Gladiator Town Hall 4 August 2011
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Introductions: CH, MFLC • Chaplain Holmes 1st Cav Division Chaplain’s office: 254-287-9976 24-Hour Chaplain’s Crisis Line: 254-287-CHAP
• Mr. Gregg Kimble 3rd Brigade Military & Family Life Consultant 254-317-3513
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Introductions: FRG Leaders FRG Advisor Meredith Vantress
HHC FRG Leader Mindy Fogelberg 817-933-9855
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B Co. FRG Leaders Ashley Schoonover 254-238-7477 ashley_schoonover@yahoo.com
Coralia Quiocho 808-457-8175 A Co. FRG Leader Rachael Strasser 260-229-7034 rachael.strasser@gmail.com
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C Co. FRG Leader Dina Clark 254-338-2822 dclarkfrgleader@yahoo.com
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Upcoming Events • Ongoing: – Hoedown Ticket Sales – Barracks Basket and Ball committee Sign-ups
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Aug 12th Bravo Car Wash @ 1st Cav Museum, 9am-12 Aug 16th Restaurant Night @ Jason’s Deli, 6:30pm Aug 25th Prayer Group @ Spiritual Fitness Cafe 6:30pm Aug 26th Killeen Water Park Night, 7:30 – 9:30pm Sept 22nd Prayer Group @ Spiritual Fitness Cafe 6:30pm Sept 23rd 3BDE Hoedown, Hostess House, 7:00 Oct 18th Restaurant Night @ TBD, 6:00pm Oct 27th 3BSTB Trunk or Treat, BN Parking Lot, 6:00pm
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What we are doing
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Quality of Life
Dining Facility
Safety Measures
Nutrition
Fitness Resiliency
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A Snapshot • • • • • • •
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32 NCOs promoted since deployment Over 90 Troopers promoted since deployment 11 Officers promoted since deployment Over 60 Troopers have come off the overweight program since deployment C Co has cleared over 70k KMs of road A Co – flown over 1300 hours with the Shadow; generated over 3000 intelligence reports B Co – created the largest tactical network in Iraq for a Brigade HHC – Secures the largest base in southern Iraq. Fixes EVERYTHING we break.
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Timeline • Boots on Ground Date: 03 February 2011 • Transfer of Authority Date: 9 March 2011 • R & R Start Date: 01 April 2011 • R & R Stop Date: 01 October 2011 • Projected Return: NLT 2 February 2012 – likely mid-January to end of January
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Discussion • Mail • Flow out of Iraq • Reintegration at FHTX (resiliency training, work schedule) • Block leave possibilities • Battalion Ball (dates, themes) • 90 day stop move upon return..then PCS.
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Questions
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Additional Discussion Points • What can the command teams forward do better? • Individual goals – family goals • Highly recommend giving Soldiers time to unwind upon return • Issues from here we deal with forward – finances and infidelity.
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