1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade

Spc. Eddie Dreher, is a Gainesville, Fla., native, is learning the ways of an all-wheel vehicle mechanic. Dreher has no fear of getting his hands dirty as he cleans the grease out of the hub. Dreher is a cargo More

Maj. Paul Tolbert, the brigade chaplain for the 1st Infantry Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, paints a rock in honor of Suicide Awareness month at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, September 3, 2019. More

Staff Sgt. Alexander Thompson, a native of New Albany, Ind. hands down a rare find to Englewood, Oh., native, Capt. Jeffrey Stukey - a M1919 Browning machine gun, Oct 8, 2008. The Browning was commonly used in More

Workers with the Iraqi republic railways clear debris, March 12, from the tracks on Camp Taji, Iraq. It has been four years since the tracks were last used and as a result they have fallen into disrepair. The y More

(Left to right), Brig. Gen. Gregory Couch, the commanding general for the 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, listens intently to Spc. Lamisha Foster, a Chicago native, and an automotive logistics speciali More

Spc. Jamie Camden, a Yahtahey, N.M. native, and light wheeled mechanic, with the 536th Maintenance Company, 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, installs a fire suppression syst More

Staff Sgt. Paul McQuown, an Orlando, Fla. native, a flight medic with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, teaches a cold-load medical evacuation class to Soldiers of the 1st Sustainment Brigade. Th More

As flight medics of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, were giving Soldiers of the 1st Sustainment Brigade a class on safety during a medical evacuation, they received a request for a MEDEVAC so t More

Staff Sgt. Sam Negus, a Gainesville, Texas, native, who serves as a mortuary affairs specialist with the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, performs during open mi More

Two Iraqi soldiers drive off in an M1114 Humvee that was transferred from the U.S. Army to the Iraqi security forces after their graduation from the three day drivers training course at the Iraqi army service s More

Workers with the Iraqi Republic Railways clear debris from the tracks on Camp Taji, Iraq. It has been four years since the tracks were last used and as a result they have fallen into disrepair. The yard at Taji More

1st Lt. Blakely Anderson, Simpsonville, S.C., native, mortar platoon leader for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, waits as Spc. Benjamin Johnston, a pay clerk wi More

The Iraqi train conductor maneuvers a large number of flat cars up and down four sets of train tracks March 20 in an effort to line up 54 train cars that later pulled out of the Taji rail spur bound for Baghdad.

Spc. Apollo Arevalo, an infantryman with Company B, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, conducts a radio check as he pulls guard at a tower, March 21. The guards in th More

Spc. Tor Christiansen, Gig Harbor, Wash., native, and medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, prepares to administer an I More

Leaders and Soldiers in the 1st Sustainment Brigade come together during the brigade's first prayer breakfast held at the Cantigny Dining Facility March 18. During the program, guests enjoyed food, music and an More

Papa Monndal is a native of India, and a cook at the Cantigny dinning facility on Camp Taji, pours out the first fresh shelled eggs in over a year on the grill Easter morning, March 23. "It only took a few minu More

Spc. Tommy Kesterson, a native of Duisburg, Tenn., a all wheeled vehicle mechanic with 2nd Platoon, 2nd Transportation Company, out of Fort Riley, Kansas, and Spc. Elliot Vasquez, a native of Sebastian, Texas, More

(Left to right) Capt. Randall Weiser, a native of Thomson, Ga., and the officer in charge of the 1st Sustainment Brigade Iraqi security force cell, along with Lt. Col. Mark Meyer, a native of Neillsville, Wis., More

Iraqi soldiers who attend the Supply Course at the Iraqi army service support institute on Taji visit the 1st Sustainment Brigade Supply Support Activity March 29 to get a better understanding of how a warehous More

(Left to right), Capt. Randall Weiser, a native of Thomson, Ga., and the officer in charge of the 1st Sustainment Brigade Iraqi security force cell, along with Lt. Col. Mark Meyer, a native of Neillsville, Wis. More

Col. Kevin O'Connell, a native of Clinton, Md., and the commander of the 1st Sustainment Brigade (Left), greets Iraqi Staff Brig. Gen. Sabah, the Taji Base commander, and his staff at a dinner held in Sabah's h More

Sgt. Catherine Hamel, a Queens, N.Y., native, finishes paperwork to clear out pay agents, April 2. Pay agents are funded with money to pay local nationals who work on the forward operating base. Hamel serves as More

Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery, a California National Guard unit attached to 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, place concertina wire More

Queens, N.Y., native Sgt. Catherine Hamel, the non-commissioned officer in charge of disbursing for Detachment A, 8th Finance Battalion, which is attached to the Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigad More

Spc. Ronald Williams, Philadelphia native, gathers laundry that has been dried and needs to be folded. Williams serves as a shower, laundry and clothing repair specialist with the 549th Quartermaster Company, 6 More

U.S. service members from all over Iraq take their seats before the naturalization ceremony April 12 at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad. During the ceremony, which was one of the largest overseas naturalization cerem More

Lt. Col. Gregory Koller, commander of the 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and Command Sgt. Maj. Orlando McMurry, the 553rd CSSB command sergeant major, uncase their colors during a transfer of autho More

(Left to right: Staff Sgt. Colin White, Sgt. Brandon Stovall, Sgt. Michael Johnson, Spc. Joshua Dupuis), Four Soldiers of the 15th Transportation Company, a Fort Sill, Okla., unit attached to the 1103rd Combat More

Lt. Col. Robert Burke, commander of the 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, delivers a speech during the unit's transfer of authority ceremony on April 17 where the unit officially took responsibility of the More

Lt. Col. Mark Collins (right), a Phoenix native and the battalion commander for the 225th Brigade Support Battalion for 2nde Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior", 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Divisio More

Spc. Malcolm Barker, a Tupelo, Miss., native, attempts to parallel park a M1088 series truck with a M879 series flat bed trailer in the shortest time possible during a truck rodeo, May 7. Barker serves with 3rd More

A 515th Transportation Company Soldier competing in their first company truck rodeo is given a thumb's up for completion at the parallel park event during the rodeo May 7. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Michele Meadows)

Spc. Jimmy Reffitt (left), a Parkville, Ky., native, and Spc. James Meadows, a native of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., look on as Sgt. Casey Tucker, a native of Portland, Tenn., shows them how to change a transmissi More

Spc. Jimmy Reffitt, a Parkville, Ky., native, and Spc. James Meadows, a native of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., look on as Sgt. Casey Tucker a native of Portland, Tenn., shows them how to change a transmission contr More

Sgt. Casey Tucker (left), a Portland, Tenn., native, and Staff Sgt. Douglas Darden (right) a Fayetteville, Texas, native, stand in front of a 10k forklift May 9. Tucker and Darden are assigned to 297th Inland C More

Spc. Darnell Edmond, an Asbury Park, N.J., native, and all-wheel vehicle mechanic with the 536th Maintenance Company, a Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, unit attached to the 1st Sustainment Brigade, replaces the flo More

Lt. Gen. James Dubik (right), the commanding general of Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq, gestures to Dr. Mowaffak Baqer al-Rubaie, the Iraqi national security advisor, to assist him in cuttin More

Sgt. Jeimy Dixon, a laundry specialist and a native of Los Angeles, receives recognition for her hard work and dedication by being promoted from specialist to sergeant, Oct 1, 2008. Dixon is assigned to 2nd Pla More

Spc Jason Lemke, from Blytheville, Ark., trains a couple Ugandan soldiers on tower operations. The Ugandans will be assuming responsibility for the perimeter towers sometime in the near future. Lemke is a tower More

(right), Spc. Patsy Jones, from Dardanelle, Ark., is informed on new tower guard updates from the non-commissioned officer in charge.

Sgt. Matthew Lau, a Honolulu native, prepares for his next combat logistical patrol. Lau is a member of Alpha Battery, 1-206th Field Artillery, and is currently serving his third deployment in support of Operat More

(left), Staff Sgt. Alvin Martin, a Mason, Iowa, native, greets two Iraqi soldiers outside of the 503rd Maintenance Company shop. With the help of flyers and newly erected signs, service members of all branches More

White Hall, Ark. native, Spc. Theresea Stanfield, the units supply clerk for the 1123rd Transportation Company, 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Sustainment Brigade, ensures that Soldiers clothing reco More

Houston, Texas native, Staff Sgt. Pavel Robledo enjoys some Spanish cuisine after the celebration of the Hispanic heritage month concluded. The Hispanic heritage month is a dedication to celebrate and honor His More

Spc Henry Hagood, of Dumas, Ark., explains some of the finer details of personnel searches. Hagood is a gate guard with the 1123rd Transportation Company, 1 Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Sustainment Bri More

Sgt. Dillon Nichols, from Benton, Ark., recovers equipment from a tower recently turned over to Security Operation Contractor on Oct. 5, 2008. Nichols is a supply specialist with the 1123rd Transportation Compa More

The 1st Squad, 1st Platoon "Untouchables" attached to the 510th Human Resources Company, pose outside of their office on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Oct. 8, 2008.

(Center), Shawn, an interpreter for the 1st Sustainment Brigade's Iraqi security forces cell, translates as Chief Warrant Officer Four Keith Hammitt (left), the senior advisor for the Level III Maintenance Faci More

The Army's Heavy Equipment Transport system, or HET, is capable of transporting a wide range of tactical vehicles, including the Abrams M1 Main Battle Tank, weighing nearly 70 tons.

Two bridges crossing the mighty Grand Canal in Iraq.

Paragould, Ark. native, Spc. Steve Gilbert, a force protection Soldier stands by for an upcoming guard mount, Oct 10, 2008. Gilbert is a member of the 1038th Horizontal Construction Company, 1st Squadron, 152nd More

A Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery, an Arkansas National Guard unit, prepares a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle for a mission with the 1538th Transportation Company. The 1538th Tran More

Fort Smith, Ark. native, Sgt. David Butler, the communications sergeant for the 1038th Horizontal Construction Company, 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Sustainment Brigade tracks his equipment from hi More

Pvt. 1st Class Paul Kilpatrick, from Fayetteville, Ark., trains his two security operator contractor tower guard replacements from Uganda. Kilpatrick is deployed with the 1123rd Transportation Company, 1st Squa More

Spc. Marie Anica-Oral, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native, and laundry specialist with the 140th Quartermaster Company, keeps the books at the Shower, Laundry, and Clothing Renovation point on Joint Security Station War More

Spc. Julia Simmons, of Little Rock, Ark., enjoys using the miter saw to help build a gazebo in her company area at Camp Taji, Iraq. Simmons is deployed with the 1123rd Transportation Company, 1st Squadron, 152n More

Sgt. 1st. Class Jeffrey Frame, a Dardanelle, Ark., native, and truckmaster for Battery A, 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery, 553th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, receives a Certificate of Achievement More

Whiteland, Ind., native, 2nd Lt. Shaun Tompkins, a signal officer for the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Sustainment Brigade prepares to put a fitting on a wire t More

Spc. Byron Murry, a Selma, Ala. native, uses his muscles to move furniture out in order to put new flooring down. Murry serves with the 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, who just recently moved to LSA Liberty.

Iraqi army soldiers assigned to the General Truck Regiment demonstrate their capabilities by quickly recovering a downed tank during their graduation ceremony, Oct. 23, 2008. The 68th Transportation Company, 1s More

Spc. Ashley Nerette, a native of Queens, N.Y., smiles for the camera as he walks around his flatbed, piled high with water, ensuring all tie-down straps are secured before his mission begins Oct. 23, 2008. Nere More

Spc. Shaun Thieke, a Greentown, Ind., native and wheeled vehicle mechanic with the Maintenance Platoon of the 1538th Transportation Company, attached to the 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Susta More

Soldiers of the 62nd Quartermaster Company's Liquid Platoon, which is comprised of petroleum supply as well as water treatment specialists, have developed a reconstruction operation code name Uplift. The platoo More

Newborn Makayla Jolee Anderson, the daughter and second child of Michelle Anderson (pictured) and 1538th commander Capt. Phillip C. Anderson (not pictured), rests in her mother's arms, while her brother Lucas s More

Spc. Tyler Lalumondiere, a Jacksonville, N.C., native, and small arms repairer with the 503rd Maintenance Company, inspects an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon for one of the many customers that his unit supports. A More

(left to right) Morgantown, Ind., native, Chief Warrant Officer Marty Tetrick and Jacksonville, Ark., native, Spc. Lydia Chandler review some lost equipment paperwork. Tetrick is the logistics officer for Headq More

Pine Bluff, Ark. native, Cpl. Regina Dickerson, a human resources noncommissioned officer for the 1038th Horizontal Construction Company, 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Sustainment Brigade, goes thro More

Brig. Gen. Michael Lally, the commanding general of the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), speaks before presenting Sgt. 1st Class LeDerek Green, the battalion support operations sergeant for the 94th Bri More

Staff Sgt. Adrienne Wilson, the Logistics Training and Advisory Team supply advisor attached to the 398th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, briefs Brig. Gen. Michael Lally, the comm More

(From right to left) Maj. Darcy Manion, a Riverside, Calif., native, and the executive officer for the 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, renders the Oath of Enlistment to Staff Sgt. Jose Sanchez, a Me More

Capt. Donna Johnson, a Columbus native, and the commander of the 86th Transportation Company, answers questions from Brig. Gen. Michael J. Lally, the commander of 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), during More

(left to right) Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Robert D. Burke, the Commander of the 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Sustainment Brigade and a native of Knightstown, Ind., presents a Bronze Star Medal t More

Texarkana, Texas, native Sgt. Marketha Cellers, a generator mechanic with the 503rd Maintenance Company, 398th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade conducts a technical inspection on a More

Memphis, Tenn., native Staff Sgt. Robert Freeman, the disbursing agent for Detachment A, 106th Financial Management Company, distributes funds to Staff Sgt. Joshua Bundy, a Hastings, Mich., native and team lead More

1st Sgt. Anne Dittirich, a native of Hagerstown, Md., and the first sergeant for the 590th Quartermaster Company, stands in front of her unit as she prepares to carry out her duties. Her duties as first sergean More

Sgt. Kai Buwalda, a Fort Wayne, Ind. native, and Spc. Nicholas Harper, from Granger, Ind., are 88M motor transport operators with the 1538th Transportation Company, 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1 More

Sgt. Salvador Ramirez, a native of Vernon, Texas, and driver for the 1st Sustainment Brigade personal security detail, dons his gear before heading out on a mission, Nov. 10. The team safely escorted members of More

(left to right) Lt. Col. Robert D. Burke, a Knightstown, Ind. Native, and the commander of the 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment presents Jonesboro, Ark. native, Spc. Richard King with the Army Commendation More

Spc. Travis McBride, a Fayetteville, N.C., native, and unit supply specialist with the 503rd Maintenance Company; and Pvt. Derrick Davis, a Houston native, and signal support systems specialist also with the 50 More

Spc. Stanley Butterfield, a native of Augusta, Ga., and a supply specialist with the 590th Quartermaster Company out of Fort Drum, N.Y., restocks incoming supplies requisitioned through the unit supply system. More

Spc. Kelvin Green is from Little Rock, Ark, and an 88M Heavy Vehicle Operator who performs a special role at the Taji National Depot, as a Kalmar operator. The Kalmar is a container moving piece of equipment th More

Sgt. Brandon Shields is a native of Blytheville, Ark, and works with the Defense Logistics Agency, as an 88M Heavy Vehicle Operator, training Iraqi army soldiers on the 6K fork lift and the M915 Tractor Trailer More

Spc. Juan Gonzalez of Zapata, Texas, and Spc Leonardo Vazquez of Santa Ana, Calif., disassemble one of the four steering plates on a heavy equipment transporter trailer belonging to the 377th HET Company. The 3 More

Ruston, La., native Command Sgt. Maj. Orlando McMurry, 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Command Sergeant Major, awards Spc. Maevelynn Sugiyama, a Guam native, a Battalion coin for her outstanding cust More

Pvt. Dominique Miller, a Niagara Falls, N.Y., native and a water purification specialist assigned to the 62nd Quartermaster Company, 398th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade rebuilds More

Staff Sgt. Jeff Boehm, native of Dover, Ark., and Headquarters Platoon sergeant, G Company, 39th Brigade Support Battalion, 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, welds the frame for an antenna nest to be More

(From Left to Right) Sgt. Camille Padonu, Spc. Lanuola Pyles, Spc. Felicia Wynn, and Spc Whitney Fisher, all Soldiers with A Detachment, 24th Finance Company, have re-affirmed their commitment to keeping the Ar More

Pvt. 1st Class Christopher Andrews of Richmond, V., cleans up cable on Sites Annex, home to the 398th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, in an effort to improve the overall living co More

Spc. Lynch Meyers of Hartford, Conn. and Spc. Patrick Etienne of New York, N.Y., both mechanics with the 317th Maintenance Company, examine the new engine of a Humvee.

Cpl. Doyle Coffman, a native of Tucson, Ariz., and a utilities repair specialist/mechanic, just completed 40 hours of mine resistant ambush protective training provided by the Department of Defense contractors More

(Left to right) Lt. Col. Robert Brem, a native of Salisbury, Md., and the commander of the Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, cases the unit's colors with the help of Command Sgt. Major Eugene T More

Flatbed and heavy equipment transport vehicles with the 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Third Army, are lined up as part of the Durable Express convoy that travels to 15 out of the 21 More

Soldiers from 1st Platoon, 64th Trans. Company, 1st Sust. Brig. Convoy Escort Team, pack their gear and equipment in preparation for their next mission. The CET escorts and provides security to convoys travelin More

U.S. Army 1st Sustainment Brigade soldiers provides medical aid during the Combat Lifesavers course.

Soldiers of the 7th Joint Logistics Task Force receive instruction during the Convoy Logistics Patrol Academy at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Oct. 29. The 7th JLTF, an active duty unit from Fort Bragg, N.C., is deploy More

Capt. Rodger Woodruff transfers the American flag flown at ground zero on 9-11 to Lt. Col. Michael Butler.

Command team Lt. Col. Alfredo Versoza and Command Sgt. Maj. Bernard Smalls of the Joint Logistics Task Force 7 observe a soldier maneuvering an M915 truck with trailer attached during the Truck Rodeo, Camp Arif More

Spc. Haidel St. Charles, radio operator, Convoy Support Team, Signal Co., 1st Sustainment Brigade hands food supplies to Cpl. Ashley Barnhill, mechanic, 428th Transportation Co., 1SB, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Ja More

Veterans of Foreign Wars members Staff Sgt. Allen Owens, electronic warfare non-commissioned officer, 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and VFW 4th District Department of Kansas Senior Vice Command More