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U.S. Army Support Activity's Directorate of Public Works' vehicle parks on the road full of removed items along with a semi-truck full of new furniture items during ASA’s end-of-lifecycle exchange at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, on Aug. 27. For two weeks, ASA’s Directorate of Public Works, Housing Office and support personnel assisted with furniture removal, and inventorying and barcoding new furniture. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson)
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Ubaldo Antonio Puerto Ayala (left) and Melvin Osmin Castanñeda Madrigales (right), both assigned to U.S. Army Support Activity’s Directorate of Public Works, confirm correct furniture items for designated rooms on a list during ASA’s end-of-lifecycle exchange at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, on Aug. 28. The rooms received a complete set that consist of a bed, dresser, desk, nightstand, lamp, refrigerator, microwave, couch, lounge chair, coffee table and mirror. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson)
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A forklift moves new furniture off a truck during U.S. Army Support Activity’s end-of-lifecycle exchange at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, on Aug. 27. This furniture project cost over $1.7 million to swap out the wooden furniture for more sustainable metal pieces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson)
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Melvin Osmin Castanñeda Madrigales, assigned to U.S. Army Support Activity’s Directorate of Public Works, labels each new furniture item with government barcodes during ASA’s end-of-lifecycle exchange at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, on Aug. 27. For two weeks, ASA’s Directorate of Public Works, Housing Office and support personnel assisted with furniture removal, and inventorying and barcoding new furniture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson)
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A new furniture set sits in a room during U.S. Army Support Activity’s end-of-lifecycle exchange at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras on Aug. 28. This marked the first time that all furnishings in a room were replaced simultaneously; a considerable project that was led by ASA’s Housing Office and guided by U.S. Army Installation Management Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson)
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Sheiva Dickerman Flores, Housing Office Manager, U.S. Army Support Activity, checks on rooms during ASA’s end-of-lifecycle exchange at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, on Aug. 27. This marked the first time that all furnishings in a room were replaced simultaneously; a considerable project that was led by ASA’s Housing Office and guided by U.S. Army Installation Management Command.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson)
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SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Army Support Activity replaced the end-of-lifecycle wooden furniture in 140 rooms across Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, from Aug. 19-30.
This marked the first time that all furnishings in a room were replaced simultaneously; a considerable project that was led by ASA’s Housing Office and guided by U.S. Army Installation Management Command.
“After long hours of work, missions and helping others — service members deserve comfortable rooms that feel like home,” said Sheiva Dickerman Flores, ASA’s Housing Office manager. “It makes me happy to know that we can provide that for them.”
The rooms received a complete set that consist of a bed, dresser, desk, nightstand, lamp, refrigerator, microwave, couch, lounge chair, coffee table and mirror.
This furniture project cost over $1.7 million to swap out the wooden furniture for more sustainable metal pieces. The lifecycle standard for metal furniture is longer and more resistant to damage.
For two weeks, ASA’s Directorate of Public Works, Housing Office and support personnel assisted with furniture removal, and inventorying and barcoding new furniture.
“We are the Army’s home, and service members are getting the best care and support that the Army Support Activity has to offer thanks to the furniture lifecycle exchange,” said U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Harmon, ASA’s senior enlisted leader.
The team ensured that 140 room’s furniture was exchanged before the end of the fiscal year.
ASA is the U.S. Southern Command's only Forward Operating Site in Central and South America with a mission to support readiness by providing essential services and facilities, optimizing resources, sustaining the environment, and enhancing the wellbeing of service members.
“Aligned with higher headquarters priorities of investing in people and offering our military members high-quality services, the swapping out end-of-lifecycle furniture has improved morale and strategic readiness throughout Soto Cano Air Base,” said Harmon.
The Housing Office is assessing the wooden furniture that can eventually be turned over to the U.S. Agency for International Development. Local organizations can request this extra furniture.
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