United We Roll at Stardust Radio

United We Roll World Tour Show
Stardust Radio www.stardustradio.com
Tuesday 1/31/12 2:00pm – 3:30pm Central (Live)
Wednesday 2/01/12 6:30pm – 8:00pm Central (Repeat)

Welcome Stardust Listeners! Thank you for joining us on United We Roll
Tuesday, the 31st day of January, 2012.

You know, I recall one day when were live on the air and an enthusiastic Veteran asked if one guest was more special than another. After having the honor of speaking with literally hundreds of our Heroes of Freedom, we must say that no one is really more special than another. Yes, there are differences like some may be more outgoing and more noticeable than others, ranks may vary. etc., but every single member contributes a necessary part in order for any mission to be completed.

No matter what a member's MOS or job is, no matter if they intend to stay for 7 years or 20 plus years, each member and their family continue to ensure that life in our country is one of rights, liberties and freedom. It is certainly proper that our duty in return is to do all we can through using our ability to vote and our freedom of speech, among other resources, to see that good and fair legislation is passed and to be active in the support of our Heroes of Freedom, their families and of our Hometown Heroes - our First Responders and their families. Together we can and we will make this country as special for our grandchildren as it has been for us and our parents.

We are extremely proud to announce that we have once again linked up with an Army unit that is preparing to deploy and we will be bringing you interviews with the members of the 3d ESC (Expeditionary Sustainment Command) until they come back home. We have placed some history about this unit in our blog and also put the link to the article in the blog on our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/unitedweroll. Even better, our second guest for today is Col Kristin K. French, Commander of the 3d ESC, which will soon go through a name change as they set up on the other side of the globe.

As we hear about the incredible efforts that deployed members make at TC Manas to reach out to the community and as we hear about the important impact that Col French's unit will have on those with whom they will serve on deployment, please let us think about the many ways that we can support those who protect us, support their families and what we can do to come closer together in our communities, perhaps through care package parties, BBQ's for the family members at home and more.

Our show will end just about 3:30pm Central. Remember, if you are not able to stay with us through the afternoon, this show will repeat again tomorrow evening - that is Wednesday, Feb 1st at 6:30pm Central.

(2:08pm) Our first interview comes to us from Transit Center Manas in the Kyrgyz Republic as we visit with Capt. Lysa Stern, who is on deployment with the Theater Security Cooperation Division of the 376th AEW (Air Expeditionary Wing). As the Chief of the Social Cultural Branch at Manas, Capt Stern's days are very busy with coordinating new events to include both members from the base and from the local community to participate in sports to musicals, educational meetings and more. She also performs a lot of humanitarian assistance projects off base. You can clearly hear the enthusiasm for her job in Capt Stern's voice and we again learn a lot from this visit.

(2:54pm) Our next visit comes hand in hand with our announcement that we have established a link with the 3d ESC (Expeditionary Sustainment Command) which is in training for a deployment to Afghanistan coming up in the very near future. We were able to spend some much appreciated time on the phone with Col Kristin K French, Commander of the 3d ESC and we share that conversation with you today. Col French provides us with an overview of the unit's history and an excellent explanation of the mission that the members will carry out once they are boots on the ground in Afghanistan and until they come home. As you will hear, Col French has already been hard at work with planning meetings both stateside and in Afghanistan and we look forward to bringing you more news and interviews from this highly decorated officer and the men and women of the 3d ESC.

Folks, once again we are very grateful to have the opportunity to bring you these beautiful visits with our Heroes of Freedom today and every Tuesday. We hope that you have enjoyed them and will join us again next week, Tuesday, February 7th for more interviews and news from our Heroes of Freedom.

As always, our hearts and our prayers go out to all of our military members and Veterans, our first responders and to all their families, who also serve.

Of course, we thank all of you, our Stardust Listeners, for tuning in to United We Roll and to all of our programs here at Stardust Radio today and over the past ten years.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL & MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!

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JOIN US FOR UPCOMING INTERVIEWS WITH THE
US ARMY 3d ESC (EXPEDITIONARY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND) UNIT
AS DEPLOYMENT PREP WINDS UP AND
MEMBERS HEAD TO AFGHANISTAN

HEAR INTERVIEW WITH COL KRISTIN K FRENCH,
COMMANDER OF 3d ESC
TUESDAY 1/31 AND REPEAT WEDNESDAY 2/1
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UNIT HISTORY

The 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) derives its lineage from the 3d Logistical Command, which was activated in Japan on 19 September 1950 for service in Korea.

The date: September 15, 1950. The place: Inchon, Korea. North Korean troops force American and South Korean ground forces into a small area on the Pusan peninsula in southeast Korea. To break through, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander in chief of the United Nations Forces, devises a plan to surround the North Koreans. He stages an amphibious landing at the enemy's rear at Inchon near Seoul. Thus follows the fall of the harbor city where Allied forces dig in and push the North Koreans back across the 38th parallel and up the peninsula in mere weeks.

Beach Defense

Meanwhile, the 3d Logistical Command arrived in Korea just 11 days after MacArthur's invasion and was assigned to X Corps. The command, just activated on September 19 under the Japan Logistical Command which was supporting the Eighth Army in Korea as the Far East Command requisitioning agency, assumed the task to unload, receive, store, and forward supplies for the X Corps. It established an initial supply level of 15 days and provided anti-aircraft and beach defense of the Inchon area. The concept of using a logistical command was a new one evolving from experiences during WWII. Korea marked the first use in combat of a logistical command organized under an approved table of organization. The attached corps combat service support structure was capable of providing high quality, timely support to units and included ordnance, quartermaster, transportation and medical units.

Prior to its inactivation on March 20, 1953, the 3d Logistical Command participated in eight Korean campaigns including the first United Nations Counter Offensive and three Korean winter campaigns. The command received two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for its meritorious service during the conflict.

Reactivated After the experience in Korea, the consensus of those concerned seemed to be that the logistical command concept was sound. The great advantage of such an organization was that it represented an approved voucher against which a commander could set up a logistics support organization. The command was reactivated on June 15, 1958, in France and supported the U.S. Army Europe Communications Zone. In the spring of 1967, the unit left France and moved to Worms, Germany. On June 2, 1969, the command was again inactivated, with the majority of the soldiers and units joining existing support units already in Germany. Before the corps support command - or COSCOM - concept was adopted in the United States Army in Europe, V and VII corps received combat service support from support brigades. When Seventh Army was reduced to token representation, V and VII corps became separate commands subordinate to USAREUR. To operate independently, each required a corps support command. The second and third support brigades were assigned to V and VII corps, respectively, and became COSCOMs.

REFORGER

On June 25, 1969, V COSCOM was released from seventh army support command and was assigned to V Corps. V COSCOM was redesignated on September 23, 1974, as the 3rd Support Command (Corps), with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. The designation "(Corps)" was dropped in late 1979. During the Cold War, the 3d Support Command stood in defense of Western Europe along with other forces. During the annual REFORGER (Return of Forces to Germany) exercises the command sustained V Corps during intensive tactical operations and deployment and redeployment operations. A typical REFORGER found the command supporting well over 70,000 troops and 20,000 vehicles during some of the most arduous winter conditions in Europe.

On November 3, 1976, the distinctive badge for the 3d COSCOM was authorized. The Korean taeguk within the octagon shape represents the unit's eight campaigns in the Korean War. The red, white, and blue interlaced chevronels symbolize the strong support offered by the command; three chevronels further distinguish the designation of the 3d Corps Support Command. Buff (gold) and scarlet are colors used for support units.

3d COSCOM adapted its official motto "Sustaining the Line!" in the fall of 1977. The command sponsored a contest for soldiers to provide a motto for the unit crest. In a meeting in early October, a dozen possible mottoes from soldiers across the command were selected. Warrant Officer Richard Jones of the 881st Maintenance Battalion received a $25 savings bond for his contribution of "Sustaining the Line!"

Nijmegen road march In 1985 the 3d Support Command headquarters moved from Frankfurt to Wiesbaden, West Germany, after being next to V Corps HQs in Frankfurt for 16 years. In 1986 the command was selected to sponsor USAREUR's involvement in the 70th annual Nijmegen Road March in Holland. The command handled its duties in such an outstanding manner that the CG, USAREUR and 7th Army, established the command as the permanent sponsor of the international road march. The command was redesignated as the 3d Corps Support Command in October 1988. More recently, 3d COSCOM has been a key participant in several critical support missions throughout the world. Besides playing a major role in the deployment and redeployment of USAREUR soldiers in support of operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, over 1,600 soldiers deployed from the 3d COSCOM to southwest Asia, including soldiers from the 181 Transportation Battalion and the 16th Corps Support Group.

Balkans

Elements of the 3d COSCOM deployed to Zagreb, Croatia, in support of Operation Provide Promise from November 1992 to November 1993. Aviation support soldiers were deployed to Somalia from December 1992 through May 1993 in support of Operation Restore Hope. From July through December 1993, 3d COSCOM soldiers deployed to southwest Asia in support of Operation Provide Cover. Soldiers from every unit in the COSCOM deployed to the Balkans in 1999 in support of Task Force Hawk and Falcon, participating in the NATO-led air campaign in Kosovo to bring stability and peace to the region.

The Global War on Terror

In February 2003, the 3d COSCOM headquarters deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Command assumed control of over more than 17,000 Soldiers providing logistical support to US and Coalition forces. COSCOM units participated in every OIF rotation since 2003 as well as deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The headquarters deployed a second time to Iraq in 2005 assuming control of over 20,000 Soldiers while continuing to provide sustainment and distribution to Coalition Forces. Upon returning to Germany in September 2006, 3d COSCOM personnel began preparations to relocate the unit colors for the sixth time in its history. The unit moved to Fort Knox, Kentucky in June 2007 and on September 16, 2007 the 3d COSCOM transformed into the 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary). After relocating to Fort Knox, the unit received personnel, equipment, and the mission to redeploy for a third-time to Iraq. From June 20, 2008 until August 7, 2009, the 3d Sustainment Command assumed responsibility for sustainment and distribution support for all Coalition Forces in the Iraqi Theater of Operations. The command provided logistical support and base life support to over 300,000 soldiers and civilians across Iraq every day, while working with the Iraqi Army to improve their logistics capability and make them self-sufficient.

Operation Unified Response - Haiti

Soldiers from the 3d ESC began deploying to Haiti within a week of the earthquake that devastated the country in January 2010. From January 19 to February 3, the 3d ESCA formation grew to a Joint Logistics Command supporting over 18,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, Civilians, USAID, NGO, DVO and other governmental agencies. Before redeploying on March 9, 2010, the 3d ESC provided humanitarian aid and medical support to the Haitian people as well as transportation, field services and sustainment for U.S. forces deployed in and around Haiti.

Present Day

In garrison, the 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) provides command and control (Training and Readiness Authority - TRA) of two sustainment brigades and one transportation company as well as administrative support for an engineer battalion. The 3d ESC also mentors other ESCs and sustainment brigades as they seek to improve their capabilities and/or prepare to deploy. Meanwhile, the headquarters is constantly working to prepare itself to deploy and provide command and control, sustainment and distribution management anywhere, in any environment, against any adversary.

"Sustaining the Line!"

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Valentines for Vets

Veterans Concert
A complimentary, “Valentines for Vets,” concert will be at 7 p.m., February 14 at the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in Riverside, Iowa featuring country music artist Lorrie Morgan. This concert is sponsored by the Iowa City VA Health Care System and Help Hospitalized Veterans.
Veterans can reserve their complimentary tickets by sending an email to v4viowacity@va.gov or calling (319) 339-7155.
The tickets are complimentary because our Veterans have already paid the price.
Again, the tickets are complimentary and can be reserved by calling (319) 339-7155 or emailing to v4viowacity@va.gov.
By Iowa City VA HCS staff

Learn more about the many services available through
the website at www.Kansasworks.com

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Shoutouts For Our Troops
If your organization would like to schedule a
date and time to record shoutouts for our troops,
please email us at unitedweroll@gmail.com

... "We Thank You" ...

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Program Schedule

Sundays 6pm CT - Rick Townsend brings you Firebase Network with an hour of Veteran issues and discussions. Join Rick and his guests each week and call in with your comments. The phone number during the show is 877-213-4329.

Tuesdays 2pm CT - United We Roll World Tour Show brings current news and stories of personal experiences from deployed troops and those who support our military/Veteran communities.

Relocating To Another Night - Stay Tuned - 6pm CT - Press 1 For Enough where we talk about a wide range of topics that are important to our fellow Americans and our country. Have a comment? Call in and share it. The phone number during the show is 877-213-4329. If you have a topic you would like to see discussed, just let us know!

Wednesdays 6:30pm CT - United We Roll World Tour Show repeat of Tuesday's show

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