By Jonathan LeBlancFort Bliss Bugle Staff

Charging the enemy with a machine gun, Cpl. William Cape ran out of ammunition. He grabbed another machine gun and continued fi ring, eventually running out of ammunition again. He then tossed hand grenades into the enemy bunker, destroying the objective.

He did this all while not wearing pants – a concussion grenade had blown them off and he promptly showed the enemy he wasn’t too happy about it.

It took nearly 66 years, but Cape received the Silver Star Medal at the Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museum on Friday for his actions on Oct. 9, 1951, during the Korean War. Cape earned the medal while an infantryman as-signed to Company L, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.

Cape was wounded during the battle, but refused evacuation for treatment until his unit had successfully completed their mission.

“I was in Korea in 1950 and 1951, and it just feels great being here today receiving this award,” said Cape, 84, who retired in El Paso. “I couldn’t be happier.”

Col. Mike Hester, Fort Bliss chief of staff for the 1st Armored Division, pinned the award on Cape, but not until he received it by special delivery via Cape’s great-granddaughter, Ellie Peebles, 14 months, who ran up with the Silver Star in an envelope to give to her mother, who then handed it to Hester.

The toddler, wearing a dress with crinoline, completed her mission like her great-grand-father – not wearing pants – and brought the

family full circle at a happy occasion. The award presentation came about after

Cape’s son Bill, and daughter Dee Gangstad, started putting in many hours trying to track the award down for the father about a year ago.

“Dad said he always knew he won the award and my sister and I decide it was time for him to receive it,” Bill Cape said. “We tracked it down through the internet at the Korean War Project, where we got the general order for the

award.”When William Cape served in the military,

the Army did not have the same record keeping system in place today.

“It was a chore tracking it down because it wasn’t listed on his DD-214,” Bill Cape said. “Our entire family has served in the military, ranging from retired veterans to active duty service members, so this is really an honor to

Moscone is Motown boundBy Wendy BrownFort Bliss Bugle Managing Editor

Joe Moscone, deputy to the Fort Bliss Garrison commander for the past three years, left Monday to run an Army installation in Detroit, the U.S. border city where he started his federal career as a GS-03 employee more than 36 years ago.

Moscone, a GS-15, will be the se-nior garrison lead-er at the Detroit Army Arsenal in its namesake city, located just north of Windsor, Cana-da. The garrison has no military gar-rison commander as at most Army installations, Moscone said, and he’s looking forward to the challenge of being the fi rst in charge.

Moscone has spent 17 of his years in federal service at Fort Bliss, and he and his wife, Nancy, are from Michigan, so going back will bring them closer to family.

Fort Bliss offi cials, however, said they will miss him a lot.

Col. Steve Murphy, commander, Fort Bliss Garrison, said Moscone played a pivotal role in nearly every aspect of garrison operations.

“He is a humble and steadfast leader who was instrumental to the successes Fort Bliss has experienced over the past decade,” Murphy said. “His behind-the-scenes leadership provided the guidance, direction and continuity the garrison needed during his tenure. We will miss him dearly, but we know that Fort Bliss’ loss will be Detroit Army Arsenal’s gain.”

Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Holschbach, command sergeant major, Fort Bliss Garrison, said the garrison will have a huge void when Moscone is gone.

“When I think of Joe Moscone, the words ‘character,’ ‘compe-tence’ and ‘commitment’ resonate,” Holschbach said. “I honestly could not tell you which of the three is his strongest trait. His leadership is top notch and he is respected not only by the senior leadership of (Instal-lation Management Command), but also by his subordinates. Clearly put, people want to work for Joe Moscone.”

Moscone fi rst came to Fort Bliss in 1990 to work for Family and Mo-rale, Welfare and Recreation, and Mark Cauthers, director, Fort Bliss FMWR, said Moscone’s under-standing of the garrison directorate is one of the many reasons he will miss him.

Cauthers said he will also miss Moscone’s honesty, his ability to see the details amidst the big picture and his skill for knowing how each deci-sion impacts individuals within the organization.

Meanwhile, Moscone said he is going to miss the people and com-munity of Fort Bliss the most.

“We have built a very cohesive and close-knit team in the gar-rison, and we are truly like fam-ily,” Moscone said. “I have known some of these great people for many years. In addition, the team here, the

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Jonathan LeBlanc / Fort Bliss Bugle StaffWilliam Cape, left, and son Bill Cape, right, conduct interviews with local news outlets after the elder Cape’s Silver Star Medal ceremony at the Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museum here Friday.

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BG Landes to deliver State of the Military address: The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce will host Brig. Gen. Mark Landes, deputy commanding general, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, as he delivers the annual State of the Military address at the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center here at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Interested parties can register and purchase tickets via http://web.elpaso.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=775. For more information, call 534-0500.

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Soldiers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, pro-vide security in conjunction with a simulated attack during Decisive Action Rotation 17-08 at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 9. For more on this story, see page 3A.

get to see this type of recognition on such a personal level.”

Cape’s granddaughter, Capt. Rebecca Peebles, U.S. Air Force Medical Corps, and mother of the toddler, gave warm remarks during the ceremony.

“This was definitely an honor for me to be here, and while we were joking around earlier that this should have been done a long time ago, we are selfishly glad that it didn’t, because we all got to be a part of it,” Peebles said. “Being fairly new into my own military career, it’s an honor to get to see those who walked before us, and especially when it’s as personal as my grandfather.”

Gangstad said she is grateful to everyone who made the ceremony possible. “He did a great thing a long time ago and never got rec-ognized for it,” she said, adding she thinks it is wonderful he has received the recognition.

The Silver Star Medal is the United States military’s third highest personal decoration for valor in combat.

people of the El Paso community, have also been such a tremendous part of my family’s lives here.”

As deputy to the garrison commander, Moscone served as the commander’s prin-cipal civilian executive and adviser on all matters relating to installation management and operations. He also served as the gar-rison commander in the commander’s ab-sence. This was Moscone’s second stint as the deputy for the Fort Bliss Garrison; he took a break for nearly four years to serve as the deputy to the commander at U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll, on an island in the Pacific and returned in 2014.

Moscone said he always did his best to fo-cus on running the installation’s day-to-day operations and let the commander concen-trate on long-term strategy, and he hopes his

replacement will do the same.“I would also say, work closely with the

(command sergeant major). He can help tre-mendously on Soldier issues, which for me was a big plus,” Moscone said. “Lastly, have fun and cherish your time at this great place – time will go fast.”

Moscone has moved 11 times, to five states and four overseas assignments. “We have enjoyed every location,” he said, “and of course, our four separate assignments at Bliss, which I am most proud of.”

Fort Bliss is home to many wonderful di-rectors, and he advises his replacement to let them do their jobs, listen to their wisdom and years of experience, Moscone said.

“They will never steer you wrong,” Moscone said.

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By Dr. Kayleen HughesAMCOM History Office

WASHINGTON – More than 100 years ago, on April 6, 1917, the U.S. Congress voted to declare war on Germany and the na-tions allied with it.

The most momentous event to confront the nation in the first decade-and-a-half of the new century, the First World War was fought mainly in Europe between August 1914 and November 1918. The U.S. gov-ernment did not formally enter the conflict until the resumption of unlimited German submarine attacks on American shipping in the spring of 1917.

The entry of the United States into the fighting in Europe momentarily slowed the longstanding national campaign to win women’s right to vote. Many feminists shelved their activism between 1917 and 1919 to support various relief and war indus-try efforts.

The scope of women’s service to the na-tion during World War I foreshadowed their involvement in World War II. For example, they served overseas as nurses, humanitarian relief workers, physicians, telephone opera-tors, linguists, ambulance drivers, entertain-ers and Soldier support workers of all sorts.

American women also participated in a wide variety of home-front activities such as munitions production and other defense in-dustry work, performing nontraditional jobs usually handled by men, including raising money through liberty loan drives and lead-ing the effort to produce and conserve food needed by Soldiers overseas.

The mainstream suffragists’ decision to focus on the nation’s needs during this time of crisis proved to help their cause. Their ac-tivities in support of the war helped convince many Americans, including President Wood-row Wilson, that all of the country’s female

citizens deserved the right to vote.The political cartoon featured in this ar-

ticle, by William C. Morris for The Brook-lyn Magazine, published on Nov. 10, 1917, makes a clear connection between American women’s wartime service and women’s suf-frage.

Less than three years later, on Aug. 26, 1920, U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed into law the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, stating “the right of citi-zens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”

The willingness of the majority of suffrag-ists a century ago to temporarily set aside their personal quest for the vote in order to back the United States in its first major over-seas war proved to be a deciding factor in helping them to attain that long-sought goal.

Women’s Equality Day is Saturday:How World War I helped give U.S. women the right to vote

Photos by Jonathan LeBlanc / Fort Bliss Bugle StaffBill Cape, left, presents William Cape, right, his father, with a framed copy of the general order for the Silver Star Medal at the Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museum here Friday.

Guy Volb / Fort Bliss Public AffairsJoe Moscone, center, outgoing deputy to the Fort Bliss Garrison commander, receives the Meritorious Civilian Service Award from Col. Steve Murphy, right, commander, Fort Bliss Garrison, and Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Holschbach, left, command sergeant major, Fort Bliss Garrison, at the Centennial Ban-quet and Conference Center here Aug. 8.

Capt. Rebecca Peebles, William Cape’s grand-daughter gives him a hug before his Silver Star Medal ceremony at the Fort Bliss and Old Iron-sides Museum here Friday.

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Unit BriefsRelocation Fair: The Bienvenidos a Bliss Relocation Fair is from 1-5 p.m. Friday at the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center. Includes giveaways, activities, food, entertainment, door prizes, music, WBAMC health fair, volunteer fair and more. 569-4227 Amnesty Day: The Ammunition and Explosives Amnesty Program is from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday at the Texas Army National Guard Armory, 9100 Gateway Blvd., and the Armed Forces Reserve Center, 11701 Montana Ave. During the event, peo-ple have an opportunity to relinquish any and all ammo and explosives found, stolen or misplaced without fear of prosecution. 569-9373Debt Management: Wouldn’t it be nice to take control of your debt rather than having debts control you? Discover tools to take control now. Class is at Army Com-munity Service, Bldg. 2494 Ricker Road from 1:30-3 p.m. Sept. 6. Go to https://bliss.armymwr.com to sign up today. Free child-care voucher for attending class; call your preferred CDC for reservations.Unit Book Kits: Are you part of a unit going into the fi eld or deploying soon? If so, you can stop by the Mickelsen Community Library and pick up book kits for free. The kits contain a selection of popular fi ction and nonfi ction paperback items. 568-1902

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Spc. Daniel Parrott / Operations Group, National Training Center A Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, plots simulated enemy positions on a map during Decisive Action Rotation 17-08 at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 13.

Spc. Dana Clarke / Operations Group, National Training Center An observer, coach and trainer, right, issues a simulated casual-ty card to U.S. Army Soldiers during Decisive Action Rotation 17-08 at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 17.

Spc. Austin M. Riel / Operations Group, National Training CenterSoldiers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Di-vision, prepare to convoy into the training area during Decisive Action Rotation 17-08 at the National Training Center at Fort Ir-win, Calif., Aug. 11.

Spc. Daniel Parrott / Operations Group, National Training Center

Spc. Austin M. Riel / Operations Group, National Training Center

>> 2ND BCT, 1ST AD, TRAINS HARD AT NTCMore than 3,500 Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, have been at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., for the past few weeks for Decisive Action Rotation 17-08. Army offi cials developed the rotations to create a common training scenario for use throughout the Army. The training is refl ective of the complexities of potential adversaries our nation could face, including guerrilla, insurgent, criminal and near-peer conventional forces, woven into one dynamic environment.

(Above) Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 1st AD, scan for simulated enemy during Decisive Action Rotation 17-08 at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 13.

(Left) Soldiers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Divi-sion, prepare to convoy into the training area during Decisive Action Ro-tation 17-08 at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 11.

By Amy WalkerPEO 3CT Public Affairs

The U.S. Army’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air As-sault), referred to as the “Strike” brigade, successfully used its on-the-move tactical network transport equipment to exchange critical battlefi eld information during its advise-and-assist mission with Iraqi security forces in the fi ght to defeat ISIS.

Lessons learned from the deployment em-phasized the need for more expeditionary network communications equipment, such as infl atable satellite antennas that can be de-ployed at the tactical edge of operations and as a sling-loadable version of the Warfi ghter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Tac-tical Communications Node (TCN), which the Army recently put through its operational test.

The 101st Abn. Div. provides expedition-ary air assault capability to conduct forcible entry and other worldwide unifi ed land op-erations in support of combatant command-ers. During its most recent deployment, Task Force Strike Soldiers helped reorganize, in-struct and facilitate communication between Iraqi Security Forces to lead offensive op-erations.

Since this was a joint and coalition fi ght and the unit was continually on the move, it needed robust network capability that could meet its high maneuverability requirements. The unit’s combat vehicles integrated with Warfi ghter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2 (WIN-T Inc. 2) network trans-port equipment provided robust network communications, mission command and situational awareness for both on-the-move crossing austere battlefi eld locations and at-the-halt in stationary command posts.

“When Col. Bret Sylvia was the brigade commander in Iraq pushing up towards Mo-sul, we had smaller elements of Strike Sol-diers advising Iraqis far forward in some re-ally remote locations,” said Col. Joseph E. Escandon, who assumed command of the 2nd BCT, 101st Abn. Div., from Sylvia in

June after Task Force Strike returned to Fort Campbell, Ky. The 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team replaced the 2nd BCT, 101st Abn. Div., in Iraq.

“When you think about the capability they were able to have on M-ATVs (MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle) with WIN-T Inc. 2 Points of Presence and Soldier Network Extensions, it was huge,” Escandon said. “They were not just making an FM radio call or (radio) TAC-SAT (Tactical Satellite) call back from their headquarters … now they can send a more holistic common operating picture.”

The WIN-T Inc. 2 Points of Presence en-ables mission command on the move, and the Soldier Network Extensions provide on-the-move network communication and network extension capabilities. These and other WIN-T Inc. 2 confi gurations helped the Strike Brigade relay critical situational awareness between forward ground forces, higher headquarters and coalition forces.

“A number of the units would go out for hours, maybe days, in small teams and es-tablish a company (sized) command post, and the Soldier Network Extensions would serve as their redundant means of additional capability,” said Maj. Edward Timmons, a signal offi cer assigned to 2nd BCT, 101st Abn. Div., who was deployed with the unit in Iraq. “Some of those company-level ad-vise and assist missions didn’t deliberately set up a company command post; they would just set up their own perimeter and a small camp (but still have network connectivity).”

Using both line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight for optimal connectivity, WIN-T Inc. 2 network transport equipment deliv-ers a mobile, resilient and redundant tactical communications network. It enabled Task Force Strike Soldiers operating in remote and challenging terrain to maintain voice, video and data communications while on pa-trol, with connectivity similar to that found in a stationary command post.

“Most of the places we went were for-

Army’s mobile network aided mission in push toward Mosul

Spc. Jaquan P. Turnbow Soldiers assigned to 1st Bn., 320 FA Regt., 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) fi re an M777 howitzer from Kara Soar Base, Iraq, during a night operation in support of the Iraqi army on June 3, 2016. Fire missions are one way the coalition assists the Iraqi army to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Advise-and-assist teams enable Iraqi security forces as they prepare for upcoming operations by sharing intelligence and helping them develop security strategies and targeting plans.

1st Lt. Daniel Johnson Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Strike, ex-ecute a fi re mission to support the Iraqi security forces during the Mosul counter offensive, Dec. 24, 2016, in northern Iraq. Btry. C supported the ISF with indirect fi res in its fi ght against ISIS.

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During the deployment, WIN-T Inc. 2 en-abled the unit to connect to the U.S. tacti-cal secure and non-secure networks and the coalition network. It was also the transport mechanism that enabled the unit to share its common operating picture and primary, al-ternate, contingency and emergency (PACE) plan with the rest of the force, Timmons said.

“We tested the equipment before deploy-ing and really maxed out the capabilities as much as we could,” Timmons added. “We tried our best to break them, and they held tough and they held tight.”

With the Soldier Network Extensions, the unit can also extend its operational reach well beyond traditional FM line-of-sight ra-dio ranges by using satellite-based capability to retransmit radio signals. Timmons said his unit integrated Soldier Network Extensions into the network to support fi res battalions that were far forward.

The Soldier Network Extensions improve the speed and reliability of the fi res network, extending network range and increasing sur-vivability for artillery units. It reduces end-to-end fi res mission timelines, resulting in fewer dropped fi res mission and providing a more reliable network.

“We are part of the world’s only air as-sault division using helicopters to get deep within enemy territory and seize any ter-rain,” said Maj. Timothy Chess, operations offi cer, 2nd BCT, 101st Abn. Div. “During the advise-and-assist operation to our Iraqi counterparts, all of the sites were expedition-ary and used either WIN-T systems or other expeditionary satellite capability (such as infl atable satellite antennas and other small deployable satellite terminals that comple-mented the WIN-T equipment). It worked very well there.”

When 2nd BCT, 101st Abn. Div., returned to the United States in January, it immediate-ly started its new mission as the operational unit for Network Integration Evaluation 17.2. Following extensive preparations, the Army conducted the evaluation in the rig-orous combat training environment of Fort Bliss in July.

As part of NIE 17.2, the Army successful-ly executed the operational test for the Lite versions of the WIN-T Inc. 2 TCN, which supports command post and on-the-move operations, and Network Operations and Se-curity Center (NOSC), which supports net-work operations.

Previously, the TCN and NOSC confi gura-tions were integrated on fi ve-ton trucks, such as those employed by Task Force Strike in Iraq. To better support expeditionary, quick reaction and air assault mission require-ments, the Army integrated these confi gura-tions onto HMMWVs, known as Humvees, which can be sling-loaded by a helicopter across the battlefi eld or rolled onto an Air Force C130 aircraft, providing signifi cantly increased agility and operational fl exibility.

“The TCN-Lite equipment would have helped us tremendously getting into some of those austere locations,” Timmons said. “(Once fi elded) the TCN-Lite will allow the 101st to do the mission that it was meant to do – air assault, moving quickly, establish-ing communications – you can’t beat its (op-erational) fl exibility.”

In addition to the reduction in size, weight and power requirements, the Army signifi -cantly reduced the complexity of these sys-tems to make it easier for Soldiers to operate and maintain them.

Lt. Col. Keith Carter, commander, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 101st Abn. Div., said being able to sling-load the TCN-L, versus the heavier legacy TCN the unit had in Iraq, enables him to get his mission command systems into the fi ght ear-lier.

“I can bring it forward with an initial (air) assault rather than a couple of days later with my truck-based assault,” he said. “That gives us an increased ability to see the battlefi eld both adjacently, higher and lower to share a common operating picture and to create a shared visualization amongst the echelons of the command. We have a greater ability to keep up the momentum during operations.”

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By Jonathan LeBlancFort Bliss Bugle Staff

For 10 years of Dr. Vera Carter-Shields’ military service, her Army records incor-rectly stated her gender.

Shortly after applying to go to Air Assault School, an offi cial saw that her credentials included being a doctor, having perfect weapons qualifi cations and physical training scores, so the person changed her personnel fi le to male instead of female.

“Because I had a 300 PT score, or qualifi ed sharp shooter at the range, or because I’m a doctor, I had to be a male, and they took it upon themselves to change my designator on my 201 fi le,” said Carter-Shields, the guest speaker at the Fort Bliss Women’s Equality Day Observance at the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center here Aug. 16.

Carter-Shields joined the Army in 1977 as an Army Medical Corps offi cer. Serving for more than 24 years and retiring as a major, Carter-Shields faced many challenges dur-ing a time when many didn’t treat women as equals in a male-dominated career.

Carter-Shields highlighted some key points about understanding what women’s equality and diversity mean. She challenged the crowd to look at it from a different per-spective.

“Diversity has nothing to do with the color of your skin or the color of your hair. Diver-sity has to do with who you see yourself as and how much you respect the man or wom-an sitting to the right or left of you,” Carter-Shields said. “Diversity has to do with ac-cepting who you are, knowing who you will become and saying it’s OK.”

Carter-Shields said she has always tried to

do her best no matter what she is faced with, and it is her faith in God and herself that mo-tivates and pushes her through to success.

It is for these reasons that Sgt. 1st Class Audra Berlack, an equal opportunity adviser assigned to the 1st Armored Division, said she invited Carter-Shields to speak.

“What she brings to the table and all that she has been through in her military career and her civilian career is the main reason I requested that she come speak for this event,” Berlack said. “I will always stand behind all people being treated with dignity and respect.”

Doctor speaks at Fort Bliss Women’s Equality Day Observance

Photos by Jonathan LeBlanc / Fort Bliss Bugle StaffIron Will, the 1st Armored Division Band’s rock band, performs in honor of the Women’s Equality Day Observance at the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center here Aug. 16.

Dr. Vera Carter-Shields speaks during the Fort Bliss Women’s Equality Day Observance at the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center here Aug. 16.

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