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Ordnance Winter16 Magazine Winter 2016 Published by the United States Army Ordnance Corps Association in support of the Army Ordnance Corps personnel worldwide EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TEAM of the YEAR 2 ORDNANCE MAGAZINE Winter 2016 From the 39th Chief of Ordnance Brigadier General Kurt Ryan Greetings from the Home of Ordnance! he state of our Corps is strong! This First, to train highly competent Ordnance is my assessment, following nearly Soldiers and develop Ordnance leaders that will Tseven months of immersion and integrate into the operating force to support and travel across the Ordnance Corps. win the current fight. Our Ordnance mission is vital to build- Second, to strengthen the total force by help- ing and sustaining combat readiness for ing our Army build and sustain levels of readi- our Army. In every component of the Total ness—individual and collective capacity— Force — Active, Army Reserve and Na- across all components. Nearly 80% of our Corps tional Guard—Ordnance professionals resides in Army Reserve and National Guard and special Ordnance teams are rebuild- formations, and all must be ready to rapidly ing, resetting, and re-training for our next mobilize, certify, deploy and execute their war- mission. fighting functions. We are truly dependent on the In the short time since my arrival, I have total force to fight and win in a complex world. visited many of the distributive Ordnance Third, we must work to strengthen our ability training centers of excellence, spanning to fully implement mission command concepts twenty-seven separate camps, posts and stations within our ranks. To lead Ordnance forces in across our great United States of America. And I the future, we must press beyond the strict con- could not be more pleased with what I have seen straints of command and control thinking and and heard in my recent visits with leaders of the operating force. The Ordnance Soldiers and lead- ers we are growing are highly competent at their war-fighting trade; committed to the defense of our Nation and its people; and compelled by strong values and exceptional character. These Soldiers span the competencies of our Corps: ammunition, explosive ordnance disposal, ex- plosives safety and maintenance special-mission teams. They thrive every day in a world of com- NAN plexity, and stand on freedom’s frontier ready to RD CE O answer the call—the inevitable alert that will propel them to deploy, survive, fight and WIN against any enemy who threatens our way of life. We should all be proud of this new generation of men and women who answer our Nation’s call to serve. They are Ordnance Strong! CO S RP As I complete my initial assessment of the Brigadier General Kurt J. Ryan, 39th Chief of Ord- Corps, I recognize the importance of commu- nance, engages with members of the 307th Brigade nicating my priorities for the Corp’s future. My Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team in their priorities are simple: Tactical Operation Center at Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana. continues on page 6 ANSWERING THE CALL FOR OVER 200 YEARS! Winter 2016 ORDNANCE MAGAZINE 3 U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Association (OCA) Ordnance P.O. Box 5251 Winter 2016 Fort Lee, Va. 23801 OCA Business Phone (804) 733-5596 FAX on the cover (804) 733-5599 Staff Sgt. Gideon Schwartz goes into “harm’s way” during the 2015 EOD Team of the Year competition, www.usaocaweb.org held Sept. 14-17, 2015 at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. (DOD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Jose A. Torres Jr., E-Mail Soldiers, Defense Media Activity) [email protected] [email protected] Gift Shop (804) 733-5596 President Col. (Retired) Greg Mason Executive Director Lt. Col. Michael B. McNeely CONTENTS PAGE Association Director Chief Warrant Officer 5 From the Chief of Ordnance . 2 (Retired) Joe Wurm by Brig . Gen . Kurt J . Ryan From the Regimental Command Sergeant Major . 4 by Command Sgt . Maj . Edward C . Morris From the Regimental Chief Warrant Officer . 5 by Chief Warrant Officer Richard C . Myers, Jr . From the President, Ordnance Corp Association . 8 by Col . (Retired) Gregory A . Mason ORDNANCE Magazine (ISSN Sea Dragons Provide Feedback to Ordnance CSM . 10 1091-8159) is published by the US by Sgt . Kimberly Menzies — 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Public Affairs Army Ordnance Corps Association, a private organization dedicated to The Making of a Stryker Systems Maintainer . 11 the preservation of the heritage and by Staff Sgt . Erickson Carpio and SFC Neagle Randy, Stryker Systems Maintainer Division traditions of the US Army Ordnance Ordnance Unveils New Exhibit: World War I—It Was a War of Ordnance . 14 Corps. Articles appearing in this by Claire Samuelson, Director, Ordnance Training & Heritage Center publication do not necessarily reflect the position of the US Army Ord- The Ordnance Department at the Eve of War . 15 nance Corps, the Department of the by Karl Rubis, Ordnance School Historian Army, or the Department of Defense. Material submitted for publication is Chief of Staff Army Award for Maintenance Excellence . 18 subject to edit. Articles may be sent to: New Instructor Badge Program . 21 Editor, ORDNANCE Magazine, P.O. by Sgt . 1st Class Jeffrey M . Palmer, Instructor-Writer, Ordnance School Box 377, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. 21005-0377 or via e-mail ad- Kansas RTSM Celebrates the Ordnance Corps Birthday . 24 dresses. For more information by SFC Harrison McWhorter contact Mr. Joe Wurm (Chief Warrant Officer 5, Retired) at 410-272-8540; USASOAC Soldiers Win USAOAC BWC 2015 . 28 FAX 804-733-5599. The 2015 Explosive Ordnance Team of the Year . 31 Subscription Rates: Membership by Cpt Robert Hruska, Chief, Concepts, Capabilities, And Doctrine Division, Tradoc Capability Manager - EOD in the US Army Ordnance Corps by Sgt . 1st Class Aubree Davis — USASOC Public Affairs Association includes a subscription to the ORDNANCE Magazine. For non- EOD Directorate Transforms TRADOC Capabilities Manager-EOD . 34 member persons and organizations by Cpt Robert Hruska, Chief, Concepts, Capabilities, And Doctrine Division, Tradoc Capability Manager - EOD subscriptions are $16.00 a year in the USA and its possessions, $34.00 a Automatic Test System Modernizing for Army 2025 and Beyond . 36 year, foreign. by Daniel Moody, Combined Arms Support Command, Materiel Systems Directorate 4 ORDNANCE MAGAZINE Winter 2016 From the Regimental Command Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major Edward C. Morris reetings from the Home of the Ordnance Corps! Words can- Gnot express how proud I am of all the Soldiers in our Corps. Together, we have accomplished a lot over the past months and we will continue to do great things in the months ahead. We recently conducted several State of the Ordnance Corps briefings at Cy- ber School, Fort Gordon, III Corps, Fort Hood and Joint Readiness Training Cen- ter, Fort Polk. We engaged the leaders and Soldiers at each installation in discussions about ongoing trends and leader develop- ment opportunities. They were pleased to hear about our Ordnance Corps initiatives and how lessons learned from an operational perspective will assist the Ordnance Corps as TRADOC shapes the Army. The Ordnance Corps is thrilled to welcome the first round of female NCOs in the three Mil- itary Occupational Specialties (MOSs) recently opened to female Soldiers: 91A (M1 Abrams Tank Systems Maintainer), 91M (Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems Maintainer) and 91P (Artillery Systems Maintainer). We recently participated in the quarterly FORSCOM G-4 video teleconference where Spc. Shantele Frie became the Army’s first female members of our Professional Development Of- 91M Bradley Fighting Vehicle System Maintainer fice provided an update on Ordnance products noncommissioned officer when she was promoted such as the Command Maintenance Discipline to sergeant during a ceremony held at Novo Selo Program (CMDP) website and resources for Training Area, Bulgaria, Dec. 1. CSM Morris and members of the Ordnance Personnel Development Office with the Soldiers from the 1st Calvary Division at Fort Hood, Texas. continues on page 7 — Go Ordnance! — Sustainment Starts Here! — Army Strong! — www.goordnance.army.mil/ Winter 2016 ORDNANCE MAGAZINE 5 From the Regimental Chief Warrant Officer Chief Warrant Officer Richard C. Myers, Jr. reetings Team Ordnance! It has pared for the current and future fight. Readiness been nearly nine months since I is our business—both equipment and personnel. Gassumed the role as Regimental As you lead your sections, shops, and/or mainte- Chief Warrant Officer and I continue to be nance personnel I challenge you to consider the amazed at the tremendous talent filling the impact your actions have in building and sustain- Ordnance warrant officer ranks. As I travel ing readiness. across your formations, I routinely hear While building and sustaining readiness, from Commanders that our warrant offi- the Army will undoubtedly see unprecedented cers are invaluable assets to the teams they change that requires forward thinking, technical serve. I feel quite confident in saying that and tactical leaders. Ordnance warrant officers today’s Ordnance warrant officer is techni- have an opportunity to play a critical role in cap- cally competent, intelligent, focused, inno- turing and acting on important lessons learned vative, and committed just as much as any and implementing change that strives to create time in our history. effective, efficient sustainment operations. The Allow me to offer my sincere congratulations success of future military campaigns much like to all selected for advancement by the recent Ac- those of the past are dependent upon a flexible, tive and Reserve Components Warrant Officer responsive, and adaptable sustainment system Selection Boards. Promotions remain extremely led by talented subject matter experts such as competitive, and performance remains the key you. Our future will be marked by innovation, contributing factor to selection.
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