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8A • April 6, 2017 • FORT BLISS BUGLE FORT BLISS BUGLE • April 6, 2017 • 9A THERE ARE NO RE-DOS IN A BEST WARRIOR COMPETITION. Soldiers have to adapt to whatever situ- ation they’re in. The 204th Military Intelligence Battal- ion, a tenant unit here, challenged eight Soldiers during their Best Warrior competition March 28 through 31. “It’s a four-day event and it’s meant to be challenging, for both the Soldier and NCO (noncommissioned officer) nominee from each company,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Courchene, command sergeant major, 204th MI Bn. “We designed it to really test and challenge the Sol- diers’ abilities and technical and tactical skills by various events.” The unit, stationed here, has a unique mission and falls under the 116th Military Intelligence Brigade, out of Fort Gordon, Georgia. Day one, Soldiers tackled the Army Physical Fitness Test and answered questions on military topics in front of a board. “It’s enabling us to really identify the cream of the crop so we can send the absolute best from the battalion to the brigade level in about a month,” Courchene said. “It’s pretty exciting. Everybody seems motivated even though it’s challenging.” Day two, Soldiers headed to the range, zeroing and qualifying and then shooting from various positions after sprinting 100 meters in full gear. Soldiers relished the chance to get out of their comfort zones. “It’s been fun. It’s been testing me to my full potential – everything I’ve learned since I was in basic,” said Pfc. Rolando Medrano, assigned to the Headquarters Support Company, 204th MI Bn. “It’s definitely pushed me to do a lot more than I thought I could.” Morale was still high on day three, despite finishing the night land navigation course hours before. Soldiers faced three stations of Army Warrior Tasks. Some tasks were straightforward – such as assem- bling and then dissembling a variety of weapons. Other tasks were complicated, such as clearing a building, then treating and transporting a casualty. Soldiers were graded on a number of complex procedures within the task. “In the Army, there’s really nothing like these compe- titions. It really helps the leadership identify those self- starters, those guys that have initiative and that’s what we’re looking at in today’s Army’s leaders,” Courchene said. “It helps identify that potential and mentor them and bring them along the way so they can actually step into those leadership positions and execute our Army’s mis- sion, keeping us at a high state of readiness.” Most Soldiers have an area they excel in and an area that makes them uncomfortable. For some, such as Me- drano, it’s the board. For others such as Spc. Jazmine Ro- sas, it’s land navigation. “The most challenging thing for me so far has been land nav at night. It was the first time I ever did land nav at night and it was definitely hard trying to focus on what you’re trying to do and see what’s around you. It was pretty difficult for me,” said Rosas, assigned to Company A, 204th MI Bn. Rosas said she likes challenging herself, and plans to compete until she wins. “I plan to do it again multiple times until I can win, just get my expertise level a little higher, get more fa- miliar with these tasks, because with this MOS (military occupational specialty) we’re sitting behind a computer for most of the day,” Rosas said. “I plan to keep doing this more often.” Rosas and Medrano said their respective units helped them prepare for the grueling competition. “It’s a good unit, very supportive,” Medrano said. “Since the first day I got here, they’ve been supportive of everything I’ve wanted to do and helped me get there.” After a mystery event that turned out to be combat- ives, the Soldiers had a 12-mile ruck march between them and the end of the competition on day four. The winners, Medrono and Sgt. Noe Castrorivas, assign to Company A, will represent the unit at Fort Gordon, Georgia, next month. > From the Field TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE Soldiers compete to become 204th MI Bn.’s BEST WARRIOR Story and photos by Abigail Meyer, Fort Bliss Bugle Editor > It helps identify that potential and mentor them and bring them along the way so they can actually step into those leadership positions and execute our Army’s mission, keeping us at a high state of readiness. Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Courchene >> Spc. Jazmine Rosas, as- signed to the 204th Military Intelligence Battalion, fires at McGregor Range, N.M., during battalion’s Best Warrior Com- petition March 29. Sgt. 1st Class Michael Mary- land, left, grades Spc. Marc DelValle, assigned to the 204th MI Bn., on calling in a 9-line medevac request during the Army Warrior Tasks portion battalion’s Best Warrior Com- petition here March 30. Sgt. Guillermo Pacheco, assigned to the 204th MI Bn., dons his JSLIST (Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology) protective gear for time during the Army Warrior Tasks portion battalion’s Best Warrior Competition here March 30. Master Sgt. Sunnydale Hyde, wearing patrol cap, goes over the range procedures during the 204th MI Bn.’s Best War- rior Competition at McGregor Range, N.M., March 29. Spc. Jazmine Rosas, assigned to the 204th MI Bn., assembles a 240B machine gun during the Army Warrior Tasks portion of the battalion’s Best Warrior Competition here March 30. Spc. Coleman Bennett, assigned to the 204th MI Bn., sprints to the firing line for the stress shoot portion of the 204th MI Bn.’s Best Warrior Competition at McGregor Range, N.M., March 29. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6

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8A • April 6, 2017 • FORT BLISS BUGLE FORT BLISS BUGLE • April 6, 2017 • 9A

THERE ARE NO RE-DOS IN A BEST WARRIOR COMPETITION. Soldiers have to adapt to whatever situ-ation they’re in. The 204th Military Intelligence Battal-ion, a tenant unit here, challenged eight Soldiers during their Best Warrior competition March 28 through 31.

“It’s a four-day event and it’s meant to be challenging, for both the Soldier and NCO (noncommissioned offi cer) nominee from each company,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Courchene, command sergeant major, 204th MI Bn. “We designed it to really test and challenge the Sol-diers’ abilities and technical and tactical skills by various events.”

The unit, stationed here, has a unique mission and falls under the 116th Military Intelligence Brigade, out of Fort Gordon, Georgia. Day one, Soldiers tackled the Army Physical Fitness Test and answered questions on military topics in front of a board.

“It’s enabling us to really identify the cream of the crop so we can send the absolute best from the battalion to the brigade level in about a month,” Courchene said. “It’s pretty exciting. Everybody seems motivated even though it’s challenging.”

Day two, Soldiers headed to the range, zeroing and qualifying and then shooting from various positions after sprinting 100 meters in full gear. Soldiers relished the chance to get out of their comfort zones.

“It’s been fun. It’s been testing me to my full potential – everything I’ve learned since I was in basic,” said Pfc. Rolando Medrano, assigned to the Headquarters Support Company, 204th MI Bn. “It’s defi nitely pushed me to do a lot more than I thought I could.”

Morale was still high on day three, despite fi nishing the night land navigation course hours before. Soldiers faced three stations of Army Warrior Tasks.

Some tasks were straightforward – such as assem-bling and then dissembling a variety of weapons. Other tasks were complicated, such as clearing a building, then treating and transporting a casualty. Soldiers were graded

on a number of complex procedures within the task. “In the Army, there’s really nothing like these compe-

titions. It really helps the leadership identify those self-starters, those guys that have initiative and that’s what we’re looking at in today’s Army’s leaders,” Courchene said. “It helps identify that potential and mentor them and bring them along the way so they can actually step into those leadership positions and execute our Army’s mis-sion, keeping us at a high state of readiness.”

Most Soldiers have an area they excel in and an area that makes them uncomfortable. For some, such as Me-drano, it’s the board. For others such as Spc. Jazmine Ro-sas, it’s land navigation.

“The most challenging thing for me so far has been land nav at night. It was the fi rst time I ever did land nav at night and it was defi nitely hard trying to focus on what you’re trying to do and see what’s around you. It was pretty diffi cult for me,” said Rosas, assigned to Company A, 204th MI Bn.

Rosas said she likes challenging herself, and plans to compete until she wins.

“I plan to do it again multiple times until I can win, just get my expertise level a little higher, get more fa-miliar with these tasks, because with this MOS (military occupational specialty) we’re sitting behind a computer for most of the day,” Rosas said. “I plan to keep doing this more often.”

Rosas and Medrano said their respective units helped them prepare for the grueling competition.

“It’s a good unit, very supportive,” Medrano said. “Since the fi rst day I got here, they’ve been supportive of everything I’ve wanted to do and helped me get there.”

After a mystery event that turned out to be combat-ives, the Soldiers had a 12-mile ruck march between them and the end of the competition on day four. The winners, Medrono and Sgt. Noe Castrorivas, assign to Company A, will represent the unit at Fort Gordon, Georgia, next month.

>From the Field

TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

Soldiers compete to become 204th MI Bn.’s

BEST WARRIORBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTBESTStory and photos by Abigail Meyer, Fort Bliss Bugle Editor

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It helps identify that potential and mentor them and bring them along the way so they can actually step into those leadership positions and execute our Army’s mission, keeping us at a high state of readiness.

“”Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Courchene>>

Spc. Jazmine Rosas, as-signed to the 204th Military

Intelligence Battalion, fi res at McGregor Range, N.M., during battalion’s Best Warrior Com-

petition March 29.

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Mary-land, left, grades Spc. Marc

DelValle, assigned to the 204th MI Bn., on calling in a 9-line medevac request during the Army Warrior Tasks portion

battalion’s Best Warrior Com-petition here March 30.

Sgt. Guillermo Pacheco, assigned to the 204th MI Bn.,

dons his JSLIST (Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit

Technology) protective gear for time during the Army Warrior Tasks portion battalion’s Best

Warrior Competition here March 30.

Master Sgt. Sunnydale Hyde, wearing patrol cap, goes over the range procedures during the 204th MI Bn.’s Best War-

rior Competition at McGregor Range, N.M., March 29.

Spc. Jazmine Rosas, assigned to the 204th MI Bn., assembles a 240B machine gun during the Army Warrior Tasks portion of the battalion’s Best Warrior Competition here March 30.

Spc. Coleman Bennett, assigned to the 204th MI Bn., sprints to the fi ring line for the stress shoot portion of the 204th MI Bn.’s Best Warrior Competition at McGregor Range, N.M., March 29.

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By Capt. Joe TrovatoWisconsin National Guard Public Affairs

More than 120 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers from the 32nd Military Po-lice Company returned to the U.S. March 30 after a deployment to U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The Milwaukee-based unit returned to Fort Bliss, where the unit will demobilize before returning to Wisconsin in the coming weeks.

The unit returned after completing a de-tentions operations mission under Joint Task Force Guantanamo, where Soldiers provided care and custody for detainees. Waiting to greet them at the base of the aircraft when they landed in Texas were senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders including Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, Brig. Gen. Mark Anderson, the deputy ad-jutant general for Army, and Command Sgt. Maj. Rafael Conde, the senior enlisted advi-sor for the Wisconsin Army National Guard.

“The mission is never done until you get back home,” Conde told the unit.

Others echoed his sentiments and urged the Soldiers to take advantage of their time at Fort Bliss to learn more about the benefi ts they have earned and to ensure they get the care they need.

“When you left the state, we told you that you had an important mission,” Anderson said. “But your mission is not complete. The expectations as a Wisconsin Army National Guardsman are extremely high, and what you have accomplished down at (Guanta-namo) has continued to set that bar at a very high standard. But that bar does not lower until you get back home and you get back into the arms of your loved ones.”

Dunbar and others praised the unit for its service, accomplishments and the profes-sionalism with which it served in Cuba.

“I have so much respect for what you do, and the connection to the American public is the Guard and the Reserve,” Dunbar said. “It

is incredible that so many of you have jobs in the civilian world, then put this uniform on and continue to serve our country as you just have. It is something unique. It is something remarkable.”

“You should be proud of yourselves,” he added. “I’m proud of you. What you’ve ac-complished is not an easy thing. Most folks couldn’t qualify to wear the uniform, and you’ve taken the next step and deployed for your country.”

The company left Wisconsin in May 2016 enroute to Cuba. The unit previously de-ployed in support of Operation Desert Storm in 1991; Hungary in 2002; Iraq in 2003-04 and 2009; and to Kosovo in 2011-12.

The Wisconsin National Guard continues to play a critical role as the primary combat reserve of the U.S. Army and Air Force in military operations around the globe. Wis-consin Army National Guard Soldiers with Detachment 1, Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division Multi-Component Unit, returned from a deployment to Iraq and Kuwait in late 2016.

In February, approximately 65 Soldiers from the Madison, Wisconsin-based 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation, mobilized for a deployment to the Middle East, and another 35 Soldiers from the West Bend, Wiscon-sin-based Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation, mobilized for a deployment to Af-ghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Approximately 85 additional Sol-diers from the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation, are set to deploy to the Middle East later this spring.

Planning is underway for a homecoming ceremony for the returning Soldiers, and the Wisconsin National Guard will announce those details as the unit’s return to Wiscon-sin draws near.

After 11-month deployment, 32nd Military Police Co. back on US soil

Ismael Ortega / Mobilization and Deployment, DPTMS Public AffairsMaj. Gen. Don Dunbar, right, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, Brig. Gen. Mark Anderson, center, Wiscon-sin’s deputy adjutant general for Army, and Command Sgt. Maj. Rafael Conde, third from left, greet members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd Military Police Company upon their arrival here March 30. The 32nd MP Company completed several months of detainee operations while deployed in support of Joint Task Force Guantanamo.

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Due to the rapidly improving technol-ogy and capabilities of enemy ballistic mis-sile threats, U.S. military personnel needed to adapt their methods of combating these threats just as rapidly.

To counter these new threats, Army per-sonnel developed the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, often called THAAD, missile defense system. With this complex system comes the need for profi cient Soldiers to en-sure the system meets its full potential.

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Not only does THAAD bring expanded capabilities on intercepting enemy ballistic missiles, it also affords U.S. forces the abil-ity to use powerful radar for early detection and warning of incoming threats.

Within recent weeks, the Soldiers of A-4 THAAD have proved their profi ciency at march ordering and emplacing the system, fully integrating the many assets included and conducting air defense operations.

To simulate real-world missions, the Gladiators conducted fi eld training where Soldiers trained on using THAAD’s power-ful radar, conducting reloads when launchers have expended their interceptors, maintain-ing site security and trouble shooting and repairing degraded equipment in a timely manner. This allowed numerous Soldiers to be evaluated on specifi c tasks to meet basic and mission-level qualifi cations.

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Soldiers have proved their accuracy with their personal weapons to include the M16 assault rifl e, the M9 pistol, the M320 hand-held grenade launcher, the M2 .50 cal. ma-chine gun and the M249 squad automatic weapon systems. Diverse experience on nu-merous weapon systems allows the Gladia-tors to meet mission requirements.

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Wendy Brown / Fort Bliss Bugle Managing EditorFrom left, Lt. Col. John Lopez, Capt. Landel Jenkins, Capt. Lynn Jones, Capt. Charles Lesperance, Maj. Jarrod Ison, Jamie Ison, Capt. Brian Lawson, Susan Starr, all associated with the Joint Modernization Command, and Kellie Starr-Price, Troy Evans and Stephen Hernandez, Reserve Offi cers’ Training Corps cadets at the University of Texas at El Paso, pose for a photo before the start of the 28th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 19. Starr-Price is Starr’s granddaughter. “It’s a really cool experience,” Starr-Price said. “My grandma’s here. You don’t really get to say that, ‘Hey, I ran a marathon with my grandma.’”

Courtesy photo Soldiers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, pose for a photo before the start of the 28th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 19.

Courtesy photo From left, Sgt. Amanda Ernst, Spc. Brandon Gillespie, Spc. Hunter Ford, Spc. Quedrell Jackson, Spc. Shawn Mercer and Spc. Salih Wright, all assigned to 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Bri-gade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, pose for a photo after graduating Basic Leadership Course here Feb. 10.

Lt. Col. Robert M Wagner / U.S. Army Reserve(Left) Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Powell, left, an operations noncommissioned offi cer assigned to the 900th Quartermaster Company, Army Reserve, based in El Paso, accepts the 2016 Reserve Offi cers Asso-ciation, Texas Department, Unit of the Year Award on behalf of the company from retired Col. David Foust, president of the ROA, Texas Dept., at Fort Randolph, Texas, March 25. Each year, the ROA Dept. of Texas holds an annual convention were they recognize Soldiers and units displaying the combat-readiness and capability of America’s Army Reserve.

Wendy Brown Fort Bliss Bugle Managing Editor

(Left) Capt. Roxanne Wegman, assistant operations offi cer, 22nd Chemical, Biological, Radiologi-cal and Nuclear Battalion at Fort Bliss, runs at about mile 20 of the 26.2-mile course of the 28th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 19. Wegman came in fi rst in the individual ci-vilian female light division with a time of 3:34:35.7.

Wendy Brown / Fort Bliss Bugle Managing EditorStaff Sgt. Timothy Dawson, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, marches at about mile 13 of the 26.2-mile course of the 28th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 19. “One thing I’ve noticed that’s really helped me push along is there’s a real spirit of camaraderie out here,” Dawson said. “We’re all out here miserable. It’s hot, we’re all suffering, but everybody is helping each other push through it.”

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Mike Brantley / Fort Bliss Installation Public AffairsCommand Sgt. Maj. Mark Alford, senior enlisted adviser, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Armored Division, talks with a KFOX14 reporter at 1st AD Headquarters March 30 about his bat-talion’s upcoming deployment to Iraq.

Courtesy photo Members of 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, pose for a photo here Jan. 6 before deploying to Afghanistan. From left, Lt. Col. Dwight Domengeaux, Jr., commander, Spc. Joel Rose and Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Bitle stand front, while, from left, Capt. Timothy Lee and 1st Sgt. David Gurba, assigned to Troop H, Capt. Ernest Manin and Sgt. 1st Class Michael Johnson, assigned to Troop A, Capt. Travis Kelley and Sgt. 1st Class Philip Wedge, Troop B, Capt. Douglas Snodgrass and Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Decker, assigned to Troop C, Capt. Matthew Pargett and Sgt. 1st Class Frederick Williams, Troop D, stand in back.

1st Lt. Jeremy Morris / 5th Bn., 52nd ADA Regt.Capt. Samuel Baldwin, commander, Battery D, 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery, and members of the battery sing the Air Defense Artillery March during Baldwin’s change of command ceremony March 2. The ceremony was held on Patriot Field with family, friends, and fellow Soldiers wishing Baldwin the best as he takes command of his new unit.

Courtesy photo Sgt. 1st Class Linda Wolfe, assigned to the 1st Armored Division Band, sings the national anthem at Monster Jam at the Sun Bowl at the University of El Paso March 3.

Courtesy photo A monster truck fl ies through the air at Monster Jam at the Sun Bowl at the University of El Paso March 3.

Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Kelley / U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Thaddeus McKinney, left, from Houston, and Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Marcus Buck, from El Paso, perform maintenance on a quick acting watertight door aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy March 9. Michael Mur-phy is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacifi c deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacifi c Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacifi c regularly and rou-tinely for more than 70 years.

Steelworker 2nd Class Emily Garza / U.S. Navy (Right) Builder Constructionman Rodney Jones, left, from Mesquite, Texas, and Utilitiesman Construc-tionman Jorge Martinez, from El Paso, plan and estimate a project on Camp Covington, Naval Station Guam, March 4. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, special operations combat service support and theater security cooperation in support of U.S. Pacifi c Command.

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When You Buy 3Limit 1 Reward per Transaction

Ruf�es 7.5-9 oz.,Tostitos,Tostitos Cantina 9-14 oz.,Simply NaturalChips 4.5-9 oz. orSalsa15.5 oz.Select VarietiesSale Price $2.99 ea.

Ruf�es MIX &MATCH

Yoplait,DannonWhole Milk orLight & FitYogurt4-6 oz.Select VarietiesLimit 20Additional up to 10 for $6

Yoplait,DannonWhole Milk orLight & FitYogurt4-6 oz.Select VarietiesLimit 20

10for

$5

BountyBig Roll Paper Towels8-12 rolls,Charmin Bath Tissue12-24 rolls orTide Liquid Laundry Detergent 92-100 oz. Select VarietiesSale Price $12.99 ea.

Final Price

MIX &MATCH

Powerade, Gatorade Sports Drink 32 oz.,Refreshe®

SparklingWater 1 ltr.,Ice 17 oz. orPropel Fitness Water 24 oz.Select VarietiesSale Price 10 for $10

Final Price

When You Buy 6Limit 3 Rewards per Transaction

MIX &MATCH

68¢ea

Fresh Sweet CornLimit 6Additional 2 for $1

6for

$1

First of the Season

699ea

Jumbo Cantaloupe

Tillamook Cheese Loaf2 lb.

99¢ea

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