TheThe EagleEagle Published for the men and women of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command August 2001 First full FA 40 course graduates COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The the Army and Department of Defense, “As we look at the 21st century, Space- Army reached a milestone on the afternoon Cosumano said. based radars will look deep into areas where of August 3 as 14 officers successfully com- “You are breaking new ground here,” he aircraft both manned and unmanned will not pleted the Army’s first Space Operations Of- said. “In many respects we are really late go,“ he said. “Space-based communications ficer Qualification Course. in getting this course for the U.S. Army, will enable soldiers anywhere in the world “There is only a small cadre of Space but we are here and it is a milestone for to enter and gather information from the Operational officers,” said guest speaker Lt. us. It is like any trailblazer. There are global information grid. The fact is that the Gen. Joseph M. Cosumano, Jr., command- really no markers for you. But you know Army’s objective force must be and will be a ing general of the U.S. Army Space and Mis- you have to go somewhere and there is a Space-based enabled force.” sile Defense Command (SMDC) and U.S. destination. Cosumano advised the graduates of Army Space Command (ARSPACE), before a “So we in the Space business in the U.S. challenges. group of 75 military and civilian personnel Army, and the Army itself, understand the “You will be spread thin across the Army during the graduation ceremony in the U.S. criticality of Space to its future. And so it and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Air Force Space Command headquarters on is an uncharted path; you graduates will various defense agencies and among our Peterson Air Force Base. go down that path and mark the trail for warfighting CINCs. They will come to you The graduates are trailblazers within those who will follow. and ask, where are the Army Space require- “It’s really now left up to you to create ments and they will expect you to know. your destiny, and your role in Space in ser- “When you talk, you will be speaking for vice of the U.S. Army and its warfighting the Army. You are the ones who stake out commanders.” the left and the right limits of the Army’s Space will be a key enabler for the force fighting position concerning Space control. of the 21st century, Cosumano said. You are the ones who get OSD and the ser- “All the products of Space, navigation, vices to commit to the battlefield character- communication, warning and intelligence ization, Space-based Blue Force Tracking, will be key products for the U.S. Army Ob- and more tactically responsive relevant jective Force, which will be a much more Space-based infrared satellite radar sys- lighter and lethal force. And for it to accom- tems.” plish this mission, it must be able to see After his address Cosumano presented first, understand first, decide first, and a diploma to each graduate. then finish decisively. And Space will en- The graduates are: Lt. Col. Robert H. able that force to do that.“ Bruce, assigned to SMDC; Maj. Richard E. The Army has been involved in Space Brence, assigned to the 193rd Space Support from early on, according to Cosumano. Battalion, Colorado Army National Guard; “The Space program that we know, the Maj. Dennis L. Campbell, assigned to U.S. NASA Space program, even the Space pro- Space Command; Maj. Steven B. Choi, as- gram that the U.S. Air Force has a large signed to III Corps; Maj. Duncan C. Currier, investment in, began in the U.S. Army in assigned to National Reconnaissance Office the 1950s and 1960s,” he said. (NRO); Maj. Robert R. Fabrizzio II, assigned This legacy continues as the Army to NRO; Maj. Robert A. Guerriero, Jr., moves ahead. assigned to NRO; Maj. Thomas L. James, “We have a number of capabilities that assigned to III Corps; Maj. Robert E. the Army requires to perform its war- Klingseisen, USSPACECOM; Maj. Patrick M. (Photo by DJ Montoya) fighting mission that we get—in and Marshall, assigned to Eighth U.S. Army; Majors Duncan C. Currier (left) and Robert A. Guerriero, through Space,” Cosumano continued. “So Maj. Jim R. Meisinger, 1st Space Battalion, Jr. (right), students in the Army’s first Space Opera- it is very, very important that we stay part ARSPACE; Maj. Jim D. Patterson, assigned tions Officer Qualification Course, update a Space order of Space.” to 1st Space Battalion, ARSPACE; Maj. Jim D. of battle during a command post exercise. Pruneski, assigned to the National Security Space Architecture; and Maj. Sean M. Scally, assigned to NRO. Colonel (P) Richard V. Geraci, deputy commanding general, ARSPACE and DCG for Operations, SMDC, also awarded each graduate with the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Badge. Cosumano pointed out that the awarding of the badge was a significant event. “I think it shows the recognition by our sister service of your excellent qualifica- tions and your contribution to Space,” he said. One of the graduates, Brence, is cur- rently with the COARNG. Upon graduation, he will be assigned to the newly formed 193rd Space Support Battalion. Officials from the SMDC Force Develop- ment and Integration Center (FDIC), creators of the Functional Area 40 Space Operations Qualification Course, began the intense seven-week course June 15 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The course is designed to train Army officers to be experts in using Space to (Photo by DJ Montoya) support the warfighter. (Left to right) Majors Steven B. Choi, Thomas L. James, and Jim R. Meisinger, students of the Army’s first Space Operations Officer Qualification Course, prepare to brief the corps commander on Space See ‘FA 40s’ Page 7 Force Enhancements during a command post exercise Aug. 1. 2 The Eagle August 2001

Commander’s Notes Defining the Army’s role in Space On August 3, understand first, decide first and then controls satellite payloads and networks we took a signifi- finish decisively. Space will enable this by using the Defense Satellite Communica- cant step forward providing near real-time navigation, tions System (DCSC). The battalion’s in our effort to communication, weather, imagery, missile soldiers point DCSC antennas at users on normalize space warning and intelligence. the ground and control communications when 14 officers To graduate, each officer had to make it network operations to provide critical graduated from through an intense seven-week course, command-and-control paths for ground- the Army’s first including visits to places such as the NRO, forces communications. st Space Operations National Imagery and Mapping Agency, The 1 Space Battalion has two mis- Officer Qualifica- National Security Agency, Fort Bragg,. N.C., sions, missile warning and Army Space tion Course at and SMDC’s Army Space Program Office, support teams. The Missile Warning Lieutenant General Colorado Springs, which is responsible for the Army’s Tactical Company uses Joint Tactical Ground Joseph M. Cosumano, Jr. Colo. Exploitation of National Capabilities program. Stations to downlink missile-launch This program focuses on exploiting current warning and tracking information real I had the pleasure of congratulating our and future tactical potential of national time to ground commanders. first Space operations officers at their systems and integrating the capabilities into Our Space Support Company has five graduation. They will now move on to the Army’s tactical decision-making process teams, each associated with a different assignments throughout the Army, DoD In addition, the students participated in CINC. The teams provide expertise on and other government agencies to leverage a 43-hour command post exercise designed how to access Space assets for communi- Space for ground warfighters around the to evaluate each student’s proficiency in 24 cations, weather forecasting, terrain world. Besides SMDC, here are the other individual critical tasks. analysis and mapping. organizations who will benefit from our Though this first FA 40 graduation is a In addition to our Army Space Forces, first graduating class: the Colorado Army significant milestone, it is by no means ARSPACE provides soldiers for SMDC’s National Guard, U.S. Space Command, III the only Army effort to integrate Space into Space and Missile Defense Battle Lab. Corps, National Reconnaissance Office its operations. Their job is to find military uses for emerg- (NRO), National Security Space Architect, In addition to our new Space officers, we ing Space technology and accelerate the and Eighth Army in South Korea. are standing up our Army Space Forces, fielding of new systems. As our first space “experts,” these gradu- which consist of three unique battalions. As you can see, we are operating on ates will be trailblazing uncharted territory. They are the 1st Satellite Control Battal- many levels to normalize Space in the Army. Achieving this milestone reinforces ion, the 1st Space Battalion, and a new Getting to meet our first graduating class of the fact we in the Army Space business National Guard unit, the 193rd Space Sup- Space operations officers just reinforces my and, in fact, in the overall Army, under- port Battalion. A NASA Astronaut Detach- conviction that we are on the right path and stand the criticality of Space to our future. ment and a Headquarters and Headquarters marching hard to achieve that goal. For the Army’s Objective Force to Company round out the Army Space Forces. become reality, in simple terms ground The 1st Satellite Control Battalion Secure the High Ground! warfighters must be able to see first,

Commentary Ecstasy use harms health, career, freedom by Cadets Robert Chamberlain large amounts of serotonin. This chemi- both of overdose, and of developing and Ben Braasch cal causes feelings of euphoria and gives Parkinson’s disease. the individual a blissful sensation. Nor- The neurons that are permanently WASHINGTON (Army News Service, mally, serotonin is released and reab- injured are responsible for memory and Aug. 1, 2000) — Although overall drug sorbed in a regular cycle by the brain. critical reasoning. Studies by research- use is dropping in America, recent years However, when the serotonin reservoirs ers at Johns Hopkins Medical Center have seen a surge in the popularity of are depleted by Ecstasy, adverse side have demonstrated that long-term users the drug Ecstasy. effects occur. of Ecstasy score significantly lower on There is a “widespread growth” in Serotonin is an important part of the tests of verbal and visual memory. Ecstasy use, according to the testimony body’s temperature regulation system. In 1985, Ecstasy was reclassified by before the Senate by Donnie R. Marshall, The most immediate effect of Ecstasy use the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as a an administrator for the Drug Enforce- is a rapid rise of body temperature. To Schedule I controlled substance, mean- ment Agency. Since 1995, the number of counteract the effect, Ecstasy users often ing that the government has determined high school seniors who have tried dress in baggy clothes and consume large that it has no legitimate medical uses. Ecstasy has doubled to one in 10. Be- quantities of water. However, combining Thus, Ecstasy falls under the purview of tween 1998 and 1999 the number of a hot, crowded dance floor with the el- Article 112a of the Uniform Code of emergency room admissions involving evated body temperatures of Ecstasy Military Justice. Being caught in posses- Ecstasy increased 150 percent. increases the chance of permanent brain sion of any amount of Ecstasy could carry In 2000 the DEA seized more than damage. a sentence of up to five years in jail, three million tablets—three times as When serotonin reserves are de- dishonorable discharge, and forfeiture of many as the previous year. The arrest of pleted, users are often irritable, impul- pay and allowances. several military policemen from Fort sive, and depressed because the brain Recreational drugs have been, are, Bragg, N.C., for both possession and use can no longer “produce” good moods. This and will continue to be a fact of modern of the drug has once again shown that short-term effect usually clears up in a life. From heroin to chewing tobacco, the Army is not immune to trends in couple of days, but in the process perma- each drug holds a particular promise and American pop culture. nent long-term damage can occur. exacts a particular price. It is important Ecstasy is touted by its proponents as In a study performed by researchers that soldiers become aware of the physi- a harmless nirvana. The drug, which is George Ricaurte, Una McCann, and cal and legal costs associated with each usually put in bottled water or pacifiers to George Hatzidimitriou at Johns Hopkins drug, and then make wise decisions for prevent against grinding teeth and heat University, monkeys given Ecstasy for their long-term benefit. The choice to injury, is mistakenly thought to be as four days in doses comparable to those use Ecstasy may give the user momen- benign as the drinks served from behind consumed by recreational users still had tary euphoria, but only at the risk of the bar. Ecstasy actually poses the risk of brain damage seven years later. Some brain damage, dishonorable discharge, long-term brain damage, severe mood users try to protect themselves by taking and prison. swings, substantial fines, and imprison- Prozac. However, Prozac also blocks (Editor’s note: West Point Cadets Chamberlain and Braasch ment. enzymes that are essential in breaking are attached to the Office of the Chief of Public Affairs for Ecstasy causes the brain to release down Ecstasy, increasing the possibility training.) August 2001 The Eagle 3 Kwaj volunteers help distribute vaccine by KW Hillis medical personnel with a preventive “mop- time the high school students volunteered Kwajalein Atoll up effort” to vaccinate the remaining Ebeye, to help on Ebeye. Both said they had taught Carlson and Carlos population over a three- Sunday school at Queen of Peace. Cholera hit Ebeye in December, claiming day period. As a result, nine volunteers from “I wanted to help my people,” Lavin said six lives and hospitalizing scores of others. Kwajalein traveled to Ebeye July 2 to help dis- as she handed a cup to a small child. Although it was quickly eradicated, there tribute 6,000 units of oral cholera vaccine re- While other Ebeye hospital workers set is always a possibility that there could be ceived from the World Health Organization. up their stations around the island, Yao small outbreaks of cholera, said Physician The vaccine is 85 percent effective and helped Cheryl Bowen, Harry and Cheryl Hale Assistant Bess Buchanan. “They are trying is good for six months, said Buchanan, who and Paige Colcough set up their table near to avoid that possibility.” helped coordinate the Kwajalein volunteers. the dock. Dr. Sandra Yao, chief of Ebeye Hospital “Every time I ask for help from Kwaj, I’m One of the few people to visit the dock medical staff, requested help from Kwajalein’s really touched by the response I get,” Yao table was Information Technology technician said that morning as she stationed the Labtak Langrus, who said he had received Kwajalein volunteers at the hospital, by the the vaccine in December. post office and near the dock—three of the Once it was explained it was time for 13 strategically located vaccine stations on another dose, he took one and encouraged the island. his friends to take the vaccine. Soon there Only 3,000 doses of oral vaccine were was a small crowd of adults surrounded by a received on Ebeye last January, Yao said. larger crowd of children staring inquisitively “The vaccine was distributed to high-risk at the foaming mixtures in the small paper groups—the elderly, those with chronic dis- cups that the volunteers handed out. abilities like diabetes, food handlers, sew- The post office group remained busy all age workers and all Kwaj workers. This time day, surrounded by children, said Nancy the vaccine will be distributed to everyone Tesch. over two who is currently well and not “The problem was we needed the parents pregnant.” with the children,” she said. “The kids Children milled around the wooden table thought it was pop. So we gave them leaflets outside the post office as Yao briefed Dr. Tho- to take home. It told them that they shouldn’t mas Tesch, Nancy Tesch and Daveadale eat two hours before [or] two hours after they “Missy” Able on how to mix the refrigerated received the vaccine.” vaccine with water and gave them some tips Bowen, who returned on July 3 to help on dispensing it. again, said, “It was well-organized. On Mon- Since the vaccine tastes like a cross day, we only handed out about 60 doses [near between “Alka-Seltzer and 7-Up,” some of the the dock] because most people had already children don’t like it and may throw up, Yao received the vaccine at other stations.” said. If that happens, another dose is admin- On July 9, a small group of volunteers istered. also visited Carlson and Carlos to dispense Yao set up a small group at the hospital, the vaccine, Yao said, adding that more Ninth-graders, Jessie Brown (left) and Elizabeth including Kwajalein nurse and Ebeye resident than 3,300 doses were given during the Horner mix the refrigerated cholera vaccine with Henny Lavin and ninth-graders Jessie Brown two-day clinic on Ebeye. water outside of Ebeye Hospital. and Elizabeth Horner. This was not the first “I think things went pretty well,” she said. USAKA teens swim in world championships Story and photos by Peter Rejcek officials from 130 countries competing in the championships. Events Kwajalein Atoll include swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and open water swimming. Two young men from the U.S. Army Kwakalein Atoll made his- The Lindborgs, Notarianni and his mother, Sylvia, went to the tory in late July when they competed in the 2001 La Federation games which ran from July 20 to July 29. They only had about three Internationale de Natation (FINA) World Swimming Championships weeks to prepare, as Cris Lindborg said she was belatedly notified in Fukuoka, Japan. that two swimmers from the Marshall Islands had been invited to Loren Lindborg, 19, and Carlos Notarianni, 13, were selected to participate. represent the Republic of the Marshall Islands at the international Loren Lindborg, who was born on Kwaj, has been on the swim competition. They are the first swimmers from the RMI to swim team since the wee age of six, and holds several pool records. against this caliber of competition, according to coach Cris Lindborg, Notarianni has been swimming competitively since he moved here Loren’s mother. And Notarianni is the first Marshallese native to about six years ago. participate in international competition, which features Olympic Kwaj swimmers have repeatedly represented the RMI in the swimmers. He was also the youngest participant this year. Micronesian Cup games since at least 1990. Cris Lindborg said the “It will be a good experience for the kids,” Lindborg said. “It’s way teams have always done extremely well, generally dominating their beyond our league ... but it’s a great opportunity.” opponents. The next games are scheduled at Pohnpei in 2002. Loren said he is nervous and excited about being chosen to com- pete. His modest goal, “To beat out Burundi.” Editor’s note: Most of this article is a pre-competiton story re-printed from the Kwajalein Hourglass. Both swimmers posted personal best times and Lindborg did beat Burundi. Competition will be stiff. There are about 3,000 swimmers and

Carlos Notarianni, 13, practices at the Millican Family Pool for his trip to the Loren Lindborg, 19, practices his butterfly stroke at the USAKA swimming world swimming championships in Fukuoka, Japan, where he competed in pool. He competed in several swimming events, including the freestyle, but- the 50 and 100 meter races, and the freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke terfly and backstroke at the 2001 FINA World Swimming Championships in races. Fukuoka, Japan. Lindborg holds several local pool records. 4 The Eagle August 2001 Bringing Space to the Space soldiers serving soldier Space needs

by Dan Coberly battlefields. SMDC serves as the Army’s ad- Huntsville, Ala. vocate for Space and missile defense and is the Army’s integrator for theater missile If a sneak attack like Pearl Harbor ever defense. The Space and Missile Defense happens in Space, it could be the day the Command also helps Army warfighters gain Earth stands still for America and its allies. access to Space assets and products. The Space satellites might take a licking command maintains the Army’s portion of and keep on ticking. If they don’t, life could what is fast becoming a vital missile defense get chaotic on the planet Earth. program used to protect the nation and our Millions of people would suddenly learn allies. The Army is the lead for land-based how much they personally rely upon Space missile defense systems. Thus far, the Army technology. Cellular phones, credit cards, is the only military service to achieve real- debit cards, ATM cards, e-mail, and per- world success with hit-to-kill missile tech- sonal data assistants might as well not nology, scoring a “GO” in 11 out of 14 recent exist. Banking, shipping, telemedicine attempts. care and other speedy electronic commerce Today, some of what SMDC’s “Space” sol- could be interrupted worldwide. We’d return diers now accomplish for our ground forces to the golden days of radio. And not much has a hint of what the Starship Enterprise else. has portrayed for us on television since the Soldiers on the ground and pilots in the 1960s. Young Army Space specialists and sky would find the situation a lot more se- noncommissioned officers already control rious. Invisible beams of information used satellite payloads, warn of impending mis- by Global Positioning Systems (GPS), sile launches, and maintain vital Space com- weather reports, and communications munications. A small cadre of new Space Op- would vanish. At that moment, we could erations officers (FA 40) are joining head- lose much of our early capability for spot- quarters and battle staffs as Space Liaison ting missile launches aimed at our nation. officers. Soon, they may help other soldiers Citizens and soldiers alike tend to ap- use lasers and sensors or other Space-based preciate advance warning that a SCUD or a technology to accomplish missions that only cruise missile is heading their way. Aspir- a few years ago were in the make-believe Specialist Brandon S. Krumwiede (left) and Sgt. Dennis Shay (right ing artillerymen aim for their rounds to land world of Hollywood’s Star Fleet officers. Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) in Colorado Springs, Colo. The J on intended targets. Inquiring infantrymen Warfare is forever changing. The Army theater missile threats for deployed commanders-in-chief and the jo want to know exactly where they are, where forever adapts, or takes the point and leads their buddies are, and where the enemy is the change. The current trend in warfare is lurking on the battlefield. To them, the ul- to fight at a distance; to attack and to defend timate computer crash would be more than at a distance. If the soldiers and civilians at just frustrating. It would be deadly. SMDC have their way, infantrymen will use The U.S. Army Space and Missile De- Space technology to become a more effective fense Command (SMDC) has eyes in the sky fighting force to be able to do just that. and feet on the ground to make sure some- SMDC’s soldiers see Space as the high thing like “Space Harbor” never happens. ground for terrestrial success, not just the As one of the Army’s 15 major commands, final frontier. To them, Space holds as much SMDC’s soldiers are keenly aware that promise as it does danger. Space has extended the boundaries of future

Sergeant Frederick Mack, Theater Missile Support Company, 1st S his unit sets up a Joint Tactical Ground Station at Colorado Springs

(Right) Sgt. Melissa E. Copeland, Company B, 1st Satellite Control (SATCON) Battalion at Fort Meade, Md., monitors and analyzes the signals passing through the Defense Satellite Control System satellite. SATCON soldiers (Photo by Dan Coberly) look for proper bandwidth allocation, spectral Sergeant Dennis Shay (rear) and Spec. Brandon S. Krumwiede (front), both from the Theater Missile shape, and power requirements to ensure that Warning Company, 1st Space Battalion, verify settings on a Joint Tactical Ground Station unit. the user requirements are adequate for a suc- cessful mission, while ensuring that the health and welfare of the satellite are met. August 2001 The Eagle 5 Army

(Photo by Dan Coberly) t) align a TACSTAR antenna during set up of a Joint TAGS detachments provide in theater warnings of oint forces under their command.

(Photo by Dan Coberly) Specialist Keith Barnhart, HHC, 1st Satellite Control Battalion, uses specialized test equipment to check satellite communications equipment for proper operation. Commander touts soldiers’ skills “If you depend so much on Space, you are go- with a sergeant or staff sergeant in charge, per- ing to have to protect your Space assets so the forming very high-tech functions,” Partridge said. enemy can’t take them away from you,” said Col. “Our young soldiers are located around the world William J. Partridge, commander, Army Space from Japan to California, from Colorado Springs Forces, Army Space Command, U.S. Army Space to Germany and they are supporting DoD users, and Missile Defense Command. not just the Army.” “Ensuring that we have the ability to access all the information that our forces need to get from Space, and having the potential to deny the enemy ‘We are always there, watching from having the same access is a mission with a future here at the Army Space Command.” the sky, so the rest of the Army (Photo by DJ Montoya) Partridge commands a growing brigade-sized can get its job done a lot pace Battalion, shoulders a shelter support post as unit charged with providing day-to-day Space sup- s, Colo. port for the Army. His Space forces include three quicker and safer’ unique battalions, the 1st Satellite Control (SATCON) Battalion; the 1st Space Battalion, and -- Sgt. Dennis Shay a new National Guard unit, the 193rd Space Sup- port Battalion. A NASA Astronaut Detachment and a Headquarters and Headquarters Company round out the unit. Several Army astronauts have or- According to Partridge, the Army’s use of the bited Earth aboard the International Space Station. Global Positioning System (GPS) began when the Everyday, soldiers involved in peacekeeping Army applied a Space-based navigation system operations and exercises probably don’t realize that the Air Force was developing for their pilots. they are using Space and Space technology infor- It was fielded initially to Army units during mation provided by the Army’s Space forces. the Gulf War and now it’s there and the Army ac- That’s because units like the 1st SATCON si- cepts it as always being there. It’s also now a $3 lently do their job in the background, controlling trillion a year business around the world. And it satellite payloads and networks using the Defense was an Army guy, pulling together segments of Satellite Communications System (DSCS). warfighter utility that made it happen. That’s the “It’s impressive when you visit the centers and see privates, privates first class and specialists, See ‘soldiers’ next page (Photo by Keith A. Ramsey) 6 The Eagle August 2001 Forrester takes rookie Space flight His rookie space flight will be memorable qualified for flight assignment as a mission in many ways for Astronaut Patrick Forrester, specialist. an Army lieutenant colonel assigned to the Before his flight, Forrester spoke about Army Astronaut Detachment, U.S. Army the mission and his mentor. Space Command. Forrester, a mission spe- “As a rookie, I just can’t imagine what it’s cialist aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, will going to be like to go to Space the first time. open the hatch between Discovery and the In- It’s a unique opportunity because one of the ternational Space Station and greet the man Expedition crewmembers, Jim Voss, was in- who was instrumental in bringing him to strumental in bringing me down here. Eight NASA, retired Army Col. James Voss. Voss has years ago, when I came to work at Houston been aboard the space station for more than as an engineer before being selected as an 168 days. He will return to earth this week astronaut he was my boss. I owe a lot to him, with Forrester and the crew of Discovery. The just the fact that I was selected. If you’d told shuttle is scheduled to land at the Kennedy me eight years ago that I would eventually be Space Center Aug. 22. on the shuttle, going up to bring him back Forrester, part of a four-man crew, deliv- from his stay on the space station, I just ered 7,000 pounds of supplies, food, and sci- couldn’t have imagined it.” ence experiments to the space station. The Forrester grew up in an Army family and shuttle also delivered the Expedition Three went to West Point after high school. He crew who will spend the next several months was commissioned as a infantry officer and “I’d always been interested in the Space on the space station. Voss, a flight engineer was an airborne Ranger. He says he learned program, but I wanted to be in the Army and with the Expedition Two crew, arrived at the early on where his real interests were be an Army officer. For the first time I real- space station March 18 to study the human after spending several days in the moun- ized I could do two things that I love—serve body in space, space radiation, observations tains with little food and not a lot of sleep. my country in the military and perhaps be- of the Earth, crystal growth in weightlessness A helicopter picked him up. come an astronaut. Probably about 11 years and plant growth in space. “I looked up front because he [the pilot] and five applications later I was finally se- While the shuttle was docked at the space was up there eating fried chicken. I decided lected in 1996.” station, Forrester and another mission spe- right then that’s what I wanted to do. I wanted In addition to Forrester, there are four cialist, Dan Barry, performed two space walks. to learn to fly. So, I spent the rest of my mili- other active-duty Army astronauts: Lt. Col. NASA selected Forrester as an astronaut tary career flying.” Jeff Williams, Lt. Col. Nancy Currie, Lt. Col. candidate in May 1996. He completed two While in Hawaii, Forrester read about an Tim Creamer, Lt. Col. Doug Wheelock and an years of training and evaluation, and is Army aviator who was also an astronaut. astronaut candidate, Maj. Timothy Kopra.

soldiers— Continued from Page 5 kind of stuff our Battle Lab looks at today. “When the Army studied the impact of future Space operations, we found that we were already using other data from Space be- sides GPS,” said Partridge. And the logical extension of that is to organize units to handle it. So we started developing capabili- ties, programs, and products to support the warfighter.” Today, the 1st Space Battalion has two primary missions, missile warning and Army Space support teams. The Missile Warning Company provides direct downlink capabilities from infrared warning satellites that pick up launches of missiles. Soldiers in missile warning detachments are located in Korea, Germany, and Colorado Springs. “Our Space Support Company has teams associated with each Army Corps,” Par- tridge said. “Those guys go out on exercises and provide expertise about Space systems during real world operations. They were de- ployed with Task Force Hawk to Albania AST Field Office chief, Al Gurevich (left) and Phil Van Valen, Boeing engineer, take a during the Kosovo crisis. Our Headquarters break from pretesting the modified 767 equipment used in support of IFT-6. and Headquarters Company assists the re- gional SATCOM Support Centers. The cen- ters are joint operations where Theater AST 767 supports IFT-6 CINCs can go one-stop shopping to get sat- ellite communications. We also keep track by KW Hillis of where all our Space forces are, and the Kwajalein Atoll ules, both containing infrared telescopes, status of their missions and equipment.” said Kerry Koening, AST System Safety “The Air Force builds satellites, launches Their call sign is simply “Boeing 767” engineer. The forward module weighs satellites, and operates satellites, but the and it was the first 767 built. Originally 5,000 pounds and is the size of a Army is the biggest user of Space informa- used to get Federal Aviation Administra- Volkswagen. tion and data,” he said. “There is definitely a tion certification for 767s, it now follows “[It is] to the best of our knowledge, ground focus for what we do, but Space is in- a different flight path from all others of the largest long-wave airborne infrared herently joint in the way we operate our its class. telescope in the world,” said Al Space-based systems. The Air Force plays a As the Airborne Surveillance Gurevich, SMDC’s representative in very important role in launching the satel- Testbed (AST), managed by the Army Seattle. The aft module contains a Navy lites and making sure they stay in the right Space and Missile Defense Technical Theater Wide sensor for data collection orbit so the Army and Navy can use them. Center, the plane contains a modified for the Navy. “Just about everything on the battlefield 86-foot-long cupola, or hump, on the back During IFT-6 the aircraft flew at ap- of the future is going to depend on Space-based of the plane. The AST operated out of the proximately 45,000 feet to image the in- navigation capabilities. When we look at the U.S. Army at Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) tercept, Koening said. future, from the legacy force through the airfield in support of Integrated Flight High-quality infrared data was col- transformation process all the way out there Test-6 (IFT-6) in mid-July. lected on the intercept, Gurevich said. It to the objective force, I think it’s pretty well The cupola is divided into two mod- will be used to analyze the test. recognized that Space is going to be a critical part of those capabilities,” Partridge said. August 2001 The Eagle 7 Army/Tricare News New program helps save Army families by Staff Sgt. Marcia Triggs in the Army’s Pacific Chaplains Office. During health assessment, soldiers con- Building Strong and Ready Families is a struct a genealogical gram that looks to see if WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July commander’s program, McGraw said. The com- there is a family history of tobacco and alcohol 12, 2001) - A program being tested in 17 bri- mander has to put it in his organization, he abuse, stress or family violence. The gades Armywide offers junior enlisted soldiers owns it, resources it and gets the soldiers there, “genogram” also looks for a pattern of spiritu- the chance to improve their marriages while he said. ality, exercise and nutritional habits. gaining promotion points. “The commander’s interest in a soldier’s Level two is another day of training focused The new initiative, “Building Strong and personal life is a morale builder,” Bloomstrom on PREP, and couples learn more about pre- Ready Families,” was pioneered in Hawaii. It’s added. “It says to soldiers that, ‘you mean some- ventive medicine. Couples have their height now running at three brigades at Fort Bragg, thing to us’.” and weight taken and they learn how to per- N.C.; three brigades at Fort Hood, Texas; two McGraw was one of the chaplains in the form breast and testicular self-examinations. brigades at Fort Drum, N.Y.; one brigade at Fort Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, The session ends with an interview with Wainwright and Fort Richardson, Alaska, one Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, who was tasked a community health nurse and they discuss brigade at Giebelstadt and Schweinfurt, Ger- by the then DIVARTY Commander Col. Jose their genograms, Bloomstrom said. If couples many; and five brigades at Schofield Barracks, Riojas to develop such a program. It was de- want to talk to someone at the Alcohol and Hawaii. signed with the assistance of Community Drug Abuse Prevention Center (ADAPC) be- Brigades started the trial program in May Health nurses and it encompasses marital cause of information revealed on their and the trial will last until the end of fiscal training, mental and physical health, referral genogram it’s their choice, he said. year 2003. Hopefully by 2004 or 2005 the pro- services and community resources such as “If a soldier is referred to ADAPC or a check- gram will be established in 185 to 215 brigades Army Family Team Building. writing class by his commander it seems pu- throughout the Army, said Chaplain (Lt. Col.) “Our goal is to increase readiness, reten- nitive. However, if a soldier realizes on his own Glen Bloomstrom, the family ministry officer tion and recruitment,” Bloomstrom said. “What that this is what he needs, it’s his choice, not at the Office of Chief of Army Chaplains. we’re offering soldiers is ways to enrich their the commander’s,” Bloomstrom said. “Statistics show that about 40 percent of personal lives, a sense of belonging and pride.” The second part of level two is Army Fam- Army couples get a divorce,” said Bloomstrom. ily Team Building (AFTB) classes. AFTB is great, “Many in the 60 percent are stable but un- How the program works but a lot of young people are not interested in happy. Adults and children are at an increased attending classes, Bloomstrom said. So, sol- risk for mental and physical problems due to The program has three levels. The first is diers who complete AFTB and all three levels marital distress, and conflicts at home lead to a duty day of marital training and health as- will get four promotion points, he said. decreased work productivity.” sessment usually at an off-post location. The The final level is a 36-hour weekend re- “Building Strong and Ready Families” sup- marital training is based on a Prevention and treat that focuses on spiritual growth, commit- ports the Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Eric Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP), ment, sexuality and friendship. Shinseki’s, goal of intertwining the soldier’s which focuses on communication skills, prob- Soldiers volunteer to participate in the pro- needs with the Army’s needs, Bloomstrom said. lem solving and recognizing danger signs, gram and their eagerness to participate will “Soldiers come into the military to achieve Bloomstrom said. come from word-of-mouth, he said. something. They want to go to school. They “PREP is the heart of our marital skills Bloomstrom said it would severely hurt the want to travel,” Bloomstrom said. “They want training, and it is discussed at all three lev- program to force soldiers to attend. About 150 to serve their country. They aspire to make els. We didn’t take something out of the air couples per brigade will have the opportunity their marriages work. They don’t come in the and say let’s show a couple of videos and talk to participate in the program a year. It’s ap- Army wanting to get a divorce.” about communication. This program is scien- pealing to people when not everyone can at- tifically based,” Bloomstrom said. tend, Bloomstrom said. Pioneers of the program

The program was started to help command- ers be proactive to family needs instead of re- Training on Tricare available on-line active, said Chaplain (Maj.) Jonathan McGraw, TRICARE University, an on-line ver- A “Course Objectives” button takes stu- chief of personnel and research management sion of the TRICARE Basic Student Course dents through information related to objec- is now available to anyone who wants to tives, prerequisites, and requirements. improve their understanding of the Those new to the TRICARE University’s web- Recognitions TRICARE benefit. This includes individu- based learning environment can use the als whose job it is to provide advice on the “Navigation Tutorial” section to learn how to Civilian Awards military health care program for those navigate through the various features and Lane Maryanne P AC-K-ZA AMCS seeking in-depth knowledge of the benefit. functions available in the course. Arbaugh John M LG-L OTSCA TRICARE University introduces its students At the end of this course, the student will Broussard John F BL-ME OTSCA to the health care benefits available for be able to recall the basic benefits of Correa Alice G AC-K-ZS OTSCA Goudy Mildred C IM-C OTSCA uniformed services beneficiaries and fam- TRICARE options, pharmacy and dental pro- Long Ruth Karen M LG-L OTSCA ily members. In addition, this course pro- grams, to match available health benefit op- Miller Curtis D BL-ME OTSCA vides customer service guidance and an tions with beneficiary eligibility status and Adams Gary M AC-T-I PA overview of TRICARE administration. category, calculate costs, and file claim Adams Gilbert E SP-AE PA Alspach Elaine P AC-T-T PA TRICARE University consists of 13 forms. They will also be able to find a list of Barnett Ginger E AC-J PA lessons, practice questions and non-graded resources available on the Internet and from Barrineau Richard D EN-V PA examinations that are accessible at the TRICARE Management Activity if they need Belcher Thomas M OP-O PA end of each lesson. The questions reinforce further information. Bell Patricia I AC-K-ZP PA Burnham Brian D AC-K-ZR PA lesson content and promote learning with TRICARE University can be found on the Duvall Joan L TC-MT PA immediate feedback and, if necessary, TRICARE Web site at Ennis Douglas H TC-BE PA guided review. http://199.211.83.208/public. McCluer Shirley A AC-K-RP PA Montano Norman C AC-T-A PA Pence Clarissa M AC-J-A PA Phillips John F AC-T-S PA Smith Waydene J TC-MT-D PA FA 40s— Continued from Page 1 Trammell Walter L II PA Ward Ross O AC-T-I PA Hammonds Stephen L AC-J-E QSI Course instructions were divided into warfighters. Oreilly George A AC-J-A QSI three segments beginning with 25 days of The course also included a 43-hour Wise Joel W AC-J-T QSI classroom instruction. A week was then de- command post exercise designed to test Erekson Gwyne C AC-K-ZM SA voted to off-site visits to the NRO, the Na- each student’s proficiency in 24 individual AMCS – Achievement Medal for Civilian Service tional Imagery and Mapping Agency in critical tasks culminating in graduation OTSCA – On –the-Spot Cash Award Washington, D.C., and Fort Bragg, N.C. This and assignment to operational staffs and PA – Performance Award included hands-on training with the Army Space systems program offices. QSI – Quality Step Increase Space Program Office, which has developed Plans are under way for the next two SA – Special Act Award the Tactical Exploitation of National Capa- FA 40 classes that are slated for January bilities Space support systems used by Army and June 2002. 8 The Eagle August 2001

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1998 1999 2000 2001 Army campaigns against Ecstasy use by Joe Burlas amounts of the naturally occurring chemi- and severe dehydration. cal serotonin. This chemical causes feel- “This drug’s effect on the body is like a WASHINGTION (Army News Service, ings of euphoria and a sense of well-being. car engine overheating and blowing the ra- Aug. 7, 2001)—Army leaders plan to com- However, Ecstasy can cause short-term or diator,” Fisher said. “There are cases where bat the increasing soldier use of the “club even permanent depletion of the brain’s se- people have died using Ecstasy laced with drug” Ecstasy with education, hard cold facts rotonin reservoir. PMA and their bodies still had a tempera- and aggressive random drug testing, said Dr. “Without serotonin, you no longer have ture of 107 degrees hours later.” George Chagalis, director of the Army Cen- joy in your life,” Chagalis said. “Can you ACSAP statistics showed 39 soldiers ter for Substance Abuse Programs. imagine a life without a natural sense of came up hot for Ecstasy out of 631,918 uri- The center will release a computer slide joy in it? You would have to be medicated nalysis tests conducted in 1998. Positive briefing, complete with “Techno” music, for the rest of your life just for a sense of tests jumped to 153 out of 627,888 in 1999 later this month for commanders to train normalcy.” and 471 out of 679,640 in 2000. Through the their units on the potential dangers of Ec- And like most drugs, you can become end of June, with one more quarter to go in stasy. addicted to Ecstasy or die of an overdose— the fiscal year, more than 620 troops have “This drug directly affects the combat even from a single use, Fisher said. already been identified through urinalysis readiness of the Army—that’s why we are While the potential adverse effects of tests as having used Ecstasy. serious about getting the word out on it,” Ecstasy are bad enough, Fisher said, throw All urinalysis samples sent to Depart- Chagalis said. “Young people today have a in the fact most Ecstasy sold on the street ment of Defense labs are tested for THC, co- feeling of invincibility. They say, ‘It won’t is not the real thing, but a mix of other am- caine, amphetamines and at least one other happen to me,’ but the fact is that it does phetamines and drugs. The sterility of the drug. The additional tests may be for barbi- happen to young people.” lab that made the drug is an unknown, he turates, opiates, PCP or LSD. Ecstasy is an One myth the briefing should dispel is said, and, if Ecstasy is present, you don’t amphetamine. that Ecstasy clears the system and cannot know its potency nor what drug or substance “We still have a lot to learn about Ec- be detected after 24 hours of use. The fact it has been cut with. stasy, but brain scans have shown that it is it can be detected up to 72 hours after One common Ecstasy filler is a drug alters the basic structure of the brain,” use and its side effects of depression, mood known as PMA. It directly impacts the hor- Fisher said. “Young people are pretty resil- swings and erratic behavior last even mones that regulate body temperature. Us- ient. Some might be able to take it a few longer, said Edwin Fisher, chief of ACSAP’s ers can suffer hyperthermia, an abnormal times without feeling any visible lasting prevention and training branch. heating of the body core temperature. In effects—but it will catch up with them.” While there is still a lot of research to closed, crowded environments like those For more information on Ecstasy and be done on Ecstasy, scientists do know that found at most Rave parties, the effects can other club drugs, visit the ACSAP website, it affects the brain by drawing out large be a body temperature of 104 degrees or more www.acsap.org.

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