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Cadets in Company D’s 1st Platoon arrived at the landing zone in time June 7 to receive air transport via UH-60 Black Hawk to their next mission during Cadet Leader Development Training.

Leading from the front

See CLDT, Pages 8-9

Story and photos by Mike StrasserAssistant Editor

More than 900 cadets from the Class of 2015 and Class of 2016 are nearing the end of their 19 days of Cadet Leader Development Training at Camp Buckner.

CLDT gives cadets a chance to command teams, squads and platoons in operationally-relevant scenarios where they are expected to demonstrate the effective leadership of a junior offi cer.

It begins with a few days of trainer-led patrols and lessons on communications and crew-served weapons by a task force of West Point instructors and 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers. The variety of maneuvers they encounter at CLDT include:

Class of 2015 Cadet Lance Barrow, the CLDT commander, said each training lane is designed to refl ect a contemporary operational environment—using role players to represent foreign nationals and rising yearlings from Cadet Field Training to provide the opposing force.

“CLDT is all about leadership under stress,” Barrow said. “It’s where cadets are rotated through different leadership positions and test how well they can be a leader by the decisions they make in a diffi cult environment.”

The environment includes village-based scenarios where platoons must engage with local leadership, provide security against enemy combatants during a crisis, and plan and execute a humanitarian aid mission. One lane requires platoons to conduct reconnaissance and recover a fallen unmanned aerial vehicle.

Almost two-thirds of those being tested at CLDT are from the Class of 2015, so this makes it their last “gut check” in the fi eld before receiving their commission.

“West Point is known for educating leaders, and CLDT is kind of that fi nal test,” Barrow said. “It’s tough, deliberately diffi cult, but I think cadets rise to the challenge out here.”

The fi rst was the worstFor the most part, the offi cers and NCOs serving as observer/

controllers watch the action unfold while evaluating the cadets’ performances, holding back critiques until the after action review. During the fi rst mission for Company B’s 4th Platoon, the OCs wanted more from the cadets and didn’t hold back.

“Where are you going and why are you walking? The enemy is going to shoot you, man,” 1st Lt. Steve Thompson, from 6/8 Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, said.

And to another cadet:“Are you pulling security? Then why are you in a Sports Illustrated

pose. You should be in the prone unless you want to lose another soldier.”

• Hasty Attack • Raid• Hasty defense • Deliberate defense• Seize Bridge • Ambush• Move to Contact • Route Clearance

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Cadet commemorates D-Day with WWII vet

Class of 2016 Cadet Justin Seim is currently at Fort Carson, Colo., conducting Cadet Troop Leader Training with 10th Special Forces Group, and was able to meet retired Maj. Henry Boswell on the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Courtesy Photo

By Maj. Aram Donigian10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Public Affairs Officer

Click, click. No answer. Click, click. Still no answer.

“I raised my weapon in the direction of the movement, when suddenly I heard, ‘Don’t shoot — I lost the darn thing,’” retired Maj. Henry “Duke” Boswell said.

Boswell was explaining the “cricket” tool he and fellow Soldiers used to communicate during the jump into and liberation of Sainte Mere Eglise, France, just prior to the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944.

The occasion was the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the audience was a group of Green Berets and paratroopers from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Carson, Colorado. They laughed with Boswell as he explained how even the simplest means of communication inevitably breaks down in combat. Boswell was assigned to the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division during World War II and is a veteran of four combat jumps in Italy, France and Holland, as well as the Battle of the Bulge.

The veteran paratrooper presented replica crickets to several members of 10th Group and U.S. Military Academy Class of 2016 Cadet Justin Seim, who is conducting Cadet Troop

Leader Training there.“He’s an American hero and it is another

extra plus to being with 10th Special Forces Group this summer,” Seim said, after meeting the 90-year old veteran.

Boswell, who enjoyed the opportunity to meet a future Army officer, had advice for Seim and his classmates.

“Take care of your Soldiers and they’ll take care of you,” Boswell said.

Boswell left the Army after the end of World War II but reenlisted again a year later because he missed the camaraderie of the airborne.

“I’m as proud of the airborne Soldiers now as when I first volunteered to join their ranks,” Boswell said. “Paratroopers are defined by their constant desire to be better, loyalty to each other and espirit de corps.”

Boswell completed his career at Fort Carson as an assistant chief of staff with the 9th and then 5th Infantry Divisions. In 2009, he attended the 65th D-Day anniversary ceremony during which he received the National Order of the Legion of Honor. While he acknowledges that today’s Army faces many challenges, he firmly believes the future will require the same thing as past conflicts.

“Despite all the advances in weapons and other things, it still takes the Soldier on the ground,” Boswell said. “It will always take a Soldier to finish the battle.”

Submitted by Garrison Safety Office

Swimming is enjoyed by many as a way to stay cool on a hot day, but it is not without risk.

Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional injuries in children ages one through four and one of the top four causes in other adolescent age groups.

Many who drowned did so in a residential swimming pool; however, children are also at risk in home wading pools, bathtubs, buckets, and hot tubs as well as in public swimming areas.

A drowning typically occurs quickly and quietly when there is a lapse in supervision. A child could lose consciousness in seconds. Don’t think that it could not happen.

Here are a few simple tips to minimize the risk both at home and while visiting public swimming areas:

• Never leave a child unattended in and

around water. A child can drown in an inch or less of water in the time it takes to answer the doorbell or telephone;

• If you swim at home, install a cordless telephone so you can keep it with you while supervising your child;

• Take your child with you if you must leave the area to go into the house;

• Lifeguards are not baby sitters. They must keep an eye on every swimmer and not just one. Be responsible and supervise your child;

• Play floatation devices are not a substitute for a certified life jacket;

• Weak swimmers should wear a life jacket. They are designed to keep a person’s head above water and in a proper breathing position. It is critical that a life jacket fit properly and be used per the manufacturer’s instructions.

By managing the inherent risks of swimming, both you and your child can have fun while staying safe.

Stay safe this swim season

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Cadets, faculty mentor students at STEM workshop

(Above, left) Middle school students from around the country participated in the four-day STEM workshop June 2-5 at West Point. The program included applications of physics, bridge design, robotics and flight.

Story and photos by Kathy EastwoodStaff Writer

The Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education and the Office of Admissions hosted a STEM workshop for middle school students June 2-5.

Nearly 100 students nationwide were invited to attend, having demonstrated superior academic performance at their schools to include grade point average, class standing and a strong interest in attending college.

U.S. Military Academy faculty and cadets volunteered their time to present the workshop and provide real-world application of math and science.

“I’ve done this before and it is great to see kids interested in STEM,” Class of 2016 Cadet Marco Zamora, a mechanical engineering major, said. “It’s not like when I was a child; I didn’t want anything to do with math. When I came to West Point, I did well in math and stuck with it. Then I took physics and realized it was math and really got into it.”

Students were assigned to squads of 12 guided by a cadet team leader and platoon leader.

“This is a great time and I am huge on this stuff; that’s what got me to help,” Class of 2017 Cadet Thomas Matty said.

Matty had never attended a STEM workshop before, only high school science fairs.

“My dad taught here at West Point and he was a big advocate of this stuff,” Matty said. “Math and science are important.”

Students received hands-on instruction in different areas of chemistry, such as using fruits and vegetables to create a working battery, mechanical engineering where students learned the basic physics of flight, using math to build robotic systems and program software to program a robot. In bridge design, students used software to build a bridge that could withstand weight while considering the design costs.

Connor Brookbank, a student from Spring Pond, Indiana, found building a bridge to be frustrating.

“This is a rough course,” Brookbank said.

“Thunder” rolls through

West PointAt least 100 riders participated in the 15th annual Rolling Thunder Salute to Veterans Ride through West Point and into the local community Sunday. Military and State Police escorted the veterans advocacy organization Rolling Thunder on its motorcycle ride which began at the 2nd Aviation Detachment hangar at Stewart Airport in New Windsor. The route extended throughout the Hudson Valley including Highland Falls and West Point. Rolling Thunder is a patriotic group consisting of veterans who are committed to educating the public on veterans and issues regarding Prisoners of War and Missing in Action. Photo by Kathy eastwood/PV

Brookbank finally got the bridge to work, but there was a small problem.

“It’s way over budget,” Brookbank said.Another bridging project was led by retired

Brig. Gen. Stephen Ressler, former head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. He presented students with the problem of getting the squad across a river using two 8-foot planks to spread across the river, which was 9-feet wide.

“Two squads compete to design, build and test a bridge,” Ressler said. “They must use

the materials at hand and get every member of their squad across. It is a significant engineering principle and they learn this by experience. One third to one half of the kids compete at some point in bridge design.”

The squads had five minutes to complete that task, which they did––by trial and error.

The academy hosts several STEM workshops throughout the year, most recently a girls-only, one-day STEM workshop. USMA also sponsors the popular Bridge Design Contest where students compete for scholarships.

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Keller graduates two new physican assistants

Keller Army Community Hospital Commander Col. Felicia Pehrson presents Capt. Michael Hunt, a USMA Class of 1998 graduate, an Interservice Physician Assistant Program Certificate June 6 after completing 16 months in the Physician’s Assistant Program Phase 1 in San Antonio, Texas, and Phase 2 at KACH.

Story and photo by Kathy EastwoodStaff Writer

Capt. Michael Hunt, USMA Class of 1998 and former instructor in the Department of Physical Education, joined Officer Candidate Kathleen Gibbons, medic and patient administration at the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, as the newest graduates of the Interservice Physician Assistant Program. A graduation and commissioning ceremony for Gibbons was held at Keller Army Community Hospital June 6. Gibbons was commissioned as a first lieutenant after receiving her degree.

The IPAP is an intensive medical program training officers, enlisted personnel, warrant officers, National Guard and Reserve Officers to provide a broad range of medical and surgical services as part of a team with a supervising physician.

Physician assistants work closely with physicians and they’re educated in the medical model designed to complement physician training. The intensive medical training involves 16 months training at joint base San Antonio–Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for the first phase and another 13 months for phase 2 to be completed at selected military hospitals and facilities for clinical training. KACH is one of the facilities selected for phase 2, where Gibbons and Hunt completed their educational requirements for the PA program.

Although the training was difficult for Gibbons, she expressed heartfelt emotions when she told her husband and mom how grateful she was for their support, especially her mom who took care of her son while she was in training.

“Leaving my son for more than a year was the hardest thing I have ever had to do,” Gibbons said. “I am so grateful for the support my husband and mom have given me during this time.”

Gibbons came in as a medic when she enlisted in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard at Fort Indiantown Gap and

although interested in the physician assistant program, she wasn’t quite sure she could do it.

“I had the application, but just kept putting it off. Then I found a packet my mentor sent me and was told I only had a short time to apply,” Gibbons said. “I applied and was accepted into the program.”

Gibbons will return to Fort Indiantown Gap as a physician assistant.

Hunt commissioned as an Aviation second lieutenant and served in various positions at Fort Drum, New York, the Republic of Korea and Kosovo. After receiving his master’s of education degree in health and physical education, he returned to West Point to teach in the Department of Physical Education.

“We as PAs are battalion level providers and caregivers for battalions,” Hunt said. “I was in Iraq and we had a PA and his medics and a practical surgical team. PA’s are deployed as providers on the ground for Soldiers and work under a physician. The PAs had access to a doctor in case he or she was needed.”

KACH has been involved in the PA program since 2009 as one of the hospitals that assists PA’s to complete the second clinical phase of the program.

“We rotate through the hospital, maybe three to seven rotations and work with the physicians here,” Hunt explained. “We shadow physicians and see patients.”

After Hunt was accepted into the IPAP, he deployed to Iraq with the 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment in support of Operation New Dawn and began his phase 1 of the IPAP at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, upon his return.

Following graduation, Hunt will return to Fort Drum as a physician assistant with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

Submitted by Warrior Transition Command

The Army Warrior Transition Command is hosting the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials Sunday-June 19 at West Point. More than 100 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers, Marines, Airmen and veterans from across the country will face off in archery, shooting, cycling, track and field, swimming, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.

The Army Warrior Trials will help determine the athletes who will represent Team Army in the 2014 Warrior Games slated for Sept. 28-Oct. 4, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The scheduled events are:• Sunday—Cycling Competition, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., outside

Gillis Field House; Sitting Volleyball Preliminaries, 6-9 p.m., Arvin Gym (3rd Floor); Wheelchair Basketball Preliminaries 6-9 p.m., Arvin Gym (3rd Floor).

• Monday—Shooting Competition, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Tronsrue Marksmanship Center; Sitting Volleyball Preliminaries, 6-9 p.m., Arvin Gym (3rd Floor); Wheelchair Basketball Preliminaries 6-9 p.m., Arvin Gym (3rd Floor).

• Tuesday—Track & Field Competition, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Preparatory School and field adjacent to Gillis Field House.

• Wednesday—Archery Competition, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Outdoor Archery (Target Hill Field); Sitting Volleyball Finals, 6-9 p.m., Arvin Gym (3rd Floor); Wheelchair Basketball Finals, 6-9 p.m., Arvin Gym (3rd Floor).

• June 19—Swimming Competition, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Arvin Gym (50m Pool).

For details on the event, contact Cynthia Vaughan at cynthia.l.vaughan6.civ@mail.mil.

Army WTC hosts 2014 Army Warrior Trials

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FEATURED EVENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTSWPWC’s Cookbook and Shoppe hours

The West Point Women’s Club’s newest cookbook “Eat, Drink and Beat Navy” is available now in the West Point Women’s Club Gift Shoppe.

If you have pre-ordered your book, please pick it up. The WPWC Gift Shoppe is located at Bldg. 695, just north of the

OUTSIDE THE GATES

Paratroopers Past and Present event at South Dock

cemetery on Washington Road.The gift shoppe is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays in June.

Protestant Women of the Chapel Summer Schedule Get out of the house and join the Protestant Women of the

Chapel at parks around West Point for a time of fellowship and playtime for your kids, or come for the fellowship even without kids.

Meet us at the park 10-11:30 a.m. on these dates:• Wednesday, Five Star Inn on Merritt Road; • July 2, Winans Road and East Moore Road; • July 16, Dragon Park; • July 30, Stony I Hilltop;• Aug. 13, Grey Ghost on Alexander Place. For our Summer Bible Studies and more details, like us on

Facebook West Point PWOC or email wp.pwoc@gmail.com.

MEDDAC Change of CommandThe Medical Command Change of Command is scheduled

at 10 a.m. July 11 at Trophy Point.

Most Holy Trinity change The Most Holy Trinity Church has made a change for the

Summer Mass schedule.For the daily mass block, it is now at 12:05 p.m. Monday-

Friday, and is subject to change. For details, call the chaplain’s office at 938-8760.

Army Athletics Sports CampsArmy Athletics offers a variety of Day and Overnight Summer

Sports Camps. Campers participate in a full day of learning, fine tuning fundamental skills, chalk talks, videos, organized games and have around-the-clock supervision.

For details, visit goarmysports.com/camps. To contact a specific sport camp for more details, visit http://register.armysportscamps.com/help.

Counseling availableThe West Point Family Life Chaplain mission is to enrich

relationships by providing preventive and therapeutic pastoral counseling that is 100 percent confidential.

Chaplain John Manuel is an associate professional counselor and a licensed marriage and family therapist associate.

He offers counseling for individuals, couples and families on issues of grief, anger, stress, pre-marital preparation, communication, parenting, post-traumatic stress and spiritual growth.

For an appointment, call 938-3875/2003 or email john.manuel@usma.edu.

A new church in New WindsorA new church opened in New Windsor, His Promised

Covenant, at 270 Breunig Road.Services are scheduled 11 a.m. Saturday (Sabbaths) and 11

a.m. Sunday. For details, call 845-541-4369.

Functional Academic Skills TrainingThe Army Education Center is offering a Functional

Academic Skills Training through July 2. The class will meet 6-9:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays. A

diagnostic TABE is required of all students prior to the start of the course.

Call Nancy Judd, AEC counselor, at 938-3464 or email nancy.judd@usma.edu to obtain an enrollment form for a commander’s signature.

EDUCATION and WORKSHOPS

ACAP Transition Track WorkshopFollowing the completion of the five-day Transition

Assistance Workshop, service members and their family members can take advantage of targeted Transition Track Workshops.

These are designed to support Soldiers’ and family members’ post-military plans and include topics such as entrepreneurship, higher education and technical training.

A Boots to Business Workshop is scheduled Wednesday-June 19.

To register and for details, call the ACAP Office at 938-0634.

ACAP Transition Assistance Workshops Army Career and Alumni Program Transition Assistance

Workshops are five-day events 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 Briefing. The Department of Labor also conducts an extensive Job Assistance Workshop.

The upcoming ACAP schedule is:• June 23-27 (executive series – retirement focused);• July 14-18;• July 21-25 (executive series – retirement focused).Registration is required. For details or to register, contact the

ACAP Office at 845-938-0634.

Army Education Center College courses are offered through the Army Education

Center here at West Point. Schools offering undergraduate classes are: • Mount Saint Mary College—Shari Seidule at 845-446-0535

or Sharon.Seidule@msmc.edu;• Saint Thomas Aquinas—Erica Rodriguez at 845-446-2555

or ERodrigu@stac.edu;Schools offering graduate studies are:• John Jay College of Criminal Justice—Master’s Degree

in Public Administration—Jennifer Heiney at 845-446-5959 or jjcwestpoint@yahoo.com;

• Long Island University—Master’s Degrees in School Counseling, Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Counseling—Mary Beth Leggett at 845-446-3818 or marybeth.leggett@liu.edu;

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

Free Computer CoursesThe Information Education Technology Division Computer

Training Program is offering free computer courses. For details or to register for a course, call Thomas A. Gorman,

Information Technology instructor, at 938-1186 or email Thomas.Gorman@usma.edu.

Community

West Point Band’s Army Birthday celebrationThe West Point Band will kick off its “Music under the

Stars” concert series with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Trophy Point Amphitheater.

The concert is a celebration of the Army’s birthday and will feature music and a streamer ceremony detailing the history of the Army to commemorate the occasion.

This concert is free and open to the public.For concert information, cancellations and updates, call

938-2617 or visit www.westpointband.com.

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FOR THE FAMILIES

WEST POINT MWR CALENDAR www.westpointmwr.com

FOR THE ADULTS

FOR THE YOUTHS

June Trips with Leisure Travel Services (update)• Coney Island Mermaid Parade, June 21—leave West Point

at 10:30 a.m., leave Coney Island at 4:30 p.m. Celebrate the sea, the solstice and the arts at this annual event.

There is a fee for these trips. For details, call 938-3601.

Father’s Day Barbecue cancelled (update)The Father’s Day Barbecue scheduled Sunday at the West

Point Club is cancelled.

June Trips with Outdoor Recreation Equipment Center (update)

• Mount Marcy Backpacking Trip—Friday (8 a.m.)-Sunday (5 p.m.). Want to climb to the summit the highest mountain in New York? Join Outdoor recreation for a weekend backpacking trip to Summit Mount Marcy.

• Introduction to Canoeing and Kayaking—June 21, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Join ODR for an introductory lesson in canoeing and kayaking.

• Delaware River Canoe and Kayak Trip—June 28, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Join ODR for a day trip on the Delaware River. ODR will be taking its boats down a stretch of the river and get a chance to swim and see the wildlife on the river that includes numerous Bald Eagles.

There is a minimal fee for these trips. For details, call 938-0123.

USO Performing TroupesJoin the West Point Club June 20 for an evening with the

USO Performing Troupes. Mingle with the Troupes and cocktail hour is 6-7 p.m. The dinner buffet is 7-8 p.m., and the Decade show is 8-9 p.m.

There is a meet and greet the USO Troupes for photo ops at 9 p.m. Reservations are required.

For details and reservations, call 938-5120.

West Point Community FairArmy Community Service will host the annual West Point

Community Fair 4-6:30 p.m. July 24 at Eisenhower Hall. This event is intended to welcome newly-arrived personnel

with open arms and provide plenty of information to help them settle into their new community.

This is also an event that allows the folks that have been here for a while to come out and meet their newest neighbors and have the opportunity to discover something you may not have already known about.

New Parent Support GroupThe Family Advocacy Program invites you to attend the

New Parent Support Group, a supportive program for new and expecting parents.

A lactation consultant from Keller Army Community Hospital and child development specialists are available to answer your questions about breastfeeding, sleep issues, crying and calming, baby proofi ng, safety and much more.

Join the group from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. June 24, July 8 and 22, Aug. 12 and 26, Sept. 9 and 23, Oct. 14 and 28, Nov. 18 and Dec. 9.

For details, call 845-938-3369 or 845-938-0629.

Army Birthday Celebration at the ClubJoin the West Point Club 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday for 15

percent off lunch in the Pierce Dining Room. Everyone who attends will get a free piece of cake. For details, call 938-5120.

Athena Cup QualifyingStop by the West Point Golf Course through Sunday to take

a shot at qualifying for the Athena Cup. Players must play 18 holes, verifi ed by another golfer, and turn in their scorecard to Andy Crane.

Match Play fi eld for the Athena Cup will be based on the number of qualifi ers. There is a small entry fee associated with this event.

For details, call the Pro Shop at 938-2435.

June classes with Arts and Crafts (update)• Open studio painting—4:30-7 p.m. June 19. Paint either a

16 x 20 or 11 x 14 canvas;• Quilting class – American wall hanging—10:30 a.m.-4

p.m. June 24.There is a fee for all the classes. For details, call 938-4812.

Delafi eld Pond and Round Pond open for the seasonDelafi eld Pond is open for the season. Hours of operation are

11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Sunday. Round Pond is open full-time for the season from 11 a.m.-5

Friday—Rio 2, G, 7:30 p.m.Saturday—The Amazing Spider-man 2, PG-13, 7:30 p.m.June 20—Godzilla (3D), PG-13, 7:30 p.m.(For movie details, visit www.shopmyexchange.com/ReelTimeTheatres/Movies-WestPoint.htm.)

Theatre schedule at Mahan Hall, Bldg. 752.

MOVIES at MAHAN

Little Birdies Golf CampThe West Point Golf Course will be hosting a Little Birdies

Golf Camp June 24-27. This camp is for children ages 5-8. Campers will learn basic golfi ng techniques, will be provided

lunch and will receive a West Point Golf Course backpack at the end of camp.

There is a fee associated with this camp, call the Pro Shop at 938-2435 for more details and to register.

Additional camps will be offered for older children—visit www.westpointmwr.com in the upcoming weeks for more information.

Arts and Crafts Summer CampThe MWR Arts and Crafts Center will host three, one-week

Art Education camps beginning July 15. Sessions will include impressionism, expressionism and

abstract art and cubism. The camp is scheduled 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays.

Registration is open for children ages 5-13. There is a fee for attending these camps.

The camp will be held at the Arts & Crafts Center located at Bldg. 693, Washington Road.

For details, call 938-4812 or visit www.westpointmwr.com.

Vendors must submit the Vendor Registration Form to ACS no later than June 27.

The Vendor Registration Form can be completed and submitted via fax, email or online.

For faxes, the number is 845-938-3019. The email address is monica.orecchio@usma.edu or michelle.bradley@usma.edu.

The link for the online form is at westpointmwr.com/acs.

p.m. Monday-Sunday.Swim punch cards will be available for sale at this time as

well. For details, call 938-5158.

Family Child Care Program seeking providersAre you interested in providing child care in your home? The

Family Child Care Program is designed to provide quality child care for children 6 weeks through 12 years.

FCC providers provide small group child care in a home setting for full, part day and hourly patrons. FCC provides the opportunity to care for children in your home and supplement your family’s income.

For details about becoming an FCC provider, call Erin Faherty at 938-0086.

Now open—MWR Outdoor Recreation Equipment Rental Center

Stop by and check out MWR’s wide selection of Equipment Rentals and Sales. It also offers outdoor adventure classes and trips.

The ODR Equipment Center is located on post at the corner of Mills and Wilson Road.

For details, call 938-0123 or visit www.westpointmwr.com/outdoor/equipment.html.

• June Yard of the Month—June Yard of the Month nominations is open. Nominate any yard on post you feel deserves recognition, including your own. Send the street number to jgellman@bbcgrp.com.

Winners receive a $25 gift card as well as the coveted “Yard of the Month” sign to display on the lawn.

All nominations must be submitted by June 25.

• Tweens and Teens Ice Cream Social—On the last day of school, enjoy a delicious ice cream sundae from 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday at 132 Bartlett Road.

Pile on syrup, sprinkles, candy, fruit mix-ins and the works to create your own sundaes.

To register for this event, email jgellman@bbcgrp.com by Friday so that BBC doesn’t run out of the fi x-ins.

• Healthy Breakfast on the Go—Start your day right. Drive by 132 Bartlett Loop between 7:30-9 a.m. June 25 for a free bagged breakfast brought to your car window.

LifeWorks

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MORE ON CADET LEADER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

Who’s Training Now?From the Class of 2015, 712

rising fi rsties make up 76 percent of those conducting Cadet Leader Development Training. Twenty-two percent are trainees from the Class of 2016.

Additionally, there are nine midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy and six West Point summer graduates.

The rising yearlings, roughly 130 total, at Cadet Field Training are also serving as the opposition force for CLDT, which fulfi lls their requirement for Small Unit Leader Development.

Task Force MorenoThis summer’s CLDT task

force is named in honor of 1st Lt. Jennifer Moreno, an Army nurse who died in October 2013 while serving in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

The actions of her and two other Soldiers who sacrifi ced their lives that day was said to have prevented an attack “that would have resulted in the deaths of unknown multitudes of innocent civilians.”

The motto for Task Force Moreno is “Train to Fight, Fight to Win.”

International PerspectiveTwo senior enlisted German

Army soldiers have been making the rounds at CLDT, providing international perspective and insight at the training lanes.

Sgt. Maj. Ronny Hahalein, liaison NCO at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Sgt. Maj. Stephan Engel, liaison NCO at Fort Benning, Georgia, are providing feedback to cadets during after action reviews.

CLDT, cont’d from Page 1

(Left) Class of 2016 Cadet Bradley Wagner is the acting platoon leader for Company B’s 4th Platoon during a defensive lane scenario June 2 at Camp Buckner during Cadet Leader Development Training. (Above) A platoon engages in a wide area scenario inside a Camp Shea village June 6 and reacts to direct fi re from the opposing force. (Right) Cadets in Company C’s 1st Platoon serve as a female engagement team and try to calm distraught villagers during a funeral service while the platoon leader meets with the mayor.

(Above) The platoon leader for Company D’s 1st Platoon sits with an interpreter and village leaders during a somewhat hostile situation that puts his unit on high alert.

(Above) Cadets can either be too aggressive or passive when dealing with the local populace. Role players react to encounters with cadets which can affect how the situation plays out during these wide area scenarios at Cadet Leader Development Training. A village of 800—though role-played by a dozen—can easily escalate into civil disturbance operation if the platoon doesn’t properly address the situation. (Left) An acting platoon sergeant communicates information, on the radio. If there is one prevailing lesson taught at each training lane it is the importance of constant communication between members of the platoon and to higher headquarters.

That message reverberated through the patrol base until everyone began their limited movements or did so lower to the ground and more expediently.

“You are about to get attacked again by a much bigger force and their balance of action is going to be greater than it was 20 minutes ago,” Thompson said. “Should chow be a priority? No. You know 100 percent that an attack is imminent. They already know where you are. So is concealment a bigger priority now than cover? No.”

Staff Sgt. Julian Pacheco, with 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th BCT, 3rd ID, started seeing improvements.

“There you go, that’s how you move,” he said. “That’s how you don’t get killed. This is Day One, I know.”

Thompson said the idea was to be as vocal and provide as much “tough love” from the start, so that they wouldn’t have to later on.

“You are deployed, you are in a combat zone now,” he told the cadets. “Treat this that way, and you will all get better.”

But then it got worse. The opposition laid down heavy fi re and chaos ensued.

“That’s not what we practiced,” Pacheco observed. “You’ve got a leg wound now, self-treat.”

Adding to the confusion was the demand for everything to be done at “hurry up” speed—redistributing ammo, moving dead and wounded, reinforcing fi ghting positions.

“Why is the platoon leader helping carry the KIAs? He should be centrally located for command and control,” Thompson said. “If he’s carrying dead soldiers, he can’t lead his platoon. Do you understand that?”

The defensive lane one of the more high-intensity scenarios at CLDT and as customary

throughout the training, leadership positions change regularly and without much notice.

Class of 2016 Cadet Bradley Wagner inherited the platoon prior to the morning’s defensive posture.

“We knew an attack was imminent, we had two hours to prepare and that’s when I became platoon leader,” Wagner said. “The legwork was in place, the platoon leader before me did a great job so all I had to do was make some minor adjustments.”

Failure inevitableCadets realize that failure is built into the

training program as a means of teaching through worst-case scenarios. The OPFOR doesn’t die, and a constantly replenished enemy can get a little frustrating. Wagner isn’t one for taking failure lightly, even when acknowledging it was inevitable.

“I felt I had failed because I had nine dead and three wounded,” Wagner said. “There was defi nitely that feeling of failure and I don’t like that.”

Wagner drew from his prior enlisted experience as a Military Police and said the biggest lesson learned from that fi rst mission was making more time to plan.

“The work is never done,” he said. “You can always plan for additional contingencies, request more assets, improve your position ... everything can always be improved. If you’re in a leadership position and not doing something, it will go bad.”

The hour-long AAR that followed covered the original platoon leader’s plan for movement to the patrol base, the initial setup and then the defensive posture.

“How many of you thought that was crazy? It will be like that downrange,” Thompson said. “This was the fi rst day for you, and I guarantee

you it will be like this every time you take contact. We will make this as realistic as we possibly can, and stressful. You need to build up from this experience to the next.”

Thompson understood how giving orders to fellow classmates of equal rank can be awkward.

“Get past that,” he told the cadets. “Take ownership of your role because you have a job to do. You have to lead and others have to follow, that’s it.”

Five days later, members of 1st Platoon still considered that as one

of the toughest experiences at CLDT.“That was the worst ... so far,”

Class of 2016 Cadet Wes Loudon said. “I think we’ve learned a lot since. With leadership changes happening at least twice a day that was hard to keep up with at fi rst. Now we’re getting it down, working as a platoon and not letting anything get personal.”

(Editor’s Note: See next week’s Pointer View for more on CLDT, to include interviews with OPFOR and a report from the awards ceremony.)

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Rifleman Chris Abalo, a Class of 2008 graduate, enters the Army Sports Hall of Fame as the most decorated shooter in academy history. However, one of his biggest achievements was helping Army to an NCAA team championship in 2005 as a freshman. Courtesy Photo

Ten selected for Army Sports Hall of FameBy Army Athletic Communications

Three individual NCAA champions, a three-time National Invitational Tournament participant, league boxing champion, a three-time soccer All-America selection, a West Point graduate who served as team physician, a West Point graduate who served as head football coach and later Superintendent, an offensive lineman that opened holes for two Heisman Trophy winners and won three national championships and the academy’s first wrestling All-America choice are among the many accolades of the Army Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2014.

Army Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Boo Corrigan announced the class June 5.

Rifleman Chris Abalo, football and wrestling standout John Green, women’s swimming national champion Jennifer Grzbek, boxer Donald Hull, men’s basketball star Jim Oxley, wrestling and football letterwinner Al Paulekas, track and field and cross country extraordinaire Bill Straub, men’s soccer’s Tom Tyree, Dr. John Feagin and former Superintendent Gar Davidson comprise the Class of 2014.

The 11th induction class into the Army Sports Hall of Fame brings the total number of inductees to 109. The class encompasses eight sports.

The Army Sports Hall of Fame is a subset of the Kenna Hall of Army Sports, a comprehensive museum displaying Army’s rich and proud intercollegiate athletic program. It is located on the third floor of the Kimsey Athletic Center, Army’s state-of-the-art football training facility.

The honorees will be officially inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame Oct. 10.

A special plaque unveiling ceremony will be held in the Kenna Hall of Army Sports inside Kimsey Athletic Center, with the formal black-tie Hall of Fame Induction Banquet set for Eisenhower Hall later that evening. The group will also be recognized during Army’s football game against Rice the next day at Michie Stadium with a special photograph and autograph session planned on Black Knights Alley prior to the contest.

“This class is a testament to the great tradition of athletics at West Point,” Corrigan said. “National champions, All-Americans and incredible athletes from eight sports are being honored. I am looking forward to meeting some of these great individuals as they take their proper place in our hall of fame.”

Abalo, is a 2008 graduate and enters the Hall of Fame following a stellar career with the rifle team. The most decorated shooter in academy history, he captured the 2008 NCAA Smallbore Championship during his senior year, one season after setting the national smallbore prone record. He also earned NRA National Collegiate titles in smallbore and air rifle.

He shared the prestigious Army Athletic Association award after collecting eight first-team All-America citations. In addition to his NCAA individual championship, Abalo helped Army to an NCAA team championship in 2005, the program’s first.

Abalo was a 12-time Great American Rifle Conference all-star, a three-time GARC Shooter of the Year selection and the GARC Rookie of the Year. The team was 37-7 over his career, including three consecutive wins over Navy. He earned a spot on the USA Shooting National Team and finished sixth in smallbore prone at the 2007 World Shooting Championships.

Green was a football and wrestling standout and member of the Class of 1946. A three-time varsity letterwinner as an offensive lineman, he helped open holes for Heisman Trophy winners Felix “Doc” Blanchard and Glenn Davis.

Army posted an unbeaten 27-0-1 record in Green’s three seasons and won three national championships. He served as team captain during his senior season.

Green was a two-time All-America selection as an offensive guard and in 1989 was inducted into the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame.

On the wrestling mat, Green finished runner-up at heavyweight at the 1946 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association

Championships.Grzbek is a 1990 graduate and one of Army’s most decorated

swimmers. A backstroke specialist, Grzbek won the 1990 NCAA championship in the 200-yard backstroke.

She earned 11 All-America certificates during her four seasons with the team and held the Army records in the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes at the time of her graduation.

Hull is the first Army boxer to be inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame. A 1939 graduate, Hull was an Eastern Intercollegiate Boxing Association champion at 155 pounds. He served as team captain during his senior campaign and led the team to a 5-1 mark and a third straight EIBA title.

Hull served for three decades on the Olympics Board of Directors and for 14 years as the president of the Intercollegiate Amateur Boxing Association.

Oxley helped Army to three consecutive trips to the prestigious National Invitational Tournament. At the time, the NIT was the top national postseason basketball tournament in the country and the Black Knights appeared in 1968, 1969 and 1970.

A 1970 graduate, Oxley served as team captain of the 1969-70 squad that won an academy-record 22 games and finished third in the NIT. He averaged 15.6 points per game that season, three more than his team-leading average the prior season.

Oxley helped Army post a 60-21 record in his three seasons and collected a host of honors along the way. He was chosen for the Helms Athletic Foundation All-America squad, an honorable mention All-American by Converse Yearbook and a third-team National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District member.

The first player in academy history to be chosen in the National Basketball Association draft, Oxley was selected in the fifth round by the New York Knicks as the 89th overall pick.

Oxley served as a special services officer before joining the Medical Corps as an internal medicine physician. The chief of Internal Medicine at West Point’s Keller Army Community Hospital from 1981-85, Oxley is now the vice president for Medical Affairs/Medical Director of the Greater Hudson Valley Health System and Orange Regional Medical Center.

Paulekas collected five varsity letters in wrestling and football prior to his graduation in 1953. Army’s first wrestling All-American, he placed second in the nation at 177 pounds in 1953.

A three-time NCAA qualifier, Paulekas won a pair of Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association titles. He completed a career record of 47-2-1 and is the lone wrestler to go undefeated in dual meets over his career. He won a gold medal at the Pan

American games in 1955.Paulekas collected two varsity letters and served as team

captain of the football team during his senior season. Straub is the lone male runner from Army to capture an

NCAA championship, winning the 5,000-meter title in 1964, setting what was then a meet-record in a dead heat. At the time of his graduation in 1964, Straub held the record for every Army distance event, both indoors and outdoors. He won seven Heptagonal races and is the first Army runner to win the Heptagonal mile and two-mile runs with his sweep in 1963. He won five titles outdoor, including three successive championships, and two indoors.

Straub earned nine varsity letters, three each in cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field.

Tyree graduated in 1948 and collected three All-America certificates during his sensational soccer career.

He received the academy monogram during his freshman season and was named a first-team All-American during each of his next three seasons.

During his career, he helped Army to a 20-8-8 mark, including a 2-1 mark opposite Navy.

Feagin is a 1955 West Point graduate and earned two varsity letters as a member of the swimming and diving team. He was also a member of the West Point Water Polo Club.

He was commissioned into the Artillery Branch of the U.S. Army and graduated from Duke Medical School in 1961. Feagin served as an orthopedic surgical resident at Walker Reed Army Medical Center for four years and then as chief of Orthopaedic Services at the 85th Evac Hospital in Vietnam.

Feagin returned to West Point as team physician in 1967 and worked closely with assistant football coach Bill Parcells and head basketball coach Bob Knight. Feagin is the founding member of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, the International Society of Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy, the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Orthopaedic Society For Sports Medicine.

An extensive author and lecturer, Feagin wrote “The Crucial Ligaments,” which helped revise the treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries. His book and papers are still used today in treating the common sports knee injury as well as educating young orthopedic surgeons.

Feagin served as the team physician for the U.S. Ski Team during the 1992 Winter Olympics after moving to Durham, North Carolina, to become an associate professor at the Duke University School of Medicine and chief of Orthopaedic Services in the Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center.

He worked as team physician under West Point graduate Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Basketball team and helped found the Coach Krzyzewski-Nike Human Performance Laboratory.

Davidson is a 1927 West Point graduate and is being honored for a career that includes football accolades as a player, time spent as the head football coach and later as superintendent.

Davidson earned two varsity letters as a member of the football team and scored the first touchdown in Michie Stadium. He was also a part of a win and tie opposite Navy.

He was an assistant coach for the “plebe” team for two seasons, was the head coach of the “B” squad for one season and then moved on to head coach for the “plebe” team.

Davidson was the head football coach from 1933-37 and compiled a 35-11-1 mark, including a 3-2 record against Navy.

He later served as Senior Battalion Commander, was an instructor in the West Point Physics Department and worked for Leslie Groves building the Pentagon.

Davidson was selected by George Patton to be deputy engineer for Western Task Force Invasion of North Africa. He served as Seventh Army engineer for the Sicilian Campaign, was an assistant division commander of the 24th Infantry and Commandant of the Command and General Staff College.

Davidson returned to West Point as the superintendent from 1956-60 and retired in 1964 as a lieutenant general.