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Sept. 9, Issue 25

Commanders Corner

erving the Soldiers, Civilians and Families of 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.

Point. I was pleased to seeus quickly master the indi-

vidual and collective tactics oconventional heavy warare.Were a conict to arise tomo

row requiring heavy orma-tions, Warhorse would be onthe short list o units ready todeploy, ght and win.

As you know rom new-comer bries and your chainso command, Warhorse isavailable or deployment in4th Quarter, Fiscal Year 11(summer 2011). Availablemeans that the brigade willhave completed the Army

tory and photo by Capt. Samuel Nuxollnd Special Troops Battalion

Military Intelligence ocers rom the 2ndBS attended the Unmanned Systems Sym-

osium at the Denver Special Events Center,Aug. 27. From individual circuit boards toomplete robots, the event brings togetherroessionals rom all acets o unmannedechnology.

We were really ortunate that this yearsonerence was so close to us, said Captain

amuel Nuxoll, the battalions military intel-gence company commander.

Unmanned technology is the uture o theArmy. As military intelligence proession-ls, we are expected to be amiliar with theapabilities and limitations o these systemsn the inventory.

Te annual event rotates venues around

the world and was hosted by the Asso-ciation or Unmanned Vehicle SystemsInternational. Tis was the premierevent or unmanned systems technol-ogy.

Tis years conerence in Denverstretched over our days, with thelast days admission being waivedor attendees in uniorm. Te eventincluded hundreds o static andinteractive displays, including numer-

ous UAVs like the Predator, Shadow,and Global Hawk. Tese systems maybe utilized during deployment by MIproessionals.

It was great to see the uture potential ormy platoon, said CW3 Carl Miller, PlatoonLeader or the brigades Shadow UAS Platoon.

It gives me condence that the Army is

I am immensely proud o theWarhorse Brigade and Soldiers.

Likewise, Im proud o our Fami-lies or your unwavering love andsupport; your strength allows usocus on our missions. Id liketo use this column to update youon where weve been and wherewere headed during this busytime.

Te completion o the eldexercise Warhorse Rampage IIIlast week was the capstone evento our high-intensity conict(conventional heavy warare)

training. Te Department o theArmy has mandated that bri-gades such as Warhorse with 18or more months between deploy-ments will spend nine o those

months training or high-inten-sity conict. Tis training wasgood or the brigade and Army aswe proved that heavy ormationswith sucient time and resourc-es can provide operational andstrategic exibility to combatantcommanders. Trough yourhard work and dedication wecompleted the training require-ments while balancing taskingsto support other units CC rota-tions and cadet training at West continued on pag

Ofcers attend Unmanned Systems Symposium

Col. John S. Kolasheski, commander

2nd Brigade Combat Team

addressing many o the issues and requeswe have raised. It is imperative that Im ato provide the best possible support to thSoldiers on the ground when theyre in nHopeully, some o the technology we sawtoday will save lives in the uture.

2nd Lt. Ryan Peace, platoon leader or Co B, 2nd STB recea briefng rom one o the exhibitions vendors.

WIT provides support or 1-10, 1-67tory by 2nd Lt. Joshua McLemorend Special Troops Battalion

Te Weapons Intelligence eam providedupport to 1-10 Cav and 1-67 AR duringhe Warhorse Rampage III exercise, Aug.3 through Sept.1. Te mission o WI iso conduct battleeld orensics and tacticalite exploitation. WI also analyzes enemy

tactics, techniques and procedures and thenoers recommendations to commanders on

how to best counter the enemys Ps.During the exercise, WI was called upon

by 1-67 AR and 1-10 CAV while they wereconducting missions. Once an IED or weap-ons cache site was discovered, WI wouldthen use their assets to exploit the site and

identiy any possible links between knowand unknown insurgents by collecting vipieces o intelligence such as computers, phones and IED triggers. Te evidence w

then brought back to the FOB and analyzor ngerprints, recurring and emergingPs, and other valuable inormation. Tanalysis was then distributed to the BDE and published on IGRNet and CIDNE.

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Col. John S. Kolasheski..................2nd BCT Commander

Command Sgt. Maj. Ralph Delosa............2nd BCT CSM

Maj. Kevin Toner......................... ......................2nd BCT PAO

Spc. April York........................................Layout and Design

Sgt. Seth Barham............................................................Editor

Sgt. Ruth Pagan...............................................................Editor

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Force Generation cycle. O course,should a crisis arise, the brigade coulddeploy earlier.

Te pace will not slow as we transi-tion towards COIN and stability/suppotraining, which is consistent with ongoing operations overseas. Te changedmission in Iraq and the long-term plan

or Aghanistan demand that we prepaas a Modular Brigade Augmented orSecurity Force Assistance (MB-SFA).We will reorganize the brigade into platoon Units o Action (UA) and SecurityForce Assistance eams (SFA) to meeany operation requirements that may liahead. Our upcoming training path wwithout a doubt ready us or mission.

Starting next week, the brigade andbattalion stas will engage in a wargher exercise evaluated by a team rom Fo

Leavenworth. We will then shif ocustrain UAs in November and Decemberduring Warhorse Blitz here at Fort Carson, with a break or Tanksgiving. Wwill enjoy block leave at the end o De-cember through the new year. In January portions o the brigade and battaliostas will deploy to the Joint Readinessraining Center at Fort Polk, La. or aweek to conduct a Leadership rainingProgram. In February 2011 the brigaddeploys to JRC to rene and validateour readiness. April and May 2011 wil

ocus on gunnery and small arms training ollowed by another 2 weeks o blocleave in late May early June. As unitspecic dates solidiy, we will continueto push them out via the 2BC Faceboosite www.acebook.com/2bct4id and ou

virtual FRG website w ww.armyrg.org.While the months ahead promise

to test our mettle, CSM Delosa and Iremain condent that the Soldiers inthis brigade will continue to perorm.Warhorse!!!

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Company COIS teams were then respon-sible or pulling the inormation rom thosesystems and inorming their company com-manders and platoons.

WI is an eective tool in identiying in-surgent trends and Ps, and with a databaseo inormation, developed over time, canidentiy the work o insurgent teams. Le-

veraging these assets in todays ght provideunits the ability to track and develop target-ing packets against insurgents in their AO.Units going to the eld should contact theirBN headquarters to request WI rom BDE toconduct operations or participate in the unitsmission.

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WIT lends a hand

204th, 2-8 host marriage retreattory and photos by 2nd Lt. Meghan Housel04th Brigade Support Battalion

204th co-hosted with 2-8 a marriage retreator couples at imbers Hotel in Denver, Colo.,

Aug 27-29. Soldiers and spouses joined togeth-r or a vehicle inspection prior to their shortoad-trip to Denver. Te morning started

with bonding classes held by 2-8s Chaplain,Capt. Kevin Peek. Te classes ocused on the5 Languages o Love, a concept created by

Dr. Gary Chapman. Te training oered reeworkbooks to couples along with many bond-ng activities incorporated during the sessions.

Soldiers received a chance to sit down one-n-one with their spouse and reconnect usinghe techniques taught during the Five Lan-uages o Love seminar. Activities included:st feen things to do with your spouse, ndach others love language test, and ll your

pouses love tank. Couples were given the a-ernoons or ree time to do some sight-seeingwith each other in Denver. Couples visited

laces like: the Denver Zoo, museums, CherryCreek Mall, and the Denver Aquarium. Allmeals were provided by the Peoria Grill nexto the imbers Hotel at no cost.

Te weekend was a much needed get-a-way, reresher, and awakening or many ohe 204th and 2-8 couples. It helped both new

and old couples rebuild and reconnect aferlong stints o lost time rom deployments, latenights, and weekend duties. It is easy to seewhy most o the couples lef the retreat witha smile and thankulness or their weekend

vacation in Denver.

Spc. Azukas and his amily enjoy a hearty breakast at

no cost provided by the Peoria Grill.

Couples rom 204th and 2-8 enjoy snacks and bever-

ages during the 5 languages o love session.