Company First Sergeant, 1st Sgt. Derick Graham (left),

Company First Sergeant, 1st Sgt. Derick Graham (left), and Capt. John Tansioco, commander of the 545th Transportation Company, greet deploying members of the 163rd Transportation Detachment (Logistic Support Vessel), 524th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 45th Sustainment Brigade, as they board a bus for their deployment to Kuwait, June 20. The 30-plus member detachment will be operating within the Persian Gulf supporting the U.S. Army Central Command mission. The detachment bid farewell to their families and unit during a bittersweet ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.