Spc. Ryan Brashears, a resident of Columbus, Ohio and member of the 211th Maintenance Company, cuts a bolt with an oxy acetylene torch June 10 at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center.
Sgt. Tyriss Davis, of the 211th Maintenance Company initiates the process of removing the two-wheeled tire from the rear axle of the 211th’s support trailer June 10 at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center.
Spc. Ryan Brashears, a resident of Columbus, Ohio and member of the 211th Maintenance Company, cuts a bolt with an oxy acetylene torch June 10 at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center. |
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Story and photos by Spc. Ryan Cleary
196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Ohio Army National Guard
NEWTON FALLS, Ohio—Three Soldiers heave the device that allows them to remove the hefty tire from one of their support trailers June 9 at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center.
Wiping away the sweat brought on from their coveralls, they roll the tire off the axle to better examine the condition of the hub and bearings.
This is just one of the many duties that the 211th Maintenance Company, headquartered in Newark, Ohio, takes part in on a daily basis.
“We’re supporting all maintenance missions for the units of this year’s annual training,” said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Streit, a resident of Newark and construction equipment repairman supervisor with the 211th.
The 211th is a one-of-a-kind unit as they are at the top of the maintenance tree for the entire annual training operation at the CRJMTC.
“We have a vast amount of knowledge within our unit that allows us to tackle almost any maintenance issue,” Streit said.
With more than 15 military occupational specialties within their ranks, they cover a lot of bases whether it is from welders to generator mechanics.
Aiding them in the process of maintaining the vehicles and equipment for units at annual training and around the state, the 211th gathers data entered into the Standard Army Maintenance System-Level 1 Enhanced. The SAMS-E provides units with the ability to load their vehicle and equipment deficiencies into a central system to track maintenance costs and repair schedules along with providing solid records and customer receipts.
In addition to the SAMS-E, the 211th is also taking advantage of the space afforded by the CRJMTC. The long warehouse-type buildings accommodate the equipment of the 211th quite well. This is the first year that the CRJMTC has hosted a full maintenance unit, but it hasn’t been without its challenges.
“The hardest thing that we’ve faced so far during this annual training is the wide variety of equipment that we are working on,” said Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Clark, a Newark resident and platoon sergeant for the 211th.
With the large amount of space the 211th now occupies, the unit is finding that once the frustrations of adjusting to a new site wear off, the CRJMTC will be a better home for the 211th at annual training.
“We like it because it’s a much shorter trip (from home station),” Clark said, “and the way we have it set up is great because we have electric in the building. We can even back up our trucks up to the building so that we don’t have to use ladders like we did at Grayling. It’s just safer all around for the Soldier.”
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