Volume 1, Issue 131 ‘Ready First’ Says Farewell To TF .
Volume 1, Issue 131Page 1 September 24, 2010‘Ready First’ says farewell to TF Marne CSMBy Spc. Jessica Luhrs,1AATF, 1 AD PAOThe leadership of 1st Advise and Assist Task Force,“Ready First” 1st ArmoredDivision, out of Fort Bliss,Texas, said farewell to theTask Force Marne Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Jesse Andrews during a ceremonyheld on Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Kirkuk,Iraq, Sept. 21.Command Sergeant Major Andrews was recentlyselected as the First Armycommand sergeant major,headquartered out of FortGillem, Ga. He has been thesenior enlisted noncommissioned officer for 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart,Ga., since March 8, 2007.During the ceremonyCommand Sgt. Maj. Andrews, who entered the military in 1980, was describedas a leader who made an impact on many Soldiers.“CommandSergeantMajor Andrews’ career hasbeen one of numerous accomplishments and selflessservice to establishing alegacy that has undoubtedlyimpacted the lives of manySoldiers,” said Sgt. KevinMcCulley, the narrator ofthe ceremony.Also, during the ceremo-ny, each of the command sergeants major of Ready Firstapproached the podium tospeak about how CommandSgt. Maj. Andrews had madean impact on their careers.Command Sergeant Major Thomas Hitch, commandsergeant major of 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rdInfantry Division, out of FortStewart, Ga., spoke abouthow he always took the timeto teach every Soldier.“Everywhere he goes hehands out information toevery Soldier to add to theirkit bag; many of the thingshe has taught me throughout the years I use today,”said Command Sgt. Maj.Hitch, who has been mentored by Command Sgt. Maj.Andrews since he was a firstsergeant.Command Sergeant Major Dana Mason Jr., command sergeant major for 1-1Special Troops Battalion,Ready First, added that notonly is Command Sgt. Maj.Andrews a leader but hegenuinely cares for the Soldiers he leads.All of the Ready Firstcommand sergeants majoragreed, each of them speaking about how CommandSgt. Maj. Andrews mentoredand made an impact on themand their Soldiers.Photo by Spc. Jessica Luhrs, 1AATF, 1AD PAOTask Force Marne Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj.Jesse Andrews, is presented with a 1/1 AD jersey by Command Sgt.Maj. Dana Mason, Jr., command sergeant major for 1-1 STB, ReadyFirst, during Command Sgt. Maj. Andrews’ farewell ceremony on COSWarrior, Kirkuk, Iraq, Sept. 21. Command Sergeant Major Andrewswas recently selected as the First Army Command Sergeant Major,headquartered out of Fort. Gillem, Ga.After each of the seniorNCOs spoke, they presented Command Sgt. Maj.Andrews with memoirs ofReady First.When Command Sgt.Maj. Andrews took the floor,he thanked each Soldier inthe room for getting him tohis current level.“It is because of all ofyou I was selected, you guyshave done a phenomenal jobhere in Kirkuk and it was ablessing to work with ReadyFirst,” he said.
Page 2 September 24, 2010The North StarVoting, yes – campaigning, not so muchby Capt. Daniel D’IsidoroTF Marne OSJAWith Election Day less than twomonths away, a review of ethical rulesregarding political activities by military members is in order.In 1939, Congress passed the HatchAct to eliminate corrupt practices innational elections by significantly restricting political-campaign activitiesby federal employees.Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexicosponsored the law following revelations that officials in the Works Progress Administration were using theirpositions to win votes.In 1993, Congress decided to bolsterthe right of federal civilian employeesto participate in the political processby passing the Hatch Act ReformAmendments.The amendments sought to encourage federal employees to exercise“their right to participate or to refrainfrom participating in the political processes of the Nation.”While the Hatch Act does not applyto members of the Armed Forces, DoDused it as a guide when it issued itsregulation on the political activities ofservicemembers.DoD sought to encourage membersof the Armed Forces to exercise theirrights of citizenship while keepingwith the traditional concept thatmembers on active duty should notengage in partisan political activity.Under DoD Directive 1344.10,an active-duty servicemember mayexpress a personal opinion on political candidates and issues, so long as itis not done as a representative of theArmed Forces.A servicemember may also writeletters to the editor of a newspaperexpressing a member’s personal viewson public issues or political candidates, so long as it is not part of anorganized campaign or solicitation ofvotes for or against a political party,partisan political cause, or candidate.If the letter identifies its authoras a member of the Armed Forces, itshould clearly state the views expressed are those of the individualonly and not those of DoD or therespective service.Soldiers may also display politicalbumper stickers on their privatelyowned vehicles but not large politicalsigns, banners or posters. They mayattend partisan rallies as a spectatorwhen not in uniform and when noinference or appearance of official endorsement can reasonably be drawn.The regulation specifically prohibits“participation” in partisan rallies, parades, fund raising or appearances onany radio, television, or other programor group discussion as an advocate foror against a partisan political party,candidate, or cause.These restrictions apply whether ornot the Soldier is in uniform. “Participation” is defined as “more than mereattendance as a spectator,” such asmaking a speech.The regulation also prohibits Soldiers living on a military installationfrom displaying partisan political signsat their residences if it is visible to thepublic.In an attempt to strike a balancebetween encouraging servicemembersto exercise their rights of citizenshipand the traditional notion that activeduty military members should notengage in partisan political activities,DoD created these rules.The DoD Directive constitutes alawful general regulation; therefore,violations of these rules are punishable under Article 92, “Failure to ObeyOrder or Regulation,” -Uniform Codeof Military Justice.Are YOU interested in surprising your Family upon your redeployment home? Want to get creative?Enter yourself in TLC’s Surprise Homecoming Show!WHO: Any Servicemember redeploying between now and the end of October - WHAT: Casting call for a Surprise Homecoming show onTLC - WHEN: Now - HOW: Find a video camera and get a friend to record you answering the following questions on camera. Please keeptape to 5 minutes or less. State your name, age, unit, mission and when you are scheduled to come home. Tell us who you would like to surprise and why (be sure to explain what makes your story unique and special birth of child or proposal orlong time away anything that sets your homecoming apart.) Tell us about your deployment and some of the challenges you and your Family have faced while apart. Are you good at keeping a secret? (We need this to be a surprise.) Show us something that will tell us who you are (get creative.) Finally, spell out your e-mail address clearly so we can contact you directly.After you’ve answered these questions, make your way to nearest computer to upload your video.Follow these steps : Connect your camera to the computer. Go to: http://dropbox.yousendit.com/homecoming. You will now automatically be logged in however if you are prompted for a username & password please type the following: username:homecoming@authentictv.com, password: upl0ad (the “o” is actually the number zero.) Once you see the screen that says send a file to a Dropbox please type in your e-mail address. In the next box marked SUBJECT, please type YOUR NAME, then the word, HOMECOMING. Finally, click the CHOOSE FILE tab and select the movie file you will be sending us (i.e. .mov, .avi, or .wmv are preferred file formats).NOTE: TO SUBMIT VIA E-MAIL: answer the questions above, attach a photo of you (and your Family if you have one) and e-mail to:homecoming@authentictv.com
Page 3 September 24, 2010The North StarCommentaryBuilding relationships through my jobPhoto by Master Sgt. Marcia Triggs,TF Marne PAOSpecialist Cassandra Monroe is a public affairs specialist with 135th MobilePublic Affairs Detachment, Iowa National Guard, and a Muscatine, Iowa,native.As a journalist, being an outsideris something I am used to. However,I’m never one too long. As a journalist, you must be able to quickly get toknow your interviewee, most oftenwithout a prior relationship.You must be able to put strangersat ease, sometimes before a singlequestion escapes your mouth, gain thetrust of your sources and leave withinformation you need for your story.This can be difficult, but with the rightpersonality, the job can be done.Before this deployment with the3rd Infantry Division and the entitiesthat make up Task Force Marne, Ifelt that I would be an outsider as thenewcomer.As an Iowa National Guardsmen deployed with a division whereeveryone knows each other, I thoughtrelationships would be hard to build.But for me, the relationships camenaturally. Although I am a guardsmanfrom a different state and not organicto the division, I felt that my timespent here attached to 3rd ID andTask Force Marne units was a learning experience for me.I learned about how the active-dutyArmy works, and I learned so muchmore about my job as a journalist. Ialso learned about myself as a person,and as a Soldier. Also, with every newstory I wrote, I learned something different on how to do my job.This deployment will yield manyenjoyable memories for me, fromsinging the Dog Face Soldier song infront of a roaring UH-60 Black Hawkhelicopter, to hearing an inspiringpersonal experience from a UH-47Chinook crew chief, which is still myfavorite interview to this day.Getting to know more about thepeople to more accurately tell thestory of their accomplishments startedwith my love for hearing personal experiences. In this job, you sometimesfind that people open up to you morethan they have to others. It could bebecause I am an outsider looking intosomeone else’s world.For example, I’ll never forget whenI interviewed a father whose son hadswitched units and volunteered todeploy to Iraq with him.During the joint father-son interview, I asked the father a question regarding his feelings about serving withhis son and how he had that close-tohome support, right here in Iraq. Ashe began to explain his feelings, hepaused, trying to fight back tears. Hetried again to explain the situation, butthis time, the tears fell.Later, after the interview, heexplained to me that he had neveropened up to a stranger before, but hefelt comfortable with me to share sucha personal experience.When I look back on that interview,I feel proud because I was able to putthat father at ease, allowing him to feelcomfortable enough to let me into hislife—to write his story. I think it wassomething he needed to do, and I hopefor him, it made him feel better.Once my stories are complete, theyaren’t just articles that get put in theTF Marne newsletter, The North Star,or loaded to the Internet. They give thepublic at home a glimpse of the lives ofour Soldiers who are serving in Iraq.It gives those at home a chance to seehow Soldiers are spending their days.It allows Families to see their fathers, sons, mothers, daughters, brothers and sisters, heroes serving theircountry and helping others around theworld.As I reflect on the last year, I amcoming to terms with the fact that Iwill not see a lot of the people I haveserved with when I redeploy home.I made great connections with theSoldiers of the 3rd ID, and am pleasedthat I earned the right to wear theMarne patch on my right arm.I don’t feel like a newcomer to the3rd Infantry Division, I feel like partof the team, no matter what state I amfrom.You are invitedSacramento Kings Dancers &Michael PetersonWhere: FOB Cobra/Warhorse - Oct. 4Andy Davis TourWhere: FOB Marez/JSS India - Sept. 28 Where: Samarra/Dagger - Oct. 5Where: McHenry/Irbil - Oct. 6QueensrycheWhere: FOB Warrior - Oct. 1Where: COB Speicher - Oct. 2USO Handshake TourWhere: Edge, Cobra, Cruz Morris,Samarra and Dagger - Oct. 17Buffalo “Jills” CheerleadersWhere: McHenry, Irbil, India, Heider,Nimur - Oct. 19Chuck MulliganWhere: FOB Warrior - Oct. 22Where: FOB Marez - Oct. 23Where: FOB Warhorse - Oct. 24
Page 4 September 24, 2010The North StarTask Force Marne Heroes of the NorthVeronica Todd, a Washington, D.C., native, is the transportation supervisor for theContingency Operating Base Speicher Shuttle Bus Service. She retired from the U.S.Army and joined Kellog, Brown and Root in 1998 and is continuing a lifetime of serviceto our nation by providing Soldiers and civilians here on COB Speicher the very best inlogistical support on a daily basis. Her dedication to the COB’s residents and visitorsis evident in all she does and ensures reliable transportation service. Her outstanding support contributed to the success of multiple conferences hosted by Task ForceMarne. Todd is a force multiplier for the COB Speicher garrison. Her professional workethic and radiant personality make her a pleasure to work with, a valued member of theteam, and a natural choice for the Task Force Marne Service Provider of the Week.Sergeant Amber Scott, a Saint Petersburg, Fla., native with Company B, 26th BrigadeSupport Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, serves as hercompany’s training room noncommissioned officer, the communications security NCO,and the battalion’s Facebook NCOIC. In addition to her primary duties, she spends asignificant amount of time assisting with the Remember My Service digital yearbookproject due to her photography skills. Her willingness to provide video support for theproject’s interviews has ensured both the quality and the success of the project. Similarto her work with Facebook, organizing and uploading the battalion’s photographsand newsletters, she continues to dedicate her personal time in preparing the RMSvideos. No matter what task at hand, she always gives her time in support of the MightySpartan Brigade. Sergeant Scott’s ability to support the unit’s efforts to tell its Soldiers’stories and her determination to succeed makes her an excellent choice for the TaskForce Marne Hero of the North.The city called Baghdad, full of rich historyCultural TidbitSpecial to the North StarBaghdad was founded by the Second Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur on July30, 762 CE. The official name given tothe city by Al-Mansur was Madinat-alSalaam or, “City of Peace.” This is thename that was on all coins, weights,and items of official usage. Withinthree centuries however the officialname would pass into history; Baghdad it was and Baghdad it remained.A thousand years ago, a slaveturned-writer named Yaqut alHamawi chronicled the great placesand people of his day. Yaqut was aGreco-Syrian slave of the 12th centuryin Baghdad.By the end of his life, he was nolonger a slave and had written severalfirst-hand encyclopedias that today,900 years later, provide some of theonly information we possess about thecivilizations of the Near and MiddleEast, prior to the complete devastation wrought by the Mongol hordeof Genghis Khan. His description ofBaghdad conjures a lovely and elegantcity, far removed from the typical image of Medieval city life. It is amazingto read such accounts and know thatthey are nearly a thousand years old.Here, an excerpt:“ Both sides of the river were formiles fronted by the palaces, kiosks,gardens and parks of the grandeesand nobles, marble steps led downto the water’s edge, and the scene onthe river was animated by thousandsof gondolas, decked with little flags,dancing like sunbeams on the water,and carrying the pleasure-seekingBaghdad citizens from one part of thecity to the other ”Today, Baghdad is the secondlargest city in the Arab world, afterCairo. The origin of the name, “Baghdad” is disputed, with some saying itcame from an Aramaic phrase thatmeans “sheep enclosure,” while otherscontend that the word came from OldPersian; “Bagh” meaning God, and“dad” meaning gift and therefore, thegift of God.The name Baghdad had alreadyexisted for a very long time by thetime of the Abbasid caliphate. WhenAl-Mansur turned Baghdad into thecommercial and political center ofMadinat-al-Salaam however, it wasjust a prosperous village on the banksof the Tigris. Much has been writtenabout the glories of Baghdad, it hasbeen embroidered upon and made aprominent character in the famed talesfrom 1001 Arabian Nights. It wouldbe easy to think that after 1,000 yearsany description of the city during thecaliphate would be more fairy tale thantruth, but that would be incorrect asYaqut shows us.There is a great and rich history tothe city of Baghdad, as much as Parisor Beijing or Cairo. This is just a tinytaste that hopefully will wet your appetite to seek out more.Editor’s note: This paper was created with research from the Task ForceMarne Human Terrain Research Cell,Oyster Pt. Va., and the Human Terrain Analysis Team at ContingencyOperating Base Speicher, Iraq.POC: Florinda.lucero@3id.army.mil
Page 5 September 24, 2010The North StarRegional HeadlinesKansas residents activatetornado sirens by phonewww.hutchnews.comHUTCHINSON, Kan. - Kansasauthorities say a phone glitch is toblame for the mistaken sounding oftornado sirens in recent weeks leadingup to Sept. 21, causing confusion andeven panic among some residents inand around Hutchinson.At first, officials suspected therewas water on the phone lines orperhaps insects. But The HutchinsonNews reported the sirens are assignedlocal phone numbers and are activatedwhen emergency workers dial thosenumbers.A software glitch opened the linesto outside calls, and residents whomistakenly dialed those numbersactivated the sirens.Officials say they’ve fixed theproblem by assigning new, securephone numbers to the sirens.Georgia man wants to changehis name to a Saintwww.macontelegraph.comMACON, Ga. - Shelby MarwanHeggs of Macon admits he’s been asinner, but hopes his past won’t keepa judge from allowing him to becomea Saint. Heggs, who has convictionsfor drunken driving and marijuanapossession, has filed a court petitionthat would allow him to change hisname to Saint Jody Almighty Bedrock.Heggs, who also faces an aggravatedbattery charge next month, saidhe’s rededicated his life to God,The Telegraph newspaper in Maconreported.“I wanted a name that everybodywould know when they were talking tome that they were talking to a man ofGod,” said Heggs. “I wanted that to beexpressed in my name.”The Bibb County District Attorney’sOffice is opposing Heggs’ request ongrounds he may be using it to try tohide his criminal record, prosecutorJohn Regan said. A name changerequest can be denied on that basis.Heggs said he isn’t trying to hidefrom anyone. He said the aggravatedbattery charge stems from a fight withhis neighbor in which he fought backin self-defense.A court hearing was held last weekon Heggs’ request, but no ruling hasbeen made.The prosecutor said he couldn’tdiscuss details of Heggs’ aggravatedbattery charge because it’s stillpending.Heggs said he’s already callinghimself by his new name, and hisfriends and family already call himSaint Jody. “I wanted to start fresh,”he said.Answers from last newsletter’s Die-Hard Fan Contest:Georgia woman accused ofhoarding animals in homewww.macontelegraph.com1. 12. Florida Marlins3. St. Louis Cardinals4. Gaylord Perry5. Chone Figgins6. Craig Biggio, Garret Anderson7. Phil Niekro8. Satchel Paige9. Dave Tremblay10. Joe Gordon11. Rangers, Marlins, RaysCANTON, Ga. - Authorities saidTHETASK FORCE MARNENorth StarThe North Star is an authorizedpublication for members of the U.S.Army. Contents of The North Star are notnecessarily official views of, or endorsedby, the U.S. Government, Department ofDefense, Department of the Army or the3rd Infantry Division. All editorial contentof The North Star is prepared, edited,provided and approved by the Task ForceMarne Public Affairs Office.2nd Advise andAssist Brigade,3rd Infantry Divisioncharges are pending against a womanaccused of hoarding nearly 130 catsand dogs in her rural Cherokee Countyhome. Cherokee County MarshalRay Waters said Shari Cahill wasscheduled for a hearing Thursday,Sept. 16, after police rescued 113 catsand 14 dogs from her home this week.Authorities said many of the animalswere dehydrated and showed othersigns of neglect.The animals were found afterneighbors called police to complainabout the smell coming from Cahill’shome. Authorities wearing biohazardsuits also found the carcasses of 23cats and one dog.Authorities said the house was filledwith mounds of animal waste androoms of garbage.Cahill did not answer a phone listedin her name.2nd Advise andAssist Brigade,25th Infantry DivisionCommanding General - Maj. Gen. Tony CucoloCommand Sergeant Major - Command Sgt. Maj. Jesse L. Andrews Jr.Task Force Marne Public Affairs StaffTF Marne PAO – Lt. Col. Jeff AllenTF Marne PA NCOIC – Master Sgt. Marcia TriggsTF Marne Writer - Sgt. Johnathon JobsonEditorial StaffManaging Editor – Master Sgt. Marcia TriggsEditor - Spc. Cassandra Monroe1st Advise andAssist Task Force,1st Armored Division135th Mobile PublicAffairs Detachment
‘Ready First’ says farewell to TF Marne CSM By Spc. Jessica Luhrs, 1AATF, 1 AD PAO The leadership of 1st Ad-vise and Assist Task Force, “Ready First” 1st Armored Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas, said farewell to the Task Force Marne Com-mand Sergeant Major, Com-mand Sgt. Maj. Jesse An-drews during a ceremony
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