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VOL. 53 NO. 22
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POOL HALL W IZARD shows off
tricks of the trade at Fort Hood.
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1 5 I I A I N E
LIGENCE BATTALIO N soldiers
plant trees at adopted school.
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2ND ARM O RED IV ISIO N SOL-
IER S run through Dallas.
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ID SECTION OPEN LATE. The ID
Card Section in building 121 will be
open until 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9.
Customers are encouraged to bring
appropriate verifying documents such as
DD Form 4 DD Form 214 promotion
orders birth certificates marriage cer-
tificate divorce decrees or court orders.
Unaccompanied family members must
present a notarized DD Form 1172 or a
valid power of attorney. 287-2518/
3826.
761st TANK BATTALION COM-
MEMORATIVE BANQUET is sched-
uled for 6 p.m. Feb. 11. The banquet
will be held at the Plaza Hotel (formerly
the Sheraton Hotel) in Killeen. Lt. Gen.
Paul E. Funk III Corps and Fort Hood
commander will provide the introduc-
tory remarks and Lt. Geri. (retired)
Julius Becton will deliver the keynote
address.
The battalion America’s first black
armored unit to go into combat will be
honored for contributions and achieve-
ments during World War II. Dr.
Charlie Moore at 287-2832.
DON’T LET TAXES BE TAXING.
The Fort Hood Tax Assistance Program
provides free tax assistance preparation
and electronic tax filing to active duty
family members retirees and DA civil-
ians.
The Fort Hood Tax Center is located
in building 209. 288-5040.
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SECTION A
1st Cav airborne operation........... A3
New 2nd Chem Bn commander .. A3
Environmental Update ....................A4
Happenings on ...........................A5
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DARE students graduate ............. B1
Birth announcements B3
School lunches .................................. B4
Fill out your W-4 form ig ....... B6
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Cav wife sings in Austin ..............
Soldier gives gift of laughter ......
Hot spots on post ............................. C3
Movie listings ................... C8
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Hockey without ic .......................... D1
All-Army sports teams .................. D2
SERVING THE PHANTOM ARMORED CORPS
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By Willie Hay
13th COSCOM Public Affairs
By L.A. Prentice
Fort Hood Texas 76544
Sergeant 1st Class Steve Frazier HQ USAG and Spc. Timothy
Kendrick 13th PAD produce the Fort Hood ‘SITREP’ for local radio
stations. The ‘SITREP’ is a one minute update on the daily happen-
wings on Fort Hood.
Most soldiers have fond memories of the first time
they took leave in the military. The chance to visit
family friends and familiar hangouts offers a much-
needed break from the rigors of military life.
However Pfc. Jeffrey R. Negrete returned to his
unit 21st Combat Support Hospital 1st Medical
Group 13th Corps Support Command with a differ-
ent story to tell. He had survived the Jan. 17
earthquake that devastated much of Los Angeles.
“The sound of glass breaking woke me up at 4:30
that morning” recalled Negrete a 22-year-old medic
who was visiting his father Ruben and his step-
mother in Grenada Hills an L.A. suburb some 4
miles north of the earthquake’s epicenter. “Since the
quake struck without warning I woke up thinking I
was still in Texas and we had just been hit by a
tornado. But after a few seconds I realized I was in
California so I knew it had to be an earthquake.”
Negrete said his previous experience in “earth-
quake country” had prepared him to do the right
things this time.
“I was in a quake in Northern California where I
grew up in the spring of 1992” he said. “The ’92
quake registered higher on the Richter scale than
this one and caused considerable property damage
but it didn’t get as much publicity because it didn’t
hit a metropolitan area.”
The first precaution Negrete took was putting on
his shoes to protect his feet from the broken glass.
Then he and his parents met in the hallway and
1st Cav Div Public Affairs
Practice makes perfect...sort of a cliche but
being combat ready at all times means training
and without training soldiers would be unpre-
pared for battle.
Whether the soldiers are infantry artillery or
engineers during their spare time they can be
found honing in on their combat skills.
The same holds true for soldier-linguists of the
312th Military Intelligence Battalion 1st Cavalry
Division.
Recently soldiers from Company A 312th MI
Bn honed in on their skills with the AT-4.
The AT-4 is an anti-tank missile similar to the
M72A2 Light A ntitank Weapon with a maxi-
mum effective range of 500 meters.
It is capable of immobilizing light armored or
“thin-skinned” vehicles according to Staff Sgt.
Ron Stamper a platoon sergeant in Co A.
For example the AT-4 can immobilize most
Soviet-style reconnaissance vehicles that are com-
monly scattered throughout third world countries.
The AT-4 is similar to the M72A2 LAW in that
it fires only one round and is completely expend-
able. The difference is that the AT-4 is sturdier
being made primarily of the same material as a
kevlar helmet said Stamper.
For the MI battalion the AT-4 is used as a
primary defense weapon because the MI soldiers
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COSCOM soldier survives L.A. quake
‘SITREP’ airs on area radio stations
PR
Unit linguists train with the AT-4
(See AT-4 A2)
Amy Koehler/III Corps
By Amy Koehler
III Corps Public Affairs
Sometimes we get so wrapped up
in work we don’t have the time to
pick up a paper or listen to the
news everyday.
Sgt. 1st Class Steve Frazier III
Corps public affairs office has
come up with a relaxing way to
stay informed with current hap-
penings on Fort Hood.
Every morning Frazier and Spc.
Ty Kendrick can be heard on four
popular radio stations updating
the most current facts on Fort
Hood.
“The idea is to inform as many
people as possible” Frazier said.
“Just about everyone listens to the
radio on the morning drive so this
is the time we’ve chosen to air.”
A one-minute segment called SI-
TREP (situation report) will in-
clude information on activities
Army updates benefits and every-
thing interesting to people work-
ing in and around Fort Hood.
As Frazier and Kendrick “catch
you in your car” you will be get-
ting the most updated information
on that day’s happenings.
Many activities on Fort Hood
are put out on monthly calendars
leaving room for errors in changes
of times. Since SITREP will air
everyday the information is cur-
rent and accurate.
“SITREP is the springboard for
made their way together through the rubble and
outdoors to safety.
“As soon as we made sure none of us was injured
my father and I went back inside to check on the
utilities” Negrete continued. “We knew we had to
shut off the gas and electricity to prevent the
possibility of fire. We also had to set up the hot
water heater which had overturned in the quake.
Then we drained all 40 gallons of water from the
heater into other containers because we had no way
of knowing when we would be able to get more
potable water.”
Negrete spent the final three days of his leave
trying to help his folks and their neighbors recover
from the disaster.
“You have to think about the necessities-wherer
you’re going to get food water and shelter” he said.
“Since we didn’t have any electricity we knew we
could barbecue the meat from the freezer drink the
water we had drained from the water heater and
sleep in the car if we had to.
“I didn’t see anyone in serious need of medical
attention but my father and I tried to prevent people
in the neighborhood from getting injured or losing
their homes” Negrete continued. “One of the first
things we know is critical is shutting off everyone’s
gas and electricity to prevent expositions. Unfortu-
nately two of the houses down the street burned
down because the gas line broke and shorted out the
electricity before someone could turn them off.”
Negrete said the earthquake brought out both the
good and the bad in the people he met.
(See Quake A2)
Lisa A Prentice/2nd Armd Div
Soldiers from Co A 312th Ml Bn 1st Cav Div prepare
to fire AT-4 missile during training last week.
February 3 1994-
Find out what’s happeningj
Fort Hood every morning
your favorite radio station.
SITREP Schedule
FM 92.3 KIIZ
“Z-93” (Urban)
7:50 a.m.
FM 103.1 KOOV
(Country)
6:20 a.m.
FM 105.5 KLFX
“The Fox” (Classic Rock)
6:10 a.m.
FM 106.3 KOOC
“Mix 106” (Adult Contemporary)
6:20 a.m.
things to happen” Frazier said.
“We are looking to widen our pres-
ence on the radio by airing longer
shows in the near future.”
This week listen up for info on
free rapid-refund tax service wres-
tling and other up-and-comings on
Fort Hood.
If you don’t hear SITREP on
your favorite radio station and
want to stay informed on the
morning drive call them up and
ask the station to air SITREP
courtesy of the Fort Hood public
affairs office.
3rd ACR tests
unit’s readiness
during SEDRE
By Nicole L. Whitehead
3rd ACR
January 28 marked the end of
the Pre-Deployment Planning
Phase for the Sea Emergency
Deployment Readiness Exercise
(SEDRE) to be held Feb. 7
through 17.
The exercise will test the
rapid deployment plans for the
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
from Fort Bliss to III Corps
contingency theaters of opera-
tion.
To date every echelon of the
Army has provided input to the
finalized plans.
“Confidence in planning is di-
rectly tied to success in execu-
tion. This is a total team effort-
the regiment the III Corps the
Fort Bliss installation and the
Department of the Army have
all worked closely together for
the past two months to ensure
the success of the exercise” said
Col. Robert M. Young 3rd ACR
commander.
The second phase of the exer-
cise actual pre-deployment
which will include joint rehears-
als with both the 3rd ACR and
post agencies began Jan. 31.
Rehearsals will consist of
alert drills and actual uploading
of sample vehicles and equip-
ment to simulate rail move-
ment.
Next the regiment and post
agencies will upgrade their de-
ploym ent posture in an ti-
cipation of the official alert ex-
pected in the early hours of Feb.
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Once the alert Has been re-
ceived the planning schedule of
events will be executed to in-
clude the initial uploading of
vehicles and preparation for rail
operations Feb. 7 through 9.
Upon completion trains will
move to the sea port for loading
on ships.
Although this is the first
SEDRE for Fort Bliss this is
the third exercise of its kind for
III Corps.
Fort Hood has conducted two
sea deployment exercises for the
1st Cavalry Division.
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