CHARGER FAMILIES, it is indeed a GREAT day to be a CHARGER! This
newsletter represents our last newsletter for the rotation, and our
efforts are turning simultaneously to remaining "Always Ready" here
on the Peninsula while preparing for our handover with the next
unit. I sincerely hope that everyone had a GREAT summer, and for
those of you with school-age children, that the school year began
in a smooth and uneventful manner! As I'm writing this, we just
completed our CHARGER Spur Ride, culminating in a Spur dinner where
over 150 "Shavetails" received their spurs. It was a great
team-building event. We are also doing our best to make sure our
CHARGERS are able to take basic combat Tae Kwon Do, tour the DMZ,
and participate in Warrior Adventure Quest while here in Korea.
These will be lasting memories for our soldiers once we are back in
the USA. Please focus on communication and resiliency with your
CHARGER, and utilize the many post agencies available to provide
HELP if you need it....we NEED YOU and your FAMILY to be safe, and
to be prepared for a successful reunion and reintegration with your
CHARGER! As always, CSM and I are extremely proud, humbled, and
honored to serve alongside your CHARGERS.-CHARGER 6Facebook: 1-12
Cav, 3BCT, 1CDTwitter: @Charger6ixCommandersCornerISSUE 6The
Charger Chronicle1-12 CAV Chargers reporting from the Republic of
Korea.Semper ParatusVOLUME 1YEAR 2014
Medic PlatoonHHC Company
Scout Platoon
During the month of August, the Medical Platoon performed a
multitude of tasks in preparation for 3-8 CAVs rotation to the ROK
and 1-12 CAVs exit from the peninsula. Some of the key events
included layouts, pre-change of CMD inventories and refinement of
their hand receipt book. Layouts and inventories is a tedious
process that requires hours of hard-work but is also a very crucial
process that requires care and attention to detail.
During the Month of August the Scout Platoon has done many
events both for fun and in preparation for redeployment. We
participated in Warrior Adventure Quest in which we conducted white
water rafting and zip lining. In the above picture the platoon is
showing their pride after conquering Dobong Mountain during
physical training. The upcoming month of September will include a
trip to the DMZ and many property layouts with the incoming unit.We
look forward to redeploying soon to our families.
Mortar Platoon
Throughout the month of August, the Maniac platoon has been
extremely busy preparing for redeployment back to Fort Hood. This
included conducting inventories across all property books, updating
shortages, and vehicle services. In addition, despite the amount of
man hours required to complete their tasks, the Maniacs found time
to participate in the NCO/Soldier enrichment program where they
were afforded the opportunity to take college level classes where
they received credit towards a college degree.
S-2
S-1
SPC Peterson and PFC Vandenberg recently came back from a 3
month long Live Environment Training Course. Both soldiers were
selected by their superiors to participate in this course which
provided a unique opportunity for All Source Intelligence Analysts
(35Fs) from across the Army to conduct All Source intelligence
analysis. As a result of their hard work and dedication both
Soldier received their BN analyst certification.
The S1 team was busy in the month of August processing several
awards for the Soldiers of 1-12 CAV that excelled during the
battalions most recent Gunner exercise. This includes proofing the
award write up for errors and ensuring the write up gets sent
forward to the proper approval authority. In August, they processed
over 200 awards.
S-4
S-3
S4 Soldiers (SPC(P) Chavez, SPC Cuthbertson, and PFC
Bustamantes) working hard on updating the sub hand receipt binder
in preparation for the upcoming pre change of command inventory
proving the Quartermaster motto "Supporting Victory".
The month of August saw the S-3 Shop busier than ever. The
annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise, which includes all USFK
units, ensured assigned personnel were committed to success 24
hours a day for three weeks. Our ROKA partners of the 101st ROKA
REGT invited the officers in the Battalion over to their post for a
day of celebrating our partnership by playing sports and enjoying a
catered dinner. Soon, Noncommissioned Officers and Officers of the
S-3 Shop will participate in a Spur Ride in which they will earn
their coveted Silver Spurs!
Well this rotation to Korea is slowly wrapping up and what a
great experience it has been. We have been fortunate to assist with
teaching local students English and doing some volunteer work out
in the local community. The Soldiers have ventured out into Seoul
and other communities toThird platoon over the last month has
conducted a successful gunnery in Korea. Our mounted section has
qualified on all of the tables, every track qualified on first try
on table VI. While our dismounts ran SQD live fire at day and
night. They have also conducted machine gun qualification and shoot
house as a team. This lead our platoon to have a successful table
IX, and XII. We have arrived safely back to Camp Stanley. 2nd
Platoon Soldiers have been working hard conducting inventories to
ensure that no equipment has been lost in preparation for our
return to Fort Hood. Some of the events outside of work that we
have done are a platoon hike up Mt. Jubong, Warrior Adventure Quest
and numerous visits to the greater Seoul Area.2nd Platoon1st
PlatoonThe PLT has been busy this month with property inventories
and services for the vehicles in preparation for redeployment. The
mechanics have done an excellent job ensuring that our vehicles are
in great condition. The PLT is looking forward to the upcoming
Labor day weekend. We are looking forward to reuniting with our
families and cannot thank you enough for the support! HQ
PlatoonFirst platoon have shifted focus from Gunnery to property
accountability and maintenance in preparation for a successful
redeployment to Fort Hood. 1st Platoon soldiers are working hard to
sustain tactical proficiencies through platoon competitions, and
training in preparation for EIB!Hello to all of our Attack families
and friends. Our ATTACK flag football team is fresh off of an Area
1 championship this weekend. They did a great job led by PFC
Stallworth! Our Soldiers have been busy this month with several
recreational activities suchas paintball, zip lines, and white
water rafting. Next up is a coveted Spur Ride for all our leaders
and some more trips hopefully. We are all looking forwards to
coming home and are ready to turn everything over here to 3-8 CAV
as Im sure everyone back home is ready for us to return as
well!-ATTACK 7sight-see and purchase gifts. Our priorities right
now are accountability of property, semi-annual services of our
equipment and preparation for Expert Infantryman Badge testing and
the transition with the incoming unit. I am confident we will set
the new unit up for success and ease some of the growing pains we
had here. We cant wait to see Texas again, but most importantly our
families. We are grateful for your continued support of us and our
demanding careers. The sacrifice you make does not go unnoticed!
-ATTACK 6 3rd PlatoonAttack 7Attack 6Attack Company
Bonecrusher Company
DMZ, PANMUNJOM, NORTH/SOUTH KOREA Very few Americans get a
chance to visit Korea, even fewer ever have a chance to visit the
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the boundary that divides North and South
Korea. It is one of the few points on Earth in which a manmade
border has created two amazingly different worlds. On one side, the
South, you have home to the third largest city in the world. To the
north you have one of the highest populations of starving
individuals which die from famine and curable diseases all year
around. Before Bone Company returns to the United States, every
single soldier will have the opportunity to visit the DMZ. It is
one of the most northern points anyone can travel north legally on
the peninsula. The event requires that all unit soldiers follow a
strict civilian dress code. No uniforms or military affiliated
apparel is allowed on the visit. Demeaning messages on clothing,
shorts or open toe shoes are also not allowed. Inside the DMZ, near
the western coast of the peninsula, we have the Joint Security Area
(JSA). It is one of the few points that connect North and South
Korea. In this particular location there are several buildings on
both sides. The local is important since it is where all
negotiations between both sides take place. Bone Company Soldiers
will have the chance to step foot into some of these buildings and
officially have the opportunity to step into North Korea. The
experience is truly unforgettable. It indeed reminds Soldiers the
true reason for why they are station in Korea. INJE, GANGWON
PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA After months of hard work and labor, Bravo
Company is offered the opportunity to continue building team
cohesion through a different way and style! Warrior Adventure
Quest, better known as WAQ, is a Department of the Army endorsed
program which entitles Soldiers to team building exercises that
they normally wouldnt have access to on a daily basis. Bone Company
was able to relieve some work induced stress by enjoying the Korean
outdoors with the opportunity offered by WAQ. Among the many
outdoor team building exercises, the two most popular were zip
lining and white water rafting. Both exercises required a certain
level of physical conditioning, a bit of trust, but above all
courage. After an early formation and about a 3 hour bus ride, Bone
Company reached the training site located in the heart of Inje, in
Gangwon province, South Korea. Following a few safety tips, a bit
of vertical climbing and raft carrying, the company was able to
enjoy and reinforce their team building skills in a brand new
way.Bonecrusher 6
2nd Platoon has been working hard this past month, with
everything from finishing up recovery to completing services in
preparation for our departure from Korea. Soldiers have been
putting in extra hours to accomplish as many tasks as they can in
order to help make the transition with the new unit as quick and
painless as possible. We all know the more work we put in now the
easier and less stressful the changeover will be in the near
future. However, the Soldiers are not always working on the tanks;
some have taken this opportunity to better themselves and their
careers. Many soldiers from 2nd have begun taking college classes,
some have volunteered to attend schools to help in career
progression, and others have even begun volunteering with a local
school to help teach Korean children English. All in all the
Soldiers are staying busy and excited to return home. Thank you for
the continued love and support and from all of us here in Korea,
stay safe!2nd PlatoonReaper Platoon executed Tank services to
standard, and in most cases ahead of schedule, indentifying
underlying issues with our vehicles and equipment. Services ensure
our tanks are mechanically sound and ready to fight tonight!
Accountability and serviceability layouts will begin soon. This
will enable our transition with our replacement unit to happen
without flaws. This will take a significant amount of time to
ensure that the transition process is efficient and effective when
the incoming unit arrives. Reapers are ready and motivated to
begin, but still maintain the Fight Tonight standard.Reapers thank
everyone for their support and look forward to making the return
trip home!3rd Platoon1st PLT is finishing this deployment strong by
continuing to meet and exceed the standard here in the Republic of
Korea. This past week Soldiers from 1st PLT Chaos have completed
Annual Services ensuring the maintenance and serviceability of all
assigned equipment. In conjunction with Services, the platoon
conducted land navigation training led by SPC Kruger who did an
outstanding job reinforcing the fundamentals of both mounted and
dismounted navigation. Additionally, the Soldiers competed against
each other over a two day period in an intensive Combatives Level 1
training course led at the platoon level. This training will
culminate with the entire company conducting Tae Kwon Do training
in late September with Grand Master Lee, a local martial arts
instructor. As the deployment winds down, we are conducting a BN
Spur Ride and leaning forward to ensure that container pack-out and
change of command inventories run smoothly. In order to do this we
will be conducting pre-change of command inventories in the weeks
leading up to our redeployment. As always the platoon is in high
spirits and looks forward to returning home soon! 1st Platoon
Deathrider Company
Camp Hovey, KOREA Delta Company leadership encourages its
Soldiers to grow both as individuals and as leaders. Several
Soldiers had the unique opportunity to attend classes which will
help in their development. One of the classes was a Common Remote
Operating Weapon Station (CROWS) course in which Soldiers learned
how to operate this complex system on our tanks. A handful of
highly motivated NCOs also attended a Battalion SABOT Academy for
two weeks, which is designed to prepare them for the challenging
Army Master Gunner Course. Delta Company began the first of several
Character Development classes this month. We have started our
discussions on what it means to be a leader of character and how we
can further develop ourselves and our subordinates in a positive
manner. Over the course of several interactive forums, Leaders and
Soldiers alike had the chance to think about a range of topics from
Army Values, Ethics, and Reintegration back with our Families and
Friends at Fort Hood. We hope these classes will give us an
opportunity to self-reflect and critically think about the type of
leader and person that we truly want to be.Campe Hovey, Korea Delta
Company Soldiers began a three week process of tank services and
property inventories at the beginning of August. This is the final
opportunity to prepare our equipment and vehicles for handover
later in the fall. The Soldiers in each platoon did an outstanding
job getting after these tasks throughout this month, enabling the
company to finish several days ahead of our originally planned
timeline! While not the most exciting thing to do, this involved
process will ensure that we are able to seamlessly hand over all of
our vehicles and equipment to the next unit. CAMP HOVEY, KOREA
August has been a great month for the Deathriders as we have
enjoyed the good weather in Korea. We look forward to the fall as
the summer comes to an end, because in no time at all well be back
at Fort Hood! This month has been primarily devoted to our
inventories and vehicle services as we prepare to hand over our
equipment. Additionally, we have made time for Soldier
self-development. Delta Company began a series of Character
Development classes to help our Soldiers make better, more informed
decisions in their everyday lives. We thank you for your continued
support of the Company and our FRG and cant wait to get back to the
Great Place! -CPT Forest PierceDeath 6
August brought a change of pace for HQM. We began with a
Battalion Organizational Day that ended up with HQM winning the
Tug-O-War competition and placed 1st in the watermelon eating
contest on 8 Aug 2014. On 13 Aug 2014, the platoon visited Warrior
Adventure Quest (WAQ) where we participated in Zip lining, white
water rafting and all-terrain vehicle riding. Soldiers enjoyed the
opportunity to see a different area of Korea and participate in a
fun team building exercise. On 21 Aug 2014, the platoon visited the
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). This opportunity provided a historical
and eventful experience for Soldiers on their first trip to Korea
and brought back memories for those of us who have been here
before. To see the Republic of Korea (ROK) Armys discipline
measures and the tunnels found by South Korea was truly
amazing.With all this fun we still maintained our maintenance
battle rhythm. Recovery section provided Soldiers to assist in
services to A Co CRT. The platoon started approximately 18 services
and continued to work them throughout the month. ELM section went
to Camp Hovey to complete Bore scope on D Co Tanks. Shop Office
continued to provide us world class support with dispatching and
picking up parts. Lastly, as a platoon we conducted pre- inventory
hand receipt review to capture and overlooked issues and create a
seamless transition when replaced.The month of August consisted of
pre change of command inventories, cleaning vehicles and trailers,
and getting all equipment ready for 3-8 to arrive in September.
Also the main events of August included turning in all of 1-12 CAV
gunnery ammunition, of which all five documents were cleared! A
majority of the Distribution platoon was able to visit the
Demilitarized Zone for a day during the regular work week, giving
them a day to learn more of the history of the Republic of Korea.
The remaining soldiers who were not given the chance will have a
chance to attend later in September. The platoon was also able to
take a day off from normal everyday tasks to enjoy activities at
the Warrior Adventure Quest. The three Jackal 7Jackal 6Friends and
Family - hello again from the Republic of Korea! It's hard to
believe that we are less than two months away from our
redeployment! As we look forward to reuniting with our loved ones
back home, we continue to stay hard at work executing our mission
here each day. Our mechanics are busy again with conducting
services on our equipment, and the Distribution Platoon has done an
excellent job of turning in all of the training ammo we've used
over the last several months. The entire Company has also focused
on inventorying all of the equipment that we'll soon be signing
over to the incoming unit - no small feat with the amount of
vehicles and other equipment we own! The dreaded "monsoon season"
spared us this year, and the good weather has allowed us to get out
and do some great activities this month including Warrior Adventure
Quest and trips to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). As our time in
Korea comes to an close, I encourage all of our Soldiers to get out
and explore the country in order to experience more of this great
culture. For the families back home, I encourage you to attend the
upcoming Family Readiness Group events in order to stay plugged in
to what the Company is doing as we start the redeployment and
reintegration process. Thanks for your support! activities soldiers
were able to participate in were zip lining, driving all terrain
vehicles, and white water rafting. This day gave them a moment to
bond with each other outside of work and allowed them to relax and
enjoy the nice weather without work on their mind. The 92Fs
participated in the Korean peninsula wide, Ulchi Freedom Guardian
exercise. a combined military exercise between South Korea and the
United States. The exercise is the world's largest computerized
command and control implementation which mainly focuses on
defending South Korea from a North Korean attack. The equipment
needed to run this two week operation requires roughly 120 gallons
of fuel per day and would not be able to be completed without the
help of our Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants section. -2LT
BurgessJackal Company