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10 June 3, 2016
Installation Safety

‘Truckmasters’support Danger Focus

by Sgt. Takita Lawery

Soldiers assigned to the 24th Composite (Photo by Sgt. Takita Lawery, 1ST INF. DIV. SUST. BDE.)
Truck Company, Heavy and 526th Quarter-
master Composite Supply Company, 541st Spc. Ryan Gere, a motor transport operator assigned to the 24th Composite Truck Company, Heavy and 526th Quartermaster Composite
Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Supply Company, 541st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, inspects his weapon system
1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, attached to a Humvee prior to rolling out on a tactical convoy mission May 11 at Fort Riley. Gere is one of many Soldiers participating in
conducted daily logistics package missions supporting the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division’s Danger Focus training exercise.
from May 1 through May 17 at Fort Riley.
its Soldiers will be responsible for establish- assigned to 24th CTC. reacting to direct fire, vehicle recovery and
e purpose was to resupply the 1st Ar- ing a logistics support area and supporting While taking advantage of conducting reacting to improvised explosive devices.
mored Brigade Combat Team’s Danger Focus the brigade with various classes of supply.
training exercise. Danger Focus is a valida- tactical convoy operations in support of “Supporting 1st ABCT and conducting
tion exercise in which the division ensures the “I’m excited to go to NTC because I will the Devil brigade’s upcoming NTC rota- tactical convoys gave the Soldiers and lead-
brigade is prepared for deployment. get a feel of what to expect if I was to de- tion, 24th CTC Soldiers are also preparing ers a chance to gauge our proficiency and
ploy,” said Spc. Dwayne T. Powell, a motor themselves for their own field exercise. They identify areas that need improvement so our
“The convoys gave the Soldiers valu- transport operator from Fort Worth, Texas, conducted many training events, such as field exercise will be a success,” Lawery said.
able training and experience in a real-world
situation,” said Staff Sgt. Quincy Lawery, a
squad leader from Montgomery, Alabama,
assigned to 24th CTC.

The 24th CTC and 526th CSC
worked equally to support the “Devil”
brigade’s exercise, and their Soldiers will
train together soon at the National Train-
ing Center in Fort Irwin, California. Each
company teams up every day of the week
to transport necessities such as food, water,
fuel and barrier materials to the Soldiers
out in the field.

First Lt. Alexander Besancon, a platoon
leader within the 24th CTC, had positive
comments about working with a fellow
company in the brigade during the high-
profile exercise.

“We’re learning from each other,” she
said. “We’re learning about fuel and water
while they’re learning about transport and
convoy operations.”

During the NTC rotation, the “Truck-
masters” company will be attached to 375th
Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, a
Reserve unit out of Mobile, Alabama, where

From UNITS, page 9

e forum also addressed more detailed issues -- such as possible common uniform patches “ e Army National Guard is all in,” said Lt. General Timothy J. Kadavy, Director, Army
for the Army associated units, important budget considerations, and personnel exchanges National Guard. “I think this is important for the country and for the Army. I look at coming
among them and leader-development priorities. out of this meeting a shared understanding -- a mind meld -- that enables commanders to
focus on the training and increased readiness.”
About 180 Army leaders attended the rst-of-its-kind event -- including 72 representatives
of the Army National Guard, Air Guard and U.S. Army Reserve, as well as representatives “Much of America’s Army’s capacity is resident in the Reserve Components and we must
from U.S. Army Paci c and U.S. Army Europe. rely more heavily on them to meet the demands of a complex global environment,” Chief of
Sta of the U.S. Army, Gen. Mark Milley said in March when announcing the Army initiative.
e Associated Units Pilot Program will “test a Total Army concept for generating reserve “ e Associated Units pilot allows us to leverage the capabilities and capacities of the Active
force combat power,” then Acting Secretary of the Army Patrick J. Murphy said in March. Component, Army Reserve and the Army National Guard as One Army.”
“ e Army will conduct a pilot program that creates integrated and cohesive formations from
units of more than one component. To provide commanders the ability to fully integrate for e initial three-year pilot-implementation for Associated Units is summer 2016 through
training and ensure the readiness of their formations, the Army will “associate” the selected 2019 and includes 13 Army units from active, Army National Guard and Army Reserve
units for the pilot program.” forces. Army units involved in the pilot include forces in Hawaii, Indiana, Missouri, New
York, Oklahoma Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Georgia.
e Associated Units pilot facilitates readiness and strategic depth across components,” Lt.
Gen. Je rey W. Talley, Chief of Army Reserve said March 22, when the Army rst announced e planned association of Georgia-based units will be the rst of the Associated Units.
this Total Army Force initiative. “ ese units will train, build readiness, and ultimately ght is summer, Task Force 1-28 Infantry, an Active Army infantry battalion stationed
as One Army.” on Fort Benning, Georgia, is being associated with the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat
Team, a Georgia Army National Guard unit. e 48th Infantry Brigade, meanwhile, is
“ e Army Reserve is all in, said Maj. Gen. David Conboy, deputy commanding general being associated with the Active Component’s 3rd Infantry Division, stationed on Fort
of the U.S. Army Reserve. “We are absolutely all in with the focus on building readiness and Stewart, Georgia.
fostering partnerships among all three components.”

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