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1775 – Spring 2012 1775, The Journal of the Adjutant General’s Corps Spring Regimental Association, (ISSN 1775 1551-8205) is published by the Adjutant General’s Corps 2012 Regimental Association, a non-profit organization, The Journal of the Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association headquartered at Fort CONTENTS Jackson, South Carolina, and The Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association Officers 2 is devoted to the advancement SECTION I: REGIMENTAL LEADERSHIP and professionalism of the Notes from the Chief of the Corps 3 Adjutant General’s Corps Notes from the Chief Warrant Officer of the Corps 4 Regiment members. Articles Notes from the Regimental CSM 5 appearing in the journal do SECTION II: ARMY HR PROFESSIONAL READING, DEDICATED not necessarily reflect the TO “SPECIAL OPERATIONS – THE AG CORPS’ QUIET opinion of the officers and PROFESSIONALS” members of the Regimental AG Officer Branch Update 6 Association, nor the Army’s AG Warrant Officer Branch Update 8 HR leadership. Articles submitted by members or AG Enlisted Branch Update 9 civilian employees of the U.S. A Human Resources ―Lens‖ on Army Special Operations 10 military services are USASOC Special Capabilities and Skills Management – Get expressions of personal Outside the Box 14 opinion, unless otherwise U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) 17 stated, and should not be Personnel Management at the 75th Ranger Regiment 19 interpreted as reflecting the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) 21 official opinion of the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) 23 Department of Defense. 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 26 1775 is scheduled to be 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 27 published three times a year. 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 30 Articles for submission are 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) 31 welcomed and should be sent 528th Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne) 33 to the address below. The Human Resources Training Team (HRT2) Concept 35 editor and publisher of 1775 USASOC Civilian Human Resources 37 also invite the submission of SECTION III: ARMY BANDS photographs and illustrations Military Bands: Relevant to the National Security Strategy 38 to accompany articles. US Army Bands Picture-Grams 40 The editor reserves the SECTION IV: AROUND THE CORPS right to reject any articles Reflections on PSDR as the Last Combat Units Exit Iraq 41 and/or to modify articles for The Medal of Honor Ceremony Process 44 clarity or space limitations. Silver Scimitar Lite 46 Requests for authorization to Equal Opportunity Advisor Duty 48 reprint 1775 articles should be Human Resources Command Holiday Ball 49 sent to the address below. SECTION V: AGCRA AGCRA Membership Update 50 Contact Information: 100% AGCRA Membership 51 VP, Publications, AGCRA AGCRA AWARD Winners 52 PO Box 10026 Not Getting Your Mailed Copy of 1775? 55 Fort Jackson, SC 29207 AGCRA Scholarship Program 56 Sutler Store 56 Email: [email protected] Also check out AGCRA on Facebook at: Visit us on the web http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/agcra at: www.agcra.com 1775 Spring 2012 1 The Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association Officers www.AGCRA.com Officers President: COL Robert L. Manning Senior VP: COL (Ret) Michael R. Molosso Senior VP: CW5 Coral J. Jones Senior VP: CSM Darlene C. Hagood VP, Awards: CW5 (Ret) David A. Ratliff VP, Membership: SFC (Ret) Kenneth M. Fidler, Jr. VP, Publications: COL (Ret) Robert Ortiz-Abreu, Jr. VP, Sales and Sutler Store: CSM (Ret) Teresa Meagher VP, Plans and Programs: MAJ Troy W. Worch VP, Community and Corporate Affairs: COL (Ret) William (Al) Whatley Adjutant: COL (Ret) Robert Ortiz-Abreu, Jr. Secretary: MAJ (Ret) William Villnow Treasurer: CW4 (Ret) Richard L. Beard III AGCRA Webmasters: SFC (Ret) Paul C. Hessert & CPT Michael Skiff Honorary Officers Honorary Colonel: MG (Ret) Patricia P. Hickerson Honorary Warrant Officer: CW5 (Ret) Daniel J. Logan Honorary Sergeant Major: CSM (Ret) Michael L. Armstead 1775 Staff and Support: Editor, Layout and Graphics Design: COL (Ret) Robert Ortiz-Abreu, Jr. Printing Services provided by Colonial Printing, Columbia, SC 1775 is prepared with PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional Software From the Editorial Staff: This edition of 1775 is dedicated to ―Special Operations, The AG Corps’ Quiet Professionals.‖ AG Soldiers and HR civilian employees supporting Special Operations Forces (SOF) must not only bring their human resources A-game to the table, but are also required to train and fight like SOF operators. SOF HR support brings on a complex dimension of personnel readiness that requires much more detailed planning and attention to detail to stay ahead of the HR power curve in order to support an amazing and talented SOF force that is second to none in the world. From fluent language skills to a multitude of specialized SOF training, Army HR professionals must think outside, inside, under and over the box to ensure SOF Soldiers and their Families are fully supported. With the thanks and appreciation of COL Dane Rideout, USASOC G1, we hope you enjoy this edition of 1775 dedicated to the AG Corps’ Quiet Professionals. Bob Ortiz, VP Pubs & Editor, 1775 Colonel (Retired), US Army, [email protected] 2 The Journal of the Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association, www.AGCRA.com SECTION I: Regimental Leadership Notes from the Chief of the Corps By COL Robert L. Manning, Commandant, AG School, Chief of the AG Corps, and Chief, Army Bands Our Special Operation Forces today are making their own history in much the same quiet manner as their predecessors did in World War II and since. Not unlike LTC Wickham and the 1st Special Service Force, the AGs of today are there with their Special Ops battle buddies ensuring that Soldiers and Civilians are receiving the right HR support from trained HR professionals. There are many excellent articles in this edition of 1775 from the major commands within the US Army’s Special Operations Command and I encourage all readers to take a peek behind the curtain and see what our HR professionals are doing there. Who knows, maybe you would like to join them. Also in this edition are informative articles on exercise Silver Scimitar Lite, EO duty, PSDR, how a Medal of Honor ceremony is Soldiers and Civilians of the Corps, we are proud to executed at the highest levels of our government with publish this edition of 1775 because it covers an area of an HR professional at the helm, and how Band our Corps that so many know so little about. Our AG Operations are relevant to National Security Strategy. professionals serving in Special Operations commands I ask your continued support of our Special across our military are indeed ―Quiet Professionals.‖ It Operations Community. I would also ask that you is the intent of this edition of 1775 to allow the continue to make your best aware of the opportunities conventional side of our Corps to have a peek behind the available to them by serving in this area of our Corps. curtain to see how AG Soldiers and HR Professionals Enjoy this edition of 1775 dedicated to the Adjutant support Operators throughout the Special Operations General’s Corps Quiet Professionals supporting our Community. military’s Special Operations Forces. Thanks go out to The United States Army Special Forces were formed all of our HR Professionals who make this the most in 1952; however, special operations type missions and significant and worthwhile Corps to serve within. organizations were ubiquitous throughout World War Defend and Serve! II. We see images of Darby’s Rangers in Northwest Post Script: This is my final edition of 1775 as the Africa and moving over to Sicily and then up the boot of Chief of the Corps. COL Todd Garlick, an absolutely Italy engaging in historic battles like Gela and Salerno fantastic AG Soldier and leader takes the regimental and then the heavy casualties from the bloody fighting colors on 8 June 2012. I thank all those who continue to at Anzio. Rangers were present in the cold wintery make this the best branch in the Army in which to forests of Germany and the hot steamy jungles of the serve. I love telling people that I am an AG Soldier and Philippines. They were an invaluable fighting force as HR Professional and proud of it! part of ―Merrill’s Marauders‖ in the China – Burma – We have a rich and glorious history as AGs that is India Theater and it was the Rangers leading the way older than our country and as old as our Army. 1775 scaling unimaginable and treacherous cliffs at Pointe du has meaning; it is not just the title of a magazine or a Hoc in neutralizing enemy fortifications as part of the slogan. When our Army was formed in 1775, the AG D-Day invasion force. Corps was formed with it. The 1st Special Service Force, a combined force of This is a great time to be in the Adjutant General’s US and Canadian special operations Soldiers, was Corps! Dynamic things are occurring with doctrine, formed during the war and included one of our own, training, education, leader development, assignment then LTC, later, MG Kenneth Wickham. MG Wickham opportunities and our super hot Regimental Association. in his book, An Adjutant General Remembers, recounted Be proud to be an AG and an HR professional. I 47 years later, a statement made by a senior general encourage you to ask others to join the Association and addressing an AG School career class in the early 1950s: then recognize deserving individuals with regimental ―If you can’t administer, you can’t fight.‖ MG Wickham awards. The achievement medal is the most overlooked saw how true this statement was and how important award; I ask you to look at recognizing more of your AGs were to the fight especially during his service with folks with this award and I ask you to wear your Special Operations.
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