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June 24, 2011 Vol. 69 No. 25 June 24, 2011 Word of the month: Fairness Photos by Dustin Senger War fighters return Above: Capt. James Watson, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, reports the arrival of 249 Soldiers from 1st BCT at a welcome home ceremony June 15 inside the Special Events Center. Sgt. Jose “Freddie” Ruiz, center, Warrior Transition Battalion, rejoined 1st BCT nine months after a blast from an improvised explosive device in Kandahar resulted in his quick medevac. Right: Sgt. Keith Pope, 1st Special Troops Bn., 1st BCT, reunites with his wife, Angela Pope, at a welcome home ceremony June 15 inside the Special Events Center. The newlyweds married Jan. 15, 2010; six months prior to the deployment. Angela Pope was “more than counting down the days,” she said, and then constantly checking the minutes leading into the ceremony. “Anybody (about to) deploy, keep your head up, stay busy and keep in touch,” said Keith Pope, “and then the time will just go by.” About 1,000 Soldiers from the brigade had safely returned to the Mountain Post as of Wednesday; approximately 2,700 additional war fighters are expected to return in the next four weeks. EOD unit deploys to assist brigade by Dustin Senger Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, 71st shows up when they find a bomb or an IED explodes. Mountaineer staff Ordnance Group (EOD), will support 2nd BCT in The EOD community is aggressively trying to get to southern Afghanistan by combating improvised the left of that and stop everything before it happens.” Fort Carson’s 749th Ordnance Company explosive devices and conventional munitions, said Roughly half of Copeland’s Soldiers had already deployed to Afghanistan June 17 to assist 2nd Capt. Corbin Copeland, 749th Ord. commander. stepped onto a battlefield and most of his team leaders Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. “Our main focus will be on the counter IED See EOD on Page 4 About 40 Soldiers from 749th Ord., 242nd fight,” said Copeland. “Everybody thinks EOD only II Military Community Feature NN SS II DD EE Page 10 Page 13 Pages 22-23 2 MOUNTAINEER — June 24, 2011 MOUNTAINEER Word of the month Commanding General: Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins Garrison Commander: Col. Robert F. McLaughlin Fort Carson Public Affairs Officer: Fairness trademark of competent leaders Dee McNutt Chief, Print and Web Communications: Commentary by Master Sgt. Jose A. Colon Rivera be offered opportunities for which they were properly Rick Emert 4th Infantry Division Equal Opportunity Office qualified or have the potential to excel at — and also to be Editor: Devin Fisher judged — based on their performance and productivity. Staff writers: Andrea Sutherland The basis for a strong organization is dignity and In my equal opportunity classes, I often ask how much Dustin Senger respect. If the people in an organization truly understand you would trust me if I was a racist, or if my behavior Kerstin Lopez the meaning of those two words, and are willing to treat toward women could be construed as sexual harassment. Staff Sgt. Wayne Barnett each other with respect, then harmony ensues and The answer is simple: you wouldn’t trust me. Staff intern: Samantha B. Koss productivity will increase. Illegal discrimination in all its varieties and sexual Happenings: Nel Lampe In environments where inconsequentials are the basis harassment are the antithesis of the values that we, as Sports writer: Walt Johnson Layout/graphics: Jeanne Mazerall for decisions that affect the career of individuals, and military professionals, recognize as the basis of our code unpredictability is the paradigm, productivity decreases of ethics. When we allow those things to fester in our This commercial enterprise newspaper is and morale is undermined. organization, we are allowing a disease to zap the strength an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Contents of the Gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age and of our military. Allowing discrimination, harassment and Mountaineer are not necessarily the official disability are inconsequential when the individual is otherwise unfairness to reign is the mark of a weak and unwise leader. view of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government or fully qualified for a job or task. Unfortunately, when That is why the Army’s Equal Opportunity along with the Department of the Army. Printed circulation is 12,000 copies. prejudices, greed and power trips are the basis of decision the Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Prevention of The editorial content of the Mountaineer making, the goals of the organization become secondary to Sexual Assault programs are spelled out in the “Army is the respon sibility of the Public Affairs the thought process of the individual making the decision. Command Policy.” Office, Fort Carson, CO 80913-5119, Tel.: One of the key indicators of whether an environment Fairness is the trademark of competent leaders. In 526-4144. The e-mail address is [email protected]. of dignity and respect exists is whether all team members organizations where fairness is practiced, employees are The Mountaineer is posted on the are treated with fairness. Fairness doesn’t mean that happier and are willing to go the extra mile for the Internet at http://csmng.com. all individuals will be assigned cushy or easy tasks, organization. Who in his/her right mind would expect The Mountaineer is an unofficial publication authorized by AR 360-1. The but will be given the opportunity to excel, classified others to trust them when their leadership style is dubious, Mountaineer is printed by Colorado Springs according to their capabilities, employed according to unfair and unethical? 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