shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com May 8, 2018 • Page 9 Small Businesses Are The Heartbeat SD Guard Unit Of The American Economy Supports Operation Patriot Bandoleer By Capt. Chad Carlson SDNG Public Affairs Office MILBANK, S.D. - A South Dakota Army National Guard unit transported shipping containers of retrograde ammunition from California to depots in Nevada and Utah as part of Operation Patriot Bandoleer during their annual training in March. Soldiers of the Milbank-based 740th Transportation Company, and its detachment in Aberdeen, supported U.S. Army munitions readiness requirements while enhancing knowledge and skills throughout the operation. "Operation Patriot Bandoleer provided a real world operation and tangible mission for our Soldiers," said Capt. Terry Berndt, 740th company commander. "Supporting the retrograde mission was invaluable to training our unit and Soldiers." OPB is a multi-component logistic event that supports the Army pre-positioned stocks program, involving the movement of thousands of tons of munitions and war reserve material. Collectively, Guard units from seven states moved 483 containers, primarily from the Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO), California, to six different depots and arsenals across the nation. The 740th hauled 60 of the containers from MOTCO to the Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada, and Tooele Army Depot, Utah, experiencing numerous variables and challenges on the way. "From the mountainous terrain and winter weather conditions at Donner Pass (northern Sierra Nevada) to bumper-tobumper traffic in California, our operators saw just about every driving scenario finding the right job is easier than you think By U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds Each year during National Small Business Week, we celebrate the vital role of small businesses in American society today. Main street businesses are America’s job creators. Over the past two decades, small imaginable," Berndt said. "When you com- businesses have generated 65 percent of bine the varying conditions with the long all net new jobs. In fact, small businesses represent half of all jobs in the U.S., half the hours, long distances and realistic cargo, U.S. GDP and account for two out of every OPB was a tremendous training opportuthree new jobs created in the U.S. today. nity for us." I had the opportunity this year to nomiAside from road time, OPB provided nate a South Dakota small business, Dairy hands-on training ranging from logistiQueen of Madison, to be recognized by the cal planning and loading operations to Senate Small Business Committee as the maintenance support and command and “Small Business of the Day.” The restaurant control. "Missions like OPB provide tremendous has been in owner DeLon Mork’s family training for our transportation units, pro- since 1964. He and his family are passionate viding leaders an opportunity to plan and about providing excellent service to their Soldiers an opportunity to execute METL- customers and giving back to their comfocused missions in support of a national munity. For the past 11 years, DeLon’s Dairy Queen has sold the most Blizzard treats of exercise," said Lt. Col. Tim Schlotterany Dairy Queen in North America to raise back, battalion commander of the 152nd money for the Children’s Miracle Network. Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, In a town of about 7,000 people, he sells SDARNG. "The 740th demonstrated outclose to 50,000 Blizzards in one day, year standing performance and achievements after year. We’re happy to be able to shine a at OPB." light on his good work as a small business Upon completing their OPB mission, owner. the 740th stopped at Camp Guernsey, In Congress, we are working to enact proWyoming, on their way home where the growth policies that will benefit small busiunit conducted tactical training lanes nesses like DeLon’s. The Tax Cuts and Jobs where mission essential tasks ranging Act, which was signed into law by President from tactical convoys to performing field Trump late last year, has simplified the tax maintenance where evaluated. filing process and is allowing individuals By the time the 740th arrived back home, they had logged more than 300,000 and small businesses to keep more of their combined miles on their M-915 semi-trac- own money. With a lower tax rate, small businesses have additional resources availtor trailers. able that they can use to grow and expand "The professionalism and exceptional their operations. And with a significantly work ethic of the Soldier's in the 740th is lower pass-through tax rate, small businessa great reflection on the unit, battalion and South Dakota Army National Guard," Schlotterback said. "I look forward to both truck companies (740th and 1742nd TC) having the opportunity to participate in this exercise in the future." es are finally on a level playing field with the rest of the world, making them more competitive in the global marketplace. This is enhanced even further when coupled with the regulatory relief we’ve been working with the administration to achieve. In addition to rolling back burdensome regulations administratively at federal agencies, Congress has been able to undo 16 major Obama-era rules under the Congressional Review Act. The Senate also recently passed a bipartisan bill to roll back burdensome regulations on our community banks and credit unions, which will help them be able to better serve local businesses and customers. By relieving businesses from time-consuming, outdated regulations, small businesses will no longer be bogged down by costly paperwork that has stifled innovation and slowed economic growth for far too long. The National Federation of Independent Businesses is predicting that regulatory reform and the tax relief bill will result in “very strong growth, millions more jobs and higher pay for Americans.” And we’re already seeing that happen: Small business confidence has hit a record high, jobless claims are at record lows and the economy is growing faster than it has in a decade. We’re glad to see our policies are already having a positive effect on our small businesses and look forward to continuing to seek ways to create a business-friendly environment for them. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the heartbeat of our communities. National Small Business Week is a time to highlight the significant contributions of small business owners across the country. 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