Over the past month we have
had a lot of great training going on
from drivers training,
to ranges, to certifica-
tions. All the Aven-
gers are working
hard to make sure we
are set up for success
in the future. LT
Mawyin ran a range
and SGT Dorff ran pre
marksmanship in-
struction training which went well.
Due to this we were able to get over
80% of the company qualified. Great
job to all the NCOs who helped train
and run the range.
On 18 August we had our Pool
Party with a lot of interesting diving
going on. The
competition re-
sulted in PV2 Colon
winning the belly
flop competition; it
was also his birth-
day that day. He
had a surprise visit
from his wife as
well.
We continue to have a lot of
new people come to the company.
Make sure you take the extra time and
effort to meet them and make them
feel welcome. Hook them up with the
right support if and when they need
it. We can’t forget that we are their
new family. While we
all have families in an-
other state, when you
enter the Army your
unit becomes your new
family. This is more
than a job, your su-
pervisors care when
you have issues and
will help you get them
fixed. There are over 30 agencies
designed to do nothing but help
Soldiers when they need informa-
tion or assistance. If it’s money prob-
lems, education questions, counsel-
ing, drug or alcohol issues, new par-
ent questions we have lots of
trained people ready to help. Please
ask– if we don’t know we will find
out.
Never Quit!
Avenger 6
Volume 2, Issue 7
14 September 2012
A COMPANY, 1ST STB, 1ST ABCT, 1ST ID
Fun times and great training
Avenger times
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2012 Avenger Pool Party
2012 August Range
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
● Platoon Highlights
● Army Family Team Bldg
● Spouses Shoot Night
● Contact Information
September is just kicking off and
already 1st Platoon has completed
lots of training.
SGT Dorff, SPC
Pavlich, SPC
Mcmullen, SPC
Lewis, PFC Wil-
liams, PFC Na, and
PV2 Davis all com-
pleted the DCGS-
A NET/NEF on 30
August. The
DCGS course took
2 long weeks, but
they all survived
death by Power-
Point and came
out unscathed and with a better
understanding of the system.
Currently we have SGT Crawford
and PFC Gerhardt working hard at
GEOINT courses. Also, currently in
Driver’s Training are PFC Castillo,
SPC Lewis, PFC Price, and SPC
Mcmullen. Driving can be a danger-
ous activity, but with a know-it-all/do
-it-all kind of Soldier like
PFC Horne as
their instruc-
tor, they will
be more
than pre-
pared to op-
erate our
platoon vehi-
cles.
The platoon
is highly anticipating the
MI academy courses com-
ing up in the near future.
These courses will help our
analysts gain a better understanding
of the Intelligence Process and how
our jobs help to support the Bri-
gade’s mission.
During our last resiliency training day
we had a wonderful breakfast at
IHOP before striking out at the bowl-
P A G E 2 A V E N G E R T I M E S
ISR Platoon
August was a busy month for
the MSG Platoon. Several train-
ing events, including JRTC,
kept the office
mostly empty
during the entire
month. Ser-
geants King,
Scaife, Lucas,
and Boyce em-
barked on an
epic journey to
Ft. Polk, LA. to be
OCT’s for 4-4
Cav’s JRTC rotation. They
bathed in the luxury of 100
Soldier bays and enjoyed the
wonderful cuisine of MRE’s,
hot A’s and the chow hall for a
full 28 days, and they couldn’t
be happier. The MSG Platoon
also had to say goodbye to
two wonderful NCO’s, SGT’s
Harris, who ETS’d and SGT
Gordon who PCS’d to Ft Hua-
chuca. Both were instrumental
in the success of the unit in
MSG Platoon
Iraq and have served as great
leaders back in garrison and they
will be greatly missed by all. PFC
Guadian also went to the Ammo
Handler course to assist in unit
readiness. SSG Krause played a
big part in unit readiness last
month, as he completed the
SHARP and EO classes; becoming
the EO representative for the
company. The IEW shop also had
an eventful time putting up the
shelter on one of their vehicles.
CW2 Meyers has the battle scar
on his forehead to prove what a
challenge it was. MSG has a lot of
solid training coming up in the
month of September, which we
are all looking forward to.
ing alley for some tough competition
against 4th
platoon. We crushed
them into the
dust in the
first game,
but sadly suc-
cumbed to
them in the
second game,
but finished
off with a
small lead in
the third and
final game. 1st Platoon!
Sadly, all of these festivities must end
as we say our goodbyes to SGT Bald-
win who will be leaving September
10 2012, to go to Korea. Everyone
wish her the best of luck in her future
endeavors.
A to Z!!!
P A G E 3
uav platoon
V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 7
HUMINT Platoon
To start the month of August, 4th
Platoon trained
on the Biomet-
rics Automated
Tool Kit. This
week long train-
ing refreshed
the minds of the
troops with pre-
vious experience
gained during
deployments
with BATS Systems in order to
maintain mission readiness. For
the new Soldiers this training
equipped them with essential
knowledge needed to assist in
conducting effective operations
in a deployed environment. The
Platoon then conducted a com-
bined Brigade MSO Situational
Training Exercise
with both Soldiers
from 4th
Platoon
and Soldiers from
2HBCT. The train-
ing focused on im-
proving perishable,
low density MOS
skills with minimal
costs. Fourth Pla-
toon increased pro-
ficiency and accuracy of their
MOS skills on average 18% over
the week. This training also
helped prepare Soldiers for a fu-
ture Brigade Field training exer-
cise. SPC Marketon-Snowden
and SPC Vassalli attended both
the Unit Armorer and Unit Ar-
morer Supervisor schools. Several
Soldiers form 4th
Platoon also quali-
fied on crew service weapons. To
end the month, CW2 Davis, as well
as a couple of Soldiers from HHC
BDE left for training and certification
in order to stand up a live environ-
ment training mission here on Fort
Riley, KS. They are leading the way
within the Army, as they are only
one of three FORSCOM units that
have started the process to comply
with the Army Chief Of Staff G2, LTG
Mary Legerie’s guidance. LTG
Legerie’s guidance for MI is that pro-
grams, resources, and facilities must
be provided in order to ensure “No
MI Soldier at rest…No Cold Starts.”
During the month of Au-
gust, SGT Prunty and SPC
Williams went to Fort
Huachuca to attend the
IO/SO course. This is a very
challenging course that
requires a lot of studying,
hard work and motivation.
These two
S o l d i e r s
demonstrated to all of the others their
Never Quit attitude. They are now the
UAV platoon Standardization and In-
structor Operators. Congratulations to
you two. Job well done! SPC Bender is
currently attending WLC. We
wish you good luck. This is has
and is still a very busy month
for flight operations with the
UAV platoon. Operations sup-
porting 1-16 Infantry mortar
platoon, so that
they can qualify
and operations
with 1-6 CAB to
aid them with
their Gunnery
q u a l i f i c a t i o n .
We are proud to
introduce SSG
Minter to the
UAV platoon as the new
Platoon Sergeant. He has
been instructing at the 15J
A.I.T. for the past three
years. He has only been
here a couple of weeks,
but is demonstrating what
is expected
out of an
A v e n g e r
P l a t o o n
S e r g e a n t .
2 L T
Mawyin conducted water sur-
vival training on the 7th
of Sep-
tember for the company again.
We hope it was a great learn-
ing experience and you all en-
joyed it. Again SSG Minter,
welcome to the platoon!
AVENGER SAFETY MESSAGE
avenger DON’T’s…
DON’T DRINK and DRIVE
DON’T DO DRUGS
DON’T DECK your DARLIN
This month we will be having a Suicide Aware-
ness Stand down day. We take this opportunity
to recognize the things we are doing well to
prevent suicide and refresh our knowledge of
things we can do to help each other out. Aven-
gers- Great job doing the right thing!
Commander: CPT Priscella A. Nohle; [email protected] 785-340-2863 1SG Pete Olynick [email protected] 785-307-4857 Courtney Kunze– Avenger Family Group Leader [email protected] 419-310-1870 Trudy Bloomquist– Funds Custodian/Assistant Leader [email protected] 757-969-7840
A COMPANY, 1ST STB, 1ST ABCT, 1ST ID A Company, 1-1 STB Building 7243 Bamford
Upcoming Events:
Sep 19– Spouses only Shooting Night at Godfrey’s, Junction City
Oct 1– Pie in the Face Fundraiser (Motor pool, 1100)
Oct 11– Etiquette Class – Pack/pick up your lunch (1200, Clsrm)
Oct 17– Avenger Family Group Meeting (Chocolate Drawing)
at the USO (1800)
Oct 19– Avenger T Shirt Day Fundraiser
(suggested donation E grade or O grade+10)
Nov 16– Avenger Ball! Clarion Manhattan
New to the Army? This is a great way to
meet other people and learn what to expect.
Avenger Family Group
hosts….
SPOUSES SHOOT NIGHT
Godfrey’s Range in JC
Wednesday 19 Sep 2012
...no gun required,
there will be food
and a short weapon
class followed by an
opportunity to fire a
variety of guns.
If you haven’t let us know
you are coming please do
so...we want to get enough
food.
POC for the event is Trudy
Bloomquist at
757-969-7840
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