th ESC continues to prepare for its upcoming mission to Poland for Exercise Anakonda 16.
Anakonda 16 is a Polish-led event and involves more than 25,000 service members and military staff, and is a premier training event for U.S. Army Europe and partner nations. The exercise will set conditions for success at the NATO biannual summit in July 2016 in Warsaw, Poland.
The Department of the Army encourages Active and Reserve Army units to find ways to collaborate before, during and after signification missions. The 593rd ESC has a similar mission as the 364th ESC.
“This event gives us an opportunity to ask questions about lessons learned, get ideas, and improve our processes,” said Master Sgt. Richard Montgomery, 364th ESC Operations NCO.
The collaboration of the two Washington-state based ESCs highlights some of the primary benefits of the Army’s Total Force Policy. According to Army.mil website, the Army Total Force Policy directs Active and Reserve Component forces to integrate their Soldiers and unit capabilities into pre-deployment collective training events to: maintain Army readiness standards throughout components; provide predictable, recurring and sustainable operational force capabilities; and prepare for deployments as multicomponent expeditionary forces.
With looming budget cuts and manning issues, the Army’s leaders realize the benefits of this kind of cooperation. Soldiers in both units also see the advantages of the Total Force Policy.
"It is beneficial to see products that they have used to do the same jobs. This is a collaboration of both of us learning from each other. It is extremely beneficial,” said Montgomery.
"We can pass on lessons learned from standing up an ESC and push forward products that have helped us be successful in the past. This event aids in understanding roles and responsibilities, said Sgt. 1st Class John Mack, 593rd ESC Senior Maintenance Supervisor.
During Anakonda 16, Soldiers in the 364th ESC and its subordinate units will be responsible for coordinating the sustainment of thousands of service members as logisticians move equipment and supplies by land, air and sea in one of the most complex sustainment missions for an Army Reserve unit seen in Europe in several years.
| Date Taken: |
02.28.2016 |
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03.01.2016 19:03 |
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MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON, US |
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