September/October 2011 VOL. 1 ISSUE 2 Family Readiness Group Delaware Company 1/501BN "Then summer fades and passes and October comes. We'll smell smoke then, and feel an unexpected sharpness, a thrill of nervousness, swift elation, a sense of sadness and departure." - Thomas Wolfe Dear Delaware Family & Friends, First we would like to say Thank You to the families for your support while we were down in Fort Polk, Louisiana. The month went by without any is- sues for the Company. Early on at JRTC there was an issue that occurred in the BDE that reinforced why contact information is so important. The guy was unable to call his family, and the only way his family was informed was because of the proper information he provided during DCS. I am glad that he provided the correct DCS information; however, the information that he provided to the FRG should have been correct and constantly updated if any changes occurred. Either way, the family was informed and notification went well. While we were at JRTC there were only one or two days where the tem- perature was not 103 degrees and 100% humidity. Your Paratrooper worked very hard and succeeded in defeating the OPFOR. The OPFOR guys that I ran across constantly said our guys were the best they have seen in a few years. I am not bragging on the guys, well maybe a little bit, but they are well trained and ready to deploy. 1SG Hahn and I are assured that the guys will be safe, defeat our enemy, accomplish the mission, and do so honorably. Now the guys have worked very hard and proven their level of training, it is time to maintain proficiency in our skills, but more importantly spend time with families and relax a bit. Because physical fitness is such an important thing to maintain, we will still be conducting PT at normal hours. It is our policy to train to standard but to release the guys from PT in time for them to bring children to school and spend time with family. Our first call from PT will be 0930 and we will release no later than 1700. There will be a few ex- ceptions to this schedule, such as the Snow Hawk Valley shoot. These ex- ceptions will be minimized as best as possible. To minimize the deviation in this time schedule, I will have to be briefed by Platoons if they need to go past 1700, and then I will have to brief the Battalion Commander. Again, thank you for your support and please enjoy the time we have be- fore deployment. Very Respectfully Anthony Dovie CDR, D Co 1/501 IN
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
September/October 2011 VOL. 1 ISSUE 2
Family Readiness Group Delaware Company 1/501BN
"Then summer fades and passes and October comes. We'll smell smoke then, and feel an unexpected sharpness, a thrill of nervousness, swift elation, a sense of sadness and departure." - Thomas Wolfe
Dear Delaware Family & Friends, First we would like to say Thank You to the families for your support while we were down in Fort Polk, Louisiana. The month went by without any is-sues for the Company. Early on at JRTC there was an issue that occurred in the BDE that reinforced why contact information is so important. The guy was unable to call his family, and the only way his family was informed was because of the proper information he provided during DCS. I am glad that he provided the correct DCS information; however, the information that he provided to the FRG should have been correct and constantly updated if any changes occurred. Either way, the family was informed and notification went well. While we were at JRTC there were only one or two days where the tem-perature was not 103 degrees and 100% humidity. Your Paratrooper worked very hard and succeeded in defeating the OPFOR. The OPFOR guys that I ran across constantly said our guys were the best they have seen in a few years. I am not bragging on the guys, well maybe a little bit, but they are well trained and ready to deploy. 1SG Hahn and I are assured that the guys will be safe, defeat our enemy, accomplish the mission, and do so honorably. Now the guys have worked very hard and proven their level of training, it is time to maintain proficiency in our skills, but more importantly spend time with families and relax a bit. Because physical fitness is such an important thing to maintain, we will still be conducting PT at normal hours. It is our policy to train to standard but to release the guys from PT in time for them to bring children to school and spend time with family. Our first call from PT will be 0930 and we will release no later than 1700. There will be a few ex-ceptions to this schedule, such as the Snow Hawk Valley shoot. These ex-ceptions will be minimized as best as possible. To minimize the deviation in this time schedule, I will have to be briefed by Platoons if they need to go past 1700, and then I will have to brief the Battalion Commander. Again, thank you for your support and please enjoy the time we have be-fore deployment. Very Respectfully Anthony Dovie CDR, D Co 1/501 IN
673D JBER Safety Office
Heighten your awareness for pedestrians, animals
and hunters with increasing hours of darkness.
15 September—Studded tires are authorized in city
& JBER. Be prepared for Black Ice.
15 October or sooner—Motorcycle operators; antici-
pate road condition change from Green to Amber due
to ambient temp. Road condition Green only for op-
eration on JBER. For update contact info
907.552.INFO (4636)
Notification procedures
Mission Support Group CDR will set road condition
level: Green, Amber, Red or Black
Installation Commander will make decision on:
Delayed Reporting (by 0500)
Closure / Mission Essential Reporting (by 0500)
Early / stagger release
Methods of Notification
JBER Web page : www.jber.af.mil
Straight Talk line: 907-552-INFO/4636
JBER Twitter : twiter.com/JBER_PA
Local News & Media
Unit Telephone Pyramid Notification
Troop Medical Clinic (Flu Shoots)
Once Units are at 75% then they will start issuing to