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DESERTDESERT VOICEVOICEServing the U.S. and Coalition Forces in KuwaitApril 26, 2006

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CFLCC Commanding GeneralLt. Gen. R. Steven Whitcomb

CFLCC CommandSergeant MajorCommand Sgt. Maj. Franklin G.Ashe

CFLCC Publ ic Affa irs Off icerCol. Barrett King

CFLCC Publ ic Affa irsOff icer , ForwardLt. Col. Debbie Haston-Hilger

Commander, 1 1th PADCapt. Chevelle Thomas

NCOIC , 1 1th PADStaff Sgt. Kerensa Hardy

Desert Vo ice Ed itorSgt. Jonathan M. Stack

Desert Vo ice AssistantEditorSpc. Robert Adams

Desert Vo ice Staff WritersSpc. Janine CooglerSpc. Debralee P. CrankshawSpc. Michael R. Noggle

1 1th PAD BroadcastersSpc. Christina BeermanPfc. Jheridiah Anderson

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Volume 27, Issue 40The Desert Voice is an authorized publication for membersof the Department of Defense. Contents of the Desert Voiceare not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, theU.S. Government or Department of the Army. The editorialcontent of this publication is the responsibility of theCoalition Forces Land Component Command Public AffairsOffice. This newspaper is published by Al-Qabandi United, aprivate firm, which is not affiliated with CFLCC. All copy willbe edited. The Desert Voice is produced weekly by thePublic Affairs Office.

PPaaggee 33 Safety is a must

Pages 6&7 Charlie Daniels

Page 4 Engineers test skills

Lt. Gen. Whitcomb outlines his safetyphilosphy. He says proper supervision willreduce the risk of servicemembers violat-ing standards.

The Charlie Daniels Band and Dave Priceperform for troops at Camp Arifjan’s Zone6 stage. Daniels also brought musicalequipment overseas to troops through theOperation Heartstrings program.

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Soldiers of the 40th Engineer Battalionhold a challenge that tests the skills andphysical and mental strength of Sappertroops.

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On the coverIllustration by Spc. Robert Adams

Charlie Daniels plays the guitar duringa Stars for Stripes Tour for troops atCamp Arifjan’s Zone 6 stage April 14.

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Page 10 Army fields new humveeCamp Arifjan is getting new modelhumvees which will be shipped to Iraqand Afghanistan. The new humvee hassome new innovations.

Back page Sexual AssaultGraphic by Sgt. Robert Scott

A graphic speaks to the importance ofsexual assault awareness. Phone num-bers of sexual assault response coordi-nators throughout Kuwait are listed.

Page 11 Community EventsUpcoming events: Texas Hold ’em tour-naments, softball games, Hip-Hop Night,Brazilian Ju Jitsu, Salso Night, CountryNight.

Page 5 NCOs inducted into CorpsThirty-two noncommissioned officers takepart in a ceremony to officially induct theminto the NCO Corps.

Page 8&9 Troops learn cultureThird Army Soldiers travel to Jordan toattend a Cultural Awareness Course formore than 300 troops. The overall objec-tive is to train servicemembers on cultur-al issues.

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As the commanding general, I am thisorganization’s safety officer. All subordinatecommanders are the principal safety officersfor their organizations as well.

I do not believe in accidents! I do notbelieve things just happen. My experience asa Soldier is that most incidents are safety vio-lations.

First, there needs to be adherence to stan-dards. Nearly all accidents can be tracedback to a violation of established standardsand a lack of discipline to follow the standardor enforce the standard. Choosing to violateor ignore a standard sets the conditions fordisaster.

Next is leader supervision. Proper super-vision significantly reduces the possibilitysomeone will violate an established standard.The first-line supervisor is the key. This per-son has the power to prevent nearly every

accident by using good judgment and enforc-ing standards.

We also need to use the Army risk-man-agement process. This process ensures lead-ers and Soldiers together are thinking aboutthe hazards they might encounter and whatthey need to do to mitigate those hazards.Conducted properly, risk-management helpsset conditions for safe and effective opera-tions – both in non-hostile and combat opera-tions.

This process also assists in making riskmanagement decisions at the right levels.Risk assessment and risk management arekey elements to mission accomplishment.

My objective is to create a culture of safe-ty in Third Army that is second nature. Idirect leaders at every level to infuse safetyinto every operation and to make it a part ofyour goals, efficiency report support forms,and counseling sessions.

I want second- and third- level supervisorschecking to ensure their subordinate leaders

know thestandards,enforce thestandards anduse the Armyrisk-manage-ment process.Train yourpeople to payattention tosafety bymaking safe-ty trainingpersonal,visual andfocused onactivities that affect them. This is just goodleadership – and it’s what will keep our peo-ple alive.

We’re an Army that lives on the edge – it’sthe nature of our profession. Now I want youto own the edge.

THIRD, ALWAYS FIRST!

Lt. Gen. R. Steven WhitcombThird Army Commanding General

Lt. Gen. R. Steven Whitcomb

Safety is everyone’s responsibility

FORT MCPHERSON, Ga. -For some time now, Soldiers andcivilians throughout the Armyhave been hearing terms such as“UEX”, “operational sustain-ment”, and “modular forces”.

In truth, the Army is undergo-ing the largest force restructuringsince World War II. For ThirdArmy, transformation beganApril 1.

“What transformation meansfor Third Army is a fundamentalaltering of the functions of aheadquarters,” said Col. HankForesman, chief of transforma-tion for Third Army.

Currently, the Army is struc-tured under a “Napoleonic”structure, adopted by U.S.Secretary of War Elihu Root inthe early 1900s. This system usesthe general staff system in whichmilitary officers act in an admin-istrative role under the commandof a staff principal, which inmany cases is a general officer.

Staff sections are broken up byfunction such as G1 for person-nel and G3 for Operations.

Under the new modular sys-tem, staff sections will be organ-ized by warfighting function.This means that sections will bemore integrated in order toimprove communication andinteroperabil-ity.

For exam-ple, the G1,G4 andSurgeon sections will now becombined into one section knownas Operational Sustainment.

Some functions will have rep-resentatives in multiple sections,such as some public affairs offi-cers working in InformationOperations.

Transformation at Third Armymay mean having to moveoffices or having a new boss orsenior rater.

However, transformation alsobrings with it big changes thataffect Third Army as a whole.

Third Army, an Army Service

Component Command, willbecome the Army component ofa regional combatant commandreporting directly to the Depart-ment of the Army.

For example, Third Army willbe known as U.S. Army Central,while Fifth Army, will be U.S.Army North.

TheASCCs willbe capableof assumingthe duties of

a Joint Task Force or a JointForce Land ComponentCommand.

In order to accomplish thismission, the ASCCs will haveregionally focused subordinatecommands.

Third Army’s subordinatecommands will be the 1stTheater Support Command (pre-viously the 1st Corps SupportCommand), 513th MilitaryIntelligence Brigade, 335thSignal Command (Theater) andthe 3rd Medical SupportCommand.

Foresman explained that whilethis is the largest, most radicalrestructuring of the Army in 60years, it isn’t entirely a foreignconcept to Third Army. Many ofthe concepts for transformationcame from plans enacted byThird Army during the initialstages of Operation IraqiFreedom.

Officially, transformationbegins June 16. However, ThirdArmy began the reorganizationprocess April 1 in Atlanta inorder to work out any kinks inthe system. Also in the nearfuture, the same changes willhappen at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait,Third Army's forward headquar-ters.

Throughout all of the changes,Third Army’s mission will notchange, although Soldiers shouldexpect some growing pains as theunit transforms.

“It's important to rememberthat we are conducting thisrestructuring while in contact, ina war and conducting split-basedoperations,” Foresman said.

Spc. Bryce S. DubeeThird Army PAO

Transformation arrives at Third Army

"What transformation means forThird Army is a fundamental alteringof the functions of a headquarters."

Col. Hank Foresman


They are the Rangers of their field, theelite among the engineers, putting their liveson the line so others can complete their mis-sion.

Dating back to the beginning of America’swar history, Sappers have been combat engi-neers who advance on the frontlines along-side the infantry, clearing land mines, impro-vised explosive devices and obstacles inter-fering with movement. Fighting like theinfantry is not always recognized as part ofthe engineer mission as they plow the way forothers to succeed.

Soldiers from the 40th Engineer Battalion,2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st ArmoredDivision, tested their Sapper skills during theSapper Stakes Best Squad Competition atUdairi Range, April 11 through15.

It was not a win-or-lose competition but acompetition to test the Sappers’ ability andskill.

For four nights and five days the competi-tors endured not only the physical demandsof Sapper exertion but mental strain as well.

“It wasn’t as challenging physically as Ithought it would be,” said Pfc. Jason W.Hollen, Company C. “It’s been more drainingmentally without being able to sleep.”

After starting with an Army PhysicalFitness Test on day one, the Soldiers would-n’t see their bunks until completion of thecourse, spending the duration of their time atthe range.

“They’re burned out,” said Sgt. LetfeeWashington, Headquarters and HeadquartersCompany, vehicle maintenance and weaponsrange evaluator. “I can tell from theiractions.”

During their week-long getaway in thedesert, squads tested on warfare situationsthey may encounter in a combat zone – fromconstructing a tower site, blowing up IEDsand weapons qualification. It was nothingnew for these Sappers.

“It was a great refresher for some of theskills we may not have been as familiar within the past,” said Pfc. Travis Fields, Co. C.“You feel more comfortable around thingsthat most people wouldn’t be.”

Staff Sgt. John Noel, Co. C squad leadersaid the training was not only important forhim but necessary to keep his team vigilantand focused.

“Being a professional, the leadership ofthe squads is very important,” he said. “Thisevent put my leadership skills to the test and Ihave more knowledge of what is expected.”

Noel said the squad is a close-knit bunchand works well together, which helped themget through the competition.

“We like to joke around with each other, iteases the tension and lets off steam from anevent,” he said. “They stay motivated andget the job done.”

Younger Soldiers, such as Fields andHollen, said they benefited by learning moreof the different responsibilities of each mem-ber, especially from their squad leaders.

“We get to see what the squad leaders do

and how they react to situations,” Hollensaid. “When we make rank one day, we needto know what to expect and how they handledit.”

“Sappers are the go-to guys, the jacks ofall trades,” Hollen said.

He added, “It was a good test over differ-ent skills and something we should do morefrequently.”

Sapper skills challenge tests engineersSpc. Michael R. NoggleCFLCC PAO/11th PAD

Photos by Pfc. Jeremy NeeceSgt. Michael

Flanigan, CompanyC, 40th Engineer

Battalion, prepares afuse of a demolition

charge during theSapper training.

Sgt. James Hertling, Company C, initiates afuse to a demolition charge.


Thirty-two Army noncom-missioned officers wereofficially inducted into the

NCO Corps during a ceremonydesigned to emphasize and buildon the pride of the corps April 19at Camp Arifjan.

In addition to the Army NCOsbeing recognized, a Navy NCOwas honored.

The NCOs were from theHeadquarters and HeadquartersCompany, 1st Medical Brigade,343rd Medical Company, 218thand 227th Medical Detachments,Area Support Group – Kuwait,335th Theater Signal Commandand, the honorary inductee,Command Master Chief PettyOfficer Donald Whigan,Expeditionary Medical Facility –Kuwait Camp PendletonDetachment.

During the ceremony, eachinductee signed the NCO Creed,red, white and blue candles forthe NCO corps were lit andSoldiers’ Creed was recited. Therequest asks the sergeants toguide, train and treat theirSoldiers with respect.

Toward the end of the ceremo-ny, a Soldier sang an altered ver-sion of “Lean on Me,” changinga few words to focus the meaningtoward “leaning” on the noncom-missioned officers of the Army.

“When you think about thenoncommissioned officer, thesong is appropriate,” saidCommand Sgt. Maj. KevinStuart, 1st Med. Bde. “Lean onthe noncommissioned officer –the backbone of the Army.”

The guest speaker for theevent, Command Sgt. Maj. DavidA. Eddy, Medical Command,gave the inductees words ofadvice.

“Joan of Arc, MahatmaGandhi, Gen. George S. Patton,Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – whatdid they have in common thatmost people don’t have,” heasked. “Each one had a dedicated

heart.”Eddy encouraged the newly

inducted NCOs to have a dedicat-ed heart, know what they wantand try to achieve their dreams.

“A person without a dreamnever had a dream come true,” hesaid. “Be passionate as leadersand make sure you chart yourcourse.”

NCO inductions are used as arite of passage to help fellowNCOs develop a bond and sup-port team development. They areused to recognize the transition toNCO and honors the memory ofmen and women of the NCOcorps who have served with prideand distinction.

“The ceremony is all about thehistory of NCOs – it’s an officialway to introduce newly promotedsergeants that are now crossingthe threshold and taking on moreresponsibility entering the NCOcorps,” Stuart said.

He added, “This day is sym-bolic of that transition.”

“It’s also about getting thosewho aspire to be NCOs pumpedup,” he added.

Stuart said ceremonies likethis are important to preserve tra-dition and history, and to give thenewly inducted NCOs a sense ofobligation.

“We have a lot of sergeantswho have never been inducted sothey don’t fully understand theaccountability andresponsibility of NCOs,”Stuart said.

“It really opens theireyes,” he said.

Another NCO induc-tion ceremony will beheld at Arifjan’s Zone 1chapel May 6 at 10 a.m.Participating units willinclude 377th TheaterSupport Command, 32ndSeparate InfantryBrigade, 143rdTransportationCommand, 37thTransportation Group,1st Personnel Commandand 55th PersonnelServices Battalion.

Soldiers officially inducted into NCO corpsSpc. Debralee P.CrankshawCFLCC PAO/11th PAD

Photos by Spc. Debralee P. CrankshawA noncommissioned officer passes through the arch to be officialyinducted into the corps.

Newly inducted NCOs signed the NCO Creed during the induction ceremonyto accept the responsiblilities of an NCO.


Charlie Daniels Band brings Troops received a taste of

some great American countrymusic when Charlie Danielsand his band rode into CampArifjan April 14.

Daniels, who also visitedand performed for troops inApril 2005, returned to theMiddle East to show his sup-port to U.S. troops servingoversea.

“I can’t express stronglyenough the gratitude myselfand most of the people in theUnited States feel for themilitary,” Daniels said. “Ican’t carry a gun or fly aplane, but I can play a guitarand fiddle and come overhere and entertain you folksthat do, and hopefully greasethe wheels a little bit and letyou know that we care aboutyou.”

Daniels broke a numberof fiddle bowstrings andplayed a mean guitar as heentertained the crowd with anumber of his old southernclassics like “Long-HairedCountry Boy,” “The South’sGonna Do It (Again)” and“The Devil Went Down ToGeorgia.”

“I hope to see the day inthe near future where youwill pack this all up andcome home,” Daniels said.“But as long as you’re hereand as long as we’re request-ed and invited to be here, wewill be back – wherever youare – to entertain you.”

Dave Price, CBS’s “TheEarly Show” weatherman,was along for the ride as thetour’s master of ceremoniesand comedian.

Price, who is also on hissecond Stars for Stripes Tour,opened the show for Danielsby cracking a few jokes on afew front-row unit leaders,then went out into the audi-

ence and got troops on stageto sing country and pokesome fun.

Price and Daniels broad-casted live from Iraq to “TheEarly Show” April 18 to talkabout their experience.

Price said that upon hisreturn to the United States heis going to put together aseries of reports on life over-seas and highlight some ofthe great work and efforts ofthe men and women on thegroundnot normally seen onthe evening or morningnews.

“The primary reason Icame on this tour and wentto Afghanistan six monthsago was very simple … Iwas trying to figure out howI could say, ‘thank you,’”Price said.

The secondary reason wasto spread a little bit of thegood word over here.

“I heard some great sto-ries the minute I stepped onthe ground in Germany fromtroops and doctors atLandstuhl Medical Center,”Price said.

He added, “We are goingto share them with ourfriends at home.”

Daniels and Price got thechance to visit troops in hos-pitals in Germany andKuwait and they received acommon response.

“No matter how seriouslysomeone was injured, theywanted to get back – not tothe States, but back to theirfellow troops and comrades,”Price said.

After the show Daniels,his band and Price signedautographs and posed forpictures with troops.

“We’re here because wewant to be and appreciate thework everyone is doing,”Price said. “We’re represen-tative of a lot of people whocan’t make the trip over.”

Spc. Robert AdamsAssistant Editor

Photos by Spc. Robert AdamsCharlie Daniels sings one of his classic Southern country songs during aconcert for troops at Camp Arifjan’s Zone 6 stage April 14.

Dave Price, CBS “The Early Show” weatherman playing the comedic mas-ter of ceremonies for the concert, has some fun talking to Air Force TechSgt. Raquel Tucker, ASG - Kuwait, as he made his way through the crowd.


s Southern twang to Kuwait

Military bases across theMiddle East are receiving donat-ed musical equipment and acces-sories, T-shirts, CDs, DVDs, andmore as part of OperationHeartstrings, a program launchedby Charlie Daniels to bringmusic to troops overseas.

After performing for troops in2005, Daniels said he realizedthat there were many troops wholike to play musical instrumentsbut didn’t have the meansbecause instruments were notavailable.

So Daniels said he went outand talked to the people hedoes business with to get a

few instruments and found thatcompanies were more thanwilling to help out.

One guitar company donat-ed 100 guitars and 100 T-shirtsand other companiesdonated amps,guitar strings,drum sets,electric gui-tars, key-boards, micro-phones, drum-sticks, picks, laptop computers, CDsand DVDs.

Daniels said whenhe called

companies and asked them ifthey’d help they said, “Ohyeah, I’d be glad to, what doyou need?”

“It goes to show you howthe troops are support-

ed in the States...Everybodyrushed to dothis,” Danielssaid. “It took

a year to getthe magnitude of

what we

collected over here.”Now that the musical equip-

ment is in theater it will beshipped to military camps andsustainment bases mostly in Iraqand Afghanistan.

Several sets of guitars, key-boards and accessories will begiven to the Area Support Group– Kuwait for Soldier use in campcommunity centers.

Daniels will also distribute asmall amount of the equipmenthimself to hand out symbolicallywhile he tours and performs fortroops throughout the Middle

East.Daniels said, “It was gen-

erosity that gives you thedepth of support that we havefor the troops in the States.”

Charlie Daniels bringsmusical equipment totroops through...Spc. Robert AdamsAssistant Editor

OperationHeartstrings

(Above) (Left to right) Daniels, bass guitarist Charlie Hayward and lead guitarist BruceBowen jam together during the concert.(Left) Keyboardist Taz Di Gregorio works on the keys during one of his solos.


ZARQA, Jordan - More than 300 U.S.Soldiers gained greater insight into Arabicculture in preparation for upcoming deploy-ments to Iraq, at the Peace Operation TrainingCenter in Zarqa, Jordan, March 24 throughApril 16.

The Cultural Awareness Course was partof U.S. Central Command's Theater SupportCooperation Program, with Jordanian andU.S. Soldiers from Third Army trainingtroops who came from units throughout theU.S. and Germany.

“Third Army has partnered with theJordanian Armed Forces to teach this trainingsince October 2003 and pushes it as a keytraining platform and integral piece of theForces Command training strategy fordeploying Operation Iraqi Freedom forces,”said Maj. Keith Thompson, Third Army C-3training officer.

“The overall objective is to train ourSoldiers on cultural consideration, not tactics.In doing so we hope to aid in the process ofrestoring diplomacy and order in the MiddleEast, promote multinational involvement,international cooperation and strengthen ourrelationships with countries in the MiddleEast,” Thompson said.

Units who sent Soldiers to be trainedinclude III Corps, 1st Cavalry Division, 25thInfantry Division and 13th Corps SupportCommand were some of the units involved.

The course consisted of three rotations: asenior-leaders seminar for brigade command-ers, battalion commanders, sergeants majorand field-grade officers, and two rotations ofofficer and noncommissioned officer training.

One session included a visit and panel dis-cussion attended by Third Army commandinggeneral Lt. Gen. R. Steven Whitcomb.Students also learned customs within theArabic culture: hierarchy of tribes and struc-ture of Iraqi society, social structure for afamily or tribe, women in Arabic society,basic Arabic language and the organization oftheir government.

Attendees visited the JordanianInternational Police Training center, whereU.S. contractors and Jordanians train Iraqipolicemen to uphold law and order in Iraq.

Additionally, the officer and NCO rota-tions included four situational training exer-cises on checkpoints, building searches,mounted patrols and media lanes.

The STX lanes focused on many aspectsof Arabic culture and were taught byAmerican observer/controllers, Jordaniansand several Arabic role-players. Troops hadto interact with them in a way that balancedthe mission while respecting the culture andreligion of the Arabs. Training missionsinvolved such scenarios as searching a home,and speaking with the media about a family’shome or mosque that was being used to storemoney and weapon caches to support insur-gency.

Cultural awareness training is held inJordan because Jordanians are familiar withtheir Iraqi neighbors, said Jordanian Col. AliMahasneh, POTC commandant.

“They are our neighboring country," hesaid. "The common factors are language, his-tory and customs, so we have a lot in com-mon. We know a lot about their backgroundsand culture and we help by training theseforces.”

Mahasneh said, “… to respect the culture,to know the backgrounds, the cultural groupsand political groups in Iraq … helps them andfacilitates their work.”

The Jordanian and U.S. cadre workedtogether for months in advance to make surethe training was planned appropriately.

Jordanian Lt. Col. Jamal Momani, POTCproject officer said, “POTC is a specializedschool in Jordan that trains Soldiers beforethey are deployed to any United Nationspeace keeping mission.”

Momani said the goal was to ensure U.S.troops understood the different aspects ofArab culture, which could help save the livesof Soldiers and Iraqi locals.

“The goal is to prepare officers and NCOsfor deployments to Operation Iraqi Freedom… to prepare them to be culturally aware forwhen they start doing operations in conjunc-tion with the Iraqi police and Iraqi forces sothat they take the cultural aspects into consid-eration when working with the Iraqi people,”said Col. Kevin Fagedes, Third Army deputyC-3 officer.

Staff Sgt. Miguel Sanchez, POTC U.S.observer/controller, 1st Cavalry Division, fur-ther explained the differences in this training.

“What we are trying to do here at thecheckpoint lane is not focus so much on thetactics, techniques and procedures. We aretrying to have these students experience basi-cally what they are going to experience inIraq,” he said.

He added, “We want them to experiencethe situations, the culture and the environ-ment before they actually get in theater."

Many students said they felt the trainingcould be applied in many ways to their mis-sions back in the United States.

“It's outstanding training. We can use itfor home station training prior to deploy-ments,” said 1st Sgt. Larry D. McClelland,POTC student from the 565th QuartermasterCompany.

He added, "This is training we could useto minimize incidents while in Iraq by beingculturally aware.”

“I think my favorite lane was clearing abuilding,” said Capt. Kevin Pelley, POTC stu-dent, 92nd Military Police Battalion.

“It allowed us to interact with the people… and see inside of an Iraqi house,” he said.

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cultural awareness training were how womenrepresent honor in the family and men are asymbol of power. Other aspects of Islamicsociety discussed were face-saving, food cus-toms, wedding ceremonies, funerals and theramifications of ignoring the culture.

Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Sollenberger,POTC student, 128th Infantry said, “Thevignettes we went over in the media portionwill be especially useful to me because of thedifferent scenarios we had to walk through ona day-to-day basis.”

He will incorporate his knowledge into hisunit's training at the squad and team level,Sollenberger said.

Cultural awareness training could alsobenefit young lieutenants coming out officerbasic branch training, said Sgt. 1st ClassJonathan Land, POTC student and air defenseartillery officer basic course instructor.

He added, “I’m going to bring that(knowledge) back and run it up to our com-mander, the Officer Basic Course chief, andgive some recommendations on where we canimplement this kind of training.”

troops cultural awareness

Illustrations by Pfc. Jheridiah AndersonSoldiers at POTC from the second officer and NCO rotation encounter a simulated improvised explosive device while on the mountedpatrol lane during a convoy.

While on the mounted patrol lane, a Jordanian role-player imitates the Imam of a Mosquewhile negotiating with 2nd Lt. Fred Gayles, 1st Cavalry Division, as a part of the CulturalAwareness Course.


The Army is now fielding new models ofthe humvee – fresh from the manufacturer inthe States and now on the ground at CampArifjan. After “dealer preps,” they’re off toIraq and Afghanistan.

Every new M1151/52 that leaves CampArifjan for duty in theater is battle ready. Asa result the Army Field Support Battalion isin a sense, the Army’s in-theater “dealership”.

The new M1151s and M1152s, the two-and four-seat variations, incorporate the bestof all previous humvees plus some new inno-vations that make them more versatile andadaptable.

They use the same drive train and suspen-sion from the M1114 and are similar inappearance to the up-armored variation of theM1114. The big difference is in the armor.The M1151/52 uses a metal composite armorthat can be quickly installed and removed bythe vehicle crew members.

Armor adds stress to suspension systemsin older humvees. The older M1114 up-armored humvees have permanent armorpackages which cannot be removed if themission changes or if the humvees are movedto a different area of operations where theneed for greater payload exceeds the need foradded armor. A humanitarian relief missionsuch as last year’s hurricanes are an example.

The M1151/M1152 has other changes:three-point seat belts, a serpentine fan-belt

system, ballistic windows more resistant tospalling, a noticeably improved air condition-ing system, and seats that are designed toabsorb the energy generated during a mineblast. All these changes are designed to bene-fit the crew in one way or another.

The M1151/52 will also support futureArmy transformation.

As technology evolves and better armor isinvented it can be fitted to the M1151/52without major modifications being performedon the vehicles.

The new humvees were designed toreplace the older M1025 and M1037 models

and augment the up-armored M1114. Tankand Armament Command has set a target tofield 500 vehicles per month.

The Army Field Support Battalion –Kuwait will make sure that the target is met,supporting all Soldiers in theater.

The humvees arrive at the port in Kuwaitand then are brought to Camp Arifjan whereCoalition Forces Land Component Commanddecides what configurations are needed in thefield. It’s then up to the dedicated team ofSoldiers, Department of the Army civiliansand contractors of the AFSB to get the vehi-cles are ready for mission.

Army fields new model humveeCapt. Michael HiettRadiation Safety Officer

Courtesy photoThe new humvees armor can be removed by Soldiers in the field.

Heroesfrom

America’spast

Spc. Robert Adams(Right) Retired Col. Robert

L. Howard, a Medal of Honorrecipient for his heroic

actions during the VietnamWar, talks with CommandSgt. Maj. William Benitez,

Camp Arifjan’s Zone 6 com-mand cell command ser-

geant major, as Lt. Col. CarlTrout, Zone 6 command cellcommander looks on duringa tour to meet troops at theZone 6 Community Center

Thursday.


For information call 442-2005

WednesdayTexas Hold ’em Poker tournament, 7 p.m.,Zone 1 Community CenterDeadlift competition sign-up, through Friday,Zones 1 and 6 Fitness CentersSingles racquetball tournament sign-up,through May 9, Zones 1 and 6 FitnessCentersSoftball league, through May 31Rock and Roll Night, 7 p.m., Zone 1Community CenterCountry Night, 7 p.m., Zone 6 stageCore Abs, 6 p.m., Zone 6 Fitness CenterThursdayBallroom dance class, 8 p.m., Zone 1Community CenterCountry Night, 7 p.m., Zone 1 CommunityCenterOld School/R&B Night, 7 p.m., Zone 6 stageThe Ride, 6 p.m., Zone 1 Fitness CenterExtreme Kickboxing, 6 p.m., Zone 6 FitnessCenterFridayMurder Mystery Party, 7 p.m., Zone 6Community CenterLatino Night, 7 p.m., Zone 1 CommunityCenterHip-Hop Night, 7 p.m., Zone 6 stageCore Abs, 6 p.m., Zone 6 Fitness CenterSaturdayFoosball tournament, 7 p.m., Zone 1Community CenterDeadlift competition, 7 p.m., Zone 1 FitnessCenterHip-Hop Night, 7 p.m., Zone 1 CommunityCenterThe Ride, 6 p.m., Zone 1 Fitness CenterCore Abs, 6 p.m., Zone 6 Fitness CenterBrazilian Ju Jitsu, 7 p.m., Zone 6 FitnessCenterSundayPoolside cinema, Bad News Bears, 7 p.m.,poolOld School Night, 7 p.m., Zone 1Community CenterSalsa Night, 7 p.m., Zone 6 stageKarate, 7 p.m., Zone 6 Finess CenterMondayKaraoke Night, 7 p.m., Zone 1 CommunityCenterKarate, 7 p.m., Zone 6 Finess Center

TuesdaySinging in the Shower Karaoke, 7 p.m., Zone6 stageBallroom dance class, 8 p.m., Zone 1Community CenterThe Ride, 6 p.m., Zone 1 Fitness CenterExtreme Kickboxing, 6 p.m., Zone 6 FitnessCenterBrazilian Ju Jitsu, 7 p.m., Zone 6 FitnessCenterWednesdayRock and Roll Night, 7 p.m., Zone 1Community CenterCountry Night, 7 p.m., Zone 6 stageCore Abs, 6 p.m., Zone 6 Fitness CenterFor more information call 430-1205/1302

WednesdayKite-flying day, 10 a.m., PalmsWeekly fun run, 5 p.m., Zone 2 Green BeansHalo, 7 p.m., PalmsSoftball league, through April 30ThursdayPingpong tournament, 7 p.m., Events tentFridayKaraoke Night, 7 p.m., Events tentGong Show, 8 p.m., MWR stageSaturdaySurvivor Final Task, 3 p.m., MWR stagePower-lift competition, 5 p.m., GymSundayPool tournament, 9-ball, noon, RecreationCenterBingo, 7:30 p.m., Events tentRC Monster truck races, 6 p.m., UdayriSpeedwayTuesdayChess tournament, 7:30 p.m., OasisBrown-Bag Bingo, noon, OasisWednesdayWeekly fun run, 5:30 p.m., Zone 1 GreenBeansFor more information call828-1340

WednesdayStep Class, 6 p.m., Aerobics RoomSpades doubles contest, 7 p.m., RecreationCenterHip-Hop Night, 9 p.m., Aerobics RoomThursdayLatin Dance Night, 7 p.m., Aerobics Room

Hip-Hop Night, 9 p.m., Aerobics RoomFridaySpin Class, 6 p.m., Aerobics RoomBingo Night, 7 p.m., MWR stageHip-Hop Night, 9 p.m., Aerobics RoomSaturdayTae Kwon Do, 6 p.m., Aerobics RoomBench press competition, 7 p.m., MWR stageHip-Hop Night, 9 p.m., Aerobics RoomSundayTexas Hold ’em Poker tournament, 1 p.m.,Recreation CenterHip-Hop Night, 9 p.m., Aerobics RoomFor more information call839-1063


MondayYahtzee, 8 a.m., through May 5, MWR tentBasketball, 8 a.m., through May 5, BasketballcourtsBattleship, 8 a.m., through May 5, MWR tentFor more information call844-1137


WednesdayKuwait City Tour, 8 a.m., Al Kout MallFor more information call823-1033

WednesdayFoosball, 7 p.m., Community CenterThursdayHorseshoes, 6 p.m., Horseshoes PitKaraoke Night, 8 p.m., Dusty NightFridayVariety Night, 5 p.m., Dusty RoomSalsa Night, 7 p.m., Dusty RoomSaturdayVolleyball, 6 vs. 6, 6 p.m., Volleyball courtsR&B/Hip-Hop Night, 8 p.m., Dusty RoomSundayOld School Jams, 8 p.m., Dusty RoomWednesdayCountry Night, 8 p.m., Dusty RoomFor more information call832-1045

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Community happenings for April 26 through May 3

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