Dragon Report D e l ta , 1 0 6 t h FM S U

Inside this issue:

CAPTAIN’S CORNER 1

NIJMEGAN / 100

MILES

2

WLC 3

TRAINING 4

OUT AND ABOUT 5

OUR DETACHMENT 6

HAIL & FAREWELL 7

HERO OF THE

MONTH

8

COMPLETING THE

MISSION: UKRAINE

9

EVENTS IN AUGUST

Volume 2, Issue 8 Aug 2013

Greetings Soldiers and Families of Delta Detachment! The last of

the summer months here in Delta 106th have been tremendous!

We had the honor of welcoming SFC April Brooks, SGT Chad

Willis, PV2 Ljubomir Komso, and PFC Hilda Nalukwago to the de-

tachment, and sadly had to say farewell to SSG Scott McKay and

his family. SPC Zachary Chandler and SPC Jahvangh attended

and successfully graduated the Warrior Leaders Course in

Grafenwoehr. Congratulations to these two outstanding individu-

als in their achievements and commitment to their future! Thank

you all for being model Soldiers and good ambassadors for the

United States Army and enjoy your well-deserved time off! The

unit has been very busy assisting the community during the heavy

in/out processing season. We have served nearly 500 customers

disbursing over $630,000 dollars in the past month. Our Customer

Service Team has helped over 500 customers, processing nearly

300 transactions over the same time period. As August comes to a

close, our children will be heading back to school. I hope every-

one enjoyed their summer and is prepared to engage the chal-

lenges and mission ahead of us. September will be another event-

ful month here in D/106th and I look forward to some situational

based training opportunities during our support of Operation

Combined Endeavor 2013. Farewell to those that are departing

the Detachment; good luck at school or in your new jobs and take

care.

Commander’s Corner

Detachment Sergeant’s Corner

Greetings Delta Dragons! I would like to take this opportunity

to introduce myself and share with you a little of my history. I

am a native of South Carolina; I attended Basic Training and

Advance Individual Training at Fort Jackson, SC. My previous

assignments include Bravo Detachment, 176th Finance, Camp

Humphrey’s Korea; Delta Detachment, 126th Finance and

United States Army Special Operation Command, Fort Bragg,

NC; HHD, 230th Financial Management Support Detachment,

Fort Carson, Colorado. I am currently married to SFC Steven

Brooks who works with our fellow comrades at the 266th FMSC

her in K-Town. We have a very active toddler named Michael.

There are so many great things you have already accom-

plished as a team. You are an outstanding group of Soldiers. I

look forward to working with each and every one of you.

Continue providing outstanding support to our Soldiers, their

families and our community.

Nijmegan

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For 4 days, some determined and special Soldiers stood out among their peers as they

rucked a total of 100 miles at 25 miles per day into the Netherlands. We are so proud of

SFC Mott, SPC Attia, and SPC Samuels, who showed up to never quit, and finished this

grueling body abusive ruck. While they celebrated in the ways that some might compare to

“what happens at Nijmegan, stays at Nijmegan”, we, back at the Detachment worried and

hoped with all best intentions that none would fall. And so, none did. Congratulations on

your outstanding feat. This was not for the average.

SP

SPC SAMUELS & SFC MOTT LEAD THE WAY

SPC SAMUELS REPRESENTS!

WLC

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SPC HARRIS SHOWING THEM HOW TO DO IT RIGHT

My experience while I was

attending WLC was very in-

sightful. I went there expecting

to be taught basic troop leading

procedures, communicative

writing skills, and most impor-

tant is to learn how to properly

lead soldiers. When I arrived, I

experienced full throttle motiva-

tion, I was always ready to take

that extra step, to not only prove

to others I can accomplish any

task given, but more so to prove

to myself that I to can be an

effective leader. This was my

greatest accomplishment. The

skills taught were long and at

times took a great deal of men-

tal and physical anguish. In the

end, it all proved to be worth-

while; knowing not only have I

made a personal accomplish-

ment, however in way I further

committed myself to continue

to develop more as a profes-

sional leader versus remaining a

follower, which I highly en-

courage each and every one of

my fellow soldiers to strive to

accomplish for themselves. In

conclusion my experience

seemed like I was back in basic

training.

-SPC CHANDLER

WLC was great with

alot of team cohesion.

Everyone was excited to

be there, even the SGL. I

think they were more mo-

tivated than the soldiers.

At the 7th Army NCO

Academy they really in-

stilled discipline and the

Seven Army Values in

you as a person to rethink

your own values. My ex-

perience while in WLC I

learned about troop lead-

ing procedure, communi-

cating writing and war

fighting battle drills.

—-SPC HARRIS J

ASAP Training

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Delta Detachment gets caught up on their

ASAP training, while receiving important re-

minders to plan ahead, drink responsibly, and

to look out for each other. Most importantly,

to know ourselves.

SPC BRA-

ZIL IS

CAUGHT

TRYING

TO

CARRY

THE

DUMMY

HOME —NO WAIT, SHE’S DOING

THE HEIMLICHMISSION

SPC HARRIS CHECKS FOR

BREATHING

SPC SAMUELS & SPC ZAYAS

TEAM UP TO CHECK FOR

BLEEDING

PFC NALUKWAGO CHECKS FOR

ANYTHING BLOCKING THE AIRWAY

FIRST AID TRAINING By PFC Nalukwago

We had the opportunity of

training on how to evaluate a casualty.

The weather was conducive and it was

not your typical boring training. The

sergeants were well equipped. It was

motivating as we watched and took

turns practicing how to evaluate a

casualty. We had different stations that

gave us an insight of different circum-

stances. For example, what to do

when you come cross a soldier who is

unresponsive .In a country like Ger-

many, this is very helpful since they

have the Good Samaritan law. Some of

the instructors shared their experiences

on how this training came in handy

when they where home

Out and About By PFC Nalukwago

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Over the weekend I got the

opportunity to go to Amster-

dam. The trip was rather re-

freshing as compared to stay-

ing in the barracks over the

weekend. After about five

hours on the road, we finally

got to the city. Having ar-

rived very early in the morn-

ing, it was not so busy. How-

ever, as it progressed to mid-

day, it was so busy. I would

compare it to New York

busy. The main form of transportation is public ranging from bicycles, scooters,

buses, trains and the water canals. It is rather cheap to travel. The water canal bus

cost €15 for a 24 hour pass. You can hop on and off at any stop and have a little

tour of the city by yourself. I did not get to see the museums because the lines were

rather long. However, I got to see the diamond one which was very intriguing. One

thing you have to watch out for is the bicycles and scooters. If you are in their lane,

they might run you over. I got to find out that the bicycles in this city are more than

the people themselves. I found this very fascinating. This city has so much history

down to how the building where constructed. Most houses have hoists because for

taking heavy things to the top level. The city has maintained its history. The people

in Amsterdam like to party and drink a lot. Most of the private tours on the water

canal where packed with people drinking and having fun. What I like most was

that everyone was helpful and they spoke English which help me so much to get

around. I would certainly go back to this city because it was really awesome and I

did not get o tour everything that it has to offer.

The Dragons at Large

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SFC BROOKS TAKES CHARGE OF THE DETACHEMENT

SSG MCKAY IS AWARDED THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL

SPC HARRIS & SPC CHANDLER ON FORCE PROTECTION

SSG MCKAY SAYS GOODBYE TO SGT KILLEN

FT DRUM, HERE I COME!

SFC VICTA RIDES IN

MIL PAY TRAINING!!

Hail & Farewell

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NOM NOM NOM….

Delta Detachment bids

farewell to SSG Scott McKay as he departs for Fort

Drum. He’s been with us for 11 years, and will

truly be missed for his candidness, his unyielding

motivation, and his dedication to our Unit. Things

will not be the same without you! We also wel-

come our newcomers, SFC

Brooks, PFC Nalukwago, and

PV2 Komso. SFC Brooks joins

us from Ft. Carson, while PFC

Nalukwago and PV2 Komso ar-

rive from Ft. Jackson’s AIT.

Welcome ya’ll!

PFC NALUKWAGO

SFC BROOKS

SSG MCKAY

PV2 KOMSO

HERO OF THE MONTH

This month, Delta Detachment has

gone through many changes. Every-

one has worked hard to pull together

to stay on top of the mission, but one

Soldier has gone above and beyond

her normal duties. Taking position as

Certifier, SPC Chinita Brazil has

stepped up to the plate in every area

of finance. During the Change of

Command Ceremony, SPC Brazil

was “The Voice” of Delta Detach-

ment, as she superbly narrated the en-

tire ceremony. She gives her time to

BOSS, and has also volunteered for

different community events, such as

Armed Forces Against Drunk Driving

(AADD). SPC Brazil is diligent in

her work, and doesn’t hesitate to stay

late to complete any mission. She

has received 4 comment cards (ICE)

in the last 90 days with excellent rat-

ings, and specifically one Service Member wrote, “…This Soldier is a profes-

sional. I actually (for once) felt important and that she truly wanted to solve my is-

sue, which she did. The entire office seemed squared away, with a great team that

supported each other. SPC Brazil is a keeper and I hope the Army does her right

and gets her promoted immediately.”

We are lucky and proud that she is part of Delta Detachment, and this month, she is

our Hero of the Month! Thank you, SPC Brazil, for all that you do for us!

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COMPLETING THE MISSION By 1LT Wall

Once part of the Eastern

Block, Ukraine is a beau-

tiful, lush country that is

located northwest of the

Black Sea in Europe.

SGT Williams, SPC Go-

mez, and myself had the

opportunity to support

USAREUR’s multi-

national operation Rapid

Trident ’13, on the outskirts of Lviv.

We arrived on the 5th July and hit the

ground running. Our team provided

Casual Pays to the Soldier’s of Attack

Company, 1-503rd, 173rd IBCT. We

worked closely with our Pay Agent,

CPT Hudspeth, helping to sus-

tain operations through local

purchases. We worked with 17

different countries from

around Europe and North America.

It wasn’t all work though. We had several occasions to go

into the city and see the wonderful sites. Its architecture is

hundreds of years old and their people are still recovering

from Soviet rule. In fact, SPC Gomez and myself had the pleas-

ure of sitting down with the Ukrainian mob. Ukraine banks do not work the same as

those in the US or Western Europe. Everything is tightly controlled for tax purposes.

You cannot exchange money just anywhere. We needed to

exchange our local currency for USD so we asked our

driver where we could do that. He took us to a restaurant

that was empty except for five men in the back. There was

roughly $500,000 in USD, Euro, and UAH sitting on a chair

next to the supposed leader. My eyes widened! We then

explained our situation and they kindly directed us to a bank

that could help us. It was a purely Ukrainian experience.

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SGT WILLIAMS & SPC GOMEZ

1LT WALL

SPC GOMEZ & SGT WILLIAMS

SPC GOMEZ HELPS A SOLDIER

SGT WILLIAMS

LOCAL FESTIVAL

Birthdays & Anniversaries

1 Aug SPC David Zwiebach

3 Aug SPC Jahvangh Harris

9 Aug SPC Briselda Harris

15 Aug Tabby Rawlins

27 Aug LT Vernon Wall

SPC Attia’s Wedding on 20 Aug

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Upcoming Events

9-12Aug: Training Holiday

10 Aug: Munich City Tour: Dachau Concentration Camp

17 Aug: Paris Dinner, City Tour, and Evening Boat Cruise

18 Aug: Burg Rheinstein, Rhine Cruise, Lunch, Wine Tasting, and Shopping

20 Aug: German Cooking Class

23-26Aug: Polish Pottery Festival in Boleslawiec, Poland

24 Aug: Brussels, Belgium City Tour (not recommended for children under 6)

30 Aug: Training Holiday

02 Sep: Labor Day

5 Sept: M16 Range

18 Sept: PT Test