Professionalism is par-

amount in everything

we do as Soldiers. For

the young AIT Soldier,

you are just beginning

your journey and we

expect you learn as

much as you can here

and at your first unit of

assignment.

For the cadre, we

must be constant stew-

ards and practitioners

of our profession of

arms. We must never

allow ourselves to be-

come too comfortable

in the performance of

our jobs. A casual ap-

proach to our duties

can often lead to errors

in judgment.

We must challenge

ourselves to be the

best every day. We

must always reflect on

whether our actions

and decisions are ethi-

cal, moral, and in ac-

cordance with regula-

tion. Each of us is re-

Battalion Commander’s Corner

344th Military Intelligence Battalion , 111th Military Intelligence Brigade

THE KNIGHT’S WATCH

MARCH 2017 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2

Command Sergeant Major’s Corner

As we go through the month of March, I ask that each of you con-sider what is going on around you in the world today, and think about what it will mean when it becomes histo-

ry. While next month may mark the 100th anniversary of the United States of Amer-ica entering World War I, it was far from the beginning. You can expect to hear more on this subject in fu-ture newsletters but for now try to consider what was going on in the world a hundred years ago this month. While the month of March doesn't stand out as a specific time of conflict, at least not one that is significant enough to mark it as a

major milestone, you must be aware that there are always events occurring around the globe. February was sig-nificant because it was the end of the Mexican Expedition against Pancho Villa. Even so, before this particu-lar event was complet-ed, President Wood-row Wilson announced the breaking of diplo-matic ties with Germa-ny, as a result of their continued submarine warfare.

Vision: Be a resilient, adaptive, and professional team that trains and develops premier SIGINT professionals to lead and excel in a complex environment

against asymmetric, hybrid, and peer or near-peer threats.

ANTICIPATE COMMUNICATE INTEGRATE INNOVATE DEVELOP EXCEL

sponsible for maintain-

ing the good order and

discipline within the

unit and upholding the

reputation of the U.S.

Army.

In the past, officers

were normally told that

all eyes were on them.

But this paradigm has

shifted to include lead-

ers at all levels. Offic-

ers and NCOs alike

must be aware that

we are being scruti-

nized daily, especially

in TRADOC where we

are the standard bear-

ers as instructors, AIT

Platoon Sergeants,

If you are new to Goodfellow

Air Force Base or Corry Sta-

tiom, there are a number of

resources available to help

families and Soldiers adjust

to the joint environment:

-Goodfellow Air Force Base

website:

www.goodfellow.af.mil

(official page)

-Navy Air Station-Pensacola

www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/

cnrse/installations/

nas_pensacola.html (official

page)

- Goodfellow Combined

Spouses Club on Facebook

or at goodfellowspouses.org

- Goodfellow Spouses and

Family on Facebook; infor-

mal network of military fami-

lies in the area

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE:

“One's philosophy is not

best expressed in words;

it is expressed in the

choices one makes... and

the choices we make are

ultimately our responsibil-

ity.”

—-Eleanor Roosevelt

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CSM (continued from page 1)

This left March as the in-between time - the time used to redeploy forces from some areas while sim-ultaneously planning for possible action in other are-as. These were most as-suredly not the only two sig-nificant events transpiring in the spring of 1917 but they draw our attention and gain the most recognition in his-tory. As intelligence profes-sionals, it is vital to always be aware of world events and to be mindful of how they may play out.

battalion staff, as well as

chains of command and

concern.

In this environment, we

must not only support one

another but we should

step in if we see some-

thing that is questionable.

The US Army imple-

mented a “Not in My

Squad” initiative to create

a culture at the lowest eche-

lon where Soldiers and their

first line leaders make a

commitment to take care of

one another and to prevent

harassment, bullying, sexu-

al harassment/assault, and

unprofessional conduct.

I understand that none of

us are perfect, we come

from different backgrounds,

we have different expecta-

tions, and we have different

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stressors in our lives. Not to

mention a life in the military is

not the easiest. Regardless,

we must make a determined

effort to live the Army Values

and to personify the Army pro-

fessional.

We have amazing cadre

who make a difference every

day in the lives of over 1,300

trainees. Let us stay commit-

ted to keeping the Army strong!

This Month in History: 1 March 1781: Formal ratification of the Articles of Confederation 10 March 1862: The first issue of U.S. government paper money occurred as $5, $10 and $20 began circulation. 12 March 1888: The Great Blizzard of ‘88 hit the northeastern U.S. Almost coincides with the most recent winter storm in the northeast. 14 March 1879: Albert Einstein born in Ulm, Germany 15 March, 44 B.C.: Julius Caesar assassinated; hence the Ides of March 19 March 2003: US attacks into Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein 21 March 1918: The Second Battle of the Somme begins during WWI. 22 March 1972: The Equal Rights Amendment is sent to states for ratification. 28 March 1979: Three Mile Island nuclear plant accident occurred.

CDR (continued from page 1)

“As Soldiers, it is our sol-emn duty to conduct our-selves in an appropriate and professional manner in everything we do…and at all times. Whether, we are on or off duty, talking to our friends or on our comput-

ers at home, we are sol-diers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As Soldiers, our job is to live by the Army values. This is not a new stand-ard, but it is something that I feel a few of us may have forgotten. Such conduct is unacceptable and is a detri-ment to unit cohesion and readiness. Our professionalism di-rectly impacts the percep-tion of our force and our ability to retain and recruit. More importantly, it effects the trust. The trust we have with the American people. And this is something I am not willing to risk. The actions of a few will not be the face of our Army.

I challenge each and every Sol-dier, family member, and Army civilian to do the right thing at all times. Conduct yourselves profes-sionally in all forums and facets of life. Lead by example in eve-rything you do. If you are a victim of mis-conduct, please inform your chain of command and contact your local sharp representative and victim advocate. If you have knowledge of misconduct, do your job as a Soldier. Report it. Not in my squad. Not In my Army. Army strong!” (SMA Online Conduct Message posted on DVIDS HUB, 14 March 2017)

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-Women’s History Month -Month of Military Child

-Child Abuse Prevention Month

Every Saturday there are battal-

ion sponsored volunteer events in

the local community.

17 MAR—NAS-P Golf Scramble

18-19 MAR—Bataan Death March

in Whitesands, NM

18 MAR—Adopt A Highway (San

Angelo)

22 MAR—Motorcycle Safety Day

24 MAR—Bulgogi (Korean Food)

Fundraiser

24 MAR—Goodfellow’s Got Talent

25 MAR—Serve Lunch at Soup

Kitchen

28 MAR—B Company Bowling Nite

30 MAR—Women of Distinction

Awards Ceremony, San Angelo

1 APR—Habitat For Humanity

(San Angelo)

6 APR—Centennial of US declar-

ing war on Germany in WWI.

11 APR—Monthly FRG Social; this

will be a Family oriented event!!

11-12 APR—Battalion Key Leader

Staff Ride

14 APR—Commander’s Cup (0500

-0630)

14 APR—Goodfellow Sports Day

14 APR—Battalion Shotgun Shoot

14 APR—BN Hail and Farewell

(evening)

15 APR—Do you have your taxes

done?

15 APR—A Company FRG Social

20 APR—WWI Lecture at ASU

21-22 APR—Air Force ROTC FTX

22 APR—Fort Concho Frontier

Days

24-25 APR—CCAF Inspection and

Accreditation

March 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Bataan

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cle Safety

Ride

23 24 FSS

GAFB’s Got

Talent

25 FSS 3 on

3 B-Ball

Tournament

26 27 28 B Co

Bowling

Nite

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UPCOMING EVENTS

To stay up to date on the latest events as they are happening, check out the following Facebook pages:

-344th MI Battalion (www.facebook.com/344mibn)

-A Co 344th MI Bn (www.facebook.com/AlphaCo344thMIBN) -D Co 344th MI Bn (www.facebook.com/DeltaCo344thMIBN)

April 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FSS Easter

Egg Hunt

9 10 11 Family

FRG Nite

12 13 14 FSS

Sports Day

15 A Co

FRG Social

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 FSS Super

Hero Family

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FSS Fam-

ily Camp Out

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-Women’s History Month

-SHARP Month -Month of Military Child

-Child Abuse Prevention Month

SAISD SPRING BREAK!

Women’s History Month By 2LT Tiffany Law, D Co/344th MI BN March marks the celebration of women’s history and recognizes the long history of women in the military - the ladies who led the way. From the earliest days of the Revolu-tionary War both men and women fought to gain independence for the Nation. Men may have owned the battlefields, but women always found ways to contribute. Some worked as nurses while others be-came part of George Washington’s spies and helped deliver information through “spy rings”. This tradition continued into the Civil War when both sides used female agents to collect intelligence. These ladies were often aided by the intricate fashions of the time; layered coats and skirts al-lowed women to move coded notes unde-tected. As the nation grew, women moved to-wards gaining the same privileges and rights as their male counterparts. The movement for Women’s Suffrage was aid-ed by the onset of WWI and the changing views on women and their roles in society. Women answered the call to duty in force, taking on roles as nurses, translators, clerks and cryptologists. The Army Signal Corps specifically recruited and trained women as telephone operators to assist in battlefield communications. In 1920, wom-en gained the right to vote with the addi-tion of the 19th amendment, due in part to their roles in the war. WWII saw the arrival of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the country’s first true intelligence service, of which nearly a third were women. Many of these ladies were overseas operatives, including the eminent Virginia Hall. The “Limping Lady of the OSS” as Hall came to be known, was one of the most important Allied agents in France. Hall was the first woman to re-ceive the Distinguished Service Cross. She wasn’t alone in her service to her country, by the end of WWII 22,000 women were in uniform. The Korean War saw the role of the Ar-my Nurse increase and active duty num-bers for women reached 120,000. The Women’s Army Corps (WAC) were sent to Korea and their numbers peaked at 2,600

as they fought to take care of injured sol-diers. Army Nurses continued to save lives during the Vietnam War and worked along-side their male counterparts, often in mo-bile army surgical hospitals or MASH units. Vietnam also marked the first time women wore the rank of Brigadier General with the promotions of Colonels Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington on May 5th, 1970. In 2008, now retired, Gen. Ann Dun-woody became the first woman to be pro-moted to the rank of General and earn her fourth star.

Women continue to move into new areas of the military branches, prov-ing along the way that they can match their male counterparts. As of 2016, over 200,000 women served on active duty, making up 15% of the force. Now, women can attend Ranger School and join a combat MOS, in-cluding Infantry and Armor. A far journey from the days of Washing-ton’s spies.

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Infographic from defense.gov 2015

Corrie Ten Boom, by most accounts had a difficult life. Growing up in the Netherlands during WWII, she witnessed great suf-fering and persecution against the Jews in her community. Inspired by her faith, she was deter-mined to do something, so Corrie along with her fami-ly, created a space in her bedroom wall that could fit up to 6 people at once. It is said many hundreds were secretly hidden from the Gestapo. On February 28, 1944, a Dutch informant told the Nazi’s of Corrie’s activities. By the end of the day, 35 people including the entire Ten Boom family were arrested and eventually incarcerated in a concen-tration camp. Ironically, the 6 Jews hidden in her ‘secret’ place were not captured, but freed after 3 days in the confined space. While at Ravensbruck concentration camp, Cor-rie witnessed terrible abuse directed at herself and in a more severe man-

ner, at her sister Betsie. Twelve days before Corrie was freed, Betsie died, pri-marily due to the abuse by a particular guard. After her release, Corrie shared her story and spoke about for-giveness, and how those incarcerated in Ravens-bruck, who were able to forgive even the most hei-nous of sins were able to live more normal lives than those who weren’t. At one point, Corrie was confronted with forgiveness after shar-ing her story in a church, when the guard she attribut-ed most of her sisters suf-fering asked her for for-

giveness. It wasn’t easy, but she did it. But that’s not the end of the story. Faith inspired her to act selflessly; faith kept her from despair and built resilience; faith in-spired her to forgive and showed love, and faith al-lowed her to live free in spite of her great suffering. This month, we cele-brate Women’s History month. Thank you to all of the women who inspire faith, freedom and for-giveness.

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Save the Date! 22 MAR is a

Motorcycle Mentorship

Event with the 17th Train-

ing Wing. Contact your

Company Motorcycle Men-

tor for more information!!

We are also working with

USAICoE and 17th Training

Wing to ensure we provide

the training required for all

US Army motorcycle enthu-

siasts!!

Photos: (Top) SFC Fillbrandt wins the AIT PSG of the 3rd QTR and FY 17 competition at

Fort Huachuca. He and SFC Rose will go on to compete in the USAICoE Warrior Challenge

in May. (Right) Members of the Battalion Soccer Team hit the field against the 17th

TRSS. (Bottom courtesy of Cassie’s Place) Soldiers from A/344th MI BN, Marines and

students from Angelo State University volunteer to help rescued animals at a shelter.

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CSM Krause, from the Cyber Training Battalion at Fort Belvoir, GA visits Corry Station, FL to speak with 35Q and 17C students about the Cyber force across the U.S. Army and their important mission on the modern battlefield.

Soldiers from D/344th MI BN volunteer at a local animal shelter in Pensacola. Volun-teer activities such as this nurture selfless service and allow Soldiers to accumulate hours for the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.

1LT Agyapong and 1LT Law attend the Navy Dining-In at Corry Station. Joint partnership is one of the many benefits of being in 344th MI BN.

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The Sentinel Soccer team poses after a dominating match against the Sharks of 316TRS. The Sentinels won 3-0 against last years champs.

DOWN ON THE DELTA AT CORRY STATION

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE

The White Rope (Tab) Leadership Program. Established by Air Education Training Command Instruction 52-110, this pro-gram offers all students an opportunity to volunteer at the Chapel on Goodfellow Air Force Base. The Wing Chaplain, or his designee, is responsible for the management and execu-tion of the program. It is only open to initial entry training (IET) Soldiers who demonstrate high standards of character and morals as well as maintains excellence in academics.

The program offers a pluralistic environment and coaches student to help others who may be in crisis. To stay in the program, White Tabs are expected to volunteer 4 hours a week to Chapel activities and attend on the job training Sun-days at 1300.

Members of the White Rope Leader Program also volunteer to host special events for students. Most recently, White Ropes hosted the Goodfellow Student Talent Show at The Cross-roads.

For more information stop by and see Chaplain Wright in Bldg 409 or visit the Chapel on post, next to the barracks.

The Students Against Sexual Harassment (SASH) or Teal Tab Program. This program seeks volunteers who want to make a difference by promoting dignity and respect within their clas-ses and platoons in support of the U.S. Army’s Sexual Harass-ment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) program.

The program is managed by the Sexual Assault Response and Prevention (SAPR) office on Goodfellow Air Force Base. Like White Tabs, these student leaders are expected to maintain high standards of character and professionalism as well as maintain academic excellence.

The SAPR office holds meetings for students every second and fourth Tuesday at lunch and after work.

For more infor-mation stop by the Battalion SHARP office on the third floor of Bldg 409 or visit the SAPR office next to the barracks.

There are a number of ways students can distinguish themselves during their tour at Goodfellow Air Force Base. Here are just

a few...

Inspiration Corner

“The harder I work, the luckier I get.”

—-Samuel Goldwyn

“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abil-

ities! Without a humble but reasonable

confidence in your own powers you cannot

be successful or happy.”

—Norman Vincent Peale

“Accept the challenges so that you can feel

the exhilaration of victory.”

— Gen. George S. Patton.

“I’ve worked too hard and too long to let an-

ything stand in the way of my goals. I will

not let my teammates down and I will not

let myself down.”

—-Mia Hamm

Fun Crypto Corner

C G B S T G P I W T Y A L J I S T I H E K P Y A G ! X T I F

P D G K Y P P K G I T U D E A E A A Y G Q K S C . ( E

Q D T Y B P F E B B P I T J )

“ I N C A C H G C I N C I D F C A I N H I I G B F C V ' A

A Q S O A . I N C A S F F C G A Q O M D C G H V M I N C

A S V A N D V C L H I G D Q I K D O O , D V I N D A

Z G D A D A , A N G D V J E G Q F I N C A C G W D Z C Q E

I N C D G Z Q S V I G B ; Y S I N C I N H I A I H V M A Y B

D I V Q K , M C A C G W C A I N C O Q W C H V M I N -

H V J A Q E F H V H V M K Q F H V … . ”

“ . . . I H S L K K H , T E V O R O T T , E U K N I O L U E T H

A N K Z Q O S O Y ; H O I M O R L X O I R E U

A N K U N T L I E N K M E I R Q U , I R L I I R O R L S Y O S

I R O A N K D T E A I , I R O G N S O F T N S E N Q U I R O

I S E Q G B R . M R L I M O N J I L E K I N N A R O L B ,

M O O U I O O G I N N T E F R I T H : E I E U

Y O L S K O U U N K T H I R L I F E X O U O X O S H

I R E K F E I U X L T Q O . ”

— I R N G L U B L E K O