{"id":29980,"date":"2012-05-16T11:46:57","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T15:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=29980"},"modified":"2012-05-16T11:55:09","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T15:55:09","slug":"news-from-the-3rd-esc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=29980","title":{"rendered":"News from the 3rd SC(E)"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may remember that TSO and I went to the Colors casing ceremony<\/a> when the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) prepared to deploy to Afghanistan from Fort Knox. They’ve been sending us updates from their work there, and I’ve been delinquent in telling y’all about their doings. So let me catch you up.<\/p>\n

First of all, they uncased their colors when they arrived and sent us this picture;<\/p>\n

\"3sc(E)<\/a><\/p>\n

Their commander, Kristen French, made her star over there;
\n
\n\"BG<\/a><\/p>\n

And they send us this report on taking over logistics for the theater;<\/p>\n

KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (May 7, 2012) – The 3d Sustainment Command
\n(Expeditionary) officially took command of the Joint Sustainment Command –
\nAfghanistan (JSC-A) during a Transfer of Authority at Kandahar Air Field,
\nAfghanistan, on May 7.<\/p>\n

The 3d ESC, based out of Fort Knox, Ky., took over operations from the 4th
\nSustainment Command (Expeditionary), who is headquartered at Fort Sam
\nHouston, Texas, and commanded by Brig. Gen. Les J. Carroll.<\/p>\n

Reviewing the ceremony was Maj. Gen. William E. Rapp, the deputy
\ncommander-support for United States Forces – Afghanistan, who thanked the
\n4th ESC for their hard work and diligence during their tour and expressed
\nconfidence in the 3d ESC’s ability to carry on the mission.<\/p>\n

“As the 4th ESC reflects over their past 12 months they can take great pride
\nin their numerous accomplishments and find solace in the fact that as simple
\nas it may sound, they made a difference and they made everything count,”
\nsaid Rapp. “To the Soldiers of the 3d ESC, the theater of operations is a
\nconstantly evolving one. I know that each one of you are multifunctional and
\nthere are no one-trick ponies and I’m confident that you are up to the
\ntask.”<\/p>\n

With the transfer, the Sustainers are now the senior logisticians in county
\nand are responsible for all logistics operations within the Afghanistan
\ntheater. As the commanding element of JSC-A, the 3d ESC will oversee more
\nthan 40,000 logistics Soldiers, civilians and contractors providing support
\nto United States forces, Coalition partners and Afghan forces in theater.<\/p>\n

While the 3d ESC’s mission will be similar to that of the 4th ESC, Brig.
\nGen. Kristin K. French, commanding general of the 3d ESC, said that she was
\nconfident in her Sustainer’s abilities to take charge.<\/p>\n

“The 3d ESC is ready to conduct our two critical missions, to support and
\nsustain all U.S. and selected Coalition Forces throughout the country, as
\nwell as to assist in the responsible return of equipment and personnel,”
\nsaid French. “I am confident we will succeed in both tasks.”<\/p>\n

With its main mission being sustainment and logistics operations, the 3d
\nESC’s support operations section will play a major role in the deployment.
\nCol. Gregory Koller, the 3d ESC’s support operations officer in charge, said
\nthat his section is ready and willing to fulfill the command’s mission.<\/p>\n

“The transfer of authority means we’re ready, that we’re large and in
\ncharge,” said Koller. “It now falls on us to continue the challenging
\nlogistics mission we face here in Afghanistan.”<\/p>\n

This deployment for the 3d ESC marks the third since the command moved to
\nFort Knox from Wiesbaden, Germany in 2007. Before deploying to Afghanistan
\nin April, the 3d ESC deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
\nand to Haiti in support of Operation Unified Response.<\/p>\n

Command Sgt. Maj. Karl A. Roberts Sr., the 3d ESC’s senior enlisted leader
\nsaid that the transfer of authority is important to the command and the
\nSoldiers to which it supports.<\/p>\n

“The ceremony is the culmination of all our pre-deployment training, relief
\nin place and our commitment to the mission in accordance with the
\ncommander’s guidance,” Roberts said.<\/p>\n

French said that she looked forward to leading the JSC-A, and thanked the
\n4th ESC for setting a high standard during their time in theater. She
\npromised to improve operations even more during her time in command.<\/p>\n

For the 4th ESC, the ceremony marked the end of a successful campaign in
\nwhich Brig. Gen. Les J. Carroll, the commanding general of the 4th ESC, said
\nthat he appreciated everything that his Soldiers accomplished during their
\ndeployment.<\/p>\n

Fully trained and ready to assume the mission, the 3d ESC and its Soldiers
\nare ready to assume the mission of JSC-A.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I apologize for being so slow on this one. Every soldier in Afghanistan deserves our complete attention all of the time, whether they pull a trigger or pull a trailer. Thanks to SFC Strain for sending these to us. We do appreciate that he keeps us up-to-date on our new friends and how they’re kicking asses and contributing to getting our friends and families what they need, and bringing them home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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