Frankie Whittaker, an Army recruit from Copperas Cove, poses with an M4 carbine in the 96th Transportation Company (96TC) motor pool on Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 15. The 96TC and the Harker Heights recruiting center coordinated the visit so recruits could see firsthand what a day in the army is like. (U.S. Army photo be Sgt. Michael Smith, 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade public affairs)
Regardless of what one expects as a new recruit waiting to leave home and begin Army basic training, what they actually experience in Army life will be somewhat different.
Every soldier is familiar with the Army values, but the soldiers assigned to the 96th Transportation Company (96TC), 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade are taking “selfless service” to new heights.
Immediately following the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Memorial Day Observance at Bagram Airfield (BAF), Afghanistan, the 1st Cavalry Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade (1CD RSSB) conducted a transfer of authority (TOA) ceremony with the 1st Armored Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade (1AD RSSB) May 29.
The 1st Cavalry Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade (1CD RSSB) held a memorial dedication ceremony at Bagram Airfield (BAF), Afghanistan, May 7.
The Army has many ways to ensure Soldiers are physically and mentally prepared to perform their duties on a deployment.
Soldiers often take it upon themselves to go above and beyond the programs the Army has in place, whether it is extra time in the gym, additional online training or outside research on the missions they will undertake.
The 1st Cavalry Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade (1CD RSSB) hosted Command Sgt. Maj. Jason P. Willett, command sergeant major, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) (1st TSC), during his battlefield circulation trip to Bagram Airfield (BAF), Afghanistan, March 19 to March 22.
The 1st Cavalry Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade (1CD RSSB) hosted the African American History Observance at the Coalition MWR on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, following the theme, “We are the change that we seek.”
They may have only had the Army uniform in common when they walked through the door, but regardless of the paths they took to get there, a group of Soldiers on deployment to Afghanistan enjoyed an evening of fun, food and stories, and hopefully left with some new friends and a lot more in common than they thought.
