Maj. Gen. Robert Smalls Makes Port in Kuwait

[The Patriot]

The Logistics Support Vessel-8 Maj. Gen. Robert Smalls is the first Army vessel to be named in honor of an African-American. As part of the 203rd Transportation Detachment based in Curtis Bay, Md., she is one of the newest vessels in the Army fleet. LSV-8 was commissioned Sept. 15, 2007, and her crew is comprised of eight officers and 23 enlisted. The Master of the Ship is Chief Warrant Four Steven C. Brown. He is responsible for every aspect of the mission, and life in general, on the ship. The detachment sergeant, who is the ship-side equivalent of a first sergeant, is Sgt. 1st Class Victor D. Michaud.

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