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spring 2009 The official magazine of The U.s. army reserve ESGR: Jumping for the Bosses Year of the NCo: achievement, Leadership 100th army Band roCks foiling a Bank robber www.armyreserve.army.mil Table Of CONTeNTs From The Top . 4 Blogs & Web Sites . 8 spriNg 2009 Vol.54 NO. 2 Hot Topics . 10. PeoPle Saving a Life; Foiling a Bank Robber . 12. JAG Attorney Completes Ironman . 13 My ArMy Reserve Life Army Reserve Band Rocks . 14. Max Corneau, Ambassador to the Stars . 16 Army Reserve Soldiers Jump to Show Military Skills . .18 AR-RAP Field Guide . 20 my army reserve life: 42 Year-Old Enlists in Army . 21 ARMY RESERve band rocks FORT KNOx, SOUTHEAST . .14 2009: The YeAr of the NCo Bronze Star Awarded for Service in Iraq . .22 CAR praises NCO’s . 23. Excellence In and Out of Uniform . 24. SMA’s Message: Three Keys to Success . 25 Seattle Mayor Signs ESGR Statement of Support . 27. ArMy Reserve CoMMuNiTies Making the Grand March . 28 Operation Fit Warrior, Fitness Intensive Training . 29 THe year Of THe NCO: It’s Not Just a Job, it’s a Career . 30 Army Reserve Soldier Earns Two Bosses, One Employee, Sharing the Talent . 31. Bronze Star for Valor in IRAQ . 22 Sharing and Caring through Science . 32. Yellow Ribbon Workshop . 33 Extreme Makeover Army Reserve Edition . 34 AR Ambassadors Serve, Network with Communities . 35 282nd Quartermaster Co . Wins Connelly Award for 2009 . 36 108th Training Command Unit Recognized for Support . 37. MissioNs Panama Residents Benefit From Army Medical Training . 38 MP Co . Shifts Efforts from Rustamiyah to Liberty . 40 ‘Team Buffalo’ Stays Loose, Tightens Security . 41 COmmUNiTies: Making the GRANd MARCH . 28 feATures Standing the Heat in ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ . 42 In Memoriam . 44 www.armyreserve.army.mil Spring 2009 H 1 Editor’s ArMY RESERVE CoMMAND TeAM Note Lt . Gen . Jack C . Stultz Chief, Army Reserve When people of America in and out of uniform and what Chief Warrant Officer 5 James E . Thompson think of the Army Reserve, the Sergeant Major of the Army Command Chief Warrant Officer of the Army Reserve they think of well-trained, well- Kenneth O. Preston has to say Command Sgt . Maj . Leon Caffie equipped and well-led Army about NCOs during his visit to Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve Reserve Soldiers performing Atlanta. The ability to organize a wide range of duties around and bond people together as a WArrior-CiTiZeN MAGAZiNE STAff the globe. Everyday Army team and execute the mission Col . Rudolph Burwell Reserve Soldiers perform acts is why many of our businesses Director, Army Reserve Communications that require are supportive Col . Lora Tucker commitment, of Reserve Chief, Public Affairs Division selfless service Component Lt . Col . Laurel Hubred and personal Soldiers who Chief, Command Information Branch courage. are balancing Paul R . Adams America two careers, editor-in-Chief, Warrior-Citizen recognizes the military and The Madison Design Group sacrifices our civilian, Design Services Army Reserve he says. Soldiers make suBMissioNs • Warrior-Citizen invites articles, story ideas, to protect the In Kathie photographs and other material of interest to members of nation from Scarrah’s story the U .S . Army Reserve . Manuscripts and other correspon- those who would attack about General Stultz’s dence for the editor should be addressed to Commander, us. In this issue of Warrior- March 2009 testimony before U .S . Army Reserve Command, Attn: Public Affairs (Warrior- Citizen we take a closer look Congress, he has praised the Citizen), 1401 Deshler Street, SW, Fort McPherson, GA at the Army Reserve and the contributions of Army Reserve 30330-2000, telephone 404-464-8500 or dsn 367-8500 . All email submissions should go to usarcmag@usar .army . investment America gets NCOs. He has repeatedly mil . All articles must be submitted electronically or on disk from her full-time patriots introduced Warrior-Citizens or Cd . Unsolicited manuscripts and photographs will not be who serve part-time in the when he testifies before returned . Query by letter . “From the Top” byline on page Congress because he believes 4 by the Chief, Army Reserve, it is important for Senators and ChANGe of ADDress • do not write the magazine . TPU Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz. Representatives to learn some Soldiers should notify their Unit Administrator or Unit Clerk . of the stories of the 204,000 Members of the IRR and IMA should contact their Personnel And for a glimpse of some men and women who serve in Management Team at HRC-STL, 1 Reserve Way, St . Louis, MO of our outstanding NCOs the U.S. Army Reserve. 63132-5200 . AGRs should contact their PMO/PMNCO . Paid and their stories, turn to the subscribers should forward their address change to the section, “2009: Year of the Superintendent of documents, Attn: Mail List Branch SSOM, NCO” and stories about an NCO U .S . Government Printing Office, Washington, dC 20402 . recipient of the Bronze Star, Special military distribution recipients may write the editor directly . two NCOs for their excellence Paul Adams Editor-in-Chief in achievement and leadership suBsCriPTioNs • Warrior-Citizen is distributed free of charge to members of the United States Army Reserve . oN The Cover oN The BACk Cover Circulation is approximately 320,000 . Paid subscriptions are Sgt. 1st Class Larry Carter, a jump How to earn $2,000. The Army available for $14 00. per year domestic, $19 60. foreign . Single master with the 421st Quartermaster Reserve Recruiting Assistance copy price is $5 50. domestic, $7 70. foreign . Mail a personal Company, prepares to jump out of Program (AR-RAP) makes every check or money order payable to the Superintendent of an Air Force C-130 during the unit’s Soldier a potential recruiter. documents to: New Orders, Superintendent of documents, first annual Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Boss Lift. P .O . Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, or fax your order uPPer CeNTer to 202-512-2233 . visa and MasterCard are accepted . Photo by Spc. Ian Morales. Photo by Timothy L. Hale 2 H Warrior-Citizen Staff Sgt. Dennis Burke observes a 461st Engr. Co. Soldier drilling an anchor hole in a concrete pad for a MIC hut during Operation Essayons. Burke tells his story in “My Army Reserve Life” on page 26. p h o t o b y : Sp c . Ma r y ro S e Ma r t i n SPRING 2009 H 3 FROM THE TOP FROM THE TOP Full-time patriots who serve part-time are a positive return on investment for America from a Cold War Strategic Reserve Warrior-Citizens and as employees in the configuration of geographically-based civilian workforce, contributing to a robust headquarters, to command and control U.S. economy. under operational and functional commands. The new configuration As we prepare for the eighth year of war, supports operations in the United States we can sustain our force of Warrior-Citizens and 18 other countries around the world, only if we are able to offer the employers and in just 12 months, our realignment of America compelling reasons to hire our was 92 percent complete. Soldiers and to support them when they must temporarily leave the workplace for The Army Reserve delivers the right a deployment or a training exercise. capabilities to the right place at the h o t o right time. p To help meet this challenge, we have e r v e S e launched a unique employer program r y We remain on track to realign more M r a than 17,000 spaces from the Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz institutional force to critically needed By lt. gen. Jack c. stultz operating force structure to rebalance Chief, Army Reserve and right-size a modular force that gives Commanding General the Army predictable, recurring access to U.S. Army Reserve Command capabilities adequate to support present and future global demands. Today, america holds our military service men and women in the highest Rebalancing the force will reduce esteem. They value our Soldiers’ commitment, operational tempo for active and reserve selfless service, and personal courage; components and enhance functional, and recognize the sacrifices our Soldiers predictable combat-support (CS), and make to protect the nation from those who combat-service-support (CSS) capabilities would attack us. that are most in demand in today’s security environment. Units that will be added The cost of freedom always comes with by 2013 include those most in demand by SiNcE SEpt. 11, 2001, moRE thaN 165,000 a price tag; however, the Army Reserve, combatant commanders: transportation, S Army Reserve Soldiers have mobilized to serve in Iraq, comprised of full-time patriots who engineer, civil affairs, signal, MP, h e e f u c balance civilian and military careers, is quartermaster and maintenance. Afghanistan and more than a dozen other countries. one of the best returns taxpayers get for e k o n y a . M g t their investment in government. Rebalancing our force also includes S additional command and control The Army Reserve has quickly headquarters as well as career path that provides the employers of America transformed its units and put them into the opportunities and for example, will high quality employees who are drug fight to sustain America’s Army. result in a total of eight expeditionary free, morally fit; mature, disciplined, sustainment commands, nine sustainment professional, and responsible; display a In 2008, we maintained an accelerated brigades and three combat support can-do work ethic; demonstrate leadership pace of transformation to a fully brigades (maneuver enhancement) as well skills; know the value of teamwork; and can operational Army Reserve that gives the as growth in other CS and CSS units.

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