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Photo by Spc. Justin Snyder The Army-Navy rivalry kicked-off 117 years ago when Cabinet meeting and orders were issued prohibiting the Cadet Dennis Mahan Michie accepted a “challenge” from Army and Navy football teams to visit one another's the Naval Academy. The two squads faced-off on The fields. Plain at West Point Nov. 29, 1890. In 1899, Philadelphia was chosen as a neutral locale Just a few years after the rivalry's inception, the games to host the Army-Navy game and begin the rivalry anew. were interrupted from 1894-1898 following a ruptured Going into this year's game, Navy leads Army 52-49, with incident between a rear admiral and a brigadier general, seven ties between them. Navy has won the contest the which nearly led to a duel. President Cleveland called a past six years straight. The game will be played Dec. 6.

Service members await the arriv- al of John Cena to team with Rey WWE pays tribute to the troops Mysterio and Batista, against the Big Show, Randy Orton and Chris Jericho, during the World Wres- tling Entertainment’s “Tribute to the Troops” taping Dec. 5 on Camp Victory. The WWE annually travel to either Iraq or Afghanistan, visit- ing deployed Soldiers and service members and taping a free tele- vised event. This is their sixth trip. MORE ON PAGE 4

Photo by Spc. Josh LeCappelain Page 2 • December 6, 2008 The Mountain View COP Shocker receives new entertainment system

Sg t . Al l i s o n Ch u r c h i l l Before the leadership and USO rep- 41s t Fi r e s Bd e . resentatives left, the Soldiers took the opportunity to show off their Guitar FOB DELTA – Patrons of the Com- Hero skills. Noncommissioned officers bat Outpost Shocker Morale, Welfare said they were glad Soldiers would and Recreation Center have a new have another reason to get out of their game system to take their minds off contained housing units and socialize. being deployed this holiday season. “This should be a stress reliever,” Representatives of the United Ser- said Sgt. Larry Mellette, Visalia, Calif., vice Organization and Multi-National Company C, 589th Brigade Support Division – Center delivered a Mobile Bn., 41st Fires Bde. medic. Electronic Gaming System to the com- “This is available to everyone, not bat outpost Dec. 1. just the people who have systems in “We wanted to bring (the Soldiers’) their rooms,” he said. living room to them,’ said Jeff Hill, USO regional vice president. The $6,000 system includes Xbox “We wanted to bring (the 360; four games, one of which is Guitar Soldiers’) living room Hero; a projector screen and speakers; to them.” and is DVD compatible. Upon delivering the case containing – Jeff Hill the system, Kevin Meade, USO vice USO regional vice president Photo by Spc. Sophia R. Lopez president of operations for Southwest Sgt. Gustavo Londono, of White Plains, Asia, challenged the Soldiers in the Command Sgt. Maj. Kelvin Hughes, N.Y., and Spc. Robert Orcutt, of Bedias, MWR tent to beat the Air Force set-up 41st Fires Bde. senior enlisted leader, Texas, both gunners for the 41st Fires Bde., test out the games delivered with the time of 15 minutes. escorted the team to COP Shocker, MEGS at the COP Shocker MWR Dec. 1. The team of Soldiers quickly had where almost 30 of the brigade’s Sol- the system up and diers have been working since August. running, and began “It’s an honor to take individuals playing. “Kind out… so they can see the excitement of ironic, isn’t it? in the Soldiers’ eyes – it gives them We’re at war, and the feeling of being cared for,” Hughes they’re playing a said. “Anytime we have Soldiers out war game,” joked there at remote locations, it’s the lead- 1st Lt. Nick Albini, ers’ responsibility to check on them of Tampa, Fla., 1st and provide whatever we can.” Platoon leader, The 41st Fires Bde. leadership re- Battery B, 2nd Bat- ceived three MEGS – one of the re- talion, 20th Field maining two will remain at the FOB Artillery Regiment, Delta MWR, and the other will go to a 41st Fires Brigade. joint security station.

(Left) Jeff Hill, USO U.S. regional vice president, shows 41st Fires Bde. Soldiers the components of the MEGS delivered to Photo by Spc. Sophia R. Lopez the COP Shocker MWR Center Dec. 1.

TASK FORCE MOUNTAIN PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE THE Commanding General - MAJ. GEN. MICHAEL L. OATES Command Sergeant Major - COMMAND SGT. MAJ. JAMES W. REDMORE Mountain View Editorial Staff Contributing Units TF Mountain PAO — Lt. Col. Paul Swiergosz 2nd BCT, 4th Infantry Division The Mountain View is an authorized OIC, Command Information – 1st Lt. Julie Glaubach 4th BCT, 1st Cavalry Division publication for members of the U.S. NCOIC – Master Sgt. Stephen Opet 4th BCT, 3rd Infantry Division Army. Contents of The Mountain View Managing Editor – Staff Sgt. Amber Emery 7th Sustainment Brigade are not necessarily official views of, Assignment Editor – Staff Sgt. Michel Sauret 41st Fires Brigade or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Department Copy Editor – Spc. Josh LeCappelain 354th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment of the Army or the 10th Mountain Editors/Design — Spc. Sophia Lopez, 793rd Military Police Battalion Division. All editorial content of The Spc. Justin Snyder Division Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mtn. Div. Mountain View is prepared, edited, pro- Staff Writers – Spc. Tiffany Evans, Sgt. David Turner Task Force 449 vided and approved by the Task Force Mountain Public Affairs Office. Media queries please contact TF Mountain Public Affairs at [email protected] The Mountain View December 6, 2008 • Page 3 How to build a government: Part two

Sg t . Da v i d Tu r n e r 4 4t h BCT, 3r d In f . Div. “Building the plane as we fly” Mark Dawson, a member of 4th Bri- gade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Di- vision’s Human Terrain Team, is an anthropologist by training. Some an- thropologists believe that societies oper- ate according to a “script.” Understand- ing the script means understanding the people. In his work with the North Babil embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team’s governance team, Dawson said there are several scripts at work, some misunderstood and occasionally at odds with each other. Determining how the military works with Iraq’s local govern- ments means untangling and, at times, rewriting the script. “We have the (counterinsurgency) field manual, which is the theory, and now everyone is trying to put it into Photo by Sgt. David Turner practice … it’s all new for everyone,” said Mark Dawson, an applied anthropologist with the 4th BCT, 3rd Inf. Div., HTT, ar- Dawson, of St. Petersburg, Fla. ranges a collage of data gathered from Soldiers at FOB Kalsu Nov. 15. Soldiers have been involved in nearly all aspects of the lives of citizens here, we’re all trying to build the plane as we onto these federal, participatory councils, from keeping the area safe by organiz- fly,” he said. and there’s been some struggle in making ing the Sons of Iraq program to helping Michael Bevers, governance adviser that work. They don’t have any financial farmers buy fertilizer. When it came to for the North Babil ePRT, pointed out authority; they don’t have any legislative building government structures from the that trying to understand Iraqi govern- authority. This being a centralized gov- ground up, said Dawson, they often re- ment isn’t easy, for Soldiers or even the ernment has been a hindrance for people lied on their creativity. Iraqi officials themselves. Not only do to try to become a decentralized, partici- “One of the things we’ve gotten re- Iraqi citizens have little experience of de- patory government,” he said. peatedly from the commanders who mocracy, but their new constitution is a Despite that, Bevers said, councils like have been doing this is they are all say- sometimes-confusing mixture of old and the Musayyib qada have a good chance of ing: ‘I’m a tank commander,’ or ‘I’m an new. making their government work. Officials infantry guy, I was never trained to build “(Iraq) was a Soviet-style central- like Haider Thalbut, Musayyib’s munici- a government.’ Everyone is trying to fig- ized government. All the decisions came pal manager, sees people eager to take ure out how do you build a government; from the center. All these structures, the on the job, though they may not be sure how do you coordinate a government … muhafatha (province), the qada and the yet of just how to accomplish each task nahia were in place un- within the existing framework. der Sadaam Hussein. “The thing that’s impressed me is they But the sole purpose have taken a lot of initiative. What I see of these were for the when I go to a council meeting is I see Ministry of the Inte- people who want democracy, and I don’t rior (which controls even think they fully understand what the Iraqi Police) to that means; they just know it’s probably have control over the good,” he said. population outside of The North Babil ePRT began a study Baghdad, so they were to try and gather as much knowledge staffed with Baath Par- and insight as possible from Soldiers and ty officials and (MoI) government officials before the 4th BCT officials who handled Soldiers redeploy in order to help the fu- everything,” said Bev- ture Soldiers on the ground and the Babil ers. PRTIf they could use the various strate- “Now you’ve got gies employed by Soldiers as a guide to Photo by Sgt. David Turner these central gover- what works and what doesn’t, they fig- Mark Dawson, an applied anthropologist with the 4th BCT, nance structures, and ured, they might be able to help those 3rd Inf. Div., HTT, meets local sheikhs in Musayyib Nov. 17. they have tried to graft who follow them in their mission. Page 4 • December 6, 2008 The Mountain View WWE’s three Bad Boys visit MND-C Soldiers Sp c . Ti f f a n y Ev a n s MND-C CAMP VICTORY – Soldiers stood in long lines throughout the Victory Base Complex Dec. 4 waiting for the chance to meet face-to-face with three of the World Wrestling Entertainment’s superstars. Chris Jericho, Randy Orton and the Big Show visited Soldiers at the Multi- National Division – Center Headquarters and Camp Striker as part of the 6th Annual WWE Tribute to the Troops. The three wrestlers we’re part of a group of more than 20 WWE superstars and divas who headed to Iraq this year. The wrestlers split into groups to tour throughout Iraq, before putting on a show for Soldiers on their last day here, Dec. 5. “This is always one of the best tours I get to do. Spending time with those who protect our freedoms is such an honor and a humbling experience,” said the Big Show. “I hear from them how happy they are to see me, but I’m just as excited to see them.” The show recorded today in front of the Soldiers will air on NBC Dec. 20.

Photo by Spc. Josh LeCappelain (Above) A WWE diva poses with service members attending the “Tribute to the Troops” event held in front of the Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory Dec. 5, as a spe- cial thanks for their sacrifices and duty.

(Left) Soldiers with Task Force 449 pose with WWE superstars Chris Jericho, the Big Show and Randy Orton Dec. 4 at Photo by Spc. Tiffany Evans Camp Striker. Soldier runs into diva he tried to recruit CAMP Victory – The visits from entertainers help connect de- ployed Soldiers to home. For some, the connection is quite close – right down to the same town. After the World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars finished their show at Camp Victory Dec. 5, a Soldier and Diva ran into each other for the first time in two years. “Diva Kelly Kelly and I are from the same home town. I was an Army recruiter at her high school her senior year,” said Sgt. Ken- neth Cisson, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., Task Force Fury squad leader. “I remember trying to talk her into joining the Guard or Reserves for extra money while she was in college.” Little did he know after he left Jacksonville, Kelly became fa- mous through the WWE. His cousin called him and told him the news. “I never imagined her as a wrestler, she was a cheerleader and worked as a waitress back home,” Cisson said. “I found out she was one of the Divas coming and hoped I get the chance to see her.” Not only did they see each other after the event, they caught up on their hometown, people they knew and what’s been going on in each other’s life since they last saw each other. “Watching the show and running into Kelly was like a breath Sgt. Kenneth Cisson, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., from home. I went to the show with my squad to support these TF Fury squad leader, talks with WWE diva Kelly entertainers who love us enough to come visit while we are de- Kelly, also of Jacksonville. ployed, and in the process, I got to see a hometown girl who made Photo by Spc. Tiffany Evans it famous,” Cisson said. The Mountain View December 6, 2008 • Page 5

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Chaplain’s Family Life Minute: Our emotional attachments

Have you ever thought about the emotional attach- that bonding process. Don’t let the “changes” destroy ments that we have as couples and how that is affected as your marriage. Find ways of affirming the inner strength we deploy? We are focused on the issues of home or Iraq each of you gained and use that same strength to over- to the extent that inside of ourselves, we may become dis- come obstacles to your bonding. Let the strength you have tant from our partners emotionally. This can affect how on the inside enhance your life together as we “Climb to we relate to each other. Glory.” Sometimes, one party in the couple will say something like, “he” or “she” has changed since that person was de- Chaplain (Major) Paul Ramsey ployed. The fact is both parties have changed. In the MND-C Family Life Chaplain whole scheme of things, emotionally and spiritually, in- ner strength was formed to survive ordeals both at home and in Iraq. It takes some time to bond upon returning home either for leave or redeployment. Take time and be patient with

Sp rts Talk By St a f f Sg t . Mi c h e l Sa u r e t The case is obvious for Defensive Beast of the Year The smell of NFL Playoffs is in the air, and though the short field each time and a lead. (This was after Harri- Superbowl stands as the ultimate goal for every team, son went into the locker room at half-time with a back fans always enjoy bragging rights over their team hav- injury). Against the Baltimore Dirty-Birds, it was Har- ing the best players. Soon, sports writers will vote for rison again who stripped the ball from QB Joe Flacco, league MVPs among other titles, and fans will cast Pro which was returned by Woodley for a touchdown. The Bowl ballots. The case can be made for multiple players Ravens had all the momentum in their favor up until to receive “most valuable” honor, as no one stands out that moment. like last year’s obvious choice of Tom Brady. Harrison is part of a defensive unit that leads the However, as far as the Defensive Player of the Year league in passing, rushing, and total yards allowed per award goes, nobody has been even close to matching game. His impact on the passing game is obvious when the intensity and game-changing impact of Steelers’ you look at the names that show up in the Steelers’ sec- outside linebacker James Harrison. ondary: Ike Taylor, Ryan Clark, Deshea Townsend and It’s not just the number of sacks Harrison has piled Bryant McFadden. None of these guys have ever made up (14) like quarterbacks’ skulls on a trophy stick – a Pro Bowl appearance, and two (Townsend & McFad- Dolphins’ Joey Porter (14.5) and Cowboys’ DeMarcus den) were hurt through good chunks of the year, giving Ware (15) have more. Harrison racked up those sacks playing time to 5-foot, 10-inch William Gay. often under double coverage while offensive tackles That’s not a typo. gage him the chokehold just to prevent him from maul- This secondary faced against receivers like Santana ing QBs. Moss, Plexico Burress, Randy Moss and Andre John- But beyond his sacks, Harrison has also forced six son (who leads the league in passing yards). Their suc- fumbles, has a safety and an interception—the only de- cess against the passing game was thanks to Harrison’s fender to accumulate a stat in each of those categories. relentless headhunt against opposing quarterbacks, Harrison requires so much attention on the field that making them jittery and mistake-prone in the pocket… fellow linebacker LaMarr Woodley has been able to or simply flat on the ground. The Steelers have allowed snag 11.5 sacks of his own. The pair now has the most the fewest points (170), fewest number of rushes of 20 number of sacks for any two players on one team in the yards or longer (2), fewest number of pass plays of 20 league. yards or longer (17) and only one pass of more than 40 When the Steelers faced off against the Chargers, yards. Harrison’s safety made the difference in an 11-10 vic- Other defensive players around the league have tory, rather than a 10-9 loss. His two forced fumbles been good, and have made their contributions to their against the Patriots swung the momentum back to teams, but none have been downright game-changers Pittsburgh, giving a shaky and sputtering offense a or beasts of Harrison’s caliber. The Mountain View December 6, 2008 • Page 7

Headline Round-up What is your U.S. News: favorite thing Tobacco giant Philip Morris USA might be partially freed from a $145 million about the punitive judgment, from the sounds of some Supreme Court justices yesterday. An Oregon jury in March 1999 awarded the widow of Jesse Williams, a long-time holidays? smoker killed by lung cancer, $79.5 million in punitive damages, as well as more than $500,000 in compensatory damages. The punitive damages came from the jury’s conclusion that Philip Morris had made “false representations concerning the causal link between smoking and cancer.” With interest, the original punitive judgment has since grown to about $145 million. In an epic legal dispute pit- ting the will of one court against another, conservative justices made clear their sympathies with Philip Morris and their dismay over seemingly being ignored by the Oregon Supreme Court. The case called Philip Morris v. Williams began nine years ago, and already has been heard twice before by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Economic News: The nation’s retailers turned in the worst sales figures in at least a generation Dec. 3, starting the holiday shopping season with double-digit declines across a broad spec- Photo by Spc. Sophia R. Lopez trum of stores. For many chains, the low sales in September and October got worse, “Spending time with Family and not better, in November, despite relatively strong sales in the few days after Thanks- the food,” said Master Sgt. William giving. The International Council of Shopping Centers, an industry group, described Jones, of Fort Houstis, Va., 7th Sus- November’s figures as the weakest in more than 35 years. tainment Brigade liaison officer.

Entertainment: Paul Benedict, the actor who played the English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom “,” has died at the age of 70. Benedict was found dead Monday on Martha’s Vineyard and his brother, Charles, said authorities were still investigat- ing the cause of death. Benedict began his acting career in the 1960s in the Theatre Company of , alongside such future stars as , and .

Quote of the Day “I played in the Super Bowl, and I tell people that this game is 10 times bigger than the Photo by Spc. Sophia R. Lopez “Spending time with Family and Super Bowl. If you think about it, if you go the Super Bowl, and it’s in a 70,000 seat sta- friends,” said Sgt. Dennis Johnson, dium, the majority of those people at the game are not rooting for either of the teams. of Everett, Mass., division engineer When you go to the Army-Navy game, there are 70,000 people in that stadium that this battle captain, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Moun- game means the world to. This is it.” – Army head football coach Stan Brock tain Division.

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