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Duty First!

The Duty First is an unofficial publication pro-

duced under the provisions of AR 360-1, pub-

lished by Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division. 

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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 SPC. roland hale, cab pao

No Mission too Difficult. No Sacrifice too Great.

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Cover: A UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief serving 

with the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Inf. Div., 

scans the Iraqi countryside Nov. 3.

C ONTENT S

Departments

Photo Features

Danger 6

Division headquarters 

returns after historic year Danger 7

Soldiers propel 

division to success 

DHHB & AUSA

A brotherhood of 

defenders come together 

1IDBand & CGMCG

Representing the sights 

and sounds of the division 

Staff pick photographs

Duty First! staff selects 

favorite photos from ’10

4th IBCT

Dragon Brigade 

always charging forward 

3rd IBCT

Duke Brigade putting things 

in focus for 2011

2nd HBCT

Daggers use training sessions 

to remain sharp

1st HBCT

Devil Brigade performing 

on all cylinders

Combat Aviation Brigade

CAB soldiers continue to feel 

the need for speed 

1st Sustainment Brigade

Soldiers exhibit durability 

during the 2010-2011 year

4th MEB

Brigade’s dauntless behavior 

shines through in ’10

75th Fires

Soldiers taking hard as 

diamonds approach

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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.
The Soldiers who fill the ranks of 

the 1st Infantry Division made 

sure that 2010 would not be easily forgotten. They filled the past year 

with acts of courage, tenacity and resilience—stories that have a way of sticking with you.

Courage, the quality of mind or spirit 

that enables a person to face difficulty, 

danger and pain with bravery, is a quality long upheld in the Big Red One. In 

January, Sgt. 1st Class John Null, of our 

2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, was 

recognized at the All-American Bowl as 

a hero for high school football players to 

emulate. Null, a veteran of three combat 

tours to Iraq, was awarded the Army 

Commendation Medal with V Device 

for valor during a fierce fire fight that occurred during his second deployment. 

Fifteen Soldiers from Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion 

were also awarded Army Commendation Medals with V Device for their actions in responding to an indirect fire 

incident on July 9. Courage under fire is 

demanded of our Soldiers, and time and 

time again, they live up to the standard.

In October, Staff Sgt. Jimmy Wilson, 

competed on behalf of Fort Riley and 

the 1st Infantry Division in the All-Army Combatives tournament. At 46, he 

was significantly older than most of his 

opponents, but that didn’t deter him. 

He placed in the top six in his weight 

bracket. His stubborn persistence and 

refusal to fail – the tenacity to continually get up and face the enemy—is what 

makes our Soldiers great. Because of 

that character trait, they can rely on 

each other and we can rely on them.

In June, the Families of five Soldiers 

and one Airman came to Fort Riley for a 

solemn ceremony. As the memorial 

stones were unveiled in Victory Park, 

many words were used: love, pride, 

dedication, immortality. Those words 

may have meant something different to 

each person, but for the Families who 

live on after the loss of a loved one, there 

is only one word that can be used: resilient. Life for them will never be the 

same—there is no exact return to how 

things used to be. However, their buoyant spirit moves them forward, and 

while not forgetting their loved one, they 

live out life to the fullest, realizing who 

gave them the ability to do so. 

They are everyday heroes—sons, 

daughters, spouses, parents and friends, 

but each has answered the nation’s call. 

Because of them, every year, we can look 

back at monumental achievements.

During 2010, the 4th Infantry Brigade 

Combat Team returned to Fort Riley after 12 months in Iraq. The 1st HBCT, 2nd 

HBCT, along with the Combat Aviation 

Brigade all deployed to Iraq and the 1st 

Sustainment Brigade deployed to Kuwait. The 3rd IBCT is working hard to 

prepare for a one-year deployment to 

Afghanistan, and they will leave Fort 

Knox in early 2011. The Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion deployed for the first time since 2003, this 

time under a new modular standard, 

and will return to Fort Riley very soon. 

It’s important to note the achievements of our Soldiers. They are the successes we must build on to achieve even 

greater things in the coming year.

Now, get after it!

One year ago this month, the Soldiers of the Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion 

of the 1st Infantry Division finished packing the last pieces of equipment and supplies and for the first time in the division’s 

93-year history, deployed as a modular 

headquarters element completely separate 

from all of the brigades of the division. 

A tremendous year for the 1st Infantry 

Division has now passed. A year characterized by partnering with Iraqi Security Forces 

and leading United States military forces in 

the southern half of Iraq, an area which encompasses the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, the port cities of Basra and Umm Qasr, 

the ruins of ancient Babylon and Mesopotamia, and the final resting places of Alexander the Great and the prophet Ezekiel.

The partnership between the Big Red 

One and our Iraqi Security Forces has 

grown and strengthened during the past 

12 months. One of the first things we accomplished when we arrived in Iraq last 

year was assisting the ISF to safeguard 

their national elections—a positive indication of a sovereign country on the path to 

democratic success. 

On Sept. 1, we met another historic 

milestone as operations changed from 

Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation 

New Dawn, signifying that the people 

and leaders in Iraq now have the front 

seat in determining the course of their 

country, but we remain with them as vigilant partners committed to success for 

themselves and their children.

As our partners have grown in ability 

and confidence, so has the scope of their operations. In October, the Iraqi Security Forces hosted the first regional joint strategic 

military exercise between the Iraqi Army, 

Department of Border Enforcement and the 

Iraqi Police. Our advice and assistance 

helped them take this highly important step. 

We have also been very active in coordinating the efforts of nine State Department-led 

Provincial Reconstruction Teams who are 

the key interface between the nine southern 

provinces and the U.S. government political, economic, social, and infrastructure efforts. Thanks to our Heartland neighbors 

Kansas State University and the city of Manhattan who helped us prepare for this “soft 

power” role before we deployed. As we 

close our mission and leave Iraq, we do so 

with confidence that the conditions have 

been set for a secure, stable and sovereign 

nation for generations to come.

During the year we have been away, 

Fort Riley has continued to be a busy place 

where the Fort Riley Campaign Plan 2015 

guided our pursuit toward being the premier division-level installation. Brig. Gen. 

David Petersen and Command Sgt. Maj. 

Buddy Wallace have been our command 

team at our “home in the heartland” and 

have done an outstanding job of preparing 

the brigades for deployment while keeping Fort Riley on an upward and forward 

pathway. Working with the Fort Riley Garrison and the Fort Riley Mission Support 

Element, the accomplishments are many 

and more than we know. We, who are deployed, are proud of their work and their 

accomplishments which are also an important part of this historic deployment. 

I also extend a very sincere “thank you” 

to our neighbors and friends in the Central 

Flint Hills Region. You also experience the 

deployments and the consequences thereof. But, because of your support, our Families are cared for as though they are your 

own, and we have felt your care and your 

support with every good wish, every 

prayer, and every package sent in our direction. To all of you who kept the home 

fires burning—our Families, civilians and 

community members, we owe a huge debt. 

Because you took care of things at Fort Riley, we were able to focus completely on 

the mission in front of us.

Finally, to our Families who await our 

return while carrying on with everyday 

life with all of its complex challenges. Our 

Families are our inspiration and our reason for serving abroad. They are the best 

example of strength and resilience and we 

are very, very proud of them.

As we return to Fort Riley, another 

chapter in the history of the 1st Inf. Div. 

comes to a close. Our Soldiers will be reunited with their Families and undergo 

reintegration and resiliency training so that 

their transition both at home and on the job 

is as smooth and seamless as possible. The 

process of returning after being away so 

long sometimes comes with a few bumps 

in the road, which is why we must make it 

a priority to ensure our Soldiers have ample opportunity to strengthen themselves 

mentally, physically and at home. This is 

the final installment of the columns written 

from Iraq. May God bless the completion 

of our work here, and at Fort Riley, until 

we can be rejoined. No Mission too Difficult, No Sacrifice too Great.

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Commanding General DANGER 6 Command Sergeant Major DANGER 7

1 year later: coming home Successes abound in 2010 

Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks Sgt. Maj. Jim Champagne
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Spc. Aaron Crichlow 

of HHC, 2nd Bn., 

34th Armor, completes a challenge 

Oct. 6 on Water Tank 

Hill while completing 

an obstacle course in 

the company’s 

“Headhunters 

Stakes.” The 

competition was 

conducted Oct. 5 –7 

and included testing 

in marksmanship, 

completing a combat 

fire range and a 

ruck march. Photo by Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

Photo by Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

Photo by Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Zimmerman

U.S. Army Soldiers from A Battery, 1st Bn., 5th FA Regt., clear a town during a live-fire lane exercise July 11, at Fort Irwin, Calif. Fort Irwin is the 

home of the National Training Center for the U.S. Army. Its main goal is to prepare pre-deploying Soldiers with desert training that mimics Iraq 

and Afghanistan. 

ABOVE: Col. Eric Welsh, brigade commander (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. John 

Jones, brigade command sergeant major, case the unit’s colors Sept. 20 on Custer 

Hill Parade Field. The Fort Riley community said goodbye to approximately 950 Soldiers of the “Devil” brigade during the deployment ceremony. LEFT: Pvts. 1st Class 

Amanda Robertson and Don Radke, HHC, Special Troops Bn., prepare to evacuate a 

mannequin that received simulated leg and arm amputations April 21 at the Medical 

Simulation Training Center.

PhotoS by Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

LEFT: A Soldier of D Co., 1st Bn., 16th Inf. Regt., remote 

fires the first round from a tank Feb. 10 at Range 17. The 

round was the first live tank round fired by the brigade 

since 2005. RIGHT: A Soldier of D Co., 1st Bn., 16th Inf., 

Regt., prepares the battalion’s tanks for a live fire mission 

Feb. 10 at Range 17. 

photo by Sgt. Keven Parry, 1st HBCT Public Affairs

Brig. Gen. David Petersen, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley deputy 

commanding general-rear, passes 

the colors of 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team to Col. Eric Welsh during a 

change-of-command ceremony May 

25 on Custer Hill Parade Field. 
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Soldiers of the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, pay 

homage to the flag during the playing of the National Anthem at the brigade’s deployment ceremony Oct. 29 in 

King Field House. 

Soldiers of the Mortar Platoon of HHC, 1st Bn., 63rd Armor Regt., conduct a mortar live-fire exercise on June 22. From left, are Spc. Shannon 

McEntyre, Pfc. Zachary Gidley, and Pvt. Anthony Morin. BOTTOM RIGHT: 

A Soldier from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Bn., 18th 

Inf. Regt., leaps from a hovering Chinook helicopter into Milford Lake July 

30 during the sniper section’s “Helocast Exercise.”

Photo by Spc. Daniel Stoutamire, 2 HBCT PAO

Photo by Spc. Daniel Stoutamire, 2 HBCT PAO

Photo by Spc. Daniel Stoutamire, 2 HBCT PAO

Photo by Jordan Chapman, Duty First! Magazine

Soldiers from the Assault and Obstacle Platoon, C Co. Special Troops Battalion, move through smoke on their way to 

breach concertina wire during a training exercise June 23 

on Fort Riley.

RIGHT: Soldiers begin to drive their MRAP vehicles out of 

the Special Troops Battalion’s motor pool Sept. 21. The 

Soldiers were taking part in a familiarization course with 

the MRAPs, which are the primary means of personnel 

transport while deployed. 

Photo by 1st Lt. John Worsencroft, 2 HBCT
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FROM BOTTOM LEFT, CLOCKWISE: 

Sgt. Zachary Reese, 1st Bn., 26th 

Inf. Regt., is congratulated on 

receiving the Silver Star Medal as 

his wife, Reina looks on during a 

ceremony Oct. 18, at Sadowski Field 

House in Fort Knox, Ky. The Silver 

Star is the third highest military 

decoration awarded for valor in the 

face of the enemy; a Soldier from 

the 3rd Brigade Combat Team plots 

points on a map Nov. 9, during the 

land navigation portion of the 

Soldier of the Year competition. The 

competition tested Soldiers’ mental 

and physical endurance in a series 

of events; Soldiers of B Battery, 1st 

Bn., 6th FA Regt., prepare to fire 

during a live howitzer exercise in 

March at Fort Knox; Spc. Evan 

Teaster from HHC, 3rd Brigade 

Combat Team, Infantry fires his M4 

rifle to qualify during the Soldier of 

the Year competition Nov. 9 at Fort 

Knox, Ky; A Battery, 1st Bn., 6th FA 

Regt., prepares for a live-fire 

exercise in early March at Fort Knox; 

Pvt. Joshua Howard, C Co., 201st 

Brigade Support Battalion, pre-

pares to perform a needle chest 

decompression on a dummy March 

24 during a training exercise at Fort 

Knox. The training was designed to 

prepare them for Expert Field 

Medical Badge certification testing 

in the future; Pfc. Alejandro 

Miranda with 6th Sqdn., 4th Cav. 

Regt., places a claymore mine Nov. 

9 during the warrior tasks and battle 

drills portion of the Soldier of the 

Year competition. Miranda placed 

third in the competition.

Photo by Spc. Tobey White, 3IBCT PAO Photo by Spc. Tobey White, 3IBCT PAO Photo by Spc. Tobey White, 3IBCT PAO

Photo by Spc. Tobey White, 3IBCT PAO

Photo by 3IBCT Public Affairs OFFICE

Photo by 3IBCT Public Affairs OFFICE

Photo by Sgt. Brandon Sandefur, 3IBCT PAO
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Photo by Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

Staff Sgt. Christopher Hurd of B 

Co., 2nd Bn., 16th Inf. Regt., 

greets his family April 26 in 

building 88312 following a redeployment ceremony for approximately 130 Soldiers of the 4th 

Inf. Brigade Combat Team. 

ABOVE LEFT: Staff Sgt. Lucas Horn, HHC, 2nd Bn., 16th Inf. 

Regt., puts on his personal protection equipment before the 

“Ranger Resiliency Ride,” on July 7. The ride was designed to 

mentor new riders while building unit cohesion. BELOW LEFT: 

Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team salute following the uncasing of the unit colors during a redeployment ceremony Aug. 2 at Fort Riley. ABOVE: Soldiers of the 4th Infantry 

Brigade Combat Team participate in a single team elimination 

Spades Tournament during their deployment, hosted by Morale, 

Welfare, and Recreation Office at the Oasis Rec. Center on 

Camp Buehring. 

TOP: Servicemembers from throughout Contingency Operating Base Speicher participate 

in the Iron Dragon Fitness Test. The Iron Dragon Fitness Test is designed to recognize and 

reward Soldiers who exceed the Army Physical Fitness Test standards. ABOVE: An image of 

the Golden Mosque, Jan. 20 from the rooftop of a hotel, as it is currently being rebuilt and 

restored after being bombed by insurgents on Feb. 22, 2006. The mosque was located in 

the area of operations for 1st Bn., 28th Inf. Regt., during its deployment in 2010. 

Photo by Spc. Shantelle J. Campbell, 4IBCT PAO

Photo by Spc. Shantelle J. Campbell, 4IBCT PAO

Photo by Capt. Jeremy Dunnaback, 2nd bn., inf. regt. photo by Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

Photo by Richard Colletta, 4 IBCT PAO
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LEFT: Chief Warrant Officer Jeremy Cruz, C Co., 2nd General Support Aviation Bn., 1st Aviation Regt., performs preventative maintenances checks and services on the back tail rotary of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter before a flight training mission Aug. 26 at 

Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq. Chief Warrant Officer Cruz works with another pilot, a flight medic and a crew 

chief on the helicopter that is specifically reserved for medical evacuation assistance to Soldiers, civilians and Iraqi residents in the 

United States Division-North region. FROM TOP LEFT, CLOCKWISE: A Black Hawk helicopter from the 2nd General Support Aviation 

Bn., 1st Aviation Regt. takes off from Camp Taji, Iraq, along with a Huey helicopter from the Iraqi Army’s 2nd Squadron, Taji Wing. 

The battalion regularly conducts partnership flights with the squadron in the Baghdad area; An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter 

from Task Force Saber, Combat Aviation Brigade, pulls away after destroying its target with a rocket during an air-to-ground integration training exercise with the Iraqi Army on May 21 outside of Camp Al Asad; Combat Aviation Brigade Commander Col. Frank Muth 

and Brig. Gen. David Petersen, deputy commanding general of the 1st Inf. Div.-rear, salute the flag during the CAB deployment ceremony March 2 at Marshall Army Air Field; an Apache attack helicopter pilot, serving in Iraq with the Combat Aviation Brigade, 

climbs into the backseat of his helicopter Sept. 23 at Camp Taji. The brigade’s Apache helicopters are used to provide security for 

both the U.S. military and Iraqi Security Forces across the country; Aviators from the Combat Aviation Brigade, and the Iraqi Army’s 

2nd Squadron, Taji Wing, pose for a photo Oct. 10 at Camp Taji, before a partnership flight. Photo by Spc. Cassandra Monroe, CAB

photo by Spc. Roland Hale, CAB paophoto by Spc. Roland Hale, CAB PAO photo by Jordan Chapman/duty first! magazine

photo by Spc. Roland Hale, CAB PAO Photo by Spc. Roland Hale, CAB PAO
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RIGHT: Emma Huang, 4, holds 

on tight to her father, Capt. 

Tim Huang, Special Troops 

Battalion, 1st Sustainment 

Brigade, following the 1st 

Sust. Bde.’s deployment 

ceremony in King Field House 

on March 15. FAR RIGHT: 

Staff Sgt. Gregory Zemke 

keeps alert as his battle 

buddies, Staff Sgts. Jacob 

Hanson (right) and Kieshu 

Manning perform first aid on 

Staff Sgt. Christopher Hilton 

and Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Cole, 

all of Headquarters and 

Headquarters Company, 1st 

Sustainment Brigade, during 

an IED Lane Training exercise 

Feb. 5 at Fort Riley. 

The 1st Sustainment 

Brigade colors are 

rasied April 29 at 

Camp Arifjan, 

Kuwait, during an 

assumption of 

responsibility 

ceremony.

FROM RIGHT: 1st Sustainment Brigade Commander Col. Donnie Walker Jr., left, and Command Sgt. 

Maj. Miguel Rivera case the unit colors during a deployment ceremony March 15 at King Field 

House; Col. Donnie Walker, commander, 1st Sustainment Brigade, visits with the employees and 

owners of the Alma Creamery. The creamery created a special cheese named the “Durable Cheese” 

after the brigade which the community is partnered with; The 1st Sustainment Brigade uncases its 

unit colors during an assumption of responsibility cermemony in March at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

Photo by 1st Sustainment Brigade PAO

Photo by Jordan Chapman, Duty First! Magazine

Photo by Jordan Chapman, Duty First! Magazine Photo by 1st Sustainment Brigade PAO Photo by 1st Sustainment Brigade PAO

Photo by Jordan Chapman, Duty First! Magazine
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Photos by Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

ABOVE: Soldiers of 232nd 

Horizontal Engineer Co., 94th 

Engineer Bn., 4th Maneuver 

Enhancement Brigade, convoy 

into a mock village May 18 at 

Home Station Training Lanes. 

The Soldiers were conducting 

small unit training while completing simulated scenarios. TOP 

LEFT: Soldiers of 232nd Horizontal Engineer Co., 94th Engineer 

Bn., prepare to evacuate 1st Lt. 

Jeremiah Nichols after he 

received a mock wound to the 

head during a simulated training 

scenario May 18 at the Home 

Station Training Lanes. Photos by Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

ABOVE LEFT: Choby, a mix-breed is awarded with a tennis ball thrown by his handler, Spc. Jason Bourcier of the Engineer Canine Company, 5th Eng. Bn., March 17 at Yuma Proving Grounds. Choby is designated as a mine-detection dog and is utilized to provide area and route clearance and mine field extraction. ABOVE: Staff Sgt. David. Gerts, Engineer Canine Company, 5th Eng. Bn., 4th MEB, shares water 

with his military working dog, Axel, a mix breed, March 17 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. Canines assigned to the unit specialize in extracting minefields as well as unexploded ordnances and casualtyproducing devices. The teams were required to complete three weeks of certifications at Yuma Proving 

Grounds before deploying.

Photos by 4th MEB PAO

ABOVE: Soldiers of the 512th MP Company stand ready to deploy during a ceremony in February. LEFT: Spc. 

Nicholas Lake, a heavy equipment construction operator assigned to the 103d Engineer Company, separates piping from a local veteran’s home in Mansfield on October 23. Lake is one of ten Soldiers who 

volunteered during ‘Make a Difference Day’ to make a local veteran’s home handicap accessible.
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ABOVE: As the sun sets on Dona Ana Range, New Mexico, two M270 Multiple-Launch Rocket System, or MLRS, vehicles prepare for a night live-fire range 

during Operation Dragon Strike. The launchers are assigned to 3rd Bn., 13 FA Regt. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: Master Sgt. Alex Easterbrooks and Spc. 

Brett Hicks, 75th Fires Brigade, point out a target from on top of Thompson Hill Tower Complex Aug. 17, as part of Operation Diamond Inferno. The two 

worked with other Soldiers from Fort Sill as well as Marines and Sailors as part of the huge joint exercise meant to practice joint operations in battle.

TOP, CLOCKWISE: Soldiers of the 75th Fires Brigade and Marines of the Air Naval Gunfire Liaison 

Company, rush to an awaiting helicopter as they 

are picked up from a hilltop after calling in close 

air and artillery support during Operation Diamond 

Inferno; Soldiers of the 15th Finance Detachment 

guide a trailer into place as they load a C-17 aircraft for a support mission to Haiti; Soldiers of C 

Battery, 2nd Bn., 18th FA Regt., fire a M28A1 Reduced Range Practice Rocket, from their Multiple 

Launch Rocket System vehicle in support of the 

75th Fires Brigade’s Operation Diamond Inferno.

Photo by Marie Berberea, Fort Sill Cannoneer

Photo by SSG David Chapman, 75th Fires Brigade PAO Photo by SSG David Chapman, 75th Fires Brigade PAO

Photo by Staff Sgt. William Sallette, 75th Fires Brigade PAO

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Photo by Sgt. James Kennedy Benjamin, USD-S Public Affairs

Kirk Schulz, Kansas State 

University president, and Jeff 

Morris, university vice president 

for communications and 

marketing, lead their group down 

the steps of the Ziggurat of Ur on 

Nov. 11. KSU leadership visited 

1st Inf. Div. leaders deployed 

from Fort Riley, Kan., to better 

understand what Soldiers go 

through to facilitate their higher 

education needs if Soldiers 

decide to continue school after 

deployment. 

Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

Brig. Gen. David Peterson, 

1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley 

deputy commanding 

general-rear, congratulates Lt. Col. Ted Leblow of 

Headquarters and 

Headquarters Company, 

2nd Heavy Brigade 

Combat Team, Oct. 24 

after Leblow completed 

the 2010 Army Ten–Miler 

in Washington D.C. Leblow 

completed the race with a 

time of 59:40 that 

awarded him 165th place 

out of more than 21,000 

runners. 

FROM TOP: Sgt. 1st Class Glenn Laney of 2nd Bn., 16th Inf., 4th 

IBCT, demonstrates the uniform worn by Big Red One Soldiers who 

served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Oct. 25, at the booth dedicted to the 1st Infantry Division at the 2010 AUSA Annual Meeting 

and Exposition in Washington D.C.; runners in the 2010 Army TenMiler take off from the race’s starting line, Oct. 24, in Washington 

D.C. Thirty thousand runners registered for the 26th annual event. 

The Fort Riley and 1st Infantry Division’s men’s team placed 21st, 

and the women’s team placed 181st out of more than 650 teams; 

Brig. Gen. David Peterson, 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley deputy commanding general-rear, poses for a picture with members of the 1st 

Inf. Div. and Fort Riley Army Ten-Miler Team. 

FROM TOP: Brig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs, United States Division-South 

deputy commanding general of maneuver, and staff Brig. Gen. 

Dhafar Nathmy Jamil, 4th Region Department of Border Enforcement commander talk about the map exercise Oct. 5 at the 4th 

Region Department of Enforcement Headquarters in Basra, Iraq, 

moments after it finished; Maj. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, re-enlists 

Staff Sgt. Amos Wade and Spc. Darnell Jonas, both of the 1st Inf. 

Div. Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, in a Blackhawk 

5,000 feet over Iraq; Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks and Division Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Champagne case the division’s colors during a 

deployment ceremony Dec. 4 at Fort Riley.

Photo by Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine

 Photo by Stephanie Hoff, Duty First! Magazine Photo by Laura Stroda, 1st Inf Div PAO

Photo by Anna Newman, Duty First! Magazine Photo by sgt. jason kemp, 1st inf div pao

Photo by Spc. James Kennedy Benjamin, 1ID PAO

Staff Sgt. Charles Howard of 

the Fort Riley Sergeant Audie 

Murphy Club displays the 

patch of the 1st Inf. Div. prior 

to the starting ceremony of 

the 2010 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition, Oct. 25 in 

Washington D.C.

Sgt. Airealle Glynn of the Fort 

Riley Sergeant Audie Murphy 

Club displays the patch of the 

1st Inf. Div. prior to the starting ceremony of the 2010 

AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition, Oct. 25 in Washington D.C.
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ABOVE LEFT, CLOCKWISE: Sgt. 1st Class Randolph 

Hagin, of the 1st Inf. Div. Band, performs Oct. 24 at 

the Hooah Tent representing the “Big Red One” and 

Fort Riley at the 2010 Army Ten–Miler. The Big Red 

One’s Hooah tent featured historical depictions of 

the unit, live music, performed by members of the 1st 

Inf. Div. Band, and complimentary food; Spc. Jonathan Akhondi, a lead singer for Controlled Detonation, the 1st Infantry Division’s official rock band, 

performs for troops Oct. 30 at Camp Taji, Iraq; Spc. 

Myron Zenker, drummer for Controlled Detonation, 

the 1st Infantry Division’s official rock band, plays 

Oct. 30 for troops on Camp Taji, Iraq; members of the 

Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard ride in 

the Manhattan Veterans Day Parade.

Photo by stephanie hoff, duty first! Magazine Photo by Spc. Roland Hale, CAB PAO Photo by Spc. Roland Hale, CAB PAO

Jordan Chapman, Duty First! Magazine

TOP, CLOCKWISE: The Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard presents the colors as 1st Infantry Division Soldiers dressed in period uniforms 

stand in formation during the Army’s 235th and the 1st Inf. Div.’s 93rd Birthday celebration June 15 at the 1st Inf. Div. Headquarter’s Parade Field; 

Command Sgt. Maj. “Buddy” Wallace, Command Sergeant Major for the 1st Infantry Division–rear, passes the 1st Inf. Div. Commanding General's 

Mounted Color Guard unit colors to incoming 1st Sgt. John Wear on Nov. 4 during a Change of Responsibility Ceremony; Spc. David Williams, 1st 

Infantry Division Mounted Color Guard, takes out his target during the Mounted Pistol competition while his horse, Saber, takes care of the jump 

Sept. 30 during the 2010 Annual Bivouac & National Cavalry Competition held at Fort Concho in San Angelo, Texas. 

Photo courtesy of the 1st Infantry Division Post Newspaper
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ABOVE, CLOCKWISE: 1st Infantry Division Soldiers stand in 

formation during the Victory Week Division Review Ceremony 

June 18 at Marshall Army Airfield, Fort Riley; Jimmie Johnson, 

driver of the number 48 Lowe’s race car shakes hands with 

Soldiers of the 4th IBCT, 1st Inf. Div., Oct. 3, before the start 

of the Price Chopper 400 at the Kansas Motor Speedway; an 

Army Kevlar helmet sits on the steering wheel of a gator ve-

hicle beside a Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Taji, Iraq.

PHOTOS BY Jordan Chapman, Duty First! Magazine

LEFT: Getting his “knees in the breeze,” Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chris 

Vaske, 1st Sqdn., 6th Cav. Regt., 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, watch-

es the plane as he falls away toward the Kansas State University Para-

chute Club drop zone Feb. 27. ABOVE: Seth Rigsby, 6, receives the 

help of a 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Soldier as he traces the 

memorial stone of a fallen loved one after the Victory Park Ceremony 

June 17 at Fort Riley.

Jordan Chapman, Duty First! Magazine

LEFT: Seantrel Henderson, offensive lineman for the 2010 

U.S. Army All-American West team and recipient of the 

Anthony Munoz Lineman of the Year Award, walks back to 

the line of scrimmage during the 10th Annual All-Ameri-

can Bowl game held in the Alamodome in San Antonio on 

Jan. 9. , who partnered with 1st Inf. Div. Soldiers, wore the 

division’s patch on their helmets. FAR LEFT: Spc. Matthew 

Arrington, 2nd Bn., 16th Inf. Regt., hangs upside down, 

while sinking in a triangle choke hold. He won the match 

by submission.

Photo by stephanie hoff, Duty First! Magazine

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Photo by Spc. Roland Hale, CAB PAO

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