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Staying current on news and happenings around the Army Reserve and the

Army can give you the situational awareness you need to ensure you

are prepared for any potential changes to programs and entitlements.

While the accelerated drawdown and force structure reorganization of the

active component will inevitably impact the reserve components, ongoing

discussions over specific numbers and details is a painstaking endeavor best

left to Pentagon and congressional staffers. In his role as Chief of Army Reserve, Lt. Gen.

Talley is working to ensure Army Reserve equities are considered, and Warrior Citizen will

keep you informed throughout the process.

As commander, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Lt. Gen. Talley advises his leaders to stay

mission-focused. As you will see in the pages ahead, commanders are doing just that, using

available resources to maintain training and readiness, and adapting to support the regionally

aligned forces with units and commands already in place.

In case you missed the subtle cover announcement, please join us in congratulating

noncommissioned officer of the year Sgt. 1st Class Jason Manella and Spc. Mitchell Fromm,

this year’s Department of the Army Best Warrior competitors. Manella is now the Army’s top

NCO—and Fromm came in at a close-second in the Soldier category. Find out what it takes

to make it to the top, pages 16-23.

Also reaching the top of their games were USARC’s Best Warrior runner-up—turned

Career Counselor of the Year Sgt. 1st Class Richard Silva, story on page 10, and Drill

Sergeant of the Year Sgt. 1st Class Ryan McCaffrey’s winning military and civilian career

combination, page 14.

The 377th Theater Sustainment Command, regionally aligned with U.S. Army Southern

Command recently invited its counterparts to check out its training event, conducted in

96 Hours—pages 24-27. And don’t miss “Globally Engaged: One Commander’s Readiness

Plan,” by Maj. Bill Geddes, pages 30-35.

The Army Reserve is also engaged in the homeland. Lt. Col. Monica Radtke covers the

immediate response bythe 724th Transportation Company in the recent aftermath of the

deadly F4 tornado that ripped through Washington, Ill., page 42.

How Soldiers train and deploy may change, but the role of the Army Reserve is increasingly

important to the combatant commander and nation. The Army is anticipating a right force

mix, which is expected to be more than 50 percent reserve at the end of the drawdown.

Telling the story of how the Army Reserve continues to support the Army and the combatant

commander is top priority of the Secretary of the Army. Public affairs professionals in your

commands are working hard to tell your unique story—are you keeping yours in the loop?

Melissa RussellEditor-in-Chief

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ARMY RESERVE COMMAND TEAM

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Phyllis Wilson Command Chief Warrant Officer of the Army Reserve

Command Sgt. Maj. Luther Thomas Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve

WARRIOR-CITIZEN MAGAZINE STAFF

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2013 beST warrior coMpeTiTionThey crawled beneath barbed wire, assembled and fired weapons, carried ammo cans across the woods and survived an ambush. But that’s just a small sample of what the Soldiers in the Army’s Best Warrior competition had to endure. And in the end, one Army Reserve Soldier came out on top.

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on The cover Despite suffering a TBI as a result of multiple IED blasts while deployed, Sgt. 1st Class Jason Manella, a civil affairs specialist with the 445th Civil Affairs Battalion of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command claimed the title of 2013 Department of the Army’s Best Warrior / Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. After competing—and winning—at four Army Reserve levels, Manella surpassed the Department of the Army’s top finalists.

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river aSSaUlTAs the sun burned through the mist of a warm July morning, combat engineers with the assistance of medics, military police, dive specialists and support personnel, came together to construct an Improved Ribbon Bridge across the Arkansas River—a training strategy to help Soldiers hone skills they would likely put to use if deployed overseas.

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The forward stationed 7th Civil Support Command has direct responsibility for all disaster response operations or consequence management in the European theater, meaning they are postured to respond quickly to our allies, partners and friends in a time of need.

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96 hoursBefore an expeditionary force can deploy, they must be able to respond properly to a natural disaster situation within 96 hours. For Soldiers of 377th Theater Sustainment Command’s Early Entry Command Post the clock was ticking.

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globally engaged

Having been in near-constant rotation for more than 12 years with the active component and National Guard, the 200th Military Police Command continues to look for new and creative ways to keep their more than 13,000 Soldiers trained and ready.

By MaJ. Bill geddeS, 200th Military PoliCe CoMMand

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from the top REgioNAlly AligNEd

DEspitE having withDRawn fRoM iRaq anD

signifiCantly REDuCED ouR pREsEnCE in

afghanistan, tensions, instability and acts of terrorism

around the world pose an ongoing threat to national security.

Forward deployed in nearly 40 countries, the Army Reserve

continues to play a vital role in providing critical life-saving

and life-sustaining support to combat forces on the ground,

with more than 19,000 Soldiers currently deployed in

support of combatant commands.

Outlined in his Strategic Priorities, Chief of Staff of the

Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno sees our national security

becoming increasingly dependent on the Army’s continued

engagement in a broad range of missions around the world.

The Army’s critical support—to its sister services and

across the entire range of government—is what Gen.

Odierno calls “the indispensable foundation of the joint

force” that enables these organizations to perform their core

missions. That support includes communications networks,

and transportation for the food, fuel, ammunition, and

medical support necessary to conduct nearly any operation

by any service—from combat to humanitarian relief.

Worldwide support for the full range of missions is

enhanced and sustained by the Army Reserve. Some

75 percent of the key capabilities described by the CSA,

including logistics, medical, engineering and civil affairs

are resident in the Army Reserve.

The Army’s Federal Reserve Force also maintains nearly

20 percent of the Army’s organized units, half its combat

support and a quarter of its mobilization base expansion

capability. Soldiers, leaders and units are seamlessly

integrated with, and always responsive to, the needs of

the Army as part of the Joint Force, providing the majority

of the Total Army’s significant expertise in legal counsel,

information support, law enforcement, human resources,

finance and training operations.

That it does so at just six percent of the Army budget

underscores the value of continued operational use of Citizen-

Soldiers in the face of unprecedented fiscal constraints.

Never before has the role of the Citizen-Soldier been more essential to the success of the Total Force and the Nation than in today’s resource-constrained environment.

By Lt. Gen Jeffrey W. Talley, Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command

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BELOW: Citizen-Soldiers are leaders, professionals and tradesmen in cities and communities across the nation. Here, Soldiers of the 143rd Sustainment Command render salutes as the Star Spangled Banner Plays at a Gainsville, Texas annual event.

Plan, PrePare and Provide My commanders are executing three basic lines of effort to maintain the readiness of the force. The first, “Plan,” formalizes our support to Army Service Component Command and Combatant Commands as part of the Regional Alignment of Forces. The second line of effort, “Prepare,” is how the Army Reserve trains, assesses and certifies Soldiers, leaders and units for contingency and combat missions. And “Provide” is the actual deployment of Army Reserve Soldiers and units in support of a mission requirement.

— LT. GEN JEFFREY W. TALLEY, CHIEF OF ARMY RESERvE AND COMMANDING GENERAL, U.S. ARMY RESERvE COMMAND

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regionally alignedAt the 2013 Association of the United States Army Annual

Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., Gen. Daniel B.

Allyn, commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command,

highlighted the skills, technical and tactical expertise

the Army Reserve brings to theater security cooperation

plans, combatant command exercises and theater specific

requirements. In order to integrate our planning process,

and support the Regional Alignment of Forces, the Army

Reserve is formalizing historical command relationships

and resourcing existing assets embedded in every Army

Service Component Command and Combatant Command

around the world.

Going forward, every ASCC and COCOM will be

supported by Army Reserve Engagement Teams and Army

Reserve Engagement Cells, with planning and subject

matter expertise on Army Reserve capabilities in areas

such as medicine, logistics and engineering. These teams

will be embedded at each Theater Command to coordinate

support and facilitate access to Army Reserve combat

support and combat service support capabilities.

total arMy trainingWe are moving forward with the goal of integrated training

between reserve component and active component units.

From active component Combat Training Center Exercises

to Army Reserve Warrior Exercises and Combat Support

Training Exercises—and everything in between, we are

partnering with FORSCOM, the National Guard and First

Army to integrate training and increase efficiencies to

improve the readiness of the Total Army.

ready forCeSThe Army Reserve has emerged from 12 years of war as

an integral and proven component and command, having

fulfilled every sourcing request with trained and ready

Soldiers. My authority as commander allows me to continue

to deploy Soldiers for up to 29 days, providing swift

response to emerging needs of the nation and combatant

commands. The Army Reserve also provides contingency

and specialized forces for Defense Support of Civil

Authorities not available in the active component. Whether

planned to meet a forecasted need by an ASCC or COCOM,

or in response to a sudden, unforeseen need, the Army

Reserve stands ready to employ Soldiers, leaders and units

to support the total force.

Private-PuBliC PartnerShiP initiativeBeyond the Army Reserve “Plan Prepare and Provide”

model, which sets the standard for maintaining trained and

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RIGHT: The 824th Transportation Company, Detachment 3, Morehead City, N.C., Soldiers conduct simulated emergency care and life saving procedures while anchored out at sea.

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ready Citizen-Soldiers; I am focusing on a private public

partnership initiative that brings together the shared goals

and interests of the private and public sector. I believe that

by leveraging private sector relationships through private-

public partnerships we can broaden opportunities for

Army Reserve Soldiers, leaders and units, while advancing

the Department of Defense and combatant commander

objectives of creating opportunities to build partner capacity

and interoperability. Through private public partnerships,

we can utilize the Army Reserve’s strength in medical,

engineering, logistics and civil affairs to provide strategic

depth across the full range of military operations—enhancing

the readiness of Soldiers and units that complement vital

military capabilities with civilian-acquired skills.

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twiCe the CitizenHistorically, outdated equipment and

uniforms have called attention to reserve

component Soldiers—and not always in a

good way. An OEF 1 Soldier interviewed

in “Twice the Citizen” wryly noted that

the green camouflage he and his team

deployed in made them stand out like an

oasis against the desert camouflage worn

by active component. Support for equipping

and modernization has allowed the Army

Reserve to seamlessly integrate, but it’s the

skills of battle-tested Citizen-Soldiers that

have all but eradicated the perception of

“Reservists” as “weekend warriors.”

This year’s Department of the Army

Best Warrior competition—which began

with 24 Soldiers from 12 Army commands,

representing more than 900,000 Soldiers

across the globe—demonstrates the strides

made over the past generation. Sgt. 1st

Class Jason Manella, a civil affairs specialist

with the 445th Civil Affairs Battalion of the

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological

Operations Command earned the title of

noncommissioned officer of the year, and

Spc. Mitchell Fromm, a combat engineer

with the 428th Engineer Company of the

416th Theater Engineer Command, and his

counterpart, landed second place in the

Soldier category.

Maintaining a balance between civilian

and military life defines a Warrior Citizen.

Manella first began training for BWC while

deployed, and ultimately while pursuing a

bachelor’s degree in accounting. Fromm

balances construction work and volunteer

firefighting with studies in health promotion

and communication.

Sgt. 1st Class Jason Manella and Spc.

Fromm represent what I believe to be the

greatest strength of the Army Reserve—the

complementary skills and professionalism

Citizen-Soldiers bring as part of their dual

role. Warrior-Citizens are leaders in industry

and academia, sharpening the competitive

edge of the Army. According to the Army

Continuing Education System, Soldiers in

the Army Reserve hold nearly 75 percent of

the Total Army’s doctorates, and approxi-

mately half of its Masters degrees, providing

critical depth in today’s rapidly changing,

accelerating and evolving global environment.

The way ahead requires a force of

educated, capable and disciplined

Soldiers that retain the technical and

tactical competence earned through years

of unremitting deployments. Continued

investment in the training and readiness of

our Army Reserve force is vital to preserving

the hard-earned skills and operational

proficiency of our battle-tested force.

Enhanced by civilian skills that serve as force

multipliers, the Army Reserve delivers vital

military capabilities essential to the Total

Force, providing a cost-effective solution in

a resource-constrained environment.

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TOP LEFT AND CENTER: Lt. Col. Major Bowen, an exercise coordinator assigned to Joint Staff Army Reserve Element and a Bethesda, Md., native, engages enemies in the virtual Interactive Combat Environment at Camp Pendleton on Nov. 15. Bowen, previously deployed with the 82nd Airborne Division, is no stranger to conflict and said he liked the training.

Spc. Mitchell Fromm, with the 428th Engineer Company, navigates across an obstacle course during the Army Best Warrior Competition, Nov. 20.

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LEFT: Soldiers work on a signal system connection for 1190th Transportation Brigade, Baton Rouge, La., during realistic training problems and scenarios during TRANSWARRIOR 13 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. TRANSWARRIOR certifies and thoroughly trains Soldiers in their military occupational specialties and gives them challenging scenarios based upon their skill sets to hone those skills by operating in austere environments and performing missions to prepare them for probable deployment or for taskings when they will need to use those skills.

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blogs + websites

The Web offers many free, inTeracTive resources To help

Warrior-ciTizens and Their families make informed decisions regarding

Their healTh, finances, career and educaTion. here are some of The

laTesT neW and useful online Tools for soldiers.

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youtube.comChECk out thE wiNNiNg ENtRy At thE ARMy RESERvE’S offiCiAl youtubE ChANNEl! The Army Reserve YouTube channel highlights the variety of skills and capabilities Army Reserve Soldiers bring to their units and the communities. Army Reserve YouTube welcomes you to share the products you post to DvIDS and other Digital Media outlets so we can highlight the contribution you make in your civilian capacity, and to the Total Army and the Joint Force during your deployments and major training exercises. “whAt’S youR hooAh?!”

congratulations to Maj. Lynette Jones, 311th TSC (FWD),

the first place winner in the Army Reserve’s “capture your Hooah” contest!

www.tsp.govthRift SAviNgS PlAN

The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is a retirement savings and

investment plan for Federal employees and members of

the uniformed services, including the ready Reserve. It

was established by Congress in the Federal Employees’

Retirement System Act of 1986 and offers the same types

of savings and tax benefits that many private corporations

offer their employees under 401(k) plans.

www.militaryonesource.milMilitARy oNESouRCE

Military OneSource is a Department of Defense-funded

program providing comprehensive information on every

aspect of military life at no cost to active duty, Guard and

Reserve service members, and their Families. Information

includes, but is not limited to, deployment, reunion,

relationships, grief, spouse employment and education,

parenting and child care, and much more.

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www.arfp.orgARMy RESERvE fAMily PRogRAMS

Family Programs is a comprehensive blend of quality

of life programs in support of Department of Defense

activities. Family Programs is a Commander’s force

multiplier for mission readiness. Family Programs staff

serve as the primary coordinating resource, who provide

a multitude of unit and community-based services that

foster the growth, development and readiness of Soldiers

and Families assigned to the Command.

FORT BENNING, Ga. – On an average day (and

minus a room full of spectators) the 12 competitors

would be assisting Soldiers in career-making

decisions. On this day, each of these mentors were

anxiously awaiting their own fate.

As Army Reserve Career Counselors, they

play a crucial role in influencing the life-altering

decisions every enlisted Soldier must someday

make—will he or she continue to serve, or head

back to civilian life? These non-commissioned

officers are the guardians of the Army Reserve’s

end-strength, and how well they do their job

not only affects individual Soldiers, but also

mission readiness.

Whether competing for the prestigious ARCC

of the Year or providing career guidance to

transitioning Soldiers, “walking the walk” matters.

“Physical fitness, military bearing, profes-

sionalism…these things make a difference in how

a Soldier perceives you,” said Lt. Col Timothy

J. Washington, the strategic planner for Army

Reserve Careers Division. “Your credibility as

a leader and a mentor may very well be the

deciding factor for Soldiers on the fence about

staying in or getting out.”

The ARCC competition consists of an

appearance board, the Army Physical Fitness

Test, an essay, written exam and mystery events.

The competition was steep, with Soldiers who

had competed previously, scored more than 300

points on the APFT, all gunning for first place.

Army Reserve Careers Division ultimately

announced Sgt.1st Class Richard Silva, Jr. as the

Fiscal Year 2014, Secretary of the Army, Army

Reserve Career Counselor of the Year.

Silva set himself apart by performing

consistently well and winning the best essay.

The essay was a direct reflection of Silva’s

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ABOvE: Sgt. 1st Class Richard Silva, Jr., proudly displays his awards for Army Reserve Career Counselor of the Year 2013 and the ARCC Essay Winner. He also placed first in ARCD’s Best Warrior Competition, earning himself the opportunity to compete in the United States Army Reserve Command BWC, where he came in second.

“Your credibility as a leader and a mentor may very well be the deciding factor for Soldiers on the fence about staying in or getting out.”

—T. COL TIMOTHY J. WASHINGTON, STRATEGIC PLANNER FOR ARMY RESERvE CAREERS DIvISION

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experience, knowledge, communication skills

and general care and concern for Soldiers and

Army Reserve Careers Division’s mission.

“I love working with Soldiers,” said Silva.

“We get to make an impact on the careers of

every Soldier we work with.”

The Soldiers Silva mentors have a lot to

live up to, since winning ARCC of the Year

is only his most recent accomplishment. In

late January 2013, he placed first in ARCD’s

Best Warrior Competition, earning himself the

opportunity to compete in the United States

Army Reserve Command BWC, where he

came in second.

“It is an honor to be selected as the ARCD

Career Counselor of the Year,” said Silva. “To

win both competitions at the ARCD level and

be recognized as BWC runner-up at the USARC

level is very rewarding.”

The BWC tests the limits of a Soldier’s

physical and mental toughness. It consists

of an APFT, weapons qualification, land

navigation, a road march, written

exam, essay, appearance board,

combatives, first aid and mystery

events. Training and preparation

inundated Silva’s days and nights.

“The two competitions are

completely different from each other,”

said Silva. “Best Warrior competition

takes the competitors back to the

basics, while ARCC of the Year was

strictly Army Reserve Careers Division

mission essential task list (METL) and 79v

military occupational specialty.”

Silva also recently redeployed from

kandahar, Afghanistan, where he worked as

a theater career counselor.

Silva expressed gratitude for the support from

11th Bn., his sponsors, wife and son throughout

his deployment and competitions, which he felt

helped him grow as a leader.

“It’s a privilege having a Soldier like Sergeant

Silva on our team,” said Washington, “We need

our best and brightest guiding and mentoring

the next generation of leaders.”

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Silva, Jr., a career counselor representing the Army Reserve Careers Division, competes in the 10 km ruck march event at the 2013 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 26, 2013.

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BeSt Warrior, talkS aBout hiS trauMatiC Brain inJury anD the

StigMaS he overCaMe During hiS DeployMent to afghaniStan.

You waited two months to seek help after experiencing symptoms of a traumatic brain injury from multiple IED blasts. What made you put it off?

I didn’t want to seek help; I wanted to stay and fight it. I remember getting dizzy and almost

falling over one morning as I was putting my equipment on while prepping for a mission.

I started to realize that, by not getting help, I may be there with my Soldiers, but I’m not

performing at 100 percent—and that’s dangerous, especially in a combat environment. Once

you see other noncommissioned officers take that knee and receive the treatment they

need to get back in the fight, you realize the sooner you get treatment, the sooner you can

get back to helping Soldiers again. I was afraid my leadership would be disappointed, but

they were very supportive, which really allowed me to focus on my recovery.

As a Citizen Soldier, what message do you want to share?

We’re ready, and we’re relevant. I’m in the Army Reserve right now, and I won the DA

Best Warrior competition. There’s an assumption that, at some point, I must have been on

active duty. In my experience, a lot of active duty guys don’t always give the Army Reserve

or National Guard credit. As a fire security officer, I responded to medical emergencies,

which requires attention to detail and the ability to provide first aid. I have work, school,

Army deployments, Army schools, all of which give me added depth and experience to pull

information from.

We all have civilian jobs or occupations and we bring those additional skills to the

warfight. It’s all part of the big picture for the Army. I don’t actually like the idea that the

title noncommissioned officer of the year implies that I’m a better NCO than anyone else.

When I joined the Army, I didn’t have any of these skills or abilities. All of what I have is a

reflection of the training and leadership from good Army leaders. So, any of those Soldiers

who are ready to go off active duty, hopefully they’ll see Soldiers like myself and be

inspired to continue to serve.

We’ve come a long way in reducing the “Reservist” stigma. It’s a matter of taking pride

in your appearance and wearing your uniform the way you’re supposed to. The Army has

regulations we should all be adhering to, but some Soldiers get a little relaxed because

they only deal with it one weekend a month, two weeks out of the year. I always take the

time before I put the uniform on to get a haircut. If you’re showing up looking like a Soldier

and acting like a Soldier, you have every reason to stand tall and take pride in your service,

no matter what component you’re in.

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have to do your job and hope for the best.”

Those were the words veteran Frank Andrews,

94 used to describe a long ago war, but the

Soldiers of the 85th Support Command took those

words to heart and action on Nov. 3, by honoring

him with a ceremony to remember, presenting the

awards he never received following his service and

actions during World War II.

“Right now we have a living history, a legacy

with us here today,” said Brig. Gen. Gracus

Dunn, commanding general of the 85th Support

Command, and deputy commanding general for

support of First Army, Division West, “It is an honor

to sit here and honor one of our own that served

70 years ago.”

The pomp and circumstance caught Andrews

off guard.

“It’s something that I never expected or thought

of in all my life,” said Andrews, whose ceremony

was attended by nearly 200 guests, “It’s surprising.

I wasn’t even thinking of it and my Family was

excited about it.”

Andrew was awarded six medals, to include the

Purple Heart, for his service and actions during

World War II, to include landing at Omaha Beach

on D-Day during the Normandy Invasion. He

sustained injuries to his leg during an explosion;

he also received injuries to his back and head

during the Battle of the Bulge campaign where a

v-1 “Buzz Bomb” exploded, but he downplayed

his role.

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Frank Andrew was awarded six medals, including the Purple Heart, for his service and actions, including landing at Omaha Beach on D-Day, where he sustained injuries to his leg during an explosion. He also received injuries to his back and head during the Battle of the Bulge campaign, when a V-1 ‘Buzz Bomb’ exploded.

Left, Brig. Gen. Gracus k. Dunn, Commanding General of the 85th Support Command and Deputy Commanding General for Support of First Army, Division West, with Command Sgt. Maj. kevin J. Greene, Command Sergeant Major of the 85th Support Command, render applause to World War II veteran Frank Andrews after honoring him with six awards, 68 years after his service in World War II.

“…there are a lot of others that deserve more

credit,” Andrews said, “I’m just one past member

that’s a part of it. You try to do the best (that)

you can.”

“I did live Omaha Beach,” said Andrews. “My leg

was messed up, but you keep going on.”

A desire to move on and put the war behind him

may have been why Andrews didn’t immediately

follow up on his missing awards when he separated

from the Army in 1945. Several Family members

said it was something he rarely spoke of. Decades

passed before Andrews finally submitted an initial

request in 1984—only to be told that, though he

was entitled to the six awards, they regrettably were

unable to furnish them at that time. The document

stated that the medals would be provided

to him when they were in stock. The request for

the awards was only recently received through the

85th Support Command’s public affairs office.

All those years did little to change

Andrews’ feelings. “It’s hard to talk about

the war,” said Andrews. “I would rather

enjoy my Family than anything else

because they’re my whole heart and

soul, my wife. We’ve been married

(for) 72 years.”

When Andrews joined the Army in

preparation for the war, his oldest son,

James, was three months old. When

he returned from the war, his son was

three years old. He struggled to find

work in Chicago until he received a job

working at the U.S. Postal Service.

“Thank you. This is an honor for me

and an honor for all the people that

have served, regardless of branch,”

said Andrews. “I thank you for coming

out and giving me this honor.”

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AT TOP: World War II veteran Frank Andrews, 94, received the Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II victory Medal, American Defense Service Medal, and the Army Good Conduct Medal. Andrews was previously awarded the French Legion of Honor Medal in 2010. Created by Napoleon in 1802, it is the highest honor that France can bestow upon those who achieved remarkable deeds for France.

ABOvE: World War II veteran Frank Andrews during his days in service.

LEFT: Army Reserve Soldiers from the 85th Support Command with Brig. Gen. Gracus k. Dunn, commanding general of the 85th Support Command and deputy commanding general for Support of First Army, Division West, take a group photo with U.S. Army World War II veteran, Frank Andrews, and his wife, Mary Andrews, after the award ceremony honoring his service 68 years after the war.

PHOTO COURTESY FRANk AND MARY ANDREWS

“It’s hard to talk about the war. I would rather enjoy my Family than anything else, because they’re my whole heart and soul.” — FRANk ANDREWS, WORLD WAR II vETERAN

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As mentors, trainers and

leaders, drill sergeants are often among the most

influential and memorable individuals in a young

Soldier’s life, entrusted with the critical task of

molding civilians into defenders of our nation.

For Sgt. 1st Class Ryan McCaffrey, the 2013 Army

Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year, the discipline,

motivation and commitment required to compete and

excel among this elite team of noncommissioned

officers are the same standards he strives to

maintain in his civilian occupation, as a trainer with

the S.C. Department of Corrections.

Following a 17-month break in service, the 108th

Training Command Soldier leveraged his civilian

career to his advantage.

“I started a physical fitness plan in order to

prepare to work in corrections and to keep up

with the students that I train,” said McCaffrey, a

former active-duty drill instructor. “That alone gave

me a good head start in preparation for the physical

challenges that took place during the competition. I

also used study guides as refreshers to regain some

of the training lost since I was a drill sergeant.”

An annual training event with a basic training unit

on Fort Jackson provided some realistic training

opportunities. Mentorship from the 2010 Army

Reserve DSOY, Sgt. 1st Class Melissa Solomon was

instrumental. “Sergeant 1st Class Solomon gave me

a lot of good advice and information to prepare me

for the competition,” said McCaffrey.

“My biggest challenges were trying to balance my

responsibilities,” said McCaffrey. “Between training

for the event, my civilian career, Army Reserve

responsibilities and college homework, I had a

difficult time trying not to feel overwhelmed.”

In order to keep things in perspective, McCaffrey

focuses on the positive—a strong Family support

system and the opportunity to make a difference in

the lives of trainees. “What motivates me the most is

making my Family proud and having the satisfaction

of knowing that I have done everything I could to

ensure that others are trained.”

An unlikely source of inspiration was the

demonstrated skills and professionalism of his

competitors. “I was able to learn quite a bit from

them,” noted McCaffrey, “and even though we were

competing against each other, there was still that

camaraderie which enabled us to help each other

out when needed.”

According to Maj. Gen. Leslie Purser, the

108th Training Command (IET) commanding

general, McCaffrey exemplifies the best of the

noncommissioned officer corps. “Using his peers

as a source of knowledge, McCaffrey learns from

their strengths and weaknesses, thus making

himself a better NCO, as well as an outstanding

drill sergeant.”

Those skills come in handy in his career training

new corrections officers. According to McCaffrey,

his success in the civilian sector is largely due to the

training and discipline he developed as a Soldier.

“The military has given me incredible work

ethics that have paid off greatly in my civilian

employment,” said McCaffrey. “My military

occupational specialty as a military police (officer)

gave me the experience needed to advance in law

enforcement, and being a drill sergeant gave me

the experience and opportunity to land the job that

I really wanted—and the patience needed to work

with and train others.”

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Drill Sergeant of the Year competitor Sgt. 1st Class Ryan McCaffrey completes the push-up event of the Army Physical Fitness test portion of the competition held July 15-17 at Fort Jackson, S.C. McCaffrey took top honors as the Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year.

“I started a physical fitness plan in order to prepare to work in corrections and to keep up with the students that I train.”—SGT. 1ST CLASS RYAN MCCAFFREY, 108TH TRAINING COMMAND

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to Brig. Gen. Norman Green, he would not be

where he is today were it not for the support of

the Department of Homeland Security, where

he has worked as a special agent since 2007.

Green, commander of the 4th Expeditionary

Sustainment Command, was speaking from

Fort Sam Houston’s historic quadrangle, where

he had just been promoted to the rank of

brigadier general.

The Columbia, S.C. native has served more

than 26 years in the Army Reserve, including

multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

He has led troops in areas throughout the

world in various capacities—all of which took

him away from his civilian career with the

Department of Homeland Security.

“My supervisors have been extremely

supportive of my military responsibilities,” said

Green. “With the high op-tempo that today’s

Army brings, my supervisors have frequently

been understanding and supportive when last

minute missions call me away from my work.”

That support allowed Green to make a

difference as a leader for the Army Reserve

and the nation. Maj. Gen. Megan Tatu, the

commanding general of the 79th Sustainment

Support Command, who officiated at the

promotion ceremony, pointed out that of the

Army Reserve’s more than 200,000 Soldiers,

Green was promoted into the ranks of only

130 general officers.

“It took resilience and perseverance,”

said Tatu. “… we’re not just recognizing his

sacrifices, his accomplishments, but we’re

symbolically recognizing all of his Soldiers that

he has led.”

Col. Daniel keller, the ceremony’s

commander of troops and the 4th ESC Chief of

Staff, noted the significance of the event.

“We were able to demonstrate to the local

community, to the Soldiers and Families, the

respect that is accorded to a brigadier general

and what a brigadier general means to the

Army, in terms of leadership,” said keller of

the ceremony. “The Army’s purpose in life is

to fight and win our nation’s wars, and that

rank, that position as the commander of a unit

such as the 4th ESC, is absolutely critical to

achieving that.”

During the ceremony, Green presented Brian

Moskowitz, Homeland Security special agent

in charge, and Cardell Morant, Homeland

Security assistant special agent in charge, the

Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve

Patriot Award.

Moskowitz said it would be unthinkable

for Green’s civilian employer to give anything

other than their full support of his Army

Reserve career.

“I find it hard to fathom how we could be

anything but 110 percent supportive of Norm

or any other person who give of themselves

on two fronts to support their country,” said

Moskowitz. “I couldn’t be prouder to call him

one of our own, and I was honored to see

him receive his star.”

The success Green has seen in his Army

Reserve career translates well in meeting the

challenges of his civilian job.

“Being a Homeland Security investigations

special agent exposes a person to an incredibly

broad array of people, both good and bad,

and many challenges,” said Moskowitz.

“Green is clearly a leader among his peers; his

personality and leadership skills benefit our

agency as much as they do the Army.”

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Brig. Gen. Norman B. Green, commander of the 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, receives his oath of office from Maj. Gen. Megan Tatu, the commanding general of the 79th Sustainment Support Command, during his promotion ceremony held Sept. 14, in Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Maj. Gen. Megan Tatu removes Brig. Gen. Norman B. Green’s rank during his promotion ceremony.

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Securing the Homeland

According to Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler, III, the Department of the Army Best Warrior competition is about challenging and growing Soldiers to be more agile, adapted, and mentally and physically capable than

when they started. “And when you look across the spectrum of the Army,” said Chandler, “their example should serve as a guide for what our Soldiers aspire to be.”

Leaders, staffers and decision makers—from general officers to noncommissioned officers and department of the Army civilians—joined the Chief of Staff of the Army and the SMA on Dec. 12, 2013, to recognize Soldier of the year and noncommissioned officer of the year. “It’s important for us, especially here in the Pentagon, to understand why we do the work we do,” said Gen. Raymond Odierno, CSA. “It’s to

support our Soldiers. It’s to make sure that we provide the guidance, the policies, [and] the resources to ensure that our Soldiers are allowed to do their job.” This year’s Soldier of the year is Specialist Adam Christensen, a military

policeman from Las Vegas, assigned to the Army’s 42nd MP Company in Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Jason Manella, a civil affairs specialist from Fremont, Calif., took top honors in the noncommissioned officer category.

Despite a traumatic brain injury sustained from multiple improvised explosive device blasts while deployed, Manella, assigned to the 445th Civil

Affairs Battalion of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, focused on the competition as part of his recovery, earning the NCO of the year title after competing and winning at four Army Reserve levels.

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The competition brought together 24 Soldiers from 12 Army commands, representing more than 900,000 Soldiers across the globe—all of whom “did an amazing job,” said Chandler. “[In the end,] only a couple of points separated first from second place.”

In the Soldier category, that close second-place competitor was Army Reserve Spc. Mitchell Fromm, a combat engineer with the 428th Engineer Company of the 416th Theater Engineer Command.

Fromm and Manella trained together, sharing tips and advice in the two months leading up to the DA competition. Manella said he was inspired by Fromm’s talent and work ethic. “He is easily one of the finest Soldiers I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with,” said Manella. “To be honest, I’d be afraid to compete against him, but would be honored to serve

alongside him.”

— Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler, III

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This was only the first morning of the three-day Army Best Warrior competition, where representatives from 12 Army commands around the world came to claim the titles of Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.

Two of those competitors were Spc. Mitchell Fromm, a combat engineer from Wausau, Wis., and Sgt. 1st Class Jason Manella, a civil affairs specialist from Fremont, Calif. They came to represent the Army Reserve Command in this year's competition, ready to show that there’s more to citizen-Soldiers than meets the eye.

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To compete at this level, Command Sgt. Maj. Luther Thomas, command Sgt. Maj. of the Army Reserve, emphasized dedication that spans beyond two days a month and 14 days out of the summer. “These Soldiers have committed to compete and committed to be the best Soldier and the best [noncommissioned officer]."

“They’ve committed the entire month, the entire year to this competition. There's no way you can just wait until battle assembly and say, “Okay, I'm going to practice these two days,' and the other 28 days you don't do anything," said Thomas.

Both Manella and Fromm won the Best Warrior competition at the Army Reserve level in their respective categories in June. Since then, they've done nothing but fill their calendars with training. Cardio in the morning. Strength training in the evening. Study time in between. While their friends urged them to hang out on the weekends, they opted for mock- boards and up-hill ruck marches instead.

This should dispel the rumor that Reserve Soldiers don't train as hard as the active components.

“There's definitely a stigma in being a reservist, and some sort of expectation that I'm out of shape, ill-prepared, not as competent as active duty Soldiers, but you know we train just as hard, and we train to the same standards," said Manella, who is with the 445th Civil Affairs Battalion.

In August and September, Manella and Fromm were put on active orders for two straight months. They

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Spc. Mitchell Fromm navigates across an obstacle course during the first day of the Department of the Army Best Warrior competition.

TOP: Sgt. 1st Class Jason Manella, with the 445th Civil Affairs Battalion, of Fremont, Calif., leads a physical readiness training session during the Department of the Army Best Warrior competition outside of Fort Lee, Va., Nov. 21. Manella represented the U.S. Army Reserve in this year’s competition.

“There’s definitely a stigma in being a

Reservist, and some sort of expectation

that I’m out of shape, ill-prepared, not as

competent as active duty Soldiers, but you

know we train just as hard, and we train

to the same standards.”


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competitors, straining every brain cell and muscle to push themselves to their finest.

“It was hard to know what to prepare for because there is so much that a Soldier should know at a basic level," said Fromm, who is a combat engineer with the 428th Engineer Company, stationed in Wausau, Wis., which belongs to the 416th Theater Engineer Command, in Darien, Ill.

During the government shutdown in October, funding was cut for most Reserve Soldiers and their training, so both Manella and Fromm scrambled for ways to stay sharp without funded support. In fact, Manella trained on his own time and dime, shooting his personal 9mm pistol and a friend's AR15 rifle to stay sharp.

As Citizen-Soldiers, their lives were a balancing act between military training, civilian careers and education. Fromm is a firefighter and Manella is working toward a bachelor's degree in accounting. As Reserve Soldiers advance

in their military career, their Army obligations begin to creep in more and more into their civilian lives. Often, senior

NCOs in the Reserve stack countless hours on top of their regular jobs to juggle Army requirements.

“The Army Reserve is not a part-time Army. There's a lot of stuff that goes on

in between drill weekends: between phone calls, keeping tabs on your Soldiers, setting up training

for the next weekend. The two weeks a year is only a minimum," said Manella.

Most competitors at this level have trained for more than a year to get here. In order to get to this stage, each competitor had to first advance in previous competitions. Each stage leading to this was somewhat of a playoff game, where only the winners advanced to the next level. Fromm began his journey at the company level, which means he competed five different times just to make it here:

the Super Bowl of Best Warrior Competitions. “It was such a long journey,” said Manella. “And I've put so much effort into it… it's amazing that you really can do anything you put your mind to."

The competition tested both mind and body.

Sgt. 1st Class Jason Manella of the U.S Army Reserve Command low crawls through an obstacle during the Best Warrior competition in Ft. Lee, Va., Nov. 20th 2013. Manella, along with 11 other Soldiers were evaluated in numerous tasks in their pursuit of the title of Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.

Sgt.1st Class Jason Manella, with the 445th Civil Affairs Battalion,left, and Spc. Mitchell Fromm, with the 428th Engineer Company conducts drills with an M16 rifle during the Best Warrior competition.

Photo by Sgt. 1St ClaSS andy yoShimura, uSaCaPoC(a)

photos by sgt. 1st Class MiChel sauret, 416th theater engineer CoMMand

The first event of the day kicked off with the Army Physical Fitness Test held on the pavement of an old air landing strip. As soon as the Soldiers completed their two-mile run, they were given just enough time to change back into their boots and combat gear before they were off again. Each competitor received a destination point. Then, one at a time, they marched away not knowing what to expect next.

By the end of the first day, the competitors had navigated at least 12 miles from one point to the next. Along the way, they crawled beneath barbed wire, assembled and fired an M9 pistol, an M4 rifle, an M249 squad automatic weapon, put on a gas mask and chemical protective suit, changed a Humvee tire, carried ammo cans across the woods, assembled a radio, were ambushed, evacuated an amputee from a exploded Humvee, reacted to an explosion inside a village, only to finish off the day with a written test. They marched and reacted to events for a solid ten hours without even a lunch break. To keep up their energy levels, they snuck in bites of food along their routes.

During an essay portion held indoors, mortar rounds dropped in the distance, followed by bursts

of small arms fire. They served as an omen for what may come next.

The competitors were kept mostly separated throughout the day, tackling each event alone. Not only was the first day physically grueling, it was psychological challenging as well. Each step they took was a step into the unknown. They had to remain alert the entire time, very much like a deployment overseas.

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Sgt. 1st Class Jason Manella pulls on a rope with an assigned team member to overcome an obstacle during the Department of the Army Best Warrior competition outside of Fort Lee, Va., Nov. 21. Manella represented the U.S. Army Reserve in this year’s competition.


LEFT: Spc. Mitchell Fromm

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course during the first day of

the Department of the Army Best

Warrior competition outside of

Fort Lee, Va., Nov. 20.

RIGHT: Spc. Mitchell Fromm,

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with his assigned team members

during a challenge in which

they had to transport a barrel

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“The confusion and the stress always add to it," said Fromm. “I wasn't sure what was going to happen [next]. So a lot of it was just being aware of your surroundings."

The second day greeted them with a round-robin of drill-and-ceremony challenges and a leadership reaction course, where each competitor was assigned a team of Soldiers to navigate obstacles that were more mental than physical. One challenge, for example, was to transport a barrel across a “river" using only a rope, a pole and two pieces of chain.

The variety of events leveled the playing field without favoring one Army command over another. The Army Reserve contestants were as well-equipped as any of their fellow competitors. According to Manella, what used to be a prevalent stigma seems to have faded over the years.

“I thought that as soon as [the other competitors] found out I was Reserve, I would immediately get outcasted or ostracized, but they've

been very receptive,” said Manella. “We tell stories from overseas. We're all NCOs, so we've been getting along really well. I don't feel that it's hindered me in any way as far as the events themselves."

In the end, this competition was not intended to pit one branch against the

other. The goal was to unite, not divide.“That's the biggest

difference between this competition and all the other competitions,” said Fromm. “We're not just here to beat each other

and have a winner. We're all training together. We're all

learning from each other, and regardless who

wins, the Army benefits."

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“The confusion and

the stress always

adds to it. Not being

able to plan for it,“

said Fromm. “I wasn’t

sure what was going

to happen [next].

So a lot of it was

just being aware of

your surroundings.”

— Spc. Mitchell Fromm,

428th Engineer Company

LEFT: Sgt. 1st Class Jason Manella, an Army Reserve civil affairs Soldier with the 445th Civil Affairs Battalion decontaminates his M40 Protective mask during the Department of the Army Best Warrior competition.

ABOVE: Sgt. 1st Class Jason Manella performs first aid as part of the Army Best Warrior competition.

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It was a test of three dIstInct tasks, combIned for the fIrst tIme, mastered over the course of a year… and the clock was tIckIng. soldiers of 377th theater sustainment command’s early entry command Post faced a natural disaster situation that would test their ability to deploy, set up camp and establish critical communications—all within the 96 hour timeframe required of an expeditionary force.

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The 377th Theater Sustainment Command Soldiers pause after helping to load an ELAMS Tactical Operations Center onto a C-17 for transport from NAS JRB New Orleans to Camp Shelby, Miss. The effort was in support of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command Early Entry Command Post Deployment, which tested the team’s ability to deploy, set up and establish communications with the main command post within 96 hours of alert.

HOURSBy Spc. Charles Thompson377th Theater Sustainment Command


The 377th TSC, which is regionally aligned with U.S. Army South and U.S. Southern Command, constitutes 46 percent of the Army’s sustainment capability—making it

an essential part of the total force. Should the Caribbean be hit by a natural disaster, this team of Soldiers must be prepared to rapidly set up the logistics of a humanitarian relief effort in support of ARSOUTH, the Army Service Component Command of SOUTHCOM.

Regionally aligned forces enable the Army to support combatant commanders with greater versatility, faster responsiveness and focused commitment to their commands. According to Sgt. Maj. Jefferey Bishop, noncommissioned officer in charge of the EECP, meeting the established training guidelines within the given timeframe is crucial to their relevance. “In order for us to augment (the combatant commander), we have to be able to be expeditionary.”

The clock started ticking when the EECP arrived at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans after being alerted the night before. The exercise took them from NAS JRB to Camp Shelby, Miss., which notionally served as Guatemala.

Col. Theresa Baginski, officer in charge of the 377th TSC EECP, was striving to create a realistic scenario that would provide the team with opportunities to adapt and overcome unantic-ipated challenges and changing circumstances.

“We have tried to replicate reality to the fullest extent, and I think yesterday really helped us with that,” Baginski said, referring to a heavy downpour that started just in time to interfere with their itinerary. “We were diverted from Camp Shelby Airfield to the airport in Hattiesburg, about 25 minutes away. There were a number of logistical matters, problem solving and mission analysis that had to be addressed; this all took place very rapidly.”

Despite the change in plans, Baginski added, all members of the team were able to resume their assigned responsibilities and hit the ground running.

The EECP met all three training objectives, including establishing communications with the main command post at home station within two hours of being on the ground. The EECP acts as the eyes and the ears of the MCP, facilitating timely logistics planning to get supplies to the area in need.

Maj. Gen. Peter S. Lennon, commanding general of the 377th TSC, was pleased with the progress his team has made. “I would sum up this week as a tremendous step forward, it is a culmination of a very positive year for the EECP and MCP,” said Lennon. “Are we there yet? No, but as you look around and see the faces of these Soldiers, they feel like we are going in the right direction, that we are on a road to engagement. That’s what they are seeing, and they all have a part.”

ABOvE: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Harris, a network technician assigned to the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, sets up a secure and non-secure Internet Protocol Router Access Point very Small Aperture Terminal satellite system at Camp Shelby, Miss. Harris is part of the team that helped establish communication within two hours of receiving the equipment.

ABOvE RIGHT: Soldiers with the 377th Theater Sustainment Command Early Entry Command Post set up a tent within their operations area at Camp Shelby, Miss.

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As a regional partner, ARSOUTH also has a vested interest in the viability of the team. ARSOUTH representatives travelled to the training area to watch them in action.

“We came here to see the 377th EECP, how they set up and what sequence they go through,” said Lt. Col. Stephen Ruzicka, ARSOUTH contingency command post chief. “We have found procedures we like and will take back with us, and we have also made some suggestions. This is why we are here, working together.”

“We do multiple exercises throughout the year with various partnership nations in U.S. Army Southern Command’s footprint,” said Maj. Danny Robinson, a logistics planner with ARSOUTH. “I know that discussions are going on right now to see where we can get

the 377tth EECP nested within our CCP and support one of those exercises, so we can start to see where we can take away and add things to strengthen us.”

The two separate command posts follow the same training guidelines and adhere to the same set of standard operating procedures for pre-deployment and deployment operations. As requirements arise, the established protocol will allow them to effectively function as one cohesive unit.

“I think relevance means that we have to be part of a team. We have to be almost seamless between all components in today’s Army,” said Lennon. “We have to be small, agile and adaptable. What we are doing with ARSOUTH is making sure that this small force punches above its weight class.”

“There were a number of logistical matters, problem solving and mission analysis that had to be addressed; this all took place very rapidly.”

Soldiers with the 377th Theater Sustainment Command Early Entry Command Post unload equipment for set up on Camp Shelby, Miss.

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Encompassing chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear events or accidental spills, along with humanitarian assistance and emergency preparedness, this responsibility means that the 7th CSC must remain ready to assist host nations and anyone in the European theater who may need the support of the United States government.

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, Chief of the Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command, commented on the significance of a recent visit by Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, the commander of U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, at a 7th CSC foreign consequence management capabilities demonstration.

“It’s very impressive that you have a combatant commander, General Breedlove, take the time to come down and spend most of the day with the Soldiers of the 7th,” said Talley. “It shows he really

understands the contributions and importance of the Army Reserve to the active component in terms of meeting mission requirements, especially in Europe.”

While not the typical regionally aligned force, the 7th CSC’s forward stationing does support the Chief of Army Reserve’s concept of providing the combatant commander with trained and ready Army Reserve forces that are versatile, responsive and consistently available to provide mission command of U.S. forces responding to a wide range of disaster contingencies.

“We are unique because, first, as an Army Reserve unit we are an operational headquarters tasked to provide a deployable task force headquarters, which is rare in the Army Reserve,” said Col. Russell A. Henderson, Deputy Commanding Officer, 7th Civil Support Command. “Second, we received this task force mission because of our stationing in Europe. We are the only Army

ABOvE LEFT: A sampling team comprised of Soldiers from the Emergency Management Assessment Team, U.S. Army Garrison Heidelberg; the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 12th Chemical Company from Schweinfurt, Germany; and the 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Civil Support Command, check for possible nerve agents from a simulated suspected chemical laboratory during a field training exercise at Rhine Ordnance Barracks in kaiserslautern, Germany, Aug. 5, 2013. The exercise tested the 7th CSC’s capability of providing consequence management command and control during a crisis situation and brought the units together to train and function as one coherent unit.

ABOvE RIGHT: A Soldier assigned to the 7th Civil Support Command’s 773rd Civil Support Team decontaminates after entering a simulated contamination area during a joint training exercise Sept. 25, 2013, on Panzer kaserne, Böblingen, Germany.

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Army forces provide a unique capability to maintain

relationships with allies and partners, as well as the

necessary proximity to provide immediate response to crises.

As the only unit in the Army Reserve focused on foreign

consequence management, the 7th Civil Support Command

has direct responsibility for all disaster response operations or consequence management in

the European theater.

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Reserve general officer headquarters located outside the continental United States and its territories. This forward stationing means we are postured to respond quickly to our allies, partners and friends in a time of need.”

This relationship supports the Total Force Policy of providing combatant commanders with mission-trained and regionally focused forces and capabilities that are responsive to all requirements, including operational missions, bilateral and multilateral military exercises and theater security cooperation activities.

As the Joint Task Force headquarters during a humanitarian or disaster relief emergency, the 7th CSC provides a coordinated Department of Defense disaster response to the requesting nation by exercising mission command for designated DoD forces to the host nation to save lives, preventing further injury and providing critical support to enable disaster recovery.

When approved by the president, the U.S. government may provide foreign consequence management support to a host nation to the extent allowed by law, either at the request of the host nation or upon the host nation’s acceptance of the U.S. government’s offer of assistance. The DoD must be fully prepared to support foreign consequence management operations when directed by the president and the secretary of defense.

According to Brig. Gen. Paul M. Benenati, commanding general of the 7th CSC, its units are

designed to provide support based upon contingency plans that the combatant commander thinks are the most likely to occur.

“The Reserve has gotten to a point now where we’re a vital and critical part of the whole defense strategy,” said Benenati. “Having folks who are already pre-stationed, as we say in our slogan, ‘An Ocean Closer,’ saves a whole bunch of time and gives the Army the capability it needs to support the European Command.”

During Breedlove’s visit, Benenati went over his strategy for supporting the COCOM’s mission requirements.

“What we want to show or want to illustrate is the fact that the joint task force… is ready and able to deploy, really at a moment’s notice, to places where General Breedlove needs us,” said Lt. Col. David Spess, operations officer, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th CSC, “to provide him the eyes and ears and that liaison capability so that we can provide the right U.S. response, at the right time, to help fix a problem.”

The efforts of the 7th CSC to plan, prepare and provide the EUCOM commander a scalable force to execute mission command are critical in the 21st century global security environment. 7th CSC’s assignment to U.S. Army Europe enables the command to respond quickly, save lives and stabilize a potentially vulnerable nation.

“You never know when a large-scale disaster might occur, and when one does happen, the response must be swift and effective, because the dangers of loss of life and prolonged property damage can be catastrophic if not dealt with quickly,” Benenati said.

“Having folks who are already pre-stationed, as we say in our slogan, ‘An Ocean Closer,’ saves a whole bunch of time and gives the Army the capability it needs to support the European Command.” — BRIG. GEN. PAUL M. BENENATI, COMMANDING GENERAL, 7TH CIvIL SUPPORT COMMAND

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ABOvE LEFT: 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th CSC Soldiers enter a “contaminated” site during the 2012 NATO Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre partnership foreign consequence management exercise at the Georgia National Training site, Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept. 25, 2013.

ABOvE RIGHT: Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Talley, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve Command and Gen. Philip Breedlove, commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, attend a demonstration of the 7th CSC’s foreign consequence management capabilities in kaiserslautern, Germany. Soldiers with the 7th CSC are capable of providing assistance to a host nation, upon request by the Department of State, to mitigate the effects of a deliberate or inadvertent chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack or event, and to restore essential operations and services.

LEFT: Sgt. 1st Class Stephanie Clark (right), medical healthcare specialist, 196th Medical Support Unit, 7th CSC, listens to Bosnia-Herzegovina Armed Forces 2nd Lt. Rubil Pinjo, physician, and Bosnia-Herzegovina Armed Forces Pvt. Nihad kurtovic, medical technician, during exercise Shared Resilience 2012 in Capljina, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Relying on training, trust and instinct, the team executed the near-flawless mission that ended with Spc. Franvi Franco’s weapon trained on a would-be terrorist’s chest—all in less than five minutes.

in the SCenario just described, the terrorist was simulated by an observer-controller-trainer, and the four-person military police team from the 443rd MP Company of Owings Mills, Md., were afforded the opportunity to hone their skills in a realistic training environment.

Long battle assembly weekends spent conducting this kind of realistic training pays off in the numerous missions that take 200th Military Police Command Soldiers like Franco around the globe and into harm’s way.

Specialist Sean Gladden, who joined Franco and the other team members for O-C-T feedback, considers the training invaluable. “It gives us the experience we need and develops our muscle memory so when we do it in live situations, we know what to do,” said. “Practice makes perfect.”

Globally EnGaGETOP LEFT: Sgt. Rian Short, resident of Broken Arrow, Okla., and military police officer with 1st Platoon, 366th Military Police Company out of Stillwater, Okla., searches an enemy combatant role player found shooting at the MPs as they conducted a building-by-building search of Little Chicago for enemy combatants, improvised explosive devices and weapons caches.

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BELOW: Military Police Soldiers fire shotguns as they train using non-lethal weapons, at Camp McGregor, N.M., during the 200th Military Police Command’s Operation Guardian Justice.

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LEFT: Sgt. David Findley, resident of Lawton, Okla., and a military police officer with 2nd Platoon, 366th Military Police Company out of Stillwater, Okla., removes a weapon from a opposing forces role player, Cpl. Ryan Metzger, who was notionally killed during a firefight at Little Chicago, Fort Sill, Okla., June 27. Ensuring Metzger was not playing possum, Findley removed Metzger’s weapon and searched him for remaining possible threats and intelligence.

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new wayS tO Stay tRained and ReadyThe 200th Military Police Command is building on more than 12 years of experience, having been in near-constant rotation with the active component and National Guard. Its more than 13,000 Soldiers make up more than a third of the total Army MP force and almost 25 percent of the CID agents in the Total Army.

While the consistent demand for military police capabilities currently makes the execution of their military occupational specialty second-nature, the drawdown of troops and significant budget cuts to the military means the Army will have to continue to look for new and creative ways to keep Soldiers as trained and ready as they are today.

The half-generation of war and ongoing real-life missions that produced some of the best-trained Soldiers in history is winding down. The implementation of the Army’s Force Generation model and the Regional Alignment of Forces will ensure Army Reserve Soldiers, leaders and units are trained, ready and accessible for missions at home and abroad.

The ARFORGEN model provides predictability and increasing levels of readiness for Soldiers and units throughout the five-year cycle, allowing the Army to focus its resources on units in their available year.

Additionally, by aligning forces to Geographic Combatant Commands, the RAF is intended to provide the combatant commanders with scalable, tailored capabilities to support operational missions, military exercises and theater security cooperation activities. The Army is making the most of available training dollars by using RAF as an opportunity to better integrate training and ensure a common standard between components.

“The continued engagement of reserve component forces is essential to meeting our national security objectives,” said Maj. Gen. Sanford Holman, commanding general of the 200th MPCOM. “The fact is, maintaining the current capabilities of the Army is far less costly than allowing the battle-tested skills we’ve gained fall by the wayside—where the cost could ultimately be measured not just in dollars, but in the lives of America’s sons and daughters.”

The RAF also enhances training by focusing on the unique needs of the GCC. This includes developing an understanding of the cultures, geography, languages, and the militaries of the countries where they are most likely to be employed, as well as the expertise in how to impart military knowledge and skills to others.

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Mans the force through Reserve centers in 33 states, with Soldiers, civilians, and Families living in 44 states.

Consists of four MP brigades, three criminal investigative division battalions and four public affairs detachments

Provides combat support, internment and resettlement, law & order, CID and public affairs

Extends beyond military police operations to other critical skillsets such as public affairs, chaplaincy, medical and legal operations

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“GlObal all”“MPs have a lot of different major platforms to stay sharp on,” said Holman. “We need to get our warfighters out there behind the controls of our Armored Security Vehicles, up-armored HMMWVs and our Raven unmanned aerial vehicles, so when the time comes to execute the mission, they can.

“In the last two years, we’ve deployed almost 4,000 Soldiers into harm’s way, and have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from combatant commanders,” said Holman. “The 200th MP Command is ‘Global All,’ meaning we could deploy to any of the different regions, and units in our downtrace are each aligned with a different region or different regions.”

Holman said his formations continue to demonstrate value around the world—from the remote outposts of Korea and the arctic plains of Canada to the heart of Africa—all while providing forces in Afghanistan, Kuwait and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Participation in the Pacific Command region through exercises like Key Resolve and Ulchi Freedom Guardian in Korea provide opportunities to develop a cultural aptitude transferrable to many different regions.

“Deploying to austere conditions, working with other nations—these are all skills that the South Korean missions have reinforced for our warfighters,” said Holman.

haRneSSinG exPeRienCe The Army relies on 200th MPCOM capabilities like CID to keep up with their current caseloads. In addition to approximately 100 deployed Army Reserve CID agents, the 200th MPCOM provided more than 14,100 man days of support to active duty CID missions, everything from VIP protective services missions to investigative support that runs the gamut from sexual assault cases to death cases to corruption, both stateside and overseas.

The value and know-how the 200th MPCOM provides hasn’t gone unnoticed. “The 200th MP Command has been a valuable force multiplier while augmenting some of our extensive Military Police Corps requirements around the World,” said Maj. Gen. David E. Quantock, Provost Marshal General of the Army. “The support our Reserve Military Police teammates provides is critical to meeting the demands of our COCOMs.”

That know-how is something Holman is relying on to maintain the warfighting skills of his brigades, battalions, companies and detachments throughout the ARFORGEN cycle.

“We, as leaders, must harness the experience, talents and knowledge of both officers and enlisted Soldiers,” he said. “Our units were a part of the Iraq drawdown and the transfer of authority to the Iraq Security Force. We have the 333rd MP Brigade who just participated in the drawdown in Afghanistan and the transfer to the Afghan National Army, and even now we have units and Soldiers in Guantanamo.

“These are the subject matter experts who will train our forces on how to be successful while deployed down range.

“Throughout my career, one saying stands the test of time—train as you fight,” said Holman. “Leaders at all levels must continue to deliver accurate, carefully-planned training events to give our troops the best foot forward when they are called to deploy down range.”

RIGHT: 1st Lt. Clinton Roberts, 2nd Platoon leader, 366th Military Police Company, runs from the concealment of colored smoke across the street at Little Chicago, a training lane, on Fort Sill, Okla., June 27. Little Chicago is a training lane at Fort Sill, Okla., and was the stage for a culiminating training event of the unit’s annual training that enabled the Soldiers to practice many of the warrior tasks they had trained for over the last year.

OPPOSITE TOP: Theater Internment Facility Operations trainer Cpl. Joshua Alves, 96th Military Police Battalion, trains a group of Soldiers in the tactics of controlling riotous detainees at Camp McGregor, N.M. The Soldiers are among about 1,000 Soldiers of the 200th Military Police command from across the nation and Puerto Rico participating in Guardian Justice, an Annual Training and Mobilization Training exercise at the desert post.


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the GuaRdian SeRieS OF annual tRaininG exeRCiSeS GuaRdian JuStiCeExercise Guardian Justice, based at McGregor Range Complex in New Mexico, focuses on training for handling of detainees and Prisoners of War, which is historically a military police task.

The Army’s Regionally Aligned Forces training concept was put into action by including National Guard and Air Force military intelligence units. Additionally, integrating soldiers from other nations allowed the 200th MPCOM to share some of the past decade’s hard-learned lessons as foreign militaries develop their training and standards.

Staff Sgt. Grant Caldwell, the observer controller noncommissioned officer in charge with the 414th Military Police Company out of Joplin, Mo., said many of classes were created by the OCTs, and included personal experiences from previous deployments and assignments.

“We developed these classes alongside Army doctrine, civilian experience as well as Army experience from the ground up,” said Caldwell. “This is to make sure that all the bases are covered and that we are getting the information about humane care and care, custody and control to the Soldiers.”

GuaRdian ShieldMore than 230 agents from all three components joined with agents from around the world to train at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers in Glynco, Ga. The Guardian Shield 2013 training program, initiated for 200th MPCOM’s CID Special Agents, engages employers and communities—something Holman believes is essential to maintaining Soldier support.

Guardian Shield provides a first-hand look at the quality training Citizen-Soldiers bring back to their offices. “We’re working with FLETC to get and provide world-class law enforcement training, and we’re bringing in representatives from sheriffs offices and police departments from across the country to observe the training,” said Holman.

“Seeing the investigative training—the burn scenes, robbery and other scenes— it was all realistic stuff they’d really be doing,” said Army Reserve Ambassador Fred Fair, the ARA for Pennsylvania. Law enforcement training and techniques included driving, weapons, crime scene investi-gation, drug enforcement and protective service operations.

Guardian Shield provides a rare opportunity for people from all over the world to share experiences and learn new law enforcement skills, strengthening international bonds. International counterpart-agents from Australia, Canada, Italy, Belgium and the United Kingdom came to practice and train.

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344th MP Company’s Pfc. Gabriel Otero (left) discharges any remaining electrical charge after firing tasers at Camp McGregor, N.M., during the 200th MP Command’s Operation Guardian Justice.

GuaRdian waRRiORThe 200th MPCOM is working to grow the combat support route stability operations exercise conducted at Fort Knox, Ky., and Fort McCoy, Wis. this summer into an exercise that tests the viability of multi-compo training in order to prepare for operations in a hostile environment.

The primary participants in the exercise, the Tampa, Fla.-based 810th MP Company and the Owings Mills, Md.-based 443rd MP Company, focused training on Maneuver Mobility Support, Area Security and Police Intelligence Operations. Guardian Warrior ended with a live-fire scenario based on lessons learned from Afghanistan to add realism to the simulated combat environment.

GuaRdian ReaChTraining leaders is a key part of maintaining readiness of the force. The 200th MPCOM’s Guardian Reach exercise is conducted at home station and provides realistic opportunities to engage command and brigade leadership in conjunction with Key Resolve and Ulchi Focus Guardian in Korea.

“Taking advantage of these opportunities to get my staff and my brigade’s staffs great training lets us leverage the support we’re already providing to a combatant commander to maintain our staffs edge too,” said Holman. “The experience we get here allows us to better provide support to any region, any combatant commander.”


“leaders at all levels must continue to deliver accurate, carefully-planned training events to give our troops the best foot forward when they are called to deploy down range.”— MAJ. GEN. SANFORD HOLMAN, COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE 200TH MPCOM

ABOvE: From left to right, Army 1st Lt. Clinton Roberts, Sgt. David Findley, and Spc. Joshua Lawrence of the 366th Military Police Company talk to Soldiers playing Iraqi Police Officers during a training exercise at Ft. Sill, Okla., June 27, 2013. Part of the training at Little Chicago was dealing with civilians and non-combatants while executing an urban assault mission.

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GuaRdian Media Guardian Media exercise was developed to give the 205th Press Camp Headquarters from San Antonio, Texas, the capabilities to command and control public affairs units. Engaging 200th MPCOM public affairs operators and providing training opportunities that allow them to develop and hone their craft is a high priority for Holman.

Secretary of the Army John McHugh emphasized the value of public affairs, in his priorities, stating the long-term health of the Army depends upon its relationship with the public it serves.

“Public affairs operators bring an incredibly large non-lethal toolbox to the fight,” said Holman. “These small units have some of the best non-lethal effects for combatant commanders, and we must ensure they are just as trained and ready and regionally aware as our military police formations.”

Currently, the 200th MPCOM has four public affairs units and more than 100 print and broadcast operations Soldiers, technicians and officers capable of deploying at a moment’s noticed to tell the public the story of the American and international forces.

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“throughout my career, one saying stands the test of time—train as we fight.”

TOP LEFT: Spc. Aaron Strohmeyer, a military police officer with 2nd Platoon, 366th Military Police Company, provides forward security as his team members provide rear security and prepare to breach a door in Little Chicago—a training lane at Fort Sill, Okla., June 27.

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LEFT: Pfc. Janice Pierce, 344th MP Company, gathers up taser wires after firing tasers at targets, June 22, at Camp McGregor, N.M., during the 200th Military Police Command’s Operation Guardian Justice.

Spc. Thomas McAllister, left, a military policeman with the 443rd Military Police Company, 400th MP Battalion, monitors a detainee while conducting detainee

operations at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, Alberta, Canada, April 22, 2013. The 443rd MP Co. assisted Canadian forces during exercise Promethean Ram by providing rear

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Staring out into darkness, Spc. Hoang Tran could hardly wait to get started.

Wet from an early morning storm, a little bit cold

and with mud caking his combat boots, he eagerly

directed each Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical

Truck toward the shoreline in the early morning

hours of July 24, 2013. Just as fast as the Arkansas

sun began rising through the clouds, Soldiers all

around him enthusiastically began moving vehicles,

preparing Army engineer boats and dropping large

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hat began as only an idea and a goal became a reality as engineers from the 459th Engineer Company (MRB), 671st Engineer Company (MRB), and 74th Engineer

Company (MRB) came together with the assistance of medics, military police, dive specialists and support personnel, to construct an Improved Ribbon Bridge across the Arkansas River.

Each of the engineer units took care of unloading a quarter of the bridging sections,

with the final section coming from Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters. When the last of 44 bridge sections hit the water, Soldiers high-fived and praised each other enthusias-tically as if they had just won a sporting event.

“Heck of a job guys!” said Tran, a native of Portland, Ore. “We were on a tight schedule, but we got it done faster than we expected.”

Lt. Col. Keith Krajewski, 389th Engineer Battalion crossing area commander, watched the scene unfold.

“These guys deserve to be happy and should be proud of what they just did,” said Krajewski. “They’ve been out here training and rehearsing for over a week now. This is like their Super Bowl. I can’t stress how well they did.”

PrePArAtion for future dePloyMentSWhile River Assault was just an exercise, it provided Soldiers with an invaluable opportunity to hone skills they would likely put to use if deployed overseas.

Every river, stream and lake presents an obstacle to reaching the sometimes desolate towns and areas bordering water sources in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. And while the words dry, desert, snow and mountain may come to mind when describing the terrain of these countries, they also contain large water sources such as the Helmland and Kabul rivers in Afghanistan and the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq.

It’s not uncommon for terrorists to take cover in small riverside towns, where they are more likely to go un-noticed.

Engineers play a significant role when a presence is required in these hard-to reach areas. They provide the boats needed when creating four-way ramp rafts, also known as six-floats, and shore-to-shore full-enclosure floating roadways, giving Soldiers and vehicles the ability to cross water sources.

The nearly 800 Soldiers who participated in Operation River Assault had vigorously trained in preparation for the bridge crossing. The engineers familiarized themselves with their boats and vehicles, while continuing to brush up on their Soldier skills, such as land navigation, marksmanship and demolition. They also made the best of the limited training time allowed on the bridging elements. It made for long days in the field.

For the engineers of the 671st Engineer Company (MRB), it allowed Soldiers to familiarize themselves with their boats and equipment on various lakes and rivers. The exercise culminated with a large-scale wet gap crossing exercise on the Arkansas River, where they would construct a full-enclosure floating roadway on a fast water river.


“This is part of the Army Reserve training strategy and is one of the building blocks of the progressive readiness model that we use to ensure our units are ready to deploy at any time.”— MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM BUCkLER, COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE 412TH THEATER ENGINEER COMMAND

Combat engineers of the 671st Engineer Company (MRB), 74th Engineer Company (MRB) and 459th Engineer Company (MRB) merge bridge sections together to create a barge to transport vehicles on the Arkansas River during Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 24, 2013.

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The Army Corps of Engineers controls the locks and dams upstream, enabling control over the water levels and traffic on the river, so Soldiers can train under conditions that maximize the exercise’s potential. Fort Chaffee offers three ideal crossing points across the Arkansas River; the chosen point for this exercise was 300 meters wide.

“Fort Chaffee is an outstanding place to do this because you’ve got a great river to cross, wider than any other river available for this sort of training,” said Maj. Gen. William Buckler, commanding general of the 412th Theater Engineer Command.

building a bridge and a teamExecuted under the careful watch of the safety and support element, 511th Engineer Dive Detachment, 30th Engineer Battalion, along with security personnel and Army medics, the engineers completed the water bridge in roughly three hours. The bridge was immediately put to use, transporting security elements and Soldiers to the opposite side of the river.

While some of the Soldiers on ground have deployed before, for many it was their first chance to put together a full-enclosure bridge.

It also served as a first for many engineers to work together as a unified force.

“I’m very new to the engineer field and this was my first annual training exercise,” said Spc. Israel Sanchez, a bridge team member with the 671st Engineer Company (MRB). “The familiarity and trust you gain from working alongside people is something you can’t duplicate without actually doing it. I think this exercise is great for team building and that can go a long way overseas.”

When deployed, the ability to swiftly and successfully execute your mission can mean

the difference between life and death. “In a real-life scenario, we only get one chance to make this happen,” said Krajewski. “It’s a good feeling knowing they took theirs, ran with it and I think they are better Soldiers because of it.”

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ABOvE LEFT: Spc. kimberly Anderson, a bridge crewman with the 671st Engineer Company (MRB), checks on boats while preforming safety duties.

ABOvE RIGHT: Soldiers from the 671st Engineer Company (MRB) work to assemble bridge sections together.

photo by Sgt. Dalton Smith, 354th mobile public affairS Detachment

photo by 1st sgt. D. Keith Johnson, 354th Mobile public AffAirs DetAchMent

Photo by Sgt. 1St ClaSS MiChel Sauret, 354th Mobile PubliC affairS DetaChMent

A convoy of High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled vehicles and M113 armored personnel carriers cross over the newly constructed bridge on the Arkansas River during Operation River Assault 2013.

trained + ready

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait—Army Reserve Soldiers

of the 450th Military Police Company recently

partnered with kuwaiti soldiers for combined training

on law enforcement tasks. The training is part of a

10-day exercise between the Army Reserve MPs and

the 94th Al-Yarmouk Mechanized Brigade.

Leadership from both units agreed to a training

schedule that highlighted both basic soldiering skills,

such as unarmed self defense and urban operations,

and law enforcement-specific skills, such as crowd

control techniques and arrest procedures.

The first class of the morning, taught by Cpl.

Tyler Saro, was on the use of flexible cuffs, similar

to zip-ties, to quickly detain someone during a

crowd control situation. Saro emphasized the best

methods for maintaining control of the individual while

minimizing injuries.

“I have trained with the Afghan National Army and

the Iraqi Army, and now I have trained with kuwaiti

Army,” said Saro, a Tampa, Fla. native. “It’s nice to

see how other armies learn and train.”

Saro said that working on common tasks, despite

some of the difficulties of working through a translator,

helped them bond on a soldier-to-soldier level. His

enthusiasm was reciprocated by the kuwaiti soldiers.

“[My soldiers] are excited,” said Warrant Officer

Mohammed Al-Duraibi, 94th Al-Yarmouk Mechanized

Brigade, whose warrant officer rank in the kuwaiti

military is similar to a brigade sergeant major in the

U.S. military. “They showed a lot of enthusiasm for

the training. The knowledge they get is thorough. The

method of teaching is simple and right to the point.”

“Warfare always gets more technical as the

enemy changes methods,” he added. “What better

way is there than to learn from people who have

experienced [warfare]?”

Al-Duraibi has overseen combined training

with U.S. troops for five years. He said the key to

Story and photoS By Sgt. Jennifer Spradlin, U.S. army Central pUBliC affairS

Building Knowledge and Friendship in Kuwait


comBiNEd tRAiNiNg iN kUWAit

Cpl. Tyrus Cato, a military police officer with the 450th Military Police Company and Tampa, Fla., native, deployed to Camp Arifjan, kuwait, participates in crowd control training with the kuwaiti soldiers from the 94th Al-Yarmouk Mechanized Brigade Oct. 29, 2013.

Cpl. Sara Manning, a military police officer with Detachment 1, 450th Military Police Company, and Moyock, N.C., native, deployed to Camp Arifjan, kuwait, tests the balance of a kuwaiti soldier serving with the 94th Al-Yarmouk Mechanized Brigade Oct. 29, 2013.

successful training is built at an interpersonal level,

starting with respect.

“Mutual respect is always good. Once you have it,

you’ll have a good partnership—and the situation in

the region needs good partnership,” said Al-Duraibi,

who feels friendship establishes the conditions for

shared knowledge and experience.

Experience building is a key aspect of the training

for the U.S. and kuwaitis. On the American side,

this is the first trip to kuwait or the first overseas

deployment for some Soldiers. With a large majority

of corporals within the unit ranks, it is also a key

professional development milestone: teaching

combined-military classes.

“It’s going to be important for American Soldiers

to continue to learn about and grasp new cultures

and different ways of life,” said Maj. J. Martin

Plumlee, executive officer of DET 1, 450th MP Co.

“In America, we have a lot of great traditions and a

lot of great values, but the world is a big place.”

Plumlee worked with Al-Duraibi to plan and

execute the training. “People are people,” he said,

“They want to be cherished and respected.”

Plumlee said he was pleased that his Soldiers

were humble and receptive to learning from

their kuwaiti counterparts.

“In the end, we all can learn from each other,”

said Plumlee.

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“…The knowledge they get is thorough. The method of teaching is simple and right to the point.”

— WARRANT OFFICER MOHAMMED AL-DURAIBI, 94TH AL-YARMOUk MECHANIzED BRIGADE

Cpl. Tyler Saro assists with subduing

an individual during crowd control training

with the kuwaiti soldiers from the 94th

Al-Yarmouk Mechanized Brigade on Oct. 29,

2013. Saro also had the opportunity to work with Iraqi and Afghan military

police officers during previous deployments.

trained + ready

WASHINGTON, Ill.—Soldiers from the 724th

Transportation Company were among the first to

assist with recovery efforts in the aftermath of the

deadly F4 tornado that recently ripped through

Washington, Ill., arriving on the scene within hours

of the call for assistance.

“There were downed power lines and gas

leaks and local authorities wanted to prevent

traffic from going into those areas,” said 1st

Lt. La’Darrian Smith, commander of the 724th

Transportation Company.

“We were shocked when we arrived on site,”

said Smith. “The town was devastated.”

The 724th, located in Bartonville, Ill., used

Immediate Response Authority on Nov. 17, to respond

to a request from Washington Fire Chief John Meyers

to help police with setting up blockades on roads

leading in and out of the town.

The Stafford Act and DOD Directive 3025.18

authorize military commanders to use their Soldiers

at the request of local authorities to aid in the

recovery from a domestic natural disaster for up to

72 hours without an official mobilization order. The

primary purpose of this response must be to save

lives, prevent human suffering and mitigate serious

property damage.

The unit quickly notified the chain of command

and received approval to send a convoy of vehicles

to Washington, which is located 15 miles northeast

of Bartonville.

“I was impressed with the speed of communication

to gain approval for this mission and our ability to

pass updates up and down the chain of command,”

said Col. Jennifer Ryan, commander of the 206th

Regional Support Group, Springfield, Ill.

Ryan, along with leadership from the 419th

Movement Control Battalion from Bartonville, was

also on site. The 724th Soldiers used bobtail trucks

and humvees to set up blockades at four locations

around Washington.

Smith worked with first responders inside the

Emergency Operation Center on site and his team


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of 23 Soldiers supported local law enforcement until

civil services arrived later in the evening and the

724th’s help was deemed no longer needed.

“I honestly believe the 724th helped save lives,”

said Brig. Gen. Arlan DeBlieck, commanding general

of the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary),

Des Moines, Iowa. “They helped keep people off the

roads in dangerous areas.”

“Our Soldiers stepped up to fill a need for the

town of Washington after a category four tornado

went through causing extensive damage to the

town,” said Ryan. “The Soldiers were very excited

to contribute and help those in need. I couldn't be

more proud of the leadership’s response and their

ability to organize a 24-person team to support

the mission.”

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Answering the Call: Homeland Tornado Response

“We were shocked when we arrived on site. The town was devastated.”

— 1st Lt. La’Darrian smith, 724th transportation Company

sGT Kevin D. akins

sPC Omar m. albrak

ssG ahmed K. altaie

sPC Paul e. andersen

maJ stuart m. anderson

sGT roberto arizola, Jr.

CPl raphael r. arruda

sPC Farid el azzouzi

Csm edward C. Barnhill

sPC Jacob D. Barton

sGT Gregory a. Belanger

sPC alexander J. Bennett

CPl mark a. Bibby

sPC steven J. Bishop

msG Kelly m. l. Bolor

sGT Federico G. Borjas

sPC roy Buckley

sPC Dustin r. Brisky

msG Thomas l. Bruner

CPT Brian m. Bunting

sPC Charles e. Bush, Jr.

CPT Paul J. Cassidy

PFC Thomas D. Caughman

sPC Doron N. Chan

sPC Jonathan m. Cheatham

ssG Thomas w. Christensen

ssG lillian l. Clamens

sGT ross a. Clevenger

1sG Christopher D. Coffin

sPC Christopher J. Coffland

sPC Gavin J. Colburn

sGT James s. Collins, Jr.

maJ David s. Connolly

ssG Todd r. Cornell

sPC richard m. Crane

1sG Jose s. Crisostomo

lTC Terrence K. Crowe

ssG Donald N. Davis

sFC Coater B. Debose

sPC lauro G. Deleon, Jr.

sFC robert v. Derenda

ssG Christopher w. Dill

sGT Catalin D. Dima

sPC Jeremy m. Dimaranan

ssG Carlos Dominguez

sPC spencer C. Duncan

ssG richard s. eaton, Jr.

sGT Gary a. eckert, Jr.

sPC Daniel l. elliott

maJ michael s. evarts

ssG Jeffrey J. Farrow

maJ Gregory J. Fester

sGT Nathan r. Field

ssG ryan D. Foraker

sPC Kendell K. Frederick

CPT Brian s. Freeman

sGT Bryan l. Freeman

sGT David T. Friedrich

sPC luke P. Frist

sPC Nichole m. Frye

sFC Dan H. Gabrielson

ssG loleni w. Gandy

maJ Jason e. George

sGT David J. Goldberg

sPC michael l. Gonzalez

PFC Gregory r. Goodrich

sGT Brett e. Gornewicz

PFC Devin J. Grella

CPl Kelly B. Grothe

maJ scott a. Hagerty

sPC David e. Hall

sPC robert e. Hall, Jr.

sGT James w. Harlan

ssG Darren Harmon

sGT Kenneth w. Harris, Jr.

sFC David a. Hartman

ssG stephen C. Hattamer

sPC Joshua T. Hazlewood

ssG robert Hernandez

sGT edward r. Heselton

sPC Julie r. Hickey

sGT anton J. Hiett

sPC Joshua l. Hill

sPC Casey l. Hills

sPC Benjamin D. Hoeffner

sGT James J. Holtom

maJ matthew P. Houseal

sFC merideth l. Howard

sPC Bert e. Hoyer

CPl rachael l. Hugo

sGT eric r. Hull

CPl Derence w. Jack

sPC Dustin C. Jackson

CPT Benjamin D. Jansky

sPC ryan P. Jayne

sPC Joseph a. Jeffries

maJ alan r. Johnson

sPC robert T. Johnson

sFC matthew r. Kading

msG Paul D. Karpowich

sPC Chancellor a. Keesling

maJ Dwayne m. Kelley

lTC Paul w. Kimbrough

sPC adam G. Kinser

We honor the lives of these Warrior-Citizens for their serviCe and saCrifiCe to our

WE WILL NEVER FORGETdediCated to the

soldiers of the u.s. army reserve Who made the

supreme saCrifiCe in the global War on terror.

i N m E m o R i A m

ssG Charles a. Kiser

sGT Charles B. Kitowski, iii

sPC adam l. Knox

sGT elmer C. Krause

sGT Kurt e. Kruize

Csm John K. laborde

ssG mark a. lawton

ssG wilgene T. lieto

CPT shane r. mahaffee

sFC Curtis mancini

sGT myla l. maravillosa

lTC ralph J. marino

ssG stephen G. martin

sGT arthur s. mastrapa

ssG matthew maupin

msG Danny e. maybin

sPC Christopher D. mcCarthy

CPT Joshua m. mcClimans

ssG James D. mcNaughton

sFC Otie J. mcvey

1sG Tobias C. meister

sPC Christopher T. monroe

maJ evan J. mooldyk

sGT melvin y. mora

ssG richard l. morgan, Jr.

sFC lawrence e. morrison

ssG James D. mowris

maJ michael l. mundell

sGT rodney a. murray

sGT Paul T. Nakamura

msG robb G. Needham

sPC Charles l. Neeley

ssG Clinton T. Newman

PFC alan H. Newton, Jr.

Cw2 Bryan J. Nichols

sPC allen D. Nolan

sGT Joseph C. Nurre

sGT larry w. Pankey, Jr.

sGT evan s. Parker

ssG robert J. Paul

ssG ronald l. Paulsen

sPC samuel F. Pearson

PFC luis a. Perez

ssG James l. Pettaway

lTC mark P. Phelan

maJ John P. Pryor

sGT Jaror C. Puello-Coronado

sGT miguel a. ramos

ssG Joseph r. ray

sGT Pierre a. raymond

sPC Brandon m. read

sGT regina C. reali

sPC ramon reyes-Torres

sGT lawrence a. roukey

1sG Blue C. rowe

1sG Carlos N. saenz

ssG Cameron B. sarno

sGT Joshua a. schmit

ssG Coby G. schwab

COl stephen K. scott

sGT Danton K. seitsinger

CPl stephen D. shannon

sFC michael P. shannon

lTC anthony l. sherman

ssG russell K. shoemaker

CPT Benjamin a. sklaver

ssG Benjamin J. slaven

lTC albert e. smart

maJ Charles r. soltes, Jr.

sPC Carla J. stewart

sFC Douglas C. stone

sGT michael r. sturdivant

sGT Joshua a. Terando

sGT steve Theobald

sGT Daniel J. Thompson

sGT Jarret B. Thompson

ssG Frank F. Tiai

sGT Tina s. Time

sFC John J. Tobiason

sPC Brandon Tobler

sGT Nicholas a. Tomko

sPC Juan m. Torres

sPC Teodoro Torres

ssG Nathan J. vacho

sGT Thomas e. vandling, Jr.

sGT Jose m. velez

ssG Dain T. venne

sGT Chirasak vidhyarkorn

sGT Brandon l. wallace

sGT Brad a. wentz

PFC raymond m. werner

sPC marc C. whisenant

sGT Cheyenne C. willey

lTC James l. wiley

sGT James witkowski

maJ stuart a. wolfer

lTC Thomas a. wren

CPT Darrick D. wright

sPC James C. young

e to our Country in support of operations iraqi freedom/enduring freedom/neW daWn.

NEVER FORGET

AS oF FEBRUARy 2014

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