Got interviewed today by a local news channel. The reporter asked me how my Soldiers felt about the training we are doing right now in the field as we get back to it after several months of "resetting". I told her that she would do best asking the Soldiers themselves, but from my seat, they are loving it. I explained that less than 1 percent of the men and women of this nation serve, and that every Soldier in our Squadron volunteered to serve their...read more

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Just got back in from the field after spending 10 days with the Squadron training on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Our Squadron returned from Iraq back in January of this past year and we are now moving into a little more advanced training called, "collective" training. Focus right now is to train on our major weapon systems, which in our case is the Bradley Fighting Vehicle (M3A3), 120 mm mortar system, and all of our vehicle mounted machine guns (M240B, M2, and...read more

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I am not a "blogger"...this is my first time on a site like this. Why I am writing,..well, I just thought I needed to say a few words about the 400+ men and women that I have the privilege and honor of commanding everyday. They are normal people from every state of the union and several Territories. They are extraordinary for what they have signed up to do and I truly feel humbled to work with them daily. They have mothers and fathers, wives and...read more

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I am new to the blogging world, but happy to enter into the 21st century of Social Networking. Looking forward to relaying our stories from here at Fort Hood about his great Army we all serve in.

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