CHARGER FAMILIES, it is indeed a GREAT day to be a CHARGER! This newsletter represents our last newsletter for the rotation, and our efforts are turning simultaneously to remaining "Always Ready" here on the Peninsula while preparing for our handover with the next unit. I sincerely hope that everyone had a GREAT summer, and for those of you with school-age children, that the school year began in a smooth and uneventful manner! As I'm writing this, we just completed our CHARGER Spur Ride, culminating in a Spur dinner where over 150 "Shavetails" received their spurs. It was a great team-building event. We are also doing our best to make sure our CHARGERS are able to take basic combat Tae Kwon Do, tour the DMZ, and participate in Warrior Adventure Quest while here in Korea. These will be lasting memories for our soldiers once we are back in the USA. Please focus on communication and resiliency with your CHARGER, and utilize the many post agencies available to provide HELP if you need it....we NEED YOU and your FAMILY to be safe, and to be prepared for a successful reunion and reintegration with your CHARGER! As always, CSM and I are extremely proud, humbled, and honored to serve alongside your CHARGERS.-CHARGER 6Facebook: 1-12 Cav, 3BCT, 1CDTwitter: @Charger6ixCommandersCornerISSUE 6The Charger Chronicle1-12 CAV Chargers reporting from the Republic of Korea.Semper ParatusVOLUME 1YEAR 2014

Medic PlatoonHHC Company

Scout Platoon

During the month of August, the Medical Platoon performed a multitude of tasks in preparation for 3-8 CAVs rotation to the ROK and 1-12 CAVs exit from the peninsula. Some of the key events included layouts, pre-change of CMD inventories and refinement of their hand receipt book. Layouts and inventories is a tedious process that requires hours of hard-work but is also a very crucial process that requires care and attention to detail.

During the Month of August the Scout Platoon has done many events both for fun and in preparation for redeployment. We participated in Warrior Adventure Quest in which we conducted white water rafting and zip lining. In the above picture the platoon is showing their pride after conquering Dobong Mountain during physical training. The upcoming month of September will include a trip to the DMZ and many property layouts with the incoming unit.We look forward to redeploying soon to our families.

Mortar Platoon

Throughout the month of August, the Maniac platoon has been extremely busy preparing for redeployment back to Fort Hood. This included conducting inventories across all property books, updating shortages, and vehicle services. In addition, despite the amount of man hours required to complete their tasks, the Maniacs found time to participate in the NCO/Soldier enrichment program where they were afforded the opportunity to take college level classes where they received credit towards a college degree.

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SPC Peterson and PFC Vandenberg recently came back from a 3 month long Live Environment Training Course. Both soldiers were selected by their superiors to participate in this course which provided a unique opportunity for All Source Intelligence Analysts (35Fs) from across the Army to conduct All Source intelligence analysis. As a result of their hard work and dedication both Soldier received their BN analyst certification.

The S1 team was busy in the month of August processing several awards for the Soldiers of 1-12 CAV that excelled during the battalions most recent Gunner exercise. This includes proofing the award write up for errors and ensuring the write up gets sent forward to the proper approval authority. In August, they processed over 200 awards.

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S4 Soldiers (SPC(P) Chavez, SPC Cuthbertson, and PFC Bustamantes) working hard on updating the sub hand receipt binder in preparation for the upcoming pre change of command inventory proving the Quartermaster motto "Supporting Victory".

The month of August saw the S-3 Shop busier than ever. The annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise, which includes all USFK units, ensured assigned personnel were committed to success 24 hours a day for three weeks. Our ROKA partners of the 101st ROKA REGT invited the officers in the Battalion over to their post for a day of celebrating our partnership by playing sports and enjoying a catered dinner. Soon, Noncommissioned Officers and Officers of the S-3 Shop will participate in a Spur Ride in which they will earn their coveted Silver Spurs!

Well this rotation to Korea is slowly wrapping up and what a great experience it has been. We have been fortunate to assist with teaching local students English and doing some volunteer work out in the local community. The Soldiers have ventured out into Seoul and other communities toThird platoon over the last month has conducted a successful gunnery in Korea. Our mounted section has qualified on all of the tables, every track qualified on first try on table VI. While our dismounts ran SQD live fire at day and night. They have also conducted machine gun qualification and shoot house as a team. This lead our platoon to have a successful table IX, and XII. We have arrived safely back to Camp Stanley. 2nd Platoon Soldiers have been working hard conducting inventories to ensure that no equipment has been lost in preparation for our return to Fort Hood. Some of the events outside of work that we have done are a platoon hike up Mt. Jubong, Warrior Adventure Quest and numerous visits to the greater Seoul Area.2nd Platoon1st PlatoonThe PLT has been busy this month with property inventories and services for the vehicles in preparation for redeployment. The mechanics have done an excellent job ensuring that our vehicles are in great condition. The PLT is looking forward to the upcoming Labor day weekend. We are looking forward to reuniting with our families and cannot thank you enough for the support! HQ PlatoonFirst platoon have shifted focus from Gunnery to property accountability and maintenance in preparation for a successful redeployment to Fort Hood. 1st Platoon soldiers are working hard to sustain tactical proficiencies through platoon competitions, and training in preparation for EIB!Hello to all of our Attack families and friends. Our ATTACK flag football team is fresh off of an Area 1 championship this weekend. They did a great job led by PFC Stallworth! Our Soldiers have been busy this month with several recreational activities suchas paintball, zip lines, and white water rafting. Next up is a coveted Spur Ride for all our leaders and some more trips hopefully. We are all looking forwards to coming home and are ready to turn everything over here to 3-8 CAV as Im sure everyone back home is ready for us to return as well!-ATTACK 7sight-see and purchase gifts. Our priorities right now are accountability of property, semi-annual services of our equipment and preparation for Expert Infantryman Badge testing and the transition with the incoming unit. I am confident we will set the new unit up for success and ease some of the growing pains we had here. We cant wait to see Texas again, but most importantly our families. We are grateful for your continued support of us and our demanding careers. The sacrifice you make does not go unnoticed! -ATTACK 6 3rd PlatoonAttack 7Attack 6Attack Company

Bonecrusher Company

DMZ, PANMUNJOM, NORTH/SOUTH KOREA Very few Americans get a chance to visit Korea, even fewer ever have a chance to visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the boundary that divides North and South Korea. It is one of the few points on Earth in which a manmade border has created two amazingly different worlds. On one side, the South, you have home to the third largest city in the world. To the north you have one of the highest populations of starving individuals which die from famine and curable diseases all year around. Before Bone Company returns to the United States, every single soldier will have the opportunity to visit the DMZ. It is one of the most northern points anyone can travel north legally on the peninsula. The event requires that all unit soldiers follow a strict civilian dress code. No uniforms or military affiliated apparel is allowed on the visit. Demeaning messages on clothing, shorts or open toe shoes are also not allowed. Inside the DMZ, near the western coast of the peninsula, we have the Joint Security Area (JSA). It is one of the few points that connect North and South Korea. In this particular location there are several buildings on both sides. The local is important since it is where all negotiations between both sides take place. Bone Company Soldiers will have the chance to step foot into some of these buildings and officially have the opportunity to step into North Korea. The experience is truly unforgettable. It indeed reminds Soldiers the true reason for why they are station in Korea. INJE, GANGWON PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA After months of hard work and labor, Bravo Company is offered the opportunity to continue building team cohesion through a different way and style! Warrior Adventure Quest, better known as WAQ, is a Department of the Army endorsed program which entitles Soldiers to team building exercises that they normally wouldnt have access to on a daily basis. Bone Company was able to relieve some work induced stress by enjoying the Korean outdoors with the opportunity offered by WAQ. Among the many outdoor team building exercises, the two most popular were zip lining and white water rafting. Both exercises required a certain level of physical conditioning, a bit of trust, but above all courage. After an early formation and about a 3 hour bus ride, Bone Company reached the training site located in the heart of Inje, in Gangwon province, South Korea. Following a few safety tips, a bit of vertical climbing and raft carrying, the company was able to enjoy and reinforce their team building skills in a brand new way.Bonecrusher 6

2nd Platoon has been working hard this past month, with everything from finishing up recovery to completing services in preparation for our departure from Korea. Soldiers have been putting in extra hours to accomplish as many tasks as they can in order to help make the transition with the new unit as quick and painless as possible. We all know the more work we put in now the easier and less stressful the changeover will be in the near future. However, the Soldiers are not always working on the tanks; some have taken this opportunity to better themselves and their careers. Many soldiers from 2nd have begun taking college classes, some have volunteered to attend schools to help in career progression, and others have even begun volunteering with a local school to help teach Korean children English. All in all the Soldiers are staying busy and excited to return home. Thank you for the continued love and support and from all of us here in Korea, stay safe!2nd PlatoonReaper Platoon executed Tank services to standard, and in most cases ahead of schedule, indentifying underlying issues with our vehicles and equipment. Services ensure our tanks are mechanically sound and ready to fight tonight! Accountability and serviceability layouts will begin soon. This will enable our transition with our replacement unit to happen without flaws. This will take a significant amount of time to ensure that the transition process is efficient and effective when the incoming unit arrives. Reapers are ready and motivated to begin, but still maintain the Fight Tonight standard.Reapers thank everyone for their support and look forward to making the return trip home!3rd Platoon1st PLT is finishing this deployment strong by continuing to meet and exceed the standard here in the Republic of Korea. This past week Soldiers from 1st PLT Chaos have completed Annual Services ensuring the maintenance and serviceability of all assigned equipment. In conjunction with Services, the platoon conducted land navigation training led by SPC Kruger who did an outstanding job reinforcing the fundamentals of both mounted and dismounted navigation. Additionally, the Soldiers competed against each other over a two day period in an intensive Combatives Level 1 training course led at the platoon level. This training will culminate with the entire company conducting Tae Kwon Do training in late September with Grand Master Lee, a local martial arts instructor. As the deployment winds down, we are conducting a BN Spur Ride and leaning forward to ensure that container pack-out and change of command inventories run smoothly. In order to do this we will be conducting pre-change of command inventories in the weeks leading up to our redeployment. As always the platoon is in high spirits and looks forward to returning home soon! 1st Platoon

Deathrider Company

Camp Hovey, KOREA Delta Company leadership encourages its Soldiers to grow both as individuals and as leaders. Several Soldiers had the unique opportunity to attend classes which will help in their development. One of the classes was a Common Remote Operating Weapon Station (CROWS) course in which Soldiers learned how to operate this complex system on our tanks. A handful of highly motivated NCOs also attended a Battalion SABOT Academy for two weeks, which is designed to prepare them for the challenging Army Master Gunner Course. Delta Company began the first of several Character Development classes this month. We have started our discussions on what it means to be a leader of character and how we can further develop ourselves and our subordinates in a positive manner. Over the course of several interactive forums, Leaders and Soldiers alike had the chance to think about a range of topics from Army Values, Ethics, and Reintegration back with our Families and Friends at Fort Hood. We hope these classes will give us an opportunity to self-reflect and critically think about the type of leader and person that we truly want to be.Campe Hovey, Korea Delta Company Soldiers began a three week process of tank services and property inventories at the beginning of August. This is the final opportunity to prepare our equipment and vehicles for handover later in the fall. The Soldiers in each platoon did an outstanding job getting after these tasks throughout this month, enabling the company to finish several days ahead of our originally planned timeline! While not the most exciting thing to do, this involved process will ensure that we are able to seamlessly hand over all of our vehicles and equipment to the next unit. CAMP HOVEY, KOREA August has been a great month for the Deathriders as we have enjoyed the good weather in Korea. We look forward to the fall as the summer comes to an end, because in no time at all well be back at Fort Hood! This month has been primarily devoted to our inventories and vehicle services as we prepare to hand over our equipment. Additionally, we have made time for Soldier self-development. Delta Company began a series of Character Development classes to help our Soldiers make better, more informed decisions in their everyday lives. We thank you for your continued support of the Company and our FRG and cant wait to get back to the Great Place! -CPT Forest PierceDeath 6

August brought a change of pace for HQM. We began with a Battalion Organizational Day that ended up with HQM winning the Tug-O-War competition and placed 1st in the watermelon eating contest on 8 Aug 2014. On 13 Aug 2014, the platoon visited Warrior Adventure Quest (WAQ) where we participated in Zip lining, white water rafting and all-terrain vehicle riding. Soldiers enjoyed the opportunity to see a different area of Korea and participate in a fun team building exercise. On 21 Aug 2014, the platoon visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). This opportunity provided a historical and eventful experience for Soldiers on their first trip to Korea and brought back memories for those of us who have been here before. To see the Republic of Korea (ROK) Armys discipline measures and the tunnels found by South Korea was truly amazing.With all this fun we still maintained our maintenance battle rhythm. Recovery section provided Soldiers to assist in services to A Co CRT. The platoon started approximately 18 services and continued to work them throughout the month. ELM section went to Camp Hovey to complete Bore scope on D Co Tanks. Shop Office continued to provide us world class support with dispatching and picking up parts. Lastly, as a platoon we conducted pre- inventory hand receipt review to capture and overlooked issues and create a seamless transition when replaced.The month of August consisted of pre change of command inventories, cleaning vehicles and trailers, and getting all equipment ready for 3-8 to arrive in September. Also the main events of August included turning in all of 1-12 CAV gunnery ammunition, of which all five documents were cleared! A majority of the Distribution platoon was able to visit the Demilitarized Zone for a day during the regular work week, giving them a day to learn more of the history of the Republic of Korea. The remaining soldiers who were not given the chance will have a chance to attend later in September. The platoon was also able to take a day off from normal everyday tasks to enjoy activities at the Warrior Adventure Quest. The three Jackal 7Jackal 6Friends and Family - hello again from the Republic of Korea! It's hard to believe that we are less than two months away from our redeployment! As we look forward to reuniting with our loved ones back home, we continue to stay hard at work executing our mission here each day. Our mechanics are busy again with conducting services on our equipment, and the Distribution Platoon has done an excellent job of turning in all of the training ammo we've used over the last several months. The entire Company has also focused on inventorying all of the equipment that we'll soon be signing over to the incoming unit - no small feat with the amount of vehicles and other equipment we own! The dreaded "monsoon season" spared us this year, and the good weather has allowed us to get out and do some great activities this month including Warrior Adventure Quest and trips to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). As our time in Korea comes to an close, I encourage all of our Soldiers to get out and explore the country in order to experience more of this great culture. For the families back home, I encourage you to attend the upcoming Family Readiness Group events in order to stay plugged in to what the Company is doing as we start the redeployment and reintegration process. Thanks for your support! activities soldiers were able to participate in were zip lining, driving all terrain vehicles, and white water rafting. This day gave them a moment to bond with each other outside of work and allowed them to relax and enjoy the nice weather without work on their mind. The 92Fs participated in the Korean peninsula wide, Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise. a combined military exercise between South Korea and the United States. The exercise is the world's largest computerized command and control implementation which mainly focuses on defending South Korea from a North Korean attack. The equipment needed to run this two week operation requires roughly 120 gallons of fuel per day and would not be able to be completed without the help of our Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants section. -2LT BurgessJackal Company