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First DHHB Soldiers return from mission in Iraq

Families prepare for approaching deployments
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TEAMWORK is the foundation of the Big Red One. I shall

never fail my team, for I maintain the standard. My conduct and 

self-discipline set the example for others to follow.

HONOR is what I stand for–an American Soldier on duty

for my country. My loyalty is intense. I display care for

my fellow Soldiers and my chain of command through courage, 

respect, integrity and compassion.

I have learned to ENDURE

, to thrive in adversity. 

The harsh reality of combat gives me the enthusiasm for

realistic training. I am physically and mentally strong to

meet the demanding situations my unit encounters.

We are one in the Big Red One. Our BROTHERHOOD

gives us strength to fight on to any objective and accomplish the 

mission as our veterans have done before us. I live the legacy of my division.

READINESS is my priority. To be ready for any mission,

anytime, anywhere. My business is first-class training and living high 

standards of care and equipment, weaponry and tactical and 

technical competence.

My ORGANIZATION is my strength. The BRO is bigger 

than any one individual. It gives me purpose, self-confidence, 

competitive spirit, intestinal fortitude and the desire to fight 

with all my heart.

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1st Infantry Division Commander

Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks

1st Infantry Division CSM

Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Champagne

1st Infantry Division PAO

Lt. Col. Sophie Gainey

Editor

Anna Newman

Staff Writers

Jordan Chapman

Stephanie Hoff

Illustrator

Justin Angeles

Photo by the 3rd ibct public affairs office 

No Mission too Difficult. No Sacrifice too Great.

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Cover: Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Com-

bat Team roll out wire at the National Training 

Center, Fort Irwin, Calif.

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Departments

Features

Danger 6

Making life stable for 

Soldiers, Families Danger 7

Achieving victory means 

times of absence Danger Forward

Proper healthcare takes 

center stage in Iraq 

Dagger Brigade staying sharp

Soldiers train for 

mission at JRTC 

Devil Brigade preps for mission 

Latest venture into Iraq one of 

communication, cooperation Duke Brigade training hard

NTC training getting Soldiers 

ready for Afghanistan A breed apart

Dauntless Brigade offers 

wide array of skills

Keeping Families strong

Deployment preparations 

include Family networks

Receiving a warm reception

Nearly 200 DHHB Soldiers 

return from mission in Iraq Around the division

Transition teams arrive 

home to Fort Riley

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n the coming months, the 1st Infantry Division will deploy thousands of Soldiers out the doors of 

posts across four states.

Elements of the 1st Heavy Brigade 

Combat Team and all of the 2nd Heavy 

Brigade Combat Team will deploy to 

Iraq from Fort Riley, where they will 

work to advise and assist Iraqi Security Forces as the Iraqi people continue 

to work towards strengthening their 

nation.

The 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat 

Team, at Fort Knox, Ky., elements of the 

4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at 

Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and parts of 

the 75th Fires Brigade at Fort Sill, Okla., 

are headed to Afghanistan. There, our 

Soldiers will work to increase security 

for the Afghan citizens and loosen the 

grip of terrorist groups there. 

The Big Red One has a long history 

of taking the fight to the enemy and 

the many campaign streamers that 

hang from the division colors are testament to this. In World War I, Soldiers 

in the newly organized 1st Division set 

sail just 36 days after the division’s creation. That didn’t deter them at all—

our Soldiers fought with distinction in 

the battles of St. Mihiel, Argonne, 

Picardy and many others.

A lot has changed in the past 93 

years since the division was created. 

The one thing that has not changed is 

the tenacity and courage of a Big Red 

One Soldier.

In the past 12 months, every element 

in our division has deployed this year 

in support of the global fight that our 

nation continues to wage. The Combat 

Aviation Brigade, Sustainment Brigade 

and the Division Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battalion are all in the 

midst of deployments to Iraq and Kuwait. Each time 1st Infantry Division 

units leave their home stations, our Soldiers rise to the occasion, pass the test 

and raise the standard. Our Soldiers are 

well-trained, fit and prepared for the 

challenges ahead of them. While they 

will miss their Families and friends, 

they realize the task before them is vitally important.

For those of you headed out the 

door, there is no more important task 

on your shoulders than to take care of 

each other. For noncommissioned officers, that means taking care of your Soldiers, whose lives and well-being depend on you. For Soldiers, that means 

taking care of the man on your right 

and left. Make sure that your training 

and physical fitness standards do not 

slip, even while deployed. Ensure that 

morale within your unit doesn’t begin 

to fall. Take care of each other.

We’ll be here to welcome you home.

Now...get after it.

Throughout the history of this 

great division, the Big Red One 

has been first to fight in numerous conflicts—and then continued 

that fight as long as necessary. Our current conflict has stretched over eight 

years and 1st Infantry Division units 

have, and continue, to contribute to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 

fact, by the time Thanksgiving hits, 

nearly all of our Big Red One units will 

be deployed in some form or fashion, as 

you’ll read about in the following pages 

of Duty First! magazine.

Each of these units will have a 

unique mission, from our own Division 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion in southern Iraq, to our 3rd Infantry 

Brigade Combat Team, which will deploy for a second time to Afghanistan 

under Operation Enduring Freedom. 

Our 1st and 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Teams are deploying on an accelerated timeline, as they will take on the 

important mission of advising and assisting Iraqi security forces under Operation New Dawn. The Combat Aviation Brigade is still moving through the 

skies of all of Iraq as the only Aviation 

Brigade remaining in Iraq, and 1st Sustainment Brigade stretched across four 

countries in the middle east has an extremely important mission of transporting, refurbishing and reallocating 

equipment as part of the responsible 

drawdown of forces in Iraq.

So as you can see, our Big Red One 

Soldiers are clearly demonstrating the 

versatility of today’s Soldiers and 

proving for them, there is no mission 

too difficult. 

And while our Soldiers are downrange taking care of business, there are 

Families left behind back home who 

are taking care of business that is just 

as important. They are supported by 

rear commands who become the anchor for the commander. After eight 

years of war, our Army Families have 

sacrificed much. Many only get one 

year at home with their Soldier before 

he or she deploys again. That time at 

home is precious because during that 

year, Soldiers are busy going through 

resiliency and reintegration training, 

resetting equipment and then training 

up again in preparation for whatever 

mission they are given. 

We are working toward making life 

more stable and predictable for Soldiers and Families when they are in 

garrison. We aim to have a predictable 

training schedule, with training events 

locked in six weeks out and a duty day 

that starts at 9 a.m. and ends by 6 p.m. 

We will give Soldiers and Leaders the 

time to keep their lives in balance. 

Block leave and training holiday opportunities also are part of the effort to 

help Soldiers and Families rest, reset 

themselves and grow stronger. We’re 

working to bring mobile training teams 

to our troops, instead of sending them 

TDY to school and, ultimately, away 

from their Families.

In this era of persistent conflict the 

development of strength for the fight 

comes from developing fitness and resilience in the individual. That is what 

being Army Strong is all about. Thanks 

for your service; your sacrifices and 

your contributions to this segment of 

the history of the 1st Division. 

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The benefits of stability Absence a price of freedom 

Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks Division Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Champagne
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What was once a deployment set to include nearly 

3,500 Soldiers has now decreased by approximately 

2,600 servicemembers.

Soldiers of the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat 

Team were recently notified the “Devil” Brigade 

will not deploy as an entire unit as initially 

planned. 

“The dynamics of the deployment have 

changed, not everybody is going. Four battalions 

are staying back,” said Maj. Eric Schmidt, rear detachment commander for the unit. 

Approximately 900 Soldiers of the 3,500 Soldier-strong brigade will deploy this fall. The units 

set to deploy are the brigade’s Headquarters and 

Headquarters Company, the Special Troops Battalion and 101st Forward Support Battalion. 

The “Devil” Brigade is now preparing for the 

Army’s latest mission in Iraq, one of communication and cooperation. Unlike previous deployments, the brigade’s main focus will be supporting 

Iraqi security forces in their peacekeeping efforts. 

“We’re way past the kinetics of the surge,” 

said Brig. Gen. David C. Petersen, deputy commanding general-rear, 1st Infantry Division and 

Fort Riley. “Quite honestly, it’s all about supporting civil authority. And that’s difficult, 

something that the U.S. Army doesn’t have formal training for.”

The brigade recently returned to Fort Riley 

after several weeks of training at the National 

Training Center, a large area in the California 

desert staffed and managed by Soldiers stationed 

at Fort Irwin, Calif. Its remote location and open 

terrain allow for the recreation of many settings 

that the brigade will have to face in theater. 

“The National Training Center is, without a 

doubt, the best training the world has to offer. It 

not only has the best equipment, the most realistic 

conditions, but it brings in a myriad of enablers 

that allow us to work together and transition this 

force into our theater of operation,” said Col. Eric 

Welsh, Devil Brigade commander. 

The training includes actors who serve as 

insurgents to allow the Soldiers to grow accustomed to working with their Iraqi counterparts, citizens and even insurgents. The units 

additionally learned how to work with and 

through translators.

Petersen said the role players on the ground 

aid in training Soldiers to work together with their 

Iraqi counterparts.

Such a transition may be difficult for some 

armies, Petersen said, but “the American Army is 

so adaptable; we’ve seen changes pretty readily, 

and this is just one more.” 

Welsh added that the NTC exercise served as 

the capstone of four months of deployment training for his Soldiers. “We’re going to come out of 

this well prepared, well equipped and well 

trained to do what we need to do.”

Petersen noted the NTC rotation was the brigade’s first opportunity for collective training. 

“How you train is how you fight,” he said.

By J. Parker Roberts and Stephanie Hoff | Duty First! Magazine

Devil Brigade's latest mission one of communication & cooperation

Photo Courtesy of Staff Sgt. Michael Zimmerman

ONE: A Soldier of 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor, 1st HBCT, unloads weapons and ammunition in preparation for the 

unit’s training at the National Training Center. The Soldiers completed two weeks of training at the center that 

provides realistic training of theater operations. TWO: Soldiers of 1st Bn., 5th Field Artillery Regt., 1st HBCT clear 

a town during an exercise at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. THREE: Soldiers of 1st Bn., 5th Field 

Artillery Regt., stack up against a wall before clearing a courtyard during a July 11 exercise. 

Photo Courtesy of Staff Sgt. Michael Zimmerman

FOUR: Staff Sgt. George Pass, 1st Bn., 5th Field Artillery Regt., covers his sector during an exercise at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. FIVE: PFC. Raymond Jennett, 1st Bn., 5th Field Artillery Regt., aids fellow 

Soldiers injured by insurgents during an exercise July 15.
By Jordan Chapman

Duty First! Magazine

The 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat 

Team won’t deploy until November, but for the Soldiers making up 

the “Dagger” Brigade, dirt and dust are already underneath their feet.

The entire brigade traveled to the Joint 

Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La., 

from Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 where each “Dagger” Soldier was tested and treated as 

though the deployment had already begun.

While there, Solders participated in exercises that will help them act as an advise and 

assist brigade to their Iraqi counterparts and 

set conditions for Operation New Dawn, 

which launches Sept. 1 as the follow-on campaign to Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

“It will be their job to plan and execute and our job to advise them to the best of 

our abilities,” said Col. Paul Calvert, Dagger Brigade commander, feeling as though 

the training gained at JRTC will be a great opportunity for the young Soldiers in the 

brigade to adjust to the advisory mission while at the same time giving a chance for 

their leaders to prepare in mentoring their counterparts in the Iraqi Army.

The training isn’t easy, though. Immersion into the field environment at JRTC is 

crucial to proper training. “[The Soldiers] will not have a link to the outside world,” 

Calvert said. “The environment will simulate an Iraqi town. Soldiers will not just be 

able to communicate with the people by speaking English, they will have to use interpreters and any language skills they have developed while training for the mission.”

Not only does immersion help Soldiers with their own mission, but it helps them 

become accustomed to Iraqi culture in the process. “It helps our Soldiers develop ... 

awareness so as not to offend the people of Iraq through purposeful or accidental actions,” Calvert said, describing the importance of learning such customs as to not offend 

those who they are advising or to earn the trust and respect of the local populace.

Without any outside contact, Soldiers develop a keen sense of situational awareness that will help in the success of their mission, but it also induces the same, if not 

more, stress that will be felt during the deployment.

“You generally have 12 months to accomplish a mission, while at the JRTC you 

have about 2 weeks ... this causes a bit of a frantic pace that will cause the stress level 

to rise,” Calvert said, though he noted that this extent of immersion into the environment is what keeps Soldiers ready for the days to come in Iraq.

It helps our Soldiers 

develop ... awareness 

so as not to offend the 

people of Iraq through 

purposeful or accidental actions.”

— Col. Paul Calvert,

Dagger Brigade commander

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By Jordan Chapman

Duty First! Magazine

By definition, the dagger is a 

double-edged blade used for 

stabbing. It can be used in a moment’s notice, is quick to strike and 

with proper training the damage it can 

inflict is lethal. The same can be said for 

the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 

which has been called to deploy three 

months early to Baghdad in November, 

its second deployment to the area.

Like the weapon, the “Dagger” Brigade remains sharp and ready for action as it continues to train and prepare 

for its mission as an advise and assist 

brigade overseas. 

“The only effect (with an earlier deployment) is that the training calendar 

shifted to the left,” said Col. Paul 

Calvert, 2nd HBCT commander, who 

explained that despite the shift in timeline, each Soldier will complete all of 

their tasks required to be “mission 

ready.” 

To prepare for deployment, each 

“Dagger” Soldier completed small unit 

training and weapon range operations 

per the Army Forces Generation cycle, 

in addition to a mission rehearsal exercise Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 at the Joint 

Readiness Training Center in Fort 

Polk, La. 

“JRTC trains all the brigade’s Soldiers on their specific war time tasks,” 

Calvert said. He noted that every capability within the brigade will be tested 

and graded based on Soldier reactions. 

“The Soldiers of the Dagger Brigade 

have spent the last few months training 

hard in preparation for this (exercise) 

and I expect they will perform well 

above the standard when they are faced 

with this tough mission.”

Part of that confidence comes from 

the experience the brigade carries with 

it. “Many of the Soldiers in the brigade 

were with the brigade during its last 

deployment and will be very familiar 

with the operating environment in Iraq 

and able to adjust quickly to working 

under the security agreement once 

again,” Calvert said.

“I am 100 percent confident in the 

men and women who serve the Dagger 

Brigade and their ability to not only accomplish their mission, but to accomplish it with energy and enthusiasm 

that will be infectious to our counterparts in the Iraqi Government and Security Forces,” Calvert continued, noting that the brigade exceeded expectations during its last foray into foreign 

lands. 

“I expect this experience and the 

hard charging attitude of our young 

Soldiers to be a catalyst of success for 

our deployment,” Calvert said.

Dagger Brigade remains 

sharp training at JRTC

Getting mission ready

OPPOSITE PAGE: A Soldier from HHC, 1st Bn., 18th Inf. Regt., leaps from a hovering Chinook helicopter into Milford Lake during the sniper section’s “Helocast” exercise July 30. TOP: Troopers assigned to the 5th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., prepare to raid an urban cluster while taking part in their 

squadron “Spur Ride” June 9 at Fort Riley. MIDDLE: Soldiers from the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat 

Team stack against the side of a building before entering during a training exercise. BOTTOM: On 

the 22nd of June Soldiers of the Mortar Platoon of HHC, 1st Bn., 63rd Inf. Regt., conducted their 

mortar live fire exercise. 

SPC Daniel Stoutamire, 2 AAB PAO

Lt. John Worsencroft SSG Brian Tierce, 2nd HBCT 2nd HBCT PAO
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By Sgt. John Zumer

3rd IBCT Public Affairs Office

FORT KNOX, Ky.—Soldiers of the 3rd 

Infantry Brigade Combat Team will soon 

write another chapter in the “Duke” Bri-

gade’s history as they head to Afghani-

stan in early 2011.

For now, though, the emphasis is on 

adequately training and preparing for 

their mission. The Duke Brigade last de-

ployed to Afghanistan in 2008 from Fort 

Hood. The unit returned a year later and 

immediately faced the challenge of mov-

ing its Soldiers and Families to Fort 

Knox, Ky., its new home station.

Once settled in, Soldiers quickly 

moved on to the more pressing task of 

training for an upcoming deployment. 

“The brigade has been training hard 

for months for our upcoming deploy-

ment to Afghanistan,” said Col. Christo-

pher Toner, brigade commander. 

The training at Fort Knox centered on 

small to large unit exercises and frequent 

trips to gunnery and maneuver ranges 

focusing on individual, team and unit 

proficiency. Soldiers honed their profi-

ciency in knowing how to call for artil-

lery support, launch a flanking attack, 

and clear houses of insurgents. 

The Duke Brigade then packed up ve-

hicles, equipment and Soldiers and head-

ed to the National Training Center at Fort 

Irwin, Calif. Toner said the mission at 

NTC validated the training the brigade 

has conducted to date and allowed its 

Soldiers to fully employ combat assets in 

an operational and terrain environment 

closely replicating Afghanistan.

Duke Soldiers spent most of August 

training at NTC, reacting to various 

combat scenarios based on what Soldiers 

currently in Afghanistan are facing. 

Dealing with situations similar to com-

bat allows Soldiers to acclimate better to 

the country and culture and improve 

safety while deployed.

“Just about every element or enabler 

[contractor, interpreter, security forces] 

that we will have in Afghanistan will be 

employed by us at the National Training 

Center,” Toner said. 

While at NTC, the Duke Brigade is 

evaluated by combat trainers, formerly 

known as observer/controllers, who 

have studied operations in Afghani-

stan. 

“Combat trainers will help coach and 

mentor all of the brigade’s units and staff 

sections down to the Soldier level 

throughout the rotation, and allow us to 

improve daily,” Toner said.

Those at that most crucial level read-

ily acknowledge the importance of the 

NTC coaching and mentoring that takes 

place under the hot California sun. 

“I think it’s a good experience for 

younger Soldiers to get to see what 

it’s like overseas,” said Spc. Anthony 

Holbrook, an infantryman with Com-

pany A, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry 

Regiment.

Holbrook has been a Soldier almost 

three years, but this was his first trip to 

NTC. He deployed with the Duke Bri-

gade to Afghanistan in 2008, joining the 

unit just a few weeks before leaving the 

country.

“It was scary as hell learning every-

thing on the job,” Holbrook said. 

He added that NTC provides the 

chance to learn how members of a squad 

work together and improve combat skills 

before deployment, and said he was 

thankful that many new Soldiers will ex-

perience training opportunities on this 

rotation that he didn’t have previously. 

Sgt. Jason Kavgazoff, an infantryman 

with Co. B, 2nd Bn., 2nd Inf. Regt., 

echoed the invaluable lessons to be had 

at NTC. 

“It gives Soldiers the opportunity to 

experience the desert first-hand,” Kav-

gazoff said, adding that NTC is very 

large scale, with more training area and 

training aids than Fort Knox could offer. 

The most important of those, he said, are 

training aids, including a larger oppos-

ing force, as depicted by role players to 

serve as adversaries and the ability to 

employ more air power assets, allowing 

for full spectrum operations. 

“We’re still expecting to bring more 

guys into the unit up to deployment,” 

Kavgazoff said, emphasizing that Sol-

diers with NTC experience will be able 

to better mentor those who didn’t or 

couldn’t attend.

The Duke Brigade is currently sched-

uled to deploy to Afghanistan in January 

2011 for one year. 

Duke Brigade goes through NTC training for Afghanistan deployment

Sun, Sand & Sweat

Photo courtesy Spc. Tobey White

Spc. Ian Watson of the 2nd Bn., 2nd Inf. Regt., 

3rd IBCT unloads vehicle basic inventory items 

Aug. 2 at Fort Irwin, Calif. 

Photo by Spc. Tobey White

Spc. James Reckley 

and Sgt. Blakely 

Griffin of Co. B, 2nd 

Bn., 2nd Inf. Regt., 3rd 

IBCT, train on a 60 mm 

mortar on August 2 at 

Fort Irwin, Calif. 

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ben Navratil

Soldiers of Co. A, 2nd 

Bn., 2nd Inf. Regt., 

3IBCT hone their skills 

in map-reading and 

terrain association 

Aug. 2 at the National 

Training Center at Fort 

Irwin, Calif. 

Photo by Sgt. John P. Zumer

Spc. Michael Paderas 

and Spc. Thomas Kozai, 

Headquarters and 

Headquarters Com-

pany, 3rd IBCT work 

together to install radio 

components in a 

vehicle before an 

exercise at the National 

Training Center at Fort 

Irwin, Calif. 
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AS THE UNIT ITSELF ILLUSTRATES A NEW AND 

UNIQUE CONCEPT TO THE UNITED STATES ARMY, 

IT SEEMS ONLY FITTING THAT THE 4TH MANEUVER 

ENHANCEMENT BRIGADE’S ELEMENTS WOULD DE-

PLOY IN AN INNOVATIVE AND UNCOMMON AP-

PROACH AS WELL. 

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Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

Spc. David Walls of the Eng. Canine Co., 5th Eng. Bn., shares 

water from his camelbak with his military working dog, Homer, a 

german shorthair pointer, March 16, 2010, at Yuma Proving 

Grounds, Ariz. Walls and Homer completed a total of three 

weeks of training and certifications at YPG in preparation for 

deployment to Afghanistan.
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The “Dauntless” Brigade was established in October 2008 and demonstrates 

the Army’s recent approach to transition 

to a more modular, lighter-force structure. The maneuver enhancement brigades are designed to be a support unit 

that can control a sector of the battlefield, 

a new and growing concept for U.S. military forces. 

The 4th MEB consists of a Headquarters and Headquarters Company, the 

92nd Military Police Battalion, the 5th Engineer Battalion, the 94th Engineer Battalion, the 193rd Brigade Support Battalion 

and the 94th Signal Company. 

“I think the MEB provides a unique capability that we don’t see,” said Col. Frank 

Rangel, the brigade’s commander. “We’re 

configured with a lot of subject matter expertise to deal with an array of stability operations. We are a very robust staff. We 

have many of the same capabilities that a 

[brigade combat team] does, but what 

makes us distinct is we can operate and 

provide that type of command and control 

that are particular to military police, engineer and [chemical, biological, radiological, 

nuclear, and high-yield explosives] units. 

The brigade is responsible to train the 

Soldiers of the 5th Eng. Bn., the 94th Eng. 

Bn. and the 92nd MP Bn. for current warfighting conflicts. In addition, the brigade 

simultaneously trains with its remaining 

units for its mission with the Consequence Management Response Force. 

The CCMRF assets are utilized to support 

in the event of attacks by chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and highyield explosives CBRNE. The CCMRF is 

composed of three task forces: Task Force 

Operations, Task Force Medical, and 

Task Force Aviation. 

The Dauntless Brigade serves as CCMRF’s Task Force Operations and its mission 

can include initial response force, facility 

decontamination, surveying, monitoring, 

engineer and transportation support.

The unit’s leaders recently conducted 

their second ‘Vibrant Response,’ simulated 

training exercise. Vibrant Response is a rehearsal exercise designed to train and exercise staff in homeland defense. The training 

exercise was first conducted in summer 

2009 and is designed to prepare leaders in 

the brigade’s CMRF to be prepared in the 

event they were to deploy or assist stateside in response to a CBRNE attack.

“This particular exercise is a simulation of a nuclear detonation somewhere 

within the continental United States,” 

said Lt. Col. John Grady, the brigade’s executive officer. “This is a leadership training exercise and it also serves as validation for units conducting the CCMRF 

mission during Fiscal Year 2011.” 

An additional exercise is scheduled 

for the beginning of 2011 that will include 

CBRNE training down to the individual 

Soldier level, Grady said. 

As well as preparing its units that 

would react in the event of a CBRNE attack; the Dauntless Brigade continuously 

trains and deploys several small units 

that can range from an entire company to 

an individual Soldier and his military 

working dog. 

The Engineer Canine Company, 5th 

Eng., Bn., has continuously had a handler 

and their military working dog deployed 

in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or 

Operation Enduring Freedom since 2003. 

“The first [mine detection dog] teams 

deployed in 2003; since that original deployment, there have always been Soldiers of the Engineer Canine Company 

deployed in support of Operation Iraqi 

Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom,” said Capt. Jennifer Smith, the company’s commander. “The company is the 

only unit in the U.S. Army that offers this 

asset to maneuver commanders.”

The company is currently set to deploy six handlers and their canines along 

with a headquarters detachment before 

the end of the year. The teams will work 

for Engineer Battalions across theater 

conducting area and route clearance and 

providing quality assurance for contractors, Smith said. 

The total training time for a handler 

and canine companion assigned to the 

company is a little more than 19 weeks. 

During that period, the team is instructed 

in how to handle their dogs, maintain 

their dogs, and react to threats in a high 

threat environment. 

“In preparation for deployment, the 

teams must undergo rigorous training 

standards,” Smith said. “Soldiers have 

been training with their assigned dog 

from as little as six months to as long as 

two years.”

In addition to its continually deploying 

military working dog teams, the 5th Eng. 

Bn. is currently preparing to deploy two of 

its companies in early 2011. The 55th Mobility Augmentation and 515th Sapper 

Companies are gearing up to deploy in 

support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

“The biggest thing that we’re doing now 

is pretty much going through our deployment order and getting all the essential 

training that we have to have in order to deploy,” said 1st Lt. Ryan, Fleming, the 55th 

MAC’s executive officer. “We have to complete our medical SRPs and we’re also doing route clearance simulations and weapons qualification. Pretty much we’ll just be 

doing weapons qualifications, certifying on 

all the warrior tasks and battle drills, completing demo ranges and CLS training.” 

The two companies will receive advanced training for their upcoming deployments when they attend the Joint 

Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, 

La., this November, where they will receive realistic, joint and combined arms 

simulated training. 

“For the Soldiers, it’s pretty rigorous. 

It’s good training for them,” Fleming 

said. “They’ll be pretty worn out after the 

three to four weeks span.” 

Within a few weeks of the two companies’ Soldiers returning from JRTC, their 

fellow 5th Eng. Bn., comrades will be departing for the National Training Center at 

Fort Irwin, Calif. The battalion’s five other 

companies are scheduled to begin a month 

long training rotation at the NTC where 

they will receive realistic battlefield training across a range of military operations. 

Just a few days after their fellow 

“Dauntless” Brigade Soldiers leave, the 

Soldiers of the 92nd MP Bn., will arrive at 

the JRTC for a mission rehearsal exercise. 

The training will serve to better prepare 

the Soldiers of the unit’s Headquarters 

and Headquarters Detachment that are 

set to deploy in early 2011. 

With such an array of units and missions; it is unlikely that the 4th Maneuver 

Enhancement Brigade would ever deploy 

as an entire unit, similar to the brigade 

combat teams commonly known to the 

1st Infantry Division. However, it is certain the Dauntless Brigade and its Soldiers will continue to train and be prepared for whatever deployments, whether requiring large or small portions of the 

brigade, that come their way, said Lt. Col. 

Jeffery Andersen, the battalion commander for the 94th Eng., Bn. 

“We’re ready. That’s why we’re 

training;—we’re always ready.” 

Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

First Lt. Jeremiah Nichols of 232nd Horizontal 

Engineer Co., 94th Eng. Bn., 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, speaks through the assistance of a translator, played by Samimula Satorzoda, right rear, and the leader of a simulated 

town, played by Ahmad Sultani during a simulated training scenario, May 18 at home station 

training lanes.

Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

After receiving a mock wound to the head, 

1st Lt. Jeremiah Nichols of 232nd Horizontal 

Engineer Company, 94th Engineer Battalion, 

4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, receives medical attention from Sgt. 1st Class 

David Street while completing a simulated 

scenario, May 18 at the Home Station Training lanes. BELOW: Soldiers of 4th Maneuver 

Enhancement Brigade, 1st Infantry Division 

prepare to evacuate 1st Lt. Jeremiah Nichols 

after he received a mock wound to the head 

during a simulated training scenario, at the 

Home Station Training lanes. 

Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

Sgt. Corey McCourt, Canine Eng.Co., instructs his military working dog, Mina with a hand signal, March 16 at Yuma Proving Grounds. The team’s 

upcoming deployment will be the sixth deployment in Mina's military career. 
High

deployment, going on fun outings or 

visiting friends and family, but the time 

should be set aside to complete the necessary “deployment red tape” while 

their Soldier is still home, noted Noel 

Waterman, the family readiness support assistant for the 1st Heavy Brigade 

Combat Team. Verifying that their 

spouse or significant other have access 

to power of attorneys, financial accounts or simply renewing Family 

members’ military identification cards 

are some of the items Families and Soldiers should prepare prior to the deployment, she said. 

“Check to see if your military ID is 

going to expire while your Soldier is deployed,” Waterman said. “It’s a painful 

process to get one when your Soldier is 

not here.” 

Making copies of their Soldiers’ essential information and placing those documents in an easily accessible location is 

one of the key pre-deployment preparations recommended by Stephanie Rolston, the family readiness coordinator for 

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 

2nd HBCT. 

“I have a binder and in it I place copies 

of his driver license, his military ID, all the 

different power of attorneys; everything 

that you might be asked for during the deployment,” she said. “You never know 

what you’re going to be asked for. A lot of 

things ask for your Soldier’s driver license 

number. Who would’ve thought to write 

that down? If you have a copy; you’ll have 

it easily accessible to you.” 

Rolston added that she additionally 

prepares paperwork and power of attorneys, in the unfortunate event that something was to happen to her while her husband was deployed. She also places copies of her children’s birth certificates and 

necessary information in the binder. 

“If something was to happen to me, 

all my necessary information for my 

children and Family is right there in that 

one folder,” she said. 

Waterman reiterated the need for 

Families to be prepared in case an unfortunate event happened to a parent or 

spouse back at home. 

“Is there a will in place not just for 

your Soldier, but for yourself? You may 

never think of something happening to a 

spouse while their Soldier is deployed; 

but I have been in unit where a spouse 

has passed away. It really makes you 

think,” Waterman said. 

In preparing for their Soldiers’ nearing departures, Hanlon and Waterman 

both recommended the Family members 

and Soldiers take advantage of new options that are available. Communication 

sites such as the vFRG and unit’s Facebook pages provide a bridge to communicate with fellow spouses without requiring them to even leave home. 

“Facebook has been the biggest hit 

since the battalions and the brigade all 

have a page,” Hanlon said. “vFRGs are a 

great tool for putting out secure information. There are things that we can’t 

post on Facebook for security purposes, 

but we can tell them on Facebook to go 

check the vFRG.”

In addition to providing an opportunity to reach out and meet fellow Family 

members, the new technologies can also 

assist with staying in frequent contact 

with their Soldier throughout the deployment, she noted. Sites such as Skype, 

Yahoo messenger and other online tools 

have become a popular form of communication between Soldiers and their 

Family members back home. 

“The new communication tools are 

one of the greatest things. A lot of the 

Soldiers now have their own computers in their rooms so it’s been a big 

benefit for the family members because 

they can communicate instantly or chat 

online. It’s easing the burden a little bit 

so they can talk more frequently,” 

Hanlon said. 

Whether it’s joining their units’ online vFRG or scheduling play dates and 

barbecues, all spouses are advised to 

stay active and take advantage of meeting other spouses and Family members 

who are experiencing the same situations as them, she noted. 

“I think it helps to get to know the 

people who have been through it before 

because they may have already experienced some of the instances that the new 

spouses are going through and can assist them through the process,” Rolston 

said. “Keep yourself busy and know that 

others are there to assist or talk to if you 

need them. It may not be pleasant every 

day ... but you can get through it.” 

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By Stephanie Hoff

Duty First! Magazine

P

acking uniforms and weapons 

and loading rail cars as well as 

training to perfect war-fighting 

skills have all become well-recognized preparations that take place before a unit is set to deploy. One vital aspect of the unit’s preparation phase that 

may not generally receive as much consideration is the planning and groundwork Families complete before saying 

goodbye to their Soldier.

Almost exactly a year after their 

planes touched ground to return them to 

Fort Riley, the “Dagger” Soldiers of 2nd 

Heavy Brigade Combat Team are scheduled to re-board and return to Iraq. 

“We have received some new Families 

[since the brigade returned to Fort Riley], 

but a lot of them are very seasoned. 

They’re going through it for the second 

time around,” said Bobbi Hanlon, the 

family readiness support assistant for the 

2nd HBCT. “I think a lot of them are antsier this time because they know what to 

prepare for. They know what they went 

through the last time so they are just gearing up for another one.” 

Meeting other spouses and forming 

social networks before their Soldiers deploy is one of the preparations that Hanlon recommends to Family members to 

help ease stress and difficulties on the 

Family members throughout the deployment. The establishment of support 

groups or a simple “night out” with individuals who are experiencing the same 

situations can be very rewarding to the 

Family members as they wait out a deployment, she added. 

“I think it’s good that the Family 

members form bonds before the Soldiers 

leave so that they know they have a support group already in place for when 

their Soldier is deployed,” Hanlon said. 

“We have to form friendships and bonds 

because those spouses become each others’ family. They need to have someone 

to turn to and who is going through the 

same thing they are.” 

Most Family members would agree 

they would prefer to spend the remaining time with their Soldier before the 

Mailing Care 

Packages

When mailing your Soldier a package 

down range, please note that the following 

items are prohibited. A Soldier found in 

possession of a prohibited item can be held 

subject to punishment under the Uniform 

Code of Military Justice. 

Alcoholic beverages

Any weapon or weapon replica

Any controlled substance

Unprescribed prescription medicine

Pornographic or sexually explicit items 

such as: photographs, DVDs or 

magazines 

Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

A Soldier with 4th Infantry Brigade’s Advance 

Party, is welcomed home during a redeployment ceremony April 26. The establishment of 

support groups and forming social networks 

can help to ease stress and difficulties on the 

Family members throughout a deployment, 

said Bobbi Hanlon, the family readiness support assistant for the 2nd HBCT.

Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

Children of Soldiers in the Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, prepare to the sing the 

National Anthem on the field at the July 8 Junction City Generals’ baseball game. Family members of the unit received complimentary tickets and food to the game as well as participating in events throughout the game. The unit deployed to Iraq in December 2009. 

Deployment preparations often include keeping Family members connected at home
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By Sgt. Jason Kemp

1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs Office

COB BASRA, Iraq—As U.S. forces shift 

their focus from operations to advising, 

in southern Iraq the healthcare sector 

took center stage recently.

The 1st Infantry Division recently set 

out to increase the number of skilled 

Iraqi birth attendants through a two-day 

course in Basra. 

“This training is part of our medical 

civil military operations. It’s opportunities for us to engage the local communities though a medical perspective to see 

how we can support them,” said Capt. 

Tisha Bridge, 1st Inf. Div. physician assistant. “The purpose of the class is to 

provide neonatal resuscitation training 

to local Iraqi physicians.”

Approximately one in 10 babies 

worldwide requires resuscitation when 

they are born, Bridge said.

“All of the Iraqi physicians that attended are pediatricians; they are already 

familiar with and practice neonatal resuscitation at their respective medical 

facilities,” Bridge said. “We wanted to 

provide a refresher class to them and introduce them to these specific training 

models so that they could, in turn, more 

effectively train their midwives, nurses 

and other birth attendants.”

The program entails two days of training, lectures and hands-on training that 

begins with a pre-course assessment.

“Our amazing medical team provided resuscitation training and equipment to Iraqi doctors and some nurses,” said Farida Samano, a bicultural 

advisor for the 1st Inf. Div. “These 

newly trained medical personnel, in 

turn, train other doctors and medical 

personnel, and as a result, thousands 

of newborn lives are saved, not to mention how beneficial this training is for 

the Marshland areas.”

At the end of the course, there is a 

practical assessment, the “Mega-Code,” 

which provides a simulated neonatal resuscitation emergency evaluation followed by an end-of-course written 

exam.

“Using the training equipment that 

was donated by the Latter Day Saints 

Charity Organization, we were all able 

to come together at the Basra airport, 

learn more about each other’s cultures 

and medical practices, and provide an 

improved knowledge base for neonatal 

resuscitation in Basra hospitals and rural 

clinics,” Bridge said.

The 20 donated training sets include a 

model baby and resuscitation equipment.

“We organized this training opportunity with them, and they shipped over 

all the training materials,” Bridge said.

Bridge said while the Iraqi healthcare 

providers were the primary benefactors 

of the training, the U.S. practitioners 

benefitted as well.

“Every opportunity to teach medicine is also an opportunity for the instructor to learn the material better,” 

Bridge said. “Consequently, MCMO activities like these are a win-win for everyone involved; U.S. and Iraqi medical 

providers alike reinforce their medical 

skills.”

Proper prenatal care on display

By Sgt. Jason Kemp

1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs Office

COB BASRA, Iraq – The 1st Infantry Division human resources’ team of personnel administration professionals contribute 

much to the service members of 

United States Division-South.

They are responsible for 

monitoring the personnel 

strength of the USD-S units, 

awards and personnel actions, 

battlefield promotions, casualty 

operations, environmental morale leave management, and 

much more.

“In my opinion, my entire 

section makes it happen. The 

G1 Section is an all-star team of 

HR professionals that I would 

gladly stack up against any G1 

section anywhere,” said Sgt. 

Maj. Teddy Compton, 1st Infantry Division human resources 

sergeant major.

As a team, the 1st Inf. Div. 

HR section not only works hard 

to support USD-S, but also each other as 

well.

“I was selected as the deputy G1 and 

had to quickly learn a new skill set in support of the G1 and commanding general,” 

said Maj. William Bonilla, 1st Inf. Div. human resources deputy and a Lauderhill, 

Fla., native. “The only way I have been 

able to survive as the Deputy G1 is 

through the hard and dedicated work of 

our Soldiers, NCOs and officers.”

Bonilla said one of his duties sticks out 

to him as having one the greatest personal 

meaning.

“Purple Heart actions have the biggest 

impact on me personally,” Bonilla said. 

“These wounded warriors are entitled to 

this award by placing themselves in harm’s 

way. It speaks volumes of the character of 

the American Soldier and how they keep 

heeding the call to action.”

Staff Sgt. Rosetina Fitts, 1st Inf. Div. 

human resources noncommissioned officer in charge, said the stories of the Soldiers she works for motivate her to do her 

job.

“I had an individual’s award that was 

really late, but this Soldier was way overdue for a Combat Action Badge,” Fitts 

said. “This Soldier had saved a lot of others’ lives and he really deserved the 

badge.”

Since 1st Inf. Div. took over from 34th 

Infantry Division, the personnel actions 

section has processed almost 2,000 individual awards.

“We ensure that each and every Soldier and civilian receives the appropriate 

award recognition prior to them redeploying back to the States,” Fitts said.

Bonilla said his section embodies the 

values of their branch, something he is 

proud to be affiliated with.

“The Adjutant General Corps’ motto 

is ‘Defend and Serve,’ and our G1 Soldiers have lived up to the standards established by our great Corp in supporting Soldiers throughout USD-S,” Bonilla 

said. “I am extremely proud to be a 

leader in the G1 and serving with these 

great AG warriors.”

Personnel professionals with heart

Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Carney

Col. James Rainey, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, pins the Combat 

Infantryman Badge on Spc. Patrick Dettmer and PFC Chad Sippy, 1st Bn., 68th Armor Regt., 3rd BCT, 4th 

Inf. Div., during a ceremony held on Contingency Operating Base Basra June 27. The 1st Infantry Division 

human resources section processes every award in United States Division–South. 

Photo by Sgt. Jason Kemp

Capt. Tisha Bridge, 

1st Infantry Division 

physician assistant 

instructs an Iraqi 

physician on the 

proper position of a 

bag valve mask during 

emergency neonatal 

ventilation. 
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Around the DIVISION

84th EOD Names 

Soldier, NCO of Quarter

Spc. Jerimiah Day and Cpl. Eric Sim-

mons, II, of the 84th Ord. Bn., were 

awarded as the battalion’s Soldier and 

noncommissioned officer of the 4th 

Quarter on Aug. 5 at Fort Riley. 

Soldiers participating in the Soldier 

and NCO of the Quarter competition 

were each challenged and tested in their 

leadership skills, tactical knowledge, 

physical and mental fitness by way of 

hands-on warrior tasks, M4 rifle qualifi-

cations, a 9-mile foot march and a board 

appearance.

Day said each of his fellow Soldiers 

should carry a lot more pride just to be 

able to participate in the competition, 

adding that it not only is a good experi-

ence, but each event can compliment 

other areas of their Army career, such as 

using the board appearance as a learn-

ing situation for promotion boards they 

have coming up.

Day and Simmons will continue to 

compete in the unit’s brigade-level com-

petition in Fort Carson, Colo.

FORSCOM commander Thurman 

visits Fort Riley, talks to Soldiers

Gen. James Thurman, commanding 

general of United States Army Forces 

Command toured Fort Riley Aug. 10 and 

11, where he spoke with post and unit 

leaders, received updates on Fort Riley’s 

current operations and sat down to dine 

with Fort Riley Soldiers. 

 “I don’t stay in FORSCOM head-

quarters. I am out somewhere almost 

every one to two days,” Thurman said. 

“I want to know what’s going on out at 

the installations. I try to make a differ-

ence. The way I see it is: you don’t work 

for me. I work for you.” 

On Aug. 11, Thurman met with the 

post’s senior commanders where he was 

updated by Brig. Gen. David Petersen, 1st 

Infantry Division and Fort Riley deputy 

commanding general-rear, and the post’s 

senior leaders. He was updated on the 

status of the units currently assigned to 

the “Big Red One” as well as issues faced 

by the Soldiers on post and in the sur-

rounding communities. Concerns such as 

the shortage of affordable housing for Sol-

diers and overcrowded school districts 

were addressed by Col. Kevin Brown, 

Fort Riley’s garrison commander. 

“We can train the hell out of these guys 

but the bottom line is that we have to make 

sure they’re taken care of,” Brown said.

SAMC inducts new members 

during August ceremony

Sgt. Audie Murphy is the most deco-

rated Soldier in American history. Dr. 

Mary E. Walker is the only woman to 

ever receive the Medal of Honor. Their 

names are synonyms with resilience, 

bravery and courage and only allow the 

most dedicated of today’s Soldiers and 

Army Spouses to be attributed to them.

On Aug. 12, seven individuals re-

ceived that honor. Sgt. 1st Class Tonya 

Karm, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 

63rd Armor Regiment, joined the ranks 

of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, 

while Liza Balough, Sarah Clauss, Jen-

nifer Cuington, Kara Martinez, Alicia 

Moore and Starr Mortensen were given 

the Dr. Mary E. Walker Award.

“I’m very honored and proud to be a 

part of this association,” Karm said, serv-

ing her 21st year of Army service. “I’ll re-

tire when I stop loving what I do,” she 

smiled, illustrating an excitement for her 

job and the extra pride gained from the 

day’s induction. “When you’re selected 

by the some of the most incredible senior 

(noncommissioned officers) to be a part of 

a club or association with them, it’s the 

biggest thing you can do in the military.”

Aside from the honor she received 

from the recognition, Karm hopes that 

her own induction into the association 

will help inspire younger NCOs.

Final transition teams return to 

Fort Riley, Family and friends

Friends and Family members gath-

ered in Building 88312 on August 9 to 

welcome home the servicemembers of 

transition team classes 75, 76 and 77.

More than 50 servicemembers returned 

to Fort Riley during a 6:30 p.m. redeploy-

ment ceremony after being deployed for a 

year on a military transition team. Begin-

ning in October 2006 the Soldiers of 1st 

Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry 

Division began to train Soldiers who had 

been assigned to a MiTT. Prior to their de-

ployment, the service members were as-

signed to Fort Riley for approximately 60 

days of training for their transition team as-

signment before deploying. 

“Thanks for your service you did 

there for a year,” said Brig. Gen. David 

Petersen, 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley’s 

deputy commanding general-rear. “It’s 

a tough mission and you should be 

proud of yourselves.” 

In September 2009, the MTT train-

ing mission was transitioned to Fort 

Polk, La.
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By Anna Newman

Duty First! Magazine

THE FIRST SOLDIERS OF DIVISION HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS BATTALION RETURNED TO FORT RILEY EARLY AUG. 

13. THE 160 SOLDIERS FROM SIX COMPANIES 

WERE REUNITED WITH FAMILY AND 

FRIENDS FOUR MONTHS EARLIER THAN 

SCHEDULED DUE TO THE RESPONSIBLE 

DRAWDOWN OF FORCES IN IRAQ.

Army scheduling was far from the minds of 

Soldiers and Families, however. Samantha Foulkes welcomed home her husband, Pfc. Tyler Foulkes, of DHHB’s Security Company. Foulkes made 

the trip to Fort Riley from Texas, stopping in Oklahoma to pick up her friend, Brittney Huffaker, 

who was welcoming home her boyfriend, Pfc. 

Trent Davis, also of DHHB’s Security Company. 

The ladies met because their significant others are 

close friends and developed a friendship with 

each other throughout the deployment. 

For both Foulkes and Huffaker, this deployment was their first experience. Both said 

they were nervous about a lot of things early 

on, because they didn’t know what to expect. 

“I was especially worried that Tyler wouldn’t 

make it home to be with me for the birth,” said 

Foulkes, who gave birth to Teagan during the deployment. “But he made it back, and I was really 

glad he was able to be with me for that.”

Holding 2-month-old Teagan, Foulkes said 

she was sure her husband would be most surprised by how much their son had grown.

Huffaker said she and Davis had no big plans 

following the redeployment besides spending 

some time together.

“I’m just looking forward to getting all his stuff 

from here and getting to the car,” she said. “It will 

be nice to just have him back.”

Approximately 800 Soldiers with DHHB deployed to southern Iraq from Fort Riley in late 

2009 and early 2010. The remaining Soldiers in 

the unit will begin returning to Fort Riley in December 2010.

Anna Newman, Duty First! Magazine

Joseph, left, and James Hagin watch for their father, Sgt. 1st Class Randy Hagin, of the 1st Infantry Division Band, 

during a redeployment ceremony Aug. 13.

Anna Newman, Duty First Magazine

Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion file into formation during a redeployment ceremony Aug. 13 at Fort Riley.

Soldiers get warm 

welcome home

Nearly 200 from 

DHHB back after 

time in Iraq 
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