1-1 ARB Newsletter NOV 30 2011

1. The Apache Post
1-1 ATTACK
RECONNAISSANCE
BATTALION
V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 3 0 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 1
Many Reasons To Be Thankful
Gunfighters, Families and Friends,
We honored the men and women throughout our
INSIDE Nation‘s history who chose to serve their country in
THIS ISSUE: military uniform on November 11th for Veteran‘s Day.
The act of donning the uniform is a deeply symbolic
act. It always has been and it likely always will be. It is
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an act that expresses a deep and selfless commitment
and About
to the idea we call America. And I say idea, because
Chaplain 3 when a service member or even the President of the
United States takes the oath of enlistment or office,
HHC ‘Bounty 4 we all state that we will support and defend the Con-
Hunters’
stitution of the United States. We don‘t say that we
Above: Photo from the Apache Block III unveiling ceremony
will defend the United State‘s borders against invaders,
A CO ‘Devils’ 5 in Mesa, AZ earlier this month. The Gunfighters are the first
or that we will fight to the death in our Nation‘s US Army unit to fly this new, state of the art attack helicop-
B CO Wars, we say that we will defend the Constitution of ter. (Photo courtesy of LTC Vedder)
6
‘Wolfpack’ the United States…a stack of paper, but contained
and the tough, realistic training they are doing with
within those pages are the ideas of liberty, the promise
C CO 7 minimal resources; We‘re Thankful for the B Co
of prosperity, and a beacon of hope for the oppressed
‘Ghostriders’ Wolfpack returning safely from JRTC after being
around the world. And the Soldiers of this battalion
gone about a month; We‘re Thankful for C Co
D CO 8 train to fight for these freedoms every day.
Ghostriders as they are starting to ramp up the
‘Desperados’
required training to be the first Apache Block III
When ordinary men and women step into the uniform
company in the Army; We‘re Thankful for D Co
E CO ‘Outlaws’/ 9 of this nation, they commit themselves to the per-
Desperados as they keep us all safe and focused with
F CO ‘Fenix’ formance of an extraordinary duty, which may entail
great aviation maintenance support; We‘re thankful
long separations, and sometimes ever higher costs.
Announcements 10 for the E Co Outlaws who just finished up a great
And the only way that we can focus to do this some-
FTX and always keep us fed, fueled, and firing; and
times dangerous job safely, is by knowing that our
Fort Riley 12 last but not least, we‘re thankful for F Co Fenix, the
Families and loved ones are prepared and willing to
Events new Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft company that is
support themselves during our required absences.
now part of 1-1. They will have the most time away
So as we move from Veteran‘s Day to Thanksgiving, from home as they field the new system and train
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we want to pass on that we are very thankful for the out in California over the next year and a half. It‘s a
ARB support that you all provide to our Army every day. tough mission for a tough unit!
Whether it is in a uniform or as a Family member or a
We are of course very Thankful for all of the Fami-
loved one, your support is incredibly important. We
lies and friends of the Gunfighters and we wish you
couldn‘t honorably and selflessly serve our country so
all a happy and healthy holiday season, and truly
well without your support.
appreciate all of the support that you provide to our
And because Thanksgiving is right around the corner; Army!
here are a few other blessings we are thankful for this
holiday season: We are Thankful for the HHC Bounty
Hunters for all of their support with the staff and LTC Ed Vedder
medical Soldiers; We‘re Thankful for the A Co Devils, CSM Mike O‘Donnell
CW4 Ron Porter

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T H E
G U N F I G H T E R
I f y o u h a v e Above: Lt. Col. Edward Vedder, commander of the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment,
s u g g e s t i o n s ,
Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, signs an Adopt-A-School covenant on Nov 11 during a Veterans
Day celebration at Wamego West Elementary in Wamego, Kan. Veterans from WWII, Vietnam, and Operation
c o m m e n t s o r
Iraqi Freedom were in attendance as part of the event.
f e e d b a c k f o r t h i s
N e w s l e t t e r ,
Below: Command Sgt. Major Michael O‘Donnell, the senior enlisted advisor of the 1st Attack Reconnaissance
p l e a s e c o n t a c t
Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, signs an Adopt-A-School cove-
J u l i e P e t r u c c e l l i -
nant on Nov 11 during a Veterans Day celebration at Wamego West Elementary in Wamego, Kan. Veterans
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from WWII, Vietnam, and Operation Iraqi Freedom were in attendance as part of the event.
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(U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Keven Parry, CAB, 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs)
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CAB Spends Veterans’ Day
with Burlingame Elementary
School
Maj. Joshua Berryhill, operations officer for
1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st
Aviation Regiment, returns the salute of a
Burlingame Elementary School student
during the schools Veteran‘s Day Celebra-
tion. Berryhill presented a student from
each grade a certificate and a flag that was
flown in Iraq. The school had adopted 1-1
ARB last year during their deployment to
Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt.1st Class Jeff
Troth, CAB, 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs)
From the Chaplaincy by CH (CPT) Daniel Korie
The 1-1 ARB Chaplain, CH Korie, has been busy the
last few weeks with a variety of events and pro-
grams.
Top row, from left to right: 1-1 ARB UMT organ-
ized FY12 first quarter first Strong Bond Family Re-
treat @ Great Wolf Lodge Kansas City, KS 28-30
Oct 2011. It is part of the many things the BN chap-
lain and chaplain assistant do to nurture Soldiers and
Families of 1-1 ARB.
Middle Row, from left to right: Chaplain Korie
performs the Funeral ceremony of SSG Charlotte
Sherry O. (Retired) at the Kansas State Veteran
Cemetery Manhattan KS. Part of what we do to
honor the dead.
Bottom: 1-1 ARB UMT provides care in case of
casualties by home, hospital and prison visitations.
The UMT does so by training volunteer spouses as
members of the Family Care Team that will be mobi-
lized by the BN Cdr to provide assistance to the
Families of WIA, KIA, MIA or incarcerated.
1-1 ARB UMT also organized a Thanksgiving Prayer
lunch on Nov 22 @ Demon DFAC. The guest
speaker and brigade chaplain Gesch was joined by
the BN Commander LTC Vedder. The CSM O‘Don-
nell offered the closing prayer.
1-1 ARB UMT provides coverage for the Division‘s
Financial Peace University training and does one for
the Battalion every FPU Tuesdays and Thursdays
weekly, by 1130-1300 @ the BN conference RM.

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HHC November:
Hello to all from beautiful Fort Riley, KS. The fall season is quickly coming to an end, giving way to winter
and a distinct chill to the air. It has been eight months since our return from Iraq, and the company has
changed in some significant ways. We have said goodbye to many of the long-standing Bounty Hunters as
they moved on to their next adventure, whether it was a new post or back to the civilian world. In their
places, we have welcomed a number of Soldiers, Officers, and Families into our fold. Despite all the
changes, the Soldiers of HHC have continued doing what they do best – supporting the battalion as it con-
ducts its daily operations. Whether the companies of the Gunfighter battalion are conducting weapons
ranges, Field Training Exercises (FTXs), or conducting training flights, the Bounty Hunters are there.
The last few months have been eventful as we finally got into the swing of things back at Riley. Once we
returned from block leave, the pace quickly reached a fever pitch as we began planning for company-level
training, an Aerial Gunnery Exercise, and most recently a RESET Assistance Visit from the Division Inspector
General‘s Office. As we planned for some big training events at the Battalion-level, we also began getting
our own systems and training together at the company. Most recently, we had two of our Aviation Opera-
tions Liaison Officers return from a successful rotation with TF Nightmares (3-1 AHB) to the Joint Readi-
ness Training Center at Fort Polk, LA.
HHC Soldiers participated in a number of events to celebrate the Halloween and Thanksgivings holidays. For
Halloween, A number of volunteers took the time to design, build, and staff the first ―Haunted Headquar-
ters‖ event for Gunfighter Families. Besides being a huge success, it was also an awesome time for the Fami-
lies that came out to get some candy and face down the ghouls and phantoms that inhabited the building
that night. For Thanksgiving, the Command Team had the honor of continuing the time-honored tradition
of serving Soldiers a full Thanksgiving meal, complete with all the traditional dishes you would expect.
Top and I would like to congratulate the following Soldiers: One Bounty Hunter had a recent promotion:
PVT Jesse Almond to PV2. We would also like to recognize the HHC Soldiers who participated on the
Battalion Flag Football team and brought home a pretty impressive trophy. You all did an outstanding job
representing the determination, audacity, and ruthless pursuit of victory that has made the Gunfighters
great. The following people celebrated birthdays during the month of November: SPC Michelle Higson (4th)
and PV2 Jesse Almond (21th).
As always, thanks again from the Bounty Hunters for all your continued support to our Soldiers and our
Families.
–CPT William Hale II, Bounty Hunter 6
The Bountyhunters en-
joyed the Battalion’s
Haunted Headquarters!
At Left: Bountyhunters’
Family member Eileen
Vedder and her friends.
At Right: Bountyhunters’
FRG Leader Sandra hale
gives out candy to one of
the many trick-or-
treaters who came by
during the event.
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The weather is starting to get colder but the
pace of work remains hot in Alpha Company.
It‘s been a busy few months for the Devils.
From completion of Battalion-Level gunnery
with minimal aircraft to the plethora of individ-
ual training and classes we‘ve completed, Dev-
ils have taken the lead in every task presented
to them. We look forward to some well-
deserved rest with the upcoming holiday sea-
son.
From the day I took command the Devils‘ im-
pressed me with their hard work and dedica-
tion to the mission. Like a well-oiled machine, Above: 1SG Maynard Hinkle, Devil First Sergeant, back right, vis-
the Devils just need to be pushed in the right ited Kennedy Primary School on Veterans Day. (Photo courtesy of A
Company 1-1 ARB)
direction. The work gets done to standard and
the Soldiers, NCOs, and Warrant Officers make
it happen, seemingly with ease. - Congratulations to newly promoted Warrant
Officers CW3 Jeremiah Johnson and Joe Atkin-
Another great example of how the Devil‘s oper-
son. CW3 Atkinson just returned to the Devils
ate comes from my battle buddy. First Sergeant
from the maintenance test pilot course and we
Hinkle did some great work at a local elementary
look forward to putting him to work assisting
school on Veteran‘s Day. Though he was origi-
our great crew chiefs.
nally scheduled to speak to just his son's first
grade Class, he ended up speaking nearly the en- - Congratulations to Alpha Company Top APFT
tire school including the special needs class. 1SG Scorers, Jesse Curry and Zachary Shimon.
Hinkle presented a great picture of the Devils to
well over 140 children in all, lasting the entire —CPT John Bolton
school day. ‗Devil 6‘
Announcements
- We will hold an FRG meeting on 7DEC at the
ACS Annex. We will cover the next 6-months of
training, NTC rotation schedule, welcome new
individuals and farewell SGT Miller.
- A hearty welcome to WO1 Jason Wyllie and his
Family. Jason is new to aviation but stranger to
the Army with prior service in the Infantry.

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1 2
B Company
spent the
majority of the 6 3
last month in
Fort Polk, LA at
the Joint
Readiness
Training Center
(JRTC) in Clockwise, from top left: 1. Apaches on the 4
tarmac; 2. You can see the sheer force that the
support of Task Apache generates; 3. CPT Leslie Shafer, B CO
Commander, middle front, information at a brief-
Force 3-1 ing; 4. SPC Sprinzl, B CO, receives an award from
COL Morgan, CAB Commander; 5. Apache in
‘Nightmare.’ panoramic view; 6. Apache in flight over JRTC
training area
Here are some (US Army Photos courtesy of SGT Keven Parry, 1st
CAB PAO)
pictures from
their time at the 5
JRTC.
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Tis the season once again. The season filled with jack-o-lanterns and turkey legs,
Santa Claus and Christmas trees. It‘s a time when we look back on all the good from
the past year as we prepare to welcome the New Year. While Charlie Company
remains busy and focused to be the 1st Company in the Army to receive Apache
Block III training at Mesa, AZ in conjunction with an NTC rotation at Ft. Irwin, Ca.,
the season reminds us to take a look back. As we look back on the past year I can‘t
help but think of all the great things we have accomplished in Charlie Company.
Going back to February and early March, one of the most memorable events of the
year was our safe return from Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn 10-11.
After our year long deployment the Ghostriders returned home to friends, Family,
and the good ole American lifestyle. Upon redeployment we made available the one
thing Soldiers had gone without for so long, time. Time with Family, time with
Above, (From left to right CW2 Kevin Harms, daughter Jocelyn, friends, time away from work, and time to yourselves. It seems after the much
wife Tiffany, and son Liam): Kevin Harms has the honor of being
pinned CW2 by his wife and family (Photo courtesy of C Company 1-1 ARB) needed relaxing schedule we started back on the only pace we really know, full steam
ahead. In the heat of the summer we started preparing for our upcoming aerial gun-
nery. We faced a difficult schedule with limited time, resources, and the ever changing Kansas weather. Still, Charlie Company pulled to-
gether and accomplished the mission at hand. It was a true team effort with contributions coming from each and every individual enabling the
success of the collective whole. After gunnery, we continued steaming ahead and haven‘t looked back. We have been attending numerous
schools for our professional development. We have continued receiving, sending away, maintaining, and flying the most technologically ad-
vanced attack weapons platform in existence. All of which take a considerable amount of time and effort on everyone‘s part. Well done!
We have taken the time to celebrate together at unit functions; formals, company/battalion FRG meetings, hail and farewells, fall apple days,
and a haunted headquarters.
We have also had to do one of the hardest things that comes after a deployment. We have said goodbye to many Ghostriders, some leaving
for new duty stations while others that left not only said goodbye to C Co but the Army as well. We are thankful for the opportunity to
have served with and along side them in the company and wish them all the best. We have also had the opportunity to welcome many new
faces to the Ghostriders team and continue to do so. We have had the honor of promoting and re-enlisting deserving individuals while oth-
ers continue to step up and take on more responsibility and do so effortlessly. It has truly been a great year with a list of accomplishments
too long to include. Tis the season indeed. It‘s the time of the year where we celebrate friends and Family. We give thanks for the many
things in our lives we have been blessed with and lend a helping hand to our neighbors in need. As you read this with your loved ones in the
next room or by your side, instead of over Skype or a phone call half way around the world, I think you will agree it truly is the most won-
derful time of the year.
Ghostriders!
CPT Adam Marr, ‗Ghostriders 6‘
Announcements
-Congratulations to SPC Harrington and his wife Danielle on the birth of their first child Ki-
mora Harrington! Born on Oct. 28, 2011, she weighed 7lb, 11oz and 20‖ long.
-Ladies Bunco Night!! Spouses, friends, and Family of Charlie co are invited to join us for a fun
game of Bunco! We will be playing Bunco the first Thursday night of every month. Our first
Bunco night is set for December 1st at Captain and Mrs. Marr‘s house (2006 Deer Trail, Junc-
tion City, KS) starting at 6:30pm! Bring your favorite dessert!
-Charlie Co Christmas Party Dec 16th: Wear your tackiest Christmas sweater and you might
just win a prize! We will also play ―Dirty Santa‖ or ―White Elephant‖!! ($15 maximum for the
gift) Time and location have yet to be determined.
-We would like to recognize Charlie Co Funds Custodian Jennifer Hardin. Jenn and her hus-
band will be PCS‘ing to Korea next month. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to
our company! We have been so fortunate to have you on our team! Above, From left to right SGT Esterly, SGT Young, SGT
Feist: SGT Young is honored with a going away gift as he
and his wife depart the Ghostrider team for their new duty
station in Korea. (Photo courtesy of C Company 1-1 ARB)

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Family and Friends of the Desperados, those promoted and farewell to the longtime
The last few months have seen some great train- Desperados who are moving on to other units
ing and growth for Delta Company. After taking or the civilian workforce. Special recognition
command of the Desperados in September, I have goes to the Families of SGT Webster, PFC Cruz,
found our Soldiers to be extremely capable and PFC Rigby and PFC Wise who have welcomed
motivated. It takes each and every Soldier to new baby Desperados. Congratulations!
make our fleet of Apaches fly and every Soldier is Lastly, thank you to you friends and Family who
doing their part. support us in what we do. Defending this nation
The month of November saw over 20 of our is no easy task for the Soldiers or their loved
Soldiers deploy with Bravo Company to the Joint ones. As a leader, I thank you for your contin-
Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in Louisiana. ued support and sacrifice in an era of frequent
While there, our deployments.
Soldiers were able Some of your
to maintain 10 Soldiers have
Apaches for ―Task deployed many
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Force Wolfpack‖.
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such as JRTC,
ensure that our each of them
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assets. Any Above: Maintainers from D Company work on one of the Apache‘s in prepara- ored to be a
ground Soldier tion for Gunfighter 6‘s latest flight. (Photo Courtesy of D Company 1-1 ARB) member of the
will tell you that Desperado team.
aviation, especially ATTACK aviation is the great- I look forward to seeing all of you at our FRG
est force multiplier they could ever have. We meeting on November 30th at 6 PM at the ACS
welcomed back our Soldiers from JRTC just in Annex. Childcare for 30 children will be pro-
time for the Thanksgiving holiday. vided for free and there will be food. We hope
If there is one constant in the army, that constant to see you there.
is change. Over the past few months we have had DESPERADOS!
numerous Soldiers promoted along with several
new arrivals and departures. Every time we have
a promotion or departure we hold a formation so CPT Dan O‘Donnell
that we can properly recognize that Soldier‘s con- daniel.odonnell@us.army.mil
tributions to our mission. I‘d like to take this 785-375-4032
opportunity again to say congratulations to all
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Greetings Outlaw Family, events to hone their Warrior Task better prepare us for our upcoming
I am CPT Robert Pugh and I have and Battle Drills which has devel- rotation to the National Training
the honor and privilege of com- oped our Junior Soldiers to become Center, Gunnery exercises, and to
manding your Family members of leaders. They performed a four day complete our support collective
this amazing Company. November Field Training Exercise (FTX) in tasks. As the upcoming holiday
has been an extremely productive which they were placed in demand- seasons approach I ask that you
month for our Outlaw team and ing situations and have far exceeded maximize this time with your loved
my expectations of junior leaders. ones and have a safe holiday sea- Fundraising
there has been some amazing train-
ing going on. While I have been at During their FTX they conducted son. Events:
the Joint Readiness Training Center platoon and squad sized Infantry Very Respectfully,
maneuvers as well as developing E CO FRG will
assisting in the Task Force Night- Outlaw 6
mare mission I have heard nothing their basic Soldiering skills in order
be gift
but great things from those who to emphasize the small disciplines
stayed behind at Fort Riley. They of Soldiering. We are emphasizing wrapping at the
have conducted several training these disciplines in order to help
Main PX on 18
Hello to everyone! DEC from 1000
I am 1SG Clifford Bell from Echo Company 1-1 ARB. Our Warriors and your Family members have been leading -1900.
the way in both personal growth and leadership training over the course of November. This month we sent SPC
F CO FRG will
Lloyd, SPC Gallup, and SPC Richards to the Warrior Leaders Course (WLC) located at Camp Ashland, Nebraska.
All three individuals did an outstanding job and graduated on the 18th of this month bringing pride to the Echo be gift
Company Family. We also had the opportunity to send SPC Boyle and CPT Pugh to the Joint Readiness Training
Center where they participated in helping the Brigade train for the upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. Both wrapping at the
played a key role in Task Force Nightmare‘s superior mission down there and contributed to their overall success
Main PX on 9
of their mission. I ask the Family members to assist us in taking care of their Warriors during the holiday seasons
by using the Household 6 (Commanders Override) when necessary in order to prevent alcohol related incidents, DEC from 0900
and domestic disputes as they indulge in normal holiday festivities. With max leave fast approaching please assist
-1500. Come
your Warriors in developing their leave plans so that we may better support the Company‘s mission as well as
provide some deserved time off. We appreciate all your support, hard work, and sacrifice and wish you well during out and support
the upcoming holiday seasons.
these two
Very Respectfully
Outlaw 7 FRGs!!
The Fenix Family, inventory. The unit is slowly growing We would also like to thank LTC Ved-
F (Fenix) Company 1st AV REG is 1st stronger and most of our Soldiers are der and COL Morgan for the out-
Infantry division‘s newest Unmanned 1st term Soldiers excited about the standing support we have received in
Aircraft System (UAS)… the Gray opportunity to become part of Army building this company. Thank you to
Eagle. We are very happy to be part of History. 1SG Tony Farinosi and I would the 1-1 ARB FRG for the warm wel-
the Gunfighter Family. like to thank Candace Kattes and Sierra come we have received and we look
Cobb for taking time out of their busy forward to being a part of this great
Fenix is in the early stages of its trans- schedules to lead our FRG. It has been a Battalion.
formation from a unit that did not full workload since the first day 1SG
exist in January 2011 into a unit that Jeffrey D Stokes, CW3
Farinosi was handed the keys to the
will test and field the Army‘s Gray company and instructed to build a unit FENIX 6
Eagle UAS for entry into the Army that will give the Army the Gray Eagle.

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Upcoming Events
30 November: D Company FRG Meeting, 6 PM ACS Annex
5 December: F Company FRG Meeting, 6 PM ACS Annex
7 December: A Company FRG Meeting, 6 PM ACS Annex
9 December: F Company Gift wrapping, 9 AM to 3 PM Main PX
9 December: F Company FRG Holiday Party, 6 PM Battalion Classroom
13 December: 1-1 ARB Steering Committee Meeting, 5:30 PM Battalion Class-
room
19 December through 2 January, 2012: Half-Day Schedule and Christmas
Exodus
23—26 December: Christmas Training Holiday
25 December: Merry Christmas!
30 December through 2 January: New Year Training Holiday
1 January 2012: Happy New Year 2012!!!
13 —16 January: Martin Luther King Jr. Training Holiday
27 January: 1-1 ARB Winter Ball
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Fort Riley Events for December

13. 1-1 ARB traces its roots to the formation of the 1st Aviation
1-1 Attack Reconnaissance Company, 1st ID, constituted on 15 February 1957 at Fort Riley,
Battalion KS. Later redesignated as 1st Aviation Battalion, one of the first
aviation units to employ helicopter gunships and reconnaissance
helicopters in unison to conduct search and destroy teams,
commonly referred to as "hunter/killer" teams. Currently
stationed at Fort Riley, the Gunfighters continue to provide
invaluable reconnaissance and lethal attack helicopters fires for
Battalion Headquarters
the Soldiers of the Big Red One.
BLDG 802 Marshall Avenue
The Gunfighters are commanded by LTC Edward M. Vedder.
Fort Riley, Kansas 66442 CSM Michael P. O’Donnell is the senior enlisted advisor.
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