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It's National Drunk & Drugged Postal Patron PRSRT STD US Postage PAID Driving Prevention Month Permit #43 Hinesville, GA Community members share ideas to avoid drinking on Page 2A. THE Home of the 3rd Infantry Division Vol. 51, Issue 52 Serving the Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield communities • www.stewartfrontline.com December 1, 2016 front Page briefs Volunteer Opportunity on Hunter - Tree Planting.: The Savannah Tree Foundation is Training takes off donating 80 young trees to Hunter to enhance the beauty of the installation. Trees will be planted in the bare areas of the median on Billy Mitchell Blvd. New live oaks will also replace dying pear trees along the median. Coincidently, the donation comes after Hunter lost more than 200 trees (just in the cantonment area) during Hurricane Matthew. If you're interested in helping, meet at Hunter's Family Day Field, 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, to help plant, mulch and water these new trees. The holes will be dug, and no heavy work is required. Tools are provided; however, due to limited quantities, bring your own gloves, shovels, rakes and wheel barrows. You may also bring your children who are capable of helping. Make Hunter beautiful. Call 315-3739 to learn more. Christmas Gate Notice, Dec. 2: To assist in facilitating the Hinesville Christmas Parade scheduled for Dec. 2, Gate 1 will close 5:30 Photo by Maj. Tobias Apticar p.m. and The 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs Office, uses a drone to 22. The firefighting facility and the drone are examples of will capture images of Engine-3 firefighters entering the Fort emerging technology that add a force multiplier to mission reopen at Stewart firefighting trainer, at Fort Stewart Firestation-1, Nov. accomplishment. See related story on Page 3A . 7 p.m. Gate 2 and the Visitors Control Center, located at Gate 1, will close at 5:30 p.m. and both will reopen at 5 a.m. Dec. 3. Non- Affiliated Visitors needing access to the installation after 7 p.m. Dec. 2. They will need to be escorted by a military or Department of Defense Civilian Card holder. 416th Trans Co. Reunion, June 24: The 416th Transportation Company will hold a lunch reunion, June 24, 12:30 p.m. at La'Dells Special Event Center, 8890 Abercorn St., Savannah, Ga. A meet- and-greet will be held 11 a.m. The reunion POC Dalphine Magloire, asks Courtesy photo that members of the unit Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, U.S. European Command Commander, addresses the Soldiers of 6th Squadron, 8th Cavarly Regiment, bring their Family 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Nov. 23, at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center. members and come and reminisce, eat, and reconnect. For additional information, contact EUCOM commander visits Soldiers in Ukraine Magloire at 912-661-0653 Courtesy Story and the U.K. thanks and appreciation for the Soldiers as or email her at U.S. Army Europe During his visit, he observed urban oper- the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. christellabarnes@ ations training conducted by Soldiers from “Although you are away from your fam- hotmail.com YAVORIV, Ukraine - U.S. Army Gen. 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd ily, you are with your Army family here,” Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Commander of Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Scaparrotti said. “Be assured that I appreci- CONTENTS European Command visited Soldiers of the Division, at the recently improved training ate what you are doing and the fact that Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine site. According to Scaparrotti, the training you are doing it during the holidays.” Marne Voices ............2A at the International Peacekeeping and he witnessed was outstanding and he was Following the visit, Lt. Gen. Pavlo Behind the Lens .......3A Security Center here, November 23. highly impressed with the professionalism Tkachuk, Commander of Ukraine's Land Veterans Day ............4A This was the last stop on a multi-day of both U.S. and Ukrainian Soldiers. Forces Academy, presented Scaparrotti with Scales of Justice .......6A holiday visit where he was accompanied Scaparrotti also had the opportunity to a token of appreciation for his dedication Community, Leisure 1B by his EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader, recognize seventeen Soldiers for their out- to the JMTG-U mission and Ukraine. Movie Schedule .......2B Master Chief Cris Addington, to engage standing accomplishments so far in JMTG-U is focused on building a sustain- Chaplain's Corner ....3B Sailors, Solders, Airman, and Marines in Ukraine. He also administered the oath of able and enduring capacity and capability ACS, FMWR Briefs. ..5B Romania and Ukraine. Scaparrotti was here enlistment to four Soldiers who were reen- in the Ukrainian land forces. This is accom- Births .........................6B to observe the ongoing training and visit listing and promoted three officers to the plished through direct training in the near Sports, Recreation .10B with U.S. Soldiers and their multinational rank of 1st Lt. term and the consolidation and resourcing FS-HAAF briefs ......12B partners from Poland, Lithuania, Canada Scaparrotti took the time to share his of dedicated cadre for the future. 2A The Frontline December 1, 2016 3rd Infantry Division Photos by Spc. Efren Rodriguez Marne Voices Speak Out LEFT: Master Sgt. Zalman Dass, Instead of drinking, what else can infantryman with 3-15 Inf., 2nd one do at a social gathering? IBCt, 3rd ID, skates with his family during a battalion orga- nization day at Corkan "Pie in the face. You have to spin Recreational Facility, Fort the dial and land on a number. You Stewart, Nov. 23. click it that number of times and it shoves pie in your face if you click BOTTOM: Cpl. Quencey Celestin, too many. Yeah, it just throws pie infantryman with Charlie in your face." Company, 3-15 Inf., 2nd IBCT, Pvt. Jessica Kelley 3rd ID, holds his daughter dur- 2nd IBCT ing a battalion organization day at Corkan Recreation Facility, Fort Stewart, Nov. 23 "You can watch football." Spc. Efren Rodriguez 2nd IBCT "You can play sports." Pfc. Tyler Lambert 2nd IBCT "You could play dominoes" Staff Sgt. Ronald Spencer 3-15 enjoys Army Family 2nd IBCT time before Thanksgiving Spc. Efren Rodriguez Soldiers and Families to bond Soldiers and Families ate 2nd IBCT Public Affairs over sports and food as an Army pizza, roller skated, rock climbed “You can play Family. and played laser tag at the on- Charades.” Leaders of 3rd Battalion, 15th “Organization day is an impor- post Morale, Wellness and Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry tant day for the battalion because Recreational center. Brigade Combat Team, 3rd it gives the unit a relaxed day,” “A battalion organization day Spc. Castro Infantry Division hosted a bat- said 2nd Lt. Patrick Ellison, event is important to build morale 2nd IBCT talion organization day at Corkan coordinator and operations offi- because Soldiers put in a lot of Recreational Facility, Fort cer with 3-15th Inf. “It provides work, day in and day out,” Ellison Stewart, Nov. 23. an opportunity for all the com- said. “This is an opportunity to The organization day was panies to network and bring thank them and their loved “Have a barbeque with friends and play cornhole and other carnival time set aside for 3-15th Inf. everyone together.” ones.” games. I think of going to a tailgate, grill some burgers, eat some hotdogs, play some games, play some US-led multinational teams assess Ukrainian brigades volleyball and have a good time.” 2nd Lt. Nicolas Laffosse Capt. Scott Kuhn force generation process?” 2nd IBCT U.S. Army Europe The idea for the assessment teams came out of a visit by Gen. Viktor Muzhenko, chief of general staff, YAVORIV, Ukraine--Two U.S.-led teams from the Commander in Chief of Armed Forces for Ukraine, to 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION COMMANDER, Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine conduct- 7th ATC’s Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training centers SENIOR COMMANDER FS/HAAF ed week-long assessments of two Ukrainian combat in Germany. According to Aguto, Muzhenko was MAJ. GEN. JIM RAINEY brigades in Odessa and Kharkiv, Nov. 11. impressed with the way the U.S. Army assesses itself The teams were there to assess the combat readiness and learns from after action reviews. USAG FORT STEWART-HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD COMMANDER of the 28th and 53rd Brigades. The multinational teams “He asked us at that time if, when their units come COL. TOWNLEY R. HEDRICK were comprised of Canadian, U.K. and U.S. Soldiers in from the ATO, it would be possible to send an assess- HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD COMMANDER from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry ment team and take a look at their units for a couple LT. COL. MIKE SQUIRES Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division as well as of purposes,” Aguto said. “One, to just see the readiness 7th Army Training Command out of Grafenwoehr, of their units as they come off the ATO and two, and Frontline Germany. more importantly, was to help them improve their 942 Dr. Ben Hall Place According to Brig. Gen. Tony Aguto, commander of training plan as those units get ready to go back into suite 1087, building 1 Fort Stewart, Georgia 31314 7th Army Training Command, the multinational make- the ATO.” up of the teams was essential to their success. Currently, most U.S. training has occurred within Garrison Public Affairs Officer 3rd ID reporter Ron Elliott Staff Sgt. Nikki Felton “There’s not much that we do here that doesn’t the confines of the International Peacekeeping and involve all three of us,” Aguto said. “It is a synchronized Security Center in Yavoriv, Ukraine. The Joint Command Information Officer 1st ABCT NCOIC effort to build better Ukrainian training and forces.