The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1994 Page: 5 of 34
thirty four 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:
February 1 7 1 9 9 4
By Larry R. Butterfas
4th PAD
Many people who live in
America would never con-
sider the possibility of ever
living anywhere else. No-
where does that hold more
true than here in Texas.
OR
British native realizes dream
From England to Texas and the U.S. Army Pvt. Johnathon
Page Btry A 2nd Bn 82nd FA has gone from lighting up
stoves to cooking to lighting up the sky while firing an M109
Howitzer.
CASH PLUS
Need CA$H until PAYDAY?
However leaving their
home country for America is
a dream that some people
strive to make happen.
In the 1st Cavalry Divi-
sion there is one such per-
son a soldier whose dream of
coming to America brought
him to the heart of the coun-
try and into the service of
a chance to rebuild your credit?
FT. HOOD’S FULL SERVICE
PAYDAY LOANS
And Check Cashing Facility
554-3242
1001 Wiltowsprings Rd.
Killeen'
7-H Pfaza
DELTA DENTAL PLAN PATIENTS
Why wait several months to get
your teeth cleaned and checked?
Make the short drive to Temple
and be seen as soon as
possible!
J. PHILIP DAVIS JR.
1500 South 31st Street
(1/4 mile North of S&W)
Temple TX 76504
(817) 773-0055
Office Hours: 8-5 Mon.-Thurs.
9-12 Fri.
Call NOW for an appointment.
marry R. Butterfas/4th PAD
the United States Army.
Pvt. 2 Johnathon Page a
cannon crewmember in Bat-
tery A 2nd Battalion 82nd
Field Artillery Regiment
was born and lived the first
19 years of his life in Brack-
ley England.
Page 22 made his first
trip the U.S. when he was a
teenager.
“But I’ve wanted to live in
America since I was a little
boy” he said.
The road to America began
about four years ago for
Page.
“I was working on the
American air force base in
England and met this guy
whose father was in the Air
Force. We became friends
and he invited me home”
Page said.
That visit changed Page’s
life forever. His friend had a
sister and soon Page was
going to the house to see her
and not her brother. The two
were married soon after and
decided to come to America.
They lived in West Virginia
until Page joined the Army
six months ago.
Page and his family will
be reunited in April when
his wife and son join him
here at Fort Hood.
“W hy A erica?” one
might ask this Englishman.
His answer “The people
here are so much more
friendly. In England every-
one keeps to themselves. But
over here you have a lot of
barbecues and you invite
your neighbors over and ev-
eryone is friendly.”
At 16 Page graduated
from high school and went
on to a local culinary school
where he spent two years
getting certified as a chef.
A
&
Tickets available
from
Members of
the Killeen
Killeen-Heights
Killeen Evening
and
Copperas Cove
ROTARY CLUBS
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL
634-3175
By Larry R. Butterfas
4th PAD
When do your friends become
your enemies? When you get
into a fight? When you find out
they’ve lied to you? How about
when they go to the National
Training Center at Fort Irwin
Calif. to fight as part of the
opposing force?
The soldiers of Company B
2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry
Regiment 1st Cavalry Divi-
sion did just that as they went
up against their old unit the
2nd Brigade of the 2nd Ar-
mored Division in January.
“We came out of gunnery in
early December and our bat-
talion commander offered us
the chance to go to the NTC to
be the OPFOR in January”
said Capt. Jose Saucedo Co B
2nd Bn 7th Cav Regt com-
mander.
With block leave for the holi
By Eric E. Parris
4th PAD
BLACK I MAGE
Soldiers in the 1st Cavalry Division took
another step forward recently in the ongoing
effort to improve combat readiness on the
battlefield.
The latest improvement is the upgraded
version of the “Trailblazer” system used for
direction-finding intelligence missions. And
the soldiers of Company C 312th Military
Intelligence Battalion 1st Cav Div are the
first to use the improved system.
The major change said Sgt. 1st Class Lance
Carlson the Trailblazer platoon sergeant is in
where the system is located.
“It’s (Trailblazer) been put on a 5-ton truck.
Before it was on an M1015 (track vehicle) and
that is what this major overhaul is about”
Carlson said.
During the first two weeks in February the
soldiers have been training and testing on the
a
"YOUR FULL SERVICE HAIR SALON"
WEAVING RELAXERS •TINTING FULL LINE
BftAIDS GOOD HAIR MANICURES OF
•CU RLS PRODUCTS MAKEUP
Spring Special
E E A I
W ITH A N EM IC A SERVICE
WITH THIS AD
1314 GEORGETOWN RD.
COPPERAS COVE 547-1442
MASTERCARD AND VISA ACCEPTED
5S3P
IN KILLEEN
Friday February 25th 1994
a
The PLAZA Hotel
7:00 P.M. til 11:00 P.M.
FUN FOOD PRIZES
Chance to win a trip to Las Vegas
&
Soldiers turn enemy for NTC rotation
days begininng in five days
the soldiers and NCOs showed
their professionalism as stor-
age containers were packed
along with soldiers’ gear and a
preparation for overseas move-
ment was completed.
After returning from leave
the advance party arrived at
the NTC led by 1st Lt. Chris
Curry executive officer Sauce-
do said.
He signed for illets
MILES gear vehicles and ev-
erything else we would need.
When the main body got there
we were ready to begin the
exercise” Saucedo said.
The mission: to augment the
152nd Infantry Regiment NTC
OPFOR with 100 dismounted
fighting soldiers.
“As the augmentees we were
using 13s fitted with a BMP
Russian armored vehicle de-
sign” Saucedo explained. “We
were the lookouts for the
OPFOR.
New ‘Trailblazer’ system points the way
BROCK'S
FORT HOOD SENTINEL A5
“There’s always that drive to
want to be the best and defeat
whoever you go up against”
Saucedo said. “The fact that we
were up against our old parent
unit didn’t matter. We were
the OPFOR and our job was to
defeat the Blue Force-whoever
they were.”
He added “It was great
knowing that these were old
friends before the battles
began and that they would still
be friends after the battles
were complete.”
Many battles were fought
and won by both sides during
the course of the exercise with
both sides giving it their all.
When the battles ended 2nd
Bn 7th Cav Regt came home
to Fort Hood wiser.
“We learned how the Red
Force operates how they ma-
neuver and how they think”
Saucedo said. “When we hit
that battlefield in October
we’ll be ready for them.”
upgraded equipment Carlson said. It takes a
team of six soldiers to operate each of the five
systems Co has.
“We’re in a phase where we’re training our
people and making sure the internal upgrades
went well” he said.
Carlson added that this upgrade is signifi-
cant. The 1st Cav Div is the first in the Army
to get the full electronics and 5-ton truck
upgrades and only one platoon in each divi-
sion has the Trailblazer.
In addition to improving combat readiness
the system has improved morale as well.
“Morale is up a thousand percent and opera-
tional readiness has gone up” Carlson said.
Capt. Timothy Grant Co commander
echoed Carlson’s assessment.
The new system will definitely improve op-
erational readiness and require less mainte-
nance Grant said. The soldiers have gone
through a series of practical exercises on the
equipment and have also taken a written test.
BUY SELL TRADE
GUNS COINS
SPEICAL ORDERS AT 10% ABOVE WHOLESALE
GOLD SILVER WWII ITEMS WANTED ■«
1606-A East Highway 190
Copperas Cove 547-2670
VEGAS
■dRk'C-jA
4P-tS
a
r\:
GUNS &
COINS
itiiii
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. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1994, newspaper, February 17, 1994; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth310027/m1/5/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.