The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1995 Page: 3 of 50
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June 11995
By Judy Stallings
13th PAD 2nd Armd Div
The 2nd Armored Division
said farewell to Brig. Gen.
John M. Le Moyne its as-
sistant division commander for
maneuver during a ceremony
IVlay 23 at the Hell on Wheels
parade field.
Le Moyne departs Fort Hood
for Mons Belgium where he
6th Cav Bde Public Affairs
A 6th Cavalry Brigade unit
the last company of its kind on
the installation is rigorously
training to provide Fort Hood
with tactical air traffic control
support.
I. Since its activation Feb. 24
Company F 2nd Battaltion
t8th Aviation Regiment (Air
Traffic Services) 6th Cav Bde
has been engaged in an aggres-
sive trainup period in prepara-
tion for its first Army Readi-
ness Training Evaluation Per-
formance planned for late
June.
Recently the new company
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“This will make Congressmen and other deci-
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it’s technology to remain an essential part” he
said.
The film was directed by Peter Beale of Illu-
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“Lawrence of Arabia.” Beale has also worked on
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Riley said.”
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and their family members a
higher level of health care
Riley said.
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amount of money recovered
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Maj. Gen. Robert S. Coffey
division commander served as
the host commander and re-
viewing officer for the cer-
emony.
Coffey was reluctant to bid
the Le Moynes goodbye.
“We won’t say goodbye be-
cause they will always have a
Company trains up for first ARTEP
conducted a 10-day field train-
ing exercise in conjunction
with III Corps’ Unified En-
deavor ’95. Soldiers of various
military occupational skills
cross trained to familiarize
themselves with many of the
specialized skills that make up
the company.
“Our intent was to show our
soldiers that no one MOS is
more important than the oth-
ers. We are all part of a team”
said Sgt. First Class Laurie
Tannehill platoon sergeant.
The company will be capable
of supporting a divisional air-
field with approach control
radar an area flight following
service and the division’s air
easy he said.
“People don’t have a tenden-
cy to come into our office and
say ‘Look I hit a soldier last
week. Do I owe you some
money?’ We have to do a lot of
leg work to find out what has
happened and to whom” Riley
said.
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2nd Armd Div bids farewell to assistant division commander
home in the 2nd Armored Divi-
sion” Coffey said. “This great
soldier and his lady have made
their mark at The Great
Place.”
Coffey expressed regret at
losing Le Moyne’s expert lead-
ership.
“His presence in and the im-
pact on the division will be felt
for years to come” Coffey said.
“Our loss is SHAPE’S gain.”
space management element
said company commander
Capt. Brad Schoneboom.
“We have two two-man tac-
tical tower teams for limited
ATC support” Schoneboom
said.
This highly motivated com-
pany of 48 soldiers has an im-
portant mission essential to
conducting safe aviation opera-
tions he said.
“In February we started out
anew company but come
June we will be ready to de-
ploy anywhere at a moment’s
notice and complete our mis-
sion” said 1st Sgt. Tucker Hol-
land.
such hits as “Star Wars” and “The Rocky Horror
Picture Show.”
Soldiers from the 2nd Armd Div many from
the Aviation Brigade were featured in the cast
according to 1st Lt. David Parsons of Headquar-
ters Company Avn Bde production assistant.
In addition Robert Culp star of the 1960s
television series “I Spy” played the part of
General Patchurch commander of the fictitious
task force featured in the video.
gency rooms reads newspapers
and checks with other military
hospitals.
“Taking into account that we
only have three people working
for us in medical recovery
claims I think this award is a
feather in our cap” Riley said.
Le Moyne was commissioned
in 1968 after graduating from
the University of Florida. In
addition to his assignment at
the 2nd Armd Div he has
served in command positions
in Vietnam Germany Saudi
Arabia Fort Bragg N.C. and
Fort Stewart Ga.
Le Moyne’s military educa-
tion includes the Armor Of-
ficers’ Advanced Course Ma-
rine Corps Staff College Army
By Geoff Fink
4th PAD
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Command of the 1st Cav-
alry Division’s 1st “Mus-
tangs” Battalion 8th Cav-
alry Regiment passed from
Lt. Col. Rick Lynch to Lt.
Col. Robert Gahagan May 23
at Cooper Field.
Lynch is headed to the
Army War College at Carl-
isle Barracks Pa.
His successor Gahagan
was commissioned a second
lieutenant of Armor upon
graduation from the Citadel
in 1976. Following comple-
tion of the Armor Officer
Basic Course in 1977 he was
assigned the 1st Battalion^
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College of Defense Studies in
London England.
His awards include the Pur-
ple Heart and the Combat In-
fantryman’s Badge.
Le Moyne expressed sincere
gratitude to Coffey and the sol-
diers of the 2nd Armd Div.
“(Maj.) eneral Coffey
thank you sir for all you have
taught me ... for all your trust
and confidence and for all
Col. John S. Brown (left) Lt. Col. Robert Gahagan (center) and Command Sgt. Maj. Rickey L.
Doan review soldiers during the change of command ceremony May 23.
‘Mustangs’ battalion changes command
he served as a tank platoon
leader support platoon lead-
er S-4 and Headquarters
Company executive officer.
After attending the Armor
Officer Advanced Course
Gahagan was assigned to the
3rd Battalion 63rd Armor
3rd Infantry Divivision
(Mech) from 1981 to 1984.
He has also served as a
Reserve Officer Training
Corps instructor at Arm-
strong State College at Sa-
vannah Ga. from 1984 to
1987. He completed the
Command and General Staff
College in 1988 and also at-
tended the Australian Com-
mand and General Staff Col-
lege where he received his
graduate degree in business
management in 1991.
Gahagan also served as
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your patience” Le Moyne said.
“Because of all you have
done for us we leave ... far
richer in memories lessons
learned and friendships” Le
Moyne said to the soldiers.
“So this morning we’ll not
say goodbye ... we’ll say thank-
you to all of you for all you
have done” he said. “Bless you
all we’ll cherish the memo-
ries.”
Geoff Fink/4th PAD
executive officer for 2nd Bri-
gade 1st Armored Division
during Operation Desert
Shield/Storm and brigade
executive officer for 2nd
Bridade 3rd Inf Div (Mech)
in 1991.
In 1992 Gahagan was as-
signed to the Pentagon
where he served as force in-
tegration officer in the office
of the deputy chief of staff
for operations.
His awards include the
Bronze Star Medal Meritori-
ous Service Medal with two
oak leaf clusters Army Com-
mendation Medal with three
oak leaf clusters and the
Army Achievement Medal
with three oak leaf clusters.
Gahagan and his wife Mar-
garet have a son Kyle and
a daughter Shannon.
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