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By Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Tarr24th Press Camp Headquarters

OROGRANDE, N.M. – Artillerymen assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Ar-tillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Artillery, conducted Table XVIII qualifi ca-tions on M109A6 Paladin cannon artillery system vehicles during Iron Focus 17 here May 10.

Iron Focus 17 is a brigade-level train-ing exercise that allows commanders to exercise their systems and processes, as well as practice battle tracking and forward support distribution. It also allows them to gauge the status of their readiness and vali-date processes to ensure they are prepared for worldwide operations.

The artillerymen participated in the ex-ercise by certifying their weapon systems at Table XVIII using 18 Paladin fi ghting vehicles to provide suppressive fi re, which allowed maneuver elements to move for-ward to their objective during a simulated enemy attack.

“The Paladin is great because it is a self-propelled howitzer and has the ability to quickly move and occupy a position,” said Staff Sgt. Joshua Kirby, an artilleryman as-

New incentives bundled into

retention bonus program

By David VergunArmy News Service

WASHINGTON – Active-duty Soldiers have through Tuesday to apply for the Selective Retention Bonus Program, which has some new sweeteners added as a way to entice those on active duty to con-tinue serving.

For some Soldiers, reenlistment will mean lump-sum bonuses – ex-tra money to spend over the sum-mer months, perhaps. For others, depending on their military occupa-tional specialty, it might be better to wait until the window closes, said Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Thompson, who serves as the senior Army career counselor with Army G-1.

Wait, or grab it now?Human Resources Command re-

leased Military Personnel Message 17-153 “Selective Retention Bonus Program,” May 10. The new mes-sage describes in detail the latest plans to encourage Soldiers to stay in the Army through the use of reen-listment bonuses.

According to the message, 22 MOSs will be removed from the SRB list, with the 11B infantry-man, skill level one, being the larg-est group affected. Thompson said Soldiers serving in those 22 MOSs should take the bonus offed by the Army now, because after the win-dow closes, they will no longer be qualifi ed to receive it.

On the other hand, 35 MOSs have been added to the SRB list. However, those Soldiers will need to wait two weeks in order to take advantage of the bonuses, he said.

The great news is that the $13,000 “kicker” for Soldiers with a fi scal year 2017 expiration of term of ser-vice remains for all of the bonuses listed in the MILPER, he said, ex-plaining that a kicker is money in addition to the bonus.

For example, an 11B special-ist who goes for the SRB within the window would be eligible for both a Tier 3 bonus of $3,000 for a three-year reenlistment, as well as a $13,000 kicker. The $16,000 would be delivered in a lump sum, or all at once, to the Soldier, Thompson said.

Thompson urged eligible Sol-diers to read the MILPER message to determine what changes affect them and to see their servicing ca-reer counselors as well, posthaste.

Other enhancementsThree important and improved

developments have been added to the retention plan spelled out in the MILPER, Thompson said.

First, the bonus chart has been formatted in a new way, he said. In past messages, there have been two tables. Now, there is just one. The change, he said, is designed to make it easier for Soldiers to understand what they may or may not be quali-fi ed for when it comes to incentives.

Second, there’s a chance for Soldiers to get incentive pay for reclassifying into a critically-short military occupational specialty and

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Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Tarr / 24th Press Camp HeadquartersPaladin artillery crews assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Artillery, prepare to fi re rounds downrange from an M109A6 Paladin cannon artillery system during Iron Focus 17 at Orogrande, N.M., May 10.

>> IRON FOCUS 17Jonathan LeBlanc / Fort Bliss Bugle Staff

Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, drive an M1A2 Abrams

tank during Iron Focus 17 in the Fort Bliss training areas near Orogrande,

N.M., May 10. Iron Focus 17 enabled the team to focus on leadership, training and

resources, improving combat readiness for worldwide operations.

signed to Battery C, 4th Bn., 27th FA Regt., DIVARTY. “This training is important for us personally. It is a team effort to be able to get that repetition and getting the crew drills down gives us the ability to fire more quickly and accurately.”

The 4th Bn., 27th FA Regt., DIVARTY, supports the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st AD, the “Iron” brigade. The brigade recently returned to U.S. Forces Command opera-

tional status as 1st AD’s second available armored brigade combat team capable of de-ploying worldwide as directed by the Army today. Previously, the brigade performed the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation mission for the Fort Bliss-based U.S. Army Joint Modernization Command.

“I think this is a great exercise, consid-ering these Soldiers have been a TRADOC unit for the last four or five years,” said Com-mand Sgt. Maj. Shurn Smith, senior enlisted adviser, 4th Bn., 27th FA Regt., DIVARTY.

“These Soldiers are finally going to get an opportunity do what they joined the Army to do, which is to shoot, move and communi-cate as artillerymen.”

First AD is at the tip of the spear when it comes to protecting America’s interests. Each of the division’s brigades has subordi-nate units currently deployed, recently de-ployed or about to deploy in defense of our nation and vital strategic interests. Fort Bliss also provides a world class training area here locally and the ability to shoot artillery

rounds in its backyard, providing units unre-stricted use of ammunition – for everything from pistols to missiles.

“It makes me feel good to know that we’re back in the fight,” Smith said. “I think no matter where we go, or what we’re called to do, we will continue to strive, lean for-ward and be competitive with the rest of our counterparts.”

going to a specific location, he said.For example, say a Soldier is currently

assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, as a 15B air-craft power plant repairer. He or she is air-borne qualified but not in an airborne unit. That Soldier can receive incentive money to change MOSs and be assigned to an airborne unit, which most likely would be Fort Bragg, North Carolina, but could also be Fort Car-son, Colorado, or a couple of other locations, Thompson said.

That Soldier would get the incentive mon-ey once he or she graduates from advanced individual training and is assigned to an air-borne position, he said.

The third improvement is that all Sol-diers who reenlist will see an increase in the amount of stabilization, Thompson said. Previously, Soldiers reenlisting for at least three years would get 12 months’ stabiliza-tion. Under the new policy, any Soldier with an FY17 ETS can reenlist and get up to 36 months stabilization, depending on how many years they reenlist.

Thompson said that Soldiers and families around the force have told the Sergeant Ma-jor of the Army that increased stabilization is something they wanted.

Good news for those not SRB eligibleActive-duty Soldiers not eligible for

an SRB can still get something from the FY17 ETS fund, Thompson said, listing the amounts:

– $10,000 for a three-year reenlistment– $15,000 for a four-year reenlistment– $20,000 for a five-year reenlistment– $25,000 for a six-year reenlistment– $5,000 for a 12- to 22-month extension– $7,500 for a 23-month extension

Thompson explained that the ETS fund is something that has never been done before. The genesis of the ETS fund came out of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2017, signed Dec. 27, which mandated an end-strength increase of the active component of the Army to 476,000, which is an increase of 16,000 Soldiers.

The ETS fund is designed to retain more Soldiers to get to that increase by the end of FY17, he said. Increased accessions is the other spigot to get to that number.

Thompson said bonuses, incentives and other details spelled out in the MILPER boil down to shaping a ready force with the right skills in the right locations at the right time.

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Sgt. Jose A. Torres Jr. / Army News Service Sgt. Audrey L. Santana, right, reenlists April 21 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Administering the oath of enlistment is Col. Bernard Koelsch, deputy director of Defense Media Activ-ity. Many Soldiers who reenlist this year are eligible for considerable bonuses spelled out in a military personnel message released May 10.

Pvt. Edward N. Ward, right, assigned to Battery B, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Ar-mored Division Artillery, observes Cpl. Collin English, assigned to Battery B, 4th Bn., 27th FA Regt., DIVARTY, load an artillery round into the breech of a M109A6 Paladin cannon artillery system during Iron Focus 17 at Orogrande, N.M., May 10.

Photos by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Tarr / 24th Press Camp HeadquartersArtillery rounds stand ready to be fired by Paladin artillery crewmembers assigned to Battery B, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Artillery, during Iron Focus 17 at Oro-grande, N.M., May 10.

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Training is the oil that keeps the engine of our Army running

>> ʻARCHANGELSʼ TAKE ON Donovians and Arianans in training Photos by Capt. Guster Cunningham III / 11th ADA Bde. Public Affairs

The “Archangels” of Battery A, 5th Battalion, “Fighting Deuce,” 52nd Air Defense Artillery, 11th Air Defense Artillery “Imperial” Brigade, departed for the Tobin Wells Training Area here to conduct Patriot gunnery train up and qualifi cation here April 24. The training’s scenario was that the sovereign nation of Atropia has asked for U.S. military assistance, and one domain is air and missile defense from the “Fighting Deuce.” The evil foes are the Donovians and Arianans with their ground, chemical, ballistic and cruise missile threats. The Archangels have deployed tacti-cally to the city of Baku and are setting up their Patriot site. Their gunnery training runs through May.

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Unit BriefsMemorial Day Flowers: Since 2011, the Memorial Day Flowers Foun-dation has placed roses to honor fallen service members and veterans at Arlington National Cemetery, and in the last two years, the project has ex-panded to several other cemeteries. You can donate fl owers to honor our veterans and late service members, as well as volunteer to place fl owers at participating cemeteries, through MemorialDayFlowers.org Parents’ Day out: Once a month, Child Youth Services will provide Saturday child care for parents. Next month it will be June 3 from 1-11 p.m. at Milam Child Development Center or Milam School Age Services for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old. The cost is $4 per hour with $8 deposit per child, the deposit will be applied to your bill at checkout (it will not be refunded for non-canceled appointments or no-shows). Cancellation must be made one hour prior to your appointment. The schedule is subject to change due to program or command requirements. Children must be registered with CYS to participate in Saturday child care or Family Child Care. Reservations for all Saturday child care is required. To register, call Milam CDC at 744-7879 or Milam SAS at 744-2274.

Capt. Cody Biggs, center, commander, Btry. A, 5th Bn., “Fighting Deuce,” 52nd ADA, 11th ADA “Imperial” Bde., with 1st Sgt. Howard Hill, Btry. A, 5th Bn., 52nd ADA, 11th ADA Bde., standing beneath vehicle fans, conduct an after action review of the relocation “jump” mission to the relocation site at the Tobin Wells Training Area here May 2. The Archangels listen intently as the various Soldiers discuss what was supposed to happen, what happened, what went wrong, what went right and ways to improve.

Sgt. Andres Lopez, a team leader assigned to Btry. A, 5th Bn., “Fighting Deuce,” 52nd ADA, 11th ADA “Impe-rial” Bde., untangles the communica-tions wires that lead from various launchers to the engagement control station at the Tobin Wells Training Area here May 2. Soldiers must clear lines so there are no lapses in com-munications or for safety reasons, so no one trips and falls.

(Middle right) Pvt. Peyton Miller, an air defense enhanced early warning system operator assigned to Btry. A, 5th Bn., “Fighting Deuce,” 52nd ADA, 11th ADA “Imperial” Bde., attaches communications wires from the engage-ment control station to his mobile battery command post shelter after relocating to the new site.

(Bottom right) Spc. Rachael Nichilo, left, and Sgt. Rafael Tijerina III, right, Patriot launch-ing station enhanced operator and main-tainers assigned to Btry. A, 5th Bn., “Fighting Deuce,” 52nd ADA, 11th ADA “Imperial” Bde., stand with weapons at the ready in front of their Patriot launcher.

(Right and far right) Spc. Austin Sullivan, an air defense enhanced early warning system operator assigned to Btry. A, 5th Bn., “Fighting Deuce,” 52nd ADA, 11th ADA “Imperial” Bde., prepares the electric power unit for an upcoming tactical relo-cation at the Tobin Wells Training Area here May 1. At the new site, Sullivan and several teammates will run the power cables from the EPU to several other pieces of key equipment that interpret data for target acquisition.

By Nancy Jones-BonbrestArmy Rapid Capabilities Office

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Just four months after the last Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, returned home from an advise and assist mission in Iraq, the “Strike” brigade is gearing up for a new mission as they bring a light infantry perspective to integrating and evolv-ing communications systems during the Army’s signature op-erational network exercise.

Known as the Network Integration Evaluation and taking place at Fort Bliss in July, the exercise is designed to help the Army keep pace with rapid advances in communications tech-nologies and deliver integrated network and mission command capabilities to support readiness.

This is the first time since the 2011 inception of the NIE series that a light infantry force will serve as lead test unit at the NIE.

During the almost two-week evaluation taking place across the harsh, mountainous desert terrain of Fort Bliss, 1st Bat-talion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 101st Abn. Div., will employ a full range of military operations, including a platoon live-fire exercise and artillery air assault, as it pushes its net-work and communications equipment across vast distances and austere locations. At the same time, it will face a freethink-ing opposing force, or OPFOR, that will receive intelligence to help them disrupt operations through both traditional and nontraditional means.

“The NIE is an excellent opportunity to train on infantry-related skills and also develop the mission command systems I need, overlaid on a new set of technological devices that are going to enable my communications infrastructure across the battalion,” said Lt. Col. Keith Carter, who took command of the 1st Bn., 26th Inf. Regt., 101st Abn. Div., in April. “This is just a great opportunity to exercise those systems. Then we’ll get to establish the battalion in an austere environment and ex-ercise some of our core infantry tasks. We also have to evaluate these systems for potential fielding in the Army, and that’s a huge responsibility.”

Created to drive technology advances and network inte-gration on the battlefield, the NIEs have incorporated Soldier feedback from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, into system design, performance and functionality. For future NIE events, and the companion Joint Warfighting

Assessment exercises, the Army is rotating in different for-mations, providing new perspectives on how they use tactical networks and mission command systems for their unique mis-sions.

For example, since light infantry units are often the first in to an operation and are often called upon to maneuver through restrictive terrain such as swamps, villages and mountains, having reliable communications at the platoon and company echelons is vital.

“The proliferation of communications systems down to in-creasingly lower levels of the chain of command facilitates flattening the organization so you can accelerate the speed of communication, which generates increased situational under-standing of what’s happening on the battlefield so you can gain response time,” Carter said. “On a battlefield as complex as the one is today, where multiple things are happening, the speed of communications and having that common operating picture is just going to be essential to winning.”

The 1st Bn., 26th Inf. Regt. is now in the midst of train-ing and integration activities at Fort Campbell. This year the NIE 17.2 features formal tests for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Tactical Communications Node-Lite (TCN-L)/Network Operations and Security Center-Lite (NOSC-L), and the WIN-T Tri-Band Line of Sight (TRILOS). Several systems are also under informal evaluation, including electronic warfare prototypes for dismounted and mounted Soldiers.

Sgt. 1st Class Frank Dill, the lead electronic warfare officer with the 2nd BCT, 101st Abn. Div., said he is looking forward to evaluating mounted and dismounted prototype electronic warfare systems that enhance the ability to execute ground ma-neuvers in contested environments. The prototypes are some of the first to come out of the Army Rapid Capabilities Office, which was established last year to accelerate capabilities to the field in response to urgent and emerging threats.

“Having these systems down at that lower level, we will be able to expedite the sensing and targeting process and engage-ment,” Dill said. “At the NIEs, we’ll get a much better un-derstanding of, ‘Will all these systems work together?’ I think commanders will also start to really understand EW more and how it supports the fight.”

The Army uses events such as the NIEs to refine capabilities, working to simplify systems for general-purpose users. While

complexities remain, the evolving technologies’ operational effect has made a difference on the battlefield, Soldiers said.

Capt. Zachary Jones, commander, Headquarters and Head-quarters Company, 1st Bn., 26th Inf. Regt., 101st Abn. Div., used communications equipment that had been evaluated at previous NIEs in his most recent assignment in Iraq. These included radios that passed routes digitally to Soldier-worn de-vices, eliminating the need to manually write out and dissemi-nate routes, and the ability to take photos of potential targets and digitally pass them to the battalion intelligence officers for instant analysis.

“That’s something we didn’t have before, so I think that’s critical to our fight and us as a light infantry being able to do what we do,” Jones said. “This allows me to make decisions on the battlefield quicker. I think (the NIE) is a great opportunity, especially for us, to get a better understanding of these systems and then to say, ‘Yes. This is it.’”

The Army continues to adapt the NIE and JWA construct. While the annual NIEs focus mainly on formal testing and evaluation of programs of record, the complementary JWAs provide an experimental environment to help assess and refine requirements and improve emerging capabilities in a joint and coalition environment. Both events work to promote innova-tion, modernization, readiness, training and developing capa-bilities for the future force, as well as generate feedback on tactics, techniques and procedures.

Next spring, the JWA will take place in Europe.

Air assault unit brings new perspective to Fort Bliss network modernization event

Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado / 3rd BCT, 101st Abn. Div. Public Affairs101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicop-ters carry Soldiers during an operational exercise.

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By Wendy BrownFort Bliss Bugle Managing Editor

From the beginning, Chief Warrant Offi cer 4 Todd Jacobson underscored why shallow water egress training was one of the most important segments of the 204th Military In-telligence Battalion’s water survival training at the Aquatics Training Center here May 10.

Jacobson, a safety offi cer assigned to the 204th MI Bn., told a room full of Sol-diers about a fl ight crewmember who died because he became disoriented and swam down instead of up after the medevac train-ing fl ight he was on crashed into a lake.

“Learn from this,” Jacobson said before the training began. “We hope you’re never going to need it, but learn from this train-ing.”

The battalion is the only unit at Fort Bliss that fl ies airplanes, so it is necessary that crewmembers – who don’t receive the same emergency training as pilots – know what to do in the event an aircraft has an emergency landing or crashes into a body of water, said Capt. Joshua Hicks, the battalion’s training offi cer in charge.

About 140 Soldiers took the training at three stations throughout the facility. In ad-dition to the shallow water egress training, Soldiers learned how to fl oat in a Mustang survival suit, get into a LRU-18U infl atable life raft, use an Army Combat Uniform as an infl atable device, swim in uniform, infl ate a life vest in deep water and more, Hicks said.

For the shallow water egress training, trainers fl ipped Soldiers upside down in a metal cage that mimics an aircraft seat. The Soldier then had to get out of the cage while under water. Next, Soldiers had to do it again, this time while wearing blackout goggles.

Chief Warrant Offi cer Brant Bump, a pilot assigned to the 204th MI Bn., said the black-out portion of the training was particularly important.

“Disorientation is a huge problem, es-pecially when you’re not used to getting blacked out upside down in water,” Bump

said. Not only is it important for Soldiers to be

able to orient themselves in water, it is also important for them to know how diffi cult it is to swim after an emergency event, Bump said.

“One of the fi rst things the Soldiers realize once they get in the water is that it’s hard-er to swim in your uniform than it seems,” Bump said.

Soldiers also had to jump from the facil-ity’s high dive and infl ate a life vest, Bump said.

“They go down and pull the cord to in-fl ate,” Bump said, and the life vest will pull the Soldier to the top. “… If they get in deep water, it shows them they don’t have to swim to the top.”

Soldiers also had to tread water for 2½ minutes and fl oat for 2½ minutes.

Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Pedraza said he had done the training before, but it was a long time ago, so it was a good refresher.

“It helps to remind the crewmembers that in the event something goes wrong, it’s not just the pilots who need to know how to swim and survive in the water,” Pedraza said.

Cpl. Carlos Rivera, meanwhile, said he had never had the training before, but found it helpful, hands-on training.

“I think it was great,” Rivera said. “We were able to learn how to react if we’re in-verted in the water. There are a lot of steps you can take so you don’t drown.”

204th Military Intelligence Battalion trains for water survival

(Top right) Daniel Zamora, left, and Cruz Duran, right, lifeguards at the Aquatics Training Center and shallow water egress trainers, prepare to fl ip over Spc. Jason MacGillivary, assigned to the 204th Military Intelligence Battalion, during water survival training at the ATC here May 10.


Photos by Wendy Brown / Fort Bliss Bugle Managing Editor

(Right) Sgt. Cody Gillaspie, assigned to the 204th Military Intelligence Battalion, bails water from an LRU-18U infl atable life raft, also known as a “shark taco,” during water survival training at the Aquatics Training Center here May 10.


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