Warriors in Peace Operations - Strategic Studies Institute - U.S. Army

supporting the movement of fuel tankers, lost an assigned
weapon belonging to a young soldier. After reporting the
loss through the chain of command, the platoon spent an
entire night looking for the weapon. Finally, the platoon
leader went to the local MP unit for assistance. To his great
relief, the weapon was in the possession of the military
police who found the weapon lying alongside the road.
CONCLUSION
Despite these close calls, I am very proud of the overall
accomplishments of the battalion and its soldiers. The
battalion proved its worth by its operation of the A/DACG
sites at Ramstein and Rhein Main Air Bases, conduct of
convoy escorts and convoy support centers, and line-haul
operations in support of Theater and EAGLE EXPRESS
missions. Consider that the battalion also deployed half its
strength to Taszar, Hungary, re-deployed that half and then
deployed the other half, concurrently while conducting a
majority of its CR theater support mission. Adding to that
the conduct of the USAREUR Drivers’ Academy (FWD), it is
hard to contain my pride and admiration. Finally, and I
intentionally did not mention this in the main text of this
monograph, is the fact that my battalion won both the
USAREUR Battalion Maintenance and Supply Excellence
competitions while supporting OJE.
Teamwork and professional pride contributed to our
successes. Every soldier played his/her significant role in
helping the 28th support the Army’s largest military
operation conducted in the European Theater since World
War II. From December 1995 to the time of my change of
command in July 1996, the battalion drove nearly 8 million
miles; moved over 172,000 tons of cargo and equipment; and
exceeded the Army’s safety standard for military vehicle
accidents.
This accomplishment over 7 months is phenomenal
when compared to the battalion’s entire performance
during the previous calendar year. The total battalion
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