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The Army West Point Women’s Basketball team celebrates with the “Star” trophy after its convincing 75-38 victory over Navy in Patriot League action Jan. 23 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Black Knights captured the Women’s Basketball Gold Star in the 2015-16 Star Series. See Pages 2 and 20 for story and photos from the day. Photos by Class of 2017 Cadet alex Werden

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Winter Wonderland, fun at Madison Square GardenCadets make their way to the Army-Navy Women’s Basketball game Jan. 23 under snowy conditions at Madison Square Garden. Due to travel bans that came later, the Men’s game was postponed to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Christl Arena. (Middle left) Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Timothy Trainor urged the Army women on with the cadets during the Black Knights’ 75-38 win over the Midshipmen. (Below) Senior guard Jen Parker celebrates after the victory. Photos by Class of 2017 Cadet alex Werden

3January 28, 2016Pointer View IN FOCUS: BRIG. GEN. HOLLAND

Meet the new Commandant: Brig. Gen. Diana Holland

New Commandant Brig. Gen. Diana Holland (second from left) stands next to Army West Point Hockey captain senior defenseman Christian Pomarico after his team earned the Challenge Trophy after its 4-3 win over the Royal Military College of Canada Jan. 23 in Kingston, Ontario. Photo Courtesy of army athletiC CommuniCations

Story by Michelle EberhartAssistant Editor

In 1990, Cadet Diana Leach tossed her white U.S. Military Academy hat in the air, not knowing what the future would hold. She knew she was graduating from the premier military institution in the world and commissioning into the greatest Army in the world, but what else?

A fellow cadet and friend wrote in her Howitzer yearbook entry, “We knew Diana was destined for greatness when she won the drill off in Beast and now she is in charge of Regt. drill! A true workaholic and a true friend. Look for her 5’1” frame and her pick-up truck back at West Point in a few years as a History ‘P’ and many years later as Supe.”

Accurately enough, Diana Leach, now Holland, was a History professor from 1999-2002 and now has a white, shiny truck parked in the Commandant of Cadets’ driveway, her driveway, as of late December.

“I was in complete disbelief and thought it might be a mistake,” Holland said of her selection as Commandant of Cadets. “I have never considered commandant as a possible assignment.”

The first female commandant, at that.Although she may be the first woman to

lead the Corps, she hopes that this milestone, along with the advances of other women in the military, will help to progress the Army as a whole.

“I anticipate a relatively smooth transition with full-gender integration,” Holland said. “We will see a number of talented women lead the way in previously-closed MOSs, and then more will follow. We will be able to stop focusing on ‘firsts’ and just recognize the ‘best.’

“I’ve always believed ‘the sky is the limit’ in the Army and now that’s more true than ever before,” Holland added.

Holland holds a vision of the future, one that started with her time as a cadet.

She showed her ability to lead early, as co-captain of the Women’s Lacrosse team, a team that became an NCAA Division I team this year.

“Honestly, I loved almost everything about

being a cadet,” Holland said of her time at West Point. “I enjoyed school, sports, clubs, the people and the regimentation of the Academy. I appreciated being a part of such a prestigious and patriotic institution.”

As years passed, Holland spent time as a History professor where she learned how to be a better mentor to Soldiers and future leaders.

“I enjoyed the moments when I helped a cadet connect the dots on a major learning objective,” Holland said. “But really, my biggest take-away from teaching was how much I learned from the cadets.”

Now, as commandant, she plans on learning

from cadets outside the classroom.“I intend to connect with cadets through

a variety of ways, similar to how I worked to connect with Soldiers in our units,” Holland said. “Eat meals with them, talk to them while visiting their living space or while walking to class, observe them at team practices and participate in key events wherever possible.”

Holland’s hands-on approach to learning and teaching will prove to be an asset to the cadets, the faculty and the community of the Academy.

When asked what advice she would give to Cadet Diana Leach, she said what she would

probably say to any cadet right now, “Listen, learn, be yourself, trust your instincts and get to know your Soldiers.”

In regards to completely fulfilling her Howitzer prophecy, Holland isn’t thinking that far ahead.

“I have no idea what the Army has in store for me, but I really don’t anticipate becoming the superintendent,” Holland said honestly. “Besides, I’m having far too much fun now to think about what comes next.”

And in true Army West Point fashion, Holland had one more thing to say, “Beat Navy in everything!”

Brig. Gen. Diana Holland (above), before she became commandant, once roamed the fields of friendly strife as a women’s lacrosse player (#18, front row fourth from the right) and still has an appreciation for the sport as she poses with the current Army West Point Women’s Lacrosse coaching staff. Photos Courtesy of army athletiC CommuniCations (above), da Photo (above) and hoWitzer (left)

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated at annual luncheonIN FOCUS: MLK LUNCHEON

Story and photos by Kathy EastwoodStaff Writer

“Intelligence plus character-That is the goal of true education.”

—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The U.S. Military Academy honored the legacy of what many have called the ‘father of the Civil Rights Movement,’ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan 19 at the annual luncheon held at the West Point Club.

The event included two speakers who are active in the Westchester County community. Attendees also heard the powerful a cappella vocals of the West Point Cadet Gospel Choir.

Dean of the Academic Board, Brig. Gen. Timothy Trainor briefly spoke about King’s legacy referencing his memorable “I Have a Dream” speech.

“I have a dream,” Trainor said. “You know those famous words of Dr. Martin Luther King have inspired generations and continue to inspire today. People around the world, including in America, do not have equal access to what Norman Rockwell so vividly captured in his art as the four freedoms, freedom of speech, and freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear.

“The U.S. military has been on the forefront of leading social change in our country by allowing people who have dreams of serving to do so regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation,” he added. “We at West Point and the U.S. Military must always be ready to answer the call both at home and abroad.”

The luncheon included guest speakers Kenneth Chamberlain Jr., a work experience program developer with the Urban League of Westchester County.

“I have found that many who call themselves leaders are more concerned with position, not purpose: it’s the difference between bosses and leaders,” Chamberlain said. “Bosses will delegate, leaders will show you how it is done. They also surround themselves with other leaders, someone who can take the reins when necessary. If I choose to be anything, I choose to be a leader. Leaders are courageous, truthful and decisive. What may be an honor and privilege of having the title of leader; it is a title that you have to earn. No one is just going to give it to you, and it is going to take

personal and professional development.”Mayo Bartlett, principal attorney at the law

offices of Mayo Bartlett, PLLC and co-founder of Safe Passage, a youth law forum bringing issues of law and policy to the classroom, spoke about the strength of the peaceful leader.

“We talk about Dr. King as being a peaceful person,” Bartlett said. “And unfortunately, lots of times today we confuse being a peaceful person with being a weak person. I’d like to suggest to you that it is the exact opposite. Even Gandhi has been known to have said to some of his opponents; not all of my brothers and sisters are nonviolent, and I pray that you won’t be our weaker brothers and sisters because those people will greet you as you greet them.

“You are an ambassador whether you choose to be or not,” he added. “What kind of an ambassador do you want to be? I think you will be the best ambassador because you are going to be the one who volunteered to serve. When you go anywhere, to speak to high school students or overseas, your conduct will impact everyone.”

Bartlett also spoke about the sacrifices King made by being out in the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement.

“I think King embodied courage,” Bartlett said. “He was a pacifist, but as you look (at the slides) you can see the bullet holes. Dr. King was a family man and he knew that his choices put himself and those who were near and dear to him at risk.”

The West Point Cadet Gospel Choir entertains the audience at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon to honor King's legacy in the fight for civil rights Jan. 19 at the West Point Club.

5January 28, 2016Pointer View IN FOCUS: CADET CLUB ACTIVITIES2015-16 Cadet Club Activities

Orienteering: The Army West Point Orienteering team traveled to Gainesville, Georgia, from Jan. 15-19, for its first meet of the spring season. This event consisted of two classic courses and a unique “Extreme Orienteering” competition.

The “Extreme Orienteering” course blended components of traditional land navigation with physical and mental challenges.

The team excelled in the traditional orienteering aspect of the competition, led by stellar individual performances and podium finishes for Class of 2016 Cadet Rachel Wolfe, Class of 2017 Cadet William Whitaker, Class of 2018 Cadets Gene Maslink and George Grindley, and Class of 2019 Cadets Sean Brennan and Cadet Samuel Jones.

Triathlon: The Army West Point Triathlon team hosted the 2nd annual West Point Indoor Time Trial Jan. 23. The event was held in the team’s state-of-the-art Computrainer studio in Cullum Hall. The race is part of the Northeast Collegiate Triathlon Conference’s winter triathlon racing schedule and serves as a qualifying event for the USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals in April.

In spite of the winter storm, six members of the University of Connecticut’s Triathlon team braved the elements to attend. The dual event tested the athletes on a 10 km indoor course. Both teams were fielded primarily by athletes just added to the roster and new to the sport.

The UConn men’s and women’s team won the event while the new Army athletes gained valuable experience.

All team members completed the “Extreme Orienteering” race resulting in enhanced team camaraderie and additional confidence in orienteering skills.

The orienteering team looks to build on this success in its next competition in April, when the team competes for a 14th consecutive national title at the U.S. Intercollegiate Championships in southwestern Ohio.


By Lionel M. BeehnerInstructor, Modern War Institute

When Staff Sgt. Eric Maddox arrived in Iraq in 2003, he had never carried out an interrogation. Although he was trained as a Chinese-Mandarin linguist, he worked with a special operations team in Tikrit to interrogate prisoners. All of this was in an effort to find the high-value targets of the deck of cards—the Ace of Spades of whom was Saddam Hussein.

Maddox spoke to about 700 cadets in Robinson Auditorium Jan. 20 and relayed his experience as an Army interrogator.

He carried out more than 200 interrogations during a span of three months when Saddam was on the run and the insurgency was in its infancy.

He interviewed Saddam’s cook, his bodyguard’s son, fishermen in Tikrit—yet all of his leads turned up empty until he finally was able to make Saddam’s bodyguard, Mohammad Ibrahim, break.

It was the last day of his rotation and he would give his superior the coordinates of a farmhouse in Tikrit before flying to Doha for his debrief.

He heard the next day that U.S. forces had captured the Ace of Spades.

Maddox’s larger message is that cadets will face challenges for which there will not be any playbook or spelled out special operating procedures.

Maddox created a method of interrogation that relied on a link diagram of literally thousands of suspected Iraqi insurgents and that, through countless painstaking interviews with prisoners, allowed him to secure the one piece of intelligence. In this case, Saddam’s bodyguard, who was mobilizing the insurgency, led him to the gutter in Tikrit that doubled as Saddam’s bunker.

“The challenge of good interrogators is to realize your job is not to punish a prisoner for

MWI: Interrogator discusses the Hunt for Saddam

Eric Maddox spoke to about 700 cadets in Robinson Auditorium Jan. 20 about his experience as an Army interrogator. He carried out over 200 interrogations over a span of three months when Saddam Hussein was on the run and the insurgency was in its infancy. Courtesy Photo

their acts,” he said. “Your job is to help your commander get information to make better decisions.”

Maddox’s lesson reinforces the fact that information—especially human intelligence—is critical to winning counterinsurgencies in

complex environments. It also is one that stresses the importance of

critical thinking on one’s feet.

Two dozen West Point children participated in “Collecting for Kids” hosted by West Point Family Homes LifeWorks Coordinator Jodi Gellman and West Point Museum Curator Paul Ackermann Jan. 15. After discussing what collecting is all about, each child told the group about their own collections. As a craft activity, each child received a bag of military patches to start their own patch collection and then designed and made their own patches to take home with them. Courtesy Photo

K i d s l e a r n collecting through LifeWorks activity


SMA Dailey’s Senior Enlisted Council focuses on personnelStory and photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joy Dulen U.S. Army Human Resources Public Affairs

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey sits down with senior sergeant majors from around the U.S. Army four times a year to discuss issues that affect his biggest concern—the welfare of Soldiers. It’s called the Senior Enlisted Council, SEC, and the first meeting of 2016 convened last week at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command.

Since HRC’s mission is to optimize total force personnel readiness, Dailey said it was the perfect setting for the topic at hand. “This time, what we talked about was our personnel and how we’re going to rearrange the talent management and leader development of our senior noncommissioned officers,” he said.

Dailey changed what was once known as the Board of Directors, or BOD, to the SEC shortly after taking over as the 15th Sgt. Maj. of the Army in January 2015.

The council meets monthly via video teleconference and in-person quarterly. Topics can range from military pay and compensation recommendations for the future to uniform changes. However, Dailey said the time has come to concentrate on people after more than a decade of focus on an Army at war.

“The Chief of Staff of the Army has tasked me with taking a look at how we manage our enlisted force, how we maximize the talents and capabilities of our Soldiers and really answer some of the questions that we’ve asked for a long time,” Dailey said.

Topics discussed during SECs can affect the force in as little as a month or they can extend into ongoing talks for years. Dailey said it just depends on the issue.

“We get recommendations and some of those start with one individual Soldier,” he said. He gave the example of a recent change in Army policy on the authorized wear of black socks with the Army Physical Fitness Uniform. A Soldier stood up in a town hall meeting and asked why black socks weren’t allowed. Less

than 30 days later, the policy was changed.“We took that to the Senior Enlisted

Council, had a unanimous vote that it was in keeping with the finest traditions of Army service, went to the Chief of Staff of the Army and we quickly made a decision,” Dailey added.

Some issues are much more complex. When you’re discussing working through the intricacies of military compensation and reform, it could take several months to affect the force, he said.

“ T h e p e r f e c t e x a m p l e i s t h e Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report that has just been launched,” Dailey said. “We worked on that for two years in the Senior Enlisted Council, previously the BOD under (former Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond) Chandler, and some of these things take a lot of work because we have to call in the professionals, like those people who work here at the Human Resources Command, to be able to inform us and do the analysis.”

No matter what the issue or length of

time needed for discussion, Dailey reiterated the SEC’s biggest concern is the welfare of Soldiers. They don’t want to make decisions that could have a negative impact over the long term.

“This is the Army, it’s a big organization and it’s hard to turn back,” he said. “Simple things like black socks—not a huge effect on Soldiers. But the Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report, that has a huge effect on the total population of NCOs, not just now, but into the foreseeable future.”

Dailey said the SEC will continue to meet with a fresh new focus on people and the Chief of Staff of the Army’s number one priority—readiness.

“We’re an organization made up of people and we’re the largest people organization in America,” he said. “Human Resources Command is one of those critical nodes that we have to invest in for the future and make sure we get it right because they’re here to take care of our people. And our job as an Army is to always get better.”

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey (right) talks with Command Sgt. Maj. James Sims, U.S. Army Materiel Command, during a Senior Enlisted Council held at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Jan. 20. The SEC meets quarterly to discuss issues that affect the welfare of Soldiers.


CSA assesses ‘aggressive’ Russia, others, as challenges for U.S., ally security

U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, attends as the keynote speaker at the Institute of Land Warfare (ILW) Breakfast, Jan. 21 in Arlington, Virginia. Photo by staff sgt. ChuCk burden

By C. Todd LopezArmy News Service

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley has always said readiness is his number one priority.

The Army has a legal and moral obligation, he said, to be prepared. During a presentation Jan. 21 in Washington, the general also laid out some ideas of what he believes the Army must be ready for—some examples of why readiness is important.

A chief example of what to be prepared for is Russia, a nation whose recent activities he characterized as being “aggressive.” Russia, he said, poses the “No. 1 threat” to the United States. It’s a nation, he said, that at least for now is the only one that poses an “existential threat” to the United States, due to its capabilities—in particular, its nuclear capability.

But what makes Russia a threat isn’t capability alone. It’s primarily their intent. While determining intent is difficult, he said, looking at their recent activities in Europe gives a good indication.

“Russian behavior, internationally, since 2008, has been aggressive,” he said. He pointed to their activities in Crimea, Ukraine and Georgia as examples.

“Those have been independent, sovereign countries since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and 1991,” Milley said. “For 25 years these have been internationally recognized countries in the United Nations. And their borders have been violated by military armed force—some surrogate and some actual.”

That kind of activity in Europe, he said, has not happened since World War II. Today, Russian activity there, “has fundamentally changed people’s view of the security situation in Europe.”

At the same time, the Russians have raised spending on their military; are modernizing their military, including aircraft, tanks and ships; have restructured their ground forces; modernized field artillery capabilities, air defense, electronic warfare and cyber capabilities; and modernized their military doctrine.

“They clearly are expanding or at least trying to re-establish their global influence and their global presence,” he said.

Domestic issues, Milley said, are also good examples of the intent that is driving their activities. The Russian population, for instance, is in decline.

“If you’re a significant leader in the Russian government, you are seeing a demographic decline of the ethnic Russian population. That’s worrisome,” he said. “And if you look at that in combination with other things—health care for example—there is a steady decline in birth rate. There is a high mortality rate. And they have a stressed and poor health care system. And their labor force is declining in pretty significant

rates. Even a rudimentary look at the Russian economy shows an economy under significant stress that is struggling.”

A look at Russian history also contributes to a better understanding of intent, when it comes to recent aggression. Russians, he said, likely view NATO differently than how Americans or Europeans do. In 1990 Germany reunified, bringing the entirety of that country inside NATO. Since then, three former Soviet nations have become part of NATO: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. NATO is growing and its border is moving “closer and closer” to Moscow.

“That’s worrisome” for them, he said. “It creates fear in the mind of Russian

leadership. This is a country (that) has a living memory of a land invasion that was brutal to their country: the Nazi invasions of World War II,” Milley said. “There are many veterans and folks alive today that clearly remember those days, which were horrible to the Russian psyche.”

Russian nationalism and pride are also on the line—significant contributing factors to an understanding of Russian intent.

“They were part of a large empire back under the Czars. They were a superpower in the Soviet era,” he said. “Current leadership in Russia has clearly indicated in public speeches that they thought the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Empire was the most significant negative event that

has happened in the last 100 years. There is an attempt ... to recoup their place.”

Couple that with ongoing land disputes, Milley said, “All that adds up to a ... potential for bad things. And you just don’t know. We can’t, with precision, predict exactly what will happen. It is a situation that clearly bears closer scrutiny.”

Aggressive Versus AssertiveIn Asia, he said, there are two significant

ongoing security situations. First is North Korea, the other is China. There are now more than a million service members amassed on each side of the Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula.

Koreans on both sides of the border, he said, constitute a divided ethnic-linguistic group.

“And like most ethnic-linguistic groups, at some point in time, they end up being one whole people,” he said. “I have little doubt that at some point in time in the future, the peninsula will be whole again.”

How and when that will happen and what the environment will look like afterward, Milley said, is uncertain.

Also uncertain is how that event will play out for the U.S. A recent testing of a nuclear weapons in North Korea has made the situation on the peninsula more tense.

“For us, vigilance and readiness are fundamentally important,” he said.

In China, he said, there is an “entirely different set of geopolitical logic at play.”

China is a rising economic power, Milley said, adding that there is now a shift underway from a North Atlantic-based global economy to a North Pacific-based global economy, though he emphasized that it is “shifting,” rather than having already been shifted.

It is a process that he believes will be permanent, but could take several generations to be complete.

With such shifts in economy, military power follows. The Chinese military, he said, “is significantly modernizing their capabilities.”

Milley contrasted China and Russia by differentiating them with the words “assertive” and “aggressive.”

“The Chinese are not an enemy,” he said. “Their behavior internationally, at this time, in my view, is assertive. It’s different than aggressive. The Chinese, to date, are not invading foreign countries, crossing borders, doing things that would be internationally categorized with the word aggression.

“That can change, but it hasn’t changed yet,” he said. “They are developing their capabilities, but I would caution anybody from saying that China was an adversary, from a military national security standpoint, or an enemy, at this time.”

Milley said the Chinese are now interested in becoming a great international power, and

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to “have a say in how the rules are written,” though he said he doesn’t believe the Chinese are interested in war.

The general also said that his predecessor, now-retired Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno, has in the past met with, and had a dialogue with his counterpart in the People’s Liberation Army.

Milley said he plans to have a similar dialogue, but has yet to make that happen. It’s something that is critical to have happen early, because such relationships can be useful to have in place when conflicts arise later on.

“In the moment of crisis ... you don’t want to be meeting a person for the first time during the crisis,” he said. “If there is a crisis and you can literally pick the phone up and talk to that person, because you have known each other for awhile, that tends to take the edge off.”

The Middle East, he said, is wrought with instability now, and that instability has provided opportunity for the rise of threats such as the Islamic State or al Qaeda.

He also made clear that he believes that neither the United States, nor any other country outside the Middle East can solve the instability problems there.

“We can help, advise, assist and do a lot of things,” he said. “But solve? It's not going

to happen ... the ultimate solution has to come from the peoples of those countries.”

Iran, he said, remains a “maligning influencer, sponsoring terrorism,” which “requires vigilance and bears close watching.”

So Iran, North Korea, China and Russia, plus the rise of non-state actors like the Islamic State and al Qaeda “present threats or challenges to U.S. national interests,” he said. “Any one of which could result in significantly more conflict than already exists, none of which we can anticipate. And each of which has a unique strategic, operational and tactical challenge.

“We have to be prepared as an Army or as a military for all of it,” he said.

Moral ObligationFor the Army, he said, the role in being ready

is to deliver ground combat power, and to “win wars in defense of the United States,” he said. The Army has a mandate to prepare, so readiness is the Army’s number one priority.

“We have a moral and ethical obligation to our Soldiers and the American people to ensure our people are ready,” he said. “It’s the fundamental driver of all of our commanders, organizations and staff throughout the Army.”

Readiness, he said, means manning units to the right strength. It means ensuring Soldiers

have been to the professional military education schools they need to attend, and it means that units, from the squadron to the division—at all levels—are collectively trained. Equipping, as well, is critical, he said, “to make sure Soldiers have the best equipment, and that it is well maintained.”

Development of leadership for those Soldiers, he said, is a “key component of combat power ... perhaps the most important component.”

Development of that readiness takes a long time. And it’s perishable as well, he said.

“It takes many years to develop platoon sergeants and battalion commanders,” Milley said. “It takes years to build the cohesion, the teamwork necessary to fight at a collective level. It takes a long time to build ready ground forces.”

Milley also said a critical component of readiness is taking care of a Soldier’s family. A Soldier’s “first order of loyalty” is to his family.

“If you are expecting a Soldier to focus and fight in ground combat, you must ensure his family is taken care of,” he said. “Their first love is always going to be their children or spouse. If they know their children or spouse are being taken care of ... they are not going to worry about that, and they will focus on ... ground combat.”

Rebuilding The ForceBy the end of fiscal year 2018, the active

Army expects to have drawn down in size from 490,000 to 450,000. The service will also shrink the size of several brigade combat teams and will cut 17,000 civilian employees.

Were a conflict to rise quickly, the Army might need to grow in size again to accomplish its mission.

Milley said one idea the Army is looking into is making that process happen quickly with the development of several “very, very small” train, advise and assist brigades. Each of those brigades would look like a regular unit, insofar as chain of command is involved, but “you just wouldn’t have Soldiers. So maybe you have one per combatant commander. You have five or six of these brigades in existence, and they would, on a day-to-day basis, train, advise and assist foreign armies on behalf of the U.S.”

Were conflicts to arise that require the Army to grow quickly, he said, “at least you have cohesive chains of command” that exist. “You can take Soldiers from basic training and Advanced Individual Training, and roll them underneath those existing chains of command and it would significantly shorten the amount of time it would take for that brigade to become combat effective.”

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As Army shrinks, higher quality, more innovation prevailsStory and photo by Elizabeth BehringU.S. Army Materiel Command

As the Army force shrinks to its lowest levels since World War II, the service’s top manpower leader said it’s also transitioning to a higher quality and more innovative team.

“If you are a Soldier today, you’ve got to get on the field and play your position,” Army Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 Lt. Gen. James C. McConville said. “And you’ve got to go to the away games.”

McConville, who addressed nearly 200 Soldiers and civilians at Army Materiel Command Headquarters, said 50,000 active-duty Soldiers and 100,000 in the entire force are considered non-deployable.

“We need resilient, mentally and physically-fit Soldiers of character who can become competent, committed, agile and adaptive leaders who can perform for these cohesive teams of trusted professionals and represent the diversity of America. Young people want to be on a team that does important stuff. They’re the type of Soldiers we want in our Army,” McConville said.

Army Research Institute social scientists have determined throughout the past decade that Soldiers, who are the most resilient, both mentally and physically, will do the best in combat.

This resiliency translates into readiness, which remains the number one priority, McConville said, even as the number of Soldiers dips toward 450,000 in the active component, 335,000 in the National Guard and 195,000 in the Army Reserve.

Of those remaining Soldiers, McConville said the onus is on them to be the best of the best.

“As we go forward, we’ll be much more of an innovative total force. We’re looking right now on how to bring in higher-quality troops,”

McConville said. To ensure the caliber of incoming troops

matches the level Army leadership wants to see, changes are in progress, from the initial recruitment of young civilians to the time they’re sworn in at the Military Entrance Processing Station.

“We’re going to start at the initial screening with the Occupational Physical Assessment Test.

“This is brand-new, and it’s based on a scale. So, for example, if you want to go infantry, armor or artillery, you’re going to

have to score a certain level on each test. We’re screening for physical fitness, and we’re also trying to develop tests that determine who’s resilient, who’s mentally fit to do the job and who can actually do the job,” McConville said.

And when Soldiers have finished their commitment, the Soldier For Life program continues to help them by ensuring they have the right tools to succeed outside the military.

The program took the place of the Army Alumni and Career Program, or ACAP, in 2014.

McConville said 10 percent of enlisted Soldiers stay 20 years, versus 30 percent of

officers who stay in until retirement. With Soldier for Life, troops have the opportunity to get involved with Fortune 500 companies and other agencies.

“Most folks are not going to be career Soldiers. We want them to serve, and we want them serve at least their first term, and then we want them to get ready to be go out there and become great civilians,” McConville said. “Right now, the Soldier for Life program is really focused on transitioning Soldiers. We owe folks the opportunity to have a good job when they leave the military.”

Army Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 Lt. Gen. James C. McConville addresses Soldier and civilians at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, in December 2015.

Army training aims at Cybersecurity fundamentalsBy Kelly White CERDEC Public Affairs

In a continuing effort to better train U.S. Army engineers in all things cyber, the Army is offering a graduate-level certificate in the Fundamentals of Cybersecurity starting Feb. 10.

The certificate is open to all Aberdeen Proving Ground, or APG, engineers and scientists in the cyber field, including contractors and military personnel. The University of Delaware at the University Center in Aberdeen, Maryland, will offer the classes.

This is the third initiative from the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, or CERDEC, in an effort to define the cyber professional at APG.

CERDEC implemented the program after identifying a workforce development gap through an installation-wide needs survey, said Victor Carrozzo, CERDEC Human Capital Cell specialist.

Previous efforts include an undergraduate-level cyber certificate through the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the promotion of a master’s degree in cyber through Johns Hopkins University.

Like the UMBC cohort, the University of Delaware program

will be a live cohort at the University Center, formally the Northeastern Maryland Higher Education Applied Technology Center.

CERDEC used the Educational Partnership Agreement between the APG Command Group and the University Center in soliciting and acquiring an appropriate provider.

Carrozzo hopes the live APG solicitation will provide the cohort the ability for students to learn together and share with others in the APG cyber-community.

“Our goal is to promote cross-fert i l ization and networking within the APG cyber community as well a s t h e t e c h n i c a l a s p e c t o f l e a r n i n g , ” h e s a i d . The Fundamentals of Cybersecurity Certificate provides advanced training through a three-course sequence.

I n t roduc t ion to Cybersecur i ty (CYBER I ) Introduction to computer and network security covers the foundation security policies and methods to provide confidentiality, integrity and availability as well as cryptography, auditing and user security. Topics are reinforced with hands-on exercises run in a virtual machine environment.

S y s t e m H a r d e n i n g a n d P r o t e c t i o n

Practical treatment of the defensive techniques used to harden computer systems to make them less vulnerable to cyberattacks. Defect management, configuration/hardening, account control, logs/auditing and risk assessment are covered and reinforced with hands-on exercises run in a virtual machine environment.

A d v a n c e d C y b e r s e c u r i t y ( C Y B E R I I ) This seminar course explores areas in advanced computer and network security not covered in introductory cybersecurity classes. The course provides insight into realistic complex defensive and offensive cybersecurity topics such as Denial-of-Service attacks, Domain Name System security, email spam, on-line authentication, phishing, cloud security, malware and web security.

Contact CERDEC for more information on CERDEC’s cyber education initiatives.

(Editor’s note: The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center is part of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, which has the mission to ensure decisive overmatch for unified land operations to empower the Army, the joint warfighter and our nation. RDECOM is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command.)


S e n i o r f o r w a r d Tanner Plomb (#32) l e a d s t h e A r m y West Point Men’s Basketball against rival Navy at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Christl Arena. Plomb leads the Black Knights with a 21.8 points per game average this season. The game was originally scheduled for Jan. 2 3 a t M a d i s o n Square Garden, but due the weather conditions it was postponed. Photo by eriC s. bartelt/Pv

Men’s Basketball to host Navy at 7:30 p.m. MondayBy Mark MohrmanArmy Athletic Communications

The Army-Navy Men’s Basketball game originally scheduled for Madison Square Garden on Jan. 23 has been rescheduled for Monday. The contest will be played at Christl Arena at West Point. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

The game will be broadcast online on the Patriot League Network by visiting PatriotLeague.TV.

Any tickets purchased for the postponed Jan. 23 game at Madison Square Garden can be exchanged for an equivalent number of tickets to Monday’s game at Christl Arena.

Tickets for the game will go on sale Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. and can be purchased online at GoArmyWestPoint.com/tickets or by calling the Army West Point ticket offi ce at 1-877-TIX-ARMY.

General admission tickets for the Army-Navy Men’s Basketball “Star” game are $7 each for adults and $5 each for children and seniors (65+).

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ANNOUNCEMENTSWPSC Casino Night

The West Point Spouses Club will host the WPSC Casino Night 6-11 p.m. Feb. 26 at Eisenhower Hall. Tickets are on sale now. More event information can be found on the WPSC’s Facebook page at “WPSC Casino Night.”

Volunteers are still needed. If you want to volunteer, email [email protected].

EDUCATION and WORKSHOPSFAST Class (updated)

Raise your GT score with the Functional Academic Skills Training (FAST) class at the Army Education Center, 683 Buckner Loop (next to Subway), from March 21-April 20.

The class meets 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday.Contact Nancy Judd at 938-3464 or [email protected]

or Neil Sakumoto at 938-5389 for an enrollment form.

Upcoming West Point Soldier For Life—TAP Transition Workshops

Transition Workshops are designed to assist separating or retiring service members and their family members in preparing for a smooth transition to civilian life.

The workshops provide information on entitlements and services available, including the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans’ Benefits Briefings.

The Department of Labor also conducts an extensive employment workshop.

Service members are required to begin the SFL-TAP no later than 12 months before transition.

Upcoming schedule dates are as follows: • Feb. 8-12;• Feb. 29-March 4.Registration is required. Contact the SFL-TAP Office at 845-938-0634 to register or

for more details.

Army Education Center College courses are offered through the Army Education

Center at West Point. Undergraduate classes: • Mount Saint Mary College—Call Shari Seidule at 845-446-

0535 or email [email protected];• Saint Thomas Aquinas—Call Erica Rodriguez at 845-446-

2555 or email [email protected] studies:• John Jay College of Criminal Justice–Master’s Degree in

Public Administration—Call Jennifer Heiney at 845-446-5959 or email [email protected];

• Long Island University–Master’s Degrees in School Counseling, Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Counseling—Call Mary Beth Leggett at 845-446-3818 or email [email protected].

The Army Education Center is located at 683 Buckner Loop (between Starbucks and Subway).

Army Personnel Testing programsThe Army Education Center at West Point offers Army

Personnel Testing (APT) programs such as the AFCT, DLAB, DLPT, SIFT through the DA and DLI.

Tests are free of charge to Soldiers. Call the Testing Center at 938-3360 or email [email protected] for details or an appointment.

Employee Assistance ProgramWest Point Garrison offers an Employee Assistance Program

that is a free and confidential counseling for civilians, family members and retirees.

The program offers services from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. The EAP is located at 656 Eichelberger Road.

For details, call 938-1039.

DANTES testingThe Army Education Center at West Point offers academic

testing programs through the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) such as the SAT and ACT. Pearson VUE offers licensing and certification exams.

Most tests are free of charge to Soldiers.Call the Testing Center at 938-3360 or email gwenn.

[email protected] for details or an appointment.

Infantry BallThe National Infantry Association’s Infantry Ball is scheduled

for Feb. 5 at Eisenhower Hall’s Grand Ballroom.The cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m. followed by the banquet

at 7:30 p.m. The Ball brings cadets, families and infantrymen together to

honor the historic lineage of the Infantry branch. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey will address the

attendees.To purchase tickets, go to http://www.westpointaog.

org/2016InfantryBall. For details, contact Maj. Chris Green, NIA Secretary, at [email protected] or 845-938-3114.

DUSA Community GrantsThe Daughters of the United States Army is now accepting

applications for their 2016 Community Welfare Grants.

OUTSIDE THE GATESTrophy flags from the end of the American Revolution on exhibit at the West Point Museum

Congress, in grateful recognition of the invaluable services of Gen. George Washington during the American Revolution, presented him with the first British flag captured in 1775 and one of the last surrendered flags from Yorktown in 1781.

These flags descended to Washington’s step-grandson and adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis. Custis, the father-in-law of Robert E. Lee, maintained the flags and other relics of his stepfather in his estate in Arlington, Virginia. Custis called the flags the “Alpha and Omega” of the war.

The “Alpha and Omega” will be on display at the West Point Museum for two years before being returned to “rest” until their next exhibition.

Everyone is invited to view these important relics before the closing of the exhibit in 2017. The West Point Museum is open at no charge, seven days a week, from 10:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

For details, call 938-3590 or visit the Museum on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WestPointMuseum.

Feast For Feathered FriendsThe Hudson Highlands Nature Museum presents “Feast for

Feathered Friends” at the Museum’s Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard Cornwall-on-Hudson, at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Nature normally supplies food for northern birds during the winter months. However, providing a little extra energy in winter can be helpful—especially if we want to invite our feathered friends in for a closer look.

Learn about our Hudson Valley winter birds and how to attract them to your backyard.

There is a small fee for the event. For details, visit hhnm.org or call 845-534-5506, ext. 204.

Garrison Awards and Retirement CeremonyThe U.S. Army West Point Garrison Awards and

Retirement Ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday in the West Point Club, Grand Ballroom.

All employees are invited to attend the event.

Tax Center opens MondayTax season opens Monday at the West Point Tax Center.

The center will be open from 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday-April 15.

To make an appointment, call 845-938-5920 or email [email protected].

Pick up the application from the West Point Museum Gift Shop. Grants must be postmarked by Feb. 19.

Girls on the RunEach Girls on the Run (GOTR) program is run by local,

certified coaches from the community at a ratio of between 8-15 girls per coach.

The West Point local chapter is coached by Mary Posner, Lilla Faint, Jill Boucher and Lucy Alvarez and is supported by many other volunteers, ranging from part-time coaches to practice support staff.

For a nominal fee, there are weekly practice runs and a culminating 5K, but girls also participate in a 24-lesson curriculum, covering topics ranging from nutrition and self-awareness to bullying and resisting peer pressure.

West Point’s second season of GOTR begins in the spring. The program is well organized, coached and utilizes running as a conduit to “inspire and motivate girls, encourage lifelong fitness and build confidence through accomplishment.”

If you are interested in volunteering or becoming a Girls On the Run coach, contact Mary Posner at [email protected] or visit www.girlsontherunhv.org.

Sign-ups for the spring season will begin March 30 and the final 5K of the spring season will be June 11.

West Point Chapter of Excellence Sergeant Audie Murphy Club

The West Point Chapter of Excellence Sergeant Audie Murphy Club has SAMC monthly meetings on the first Tuesday of every month.

The SAMC monthly meeting takes place at Washington Hall Room 4101.

The club is about improving tomorrow’s Army, its Soldiers, the installation and the local community through commitment, caring, mentoring, teaching and training.

For details, contact SMAC President Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Robinson at 254-768-8414 or Vice President Stuart Sword at 757-816-0256.

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FOR THE ADULTS

FEATURED EVENTPolar Fest

Come out for some winter fun at MWR’s annual Polar Fest from noon-7 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Victor Constant Ski Slope.

Pre-registration will begin at the ski sales offi ce Monday. Polar Fest passes include food, drink, live music and

NASTAR ski and snowboard races at a minimal price. For details, call 938-8810.

Wee Ones and We Read Winter programs (updated)The Family Advocacy Program has your winter Wee Ones

and Wee Read dates scheduled through March. Wee Ones will meet 9:30-11 a.m. every Monday, except Feb.

15, at the Youth Center, Bldg. 500. Wee Read will meet 9-10 a.m. Thursdays (Feb. 4, 18, March 3 and 17) at the ACS Resiliency Center, Bldg. 626, second fl oor. Pre-registration is required.

For details, contact Shelley Ariosto at 938-3369 or Lisa Pokorny at 938-0629.

CYSS Youth Sports Baseball registrationAfter last week’s CYSS Youth Sports Baseball tryouts, teams

will be formed based on player and coach availability. The players selected to play must complete registration by

Friday at the West Point Lee CDC. There are minimal registration fees, uniform fees and

tournament fees.For details, contact the Youth Sports Offi ce at 845-938-8896.

School Age Center Summer Camp The School Age Center offers weekly summer camp

programming for children in grades Kindergarten through fi fth grade.

The West Point SAC provides a variety of experiences for children through planned and developmentally appropriate activities and experiences that promote learning and exploration.

Weekly sessions begin June 6 and run through Aug. 29. For details, contact Erin Faherty, SAC Director, at 938-0086

or Jacquelyn Butler, SAC Assistant Director, at 938-0089.

Father-Daughter Dance rescheduledThe Father-Daughter Dance for Jan. 23 has been rescheduled

6-9 p.m. Saturday at the West Point Club due to the inclement weather from last weekend.

All reservations will be honored for this Saturday. If you are not able to make the dance on this date, call the West Point Club to cancel the reservation so others on the waiting list can be notifi ed of an opening. For details, call 446-5506/5545.

Veterans Appreciation Day at Victor Constant Ski AreaCalling all veterans! Come out to the ski slope Feb. 5 for

special discounts for veterans and their immediate families with valid ID. Adaptive ski equipment will be provided. Ski hours of operation are 3 p.m.-9 p.m. with available lessons at 4:30 p.m.

For details, call 845-938-8810.

NCOA Career ExpoThe NCOA Career Expo is coming to the West Point Club

March 22 with a seminar from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and a Job Fair 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Topics will focus on issues surrounding military transition, job search, networking and more. Visit www.NCOACareerExpos.org to see the Seminar speaker and topics.

Please dress in business attire (or uniform) and bring 10 copies of your resume. Feel free to drop by the ERP Offi ce to spruce up your resume before going to this great event.

For details, call the Employment Readiness Program Manager Anne Marshall at 938-5658.

Victor Constant Ski Area Photo ContestHaving a blast on the slopes? Love to freestyle with your

friends? Don’t keep it to yourself. Share with us the best pictures you have of enjoying the VC. Not only could you be the new face of VC, but you’ll be eligible for some pretty cool prizes.


FOR THE YOUTHS

Wellness ChallengeJoin the MWR Fitness Center in kicking off your New

Year’s Resolution with its self-led 2016 Wellness Challenge that encourages a healthy lifestyle.

Choose one healthy behavior from the categories of fi tness, nutrition, resiliency and community each week throughout the month of January and maintain them throughout the year.

Submit all weekly challenge behaviors/completions to WestPointMWR.com/fi tness.


BOSS Super Bowl PartyJoin Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers as it watches the

big game at the Buffalo Soldier Pavilion from 5-10 p.m. Feb. 7. Food, drink and raffl es are provided. For details, call 938-6497.

Financial Readiness classesWant to achieve fi nancial success? Take a Financial Readiness

class with ACS. The class dates are:• Feb. 8—Using Credit Wisely;• Feb. 16—Sensible Savings;• March 14—Get Clever On Credit Report;• March 21—Personal Financial Responsibility.All classes are held at Army Community Service Bldg. 622

from 3-4 p.m. For details on First-Term Soldiers Financial Readiness

workshop, an individual one-on-one counseling or a unit training class, email [email protected] or call 938-5839.

Customer Appreciation Week at the West Point ClubCome celebrate Customer Appreciation Week from 11 a.m-

1:30 p.m. Feb. 8-12, during lunch in the West Point Club’s Pierce Dining Room.

It’s that time of year when the Club says “Thank you for being our guest.”

• Feb. 8—Half-price hot buffet;• Feb. 9—All kinds of give-a-ways just for coming by;• Feb. 10—Complimentary cake with meal purchase;• Feb. 11—Free cookies with meal purchase;• Feb. 12—Half-price Pizza Bar.For details, call 938-5120.

Staff & Faculty Noontime Volleyball Sign-ups The Family and MWR Sports Offi ce will conduct the 2016

Staff & Faculty Noontime Volleyball League. All games will be played at Arvin Gym at 12:15 p.m. and

12:40 p.m. every Monday through Friday. Deadline for entries will be Feb. 8.

All teams may sign up by calling James McGuinness at 938-3066.

Valentine’s Day Sunday BrunchA Valentine’s Day Sunday Brunch will be served in the West

Point Club’s Pierce Dining Room from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 14. Perfect for a Valentine’s family celebration. Traditional

brunch menu items will be served to include chef attended action stations and chocolate specialty desserts. There is a fee for this event. For reservations and more details, call 938-5120.

2016 Round Pond ReservationsReservations for Round Pond’s 2016 season will begin

Tuesday for active duty military and cadet parents. On this day, reservations are by phone only.

All other eligible members may begin reserving Feb. 16. To book reservations, call 845-938-8811 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Please have the following information ready: RV Size, RV

Type, 30 or 50 Amp and Credit Card number. Full payment is due at time of booking. For details, call

938-8811.

Medium Deborah Hanlon at the West Point ClubCelebrate life with those who have passed on with gallery

readings with intuitive medium Deborah Hanlon from 6-9:30 p.m. March 2.

Enjoy buffet dinner, dessert and a cash bar while she communicates with your loved ones who have passed.

She will bring through messages from family and friends who have crossed over to audience members.

FOR THE FAMILIESJanuary Community Skate hours

The Community Skate hours are scheduled from 3:30-5 p.m. Sunday at Tate Rink in the Holleder Center.

Admission is free but patrons must provide their own skates. For updates or changes to the schedule, call 938-2991.

Arts & Crafts January class schedule• Today—Open Studio, noon-5 p.m.There is a minimal fee for the above classes. For details and to register, call 938-4812.

Mother and Son DanceJoin the West Point Club for dinner buffet, dessert and

dancing from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 5 at the West Point Club’s Grand Ballroom.

Sons may grow into men and out of their toys, but in the hearts of their mothers they are still little boys.

Dress is Sunday best. There will be a professional photographer on site.

There is a fee for this event. For reservations and more details, call 938-5120.

Seafest Night buffet at the West Point ClubCome out to the West Point Club from 6-9 p.m. March 4

to enjoy a night of unlimited shrimp, clams, crab legs, oysters, mussels, prime rib of beef, Italian sausage, dessert bar and so much more.

Reservations are required. For details, call 938-5120.

Not everyone is guaranteed to receive a message at this event, but she does her best to keep you entertained and intrigued.

Reservations are required. For details, call 938-5120.


W e s t P o i n t B a n d presents “West Point on the March” Saturday

West Point Command Channel Army Newswatch

Thursday, Friday and Monday-Feb. 48:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

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children to come out and make a great memory, a cute craft, play bingo and meet new friends.

To register, email [email protected] by Friday.

• Chinese New Year: We will be making a craft, learning about the Chinese culture and enjoying a sampler of Chinese food during a Chinese New Year celebration Feb. 4. The Year of the Fire Monkey celebration will be held at 126 Washington Road from 3-4:30 p.m.

To register, email [email protected] by Wednesday.

• Snow Sculpture Contest: Enjoy the winter sunshine, fresh air and snowy months. We love to see pictures of any snow sculptures you create. Take pictures and email to [email protected] or drop them off at 126 Washington Road.

Prizes will be awarded for snowmen, igloos, ice sculptures or anything creative made out of snow.

• Ground Hog Storytime and Crafts: Join West Point Family Homes for story time and a craft for Ground Hog Day 10-11 a.m. Monday at 126 Washington Road.

This is a great time for you and your

LifeWorks

Due to ongoing construction and maintenance to Arnold Auditorium at Mahan Hall, there will be no movies shown until at least the end of January. Sorry for the inconvenience.(For movie details and updates schedules, visit www.shopmyexchange .com / r ee l - t im e - thea t res /Wes t -Point-1044343.)

Theatre schedule at Mahan Hall, Bldg. 752.MOVIES at MAHAN

Patient Advocate moves offi ce, phone number remains the same

The Keller Army Community Hospital Patient Advocate’s offi ce has moved to Room G54 in the Brian D. Allgood Ambulatory Clinic. The phone number for Linda DiSalvo, Keller’s Patient Advocate, is 938-5874.

The Pat ient Advocate’s pr imary assignment is to assist you in exercising your rights as a patient.

She is also available to act as your advocate and to provide a specifi c channel through which you can seek solutions to problems, concerns and unmet needs.

Keller offers Childbirth Education Classes

Are you expecting a child this summer? Are you nervous because you’re not sure what to expect?

If so, join Keller Army Community Hospital’s Obstetric Unit for their Childbirth Education Classes.

The upcoming classes are scheduled from 6-9:30 p.m. Feb. 17, 24 and March 2 at Keller Army Community Hospital in the fourth fl oor classroom.

To register for the January or February courses and/or to get more information, contact Keller’s Obstetrics Unit at 938-3210.

Educat ional & Developmenta l Intervention Services

Not all children develop the same way—some need extra help. If you are a military or civilian family that reside at West Point and have a child ages birth to 3 years old with questions or concerns relating to your child’s communication skills, motor skills, self-help skills, learning, vision, hearing, behavior and/or social interactions, contact the Educational & Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS) offi ce.

The EDIS offi ce is located at Keller Army Community Hospital, Bldg. 900.

For more details and assistance, call 938-2698/6868.

Keller Facebook CampaignsKeller Facebook campaigns for February

are: African-American History Month, American Heart Month, Great American Spit Out (smokeless tobacco) and Performance Triad.

Let Us Know How We Are DoingThe mission of Keller Army Community

Hospital is to provide high quality, patient-centered care with a focus on health and wellness to improve readiness of the Force and enhance the lives of all benefi ciaries.

Please let us know if we are achieving this by fi lling out the Army Provider Level Satisfaction Survey when you receive it in the mail. We value your opinion; and if we can do better—we will.

• USMA SARC Program Manager, Samantha Ross—call 845-938-0508;• Garrison SARC, Dan Toohey—call 845-938-5657 or email [email protected];• USCC SARC, Maj. Damon Torres—call 845-938-7479 or email [email protected];• KACH SARC, Dr. Scotti Veale—call 845-938-4150 or email [email protected];• USMAPS SARC, Dr. Stephanie Marsh—call 845-938-1950 or email [email protected];• USCC Victim’s Advocate, Kerry Dunham—call 845-938-3532 or email [email protected];• KACH Victim’s Advocate, Staff Sgt. Shannon Brabson—call 845-938-3176.

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By the West Point Band

The West Point Band will return to Eisenhower Hall at 2 p.m. Saturday to present “West Point on the March,” a musical program inspired by America’s leading military band composer, John Philip Sousa.

Join us to celebrate band music at its best, as it would have been presented by John Philip Sousa’s own Sousa Band. From the 1890s through 1931, the Sousa Band was famed for its musical versatility and unprecedented excellence and quickly became America’s most popular musical act.

The fi rst American ensemble to do a world tour traveling over a million miles, the Sousa Band, performed to sold out crowds across the country and throughout Europe for over 40 years.

One newspaper critic wrote, “A concert by Sousa’s Band is more than a mere concert, it is a dramatic performance, a stirring lesson in patriotism and a popular musical event, all on the same program.”

The West Point Band will present a program based on the aesthetic principles set forth by the Sousa Band’s director, John Philip Sousa.

The program will highlight the diverse colors and musical styles that only a concert band can offer, presenting such works as Dmitri Shostakovich’s jubilant “Festive Overture,” Sousa’s “Saber and Spurs,” and Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award Nominee Stephen Melillo’s “In a Cause Called Glorious.” Under the direction of Deputy Commander Capt. Darrin Thiriot and Associate Bandmaster Chief Warrant Offi cer 2 Michael J. Franz, the band will feature the fi eld music group the Hellcats, as well as soloists Staff Sgt. David Bergman on snare

drum, Sgt. 1st Class Yalin Chi on piano and the Academy Wind Quintet.

Established in 1817, the West Point Band is the Army’s oldest musical organization and continues to provide world-class music to educate, train and inspire the Corps of Cadets and to serve as ambassadors of the U.S. Military Academy and the Army to local, national and international communities.

If affected by inclement weather, the concert will be held the following day at 2 p.m. Sunday. This concert is free and open to all; no tickets are required.

For concert information, cancellations and updates, call 938-2617 or visit www.westpointband.com. West Point Band news can also be found by following us on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

The West Point Band heats up the winter as it presents “West Point on the March,” at 2 p.m. Saturday at Eisenhower Hall. Courtesy Photo


Women’s Swim and Dive posts record-breaking dual season

Friday

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By Alexandra KeirnArmy Athletic Comunications

The Army West Point Women’s Swimming and Diving team defeated American (232-59) and George Mason (159-138) Jan. 22 in Fairfax, Virginia, to close-out a record-breaking dual-meet season with a record of 10-1 overall and 5-1 in the Patriot League.

“I am so proud of our team,” head coach Mickey Wender said. “It is one of the most fun and productive dual-meet seasons I have ever been a part of. This group has shown amazing heart and consistency on a daily basis. I am really pleased with how we stayed focused and composed. We won the close races as we came down the final stretch of the meet.”

Army’s 5-1 record in the Patriot League marks the program’s first winning conference record since the league’s inaugural season.

This season’s 10-1 record ties the highest number of wins since the 1988-89 season when Army finished at 10-2. It also ties lowest number of losses in a single season. Last time this was accomplished was in 86-87 when the Black Knights went 11-1.

The Black Knights won the first event of the day in the 200 medley relay. Junior Kelly Hamilton, senior Jess Fabrizio, senior Molly Mucciarone and freshman Bailey Smith earned the top time of 1:45.89.

Freshman Kim Sembrano, freshman Kara Wineinger, senior Shannon Rogers and freshman Jenna Forrester were third with a time of 1:48.78.

Sophomore Sabrina Mortell won the 1,000 free after touching the wall in 10:29.67. Freshman Sidney Evans was third with a time of 10:39.58 for Army.

Freshmen Monica Sowinski and Julia Bush were the top finishers for the cadets in the 200 free. Bush recorded a 1:54.69 to place second and was followed by Bush who had a time of

1:55.35 for third. In the 100 back, Hamilton was the first-

place finisher in 56.97, while freshmen Cecelia Croman (58.86), Kim Sembrano (59.69) and Kate Machorek (1:00.97) placed third-through-fifth, respectively.

Rogers placed second in the 200 fly for the Black Knights with a time of 2:08.57, and sophomore Teresa Groton was fifth in 2:11.53.

Mucciarone was the top finisher in the 50 free. She placed second after clocking a 24.02. Smith followed closely behind in 24.33, while Forrester tied for sixth (25.28).

Hamilton (51.58), Sowinski (53.33) and Bush (53.50) went two-three-four in the 100 free. Smith then won the 200 back with a time of 2:04.72.

In the 200 breast, junior Jess Burkett was Army’s top finisher. She placed third after touching the wall in 2:24.68. She was followed by freshman Jess Ambrose who was fifth with a time of 2:25.17.

Mortell earned another first-place finish in the 500 free. She finished in 5:08.29 to claim the top spot and was followed by junior Claire Willis who was second in 5:10.91.

Mucciarone (56.94) and Rogers (57.48) went one-two in the 100 fly to earn a critical 13 points for Army. Burkett and Evans then went one-two in the 400 IM to earn another 13 points. Burkett touched the wall in 4:30.80, while Evans did in 4:33.78. Mortell (4:37.05) and senior Kate Kinley (4:38.95) were fourth and fifth, respectively.

In the final relay of the night, Army placed first and third to clinch the meet over the George Mason. Hamilton, Bush, Smith and Rogers were first with a time of 3:30.92, while Mucciarone, Sowinski, Forrester and senior Jen Clay placed third in 3:35.34.

Sophomore Jorie Mason saw success off the high-dive. She earned first-place marks of 216.15 off the 3-meter, then placed second on

the 1-meter with a score of 218.15. “Our women have really come a long

way,” Wender added. “I’m so grateful for the leadership of our firsties, especially the last two seasons. They have helped create an amazing culture and expectation of excellence on a daily basis. I’m a little sad that the dual-meet season is over, but am looking forward to the championship phase. We’re in a great position and the best is yet to come.”

This is the second–straight season that the Black Knights have defeated George Mason, and are the only two times in program history. Army cut the Patriots’ lead in the all-time series to 7-2, and increased its lead over American

to 11-2. The men’s and women’s programs combined

for a 20-2 record this season. This is the first time the teams have

combined for only two losses since the women’s program’s inaugural season in 1978-79.

(Above) Freshman Bailey Smith teamed with junior Kelly Hamilton, senior Jess Fabrizio and senior Molly Mucciarone to win the 200-medley relay in 1:45:89 in a victory over American Jan. 22 in Fairfax, Virginia. Photo Courtesy of army athletiC CommuniCations

Men’s Swim and Dive closes dual-meets at 10-1 By Alexandra KeirnArmy Athletic Comunications

The Army West Point Women’s Swimming and Diving team defeated American (232-59) and George Mason (159-138) Jan. 22 in Fairfax, Virginia, to close-out a record-breaking dual-meet season with a record of 10-1 overall and 5-1 in the Patriot League.

This season’s 10-1 record marks the lowest number of losses since the Black Knights went 13-0 during the 1965-66 season.

The Black Knights kicked-off the meet with a first and third finish in the 200 medley relay. Sophomore Josh Sembrano, junior Joe Daniels, senior Austin Kong and senior Chris Szekely placed first with a time of 1:31.79, while freshman Matt McPheters, senior Colin Kanzari, senior Sam Mo and freshman Brandon McCredie were third in 1:33.72.

Freshman Tom Ottman won the 1,000 free after touching the wall in 9:33.59. Junior Clay Harmon was third with a time of 9:39.78.

Junior Devin McCall and sophomore Evin

Rude went one-two in the 200 free after clocking a 1:41.92 and 1:42.25.

In the 100 back, Sembrano had a first-place time of 49.66, while McPheters (52.92) and senior Pierre Archambeau (52.97) were third and fourth, respectively.

Army then swept in the 100 breast with Daniels leading the way with a time of 57.81, and Mo (58.45) and Kanzari (58.79) followed.

Senior Zach Blankenbecker was the first-place finisher in the 200 fly for the Black Knights. He touched the wall in 1:52.18.

Szekely was the top finisher in the sprinting events for Army. In the 50 free, he won with a time of 20.97. McCredie was third after finishing in 21.27, respectively.

In the 100 free, Szekely placed first after recording a time of 45.65, while McCredie had a third-place time of 46.95.

Sembrano and sophomore Michael Stanchi went one-two in the 200 back. Sembrano recorded a 1:49.81 and Stanchi touched the wall in 1:52.64. Senior Alex Dempsey was fourth for the Black Knights with a time of 1:54.23.

The Black Knights then had the top two finishers in the 200 back. Mo (2:07.78) and Daniels (2:08.02) went one-two, while Kanzari was fourth in 2:10.18.

Ottman had a first-place time of 4:36.37 in the 500 free for Army. Then in the 100 fly, Sembrano and Kong tied for first after both touching the wall in 50.81. Mo followed closely behind after finishing in 51.22, while Sean Regan was fifth in 52.37.

On the 1-meter, senior Joe Frullaney (244.95), junior Jake Davies (221.65) and junior Edward Emery (208.20) were third-through-fifth. Davies then placed third off the 3-meter with 222.70 points. Emery was fourth with a mark of 188.70.

The Black Knights remain undefeated against the Patriots with a record of 12-0 and lead 14-1 versus the Eagles.

The men’s and women’s programs combined for a 20-2 record this season. This is the first time the teams have combined for only two losses since the women’s program’s inaugural season in 1978-79.


Hockey retains Challenge Trophy, defeats RMCFreshman forward Ian Mansfield tallied two goals, including the game winner, in a 4-3 win over the Royal Military College of Canada Jan. 23 in Kingston, Ontario. Photo by mady salvani/army athletiC CommuniCations

By Matt FaulknerArmy Athletic Communications

For the fifth-straight year, the Army West Point Hockey team won the Challenge Trophy with a 4-3 win Jan. 23 against the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, in the 80th all-time meeting between the two military academies.

The Black Knights were led by freshman forward Ian Mansfield, who tallied two goals and the gamewinner, while senior forward Josh Roberts added two points with a goal and an assist.

Sophomore goalie Cole Bruns got the start in net and earned the win.

The Paladins fought to the very end and got goals from three different skaters, while

Matthew Beirnes got the start in net and was exceptional in the loss.

The Black Knights got out to the early lead with junior forward C.J. Reuschlein scoring on a redirection in front with assists to sophomore forwards Conor Andrle and Tyler Pham.

The trio broke into the zone on a 3-on-2 and Pham slid the puck over to Andrle and he waited for Reuschlein to get set up in front.

Andrle fired a low shot that Reuschlein tipped between the pads of the netminder to make it 1-0 with 16:45 on the clock in the first period.

Army added to its lead with Mansfield sniping one from the slot. Freshman forward Tipper Higgins found his classmate from the side boards to earn the assist, while senior

forward Shane Hearn added the secondary helper to put Army up 2-0 with 11:42 remaining in the first.

The Paladins cut the lead to one with Owen Gill scoring off a crazy bounce of the puck. RMC crashed the net and the puck popped out the opposite side to Gill and Bruns couldn’t recover as the teams went into the intermission with the Black Knights leading 2-1.

Roberts added to the Black Knights’ lead with a nifty breakaway tally. He collected the puck in the neutral zone after a Paladin turnover and was able to shield off a defender and find the net with a backhand to get the two goal lead back to Army.

RMC answered moments later with Jake Bullen scoring on a scrum in front of Burns to

make it a one goal lead for the Black Knights with 11:41 left in the middle frame.

The Paladins tied the game late in the third period with John Livingston scoring in front and the teams went to the second intermission tied at 3-3.

Army regained the lead in the third period with Mansfield scoring his second of the night with assists to senior forward Joe Kozlak and Roberts.

Kozlak was able to pick up a loose puck behind the net and slid the puck across the crease, where Mansfield was waiting and he slammed it home for the 4-3 lead.

The Paladins had a few chances down the stretch, but the Black Knights held on for the win in the closest game in the series since a 3-3 tie in 2006.

Parsons Jr., Barnes win, Wrestling falls to DrexelBy Stephen WaldmanArmy Athletic Communications

The Army West Point Wrestling team suffered a 27-5 setback on the road at Drexel’s Daskalakis Athletic Center Sunday in Philadelphia.

“It was a very winnable match for us that

got out of hand,” head coach Kevin Ward said. “We put ourselves in holes early in matches and couldn’t claw our way out of them. Give Drexel credit, they hung on and won the close matches.

“We need to win those types of matches. When we have someone so exhausted they can’t stand up we need to put them away

early,” he added.The Black Knights drop to 2-2 in Eastern

Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) competition while the Dragons improve to 5-7 overall, 2-3 in the EIWA.

The meet started at 125 pounds, and Drexel came out firing right out of the gate.

The home squad got out to a 13-0 lead

through the first four matches with the lone bonus-point win coming at 141.

Junior Russell Parsons Jr., who is ranked 19th by InterMat, scored first for the Black Knights with a 16-6 major decision.

Drexel took the next three matches by decision, sealing the victory at 197 pounds with a senior Bryce Barnes decision.


Women’s Basketball tops Navy, takes “Gold Star”

Senior forward Aimee Oertner finished with seven points and a game-high eight rebounds during Army West Point’s 75-38 win over Navy Jan. 23 at Madison Square Garden. Photo by Class of 2017 Cadet alex Werden

By Harrison Antognioni Army Athletic Communications

The Army West Point Women’s Basketball team sprinted out to 16-2 lead and led throughout in a convincing 75-38 victory over Navy in Patriot League action Jan. 23 at Madison Square Garden.

The Black Knights captured the Women’s Basketball Gold Star in the 2015-16 Star Series presented by USAA.

Army collects its sixth win in a row to improve to 16-2 overall and 7-1 in the conference, while Navy slips to 9-10 and 3-5.

Senior guard Kelsey Minato led all scorers with 22 points to include a 4-for-8 performance from three-point range. She also added five rebounds and four assists. Senior guard Jean Parker finished with 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 3-of-5 shooting from deep, while sophomore guards Destinee Morris and Aliyah Murray each added eight points off the bench, with Morris’ eight points coming as a career high.

Senior forward Aimee Oertner finished with seven points and a game-high eight rebounds, freshman forward Madison Hovren tallied six points and four boards, and sophomore guard Janae McNeal recorded five points and five rebounds.

Taylor Dunham paced Navy with nine points, while Sarita Condie added eight.

“This was a tremendous performance by this group,” head coach Dave Magarity said. “I was a little concerned with all of the distractions today, but we came out about as well as we’ve played to start a game all season long. I think today was the case of us executing the game plan, both offensively and defensively.

“The way this senior class has carried themselves and has shown the leadership with our younger kids, has been a pleasure to watch. We never stopped playing hard. We got great minutes off the bench from a lot of our younger kids, especially Destinee and Aliyah. For our seniors to win four consecutive Star games is

impressive,” he added.Army opened up a 16-2 lead early in the

first quarter, during a run that included a 4-of-4 showing from three-point range, with two coming from Parker and one from both Minato and senior guard Brianna Johnson.

The start marked the Black Knights’ best of the season, as the score remained 16-2 heading into the game’s first media break, with 4:29 left in the opening period.

Navy responded with a long jumper from Dunham at the 4:01 mark before three different Black Knights contributed to a 7-0 run that extended the lead to 19 points, 23-4, with 1:09 to play in the quarter.

The Midshipmen trimmed their deficit down to 14 with five unanswered points over the next 46 seconds, but Murray beat the first-period buzzer, sinking a lay-up with two ticks remaining to bring the score to 25-9 after the first.

Danielle Poblarp made a lay-in 11 seconds into the second period to cut Navy’s margin to 14, and Morris buried three-pointer with 5:24 before halftime to cap a 7-4 run that brought the score to 32-15.

Navy came back to within 14 points again at the 4:25 and 1:17 marks before Hovren pulled down an offensive rebound and converted the ensuing lay-up with seven seconds left in the half to give Army a 37-21 advantage heading into the locker room.

Both sides struggled finding the bottom of the net to begin the second half, as Army scored three points to Navy’s two during the first 4:58 of the third quarter.

Minato converted a runner in the lane to bring the score to 42-23, with 5:01 remaining in the third frame before Murray registered a steal 12 seconds later and took the ball back the other way for a lay-up.

The Black Knights forced another Midshipmen turnover on the ensuing in-bound pass, and Minato took advantage of the opportunity with a jumper that capped a 6-0 run that lasted 40 seconds and increased the

lead to 46-23.Army closed the third period with seven of

the next 13 points, including three from Morris and two points each from Hovren and Oertner.

Following a three by Navy’s Christina Potts early in the fourth period that made the score 53-32, the Black Knights closed the game on a 22-6 run that lasted the final 8:18 of the quarter.

Senior guard Kelsey Minato led all scorers with 22 points, including 4-for-8 from three-point range to lead Army West Point past Navy 75-38 Jan. 23 in New York City. Photo Courtesy of army athletiC ComminiCations

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