Promotion Boards - 70th Infantry Division Association
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<strong>70th</strong> Training <strong>Division</strong><br />
(Functional Training)<br />
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Brig, Gen. Alton Berry,<br />
<strong>Division</strong> Commander<br />
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Command Sgt. Maj.<br />
Derrick Simpson,<br />
<strong>Division</strong> CSM<br />
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Public Affairs<br />
Operations NCO,<br />
Master Sgt.<br />
D. Keith Johnson<br />
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TRAILBLAZERS is<br />
produced for personnel<br />
of the <strong>70th</strong> Training<br />
<strong>Division</strong> (FT), and is an<br />
authorized publication<br />
for members of the Department<br />
of Defense.<br />
Contents of TRAIL-<br />
BLAZERS are not<br />
necessarily the official<br />
views of the U.S. government,<br />
the Department<br />
of the Army, the<br />
US Army Reserve or<br />
the <strong>70th</strong> Training <strong>Division</strong><br />
(FT). For information,<br />
or to suggest story<br />
ideas, send an email to<br />
donald.keith.johnson@<br />
usar.army.mil, or call<br />
502-624-8977.<br />
<strong>Promotion</strong> <strong>Boards</strong><br />
The Standardized Senior Enlisted TPU <strong>Promotion</strong> Board dates are listed below. All<br />
of the RSCs use this same timeline and format. For more information click on the<br />
USARC G-1 site link:<br />
https://esaiwr.usar.army.mil/AKOG1/PersonnelMgt/<strong>Promotion</strong>s/Enlisted/Senior/Standard_Board/Standard_Board.htm<br />
“The deadliest weapon in the world is a Soldier and his rifle.”<br />
-- Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing,<br />
U.S. Army Commander of American Forces in World War I<br />
Cover: Sgt. 1st Class Russell Moore receives a plaque and an<br />
M1 Garand rifle from Col. Charles Durr, the Maneuver Center of<br />
Excellence chief of staff, during the awards ceremony after the<br />
2010 All-Army Small Arms Championship held at Fort Benning,<br />
Ga. Moore, from 2nd Battalion, Small Arms Readiness Group,<br />
won the Overall Individual Championship, his second in a row.<br />
Photo by Michael Molinaro, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit PAO.<br />
Are you in an over strength MOS without much of a promotion<br />
future? Are you an E-6 or below looking for a<br />
change to a military career with skills you<br />
can use in a civilian career? If you have a<br />
GT score of 107 or higher, US Army Reserve<br />
Public Affairs has open E-5 to E-8<br />
positions across the country. Contact<br />
the <strong>70th</strong> Training <strong>Division</strong> PAO for details.
RETENTION<br />
70TH Training <strong>Division</strong><br />
Staff Sgt. Lisa Mask - Reenlisted<br />
NCOA – Lewis<br />
Sgt. 1st Class Luis Castillo III - Reenlisted for 3 years<br />
NCOA – McCOY<br />
Staff Sgt. Allen W Stephens - Reenlisted for Indefinite<br />
4-339TH<br />
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael D Winters - Reenlisted for Indefinite<br />
2nd BDE (TD)<br />
Staff Sgt. Cassandra Taylor - Reenlisted for Indefinite<br />
Sgt. 1st Class Michael L Domke - Reenlisted for 6 years<br />
2nd BDE (PD)<br />
Spec. Michael P Burke - Reenlisted for 6 years<br />
Sgt. Michael D Nelson - Reenlisted for 3 years<br />
Staff Sgt. Tina M LeMay - Reenlisted<br />
Staff Sgt. Scott Larson - Reenlisted<br />
Staff Sgt. Phillip T Rice - Reenlisted for 3 years<br />
SARG<br />
Spec. Jacqueline L Beard – Reenlisted for 6 years<br />
Sgt. Eric W Smith - Reenlisted for 6 years<br />
Sgt. Stephanie C Ramskugler - Reenlisted for 6 years<br />
Sgt. Richard C Trowbridge - Reenlisted for 6 years<br />
Sgt. Ronald A Harvey - Reenlisted for 3 years<br />
Staff Sgt. Kalab A Matlock - Reenlisted for 6 years<br />
Staff Sgt. Jim A Taylor - Reenlisted<br />
Staff Sgt. Tonya S Gross - Reenlisted for 2 years<br />
Staff Sgt. Francisco Posada Jr - Reenlisted<br />
Staff Sgt. Wayne R Marsh - Reenlisted for 6 years
Army Reservist claims A<br />
By Michael Molinaro<br />
U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit<br />
FORT BENNING, Ga.<br />
(March 1, 2010) --<br />
Close to 300 Soldiers<br />
from all elements of the<br />
Army descended on<br />
Fort Benning Feb. 20-<br />
27, to take part in the<br />
2010 All-Army Small<br />
Arms Championships,<br />
the Army's pre-eminent<br />
marksmanship training<br />
and competition.<br />
Army Reserve<br />
Sgt. 1st Class Russell<br />
Moore, 2nd Battalion,<br />
Small Arms Readiness<br />
Group, Camp Bullis,<br />
Texas, withstood<br />
strong competition and<br />
u n p r e d i c t -<br />
able weather<br />
to win the<br />
2010 Overall<br />
Individual<br />
C h a m p i o n -<br />
ship, his second<br />
in a row.<br />
Moore and his<br />
t e a m m a t e s<br />
claimed the top team<br />
prize after a week full of<br />
pistol, rifle, long-range<br />
rifle and combined<br />
arms matches.<br />
" E v e r y b o d y<br />
should come here. I<br />
feel it's a Soldier's duty<br />
to come here and test<br />
their capability, test<br />
their mettle against their<br />
peers," said Moore,<br />
who works at Fort Sam<br />
Houston as a Department<br />
of the Army civilian<br />
working with combat<br />
medic trainees.<br />
"Hopefully everybody<br />
here takes the<br />
spirit of the event for<br />
what it truly is, which is<br />
a training event, where<br />
somebody can come<br />
“Everybody should come here. I<br />
feel it’s a Soldier’s duty to come<br />
here and test their capability, test<br />
their mettle against their peers.”<br />
-- Sgt. 1st Class Russell Moore<br />
and learn depth and relevance<br />
to their trade of<br />
Photos by Michael Molinaro<br />
Lt. Col. Daniel Hodne presents a plaque and pistol to<br />
Sgt. 1st Class Russell Moore during the awards ceremony.<br />
being a rifleman first."<br />
Soldiers were<br />
given hands-on marksmanshipin-<br />
struction by<br />
the hosts of<br />
the competition,<br />
the Soldiers<br />
from the<br />
U.S. Army<br />
M a r k s m a n -<br />
ship Unit, with<br />
the intent of<br />
using those lessons<br />
learned in instruction<br />
and in competition to<br />
bring back to their units<br />
for dissemination.<br />
"At the USAMU,<br />
we use the phrase<br />
'Competition to combat'<br />
to describe the phenomena<br />
of taking les-<br />
Lt. Col. Daniel Hodne<br />
presents a plaque to Sgt.<br />
Spc. Michael Martin, Company<br />
D, Small Arms Readiness<br />
Group.<br />
sons learned through<br />
competition to enhance<br />
the capability and lethality<br />
of the Soldier in<br />
combat," said Lt. Col.<br />
Daniel Hodne, commander,<br />
USAMU. "The<br />
All-Army is designed to<br />
be the ultimate trainthe-trainer<br />
event for<br />
marksmanship; the<br />
implications to raising<br />
the Army's overall combat<br />
readiness after an<br />
event such as this one<br />
are enormous."<br />
The overall individual<br />
winners of the<br />
main categories were<br />
awarded Secretary<br />
of the Army M1 Garand<br />
Trophy Rifles. A<br />
1911 pistol built by the<br />
USAMU gunsmiths was<br />
awarded to the overall<br />
pistol champion. Teams<br />
were given plaques to<br />
display back at their
ll-Army championship<br />
Lt. Col. Daniel Hodne presents a plaque to Sgt. 1st<br />
Class Richard Clark during the awards ceremony. Clark<br />
won the High Drill Sergeant award and is assigned to<br />
Regional Training Center - East at Fort Dix, N.J.<br />
units' headquarters and<br />
numerous prizes were<br />
awarded to the second<br />
and third place awardees<br />
in all categories.<br />
Five Reserve<br />
Officer Training Corps<br />
Cadets earned scholarship<br />
money provided<br />
by the Civilian Marksmanship<br />
Program. Two<br />
Soldiers, Sgt. 1st Class<br />
Marc Sheehan, 209th<br />
Regional Training Institute,<br />
Nebraska National<br />
Guard, and Staff Sgt.<br />
Jason Godel, 2nd Battalion,<br />
SARG, earned<br />
their Distinguished Rifleman's<br />
badges, the<br />
highest honor one can<br />
reach in rifle marksmanship.<br />
A new award<br />
Members of 2nd Battalion,<br />
Small Arms Readiness<br />
Group pose with their<br />
awards during the awards<br />
ceremony. The Soldiers<br />
took the Top Team award.<br />
was added to the mix<br />
this year-the Col. (Ret.)<br />
Ralph Puckett Excellence<br />
in Marksmanship<br />
award. It was given to<br />
the Soldier in the novice<br />
class who achieved<br />
the highest cumulative<br />
score of the two Excellence<br />
in Competition<br />
matches. Sgt. 1st Class<br />
Graham Faris of C<br />
Company, 29th <strong>Infantry</strong><br />
Regiment, 197th <strong>Infantry</strong><br />
Training Brigade on<br />
Fort Benning, earned<br />
the distinction as being<br />
the first Soldier to win<br />
the award.<br />
During the closing<br />
ceremony, Hodne<br />
reminded the Soldiers<br />
who competed that<br />
while the seeds have<br />
been strewn at the All-<br />
Army, it is now up to<br />
them to incorporate<br />
what they learned to<br />
take back to their units.<br />
"The lessons<br />
learned on the fields of<br />
friendly strife are helping<br />
our Soldiers accomplish<br />
their missions<br />
in Afghanistan, Iraq,<br />
and elsewhere," Hodne<br />
concluded.<br />
The following<br />
<strong>70th</strong> Training <strong>Division</strong><br />
Soldiers were honored<br />
at the awards ceremony<br />
that brought the<br />
successful event to a<br />
close:<br />
Service Pistol Champion<br />
- Sgt 1st Class Russell<br />
Moore<br />
High Drill Sergeant -<br />
Sgt. 1st Class Richard<br />
Clark, Regional Training<br />
Center-East<br />
High Reservist - Sgt 1st<br />
Class Russell Moore<br />
High Reservist (E1-E4)<br />
- Spc. Michael Martin, D<br />
Company, Small Arms<br />
Readiness Group, Fort<br />
Douglass, Utah
Photo by Staff Sgt. James Blaine<br />
Right: FORT DIX, N.J. -- SFC Nathan Dolson<br />
‘pops smoke’ to add to the realism<br />
of combat at the MOUT site at Regional<br />
Training Center-East.<br />
Photo by Staff Sgt. James Blaine<br />
Photos from<br />
Left: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif.<br />
-- Brig. Gen. Alton Berry, commander,<br />
<strong>70th</strong> Training <strong>Division</strong> (Functional<br />
Training), left, checks out a<br />
rocket propelled grenade launcher<br />
used by OPFOR at Regional Training<br />
Center-West.<br />
Photo by Master Sgt. Christina Steiner<br />
Left: FORT McCOY, Wis. -- Brig.<br />
Gen. Alton Berry, commander,<br />
<strong>70th</strong> Training <strong>Division</strong> (Functional<br />
Training), left, presents a<br />
Welcome Home Warrior award to<br />
Command Sgt. Maj. Neal Dicky,<br />
Regional Training Center-Central.<br />
Twenty-seven Soldiers received<br />
WHW awards on Feb. 9.<br />
Photo by Master Sgt. D. Keith Johnson<br />
Left: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. -- Command Sgt. Maj. Derrick<br />
Simpson, <strong>70th</strong> Training <strong>Division</strong> (Functional Training),<br />
checks out a M4 Carbine paintball gun used during training at<br />
Regional Training Center-West. RTC-West uses a variety of realistic<br />
paintball guns during the training scenarios.
the Field<br />
Right: FORT DIX, N.J. -- Staff Sgt. Henry<br />
Calderon observes teams of Soldiers moving<br />
through the MOUT site at Regional Training<br />
Center-East.<br />
Below: A Soldier dressed as OPFOR prepares<br />
to ambush one of the teams moving through<br />
the MOUT site at RTC-East.<br />
Photo by Master Sgt. D. Keith Johnson<br />
Right: FORT MCCOY, Wis. -- Brig. Gen. Alton<br />
Berry, commander, <strong>70th</strong> Training <strong>Division</strong><br />
(Functional Training), passes the colors to incoming<br />
Regional Training Center-Central commander<br />
Lt. Col. James Erdie during the unit’s<br />
change of command ceremony.<br />
Photo courtesy of RTC-West<br />
Left: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT,<br />
Calif. -- A vehicle is stuck in the<br />
mud after torrential rains and<br />
floods soak the ground at Regional<br />
Training Center-West.<br />
Photo by Master Sgt. D. Keith Johnson<br />
Photo by Master Sgt. Christina Steiner
History of the <strong>70th</strong><br />
<strong>70th</strong> <strong>Division</strong> History<br />
Twelve Soldiers from the <strong>70th</strong> were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the award just below<br />
the Medal of Honor. The citations below are from the <strong>70th</strong> <strong>Infantry</strong> <strong>Division</strong> <strong>Association</strong> website.<br />
Honor Roll - DSC Citations<br />
Private SAMPSON J STEPHENS, Company "C", 275th <strong>Infantry</strong> Regiment, <strong>70th</strong> <strong>Infantry</strong> <strong>Division</strong>, United<br />
States Army. For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy.<br />
On 22 February 1945, the enemy counterattacked positions held by Private Stephens’ company. When an<br />
assaulting tank threatened to break through, Private Stephens, with complete disregard for his own safety,<br />
advanced alone through intense fire, armed only with a rocket launcher. Although under direct enemy observation<br />
he obtained a position within 15 yards of the tank and put it out of action with one round of fire.<br />
Private Stephens fought on with characteristic aggressiveness with his unit until he was killed by enemy<br />
fire on 25 February 1945. The courage displayed and his loyal devotion to duty are in keeping with the<br />
highest traditions of the military service.<br />
Second Lieutenant CLAUDE J HAFNER, Company "E" 276th <strong>Infantry</strong> Regiment, <strong>70th</strong> <strong>Infantry</strong> <strong>Division</strong>,<br />
United States Army. For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed<br />
enemy. On the night of 6 February 1945, Lieutenant HAFNER'S Company was pinned down by intense<br />
machine-gun, rifle and grenade fire during an attack near OETINGEN, FRANCE. Armed with a rocket<br />
launcher, Lieutenant HAFNER fearlessly led two men against the enemy positions and forced the surrender<br />
of three Germans in the nearest emplacement. He then moved a squad forward and cleared two<br />
connecting dugouts, taking six more prisoners. At daylight, he again distinguished himself by leading four<br />
men against by-passed positions, killing one of the defenders, bayoneting another and capturing seven<br />
prisoners. Lieutenant HAFNER'S heroic leadership and his inspiring, courageous devotion to duty exemplify<br />
the highest traditions of the military service.<br />
First Lieutenant EDWARD R. CROWSON, Company "K" 274th <strong>Infantry</strong> Regiment, for extraordinary heroism<br />
in action. On 4 March 1945, during the attack on Stiring-Wendel, France, Lieutenant Crowson assumed<br />
command of Company "K" when his Company Commander was wounded. Under heavy enemy<br />
artillery and mortar fire, he moved erect among his men, shouting and encouraging them to follow him in<br />
a charge against enemy-held houses. Inspired by his leadership, the men charged and overwhelmed the<br />
enemy positions. Lieutenant Crowson was wounded by an enemy sniper, but he continued to lead the attack<br />
until late in the evening. Ordered to be evacuated, he refused, staying with his company until he had<br />
it reorganized and ready to continue the attack. Entered military service from Fayetteville, North Carolina.<br />
Sergeant RICE E. CRAIN, Company "K", 275th <strong>Infantry</strong> Regiment, for extraordinary heroism in action on<br />
22-23 February 1945, in the Pfaffenwald Forest, France. During an attack, his company was pinned down<br />
by a heavy enemy artillery barrage and small arms fire. When two approaching enemy tanks seriously<br />
threatened the company's right flank, Sergeant Crain, under direct enemy fire, moved to a vantage point<br />
from which he fearlessly fired two well placed bazooka shells and forced the tanks to withdraw. On the following<br />
day, when his company was harassed by sniper fire, he heroically exposed himself to observe enemy<br />
fire and personally eliminated eleven snipers. When he had almost completely wiped out the harassing<br />
element, Sergeant Crain was mortally wounded by the fire of one of the few survivors of his heroic attack.<br />
Staff Sergeant (then Sergeant) RAYMOND E. ADAMS, Company "F", 274th <strong>Infantry</strong> Regiment, for extraordinary<br />
heroism in action on 25 February 1945, at Spicheren Heights, France. After taking strategic
high ground, Sergeant Adams' squad, occupying the platoon's forward position, was subjected to machine<br />
gun fire which supported a two-company enemy counterattack. Sergeant Adams immediately crossed fifty<br />
yards of open terrain, firing and maneuvering as he advanced. Throwing a hand grenade into the machine<br />
gun position, he charged with fixed bayonet, killing the three-man crew. Quickly turning the captured gun<br />
on the advancing troops, he inflicted many casualties and disorganized the attack. After expending all ammunition,<br />
he destroyed the gun and led his squad against the enemy. His courageous action enabled his<br />
platoon to break the counterattack and hold its vital objective. Entered military service from Rock Springs,<br />
Texas.<br />
Private First Class GERALD E. SOPER, Company "F", 274th <strong>Infantry</strong> Regiment, for extraordinary heroism<br />
in action on 7 January 1945, at Wingen, France. During a daylight attack on the town, intense sniper fire<br />
and automatic weapons activity halted the advance of Private First Class Soper’s platoon. Disregarding<br />
the danger, he voluntarily crawled to a basement window from which the enemy was firing and hurled a<br />
grenade inside. Moving away from the window he was wounded. He then crawled back and tossed another<br />
grenade through the opening. He was firing his rifle into the basement when he was hit a second time<br />
and died shortly afterwards. Private First Class Soper’s gallant actions and ability enabled his platoon to<br />
resume the attack and aid in the capture of the town.<br />
Staff Sergeant JOHN W. CATHEY, Company "L", 274th <strong>Infantry</strong> Regiment, for extraordinary heroism in action<br />
on 6 March 1945, near Styring Wendel, France. During an attack on a heavily fortified emplacement,<br />
Sergeant Cathey voluntarily rode the back of a tank into battle. He directed fire and pointed out targets until<br />
a seven-foot wall halted the advance of the company. Repeatedly exposing himself, he brought rifle fire<br />
on the enemy, knocking out a machine gun nest, wounding several of the enemy and killing four. He then<br />
moved through a shell hole in a wall and rushed the enemy positions, calling for his squad to follow. After<br />
advancing thirty feet, he was severely wounded by rocket fire. His intrepid action and courage under fire<br />
led to the success of the attacking troops. Entered military service from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.<br />
Private RONDALL H. GLAZE, Company "A" 275th <strong>Infantry</strong> Regiment, for extraordinary heroism in action<br />
on 17 February 1945, near Lixing, France. During a company attack, murderous enemy machine gun fire<br />
halted the advance. Realizing the extreme gravity of the situation, Private Glaze voluntarily assumed the<br />
task of knocking out the hostile weapon. He crept across open terrain, while exposed to heavy enemy<br />
mortar, artillery, and rifle fire, and hurled a grenade at the machine gun crew, killing them instantly. Though<br />
fatally wounded, his courageous action enabled his company to continue its advance and gain its objective.<br />
His valiant service reflects the finest traditions of the armed forces.<br />
Colonel SAMUEL G. CONLEY, 274th <strong>Infantry</strong> Regiment, for extraordinary heroism in action on 19 February<br />
1945, near Saarbrucken, Germany. During a bitter battle for the Siegfried Line defenses atop the<br />
strategically important Kreutzberg Ridge, Colonel Conley maneuvered under intense artillery barrages<br />
to within thirty yards of enemy entrenchments. Miraculously eluding hostile machine-gun and mortar fire<br />
for a sustained period, he dashed across the front lines, recruiting a tank and twenty-two infantrymen for<br />
an assault on the enemy. He then led a charge over barbed-wire entanglements into the German-held<br />
trenches, capturing the position and twenty-six prisoners. Colonel Conley's courageous action and superb<br />
leadership were in keeping with the highest ideals of the infantry and reflect great credit upon himself and<br />
the armed forces. Entered United States Military Academy from Van Vert, Ohio.<br />
First Lieutenant HOWARD L. ARNEST, 276th <strong>Infantry</strong> Regiment, for extraordinary heroism in action on<br />
11 January 1945, near Obermunthal, France. With the mission of taking a hill held by a bitterly resisting<br />
enemy, Lieutenant Arnest led a day-light attack and seized the enemy's forward defensive positions. Continuing<br />
the attack despite heavy casualties, he inspired his men as they closed with the enemy in hand to<br />
hand combat. Seriously wounded when the enemy brought artillery fire on the positions, Lieutenant Arnest<br />
ordered a withdrawal, but refused to withdraw himself. He remained behind to cover his men until taken<br />
prisoner. Entered military service from Cottage Grove, Oregon.
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