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COMMAND TEAM

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HEADHUNTER OF

THE MONTH 11

WHAT’S I NSIDE

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1SG Harold K. Smith and CPT Nick Taylor, Command Team for the 247th Quar-

termaster Company, stand in the overflow yard among over 1,200 Twenty-foot

Equivalent Unit’s (TUE) that are waiting to be sorted.

THE CENTCOM MATERIEL RECOVERY ELEMENT (CMRE)

(Left) SFC Labriel, NCOIC of the Bagram

Airfield (BAF) Retrograde Sorting Yard

(RSY) and SSG McBeth, NCO for the

Materiel Redistribution Team (MRT) take

a moment from their busy days to pose

for a photo for the Unit Public Affairs

Officer (UPAO).

(Right) As a member of the Bagram Mobile Container

Assessment Team (MCAT) SPC Palermo is responsible

for maintain accountability of a GEOLOC consisting of

over 1,200 containers.

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(Left) Soldiers from the company in formation

preparing to receive a 43rd Sustainment Bri-

gade combat patch on the right sleeve of their

multi-cam uniform.

(Right) SPC Parnell stands at parade rest along

with the company guidon in preparation for the

patching ceremony on 03APR13. LTC Jeremy

Lewis and CSM Kenneth Ashley attended the

ceremony at Bagram Airfield

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(Left) CSM Ashley and 1SG Smith

stand with the newly promoted SSG

Hoskins, Soldier of the Month win-

ner, SPC Hurley, and Certificate of

Achievement recipient, SPC Delaine

at the Fenty Forward Retrograde Ele-

ment (FRE)

(Right) PFC Montgomery briefs Major Gen-

eral Stein, Commander 1st Theater Sustain-

ment Command (TSC) on the reutilization

of consumable Class II items within the Ba-

gram Airfield (BAF) Retrograde Sorting

Yard’s (RSY) Virtual Warehouse.

(Right) CPT Taylor along with the NCO’s

and Officers of the Bagram Retrograde

Sorting Yard (BAF) and Materiel Redistri-

bution Team (MRT) yard prepare for an

audit of over 1,200 containers that are

scattered across five yards within the Ret-

rograde Sorting Yard Complex.

(Left) PFC Dupont brief’s the Sergeant Major of the

Army on the Redistribution Property Accountability

Team (RPAT) operation. PFC Dupont is one of the

members of the company that make the RPAT mission

happen for the 3-401st AFSBn.

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247th QM

COMPANY

1LT Kendal, Retrograde Sorting Yard (RSY) Officer in Charge, briefs Major General Stein, Commander 1st Theater Sustainment Command on

the retrograde materiel flow process through the Bagram Airfield (BAF) Retrograde Sorting Yard (RSY).

1LT Kendal, Retrograde Sorting Yard (RSY) Officer in Charge, briefs Major General Stein, Commander 1st Theater Sustainment Command on

the retrograde materiel flow process through the Bagram Airfield (BAF) Retrograde Sorting Yard (RSY).

(Right) SPC Lewis, SPC Scovill, 2LT Sze, and

SPC Stanley participate in a MRAP pull with

the 3-401st AFSBn.

(Left) SPC Multinovic ground guides a HEMTT

Palletized Loading System (PLS) to a flat rack

that’s loaded with materiel that’s ready for ship-

ment to the DLA-DS yard on Bagram.

(Left) SPC Ghion provides Major General

Stein with a brief on the Customs operation

within the Bagram Retrograde Sorting Yard

(RSY)

(Right) Sergeant Major of the Army receives a brief

from SPC Scovill in the 3-401st AFSBn rolling stock

warehouse.

(Right) Joint Chief of Staff, General Dempsy with

SSG Gray at her reenlistment ceremony which

was conducted at the 101st Airborne Division

Headquarters on Bagram Airfield (BAF).

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(Left) SFC Labriel providing Lieuten-

ant General James Terry, Commander

ISAF—Joint Command, with a brief on

the materiel flow through the Bagram

Airfield (BAF) Retrograde Sorting

Yard (RSY).

(Right) SPC Leal (left) preparing to place Sergeant

stripes on his wife, SGT Leal, (right) at her pro-

motion ceremony in the 3-401st AFSBn.’s non-

rolling stock warehouse.

(Left) LTC Jeremy Lewis, commander 68th Combat

Sustainment Support Battalion pinning an End of

Tour (EOT) Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM)

on SGT Liburd’s chest prior to his departure.

The Forward Retrograde Element’s (FRE) T h e H e a d h u n t e r T i m e s

T h e H e a d h u n t e r T i m e s

(Left) Chief Vinson lines the Retrograde

Sorting Yard crew up in order to greet one

of the inbound Distinguished Visitors we

received this month

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(Right) SPC Johnson and SPC Meza assist

with container inventories in the Bagram

overflow yard.

(Left) Warwagon 6 leads Distinguished Visi-

tors from the Bagram Retrograde Sorting

Yard (RSY) to the Bagram Mobile Redistribu-

tion Team (MRT) yard in order to highlight

the hard work of our troops for Major Gen-

eral Stein.

(Left) Container inventories being conducted in the

overflow yard at Bagram.

(Right) SPC Guzman conducting an interview with Mrs.

McGabe, reporter from the Pentagon. To see the video

take a look at the following web link http://www.dvidshub.net/video/288252/closer-look-moving-out#.UX-_wQgb5w4.email

(Right) SSG McBeth providing Major General

Stein with an overview of the operations

within the Mobile Redistribution Team (MRT)

yard.

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(Left) 2LT Sze, SPC Stanley, SPC

Ortiz and SFC Hodges pose for a

photo with Dan Rather following his

overview of the Redistribution Prop-

erty Accountability Team (RPAT) op-

eration.

(Right) A view of the Retrograde Sorting Yard (RSY). Mil-

lions of dollars of equipment is brought to record

through the hard work of our team in this yard.l

(Right) SSG McBeth and SSG Hicks listening to

GEN Dempsy speak prior to conducting their re-

enlistment.

CENTCOM MATERIEL RECOVERY ELEMENT (CMRE) T h e H e a d h u n t e r T i m e s

T h e H e a d h u n t e r T i m e s

(Left) SGT Bowens conducting an interview with

Mrs. McGabe, reporter from the Pentagon. SGT

Bowens works as an NCO in the Bagram Mo-

bile Redistribution Team (MRT) Yard.

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Since that time I’ve had

the amazing opportunity to

train, coach, mentor, and de-

velop not only as the Com-

mander but also as a mem-

ber of this fine organization.

There were plenty of sleep-

less nights and long days but

in the end its prepared us for

the success we’ve been able

to achieved as we execute

the CMRE mission in Af-

ghanistan.

The comradery and disci-

pline shared by our service

members their families make

it extremely difficult to say

goodbye to the Headhunter

Team, but in the end it’s

time for the next com-

mander to take the lead and I have no doubt the organiza-

tion will be in good hands

under the command of CPT

Jerod Farkas.

I wont be going very far

as I will transition to Kanda-

har in order to work in the

43rd Sustainment Brigade

Support Operations (SPO)

cell.

Thank you for supporting

our Soldiers and our coun-

try. Continue to take care

yourself and each other.

This is Headhunter 6 signing

off the net.

Headhunters, Twenty-Four-

Seven! - Headhunter 6

Headhunter team, family

and friends. As we cross

the turn-around point in

the CMRE race, our Sol-

diers continue to show the

determination and com-

mitment in making this

mission successful. An-

other month doesn’t go by

without several of our Sol-

diers doing great things to

bring great credit to them-

selves and the organiza-

tion. It was an honor to be

T h e H e a d h u n t e r T i m e s

1SG HAROLD K. SMITH a part of the promotion of

SSG Hoskins and SGT Clark.

SPC Hurley won the 68th

CSSB Soldier of the month,

marking back to back victories

for the company. SSG Gray,

SPC Ortiz were both recog-

nized on AFN commercials

and have become instant ce-

lebrities. The Pentagon even

came and did a segment on

the operations as well, so stay

tuned.

May is bittersweet, my battle

247th QUARTERMASTER COMMAND TEAM CPT GARY N. TAYLOR

buddy for the

last 14 months

will be changing

out of com-

mand. CPT Tay-

lor it has been

both an honor

and a privilege

to serve with you and I wish you

Godspeed as you make your move

to Brigade. CPT Farkas will man

the ship from here and I am looking

forward to continued success—

Headhunter 7

Greetings to the mem-

bers of the Headhunter

Team and their Families.

It’s hard to believe but

we’ve finally crossed the

halfway point and we’re

now staring down the back

half of the deployment.

Earlier this month I was

faced with the inevitable

reality that all commanders

face, which is their change

of command. As I sur-

passed my 18th month in

command and began

change of command inven-

tories I reflected on how

far the organization has

come since our activation

on in October of 2011.

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During the month of April SPC Hurley separated

himself from his peers. SPC Hurley successfully won the 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion’s (CSSB) Soldier of the Month (SOM)

Board. SPC Hurley leads from the front, maintains a strong moral compass, and inspires leaders, peers, and subordinates alike in his day

to day service. For these qualities SPC Hurley is the April 2013 winner of the Headhunter of the month award

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mediately after graduating the Officers Basic Course he attended Campbell Uni-versity to complete his Degree of Ap-plied Science with a minor in Business Administration. His first officer assign-ment was to the 82D Airborne Division where he deployed to OIF VI, December 2008 as the Distribution Platoon Leader, A Company, 82D Brigade Support Bat-talion and Company Executive Officer, 5-73 Cavalry Squadron, 3rd Brigade Com-bat Team. Following OIF VI he became the Squadron S4 for 5-73 Cavalry Squadron. In 2011, CPT Farkas was selected as the Aide-De-Camp for the U.S. Joint Munitions Command, Army Materiel Command and then attended the Com-bined Logistics Captains Career Course.

CPT Farkas has been assigned to the 43rd Sustainment Brigade since January 2013 where he has served as the Ground Transportation Officer for the Brigade Supporting Operations. CPT Farkas' awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Merito-rious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster (OLC), Army Commendation Medal with 4 OLC, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achieve-ment Medal with 6 OLC, Joint Merito-rious Unit Citation (JMUC), Valorous Unit Award (VUA), and Meritorious Unit Citation (MUC). CPT Farkas has been awarded the Ranger Tab, Com-bat Action Badge and the Parachutists Badge.

CPT Jerod Farkas is a native of Anaheim, California. He joined the military July 2000 as a Food Service Specialist and was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

where he deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) II with Task Force Devil, January 2003. He was selected as the XVIII Airborne Corps Commanders Enlisted Aide during his deployment. While assigned to

the XVIII Airborne Corps he served an additional tour in support of Op-eration Iraqi Freedom (OIF) III, Task Force Dragon, January 2005. He graduated OCS class 09 - 06 and commissioned as a quartermas-ter officer November 22, 2006. Im-

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