Bedrock’ Style Civil Affairs Specialists Step Back in Time for Realistic Training Black Warrior United Kingdom Army Reserve Soldiers Beat the Heat, Train with U.S
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Pushed to the Limit PSYOP learn to survive in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains
Training ‘Bedrock’ Style Civil affairs specialists step back in time for realistic training Black Warrior United Kingdom Army Reserve soldiers beat the heat, train with U.S. counterparts
PEACEMAKER What’s inside One of the Few 8 Small Town Provides Big Training Value 12 Pushed: to the Limit 14 Going the Distance 18 The Power of Unity 20 Black Warrior 22 PSYOP: Out of the Classroom, In Action 26 Bringing Families into Focus 28 Shoot, Move, Communicate 30 Training ‘Bedrock’ Style 32 Complementi Airborne 34 SHARP Interactive Style 37 If You See Something... 38 Reaching Out Beyond City Limits 40 Civil Affairs Goes Hollywood 44 USACAPOC(A) Town Hall 46
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2 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 On the cover: 4LTILYZVM[OL[O Commanding General 7Z`JOVSVNPJHS6WLYH[PVUZ*VTWHU` V\[VM:HJYHTLU[V*HSPMWHY[PJPWH[L Maj. Gen. Je"rey A. Jacobs in a ruck march through the Eastern :PLYYH5L]HKH4V\U[HPUZK\YPUN Deputy Commanding General their mountain warfare training. (U.S. Brig. Gen. Alan L. Stolte (YT`WOV[VI`:N[Z[*SHZZ(UK` @VZOPT\YH Read more on pg. 14 Chief of Sta! Col. Kenneth E. Kops On this page: (YT`9LZLY]L :VSKPLYZ^P[O[OL[O7HYHJO\[L Command Sergeant Major Regiment, from the United Kingdom, HUK[OL<:(YT`*P]PS(MMHPYZ Command Sgt. Maj. Harry Bennett 7Z`JOVSVNPJHS6WLYH[PVUZ*VTTHUK (PYIVYULWHY[PJPWH[LPUHLSSZ Read more on pg. 20 Public A!airs Team Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Siemion Sta" Sgt. Sharilyn Wells Sta" Sgt. Amanda Smolinski Sgt. Felix R. Fimbres Spc. Lalita Guenther
Contributors Capt. Ray Ragan Sgt. Gregory Williams Sgt. Albert Yao Sgt. Erick Yates Sgt. Demetrius Munnerlyn
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When I visit our units, I eat lunch with culture is what’s going to determine whether Soldiers. On one recent visit, I asked the the active component units we support Soldiers I was eating with what they would accept us immediately or just say they do. In change about the Army Reserve if they our profession, standards and discipline are could. A junior NCO said that he would often a matter of life and death. change the culture. When I asked him So, if you agree with the NCO who told to explain, he said that the culture in the me that he would change our culture $UP\5HVHUYHLVGLɱHUHQWIURPWKHDFWLYH if he could, here’s my component culture; that, as an NCO, he had TXHVWLRQIRU\RX :KDW more authority and responsibility when he are YOU doing about was on active duty. it? I agree. The Active and Reserve cultures Obviously, you DUHGLɱHUHQW$QG,WKLQN\RXFDQVXPXS can’t change the WKHGLɱHUHQFHLQWZRZRUGV VWDQGDUGVDQG culture in all of discipline. 86$&$32&Ī$ī%XW I’m not saying that the active component you can change the Maj. Gen. is perfect or that it doesn’t have problems; it culture in your part isn’t and it does. But I believe that the active of your unit, whether Je"rey A. Jacobs component does a better job than we do of you are responsible for enforcing standards and instilling discipline. yourself, or one other Our Soldiers come to us from two Soldier, or twenty. SODFHV FLYLOLDQOLIHRUWKHDFWLYHFRPSRQHQW One of my former “Our culture must be Ī\HVZHGRJHWVRPH6ROGLHUVIURPWKH command sergeants the same as the active 1DWLRQDO*XDUGEXWQRWPDQ\ī,IWKH\ PDMRU&60Ī5ī-LP component culture. We must come to us from civilian life, they arrive Parker, tells the story set and enforce the same via AIT or BOLC. If they come from the about leaving active standards and instill the active component, they have chosen to duty as a drill sergeant at same discipline.” continue to soldier in the Army Reserve )W-DFNVRQDQGZDONLQJ based on what they experienced in their into an Army Reserve active component units. Either way, unit as a drill sergeant at they come with an expectation of what )W-DFNVRQWR¿QGH[DFWO\ soldiering is all about. what I’ve been talking about ,IWKHFXOWXUHLQRXUXQLWVGLɱHUV here. He couldn’t change VLJQL¿FDQWO\IURPWKRVHH[SHFWDWLRQVRQH his battalion or his company, of two things happens. Either those Soldiers but he decided that his platoon adapt and become part of the culture, or would have none of it. By enforcing they leave. Neither outcome is good. I was the standards the same way he did it on having lunch with Soldiers at another unit, active duty, pretty soon he had his platoon DQGRQHVTXDUHGĥDZD\MXQLRU1&2WROGPH squared away. The other senior drills at that it was his last battle assembly. He was ¿UVWVFRɱHGDWKLPEXWDIWHUDZKLOH ETSing because he was tired of being in a they became embarrassed with their own unit where standards weren’t enforced, a unit platoons and began to emulate him. Pretty where, he said, NCOs who could barely pass soon the entire company was squared away. the APFT kept getting promoted. And the NCOs in the other companies in Our culture must be the same as the his battalion saw that they had better do the active component culture. We must set and same thing if they wanted to keep up with enforce the same standards and instill the his company. VDPHGLVFLSOLQH$IWHUDOOZH¿JKWRQWKH It can be done. The culture can be VDPHEDWWOH¿HOG$QGLI\RXWKLQNDERXW changed. Standards can be set and enforced, it, our job is to become part of the active and units can become disciplined. component; that’s what mobilization is. Our What are you doing about it?
4 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 LETTER from the COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR
We have smart leaders. We have the MOS manual. They are going to have smart Soldiers. There are ways that to crack the book and get their squad OHDGHUVFDQ¿JXUHRXWKRZWKH\FDQ¿W out there and train them, then break training in the parameters of time. They GRZQDQGFKHFN³QR´RU³QRĥJR´,IWKH can’t pass up training to standard. Soldier does not get the task, the NCO’s (DFKRQHRIXVQHHGVWREHSUR¿FLHQW should recycle the training and make sure in our individual skills. that their Soldiers are trained. Maybe It’s enough of a it sounds like it is not fun or cool but it challenge for the is where it has to start when it comes Soldiers to want to WREHLQJSUR¿FLHQW7KLVLVWUDLQLQJWR learn about their standard. individual skills. When we talk about what goes on They need to want LQWKH¿JKWWKHHQHP\LVFRQVWDQWO\ WREHSUR¿FLHQW watching us and they are redeveloping at it and our how they do things. It doesn’t matter noncommissioned how many deployments you have because RɷFHUVQHHGWR we need to adjust to our enemy. And Command Sgt. Maj. know how to we need to evaluate our Soldiers and see Harry Bennett enforce that. They ZKDWWKH\QHHGIRUWUDLQLQJ-XVWOLNHWKH need to conduct commanders needs to decide what those their job on the tasks are. EDWWOH¿HOGLQ Finally, when it comes to the leaders, stressful conditions. training is instilled in them. The more “NCO’s need to enforce In order to do that we train, the more it becomes second the standard. !e "rst this they need to nature and the more that we develop. sergeants must ensure that have the stressful And the complex problems that we come the individual tasks are conditions replicated across when we are younger are a lot getting done. O#cers need according to standard. easier to overcome when we climb up the to let the noncommissioned NCO’s need to leadership rank. o#cers take care of training enforce the standard. ,DPFRQ¿GHQWWKDWZHFDQPDNHRXU and they shouldn’t settle for 7KH¿UVWVHUJHDQWV Soldiers stronger because of the great anything less when it comes to must ensure that the leadership we have in this command. standards.” individual tasks are getting Keep on training to standard and we can GRQH2ɷFHUVQHHGWROHW make our missions. WKHQRQFRPPLVVLRQHGRɷFHUV ATW! take care of training and they CSM B shouldn’t settle for anything less when it comes to standards. With our limited days during the month for battle assembly, it is going to be tough with the inadequate amount of time for training. We don’t train to time. When you look at the mission essential task list and them break down the collective task and break down the individual task, then the NCO’s will decide on which individual task they will train on. It is a lot of tasks, so they will have to prioritize and then make it happen. NCO’s have gotten away from the Soldier Manual of Common Task and
Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 5 z September was chosen as National Preparedness Month kits should include enough supplies to take care of your needs for because the tragedies of Sept. 11, 2001, highlighted the importance at least three days. of being prepared. The goal of National Preparedness Month for If there is a need to evacuate, be familiar with evacuation the military is to educate the community on ways to prepare for routes. If you remain at home or evacuate, there’s always the need emergencies and disasters that could befall cities across the U.S., to prepare a home for a storm by securing loose objects in the yard, from hurricanes to an active shooter, by focusing on the four tenets board windows if necessary and, if you have a generator, test it. RISUHSDUHGQHVV For residents who ride out a storm at home, stay indoors and %H,QIRUPHG away from windows. Be sure to go to your safe room if you hear 0DNHDQ(PHUJHQF\3ODQ a tornado or tornado sirens. Stay tuned to local media for the *HWDQ(PHUJHQF\.LW latest weather conditions and alerts. Try to stay calm; your family *HW,QYROYHG members and pets will usually follow your cue. Knowing what to do before, during, and after an emergency is After the storm, assess the damage to your home. Be on the DFULWLFDOSDUWRIEHLQJSUHSDUHGDQGPD\PDNHDOOWKHGLɱHUHQFH lookout for downed power lines. Use generators and chainsaws ZKHQVHFRQGVFRXQW 6 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 (U.S. Army Photo by with USACAPOC(A). SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONEDOFFICERS CAPOC BIDSFAREWELLTOTWO Army andhasspent Command Sgt.Maj. service. (U.S.Army Moffett Field,Calif., Houseworth served Phillip Houseworth Sgt. Maj.Haglund of responsibility to commander ofthe Gregory Williams) Affairs Command will retire after41 during hischange Col. Jeffery Scott, Operations Group 7th Psychological 19, 2013,atFort years ofmilitary hands thesword the last15years new 353rd Civil Running asthe of responsibility Command Sgt. Command Sgt. N.Y. Command senior enlisted ceremony May Sgt. AlbertYao) and retirement Staten Island, 33 yearsinthe Photo bySgt. leader during responsibility April 28,2013. Maj. PeterJ. Wadsworth, a changeof Maj. Robert ceremony at M. Haglund introduces Fall 2013 Moffett Field, Calif. Fort Wadsworth, N.Y. Peacemaker | 7 Soldier in the SPOTLIGHT One of the Few Story and photos by Capt. Saska Ball Soldier becomes one of three from USACAPOC(A) to graduate the Cultural Support Team Course packed up my whole life. It’s all in storage right now so if I didn’t make it through selection I was literally “I QRWJRLQJEDFNWRDQ\WKLQJ´VDLG6WDɱ6JW5DFKHO )LVFKHURIWKHWK&LYLO$ɱDLUV%DWWDOLRQEDVHGDW-RLQW%DVH /HZLVĥ0F&KRUG:DVK )LVFKHUZDVRQHRI6ROGLHUVZKRZHQWWKURXJKDĥGD\ assessment and selection process for a chance to attend a IHPDOHRQO\SURJUDPWDXJKWE\WKH8QLWHG6WDWHV$UP\-RKQ F. Kenney Special Warfare Center and School located here. In its sixth class iteration, the Cultural Support Team SURJUDP¿OOVDQLPSRUWDQWUROHZLWKLQWKH$UP\¶VVSHFLDO operations community. ³7KH&67FRXUVHZDVGHYHORSHGWR¿OODQHHGDQG requirement that two units essentially had,” said Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Barnes, CST chief instructor. “One being for the direct action assets, or surgical strike teams. The Ranger 5HJLPHQWQHHGHGIHPDOHVRQWKHEDWWOH¿HOGWRVHDUFKZRPHQ and children when they went into the objective. The other side, the special warfare side, the village stability operations, Special Forces Groups and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, needed females to interact with the female populace.” )LVFKHU¿UVWKHDUGDERXWWKH&67SURJUDPIURPDIHOORZ Soldier while she was working as a subject matter expert at the FLYLODɱDLUVUHFODVVL¿FDWLRQFRXUVHLQHDUO\ In November of 2012, after obtaining her master’s GHJUHHLQFRQÀLFWDUFKHRORJ\DWWKH8QLYHUVLW\RI*ODVJRZLQ Scotland, she returned to the U.S. and applied for the CST program. “Passing selection was the moment I said, ‘Wow! I can really do this!’” - Staff Sgt. Rachel Fischer 8 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 One of the Few Fort Bragg, N.C. (Left to right) Staff Sgt. Rachel Fischer (middle), of the 448th Civil Affairs Battalion based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., participates in the culmination exercise of the cultural support team course, Aug. 19, 2013. Fischer talks to an interpreter during a scenario. Fischer talks with her partner, 1st Lt. Jessica Sablan, of the 230th Engineer Company based in Honolulu, Hawaii, before partcipating in a scenario. “They tell you it’s a physically demanding I walked into a situation and couldn’t their role as a Special Operations Force course and to be prepared mentally but they really prepare for it but you knew it was enabler, their mission, how to use an don’t tell you what to do,” said Fischer. “I something that was going to test everything interpreter, conduct tactical questioning, kind of went with what I knew I needed you had,” Fischer said. “Passing selection and become an adaptive thinker. Outside to improve on personally, which was PT was the moment I said, ‘Wow! I can really of the classroom they became familiar with ĬSK\VLFDOWUDLQLQJĭDQGNHSWDQRSHQPLQG do this!’” WKH0ĥFDUELQHULÀH0ĥ SLVWROPHGLFDO about everything else.” Following Assessment and Selection, training, how to conduct searches of people In anticipation for the physically and Fischer and the other females chosen to and buildings, and moving as a team. mentally challenging selection process, attend the CST training course began ³0\FLYLODɱDLUVH[SHULHQFHKDVKHOSHG Fischer prepared by hitting the gym for two the classroom portion where they were me a lot,” said Fischer. “I’ve had previous hours a day and doing online army courses. taught everything it takes to be a successful experience using interpreters, both good “I did a lot of PT! Mobility, cardio and member of a CST. and bad. It has also helped a lot interacting regular strength training,” she said. “I read The CST training focused on the duties with other cultures because I’ve done a lot up a lot on the basic Soldier skills and just of a cultural support specialist, which is of sit down meetings and interacting with knowledge about Afghanistan. I don’t think primarily engaging with the local population. people when I was deployed to Iraq. I’ve ,FRXOGKDYHSUHSDUHGDQ\GLɱHUHQWO\´ The foundation of the CST training is built OHDUQHGKRZWRPDQHXYHUDURXQGGLɱHUHQW Out of the 85 that showed up for upon providing an understanding of human cultures, politics and religious views and still assessment and selection, only 37 were behavior, an appreciation for Islamic and at the same time accomplish the mission.” VHOHFWHGWRDWWHQGWKH¿YHĥZHHNFXOWXUDO Afghan culture and the role and history of Aside from bringing her personal support training course. women in Afghanistan. experience to help her through the course ³*RLQJWRVHOHFWLRQZDVWKH¿UVWWLPH In the classroom they learned about and applying what she learned from the Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 9 (Clockwise) Staff Sgt. Rachel Fischer of the 448th Civil Affairs Battalion based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., participates in the culmination exercise of the cultural support team course. Fischer takes notes after a scenario. Fischer recieves feedback from a cadre member during the culmination exercise of the cultural support team course. classroom portion, there are also subject matter experts assigned GRLQJYHU\ZHOO6KH¶VWDNLQJZKDWVKHNQRZVDVD%FLYLODɱDLUV to the CST program to provide assistance and real world VSHFLDOLVWDQGDSSO\LQJLWWRWKHVFHQDULRVDORQJZLWKKHU: experience. health care specialist background. She’s taking all of her skill sets “We’re here to basically give them an understanding of what and applying them into the course.” we did downrange and some of our tactics, techniques and Upon completion of the CST course, Soldiers are awarded SURFHGXUHVWKDWDFWXDOO\ZRUNHGIRUXVDQGGLɱHUHQWZD\VZH DSURIHVVLRQDOGHYHORSPHQWVNLOOLGHQWL¿HUDQGWLWOHRIFXOWXUDO were able to engage the population, whether it be male, female support specialist. Those selected for a deployment are chosen or adolescent,” said Master Sgt. Susan Letendre, who was a to support one of two missions. They can be attached to either graduate of the fourth CST course and who recently returned Ranger element to support the surgical strike teams or to a from a deployment where she was attached to two operational Special Forces element to support the special warfare mission. detachment alpha teams in Afghanistan. Fischer completed and graduated the CST course, becoming 7KH¿QDOSRUWLRQRIWKH&67FRXUVHLVDFRPSUHKHQVLYH¿HOG only one of 13 female Soldiers in the Army Reserve, and one training exercise. RIWKUHHLQ86$&$32&Ī$īWRKROGWKDWGLVWLQFWKRQRU6KH “For the past few days we’ve been running through the surgical was selected for the special warfare mission and will return to strike and special warfare lanes being tested on the skills we’ve )RUW%UDJJ1&WKLVIDOOWRFRPSOHWHSUHĥPRELOL]DWLRQWUDLQLQJ learned so far,” said Fischer. “Basically it’s about building rapport with 3rd Special Forces Group, followed by a deployment to and gathering information. They give us targeted goals and we Afghanistan. try to achieve those goals within a time limit without insulting the “It’s been a great experience,” said Fischer. “It’s been really people and their culture.” challenging but fun at the same time. I’ve learned a lot and I’ve ³6WDɱ6JW)LVKHULVRQHRIP\VWXGHQWV´VDLG6JWVW&ODVV improved on skills and learned whole new ones. I can’t wait to -RKQ:DONHU&67WHDPWZRVPDOOJURXSLQVWUXFWRU³6KH¶V put them into play.” 10 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 “It’s been really challenging but fun at the same time. I’ve learned a lot and I’ve improved on skills and learned whole new ones. I can’t wait to put them into play.” - Staff Sgt. Rachel Fischer Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 11 Small town provides training value big Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Amanda Smolinski s the Humvees rolled slowly ³,WUHSOLFDWHVZKDWZHPD\¿QGLQDQ assessments were not scripted, which through the city streets, children overseas environment,” he added. LVKRZFLYLODɱDLUVWHDPVZRXOGRSHUDWH A waved and others stopped to &LYLODɱDLUV6ROGLHUVDUHWKH while deployed. watch as Soldiers dismounted their commander’s link to civil authorities The 432nd has been conducting vehicles to meet with civil authorities when operating overseas. These Soldiers realistic training exercises in similar and assess the local infrastructure. have specialties in many areas of the surrounding cities for the last eight years. For three days in August, 22 civil government and can assist the host There are plans to come back to Gillett DɱDLUV6ROGLHUVRIWKHQG&LYLO$ɱDLUV nation’s government to help meet the for future exercises. Battalions, Charlie and Delta Companies, people’s needs and maintain a viable civil “I hope everyone got the same feeling traveled in their High Mobility administration. I got to be able to see you train,” said Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, or This training and interaction with Irene Drake, the mayor of Gillett. “I “Humvees,” 37 miles north of their local authorities, such as the police chief, KRSHWKDWVRPHRIWKHµWHHQĥWZHHQV¶ headquarters here to the small town of ¿UHFKLHIDQGPD\RUDOORZWKH6ROGLHUVWR got to see you doing things. I feel it’s Gillett. conduct assessments and sharpen their important for them to see you out and Once there they began conducting a skills by putting into practice what they about, it could impact their future. It’s realistic training exercise. Other Soldiers know. assigned to the headquarters element “Everyone has skill sets outside remained behind at the unit’s location to of the Army that bring value to operate the tactical operations center. the team,” said Spc. Nathaniel Teams used the Oconto County %XVV'HOWDFRPSDQ\FLYLODɱDLUV Fairgrounds as their forward operating specialist. “I am in college as a base to conduct assessments on some of criminal justice major, because of the surrounding municipalities while also the knowledge I have gained from meeting with local key leaders. that education, and while overseas, Although the population of Gillett is I can use that to help people, like RQO\WKHFLW\RɱHUVVHUYLFHVWKDWRQH a police chief, gather available ZRXOG¿QGLQODUJHUFLWLHV resources and increase their The city has garbage and recycling capabilities,” he said. SLFNXSSROLFHDQG¿UHGHSDUWPHQWV During the assessments, the SDUNVVFKRROVPHGLFDORɷFHVDQGRWKHU Soldiers gathered information and small businesses and essential services. learned about the infrastructure “We chose the city of Gillett for of the area, the leader’s role in the WKH¿UVWWLPHWKLV\HDUEHFDXVHRIWKH municipality. They also learned size, demographics and municipalities about the leader’s personality from RɱHUHGZLWKLQWKHFLW\DQGVXUURXQGLQJ hobbies, interests and religion, to area,” said Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Leon, daily activities. 'HOWD&RPSDQ\¿UVWVHUJHDQWDQG While the leaders they met QRQFRPPLVVLRQHGRɷFHUĥLQĥFKDUJHRI with were chosen in advance, the Civil Military Operations Center. the items they discussed in their Ashwaubenon, Wis. 12 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 First Lt. Gabriel Gallion, Headquarters Company, 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion collaborates with the tactical operations JLU[LYZ[HMM(\N GLɱHUHQWWKHQMXVWWDONLQJWRDUHFUXLWHU´ she said. “We hope that you can come back WR*LOOHWWDQGKDYHDPXɷQDW2-¶VRU FRɱHHDWWKH&UDFNHG&XSRQWKHZD\ up north,” said Drake. “It’s important for us to support our troops, and say thank you for serving our Country,” she added. It has been more than 17 months since the unit returned home from their last deployment overseas to Afghanistan. With no plans for a future deployment, the Soldiers are taking this time to focus on VKDUSHQLQJDQGUH¿QLQJWKHLUFLYLO DɱDLUVVNLOOV “I was on the last deployment and now that I’m back, there are a lot of Soldiers who are on this type of a ¿HOGH[HUFLVHIRUWKH¿UVWWLPHVR it’s great to pass the knowledge I have along; plus it was great “Everyone has skill sets outside of the to refresh the assessment skills and meet with key Army that bring value to the team.” leaders,“ said Buss. - Spc. Nathaniel Buss Soldiers of the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Delta Company, participate in a convoy brief in Ashwaubenon, Wis. Twenty-two Soldiers of Charlie and +LS[H*VTWHU`WHY[PJPWH[LKPUH[OYLLKH`YLHSPZ[PJ[YHPUPUNL_LYJPZL[OH[OVULKPUVU[OLYLÄULTLU[VM[OLPYJP]PSHMMHPYZZRPSSZPU.PSSL[[>PZ(\N Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 13 Pushed: A Soldier of the 304th Tactical Psychological Operations Company YHWWLSZ^P[OHUHZZH\S[WHJRHZWHY[VM[OL mountain warfare course at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center PU7PJRLS4LHKV^*HSPM1\UL 14 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 : to Pickel Meadow, Calif. the Limit Story and photos by Capt. Saska Ball e are going to stress them out. We are going to push them to the limit,” said “WMarine 1st Sgt. Derrick Sims, acting ¿UVWVHUJHDQWRI,QGLD&RPSDQ\UG%DWWDOLRQWK Marines Regiment, a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve unit EDVHGLQ-RKQVRQ&LW\7HQQ³:HZDQWWKHPWRJHWD feel for what it’s going to be like so it’s not uncommon for them in the event we need to go to a combat zone where we have these kinds of elevations and these types of rigorous terrain.” Sims is talking about the environment found at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center that is known for being one of the most remote and isolated training posts. Situated in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, :WJ+HYYPR>LIILY*SH`SLM[HUK:N[1HTLZ DQGRFFXS\LQJDFUHVRI+XPEROGWĥ7RL\DEH 7H\SRWYHJ[PJLRUV[[`PUNK\YPUNHISVJRVM 1DWLRQDO)RUHVWWKHVWDUWLQJEDVHHOHYDWLRQLVIHHW instruction on rappelling June 19, 2013. and reaches nearly 11,500 feet above sea level. For the next three weeks, eight Soldiers of the 304th Tactical Psychological Operations Company, DVVDXOWV´VDLG0DULQH6WDɱ6JW5H\&DVWURDQLQVWUXFWRUZLWKWKH who are used to the mere 30 feet above sea level conditions in MCMWTC. their hometown of Sacramento, Calif., will be training alongside “From a health standpoint, it’s so they get all the information these Marines. needed and get familiarized with all the problems the body can ³7RGD\ZHDUHLQWKH¿HOGGRLQJUDSSHOOLQJWUDLQLQJZLWK encounter out here, same with all the symptoms that can be slick rope and then with assault packs,”said Spc. Aaron Powe, a encountered at high altitude,”said Castro. 36<23VSHFLDOLVWLQWKHWK³,WLVSDUWRIWKH¿HOGH[HUFLVH Getting acclimated to the terrain and elevation is a slow that we’ll be doing the last three to four days that we’re here. For process that is carefully thought out. The Soldiers and Marines certain missions, teams will have to assault by rappelling so we’re WDNHSDUWLQZKDW¶VFDOOHGSUHĥHQYLURQPHQWDOWUDLQLQJWRDOORZ all getting familiarity training.” their bodies to adjust to the altitude; they then go through six The Soldiers and Marines have already received classes on days of basic mobility where they will become more familiar with PRXQWDLQZDUIDUHKHDOWKKRZWRPRYHRYHUURXJKWHUUDLQNQRWĥ moving through the treacherous terrain before moving onto the tying, river crossings and casualty evacuation techniques with ¿QDOFXOPLQDWLRQHYHQWWKH¿HOGH[HUFLVH more survival skills to follow. ³:H¶UHJRLQJWRWHDFKWKHPKRZWROLYHXSKHUHRɱPLQLPDO “Basically, we are trying to get them prepped to initiate assaults during “It’s great having these guys here developing camaraderie WKH¿HOGWUDLQLQJ exercise by teaching and trust. Those things are paramount in combat.” them how to climb and rappel, if they need - 1st Sgt. Derrick Sims WREHDEOHWRGRWKHLUFOLɱ Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 15 Spc. Aaron Powe, a PSYOP specialist with the 304th Tactical Psychological Operations Company, marches with Marines during a three- ^LLRTV\U[HPU^HYMHYL[YHPUPUNL]LU[H[[OL4HYPUL*VYWZ4V\U[HPU>HYMHYL;YHPUPUN*LU[LYPU7PJRLS4LHKV^*HSPM1\UL water, minimal chow and minimal support,”said Sims. “Tonight mission is to ensure the civilians are on our side. Once we get we are going to teach them how to build survival shelters. We the civilians on our side, we’ll be good to go.” are going to get rid of everything we have and move up to the Aside from using equipment and products as a means to get ridges a little bit and sleep there for the night.” a message out to populated areas, PSYOP Soldiers use their More than learning survival and mountaineering skills, the LQWHUSHUVRQDODQGFXOWXUDOVNLOOVLQWKHIRUPRIIDFHĥWRĥIDFH PSYOP Soldiers are here to conduct Military Information engagements with key leaders. Support Operations for the Marines. ³&RQGXFWLQJIDFHĥWRĥIDFHHQJDJHPHQWVDOORZVXVWRJLYH The ultimate objective of MISO is to convince enemy, information about certain key people that a unit needs to neutral and friendly forces to take actions favorable to the ¿QGRUFHUWDLQDUHDVWKH\QHHGWRVSHQGPRUHWLPHLQDQG United States and its allies. These Soldiers are communicators WDUJHW´VDLG3RZH³,WDOORZVXVWRJHWDIDFHĥWRĥIDFHIRUXVDVD who provide the combatant commander with the ability to unit, but also helps the unit we are supporting, which here, are convey information to large audiences via radio, television, the Marines.” OHDÀHWVDQGORXGVSHDNHUVZKLFKFDQHLWKHUEHYHKLFOHPRXQWHG “It’s great having these guys here developing camaraderie RUDPDQĥSDFNYHUVLRQFDUULHGRQWKHEDFNRID6ROGLHU and trust. Those things are paramount in combat” said Sims. “It’s going to be pretty interesting using our speakers PSYOP Soldiers are employed during peacetime and GXULQJWKH)(;´VDLG6JW-DPHV3DXONDWHDPOHDGHULQWKH contingency operations as well as declared war. They can be 304th. “We’ve already scouted out for a possible mission that attached to an array of units ranging from infantry units to the Marines are asking us to look into. It’s supposed to be a special operation units. IHLQWLILWJRHVWKURXJKZHMXVWZDQWWRGUDZWKHHQHP\Rɱ “I think this training is really important, especially as we the objective so the Marines can assault in with their assault can see the last couple operations we’ve been in, Afghanistan, FOLPEHUVDQGXVHGLUHFWDFWLRQWRSXVKWKHHQHP\RɱWKH not so much Iraq, but Korea, things like that, where it’s very objective completely.” mountainous terrain,”said Paulk. “Being able to take this Persuading rather than compelling physically, PSYOP training, integrate with a unit, and understanding what it takes Soldiers rely on logic, fear, desire or other mental factors to to get to a level of preparedness, it’s very important.” SURPRWHVSHFL¿FHPRWLRQVDWWLWXGHVRUEHKDYLRUVWRZLQRYHUD 7KH0&0:7&ZDVHVWDEOLVKHGLQ DVD&ROG:HDWKHU civilian populace. Battalion with a mission of providing cold weather training ³2QFHZHKDYHWKHPĬ36<236ROGLHUVĭDQGZHJHWRXWLQ for replacement personnel bound for Korea. Today, trainees the FEX, we will use them to either mingle with the civilian typically head for the mountains of Afghanistan, where SRSXODFHRU¿JXUHRXWZKDWZHQHHGRUWRHPSOR\VRPHNLQG mountain warfare expertise is again a top priority. of PSYOP to get the civilians on our side,”said Sims. “Our 16 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 (ZWLHRLYPZWSHJLKPUMYVU[VM4HYPULZ^OPSL Soldiers give a capabilities brief about military :[HMM:N[4PRL.HYaHH[LHT information support operations. June 19, 2013. chief with the 304th Tactical Psychological Operations Company, YHWWLSZ^P[OHUHZZH\S[WHJRHZWHY[ of the mountain warfare course at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare ;YHPUPUN*LU[LYPU7PJRLS4LHKV^ Calif. June 19, 2013. Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 17 Going the Distance 2QH6ROGLHU·VMRXUQH\IURPD7%,RQWKHEDWWOHÀHOGWRWKH'HSDUWPHQWRIWKH $UP\%HVW:DUULRU&RPSHWLWLRQ Story by Staff Sgt. Amanda Smolinski t has been one year since Sgt. 1st job. The family packed up everything forced to close the business. Manella &ODVV-DVRQ0DQHOODVXIIHUHGD they owned into a moving truck and remembers his father applying for jobs Itraumatic brain injury following a made the journey from Illinois to and being denied due to the lack of blast from an improvised explosive California. a degree, even though he possessed device while his convoy was on patrol On the way there, their whole lives years of experience and owned a in Afghanistan. ‘went up in flames’ when the truck VXFFHVVIXOEXVLQHVV-XVWOLNHEHIRUH The road to recovery has not been caught fire. his father recovered. an easy one. Once they arrived in California, “I keep telling myself, ‘don’t quit Manella had to relearn many things his father found out that the job he and don’t give up’ and it’s because of WKDWPRVWRIXVWDNHIRUJUDQWHG had secured was now gone since the him,” said Manella. how to walk, talk, balance, and recall company was forced to downsize. With the frustration of knowing things. He credits his father for Without enough money to drive back what he could do before the blast and helping him push beyond his comfort to Illinois, his parents were forced to the fear of possibly being medically zone and to take control of his life find other work. discharged, Manella was forced to again, on his own terms. Years later, his father founded remember the strength he saw in When Manella was two years old, DVXFFHVVIXOPXOWLĥPLOOLRQGROODU his father during so many hardships. KLVIDWKHUZDVRIIHUHGDEHWWHUĥSD\LQJ construction company but was It was the memory of his father’s 18 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 Fort McCoy, Wis. (Opposite page) Sgt. 1st Class Jason Manella, Army Reserve NCO Best Warrior, trains on the hand grenade X\HSPÄJH[PVUJV\YZLH[-VY[4J*V`>PZ:LWPUWYLWHYH[PVUVM[OL+LWHY[TLU[VM[OL(YT`)LZ[>HYYPVY Competition at Fort Lee, Va., in October. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andy Yoshimura) resilience that has catapulted him to the most intense and for the final competition has been working alongside the extensive competition afforded any Soldier. finest competitors, cadre and sponsors. “I am incredibly proud of my father and the things he “Initially I was motivated by the constant strive to has overcome. I owe my strength to push myself harder overcome the cognitive issues that I was working through and further to him. I feel that I have made it this far in to include my memory and concentration. I felt that just the competitions because of the work ethic he instilled in showing up to the first competition was a victory for me in me,” said Manella. overcoming those issues instead of letting them change my During therapy, Manella became frustrated with playing ambitions,” said Manella. ‘Simon Says’ everyday. It made him think about the man “Now I stay motivated knowing that there are 12 other he admired most and the drive and perseverance that his noncommissioned officers out there that have also been father always displayed in the face of adversity. training for nearly a year leading up to this competition,” Manella decided to engage in a new battle against he added. himself and picked up the Army Study Guide. Day after Since returning home; Manella, a member of the 445th day he began to quiz himself on the guide’s information Civil Affairs Battalion based in Mountain View, Calif., and then evaluated what he could still remember from has competed in and won four best warrior competitions, before the blast. starting at the battalion level and ending at the U.S. Army That is when he told his command his plans for Reserve level. ZKHQKHUHWXUQHGKRPH WRFRPSHWHLQWKHEHVWZDUULRU He has taken a semester off of college in order to competition. VSHQGWZRPRQWKVWUDLQLQJIXOOĥWLPHDW)W0F&R\:LV “The training has been grueling, ambitious and preparing for the final competition, the Department of humbling,” he said. the Army Best Warrior Competition at Ft. Lee, Va., in Manella says that the most humbling part of training October. “I keep telling myself, ‘don’t quit and don’t give up’ ” — Sgt. 1st Class Jason Manella Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 19 Story and photos by Sgt. Gregory Williams, 353rd CACOM Public Affairs Office The power of unity 6ROGLHUWHDFKHVLQWHUDJHQF\FRRSHUDWLRQFODVVWRPXOWLĦQDWLRQDOV uring Exercise Shared Resilience, 13 participants Students of the Incident Command Systems and National are given the opportunity to attend multiple Incident Management Systems course learned how agencies Dinteragency cooperation classes. One of the work together in response to a natural disaster. During the LQVWUXFWRUVIRU([65ĥWRRNRQWKHFKDOOHQJHRIWHDFKLQJWKH training, students learned how to handle an emergency at power of preparation and unity. the command level and later gained knowledge on complex “The most important part of the training is to get everyone national emergency procedures. IURPDOOGLɱHUHQWDJHQFLHVWRZRUNWRJHWKHU´&DSW&DUOVWHLQ Lutchmedial said each regional or national agency should /XWFKPHGLDODQLQVWUXFWRUZLWKWKHUG&LYLO$ɱDLUV send one representative to form a centralized agency, which Command, said. “This seems to be the biggest issue here ZLOOFRRUGLQDWHUHOLHIHɱRUWVLQUHVSRQVHWRDQDWXUDOGLVDVWHU because some agencies don’t want to relinquish authority. We “The host country is normally in charge, but there should ZDQWWRLPSULQWLQWKHFODVV¶PLQGWKDWWKLVLVDWHDPHɱRUW always be one agency that takes the lead in major incidents DQGQRWQHFHVVDULO\DQDJHQF\HɱRUW´ and have other teams work with it,” Lutchmedial said. “In my Capt. Carlstein Lutchmedial, an Exercise Shared Resilience 13 instructor with the 353rd Civil Affairs Command, converses with his student Maj. Arife Halili, a chief civil military coordinator for G-9 Land Command Fort Kosovo, on May 28, 2013, Pepelishte, Macedonia. Ex SR- 13 gave more than 250 participants the opportunity to become JLY[PÄLKPULTLYNLUJ` natural disaster response courses. 20 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 Pepelishte, Macedonia Capt. Carlstein Lutchmedial, an Exercise Shared Resilience 13 instructor with the 353rd Civil Affairs Command, teaches service members about interagency cooperation during Ex SR-13 on May 28, 2013, Pepelishte, Macedonia. Students who attended the class learned about Incident Command Systems and National Incident Management Systems. “Wherever we have our short comings, I’m sure we’ll work together to improve ... we’re all here for one another.” - Capt. Carlstein Lutchmedial experience it seems like each agency feels like they not centralized course of action. VKRXOGEHLQFKDUJHDQGWKDWPDNHVLWGLɷFXOWWR “One of my suggestions is that each host nation coordinate the resources of each country.” start working together now and then form an 0DULQH&SO5/0FFDVNLOO,,,DPRUWXDU\DɱDLUV integrated team that works together to get the job specialist with the Personal Retrieval and Processing done,” Lutchmedial said. “We have to build that Company, said the class was very informative because bridge now because you don’t want to wait til an LWRɱHUHGDORWRIXSGDWHGLQIRUPDWLRQDERXWWKH incident happens and then nations are trying to work resources available in this industry and gave valuable as a team.” information on how to get agencies to work together Students who completed the training are able as a team when a natural disaster hits. to take the lessons learned back to their respective “The worst thing is mass chaos when a natural services and apply their training to their respective disaster hits because it’s like the left hand doesn’t ¿HOGV7KHSXUSRVHRIWKHWUDLQLQJZDVWRQRWRQO\ know what the right hand is doing, but with this spread the ideals of interagency cooperation, but to system that we’re being taught now it’s helping to get improve the lessons taught in most classrooms today. DOOQDWLRQVWRJHWKHUWRZRUNDVDXQL¿HGIURQW´VDLG “My goal for the class is to make sure people Mccaskill. “I think more missions are going to be are learning during this exercise so we can make accomplished this way.” it better,” Lutchmedial said. “Wherever we have Mccaskill said when a natural disaster occurs our short comings I’m sure we’ll work together to it’s always good to have both military and civilian improve and we must make sure everyone shares agencies work together because one might arrive in the camaraderie idea that we’re all here for one before the other, but problems can happen if there is another.” Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 21 22 | Peacemaker Fort Bragg, N.C. Black Warrior Story byStaffSgt.SharilynWells United KingdomArmyReservesoldiersbeattheheat,trainwithU.S.counterparts Fall 2013 (YT`9LZLY]LZVSKPLYZ^P[O[OL[O7HYHJO\[L9LNPTLU[VM[OL Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 23 (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells) (U.S. Army Photo by Staff (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells) small patrol of eight Soldiers slowly and carefully edged DURXQGWKHRSHQ6W0HUHĥ(JOLVH'URS=RQHZHDSRQVDW (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andy Yoshimura) the ready, their eyes constantly scanning the tall weeds for Aanything out of the ordinary. Suddenly to their right, the sound RIHQHP\JXQ¿UH Quickly and tactically, the patrol bounds back to a safer location, but not without taking a casualty. Army Reserve soldiers from the United Kingdom’s 4th Parachute Regiment teamed up with their U.S. Army Civil $ɱDLUV 3V\FKRORJLFDO2SHUDWLRQV&RPPDQGĪ$LUERUQHī FRXQWHUSDUWVGXULQJDWZRĥZHHNFRPELQHGWUDLQLQJH[HUFLVH that not only allowed the opportunity to train together, but also enhanced the partnership between the U.K. and the U.S. “We went out on, what we would call, a standing patrol into enemy territory, in which we came into enemy contact. :HWKHQZHQWLQWRLQĥQRUPDOFRQWDFWGULOOVH[WUDFWLRQVRRQ getting on with it, beating back the enemy until we can get EDFNLQWKHUH¿JXUHRXWRXUQH[WPDQHXYHUDQGJHWEDFNWR patrolling,” explained Pvt. Robert Ferrie, an infantryman with (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells) (U.S. Army Photo by Staff the 4th PARA. “We also took on a casualty, so we had to do a (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andy Yoshimura) casualty evacuation as well. All in all it went quite smoothly even (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells) ZKHQWU\LQJWRDGMXVWWRĬDGLɱHUHQWĭZHDSRQVV\VWHP´ Throughout their exercise, the U.K. soldiers were trained on PDQ\GLɱHUHQWWDVNVVXFKDVPHGLFDODLGDLUERUQHRSHUDWLRQV WDFWLFDOPRYHPHQWDQGKDQGĥWRĥKDQGFRPEDW They were also physically challenged by the Special Forces obstacle course, “Nasty Nick.” Although the 4th PARA soldiers have enjoyed the tasks and GULOOVJLYHQEHIRUHWKHPDGMXVWLQJWRWKHGLɱHUHQFHVLQWUDLQLQJ and procedures have been the challenging parts, including the weather. ³2QHRIWKHPDLQLVVXHVRQWKHGULOOVZDVWKHGLɱHUHQW weapons systems that we don’t normally use, which threw a few 24 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 Army Reserve soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, move a simulated casualty [VZHML[`HM[LYJVTPUNPU[VLULT`JVU[HJ[K\YPUNHHYYPVY<:(YT`7OV[VI`:[HMM:N[:OHYPS`U>LSSZ of us for a loop. But once we got the hang “I think it’s brilliant. When you go JRWRĬDQRWKHUFRXQWU\ĭWRZRUNDQGWUDLQ of it and a got a rhythm, we were able to out on operations, this type of training with another military was not only a great get moving through the drill pretty well,” is invaluable. You can’t practice things experience, but to be in their environment Pvt. Michael Rice, 4th PARA, agreed. “The enough,” Rice explained. “For us, we are like and learn their culture was really good WHPSHUDWXUHLVYHU\GLɱHUHQWKHUHWRR:H the smaller part of the army. So we have to as well,” said Regalado, whose military are used to training in the freezing cold, but get used to working with the Americans so RFFXSDWLRQLVFLYLODɱDLUVDQGUHOLHVRQ WKHELJGLɱHUHQFHLVWKHV\VWHPV%XWRQFH it’s imperative to learn your procedures.” HɱHFWLYHFRPPXQLFDWLRQDQGEXLOGLQJ you get used to that, a weapon is a weapon.” Working together has also proven useful rapport. “Having a good relationship with “I wouldn’t say anything has been particularly hard,” explained Ferrie. “It’s just doing what we “I think it’s brilliant. When you go out on operations, this usually do, but in the humidity. Adjusting to type of training is invaluable. You can’t practice things enough.” the humidity has been hard.” - Pvt. Michael Rice Medical training at the Reservoir International Training Facility proved to for both countries’ Soldiers. them is important because later down the be the most valuable to many of the U.K. 6SF$PDQGD5HJDODGRWK&LYLO road, if you need their support they may be VROGLHUV,WSURYLGHGDUHDOĥOLIHVFHQDULR $ɱDLUV%ULJDGHRXWRI)RUW-DFNVRQ6& more willing to help if the rapport is already in which the soldiers needed to rescue recently had the opportunity to go to established.” DVHULRXVO\ĥLQMXUHGIHOORZFRPUDGHIURP England and train with the U.K. soldiers in ³,WKLQNĬFRPELQHGWUDLQLQJĭLVUDWKHU a mock Afghan village. The training Operation Air Drop Warrior, a combined JRRGEHFDXVHZKHUHYHUHLWKHUĬDUP\ĭJRHV included realistic casualties and a stressful airborne operation the 4th Parachute has the other will be as well because we have environment to simulate combat overseas. KRVWHGIRUWKHSDVW¿YH\HDUV quite a strong coalition, especially with “The medical training has been most ,Q86$&$32&Ī$īZDVDEOH everything that happens in the world,” EHQH¿FLDOWRPHEHFDXVHSHUVRQDOO\,GRQ¶W to return the favor by hosting the 4th Ferrie agreed. “You know, uncertain world, do enough of it. If you’re out on the ground Parachute at Fort Bragg in order to prepare uncertain times, it’s good to train together DQG\RXUĬWHDPPHPEHUĭJRHVGRZQ\RX WKHPIRUDGLɷFXOWGHSOR\PHQWWR+HOPDQG and get used to working with each other, need to at least do some basic care for them province. OHDUQKRZHDFKRWKHUSOD\VVRZHFDQ¿QG until the medic gets to them,” said Ferrie. “The opportunity to have U.S. Soldiers some sort of middle ground.” Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 25 PSYOP: Out of the classroom, in action Story and photos by Capt. Saska Ball YHUDWKUHHĥGD\EDWWOHDVVHPEO\ Getting outside and doing realistic training a scenario, whether it’s a key leader weekend, Soldiers of the 305th Tactical really challenges them and motivates them,” engagement or an area assessment. Once OPsychological Operations Company added Williams. the mission is complete, we start working participated in situational training exercises Since the STX lanes are conducted over them on battle drills. They will either be that replicated real life situations focused a battle assembly and at the unit’s training ambushed or they’ll have some kind of RQWKHLU36<23ĥVSHFL¿FWDVNVDQGYDULRXV location instead of a combat training center contact afterward so we reinforce both the small unit tactics. complete with role players, all Soldiers are military occupational skill set and also battle “Soldiers enjoy challenging training,” able to get involved with training. drills,” said Williams. said Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Williams, training For a given scenario, the detachment In one such scenario, a PSYOP team RSHUDWLRQVQRQFRPPLVVLRQHGRɷFHUIRUWKH is broken into two groups, with one group was told they would be encountering 305th, based here. playing the role players in a village while the a village that had possible security and “They don’t like boring battle assembly other group practices their PSYOP skills. education issues, making them an easy weekends stuck inside doing classes. “They’ll come into a town and conduct target for an extremist organization. Their 26 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va. “They don’t like boring battle assembly weekends stuck inside doing classes." - Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Williams job was to assess the village for threats along with regular mission taskings to and recommend courses of action to support the combat training centers, it’s counter the possible threat. imperative to make time during battle After conducting a foot march to assembly, not just annual training, to the village the team leader, assistant develop, maintain and reinforce PSYOP team leader, and scribe approached the skills for military information support locals to ask to speak with the village operation missions. HOGHU7KH\DUHWROGKHLVLQDWZRĥVWRU\ “It’s important to reinforce these building but one of the men will escort 36<23VSHFL¿FWDVNVDQG6ROGLHUVNLOO them to the elder to inquire if he’ll meet sets during battle assemblies so they with the team. don’t atrophy,” said Maj. Paul Creal, While the three Soldiers talked with 305th TPC commander, who is an the village elder, the rest of the PSYOP information operation instructor for the team walks around the village to gather Marine Corps as his civilian job. usable data, known as atmospherics. “Not only are they learning how to They do this by talking to the locals in be a Soldier with basic Soldier skills but the area, asking questions and taking they learn the relevant PSYOP skills mental notes about commerce, essential and what is important to conducting a services, demographic break down successful MISO mission as a PSYOP and issues or concerns they have. The Soldier,” added Creal. 305th Soldiers participate in a situational training information gathered will be used in While Soldiers attend battle assembly L_LYJPZL^OPJO[LZ[Z[OLPY7:@67ZWLJPÄJZRPSS IROORZĥRQPLVVLRQVWRHQVXUH36<23 WRUHLQIRUFHWKHLU026VNLOOVDQGUH¿QH sets as well as warrior drills during a three-day is targeting the right audience with the their Soldier tasks, they also bring their IH[[SLHZZLTIS`^LLRLUK1\UL right message. civilian expertise to the mix, which is From the meeting with the elder the what makes being a PSYOP Soldier team learned that there were security in the U.S. Army Reserve the ultimate issues in the area and the elder did not force multiplier. OLNHH[WUHPLVWRUJDQL]DWLRQVLQÀXHQFLQJ “I feel like this training goes parallel his people. to my civilian life because I need to be “A PSYOP unit can provide several DEOHWRGHDOZLWKGLɱHUHQWSHRSOHZKR tools to a community or give assistance,” KDYHGLɱHUHQWEDFNJURXQGV´DGGV3HHOH said Spc. Dallas Peele, a PSYOP a mental health specialist in his civilian specialist of Williamston, N.C., who career. “Being able to conform and adjust played the part of village elder during the is a pertinent skill to have as a PSYOPer. scenario. You need to know how to address issues “I feel like in this scenario they were when they come up, that skill in itself is trying to give assistance by using some something that I like coming to drill to of their tools. One of the tools was using sharpen.” a tip hotline so they can be informed on It’s this type of training that has activity that they may want to stop or Soldiers like Sgt. Austin Garmon, a prior monitor,” added Peele. active duty infantry Soldier and current In the past, there have been SROLFHRɷFHULQ5DLQERZ$ODGULYLQJ documented cases where the use of a long distances to attend battle assembly. :N[(\Z[PU.HYTVU[HSRZ[VHYVSLWSH`LY tip line furnished actionable intelligence “I honestly wish we could do this Spc. Dallas Peele, as part of a situational training exercise which tests the unit on their that prompted successful rescue every time,” said Garmon. “The classes, WZ`VWZWLJPÄJZRPSSZL[ZHZ^LSSHZ^HYYPVY missions as well as providing information although they are informative, don’t drills during a three-day battle assembly about activity of extremist organizations. seem to put what we are learning into ^LLRLUK1\UL With a deployment to the Horn perspective. When we come out here, of Africa on the horizon for the 305th, it does.” Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 27 Greensboro, N.C. Bringing Families into Story and photos by Focus Capt. Saska Ball KHVFHQHDW%XUUĥ0LO3DUNORRNHG learning the mental skills foundation of the “The idea is combine physical aspects OLNHDQ\RWKHUIDPLO\JDWKHULQJ SURJUDP EXLOGLQJFRQ¿GHQFHDWWHQWLRQ with mental components,” said Kate Colvin, Tteams scrambling for a ball on control, energy management, goal setting a master resilience trainer performance WKH¿HOGNLGVUXQQLQJDURXQGODXJKLQJ DQGLQWHJUDWLQJLPDJHU\7KH¿QDOHYHQW expert. “To show what physical exertion and playing, adults gathered together in LQFRUSRUDWHVWKH)DPLO\LQDPHQWDO¿WQHVV does to the body as far as cognitive conversation. The SURFHVVLQJPHPRU\¿QHPRWRU GLɱHUHQFHLQWKLVSDUN skills, etc. We are taking concepts is that in each corner “The Families, that’s the backbone for the we teach, the foundations, and people are not only Soldiers. They are a huge support system. If demonstrate how they can be used being challenged but also in activities.” evaluated. they understand the key concepts then they Five stations were set up for “When I walk around can help reinforce them, not just when the seven teams to compete, ranging I see kids having a good Soldier is downrange or at work but also at from individual team events to time, excited to be here WHDPĥDJDLQVWĥWHDPHYHQWV'XULQJ with their parents,” said home. They can carry these resiliency skills the course they were tested on all Lt. Col Rich Brown, across various domains of their life.” the subjects they spent the day commander of the 422nd - Kate Colvin before learning. &LYLO$ɱDLUV%DWWDOLRQ “As facilitators we kind of based here. “Everyone sit back and see how a group is laughing, getting interacts,” said LaLonde. “If you involved, not afraid to get a little dirty, not screw up, are you down on yourself, do you afraid to get a little sweaty and that is a good course. bring up those mistakes and those failures? thing.” ³7KLVLVWKH¿UVWWLPHZH¶UHZRUNLQJZLWK 'R\RXQHJDWLYHVHOIWDONLQHɱHFWLYHVHOI For the past six months Soldiers of D5HVHUYH*XDUGXQLW´VDLG$-/D/RQGH talk, from one station to the next or do you the 422nd have been taking part in a pilot a master resilience trainer performance say ‘alright, it’s a new mission, a new task, a training program for the U.S. Army Reserve expert. “Today we’re putting into practice fresh start, let’s go!’” called Comprehensive Soldier and Family the past six months of training, this is the At one of the stations, the task was to Fitness. Up until this point only the Soldiers FDSVWRQHHYHQWWKHODVWõVKHĥEDQJ¶IRUSKDVH solve a riddle about how to get a goat, a wolf have been trained. Now it’s time for the one.” and a head of lettuce across a river without Families to join. Prior to the Soldiers’ Families getting any of the items being left alone and or &6)LVDORQJĥWHUPVWUDWHJ\WKDWEHWWHU LQYROYHGLQWKHPHQWDO¿WQHVVFRXUVHWKH\ eaten by another. They had to accomplish prepares the Army community, Soldiers, too attended training where they learned this task by moving pieces of pipe, Family members and Army civilians to not FRQFHSWVVXFKDVWHDPEXLOGLQJHɱHFWLYH replicating a raft crossing a river, and golf only survive but to thrive at a cognitive and communication and learning enhancement. balls marked as one of the three items, from behavioral level in the face of protracted “I think it brings to life what he does,” one cone to another. Only one team one warfare and everyday challenges of Army said Yousi Hill, spouse of Sgt. Mike Hill. VXFFHVVIXOO\FRPSOHWHGWKHWDVNWHDP¿YH life. The focus is on increasing the physical “Usually it’s his unit and his command and ³,KDGDQDZHVRPHWLPH´VDLG-HUUL and psychological health, resilience and what they do; now it’s what we do.” *DOORVJLUOIULHQGRI6JWVW&ODVV-LP(]HOO enhanced performance. After taking everything the Soldiers ³,ZDVRQWHDP¿YHDQG,WKRXJKWZHZHUH In a classroom environment, followed and their Families have learned comes the UHDOO\HɱHFWLYHEHFDXVHZHKDGWRWDONWR by practical exercises, Soldiers have been practical application. each other but knew when to be quiet and 28 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 Bringing Families Family members of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers participate PUHTLU[HSÄLSKJV\YZLH[)\YY4PS7HYRPU.YLLUZIVYV N.C., July 14. 2013. The games were designed to reinforce ZRPSSZ[H\NO[HZWHY[VM[OL*VTWYLOLUZP]L:VSKPLYHUK Family Fitness Training program. The concept behind the course is to combine physical aspects with mental components and show what physical exertion does to [OLIVK`HZMHYHZJVNUP[P]LWYVJLZZPUNTLTVY`HUKÄUL TV[VYZRPSSZ:VSKPLYZVM[OLUK*P]PS(MMHPYZ)H[[HSPVU HYL[OLÄYZ[<:(YT`9LZLY]L\UP[[VYLJLP]L[OL [YHPUPUN"PU[LNYH[PVUVM[OLMHTPS`THYRZ[OLJVTWSL[PVUVM phase one. listen. We were really honed in without realizing we were working that mommy and daddy said last night.’ They don’t understand as a team, which was so awesome!” because the language barrier is so big but at the same time they can Already she sees an opportunity for application in her life, “He explain it in sports, they will say ‘Oh yeah, that kid who complains Ĭ(]HOOĭZDVMXVWLQDVFKRROLQ&DOLIRUQLD,WKRXJKWKH¶GEHFDOOLQJ all the time, that doesn’t try in practice, or gives up and quits. Yeah, me all the time, but oh no! He was focused and now I understand he’s not mentally tough.’ They can explain and identify certain why and how to react in the future,” added Gallos. people that show resilience or are resilient versus those that are )RU*DOORVVKHPHQWLRQVVKHZRXOGGH¿QLWHO\EHXVLQJWKHVNLOOV not. That’s so cool,” he exclaims. she learned about communication and team work in the future Plans are in the works to conduct an after action review of with not only her relationship but in her personal and professional phase one to determine what was done right and what needs life as well. improvement before moving on to phase two with the Soldiers of &6)DLPVWRHQDEOH6ROGLHUVDQG)DPLOLHVZLWKWKHVSHFL¿F the 422nd. LaLonde mentioned that it’s their intent to include the mental and emotional skills to optimize human performance when Families at the end of phase two as well. LWPDWWHUVPRVW LQFRPEDWKHDOLQJDIWHUDQLQMXU\RUPDQDJLQJ “The Families, that’s the backbone for the Soldiers,” said work and home life. Colven. “They are a huge support system. If they understand the ³7KLVLVWKH¿UVWWLPHZH¶YHHYHUWDXJKWSHUIRUPDQFHDQG key concepts then they can help reinforce them, not just when the resilience training to kids,” said LaLonde. “When you say a big Soldier is downrange or at work but also at home. They can carry word like resilience to a six year old, they are like ‘That’s a big word these resiliency skills across various domains of their life.” Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 29 Shoot, Move, Communicate Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells pc. Erik Lorenz, psychological and dispersing. PSYOP Soldier around four months prior operations specialist with the 312th “Since we are a tactical PSYOP unit WRWKHH[HUFLVH³7KLVH[HUFLVHGH¿QLWHO\ S Psychological Operations Company, and we support infantry, tactical units, has training value and gave me a real look walked up to an older gentleman sitting we have to make sure our Soldiers train into what PSYOP does overseas.” next to a broken down shed. to that standard. At the same time, their Lorenz may be new to military /RUHQ]WRRNRɱKLVKDWDQGVXQJODVVHV Ĭ0,62ĭVNLOOVDUHWKHLUPDLQEUHDGDQG information support operations, but not to DQGRɱHUHGDIULHQGO\JUHHWLQJ7KH EXWWHURIZKDWWKH\GR´6WDɱ6JW7LPRWK\ the Army. gentleman returned the greeting and Olson, lead training noncommissioned Lorenz has prior deployment RɱHUHG/RUHQ]DQGKLVWHDPDVHDWQH[WWR RɷFHUIRUWKHH[HUFLVH³:HKDYHWRIRFXV experience as an infantryman. He him. RQLQĥFODVVWUDLQLQJDVZHOODVKDQGVĥRQ deployed to Afghanistan and worked with The gentleman then proceeded to tell ¿HOGH[HUFLVHVWRUHDOO\FKDOOHQJHWKHPDQG the Afghan National Army. the small team about a group of American force them to use both sides of their brains ³,NQHZ,FRXOGFRPPXQLFDWHĬZLWK Soldiers who destroyed his vegetable stand to be both PSYOPers and Soldiers at the DVWUDQJHUĭVLQFH,¶YHGRQHLWPDQ\WLPHV DQGZDQWHGWKH$PHULFDQVWR¿[LW8VLQJ same time and to understand that their job before but it also helps to get feedback his training and communication skills, covers that full spectrum of operations.” from guys who have done this overseas as Lorenz was able to get information about Tactical PSYOP teams are used in PSYOP. Wish I could go through it again the incident and reassure the gentleman country to carry out military information today to get even more feedback,” Lorenz that he would report the incident to support operations. Often, their activities smiled. people who could possibly help out. are used to spread information about Leaders of the company were able Lorenz and the rest of the company ongoing U.S., allied or coalition programs to assess where each Soldier was in SDUWLFLSDWHGLQDWZRĥGD\¿HOGH[HUFLVH from local key communicators to the their training and will hone in on what that combined soldiering skills with local populace. They also gather key soldiering tasks as well as MISO tasks military information support operations in information to pass to the commanders need to be improved on. Lorenz and his %UDQG\ZLQH0G-XQHDQG that each team supports to better build fellow Soldiers will get the chance to 7KH0DUOERURĥEDVHGXQLWFRRUGLQDWHG rapport and accomplish the mission in practice all the skills that were jam packed with Airmen from Andrews Air Force QRQĥYLROHQWZD\V LQWRDWZRĥGD\EDWWOHDVVHPEO\DJDLQDQG %DVHWRXVHDVPDOODLU¿HOGRXWVLGHWKHFLW\ “Because originally I was tasked for again. to strengthen their skills to better perform VHFXULW\,NLQGRIKDGWRJRZLWKWKHÀRZ “This serves as an assessment for us as their jobs overseas. The young and mostly when my team leader assigned me to talk well. It allows us to see their strengths and new to MISO Soldiers were trained with one of the men during our mission. weaknesses, allows us to know the tasks we RQ¿UVWDLGEDVLFWDFWLFDOPRYHPHQW 7KLVZDVEDVLFDOO\RXU¿UVWFRQWDFWXSRQ need to focus more on,” explained Olson. radio communication, how to react to getting into country, for the exercise, “It’s an opportunity to get these young HQHP\FRQWDFWDVZHOODVIDFHĥWRĥIDFH so we were just trying to build rapport,” Soldiers’ feet wet and experience what communication, information gathering explained Lorenz, who just became a Ĭ0,62ĭLVDOODERXW´ 30 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 :WJ,YPR3VYLUa[O7Z`JOVSVNPJHS6WLYH[PVUZ*VTWHU`[HSRZ^P[OHYVSLWSH`LY:WJ 4PN\LS:VSPaK\YPUN[YHPUPUNKLHSPUN^P[OMHJL[VMHJLPU[LYHJ[PVU^P[OHSVJHSWVW\SHJL during battle assembly, in Marlboro, Md., June 9. 2013. Brandywine, Md. Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 31 Training 'Bedrock' Style &LYLODɲDLUVVSHFLDOLVWVVWHSEDFNLQWLPHIRUUHDOLVWLFWUDLQLQJ RXZLOOQRW¿QG3HEEOHVDQG%DPĥ%DPKHUHDWWKH&OHYHODQGĥ YLloyd Dinosaur Quarry, but you might run into a few U.S. $UP\5HVHUYH6ROGLHUVZLWKWKHWK&LYLO$ɱDLUV%DWWDOLRQ based in Pleasant Grove, Utah. 7KHVHFLYLODɱDLUVVSHFLDOLVWVXVHGWKHTXDUU\DVDWUDLQLQJVLWH with similar terrain features found in Afghanistan. /RFDWHGQHDUWKHGHQVHVWFROOHFWLRQRI-XUDVVLFĥDJHGGLQRVDXU “This is fantastic. fossils in North America, plus the added bonus of high elevation and warm climate, combined with the mountainous surroundings, It is very realistic. I the location proved to be an ideal training area. &SO1DWKDQ%R\GDFLYLODɱDLUVWHDPOHDGHUIHOWWKH environment brought out some of the best training he has received have been to Iraq and since joining the unit. “This is fantastic. It is very realistic. I have EHHQWR,UDTDQG$IJKDQLVWDQDQGWKLVLVUHDOKDQGVĥRQWUDLQLQJ´KH Afghanistan and this is said. Boyd led his team down to the valley where an informant had real hands on training.” information on a village. The team then trekked and climbed WKURXJKURXJKWHUUDLQ¿QDOO\UHDFKLQJWKHLUREMHFWLYH2QFHWKHUH - Cpl. Nathan Boyd the team met with the key leader and a few members of the village. In this scenario, the village relied on artifacts found in the area as income and the pillaging of fossils has brought great concern to WKHYLOODJH7KHYLOODJHHOGHUDVNHGWKHFLYLODɱDLUVWHDPIRUKHOS against the thieves. “The terrain association and the role players were very accurate of what I have seen. It was spot on,” said Boyd. “This is exactly what you would expect.” The role players were comprised of experienced Soldiers with multiple deployments. 6WDɱ6JW%HQ/LSVWHUDFLYLODɱDLUVWHDPVHUJHDQWDQGUROHSOD\HU enjoyed the genuine environment and scenarios that made the training a success. Elmo, Utah “This was some very good training,” said Lipster. “This gave our younger guys who haven’t deployed a lot of really good experience going out. Actually going across the terrain trying to do a key leader engagement and get information challenged the Soldiers.” Lipster who role played as the town elder set his site at the base of a hill, as the dry balmy wind whistled through the canyon. “This location is a good interpretation on what a lot of areas of Afghanistan are really like, giving it an authentic feel on the training,” added Lipster. With the closest town approximately 30 miles away, the WZRĥKRXUGULYHIURPWKHLUKRPHVWDWLRQDOORZHGWKH6ROGLHUVWR concentrate more on the rugged training rather than the urban distraction. “The more I can get out of a classroom environment and get KDQGVRQWUDLQLQJ WKHEHWWHU7KLVLVWKHVWXɱWKDWWHDFKHVSHRSOH overseas what to really do about their job,” added Boyd. Story and photos by Sgt. 1st Class Andy Yoshimura 32 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 ' Style U.S. Army Illustration B)V[[VTSLM[[VYPNO[!D Cpl. Nathan Boyd VM[OL [O*P]PS(MMHPYZ)H[[HSPVUZP[Z^P[OHRL`SLHKLYK\YPUN]PSSHNLHZZLZZTLU[[YHPUPUNOLYLH[[OL *SL]LSHUK3SV`K+PUVZH\Y8\HYY`1\UL)V`KLUQV`LK[OLYLHSPZTVM[OL[YHPUPUNHUK[OLZPTPSHY^HYTJVUKP[PVU[OH[ OLMHJLKPU(MNOHUPZ[HU Role playersMYVT[OL [O*P]PS(MMHPYZ)H[[HSPVUZP[ZPUMYVU[VMH]PSSHNL^OLYLJP]PSHMMHPYZZWLJPHSPZ[ZJVUK\J[LKHZZLZZTLU[Z K\YPUN[OLPYHUU\HS[YHPUPUN1\UL Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 33 Complementi Airborne 86$UP\5HVHUYHFLYLODɲDLUV6ROGLHUVHDUQ,WDOLDQMXPSZLQJV Story by Capt. Ray Ragan, 351st CACOM Public Affairs Office here’s a rush of adrenaline for an airborne Soldier when the exchange of jump wings, which Soldiers can wear on their dress jumpmaster shouts, “Stand by!” That means the Soldiers are uniform. VHFRQGVDZD\IURPWKDW¿QDOFRPPDQGRI³*R´%XWZKDWLIWKH $ERXW6ROGLHUVRIWKHWKDQGDIHZRWKHUXQLWVLQFOXGLQJ Tjumpmaster shouted these commands in Italian? Would Soldiers still WKHVW&LYLO$ɱDLUV&RPPDQGWKHLUUHJLRQDOFRPPDQG make that jump? KHDGTXDUWHUVWRRNSDUWLQWKDWWLPHĥKRQRUHGWUDGLWLRQDQGGRQQHG )RU86$UP\5HVHUYH6ROGLHUVRIWKHWK&LYLO$ɱDLUV WKHLU,WDOLDQMXPSZLQJVGXULQJDSRVWĥMXPSFHUHPRQ\ %DWWDOLRQĪ$LUERUQHīEDVHGKHUHWKHDQVZHUZDVDQXQHTXLYRFDO ³,KDYHDOZD\VFRQVLGHUHGEHLQJDFRPPLVVLRQHGRɷFHUDQGD “Yes!” before they safely descended to the drop zone in the paratrooper one of the greatest honors that has ever been bestowed Californian desert on the Naval Air Facility El Centro under their RQPH´VDLGVW/W5RFFR6DQWXUUL,,,DFLYLODɱDLUVWHDPOHDGHU jumpmaster, Italian Army 1st Capt. Paracadutisti "Folgore" Alberto ZLWK&KDUOLH&RPSDQ\RIWKHWK³,FDQ WLPDJLQHEHLQJLQWKH Spinelli. service and not being in an airborne unit. The history is rich and one Parachuting or "jumping" under a foreign jumpmaster is an honor that I want to be a part of, even if in a much smaller fashion than the not many Soldiers get to enjoy and with it comes the ceremonial paratroopers of World War II.” (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army) 0[HSPHU(YT`Z[*HW[7HYHJHK\[PZ[P¸-VSNVYL¹(SILY[V:WPULSSPJLU[LYNP]LZ[OLJVTTHUK[V¸OVVR\W¹[V:VSKPLYZVM[OL [O*P]PS Affairs Battalion during an airborne operation July 20, 2013. Spinelli, giving verbal commands in Italian, was still understood by the (TLYPJHU:VSKPLYZILJH\ZLVMZ[HUKHYKPaLKOHUKHUKHYTZPNUHSZMVYHPYIVYULVWLYH[PVUZ 34 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 Complementi Airborne San Diego, Calif. 86$UP\5HVHUYHFLYLODɲDLUV6ROGLHUVHDUQ,WDOLDQMXPSZLQJV (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army) (:VSKPLY^P[O[OL [O*P]PS(MMHPYZ)H[[HSPVUL_P[Z[OLHPYWSHULK\YPUNHUHPYIVYULVWLYH[PVUMVYHZHMLKLJLU[[V[OL*HSPMVYUPHKLZLY[ 1\UL*P]PSHMMHPYZ:VSKPLYZJHSSLK¸7LHJLTHRLYZ¹Z\WWVY[TPSP[HY`VWLYH[PVUZHUKLUHISLTPZZPVUZI`HK]PZPUNHJVTTHUKLY VUJP]PSHUKJP]PSPHUHZWLJ[ZVM[OLIH[[SLÄLSK7LHJLTHRLYZHYLYLZWVUZPISLMVYÄ]LJVYL[HZRZ!JP]PSPUMVYTH[PVUTHUHNLTLU[MVYLPNU humanitarian assistance, nation assistance, population resource control and support to civil administration. Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 35 Italian Army 1st Capt. Paracadutisti “Folgore” Alberto Spinelli stands ZOV\SKLY[VZOV\SKLY^P[OOPZ(TLYPJHUJV\U[LYWHY[VM[OL [O Civil Affairs Battalion during an airborne operation July 20, 2013. (Courtesy photos by U.S. Army) Like most events in the Army, this whenever airborne operation took months of planning conducting and preparation. Typically, planning an an airborne airborne operation starts with reserving operation,” aircraft and identifying a drop zone. Then said Marrello. planners will draft a concept of operations “Our senior or an operations order for the mission. jumpmasters “At this point coordination with work very other resources and personnel can begin,” closely with (WHYH[YVVWLY^P[O[OL [O*P]PS(MMHPYZ)H[[HSPVUYLJLP]LZOPZ VDLG0DVWHU6JW-DPHV0DUUHOORWKH our newly Italian jump wings July 20, 2013. QRQFRPPLVVLRQHGRɷFHUĥLQĥFKDUJHRI trained airborne operations. jumpmasters “In my experience, planning airborne to ensure operations continues right up until the they are performing their duties posts point Soldiers start exiting the aircraft, safely and to standard.” known for airborne and one has to be prepared for unexpected -XPSLQJXQGHUDIRUHLJQMXPSPDVWHU operations such as Fort Bragg, so for changes that are more likely than not going is possible due to standardization and this kind of operation to happen in the to happen,” he said. operations that exercise international Californian desert is exceptional. This was a Marrello said getting a foreign military interoperability. Though the UDUHRSSRUWXQLW\DQGDIXO¿OOLQJH[SHULHQFH MXPSPDVWHULQYROYHGWRRNH[WUDHɱRUWDQG commands may be presented to airborne for both American Soldiers and their Italian planning when the concept was approved Soldiers in Italian, the hand signs and jumpmaster. by the battalion commander, Lt. Col. Vince procedures are the same. “I love to share my experience, learn A. Rice. “The language barrier meant a greater more and jump with American units again,” +HDGTXDUWHUVHOHPHQWFKLHI0DM-DVRQ reliance on hand signals inside the aircraft,” said Spinelli. “I am in the process of setting Hetzel contacted Spinelli through Special said Santurri, who was among the American up other jumps with special operation Operations Command for the jump. It was Soldiers that jumped under Spinelli’s units next fall and I am looking forward to then the operation would be possible under supervision. helping and keeping the spirit high of all a foreign jumpmaster. Foreign jump wing exchanges don’t ĬWKHVHĭVWURQJDQGEUDYH6ROGLHUV´ “Safety is our number one priority happen very often outside of larger military 36 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 0U[LYHJ[P]L:[`SLStory by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Siemion Story by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Siemion Fort Bragg, N.C. 86$UP\5HVHUYH6ROGLHUVRI+HDGTXDUWHUV +HDGTXDUWHUV WKH$UP\5HVHUYHLQSHUIRUPLQJDVXSHULRUVXERUGLQDWHVH[XDO &RPSDQ\8QLWHG6WDWHV$UP\&LYLO$ɱDLUV 3V\FKRORJLFDO harassment leading to sexual assault performance. 2SHUDWLRQV&RPPDQGĪ$LUERUQHīDWWHQGHGDWKHDWUHVW\OHSOD\ “This new approach almost opens a new learning gate for during their August battle assembly, here at the Old Fort Bragg WKHQHZHU6ROGLHUV´VDLG&KĪ&SWī(OL]DEHWK/¶pFODLU&KDSODLQ post theater. 6HFWLRQ86$&$32&Ī$ī³7KLVWUDLQLQJIRVWHUVDUHVSHFWIXO ,QVWHDGRIVLPSO\ZDWFKLQJDFWRUVDFWRXWVFHQHVRIDZHOOĥ dialogue so that people weren’t just getting angry at each other, rehearsed play, they were able to participate in the play by they weren’t just saying what they had to say and sitting down in engaging with actors of Theatre Delta during the annual Sexual DKXɱ´ Assault and Response Two performances were Program training. FRQGXFWHG %DWWOH%XGG\DQG 7KHWKUHHĥSDUWWUDLQLQJ Attention. allowed audience members “This [the interactive Battle Buddy focused to get involved with the on Soldiers in the ranks of Theater Delta actors and play] is something I can’t 6WDɱ6HUJHDQWDQGEHORZDQG WKHFRQÀLFWXQIROGLQJRQ explored sexual assault in the the stage. Theater Delta just sit back and watch.” military. believes the more dialogue Attention was geared and interaction Soldiers - Pfc. Derek Sims toward the leaders where experience during training the rank of Sergeant First the more likely they are to Class and above explored the explore and change their own behaviors. VXSHULRUĥVXERUGLQDWHDVSHFWRIVH[XDOKDUDVVPHQWDQGDVVDXOW 7KH¿UVWSDUWWKHVFULSWHGVFHQHDOORZHGWKHDXGLHQFHWR Attention highlighted the need for superiors to pay attention and ZDWFKDUHDOLVWLFVLWXDWLRQZKHUHFKDUDFWHUVH[SHULHQFHDFRQÀLFW care for their Soldiers, recognize what unwelcome attention is, RUVHULHVRIFRQÀLFWV7KHVFHQHHQGHGLQDFULVLVIRUDOOWKH DQGWKHVXSHULRUĥVXERUGLQDWHUHODWLRQVKLSDQGIROORZLQJRUGHUV characters, priming the stage for audience interaction. )RU3IF'HUHN6LPVDOLJKWĥZKHHOYHKLFOHPHFKDQLFKH During the second portion, audience members had the enjoyed getting his questions answered from a character rather opportunity to interact with the actors while they were still in than by sitting through a PowerPoint presentation. character by asking questions about what they did in the scene “I really got into the training because they didn’t break and why. This interaction allowed Soldiers to intervene with the character when I asked questions. You can actually see yourself action on the stage and change the outcome of the scene along DQGUHODWHWRWKHPDVZHOO´VDLG6LPV³7KLVĬWKHLQWHUDFWLYHSOD\ĭ with the attitudes and behaviors of the characters. is something I can’t just sit back and watch.” ,QWKH¿QDOVHJPHQWDSRVWĥSHUIRUPDQFHFRQYHUVDWLRQ “Going through this training you can see every single side of engaged audience members in constructive dialogue led by the it, both the aggressor and the victim. It brought me closer to the facilitators. The facilitators highlighted key ideas, shared relevant training,” added Sims. information and educated the audience about available Army Concern from the command is what the Soldiers saw while resources. attending the training. “The training is something unique and allowed Soldiers to “What I learned with this training is how much our command interact,” said Felicia Blackburn, the SHARP coordinator for cares about this issue,” said L’Eclair. “Their highly responsive 86$&$32&Ī$ī³7KLVW\SHRIWUDLQLQJDOORZHG6ROGLHUVWRVHH nature to this shows that.” WKHHɱHFWVRIDVH[XDOKDUDVVPHQWRUDVVDXOWDVLWKDSSHQV´ “This is not just a ‘check in a block’ type training,” added 7KLVLVWKH¿UVWWLPHWKDWWKH7KHDWHU'HOWDFROODERUDWHGZLWK L’Eclair. Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 37 Story by Lt. Col. Annmarie Daneker 5 …say something. Even and property from attack. though we’ve all heard this One of the attendees was statement many times before, Capt. David Floyd, HHC it’s still an important part Commander, 413th Civil of the Army’s antiterrorism Affairs Battalion, of Lubbock, program, according to Evan R. Texas, who took this as an Pilling, Senior Antiterrorism opportunity to better integrate Specialist, Office of the antiterrorism measures into his Provost Marshal, U.S. Army training schedules. Reserve Command. “A lot of times as Pilling was part of a team of commanders you do a lot of specialists who were instructors planning and you don’t really at the Antiterrorism workshop pay attention to the AT hosted by the U.S. Army aspects,” said Floyd. “This &LYLO$IIDLUV 3V\FKRORJLFDO course helps to reiterate that Operations Command there is still a threat out there Ī$LUERUQHī and that we need to still focus 'XULQJWKHZHHNĥORQJ on that, not just do planning workshop, more than 30 and training.” Antiterrorism Officers from The main theme of the WKURXJKRXW86$&$32&Ī$ī workshop was to reinforce that listened to presentations, antiterrorism efforts need to including Local Security stay in the forefront of Army Awareness, Risk Management, planning and that the Army Force Protection Condition cannot become complacent. 0HDVXUHVDQG3UHĥ “I want everyone who is Deployment and Special Events here today to walk away with : Vulnerability Assessment the understanding that the Process. threat that we face is real and The goal of the workshop persistent,” said Pilling. “And 6 was to provide guidance also that an AT program, and training in establishing as well as some of our other proactive and aggressive security measures, are needed antiterrorism programs and and should get their full plans to enhance the security of attention to detect, deter, and DOO86$&$32&Ī$īSHUVRQQHO deny the chance of attacking and their Families, facilities, Army Reserve assets.” 6 6 29 - Evan R. Pilling 38 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 iSALUTE What to Report: 8QDXWKRUL]HGDWWHPSWVWRDFFHVVFODVVLÀHGRUVHQVLWLYHGDWD 3HUVRQDGYRFDWLQJVXSSRUWIRUDWHUURULVWRUJDQL]DWLRQ &RQWDFWVWKDWPD\VXJJHVWH[WUHPLVWJURXSUHFUXLWPHQW 6XVSLFLRXVEHKDYLRUSRVVLEO\DVVRFLDWHGZLWKWHUURULVWDFWLYLW\ How to Report: &RQWDFW\RXUORFDO&RXQWHULQWHOOLJHQFH &, RIÀFH &2186+RWOLQH ²²&$//63< ²²² L6$/87(²7KH&,UHSRUWLQJSRUWDOYLD$.2DW $50< KWWSV ZZZXVDUP\PLOVXLWHSDJH 67521* Story by Sgt. Erick Yates, 352nd CACOM Public Affairs Office Reaching Out Beyond Little Rock, Ark., U.S. Army by explaining what his unit could provide strategic roles in the planning stages of the 5HVHUYHFLYLODɱDLUVEDWWDOLRQ in support of this mission. MMP by hosting planning conferences so goes beyond its city limits to “I linked up with the 4224th to meet the medical personnel could have a base to haveA a substantial reach and impact DQGH[SODLQWRWKHPKRZFLYLODɱDLUV work out of as they began to organize the in the surrounding Mississippi Delta FRXOGEHYDOXHĥDGGHGWRWKHPLVVLRQ´VDLG mission, Meyer said. communities. Meyer. “As a medical unit, the 4224th The other active role the 431st Through Innovative Readiness should be able to focus on the medical provided to the medical personnel was 7UDLQLQJWKLVSDUWLFXODUFLYLODɱDLUVXQLW support they are trying to provide, while the establishing of meetings with key civic helped bring free limited medical services WKHFLYLODɱDLUVDVSHFW¿OOVLQWKDWJDS leaders for the purpose of helping the to underserved communities of the Delta between the military, civilian government medical teams achieve a strong setup once UHJLRQLQ-XO\DQG$XJXVW and civilian populace in order to enhance the MMP began. Starting with the Mississippi Medical the mission.” Capt. Christian Martinez, of the 3URMHFWLQ-XO\WKHVW&LYLO$ɱDLUV “We were very much in tune for 7214th Medical Support Unit, was the Battalion assisted in being the driving setting the medical personnel up for RɷFHUĥLQĥFKDUJHRIRSHUDWLRQVDWWKH force of this mission along with the 4224th success,” said Meyer, as he described the Hayti, Mo., medical site during the U.S. Army Hospital. GHWDLOLQJORJLVWLFVKLVFLYLODɱDLUVWHDPV $XJXVWIRXUĥVWDWHPLVVLRQ+HIHOWWKH Lt. Col. David Meyer, battalion performed for preparation of the MMP. operation was a success while his team was commander of the 431st, coordinated with Charlie and Delta companies of the in Hayti. WKHWKEHIRUHWKHSURMHFWNLFNHGRɱ 431st, located in Millington, Tenn., played “Pretty much I helped reach out to the Curtis Preyer of Portageville, Mo. has his retinal area checked by Maj. Derek Melton of the 181st Medical Group Wing, Indiana Air National Guard during Innovative Readiness Training here in Hayti, Mo. on August 13, 2013. The IRT allowed Army Reserve Soldiers of the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, Western Medical Readiness Support Group, Air Force and Navy medical personnel to spend two weeks training and providing free medical support to residents in Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andy Yoshimura) 40 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 Hayti, Mo. Reaching Out Beyond City Limits (Left to right): Sgt. Castillo Saulo, HKLU[HSHZZPZ[HU[ ^P[O[OL [O 4LKPJHS:\WWVY[ <:(YT`7OV[VI`:N[,YPJR@H[LZ (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andy Yoshimura) community for resources that could be donated to the site worry about saving money to get glasses by participating in and used for the dentistry, medical and wellness services,” this,” Booth said, who came to the clinic for an eye exam. said Martinez. The Army provided resources, but When asked if she was worried about waiting long, Booth additional resources were still needed in order to make the replied, she was not worried. “Working operation function in a strong capacity, Martinez stated. 7KHLPSDFWIRUSURYLGLQJWKHVHVHUYLFHVWRKDUGĥKLW Providing medical services at the clinic was a core part HFRQRPLFFRPPXQLWLHVLVVLJQL¿FDQW with the of the mission, but there was also another. The 431st tracked the progress of services provided by 431st was “Working with the 431st was also essential to ensure compiling an impact report that tracked data for services also essential VXFFHVVRIWKHPLVVLRQ´0DUWLQH]VDLG³7KHFLYLODɱDLUV FRPSOHWHGGXULQJWKHIRXUĥVWDWHPLVVLRQ7KHRYHUDOO to ensure team assisted in bringing back additional resources to the impact of savings, in dollars, for services provided, revealed success of clinic and also brought back necessary information about D¿QDODPRXQWWKDWEURNHWKHPLOOLRQĥGROODUPDUN the mission the community and residents in order to help the clinic With this type of impact, Meyer is hoping to continue perform and serve better,” he added. building a relationship with the Delta Regional Authority, ... (they) As the days dwindled down toward the last mission, the main organization that supports the IRT missions in brought back ORFDOFLWL]HQVVDZWKHKDUGZRUNHɱRUWDQGFDPDUDGHULH the area for the goal of promoting economic development. necessary WKDWZHQWLQWRSXOOLQJRɱWKLVHYHQW “The hope is to continue to improve and learn from information 7RJHWKHUWKHWZRPLVVLRQVRɱHUHGFLYLODɱDLUVWUDLQLQJ the training now that it is known their organization is about the WKDWSURYHGWREHDMXVWSD\RɱIRUWKHHɱRUW7KHRWKHU becoming a relied upon asset for IRT missions in the community EHQH¿WWKHFLYLODɱDLUV6ROGLHUVUHFHLYHGIURPWKLVPLVVLRQ area,” said Meyer. was the opportunity to take their skill set and help With the completion of these missions, this civil and residents connect with the participating communities by giving DɱDLUVXQLWSODQVWRGRPRUHWKDQMXVWIRFXVRQWKHJRDO in order to back to those who are underserved. of bridging the gap between the military and civilian help the clinic “What gets the Soldiers excited about the job that authorities for upcoming IRT missions. perform and they do is helping people,” said Meyer. Being able to play “We were even contacted by the IRT manager for serve better.” a role in helping to assist with the limited medical services the U.S. Army Reserve Command about participating in a - Capt. Christian provided to these communities is a big aspect,” he said. mission later this year,” Meyer said. Martinez “This works great for us,” said Maj. Richard Snodgrass, As the August mission came to an end, it became clear company commander for Alpha Company. “This is that the impact for this mission was more than just civil training that you just can’t replicate.” DɱDLUVWUDLQLQJ,WUHLQIRUFHGWRWKH6ROGLHUVWKDWFUHDWLQJ “Everyone here has looked at this as a huge blessing,” a local impact can be just as powerful a tool as a global one. VDLG3IF5HEHNDK0XQGD\DFLYLODɱDLUV6ROGLHUZLWKWKH “This operation provided a chance for Soldiers to 431st, whose team was tasked to work in Hayti, Mo. take the skills they learned and give back to some of their “Being able to do this felt great”, said Elanora Booth, hometown people,” said Snodgrass. a senior citizen and Hayti resident. “You don’t have to Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 41 PSYOP sends a message 42 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 Marine Cpl. Jameson Dudley, left, crew master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252), and U.S. (YT`:N[5PQVR\6KVT right, intelligence analyst with the 303rd Tactical Psychological Operations Company of Coraopolis, 7H[OYV^SLHÅL[ZMYVTH KC-130 Super Hercules over southern Afghanistan, (\N 3LHÅL[Z were dropped in support of operations to defeat PUZ\YNLUJ`PUÅ\LUJLPU[OL area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Demetrius Munnerlyn/Released) Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 43 Civil Affairs Goes Hollywood Story and photos by Capt. 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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers of Alpha Company, 425th Civil Affairs Battalion, based in Encino, *HSPM[HSR^P[O7VSPJL6MÄJLY9HUKHSS3H`ULVM[OL Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 45 USACAPOC(A) Town Hall 7KHFRPPDQGLQJJHQHUDORI86$&$32&Ī$ī0DM*HQ-HɱUH\ -DFREVDQGWKHFRPPDQGVHUJHDQWPDMRURI86$&$32&Ī$ī Command Sgt. Maj. Harry Bennett answered questions that were asked via social media and a live audience. Here are some of the TXHVWLRQVWKDWZHUHDVNHG :KDWGR\RXVHHLQWKHIXWXUHIRU86$&$32&" -$&2%6 7KHQGDQGWKHWK3V\FKRORJLFDO2SHUDWLRQV*URXSV will sometime in the future go back to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, whether they are going to be reassigned or whether there will be some other command relationship and whether they are going to be designated as a special operations forces remains to be seen. That handwriting is on the wall and there is a consensus within the Army that it’s the right thing to do. That begs the question about what’s going to happen to our civil DɱDLUVIRUFHV:HKDGGLVFXVVLRQVZLWKLQWKH$UP\DERXWPRYLQJWKH CACOMs back to USASOC as well. But those discussions are not as far along as the MISO units. I don’t see the handwriting on the wall that the four CACOMs will go back to USASOC but sometime in the future it may happen. There is momentum in that direction but whether we ultimately gain enough consensus within the Army or USASOC to make that happen remains to be seen. ,QWKHIDFHRIFXWEDFNVDQGGUDZGRZQVLQ $IJKDQLVWDQZKDWUROHVZLOOWKHDFWLYHFRPSRQHQWWDNH RYHUWKDWWKHUHVHUYHFRPSRQHQWLVFXUUHQWO\GRLQJ" -$&2%6 ,WKLQNZKHQ\RXWDONDERXWWKH0,62VLGH\RXDUH QRWJRLQJWRVHHDGLɱHUHQFHDWDOO:HSURYLGHİURXJKO\RIWKH WRWDO0,62IRUFHDQGİRIWKH0,62IRUFHWKDWVXSSRUWVWKH conventional joint force. On the CA side, its kind of hard to answer EHFDXVHZHGRQ¶WNQRZULJKWQRZZKDWWKHIXWXUHDFWLYHFLYLODɱDLUV IRUFHVZLOOORRNOLNH,WKLQNWKHDFWLYHWK&LYLO$ɱDLUV%ULJDGHLV in danger of reducing its size. So, if that occurs then our CA forces will become even a greater proportion of the total conventional CA forces and I don’t think we will see any changes at all. But regardless \RXKDYHWRUHPHPEHUWKDWRXUFLYLODɱDLUVIRUFHVUHSUHVHQWVURXJKO\ three quarters of all of the Army CA forces. We are still going to KDYHDVLJQL¿FDQWDPRXQWRIUHTXLUHPHQWVDQGJUHDWHURSHUDWLRQVDQG OPTEMPO than any other Army Reserve unit. To view the town hall in its entirety, you can visit: http://bit.ly/1gw1EPr 46 | Peacemaker Fall 2013 :K\LVLWVRGLɼFXOWWRSURPRWHORZHUHQOLVWHGDQG1&2·V LQ3XHUWR5LFR" %(11(77 2XUSURPRWLRQS\UDPLGVDUHJHRJUDSKLFDOO\EDVHG,Q 3XHUWR5LFRWKHQG&LYLO$ɱDLUV%DWWDOLRQLVVWLOOJRLQJWKURXJKWKH EXLOGRIKDYLQJWKDWIHHGWRWKHWRSUDQNV,W¶VQRGLɱHUHQWWKDQRWKHU CA units. I am going back to professional development here, a lot of units will ask me how can I get more E5 slots so we can get promoted. It’s not about getting slots so we can get promoted, we get promoted IRUWKH$UP\:HKDYHVKRUWDJHVLQ(ZHDUHWLJKWLQ(ZLWKDERXW İ¿OOHGWKURXJKRXW&$32&:KDW,KDYHVHHQDFURVVWKHERDUGIRU example the two E5 slots in a company don’t have WLC, these E5’s are QRWPDNLQJ(DQGWKDWLVZKHUHWKHORJMDPLV7KH\DUHEORFNLQJWKH (¶VIURPSURPRWLRQEHFDXVHWKH(¶VDUHQRWHOLJLEOHIRUPDNLQJ(DQG that is a big part of the problem. $UHWKHUHDQ\DQWLFLSDWHGFKDQJHVWR)DPLO\5HDGLQHVV *URXSJXLGHOLQHVDQGSROLFLHV"$ORWRIWLPHDIDPLO\ZKR LVZLOOLQJWRSDUWLFLSDWHLVFRQVWUDLQHGE\GLVWDQFH:KDW LQFHQWLYHVDUHWKHUHWRLQFUHDVHSDUWLFLSDWLRQ" -$&2%6 ,WLVPXFKWRXJKHUIRUXVLQWKH$UP\5HVHUYHWRKDYHD sound Family Readiness Program then it is for the active component. It is easy for an active duty battalion Family Readiness Program because they are all located around an installation. In our units, that not the case. We are not near an installation, in most cases. We may have Soldiers who drive great distances to those units. It’s not about getting them involved in activities; it is making sure that their Soldiers are ready to deploy and that when those Soldiers are deployed they know where to go if they need help when they need it. Family days are great but the end state is to make sure that our Families are ready. It is the FRPPDQGHU¶VDQG¿UVWOLQHOHDGHU¶VEXVLQHVVWRPDNHVXUHWKRVH)DPLOLHV DUHUHDG\/HDGHUVKLSLVDUHVSRQVLELOLW\OLNHLWLVLQDQ\ZKHUHHOVHLQ WKH$UP\-XVWEHFDXVHZHGRQ¶WZHDURXUXQLIRUPVHYHU\GD\WKLVGRHV not mean that our leadership goes away. 'R\RXKDYHDQ\ZRUGVRIHQFRXUDJHPHQWIRU\RXQJ6ROGLHUV ZKRGRQ·WNQRZLIWKH\ZDQWWRVWLFNDURXQGLQWKH$UP\ 5HVHUYHEHFDXVHRILVVXHVWKH\PLJKWKDYHUXQDFURVVGXULQJ WKHLUWLPH" -$&2%6 (DFK6ROGLHULVGLɱHUHQW7KHEHVWZD\WRWDNHFDUHRI a Soldier is to give them good leaders. Good leaders start at the rank of sergeant. The Army is not for everybody. So if a Soldier says that the Army is not for me, I respect that decision. But on the other hand if a Soldier just gets out of AIT, and says that this isn’t what I signed up for, and this isn’t what I was expecting coming out of AIT or the active component, then I have an issue with that. Because what we have to do in that case is to change the culture of that unit. I believe fundamentally that we in the Army Reserve should Soldier exactly as our counterparts in the active duty component do. During the two days we attend our battle assembly, we have to do the same thing as those in active duty. We have to set and enforce the same standards. I believe that Soldiers will not reenlist because those standards are not being set and enforced. And I need the help from the leaders and Soldiers in the command to meet the standards. Fall 2013 Peacemaker | 47 Follow Us Facebook: www.facebook.com/usacapoc Flickr: ZZZÀLFNUFRPXVDFDSRF Twitter: www.twitter/usacapoc Instagram: @USACAPOC & #USACAPOC Website: www.usacapoc.army.mil