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August 2016(1) High Never leave a fallen comrade: Green Beret earns Silver Star ... 14 TipTip ofof thethe SpearSpear Army Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III Army Sgt. Maj. Patrick L. McCauley Commander, USSOCOM Command Sergeant Major This is a U.S. Special Operations Command publication. Contents are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Army Col. Tom Davis Department of Defense or USSOCOM. The content is edited, prepared and Special Operations provided by the USSOCOM Communication Office, 7701 Tampa Point Communication Office Director Blvd., MacDill AFB, Fla., 33621, phone (813) 826-4600, DSN 299-4600. An electronic copy can be found at www.socom.mil. E-mail the editor via Mike Bottoms unclassified network at [email protected]. The editor of the Tip of Managing Editor the Spear reserves the right to edit all copy presented for publication. Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Scranton Tech. Sgt. Angelita Lawrence Army Staff Sgt. Jerimiah Richardson Staff NCOIC Staff Writer/Photographer Staff Writer/Photographer Command Information Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jayson Price Army Staff Sgt. Mark Shrewsbury Tech. Sgt. Heather Kelly Staff Writer/Photographer Staff Writer/Photographer Staff Writer/Photographer (Cover) A 1st Special Operations Squadron loadmaster sits on the back of an MC-130H Combat Talon II and watches a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules June 23. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through June 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Force worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops together while exchanging new techniques. Photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer. Tip of the Spear 2 Highlights Departments SOF Around the World ARNG helicopters enable SOF in Europe ... 4 353rd SOG in New Zealand Exercise Teak Net ... 6 Special Feature: Warrior Games USSOCOM team rocks Warrior Games ... 8 From enabler to competitor ... 9 SF athlete uses Warrior Games as new challenge ... 10 Wounded warrior to warrior angel ... 11 What it takes to field a team ... 12 Exercise Teak Net in U.S. Army Special Operations Command New Zealand ... 6 Green Beret earns Silver Star ... 14 Ranger Hall of Fame welcomes 2016 inductees ... 18 Command Sgt. Maj. shares recruiter experience ... 19 Naval Special Warfare Command NSWC changes commanders ... 20 NAVSCIATTS grows global network ... 22 Air Force Special Operations Command Contents are not Warrior Games: Profiles Webb takes command of AFSOC ... 24 Government, ed, prepared and in courage ... 8 Joint airborne op a success for the 353rd ... 26 Tampa Point Special Ops medical Airmen saves lives at sea ... 28 SN 299-4600. An e editor via Mastering the jump ... 30 or of the Tip of publication. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command hardson MARSOC Raiders welcome new commander ... 32 MSOS renames school house Gifford Hall ... 34 Headquarters Special Ops patriarch receives Legion of Honor ... 36 nd watches a SOCOM intel officer receives Galileo Award ... 38 articipated in Special Ops patriarch receives both the New Fallen heroes ... 39 ogether while French Legion of Honor ... 36 Tip of the Spear 3 An Army National Guard Helicopter lands at Illesheim Army Airfield, Germany July 11. The UH-60L Blackhawk is one of four helicopters in a task force made up of Soldiers and aircraft from the Colorado, Utah and Kansas Army National Guard that will be supporting Special Operations Command - Europe’s components for the next few months. Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Larraine Whetstone. Tip of the Spear 4 Multi-state ARNG helicopters enable Special Ops in Europe By U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Larraine Whetstone U.S. Special Operations Command Europe On July 11 a helicopter task force comprised of four UH-60L Black Hawks and Soldiers from the Colorado, Utah and Kansas Army National Guard arrived in Illesheim, Germany to support Special Operations Command - Europe’s components during training and exercises throughout Europe for the next few months. The mission gives National Guard Soldiers an opportunity to enhance their unit deployment An Army National Guard Helicopter Taskforce readiness that would generally take years to Blackhawk crew chief helps secure his UH-60L at Illesheim Airfield, Germany July 11. The task force is materialize while augmenting the training of U.S. comprised of four UH-60L Black Hawks and Soldiers and partner nation special operations forces for a from the Colorado, Utah and Kansas Army National few short months. Guard. Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Larraine Whetstone. “Moving from a good idea around a water cooler to actually executing this idea gives the extraction system capability. Soldiers an opportunity to focus on the training Black hawk pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 objectives of their customers (United States Patrick Cavanagh, a Colorado ARNG member Army Europe, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and and Denver native, said he is looking forward to Special Operations Command Europe),” said Lt. working with the forces here in Germany and Col Anthony D. Somogyi, the task force increasing his proficiency as a pilot. Cavanagh commander and Colorado ARNG member from has been a pilot in the Guard for 11 years. Palisade, Colorado. This is the first phase of what is hoped to be Since September 2001, the ARNG has an enduring mission set, said Somogyi. This deployed in support of combat operations helicopter task force is the “proof of concept” alongside the active component, which provided and scheduled to rotate back to the U.S. at the Soldiers opportunities to build capabilities and beginning of October. If approved, the aircraft relationships with the active components. will remain in theater to allow follow-on forces “This is a great mission for ARNG Aviation from the Army National Guard to gain because we find ourselves being asked to work experience and help build readiness on longer with Special Forces [in global contingency rotations. operations] quite a bit and this is another way we “As well as having built the helicopter task can work with them and figure out how to force from the ground up, they also plan to build support them,” said Somogyi. leadership at all levels by developing NATO As a direct support aviation task unit, the interoperability and expertise,” Somogyi said. helicopter task force will conduct multi- “By the end, this first wave of guard Soldiers functional aviation support to SOCEUR by should prove their value and ability to support providing air movement, static and military SOCEUR for future missions in the European freefall support, and fast-rope insertion and Command Area of Responsibility.” Tip of the Spear 5 U.S. Air Fo Operations Technician, techniques w casualty eva Talon II June Dryer. In addit Aircrew members from the U.S. Air Force work with Royal New Zealand Air Force in a personnel recovery exercise June 23, medical pe near Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. Photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Kristine Dryer. evacuation “This w Jeffrey Tre 353rd Special Operations Group Squadron. about each here will d completes Exercise Teak Net 16-1 operations. Learnin By U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kristine Dryer Squadron worked with their counterparts from the No. also import 353rd SOG Public Affairs 40 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force while Evasion, R conducting airdrops, formation low level flying and together to “This year is the third year in a row where the night vision training to improve interoperability from the U between the two countries’ military. Air Force p 353rd Special Operations Group has come to New “Every time we come to New Zealand we leave navigated t Zealand,” said Maj. Christopher Izell, Exercise Teak with new techniques and procedures,” said Master Sgt. “It is im Net mission commander. “Every year we come to not Ryan Gossen, 1st Special Operations Squadron this person only learn and grow with our New Zealand loadmaster. “It really is interesting to see how New While we h counterparts, but also build upon the friendships Zealand loadmasters work. We are very similar, but the ground established over the years.” also have a few different approaches to conducting evading in During the 2-week exercise, MC-130H Combat our missions. Every year we continue to share ideas 353rd Spec Talon II aircrews from the 1st Special Operations and really benefit from this exchange.” the exercis Tip of the Spear 6 started sharing tactical-level information on evading, radio procedures, navigation and local flora and fauna. Overall, the learning outcome was great and we were able to solidify the already existing relationships with our New Zealand SERE counterparts.” While the mission was completed over the course of the nearly three week exercise, lasting friendships were also created or cemented demonstrating the importance of joint and combined exercises. “Unfortunately this is my last exercise in New Zealand,” said Gossen. “I am definitely going to miss the interaction we have with our New Zealand counterparts, but I know that the friendships made here will stay with me even after I leave the Pacific AOR.” U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Tremel, a 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Independent Duty Medical Technician, goes over patient monitoring and evaluation techniques with Royal New Zealand Air Force medics during casualty evacuation training on board an MC-130H Combat Talon II June 20. Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kristine Dryer. In addition to flying, both U.S. and New Zealand cise June 23, medical personnel trained side by side on casualty d in Exercise evacuation procedures while flying on an MC-130H.
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