Soldiers, Family, and Friends of the Wolverine Battalion; Tish and I want to

take a minute and thank you for all that you do to make this Battalion a success every day. We are honored to serve in

the 94th Engineer Battalion and we wake up every day thankful for each opportu-nity we have to interact with you. Do not think for a minute that either of us takes being a Command Team for granted...it is truly a privilege and we will do if forever if the Army lets us.

It is hard to believe that I have been Wolverine 6 for 10 months already. Talk about time really flying by...I guess the old saying is true.

I am amazed at how many great

things Wolverine Soldiers and Families were involved in this past quarter. For

everyone that participated in the numer-ous “Make A Difference Day” projects...a huge Thank You from me. Community support and volunteerism is a great way for everyone associated with this Battalion to make an impact on our local community. This community does a lot to support us; it is nice for a change to give them something back. Well done Wolverines!

If you haven‟t seen pictures of what Wolverines accomplished while up in

Fort Riley, you are really missing something pretty cool. The size and scope of the construction project we accomplished and the ranges that we executed are things I will remember for the rest of my life. All Wolverines should be understandably proud of our accomplishments!

I will end my first entry into the Wolverzine by thanking some pretty spe-cial people. The FRG leaders in each company are some really amazing peo-

ple and the amount of volunteer work they do for our Soldiers is awesome. Thank you for all the “behind the scenes” work that you do. I also want to publically thank the Battalion‟s FRSA (Mrs. Mattie Falealii) for making this document a reality...Well Done Mattie!

The Family Readiness Group Newsletter is provided to all spouses of Soldiers with the 94th Engineer Battalion with the sole purpose of

providing for the well being of family members of 94th Engineer Battalion, as authorized by DA PAM 608-47 and verified by the

Battalion Commander’s signature.

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

Wolverine 6 Notes SPECIAL POINTS OF

INTEREST:

Make a difference day

Support of Vibrant

Response

Ft. Riley, Kansas

Bn Org Day

Ranges

Change of Command

Change of Responsibility

Calendar

In This Issue:

The WOLVERZINE

94TH ENGINEER BATTALION

Caption describing picture or graphic.

CSM’s Comments 2

PA establishes

space in GLWACH 3

Make a Difference

Day/Halloween 4-5

94th ENG Bn

Companies 6-10

Sr Advs

LT Promotions 11

Calendar 12

A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow. - Gen George S. Patton

1st Quarter FY 2010

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From the office of the 94th Engineer Battalion Command Sergeant Major

94th Engineer Battalion Family,

I hope everyone enjoyed your holidays. I am happy that everyone

returned safely. During this time of the year I can only reiterate

winter safety is a priority. The cold winter months are ahead

snow, ice and other hazards can be very dan-

gerous if we are not alert to them. A family

looks after each other; remind your battle

buddy to stay diligent as far as safety goes. As

the New Year begins let us continue to set stan-

dards in all we do! Wolverines!

―By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be

boss and work twelve hours a day.‖ - Robert Frost

It is better to deserve honors

and not have them than to have

them and not deserve them —Mark Twain

(Samuel Clemens)

Command Sergeant Major

Dewayne Keel

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94th Eng Bn Chaplain’s Corner CPT Doug Ochner

Greetings to all Wolverine Soldiers and Family Members! I‟m

Chaplain Doug Ochner and have been with the 94th since Febru-

ary, 2007. I‟ve been married 12 years and have 4 children

(David, Annalisa, Jonathan and Isabella) under the ages of 9.

I‟m also a Missouri boy and actually like being here. If you need

ideas of where to go and what to see, give me a call. My number

is 573-433-1672. There‟s been a lot of movement in and out of

the Battalion, so I look forward to getting to know you if you‟re

relatively new.

Strong Bonds - Whenever I speak with Spouses and sometimes

with Soldiers I get asked, “When is the next Strong Bonds?” Well

I „m happy to say we should be able to take some Families for a

weekend of strengthening marriages in January 2010. A Single

Soldier weekend is also in the works for possibly February. If you

might be interested in going to an upcoming Strong Bonds re-

treat, attend an upcoming orientation meeting which will be an-

nounced.

94th Eng Bn Physician Assistant

CPT Jeffery Blue

94th En Bn Medical Section has established clinical space at

the Fort Leonard Wood White Eagle Clinic (Internal Medicine

Department) with-in the hospital. Contact number ifor CPT

Blue is 417-274-6086.

The Clinical hours are weekdays Mon-Tues-Thur-Fri 1100-

1600 except Wednesdays which will remain Admin Day.

―Two road diverged in the woods and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has

made all the difference.‖ Robert Frost

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Make a Difference Day—Bn Org Day– 2009

94th Eng Bn Halloween 2009

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From the 12th through the

14th of November the 103rd

En Co supported 4th MEB‟s

operation Vibrant Response

by hauling communications

equipment to Camp Atter-

bury Indiana. One way

travel for the trip took 12

hours. Although it was a

long and tiring trip, the

company was able to show

their usefulness by moving

the high dollar equipment

across the country with out

any damage.

October was a busy month

for the Vipers several mem-

bers of the 103rd volun-

teered to work on Make a

Difference Day. Our volun-

teer work was to work with

the St. Robert Fire Depart-

ment to make decorations

for the St. Robert Haunted

Hay Ride for Halloween. The

decorations will be around

for years to come. (Photos)

The 103rd also had a

Change of Responsibility

and welcomes 1SG Metzgar.

103rd Eng Co “Vipers”

CPT WADE WELSH

Company Commander

1SG RON METZGAR

Company 1SG

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77th Engineer Company: ―Rock Steady‖

From September 15 through October 8, 2009, more than 100 Soldiers from the 77th Engineer Company labored hard to construct a 1800 linear meter Trench Warfare Training Complex in Fort Riley, Kansas in order to increase the training capabilities of the 1st Infantry Division.

Working in concert with the 2nd platoon, 103rd Engineer Company, the Outlaws vertically constructed a

trench complex that will be used for decades to come by the Soldiers of the Big Red One.

They used eight-foot railroad ties, 4x4s, 2x4s and plywood to build 13 bunkers designed to withstand M67 fragmentation grenade blasts as well as an intricate trench system that connected the bunkers.

All told, the Trench Warfare Training Complex that the company participated in saved the First Infantry Division and the United States Army more than $500,000 in labor and material costs.

In addition to the construction project at Fort Riley, each Outlaw Soldier was afforded the opportunity to train on both individual and collective tasks. They qualified on the M2 and M249 and conducted an Ad-

vanced Rifle Marksmanship Range with their assigned M16s as well as operating in convoy blank fire lanes and two IED Defeat Lanes.

Through the hard work and determination of the Soldiers and leaders in the company, the first off-post mission conducted by the 77th Engineer Company since uncasing their guidon in the Continental United States was a resounding success and set the standard for excellence across the battalion and further enhanced the image of the 4th MEB.

An aerial view of the completed Trench

Warfare Training Area at Fort Riley

1SG Gaa

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232nd Eng Co “Warriors”

232nd Eng Company First Sergeant

1SG Cornell Ellis

232nd Eng Company Commander

CPT Cassandra McGinnis

3rd Platoon, 232nd EN CO began a large scale construction mission for the 1st EN BDE the first week of November. The mission consists of clearing over 14

acres of woodland and the construction of a Tactical training base that will be used for 3 battalions within the Brigade. The mission is in the initial clearing stages and the Company‟s role in it should be complete in mid December. On

12 November, the 232nd hosted a change of command at Cunningham Gym. CPT Adam Aurelia handed over the company to CPT Cassandra McGinnis. CPT

McGinnis‟ previous two assignments were the S4 OIC for the 577th Eng Bn at Fort Leonard Wood as, and the S-3 Engineer Cell OIC in the 4TH Maneuver En-hancement Brigade. On 13 November, 2LTs Boston, Saik and Sullivan were

promoted to 1LT. The promotions were part of a battalion wide ceremony in which 11 Lieutenants were promoted. The ceremony was held at the Pershing

Club.

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During the last quarter,

the Forward Support Company was instrumen-tal in all aspects of the

range density at Fort Ri-ley. We are called the for-

ward support for a rea-son. We are often the first Soldiers on the ground

and the last Soldiers to leave. The Fort Riley

Range Density and Con-struction Project proved to be no different. SGT

Crouch, a fueler, went forward to assist the S4

with account establish-ment. Shortly after, he was followed by the cooks

and the mechanics. SGT Smith and his Soldiers

(cooks), SPC Kelty, SPC Kennedy, and PFT Hibler, worked tirelessly in order

to turn a defective build-ing into a usable dining

facility.

While at Fort Riley every-one kept busy. The cooks

ran their own dining facil-ity for the first time since

their return from de-ployment.

The Distri-bution Pla-

toon was highly en-gaged in

fuel and ammunition

distribution missions for most of their time at Fort Riley. The Maintenance

Platoon kept employed by augmenting the other

companies‟ maintenance assets and ordering and tracking parts. The Head-

quarters Platoon worked as the Mayor Cell by

managing the training fa-cility. All the hard work and dedication paid off for

four FSC Sol-diers; SGT

Crouch, SPC Ken-nedy, SPC

Templeton, and PFC Blevins, each of which received

an Army Achieve-ment Medal.

The Company had to ensure that when the

line units arrived to Fort Riley they

could be fueled, feed, and

housed.

Forward Support Company “Renegades”

The FSC Soldiers proudly

supported the engineers we

serve with. CPT Welsh, 103rd

Company Commander, per-

sonally thanked them for

their professionalism and

enthusiasm. He stated that

the support Soldiers positive

attitudes and willingness to

assist made a difference in

the training environment.

―You build on failure. You use

it as a stepping stone. Close

the door on the past. You

don't try to forget the mis-

takes, but you don't dwell on

it. You don't let it have any of

your energy, or any of your

time, or any of your space.“

Johnny Cash

Company Commander

CPT Ireka Sherfield

Company First Sergeant

1SG Michael Edwards

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committee treated the volun-

teers with a delicious barbe-

que. It was a great event that

was enjoyed by all. 1LT Cos-

mas was the Officer in charge

of the event and SFC Street

directed all actions on ground

as the Noncommissioned offi-

cer in charge. Their hard

work and effort made this big

event possible. Soldiers from

the 83rd EN DET put in extra

time to make sure the job got

done. We would like to thank

all of the Soldiers and spouses

that came to our Make a Dif-

ference Day event

On Saturday October 25 more

than 50 volunteer Soldiers and

family members from HHC,

FSC, and 232nd engineer Com-

pany from the 94th EN BN came

out to make big improvements

in the quality of life at Fort Leo-

nard Wood through their work

at the MWR Horse Stables.

Over the course of the day, the

volunteers constructed a storage

area inside the barn, made re-

pairs to an existing horse corral,

cleared brush and debris from

the area, and built a 300’ x 75’

barrel-race corral. In addition to

working hard, all participants

were given the opportunity to

ride horses and the horse stable

HHC “Headhunters”

“A diplomat is a man who

always remembers a

woman’s birthday but never

remembers her age.”

Robert Frost

Company First Sergeant

1SG MICHAEL HALL

Company Commander

CPT ASHLEY DRAKE

―Welcome to the 94th EN BN!! First, Sheree and I would like

to thank you for your service to our great nation. We appreci-

ate your selfless commitment to make this BN the best in the

world. Your positive attitude and commitment to serve one

another and our country will continue to insure

the battalion's continued success and will, most certainly,

make our world a better place.

We hope you will stay informed and become involved;

whereby, making this assignment the best assignment that

you have ever had. May the friendships that you make in the

94th be your friends for life! We would like also to extend our

desire to support the soldiers and their families in any way

that we are able. We are here to serve you so please let us

know how we may help you."

Wolverines!!

Sheree Keel and Tish Anderson

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:3

94th Engineer

Battalion Senior Advisors

Military and Family Life Con-sultant (MFLC)

Consultation and trainings are free and anonymous.

POC 573-212-0739 or

573-855-3269 2LT to 1LT Promotion Ceremony

Mrs. Tish Anderson

And

Mrs. Shere’e Keel

Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS)

BOSS Meeting are held the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month at 1530 at the United Service Organization (USO) here at FLW bldg 805.

POCs: SPC Larson 6x4398 or SPC Neubeck 6x4397

The 94th EN BNPromotion Ceremony for

to the rank of

FIRST LIEUTENANT

on Friday, November 13th at the

Pershing Community Center , Main Ballroom

2LT Tiffany Boston

2LT Jesse Cain

2LT Robert Caraccio

2LT Nicholas Cosmas

2LT Cale Farquhar

2LT Brian Molloy

2LT Thomas Presley

2LT Jose Rodriguez

2LT Pamela Rusinko

2LT Andrew Saik

2LT Jeff Sullivan

2LT Daniel Sunden

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