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V VO OL LU UM ME E 1 1, , I IS SS SU UE E 1 1 NOVEMBER 1, 2006 The Grey Wolf howl INSIDE: Vehicle Upgrades Pg. 3 PSD Training Pg. 4 1st Re-Enlistment Pg. 5 Ten-Miler Pg. 6 Medics Training Pg. 7 Convoy Live-Fire Pg. 9 CDR/CSM Corner Pg. 2 Soldier on the FOB Pg. 6 Chaplain’s Corner Pg. 6 FOB Photos Pg. 8 Grey Wolf in Action Pg. 9

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    CDR/CSM Corner Pg. 2Soldier on the FOB Pg. 6Chaplain’s Corner Pg. 6FOB Photos Pg. 8Grey Wolf in Action Pg. 9

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    ‘Hooah’ Corner‘Hooah’ CornerDISCIPLINE: The prompt obedience to orders, or the initia-

    tion of appropriate action in the absence of ordersDoes that definition define your actions? Have you taken the

    “appropriate” action in the absence of orders?DUTY: The Army Leadership Manual defines duty as fulfill-

    ing your obligations. It uses a quotation from a former Chief ofStaff of the U.S. Army to enhance that definition: “The essence ofduty is to act with or without orders based on what you know to bemorally and professionally right.” — Gen. John WIckam, CSA.

    The concept of discipline and duty both obligate a Soldier tofollow orders and do the right thing. Both concepts obligate a Sol-dier to demonstrate initiative. To do more than required, to be partof the solution, not part of the problem.

    Discipline is a combat multiplier. The actions of competent,confident, disciplined Grey Wolf Soldiers will speak louder thanwords. Your discipline will resonate to friend and foe like profes-sionalism.

    The enemy looks for weakness, show him NONE! He looksfor the lamb, not the wolf. Be the wolf; be a Grey Wolf!

    Personal protection equipment provides the American Soldierunprecedented protection against enemy fire. Our Soldiers wear itnot only for their personal protection but to ensure mission accom-plishment. It keeps Soldiers in the fight, it makes us a stronger team,

    and it helps us “get ‘er dun.” The enforcement of personal protection equipment is non-ne-

    gotiable. I expect NCOs to enforce the standard. I expect Soldiersto make their jobs easy by disciplining themselves to adhere to stan-dards as professionals. That allows leaders to concentrate on leaderdecision – looking out, looking ahead, not looking in or back.

    These concepts also tie into safety. It is a proven fact that most“accidents” occur when a known discipline is violated. Driving toofast, violating the three-points-of-contact rule, short cutting knownSOPs.

    We as leaders brief safety to our Soldiers constantly, the en-forcement of discipline is also an enforcement of safety. Leaderswho enforce discipline and Soldiers who exercise it have fewer “ac-cidents.”

    The net result is less injury, less lost time, more Soldiers pres-ent for duty to accomplish the mission.

    As we link up with our comrades from the “All American” 82ndAirborne Division, the “Tropic Lightning” 25th Infantry Divisionor the Iraqi Security Forces, let us “Live the Legend” and carry onthe heritage of the CAV and do our predecessors proud.

    If I can’t count on you to do the right thing when no one iswatching, then I can’t count on you.

    LTL,GW9

    By Command Sgt. Maj. Donald Felt3rd BCT CSM

    Commander’s ColumnCommander’s ColumnBy Col. David Sutherland3rd BCT Commander

    GREY WOLF,As we transition from RSOI activities

    in Kuwait to RIP TOA with 3rd Brigade,4th ID, I want you to remember force pro-tection is vital to our success. We face anenemy who is capable of adapting and rap-idly changing their tactics based on ourTTPs. It is our job to keep our enemy incheck and guessing. We cannot be pre-dictable; they will capitalize if we becomecomplacent.

    We must maintain situational aware-ness at all times and be proactive not reac-tive. Take time to prepare before anypatrol. Preparation is essential to mitigat-ing risks. Use patrol briefs to keep yourSoldiers focused. Use debriefs to AARyour actions. Do not compromise safetyor force protection. Never rush or assumerisk when preparing to leave the FOB.Lack of time is not an excuse for poorpreparation. This is an NCO run brigade.I expect nothing less than the highest ofstandards.

    Remember the reason we are here—to

    help the people of Iraq rebuild their coun-try. The Iraqi people are the center ofgravity for our operations. Be patient andunderstanding of their culture. This is crit-ical to our success. Respect for the Iraqisand their way of life builds relationships.Relationships, not bullets will ultimatelydefeat the enemy in the long term.

    Know that I’m proud of you and I’mlooking forward to yet another successfulGreywolf mission.

    Be safe and God Speed.

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    3rd BCT CommanderCol. David Sutherland

    3rd BCT PAOMaj. Raul Marquez

    [email protected]

    3rd BCT PAO NCOIC/EditorSgt. Serena [email protected]

    3rd BCT PAO Staff WritersSpc. Ryan Stroud, Pfc. Ben Fox

    The Grey Wolf Howl is published in the interest of theSoldiers, families and friends of the 3rd Brigade Com-bat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. Contents of The GreyWolf Howl are not necessarily official views of, or en-dorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of De-fense, Department of the Army or the 1st CavalryDivision. All editorial content of The Grey Wolf Howl isprepared, edited, provided and approved by the 3rdBrigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Af-fairs Office.

    On the cover ...The “Grey Wolf” commandteam cases the brigade’s col-ors in a ceremony at Ft.Hood, Sept. 28. The cere-mony symbolizes thebrigade’s deployment.

    Useful Iraqi PhrasesHow are you?Ishlonak?

    Photo by Spc. Ryan Stroud

    ‘Grey Wolf’ Soldiers Upgrade VehiclesBy Pfc. Ben Fox3rd BCT Public Affairs

    CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – As preparation tomove forward into Iraq, the 3rd Brigade Combat Team,1st Cavalry Division equipped their vehicles in one ofthe same ways a Soldier gears up to leave for a mission– armor.

    Like a Soldier, the vehicles the brigade broughtfrom Fort Hood were being covered with personal pro-tective equipment, also called up-armor, at CampBuehring, Kuwait Oct. 9.

    “Without the armor, (the vehicles) would be moresusceptible to (improvised explosive devices) andsmall arms fire,” said Pfc. Matt Wheeler, Company B,215th Brigade Support Battalion, who worked withother Soldiers and civilian contractors to attach thearmor to palletized loading systems.

    The skin of the vehicle is thin and the armor addsthe extra protection Soldiers need, said Wheeler, a na-tive of Lynnwood, Wash.

    Upgrading the armor on the vehicles is time con-suming, said Wheeler, but it is necessary for the safetyof the troops who will be riding in them.Sgt. Edmund Casebeer, who worked on the vehicles

    with Wheeler, said the armor not only increases protection, but con-fidence in his own safety.

    “I feel more protected in it,” he said.“Anything you can do to make your vehicle a little bit safer is

    worth it,” said Pvt. Greg Giordano, a native of Tunnersville, N.J.,who put armor on palletized loading systems with Wheeler andCasebeer.Giordano hasn’t deployed before, but said he has been told sto-

    ries about how armor has prevented Soldiers harm from explosions.Another Soldier has had first hand experience. Spc. Steven Mer-

    cado, native to Cressin, Texas, said he has seen the armor hold upunder small arms fire, and the only damage the vehicle receivedwas “a couple of dings and missing paint.”Even though he has only seen the armor in a small arms fire sit-

    uation, Giordano said judging by the thickness of the armor “itcould probably withstand a lot.”

    Pfc. Matt Wheeler, native to Lynnwood, Wash., and Pvt. Greg Gior-dano, a native of Tunnersville, N.J., Company B, 215th Brigade Sup-port Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division attacharmor to the front of a palletized loading system at Camp BuehringKuwait, Oct. 9.

    Photo by Pfc. Ben Fox, 3BCT Public Affairs

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    Story, Photos By Pfc. Ben Fox3rd BCT Public Affairs

    CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – The brigadecommand sergeant major waited patientlyfor his Personal Security Detachment to ar-rive. He was about to attend a graduationceremony for the Iraqi Police.A Soldier from Command Sgt. Maj. Don-

    ald Felt’s brigade, the 3rd Brigade CombatTeam, 1st Cavalry Division, arrived and es-corted him to a vehicle waiting just outsideof the door. The vehicle was part of a con-voy that took him to the ceremony.

    When the convoy arrived, the detach-ment dismounted and escorted the Felt tothe ceremony. As he and his security ap-proached the graduates, a man with a rifleappeared from a crowd, aiming his weaponat the Soldiers. Immediately, the PSD Soldiers closest to

    Felt reacted and ran him back to the convoy,shielding his back with their bodies. Theothers with the detachment returned fire andbounded back to their vehicles as more en-emies began to show themselves.

    Felt’s vehicle took off, followed by an-other vehicle in the convoy responsible forproviding security.

    The Soldiers in the fire fight broke con-tact, loaded their vehicles and rallied withthe rest of the PSD.

    After they regrouped, the PSD escorted

    Felt back to where they started. On the way,an improvised explosive device detonatednear the convoy.

    The detachment dismounted and halfpulled security while the other half sur-rounded Felt and rushed him to a buildingclose by. After the room was cleared, Feltwas hurried into the room.

    After the excitement was over, Feltwalked 50 meters back to the building hestarted from to repeat the process over again— this time with live rounds.The entire ordeal was a situational train-

    ing exercise at Camp Buehring, Kuwait,Oct. 7, meant to sharpen the skills of thebrigade’s PSD in the areas of marksman-ship, close quarters combat, room clearing,offensive driving and the protection of aprinciple, said Staff Sgt. Jeff Young, a na-tive of Lockhart, Texas.Young said the group has done this train-

    ing before, but this was “the more advancedside of it.”

    Spc. Tim Sweezea, a native of Zillah,Wash., said this training was among the besthe had ever received.

    “This sharpened all of our skills,” saidSweezea.

    Aside from knowing their own jobs,Sweezea said they are also familiar witheach others jobs.“If anything goes wrong, we know what

    to do and how to react to it in the profes-sional way we have trained,” he said.Pfc. Lazaro Dominguez, a native of Tuc-

    son, Ariz., said the training helped him tobuild trust in his team and vice versa.Withthe exercise, the team was able to iron outany inconsistency they had before movingforward into a combat zone.

    Felt, after the exercise was com-plete, said the way his Soldiers performedin the training exercise “validates my confi-dence” in the PSD, who will be protectinghim during future missions in Iraq.

    PSD Fine Tunes Soldier Skills

    Soldiers with the PSD clear a roomduring a situational training exerciseat Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 7.

    Soldiers from the Personal Security Detachment escort the brigade’s com-mand sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. Donald Felt, to safety during atraining exercise at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 7.

    PSD Soldiers pull security while the rest of their detachment move thebrigade’s command sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. Donald Felt to a safearea.

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    By Sgt. Serena Hayden3rd BCT Public Affairs

    CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Havingonly five days “boots on ground,” the first3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Di-vision Soldier raised his right hand andswore the oath of re-enlistment while de-ployed in support of Operation Iraqi Free-dom, Oct. 5.Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lozada, 3rd BCT fire

    support sergeant and native of Bayamon,Puerto Rico, re-enlisted in a ceremony inthe “Grey Wolf” motorpool at CampBuehring, Kuwait, a transition location forthe brigade as they continue to train andprepare for their upcoming missions.

    Surrounded by fellow Soldiers fromHeadquarters Company, Lozada said hewished his family could be present, but wasthankful to be with his “Army family” – hisbrothers and sisters that will fight with himand next to him during the brigade’s de-ployment.

    Lozada, who has been married for sixyears and has three children, said he re-en-listed for his family and is comforted in thesecurity he and his family have through theArmy and the benefits it offers.

    “My family is really important to me,”Lozada added.

    “Even though I am here (deployed), Iknow my family is taken care of,”he added.

    After serving about six years in the Na-tional Guard, Lozada switched to activeduty with the intent of retiring from theservice. “I’m a Soldier for life,” he said. “That’s

    why I do what I do.”

    After the oath of re-enlistment, thebrigade command sergeant major, Com-mand Sgt. Maj. Donald R. Felt, presentedLozada with a coin of excellence on behalfof Gen. Richard A. Cody, Vice Chief ofStaff of the Army. Cody gave Felt eight coins at the airfield

    before deployment, instructing him to pres-ent the coins to “deserving Soldiers,” Feltsaid.

    Lozada received the first of eight coinsfor his re-enlistment.When deciding who to present the coins

    to, Felt said he decided to award the coin tothe first eight Soldiers to re-enlist while de-ployed.

    “They are re-enlisting again while weare at war,” Felt said, admiring the courageof our nation’s Soldiers, many who havejoined or re-joined after Sept. 11, 2001.

    Having served on active duty for 13years, this is the last re-enlistment forLozada as he continues to work toward hisretirement goal.

    Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lozada, Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade CombatTeam, 1st Cavalry Division, re-enlists at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 5.Lozada, a native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, is the first “Grey Wolf” Soldierto re-enlist during the unit’s current deployment.

    Photo by Pfc. Ben Fox, 3BCT Public Affairs

    ‘Grey Wolf’ Soldier First in Division to Re-up Downrange

    3 BCT Senior Counselor Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Helmes

    3rd BSTB Staff Sgt. Luis Carter 1sr-12th CAV Staff Sgt. Jason Folmar

    Staff Sgt. Alegray Hamer215th BSB Staff Sgt. Annamarie Conklin

    Staff Sgt. Margaret Smothers3rd-8th CAV Staff Sgt. Don Jewell6th-9th CAV Staff Sgt. Richard Erickson

    Staff Sgt. Keston Dyer2nd-82nd FA Staff Sgt. Daniel Beltran

    ‘Grey Wolf’ Retention Team

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    Soldier FOBon theWhat was your initial reactionwhen you arrived at Camp

    Beuhring?

    Spc. Alexis MerriweatherHHC, 215th BSB

    “It looks a lot better thanit did last time.”

    Sgt. David SalaswatCompany F, 215th BSB

    “It’s what I trained for.”

    Sgt. Natisha BaylorHHC, 3BCT

    “There are more thingsfor Soldiers to do so theycan get their minds rightbefore going to Iraq.”

    “I was shocked to find outwe have barracks instead

    of tents.”

    Sgt. Joshua ShickCompany A, 3rd-8th CAV

    “I thought it would beworse than it is. We cameat a good time where it isnot too hot or too cold.”

    Pfc. Justin BronsonHHC, 215th BSB

    By Pfc. Ben Fox, 3BCT Public Affairs

    Chaplain’s Corner

    In the Book of Jonah in the Holy Word, God calls upon the prophet Jonahto go to Nineveh, the capital of the country of Assyria, to call upon the peopleof Assyria to be free. In that case, long ago, to find freedom in the Lord.Today we are called to also travel to the same land, even in ancient Assyriathere was a province of Diyala, to bring freedom to the descendants of the As-syrians. With God’s blessing, Jonah succeeded, as we shall do as well.

    You should be so proud of your Soldier — husbands, wives, sons, anddaughters — all brought together here by the call of Nation and God. We missyou all and every Soldier with whom I speak talks lovingly of that family leftbehind; and because of that family is inspired to serve here to join with theIraqis in bringing freedom and protecting our Nation as well. We trust in ourcall, we trust in our God, we trust in our leaders, we trust in our training, andmost of all, we trust in each other – our band of brothers. This same month, that in the Hundred Years War we saw the battle of Ag-

    incourt on St. Crispin’s Day where King Henry V uttered the famous words,“We, a band of brothers…” has us conscience of the words of the Psalmist:“How blessed it is when brothers dwell together in unity.” And the firm con-fidence that this brotherhood made up of sisters and brothers at arms answer-ing that call of God our Nation shall be blessed. Keep us in prayers as we doyou. God bless you all!

    Chaplain (Maj.) Douglas Fenton3BCT, 1CD Chaplain

    Running With the Pack...3BCT Troops Run Army Ten-Miler

    Sgt. Chris Sorum, the legal non-commissioned officer in charge,Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cav-alry Regiment, and a native of Helena, Mont., leads a small groupof U.S. Army Soldiers during the half-way point of the Army Ten-Miler race at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 8.

    Photo by Spc. Ryan Stroud, 3BCT Public Affairs

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    By Spc. Ryan Stroud3rd BCT Public Affairs

    CAMP BUERHING, Kuwait — There is blood and bodieslying on the floor as Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team,1st Cavalry Division, quickly maneuver around, trying desperatelyto save the lives of those in front of them.

    Sweat runs down the faces of the Soldiers who are working to-gether to check breathing airways, wounds, breaks and other in-juries.

    Time is of the essence. While others might not know how to react, these Soldiers do.

    They are the “Grey Wolf” medics – professionals saving lives asthey have been trained to do.

    What looks like the scene of a high-budget Hollywood movieset is actually a Combat Medical Simulation Training classroom atCamp Buehring, Kuwait – an environment created so the Soldierscan fine tune their skills before they enter Iraq and are faced withreal-life situations.

    The dimly-lit room, covered with fake blood on the floor fromthe dummies used as training aides, sets the scene for the Soldiersin training, Oct. 11.

    “We are here to receive more current training before we headinto Iraq for the year,” said Spc. Anthony Woestman, Headquartersand Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment,and a native of Monroe, Iowa.

    “This is high-speed trainingthat is getting us up to date andkeeping us ready,” he said.

    The trainers at the facility arereally current with what is goingon in country, added Pfc. MathewTaylor, Company C, 1st -12th Cav.Reg., and an native of DaytonaBeach, Fla.

    They bring their knowledgehere to teach the Soldiers recentand relevant information neces-sary for saving lives, he said.

    The training event beginswith classroom work where theSoldiers review skills they trainedon in the past and learn more cur-rent measures to save lives.

    After they are finished, theymove to the dummies lying onthe floor, testing their skills andknowledge in a simulated, but re-alistic, environment.

    “Other than the fact that adummy’s body doesn’t feel thesame as a person’s body, thedummies are very realistic,” saidSpc. Brian Wright, HHC, 1st -12thCav. Reg., and a native of

    Killeen, Texas.“[Working with the dummies] is good training because it gives

    us a chance to see how we would react in a combat situation,”added Woestman.

    “Most of the dummies have multiple wounds, which is some-thing we will see in country,” he added.

    “We have to react and find those wounds quickly so we canproperly treat the patient, ” he said.

    “The dummies are a good source of training because itputs the Soldier in a position to react and teaches them how to workfast,” he said.

    The Soldiers, when they approach a casualty, treat woundswhich are most threatening first, being monitored by trainersthroughout the process. Once the wounds have been treated, theevaluation ends and the review begins.

    “This [class] is not Hollywood,” said Brent Cloud, seniortrainer for the class and a native of Oakdale, La.

    “In movies you’ve got special fog and glory music playingwhile Soldiers are in combat,” he continued. “In every battle I hadbeen in, there was no fog or great music blasting in the back. I onlyhad my patient, myself and my thoughts.”

    “I had to save their life,” Cloud said. “That’s why I don’t do theHollywood thing in here — this is real.”

    “These are the issues Soldiers will be facing in combat and thisclass makes sure they are ready — and they are,” he said.

    ‘This is not Hollywood…’Cav. Soldiers Face Realistic Medical Training

    Spc. Pablo Geisel, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th CavalryRegiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and a native of San Antonio,Texas, works with Spc. Brian Wright, HHC, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, and anative of Killeen, Texas, to save a “casualties” life during their training at the CampBuehring Combat Medical Simulation Training class, Oct. 11.

    Photo by Spc. Ryan Stroud, 3BCT Public Affairs

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    By Spc. Ryan Stroud3rd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs

    CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – There wascomplete silence as a convoy of about tenvehicles slowly moved down a sandy road.Children were not playing games in thestreets and no adults were working in theirgardens. The streets were calm and quiet; alittle too quiet.

    Suddenly, an explosion erupts justahead of the convoy. It was a rocket pro-pelled grenade. Then, “enemies” started to“pop up” out of the ground, aiming at theSoldiers in the convoy. The gunners on the

    trucks quickly returned fire while the con-voy continued on, trying to maneuver itsway out of the situation.

    Just as quickly as it started, the streetswere quiet again. The Soldiers of the 3rdBrigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rdBrigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Divi-sion, just completed one of the most realis-tic training events before entering Iraq, andthey dominated.

    3rd BSTB’s Personal Security Detach-ment and Military Police completed theTactical Maneuver Counter Improvised Ex-plosive Device and Convoy Live Fire Train-ing at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 10.

    The trainingwas conducted tobetter prepare theSoldiers of 3rdBSTB for situa-tions they mayface while de-ployed to Iraq.

    “I’m here totrain Soldiers andto make sure theyget the best possi-ble training theycan get beforeheading out [toIraq],” saidRonald Cole, Mil-itary ProfessionalResources, Inc.

    “The TacticalM a n e u v e r

    Counter IED Training is given to the Sol-diers because it better prepares them forwhat they will se while in Iraq,” said Cole.

    “We have the latest information on tac-tics, techniques and procedures that havebeen shared with us by units that are alreadyup north in battle, all to help prevent causal-ities,” he added.

    Soldiers who attend the trainingcourse go through two days of class time,convoy movements and live-fire runs.

    “We did rehearsals, dry fires and blankfires to practice for our live-fire run in theconvoy,” said Spc. Patrick Miller, Head-quarters and Headquarters Company, 3rdBSTB and a native of Fort Hood, Texas.

    “The scenarios we faced were real sit-uations I have seen in Iraq and are good forthe new Soldiers to see and react to,” hecontinued.

    “The teachers also taught us new thingsabout setting up a convoy movement andproperly executing our mission, so when weget to Iraq, we are ready and prepared forwhatever may come our way,” he said.

    “Most Soldiers will tell you this is thebest training they can get,” added Cole.“The realness of the training is somethingmany of them have never had to deal withor see.”

    “This course is challenging, it’s real,”said Cole. “It’s time for these Soldiers tounderstand what they are facing when theymove into Iraq. It’s time for them to gettheir mind into the game.”

    ‘Gladiators’ Tackle Convoy Live-Fire Exercise

    A Soldier from 3rd BSTB quickly performs maintenancechecks on his weapon while the convoy was at a stoppingpoint. The 3rd BSTB partook in the Tactical ManeuverCounter Improvised Explosive Device and Convoy Live FireTraining at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 10.

    Photo by Spc. Ryan Stroud, 3BCT Public Affairs

    Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Hull, 3rd BSTB

    Photos From the FOB...A Soldier from the 3rd Brigade SpecialTroops Battalion clears the way for a camelto pass while training at a Camp BuehringRange. Soldiers from the “Grey Wolf”Brigade trained at Camp Buehring, Kuwaitwhile preparing to move north for their de-ployment.

    Got Photos?If you’d like to see your photo in The GreyWolf Howl, e-mail Sgt. Serena Hayden [email protected].

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    Staff Sgt. Stanley Bielecki, Company D, 3rd Battalion, 8thCavalry Regiment, kisses his wife, Isabel, before deploy-ing, Sept. 27.

    Photo by Spc. Ryan Stroud, 3BCT Public Affairs

    Soldiers from 3rd-8th Cav. Reg. load equipment at Camp Buehring, Oct. 10 to prep for movement north.Photos by Pfc. Ben Fox, 3BCT Public Affairs

    Above, Sgt. 1st Class Peter Van Gohren and Staff Sgt.James Maxwell clean the barrel of an M1 Abrams tank atCamp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 4.

    Below, Col. David Sutherland, 3rd BCT commander,helps Capt. Michael Duran, 3rd BCT PSD, up during theHMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer (HEAT) training atCamp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 8.