Quarterly newsletter (Fall)

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Knighthawk Fami- lies, Friends, and Soldiers of the Best Aviation Task Force in the Brigade, hope the summer and fall months found you well as we get ready for the winter to arrive. With the change of the seasons, we in the Task Force have changed as well. It has been a very busy fall as we have com- pleted all of our recovery operations and began an intensive period of train- ing in preparation for our upcoming JRTC rotation. The list of the events that your sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, and spouses have accom- plished in the last few months has been extensive and extremely successful. The Task Force has com- pleted gunnery with every aircraft and crew, shot every type of weapons system assigned to the Task Force, flew hundreds of hours a month, pumped thousands of gallons of fuel, picked up and deliv- ered aircraft all over the country, and made this Unit the best in the Bri- gade. If you have not al- ready done so, check out the Task Force Knight- hawk and 10 th CAB FACEBOOK pages, our soldiers are all over it demonstrating what they do best! We as a Task Force have strived to con- tinue to build relationships through several events the last few months as we ready ourselves to be a deployable force for our nation. Captain Jon Meier was the muscle behind the inaugural “Rough Mud- der” mud run event that benefited the Knighthawk Support Fund. Over 130 participants completed the 5K dash through various obstacles laced with mud. The Task Force held two Town Hall meet- ings in preparation for our JRTC rotation and we also held a Fall Festival and Jayne Wayne Day. We had a great showing of spouses who were able to spend time shooting weap- ons, flying aircraft simula- tors, wearing Night Vision Goggles, and riding in Army Vehicles. That same evening we had a great turn out for the Fall Festival that included a costume parade, hay ride, and spaghetti dinner. As you read this, your loved one is likely heading to or already at Fort Polk, LA for the 3 week training event at JRTC to prepare our col- lective skills to complete our deployment prepara- tion. Currently we plan to be back to Fort Drum in time for Thanksgiving. Hopefully we will not re- turn to the frozen tundra that comes with living in the North Country. But as we all know, it is just a matter of time before we will need to man of shov- els and snow plows this winter season. If you are new to the area, please take some time to plan for the weather and take a look at your vehicles and safety kits. The Soldier‟s, NCO‟s and Officer‟s of the Task Force continue to impress me every day. The list of awards, promo- tions, and personal acco- lades that come across my desk are overwhelming. Thanks again for all the hard work you do at home in support of your Knight- hawk Warrior, they are all doing an outstanding job and can‟t do it without you! KNIGHTHAWKS! Task Force Knighthawk Newsletter Quarterly Newsletter TASK FORCE KNIGHTHAWK November 2012 From the Commander….

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Knighthawk Fami-

lies, Friends, and Soldiers

of the Best Aviation Task

Force in the Brigade, hope

the summer and fall

months found you well as

we get ready for the winter

to arrive. With the change

of the seasons, we in the

Task Force have changed

as well. It has been a very

busy fall as we have com-

pleted all of our recovery

operations and began an

intensive period of train-

ing in preparation for our

upcoming JRTC rotation.

The list of the events that

your sons, daughters,

mothers, fathers, and

spouses have accom-

plished in the last few

months has been extensive

and extremely successful.

The Task Force has com-

pleted gunnery with every

aircraft and crew, shot

every type of weapons

system assigned to the

Task Force, flew hundreds

of hours a month, pumped

thousands of gallons of

fuel, picked up and deliv-

ered aircraft all over the

country, and made this

Unit the best in the Bri-

gade. If you have not al-

ready done so, check out

the Task Force Knight-

hawk and 10th CAB

FACEBOOK pages, our

soldiers are all over it

demonstrating what they

do best!

We as a Task

Force have strived to con-

tinue to build relationships

through several events the

last few months as we

ready ourselves to be a

deployable force for our

nation. Captain Jon Meier

was the muscle behind the

inaugural “Rough Mud-

der” mud run event that

benefited the Knighthawk

Support Fund. Over 130

participants completed the

5K dash through various

obstacles laced with mud.

The Task Force

held two Town Hall meet-

ings in preparation for our

JRTC rotation and we also

held a Fall Festival and

Jayne Wayne Day. We

had a great showing of

spouses who were able to

spend time shooting weap-

ons, flying aircraft simula-

tors, wearing Night Vision

Goggles, and riding in

Army Vehicles. That

same evening we had a

great turn out for the Fall

Festival that included a

costume parade, hay ride,

and spaghetti dinner.

As you read this,

your loved one is likely

heading to or already at

Fort Polk, LA for the 3

week training event at

JRTC to prepare our col-

lective skills to complete

our deployment prepara-

tion. Currently we plan to

be back to Fort Drum in

time for Thanksgiving.

Hopefully we will not re-

turn to the frozen tundra

that comes with living in

the North Country. But as

we all know, it is just a

matter of time before we

will need to man of shov-

els and snow plows this

winter season. If you are

new to the area, please

take some time to plan for

the weather and take a

look at your vehicles and

safety kits.

The Soldier‟s,

NCO‟s and Officer‟s of

the Task Force continue to

impress me every day.

The list of awards, promo-

tions, and personal acco-

lades that come across my

desk are overwhelming.

Thanks again for all the

hard work you do at home

in support of your Knight-

hawk Warrior, they are all

doing an outstanding job

and can‟t do it without

you!

KNIGHTHAWKS!

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From the Commander….

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As I‟m sure everyone is aware, HHC

and Task Force Knighthawk has been ex-

tremely busy lately. With an upcoming rota-

tion at JRTC, we are in the final stages of

making sure our Soldiers are ready for this

major training event.

With the changing of the leaves, so

come many personnel changes in the Nomad

formation. Even though every new Soldier is

an important addition to the team, I would like

to recognize some senior personnel that have

come on board to fill key positions in the unit.

First, HHC has a new First Sergeant!!! First

Sergeant Manuel Reyes and his two sons,

Chance and Gabriel, come to us from Fort

Polk, LA. 1SG Reyes has spent his career

working on Apache helicopters. As a Black-

hawk pilot myself, this has fueled a heated ri-

valry between the two of us and I‟m not sure

things are going to work out. Ok…ok…that‟s

my one joke for this newsletter. In all serious-

ness, in two short months 1SG Reyes has dem-

onstrated outstanding leadership and proven

how valuable of an asset he will be to the No-

mads. I‟d like to welcome our new S1 OIC,

CPT Jerad Casias, along with his wife Beth-

any, and their little girl, Betsey. Next, I‟d like

to welcome MAJ Tim Rose, the new Task

Force Operations officer. MAJ Rose last

worked at HRC and he has a big job ahead

corralling multiple Lieutenants and Captains

in the S3 shop. However, he now has SFC

Patrick Thomas, our new S3 NCOIC, to help

him out. Moving down the line, SFC Kinyada

Colbert is our new S4 NCOIC. Like 1SG

Reyes, she was last assigned at Fort Polk and

brings an extensive knowledge base to her

shop and the Task Force. On the Special Staff

side of the house, the Task Force has a new

Chaplain. CPT(CH) Daniel Werho and his

wife, Susanna, have already made their pres-

ence felt in the Task Force. Chaplain Werho

has already participated in multiple events and

is getting to know all the Soldiers, and I know

he will provide great support to the entire Task

Force. Last, but certainly not least, the Task

Force has a new Flight Surgeon. CPT Erik

Johnson, wife Becky, and their little ones are

somewhat new to the Army life as Erik has

spent multiple years in medical training.

However, we‟ll try to make the transition easy

for him and I know he‟ll do his best to keep all

of our Soldiers healthy. I also have one fare-

well I‟d like to include. SFC Regina Swint

was recently reassigned to Division here at

Fort Drum. SFC Swint was our S1 NCOIC

during our last deployment and has worked

many long hours ensuring all of our human re-

sources needs were met. SFC Swint also filled

a role as the Task Force SHARP representa-

tive, and she will now fulfill that duty full time

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In Little Nomad news, PFC Miguel

Perez and his wife, Iris, recently welcomed a

little baby boy. Levi Seth Perez weighed in at

6.8 pounds and measured 19 inches in length.

The new dad reports that Levi is doing very

well, even though I‟ve noticed PFC Perez

looks much more tired than he used to. Con-

gratulations to the Perez Family!!!

The Task Force also held a fundraiser

recently called the Task Force Knighthawk

Rough Mudder. The event consisted of a 3

mile run/walk with many obstacles along the

way. Oh, I forgot to mention that these obsta-

cles consisted of crawling around in mud or

getting soaked by the Fort Drum Fire Depart-

ment. Despite knowing that you would not

finish the race clean, many Soldiers, Family

members, and friends of the Task Force par-

ticipated to help raise money for the FRG. It

was a great team building event and word has

it there will be another one sometime early

next year.

In closing, don‟t forget the multiple as-

sets available on post to help you prepare for

the upcoming winter. There are winter driving

safety classes and snow blower safety classes

which you may want to participate in. If you

are new to the North, just like Jen and I were

three years ago, I‟d like to assure you that the

climate/snow we experience here is not a show

stopper. In fact, many locals don‟t start living

until the snow falls, and you too might just

find many winter activities that you or the

Family can enjoy.

As always, please be in touch if there‟s

anything we can do for you.

Captain Wes and Jennifer Cannon

Nomad 06 Team

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Do not place dates and times of movements on social websites

80% of information gathered by the enemy

comes from open-source (ie: Google, Face-book, etc..)

Do not mention dates and times to those that

do not NEED to know

Operational Security (OPSEC)

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Alpha Company, following „Death Challenge #2‟ in July. The winning team (CW2 Misenhimer, 1LT Blanch-

ard, and CDT Oeschger) finished with a time of 1 hour 44 minutes 12 seconds. The event consisted of a 7

mile Ruck March, 200 push ups, 150 Burpees, 60 pull ups, a 400 meter fireman‟s carry, a 1 mile water can

carry, and a 200m litter carry. The victory came under protest, and CW2 Misenhimer is still pending investi-

gation.

The last few months have been extremely

busy, as Alpha Company has been making it through

the heart of our pre-deployment training period. The

company successfully completed a Division Training

Event in July called Operation Mountain Peak. In Au-

gust, we completed a second Aerial Gunnery Exercise

and a training exercise in Fort Polk, LA. And, Alpha

Company launched two teams of Apaches in support

of Operation Knighthawk Fusion in September. Due

to our continued success throughout each of these

training events, Alpha Company has earned the repu-

tation across the Battalion as a tactically-savvy, mis-

sion-focused, and tight-knit team.

The biggest test is still to come: the Task Force

deployment to the Joint Readiness Training Center in

Fort Polk, LA. Here, we will deploy with six aircraft

in support of 4-3 BCT to validate our training up to

this point. We are expecting long, hard days during

this training event, but we hope to come out of JRTC

even closer to the level that we need to be in order to

deploy to Afghanistan. We will have a quick break

following JRTC for Thanksgiving, and then we will be

back at it again with the year‟s third Aerial Gunnery

Exercise in December. This time, we will focus on

advanced gunnery tactics such as engaging targets as a

member of a team of aircraft, rather than simply as

one Apache.

That will bring us to the Winter Leave period,

which is scheduled for Dec 17th through January 6th.

Following Block Leave, we will once again deploy as

a company to Fort Carson, CO for High Altitude

Mountainous Environmental Training. The training

will focus on conducting aerial operations at high alti-

tudes, where the aircraft produces less lift and has less

available power. Following our return from Colorado,

the company will have one final test before we dial it

back before the deployment. This test will take place

in Fort Rucker, AL for a two-week training exercise

using aircraft simulators.

As you can see, the fast-and-furious training

cycle will continue, but I am confident that the train-

ing we are getting now will be invaluable during our

time in theatre. I am extremely proud of what Alpha

Company has accomplished so far, and I am thankful

to have such tremendous support from all of our

Deathstalker families.

Steve Lancianese

“Deathstalker 06”

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“Jane Wayne” Day

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“Jane Wayne” Day

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If you haven‟t noticed since the last

newsletter article, the OPTEMPO for Charlie

Company has dramatically increased.

Whether it has been sending aircraft down to

Fort Polk, LA to train with 4BCT 10MTN,

conducting Ferry Missions of our L-Model

Blackhawks all around the country, finishing

up the M-Model transition, or just conducting

home station training to ensure our aircrews

are properly qualified for all operations.

These are just some of the various missions

that Charlie Company has conducted over the

past few months.

On September 11, 2012, 2 aircraft from

Charlie Company conducted a mission to the

Sikorsky Plant in Stratford, CT. During this

mission, CW4 Robert Tyler logged his 5,000th

hour in a Sikorsky Blackhawk as he landed on

the VIP Pad at Sikorsky. This was a very large

event for CW4 Tyler and the entire Knight-

hawk family. On the return from Sikorsky, the

Warlords conducted a 9/11 remembrance flight

around the Statue of Liberty and the Island of

Manhattan.

On another note, JRTC is quickly ap-

proaching as we begin our self-deployment

operations on the 24th of October. This next

month will be a culmination of all the hard

work of the Soldiers in the Warlord family

during the past 3 months. Our time at JRTC

will definitely test us as we will execute Air

Assault Operations, Air Movement Opera-

tions, Quick Reaction Force Operations, as

well as command and control during a deploy-

ment. This time at JRTC will be a test to see

how well our systems are in place for an up-

coming deployment in support of Operation

Enduring Freedom. We are hoping to have

everyone home in time for Thanksgiving as all

the aircraft and main body flights will arrive

the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

In other news, I would like to welcome

a few new families to the Warlord Family.

During the past 3 months, we have welcomed:

WO1 Schiappa, WO1 Zawastowski and his

family, WO1 Bailly and his family, WO1 Ed-

wards and his family, PFC Pillow and his fam-

ily, PFC Deshane and his family, PV2 Melton,

and SPC Daniels and his family. The Warlord

family is also eagerly awaiting the birth of

SFC Morgan‟s baby sometime at the end of

November or beginning of December.

I want to thank all the families again for

their continued support. I hope everyone en-

joys their Thanksgiving Holiday and the up-

coming Holiday Leave. Enjoy the upcoming

winter weather and always remember to be

safe.

CPT Green

Warlord 6

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Greetings Dragonhawk Family and Friends!

With colder temperatures right around

the corner and the smell of Fall in the air, we

are quickly finding ourselves wrapped up in

preparations to go to retreat to the warmth Fort

Polk, Louisiana and the Joint Readiness Train-

ing Center. We have welcomed many new ar-

rivals to the unit as the task force has been

changing over from the last deployment in

preparation for the next deployment. In addi-

tion to the many new Soldiers in our unit,

these last 2 months have brought us four new

additions to families in the Dragonhawks, a

healthy baby boy to SGT Ricker and his wife,

Kristin; a beautiful baby girl to PFC Custar

and his wife, Amy; a future Badger football

star to SPC Beuten and his wife Kelli, and

then just this morning SPC Ramkalawan and

his wife welcomed their first child, Sophia, to

the world. It has been an absolute pleasure to

work with these families and such an encour-

agement to see the happiness these children

will bring. Make sure to slap PFC Irizarry on

the back as he got married last month. Con-

gratulations! We are definitely looking for-

ward to the Task Force Org Day coming up on

Thursday, I look forward to seeing all the Sol-

diers‟ kids in costume. Thanks to all those

who came out to the Bowling Night we had

last week, it was a great turnout!

We would like to take the time to per-

sonally thank three Dragonhawk Soldiers who

are leaving the army after more than two dec-

ades of service. 1SG Leslie Brown was my

right hand woman my first four months in

command. In that short time she taught me

everything she knew about small unit leader-

ship, while keeping me entertained with her

very colorful ways of describing the world.

CW4 Kevin Kelley spent 22 years in the army,

with his last position here being in charge of

the Production Control Office. His vast knowl-

edge of maintenance and maintenance proce-

dures was invaluable to keeping the Task

Force fleet at Fully Mission Capable status.

Lastly, CW4 Bill Winroth is leaving the

army after 20 years of service. He was a very

knowledgeable Maintenance Test Pilot that

flew over 100 missions while deployed, and is

retiring with over 2,500 hours of flight time.

Thank you all for your service to our country,

hopefully you get to relax for the next couple

months before moving on to your next adven-

tures in life.

For everyone else, we look forward to

seeing you over the next couple of months at

various functions, but until then, stay safe and

warm.

All the best,

Shaunna and CPT Dave Fitzpatrick.

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D Co. says farewell to these Soldiers …

SSG Montoya, ETS

SGT Hamblet, ETS

SGT Brower, ETS

SGT King, ETS

SGT Arnold, ETS

SPC Sanders, PCS to Egypt

SPC Sisson, PCS to Germany

SPC Johnson, ETS

SPC Stephens, ETS

SPC Campbell, PCS to Colorado

SPC Morton, ETS

SPC Midgette, ETS

SPC Cabezas, PCS to Korea

SPC Huertas, PCS to Korea

PFC Hardy, ETS

…and welcomes these Soldiers and their

families…. CW2 Lyons, from Charlie Co SFC Kerley, from Honduras SSG Naputi, from Honduras SSG McClendon, from 1-10 SSG Chaney, from Ft Eustace, VA SGT Boles, from Ft Campbell, KY PFC Lotter, from 277 PV2 Finney, from AIT at Ft Eustace PFC Anfinson, from AIT at Ft Eustace

We would also like to extend our deepest appreciation to three of Delta Company’s Soldiers who are

retiring. Thank you to CW4 Kevin Kelley for his 22 years of service to our country. Thank you to CW4

Bill Winroth for his 20 years of service to our country. Thank you to 1SG Leslie Brown for her 24 years

of service to our country. D Co will not be the same without you.

…Family additions! Congratulations to SGT Joshua Ricker and his wife Kristin on giving birth to a baby boy, Jakob Parsons Ricker, born August 27, weighing 6 lbs 12 oz at 18.5” long. PFC Clint Custar and his wife Amy welcomed their fifth child, Sophie Dee Custar, on August 8. She was born a healthy 6 lbs, 8 oz and 20.5”. SPC Beuten and his wife Kelli welcomed their third child, David Nathaniel Beuten into the world on September 17th at 1:58 pm. He weihed 8 lbs, 7 oz and was 20 ¼” long. SPC Premnath Ramkalawan and his wife Diana just had their first child today, October 15th. Sophia Ramkalawan was born at 2:37 am, at 19” long and 7 lbs 8 oz.

Promotions Special congratulations to these sol-diers on their recent promotions, well done and keep up your great work! PFC Williams PFC Starnes PV2 Buckley

News and Events Company ORG Day Thanks to all those who came out to our Company Outing at Piney Planes Bowling alley last Thursday.

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Veteran’s Day

Veterans Day event at Sam's Club

Sam’s Club is making a Veterans Honor Wall with pictures of local Vets. When they bring in a picture of them-selves while serving we will make a 5x7 for them to take and one for the Wall. This runs from tomorrow thru November 11th.

The pictures will be donated to the Vet Center on 11/13. Let me know if you can get this information out to the Vets for me.

Tina Gokey

Membership Assistant Manager

6539 Sam's Club

Watertown NY

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Remembrance

Soldiers of Task Force Knighthawk bow their heads Sept. 28, to pray for the fam-

ily of 1st Sgt. Billie J. Siercks, a Pathfinder Company first sergeant who was killed

a year ago when his base was attacked by indirect fire.

Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the 'hero' within us is revealed.

Today we remember one of our own, 1SG Billy J Siercks. He was a great leader, friend, and mentor that paid the ultimate sacrifice for

our country. 1SG Siercks is and always will be the true meaning of an AMERICAN HERO.

R.I.P. 1SG Billy Siercks "NEVER WILL BE FORGOTTEN"

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Knight Riders Company has been very

busy the last few months while supporting

multiple Task Force aerial gunneries and also

conducting its own internal training in prepa-

ration for JRTC and our upcoming deploy-

ment. A portion of this company has spent

time in the field or conducting 24-hour opera-

tions in support of training for almost 6 of the

last 8 weeks. We supported aerial gunneries in

August and September for both Alpha and

Charlie companies, providing both with fuel

and ammunition necessary to train and ena-

bling both companies to complete their qualifi-

cation tables.

The Knight Riders also conducted com-

pany level training, first with a week-long

field training exercise in September focused

on convoy operations and Counter-Improvised

Explosives Defeat training, followed by a

heavy weapons range and a convoy live fire

event in October aimed at validating our gun

crews. As of now, this company is ready to

deploy to Fort Polk to participate in quality

training and to support the flight companies.

I would like to send out special thanks

to our families -especially our volunteers- who

have come together and put in long hours

planning and executing two company level

Family Readiness Group events as well as two

fundraisers that netted a total of $500 for us to

use toward a company pre-deployment event

in the Spring. I would also like to say good-

bye to Mrs. Kelly Daniels, who will be leaving

us at the end of October. Mrs. Daniels has

been a volunteer for E Company for two years

and has served as FRG Leader, Treasurer, Key

Caller and a friend for our families to get to

know and lean on. She and her husband SGT

Matthew Daniels will be dearly missed as they

leave the Army for bigger and better opportu-

nities.

Moving forward, E Company continues its

support role and is looking forward to the De-

cember holidays that will offer some rest and

recuperation during a very high OPTEMPO

train-up before deployment.

Thank You, Knight Riders, for all your hard

work!

Very Respectfully,

CPT Dan Reep

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TF Knighthawk Families and Friends,

Since I last addressed you all, your Sol-

diers have been very busy with training, pre-

paring for deployment and our upcoming rota-

tion at the Joint Readiness Training Center

(JRTC) in Fort Polk, LA. These past few

months have truly been months of sacrifice for

the Pathfinder Company and families. Our

Soldiers spent many of hours at work and in

the field, honing their warrior skills and not at

home. We tightened our bond as a company

team, while testing our family‟s patience at the

same time. We trained, rehearsed and exe-

cuted multiple situational and live fire training

exercises from the fire team to the company

level, cap stoning with a TF combined Collec-

tive Training Exercise (CTX).

During our field exercises, the platoons

conducted detailed planning, rehearsed count-

less hours, and achieved the unimaginable by

validating as fully qualified platoons. We exe-

cuted various dry, blank, and live iterations

during the day and culminated with both a

blank and live iteration under complete dark-

ness. The result was a greatly increased level

of confidence maneuvering and operating as

platoon size elements no matter what condi-

tions they were faced with.

In addition to collective training, Sol-

diers have been conducting a great deal of in-

dividual training as well. SSG Moore recently

graduated ALC with all superior marks on his

overall evaluation; our medics (SGT Kohler,

SPC O‟Connor, SPC Tagliaboschi, SPC Finch,

SPC Baker, and PVT Maldonado) have com-

pleted both the Mountain Medics Course and

Live Tissue Lab, and SFC Bures, SSG

Noriega, and SSG Mackiewicz went TDY to

Washington, DC to observe Operation Capital

Shield (Strategic level consequence manage-

ment training exercise). This is just a small

glimpse of what we‟ve completed in the past

few months. Phenomenal work from all Sol-

diers within the company!

The Pathfinder Company will be de-

ployed to JRTC for most of November and we

will work hard to have everyone back in time

for Thanksgiving. Once JRTC is over, we will

all finally have the opportunity to relax, as we

prepare for the holidays. Our block leave will

be from the 15th of December until the 6th of

January, so start planning now. I hope this

finds everyone doing well and look forward to

seeing everyone soon.

Knighthawks!

First in Last Out!

Christopher Gage

CPT, IN

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The Fort Drum Command Safety Office, Bldg. M-10281, will conduct winter driving

and snow thrower operation classes for Soldiers, Family Members and Department of the

Army civilian employees. Winter driving classes will be offered from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday ,

Nov. 6 and 20, and Dec. 4 and 18. Snow thrower operation classes will be offered from 3:30 to

4 p.m. Wednesday and Oct. 24, Nov. 6 and 20, and Dec. 4 and 18. For more information or to

register, call 772-9026 / 0310. Note: Unit / organization classes are by appointment only.

Command Safety Office

offers winter driving, snow thrower classes

Senior Army NCO will visit Soldiers, Family members

Sgt Maj (Marine) Bryan Battaglia (The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Senior Enlisted Advisor CJCS-SEA) is coming to Drum is to see an Army Community of Excellence award winning installa-tion, and get to know the legendary 10th MTN DIV (LI) better. This visit will focus on meeting with Soldiers and Families, and reviewing some of our training programs and support facilities. As a part of this visit, he will be doing a town hall meeting. Want to ensure widest dissemination of this town hall and encour-age spouses to attend.

Spouses are invited and highly encouraged to attend the Town Hall Meeting!

What: Town hall Meeting

Where: Multi-purpose Auditorium

When: 05 NOV 12 from 1530-1630 at the MPA. Attendees should arrive/take their seats NLT 1515

Why: To enable the CJCS SEA to interact with and get feedback from the Soldiers and Family members of the community.

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Dryhill Season Passes

Dryhill Season Passes on Sale at Preseason Prices until Nov. 4th at our Annual Swap Shop and Ski Sale.

10% Military Discount off Preseason Prices until Nov. 4th Our Season Pass includes *Free Ski-ing/snowboarding at McCauley Mountain on Mondays and Snowridge on Wednesdays and half price snowtub-ing!! *non-holidays

Swap Shop and Ski Sale Sat. Nov. 3rd, 10am to 4pm and Sun. Nov. 4th Noon to 4pm Sell your out-grown ski and snowboard equipment!! Drop off equipment Tues. 10am to 5pm and Fri. Noon to 8pm at Dryhill .

For more info 315-782-8584 or skidryhill.com

Dates to Remember 11/6 – Election Day 11/7 - FRG Leader Training 11/7 - Informal Funds Training 11/7 - Feed The Soul Seminar @ McEwen Library 11/9 - New Youth Center Grand Opening @ Youth Center 11/9 - Resilience Training 11/9 - EFMP Autism Support Group 11/10 - CNY Veterans Parade and Expo @ State Fairgrounds, Syracuse 11/10 - Basketball Tournament 11/10 - Meet The Author – McEwen Library

11/11 - BOSS Chili Cook-Off - BOSS 11/11 - Veterans Day 11/12-13 - Division DONSA 11/13 - EFMP Support Group 1130-1300 @ ACS 11/13 - Key Caller Training 1000-1130 @ ACS 11/13 - Key Caller Training 1400-1530 @ ACS 11/14 - Learn To Live Gluten Free – McEwen Library 11/14 - Native American History Month Observance 1130-1300 @ Commons 11/15 - Volunteer of the Month Ceremony 1030-1130 @ Commons 11/16 - Snowmobile Safety Class – Adventure Training 11/16 - Autism Support Group 0900-1100 @ ACS 11/17 - SCFD Craft Fair 1000-1600 @ Monti Physical Fitness Center 11/17 - BOSS 5K Fun Run/Walk – Magrath Sports Complex 11/17 - Individual Bowling Tournament 11/17 - Turkey Bowl Football Tournament 11/21-23 - NYC Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade Trip – Parks and Recreation 11/21-23 - Local Schools Thanksgiving Break 11/22 - Division DONSA / Thanksgiving

Looking for something

to do in the local and

surrounding area?

Check out these websites:

www.iloveny.com

http://www.northcountrypub

licradio.org/ - To check out

their calendar events.

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Kelley M Arnold

Task Force Knighthawk Family Readiness Support Assistant

315-774-1373

315-405-6783

[email protected]