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Families and Friends of TF Six Shooters, Let me begin by saying thank you for all of your support throughout the redeployment. Your dedication to the Six Shooters team has been without a doubt a significant contribution in making our transition back to Fort Drum very smooth. Throughout the past few months we’ve enjoyed many extended holi- days and some much needed time off. We commemorated our successful de- ployment by gathering for the Shooter Saloon reunion where Families and friends were able to get together and celebrate our Soldiers and Families re- turn. What a great football game last week, where the great state of New York’s very own Giants won the Super Bowl Championship. Congratulations to Echo Troop First Sergeant Sfc. Clifford Johnson and Bravo Company 3-10 Aviation First Sergeant Sfc. Sean Holland for making the Master Sergeant list and appointment to the rank of First Sergeant. We wel- comed a new senior Non-commissioned officer to our ranks of outstanding leaders. Sgt. First Class Jason Rittichier assumed responsibility from First Sgt. Sean Holland for Alpha Company, 2-10 Aviation. First Sergeant Holland as- sumed responsibility as the Bravo Company 3-10 Aviation First Sergeant. 1SG William Howard will PCS in February to Fort Eustis, Virginia. In March we’ll say farewell to the Colossal family as they will depart and return to their brothers and sisters in Task Force Phoenix. We also bid farewell to some outstanding Cavalrymen, during our Squadron Hail and Farewell this past week as they move on to other installations and make significant contributions to the Army. We welcomed new Cavalrymen who will have big shoes to fill, but welcome them with open arms. You can be proud to say that Soldiers of TF Six Shooters as well as the Families are part of a lasting legacy in the aviation community. TF Six Shooters recently received the LTG Ellis D. Parker Award for best Combat Aviation Unit for 2011. TF Six Shooters also won the AAAA Aviation Unit of the Year Award. These prestigious awards are a direct reflection of the hard work and dedication put in by every Soldier, NCO, and Officer in Task Force Six Shooters throughout our deployment to Afghanistan. All of this was made possible because of our Families at home provided exceptional support, thoughts and prayers. As we return from the holidays and transition back into our battle rhythm, there is much that needs to be done to prepare for the upcoming de- ployment next year. We will be conducting many aerial training exercises as well as a deployment to JRTC in Fort Polk, Louisiana in the months ahead. I have no doubt that as a team we will succeed. I could not be prouder of this organization and its efforts over the past year. We will continue to accomplish great things as a Team and Family. Six Shooters AIR CAV! LTC Chris Downey CSM Patrick McGuire From the Command Team INSIDE THIS ISSUE: A Troop/6-6 2 A Co. / 2-10 3 B Co. / 1-10 4 C Troop/6-6 5 D Troop/6-6 6 E Troop/6-6 7 HHT / 6-6 8 B Co., 3-10 9 Chaplain’s Corner 10 Pictures 12 Birthday 14 Anniversary 14 FRG Corner 16 FORT DRUM The Revolver FEBRUARY 2012 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: Pictures from FRG & Sol- diers Letters from the Troop/ Company Commanders FRG Leader Information Desperados Mustangs Outcasts Killer Spades Voodoo Assassins Stetsons Colossal

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Page 1: Feb 2012 Revolver

Families and Friends of TF Six Shooters, Let me begin by saying thank you for all of your support throughout the redeployment. Your dedication to the Six Shooters team has been without a doubt a significant contribution in making our transition back to Fort Drum very smooth. Throughout the past few months we’ve enjoyed many extended holi-days and some much needed time off. We commemorated our successful de-ployment by gathering for the Shooter Saloon reunion where Families and friends were able to get together and celebrate our Soldiers and Families re-turn. What a great football game last week, where the great state of New York’s very own Giants won the Super Bowl Championship.

Congratulations to Echo Troop First Sergeant Sfc. Clifford Johnson and Bravo Company 3-10 Aviation First Sergeant Sfc. Sean Holland for making the Master Sergeant list and appointment to the rank of First Sergeant. We wel-comed a new senior Non-commissioned officer to our ranks of outstanding leaders. Sgt. First Class Jason Rittichier assumed responsibility from First Sgt. Sean Holland for Alpha Company, 2-10 Aviation. First Sergeant Holland as-sumed responsibility as the Bravo Company 3-10 Aviation First Sergeant. 1SG William Howard will PCS in February to Fort Eustis, Virginia. In March we’ll say farewell to the Colossal family as they will depart and return to their brothers and sisters in Task Force Phoenix. We also bid farewell to some outstanding Cavalrymen, during our Squadron Hail and Farewell this past week as they move on to other installations and make significant contributions to the Army. We welcomed new Cavalrymen who will have big shoes to fill, but welcome them with open arms.

You can be proud to say that Soldiers of TF Six Shooters as well as the Families are part of a lasting legacy in the aviation community. TF Six Shooters recently received the LTG Ellis D. Parker Award for best Combat Aviation Unit for 2011. TF Six Shooters also won the AAAA Aviation Unit of the Year Award. These prestigious awards are a direct reflection of the hard work and dedication put in by every Soldier, NCO, and Officer in Task Force Six Shooters throughout our deployment to Afghanistan. All of this was made possible because of our Families at home provided exceptional support, thoughts and prayers.

As we return from the holidays and transition back into our battle

rhythm, there is much that needs to be done to prepare for the upcoming de-

ployment next year. We will be conducting many aerial training exercises as

well as a deployment to JRTC in Fort Polk, Louisiana in the months ahead. I

have no doubt that as a team we will succeed. I could not be prouder of this

organization and its efforts over the past year. We will continue to accomplish

great things as a Team and Family.

Six Shooters – AIR CAV! LTC Chris Downey CSM Patrick McGuire

From the Command Team

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

A Troop/6-6 2

A Co. / 2-10 3

B Co. / 1-10 4

C Troop/6-6 5

D Troop/6-6 6

E Troop/6-6 7

HHT / 6-6 8

B Co., 3-10 9

Chaplain’s Corner 10

Pictures 12

Birthday 14

Anniversary 14

FRG Corner 16

F O R T D R U M The Revolver F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 2 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 1

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Pictures from

FRG & Sol-

diers

Letters from

the Troop/

Company

Commanders

FRG Leader

Information

Desperados

Mustangs

Outcasts

Killer Spades

Voodoo

Assassins

Stetsons

Colossal

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“I am proud of each

and every one in this

organization and you

have all proven

yourselves worthy or

being called

“Assassins.”

-CPT Tom Jones

A Troop/ 6-6 Assassin Families & Friends, What a fantastic year. Returning home from a difficult deploy-ment was certainly a time of joy, seeing the reuniting of all our families. I am proud of each and every one in this organization and you have all proven yourselves worthy or being called “Assassins.” That being said, it is time to start thinking about and preparing for the future. We start by recognizing and farewelling those team mates who are moving on. Their hard work and individual successes are the reason this team has excelled in every aspect. This includes CPT Wes Pritchett (moving to D troop), CW3 Andy Erp (moving to Ft. Riley, KS), CW2 Scott Burke (moving to Ft. Lewis, WA). They were each invaluable to our team and family and will be sorely missed. Along with our goodbyes, we also are proud to welcome our new members to the team and family. 1LT Jeremy Huggins, CW3 Erik Newhouse, CW3 Preston Dean, CW2 Randy

Richards, CW2 Dan West, CW2 Kirk Burrell, and WO1 Wayne Keaton. We look forward to having them and their families in our unit. We are also proud to welcome a new FRG leader, Co leader, and Treasurer. Meghann Terry, Amanda Murphy, and Lisette Mendez. Although Kat Stauffer and Tina Wellenreuther have set the bar high and will be missed, they are relinquishing responsibil-ity to very capable hands. Until next time, take care and keep the ball rolling!

Sincerely, Tom Jones

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A Company/2-10 our Company Standardization Pilot was selected to be the Battalion Standardiza-tion Pilot for TF Knighthawk, 2-10. This is a great responsibility and highly deserved for CW4 Tyler. We would like to wish Rob and his family well as they move to TF Knighthawk, you will be greatly missed. SGT McArthur, SGT Underwood, and SPC Hoye all received orders taking them on to new adventures in their Army career. We wish them nothing but the best in their future assignments and hope that they will look back on their memories with Voodoo and smile. There have also been some great Soldiers who have served their initial com-mitment and decided it would be best to leave the military and enroll in College. We send our best wishes with SGT Scott and SPC O’donnell. They have served their country with pride for six years and were two very import ant members of our team that will be greatly missed. I look forward to seeing you all at our up coming FRG meeting on February

Voodoo Families: Let me start by saying thank you for all of the support throughout the redeployment phase. Your efforts have made transition to garrison life much easier for all of us. As we get back into the swing of things here I would like to extend a warm welcome to the new additions to the Voodoo Family. 1LT Alex McHale joins us fresh out of flight school ready to serve as the Platoon Leader for 1st Platoon. Alex’s enthusiasm and drive will be a great addition to the Com-pany. We also would like to welcome our new First Sergeant, SFC Jason Rit-tichier. Jason is not new to the Combat Aviation Brigade or the UH-60 Commu-nity. Jason is a 15T by trade and has worked on UH-60’s his entire career. He and his wife Wendy are a welcomed addition to our organization that bring a great deal of experience to the table. Unfortunately we have had a very quick turn over rate since being home and have had to say goodbye to many Soldiers and Families that will be greatly missed. 1SG Sean Holland was selected to take the First Sergeant po-sition in B Co 3-10. 1SG Holland re-cently changed responsibility with SFC Rittichier. We want to say thank you for your service and dedication to the Soldiers and Families of Voodoo, you will be greatly missed. CW4 Rob Tyler,

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 1

“Your efforts

have made

transition to

garrison life

much easier

for all of us.”

-CPT Erin

Braswell

CPT Erin Braswell

Voodoo 06

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“It has been a

great transition

from a combat life

back to family

life.”.

-CPT Brett

Monette

B Company/1-10 Killer Spade Family and Friends, It has been a great transition from a combat life back to family life. We are in full swing of garrison operations and we will all start to notice and increased workload as we begin training for the next go around. I would like to start this month with a newcomer introduction to the Killer Spade family. We can all welcome 1LT Matthew Blair and his wife, Alisha and their son Aiden. The Blair’s hail from Mas-sachusetts and are excited to be here at Ft. Drum. We can all look forward to the leadership 1LT Blair will bring to our ranks and the friendship Alisha and Aiden bring as they settle in our community. We also have a few farewells to mention. The Killer Spade’s will lose a few of its heavy hitters as they move forward with their careers. I would like to begin with letting CW2 Ryan Campbell and his wife Leslie know that they will be missed by all of us as Ryan transitions out of the Army for Medical school. He has been a huge asset to the Killer Spades as our Company Safety Officer, a Pilot in Com-mand and a combat Air Mission Com-mander. We wish the Campbell’s the best of luck in their transition to the civilian life, their family and their future. Also leaving is the Arns family. CW2 Michael Arns, his wife Yuridia and their daughter Scarlet. Mike is leaving the company to attend the Instructor Pilot course at Ft. Rucker and will then train future aviators there for about 3 years. Mr. Arns and his family will be missed as we lose a Pilot in Command and great friend. We hope the Arns family enjoys the beach weather that is soon in their grasp! Another farewell goes to CW3 Alvin Melvin. Mr. Melvin has been one of our Maintenance test pilots, a Pilot in Command and a combat Air Mission Com-mander. His charismatic leadership and work ethic will be hard to replace and he will surely be missed. Although he is leav-

ing us, he is not going too far away. He will be moving to TF 2-10, to become their new Aviation Maintenance Officer, as Melvin moves up another rung on his career ladder. Congratulations are in order even as we see our friend leave. Last, but not least, we want to farewell Joseph Sinkiewicz and his lovely girlfriend, Mel Rego. Joe has been a Platoon Leader in Bravo Company and will be making a short move over to HHT as a Plans Officer on the Squadron Staff. His leadership and dedication will be hard to replace and his friendship always kept close. Mel has been an invaluable asset to the FRG and will be missed by us all. She has consistently offered guidance, assistance and devotion to the Bravo Company families and Soldiers and will always have a home with the Killer Spades. I would like to also mention that our hangar and some of our aircraft were audi-ence to a group of youngsters from the local Boy Scouts. Den 9 conducted a “go see it” for one of their electives and came for a visit to the airfield. I want to thank CW3 Wellen-reuther over in Alpha Troop for his time as a tour guide for the boys as he showed them the aircraft and the Wheeler Sack Fire Station. I would like to recognize some of the

members of the FRG. Alisha and Mel pre-

sented a few awards to the some of the wives

for their efforts as Treasurer and Key Callers.

Their jobs are sometimes behind the scenes

but are a very important tool for information

dissemination and management of FRG fund-

ing. Congratulations are in order for Mrs.

Brown, Mrs. Jensen and Mrs. Campbell for

their hard work and dedication to the Bravo

Company FRG program, thank you ladies for

all you do for us.

-CPT Brett Monette

“Killer Spade 06”

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C Troop/6-6

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 1

Outcasts’, Let me start by saying thank you for all of the support throughout the redeployment phase. Your efforts have made transition to garrison life much easier for all of your loved ones. I would like to take this oppor-tunity to welcome two new Outcast Troopers. 1LT Stefan Borden joins us fresh out of flight school ready to serve as the Platoon Leader for 2nd Platoon. Stefan’s enthusiasm and drive will be a great addition to the Troop. WO1 John “Jake” Hager also joins us fresh out of flight school, but is by no means a new-comer to the Army. Jake’s vast 17+ years of experience will serve the Out-casts well in all of our future endeavors. Jake joins the Outcasts with his wife Michelle and children John (age 11) and Riley (age 8). Unfortunately two of our Out-cast Troopers have left the Troop. SSG Erik Vance transitioned to Delta Troop to work in the Quality Control shop, while CW3 Justin Popp assumed the position of the Squadron Safety Offi-cer. Both Troopers will be missed and I wish the best for both of them in their future assignments.

As we continue to wind down from the deployment and settle back in after block leave, we look forward to fun up-coming events with the FRG and Squadron. Several events on the horizon include an Outcast Family Day at Dry Hill in February, couples comedy night at The Lake Ontario Playhouse in Sackets Harbor, and the Squadron Ball on April 14th. Erin and I look forward to spending time with many of you and your families at these upcoming events. Please feel free to contact either of us at any time. Again, thank you for your continued sup-port!

-CPT Paul Milas “Outcast 6”

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“Thank you for all of

the hard work and for

always giving your

all.”.

-CPT Samantha

Jones

D Troop/6-6 Desperado Families, We’re past the 100 day mark after returning home, and have officially entered the time of transition. Many Soldiers and Families are moving to and from Fort Drum. Please, keep us updated on your changes of emails or addresses, and let us know if you would like to be a part of our Family Readiness Group. It’s a great opportunity for your family members to meet people with similar experiences and backgrounds. The FRG is also a great reference group of fun things to do in the area. Please, send an email to myself or 1SG Hill and we’ll link you up with our FRG leaders.

Upcoming events Feb 14: Valentine’s Day! Don’t forget.

Feb 18-21: President’s Day Weekend/No work Mar 17: St. Patrick’s Day Weekend

Apr 14: Shooter Ball

We wish the following Soldiers the best of luck in their new jobs. Thank you for all of the

hard work and for always giving your all. Thank you for your service.

Soldiers moving to a new duty station before March! SSG James Bear - FT HUACHUCA, SSG Cesar Rosado - FT EUSTIS, SSG Gregory Wolf - FT EUS-TIS, SPC Schneider - FT CAMPBELL, SSG Tariel Williams - FT IRWIN, SPC Sophia Hannibal - FT BRAGG, SPC Bassaya Coulibaly - FT BLISS, SSG Francis Mix - FT EUSTIS, SPC Matthew Riddle - FT CAMPBELL, SPC Juan Torres - HUNTER AAF, SFC Shawn Keelty - FT EUSTIS

Soldiers moving to other units within the Brigade. CW3 Danny McConeghy to HHT/6-6 as Squadron AMO, CW3 Vance Corey to B/277 as AVIM QC OIC, CW3 Josh Perretta to B/277 as Component Specialist, SFC Oscar Vasquez B/1-10 TF Shooters as a Platoon Sergeant

Soldier’s leaving the Army to challenge the civilian workforce! SGT Arthur, SGT Griffith, SPC Pitts, SPC Bacha, SGT Blackman, SPC Lang As we sadly say goodbye to so many fellow Soldiers and wish them well in their next jobs, we welcome many more! We’re excited to have these Soldiers as a part of our team. A warm welcome to the following Soldiers and their Families:

Welcoming

CW3 Erik Rutch , CPT Wes Pritchett, SPC Ryan Carroll, PV2 Paul Hollon, SSG Travis Jull, SPC

Ronald Kuiper, PFC Ricardo Magana, PV2 Francisco Martinez, PV2 Joseph McCarthy, PV2

Christopher Meegan, PV2 Thomas Medley, PFC Shaun Michaelis, SSG Glenn Morgan, PV2 Jef-

frey Moyer, SPC Lance Person, SPC Thomas Petree, SPC Tyler Rezachek, PV2 Timothy Ruby,

PV2 Crystal Silva, PV2 Alan Skipper, PV2 Ryan Smith, PV2 Justin Tinsley, PV2 Kaleb Turner, PFC

David Winebrenner, and PFC Woolweaver.

Sincerely, Sam Jones Desperado Commander

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Mustang Family & Friends- On behalf of the First Sergeant and I, we hope everyone is enjoying their time here as winter continues to tease us and as we continue to reintegrate with a more normal-ized schedule. With four months between us and redeployment, it is time to work on training to maintain our readiness and prepare for the next deployment, in the motor pool, on the FARP, and at home. In the past month we have begun licensing and re-training on vehicles (snow is sort of like sand, but not enough) and have conducted individual skills training. It has been good to hear of all the Soldiers and families that are taking advantage of the outdoor activities. Take advantage of the North country and try something different, I recommend that you try skiing at Dry Hill or Snow Ridge, ice skating at the Watertown Ice Arena (on the fair-grounds) and of course, sledding. We had a great first FRG meeting of the year and will be looking to build upon that with some upcoming FRG events that will give us the opportunity to share our individual skills and experience for the collective good of the unit. A special thanks goes out to our new volunteers, Brittany Belcher and Brittany Wright as the Treasurer and alternate treasurer, and Joann Nieves-Ramos as one of our event planners and key callers. We have more volunteer opportunities available (I will never say no to a volunteer) The volunteers spread the responsibilities around and are absolutely critical to the FRG’s long term success. I look forward to continuing our mission over the months ahead as we develop and maintain our ability to defend freedom and the American way of life (WOOHOOO!!). In December and January we have welcomed 12 new Soldiers to Echo Troop! Veterans, please come by the next FRG meeting to introduce yourselves to the new families so we can get them started on the right foot here at Drum. Echo Troop’s success depends on our constant development, and the below individuals have distinguished themselves as prepared to take on more responsibility and do more good for the unit. Congratula-tions and thanks to the following Soldiers who earned a promotion during December and January: Matthew Payne -> Sergeant First Class Henry Smith -> Sergeant Malcolm Robinson -> Specialist Justin Sherman -> Specialist Oniel Morrison -> Specialist Kennith Hill -> Private First Class - CPT Neal Sivula

E Troop/6-6

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“I cannot thank

you enough for

the support!”

-CPT Chad

Monroe

HHT/ 6-6 Stetsons, Its great to be home!... And its hard to believe that its already been al-most 4 months since we arrived back to Fort Drum, but I hope you have enjoyed every bit of it with your loved ones. Since our arrival home we have had several events including the Shooter Saloon, Brigade Ball, Hails and Farewells as well as award, spur and promotion ceremonies to name just a few. As ex-pected, Soldiers have already started PCS’ing to their new duty stations and we are receiving new Troopers every week. We are sad to see any member of the Stetson family leave, but are always excited to integrate a new face and fam-ily into ours. Some recent new arrivals include, 2LT Parsons, CW3 Cuevas, CW3 Tolan, SFC Hart, SPC Gilmore, PFC Burns, PV2 Cossey, SPC Dawson, CPT Overholt, CW3 Popp, PV2 Saunders and others from Rear-D as well. Please welcome them into the family! One specific departure that I must mention is our own CW5 Tim French, the Task Force SP. Tim will be retiring in August (will begin terminal leave before then) after 25 years of ser-vice to the Army with over 8 years here at Fort Drum. He and his wife Mary and children have been an instrumental part of this organization. On behalf of all

Stetson Troopers and fam-

ily members I would like to thank Tim and his family for everything! I would also like to say farewell to the Carr’s and Boyd’s. CW3 Joe Carr’s wife Kristina served as our Treasurer and CW4 Bryan Boyd’s wife Rachel served as a Key Caller. Both families contributions were significant and very appreciated. Fortunately, they remain in other units on Fort Drum though so they are not far away! On the horizon the Troop will be conducting the first of many ranges that they are currently planning at the end of February and into March. Current DONSA’s are scheduled for 6 FEB (day after Super Bowl) and 18-21 FEB (President’s Day) so be sure to enjoy that time with your family and friends. There are several other opportunities for you to take advantage of such as the Febru-ary 24-26th Strong Bonds event in Syra-cuse. I encourage you to stay involved as my wife frequently provides information and opportunities for all within the FRG. I cannot thank you enough for your sup-port! CPT Chad Monroe Stetson 6

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“I know we will all

miss the

camaraderie and

support of the

CAV, but look

forward to

returning to the

Phoenix team.”

- CPT Ben Jackson

B Co., 3-10 Colossal Families, I hope everyone has enjoyed having their Soldiers home for the holi-days! I can honestly say they all seem happy to be home. As we finish the transition from deployment to home life I just want to remind you of the impor-tance of family time and make sure you take advantage of what the North Coun-try has to offer, even if the snowfall has been a little light. We as a Company have had a pretty light work load, as you may or may not know we left most of our heli-copters in Afghanistan and sent our re-maining three to reset facilities. We are currently working on reconstituting our fleet with transfers from other CH-47F units in the Army and the return of the reset aircraft. I know some of your sig-nificant others have already been asked to leave for days even weeks to accom-plish this mission, and I thank you for your patience and support. Over the past few months we also promoted some of our own bright-est and best Soldiers, SSG McCrea, SSG MacDonald, and SGT McKnight. All three of these Soldiers impress me on a daily basis and I congratulate them and their families as they continue to pro-gress in their careers.

Another major development is the Company will sadly be leaving 6-6 CAV and returning to the 3-10 GSAB. I know we will all miss the cama-raderie and support of the CAV, but look forward to returning to the Phoenix team. On a separate note, the Com-pany would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Emily Brown, Shannon Utter, Priscilla Jacobo, Isaiah Clayton, Solan Lord, Melody Wlasniewski, and Caleb Hart! Hopefully all of your birthday wishes will come true. In closing, I could not be prouder of you and your Soldiers efforts over the past months and know we will only continue to make amazing things, both within the Army and as a family happen.

-CPT Ben Jackson

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TF Six Shooters and Families,

As the Six Shooters Chaplain, I remain steadfast in bringing God to Soldiers and Soldiers to God, this is the calling on my life. Clearly, there is something radically wrong with man. The Bible discloses the seat of man's problem as being his heart, his inner be-ing, including his reason. We are full of falsehood, duplicity, and contradiction. We con-ceal and disguise ourselves from ourselves. Perhaps it is in this area that the heart per-forms its most destructive work; it conceals the exceeding sinfulness of sin and its tragic con-sequences and seriousness. It deceives us into thinking that it is not so bad or that God is so merciful that He will overlook it. Do you suppose He can overlook an attitude that so casually takes for granted sinful acts that caused the horribly painful and ignominious death of One who was truly innocent, His Son? Does He merely ignore an attitude that cares so little for its own life that it deliberately attempts to bring that wonderful gift of life to an end? Does He just avert His eyes when we do something that forms a part of our character that will prevent us from being in His image? Some people seem to think so, but is there innocence in this kind of reasoning? Our own heart deceives us into taking sin lightly. But, believe the Bible, God is NOT taking sin lightly because He loves His creation. Sin has caused all the emotional and physical pain and death that mankind has experienced since Adam. Each of us is suffering to some degree from it right at this moment. Does this bring us happiness? Do we love sin so much that we want it to continue? Are we fully aware it may destroy us? Do we want our sin-ful way of life to end? There is only one way it will end, and that is to follow Jesus advice: "Unless you repent you will all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3). When we repent and begin con-trolling ourselves so that we do not sin, it will not stop sin in the world. But unless WE stop sinning, sin will never be stopped. EACH PERSON has to come to see that he is personally re-sponsible for stopping sin in his own life. He cannot wait for others to stop before he stops. The government will not do it for him. Nobody but the individual can stop his sinning unless God takes away the person's chance to repent by putting him to death. We cannot allow our-selves to be deceived into taking this casually as the world does. They say, "Everybody's doing it." Millions cheat on their spouses. Who knows how many have literally "gotten away with murder"! Many cheat the government of their income taxes and never get caught. But we cannot cheat God. How could we escape the gaze of a Being so acutely aware of what is hap-pening that He sees even a sparrow falling? David writes, "Where can I go from Your Spirit?" (Psalm 139:7). God not only sees the acts, but discerns what is "going on" in the heart (verses 1-4, 23-24).

-Chaplain (CPT) Richard R Hurst

Chaplain’s Corner

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FRG Corner Bullets from TF Six Shooters’ FRG Happy 2012 TF Six Shooters Families! Hope everyone is enjoying having their soldier home; even if it means extra laundry, listening to a snooze button go off multiple times at 5am and a fridge we can’t seem to keep full. Now that our soldiers are back to work, so is your FRG. As we gather together to reconnect our families since redeploy-ing, we welcome our new families. Theresa and I hope you take the opportunities that your FRG’s are offering, whether it is the monthly meeting, or a social event, and come out to meet one another. We can’t stress enough how important the relationships you build within your FRG are to this organizations continued success. Your leaders are al-ways looking for volunteers, so please consider helping out. Speaking of Leaders, we wish to farewell and thank Katherine Stauffer and Tina Wellenreuther, for all they have contributed as leaders to the families of A Troop and the entire Squadron. Their positive attitude and shining personalities will be greatly missed and their friendship will always be treasured. They leave us with great replacements, Meghan Terry and Amanda Mur-phy, who we are excited to have on our team. For the month of March, the Squadron, along with A Company 2/10, is hosting an Evening of Formal Fashion Wear Event on Friday, March 2nd, 6-9pm in the Squadron Classroom. This is a fun night for spouses to come out and try on dresses at the “Shooters Boutique”, and find the perfect look to wear to our Spring Ball on April 14th, 2012. Featured dresses, shoes, jewelry and purses are available at no cost, on a first come, first fit basis. The Fort Drum Thrift Shop will also add to our event with items that can be purchased. If you wish to donate a formal dress or accessories to this event, please drop off prior to the FRSA’s office between 9-12pm. Lastly, we want to remind our families about our Military Family Life Counselors

who are available24/7 to talk over any issues you may be having adjusting to redeploy-

ment, a new post, and overall stress that life deals all of us. If you have any concerns

about your soldier or a member of your family, please consider making an appointment

to speak to an MFLC by calling, 315-405-7449.

All the Best Always, Trish and Theresa

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“Your dedication

to the Six Shooters

team has been

without a doubt a

significant

contribution in

making our

transition back to

Fort Drum very

smooth .”

-LTC Christopher

Downey

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“You can be proud

to say that

Soldiers of TF Six

Shooters as well as

the Families are

part of a lasting

legacy in the

aviation

community.”

-LTC Christopher

Downey

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Squadron Birthdays

Anniversary Celebrations Mark & Jessica Aguon—2/6

Craig & Christy Starr—2/7

Anthony & Autumn Hughes—2/11

Jonathan & Summer Justus—2/18

Aaron & Miranda Zigler—2/18

Charlie & Lisa Brown—2/19

Derrick & Diana Rodriguez—2/20

Jacon & Katherine Stauffer—2/21

Aaron & Alexis Bensinger—2/23

Dante & Rayna Defoor—2/25

Marc & Nicole Habel –2/26

Jeremy & Gina Clark—2/27

Scott & Conny Burke—2/28

Luis & Mindy Aguilo—2/28

Tariel Williams-2/13 David Lee– 2/15 Melissa Dude—2/15 Stacy Payne—2/15 Joshua Ratcliffe-2/15 Brent Valdez-2/16 Lucas O’Dell –2/16 Diego Calderon—2/17 Jacquiline Martinez—2/17 Ashley Blasingame-2/19 Conny Burke –2/20 D.J. Defoor -2/20 Danielle Adams—2/21 Jasmine Parker - 2/21 Theresa Ayotte—2/22 Rebecca Brink—2/22 Jase Brown—2/22 Frank Capri-2/22

Jadazea Parker—2/23 Cheyenne Cole –2/24 Isaac Boom—2/25 Justin Popp—2/25 Brett Barrett—2/26 Karen Fosberg—2/26 Paula Holland—2/27 Pierson Johnson—2/27 Ian Owens—2/27 Rebecca Dunn 2/27 Donald Burrell—2/28 Hannah Zigler—2/28

Priscilla Jacobo—2/1 Jasper Katayama—2/1 Allisyn Chavez—2/2 Renee Blagrove 2/3 Michael Srnec 2/4 Brandon Murphy—2/6 Michael Lee-2/9 Kelsey Bethea-2/10 Isaiah Clayton—2/10 Katherin Mann –2/10 Avery Ketchmark –2/11 Heather Ketchmark –2/11 Solan Lord—2/11 Israella Ramirez—2/11 Megan Brown—2/12 Xavier Lovik-2/13 Patrick McGuire—2/13 Gina Vogel—2/13

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HHT 6-6

Stephanie Monroe 404-580-6890

A Troop 6-6

Meghan Terry 315-777-4326

A Company 2-10

Melissa Rexroad 315-405-5304

B Company 1-10

Alisha Monette 423-782-9202

Mel Rego 508-241-0142

B Company 3-10

Shannon Williams 334-494-0705

C Troop 6-6

Erin Milas 847-702-2898

D Troop 6-6

Kim Hill 315-405-8347

Heather Ketchmark 912-657-4012

E Troop 6-6

Emily Sivula 651-353-6926

Julie Moore 989-482-9926

Important Phone Numbers:

Do you know who your

FRG Leader is?? Please

check out our list of lead-

ers, find yours and contact

them today!

TF Six Shooters Advisors:

Trish Downey 315-608-1688

Theresa McGuire 315-773-3685

FRG Liason

Kam Gerohimos 315-774-1306

Staff Duty

TF Six Shooters 315-774-1300

Brigade (24hrs) 315-774-1100

Chaplain

CPT Hurst 315-774-1303

Red Cross

Ashley Branham 315-772-6561

MFLC

Janice Shabe 315-405-7449

MP Station 315-772-2677

Task Force Six Shooters

20135 Hangar Access Road

Fort Drum, NY 13602

The “Six Shooters” are equipped with AH-64D

“Apache” attack helicopters, UH-60L

“Blackhawk” assault helicopters, OH-58D

“Kiowa Warrior” armed scout helicopters, UH

-60A and L “Blackhawk” helicopters configured

for command and control missions, and CH-

47F “Chinook” medium lift helicopters. They

conduct recon and security missions, perform

attack operations, air assault and aerial resup-

ply missions.

Fort Drum

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