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Blackanthem Military News
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Last Updated:
Feb 8, 2012 - 5:19:58 PM |
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Blackanthem Military News
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| Members of the 776th Maintenance Company, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, Connex Inspection and Repair Team pose for a group photo. This Tennessee Army National Guard team sets the standard for hard work and accomplishing the mission. From left to right, Spc. Michael Cooper, Spc. Michael Thelen, Spc. Jeffery Bates, Spc. Michael Robinson, a native of Lyles, Tenn., Spc. Richard Shoemake, Sgt. Charlie Clinard, Spc. Thomas Jones, and Spc. Arend Heymans. Kneeling is Spc. Michael Wallace. |
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - In accordance with the directive in support of the draw down of forces in Iraq, the 776th Maintenance Company was tasked with creating a Level 1 container repair facility to inspect and repair all shipping containers in the Camp Taji container yard and other supported units in the battalion.
Through a detailed mission analysis, an aggressive plan was developed to completely inspect all containers, categorize them by the required repair needed, and process the Level 2-type container repairs for evacuation to a repair facility.
The mission plan called for eight Soldiers to operate in the container yard from July 1 - 28, and inspect the estimated 650 containers that ended up totaling more than 1,000.
1st Lt. Donald McCarthy, a native of Blountville, Tenn., was selected as the officer in charge and Staff Sgt. Billy Green, from Leoma, Tenn., was the noncommissioned officer in charge. The two came together and constructed their team. The team includes team Sgt. Charlie Clinard, of Maryville, Tenn., Spc. Richard Shoemaker, who hails from Mountain City, Tenn., Spc. Arend Heymans, of Centerville, Tenn., Spc. Thomas Jones, who is a native of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Spc. Michael Wallace, from Hohenwald, Tenn., Spc. Michael Thelen, a native of Centerville, Tenn., Spc. Michael Cooper, of Clarksville, Tenn., and Spc. Jeffery Bates from Centerville, Tenn.
The mission was assigned, an aggressive 10 day window to complete all inspections was set, and the team went to work. Through diligent dedication, the container team was able to complete this daunting task in record time by finishing inspection operations two days ahead of schedule.
The team created a mobile office and repair area to commence repair operations and manage the mission from the onsite location. This mission will continue once the 776th redeploys and the replacement unit commences operations. The 776th Conex Team has set the precedence for future inspections and repair operations at Camp Taji with successful, tested processes and procedures.
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