HEROES THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE AS FORT JACKSON CELEBRATES NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY P7 ALSO INSIDE N.Y. SOLDIERS PREPARED FOR WWI IN S.C.

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1 N.Y. SOLDIERS PREPARED FOR WWI IN S.C. P3 THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE AS HEROES FORT JACKSON CELEBRATES NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY P7 ALSO INSIDE COMMANDERS DISCUSS BUILDING BETTER SOLDIERS - P3 JOHNSON: LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT BUILDING TEAMS - P9

2 ON THE COVER A member of the Lumbee nation dances during the 2017 National American Indian Heritage Luncheon at the Fort Jackson NCO Club. SEE PAGE 7 Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS Fort Jackson, South Carolina This civilian enterprise newspaper, which has a circulation of 10,000, is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. Army. Contents of the Fort Jackson Leader are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, Department of the Army or Fort Jackson. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts and supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of the Army or Camden Media Co. of the firms, products or services advertised. All editorial content of the Fort Jackson Leader is prepared, edited, provided and approved by the Public Affairs Office of Fort Jackson. The Fort Jackson Leader is published by Camden Media Co., a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army, under exclusive written contract with Fort Jackson. The civilian printer is responsible for commercial advertising. For display advertising rates and information call or write Camden Media Company, P.O. Box 1137, Camden, S.C For classified advertising information only: call or nwilson@chronicleindependent.com or fax For questions or concerns about subscriptions, call To submit articles, story ideas or announcements, write the Fort Jackson Leader, Fort Jackson, S.C , call or fjleader@ gmail.com. Commanding General...Maj. Gen. John P. Johnson Garrison Commander...Col. Stephen Elder Public Affairs Officer...Michael B. Pond Garrison Public Affairs Officer...Patrick Jones Command Information Officer...Christopher Fletcher Editor...Wallace McBride Staff Writer...Robert Timmons Website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Community Calendar TODAY Lego Club 2-3:30 p.m., Thomas Lee Hall Library. Test your Lego brick building skills at the library. The library has the Lego bricks, you bring the creativity. A free event. For more information, contact SATURDAY Holiday hours The Fort Jackson Commissary will be open for business on Veterans Day from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. WEDNESDAY Quarterly shred event 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the post s recycling center, located at 5671 Lee Road, between Popeye s and the Auto Craft Shop. Protect your identity bring your documents and take advantage of this shred event. For more information, contact the recycling center at NOV Daniel Circle Chapel Fall Revival 7-9 p.m., Nov , 9:45 a.m.-noon Nov. 19. Guest revivalist is the Rev. Elijah Shafah, senior pastor, St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Troy, Alabama. For more information, call NOV. 17 Commanding General s Quarterly Golf Tournament Noon shotgun start at the Wildcat Course. The format is Scramble/Captain s Choice, four-person team, gross and net scoring. WINTER SPORTS Winter Basketball Registration ends Nov. 17. Ages 3-4, $25. Ages 5-15, $45 Winter Cheerleading Registration ends Nov. 17. Ages 3-4, $25 and ages 5-13, $45 DEC. 5 Thrift Savings Plan seminar for federal civilian employees Noon-12:45 p.m., Bldg. 9810, Lee Road, Room 119. For more information, call DEC. 9 Matinee Movie at the Library 1-3 p.m., The Polar Express at the Thomas Lee Hall Library. The movie is rated G for General Audiences. If you have questions or need more information, contact DEC. 14 Lego Club 2-3:30 p.m., Thomas Lee Hall Library. Test your Lego brick building skills at the library. SEND ALL SUBMISSIONS TO FJLeader@gmail.com Deadline for events to be included in the calendar or Happenings is one week before publication. Include the time, date and place the event will occur, as well as other necessary information. If you submit an article on an event that already has taken place, please send it as soon as possible. Tuesday is the last day we will we be able to accept an article for publication the following Thursday. Include the date and place of the event, as well as a description of what took place. Please include quotations, if possible. With any photo you submit, include IDs rank, unit, and Questions? Call The library has the Lego bricks, you bring the creativity. This is a free event. If you have questions or need more information, contact Thrift shop holiday notes The thrift shop will accept Thanksgiving items until today. Christmas items will be accepted between Nov. 21 until Dec. 7. The shop will be closed the week of Thanksgiving, and again for the holidays between Dec. 23 and Jan. 8. No consignments will be ac- Thanksgiving Meal Schedule The Thanksgiving dinner for retirees will be served from 2 to 4 p.m., Nov. 23 at Building 11900, the dining facility for 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment. The cost is $9.05 per meal. The discounted rate of $6.80 is available to spouses and dependents of enlisted personnel in pay grades E-1 through E-4. For more information, call Thanksgiving meal schedule for units: Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov :30 a.m.-2 p.m. 369th Adjutant General Battalion Bldg Nov :30-2 p.m. U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy Bldg Nov. 22 4:30-7:30 p.m. 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov. 22 4:30-7:30 p.m. 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov. 22 4:30-7:30 p.m. 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov. 22 4:30-7:30 p.m. 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment Bldg

3 Discipline and fitness Commanders discuss building better Soldiers By ROBERT TIMMONS Fort Jackson Leader Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS Lt. Col. Adam Lewis briefs Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson, Fort Jackson commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Lamont Christian, the post s senior enlisted leader, about recommended courses of action during the final day of the Center of Initial Military Training Program of Instruction Workshop Nov. 2. Basic Combat Training senior leaders and non-commis- Center of Initial Military Training BCT Program of Instruction - training including BCT and It can happen to any of us who deploy at any time, and any Soldier that comes out of Basic Combat Training. Maj. Gen. Malcolm Frost CIMT commander See FITNESS: Pages 24

4 Fort Jackson Movie Schedule 3319 Jackson Blvd. Phone: FRIDAY NO SHOWINGS Springfield, Mass., College Archives Soldiers train in the practice trenches at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina, in this photograph used on a YMCA postcard which troops could fill out and send home. The New York National Guard s 27th Division trained at Camp Wadsworth from Sept until April of 1918 during World War I. N.Y. Soldiers prepared for WWI in S.C. By ERIC DURR, New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs By November of 1917 the 27, 000 Soldiers of the New York National Guard s 27th Division had said goodbye to their Families, marched through New York City, and were ready to get down to serious training. They did this at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina, just outside the city of Spartanburg. When the Guard s 7th Regiment -renamed the 107th Infantry-showed up on Sept. 11, 1917, the carpenters were still banging away some of the 1000 buildings at the camp. Work had only begun in July and by the end of August, along with 1000 buildings, 37 miles of pipe were installed, and 18,000 electric lights put in place. The Army ordered 629 cast iron stoves, 72,000 kegs of nails, and 6,119 doors for the work. - Division Soldiers wound up clearing those Total cost of the project was $2, 223, in 1917 dollars, which works out to $40 million in 2017 money. Still, after the war Major General John O Ryan, the division commander, recalled one planning glitch, which irked him. The camp s company mess halls had been designed to hold 150 Soldiers each. But the Army had decided that a company should have 250 men. This was a case in which the Army should have known better when it designed the buildings, O Ryan noted in his book The Story of the 27th Division. Wadsworth with Spartanburg. The Snake Road, a typical country dirt road, was in terrible repair, and couldn t forth between the camp and the city on business or on pass. The 22nd Engineers, under the command of Col. Cornelius Vanderbilt, shored up the built bridges, and generally put it in better shape. Today what remains of that country lane is known as Vanderbilt Road, in memory of the colonel and his engineers. While the camp and the Snake Road was under construction, so was the organization of the division. The New York National Guard s division had been organized in 1908 with three brigades of three regiments each. War called for a square division of two brigades with two regiments each. See WWI: Page 21 SATURDAY NO SHOWINGS SUNDAY NO SHOWINGS WEDNESDAY The Foreigner (R) 2 p.m. Happy Death Day (PG-13) NOV. 17 Tyler Perry s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (PG-13) 7 p.m. NOV. 18 GeoStorm (PG-13) 1 p.m Tyler Perry s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (PG-13) 5 p.m.... TICKETS Adult: $6 / Child (6 to 11): $4 3-D TICKETS Adult: $8 / Child (6 to 11): $6 Ticket sales open 30 minutes before each movie. Movie times and schedule are subject to change without notice.

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6 Unlikely allies help mother see son graduate By ROBERT TIMMONS Fort Jackson Leader Courtesy photo Two sets of battle buddies pose after the Basic Combat Training graduation of Pvts. Dakota Haspert and Ramon Nazario Nov. 2 at Fort Jackson. Jennifer Weaver, far left, and Katherine Berrios-Borges met online and become mom-battle buddies. It took social-media born mom-battle buddies hundreds of miles apart spawned from two hurricanes to gather unlikely allies to help one Puerto Rican mother to be able to witness her son graduate Nov. 2 from Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. They like to call themselves mom-battle buddies because a chance encounter brought together parents of trainees who happened to be battle buddies themselves. Katherine Berrios-Borges was looking through the 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, and Fort Jackson Army Mom s Facebook pages, when she noticed a picture Jennifer Weaver posted of her son, Pvt. Dakota Haspert, with his battle buddy at Fort Jackson who just happened to be Pvt. Ramon Nazario, her son. Oh, it s my son, Berrios-Borges exclaimed. It s my baby. The mothers started chatting with each other online and later over the phone becoming fast friends and mom-battle buddies. But hurricanes Irma and Maria cut their correspondence short for a while, until recently. The hurricanes that cut a swath through the Caribbean this year exponentially increased the need to see her son and give him a hug. I just wanted to come because he left two voice mails saying, Mom are you OK? I wanted to hear your voice, she said. I wanted to be here so he could see that I was OK I wanted to get a hug from him because I needed it. There was one small, yet have to traverse before she could do that get enough I wanted to be here so he could see that I was OK... I wanted to get a hug from him because I needed it. Katherine Berrios-Borges money to purchase plane tickets that cost over a thousand and some dollars. Money she didn t have. Her mom-battle buddy came to the rescue enlisting an ally, the Robert Irvine Foundation, to help raise the money. I wanted her to get to see him, Weaver said as she started to tear up. It s been amazing to see the two reunited at Hilton Field. The foundation, started by celebrity Chef Robert Irvine, is a fend the nation. The foundation bought her the ticket no questions asked. That wasn t the only support Berrios-Borges and her son received. Other mothers began to help in any way they could. When it was apparent that she couldn t write her son because of the hurricanes, they began writing Nazario starting up a liaison between the Soldier and parent. I received 20 letters from moms in the support group, Nazario said after his graduation. The support group sent care packages to him and his mother. See ALLIES: Page 26

7 Post event honors Native Americans By ROBERT TIMMONS Fort Jackson Leader Fort Jackson honored Native Americans Nov. 3 during the National American Indian Heritage Month lun- of their reverence of natural resources and the Earth. American dream. Finch said. Through our history Native Americans have served tive Americans have fought in every war and taken kan native decent currently serve in the Army with 24 Finch added. Indians there are 562 nationally recognized Indian Na- - and did various Native American dances in traditional - - as well. - Jima during World War II show home to show our gratefulness and welcome our warriors home. Thank you for what you do. Photos by ROBERT TIMMONS Above, a member of the Lumbee tribe from North Carolina demonstrates a dance while wearing traditional clothing at the 2017 National American Indian Heritage Luncheon at the Fort Jackson NCO Club, Nov. 3. Below left, Lt. Col. Jason Finch, Headquarters, Headquarters Battalion, Army Training Center commander, hands Chief Louis Chavis, chief of the Beaver Creek Indians, a gift for speaking at the event. Below right, John Oxendine, of the Lumbee tribe demonstrates how to play a traditional flute.

8 Army NAF Benefits Open Enrollment tis the season for visiting your HRO By TIM HIPPS U.S. Army Installation Management Command The Army announced that Monday through Dec. 1 is the window for U.S. Army Nonappropriated Fund employ- Open Enrollment options. Let everybody know, it s time, said Gloria Mick, manager of the Army NAF Army Installation Management Command Headquarters on Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Once a year, we want you to physically visit your Human Resources check to make absolutely sure everything is correct the way it should be. NAF employees most important personal data is updated and all options are exercised, including contact infor- ciaries. Family dynamics and priorities changes, especially as times change, Mick explained. Paying attention to this responsibility during Open Season may greatly impact your family s future. Before taking advantage of this oncea-year opportunity, the Army is making available to all members and family members a new NAF Open Enrollment video at had a NAF Open Enrollment Video, said Anne Bright, NAF Employee Ben- - COM Headquarters in San Antonio. I want to encourage all of the employees and their Family members to view this video. Employees can review Open Enrollment information online at or on Aetna s website at www. nafhealthplans.com, which includes an educational video library. See NAF: Page 19 By NICK SPINELLI Medical Department Activity Fort Jackson On Jan. 1, there are a number of changes cludes a change to the current TRICARE regions. The current three regions (North, South and West) will become two regions (East and West). There will be new regional contractors for the new East and West regions. Humana Military will manage the East Region and Health Net Federal Services, LLC will manage the West Region. In preparation for this change, enrollments in TRICARE health plans will be delayed incoming regional contractors. The delay period, or an enrollment freeze, will begin on Dec. 1 and last approximately three weeks, or until the data transfer is complete. You ll still have access to care during the enrollment freeze. However, if you wish to make changes to your TRICARE coverage, I encourage you to do so as soon as possible, said Pamela Wallace, Medical Department Activity Fort Jackson Chief of Managed Care Division. If you would like to switch to a different TRICARE health plan, or enroll in a plan Keep pounding Above, Carolina Panther s center Greg Van Roton aims a mock M4 carbine during simulated weapon training Nov. 7. Members of the Carolina Panthers, the United Services Organizations of North Carolina, and Lowes visited Fort Jackson as part of the November Salute to Service members and to give the team an opportunity to see the daily routine of Soldiers. Left, Capt. Jacquia Robinson commander of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment welcomes Carolina Panther s defensive end Mario Addison to Fort Jackson. Photos by VERAN HILL Enrollment now open for 2018 TRICARE coverage 20. You can enroll in certain TRICARE plans online, by phone or by mail. Learn about how to enroll in or purchase a health plan on the TRICARE website. You don t have to enroll in TRICARE Select if you re a TRICARE Standard matically converted to TRICARE Select on Jan. 1, as long as you re registered in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System and are eligible for TRICARE. Learn more about TRICARE Select, which See TRICARE: Page 27

9 TEACHING THE PROFESSION OF ARMS IN THE 21 ST CENTURY By CAPT. TYLER SHIMANDLE 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson, Fort Jackson commander listens to a question from a member of the audience during the Lt. Gen. Timothy Maude Leadership Lecture Series Nov. 7 at the Solomon Center. Johnson spoke during the lecture about the need for Soldiers to lead from the front and the need for character, competence and commitment. Johnson: Leadership is about building teams By ROBERT TIMMONS Fort Jackson Leader Over the past few weeks stories have been run in The Leader about how Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson, Fort Jackson commander, has been com- ards of the Army profession. On Tuesday he was able to speak directly to human resources professionals, installation and Richland Country Sheriff s Department leadership about becoming better stewards of the profession during the Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude Leadership Lecture Series. Michael Molosso, the deputy commandant of the Adjutant General School, said the lecture series is a great opportunity to learn more about leadership. Leadership isn t about being in charge, but rather about building a team. Anyone can be a boss; anyone can be in charge, said Teri Maude, wife of Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude, who was the highest ranking Soldier killed in the 9-11 terrorist attacks. A leader is someone who brings together a team to go forward and to commit to accomplishing its goal. This goal is evident in the post motto, the installation commander said. There is an enemy out there, opposed to all we stand for, that is studying you and our team, and waiting for the opportunity to pounce, Johnson said. Fort Jackson s motto, Victory Starts Here, Right Here is a motto that shows resolve to prepare and wake up every morning and improve our foxhole and move our Army team forward. It s the habit of excellence that ensures we get there, Johnson added. Army stewardship means being the best and surpassing the standards. We won t do it by teaching minimum Army standards, but by exceeding them and striving for excellence in everything we do. Leaders must lead from the front and not be afraid to make professional on the spot corrections. We must train for hardship, test ourselves in our grit, push ourselves we ve got to be the best stewards of the Army profession we can be, Johnson emphasized. We hold ourselves to uphold and exceed Army standards. See MAUDE: Page 10 What does it mean to be a profession of arms? Most Soldiers and civilians who work with and for the Department of Defense have probably heard this term. It seems obvious that serving in the military, and for the purposes of this article the Army, would mean that you are working a profession of arms. However, merely working a job or occupation does not make it a profession. Professions produce uniquely expert work. Doctors cure the sick, lawyers exonerate the accused, and Soldiers protect the defenseless. These occupations are held to a higher standard than others; they are well respected and society is dependent on their services. Therefore to become a professional, one assumes a moral obligation to continue to hone their skills and to teach and train the next generation their particular craft. When it comes to the Army the latter of these obligations happens at Basic Combat Training. with the most professional and competent - forefront of these units are the drill sergeants, selected based on their experience, professionalism, and tactical knowledge. These NCOs represent the best the Army has to offer. They are charged with turning civilians into Soldiers. As in any profession the relationship is built on a trust that the client, in this case the American people, has in the expert or professional the drill sergeant. That trust is that their sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers will be kept safe, expertly trained, and developed into professional Soldiers themselves. When it comes to teaching civilians the ways of our military profession a number of challenges arise. Instilling the Army Values and the Warrior Ethos into new trainees is perhaps the most complicated task of BCT. Passing the Army Physical Fitness Test or qualifying with your assigned weapon may be tasks uniquely alien to many of the trainees, but even those skills can be taught and learned quickly through expert instruction and repetition. See TEACHING: Page 27

10 Maude Continued from Page 9 It is our character, our competence and our commitment that will carry the day. It is the discipline in supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States that makes us 10-feet tall to all of our enemies. It s not our weapons, it s not other capabilities it s the capability within. Johnson illustrated good leadership with the example of Maj. Dick Winters, the commander of Easy Company, 2nd of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment during the D-Day invasion and the march across most of Western Europe. Winters had the right approach to leadership leading from the front while Capt. Herbert Sobel, the textbook leadership style, he was named one of the reasons for the company s combat successes because of the tough training he instilled in the unit. Leadership isn t a popularity contest, he told the leaders at the event, but rather should prepare to take Soldiers farther than they think they can get and model what right looks like. The lecture series is meant to inspire young Soldiers to become strong Army leaders and to be passionate mentors, and teachers for the good of the Army. Mike Molosso, deputy commandant of the Adjutant General School hugs Teri Maude, wife of Lt. Gen. Timothy Maude, the highest ranking Soldier to be killed in the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Molosso called Teri Maude the first lady of the AG Corps during the lecture series meant to inspire young Soldiers to become strong Army leaders. Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS

11 National Guard prepares for flu season By STAFF SGT. ERICA KNIGHT 108th Public Affairs Detachment While others are thinking about tailgating, pumpkin patches and holiday gatherings, Sgt. 1st Class Ryan West, medical readiness non- quarters, South Carolina Army National Guard virus. - It s good for our Soldiers to stay healthy, said West. And it s important that they don t spread the virus to their family and the community. - causes millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and thousands or sometimes tens of thousands of deaths. sible to protect against getting the virus. The body, the earlier in the season people get vaccinated the better their chances of being protected. Soldiers in the South Carolina Army National Guard are making sure that they are protected this year by getting vaccinated during their monthly drill. West administered more rus on it and then touching your eyes, nose or mouth. To prevent spreading the virus, West recommends coughing or sneezing into a tis- monly handled items and spraying disinfectant in common areas. said West. You can also use hand sanitizer make symptoms milder. Photo by STAFF SGT. ERICA KNIGHT Sgt. 1st Class Ryan West, medical readiness noncommissioned officer for Joint Forces Headquarters, S.C. Army National Guard administers the flu vaccine to Soldiers Nov. 4. Keeping Soldiers healthy and ready for duty is a priority for units. WORSHIP SCHEDULE CATHOLIC Sunday 7:30 a.m., Confessions, Solomon Center 8 a.m., IET Mass, Solomon Center 9:30 a.m., CCD, Education Center 9:30 a.m., Mass, Main Post Chapel 10:30 a.m., Reconciliation (after Mass or by appointment), Main Post Chapel Monday through Thursday, First Friday 11:30 a.m., Mass, Main Post Chapel CHURCH OF CHRIST Sunday 10:30 a.m., Worship Service, Magruder Chapel EASTERN ORTHODOX Sunday 9 a.m., Worship and Liturgy, Hospital Chapel JEWISH Sunday 9:15 a.m., Worship, Anderson Street Chapel 10:15 a.m., Fellowship, Anderson Street Chapel LATTER-DAY SAINTS Sunday 10:30 a.m., Worship Service, Anderson Street Chapel ISLAMIC Friday 12:45 p.m., Jumah services, Main Post Chapel PAGAN Sunday 11 a.m., Pagan Circle Sacred Well Congregation worship and study, Magruder Chapel PROTESTANT Sunday 8:30 a.m., Anglican/Liturgical, Bayonet Chapel 9 a.m., Service, McCrady Chapel (SCARNG), McCrady Chapel 9:15 a.m., Adult Bible Study, main Post Chapel 9:30 a.m., Sunday School, Main Post Chapel 10 a.m., Gospel Worship Service, Daniel Circle Chapel 11 a.m., Service, Main Post Chapel 11 a.m., Chapel Next, Bayonet Chapel 5 p.m., Aspire! Protestant Youth, Chaplain Family Life Center Monday 7 p.m., Protestant Women of the Chapel Woman s Bible Study, Main Post Chapel 7 p.m., Protestant Men of the Chapel, Bible Study, Chaplain Family Life Center Tuesday 9 a.m., Protestant Women of the Chapel, Main Post Chapel Wednesday 12 p.m., Protestant Bible Study, SSI Library 7 p.m., Gospel Bible Study, Daniel Circle chapel Thursday 11:45 a.m., Fresh Encounter Bible Study, Chaplain Family Life Center ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS Anderson Street Chapel, 2335 Anderson St., Bayonet Chapel, 9476 Kemper St., /4542 Chaplain Family Life Center, Bldg 5460, Daniel Circle Chapel, 3359 Daniel Circle, /4478 Education Center, 4581 Scales Ave. Fort Jackson Garrison Chaplain and Religious Support Office, 4356 Hardee St., /6318 McCrady Chapel, 3820 McCrady Road at McCrady Training Center, Magruder Chapel, 4360 Magruder Ave., Main Post Chapel, 4580 Scales Ave., /6681 Warrior Chapel (120th Adjutant General Battalion), 1895 Washington St., /7427

12 I became a soldier... 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment PVT. JULIA ZIRKELBACH, 18 Milford, Connecticut PVT. GREGORIE MCCOY, 24 Detroit - PVT. JOHNS AYRES, 18 Columbus, Ohio - PVT. JARRED SARROSA, 18 Guam Going to school was PVT. CARMEN RUIZ, 18 Rocksprings, Texas PFC. SHYLE FLOYD, 23 Des Moines, Iowa

13 Fort Jackson Housing notes Housing Assistance: Having issues with your landlord, on or off-post, or need assistance in locating a place to live? need to visit. We re here to assist you with rental lease reviews, house hunting, check-out inspections, and landlord at /7537/9339 our visit us at 4514 Stuart Ave for more information. RV Lot: RVs are not authorized in the housing area or Single Soldier Complex except for loading, unloading, and cleaning. The Housing RV Lot is available at no cost for on-post residents. For more information or to register your ve- Proof of residency, insurance and registration are required. Unauthorized RVs found in the storage lot will be towed at owner s expense. Housing mayors needed: The Mayoral Council is looking for volunteers to serve as mayors for the Fort Jackson Housing community. The purpose of the Housing Mayoral Program is to enhance the quality of life for the Families residing on the installation. Housing mayors are volunteers who represent the community by presenting issues and concerns to Housing, Balfour Beatty, and the Garrison Commander/Command Sergeant Major. The Mayoral Program provides a forum for residents to raise individual and/or collective concerns with regard to policies and conditions that affect the Fort Jackson community. Mayors attend post-level meetings, participate in housing award programs, and provide suggestions for improving where they live and work. Be the voice for your community. Mayors receive free childcare and volunteer hours while participating in mayoral activities and are recognized by the commanding general for their participation in the mayoral program. Join us as work to make Fort Jackson Housing a great place to work and live Interested residents should contact Vickie Grier at Clearing Housing: Pre-inspections for on-post housing is available upon to schedule your pre-inspection appointment. Appointments should be sched- notice to vacate is required in order to terminate without penalty.

14 Soldiers go three for three at EFMB quals By NICK SPINELLI Medical Department Activity Fort Jackson Photo by 1ST SGT. CHRISTOPHER ADKINS Spc. Mary Jones performs triage on an injured Soldier during a portion of the Expert Field Medical Badge qualifications on Fort Bragg. More than 325 Soldiers recently competed to earn the Expert Field Medical Badge at the installation. Three Fort Jackson Soldiers were among those to earn the badge. Of the more than 325 competitors vying to earn the Expert Field Medical Badge at Fort Bragg recently, only a third succeeded. Among that successful minority were Capt. Michael McCaffrie, Capt. Tracey Morel and Spc. Mary Jones, all from the Medical Department Activity Fort Jackson. We went with three people, and we graduated those same three people with two of them being honor grads, said Mc- Caffrie. In order to earn the EFMB, participants must pass a series of challenges including a comprehensive written exam, weapons qual- navigation, a 12-mile forced road march, and several other tactical combat casualty care, medical and casualty evacuation, warrior skills, and communications tasks. All of this makes the EFMB Hands down, our preparation made the experience almost feel easy. Capt. Tracey Morel prestigious Army special skill badges to earn. The EFMB is a coveted badge within the medical to earn, McCaffrie said. We spent almost all of our weekends practicing and training on our medical, chemical, and warrior tasks with and on each other. According to all three competitors, working as a team is what ultimately led to their shared success. Hands down, our preparation made the experience almost feel easy, Morel said. We had rehearsed and practiced to point of muscle memory. There was not much thinking involved during the testing period because our hands and bodies already knew what to do. For her part, Jones considered the group s past attempts as another crucial element to preparing for the challenge. [We] have all tried receiving the EFMB before, so we knew how to prepare, she said. See EFMB: Pages 28

15 MEDCOM welcomes new Command Sergeant Major By WESLEY ELLIOTT Army News Service NEWS G3 promoted Photo by CHARLES CLARK The Family of Col. John White, Fort Jackson s assistant chief of staff for operations (G3), replaces his shoulder boards during his promotion ceremony Nov. 3 at the Officers Club on post. Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, the U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command presided over a change of responsibility ceremony for outgoing MED- COM Command Sgt. Maj. Gerald C. Ecker and incoming Command Sgt. Maj. Michael L. Gragg, on Nov. 3, at MacArthur Parade Field, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Command Sgt. Maj. Gerald C. Ecker has served as the MEDCOM Command Sgt. Maj. since 2014 and previously served as the U.S. Army Public Health Command and U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School Command Sgt. Major. stated, Our mission and profession as Soldiers, I can think of none nobler as I ask all of you on some, for our mission and people, I encourage you to think about why you do it, why you serve. I have always maintained the belief that when the mission is demanding and going gets tough, we fall back on our training and experience, and each other. As Soldiers we are often asked to rise to the occasion, our creeds, beliefs, and training enables us to do so. I believe in our mission, our profession, and I believe in you the American Soldier. Facing retirement, Ecker said, Today is much like how I felt, in August of 1990, as a young sergeant and senior medic of an airborne infantry less to rendezvous with destiny, but never doubting my task and purpose, or the will to achieve it. My god and my family give me this will and I could ask for no more, other than the wisdom and strength to continue to serve my family and country, now as a soldier for life, and in a manner that would honor all those who have gone before me and continue to serve. The incoming, Command Sgt. Maj. Michael L. Gragg will serve as the senior enlisted advisor to Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, the U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command. To Lt. Gen. West, your leadership and guidance has postured Army Medicine for the foreseeable future to date, your inspirational words and calming presence have allowed the AMEDD to endure some of the toughest challenges in a generation. I look forward to forging a relationship and spreading the (Army Medicine) message, See MEDCOM: Page 19

16 ROLL CALL Photos by ROBERT TIMMONS C.C. Pinckney Elementary School s honor roll students take to the halls during a parade honouring their academic achievements. Left, Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson, Fort Jackson commander and grand marshal of the C.C. Pinckney Honor Parade, shows Dr. Theresa Harvey, school principal, the proper way to say Right here Nov. 6 at the school.

17 Saluting this BCT cycle s honorees DRILL SERGEANTS OF THE CYCLE Photos by Nicholas Salcido Civilians of the Quarter Staff Sgt. Robert Walters Alpha Company 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment HONOR GRADU- ATE OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Joshua Kang SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Russell Santiago Staff Sgt. Aaron Morgan Bravo Company 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment HONOR GRADU- ATE OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Ailene Stroud SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Aangel Stevens WALTERS MORGAN JEFFREY B. DYER JOSE PAGAN The U.S. Army Training Center recognized the following as Civilians of the Quarter for the Fourth Quarter of fiscal year GS-8 and below: Jeffrey B. Dyer, human resources specialist. GS-9 and above: Jose Pagan, financial management specialist. MOSS ALVARADO Staff Sgt. Makeda Moss Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment HONOR GRADU- ATE OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Samuel Adupeprah SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Jasmine Walker Sgt. Michelle Alvarado Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment HONOR GRADU- ATE OF THE CYCLE Pfc. Emily Rising SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Al-leesha Williams ROSARIO Staff Sgt. Carlos Rosario Delta Company 1st Battalion, 34 Infantry Regiment HONOR GRADUATE OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Felix Rodriguez SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Bendjy Jerome This Defend NAF Continued from Page 8 All employee Open Enrollment changes, however, must be made at the servicing NAF Human Resources Of- change, the employee must follow the NAF employer s enrollment process and are correct - get in there and get them - Open Enrollment health plan changes during Open Enrollment is they assume that their personal data is correct in the that, they have to physically go into their - have the right people as your designated the time of year that we want to do the - Plan (Aetna) will not increase unless an employees in the plan will continue to contribute only 30 percent of the cost of Alone Dental Plan had a slight increase surance as we are currently in a premium holiday until further notice - saving the You can save more money with Flex- let you set aside money from your pay- count is used to reimburse yourself for medical, dental and vision expenses not - Account is used to reimburse yourself for child or adult day care services needed - You do not have to be enrolled in an employer-sponsored health plan to enroll year, meaning your current election does

18 October retirees Family, friends and Soldiers gathered to honor military retirees for their dedication to duty and honorable service to the nation, Oct. 31 at the post theater. The month s retirees are: Lt. Col. Laura C. Declouetsmith, USARCENT; Capt. Drayton L. Gilyard, HHD, USAG, Fort Jackson; Sgt. Maj. Brian D. Spencer, HHC, 369th Adjutant General Battalion; 1st Sgt. Theresa R. Lee-Love, Delta Co., 120th Adjutant General Battalion; Sgt. 1st Class Ryan O. Jones, USAMEDDAC, Fort Jackson; Sgt. 1st Class Angel Martinez, Leader Training Brigade, Fort Jackson; Sgt. 1st Class Sean L. Terry, HQ, 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment; Sgt. 1st Class Robert E. Evans, 17th MP Detachment; Sgt. 1st Class Natasha L. Davis, MRMC, Fort Detrick, Maryland; Sgt. 1st Class Temekia S. Leggett, HHC, 120th Adjutant General Battalion; and Staff Sgt. William H. Webb, Leader Training Brigade. Photo by RAQUEL McDONALD MEDCOM Continued from Page 15 Photos by NANCY REICHERT Getting cocky The Cocky Reading Express (University of South Carolina students and Gamecock mascot Cocky) visited Pierce Terrace Elementary School to read their favorite books to the children. Afterwards Cocky s friends handed out stickers and books and Cocky gave each child a high five as they returned to class. The group travels to schools in an effort to help children better understand the importance of life-long reading. The ceremony at MacArthur Parade Field included the ceremonial passing of the MEDCOM colors to illustrate the passing of responsibility and leadership to the incoming Command Sergeant Major. Regarding those who praised Gragg on his appointment, As I embark on this journey, I want to ensure all those people [who offered me praise] that I didn t achieve this by myself, I am nothing but a collage of all the leaders who have invested in me leaders that have left an indelible mark on me I truly appreciate all the patience, wisdom, and guidance you have shared with me over the last 28 years. Prior to his appointment, Gragg held numerous leadership positions including Medical Evacuation NCO, Flight Medic, Department of OBGYN NCOIC, Drill Sergeant, Interim AMEDD Center and School Command Sergeant Major, Sergeant Major U.S. Army Physical Disability Agency, and Command Sergeant Major Center for Initial Military Training, Fort Eustis, Virginia.

19 WWI Continued from Page 4 excess men. See CAMP: Page 22 NEWS Library of Congress New York National Guard Soldiers of the 27th Division training at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina, feed their company mascot during sometime in The 27,000 Soldiers of the division trained at Camp Wadsworth, just outside Spartanburg, from September 1917 to April 1918.

20 New York State Military Museum New York National Guard Soldiers of the 27th Division conduct grenade throwing practice while training at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina in Camp Continued from Page 21 In 1917 about 4,000 horses towed a division s artillery, hauled machine guns, and carried ammunition and food forward to the front lines. Men who had never worked with horses before had to learn how. There were also classes in equitation the art of horseback riding for non-com- expected to ride a horse as part of their du- Another school helped the members of the division s seven bands become better at their job. An important piece of the division s training plan involved constructing a trench system like those that stretched to Switzerland. The division engineers dug a trench system of eight miles of trenches covering a front of 700 meters. The trenches of ditch. Behind the front line trenches were trenches designed to protect troops and supplies moving forward and second and third line of defense trenches. In addition, these trenches zigzagged to ensure that one bomb or grenade injured and killed only a small number of Soldiers. The trench system also included dugouts and bomb shelters. Infantry battalions and machine gun detachments would spend up to 72 hours in these practice trenches learning how to keep them repaired, put out listening posts, and even use the toilet facilities. emy would launch raids on the trench The division s Soldiers all spent several days living in the practice trench system to get them used to what they would be doing in Europe. The Guardsmen, according to a November 1917 New York Times story, had a lot to learn about trench warfare. Brit- calmly watched the work going forward to deceive them, according to the New York Times. - French word for dam, which created a vancing troops. Despite of, or in spite of, the need to 27th Division focused much time and warfare : infantrymen maneuvering for engage the enemy after breaking through the trenches. Gen. John J. Pershing, the commander of the American Expeditionary Force, in- men and that the key to victory would Germans. O Ryan trained his New York Guardsmen with this in mind. sion composed of Guard Soldiers from 26 states the 26th Division from New England were sent to Europe to complete their training, there was no rush to deploy the 27th Division. sworth from September 1917 until May of Then the New York Guardsmen left the British in Flanders, instead of with the separate American Army, which Gen. Pershing had moved into the line further south. More than 400,000 New Yorkers more than any other state.

21 Fitness Continued from Page 3 I go back to shoot, move and communicate It doesn t matter what Soldier, what (military occupation specialty) you are, you re entire life and career can come down utes in intensive combat, Frost said. There you have it, shoot, move and communicate; that can happen in one minute. It can happen to any of us who deploy at any time, and any Soldier that comes out of Basic Combat Training. Attendees broke out into different working groups and presented Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson, Fort Jackson commander, recommended courses of action. These recommendations would be looked at by Frost and Johnson before being forwarded to the Army. One course of action looked at was ways to help reduce drill sergeant workload so they could concentrate more on training new Soldiers instead of peripheral tasks. Workshop attendees were also tasked by Fort Jackson s commander to teach the Army story to build on the strong Army culture. We have to know the Army story, Johnson said. One of the things the Army isn t good at is knowing our own story. We have to decide what that story is, create what the sound bites of history are, and we have to know it, we have to teach it, and we have to reinforce it. The training needs to show the wonderful, rich, proud history of the United States Army, he said. Johnson called on attendees to also look at the standards we want to lay out to earn the right to be called a Soldier. The Soldiers at the workshop have the opportunity to create the future of our Army, said Command Sgt. Maj. Lamont Christian, Fort Jackson s senior enlisted leader. Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS Maj. Gen. Malcolm Frost, Center for Initial Military Training commander, and Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson speak to basic combat training leaders about the BCT Program of Instruction Workshop on Fort Jackson, Oct. 31.

22 Allies Continued from Page 6 Following a tip from his battle buddy, Nazario started writing these moms who would get in touch with his mother. They were really worried. He knew Puerto Rico was damaged, but not until he graduated did it really hit home. Here we have two mothers from very different walks of life come together to echo the battle buddy relationship their sons are developing in basic combat training, said Nicholas Salcido, Fort Jackson s social media manager. The military is often talked about as one big family, but this exactly that sentiment in action; all hyperbole aside. This is individuals coming together to provide and support each other without strings attached. Jennifer Weaver, left, and Katherine Berrios-Borges hug after meeting on Fort Jackson Nov. 2. The two struck up a friendship on Facebook that blossomed into Weaver helping Berrios- Borges travel to the installation from Puerto Rico. Photo by NICHOLAS SALCIDO

23 Teaching Continued from Page 9 Drill sergeants can be heard every cycle praising themselves with clique phrases like, I could comes to trainees buying into the Army s culture it falls to the drill sergeants to conform people from all walks of life to the tenants of our pro- - doctrinate trainees from day one that the Army is volve lifesaving services or the legal protection of the innocent, none compare to the implications of what we ask Soldiers to do justly and a professional Soldier will have the ability to assess a situation, make a split second decision, do we ensure Soldiers that graduate basic train- - sponsibility to maintain that standard in their own actions and decisions, but we can help ourselves by watching out for our battle buddies to for drill sergeants, command teams, and other support cadre to utilize the battle buddy system making sure we can do what we ask the trainees to do, both in a tactical and professional sense, we can ensure that the Army will remain a true Tricare Continued from Page tractors will accept enrollment applications through other communications channels NEWS contractors will process these applications www. tricare.mil/changes/enroll - - and other health care receipts while your enrollment is pending, so that you can a problem accessing care while your enrollment is pending, contact your regional your medications while your enrollment is

24 Photo by 1ST SGT. CHRISTOPHER ADKINS From left, Capt. Tracy Morel, Spc. Mary Jones, and Capt. Michael McCaffrie were part of the minority who successfully earned the Expert Field Medical Badge. More than 325 Soldiers recently competed to earn the Expert Field Medical Badge at the installation. Three Fort Jackson Soldiers were among those to earn the badge. EFMB Continued from Page 14 Preparing for EFMB has become such a habit, that my days feel like they re missing something now that it is over. The three of us earned this badge as a team and I couldn t be more proud. This experience is one that I will cherish and remember forever. According to Morel, those previous attempts also provided the trio with a greater since of accomplishment. I feel an overwhelming sense of pride and ac- was unsuccessful, she said. Facing a challenge I ing able to compete for the badge a second time and succeed makes earning it that much more sig-