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   Fort Irwin Honors and celebrates African                                                                                                                         Fort Irwin, Have you been to Mrs. Cho’s Barbershop yet?




   Americans & Black History Month





      e National Training Center at Fort Irwin, MEO & EEO
   O ce along with the Regimental Support Squadron (RSS)
   - Packhorse, 11th ACR , hosted the 2022 African American
   & Black History Month Observance and Celebration, on
   Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022.
      e event featured Col. LaHavie J. Brunson, commander
   of 916th Support Brigade, as the guest speaker during the ob-
   servance at the Sandy Basin Community Center, Fort Irwin,
   Calif.. African American & Black History Month is celebrated
   every February to recognize achievements and the role African
   Americans held in the United States’ past.
      ank you to the Soldiers of Regimental Support Squadron,
   family members, civilians of the Fort Irwin community, TASC,
   KNTC ( e Heat), Protocol, and  e Villages at Fort Irwin
   housing o ce to help make this year’s event a success.
                                                                                                                                                                       Capt. Chrstopher Myrtil, from Regimental Support Squadron, 11th ACR, enjoyed being
                                                                                                                                                                    the  rst hair cut during her Grand Opening on Feb. 7.
                                                                                                                                                                       Cho’s Barbershop has been a staple in the Fort Irwin community serving Soldiers and families
       In celebration of Black History Month, meet Spc. Leoric Davenport,                                                                                           for more than 30 years, and we are excited she is back and open for business.
     an 11B - Infantryman, assigned to 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Fury Troop,                                                                                             Please call 760-380-4075 to schedule your appointment.
     2/11 Squadron. Davenport is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He enlisted in
     2014 and has been stationed at Fort Irwin since October 2021. He joined                                                                                                                                                                                                                               From EOD, Page 1
     the Army because he felt it was the perfect launching pad to get where he
     wants to go. Spc. Davenport is a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie so being
     an Infantryman was the perfect  t for him. “Knowing that my role and
     my job play a critical role in protecting the country’s interests and keeping
     people safe is something that I take a lot of pride in.” Spc. Davenport also
     has two sisters who made an impact on his life; they both previously served
     in the U.S. Army, one deployed to Iraq and the other deployed to Kuwait
     and Afghanistan.
       “Black Americans have been serving in the Military as far back as the
     Revolutionary War...and knowing that in 2022 I can pick up that mantle
     where Soldiers before me left o  is something that I think is worth cel-
     ebrating.”
       Each February, the U.S. Army joins our nation in observation and re ec-
     tion of the tremendous contributions of Black Americans to our country                                                                                                                                                                    U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angelica Gardner
     and our history.                                                                                                                                                                                                 Capt. Jacob S. Rafalson, the commander of the 759th
                                                                                                                                                                                      Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jasob S. Rafalson  Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), has   Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jasob S. Rafalson
                                                                                                                                      From CAVALRY, Page 1          Sgt. Dillon O. Fosnaugh serves in the 759th Ordnance   deployed once to Afghanistan and three times to Africa for   Sta  Sgt. Caleb S. Canales is an Explosive Ordnance
   Anthony  Walker, and the                                                                                                                                         Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) on Fort Irwin,   humanitarian demining training missions. Three Army EOD   Disposal team leader with the 759th Ordnance Company
   Commanders and Command                                                                                                                                           California. Together with Sta  Sgt. Caleb S. Canales and   Soldiers from the Fort Irwin, California-based 759th EOD   (EOD) on Fort Irwin, California. Together with Sgt. Dillon O.
   Sergeant Majors of the 1st,                                                                                                                                      Spc. Brady L. Dunn, Fosnaugh helped to clear 723 explosive   Company cleared 723 explosive rounds during a 13-hour   Fosnaugh and Spc. Brady L. Dunn, Canales helped to clear
   2nd, and Regimental Support                                                                                                                                      items from Leach Lake Tactics Range in California.   range clearance mission at the Leach Lake Tactics Range.   723 rounds from Leach Lake Tactics Range in California.
   Squadron placed a wreath at                                                                                                                                      explosives and a few MK-82 500-pound bombs.       the state of Rhode Island.  e company also supports civil au-  route reconnaissance, IED defeat, night time operations and
   the Tomb of the Unknown                                                                                                                                             Located 23 miles from Fort Irwin, California, Leach Lake  thorities when military munitions are discovered in 89 counties  unexploded ordnance identi cation and disposal.
   Soldier in Arlington National                                                                                                                                    Tactics Range is used by Air Force forward air controllers, tacti-  across California, Nevada and Arizona.  “ e capabilities of both drones were remarkable and both
   Cemetery, Virginia, to honor                                                           Photo Credit: Sgt. Bradley Parrish        Photo Credit: Sgt. Bradley Parrish  cal air control parties, air liaison o cers, special tactics team   “Although Fort Irwin provides plenty of unexploded work,
   the 121-year legacy of the                                          Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Walker,      The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Command             members and joint service personnel.  e range is part of the  Leach Lake Range provided my team with an opportunity to   showed an ability to help future EOD techs,” said Canales.
   11th Cavalry Regiment.  ey                                          Regimental Senior Enlisted Advisor, 11th   Teams stand before the Vietnam Veterans           Air Combat Command’s Nevada Test and Training Range.  see ordnance used by the Air Force,” said Canales, the EOD   Capt. Jacob S. Rafalson, the commander of the 759th EOD
   also visited the Vietnam Veter-                                     Armored Cavalry Regiment, Command Sgt.   Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 2, 2022.          e 759th EOD Company is assigned to the 3rd EOD  team leader who is originally from Corpus Christi, Texas. “I give   Company, said the range clearance mission demonstrated the
   ans Memorial and the Lincoln                                        Maj. Oracio Pena, Senior Enlisted Advisor,   From rear to front: Lt. Col. Robert K. Furtick and   Battalion, 71st EOD Group and 20th Chemical, Biological,  credit for the success of the mission to Sgt. Dillon Fosnaugh   ingenuity, agility and tenacity of his EOD technicians.
   Memorial  in Washington                                             2nd Squadron, 11th ACR, and the sentinel on   Command Sgt. Maj. Batiste, Commander and       Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, the  and Spc. Brady Dunn.  ey not only prepared the tools and   “Sta  Sergeant Canales and his EOD team did a tremen-
   D.C. Members of our veteran                        Photo Credit: Capt. Evan Cain duty, Tomb Guard Platoon, Headquarters and   Senior Enlisted Advisor of 1st Squadron; Lt. Col.   U.S. Department of Defense’s premier all hazards formation.  vehicle but they also handled the plotting of grid coordinates   dous job of being  exible and accomplishing the mission on
   organizations, the Blackhorse   Spc. Bryan Mosqueda, assigned to Horse   Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd   Robert M. Gichert and Command Sgt. Maj. Oracio   Soldiers and U.S. Army civilians from the Aberdeen Proving  and logistics with the civilian range contractors.”  short notice,” said Rafalson, a six-year U.S. Army veteran from
   Association and the 11th   Detachment, Regimental Headquarters and   Infantry Division, guide a wreath into place at   Pena, Commander and Senior Enlisted Advisor   Ground, Maryland-headquartered 20th CBRNE Command   A seasoned EOD team leader who has defeated improvised   Lake Zurich, Illinois, who has deployed once to Afghanistan
   Armored Cavalry Veterans of   Headquarters Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry   the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Arlington   of 2nd Squadron; Lt. Col. Jesse A. Pena and   locate, confront and defeat the world’s most dangerous hazards  explosive devices in Iraq, Canales said this mission was the  rst   and three times to Africa for humanitarian demining training
   Vietnam and Cambodia, also   Regiment, executes a tierce point mounted   National Cemetery, Virginia, on Feb. 2, 2022.   Command Sgt. Maj. Fitzroy Ramsey, Commander   in support of joint, interagency and allied operations.  range clearance operation he had participated in with only one   missions.
   made the trip from across the   engagement on his horse, Bradley, on Fritz Field,   The wreath is a tribute to all fallen Troopers,   and Senior Enlisted Advisor of Regimental Support    e 759th EOD Company routinely conducts range clear-  EOD team.              “Every day, our EOD techs stand ready to keep the world’s
   nation to pay respects.  Fort Irwin, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2022. The tierce point is a  Soldiers, and Service Members who have paid   Squadron; and Col. Todd W. Hook and Command   ance operations in support of the National Training Center   Recognized as a 20th CBRNE Command Defender of the  premier ground combat training center safe from explosive
     Allons!
                            cavalry sabre maneuver e ective against infantry.   the ultimate sacri ce to protect the Nation.  Sgt. Maj. Anthony Walker, Regimental Commander   where Army combat units hone their skills against opposition  Month for his e orts, Canales was also involved in testing  hazards,” said Rafalson. “On this mission, we helped to enable
                                                                                                              and Regimental Senior Enlisted Advisor.               forces in the Mojave Desert across an area almost as large as  two Unmanned Aerial Systems for EOD missions, including  lethality for our partners in the U.S. Air Force.”

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