SPC Nathan Eubanks is a tanker for 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment and speaks about his experience as a tanker on October 16, 2019, in Riga, Latvia. Eubanks just arrived to Riga, where he ground guided equipment off of a cargo ship that transported 318 pieces of 1-9 CAV cargo from Fort Hood, Texas, to Riga. It will then be transported across the European theater, where Eubanks and 1-9 CAV will begin their nine month rotation.
Transcript
My job as a 19 kilo tanker, my favorite thing is shooting gunnery. Basically, that’s what I do. Yeah, I’ve been doing this job seven years, almost eight. In the army, I’ve only done it for about two and a half. I was prior service in the Navy, where I did four years and a couple months. Well, it all comes down to training. So, we were always taught slow and smooth. Smooth is fast. The smoother we do something, the faster things get done. While also thinking about safety, make sure nobody gets hurt.