![]() ![]() “This operation is an exciting event for any logistician,” Maloy said. Officials said planning took into account highway weight tolerances and civilian traffic flow. “This 200-mile movement was made possible with competent drivers, escort vehicles, proper route planning and adequate time management.” “Never before has a movement of this magnitude been accomplished within North Carolina, let alone between two states,” said Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jennifer Maloy, the North Carolina National Guard’s state movement officer. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the past, officials used rail to transport their heavy equipment. The spokesman said this will be the first time the vehicles are moved by road to the Virginia post. The vehicles belong to the Clinton-based 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team and will be used during gunnery training at Fort Pickett. Officials said Army Heavy Equipment Transport vehicles, or HETs, would carry M1A1 Abrams tanks and M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Fort Pickett via I-95.Ī spokesman said the Guard has coordinated with the Departments of Transportation in North Carolina and Virginia to support the movement. Starting Sunday, the North Carolina National Guard also will put several convoys on the road heading north of Fort Bragg. Law enforcement will escort the convoys along various portions of the route. “Motorists are advised to be alert, drive safe, to not enter the convoy between vehicles and use caution when passing a convoy in approved areas,” officials said. The brigade will conduct a large training exercise at Fort Polk’s Joint Readiness Training Center in the coming weeks.Īccording to an official with the 82nd Airborne Division, the convoys will be on the road through Sunday and will use parts of Interstate 95, Interstate 26 and Remount Road in Charleston. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division is transporting hundreds of vehicles to Joint Base Charleston, where they will then be moved to Fort Polk, Louisiana. Some of the largest convoys left Fort Bragg today, officials said. Hundreds of Army vehicles will be on the road with troops heading from Fort Bragg to Charleston, South Carolina, and Fort Pickett, Virginia. Drivers on Interstate 95 heading north or south of Fort Bragg this weekend are being asked to take care around military convoys. ![]()
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