Brig. Gen. Thomas Vandal, the deputy commanding general for support with the 3rd Infantry Division, awards first-time deployed Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 260th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, ...

The Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 260th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, display their hard-earned 3rd Sustainment Brigade combat patch with Brig. Gen. Thomas Vandal, the deputy commanding general f...

Command Sgt. Maj. Jesse Andrews, with the 3rd Infantry Division, speaks to the Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 260th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, about the long, proud history and heritage of the ...

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Brig. Gen. Thomas S. Vandal, the deputy commanding general for support with the 3rd Infantry Division, and 3rd ID Command Sgt. Maj. Jesse Andrews arrived here Aug. 19 as part of a pre-deployment site survey for their upcoming deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

As part of their visit to Camp Liberty, they visited the 260th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, out of Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. During the visit, Vandal recognized personnel on their first deployment by awarding them the 3rd Sustainment Brigade combat patch.

Both men spoke about the honor of serving during a time of conflict, as well as the pride of wearing the combat patch that makes them part of a proud heritage.

Vandal then spoke to the Soldiers about the importance of their mission and the upcoming deployment of the 3rd ID, assuring them their families would be taken care at home in Savannah, Ga.

These Soldiers will provide units in the Baghdad area of operations with the critical supplies needed to conduct their operations, a mission both Vandal and Andrews stressed as critical.