FORSCOM in the news U.S. Army Forces Command First U.S. Army leaders gathered recently on RIA, Ill. to help shape the unit’s vision for the future FRONTLINE during the First Army Fall December 21, 2018 | Volume VIII, Issue 46 Commanders Forum. The 20th CBRNE Command recently held a change of First enlisted female graduates responsibility ceremony on APG, Md. where they Senior Leaders Army’s Sapper Leader Course welcomed a new senior FORSCOM Season greetings leader. A 4th Infantry Division “Whether you are in uniform, a Soldier was posthumously Department of the Army Civilian, or awarded the Distinguished support our brave men and women as Service Cross in a recent a Family member, thank you for your ceremony for his actions in service. We wish you a safe and happy Afghanistan in 2009. holiday season.” – FORSCOM Acting CG, CSM A Soldier from the 10th Novermber 30, 2018 Mountain Division recently Fort Bragg, N.C. completed the Chilean Mountain Warfare School On Point in the Chilean Andes Mountains. SHARP Annual A 504th Military Intelligence Refresher Training Brigade unit on Fort Hood recently hosted an event The Army is currently in called Pink with a Purpose the process of further which was in support of refining the Annual SHARP breast cancer awareness. Refresher Training, based on feedback from across Sgt. Hailey Falk, combat engineer with 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st the Army. Intent will be Airborne Division (Air Assault), receives her Sapper tab from Capt. Timothy Smith, Sapper Training company commander, U.S. Army Engineering School, during the Sapper Leader Course graduation ceremony, Dec. 7, to capture and share Annual SHARP Refresher Training Meet your Army 2018, at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. (U.S. Army photo by Stephen Standifird) best practices and lessons learned gained from the new By Michele Vowell, Fort Campbell Courier said Capt. John D. Baer, B Company commander, Spc. Mohamed format. The modified Annual Refresher Training meets 39th BEB. “The combat engineer MOS [12 Bra- Sullaiman, an the statutory requirements, while also complying with FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Sgt. Hailey Falk infantryman with 1st Headquarters, Department of the Army Reform Initiatives. is the Army’s first enlisted female Soldier to grad- vo] opened to females in 2015, and Sgt. Falk’s Battalion, 38th Infantry Additionally, the modifications to the annual training uate from the rigorous Sapper Leader Course graduation from the Sapper Leader Course re- delivery methods addresses some of the feedback since the program’s inception in 1985. inforces the wisdom in that decision by proving Regiment, 1st Stryker received from the field regarding limitations on the ability Falk, 23, received her Sapper Tab, Dec. 7, that both genders can achieve success in the Brigade Combat Team, to include unit- and mission-unique training content. after completing the “demanding 28-day lead- enlisted combat arms career field.” 4th Infantry Division, ership development course for combat engi- According to the Army, the mission of the returns from conducting neers that reinforces critical skills and teaches course is to “train and certify the next genera- combat operations Soldier for Life advanced techniques needed across the Army.” tion of Sapper leaders, to serve as members of in Kabul Province, She is assigned to B Company, 39th Engineer The Soldier for Life -- Transition a Combined Arms team, through training in small Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Battalion “Bull Strike,” 2nd Brigade Combat Assistance Program (SFL-TAP) unit tactics and combat engineer battle drills in photo by 1st. Stryker provides career and transition Team “Strike,” 101st Airborne Division, at Fort a physically demanding, stressful and austere Brigade Combat Team). services to both active and Campbell, Kentucky. He fights for his country in reserve component Soldiers “Sgt. Falk’s success as the first enlisted environment.” leaving active duty, as well [female] graduate represents a step forward in Falk remains humble about her accomplish- Afghanistan while chasing as qualifying civilians, retired the process of recognizing success in the com- ment and credits her leadership and unit for her the American dream for Soldiers, and Family members. bat arms field by performance, not by gender,” success. his Family. TOP SHOTS Here are the best photos from FORSCOM Public Affairs professionals world-wide. For more photos and information, click these photos or visit army.mil/forscom

Left A sign displaying the dedication of the Small Arms Range Complex to 1st Lt. Garlin M. Conner, a Medal of Honor recipient, was unveiled during a ceremony at Ft. Stewart, Ga., Dec. 6, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Elizabeth White) Right Pvt. Kenny Lopez, an infantryman assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, breaches a mine wired obstacle during a multinational platoon live fire qualification at the Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, Nov. 25, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Hannah Tarkelly)

Above Staff Sgt. Levi McGowan, B Company, 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Above Soldiers from B Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepares to execute an obstacle during the Best Sapper Competition, Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Fort Carson, Colo., Nov. 29, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Asa Bingham) Assault), attack an objective during a Platoon Situational Exercise at Left Paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Campbell, Ky. Nov. 15, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Justin 82nd Airborne Division, establish fighting positions, Nov. 30, 2018, during Operation Askari Storm in Kenya, Wright) Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Lytle)

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