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an edition of ALASKAthe POST The Interior Military News Connection Vol. 11, No. 45 Fort Wainwright, Alaska November 20, 2020 Exchange, Disney help military families celebrate Thanksgiving with free online screening of ‘Frozen II’ Carina DeCino can also hunt through the Army and Air Force virtual playroom at the Exchange Service Public XKids Hub to find a hidden Affairs Exchange cup, giving them access to a downloadable The Army and Air Force coupon for one free hot Exchange Service and the chocolate for kids 13 and Walt Disney Studios are younger at any Exchange giving military families at Express. Fort Wainwright and instal- More online activities lations worldwide an early will continue at the XKids holiday treat this Thanks- Hub through the end of the giving: a free online screen- year. ing of “Frozen II.” of viewers who can tune in the holiday season,” said Operation Fun campaign, a Families can visit Shop- Families can stream the at once is limited. Families Fort Wainwright Exchange series of kid-friendly ac- MyExchange.com/XKids to box office smash for 48 can make the night com- general manager Gloria tivities on the XKids Hub, access everything Operation hours starting at noon (3 plete with Disney-themed Sylvia. “An at-home movie including interactive videos, Fun has to offer, includ- p.m. Central Time) Nov. DIY décor ideas, snack night is the perfect way to Disney-themed activity ing a calendar of events. 25 at ShopMyExchange. recipes, games and other celebrate the greatest gift a sheets, games and more— They can also follow the com/XKids, the Exchange’s activities available at the military family can ask for: including DIY pilgrim hats, Exchange on http://www. XKids Community Hub. XKids Hub. quality time with the ones printable table placemats facebook.com/ShopMyEx- The stream is open to all “This has been a tough we love.” and other activities to make change to get all the latest authorized shoppers with a year for military families, The special military-ex- this Thanksgiving one mili- on Operation Fun activities ShopMyExchange.com ac- but there is still much to clusive screening is part of tary kids will remember. delivered straight to their count, though the number be thankful for as we enter the Exchange and Disney’s Through Nov. 29, kids timeline. History Snapshot: Thanksgiving 1948

Researchers with the Emerging Infectious Disease branch at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research conduct studies to find a solution for the coronavirus. The Emerging Infectious Diseases branch, established in 2018, is tasked with surveying, anticipating and countering the mounting threat of emerging infectious diseases of key importance to U.S. forces at home and abroad. Photo by Army Sgt. Michael Walters In Warp Speed effort, knowing where vaccines are is key to distribution C. Todd Lopez 100 percent accountability of Defense.gov all vaccines every day,” said Perna, who spoke yesterday Right now, six vaccines to the Heritage Foundation in for COVID-19 are in devel- Washington. opment as part of Operation Also key to effective dis- Warp Speed, said the pro- tribution efforts, he said, is gram’s chief operating officer. tracking the uptake of vac- Once one or more of those cine — how many people are vaccines proves both effective actually taking it. The pri- and safe, their fast and effi- mary reason for that, he said, cient distribution will require is that of the six vaccines in knowing where every dose is development, five require two at all times. doses. It’ll be important that When planning for the everybody who takes a first distribution of a COVID-19 dose gets the correct second vaccine, Army Gen. Gustave dose when they come back for F. Perna said he kept four it. tenets in mind. The first of Uptake tracking is also This menu was served on Thanksgiving, tem and developing arctic aircraft mainte- those, he said, is visibility important, he said, because Thursday, Nov. 25, 1948, to the 46th/72nd nance practices. and control. the amount of vaccine being Reconnaissance Squadron at Ladd Air On this day, they enjoyed turkey with gib- “We need to know where Force Base. let gravy, dressing and whipped potatoes; distributed will dramatically every vial was, whether it The squadron’s most lasting legacy was peas, corn and chicken noodles soup; and increase shortly after the first the advancement of polar flying. It was the – for dessert – pumpkin pie a la mode, fruit was in the factory, or it was doses become available. first unit to undertake long-range, long-term cake, apple pie and cocoa with marshmal- on a truck, or it had been dis- “Initially, there will be tens duties in the western Arctic, and was instru- lows. tributed down to an admin- mental in perfecting the grid navigation sys- Photo courtesy of Candy Waugaman istration site; we must have See WARP SPEED on page 3

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Worship Services on Weekly Tips: Fort Wainwright Bank Fees If you’ve ever felt like your • Insufficient funds fee Good Shepherd Catholic banking institution charged – When making a purchase you a fee for something you or other transaction that is Community didn’t anticipate, this list is for more than the amount in your Mass: Sundays, 9 a.m., SLC you. Here is a list of the most checking or savings account, common fees financial institu- and you haven’t opted into an Holy Hour Adoration: Thursdays, 6 p.m., SLC tions charge and tips to avoid overdraft program, the bank Catholic Women of the Chapel: Wednesdays, 9 a.m., SLC them. may decline the change or re- turn it unpaid. • Paper statement fee – TIP: Set up low-balance St. George Anglican Parish Some banks now charge you to alerts to notify you when your mail your monthly statement account is low. 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Then ensure you Cornerstone Youth, Sundays, 1 p.m., NLC wards” accounts. keep the minimum balance for TIP: Banks often waive their that duration. fee if you keep a minimum • Excessive activity fee Congregación Protestante Piedra Angular amount in your account or – Federal rules limit certain meet other requirements such withdrawals and transfers Servicio de adoración: Domingos, 1 p.m., SLC as linking checking and sav- from savings or money market Moving to Northern Lights Chapel Nov. 22, 2020 ings accounts. accounts to six per month, and • Overdraft transfer fee most banks charge a fee if you – Overdraft coverage or pro- exceed this. Fort Wainwright Religious Support Office, tection allows purchases to go TIP: Make savings account through, for a fee, even if you transactions in person at your 353-6112 don’t have enough funds in bank or at an ATM; those are 1051 Gaffney, Unit 10 your checking account. 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Call 353-6779 or 353-6760, or send Remember if you have a DS login doing everything we can to pro- Staff Writer emails to usarmy.wainwright.imcom-pacific.list. [email protected] you must upgrade to a ‘Premium’ vide care within the access to care Brian Schlumbohm account in order to use the system. standards. 3 November 20, 2020 NEWS The Chaplain’s Corner Do you have a job, a career or a calling Chaplain (Capt.) Someone with the uals pursue or work in service of only them- David Wright mindset of a job does a career field because selves, but live for Fort Wainwright, Alaska not (usually) wake up they want to. something greater excited about getting One invests more than their own indi- Is your work (inside to work. into their career, vidual success. One’s or outside the home) a It’s sort of a “Thank education for exam- job or career may in job, a career, or a call- God it’s Friday...oh ple, and in turn they fact be their calling, ing? What’s the differ- God it’s Monday” type (hopefully) reap more but not always. ence? This is a mind- of mind frame. In benefits. These might Sometimes people set and greatly affects Bible college, I worked include higher salary, work in a job or career how we approach our on the janitor crew medical coverage, a so they have the re- work and responsibili- and cleaned men’s retirement plan, and a sources to fulfill their ties. Consider each one dorm community title or rank. calling. Other times individually. bathrooms. “Gross” While I trust we all one’s work is their is an understatement, want to be successful, calling. With a calling JOB: I remain but I did it anyway. a career may bring may come sacrifice. thankful to live in a People work a job with it a temptation This is because some- nation where one has because they have to. to make one’s work times one must die to the option of getting It is transactional and a self-centered ex- their own desires in a job. Recognizing mostly about survival. perience. However, order to fulfill their thought of it like this. need to be discovered that many millions A Job = Survival / I pursuing and giving calling. I believe every or developed, but it is do not have access to do it because I have to. one’s self to a career A calling is not person has a calling already in you. If you adequate work, I feel seems noble and can about survival or suc- no matter how old do not know what it is, grateful for jobs that CAREER: While make a lasting positive cess, it’s about signifi- they are. You can lose pray about it. enable a functional so- a job is mostly about impact. cance. It’s spiritual. your job or career, but Also look inside ciety and make a way survival, a career is A Career = Success A Calling = Signif- you cannot lose your yourself and ask, for people to provide more about success, / Security / Status / I icance / Sacrifice / I do calling. Romans 11:29 “What am I passionate for themselves and security, and perhaps do it because I want it because I am meant declares, “God’s gifts about that is not just their loved ones. status. to. to. and calling are irrevo- about me?” However, a job is Many times, people cable.” That is to say, Then serve that mostly about survival. work at a job while CALLING: This is Job...Career...Call- your calling is as per- cause in any way you A person gets a job in preparing for a career. the sweet spot. When ing. Which mindset manent as your DNA can. At the end of your order to pay the bills, Or they may find that a person operates in do you have about the and cannot be lost. life, you’ll be glad you buy food, and avoid their job can be turned their calling, they work you do? Per- Your calling may did. living on the street. into a career. Individ- are truly no longer in haps you have never

puting resources on-demand vantage of cloud computing. to networked users around • Developing and execut- U.S. Army Cloud Plan the globe and will shorten ing a talent management IT system acquisition times plan to ensure the workforce U.S. Army Chief vision. Under this plan, • Replaces the Army’s from years to days. is equipped with the neces- Information Officer the Army will implement a 2015 Cloud Strategy. multi-cloud, multi-vendor • Establishes cARMY, an sary data science, software What is it? strategy, taking advantage authorized and accredited What continued efforts development and cloud The Army Cloud Plan of the latest commercial general purpose cloud envi- does the Army have design skills. outlines the Army’s vision cloud services with built-in ronment. Many Army apps planned? for how it intends to use the security. and data systems have been The Army will continue Why is this important to cloud to ensure Army warf- moved into cARMY. to update and improve the the Army? ighting forces are stronger, What are the current • Allows the Army to take Army Cloud Plan as it gains The Army Cloud Plan better armed, and more and past efforts of the full advantage of advances experience using the cloud. sets the stage for the rise of skilled than their adversar- Army? in digital warfare, autono- Other continued efforts in a more data-centric Army ies in the use of information Developed by the Army’s mous robotics, and artificial the cloud plan include: in which leaders wield technology on the Informa- Enterprise Cloud Manage- intelligence to maintain • Delivering common data as a strategic asset to tion Age battlefield. ment Office (ECMO), the digital overmatch against shared services, including drive technology and deci- The plan outlines the Army Cloud Plan is part of near-peer adversaries and cybersecurity services, to sion-making at the speed of strategic objectives and the Army’s Data and Cloud non-state actors. enable Army customers to war. This plan will help to roadmap that will bring modernization effort. This • Provides Army the abil- operate in the cARMY cloud establish a resilient and se- about the Army Cloud plan: ity to securely deploy com- environment, operationalize cure cloud solution as stated their data, and take full ad- in the 2019 Army Data Plan. WARP SPEED: Search for COVID-19 vaccine Continued from page 1 rather than “pulled.” ple ask him how that’s prove that they work of commitment to both more people you en- For influenza vaccines, possible. in animal models, but a safe and effective roll, the sooner you’re of millions of doses for instance, distri- “The simple ques- also that they can be vaccine, Hepburn said. going to be able to available,” he said, but bution happens when tion is, how can you manufactured at a “We are following evaluate the effective- beginning in January, hospitals and pharma- achieve the impossi- very large scale.” the highest ethical ness.” the number of doses cies order it from man- ble? How can you take Another angle standards to ensure Finally, Hepburn will quickly ramp up ufacturers — that’s a a vaccine development making OWS success- that these vaccines are said, teamwork among to hundreds of mil- “pull” model. process that typically ful in achieving its safe, and that those multiple agencies and lions. “It’ll be essential With the COVID-19 can take five years, goal, Hepburn said, clinical trials are con- industry has helped that we maintain the vaccine, the U.S. gov- eight years, 10 years, is the manufactur- ducted to the highest OWS be effective in right flow of vaccine to ernment has already and truncate that into ing process. For the regulatory and ethical vaccine development. the American people.” paid for the vaccine. It the timelines of Opera- COVID-19 vaccine, standards, as well,” “The way we fight A third tenant of will be sent out where tion Warp Speed?” manufacturing of the Hepburn said. the virus is really get- vaccine distribution, it’s needed without One of the ways vaccine candidates The clinical trials ting the best from all he said, is knowing individual administra- that’s been possible, is happening while themselves are also of us,” he said, add- where the vaccine is tion sites needing to so far, Hepburn said, they are still being large, involving 30,000 ing that this includes going. ask for it. is modern vaccine evaluated for effec- volunteers. Typically, extraordinary coopera- “We must make “We are going to technology. tiveness. For vaccines he said, such a trial tion among DOD, HHS sure that we have allocate equitably “I think it’s very candidates that prove might involve 5,000 and the private sector. traceability of the vaccine doses to all helpful to point out ineffective, the al- or 8,000 persons. The “I’ve seen some of the vaccine, and that of America simulta- the efforts that have ready manufactured increase means better best teamwork that we know where the neously,” Perna said. gone on for decades in doses will be disposed results. I’ve ever been a part vaccine is going at all “As doses become terms of developing of. But for those that “We want to gather of as part of Operation times,” he said. “It’ll available, we’re push- vaccines,” he said. “We are proven to work, as much safety infor- Warp Speed — and it be a hot commodity, of ing down and out to stand on the shoulders millions of doses will mation as we possibly is the essential fourth course, and we need the United States of of giants — of the be ready to go imme- can,” he said. “And we ingredient on how we it to get to the places America.” people that worked diately. also want to know if achieve the impossi- where it will be dis- on polio, measles, the “We’ve run these they work. With the ble.” tributed based on state smallpox eradication processes in parallel, priorities and require- DOING THE campaign.” and really made in- ments in accordance IMPOSSIBLE Before OWS start- vestments where large with the safety and ed, he said, there had amounts of vaccines It wasn’t until May effectiveness of the already been great are being made much that Operation Warp vaccine.” progress in terms sooner,” Hepburn Speed stood up. It’s a Finally, he said, of how to accelerate said. “By those invest- partnership between OWS wants to make vaccine development. ments, we’re able to the Defense Depart- sure that the entire- There had already have millions of doses ment and the Depart- ty of the American been investments by available much sooner ment of Health and population is covered, HHS and the National than we ever would.” Human Services. One including all of the Institutes of Health, Large, diverse, of the program’s goals continental U.S. and he said. And DOD is safe clinical trials are is to find a vaccine for every island, as well also working on ways also playing a role in COVID-19 before the as to those Americans to make vaccines more OWS’s effectiveness, end of the year and to serving overseas at quickly. Hepburn said. Clinical quickly get that vac- military bases and “Now. I feel like trials for the vaccine cine out to Americans diplomatic locations. they’re really paying candidates involve by January 2021. Perna also said off,” he said. “That’s some 30,000 individ- Most vaccines take COVID-19 vaccine how we’re in phase uals each, and safety years to develop, but distribution, both III clinical trials now has been a priority, he OWS embarked on an initially and into the ... because of those said. effort to develop and foreseeable future, will investments and those Two manufacturers, distribute one in just differ from other types technologies that for instance, had their nine months. Dr. Mat- of vaccine distribu- were started in the trials put on a “safety thew Hepburn, head of tion efforts in that a spring that are now pause.” While those vaccine development COVID-19 vaccine will really paying off both pauses have been for Operation Warp be “pushed” out to the for their ability to be lifted, he said, they Speed, says many peo- American population, developed quickly and demonstrate the level 4 NEWS November 20, 2020 Pulling his weight; Meet the SFAB Strongman from JBLM Staff Sgt. Olivia hours out of my day itive in Strongman, Guerrero and a standard Army you have to prioritize 5th SFAB Public Affairs PT schedule does not it, and this unit allows support this type of me to do that.” Serving in an training and recovery.” Discipline is anoth- all-volunteer unit such This was Hughes er Advisor Attribute as the Security Force first time competing as that Capt. Hughes Assistance Brigade an “at large” athlete embodies as he spends requires maturity with the U.S. Army countless hours each and initiative, in fact, Warrior Fit Team, week in the gym main- these are two of the but he is no strang- taining his chiseled eleven Advisor Attri- er to competitions. physique. butes the 5th SFAB Capt. Hughes has “Capt. Hughes’ abil- expects from all of its been competing in ity to codify his own Advisors. strongman events for program, and then Resident 5th SFAB over 2.5 years and has tailor and replicate the bodybuilder Capt. Dan earned several coveted methodology to help Hughes, an Opera- titles such as “Alaska’s others achieve high tions Advisor in 3rd Strongest Man” and physical fitness goals Squadron, recently “Tampa Bay’s Stron- is simply unmatched,” put these attributes on gest Man.” O’Malley said. “He has display placing tenth Capt. Daniel Hughes, an Operations Advisor with C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Se- “My Commander, already helped imple- place during the 2020 curity Force Assistance prepares for a strength event during the 2020 Strongman Lt. Col. Trevor O’Mal- ment a C Troop fitness Strongman North National Championships in Montgomery, Alabama, Oct. 16-17, 2020. (Courtesy ley, has been nothing challenge.” American National photo) but supportive in my Capt. Hughes is Championship in goals and has allowed not only a leader for Montgomery, Alabama SFAB provides for me of training required Hughes said. “My me the time to train his Advisor team, but Oct. 15-17, 2020. as an athlete allows to compete at a high training sessions usu- and compete,” Hughes a team player in the “The autonomy the me to follow the type level in Strongman,” ally take two to four said. “To be compet- SFAB organization. “He is a tremendous source of fitness exper- tise,” O’Malley said. “His ability to mentor and help others devel- op fitness plans en- sures each advisor will leave the Troop in the best physical fitness of their life.” As for the future, Capt. Hughes fore- sees a busy training schedule ahead. After a Joint Readiness Training Center rotation in November, Hughes plans to focus on general strength improvement with a goal of competing in the Arnold Strongman Classic in Columbus, Ohio, March 4-7, 2021. “I absolutely plan on competing at the Arnold,” Hughes said. “I don’t foresee any training schedule con- flicts so it should work T:9.75" out!” T:10"

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Lt. Col. Ashley Hartwell let out a joyous gasp as she marveled at a unique display in the National Museum of the United States Army for the first time. A bright smile beamed across her face as she turned to share her excite- ment with her husband, Maj. Kristopher Hartwell, and daughter, Grace. A life-sized model in Hartwell’s visage, dressed in an Army combat uni- form, stood tall in front of the family. Symbolic of a female military police officer on high alert in Iraq, Hart- well’s display conveys a feeling of tension as she grasps onto her M-249 light machine gun in a low-ready position. The model, titled “Corporal on Patrol in Ramadi,” highlights the growing role of women in combat during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, museum officials said. In 2013, former Secretary of Lt. Col. Ashley Hartwell, a reservist, looks at a life-sized model in her visage on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Army, in Defense Leon Panetta re- Fort Belvoir, Va. She was joined by her husband, Maj. Kristopher Hartwell, and daughter, Grace, during the visit. The model, titled moved the ban on women “Corporal on Patrol in Ramadi,” highlights the growing role of women in combat during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Army serving in combat arms, photo) creating more opportuni- ties for females through- financial management and of our three-vehicle con- The Army proposed a moment in time,” said out the force. retirement. voy” -- an uncommon role a list of changes to the Paul Morando, the muse- Hartwell, a reservist In turn, the Army has for female Soldiers at that combat uniform design to um’s chief curator. “Using and former intermedi- grown to become a large, time, she explained. better fit both genders in Soldiers as models pro- ate-level education in- extended family, Hartwell “The days I spent as a 2010. This initiative led to vides authenticity. They structor at the U.S. Army added. gunner in a combat pa- Army Combat Uniform-Al- know how to hold their Command and General “I have not always loved trol was physically and ternate, or the first com- weapon, stand in forma- Staff College at Fort the Army … but I am, mentally demanding,” she bat garment intentionally tion, and convey emotion Belvoir, first enlisted in without a doubt, a stron- added. “But like so many designed to fit a female of what it’s like to be a the Massachusetts Na- ger and better person for women before and after Soldier. Soldier.” tional Guard to obtain her having joined,” she said. me, I knew that I was up Additionally, the Army Joined by her husband, college degree, and a year to the task.” released an Improved Out- the couple flew to New later signed up for the Aside from combat, er Tactical Vest in 2013, York to participate in the Reserve Officers’ Training The display there were many chal- which featured a shorter figure-casting process. Corps. She then served on While the museum’s lenges female Soldiers had torso and a customizable “They started with my active duty for 10 years display is not a direct rep- to face during that time, design to support the fe- head by covering it with before moving to the Ha- resentation of Hartwell’s Hartwell said. For exam- male form. some form of a cap,” she waii Guard, and later the career, the sweat on the fig- ple, the Army’s standard “I feel that women said. “They then put plas- Army Reserve. ure’s brow triggered some issued body armor was in the Army also have a ter all over my face except “While we may join the key memories, she said. originally designed to fit a greater opportunity to my nostrils.” Once com- Army for the benefits, or Hartwell served two male body composition. take on a leadership role,” plete, “they went to my even for national pride, tours in Iraq. As a Captain Hartwell recalled the she said. “In my tenure, legs ... and then arms.” many of us stay in for the she worked closely with pain she felt whenever the I have seen women in the Hartwell held a specific people on our left and the local population and convoy would come to a Army enter combat, grad- pose during each layer of right,” she said. “There directly with the Iraqi quick halt, throwing her uate Ranger school, and casting. The entire pro- have been many times military as a military back against the rear of now serve in combat arms. cess took several hours, throughout my career transition team member the gunner’s turret. “Women are taken more she said. where I am bone tired, during her initial tour in “My body armor would seriously and treated When people look at dirty, hungry, and misera- 2007-2008. She returned smack me in my spine be- more professionally now,” the figure, Hartwell hopes ble, but so were the Sol- in 2010-2011, first as a cause it was too big, even she added. “I have seen people will see “the de- diers next to me. Company Commander at an extra-small size,” that change in the last 20 termination of females in “We had ‘shared and later a stability team she said. “I would come years, and it is a welcome combat,” she said. “See- misery,’ and we all got transition team member, back with bruises all down change.” ing the figure of myself is through it together, usual- again working hand in my spine.” truly humbling. Hopeful- ly with a great story in the hand with the same Iraqi Since her time in Iraq, ly, other women can see end,” she added. military officers she had there have been many Figure casting themselves in her as well. Hartwell’s first super- three years earlier. changes to support wom- The National Army “I feel fortunate, but I visor also taught her the During her first deploy- en’s growing role through- Museum’s exhibit team am not quite sure I de- value of leadership during ment, “we were out on out the force, Hartwell was dedicated to creating served this,” she added. her initial four-year missions with the Iraqis said. For decades, female Soldier figures as authen- “I am just another female commitment. The two every week for a year. I Soldiers wore the same tic as possible. Soldier, like the thousands discussed the significance was a M240B machine uniform as their male “We worked very closely serving in the Army right behind an Army career, gunner in the lead vehicle counterparts. with the artists to capture now.” to include topics about 6

Army announces 2020 top Soldier, NCO Thomas Brading in which our best and “Congratulations to the Army News Service brightest leaders have an best Soldier and NCO in opportunity to influence our Army,” Grinston said After being pushed to and help mold young men during his presentation. their physical and mental and women joining the “Even under this year’s limits, a Special Forces Army family. It’s an excep- extraordinary circumstanc- Soldier and a combat medic tional achievement and we es, you’ve proven you have were named winners of this are proud of all of these Sol- what it takes to compete year’s Best Warrior Compe- diers,” McConville added. and win. Thank you also tition during a virtual event In all, 22 Soldiers from to the hundreds of leaders Tuesday hosted by the 11 Army commands were who made this decentral- force’s top enlisted leader. tested on a national stage to ized, virtual competition a Following a gauntlet see who would stand tallest reality.” of tests leading to the among their peers as the In addition to announc- announcement, Sgt. 1st Army’s best. ing awards and fielding Class Alexander Berger, The competition’s goal questions from a live assigned to 2nd Battalion, was more than identify- audience, Grinston also 10th Special Forces Group ing the most physically fit discussed current and (Airborne) at Fort Carson, Soldier, or who was best in future initiatives for the Colorado, and Sgt. James front of a board. BWC is in- enlisted force. For instance, Akinola, who represented Graphics by Melissa Burlovich tended to identify the over- a marketplace-style system U.S. Army Medical Com- all best Soldier in the Army, for enlisted assignments physical fitness, and ability “We were going to overcome mand and is stationed at and to do that, competitors from staff sergeant through to adapt and overcome chal- and execute this competi- Fort Jackson, South Caroli- are tested on everything master sergeant that will lenging and battle-focused tion and highlight our great na, secured the top honors. from wisdom, tenacity, tech- rack and stack qualified scenarios. Due to COVID-19 Soldiers” no matter what. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Mi- nical and tactical skills, and applicants is scheduled to health restrictions, howev- “In these challenging chael A. Grinston revealed overall combat readiness. be released next month. er, the 19th annual BWC times, the Army continues the names of the awardees From Sept. 17 through A smartphone app for was held virtually for the to push forward in all facets during a live presentation Oct. 9, Soldiers completed “This is My Squad” is also first time. of its mission to defend at the Association of the the new Army Combat Fit- scheduled, Grinston said, Even though the online the nation, from fitness U.S. Army Annual Meeting ness Test, a weapons range based on his signature format was new, the rig- and leadership training to and Exposition. qualification, a 12-mile ruck initiative. Although there is orous standards were not recruiting and career coun- Normally, event organiz- march, warrior tasks and no release date yet, the app compromised, said Sgt. Maj. seling,” said Chief of Staff ers would have brought the drills, an essay, and capped will eventually help leaders Jose G. Melendez, the Ar- of the Army Gen. James C. finalists together so they the competition off with an manage their Soldiers on my’s Strategic Operations McConville in a release. can be evaluated in-person interview board with senior everyday tasks. Directorate sergeant major. “These are critical areas on their technical skills, enlisted leaders. 7 November 20, 2020 NEWS Medal of Honor recipient stays connected to Army by helping others Thomas Brading Warrior Care Program Army News Service at Joint Base Lewis-Mc- Chord, Washington For Leroy Petry, – near where he lives clutching a live gre- today. nade and attempting Petry credits the to return it was second warfighters he met nature, regardless of during his recovery as the outcome. The Army an inspiration to the Ranger wasn’t thinking job. In Washington, he about himself, but just assisted wounded and protecting the Soldiers ill Rangers, and their by his side, he said. families, on their roads That split-second to recovery. decision changed the A year after reen- course of his life forev- listing, in July 2011, er. Petry received the It’s been more than a nation’s most presti- decade since the retired gious personal military master sergeant lost his decoration, the Medal right hand saving fel- of Honor, by President low Rangers in battle, a Barack Obama during a selfless act that would White House ceremony warrant a Medal of attended by his family Honor three years later. and fellow Soldiers. But his passion for President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry at the White House Petry officially helping troops has only in Washington, D.C., July 12, 2011. (Photo by Spc. David M. Sharp) retired from the Army grown. in 2014 after nearly 15 These days, Petry then-Staff Sgt. Petry vided enough lull time didn’t feel much pain. I ing with. years of service. sits on a board for the led a team of Soldiers for Sgt. Daniel Higgins didn’t know it had tak- First, Petry had to “When I think of Association of the U.S. from D Company, 2nd to head their way to en my hand until I sat recover. The medical young Leroy Petry in Army as an advocate Ranger Battalion into a help. back up and saw it was staff eventually re- the military, I think of for Soldiers, among Taliban hotbed during One of the Taliban completely amputated moved living parts from how I would have felt other projects. He a daylight raid. fighters then lobbed a at the wrist.” his arm and attached to meet a [four-star] considers his AUSA Before their boots grenade back toward Still running on a a robotic prosthetic general or a Medal of role as “a direct link to ever touched the Paktia the Rangers, which rush of energy and im- hand. The new hand is Honor recipient,” he the Army’s top brass,” Province terrain, the landed roughly 30 feet pulse, Petry controlled equipped with sensors said. “If either of those he said, adding, “I get odds had already been away before exploding. the bleeding with a and movable mechanics two walked in a room to tell them about some stacked against them. The blast marred both battlefield tourniquet, controlled by electronic and spent 10 seconds of the major issues that The mission was clear: Higgins and Robinson and reported over the muscle signals that talking to [the younger are impacting the lower capture a high-value with shrapnel and radio that he and the have a similar dexterity me], I would have been ranks that they don’t target. These opera- knocked them off their other two Rangers had of a functioning hand. ecstatic.” sometimes get to see as tions were not typically feet. been wounded, all the The prosthetic That outlook led to often.” executed in broad day- A second Taliban while still under heavy hand can also slide years of giving back When he’s not light, he said. grenade followed and enemy fire. The three over Petry’s forearm. to the Army, because spending time with They were best car- landed much closer to Soldiers were cornered After plenty of hours of at the end of the day his family, his days ried out at night when the wounded Ameri- in the courtyard. practice in occupational “I miss it,” he said, are filled with phone it’s easier to conceal cans. There was only In the end, the therapy, the new right regarding uniformed calls, board meetings, troop movement, but a fraction of time to Taliban fighters were hand became second service. “I try to stay and other ways to help military intelligence put distance between gunned down by nature. On it, there is a involved so I feel like Soldiers. didn’t always accommo- them and the immi- responding American plaque with the names I’m still a part of it. “One of the things date to ideal conditions. nent blast. Without Soldiers. During the of fallen Rangers in his Helping Soldiers helps that I’ve been focusing There was a small hesitation, Petry hurled crossfire, Spc. Chris- regiment. me miss it less.” on primarily is suicide window of opportunity, himself toward the live topher Gathercole, a Even if the days prevention – veterans and despite everything, grenade, because “it 21-year-old California of kicking in doors in and active duty,” he they were going to take was probably going to native, was killed in a Reenlistment, search of targets are said. “It’s something their shot. That after- kill all three of us,” he small-arms exchange Medal of behind him, Petry’s that is continuing to noon, multiple CH-47 said. “If I had time to after he arrived to help fight to help the Soldier grow, especially with Chinook helicopters see it, I had time to kick Petry, Higgins, and Honor “to his left and right” this coronavirus. It’s brought the Rangers it, throw it – just get it Robinson. In 2010, Petry reen- is long from over. For isolated a lot of folks straight to the Tali- out of there.” It’s warfighters, listed for an indefinite him, the Ranger tab is and that’s really [in- ban’s front door. Upon He knew the mu- like Gathercole, Petry term of service. His something he’ll wear creased] the numbers. arrival, Petry hit the nition had a fuse of would later say help first role back was as for life. The worst thing you ground running, help- roughly 4 1/2 seconds, him carry the weight of a liaison officer for the could do is isolate some- ing fellow Rangers clear depending on its con- the Medal of Honor’s body that’s already the targeted compound. dition or when the pin legacy. having mental health Initially, things went was pulled, he said. In issues.” as smooth as a routine other words, there was In August, Petry training exercise; the no real way of knowing Road to traveled to Fort Knox, first portion of the the exact detonation recovery Kentucky, with other building was residential time, but he charged The years that wounded veterans with and quickly cleared. toward it anyway. followed were difficult. the nonprofit group, The tone shifted In an attempt to Although the opera- Troops First Foun- when Petry, alongside clear the threat, Petry tional tempo slowed dation, to share their another member of the tried to toss the live down, his desire to get stories and offer words assault squad, Pvt. 1st grenade away from the back into the fight only of encouragement. The Class Lucas Robinson, Rangers. Instead of grew, he said. trip was part of Op- pressed on to an outer soaring through the air, At first, Petry was eration Warrior Call, courtyard. it detonated and blew in-and-out of surgeries a project to help curb In the building’s off his right hand. to repair the damaged suicides in the military enclosure, the duo en- tissue to his hand. After community. The veter- countered AK-47 gun- arriving at the Brooke ans have done similar fire from three nearby A moment that Army Medical Center trips to other installa- insurgents. Petry was changed every- in San Antonio, Texas, tions. hit with a clean shot the seasoned Ranger Being on the road is through both thighs. thing – still in his 20s – no nothing new for Petry. His adrenaline, along In the blink of an longer had a function- While in the Army, he with his leadership eye, Petry’s throwing ing hand. In its place deployed twice to Iraq training, started to kick arm was left in tatters, were only skin, broken and six times to Af- in. First, he checked but his teammates bones, and no fingers. ghanistan. on Robinson, who was were still alive. Even While on the mend alive but shot on the today, he has no regrets at the hospital, Petry left side of his torso. because he knew “they gained strength both Crossfire in With bullets still would have done the physically from the the courtyard spraying, Petry mus- same for me.” medical staff, and in- May 26, 2008, was tered the strength to He would later recall wardly from the other just a routine day for help his battle buddy how his wound wasn’t wounded veterans. It his 75th Ranger Regi- take shelter behind an like “how it happens would be those veter- ment unit. During any 8-foot-tall chicken coop in the movies.” At the ans, who suffered an given four-month de- in the corner. There, he time, Petry didn’t even array of injuries from ployment rotation, the radioed for assistance realize the severity of severe burns to other Rangers went on count- and tossed a thermo- the damage. amputees, whom he less missions, some- baric grenade over the “I didn’t think [the grew close to and even- times two per day. On wall toward the gunfire. grenade] was going to tually would dedicate this fateful occasion, His quick thinking pro- go off,” Petry said. “I his Army career work-