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May the 2ID MRT class is
the 9-12th, childcare will be
provided all four days. Re-
member the goal here is to
make a resilient couple so
that we can all "survive"
Korea. Living here is a won-
derful experience but also
hard work. I thank everyone
for their participation and
look forward to seeing you
all at our next meeting. And
don't forget to keep "hunting
the good Stuff." - Melanie
The month of March was
quite busy! We had our
monthly FRG/team building
exercise, which was very
informational and fun. We
discussed and planned up-
coming events and also the
fundraiser which will help
support the Easter Celebra-
tion taking place 23 April.
Alpha Co. is amazing. Our
soldiers work hard and our
spouses always step up and
show support. Over the last
field exercise the Alpha
spouses baked and donated
all the goodies for our sol-
diers. Our Soldiers were so
happy to receive a little love
from home. Next month, as I
mentioned before, is our
Easter celebration, consist-
ing of a Easter egg hunt,
magician, and bouncy
house for the kids. I hope
everyone will come out and
enjoy a Saturday with
friends. For the month of
Family Readiness Corner
Headquarters Platoon “We Set the Standard!” The Assassin Headquarters
Platoon started off the month
of March with the Key Resolve
Exercise. Headquarters per-
sonnel supported the three
week exercise and came back
ready to go the field. CPT Gil-
foil, the company commander
served at Camp Carroll as a key
logistician during the exercise.
In addition, the Headquarters
Platoon stood up the Battalion
Driver’s Program. SSG
Nguyen and SGT Collins the
Battalion Master Drivers and
SGT Phenis the company mas-
ter driver started the program
from scratch. In one month
during the Key Resolve Exer-
cise and throughout the Iron
Stampede Field Exercise (FTX)
the Master Drivers Trained 41
Soldiers.
This month the Headquarters
Platoon welcomes two new
Katusas PV2s Lim and Chung
and one new Soldier, SPC
Robles to the Assassin Team,
Welcome!
The Headquarters Platoon,
continued its hard work follow-
ing the Key Resolve Exercise
during the Battalion Field Exer-
cise. We coordinated the suc-
cessful deployment of the Com-
pany to and from the field with
zero incidents.
During the FTX the Headquar-
ters Platoon kept very busy
conducting NBC, Weapons,
Communications, Site Occupa-
tion and Driver’s Training all in
only 10 days. Also, SGT Bow-
man, SPC Forester and SPC
Rock teamed up to create the
first field Decon/Shower Opera-
tion in the history of the 302d
BSB. Their hard work enabled
Soldiers to maintain proper
field hygiene, and the warm
water lifted morale and spirits.
The Headquarters Platoon
capped their awesome per-
formance in March by coordi-
nating the successful re-
deployment and recovery op-
erations of the company by
bringing all of the Soldiers of
Alpha Company safely home
As always, we set the Stan-
dard, Assassin 5 out!
APRIL NEWSLETTER
Alpha company, 302 BSB Newsletter Date Volume 1, Issue 1
Inside this issue:
FRG/ HQ PLT 1
1st PLT 2
2nd PLT 2
3rd PLT 2
1SG 3
Commander 3
Clearing & Quartering Procedures
First Mobile Field Decon/Shower
Operations in 302d History
SPC Shon carries an M2 machine-
gun tripod on a tactical patrol.
This has been an very exciting
month for the Assassin Trans-
portation Platoon. There has
been a leadership change but
the high speed tempo is still
the blood line that keeps the
Platoon meeting and exceeding
the standards with SSG Bass
leading the way. The first week
of March there has been a se-
ries of BII layouts to inspect the
level of each squad’s readiness
along with SSA support to keep
the BDE supplied. The second
week the Platoon es-
tablished preparations
for the Battalion led
FTX which include PCC
and PCI’s of all needed equip-
ment and personal gear so
that the mighty Roll Out Platoon
will achieve the upmost suc-
cess. Week three was the busi-
est week of the month with
base set up, base defense,
intensive NCO to Soldier train-
ing, to end with the friendly
completion of a traditional
two man teamed Truck
Rodeo. In the closing week
of March the Platoon “Roll
Out “ continued FTX Iron
Horse Stampede as if it had
just began with an addi-
tional Truck Rodeo that
incorporated the rest of the
Assassin Family and a Flat
Rack movement from Camp
Casey to Camp Carroll with
flawless results. This marks
the beginning of a dynasty. Be
sure to read next months jour-
nal. Assassin 17 OUT!
and the clinch drill. March ended
with Iron Horse Stampede, a ten
day field training exercise (FTX).
The FTX focused training at the
squad and platoon level. The
Fuel Section conducted job skill
training, land navigation, marks-
manship and radio communica-
tions. The Water Section honed
their skills on the Tactical Water
Purification System. A detach-
ment from the Water Section
traveled well south of Area I to
provide water and critical training
For Third Platoon, Alpha Com-
pany, March was packed with
high intensity training and exer-
cises. The month began with the
annual Key Resolve Exercise in
full swing. Third Platoon provided
drivers, guards and an operations
officers in Daegu, Yongsan,
Camp Casey and CP TANGO.
Upon completion of Key Resolve,
3rd sent 10 Soldiers for a week
long Combatives Level I course
where they stoked their Warrior
Ethos with grappling, choke holds
to Alpha
Company,
602d ASB
on the
Lightweight
Water Puri-
fier.
1st PLT “ROLL OUT”
3rd PLT “THINK RIGHT”
2nd PLT “SECOND 2 NONE” TTP’s from the platoon level and
the squad level.
Second Platoon, Alpha Company,
Started off the month of March
with Key Resolve for which the
platoon provided 4 personnel for
guard and operations officers in
Yongsan. We drove on with the
normal class IX push to the 5
maneuver Battalions in the 1 BCT
while also working hard to make
sure all of our preparations for the
Iron Horse Stampede (FTX) were
complete. The FTX gave 2nd PLT
a chance to work on our basic
Page 2 APRIL NEWSLETTER
SGT Baek Priming the Chemical Pumps on the LWP
Base Security
SSG Williams, SGT Yi & SGT Rivera Con-
ducts Recovery OPS
SPC Cardenas Opens the Fuel valves on
the M969 A2 Tanker
SPC Santos & PFC Beaird during the Truck Rodeo
Hooking a PLS Trailer M1076 to a LHS 1120A4
PV2 Garcia on the M2 .50 CAL
SSG Bass, SGT Lewis & SGT Dealejandro
Discussing Truck OPS
Between February and March
the Alpha Assassins Soldiers
have really started to pick up
the pace in becoming a Com-
pany of standards and accom-
plishments.
We’ve implemented training to
prepare our young Soldiers to
be the best logistical support
company in the Army and the
top notch leaders of tomorrow.
Through the guidance of the
Battalion Command Team,
we’ve implemented outstanding
Sergeant’s Time Training which
provides our junior Non-
Commissioned Officers the
opportunity to train their Sol-
diers on individual tasks to
standard.
Utilizing re-sources in the Bri-
gade and the Battalion to con-
duct logistical Convoys thru out
Korea, given a significant boost
to our Soldier’s and NCOs tech-
nical and tactical proficiency.
The Company continued to
build on the training successes
of the previous few months by
conducting more logistical com-
bat Training as small teams and
then platoons while in the field
at the end of March
“I would like to thank our Team
and their Family personally for
the hard work and dedication in
all that they do.”
1SG Richardson
It was with much gratitude that
we received the wonderful
baked goods while in the field
this month from our FRG. Our
FRG has also been busy raising
funds and working with our plan-
ning team for our company pic-
nic on May 12th. Keep you cal-
endars open, can’t wait!
Many times when we are having
a picnic or a cookout in the
warmer months we purchase
our food from the commissary
and our beverages from the
class VI store. However, there
are ration control guidelines in
effect that dictate what we may
purchase. Please ensure you
remain in compliance with all
ration control policies. There is
a website to help you monitor
your rations and not violate the
policy:
https://pimsk.korea.army.mil/
or...check out USFK REG 60-1.
Another busy month in the
books! The time is flying and
the season is starting to
change. Spring is on the hori-
zon and the weather is warming
(waiting for us to get out of the
field…I think!). Don’t forget to
think safety as the weather
warms up and increase your
water consumption as you en-
joy the outdoor beauty of Korea.
If you haven’t yet, you can pick
up an MWR tour book for April,
May, and June. There are a lot
of great trips planned to the
zoo, museums, and some out-
door activities. Take advantage
of these opportunities if you
can.
I would like to extend a hearty
“thank-you” to all who make our
FRG such a great organization.
Check them out on Facebook
at: http://www.facebook.com/
#!/AlphaCo.302d.BSB
These are great tools, so don’t
forget to check them often.
Stay safe, and maintain the
standard!
CPT Gilfoil
ASSASSIN 7 1SG RICHARDSON
ASSASSIN 6 CPT GILFOIL
Volume 1, Issue 1
“I would like to
thank our
Team and their
Family
personally for
the hard work
and dedication
in all that they
do.”
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