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1st Theater Sustainment Command


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From wiring houses to air defender to teacher, now readiness and training specialist uses skills to benefit 1st TSC

December 6, 2021 — He had a knack for electronics back in junior high. People even asked the young man to fix lights in their house, and during his last two years of high school, he was wiring entire homes with his vocational electronics school classmates. MORE
Preston Mingo in front of the Blackjack statue

3rd Medical Command Soldiers reflect on Hanukkah

December 6, 2021 — Soldiers deployed with the 3rd Medical Command, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, celebrated the second day of Hanukkah here, Nov. 29, 2021, by saying a prayer, lighting candles on hanukkiahs, singing traditional Yiddish songs, and spending time in fellowship with members of the community. MORE
Soldier lights menorah

‘You never know who’s looking at you, when’

December 2, 2021 — If you’ve eaten at the Zone 2 dining facility here, chances are you’ve received a fist bump from Sgt. 1st Class Patrick W. Gowan. The culinary specialist, a Reserve Soldier attached to the 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, deployed here in March with the Los Angeles, California, based 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command. MORE
SFC Gowan

1st TSC command chaplain celebrates heritage with wood working hobby

December 1, 2021 — He celebrates his heritage crafting ornaments and other items out of wood. His love for his craft and culture entwines with his service to God and country. Chaplain (Col.) Douglas Swift, command chaplain, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, began learning about wood working when he was very young. Just as he progressed throughout his military career, he’s also become more refined in his craft. MORE
Fowler Hall in wood

Why I serve: ‘The most rewarding part of the job has been the job of an NCO’

November 30, 2021 — Sgt. Catherine E. Spruill knew she wanted to be a part of the military before she attended kindergarten. “I always said I want to marry somebody in the military—because both of my parents were in the military and I liked the lifestyle of just always having that family feeling—and my dad was like, ‘you don’t have to marry somebody in the military, you can be in the military,’” the Merritt, North Carolina native said. “I was like ‘oh, I didn’t know that was possible,’ you know, as a little five year old, and so it was kind of always just a plan of mine.” MORE
Soldier with parents

‘Spears Ready’ Soldiers complete 18.6-mile Norwegian Foot March

November 19, 2021 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — More than 20 Soldiers assigned to the Fort Bragg, North Carolina, based 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command completed an 18.6-mile Norwegian Foot March here, Nov. 13, 2021. The Soldiers have been deployed since August serving in support of 1st Theater Sustainment Command. The Fort Knox, Kentucky, based unit is responsible for sustainment operations throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. MORE
Soldiers talk before a march

‘Spears Ready’ staff sergeant reflects on Native American heritage

November 19, 2021 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — A Soldier descended from the Wolf Clan of the Seneca Nation of Indians, deployed here with the Fort Bragg, North Carolina, based 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, reflected on her cultural and military roots for this year’s Native American Heritage observance. “I’m proud to say I’m Native American,” said Staff Sgt. Jassmine J. Thornton. “I feel like if I had to live my life on a reservation I would fit perfectly.” MORE
Staff Sgt. Thornton and her father

1100th TASMG facilitates 82nd CAB retrograde

November 19, 2021 — PORT OF SHUAIBA, Kuwait — The Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, based 1100th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group oversaw the preparations for the retrograde of more than 30 aircraft here, Nov. 7-12, 2021. The AH-64E Apache, UH-60M Black Hawk, and CH-47F Chinook helicopters are assigned to the Fort Bragg, North Carolina, based 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division. The Soldiers were deployed to Afghanistan to support base closures and the U.S. military’s exit from the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. MORE
Soldiers and helicopter

‘We all want peace’: Soldiers gain better understanding of Islam through training

November 17, 2021 — More than 40 Soldiers deployed to Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring, Kuwait participated in cultural awareness training here, Nov. 17, 2021. The religious affairs specialists and chaplains began their day of cultural immersion, organized by the Area Support Group - Kuwait unit ministry team, at the Amricani Cultural Centre. MORE
People standing in the doorway of a mosque.

First Team security specialist continues with lifetime of service

November 9, 2021 — As a cadet in the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Program this Cincinnati native learned discipline and self-pride. Ramon Turner Sr., security specialist, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, participated in the program from age 13-17, and after earning the rank of petty officer 1st class and spending many summers training and serving aboard Naval and Marine bases, grew a desire to become a U.S. Marine. MORE
civilian employee and daughter

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