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3RDINF.US JANUARY 2015 PAGE 1 MARNE NEWS MARNE NEWSLETTER THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION JANUARY 2015 SOLDIER OF THE QUARTER 04-14 As Major LaFlash announced last month, Soldier of the Quarter, SOTQ, is a new system that gives addional recognion to soldiers from each platoon as well as from each DMOS. Recipients of the SOTQ will be those soldiers who are acve for the 3 months of that quarter and who go above and beyond the normal call of duty. This month we are proud to announce our first Soldiers to be named SOTQ. Currently we have a soldier from 1st and 3rd platoon. DMOS SOTQ will begin at the end of this current quarter, to be awarded in April. Candidates for SOTQ are recommended by Platoon, Squad, Fireteam, and DMOS Leadership. Can- didates are then reviewed by BMO staff to determine if the soldier has been acve the enre me, performs a uniform inspecon, speaks with their Chain of Command about their performance, and in some cases may conduct an interview with the candidate. Congratulaons to the current winners and good luck to you soldiers fighng for your selecon next quarter! FIRST PLATOON - SERGEANT ALEKSANDAR TODOROVIC Since his enlistment early last October, CPL Hoehn has demonstrated a paern of outstanding per- formance both in his squad as a Fireteam Leader and through his DMOS work for both RRO and FIG. CPL Hoehn has displayed a high level of competence, professionalism, and discipline while performing all as- signed tasks in addion to extra dues performed through his own iniave. His steadfast and dedicated character has made him a valuable member of Third Platoon Blackhawks, Second Squad Jesters. Accom- plishments of Fourth Quarter, 2014: SGT Todorovic’s resourcefulness and sound judgment combined with his self-movaon contribut- ed greatly to successful reorganizaon of 1st Platoon over the past quarter. As a member of FIG, through his example he has led new soldiers to follow the 7 Army Core Values. SGT Todorovic consistently per- forms his dues in an exemplary and highly professional manner. Accomplishments of Fourth Quarter, 2014: THIRD PLATOON—CORPORAL ROBERT HOEHN 22 DEC 14: Assigned as Squad Leader, 1/1/A/1/2/3rdID 07 DEC 14: NCODEV 02 NOV 14: Promoted to SGT, GWOTSM, CIB 3, Unit Patch 01 NOV 14: Assigned as Fireteam Leader 2/1/A/1/2/3rdID 26 OCT 14: Assigned as Fireteam Leader 4/1/A/1/2/3rdID 08 JAN 15: Promoted to CPL, NCODEV 04 JAN 15: HSM 07 DEC 14: Promoted to SPC, CIB, AAM, GCM 09 NOV 14: Assigned as Fireteam Leader 2/3/A/1/2/3rdID 02 NOV 14: Promoted to PFC, GWOTSM, NDSM
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3RDINF.US JANUARY 2015 PAGE 1 MARNE NEWS

MARNE NEWSLETTER

THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION

JANUARY 2015

SOLDIER OF THE QUARTER 04-14

As Major LaFlash announced last month, Soldier of the Quarter, SOTQ, is a new system that gives additional recognition to soldiers from each platoon as

well as from each DMOS. Recipients of the SOTQ will be those soldiers who are active for the 3 months of that quarter and who go above and beyond the normal

call of duty. This month we are proud to announce our first Soldiers to be named SOTQ. Currently we have a soldier from 1st and 3rd platoon. DMOS SOTQ will

begin at the end of this current quarter, to be awarded in April. Candidates for SOTQ are recommended by Platoon, Squad, Fireteam, and DMOS Leadership. Can-

didates are then reviewed by BMO staff to determine if the soldier has been active the entire time, performs a uniform inspection, speaks with their Chain of

Command about their performance, and in some cases may conduct an interview with the candidate.

Congratulations to the current winners and good luck to you soldiers fighting for your selection next quarter!

FIRST PLATOON - SERGEANT ALEKSANDAR TODOROVIC

Since his enlistment early last October, CPL Hoehn has demonstrated a pattern of outstanding per-

formance both in his squad as a Fireteam Leader and through his DMOS work for both RRO and FIG. CPL

Hoehn has displayed a high level of competence, professionalism, and discipline while performing all as-

signed tasks in addition to extra duties performed through his own initiative. His steadfast and dedicated

character has made him a valuable member of Third Platoon Blackhawks, Second Squad Jesters. Accom-

plishments of Fourth Quarter, 2014:

SGT Todorovic’s resourcefulness and sound judgment combined with his self-motivation contribut-

ed greatly to successful reorganization of 1st Platoon over the past quarter. As a member of FIG, through

his example he has led new soldiers to follow the 7 Army Core Values. SGT Todorovic consistently per-

forms his duties in an exemplary and highly professional manner. Accomplishments of Fourth Quarter,

2014:

THIRD PLATOON—CORPORAL ROBERT HOEHN

• 22 DEC 14: Assigned as Squad Leader, 1/1/A/1/2/3rdID

• 07 DEC 14: NCODEV

• 02 NOV 14: Promoted to SGT, GWOTSM, CIB 3, Unit Patch

• 01 NOV 14: Assigned as Fireteam Leader 2/1/A/1/2/3rdID

• 26 OCT 14: Assigned as Fireteam Leader 4/1/A/1/2/3rdID

• 08 JAN 15: Promoted to CPL, NCODEV

• 04 JAN 15: HSM

• 07 DEC 14: Promoted to SPC, CIB, AAM, GCM

• 09 NOV 14: Assigned as Fireteam Leader 2/3/A/1/2/3rdID

• 02 NOV 14: Promoted to PFC, GWOTSM, NDSM

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MARNE NEWSLETTER

THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION A WORD FROM THE MAJOR

FRST PLATOON - SERGEANT ALEKSANDAR TODOROVIC

Soldiers,

With the end of 2014 and the start of 2015 we look back as leaders and see what areas we need to focus on for the up coming year! As 2014 was a very

eventful year with the launch of our new state of the art website and PERSCOM system that is being talked about by many other realism units, but we also had

great strides in our leaders! As of the new year we have four of our squad leaders that lead combat squads that had just enlisted into our great 3rd Infantry Divi-

sion in 2014! This shows me the type of leaders we have, to grow through the ranks and be called upon to lead a squad into battle is no small task and our squad

leaders do it without hesitation and with great pride!

Also in 2014 we saw some of our great combat leaders retire or leave the 3rd Infantry Division. Captain Jon Erickson is a soldier that retired in 2014 that

has given a lot to the 3rd Infantry Division Realism Unit. Jon Erickson, a name that will be forever immortalized within the Third Infantry Division as a man who

never wavered and continued to lead with passion and dedication for over 8 years. First joining the Third Infantry Division in 2006, Captain Erickson found him-

self climbing the ladder at an incredible rate, volunteering for leadership positions as they became available, eventually all the way up to Executive Officer. We

honor him for all he has done for this unit, its personnel, and the gaming community as a whole. His leadership was present in all aspects of the unit, vocally with-

in Teamspeak, visibly in on our America's Army and Arma 3 servers, as well as with his impalpable contributions on our website.

We also had great leaders like Master Sergeant Jeffery Doten that retired in October of 2014 and Sergeant First Class Dennis Scott who as well retired in

October 2014. But as we lose these great leaders that once lead their soldiers from the front, we also gained great leaders in 2014, as I said before, four of our

squad leaders are new enlistees of 2014! Great leaders like Staff Sergeant Ty Jenkins, Sergeant Arthur Cantu, Sergeant Matthew Breen who was a returning vet-

eran, and new appointed squad leader, Corporal Gary Hunter. To have these new leaders in the position that they are in makes me extremely proud of the foun-

dation we have set up and I am confident in our continued growth in the coming year.

In 2015, I look forward to the further development of our soldiers and leaders. Already this year we have conducted two leadership schools, Warrior Lead-

ership Course Class 15-01 and Advanced Leadership Course Class 15-02. These soldiers spent 3-6 hours in the classroom to develop themselves on how to be

better leaders in our unit so they can continue to develop the soldiers they lead everyday! This is the commitment these soldiers swore as Non Commissioned

Officers to do and uphold.

I look forward to the growth of our realism unit and the community around us in the year of 2015. With the quick growth of our America's Army platoon

and the strong dedication of our soldiers in Arma, I see no reason why we can't continue to grow and develop our soldiers and future enlistees and continue to

show the realism community what the 3rd Infantry Division Realism Unit has to offer for the next year!

We as soldiers in this unit have a lot of work ahead of us for 2015. In 2015 our great unit turns 12 years old, which is no small task for an online gaming

community. We also have some great soldiers returning from Leave of Absence and we look forward to having them back among our ranks on active duty sta-

tus. I will be pushing for greatness as I feel that is what this unit is! I ask every soldier in this unit to do the same and to push yourselves and your fellow battle

buddies! The sky is the limit for the 3rd Infantry Division Realism Unit in the year of 2015! Lets make it happen Soldiers! - War Eagle 6

SGM LONG (RET) AND MAJ LAFLASH 2006 - PFC LAFLASH, IRAQ

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MARNE NEWSLETTER

THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION

COMPANY COMMANDER Major John Laflash [email protected] COMPANY FIRST SERGEANT First Sergeant Elgin Gilmore [email protected] FIRST PLATOON LEADER First Lieutenant Quentin Simmons [email protected] FIRST PLATOON SERGEANT Sergeant First Class Brad Ahles [email protected]

THIRD PLATOON LEADER

First Lieutenant Daniel Netto

[email protected]

THIRD PLATOON SERGEANT

Sergeant First Class Mathew Carter

[email protected]

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

OFFICER IN CHARGE

First Lieutenant Quentin Simmons

[email protected]

NCO IN CHARGE Sergeant Arthur Cantu [email protected]

PAO STAFF SGT M.Breen, 46N 1LT D.Netto, 46Q SPC D.Cantu, 46Q SFC B.Ahles, 46R PFC D.Bowling, 46R

PROMOTION AND AWARDS CEREMONY – 04 JANUARY 2015

1LT Quentin Simmons

SFC Mathew Carter

SGT Darrin Beckett

CPL Robert Hoehn

CPL Wesley Mazerreeuw

CPL Dennis Shields

SPC Dana Cantu

SPC Shane Cook

SPC Rico Liu

SPC David Mott

PFC Michael Bank

PFC Tyler Baxter

PFC Garry Beaudoin

PFC Thomas Bonow

PFC Dustin Bowling

PFC Christopher Gaulin

PFC Isaiah Delgado

PFC Derrick Swint

Now that the holidays have passed, Major LaFlash is looking forward to the unit getting back into full action

and starting strong in 2015. 2014 was a successful year for the unit. Although we lost some data from the old web-

site, we were still able to track the last 4 months and have found that we had almost 100 applications come in with a

34% turnover rate. Major LaFlash remarked, "this is not terrible, but we certainly have room to grow. We need to

work as leaders, whether as a FTL, SL, or even as a soldier in the fireteam, it is on us to lead by example. Every sol-

dier has the potential to be a leader."

"It doesn't matter what size a unit is, strong leadership determines how well the unit will run. You build it and

they will come, that is why we spend so much time developing soldiers and getting them into leadership positions,"

Major LaFlash noted. With this in mind, he also announced that in January there will be several training opportuni-

ties including BCT for both Arma and AAPG.

In closing, Major LaFlash has asked everyone in the unit to visit ArmaClans.com and vote for us. This is a great

recruiting tool and will help us maintain our visible reputation out there in the Arma community. Voting can be done

daily and by anyone in the unit, even those in 3rd Platoon.

SGT A.Cantu Reporting

Purple Heart

SGT Z.Markel

Army Commendation Medal

SGT A.Cantu

Combat Infantryman Badge 4

PFC D.Bowling

Basic Parachute Badge

PFC D.Bowling

Good Conduct Medal

SPC D.Cantu SPC S.Cook SPC R.Liu SPC D.Mott

National Defense Service Medal

PVT D.Strickland

Global War on Terrorism SM

PFC T.Baxter PFC T.Bonow PFC C.Gaulin

Humanitarian Service Medal

CPL R.Hoehn

NCO Development Ribbon

SGT A.Crasci

PROMOTIONS AWARDS

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Myself and 1LT Simmons would like to welcome you all back from your

Holiday break. Now that we are starting to get back into our normal routines,

we would like to inform you of a few changes that have been made while you

were gone. If you haven’t noticed already, we have replaced almost every

mod in our modpack with RHS Escalation. We feel this mod will serve us well

in our future endeavors as a platoon.

Our platoon meetings will also be picking up again. The time and dates

will be discussed amongst the Squad Leaders, myself, and 1LT Simmons. There

will be an increase in Co-operative missions with other units this year. We will

do our best to keep you guys trained and professional, as well as entertained.

Our sister unit, the 173rd Airborne, and us will be working on getting a Joint

Operation up and running within the foreseeable future.

Keep Recruiting! I can’t stress enough, just how important this is. We

encourage you to join us on Saturday nights for pubbing sessions on the public

server!

Firstly, I wish all my fellow soldiers a very bright and prosperous New

Year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all soldiers in my Platoon

that stood for the unit even during the hard times we faced and helped the

unit stay stronger. With that being said, with the help of my PSG and SL, we

would be implementing various activities like Operations, Inter-squad tourna-

ments, etc. Any soldiers that would like to contribute an ideas can do so by

following the CoC. These ideas will be brought to my attention during the bi-

weekly meetings held every month.

I also ask you to report any case of recruiting in our teamspeak or

gameservers to your first line leader, so that appropriate actions could be

taken in time.

FIRST PLATOON “WIDOWMAKERS”

THIRD PLATOON “BLACKHAWKS”

PLATOON LEADER

First Lieutenant Daniel Netto

PLATOON SERGEANT

Sergeant First Class Mathew Carter

PLATOON LEADER

First Lieutenant Quentin Simmons

PLATOON SERGEANT

Sergeant First Class Brad Ahles

PLATOON RTO

Sergeant Alex Crasci

FIRST SQUAD SCORPIONS

SQUAD LEADER: SGT A.Todorovic

FIRST FIRETEAM LEADER: CPL J.Theriault

SECOND FIRETEAM LEADER: CPL W.Mazereeuw

Second Squad Ghosts

Squad Leader: SSG T.Jenkins

Second Fireteam Leader: SGT D.Green

FIRST SQUAD DRAGONS

SQUAD LEADER: SGT A.Cantu

FIRST FIRETEAM LEADER: CPL J.Bitar

SECOND FIRETEAM LEADER: CPL B.Nielsen

SECOND SQUAD JESTERS

SQUAD LEADER: SGT M.Breen

FIRST FIRETEAM LEADER: CPL R.Hoehn

SECOND FIRETEAM LEADER: SGT Z.Markel

THIRD SQUAD DEATH KNIGHTS

SQUAD LEADER: CPL G.Hunter

FIRST FIRETEAM LEADER: CPL C.Ireland

SECOND FIRETEAM LEADER: SPC M.Baldwin

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ArmaClans.com is a vote based topsite listing Arma Clans/Units who are

recruiting. Any Google search for Arma recruiting has ArmaClans.com as the

first result. That means anyone who is looking for a unit is likely to talk to the

units listed there first. Third Infantry Division is listed on the front page,

which means we are generally in the top 10. This is a great recruiting tool for

us. Just in the past week we have seen an increase in traffic coming from Ar-

maClans.com, that means people are checking us out! How can you help? Be

sure to vote for us daily, this brings our ranking up and makes us more visible

to those potential recruits!

To vote, simply visit the site and press the green vote button under the

3rdID page. Add a bookmark so you can do it easily every day,

or check in TeamSpeak for the link there. You can also click the

green button here!

3RDINF.US JANUARY 2015 PAGE 5 MARNE NEWSLETTER

2015 has the makings of another productive year. Just before the break,

we concluded all feasibility studies, conceptualization and prototyping

for Marksmen DLC and its platform update. Importantly, that meant green-

lighting the last of the weapon handling features we're developing for it. You

must be getting tired of waiting for the specifics, but we want to be sure of

what we can deliver. We think it will be worth the wait. All aspects of the

package are now in production, with chunks of it quite far along. Introduction

of the content will go similarly to Helicopters DLC; some of the features will

likely be staged on Dev-Branch for evaluation starting next month. The bulk of

the content will be staged in phases after that, allowing for your feedback to

polish it. We hope to be able to start sharing details about the specific new

weapons and weapon handling features soon.

In parallel, much work has been done for the larger Expansion. Most no-

tably the new terrain is progressing very well. The environment designers and

artists are producing the final models for many of the common structures.

Other developers are focusing on the natural aspects, such as the new vegeta-

tion and lighting configuration. The terrain team has also selected a specific

region together with playable content designers, in order to make it a bench-

mark site. They will bring this area to standards representative of the final tar-

get quality, and trial gameplay there. It's looking awesome, but it will be a

while before we can share that with you. Meanwhile, our update cy-

cle will continue to run on a 4 to 6 week interval, with as many optimizations

and fixes as possible. And we wouldn't even dare to guess what awesome,

impressive, crazy and funny mods and scenarios will be shared by you, the

community. Let's make this another fantastic year together!

Continued at Source

WHEN WILL THE BETA END? DEVELOPER SITREP #00088

GAME NEWS

FRAGGED NATION ARMACLANS.COM – VOTE NOW!

SPC D.Cantu Reporting

Wow! It is hard to believe it’s been more than a year already. A lot has

changed between our initial beta version and the game we have following the

release of RFI-4. Thanks to the community for the many, many hours playing

and all the valuable feedback. We especially want to thank our dedicated Beta

testing team who have donated hundreds of hours to the project. Now we

would like to take a moment to talk with you about the full release of the

game.

RFI-4 was our last major update until launch and, aside from any critical

bugs that might come up, the development team is focused on completing the

game for release in the spring of 2015. However, you can still contribute! We

will be hosting game-wide opt-in testing weekends, where you will be able to

play and provide feedback on our pre-release features that are in develop-

ment. Watch for details on that in the weeks to come.

Some of the items to look for with the full release include: demorec (server

recording of gameplay), a Medic role, a complete in-game UI (including a serv-

er browser), a fully featured soldier progression system, alternative weapon

skins and camouflage patterns, unique enemy weapons, a new and improved

audio system, new maps, numerous performance optimizations and lots and

lots of polish across the entire game.

Since the fully featured soldier progression system will change the way

XP is earned and the rewards for completing challenges, all stats will start over

when the beta ends. The old stats will still be available if you want to look

back at what you or your friends have accomplished in the beta.

Thank you so much for your feedback and support over the last year. It’s

been a great time, and it’s only going to get better! Source

PFC D.Bowling Reporting

Our Fragged Nation Competition team is currently ranked 9th out of 14

in the 4v4 ELO Ladder with 3 wins and 3 losses. We recently had a tough

match against APEX Predators, aPx. It was a tough battle, our soldiers had a

total of 54 kills while the enemy finished out at 62 total kills. We won 7 of

the 16 rounds, making this a close match. During the 13th round, SGT Mar-

kel killed 2 out of 5 of the enemy, then as the lone survivor and with only 2%

health left, tactically engaged and killed the 2 remaining enemies, winning

the round.

We are always looking to add soldiers to the competition roster. If you

have not signed up, you can follow the instructions here. Also be sure to join

us for practice every Wednesday night at 1900. 1st Platoon soldiers are wel-

come to join as well!

SGT A.Cantu Reporting SGT A.Cantu Reporting

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SCREENSHOT OF THE MONTH SCREENSHOT OF THE MONTH

SCREENSHOT OF THE MONTH SCREENSHOT OF THE MONTH

SCREENSHOT BY PFC D.BOWLING. CLICK FOR FULL SIZE ORIGINAL.

SCREENSHOT BY PFC D.BOWLING. CLICK FOR FULL SIZE ORIGINAL.

SCREENSHOT BY SPC D.CANTU. CLICK FOR FULL SIZE ORIGINAL.

SCREENSHOT BY SGT Z.MARKEL. CLICK FOR FULL SIZE ORIGINAL.

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The Public Affairs Office has big plans for 2015! We are starting the year

off with this newsletter and will publish a new edition monthly! Do you have

any ideas of what you would like to see in the future? Contact SGT Cantu and

drop a suggestion! We are currently hiring for Journalists (46Q) and Broadcast

Journalists (46R). The 46Qs are responsible for this newsletter! Even if you are

not a great writer, we can use you for short articles. 46Rs are responsible for

making videos for the unit. We have several video projects already in progress.

Be sure to check the forums for sign ups and more information about sched-

uled recording events. We need all soldiers to participate, you do not have to

be in PAO to help out! PAO will be making recruiting videos, short fictional war

films, and other promotional projects throughout the year. We will also be

working on scheduling Pub-a-thons on a regular basis. Secure the Victory!

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CURRENTLY ACTIVE

DISCHARGED

2014 TURNOVER REPORT - 99 TOTAL APPLICATIONS SINCE 01 SEP 14

RECRUITING AND RETENTION PUBLIC AFFAIRS

BASE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS

FORCE IMPROVEMENT GROUP

Major John LaFlash Staff Sergeant Nathanael Satnik First Lieutenant Quentin Simmons Sergeant Arthur Cantu

Major John LaFlash Sergeant Matthew Breen

First Lieutenant Quentin Simmons First Sergeant Elgin Gilmore

With the addition of some new staff members, BMO is progressing to-

wards reaching new goals and objectives for the year ahead. With the new

website simplifying several previously tedious tasks performed by BMO, we

now have the opportunity to roll out new programs such as the Soldier of the

Quarter. SOTQ is a large project being led by BMO while also utilizing re-

sources from PAO and CID.

BMO is also brainstorming new ideas to assist other offices and making

strides to further enhance the military realism experience of the Third Infantry

Division. Continue the hard work gentlemen! Hooah!

RRO had a solid 2014 and is already working hard to make 2015 better.

Now that the holidays are over, we expect to see an increase in applications.

Be sure to vote for us at ArmaClans.com! We have recently hired several new

recruiters, processors, and interviewers. We are always hiring and can always

use more, especially from the Arma side. We need high speed soldiers with

attention to detail and a commitment to the success of the unit to take up

these positions.

RRO Staff recently reviewed and updated the standard operating proce-

dures, making all of our duties more efficient and consistent. SSG Satnik would

like to thank all the current members for their hard work and dedication, and

would also like to challenge everyone else in the unit to put in an application

to join the ranks of RRO.

COMBAT IMAGING & DOCUMENTATION

First Lieutenant David Burckhardt Sergeant First Class Brad Ahles

FIG had a great year pushing new soldiers through BCT! There were a

total of 7 BCT courses held since September 2014. The coming year will have

more BCT classes being held on a regular basis.

BCT GRADUATES - 19 TOTAL SINCE 01 SEP 14

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UNIFORM UPDATES UNIFORM CREATIONS

CID is currently looking for Uniform Updaters (21Y). The Uniform Updat-

er is responsible for uniform creation and update requests. Proficiency in Pho-

toshop and attention to detail are required!

SEP OCT NOV DEC

3

1

4

6

32

AAPG

ARMA

DMOS REPORT

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As a Second Lieutenant, Audie Murphy was awarded the Medal of Hon-

or for his actions in France, 1945, Jan. 26th. The military career of Audie Mur-

phy covered nine World War II campaigns fought by the 3rd Infantry Division:

Tunisia, Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Anzio, RomeArno, Southern France, Ardennes-

Alsace, Rhineland and Central Europe. He lied about his age to enlist in the

United States Army on June 30, 1942, and before his 20th birthday had

earned every U.S. Army combat award for valor available during his period of

service, including the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Colmar Pocket on

Jan. 26, 1945. Second Lieutenant Murphy commanded Company B, which was

attacked by six tanks and waves of infantry. Murphy ordered his men to with-

draw to prepared positions in woods, while he remained forward at his com-

mand post and continued to give fire directions to the artillery by telephone.

Behind him, to his right, one of our tank destroyers received a direct hit

and began to burn. Its crew withdrew to the woods. Murphy continued to

direct artillery fire which killed large numbers of the advancing enemy infan-

try. With the enemy tanks abreast of his position, Murphy climbed on the

burning tank destroyer, which was in danger of blowing up at any moment,

and employed its .50 caliber machinegun against the enemy. He was alone

and exposed to German fire from three sides, but his deadly fire killed dozens

of Germans and caused their infantry attack to waver. The enemy tanks, los-

ing infantry support, began to fall back. For an hour the Germans tried every

available weapon to eliminate Murphy, but he continued to hold his position

and wiped out a squad which was trying to creep up unnoticed on his right

flank. Germans reached as close as 10 yards, only to be mowed down by his

fire. He received a leg wound, but ignored it and continued the single-handed

fight until his ammunition was exhausted. He then made his way to his com-

pany, refused medical attention and organized the company in a counter-

attack, which forced the Germans to withdraw. His directing of artillery fire

wiped out many of the enemy; he killed or wounded about 50. Murphy's in-

domitable courage and his refusal to give an inch of ground saved his compa-

ny from possible encirclement and destruction, and enabled it to hold the

woods which had been the enemy's objective. Source

WHOM WE EMULATE

MAJOR AUDIE MURPHY

‘BRAWLERS’ PROVIDE AIR SUPPORT

HISTORY CURRENT EVENTS

SPC D.Cantu Reporting

The 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters uncased their colors during a cer-emony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 7th. Around 200 Soldiers from the Marne Division have become part of the 9,800 U.S. troops that will remain in Afghanistan after NATO's International Security Assistance Force mission ends, Dec. 31. As Operation Enduring Freedom draws to an end this month, the mission will change to a non-combat Resolute Support Mission. The divi-sion's responsibilities will include logistical, medical, sustainment, signal and fuel support across Afghanistan, as well as the physical security at Bagram Air-field. Most of these roles will allow 3rd ID Soldiers a chance to work closely with not just Service members from other branches of the U.S. Military, but a chance to work hand-in-hand with many of our allied partners. The mission will shift focus to emphasize the pro-cesses and systems that will enable the Afghans to sustain their security forces and pro-tect their people for the long-term. Source

MARNE COLORS UNCASED IN AFGHANISTAN

SGT A.Cantu Reporting

Crews from 4th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment "Brawlers," provided 12 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in order to support the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment "China," in their training exercise, dubbed "China Focus II," held, Dec. 1. China Focus II was a battalion-level training event which included situational training exercises, live-fire events, and air assault missions. The Brawlers of the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, were able to support to the 3/15th Inf. Regt., 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, with troop movement, sling load operations, and air assault capabilities. The exercise culminated with a joint force entry into a hostile operating environment. Source

SGT A.Cantu Reporting