The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1994 Page: 4 of 30
thirty pages : ill. ; page 30 x 19 in.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
A4 FORT HOOD SENTINEL
As we begin the new year
at Fort Hood I’d like to
briefly look back at 1993.
This past year Fort Hood
has witnessed many changes
that will enhance our ability
to perform our mission as a
power projection platform for
the Army.
One of the changes is the
growth Fort Hood has expe-
rienced while the Army has
been downsizing. All over
the post there are new con-
struction projects underway
that when completed will
provide Fort Hood’s soldiers
with some of the Army’s fin-
est facilities.
The number of soldiers as-
signed here has increased
dramatically with the arrival
of several units from other
Fort Hood Safety Office
6th Cav Bde
ru have been around since the begin-
ning of recorded history but never with such
an impact on our youth. Substance abuse
effects all levels of our society.
The best way to approach this problem and
get it under control is education prevention
and early intervention before the problem es-
calates.
While most people do not include alcohol
when they talk about drugs alcohol is Ameri-
ca’s biggest drug problem.
Drugs are administered to persons or ani-
mals to prevent or to cure disease. Drugs are
also used to improve physical or mental wel-
fare.
However drugs including alcohol and to-
bacco are the cause of 30% of all American’s
premature deaths. Fifty-five percent of all
fatalities are drug related. Drug abuse costs
the national economy over $100 billion a year.
Drug abuse a major threat to health pro-
ductivity and quality of life touches all Ameri-
can lives in one form or another. Children are
especially vulnerable to its influence.
Drug abuse causes damage to the heart
lungs brain liver bone marrow and reproduc-
tive organs and can easily lead to death.
Every year about 200000 people are treated
in hospitals for drug-related accidents and
mental and physical illnesses. Another 25000
die every year.
More than a million people are arrested each
year for drug-related offenses and the num-
bers are growing. An increasing number of
people experiment with drugs while others see
The 3rd Squadron 6th Cav-
alry Regiment 6th Cavalry
Brigade recently conducted a
two-week reverse cycle train-
ing.
Reverse cycle is a departure
from the squadron’s normal
work day. Under reverse cycle
the workday is from 1 p.m.-ll
p.m.
The purpose of the reverse
cycle is to allow the unit to
enhance its night training and
conduct maintenance activities
with a minimal amount of dis-
tractions.
The 3rd Sqdn specifically ex-
pected to increase its mainte-
nance posture and increase its
night flying hours.
The first reverse cycle for
3rd Sqdn was conducted in Oc-
tober 1993.
Under the training plan the
reverse cycle was divided into
three phases: individual train-
ing collective training and a
continuing maintenance effort.
The first week focused on
individual soldier and aircrew
tasks in preparation for the
second week the collective
Squadron trains at night
$ IC's&f ±s' %?.7 fe-' '1'X.
EDITORIAL OFFICES Headquarter HI Corps and Fort Hood Fort Hood
■ Sentinel Bart
COMMANDING GENERAL:
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
COMMAND INFORMATION
MANAGING EDITOR! Anita Horky
7 MILITARY EDITORS Staff Sgt. Don Moore
Lt. Gen. Funk greets 1994
installations. These units
have brought important new
warfighting capabilities to
III Corps. I
One thing that has not
changed is the primacy of
our training mission. We
must continue to prepare
ourselves as individuals and
units to if called upon fight
and win our nation’s wars.
As we move into the new
year I need your help in
finding new and innovative
ways to maximize the benefit
we receive from our training.
At the same time we must
work together to improve the
quality of life for everyone
living and working at Fort
Hood.
This will not be easy.
Drug alcohol abuse affects everyone
protect yourself family with education
Panis Spc. Kent Jameson Spc. Laity Butterfas Spc. Marjorie Glatt 2nd Artnd
TDIv {287-7084): Spc* M&ala Martin* S.A. Bell Spc. Stewart Brouillette Sgt
fGreg Davis* Master Sgt. Owen Roach 13th PAD Spc. Rebecca Matanic Cpi.
Cliff Sees 13th COSCOM (287-8872): Spc. R. Alexander Southern Sgt. Doraine
'-McNutt 31st ADA (288-5238) 3rd Sig Bde (287-6177) DACH (288-8005): Jerl
'Chappelle TEXCOM (288-7110) Wayne Hair Mary Mueller Garrison Chaplain
(287-4533): Julie Biggerstaff 6th Cav Bde Chief Warrant Officer David S.
fBemeft Trading Post (287-0101) Spc. Shonda Freeman
trailing period.
The maintenance effort en-
compassed both weeks and in-
cluded ground vehicles and air-
craft.
The training conducted dur-
ing the individual portion of
the reverse cycle was left to
the discretion of troop com-
manders.
Most troops conducted indi-
vidual aircrew tasks to either
maintain aircraft currency or
for aircraft “ready level” pro-
gression. New pilots in the
unit were offered the Pilot Ori-
entation Course.
The squadron allowed each
soldier the opportunity to at-
tend a driver training course to
become qualified to operate
Army vehicles.
Vehicle and aircraft mainte-
nance became a priority during
the reverse cycle and prepared
the squadron for its November
gunnery exercise.
The second week began the
collective training phase of the
reverse cycle period.
The week began with a class
on Joint Air Attack Team
which also prepared the squad-
ron for the November gunnery
exercise.
7
'7 STAFF WRITERS: Spc. Jolla Bobick SpcNiki Deifel We. Amy Koehler
CONTRIBUTING PAOs: 1st Cav Dlv (287-6162): Master Sgt. Darrell
/-Cochran* Spc. Robyn SI. Gregory Spc. lisa Prentice 4th PAT: Staff Sgt. Eric
7 7-
Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk
But it will be worth it.
I know I can count on you
all to do your part.
drug use as a possibility.
Four major drugs commonly used and
abused by adolescents (excluding caffeine and
nicotine) are: alcohol marijuana cocaine and
inhalants.
Inhalants are probably the deepest darkest
secret in the field of drug abuse. It is esti-
mated that 7 million persons 12 and older
have experimented with inhalants.
Most individuals start smoking “grass”
(marijuana) because they think it is harmless
and will not effect them. This is a myth.
The fact is the heavier the use of mari-
juana the more likely the person will use
stronger drugs such as stimulants-uppers
(Amphetamines Cocaine) depressants—
downers (Barbiturates Methaqualone) hal-
lucinogens (LSD Acid) and narcotics (Heroin
Morphine Opium and Codeine).
ere is a specific need for direct and swift
action in our community against illegal drug
activity especially throughout the school sys-
tems starting in elementary classes.
Because many military families have chil-
dren in the Killeen or Copperas Cove Indepen-
dent School Districts programs such as Drug
Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) are of-
fered by Fort Hood to the Killeen Harker
Heights and Copperas Cove communities.
So far Fort Hood D.A.R.E. certified military
police have graduated 3286 fifth- and sixth-
grade students who completed the 17-week
program.
Our children’s future our future and the
future of the nation depends on all of us to
prevent drug abuse. Support the programs and
take a stand against drug abuse.
illi
The first two days were used
by the individual troops to con-
duct troop-level battle drills or
continue to work on individual
aircrew tasks. This training
culminated with squadron bat-
tle drills using the unit’s AH-
64 Apache Helicopters against
simulated targets near San
Angelo Texas.
The battle drill was the
squadron’s first since early
spring and brought awareness
to multi-helicopter deep opera-
tions at night.
Reverse cycle training pro-
duced many benefits including
increased maintenance posture
increased night flying and a
successful squadron battle
drill.
Lieutenant Col. Edward J.
Sinclair squadron commander
said he plans to have a two-
week reverse cycle every quar-
ter.
Future reverse cycle training
events will prepare the uriit for
counter-drug operations with
the Drug Enforcement Agency
as part of Joint Task Force 6
and a rotation to the National
Training Center with 3rd Ar-
mored Cavalry Regiment this
year.
SERVING THE PHANTOM ARMORED CORPS
& Fort Hood Sentinel is &7 Civilian enterprise publication published each
Thursday by Frank Mayborn Enterprises Inc.* in the intent of the mHjtaty and
civilian personnel at Fort Hoed. Contents of the Fort Hood Sentinel are not
necessarily the official views of or endorsed by the U2S Government
Department of Defense Department of the Army* or Iff Corps and Fort Hood.
Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase
use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex national origin age
marital status physical handicap* political affiliation or any other non merit
factor of the purchases user or patron. If a violation or rejection of this equal
opportunity policy by an advertiser is confirmed the publisher shall refuse to
print advertising from that source until the violation is corrected.
Current circulation ia21500
E
A anew calendar year be-
gins it is clear that environ-
mental concerns will receive a
tremendous amount of scrutiny
in 1994.
Army leaders at all levels
are stressing the importance of
incorporating sensitivity to the
environment into our daily
lives.
In a recent address to senior
leaders the Chief of Staff of
the Army Gen. Gordon R. Sul-
livan compared the Army’s en-
vironmental efforts to the vic-
tory at Yorktown.
He described that battle as
the culmination of years of pa-
tient effort dedication to prin-
ciples and commitment to an
idea. He described the Army’s
environmental efforts today as
one of patient commitment to
environmental stewardship.
“Our actions today must not
bankrupt the operations of our
Army tomorrow” Sullivan
said. “We must turn our efforts
to fully incorporate environ-
mental planning into normal
mission planning and into all
Civil rights
By Jim Garamone
Am erican Forces Inform ation Service
Sometimes the simplest act
changes the world.
Such was the case in Mont-
gomery Ala. on Dec. 1 1955.
Rosa Parks tired after a day’s
work refused to give up her
seat on a city bus to a white
man. At that time and place it
was customary for blacks to
give up their seats to whites.
Maybe Parks a seamstress
was just tired. Maybe she was
finally fed up with the inequity
of it. For whatever reason her
simple act of defiance changed
the United States forever.
Her act of civil disobedience
also catapulted a young Afri-
can-American preacher to in-
ternational fame.
On Martin Luther King Jr.
Day celebrated this year Jan.
17 it is important to remem-
ber the event.
King preaches peace
Montgomery bills itself as
the “First Capital of the Con-
federacy.” Confederate Presi-
dent Jefferson Davis took the
oath of office on the balcony of
the Alabama statehouse. In
1955 like most of the South
Montgomery was legally segre-
gated. Into this city came 26-
year-old Rev. Martin Luther
King Jr. to become pastor of
the Dexter Avenue Baptist
Church.
The theories of Mahatma
Gandhi-espousing victory over
one’s enemies through love-
fascinated King. Like Confed-
erate President Jefferson Davis
in 1861 with King’s arrival
“the man and the hour have
met.”
Police arrested Rosa Parks
PHANTOM LIFE
a
Yes
water
IN IOWA.*..
The African-Americans of
Montgomery listened and
stayed away from the bus line.
Many walked or rode bicycles
or took advantage of the car
pools organized by King and
his supporters. Many white
families in the city helped with
rides or taxi fares.
In February 1956 the au-
thorities arrested King and
114 other black leaders for re-
straint of trade. They convicted
by
C*X
C. BECUCHER
1 1 1 *..
YES.SK
AND KANSAS
OPERATOR
?ll DESK.
ir a a
of our activities.”
He described the Army strat-
egy for dealing with the envi-
ronment as being based on four
pillars: compliance restoration
prevention and conservation.
He told the leaders “the
Army will be a national leader
in environmental and natural
resources stew ardship for
present and future generations.
We did not inherit the earth
from our parents we borrow it
from our children.”
Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk III
Corps and Fort Hood com-
mander said “The Chief of
Staff is serious about this sub-
ject and so am I. Let’s get on
with doing the right things.”
Sullivan has issued five
goals for the Army leadership.
The first goal is to ensure
that all of our operations com-
ply with environmental stand-
ards.
Other goals are to clean up
installations and by the year
2000 to begin restoration of all
contaminated sites on Army
Holiday honors fight for racial equality
at the next stop on the bus line
for disobeying a bus driver.
Authorities found her guilty
and fined her $14. But Parks
was popular and her many
friends organized a one-day
boycott of the transit company.
It was spectacularly success-
ful. Leaders in the community
noted that blacks made up 75
percent of the ridership. What
would happen if they extended
the boycott? management
would have to yield to their
demands or go bankrupt.
Association forms
Black community leaders or-
ganized the Montgomery Im-
provement Association to han-
dle matters related to the boy-
cott. They elected King presi-
dent of the organization.
From the first King por-
trayed the struggle as more
than a conflict between blacks
and whites.
“This is only a conflict be-
tween justice and injustice” he
told his congregation. “We are
not just trying to improve
Negro Montgomery. We are
trying to improve the whole of
Montgomery. If we are ar-
rested every day if we are
exploited every day if we are
triumphed over every day let
nobody pull you so low as to
hate them.”
XV-"5
■i
dPERATOR
liV DESK.
Box 27 1805 Florence Road Texas 76540* telephone
Subscription off post is $22.00 per year. Distribution on post is free.
PRINTER: Frank Maybom Enterprises Inc. 7-V
ADVERTISING MANAGER: Robert Smith
ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Jqhn Atvey Ca«4b- Noessen
Lowe and Connie Ortiz. -7 "X7.7
the right to edit condense or reject any letters received. Letters
words or less though there may be exceptions. Repetitious letters are
aged. Letters should focus on one issue and not'be.$oo (permnat IaM|
carry the signature unit address and telephone number of the auth|fr7
the newspaper will withhold the writer’s name upon request
Address letter to:
*7 Letters to the Editor 7 7 7 7‘V
Fort- Hood Sentinel 7 7 7 '7 7 r"'7v ..w
'S- Fort Hood Texas 76544-5056. -rl-X S
Thursday January 61 9 9 4
installations and to prevent fu-
ture pollution and reduce all
hazardous waste and toxic re-
leases.
A nother goal is to integrate
National Environmental Policy
Act procedures into all opera-
tions and document environ-
mental considerations made by
decision makers.
And the final goal is to pro-
tect natural and cultured re-
sources including endangered
species and archaeological
sites.
As we begin our new year
and make resolutions we
should take our leaders’ advice
and include a resolution to be-
come more environmentally
conscious during 1994.
Whether you area soldier or
civilian being aware of your
personal actions on the envi-
ronment both at work and at
home is the first step in sav-
ing the earth for our children.
We must begin on an indi-.
vidual basis one person at a
time before positive changes
can occur.
him and ordered him to pay a
$1000 fine and court costs.
The sentencing only made
the African-A ericans of
Montgomery more determined.
The boycott continued through
the spring summer and fall.
With each passing month in-
terest in the boycott grew first
in Montgomery then through-
out the United States then
around the world. The bus
company sank into debt.
Authorities arrested King
and his supporters for setting
up the car pools. Officials
maintained the car pools were
an unlicensed business. They
were on trial when word ar-
rived from Washington that
the Supreme Court ruled dis-
crimination in public transpor-
tation was illegal. Officials
freed King and his associates.
Nonviolence wins
Through it all King stuck
fast to his belief in nonvio-
lence. Even when opponents
bombed his home King cau-
tioned against revenge.
Dec. 21 1956 was the first
integrated day in the transit
company’s history.
King urged Montgomery’s
African-Americans to return to
the buses with dignity.
“I would be terribly disap-
pointed if any of you go back to
the buses bragging ‘We the
Negroes won a victory ovei:
the white people”’ he said. “If
you do our struggle will be
lost all over the South. Go
back with humility and meek-
ness.”
King was one of the first
African-Americans to ride the
integrated bus line. He paid
his 15 cents took the trip and
announced “It was a great
ride.”
OOP
Yes. 'mikvm
TbCO rtCT
THE \srCAV
kin DIVISION*.
PREPARE
COPY
elief inkmkm
LWA-flCFIR.
feOEPUtflt...
operator.
1n DESK
PtVtSKHfl
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Horky, Anita. The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1994, newspaper, January 6, 1994; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth310021/m1/4/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.