Maverick Battalion ROTC Newsletter, Minnesota State University Mankato

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Call (507) 389-6220

Department of Military

Science and Leadership

316 Wicking Center

Mankato, MN 56001MAVE

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reetings from the Commander

: LTC Joel Stephenson

Its that time again to highlight a few

ngs the Maverick Battalion has

complished over the last Spring and

ummer months of 2012. As youll see in

e ensuing pages, these cadets are doing

me wonderful things.

The Leader Development Assessment

ourse (LDAC) continues to be the seminal

ining event for ROTC. Qu ite frankly, my

uggled during the

ademic year

tting 3rd year (MS3)

udents ready for the

ors of LDAC. This

ar we turned things

ound. Our program

nt 19 Cadets and

hools in our Brigade in LDAC

rformance. Although still room for

provement, it puts us at a much better

ace for future classes. This years class

t a great tone within the Cadet Battalion.

eat training is sure to follow in

eparation for next summers LDAC.

A point of emphasis for ROTC has

en providing quality cultural experiences

r selected Cadets throughout this past

mmer. The program (CULP) has more

an tripled in size the past 3 years, and

w numbers in excess of 1,000 Cadets.

st this summer, and you will hear their

ories and experiences later in this

wsletter. What a fantastic opportunity!Were getting ready to commission our

st few Cadets from FY 2012 this month.

Proud to report were going to more than

new 2nd Lieutenants from MSU, Mankato

entering the Army this pas year - 11 Active

duty, 2 USAR, and 1 Educational Delay

(Medical School). Army guidance and

funding will require us to tighten up our

shot group somewhat in the near future in

terms of recruiting, but leave no doubt

were doing very well in this area.

This year I would like to welcome a

new cadre member to our sta. Chris

Andersen took over as

Training Ocer and MS3

Instructor in August. He

comes to us with an

impressive background in

both the active Army and

reserve component.

Recently deployed as the

Company Commander for

HHC/2-135 IN, Chris is an

Infantry Ocer and an ROTC

product. Chris and his wife Molly currently

reside in Belle Plaine - Welcome aboard!

Im writing this article on the 11th

anniversary of the attacks on the World

Trade Center towers and the Pentagon.

Sometimes its hard to remember while

living and working on a college campus the

basis to ensure our well-being and way of

life. Please take a moment to pray for the

safety and continues success of our more

recent graduates as they lead platoons of

like 2LT Tim Harting in the 1st Brigade,

82nd Airborne, 2LT Marcus Piepho and

Infantry Division, and 2LT Brittany Stadther

in 3rd Infantry Division.

GO MAVERICKS!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

CULP Trips

Cultural Understanding and

Language Proficiency

CDT Putzier (Thailand)

CDT Pederson (Rwanda)

CDT Griffith (Brazil)

CDT Watts (Micronesia)

KU Buddy ChallengeMaverick Battalion

competes for its 1st time

at Buddy Challenge Event

Leadersaremade, eyarenotborn. eyaremadebyhardeort, whichisepricewhichaofusmustpayachieveany

oalatisworwhile.VinceLombardi

May Commissioning2LT Graduates and their

Branches/Component

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Maverick Battalion Competes at 17th annual KU Ranger Buddy Competition

MAVERICK BATTALION COMPETES AT KU

RANGER BUDDY COMPETITION


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Maverick Battalion

participates in Joint

Field Training Exercise

Held at Camp Ripley

Joint exercise

JFTX PHOTOS

Weapons Qualification

Rappelling

Road March

Confidence Course

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2012 Minnesota State University Mankato 2LT Graduates of the Maverick Ba

2LT Beal, Bryan ARNG, OD

2LT Callahan, Megan USAR, AG

2LT Campbell, Brian AD, FA

2LT Crumb, Matthew AD, FA

2LT Donovan, Osa ARNG, TC

2LT Fougner, Jonathan ARNG, EN

2LT Kaminsky, Philip ARNG, IN (DMG)

2LT Kasprisin, Jonathan AD, EN (DMG)

2LT Kienholz, Joseph AD, FA

2LT Lea, Christopher ARNG, AR

2LT Leary, Brittney AD, AN

2LT Miner, Robert AD, FA

2LT Paasch, Brett USAR, EN

2LT Pelto, Kevin AD, SC

2LT Pittelkow, Eric MC (DMG)

2LT Propst, Jonathan ARNG, FA

2LT Schmidt, Jacob ARNG, FA

2LT Sweeny, Daniel AD, AV (DMG)

2LT Switzer, Lance AD, IN (DMG)

2LT Thayer, Mario AD, IN

2LT Wingo, Nathaniel ARNG, IN

MAVERICK BATTALION

COMMISSIONS 16 OFFICERS IN MAY

2LT Pittelkow

2LT Kaminsky (DMG) 2LT Sweeny (DMG) 2LT Kasprisin (DMG) 2LT Switzer (


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Air Assault School Training

By: CDT Putzier

Air Assault was a great

experience, although not for the

exercises we were

to physically

exhaust us

outright fail one of the 7 minor

of phase one was very easy, with a

rappelling, so it was

got to rappel out of

helicopters on the

themselves at another Air Assault

AIR ASSAULT

Half

the class failed

the practical test

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My Experience in Thailand

By: CDT Putzier

CULP is a unique opportunity

presented to cadets. You are able

to travel to a foreign country and

be immersed in the culture and/or

the language, while getting paid for

it! My CULP trip was to

Thailand, where I spent

most of my time in

Bangkok. CULP

deployments run

for 31 days, with

21 days in

country and 5

days on either

end in Fort Knox.

The days in Fort

Knox are generally

spent squaring away

everyones ocial

paperwork before travel and doing

some pre-deployment cultural and

security briefs. The in-country

experience was great! I was part

of an Non Government

Organization (NGO) that was part

of a group that was put to work by

a Peace Corps-esque organization.

hours each day at a daycare in

northern Bangkok, mostly just

making sure the kids didnt get out

of hand. On our o hours, we

visited temples and experienced

the Bangkok nightlife. On the

weekends, we visited the cities of

Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand,

and Hua Hin, at the beach. Chiang

Mai was more American

tourist-oriented than

Bangkok and had

a more

pleasant

atmosphere.

Hua Hin

was

German

tourist-

oriented, so

there were

many vendors

who spoke

German. The cost of

food and lodging was incredibly

low as well, so it was a rather

economical trip. Most of the

people in the country spoke

English as well as Thai, so I didnt

have too much trouble interacting

with the natives. Overall, it was a

great experience and I would

someday! Thailand Quick Facts

Area: 514,000 sq. km

Capital City: Bangko

Population: 61 Milli

Language: Thai

Religion: Buddhism

Climate: Tropical

THAILAND


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Enjoying the island culture

of Micronesia

By: CDT Watts

During my CULP I had a great

time. It was a once in a life

time experience to enjoy a

place you'd probably never

go to. You get to meet new

people in ROTC doing the

same thing you are, in

addition to experiencing a

new culture and dierent

kind of people depending

on where you are in the world.

I got to teach kids as part of

the PICS program sponsored bythe upward bound program. My

group taught a class to kids in

sophomore and junior level high

school classes. We taught english,

math and some science to the best

of our ability. We also did a lot of

great activities like snorkeling,

mountain climbing, hiking,

swimming, and visit places like the

Ruins of Non Madol.

How many times will you ever

get to go visit a country for 30 days

at no cost while learning aboutanother culture. If you are

considering ROTC you should

take advantage of the CULP

program they oer.

MICRONESIA

Micronesia Quick Facts

Area: Consists of

thousands of islands

Capital: Palikir

Population: Mix of

Melanesians, Polynesians

and Filipinos.

Language: Austronesian

Language family

Religion: Roman Catholic

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Medical Internship in

Honolulu Hawaii

By: CDT Clinchoc

After completion of LDAC, I

made my trip for follow on training

to Tripler Army Medical Center in

Honolulu, HI for an AMEDD

internship where I would

shadow multiple areas.

I started with the

Virology, and Immunology

lab, where I followed a

specialist who is a 68K

(clinical laboratory

specialist). I learned the

basic laboratorytechniques for D3 Fast,

of which is a clinical test

for 6 dierent respiratory

infections.

I performed the

test per standard

operating

procedures (SOP) for

the lab, and was able

to see through the

what the test showed

as well as what

positive samples

looked like.

In the lab, I also

shadowed a civilian who

performed various other tests for

tuberculosis using quantiferon

testing. She also performed

laboratory tests for HPV from

patients who were found to have a

high risk.

The one downside that I saw of

the 71A (Microbiologist), is the

ocer side is not hands on with

the testing, and perform mostly

oce work. The ocer that I

shadowed before he left on

vacation, performed only minimal

research and was very rarely in the

lab.

The upside of being able to

shadow a Medical Service ocer is

that it gave me the

opportunity

to see my future job, and I decided

that Medical Service is not the job

for me.The following week I shadowed

a Physician Assistant in the

Emergency Department as a

possible career choice. I worked in

the EDs gold area where they saw

patients that were considered a 4

or 5, that meant that had minimal

injuries that could be handl

quickly so they could be tre

a fast rate and then dischar

allow for a more ecient tu

around rate.

I saw various procedure

performed to include lab te

patient interactions with the

and the ability of the PA to

me informed about the test

were going t

perform, an

reasoning be

I was able to

good grasp o

a Physician

Assistants rol

the Emergenc

Department, s

utilize that infor

to decide my fu

course of action

I also was infor

the IPAP (Inter

Physician Assi

Program) whe

could apply, a

possibly use

help further m

career goals

of utilizing th

civilian side

During this t

was able to see a wide vari

procedures to include sutur

removal, UTIs, respiratory

infections, muscle and boninjuries to include breaks, a

corneal scratches of the ey

the opportunity to interact w

dierent professions of the

based on the case to help

determine the best course o

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Medical Internship in

awaii cont.

I also shadowed a CPT in

ascular Surgery who was a

sident. I was able to work with

em on one of their

nical days where

ey sat in with

atients, and listened

their problems to

etermine which

ocedures would be

est for their future.

Vascular surgery

oks at the veins and

terys throughout

e body that may bebstructed from

aque, and they

ace either stints or

o bypasses in order to correct the

oblem.

I also had the opportunity to

nter the operating room to see

ome of the various procedures to

clude a bilateral temporal artery

opsy, where there was an 89 year

d female who was having both

er temporal arteries removed for a

opsy to determine if there was

erve that was causing her vision

change.

I saw a wound debridement of

male that had an amputated leg,

nd they were debriding the dead

kin that was located in the wound

y using a saline solution. They

en placed a wound vac onto his

wer extremity to remove the

the wound.

Vascular surgery also plays a

rge role in varicose vein removal

and I saw several of those

procedures where they place

several puncture marks along the

vein to be removed, and then they

use hook type utensils to pull out

close to the skin surface. They

also used a procedure called laser

abrasion where they insert a

catheter like tube through the

saphenous vein that goes along

the thigh, and they use a laser that

after time will slowly close the vein

o.

I even saw an arteriovenous

undergo dialysis. They take an

artery and a vein close to the

elbow, and they attach the artery to

the vein in order to get greater

the vein to get bigger in size to

dialysis, so the procedure does not

take as long if the vein is bigger.

I was not able to see the

following procedure, but the last

procedure the day was a skin

graft of a man who had about an

8cm by 12cm area that was

about 2 cm deep into his lower

leg, and he also had a similar

wound on his foot. He had been

using wound vacs as well to keep

the wound free from liquid, and

safe from the environmental

bacteria.The AMEDD internship was a

great opportunity for anyone

thinking of going into the medical

helpful in allowing us to move

throughout the hospital to dierent

areas so we could be

exposed to various

After I explained to

him that I no longer

liked the lab, he was

very eager to get me

to a new area the

following week so

that I could get the

optimal experience of

the hospital. I would

encourage anyone to

apply for this internship, and I

would do it again in a heartbeat.

We were also able to enjoy much

of the island traveling around to go

on hikes that overlooked the

ocean, and 2LT Emde was nice

enough to take us around the

island to see all the sites.

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CDT Wilson 2nd CDT this

sumer to visit HAWAII for

Medical Internship

By: CDT Wilson

On the CLS training day at LDACSFC Vereen, my platoon NCO,

called me out of training to ask me

a question. He asked, CDT

Wilson, your school called and

they want to know if you would liketo do a medical

internship after

LDAC? I didnt

have anything

scheduled for therest of the summer

so obviously myresponse was,

Where is the

internship? SFCVereen had no idea

where the internship

matter what it would

be a goodexperience so I told

him I would love to

go. He

congratulated me and for the next

2 weeks I didnt hear anythingabout where I was going after

LDAC. Once I found out where I

was going I was more than thrilled

that I decided to go without

knowing where I was going. Iheaded home for a week after

LDAC, and then I head to Tripler

Army Medical Center in Hawaii!

I landed in Hawaii and was

immediately stunned by the beautyof the island of Oahu. From the

airport I headed up to the big pink

hospital on the hill. We stayed at

the guest house above the

hospital, even farther up the hill thehospital is on, 112 stairs higher to

be exact. Those stairs got a littlelong after a 12 hour shift, but

experience I gained while working

in the hospital.

the hospital, I worked in General

Surgery/Trauma Care. I learned

more in those two weeks than I

could have dreamed of in a

classroom setting. Roundsstarted at 0545 and after rounds

was morning report. At morningreport two days a week the

residents at the hospital presented

patient cases and explained why

they chose to take the steps that

were being taken for each case.The residents used blood work and

multiple journals and other

information to explain their

reasoning. The notes I took in

composition notebook. Followingmorning report I would head to

either the clinical setting or to my

favorite, the operating room (OR).

in the OR was a simple melanoma

(skin cancer) removal. The surgery

was simple and a very goodease me into the OR. After

melanoma removal I got to

laparoscopica laparoscop

camera that is put through

in the skin and used to consurgery without fully openin

personcholecystectomy

bladder removal. The surg

amazing. I got to see many

body functions I have learnabout through anatomy and

hand. The surgery too

longer than expected d

complications with infebut I learned a vast am

due to the sta physic

stayed with me throug

surgery to answer anyquestions I had.

That night fo

the cholecystectomy I

told to study my heart

lung anatomy. I had n

why I needed to do thifollowed the instructio

showed up ready for a

the next day. This day

probably my favorite d

the OR. The morning starta right upper lung lobectom

to lung cancer. Then follow

I got to see the most amaz

surgery. I got to sit and wa

Coronary Artery Bypass GrAlso known as open heart s

or CABGpronounced cab

They decided to skip using

heart lung machine during t

surgery, so I got to watch thbeat as the doctors conduc

their surgery. This surgery

multiple hours, but I was

completely enthralled throu

the whole process.

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DT Wilson Hawaii

nternship continued

I saw multiple surgeries

llowing the CABG, but those

ere the major highlights of my

me in the operating room (OR).

After the OR I spent the

ajority of my time in the

mergency Department. This

epartment at Tripler AMC was

ery busy due to the Navys

MPAC exercises.

I saw everything from broken

nkles to severe motorcycle

ccidents; simple coughs or small

ashes. The environment in the

mergency room (ER) was muchster pace than the OR, but I still

eed to make quick and well

ought out decisions. This will

y future Army career.

Aside from

y time

orking in the

ospital, I also

ot to spend a

mount of

me exploring

e island of

ahu. Between the hikes, Waikiki,

uaus and the North Shore.

owever evan a month was not

nough time for me to see

verything I wanted to see.

The most amazing hike I went

n was the Koko Head Crater Trail

ke. The trail is about 3300 feet

ng and rises around 1200 feet.

Hiking to the multiple water falls

around the island was also quite

incredible. The 160 foot tall Manoa

water yet was still breath taking.

Maunawili Falls gave me the

opportunity to cli dive from 40

feet over the pool under the water

fall.

Luaus gave me the chance to

eat some great pork and

experience culture Im not

accustomed to. Of course no trip

to Hawaii is complete without

some time on the beach.

Waimanalo Beach was a

fabulous way to conclude my

internship. The shallow teal water

backed by the unimaginably blue

water of the deep ocean

surrounded by island bird

sanctuaries left me with an

unforgettable memory of my time

in Hawaii.

After my time in Hawaii

at Tripler AMC I know

that I could not ask for

a better internship than

the one I got through

ROTC. I not only got

to work in a hospital

setting and learn an

immense amount

about a future desired profession.

I also got to explore a culture

very dierent from my own and

explore one of the most beautifulislands in the world. After

spending my 28 days in Hawaii I

am sure glad I said I would go on

this internship, even though I had

no idea it would take me to Hawaii.

HAWAII

Hawaii Quick Facts

Area: 10,931 sq. mi

Capital: Honolulu

Population: 1.3 million

Language: English,

Hawaiian

Highest point: Mauna Kea

13,796 ft

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Cadet Troop Leadership

Training (CTLT) Experience

at Fort Riley

By: CDT McGillick

I spent the latter part of my

summer at Fort Riley, KS

participating in Cadet Troop

Leadership Training (CTLT). It was

a valuable experience and showed

me what is

expected from

2LT's. It also

showed me

how an active

duty unit

works. I hadmore

responsibilities

than I had

originally

expected due

to the fact that

there was an

inexperienced

PSG and a new

2LT.

I was assigned to Charlie

Company, 2-34 Armor Battalion

and responsible for 16 soldiers of

2nd Platoon. With this

responsibility I was required to

attend leaders' meetings every

morning at 0600 and report on

what 1st platoon had completed

and the missions they were going

to accomplish.

I helped prepare the company

for its six week Division level

Augmentation Reaction Force

(ARF), planned and implemented

training for the Platoon, assisted

with sensitive item inventory and

ensured all weapons and

equipment where maintaine

accounted for.

I also learned and assis

many administrative tasks,

writing CONOPs (Concept

Operation), OERs (Ocer

Evaluation Report) and NCO

(Noncommissioned Ocer

Evaluation Reports). There

many other tasks that had t

accomp

each da

kept me

Despite

CTLT w

work. I w

able to

some th

that mo

ROTC C

don't ha

chance

had the

opportu

use the

driver

in Black Hawk helicopters,

serve as PL (Platoon Leade

during Dreadnaught First

Responder MOUT practica

exercises.

Overall, I think CTLT is a

program and would recomm

to anyone that wants to bet

prepare for their future as aOcer. I had to do more wo

better prepared and feel be

learned many things that I w

with me into my active duty

career.

FORT RILEY

FT Riley Quick Facts

Location: Kansas

Area: 5,760 acres

Named after: Gen. Bennet

Riley

Original Purpose:

Established in 1852 to

protect travelers on the

Santa Fe Trail from

attacks by Native

Americans.


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