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Greetings to the Troopers, Families, and friends of the

Professionals. The Professionals have had another

exciting month and as always, continue to set the standard

for others to follow.

This month, leaders from across the Battalion and the

BCT came together to participate in a Revolutionary War

battlefield staff ride visiting Kings Mountain, GuildfordCourthouse, and Cowpens. This was a great opportunity to

apply historical lessons learned to today's modern

battlefield while increasing unit camaraderie. In addition,

leaders from the Professionals participated in the BCT ran

Propblast which challenged them both physically and

mentally.

The Professionals also provided a salute battery and

the color guard for the FORSCOM change of command this

month. Members of the Barbarians (Bravo Battery) and

the Hurricanes (HHB) were personally recognized for their

outstanding performance by the Chief of Staff of the Army,

FORSCOM Commander, and the FORSCOM Command

Sergeant Major.

In addition, the Professionals hosted the Division

Retirement Ceremony this month. As always, they

performed superbly and received accolades from the

Division Chain of Command.

We also conducted our Battalion Spring Fling

Party for our Paratroopers and Family members. We

had an outstanding turnout and everyone had a

great time. I again want to thank everyone for their

support in making this event such a great success. Iespecially want to thank Chaplain Jones who

spearheaded the planning efforts along with our

outstanding FRG leaders. Lastly I want to thank all

the Troopers who assisted in the set-up and

tear-down efforts. Everyone's contributions are

greatly appreciated.

Words cannot express how truly honored I am to

have been given the opportunity to command such

an outstanding organization. I am amazed daily by

the technical and tactical competence displayed by

our Paratroopers and their ability to rise to greatness

when called upon.

GO PRO!

PRO6 - LTC Jason Jones

PRO9 - CSM John Condliffe

Looky here PRO Families this

train has been nonstop at 100mph all

month! You have heard the stories

from your loved ones and felt the

pains of the long days and late nights.

We are not done for this month either,

we have a retirement ceremonyThursday the 28th of March that we

will host for the Division. Good times!

Your Soldiers have been amazing

to say the least, working hard all week

long and then enjoying a couple 4-day

weekends only to come back to carry

the figurative 5lb sack with 10 lbs of

work load.

We are the masters of reacting

to contact with the Brigade, any last

minute taskingsPRO comes thru.

As you will see throughout the PRO-

Gram, many of your loved ones

have been recognized at the

battalion level up to the FORSCOMcommand. We are front page news

for the BCT and that is something to

be proud of and brag about.

Families, sincerely Cindy and I

would like to say thanks for all you

do for this Battalion. There are a

few events coming up and we look

forward to seeing all of you there

CSM C

2-321 Field Artillery Regiment (ABN)Bldg B-1329 Salerno Road Fort Bragg, NC 28310BN Staff Duty Phone: 910-396-0896

March 2013

Volume 1, Issue 4

The PRO-Gram

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Inside this issue:

PRO6/PRO9 1

HHB and Alpha Battery 2-3

Bravo Battery and Golf Co. 4-5

Calendar /Chaplain/FRSA 6

PRO6: LTC Jason Jones

PRO9: CSM John

Condliffe


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Headquarters and Headquarters BatteryHurricanes

Hello from the Hurricanes!

It seems as though the month of March occurred

over just a weeks time span. During this month, the

Battery went to the field for the first time since

re-deploying. Select members of the Battery deployed to

the field to support our brothers in Alpha and Bravo

Battery during Live Fire Exercises and enabled the

Battalion to exercise its digital gunnery capabilities.

Overall, the exercise was a success and set conditions

for the Battalion to conduct more complex digitalmissions in the future. In addition, the Battery continued

to conduct a variety of training in preparation for

upcoming field training exercises (FTX), to include convoy

simulator training, new equipment training on our newly

fielded Q-50 Radar, and supply discipline training.

Congratulations! go out to SPC Mata and SPC Ramos for

graduating from the Warrior Leader Course. Several

Troopers also received the Army Commendation and

Army Achievement Medals for their support to one of our

sister Brigades during a Global Response Force (GRF)

Outload and the Battalions digital training exercise,

respectively.

Lastly, we want to extend our thanks to our newest FRG

volunteers, Abbie Cales, Treasurer, and Ashley Martinus,

Key Caller.

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HHB Upcoming EventsFRG Meeting : 9 APR 2013 1800 @ BN Classroom

Wabbit Hunter Bowl : 5 APR 2013

CPT Jones/1SG Martinez

PromotionsSSG WhitesideSPC Dogherra

SGT Ramirez ran TOC Operations

during MRAP RVTT trainingHHB Color Guard receiving coinsfrom the Chief of Staff of the Army

HHB Award ceremony for PFC Jean,

PVT Namm, SGT Buelna &

SPC Henderson

LTC Jones & CSM Condiliffe reward HHB with the 100%

REENLISTMENT streamer for meeting their mission 100%

Trooper of The MonthSPC Wesley Dogherra

MAJ Peay lead Operations in the

TOC during PROs live fire


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Alpha BatteryAssassins

Family and Friends of The Assassins

March was an outstanding month for the

Assassins. We continue to build on the training events

of previous months and all the hard work and effort of

your Paratroopers is clearly paying off. We spent several

days in the field getting back to our jobs sending

rounds down range. The Battery successfully fired over

700 live rounds during day and night operations.

Following this outstanding training, we turned our focus

to recovery operations so we can ensure our

equipments remains at its operational level. In addition,

we focused on weapon marksmanship, executing aM249 (SAW) and M240B range as well as an M4 zero

and qualification range. Troopers participated in an

orienteering course as we regain our land navigation

skills. We fare welled and welcomed several

outstanding Paratroopers and their Families thanks

and good luck to all those departing and welcome to

the new members of our team! We received

outstanding support from the Battery FRG this month

as well, as we were welcomed back from the field with a

hot meal and baked goods. The FRG meeting at the

Bowling Alley and the Battalion-led Spring Fling rounded

an outstanding month and has us set up for continued

success in April. As always, thank you for your

outstanding love and support for all the men of the

Assassin Battery!


PCSSSG Yanez

Alpha Battery Upcoming EventsBattery Cookout & 5K: April 6th, 1000 @ Pope Park

CPT Turner/1SG Dean

BirthdaysAPR

SPC (P) Garcia 3 APR

1LT Foley 3 APR

SPC Hankins 4 APR

SPC DeLeon 4 APR

PFC Arguello 5 APR

SGT Cohran 10 APR

SPC Lane 13 APR

PV2 DeDios 14 APR

SSG Dean 18 APR

SSG Moline 19 APRPFC Oster 28 APR

PFC Anderson 29 APR

SPC Groover & PFC Wulff training on

the 240B machine gun

Paratroopers from A Btry getting

promoted during pay day activities

SSG De La Cruz leads his section duringLive Fire training

CPT Turner leads A Btry during the 4th BCT Run

1SG Dean prepares the Paratroopers of

A Btry for Command Maintenance

Trooper of the MonthSPC Caughey


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Bravo BatteryBarbarians


Bravo Battery Upcoming EventsFRG Meeting : 16 January 2013

CPT Gilstrap/1SG Carter

BirthdaysMARPFC Parrish3 MAR

SSG Mattos9 MAR

SSG(P) Perts11 MAR

PFC Vetrone11 MAR

SSG Walrath23 MAR

SSG Bader24 MAR

SPC Smith-25 MAR

SPC Schoesser-29 MAR

Bravo BatteryBarbarians

Well the months seem to just be ticking away as

Bravo Battery keeps motoring along. During this last

month, the Barbarians have conducting a Battery Live

Fire Exercise to establish and test the capability to

shoot a digital fire mission from sensor (Observer) to

Shooter (Howitzer Crew). This is something that has

not happened in over two years. Upon returning from

the field the Battery had to get polished up to provide

an artillery salute for the Chief of Staff of the Army,

Gen Raymond Odierno, during his visit for the

FORSCOM Relinquishment of Command Ceremony.

Due to the hard work and dedication of the Troopers

of Bravo Battery, we were able to execute this salute

to the highest standard and even received praise from

Gen Odierno, the highest ranking Artilleryman in the

Army. On the family front we have tried to have

maximum family time this month, in preparation for

the upcoming Intensive Training Cycle. During this

month the Spouses of the Barbarians, we able to bond

during their Girls Night Out while we were most

recently out in the field. The Battery also had a well

attended Battery FRG Meeting, a Battery Family Fun

Day, and the Battalion Spring Fling. ALL THE WAY!

Barbarian 6/9

Bravo Battery Upcoming EventsFRG Meeting : APR 17th, 1630

CPT Gilstrap/1SG Carter

PCS/ETSPCSSSG Gonzalez

SSG Michael

SSG Mowbery

ETSSGT Gaff

PromotionsPV2 Ryan Millman

SPC Robert Haas

SSG Jose Castillo

Troopers Conduct Q-50 Counter

Mortar Training1LT Woolwine & B Btry standby for

Salute

SSG Castillo Shows 4th BCT CDR COL

Watson how to utilize the Howitzer SiteSFC Yeager and his daughter, Hailey,enjoying the BN Spring Fling

Bravo Battery Conducting Artillery Salute during the FORSCOM

Relinquishment of Command CeremonyTrooper of the Month:

PFC Bathoa


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Golf CompanyGrizzlies

Greetings from Team Grizzly!Grizzly Family, I want to thank everyone for

your support this month. We had a great

turn-out for both the Company FRG meeting as

well as the Battalion Spring Fling. I am very

excited to see the new volunteers come

onboard and our program beginning to build

momentum. The Spring Fling Pie in the Face

and Easter basket raffles were great fund

raisers and have given us a great help in

bettering our FRG. The money raised will give

us a solid base to work off of as we continue to

fundraise and strengthen our group. I look

forward to the next opportunity for all of us to

come together, have some fun, and celebrate

as a Family. As for upcoming training, the

month of April will be a very busy time for us as

we enter our Intensive Training Cycle and we

will need all the support we can get. Again,

thank you for your great work.


Golf Company Upcoming EventsFRG Meeting : 24 APR @ BN Classroom

White Slip For All Leadership: 2 MAY

CPT Ferretti/1SG Cox

BirthdaysSSG Delorme 17 MAR

SSG Billings 11 MAR

SPC Newble-23 MAR

SPC Coursey-28 MAR

SSG Reillo-5 MARSPC Woods-28 MAR

SGT Spence-2 MAR

SGT Phillips-22 MAR

PVT Mincks-26 MAR

PromotionsSSG Giron

SGT Troncoso

Team Grizzly provides food

service support for the PROSpring Fling

SGT Johnson explain proper

servicing for a Howitzer

CPT Ferretti congratulates SPC Mojicamoto for

graduation the Warrior Leader Course

A Senior Mechanic inspects equipment

tie-downs before transport to the field

Maintenance team hard at work

keeping PRO mission ready

Trooper of the Month:SGT Julio Diaz


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Chaplains CornerSpring has now officially arrived and

even though its only 25 degrees in

the morning, we have hope that great

weather is just around the corner. You

may have noticed buds on the trees,

lilies popping up in your yard and the

sun brightening the day just as bit

longer than it did a few weeks ago.

Its a great time of year!

Spring is a time of new beginnings.

Easter is just around the corner and

while its a holiday season that brings

out many fun traditions and family

events, for many people of faith this is

a season of celebrating the hope

found in the resurrected Savior. So,

as you enjoy the gorgeous days

leading to summer, think about and

apply the true hope found in the

resurrection and have a wonderful

Easter and Spring break.

List of Chapel Services on Ft. Bragg:http://www.bragg.army.mil/directorates/

chaplain/chapels/Pages/Default.aspx

Here to Serve,

CH (CPT) Cliff [email protected]

910-396-0909

SPC Grant Van Brimmer (CH Assistant)

Training Schedule and Upcoming Important Events

Upcoming Training EventsRetirement Ceremony - 28 MAR

Live fire Exercise - 8-12 APR

Pay Day Activities - 5 APR

PLT EXEVALs - 30 APR-10 MAY

Upcoming EventsBN Steering Committee Meeting: 11 APR

Wabbit Hunters Bowl: 5 APRIL

FRG RepresentativesFRSA: Mr. Leon Walden: 910-396-0956

HHB: Mrs. Shelly Mawyer: 703-629-7409Mrs. Iris Bailey: 803-767-5768

Alpha: Mrs. Christina Turner: 859-433-1627Mrs. Mellissa Dean: 910-574-3664

Bravo: Mrs. Leah Brunner: 316-734-1582Mrs. Brittney Yeager: 719:426-7195

Golf: Mrs. Amy McKenzie: 978-580-6576Mrs. Mandy Jo Downey: 910-224-4244

FRSA CornerArmy guidance stipulates that

certain FRG activities are

essential. The type and scope

of activities depends on a large

number of factors, including:

-Commanders budget for FRG

mission activities

-Identified needs of unit

Soldiers, civilian employees,

and their families

-Command interest and

emphasis number of FRG

members

-Time, energy, and creativity of

FRG membership

-Makeup of the FRG (e.g., the

percentage of single Soldiers,

number of years Soldiers and

their family have served withthe military.)

Mr. Leon Walden (FRSA)[email protected]

910-396-0956

CSA, Gen Odierno with the2/321st Color Guard

PRO Troopers Of The MonthHHB: SPC DogherraAlpha: SPC CaugheyBravo: PFC Bathoa

Golf: SGT DiazCONGRATULATIONS!

PRO Re-enlistmentsHHB: SPC Andrew Berry

Bravo: SPC Alberto Pagan

Golf: SSG Warren Martinez

Hails2LT Travis Hunt- HHBSFC Miguel Dulanto- HHB

CPT Richard Martinus- HHB

1SG David Dean- A BTRY

2LT Logan- B BTRYFarewells

1LT Logan McDarment- HHB

SFC Ronald Truax- HHB

CPT Jacob Dudley- HHB

MAJ Aaron Felter- HHB

SFC Maurice Hawkins- HHB
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