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FRONTLINEServing the Fort Stewa rt and Hunter Army Airfield comm unities (w ww.stewart.army.mil) March 1,

PRSRT STD U.S. Postag e Pa idPermit no. 43,

Hinesville, Ga . 31314

Vol. 41, Issue 7

GarrisonCommandGolf ScramSee Page 1

Black HistoryObservance at

Hunter, SeePage 1B

RegionalInformation

SharingConference,See Page 5B

Big Day! March 8,Spiritual Luncheon,

Casing of the Colors,Street Dance,

See Pages 2A, 6A,1B

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Spc. Ricardo Branch1st BCT Public Affairs

CAMP RAMADI, Iraq – Soldiers froBrigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Dibe miles away from home but still have they can stay in touch with loved odeployed in Iraq.

With the available of the internet, aSoldiers are able to call home at the diaor the stroke of a keyboard.

“I like to use a phone to call home

Staying in touchelps Soldiers

Division CPX battles in brief Sgt. Ben Brody

3rd Inf. Div. Public Affairs

In ancient wars, the decisive force on the con-ventional battlefield was fighters. The strongerand more organized warriors won. By the end of World War I, machines had usurped that role.Now, as weaponry has advanced to the point where even the toughest machines can rarely endure direct hits, information is taking over asthe primary factor that separates victory fromd f t

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I like to use a phone to call homedefeat

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Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch3rd Inf. Div. commanding general

We are moving at an incredible pace. And I could not be more proud of this divi-sion. Everywhere you look, you see Soldiersand equipment on the move, training anddeploying.

In a matter of weeks the division head-quarters will deploy on an acceleratedtimeline. The mission is critical and ourtask will have historic significance. A yearfrom now we will reflect on these days and weeks and we will be proud that we accom-

plished a great feat in a short time.It is appropriate now to celebrate andmake memories that will last a year andlonger.

We will hold a ceremony on Fort Stewart

March 8. Our division colors will be cased –signifying our departure for Iraq. We will

pause to worship collectively at a spiritualluncheon. And we will celebrate ourfriendship with a street dance.

It will be a day that we will all recall formany years to come as the day our commu-

nity stood together. It will be a day that we will all think of a year from now no matter

where in the world we are and smile.March 8th will be remembered as a greatday for each and every one of us.

You are all invited.I want to take this opportunity to thank

our neighbors who have expressed theirlove and support. Many have offered toembrace our families as their own in ourabsence.

We will have peace of mind with theknowledge that our loved ones here willreceive the support they deserve while we

are away.Join us on March 8 as we celebrate thesupport this community offers its division –the 3rd Infantry Division. ROCK OF THEMARNE!

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“ Leaders are always on duty. They love their Soldiers and they love Soldiering.”

Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch

3rd Inf. Div. commanding general

The

Marne community holds special events, moments to remem

$1,000 RewardSpecial to the Frontline

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia -- Persons mak-ing false or misleading statements to fam-ilies about the death, injury, capture ordisappearance of a member of the ArmedForces of the United States during a timeof war could be fined, imprisoned, or both.

According to the Stop Terrorist andMilitary Hoaxes Act of 2004, codified atTitle 18, U.S. Code, Section 1038, it’s a

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PVT Blanton Rosenau

2nd BCT public affairs

Soldiers from C Troop, 3rd Squadron 7th Cavalry Regime

3rd Infantry Division, participated in an advanced Rav

unmanned aerial vehicle operator course Thursday night

Fort Stewart.

“The course was designed to make the Soldiers more pro

cient on targeting, tactics and procedures,” said retired Arm

Chief Warrant Officer Ken Arrington, now a Raven instruc

and project manager of small unarmed aerial vehicles.

“The training is part of new equipment training and advalue to the skills learned in the basic course,” Arrington sa

One of the most valuable aspects of the UAV is target acq

sition, said Staff Sgt. Eric Bull, C Troop 3/7 Cav. “We can sear

for and keep our eyes on targets without endangering the liv

of our Soldiers.”

The UAV has been used in practice for many missions in t

past.

“We have watched and even deterred insurgents placi

improvised explosive devices,” said Bull, who experienced

first hand in Operation Iraqi Freedom III. “It also has a nig

vision camera and we have identified insurgents without ging away our position.”

The Raven UAV the Soldiers were trained on was a new

upgraded version.

“The Raven B has a better tracking software and the ha

control is much more user friendly,” said Bull. “The came

were upgraded as well. They have a much improved resoluti

and zoom.”

In the past the use of the Raven UAV was not as widespre

as it is now said Bull “In the past we had two Ravens total a

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Commentaryby Jim Jeffcoat

I don’t wanna’ sound sar-castic or anything – but asspring cleanup time rollsaround, I can’t help but won-der, “how in the world are wegoing to get every-body to participate when everybody seems to be going indifferent directions.”

Soldiers are prep-ping to once again

make a stand in theGlobal War on ter-rorism; civilianemployees are brac-ing to double-up in supportof deployments, family careand sustainability of the gar-rison; and families andfriends are anticipating theincreased responsibility to“hold down the fort” whileour heroes are at war.

However, for spring cleanup to be successful, thegarrison is going to needeverybody’s participation.Cleanup is a family affair, andfor all intends and purposes, we are “family.” So, althoughit may be above and beyondour daily duties, each andeveryone of us will have tocommit to the cleanup It is

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The Honorable William T. Moore, Jr.,Chief Judge United States District CourtSouthern District of Georgia entered inan order on Jan. 18, directing that cer-tain excess unclaimed funds from aclass action pending in that district bedistributed to the Children of Fallen

Soldiers Relief Fund, Inc. These fundsare earmarked to assist the spouses andchildren of 3rd Infantry Division sol-diers killed or wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan.

The total distribution in the amount

of $20,000.00 is now held in trust specif-ically to provide assistance to families of the 3rd Inf. Div. who are in need of assis-tance and who meet the requirementsof the CFSRF.

To apply online visit the agency at: www.cfsrf.org or you may request anapplication through email at:[email protected] .

“We believe that our freedom and ourchildren’s freedoms are forever guaran-teed by every member of our ArmedForces who have served in the past, pre-

sent and future. Our lives are made evenricher than those in other countriesbecause of our military personnel. They offer us freedom. Something that noamount of money can buy. Something so priceless you cannot even purchase it

on the market, but sadly may not benoticed until it is gone“, said RebeccaCampbell, founder of the CFSRF.

The CFSRF is a 501 (c) 3 non-profitorganization that provides financial andemotional support to surviving U.S.military children and spouses affectedby the war on terrorism. The programhas been further expanded to includefamilies of severely disabled veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and OperationEnduring Freedom. CFSRF was found-ed in 2003 to honor our service men and

women who have made the ultimatesacrifice for our continued freedom.

For more information on the CFSRF. You may visit their website at: www.cfsrf.org and ask how you can helpthese families.

Children of fallen Soldiersinvited to make claims

Staff Judge Advocate

Both Georgia state law

and Department of Defenseand Army regulations pre-scribe requirements for sex-ual offenders. Failure tocomply with these registra-tion requirements may subject the individual to crimi-nal penalties.

Under Georgia law, a sex-ual offender is anyone who

attend school.In Georgia, once placed

on a sexual offender registry,

a sexual offender is requiredto renew his/her registrationinformation yearly with thesheriff of the county in which the offender resides. At that time, the offender will be photographed andfingerprinted, and his/herinformation will be updatedin the registry. If, during the

county where he/she ismoving about the move andthe new residence address.

Sexual offenders who fail tocomply with these require-ments may be subject tocriminal prosecution.

Department of Defenseand Army regulations pre-scribe registration require-ments similar to Georgia’srequirements. More specifi-cally, military officials are

Department o Defense and Army regulations do notprohibit military sexual

offenders from living on amilitary installation, butthey do impose registrationrequirements on the sexualoffender. Thus, sexualoffenders moving to FortStewart or Hunter Army Airfield must bring theircounty registration forms totheir local Military Police

SJA clarifies sex-offender law applications on post

Funds set to support3rd Inf div spouses

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Jennifer ScalesPublic Affairs Specialist

“Everything I do all day long, e very day, isfor the Soldier - to provide the best facility;the best barracks; the best ranges,” said

Anne delaSierra, master planning engineerfor Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.“Without physically being in the uniform, Iserve my country.”

She is one of a handful of female engi-neers at the installation.

“When I started at Hunter, I was the only female engineer. Now I really don’t pay itany attention,” she said.

Master planning involves looking at therequirements for the installation’s Table of Distribution and Allowance and the modi-fied table of organization and equipment

“We check to see if we are providing ade-quately for what the population needs, asfar as square footage goes,” delaSierra said.

“They might not be operating at theiroptimum capacity because they don’t havethe resources they need.”

This is where the master planner canhelp. With information in hand, delaSierracan program and prepare a document not-ing the situation.

“We have to figure out how much eachlittle thing costs, line by line, such as storm

drains, gas, water, sewer, the building, andsite development,” she said.

The plan is put together for submissionto Congress. Once a new requirement isapproved, a new planning process beginsthat include determining a location for theproject, and environmental constraints,such as wetlands, cultural resources,endangered species, or noise.

“For instance, families living in Liberty W d l d h h

number of other locations.The master planner is the keeper of the

land management plan and visual district. With that respect, a battalion headquarters would not be built across from the PX because that is the town center, according

to delaSierra. She reasoned the battalionneeds to be close to the companies andtheir respective motorpools.

“So it is my job to make sure that every-thing is collocated properly,” saiddelaSierra.

Like functions are grouped together.“It really is not haphazard. We really do

have a plan. We do something called themaster plan,” she said. “Like right now weare planning for a 5th Brigade. What is thelikelihood one would come here? Pretty slim, but if Congress decides they want to

put one here, I better have a plan for whereit goes.”

DelaSierra is currently working on theplanning cycle for fiscal year 2009-2014. Anything for fiscal year 2007 and 2008 isalready either under design or under con-struction.

In addition to the planning aspect, thereal property branch works under theumbrella of the master planner.

In the real property arena, a conditionassessment for the facilities is done.

“There are many people on post who still work in World War II wooden facilities,”delaSierra said. “We have something calledthe facilities reduction program where weare trying to get rid of all the WWII wood.

Another facet to her work is the installa-tion design guide. This is a profile of whatthe installation is suppose to look like.

“The whole purpose of the SouthernLiving Station of Choice concept is we wanth i ll i l k i k ff i

Coordination is also made with the firedepartment so that they can have accessand then there is the communicationsand environmental requirements. Inaddition, building inventories must bedone each year.

“We go in to every single building onpost and measure and validate thedimensions,” she said. “Validation ismade for the people who occupy it todetermine if there is enough space forthem to meet their mission. “

Before working at Fort Stewart/Hunter,delaSierra worked for the SavannahCorps of Engineers for 18 years.

‘I really began working there as asummer-hire clerk typist,” she said. “ I was unsure of what I would major in when I began college, but they kept after

me about getting into the engineer field.They convinced me and before I knew it, Itransferred to Georgia Tech and graduatedfrom there in 1982. I then came back to theSavannah Corps as an Army engineerintern.”

Pat Beasley, her mom, can take the cred-it for getting her jump started into working for the federal government and theSavannah Corps of Engineer men in thedesign branch section for pushing herto consider the engineer field.

During her stint at theSavannah office, delaSierra metand married Francisco, herhusband of 25 years.

They have two ballerinas: Anna Marguerite ‘Maggie’attends Savannah College of Art and Design and teachesdance when not in school;and Patricia Mercedes

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Division Colors Casing Ceremony slatedThe 3rd Infantry Division and Stewart and Hunter will

hold a Casing of the Colors ceremony 4 p.m., March 8 atMarne Garden to recognize the departure of the 3rd Inf. Div.Headquarters and Soldiers in support of the Global War on

Terrorism. The uniform is duty uniform. Inclement weatherlocation is Woodruff Theater.

Commander hosts street danceThe Fort Stewart and Hunter Army community will come

together for a street dance 5 p.m., March 8 at Newman Field.Entertainment is being provided by Michael Scott. The uni-form is civilian casual. Inclement weather location isNewman Gym.

Speed zones reduced

In order to create the safest conditions possible for ourSoldiers training in the field and protect the motorists whouse the highways, Fort Stewart has reduced speed limits within the installation boundaries. The changes are onGeorgia Highway 144 from the Richmond Hill boundary tothe Glennvile boundary and on Georgia Highway 119 fromthe installation boundary, near Pembroke, to the junction of Georgia Highway 144 on Fort Stewart. The speed limit isreduced to 45 MPH. There are reminders on the messageboards at the installation boundaries. All speed limit signs will be changed. If you must traverse these roadways, pleaseuse caution and allow for additional time to arrive at your

destination.

Highways 119, 144 traffic alert announcedDue to increased training throughout the month,

motorists are encouraged to use caution while driving onGeorgia Highways 119 and 144 on Fort Stewart. Motorists areurged to use extra caution and be aware of possible vehicleand Soldier road crossings.

Catholic Lenten schedule Now - April 7Stations of the Cross with Holy Communion is every Friday

of Lent at 11:45 a.m.; Daily Mass at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at Heritage Chapel, building T-85,Lindquist Rd. Hunter Army Airfield Stations of the Cross -followed by soup supper at 6:30 p.m. on Friday of Lent atHunter Chapel, building 145.

StewartPWOC offers studies focused on female needs

Fort Stewart’s Protestant Women of the Chapel meets 9:30a.m. to Noon every Wednesday at Marne Chapel.

There are four studies offered this spring semesterfocused on the needs of the modern military wife andfemale military members. Childcare is provided by Child Youth Services caregivers.

"A firm Foundation," the PWOC Spring Retreat, will beheld at Epworth by the Sea on St. Simon's Island, Apr. 13 and14. All are welcome. PWOC, which is sponsored by the Army Chief of Chaplains, says it is God empowered, Christcentered and Spirit led.

It exists as an extension of the Chapel and encourages women to grow spiritually within the body of Christ throughprayer, the study of God's Word, Worship and Service. For

more information please contact Tammy Owens [email protected].

You might be eligible for the HOPE Grant

Georgia residents and military ID card holderattending a Georgia public technical college to eacate or diploma, are eligible for a HOPE Grant rehigh school graduation date or grade average

receive the Hope Grant for an unlimited number othat qualify under the guidelines. Full-time enrollrequired, but you must be making satisfactoryprogress to maintain eligibility. You are not requiretain a "B" average to renew your HOPE Grant.

Councelors are available at the Sgt. 1st Class Pa Army Education Center, Building 100, KnowledgStewart. For more information about the educatcall 767-8331.

Basketball championship slatedCome see the basketball action at Newman

company-level basketball championship gamplayed 7:30 p.m., March 22 at Newman Fitness Ceing 439. To find out more or see how your team ispage 2C.

Apply now for an OSC ScholarshipThe Officer’s Spouses Club scholarship applicavailable in school guidance offices, the FoEducation Center, the Shop of the Marne and canloaded at http://thesteelmagnolia.org . The dereturning completed applications is March 14.

Shop of the Marne invites youCheck out our new Polish pottery room! We wSaturday from 10-1 p.m. We are located in buildinMcNeely Rd. behind the Ft. Stewart PX. You get toff if you mention this brief.

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Fort Stewart /Hunter Army Airfield Briefs

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Katherine IngramLegal Assistance Office

Hey Judge, I’ve heard a lot about parental act powers of attor-ney and emergency placement cards at my family readinessgroups. Could you tell me what these documents are all about?

What is a Parental Acts Power of Attorney? A Parental Acts Power of Attorney is a document that gives

another person the authority to care for your children. It allowsthe person you have designated as your power of attorney to seek medical care for your children, handle school matters, and oth-erwise take care of your children. A parental acts Power of Attorney can be given to a parent or other person to take care of your children over the summertime or it can be “springing” which means it is only effective only in the event of your hospi-talization or incapacitation.

Do I need a parental acts power of attorney?

It is a good idea for all parents to have a “springing” parentalacts power of attorney. This document names a short term agentand a long term agent to care for your children in the event that you are unable to. The short term agent may be a neighbor orfamily member that lives close by whereas the long term agentmay be a family member or trusted friend that lives furtheraway. This document is especially important if one parent isdeployed. It will a ssure that your children are able to stay withsomeone you are comfortable with until you recover or until your Soldier can come home. Most of us are painfully aware of the dangers to our deployed soldiers, but sometimes we forget

about all of the dangers at home that could prevent us from car-ing for our children. If you do not have a parental acts power of attorney naming someone to care for your children, your chil-dren will be placed in foster care.

How do the emergency personnel know who to contact?

The Ft. Stewart Legal Assistance office has developed Soldierand Family Emergency Stickers and cards that work in connec-tion with the parental acts power of attorney.When you com-

plete your parental acts power of attorney, you should also pick up the brightly colored “SAFE” stickers which can be placed on your children’s car seats or in the glove compartment of yourvehicle. These stickers provide emergency personnel with thenames of your children, any important medical informationregarding your children, the contact information for the personholding your parental acts power of attorney, and other emer-gency contact numbers. You can place additional informationon the wallet size emergency contact card available from legalassistance. If you are in an accident and are not able to tell emer-gency personnel who to call, they will be able to obtain this infor-mation from the SAFE sticker and the emergency contact card.

Where should I keep my parental acts power of attorney?

Each person who you name in your parental acts power of attorney should have a copy of the document and should know where the original is located. This way the person or people youhave named to care for your children can produce the documentif it is needed.

Where can I get the parental acts power of attorney?

You may complete your parental acts power of attorney at thelegal assistance office currently located off Hase Road inBuilding 50-A. The legal assistance office will be moving in

March. After our move you will be able to obtain ments at the legal assistance office on the second floing 621 . You do not need an appointment to do tensure that your document is witnessed and notcompleted.While you should make sure that the pernaming to care for your children is aware that you them, they do not need to be present for you to complument. Be sure to ask for the SAFE stickers and emetact cards to go with your power of attorney.

In short, every family with children should ensuhave named someone to care for their children in tan emergency so that their children do not have tonificant time in the foster care system. By comspringing parental acts power of attorney, the SAand the emergency contact cards, emergency persoable to place your children with someone you chthan in state care.

ASK THE JUDGE

Legal Notice Anyone having claims against or who is ind

the estate of Pv2 Matthew W. Zeimer, HHC, 3/6Fort Stewart, Ga, 31314, contact Capt Michaerear detachment, 3/69th Armor, Fort Stewart, Gat [email protected] or, call 4595.

Anyone having claims against or who is indthe estate of Pfc. Kelly Youngblood, D Co., 3/6Fort Stewart, Ga, 31314 contact 1LT MichaelHHC, 1/3 BTB, 1BCT, Fort Stewart 31314 at 767

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Pat Young

Spc. Michael Robinson, 3rd Signal Co., returns to work at Wright Army Airfield during the Division’s Command Post Exercise Jan. 23.The event allowed Soldiers and leaders to simulated problems, while ‘fielding’ logistical ‘problems’ like setting up tents and running

Working to reduce field problemsPat YoungFrontline Staff

Leaders and Soldiers bfrom the Division’s CommExercise this week in prepunit to deploy to Iraq later th

Sgt. 1st Class Leo Headquarters and HeadCompany, Special Troops Ba20-year veteran who seOperation Iraqi Freedom Isaid there was a lot to do.

“The Soldiers here are extra hard,” Rachmel said. “lot of infra-structure to

Shelters to raise, cables to other equipment to preparemanpower intensive.”

He said he spends most oftary career in a Humvee.

“At this level, we provide cand control to subordinate uare doing the day-to-day that make it all work,”

Rachmel said all the hard worthwhile because it allDivision to perform more b

helped achieve the big goal.“We’re doing a good job heIraqi people, helping theirment stand up,” Rachmel sahard work but its what we sfor.”

Rachmel summarized th with praise for the workers.

“We couldn’t do it witSoldiers,” he said.

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process known as “manifesting.”

She, and about half a dozen others

are the last civilians these Soldierssee before boarding a plane for a

long trip downrange. “Some have

never been away from homebefore, let alone overseas.”

On paper, the job is simple. It isto keep track of, and document allSoldiers prior to their deployment

flight.“There is not a lot required on

the part of the Soldier,” she said.

“The burden should be on us.They have enough on their

minds.”

The manifest process actually begins in the unit.

“The unit commander provides

us with a pre-manifest roster,”notes Waynick. “It has every sol-

dier listed who is going out.”Soldiers are lined up at the

Departure/Arrival, Airfield

Control Group with all their carry-on items and equipment for

weighing. This information is pro-

vided to the flight crew to deter-mine balance issues.

“We line them up on both sides

of the DAAG,” says Waynick. “We

can manifest as many as 300

Soldiers at the same time if need-

ed. We scan their ID cards.

Names, social security numberand all pertinent information are

automatically loaded into the

manifesting program. If an IDcard or dog tag is missing it is not

a problem. We can easily issuenew ones if necessary.” Once aSoldier is manifested, he is

released back to his unit.Soon afterwards, Soldiers go to

a “Sterile room,” where they are

briefed. From there until they board the plane they will have

zero contact with the outside

world.Until they enter the sterile

room, however, Soldiers just wait.

They wait alone with their com-rades and thoughts. They are pro-

vided a hot meal courtesy of theUSO. Some sit around and play

cards or write the first of many let-

ters to their loved ones. Waynick seeks out the faces she

calls, “her kids.” She sits with

them for as long as they want. Shetakes down phone numbers, and

promises to call a mother or a

father, a spouse – or maybe a girl-

friend or boyfriend. It doesn’t

matter who. She’ll call anyone

they want, anytime day or night

just to let that loved one know thattheir Soldier got on the plane safe-

ly.

For Waynick and her coworkersthis is not a job but a mission

whose particulars will never befound in any job description.The job has no regular hours.

Flights leave anytime, 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. In an

office of eight, Waynick and others

try to be there as often as possible.“Technically our job is done

when the wheels are up on that

plane,” notes Waynick.“Technically,” is the relative word

for Waynick. She does not consid-

er her job over until “her kids”come home. It is not uncommon

for Waynick to communicate withher kids via email during a

deployment, and she is always

there to help solve problems wellbeyond her call of duty.

She remembers the day she

received a call from a concernedfather of a young Soldier. His son

had been recently deployed.

Creditors were calling demanding

payments on outstanding bills if

the father could not prove that his

son was currently deployed. The

Soldiers’ last name was as com-mon and the father only knew the

last four digits of his son’s social

security number. On her owntime Waynick scanned numerous

records until she found theSoldier. She passed on the infor-mation to the creditors. The

young Soldier may never know thefavor she did for him. For her it

was nothing special.

“If I can take care of my kids I will,” she says with all modesty.

“I’ll do whatever it takes. It’s the

18 and 19 year olds that really get you. You can’t help but feel for

them.” She looks out distantly as

she remembers the faces, and shestops several times during the

interview, tears most apparent inher eyes – the eyes of a mother

seeing a son or daughter off to

war. Waynick makes sure she is there

for the Soldiers’ return. In the

cold wind of a winter night or heatof a Savannah summer, Waynick

goes to alone to Cottrell field. She

looks and waits anxiously for the

returning faces of those she

remembers. She lets fam

their time. She does no

Quietly she celebratesreturn of those who ea

the DAAG, frightened a

save for her friendly cou“I remember those f

says as she stares aheaing in particular. “I them all. They stick wit

know.”

Judy Waynick, deputygeneral for Fort SteHunter Army Airfield h

fest deploying Soldiers

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Webb believes having the opportunity tocontact home does more than give a Soldiera piece of mine but helps raise his morale aswell.

“When I call home it makes me feel betterbecause it gives me than ease knowing everything is alright,” he said.

While Soldiers can call home with phonesthere are also many computers on the camp, which can be used to stay in touch as well.

Sgt. William Riddle, HHC, 1st BCT said helikes to hop onto a computer to contact hishome because it’s easier to get to a comput-er when all the phones are being used up.

“I like to use the internet,” Riddle said.“When I was deployed in Afghanistan theinternet was the main way people stayed intouch.”

He said there are many internet providers which offer services to contact peopleinstantly when both of them are online at

the same time.Riddle said, “You can use instant m

ger, Yahoo, Gmail, Skype and a ton services to talk to people back home

He added, “Having these services and computers) on camp not onlmorale but makes this year a bit mo

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“Loose Lips” sink ships – military intelligence in the Global War on TerroKurt WolfeFrontline Staff

In World War II, posters and bill-boards warned us that “Loose LipsSink Ships.” We are now engaged inthe Global War on Terrorism and the

stakes are just as high. It is as truetoday as it was a half a century agothat a careless conversation over-heard by an adversary is a threat to American lives here and abroad.

A new breed of counterintelli-gence experts have been born. They adhere to the old principles of intel-ligence gathering and couple it withan ongoing education in the everevolving electronic information age.

David Webber, 39, serves as a

Special Agent, Savannah FieldOffice, 902nd Military IntelligenceGroup. He served on active duty inthe Army for seven years beforeturning civilian.

The job of counterintelligence hasalways carried with it a glamorousconnotation. Webber, however, ismore realistic.

“There are a lot of mundanethings that go into this job,” says Webber. “It’s not unlike combat – 99

percent mundane, 1 percent shearterror. At times the job can be overt-ly dangerous. Anytime you areactively engaged against a foreignadversary you are dealing with peo-ple who are deadly serious abouttheir jobs.”

In days past, information couldclearly be divided into “classified” ornot. Webber notes it’s not so simpleanymore. Unclassified informationmay seem harmless, but when it’scombined with other information itcould be deadly.

“Classified information is the tra-ditional thing we are concernedabout,” says Webber. “But in reality,any information that could be usedagainst us is considered national

defense information under the fed-eral statutes. It may be unclassifiedbut still considered national defenseinformation. If it is a deliberate dis-closure, it could be called espi-onage.”

Webber warns there could alwaysbe somebody listening, especially during a time of deployments, suchas now.

“The deployment and redeploy-ment cycles open a lot of vulnerabil-

ity,” says Webber. “Soldiers and fam-ilies are in possession of sensitiveinformation and are actively target-ed. We need an elevated sense of awareness. You need to notice yoursurroundings. Someone may haveshifted their seat closer to yours or

might be taking notes.” Webber adds it is a legal obliga-

tion for a Soldier or Army civilian toreport suspicious activity under theprovisions of Army Regulation 381-12.

“Every Soldier is a sensor. It is ourresponsibility to report informationof anything suspicious to the appro-priate authorities.”

But who exactly is a target of enemy intelligence?

“Anybody can be, and often arethe target of enemy curiosity.Everyone has information thatcould be of interest to our enemies.In the intelligence business, every scrap of information is valuable andhelps lead to the big picture. It couldbe something as mundane as atraining exercise, or as important asour operational plans for the divi-sion going forward.”

Webber cites the danger can

result from information innocently shared, but observed with maliciousintent.

“It may be just casual conversa-tion. Even some local charity orga-nizations might not be what they appear to be.”

It is not just the enemy that is watching and listening. Intelligenceofficers actively visit public placeshoping to stop innocent conversa-tion from going awry. Sometimesthough, it is not so innocent.

Webber’s job is obviously sensi-tive, which begs the question – are you worried about going public forthis interview?

After some thought he answers.“Part of my responsibility is to make

sure that people know who to talk to.I decided that it was my responsibil-ity to let people know we are hereand that they can get in touch withus.” For him it is clearly a risk worthtaking.

Should you become suspiciousabout people seeking informationabout you, or a family member con-nected with the service, you arestrongly urged to seek the counsel of the Department of the Army

Intelligence and Securityin Savannah. Their num5010, or you can cont Webber at david.a.webbe

mil. If you wish to remmous, you can call toll CALLSPY.

“Confidentiality is pbusiness,” notes Webberprovide that. Reporting everyone’s business.”

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