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and the tough, realistic training they are doing with

minimal resources; We‘re Thankful for the B Co

Wolfpack returning safely from JRTC after being

gone about a month; We‘re Thankful for C Co

Ghostriders as they are starting to ramp up the

required training to be the first Apache Block III

company in the Army; We‘re Thankful for D Co

Desperados as they keep us all safe and focused with

great aviation maintenance support; We‘re thankful

for the E Co Outlaws who just finished up a great

FTX and always keep us fed, fueled, and firing; and

last but not least, we‘re thankful for F Co Fenix, the

new Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft company that is

now part of 1-1. They will have the most time away

from home as they field the new system and train

out in California over the next year and a half. It‘s a

tough mission for a tough unit!

We are of course very Thankful for all of the Fami-

lies and friends of the Gunfighters and we wish you

all a happy and healthy holiday season, and truly

appreciate all of the support that you provide to our

Army!

LTC Ed Vedder

CSM Mike O‘Donnell

CW4 Ron Porter

Gunfighters, Families and Friends,

We honored the men and women throughout our

Nation‘s history who chose to serve their country in

military uniform on November 11th for Veteran‘s Day.

The act of donning the uniform is a deeply symbolic

act. It always has been and it likely always will be. It is

an act that expresses a deep and selfless commitment

to the idea we call America. And I say idea, because

when a service member or even the President of the

United States takes the oath of enlistment or office,

we all state that we will support and defend the Con-

stitution of the United States. We don‘t say that we

will defend the United State‘s borders against invaders,

or that we will fight to the death in our Nation‘s

Wars, we say that we will defend the Constitution of

the United States…a stack of paper, but contained

within those pages are the ideas of liberty, the promise

of prosperity, and a beacon of hope for the oppressed

around the world. And the Soldiers of this battalion

train to fight for these freedoms every day.

When ordinary men and women step into the uniform

of this nation, they commit themselves to the per-

formance of an extraordinary duty, which may entail

long separations, and sometimes ever higher costs.

And the only way that we can focus to do this some-

times dangerous job safely, is by knowing that our

Families and loved ones are prepared and willing to

support themselves during our required absences.

So as we move from Veteran‘s Day to Thanksgiving,

we want to pass on that we are very thankful for the

support that you all provide to our Army every day.

Whether it is in a uniform or as a Family member or a

loved one, your support is incredibly important. We

couldn‘t honorably and selflessly serve our country so

well without your support.

And because Thanksgiving is right around the corner;

here are a few other blessings we are thankful for this

holiday season: We are Thankful for the HHC Bounty

Hunters for all of their support with the staff and

medical Soldiers; We‘re Thankful for the A Co Devils,

Many Reasons To Be Thankful

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

1-1 ARB Out

and About

2

Chaplain 3

HHC ‘Bounty

Hunters’

4

A CO ‘Devils’ 5

B CO

‘Wolfpack’

6

C CO

‘Ghostriders’

7

D CO

‘Desperados’

8

E CO ‘Outlaws’/

F CO ‘Fenix’

9

Announcements 10

Fort Riley

Events

12

About 1-1

ARB

13

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Above: Photo from the Apache Block III unveiling ceremony

in Mesa, AZ earlier this month. The Gunfighters are the first

US Army unit to fly this new, state of the art attack helicop-

ter. (Photo courtesy of LTC Vedder)

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Above: Lt. Col. Edward Vedder, commander of the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment,

Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, signs an Adopt-A-School covenant on Nov 11 during a Veterans

Day celebration at Wamego West Elementary in Wamego, Kan. Veterans from WWII, Vietnam, and Operation

Iraqi Freedom were in attendance as part of the event.

Below: Command Sgt. Major Michael O‘Donnell, the senior enlisted advisor of the 1st Attack Reconnaissance

Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, signs an Adopt-A-School cove-

nant on Nov 11 during a Veterans Day celebration at Wamego West Elementary in Wamego, Kan. Veterans

from WWII, Vietnam, and Operation Iraqi Freedom were in attendance as part of the event.

(U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Keven Parry, CAB, 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs)

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P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

The 1-1 ARB Chaplain, CH Korie, has been busy the

last few weeks with a variety of events and pro-

grams.

Top row, from left to right: 1-1 ARB UMT organ-

ized FY12 first quarter first Strong Bond Family Re-

treat @ Great Wolf Lodge Kansas City, KS 28-30

Oct 2011. It is part of the many things the BN chap-

lain and chaplain assistant do to nurture Soldiers and

Families of 1-1 ARB.

Middle Row, from left to right: Chaplain Korie

performs the Funeral ceremony of SSG Charlotte

Sherry O. (Retired) at the Kansas State Veteran

Cemetery Manhattan KS. Part of what we do to

honor the dead.

Bottom: 1-1 ARB UMT provides care in case of

casualties by home, hospital and prison visitations.

The UMT does so by training volunteer spouses as

members of the Family Care Team that will be mobi-

lized by the BN Cdr to provide assistance to the

Families of WIA, KIA, MIA or incarcerated.

1-1 ARB UMT also organized a Thanksgiving Prayer

lunch on Nov 22 @ Demon DFAC. The guest

speaker and brigade chaplain Gesch was joined by

the BN Commander LTC Vedder. The CSM O‘Don-

nell offered the closing prayer.

1-1 ARB UMT provides coverage for the Division‘s

Financial Peace University training and does one for

the Battalion every FPU Tuesdays and Thursdays

weekly, by 1130-1300 @ the BN conference RM.

CAB Spends Veterans’ Day

with Burlingame Elementary

School

Maj. Joshua Berryhill, operations officer for

1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st

Aviation Regiment, returns the salute of a

Burlingame Elementary School student

during the schools Veteran‘s Day Celebra-

tion. Berryhill presented a student from

each grade a certificate and a flag that was

flown in Iraq. The school had adopted 1-1

ARB last year during their deployment to

Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt.1st Class Jeff

Troth, CAB, 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs)

From the Chaplaincy by CH (CPT) Daniel Korie

P A G E 4

HHC November:

Hello to all from beautiful Fort Riley, KS. The fall season is quickly coming to an end, giving way to winter

and a distinct chill to the air. It has been eight months since our return from Iraq, and the company has

changed in some significant ways. We have said goodbye to many of the long-standing Bounty Hunters as

they moved on to their next adventure, whether it was a new post or back to the civilian world. In their

places, we have welcomed a number of Soldiers, Officers, and Families into our fold. Despite all the

changes, the Soldiers of HHC have continued doing what they do best – supporting the battalion as it con-

ducts its daily operations. Whether the companies of the Gunfighter battalion are conducting weapons

ranges, Field Training Exercises (FTXs), or conducting training flights, the Bounty Hunters are there.

The last few months have been eventful as we finally got into the swing of things back at Riley. Once we

returned from block leave, the pace quickly reached a fever pitch as we began planning for company-level

training, an Aerial Gunnery Exercise, and most recently a RESET Assistance Visit from the Division Inspector

General‘s Office. As we planned for some big training events at the Battalion-level, we also began getting

our own systems and training together at the company. Most recently, we had two of our Aviation Opera-

tions Liaison Officers return from a successful rotation with TF Nightmares (3-1 AHB) to the Joint Readi-

ness Training Center at Fort Polk, LA.

HHC Soldiers participated in a number of events to celebrate the Halloween and Thanksgivings holidays. For

Halloween, A number of volunteers took the time to design, build, and staff the first ―Haunted Headquar-

ters‖ event for Gunfighter Families. Besides being a huge success, it was also an awesome time for the Fami-

lies that came out to get some candy and face down the ghouls and phantoms that inhabited the building

that night. For Thanksgiving, the Command Team had the honor of continuing the time-honored tradition

of serving Soldiers a full Thanksgiving meal, complete with all the traditional dishes you would expect.

Top and I would like to congratulate the following Soldiers: One Bounty Hunter had a recent promotion:

PVT Jesse Almond to PV2. We would also like to recognize the HHC Soldiers who participated on the

Battalion Flag Football team and brought home a pretty impressive trophy. You all did an outstanding job

representing the determination, audacity, and ruthless pursuit of victory that has made the Gunfighters

great. The following people celebrated birthdays during the month of November: SPC Michelle Higson (4th)

and PV2 Jesse Almond (21th).

As always, thanks again from the Bounty Hunters for all your continued support to our Soldiers and our

Families.

–CPT William Hale II, Bounty Hunter 6

The Bountyhunters en-

joyed the Battalion’s

Haunted Headquarters!

At Left: Bountyhunters’

Family member Eileen

Vedder and her friends.

At Right: Bountyhunters’

FRG Leader Sandra hale

gives out candy to one of

the many trick-or-

treaters who came by

during the event.



The weather is starting to get colder but the

pace of work remains hot in Alpha Company.

It‘s been a busy few months for the Devils.

From completion of Battalion-Level gunnery

with minimal aircraft to the plethora of individ-

ual training and classes we‘ve completed, Dev-

ils have taken the lead in every task presented

to them. We look forward to some well-

deserved rest with the upcoming holiday sea-

son.

From the day I took command the Devils‘ im-

pressed me with their hard work and dedica-

tion to the mission. Like a well-oiled machine,

the Devils just need to be pushed in the right

direction. The work gets done to standard and

the Soldiers, NCOs, and Warrant Officers make

it happen, seemingly with ease.

Another great example of how the Devil‘s oper-

ate comes from my battle buddy. First Sergeant

Hinkle did some great work at a local elementary

school on Veteran‘s Day. Though he was origi-

nally scheduled to speak to just his son's first

grade Class, he ended up speaking nearly the en-

tire school including the special needs class. 1SG

Hinkle presented a great picture of the Devils to

well over 140 children in all, lasting the entire

school day.

Announcements

- We will hold an FRG meeting on 7DEC at the

ACS Annex. We will cover the next 6-months of

training, NTC rotation schedule, welcome new

individuals and farewell SGT Miller.

- A hearty welcome to WO1 Jason Wyllie and his

Family. Jason is new to aviation but stranger to

the Army with prior service in the Infantry.

- Congratulations to newly promoted Warrant

Officers CW3 Jeremiah Johnson and Joe Atkin-

son. CW3 Atkinson just returned to the Devils

from the maintenance test pilot course and we

look forward to putting him to work assisting

our great crew chiefs.

- Congratulations to Alpha Company Top APFT

Scorers, Jesse Curry and Zachary Shimon.

—CPT John Bolton

‗Devil 6‘

Above: 1SG Maynard Hinkle, Devil First Sergeant, back right, vis-

ited Kennedy Primary School on Veterans Day. (Photo courtesy of A

Company 1-1 ARB)

P A G E 6

B Company

spent the

majority of the

last month in

Fort Polk, LA at

the Joint

Readiness

Training Center

(JRTC) in

support of Task

Force 3-1

‘Nightmare.’

Here are some

pictures from

their time at the

JRTC.


Clockwise, from top left: 1. Apaches on the

tarmac; 2. You can see the sheer force that the

Apache generates; 3. CPT Leslie Shafer, B CO

Commander, middle front, information at a brief-

ing; 4. SPC Sprinzl, B CO, receives an award from

COL Morgan, CAB Commander; 5. Apache in

panoramic view; 6. Apache in flight over JRTC

training area

(US Army Photos courtesy of SGT Keven Parry, 1st

CAB PAO)

1 2

3

4

5

6


Tis the season once again. The season filled with jack-o-lanterns and turkey legs,

Santa Claus and Christmas trees. It‘s a time when we look back on all the good from

the past year as we prepare to welcome the New Year. While Charlie Company

remains busy and focused to be the 1st Company in the Army to receive Apache

Block III training at Mesa, AZ in conjunction with an NTC rotation at Ft. Irwin, Ca.,

the season reminds us to take a look back. As we look back on the past year I can‘t

help but think of all the great things we have accomplished in Charlie Company.

Going back to February and early March, one of the most memorable events of the

year was our safe return from Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn 10-11.

After our year long deployment the Ghostriders returned home to friends, Family,

and the good ole American lifestyle. Upon redeployment we made available the one

thing Soldiers had gone without for so long, time. Time with Family, time with

friends, time away from work, and time to yourselves. It seems after the much

needed relaxing schedule we started back on the only pace we really know, full steam

ahead. In the heat of the summer we started preparing for our upcoming aerial gun-

nery. We faced a difficult schedule with limited time, resources, and the ever changing Kansas weather. Still, Charlie Company pulled to-

gether and accomplished the mission at hand. It was a true team effort with contributions coming from each and every individual enabling the

success of the collective whole. After gunnery, we continued steaming ahead and haven‘t looked back. We have been attending numerous

schools for our professional development. We have continued receiving, sending away, maintaining, and flying the most technologically ad-

vanced attack weapons platform in existence. All of which take a considerable amount of time and effort on everyone‘s part. Well done!

We have taken the time to celebrate together at unit functions; formals, company/battalion FRG meetings, hail and farewells, fall apple days,

and a haunted headquarters.

We have also had to do one of the hardest things that comes after a deployment. We have said goodbye to many Ghostriders, some leaving

for new duty stations while others that left not only said goodbye to C Co but the Army as well. We are thankful for the opportunity to

have served with and along side them in the company and wish them all the best. We have also had the opportunity to welcome many new

faces to the Ghostriders team and continue to do so. We have had the honor of promoting and re-enlisting deserving individuals while oth-

ers continue to step up and take on more responsibility and do so effortlessly. It has truly been a great year with a list of accomplishments

too long to include. Tis the season indeed. It‘s the time of the year where we celebrate friends and Family. We give thanks for the many

things in our lives we have been blessed with and lend a helping hand to our neighbors in need. As you read this with your loved ones in the

next room or by your side, instead of over Skype or a phone call half way around the world, I think you will agree it truly is the most won-

derful time of the year.

Ghostriders!

CPT Adam Marr, ‗Ghostriders 6‘

Announcements

-Congratulations to SPC Harrington and his wife Danielle on the birth of their first child Ki-

mora Harrington! Born on Oct. 28, 2011, she weighed 7lb, 11oz and 20‖ long.

-Ladies Bunco Night!! Spouses, friends, and Family of Charlie co are invited to join us for a fun

game of Bunco! We will be playing Bunco the first Thursday night of every month. Our first

Bunco night is set for December 1st at Captain and Mrs. Marr‘s house (2006 Deer Trail, Junc-

tion City, KS) starting at 6:30pm! Bring your favorite dessert!

-Charlie Co Christmas Party Dec 16th: Wear your tackiest Christmas sweater and you might

just win a prize! We will also play ―Dirty Santa‖ or ―White Elephant‖!! ($15 maximum for the

gift) Time and location have yet to be determined.

-We would like to recognize Charlie Co Funds Custodian Jennifer Hardin. Jenn and her hus-

band will be PCS‘ing to Korea next month. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to

our company! We have been so fortunate to have you on our team!

Above, From left to right SGT Esterly, SGT Young, SGT

Feist: SGT Young is honored with a going away gift as he

and his wife depart the Ghostrider team for their new duty

station in Korea. (Photo courtesy of C Company 1-1 ARB)

Above, (From left to right CW2 Kevin Harms, daughter Jocelyn, wife Tiffany, and son Liam): Kevin Harms has the honor of being

pinned CW2 by his wife and family (Photo courtesy of C Company 1-1 ARB)

P A G E 8

Check out the

‘Desperado’

Facebook® page!

http://

www.facebook.com/

pages/1-1-

Desperados/2576326909

14290?sk=wall

Family and Friends of the Desperados,

The last few months have seen some great train-

ing and growth for Delta Company. After taking

command of the Desperados in September, I have

found our Soldiers to be extremely capable and

motivated. It takes each and every Soldier to

make our fleet of Apaches fly and every Soldier is

doing their part.

The month of November saw over 20 of our

Soldiers deploy with Bravo Company to the Joint

Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in Louisiana.

While there, our

Soldiers were able

to maintain 10

Apaches for ―Task

Force Wolfpack‖.

Training centers,

such as JRTC,

ensure that our

skills are sharp for

the next time we

deploy. Our ef-

forts also prepare

a ground brigade

of Soldiers to

deploy and inte-

grate with aviation

assets. Any

ground Soldier

will tell you that

aviation, especially ATTACK aviation is the great-

est force multiplier they could ever have. We

welcomed back our Soldiers from JRTC just in

time for the Thanksgiving holiday.

If there is one constant in the army, that constant

is change. Over the past few months we have had

numerous Soldiers promoted along with several

new arrivals and departures. Every time we have

a promotion or departure we hold a formation so

that we can properly recognize that Soldier‘s con-

tributions to our mission. I‘d like to take this

opportunity again to say congratulations to all

those promoted and farewell to the longtime

Desperados who are moving on to other units

or the civilian workforce. Special recognition

goes to the Families of SGT Webster, PFC Cruz,

PFC Rigby and PFC Wise who have welcomed

new baby Desperados. Congratulations!

Lastly, thank you to you friends and Family who

support us in what we do. Defending this nation

is no easy task for the Soldiers or their loved

ones. As a leader, I thank you for your contin-

ued support and sacrifice in an era of frequent

deployments.

Some of your

Soldiers have

deployed many

times and some

have yet to de-

ploy. Regardless,

each of them

raised their right

hand and swore

an oath knowing

they would stand

in harm‘s way.

For this I am

extremely hum-

bled and hon-

ored to be a

member of the

Desperado team.

I look forward to seeing all of you at our FRG

meeting on November 30th at 6 PM at the ACS

Annex. Childcare for 30 children will be pro-

vided for free and there will be food. We hope

to see you there.

DESPERADOS!

CPT Dan O‘Donnell

[email protected]

785-375-4032


Above: Maintainers from D Company work on one of the Apache‘s in prepara-

tion for Gunfighter 6‘s latest flight. (Photo Courtesy of D Company 1-1 ARB)


Greetings Outlaw Family,

I am CPT Robert Pugh and I have

the honor and privilege of com-

manding your Family members of

this amazing Company. November

has been an extremely productive

month for our Outlaw team and

there has been some amazing train-

ing going on. While I have been at

the Joint Readiness Training Center

assisting in the Task Force Night-

mare mission I have heard nothing

but great things from those who

stayed behind at Fort Riley. They

have conducted several training

events to hone their Warrior Task

and Battle Drills which has devel-

oped our Junior Soldiers to become

leaders. They performed a four day

Field Training Exercise (FTX) in

which they were placed in demand-

ing situations and have far exceeded

my expectations of junior leaders.

During their FTX they conducted

platoon and squad sized Infantry

maneuvers as well as developing

their basic Soldiering skills in order

to emphasize the small disciplines

of Soldiering. We are emphasizing

these disciplines in order to help

better prepare us for our upcoming

rotation to the National Training

Center, Gunnery exercises, and to

complete our support collective

tasks. As the upcoming holiday

seasons approach I ask that you

maximize this time with your loved

ones and have a safe holiday sea-

son.

Very Respectfully,

Outlaw 6

inventory. The unit is slowly growing

stronger and most of our Soldiers are

1st term Soldiers excited about the

opportunity to become part of Army

History. 1SG Tony Farinosi and I would

like to thank Candace Kattes and Sierra

Cobb for taking time out of their busy

schedules to lead our FRG. It has been a

full workload since the first day 1SG

Farinosi was handed the keys to the

company and instructed to build a unit

that will give the Army the Gray Eagle.

The Fenix Family,

F (Fenix) Company 1st AV REG is 1st

Infantry division‘s newest Unmanned

Aircraft System (UAS)… the Gray

Eagle. We are very happy to be part of

the Gunfighter Family.

Fenix is in the early stages of its trans-

formation from a unit that did not

exist in January 2011 into a unit that

will test and field the Army‘s Gray

Eagle UAS for entry into the Army

We would also like to thank LTC Ved-

der and COL Morgan for the out-

standing support we have received in

building this company. Thank you to

the 1-1 ARB FRG for the warm wel-

come we have received and we look

forward to being a part of this great

Battalion.

Jeffrey D Stokes, CW3

FENIX 6

Hello to everyone!

I am 1SG Clifford Bell from Echo Company 1-1 ARB. Our Warriors and your Family members have been leading

the way in both personal growth and leadership training over the course of November. This month we sent SPC

Lloyd, SPC Gallup, and SPC Richards to the Warrior Leaders Course (WLC) located at Camp Ashland, Nebraska.

All three individuals did an outstanding job and graduated on the 18th of this month bringing pride to the Echo

Company Family. We also had the opportunity to send SPC Boyle and CPT Pugh to the Joint Readiness Training

Center where they participated in helping the Brigade train for the upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. Both

played a key role in Task Force Nightmare‘s superior mission down there and contributed to their overall success

of their mission. I ask the Family members to assist us in taking care of their Warriors during the holiday seasons

by using the Household 6 (Commanders Override) when necessary in order to prevent alcohol related incidents,

and domestic disputes as they indulge in normal holiday festivities. With max leave fast approaching please assist

your Warriors in developing their leave plans so that we may better support the Company‘s mission as well as

provide some deserved time off. We appreciate all your support, hard work, and sacrifice and wish you well during

the upcoming holiday seasons.

Very Respectfully

Outlaw 7

Fundraising

Events:

E CO FRG will

be gift

wrapping at the

Main PX on 18

DEC from 1000

-1900.

F CO FRG will

be gift

wrapping at the

Main PX on 9

DEC from 0900

-1500. Come

out and support

these two

FRGs!!

P A G E 1 0

Upcoming Events


30 November: D Company FRG Meeting, 6 PM ACS Annex

5 December: F Company FRG Meeting, 6 PM ACS Annex

7 December: A Company FRG Meeting, 6 PM ACS Annex

9 December: F Company Gift wrapping, 9 AM to 3 PM Main PX

9 December: F Company FRG Holiday Party, 6 PM Battalion Classroom

13 December: 1-1 ARB Steering Committee Meeting, 5:30 PM Battalion Class-

room

19 December through 2 January, 2012: Half-Day Schedule and Christmas

Exodus

23—26 December: Christmas Training Holiday

25 December: Merry Christmas!

30 December through 2 January: New Year Training Holiday

1 January 2012: Happy New Year 2012!!!

13 —16 January: Martin Luther King Jr. Training Holiday

27 January: 1-1 ARB Winter Ball

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