On the Move

WAINWRIGHT, AB, CANADA

05.09.2019

Story by Spc. Jermaine Jackson 

300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Since their arrival last week, Soldiers of the 804th MCT have been working diligently to track, offload, and notify incoming units that their vehicles and equipment, from the iconic High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle to fuel tankers, are ready for pick up. Operating out of an area dubbed the Coalition Readiness Support Program (CRSP) yard, they receive upwards of seven deliveries from tractor-trailers.
“The Army wants eyes on all equipment, where it’s going, when it gets here, and when it leaves,” said U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Michael Bellizzi, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the CRSP yard.
Their mission doesn’t stop there. They continue to track all movements during the exercise from within the training area to all U.S. Army Forces moving on and off post.
“We’re a key element, things don’t move without us,” said Bellizzi.
This mission not only supports the overall exercise, it also provides a source of training for the Soldiers since they are operating as if they are in a deployed environment, preparing them to be as capable as possible when they go overseas.
“We’re trying to simulate our operation as if it were a combat situation, that way we’ll be ready when the call comes,” said U.S. Army Reserve 1st Lt. Riley Brewer, the commander of the 804th, “It’s also strengthening ties between us and the Canadian Forces.”

• Date Taken: 05.09.2019
• Date Posted: 05.19.2019 21:32
• Story ID: 322994
• Location: WAINWRIGHT, AB, CA
• Hometown: TACOMA, WA, US