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Page 1: 1-1 BSTB Avenger Times Monthly Newsletter

Since the latter part of September the

Avengers have had a lot going

on. On 14 September we had

a company rock climbing day

at Craig Gym. Several soldiers

were previously certified to

fulfill duties as belay masters

for the day. Everyone had fun

watching 1SG fall

off the wall sev-

eral times. This

event was part of our resiliency

training and serves as part of our

alcohol and substance abuse alter-

natives program. Don’t drink,

climb a rock instead.

On 19 September the spouses met to

do a gun safety class and shoot some rounds,

the count was over 1500 in about two hours.

We had a lot of fun shooting

every th i ng

from hand

guns to lever

action pistols

to semi auto-

matic rifles.

Pictures from

the event are

posted on

the photobucket website.

On the 28th of September we held a

suicide awareness stand down during which

we had several classes focusing on how to assist

those in need of help.

We also participated in

a brigade run during

which our company

was awarded the ‘devil

stakes’ streamer for

search a detainee. This

was one of several

competitions that companies send teams to

compete in every month. The individuals

that won us this great honor are SGT Jaeger,

SPC Pavlich, SPC Reynolds, SGT Bigorra, and

SGT King. Thank you for putting your best

effort into the event and teaching everyone

else to ‘NEVER QUIT’.

This month on 11 and 12 October we

were given the opportunity to assist Junc-

tion City Middle School, our battalion

sponsored community school, with land

navigation classes. This was a lot of fun for

the children to learn a new skill and gave

soldiers an

opportunity

to get in-

volved with

the commu-

nity. SGT

Jaeger did a

fabulous job

coordinating

the event. There were over 16 soldiers in-

volved with assisting hundreds of students

refine their skills.

This month has been an overwhelming

feat of property accountability in both wres-

tling with PBUSE and the increased invento-

ries. As we pre-

pare for the

change of com-

mand we will

continue to con-

duct and refine

the inventory

p r o c e s s a l l

through Novem-

ber. Great job so far, keep up the excellent

work.

Never Quit!

Avenger 6

Volume 2, Issue 8

12 October 2012

A COMPANY, 1ST STB, 1ST ABCT, 1ST ID

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2012 Avengers Shoot Night

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

● ACRGIS Training

● Miss You SSG Jackson

● Welcome SSG Minter

● We Love Inventories

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1st Platoon continues to lead the way

showing what the Avengers are truly

capable of

doing.

Starting

from the

7th

to the

21st of Sep-

tember,

CPL Lough-

lin and SPC

Pavlich

both com-

pleted

WLC

where CPL

Loughlin

made us

proud by being the Distinguished

Honor Graduate for the training. The

24th

of September was a big day for the

Avengers Company, completing a

100% APFT. And of course performing

not only 1st in the Company, but 1

st in

the Battalion, the ISR Platoon is on top

with an average score of 267 points.

Furthermore, on the 27th

another

range was carried out with all atten-

dees from 1st Platoon qualifying and com-

ing home victori-

ous. Then finish-

ing up the month

of September with

a bang, 1st platoon

had the honor of

leading the Com-

pany as the 1st

Avenger, Captain

America, in a Bri-

gade run that was

followed by a Sui-

cide Prevention Stand Down and SHARP

training, of which we had 100% account-

ability.

Already the month of October

has been busy with SGT Schira, SPC

Rabun, and PFC Gerhardt stepping for-

ward by starting ARCGIS training as the

rest of the platoon works hard preparing

for the Pre-Change-of-Command inspec-

tions and inventories. New to our family

is SGT Terry, a 35G coming to us from

Korea, welcome him as he brings new

thoughts and ideas to the ISR team.

Sadly, all good things must come to an

P A G E 2 A V E N G E R T I M E S

ISR Platoon

October? Holy crap! It’s official! We’ve been back from Iraq for a year! And to celebrate our re-deployment anniversary MSG pla-toon spared no expense planning and executing a most-excellent pla-toon resiliency day, consisting of

both a gourmet breakfast at IHOP, and a bowling extravaganza that lasted three-whole hours! Whew!

Time sure flies when you are hav-ing fun. In addition to Army-sponsored fun, MSG has kept themselves busy during September by con-ducting the following: cyclic in-ventories and inspections; STG

training; preparations for the up-coming Red Test; Drivers training for PFC Washington; Field Sanita-

tion class for Sgt. Jacq-Pow; a Crossing Guard detail for Sgt. Scaife; Sgt Boyce hung out at Division for a week providing an NCO for Access Control; and last but definitely not

least, IEW squad was in class for weeks doing all sorts of intensely technical stuff, with super-awesome Top Secret systems that no one can know about.

MSG Platoon

As sure as the changing of the leaves, and the steady onset of freez-ing temperatures, so it is that MSG platoon has lost another excellent Non-Commissioned Officer. On the 24th of September, MSG platoon said

goodbye to Staff Sergeant Jessica Jackson, as she left in pursuit of eve-rything the civilian world has to offer. An effective leader, generous with her time and knowledge—she will be sorely missed, but we take solace in knowing that she is in a better place. Live in Peace SSG Jackson.

end by having to say our goodbyes to

SGT Crawford as he begins a new jour-

ney forward by leaving us on 14 October

2012 to Ft. Sam Houston, remember to

wish him and his family luck on their fu-

ture endeavors.

A to Z!!!

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P A G E 3

uav platoon

V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 8

HUMINT Platoon

To start the month of September, 4th

Pla-

toon competed against 1st Platoon in

bowling During the intense bowling

competi-

tion, SSG

Newland

beat both

the 1SG

and the

XO. CW2

Davis re-

ceived

certifica-

tion

needed to

start the

Live Envi-

ronment

Training Mission for 4th Platoon, which is

set to start within the next couple

months. This training will develop and

improve perishable MOS skills for the

Platoon. The platoon then said goodbye

to SPC Jennings and welcomed SGT Gil-

more to the team. PFC Saez did

not let pregnancy get in the way

as she climbed the rock wall like

a true Spiderman reaching the

top with ease during the Company Resil-

iency Day. SPC Marketon-Snowden and SPC

Vassalli attended both graduated from WLC.

The platoon also worked on improving their

writing skills during a week-long class, which

is essential to their MOS. The platoon also

spent countless hours on inventories ensur-

ing everything would be ready for the Pre

Change of Command Inventories in Octo-

ber.

The TUAS Platoon has conducted split

shift flight operations in an effort to pro-

gress operators to

Readiness Level (RL)

1, and to maintain

currency those op-

erators already RL1.

Split shifts allow for

the progression of

day and night tasks

with the shadow

system without vio-

lating crew rest stan-

dards. Soldiers of 3rd

PLT TUAS partici-

pated in classes this month including:

Ball eti-

quette

class, DPW

class, Spe-

cial Forces

selection

(SGT Crista)

and Laser opera-

tions. Dress uni-

form inspections

where conducted

so that deficiencies

could be rectified

prior to the Ball.

PFC McChesney

and PFC Hebert

received AAMs for

stopping an individual from driving

home while he was drunk. The platoon

also con-

ducted

pool PT at

long gym.

It has

been a

busy

month

thus far

and it will

continue to stay busy for the remainder of

the month.

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AVENGER SAFETY MESSAGE

avenger DON’T’s…

DON’T DRINK and DRIVE

DON’T DO DRUGS

DON’T DECK your DARLIN

This month is domestic violence prevention

month. There are multiple agencies such as

ACS, family advocacy, and the chaplain’s office

that can assist families dealing with this issue.

Speak up! There is help! Encourage others to

look for signs of abuse and report it.

Commander: CPT Priscella A. Nohle; [email protected] 785-340-2863 1SG Pete Olynick [email protected] 785-307-4857 Courtney Kunze– Avenger Family Group Leader [email protected] 419-310-1870 Trudy Bloomquist– Funds Custodian/Assistant Leader [email protected] 757-969-7840

A COMPANY, 1ST STB, 1ST ABCT, 1ST ID A Company, 1-1 STB Building 7243 Bamford

Avenger Upcoming Events:

Oct 17– Avenger Family Group Meeting (Chocolate Drawing

and Dress/Tie Exchange) at the USO (1800)

Oct 19– Avenger T Shirt Day Fundraiser

(suggested donation E grade or O grade+10)

Nov 16– Avenger Ball! Clarion Manhattan 1730

Nov 21– Avenger Change of Command

Dec 12– Battalion Holiday Party (Ogden Community Center)

Potluck– share a family recipe.

Avenger Family Group hosts….

Chocolate Give Away and Ice Cream Social

Wednesday 17 Oct 2012 at the USO

At the meeting we will go over ball eti-

quette for the upcoming Avenger Ball. An-

swer any questions about the event, child-

care, and chat about future events.

POC for the event is Trudy Bloomquist at

757-969-7840

Check out the emails from the avenger family group for events around town, these are only a few going on this month...