tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414336559779523222011-07-29T03:24:59.790-04:00The ProviderNews and Information<br>
about the 82nd Sustainment BrigadeProviders!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04657650517524111059noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241433655977952322.post-84088122310644062422010-03-04T18:48:00.000-05:002010-03-04T18:48:46.234-05:00Associated Press - US troops killed in Afghanistan and AfricaArmy Staff Sgt. Anton R. Phillips
Anton Phillips, a father of three, "took care of his soldiers like family," a fellow officer said.
"He rallied them to do their jobs to the best of their ability and he led by example," said Capt. Alexis Jackson, who served with Phillips.
As an executive officer for the 5th Maintenance Company out of Kaiserslautern, Germany, Phillips earned respect from both Providers!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04657650517524111059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241433655977952322.post-37343935810741770712010-03-04T18:41:00.000-05:002010-03-04T18:41:21.968-05:00Help is on the Way - 43rd Sustainment Brigade will deploy to Afghanistan next weekJust as linebackers aren’t typically featured on the Wheaties box, soldiers in Fort Carson’s 43rd Sustainment Brigade must be content to serve as the unsung heroes of the war effort.
Their mission: To provide food, supplies, maintenance and transportation to the troops on the front lines.
“We’re not the guys kicking in the doors and using night-vision goggles and bayonets,” said Lt. Col. Craig Providers!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04657650517524111059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241433655977952322.post-26428072094498616662010-03-04T17:02:00.001-05:002010-03-08T09:33:21.054-05:00Field Service Company brings showers, clean laundry to troops in Haiti.By Spc. A.M. LaVey
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The 259th Field Service Company, part of the 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, based out of Fort Bragg, N.C., arrived here Feb. 10 to provide the Joint Task Force - Haiti and the 82nd Airborne Division with shower facilities and laundry services.
Two 20-person shower, laundry, and clothing repair teams, bringing withProviders!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04657650517524111059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241433655977952322.post-74215252527539831762010-01-16T12:50:00.002-05:002010-01-16T12:50:25.862-05:00Slowly but surely building-up BagramBy SPC Nicolas Hurt
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN – They are tight, low to the ground, squeaky, stiff and if you’re vertically gifted, you don’t fit. I’m speaking of those dark green, one size doesn’t fit all, cots of course. Some soldiers from the 82nd Sustainment Brigade (SBDE) may have been fortunate enough to avoid the cots but many were not. Since boots on the ground in Afghanistan, there Providers!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04657650517524111059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241433655977952322.post-34325943165319419942010-01-16T12:47:00.003-05:002010-01-16T12:51:40.080-05:00Profiles in Courage: Pfc. Noah ClarkBy: SFC Jason Allgood
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN -- As the Soldiers of the 82nd Sustainment Brigade begin to settle in on their new assignment, they all have one thing in common the Afghan “crud”. What is it? Why does everyone have or is getting it? These are some of the great mysteries of the world, what is for certain is when it’s your turn; you will be taken care of.
Pfc. Noah Clark sits Providers!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04657650517524111059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241433655977952322.post-45919168344688725802010-01-16T12:46:00.002-05:002010-01-16T12:52:31.130-05:00Mourning Staff Sgt. Anton R. PhillipsBy MC1 Krishna Jackson
BAGRAM, Afghanistan – As the morning sun warmed the chill in the air around Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, Soldiers gathered together to remember a fallen brother in arms. A memorial in honor of Army Staff Sgt. Anton R. Phillips was held Jan. 3 so those who served with him could say goodbye.
The 31 year old Los Angeles native started his career in June 1998 as a 63H Providers!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04657650517524111059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241433655977952322.post-38818497577791435262010-01-04T10:50:00.003-05:002010-01-04T10:53:52.748-05:0082nd SB takes the reigns in AfghanistanA transfer of authority ceremony took place Dec. 31 between the 45th Sustainment Brigade (SBDE) and the 82nd Sustainment Brigade.
Sustainment brigades provide logistics support world-wide. The 82nd SBDE, out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina is the next in a long line of Sustainment BDEs to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF).
82nd SBDE Commander, Army Col. John Providers!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04657650517524111059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241433655977952322.post-63132751608044059132009-12-26T11:41:00.003-05:002010-01-04T11:22:41.984-05:00Headquarters element deploys to Afghanistan
The fourth and last body of Troopers from the headquarters element of the 82nd Sustainment Brigade departed Green Ramp Wednesday Dec. 23, 2009 en route to a year-long deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan.
The 82nd Sustainment Brigade’s headquarters element, consisting of the Special Troops Battalion and Headquarters and Headquarters Company, will replace the 45th Providers!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04657650517524111059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241433655977952322.post-3600108191363563112009-12-26T11:37:00.001-05:002009-12-26T11:48:06.448-05:0082nd Sustainment Brigade field kitchen cooks up excellenceBy Pfc. Eric Guzman, 50th Public Affairs Detachment
The 82nd Sustainment Brigade's field kitchen was assessed by a board of evaluators sent to Fort Bragg on behalf of Forces Command July 29, to discern whether or not they were eligible to compete for the Phillip A. Connelly award, in the field category at the Department of the Army level.
Winning the Phillip A. Connelly award is widely Providers!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04657650517524111059noreply@blogger.com0