Cadre Leadership Professor of Military Science LTC Joel Stephenson Commandant of Cadets MSG Don Friend Executive Officer MAJ Jerry Bohl Recruiting Operations Officer CPT(P) Chris Rogers Asst. Professor of Military Science CPT Sara Livingston Operations NCO SFC Michael Goldner Human Resources Technician Ms. Jean Andresen Office Administrative Secretary Ms. Gail Abraham Supply Technician Ms. Kris Boyce Cadet Leadership SY 2010-2011 Battalion Commander CDT Caitlin Christopherson Battalion Sergeant Major CDT JT Kedzeirski

Cadre and Staff of the Maverick Battalion

FROM THE COMMANDER—LTC Joel Stephenson Greetings once again from the Maverick Battalion and Minnesota State, Mankato. I would like to be-

gin by highlighting a few key accomplishments since our last update.

Last May the program commissioned 15 Second Lieutenants into the active Army, National

Guard, and United States Army Reserve, exceeding our commission mission for the third year in a

row. Jeremy Milstead finished second out of 4,702 Cadets on the FY10 National Order of Merit List,

the highest standing for any Cadet in the history of our program.

This year’s senior class contains Caitlin Christopherson, a Nurse Major and the first female Cadet Bat-

talion Commander in the last ten years. In addition, we have four Distinguished Military Graduates,

and Heather Bissonette, another Nurse Major, was recently selected by USAA as a national scholar-

ship recipient.

This past summer several Cadets participated in worldwide internships sponsored by the

Army. These competitive internships provide our students an opportunity to experience foreign cul-

tures and/or unique aspects of the military. Six Cadets traveled to locations that included Ghana,

Tanzania, Costa Rica, Russia, Germany, and Eastern Europe. Three others interned at an Army Hos-

pital in Hawaii, and five more attended Airborne, Air Assault and SF dive school at various locations

throughout the United States.

The future looks bright. Both the classes of 2012 and 2013 will graduate and commission

nearly twenty lieutenants, a number not approached in perhaps ten or fifteen years. Our freshman

class includes nine scholarship Cadets, two Eagle Scouts, and a high school Valedictorian. I would

like to thank you – friends and alumni of Minnesota State, Mankato Army ROTC – for your efforts in

continuing to promote the Maverick Battalion.

GO MAVERICKS!

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From the Commander 1

Maverick News 2

Inside this issue:

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LTC Stephenson, LTs Harting and Milstead along with CDTs Piepho, Sweeney and Kasprisin traveled to Washington, D.C. on October 24, 2010 to take part in the 26th Army Ten-Miler Race. This was the first year that the Maverick Battalion sent runners to the race. The Army Ten-Miler, the third largest ten-miler race in the world, is held annually in D.C. and hosts over thirty-thousand runners. The Army Ten-Miler is one of the few events where military personnel from all branches, posts, and ranks can partake in an event driven by camaraderie and competitiveness. Military brass such as Army Chief of Staff General George Casey Jr. and Sergeant-Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston were present at the race to see the runners off at the start line. The Army Ten-Miler route started at the Pentagon and wound down towards Arlington Ceme-tery. Runners crossed the Potomac River on Memorial Highway and passed by such monuments as Lincoln’s Memorial, the Watergate Hotel, the Smithsonian Museums, and the Washington Monument. It was hard for runners not to be motivated during the run, as the Army band had groups playing mu-sic at various points along the route. Even several hundred wounded warriors ran in the race, which brought inspiration to all involved. Maverick Battalion ROTC took second-place in the ROTC team division out of over fifty ROTC teams from across the nation. The team had a combined time of 4:13:31 (a total of the top four scores in the team). The team consisted of Lieutenant Colonel Joel Stephenson, Second Lieutenant Tim Harting, Second Lieutenant Jeremy Milstead, Cadet Marcus Piepho, Cadet Dan Sweeney, and Cadet Jon Kasprisin. Even though a smaller ROTC program than most, the Maverick Battalion showed that it was competitive with the largest schools in the nation. The race was not the only objective of the Maverick Battalion’s trip to Washington D.C. Arriving a few days before the race, the cadets were able to tour the Pentagon and see the office of the Army Chief of Staff, as well as to meet General Casey himself. The cadets also toured the Military Advanced Training Center (MATC) at Walter Reed Medical Center where physical rehabilitation is performed for wounded warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan. At Arlington National Cemetery, the Minnesota cadets were able to greet World War II veterans who were flown to Washington D.C. on a ―Veteran’s Honor Flight.‖ Honor flights give veterans a chance to witness the monuments erected in recognition of their feats of valor. The culminating event was witnessing the veteran’s visit to the World War II Memorial. Maverick Battalion ROTC plans to continue its participation in the Army Ten-Miler Race. It was an inspiring and motivating experience for all the cadets and cadre who traveled to D.C. from Minne-sota.

Maverick BN ROTC places 2nd at the 26th Army Ten-Miler BY: 2LT Tim Harting

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On the second weekend of October, Maverick BN Cadets made their way up to Camp Ripley, MN to compete in the 2010 Ranger Chal-lenge Competition. With high expec-tations, a rigorous training regimen, and numerous returning, top tier performers, the team showed up at the competition with the will to fight. This year’s 2010 Maverick Battalion Ranger Challenge team was made up of seniors Marcus Piepho, Dan Sweeney, and Caitlin Christopher-son; juniors Lance Switzer, Joseph Kienholz, Eric Pittelkow, and Phil Kaminsky; sophomore Alex McGillick; freshman Eric Debruzzi; and coaches Jeremy Milstead and Timothy Harting.

Ranger Challenge is a highly physical and mentally demanding activity which is why it is often labeled the Army ROTC's varsity sport. The season runs from August through mid-October every year, though training occurs on a yearlong basis. The culmination of the season is a three day competition at Camp Ripley, MN focusing on basic military skills, in which the schools across the Midwest convene at one central location. Each team then pits their best warriors against all the other teams in the Region. Ranger Challenge began back in 1986 as a competition between ROTC cadets and the United States Army Rangers in physical fitness and marksmanship. However, over the past three decades Ranger Challenge has evolved significantly, into a competition designed to assess cadet's physical aptitude, mental toughness, and knowledge of military skills.

This year’s Ranger Challenge events included an early morning physical fitness test, a hand gre-

nade assault course, land navigation, written test on small unit tactics, construction and crossing of a

one rope bridge, rifle marksmanship, timed weapons assembly/disassembly, and finished with a gruel-

ing 10 kilometer run in full battle-rattle. Training for this competition begins early in the fall and selec-

tion for the team is on a competitive basis. Physical Training for the Ranger Challenge Team prospects is

Monday through Friday until the week of the competition. Only the best of the Maverick Battalion

represents itself in this brigade wide competition against every ROTC battalion that fields a team in the

Midwest’s 3rd Brigade. The competition includes, but is not limited to, teams from the University of

Minnesota, St. Johns University, the University of North Dakota, North Dakota State University, South

Dakota State University, and the University of North Dakota.

This year’s Ranger Challenge team finished with an overall 3rd place, consistently placing in top

tier positions in each event to include: a 2nd place finish on the written patrol test, a 2nd place finish on

the weapons assembly/disassembly, 3rd place finish on the one-rope-bridge, and a 3rd place finish on the

fitness test.

Ranger Challenge 2010 BY: 2LT Jeremy Milstead

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New Cadet Professional Development Programs (CPDT) Cadet Professional Development Programs are designed to offer summer and winter break training opportunities and internships to better develop the future leaders of the Army. Mav-erick Battalion Cadets were able to attend numerous variations on the CPDT program this last summer. Below are a few explanations the different catagories of training and internships. CULTURE AND LANGUAGE AWARENESS PROGRAM (CULP) The Department of the Army is currently developing a comprehensive strategy to define, as-sess and train culture and language proficiency skills. Part of this strategy is expected to ad-dress how Cadet Command increases Cadet language learning exposure. Cultural awareness training is already incorporated into the curriculum at LDAC, and now via many more over-seas culture immersion internship opportunities. Increase number of Cadet cultural immersion opportunities using existing programs to minimize additional resource requirements. Partici-pating Cadets develop cultural awareness skills and appreciation of cultural differences and recognize the potential impact on assigned missions. From www.rotc.usaac.army.mil CADET TROOP LEADER TRAINING (CTLT) The CTLT track provides Cadets the opportunity to experience leadership in the Army TO&E units over a three to four week period. Cadets serve in LT level leadership positions in active duty units. Assignments include units that are located CONUS and OCONUS. Cadets are as-signed an unit mentor and are provided on-post lodging and meals. This program is exclu-sively designed for MSIII Cadets either before or after LDAC. INTERNSHIPS The internship track offers a myriad of opportunities for Cadets who seek additional training in specialized areas such as scientific application, engineering, nursing, medicine, intelligence, cultural awareness and language proficiency. The internship types, locations and allocations change significantly from year to year. Cadet Command is working to increase these opportu-nities. The programs are meant primarily for MSII and MSII Cadets. NURSE SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP) Cadets with an academic major of Nursing are the only Cadets eligible to apply for this pro-gram. Cadets are assigned to Medical Facilities both CONUS and OCONUS. NSTP provides nursing Cadets with opportunities to develop and practice leadership in a clinical environment. Cadets work side-by-side with an Army Nurse Corps Officer.

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Cadet Zach Hendrickson—CULP Ghana

This past summer, from 10 May to 5 June 2010, I participated in the Army ROTC’s Cultural Under-

standing and Language Program. Through this program, I had the privilege of traveling to the Volta Re-

gion of Ghana with several other cadets from around the nation.

In Ghana, we stayed in the city of Hohoe, Ghana. This is located in the Volta Region in Southeast-

ern part of the country. We [cadets] worked and stayed with an organization called Cross Cultural Solu-

tions. Through this program, many of us were placed in different places throughout the city. I was placed

as a teacher in a public school. My experience at the school was unforgettable. I worked for 3 hours every

morning until noon. I worked in a ―P6‖ classroom, as they would call it teaching English, Social Studies,

Culture of Minnesota, as well as Physical Science. I was able to create my own lesson plans and carry out

the lessons as I wished. I also was able to participate in the children’s extracurricular activities (mainly

soccer). I also got to visit an orphanage in the city and attend a Sunday morning church service with the

every one of the children.

Outside of teaching, we did much traveling on some weekdays as well as the weekdays. We vis-

ited Wli Waterfalls, Cape Coast (on the Atlantic Ocean) that included Elmina slave castle and a tropical

canopy walk, as well as numerous locations along the Volta River. Outside of organized cultural learning

activities, we spent much of our time in the market places bartering and simply getting to know the peo-

ple by talking with total strangers!

The culture and people of Ghana are beautiful. This has expanded my cultural understanding in

terms of being on a different continent and experiencing a society nothing like what I am used to.

AKPEH KA KA KA (Thank You)

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Cadet Jonathan Kasprisin —CULP Russia

I am Jonathan Kasprisin, a junior Chemistry major at Gustavus Adol-

phus College. As an ROTC Cadet I was privileged to participate in a

CULP, Cultural Understanding and Language Program, internship to

Russia. The internship took twenty Cadets and two Cadre through

four phases. Phase one was a five day preparatory course at Fort Mon-

mouth. Phase two was nineteen days in Moscow, Russia. We stayed at

the Moscow State Linguistics University in the international student

dormitories. Mornings consisted of Russian Language course, with an

hour course about Russian Cultural. Afternoons focused on cultural

immersion and fun activities. We took tours of the city, museums, and

places of historical interest. Phase Three was four days in St. Peters-

burg, and Phase Four was four days in Volgograd (Stalingrad). Dur-

ing phase two through four, we visited and learned about places such

as the Kremlin, Stalingrad, the Summer and Winter Palaces of the

Tsars and Stalin’s bunker. One of the other cultural activities that we

were able to do was see a Russian ballet, put on by the Bolshoy Thea-

ter in the Place of Congress. Overall the trip was an amazing and enlightening experience. The activities

we were involved in were all fascinating and being in a completely different culture has increased my

confidence in my ability to handle situations in foreign or confusing environments. This experience has

also motivated me to become more knowledgeable about worldly situations and continue taking Russian

language classes.

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Cadet Kim Bracht—Internship El Salvador

This past summer, in 2010, I went to the country Costa Rica, and it was an experience that changed my whole outlook on the world. It made me realize that there is a lot more out there than little old Man-kato, MN! I was really nervous to fly out there, but once we settled down at our home base in the city of Cartago, everything started to feel like home. I probably did more on that trip than I have ever done in my entire life.

The first week, we had orientation for the nursing home that we worked at, and sometimes it was a struggle because of the language barrier, but just knowing that they were happy to have us there made it a quite enjoyable experience. The first weekend off, we went to the Rainforest. We went zip lining down an inactive volcano, rappelled down a 150 foot cliff, and went horseback riding the first night. The second night, we visited the hot springs, and did some site seeing. When we went back to our home base, after that weekend, we had another week of volunteer work where we pulled weeds, laid concrete, visited with the residents, and planted flowers.

After the second week, we went to the beach in the province, Limon. There, we had a bunch of free time to explore the gorgeous white sandy beaches, snorkel, surf, eat food, get sun burnt, walk around, look at all the little shops, and anything else we could find. After our second weekend off, we proceeded back to the home base, and worked at a poor, run-down elementary school in need of help. There, we painted their whole building, which wasn’t very big, played games with the children, and laid more concrete to make another play area for them.

The third week in the country, there was also a festival going on. There is a large basilica in the town, and every year during the month of August, people from all over the country, as a tradition, walk miles, and miles to pray and take holy water from a natural spring. The whole city was full of life during this week. There was entertainment, and tons of great Costa Rican food. The last week there I also went bungee jumping which was quite a rush!

After all the cultural things that I experienced in Costa Rica, I realize how much more is out there, and it makes me want to get out of Mankato and go active duty after I commission. I met so many differ-ent kinds of people from all over the united states on the trip, and some of those blossomed into great friends. I am very thankful for this trip that Army ROTC awarded me. Thank you, Army!

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Cadet Arie Emde—NSTP, Hawaii After LDAC this summer, I participated in a month-long NSTP (Nursing Summer Training Program) internship. The Army sent me to Tripler Army Medical Center on the island of Oahu, in the city of Honolulu. I was there from 26 July until 21 Au-gust. Cadet Bissonette, and Cadet Stadther, and I were all there together and for the exact same dates so we were able to see and do many different things together. Out of the twenty seven days that we were there I worked nine twelve-hour days. Before we left for any training this summer we were given the opportunity to request what types of nursing we wanted to experience. For the first two weeks, I spent my time following different nurses in a variety of fields that I am interested in. I was able to shadow a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist for two days, an Op-erating Room Nurse for two days, and an Intensive Care Unit Nurse for one day. I

found these experiences to be invaluable because it helped me narrow down what type of nursing I want to go in to and what I needed to accomplish in order to get on track with that goal.

Following the first two weeks of ―shadowing‖ I was able to go to my floor. I was assigned to go to 5C2 which is a medical telemetry floor. Basically, it is a specific floor in the hospital that patients get sent to if they are in respiratory and/or cardiovascular distress. They are sent to this floor because it is spe-cially equipped with heart and lung monitoring devices so they are continuously watched by a specialist. I had a phenomenal experience on this floor. My preceptor was very open to letting me try new things and many of the other personnel on the floor took me under their wing when they had some sort of treat-ment or learning opportunity that I could participate in. It was incredibly different than any experience that I have had through school or the civilian sector because of the amount of autonomy we were given and how much hands-on experience was provided. In nursing school you have to study up on everything for hours before you get to try anything, whereas at Tripler you were given a short explanation, shown the supplies, and then expected to try it for yourself. I learned a great deal and have gained even more appreciation for Army Nursing. Considering that I was only at the hospital for nine out of the twenty seven days, the other eight-een days were essentially a paid vacation. The day after I got there, I invested in a bus pass with Cadet Bissonette. This was the smartest decision that I made out there. We were able to travel anywhere on the island as often as we wanted for our entire time out there. The place we frequented most often was Wai-kiki, which is a haven for tourists all over the world. There we experienced the night life, sat on the beach, and did a great deal of shopping. We also visited the North Shore. It is known for its incredible surf in the winter months, where waves can be as high as 30 feet. The atmosphere up there was very relaxed and how most would consider ―native Hawaiians‖ to live. Some other things we were able to do were: visit the Polynesian Culture Center, experience a Luau, go skydiving, go cliff jumping, climb the volcano cra-ters, hike in the mountains, snorkel, see where Lost was filmed, and view Pirates of the Caribbean 4 being filmed. These are some of the big events that we were able to partake in but we did much, much more. This experience was so incredible. I was able to learn a lot and also have the vacation of my life at the same time. The location was amazing because of the warm weather and beautiful scenery. In fact, I requested this to be my first duty station once we complete our training down in San Antonio, Texas. If there are any nurses who are reading this I would highly recommend taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Hiking Koko Head Crater Cadets Emde, Stadther and Bis-

sonette go skydiving

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Class of 1982 memories submitted by Steve Parry, the first Gustavus ROTC Cadet. STEVEN PARRY (82) - Here are some picture of the 1982 commissioning class. 1982 was the first class

that was a class with all there training done at MSU. It was the second class commissioned. I was the

first cadet from Gustavus and was followed a year later by Peter Ford. I was told that I was the 1st ROTC

cadet at Gustavus since WWII. I was a member of the MN National Guard (FA) while in college, but did

a branch change to Infantry prior to going on active duty in 1984. In 1985, I taught small unit tactics to

the ROTC cadets that came through Fort Lewis for summer training.

Commissioning Ceremony, 1982

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BG ALAN S. DOHRMANN (83) - In August of 2009, I assumed Command of the 141 MEB and deployed it, along with units from 13 states and territories, to Camp Atterbury for post-mobilization training in preparation for the KFOR 12 mission. Following post-mobilization training, I assumed command of Mul-tinational Task Force East, Kosovo Forces on 14 Nov 09. MNTF-E was a 2200 strong Task Force made up soldiers from the United States, Poland, Greece, Ukraine, Turkey, Romania and Armenia. Conducted Peace Keeping/Enforcement operations through July of 2010. Upon my return, I resumed my duties as Deputy Adjutant General of the North Dakota National Guard. BG JEFF BERTRANG (85) - I recently was assigned as the Deputy CG for the 34th ID, based out of Rose-mount, MN. Prior to that assignment, I was the Assistant Adjutant General for the MN ARNG from Janu-ary 2009 to October 2010. I am a high school principal at Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (GFW) schools since 1994. I live in New Ulm with my wife Wendy and our three children. LTC (R)JEFF MEISTER (85)—I retired from the Army two years ago after 23 years of distinguished service as a logistician. I currently serve as a GS15 Deputy Division Chief for the Joint Requirements and Assess-ments Division on the Army Staff in the Pentagon. I continue to take the PT Test with military personnel and routinely score over 300 points as has been the case throughout my entire military career.

LTC (R)PAUL HOSFIELD (85) - I am currently assigned to the USAR IRR. Recently deployed with 34ID Main Command Post. I served as the USD-S's Plans LNO to USF-I C33 FUOPS. Attached is a picture of me sitting in Saddam Hussein's chair located in the Al Faw Palace.

GREGORY ―REGGIE‖ GWOST (85) - I served from 1985 though 1996. During that time I was stationed at

Ft. Ord, CA, Bremerhaven, Germany, Ft. Stewart, GA. I served in the Persian Gulf War with the 5th

MASH. I am currently the Triage Nurse for a group of Neurosurgeons in St. Cloud, MN. Married. 2

Sons Nate 18 & Mitch 16.

LTC JIM RISGAARD (86)— I've recently been nominated to the AFPAK Hands program, PCS'd from Hei-delberg, GE to Tampa, Fl, where I'm assigned to SOCCENT. Will start language training soon (DARI) and will be deploying to Afghanistan as part of the program in Feb of 11. BURDORF, DWAYNE (86) - I am currently employed as the Country Manager for Mexico, National Oil

Well Varco in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico

LTC ALAN K. DOROW (89) I am currently serving as the Battalion Commander for the 181 Brigade Sup-port Battalion with the 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT). I took command in March of 2008 and deployed the battalion to Iraq with the 81st HBCT in Oct of 2008. This was my second deployment to Iraq with the 81st HBCT. I works fulltime (AGR) as the Force Integration and Readiness Officer (FIRO) for the Washington Army National Guard. I reside in Roy, WA with my lovely wife Kathi and our two children, Kenaniah (11), and Alanna (9). MAJ SEBERT WILSON (89)- I work at the Pentagon. My job is working with the Detainees in Cuba. I just came back from helping TF-435 in BAF AF. I was helping with the Detainees there. I've been at the Pen-tagon for the last 2 1/2yrs. I just got extended again. This Sept will mark 33yrs in the Military. I left the MN Guards and joined the AR in Jan.

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LTC DAVID LANGFELLOW (90)—I am assigned to USSOCOM @ the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF)@ MacDill AFB, Tampa Florida. I’ve been with USSO-COM since November 2008. I am currently deployed forward with the Com-bined Joint Inter-Agency Task Force-Nexus, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Not sure if you have published yet… The other day I had the distinct honor of having dinner chow and a hour long one-on-one conversation with a true American hero, LtCol (Retired) Oliver (Ollie) North. His PSD lead took the at-

tached photo for me. Photo of LTC Langfellow and LTC(R)Oliver North in Afghanistan.

LTC TROY SOUKUP (90) - Military: Currently serving as the BN CDR for 1-125th Field Artillery Bn in New Ulm, MN. Took Command in OCT 2009. Unit locations for 1-125th FA are: New Ulm, St Peter, St James, Jackson, Fairmont, Pipestone, Luverne, and Anoka. Civilian: I live in Maple Grove, MN with my wife Melissa and 4 kids (Megan(8 yrs), Madison(5 yrs), Thor (2 yrs), and Taylor (2 yrs). Cur-rently employed as a medical device Territory Sales Manager for Zimmer Dental (selling dental implants to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons).

MAJ STEVE KVALL (90) - I have PCS'd to lovely Fort Bragg, NC. I have been transferred to the USACA-POC HQ and work in the G9 Readiness & Mobilization Directorate. "NSTR"...Nothing significant to re-port.

DAVID R. VOELKER (92) - I am currently living and working in Seoul, Korea at United States Army Gar-rison Yongsan. I work for the Installation Management Command (IMCOM) Korea Region in the Master Planning office.

MAJ (R)STEPHEN JOHANNSEN (92) - I retired effective SEP2010 after 22 years of military service. I will

continue in the IRR for the foreseeable future. I will miss the exceptional men and women I have served

with during my membership in 4 National Guard brigades and two Iraqi deployments

LTC ROY BEHNE (92) - I'm the J6 Deputy Director for Plans & Policy. I've been working the communica-tions drawdown efforts for us to eventually close up shop her in Iraq at the end of next year and leaving an enduring capability to transfer to the Department of State.

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MAJ DWAYNE EDEN (94) - I am currently in Kunar Provence, Afghanistan. I am with an Agriculture Development Team (ADT) from the Iowa National Guard and am the 2OIC of the Ag Section. This is the first ADT from Iowa. The program has been going on in Afghanistan for about 4 years. We are helping the Afghan farmers and Government to become more dependent on themselves for food by showing them ways to become more productive in the crops they are growing. As you can see from the picture, I think this a very pretty place and would be an awesome destination for anybody who likes to go hik-ing...once the country becomes stabilized. It is only a matter of time.

MAJ Eden on over watch of the Kunar River

Valley,, Afghanistan

MAJ Eden and a local farmer at a “Shura” in the

Governors Compound,, Asadabad, Afghanistan

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CPT JESSICA SCHULTZ (01) - I just PCSed from Tripler Army Medical Center (Hawaii) with my hus-band in AUG to the US Army War College (Carlisle PA) and am working with the Army Physical Fitness Research Institute (APFRI), still as a clinical psychologist. We’re expecting our first child in January (so getting busy trying to get ready). CPT PHIL ROYER (02) - I am currently OIC of outpatient physical therapy at Tripler AMC, Honolulu. My wife and I just had our first child (Olivia) on 6 June. Parenthood is great!

CPT NATE HELLER (02) - Currently deployed to East Africa, leading a Civil Affairs team in Moroto, Uganda in the Karamoja region. Serving in the 418th CA BN out of Belton, MO. I work as a contractor at Fort Leavenworth for the Army Training Net-work. Photo of Nate with his Civil Affairs team in Africa

CPT SARA LIVINGSTON (02) - I am currently the MSI instructor at MSU. I am assigned to 1-340th TSB out of Arden Hills, MN. I live in North Mankato with my daughters, Anna (6) and Hailey (4). CPT CHRIS DONLIN (03) - I just finished JAG OBC and my wife Sara and I reported to Fort Benning for my first assignment as an Administrative Law attorney.

CPT DAVID ADAMS (04)— I was just hired full-time as the Training Offi-cer for the 834th Aviation Support Battalion, of the 34th Combat Aviation BDE. I spent the last 2 years working ADOS (Active Duty Operational Sup-port) for JFHQ-MN-J3 Mobilization Readiness as the Mobilization Plans Of-ficer. Prior to moving to the 834th ASB full-time and M-Day, I was an Ar-mor Company Platoon Leader and XO for a couple years, then BN S1 for 1-194 Armor out of Brainerd, MN. My current Branch is Armor. Photo is of CPT Adams firing a mortar ICW alumni LT Reynaldo Caban’s (08) platoon!

CPT DAN CLARK (04) - I recently completed combined logistics captain's career course (CLC3) and was then assigned to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, NC. I am currently deployed for a 3rd time, serving as the Task Force S4/S6/Public affairs representative for the Joint Logistics Task Force 7 stationed in Camp Arifjan Kuwait. The Task Force is made up of AD, USAR, USN, and USAF forces and is responsible for facilitating Operation Responsible Drawdown by transporting equipment from Iraq to refit maintenance sites in Kuwait and the U.S.

CPT BRIAN KNUTSON (05) - I took command of Echo Company (Forward Support Com-pany), 2-22 Infantry Battalion, 1st BCT, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, NY in June 2009. We are currently deployed to Camp Alamo in Kabul, Afghanistan. I am also mentor-ing the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) Garrison Commander, a Colonel in the Af-ghan National Army. We expect to redeploy in January 2011. Photo of my 1SG and myself on top of a mountain that we climbed in the training area of KMTC.

CPT NIC FOUGNER (07) - My wife Nichole and I have been living in Schwienfurt, Germany for the past three years. I am assigned to the 9th En Bn, 172D SIB. I was pro-moted to CPT on 1 June 2010. My lovely wife and I are looking forward to returning to the States in a few more months where I will attend Captains Career Course. Photo of CPT Fougner and wife Nichole

1LT ERIC LEWANSKI (07)— I am currently attending the Military Intelligence Captain’s Career Course.

I am an active member of the Minnesota National Guard. I work as a commercial insurance underwriter

for Travelers Insurance in St. Paul, MN.

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1LT ADAM INGALSBE (08) - I am 1LT Adam Ingalsbe. I returned from deployment to Basra, Iraq with the 34th ID DSTB in January. I work at General Mills in Golden Valley, MN. 2LT TROY FRENCH (10)— I am in IBOLC at Fort Benning and headed to the 170th IBCT in Germany, de-ploying Spring 2011. 2LT RICHARD KISSKEYS (10) - My family and I are stationed at Ft. Lewis and have been there since May.

1LT MARTIN SCHIMMELE (08) - I am currently working as a fulltime National Guard Member as a Man-power Analyst for National Guard Bureau (NGB) in Arlington, Virginia. I work in the branch that pub-lishes the Full Time Manning Document for the Army National Guard. I have 6 states in my region and I am tasked with working directly with the States Human Resources Officer and there staff to develop their Army National Guard Full Time Manning Document and facilitate additional questions or concerns the states may have in regards to their document. Earlier this year I participated in Minnesota's State Partnership Program with Croatia. As the senior leader in the exchange I took a Platoon of 30 soldiers to Croatia for an 18 day exchange. The exchange included a recon trip, train-up of the platoon, transportation, and a culmination exercise that was presented to distin-guished visitors from all around the world. Upon returning from Croatia I acted as the Liaison Officer for a platoon of 35 Croatian soldiers for 14 days. I acted as the link between three companies to ensure all the Croatian Soldiers were fed, transported, trained, qualified on M16 and trained on all other squad weapon systems, as well as a guide while the Croatians explored Minnesota. Attached is a picture of myself (second person from the left of US Troops) with my platoon, the Croatian exchange platoon and Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito Lt. Gen. Krulijac.

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Saturday, November 13, 2010 9:00 AM

Start and finish on the MSU campus

Course starts and ends outside of the Myers Field House on the Minnesota State University Mankato campus. Parking is available in

Lot 20 Purple (corner of Stadium Road and Warren Street) and Lot 5 Gold (north side of Taylor Center).

Packet pick-up and race day registration will take place between 8:00 AM and 8:45 AM in Myers Field House.

Awards will be awarded to the top male and female finishers in each age group:

18 and under 19-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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Last name First Name MI Age (on 11/13/10) Sex

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Address City State Zip

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E-mail address Phone number

T-shirt size: (please circle one) S M L XL XXL

Entry fee is $15 by November 5th; after November 5th race day registration is $20. Please make check payable to the “Cadet Activity

Fund”. All proceeds go to the 1LT Michael Fasnacht Scholarship Fund at MSU.

Veteran’s Day ROTC 5K

2nd Lieutenant Milstead and 2nd Lieutenant Harting

316 Wiecking Center

Mankato, MN 56001

(507)389-5834 Waiver: I certify that I am eligible to participate in this competition under USAT&F rules. In consideration of your accepting this entry, I, the undersigned, intend-

ing to be legally bound, hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, waive and release any and all rights and claims for damages I may have against

the Minnesota State University Army ROTC program, Minnesota State University, the City of Mankato, and any other sponsors and their representatives, successors

and assigns for any and all injuries suffered by me in said event. I attest and verify that I am an amateur and that I will participate in the event as a footrace, that I

am physically fit and have sufficiently trained for the completion of this event and that my physical condition has been verified by a licensed medical doctor. Further,

I hereby grant full permission to any and all of the foregoing to use my name, likeness, and voice, as well as any photographs, videotapes, motion pictures, recordings

and any other record of this event in which I may appear for any legitimate purpose including television broadcast of the event, the reuse in any media of this broad-

cast and in advertising and promotion for such broadcast and reuse. I understand that the race may be cancelled or postponed due to natural disaster or other simi-

lar causes. Fees are non-refundable. If I require medical attention as a result of my participation, I hereby give my consent to authorized medical personnel to pro-

vide such medical care as deemed necessary by such authorized personnel.

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Participant Signature (parent must sign if under 18) Date

Honoring

Those

Who Served

The 5th Annual Veterans Day 5K, sponsored by the Maverick BN Army ROTC program will be held Saturday Nov 13th

at the MSU campus. Registration form is below with the mailing address! Come on out and run with the current Ca-

dets! Hear the Maverick BN Army ROTC band play!

Dept of Military Science

316 Wiecking Center

Mankato, MN 56001

Alumni Visits: The Department of Military Science maintains an open request for any Alumni in

the area or passing through, to stop in and speak to Cadets regarding their military experience.

Please contact the office if you’d like to share your story.

Fundraising: Have you ever been contacted by MSU’s alumni relations department during their fund drives? Did you know that you could designate your donation to the ROTC department

though the College of Education and the Alumni Relations Department? Donations are used in

various aspects for training, scholarships and Cadet activity support.

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2010 Maverick Battalion Corps of Cadets Photo courtesy of Bobby McFall

Front Row Cadre and Staff L-R: LTC Joel Stephenson, MSG Don Friend, SFC Michael Goldner, CPT Chris Rogers, Jean

Andresen, Lori Olinger, Kris Boyce, MAJ Jerry Bohl, CPT Sara Livingston, 2LT Tim Harting, 2LT Jeremy Milstead