TF Mountain Eagle,

Another month has gone by.

Some of us are very busy and

some are waiting for the rest of

their equipment to arrive so they

can get to work.

Our focus remains resetting

our equipment (I talked about it

last month) and doing individual

training to include: combat life-

saver, ranges, drivers training

and re-establishing processes.

HSC is really putting on a full

court press in the efforts to win

the Army Award for Mainte-

nance Excellence…we are one

of two Army finalists…we’ll

know soon.

We had a great Hail and Fare-

well this month. We said fare-

well to CPT Richardson our A

Co Commander who is off to

Siena College in NY. CPT

Richardson’s change of com-

mand is 1 MAR. We wish him

and Jennifer good luck with their

ROTC assignment. HSC 1SG

Lillard is leaving us and taking a

flight detachment at Fort Bel-

voir. It’s always hard on a unit

when the first sergeant leaves

but we got lucky and 1SG Jerni-

gen is already at the helm. CPT

Temple our S3 is leaving us in

April along with Heather and his

beautiful family. CPT Temple

was our C Company Com-

mander when we left for Af-

ghanistan. Our new S3 should

be in next month. CW4 Kemple

our Support Operations Aviation

Officer is off to Fort Rucker;

however, SPO gains an ammuni-

tion warrant technician – CW2

Faust…welcome. CPT Height-

shoe (HSC Commander) will

change command on 9 MAR 12

and then move into the S3 shop.

His replacement is CPT Nissen

coming to us out of the Ad-

vanced Course and will be fol-

lowed here by

her husband

and son very

soon.

1LT Chan-

thamalinh is our

new battalion

c o m m u n i c a -

t i o n s / s i g n a l

officer (S6) and

probably the

officer with the

Eagle Commander’s Corner

T A S K F O R C E

M O U N T A I N E A G L E

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C O N T A C T S

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D U T Y D E S K

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S U P P O R T

A S S I S T A N T ( F R S A )

M I C H E L E G A L L O W A Y

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L I F E C O N S U L T A N T

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I N F O R M A T I O N

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By LTC Albert H. Stiller

Battalion Commander

most additional duties. MAJ Lang-

kamp is our new XO and comes to

us out of school but her last as-

signment was here at Fort Drum as

the Sustainment Brigade Executive

Officer. MAJ Young our old XO

moved to the Support Operations

Officer position.

And finally I say goodbye

again to CSM Hurst who is off to

Fort Hood but we welcome our

new CSM Carlos Escalera who

came to us from TF Knighthawk.

During the Hail and Farewell

we presented a distinguished Avia-

tion award ―The Order of Saint

Michael‖ to three Soldiers – CW5

Cummings, CW4(R) Adams and

SFC Rittichier. It is given to avia-

tion Soldiers that have greatly

contributed to Army aviation.

Family Readiness Group Advisor’s Updates

For the rest of the article, go to page 8.

By Melissa Stiller

FRG Advisor

Hello 277th Soldiers and Fami-

lies! My how time flies when

they are back home, doesn’t it!

I hope you are finding things

to do on and around Ft. Drum.

A Co winning the Commander’s Cup on 30 APR 11

If not, you need to stop by ACS

(Army Community Service) to

see all the programs they offer –

AFTB (Army Family Team

Building) classes to get you

familiar with all the military

offers as well as those darned

a c r o n y m s , M o b / D e p

(Mobilization and Deployment),

the section that gives all the FRG

(family readiness group) classes,

Relocation Readiness to help you

get acquainted with Ft. Drum or

to help you out with info about

the location of your next assign-

ment, Family Advocacy to help

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Headquarters & Support Company - Battle Penguins

From the desk of Penguin 6,

HSC Battle Penguin Families, well

here we are moving very quickly into

February and hopefully old man win-

ter will stays as mild as he has been.

But as you all know, his cold breath

has been breathing down our necks

but the mission goes on.

Unfortunately, my tenure as Com-

mander for this great organization is

coming to a close. You know what

they say ―All Good Things Come To

An End…‖ But it has been a great

ride and we are going to finish strong

and show the new Company Com-

mander what a great organization the

Battle Penguins are. In saying as much, I

would like to take the opportunity to

welcome CPT Natalie Nissen as the new

incoming Company Commander. In the

short time that she has been around the

Company I get the feeling that she sees

what a great organization she is inherit-

ing.

As well, I would like to say farewell

to 1SG Lillard. He and 1SG Jernigan

conducted their Change of Responsibil-

ity on 3 February 2012. The emotion

ran high and more than a few tears were

shed as we said farewell to our ―Poppa

Smurf‖ AKA: Penguin 7. 1SG Lillard

and his fiancé Terry are on their way

south, out of the cold, heading to Fort

Belvoir, Va. We wish he and his family

all due luck and he best of wishes. He

will be missed.

With a loss we gain… 1SG Kenneth

Jernigan comes on board as the new

Penguin 7. I want to welcome him, his

wife Charlene and his beautiful daugh-

ters to the Penguin Family.

Well gang, Reset of all of the organi-

zations equipment is underway and the

Battle Penguins are working hard every

day. To add to the mix, this outstanding

Motor pool team has pulled together

getting the Battle Penguins in the run-

ning for the All Army Maintenance Ex-

cellence Award. The Penguins are one

of two finalists for our category and the

competition is fierce. Knowing our Sol-

diers, the Award is in the Bag… Play by

play will follow as we get updates… ;)

Of course the rest of the Penguins are

hard at work as well, and I thank them

every day for doing what they do. To

you, the families, I thank you as well for

being the mortar that binds us all to-

gether and carries that pride in your Sol-

diers, husbands, wives, children, brothers

and sisters. You are the reason we do

what we do… For now, good bye and

bless you all…

With All Due Wishes,

Todd E. Heightshoe

CPT, LG

Commanding

AKA: Penguin 6

By CPT Todd Heightshoe

HSC Company Commander

Presently SGT Justin Lux the

Total Army Family Point of

Contact is assisting in the FRG

Leader Role. SGT Lux can be

reached at 315-396-2080

o r e m a i l a t

JUSTIN.P.LUX@US.ARMY.

MIL

HSC FRG Meeting is Wednesday, March 28th,

2012, 5:30pm at 277th Battal-

ion Classroom.

Directions to 277th Battalion

Classroom: From Main post,

turn right onto Route 26, turn

left at the light onto Wheeler

Sack Airfield. Come through

the gate to the three way stop sign

staying in the left lane to turn left.

Follow Hanger Access Road

around to the right and Bldg 20125

sits on the right side with a huge

parking lot in front of it.

Please contact Michele Galloway,

the Battalion FRSA at 315-774-

1206 or emai l a t Mich-

ele.e.galloway@us.army.mil if you

are interested becoming FRG

Leader, Treasurer or Key Caller.

We look forward to hearing

from you soon!

HSC Family Readiness Group Notes

OPEN

HSC FRG Leader

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Alpha Company Family Readiness Group Updates

Alpha Company - Atlas

soldiers don’t always pass info on to their spouse

after a long day at work; so you can email me or

call me. Also if you have Facebook and you have

not done so already go on and ―like‖ TF Eagle

page and the 10th CAB pages. A lot of great info

is being posted on those two pages.

**FRG meeting will be at Rhicard Hills Com-

munity Center, March 8th at 5:30pm. It will be an

Informal Pot Luck dinner. Soldiers, family mem-

bers and children are welcome. This includes

single soldiers. You are part of this Family too.

**Bring a dish to share & a 2 liter of soda or

juice. This is not a requirement to come but the

more variety of food the better.

Remember the warmer weather is on its way.

The first day of spring is March 20th.

See you all soon,

Sarah Popp

937-541-6371

allie299@yahoo.com

Sarah Popp

A Company FRG Leader

Hello Alpha Family,

Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Another month has

come and gone, we are starting to rebuild and

reorganize, but we still have a long way to go.

We have a new company commander now (Capt.

Bolin)

We will be having a meet and greet pot luck

dinner March 8th for our first company FRG since

deployment has been over. I would love to meet

and welcome all our new family members. This is

your chance to meet the new commander and

other alpha FRG members and ask questions if

you have any.

Sometimes in this big Army world people slip

through the cracks. I will do my best to make sure

this does not happen. The best way to see that

this doesn’t happen is to make sure that I have up

to date contact info. such as (Phone, email, ad-

dress, if you are in the area). Sometimes our

Virtual FRG (vFRG)

Access

Visit the website:

www.armyfrg.org

Click on “Find an FRG”

Click on New York

Scroll down under Fort

Drum and click on “277th

ASB/TF Mountain Eagle”

Enter your personal infor-

mation and your Soldier’s

last four SSN

For issues or problems log-

ging in, contact the 10th

CAB FRSA, Jackie Sharpe at

3 1 5 - 7 7 4 - 1 1 0 4

Jackie.sharpe@conus.army.mil

By CPT Michael Richardson

A Company Commander

It’s with regret that I write to

you to say that this is my last

article for the battalion FRG

newsletter. After 22 months in

command, it’s time to move on.

My wife and I are PCSing to

Siena College in Loudonville,

NY were I will instruct ROTC

cadets for the next three years.

As of today, commanding

Alpha Company has been the

highlight of my military career.

I enjoyed working with our Sol-

diers and their Families and I

have several good memories to

take with me. I’m proud of our

accomplishments both in Af-

ghanistan and here at home and

I wish the very best for them

and you in the future. Thank

you for your constant support

throughout.

CPT Bryan Bolin will be taking

command on March 1st 2012. The

change of command ceremony

will begin at 1300 in the B-Co

hangar. You are more than wel-

come to attend. “ON OUR

SHOULDERS!”

Directions to Rhicard Hills Com-

munity Center: From MT Belve-

dere Gate, make a right on Po

Valley, take next right on Lewis

Avenue. Rhicard Hills Center is

on left hand side, Building Num-

ber 8499.

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Bravo Company - Hangar Rats By MAJ Ryan Guthrie

B Company Commander

Greetings Hangar Rat

Families:

The pace has finally re-

sumed and we are back in the

saddle. As we transition from

the reset phase to the training

phase, the company is getting

more training, schools, and

taskings. This is also the most

challenging time because

Families start to feel the pres-

sure of unresolved issues.

Know that our unit wants to

enhance and support the Sol-

dier and your Family. You

can always offer suggestions

or request assistance and know

that we are always here to sup-

port you.

The company had many

awards to distribute this month

for our PCS and ETSing Sol-

diers. SGT Glauberg, SGT

Olson, SGT Jetter, and SPC

Atkisson were awarded the

Army Commendation Medal.

The Good Conduct Medal was

awarded to SPC Brian Hines,

SPC Jon Martin, and SPC Mi-

chael Atkisson.

We promoted one Soldier this

month. PFC Alex Fahenstock

was promoted to PFC on 1 Feb-

ruary 2012 having demonstrated

the competence to excel in the

next higher grade. MAJ Guthrie

reenlisted SPC Hines on 27

January 2012.

We also received and wel-

comed outstanding Soldiers to

our formation in Feburary. We

welcome CW4 Allan Mace and

his wife, PFC Ronaldo Klesck

and his wife, PV2 Aaron

Oehlerich, PV2 Nicholas Knight

and his wife, SPC Keith Kohar-

ski, SPC Bruce Myers, PFC

Kenneth Mayo, SPC Johnnie

Janssen, and PV2 Julio Liz this

month.

Finally, the Company bid

farewell to some of our finest.

The com-

pany bid

farewell to

SPC Jacob

B o u n d s ,

SPC Justin

C o r w i n ,

SSG Jesse Enos, SGT Adam

Glaube rg , SFC Rica rdo

Greenidge, SSG Daniel New-

man, SPC Scott Nickas, SPC

Michael Atkisson, SGT Nathan

Olson, SGT Kevin O’Hara, SGT

Solomon Tefera, and SPC James

Tingay. They will be missed and

we wish them the best in their

future endeavors. All of our de-

parted Soldiers received an air-

frame plaque as a token of our

appreciation for the honored ser-

vice while in B Company, 277

ASB.

Until next month,

Major Ryan A Guthrie

Hangar Rat 6

(315) 772-4239

ryan.a.guthrie@us.army.mil

Bravo Company Family Readiness Group Updates

Gigi Tomsu

B Company FRG Leader

Hello Bravo Company! I

would like to take a moment to

introduce myself. My name is

Gigi Tomsu, and I am your new

FRG Leader. This is my fifth

year being stationed here on

Fort Drum. My family and I

have also been part of Bravo

Company since we arrived. I

have been participating in the

FRG for four years. I started as

a key caller for two years, and

now I am proud to take this new

position. With my past experi-

ences with the FRG, I hope to

successfully serve the families

and soldiers.

I would like to tell you a lit-

tle bit about myself. I am mar-

ried to SPC Sean Tomsu. We

have two beautiful children.

My son is three years old, and

my daughter will almost be nine

months old. Along with my

FRG duties, I am a student at

Ashford University, and I also

volunteer at Black River Coop-

erative Preschool. My main

interests are being outdoors

whether it be fishing or just tak-

ing a stroll through the park.

As you all may know, we

still need volunteers. I am hop-

ing to plan for future activities,

however, we do not have a

treasurer to control funds. We

also need key callers. Key call-

ers are essential because they

give out important information

along with keeping contact

information up-to-date. If you

are interested in any one of

these positions, please call me

at 315-777-6521 or email gigi-

tomsu@gmail.com.

Our next FRG meeting is

on March 8 at 5pm. It will be

at the Adirondack Creek Com-

munity Center located on main

post. I look forward to getting

to know all of you. I hope to

see you at our next FRG meet-

ing!

Gigi Tomsu

315-777-6521

gigitomsu@gmail.com

Charlie Company - Ravens

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By CPT Matthew Thompson

C Company Commander

February was a busy month for

Charlie Company. We spent most

of the month preparing for the test-

ing and validation of much of our

key Signal equipment, called the

Warfighter Information Network-

Tactical, or WIN-T for short. If

you aren’t familiar it is a set of

systems designed to create a net-

work for secure voice and data trans-

mission via satellites that provide

worldwide communications to our

nation’s Warfighters. We also spent

a lot of time getting our equipment

out of storage that we did not take on

the most recent deployment to Af-

ghanistan. The Ravens have been

out braving the cold, inventorying

countless pieces of equipment, and

also finding time to conduct training

in-between.

We’ve said goodbye to many long

time Ravens who have served the

brigade for many years, we saw pro-

motions to Specialist, Sergeant, and

Staff Sergeant. We transitioned our

Family Readiness Group leader from

Adriana Brownstein, who did won-

derful things for us, and welcomed

our new FRG Leader, Megan Wilson

who has answered the call for us.

We are still looking for volunteers for

our Treasurer and Key Caller positions.

We will be having our first company

FRG meeting on March 13th at 3 p.m.

in the Raven’s Roost, building 20620

Munn’s Corner Road (C CO Headquar-

ters) for a potluck…hope to see every-

one there!

Directions to Charlie Company Head-

quarters: From Main Post, turn right on

Route 26, make a left at the light into

Wheeler Sack Airfield, come through

gate to three way stop sign, stay in right

lane to go forward. Charlie Company

is on the right hand side pass Shoppette

in a metal fab, Building 20620.

Visit www.myarmyonesource.com

There are options to Login with your

username and password or Register if

you don’t have a profile.

Fill out your information.

When you’ve created a profile, click

on ―Volunteer‖ on the top right sec-

tion of the page. This will take you to

the Volunteer Management Informa-

tion System (VMIS)

Click on ―Opportunity Locator‖

Select ―Fort Drum‖ under Military

Community and ―FRG: 10 AVN–

277‖ under the Organization and click

Search.

Choose the volunteer position you’d

like to apply for. When the new page

loads, click Apply.

Online VMIS FRG Volunteer Registration

Check out the vFRG! The 277th ASB vFRG has lots of informa-

tion and links to Fort Drum and military

resources! Link directly to CYS, ACS,

Military OneSource, My Army Benefits and

more! Check out AFTB and Mobilization

and Deployment training schedules! See

page 3 of this month’s newsletter log in

instructions!

Charlie Company FRG Notes Megan Wilson

C Company FRG Leader

Hi, my name is Megan Wilson. I was

born and raised in the San Fernando Valley

of southern California and was attending

college majoring in Radio Broadcasting. I

have always had friends in various branches

of military service and kept in contact with

them as they moved and deployed all over

the world. I understand the challenge in

communicating across time zones, limited

windows of availability, and the ever-

dreaded last minute changes. I know how

nerve wracking it is to not know what’s

going on with your loved one, or how disap-

pointing it is to miss out on a ceremony. On

the other side, I know how those Soldiers

need their family and friends support and

e n c o u r a g e m e n t .

Now I'm part of that military family

more then ever, I married SPC Wilson on

January 5th 2012 and arrived in Fort Drum

about 2 weeks later. I was really over-

whelmed at first, especially with no one to

ask for advice. Rather than be discouraged, I

have stepped up to become that beacon for

other Soldiers and their families as the C. Co

FRG Leader. We will help new families get

acquainted with the area and get all the in-

formation they need. We will celebrate mar-

riages and births into our families. We will see

each other off to new units. Together we can

help ensure that the Soldiers in our unit will be

able to get in touch with their families back

home, and that the families will always "get the

memo". Even here in garrison we can reinforce

the family bonds of our unit. By brainstorming

and working closely with our unit commanders

we can create activities and events that will

allow each individual family to spend time

together, and cause better unit cohesion by

bringing the Charlie Ravens family together.

We need to work together though. We are

working hard to dissolve the rumors about FRG

and create a team that supports and informs one

another. To accomplish that mission we need

support . Volunteerism plays a key role in our

success; we need key-callers to keep informa-

tion flowing, and a treasurer to keep track of

available funds. We need people just to donate

some of their time to help set up and run events,

or for that matter some individuals to come up

with great ideas that we can work with. Every-

one is invited to participate, even single sol-

diers. If anyone has any questions feel free to

contact me

m-murdock@hotmail.com or at 818-279-3927.

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L I B E R T Y T I M E S

D I D Y O U K N O W ?

Army Community Service

(ACS) has clinical Military

Family Life Consultants

(MFLCs) available for walk-

in confidential consults? If

you feel you need some-

one to talk to or are hav-

ing marital problems,

please call them at 315-212

-6919 or just stop by M-F

8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

ACS also has a Financial

Readiness Program that

provides free counseling or

advice on financial matters?

They can provide all types

of financial assistance: pull

credit reports, budgeting,

debt management, invest-

ing, etc. Call 772-0050 for

more info.

Behavioral Health Con-

tacts: Suicide Resources/

Hotlines Connor Clinic Appoint-

ment Line: 315-772-2778

After Hours Emergency

Services (Holidays and

Weekends) Before 9:00

pm: Acute Care Clinic,

315-772-5236

After 9:00 pm: Samaritan

Medical Center Emer-

gency Department: 315-

785-4100

Local 24-Hour Crisis Line:

315-785-4516

National Suicide Preven-

tion Lifeline: 1-800-273-

TALK

Suicide Prevention Action

Network (SPAN):

ww.spanusa.org

By CPT Steven Love

Battalion Chaplain

―I have fought the good

fight, I have finished the

course, I have kept the

faith;‖ 2 Timothy 4:7

Once again we are in a time

of transition, life with its

many changes, Soldiers

coming Soldiers going.

Commands are changing.

Responsibilities are rotat-

ing, hails and farewells and

on and on. If we are going

to live well one of the tests

we must pass regularly is to

finish strong. It is natural

for our mind to begin to

leave the place where we

are and we get fixated with

where we are going. It is

human nature to look for-

ward to where we are go-

ing. However, to check out

before we leave is to lose

out on the time we are given

at this very moment for this

specific endeavor which

cheapens our lives and our

relationships. That is why we

are to treasure the present. I

said it often in Afghanistan

don’t count the days but

make your days count. For

how we live in the moment

will strengthen our lives, our

relationships as well as our

future.

If you are going to arrive at a

place where you would like

to get then think about where

you are going, but live today

well. I often ask people

where do you see yourself in

the future? What are your

plans to get there? If you’re

going to get to the ―where‖

you have to answer the

―what‖ and the ―how‖. So

let’s live today with a sense

of purpose and dedication.

Value your job, the conversa-

tions, the people, even though

you are moving on. As you

make your plans and as your

mind goes to that next place

remember that how you are

treating the events of today

and this week will impact

how strong you will be when

you get to the place your

mind keeps going to now.

Take time today to listen to

someone with ―active listen-

ing‖, encourage someone,

look for ways to make some-

body’s day better because you

stepped into it and made a

positive contribution.

God, grant me the persever-

ance to finish well!

Love Big, Live Well

CH Love

Finishing Well

CONTACT INFORMATION BN Staff Duty 774-1200

24-hour BDE Staff Duty 774-1100

FRSA 774-1206 email michele.e.galloway@us.army.mil

FRG Leaders

HSC – OPEN/Acting FRG Ldr SGT Lux cell: 315-396-2080;

JUSTIN.P.LUX@US.ARMY.MIL

A Co – Sarah Popp-cell: 937-541-6371, allie299@yahoo.com

B Co—GiGi Tomsu-cell: 315-777-6521, gigitomsu@gmail.com

C Co—Megan Wilson-cell: 818-279-3927, M-MURDOCK@HOTMAIL.COM

FRG Advisors

Melissa Stiller – home 681-6734, email stillmel@aol.com

HAAMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH

AMERICAN

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

V O L U M E I , I S S U E 2 3

March 2012

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Alpha FRG Meeting: Thursday, March

8, 2012, 5:30pm at Richard Hills Com-

munity Center.

Bravo FRG Meeting: Thursday, March

8, 2012, 5pm at Adirondack Creek

Community Center.

Charlie FRG Meeting - Tuesday,

March 13, 2012, 3pm at the Charlie

Company Building.

HSC FRG Meeting: Wednesday, March

28th, 2012, 5:30pm at 277th Battalion

Classroom.

Family Wellness Support Group:

Thursday, 29 March 2012, 10-11am &

6-7pm in ACS.

Community Events Need Help? Call or visit Military

OneSource to find infor-

mation about taxes, par-

enting, deployments,

finances, taxes, counsel-

ing, PCS moves & more!

Upcoming Key Caller

Class Dates: March 15th

All Classes are at ACS from

10-11:30am or 2-3:30 p.m.

Call Mobilization and Deployment to

register at 315-772-0470.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Training/Classes

FRG Suspenses

BDE/BN/CO FRG

Meetings/Training/

Events

1 Alpha

Change of

Command @

Hanger 1:30pm

2 3

4 5 6 7 8 FRG LEADER/

INFORMAL

FUNDS 9-3PM

9 HSC Change

of Command

11am @ Motor

Pool

BN Steering

12:30

10

11 12 13 14 15 KEY

CALLER 10-

11:30AM & 2-

3:30PM

16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 DIV DONSA 27 28 29 30 31

Joe Wietecha, Personal Financial

Counselor, is back and here to help

277th Soldiers and Families on

Thursdays (at BN) with any financial

issues or just to ask questions. Call

him at 586-350-7650 to help set up a

budget, check your credit, develop a

plan to get out of debt, get started in-

vesting, or whatever you need assis-

tance with.

Family Readiness Group Advisor’s Updates, continued

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Eye On The Eagle

L I B E R T Y T I M E S

you with parenting or stress/anger man-

agement issues (now who of us never

experience any stress???), Financial

Readiness to help you figure your fi-

nances out, Employment Readiness to

help you prepare to get that job you

want, amongst other programs. And

that’s just at ACS. Please be sure to look

at the CLIF Notes (Community Leaders

Information Forum) once a month, to

find activities that interest you. We place

these in our FRSA Flash (Family Readi-

ness Support Assistant) which is mailed

out to everyone weekly. If you aren’t

receiving these or the monthly newsletter

(on e-mail), please let our FRSA, Mich-

ele Galloway, know at 774-1206, and

she will get you on the list.

It is incredible how much changeover we

have experienced in the last few months.

We lost all our FRG Leaders and many

of our Key Callers and Treasurers. I am

happy to inform you that as of the mid-

dle of February we now have 3 of our 4

FRG Leader positions filled. I’d like to

warmly welcome Sarah Popp as A Co FRG

Leader, and Gigi Tomsu as B Co FRG

Leader. They’ve both been around a long

time as Key Callers and graciously ac-

cepted more responsibility. Then we have

Megan Wilson joining us as the C Co FRG

Leader. She is only married a month, and

just arrived at Ft. Drum, yet she is excited

to help the unit out as well. Thank you

ladies for taking the plunge and joining our

FRG team! To everyone else I ask you to

please help these ladies, as it can’t be done

alone. Forget past experiences and come

make your FRG something you want to be

a part of. We still need an HSC FRG

Leader and all companies need Key Callers

and Treasurers. A small amount of work

can bring new friendships and give you

something worthwhile to do. Beginning in

March, our FRG Meetings will be held at

company level. So please look at your

company’s FRG article to find out the date

and specific info for your next meeting.

Last I want to ensure you are aware of a

couple great opportunities available to us

at Ft. Drum. The Tax Assistance Center

is open to do your taxes for FREE. Call

them at 772-6727/3735 to make a next

day appointment. Please don’t go pay

someone to do your taxes when you can

have them done for free! Also, the Dave

Ramsey Financial Peace University is

another FREE program available to sin-

gle and married Soldiers and spouses to

help you really learn how to take care of

your finances and plan for your financial

future. Call 772-5540 to register or go to

www.DaveRamsey.com. It’s an awe-

some program and can really educate

you and change your future! Take care

277th!

Bravo FRG Meeting: 8 March 2012

Directions to Adirondack Community

Center: From Mt Belvedere Gate, make

a left on Po Valley to the end,make a

right at stop light, take a left onto Chapel

Drive, then next left onto Constitution

Boulevard a half mile to Building 9797

on Constitution Avenue.

The change of responsibility between

CSM Hurst and CSM Escalera.

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LTC Stiller presenting Order of

Saint Michael medals

BELOW ARMY PHOTO BY CPT Melinda Walden

B 277th ASB, TF Mtn Eagle. SGM Harris sports his physical fitness attire on his last Company fun run.

SGM Harris agreed to wear a dress at a Company run if there were no negligent discharges from any

Soldier in B/277 while deployed.

Way to go B Company!

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Ravens setting up for the WIN-T validation exercise

Ravens erect the 15 meter antenna mast during Sergeants Time Training.

Class on generator maintenance Ravens road marching for physical training.

277th Aviation Support Battalion History

In February 2006, the 277th Aviation Support Battalion

deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring

Freedom VII, where it provided combat service and support

to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Falcon.

The Unit redeployed in February of 2007 after earning the

Lieutenant General Ellis D. Parker Award for best Aviation

Battalion in 2006 and the Meritorious Unit Commendation.

In October 2008, the 277th ASB deployed to Iraq in sup-

port of Operation Iraqi Freedom 09-11, where it provided

support and combat services to the 10th CAB, Task Force

Lightning. The unit redeployed in October 2009 and earned

the Lieutenant General Ellis D. Parker award for the Best

Combat Service Support Battalion for the work performed

during its 2008-2009 deployment.

20125 Hangar Access Road

Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield

Fort Drum, NY 13602

Phone: 315-774-1206

Fax: 315-774-1231

E-mail: mark.adams10@us.army.mil

277th Aviation Support Battalion

10th Combat Aviation Brigade

“Freedom and Liberty”

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