Serving the Soldiers, Civilians and Families of 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
10, 2011
Warhorse learns negotiating skills
Story and photo by Maj. Kevin Toner
2nd Brigade Combat Team PAO
The West Point Negotiation Project team
taught Soldiers the strategies and nuances for
successful negotiations at the Elkhorn Lodge
March 8 – 11.
The students were members of the
brigade’s Security Force Assistance Teams
who will ultimately advise and mentor
Afghan military
forces and political
leaders.
“Anytime
we engage with
the people of
Afghanistan it’s
going to be a type
of negotiation. We
now have a better
idea on how to prepare for those engagements
so both parties leave as winners,” said Sgt.
1st Class Christopher Welch, an infantryman
serving on an SFAT.
Commander’s Corner
Lt. Col. Michael Simmering, commander
1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment
Wow! That’s the only way
to describe this past month
or so in the Warhorse Brigade
and Dealer Battalion. The
performance of the Soldiers
Issue 49 Mar.
“Something
that has helped
me so far is
understanding
the different ways
to negotiate.
The typical
way I have seen
negotiating is my
father at the fruit
market. Now
I’m discovering
different SFAT members negotiate their way through a role-playing scenario. Each side was given interests and
elements of concerns of a problem from which they had to negotiate a mutually beneficial solution.
negotiations-- combat and peace,” said Maj. Aram Donigian,
options, interests. There are multiple instructor and project member from West
elements in negotiations that I didn’t know Point’s Department of Behavioral Sciences
existed before now,” said 1st Lt. Marcello Di and Leadership.
Gerlando. The work of WPNP has been highlighted
“The purpose of the WPNP is to enhance in USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and
the ability of U.S. Military small unit leaders the Financial Times.
to conduct negotiations in the complex and “If you know how to prepare then you are
challenging situations they face in both going to be a better negotiator,” said Welch.
From the Forward Support
Company Soldiers to the
Family preparation.
In April, Death Dealer will
last team member in the line work to ensure that all Soldiers
at JRTC was inspirational as platoons, we’re all happy to be have an opportunity to take
everyone used the training over back at Fort Carson. We all look leave.
the past several months to test forward to much earned time It’s hectic – nobody will
the Opposing Force. I think with Family, and we will make deny that much. Regardless, the
every unit in the Battalion, and every effort to cash-in those same teamwork that brought the
probably the Brigade, passed with hard-earned days. Dealer Battalion to this point will
flying colors. However, as everyone knows, carry us through our remaining
JRTC will not soon forget the the deployment timeline for the days at Fort Carson.
Heavy Brigade Combat Team Brigade demands that we quickly The one critical point of
that made them work harder execute more small unit training, failure we must all keep in mind
than most others in recent some critical individual training/ as we move forward is Soldier
memory. special schools, and prepare our and Family safety. Every Soldier
As a Battalion Commander, equipment for shipping. The that we lose (for any reason)
I owe personal thanks to the schedule is challenging, but means another will carry a
Soldiers who poured their it’s amazing to see the Soldiers heavier burden. Every member
hearts out to do the very best making the best of the situation of the team is important…every
they could….we learned a lot, to answer the Nation’s call. team member is needed to bring
and we taught several others a March will be a flurry of success. We can only get there
few lessons along the way. The activity to include packing by watching and caring for each
Families that stood behind equipment, small arms ranges, other. Only then, will we truly be
deserve to be proud. and individual Soldier and “ONE TEAM.”
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JFO training not an easy task for Soldiers

Story by Sgt. Ruth Pagan “We learn how to utilize all of the Outlaw.
2nd Brigade Combat Team PAO targeting equipment whether it be a laser “On the second day Soldiers are tested
Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, range finder and binoculars or a compass on calling-for-fire with just a map, compass,
4th Infantry Division are going through Joint and map. We learn how to put all our assets protractor and binoculars. If the Soldier fails
Fires Observer training, Feb 28 thru Mar 11. together: artillery, mortars, naval gun fire, then he is out,” said Sgt. First Class Fredereck
“A JFO controls all surface to surface fixed or rotary winged aircraft. Being able to Tobey, a maintenance supervisor with 204th
fires (artillery , mortars, naval) and air-to- employ all those at once is a big juggling act. Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd BCT,
ground fires. They also assist in Terminal The more efficiently 4th Inf. Div.
Guidance Operations which is building the you can do that the The training has to be tough
situational awareness of a targeted area for the more lives will be because a JFOs job is very important.
Commander,” said 1st Lt. Lawrence Klipfel , a saved,” said Klipfel. Part of the JFOs responsibility
fire support officer for Troop B, 1st Squadron, Not only is the when calling for fire is to conduct a
10th Cavalry Regiment. course information hasty collateral damage estimate. The
This is complex work. The JFO has to be challenging but the goal of CDE to limit the amount of
aware of his location, the target’s location daily schedule adds to damage by pin-pointing the specific
and how those relate to an aircraft. Then they the challenge. target and only hitting that target, said
have to be able to direct that air support to “Education happens in the morning, Outlaw.
the target. For some, that spatial awareness is simulations of what was just taught occur in Getting specific coordinates is vital to the
a hard concept to grasp, said Chief Warrant the afternoon and then at night the Soldiers JFO because one small mistake can lead to
Officer James Outlaw a targeting officer with must prepare for the next day’s mission that huge consequences either in large amounts of
2nd BCT, 4th Inf Div. will include concepts not yet taught,” said property damage or loss of lives, said Klipfel.

STB promotes senior NCOs

A promotion ceremony was held by 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infan-
try Division to promote five NCOs, March 7. Staff Sgt. Knetsford Thompson and Sgts. 1st Class Michael
Lebel, Brian Linley, Michael Powell and Jeremiah Williams.

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Col. John S. Kolasheski..................2nd BCT Commander
Command Sgt. Maj. Ralph Delosa............2nd BCT CSM
Maj. Kevin Toner...............................................2nd BCT PAO
Spc. April York........................................Layout and Design
Sgt. Seth Barham............................................................Editor
Sgt. Ruth Pagan...............................................................Editor
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