HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Ga. - Excess equipment was moved from 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade areas Nov. 3-5 during Falcon Round Up - a two-day process to streamline removing excess and unserviceable equipment out of Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.
The round up was a collaborative effort of various directorates and allowed brigade units in 3rd Infantry Division to turn in unnecessary or excess equipment. Fort Stewart transportation office provided flatbed support for container movement to Fort Stewart and Defense Logistics Agency provided 13 trucks to ship excess military equipment from HAAF to Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. Additionally, 603rd Aviation Support Battalion moved internal equipment to staging areas.
First Lt. Michael Smith, assistant logistics officer, Headquarters, and Headquarters Company, 3rd CAB was in charge of moving the equipment. Smith was on the flight line to supervise the container pick up.
"We no longer have to take the equipment from HAAF to FSGA. It also saves manpower for the movement of equipment for redistribution," Smith said.
Smith said the support from Fort Stewart has been tremendous, and he thanks Tracy Kane and Leander Berry at the FSGA Disposition Services Office.
"Installation has been supportive in going to the units and providing the material handling equipment necessary to move equipment," Smith said.
John Howard, former ground maintenance Soldier and contracted fork lift operator for Falcon Roundup, has been around Fort Stewart since 1983 and has seen the changes in managing equipment.
"I'm enjoying being a part of this process right now," Howard said.
Howard said this roundup prevents waste, fraud, and abuse and gets the money back into the system so that Soldiers can use it. He added, in addition to being connected to the process, he loves to help Soldiers.
"Well, I have this belief that once a Soldier, always a Soldier, and anything I can do to help Soldiers allows me to stay connected with them," Howard said.
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