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DECEMBER 2013// ISSUE 001 Sustainment/Redeployment/Retrograde 1st Theater Sustainment Command FEATURES FEATURES 8 1230th TC Practice makes Perfect! 11 101st SB COMBAT CASH 15 82nd SB Setting Daily Goals Have you checked out the latest edition of Army Sustainment magazine featuring the 1st TSC See more inside Front Cover Expeditionary 3 1st TSC 1st TSC Mission Summary 5 82nd CMRE CENTCOMMateriel Recovery Element 6 330th JMCB Task Force Dragon’s HearT 17 809th Liaison Det. Petroleum

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1 s t T h e a t e r S u s t a i n m e n t C o m m a n d — B l a c k J a c k E x p r e s s

DECEMBER 2013// ISSUE 001 S us t ai nm e nt / Re de pl oym e nt / Re t r o gr ade

1 s t T h e a t e r S u s t a i n m e n t C o m m a n d

FEATURES FEATURES

8 — 1230th TC Practice makes Perfect!

11 — 101st SB COMBAT CASH

15 — 82nd SB Setting Daily Goals

Have you checked out

the latest edition of

Army Sustainment magazine

featuring the 1st TSC

See more — inside Front Cover

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3 — 1st TSC 1st TSC Mission Summary

5 — 82nd CMRE CENTCOM— Materiel

Recovery Element

6 — 330th JMCB Task Force Dragon’s HearT

17 — 809th Liaison Det. Petroleum

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Black jack express

1 s t T h e a t e r S u s t a i n m e n t C o m m a n d

ATTENTION: Congratulations to CSM Tobin. . . Ladies and Gentlemen,

The Department of the

Army has selected our

Command Sergeant Major,

CSM Charles M. Tobin, as

the Command Sergeant

Major of the 8th Theater

Sustainment Command. This

is great news for CSM Tobin

- another golden opportunity

for him to serve Soldiers in

this great Army of ours.

The departure date is still

being negotiated - thinking it

will be some-time in March.

Having said that - don't

worry. The Army always gets

it right. They take away one

tremendous leader and

Issue 1

DEC 2013

7 Photos from the

Front

11 A Day in the Life

Photo Page

replace them with another

outstanding individual.

Although that individual

has yet to be identified - I

assure you, he or she will

be good.

Bottom line - we have a

tremendous organization

Congratulations CSM — Page 2

Black Jack Express — Is an authorized publication for members of the

Department of the Defense. Contents of the Black Jack Express magazine are

not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, or

the Department of the Army. The editorial content of this publication is the

responsibility of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs Officer.

This publication is a digital publication and will not be reproduced or printed.

The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supple-

ments, does not constitute endorsement of the products or services

advertised by the U.S. Army. Everything advertised in this publication will be

made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color,

religion, sex, national origin, age, martial status, physical handicap, political

affiliation, or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user, or patron.

If a violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is

confirmed, the publisher will refuse to print advertising from that source until

the violation is corrected.

Command Commanding General

Maj. Gen. Kurt J. Stein

Command Sergeant Major

Sgt. Maj. Charles M. Tobin

Deputy Commanding General

Brig. Gen. Duane E. Gamble

Afghanistan Sergeant Major

Sgt. Maj. James M. Lambert

Public Affairs Officer

Lt. Col. Roderick Cunningham

Deputy Public Affairs Officer

Maj. Thomas Campbell

Public Affairs Sergeant Major

Sgt. Maj. David Rhodes

Public Affairs Operations NCO

Sgt. 1st Class Jessika Greendeer

Public Affairs NCOIC-Afghanistan

Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Lawn

Combat Documentation/Production NCO

Sgt. Amanda Moncada

Public Affairs Photojournalist

Spc. Aaron Ellerman

Public Affairs Specialist

Stephenie Tatum

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FRONT COVER

“Army Sustainment -

Magazine” Have you checked out the

latest edition of “Army

Sustainment” magazine

featuring the 1st TSC and

its downtrace units?

Cover: CMRE & p. 22-25

p. 2-3: Shaping future

of Sustainment

(photo p.3)

p. 4-5: Story by

BG Shapiro

p. 26-31: 101s...TSC

story by COL Hamilton

p. 36-37: 1st TSC

story

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1 s t T h e a t e r S u s t a i n m e n t C o m m a n d — B l a c k J a c k E x p r e s s

T his time of year is a great

season of hope, joy and

promise. It is a time when

we gather with our Families and

friends to share the many gifts of

our talents, to reflect on our

many accomplishments

and to dream of

a better and

More peaceful

world. As this

season descends

upon us, my

thoughts are with

the Soldiers of the

1st TSC, steadfastly

working their many

sustainment and retrograde

missions across the globe

from Bragg, to Kuwait and

Afghanistan. I am deeply proud

and grateful to them for their

commitment, courage and candor.

Their hard work contributes to

safeguarding our nation and our

freedoms — truly an enduring

gift to the American people.

Throughout our history, it has been

the way of the American Soldier to

be on point in some lonely locale at

this time of year, whether it be

Valley Forge or Kabul, defending

the cause and dream of freedom. It

is this sacrifice that has tempered

our resolve, but at the same time,

has instilled in us an intense love

of Family and home. This holiday

season is entirely appropriate

for us to unite and

bind together

as Americans, as

Soldiers and as

a n A r m y i n

order to honor

our fallen and

their Families,

to wish each

other well, and to

be thankful for all

that we have.

All the best to you and your

Families in the days ahead.

Happy Holidays!

-- Maj. Gen. Kurt and Debbie Stein

Happy Holidays, First Team!

here in the 1st TSC. Although

we are losing a great leader,

in fact the very best CSM

I have served with in 37 years

of service - we will be OK.

Why? Because this command

is truly blessed with some of

the very best Soldiers, NCO's,

Officers and Civilians in our

Army. In fact, the 1st TSC

has a tremendous reputation

supporting an Army at war.

I challenge all of you to

remain focused, stay positive,

continue to take care of each

other - and keep up the good

work. You are clearly making

a difference.

I am proud of each and every

one of you! Respectfully,

- Maj. Gen. Kurt Stein 1st Theater Sustainment

Command Commanding General

Maj. Gen. Kurt J. Stein

Congratulations CSM — From Page 1

First Team, Army Strong!

Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin

First Team,

I want to say it is an honor

and privilege to represent

our service members and

their families. Behind our brave

service men and women, there are

family members and loved ones who

share in their sacrifice and provide

unending support.

There are so many things that make

us thankful and appreciative for

our military Family. Resilience and long

-standing devotion are two traits that

I appreciate.

This holiday season, Families all

across America will gather with friends

and neighbors to rekindle relation-

ships, honor holiday traditions and

renew the hope and spirit that is part

of this special time of year. During

these gatherings, I ask everyone to

be thankful for a wonderful year of

achievement, tireless execution of

missions too numerous to mention,

and hopes for continued success,

health and happiness in the new year.

While the holiday season is a happy

time, it can also be a stressful time

for many in our command, and in our

Families. I ask leaders to be especially

mindful of those going through difficult

times, and/or separated from loved

ones -- especially our deployed service

members and their Families. Consider

opening your homes to single Soldiers

and those geographically separated

from their Famil ies, while

reinv igorat ing your

Buddy systems. Everyone

should have an assigned

buddy, and no one

should be alone during

this time of year.

I would like to person-

ally wish each of you

a joyous holiday season,

and ask everyone to safely

return to duty, ready for

another exciting year in 2014.

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Mission Statement: 1st TSC plans, prepares and executes operational sustainment

support; conducts Coalition/ Joint Reception, Staging and Onward Movement redeploy-

ment, and re-posture of forces and sustainment in order to support operations throughout

the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility.

The 1st TSC is an Army two-star command based at Fort Bragg, N.C. with two forward headquarters

at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait and Kabul, Afghanistan. Made up of nearly 20,000 military, civilian, and

contractor personnel, the 1st TSC and its subordinate units ensure fighting men and women have the

supplies and transportation capabilities they need to accomplish their missions. A global sustainment

provider, the 1st TSC supplies food, fuel, water, transportation, ammunition, building materials and

repair parts. Additionally, the 1st TSC manages the ports, flights, and customs points needed to keep

people and equipment moving 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The 1st TSC also provides adjunct support in the areas of financial management, human resources,

humanitarian aid distribution, host-nation engagements, and medical care for troops and civilians within

the command. Soldiers with the 1st TSC are in the fight every day, moving what is needed throughout

the 20 countries in U.S. Army Central Command’s area of operations, more than 6 million square miles.

First Team!

1st Theater Sustainment Command Mission Summary

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101ST SB 15TH SB CMRE 82ND SB 401ST afsb 330TH jmcb 4TH esc

1ST tsc

End State: 1st TSC is postured to support Unified Land Operations throughout

CENTCOM.

Tailored sustainment structure and Third Army Partner Nations engagement

to support future operations.

Balanced team with resilient Soldiers, civilians, Family members.

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CENTCOM

director of logistics

visits 82nd SB-CMRE

W hile conducting battlefield circulation,

Stamps, Ark. native, Maj. Gen. Aundre F.

Piggee, director of logistics for U.S.

Central Command speaks to Soldiers, attached to the

82nd Sustainment Brigade - CENTCOM Materiel Re-

covery Element, about their work doing retro-sort op-

erations at a retro-sort yard on Kandahar Airfield, Af-

ghanistan Nov. 3.

The 82nd Sustainment

Brigade -

U.S. Central Command

Materiel Recovery

Element — conducts

synchronized retrograde

in direct support of

regional commands to

facilitate theater base

closures/transfers and

conduct recovery, redis-

tribution, retrograde and

disposal (R3D) through-

out the CJOA-A in order to

execute the responsible

redeployment of forces

from Afghanistan.

82nd SB - U.S. CMRE is

postured to support R3D

through the CJOA-A to

enable theater transition

to long term stability in

accordance with velocity

goals. The 82SB-CMRE

provides single mission

command to the 1103rd

Combat Sustainment

Support Battalion,

the 489th Engineer

Battalion, the 133rd

Engineer Battalion and

other designated CMRE

forces for retrograde

operations through

entrepreneurial leaders

prepared to support

future and contingency

missions that set the

conditions to achieve

post 2014 operational

requirements while

fostering a balanced

team.

The 82nd SB

CMRE

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(U.S. Army photo(s) by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Cupp, 82nd

SB-CMRE Public Affairs)

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Date of deployment/redeployment The 330th Joint Movement Control

Battalion (In garrison, we are the

330th Transportation Battalion main

body arrived in Afghanistan NOV. 6.

The 330th JMCB conducted a TOA

with the 39th JMCB on NOV 18.

Hometown/base The 330th JMCB’s home station

Is Fort Bragg, North Carolina. More than 50 Soldiers deployed

with the 330th.

Area of operation The 330th JMCB AO is unique because

we have 19 MCTs located in 15

different locations in all five Regional

Commands in Afghanistan. The 330th

JMCB HQ is located on Bagram Air

Field.

The 330th JMCB, Task Force Dragon’s

Heart, is responsible for continuous and

uninterrupted transportation support

utilizing the National Afghan Trucking

(NAT) contract, Xeless Assets, and Short

Takeoff and landing aircrafts in the

Combined Joint Operations Area-

Afghanistan while simultaneously

conducting redeployment, retrograde,

redistribution, and disposal (R4D)

operations for all CJOA-A units to ensure

1st Theater Sustainment Command

priorities are achieved. The 330th

JMCB provides mission command

for nineteen subordinate Movement

Control Teams (MCTs) committed

to providing first-class customer

service and dedicated to optimizing

In-Transit Visibility.

Current priorities for the 330th

JMCB include: planning, synchronizing,

executing, and tracking contracted

transportation throughout the CJOA in

support of R4D.

Process movement requests and

arrange transport for moving

personnel, equipment, and

sustainment supplies. Maintain NAT Contract Officer

Representative oversight

and execution. Manage the execution

of the Xeless contract. Establish and maintain

positive inbound clearance,

optimize in-transit visibility,

and maximize throughout velocity. Synchronize with CMRE and SB to

facilitate R4D and sustainment

operations. Position MCTs in key locations to

maintain fluid transportation in an

evolving environment.

The 330TH jmcb

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MARMAL, Afghanistan

– In the shade of the night,

Soldiers of the 1230th

Transportation Company,

“Road Dawgs,” conducted

convoy tactics, techniques and procedures, and

honed movement drills to sharpen their skills in

preparation for the following day’s mission, Oct.

12, 2013, Camp Marmal, Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghani-

stan. The 1230th TC is in operational support of the

524th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion,

Commanded by, Lt. Col. James M. Droppleman,

Regional Command North, Afghanistan.

“It is our job, our priority,

getting the cargo from

Point A to Point B,” said

1st Lt. Derek Ellyson, a

native of Cummings, Ga.

Ellyson is the 2nd

Platoon leader and the

Convoy Escort Leader on

this mission.

He described the platoon’s mission, its capabilities,

explained why they practice the drills and what is

expected of convoy drivers once they exit base

camp to run missions.

“We practice these drills until it’s

muscle memory,” said Ellyson.

As the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles

revved up and moved into position for training,

Ellyson discussed the seriousness of his Soldiers

exercising their TTP’s, and knowing their job.

The drills enable the Soldiers to be able to respond

and react quickly thereby allowing them to remove

themselves and their cargo from danger quickly, if

need be.

“To get out of the kill zone and avoid

hurting others, is our objective” said

Staff Sgt Michael Watson, a native of

Mack, Ga. Watson is the company troop

commander.

Practicing a vehicle hasty hookup drill of two

equal vehicles of even capacity was one of the

drills Watson and another Soldier performed.

Working together as a team, they quickly

demonstrated the speed at which the Hasty Hook

Up drill can be accomplished.

“This drill can be accomplished in a matter of min-

utes, even under combat conditions,” said Watson.

“In a combat situation minutes are important,”

Watson stressed. “We don’t want to give the enemy

enough time to focus on us.”

The 1230th TC, ensures that

drill training allows the Sol-

diers to focus on a couple pri-

orities. The first priority, is

the safety of the Soldiers, and

the second is the success of

the convoy.

“We make sure everyone is trained properly, they

know what to do, and they know how to act if a

situation arises,” said Spc. Dakota Turner, a native

of Lincolnton, Ga., and is a 1230th TC driver.

He capped the moment when he emphasized how

the Soldiers of the 1230th TC, are required to know

their own position and requirements and each

other’s jobs, To Dakota, each Soldier knowing what

to do ensures mission success.

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Practice makes Perfect! Hasty hook up drills ensure mission success

“In a combat situation minutes are

important,” Watson stressed.

“We don’t want to give the enemy

enough time to focus on us.”

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“Providing Momentum”

W e practice these drills until its muscle

memory,” said 1st Lt. Derek Ellyson,

platoon leader, as he described the

Soldiers pre-mission training for an upcoming

mission. Ellyson is assigned to the 1230th

Transportation Company, 78th Homeland

Response Force, Georgia Army National Guard.

The 1230th TC Soldiers are on a 10-month

deployment in Afghanistan supporting logistic

convoys, or, what are called green convoys.

Operations may include protecting Afghan

convoys hauling U.S. military equipment,

sustaining convoy missions, hauling loads of

fuel or food to Forward Operating Bases, or

retrieving gear to go to retrograde sort yards for

shipping preparation.

One of the drills practiced is the Hasty Hook -Up drill of

two-equal vehicles of even capacity. The drill enables

the Soldiers to be able to respond and react quickly

thereby allowing them to remove themselves and their

cargo from danger quickly, if need be. Staff Sgt Michael

Watson, company troop commander, and another

Soldier performed the drill, working together as a team,

they quickly demonstrated the speed at which the

Hasty Hook-Up drill can be accomplished.

‘Providing Momentum’

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Combat cash “Eagle Cash Card, that’s pretty much

how we do all these things when it

comes to disbursing and the savings

deposit program,” stated Tudor, a

native of Morehead, Ky. “You can’t do

anything without the Eagle Cash Card.

That is our main source of completing

our task.”

With the Eagle Cash Card Soldiers do

not have to worry about carrying cash

that can be lost or a credit card that

has associated personal information.

“You can just carry around this little

card that has a pin number tied to it,”

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -

S upport, management and

accountability are three key

elements required to support

financial operations throughout

Afghanistan.

The maintenance of financial support

for Soldiers in a deployed environ-

ment is essential. If a Soldier’s

personal finances are not in order it

can create devastating effects to mis-

sion readiness.

“We have to ensure Soldier’s pay is

accurate; and if it isn’t, it is our job to

fix it correctly and accurately,” said

1st Lt. Wesley S. Tudor, detachment

commander of the 101st Financial

Management Support Detachment. “If

we don’t, Soldiers will be thinking

about their finances and how they are

going to take care of their Families,

rather than their mission.”

One of the services provided for

Soldiers in Afghanistan is disbursing

support, which gives Soldiers access

to their pay while in a deployed

environment. Finance operations

also provide military pay services,

also known as MILPAY; this is a

service that allows Soldiers to resolve

pay issues. Soldiers also have access

to military financial programs like the

Savings Deposit Program through

their finance personnel.

Finance personnel also manage

the Eagle Cash Card.

Tudor said. He added that the card

is a valuable asset for finance

operations, because a Soldier can use

the card at the Post Exchange or even

to get a haircut without fear of

losing cash or compromising personal

information.

“All services a Soldier receives in

the U.S. can also be received in

Afghanistan by the finance manage-

ment support un it and i t ’s

detachments,” said Lt. Col. Derek G.

Bean, commander of 101st Special

Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment

Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air

Assault).

Few forward operating bases have

f u l l - t i m e f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t

capabilities, so there was a need for

Financial Management Support

Teams to be implemented. These

teams consist of two and three

financial management personnel. The

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Combat cash main function of these teams is to

travel throughout Afghanistan, to

remote FOBs, to ensure every soldier

in theater has the opportunity to

receive finance assistance.

“It’s very important that we make

those missions. Soldiers at remote

areas need to access their money as

much as the soldiers from the larger

FOBs,” Tudor explained.

The personnel from the FMST are a

unique team with huge responsibilities.

“The type of a Soldier that is providing

financial services in Afghanistan, in

combat, is a highly trained, very smart

Soldier who’s accounting for hundreds

of thousands of dollars a day, and in

some cases, millions of dollars,“

emphasized Bean, a native of

Charleston, S.C.

One of those key elements is

accountability Bean explained. Every

single dollar that comes into Afghani-

stan and goes out of Afghanistan has

to be accounted for. Every transaction

has a trail, a receipt. “It’s a big

responsibility because the loss of one

dollar invokes an investigation,” Bean

continued.

One of the highly trained Soldiers Bean

spoke about, recalled an experience

she had when she carried a large

amount of money as a forward operat-

ing base closed and the finance

detachment consolidated their team to

a larger base.

“We closed down our finance office in

Salerno and there were three of us

who had to carry all that excess

money,” stated Spc. Nicoll C. Flores, a

native of Woburn, Mass., and a cashier

with the 101st Financial Management

Support Detachment.

“We had about 1.3 million dollars and

it weighed a ton… it was so heavy. I got

a little bit nervous having all that

money because you never know what’s

going to happen…you just have to keep

your eyes open and make sure

everything around you looks okay.”

Even though taking care of Soldiers is

a priority for the finance mission in

Afghanistan, there are other assets the

financial management support detach-

ments support.

Ensuring payments are made to

civilian contractors is also part of the

finance mission. As explained by Bean,

simple things such as portable latrines

require contracts and those contrac-

tors are paid through the military

finance company.

“We have our hands in everything

throughout the country. That’s the way

I look at it,” Tudor smiled.

The finance detachments have their

challenges as they are incorporated

into just about every aspect of opera-

tions in Afghanistan. It is a natural

process for there to be a drawdown

in financial support alongside the

drawdown of soldiers and the closure

of operating bases.

“When we first arrived there were

two finance companies and seven

total finance detachments,” Bean

explained. “One finance company and

five detachments fell under the 101st

Sustainment Brigade in Eastern

and Northern Afghanistan. The other

finance company and two detach-

ments fell under the 15th Sustainment

Brigade in Southern and Western

Afghanistan.” The 101st Special

Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment

Brigade, will eventually transition the

finance support into a smaller more

mobile theater asset. As we continue

with the drawdown and base closure

operations they begin to transition into

a single Sustainment Brigade. Bean

explained the process as all logistical

and support assets consolidate so will

the finance management support.

Eventually there will be a reduction

in the finance company, which will

leave one finance company in theater

to provide mission command and

operat ional support to seven

finance detachments that will cover

the entire finance operation in

Afghanistan.

“We started this process last month

and we’re gradually taking over the

two-finance management detachments

in the South,” Bean said. “We’re

currently in the process of accounting

for all the funds and will assume

mission command and operational

support.”

The financial operations personnel,

although small in number, pride

themselves on the impact their mis-

sion has in Afghanistan. Hundreds of

thousands of dollars are managed and

processed to support the troops and

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sustain the forces. These dollars can be

distributed in a variety of ways

such as, Eagle Cash Card, cash, and

vouchers.

“The only other currency our financial

management deals with is the Afghani

currency. We use Afghani in an

attempt to get the U.S. dollar out of

Afghanistan’s economy,” stated Bean.

“We’re trying to ensure that as the

Coalition transitions out of Afghanistan;

the Afghani currency is the one being

used throughout its commerce. This is

why we encourage the use of the Eagle

Cash Card, so there are minimal U.S.

dollars being used in Afghanistan.”

The finance teams throughout theater

work to effectively manage millions

of dollars, to ensure a steady cash

flow, provide financial support

aimed to assist Soldiers in a

deployed environment, assist in the

development of Afghani use in

c o m m e r c e a n d t o s m o o t h l y

transition into a smaller more

mobile finance asset.

101st SUSTAINMENT BRIGADE

(Afghanistan)

Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Deployment Ongoing

The 101st Sustainment Brigade,

Task Force Lifeliner, is responsible

for providing logistical support to

coalition units throughout Regional

Command (RC) East, RC-North

and RC- Capital, in addition to

synchronizing and executing

the movement of retrograde

equipment.

The "Lifeliners" provide support,

to nearly 49,000 service members

and civilians, through the oversight

and movement of all classes of

supply, from food and fuel to

ammunition. These supplies are

what maintain the warfighters

throughout Afghanistan.

Current operations include:

providing convoy escort teams for

the transport of logistical supplies

throughout RC-East, RC-North and

RC-Capital; aerial delivery; air

movement of personnel and

supplies; postal and financial

operations; humanitarian relief

supply yard operations;

communications support;

and the oversight of food services,

water, fuel, ammunition and

construction material."

The 101st

SustainmEnt

Brigade

Combat cash

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Spc. Nicoll C. Flores, a native of Woburn, Mass., and a cashier with the 101st

Financial Management Support Detachment fills out the exchange transaction

record to withdraw money as part of a transaction for a soldier, Nov. 4, 2013,

at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan. With this form a soldier can

withdraw money to exchange Afghani currency to U.S. dollars or vice versa. The

101st Financial Management Support Detachment is a Massachusetts National

Guard Unit. (U.S. Army Sgt. Sinthia Rosario, Task Force Lifeliner Public Affairs)

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The 401st Army Field Support Brigade headquarters

is located at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, where it

leverages the full might of the Army Materiel Enter-

prise at the tip of the spear in support of Operation

Enduring Freedom (OEF). The 401st AFSB provides its

headquarters, the Army Sustainment Command, and the

materiel enterprise partners a forward presence.

The 401st AFSB executes, directs and manages field and sustainment level logistics for U.S. and

selected coalition forces in Afghanistan. They serve as the single-entry point for integration and

synchronization for acquisition, logistics and technology between the tactical and the materiel enterprise while

enhancing unit readiness and improving combat capability in accordance with 1st TSC, ARCENT, and

USFOR-A priorities. The AFSB uses a building block approach to supporting the Afghanistan Combined/Joint

Operations Area.

401st ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE (AFG)

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of life revolves around setting

and sticking to goals.

In his efforts as part of the

CMRE, the 20-year-old Hunter

said he sets a new goal everyday

as he off-loads containers

for sorting and prepares military

grade materiel for shipping.

The Soldier processes everything

from auto parts to military manu-

als, lights to medical supplies,

and tools to canvas tents, among

a whole host of other equipment.

BAGRAM AIR FIELD,

Afghanistan — For Phenix City,

Ala., native Pfc. Jordan Hunter, a

motor vehicle operator for the

227th Quartermaster Company,

currently attached to the 82nd

Sustainment Brigade – U.S.

Central Command Materiel

Recovery Element, whether he’s

doing retrograde operations or

preparing for college, his way

“I’ve been in country for two

months, every morning I come in

and get started on the mission of

estimating how many containers

we need to knock out for the

day,” remarked Hunter. “We

work to return materials to the

military system and to save the

American taxpayers’ money.”

“Overall, I feel as if the road

we’re on is that we are on track

to accomplish the mission as

our forces prepare to redeploy

Setting daily goals: CMRE trooper sorts it out

Phenix City, Ala., native Pfc. Jordan Hunter (right), a motor transport operator for the 227th Quartermaster Company, guides

the forklift driven by Thomasville, Ga., native Spc. Xavier Mills, a logistics specialist, 227th QM Company, as he sets a box of

equipment onto a trailer during operations at the Bagram Air Field retro-sort Yards Oct. 26. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class

Jon Cupp, 82nd SB-CMRE Public Affairs)

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from Afghanistan,” he added.

“Anytime I can be part of history,

regardless of whether I’m work-

ing in the retrosort yard or if I

were preparing to go out on

convoys, I’m still proud of

what I was doing at the end of the

day.”

Much of the materiel Hunter off

loads is needed within the

military inventory. The equipment

is returned to the U.S. or shipped

to pre-staging facilities around the

globe for future contingencies.

“We separate what’s good to keep

and what needs to be disposed of,

such as scrap metal,” said Hunter.

When he’s not driving a forklift,

inventorying material by hand or

preparing and stowing equipment

for shipping, or Hunter spends

his free-time studying or playing

basketball.

“I want to stay focused, and work

on my study guides, while

continuing to make the mission

happen,” said Hunter, who has

several years of education from

Central Texas College behind him

and hopes to one day earn a

degree in sports medicine.

“This is my first deployment. As

a stress reliever, I like to play

basketball,” said Hunter.

“I’ve also learned to lean on other

members of the team to help me

cope with being away from

home,” he added. “I’ve have my

military brothers and sisters that I

can talk to here, so it’s kind of

like a home away from home.”

Hunter’s supervisor, Lawton,

Okla., native, Staff Sgt. Anthony

Hill, retrosort yard noncommis-

sioned officer in charge for the

227th QM Company, said he’s

impressed with the goals his

soldier has set and is fully

confident in the trooper’s abilities.

“He could run this yard by him-

self, he is extremely capable,”

Hill said. “It makes me feel good

to know he’ll always do the

right thing and make the mission

Setting daily goals: CMRE trooper sorts it out

Phenix City, Ala., native Pfc. Jordan

Hunter, a motor transport operator

for 227th Quartermaster Company,

currently attached to the 82nd

Sustainment Brigade – U.S. Central

Command Materiel Recovery Ele-

ment, ties down equipment for ship-

ping during operations at the Bagram

Airfield retro-sort Yards Oct. 26. (U.S.

Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Cupp,

82nd SB-CMRE Public Affairs)

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BLACK JACK EXPRESS - CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS

1. Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Lawn - 1st Theater Sustainment Brigade - PAO - Practice makes Perfect

2. Sgt. Sinthia Rosario, 101st SB - Task Force Lifeliner - Combat Cash

3. Sgt. 1st Class Jon Cupp, 82nd SB - CMRE Public Affairs - Setting Daily Goals BLACK JACK EXPRESS - unit highlights

1st Theater Sustainment Command Mission Summary

The 82nd SB CMRE

The 330TH Joint Movement Control Battalion

The 101st Sustainment Brigade

401st Army Field Support Brigade (AFG) )

The 809th Quartermaster Liaison Detachment (Petroleum)

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The 809th

Quartermaster

Liaison Detachment

(Petroleum)

TERMINOLOGY

“Redeployment” is the overall NATO/ISAF term to describe the

movement of personnel and equipment out of Afghanistan.

“Retrograde” is a specific U.S. doctrinal term that describes the

movement of military equipment and other property off of the

battlefield to refurbishing yards where it is eventually returned

to the military inventory for use world-wide.

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The 809th Quartermaster Liaison

Detachment, Petroleum, was stood up

in Albuquerque, N.M. in 1992. The

unit’s initial training missions

focused on providing support for the

Roving Sands annual national exer-

cises with the Liaison Teams providing eyes on the ground

for the 49th Quartermaster Group (Petroleum).

The 809th deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom/

Enduring Freedom in March 2003 providing support for

Bulk Fuel missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar,

Kuwait, and Uzbekistan. Initially worked supporting Defense

Logistics Agency missions in the CENTCOM Theater, to

include the Humanitarian Aid Task Force and Operation

Restore Iraqi Oil. Took over the 49th Quartermaster Group

Petroleum Fusion Cell in June 2003. The 809th QM DET

earned a Meritorious Unit Commendation for performance

of duties while in theater.

From 2004 to 2013 continued to provide support for

the national Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise to

Petroleum Battalions and Transportation Units working with

Defense Logistics Agency-Energy and the 475th Quarter-

master Petroleum Group.

Currently deploying in Support of Operation Endur-

ing Freedom providing petroleum support to DLA-E and

Army fuel sites throughout Afghanistan.

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