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    Larry Johnson, Systems NCOIC for the 2-401st Army Field Support Brigade, gets a strong feeling of purpose with what he does and those he works with at Building 450. "This is an ever evolving process with a lot of involvement from a number of different levels of the military ... Even a lot of the contractors who work with us here are ex-military, and they too know the importance of getting this equipment repaired to send off to Afghanistan." With the personnel, tools, and will to fix and ship equipment from a brigade leaving Iraq, to one entering OEF, the maintenance facility here will play an important part with the end result in the War on Terror. Full Article at DVIDS
    This is an ever evolving process with a lot of involvement from a number of different levels of the military ... Even a lot of the contractors who work with us here are ex-military, and they too know the importance of getting this equipment repaired to send off to Afghanistan.
    Larry Johnson – Larry Johnson SOURCE: DVIDS 4 weeks ago
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  1. We have been doing war game scenarios in preparation for the drawdown for over the past three months
    SOURCE: DVIDS 4 weeks ago
  2. We alone already repair almost 5,000 tires per month ... As the drawdown heats up, the goal will be close to 7,200 each month for the war effort.
    SOURCE: DVIDS 4 weeks ago
  3. Basically, we strip them and rebuild them from the ground up ... We fix things up for the Army, Marines and even special forces.
    SOURCE: DVIDS 4 weeks ago
  4. When the bow breaks, we expect the worst and we have to prepare for it ... Right now we have the capacity to handle up to 3,600 pieces per month. Anything over that and we will be stretched to the limit with space and personnel.
    SOURCE: DVIDS 4 weeks ago
  5. We are here to help out our armed forces brothers and sisters
    SOURCE: DVIDS 4 weeks ago
  6. We have over 16,000 parts in our warehouse to support our efforts ... With the drawdown in Iraq, the mission has now shifted on fixing up the stuff coming from the north, and sending it off in support of OEF.
    SOURCE: DVIDS 4 weeks ago
  7. We here are tasked with having the capability to receive, store, fix and reissue equipment coming from up north.
    SOURCE: DVIDS 4 weeks ago
  8. The bottom line is every piece of metal coming out of Iraq will go through us
    SOURCE: DVIDS 4 weeks ago
  9. Lot 58 is the receiving point for all convoys coming out of Iraq
    SOURCE: DVIDS 4 weeks ago

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