RELEASE No [Assigned by Press Desk] 108 QM CO

27 July 2010 “Ruff Ryders”

The Last 30 Days by 1LT Monica Patton-Neal

COB Adder, Tallil, Iraq – The 108th Quartermaster Company has reached its last 30 days in
country. “It feels good to know that our mission is almost complete,” said First Sergeant Ernest
Peterson of Montgomery, Alabama.

[108th Quartermaster Soldiers who competed in the prestigious Boston Marathon on COB
Adder, Iraq. Sergeant First Class Daryl Johnson, Specialist Scott Bello, First Lieutenant Monica
Patton-Neal, Sergeant Shaketa Robinson, Specialist Tom Countryman, Specialist Fredy Alcantar,
Specialist Nicole Medellin, First Sergeant Ernest Peterson, and Staff Sergeant Felicia Wirfs.(US
Army Photo by 1LT Monica Patton-Neal)]

The Transfer of Authority Ceremony between the 108th Quartermaster Company and the 66th
Transportation Company took place on 6 January 2010. Since taking over its present mission
the unit has driven over 455,549 miles and completed 120 combined on and off post missions,
issued 782, 170 gallons of JP8 and 185, 851 gallons of DF2 during fueling operations, conducted
a Patch Ceremony, celebrated Christmas in the desert, conducted several promotion and NCO
and Soldier of The Month boards, had soldiers to participate in the prestigious Boston
Marathon and reenlisted several soldiers to date.
[Soldiers from 1st Platoon, 108th Quartermaster Company utilize a handmade Christmas tree
during their platoon Christmas party on COB Adder, Iraq. (US Army photo by SGT Shaketa
Robinson)]

There have been renovation projects that the unit has undertaken as well. According to CW2
Sebastian Wyatt, a Saint Joseph, Trinidad native, and 108th Quartermaster Company
maintenance Technician, the improvements were necessary and much needed. “The
Maintenance Platoon has added a new building especially for the Technical Inspection Team,
and we have also improved upon the POL and HAZMAT buildings,” said CW2 Wyatt.
[The Technical Inspection Team’s new and improved building in the 108 th Quartermaster
Company motor pool on COB Adder, Iraq. (US Army Photo by 1LT Monica Patton-Neal)]

[108th Quartermaster Company trucks preparing for a convoy at the Staging Lanes on COB
Adder, Iraq. (US Army photo by 1LT Monica Patton-Neal)]
The last 30 days have brought changes to the mission also. The company officially ended it’s
mission on 15 July 2010. Once that happened preparations for redeployment began.

[M969 Tankers at 108 Quartermaster Company’s ROM Site at COB Adder, Iraq. (US Army Photo
by 1LT Monica Patton-Neal)]