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What's in Your Skillet? Hurry and stop by the LSAA Tax Center, FREE tax preparation and filing ends May 15, see page 14 APRILANAC 25, 2007 PROUDLYNDA SERVING TIMES LSA ANACONDA Combat Cohesion It’s a makeover Soldiers work together to LSAA engineers complete the mission remodel bridge Page 10 Page 8,9 Vol. 4, Issue 16 New rules about right shoulder by J.D. Leipold What’s in your skillet? Army News Service “Our team put a lot of practice in. We just came out and WASHINGTON – The Army has changed its policy on the wear of combat patches as a result of the way did it. We didn’t want to accept anything less than that.” Soldiers and their units now deploy. Since 1945 the intent behind the wear of the combat - Spc. Thomas R. Reifinger patch, known as the “shoulder sleeve insignia-former See Page 16 wartime service,” was to recognize Soldiers’ participa- tion in combat operations. However, this only applied to Soldiers who were serving with such large echelon deployed units as separate brigades, divisions, corps, Army commands or higher. “Soldiers deploy differently now, at smaller echelon levels such as companies, battalions, combat brigade teams and as individual augmentees in support of larg- er echelon units,” said Sgt. Maj. Katrina Easley, branch chief for uniform policy at Army G-1. “At those levels they weren’t authorized to wear their unit patch as a combat patch.” Once Soldiers report to their first units, they wear their command’s patch on their left sleeves. When de- ployed to a designated combat zone, Soldiers may also wear the company-level or higher patch that they serve with on their right sleeves. In the past, confusion resulted over which combat patch should be worn by Soldiers who were cross-lev- eled, assigned, attached or serving as augmentees to deployed units. This also affected Soldiers under tem- porary duty orders in a combat zone. The new guidance states that when echelons below company level deploy, Soldiers in those units may now wear the combat patch of the lowest-echelon command they deploy with, as long as it’s at company level or higher. The new implementing instructions to Army Regu- lation 670-1 became effective March 28 and are not retroactive. As before, Soldiers who have earned multiple com- Photo by Sgt. Alexandra Hemmerly-Brown bat patches may choose which patch to wear. Soldiers Spc. Marqus Reed, left, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Corps Material Management Company, and Sgt. Jason C. Dyer of Seneca, S.C., a food service may also elect not to wear a combat patch. specialist with the 324th Signal Battalion are members of the green team, who represented Dining Facility 3, prep vegetables for one of their team’s dishes during the first ever Iron Chef competition on LSA Anaconda. “I will never leave a fallen comrade.” I am Sgt. DeAnna L. Kennebeck, from Wabasha, Minn. Co. B, 1-34 BTB >> JDOC Information Systems Analyst PAGE 2 ANACONDA TIMES APRIL 25, 2007 Col. David A. Lowe What our leaders think: 13th SC (E) Assistant Chief of Staff G9, Civil Military Operations Officer (The Anaconda Times Staff will provide the national leader of Iraqi Clans and its readers weekly interviews with Aside from the obvious dangers Tribes. With the influence that he has in experienced officers and sergeants major of combat, what are the biggest the area, we have been able to make great to explain their role within the senior challenges you face in terms of strides in the feelings that the locals have logistics headquarters in Iraq.) achieving your mission? about the CF. Col. David A. Lowe is the Civil- It goes along with the above question. Military Operations Officer for the 13th The biggest challenge is to find avenues How would you rate the overall Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) to impact the population when you morale of Soldiers in Iraq? A resident of Amarilllo, Texas, he serves don’t have any resources (money or as the command’s principal interface people) to make tangible differences. I rate Soldier morale very high. I believe with the Iraqi population around LSA most believe in the mission that is being Anaconda and advises subordinate units performed here in Iraq. in how to effectively interact with Iraqi How much coordination goes citizens. into delivering donations from U.S. citizens/groups? What is your job with the 13th Are you seeing that all the brigades The coordination involved is making are performing the same type of SC (E)? contact with the groups back in the states, CMO missions or, are there different I am the Assistant Chief of Staff G9, but also once the donations are here, the needs in the different areas under Civil Military Operations. cataloging all the items and then letting your command? the MND’s know what is available and How do you measure winning then coordinating the shipping of the I see different CMO missions depending the hearts and minds of the items to the different units. Units also on the area they are located in. For come by our location to pick up items example, the 1/34 Brigade Combat Team Iraqi people? for distribution. The largest donating has concentrated heavily in agricultural Winning the hearts and minds is measured organization right now is Operation Iraqi projects where the 164th Area Support mainly through their cooperation with Children, founded by Gary Sinise and Group performed a goodwill project by the coalition and if they want to invite At left, Col. David A Lowe, Civil Military Operations Officer for the 13th Sustainment Command Laura Hillenbrand. Gary is a movie star planting olive trees here on Anaconda, the CF to their different activities. It’s (Expeditionary) meets with a sheik to discuss future missions with the help of a translator. Lt. Dan in “Forrest Gump” and Laura is to the 45th Support Brigade working on when they see that we do care what the author of Seabiscuit. Through their water distribution to a nearby village. happens to them and that we are here to efforts, over 20,000 school kits have help them have a better life. been distributed, impacting 50,000 Iraqi Bazaar here on Anaconda has helped. Yes, since the Sustainment Command school children. Assisting local companies to get has no battle space or Commanders Now that we are in the midst of the themselves recognized so they can bid Emergency Response Program funds, we surge, have some CMO missions What CMO missions do you for contracts is another caritical mission. have to be very creative in how to make an perform that are crucial to the been scratched/added? impact where the maneuver commanders What has been your greatest Iraqi people? have CERP funds allocated along with Are CMO missions handled success while deployed? We are trying to maintain the same tempo In this area the CMO effort is to provide Civil Affairs teams and therefore they in the CMO projects, but based on the differently in the Sustainment are able to go out and do actual projects an economic impact. There is a large Command as opposed to My greatest success was developing a capability of incoming units, we have to unemployment population in and around like improve schools, rebuild medical relationship with one of the Sheiks here complete the projects and let them start LSA Anaconda. Opening the Iraqi combat divisions? clinics, provide a fresh water supply, etc. who we call the Sheik of Sheiks. He is their own based on their own capability. Chef were ready for anything. participants. “These Soldiers dining facility was transformed Continued from page 16 “Our team put a lot of trained for this competition from a wartime military chow improvisation came in. practice in,” Reifinger said. “We while pulling guard and other hall into a five-star kitchen. “We did a lot of research,” just came out and did it. We duties, but still found time to The six winners were each said Spc. Thomas R. Reifinger didn’t want to accept anything practice.” presented with a trophy, medal, of Monroe, Conn., a food less than that.” As time ran out and the certificate, and coin. Howard service specialist with the 92nd As the cooking went on, team’s five courses were each said the equipment used for Engineer Battalion, whose team judges and onlookers circled brought before the judges, dining this competition will be saved won the competition. “We took the room to watch the cooks facility two’s entries displayed a and passed onto the unit’s what we had and tried to give it in action. Judges watched style reminiscent of a gourmet replacements, so a similar a culinary aspect.” carefully, observing sanitation restaurant. contest can be held next year. Reifinger said his team and teamwork. Artfully stacked entrees “In a combat environment, practiced in Dining Facility 2 “For the most part I’m pretty of pork charcuterie, Peruvian food service personnel don’t after work hours to prepare for impressed,” said Command potatoes, and delicately thin always get to use their skills in the competition. He said they Sgt. Maj. Earlene Lavender of crepes were among the items on this way,” Howard said. “This Photo by Sgt. Alexandra Hemmerly-Brown focused on cooking a variety of the 22nd Personnel Services the winning menu. And through kind of competition encourages Cooks display their best dishes during the Iron Chef competition, April 14 at Oasis Dining Facility 1. meals in under an hour, so they Battalion, as she observed that culinary expertise, The Oasis growth.” 13th SC(E) Commanding General, Brig.
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