659th Maintenance Company

659th at Military.com

2010-02-11T19:37:00.000-08:00

The 659th Maintenance Company homepage.

Hero Who Led Last Bayonet Charge Dies

2009-11-25T06:02:00.000-08:00

Retired Col. Lewis L. Millett, who received the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for leading what was reportedly the last major American bayonet charge, died Nov 14.

659th Maintenance Company leaves for Iraq

2009-11-10T05:25:00.000-08:00

Soldier mechanic shares knowledge

2009-09-09T21:02:00.000-07:00

NATO airstrike in Afghanistan kills up to 90

2009-09-04T09:01:00.000-07:00

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan – An American war jet blasted two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing up to 90 people, including insurgents and dozens of civilians who had rushed to the scene to collect fuel, Afghan officials said.

$40M A Small Price to Pay To Fix the Federal Hiring Process

2009-09-01T09:37:00.000-07:00

That’s a pittance — loose change rolling around in Uncle Sam’s deep pockets — compared with the aggravation, frustration and irritation many government job seekers encounter.

Time for "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy To Go?".

2009-08-18T19:48:00.000-07:00

659th Maintenance Company Desert Shield History

2009-06-29T19:43:00.000-07:00

XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS CHRONOLOGY
OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
NOVEMBER 1990

659th Maintenance Company operational at the ICC Compound. [1st Support Command SITREP 112 (20 Nov 90)]

This is a bit unsettling...Army Lab Finds 9,200 Uncounted Vials

2009-06-23T20:39:00.000-07:00

Army Lab Finds 9,200 Uncounted Vials
June 18, 2009
Associated Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - An inventory of deadly germs and toxins at an Army biodefense lab in Frederick found more than 9,200 vials of material that was unaccounted for in laboratory records, Fort Detrick officials said Wednesday.

1st Corps Soldiers Relieve Fort Bragg Troops

2009-05-23T08:32:00.000-07:00

BAGHDAD, April 6, 2009 – Army Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr. took the reins from Army Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III as the Multinational Corps Iraq commanding general in a transfer of authority ceremony April 4 at Camp Victory's Al Faw Palace here.

Army to Build New Combat Vehicle

2009-05-20T22:34:00.000-07:00

Map of 659th Maintenance Company before 1986

2009-03-05T22:17:00.000-08:00

Google Map

659th Maintenance Company

2009-02-03T08:22:00.001-08:00

The Unit's homepage at Military.com.

A New Year, A New Task

2009-01-19T09:41:00.000-08:00

The Army Historical Foundation was established in 1983 as a member-based, publicly supported organization dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the American Soldier.
Register online for free and take your rightful place in our military history!

Rise In Military Recruitment

2008-12-05T20:47:00.000-08:00

The economic downturn and rising unemployment rate are making the military a more attractive option, Pentagon officials say.

U.S. Army Recruiting in Second Life

2008-12-05T20:34:00.000-08:00

"Second Life avatar dudes" will find an Army island in the virtual world, according to William S. Wallace, the commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).

Top Ten Classic Military Spots to Drink a Beer

2008-11-25T20:31:00.000-08:00

FYI

Military launches TroopTube

2008-11-16T09:34:00.000-08:00

TroopTube lets people upload and share personal videos from anywhere. People register as members of one of the branches of the Armed Forces, family, Civilian Defense Department employees or supporters.

Election Day

2008-11-04T07:32:00.000-08:00

Please get out and vote today.

Fort Bragg Trivia

2008-10-09T11:45:00.000-07:00

A U.S. Army fort 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Raleigh, North Carolina. It is a major training site for airborne units. It covers about 200 square miles (518 square kilometers) and serves roughly 158, 000 people, including about 40, 000 assigned active-duty soldiers. Established in 1918, the fort was named for Gen. Braxton Bragg, a Confederate artillery officer from North Carolina.

Vote

2008-10-07T16:26:00.000-07:00

http://www.declareyourself.com

New Members of 659th Maintenance Company Unit Page

2008-09-22T15:35:00.000-07:00

Former members of the 659th Maintenance Company , Fort Bragg , North Carolina continue to join. Every member is valuable and I appreciate the effort and enjoy watching the list grow.

659th Maintenance Company , part of something bigger.

2008-09-10T17:26:00.000-07:00

The 1st Corps Support Command, Fort Bragg is the second largest command, and the Army's only contingency support command that can provide essential combat service to support a single division or an entire corps of more than 90,000 Soldiers. The mission of the 1st COSCOM is to rapidly deploy and provide tactical and operational combat ser5vice support to all units in the XVIII Airborne Corps. By tailoring its attached active-duty and reserve-component units to the task 1st COSCOM can perform its combat mission: to provide food, fuel, transportation, clothing, equipment, maintence service and resupply to the corps and its maneuver division.

Tactical Vehicle Maintenance Facility Proposal

2008-08-15T17:03:00.000-07:00

Interesting blurb that I stumbled across.

New Buddy Finder

2008-08-14T13:17:00.002-07:00

I've used this to look for buddies. It's easy and organized.

Deployment, Iraq

2008-08-13T16:26:00.000-07:00

Dated article about continued support from the 659th.

Military.com

2008-08-09T13:12:00.000-07:00

The link, http://unitpages.military.com/unitpages/unit.do?id=843803%20, will direct you to unit homepages on Military.com of the 659th Maintenance Company located at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The page for the 659th Maintenance Company was built and is currently managed by a Veteran of the unit. Anyone who is a current or former member of the 659th Maintenance Company is encouraged to view, participate and strongly represent it’s strength and endurance.
The mission of the 659th Maintenance Company is to provide DS maintenance support for armament, allied trades, automotive, communication electronics, engineer, power generation, recovery and class IX repair parts to select XVIII Airborne Corps nondivisional units. The 659th Maintenance Company also provides back up support to the 82nd Airborne Division.