Soldiers of the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, based in Grafenwoehr, Germany, watch as the unit cases its colors during a transfer of authority ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 24, 20 More
Sgt. Cynthia Landin, 289th Quartermaster Company, Kandahar Airfield Retro Sort Yard noncommissioned officer in charge, shows the International Security Assistance Force senior enlisted adviser, Command Sgt. Maj More
Spc. James Vavra of the 864th Engineer Battalion, CENTCOM Materiel Retrograde Element, uses a hydraulic excavator to remove HESCO barriers placed in front of a building scheduled for deconstruction. The soldier More
With Pvt. Jayson Kennedy oserving, Pfc. Jason Duncan of 864th Engineer Battalion, CENTCOM Materiel Recovery Element, ground guides Spc. Kodi Hoffman whil he fills HESCO barriers for an explosive ordnance dispos More
Lt. Col. Henderson, commander of the 864th Engineer Battalion, presents Spc. Destiny Dawson with a battalion coin for her excellent job with administrative work during field feeding operations on FOB Sharana. More
Sgt. Joshua W. Floch, 864th Engineer Battalion, CENTCOM Materiel Recovery Element and native of Tulsa, Okla., was awarded the Combat Action Badge, Oct. 7, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, from Brig. Gen. Duan More
Lt. Col. John Henderson battalion commander, 864th Engineer Battalion, foreground, CENTCOM Materiel Recovery Element, discusses the unit’s accomplishments with Brig Gen. Duane Gamble, 1st Theater Sustainment More
The dayshift team of the 349th Quartermaster Company, 749th Combat Services Support Battalion, California Army National Guard, unites at their main retrograde yard at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 17. Si More
Fort Myers, Fla. native, Col. Todd A. Heussner (left), commander 43rd Sustainment Brigade – U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element and Akron, Ohio, native Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Traylor, the 43rd More
Stamps, Ark. native, Maj. Gen. Aundre F. Piggee, director of logistics, U.S. Central Command, talks to Lt. Col. Timothy Maples, deputy commanding officer, 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, attached t More
Roanoke, Va., native Spc. Chamroeun Siv, a signal support specialist, 760th Engineer Company, 489th Engineer Battalion, prepares to use a grinder to disassemble a staircase on a relocatable building at Kandahar More
Soldiers from the 760th Engineer Company, 489th Engineer Battalion, attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, prepare to use welding equipment to remove a staircas More
Motor transport operators, Carson City, Nev., native Pfc. Jesse Smith (left center) and Campbellsville, Ky., native Pfc. Ryan Hutchinson (right), both from 227th Quartermaster Company, work to offload tri-wall More
Westbrook, Maine native Pfc. James Dibiase-Dorn, a combat medic with the 133rd Engineer Battalion, administers an annual flu vaccination to Madison, Maine native, Staff Sgt. Christopher Estes, a supply sergean More
Soldiers from the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element react to multiple, simulated casualties at a gym on their Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, compound during a Nov. 22 mass More
Gardiner, Maine, native Sgt. Nicholas Poulin (right), a computer logistics specialist for the Forward Support Company, 133rd Engineer Battalion, attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Mat More
Atlanta native Spc. Ian Shelton (left), a cargo specialist for the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, checks his weapon while serving as part of a security team during an e More
Chesapeake, Va., native, Master Sgt. Michael Wiles (left), mechanical maintenance operations noncommissioned officer, and Pittsburgh, native, Sgt. James Orr, a human resource sergeant, both from the 82nd Sustai More
Columbia, S.C., native Spc. Devin Smith (left), a horizontal construction engineer with the 124th Engineer Company, attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, overs More
Columbia, S.C., native, Spc. Robert Rock, a heavy equipment operator for the 124th Engineer Company, attached to the 489th Engineer Battalion, slings his weapon and gears up for a Dec. 1 convoy to a forward ope More
Lancaster, S.C. native, Sgt. Christopher Jacobs, an interior electrician with the 489th Engineer Battalion, attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, uses a hydrau More
Sitting behind the wheel of his M915A2 line-haul truck, Spc. Edem Bumekpor, a petroleum supply specialist for the 349th Quartermaster Company, who calls Oakland, Calif. home, prepares to drive a load of equipme More
Sacramento, Calif., native, Pvt. Ricardo Reyes, an all-wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 349th Quartermaster Company, attached to the 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, uses a large forklift to load t More
Calhoun City, Miss. native, Sgt. Erik Garrard, a heavy equipment operator with the 858th Engineer Company, attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element rebuilds earth- More
Brig. Gen. Flem B. “Donnie” Walker Jr. (left), commander, 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and Ellwood City, Pa. native, Staff Sgt. Keith Keller, a construction site supervisor for the 489th Engineer Bat More
Wooster, Ohio native Spc. Aaron Miller (left), an engineer specializing in carpentry and masonry, and Brick, N.J. native, Pfc. Joseph Bove, a combat engineer, both with the 489th Engineer Battalion, attached to More
Soldiers from the 349th Quartermaster Company, attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, transport equipment into a tent where it will be processed, categorized an More
Winston-Salem, N.C. native, Sgt. 1st Class Don Galloway, first sergeant for the 846th Transportation Company starts up a rough terrain container handler during training near the Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan r More
Marietta, Ga., native Maj. Batina Church, human resource officer in charge, Lehigh Valley, Pa., native Pfc. Anthony Rosario and Enumclaw, Wash., native Air Force Staff Sgt. Katherine Bailey, human resource spec More
Troy, Ala., native Maj. Christopher Amos, executive officer, 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, awards the combat action badge to Rohnert Park, Calif., native Sgt. Ruffin Romes of the 349th Quartermas More
Phoenix native, Col. Mark D. Collins, commander, 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, and Brig. Gen. John J.T. Thomson, deputy commanding general-support, 4th Infantry Divisi More
Engineers attached to the 133rd Engineer Battalion use heavy equipment to remove barriers near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan Dec. 27. The engineers work as part of the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Com More
Pittsburg, Kan. native, Spc. Jeremy Kelly, an automated logistics specialist with the 1011th Quartermaster Company, attached to the 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion moves equipment and supplies Dec. More
Spc. Lisa Sulenes (right) and her two sons, Pvt. Joseph Sulenes (left), a unit supply specialist, and Spc. Franklin Sulenes, an automated logistics specialist, all Erie, Kan., natives, with the 1011th Quarterm More
Salem, N.J., native, Spc. Symone Sherrill, an engineer with the Hammonton, N.J.-based 150th Engineer Company, attached to the 133rd Engineer Battalion, gives hand signals to the operator of a loader during a pr More
New York City native, Command Sgt. Maj. Alberto Delgado, senior enlisted adviser, 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element bestows the combat patch on Lehigh Valley, Pa. native, P More
New York City native, Spc. Dwi Wasongredjo, an interior electrician for the 760th Engineer Company, 489th Engineer Battalion, disassembles wiring during a deconstruction project at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanista More
Engineers from the Little Rock, Ark.-based 489th Engineer Battalion give a briefing to Jon T. Rymer, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Defense, during a tour of a deconstruction site Jan. 11 at Kanda More
Gorham, Maine native, Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Walsh (right), senior enlisted advisor, 133rd Engineer Battalion, and Pembroke, Maine native, Lt. Col. Dean Preston (second from right), commander, 133rd Eng. Bn. c More
Searsport, Maine native, Spc. Kory Schmidt, a light-wheeled vehicle mechanic for the Portland, Maine-based 133rd Engineer Battalion, attached to the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central More
Lt. Gen. James L. Terry (right), commander, U.S. Army Central, uses a hydraulic excavator to begin demolition of a structure under the guidance of Starkville, Miss. native, Spc. Cedric Stewart , a heavy equipme More
Engineers from the Little Rock, Ark.-based 489th Engineer Battalion, attached to the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigage-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, give a tour of a deconstructi More
Engineers with the Hammonton, N.J.-based 150th Engineer Company, attached to the Portland, Maine-based 133rd Engineer Battalion, use heavy equipment to clear the remains of structures from a deconstruction site More
Phoenix, Ariz., native Col. Mark D. Collins, commander of the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, talks to Frank Kendall, U.S. undersecretary of defen More
Littleton, Maine native, Spc. Joshua McNinch, a surveyor with the 1035th Survey and Design Team, attached to the Portland, Maine-based 133rd Engineer Battalion, prepares an awards carrying case for an “end of t More
Military service members and civilians with the Kandahar Gospel Choir join in the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during a Black History Month presentation sponsored by the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainm More
More than 100 troops from the 45th Sustainment Brigade’s headquarters, redeploying from Afghanistan, were greeted by Maj. Gen. Edward F. Dorman III, commander of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command, as they arr More
Lt. Col. Michelle Letcher and Command Sgt. Maj. Ian Griffin, commander and command sergeant major of the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion based in Grafenwoehr, Germany, case the battalion colors during More
Sgt. Cynthia Landin, 289th Quartermaster Company, Kandahar Airfield Retro Sort Yard noncommissioned officer in charge, escorts the International Security Assistance Force senior enlisted adviser, Command Sgt. M More
Spc. Brandon J. Burns, 864th Engineer Battalion, CENTCOM Materiel Recovery Element and native of Oklahoma City, was awarded the Combat Action Badge Oct. 7, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, from Brig. Gen. Dua More
Heavy machinery from the 864th Engineer Battalion, CENTCOM Materiel Recovery Element, grade and pack the dusty Afghan dirt as the engineer soldiers re-configure an old retro sort yard into a material overflow y More
Sacramento resident Spc. Jesse Ware, a member of the 349th Quartermaster Company, 749th Combat Services Support Battalion, California Army National Guard, places wooden crates on a forklift that will be hauled More
Phoenix native, Col. Mark D. Collins (left), commander 82nd Sustainment Brigade, and New York native, Command Sgt. Maj. Alberto Delgado, senior enlisted adviser, 82nd SB, uncase their brigade’s colors during a More
Richmond, Calif. native, 1st Lt. Norman Hayes (second from left), company commander, 349th Quartermaster Company, attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade – U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element (82nd More
New Hampton, N.Y., native, Spc. Carl Conklin, a combat engineer and technical engineer for the 760th Engineer Company, 489th Engineer Battalion uses a welding torch to remove a metal staircase from a relocatabl More
Roanoke, Va., native Spc. Chamroeun Siv (right), a signal support specialist, 760th Engineer Company, 489th Engineer Battalion, watches carefully for any safety issues as New York native Spc. Corey Celik, a com More
Soldiers from the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element and Task Force Medical-East sort and load medical supplies and equipment Nov. 15 at the recently closed El Salam Egyptia More
During a mass casualty exercise, soldiers with the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Recovery Element assist a soldier with a simulated chest wound Nov. 22 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. A More
Los Lunas, N.M., native Staff Sgt. Randy Rodriquez (right), a cargo specialist for 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, gives instructions to a security team during an exerci More
Surrounded by the opposing team, Chicago native, Staff Sgt. Fredrick Hill, help desk NCO for the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, looks for a teammate to hand off the bal More
Soldiers from the 124th Engineer Company, attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, move re-locatable buildings that soldiers formerly lived in Nov. 29 at Kandaha More
Newberry, S.C., native, Sgt. 1st Class William Gillion, a platoon sergeant , and Charleston, S.C. native, Spc. Donovan Bannister, a horizontal construction engineer, both with the 124th Engineer Company, attach More
Sacramento, Calif., native, Pvt. Ricardo Reyes, an all-wheeled vehicle mechanic for the 349th Quartermaster Company, attached to the 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, uses a large forklift to load eq More
Oakland, Calif., resident, Spc. Edem Bumekpor, a petroleum supply specialist for the 349th Quartermaster Company, attached to the 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, straps down some large tires to his More
Wooster, Ohio native Spc. Aaron Miller (right), an engineer specializing in carpentry and masonry, and Brick, N.J. native, Pfc. Joseph Bove, a combat engineer, both with the 760th Engineer Company, 489th Engine More
Brig. Gen. Flem B. “Donnie” Walker Jr. (left), commander, 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, checks out a deconstruction project with engineers from the 489th Engineer Battalion, attached to the 82nd Susta More
Bakersfield, Calif. native, Spc. Gerlyn Dandin, an automated logistics specialist, 349th Quartermaster Company, attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, cleans di More
Soldiers from the 846th Transportation Company and the 349th Quartermaster Company, attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element (CMRE), learn how to operate the rough More
Miami native Spc. Antya Houser, a human resource specialist, and Jenkinsville, S.C., native Staff Sgt. Randy Anthony, a human resource noncommissioned officer, both with the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Centra More
Troy, Ala. native Maj. Christopher Amos, executive officer, 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, awards the combat action badge to Folsom, Calif., native Spc. Matthew Satterfield of the 349th Quartermas More
During a visit with the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, Brig. Gen. John J.T. Thomson, deputy commanding general-support, 4th Infantry Division, examines excess ammunitio More
Williamstown, W.Va., native, Pfc. Branden Sinnett, a heavy equipment operator for the 779th Engineer Company, attached to the 133rd Engineer Battalion moves truckloads of dirt during a project to build up berms More
Soldiers with the Independence, Kan.-based 1011th Quartermaster Company, attached to the 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, prepare sorted equipment for transport at the Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan More
Spc. Lisa Sulenes, a food service specialist, and her two sons, Spc. Franklin Sulenes, an automated logistics specialist, and Pvt. Joseph Sulenes, a unit supply specialist, all Erie, Kan., natives with the 1011 More
Phoenix, Ariz. native, Col. Mark D. Collins, commander, 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element presents the combat patch to members of his special staff and brigade senior leade More
Jon T. Rymer (second from right), the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Defense greets senior leaders for the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery El More
Soldiers with the Portland, Maine-based Forward Support Company, 133rd Engineer Battalion, attached to the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element present More
Carrollton, Ohio, native, Sgt. Ryan Rossey, an interior electrician for the 760th Engineer Company, 489th Engineer Battalion, stacks wood which he dismantled during a deconstruction project Jan. 11 at Kandahar More
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan— Gorham, Maine native, Sgt. Kevin Thomas (front) and Winthrop, Maine native, Sgt. Ryan Kelly, both surveyors with the 1035th Survey and Design Team, attached to the Portland, Maine- More
Capt. Robert Sanders (left), commander of the Calhoun City, Miss.-based 858th Engineer Company, attached to the Portland, Maine-based 133rd Engineer Battalion, briefs Lt. Gen. James L. Terry (second from right) More
During a Jan. 18 tour of a deconstruction site, Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, commander, U.S. Army Central presents a coin to Roanoke, Va. native, Spc. Kaylin Tolbert, a carpentry/masonry specialist, who works for t More
Soldiers with the Hammonton, N.J.-based 150th Engineer Company, attached to the Portland, Maine-based 133rd Engineer Battalion, ensure debris from a deconstruction site is cleared from the site, loaded onto tru More
Los Angeles native Chief Warrant Officer 2 Pedro Alvarado (left), retrosort yard accountability officer, attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, explains to Fran More
Frederick, Md. native, 1st Lt. Joshua Thill, a combat engineer, with the Hammonton, N.J.-based 150th Engineer Company, attached to the Portland, Maine-based 133rd Engineer Battalion, lifts weights at the Warrio More
New York native, Command Sgt. Maj. Alberto Delgado (right), senior enlisted advisor for the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, gives his remarks duri More
More than 100 troops from the 45th Sustainment Brigade’s headquarters met an emotional explosion of cheers, waving signs and anxious families and friends as they marched into a hangar on Wheeler Airfield, Hawai More
Lt. Col. Michelle Letcher and Command Sgt. Maj. Ian Griffin, commander and command sergeant major of the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion based in Grafenwoehr, Germany, share a handshake after casing t More
Sgt. Joriann Garcia-Hernandes, native of Syracuse, N.Y., from the Headquarters Company, 427th Brigade Support Battalion of the New York National Guard, and looks onward, as workers prepare a shipping container More
Sgt. Cynthia Landin, 289th Quartermaster Company, Kandahar Airfield Retro Sort Yard noncommissioned officer in charge, assists a civilian contractor in cutting a chain from a few gas cans near the tire cleaning More
First Theater Sustainment Command Deputy Commanding General, Brig Gen. Duane Gamble, foreground, listens intently to Lt. Col. John Henderson, battalion commander, and the Soldiers of 864th Engineer Battalion, C More
Spc. Patrick B. Epps, 864th Engineer Battalion, CENTCOM Materiel Recovery Element and native of Tulsa, Okla., was awarded the Combat Action Badge Oct. 7, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, from Brig. Gen. Duane More
Executive officer of the 349th Quartermaster Company, 749th Combat Services Support Battalion, California Army National Guard, 1st Lt. Adam Chapa of San Jose, Calif., closes a container after inspecting it for More
While conducting battlefield circulation, Stamps, Ark. native, Maj. Gen. Aundre F. Piggee, director of logistics for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), speaks to Soldiers, attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade- More
Soldiers from the 760th Engineer Company, 489th Engineer Battalion work to disassemble a staircase from a relocatable building during retrograde operations at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 11. The soldie More
Union City, Calif., native Cpl. Angela Rodriguez, a medical logistics specialist attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, clears boxes from a shelf at the former More
El Paso, Texas, native, Maj. Elizabeth Gum (second from right), a medical liaison officer for the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, relays the condition of a simulated cas More
Lyndhurst, N.J., native Spc. Lawrence Morales (left), an ammunition specialist, and Manning, S.C., native Pfc. Eugene Felder, a light-wheeled vehicle mechanic, both from the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Centra More
Motor transport operators, Saluda, S.C., native Pfc. Matthew Freeman, (left center), operating an excavator and Columbia, S.C., native Sgt. Ricardo Rivers, both from the 124th Engineer Company, attached to the More
Columbia, S.C., native, Staff Sgt. Randy Anthony, a human resource noncommissioned officer, makes a pass during an ultimate football game, dubbed the 82nd SB-CMRE Turkey Bowl, Nov. 28 at Kandahar Airfield, Afgh More