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Vol. 80, No. 23
NEWS BRIEFS
RIDE A BIKE ON UTAS
Outdoor Recreation, in con-
junction with the Fitness and
Sports Center, offers FREE
bike rentals to UTA members
from now through September.
Male and female beach cruis-
ers, including helmets and
locks will be located in front
of the Fitness Center and is-
sued by Force Support Squad-
ron fitness personnel. Due to a
limited supply, only 10 bikes
will be made available each
UTA weekend. Mountain
bikes are available by special
request only through Outdoor
Recreation. For more infor-
mation, call ODR at 951-655-
2816 or the Fitness Center at
951- 655-2292.
CCAF GRADUATION
CEREMONY
Please join us in celebra-
tion as the next group of
Community College of the Air
Force graduates receive their
diplomas. The event will be at
the Cultural Resource Center
on base on July 12, 2015 at 10
a.m. Uniform of the day.
BACK STREET CAFÉ
UTA SCHEDULE
The Back Street Café has
begun renovation of the din-
ing area. Food operations
have relocated to the Wright
Brothers Bar located on the
east side of the Hap Arnold
Club. Entrances from Adams
Ave. can be used as well as
available parking across from
the Ballroom entrance.
Food operations begin for
the A-UTA weekend on June
6 and will continue through-
out the renovation. Operating
hours will remain the same
and a limited menu will be
available with most of your fa- tion Enduring Freedom and Horn of Africa
vorite items, excluding pizza.
An express food service
See BRIEFS page 3
March Air Reserve Base, California
Civil Affairs Command completes change of
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351st Civil Affairs Command public affairs
MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. –
Blue California skies and beautiful weather
served as the backdrop for the pageantry and
ceremony as Soldiers of the 351st Civil Af-
fairs Command welcomed their new com-
mander during a change of command cere-
mony at March Air Reserve Base, California
on June 6.
During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Stephen
K. Curda stepped down from his near three-
year tenure as the unit’s commanding officer,
while Brig. Gen. William P. Barriage as-
sumed command of the unit. Officiating over
this general officer change of command was
the Commanding General of the U.S. Army
Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations
Command (Airborne), Maj. Gen. Daniel R.
Ammerman.
Attending the ceremony were the Curda
and Barriage families, a number of dignitar-
ies, including the Mayor of Upland, Cali-
fornia, Ray Musser, and dozens of senior
officers representing nearly all the Defense
Department’s services. The formation of
Soldiers was composed of the subordinate
units of the 351 CAC, which encompasses
three brigades and eight battalions stationed contributions the 351 CAC has made under
throughout the western United States to in-
clude Hawaii.
Prior to an inspection of the Soldiers by
the general officers, the ceremony included
four volleys of cannon fire from the 75th
Training Command’s salute battery, which
fired blank, but thunderous rounds to honor
Ammerman, who deferred the honors to
Curda.
While addressing the attendees, Ammer-
man praised Curda for his accomplishments
while in command and his over three-decade
career.
“You’ve added to your long list of accom-
plishments during this command,” Ammer-
man said.
“These accomplishments include your ef-
forts to transition the command from Opera-
into activities supporting theater security
cooperation with United States Pacific Com-
mand and the United States Army, Pacific,”
Friday, June 12, 2015
U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Van Tuinen
The cannon, named Country, renders honors as part of a change of command cer-
emony on June 6. During the ceremony, the outgoing commander, Brig. Gen. Stephen
K. Curda passed command of the 351st Civil Affairs Command to Brig. Gen. William
P. Barriage. The 351 CAC is the headquarters for three brigades and eight battalions
throughout the western United States, offering expertise in civil-military operations in
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he said. than a thousand different languages, all
The unit was earlier this year officially spread across 16 time zones.
aligned with operational control under U.S. “The culture and complexity of the the-
Pacific Command (USPACOM) to support ater is challenged by numerous threats, such
civil-military operations in the Pacific Rim. as insurgencies, natural disasters, food and
This new relationship has also developed a water security and human trafficking, just to
stronger cooperation between the 351 CAC name a few,” he explained.
and the U.S. Army, Pacific (USARPAC), the
senior Army command under USPACOM. Alvin said the 351st would play an impor-
tant role in the Rebalance to Asia, as USAR-
Representing Gen. Vincent Brooks and PAC would continue to employ reserve units
USARPAC at the ceremony was the guest in engagements and exercises in the region
speaker, the Deputy Commanding General, through concepts like Pacific Pathways.
Army Reserve, Brig. Gen. Brian E. Alvin.
The incoming commander, Barriage is a
Alvin thanked Curda for his distinguished veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Opera-
service, while welcoming Barriage to com- tion Enduring Freedom and Operation Joint
mand at the 351 CAC. He recognized the Guard in Bosnia-Herzegovina. He came
from the 75th Training Command in Hous-
its new relationships. ton, Texas with several previous command
positions in the Civil Affairs community. He
“351st Civil Affairs Command greatly en- holds a Master of Science Degree in Strate-
hances capabilities in the USARPAC AOR gic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.
[area of responsibility], while ensuring we
are fully capable to responding to regional “The 351st Civil Affairs Command is an
and local challenges,” he said. outstanding organization with a tremendous
legacy and achievement of service,” Bar-
Alvin, quickly itemized scope of the Pa- riage said after assuming command.
cific theater that include 36 countries, six
of the world’s largest standing armies, more See CIVIL page 9