The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 1983 Page: 1 of 32
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Phase one of Atlantic Lion ended
recently with the 1st Cavalry Divi-
sion playing the Green Forces deep
into the enem y’s Blue territory the
First Team having exercised uncom-
.•£ on excellence and discipline.
Controllers have sometimes been
hard pressed to keep them within the
tim constraints they ust maintain.
ust before phase one ended the 1st
a a lr Division had air mobiled an
infantry element deep into the Blue
area.
They were about to follow this up
1 with am major assault northward when
the umpires called an end to phase
one. It was half-time.
uring the eekend units were re-
a lig and reconfigured to start
jp a tw o here the Blue force
\Would now be the aggressors and the
Green force would be put into a posi-
of having to defend and delay.
That was a good time to pause and
reflect on what had gone on before.
Less than three weeks ago all of these
soldiers were leaning forward in their
Fort Hood foxholes eager to come to
Germ any and Holland.
Two weeks ago they were coming
in to olland after drawing their
ip from key storage sites in
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“MOM CAN I HAVE ONE FOR CHRIST-
MAS?” PFC Brian Cofer (Left) and Sp4 Jeff
Carpenter were two of eleven Co 1/41 Inf
Bn 2nd Armd Div soldiers who journeyed to
California two weekends ago. The “Straight
and Stalwart” infantrymen visited the San
Germany. One week ago they were
leaving their staging areas code
nam Brandy Station and moving
into their first offensive action called
Aquamarine. That involved crossing
the Dutch Maas River the German-
Dutch border and then the German
Rhine River.
Once across the Rhine the First
Team went into high gear and into
Atlantic Lion.
The first phase was full of aggres-
sive tactics. Elem ents for the 2nd
Armored Division Forward and the
Dutch were in the First Team Task
Force facing the Blue forces.
The first phase was highlighted by
coordinated actions ith all First
Team units and attached units. The
Dutch queen Queen Beatrix visted
the 1st Cavalry Division headquarters
to see the Fort Hood unit for herself.
Maj. Gen. Andrew Chambers com-
mander 1st Cav Div gave her an offi-
cial Horse Platoon McClellan saddle.
The Dutch commander Lt. Gen.
Loos and III Corps commander Lt.
Gen. W. F. Ulmer Jr. were also pre-
sent for the queen’s visit.
Watching an impressive air mobile
Fort Hood exceeds energy goal
conservation tips save resources
slashes through REFORGER
(See REFORGER pg. A2)
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Fort Hood First in Army Combat Power
FT. HOOD TEXAS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29 1983
discipline excellence
By DERRICK GREEN
The Directorate of Facilities En-
gineering has recently changed the
measuring of energy consumption
for Fort Hood from Giga’s to equiva-
lent barrels of oil. The change was
made to give abetter understanding
of how much energy Fort Hood uses
according to Bill Bodkin environ-
mental engineer DFE.
“The goal for energy use is deter-
wined by FORSCOM in BTU’s”
Bodkin said. “DFE ust then see
that the installation stays within the
limits designated by FORSCOM.
“Fort ood’s energy needs con-
sume two major sources: natural gas
and electricity with electricity being
the high energy use during the sum-
er and natural gas being the high
energy use during the winter” Bod-
kin said.
“Electricity use could be drastical-
ly cut through energy awareness”
Bodkin explained. “Electricity that
is carelessly wasted could be saved
by following a few simple tips.” He
(See Energy pg. A2)
Jose production facilities of FMC Corpora-
tion makers of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle
and demonstrated the M2 (Infantry) Fighting
Vehicle to a crowd of FMC friends and family
during a Sunday “open house” at the plant.
(Photo by Rich Totleben)
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QUEEN MEETS THE TROOPS The Dutch queen Queen
Beatrix visits the 1st Cavalry Division headquarters during
REFORGER ’83. Maj. Gen. Andrew Chambers commander
1st Cav Div gave the queen an official Horse Platoon McClel-
lan saddle. (U.S. Army photo)
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Sp4 Diana Robinson and PFC Wanda Wilson
photographers HHC 3rd Sig Bde show that
it’s no easy task to ride a camel. Robinson and
Wilson toured the pyramids and sphinx in
Way to San Jose beckons
By A. C. COLLETTI
It as th in of ty ost
ground pounders can only wish for—
along weekend in California via com-
mercial air a stay at a fancy hotel
great chow and several new cars
ready for use.
Some kind of TDY right?
No but great duty nevertheless.
And it happened recently to 11 mem-
bers of Company 1st Battalion
41st Infantry (Mech) 2nd Armored
Division when they flew to San Jose
Calif. which happens to be the birth-
place of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle
made by the FMC Corporation.
FMC had plenty of M2s and M3s
but no assigned infantrymen when
they made plans for a Sunday Open
House at their production facilities
that called for a BFV mission capabi-
lities demonstration.
So what better choice to man the
M2 “demo” than soldiers of the first
combat battalion to receive the Brad-
leys—the “Straight and Stalw art”
troops of 1st Bn 41st Infantry.
“The tasking came to Bravo” said
Capt. Michael Esselman comman-
der Co 1/41 Inf “perhaps be-
cause we were the first BFV com-
pany in the Army. We signed for the
Bradleys in April and finished New
Equipm ent Training in July just in
By DERRICK GREEN
Deferred payments
change at AAFES
The Army Air Force Exchange
S rv ic has issu and im
plemented new laws to Clothing
Sales Facilities nationwide for
the Uniform Clothing Deferred
Paym ent Plan.
“The changes in policy for the
UCDPP came as a result of the
burden of the increasing number
of delinquent debts AFFES was
subjected to under the old poli-
cy” Joy Hinkle operations clerk
Fort Hood Executive Office said.
Under the new policy the fol-
lowing changes are now official:
An individual’s account is li-
mited to a maxium of $200 total
purchase. Previously the max-
imum was established as the in-
dividual’s initial clothing allo-
wance which was from $300 to
$800.
The minimum total purch-
ase is changed from $35 to $50.
Open UCDPP accounts will
not be transferred to another
military Clothing Sales Store
when the service member moves
to another location worldwide.
The remaining balance becomes
Not just horsing around
Top squad shows off M2s
time to link-up with 3/67 Armor for
the first M1/M2 ARTEP.”
The FMC mission went to 2nd Lt.
Rich Totleben 2nd Platoon leader
Co 1/41 Inf. His em onstration
squad embers were Sgt. Roger
Morse squad leader/track comman-
der Sgt. Frank Tuggle assist squad
leader Sgt. Edwin Ruiz gunner Sp4
Jeff Carpenter PFC Shane Jacobs
PFC Dale Patterson Pvt. 2 Walter
Britton and Pvt. 2 Gordie Lowtharp.
“I took overall recommendations
from their immediate chains of com-
mand” Co 1st Sgt. E. G. Barrera
explained. “We picked the cream of
the crop.”
Accompanying the infantrymen to
California were SFC Melvin Date
Bradley Fielding Team SSgt. James
Simpson Bradley New Equipment
Training Team and Dave Kirk an
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due in full prior to the service
member’s departure.
The only exceptions to this are
if the individual is financially in-
capable of paying off the balance
if no previous payments are de-
linquent and if all other possibi-
lities have been exhausted such
as finance office assistance and
obtaining advance pay or month-
ly withdraw als from the indi-
id al’s pay credit union or
th fin a ia a is ta
sources.
The present UCDPP contract
AFFES Form 6450-10 states that
UCDPP accounts may be trans-
ferred ntil new form are
printed the MCSS will line out
that portion of the contract and
have customers initial it indicat-
ing they understand accounts
may no longer be transferred.
In the case of presept open
accounts request for transfer of
the account will still be honored.
“Transferring accounts will be
judged on an individual basis”
Hinkle said. “It is suggested that
the MCSS manager negotiate for
the full balance prior to the indi-
vidual’s departure.
Cairo Egypt during a day off from exercise
Bright Star ’83. See story on pg. A7.
Armored Express.................. D1 MEDDAC Activities..............
Blackhorse Bugle.................. B6 Off uty....................................
Cav Country........................... .C Signal Report...........................
Community Calendar........... A6 Sports.......................................
IO ......................................... D8 SUPCOM ................................
.................................... B6 Trading Post.............. ..............
Home ro t........................... A4 World N s............................
(Photo by James McMurray)
FMC field service representative sta-
tioned at Fort Hood.
The group was airborne on a Friday
morning commuter flight out of Kil-
leen. They were met in San Jose by
Rick Howell FMC staff engineer
who herded them into four rental
cars.
“We went directly to the Hyatt”
Totleben said. “Rick told us the cars
hotel rooms and hotel food were ours
to enjoy.”
According to Totleben the group
had Friday night to themselves. “We
were given a map” he said. “And any
good infantryman can take it from
there.”
Saturday the group traveled to San
Francisco’s Candlestick Park where
they watched the Giants out score
(See San Jose pg. D3)
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