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Task Force Atlas January 2012 deployment newsletter!TRANSCRIPT
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TASK FORCE ATLAS COMMAND TEAM
BATTALION COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR CSM DUCHATELIER
Hello Atlas Family!! First of all I hope that all of you have had an enjoyable holiday season, and
are looking forward to a prosperous new year. The Troopers of Atlas are in high spirits and dis-
play a level of motivation during the execution of their duties that has earned them many lauda-
tory comments throughout the theater of operation. Their commitment to excellence and resolve
to successfully accomplish all assigned tasks is without doubt the driving force of our units over-
all success. I also want to thank you for all of the support, care packages’, letters, and prayers that
you have provided and continue to provide. Your support will always be greatly appreciated and
serve as a source of encouragement to us all. We will keep you in our prayers and in our
thoughts. Take care and God Bless Atlas 7
Inside this issue:
Alpha Company 2
Bravo Company 3
Charlie Company 4
Headquarters Co 5
Safety / Medical 6
Chaplain / Retention 7
Spotlight Section 8
Photo Collage 9
Issue 2
JANUARY 2012
AT-LA-STAN REPORTER BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN
BATTALION COMMANDER LTC GEROW
TF Atlas Families and Supporters:
As I write this the snow continues to fall. While the snow brings a welcomed relief to the flying crews, TF Atlas Troopers still have plenty to get done. HSC and A Co begin to transition into different company command headquarters. Now all four of the company
headquarters are on the same side of the airfield and only the Task Force Headquarters is left to move. A Co moves into a newly reno-vated, through their own labor, rotary-wing passenger terminal and continue to provide top notch customer support to hundreds of Soldiers and civilians a day. Our Forward Arming and Refueling Points (FARPS) throughout Regional Command East (RC-E) con-tinue to improve and in some cases, expand, everyday. B Co's phase maintenance support outshines every other ASB in the country and they only get better and this is an indisputable and documented fact. C Co's communications nodes spread throughout the Re-
gional Command East (RC-E) are relied on by all the major units operating throughout RC-East and have been extremely responsive in their support.
Our replacements will soon be here for their Pre-deployment Site Survey (PDSS) and we are beginning to talk about our re-
deployment plans. We are keeping busy and I know for us that helps pass the time. For you the Families I know sometimes the days seem like weeks and the weeks seem like months. I cannot adequately express our gratitude and thanks for all you have to do with a
family member deployed. I would also like to extend our extreme thanks for all the packages and support sent through the holidays. It has been truly amazing.
TF Atlas' rear-detachment personnel also have an extremely important task ahead of them--preparing the battalion for it's return.
Yes, we have to start talking about that now so we can get the systems in place for a smooth transition upon our arrival. This deploy-ment is a team effort whether the Troopers are here at Bagram, some other Forward Operating Base (FOB), or at Ft Bragg. Our team
has performed superbly and I could not be prouder. ATW! Maintien le Droit!
Company Commander’s Corner
ALPHA COMPANY— “TEAM MAXIMUS”
AT-LA-STAN
1SG Arthur Pickett
First Sergeant’s Corner Families and Friends,
The Troopers of A Co 122nd are doing an outstanding job. Their hearts and prayers go out to each of your families during this time of
the year. Knowing the task at hand, they continue to push forward and impress our leaders with their professionalism and hard work.
They stay committed to job completion on every skill level.
Every day when I wake up, I am more proud than the day before because I have been blessed with the opportunity to lead this well
tuned company on the battlefield. I look forward to continuing to do so upon our return. Our numbers on what we have achieved and done is a reflection of this unit and what it is capable of whenever
called upon.
The Troopers give their thanks for all of your support during the holidays. Your contribution of selfless service and holiday cheer
boosted the morale of each and every Trooper. A Co 122nd would like to wish all the Families of TF Atlas and especially the Maximus Fam-
ily Happy Holidays. Again we say Thanks!
Maximus 7
Alpha Company had their Christmas Party. Although many were working, the celebration continued on. Thanks to the efforts of SFC
Shamiska Reese, those who could attend had a blast.
Maximus Family,
Greetings and hope all is well. Your Soldiers are all well and doing a phenomenal job supporting the Company
and Battalion’s missions at numerous locations. Simply put, no rotary wing aircraft flies in Regional Com-
mand East, Afghanistan without the direct efforts and support of your Soldiers. Your fine and brave Maximus
Troopers have provided high quality aviation grade fuel for the fueling of many US and NATO aircrafts, as
well as countless ammunition for aircraft arming operations.
In addition to the Company’s refueling and arming missions, the Transportation and Supply Support Activity
(SSA) Platoons’ contributions to the Battalion and Brigade missions have been enormous. The Transportation
Platoon through its Airfield Departure Arrival Control Group (ADACG) mission has moved numerous passen-
gers and cargo throughout RC-East, Afghanistan. Their efforts have allowed Soldiers to rejoin the fight, criti-
cal supplies to move across the battlefield as well as ensuring instructors travel throughout the battlespace to
introduce and teach new weapons systems to Soldiers. The Supply Support Activity Platoon through its mis-
sion of providing class IX air supplies to support and sustain full spectrum aviation operations have per-
formed remarkably well. The SSA has literally kept the blades of the aircrafts turning through processing and
receiving over one million dollars worth of critical aviation repair parts.
Thanks for the support and the personal sacrifices that you make with your loved ones being away. The Com-
mand team of 1SG Pickett and I are very grateful to have and enjoy your support. Happy New Year!
Maximus 6
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The Grinch was MIA this year in the B Co
122 ASB hangar! With high morale and lifted
spirits, every section seemed to have
Christmas decorations. While some
stockings remained empty Christmas
morning, this all changed at 2130 when a bus
arrived carrying an Operation North State
care package for every Soldier in B Co. It was
a complete surprise to everyone when a bus
completely filled with hundreds of packages
arrived. It truly felt like Christmas morning
watching our Soldiers rush the bus and
search for their gift which contained food,
candy, and sentimental items from home.
B Co were not the only Sol-
diers to get what they
wanted for Christmas this
year. The Brigade Com-
mander, COL Jamison, cer-
tainly got what he wanted this
Christmas when the Black-
hawk mechanics completed a
PMI 1 phase in 5 days; an
entire week ahead of sched-
ule. The Tango section from
maintenance platoon has
been running 24 hour opera-
tions since they arrived in
theater, yet they continue to
maintain the motivation and
momentum necessary to con-
sistently perform phase main-
tenance ahead of schedule.
It has been said that it is im-
possible for our Brigade to
sustain this high of an OP-
TEMPO for the duration of
the deployment, yet here we
are; 31 phases complete with
approximately 40,000 hours
flown. Four months into our
rotation, we have already
completed more phases than
those completed in OEF XI
and predict we’ll fly 30,000
hours more than those flown
last year.
Can the Tangos’ keep it up?
Stay tuned to find out!
Thanks for your hard work
and dedication to excellence!
“PSGDA” This month in fitness, the
First Annual Bostick Invitational was held 9 – 12
December 2011. It was a hard fought match play
event which resulted in a sudden death playoff be-
tween three new comers and one veteran to the
“PSGDA” Professional Soldier Golfer Deployment As-
sociation. All players where decked out in the tradi-
tional Scottish custom knickers as they challenged the
demanding course. All four Soldiers tee’d off on this
nail biting 90 yard first playoff of sudden death
match. The competition was fierce as all were hoping
for a victory before Christmas.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BRAVO COMPANY, TF ATLAS
“WHATCHA BENCH” This is a repository of all the fitness tricks and trades that you the Joe
are using to stay fit. Today is a story of a man named Darrell he was
not told to move away from there and go to Beverly he just decided to
join the Army and be all he can be. SPC Darrell Gatlin leads an intense
45 minute workout six days a week. His method of destruction is
“INSANITY”. He begins this grueling workout with ten minutes of
warm up exercises. Darrell has been known to break off a few Soldiers
just during the warm up. His dedication to fitness has started a buzz
and his attendance has pushed to over 30 Soldiers a night.
B Co Spotlight
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So here we are again, spreading the
news and the Holiday cheer from
abroad during our “Living the Dream”
vacation in the beautiful snow-capped
mountains of Afghanistan.
We are now in the second quarter of
our deployment and starting the grind
of our tour during the Christmas sea-
son. Many of us have the opportunity
to make a morale call, Skype or webcam
with our families, watching our children
get excited about what Santa has left,
and hearing the laughing and playing
with their new toys in the background. It has
given many of us time to reflect and be
thankful.
Despite being
shorthanded on
personnel, our
Company has
truly stepped-
up to the plate
and made the
mission hap-
pen. We have
had several
change in mission and mission require-
ments and your Troopers have per-
formed without fail.
Continue to send all of
your love and support to
these outstanding Troopers.
From all the Troopers in
Charlie Rock Company, we
wish you the happiest of
holidays and a Happy New
Year.
“LET’S GET IT”
praises for the work and support they have
given over the last few months from mem-
bers of the Battalion Command team and
supporting Task Forces. As busy as we are
with this deployment, Troopers have found
a way to embrace the Holiday Spirit. We
have received overwhelming support from
back home we will continue to work hard to
ensure the communication backbone is
solid throughout RC-East. Many of our
Troopers are looking forward to a little R & R and are eagerly anticipating their oppor-
tunity to come home and relax. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
LET’S GET IT! ORACLE 7
To all Family and friends of the Charlie
Rock, I would like to take time to inform
you that your Troopers have been perform-
ing outstanding while here in Afghanistan.
Charlie Company has provided our Com-
rades with exceptional communication sup-
port throughout RC East. We have had
quite a few moving pieces over the last few
months, but our Charlie Rock Troopers
have embraced the bigger picture and are
working hard at making the mission hap-
pen. Several of our teams have been given
the CPN but also with the Army Engi-
neers constructing and preparing the
new location, which has been a cumber-
some task and they have been up to the
challenge. CPN team 77534 received a
new team chief, SGT Delarosa, who has
made it a seamless transition for the CPN
team and the supporting units. SGT De-
larosa, SPC Janey, PFC Messier, and PFC
Waldman have received many kudos
from the supported units and continue to
do a great job. CPN team 77537, with
PFC Dunigan, SPC Lowery, SPC Janey,
and SGT
Dolan will be
moving to a
new location
within the next month and are doing an out-
standing job. We are looking forward to hav-
ing CPN 77537 on BAF for a little while. We
have still not heard a peep from CPN Team
77536 with PFC Merritt, SPC Miller, M., SPC
Ramos, and SGT Frazier but they are receiv-
ing many thanks from the supported unit.
Happy Holidays! ORACLE 6
Seasons
Greetings
family,
friends and
Troopers of Charlie Company. I hope this
holiday season finds you all doing well.
Despite being in Afghanistan for a little
over three months, Soldiers of Charlie
Company are still going strong. CPN
77532, previously led by SGT Coffie, re-
ceived a new team chief SGT Anstee and
moved to a new location further south.
The team has been working not only on
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AT-LA-STAN REPORTER
Here we are already in January and the
time is flying by. I hope
that everyone had a
great Holiday Season and a
Happy New Year. First
I want to start off by welcom-
ing Hans Robert Burgdorf into the HSC
Family. Congrats to the Burgdorf Family on their
new addition! I also want to say that the HSC Sol-
diers are doing an awesome job everyday here and
we could not do it without our Family and friends to
support us. I do believe in giving praise where it is
due, the friends and Families supporting us at home
have been loading the mail system down with their
wonderful care packages. Every day, we receive
more goodies from home. It keeps smiles on every-
one’s faces and is definitely a morale booster
for the Soldiers. I also want to thank our
wonderful FRG Leaders and all the Families
(especially SSG Horn’s mother-in-law, who
had FED-EX bring the entire battalion stock-
ings) for their support to the entire company
in ensuring every Soldier received a present
for Christmas. Remember to keep an eye on
our Facebook Page. I am always around
taking pictures of our great Soldiers in action
and getting the pictures up as soon we can.
CPT Reeves —Opinicus 6
Promotions
SGT-SSG ALVAREZ
SGT-SSG FISCHL
SPC-SGT KRUEGER
SPC-SGT JOHNSON
Happy Birthday!!!
CPT Cantrell SSG Brodie SGT Beattie SGT Soto
SFC Shepherd SSG Pellack SGT Chavis SPC Gibbs
SFC Wyland SSG Zelada SGT Maddox SPC Ramsdell
PV2 Macomber
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First Sergeant's Corner
Happy Holidays from Opinicus 6
Month of December...
tion, a
winning
team
and a
strong
Family
that leans to the left and right to support each
other no matter what. We are three months
into the fight and the time is flying by. I would
like to thank you all for your support during the
Holidays with the care packages. They were
greatly appreciated and the Soldiers enjoyed all
of the personal hygiene, candy, cookies, and
books just to name a few. We as a team (HSC)
will continue to do what we do best and that is
to provide support to the different Task Forces
that we support. Thanks again for
all the love and support you all have given the
HSC Family. My wish for you all is to have a
safe and prosperous New Year!
1SG Wimberly Opinicus 7
Greetings to all the
Families, I would like
to take this time to say
that I hope everyone
had a wonderful and
Blessed Holiday Sea-
son. The Soldiers here
are doing great things and are continuing to
push forward with a positive attitude. We’ve
grown stronger in our ranks and have welcomed
in seven new Soldiers, we have had four NCO
promotions and multiple Soldiers receive recog-
nition for all the great things being done in the
company in December alone. The Leaders,
Officers, NCOs and the Soldiers of HSC are “In
it, to win it!” We have an outstanding organiza-
In the photo from front, left to right, and back: CPT Reeves, SSG Alvarez, SSG Fischl, SGT Krueger,
PFC Young
“There are no
secrets to
success...result of
preparation, hard
work, and
learning from
HSC received a banner from Fort Bragg Family
Readiness Group (FRG)
Merry Christmas from HSC Orderly Room
supplements.
The Army is continuing a safety review
after the deaths of two soldiers during
the summer and fall of 2011.
Manufacturers report that the products
have been tested and are safe. The
Army, however, has concerns regarding
products leading to kidney failure, liver
Recently, AAFES banned the sale of
p r o d u c t s c o n t a i n i n g 1 , 3 -
dimethylamylamine (DMAA), also re-
ferred to as methylhexanamine,
Geranamine, and gera-
nium oil or extract.
These products include
many popular body-
building and weight-loss
failure, fast heartbeat, heat injury, and
muscle breakdown during exertion.
Please consult with
your healthcare pro-
vider before starting a
new exercise program
and/or health supple-
ments.
Tis’ the season to be Caring CPT Harris (Flight Surgeon) • CPT Jennings (Aeromedical Physician Assistant) • CPT Woodson (Psychologist)
Get the Look you Want ….. Safely A closer look at DMAA
Combat
Santa
CPT Woodson
delivers stock-
ings and
Christmas
greetings to
troopers.
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CW3 (P) TURNER
SSG CARRINGTON
Engaged Leaders make
Safer Troopers!
As we have now completed the first quarter of
this deployment, We as leaders continue to
monitor the Safety of our Troopers during all
operations.
We continue to have engaged Troopers being
recognized for their contributions to the Task
Forces safety program. SPC McCarty of B Co
for his role in reorganizing Bravo compa-
nies Hazardous Materiel storage and dis-
posal program. His works enable the TF
to store and dispose of HAZMAT properly.
SPC Williams of HSC for identifying the
lack of chock blocks in the motor pool. He
took it upon on himself to make chock
blocks for all equipment lacking them.
PV2 Neer of A Co. for his overall safety
consciousness. He has been able to foresee
potential hazards and have them corrected
thru the proper channels. He has corrected
and ensured that his peers are conducting
operations safely, from wearing seatbelts in
moving vehicles to wearing proper personal
protective equipment. The actions of these
Troopers are force multipliers for keeping
our Atlas.
Safety Awards
SPC McCarty, Russell A. B Co.
SPC Williams, Demitrius HSC
PV2 Neer, Jacob A Co.
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I trust that all of the Families back home
had a wonderful Christmas season. We
may not have had any snow, or very many
Christmas trees here, but one thing we did
have was
plenty of
Christmas
stockings!
We are
incredibly
thankful
to all of
the
groups that sent a combined total of well
over 1300 stockings filled with goodies to
all of our Task Force Atlas Troopers. As I
had the privilege 0f handing out many of
the stockings, our Troopers were always
grateful and curious to see what they might
find inside. There was everything from
chap stick and beef jerky, to books, CD’s,
and video games. Many of the Troopers
particularly enjoyed receiving some current
sports, car, and motorcycle magazines—
especially our
Troopers at our
outlying FOB’s.
On Christmas Eve
we had the unique
opportunity of hav-
ing the Battalion
Commander, LTC
Gerow, play his
guitar for both of
our Christmas Eve services at Warrior
Chapel. It was a great experience bringing
our hearts close to home as we sang ‘Silent
Night’ by candlelight. We all look forward
to spending next Christmas at home with
our Families!
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R and R tips! Christmas stockings everywhere! R and R has begun and some of our TF
ATLAS Troopers even got to be home for
Christmas! For most of us though, R and
R is coming in the next couple months.
Because of that, I’ll try to give a different
tip in each newsletter. I hope you find
them helpful!
TIP #1: Proper Prior Planning Pre-
vents Poor Performance. Because your
Trooper has been away for a while, there
are plenty of things that either need to be
done, or that you and your family want to
do during Rand R. Since the time home
goes by
quickly, it’s
easy to get to
day 10 and
still have lots
of things you
wanted to do.
This can lead to frustration and disappoint-
ment. The best thing to do is to make a
plan for your time. This certainly doesn’t
mean you need to be busy, you should
plan lots of just ‘family time.’ You can be
flexible with it—but it’s a whole lot easier
to be flexible with a plan than to have no
plan at all. Make sure you get to do the
important things. Have a great time —have
a plan!
Seasons Greeting Team ATLAS from your Retention Team, as you all know, the Retention Mission for FY12 (Phase I) is quickly coming to an
end. Soldiers who have an ETS date from 1 January 2012 to 30 September 2012 eligibility window will be closing on 31 January 2012.
Also, due to the drawdown of the Army, reenlistment opportunities are no longer unlimited; reenlistment is a privilege, not a right and the
Army will retain the best, and the most highly qualified Soldiers for Retention.
Keep in mind that we are still planning to have a mass reenlistment ceremony for Soldiers who are eligible
to reenlist starting 1 March 2012. Time and place is TBD, I hope for optimal participation.
“KEEP ‘EM IN BOOTS”
Holidays can be
the toughest
part of any deployment, as we are forced
to be away from friends, families, and
loved ones back home. The S2/S3 Fam-
ily has decided not to allow this time to
bring our spirits down.
We first celebrated the month with a
promotion ceremony, promoting Ser-
geant Alvarez to the rank of Staff Ser-
geant. Congratulations SSG Alvarez on a
well deserved promotion..
We also conducted a company wide PT
Test, and although it was very cold out-
side the Soldiers in our section still ex-
celled above and beyond as SSG West
scored a 300, while CPT Toman and SSG
Alvarez scored above 290 on their PT
test. These guys and gal are definitely fit
and strong.
Besides Holidays being a reason to be
joyful, we were excited to celebrate two
birthday’s this month. SSG Zelada turned
42 on the 9th while SFC Wyland turned
40 on the 19th.
As some grow older we have two mem-
bers of the team expecting new life to
their families. CPT Toman is expecting
his 5th girl in April, and SFC Felix is ex-
pecting his 1st child in June, “Good Luck
on those diapers.” CPT Toman may need
to give SFC Felix some advice.
As the month of December comes to an
end and the new year begins... The first
members of the team, SFC Wyland and
SSG Kenefick, will reunite with their
Families as they go home for some much
needed Rest and Relaxation.
section monitoring enemy activities and
trends.
SSG West, SSG Zelada, and SSG Alvarez
are the play makers of the team serving as
Battle NCOs. Each are responsible for
tracking all incidents and missions occur-
ring within the Battalion and/or Brigade
involving any Task Force Atlas Soldiers.
The S2/S3 Family works together as a team
to get the job done.
CPT Toman serves as the Battle Captain/S3
OIC overseeing all operations in the TOC.
SFC Felix is the S3 NCOIC and SFC Wyland
handles the night shift, both ensuring that
everyone is doing their job.
CPT McGill and SPC Burkle operate the S2
Lastly, SSG Kenefick is a valued member of
the team serving as our Land/Ammo NCO.
He ensures all
our Soldiers
remain quali-
fied on their
assigned
weapon.
Battlefield Circulation
Members of the Team
the Charlie Company move to Vulcan.
SSG Alvarez made his journey to Shank
for a quick tour, so quickly he didn't get
off the helicopter.
SSG Zelada stayed for a few days at Bos-
tick while playing CSM’s bodyguard.
SFC Felix flew with the Brigade to Arian
to inspect their operations.
CPT Toman and CPT McGill didn't want
to travel alone and went to visit FOB
Warrior for a site recon. CPT McGill
eventually traveled solo to Bostick, fol-
lowed by CPT Toman to Arian.
SSG West and SSG Kenefick went into
the town of Bamyan to deliver humani-
tarian assistance by giving mattresses
and winter clothes to the locals. They
also visited the Buddha Mountains.
Lastly, our remaining FOBIT is SFC Wy-
land ... He must really like Bagram!!!
FOBITS are Sol-
diers that only re-
main at one loca-
tion throughout
their deployment.
Well...FOBITs
we are not!!!
SPC Burkle led the
way by traveling on
a convoy to East River Range.
SSG West traveled to Ghazni to assist in
S2/S3 Christmas Picture
SPOTLIGHT SECTION
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AAFES (A-Fees): Army, Air Force Exchange System AAM: Army Achievement Medal AAR: After Action Review ABT: Annual Battle Training ACAP (A-cap): Army Career and Alumni Pro-gram ACS: Army Community Service ACU: Army Combat Uniform AD: Active Duty AER: Army Emergency Relief AFAP: Army Family Action Plan AFN: Armed/American Forces Network AFTB: Army Family Team Building AG: Adjutant General AGR: Active Guard Reserve AIT: Advanced Individual Training AKO: Army Knowledge Online AMMO: Ammunition ANCOC (A-knock): Advanced Noncommis-sioned Officers’ Course AO: Area of Operations APC: Armored Personnel Carrier APDES: Army Physical Disability Evaluation System APFT: Army Physical Fitness Test APO: Army Post Office AR: Army Reserves ARCOM (Are-com): Army Commendation Medal ARNG: Army National Guard ARTEP: Army Training Evaluation Program
ASAP (A-sap): As soon as possible, also Army Sub-stance Abuse Program AUSA: Association of the United States Army AVN: Aviation AWOL (A-wall): Absent Without Leave BAH: Basic Allowance for Housing BAS: Basic Allowance for Subsistence (food allowance) BC: Bradley Commander or Battalion Commander or Brigade Commander BCT: Basic Combat Training or Brigade Combat Team BDE: Brigade BDU: Battle Dress Uniform BEQ: Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (for NCOs) BN: Battalion BNCOC (B-knock): Basic Noncommissioned Officers’ Course BOQ: Bachelor Officers Quarters BSM: Bronze Star Medal BX: Base Exchange (AF) – Army refers to it as PX (Post Exchange) CAB: Combat Action Badge CASCOM: Combined Arms Support Command CBRNE: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive CCMRF CBRNE: Consequence Management Response Force (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive) CDC: Child Development Center CDS: Child Development Services CFC: Combined Federal Campaign CG: Commanding General CHAMPUS: Civilian Health and Medical Program for
the Uniformed Services CHPPM (Chip-um): Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine CIB: Combat Infantry Badge CID: Criminal Investigation Division (Army’s FBI) CINC: Commander In Chief CLT: Casualty Liaison Team CMB: Combat Field Medical Badge CO: Commanding Officer COA: Course of Actions or Certificate of Appreciation/Achievement COB: Close of Business COC: Chain of Command COE: Center of Excellence COL: Colonel COLA (Cola, like the drink): Cost of Living Allowance CONUS (cone-us): Continental United States CP: Command Post CPL: Corporal (E-4 pay with leadership, like a NCO) CPO: Civilian Personnel Office CPX: Command Post Exercise CQ: Charge of Quarters (duty after regular hours) CSA: Chief of Staff Army CSM: Command Sergeant Major CYS: Community Youth Services
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