Story by Scott Sturkol | Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office | 06.04.2020
An operator with the Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC) Transportation Division operates an Army Standard 50,000-pound-capable Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) on May 14, 2020, at the division’s container storage area on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Luis Saavedra | 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Office | 06.26.2014
The 10th Sustainment Brigade manages containers throughout Afghanistan daily to ensure equipment is retrograded in a timely and efficient manner....
Story by Amabilia Payen | Mobilization and Deployment, DPTMS Fort Bliss | 04.23.2014
Nine Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest were at the Silas L. Copeland Departure/Arrival Airfield Control Group on East Fort Bliss April 23 to continue the Gift of Caring program, a 12-year tradition of Girl Scouts delivering donated Girl Scout Cookies for Soldiers overseas....
Story by Sgt. Jonathan Thibault | Fort Carson Public Affairs Office | 07.25.2013
Thumping sounds of helicopter blades kicked up swirls of dirt as Soldiers directed 4th Combat Aviation Brigade aircraft to sling-load equipment as part of a field training exercise on Fort Carson, Colo., July 25. 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th CAB, 4th Infantry Division, conducted their first FTX for the CAB, July 22 -26....
Story by Sgt. Phillip Valentine | 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command | 03.15.2013
Thousands of shipping containers stand stacked on most U.S. bases in Afghanistan and the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command is working hard to get rid of them....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Monique LaRouche | Regional Command Southwest | 01.12.2012
The crew of three Coast Guardsmen collect their tools, grab their coffee and head for the parking lot. Hammers, measuring tools, silicone, rivet set, spray paint and a drill are loaded in the back of their pickup as they start out for another day of inspections....
Story by Spc. Eric Guzman | U.S. Army Central | 01.05.2011
Third Army is at the helm of complex logistics supplying soldiers in over 20 countries with materials and mission-essential equipment, ensuring they maintain a high standard of mission readiness at all times by moving a steady stream of containers filled with supplies into theater....
Courtesy Story | DVIDS Hub | 08.03.2004
Improvised explosive devices are one of the most common causes of U.S. Army casualties in Baghdad. They consist of anything from a 60mm mortar hot-wired to a detonation device several meters away to TNT packed into a container. There can be only one massive explosive, or many small ones, daisy-chained together to take out an entire convoy. Either way, the presence of IEDs is a danger to both......
