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Blackanthem Military News
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Feb 7, 2012 - 5:42:54 PM |
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Blackanthem Military News
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| 1st Lt. G. Elizabeth Brown participates in the historic final mission "outside the wire" for the 1538th Transportation Company, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade after a yearlong deployment in Iraq. |
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Soldiers from the 1538th Transportation Company, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, conducted their final mission on June 5, wrapping up a successful 12-month deployment with a Transfer of Authority set for June 25.
The last official mission was one that was fairly routine and uneventful for the most part. However, it was bittersweet to some members going "outside the wire."
The team consisted of 1st Lt. G. Elizabeth Brown, an Indianapolis native, Sgt. 1st Class Marion Siebenthal, a Madison, Ind. native, Sgt. Robert Neiswender, a native of Scottsburg, Ind., and Sgt. Michael Varesi, a Columbus, Ind. native. Neiswender summed up the last mission by simply stating, "It was an honor and a privilege."
During their tenure, the unit provided numerous cargo transfer, line haul support, and convoy security to units throughout Iraq. The Soldiers of the 1538th did a wide variety of missions to include command and control of the Taji Central Receiving Shipping Point yard, safely conducted security escort missions of both military and civilian fuel trucks from the movement control team yard to the bulk fuel farm, and provided transportation of all classes of supply throughout theater. "Without transporters, there are no bullets and beans," said North Liberty, Ind. native, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brian Kabay.
Capt. Phillip Anderson, a native of Plainfield, Ind., and the commander of the 1538th, is very proud of the Soldiers' accomplishments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and all the sacrifices they have made throughout this deployment.
The Soldiers have safety transported more than 12 million gallons of fuel, 541 tons of equipment, and driven more than 130,000 miles without a single accident "outside the wire." These Soldiers will return home to Indiana in the summer of 2009, and all look back and are very proud of the job they have done.
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| Soldiers of the 1538th Transportation Company, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, stages for the final movement for a year-long deployment in Iraq. |
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| Soldiers of the 1538th Transportation Company, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, roll out one last time for a final mission on the roads of Iraq. |
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