June 24 2010Issue 17

Command Sergeant Major’s Corner

Command Sgt. Maj. Yolanda Tate, CSM2nd Special Troops Battalion

Serving the Soldiers, Civilians and Families of 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.

This multi-faceted approach allows us to fight and win no matter what the cause; no matter what the enemy looks like. We train relentlessly and ruthlessly to increase our combat effectiveness and we must adopt the same attitude when it comes to our professionalism and our conduct as Soldiers on and off duty.

Our continual motivation to progress as individuals and as an organization truly makes being a part of the Lonestar Battalion a rewarding

Story and photos by Spc. April York2nd Brigade Combat Team PAO

The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, held a change of responsibility ceremony at Manhart Field, June 11.

Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Barteau relinquished his responsibility for 2nd BCT to Command Sgt. Maj. Ralph Delosa.

“My role as brigade sergeant major has defined not only who I am, but I believe who we are as a brigade as well,” said Barteau.

Barteau has been the brigade command sergeant major since November 2009. Before that, he served as the command sergeant major for 204th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., a position he had held since June 2006.

Barteau will leave the Mountain Post and head to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., where he will serve as the new garrison command sergeant major.

“I am sad to see him leave,” said Col. John S. Kolasheski, commander for 2nd BCT. “But

I am elated at the same time to welcome a new Warhorse 7 to the 2nd BCT family.”

Delosa came from Fort Drum N.Y., with his wife and their three children, where he served as the command sergeant major for 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division. He also more recently served as the command sergeant major for 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd BCT.

He has served in the United States Army for 27 years and his duties include: tank gunner, tank commander, platoon sergeant, drill sergeant, operations noncommissioned officer, first sergeant, senior military instructor, operations sergeant major and command sergeant major.

“I know he is the right leader to guide this brigade,” Kolasheski said.

“I don’t take this responsibility lightly I will not let you down,” Delosa said.

“I know we are in for a wild and fast ride, but I am willing to accept any and all challenges that come our way.”

Col. John S. Kolasheski, commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, passes the brigade colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Ralph F. Delosa at a change of responsibility ceremony June 11 at Manhart Field.

As the command sergeant major for 2nd Special Troops Battalion, I believe the most integral reason for the Lonestar Battalion’s success is our adherence to the values that make this country and our people so great.

The Army Values - Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage - are the backbone of everything we do as leaders and Soldiers. Our ability to fight anywhere in the world while

maintaining our commitment to these values sets the example for all others to achieve.

Exceeding expectations means that we adhere to not only the Army Values but also to the policies and regulations of our organization. It is our goal to have a great organization that encourages and cultivates a positive winning attitude by reinforcing the values and providing effective leadership as well as strong mentorship at every level. continued on page 2

Warhorse Brigade welcomes CSM Delosa

technique allows rapid, precise movement that bypasses surface obstacles.

Equipment and supplies moved this way can be transported to austere and remote locations where a convoy is impractical or impossible.

“Perhaps the greatest advantage to sling load operations comes when deployed because it removes the requirement of having Soldiers on the road,” said 2nd Lt. Nicholas Greco, Company A’s lead for sling load operations.

Learning the art of aerial resupply now will pay dividends in the near future. Being able to sling a pallet of Meals Ready to Eat or water to the war fighter allows Soldiers from the support battalion to sustain the war fighter longer, thus minimizing the amount of convoys that have to go out on the roads in Afghanistan.

The 10th Combat Aviation Brigade is spending a month out at Fort Carson conducting high altitude training in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Company A leveraged the opportunity to work with 10th CAB while they are out at Fort Carson to train with TF 6-6. The opportunity to work with TF 6-6 provided the 204th BSB soldiers their first opportunity to exercise and validate the academic sling load training they have been training on for the last few months.

Soldiers from Company A, as well as the Forward Support Companies of the 204th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, practiced sling load resupply operations in conjunction with Task Force 6-6 from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, at Butts Army Airfield on Fort Carson, June 3-4.

With little experience in aerial resupply, and more than 60% of resupply operations in Afghanistan occurring via aerial means it is imperative that the 204th BSB Soldiers begin preparations now for operations that are going to be conducting in Afghanistan.

“There are very few of us that have ever conducted training like this before. It was very effective and I am looking forward to doing more training like this in the near future,” said one of the Company A’s Soldiers participating in the training.

“This is exciting training, and I am looking forward to doing more Sling Load Operations.”

Sling loading is the movement of equipment and supplies suspended from a helicopter using sling legs, cargo nets and other specialty equipment from one location to another. This

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Story by 2nd Lt. Nicholas Greco204th Brigade Support Battalion

204th practices sling load resupply operations

experience for all our Soldiers and their Families.

As combat multipliers, our Soldiers are not only warriors but also extremely focused on being technical experts in their field in order to successfully support the command’s mission. Our training since redeployment has focused on high-intensity conflict but as we begin to make the transition to counter-insurgency operations, we must remember the culture of our enemy, the differences and similarities in our values and how our performance effects the population around us.

It is imperative that we demonstrate our respect for other cultures through both words and actions, that we demand of ourselves unrelenting adherence to the Army Values and that we continue to meet the expectations of our Nation.

As leaders, we need to incessantly review and hone our training to make sure that it reinforces the values that so readily identify us as members of the Lonestar Battalion, the Warhorse Brigade and the United States Army.

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Soldiers were given the opportunity to prepare, rig, and then hook up a cargo net to a UH-60 Black Hawk during both day and night time operations.

During the training, TF 6-6 provided valuable experience from their previous deployments and key insight into what they expect from ground crews during sling load operations. This knowledge was instrumental in helping to develop Soldier’s confidence and understanding of the complexities of sling load operations.

After building and certifying the load, Soldiers each took turns in one of three positions, hook up, static discharge and signal man.

The signal man in conjunction with the crew chief guides the pilot to just a few feet over the load and the hook up team. Once in position the static discharge man grounds the aircraft so that the hook up man can safely attach the load.

The team moves away from the load and waits for the helicopter to lift. Each Soldier got the opportunity to rotate through each position at least once giving all Soldiers involved in the training the valuable experience necessary for future sling load operations.

300 artillery simulatorsThe Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Michael

Simmering awarded some of the members of Companies B and D with Army Achievement Medals to recognize all the effort put forth by their Soldiers and leadership.

It was no easy task to keep up with the logistical demands of this event. There were multiple cadet movements everyday and supplies needed to be brought out to the training areas.

The cadets needed competent , confident Soldiers and NCOs to ensure this mission was a success.

“This summer was definitely a success” said Col. Casey Haskins, office in charge for Cadet Summer Training.

“The Trainer Teams and the staff, along with the Task Force did a good job up here”.

The summer training is not over for the Death Dealers, though. They have another two companies, Assassin and Chaos, at West Point right now training cadets.

1st Battalion, 67th Armor Reg., has definitely left its mark at West Point and will be remembered for years to come.

The Death Dealers of 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, have been using the past six weeks to train and evaluate seniors (Firsties) at the United States Military Academy, West Point.

The task of our first group was to train and evaluate the Firsties in their leadership positions during Cadet Leadership Development Training. The companies up for the task; Bonesaw and Demon Dog, an infantry and armor company both fresh out of gunnery and full of Soldiers and Noncommissioned officers recently back from deployment.

They lived at Camp Natural Bridge and moved out with the cadets every day to their training lanes. They would listen and evaluate operations orders, rehearsals, and classes. They would push whatever information they could to the leadership to help them earn the “Go” they needed.

When it was all said and done they trained more than 900 cadets, listened to more than 100 operations orders and threw more than

Story by Capt. Colin O’Toole1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment

Death Dealers help out cadets

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Col. John S. Kolasheski..................2nd BCT CommanderCommand Sgt. Maj. Ralph Delosa............2nd BCT CSM2nd Lt. Christopher McMillan....................................Editor

Staff WritersSgt. Seth Barham and Spc. April York

Warhorse Brigade wins Iron Horse Week

Col. John S. Kolasheski, commander of 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div. accepts the Iron Horse Week championship trophy for overall wins from Major General David G. Perkins, commanding general for the 4th Infantry Division. Iron Horse Week consisted of tournaments in flag football, combatives, softball, basketball, bowling, volleyball, paintball, racquetball, horseshoes, archery, golf, chess and checkers and APFT.

Soldiers from 2nd STB, 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., huddle to discuss de-fense against 1st Bn., 66th Armor Reg., 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., during an Iron Horse Week flag football game held at the Mountain Post Sports Complex, June 15. The tournament had two days of competition and then the final championship game was held June 18 in which 2nd STB won 1st Place.

Staff Sgt. Kelly Johnson, Sgt. Kory Hohn, Staff Sgt. Filo Elizondo and Staff Sgt. Anthony Doud, from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, look on as their opponents attempt to out bowl them during the Iron Horse Week Bowling Tournament held at Thunder Alley Bowling Center, June 15.

Spc. John McKinnon, Company A, 204th BSB, 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., and Sgt. Toddrick Murry,HHC, 2nd STB, 2nd BCT, intensely compete, rolling off the mat and onto the floor, during a combatives match at

the Iron Horse Week Combatives Tournament ,June 16.

Spc. Jonathan Hardt, Company B, 2nd STB, 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., runs past third base heading towards home after a home run was hit by one of his teammates with bases loaded at a quarter finals

softball game during the Iron Horse Week Softball Tournament.

Buffy Kolasheski assists her husband Col. John S. Kolasheski, commander for 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., with last minute adjustments to his toga just before the final chariot race June 18. Col. Kolasheski and his team were determined to beat the commanding general.

Pvt. Ralph Compton, a combat engineer for Company C, 2nd STB, 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., warms up before a flag football game doing back flips and back handsprings at the Mountain Post Sports Complex, June 14. Compton and his team were victorious and took 1st in the tournament.

1st Lt. Jake Kramer, executive officer for HHT, 2nd STB, 2nd BCT, 4th Inf.Div., is declared the winner of a consolation match at the Iron Horse Week Combatives Tournament held at the Special

Events Center, June 16.

Lt. Col. John Cook, commander for 1st Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg., 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., leads his squadron during the installation run June 14. The installation run is a time to build esprit de corps for all the units on Fort Carson. There were six days of events and the installation run was the kick off before brigades competed against each other to bring home the trophy.