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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Regular Message #1

HAMMER

GATOR

BEAR

SNAKE

DEALER

ENGINEERS

FSC

THE CHAPLAIN'S

CORNER

1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment

1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

Fort Carson, CO 80913 OCT 2009

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communication, leadership, performing life sav-ing aid, small unit drill, and physical fitness. I’m grateful to the FRGs and Family Care Teams for building momentum through their voluntary service to our Families and Soldiers. I remain amazed by your dedication and selfless service to ensure Families are kept informed. Please en-sure that your Families are aware of our Organ-izational Day on December 11, 2009. There will be plenty of activities for the children and some great food…along with the chance to see Com-manders and First Sergeants compete in the gui-don race and dodgeball. I realize that as we enter into the holidays there are increased stressors on all of our Families. Some of you missed last year’s holiday season with loved ones and there’s the prospect of miss-ing another next year. I hope that you’ll focus on what’s important now and know that your Sol-dier and you are part of a tremendous organiza-tion that prides itself on taking care of one an-other. May God bless all of you, the Soldiers and Fami-lies of 1-22 IN, our alumni, and the United States of America. “Deeds not Words” LTC Clay Padgett Regular 6

Soldiers, Families, and Friends of the Regulars, With this being the first Regular newsletter since our relocation to Fort Carson, I’d like to welcome you again to Fort Carson “the best hometown in the Army.” The past few months were full of excitement, with some late nights, but have set our Battal-ion up on a path of long term success. Our first priority was our reception and integration of new Soldiers and their Families to Fort Carson and the Regulars Battalion. As Regular Soldiers re-stationed from Fort Hood and new Soldiers arrived from other duty stations, we’ve in-vested a tremendous amount of time and or-ganizational energy to build a cohesive team with high morale, a healthy command climate, and a strong sense of pride and purpose. As most of you know, we have already entered an intensified individual training density that includes training on performing lifesaving aid, small arms marksmanship, crew gunnery, and leader training. We’re taking advantage of the abundant resources Fort Carson has to offer to better train your Soldiers and their leaders in very dynamic situations…and most of you know why. On the next page, you’ll see that I’ve included our Regular Message #1 that highlights our pending deployment to Afghanistan sometime next summer. Now that we know what our future holds, you’ll see that over the next few months we’ll test and develop platoon leaders, platoon sergeants, and Soldiers within the for-mation through a variety of demanding events including the “Magic Event”, Squad Leader / Team Leader Certification Course, Tank and Bradley gunnery, and a combatives tourna-ment. Without a doubt, we’ll build esprit de corps and reinforce leader competencies in

Regular Message #1

07 October 2009

This afternoon, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced 1st Brigade Combat

Team, 4th Infantry Division will deploy to Afghanistan sometime next summer to train

and mentor Afghan National Security Forces. This announcement should not come as

a complete surprise as we continue to serve our Nation. I’m aware this will create

some anxiety in our Families but we must all remember that we’re in this together

and communication is the key to success. To quell any rumors, this announcement

will not change our current training plan that includes our Mission Rehearsal Exercise

at JRTC (Fort Polk, LA) in April 2009. The excerpt of the DoD message is below:

The Department of Defense announced today major units scheduled to deploy as part of the next rotation operating in Afghanistan. This announcement involves a combat brigade and combat aviation brigade totaling approximately 6,100 service members. The scheduled rotation for these forces will begin in the spring and continue through the summer of 2010. The summer rotation of approximately 3,300 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, from Fort Carson, Co, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, will continue the ongoing training and mentoring mission of Af-ghan National Security Forces in Afghanistan. In consultation with Afghan officials and NATO, commanders continue to assess the situation to ensure sufficient force levels to best support the Government of Afghanistan, perform counter-terrorism operations, assist with reconstruction, and train and equip the Afghan National Security Forces.

I’m incredibly proud and honored to serve with the Soldiers in this phenomenal or-ganization. Never forget that we’re an organization that will thrive in uncertainty through our core competencies and self-confidence. As we head into our deployment cycle, we’ll continue to excel if we take care of each other and our Families. “Regulars, by God!”

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ous schools outside the company as we prepare for the upcom-ing deployment in the summer. While the company has other normal challenges, we remain focused on training to guarantee our success in whatever we are asked to do. During October, promotions included PFC Ellis, PFC Michael Morales, PFC Jeff Hoggard, CPL Timothy Van Dresar, CPL Leonard Waters, CPL Richard Newton, SGT Ricardo Cintron, SSG Nicholas Haas, SSG David Ogle, SSG Joe Wilson, and SSG Wesley Brobeck. This month’s reenlistments included SSG Ian Strickland and SGT Ricardo Cintron. Additionally, SSG David Ogle recently graduated the Unit Prevention Leader course. With the unit in place, the Fort Carson area has an endless supply of things to do for Families. After a great 260-mile company motorcycle ride early in October (north on Inter-state 25 to Denver then west and back south to Colorado Springs through the back roads) we will plan another ride in November. We will conduct our next Family Readiness Group Meeting on the last Friday of October, and generally the Friday following the Battalion’s monthly FRG Steering Committee meeting. Also ahead are the Battalion Organizational Day, which will be held on 11 DEC, and the 1-22 IN Regimental Ball, which will take place sometime closer to the Summer prior to the unit deploying. So far, the company has done great – 1SG Lambert and I rarely receive a phone call on the weekends, which means our Soldiers are maintaining discipline and watching out for each other. We have seen improvements in marksmanship with the rifle ranges we have conducted this month, and have seen great improvements in areas such as our arms room. We are very optimistic as the Hammers continue to work together, grow, and bond as a team and a Family. With a deployment in our future, we work to balance training and work to prepare our men for the days ahead while maximizing the time they have with their Fami-lies. My wife and I encourage you to make the most of the time you have with your Family, spend quality time with good friends, and for those of you here at Fort Carson, take advantage of all the Colorado Springs area has to offer. Be safe and as win-ter approaches, double check what you have stashed in the trunks and cargo areas of your vehicles. If you haven’t put to-gether an emergency kit with warm clothing/blankets, water, and some food, etc., please consider doing so. 1SG Lambert and I appreciate all you do. Until next month, keep the Hammers in your hearts and prayers and we will keep you in ours.

From Commander’s Desk So much has happened since the last

newsletter! Whew, where do we start…location? Personnel? Chal-lenges? Well let’s just start at the beginning and fill in the gaps as we go. For those who have not received a correspondence from the Hammers before, let me introduce the Company First Sergeant and myself. The senior enlisted Soldier in the company, and sincerely my right arm, is 1SG John Lambert. He has been with the company since it arrived at Fort Carson. He was actually on the ground before the unit began to filter in and served as both the Company 1SG and the Battalion CSM. 1SG Lambert and his lovely wife Annette, who re-cently volunteered as our FRG Leader, are a great team and a wonder-ful asset for the unit. As for me, I am CPT Dave Holloway and have been the company commander for about 18 months. My wife, Melissa, and I have had the privilege of working with the Soldiers and many of the family members over the past months and have really enjoyed our time as a Hammer Family. Although we sent some of our equipment ahead from Iraq to Fort Carson prior to redeployment, the Soldiers and Families of the company began their move from Fort Hood, Texas to Fort Carson, Colorado in June. With the unit move came an abundance of chal-lenges and new decisions for Families to make. Among many other things, Families were faced with changing jobs, changing homes, mak-ing new friends, finding new places of worship, enrolling in new schools and colleges, and adjusting to a new climate. Soldiers found new co-workers, as some Soldiers moved to other units instead of remaining with the company as it re-located. Soldiers also found new supervisors to work for and new subordinates to train - an exercise in reforming and rebuilding the team. And during all the changes, life continued – small victories were won, new babies arrived, and Fami-lies remained resilient and strong. As we continue into November, we remain focused this quarter on developing and improving the individual skills of our Sol-diers. We began our rifle marksmanship program this month and will continue into the next as we build our Soldiers’ confidence in their abilities shoot accurately over distance. We also have begun an ongo-ing Combat Lifesaver Course to hone the company’s medical skills and build our Soldiers’ confidence in their abilities to take care of each other. Our platoons and staff sections continue to find new ways to challenge their Soldiers in physical training (PT) as well. Since the area’s landscape is mountainous, leaders are encouraged to take their men off post to local state parks and rougher terrain to build endur-ance and stamina. This slight adjustment in the approach helps weave healthy competition, high altitude training, and beautiful scen-ery into weekly PT. We also continue sending our men to other vari-

A publication of the Families and Soldiers of HAMMER Company

Volume I, Issue I

October 2009

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Since the command team is new to nearly half the com-pany, I’d like to take this opportunity to briefly introduce the Gator leadership team, myself and 1SG David J. Stoen and Fam-ily, eagerly serving side by side with your great Family members and ready to assist & support the larger Gator Family that keeps us all going, day-in and day-out!

1SG David J. Stoen originally hails from Decorah, Iowa and his wife of 12 years, Darcy Stoen, is from Waterloo, Iowa. They have two kids Ethan (18) who is currently attending the Univer-sity of Northern Iowa and Katelyn (16) who is a Junior at Star-mont High School. 1SG Stoen has honorably served in the Army for 19 years and 9 months amassing a wealth of knowledge and experience during the three Desert Storm Campaigns and five DEA Missions that he conducted with JTF-6 all over the United States. In his off time, 1SG Stoen enjoys “Bending Steel” at the gym when he’s not camping, enjoying outdoor sports, or watch-ing the Iowa Hawkeyes or Pittsburgh Steelers destroy lesser teams. He and Darcy have quite a flock to tend to, including two dogs, Ranger and Chopper, and four cats, Shaq, Orlando, Jace, and Marley. 1SG Stoen’s motto is “Never fail my comrades, my wife, or my country!” He lives that every day and has imparted the same atmosphere across the company. 1SG Stoen and his Family are an outstanding addition to the Gator Family and we should all feel very fortunate to have such a Professional by our side as we begin our preparations for the ensuing deployment to Afghanistan. Welcome Stoen Gators!

I myself am originally from Brownstown, Indiana where my parents still reside. Since graduating from the United States Military Academy in 2002, I have spent 7 years in the Army, serving one year in the Republic of Korea, two years at Ft. Irwin, California, two years at Ft. Hood, Texas, one year in various schools, and now working on my first year here at Ft. Carson, Colorado. I have been deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, from Ft. Irwin and Ft. Hood. Since my arrival here in late June I have been supremely impressed with the professional work ethic and highly motivated attitudes displayed by these great Soldiers on a daily basis. None of this would be possible if it wasn’t for your outstanding support at home that enables these warriors to perform their tough duties on a daily basis.

In Family Readiness Group news, we’ve had two great meetings already with an awesome turn-out of Family mem-bers. The first meeting was composed primarily of introduc-tions, my intent for the FRG functions and purpose of the group, available volunteer opportunities, fund-raiser ideas, and some general information on H1N1 given by CPT Sacheli, the Battalion Physician’s Assistant. Rachel, Grace, and Darcy also made some great snacks which made the mundane/mandatory information that had to be put out worth sitting through. The second meet-ing/event was conducted in our Company training bay where we

A publication of the Families and Soldiers of ALPHA Company

Volume I, Issue I

October 2009

From Commander’s Desk

Greetings Gator Families and Friends both New and Sea-soned! Much has occurred since our last report from Iraq. We con-ducted a very successful redeployment to Ft. Hood, TX, took some well deserved post-deployment leave, and then undertook the ardu-ous task of moving our Families up to Ft. Carson, CO. For the Families that greeted our arrival to Ft. Carson, we Thank You very much for your warm welcome and gracious hospitality during the formation of our new Gator Family and Family Readiness Group. You’ve made us a better and stronger organization by bringing us on board quickly and making our transition very smooth.

From July through August the Gator Soldiers worked tire-lessly to help establish our solid base before we began training on individual Soldier Skills. With a 50% change-over of leadership and Soldiers, the establishment of new systems was paramount to the future success of our organization. Some of these systems that your Family members were integrally involved in creating were: the new chain-of-command, supply room operations, armsroom operations, training room operations, reporting procedures, and administrative paperwork handling for evaluations, awards, and vacation leave. Though this was sometimes tedious and boring work, it was necessary and your Family members executed the mission flawlessly; a trade-mark this company has always enjoyed.

From September until present, your Family members have started individual skills training. This is part of building yet another strong base from which we will build upon to ensure your Family members are well trained and prepared for the next deployment in the summer of 2010. This training has focused primarily on five fun-damentals: Communication, Leadership, Life Saving Aid, Marksman-ship, and Physical Fitness. Some of the training events and classes have included: Basic Rifle Marksmanship, Advanced Rifle Marksman-ship, Combat Lifesaver, Radio Setup/Utilization, Landing Zone Setup, Medical Evacuation, Call For Fire (Field Artillery), and Language Train-ing. The Soldiers have certainly enjoyed getting out to the rifle ranges the most. We’ve concentrated mainly on zeroing the weapon sys-tems, qualifying each Soldier on their weapon system (hitting 23 out of 40 pop-up targets), and night firing with the lasers. This weapons training has immensely increased the Soldiers’ confidence in their ability to engage targets with their sights and laser target designators, which is extremely important as we will soon find ourselves transition-ing into Squad and Team Live Fire Exercises in January and February of next year.

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held a large barbecue, put out some information about upcoming events, and conducted a very successful fund-raiser that netted $900. Myself and 1SG took a pie to the face for the fund-raiser, where for most who were there that probably made the event all worthwhile. There was also a Bradley Fighting Vehicle on static display for Family members to climb around on and overall the event was a huge success. We hope to see the same turnout and more during our next meeting at the Family Readiness Center on October 28th at 6 PM.

In other exciting news, we have promoted a few very deserving Soldiers since our last report. This is representative of not only their outstanding performance but also their willingness to seek higher levels of responsibility in this profession of arms. We look forward to supporting these great Soldiers as they grow in their professional development and continue to be a part of the reason that this company is so successful.

Our Gator Family has recently experienced some very special new additions. We are extremely happy for the new Ga-tor Babies and our newest Gator Spouses that have graciously joined our Family. You are all a blessing and we wish you all the very best and pray that your adjustments whether to the Army life or to sleepless nights with a new bundle of joy go smoothly. Below you will find our newest members of our stronger Gator Family:

In closing, I and 1SG Stoen & Family would like to ex-press our sincere gratitude for your warm welcome to Fort Car-son and for conducting the difficult move from Ft. Hood, TX. We would also like to send out a special Thank You for your contin-ued support of these brave men that you so graciously offer and support during our country’s time of need. We absolutely could not do it without you! We hope this finds you doing well and in high spirits. Take care and be safe!

Several Gator Soldiers intently watch as SGT Kenneth Wayland prepares to launch a pie in 1SG David

Stoen's face, a gracious participant during the A Company FRG Fundraiser event held

during the A Company FRG Meeting on October 2nd.

Promotions:

1LT Brett Sanborn

1LT Matthew Sleadd

SFC Robert Jones

SSG Bradley Eissens

SGT Angel Rivera

SPC Richard Bellamy

SPC John Bettencourt

SPC John Bodine

SPC Jamie Coddington

PFC Jeff Lamica

Gator Babies:

Luke Devitt (SGT Michael and Tiffany Devitt)

Tristen Wayland (SGT Kenneth and Heather Wayland)

Damion Rutledge (SGT Ross and Leanne Rutledge)

Ashlyn Cadence Salinas (SGT Allen and Trista Salinas)

Newest Gator Spouses:

Mrs. Jenny Jernigan

Mrs. Becca Soltys

Mrs. Lisa West

Mrs. Ashley Crutcher

Mrs. Nicole Barker

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A publication of the Families and Soldiers of bear Company

Volume I, Issue I

October 2009

From Commander’s Desk

Hello Bear family, We greatly appreciate your attendance at the 7 OCT FRG meeting and I ask for your continued support. Without the support of our Bear families we will ultimately fail as an organization. FRG So far our Care Team consists of one volunteer. We still need more help and will publish upcoming opportunities for training. Our next FRG Meeting will be after Gunnery on 18 NOV. The location is up for discussion as FRG members live all over, however there are many advantages to holding them on Fort Carson. Dawn (FRG Leader) is holding a volunteer meeting in order to hold more lengthy discussions than are practical at the main meeting regarding fundraising and plan-ning.(see below for details) Additionally, we would like to have the majority of our spouse’s participate in the Suicide Prevention Training October 26th at 6:00 p.m. located at Brigade Headquarters, Room B110. Please contact the FRG chain of concern for more information. Training October has been a busy month due to simultaneous gunnery prepa-rations, necessary certifications, and dismounted Infantry training. The schedule required the majority of Soldiers to train into the eve-ning twice, and again on OCT 27th. A select few, including all officers, are conducting additional training to operate the Bradley Fighting Vehicles. In order to succeed in our future deployment we are execut-ing a somewhat more aggressive training plan than some people are accustomed to. I assure you that the ISG and I are doing so with one thing in mind: the future of our Soldiers and their loved ones.

Promotions: SGT Beal

SGT Boolen

SGT Dougher

Bear Babies: Congratulations to SPC William Fisher and his wife Cynthia who

have a new daughter, Sophia Amelia Alexis Fisher, born at 8 lbs on

Friday 16 OCT 2009.

Newest Bear Marriages:

SGT Justin Blake married Mrs. Dana Blake on 18 SEP 2009.

New Soldiers:

PFC Beckmann

PFC Wallace

PFC Simmons

PVT Condor

PFC Evans

PFC Gates

Joined the Bear team.

Events: Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 is Bear Bowling!! At Thunder

Alley Bowling Lanes located on Fort Carson; Bldg.1511 at 5:00

p.m.

Volunteers for planning

Pre-FRG meeting October 29th at 6:00 p.m. at the Starbucks

located outside of Gate 3 in the King Sooper’s Shopping Com-

plex.

Dawn Haliburton-Rudy, FRG Leader

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From “Tops” Desk

john.k.hise@us.army.mil

I want to welcome all family and friends to what I hope will be just the beginning of a very good informative newsletter for all family and friends of the “Copperheads” C co 1-22. I won’t promise but will do my best to provide updates not only in training but your Soldiers monthly successes as I see it from my desk. I want to thank all of the families for a great turn out to our first FRG meeting. Captain Watkins and I are working close together for this tank company to be very successful both in training and in combat. My job will be to make sure all my Soldiers are prepared and ready for the fight and to take care of disciplinary problems. In closing, you too have a large part in this monthly newsletter

making this a success I count on your comments. I look forward to

hearing from you. Photos of company activities and training events

will be part of our monthly newsletters. This newsletter is separate

from the Family Support Group but will highlight training events and

provide you a small picture of your husband or son training and will

add a little humor to the daily challenges. I hope to have this newslet-

ter out not only to the company wives but all family members across

the United States, just as my wife and boys are far away this will keep

them in tune with our company. Again, I appreciate any and all input

on how we can make this newsletter better for all. TANKS!

Families taking part in the open tanks for the FRG meeting September 28th at the Company Operations Facility.

A publication of the Families and Soldiers of Charlie Company

Volume I, Issue I

October 2009

Headquarters Platoon Update

by 1st Sergeant John Hise, First Sergeant

Headquarters Platoon has been heavily involved in turning in old equipment and picking up new equipment. As we grow we lose out XO 1st Lieutenant Muir and gain 1st Lieutenant Fitzpatrick. We have been working to get him to our company since June this year! His experience brings a relief to me and the Company Commander. As for 1st Lieutenant Muir his challenges in the S6 shop will keep him busy. Thanks 1st Lieutenant Muir for all the help you provided not only me as 1st Sergeant but, the Company as a whole, Thanks Again!

We have the maintenance and medic personnel who normally are with their companies, Headquarters and Headquarters Company and the Forward Support Com-pany are now assigned to us which brings our numbers from 52 to 61 personnel. As for the Headquarters Platoon, I would like to make mention of two additions to our mili-tary family. Sergeant Albright’s and Private Fleury’s fami-lies now have new additions to their families the babies were the first born here at Fort Carson for our Battalion this past summer.

Our supply sergeant has recently went under for shoulder surgery and is recouping. Thanks to Private Juarez for filing in and stepping up as the Assistant Supply Sergeant, stepping up and doing a great job in Sergeant Tetidrick’s absence. Sergeant Angus will be attending Combatives Level III course at Ft Benning in January 2010, a very difficult course and we wish him LUCK! Congratula-tions to Private First Class Coleman for making Specialist this month!

What 1st Platoon has been Doing

by 2nd Lieutenant Joshua Brooks, 1st Platoon Leader

Since moving to Fort Carson, 1st Platoon has been conducting training at the individual level in preparation for future operations. Training over the previous weeks has included crew responsibilities and maintenance on an Abrams main battle tank, operating the .50 caliber and M240C machine guns, intense physical training focused on improving Soldiers stamina during combat operations and basic rifle marksmanship. On October 8th, 2009, 1st Platoon ran Charlie Company’s M16 / M4 qualification range. Dur-ing those operations 1st Platoon facilitated some 40 Sol-diers from Charlie and other companies firing over 5,800 rounds of ammunition. As a result, approximately 90% of the Charlie Company Soldiers that participated in the range qualified. As we gain new personnel we also lose our friends from Charlie Company. Sergeant First Class Sotomayor, Sergeant Morales and Private First Class Gar-cia all recently left our Company to the S3 Training Shop. First Sergeant I wish them luck in the 3 Shop!

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Training in 2nd Platoon by 2nd Lieutenant Tyler Bryant, 2nd Platoon Leader The calendar has been filled with training and intense prepara-tion for future operations since arriving from Fort Hood, Texas. 2nd platoon has immersed themselves in crew evacuations from an Abrams main battle tank, disassembly and reassembly of a .50 cali-ber machine gun and M240C, sharpening land navigation skills, ba-sic rifle marksmanship, and learning radio operations and reports, all while enduring combat focused physical training. On September 30th, 2009, 2nd Platoon ran the first live fire zero-ing range for Charlie Company. This range gave Soldiers a chance to zero their rifles to ensure rounds will strike where they are aimed. It was the first step to many live fire ranges the company will be con-ducting in the coming months. In the next few weeks, we will be drawing our platoon’s tanks and begin new equipment training. In addition, we are focusing on multiple rifle and machine gun ranges. As we continue to receive equipment and personnel, our training tempo is going to increase in order to ensure our Soldiers are more than prepared for a deploy-ment to Afghanistan.

Sergeant First Class Mobley, Platoon Sergeant, 3rd Platoon, at the

top of the Manitou Springs Incline.

3rd Platoon Drum Roll

by 2nd Lieutenant Hall Wang, 3rd Platoon Leader

Third Platoon has been on a roll. We are steadily but surely getting started on the path to deployment and everyone is eager for the high speed training we have been launching. We have been conducting classes and PT to get us physically fit for missions ahead. We just hit up the incline in Manitou Springs, perfect for get-ting us ready to climb the mountains and hills in Afghanistan. The trailhead elevation which we hiked up stands at 6,570 feet and we can all tell you that it is easier said than done. Even after reaching the peak, we were not done yet; we still had to take the trail down the backside of the mountain to get down. Of course, we have also been doing lots of weapons training, making sure they are set right. Our efforts paid off when we all qualified with our weapons on the qualification range even with the sleet and snow falling on us in 34 degree weather. No matter, we are Soldiers and we handle it all.

We would like to thank Faith Friend, spouse of Private First Class

Calvin Friend, for graciously volunteering to be the 2nd Platoon Fam-

ily Readiness Group point of contact.

Birthday Specialist Michael Menchaca of 2nd Platoon, born in Har-

lingen, Texas, turned 21 years old on October 13th, 2009.

Promotions

Above Staff Sergeant (P) Belanger’s wife, Lucy, promoting her husband to the rank of Sergeant First Class on September 30th, 2009. I am sure they are saying it’s about time! Sergeant First Class Belanger, the challenges lay ahead with bigger responsibilities.

Private First Class Armando Sanchez of 2nd Platoon, from Kettlemen City, California, was promoted from Private on September 30th, 2009 during the monthly Charlie Company Family Readiness Group social. He was pinned by his wife, Debbie Sanchez. Specialist Corry Amelsberg of 2nd Platoon, from Valencia, California, was promoted from Private First Class on August 1st, 2009 during a unit formation. He was pinned by his first line supervisor, Sergeant Justin Sims.

Company Events

Gunnery Skills Test

Columbus Day Holiday

Advanced Gunnery Skills Trainer for Certain Crews

Small Arms Weapons Qualification

New Equipment Training begins October 21st

Company PT Test October 23rd

FRG Meeting October 28th

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A publication of the Families and Soldiers of Echo Company

Volume I, Issue I

October 2009

From the Command Group:

CPT Michael Parks, Company Commander

1SG Bobby Simmons, First Sergeant

We want to welcome all family and friends to what we

hope will be just the beginning of a very good informative newslet-

ter for all family and friends of the Echo Company 1st Battalion 22nd

Regiment. We will do our best to provide updates not only in train-

ing but your Soldiers monthly successes as we see it from our point

of view. We want to thank all of the families for a great turn out to

our first FRG meeting.

CPT Parks had a Change of Command on 8

OCT 09 and our command team looks forward to working close

with the families of our Soldiers to maintain a great relationship

during training and in combat. Our job will be to make sure all my

Soldiers are prepared and ready for the fight and to take care of

disciplinary problems.

In closing, we would like to let you know that any com-

ments are greatly appreciated and we look forward to hearing from

you all in the coming months. We hope to have this newsletter out

not only to the company wives but all family members across the

United States. Again, I appreciate any and all input on how we can

make this newsletter better for all. Thank you all!

Soldiers from E/1-22 IN BN during the Change of Command from CPT Gar-

ling to CPT Parks on 08 OCT 09 in the 1-22 IN Motorpool.

Headquarters Platoon Update: By: 1LT Chris Denning, Executive Officer & SFC Tijerina, Operations Sergeant Headquarters Platoon has been heavily involved in turning in old equipment and picking up new equipment during RESET opera-tions. As we evolve, we farewell CPT Garling and welcome CPT Parks into Command. After two successful weeks at the ranges all Headquarters Pla-toon has zeroed and qualified with their M4 rifles. This will allow them to move into advanced marksmanship training program in the upcoming weeks. This program will ensure that our soldiers are trained to the highest standard in the Army. We welcome SSG Trejo and his maintenance team into the forma-tion from the Forward Support Company. His team’s personnel add so much capability into our formation. As for the Headquarters Platoon, Congratulations to SPC Northcut for receiving the Army Achievement Medal for his efforts in passing the Arms Room inspection from the Fort Carson installation and Division inspection. Congratulation goes to SGT Maynard for receiv-ing the Good Conduct Medal for his service this month as well! 1st Platoon Update: By: 2LT Thomas Schlesinger, 1st Platoon Leader & SFC Christopher Tate, 1st Platoon Sergeant First, the platoon would like to welcome SFC Christopher Tate for joining the formation after graduating from ANCOC. The platoon had an exciting and successful past month. We have had exceptional training this past month with our various M4 Rifle Ranges, Army physical fitness tests, and training classes in preparation for the Engineer Qualification Tables and Route Recon-naissance and Clearance Course in Fort Leonardwood, MO. We are currently preparing for our upcoming Demolitions Ranges which be in the first week of November. 1st Platoon continues to lead the way for Echo Company. We look forward to our training events and times with our loved ones. Our platoon would like to recognize PFC Mata, FC Anderson, and PFC Smyser for all getting promoted this past month. A congratulations goes to SPC Marcoe for getting married on 13 OCT 09 to Chelsey Renee from Benton, AR.

Past Company Events

Basic Rifle Marksmanship, OCT 09

Combat Life Saver Course, OCT-DEC 09

Change of Command, 8 OCT 09

Columbus Day, 12 OCT 09

Civilian Clothes Day for Soldiers, 16 OCT 09 Upcoming Company Events

Advanced Rifle Marksmanship, OCT-NOV 09

Machine Gun Ranges, 26-29 OCT 09

JIEDDO Conference, 26-29 OCT 09

Halloween Bake Sale/ Costume Day: 30 OCT 09

Engineer Qualification Tables, 2-5 NOV 09

Junior Leaders Retreat, 6-8 NOV 09

Veterans Day Holiday, 11 NOV 09

Next: FRG Meeting 17 NOV 09 (T) @ 6pm

Thanksgiving Holiday, 26-30 NOV 09

Battalion Organizational Day, 11 DEC 09

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PV2 Mata acknowledges the camera man after successfully zeroing

his weapon during a M4 Zero Range.

SGT Manley during a E/1-22 Known Distance Range on OCT 09.

2nd Platoon Update:

By: SFC Jubinville, 2nd Platoon Sergeant

Second Platoon has had a great month with many promotions,

great training and special days for individual soldiers. With 2LT

Simon Chung still at Ranger School and is expected to graduate at

the end of this month, the team is strong with a great NCO Corps at

the Squad Leader and Team Leader level.

Second Platoon would first like to recognize PFC Wooten, PFC

Singletary for being promoted this past month. Also, the platoon

would like to recognize SGT (P) Harvin for his excellent performance

during the Battalion promotions board. These Soldiers hard work

and diligence have allowed them to be promoted to the next level in

their Army Careers. Also, SPC Whatley was able to score the highest

on the Army Physical Fitness Test with a score of 300. It is through

these Soldiers’ service and exemplary behavior that allows 2nd Pla-

toon to lead from the front as Sappers.

Second Platoon continues to be excited and motivated in train-

ing. We believe that if we continue to work as we have thus far, that

our hard work will pay off in the months to come.

PFC Singletary at Range 13A during the first stages of the Battalion

Master Marksmanship Program in OCT 09.

A & O Platoon Update:

By: 2LT Jason Kim, A&O Platoon Leader

& SSG Minor, A& O Platoon Sergeant

A&O Platoon has been training for combat! As our platoon

steadily but surely getting started on the path to deployment every-

one is eager for the high speed training we have been executing.

We have been conducting demolition training classes and Physical

Fitness training to get us physically fit for our future missions. In

addition to the various M4 ranges that all of A&O has successfully

completed, we are proud to announce that we had a 100% pass rate

on our last APFT.

Our Platoon has been executing Dig Ranges the the SEE Truck

in preparation for the upcoming Engineer Qualification Ranges and

to assist our Sappers with fighting positions in the field.

A&O Platoon continues to work hard, maintain our great repu-

tation and is gradually striving to meet our goals and expectations in

these coming months.

FRG Points of Contact:

Leader: Brandi Royer, brandiroyer@yahoo.com

Co-Leader: Liz Plato

Treasurer: Heather Northcut

Co- Treasurer- Brittany Moore (Manley)

Secretary- Krista Robertson

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From Commander’s Desk

CPT Rossol’s Commander’s Notes

I would like to welcome each of you into the Eliminator team. I

am looking forward to working together providing you the family,

and your Soldier with support throughout our time together at Fort

Carson. Take advantage of Colorado’s opportunities and don’t be

afraid to ask me or our family support network about the surround-

ing area. Colorado has something for everyone through all seasons.

As you probably know, we are exceptionally busy leading into the

holiday season. As a team, our job is to make sure all our Soldiers

are prepared and ready for the fight and to take care of each other.

I would like for everyone to feel free to get involved.

A publication of the Families and Soldiers of FSC

Volume I, Issue I

October 2009

Here are some areas to get information:

Points of Contact:

CPT Bryson Rossol (work phone) 719-503-1511 (cell phone)

719-362-6607

Kayla Leever (FRG Leader) kaylaleever@gmail.com

Ana Rossol (FRG Co-Leader) armypumba@yahoo.com

Facebook- 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment or Regulars By

God

Facebook- 1st BCT, 4th Infantry Division or RaiderBrigade

*The FSC FRG Facebook site is currently under construction and

will be emailed to all FRG participants as soon as it is complete.

These Facebook accounts are open to ALL family members.

Again, I want to thank all of you for your dedication to your Soldier

and to the 1-22 Infantry, Forward Support Company team. Please

feel free to contact us if you have questions or concerns. Happy

Halloween!

Forward Support Company Training Events:

Company PT Test

CLS Certification

Rifle Marksmanship

Food, Fuel, Ammunition, Maintenance Support

Change of Command Ceremony

Helicopter Slingload Training (OCT 26th)

Helicopter Medical Evacuation Training (OCT 30th)

Machine Gun Training

Re-enlistments:

SGT Syroka, Derek

SGT Burse, George

SGT Smith, John

October Birthdays:

CPT ROSSOL, BRYSON 28

SGT DAVIS, AARON 33

SPC GONZALEZ, ANGELICA 23

CPL HAMIC, THOMAS 29

PV2 CLINGMON, JEROME 23

October Promotions:

SPC Hamic, Thomas to CPL

SPC Lewis, John to CPL

PFC SMITH, Michael to SPC

PV2 Robinson, Monet to PFC

PV2 Tremblay, Matthew to PFC

PVT Carter, Michael to PV2

SGT Wiblishouser appeared before the October promo-tion board and became promotable to SSG.

Family Events and Fundraising:

Family Pumpkin Carving and Painting at Iron Horse Park, Sun-

day @ 1500. (BYOP “Bring Your Own Pumpkin” ) There will be

some pumpkins available for families. Carving utensils and

patterns will also be available. Chaplain Chip Satterlee is look-

ing forward to meeting the families and carving his own pump-

kin.

FSC Pie in the Face Fundraiser scheduled for Wednesday Octo-

ber 28th, in the FSC Motorpool @ 1730

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Thanks to all who participated in the FSC Leader PT at the Incline!!

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Chaplain’s Corner: By Chaplain (CPT) Chip Satterlee Friends and Family Members, In the book of Ecclesiastes we read that “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. . . a time to plant and a time to uproot . . . a time to tear down and a time to build. . . a time to be silent and a time to speak.” I have no doubt in my mind that now is our time, as Soldiers, NCO’s, Officers, and family members to be a part of the 1st Battal-ion-22nd Infantry Regiment. Each of you plays a critical role to the strength and success of our unit, and I thank each of you for what you do daily for each other, your families, and our country.

What an incredible time to be a “Regular”! I truly am honored and humbled to be a part of such a storied unit that is filled top to bottom with such self-less and honorable warriors. We truly are blessed to have such a God-ordained group of young men and women who are ready, willing, and able to accomplish successfully every task and mission that is given them.

There truly is “a time for everything. . . under heaven.” Now is the time for us, as Regulars and Regular family mem-bers, to be together to train and prepare for the challenges that our upcoming deployment may and will bring our way. If any of you need help in any area of your life, whether that means strengthening your marriage or speaking to someone about your personal struggles or dealing with any other issue that life has placed before you, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I prom-ise that I will do all I can to get you the help that each and every one of you deserve whenever a problem comes before you.

May God continue to be with and bless each and every one of you! Regulars by God Deeds not Words CH (CPT) Chip Satterlee (719) 330-5765