807th Medical Command - July Newsletter

By Maj. Wendy Rodgers

SAN VINCENTE, El Salva-

dor – The 807th Medical Com-

mand (Deployment Support)

(MDSC) provided medical, den-

tal, and veterinary services to the

citizens of rural El Salvador and

their animals over a 15-day mis-

sion in June.

Lt. Gen Jack C. Stultz, Chief,

Army Reserve, and Maj. Gen.

L.P. Chang, Commander, 807th

MDSC were in attendance at the

opening ceremony, marking the

first day of a Medical Readiness

Training Exercise (MEDRETE).

The ceremony emphasized a

continuing partnership between

the United States and El Salvador,

one that included an alliance in support of Op-

eration Iraqi Freedom.

―I’m very proud of my Soldiers doing this,‖

said Chang immediately following the opening

ceremony. ―I think it’s very exciting for the

Soldiers to come here to a very different cul-

ture, different environment, to implement their

skills and actually help people.‖

Over a period of 15 days, the 349th Combat

Support Hospital (CSH) from Bell, Calif., es-

tablished clinics in Tepetitan, San Vicente and

Barrio San Jose Calvario, providing medical,

dental, pharmaceutical, and veterinary services.

The team of 34 medical providers assisted

6,504 people, 750 livestock, and 383 cats and

dogs. Staff Sgt. Byung Park, unit supply ser-

geant, from Los Angeles, said it took more than

12,000 pounds of equipment and supplies to

support the mission.

In years past, El Salvador has needed assis-

tance due to economic reasons, but this mission

was especially important because in November

2009, the Salvadoran city of La Paz was com-

pletely buried in mud. The disaster was caused

349th Combat Sup-port Hospital Leads Medical Exercise

June-July 2010

Volume1, Issue 4

The 807th MDSC Newsletter is

a bi-monthly publication for the

Soldiers, Families, civilians and

medical professionals of the

807th MDSC.

807th MDSC Commander

Maj. Gen. L.P. Chang

Command Sergeant Major

Command Sgt. Maj. Alan Elwood

Chief of Staff

Col. Janet Shipko

Public Affairs Officer

Lt. Col. Brent Campbell

Editor

Maj. Matthew Lawrence

Public Affairs Staff

Maj. Wendy Rodgers

1st Lt. Franklin Sarratt

Staff Sgt. Kristen King

Staff Sgt. Adam Stone

Sgt. Craig Anderson

This newsletter is an authorized

publication for the members of the

807th MDSC. The content within

does not necessarily reflect the offi-

cial views of, or endorsed by the U.S.

Government or the Department of

Defense. The 807th newsletter is an

unofficial publication authorized by

Army Regulation 360-1. Editorial

content is prepared, edited and pro-

vided by the Public Affairs Office of

the 807th MDSC. All photos are

Department of Defense unless other-

wise credited.

807th Medical Command

(Deployment Support) “Soldiers First”

El Salvador Gets Medical Help From 807th MDSC

by a series of floods and landslides resulting

from heavy rains after Hurricane Ida wreaked

havoc across Central America. More than 100

people lost their lives, and hundreds of others

were displaced when mud swept down the

side of the Chichontepec volcano. Some of

those displaced relocated to San Vicente and

surrounding neighborhoods.

The 349th earned the distinction of being

the first Army Reserve CSH to provide medi-

cal support to the citizens of El Salvador using

only Reserve assets when they treated people

at three separate clinics in and around San

Vicente.

The 349th unit commander, Capt. Clarisa

Colchada, a registered nurse from Cerritos,

Calif., has participated in MEDRETEs before,

but this is her first time as a planner. A lot of

coordination was done between the United

States and El Salvador. ―When we came in

January we met with the mayor of the city and

the people in charge of the health department,

and the education department to tell them we

Army Reserve preventative medicine officer, Capt. Raudel Rivera

from Pasadena, Calif., receives assistance from a local Salvador-

ian boy during his briefing at a medical clinic in San Vicente. The

youth demonstrates the proper brushing technique for maintain-

ing good oral health. The 349th Combat Support Hospital from

Bell, Calif., provided medical support to citizens in the San

Vicente area during a 15 day medical readiness exercise. - Photo

by Army Maj. Wendy Rodgers, 807th MDSC Public Affairs

See El Salvador on page 4

have a Master Resilience Trainer (MRT)

in their ranks. The program is heavily

weighted to the training commands so

that in the future, new Soldiers will come

trained to their assignments.

This training is also open to family

members, who have their own set of

stresses to deal with when their loved

ones leave on deployment. I encourage

every family member to take advantage of

the resources the Army has available, and

I encourage Soldiers to work with their

units to get the training and the help they

need in making themselves mentally and

spiritually fit.

-Maj. Gen. L.P. Chang

Resources - http://www.army.mil/csf/

index.html

http://www.army.mil/csf/family.html

most Soldiers face, to include marital or

financial difficulties. For these reasons,

we as leaders must ensure that our Sol-

diers are not only physically strong, but

also mentally strong as well.

The Army’s resilience training pro-

gram is in place to help Soldiers to be

tougher mentally. The Army has part-

nered with the University of Pennsylvania

in developing a program that helps Sol-

diers deal with the stresses of combat and

life and continue to operate at home and

in the Army. This is a serious program,

and it works. Resilience training helps

Soldiers identify problems, how they per-

ceive them, and understand how they

cope with them. In the end, Soldiers can

become more positive individuals, better

equipped to handle the issues life presents

them with.

Each battalion-sized unit is required to

Resiliency of our Soldiers has been a

focus of the Army since programs

started appearing in 2008. Resiliency

refers to the mental fitness that Soldiers

must have to deal with adversity and

continue the mission and their lives.

Too often, Soldiers lacking this quality

have been unable to deal with problems

and adversity, which can lead them to

larger problems including discipline is-

sues and even suicide.

Adversity can face us at many points

in our lives. Our command’s mission is

to help Soldiers when they are at their

worst and most vulnerable, whether they

arrive wounded at a field hospital or

detail their nightmares or suicidal

thoughts in a mental health clinic. The

burden of what we see and hear can

weigh heavy on our minds. In addition,

we also have the normal pressures that

By Sgt. Craig Anderson

USNS MERCY, South Pacific Ocean

- Riding the waves on a U.S. Navy vessel

to Vietnam and Cambodia is not exactly

what an Army Soldier expects for a mis-

sion. This is far different from Iraq. But

for Spc. Shawn Hicks, it is the right place

for him.

As part of a humanitarian mission for

Pacific Partnership 2010, Hicks plays a

vital role in the health and safety of over

900 personnel aboard U.S. Naval Ship

(USNS) Mercy.

―My mission is to prevent anyone

from contracting a disease that is prevent-

able,‖ said Hicks, Preventative Medicine

Specialist of the 228th Combat Support

Hospital from Fort Sam Houston, San

Antonio. ―Not only onboard the ship but

also in the host nations we visit,‖ he said.

―I have been deployed to Camp Bucca

in Iraq and worked in a joint services en-

vironment there,‖ said Hicks, ―From that

experience, I came into this mission with

an understanding of how to treat people

from other services and countries with a

level of respect and professionalism.‖

Hicks is part of a joint service preven-

tative medicine team that constantly in-

spections the food, water, bathrooms and

living quarters aboard Mercy. ―We want

Volume1, Issue 4

Commander’s Corner—Resilience

to make sure people do not get

sick,‖ he said.

But his duties reach beyond the hull

of the 894 foot ship. Hicks goes in-

country and, through translators,

works with the civilians and local

organizations, educating them on

ways to improve their sanitary lev-

els and food handling practices.

―I have always wanted to help out

anyone I can who needs help, it

feels great to help those who have

little access to healthcare,‖ said

Hicks. ―It is good to show other

countries that may not have a good

view of the US, that we do care and

we are out there helping around the

world,‖ he added.

This mission fits Hicks well. Mercy

is a fully functional floating hospi-

tal used to support the Pacific Part-

nership 2010 mission. There is

every type of equipment and de-

partment on board that one would

find in the best hospitals anywhere

in the U.S. It is staffed with mili-

tary and civilian volunteer sur-

geons, nurses, dentists, optome-

trists, pharmacists, pediatricians

and more.

See Mercy on page 5

Spc. Shawn Hicks inspects the storeroom of the

galley aboard the USNS Mercy for food handling

violations. Spc. Hicks is a preventive medicine spe-

cialist aboard the Mercy for a third of its 90-day mis-

sion in the South Pacific. Photo by Sgt. Craig Ander-

son, 807th MDSC Public Affairs.

Soldier on the High Seas

http://www.army.mil/csf/index.html

http://www.army.mil/csf/index.html

http://www.army.mil/csf/family.html

cally has a high drop-out rate.

The air assault course has three phases, including air assault

operations, slingload operations, and rappelling. The capstone

event is a 12-mile road march that candidates must complete in

three hours.

By Maj. Matt Lawrence

The 807th MDSC graduated 10 Soldiers from the Army’s

Air Assault School on June 17 at Camp Rilea, Ore.

The Soldiers graduating from the course came from every

brigade in the command.

The Air Assault School graduates were:

Sgt. Moises Ayala—139th Medical Group

Spc. Walter Bhatti—176th Medical Brigade

Spc. Daniel Canales—228th Combat Support Hospital

Spc. Julian Cornejo—349th Combat Support Hospital

Staff Sgt. David Graham—328th Combat Support

Hospital

Sgt. Joseph James—Headquarters, 807th MDSC

Staff Sgt. Jacob Olson—477th Ambulance Company

Sgt. David Rider—256th Combat Support Hospital

Spc. Isaac Schreiber—477th Ambulance Company

Staff Sgt. James Wacker—388th Medical Battalion

The command sent 18 Soldiers to the school, which histori-

807th MDSC Newsletter

It is an often heard cry,

―Who is my career manager?‖

And it’s a good thing you

asked. I can make a personal

introduction for you.

Take a second and go find

a mirror. Look into the reflec-

tive part. That sterling indi-

vidual you see staring back at

you is YOUR career manager.

That guy or gal knows all

sorts of things about you and,

if you work with them just a

bit, can get you going in the

right direction to fulfill your

potential in the Army.

There are some things

about your military career that

you must know and remem-

ber.

What is your Basic Pay

Entry Date?

This is handy in figuring

out time in service and where

in the line of progression you

stand when compared to the

Army norm.

What is your Estimated

Termination of Service (ETS)

or Mandatory Release Date

(MRD)?

A year before you reach

your ETS or MRD, begin

working on your reenlistment

or your MRD Extension

packet.

When is my next annual

evaluation due?

You may not recall the

exact day, but you should

know at least the month it is

due and begin working with

your rating chain a month

prior to get it going. Your

support form should always

be ready and up to date. A

final check and some flour-

ishes and your rater is on their

way to completing the evalua-

tion mission.

What do your military and

civilian education completion

levels look like?

A little research by your

career manager will tell you

what schools you need to pro-

gress to the next higher rank.

The way the system generally

works is you may get a waiver

to proceed past ―GO‖ but no

further until you make the

education hurdle.

Are you coming up for

promotion?

Want to know what the

promotion board is going to be

reviewing concerning your

records? Visit the ―2XCitizen‖

website and look at your re-

cords. If you don’t see it there,

neither will the board. And if

they don’t see it, you’re not

getting promoted.

Your new-found career

manager can also help out at a

much more personal level.

Record and information up-

dates are always necessary and

always neglected. The Army is

good but it is not clairvoyant.

Whenever any of your per-

sonal circumstances change

such as your getting married,

having a baby, adopting, mov-

ing, changing your phone

number, ensure you bring this

new info in and get with the

unit administrator to update

your records.

Do those overlooked birt-

month audits. Pay close atten-

tion to your records at the Sol-

dier readiness processing. Too

many times we have seen griev-

ing widows denied service-

man’s group life insurance

(SGLI) payouts because the

beneficiary form had not been

updated. Too many times we

have tried to move the world to

find somebody only to find out

later that they had moved to

another address and sometimes,

another city. Too many times

have we seen pay problems

because of inaccuracies brought

on by Soldier indifference to

their records. Too many times

have we seen Soldiers denied

promotion because their records

weren’t straight.

Career management is a

personal thing; you are person-

ally responsible for what is or is

not in the record. Your success

is in your hands and depends

upon you knowing the stan-

dards and timeframes. Be pro-

active. Be the driving force for

your future.

- Mr. David Feil, Command

Executive Officer

“Who Is My Career Manager?”

807th MDSC Graduates 10 From Air Assault School

were coming and presented our plan,‖

Colchada said.

Even though many of the unit’s

members speak Spanish, the Salva-

doran Army’s 5th Infantry Brigade pro-

vided several translators as part of the

partnership agreement. The two armies

worked very closely to ensure the peo-

ple in the area were provided with as

much medical care as the CSH could

provide. When Colchada heard about

other Salvadorians living in remote

locations who desperately needed medi-

cal services, she spoke to the 5th’s

commander, Col. Julio Enrique Ochoa-

Orellana to work out a way to bring

those people to the clinic.

Colchada said, ―As long as we still

have the supplies, we’re going to be

here anyway, so why not help as many

of the people as we can.‖ The effort

brought in an additional 60 patients

from neighborhoods such as Cristo

Rey, whose medical treatment is lim-

ited to a visiting doctor one day a

month.

The citizens of Cristo Rey live on a

mountainside and had to walk two and

a half miles to reach a pick up point,

arranged by the Salvadorian Army.

They continued the journey in the bed

of a five-ton truck for just over 12 miles

to the clinic where they patiently waited

their turn for consultations with a health

care provider, dentist, pharmacist, and

chaplain.

The CSH developed camaraderie

with their MEDRETE partners and host

nation. They were even invited to the

5th’s headquarters for a friendly game

of basketball, karaoke and dinner. Sgt.

Ramiro Silvar, non-commissioned offi-

cer in charge, from Corona, Calif. said,

―It was a lot of fun, even though they

beat us twice in one game. They were

winning then reset their score to zero

mid-game and beat us again.‖

Colchada admits she was nervous,

but feels proud to have been a part of

something so beneficial to an ally coun-

try in need. The sentiment was echoed

by every member of the unit, including

Chaplain (1st Lt.) Eleazar Bermudez,

from Northridge, Calif. who said, ―I

only wish I could do more.

Volume1, Issue 4

Medical Symposium in September El Salvador

Continued from page 1

June 14, 2010 — Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, Chief, Army Reserve, receives a gift from the Army of

El Salvador on the U.S. Army‟s 235th birthday. Stultz and Maj. Gen. Lie-Ping Chang, Com-

mander, 807th MDSC (far left) were in San Salvador for the celebration and the opening of

Operation Beyond the Horizon 2010 — Photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen King, 807th MDSC Public

Affairs

Hosted by the 807th MDSC and the University

of Utah Department of Health Sciences

September 17-19, 2010

Salt Lake City

University Park Marriott

“Medical Diplomacy—an Army Perspective”

Featured speakers: Mr. Steven Goodwin, Director, Strategy & Operations at the Institute for Na-

tional Strategic Studies

Dr. Marla Haims, Senior Management Scientist, RAND Corporation, and

Associate Director of Global Health

Dr. Devon Hale, University of Utah

Dr. Marta Petersen, University of Utah

Col. Daniel Berliner, Army South Surgeon

Capt. (Navy) James Terbush, Navy South Surgeon

Col. (Air Force) Brian Masterson,

Questions concerning the symposium should be directed to Col. Margaret

U.S. Army Turns 235 Years Old

tive attitudes which

kept his morale up,

he said.

The Pacific Partnership

team is made up of highly

skilled professionals from

each service, four govern-

ment agencies, six host na-

tions, eight partner nations

and 17 non-governmental

organizations (NGOs). The

humanitarian mission will

visit Vietnam, Cambodia,

Indonesia, Papua New

Guinea, Timor-Leste and

Palau. The mission will end

in September, Hicks returns

home earlier in July.

When Hicks come home

he will prepare to continue

his education at San Antonio

College studying political

science.


By Staff Sgt. Kristen King

SAN VINCENTE, El Sal-

vador - Her typical day con-

sists of treating about 25 pa-

tients in a rural town in Flor-

ida; quite a difference from

the 85 patients she’s seeing on

a daily basis in El Salvador.

Maj. Dawn Frost is a Nurse

Practitioner and, with just two

weeks notice, volunteered to

leave her practice in Vernon,

Fla., for a trip to a depressed

region of Central America.

―I really appreciate this

opportunity,‖ said Frost. ―It’s

always rewarding to meet

new people. If we can touch

just a few, that’s so impor-

tant.‖ This isn’t Frost’s first

medical readiness exercise

and she’s no stranger to

worldwide travel. She went

to Guatemala in 2007, the

Dominican Republic in 2008,

served Soldiers for two weeks

at Camp Atterbury, Indiana,

another two weeks in Land-

stuhl, Germany, and will start

a yearlong mobilization in

Texas this summer.

Leaving her family is

tough on the emotions, but

―it’s harder to leave the pa-

tients, because they don’t

have anybody to take care of

them,‖ she said with tears in

her eyes. She’s the sole pro-

vider within a 45-mile radius

and when she leaves her pa-

tients to take care of others.

―They don’t have anybody.‖

Her compassion

translates across

borders and some of

her patients in El

Salvador have

stopped by just to

say, ―Hi.‖ ―You

need someone that’s

going to care about

these folks. You

have to have the

heart to want to

help,‖ she said. Her

patients here aren’t

much different from

those she treats at

home. ―A lot of

them don’t have

Medicaid or Medi-

care. If you can just

help one person, it’s

so worth it.‖

She’s had some

emotional days in

San Vicente, a town

about 30 miles from

the capitol, San

Salvador. It was

one of the areas that took the

most damage during Novem-

ber’s landslides, and people

are still trying to recover.

Houses of tin and plywood,

makeshift doors and busted

windows lined trash-filled

streets as the residents try to

rebuild with whatever they

can find. One patient traveled

four hours by foot with her

toddler in tow to seek help for

his high temperature. After

receiving antibiotics and a

―This mission gives us a

chance to show other nations,

who do not have a good under-

standing of us, that we are bet-

ter than they perceive,‖ Hicks

said, ―We have to be good am-

bassadors of the US.‖

It is not only a culture shock

working with people from other

countries, but also as a soldier

living aboard a Navy ship.

―Living aboard was a little

hard to get use to,‖ Hicks said,

―The quarters are very small,

but the view outside was noth-

ing less than amazing.‖

Aside from the view, Hicks

said that the people he works

with is what he likes the most

about his work. They have posi-

Borderless Compassion Mercy Continued from page 2

The aft view of the USNS Mercy in the South Pacific Ocean. The

Mercy is one of two U.S. Navy „floating hospitals‟ that each have a

1,000 bed capacity. Photo by Sgt. Craig Anderson, 807th MDSC

Public Affairs

fever reducer, she started her

walk home, worried that the

river might rise before she

could cross. ―It’s heartbreak-

ing,‖ said Frost. ―I wish we

could do more.‖

The Army Reserve is in El

Salvador for two weeks and

will treat patients at three loca-

tions in the San Vicente area,

in coordination with the Min-

istry of Health and Ministry of

Defense. Most patients seek

treatment for colds, flu-like

symptoms, headaches, back-

aches and abdominal pain due

to parasites. Before they’re

seen by a provider, they’re

given a presentation on pre-

ventative medicine and a dose

of medicine to kill intestinal

parasites.

―It’s focused here,‖ said

Frost of the clinic workflow.

―They come in with a chief

Maj. Dawn Frost checks the vital signs of a

Salvdoran girl during an 807th MDSC Medi-

cal Readiness Exercise. The 807th MDSC

Soldiers treated over 6,500 people in two

weeks. Photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen King,

807th MDSC Public Affairs.

See Frost on page 8

By Maj. Matt Lawrence

FORT DOUGLAS, Utah —Olympic medal winners Bill

Schuffenhauer and Allison Baver addressed the Soldiers of the

807th MDSC on July 10 at the Fort Douglas Prayer Breakfast.

Both Schuffenhauer and Baver have ties to the Salt Lake

area and had stories of faith pulling them through hardships in

life and competition.

Schuffenhauer won the silver medal in the 2002 winter

games in Salt Lake City for the 4-man bobsled competition, and

Baver won the bronze in short track at the 2010 winter games in

Vancouver, British Columbia.

father-in-law battle some sort of cancer

and feels she has ―become quite ac-

quainted with cancer in some form or

another.‖ She and Delgado went through

treatment together. Although she’s par-

ticipated in the relay before, this was her

first time to walk as a survivor.

The ―Soldiers First‖ team, made up of

fifteen civilians and Soldiers, walked

around the clock. ―It’s all day and all

night walking to fight this devastating

disease that takes so many lives,‖ said

Delgado. One team member was on the

track at all times during the thirteen-hour

relay.

In addition to Soldiers and spouses

from the 807th MDSC, Soldiers from the

965th Dental Company and civilians from

Family Programs also helped the cause.

―The courage and determination that

is on constant display is amazing and

some of these same Soldiers, who should

be more concerned about themselves, still

display an incredible work ethic and en-

sure their mission gets done – not easy

when you are undergoing treatment,‖ said

McFadden.

―A huge part of recovery is the mental

toughness that you have to ensure you

maintain a positive and fighting attitude.

807th MDSC Soldiers are great examples

of that.‖

Soldiers First was the ―silver team‖

this year, coming in second place in over-

all funds. Donations go towards research

and patient support in the local area.

had in my personal arsenal.‖

In addition to setting up the relay site

and coordinating contracts, she served as

Team Captain, recruiting members for her

team and driving fundraising efforts. ―I

was shocked when each of my initial ap-

pointments meant a counseling session

with a financial advisor. I quickly real-

ized that cancer treatment was not only

scary, but expensive.‖

Team members raised money through

online donations for the ACS, ―The Offi-

cial Sponsor of Birthdays.‖ Lt. Col. Fran-

cesca McFadden from Ferris, Texas

joined Delgado’s team. ―I benefited di-

rectly from what the American Cancer

Society does and so I really wanted to

help this special organization,‖ she said.

McFadden was diagnosed with breast

cancer in 2008 and is currently in remis-

sion. She’s seen her husband, father and

By Staff Sgt Kristen King

SEAGOVILLE, Texas—Soldiers

from the 807th Medical Command

(Deployment Support) raised money for

the American Cancer Society (ACS) in

May.

Texas Soldiers from several units

came together to participate in the Relay

for Life, raising $4,250 for the Best

Southwest Cities Relay.

Capt. Stephanie Delgado, 807th

MDSC, served as the Committee Logis-

tics Chair for the Best Southwest Cities

Relay, which serves Cedar Hill, Desoto,

Duncanville and Lancaster, Texas. As a

cancer survivor, she feels a personal

connection to the cause. ―No one ever

wants a doctor to sit down and tell you

that you have cancer,‖ said the Lancas-

ter, Texas native. ―I was determined that

I would fight back with every weapon I

Volume1, Issue 4

Olympians Visit 807th MDSC Prayer Breakfast

807th Cancer Survivors in Relay for Life

Olympian Allison Baver addresses Soldiers at Fort Douglas while fel-

low Olympian Bill Schuffenhauer and Chaplain (Col.) Bryce Holbrook

look on. Photo by Maj. Matt Lawrence, 807th MDSC Public Affairs

Soldiers and civilians from the 807th MDSC and area units start their walk in the “Relay For

Life.” The march was organized by two 807th officers who are both cancer survivors. U.S.

Army Reserve photo.


So my unit told me I have to submit for a security clearance,

what do I have to do now?

1. Read the e-QIP handbook supplied by the Security Man-

ager handling your submission

2. Read the e-mail the security manager sent to me as well,

because it contains very important instructions and ad-

ditional tips to help me navigate the e-QIP program.

3. Gather all of my required information in a timely manner.

What’s Timely?

1. You have 30 days to enter the e-QIP program once your

security manager enables it for you.

2.. Once again, the program is NOT intuitive, you must read

and comply with all instructions the Security Manager

has supplied you with.

But I’m not sure about this, I have some information I don’t

want to divulge, it’s too personal!

1. Full disclosure must be made, your security manager has

been trained to assist and provide you with guidance.

If you falsify any item on the form you are subject to

administrative discipline and involuntary separation.

2. If you fail to complete the investigation in the timeframe

allowed (90 days from when you entered the program),

you are subject to administrative discipline and invol-

untary separation.

3. Bad news does not get better with age! You have a better

chance of getting a clearance with the truth, and evi-

dence you are heading in the ―right‖ direction.

4. Once a lie or omission of information is discovered by

the investigator, they will then expand the investigation

and go deeper, your chances of obtaining a clearance

diminish at that point

Relax, Really!

1. You are now a soldier representing your country, and

your life has changed forever, just be truthful to the

government you’ve sworn allegiance to and you’d be

surprised how many people will help you get where

you need to be.

2. All questions about this procedure should be answered by

your local security manager and handled professionally

by them, if you think they are not assisting you, you

may talk to your Commander about seeking assistance

from the 807th MDSC G2.

-Mr. Jeffery Black, Security Manager

Q&A on requesting a clearance

From the G2—Security Clearances

Employment Assistance Workshop

Free Military Job Search site where Employers are looking for people with YOUR skills, motivation, discipline and

work ethics. The Military is known as the number one source for reliable, values-

driven, trained talent.

Go to www.armyreserve.army.mil and click the “Employee Partnership” logo in

the center of the page

WHEN: 3rd Tuesday of every month

WHERE: Bldg. 131, Osborne Hall, Fort

Douglas, Utah

COST: FREE, NO CHARGE, NADA

WHO: Service Members and Veterans

of the Armed Forces

Contact Chuck Rackham @

(801) 656-4133 (office)

Email:

[email protected]

Seats are limited. Call to re-

serve yours now.

mailto:[email protected]

Follow the 807th MDSC on Facebook and Flickr. New content weekly! See 807th MDSC website for links—www.armyreserve.army.mil/807MDSC

also fortunate that I was able to serve as

an enlisted soldier prior to becoming a

chaplain.

So, what am I like as a person?

What do I enjoy? I read a lot. I write

some. I play guitar (folk, old rock). I

enjoy baseball (Red Sox Nation!). I like

people and enjoy hearing their stories. I

like to see all sides of an issue, and like

to approach topics from less obvious

directions – sort of an oblique angle guy.

I enjoy the Far Side and Doonesbury

(any cartoon that makes you think is a

good cartoon). I’m a tease and have a

dry sense of humor. I grew up on a

small farm in Tennessee and majored in

Agriculture in college (B.S., Plant and

Soil Science), so I still enjoy hanging

around those who understand farm work.

I also enjoy cities, especially those with

universities and places that force you to

think.

Of course no written introduction can

fully describe what a person is really

like, so come on down to the office

(Building 105) and say hello. If you live

away from Salt Lake City, give me a call

at 801-656-3617, or send an e-mail to

[email protected]. I really

look forward to meeting and working

with all of the great folks in the 807th.

-Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Robert Brady

Greetings everyone! I’m ―the new

guy‖ in the 807th Unit Ministry Team

here at Fort Douglas. I recently arrived

in Salt Lake City, having PCSd from the

200th Military Police Command at Fort

Meade, Maryland. It was a long 2100+

miles (and a 4,200 foot rise in eleva-

tion!) from the east coast to the moun-

tain states, but I’m thankful that I arrived

safely, signing in on the 4th of July.

Currently I’m residing in Utah as a

geographic bachelor. Gail, my beautiful

bride of 28 years, remains in Tennessee

providing some elder care and working

on our small country home. She will be

visiting Salt Lake City soon, so I hope

you have a chance to meet her. She

plans on relocating here, Lord willing,

when she feels things are in good order

with the older members of the family.

I will serve as the Active Guard/

Reserve (AGR) Assistant Command

Chaplain while assigned to the 807th.

That means I will have the privilege of

working with Chaplain (Col.) Bryce

Holbrook, the Command Chaplain, and

Master Sgt. Tina Saunders, the AGR

Command Master Chaplain Assistant.

Together we’ll support the ongoing de-

velopment of the Commander’s religious

support program, and assist all of our

great 807th Unit Ministry Teams, located

throughout the down trace. I hold the

7R additional skill identifier (Clinical

Pastoral Education, residency at Brooke

Army Medical Center) which I believe is

a good skill to have in a medical com-

mand.

Some have asked me about my reli-

gious background and work as a minis-

ter. I’m endorsed as a chaplain by the

Church of Christ, a fellowship that is

fairly common in the south, but a bit

rarer outside of the Bible Belt. I worked

for congregations for 14 years before

becoming an Army chaplain. As a chap-

lain, I’ve served in the Arkansas Na-

tional Guard, the Active Component

(Fort Bragg, Korea, Fort Huachuca, Fort

Sam Houston) and in the Reserve (Fort

Hunter Liggett, Fort Devens, Fort

Meade, and now Fort Douglas). I’m

complaint and that’s all we focus on.‖ In

a town with just one clinic for about 800

people, these small army clinics are alle-

viating strains on the local medic and

offering services free of charge.

―The area itself isn’t the cleanest, but

we’ve done the best we can,‖ said Frost

as she sat in a small classroom in the

absence of air condition, considered a

luxury for most. Soldiers are using edu-

cation centers around the town of San

Vicente for their clinics, which include

examination rooms, dental offices and

pharmacies. ―It’s a lot like working at

home, except with no air conditioner.‖

Despite the heat, mosquitoes and

threat of diseases, Frost says she’s happy

to be here. ―I’ve never had the opportu-

nity to do mission trips with the church.

This is my opportunity to go and be safe

and help. It’s so rewarding.‖

Frost will reach 20 years of service

just after beginning her tour at Fort

Bliss, Texas in August. She’s not sure

what she’ll do when she returns to Flor-

ida in 2011, but betting she’ll find her

way back to a foreign country to help

people and spread smiles, probably

won’t be far from the truth.

Volume1, Issue 4

Meet the New 807th MDSC Chaplain Frost

Continued from page 5

The 807th MDSC will send two

competitors to the USARC Best Warrior

competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., from

July 25-31.

Sgt. David Rider from the 256th

Combat Support Hospital (CSH) and

Spc. Daniel Canales from the 228th CSH

will compete against the best Soldiers

from every other Army Reserve com-

mand.

USARC Best Warrior

mailto:[email protected]


By Kelley Jackson Higgins, DarkRead-

ing

Seasoned red team hacker Chris

Nickerson initially accepted Robin

Sage's LinkedIn invitation because sev-

eral of his colleagues had, but after mak-

ing a few inquiries he realized something

was fishy about "Robin," a twenty-

something woman who purportedly

worked for the Naval Network Warfare-

Command.

―Within an hour, I started asking

around, 'Hey did you get a friend request

from Robin Sage?' ... and [friends] were

saying, 'I thought you knew her.' I knew

something weird was going on," Nicker-

son says.

So Nickerson started hammering

away at Robin on Twitter, and quickly

figured out it was a fellow red team

hacker behind the phony persona. But

not everyone caught on as quickly to the

phony profile as Nickerson: Robin actu-

ally duped an Army Ranger into friend-

ing her.

The Ranger then inadvertently ex-

posed information about his coordinates

in Afghanistan to Robin with his up-

loaded photos from the field that con-

tained GeoIP data from the camera.

"You could see them talking about

where they were going and where they

were in Afghanistan and Iraq ... some

were uploading pictures with geoloca-

tion information, and we were able to

see them," says Thomas Ryan, the mas-

termind behind the social network ex-

periment and co-founder and managing

partner of cyber operations and threat

intelligence for Provide Security, who

will present the findings later this month

at Black Hat USA in his "Getting In Bed

With Robin Sage" talk.

Ryan says Robin's Facebook profile

was able to view coordinates information

on where the troops were located. "If she

was a terrorist, you would know where

different [troops'] locations were," Ryan

says.

Robin Sage gained a total of about 300

friends on LinkedIn, counting those

who came and went, he says. All three

of the phony woman's social networking

accounts remain active -- the LinkedIn

profile currently has 148 connections, the

Facebook profile has 110, and the Twitter

account has 141 followers. Ryan officially

ran the experiment for 28 days starting in

late December and ending in January of

this year.

Among Robin's social networking ac-

complishments: She scored connections

with people in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the

CIO of the NSA, an intelligence director

for the U.S. Marines, a chief of staff for the

U.S. House of Representatives, and several

Pentagon and DoD employees. The pro-

files also attracted defense contractors,

such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grum-

man, and Booz Allen Hamilton.

Lockheed and other firms made job

offers to Robin, some inviting her to dinner

to discuss employment prospects. "I was

surprised at how people in her same com-

mand friended her -- people actually in the

same command and the same building,"

Ryan says.

Among the security experts who Ryan

says initially accepted Robin's invitations

were Lares Consulting's Nickerson,

Jeremiah Grossman, CTO and co-founder

at WhiteHat Security, and Marc Maiffret,

who says he figured it out pretty quickly

because Ryan used graphics in the profiles

that he also uses for his paintball group.

Ironically, the once-infamous social engi-

neer Kevin Mitnick is listed as one of "her"

connections on LinkedIn as well.

Grossman says he coincidentally was

writing a Facebook bot when Robin's

friend request showed up on his place-

holder Facebook profile, which he doesn't

actually use. The bot program then ac-

cepted Robin as a friend. "I look at Face-

book and LinkedIn as public record,"

Grossman says. "What difference does it

make if you vet them or not -- you should-

n't be disclosing" private information on

these profiles, he says.

Meanwhile, the real woman in the

Robin Sage LinkedIn, Facebook, and

Twitter profile photos has agreed to

show up at Black Hat USA later this

month to introduce Ryan for his presen-

tation. Ryan says he confirmed that us-

ing her photo for the social network ac-

counts was legal, as long as none of her

personally identifiable information was

used, and it was not. The woman appar-

ently posed for photo shoots for a porno-

graphic site, according to Ryan. He

found the woman's photo by searching

"emo chick" via Google.

"I created a whole profile on that, so

that nothing could link back to who she

really was," he says. He set up a Blogger

account under the name Robin Sage,

named after the U.S. Army Special

Forces training exercise. Robin Sage is

the final phase of special forces training

before becoming a Green Beret -- but

even that apparently didn't tip off some

military and intelligence community

people who accepted LinkedIn or Face-

book invitations from her.

He purposely left several clues that

Robin was a fake, including choosing a

woman who appeared to be Eastern

European and a potential spy, he says.

He built a prestigious resume for Robin:

a degree from MIT, an internship at the

National Security Agency, and her cur-

rent position at the Naval Network War-

fare Command. Her address was that of

BlackWater, the infamous military con-

tractor.

Whenever someone got suspicious

and questioned any of Robin's creden-

tials or information, Ryan says he would

change it on the fly. He had the perfect

comeback for hesitant LinkedIn mem-

bers: "'Don't you remember we partied

together at Black Hat?'" That was usu-

ally all it took for them to accept the

invitation, he says.

Ryan's social networking experiment

isn't the first of its kind, however.

Researchers Nathan Hamiel and

Shawn Moyers two years ago at Black

Hat demonstrated how they successfully

impersonated security icon Marcus

Ranum on the social networking site

LinkedIn, even fooling Ranum's sister

into connecting to the phony Ranum

profile.

Safeguard Your Social Media Activity!

Social media can be a great tool, but

there are security risks that we must be

aware of. As the below article shows, even

seasoned pros can become security risks

because of small indiscretions online.

The Army Reserve allows us to access

social media on the AR-net, but with that

privilege comes responsibility. Be sure that

you know who is looking at your material

and that you don’t post anything that could

damage the military.

807th Medical Command - July Newsletter

Documents

Transcript of 807th Medical Command - July Newsletter