dec. 2011 wolfpack newsletter
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Dec. 2011 family newsletter from Task Force Wolfpack on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Salerno, Afghanistan. Task Force Wolfpack is part of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade serving in Regional Command-East.TRANSCRIPT
Vol 1, Issue 3
Wolfpack Wolfpack Dispatch
December 2011
FOB Salerno, Afghanistan
Christmas Edition
Dear Families and Friends of the Wolfpack,
We hope you enjoy the third edition of the Wolfpack Dispatch,
our unit newsletter from Afghanistan. The intent of this publication is to
keep everyone on the home front up to date with the unit activities at FOB
Salerno.
The Wolfpack continues to be exceptionally busy, and December was
another thirty days that flew by. We surely missed our families and friends
on the home front over the holidays, but sincerely appreciated the literally
TONS of stocking stuffers, decorations, cookies and cakes, decorations,
and holiday music and movies. The support of everyone back home has
been absolutely fantastic and is the strongest I have seen for a deployed
unit. We almost became overwhelmed by the number and size of boxes
and holiday wishes from home. Thank you FRG and friends of the
Wolfpack!
The weather here is still pretty nice. It is cold in the late evening and early
morning and pleasant during the day. The relatively clear skies have kept
us flying 24 hours a day without respite. We are not complaining - this is
what we all deployed to Afghanistan to accomplish. Task Force Wolfpack,
along with the entire 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade team, continue on a
record setting pace of flight hours and support to ground forces. We are all
proud to be part of such a remarkable unit.
All the Way, Airborne!
V/r
LTC John M. Cyrulik
Commander, Task Force Wolfpack
Wolf 6
Happy Birthday
CSM Inniss From the TF WOLFPACK Family
Task Force Wolfpack surprised CSM Inniss with a birthday
cake presented by SGT Evans.
December has been a busy and interesting month. First of all, we would like to send
out a special thank you to the Wolfpack FRG. Your hard work and dedication produced a
homemade stocking filled with goodies for every Soldier in the Task Force. For that, we are
truly thankful.
Dec. 10, we had the pleasure of witnessing a total lunar eclipse. The rare event
began at 6:16pm and grabbed the attention of all that exited their doors that evening. The weather was great for viewing
the celestial event as the skies were clear and air was cool. The moon appeared to be close enough to reach out and grab as
it neared its peak of totality at 07:36pm with several Soldiers viewing it from the rooftops. A little over two hours after its
peak, the eclipse came to an end at 09:48pm.
The December Soldier of the Month and NCO of the Month Board proved to be a challenge for several of our
Wolfpack Soldiers. Our winners, SSG Paul Austin and SPC Crystal Brown, were chosen to compete at the Brigade
Trooper/NCO of the Quarter Competition at Bagram Airfield. SPC Brown fared well, but didn’t come out on top. SSG
Austin didn’t return from his well deserved R&R in time to compete, but we are confident that he will make another
appearance in the future. Kudos goes out to these two Soldiers from Delta Company.
Brigadier General Volesky visited FOB Salerno to present the Combat Action Badge to two deserving aviators as
well as CJTF-1 coins to three dedicated maintainers. 1LT Curtis Dotson and CW2 Erik Schuster received CAB’s. Their
actions above the battlefield saved the lives of several Soldiers and was instrumental in the mission success of the ground
force commander. The recipients of the CJTF-1 coins were SGT T.J. Madden, SPC Michael Carter and SPC Ricardo
Gonzalez. Their daily maintenance expertise keep our aircraft flying and the Soldiers on the ground safe.
Our own CSM Kirk Inniss celebrated his birthday in a surprising fashion. After the conclusion of a farewell dinner
for Cowboy Dustoff, a birthday cake by LTC Cyrulik and MAJ McQuown was presented to CSM Inniss. CSM Inniss
humbly spoke about getting older and challenged all of the Soldiers half of his age to excel physically and be model
Soldiers.
We would like to send our farewell wishes to Cowboy Dustoff (MEDEVAC Company) as well as TF Duke. All of
your hard work and dedication to the mission has not gone unnoticed. Dustoff has been the saving grace for countless
Soldiers and has performed their mission in the most austere conditions. Thank you for never leaving a fallen comrade. TF
Duke has been the guiding force behind operations in our part of RC-East and has conducted hundreds of ground
operations. They have made Eastern Afghanistan a safer place and will be missed.
Last, during this month in 1962, 1st Battalion 82nd Aviation was activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina as
Company A, 82nd Aviation Battalion, an element of the 82nd Airborne Division. A Co assets significantly increased the
Division's mission capabilities and provided a highly mobile and responsive source of combat power to the Division
Commander. The unit first saw combat in the Republic of Vietnam and A Co became known as the "Wolfpack" adopting
the name as its call sign.
Thank You for your support-you are in our hearts.
Until next month,
PFC Erin M. Dierschow, TF Wolfpack PAO
Dear Wolfpack Families,
Photo taken courtesy of 1LT Dan Liebetreu on 10 Dec. 2011
December Issue
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Cowboy DustOff
Great Moments “I’m going to miss the gym.”
“I’m going to miss the gravel.”
“I’m going to miss the big birds.”
”10 year supply girl scout cookies that we have
not gotten to the bottom of.”
“Nebraska belt buckle.”
“Russ Graham’s 45 packages a day and his
100lb box of Beanie Babies.”
“Listening to Mr. Oelrich run into a gator in the
middle of the night, the sound he made.”
“Practical jokes’, freezing SPC Buettner’s I.D.
card in cherry-flavored Jell-O.”
“Losing a sked on an urgent medevac mission
(no ones life was compromised due to the loss
of the sked, there was a back up).”
“pilots saying things they do not know the
meaning of, for ex: LZ is cherry”
“Accidentally taking a shower in the female
shower upon arrival (no one was violated
during the accidental incident and there are
now coded locks on every shower and latrine
on the installation).”
“There is no dancing on the FOB, ‘HEY
YOU! GET OFF THAT ROOF!”
-On the radio, “Anyone that calls themselves a
Cowboy, this is Tigershark 6.” In response,
“I’m a cowboy”.
“SFC Kowlok’s face while eating a piece of
crystallized ginger.”
“Watching another soldier eat 2 tubs of frosting
over $20.00,”
-On the radio, “Morphine 06, this is Shark 6, I
need you to come get an ear plug out of my
ear.” -On 2 separate occasions.
-On the radio “Shark 6, what are his vitals?”
“Pilot flying around with a pretty female CPT
3km from Wilderness gets a chip light and sets
it down in the Wadi.”
“Cowboy butts drive me nuts”
Farewell From Cowboy Dustoff
From Cowboy Dustoff...
Cowboy Dustoff's time on deployment is getting short. We welcomed our
replacements, F/5-159th Devil Ray Dustoff (Army Reserve from Clearwater, Florida)
about a week ago. We were so happy to see them, we had a cheering section by our
command post as the Devil Ray's main body arrived. We have been training them up on the MEDEVAC mission
here at Salerno, and the Devil Rays are doing well and learning quickly. You will be hearing from their
commander, CPT Daneault, in the next Wolfpack newsletter.
Here's a recap of the accomplishments of Cowboy Dustoff over the last 10 months on Active Duty:
January, 2011, Cowboy Dustoff is mobilized in Cheyenne, WY. We moved to Ft Hood, Texas, on 13 January for
post-mobilization training, and started moving to Afghanistan around the second week of March. On 23 March
2011, Cowboy Dustoff assumed the MEDEVAC mission from Witchdoctor Dustoff of the West Virginia Army
National Guard. Since then, we have flow over 1000 hours on three UH-60 aircraft performing the combat
MEDEVAC mission in Eastern Afghanistan. The Cowboys have transported about 650 patients, with half of those
patients critically wounded that would had not have survived without rapid transport to the medical treatment
facility, while our flight medics performed lifesaving medical care en route. We will be done with our mission
around the first part of January, and will be headed back to Ft Hood, Texas, to de-mobilize. We will be at Ft Hood
about a week, then will be going on terminal leave and will return back to our homes. The Cowboys are spread
out, and have homes in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas. Our team will be conducting monthly
weekend drills for a stabilization period of 90 days. After the stabilization time, some of the Cowboys will be
moving on to different assignments within the State and National Guard Bureau, and some of the Cowboys will be
going back into Charlie Company to continue their MEDEVAC career.
Cowboy Dustoff is privileged to have the opportunity to work as a part of the Wolfpack team. TF Wolfpack has
provided excellent support to the Cowboys over the past three months. Thanks to TF Wolfpack for all they have
done over the past three months! Thanks to the Devil Rays for relieving us and taking on the extremely important
MEDEVAC mission here at Salerno. Good flying and best of luck to TF Wolfpack and their new Devil Ray
Dustoff MEDEVAC team!
LTC Dane Rodgers
December Issue
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RedHawks Redhawks,
Happy Holidays from FOB Salerno. Despite our expectations, December
has been a great month for flying over the beautiful scenery of North
Eastern Afghanistan. We are taking advantage while we can and
conducting training flights along with our daily missions. We continue to
fly more hours per airframe than any other OEF predecessor.
SPC Kurt Jamrus’ hard work got him recognized by LTC Cyrulik as being
the “Maintainer of the Week.” SPC Kurt Jamrus received an Army
Achievement Medal for his mission dedication and work ethic.
We said farewell to two outstanding officers. CPT Kiel Towns and CPT
Joel Duque-Estrada both left the Redhawks in order to fill positions as Staff
Officers.
We also welcomed 1LT Benjamin Winner and the incoming Commander,
CPT Christopher Rossi.
Seeing as this will be the last newsletter that I write as Redhawk 6, I would
like to thank all of you for your support during my command. It has been
an honor to lead your troopers in combat.
All The Way,
CPT Jesse Hill
Redhawk 6
December Issue
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Greywolves
This is the time every year, where families get together and celebrate the
various winter holidays. Since we can’t be with our families this year, we look to
our brothers and sisters in arms for support during this time when we want to be
at home with our families.
I guess you can say that our stockings are hanging with care as we received
a very generous gift of individually named stockings for each of us from the
generous folks at Stockings for Soldiers–Delaware, and of course our very own
FRG. These wonderful people prepared more than 85 stockings for the Soldiers
of HHC to help them with a little holiday spirit in Afghanistan.
For Christmas, our very own Chaplain Shenton gave a Christmas Day
service as well as a joint Christmas Eve Service that many waited with
anticipation to attend.
Congratulations are in order as SPC Andrea Clausell was inducted into the
NCO Corps. Her hard work and dedication paid off, and we look forward to
seeing her grow as a leader.
I would like to take a moment to highlight the efforts of a whole lot of sweat
and hard work from the Soldiers of HHC. Many of us have been getting and
keeping ourselves physically fit, despite our busy schedules and crazy hours. All
of this hard work has paid off, and it is with pride that I announce that we have
raised our Company’s PT score average by 50 points and have dropped a total of
70 inches and approximately 350 lbs! A few of our Soldiers have already made
it back from R&R and it seems that the average time it is taking for Soldiers to
get home is 5 days.
A big THANK YOU goes out to our wonderful FRG for our beautiful
Christmas tree and decorations!! It definitely helped to make it seem more like
the holidays.
Until next time….take care of each other,
CPT Alicia Stahlberg– GW06
1SG Nathan Mahaney– GW07
“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge
yourself one.”-Henry David Thoreau
“Without sweat and toil no work is made perfect.”-Latin proverb
December Issue
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Roughneck Friends and Family,
The Holiday season came to Alpha Troop
faster than any of us expected, bringing with
it the arrival of some new pilots from Fort
Bragg, 1LT Mike Phillips and CW2 Adam
Epley. Mike hails from the Merchant Marine
Academy, and is obviously confused about
how he ended up here; while Adam is a
former Air Defense Artilleryman looking to
finally do “real” army work. While we
greeted them, we also welcomed back SPC
Delwin Cosmo Samuelson, who hit the
ground running and jumped right into our fast
paced twenty-four hour maintenance. They
arrived just in time to catch the beginning of
the incentive flight program, which lets our
crew chiefs and other non-aviators participate
in flights with pilots near the airfield, getting
a feel for the aircraft, a new
perspective on Salerno, and an understanding
of what driving a convertible with the top
down in Alaska must feel like.
This month we had a Non-Commissioned
Officer induction ceremony and celebrated
the promotion of SGT Zachary Zochol and
SGT Venkata Satram to E-5. These guys have
done a phenomenal job leading and motivat-
ing the troop and we’re happy to recognize
their achievements. We look forward to more
great work from them. We would also like to
congratulate SFC Robbin Kadish on his
selection for promotion to Master Sergeant.
We’re excited to continue sending some
of our boys on leave, letting them recharge
and spend time with family in the States.
From those of us who are taking our leave a
bit later, we wish you all a Merry Christmas
and know that you’re in our daily thoughts.
We wish our friends and families the best as
we all enjoy the Holidays.
We are grateful to the people who have
gone out of their ways to make our daily lives
and the Christmas season special with
bountiful amounts of care packages. We all
appreciate the gifts and treats from all the
families and friends of our Troopers that
bring us a little bit of home. We’d especially
like to thank the Nail and Wetzel families, the
Martins, Pfirrmans, Kawoczkas, Kruegers,
Henrys, Clarks, DeMiccos, Imhoffs,
Callaghans, Bill Nelson and our friends at
HBO, the American Foreign Legion, the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Knights of
Columbus, and the Rockingham Wesleyan
Church, NC. Also, special props to Lacey
Ash and her entire office for the awesome
banana bread. Thanks to you all, the troop has
been able to decorate the office, stuff
stockings, and drive ourselves crazy
wondering what’s in the mystery boxes
(“What’s in the BOX?!”).
We appreciate the outstanding support
and continued encouragement that you
provide, and we thrive on knowing that you
are behind us and give us our drive and
purpose. ROUGHNECK Troop succeeds
because of the families and the great soldiers
who comprise it, and I am daily humbled and
honored to serve with them.
David Krueger
Roughneck 26
Roughnecks
December Issue
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RedWolves Alpha Company REDWOLVES
would like to say thank you to all of the
families, friends and supporters for the Thanks-
giving Day treats and decorations. With all your
support, the REDWOLVES had a great
Thanksgiving holiday. It is always nice to be
served turkey dinner by the Task Force
Commander and Sergeant Major.
Even with holiday season upon us, the
operational tempo has not slowed down one bit.
The pilots and crew chiefs are working around
the clock to keep Apaches in the air to support
the ground forces.
The month of December brought us a
new ground unit to FOB Salerno. We will be
saying goodbye to TF Duke and welcoming
Task Force Spartan. This will give the RED-
WOLVES another opportunity to show another
unit that we are the best Apache Company in
the Army.
One soldier in particular is showing
just how tough and motivated the RED-
WOLVES are. SSG William Rivard, 1st
Platoon Sergeant, suffered a broken arm this
month, but continues to work at a pace that
would be tough with two arms. This just goes to
show how mentally and physically tough the
REDWOLVES are. We would like to con-
gratulate SPC Franklin Perry for receiving
Maintainer of the week for the first week of
December. The REDWOLVES would like to
announce our newest Pilot in Command,
Captain Kyle Tomasino. We would also like to
welcome a new edition to the REDWOLF
family, SPC Morales was blessed last month
with a new baby girl, Miranda Isabelle Morales.
With most of the REDWOLF aviators
being on their first deployment as pilot, they
continue to show their skill and maturity in
dealing with the difficult flying conditions that
Afghanistan has to offer. Due to excellent
maintenance and accident free flying, the
REDWOLVES have completed every mission
asked of them.
Speaking about completing missions,
December brings the official end to the war in
Iraq. With many REDWOLVES also seeing
deployments to Iraq, this month brings a
moment to reflect on accomplishments
REDWOLVES have made in Iraq.
When asked, how do you feel about
the Iraq war being over, a REDWOLF pilot
responded “I feel what I did there made a
difference in that country.”
With Christmas almost upon us, the
REDWOLVES would like to thank our
families, friends, FRG, and all of the supporters
for the Christmas treats and decorations. Thanks
to all of you, we have a nicely decorated tree
with delicious cookies underneath it. The
REDWOLVES motivation is at an all time high
due to the number of care packages we have
received. A special thanks to Mrs. Sickler for all
the delicious salsa. The REDWOLVES would
like to wish everyone back at home a very
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
CPT Robert Sickler
REDWOLF 06
Miranda Isabelle Morales
December Issue
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Happy Holidays from the Members of
B Co 7-158th Aviation Regiment.
While it is not comparable to being
home with our loved ones, we find
solace amongst our fellow Soldiers
during the Holidays. Many of us are
marking the Holiday season as a last
major time hurdle before coming home
which in of itself, makes the holidays a
very joyful event. To add to the
pleasant atmosphere, leadership is be-
ginning to plan the demobilization proc-
ess. The light at the end of the tunnel is
definitely coming into view and we
look forward to being back with you
every day.
We continue to remain very busy
carrying out the missions we are
assigned. Presently, 1st Infantry Divi-
sion, Duke Brigade is moving out of our
Area of Operation and is being replaced
by 25th ID Spartan Brigade. We are
responsible for moving the troops in
and out of the outer lying Forward
Operations Bases (FOBs) back to
Salerno for their preparation to go
home. Staying busy is the trick to
making time go by faster, so we
embrace the challenge whole heartedly.
We continue to effectively support the
Special Operation missions as well. We
know that the 82nd Aviation Brigade
Command appreciates our enthusiasm
for the missions they assign to us.
One of the greatest morale enhancers
in Army Aviation is awarding unit and
individual medals. Our leadership team
is currently creating and submitting
paperwork for a Unit award that every
Soldier will be able to honorably wear.
The majority of Soldiers that deployed
will receive individual awards for the
hard work and sacrifices they made.
It is certainly an exciting time for B
Co 7-158th. We continue to work hard
through the holiday season with the
thoughts and prayers for our loved ones
back home. We look forward to coming
home soon and seeing the smiling faces
that we know so well.
CPT Christopher M. Ruff
ZEPPELIN 06
Zeppelin
December Issue
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Delta Company would like to start this
month’s news letter by wishing all of
our family and friends back in the states
a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year. The Timberwolves continue to
provide outstanding maintenance
support to the Task Force. The Timber-
wolves have had a productive month
with our Soldiers receiving awards,
getting promoted, and winning boards.
We would like to thank all of the
families and friends for the support that
they have been giving to their deployed
troopers. Thank you to Janet Cox,
Bobbie Kiser, and Valerie Chisnell for
the handmade blankets that they sent
out to some of our Soldiers. Thank you
to Alison White for her continued work
as the D Company FRG Leader. To all
of our family members who continue to
send care packages we thank you so
much, and please continue to support
your Soldiers.
Congratulations go out this month to
several of the Timberwolves.
Congratulations are in order to SFC
Stewart and SFC Lendeborg for making
the list to Master Sergeant. Stewart and
Lendeborg are both outstanding NCOs,
and the promotions are well deserved.
Additionally, SGT Austin and SGT
Thow were promoted to the rank of
Staff Sergeant. We also promoted two
Soldiers to the rank of Sergeant. SPC
Covarrubias, and SPC Ghimire joined
the ranks of the NCO Corps. For their
outstanding maintenance support and
technical expertise, SPC Hogan
received the Army Achievement Medal.
SPC Brown won the Battalion Soldier
of the Month Board, and will represent
the Task Force at the 82nd CAB Soldier
of the Quarter Board.
Joining the Timberwolves family are
SGT Bloodworth from Fort Hood, TX
and SPC Howard from Fort Stewart,
GA. Both soldiers are currently
working in the Tech Supply section.
We would like to say good bye to SGT
Rubothin and SPC Brough, both
troopers have redeployed back to the
states to start their clearing process to
get out of the Army.
CPT Kirk K. Shands
TimberWolf 06
Timberwolves
December Issue
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LONEWOLF FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Greetings and salutations from the
Lonewolves! Upon the completion of a
third of the deployment, we along with the
rest of Task Force Wolfpack are doing well.
The company’s overall morale remains high
as we spend a majority of our “off time”
watching movies, working out, taking
college courses to further our educations,
and sharing stories with one another; build-
ing the esprit-de-corps within the company.
The winter is officially here. We are
starting to see the temperature plummet in
the first days of December. The highs are
around 72 degrees and the low is a wintry
33 degrees Fahrenheit. The snow has
begun to pileup on the mountain peaks and
the frost is coming out of the Soldiers’
mouths.
The Troopers are continuously staying
busy. Headquarters Platoon has been
completing administrative actions and
receiving/distributing the wealth of mail
during the holiday season. From the start,
our Distribution Platoon has been setting
records by refueling 3,000 aircraft, issuing
more than 700,000 gallons of fuel, and
issuing thousands of tons of ammunition.
The Maintenance Platoon has been
conducting scheduled and un-scheduled
maintenance on over 65 vehicles and
providing FOB security, ensuring a safe and
secure work environment.
As a team we have
unrelentingly stayed focus on
the mission in support of full
spectrum aviation operations
in order to expand stability
and security, neutralize
insurgent forces, and assist
International Security
Assistance Force in supporting the
Government of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan.
I would like to hail PV2 Jeremy Phynon
(92L Petroleum Laboratory Specialist),
SGT Heather Gibson, SSG Eric Decker,
PV2 Andrace Jones (89B Ammunition
Specialist), and the incoming company
commander, CPT Michael Simmons and all
of their families to the Lonewolves.
Additionally, I would like to welcome the
newest Lonewolf babies: Kolsyn
Almendariz, the son of Kellie and SPC
Gahman, and Destiny Marie Knox, the
daughter of Christiane and SGT Knox.
Welcome to the world!
As I relinquish command after 18 months, I
would like to thank all of the Lonewolves
and their families for their steadfast loyalty
and dedication. The successes we have been
fortunate to experience are a direct result of
the extraordinary effects of our outstanding
Troopers and leaders. To my FRG team,
you truly understand that the strength of the
Nation is our Army; the strength of our
Army is our Soldiers; the strength of our
Soldiers is our Families. I salute you all and
wish you the best as you continue on with
your rendezvous with destiny.
Airborne, All the Way!
CPT Scovell
Lonewolf 06
Lonewolves
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Congratulations!!! Listed below are the Troopers who were promoted, received an award,
or reenlisted. Below those are our Troopers with recent Birthdays!
Happy Birthday!!
Promoted Awarded
SSG Austin, Paul
SSG Thow, Pia
SGT Adzoble, Koku
SGT Clausell, Andrea
SGT Covarrubias, John
SGT Ghimire, Arun
SGT Satram, Venkata
SGT Zochol, Zachary
SPC Allen, Paris
SPC Brown, Raymond
SPC Burt, Ryan
SPC Taber, Daniel
PFC Acosta, Elysse
PFC Guttierez, Jose
PFC Khounborinh, Justin
PFC Olson, Brandon
PFC Stewart, Delano
PFC Watkins, Ronald
Army Achievement Medal
CPT Duque Estrada, Paul
CPT Towns, Kiel
CPT Derda, Lukaz
1LT Roberts, Brett
SGT Way, Patrick
SPC Adams, David
SPC Hogan, Jessica
SPC Holder, Robert
SPC Forgotch, Kelly
SPC Franklin, Perry
SPC Jamrus, Kurt
SPC Mann, Brandon
SPC Murdock, Lucas
SPC Pabo, Lanupakai
PFC Watkins, Ronald
Task Force Wolfpack NCO of the Month
SGT Austin, Paul
Task Force Wolfpack Soldier of the Month
SPC Brown, Crystal
Commanding General Coin
SGT Madden, TJ
SPC Carter, Michael
SPC Gonzalez, Ricardo
Combat Action Badge
1LT Dotson, Curtis
CW2 Schuster, Erik
PFC Broome, Earnest
PFC Brown, Raymond
PFC Patrick, Donald
PFC Paynter, Austin
SPC Atencio, Thomas
SPC Buwalda, John
SPC Chan, Jonathan
SPC Durham, Michael
SPC Efurd, Jesse
SPC Gomez, Bridgett
SPC Hardy, Kevin
SPC Leffler, Gregory
SPC McDonald, Eric
SPC Ochs, Daniel
SPC Pentycoffe, Aubrey
SPC Rogers, Nathan
SPC Sanders, Damian
SGT Brandenburg, Ricky
SGT Burke, Stephen
SGT Busanet, Monica
SGT Gamble, Terrance
SGT Jackson, Seandale
SGT Joseph, Syria
SGT McCaskill, Chad
SGT Roberts, Lakisha
SGT Sullivan, Adam
SGT Thow, Pia
SGT Zabala, Ismael
SSG Frederick, Rasheek
SSG Gille, Brian
SSG Kowlok, John
SSG Maldonado, Jose
SSG Pirlot, Daniel
SSG Tann, Victoria
SSG Tune, John
SSG Whight, Benjamin
SFC Khoonsrivong, Alex
1SG Edwards, Kelvin
CSM Inniss, Kirk
CW2 Hoover, Griffin
CW2 Hunt, Jon
CW2 Lambert, Edward
CW2 Saylor, Barrye
CW2 Uber, Jacob
CW3 Meads, Byron
CW4 Erdmann, Brandon
1LT Liebetreu, Daniel
CPT Vance, Jeffrey
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RE-ENLISTMENT
SPC BLACK
35F Intelligence Analyst
Reenlisted for 4 years
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Grace and peace from the Wolfpack
Religious Support Team. Praise God for his continued
blessing and protection on us each and every day.
Some ministry highlights since our last
correspondence include a spirit-filled Thanksgiving
Day service which included tremendous worship
through song, prayer, testimony and thanksgiving.
Pastor Ferguson, of the Gospel service, brought us an
inspiring message. Furthermore, we continue our way
reading through the Bible at the E100 Bible study on
Monday and Thursday nights. We are just about
through the Book of Exodus. We have also shown two
of Lee Strobel’s movies, “The Case for Faith” and “The
Case for the Creator.” Wednesdays during lunch we
gather for our midweek prayer meeting and fellowship.
We continually offer prayers for all you back home.
As week look forward to Christmas, we have a
full complement of services to accommodate all faith
traditions. Although I will greatly miss worshiping with
my family and friends back at Ft. Bragg, I am excited
about leading our collective Christmas Eve and Chapel
Next Christmas Day services here. I am expecting
nothing less than a mighty work of God across our
ranks.
God So Loved the World
Our Father up in heaven, long, long years ago,
Looked down in His great mercy
upon the earth below
And saw the folks were lonely
and lost in deep dispair,
And so He said, “I’ll send My Son
to walk among them there
So they can hear him speaking
and feel His nearness, too,
And see the many miricles that faith alone can do.
For I know it will be easier to
believe and understand
If man can see and talk to Him
and touch his healing hand.”
So whenever we have troubles
and we’re overcome with cares,
We can take it all to Jesus, for He
Understands our prayers.
~Helen Steiner Rice
Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! Chaplain Shenton
TF WOLFPACK RST
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SPOTLIGHT ON Troopers
C/5-159, SPC Wendt, Jesse
MOS: 15N – Avionics Mechanic
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
SPC Wendt has a daughter
Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on
FOB Salerno
A. Lift weights and Skype with my fiancé and other family rela-
tives.
Q. What do you like most about this deployment?
A. The fact that I get to do my Army job everyday and not just drill weekends. Q. What is your opinion of FOB Salerno?
A. It is a great FOB for a first time deplorer. Q. How does your MOS impact this deployment?
A. I help maintain aircraft for the MEDEVAC missions.
3 Goals for Deployment
Educational – “Become a better poker player” Professional – “Have a better understanding of my MOS”
Personal – “Go home in one piece”
Every month each 1SG picks an outstanding Trooper to represent
his Company/Troop.
HHC/1-82, Tiffany Rupp MOS: 92Y – Supply Specialist Hometown: South Bend, IN SPC Rupp has a husband and two sons Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on FOB Salerno A. I focus on my education and Skype with my family. Q. What do you like most about this deployment? A. The experience and the extra pay. Q. What is your opinion of FOB Salerno?
A. From what I’ve seen and heard, Salerno is the resort of Afghanistan. I can’t complain. Q. How does your MOS impact this deployment? A. 92Ys ensure that needed equipment and supplies are on hand and available. This not only contributes to success in completing missions, but also boosts mo-rale. 3 Goals for Deployment
Educational – “Complete my bachelor’s degree in Psychology” Professional – “Earn my promotion to SGT and work on my OCS packet”
Personal – “Communicate as much as possible with my family, especially my boys. Improve physical fitness.”
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A/1-82, Perry Franklin
MOS: 15R – Attack Helicopter Repairer (Crew chief)
Hometown: Lexington, NC
SPC Franklin is married and has a son due in March.
Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on FOB
Salerno
A. Go to the gym.
Q. What do you like most about this deployment?
A. That I am deployed with people I enjoy being around.
Q. What is your opinion of FOB Salerno?
A. It’s my second time here and I would rather be here than any other
FOB
Q. How does your MOS impact this deployment?
A. It has one of the biggest impacts for AH-64’s by helping to
provide protection for the ground guys and locating IED
emplacers.
3 Goals for Deployment Educational – “Take online courses and get ASE certified”
Professional – “Develop as a leader and earn the respect and
confidence of others”
Personal – “Get Swole”
A/1-17, SGT Sutton, Brandon “Pug”
MOS: 15S - Crewchief
Hometown: Dallas, TX
SGT Sutton is married with no kids.
Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on FOB Salerno
A. Go to church (everyone is invited), go to the gym, play basketball, and hang out
with other Soldiers in the Troop.
Q. What do you like most about this deployment?
A. Hanging out with the guys.
Q. What is your opinion of FOB Salerno?
A. Not bad. It has a nice gym and the chow is pretty good.
Q. How does your MOS impact this deployment?
A. 2 Scoops.
3 Goals for Deployment Educational – “Study for A & P”
Professional – “Advance in career by getting a promotion”
Personal – “Have a Christ like influence on my guys (Troopers), 2 Scoops”
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B/7-158, SPC Clark, Arthur
MOS:19D – Calvary Scout
Hometown: Omaha, NE
SPC Clark is single
Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on FOB
Salerno
A. Fantasy Football and Killing Zombies.
Q. What do you like most about this deployment?
A. The camaraderie with my fellow Soldiers and the beautiful Afghanistan
scenery.
Q. What is your opinion of FOB Salerno?
A. Best FOB in Afghanistan.
Q. How does your MOS impact this deployment?
A. Knowledge of weapons on the aircraft.
3 Goals for Deployment Educational – “Learn as much as I can about the aircraft”
Professional – “Exceed at everything the Army tells me to do” Personal – “Get a 300 on my PT test”
A/2-82, CPT Hill, Jesse
MOS: 15B - UH-60M Pilot
Hometown: Centerville, TN
CPT Hill is single
Q. Awards you have received?
A. Bronze Star, Air Medal, Arcom, AAM, CAB, AV Badge, Parachuters
Badge.
Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on FOB
Salerno?
A. Working out, Flying.
Q. What do you like most about this deployment?
A. That I am in Command
Q. What do you like least about this deployment?
A. That beside the fact we are an assault company we are conducting
V.I.P. missions.
Q. What is your opinion of FOB Salerno?
A. Is not Bagram and the facilities are more operable.
Q. How does your MOS impact this deployment?
A. As a Black Hawk Company Commander we enable COL Toner to
conduct Battle Field Circulation on a daily basis enabling him to engage
his leaders.
3 Goals for Deployment Educational – “Apply to Embry Riddle in Arizona next fall and get a
Masters in Aeronautical Safety”.
Professional – “Lead Company from the front and set the example for
my Soldiers physically and professionally”.
Personal – “Do more muscle ups than CW3 Lindgren”.
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E/1-82, SPC Adams, David
MOS: 92F – Petroleum Supply Specialist
Hometown: Orlando, FL
SPC Adams is married with 3 children
Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on
FOB Salerno
A. Ping pong, Chess, Shooting Pool, and Dominoes
Q. What do you like most about this deployment?
A. The teamwork and camaraderie between Soldiers to accom-
plish our mission here.
Q. What is your opinion of FOB Salerno?
A. It is small compared to other FOBs, but the weather has been
nice lately, and living quarters are great.
Q. How does your MOS impact this deployment?
A. Without fuelers the helicopter teams would not be able to
protect and defend us, or accomplish their missions.
3 Goals for Deployment Educational – “Working towards an AA degree in business and management”
Professional – “Attain the rank of SGT” Personal – “Bench press 315 lbs and pay off my debts”
D/1-82, SPC Cantu, Abraham
MOS: 15R – Apache Mechanic
Hometown: McAllen, Texas
SPC Cantu is married with no kids
Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on FOB
Salerno
A. Attend College trying to get Bachelor’s in Business before I leave
here. I go to the gym a lot and I do p90x.
Q. What do you like most about this deployment?
A. I work with the most professional cut throat Soldiers I know.
Q. What is your opinion of FOB Salerno?
A. It’s a great little FOB.
Q. How does your MOS impact this deployment?
A. (We) get aircraft ready to fly to protect the ground Troops.
3 Goals for Deployment Educational – “Obtain Bachelor’s in Business before I leave”
Professional – “Obtain SGT before Feb and get a 300 on the PT Test”
Personal – “Learn Greek and German”
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FAMILY READINESS GROUP
Christmas Stocking for Wolfpackers
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
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HIGHLIGHTS
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HIGHLIGHTS
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Last Name, First
HHC/1-82 , TF Wolfpack
FOB SALERNO
APO, AE 09314
Last Name, First
A/1-17 , TF Wolfpack
FOB SALERNO
APO, AE 09314
Rank, Name
A/2-82 , TF Wolfpack
FOB SALERNO
APO, AE 09314
Rank, Name
D/1-82 , TF Wolfpack
FOB SALERNO
APO, AE 09314
Last Name, First
C/1-158, TF Wolfpack
FOB SALERNO
APO, AE 09314
Rank, Name
A/1-82 , TF Wolfpack
FOB SALERNO
APO, AE 09314
Rank, Name
B/7-158 , TF Wolfpack
FOB SALERNO
APO, AE 09314
Rank, Name
E/1-82 , TF Wolfpack
FOB SALERNO
APO, AE 09314
Below are the addresses for
each of the Companies/Troop.
Feel free to send letters and
boxes to your Trooper.