1“This is the newsletter of the 101st BSB that contains both official and unofficial information. The inclusion of some unofficial informa-

tion in this FRG newsletter has not increased the cost to the Government, in accordance with DOD 4525.8-M.”

July-August 2012

Warm greetings from the ‘dog days’ of another Fort Riley, Kansas sum-

mer. It’s hard to believe that two more months have gone by already

since our last newsletter and that we’re about three weeks away from

school starting up again. On that note, the FRGs are currently spon-

soring a school supply drive with donation collection boxes in Company

COFs; participation is voluntary as our FRGs help to equip GUARD-

IAN kiddos and tee them up for another great year of learning.

The battalion and brigade entered the TRAIN/ READY Phase of the ARFORGEN cycle effective

15 July. This means we will shift our efforts from primarily focusing on re-equipping and indi-

vidual training to small unit (Squad/ Section/ Platoon) level collective training to increase our

readiness. We are kicking this transition off with a BANG! (sorry, couldn’t resist) with our exe-

cution of Convoy Protection Gunnery expertly planned an d led by CPT Anthes and SFC Craft of

the battalion S3 section through the end of July. At the battalion level, we are looking forward

to our GUARDIAN STAKES leader skills validation training on 11-12 September. I continue to

be amazed at the motivation, skill, and safety focus of our GUARDIAN team as we continue to

improve our tactical and technical proficiencies to ensure we can Carry the Burden when called

on for the DEVIL brigade!

On 17 July 12, we had an opportunity to gather as a Brigade and thank some among our GUAR-

DAIN Family for their outstanding contributions to supporting our community at the Brigade’s

2nd Quarter Volunteer Recognition Ceremony at Fort Riley’s Conference Center. SGT Dehn and

Mrs. Lori Rozhon (HHC), SPC Norena (A Co), SSG Corey (B Co) and SPC Almohareb (C Co)

were recognized with the Brigade Volunteer of the Quarter (VOQ) Award. SSG Corey and Lori

Rozhon also earned ID-level VOQ recognition and PFC Chifor (B Co) earned the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal

(MOVSM) for 100 hours of community service. It’s worth noting that earning the MOVSM is also worth 10 promotion points; a

nice bonus in this increasingly competitive promotion environment. Great job to all our awardees; your efforts make our bat-

talion, brigade and the Fort Riley community a world-class place to be stationed! Please contact our BN FRSA, Mrs. Hope

Stanley if interested in finding out how you can document your volunteer hours towards this award.

The GUARDIANS

are also setting the

standard in the

highly competitive

on-going brigade

DEVIL STAKES

Soldier skills com-

petition. We con-

tinue to see consis-

tent outstanding individual and team efforts. At the end of the 3rd quarter standings, we are the top battalion and the HHC

HURRICANES are the #1 company in the brigade combat team standings.

Simply outstanding; much to be proud of and keep up the fire!

Please join me a congratulating SFC Rosalyn Turner, GUARDIAN S1

NCOIC, on her promotion to Sergeant First Class and becoming our newest

member of the senior Non-commissioned Officers Corps ranks on 01 JUL

12. The Army is a great place in that the sky is the limit for each and every

one of us!

My thanks for your continued dedication and hard work in support of our

Battalion, the DEVIL Brigade and our Nation. GUARDIANS!

GUARDIAN 6”

LTC Jim Waddick

101st BSB

“Let Us Carry the Burden”

From the Battalion Commander:

In this Issue: BN CDR Message 1

BN CSM Message 2

BN Chaplain 3

HHC 4

Alpha Co. 5

Bravo Co. 6

Charlie Co. 7

News/Events 8-10

//Original Signed// JIM WADDICK

LTC, MS, Commanding

The Guardian

BN CDR presents 1SG Hollifield the Meritorious

Service Medal as he and his family prepare to

PCS to Fort Polk. The Guardian Family will miss

you and we wish you the very best and brightest

future! THANK YOU 1SG for a job WELL DONE!

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Greetings Guardian Family and Friends,

As always, it is my pleasure to be addressing you all once again. I am glad to

announce that your Guardian Soldiers are doing a fantastic job in supporting

the 1st Infantry Division, Devil Brigade and other training events that are

going on within the Guardians’ footprint. Especially with our current Convoy

Protection Platform Gunnery—we’re getting after it! We will continue to

train hard and be prepared to defend and fight for our country. HOOAH!

Hopefully, you all celebrated a wonderful and happy Independence Day in a

safe manner. Now, it’s time to start getting the kids ready for “back to

school.” It is just around the corner and I know many of you are very excited

about that. Here in the Guardian Battalion, we want to do our part to assist

fellow Guardians in need by off-setting some of their “back to school” ex-

penses as we have a little friendly competition among the companies! The

company with the most donated school supply items wins a whole day off!

The FRGs have set up collection boxes at each company, so if you’re able to

make a donation, please do so.

I would like to express my congratulations to SGT Williams for win-

ning June NCO of the Month, SGT Poole for winning July NCO of

the Month and PV2 Srey for winning June Soldier of the Month, PFC

Sampson for winning July Soldier of the Month. I would like to Con-

gratulate SFC Turner for being promoted to the rank of Sergeant

First Class effective 1 July 2012. What an awesome achievement for

these Warriors! Great Job! Remember, NCOs are the Keepers of the

Standard and WE MAKE IT HAPPEN!

On 21 August 2012, we will be conducting our first NCO Induction

Ceremony since the deployment from Operation New Dawn. This is

always a great event when you can induct Noncommissioned Officers

into the NCO Corps. We will be conducting our Guardian Truck Ro-

deo as well and I will truly find out who my best driver in the battal-

ion is. Your skills will definitely be put to the test.

Congratulations to SFC

Grape, SGT Gomes and

SPC Gentle and their

Family on the recent

births of their little ones!

We welcome these little

Guardians—we are defi-

nitely growing the

TEAM!

Be on alert from the hot

weather, it has truly been

hot here lately. Continue to hydrate yourself, and eat a well balance

meal. Also, let’s continue to pray for Guardians and their loved ones

who are struggling with illness or other hardships. I pray that each

will feel better soon and overcome any other challenges you’re faced

with. God Bless you all. I am truly proud of every one of you and I

thank you for your commitment, dedication, and sacrifices you make

for our great Nation. Let us carry the burden.

“Guardian 7”

CSM Frank Jordan

From Command Sergeant Major Jordan

CSM Jordan

CSM Jordan presents 1SG Hollifield, A Co.,

with a special plaque about what it is to be

a 1SG, as well an old and new BN Coin.

Congratulations on a job well done!

HOOAH!

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Chaplain’s Corner

The best rules to form a young man are: -to talk little

-to hear much

-to reflect alone upon what has passed in company

-to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.

~Sir William Temple

Greetings Guardian Family!

When you think about growth what stirs your thoughts? Growth can occur

in so many ways, such as: physical growth, relational growth, financial

growth, psychological growth, social growth, spiritual growth and etc.. Yet, have you ever found your-

self overwhelmed with work, finances, and the kids or simply at a point in your life where you simply

desired more? Jesus speaks to the human heart in this aspect that those who learn to give up control of

their own personal will and to “selflessly” put others first is the moment you come to understand what it

means to be fulfilled from the inside out. Within an age of “entitlement” everyone seems to be out for

“number one” but when you fall into this empty abyss of reality, at times, you feel yourself losing the

moral value of right and wrong and a healthy understanding of love, the rewards of humility, the power

of forgiveness and the same freedom of knowing God’s grace toward your undeserving life.

Understand you were created for greatness and to move from ordinary to extraordinary is a “LIFE

LONG PROCESS” that will take patience, hard work and a consistent pursuit of faith in God’s plan that

is so much greater than your own. Take a moment to breathe, pray and to remember that a heart of

gratitude is one of happiness and joy! Be that inspiration of positive thinking and choose to be part of

the solution rather than part of the problem. Successful people take it upon themselves to be responsible

for themselves first and to know that with open ears, a focused mind and a humble heart dedicated to

hard work and a purpose worthy of respect usually results in positive, encouraging and gratifying re-

wards in life. Make good choices! Make good friends! Make it a GREAT day! Look to serve rather than

to be served and within this heart will you find great joy in your passions for life!

Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don't

forget to thank Him for His answers. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which

is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your

thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ. Philippians 4:6-7

Those who hope in the Lord will renew their

strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they

will run and not grow weary, they will walk and

not be faint. Isaiah 40:31

Blessings to All,

Chaplain (CPT) Adriatico

SPC Wingate, Chaplain’s Assistant

Chaplain Adriatico

Please contact us for Chaplain Assitance at: 7109 Trooper Drive, Fort Riley, Kansas Office

Office: 785-239-5418 Chaplain Adriatico: 785-307-9306

Juan.j.adriatico.mil@mail.mil or Joshua.d.wingate.mil@mail.mil

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July-August 2012

Hurricane Family & Friends: Over the past few weeks, Hurricane Soldiers

continued to lean forward and accomplished

several objectives. In July we continued with

Victory Sweep as we prepared for the senior

commander’s walk-through on the 31st and did

an outstanding job! We have made leaps and

bounds over the past few weeks; a huge

THANK YOU goes out to each section for all

of your hard work and dedication towards this

mission. Our second achievement: Gunnery.

HHC trained two crews during this battalion

training event. Both crews put in many long

hours of training with one goal in mind:

EXCELLENCE— which they successfully

achieved. And lastly, I would like to thank

everyone for their efforts with Devil Stakes,

C4ISR and change of command inventories all

while staying on top of your daily duties and

responsibilities.

This is the last newsletter that I will be writ-

ing, as I will be changing command in August.

I have enjoyed my time in command of Head-

quarters and Headquarters Company and

can’t say how proud I am to have been given

the opportunity to serve with such dedicated

and professional Soldiers. As I move on

and transition out of the Army, I can gladly

say that I will remember each and every Hur-

ricane Soldier as this has been the “icing on

the cake” during my Army career, so thank

you and your families for giving me many

great memories to look back on. I wish all of

you and your families the best!

I would also like to welcome CPT Bercume,

her husband Levi and their sons James and

Mark to the Guardian Battalion!

Keep up the great work

Hurricanes!

CPT Porter

“Hurricane 6,”signing off

For assistance with any matter, please call: CPT Cynthia Porter, 785-239-4788, cynthia.alvarez3.mil@us.army.mil or

SG Bryan Posta, 785-240-4248, bryan.d.posta.mil@us.army.mil

Best of luck to:

SPC WOOD

SPC BLACK

CW2 MAYO

SSG NIEBLES

Welcome to HHC! SPC ARRICK

SPC LAND

WO1 BOWLING

CPT BURDIN

CPT CLARKCOLE-

MAN

SGT COLVIN

MAJ HOWARD

1LT NEDERHOED

SPC PRATT

PFC SAMPSON

SPC SAWYER

MSG WILLIAMS

1LT WOODS

1SG Posta CPT Porter, CDR

Congratulations to

SFC Jonathan

&

Mrs. Hannah Grape

on the birth of their son on

29 June 12

Braxton Edward Grape

7 lbs. 9 oz.

HHC CREWS!

SGT Colvin

SPC Swicegood

SPC Dodd

SPC Speights

PFC Winecoff

PFC Sampson

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Greetings Avalanche Families:

Julie and I are overwhelmed by the welcome we

have received here in A Company. I have felt a

part of an extended family since day one. Our family keeps extending. We have had 2 baby boys and 2

baby girls born into the Avalanche family and we are glad to have them!

Reenlistment is a true testament to bravery, dedication and selfless service to our country. A special

thanks to SPC David LaForet for reenlisting. Leadership is a fundamental characteristic of being a Sol-

dier. Much deserved congratulations to newly promoted SPC Joshua Ferguson and PFC Justin Pollard.

I know you will both continue to do great things in Fuel and Water Platoon.

“We Carry the Burden” rang true for us this month and I thank the Soldiers and Families for all their

hard work and dedication in participating and supporting gunnery as well as putting forth effort to-

wards Guardian Sweep. The Soldiers have accomplished a lot this past month, and I am very proud to

be the commander of this company. Unfortunately, we are losing a First Sergeant who will be greatly

missed by all. I challenge you all to live up to 1SG Hollifield’s standard even when he is gone. His dedi-

cation and hard work has led this company to where it is today and we must not go backward. Thank

you all for making this company the best in the battalion!

AVALANCHE!!

Captain Anthony Janese

Hello Avalanche Family! I hope this newsletter is finding you in great spirit and

health. CPT Janese and I are settling quite well into A Co, thanks to such a warm

welcome from all of you. Our FRG is taking off! We now have a Funds Custodian-

Mr. Matt Ballay, and an Alternate Funds Custodian- Mrs. Diana Kendall! These

two positions are key for our FRG to move forward, and we are very grateful to

them both for volunteering their time and energy. Now the gates of fundraising

have opened and we’ll be conducting fundraisers to support future meetings and

events.

Congratulations are in order for PV2 & Mrs. Kyle Jett and SPC & Mrs. Eric Gen-

tle for the birth of their handsome baby boys! Also congratulations to SPC and

Mrs. Deraco and SGT & Mr. Gomes on the birth of their beautiful baby girls! Our

Avalanche family is growing!

Our next FRG meeting is scheduled for August 21st at 6:15pm, location to be de-

termined. We are always looking for volunteers so anyone interested please contact me anytime! Also

remember, we are ALL members of the GIC-Good Idea Committee! So if you have any ideas/suggestions

of fun events or ways to better our FRG please don’t hesitate to give me a call at 912-980-4619.

~Julie

1SG Hollifield

WE NEED FRG VOLUNTEERS! For more information on volunteering in our FRG or for assistance with any matter,

please call Julie at: 912-980-4619 or email: avalanchefrg101st@gmail.com

A message from the Commander:

Julie Janese

FRG Leader

CPT Janese

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Well summer is upon us, and we are all still busy as usual with summer sports, activi-

ties and Family vacations. I hope everyone is staying hydrated with 100+ tempera-

tures. Please drink plenty of water, wear sunscreen and stay out of direct sunlight as

much as possible.

We are still in need of building our FRG Team, we need a Secretary and Key Callers.

Please feel free to support your FRG by volunteering, your time, and talents.

Please share any ideas you have, or anything you would like to see as part of our FRG!

Our last FRG Meeting was July 25, 2012, at the BN Conference Rm. We had a guest

speaker, from KSU Family Center, Marriage and Family Clinic (Kristy Solask), she

came and spoke to us about Building and Maintaining Relationships. KSU Family

Center, Marriage and Family Clinic, would like to offer to our Soldiers and their Fami-

lies Counseling Sessions. Additional information will follow.

We will not have an FRG meeting in August, our next meeting will be tentatively for

September 10, 1800 @ Custer Hill Lanes, the bowling center will re-open September, 1st; I will have

prices for you at a later date. Let’s have a little friendly competition, the person with the highest total

combined score at the end of the night will be offered an incentive (to be announced).

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

~Marsha Marshall, FRG Leader, Bravo Company, 101st BSB, 678-458-5382, bravobullogs101st@gmail.com

HOT, HOT, HOT!

Hello Bulldog family! First of all I want to thank everybody

who helped with the Bulldog fundraiser at the Daughtry con-

cert, I had a blast and I hope you did too. We hope to see you

at the next FRG event, all are welcomed and encouraged to

come out, relax and just get to know one another.

Your Soldiers have been busy! We are in the middle of turn-

ing in excess equipment, an IG inspection, gunnery event,

and training on new equipment. We have had many Soldiers

sadly leave the unit in the last few months, but slowly, we

are starting to receive new Bulldog family members. I thank you all for your sup-

port.

Stay Safe, Have Fun & Drink Water. CPT Marshall , Bulldog 6”

1SG Swarts, B Co 1SG

Promotions: PV2 Gade, Olusegun ; PFC Srey, Stepney; PFC Sanchez,

SPC Lemrick, Conlan and SPC Colter, Sharesha

Re-Enlistments: SGT Russell Bradley ; SSG Corey, Chad ; SPC Stapleton,

Lance

Farewell: SGT Anderson, Jared ; SPC Holmes, Jorty ; SSG Lalin, Kevin ;

SGC Hoyle, Tearanie ; SGT Mullikin, Robert ; SFC Supanich, Chad ; SPC

Graff, Michael, CW2 Powell, Roger ; SSG Dannar, Zebulon ; SPC Brown,

Nicole ; SPC Broughton, Mathew ; SSG Peterson, Yolanda ; SGT Bobo,

Crystal ; SPC Ngo, Loc

Retirements: SFC Morrow, Ralph ; SGT Cisneros, Jeremy

Welcome: SPC ST. John, Joshua ; SPC Blas, Christian ; PFC Hernandez,

Ruben ; CW2 Hunt, Tracy ; PVT Gade, Olusegun ; SPC Rosales, Ivan ; SPC

Mitchell, Noella ; PFC Lopez, Dinorah

SPC Stapleton’s Reenlistment

SSG Corey’s Reenlistment

CPT Marshall, B Co. CDR

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Marsha Marshall

FRG Leader

Daughtry Concert Fundraiser!

THANK YOU Volunteers!

7email: charliecyclones101st@gmail.com or call 785-239-9527 for assistance

Greetings Cyclones!

During the month of July the Cyclones have grown together and

continued to work as a team. Unit cohesiveness during the Role II setup was incredible!

Long hours and hard work were dedicated to accomplish all tasks: Mass Casualty

Training, Level II Aid Station Set-up, Inventories, and Warrior Task Training. Every-

thing was executed and the company is now more mission-ready and growing into a

tight knit family as a result.

Many of our Cyclones have moved on and many more continue to leave

throughout the next several weeks. We want to recognize SGT Kenny, SGT

Harlan, SPC Molina, SPC Staford, SPC Gray, SSG Perkins, SGT Danzy, SGT Acosta,

SGT Allen, and CPL Park who have all contributed to make Charlie Company a work-

ing unit. Every single one of them helped keep the Cyclone Family together and all

will be greatly missed. We all wish you great luck and success in your future! While

we will greatly miss our departing Soldiers, we are also happy to welcome new mem-

bers to our Cyclone team: PFC Knowlton, PFC Cardoza, SPC White, PV2 Berg, PV2

Scott, and lastly SFC Taubert who has been doing a fantastic job as our new acting

1SG.

We have been busy when it comes to promotions. Four of our Cyclones deserve

recognition: PFC Diggs, PV2 Scott, SPC Mahaffy-Pangborn and SPC Noha. All

four Soldiers have performed their tasks with military professionalism and

have more than earned their new ranks. Good job Soldiers!

As the hot summer continues, our Soldiers have their work cut out for them with

various medical coverage taskings: JRTC, FT Polk, multiple ranges, and most impor-

tantly the BN Field Training Exercise (FTX).

All Cyclones will contribute and accomplish any mission assigned to us with efficiency

and in accordance with the military standard. Keep up the good work Cyclones!

~CPT Kelley, Cyclone 6

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A Message from the Charlie Company Commander:

CPT Kelley, CDR

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Relief for Military Homeowners The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced military homeowners with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac

loans who receive Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders will be eligible to sell their homes in a short sale, even

if they are current on their mortgage. Previously, many military families felt their only options were to maintain

financial obligations on two residences, or to default on their mortgage. Under the new policy, Fannie Mae and

Freddie Mac will not pursue a deficiency judgment or any cash contribution or promissory note from service mem-

bers with PCS orders for any property purchased on or before June 30, 2012.

Service members with PCS orders will be:

Eligible for a short sale immediately, even when they are current on their existing mortgage (the PCS order is

treated as a hardship to deem them eligible);

Exempt from deficiency judgments from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac when receiving permission for a short

sale; and

Relieved of any request or requirement for a cash contribution or promissory note so long as the property was

purchased on or before June 30, 2012.

PCS orders often require quick moves and can create hardship for military homeowners who are underwater on

their mortgages and therefore cannot sell their home without taking a loss. Military families were faced with tough

situations such as living in separate homes or the risk of losing the service member’s security clearance.

Last year Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued guidance to mortgage servicers confirming PCS orders as a qualify-

ing hardship for forbearance and loan modifications.

Service members can check the Fannie Mae or the Freddie Mac websites to see if their loans are held by them or

they can call hotlines for military homeowners at 1-877-MIL-4566 or 1-800-FREDDIE.

The National Military Family Association has worked tirelessly to ensure the concerns of military families were

heard. We are pleased the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has continued to educate agencies and

policymakers on the needs of military families. The FHFA policy change will help reduce the stress and financial

burden of military homeowners faced with a government ordered move.

(Source: http://www.fhfa.gov/webfiles/24026/CFPBFinalwFS.pdf)

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Greetings from ERP, the Employment Readiness Program:

I hope that your job searching has been going well. There are a few things that I

would like to remind you of. www.usajobs.gov is your premier site for federal list-

ings and jobs on the Fort Riley installation. Please be sure to check that site out for

all NAF and AF positions. Also www.kansasworks.com is a great job search tool

and gives you access to listings through the local workforce centers as well as outside sites. Please remember to

check both of these sites regularly.

If you are in the ACS area, please feel free to stop by and check out our “Jobs Boards” as well. We try to keep those

updated regularly for you.

If you are interested in CNA training, Valley Vista Good Samaritan is offering a training course that will get you

started on that new career path. The cost is $500.00 which includes testing fees and book rental. If you meet My-

CAA qualifications, you may be able to have this program paid for completely. For questions regarding the pro-

gram, please contact Betsy Miller or Bonnie Dillen at 785.456.9482. For questions regarding MyCAA or any addi-

tional educational questions, feel free to contact me.

If you have not used ERP services before or it’s been awhile since you have, we invite you to attend our new ERP

Orientation class. We will go over all the services that ERP offers as well as new class offerings and up-to-date

information on the local job market. This class is offered EVERY Wednesday and you are more than welcome to

attend.

As always, we are here to help you. If for some reason, you are no longer in need of our help, please email or call

me to let me know. If you have found employment or moved out of the area let me know that too. We greatly appre-

ciate your feedback.

If you have any additional questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact ACS – Employment Readiness

(785) 240-3018/239-9435