WEBVTT

00:11.840 --> 00:14.007
Hello and welcome to the first theater

00:14.007 --> 00:15.840
sustainment commands . Blackjack

00:15.840 --> 00:17.951
Express . I'm staff sergeant Kimberly

00:17.951 --> 00:19.951
cooper Williams . Coming up on this

00:19.951 --> 00:22.007
edition , we'll tell you why General

00:22.007 --> 00:24.173
Done Woody's recent visit to camp pair

00:24.173 --> 00:26.173
of john kuwait was so important and

00:26.173 --> 00:28.229
what it could mean for you . We also

00:28.229 --> 00:30.340
have a very special message from a 70

00:30.340 --> 00:32.451
sitcom star and we'll take you aboard

00:32.451 --> 00:34.451
the army vessel L . S . V . Six and

00:34.451 --> 00:36.562
show you how the soldiers assigned to

00:36.562 --> 00:36.440
this mission maintain pride in their

00:36.440 --> 00:39.170
work and living space . But first

00:39.200 --> 00:41.200
specialist Jamie Philbrook tells us

00:41.200 --> 00:43.256
about a significant career milestone

00:43.256 --> 00:45.760
for a few chosen sailors here in kuwait .

00:46.440 --> 00:48.000
Several sailors of the Navy

00:48.000 --> 00:50.330
expeditionary logistics support group

00:50.340 --> 00:52.451
are in the elite title of chief Petty

00:52.451 --> 00:54.507
Officer . In a traditional induction

00:54.507 --> 00:56.800
ceremony . Recently the anchors pinned

00:56.800 --> 00:58.630
on each new Chief Petty Officer

00:58.630 --> 01:00.940
represent responsibility , strength of

01:00.940 --> 01:02.940
character , direct purpose and a

01:02.940 --> 01:05.051
leadership that can't be duplicated .

01:05.740 --> 01:07.796
The anchor is emblematic of the hope

01:07.796 --> 01:09.980
and glory and the means to keep us

01:09.980 --> 01:12.610
steadfast in faith and encouraged to

01:12.610 --> 01:15.390
abide in our proper station amidst the

01:15.390 --> 01:18.250
storm of temptation , affliction and

01:18.250 --> 01:21.880
persecution . With this in mind . I

01:21.880 --> 01:23.991
present to you the anchors of a chief

01:23.991 --> 01:26.370
Petty officer wear them with pride . As

01:26.370 --> 01:28.314
each of them take the next step in

01:28.314 --> 01:30.426
their career . They have been charged

01:30.426 --> 01:32.592
with the responsibility of setting the

01:32.592 --> 01:34.814
standards for others coming behind them

01:34.814 --> 01:36.981
to follow with their newly don anchors

01:36.981 --> 01:39.203
as their guide . They will continue the

01:39.203 --> 01:38.760
time honored tradition of leading from

01:38.760 --> 01:40.704
the front because they are now the

01:40.704 --> 01:42.927
elite members of the United States Navy

01:42.927 --> 01:44.982
and they have earned the right to be

01:44.982 --> 01:47.038
called Chief reporting for the first

01:47.038 --> 01:49.260
theater sustainment command at camp Air

01:49.260 --> 01:51.371
of john kuwait . I'm specialist Jamie

01:51.371 --> 01:53.482
philbrook . The 13 newly pinned chief

01:53.482 --> 01:55.649
Petty officers were honored during the

01:55.649 --> 01:57.816
ceremony . Congratulations to everyone

01:57.816 --> 02:00.800
on behalf of the first TSC Miss Heidi

02:00.800 --> 02:02.910
shoe , acting secretary of the army

02:02.920 --> 02:05.087
along with General Ann Dunwoody , Army

02:05.087 --> 02:07.087
material command commanding general

02:07.087 --> 02:09.890
visited camp pair of john recently . It

02:09.890 --> 02:11.834
was shoes first trip to the region

02:11.834 --> 02:14.001
since assuming her position at the esa

02:14.140 --> 02:15.918
during her visit , she was most

02:15.918 --> 02:17.751
interested in gaining first hand

02:17.751 --> 02:19.807
knowledge of soldiers needs in areas

02:19.807 --> 02:21.807
under her responsibility to enhance

02:21.807 --> 02:23.973
army headquarters , support for combat

02:23.973 --> 02:26.196
operations . While General Dung Woody's

02:26.196 --> 02:28.307
focus was on fielding and sustainment

02:28.307 --> 02:30.810
of army weapons systems and platforms

02:30.820 --> 02:32.764
as well as support for contracting

02:32.764 --> 02:35.150
operations in theater . Both leaders

02:35.150 --> 02:37.261
thanked everyone for their service to

02:37.261 --> 02:39.206
their country and General Dunwoody

02:39.206 --> 02:41.317
praised the work being done by saying

02:41.317 --> 02:43.539
when combatant commanders tell her that

02:43.539 --> 02:45.261
they never have to worry about

02:45.261 --> 02:47.317
logistics , then that should tell us

02:47.317 --> 02:49.483
that we are doing our jobs here . Hi ,

02:49.483 --> 02:51.650
this is Bernadette Stannis Thelma from

02:51.650 --> 02:53.872
the Tv show good times . I just want to

02:53.872 --> 02:57.750
send a heartfelt thank you to you and

02:57.750 --> 03:01.560
your family to the first TSC and the

03:01.560 --> 03:05.050
first team . We appreciate everything

03:05.050 --> 03:07.770
that you're doing . Thank you again .

03:08.080 --> 03:10.247
Taking care of your home and workspace

03:10.247 --> 03:12.247
shows pride . But what happens when

03:12.247 --> 03:14.413
your workspace is also the place where

03:14.413 --> 03:16.580
you eat sleep and drink . The soldiers

03:16.580 --> 03:18.580
of the L . S . V . Six know exactly

03:18.580 --> 03:20.636
what that means . It's called vessel

03:20.636 --> 03:22.469
preservation . While the crew is

03:22.469 --> 03:24.636
expected to keep their work and living

03:24.636 --> 03:26.636
environment in tip top shape at all

03:26.636 --> 03:28.691
times . While docked at kuwait naval

03:28.691 --> 03:30.636
base troops get to work grinding ,

03:30.636 --> 03:32.691
cleaning and painting their home and

03:32.691 --> 03:34.913
work environment to ensure they have no

03:34.913 --> 03:36.858
issues while they are out to sea .

03:36.858 --> 03:38.691
Generally looks better when it's

03:38.691 --> 03:40.524
freshly painted and plus it just

03:40.524 --> 03:42.636
minimizes much rust as we have on the

03:42.636 --> 03:46.360
vessel . So the less rust equals Less

03:46.360 --> 03:48.360
corrosion on the belt which is less

03:48.360 --> 03:50.360
likely to vote to have a hole in it

03:50.360 --> 03:52.138
when something does happen , if

03:52.138 --> 03:54.304
anything does happen , their diligence

03:54.304 --> 03:56.304
with this part of their mission has

03:56.304 --> 03:58.416
kept this vessel in rotation for more

03:58.416 --> 04:00.582
than 20 years . It is because of their

04:00.582 --> 04:02.693
hard labor that the vessel has always

04:02.693 --> 04:04.749
been ready to fight . That's all the

04:04.749 --> 04:06.638
time we have for now . Thanks for

04:06.638 --> 04:08.804
watching stay up on the latest news by

04:08.804 --> 04:10.638
logging onto our facebook page .

04:10.638 --> 04:12.693
Keywords . First theater sustainment

04:12.693 --> 04:14.693
command . See you next time . First

04:14.693 --> 04:13.860
team