Baumholder there to ad-

dress the topics including

transportation (HHG),

Baumholder Schools,

Baumholder ACS, Baum-

holder Housing, and

Baumholder medical and

dental. The Baumholder

garrison commander,

COL McAdoo, and the

16th Sustainment Brigade

commander, COL

Werner, will be there as

well. CSM King and my-

self will be available for

individual discussions

with Soldiers and family

members. Childcare is

available by reservation

through the BN FRSA,

and question submission

is through CPT Jones at

jeremiah.jones13.mil@ma

il.mil before May 23rd.

Am I moving?

I would imagine the biggest

question on everyone's mind

related to the battalion is "Am I

moving to Baumholder, and if

so, when?" I can't answer that

question for each family with-

out looking at your individual

case. What I can say is that all

the companies in 391st will be

moving to Baumholder over the

next year except the Headquar-

ters Company. Right now, 51st

Transportation Company, 240th

Quartermaster Company, 720th

Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Company, and portions of

317th Maintenance Company

are in the process of moving to

Baumholder. The rest of 317th

will move by the end of the

year and 515th will move once

they redeploy. So knowing

that, why did I say that I can't

answer the question "Am I

moving to Baumholder, and if

so, when"?

Each Soldier (and his family

will be looked at individually).

There are many factors going

into the decision on when and

if your family will move.

First, the Army will not move a

family to Baumholder unless

they have already been at their

current duty station for 12

months. The Army will also

not move you to Baumholder if

you have less than 12 months

left in Germany. This decision

is driven by finances. It costs a

lot to move a family and the

Army doesn't want to expend

that cost twice in one year. For

single Soldiers this rule is dif-

ferent. If you are single and

qualify for a "low cost

move" than the qualifica-

tion for you to move

drops to only 6 months

between PCSs.

If a Soldier is in a com-

pany that is moving to

Baumholder but is not

qualified to move with

their unit they will get

reassigned to a unit not

currently in the window to

move. We have seen this

happen in both Bamberg

and Mannheim. Soldiers

from 51st that aren't eligi-

ble to move have been

reassigned to 515th. Sol-

diers in 240th that are not

eligible to move have

been reassigned to Head-

quarters Company.

"What if my kids are in

school? When will our

family move?" If you

have school age kids, in-

cluding 317th Mainte-

nance Company, we will

try to move you out this

summer to Baumholder

(provided you are quali-

fied to move). It may

seem confusing but I don't

want it to be. If you have

questions please get with

your company com-

mander of with CSM

King and myself.

Additionally, don't forget

to come to the Town Hall

at Freedom Fitness Facil-

ity on June 4th from 4-6

p.m. We will have Sub-

ject matter experts from

FIREPOWER TIMES S P R I N G 2 0 1 1 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2

391st CSSB

Firepower 6

LTC MacCuish

Be sure to

check out the

new Flickr

account at

http://

www.flickr.com

/photos/391cssb

Make sure you

“like” the new

391st Page on

Facebook since

the group is no

longer active

Congratulations

Pathfinder Graduates

1LT Christopher

Carlstedt

SGT Abdul Shuford

Command Sergeant

Major King’s Corner

After facing a two-front war,

we have refocused and deter-

mined those areas where we

must rededicate ourselves and

develop a refreshed emphasis

in our commitment to leader

development and trust in our

future leaders. By developing a

new and refreshed emphasis in

leader development through

our Back-to-Basics training

program, we can improve on

sustaining and building the best

future Army. As leaders, we

have an inherit responsibility to

teach, coach and mentor our

future leaders. To be successful

in developing our future lead-

ers, we must set and enforce

the standard, counsel our Sol-

diers regularly, hold account-

ability formations, conduct

health and welfare inspections

and conduct TA-50 layouts.

The Battalion Commander’s

philosophy since day one has

always been be your BEST.

Over the years, I have found

that if you want the BEST out

of our young Soldiers, you

must believe in them, encour-

age them, share information

with them and most impor-

tantly trust them.

Trust is a key attribute of the

Profession of Arms and a vital

element of any relationship be-

cause it encourages people

within the unit to be able to

rely and depend on one another.

To keep balance within the unit,

a trusting relationship mostly

flows from a leader down to

subordinates. One of the most

important concepts to under-

stand, when it comes to the ne-

cessity of having a trusted

leader, is strategic trust.

Strategic trust allows followers

or subordinates to have confi-

dence in the judgment of their

leaders. It also facilitates and

enhances the unit missions,

goals and objectives. It has

been said that Organizational

leaders who are able to practice

this concept properly, have

great success.

To be a leader and win trust,

you must be vulnerable. You

must deal with real

Problems and be visible on the

front lines where people can see

you in action and begin to build

trust in your leadership. On the

front line, not only refers to ac-

tions on the battlefield, but it

also means showing a presence

in the motorpool, on the PT

track, at warrior time training,

in the barracks and just overall

leader engagement, as the Sol-

dier prepares for that first step

in becoming a leader.

In order for us to face current,

future and unknow challenges,

we need to develop great lead-

ers. I am ready for this chal-

lenge. Are you? The secret to

consistency in leader develop-

ment is trust. The word for the

month is Trust.

Thank you for all you for all

that you do for your continued

support and active learder en-

gagement. Without a doubt, I

am blessed to be a part of the

Firepower for Landpower team.

The Warrior Leader Course

(WLC) is the first leadership

course that Soldiers attend

prior to moving up in rank. It

teaches Specialist & Corporals

the basic skills in leading a

small group of Soldiers. Pre-

paring Soldiers for that first

step in becoming a leader,

starts way before S3 schedules

them for the APFT or for the

TA-50 layout. Let’s develop

and prepare our Soldiers for

the challenge early on.

Congratulations to our

WLC Candidates:

SPC Danzels, Deajanette

SPC Wrightson, Kash

SPC Szalay, Joseph.

by the FRG and instead boast of being iso-

lated. Yet it is the same people who often

leave a unit feeling bitter and discouraged,

believing that others never “did enough” to

reach out to them. I know that the FRG can

be a thankless task, yet it is also a wonderful

opportunity to give of yourself to others- and

one you will never forget it. So get in there

and do what you can!

GET INVOLVED in your unit. Learn what

your spouse does so that you feel a part of it.

Don’t be a stranger to public events like

Change of Commands, Change of Responsi-

bilities, Group Runs, Organization Days, or

Holiday parties. Breaking down that wall

between you and your spouse’s job will go a

long way in lessoning the frustration regard-

ing the sacrifices they make as Army profes-

sionals. As an advisor to the command, I

assure you they want and value your partici-

pation. They will not turn you away and al-

ways appreciate you active learning and con-

cern.

GET INVOLVED in the community.

There is much truth to the Proverb, “A

man that hath friends must show him-

self friendly.” Most people in our

neighborhoods are not the obnoxious

snobs we think they are. They are real,

caring people that are as afraid of us as

we are of them. However, in the mili-

tary you are normally the newcomer,

and it is going to take effort on your

part to break into their normal rou-

tines. Some will not respond… but

trust me when I say some will re-

spond, and they will be grateful for

your help and friendship.

Make the decision now to get in-

volved! Don’t be a bystander watching

the Army go by and wishing it would

reach out to you. Instead, find a place

to plug in and be useful. You won’t

regret it.

Chaplain Mitchell

The “Firepower” family marks my third

unit as a Chaplain and my 5th unit overall.

As I have traveled and served in the mili-

tary, I have been afforded the opportunity

to see families operate. I’ve watched some

families thrive, and some struggle. Yet I

have found there are some common

threads that successful families share. Un-

derstanding these common threads can

help all of us to make the most of our

Army experience.

So from what I have seen, let me give you

what I think is the first step. My first bit of

advice to you is simple; GET IN-

VOLVED!

GET INVOLVED in the FRG! Realize

now, while you are still here that you can

still make a difference. When your time at

the 391th CSSB and in Bamberg comes to

an end you will not regret what you have

done. But you will regret what you have

not done! I meet people all the time that

seem proud that they were not “taken in”

Get Involved! Chaplain Mitchell

Proverbs 18:24 “A man that hath friends must show himself friendly.”

F I R E P O W E R T I M E S

Sgt. Sherese N. McNair, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 51st Transportation Company,

391st Combat Service Support Battalion, Mannheim, Germany, is presented the Purple Heart by

Big. Gen. Mark Hendrix, deputy commanding general, 21st Theater Sustainment Command,

and commanding general, 7th Civil Support Command, during a ceremony on Panzer Kaserne,

Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 17. McNair, a heavy vehicle driver and native of Hinesville, Ga.,

received the award for injuries sustained from an explosively formed projectile attack April

2011 while on a combat mission in Iraq .

P A G E 3

P A G E 4 391st CSSB Volunteer of the Month

Petra is the spouse of 1LT Brian Holford. She became an FRG Vol-

unteer of 515th Transportation Company in October 2011. Petra

has done an excellent job with managing the FRG funds and pro-

vides the utmost support to her FRG families. Whenever some-

thing needs to get done you can count on Petra to be there to

make sure that the job is a success. Mrs. Holford, we thank you

for all your great work, loyalty and commitment as a volunteer in

the 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion.

F I R E P O W E R T I M E S

The 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion would like to show appreciation

to all of our volunteers. This month we would like to recognize

Petra Holford, 515th TC Volunteer

Battalion FRSA:

Shelley Smith

(785) 239-4302

shelley.l.smith12.civ@mail.mil

Battalion Advisor:

Amy MacCuish

0172-972-3004

amaccuishcpnp@googlemail.com

HHC, 391st CSSB

CPT Steve Equils

Company Commander

FRG Leader

Sarah Equils

hhc391frg@gmail.com

240th QM, 391st CSSB

CPT Jason Brotherton

Company Commander

FRG Leader

Mechelle Newkirk

240th.frg.leader@google

mail.com

FRG Co-Leader

Claudia Brotherton

317th MC, 391st SB

CPT Nathaniel Cincala

Company Commander

FRG Leader

Taylor Sanderson

frg317@hotmail.com

720th EOD, 391st CSSB

CPT Clinton Pierce

Company Commander

FRG Leader

Sunshine Fraterrelli

720theodfrg@google

mail.com

David Jenson

Mary Crookham

515thtccofrg@google

mail.com

51st TC, 391st CSSB

CPT Mark Maulden

Company Commander

FRG Leader

vacant

515th TC, 391st CSSB

CPT Margaret Marcello

Company Commander

CPT Troy Shoemaker

Rear D Commander

FRG Committee

Petra Holford

Jessica Riley

Treasure Kursuva

Jennifer Hendrix

Allie Kline

N EW ADDI TION

TO 391S T CSSB

Congratulations to the

following:

SGT & Mrs. Melvin

Cedillo

Vinnie

Born 18 MAY 2012

6lbs, 7oz

Congratulations to the

following HONOR

ROLL

students:

Shirley M. Rivera—

7th Grade

Valeria M. Rivera—

HHC Company

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2

CPT Steve Equils at the company Golf

Tournament

sist of no less than 4 per-

sons. Spectators for this

event are especially wel-

come, and the HHC FRG

will have refreshments at

the Finish Line for all com-

petitors.

Baumholder Town Hall – 4

JUN

Spartan Race / HHC Barbe-

cue – 8 JUN

391st CSSB Bamberg Day –

14 JUN

HHC FRG Meeting – 28

JUN

Spartan Race / HHC Barbe-

cue – 20 JUL

and planned several events

over the next two months.

See the below events calen-

dar for more information.

Welcome to HHC and thank

you for your service.

Spartan Race

Every month HHC conducts

the Spartan Race. Many of

you might already be famil-

iar with this race, but it is

essentially a 5 – 6 kilometer

Mud Run. We generally

have between 8 and 10 ob-

stacles, ranging from climb-

ing a wall to pushing a vehi-

cle. The next Spartan Race

will be on 8 JUN near the

Bamberg LTA. This Spar-

tan Race will be quite dif-

ferent from the rest, how-

ever, because this race is

open to participation from

family members as well. If

you are a spouse or depend-

ent at least 13 and older,

please send your name, age,

and sponsor’s name to 1LT

Sviatlana John at Sviat-

lana.john.mil@mail.mil to

be added to the roster. The

race will begin at 0600, and

we encourage everyone to

wear Spartan shirts! All

participants must be on a

team, and teams must con-

During this time of transi-

tion, both 1SG and I want to

welcome all the Soldiers

and Families of those re-

cently transferred from

240th QM. Over the next

year, HHC will encounter a

significant amount of

change as we transition sev-

eral of the other units from

Bamberg to Baumholder. I

encourage everyone to be-

come active in our FRG so

you will be aware of events,

services, and changes in our

community during this time.

In addition, I want to en-

courage everyone to take

advantage of the HHC Open

Door Policy if required. We

want to ensure everyone is

taken care, whether you are

in HHC for one month or

one year. Welcome to the

Spartan Team!

New FRG Leader

A special thanks goes to

Mrs. Kylee Durant, the new

HHC FRG Leader. With the

size of HHC growing to

over 180 Soldiers, the need

for a strong and active FRG

has become apparent.

Kylee has volunteered to

serve HHC Kylee has al-

ready made a fantastic start

P A G E 6

240th Quartermaster Company

F I R E P O W E R T I M E S

Welcome back to “The

Rock’s” FRG Newsletter.

Our time since the last post-

ing has been very busy and

in order to not bore you

with the details I’m going to

touch on some of the train-

ing highlights from this past

month.

It took weeks to plan but

only a couple days to exe-

cute. 1LT Daniel Burke,

SSG Truman McDuffie,

and select Soldiers from

240th QMSC took part in a

joint field training exercise

with the 4th Company of the

German Bundeswehr’s 467

Logistics Battalion. Al-

though it was small in scale

with regards to the number

of Soldiers participating

from 240th, the event itself

was a monumental exercise

for the Bundeswehr and

240th. The week long exer-

cise started off with our

Soldiers conducting drivers

training on the Bundeswehr

Drivers Training Course.

Days two through four con-

sisted of Situational Train-

ing Exercises being con-

ducted in order to allow the

Bundeswehr to practice

their vehicle recovery op-

erations as well as their link

-up procedures with an in-

ternational force. The

events where tailored to-

wards the fact your partner

units while deployed don’t

speak the same language or

operate the same equipment

and you must find a way to

coexist. Things started off

slowly between the two

forces but by the end of the

Remember that 1SG Doug-

las’ door and mine are al-

ways open to the Soldiers

and family members of

240th QMSC. We are here

to help support you so

please feel free to contact us

if you need us. Things have

the potential to become

hectic with regards to the

upcoming unit move so feel

free to ask your questions.

Rock 6 out.

exercise, both units had

become one. Our Soldiers

showed off their expertise

with our weapons systems

by instructing classes on the

M16 rifle, M203 grenade

launcher, M249 machine

gun, M2 machine gun, and

MK19 grenade launcher.

2LT Christopher Carlstedt

led the way in another train-

ing highlight this past

month. The low velocity

aerial delivery system (sling

load operation) was con-

ducted at Grafenwoehr and

consisted of rigging bundles

of equipment that would

later be dropped from a C-

130 or hooked-up to a UH-

60 Blackhawk helicopter.

In order to perform the air-

drop, several things must

occur (almost simultane-

ously). One thing is that the

recovery team must go

through rigorous training in

order to learn how to clear

the dropzone for the deliv-

ery. Several other key in-

gredients to success with

sling load operations are: a

Pathfinder certified team

member must inspect each

load to ensure the highest

standards of safety are met

so that it can be hooked-up

to the aircraft, communica-

tion must be established

with the aircraft, and then

supervision of the hook-up

operations to the aircraft

must occur. This training

was conducted without any

issues and we applaud the

efforts of all the Pathfinders

involved.

P A G E 7

317th Maintenance Company In the past few weeks the Sol-

diers of the 317th Service Main-

tenance Company has been any-

thing but idle. During the month

of May, the “Wolf Pack” Sol-

diers qualified on their weapons,

M16 or M4, at Reese Range

here in Bamberg. The Wolf

Pack Soldiers zeroed and quali-

fied with their assigned weapons

over the period of two days.

During the qualification, Sol-

diers realized the importance of

knowing how to apply immedi-

ate action in the event of their

weapon should misfire. While

operating their weapons the Sol-

diers quickly learned their ten-

dencies and specific areas to

address during and after weap-

ons qualification. Overall, the

range qualification was a great

success on maintaining the

unit’s overall mission readiness.

In addition, the spouses of the

317th Soldiers spent the first

week of May participating in the

“Wives Live Like Soldiers

Competition.” The spouses ex-

perienced firsthand what their

husbands go through on a day-to

-day basis as a Solider. The

competition comprised of multi-

ple events with: Physical Train-

ing, Preventative Maintenance

Checks and Services, and Gen-

eral Army knowledge. The

wives that competed were; Nata-

lie Guerrero 1st place, April

Foss 2nd place, Joann Zalamea

3rd place, ShyQayla Green 4th

place, and Kelsey Ablang 5th

place. Congratulations to every-

one that was involved and par-

ticipated in the event!

On April 1st a few handpicked

Soldiers from the 317th de-

ployed as Area TMDE Support

Team Italy to execute their bi-

annual mission to Camp Ed-

erle, Vicenza Italy. This mis-

sion provides support for cali-

bration to multiple pieces of

equipment south the Alps. The

month long mission put the

team to the test while they con-

ducted procedures in the field

and the laboratory environ-

ment, which in turn enhances

their technical and tactical

skills. Additionally, the team

provides calibration of high

capacity scales and electronic

equipment. Their hard work

and efforts saved the Army a

considerable amount of money

by deploying to provide service

and support from Germany to

Italy. The ATST Italy team

was comprised of SSG Suman-

tri, SSG Solis, SPC Vazquez,

SPC Denton, SPC Cromartie,

SPC Wenlikowski, and SPC

Lewis. We congratulate and

welcome home our “Wolf

Pack” Soldiers, job well done!

Finally yet importantly, the

United States Army Europe

Commanding General, Lieuten-

ant General Hertling, paid a

visit to the 317th and learned

about the Company’s wide

scope of capabilities. Several

“Wolf Pack” Soldiers, to name

a few, briefed the General: SSG

Osorio, CW2 Bryan, SPC San-

derson, SGT Paine, SPC

Herron, CW2 Asare, SPC Ab-

lang and PFC Verrill. These

Soldiers briefed the Command-

ing General an assortment of

armament, automotive,

recovery, and general

maintenance capabilities

in their respective place

of work. In the end, LTG

General Hertling was

very impressed with the

Soldiers of the 317th and

gave them multiple

amounts of praise and

Commander’s Coins on

their fantastic work.

In the weeks to come the

317th is gearing up for

the AAME inspection

which will display the

317th’s overall mission

readiness and equipment

accountability. In addi-

tion, the Army Birthday

will be celebrated on

June 14th by the 391st

Battalion. This great oc-

casion will be celebrated

by conducting a Battalion

run to commemorate this

great and joyous occa-

sion.

CPT Nathaniel Cincala

F I R E P O W E R T I M E S

51st Transportation Company

P A G E 8 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2

The 51st Transportation Company has begun Moving

equipment and personnel from Mannheim to the Baum-

holder garrison.

Three months after returning from its mission in Kuwait,

the 51st Transportation Company is on the move again.

The move is sure to be challenging, since 51st will be los-

ing a majority of its personnel due to PCS or ETS. The site of 51st Transporation Com-

pany’s new home in Baumholder,

which is located in the Rhineland -

Pfalz The 51st will miss its old home in Mannheim but

its looking forward to the new possibilities that

Baumholder has to offer. This includes an excel-

lent motor pool facility, access to small arms and

crew served weapon ranges and a sizeable training

area.

The ancient city of Trier

Moving day! Loading containers in

Coleman Barracks

The 51st Transportation Company will soon be

calling Baumholder its new home. Preparation

for the move has already begun, with incoming

Soldiers arriving in Baumholder on a weekly ba-

sis. The garrison is located directly West of

Mannheim and belongs to the German State of the

Rhineland-Palatinate.

Goodbye Mannheim!

Soldiers from 51st will be trading their city sky-

line for the natural rolling hills of the Pfalz.

Some of Baumholder’s appealing features are its

proximity to the French border and to the city of

Trier, the oldest city in Germany, both of which

are approximately 45 minutes away!

P A G E 9

515th TC—CPT Shoemaker 515th TC and

Transformation

It was decided nearly two

months ago that majority of

our battalion would be mak­

ing the move to Baumholder.

Since then, The “Road

Dawgs” have been quite

busy living up to the “Road

Dawg” legacy.

Thus far, the “Road Dawgs”

have conducted over 25 trans-

port missions in support of

the BN and USAG Mann-

heim. The “Road Dawgs”

will continue transporting the

battalion’s equipment and

containers until the last piece

of equipment arrives to

Baumholder. To our Sister

units, we appreciate your pro-

fessionalism and flexibility,

it’s truly a pleasure working

as a team to get our relocation

mission accomplished, as

well as helping 720th EOD

and 51st TC with their

moves. In the week after both

units returned from deploy-

ments, battalion had a town

hall meeting at the Coleman

Chapel with the community

leaders of the garrison both

units are moving to. Soldiers

as well as families were in

attendance to see what sort of

facilities are offered, along

with having an open question

and answer period. The bat-

talion commander,

Lt. Col Donald MacCuish,

has said whenever a deci­

sion is made regarding

where 515th TC will be

moving he will do the same

thing which was done for

the other companies.

In the last few months me-

chanics from the 245th

Maintenance Company,

stationed in St. Louis, Mis­

souri, have been conduct­

ing 21 day rotations with

515th TC. The unit has

brought a total of 24 sol­

diers with them in each ro-

tation to Germany. Twelve

of the Soldiers have been

working with 515th TC.

While another twelve have

been working with 317th

Maintenance Company in

Bamberg. This is part of

their yearly 29 days of ac-

tive duty. Currently the

245th is on their third and

final rotation visiting Ger-

many.

During their 21 day rota-

tion, Soldiers from the

245th have been work­ing

hard to help to maintain

515th TC fleet of vehicles at

a state of readiness. The

245th has been performing

annual maintenance along

with maintaining the vehi-

cles currently being used to

perform missions. SFC Wil-

liams of the 245th said

his soldiers have certainly

done a great job working

and playing hard. For the

245th, playing hard has

meant seeing the local

sights in the Mannheim

and Heidelberg area such

as the nearby Heidelberg

castle.

515th TC has continued

conducting missions pri­

marily to support battal­

ion and garrison. SSG Ge-

rald Tungpalan, Senior

Truckmaster, said the mis-

sions for garrison have

been to support the garri-

sons ongoing trans­

formation. Missions from

battalion have primarily

been to support other com-

panies within the battalion

moving various pieces

around.

The month of May has

definitely shown that the

515th TC will rise to any

challenge and solve any

problem, despite the over-

whelming odds of being

separated, with the major-

ity of our unit currently

deployed to Afghanistan.

The 515th TC will con-

tinue to evolve to remain

relevant and ready to con-

duct missions in the

USAREUR theater.

F I R E P O W E R T I M E S

Here a Soldier from the 245th

ODT conducts maintenance

on one of our M915 Trucks.

Knowledge and Experience

shared, equaled Mission Suc-

cess

Soldiers from 515th TC con-

duct equipment layouts help-

ing to identify excess equip-

16th SB CSM Rodriguez

briefs the Road Dawgs and

Steel Knights while conduct-

ing a visit to Coleman Bar-

racks.

P A G E 1 0 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2

720th EOD

CPT Pierce

720th gears up for move, change of command

Hello to all from CPT Pierce

and 1SG Hope. Things have

changed quite a bit since last

months news letter. A large

number of our Soldiers have

since moved on to their next

duty station. Of the 43 Sol-

diers of the company that re-

turned from the deployment to

Afghanistan only 7 will be

staying. As you can imagine

we are sad to see these mem-

bers of our family leave, but

we are excited about the arri-

val of their replacements, most

of whom are already in Baum-

holder. The unit has officially

gained 18 new Soldiers. In-

cluding the future company

commander.

The soon to be

commander of the 720th,

CPT Gregory Gardner,

arrived at Ramstein AFB

on the 8th of May and has

been working with CPT

Pierce ensuring a seamless

change of command. The

change of command cere-

mony will take place on

the evening of the 29th of

May. As always, passing

on the reigns initials in-

ventories. The company

has spent the past week

doing change of command

inventories as well as con-

tinuing to load up property

for the move to Baum-

holder.

We are exited

about the arrival of nine

conexes , which has expe-

dited the moving process.

Several of them are al-

ready full of property and

equipment ready to be

transported to our new

home at Smith Barracks in

Baumholder. As always,

our Soldiers work ethic

never ceases to amaze us

as they balance moving

furniture and packing up

gear with the ever impor-

tant need to train.

“Juggernauts” resume EOD Response, connect with the community

As many of you know, the

Company has been in a state

of reset since re-deploying to

Germany after a 12 month

deployment in support of Op-

eration Enduring Freedom

(OEF). We are happy to have

officially resumed EOD re-

sponse as of last week. This is

an exiting moment for us!

Now that we have resumed our

response mission it has been

even more important to train

and train we have. We have

been working hard to train

new Soldiers how to be team

members and we’ve made steady

progress in completing EOD

team leader certifications.

Another highlight of the

past month has been a recent op-

portunity to serve our local com-

munity. SSG Graman, SGT Hill-

mer, and PFC Helmick had the

privilege of putting on an X-ray

and robot class for class students

at Patrick Henry Elementary

School. The event was a great

success. We would sincerely like

to thank the faculty and staff of

Patrick Henry Elementary, and

specifically Sue Alldaffer, for

the opportunity to allow us to

give back to our community.

This is a busy and

eventful time for the 720th

and we are exited for the fu-

ture if this company.

The Company

Change of Command will be

held in Baumholder on Smith

Barracks 30 May 2012 at

1100 hours.

1SG Hope