“Once we were assigned the mission, we were all over it!”-Lieutenant Colonel Jim Harper, 116th CBCT

116th Snake River Brigade M1A2 SEP arriving in Romania. U.S. Army photo by Specialist Devone Collins, 24JUN2016.

116th M1A2 ‘license plate’. USA photo by Specialist Devone Collins, 24JUN2016.

The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (CBCT) currently offloading hundreds of armored vehicles, and performing other logistical ops in the former Warsaw Pact country of Romania (Rumania): “The biggest challenge I faced was trying to find the right contact for our operation. Working stateside to move a unit overseas can be a challenge, but once we identified the right contacts they were extremely helpful. We loaded the equipment staged in Montana onto railroad cars on April 23, and the equipment in Idaho on May 9. Upon the vessel’s arrival in Constanta on 20 June we put into effect 24-hour operations with 52 soldiers.  Those soldiers were responsible for offloading all tracked vehicles, staging and preparing equipment for onward movement by rail or line haul. We were able to offload the vessel within 36 hours which came as a surprise, as often the vessel offload is completed in 72 hours.”-CWO2 Steven Howell, 116th CBCT

116th Snake River Brigade M1A2 SEP moving through Cincu-sora, Romania. Idaho Army National Guard photo, 28JUN2016.

It’s part of preparations for U.S. led NATO’s (and the Orwellian titled Partnerships for Peace alliance) 2016 Saber Guardian wargames, right near the border with Ukraine.

The personnel of the 116th Cavalry can be identified by the Snake River patch on their shoulders. These Snake River guys are from the Montana chapter, and the photo was taken by a Snake River guy from the Oregon chapter. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Cory Grogan, 29JUL2016.

Snake River patch on one of my old uniforms. I served with 116th Cav from 1996 to 2003.

U.S. Army video by Specialist Devone Collins, 116th Cav M88A2 Hercules arriving in Cincu, Romania, 05JUL2016 (apparently to fix a broke M113):

The 116th Cav (aka Snake River Brigade) is made up of National Guard personnel mainly from Idaho, Oregon, Montana.  Personnel from South Carolina’s National Guard also taking part in this year’s Saber Guardian, which begins on 27 July and ends on 07 August.  It’s being hosted by the Romanian Land Force Combat Training Center in Cincu.

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