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Ready Now Issue 1, July 2015 READY NOW Ready Now Issue 1, July 2015 READY NOW “Daggers” bring in Issue 1, July 2015 Victory Week with a Informing the Dagger Community on the issues and events throughout the brigade bang! Table of Contents 299th Brigade Support Battalion Pages 3-11 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment Pages 12-14 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment Page 15 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment Page 16 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment Page 17 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Soldiers of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Regiment Infantry Division participate in a Combined Arms Live Fire Page 18-20 Exercise (CALFEX) June 9, 2015 at Fort Riley, Kansas. The CALFEX demonstrated the capabilities of the Dagger Brigade to its surrounding community partners and 82nd Engineer Battalion Page 21 showcased the equipment, facilities and training available at Fort Riley. (Cont. on Pg 2) 2ABCT Commander 2ABCT Public Affairs Officer Col. Miles Brown Capt. Ed Alvarado 2ABCT Command Sergeant Major Follow the Dagger Brigade at www.facebook.com/2abct1id 2ABCT Public Affairs NCOIC Command Sgt. Maj. Larry Orvis and at www.flickr.com/photos/2abct1id Staff Sgt. Tamika Dillard The Ready Now is a command information publication authorized under provisions of AR 360-1, published monthly for the members and families of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. Contents of Ready Now are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, 1st Infantry Division, or the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team. Editorial content is prepared, edited and provided by the Public Affairs Section of the 2ABCT, 1ID. To email suggestions, please contact us at [email protected] 12 Ready Now Issue 1, July 2015 “Dagger” Soldiers demonstrate combat readiness for local leaders, partners By Staff Sgt. Tamika Dillard “It’s real,” Graves added, “Not just a ‘Call of 2ABCT Public Affairs Duty’ game.” As the Soldiers and civilians on Fort Riley For two local Kansas television news reporters celebrated the 98th birthday of the “Big Red One” and it was an experience they said they will not forget. the 240th U.S. Army birthday, the Soldiers of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division “This was a very exciting exercise,” said helped fire things off larger than the fireworks on the WIBW Channel 13 reporter Monte Thompson. “Being Fourth of July. this close and personal helped me to identify the noises I use to hear in the distance when I attended K-State.” The brigade’s Soldiers conducted a combined arms live fire exercise June 9 on Fort Riley as part of KSNT Channel 27 News reporter Katya Leick “Victory Week” celebrations. More than 100 leaders added that the next time she is invited to attend and from the Flint Hills and Fort Riley’s community cover an event like this, she would bring family and partners witnessed some of the Army’s most advanced friends. equipment and highly trained Soldiers as they “I have never see anything like before,” Leick synchronously maneuvered, engaged and destroyed said. “This was an awesome and memorable identified objectives at the post’s Range 18 maneuver experience for me.” training area. “This exercise was a way of showcasing to Despite not having as much area as other local partners and America how significant and Army installations, combined arms units here can valuable the training areas and ranges on Fort Riley safely and effectively conduct training missions, whether small or large as we demonstrated today with are for the units stationed here,” said Lt. Col. Andy the CALFEX, without having to leave Fort Riley, said Sanchez, commander for 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Sanchez. Regiment, 2nd ABCT. Late last year, the brigade covered more than Sanchez added, “Our units gain very 75,000 acres of training area as they conducted a two invaluable training at Fort Riley and because of that month-long situational training exercise and a full- our Soldiers are Ready Now!” scale combined arms live fire, which led to combat readiness certification earlier this year at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California. “You have tanks and Bradley’s, close combat air, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery fire working together in concert with each other,” Sanchez said. “The training that is required to get to this point is just invaluable. This is as close to the real thing as it gets.” Weston Graves, a 16-year-old high school student and family member of a Fort Riley Soldier, agreed with how real this experience was for him. “This was the first time I have experienced anything like this…and my father is in the military,” Graves said. “You could feel the guns shooting and hear it all and even with ear plugs my ears are still ringing.” 2 123 Ready Now Issue 1, July 2015 “Lifeline” Soldiers earn S.A.B.E.R. milestones privilege to guard the saber four times. “The saber signifies the dedication our Soldier’s have for each other, they know they can call someone,” said 1st Sgt. Kent Smith, senior noncommissioned officer for Charlie Company. “It’s a significant win, its not mine or the commanders, it’s something the company has earned.” Highlighting the success of the S.A.B.E.R. program is the competitiveness of earning the opportunity to guard the saber Col. Miles Brown and Command Sgt. Maj. Larry Orvis presented the encased within the 1st Infantry Division. saber to Charlie Company, for a record setting fourth time within the 1st Infantry Division. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Ed Alvarado) “It is possible based on the second quarter awards that we will inspector general’s inspection. have five companies competing to By Capt. Ed Alvarado guard the one encased saber at the 2ABCT Public Affairs Those units that meet end of the third quarter,” said these requirements for two Nicole Sizemore, the prevention The 299th Brigade Support quarters receive the gold streamer, Battalion “Lifeline,” 2nd Armored branch chief at ASAP. “This too is which was presented to Bravo a first, never have we had that Brigade Combat Team held a Company. ceremony Monday to recognize many units competing at this level.” two companies with S.A.B.E.R Those units that meet awards for their strict compliance these requirements for three out of According to Sizemore, with Army Regulation 600-85 four quarters are eligible to seven units in the division Army Substance Abuse Program. compete to guard the encased qualified for a S.A.B.E.R. award saber, which was presented to this quarter, in which four were Sober Army Bravely Charlie Company. Expedite Readiness, or represented within the Dagger S.A.B.E.R., is a competitive “The saber gives our Brigade. program, sponsored by ASAP, Soldiers a sense of satisfaction, developed to recognize elite group that their efforts are being of Soldiers that are committed to a noticed,” said Capt. David higher level of personal and Draper, commander of the Charlie professional development with a Crimson Knights. “It gives us a “Team Attitude.” sense of pride in keeping it, something we can thump our Units are eligible to chest about.” receive awards for meeting the requirements of no drug or alcohol Currently, Charlie incidents, establishing the required Company holds the distinction of number of Gatekeepers, being the first unit in the 1st implementing the hours of training Infantry Division to earn the and receiving a green rating on the 3 Ready Now Issue 1, July 2015 The command team of Alpha Company, 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Capt. Dominic Warren and 1st Sgt. Gerald Sydnor, presents Mariah Brackey with the Soldier Award during the school’s annual spring music program April 20 at Enterprise Elementary. Each year the battalion presents the Soldier Award to the student who demonstrated strong academic performance as well as having character aligned with the Army Values. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alexandra DeAngelis) “Lifeline” Soldiers Recognize Enterprise Student By Capt. Dominic Warren 299 Brigade Support Battalion A local Enterprise Elementary student was presented “Our children need involved adults in their the Soldier Award on behalf of the Soldiers of Alpha lives,” Demars said. “When our Soldiers are here, they Company, 299th Brigade Support Battalion “Lifeline”, are touching the life of a child through the gifts of time in a ceremony April 20, 2015. and attention.” Mariah Brackett , a fourth grader at Enterprise, “Many parents and patrons notice the Soldiers is the fourth recipient of the award, given annually to a and express their appreciation of having them in our student who best exemplifies the Army Values in daily community and district,” said Demars. “The life. partnership builds pride in our school, community and district; and also supports our military and their “It was our privilege to recognize a young involvement and acceptance in our community.” student that embodies the seven Army Values,” said 1st Sgt. Gerald Sydnor, Alpha Company’s senior The Enterprise partnership is one of 22 school noncommissioned officer. partnerships the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team has with the local communities within Clay and Enterprise Elementary has been an active Dickenson County. partner with the company and the 299th BSB for the last five years. Soldiers routinely help with extra hands “We recognize how the Army affects our local in special activities, events, fun rewards and communities,” said Lt. Col. CJ King, Lifeline’s participation in classroom activities. commander. “We must take the time out of our schedules to recognize people in the local community “Young children at this age are still growing who support the military and who also embrace the into their character and are very impressionable.
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