The 3d TB(X) supports unified land operations by providing mission command of port, terminal and watercraft units specializing in port-opening, movement control and austere intermodal operations at unimproved seaports. “I think it was a good opportunity for us to kind of learn from each other and as we move forward kind of figure out what are the best practices and how do we share those with each other so as we continue to work together there’s less differences in how we operate and that makes mission command easier,” he said. Stacy Townsend saw it as a chance to share its tactics, techniques and procedures for better interoperability. 3d TB(X) staff officers teamed with the 7th TB(X) to form an integrated headquarters to manage the exercise. Terminal Warrior 2015 took place in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia from mid July through mid August and included Reserve, National Guard and Active Duty units focused on cohesion and sharpening proficiency in basic LOTS skills as part of the Total Army Concept. “We reach back to an amazing history, primarily rail, and now we’ll go forward in a new way over water.”Īs the unit prepared for its’ activation, it simultaneously trained for a near month-long Logistics-Over-the-Shore (LOTS) exercise with the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), its active duty counterpart.
“When Heraldry was asked to promote a unit to reactivate, the 3d TB(X) was an obvious choice,” she said during the activation and change of command ceremony.
Stephanie Rivers leading the effort to lay the groundwork for a successful launch that became official in September. The build-up to the unit’s activation took more than a year with former Commander Col. Along the way it changed names, shrank and grew in size before finally being activated once again as a watercraft brigade and a direct reporting unit to the 377th Theater Sustainment Command. Over the next 74 years, it would be converted, redesignated, reorganized and inactivated. The 3d TB(X) was first designated in 1941 as the 22d Railway Grand Division. “We are a unit that hopefully can be in a position to deploy rapidly to deliver logistics over the shore in a fashion that supports our national strategic needs.” “We have an opportunity to meet a lot of the demands that are taking place globally for watercraft, particularly what we’re doing in the Pacific-the Asia region,” said Roscoe. David Roscoe, it is an exciting time to be in the Army watercraft business. The event was just the beginning of a busy summer and fall that saw notable training with its active duty counterpart, the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), and the addition of more units to its footprint. – A unit born on the rails reemerged on the water in an historic ceremony that activated the 3d Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) making it the first watercraft brigade in the Army Reserve.
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