Photo By Natasia Kenosky | A Letterkenny Munitions Center employees unloads shipping containers from the 1148th...... read more read more
Chambersburg, PA – During the month of August, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia Army National Guard Units transported shipping containers – more than 230 twenty-foot equivalent units – of retrograde ammunition returning from overseas locations on more than 100 flatbed trailers.
Keeping with LEMC tradition of enabling opportunities to develop Soldier, NCO and Officer proficiency, more than 400 personnel involved gained knowledge and hands-on experience associated with their Military Occupational Specialties. The 1055th, 1052nd, 1148th and 1450th Transportation Companies enhanced their knowledge and skills throughout the operation, supporting U.S. Army and LEMC’s munitions readiness requirements, which was also part of annual training requirements for units involved.
The operation demonstrated the capabilities of U.S. Armed Forces and their civilian counterparts at LEMC to rapidly execute receipt and storage operations, while providing valuable on-the-job training to the Soldiers involved and saving transportation costs.
"The operation was successful because of a cooperative effort between the South Carolina and Georgia Army National Guard, Letterkenny Army Depot, and all the Divisions within LEMC,” said Keith Byers, Logistics Operation Chief, LEMC. “It was truly a team effort."
After arriving at LEMC, the Soldiers lined up their trucks along the road near one of LEMC’s major containerization docks. From there, LEMC employees worked diligently to unload the containers from the trucks. With unloading operations complete, the Soldiers returned south and the LEMC Logistics Operations team will now work meticulously to receive, inventory and store the items.
“Operation Patriot Bandoleer exercises the National Guard Transportation Company at every level, from individual Soldier tasks to company-level command and control. We have the unique opportunity to use our annual training to execute a real-world mission stateside, which directly impacts the Nation’s ability to conduct operations overseas,” said Cpt. Derek Ellyson, 1148th Transportation Company, Georgia Army National Guard. “We are proud to be part of such an important, rewarding mission.”
“Not only are we delivering strategic munitions readiness, but tactically – at the unit level – these units get valuable on-the-job training, ensuring execution readiness of these units’ missions overseas if called upon to do so,” said Lt. Col. Jeffrey Ignatowski, commander of Letterkenny Munitions Center.
LEMC frequently partners with U.S. Army Reservists and National Guard Units to offer training opportunities to Soldiers. The training and experience, which would otherwise be inaccessible to these units, is invaluable to ensure warfighting readiness objectives.
LEMC is located on Letterkenny Army Depot and is a Government-Owned, Government-Operated installation. LEMC conducts regional and global distribution of munitions, provides missile maintenance and conducts demilitarization of munitions for Joint Forces and international partner nations.
| Date Taken: | 08.23.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 08.23.2017 15:51 |
| Story ID: | 245740 |
| Location: | CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
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