June 2012 277th asb long version newsletter

TF Mountain Eagle,

Well – my final newsletter.

It’s been a great experience to

lead and to serve the Soldiers

and Families of 277 Aviation

Support Battalion – Task

Force Mountain Eagle. I

thank each and every one of

you for your support.

The strength of an organi-

zation is it’s people and we

are strong. Not only do we

have the most people of any

task force in the brigade… we

also have many exceptional

leaders and followers at all

levels. We rely on our NCOs

because we have the fewest

officers of any of the other

task forces; we have the larg-

est companies, platoons and

sections; we have the most

MOSs; and every section does

something different and pro-

vides the brigade a unique

capability. Our warrant offi-

cers are technical experts,

mentors and in several cases

platoon leaders; our warrant

officers maintain the resident

expertise for the brigade.

Our people include our

volunteers: our FRG advisor,

our FRG leaders, treasurers,

key callers, party planners,

face painters, meal mak-

ers..the list goes on. Again,

thank you for everything you

have done to support our Sol-

diers, their Families and the

community.

This month we farewelled

CPT Shull our two-time S1.

Ben came to us out of A Com-

pany where he was a platoon

leader and then the company

XO. Unfortunately for us,

CPT Shull is leaving the

Army and off to enjoy some

new experiences. We also

said farewell to MAJ Ryan

Guthrie our B Company com-

mander. Ryan has been in

command for over two years

and has led a company that is

larger than some of the other

task forces were down range.

She is off to the Command

and General Staff College for

Eagle Commander’s Corner

T A S K F O R C E

M O U N T A I N E A G L E

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H O T T O P I C S

Alpha FRG Meet-

ing: Thursday, June

14, 2012, 5:30pm at

277th Rhicard

Community Center

Bravo FRG Meet-

ing: Thursday, June

14, 2012, 5:30pm at

Adirondack Creek

Community Center.

Charlie FRG Meet-

ing - Thursday,

June 14, 2012,

4:30pm at the Char-

lie Company Build-

ing.

HSC FRG Meeting:

Thursday, June 14,

2012, 5:30pm at

HSC Classroom, 20345 Anaconda Rd

C O N T A C T S

B A T T A L I O N S T A F F

D U T Y D E S K

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C H A P L A I N

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F A M I L Y R E A D I N E S S

S U P P O R T

A S S I S T A N T ( F R S A )

M I C H E L E G A L L O W A Y

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M I L I T A R Y F A M I L Y

L I F E C O N S U L T A N T

( M F L C )

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A R M Y C O M M U N I T Y

S E R V I C E ( A C S )

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M I L I T A R Y

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By LTC Albert H. Stiller

Battalion Commander

ILE.

Company updates. HSC did

win the medium unit Army

Award for Maintenance Excel-

lence. HSC continues to pro-

vide exceptional dining facility,

aid station/medical support and

ground maintenance support. A

Co is running the refuel site and

the ammunition holding area in

support of helicopter gunnery

operations. A company also

won the Army Petroleum Insti-

tute Award…specifics to fol-

low. B Co is supporting the

fielding and training of the new

UH60M being fielded to the

brigade while providing arma-

ment support to load, unload

and fix aircraft weapon systems

for gunnery. C company estab-

lished communications support

for TF Tigershark’s operations

center running gunnery, as well

as, continues to conduct its

COMMEX to ensure all of the

CPNs and JNN are fully opera-

tional.

Finally it was a pleasure for

us to present MAJ Guthrie with

the Order of Saint Michael

Bronze Award in front of the

battalion. (Please see page 9).

Family Readiness Group Advisor’s Updates

For the rest of the article, go to page 8.

By Melissa Stiller

FRG Advisor

Hello 277th Soldiers

and families! Well I can’t

believe our time is coming

to an end in 277th. You have

all been great, but you FRG

volunteers, past and present,

have been truly wonderful!

We could not have made it

through the deployment

without you and I can’t ever

thank you enough. Thank

you for your commitment to

making a difference in our

lives! I’d really like to say a

special thank you to all the

FRG Leaders I have been

blessed to work with, but most

especially Kirstin Velazquez,

P A G E 2

L I B E R T Y T I M E S

Headquarters & Support Company - Battle Penguins

Hello Families of HSC

277 ASB, summer is almost

here even if the weather

seems to think we are in

spring. This month will be

more on the relaxing side as

we try to focus on spending

time with family. The FRG is

coming up with great ideas

for family and couples events

around the northern New

York area which we will dis-

cuss at this month’s FRG

meeting along with fundraising

ideas.. If there are any prob-

lems arising, know that the

company is here to support and

to offer assistance.

The company had six promo-

tions this month. On 4 May we

promoted SPC Phillip Wyant,

SPC Adam Orwig, PFC Fabian

Barrientos, PFC Ethan Dooley,

PV2 Odessa Gallant and PV2

Paris Gynor. We will also be

saying goodbye to members of

our family this month, LTC Al-

bert Stiller, CPT Ben Shull,

MSG Marquita Sayles, CW3

Nixon Pierrelouis, SPC Kimmy

Emery, SPC Samuel Daigle and

SPC Scott McPherson. With

that I would like to welcome

new members, CW2 Clever

P r i n c e , S G T J o s h u a

Maidenbaum, PV2 Odessa Gal-

lant, PV2 Paris Gynor, PV2

Zachary Mosier, PV2 Richard

Owens and PV2 Eric Sardillo.

The FRG meeting will be on

14 June at 1730. It will take

place on post at the HSC Class-

room, 20345 Anaconda Rd, Ft

Drum. This will be a pot luck

event, so please send an email

on what you will bring so we

can make sure there is a variety.

I look forward to seeing every-

one there.

CPT Natalie Nissen

Talon 6

(315)774-1465

[email protected]

By CPT Natalie Nissen

HSC Company Commander

Hello HSC, families,

I am Dawn-Marie DeGrave

your new FRG Leader. I am

nervous as this is my first go

of this position, however I

believe that with the will-

power of families, that we can

make this a strong FRG. I

have a few ideas that I will be

discussing with the com-

mander and so on. If you

have any ideas on things you

would like to do or that you

think the FRG would like to

help in, Please don't hesitate

to call me. My Number is

(315) 777-6152. So please be

patient with me until I am able

to grab this bull by the

h o r n s . . . . . . . . l o l .

Thank you so much!

DawnMarie DeGrave

315-777-6152

Dawnmarie.Degrave

@us.army.mil

HSC Family Readiness Group Notes

Dawn Marie DeGrave

HSC FRG Leader

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Alpha Company Family Readiness Group Updates

Alpha Company - Atlas

We are still looking for some more

volunteers, Key callers, a co/treasure,

event planners, etc.. If you interested

please get a hold of me.

Our Next meeting will be June

14th @ Rhicard Hills Community

Center 5:30pm Pot Luck Dinner.

Bring a Dinner dish and juice or soda

to share. We will complete details on

the Company BBQ/Organizational

Day.

Our Soldiers, Our Family, On Our

Shoulders

Sarah Popp

937-541-6371

[email protected]

Sarah Popp

A Company FRG Leader

Hello Alpha Eagle Families,

May has been a busy month for a

lot of us. I would like to say Welcome

to the new families that have just got

here and Best Wishes to the families

that are leaving us very soon. I’ve

been working hard this month to get

our company BBQ/Organizational day

together. It will be Friday June 29th

over at Remington Park. Keep your

eyes out for more details. Congrats to

HQ section for winning the Coin War

challenge last month. There is another

fundraiser in the works - Sports Jer-

sey/T-shirt Friday.

MEMORY LANE

Memory is a way of

holding onto the things

you love, the things

you are, the things you

never want to lose.

A memory is what is

left when something

happens and does not

completely unhappen.

We do not remember

days; we remember

moments.

Please enjoy the mo-

ments of pictures at the

end.

By CPT Bryan Bolin

A Company Commander

The sun is shining, the birds

are chirping, and May is here,

and has brought some very nice

weather. With the arrival of the

good weather, we have the op-

portunity to have our company

BBQ. The company BBQ is

scheduled for 29 June which

will kick off the Division block

leave period, the first two

weeks of July. We are looking

for volunteers to help the FRG

not only for the upcoming

BBQ, but with key callers and

to help out during our monthly

FRG meetings. Our next FRG

meeting will be 14 June,

5:30pm at the Rhicard Hills

Community Center. I encour-

age all families and single sol-

diers to come and check it out.

If you are interested in volun-

teering for either the BBQ or the

FRG please contact either myself

or Mrs. Popp.

This month we say farewell to

our XO, LT Figueroa. She has

been a part of the Alpha Company

team for the last couple years and

has been a vital part of our suc-

cess both deployed and in garri-

son. She will be missed, but as it

is with every Soldier, she will be

moving on and we wish her the

best of luck.

I would also like to welcome

two new leaders to the ranks of

Alpha Company. First, is our new

XO, 1LT Juan Cepeda. He comes

to us from HSC and he will be a

welcomed member to our A Co

family. Also, I would like to wel-

come 1SG Brian Johnson. He and

his wife, who is also stationed in

the CAB, moved here from Ko-

rea. He is a very experienced

Senior NCO and we look forward

to working with him.

I hope everyone is en-

joying our very lovely

weather. I want all of

you to take advantage of the up-

coming block leave. Take the op-

portunity to utilize block leave and

spend some time with family or just

take a well deserved rest.

―On our shoulders!‖

CPT Bryan Bolin

315-774-1041

[email protected]

L I B E R T Y T I M E S

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Bravo Company - Hangar Rats By MAJ Ryan Guthrie

B Company Commander

Greetings Hangar Rat

Families:

The company distrib-

uted multiple awards this

month to our Soldiers as

they depart the unit. We

hit the crescendo of our

exodus and our company

will be rebuilding our infra-

structure in preparation for

the next deployment. Over

the next two months, we

will complete our change

our of all the leadership in

the company and battalion.

We promoted CPT

Hewko to the rank of Cap-

tain this month. She re-

ceived her orders with a

back date of July 2011.

Her patience was rewarded

with her promotion to the

grade she deserves.

We reenlisted SPC Comoda

this month for continued

military service. Only the

best get the privilege of con-

tinued service.

We also received and wel-

comed outstanding Soldiers

to our formation in May. We

welcomed PFC Burns and his

wife to armament platoon,

CW3 Rutsch and his wife to

armament platoon, CW2

Wood and his wife to avion-

ics platoon, and SPC Towns

to maintenance platoon. Our

newest additions are greatly

welcomed into the fold of our

unit with enthusiasm.

Until next month,

MAJ Ryan A Guthrie

Hangar Rat 6

(315) 772-4239

[email protected]

Bravo Company Family Readiness Group Updates

Gigi Tomsu

B Company FRG Leader

Greetings Bravo Com-

pany Families and Soldiers!

June is finally here and beau-

tiful days are approaching. I

encourage all of you to enjoy

the wonderful weather. Keep

a look out for some great ac-

tivities this summer such as

the Sesame Street Tour, Riv-

erfest, and MountainFest

week. Also, the CYSS have

all kinds of summer pro-

grams. Just remember your

child needs to be registered

in order to participate in any

activities.

As you may all know, we

have a shortage of key call-

ers. Volunteering for the

company is a great way to

stay connected and shape

friendships. Please contact

me with any questions that

you may have. The next key

caller training is June 12th

from 2-3:30pm & 5-6:30pm.

Call 315-772-0470/2828 to

register.

Also, our next FRG Meet-

ing will be June 14th at

5:30pm. It will be at the

Adirondack Creek Commu-

nity Center. Here are direc-

tions from Mount Belvedere

Gate. Take first left on Po

Valley Rd, take right on S

Riva Ridge Lp, take left on

Kiska St, and the commu-

nity center will be straight

ahead. I hope to see you at

the next FRG Meeting!

Gigi Tomsu

315-777-6521

[email protected]

Charlie Company - Ravens

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By CPT Matthew Thompson

C Company Commander

Spring arrived just in time for our

first Communications Exercise

(COMEX). The Ravens spent the

month of May training on the suite of

Warfighter Information Network-

Tactical (WIN-T) equipment that pro-

vides tactical internet communications

in austere environments and protects

the transmission of classified material

through cyberspace. The WIN-T

equipment is made up of numerous sys-

tems that work together to create a robust

network capable of transporting both

voice and data worldwide.

The North Country weather didn’t

cooperate for the barbeque we had

planned for our May FRG meeting but if

you were here you did get a chance to

walk through and see some of the WIN-

T equipment in action around our com-

mand post. Working in conjunction with

the brigade network operations team, the

Ravens honed their skills on emplacing

and displacing the Joint Network Node

and the Command Post Nodes to build

proficiency for training events later this

year at

This month we also conducted a pie-

in-the-face fundraiser for the FRG. LTC

Stiller and CSM Escalara were both kind

enough to offer up their faces to support

the Ravens. Next month we will have

our FRG meeting here at the company on

Thursday, the 14th of June but we are

also putting together a company organiza-

tional day which is planned for the the 28th,

which will be the last Thursday before we

start our block leave period. Expect a flyer

soon with the location and events for the

Ravens Organizational Day and hope to see

everyone there!

This month we also bid farewell to bat-

talion command team, LTC Albert Stiller &

his wife Melissa Stiller, we will miss them

and all the support and leadership they have

provided the Ravens team. We wish them

well in all of their future endeavors, and

since it is a small Army, hopefully some of

our paths will cross again!

CPT Matthew K. Thompson

315-774-1056

[email protected]

Visit www.myarmyonesource.com

There are options to Login with your

username and password or Register if

you don’t have a profile.

Fill out your information.

When you’ve created a profile, click

on ―Volunteer‖ on the top right sec-

tion of the page. This will take you to

the Volunteer Management Informa-

tion System (VMIS)

Click on ―Opportunity Locator‖

Select ―Fort Drum‖ under Military

Community and ―FRG: 10 AVN–

277‖ under the Organization and click

Search.

Choose the volunteer position you’d

like to apply for. When the new page

loads, click Apply.

Online VMIS FRG Volunteer Registration

Check out the FRSA Flash! The 277th ASB FRSA Flash has lots of

in-formation and is our Weekly News-

letter for our Family Members and Sol-

diers. If you are not receiving the FRSA

Flash, please contact the 277th FRSA

Michele Galloway at 315-774-1206 or

[email protected].

Charlie Company FRG Notes Megan Wilson

C Company FRG Leader

Greetings and Salutations Charlie

Company!

FRG leader Megan Wilson here to

fill you all in on what’s been going

on around C Co. On April 27th, C Co

held a ―Pie in the Face‖ day. The

turnout was even better than expected

and almost everybody got pied.

Which reminds me, a BIG thank you

needs to go out to LTC. Stiller, CSM

Escalera for taking time out of their

busy schedules to stop by C Co to get

pied. Also a big thank you to Capt.

Thompson, 1SG Dunn, all the LT’s,

and Sgt’s who participated as well.

On May 10th, C Co had its monthly

FRG meeting, which also went very

well. We talked about what’s coming

up in 277th events as well as Fort

Drum events. CPT Thompson in-

formed the soldiers to get prepared

for lots and lots of upcoming training.

And we discussed the upcoming

BBQ which will hopefully happen if the

weather works in our favor. Our next

FRG meeting will be held on June 14th

@1630 to 1730 outside of C Co, we are

having a grill out. Any questions feel

free to call or email me.

Until next time everybody!

Sincerely,

Megan Wilson

315-777-1593

[email protected]

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L I B E R T Y T I M E S

D I D Y O U K N O W ?

Army Community Service

(ACS) has clinical Military

Family Life Consultants

(MFLCs) available for walk-

in confidential consults? If

you feel you need some-

one to talk to or are hav-

ing marital problems,

please call them at 315-212

-6919 or just stop by M-F

8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

ACS also has a Financial

Readiness Program that

provides free counseling or

advice on financial matters?

They can provide all types

of financial assistance: pull

credit reports, budgeting,

debt management, invest-

ing, etc. Call 772-0050 for

more info.

Behavioral Health Con-

tacts: Suicide Resources/

Hotlines Connor Clinic Appoint-

ment Line: 315-772-2778

After Hours Emergency

Services (Holidays and

Weekends) Before 9:00

pm: Acute Care Clinic,

315-772-5236

After 9:00 pm: Samaritan

Medical Center Emer-

gency Department: 315-

785-4100

Local 24-Hour Crisis Line:

315-785-4516

National Suicide Preven-

tion Lifeline: 1-800-273-

TALK

Suicide Prevention Action

Network (SPAN):

ww.spanusa.org

By CPT Steven Love

―The sons of Issachar under-

stood the time and knew what

they should do.‖ 2 Chron. 12:32

Jim Collins uses this analogy in

his book Good to Great.

Picture a huge, heavy fly-

wheel—a massive metal disk

mounted horizontally on an axle,

about 30 feet in diameter, 2 feet

thick, and weighing about 5,000

pounds. Now imagine that your

task is to get the flywheel rotat-

ing on the axle as fast and long

as possible.

Pushing with great effort,

you get the flywheel to inch

forward, moving almost imper-

ceptibly at first. You keep push-

ing and, after two or three hours

of persistent effort, you get the

flywheel to complete one entire

turn.

You keep pushing, and the

flywheel begins to move a bit

faster, and with continued great

effort, you move it around a

second rotation. You keep

pushing in a consistent direction.

Three turns . . . four . . . five . . .

six . . . the flywheel builds up

speed . . . seven . . . eight . . . you

keep pushing . . . nine . . . ten . . . it

builds momentum . . . eleven . . .

twelve . . . moving faster with each

turn . . . twenty . . . thirty . . .

fifty . . . a hundred.

Then, at some point—

breakthrough! The momentum of

the thing kicks in in your favor,

hurling the flywheel forward, turn

after turn . . . whoosh! . . . its own

heavy weight working for you.

You’re pushing no harder than

during the first rotation, but the

flywheel goes faster and faster.

Each turn of the flywheel builds

upon work done earlier, com-

pounding your investment of ef-

fort. A thousand times faster, then

ten thousand, then a hundred thou-

sand. The huge heavy disk flies

forward, with almost unstoppable

momentum.

Now suppose someone came

along and asked, ―What was the

one big push that caused this thing

to go so fast? You wouldn’t be

able to answer; it’s just a nonsensi-

cal question. Was it the first push?

The second? The fifth? The hun-

dredth? No! It was all of them

added together in an overall accu-

mulation of effort applied in a

consistent direction. Some pushes

may have been bigger than others,

but any single heave—no matter

how large—reflects a small frac-

tion of the entire cumulative effect

upon the flywheel. (p164-165)

We all have certain values—

some are more life giving while

others are self serving. Regardless

of the motivation we are going to

be driven by specific values. So

what are yours? Do they keep you

focused? Focused on what? Your

lack of focus or ability to focus

will either result in spinning out of

control in a direction you don’t

want to go or help you gain the

ability to keep pushing in the same

direction, building momentum, so

that you arrive at your desired

destination.

Love Big Live Well

Chaplain Love

Building Momentum and Keeping it Going

CONTACT INFORMATION BN Staff Duty 774-1200

24-hour BDE Staff Duty 774-1100

FRSA 774-1206 email [email protected]

FRG Leaders

HSC – Dawn Marie DeGrave cell: 315-777-6152;

[email protected]

A Co – Sarah Popp-cell: 937-541-6371, [email protected]

B Co—GiGi Tomsu-cell: 315-777-6521, [email protected]

C Co—Megan Wilson-cell: 818-279-3927, [email protected]

FRG Advisors

Melissa Stiller – home 681-6734, email [email protected]

REMINDER!

You are all invited to attend the 277th Change of Com-

mand from LTC Stiller to LTC Ortiz on June 4th at

2pm in the 277th Hangar.

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June 2012

P A G E 7

May 29 Army Soldier Show 6pm @

Magrath Gym.

June 1 USO Military Appreciation

Skate Party 4pm - 7pm @ Showtime

Skating on Eastern Blvd in Watertown

June 4 277th Change of Command

2pm @ 277th Hangar.

June 5-6 Sesame Street Tour 2pm &

6pm at Monti Gym

June 15 US Army Birthday Ball 6pm @

the Commons

June 21 Riverfest 10am - 5pm in Alex-

andria Bay

June 25—27 Mountain Fest Week

Community Events Need Help? Call or visit Military

OneSource to find infor-

mation about taxes, par-

enting, deployments,

finances, taxes, counsel-

ing, PCS moves & more!

Upcoming Key Caller

Class Dates: June 12th

All Classes are at ACS from

2-3:30 p.m. or 5-6:30p.m.

Call Mobilization and Deployment to

register at 315-772-0470.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Training/Classes

FRG Suspenses

BDE/BN/CO FRG

Meetings/Training/

Events

1 2

3 4 277th

Change of

Cmd-2pm

277th Hangar

5 6 7 CARE

TEAM 0900-

1230

8 9

10 11 12 KEY

CALLER 2-

3:30PM&5-

6:30PM

13 14 15 16

17 FATHERS

DAY!

18 19 OPSEC

10:30AM-

12:00NOON

20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Personal Financial Counselor, is back

and available every Thursday from

1pm to 3pm in the 277th Battalions

Classroom. Call him at 586-350-

7650 to help set up a budget, check

your credit, develop a plan to get out

of debt, get started investing, or what-

ever you need assistance with. You

can also always call Financial Readi-

ness at 772-0050 for this same type of

assistance.

Family Readiness Group Advisor’s Updates, continued

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Eye On The Eagle MOUNTAIN EAGLE 6 HOOAH!!!! WILL BE MISSED!

L I B E R T Y T I M E S

Rachel Harper, Sarah Popp, Gigi

Tomsu, Megan Wilson, Rachelle

Rankin, Marion Harris, Jessica

Lucero, and Heather Temple. You

guys were awesome and I’m amazed by

the amount of work that you put into

the FRG. You deserve a medal for

everything you have done! And

thanks also to Michele, our FRSA,

who helps keep all that information

safe! We are always short volunteers,

so please consider helping out. It

doesn’t have to be time intensive,

and can be a great way to get in-

volved, know what’s going on in the

unit, and build some lifelong friend-

ships!

As we leave, I’d just like to re-

mind you of all the resources that we

are fortunate to have at Ft. Drum.

Don’t forget to use them because

they are here to serve you. There is a

wealth of information available

about things going on in the commu-

nity and we put them out as best we

can in the weekly FRSA Flashes and

the monthly newsletters. Get involved

in things that bring you joy, but get out

of the house! Military life can be very

difficult at times, but it can be quite an

amazing adventure as well, if you just

look at it the right way. Remember the

in- house people (and we’ve got some

great ones) that are here to help if you

are having a rough time. We are so

lucky to have a great chaplain , Chap-

lain Love. And we also have super

MFLCs (Military and Family Life

Consultants – counselors to talk to con-

fidentially) like Joan or John, that are

here for Soldiers and families. Money

is one of the biggest problems in many

marriages. If that’s your problem, seek

out the Financial MFLC that works on

the airfield, or go to Financial Readi-

ness to get some help getting back on

the right path. These people all want to

help you! The military provides all

these services FREE of charge to

help you get through the bad days.

Lastly, I’d just like to say that

remember you have each other. We

all go through similar ups and downs

in the Army, and it’s helpful to talk

to others in your same situation.

Even if you are a shy person, go to

your FRG meetings, get the info, and

meet someone. A good friend can

help make life tremendously better.

Be good to each other and make

each other smile! I wish each of you

much happiness and fun in life, and

thank many of you for your friend-

ship! Take good care of yourselves

and may we meet again!

Melissa

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ABOVE: B 277th ASB, TF Mtn Eagle. PFC Shil-

ling and PFC DeLaCruz clean their M16 weapons

after a qualification range.

ARMY PHOTO BY MAJ Ryan Guthrie BELOW: LTC Stiller presented MAJ Guthrie with the

Order of Saint Michael Bronze Award . Congratula-

tions MAJ Guthrie!

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Four of the Raven’s AN/TSC-167F(V)2 Satellite Transportable Terminals lock onto satellites orbiting 22,500 miles above the earth during their com-munications exercise in May 2012.

LTC Stiller & CPT Thompson get pied in the face during a fundraiser for Charlie Company’s Organizational Day planned for June 28, 2012.

P A G E 1 1 PICTURES CONTINUED SMILE!

CPT SHULL, LT

REDING AND LT

PALMER ENJOY

THE EVENING.

BELOW::

LT CEPEDA AT

THE MIC

CPT KANE READ-

ING

LTC STILLER WITH CSM

ESCALERA PRESENT MSG

SAYLES WITH AN ARCOM.

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MAJ YOUNG

(SPO),

CPT ESTRADA

(S1 OIC)AND

MAJ LANG-

KAMP (BN XO)

BELOW:

CPT SHULL

(OUTGOING S1

OIC) FLANKED

BY SSG LAW-

RENCE (S1

NCOIC) AND

CPT ESTRADA

P A G E 1 3 PICTURES CONTINUED SMILE! Ravens say

goodbye to a

great com-

mand team,

LTC Albert

& Melissa

Stiller.

You will be

missed!

Selah!

CPT Bolin

Alpha Commander

Battalion Chaplin

CPT Love

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CSM ESCALERA

COVERS HIS EYES

AS HE TALKS WITH

OUR BN S6 LT CHAN-

THAMALINH

CSM ESCALER AND

LTC STILLER

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PRESENTATIONS TO LTC STILLER FROM 277th COMMAND

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BDE VOLUNTEER PARTY

WITH FRG LEADERS FROM

BRAVO COMPANY GIGI

TOMSU AND ALPHA

COMPANY SARAH POPP IN

TOTALLY 80’S!!!

GIGI AND SEAN

TOMSU

277th Aviation Support Battalion History

In February 2006, the 277th Aviation Support Battalion

deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring

Freedom VII, where it provided combat service and support

to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Falcon.

The Unit redeployed in February of 2007 after earning the

Lieutenant General Ellis D. Parker Award for best Aviation

Battalion in 2006 and the Meritorious Unit Commendation.

In October 2008, the 277th ASB deployed to Iraq in sup-

port of Operation Iraqi Freedom 09-11, where it provided

support and combat services to the 10th CAB, Task Force

Lightning. The unit redeployed in October 2009 and earned

the Lieutenant General Ellis D. Parker award for the Best

Combat Service Support Battalion for the work performed

during its 2008-2009 deployment.

20125 Hangar Access Road

Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield

Fort Drum, NY 13602

Phone: 315-774-1206

Fax: 315-774-1231

E-mail: [email protected]

277th Aviation Support Battalion

10th Combat Aviation Brigade

“Freedom and Liberty”

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