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Show , W- 5- -- ,T . iV- - THE SAMPLER IFesHtnaireg The Dugway Team Friday, July 10, 1981 tor Po EMI by SP5 Dave Pinnick The Motor Pool also controls the disbursement of POLproducts, the fuels that run all the government vehicles on Dugway as well. Although the allocations are made by another office. Logistics, the Motor Pool handles the ac- -. tual physical dispensing of the fuel products to the vehicles. ONE OF THE little known but fascinating things about the motor pool was mentioned by Driggers. We are a pure military unit, because there are no civilians directly involved with the troops. I report to a civilian administrator, but basically, I run the motor pool and the military working in it are responsible to me alone. This arrangement has lead to some interesting situations, for example, soldiers that are removed from other jobs on post for assorted reasons, usually end up in the Motor Pool. Some of these soldiers have personal problems or have had other problems with the military. THIS IS where Driggers enters the picture. Were not a brigade, he stated, but we do have an effect on those troublemakers we sometimes get. We treat them as soldiers and expect them to act as such, and do our best to' maintain a military atmosphere that is consistent and supportive. He explained, They end up either making or breaking themselves. Of the organizations on Post, we have the most Article-1-5 V but weve also had more individual and group awards as well. One of our soldiers was Soldier of the Quarter, another has had best room : of the month for two months, and our platoon has been top platoon a couple of times too, he said. Weve also gotten drivers awards. WIHLE ONLY a few of the members of the motor pool were former duds, those couple who were and have shaped up because of the military discipline and concern of Driggers and his NCOs, are considred the best kind of soldiers by him. They either put out and perform, or we put them out, Driggers explained. But those who do make it, are the best, he said, they may haive only needed the proper guidance and to know that help was available to them, he concluded. But not all is perfect for Driggers and the motor pool, they have their problems as well. One of the biggest problems is getting Dugway vehicle ' driven to pull their daily maintenance on their military vehicles. Although spot checks and roadside inspections are run frequently, too many operators neglect the simple checks or ignore minor problems until they become major ones. In training, the military driven of the motor pool are required to operate tactical vehicles which Dugway doesnt normally have available to them. Temporarily they are borrowing 4 from the Air Force, but a more permanent solution is needed according to Driggers. RECENTLY a manpower survey eliminated several positions from the motor pool, and several of the soldien are on orders for other locations, depleting their ranks. Currently the breakdown of motor pool personnel and their functions is as follows: OIC - lLt Dennis S. Driggers; NCOIC - SFC Gary Parks; Operation NCO -SSG Robert Zietlow; Truckmaster - Sgt. William Neal; and Maintenance NCO - SP5 Randfy Huyck. ed ng . so-call- TIIE MOTOR Pool. provides motor transport and military personnel from DPG missions including daily runs to various locations. Driggers said, We have daily bus runs to Ditto Area, sedan or truck runs to Hill or Salt taike for medical or supply runs, the Lilierty Bus on weekends and TDY or PCS pickup or dropoff runs to the airport in Salt Lake as well. We have runs into Salt lake almost every day and sometimes, more than one. He continued, We have other special runs such as mouse run to Salt Lake Airport every week or an egg run" to Spanish Fork every two weeks for Baker Lab, special bus runs for Rec Services such as to Wendover, and providing transport of personnel for funeral details, which averages once a month or so. vr TW?! ' r f . . v . U-K-r.- '' 1 1; 7 ;, r - X :V . jV v'W f!i $ 5 ;( jF j i! s 00 tV ' '4 v A 'M ' 11 A vj r--. , " 1 'V - ' ; , ' - f vk . 1 v is .k'S;' ..U if s . -' Ditto Dispatcher - SP4 Shenice Brinkley; Ditto POL - PFC Jeffrey Shular; (English Motor Pool) - SP4 Ollie Hensoii; Dispatcher EMP - PV2 Elvis Eskridge; Drivers - SP4 Thomas Benson - Senior driver heavy vehicles; PV2 Thomas French, PFC Mike Egnor (wrecker operator in training), PFC - Steve Kamps (also clerk), PFC Richard Perez, PFC Joe Rios (wrecker operator), PFC James Johnson, PV2 Vincent Short, PFC David Story (on loan to clinic), PFC Carol Stewart. PFC Steve Lanning, PFC Kevin Randall (wrecker operator), PFC Zachary Didly, PFC Ricky Clauss (on loan to transportation), Sgt. Sicott Wygant (on loan to transportation), and. SP4 Brad Conklin (on loan to transportation). In addition, Driggers also has several people working in the maintenance and repair branch for motor vehicles. ' In spite of the problems encountered by. the motor pool, such as upcoming personnel shortages, drivers that pull shoddy maintenance and the fuel crunch, they still manage to keep Dugway on wheels, providing the vehicles that make it possible to complete the missions. Dugways Motor EMP-P- . pools. ' Wb on I The mission and main responsibility of Dugways Motor Pool is to control the dispatch and utilization of motor vehicles and related equipment. The motor pool controls general transporation and administration vehicles such as sedans, buses, and trucks as well as some special purpose vehicles such as road sweepers and ambulances. Also on the hand receipt are some engineering and construction vehicles such as cranes and bulldozers. Military design vehicles such as fuel t nicks are also lieing handled by the motor pool. The Motor Pool also provides parking and storage space for this equipment, at the English Village motor pool and Ditto Motor Pool. Altogether the two hold approximately 40 items, valued in excess of two million dollars, according to lLt. Dennis S. Driggers QIC of the motor pool. He has five NCOs working under him and other enlisted as well. Over 20 people work at the two motor pools. According to Driggers, the vehicles and other items are divided about half and half between the two motor hand-receipt- wayl s YW. V ' PV2 Elvis Eskridge, English Motor Pool Dispatcher, prepares another days series of vehicle dispatches. ed ol j nnnwi I.. . PFC Mike Egnore and PFC Joe Rios prepare a vehicle to be towed with their wrecker. HMCs executive officer moves on by SP5 Dave Pinnick i . In late August or early September, HHC will B.A. with an Associate in Chemistry. In addition to these credits, Driggers has taken lose its executive officer, lLt. Dennis S. Driggers, and Pass over his drive when and completed almost every Military CorresponJohnsons family, they Course available to him as a form of recreadence for the last time.. Lt. Driggers will be going to Counter-IntelligenSchool at Fort! Httachuca for tion, according to his wife, Nancy. ce months with the possibility of taking the advanced course for another six months. Then depending bn when he completes the courses, he will lie sent to Germany, to work in Military Intelligence. Lt. Driggers has been stationed at Dugway since December of 1979, and worked as a test officer from March until Octolier of 1980. He. was primarily working with Artillery and Hazards, responsible for the firing of artillery and working with EOD on range cleanup. THE REASON Driggers was selected for this was his previous experience in the Combat Engineers, where his specialty was demolition. In fact, licfore he was transferred here, Driggers was stationed at Fort Bragg in a Special Forces Training Company. He was training to become a Green Beret, as a demolitions sergeant, when his reserve commission as an 'officer was activated. Prior to that, he had lieen an active duty enlisted and reserve commissioned, serving in a dual status. In October of 1980, Driggers was assigned as Chief of the Motor Pool, as part of his duties as executive officer of HHC. Since being assigned to HHC, Driggers has assisted the Company Commander in many of his duties, taken on the handling of the Funeral Team, and been one of the motivational factors in IIIICs IRF and othe'r military training programs. IN HIS switch from the Chemical Corps to Military Intelligence, Driggers will be bringing more than his experience at Dugway with him. He has a Masters Degree in International Relations, and is Bioworking on a second in Foreign Area Studies. has a in which he logy is. another field of expertise rv six . . When hes not on a funeral detail, working at the Motor Pool, or the. company, running up and down hills throwing tear gas at soldiers on IRF training, fighting range fires, taking or teaching night college course, studying FMs etc., he likes to work in his garden. Driggers has a reputation of and his racquetball games and being gung-hrifle marksmanship tend to confirm it. He enjoys reading actual historical accounts of famous con- THE GREATfiSTiARyANQE PROCESSING'1 o, flicts and battles based on actual acounts, rather than fiction. HIS WIFE, Nancy, who is an LPN, and an active member of Dugway Womens Club, and their two children, Ryan and Tiffany, will be accompanying him to Arizona and then to Germany. He has been teased about his blood and guts but Lt, Driggers is truly conattitude cerned about the welfare of the soldiers on Dugway. He has endeavored to upgrade the job oriented and common military task training in the company as well as his working on the overweight program for soldiers. As mentioned in the story on the motor pool, Driggers has worked with his own section to overcome personal and professional problems and differences. He has a reputation of being hard, but fair and while his section has had a larger number of Article- - 15s handed out, his people have also received many awards, such as: Soldier of the Quarter, Top room of the month - two months in a row. Platoon of the Month twice, as well as other eye-witne- many-times- -- awards for his drivers. ' Whatever task he sets before himself and his Driggers is definitely a leader. 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