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Real-world missions keep Reserve transporters busy

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MERIDIAN, Miss. (USTCNS) --- The soldiers of the 1181st Transportation Battalion know what it is like to attend two weeks of active-duty, and perform a critical Department of Defense mission at the same time.

In early July, the Meridian, Miss., based Army Reserve unit loaded the Army Pre-positioned Stocks vessel USNS Sisler in Charleston, S.C. The transporters loaded 1,600 pieces of combat service support cargo on the Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off vessel.

In all, we loaded about 250,000-square feet of cargo," said Lt. Col. Vernon Greene, Jr., commander. "The ‘footprint’ we loaded was about 1,350 pieces. That means some 300 pieces were nested cargo—cargo stored or loaded within other pieces."

The 1181st transporters were assisted by member of Military Traffic Management Command’s 841st Transportation Battalion, Charleston, S.C.

The Sisler is the second prepositioned ship loaded by the Reservists in the past two years. In October 2001, the 1181st loaded the USNS Watson, a Fast Sealift Ship, with a similar cargo.

Three years ago, in April 2000, the 1181st loaded a Marine Corps combat team on the former Soviet assault vessel the Balakleya, in Morehead City, N.C., to a large media audience.

"MTMC is engaged in real-time, real-world missions and its units must be ready to deploy wherever and whenever they are called,” said Greene. "It is an honor for our unit to have so vital a real-world role."

Greene and his wife, Col. Ellen Greene, are a unique couple who serve as key Army Reserve players in MTMC's operations. The latter serves as commander, 1190th Deployment Support Brigade, Baton Rouge, La.

The 1181st has approximately 85 members. Some reservists commute to monthly weekend duty in Meridian from as far away as Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and Tennessee.

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