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Outlook Newspaper - 26 February 2009 - United States Army Garrison Vicenza - Caserma, Ederle, Italy
Outlook Newspaper - 26 February 2009 - United States Army Garrison Vicenza - Caserma, Ederle, Italy
Outlook Newspaper - 26 February 2009 - United States Army Garrison Vicenza - Caserma, Ederle, Italy
The
Feb. 26, 2009 U.S. Army Garrisons Vicenza & Livorno www.USAG.Vicenza.Army.Mil Vol. 42, Issue 8
What’s Inside
Garrison news
38 Sky Soldiers graduate as jumpmasters
Story and photos
pages 2 & 3 by Spc. Gregory
Argentieri
Patterns of Success 173rd ABCT Public
Affairs
Education key to
NCOs
The 173rd Airborne
Brigade Combat Team
Choose to build graduated 38 Sky
wealth-not debt Soldiers during a
jumpmaster graduation
Speak Out
ceremony Feb. 18 on
Caserma Ederle.
How FMWR prices Eleven jumpmaster
events, activities instructors, also known
as “Black Hats,” from
Post office, CMR
Fort Benning, Ga.,
merge services conducted a three-week
jumpmaster certification
Community course for the
events paratroopers in Vicenza,
pages 4 & 5 Italy.
“We teach the more
experienced Soldiers in
Celebrating Black the airborne community
History Month the next step to airborne
operations,” said Sgt. 1st
Pre-planning helped Class Edward J. Crosby,
keep Innsbruck trip a jumpmaster with
Headquarters and 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Staff Sgt. Michael J. Kennicker (right), a combat engineer and a 12-year
child-friendly
Headquarters Company, veteran assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Batt alion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, runs
through a practice jumpmaster pre-inspection test, while a “Black Hat” instructor oversees the inspection Feb.
1st Battalion, 507th 11, on Caserma Ederle.
Infantry Regiment, Fort
Benning, Ga. “Classes usually or more jumps from a high- (jumpmaster pre-inspection) exam, a written exam, the safety
start with 50 guys, but because performance, fixed-wing test,” said Crosby. duties exam, the practical-work-
the brigade is hurting pretty bad aircraft. Jumpmaster instructors’ in-the-aircraft exam and the
we squeezed in 55 students.” “I use to be with the 173rd, teaching methods do not change. JMPI exam.
The jumpmaster course so I really love this unit and I There are six tests the Crosby has been a
prerequisites are one year on hope all these guys succeed; but paratroopers must pass to jumpmaster instructor for three
jump status, be the rank of chances are we are going to graduate from the course: a years.
sergeant or above and have 12 lose some on the JMPI nomenclature exam, a pre-jump See Jump on page 3
Coral Bielecki Sgt. Clinton Carroll Nuccy Palermo Sgt. Adam Jackson Jill Vogel
ITR AFN SATO travel 173rd ABCT, HHC BSB Family member
“My great-grandmother “My mother, without “ My mother, with no “My mother because “My mother. She is
Winnie. She taught me to her I wouldn’t be here.” doubt, and she continues she taught me to make the very strong woman with
be honest, steadfast and influencing me every day right decisions in life and a sense of humor.”
that you’re never too old with her honesty and for always having my
to learn new things.” lifestyle. She has been back.”
and is my role model.”
(Top, left) Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Hartless (left), USAG Vicenza command sergeant major, presents a Scroll of
Appreciation to Sgt. Maj. Reginald Sampson, Headquarters Support Company, SETAF, guest speaker during the African
American History program held at the Ederle Theater Feb. 20. In his speech, Sampson talked about the struggle that
the NAACP went through to gain citizenship for blacks. He also took the audience through a comparison of before full
citizenship rights were granted for all people and how things are today. Lastly he spoke about being a good citizen in
the Vicenza military community.( Above and left) The entertainment was provided by the Vicenza Elementary School
music department led by Angela Hartwig. The third grade students took the audience through a time machine and
sung about famous black leaders past to present finishing with President Barak Obama. (Photos by Laura Kreider,
Outlook Staff)