Town Hall AgendaSpeakers: Positions:

COL Pete Andrysiak 2d Engineer Brigade Commander

MAJ Dan Mainor 2d Engineer Brigade Chief of HR

LTC Kirt Boston 793rd MP Battalion Commander

LTC Bill Conde 6th EN Battalion Commander

MAJ Mark Geskey 17th CSSB Acting Commander

- How the Army and our brigade are changing

- How the Army will decide where you go

- The future of the Arctic Spartans

- The future of the Arctic Sappers

- The future of those leaving the 17th CSSB

How the Army andour Brigade are Changing

Colonel Pete Andrysiak2d Engineer Brigade Commander

Purpose of this Town HallPurpose: To communicate to Soldiers and Families the 2d Engineer Brigade’s role in

our Army’s restructuring strategy and the associated impacts of the decision to accelerate that strategy.

Key Tasks:

• Briefly explain the Army’s larger plan and why it was accelerated.

• Describe the 2d Engineer Brigade’s role in supporting and managing the Army’s strategy (2d EN BDE HQ, S-1 Overview of Personnel Actions, 793rd MP BN, 6th EN BN, and 17th CSSB).

• Listen to your questions/concerns; provide answers to those questions we understand; research answers to those questions we can’t answer; and share your input/concerns with U.S. Army Alaska’s Senior Leadership.

End State: a positive initial step to gaining shared understanding to this challenging problem and charting a way forward to facilitate future communications.

What the Army isDoing and Why

• As required by the Budget Control Act (2011), the Army must reduce its Active Duty end-strength by 80,000 Soldiers from a FY2010 peak of 570,000 and was on a glide path to reach the goal by 2017.

• The likelihood of continued budget pressure makes it prudent for the Army to accelerate the reduction and reorganization to achieve the optimal balance of end strength, readiness and modernization.

• Completing the reductions and reorganizations by FY2015 allows the Army to optimize remaining resources. We will maximize readiness and reduce the risk that we might be called upon to deploy Soldiers who are not fully trained or optimally equipped.

• The Army will manage these reductions carefully in order to take care of our Soldiers and Families, meet our contingency requirements, and balance readiness and modernization.

-4,500

-750

+1,800 -1,700

-2,900

-320-3,300

-2,500

-1,500

-1,400

-413

Fort Wainwright

JBER

U.S. Army AlaskaReorganization Plan

-780

+367

17th CSSB BN 793rd MP BN6th EN BN

HHC

FSC

23rd EN

56th EN

84th EN

95th Chem

240th EN

HHC

C/125th FMC

4th TADSC

9th Army Band

65th EOD

98th SMC

109th Trans

205th OD

486th Trans

539th Trans

574th QM

716th EOD

HHC

28th MP

164th MP

472nd MP

545th MP

549th MP

2d Engineer Brigade Plan2d EN BDE

Transition to4-25 IBCTDeployment

Transition to1-25 SBCT

InactivateArctic SupportCommand

2d EN BDE HHC

2 EN BDE

6th EN BN

2d Engineer BrigadeInactivation Plan

Last Day School 22 May

BDE HQ Prep for Deployment

CSSB HQ Deploy Window

First Day of School 20 AugASD Spring Break 10-14 Mar

793d MP BN E Date 15SEP14

Inactivation Ceremony o/a 15SEP

BDE HQ Deploys

PTDO

MP

II

793

6II

JAN APR JUL OCT

793 MP BN

X

2

Prov.

II

532

17th CSSB

CSSB HQ Deployment Prep CSSB

II

17

Prov. BNIOC

Mission Command of Brigade (-)P: 100%

P: 0%

E: 0%

E: 100%

E: 0%

E: 80%

P: 95%

P: 0%

P: 85%

E: 95%

P: 95%

Provisional BN FOC

E: 0%P: 0%

Inactivation Ceremony o/a 15SEP

6th EN BN E Date

USARAK Plan: 2015

Arctic Support Command

17th CSSB (15 May 2014) 109th Trans 98th SMC 539th Trans 574th QM 486th Trans 205th OD 9th Army Band C/125th FMC

1-25th SBCT65th EOD (27 Jan 2014)28th MP (30 Jul 2014)549th MP (30 Jul 2014)

4-25th IBCT8th FST (18 Dec 2013)4th TADSC (27 Jan 2014)716th EOD (27 Jan 2014)95th Chem (15 May 2014)545th MP (30 Jul 2014)6th Bde EN Bn (15 Sep 2014)

How the Army willDecide Where You Go

Major Dan Mainor2d Engineer Brigade S-1

Chief of Human Resources

If You’ve been in Alaskafor 1 - 3 years

Facts: 288 Military Police positions eliminated in Alaska 191 Engineer positions eliminated 182 support MOS’s eligible to fill other positions in Alaska; positions not necessarily

available

Category 1: DEROS prior to October 2014

You will PCS as normal

Category 2: If you have a DEROS beyond October 2014

You are eligible to PCS Military Policemen will PCS (90 of 380 will remain) Plumbers, Electrician or Carpentry Masonry personnel will PCS Support personnel will be considered to fill vacancies in other units If vacancies do not exist, curtailment request will be submitted Names will be submitted to Human Resources Command (HRC) with choice of

assignment (no guarantees)

If You’ve been in Alaska Less than 1 Year

Category 1: Your MOS is no longer available in Alaska

Command is requesting for Human Resources Command (HRC) to consider curtailments

Names will be submitted to HRC with choice of assignment (no guarantees)

Category 2: A support MOS which is no longer required in the brigade

Move personnel into vacant positions on JBER or FWA Ask HRC to move excess personnel based on date of arrival to Alaska

What you can do!

Update Assignment Satisfaction Key (ASK) via AKO Contact your assignment manager Ensure records are updated – EFMP, ERB, ORB

Our Game Plan

Phase IOctober 2013 - January 2014

Phase IIFebruary 2014 - April 2014

Phase IIIMay 2014 - December 2014

1. Identify Soldiers that no longer have a job in Alaska

2. Begin working with G1 and other units to determine vacancies

3. Submit PCS request to HRC for individuals that will no longer have a position in Alaska

1. Identify Soldiers to fill vacant positions in Alaska

2. Coordinate moves for personnel filling vacant positions

3. Submit PCS request to HRC for individuals that will no longer have a position in Alaska

1. Identify Soldiers to fill vacant positions in Alaska

2. Coordinate moves for personnel filling vacant positions

3. Submit PCS request to HRC for individuals that will no longer have a position in Alaska

“WITH YOUR SHIELD; OR ON IT!”

793d MP Battalion TimelineJAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

2014

Last Day School 22 MAY

545th L&O DET

472d HHD / 164th

HRC visit (13-16 JAN)

Inactivation

Personnel Management

Family

Deployments

First Day School (Alaska)20 Aug

Curtailment Request Deadline

EFMP Screening

BN Soldier Scrub

Conversion

Primary PCS Window

164th Deployment to Guam472d Redeploy Window

** Note: Individual deployments will return to Alaska and be assigned to an enduring unit until PCS

Town Hall MTG Monthly FRG MTG Inactivation updates

Soldiers

Equipment630 90

10,000+OBJ: 25%

240OBJ: 40% OBJ: 75%

OBJ: 25% OBJ: 50%

545th PSD Deployment

549th MWD Deployments

1. Our goal is to PCS Soldiers with Families during summer months…this will reduce impact on school age children.

2. Have EFMP prepare and update your screening as early as possible… this can delay orders being cut if not current.

3. Identify any special circumstances (example High School Senior, Married Army Couples Program, etc.) now to your company chain of command.

4. Goal Support Personnel (Mechanics, Cooks, Communication, etc…) remaining will transfer to positions in USARAK that will assist with career progression.

5. Battalion and company FRG meetings will discuss inactivation concerns and latest information monthly…stay plugged in and active in your FRG!

793d MP Battalion Plan

6th Engineer Battalion

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

HHC

FSC

240

56

23

84

95

RESET & INACTIVATE

R+90

PTDO

PTDO

PTDO

PTDO

TRAIN OEF

RESET

KUWAIT

CONVERT (BEB 4/25)

CONVERT (BSB 4/25)

INACTIVATE

INACTIVATE

INACTIVATE

RESET / MTOE To 4/25

DUIC

INCREASING ARSTRUC EFFORT

~FEB 15(PROV BN @ JBER)

BSTB Inactivate

BEB Activate

PTDO EndsBegin Turn-In Equip (--- FSC, 95th CM CO)

6E Inactivate

E

E

E

6th EN Battalion Timeline

I

I

I

I

I

E

E

6th EN Manning Flow

Crnt Dec-13

Jan-14

Feb-14

Mar-14

Apr-14

May-14

Jun-14

Jul-14

Aug-14

Sep-14

Oct-14

Nov-14

56E

137 136 136 136 135 134 131 110 76 36 8 6 5

105090

130

56E

PAX

Crnt Dec-13

Jan-14

Feb-14

Mar-14

Apr-14

May-14

Jun-14

Jul-14

Aug-14

Sep-14

Oct-14

Nov-14

240E

18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 4 4 4

17

1319

240E

PAX

Crnt Dec-13

Jan-14

Feb-14

Mar-14

Apr-14

May-14

Jun-14

Jul-14

Aug-14

Sep-14

Oct-14

Nov-14

84E

146 145 145 129 125 123 122 100 58 27 24 19 19

105090

130

84E

PAX

Crnt Dec-13

Jan-14

Feb-14

Mar-14

Apr-14

May-14

Jun-14

Jul-14

Aug-14

Sep-14

Oct-14

Nov-14

HHC

117 114 114 113 109 107 99 88 77 64 58 50 50

105090

130

HHC

PAX

21 by SEP 14, Natural Attrition116 by SEP 14, Curtail/USARAK move - all MOS/non-airborne

31 by SEP 14, Natural Attrition114 by SEP 14, Curtail/USARAK move

27 by Oct 14, Natural Attrition90 by Oct 14, Curtail/USARAK move

4 by Oct 14, Natural Attrition14 by Oct 14, Curtail/USARAK move

6th EN Battalion Plan1. Input : Continue to provide & BN will work thru BDE / USARAK.

2. Orders: Any PCS out of JBER will come from HRC, within JBER from BDE. - Most between JUN & AUG 2014

3. Life Decisions: Buy / sell house, car, etc… Wait for orders.

4. 12 Months at JBER: Before HRC will PCS you.

5. 4/25 BCT: Require ABN Qual or willing to attend.

6. Update Records: EFMP, ORB / ERB, ASK, etc..

7. Involuntary Separation: ~ 30 Soldiers (56th, 84th, 240th) – See SSG Lanier

8. FRG / BN Facebook: Stay connected and informed.

The Future of ThoseLeaving the 17th CSSB

Major Mark Geskey17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion

Acting Commander

Units Leaving 17th CSSB

• 3 units change higher headquarters on 24 January 2014–716th ORD Co and 4th TADSC move to

725th BSB–65th ORD Co moves to 125th BSB

• No change to office spaces, barracks, or housing

Changes to 17th CSSB

• 3 units change higher headquarters on 24 January 2014– 716th ORD Co and 4th TADSC move to

725th BSB– 65th ORD Co moves to 125th BSB

• No change to office spaces, barracks, or housing

Questions?

If you have a question, please move to where a runner with a microphone can reach you and

raise your hand.