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FREE an edition of ALASKAthe POST The Interior Military News Connection Vol. 10, No. 23 Fort Wainwright, Alaska June 14, 2019 Team Greely honors fallen CSM Michael Grinston selected as Alaska National Guard Soldier Chris Maestas 16th Sergeant Major of the Army U.S. Army Garrison Alaska, Fort Greely Public Affairs Army Public Affairs Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper and Army Team Greely joined together June 11 to remember Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, announced today Sgt. 1st Class Russell A. Hepler during a memorial Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston will assume service at the Fort Greely Chapel. Hepler was responsibilities as the 16th sergeant major of the recently promoted to the rank of sergeant first Army. class and served as a platoon sergeant for Alpha “I look forward to working with Command Sgt. Company, 49th Missile Defense Battalion. Maj. Michael Grinston,” Esper said. “The Army is Hepler, 35, was dip-netting with his wife Shandra in the midst of a renaissance, and he is a great choice Hepler on June 8 in Copper River near O’Brien to carry on our readiness, modernization and reform Creek, south of the town of Chitna. Hepler was efforts.” observed as the incident occurred and attempts were Grinston currently serves as the senior enlisted made to save him, but he was carried downstream. leader for U.S. Army Forces Command – the Team Greely extends their most sincere U.S. Army’s largest command and provider of condolences to his wife, Shandra, their children, expeditionary land forces. He is a combat veteran who loved ones, friends and the Soldiers he served has served in every leadership position from team alongside. leader to division command sergeant major. His deployments include two tours each to Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, as well as Desert Shield, Desert Storm and to Kosovo. Grinston also served as the senior enlisted leader for the Army’s first deployment of a division headquarters, with 1st Infantry Division, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve from October 2014 to June 2015. Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston (Photo by U.S. Army) See SMA on page 3 In the unlikely event of a water landing Team Greely joined together June 11 to remember Airman 1st Class Shannon Chace Sgt. 1st Class Russell A. Hepler during a memorial 168th Wing Public Affairs service at the Fort Greely Chapel. Hepler was recently promoted to the rank of sergeant first class and served as a platoon sergeant for Alpha Company, If you’ve ever flown on a commercial plane, 49th Missile Defense Battalion. Team Greely extends you’ve probably heard the phrase “in the unlikely their most sincere condolences to his wife Shandra, event of a water landing.” their children, loved ones, friends and the Soldiers What happens if that really occurs? How do you he served alongside. (Photo by Chris Maestas, U.S. survive in the water? Army Garrison Alaska, Fort Greely Public Affairs) Rated air crew members of the Air National Guard continually train for that very situation. Every three years, these Airmen put on their water wings and complete water survival refresher Show us your Alaska training. Alaska’s cold weather and long winters present Staff Report to include the activity, challenges in scheduling and completing water location, anyone in the survival training. On June 1, despite wind and rain, photo and the name of Airmen with the 168th Wing geared up and jumped Want to have a photo who took the photo for off the dock at Chena Lakes Recreation Area outside featured in the Alaska proper attribution. Fairbanks, Alaska. Post or Fort Wainwright Additionally, photos “Basically, the training is designed to teach us Facebook and Instagram must be your original how to survive water,” said Col. Roger Ludwig, pages? work of the person 168th Medical Group chief of aerospace medicine. Send us your favorite submitting and not contain “That would be as if we crashed or landed in or on photo taken from offensive or objectionable the water, near the water, under the water; however throughout the great state in manner. Must have we wind up, how do we get out and how do we as a Senior Master Sgt. Richard Smith and Capt. Derek of Alaska for a chance to release authority if group, not just as an individual, survive it?” Boschma, Airmen with the 168th Operations Group, have one featured. This is submitting a photo of a Ludwig joined the wing in 2015 after spending Alaska Air National Guard, assist another Airman into a great way to share the minor child or personnel 17 years with the 142nd Medical Group, Oregon Air the raft during water survival training June 1, 2019, many things there are to in any area not open to National Guard. He noted that the training approach at Chena Lake Recreation Area, North Pole, Alaska. do while in Alaska from the public. Submit photos for a cargo plane places emphasis on the group This required training ensures Airmen are familiar hiking, camping, fishing, to usarmy.wainwright.id- dynamic instead of the individual, what he had with available emergency equipment and protocol skiing, mushing, aurora [email protected]. if an emergency water landing should occur. (Photo trained on while a member of the 142nd with the chasing and much more. To see if your photo by Airman 1st Class Shannon Chace, 168th Wing unit’s F-15 Eagle. Photos do not have to is featured online See WATER on page 2 Public Affairs) be military in nature and and for previously can be a scenic landscape, submitted photos, visit family outings, wildlife the Fort Wainwright or adventuring throughout Facebook page at https:// Soldier who battled in Fallujah to the state. www.facebook.com/ Photos should be FortWainwrightPAO/ and high resolution jpg files Instagram page at https:// receive highest military honor between 600KB and 2MB. www.instagram.com/ Please provide a brief fortwainwrightalaska/. Joe Lacdan was with U.S. Marines description of the photo Army News Service facing about 1,500 to 3,000 insurgents who had been using the mostly Former Staff Sgt. David abandoned city as cover. Bellavia will be awarded A Company learned six to the Medal of Honor for his eight insurgents were hiding bravery during some of the somewhere in a block of 12 deadliest fighting in Iraq, buildings, and the company President Donald Trump would have to search announced June 10. each one to try and find A squad leader during the them. After unsuccessfully second battle of Fallujah, searching the first nine Bellavia, now 43, exposed buildings, Platoon members himself to enemy fire as he entered the next structure defended his Soldiers on and encountered heavy Nov. 10, 2004. gunfire from within. A cow moose and her yearling graze along the side Staff Sgt. David Bellavia (left) in Iraq. (Photo Third Platoon, A of the George Parks Highway near Denali National courtesy of David Bellavia) Company, Task Force 2-2 See MOH on page 6 Park. (Photo by Daniel Nelson) WEEKEND WEATHER Friday Saturday Sunday Mostly sunny, with a Mostly cloudy, with a Partly cloudy, with a high of 77 and a low of high of 71 and a low of high of 74 and a low 53 degrees. 52 degrees. of 52 degrees. 2 NEWS June 14, 2019 Nutrition Corner: Did you know Brandy Ostanik pie should only be consumed on occasion and intake. It also helps sneak in the fruits and Simple Snack Recipes Medical Department Activity – not incorporated as part of your daily routine. vegetables that often get overlooked for little Alaska, Public Affairs The best practice is to keep those items out ones. • Apple slices or whole grain crackers with of the house and go out for them on occasion Use snack time as family time. Explore peanut butter when the time comes. That way you don’t the different colors of fruits and vegetables • Low fat yogurt with fruit Fermented foods: have leftovers stashed in the cabinet tempting with your children! Use the names of the food • Carrot sticks with hummus Did you know that snacking can be you to overeat on a regular basis. The snacks items to practice spelling and the alphabet. • Avocados or guacamole spread on whole incorporated into your daily intake without we encourage you to include daily include Some simple and healthy snack ideas for grain crackers having a negative impact on your health? the same delicious and nutritious foods you adults and kids are below. • Sliced kiwi and strawberries with cream In fact, it should be incorporated into your should already be incorporating in your meals cheese fruit spread diet daily. Snacks play an important role in – fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low fat Featured Food: • String cheese and grapes bridging the gap between meals, helping dairy. • Homemade smoothies with fruit and low prevent you from overeating at meals, One to two snacks per day helps you fit Kiwi. This funny looking fruit is small, fat yogurt mindlessly snacking while you cook, and in all the servings you need from each of the but don’t be fooled. It is sweet and satisfying! even helps prevent excessive grazing after food groups. It is also important for children With less than 50 calories per fruit, it adds 2g meals. Don’t confuse snacks with treats. because they cannot eat as large meals as of fiber and more vitamin C than you need for Foods such as cookies, candy, cake and adults and they need the consistent energy the entire day! QTC clinic eases transition MEDDAC Minute Lt.