Soldiers from Detachment B, 15th Financial Management Support Unit, 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade, conducted a post-deployment travel voucher brief to approximately 500 redeploying Soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment "Renegades".
The brief was held at 4th Bn., 5th ADA Regt. headquarters, here from Aug 26 to 29.
Capt. Gabriel Young, commander of 15th FMSU, explained that the redeploying battalion is part of the 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade - a unit outside of the 1st Cav. Div., but that the FMSU had been requested to assist with the briefing.
Despite being from a different unit, he said that he knew his Soldiers were more than capable of handling their financial needs.
"It's exciting to be able to support not just your unit but any unit on Fort Hood," said Young, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin native. "And to be the subject matter experts makes you feel like you're doing your part to help out the Fort Hood community."
Capt. Matthew Kuwamoto, a San Antonio, Texas native, and the assistant S-3 for 4th Bn., 5th ADA Regt. explained that the unit was facing a time crunch and had concerns about being able to get all the redeploying Soldiers through the process in a timely manner.
"We were worried about getting back and Soldiers getting things done online and not having all the resources for about 500 Soldiers to get on a computer within our small reintegration window before going on block leave," he said.
Fortunately, Young and the Troopers from the 15th FMSU were able to assist the Renegades in their redeployment, ensuring that they were able to complete their vouchers and meet their timeline before block leave.
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