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SERVING THE 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION COMMUNITY SINCE 1963 WWW.2ID.KOREA.ARMY.MIL VOL. 50, ISSUE 3 March 29, 2013

LEADING FROM THE FRONT

combat positions open to females by 2016 page 9

AIR ASSAULT QUALIFICATION training gives you wings page 12-13

EXTREME ASSIGNMENT

KC-39 challenges all Soldiers page 10

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Commander’s Corner:

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INDIANHEAD Maj. Gen. Edward C. Cardon Commander 2nd Infantry Division

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he ROK-U.S. Alliance was forged more than 60 years ago at a time when Koreans faced an uncertain future.

It was a time when the devastation and wreckage of a war-torn nation was the only visible landscape for as far as the eye could see, and when the path to recovery was unclear and seemingly insurmountable. Ours is a special Alliance built on a foundation of shared sacrifice. The sacrifice of Americans fighting bravely alongside courageous Koreans who had a dream of what Korea could be, and who fought and died for the future they now have – that of a democratic, technologically advanced and prosperous nation.

Together, Koreans and Americans fought, bled and died together to help secure this future.

Now, as it was then, the famed Indianhead patch we wear on our left shoulder is recognized around the world. As Warrior Division Soldiers we are directly connected to a proud and historic lineage synonymous with the courage, discipline and honor of 2ID Soldiers who proudly fought against tyranny and oppression on distant battlefields. Our unit patch is a symbol of freedom to citizens still alive today in both Europe and Korea who were liberated by Warrior Division Soldiers. We wear that patch proudly, and we hold that legacy in our words, deeds and actions.

We have a lot to live up to as Warrior Division Soldiers; there is a burden of collective responsibility borne by every Soldier who wears this patch today. Each of us must strive to live up to the legacy of the 2ID Warriors who came before us. As Soldiers in the mighty Warrior Division, we have a contract written in the blood of our predecessors, and we must protect both this Alliance and our Nation by conducting ourselves daily as a professional and disciplined fighting force. Both the American and Korean people who depend on our

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Readiness and Discipline

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Littlefield, a Soldier with the 2nd Infantry Division Provost Marshall Office, plays chess with an orphan at the My Home Dongducheon Orphanage Feb. 13.

Maj. Gen. Edward C. Cardon

Command Sgt Maj. Andrew J. Spano

2nd ID Commander

2nd ID Command Sergeant Major

ability to “Fight Tonight” demand that we honor this contract, and we must demand it of ourselves. Consider this a renewed call to action!

As Soldiers, our first and most basic requirement is to remain ready to conduct our core missions. As you are well aware, we have taken measures to ensure our Division’s readiness to accomplish these missions, especially in this period of heightened tensions. However, as part of an Alliance, we cannot accomplish our missions unless we maintain the trust and respect of the Korean people. A number of recent events across the Division have called our collective reputation as professional Soldiers into question.

We are a great team of teams, and teams take collective responsibility for every member’s actions. We know that most of you are doing the right thing every day, and now is the time to ensure we take responsibility for each other. As American Soldiers, we are in the public spotlight in Korea – wherever we go, we stand out. We must be mindful and sensitive to the cul-

tural context in which we live and serve.

Whenever we walk by a Soldier or a group of Soldiers behaving in a questionable manner, or about to make a bad decision, we must act to stop it. If we do nothing, we have condoned the behavior and we are now part of the problem. With all of the outstanding work we accomplish daily to protect the peninsula, we cannot allow the actions of a few to tarnish our reputation built on decades of blood, sweat and tears.

Adapt and overcome – that is what Soldiers do best. We need you to dig deeper and watch out for your teammates on your left and right. Together, we must take individual accountability and collective responsibility to meet the high-standards expected of each of us as professionals – especially as Soldiers and Families who are guests in a foreign country. The ROK-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement requires all Soldiers to comply with Korean laws and we must ensure those laws are respected.

We are calling on every officer, NCO and Soldier in the 2nd Infantry Division to reflect on what it means to be a Soldier in the United States Army serving in the Republic of Korea. We must enforce discipline at every level of this command and look out for one another every day, both on and off duty. We must stay ready so we act with professionalism and discipline when called – to build on the legacy of those who went before us. Our gracious Korean hosts depend on us, and the American people expect us to be their ambassadors while we live and serve here.

We need you to remain focused on the importance of our mission and our place as part of the historic Warrior Division in the great ROK-U.S. Alliance. As Warrior Division Soldiers, we have an enormous responsibility to both the United States and Republic of Korea, as well as to the countless Indianhead troopers who came before us. We are an essential part of the strength of this Alliance. When the time comes, 2ID Soldiers will also depend on this strength along with our Korean counterparts who must trust us to do the right thing — every day, and in every situation.

We must not fail them or ourselves.

Second to None!

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MACARTHUR SMILES ON 1ABCT

Capt. Andrew C. Webb, B Company commander, 1st Batallion 72nd Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, congratulates his Soldiers during command maintenance in the unit’s motor pool. (Photo by Sgt. Juan Jimenez, 1st ABCT PAO) STORY BY CAPT LINDSEY ELDER 1ST ABCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS

A very modest Capt. Andrew C. Webb would have you believe he’s just like any other Soldier, and clearly hoped the talk about his award would quietly go away. But that’s the burden you reap when you stand head and shoulders above your peers.

“In this battalion there are a number of great company commanders, I don’t really feel like I’m better than any one of them,” said Webb, commander of Company B , 1st Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team. “It’s just our guys have had a number of really good successes and that’s what has paid off.”

But Webb is certainly doing something right. This month he was notified that he is one of only 28 officers from across the Army being awarded the 2012 General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award.

Webb, from Lynchburg, Va., was the winner of the Eighth Army board composed of the best company grade leaders from across the Korean peninsula, and was selected again at the national level.

“The key is to set the structure so [my Soldiers] can succeed,” said Webb. “We have to break people of the ARFORGEN (Army Force Generation) habit where they just show up and get training, and instill a sense of initiative in them.

“My advice for other commanders is just to set the structure up for your people to succeed and then get out of their way and let them do it.”

Webb came to Korea in September 2011 with hopes of command, and spent some time with 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st ABCT, as an assistant battalion training officer before taking command.

“Before I came to Korea colonels and lieutenant colonels told me I was going to have a great time commanding here and it really is a phenomenal place to command,” Webb said. “There are unique challenges with being here.

The high turnover that most people complain about a lot, that’s the key to success here. Because you constantly get new guys, there are so many opportunities to train.”

Webb has been in Korea for 20 months and, as an infantry officer in a combined arms battalion, makes it sound like it was all part of the challenge he was looking for.

“Since I’ve been in command [February 2012] I’ve had about 300 Soldiers turnover; that included three first sergeants, two executive officers, two fire support officers and nine platoon leaders,” Webb said. “You don’t really have to teach a bird to fly; these guys want to do their jobs. You just give them an idea of where to go. I’ve been very lucky and found that the guys have just embraced it.”

The MacArthur Award is meant to recognize company grade officers who demonstrate the ideals for which MacArthur represented - duty, honor and country.

Those who work for Webb can clearly understand why he is the recipient for such an honor.

“He is great leader, good mentorship ... kind of stubborn though,” joked Sgt. 1st Class Dominic Watkins, a platoon sergeant in Webb’s company. “He is very effective as a company commander.

He gets his point across; it’s simple, nothing is ever confusing about what he wants.

“And he listens. He listens to his NCOs,” added Watkins, from Baltimore.

“He listens to every last one of them, even down to team level which is good.

So wherever he may go in his future endeavors, he is going to accomplish a lot. That shows right now by the kind of award he’s receiving. It really shows what his peers, his subordinates and his leaders think of him.”

From his subordinates, most notably was the respect for how approachable Webb is and that he shows how he cares about the professional development of his Soldiers beyond the training areas they’ll face together in the Republic of Korea.

“He does a great job of mentoring and developing young leaders, ensuring that we always have the tasks, conditions and standards,” said 2nd Lt. Brian Steel,

who has worked as a platoon leader in the company for four months. “He also gives advice on how to train our guys.

“On an individual basis he sits down with us to discuss our careers,” said Steel, from Winston-Salem, N.C. “We talk about where we want to be in five years and how to get a career path toward doing that. Whatever we might need to help achieve that, like letters of recommendations or applications, he will stay with us, working long hours to help us.”

Under Webb’s leadership, among other achievements the company earned the top scores at the winter 2012 collective, as well as the highest average scores at the 2012 summer Top Gun, Top Bradley Platoon and Top Company gunneries.

The company also received streamers for excellent maintenance, safety excellence and has the top physical fitness average in the battalion, said Lt. Col. Matthew Holly, battalion commander, who nominated Webb for the award.

“Andy is a thinker and an executor - he defines disciplined initiative,” said Holly.

In May, Webb will travel to Washington, D.C., to have his name permanently engraved in the Pentagon’s MacArthur Hall. He will also receive a commendation memorandum from the chief of staff of the Army and an engraved bust of MacArthur.

The annual award was established in 1987.

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IRON IN COBRA THE JUNGLE STORY AND PHOTOS BY CAPT LINDSEY ELDER 1ST ABCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS

For the members of 2nd Infantry Division’s Task Force Naga, Cobra Gold was an experience with far more impact than the cobra blood drinking pictures circulating across the internet portrayed. Before its members left the heat of the Thailand jungle to return to the Republic of Korea, they participated in joint and combined training on a level few had experienced before.

Cobra Gold is an annual combined, joint exercise hosted by the Thai government. This year, the exercise was held Feb. 11-21, marking its 32nd iteration.

Cobra Gold is designed to exercise security in the Asia-Pacific region with militaries from nations who share common goals and security commitments. The additional nations who participated in the exercise this year include Singapore, Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia, totaling more than 13,000 soldiers.

As the largest element of the task force, and due to their outstanding performance during last year’s Cobra Gold exercise, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, was chosen to serve as the headquarters element for enablers from the 319th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company of Camp Murray, Washington Army National Guard; the 307th Integrated Theater Signal Battalion from Wheeler Army Air Field; and Company C, 2nd Battalion (Assault), 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, also serving as Task Force Comanche; and the 196th Infantry Brigade from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Every day afforded the Soldiers training to improve individual tactical techniques. Events ranged from training in Muy Thai — a form of kickboxing popular in the Royal Thai army, jungle survival training, counter-improvised explosive device, to several days of Thai tactics training where squads of U.S. Soldiers learned how to move in the jungle silently.

Cobra Gold concluded with a combined arms livefire exercise where 2nd Bn., 9th Inf. Regt. Soldiers, a U.S. Marine Corps platoon and a Thai army platoon cleared coinciding objectives.

Company B’s 3rd Platoon had the honor of being the lone U.S. Army representative in the culminating livefire exercise. The platoon spent the last four days of the exercise tirelessly rehearsing with their counterparts.

The final event was observed from a hilltop by senior military leaders of several of the participant nations as well as media from Thailand and abroad.

But the trip wasn’t all work. Task Force Naga Soldiers also made time to visit a local special needs school, where the Soldiers served meals and played games like soccer and even performed some dance sessions, Gangnam-style being a favorite of the local children.

Members of 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team traveled to Thailand for the annual combined training exercise Cobra Gold.

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GOLD

Eight Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division were recognized for their life saving efforts in Thailand during Cobra Gold 2013 at a ceremony on Camp Casey March 20.

The eight Soldiers were involved in a harrowing real-world rescue mission Feb. 20, when a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, crashed 20 miles north of Phitsanulok, Thailand, while conducting routine flight operations.

Reports initially reached the Cobra Gold base from Thai locals in the area. The 2nd Infantry Division “Wildcard” Soldiers of Company C, 2nd Battalion (Assault), 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, and “Manchu” Soldier Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, were airborne within 20 minutes. In addition to the every emergency supply they could think of – medical supplies, litters, water, etc.; onboard for the recovery mission was the Manchu battalion surgeon, Capt.

Andy Martinez, senior health care specialist, Sgt. John Baah-Mensah, and a Wildcard crew consisting of Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steven Flemister, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Douglas Adams, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Adam McDonough, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Derek Reynolds, Sgt. Christopher Bohatch, Sgt. Michael Ezell and Spc. Hyun Joon Lim. Another Sea Knight and its Marine crew in the vicinity was first on the site. Reports of the crashed Sea Knight on fire and injured Marines suffering from burns, lacerations and fractures were sent back to headquarters. But the Marines were unable to reach the crash victims because of the difficult terrain; the crashed Sea Knight was on the edge of a cliff with a sheer 800 foot dropoff surrounded by jungle.

The Sea Knight landed at the base of the cliff and two of its Marine crew began the ascent to reach the crash site.

Requesting Air Force assistance to navigate incoming thunder storms, the 2nd Inf. Div. Soldiers arrived in the vicinity in 20 minutes, and searched for the crash site for another 10 minutes. The chatter on the emergency channel grew furious until finally, they spotted the crashed crew.

“You don’t have to be an aviation expert to know that was a very difficult landing to make in a steep, jungle area,” said Martinez.

Smaller than a Sea Knight, the Black Hawk proved to be more maneuverable in this situation.

“On one attempt we landed on one wheel, by the second attempt my crew was able to better guide me and we were able to reach them,” said McDonough.

McDonough was able to hover the Black Hawk on two wheels, inches away from the tree line, long enough for five of its crew to disembark and start providing medical assistance.

“Once there, we had to mobilize [the crash victims] on a very narrow cliff to move them to a safer area where they could be treated,” said Martinez.

The Wildcard crew loaded and evacuated the Marines with the most severe injuries. The Black Hawk made three roundtrips back to the Cobra Gold base with the injured Marines.

“One key to what made this mission a success was the high

frequency radio we have that no one else on the ground has,” McDonough said. “We were able to communicate ‘Over-the-Horizon’ without the limits that cell phones or FM radios have, to maintain real time situational reports back to headquarters.”

“You can’t help but be inspired by this story,” said Cardon during the recognition ceremony. “If you look at the heroes of the Army, they often didn’t think they would be heroes that day. But they were ready. These Soldiers demonstrated the greatness of this division by being ready.”

Although the crash is still under investigation, the division leaders all agree that seven lives were saved because the 2nd Inf. Div. Soldiers were trained and ready for anything.

“These Soldiers’ performance in a word is ‘awesome,’” said Brig. Gen. J.B. Burton, deputy commanding general – maneuvers, 2nd Inf. Div. “In a phrase, it’s ‘Second to None!’”

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Pvt. Cruz Sanchez of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, imbibes cobra blood as part of a Thai ritual during the annual Cobra Gold exercise.

Pfc. Adrian Uriostegui of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, serves food to local students at the Phitsanulok Panyankul School during an activity day staffed by Cobra Gold personnel.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Adam McDonough received the Joint Service Commendation Medal March 20, for his role in rescuing seven U.S. Marines after their Sea Knight helicopter crashed in Thailand during the annual Cobra Gold exercise Feb. 20. McDonough is a pilot with Company C, 2nd Battalion (Assault), 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade. (Photo by Kim Seung-nam, 2ID PAO)

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LONELY AT THE TOP

LEARNING TO LEAD

STORY AND PHOTOS BY SGT LEVI SPELLMAN 2ID PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Spc. Michael Hanspard, assigned to Company E, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, asks a question during a brief on financial readiness in the Talon Academy classroom on Camp Humphreys.

STORY AND PHOTOS BY STAFF SGT AARON DUNCAN 2ND CAB PUBLIC AFFAIRS

What makes a great leader? That’s been debated for decades, but what’s not at debate is the Army’s ability to produce them.

With household names of former Army leaders like Gen. “Stormin’” Norman Schwarzkopf and Lt. Gen. George “Old-Blood-and-Guts” Patton, it’s easy to forget about the leaders the Army is still producing today.

Some 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade recently took the time to reflect on what they have learned from their leaders as well as what it means to be a leader in the U.S. Army while attending the brigade’s Talon Academy.

The academy is a week-long course that consists of various activities designed to prepare the Soldiers of 2nd CAB for their first formal leadership training — Warrior Leader’s Course.

In addition to the numerous classes they take in the course, the students also learn how to conduct in-ranks inspections and physical training using handson training.

Pfc. Mark A. Jones, an avionic mechanic assigned to Company D, 2nd Aviation Battalion (Assault), 2nd Aviation Regiment, originally from Burrowsville, Va., was one of the Soldiers who attended the training.

“It raised my confidence a lot. I learned that everyone is scared the first time they step in front of a formation,” said Jones.

Although the academy is their first formal experience with leadership training, Soldiers begin learning about leader-

ship as soon as they enter the Army. Their leaders have a direct effect on their view of a good leader.

“My leaders in my civilian job, before joining the Army, were not that mature and didn’t really trust you to accomplish tasks on your own,” said Jones. “But I have learned since joining the Army that to be a good leader you must be willing to trust and listen to the Soldiers below you.”

Recognizing the qualities of a good leader will assist one in becoming a good leader, said another Soldier in the academy.

“The qualities I think is necessary to be a great leader would be for him or her to be caring, understanding and be accountable to their Soldiers,” said Spc. Michael Hanspard, a food service specialist assigned to Company E, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, originally from Songtan, South Korea.

While many of the Soldiers attending the training have not yet taken the big step into the ranks of the noncommissioned officer corps, they already have strong feelings about what they can bring to the table and what the opportunity means to them.

“I know that I would bring compassion, communication and understanding because I dealt with a lack of communication since joining the Army,” said Hanspard. “When I am an NCO, these are the things that I want correct so my future Soldiers won’t have an ineffective leader.”

Even after leaving the Army, the lessons on what is a leader and what is qualities to empower will benefit these Soldiers in their civilian careers.

“Since I joined the Army, I have learned how to be a stronger leader and a better communicator. Those qualities are valued everywhere,” said Hanspard.

A Soldier leads physical training as part of the training during 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade’s Talon Academy at the Aviation Hill gym on Camp Humphreys. Each Soldier attending the training received the opportunity to lead PT.

The heavy, up-armored HMMWV inched its way up the snowy bank, grinding and sliding wildly, despite having chains on each of the four tires. Its wheels spun freely on the icy slope, scrambling for traction, even though the transmission was in power range of its four-wheel drive. Dusk deepened as the sun’s disc dipped behind the steep granite Korean cliffs, limiting visibility on the narrow path up the mountain.

The situation was hairy. That much was certain. What was uncertain to some of the passengers was whether they would survive the ascent, let alone actually reach the summit before nightfall. Allin-all, it was a typical supply run.

Welcome to the 2nd Infantry Division’s retransmission point KC-39, one of the smallest and arguably the most isolated military outpost in Korea. Manned by fewer than 10 Soldiers, the nearest road accessible by civilian vehicles is still a half-hour walk from the mountaintop facility. If the weather turns bad, the top can only be reached by helicopter — if at all.

While it may seem an inefficient expenditure of military resources, KC-39 is actually essential to the fighting capabilities of the Warrior Division. It is the radio communications hub that facilitates command and control for operations in Area I, said Sgt. Lance Redfearn, a signal support systems specialist with 4th

Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, who is serving a one-month rotation as the facility’s technical expert.

“If you can’t communicate, it’s a lot harder to shoot and move,” he said. “And, our [pace of operations at KC-39] is so high that it keeps us busy almost 24 hours-a-day.”

For many Soldiers, it may not come as a surprise that Redfearn sees the demanding work as a welcome counter-balance to the extreme isolation — an issue that affects every aspect of life on the mountain.

What may be surprising to some; however, is that morale at the installation is very high. In fact, being cut off from their units has proven beneficial and even refreshing to many stationed there, whether they be medics, cooks, cable systems installers or Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army soldiers.

From the logistics of supply operations to the care and mentorship of junior personnel, and even physical training, leadership time at KC-39 provided Sgt. Zachary Glew with a genuine opportunity for professional growth.

“I’m having to learn to adapt to a lot of different situations as a leader,” said Glew, a mechanic with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, and the noncommissioned officer in charge of the operation.

There are other, more comforting perks to life on the mountain, he continued.

“Our cook is outstanding.

Everything he makes is top-notch, especially breakfast,” said Glew.

Pfc. Mark A. Jones, assigned to Company D, 2nd Aviation Battalion (Assault), 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, takes notes during a brief on financial readiness in the brigade’s Talon Academy classroom on Camp Humphreys.

“With the drawdown in Afghanistan, the shifting of focus to the Pacific and shrinking of the armed forces, it is these future leaders that will be essential to maintain our readiness in the future,” said

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Staff Sgt. Brett R. Bazaar, an instructor at the academy. “The leadership values these Soldiers learn and internalize will be what will shape our future not only as an Army but as a nation.”

Sgt. Lance Redfearn, the radio communications expert assigned to troubleshoot issues at KC-39, fields a call from a unit in the field.

“It’s like eating at home.”

“I don’t feed them anything I wouldn’t eat myself. Meals are a major morale factor up here,” said Spc. Daniel Karampatsos, a food service specialist with HHBN and a former cavalry scout who remembers being on the other side of the chow line.

Because he only cooks for 10 Soldiers, Karampatsos said he is able to be creative with the food, giving it his signature taste. But, that freedom comes with some responsibility. From making supply runs to writing standard operating procedures, the entire spectrum of food service falls into his hands.

In a situation like that, he said there is little room for error.

“We’re one equipment malfunction away from MRE-ville,” he said. “[Army maintenance personnel] have a hard time getting up here; it takes them five days just to clear [the snow from] the road.”

Even with the isolation, the increased responsibilities and the unusual challenges, the well-run, well-adjusted group of Soldiers finds time to enjoy the little things.

“At night, I can see the lights from five different cities. The view from here is one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen in my life,” said Redfearn. “It’s a nice break from the regular Army.”

All of these factors have played a role in the development of these Soldiers, said Glew, and have greatly contributed to what may be the real key to the mission’s success.

“We all get along, and nobody’s tried to kill each other yet,” he concluded.

Sgt. Zachary Glew, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the retransmission operation, prepares his HMMWV to tackle the icy approach to Hill 39, near Camp Casey.

Spc. Karampatsos’ cooking provides a significant boost to morale at the top of the mountain. Here, he prepares fried chicken and gravy for the troops.

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March 29, 2013 Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Fires Brigade, qualify their fire direction centers, launchers and ammunition crewmembers during a live-fire exercise at the Rocket Valley range March 7. (Photo courtesy of Staff Sgt. Jermaine Dutton, 210th FiB)

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2nd Lt. Jennifer Lewellen, leader of 2nd Platoon, Battery A, 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Fires Brigade, is one of the division’s newest female officers serving in a combat unit. (Photo by Master Sgt. Reeba Critser, 2ID public affairs)

CERTIFIED LIVE AND LETHAL ORCHESTRATING SUCCESS STORY BY PFC KIM HAN-BYEOL 210TH FIB PUBLIC AFFAIRS

It takes dedication and hard work to be the best. For one Korean Augmentation to the U. S. Army Soldier, finding an extra two minutes in a 24-hour day to stay proficient in the thing he enjoys most can be difficult.

Sgt. Kim Jung-yoon, of Cheongju, South Korea, plays cello for the SungKyunKwan University Orchestra. He joined the orchestra while he was a student at the university in Jongno-gu, South Korea.

“When I first got into the university, I was looking for an activity so I could hang out and meet other people,” said Kim. “So, I joined the orchestra.”

Kim was able to perform with the orchestra twice before joining the army and once as a soldier. He said his latest concert on March 2 was the best.

“It was the best performance I’ve done, because of the thought that soon I can finish my army life and go back to the university, and I will be able to play cello more,” said Kim. “It was a great performance; he did very well,” said Staff Sgt. Rudy Alaniz, from Dimmitt, Texas, a communication security manger assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 210th Fires Brigade.

“He made me want to play cello, too.”

Kim continues to play with the university because there is no orchestra in the Republic of Korea army. He plays cello to develop his skills before he gets busy with a job. When he retires, he plans to make orchestra for retirees.

Kim sees similarities between being a cellist and being a KATUSA. “In orchestra, it is important for individuals to perform well. But what

matters more is to be in harmony with others,” said Kim. “Being a soldier or KATUSA is the same. Of course, individuals are important and should be respected, but we have to consider more the army and all the values more than individuals.”

To stay proficient in his craft, Kim sometimes has to skip a meal to get extra practice time.

“Because I am a soldier, I don’t have much time to practice cello or even practice with other orchestra members,” said Kim, an information technology specialist assigned to HHB, 210th FiB. According to Kim, the Republic of Korea army’s main responsibility is to protect a country and its people.

“Soldiers make up the army, so I feel it’s my responsibility to protect our country and my family,” he said. “The freedoms and liberties which civilians enjoy are because so many Soldiers work hard and sacrifice themselves.”

Kim has learned a lot from being a Soldier.

“I look at the Army as a small version of society,” said Kim. “I have learned a lot of life skills that will help me throughout my life.”

Kim, who became a KATUSA in September 2011, takes pride in his physical training as well as helping his fellow KATUSAs with their physical training.

“Before I joined the Army, my goal was to get a physical training score over 300,” he said. “I did extra physical training three times a week, an hour each time. After I took the physical training test three times, I was able to raise my score over 300.”

After Kim finishes his service in June 2013, he intends to continue playing the cello with his orchestra and continue his studies to become an electrical engineer.

UNDER FIRE STORY BY STAFF SGT CARLOS DAVIS 210TH FIB PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Sgt. Kim Jung-yoon poses prior to a concert at SungKyunKwang University. A student with the university before fulfilling his mandatory military obligation, Kim still plays cello with the group. (Photo courtesy of Staff Sgt. Rudy Alaniz)

With the Department of Defense’s recent announcement of a plan to lift genderbased restrictions on combat military occupational specialties, it might be easy to overlook the fact that, in the 210th Fires Brigade, women have been leading from the front for some time now.

The brigade’s officer corps already incorporates women at all levels, including platoon leaders. One young leader heads a formation of multiple launch rocket systems.

“I chose [field artillery] because it hasn’t been available for females for that long,” said 2nd Lt. Jennifer Lewellen, from Kernersville, N.C. “So I want to do something that not many people have had a chance to do.”

Lewellen leads 2nd Platoon, Battery A, 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Fires Brigade.

“Lewellen does not get intimidated when she does something wrong; it’s ... ‘roger sir, I will fix it,’” said Capt. Nathan Levy, Battery A commander. “She gets it done and there is no emotional involvement with the problem.”

“I have been through a lot of training and certifying with my platoon,” said Lewellen. “[My command group] believes in my platoon’s capabilities of firing and getting the job done.”

Lewellen graduated eighth in her class at the Basic Officer Leadership Course for field artillery; she was one of the top-ranking females.

“In less than six months of having Lewellen under my command, she has

already proven to be a performing junior leader,” said Levy.

Other female officers of the brigade echo Lewellen’s statements and look forward to seeing more females in line units.

“This decision and the timing on when they are going to allow females in different roles while I’m a junior officer will have an effect on whether I go to my primary branch [finance] or continue in field artillery,” said 2nd Lt. Chelsea Mouton of Olathe, Kan., and the executive officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 210th Fires Bde. To see the roles of females in the Army evolve firsthand is an exciting privilege, she added.

Mouton requested work in a field artillery unit to gain experience.

“I’m really excited; it’s interesting to see how everything is changing,” said Mouton.

“When I was commissioned, it was still new for females to enter multiple launch rocket system and high-mobility artillery rocket system units. Before that, females [in the field artillery] would only be allowed to enter U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command or staff positions.”

For all Soldiers in leadership positions, respect is something earned, not given.

“I look at it like this; if I do my job correctly and I take care of my Soldiers, which are my sole purposes as a platoon leader, my Soldiers would respect me for that,” said Lewellen.

She has since become the executive officer of her battery.

The Army will detail a plan to integrate female Soldiers into the combat MOS by May. By 2016, the 237,000 previously closed DOD-wide positions should be open to women.

NEW ROLES FOR FEMALE OFFICERS WOMEN WARRIORS THROUGHOUT HISTORY

Boudica a Celtic queen who reclaimed her lands from the Roman empire, routed the reinforcements sent to defeat her, and then burned London to the ground.

Joan of Arc a 17-year old peasant girl who, for two years, led the French army to several victories and enabled the crowning of a new king, before she was captured and burned at the stake.

Amage a Samaritan queen who warned the Scythian prince to stop invading her lands. When he ignored her, she rode to Scythia with 120 men, executed his guards, his family and friends, and personally killed him in a duel. She allowed his son to live and rule, under her guidance.

Fu Hao a wife of the Chinese king, Wu Ding. She served as both a high priestess and renowned military general, eventually becoming the most powerful military leader of her time.

Roza Shanina a deadly Russian sniper during World War II who Allied newspapers called the “Unseen Terror of Eastern Prussia.” She became the first Soviet female sniper to be awarded the Order of Glory.

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SUMMER MOVING TIPS STORY BY

MITCH CHANDRAN ARMY NEWS

Service members, Federal employees and their families slated to move this summer can enhance their permanent change of station experience with proper planning, attention to detail and flexibility, ensuring a smoother move for their household goods.

“As soon as you receive your permanent change of station orders, you should start your move process,” said John Johnson, branch chief for SDDC’s Personal Property Directorate Quality Assurance Division. “Requesting your pickup and delivery dates as soon as possible will ensure a better chance of getting the dates you want.”

There are two ways to manage a government move based on local policies.

The first is the traditional visit to the local installation Transportation Office or Personal Property Shipping Office to receive a relocation briefing and start the move process.

The alternative is to use the Defense Personal Property System, or DPS, which is accessed through the website, move. mil. This website is the portal for DPS and the one-stop shop where members can completely manage their move process.

• SDDC TIPS - Your Transportation Office or Personal Property Shipping Office is the primary point of contact for customer service. It is never too early to ask questions.

- Once you get your orders and know the dates you want to move, immediately start the moving process. Contact your TO/PPSO to learn all options available to you, including a Personally Procured Move. The sooner you start, the better chance you have to lock in your preferred move date.

- Pack, pickup and delivery dates are scheduled on weekdays.

You or your designated representative must be available between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. You don’t want to miss

NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S

your move dates as this will cause unnecessary hardship on everyone and possibly extra expenses for you.

- Move.mil is the portal for the Defense Personal Property System and places you in direct contact with your moving company to manage the movement of your personal property.

It is extremely important to keep your contact information (phone number and e-mail address) updated in DPS. - Once your move dates are requested, they are not set.

Move dates are not confirmed until you coordinate with your Transportation Service Provider (the company contracted to do your move) and a pre-move survey is conducted.

- You can request a reweigh of your personal property shipment at no cost to you. This is done when you are near or over your weight allowance.

- If you are making more than one shipment, make sure you clearly separate them at your residence. Packing and loading for multiple shipments should be scheduled on separate days to avoid confusion.

- You can find the “It’s Your Move,” “Shipping Your Privately Owned Vehicle” and “Storing Your POV” pamphlets on the move.mil website. These pamphlets provide explanations on responsibilities for personal property and POV shipments and are a great source for additional moving tips to help you prepare for the move.

Moving in the summer months is extremely busy with Memorial Day to July 4 being the busiest moving time of the year. Since requested pickup and delivery dates may not be available during this time, flexibility is important and building extra time into your schedule for unforeseen circumstances is recommended.

If you experience any problems while using the Defense Personal Property System, the System Response Center help desk is there to help. Simply call (800) 462-2176 or 618-220SDDC (DSN 770-7332) or send an email message to sddc.safb. dpshd@us.army.mil.

SOFA STORY BY STAFF SGT JILL PEOPLE 2ID PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Members of the Pocheon African Music and Dance Troupe performs a traditional dance during the 302nd Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, Black History Music Festival at the Camp Casey Warriors Club Feb. 8. Songs, music and dances were used to express communication, hope and healing during the time of slavery. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Juan Jimenez, 1st ABCT PAO)

HOW TO: DEAL WITH STRESS STORY BY

2ND INFANTRY DIVISION FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM OFFICE

Stress signals: Headache, dizzy, eyes tear, red face, feeling hot, gritting teeth, can’t sleep, negative thoughts, Brain won’t shut down, confused, can’t think, yell, snap at others, stutter, make no sense, get quiet, neck gets tight, breathe fast, heart beats fast and hard, arms shake, arms get tense, hands shake, stomach in a knot, can’t eat, legs get tense and can’t stand still.

Here are ways to help deal with stress.

> Positive Thinking Self-talk is one way to deal with stress. Everyone talks to themselves at some point

sometimes they talk out loud but usually in their heads. Selftalk can be positive or negative.

Negative self-talk increases stress. Positive

self-talk helps you calm down and control stress.

With practice, you can learn to turn negative thoughts into positive ones. To help you feel better,

practice positive self-talk every day at your desk, before you go to bed or whenever you notice negative thoughts. > Emergency Stress Stoppers There are many stressful situations — at work, at home and in public places. You may feel stress because of poor communication, too much work and everyday hassles like standing in line. Emergency stress stoppers help you deal with stress on the spot.

Try these emergency stress stoppers. You may need different stress stoppers for different situations and sometimes it helps to combine them.

• Count to 10 before you speak.

• Take three to five deep breaths.

• Walk away from the stressful situation.

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• Go for a walk.

• Don’t be afraid to say “I’m sorry” if you make a mistake.

• Set your watch five to 10 minutes ahead to avoid the stress of being late.

• Break down big problems into smaller parts. For example, answer the emails that are the most important first, then come back to other ones, instead of dealing with everything at once. > Finding Pleasure When stress makes you feel bad, do something that makes you feel good. Doing things you enjoy is a natural way to fight off stress.

You don’t have to do a lot to find pleasure.

Try to do at least one thing every day that you enjoy, even if you only do it for 15 minutes.

• Start an art project.

• Take up a hobby, new or old.

• Read a favorite book, short story, magazine or newspaper.

Check out the local post library.

• Have coffee or a meal with friends.

• Play golf, tennis, ping-pong or bowl.

• Listen to music during or after you practice relaxation.

• Take a nature walk — listen to the birds, identify trees and flowers.

• Make a list of everything you still want to do in life.

• Watch a movie.

• Take a class at your local college.

• Play cards or board games with friends.

• Go on an MWR trip.

• Try new foods.

> Counseling Resources Military Life Consultants Area I 010-3147-0756 Area III 753-3742 Chaplains Camp Casey 730-3014 Camp Red Cloud 732-7998 Camp Stanley 732-5238 Camp Humphreys 010-9496-7445 Behavioral Health Clinic Area I 737-5508 Area III 753-7657

While American Soldiers may be familiar with U.S. laws and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, in accordance with the Republic of Korea-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, while stationed in Korea U.S. Soldiers must also abide by Korean laws.

A SOFA is an agreement between two nations regarding military forces while stationed, training or deployed to another country. The SOFA clarifies how the foreign military is allowed to operate when visiting a nation. It may specify the location of bases, access to facilities, legal issues, property, taxes, employment and criminal offenses.

So, while stationed in the Republic of Korea, U.S. Soldiers have to follow the guidelines set in the ROK-U.S. SOFA. Because each country’s laws are different, every SOFA is different too.

The ROK also has SOFA agreements with other countries’ militaries, such as Canada and the Netherlands.

“Since the SOFA is a treaty between sovereign nations, by nature it addresses U.S.-ROK relations in a way that ROK law does not,” said Capt. Lucas P. Robinson, chief of international and operational law, 2nd Infantry Division Office of the Staff Judge Advocate.

For example, according to ROKU.S. SOFA, items imported for official use or for the personal use of Soldiers, their dependants, contractors, or other SOFA members, are generally free from ROK customs, duties, and similar fees.

However, this exemption is only meant for items which will be used by the U.S. government or individual SOFA members. Importing items duty-free on behalf of non-SOFA members, or to sell on the local market, is a violation of the SOFA and ROK law.

“SOFA members also must understand that when they enter or leave Korea on a leave status, they are subject to customs inspection and all ROK customs rules and regulations,” said Robinson. “Therefore, it is important that SOFA members returning from leave adhere to ROK limits on importation of alcohol, animal

products and other items.”

According to the 2ID OSJA, items purchased in the United States for personal use, which are mailed into the ROK through the U.S. military mail system, are not subject to ROK customs duties and similar fees. However, this does not mean that items shipped through the U.S. military mail system are exempt from ROK law. The U.S. military mail system may not be used to import items which are illegal in the ROK, even if they are legal in the U.S. “Spice is one of the most frequent drugs smuggled into Korea by mail,” said Sgt. 1st Class Littlefield, 2nd Inf. Div. Provost Marshal Office.

“As a result, mail entering Korea is thoroughly scanned.”

Criminal jurisdiction varies. The U.S. jurisdiction covers only crimes committed against U.S. citizens or laws and crimes against other SOFA members. The ROK jurisdiction covers crimes committed against the ROK or its citizens and all other criminal acts.

Which means many crimes committed

by U.S. service members, contractors and dependants will be dealt with by ROK authorities.

If you are ever stopped by or questions by the ROK Police, you are advised to always treat them professionally and with the same respect you would treat an American police officer. When entering or departing KNP stations 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers are required to wear their ASUs and are forbidden from hiding their faces. Soldiers are required to be professional and to present a soldierly appearance at all times.

A Soldier under investigation for possible criminal wrongdoing is entitled to have an interpreter and SOFA representative present during Korean Police questioning and other stages of the process. SOFA members under the criminal jurisdiction of the ROK are entitled to all the rights of a Korean citizen and Soldiers should always check with their OSJA or unit SOFA representative is they have questions.

If you have more questions, please contact OSJA 732-6999 or PMO 7327491/730-4424/753-3124.

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March 29, 2013 Pfc. Kyle Reed (left) and Sgt. Doc Williams, both with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, prepare to rappel off a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the 2nd Infantry Division’s Air Assault Course March 7 at Camp Mobile. The 10-day course is the first hosted by the division in 15 years.

(Photo by Pfc. Kwon Yongjoon, 1ABCT PAO)

1st Lt. Laterrious Starks, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, performs pushups while navigating through an obstacle course Feb. 26, for the Air Assault Course on Camp Hovey. The division hosted the 10-day Air Assault Course Feb. 25 to Mar 8. The course provides Soldiers with the skills and knowledge required to be competent in the conduct of combat air assault operations. Upon successful completion of the course, the Soldiers are awarded the Air Assault Badge. (Photo by Kim Seung-nam, 2ID PAO)

AIR ASSAULT STORY BY SGT JUAN F. JIMENEZ 1ST ABCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS

For the first time in 15 years, 2nd Infantry Division and Eighth U.S. Army Soldiers tackled the rigorous Air Assault Course at Camp Hovey.

The course, held Feb. 25 to March 3, 2013, at Camp Hovey, began with 312 Soldiers ready to compete for the course’s 250 slots. The course qualifies Soldiers to conduct air assault and helicopter sling-load operations and proper rappelling and fast-rope techniques. Those who graduate are the best of the best and authorized to wear the coveted Air Assault Badge.

“The school is 10 days of rigorous, fast-paced training that tests the Soldiers’ physical endurance and mental capacity to pay attention to detail,” said Lt. Col. William Beck, 2nd Inf. Div. director of training and exercise.

This was proven even before the course officially started when the Soldiers had to meticulously lay out all of the gear on their packing list for inspection.

“Attention to detail serves as an indicator of whether the Soldier is capable of maintaining the standards of the course,” said Maj. Pattrick J. Lander, officer in charge of the Air Assault Course instructors.

The inspection was followed by the completion of a two-mile run and the challenging Air Assault Obstacle Course for Soldiers to gain entry to the course.

“Strength and mental capacity are both tested right away because it takes both to complete the class successfully,” Lander said. “This course is not all physical. But if you miss one detail, it could be detrimental to the mission – loss of the bird, equipment, supplies or the loss of a life.”

Fourteen instructors were flown in from the Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Ga., to lead the course in Korea.

“I love to travel all around the world because I get to interact with different military services and we get to train the best fighting forces in the world,” said Staff Sgt. Derek C. Koth, air assault instructor, with the WTC. The last 2nd Inf. Div. Air Assault Course was held in 1997. Following 9-11, emphasis was placed on training Soldiers headed overseas to Iraq and Afghanistan. In conjunction with President Obama’s pivot to the Asia-Pacific region,

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the opportunity presented itself to bring the training back to the Korean Peninsula to maximize the division’s helicopter assets to support unit operations.

“Due to the difficult mountainous terrain here in Korea, traveling and resupplying our forces by air is faster and more efficient than by ground,” said Beck.

“We can cover more ground if we have Air Assault qualified Soldiers, fully trained and capable of completing the mission.”

Many Soldiers feel this course will also enhance their military career.

“Becoming Air Assault qualified will mean a lot to me,” said Pfc. Ryan S. Rivers, a human resource specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, and a native of Bronx, N.Y. “I want to complete and succeed through this course, knowing I did my best and pushed myself through all three phases. I know I can accomplish anything I set my mind to.”

U.S. Soldiers weren’t the only ones who felt that way. Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army soldier Cpl. Kim Jong-chan, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, also completed the course.

“I am really proud of myself and everyone who graduated with me,” said Kim. “I had amazing support from my teammates because this accomplishment means the world to me.”

On the final day of the course, the Soldiers completed a 12-mile ruck march in three hours, then stood in formation while division leadership pinned their well-earned Air Assault badge on their uniform. One hundred and ninety-five graduated the course.

“This course demands a level of professional commitment, physical prowess and individual discipline that is measured in exacting standards, which demand attention to detail,” said Brig. Gen. J.B. Burton, 2nd Inf. Div. deputy commanding general for maneuver at the graduation ceremony. “The efforts of these young men and women have added capability to the 2nd Infantry Division.”

“Excellence, precision, and technical competence are what you represent,” he said. “You’ve met the mark and that badge identifies you as someone that others can turn to for assistance and expertise in Air Assault operations, which directly contribute to our capability to ‘Fight Tonight’ as part of the ROK-U.S. Alliance.”

2nd Infantry Division Soldiers learn rappel fundamentals during the division’s Air Assault Course March 6. They worked to improve their skills on Hollywood Open Side, Lock-in, Semi Combat and Full Combat rappels. Upon successful completion of the course, students are awarded the Air Assault Badge. (Photo by Kim Seung-nam, 2ID PAO)

2nd Infantry Division Soldiers navigate through an obstacle course Feb. 26 for the Air Assault Course on Camp Hovey. (Photo

by Kim Seung-nam, 2ID PAO)

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter drops Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, into a drop zone during an air assault mission near Rodriguez Live Fire Range, Jan. 31. A typical air assault mission will have several rotary wing aircrafts dropping off Soldiers simultaneously.

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ANGELS & DEMONS STORY AND PHOTO BY STAFF SGT

KYLE J. RICHARDSON 1ST ABCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Demon Soldiers with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, draw pictures with residents at the Sung Kyung Welfare Foundation located in Soyosan, South Korea, Feb. 23. Ten Soldiers from Co. D volunteered time to do arts and crafts, eat lunch, clean and entertain mentally handicap, homeless and recovering alcoholic residents at the foundation.

Thoughts about demons are usually associated with fear and death. When U.S. Army units adopt the moniker “Demon,” they typically want to project a strong and ghostly image on the battlefield.

The leadership from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, decided to set aside all the door-kicking, tank-firing, boot-scuffing and range training, even lay aside the hardcore demon persona to volunteer at a homeless shelter Feb. 23.

Just days after a field training exercise, 10 “Demon” Soldiers spent a Saturday afternoon at the Sung Kyung Welfare Foundation in Soyosan.

“While we’re here in Korea, we’re not only here to work, but we’re also here to serve,” said Sgt. Matthew Hart, a native of Redding, Calif., and tank gunner with Co. D. “We’re here to get to know the residents. We’re going to provide them with a little entertainment, some arts and crafts, eat lunch, scrub a few dishes, and then whatever else the organization needs from us.”

The staff at the Sung Kyung Welfare Foundation care for nearly 200 mentally handicapped, homeless and recovering alcoholics. The “Demon” Soldiers were able to lend a hand by providing residents with some entertainment, then by helping the staff clean.

“I’ve been volunteering with my Family since I was a kid,” said Hart. “It feels great to be able to give something back to your community. You know you made a difference when they [the residents] begin trusting you enough to start talking, laughing and joking.”

Soldiers within the unit donated money

to buy pizza and drinks for some of the residents during the visit.

“Helping others is like instant gratification,” said 1st Lt. Michael Ariola, a native of Chicago and the executive officer of Co. D. “It’s also great that Soldiers want to volunteer their time for events like this. I actually had to turn down Soldiers because the foundation could only accommodate so many volunteers.”

The residents of the foundation weren’t the only ones who appreciated the Soldiers’ visit. The staff was grateful that the “Demons” dedicated an afternoon for the visit.

“I’m glad to see that the Soldiers would take time off to help us out,” said Kim Young-jim, a human-development director for the Sung Kyung Welfare Foundation. “When the Soldiers volunteer in the community, it helps to remind Koreans and anyone else that we are all the same.”

Ariola stated that his Soldiers volunteer every two to three months to promote the Good Neighbor Program.

“When you first arrive in country, you’re told that you’re an ambassador for the U.S. in the Republic of Korea,” said Staff Sgt. William Staneck, a Carrollton, Ga.,-native and a tank commander in Co. D. “So it’s actually nice to go out and perform that role in a formal way. Our leadership gives us downtime when they can.

However, when you take that personal time and dedicate it to other people, then it has a little more meaning.”

When the day at the Sung Kyung Welfare Foundation was over and the “Demon” Soldiers pulled out of the parking lot, they made sure to put on their hardcore persona before heading back to Camp Casey. As they entered post, they stepped back into the mindset of the hardcharging, door-kicking, tank-driving, range-running warriors.

G O O D SPONSO RS KEY TO SMOOTH T R A N S I T I O N S STORY BY

STAFF SGT JILL PEOPLE 2ID PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Transitions are a fact of life in the Army, Soldiers and Family members alike, move around the world every few years. When an installation gains new troops, the ultimate goal is for the transition to be as smooth as possible. Therefore the Total Army Sponsorship Program was developed to ensure that sponsors are assigned to Soldiers to help with the transition.

Recently the Army decided to revamp the program. Since February, units in Korea, Hawaii, Germany and Fort Lee, Va., have participated in a six-month enhancement process. What’s new is that under this trial program requests for sponsors are made before the Soldier can even receive their assignment orders.

“We want to make sure that as our Soldiers and Families transition from one location to another, that

there is someone there who can help them in their transition, before they come and once they arrive,” said Sgt. Maj. Andre R. Richardson, the 2nd Infantry Division human resources sergeant major.

The unit will appoint a sponsor within 10 working days of receiving the sponsorship form, DA Form 5434. The assigned sponsor will be of equal or higher grade of the incoming Soldier, same sex, marital status, military career field and be familiar with the unit and area.

This will help single Soldiers learn about their living conditions as well find out, for example, if that 60-inch television can fit in their barracks room. Also, married Soldiers will be able to find out what housing areas around the base meet their needs. All Soldiers will have someone who they will know before arriving in country to provide answers.

“The sponsor would initially contact the incoming Soldier, usually through email, with information on the unit and the installation programs available,” said

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Sgt. Rahin Robinson, 2nd Inf. Div. human resources sergeant. “This will reduce stress on Soldiers and Family members while in between units.”

Currently there are approximately 3,700 Soldiers on orders to the 2nd Inf. Div, according to Robinson.

The Human Resources section has to take extra steps to make sure sponsors are being provided by their gaining units, and information is disseminated down to the lowest echelons to ensure each Soldier is afforded the opportunity of having a sponsor assigned to them.

“The 2nd Infantry Division is the Army’s only permanently forward-deployed division and we’re the first line of defense to prevent aggression on the Korean peninsula,” said Robinson. “This program takes the added stress of a transition move to Korea off the service member, this process will help ensure that our Soldiers are settled into their new units faster, which in turn produces a more effective and focused Soldier to be able to fight tonight.”

Take a mini vacation of the mind this weekend…

STORY AND PHOTO BY STAFF SGT

AARON DUNCAN

2ND CAB PUBLIC AFFAIRS

“The only thing that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.”

— Albert Einstein

Pfc. Charles D. Pruitt, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, reads part of a book to decide whether to check it out at the Camp Humphreys post library.

Camp Red Cloud 732-6723 Tuesdays to Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Fridays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

K-16 741-6391 Saturdays to Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

If you’re like most Soldiers, the questions you ask on Friday are: What will I do this weekend? Club?

Hang out with friends? Watch television? Do n’t worry. The answer to your weekend plans is here!

The Camp Humphreys Post Library is open to provide those television shows and movies you desire and a good book to enjoy with this weekend.

They also offer computer services.

“Services we provide to those eligible include 13 internet computers, wireless internet, books, including award-winning children’s books, New York Times bestsellers, books on professional reading lists, audio books and DVDs,” said Darrel D. Hoerle, the Camp Humphreys Library supervisor.

While not everyone is eligible to use its services, all are welcome to stop by.

“Military, Family members, contractors and KATUSAs are eligible to check out materials from the post library,” said Hoerle.

In addition to those great services, the library also runs a special program for children at Camp Humphreys.

Camp Humphreys 753-8433 Mondays to Sundays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Camp Stanley 732-5597 Sundays to Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

“Currently, the main program we offer children is Story Hour, which meets Wednesdays at 10 a.m.

We also have been offering a Summer Reading program,” said Hoerle.

Volunteering is a way for Soldiers to get out of the barracks while contributing to the community they live in. Programs like these cannot exist without them.

“The way to volunteer is to first register with ACS, and then contact the library. In the future, we would like to be able to offer programs for other age groups, as well, depending on volunteers,” said Hoerle.

While completing military training on one of the computers provided, Staff Sgt. Turcius Rivera, with Headquarters Support Company, 602nd Aviation Support Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, expressed why he and his Soldiers use the services offered by the library.

“I come here a lot because my daughter is in school and she has to do a math class so she uses the computers here,” he said. “It is also convenient because they have the common access card readers here and sometimes, when you are at home, you have to do certifications and it’s hard to do at your house but these computers are easier to work with.”

So if you are looking for something to do this weekend, take into consideration services the local library offers – just a hop, skip, and jump away. You can contact your local library by using the numbers below during the listed operating hours.

Camp Casey 730-6329 Mondays to Sundays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Camp Hovey 730-5171 Tuesdays to Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Special to the INDIANHEAD: Spouses’ Column

Staying physically, mentally fit in Korea

STORY BY

H E L E N A R AT Z L A F F

WARRIOR COUNTRY SPOUSE

Being away from home and Family in familiar surroundings is quite a challenge for our service members and their Families. This is a great opportunity to get back in shape though without some of the distractions we face back in the States. The motto for all caring spouses here should be: in order to take care of my Family in the best way imaginable, I’d like to be strong and fit mentally and physically myself. Good health provides overall well-being and vitality that comes from within; therefore we want to approach this subject in a holistic way.

There are many possibilities for daily exercise and relaxation in Korea. Apartment complex parks have trails and equipment available for your morning power walks or runs and basic workout routines. Continuity is very important, along with setting priorities and maybe a little discipline. A good way to stay on the right track is teaming up with others, inviting a friend for your next workout and making it a ritual. These techniques work better than trying to find reasons to

leave the comfort of your home and exercise on your own. Do you do better in a group and like following a certified professional? A good variety of fitness classes are offered at your military post training facilities.

My first choice for short outdoor trips is the bike trail along the Hantangang River, which runs past Dongducheon (close to Camp Casey), Nogyang (close to Camp Red Cloud) and goes all the way to Seoul.

Whether you decide to take a walk on the weekend with your Family or race with one the many cyclists you’ll meet on your bicycle by the river, it is always worth an hour or two for a fun ride or a relaxing walk.

Wonderful locations for inexpensive spa treatments and romantic weekend walks in the neighbor hood are the Spring Fall Spa Resort and Herb Island in the Pocheon area. I should also mention South Korea’s most loved leisure activity, which has gained enormous popularity in the past 10 years. Besides golf, bowling and shopping, Koreans get a kick out of hiking the mountain trails, which are conveniently located close to many train stations in the Gyeonggi province and beyond. There is Soyosan, 10 minutes away by car from Camp Casey; we have Dobongsan on line 1; Suraksan, Buramsan, Yongmasan on line 7; and many more

within an hour’s reach. The main benefit of hiking is clearly the outdoor factor and the intensity of training, although it certainly doesn’t feel so intense when you’re having so much fun. Another rewarding experience is the feeling of great accomplishment and triumph when you reach the peak and gaze down at the beauty below and see a different side of “the Land of the Morning Calm.”

When it comes to staying fit I also want to underline the importance of a diet rich in good quality, whole foods. These are the products you purchase in their natural state, also called living foods, such as fresh produce and unprocessed items. Be sure to investigate your local market, which usually has a big sale day on every “fifth” date like the fifth, 10th, 15th, and so on.

The assortment is quite fulfilling and your shopping trip will have that country flair you might enjoy getting used to. Feeling connected provides a sense of acceptance and stability. Staying open-minded and motivated might appear more difficult than it seems at first, so please take it step-by-step on your way to fitness. Have the courage to ask for assistance, stay active, hunt and share the good stuff with others; and most important have fun at this interesting and exciting duty station.

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W A R RIOR NEWS BRIEFS STORY AND PHOTO BY PFC KOWN YONG-JOON 1ST ABCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS

People often misunderstand the role of Bradley Fighting Vehicle mechanics in a unit. Some say these Soldiers just stay in the motor pool and never train.

However, Pfc. Alan R. Myers, a native of Casa Grande, Ariz., assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, knows that mechanics are needed a lot more than people think.

“Before joining the military I earned two associate degrees at Arizona Automotive Institute,” said Myers. “Because of my past experience, I grasped the concept of working on Bradleys much faster during the 11 months that I trained on them.”

As much as infantry Soldiers need their skills to fight and shoot, mechanics need skills to maintain and repair Bradleys.

“Learning about the Bradleys has not been very difficult; it’s just like learning about any new car,” he said.

“My favorite thing to do as a Bradley mechanic is troubleshooting when a Bradley breaks down, but everyday maintenance is continuous and repetitive process,” he continued.

He works on about one or two Bradleys in a week, and about four or five Bradleys in a month. Myers is willing to troubleshoot more Bradleys, so he can learn more about them.

Myers’ only has 11 months experience in the Army , but it has been “so marvelous” that he wants to remain in the Army as long as the Army will have him.

“Even though I get dirty all the time by laying on the ground, getting oil and grease on me, I have no problem doing it,” he said. “It‘s the kind of job that I have always wanted to do and I love our teamwork, work environment and our dedication.”

MOS 91M - Bradley Mechanic

My Korea, My Life A brief insight into Soldiers, Civilians and Family members in Warrior Country

My name: Jermaine Dutton, Staff Sergeant, 13M/ MLRS Section Chief, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Fires Brigade.

Why I joined the Army: My three older brothers joined the military and it inspired me to join as well. It gave me a sense of pride to serve my country.

good time and still get the job done (best in the Brigade)!

If a skilled photographer’s pictures are worth 1,000 words, mine are worth: I like to take photographs, so I would say around a million.

If I were a color, I would be: PT belt yellow because it is the safest color around.

What I like about Korea: Good food, good culture, and lots of sights and places to see.

The worst movie in history is: Son of the Mask.

It was the worst sequel ever!

The meal that I miss the most is: I miss wings from Buffalo Wild Wings and what my wife cooks me.

The world is ending in one week: I would spend my time with my wife, Amber, and my son, Jermaine Jr. I would just cherish the two most important people in my life.

Who inspires me most: My father; he taught me how to be a better person and how to treat others with respect.

Where I see myself in five years: Close to retirement, hopefully as a sergeant first class, and finish my Bachelor’s degree.

It’s the zombie apocalypse and you must lead a five-man team. Survival is your only mission but you must pick the other four members of your squad from your current unit: I would choose the Soldiers and NCOs from my current platoon. First Five because they are a good group of people who know how to have a

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Would you like to say hello to anyone?

I would like to say hello to my wife and son, who are in Jacksonville, Fla.

Do you have a story to tell?

If you would like to share your experiences in Korea with the division, please contact your public affairs office.

Suicide hotlines There is always someone to talk with if you need help or know someone who does,. Call any of these numbers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Area I: 010-3762-0457 Area II: 737-4673 or 737-0508 Area III: 753-7657 or 753-8111 Hangul Facebook page As we strive to embody the Katchi Kapshida mindset, the 2nd Infantry Division wants to share those stories with our Korean allies. We are proud to announce our new Hangul Facebook page. Please visit and share with friends and family at www.facebook. com/pages/주한미군-제2-보병사 단-2nd-Infantry-Division-Koreanver/318145054942383?fref=pb.

Claims against estate If anyone has a claim against the estate of Sgt. Matthew Rogers, please contact 1st Lt. Lee Anderson at lee.w.anderson9.mil@mail.mil.

Ration limit To check your ration limit, visit https://pimskapp.korea.army.mil/.

Thrift Savings Plan changes Thrift Saving Plan now offers ROTH TSP after-tax contributions.

For more information, visit www. dfas.mil/militarymembers/rothtspformilitary.html.

Tax centers The standard deadline for filing your 2012 federal tax return is April

15, 2013. Most 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers, however, are eligible for a filing extension. To use this extension, you must attach a statement to your return showing you meet the requirements and file a Form 4868. The Tax Center staff will be able to help you through this process.

The Area I tax center is located in Maude Hall on Camp Casey. Appointment hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On Thursdays, the center is open for walk-ins from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Saturdays, the center’s hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information call 730-4888.

In addition, only appointments can be made for the center at Freeman Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays to Fridays, by calling 732-8118.

The Area III tax center is located in Building 751 on Camp Humphreys.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays. On Tuesdays and Fridays, the center is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Thursday, the center’s hours are 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, the center is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information call 7535680.

Contact your nearest DLA for more information: - Area I – 730-4739 or 730-4734, sunchae.chang.kor@dla.mil - Area III – 784-6234, chongyong. pak.kor@dla.mil OHA survey The FY13 Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA) utility survey be will conducted from April 1 to 30. This survey is important for those who do not live in government quarter to ensure that your OHA adequately covers your utility and maintenance costs. You can take the survey at http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/lps-korea.cfm.

Veteran employment resources The DoD has established a special website to help provide veterans with all the resources they need during their employment search. For more information, please visit www.defense. gov/home/ features/2012/0712 _ vetemployment.

Easter Chapel service times Catholic Service 29 Mar: Good Friday service 3 p.m., West Casey Chapel 6 p.m., West Casey Chapel 6 p.m., CRC Warrior Chapel 30 Mar: Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil Mass 7 p.m., West Casey Chapel 9 p.m., CRC Warrior Chapel 31 Mar: Easter Sunday Mass 9 a.m., CRC Warrior Chapel 11:30 a.m., West Casey Chapel 3:00 p.m., DMZ Protestant service 29 Mar: Good Friday Service 12 p.m., CRC Warrior Chapel 7 p.m., Memorial Chapel 31 Mar: Easter Service 6:40 a.m., CRC Village Green 7 a.m., West Casey Chapel 9:30 a.m., West Casey Chapel 10 a.m., Casey Stone Chapel 10:15 a.m., Casey Memorial Chapel 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers from 210th Fires Brigade and 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team helped with a community cleanup effort of the Shin-cheon river on March 22.

DLA document services Increase your unit functionality by using DLA, a DOD service: - Document scanning - High speed black and white and color printing - Desktop publishing - Self-service digital printer management - Commercial procurement services

WARRIOR CROSSWORD

Across 1. Tanks and such 6. What the retention guy tries to convince you you’re not ready for...

9. Vampire Slayer tool of the trade 10. Good name for a lawyer?

11. Throw 13. How a procrastinator prepares for a test 16. Riddle-me-___ 17. Message carrier often delivered by air 19. Negative conjuction 20. Blouse 23. Pre-stereo 24. Black and Tan ingredient 25. Gossip 28. There are times when you’ve been known to drag it 30. “Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less,” remarked this famous General 31. Season to be jolly 33. Necessary father to create every Army Mascot; also key character of a 26 Down fable

34. Central position 35. Speedometer letters 38. A small self-sustained multi-family residence 40. Verb for you 41. Weapons used for sport during the Summer Games 42. Armored fighting vehicle named after two Medal of Honor recipients 46. What is left after a fire.

47. Phrase made popular by our litigious-happy society: “__ ___ me!”

48. 2004 Oscars nominee 49. The basic building block of the universe Down 1. Son of Jacob 2. A platoon leader’s right hand man 3. Vandalize 4. Approves 5. Land, as a fish 6. Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic 7. Territory 8. A seafood twist on a mother’s favorite dinner recipe

11. Mantel piece 12. “The Matrix” hero 14. First name in country music 15. 210th FiresBrigade likes to make it rain 18. Wears away 20. Master of a topic 21. To attempt to participate in something without invitation or consent 25. Smoothly coated with icing or crystals of sugar 26. “The Boy Who Cried Wolf ” writer 27. Sully 29. Last: Abbr.

32. Ukrainian port 34. Romantic Comedies, often 35. Types 36. Opposite of post37. The other woman 39. Phoenix neighbor 43. Trike rider 44. You can’t run your range with out one 45. “Tasty!”

The answers to March and April’s crossword puzzles are on the 2nd Infantry Division (official) Facebook page.

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인디언헤드 2013년 3월 29일

사랑하는 아구아 안녕!

안녕 아가 이번에 어떻게 기회가 생겨서 재윤이한테 오랜만에 편지 를 쓰게 되었네! 벌써 재윤이가 군대를 간지 일 년 삼 개월 정도가 되었어. 우리가 처음 학교에서 만나 연애를 한 지는 이 년이 넘었구. 가끔씩 우리 처음 만났을 때를 생각하면 아직도 가슴이 설레. 어쩜 그렇게 재고 따지는 것도 없이 서로에게 푹 빠져들 었는지, 정말 신기해. 우리 처음 데이트한 날 둘 다 설레서 잠도 설치고, 어느 때엔 서로가 나오는 꿈을 꾸고선 신기하다며 얘기하기도 하 고 그랬지. 일 년 동안 같이 학교를 다니면서 함께 한 추억들이 정 말 많아. 혼자 학교를 다닐 때면 그 때 그 순간이 떠올라서 어느 순 간 아련해져. 내 생애 다시는 되돌릴 수 없는 순간들이라는 생각에 어 느 땐 약간 슬프기까지 해. ㅋㅋ 주책맞지.

인디언헤드는 사랑을 싣고 이번 호의 주인공은 사단본부대대 본부지원중대 이재 윤 상병과 여자친구 민아 양입니다. <인디언헤드는 사랑을 싣고>는 여러분의 참여로 이루 어집니다. 게재를 바라시는 분은 미 2사단 공보실 이지환 일병 jihwan.lee.fm@mail.mil 또는 732-9518로 연락주시기 바랍니다.

나한테 이렇게 소중하고 행복한 추억을 만들어 준 재윤 이에게 정말 고마워. 난 별로 좋은 여자친구도 아니었던 것 같은데, 재윤이는 나에게 과분할 정도로 좋은 사람인 것 같아서 늘 미안하고 고마워. 까탈스럽고 변덕스러운 나를 부모님보다도 더 잘 이해해 주고, 신뢰해주고, 용기를 북돋아주고, 사랑해준 재윤이 덕에 내가 대학생활을 잘 보낼 수 있지 않았나 싶어. 정말로. 나는 나를 무조건적으로 지지해주는 한 사람의 존재가 이 렇게 날 강하게 만들 수 있구나 하고 감탄했었어. 어찌나 강렬한지 사랑하는 남녀의 관계를 제외한 다른 관 계는 하나도 안 중요한 것이 아닐까 하고 느낄 정도였으니까. 내가 대학생활에서 한 최고의 선택은 재윤이와의 연애라 고 생각해! 너무너무 사랑스러운 재윤이!! 남은 군복무도 건 강하고 재미있게 잘하자. 나는 재윤이에게 늘 러브파워를 쏴줄게 헤헤.

이렇게 편지를 통해 인사하는 것도 오랜만이 다. 기념일에만 가끔 편지를 쓰다가 훈련소에 있 을 때 한 장 편지의 깊은 감동을 깨닫고 편지를 자 주 써야겠다고 다짐했던 것도 잠시, 요즘은 기념 일에도 편지를 제대로 써주지 못했던 것 같아… 미안해ㅠㅠ. 근데 뭐 그건 민아도 마찬가지야!ㅋ ㅋㅋ 내가 학교에 막 입학했을 때 갑자기 뿅 눈이 맞아서 썸이랄 것도 없이 곧바로 사귀게 되었지. 특이한 케이스지만 2년의 시간이 흐른 지금 생각 해보면 그 때 민아를 만난 것이 얼마나 행운이고 뜻 깊은 일이었는지 항상 감사하게 되요. 많은 시 간 함께 보내면서 똑똑한 우리 미나 덕에 배운 것 도 정말 많고! 학교 다녔던 연애 초기엔 얼마나 붙어있었는지, 2011년 나의 학교생활은 거의 매 일 매시간 붙어 다니며 수업보다 민아에 집중했 던 것이었어.ㅋㅋㅋ 학교 다니는 게 정말 행복했 었는데. 민아가 나보다 한 학년 높아서 내가 복 학하더라도 학교를 같이 다니기 힘들다는 사실 이 정말 아쉽다.ㅜㅜ 1년이 채 안 되는 시간 후에 나는 입대를 했고, 우린 갑자기 다른 세상에서 살게 되었어. 달라진 환경 속에서 힘든 것들도 많았지만, 내 곁에 있는 민아의 존재만으로 얼마나 큰 힘이 되었는지 몰 라. 항상 서로 의지하고 사랑하는 민아 옆에서 군 생활을 할 수 있다는 게 정말 고마운 일이야. 입 대 전보다 더 많은 시간이 흘러서 이제는 군인 남 자친구가 더 익숙한 민아야! 여러모로 부족한 날 채워주고 사랑해줘서 고마워. 나는 열심히 남은 군생활도 멋지게 마치고 대한민국의 자랑스러운 군필자로 거듭날게!

사랑해 안녕!

항상 사랑해요 안녕~

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인디언헤드 2013년 3월 29일

인디언헤드가 만난 사람들 "미군들과 가장 가고 싶은 곳은?"

사단본부대대 본부지원중대 정보과 행정병 상병 남종우

사단본부대대 본부지원중대 작전과 행정병 일병 진태규

사단본부대대 본부지원중대 통신과 전산병 일병 김도훈

사단본부대대 본부지원중대 공구 보급병 일병 신기상

제가 미군들과 한번 같이 가보고 싶은 곳은 푸른 바다가 아름다운 부산입니다. 저희 섹션의 미군이 아쿠아리움을 무척 좋아합니다. 그래서 부산 아쿠 아리움에 가서 특히 샤크다이빙 체험을 해보고 싶 습니다. 그 미군과 같이 다이빙을 해서 직접 상어 와 헤엄 치는 경험을 하게 되면 무척 즐거울 것 같 습니다. 그리고 해운대 바다를 거닐고 밤에 광안 대교 야경을 보는 것도 또한 인상 깊을 것이라 생 각됩니다. 그리고 6.25전쟁에 참가한 UN군 전사자 가 안장되어 있는 세계 유일의 UN 지정 성지인 UN 기념공원도 가서 미군과 함께 6.25전쟁이 주는 교 훈을 생각하며 전사자들의 군인정신을 기리고 싶 습니다. 이 밖에도 우리나라 여러 곳을 미군과 함 께 다니면서 좋은 추억을 많이 쌓고 싶습니다.

Hooah!

제가 미군들과 같이 가보고 싶은 곳은 경상남도 통영시 입니다. 대학교에 입학하기전 친구들과 내 일로로 가본 곳인데, 먹거리 볼거리 다 인상깊었던 곳입니다. 먼저 통영에 가면 고속버스터미널에서 꿀빵을 사서 먹으면서 케이블카를 타러 갈 것입니 다. 제가 고소공포증이 있어서 떨어질까 무서웠지 만 안전하고 인상깊었고 도착지에선 통영 앞바다 를 한눈에 감상할 수 있습니다. 그 후에 점심으로 충무김밥을 싸서 이순신공원으로 가서 이순신장군 님에 대한 이야기를 해주고 싶습니다. 그리고 마 지막으로 마을 전체가 여러가지 그림들로 채워진 동피랑 마을로 가서 사진을 찍고 추억을 만들고 싶 습니다.

저는 미군들에게 논산훈련소를 보여주고 싶습 니다. 미군들이 논산훈련소에서 5주간 기본군사훈 련을 겪으면 과연 어떤 소감을 말할지 궁금합니다. 물론 제가 훈련을 다시받는다는 말은 아닙니다. 고 된 훈련 뿐만아니라, 교회에서 다같이 부르는 실로 암, 종교활동 끝나고 먹는 아이스크림의 달콤함, 초코파이 하나의 소중함 등등을 미군들도 느낀다 면 저희 카투사를 좀 더 잘 이해할 수 있을 것이고, 더 원만한 관계를 만들어 갈 수 있을 것이라 생각 합니다.

제가 미군들과 가장 가고 싶은 곳은 여의도입니 다. 이제 곧 여의도에 벚꽃이 많이 필텐데 어차피 미군들과 함께 즐기며 보내고 싶습니다. 벚꽃놀이 가서 뭐하겠냐 생각하시겠지만 자연스럽게 우리나 라 사람들과 함께 어울릴 수 있을 것이고, 재밌는 벚꽃놀이를 즐길 수 있을 것 같습니다. 또한 여의도 에는 방송국도 많기 때문에 미군들에게 방송국 구 경도 시켜줄 수 있고, 밤에는 여의도에 많이 있는 포장마차에 가서 한국의 길거리 먹거리들을 소개 해주면 좋을 것 같습니다.

인- 자기소개를 부탁합니다. 조- 저는 상병 조용범이고, 생년월일은 1990년 1월 16일 입니다. 저의 기수는 11-10기 이며 선임병장이 되기 전 에는 CRC TMC에서 일반의무병으로 근무하였습니다. 전공은 동국대학교 약학과인데, 전공의 영향으로 의무 병으로 병원에서 근무를 하게 되었던 것 같습니다.

이 달 의 사 진

인- 부대소개를 부탁합니다. 조- 저희 부대는 미2사단 HHBN 대대 HSC중대 입니 다. 본부 지원 중대인데 대대 내에 다른 중대가 훈 련과 같은 작전을 수행할 때 원활하게 할 수 있 도록 지원해주는 중대입니다. 따라서 다른 중 대와는 다르게 대대 참모부에서 대부분이 일 을 하고 있습니다. 한국군 측으로는 HHBN 지원대에서 최성환 대위님 밑에서 열심히 군 생활을 하고 있습니다.

많은 좋아요 & 공유하기 부탁드립니다.

인- 가장 기억에 남는 일은? 조- 작년 8월에 김영균 상병과 섹션 미군과 함께 캠프 모빌에서 주말동안 보초근무를 섰었 던 것이 기억에 남습니다. 가만히 서있기만 해도 땀이 주르륵 흐르는 매우 더운 날씨였는데, 그곳 에서 하루동안 TOC에서 보초를 섰습니다. 그리 고 4시간마다 발전기에 기름을 채워야 했는데 새벽 에 갑자기 폭우가 들이치는 상황에서 비를 맞으며 고생하였던 기억이 생생합니다. 그리고 텐트 밖은 너무 더운데 텐트 안은 시원하다 못해 춥기까지 해 서 힘들었습니다.

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김정윤 병장은 성균관 대학교 오케스트라 팀에서 첼로를 연주한다.

<사진 _ 루디 알라니즈(SSG Rudy Alaniz )하사 / 210 화력여단>

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인- 가장 기억에 남는 미군은? 조- 저와 같이 일했었던 SGT Benjamin이 가장 독 특하였습니다. 40대 백인 아주머니였는데, 그분처 럼 말이 많은 사람은 본 적이 없었습니다. 평소에도 계속해서 말을 쉬지 않다 못해, 주위에 아무도 없는 데 혼잣말을 계속하여서 가끔 무서울 때도 있었 습니다. 지내다 보니 원래 이런 습관이 있다는 것을 알게 되었고, 그 습관에 적응하여 무던해지 려 많이 노력했었던 기억이 납니다. 인- 입대한 뒤 지금까지 가장 허무했던 하루 는? 조- 작년 6월 중순에 monthly board를 나가기로 되 어서 매일 같이 공부할 것들을 외웠습니다. Board 전

날 중대 배럭에서 G.I. Party를 하게 되어 스트레스 받으며 청소하고 결국 공부 때문에 날을 새었습니다. 당일 아침 계속해서 제식과 외운 것들을 복습하며 준비하였는데 board 시작 시간 10분전에 가보니 취 소가 되었습니다. 그 하루는 너무나도 허탈해서 기가 막혔습니다. 인- 부대 근처에서 가장 맛있는 음식점은? 조- 부대 근처에 정문으로 나가면 솔밭 식당이라고 있는데, 그 곳에 양념 돼지갈비가 굉장히 맛있습니다. 그리고 또한 기본적으로 반찬 들이 굉장히 많이 나와서 한번 가면 매우 푸짐하게 먹을수 있어 서 좋습니다. 가격도 적당하여서 가기에 부담되지 않고 좋습 니다. 인- 하루동안 대대 주임원사가 될 수 있다면 무엇 을 할것인가? 조- 대대 주임원사를 하루동안 할 수 있다면, 일 단 대대 구보로 CRC 뒤에 있는 Radar Hill을 뛰 게한 뒤 대대 전체에 G.I. Party를 해보고 싶습 니다. 그리고 또한 D-FAC등의 시설에서 At ease를 외치는 병사에게 여유있게 Carry on을 외쳐보고 싶습니다. 인- 부대 내에서 자신의 외모 순위는? 조- 꽤나 민감한 질문인 것 같은데, 제가 생각하기에는 중간 이상에는 속한다고 생각합니다. 딱히 외모가 특출나다고 생 각되는 중대원이 떠오르지 않기 때문입니다. 대부분 50보 100보 인데 굳이 순위를 정하자면 중간 이상에는 들어간다고 생각합니다. 인- 중대원들에게 한 마디 부탁드립니다. 조- 이곳에 오지 않았다면 서로 알지 못했을 중대원들을 만 나게 된 점 고맙고, 앞으로도 서로서로가 노력하였으면 좋겠 어 얘들아. 카투사로서 일하게 된 행운과 혜택을 항상 감사히 생각하고 누리며 지내자. 그리고 떨어지는 낙엽도 조심하 며 항상 긴장하며 방심하지 않고 군복무 해나가면 좋겠어. 우리 H중대원 모두가 무사 전역하는 그날을 기원하며 Second to none! 인- 전역 후의 계획은? 조- 전역 직후에는 여행을 갈 예정입니다. 복학 전의 여유 로움을 좀 느끼려 합니다. 여행을 다녀온 후에는 복학을 하 여 학교에 적응하는데 노력해야할 것 같습니다. 2년동안의 공백을 채우려 힘이 좀 들 것이라 예상되는데, 그래도 그 날 이 빨리 오길 간절히 바랍니다. <기사 및 사진 _ 이병 이지환 / 미 2사단 공보실>

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매달 영문판에는 들어가지만 한글판에는 들어가지 않는 기사들을 보면서 아깝다는 생각을 했습니다. 그래서 만들었습니다! 간추린 뉴스! 한글판에는 넣지 않았지만, 영문판에 실린 기사들을 사진으로 정리한 지면입니다.

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골드 지난 2월 23일, 2-9 보병대대 D 중대 자원봉사 병사들이 소요산에 위치 한 성경복지재단에서 정신 지체자, 노숙자, 알콜중독자들과 함께 그림 을 그렸다.<사진 _ 카일 리처드슨(SSG Kyle J. Richardson) 하사 / 1 전 투여단 공보실>

라디오 재송신 지점인 케이시-39(Casey-39)에서 험비(HMMWV, High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) 바퀴에 미끄럼 방지를 위해 사슬을 연결하고 있다. <사진 _ 리바이 스펠맨(SGT Levi Spellman) 병장 / 미2사단 공보실>

지난 3월 7일, 1-38 야전포병대대 병사들은 M-270A1 다련장로켓으로 실사격연습을 했다. 이날 이들의 임무는 영점을 맞추고 대대의 조종사들과 탄약병 들의 준비태세를 증가하는 것이었다. <사진 _ 저마인 더튼(SSG Jermaine Dutton) 하사 / 210 화력여단 공보실>

한미 문화 교류

3월의 광란 매년 3월에는 전미 대학농구 토너먼 트 대회가 개최된다. 1939년에 처음 시 작된 엔씨더블에이 (NCAA, National Collegiate Athletic Association) 라 불 리는 이 농구 대회는 스포츠팬들을 대학 농구의 열기 속으로 몰아넣는다고 해서 삼월의 광란이라고도 불린다. 미국 프로 농구가 한창인 3월에 한 단계 아래인 대 학농구에 열광하는 가장 큰 이유는 연고 지역을 대표하는 팀이 있기 때문이다. 엔씨더블에이는 3월에서 4월 까지 진 행되며 총 68개팀이 남부, 동부, 중동부, 서부지역으로 나뉘어 토너먼트 방식으로 우승자를 가린다. 16강전은 스위트 식스 틴 (Sweet Sixteen), 8강전은 엘리트 에 이트 (Elite Eight), 4강전은 파이널 포 (Final Four) 라고 불린다. 최종 4강전은 각 권역별 우승팀이 모여 치르는데, 4강 전이 벌어질 때는 프로농구 경기는 잠시 중단될 정도로 중요하게 여겨진다. 엔씨더블에이는 아마추어 (amateur) 경기이므로 20분씩 전후반 경기를 치르지만 일반 프로 농구 경기 규칙과는 다른 룰이 있다. 경기를 시작할 때를 제 외하고는 점프볼 (Jumpball)이 없다. 또 1999년까지는 농구 경기중에 두팀의 선

1-38 야전포병대대 A 중대 2 소대장 제니퍼 르웰렌 (2LT Jennifer Lewellen) 소위는 미 2 사단의 전투부대에 소속된 여성 장교다. <사진 _카를로스 데이비스 (SSG Carlos R. Davis) 하사 / 210 화력여단 공보실>

지난 2월 15일, 태국군인들은 태국 스코하이(Sukhothai) 반 단 란(Ban Dan Lan) 지역에서 대한민국 군인들 과 미군들이 2013년 코브라 골드(Cobra Gold)훈련을 하 는 모습을 관찰했다. 이 훈련에는 사격훈련과 기동훈련이 포함 되어있다. 훈련을 하는 목적은 제병협동 실사격연습에서 사용하 는 무기체계기술과 기동전술을 강화시키는 동시에 다국 적군의 시설 및 서비스 상호 운용을 하기 위해서다. 태국육군들은 제3지역 제 7사단7여단 소속이다. 함 께 훈련한 미군과 카투사(KATUSA, Korean Augmentation to the U.S Army) 들은 대한민국 캠프 케이시 (Camp Casey)에 위치한 미2사단 제 2-9보병대대 베이 커(Baker)중대 1소대 소속이다.

1소대 장교 제이크 번치(2LT Jake D. Bunch) 소위에 의하면, 중동지역에 투입되는 군인들의 수가 줄고 있지만 아시아 태평양지역에서는 증가하고 있다. “다양한 지형에서 연합훈련을 함으로써 다국적군의 전투력을 유지할 수 있다”고 번치 소위는 말했다. “비록 1소대가 제병협동 실사격훈련(CALFEX, Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise)에 참여하지는 않 지만, 밀림지역에서 무기 다루는 기술을 동료들에게 전수 해줄 수 있다”고 덧붙였다. 카투사들과 미군들의 예행연습으로 훈련이 시작되었 다. 이어서 군인들은 주변지역을 순찰 했다. 그 동안 태국 군인들은 카투사들과 미군들이 훈련을 하는 모습을 관찰 하고 분석했다. 태국육군 보병장교인 키티퐁 웡야이(Kittipong Wongyai) 소위는 “군인들은 무성한 초목에서 서로 15피 트 가량의 간격을 유지하면서 순찰 했다”고 말했다. “군인들을 관찰하면서 부대가 수풀이 우거진 지역을 해쳐 나아갈 때 서로간에 일정한 거리를 유지하는 것이 중요하다는 것을 깨달았다”고 웡하이 소위가 말했다. 순찰이 끝나고 군인들은 모든 사격조에게 공격개시점 을 지정해주었다.

태국군들이 카투사 및 미군들과 2월 15일 태국 스코하이 (Sukhothai) 반 단 란(Ban Dan Lan) 지역에서 코브라 골드 (Cobra Gold) 훈련을 진행하고 있다.

“공격을 준비하는 과정에 있어서 잠행이 주된 기술이었다”고 1소대 보병인 김우용 일병이 말하 고 “첫 사격이 들린 이후에는 잠행이 아닌 공격으 로 바뀌었다”고 덧붙였다. 군인들은 여러개의 조로 나뉘어 M4소총, M249 분대자동화기와 M240B 기관총을 사용해 가상의 적을 억제하고 제거하기 위한 작전을 세웠다. 김우용 일병은 “나는 이번에 처음으로 대한민국 밖에서 전장훈련을 하고 있다”고 말하고 “나는 이 지역 내에서 작전을 계획하고 주어진 무기를 활용 할 수 있는 기술들을 배우고 있다”고 덧붙였다.

밀림훈련을 관찰함으로써 태국군인들은 제병협 동 실사격훈련을 효과적으로 준비할 수 있었다. 제병협동 실사격훈련은 2월 21일에 시작되지 만, 태국군들은 이 날 관찰한 것을 토대로 2월 17 일에 그들이 배운 것을 적용할 것이다. “한국군 및 미군과 긴밀히 협력함으로써 우리 부대는 제병협동 실사격훈련에서 뿐만 아니라 미래 에 있을 훈련들에서도 임무를 수행하는데 도움되는 기술들을 배웠다”고 웡야이 소위가 말했다. <기사 및 사진 _ 랜스 루자노(CPL Lance J. Lujano) 상병 번역 _ 이병 김동수 / 미 2사단 공보실>

수가 공에 한 손 또는 두 손을 단단히 걸 어 그 공이 어느 편의 소유인지 알 수 없 을 때 정해진 순서에 따라 번갈아가며 공 을 소유하도록 했으나 2000년부터는 이 상황을 만든 팀에게 공 소유권을 준다. 자유투는 팀파울 6개부터 9개까지 한개, 10개부터는 2개를 준다. 단, 슛 동작에서 파울이 발생하면 팀파울에 상관없이 2개 를 부여한다. 일반 아마추어 농구 경기와 다른 점 은 규칙 뿐만이 아니다. 일반 농구 경기 장은 3점슛 선이 6.25미터이지만 엔씨더 블에이 경기장 3점슛 선은 6.02미터로 조금 더 짧다. 미국에서 엔씨더블에이는 웬만한 프로 경기와 견줄 정도의 인기를 누린 다. 3월에 월드 베이스볼 클래식 (World Baseball Classic)이 진행 되지만 미국 에서는 엔씨더블에이 시청률이 더 높을 정도로 사람들이 열광하는 토너먼트이 다. 또 마이클 조던 (Michael Jordan)을 비롯하여 딘 스미스 (Dean Smith), 토 론토 랩터스(Toronto Raptors)의 카터 (Carter) 등 수많은 프로 농구 선수들이 이 대회를 거쳐갔다. <기사 _ 일병 이지환 / 미 2사단 공보실>

태국군들이 카투사 및 미군들과 2월 15일 태국 스코하이 (Sukhothai) 반 단 란(Ban Dan Lan) 지역에서 코브라 골드 (Cobra Gold) 훈련중 분대지원하기 사격을하고 있다.

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지난 3월 6일 캠프 케이시 (Camp Casey)에서 공중강습 교 관이 병사들에게 현수강하에 대 해 교육하고 있다. <사진 _ 김성 남 / 미 2 사단 공보실>

밧줄타고 내려온 카투사 21세기 유일한 공중강습 훈련 수료 카투사 지난 2월 25일부터 3월 8일까지 공 중강습 훈련이 진행되었다. 첫날에 참 가자들은 전입수속을 마치고 전체적 인 훈련과정에 대해 설명을 들었다. 다 음날 참가자들은 제로데이(Zero Day) 라는 시험을 봤다. 이 시험은 참가자들 이 훈련에 적합한지를 알아보기 위한 체력검정 시험이었다. 아침에는 2마일 달리기 시험을 보고 오후에는 9개 단 계로 구성된 장애물 통과 시험을 봤다. 이 결과 총 350명중 250여명의 참가 자만이 훈련에 참가할 수 있었다. 이 훈련은 3개 단계로 구성되어있 다. 첫단계는 27일부터 1일까지 진행 되었으며 이 기간 동안 공중강습을 하 기위해 필요한 임무와 각 헬리콥터들 의 용도 및 특징에 대해 배웠다. 1단 계의 마지막 날인 1일에는 객관식 50 문항으로 구성된 시험과 수신호 시험 을 치뤘다. 두번째 단계에서는 공중수 송 장비에 대해 배우고 그에 대한 실 습을 했다. 마지막 단계에서는 강하탑 에서 현수 하강하는 연습 및 교육을 마 친 뒤 25 미터 상공에 떠 있는 헬리콥 터에서 현수 하강를 했다. 모든 단계를 마친 뒤 마지막으로 3시간안에 12마 일 행군을 무사히 통과한 병사만이 졸 업식에 참여해 공중강습 휘장을 취득 할 수 있었다.

3-2 항공대대 F중대의 화생방작 전병으로 복무중인 카투사(KATUSA, Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army) 김종찬 상병은 이 훈련에 자원 했다. 김종찬 상병은 이 훈련에 참가한 유일한 카투사로서 미군과 동등한 기 회가 주어졌을 때 카투사들도 똑같이 어떠한 임무라도 수행할 수 있다는 것 을 보여줬다. 카투사들은 2년 가까이 복무를 하 지만 이러한 훈련에 참여 할 수 있는

기회가 많지 않으며 훈련에 대한 정보 수집도 원활 하지 못할때가 많다. 김종 찬 상병도 미군만 참여 가능한 훈련으 로 알고 있었지만 모집 마지막 주에 카 투사 또한 참여가 가능하다는 것을 알 게 되어 지원 할 수 있었다. 처음에는 공중강습 휘장이 갖고 싶 어서 지원한 김종찬 상병은 2주 동안 의 힘든 훈련을 하면서 훈련의 긍정적 인 측면을 바라보게 되었다. 고된 훈 련을 통해 자신의 기량을 보여주고 카 투사로서 무언가 보여 주고 싶었던 김 종찬 상병은 “몸은 힘들고 고된 2주 였지만 혼자 남은 카투사로서 군인정 신을 보여주고 싶었다”고 말하고 “이 런 기회가 많아져서 후배 카투사들에 게 더 많은 기회가 열렸으면 한다”고 말했다. 또한 김종찬 상병은 “편하게 군생 활을 해서 부끄러운 면도 있었지만 이 훈련을 통해 내가 전보다 더 능동적으 로 행동할 수 있게 되었다”고 말하고 “ 처음에 타워에 올라갔을 때 정말 아찔 했지만 막상 뛰어내리자 아찔한 기분 은 사라지고 짜릿한 전율을 느낄 수 있 는 좋은 경험이었다”고 덧붙였다. 비록 그는 훈련에 참여한 유일한 카 투사였지만 미군들과 함께하는 훈련에 서 소외되지 않았으며 오히려 카투사 도 미군과 똑같은 능력을 지닌 군인이 라는 것을 보여주었다. 김종찬 상병은 “미군들과 같이 생활하는데 있어서 선 을 긋지 말고 서로 도와가며 일을 하면 미군들도 카투사들의 능력을 인정하기 시작하며 시간이 지나면서 전우애도 생긴다”고 말했다. 김종찬 상병은 2주 간의 훈련 기간동안 주한 미 8군의 좌 우명인 ‘같이 갑시다’를 다시 한번 모 두에게 보여주었다. <기사 _ 김동수 이병 / 미 2사단 공보실>

지난 3월 7일 캠프 모빌(Camp Mobile)에서 진행된 공중강습 훈련에서 병사들이 25미터 상공에 떠 있는 UH-60 블랙호크(Black Hawk) 헬리콥터에서 현수 강하하고 있다. <사진 _ 권용준 일병 / 1 전투여단 공보실>

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