Special Troops Battalion - V Corps
During Operation Joint Endeavor, STB, V Corps deployed to Hungary where it was responsible for the installation at Taszar.
From clerks to cooks, mechanics to doctors, cavalry scouts to aviation pilots, there is a lot that goes on at V Corps Special Troops Battalion. The STB has trucks, trailers, tents, technologically complicated equipment, civilians and civilian contractors. The mission of STB is to move V Corps headquarters, set up a life-support area, and sustain a command post for the duration of the mission. The STB consists of a whole lot of folks with over 80 military occupational skills. Whether it means tracking personnel moves or getting supplies moved, STB keeps Victory Corps moving smoothly. STB does all of the reporting with the rear detachment. They also test communication links between the battalion and the company.
Soldiers in the Battalion Maintenance Operations, Special Troops Battalion, V Corps, underpin Urgent Victory 2000 with constant strength, flexibility and persistence. The corps Battalion Maintenance Operations maintains 24-hour operability to ensure essential functions are at 100 percent. Battalion Maintenance Operations began preparation for Urgent Victory early. Soldiers verified quality control and worked long hours checking generators, vehicles, equipment and plans weeks before supporting Urgent Victory, (an exercise in Grafenwoehr, Germany). It started with laying down all the wires, and repairing what was down. Now they maintain everything at all hours of the day.
Corps Battalion Maintenance Operations work during the exercise includes power generation, with air conditioning and heating for the V Corps Main Command Post the Life Support Area, and the Jump Tactical Operation Center. The V Corps Battalion Maintenance Operations organization includes:
- Wheeled vehicle mechanics to do routine service on military transport and fix broken-down equipment
- Prescribed Load List and Total Army Material Management System personnel to keep the inventory current, ensuring the soldiers have what they need when they need it.
- Truck Squad Missions, are soldiers who are available to perform day-by-day tasks, as needed.
The power generation group is proud of its 100 percent operability since the start of Urgent Victory 2000. But the test came when the main command post was moved during the exercise and the tactical operation center was in action.
Soldiers of the Special Troops Battalion, V Corps, participated in rail load and tie down certification training at the Coleman Barracks railhead in Mannheim, Germany, to prepare for the Urgent Victory exercise in Poland, 21 June 2000.
