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1A HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION POST 1DivPost.com FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015 Vol. 7, No. 21 FORT RILEY, KAN. ‘Quarterhorse’ scouts charge END OF NINE STELLAR YEARS competition Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Aaron Duncan 4TH IBCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS FORT BENNING, Georgia — Soldiers from Troop A, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regi- ment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Di- vision, representing the division and Fort Riley, were among the 19 teams that competed in this year’s Gainey Cup May 4 to 8. The members of the “Quar- terhorse” squad were Staff Sgt. Brian J. Heather, Sgt. Juan F. Rocha, Sgt. Timothy M. Yanez, Sgt. Dawonta R. Henderson, Spc. Joeland Garcia and Spc. Christopher Omara. The Gainey Cup brought together the best cavalry squads from across the Army, along with one team from Canada, to test the troopers’ knowledge and tactical competence in a physically and mentally chal- lenging environment according to the competition website. “What we tried to do in the 2015 Gainey Cup was to find the best scout squad in Sgt. Takita Lawery | 4TH IBCT our Army and in this case with Above, Brig. Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, 1st Inf. Div. deputy commanding general for maneuver, pins the Legion of Merit on our partners in a competi- Sgt. Maj. Brad Kelley, STB, 4th IBCT, 1st Inf. Div. senior noncommissioned officer, May 12 at Cavalry Parade Field, Fort tion that was based on funda- Riley, Kansas. The award ceremony was held prior to the casing and inactivation ceremony for the battalion. Below, Maj. mental scout skills,” said Brig. Alex Young, STB, 4th IBCT, 1st Inf. Div. executive officer, salutes the official party during the ceremony. Gen. Scott McKean, the armor school commandant. The competition was named after the former first senior en- As colors cased, listed advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, re- tired Command Sgt. Maj. Wil- liam J. “Joe” Gainey. The inau- medal presented gural competition was in 2013 and is held biannually. Instead By 2nd Lt. Heather Dunham of testing the ability of indi- STB, 4TH IBCT vidual troopers must be able to perform as a team. The Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat “If they come out here as in- Team, 1st Infantry Division, cased its colors and inactivated in dividuals they are not going to a ceremony May 12 at Cavalry Parade Field, Fort Riley, Kansas. win,” Gainey said. The occasion marked an end to the battalion’s nine-year his- Immediately following the tory, which included three deployments in support of Operation opening ceremony May 5, the Iraqi Freedom from February 2007 to April 2008 and Septem- troopers started a reconnais- ber 2009 to August 2010, and a May 2012 to February 2013 sance run of an unknown dis- deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring tance. Throughout the run, Freedom. team members to pay attention to details for a test when they See COLORS CASED, page 11 crossed the finish line. This See GAINEY, page 2 Europe Region takes title in AN INTERNATIONAL EFFORT Best Warrior competition By Joshua Ford officers from across the United U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGE- States, Europe and South Ko- MENT COMMAND rea, representing IMCOM’s four regions. SAN ANTONIO -- A pair of Pfc. Larry Laufer from Ana- Military policemen from U.S. heim, California, a paralegal Army Garrison Benelux-Schin- specialist with Headquarters nen were named U.S. Army and Headquarters Company, Installation Management Com- U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood, mand Soldier and Noncom- Texas, and Staff Sgt. John Wil- misssioned Officer of the Year liams, a Lebanon, Tennessee in the 2015 IMCOM Best War- native with Headquarters and rior competition at Camp Bullis Headquarters Company, U.S. May 4 to 8. Army Garrison Camp Hum- The competition included phreys, South Korea, were run- Sgt. Jaletta Paige, a chaplain as- ners-up. sistant with Headquarters and “I’m ecstatic. It was great to Headquarters Company U.S. compete with my fellow war- Army Garrison Fort Riley, Kan- riors from around the world and sas. Sgt. Paige earned NCO of the other regional winners. To the Year honors for the Central come out on top, it’s indescrib- Region. able,” said Kasarda. Spc. Shane Sital and Staff Kasarda and Sital, will repre- Sgt. 1st Class Mark Albright | 1st Inf. Div Sgt. Jacob Kasarda, both with sent IMCOM at the Army Best Maj. Gen. Paul E. Funk II, 1st Infantry Division and Coalition Joint Forces Land Component Com- the garrison’s Headquarters Warrior Competition later this mand-Iraq commander, briefs Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, defense minister of the Netherlands, and Headquarters Company, year. on coalition operations May 13 near Baghdad. The minister visited bases throughout Iraq to get took top honors among eight current information on Operation Inherent Resolve and its support to the Iraqi military and its fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Soldiers and noncommissioned See WARRIOR, page 6 SAFETY HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS ALSO IN THIS ISSUE The next USAG Resilience Day Off will be: As of Thursday, May 20 SEVENTEEN DIVISION CULINARY JUNE SOLDIERS TOP 1 3 5 OF THEIR GAME, SEE PAGE 8. days have passed since the 12 last vehicular fatality at Fort Riley. Eighty seven more and the post will celebrate with a safety CATCH THE ‘CATBACKER’ TOUR THIS holiday to take place at each SUMMER, SEE PAGE 12. unit’s discretion. 1DivPost.com 2A 2 | MAY 22, 2015 HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE TRAFFIC REPORT TUESDAY TRIVIA CONTEST WINNER ESTES ROAD for three days at the inter- The portion of Estes section of McCormick and Road on the right side of Trooper. All northbound The winner of the Tuesday Trivia is Sarah Caiafa, Normandy is closed. Trooper traffic will turn left the spouse of Sgt. Paul Caiafa, who serves with Traffic changeover will onto First Street and use the with Company B, 701st Brigade Support Battalion, be conducted during a non- roundabout at Trooper and 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry rush-hour time of day. Prior Rifle Range Road. Drivers Division. to the changeover, the Nor- going eastbound on First mandy left lane will be wid- Street to McCormick and Sarah correctly provided the link to answer the ened. No roads will be closed Trooper will not be able to question, “What is the mission of The for the widening work on make a left turn onto north- Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard Normandy. bound Trooper and should (“CGMCG”)?” detour to the roundabout DICKMAN AVENUE at Trooper and Rifle Range Every Tuesday, check out Fort Riley’s Facebook Road repairs on Dick- Road. page for the Fort Riley Tuesday Trivia question of man Avenue have begun the week at www.facebook.com/FortRiley. Every and will continue until HAMPTON PLACE answer will be available somewhere on the official July 1. A portion of Hampton Fort Riley website at www.riley.army.mil. Dickman Avenue is Place, from Jackson Av- closed at Pershing Avenue enue north to Ashby Drive, CONGRATULATIONS, at the south end of the con- will be closed to thru traffic SARAH CAIAFA! struction and just south of through May. the AAFES gas station/ A pedestrian and bike Shoppette at Huebner and detour is in place during Dickman on the north end this time. The closure is of the construction. Both part of the demolition and entrances to the AAFES gas construction project in the station/Shoppette will re- Warner Peterson Commu- main open. nity. The designated detour Access to Custer Hill between Huebner Road Elementary School will be and Dickman Avenue is available from Ashby Av- Holbrook Avenue. Detour enue. signage is posted. During For more information, the road closure, the GSA contact Corvias Military vehicle service facility, Bldg. Living at 785-717-2200. 386, and the main post fuel point is only accessible via ACP HOURS Carr Avenue from Pershing OF OPERATION Avenue. Access control point hours are: TROOPER – Four Corners/Troop- MCCORMICK er/Ogden: Open 24/7 Phase 2 of work on Henry: Open 24/7 Trooper-McCormick has 12th Street: Open begun and will continue from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m., until April 30. The work Monday to Friday; closed closed the southbound side on weekends and federal of Trooper, south of Fire holidays. Station Five to the intersec- Rifle Range: Open for tion at Trooper and McCor- construction vehicles only. mick. All Trooper south- Grant: Open from 5 bound traffic will detour at a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday the roundabout at Trooper to Friday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Rifle Range Road to Saturdays; closed Sundays First Street. and federal holidays. Phase 3 is scheduled Estes: Open from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday Above, Spc. Joeland Garcia (right), provides security as to start April 30 and end to Friday; closed weekends his squad completes the chemical, biological, radiological May 7. This will close the Continued from page 1 and federal holidays. GAINEY and nuclear lane during the 2015 Gainey Cup. Below, northbound side of Trooper Retired Command Sgt. Maj. William J. (Joe) Gainey speaks would be the first event of sis and a final test of team to the teams during the opening ceremony of the many in the next 72 hours. physical prowess called the competition. “The competition was final charge. mentally and physically ex- “I definitely enjoyed the haustive,” Heather, a native experience,” said Omara, a of Aurora, Colorado, said. native of St. George, Utah.. “It tested our ability to stay “What I feel like I gained is focused and perform, but knowledge.