The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1990 Page: 1 of 36
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VOL. 49 NO. 32
401st MPs
welcomed
with honors
Soldiers of the 401st Military
Police Company 720th Military
Police Battalion 89th Military
Police Brigade were welcomed
back with honors from Operation
* “Just Cause” in Panama at an
awards ceremony Jan. 12 on
Sadowski Field.
Three soldiers were awarded the
Purple Heart Medal: Pvt. 1 Eric
Jones for wounds received Dec.
20 and Pfc. Scott L. Roth post-
humously. Spec. Jimmy D. Hank-
ins had received the Purple Heart
Medal before the ceremony.
Seven soldiers were awarded the
Army Commendation Medal for
meritorious service during the
period Dec. 20 through Jan. 6:
Spec. James A. Hopkins Jr. Spec.
James L. Negaard Sgt. Roosev-
elt Martinez Sgt. Steve Lopez
Staff Sgt. Gregory E. Borders Sgt.
1st Class William E. Lee and 1st
Lt. Colleen M. Watson.
“An Army must have the will to
win” said Lt. Gen. Richard G.
Graves commanding general of
I HI Corps and Fort Hood in his
remarks “and those who serve in
that Army must pledge themselves
to selfless service. That is basic to
the warrior ethic... thatisbasicto
strong leadership... that is also
basic to III Corps and these sol-
diers. They have demonstrated
the will to excell in a tough and
trying situation. They are in a
word winners. This winning spirit
entails a dedication and self-dis-
cipline that can make ordinary
people do extraordinary things
(III Corps Public Affairs)
By Daniel aloney
III Corps Public Affairs
Cost effective ideas always welcome
In the thick of battle an M-l
Abrams tank suddenly slams to a
halt mechanical failure now
what? That weapon has to get
back into the fight immediately.
The only options are costly and
time-consuming. One Bring a
truck-load of equipment into the
battle site to conduct a diagnostic
check. Two Remove the engine
and possibly replace it.
At least those were the only
options until this scenario occurred
at a recent National Training
Center rotation involving elements
of Headquarters and Headquar-
ters Company 1-66 Armored
Regiment 2nd Armored Division.
Eight M-ls were pulled out of a
battle because of high- tempera-
ture engine readings. But those
tanks were back in that battle
almost immediately because of
two enterprising soldiers who used
a home-made device to diagnose
the cause of the problem.
Master Sergeant Dennis M.
Bouse senior maintenance super-
visor and Sgt. 1 st Class Pierre H.
Paquette M-l Tank maintenance
supervisor both of HHC 1-66
Armor Regt 2nd Armd Div util-
ized their mechanical ability and
ingenuity to construct apiece of
Test Measurement Diagnostic
Equipment (TMDE) or as they
tentatively call it the Big Break
Out Box (BOB).
Using Big BOB BouSe and
Paquette pinpointed clogged air
filters as the cause of the high-
temperature readings. The filters
were cleaned and the tanks re-
entered the battle.
DURING THIS one particular
exercise Big BOB saved $311219
per engine or $2489752 overall
according to figures cbmpiled by
Bouse and Paquette as well as
labor and transportation.
According to management ana-
lysts for the Command Studies
Branch of the Management Ana-
lysts Division of the Directorate
of Resource Management (DRM)
the prime movers and shakers of
the Fort Hood Army Suggestion
Program Big BOB is a forward
battlefield system that can be
hand-carried to the field trou-
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Alternate Realities.... ........B6 Pet of the Week........... .1...D1
As a Matter of Fact.... ...... B6 Ready and Vigilant....... .....D3
Blackhorse Bugle..... .......A2 Signal Report.............. ... 04
Care and Concern..... ...... B8 Multi-lingual Briefs....... .n
COSCOM News......... ...... B4 Sports......... ..............
Family Briefs............ ...... D1 Student Forum............ ... A5
Hood Briefs.............. .... D10 Texas Trails................ ... B6
Leisure Briefs........... ...... B6 Transportation Topics... A7
Library A nsw ers........ ..... B7 Truth in Testing........... ... 08
Mayors’ Notes.......... ...... D2 Volunteer Corner......... D1
Off Duty................... ...... B6 Weather..................... D10
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REFORGER ’90
Hell on Wheels soldiers
deploy C1.
HOME OF THE PHANTOM MO
Lt. Col. Kenneth R. Wood 720th MP Bn commander
embraces Pvt. 1 Eric K. Jones after the awards
ceremony Friday where Jones was presented the
Purple Heart Medal for Wounds received Dec. 20
Two soldiers save Army over $2 million
bleshoot reasons for the mechani-
cal breakdown and get a tank
back into battle quicker and more
efficiently than any existing diag-
nostic equipment used in the field.
The future of Big BOB as a pos-
sible addition to the M-l’s repair-
equipment arsenal is being evalu-
mated by the the Fort Hood Army
Suggestion Program and the Fort
Hood Science Adviser.
The Fort Hood Science Adviser
Army Suggestion Program and
Big BOB all share a common link
in the future of the Army’s tech-
nological advancement.
According to Dr. Pat Easton Fort
Hood Science Adviser his overall
goal is “bringing new technology
to the field quicker.”
The position of Science Adviser
is part of thp Army Material
Command-Field Assistance in
Science and Technology or AMC-
FAST program. This program was
initiated in 1984 when it was
determined that the working re-
lationship between the field Army
and AMC laboratories should be
improved.
EASTON ONE of only 17 sci-
ence advisers worldwide said
getting new technology to the field
as soon as possible means “reduc-
ing the acquisition cycle” to keep
it in step with the fast pace of
technology.
A large part of cutting down on
the acquisition cycle means pre-
paring an airtight proposal for
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during Operation 'Just Cause.' Previously Spec.
Jimmy D. Hankins received the Purple Heart Medal.
Pfc. Scott L. Roth received the award posthumously.
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any suggested technological
change. This proposal is then
presented to the post deputy
commanding general who then
decides on implementation.
Preparing a proposal is where
the Army Suggestion Program and
DRM come in.
New ideas that promote a change
for the better on post must go
through DRM under the auspices
of the Army Suggestion Program.
Once an idea enters the system
proponent agencies conduct an
overall evaluation and approve or
disapprove the idea.
However all ideas that come
through are reviewed by the dep-
uty commanding general even if
proponent agencies disapprove it.
In the case of Big BOB DRM
assisted Bouse and Paquette in
preparing the official “suggestion
paperwork.” Plans also include
filming tank crews using Big BOB
for presentation to the Fort Hood
Command Group.
ACCORDING TO Easton the
“visibility provided by the sug-
gestion program helps bring new
ideas to the forefront.”
Adoption of the Demming phi-
losophy of production which
implements the suggestions of
those working everyday with a
certain piece of machinery is the
way of the future for the Army
according to Easton.
‘The man who works with a tank
everyday may have abetter way
of doing things” he said.
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WASHINGTON Forces of the
Army and Air Force Reserve
Components were deployed to
Panama for Operation “Just
Cause” but they were both “un-
sung and unpublicized” accord-
ing to the Reserve Officers Asso-
ciation of the United States.
Retired Army Reserve Maj. Gen.
Evan L. Hultman executive di-
rector of the Capitol Hill-based
organization said that elements
of the Army reserve and the Air
Force Reserve and Air National
Guard went to Panama “and with-
out the participation of the re-
serve components the operation
could not have taken place as
planned.”
The Army Reserve participation
included portions of two psycho-
logical operations battalions six
civil affairs commands and more
than 100 individual reservists
possessing mission essential
skills. Twenty guard and reserve
air elements included airlift air-
craft for troops and supplies aerial
refueling and aeromedical evacu-
ation.
The 919th Special Operations
Group from Duke Field Fla. flew
AC-130A gunships in support of
the operation and Air National
Guard A-7 fighters flew more than
20 air support sorties.
“Perhaps one reason the reserve*
component support has gone vir-
tually unnoticed is that it’s be-
coming routine and necessary for
reserve and active forces to inte-
grate during both operations and
training” Hultman said.
(See RESERVES A3)
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
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Remembering King
Post Chaplain (Col.) Wesley V. Geary addresses a
crowded Howze Theater Jan. 12 in celebration of
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr/s birthday. Geary’s speech
brought much laughter and gave an in-depth look at
King's dream. A documentary film on King’s life was
shown prior to Geary's speech.
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(Photo by Samantha Shirlcy-Joncs)
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