Soldiers Recognized for Combat Action Keeps Info Flowing Story and Photo by Convoy Being Engaged Simulta- Staff Sgt
The Expeditionary Times Proudly serving the finest Expeditionary service members throughout Iraq Vol. 4 Issue 28 November 24, 2010 www.armyreserve.army.mil/103rdESC M4-A1 Rifle Army orders new, improved weapon Page 6 Commo Capt. Vanessa Parker, commander of Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustain- ment Command (Expeditionary), and a Cincinnati native, pins a Combat Action Badge onto Spc. Jesus Rodriguez, a communications operator with the brigade’s personnel security detachment, and a San Diego native. Signal support Soldiers recognized for combat action keeps info flowing STORY AND PHOTO BY convoy being engaged simulta- Staff Sgt. John Reason, the pays off in the end. SGT. 1ST CLASS RHONDA LAWSON neously by multiple improvised PSD’s operations sergeant, and “It tests our patience,” said Rojas. Page 7 3RD SUSTAINMENT BRIGADE explosive devices in August. a Clinton, La., native, credits the “Repeating the same training over “There are a couple of awards PSD’s success to the training and and over, Soldiers can say ‘I got it, JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq— Ten you never want to get in your briefing they received. He said the we’ve been doing it for six months,’ Soldiers with career,” said Command Sgt. Maj. impact happened quickly, so all he but when it hits, that’s the whole CLS Class the 3rd Sustain- Clifton Johnson, senior enlisted had time to do was react. purpose.” ment Brigade, advisor wth the 3rd Sust. Bde., and “It was pretty intense,” he said. Rojas added that Reason’s quick 103rd Sustain- a Lima, Ohio, native, during the “Once we saw the bright light, that thinking helped him to better make ment Command ceremony.
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