1TSC leaders focus on future sustainment operations in Afghanistan

By Sgt. 1st Class Diana AnzalduaMarch 29, 2016

1TSC leaders focus on future sustainment operations in Afghanistan
1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Col. Samuel Miller, commander, 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Afghanistan, briefed Maj. Gen. Paul C. Hurley, commanding general, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) on the Afghanistan Mission Essential Equipment List Set. Hurley visited Bagram... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1TSC leaders focus on future sustainment operations in Afghanistan
2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Steve Seltzer, maintenance lead for Maintenance Operations Sustainment Contract, briefed Maj. Gen. Paul C. Hurley, commanding general, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) on his staff's support to the sustainment operations in Afghanistan. Hurley visi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1TSC leaders focus on future sustainment operations in Afghanistan
3 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. Paul C. Hurley, commanding general, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), recognized Karen Mitchell, Mission Essential Equipment List Set hand receipt holder, 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Afghanistan and Sheldon Thompkins, Mission Essent... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1TSC leaders focus on future sustainment operations in Afghanistan
4 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Troy Darnell, Maintenance Operations Sustainment Contract-Afghanistan, Material Handling Equipment Maintenance Lead, briefed Maj. Gen. Paul C. Hurley, commanding general, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) on his staff's support to the sustainment ope... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1TSC leaders focus on future sustainment operations in Afghanistan
5 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Col. Samuel Miller, commander, 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Afghanistan, briefed Maj. Gen. Paul C. Hurley, commanding general, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) on the Afghanistan Mission Essential Equipment List Set. Hurley visited Bagram... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1TSC leaders focus on future sustainment operations in Afghanistan
6 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Command Sgt. Maj. Edward A. Bell, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) and Maj. Gen. Paul C. Hurley, commanding general, 1TSC, visited 518th Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, here March 9 - 11. The 518RSSB explained the priority of work and current... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1TSC leaders focus on future sustainment operations in Afghanistan
7 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Steve Seltzer, maintenance lead for Maintenance Operations Sustainment Contract, briefed Maj. Gen. Paul C. Hurley, commanding general, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) and Lt. Col. Samuel Miller, commander, 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Afghani... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1TSC leaders focus on future sustainment operations in Afghanistan
8 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. Paul C. Hurley, commanding general, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), and Command Sgt. Maj. Edward A. Bell, 1TSC visited with junior Soldiers from the 518th Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, 319th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - Maj. Gen. Paul C. Hurley, commanding general, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) and Command Sgt. Maj. Edward A. Bell, 1st TSC, traveled from Kuwait to Afghanistan to visit Soldiers of the 518th Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, 319th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Afghanistan here March 9-11.

The site visit consisted of a leadership session, touring the sustainment facilities and meeting with junior and senior Soldiers.

"As a sustainment community we need to start looking further out," said Hurley. "We need to figure out what Afghanistan looks like a year from now and what force structure is needed. Once you have that end state in mind, you have to look to the left."

Col. Justin Swanson, commander, 518RSSB, briefed Hurley and Bell on the current spectrum of operations in Afghanistan.

"Maj. Gen. Hurley was able to give us perspective on the future of sustainment and guidance on the footprint in Afghanistan," said Swanson. "If we understand his perspectives, it will help us better plan for future sustainment operations in Afghanistan."

There were many active discussions throughout the briefing.

"This is all about setting the theater for the next group," Hurley said. "Intellectually this organization needs to be in future plans."

At the end of the discussion, Hurley was given a tour of the sprawling coalition air base and explained the priority of work and current retrograde operations taking place in Afghanistan by Lt. Col. Samuel S. Miller, commander, 401st AFSB-A.

As part of the tour, Hurley was briefed on the Afghanistan Mission Essential Equipment List Set, the Theater Readiness Force - Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise process and the maintenance support to the tactical force. He also received an overview on Engineer, Route Clearance Packages, Material Handling Equipment and weapons systems throughout Afghanistan via an operational maintenance facility and smaller Maintenance Support Teams positioned forward in support of the requirement.

Hurley and Bell took time to visit with junior and senior Soldiers and thank them for their service and commitment to the vital logistics mission in Afghanistan.

"It's important for Soldiers to maintain their readiness whether it be medical, physical or mental," said Bell. "You can't let the 3 P's [pet peeves, personality and pay grade] get in the way of leading or doing the best job you can as a Soldier."

Hurley and Bell not only gained a better understanding of the current mission here, but were able to reinforce their support and establish a promising working relationship.