dec. 2011 wolfpack newsletter

Vol 1, Issue 3

Wolfpack Wolfpack Dispatch

December 2011

FOB Salerno, Afghanistan

Christmas Edition

Dear Families and Friends of the Wolfpack,

We hope you enjoy the third edition of the Wolfpack Dispatch,

our unit newsletter from Afghanistan. The intent of this publication is to

keep everyone on the home front up to date with the unit activities at FOB

Salerno.

The Wolfpack continues to be exceptionally busy, and December was

another thirty days that flew by. We surely missed our families and friends

on the home front over the holidays, but sincerely appreciated the literally

TONS of stocking stuffers, decorations, cookies and cakes, decorations,

and holiday music and movies. The support of everyone back home has

been absolutely fantastic and is the strongest I have seen for a deployed

unit. We almost became overwhelmed by the number and size of boxes

and holiday wishes from home. Thank you FRG and friends of the

Wolfpack!

The weather here is still pretty nice. It is cold in the late evening and early

morning and pleasant during the day. The relatively clear skies have kept

us flying 24 hours a day without respite. We are not complaining - this is

what we all deployed to Afghanistan to accomplish. Task Force Wolfpack,

along with the entire 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade team, continue on a

record setting pace of flight hours and support to ground forces. We are all

proud to be part of such a remarkable unit.

All the Way, Airborne!

V/r

LTC John M. Cyrulik

Commander, Task Force Wolfpack

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Happy Birthday

CSM Inniss From the TF WOLFPACK Family

Task Force Wolfpack surprised CSM Inniss with a birthday

cake presented by SGT Evans.

December has been a busy and interesting month. First of all, we would like to send

out a special thank you to the Wolfpack FRG. Your hard work and dedication produced a

homemade stocking filled with goodies for every Soldier in the Task Force. For that, we are

truly thankful.

Dec. 10, we had the pleasure of witnessing a total lunar eclipse. The rare event

began at 6:16pm and grabbed the attention of all that exited their doors that evening. The weather was great for viewing

the celestial event as the skies were clear and air was cool. The moon appeared to be close enough to reach out and grab as

it neared its peak of totality at 07:36pm with several Soldiers viewing it from the rooftops. A little over two hours after its

peak, the eclipse came to an end at 09:48pm.

The December Soldier of the Month and NCO of the Month Board proved to be a challenge for several of our

Wolfpack Soldiers. Our winners, SSG Paul Austin and SPC Crystal Brown, were chosen to compete at the Brigade

Trooper/NCO of the Quarter Competition at Bagram Airfield. SPC Brown fared well, but didn’t come out on top. SSG

Austin didn’t return from his well deserved R&R in time to compete, but we are confident that he will make another

appearance in the future. Kudos goes out to these two Soldiers from Delta Company.

Brigadier General Volesky visited FOB Salerno to present the Combat Action Badge to two deserving aviators as

well as CJTF-1 coins to three dedicated maintainers. 1LT Curtis Dotson and CW2 Erik Schuster received CAB’s. Their

actions above the battlefield saved the lives of several Soldiers and was instrumental in the mission success of the ground

force commander. The recipients of the CJTF-1 coins were SGT T.J. Madden, SPC Michael Carter and SPC Ricardo

Gonzalez. Their daily maintenance expertise keep our aircraft flying and the Soldiers on the ground safe.

Our own CSM Kirk Inniss celebrated his birthday in a surprising fashion. After the conclusion of a farewell dinner

for Cowboy Dustoff, a birthday cake by LTC Cyrulik and MAJ McQuown was presented to CSM Inniss. CSM Inniss

humbly spoke about getting older and challenged all of the Soldiers half of his age to excel physically and be model

Soldiers.

We would like to send our farewell wishes to Cowboy Dustoff (MEDEVAC Company) as well as TF Duke. All of

your hard work and dedication to the mission has not gone unnoticed. Dustoff has been the saving grace for countless

Soldiers and has performed their mission in the most austere conditions. Thank you for never leaving a fallen comrade. TF

Duke has been the guiding force behind operations in our part of RC-East and has conducted hundreds of ground

operations. They have made Eastern Afghanistan a safer place and will be missed.

Last, during this month in 1962, 1st Battalion 82nd Aviation was activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina as

Company A, 82nd Aviation Battalion, an element of the 82nd Airborne Division. A Co assets significantly increased the

Division's mission capabilities and provided a highly mobile and responsive source of combat power to the Division

Commander. The unit first saw combat in the Republic of Vietnam and A Co became known as the "Wolfpack" adopting

the name as its call sign.

Thank You for your support-you are in our hearts.

Until next month,

PFC Erin M. Dierschow, TF Wolfpack PAO

Dear Wolfpack Families,

Photo taken courtesy of 1LT Dan Liebetreu on 10 Dec. 2011

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Cowboy DustOff

Great Moments “I’m going to miss the gym.”

“I’m going to miss the gravel.”

“I’m going to miss the big birds.”

”10 year supply girl scout cookies that we have

not gotten to the bottom of.”

“Nebraska belt buckle.”

“Russ Graham’s 45 packages a day and his

100lb box of Beanie Babies.”

“Listening to Mr. Oelrich run into a gator in the

middle of the night, the sound he made.”

“Practical jokes’, freezing SPC Buettner’s I.D.

card in cherry-flavored Jell-O.”

“Losing a sked on an urgent medevac mission

(no ones life was compromised due to the loss

of the sked, there was a back up).”

“pilots saying things they do not know the

meaning of, for ex: LZ is cherry”

“Accidentally taking a shower in the female

shower upon arrival (no one was violated

during the accidental incident and there are

now coded locks on every shower and latrine

on the installation).”

“There is no dancing on the FOB, ‘HEY

YOU! GET OFF THAT ROOF!”

-On the radio, “Anyone that calls themselves a

Cowboy, this is Tigershark 6.” In response,

“I’m a cowboy”.

“SFC Kowlok’s face while eating a piece of

crystallized ginger.”

“Watching another soldier eat 2 tubs of frosting

over $20.00,”

-On the radio, “Morphine 06, this is Shark 6, I

need you to come get an ear plug out of my

ear.” -On 2 separate occasions.

-On the radio “Shark 6, what are his vitals?”

“Pilot flying around with a pretty female CPT

3km from Wilderness gets a chip light and sets

it down in the Wadi.”

“Cowboy butts drive me nuts”

Farewell From Cowboy Dustoff

From Cowboy Dustoff...

Cowboy Dustoff's time on deployment is getting short. We welcomed our

replacements, F/5-159th Devil Ray Dustoff (Army Reserve from Clearwater, Florida)

about a week ago. We were so happy to see them, we had a cheering section by our

command post as the Devil Ray's main body arrived. We have been training them up on the MEDEVAC mission

here at Salerno, and the Devil Rays are doing well and learning quickly. You will be hearing from their

commander, CPT Daneault, in the next Wolfpack newsletter.

Here's a recap of the accomplishments of Cowboy Dustoff over the last 10 months on Active Duty:

January, 2011, Cowboy Dustoff is mobilized in Cheyenne, WY. We moved to Ft Hood, Texas, on 13 January for

post-mobilization training, and started moving to Afghanistan around the second week of March. On 23 March

2011, Cowboy Dustoff assumed the MEDEVAC mission from Witchdoctor Dustoff of the West Virginia Army

National Guard. Since then, we have flow over 1000 hours on three UH-60 aircraft performing the combat

MEDEVAC mission in Eastern Afghanistan. The Cowboys have transported about 650 patients, with half of those

patients critically wounded that would had not have survived without rapid transport to the medical treatment

facility, while our flight medics performed lifesaving medical care en route. We will be done with our mission

around the first part of January, and will be headed back to Ft Hood, Texas, to de-mobilize. We will be at Ft Hood

about a week, then will be going on terminal leave and will return back to our homes. The Cowboys are spread

out, and have homes in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas. Our team will be conducting monthly

weekend drills for a stabilization period of 90 days. After the stabilization time, some of the Cowboys will be

moving on to different assignments within the State and National Guard Bureau, and some of the Cowboys will be

going back into Charlie Company to continue their MEDEVAC career.

Cowboy Dustoff is privileged to have the opportunity to work as a part of the Wolfpack team. TF Wolfpack has

provided excellent support to the Cowboys over the past three months. Thanks to TF Wolfpack for all they have

done over the past three months! Thanks to the Devil Rays for relieving us and taking on the extremely important

MEDEVAC mission here at Salerno. Good flying and best of luck to TF Wolfpack and their new Devil Ray

Dustoff MEDEVAC team!

LTC Dane Rodgers

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RedHawks Redhawks,

Happy Holidays from FOB Salerno. Despite our expectations, December

has been a great month for flying over the beautiful scenery of North

Eastern Afghanistan. We are taking advantage while we can and

conducting training flights along with our daily missions. We continue to

fly more hours per airframe than any other OEF predecessor.

SPC Kurt Jamrus’ hard work got him recognized by LTC Cyrulik as being

the “Maintainer of the Week.” SPC Kurt Jamrus received an Army

Achievement Medal for his mission dedication and work ethic.

We said farewell to two outstanding officers. CPT Kiel Towns and CPT

Joel Duque-Estrada both left the Redhawks in order to fill positions as Staff

Officers.

We also welcomed 1LT Benjamin Winner and the incoming Commander,

CPT Christopher Rossi.

Seeing as this will be the last newsletter that I write as Redhawk 6, I would

like to thank all of you for your support during my command. It has been

an honor to lead your troopers in combat.

All The Way,

CPT Jesse Hill

Redhawk 6

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Greywolves

This is the time every year, where families get together and celebrate the

various winter holidays. Since we can’t be with our families this year, we look to

our brothers and sisters in arms for support during this time when we want to be

at home with our families.

I guess you can say that our stockings are hanging with care as we received

a very generous gift of individually named stockings for each of us from the

generous folks at Stockings for Soldiers–Delaware, and of course our very own

FRG. These wonderful people prepared more than 85 stockings for the Soldiers

of HHC to help them with a little holiday spirit in Afghanistan.

For Christmas, our very own Chaplain Shenton gave a Christmas Day

service as well as a joint Christmas Eve Service that many waited with

anticipation to attend.

Congratulations are in order as SPC Andrea Clausell was inducted into the

NCO Corps. Her hard work and dedication paid off, and we look forward to

seeing her grow as a leader.

I would like to take a moment to highlight the efforts of a whole lot of sweat

and hard work from the Soldiers of HHC. Many of us have been getting and

keeping ourselves physically fit, despite our busy schedules and crazy hours. All

of this hard work has paid off, and it is with pride that I announce that we have

raised our Company’s PT score average by 50 points and have dropped a total of

70 inches and approximately 350 lbs! A few of our Soldiers have already made

it back from R&R and it seems that the average time it is taking for Soldiers to

get home is 5 days.

A big THANK YOU goes out to our wonderful FRG for our beautiful

Christmas tree and decorations!! It definitely helped to make it seem more like

the holidays.

Until next time….take care of each other,

CPT Alicia Stahlberg– GW06

1SG Nathan Mahaney– GW07

“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge

yourself one.”-Henry David Thoreau

“Without sweat and toil no work is made perfect.”-Latin proverb

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Roughneck Friends and Family,

The Holiday season came to Alpha Troop

faster than any of us expected, bringing with

it the arrival of some new pilots from Fort

Bragg, 1LT Mike Phillips and CW2 Adam

Epley. Mike hails from the Merchant Marine

Academy, and is obviously confused about

how he ended up here; while Adam is a

former Air Defense Artilleryman looking to

finally do “real” army work. While we

greeted them, we also welcomed back SPC

Delwin Cosmo Samuelson, who hit the

ground running and jumped right into our fast

paced twenty-four hour maintenance. They

arrived just in time to catch the beginning of

the incentive flight program, which lets our

crew chiefs and other non-aviators participate

in flights with pilots near the airfield, getting

a feel for the aircraft, a new

perspective on Salerno, and an understanding

of what driving a convertible with the top

down in Alaska must feel like.

This month we had a Non-Commissioned

Officer induction ceremony and celebrated

the promotion of SGT Zachary Zochol and

SGT Venkata Satram to E-5. These guys have

done a phenomenal job leading and motivat-

ing the troop and we’re happy to recognize

their achievements. We look forward to more

great work from them. We would also like to

congratulate SFC Robbin Kadish on his

selection for promotion to Master Sergeant.

We’re excited to continue sending some

of our boys on leave, letting them recharge

and spend time with family in the States.

From those of us who are taking our leave a

bit later, we wish you all a Merry Christmas

and know that you’re in our daily thoughts.

We wish our friends and families the best as

we all enjoy the Holidays.

We are grateful to the people who have

gone out of their ways to make our daily lives

and the Christmas season special with

bountiful amounts of care packages. We all

appreciate the gifts and treats from all the

families and friends of our Troopers that

bring us a little bit of home. We’d especially

like to thank the Nail and Wetzel families, the

Martins, Pfirrmans, Kawoczkas, Kruegers,

Henrys, Clarks, DeMiccos, Imhoffs,

Callaghans, Bill Nelson and our friends at

HBO, the American Foreign Legion, the

Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Knights of

Columbus, and the Rockingham Wesleyan

Church, NC. Also, special props to Lacey

Ash and her entire office for the awesome

banana bread. Thanks to you all, the troop has

been able to decorate the office, stuff

stockings, and drive ourselves crazy

wondering what’s in the mystery boxes

(“What’s in the BOX?!”).

We appreciate the outstanding support

and continued encouragement that you

provide, and we thrive on knowing that you

are behind us and give us our drive and

purpose. ROUGHNECK Troop succeeds

because of the families and the great soldiers

who comprise it, and I am daily humbled and

honored to serve with them.

David Krueger

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RedWolves Alpha Company REDWOLVES

would like to say thank you to all of the

families, friends and supporters for the Thanks-

giving Day treats and decorations. With all your

support, the REDWOLVES had a great

Thanksgiving holiday. It is always nice to be

served turkey dinner by the Task Force

Commander and Sergeant Major.

Even with holiday season upon us, the

operational tempo has not slowed down one bit.

The pilots and crew chiefs are working around

the clock to keep Apaches in the air to support

the ground forces.

The month of December brought us a

new ground unit to FOB Salerno. We will be

saying goodbye to TF Duke and welcoming

Task Force Spartan. This will give the RED-

WOLVES another opportunity to show another

unit that we are the best Apache Company in

the Army.

One soldier in particular is showing

just how tough and motivated the RED-

WOLVES are. SSG William Rivard, 1st

Platoon Sergeant, suffered a broken arm this

month, but continues to work at a pace that

would be tough with two arms. This just goes to

show how mentally and physically tough the

REDWOLVES are. We would like to con-

gratulate SPC Franklin Perry for receiving

Maintainer of the week for the first week of

December. The REDWOLVES would like to

announce our newest Pilot in Command,

Captain Kyle Tomasino. We would also like to

welcome a new edition to the REDWOLF

family, SPC Morales was blessed last month

with a new baby girl, Miranda Isabelle Morales.

With most of the REDWOLF aviators

being on their first deployment as pilot, they

continue to show their skill and maturity in

dealing with the difficult flying conditions that

Afghanistan has to offer. Due to excellent

maintenance and accident free flying, the

REDWOLVES have completed every mission

asked of them.

Speaking about completing missions,

December brings the official end to the war in

Iraq. With many REDWOLVES also seeing

deployments to Iraq, this month brings a

moment to reflect on accomplishments

REDWOLVES have made in Iraq.

When asked, how do you feel about

the Iraq war being over, a REDWOLF pilot

responded “I feel what I did there made a

difference in that country.”

With Christmas almost upon us, the

REDWOLVES would like to thank our

families, friends, FRG, and all of the supporters

for the Christmas treats and decorations. Thanks

to all of you, we have a nicely decorated tree

with delicious cookies underneath it. The

REDWOLVES motivation is at an all time high

due to the number of care packages we have

received. A special thanks to Mrs. Sickler for all

the delicious salsa. The REDWOLVES would

like to wish everyone back at home a very

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

CPT Robert Sickler

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Miranda Isabelle Morales

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Happy Holidays from the Members of

B Co 7-158th Aviation Regiment.

While it is not comparable to being

home with our loved ones, we find

solace amongst our fellow Soldiers

during the Holidays. Many of us are

marking the Holiday season as a last

major time hurdle before coming home

which in of itself, makes the holidays a

very joyful event. To add to the

pleasant atmosphere, leadership is be-

ginning to plan the demobilization proc-

ess. The light at the end of the tunnel is

definitely coming into view and we

look forward to being back with you

every day.

We continue to remain very busy

carrying out the missions we are

assigned. Presently, 1st Infantry Divi-

sion, Duke Brigade is moving out of our

Area of Operation and is being replaced

by 25th ID Spartan Brigade. We are

responsible for moving the troops in

and out of the outer lying Forward

Operations Bases (FOBs) back to

Salerno for their preparation to go

home. Staying busy is the trick to

making time go by faster, so we

embrace the challenge whole heartedly.

We continue to effectively support the

Special Operation missions as well. We

know that the 82nd Aviation Brigade

Command appreciates our enthusiasm

for the missions they assign to us.

One of the greatest morale enhancers

in Army Aviation is awarding unit and

individual medals. Our leadership team

is currently creating and submitting

paperwork for a Unit award that every

Soldier will be able to honorably wear.

The majority of Soldiers that deployed

will receive individual awards for the

hard work and sacrifices they made.

It is certainly an exciting time for B

Co 7-158th. We continue to work hard

through the holiday season with the

thoughts and prayers for our loved ones

back home. We look forward to coming

home soon and seeing the smiling faces

that we know so well.

CPT Christopher M. Ruff

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Delta Company would like to start this

month’s news letter by wishing all of

our family and friends back in the states

a Merry Christmas and a Happy New

Year. The Timberwolves continue to

provide outstanding maintenance

support to the Task Force. The Timber-

wolves have had a productive month

with our Soldiers receiving awards,

getting promoted, and winning boards.

We would like to thank all of the

families and friends for the support that

they have been giving to their deployed

troopers. Thank you to Janet Cox,

Bobbie Kiser, and Valerie Chisnell for

the handmade blankets that they sent

out to some of our Soldiers. Thank you

to Alison White for her continued work

as the D Company FRG Leader. To all

of our family members who continue to

send care packages we thank you so

much, and please continue to support

your Soldiers.

Congratulations go out this month to

several of the Timberwolves.

Congratulations are in order to SFC

Stewart and SFC Lendeborg for making

the list to Master Sergeant. Stewart and

Lendeborg are both outstanding NCOs,

and the promotions are well deserved.

Additionally, SGT Austin and SGT

Thow were promoted to the rank of

Staff Sergeant. We also promoted two

Soldiers to the rank of Sergeant. SPC

Covarrubias, and SPC Ghimire joined

the ranks of the NCO Corps. For their

outstanding maintenance support and

technical expertise, SPC Hogan

received the Army Achievement Medal.

SPC Brown won the Battalion Soldier

of the Month Board, and will represent

the Task Force at the 82nd CAB Soldier

of the Quarter Board.

Joining the Timberwolves family are

SGT Bloodworth from Fort Hood, TX

and SPC Howard from Fort Stewart,

GA. Both soldiers are currently

working in the Tech Supply section.

We would like to say good bye to SGT

Rubothin and SPC Brough, both

troopers have redeployed back to the

states to start their clearing process to

get out of the Army.

CPT Kirk K. Shands

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Timberwolves

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LONEWOLF FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Greetings and salutations from the

Lonewolves! Upon the completion of a

third of the deployment, we along with the

rest of Task Force Wolfpack are doing well.

The company’s overall morale remains high

as we spend a majority of our “off time”

watching movies, working out, taking

college courses to further our educations,

and sharing stories with one another; build-

ing the esprit-de-corps within the company.

The winter is officially here. We are

starting to see the temperature plummet in

the first days of December. The highs are

around 72 degrees and the low is a wintry

33 degrees Fahrenheit. The snow has

begun to pileup on the mountain peaks and

the frost is coming out of the Soldiers’

mouths.

The Troopers are continuously staying

busy. Headquarters Platoon has been

completing administrative actions and

receiving/distributing the wealth of mail

during the holiday season. From the start,

our Distribution Platoon has been setting

records by refueling 3,000 aircraft, issuing

more than 700,000 gallons of fuel, and

issuing thousands of tons of ammunition.

The Maintenance Platoon has been

conducting scheduled and un-scheduled

maintenance on over 65 vehicles and

providing FOB security, ensuring a safe and

secure work environment.

As a team we have

unrelentingly stayed focus on

the mission in support of full

spectrum aviation operations

in order to expand stability

and security, neutralize

insurgent forces, and assist

International Security

Assistance Force in supporting the

Government of the Islamic Republic of

Afghanistan.

I would like to hail PV2 Jeremy Phynon

(92L Petroleum Laboratory Specialist),

SGT Heather Gibson, SSG Eric Decker,

PV2 Andrace Jones (89B Ammunition

Specialist), and the incoming company

commander, CPT Michael Simmons and all

of their families to the Lonewolves.

Additionally, I would like to welcome the

newest Lonewolf babies: Kolsyn

Almendariz, the son of Kellie and SPC

Gahman, and Destiny Marie Knox, the

daughter of Christiane and SGT Knox.

Welcome to the world!

As I relinquish command after 18 months, I

would like to thank all of the Lonewolves

and their families for their steadfast loyalty

and dedication. The successes we have been

fortunate to experience are a direct result of

the extraordinary effects of our outstanding

Troopers and leaders. To my FRG team,

you truly understand that the strength of the

Nation is our Army; the strength of our

Army is our Soldiers; the strength of our

Soldiers is our Families. I salute you all and

wish you the best as you continue on with

your rendezvous with destiny.

Airborne, All the Way!

CPT Scovell

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Congratulations!!! Listed below are the Troopers who were promoted, received an award,

or reenlisted. Below those are our Troopers with recent Birthdays!

Happy Birthday!!

Promoted Awarded

SSG Austin, Paul

SSG Thow, Pia

SGT Adzoble, Koku

SGT Clausell, Andrea

SGT Covarrubias, John

SGT Ghimire, Arun

SGT Satram, Venkata

SGT Zochol, Zachary

SPC Allen, Paris

SPC Brown, Raymond

SPC Burt, Ryan

SPC Taber, Daniel

PFC Acosta, Elysse

PFC Guttierez, Jose

PFC Khounborinh, Justin

PFC Olson, Brandon

PFC Stewart, Delano

PFC Watkins, Ronald

Army Achievement Medal

CPT Duque Estrada, Paul

CPT Towns, Kiel

CPT Derda, Lukaz

1LT Roberts, Brett

SGT Way, Patrick

SPC Adams, David

SPC Hogan, Jessica

SPC Holder, Robert

SPC Forgotch, Kelly

SPC Franklin, Perry

SPC Jamrus, Kurt

SPC Mann, Brandon

SPC Murdock, Lucas

SPC Pabo, Lanupakai

PFC Watkins, Ronald

Task Force Wolfpack NCO of the Month

SGT Austin, Paul

Task Force Wolfpack Soldier of the Month

SPC Brown, Crystal

Commanding General Coin

SGT Madden, TJ

SPC Carter, Michael

SPC Gonzalez, Ricardo

Combat Action Badge

1LT Dotson, Curtis

CW2 Schuster, Erik

PFC Broome, Earnest

PFC Brown, Raymond

PFC Patrick, Donald

PFC Paynter, Austin

SPC Atencio, Thomas

SPC Buwalda, John

SPC Chan, Jonathan

SPC Durham, Michael

SPC Efurd, Jesse

SPC Gomez, Bridgett

SPC Hardy, Kevin

SPC Leffler, Gregory

SPC McDonald, Eric

SPC Ochs, Daniel

SPC Pentycoffe, Aubrey

SPC Rogers, Nathan

SPC Sanders, Damian

SGT Brandenburg, Ricky

SGT Burke, Stephen

SGT Busanet, Monica

SGT Gamble, Terrance

SGT Jackson, Seandale

SGT Joseph, Syria

SGT McCaskill, Chad

SGT Roberts, Lakisha

SGT Sullivan, Adam

SGT Thow, Pia

SGT Zabala, Ismael

SSG Frederick, Rasheek

SSG Gille, Brian

SSG Kowlok, John

SSG Maldonado, Jose

SSG Pirlot, Daniel

SSG Tann, Victoria

SSG Tune, John

SSG Whight, Benjamin

SFC Khoonsrivong, Alex

1SG Edwards, Kelvin

CSM Inniss, Kirk

CW2 Hoover, Griffin

CW2 Hunt, Jon

CW2 Lambert, Edward

CW2 Saylor, Barrye

CW2 Uber, Jacob

CW3 Meads, Byron

CW4 Erdmann, Brandon

1LT Liebetreu, Daniel

CPT Vance, Jeffrey

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RE-ENLISTMENT

SPC BLACK

35F Intelligence Analyst

Reenlisted for 4 years

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Grace and peace from the Wolfpack

Religious Support Team. Praise God for his continued

blessing and protection on us each and every day.

Some ministry highlights since our last

correspondence include a spirit-filled Thanksgiving

Day service which included tremendous worship

through song, prayer, testimony and thanksgiving.

Pastor Ferguson, of the Gospel service, brought us an

inspiring message. Furthermore, we continue our way

reading through the Bible at the E100 Bible study on

Monday and Thursday nights. We are just about

through the Book of Exodus. We have also shown two

of Lee Strobel’s movies, “The Case for Faith” and “The

Case for the Creator.” Wednesdays during lunch we

gather for our midweek prayer meeting and fellowship.

We continually offer prayers for all you back home.

As week look forward to Christmas, we have a

full complement of services to accommodate all faith

traditions. Although I will greatly miss worshiping with

my family and friends back at Ft. Bragg, I am excited

about leading our collective Christmas Eve and Chapel

Next Christmas Day services here. I am expecting

nothing less than a mighty work of God across our

ranks.

God So Loved the World

Our Father up in heaven, long, long years ago,

Looked down in His great mercy

upon the earth below

And saw the folks were lonely

and lost in deep dispair,

And so He said, “I’ll send My Son

to walk among them there

So they can hear him speaking

and feel His nearness, too,

And see the many miricles that faith alone can do.

For I know it will be easier to

believe and understand

If man can see and talk to Him

and touch his healing hand.”

So whenever we have troubles

and we’re overcome with cares,

We can take it all to Jesus, for He

Understands our prayers.

~Helen Steiner Rice

Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! Chaplain Shenton

TF WOLFPACK RST

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SPOTLIGHT ON Troopers

C/5-159, SPC Wendt, Jesse

MOS: 15N – Avionics Mechanic

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

SPC Wendt has a daughter

Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on

FOB Salerno

A. Lift weights and Skype with my fiancé and other family rela-

tives.

Q. What do you like most about this deployment?

A. The fact that I get to do my Army job everyday and not just drill weekends. Q. What is your opinion of FOB Salerno?

A. It is a great FOB for a first time deplorer. Q. How does your MOS impact this deployment?

A. I help maintain aircraft for the MEDEVAC missions.

3 Goals for Deployment

Educational – “Become a better poker player” Professional – “Have a better understanding of my MOS”

Personal – “Go home in one piece”

Every month each 1SG picks an outstanding Trooper to represent

his Company/Troop.

HHC/1-82, Tiffany Rupp MOS: 92Y – Supply Specialist Hometown: South Bend, IN SPC Rupp has a husband and two sons Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on FOB Salerno A. I focus on my education and Skype with my family. Q. What do you like most about this deployment? A. The experience and the extra pay. Q. What is your opinion of FOB Salerno?

A. From what I’ve seen and heard, Salerno is the resort of Afghanistan. I can’t complain. Q. How does your MOS impact this deployment? A. 92Ys ensure that needed equipment and supplies are on hand and available. This not only contributes to success in completing missions, but also boosts mo-rale. 3 Goals for Deployment

Educational – “Complete my bachelor’s degree in Psychology” Professional – “Earn my promotion to SGT and work on my OCS packet”

Personal – “Communicate as much as possible with my family, especially my boys. Improve physical fitness.”

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A/1-82, Perry Franklin

MOS: 15R – Attack Helicopter Repairer (Crew chief)

Hometown: Lexington, NC

SPC Franklin is married and has a son due in March.

Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on FOB

Salerno

A. Go to the gym.


A. That I am deployed with people I enjoy being around.

Q. What is your opinion of FOB Salerno?

A. It’s my second time here and I would rather be here than any other

FOB

Q. How does your MOS impact this deployment?

A. It has one of the biggest impacts for AH-64’s by helping to

provide protection for the ground guys and locating IED

emplacers.

3 Goals for Deployment Educational – “Take online courses and get ASE certified”

Professional – “Develop as a leader and earn the respect and

confidence of others”

Personal – “Get Swole”

A/1-17, SGT Sutton, Brandon “Pug”

MOS: 15S - Crewchief

Hometown: Dallas, TX

SGT Sutton is married with no kids.

Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on FOB Salerno

A. Go to church (everyone is invited), go to the gym, play basketball, and hang out

with other Soldiers in the Troop.


A. Hanging out with the guys.


A. Not bad. It has a nice gym and the chow is pretty good.


A. 2 Scoops.

3 Goals for Deployment Educational – “Study for A & P”

Professional – “Advance in career by getting a promotion”

Personal – “Have a Christ like influence on my guys (Troopers), 2 Scoops”

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B/7-158, SPC Clark, Arthur

MOS:19D – Calvary Scout

Hometown: Omaha, NE

SPC Clark is single


Salerno

A. Fantasy Football and Killing Zombies.


A. The camaraderie with my fellow Soldiers and the beautiful Afghanistan

scenery.


A. Best FOB in Afghanistan.


A. Knowledge of weapons on the aircraft.

3 Goals for Deployment Educational – “Learn as much as I can about the aircraft”

Professional – “Exceed at everything the Army tells me to do” Personal – “Get a 300 on my PT test”

A/2-82, CPT Hill, Jesse

MOS: 15B - UH-60M Pilot

Hometown: Centerville, TN

CPT Hill is single

Q. Awards you have received?

A. Bronze Star, Air Medal, Arcom, AAM, CAB, AV Badge, Parachuters

Badge.


Salerno?

A. Working out, Flying.


A. That I am in Command

Q. What do you like least about this deployment?

A. That beside the fact we are an assault company we are conducting

V.I.P. missions.


A. Is not Bagram and the facilities are more operable.


A. As a Black Hawk Company Commander we enable COL Toner to

conduct Battle Field Circulation on a daily basis enabling him to engage

his leaders.

3 Goals for Deployment Educational – “Apply to Embry Riddle in Arizona next fall and get a

Masters in Aeronautical Safety”.

Professional – “Lead Company from the front and set the example for

my Soldiers physically and professionally”.

Personal – “Do more muscle ups than CW3 Lindgren”.

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E/1-82, SPC Adams, David

MOS: 92F – Petroleum Supply Specialist

Hometown: Orlando, FL

SPC Adams is married with 3 children

Q. What recreational activities do you participate in here on

FOB Salerno

A. Ping pong, Chess, Shooting Pool, and Dominoes


A. The teamwork and camaraderie between Soldiers to accom-

plish our mission here.


A. It is small compared to other FOBs, but the weather has been

nice lately, and living quarters are great.


A. Without fuelers the helicopter teams would not be able to

protect and defend us, or accomplish their missions.

3 Goals for Deployment Educational – “Working towards an AA degree in business and management”

Professional – “Attain the rank of SGT” Personal – “Bench press 315 lbs and pay off my debts”

D/1-82, SPC Cantu, Abraham

MOS: 15R – Apache Mechanic

Hometown: McAllen, Texas

SPC Cantu is married with no kids


Salerno

A. Attend College trying to get Bachelor’s in Business before I leave

here. I go to the gym a lot and I do p90x.


A. I work with the most professional cut throat Soldiers I know.


A. It’s a great little FOB.


A. (We) get aircraft ready to fly to protect the ground Troops.

3 Goals for Deployment Educational – “Obtain Bachelor’s in Business before I leave”

Professional – “Obtain SGT before Feb and get a 300 on the PT Test”

Personal – “Learn Greek and German”

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

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HIGHLIGHTS

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HHC/1-82 , TF Wolfpack

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A/1-17 , TF Wolfpack

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D/1-82 , TF Wolfpack

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