FORSCOM in the news U.S. Army Forces Command The 7th Infantry Division held a change-of-command ceremony on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. at FRONTLINE Gray Army Airfield, Feb. 4, February 7, 2014 | Volume IV, Issue 5 2014. The commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division presented a special book 10th Mountain Division artillery to the 82nd Airborne Senior Leaders Division War Memorial Repetition, realism drive training battery named Army’s best Museum recently. “Our leaders and warriors are inspired The chief medical NCO for and focused to excel -- they need the the 7th Infantry Division, essential foundation and repetitious, was recently appointed realistic training opportunities at home station that our more “seasoned” to the rank of command leaders enjoyed in our formative sergeant major at Joint experiences.” Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. – Gen. Daniel B. Allyn A Soldier with the 101st Commanding General, FORSCOM Brigade Support Battalion, Feb. 4, 2014, Fort Bragg, N.C. 1st Armored Brigade Combat On Point Team, 1st Infantry Division, prepares for the NFL Army launches SHARP Regional Combine. A Soldier from the 525th schoolhouse pilot course Battlefield Surveillance The Army launched Brigade was honored for an eight-week Sexual saving the life of a man Harassment/Assault who had been involved in a Prevention and Response crash. Program schoolhouse Soldiers of A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain pilot program to better Division, return fire with an M777A2 155MM Howitzer after Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, was prepare sexual assault hit by enemy indirect fire. The battalion was deployed to Paktika Province, Afghanistan, from January through September, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Michael L. Sim) response coordinators, victim advocates and Public Affairs in action trainers. The pilot program extends the training by an By Staff Sgt. Jennifer Bunn, 2nd BCT Henry A. Knox, the U.S. Army’s first field artillery additional six weeks and was directed by Army Chief of Public Affairs, 10th Mountain Division chief. Units are evaluated on readiness, safety, Staff Gen. Ray Odierno and Army G-1 Lt. Gen. Howard B. Since artillery is one of the most devastating tactical proficiency and other distinguishing fac- Bromberg, after they brought in sexual assault response armaments of firepower for any ground force, the tors. coordinators, or SARCs, and victim advocates, from across U.S. Army Artillery School at Fort Sill, Okla., recog- Battery leaders traced their successes back the Army for a panel discussion during the June 2013 nizes the best active-duty artillery battery in the to October 2012. Two months before leaving Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention for Afghanistan, they devised a training plan at (SHARP) program stand-down. Army each year with the Henry A. Knox Award. This year, for exceptional achievement and the National Training Center that would enable overall unit excellence, A Battery, 2nd Battal- Soldiers to employ their engines of war in a wide Black History Month ion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade range of missions in their upcoming deployment. Upon arrival in Paktika Province, A Battery February is Black History Month. Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), took This year, the “Civil Rights in home the prestigious honor. was spread out to three different locations. Sim America” is being celebrated “(It’s) probably the highest achievement a unit was very impressed with the Soldiers’ ability to and the 50th anniversary of can be awarded -- the highest form of recogni- remain flexible and maintain morale under such ‘Wings of Destiny’ Public Affairs - A CH-47 Chinook the passing of the 1964 Civil tion,” said Capt. Michael L. Sim, A Battery com- a high op tempo deployment. helicopter from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Rights Act, which was a result of mander. “It literally means these guys are part of By the conclusion of the deployment, there Airborne Division, passes over the edge of MetLife Stadium the historic march on Washington the best battery in the Army.” was no doubt the unit had delivered world-class during the Super Bowl in East Rutherford, N.J., February 2, in 1963, is being marked. The coveted award is named for Maj. Gen. support to all of its missions with distinction. 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Duncan Brennan) TOP SHOTS Here are the best photos from FORSCOM Public Affairs professionals world-wide. For more photos and information, click these photos or visit army.mil/forscom

Right Sgt. Dustin Ushman, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, climbs aboard as an aircraft prepares to depart from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joseph Green) Below Soldiers from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducts a joint air mobility exercise with airmen from the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Jan. 13-17, 2014, at Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones)

Above A Soldier from the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, prepares to fire a Javelin medium-range missile during Decisive Action Rotation 14-03 at the National Training Center, Jan. 28, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paul Sale) Above Sgt. David Ray, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, hauls a litter with a Left Fire engulfs the riot shields of Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 38th simulated casualty across the medical training lane during 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, during a fire Mountain Division’s NCO and Soldier of the Quarter competition at Forward Operating Base phobia training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Fenty, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric Provost) Germany, Jan 22, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cody Barber)

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