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Greetings to the Troopers, Families, and friends of the

Professionals.

The month of April has afforded the Professionals another

exciting training opportunity. Throughout the month we

continued to hone our ability to deliver timely and accurate

indirect fires conducting multiple live fire exercises, AirAssault gun raids, and drop zone live fire exercises. These

training exercises are the first that the Battalion has

executed in over two years. Although this is the case, the

Professionals have risen to the occasion and executed

each event with exact precision.

Spring is here and many of the Professional Troopers have

begun to bring their motorcycles out of storage. In

response to this, we conducted our first Motorcycle Safety

Stand-down focused on increasing Troopers understanding

of the Department of Defense requirements to operate a

motorcycle, inspection of the operational readiness their

respective motorcycles, and to discuss safe riding habits.

As it continues to warm up their will be more and more

riders on the road. I challenge everyone to be extracautious in traffic and look twice for motorcycle riders in

order to avoid potential accidents.

As many of you may know, April was volunteer

recognition month. We observed this month by

recognizing several well deserving volunteers from

the Professionals. Our own Mrs. Amada Downey

from the Golf Company received the Fort Bragg Iron

Mike Award for her exceptional volunteer service and

contributions to the Professional Team. In addition,

several spouses from across the Battalion were rec-ognized by the Division Commander during the 82nd

Airborne Division Volunteer Recognition Ceremony

for their support to the Professionals. I would like to

personally congratulate and thank each of you for

your hard work and contributions to the Battalion.

Although we have a lot of great volunteers more are

always needed. We continue to look for volunteers

to serve as Key Callers, Care Team members, and to

support general fundraising and activity support. If

you interested in serving in any capacity please

contact your respective Battery/Company FRG

leader.

GO PRO!

PRO6 - LTC Jason Jones

PRO9 - CSM John Condliffe

Ladies and Gentlemen of our PRO

Family...good day to you and I hope this

finds you all in great spirits! I am writing

you from my foxhole during the current

platoon live fire. Your Troopers are

driving on through this rainy weather

with a smile because they are part of an

awesome event, training the 82nd

Airborne Way!!! We have been saying

goodbye to many of our Troopers as

they move on with their civilian lives or

their next duty assignment, the only

drawback is we are not fast enough at

replacing those we have seen leave.

Most of our leaders are working two

and three different jobs to ensure all

Troopers are taken care of and

the miss ion is accompl ished.

Re-enlistments are on the rise and we

are seeing more Troopers wanting to

stay because the Battalion has really

hit full stride for getting back to being

Artillery. Spring is definitely here and

summer is around the corner, please

make sure all your loved ones stay

hydrated with water. The sun is

relentless and will deplete your

energy quickly if you are not

prepared. Vacation plans might be

the talk around the dinner table and

we encourage it! Relax and enjoy

some much needed time off to spend

with Family. We are proud of all this

Battalion has accomplished and look

forward to any and all challenges!

2-321 Field Artillery Regiment (ABN)Bldg B-1329 Salerno Road Fort Bragg, NC 28310BN Staff Duty Phone: 910-396-0896

April 2013

Volume 1, Issue 5

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Inside this issue:

PRO6/PRO9 1

HHB and Alpha Battery 2-3

Bravo Battery and Golf Co. 4-5

Calendar /Chaplain/FRSA 6

PRO6: LTC Jason Jones

PRO9: CSM John

Condliffe


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Headquarters and Headquarters BatteryHurricanes

Greetings!

April was business as usual for the Hurricane

Family - a lot of training with some fun thrown in

for good measure. The Battery supported the

Battalion headquarters and the firing Batteries' live

fire and air assault exercises by establishing the

Tactical Operations Center (TOC), providing

medical and survey support so the Batteries were

able to achieve the five requirements for accurate

predicted fire. We also conducted a 12 mile footmarch to test Troopers' endurance. This event

concluded with a BBQ to refuel and rehydrate the

Troopers.

The Hurricane family also bid a sad farewell to

our outstanding FRG leader, Shelly Mawyer and

welcomed our new FRG leader, Crystal Garcia. The

Battery extends its heartfelt gratitude to Shelly for

all she has done for the Battery and to Crystal for

graciously volunteering to carry the torch.

Congratulations also go out to SGT Dixon, the

Battery Trooper of the Month for graduating WLC

on the Commandants List. Until next time

Hurricane family!

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HHB Upcoming EventsFRG Meeting : 21 MAY (Tentative)

CPT Jones/1SG Martinez

PRO6 recognized some of PROs

exceptional FRG leaders at the FRG

Steering Committee meetingSPC Mora conducted a CBRNE

refresher class

PRO conducting Motorcycle stand

down to ensure Troopers safety

HHB FRG Pizza Party

Trooper of The MonthSGT Dixon

TA and Radar PLT presenting SPC

Taylor with his ETS award & plaque

BirthdaysSGT Alexander

SPC Berry

SGT Iverson

SPC Keilholtz

MAJ Cogger

DeparturesSPC Atkins

SPC McCready

SPC Henderson

SGT Hagel

SSG Robinson

SSG WalkerSGT Halverson

ArrivalsPFC Johnson

PFC Hayes

PVT ODell

PFC Lucas

SPC Roy


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Alpha BatteryAssassins

Family and Friends

April proved to be another very successful month

for the Assassins. Maintaining our standards of

precision as Paratroopers and Artillerymen has

continued to produce great yields. We kicked off April

with participation in that Battalions outstanding

performance at the Division Retirement Ceremony. We

also defended our ultimate football title as the

Assassins conquered all opposition in the Wabbit

Hunters Bowl, making us 4-time repeat champions.

The Battery continued to hone our skills during our

week long field training exercise, accurately firing over400 rounds during day and night operations. In

addition, we conducted the Batterys first air assault

mission in quite some time, utilizing two Blackhawks

and one Chinook helicopter to deliver our howitzers and

Paratroopers to a firing point. Though the delivery

assets differed from our normal high performance

aircraft, the performance of the sections was

outstanding and we accurately fired another 50 rounds

in support of training. Success in these events can be

allied to the outstanding participation in the Battery

FRG 5K and Cookout conducted in the beginning of the

month. As we prepare for Mays scheduled two week

field exercise, we confide in your loving support and

thank you for all you efforts and future efforts in

support of the men of the Assassin Battery!


PCSSSG Hamel

Alpha Battery Upcoming EventsNext FRG Meeting: 16 MAY @ 1800 (BN Classroom) (3rd Thursday Each Month)

CPT Turner/1SG Dean

PromotionsCPL Dowsett

CPL Abbott

CPL Caughey

CPL Moorehead

SPC Esguerra

SPC Samuel

SPC Wood

BirthdaysSPC Reynolds: 5 May

SPC Groover: 9 May

PFC Debnam: 13 May

SSG Hudgins: 22 May

SSG Kapp: 20 May

SPC Joyal: 26 May

CPL Moorehead & SPC Joyal in aCH-47 preparing for AASLT

Operations

A Btry recognizing Troopers being

promoted and receiving awards

SSG Amezado Conducting Recovery

Operations

A Battery defended their title at the Wabbit Hunters

Bowl

A Btry Air Assault Training

Trooper of the MonthCPL Moorehead


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Bravo BatteryBarbarians


Bravo Battery Upcoming EventsFRG Meeting : 16 January 2013

CPT Gilstrap/1SG Carter

BirthdaysAPRSPC BASULTO, JAVIER 17 APR

SGT BENYARD, STEVEN 02 APR

SPC BOURN, CHRIS 26 APR

1LT COOK, JON 12 APR 2013

SPC DEROSE, DOMINICK 14 APR

SPC HEATON DAVID 14 APR

SGT MORTON, MATTHEW 23

APR

PCS/ETSPCSSSG Gonzalez

SSG Hinton

SPC Griffen

ETSSGT Gaff

Bravo BatteryBarbarians

During this month the Battery has been busier

than ever. The Barbarian Troopers conducted

Platoon level live fire operations, an air assault two

gun raid, and drop zone fire mission in conjunction

with an airborne operation. Our Troopers continue

to exceed expectations and get better at what they

do every day. As we move into next month we are

prepared to conduct some additional field training

that will allow us to continue to hone our skills as

Artillerymen. We are also looking forward to

celebrating All American Week. All American Weekwill be an opportunity for our Troopers to socialize

with the Paratroopers and Alumni of the 82nd

Airborne Division and carry on one of its great

traditions. We are looking forward to also seeing

Families come out to support the Battery and

Battalion as we compete with units from across the

Division in sporting competitions. This month we

also say farewell to Brittany Yeager who has

stepped down as Battery FRG Leader. I want to

send out a Thank You from the whole Battery for all

the hard work and dedication that she put in to

helping the Troopers and Families of Bravo Battery.

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Bravo Battery Upcoming EventsNext FRG Meeting : MAY 15th (Time/Location TBA)

CPT Gilstrap/1SG Carter

PromotionsSPC BURGESS, ZACHERY

PFC BUTLER, JIMMIE

SFC PERTS, ADAM

Bravo Btry Families enjoying Pope

Park during the FRG Meeting 1st PLT Air Assault Operations

Bravo Troopers & Families at the APR

FRG Meeting at Pope Park2nd PLT Air Assault Operation

Bravo Troopers on the LZ during Air Assault Training

Trooper of the Month:

SPC Miley


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Golf CompanyGrizzlies

Greetings from Team Grizzly!Greetings Grizzly Family! I want to thank

everyone for your continued support this month.

Spring is finally here and with that training has

significantly increased. Our Troopers continue

to provide daily support to the Batteries through

ammunition distribution and maintenance

support. Our Maintenance Platoon has done an

excellent job of getting caught up and gettingahead of services in preparation for the Battalion

Live Fire Exercise taking place from 29 April to

10 May.

A congratulations goes out to SPC Newble,

SPC Raza, and SPC Waiters for graduating from

the Warrior Leaders Course (WLC) on 18 April. I

appreciate all the participation in this months

FRG meeting and look forward to next months

Company Family Day! I also want to give a shout

out and congratulations to Amanda Downey forreceiving the Iron Mike Award for her outstanding

dedication and service to Golf Company, and

2-321 AFAR!


Golf Company Upcoming EventsFRG Meeting/G Co Family Day : 31 MAY in Conjunction with G Co Family Day

All American Week: 20-23 MAY

CPT Ferretti/1SG Cox

PromotionsSPC Cromwell

PFT Burton

PFC Napoli

PFC Porras

PFC Randolph

BirthdaysPV2 Porras-1 APR

SGT Wright-24 APR

SGT Diaz-28 APR

Senior Leadership attend an AirAssault Class

G Co conducting an air resupply

mission

SGT Oelbracht & SPC Monahan repair the canvas

skeleton system on an LMTV

PV2 Burton & PFC Forbes remove

commonly used parts from M998 before

turning it in to DRMO

SGT Troncoso executing ammo

resupply to the Batteries in the field

Trooper of the Month:SPC Diaz


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Chaplains CornerApril showers bring May flowersor

so they say. As we move at double-time

speed into spring and on to summer, we

all have a lot going on. Work, friends,

family, barbecues, beach time,

motorcycle riding and trying to get some

sleephow can we do it al l?

Sometimes, stress levels rise so much

that we cant enjoy the fun things of life.

Even being with family and friends can

be a drag. The honeymoon of returning

from deployment is long gone and life is

hurtful at times. People may fail you,

bosses mistreat you, children ignoreyoubut God is there for you. Scripture

tell us that He is a very present help in

time of trouble and that He is a friend

that sticks closer than a brother. If you

are in a stormy season of life, I

encourage you to look to God for your

sustainment. As the old song says,

The sun is always shining above the

clouds.

List of Chapel Services on Ft. Bragg:http://www.bragg.army.mil/directorates/

chaplain/chapels/Pages/Default.aspx

Here to Serve,

CH (CPT) Cliff [email protected]

910-396-0909

SPC Grant Van Brimmer (CH Assistant)

Training Schedule and Upcoming Important Events

Upcoming Training Events29 APR - 10 MAY: BN will be in the field,

PLT EXEVAL

13 - 17 MAY: Anticipate long days,

Clean Sweep

28 - 31 MAY: Prep for Field Operations03 - 14 JUN: BN will be in the field,

FSCX

Upcoming Events20-23 MAY: All American Week

24-27 MAY: Memorial Day

Weekend

FRG RepresentativesFRSA: Mr. Leon Walden: 910-396-0956

HHB: VACANT (If interested please call FRSA)

Alpha: Mrs. Christina Turner: 859-433-1627Mrs. Mellissa Dean: 910-574-3664

Bravo: Mrs. Brittany Gilstrap: 912-401-1546

Golf: Mrs. Amy McKenzie: 978-580-6576Mrs. Mandy Jo Downey: 910-224-4244

FRSA CornerThe following proceduresshould be followed when

processing a volunteer:

Complete DD Form

2793 sign only Part II

of the form

Position Description

completed by volunteer

supervisor

Training to perform

their duties, within 14

days of signing DD

2793

Registration in VMIS

upon completion of

training

Mr. Leon Walden (FRSA)[email protected]

910-396-0956

Mrs. Amanda Downey was recognized by MG Nickelson with the Iron Mike Award

PRO Troopers Of The MonthHHB: SGT Dixon

Alpha: CPL MooreheadBravo: SPC Miley

Golf: SPC DiazCONGRATULATIONS!

Hails2LT Coggin-HHB

2LT Sangar-HHB

2LT Garcia-HHB

1LT Hanley-HHB

2LT Jantzen-HHB

1LT Johnson (return)-

HHB

2LT Hurley G Co

Farewells1LT Truslow- HHB

SSG Thomas- HHB

1LT Mawyer- HHB

SSG Kane-HHB

SSG Medina-HHB

SSG Walker-HHB

1LT Bobo-G Co.
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