673rd OND Newsletter - 1108

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Hello again to the Family,

Friends, and Soldiers of the 673rd DCAS

FWD. It was my pleasure to step out of

Theatre and enjoy some quality R&Rtime with my family this month. I enjoyed

the cooler weather of the Pacific NW in

Portland, OR. I know how happy my fam-

ily was to have me back even for a shortvisit, and I trust all of you who qualify for

R&R will get to experience that samefeeling of refreshment and recuperation. Iwish all of our PROFIS providers could

get out, but that is not possible; such are

the rules.

While I was gone, all advance

preparations for closing our first clinic atMosul/Diamondback went very smooth

thanks to the hard work of SPC Newton,

LTC Choi, and the synchronized efforts

of our XO and S-4, CPT Seay and SPC

Tye. This action is a portent of things tocome, and should give rise to hope. Dur-

ing September, we will likely close threemore clinics and re-allocate our personnel

to where FOBs have grown. There hasbeen a lot of troop movement within

Theatre,and we are

all still

needed.As we roll

into Octo-ber, we

will beable to

send our

first rota-tion of

PROFIS

back to

their anxiously waiting families.

I cannot say enough of how proud

I am to be here serving our Nation and its

Soldiers, alongside the members of the

673rd DCASFWD, who are such an

outstanding group of dedicated and com-

passionate healthcare professionals. Daily

they deliver the expeditionary dental care

so vitally needed to keep our Soldiers in

the fight, and helping the Iraqis gain theirability to stand on their own. They are

serving with distinction, giving their best,

24/7, seeing to the dental needs of tens of

thousands of Soldiers, Civilians, and oth-

ers across the Iraqi Joint Operational

Area. A hearty thanks to them all! Well

done!

COL Daniel Reese

673rd DCAS - FWD PROV

Commanding

Volume 1, Issue 4

Commanders Corner

August 2011

VALUE OF THE MONTH: SELFLESS SERVICEPut the welfare of the Nation,

the Army, and your subordinates before your own.

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Express

Notes from Top

Special Dates

Al Asad, Adder, & Taji

Basrah

Delta & Speicher

Echo

Mosul & Liberty

Joint Base Balad (JBB)

Messages from Home

Sabertooth Spotlight

Inside this issue:

QUOTE OF THE MONTH - We serve our nation- our people- for the devotion,faith, and trust we place in our free, democratic system of government.Being in the Army means a total commitment to a higher calling, devotionto duty, and a thousand other adjectives. For those who have fought for it,

freedom has a taste the protected will never know. - SMA Glen E. Morrel

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14 AugHappy 40th Anniversary COL & Mrs Reese


2/9

Good day fellow Soldiers, Fam-

ily, and Friends. August hasgone by fast. It seems like just

yesterday we were ushering in

the month of August and I waslooking forward to another birth-

day (the 24th anniversary of my

20th B-Day). We started off the

month by closing the Mosul(Diamondback) Dental Clinic.

LTC Choi and SPC Newton en-

countered many obstacles along

the way but proved with patienceand a positive attitude that they

could accomplish anything.

They did a fantastic job andcompleted their mission success-

fully and have now moved on to

another clinic to continue to treatAmericas finest citizens. I was

finally able to visit the Speicher

Dental Clinic and spend sometime with COL Thompson and

SPC Delgado. I can honestly saythat they definitely have the most

austere clinic in theatre. They

basically operate out of a tin canbut they have made the best of

the situation and have created a

home away from home. Myhat is off to them. Our Soldiers

continue to do great things and I

continue to be amazed by the

outstanding job they do on a

daily basis.

The coming months will be trying

for all of us as we start to draw

down and look forward to going

home. We have a lot of work to dobefore we go home so keep a posi-

tive attitude and continue to do thegreat things that I know that you are

capable of. Some of us will be chal-

lenged as services start to erode. Ser-vices that we have become accus-

tomed to will start closing like the

Post Office and Internet Services.

These organizations have to pack upand go home just like we do so be

patient when you can no longer callhome or get a letter from home.

These will be trying times and I askthat each of you look out after each

other and talk about things. For those

back home, we will do our best to letthe FRG know what is going on with

your loved ones but be prepared for30 - 60 days of limited on no contact

with your Soldier.

I want to send a special Thank you to

all the families back home. You havea difficult job of carrying on the daily

business on the homefront while your

Soldier is deployed. We realize whata monsterous task this is and appreci-

ate everything you do to keep the

home fires burning until we return.

August was also a very exciting

month for me personally. My young-est daughter (Kirby) started college

and I soon found out that college life

is expensive. If I could give oneword of advice to parents that

would be to Save. The Post

9/11 GI Bill is a wonderful benefit

and I would strongly encourageSoldiers to research this valuable

benefit. The biggest news for me

this month is that I found out that Iwill be attending the SGM Acad-

emy next summer. I want to thank

all the Soldiers and Civilians that Ihave worked with over the years

that helped make this possible. I

would have never accomplished

this without all your hard workand dedication. I especially want

the thank my family (Blake,

Megan, & Kirby) for all their sup-

port and love over the years, Icould not have done it without

you.

Have a blessed month of Septem-

ber and always remember to be

ARMY STONG and stay SAFE!

1SG Mark E. Eavey

Sabertooth 7 - OND

Page 2VOLUME 1, ISSUE 4

August

Birthdays

19 Aug - COL Apicella

25 Aug - SSG Barris

28 Aug - CPT Jarisch

04 Sep - SPC Hill

13 Sep - SPC Delgado

18 Sep - COL Blythe

19 Sep - LTC Choi

22 Sep - SSG Whitehead

20 Sep - Jonathan Ramirez (SPC Tye-Ramirezs Spouse)

30 Sep -Jayden Asaka (SPC Asakas Son)

03 Sep - 1SG & Mrs Eavey (20 years)

07 Sep - SPC & Mr Hill

13 Sep - SSG & Mrs Barris

September

Birthdays

September

Family Member Birthdays & Anniversaries

A positive attitude may not

solve all your problems, but it

will annoy enough people to

make it worth the effort.

~Herm Albright

Notes from Top


3/9

Al Asad Dental Clinic


OIC: COL Douglas Wade

NCOIC: SSG James Whitehead

Adder Dental Clinic

OIC: COL Gregory BlytheNCOIC: SPC Ria Keathley

Well the past few weeks have been

a little interesting with SPC Keath-

ley being gone on R&R. SSG Bar-

ris and SPC Holz had to fill in for

her, but the clinic is still standing so

all is well. The rest of HQ staff

came down to join the 1SG and

COL Reese this month. The

weather is still hot and sandy, but

the nights and mornings have begun

to cool down. Hopefully this is a

sign that the hot, hot weather is go-

ing to get a little more bearable.

Thats about all we have to report

this month. We hope everyone is

doing well on the other FOBs!!!

Zach came by the clinic to say

hello. Zach is a

Combat Stress dog

who provides com-fort and joy to Sol-

diers before andafter combat mis-

sions. He was tak-

ing a well earned

break be-fore he

went back

to work.

We think he was looking

for some scooby snacks,so I told him next time I

will have something forhim.

300 Patients down, thousands to go:)

The Al Asad Dental clinic would

like to welcome LTC Choi. LTC

Choi comes to us from Mosul DentalClinic and will be with us for the

remainder of his time in the desert.LTC Choi plans to continue the tra-

dition of providing outstanding care

to the Soldiers of Al Asad.

Taji Dental Clinic

OIC: LTC Alex EkeNCOIC: SPC Sheldon Cavaco

Another month has come and gone.

We continue to see everyone, from

the truly in need to the ones whowant quarters for a simple opera-

tive. We keep busy by going to the

gym. Other than that nothing muchhas changed here at Camp Taji.

Hope everyone is having a great

time. HOOAH 673rd SETS THE

STANDARD!


4/9


little more challeng-ing. CPT Meyer and

SPC Hill used brain-

storming and problem

solving to adapt to thesituation and continue

with the mission.

These moments mighthave been stressful at

times, but they fos-

tered development ofleadership skills and

built group cohesive-

ness. During the lights

out dental treatment,

the stealth dental skillsof Dental Team 1 & 2

were put into action.

Improvised lighting withflashlights and lots of

good times made them a

success.

Cold water and lots of

rest helped everyone re-

coup. The heat still did-

nt put a damper on the4th of July celebration.

Although no fireworks, there

were plenty of BBQs and grill-

outs to celebrate our countrys

independence and enjoy the com-

pany of friends. The activities

and camaraderie is making this

deployment go by quickly and

enjoyably.

The heat is on! Can you say 126degrees F, and that isnt all of it.

Not only is the temperature burning

things up for July, but CPT Meyer

and SPC Hill have been keepingbusy. Chaka Khan graced the stage

here at Basrah and put on a great

concert. SPC Hill spent the eve-ning singing and rocking along with

Chaka Khan. Chaka performed for

almost two hours and helped peoplerelease from the stresses of deploy-

ment and enjoy some good enter-

tainment.

The intense daytime heat affected

the power supply to the dentalclinic periodically. Lack of power

can make treating dental patients a

Basrah Dental ClinicOIC: CPT Matthew Meyer

NCOIC: SPC Tracy Hill


5/9

Greetings to all from COB Delta.

Its been pretty quiet so not toomuch to report this month, which

is a good thing. SPC Rodriguez

is back from his R & R andshould be

fully

chargedand ready

to pick

back up

where heleft off.

We are

still trying

to recruitpatients

for routine dental care, which will

be a little tougher since 2/3 ACRwill be redeploying soon. But we

still find ways to stay busy. CPT

Le was recognized by the 62D Ex-peditionary

Signal Battal-

ion for provid-ing such excel-

lent care to

their 2nd Pla-

toon.As far

as entertain-

ment, this

month we hadfour more

bands come to perform for us.

First, we had Stealing Angelsand Alana Grace and the Toy.

Stealing Angels is a country

music group consisting of threefemales, while Alana and the

Toy were an alternative rock

group. It was a good show.The next and final MWR event

at COB Delta were JoJo and

The Dazz band, along with The

Bar * Kay band. These guyswere the funk masters and

rocked to Motown. They were

ok and the crowd loved them.

Too bad, it was our last show.Well, thats it for now. COB

Delta out!

Delta Dental ClinicOIC: CPT Khai Q. Le

NCOIC: SPC Phelan Rodriguez


Speicher Dental ClinicOIC: COL James Thompson

NCOIC: SPC Carlos Delgado

duty hours as time to make newfriends and pursue personal goals

that daily schedules

simply would not allow

back home. In additionto dental care, our

clinic and staff play an

important role for themedical health mission

in our community.

When requested, we

dedicate our clinic tothe Whole Blood Collection pro-

gram: both of our dental chairs

are devoted to this lifesaving mis-

sion. On a very short notice, werearrange our clinic's furnishings

in order to accommodate donor

flow and medical equipment nec-essary for blood donation during

mass casualty (MASCAL) exer-

cises (and ifneed be, an actual MASCAL

event). SPC Delgado is a mem-

Summer is in full swing with soar-

ing heat, sometimes in the 130's.

But we are

now accli-

mated to theweather, take

appropriateprecautions,

and drink

plenty of wa-

ter. Deliveringdental care

keeps us occupied a great portion of

the day, but there is still time to cul-

tivate personal interests.

We have found deployment agolden opportunity for reading,

working out, sketching, and ances-tor research through the internet.

There are many other activities that

could be pursued. Time is preciousno matter where you are and should

not be wasted: boredom is an

avoidable event. We value off

ber of the blood collection team

and COL Thompson serves as

MASCAL Primary Triage Offi-

cer

for the 256th CSH.(Caption of photo for female:

SPC Sharbono, staff member ofneighboring Troop Medical

Center, gloves up in the dental

clinic for the blood

collection program.)


6/9

THE MOLAR TIMES: Echo Edition

Volume 1, Issue 4

DENTALCLINIC

Welcome back! Thank you all for your prayers and continued support. As always,

praise the Lord for His faithfulness and protection. Today were celebrating our

fourth month of deployment. Patient visits have declined significantly encouraging

us to seek new ways to draw them in. SGT Mitres COS-wide email brought in five

patients, but were confident more will come as the word spreads.

With 3/3 ACR redeploying, we welcomed our new friends from Ft. Hood, 1 CAV 1

BCT(Ironhorse!), and it wont be long before the COS is adorned with their famous

and well-known sleeve insignia (see below).

Well, this will be all for this edition. Please continue to pray

for our deployed Soldiers both here and in Afghanistan.

Team Accomplishments as of 15 AugustDelivered care to over 260 patients

SGT Mitre celebrates her first smoke-freemonth

Important Dates:

08/09 Andrew Barons 1st B-day

08/25 SGT Mitres Record PT


7/9


Mosul Dental ClinicOIC: LTC So Bong Choi

NCOIC: SPC Sara Newton

Mosul Dental Clinic closed on 05 August 2011.

LTC Choi and SPC Newton did a great job clos-

ing the clinic and turning in all equipment.

These great American Warriors have been as-signed to another clinic and will continue to

serve the Soldiers stationed here in Iraq. Job

well done LTC Choi and SPC Newton

Liberty Dental Clinic

Good Morning,This is Camp Liberty coming at

you from Bagdad, Iraq. This

month has been a slow month forus since we are drawing down

from Iraq. Nothing exciting has

happen since last month article.SSG Crumedy went on R&R and

had a blast with family and

friends. We went to a place called

Dave NBuster

where we

playedvideo

games,

basket-ball, and

race cars.

My vaca-

tion inCleve-

land was

a blast. While at Dave N Buster Iran into Keisha Cole the singerand husband

Daniel Gib-

son. I was notable to get an

autograph or

photos due to

the fact they

werespend-

ing

timewith

their

son. Idid get

the

chance to shake Daniel Gibsons

hand in the process. Wehave expanded our clinic,

welcoming in Major Clark

and SPC Johnsonfrom the 36th

ASMC. We have

been making asplash in the com-

munity. CPT Sea-

ton and Major

Clark helped outwith the Iraqi Boy

Scout and Girl Scout

troops. This was an exciting ex-perience for both Drs. We were

presented with AAM for

winning the

Camp LibertyFlag football

championship.

Due to the con-

tract dispute we

may not have anotherseason before we leave

to repeat. COL

Craddock and SSGCrumedy were recog-

nized and presented

coins for the profes-sionalism and dedica-

tion to the job when

they treated the 25th ID CG. We

have photos from the awardceremony and Iraqi Boy Scout

and Girl Scout troops.

OIC: COL Michael Craddock

NCOIC: SSG Tommie Crumedy


8/9

Greetings from Joint Base BaladDental Clinic. In July/August we

had many changes to the JBB

Dental Clinic.

The headquartersunit left and

along with them,SPC Holz. In

addition to losing

SPC Holz, CPT

Singh from the709th ASMC fi-

nally redeployed

back to his

hometown in

ColoradoSprings, Colo-

rado. Both will be missed at JBB.On the bright side, the 709th re-

placed CPT Singh with MAJ Ar-

nold, from Kentucky. MAJ Ar-nold has already contributed sig-

nificantly at the JBB Dental

Clinic with his vast experience in

oral surgery. His has already ex-tracted over 30 teeth, most of

which were third molars. In addi-tion, the 709th has also sent over

SGT McKee to help out at thedental clinic.

SPC McClaughlin left this week

for R&R for two weeks to catchup with his sleep. In his place we

welcome SPC Newtonwho is already doing a

fantastic job at JBB.

Who can

believe that

weve been

here over 4

months, it seems like justyesterday that the 257th

was handing over the

keys to us. Many addi-tional changes are forth-

coming with the pending

closure in several

months. During this timethe clinic as seen over

960 patients including560 emergency dental

visits to include countless restora-tions, root canals, and extractions.

Many of these patients were con-

verted from Dental FitnessClass III to Class II.

Balad Dental Clinic


OIC: COL Michael Apicella

NCOIC: SSG Orlando Torres

The 709th ASMC and Mr K

Joint Base Balad Dental Clinic

The 673rd Gang


9/9

Please send me a photo and

or message for your Sol-

dier. If you have anything

you want to add to the

newsletter, please send it to1SG Eavey at

[email protected] or [email protected].

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