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The Journal of the Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association SPRING 2016 Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Visits Human Resources Command The Honorable Debra S. Wada, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASA (M&RA)), chats with The Adjutant General (TAG) of the U.S. Army, BG James T. Iacocca, after an office call with MG Thomas C. Seamands, Commanding General, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, and before beginning a series of briefings and discussions with senior HRC leaders at the LTG Timothy Maude Complex at Fort Knox, Kentucky on 9 February 2016. Photo by David Ruderman, HRC Public Affairs Office. The Honorable Debra S. Wada, ASA (M&RA), discusses manpower issues at Human Resources Command with BG James T. Iacocca, TAG. 03 THE ADJUTANT GENERAL’S CORPS 39 JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD (JBLM) REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION OFFICERS ADJUTANT GENERAL UNIVERSITY - 03 FROM THE EDITOR DEVELOPING AGILE, ADAPTIVE HR PROFESSIONALS FOR THE FUTURE SECTION I Regimental Leadership 41 THE ARMY’S FIRST MULTI-FUNCTIONAL HR 05 NOTES FROM COMPANY The Chief of the Corps 44 A TEAM OF TEAMS - 1ST ID ALOC 2.0 06 NOTES FROM 46 FORSCOM G1 SUMMIT The Chief Warrant Officer of the Corps 47 HUMAN RESOURCES SUPPORT TO THE COMBAT TRAINING CENTER (CTC) SECTION II Army & HR Professional Reading 49 THE REDESIGN OF ARMY PERSONNEL 08 AG OFFICER BRANCH UPDATE READINESS AND MEDICAL DEPLOYABILITY 11 AG WARRANT OFFICER BRANCH UPDATE 50 BROTHERS IN ARMS! 12 SOLDIER SUPPORT ENLISTED BRANCH 51 AWARD OF THE FIRST COL. J.P. MIKULA HR UPDATE OPERATOR EXCELLENCE AWARD 52 AG SOLDIER AWARDED THE TOMB OF SECTION III Around the Corps THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER IDENTIFICATION BADGE 14 ADJUTANT GENERAL NIGHT STALKERS- HUMAN RESOURCES SUPPORT IN THE 160TH 54 I CORPS G1 CONFERENCE ROOM SPECIAL OPERATIONS AVIATION (AIRBORNE) DEDICATION TO LTC PAUL R. BARTZ 17 TRUSTED AGENTS: ATTENDING TO ARMY 55 ADJUTANT GENERAL’S CORPS TO INDUCT CASUALTIES AND SURVIVORS SIX NEW MEMBERS INTO THE HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 016 20 DEVELOPING CREATIVITY & INNOVATION IN 57 HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL OUR ARMY HR COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT WARFIGHTER TRAINING CONTENT 22 HR OPERATIONS IN AREA IV, DAEGU, SOUTH SUPPORT PACKAGES (WTSPS) KOREA HUMAN RESOURCES OPERATIONS BRANCH (HROB), 19TH EXPEDITIONARY SECTION IV Army Bands SUSTAINMENT COMMAND 58 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION BAND VISITS THE 24 DEPLOYED HR OPERATIONS - CAMEROON KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 27 SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (SOF) 60 9TH ARMY BAND IN SITKA, ALASKA - READINESS PROCESSING - MAINTAINING MAKING MUSIC AND BUILDING RELATIONS READINESS DESPITE OPTEMPO 62 US ARMY BAND PICTURE-GRAMS 29 HUMAN RESOURCES WITHIN MILITARY SECTION V AGCRA POLICE ORGANIZATIONS 31 EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES 64 AGCRA VOLUNTEER CHAPTER ACTIVATES! OPERATIONS CENTER (HROC) 66 AGCRA ROCKET CITY CHAPTER UPDATE 33 THE ARMY WATERCRAFT PROBLEM 67 AGCRA 100% MEMBERSHIP 35 COMMANDO ADVISING IN SOUTHERN 68 ANNUAL CAROLINA MAUDE FOUNDATION AFGHANISTAN GOLF TOURNAMENT 37 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION PARTNERS WITH 69 AGCRA AWARD WINNERS THE AG SCHOOL TO CREATE THE BRIGADE 71 SUTLER STORE ITEMS STRENGTH MANAGEMENT MODULE (BSM2) 72 NOT GETTING YOUR MAILED COPY OF 1775? 1775, The Journal of the Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association, (ISSN 1551-8205) is published by the Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association, a non-profit organization, headquartered at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and is devoted to the advancement and professionalism of the Adjutant General’s Corps Regiment members. Articles appearing in the journal do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the officers and members of the Regimental Association, nor the Army’s HR leadership. 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VP, Publications, AGCRA PO Box 10026 Fort Jackson, SC 29207 EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.AGCRA.com The Journal of the Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association | Fall I 2015 | www.AGCRA.com 14 17 Adjutant General Night Stalkers – Human Resources Support in the 160th Special Operations Aviation (Airborne) - A training exercise is conducted with a MH-6 Little Bird, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s (SOAR) (Airborne) most low profile airframe. 33 24 Deployed HR Operations – Cameroon - Pictured is the main exit control point leading into Contingency Location (CL) Garoua, Camaroon. U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) operating jointly with the Marine Special Purpose Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF), U.S. Air Force Contingency Response Element (CRE), Navy Seabees, civilian LOGCAP personnel, and the Cameroonian Air Force (CAF) work to establish CL Garoua in preparation for the arrival of 160th Special Operations Aviation Battalion in support of airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations. 58 1st Infantry Division Band visits the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - 1st Infantry Division Band Members pose with members of the Arabian Society of Arts and Culture in Damman, Saudi Arabia. The Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association Officers OFFICERS PRESIDENT COL Jack L. Usrey SENIOR VP COL (Ret) Michael R. Molosso REGIMENTAL WARRANT OFFICER CW5 David G. Betancourt REGIMENTAL SERGEANT MAJOR CSM Nyeedra T. Edwards VP, HISTORY COL (Ret) Steven R. Shappell VP, AWARDS CW5 (Ret) David A. Ratliff VP, MEMBERSHIP SFC (Ret) Kenneth M. Fidler, Jr. VP, PLANS AND PROGRAMS COL (Ret) William (Al) Whatley VP, SALES AND MARKETING CPT Timothy S. Hughes VP, PUBLICATIONS & ADJUTANT COL (Ret) Robert Ortiz-Abreu, Jr. VP, COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS LTC (Ret) Ward D. Ward VP, INFO TECH AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS LTC David C. Welch SECRETARY MAJ (Ret) William C. Villnow TREASURER LTC (Ret) David A. Smoot WEBMASTER SFC (Ret) Paul C. Hessert WEBMASTER MAJ Mike Skiff HONORARY OFFICERS 1775 STAFF AND SUPPORT HONORARY COLONEL BG (Ret) Earl M. Simms EDITOR COL (Ret) Robert Ortiz-Abreu, Jr. HONORARY WARRANT OFFICER CW5 (Ret) Gerald I. Sims, Sr. ASSISTANT EDITOR LTC (Ret) Ward D. Ward HONORARY SERGEANT MAJOR CSM (Ret) Freddie Lash ASSISTANT EDITOR MAJ (Ret) William C. Villnow COMMITTEE CHAIRS DESIGN, LAYOUT & PRINTING SERVICES Colonial Printing, Columbia, SC AG CORPS PRINT & GICLEE SALES CSM (Ret) Teresa Meagher SUTLER STORE SALES SSG (Ret) Barbara Bishop HR CERTIFICATION LTC (Ret) James J. Galluzzo AG Corp’s four core competencies of and services they provide to our most FROMthe Man the Force, Provide HR Services, valued resource, the American Soldier. Coordinate Personnel Support, and We hope you enjoy this edition of EDITOR Conduct HR Planning and Operations. 1775 and we welcome your feedback This edition of 1775 is dedicated to From Personnel Readiness by e-mailing comments to magazine@ Around the Corps. Simply stated, we Management, to Essential Personnel agcra.com. built this edition to hear from you, the Services, Casualty and Postal Soldier and Civilian HR Professional, operations, Recruiting and Accessions and what’s going on today in your support, to Band operations and much, corner of the Army HR Community. much more, our Corps covers a broad The articles within this edition describe and myriad spectrum of HR support Bob Ortiz the HR work you’re doing daily to to the force. We are proud to publish AGCRA VP Publications & Editor, 1775 enable Commanders and take care of the articles received for this edition [email protected] Soldiers and their Families. from HR Operators in the field and Colonel (Retired), US Army Articles within this edition touch on the are equally as proud of the support AG Corps Hall of Fame Class of 2013 COL JACK L. USREY Chief of the AG Corps, AG School Commandant, and Chief Army Music 4 The Journal of the Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association | www.AGCRA.com SECTION I AG Corps Regimental Leadership • NOTES FROM THE CHIEF OF THE CORPS By COL Jack L. 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