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Vol. 23 No. 2
SPRING 1986
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Brig. Gen. Raymond E. Haddock, commander of the 5eth Field Anlllery Command,
and CSM Thaodont Jackson, eommancl Hrgeant major of the command, eeM the
brigade colors during the redealgnatlon ceremony on Herdt K...rne.
missjon.
quarters, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Headquarters, and forward communications support to each of the Command's three firing
Battalions.
The formation of a signal ban.Jion within
this command brings a new focus on communications r~uircments for the Com
m,nd. A consolidation of signal personnel,
equipment and expenise will mean more effectivo planning, training and maintenance
for this Command's communications usen .
When asked about training, Sgt. Kenneth L.
Owens, section chief, D Company 38th Signal. stated, Herc, we do a uaining sche..
dule, go by what we ny ,nd the rraining ac-
pany )8th Signal, "everyone working 1oge1her is what she ~kc, best about the battalion's ptrsonnel. She sees the future of her
unit as being able to munuin combat readintss, beausc evcryone s determined to
make it ,he best.
"To be sure that the 56th Field Anillery
Command geu the right data and input
needed 10 accomplish iu mission if that ume
ever comes," is ,he way Owens defines the
38th'1 primary mission. Bue it was best sum
maritcd by Pfc. Troy Shores, Alpha Company, )8th, when he stated that tho miuion
of the 38th Signal batulion is simply 10 be
"Signal Ready.
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the ser"ice.
No combat unit wants a drug user/' said
Sgt. Wesley Lant>, assiswit drug coordinator for l /9. A drug user affects tbe combat
readiness of a unit and jeopardizes security.
Lantz agreos with the "get-tough" policy
"Send them on home," he said. "The Army
doesn't want them."
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Sgt. Urry RNcl opel'8tn the Portable Url1111lysla Kit during chemical teat.
people coming into key positions in a battery, they look at the battery through different ms of eyes," said Flake. "They see
things that are problems that others may not
be sc,ing."
. "Every officer has his own leadership
traits," Jenkins said. "The biggest question
mark in every soldier's mind is, 'What is the
commander going to change about my
jobl'"
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