On The Minute!

1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery

Change of Command

09 July 2019

Red Lion!

Welcome and Introduction

Form the Battalion

Invocation……………CH(CPT) Jonas Winbolt

National Anthem

Passing of the Unit Colors

Remarks…..…………..COL Leo J. Wyszynski

Remarks……………….LTC Timothy D. Gatlin

Remarks……………….LTC Gregory M. Tomlin

Seventh Infantry Division March

Army Song

7th Infantry Division March Hold your Bayonets high

For freedom’s light will never die

Shout for victory

And sing a song that men are free

I am a Bayonet

Place your trust in me

Hold your bayonets high

So freedom’s light will never die.

Army Song

March along, sing our song, with the Army

of the free

Count the brave, count the true, who have

fought to victory

We’re the Army and proud of our name

We’re the Army and proudly proclaim

First to fight for the right

And to build the nation’s might,

And the Army Goes Rolling Along

Proud of all we have done,

Fighting till the battle’s won,

And the Army Goes Rolling Along

Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hey!

The Army’s on its way.

Count off the cadence loud and strong

For where e’er we go,

You will always know

That The Army Goes Rolling Along.

1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment History The 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery traces its lineage to Camp Lewis, Washington, where it was organized as Battery Alpha, 37th Field Artil-lery in July 1918 in order to meet the demands of the First World War. At the conclusion of the war, the battalion was demobilized. However, in the early days of the Second World War, the 37th Field Artillery was re-designated and activated as Battery A, 37th Field Artillery at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as an element of the 2nd Division (later re-designated the 2nd Infantry Division). Firing in support of the 2nd Division, the bat-talion participated in the following campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. In recognition of the battalion’s valorous service, the 37th Field Artillery was twice cited by the Belgian Army in the Order of the Day for actions at Ardennes and Elsenborn. Following a series of deactivations and reactivations, the battalion was once more pressed into action during the Korean War. The 37th Field Artillery’s superior performance earned it three Presidential Unit Cita-tions for actions at Taegu, Chipyong-NI, and Hongchon. Once again, following a major conflict the battalion was deactivated. In April 1986, the Battalion was relieved from assignment with the 172nd Infantry Brigade and assigned with the 6th Infantry Division, Fort Rich-ardson, Alaska, where it remained until deactivation in October 1986. On 16 April 1995, the battalion was reactivated and assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division, returning to its roots at Fort Lewis. In 2002, 1-37 Field Artillery participated in the activation and certification of SBCT and an intensive certification process that included back-to-back rotations to both NTC and JRTC. Upon completion of the certifica-tion, 1-37 FA deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom in November 2003 to support 3/2 SBCT and participated in combat operations in Samarra, Mosul, and Quyarrah-West. The battalion deployed two more times to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. 1-37 Field Artillery’s most recent combat deployment concluded in December 2012. 1-37 Field Artillery has executed decisive action training rotations at the National Training Center in January 2014, June 2015, May 2016, and April 2018. 1-37 Field Artillery is currently composed of three 155mm, towed artillery firing batteries; one forward support company, and one headquarters and headquarters battery. The Red Lion battalion stands ready to deliver field artillery fires in support of 1-2 SBCT anytime, anywhere.

Red Lion—ON THE MINUTE!

Colonel Leo J. Wyszynski Brigade Commander

1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7ID

Colonel Leo Wyszynski received his commis-

sion as an armor officer in 1995. His first

assignment was to I Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd

Armored Cavalry Regiment where he served

as tank platoon leader, scout platoon leader,

and executive officer.

After the Captain’s Career Course,

COL Wyszynski served in the 2nd ACR as the

Regimental Assistant S-4 and S4.

COL Wyszynski’s next served as a

planner and operations officer on the First

Cavalry Division’s and the 1st Brigade Com-

bat Team’s staffs. While assigned to 10th

CAV, 1st Brigade, he commanded C Troop

(2003) and the Brigade Headquarters and

Headquarters Troop (2005).

COL Wyszynski subsequently served

in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and on the Army Staff as a military assis-

tant to the Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy and as a Strate-

gic Planner for the Army G-3/5/7.

From 2011-2013 COL Wyszynski worked in the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry

Division as the Brigade Chief of Operations, the Battalion S-3 for 1-67 Armor, and

the Brigade Operations Officer.

He commanded 3rd Squadron/61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infan-

try Division from August 2013 to July 2015.

Following Squadron Command, COL Wyszynski was assigned to The Joint

Staff J-3 as the Assistant Deputy Director for Operations Team Five with duty in

the National Military Command Center.

COL Wyszynski’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal

(4th Award), the Purple Heart, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Combat

Action Badge, Ranger Tab, Airborne Badge, and Air Assault Badge. He has oper-

ational deployments to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Free-

dom. A distinguished graduate of West Point, he holds master’s degrees from

Georgetown University, the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and the

US Army War College.

COL Wyszynski is a native of Philadelphia, PA. He is married to the former

Ivy Bohensky of Dushore, PA, and they have two children, Levi and Eve.

Lieutenant Colonel Timothy D. Gatlin

LTC Timothy D. Gatlin is a 1999 graduate of

the United States Military Academy at West

Point, where he earned a Bachelor of Sci-

ence in Economics. In 2010, he earned a

Master of Arts Degree in Social-

Organizational Psychology and Leadership

from Columbia University.

LTC Gatlin’s previous assignments include:

Battery Commander, C Battery, Fires Squad-

ron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck,

Germany; Deputy and Regimental Fire Sup-

port Officer, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment,

Vilseck, Germany; Company and Battalion

Level Tactical Officer, United States Military

Academy, West Point, NY; Brigade Assistant

Fire Support Coordinator, 2nd ABCT, 4th

Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO; Battalion Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 12th

Field Artillery, 1st SBCT, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO; Strategic Planner

for the HQDA SHARP Program Office, Pentagon, VA; and White House Fellow for

the Obama and Trump Administrations where he served with First Lady Michelle

Obama and Ms. Dina Powell, Assistant to the President, Deputy National Security

Advisor for Strategy and Senior Counselor to the President on Economic Initia-

tives.

LTC Gatlin served as the Co-Director of West Point’s National Society of Black

Engineers from 2010-2012. LTC Gatlin is also the Co-Founder of the United

States Military Academy’s Excel Scholars Initiative. He has also served as a

voting member on New York’s Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of

America from 2009-2012. In February 2018 LTC Gatlin was confirmed as a Life-

time Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

His military badges include the Air Assault Badge, Parachutist Badge, Close Com-

bat Action Badge, and Ranger Tab. His awards and decorations include the

Bronze Star Medal (with oak leaf cluster), the Meritorious Service Medal (four oak

leaf clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), the Army

Achievement Medal (with oak leaf cluster), National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi

Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on

Terrorism Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Award, Army Service

Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Valorous Unit Award, the Army Superi-

or Unit Award, and the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara.

He is married to Janene Charles-Gatlin of Vancouver, Canada. LTC and Mrs. Gatlin have two daughters, Brayden (6) and Ella (4).

Lieutenant Colonel Gregory M. Tomlin

In 2001, LTC Gregory M. Tomlin entered

the U.S. Army as a distinguished military

graduate from the College of William and

Mary in Virginia. For the past three years,

he served as chief of the Targeting Doctrine

and Policy Branch, Directorate for Intelli-

gence (J2), the Joint Staff at the Pentagon.

LTC Tomlin began his career as a faculty

assistant at the U.S. Army War College,

Carlisle Barracks, PA, before attending the

FA Officer Basic Course at Ft. Sill, OK.

Assigned to 1ID in Vilseck, Germany, he

served as fire support officer for A/2-63 AR,

then deployed to Kosovo as information

operations officer for TF 2-63 AR. Reas-

signed to Bamberg, Germany, he trans-

formed a Paladin platoon into a rifle platoon in C/1-6 FA and deployed to Baquba,

Iraq. Promoted to captain, he moved into the Diyala Provincial Police Headquar-

ters as military advisor to the Joint Coordination Center. Redeploying to Bamberg,

he served as assistant operations officer for 1-6 FA.

Graduating from the Armor Captains Career Course at Ft. Knox, KY in 2005, LTC

Tomlin reported to 2ID at Camp Hovey, the Republic of Korea, as assistant fire

support officer for 1HBCT, then served as fire direction officer for 1-15 FA. He

commanded B/1-15 FA, a Paladin battery and the U.S. Forces Korea salute bat-

tery. From 2008-2010, while attending graduate school at the George Washing-

ton University, he served as a White House Military Social Aide.

Promoted to major in 2010, LTC Tomlin served as assistant professor and head

academic counselor for the Department of History, U.S. Military Academy, West

Point, NY. In 2013, he returned to Korea as a strategic planner, Directorate for

Strategy and Plans (G5), 8th Army, in Seoul. Reporting to 1AD at Ft. Bliss, TX in

2014, LTC Tomlin served as executive officer and, for four months, acting battal-

ion commander of 2-3 FA (M777), then fire support officer for 1SBCT.

LTC Tomlin earned the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal,

Combat Action Badge, and West Point History Department’s top teaching award.

He holds two master’s degrees and a PhD in history from the George Washington

University. A Public Diplomacy authority, he authored Murrow’s Cold War and has

lectured at the Department of State, universities, and think tanks. He and Caleb

Cage coauthored The Gods of Diyala to chronicle their experiences in Iraq.

A third generation combat veteran, his father served as the 7ID chief of plans for

Operation Just Cause and both of his grandfathers fought in the Battle of the

Bulge. His wife Elizabeth serves as General Counsel for the Archdiocese for the

Military Services, and they have three children: Patrick, Hannah, and George.