1109th Tasmg Soldiers Assist With Ongoing Europe Operations In Germany

Photo By Sgt. Jeanne Bujalski | Sgt. Sabrina Summit, an electronic maintenance NCO with the 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, works on repairing a generator at the Storck Barracks US Army facility in Germany on April 2, 2016. Summit traveled to Germany with fifteen members from the 1109th unit to complete a parts classification and aircraft operation mission. (Photo by Sgt. Jeanne Bujalski, 1109th TASMG Unit Public Affairs Representative)  

ILLESHEIM, GERMANY

05.18.2016

Story by Sgt. Jeanne Bujalski 

1109th TASMG

ILLESHEIM, Germany – 15 service members, split into two groups, used their expertise in logistics and as aircrafts mechanics to fulfill a parts classification and aircraft operation mission over the course of eight weeks at the Storck Barracks US Army facility.

A strong focus on generating aviation push packages and maintaining retrograde was the main assignment for the members of the 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance group or TASMG, who traveled to Germany to work closely with the Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance OCONUS (TASMO).

The Soldiers of the TASMG, who are based out of Groton, Connecticut, had to make sure two push packages made their way to Army units working in the Northern and Southern parts of Europe. These units are part of the Operation Atlantic Resolve or OAR, which has a continuing presence and commitment to NATO allies. These packages contain parts to make aircraft either fully mission or partially mission capable. Each package totals more than $700,000 worth of parts.

While making sure the push packages arrived at their final destination, they also turned in more than $1.8 million of retrograde parts into the Supply Support Activity. These parts are processed at a destination in the US where the equipment gets repaired and recapitalized in order to be redistributed to meet the needs of the Department of Defense.

The team requires Soldiers from various military occupational specialties, including logistics as well as aircraft and electronic maintenance. The Soldiers were able to complete all tasks at hand.

Sgt. Sabrina Summit, test equipment operator and maintainer with the TASMG, spoke about her experience: “I found it intriguing that there was a contractor and local nationals unit that operated and functioned much like our own unit. We met all of our goals such as North and South push packets, classification and the turn-in of parts, plus setting up eight vidmars of bench stock,” said Summit.

The TASMG has previously traveled to Germany for training missions throughout the years, but this has been their first trip to work exclusively with the TASMO in support of the real world mission operation in Europe.

• Date Taken: 05.18.2016
• Date Posted: 05.18.2016 13:55
• Story ID: 198461
• Location: ILLESHEIM, DE