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Army transportation battalion in Japan provides critical support to joint U.S.-Australian exercise

U.S. Army Garrison - Japan

Jan. 10, 2024 | 2:46

Narration:
The 836th Transportation Battalion recently conducted an operation at
Yokohama North Dock in Japan to discharge equipment from the MV Fisher, a
U.S. Navy cargo ship.

The equipment had been used during the joint exercise between the United
States and Australia known as "Talisman Sabre."

Interview: MAJ Steve Truong, Executive Officer, 836th Transportation Bn.

Narration:
For the operation, the 836th collaborated with Sankyo Company Limited, a
local company contracted through Stevedoring and Related Terminal Services,
or S&RTS. Hundreds of items were unloaded from the ship, including five
powered aquatic platforms known as Module Warping tugs; a forklift; and
nearly 100 units of an aquatic bridging module known as an International
Organization for Standardization Package, or ISOPAK and hundreds of shipping
containers.

The operation is conducted twice a year to support the exercise.

Interview: Carlos Tibbetts, Chief, Terminal Operations, 836th Transportation
Bn.

Interview: Kevin Stith, Captain, MV Fisher

Narration:
Major Truong, the 836th Transportation Battalion's executive officer, spoke
about the unit's primary mission at Yokohama North Dock.

Interview: MAJ Steve Truong, Executive Officer, 836th Transportation
Battalion

Narration:
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