Guest Blogger
Captain Chris Vernon
Commander, 624th Engineer Company
Happy Super Bowl Sunday!
Things continue to move along very rapidly and we remain
busy. We are in the process of moving from our current FOB (Forward Operating Base) to Sharana. Our RIP (Relief in Place) will take place in
Sharana. The OPCON (Operational Control) relationship is officially over and we have 2nd Platoon back. I am actually visiting them right
now and they are doing very well.
I am not going to go through a platoon-by-platoon
breakdown of what everyone is doing right now, but for the most part all the
platoons are tying up loose ends and finishing up smaller projects while
preparing to move.
We are also putting a lot of emphasis on our ANA
(Afghan National Army) partnerships and training the three engineer Coys (Afghan Army equivalent to a company) we work with. Now that we have
2nd Platoon back, our company is responsible for
all the ANA partnerships in the entire battalion.
Our replacing unit will arrive at their mobilization station very shortly. It is starting to feel real that we are not going to be here for much longer. We continue to remind ourselves and our Soldiers to avoid complacency.
One of our main efforts right now is making sure all our i’s are dotted and t’s crossed so we finish strong and set up our replacing unit for success.
