SSG CLETUS BARRON

REAR DETACHMENT SERGEANT

A / 1 0 6 T H F M S U

Apr.15-May.15

Outlaws

Outlaw Overview 2

Ansbach Mission 3

SHARP Denim Day 4

HEAT and CLS Training 5

Baby Outlaw 6

ASU Inspection 7

Range 101 8

Retiree Appreciation Day 9

Inside this issue:

1LT SI PARK

REAR DETACHMENT COMMANDER

April showers

bring May flow-

ers! Here in Ba-

varia the

weather is

warming up and

Alpha Detach-

ment is taking

full advantage of

it. Missions are

still in full force

and the Outlaws

continue to

serve the rede-

ploying Soldiers

as well as the

ones headed

down range. En-

during the low

staff and heavy

work load, the

Outlaws still

manage to over-

come and en-

gage in military

courses. During

this month al-

pha Soldiers

have partici-

pated in CBRN

(Chemical, Bio-

logical, Radio-

logical and Nu-

clear defense)

and WLC

(Warrior Leaders

Course). Back at

the office, busi-

ness is running

as usual and

customers are

being assisted in

any and all fi-

nance ques-

tions. No matter

how busy the

Outlaws be-

come, the mis-

sion of making

soldiers happy

always comes

first. One of our

soldiers wel-

comed a new

family member

into the world,

adding to the ex-

tended Outlaws

crew. As the

month carries

on so does moti-

vation and cohe-

sion of Alpha De-

tachment.

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Outlaws Overview

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The Outlaws serviced the Soldiers of

412th Aviation Support Battalion and

3rd Battalion (Airfield Operations),

58th Aviation Regiment located in Ans-

bach over several weeks. The Outlaws

conducted SRP missions. The units

were preparing to go to Afghanistan

and to Poland. The Outlaws gave and

briefed on one day and returned later

to check over all of the Soldiers entitle-

ments.

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Ansbach Mission

P A G E 4

SHARP Denim Day

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The Army has made a stand that sexual assault and

harassment are not acceptable within our ranks, and

we are doing everything we can to stop it. April has

been named sexual assault awareness month. During

this time Alpha Detachment did extra training learning

the do’s and don’t when a SHARP situation arises, and

further training to prevent SHARP situations altogether.

On Thursday, April 24th The Outlaws participated in

Denim Day. This day was not a treat to make the Out-

laws feel comfortable and relaxed, the issue is very se-

rious. In honor of a rape case in the 1990’s that was

overturned due to the victim wearing tight jeans the

Outlaws came to work in denim jeans. The Army is com-

mitted to ensuring that everyone involved in a SHARP

case is given a fair and accurate trial.

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Heat and CLS Training On Thursday May 1st the Outlaws conducted

training on Heat Injury Prevention and CLS

casualty care. The climate is always changing

and the soldiers need to properly adapt them-

selves in their work area. Therefore, our de-

tachment sergeant conducted the Heat Injury

Prevention training to prepare Outlaws to fight

the heat. We learned the importance of staying

hydrated everyday, wearing appropriated

clothes on warm days, and signs of heat injury.

If prevention is inevitable and a injury does oc-

cur, Alpha Detachment learned the manifesta-

tion of a heat injury to a heat illness. The class

SSG Barron conducted gave basic treatments

to aid anyone effected by the heat. With the up

coming summer and rising temperature, the

Heat training will come in handy and save

lives.

SPC Stephens, Joshua welcomed a new

child into the world. Julianna Jo Stephens

was born on April 25th 2014, at 20:44 in

Amberg, Germany. She was 9 lbs 1 oz

and 21 inches long. She had to stay in

the NICU for a few days because of low

blood sugar, but was released on the

27th to be taken home. Both Julianna

and Alexandra (Stephen's wife) are

healthy and doing well now. She is the

fourth child for Alexandra and Joshua.

Isabella (5), Benjamin (3), and Nicholas

(1) are very excited to be welcoming their

new baby sister into the family.

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Baby Outlaw

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Once again the Alpha Detachment par-

ticipated in the ASU inspection. On May

2nd, the Outlaws exchanged their every-

day uniform for the decorative ASU’s. As

part of the Knight’s activities, PT was

running the famous Netzaberg Hill. Its

difficulty is equal to a 5K uphill. Upon

completion of PT, SSG Barron meticu-

lously examined each uniform for

proper wear and appearance. After the

formation was dismissed, the Outlaws

returned to their regular duty stations

and continued to wear their ASU’s for

the remainder of the day.

P A G E 7

ASU Inspection

As part of being a Soldier it is important to

qualify with your rifle. On May 8th, the out-

laws both grouped and zeroed with success.

Using 18 rounds or less, the Soldier must

achieve two consecutive shot groups within

the 4-centimeter circle on a 300 meter tar-

get 25 meters away. Once the M16 is prop-

erly zeroed and the sights aligned, qualify-

ing with pop-ups is next. It is required to de-

tect and engage targets at distances ranging

from 50 to 300 meters. Alpha Detachment

excelled at all 3 fighting positions, each

qualifying marksman or higher. “I love going

to Qualification, I makes me feel like a real

Soldier.” said SGT James when asked about

her experience.

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Range 101

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On May 14, USAG Grafenwoehr hosted a Retiree

Appreciation Day. Retirees all across Europe

gathered in Tower Barracks for dental and

health checkups, legal advice, ID card renewal

and other services. The Outlaws showed their

support of the retirees by opening their cash

cage doors early. PV2 Hobbs serviced the veter-

ans with a smile. At the cash cage, they were of-

fered to cash checks and exchange USD to Euro.

The CST was also available for any questions re-

garding financial services. Alpha Detachment is

grateful for the retirees long years of service and

were honored to aid the veterans.

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Retiree Appreciation Day

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