TF December Newsletter

Vol 1, Issue 3 Wolfpack Wolfpack Dispatch

December 2011

FOB Salerno, Afghanistan

Christmas Edition

Dear Families and Friends of the Wolfpack,

We hope you enjoy the third edition of the Wolfpack Dispatch, our unit newsletter from Afghanistan. The intent of this publication is to keep everyone on the home front up to date with the unit activities at FOB Salerno.

The Wolfpack continues to be exceptionally busy, and December was another thirty days that flew by. We surely missed our families and friends on the home front over the holidays, but sincerely appreciated the literally TONS of stocking stuffers, decorations, cookies and cakes, decorations, and holiday music and movies. The support of everyone back home has been absolutely fantastic and is the strongest I have seen for a deployed unit. We almost became overwhelmed by the number and size of boxes and holiday wishes from home. Thank you FRG and friends of the Wolfpack!

The weather here is still pretty nice. It is cold in the late evening and early morning and pleasant during the day. The relatively clear skies have kept us flying 24 hours a day without respite. We are not complaining - this is what we all deployed to Afghanistan to accomplish. Task Force Wolfpack, along with the entire 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade team, continue on a record setting pace of flight hours and support to ground forces. We are all proud to be part of such a remarkable unit.

All the Way, Airborne!

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LTC John M. Cyrulik

Commander, Task Force Wolfpack

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Happy Birthday

CSM Inniss From the TF WOLFPACK Family

Task Force Wolfpack surprised CSM Inniss with a birthday

cake presented by SGT Evans.

December has been a busy and interesting month. First of all, we would like to send out a special thank you to the Wolfpack FRG. Your hard work and dedication produced a homemade stocking filled with goodies for every Soldier in the Task Force. For that, we are truly thankful.

Dec. 10, we had the pleasure of witnessing a total lunar eclipse. The rare event

began at 6:16pm and grabbed the attention of all that exited their doors that evening. The weather was great for viewing the celestial event as the skies were clear and air was cool. The moon appeared to be close enough to reach out and grab as it neared its peak of totality at 07:36pm with several Soldiers viewing it from the rooftops. A little over two hours after its peak, the eclipse came to an end at 09:48pm.

The December Soldier of the Month and NCO of the Month Board proved to be a challenge for several of our

Wolfpack Soldiers. Our winners, SSG Paul Austin and SPC Crystal Brown, were chosen to compete at the Brigade

appearance in the future. Kudos goes out to these two Soldiers from Delta Company. Brigadier General Volesky visited FOB Salerno to present the Combat Action Badge to two deserving aviators as

well as CJTF-actions above the battlefield saved the lives of several Soldiers and was instrumental in the mission success of the ground force commander. The recipients of the CJTF-1 coins were SGT T.J. Madden, SPC Michael Carter and SPC Ricardo Gonzalez. Their daily maintenance expertise keep our aircraft flying and the Soldiers on the ground safe.

Our own CSM Kirk Inniss celebrated his birthday in a surprising fashion. After the conclusion of a farewell dinner

for Cowboy Dustoff, a birthday cake by LTC Cyrulik and MAJ McQuown was presented to CSM Inniss. CSM Inniss humbly spoke about getting older and challenged all of the Soldiers half of his age to excel physically and be model Soldiers.

We would like to send our farewell wishes to Cowboy Dustoff (MEDEVAC Company) as well as TF Duke. All of

your hard work and dedication to the mission has not gone unnoticed. Dustoff has been the saving grace for countless Soldiers and has performed their mission in the most austere conditions. Thank you for never leaving a fallen comrade. TF Duke has been the guiding force behind operations in our part of RC-East and has conducted hundreds of ground operations. They have made Eastern Afghanistan a safer place and will be missed.

Last, during this month in 1962, 1st Battalion 82nd Aviation was activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina as

Company A, 82nd Aviation Battalion, an element of the 82nd Airborne Division. A Co assets significantly increased the Division's mission capabilities and provided a highly mobile and responsive source of combat power to the Division Commander. The unit first saw combat in the Republic of Vietnam and A Co became known as the "Wolfpack" adopting the name as its call sign.

Thank You for your support-you are in our hearts. Until next month, PFC Erin M. Dierschow, TF Wolfpack PAO

Dear Wolfpack Families,

Photo taken courtesy of 1LT Dan Liebetreu on 10 Dec. 2011

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Farewell From Cowboy Dustoff

From Cowboy Dustoff... Cowboy Dustoff's time on deployment is getting short. We welcomed our replacements, F/5-159th Devil Ray Dustoff (Army Reserve from Clearwater, Florida) about a week ago. We were so happy to see them, we had a cheering section by our command post as the Devil Ray's main body arrived. We have been training them up on the MEDEVAC mission here at Salerno, and the Devil Rays are doing well and learning quickly. You will be hearing from their commander, CPT Daneault, in the next Wolfpack newsletter. Here's a recap of the accomplishments of Cowboy Dustoff over the last 10 months on Active Duty: January, 2011, Cowboy Dustoff is mobilized in Cheyenne, WY. We moved to Ft Hood, Texas, on 13 January for post-mobilization training, and started moving to Afghanistan around the second week of March. On 23 March 2011, Cowboy Dustoff assumed the MEDEVAC mission from Witchdoctor Dustoff of the West Virginia Army National Guard. Since then, we have flow over 1000 hours on three UH-60 aircraft performing the combat MEDEVAC mission in Eastern Afghanistan. The Cowboys have transported about 650 patients, with half of those patients critically wounded that would had not have survived without rapid transport to the medical treatment facility, while our flight medics performed lifesaving medical care en route. We will be done with our mission around the first part of January, and will be headed back to Ft Hood, Texas, to de-mobilize. We will be at Ft Hood about a week, then will be going on terminal leave and will return back to our homes. The Cowboys are spread out, and have homes in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas. Our team will be conducting monthly weekend drills for a stabilization period of 90 days. After the stabilization time, some of the Cowboys will be moving on to different assignments within the State and National Guard Bureau, and some of the Cowboys will be going back into Charlie Company to continue their MEDEVAC career. Cowboy Dustoff is privileged to have the opportunity to work as a part of the Wolfpack team. TF Wolfpack has provided excellent support to the Cowboys over the past three months. Thanks to TF Wolfpack for all they have done over the past three months! Thanks to the Devil Rays for relieving us and taking on the extremely important MEDEVAC mission here at Salerno. Good flying and best of luck to TF Wolfpack and their new Devil Ray Dustoff MEDEVAC team! L T C Dane Rodgers

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Happy Holidays from FOB Salerno. Despite our expectations, December has been a great month for flying over the beautiful scenery of North Eastern Afghanistan. We are taking advantage while we can and conducting training flights along with our daily missions. We continue to fly more hours per airframe than any other OEF predecessor.

Achievement Medal for his mission dedication and work ethic.

We said farewell to two outstanding officers. CPT Kiel Towns and CPT Joel Duque-Estrada both left the Redhawks in order to fill positions as Staff Officers.

We also welcomed 1LT Benjamin Winner and the incoming Commander, CPT Christopher Rossi.

Seeing as this will be the last newsletter that I write as Redhawk 6, I would like to thank all of you for your support during my command. It has been an honor to lead your troopers in combat.

All The Way,

CPT Jesse H ill

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This is the time every year, where families get together and celebrate the

our brothers and sisters in arms for support during this time when we want to be at home with our families. I guess you can say that our stockings are hanging with care as we received a very generous gift of individually named stockings for each of us from the generous folks at Stockings for Soldiers Delaware, and of course our very own FRG. These wonderful people prepared more than 85 stockings for the Soldiers of HHC to help them with a little holiday spirit in Afghanistan. For Christmas, our very own Chaplain Shenton gave a Christmas Day service as well as a joint Christmas Eve Service that many waited with anticipation to attend. Congratulations are in order as SPC Andrea Clausell was inducted into the NCO Corps. Her hard work and dedication paid off, and we look forward to seeing her grow as a leader. I would like to take a moment to highlight the efforts of a whole lot of sweat and hard work from the Soldiers of HHC. Many of us have been getting and keeping ourselves physically fit, despite our busy schedules and crazy hours. All of this hard work has paid off, and it is with pride that I announce that we have

70 inches and approximately 350 lbs! A few of our Soldiers have already made it back from R&R and it seems that the average time it is taking for Soldiers to get home is 5 days. A big THANK YOU goes out to our wonderful FRG for our beautiful Christmas tree and decorations!! It definitely helped to make it seem more like the holidays.

CPT A licia Stahlberg G W06 1SG Nathan Mahaney G W07

-Henry David Thoreau

-Latin proverb

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Roughneck F riends and Family, The Holiday season came to Alpha Troop faster than any of us expected, bringing with it the arrival of some new pilots from Fort Bragg, 1LT Mike Phillips and CW2 Adam Epley. Mike hails from the Merchant Marine Academy, and is obviously confused about how he ended up here; while Adam is a former Air Defense Artilleryman looking to

greeted them, we also welcomed back SPC Delwin Cosmo Samuelson, who hit the ground running and jumped right into our fast paced twenty-four hour maintenance. They arrived just in time to catch the beginning of the incentive flight program, which lets our crew chiefs and other non-aviators participate in flights with pilots near the airfield, getting a feel for the aircraft, a new perspective on Salerno, and an understanding of what driving a convertible with the top down in Alaska must feel like. This month we had a Non-Commissioned Officer induction ceremony and celebrated the promotion of SGT Zachary Zochol and SGT Venkata Satram to E-5. These guys have done a phenomenal job leading and motivat-

their achievements. We look forward to more great work from them. We would also like to congratulate SFC Robbin Kadish on his selection for promotion to Master Sergeant. of our boys on leave, letting them recharge and spend time with family in the States. From those of us who are taking our leave a bit later, we wish you all a Merry Christmas

We wish our friends and families the best as we all enjoy the Holidays.

We are grateful to the people who have gone out of their ways to make our daily lives and the Christmas season special with bountiful amounts of care packages. We all appreciate the gifts and treats from all the families and friends of our Troopers that

like to thank the Nail and Wetzel families, the Martins, Pfirrmans, Kawoczkas, Kruegers, Henrys, Clarks, DeMiccos, Imhoffs, Callaghans, Bill Nelson and our friends at HBO, the American Foreign Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Knights of Columbus, and the Rockingham Wesleyan Church, NC. Also, special props to Lacey Ash and her entire office for the awesome banana bread. Thanks to you all, the troop has been able to decorate the office, stuff stockings, and drive ourselves crazy

We appreciate the outstanding support and continued encouragement that you provide, and we thrive on knowing that you are behind us and give us our drive and purpose. ROUGHNECK Troop succeeds because of the families and the great soldiers who comprise it, and I am daily humbled and honored to serve with them. David K rueger Roughneck 26

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RrEeDdWwOoLlVvEeSs Alpha Company REDWOLVES would like to say thank you to all of the families, friends and supporters for the Thanks-giving Day treats and decorations. With all your support, the REDWOLVES had a great Thanksgiving holiday. It is always nice to be served turkey dinner by the Task Force Commander and Sergeant Major.

Even with holiday season upon us, the operational tempo has not slowed down one bit. The pilots and crew chiefs are working around the clock to keep Apaches in the air to support the ground forces.

The month of December brought us a new ground unit to FOB Salerno. We will be saying goodbye to TF Duke and welcoming Task Force Spartan. This will give the RED-WOLVES another opportunity to show another unit that we are the best Apache Company in the Army.

One soldier in particular is showing just how tough and motivated the RED-WOLVES are. SSG William Rivard, 1st Platoon Sergeant, suffered a broken arm this month, but continues to work at a pace that would be tough with two arms. This just goes to show how mentally and physically tough the REDWOLVES are. We would like to congratulate SPC Franklin Perry for receiving Maintainer of the week for the first week of December. The REDWOLVES would like to announce our newest Pilot in Command, Captain Kyle Tomasino. We would also like to welcome a new edition to the REDWOLF family, SPC Morales was blessed last month with a new baby girl, Miranda Isabelle Morales.

With most of the REDWOLF aviators being on their first deployment as pilot, they continue to show their skill and maturity in dealing with the difficult flying conditions that Afghanistan has to offer. Due to excellent maintenance and accident free flying, the REDWOLVES have completed every mission asked of them.

Speaking about completing missions, December brings the official end to the war in Iraq. With many REDWOLVES also seeing deployments to Iraq, this month brings a moment to reflect on accomplishments REDWOLVES have made in Iraq.

When asked, how do you feel about the Iraq war being over, a REDWOLF pilot

With Christmas almost upon us, the REDWOLVES would like to thank our families, friends, FRG, and all of the supporters for the Christmas treats and decorations. Thanks to all of you, we have a nicely decorated tree with delicious cookies underneath it. The REDWOLVES motivation is at an all time high due to the number of care packages we have received. A special thanks to Mrs. Sickler for all the delicious salsa. The REDWOLVES would like to wish everyone back at home a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

CPT Robert Sickler

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Happy Holidays from the Members of B Co 7-158th Aviation Regiment. While it is not comparable to being home with our loved ones, we find solace amongst our fellow Soldiers during the Holidays. Many of us are marking the Holiday season as a last major time hurdle before coming home which in of itself, makes the holidays a very joyful event. To add to the pleasant atmosphere, leadership is be-ginning to plan the demobilization proc-ess. The light at the end of the tunnel is definitely coming into view and we look forward to being back with you every day. We continue to remain very busy carrying out the missions we are assigned. Presently, 1st Infantry Divi-sion, Duke Brigade is moving out of our Area of Operation and is being replaced by 25th ID Spartan Brigade. We are responsible for moving the troops in and out of the outer lying Forward Operations Bases (FOBs) back to Salerno for their preparation to go home. Staying busy is the trick to making time go by faster, so we embrace the challenge whole heartedly. We continue to effectively support the Special Operation missions as well. We know that the 82nd Aviation Brigade Command appreciates our enthusiasm for the missions they assign to us. One of the greatest morale enhancers in Army Aviation is awarding unit and individual medals. Our leadership team is currently creating and submitting paperwork for a Unit award that every Soldier will be able to honorably wear. The majority of Soldiers that deployed will receive individual awards for the hard work and sacrifices they made.

It is certainly an exciting time for B Co 7-158th. We continue to work hard through the holiday season with the thoughts and prayers for our loved ones back home. We look forward to coming home soon and seeing the smiling faces that we know so well. CPT Christopher M . Ruff Z EPPE L IN 06

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Delta Company would like to start this

our family and friends back in the states a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The Timberwolves continue to provide outstanding maintenance support to the Task Force. The Timber-wolves have had a productive month with our Soldiers receiving awards, getting promoted, and winning boards.

We would like to thank all of the families and friends for the support that they have been giving to their deployed troopers. Thank you to Janet Cox, Bobbie Kiser, and Valerie Chisnell for the handmade blankets that they sent out to some of our Soldiers. Thank you to Alison White for her continued work as the D Company FRG Leader. To all of our family members who continue to send care packages we thank you so much, and please continue to support your Soldiers.

Congratulations go out this month to several of the Timberwolves. Congratulations are in order to SFC Stewart and SFC Lendeborg for making the list to Master Sergeant. Stewart and Lendeborg are both outstanding NCOs, and the promotions are well deserved. Additionally, SGT Austin and SGT Thow were promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant. We also promoted two

Soldiers to the rank of Sergeant. SPC Covarrubias, and SPC Ghimire joined the ranks of the NCO Corps. For their outstanding maintenance support and technical expertise, SPC Hogan received the Army Achievement Medal. SPC Brown won the Battalion Soldier of the Month Board, and will represent the Task Force at the 82nd CAB Soldier of the Quarter Board.

Joining the Timberwolves family are SGT Bloodworth from Fort Hood, TX and SPC Howard from Fort Stewart, GA. Both soldiers are currently working in the Tech Supply section. We would like to say good bye to SGT Rubothin and SPC Brough, both troopers have redeployed back to the states to start their clearing process to get out of the Army.

CPT K ir k K . Shands

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L O N E W O L F F A M I L Y A ND F RI E NDS

Greetings and salutations from the Lonewolves! Upon the completion of a third of the deployment, we along with the rest of Task Force Wolfpack are doing well.

watching movies, working out, taking college courses to further our educations, and sharing stories with one another; build-ing the esprit-de-corps within the company.

The winter is officially here. We are starting to see the temperature plummet in the first days of December. The highs are around 72 degrees and the low is a wintry 33 degrees Fahrenheit. The snow has begun to pileup on the mountain peaks and

mouths.

The Troopers are continuously staying busy. Headquarters Platoon has been completing administrative actions and receiving/distributing the wealth of mail during the holiday season. From the start, our Distribution Platoon has been setting records by refueling 3,000 aircraft, issuing more than 700,000 gallons of fuel, and issuing thousands of tons of ammunition. The Maintenance Platoon has been conducting scheduled and un-scheduled maintenance on over 65 vehicles and providing FOB security, ensuring a safe and secure work environment.

As a team we have unrelentingly stayed focus on the mission in support of full spectrum aviation operations in order to expand stability and security, neutralize insurgent forces, and assist International Security

Assistance Force in supporting the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

I would like to hail PV2 Jeremy Phynon (92L Petroleum Laboratory Specialist), SGT Heather Gibson, SSG Eric Decker, PV2 Andrace Jones (89B Ammunition Specialist), and the incoming company commander, CPT Michael Simmons and all of their families to the Lonewolves. Additionally, I would like to welcome the newest Lonewolf babies: Kolsyn Almendariz, the son of Kellie and SPC Gahman, and Destiny Marie Knox, the daughter of Christiane and SGT Knox. Welcome to the world!

As I relinquish command after 18 months, I would like to thank all of the Lonewolves and their families for their steadfast loyalty and dedication. The successes we have been fortunate to experience are a direct result of the extraordinary effects of our outstanding Troopers and leaders. To my FRG team, you truly understand that the strength of the Nation is our Army; the strength of our Army is our Soldiers; the strength of our Soldiers is our Families. I salute you all and wish you the best as you continue on with your rendezvous with destiny.

Airborne, A ll the Way!

CPT Scovell

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Congratulations!!! Listed below are the Troopers who were promoted, received an award, or reenlisted. Below those are our Troopers with recent Birthdays!

Happy Birthday!!

Promoted Awarded

SSG Austin, Paul SSG Thow, Pia SGT Adzoble, Koku SGT Clausell, Andrea SGT Covarrubias, John SGT Ghimire, Arun SGT Satram, Venkata SGT Zochol, Zachary SPC Allen, Paris SPC Brown, Raymond SPC Burt, Ryan SPC Taber, Daniel PFC Acosta, Elysse PFC Guttierez, Jose PFC Khounborinh, Justin PFC Olson, Brandon PFC Stewart, Delano PFC Watkins, Ronald

Army Achievement Medal

CPT Duque Estrada, Paul

CPT Towns, Kiel

CPT Derda, Lukaz

1LT Roberts, Brett

SGT Way, Patrick

SPC Adams, David

SPC Hogan, Jessica

SPC Holder, Robert

SPC Forgotch, Kelly

SPC Franklin, Perry

SPC Jamrus, Kurt

SPC Mann, Brandon

SPC Murdock, Lucas

SPC Pabo, Lanupakai

PFC Watkins, Ronald

Task Force Wolfpack NCO of the Month

SGT Austin, Paul

Task Force Wolfpack Soldier of the Month

SPC Brown, Crystal

Commanding General Coin

SGT Madden, TJ

SPC Carter, Michael

SPC Gonzalez, Ricardo

Combat Action Badge

1LT Dotson, Curtis

CW2 Schuster, Erik

PFC Broome, Earnest PFC Brown, Raymond PFC Patrick, Donald PFC Paynter, Austin SPC Atencio, Thomas SPC Buwalda, John SPC Chan, Jonathan SPC Durham, Michael SPC Efurd, Jesse SPC Gomez, Bridgett SPC Hardy, Kevin SPC Leffler, Gregory SPC McDonald, Eric SPC Ochs, Daniel SPC Pentycoffe, Aubrey SPC Rogers, Nathan

SPC Sanders, Damian SGT Brandenburg, Ricky SGT Burke, Stephen SGT Busanet, Monica SGT Gamble, Terrance SGT Jackson, Seandale SGT Joseph, Syria SGT McCaskill, Chad SGT Roberts, Lakisha SGT Sullivan, Adam SGT Thow, Pia SGT Zabala, Ismael SSG Frederick, Rasheek SSG Gille, Brian SSG Kowlok, John SSG Maldonado, Jose

SSG Pirlot, Daniel SSG Tann, Victoria SSG Tune, John SSG Whight, Benjamin SFC Khoonsrivong, Alex 1SG Edwards, Kelvin CSM Inniss, Kirk CW2 Hoover, Griffin CW2 Hunt, Jon CW2 Lambert, Edward CW2 Saylor, Barrye CW2 Uber, Jacob CW3 Meads, Byron CW4 Erdmann, Brandon 1LT Liebetreu, Daniel CPT Vance, Jeffrey

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SPC B L A C K 35F Intelligence Analyst

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Grace and peace from the Wolfpack Religious Support Team. Praise God for his continued blessing and protection on us each and every day.

Some ministry highlights since our last correspondence include a spirit-filled Thanksgiving Day service which included tremendous worship through song, prayer, testimony and thanksgiving. Pastor Ferguson, of the Gospel service, brought us an inspiring message. Furthermore, we continue our way reading through the Bible at the E100 Bible study on Monday and Thursday nights. We are just about through the Book of Exodus. We have also shown two

gather for our midweek prayer meeting and fellowship. We continually offer prayers for all you back home.

As week look forward to Christmas, we have a full complement of services to accommodate all faith traditions. Although I will greatly miss worshiping with my family and friends back at Ft. Bragg, I am excited about leading our collective Christmas Eve and Chapel Next Christmas Day services here. I am expecting nothing less than a mighty work of God across our ranks.

God So Loved the World

Our Father up in heaven, long, long years ago, Looked down in His great mercy

upon the earth below And saw the folks were lonely

and lost in deep dispair,

to walk among them there So they can hear him speaking

and feel His nearness, too, And see the many miricles that faith alone can do.

For I know it will be easier to believe and understand

If man can see and talk to Him

So whenever we have troubles

We can take it all to Jesus, for He Understands our prayers.

~Helen Steiner Rice

Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! Chaplain Shenton

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C/5-159, SPC Wendt, Jesse MOS: 15N Avionics Mechanic Hometown: Minneapolis, MN SPC Wendt has a daughter Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on FOB Salerno A. Lift weights and Skype with my fiancé and other family rela-tives. Q. What do you like most about this deployment? A. The fact that I get to do my Army job everyday and not just drill weekends. Q. What is your opinion of FOB Salerno? A. It is a great FOB for a first time deplorer. Q. How does your MOS impact this deployment? A. I help maintain aircraft for the MEDEVAC missions.

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Every month each 1SG picks an outstanding Trooper to represent his Company/Troop.

HHC/1-82, Tiffany Rupp MOS: 92Y Supply Specialist Hometown: South Bend, IN SPC Rupp has a husband and two sons Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on FOB Salerno A. I focus on my education and Skype with my family. Q. What do you like most about this deployment? A. The experience and the extra pay. Q. What is your opinion of FOB Salerno? A. Q. How does your MOS impact this deployment? A. 92Ys ensure that needed equipment and supplies are on hand and available. This not only contributes to success in completing missions, but also boosts mo-rale. 3 Goals for Deployment Educational Professional Personal possible with my family, especially my boys.

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A /1-82, Per ry F ranklin M OS: 15R A ttack Helicopter Repairer (C rew chief) Hometown: L exington, N C SPC F ranklin is mar ried and has a son due in March. Q . What recreational activities do you participate in here on F O B Salerno A. Go to the gym. Q . What do you like most about this deployment? A. That I am deployed with people I enjoy being around. Q . What is your opinion of F O B Salerno?

FOB Q . How does your M OS impact this deployment? A. It has one of the biggest impacts for AH- provide protection for the ground guys and locating IED emplacers.


A /1- M OS: 15S - C rewchief Hometown: Dallas, T X SG T Sutton is mar ried with no kids. Q . What recreational activities do you participate in here on F O B Salerno A. Go to church (everyone is invited), go to the gym, play basketball, and hang out with other Soldiers in the Troop. Q . What do you like most about this deployment? A. Hanging out with the guys. Q . What is your opinion of F O B Salerno? A. Not bad. It has a nice gym and the chow is pretty good. Q . How does your M OS impact this deployment? A. 2 Scoops.


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B/7-158, SPC C lark, A rthur M OS:19D Calvary Scout Hometown: Omaha, N E SPC C lark is single Q . What recreational activities do you participate in here on F O B Salerno A. Fantasy Football and Killing Zombies. Q . What do you like most about this deployment? A. The camaraderie with my fellow Soldiers and the beautiful Afghanistan scenery. Q . What is your opinion of F O B Salerno? A. Best FOB in Afghanistan. Q . How does your M OS impact this deployment? A. Knowledge of weapons on the aircraft.


A /2-82, CPT Hill, Jesse M OS: 15B - U H-60M Pilot Hometown: Centerville, T N CPT Hill is single Q . Awards you have received? A. Bronze Star, Air Medal, Arcom, AAM, CAB, AV Badge, Parachuters Badge. Q . What recreational activities do you participate in here on F O B Salerno? A. Working out, Flying. Q . What do you like most about this deployment? A. That I am in Command Q . What do you like least about this deployment? A. That beside the fact we are an assault company we are conducting V.I.P. missions. Q . What is your opinion of F O B Salerno? A. Is not Bagram and the facilities are more operable. Q . How does your M OS impact this deployment? A. As a Black Hawk Company Commander we enable COL Toner to conduct Battle Field Circulation on a daily basis enabling him to engage his leaders.

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E /1-82, SPC Adams, David M OS: 92F Petroleum Supply Specialist Hometown: O rlando, F L SPC Adams is mar ried with 3 children Q . What recreational activities do you participate in here on F O B Salerno A. Ping pong, Chess, Shooting Pool, and Dominoes Q . What do you like most about this deployment? A. The teamwork and camaraderie between Soldiers to accom-plish our mission here. Q . What is your opinion of F O B Salerno? A. It is small compared to other FOBs, but the weather has been nice lately, and living quarters are great. Q . How does your M OS impact this deployment? A. Without fuelers the helicopter teams would not be able to protect and defend us, or accomplish their missions.


D/1-82, SPC Cantu, Abraham M OS: 15R Apache Mechanic Hometown: McAllen, T exas SPC Cantu is mar ried with no kids Q . What recreational activities do you participate in here on F O B Salerno

here. I go to the gym a lot and I do p90x. Q . What do you like most about this deployment? A. I work with the most professional cut throat Soldiers I know. Q . What is your opinion of F O B Salerno?

Q . How does your M OS impact this deployment? A. (We) get aircraft ready to fly to protect the ground Troops.


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FA M I LY R E A DIN ESS G R O UP Christmas Stocking for Wolfpackers

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Last Name, First HHC/1-82 , TF Wolfpack

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Below are the addresses for each of the Companies/Troop. Feel free to send letters and boxes to your Trooper.

Documents

TF December Newsletter