54th QM Co. Soldiers deploy to CENTCOM AOR

FORT LEE, Va. – More than 25 Soldiers assigned to Detachment 1, 54th Quartermaster Company (Fatality Management), 10th Transportation Battalion (Termina… FORT LEE, Va. – More than 25 Soldiers assigned to Detachment 1, 54th Quartermaster Company (Fatality Management), 10th Transportation Battalion (Terminal), 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) were recognized in a deployment ceremony Nov. 2 at the Fort Lee Family Life Center as they prepare to deploy to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Spartan Shield. The detachment, led by 1st Lt. Elhadji Beye and Staff Sgt. Colten Savage, will assume the fatality management support mission in the CENTCOM, charged with returning fallen military members to their next of kin.

“Not everyone can do this work; Detachment 1 has prepared with purpose, they have trained hard on their platoon tasks, built their skills, and learned to operate as one team as well as planned and coordinated the movement that brought them here today,” said Capt. Alexander Young, 54th QM Co. commander. “That work demanded discipline, attention to detail, and trust in one another, they earn the confidence we place in them today. “Fatality management has a very unique mission that require technical skills, sound judgment, compassion, and the strength to serve with dignity in difficult circumstances,” said the captain. “Detachment 1 has chosen to take on