FORSCOM in the news U.S. Army Forces Command The 13th Financial Management Support Center cased its colors in an inactivation ceremony at FRONTLINE Hildner Field on Fort Hood December 6, 2013 | Volume III, Issue 45 recently. Maj. Gen. Sean B. MacFarland, commanding FORSCOM Soldiers, civilians attend general, 1st Cavalry , hosted a change of Senior Leaders ‘high performance’ training responsibility ceremony for ‘America’s ’ in Japan the division. What was once simply “Our relationship with the Japanese known as Building 9420 has never been stronger. It’s absolutely was dedicated in honor of critical that we practice together to be ready to respond to anything as we one of 4th Infantry Brigade realign to the Pacific.” Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division’s fallen heroes. – Lt. Gen. Robert. B. Brown Commanding GeneraI, An infantryman with the 2nd Dec. 3, 2013, Hokkaido, Japan Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Exercise Yama Sukura 65 Airborne Division, received the Soldier’s Medal during On Point a ceremony held at , N.C Be alert: Army Safe A food service specialist Winter Campaign with 17th Fires Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, was named The Army Safe Winter I Corps Cook of the Year, Campaign promotes junior Soldier category at awareness and Joint Base Lewis-McChord. individual responsibility among leaders, Soldiers, Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, commanding general U.S. Army Forces Command, discusses the command’s priorities with Family members and attendees at the U.S. Army High Performance Leader Development Program, Dec. 2, in Greensboro, N.C. (U.S. civilian employees to Army photo by Bob Harrison) Public Affairs units in action help prevent fatalities By Bob Harrison, FORSCOM Public Affairs “This is an effort within U.S. Army Forces Com- and injuries. The U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety mand to take our high potential leaders and Center launched the Army Safe Winter Campaign Dec. 2 “Leadership is about investing in yourself, un- provide them an opportunity to improve them- to highlight hazards unique to cold weather activities. The derstanding yourself, and applying your natural selves,” said Allyn. campaign runs through Feb. 28, 2014, and emphasizes skills, attributes, and talent to better whatever He encouraged the group to take back prevention and vigilance and is driven by a theme asking organization you are a part of.” all audiences to make safe decisions wherever their With that opening, Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, com- what they learn from this experience and “help adventures take them. manding general, U.S. Army Forces Command, strengthen your organizations and begin to build began talking with FORSCOM military and civil- the next generation of leaders for our Army.” ian leaders enrolled in a leadership development The one-week program is designed to help safety.army.mil/ program at the Center for Creative Leadership. participants improve self-insight of individual leadership strengths, improve coaching skills, When it comes to risk, winter is in a Each year over the last decade, FORSCOM category of its own. The continuity has sent 26 field grade officers and Army civil- and increase their ability to motivate, inspire, between spring, summer and fall ian leaders to attend the CCL U.S. Army High Per- challenge and develop people. ends somewhere around November formance Leader Development Program at the “If you take what you learn here during this 11th Public Affairs Detachment - Paratroopers with 2nd for most of our Army and Soldiers. Greensboro, N.C. campus. week and truly apply the self-development com- Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment’s Long Range Surveillance Leaders must be prepared to The leaders who attend the course are nomi- ponent of our leader development tenets,” said Detachment conduct an airborne operation with the new RA-1 face the unique challenges the nated by each of FORSCOM’s major subordinate Allyn, “then you have a great trajectory ahead of parachute at Fort Hood’s Rapido Drop Zone, Nov. 19, 2013. next few months will bring. units and from its headquarters staff. you.” (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cody Barber) TOP SHOTS Here are the best photos from FORSCOM Public Affairs professionals world-wide. For more photos and information, click these photos or visit army.mil/forscom

Above Sgt. Stephen Ogden, team leader with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, performs security at an Afghan Border Police checkpoint, Nov. 18, 2013, close to the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Eric Provost) Below Pfc. Chase Price, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, pulls the lanyard of his M109A6 Paladin Self- Propelled Howitzer, during a joint live-fire conducted at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Nov. 21, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch)

Above Soldiers from I Corps and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force’s Northern Army, participate in a rehearsal for Yama Sakura 65 in Hokkaido, Japan, Dec. 4, 2013. Yama Sakura is an annual, bi-lateral, military Command Post exercise for simulating Japanese-U.S. military operations in the defense of Japan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David Chapman) Right Spc. David Renlund, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, cuts through a steel door during subterranean training at West Fort Hood’s underground training facility, Nov. 22, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Thompson) Below Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, 3rd Infantry Division Command Sergeant Major, serves Sgt. 1st Class Demeta Levatte, a 603rd Aviation Support Battalion Soldier, a portion of her Thanksgiving lunch Nov. 27, 2013, at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tara L. Cook)

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