The paratroopers of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division have proven that by upholding the standards and taking care of one another, everyone wins.
On Mar. 4, the company was awarded a safety excellence streamer for remaining free of alcohol- and drug-related incidents in the past year at Fort Bragg, N.C. The paratroopers remained incident-free despite the fact the company was organized under a unit that was reconfigured in the past year in accordance with the Army?'s force realignment plan.
With the reconfiguration the company said goodbye to a majority of its paratroopers and welcomed in a large contingent of paratroopers new to the formation.
Capt. Robert E. Skiver, commander of Co. D, 2nd Bn., 501st PIR, said he is proud of the paratroopers and leaders under his command for remaining mission-focused throughout the transition.
?"What makes this happen is troopers that adhere to the standard," Skiver said. ?"We haven?'t done anything that?'s more important or greater than just upholding our basic standards as soldiers in the United States Army and paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division.
?"We have a really good group of leaders that reinforce the importance of adhering to those standards and what it means to take care of each other and to represent your organization," Skiver continued.
Spc. Jacob A. Fink, a veteran from the deactivated unit, now assigned to Co. D, said he is proud of the safety award and of the motivated and disciplined paratroopers to his left and right.
?"It just shows that guys want to be here--they?'re not selfish and they care about the Army and their unit," Fink said.
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