THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE FOR U.S. ARMY GARRISON FORT HUNTER LIGGETT/PARKS RESERVE FORCES TRAINING AREA The Golden Guidon First 12W Engineer Course at FHL 1-184th Infantry Regiment Stryker Qualifications www.home.army.mil/liggett | www.home.army.mil/parks Summer 2020 Contents Commander’s Message 3 THE GOLDEN GUIDON Chaplain’s Corner 4 Official Command Publication of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett/ In the Spotlight 5 Parks Reserve Forces Training Area Garrison Highlights 11 FHL COMMAND TEAM Col. Charles Bell, Garrison Commander Training Highlights 20 David Myhres, Deputy to the Garrison Commander Community Engagements 24 Lt. Col. Stephen Stanley Deputy Garrison Commander Soldier & Employee Bulletin 26 Command Sgt. Major Mark Fluckiger, Garrison Command Sergeant Major PRFTA COMMAND TEAM Lt. Col. Serena Johnson, Features PRFTA Commander Command Sgt. Samuel MacKenzie, • Mesa Del Ray Airport 12 PRFTA Command Sgt. Major • Garrison Asian, Pacific GOLDEN GUIDON STAFF Islanders Share Their Stories 16 Amy Phillips, FHL Public Affairs Officer Jim O’Donnell, PRFTA Public Affairs Officer • It’s What’s Inside the Heart, Cindy McIntyre, Public Affairs Specialist Not the Color That Matters 19 The Golden Guidon is an authorized quarterly publication for the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett community. Content in this publication is not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government or the Dept. of the Army, or FHL/PRFTA. SUBMISSIONS Guidelines available on the FHL website in the Public Affairs Office section. Submit stories, photographs, and other information to the Public Affairs Office usarmy. COVER PHOTO: California National Army Guard Soldiers with the 1-184th Infantry Regiment from Palmdale, conducting annual Stryker Gunnery Qualifications at Fort hunterliggett.imcom-central.list.fhl-pao @ Hunter Liggett, August 5. (Photo by Amy Phillips, FHL Public Affairs) mail.mil or call 831-386-2690. FEEDBACK WELCOMED Email or submit ICE comment: COMMAND INFORMATION RESOURCES https://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=- www.home.army.mil/liggett card&sp=113492&s=442&dep=*DoD&sc=2 www.home.army.mil/parks www.dvidshub.net/unit/FHL-PAO www.facebook.com/FortHunterLiggett www.flickr.com/photos/forthunterliggett COMMANDER’S MESSAGE Greetings Team Fort Hunter Team at both installations. Liggett and Parks Reserve To demonstrate how proud I am Forces Training Area! of our diverse workforce and the strength that it brings through our There is never a dull moment, cultures, experiences and skills, I with COVID–19 (C19) keeping us asked the PAO to produce a video busy with modifications in all our to celebrate the diversity at our operations, the resurgence of two installations. I am honored to training and the leadership changes serve with you in the U.S. Army at both installations. I want to make Garrison FHL/PRFTA Team. sure you know that amidst all the Another thing not tolerated chaos and high OPTEMPO, your at our garrison is sexual Garrison Commander safety is always my top priority. harassment. The Guillen case Col. Charles R. Bell In order to protect those working is under investigation but news and living on our installations – articles report that she was afraid home from a deployment to STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK. If to report sexual harassment. DO Afghanistan and accepted a job warranted, contact your health care NOT BE AFRAID TO REPORT THIS in Arizona. With her leaving, Dave professional. Keep your supervisor UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR. Myhres will resume the DGC position. informed. We work diligently with Our Sexual Assault Response Please join me in welcoming our transient unit leaders to enforce Coordinator Harvey Walker and new Team members and give CDC and garrison C19 policies, all garrison leaders will ensure them your support, as needed. but we need your help. We can’t reports are processed, and provide To close, I’d like to remind be everywhere all the time. So if support to those in need. I hope the everyone that we exist solely to you see someone not doing the SHARP training you received in July support training and ultimately, the right thing, correct it, tactfully. We provided useful info on how to report Defense mission. What we do can are all safety officers, and have misconduct, and how to get help. Do save lives on the battlefield and a vested interest in reducing the not hesitate to contact Mr. Walker at bring troops home because they risk of C19 at our installations. any time. The FHL 24/7 emergency received good training and support Things are changing daily in the helpline is (831) 682-8746. The DoD from us. We won’t exist if we don’t C19 environment and it’s important Safe Helpline is 877-995-5247. have a training audience so we for you to stay informed. Pay If you witness any form of must provide the best customer attention to the messages from discrimination or sexual harassment service to them. Leaders must the Alert system and Public Affairs – do your part to uphold the look at the Garrison Installation Office (PAO), and use our installation Army values. See something, Strategic Sustainability Plan (ISSP) websites’ C19 pages for info and say something. I understand through this lens because that’s resources. It is important to be many of you are experiencing what’s going to make sure all our cautious, heed warnings and do what increased stress and anxiety. You Lines of Efforts are nested and you can to prepare and prevent the are not alone! Reach out to your moving the installation forward. spread of germs, but there is no need supervisors, chaplains, family Whether you are executing your to panic. Make sure you consider and friends, and subject matter job on post or at home, our mission risk assessment while off-duty as experts with your concerns. has never stopped and is ramping you would at work. Is what you are Since the last magazine, we’ve up with units trying to make up doing unnecessarily increasing said farewell to Lt. Col. Nolan and training for lost months. The PAO the risk to be exposed to C19? Command Sgt. Major Johnson while is producing a C19 safety video for There is also other news that is welcoming Lt. Col. Serena Johnson returning workforce – stay tuned. causing us stress - discrimination and Command Sgt. Major Samuel The video for transient troops and the death of Spc. Vanessa MacKenzie as the new PRFTA is posted on our website; let our Guillen, a Soldier who was Command Team. We’ve welcomed customers know to view it. For stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. the new FHL Deputy Commander, those working on post, stay safe If you have experienced any form Lt. Col. Stephen Stanley, and the and practice good C19 precautions. of discrimination at our installations, new HHC Team – Maj. Christopher immediately contact your supervisor. Lauff and 1st Sgt. Clinton Unger. COYOTE STRONG! You may also contact the Command Angelia Pinto, our DGC, returned The Golden Guidon | Summer 2020 |Page 3 CHAPLAIN’S CORNER SUICIDE PREVENTION The Salt and Light of the World By Chaplain (Maj.) Charles Ross, PRFTA Deputy Garrison Chaplain I was 9 years old when my onset of COVID-19 the experts expect The strong bonds and com- mother attempted to take her a spike in suicide rates. Although it mitment in FM 22-100 are what own life right in front of my eyes. is too early to tell, all signs point to Emile Durkheim is talking about I cannot express the thoughts even more devastation than we have when he speaks of connection that went through my mind at the experienced with the pandemic itself. with society. Being in the Army, idea that I might lose my mother. So, what can we do? How can we a part of a unit, squad, or team There were just so many emotions help? Emile Durkheim, the famous is a brotherhood or sisterhood. that filled me up at that time. I 19th century French sociologist who It gives us purpose and hope. was scared for my mother, worried presented the idea that suicide is Matthew 5:13-16 says this: that she might not live, angry that not only associated with psycho- 3 “You are the salt of the she would leave me, confused logical and emotional factors, but earth. But if the salt loses its as to why she would try. Was it of social factors as well. The idea is saltiness, how can it be made something I did? Could I have that the more a person is connect- salty again? It is no longer good been a better kid? Did she not ed with their society, their family, for anything, except to be thrown love me anymore? And on and on. their church, their unit, the more out and trampled underfoot. I am 50 years old today it generates a feeling of belonging 14 “You are the light of the and more than 41 years have and a sense of purpose, and the less world. A town built on a hill passed since that day, but I still likely one is to consider suicide. cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do remember it vividly. I still have It has long been known that the people light a lamp and put it my mother today and we recently practice of faith mitigates suicidal under a bowl. Instead they put talked about what happened all thoughts, feelings, and intentions, it on its stand, and it gives light those years ago. She told me she because of the inherent belief that to everyone in the house. 16 thought she was doing the best we are all a part of something bigger In the same way, let your light for everyone by leaving.