1. Liberty Times
TASK FORCE
MOUNTAIN EAGLE
277TH AVIATION
SUPPORT BATTALION
HOT TOPICS
 Alpha FRG Meet-
V O L U M E I , I S S U E 2 6 J U N E 2 0 1 2
ing: Thursday, June
14, 2012, 5:30pm at
Eagle Commander’s Corner
277th Rhicard
Community Center
 Bravo FRG Meet-
ing: Thursday, June
14, 2012, 5:30pm at vides the brigade a unique ILE.
Adirondack Creek capability. Our warrant offi- Company updates. HSC did
Community Center.
cers are technical experts, win the medium unit Army
 Charlie FRG Meet-
ing - Thursday, mentors and in several cases Award for Maintenance Excel-
June 14, 2012, platoon leaders; our warrant lence. HSC continues to pro-
4:30pm at the Char- officers maintain the resident vide exceptional dining facility,
lie Company Build- expertise for the brigade. aid station/medical support and
ing.
By LTC Albert H. Stiller Our people include our ground maintenance support. A
 HSC FRG Meeting:
Thursday, June 14, Battalion Commander volunteers: our FRG advisor, Co is running the refuel site and
2012, 5:30pm at our FRG leaders, treasurers, the ammunition holding area in
HSC Classroom, TF Mountain Eagle, key callers, party planners, support of helicopter gunnery
20345 Anaconda Rd face painters, meal mak- operations. A company also
Well – my final newsletter. ers..the list goes on. Again, won the Army Petroleum Insti-
It’s been a great experience to thank you for everything you tute Award…specifics to fol-
lead and to serve the Soldiers have done to support our Sol- low. B Co is supporting the
CONTACTS and Families of 277 Aviation diers, their Families and the fielding and training of the new
Support Battalion – Task community. UH60M being fielded to the
BATTALION STAFF Force Mountain Eagle. I This month we farewelled brigade while providing arma-
DUTY DESK
thank each and every one of CPT Shull our two-time S1. ment support to load, unload
315-774-1200
you for your support. Ben came to us out of A Com- and fix aircraft weapon systems
CHAPLAIN The strength of an organi- pany where he was a platoon for gunnery. C company estab-
(CPT) LOVE zation is it’s people and we leader and then the company lished communications support
315-681-0883 are strong. Not only do we XO. Unfortunately for us, for TF Tigershark’s operations
have the most people of any CPT Shull is leaving the center running gunnery, as well
FAMILY READINESS
task force in the brigade… we Army and off to enjoy some as, continues to conduct its
SUPPORT
ASSISTANT (FRSA)
also have many exceptional new experiences. We also COMMEX to ensure all of the
MICHELE GALLOWAY leaders and followers at all said farewell to MAJ Ryan CPNs and JNN are fully opera-
315-774-1206 levels. We rely on our NCOs Guthrie our B Company com- tional.
because we have the fewest mander. Ryan has been in Finally it was a pleasure for
MILITARY FAMILY
officers of any of the other command for over two years us to present MAJ Guthrie with
LIFE CONSULTANT
(MFLC)
task forces; we have the larg- and has led a company that is the Order of Saint Michael
315-405-7449
est companies, platoons and larger than some of the other Bronze Award in front of the
315-212-6919 sections; we have the most task forces were down range. battalion. (Please see page 9).
MOSs; and every section does She is off to the Command
ARMY COMMUNITY something different and pro- and General Staff College for
SERVICE (ACS)
INFORMATION
AND REFERRAL Family Readiness Group Advisor’s Updates
315-772-6557
1-800-826-0886 By Melissa Stiller all been great, but you FRG you for your commitment to
FRG Advisor volunteers, past and present, making a difference in our
MILITARY
have been truly wonderful! lives! I’d really like to say a
ONESOURCE
Hello 277th Soldiers We could not have made it special thank you to all the
1-800-342-9647
and families! Well I can’t through the deployment FRG Leaders I have been
believe our time is coming without you and I can’t ever blessed to work with, but most
to an end in 277th. You have thank you enough. Thank especially Kirstin Velazquez,
For the rest of the article, go to page 8.

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Headquarters & Support Company - Battle Penguins
meeting along with fundraising Maidenbaum, PV2 Odessa Gal-
ideas.. If there are any prob- lant, PV2 Paris Gynor, PV2
lems arising, know that the Zachary Mosier, PV2 Richard
company is here to support and Owens and PV2 Eric Sardillo.
to offer assistance. The FRG meeting will be on
The company had six promo- 14 June at 1730. It will take
tions this month. On 4 May we place on post at the HSC Class-
By CPT Natalie Nissen promoted SPC Phillip Wyant, room, 20345 Anaconda Rd, Ft
HSC Company Commander SPC Adam Orwig, PFC Fabian Drum. This will be a pot luck
Barrientos, PFC Ethan Dooley, event, so please send an email
Hello Families of HSC
PV2 Odessa Gallant and PV2 on what you will bring so we
277 ASB, summer is almost
Paris Gynor. We will also be can make sure there is a variety.
here even if the weather
saying goodbye to members of I look forward to seeing every-
seems to think we are in
our family this month, LTC Al- one there.
spring. This month will be
bert Stiller, CPT Ben Shull,
more on the relaxing side as
MSG Marquita Sayles, CW3 CPT Natalie Nissen
we try to focus on spending
Nixon Pierrelouis, SPC Kimmy Talon 6
time with family. The FRG is
Emery, SPC Samuel Daigle and (315)774-1465
coming up with great ideas
SPC Scott McPherson. With natalie.nissen@us.army.mil
for family and couples events
that I would like to welcome
around the northern New
new members, CW2 Clever
York area which we will dis-
Prince, SGT Joshua
cuss at this month’s FRG
HSC Family Readiness Group Notes
Dawn Marie DeGrave (315) 777-6152. So please be
HSC FRG Leader
patient with me until I am able
Hello HSC, families, to grab this bull by the
I am Dawn-Marie DeGrave h o r n s . . . . . . . . l o l .
your new FRG Leader. I am
nervous as this is my first go Thank you so much!
of this position, however I
believe that with the will-
DawnMarie DeGrave
power of families, that we can
315-777-6152
make this a strong FRG. I Dawnmarie.Degrave
have a few ideas that I will be @us.army.mil
discussing with the com-
mander and so on. If you
have any ideas on things you
would like to do or that you
think the FRG would like to
help in, Please don't hesitate
to call me. E My YNumber Sis
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3. VOLUME I, ISSUE 26 PAGE 3
Alpha Company - Atlas
teering for either the BBQ or the I hope everyone is en-
By CPT Bryan Bolin
FRG please contact either myself joying our very lovely
A Company Commander or Mrs. Popp. weather. I want all of
This month we say farewell to you to take advantage of the up-
The sun is shining, the birds our XO, LT Figueroa. She has coming block leave. Take the op-
are chirping, and May is here, been a part of the Alpha Company portunity to utilize block leave and
and has brought some very nice team for the last couple years and spend some time with family or just
weather. With the arrival of the has been a vital part of our suc- take a well deserved rest.
good weather, we have the op- cess both deployed and in garri-
portunity to have our company son. She will be missed, but as it ―On our shoulders!‖
BBQ. The company BBQ is is with every Soldier, she will be
scheduled for 29 June which moving on and we wish her the CPT Bryan Bolin
will kick off the Division block best of luck. 315-774-1041
leave period, the first two I would also like to welcome Bryan.bolin@us.army.mil
weeks of July. We are looking two new leaders to the ranks of
for volunteers to help the FRG Alpha Company. First, is our new
not only for the upcoming XO, 1LT Juan Cepeda. He comes
BBQ, but with key callers and to us from HSC and he will be a
to help out during our monthly welcomed member to our A Co
FRG meetings. Our next FRG family. Also, I would like to wel-
meeting will be 14 June, come 1SG Brian Johnson. He and
5:30pm at the Rhicard Hills his wife, who is also stationed in
Community Center. I encour- the CAB, moved here from Ko-
age all families and single sol- rea. He is a very experienced
diers to come and check it out. Senior NCO and we look forward
If you are interested in volun- to working with him.
Alpha Company Family Readiness Group Updates MEMORY LANE
Sarah Popp We are still looking for some more Memory is a way of
A Company FRG Leader
volunteers, Key callers, a co/treasure, holding onto the things
Hello Alpha Eagle Families, event planners, etc.. If you interested you love, the things
May has been a busy month for a please get a hold of me. you are, the things you
lot of us. I would like to say Welcome Our Next meeting will be June never want to lose.
to the new families that have just got 14th @ Rhicard Hills Community
Center 5:30pm Pot Luck Dinner. A memory is what is
here and Best Wishes to the families
Bring a Dinner dish and juice or soda left when something
that are leaving us very soon. I’ve
to share. We will complete details on happens and does not
been working hard this month to get
the Company BBQ/Organizational completely unhappen.
our company BBQ/Organizational day
together. It will be Friday June 29th Day.
Our Soldiers, Our Family, On Our We do not remember
over at Remington Park. Keep your days; we remember
eyes out for more details. Congrats to Shoulders
moments.
HQ section for winning the Coin War
challenge last month. There is another Sarah Popp
937-541-6371 Please enjoy the mo-
fundraiser in the works - Sports Jer- ments of pictures at the
sey/T-shirt Friday. allie299@yahoo.com
end.

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Bravo Company - Hangar Rats
By MAJ Ryan Guthrie We reenlisted SPC Comoda
B Company Commander this month for continued
military service. Only the
Greetings Hangar Rat
best get the privilege of con-
Families:
tinued service.
The company distrib-
We also received and wel-
uted multiple awards this
comed outstanding Soldiers
month to our Soldiers as
to our formation in May. We
they depart the unit. We
welcomed PFC Burns and his
hit the crescendo of our
wife to armament platoon,
exodus and our company
CW3 Rutsch and his wife to
will be rebuilding our infra-
armament platoon, CW2
structure in preparation for
Wood and his wife to avion-
the next deployment. Over
ics platoon, and SPC Towns
the next two months, we
to maintenance platoon. Our
will complete our change
newest additions are greatly
our of all the leadership in
welcomed into the fold of our
the company and battalion.
unit with enthusiasm.
We promoted CPT
Hewko to the rank of Cap-
Until next month,
tain this month. She re-
ceived her orders with a
MAJ Ryan A Guthrie
back date of July 2011.
Hangar Rat 6
Her patience was rewarded
(315) 772-4239
with her promotion to the
ryan.a.guthrie@us.army.mil
grade she deserves.
Bravo Company Family Readiness Group Updates
Gigi Tomsu As you may all know, we Gate. Take first left on Po
B Company FRG Leader have a shortage of key call- Valley Rd, take right on S
Greetings Bravo Com- ers. Volunteering for the Riva Ridge Lp, take left on
pany Families and Soldiers! company is a great way to Kiska St, and the commu-
June is finally here and beau- stay connected and shape nity center will be straight
tiful days are approaching. I friendships. Please contact ahead. I hope to see you at
encourage all of you to enjoy me with any questions that the next FRG Meeting!
the wonderful weather. Keep you may have. The next key
a look out for some great ac- caller training is June 12th Gigi Tomsu
tivities this summer such as from 2-3:30pm & 5-6:30pm. 315-777-6521
the Sesame Street Tour, Riv- Call 315-772-0470/2828 to bco.277_frg@yahoo.com
erfest, and MountainFest register.
week. Also, the CYSS have Also, our next FRG Meet-
all kinds of summer pro- ing will be June 14th at
grams. Just remember your 5:30pm. It will be at the
child needs to be registered Adirondack Creek Commu-
nity Center. Here are direc-
L I B E R T to participate in any
in order Y T I M E S
activities. tions from Mount Belvedere

5. VOLUME I, ISSUE 26 PAGE 5
Charlie Company - Ravens
equipment is made up of numerous sys- also putting together a company organiza-
tems that work together to create a robust tional day which is planned for the the 28th,
network capable of transporting both which will be the last Thursday before we
voice and data worldwide. start our block leave period. Expect a flyer
The North Country weather didn’t soon with the location and events for the
By CPT Matthew Thompson
cooperate for the barbeque we had Ravens Organizational Day and hope to see
C Company Commander
planned for our May FRG meeting but if everyone there!
you were here you did get a chance to This month we also bid farewell to bat-
Spring arrived just in time for our
walk through and see some of the WIN- talion command team, LTC Albert Stiller &
first Communications Exercise
(COMEX). The Ravens spent the T equipment in action around our com- his wife Melissa Stiller, we will miss them
month of May training on the suite of mand post. Working in conjunction with and all the support and leadership they have
Warfighter Information Network- the brigade network operations team, the provided the Ravens team. We wish them
Ravens honed their skills on emplacing well in all of their future endeavors, and
Tactical (WIN-T) equipment that pro-
and displacing the Joint Network Node since it is a small Army, hopefully some of
vides tactical internet communications
and the Command Post Nodes to build our paths will cross again!
in austere environments and protects
the transmission of classified material proficiency for training events later this
through cyberspace. The WIN-T year at
This month we also conducted a pie- CPT Matthew K. Thompson
in-the-face fundraiser for the FRG. LTC 315-774-1056
Stiller and CSM Escalara were both kind Matthew.k.thompson1@us.army.mil
Online VMIS FRG enough to offer up their faces to support
the Ravens. Next month we will have
Volunteer Registration our FRG meeting here at the company on
Visit www.myarmyonesource.com Thursday, the 14th of June but we are
There are options to Login with your
username and password or Register if
you don’t have a profile.
Charlie Company FRG Notes
Megan Wilson BBQ which will hopefully happen if the
Fill out your information. C Company FRG Leader weather works in our favor. Our next
When you’ve created a profile, click FRG meeting will be held on June 14th
on ―Volunteer‖ on the top right sec- Greetings and Salutations Charlie @1630 to 1730 outside of C Co, we are
tion of the page. This will take you to
Company! having a grill out. Any questions feel
FRG leader Megan Wilson here to free to call or email me.
the Volunteer Management Informa-
fill you all in on what’s been going
tion System (VMIS)
on around C Co. On April 27th, C Co Until next time everybody!
Click on ―Opportunity Locator‖ held a ―Pie in the Face‖ day. The
Select ―Fort Drum‖ under Military turnout was even better than expected Sincerely,
Community and ―FRG: 10 AVN– and almost everybody got pied.
277‖ under the Organization and click Which reminds me, a BIG thank you Megan Wilson
Search. needs to go out to LTC. Stiller, CSM 315-777-1593
Escalera for taking time out of their m-Murdock@hotmail.com
Choose the volunteer position you’d busy schedules to stop by C Co to get
like to apply for. When the new page pied. Also a big thank you to Capt.
loads, click Apply. Thompson, 1SG Dunn, all the LT’s,
and Sgt’s who participated as well.
On May 10th, C Co had its monthly
Check out the FRSA Flash! FRG meeting, which also went very
The 277th ASB FRSA Flash has lots of well. We talked about what’s coming
in-formation and is our Weekly News- up in 277th events as well as Fort
letter for our Family Members and Sol- Drum events. CPT Thompson in-
diers. If you are not receiving the FRSA formed the soldiers to get prepared
Flash, please contact the 277th FRSA
for lots and lots of upcoming training.
Michele Galloway at 315-774-1206 or
Michele.e.galloway@us.army.mil.
And we discussed the upcoming

6. PAGE 6
Building Momentum and Keeping it Going
DID YOU KNOW?
By CPT Steven Love Three turns . . . four . . . five . . . cal question. Was it the first push?
six . . . the flywheel builds up The second? The fifth? The hun-
Army Community Service
―The sons of Issachar under- speed . . . seven . . . eight . . . you dredth? No! It was all of them
(ACS) has clinical Military keep pushing . . . nine . . . ten . . . it added together in an overall accu-
stood the time and knew what
Family Life Consultants builds momentum . . . eleven . . . mulation of effort applied in a
they should do.‖ 2 Chron. 12:32
(MFLCs) available for walk- Jim Collins uses this analogy in twelve . . . moving faster with each consistent direction. Some pushes
in confidential consults? If his book Good to Great. turn . . . twenty . . . thirty . . . may have been bigger than others,
you feel you need some- Picture a huge, heavy fly- fifty . . . a hundred. but any single heave—no matter
one to talk to or are hav- wheel—a massive metal disk Then, at some point — how large—reflects a small frac-
ing marital problems, mounted horizontally on an axle, breakthrough! The momentum of tion of the entire cumulative effect
please call them at 315-212 about 30 feet in diameter, 2 feet the thing kicks in in your favor, upon the flywheel. (p164-165)
thick, and weighing about 5,000 hurling the flywheel forward, turn We all have certain values—
-6919 or just stop by M-F after turn . . . whoosh! . . . its own some are more life giving while
pounds. Now imagine that your
8 a.m. – 8 p.m. heavy weight working for you. others are self serving. Regardless
task is to get the flywheel rotat-
ing on the axle as fast and long You’re pushing no harder than of the motivation we are going to
ACS also has a Financial as possible. during the first rotation, but the be driven by specific values. So
Readiness Program that Pushing with great effort, flywheel goes faster and faster. what are yours? Do they keep you
provides free counseling or you get the flywheel to inch Each turn of the flywheel builds focused? Focused on what? Your
advice on financial matters? forward, moving almost imper- upon work done earlier, com- lack of focus or ability to focus
They can provide all types ceptibly at first. You keep push- pounding your investment of ef- will either result in spinning out of
ing and, after two or three hours fort. A thousand times faster, then control in a direction you don’t
of financial assistance: pull
of persistent effort, you get the ten thousand, then a hundred thou- want to go or help you gain the
credit reports, budgeting, sand. The huge heavy disk flies ability to keep pushing in the same
flywheel to complete one entire
debt management, invest- turn. forward, with almost unstoppable direction, building momentum, so
ing, etc. Call 772-0050 for You keep pushing, and the momentum. that you arrive at your desired
more info. flywheel begins to move a bit Now suppose someone came destination.
faster, and with continued great along and asked, ―What was the
effort, you move it around a one big push that caused this thing Love Big Live Well
second rotation. You keep to go so fast? You wouldn’t be Chaplain Love
Behavioral Health Con- pushing in a consistent direction. able to answer; it’s just a nonsensi-
tacts: Suicide Resources/
Hotlines CONTACT INFORMATION
BN Staff Duty 774-1200
Connor Clinic Appoint- 24-hour BDE Staff Duty 774-1100
ment Line: 315-772-2778 FRSA 774-1206 email michele.e.galloway@us.army.mil
FRG Leaders
After Hours Emergency HSC – Dawn Marie DeGrave cell: 315-777-6152;
Services (Holidays and Dawnmarie.degrave@us.army.mil
Weekends) Before 9:00 A Co – Sarah Popp-cell: 937-541-6371, allie299@yahoo.com
pm: Acute Care Clinic, B Co—GiGi Tomsu-cell: 315-777-6521, gigitomsu@gmail.com
315-772-5236 C Co—Megan Wilson-cell: 818-279-3927, M-MURDOCK@HOTMAIL.COM
After 9:00 pm: Samaritan FRG Advisors
Medical Center Emer- Melissa Stiller – home 681-6734, email stillmel@aol.com
gency Department: 315-
785-4100
Local 24-Hour Crisis Line:
315-785-4516
National Suicide Preven- REMINDER!
tion Lifeline: 1-800-273- You are all invited to attend the 277th Change of Com-
TALK
mand from LTC Stiller to LTC Ortiz on June 4th at
Suicide Prevention Action 2pm in the 277th Hangar.
Network (SPAN):
ww.spanusa.org
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7. VOLUME I, ISSUE 26 PAGE 7
June 2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Training/Classes 1 2
FRG Suspenses
BDE/BN/CO FRG
Meetings/Training/
Events
3 4 277th 5 6 7 CARE 8 9
Change of TEAM 0900-
Cmd-2pm 1230
277th Hangar
10 11 12 KEY 13 14 15 16
CALLER 2-
3:30PM&5-
6:30PM
17 FATHERS 18 19 OPSEC 20 21 22 23
DAY! 10:30AM-
12:00NOON
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Community Events Upcoming Key Caller Need Help?
Call or visit Military
Class Dates:
 May 29 Army Soldier Show 6pm @ June 12th
OneSource to find infor-
Magrath Gym. All Classes are at ACS from mation about taxes, par-
 June 1 USO Military Appreciation 2-3:30 p.m. or 5-6:30p.m. enting, deployments,
Skate Party 4pm - 7pm @ Showtime finances, taxes, counsel-
Skating on Eastern Blvd in Watertown Call Mobilization and Deployment to ing, PCS moves & more!
 June 4 277th Change of Command register at 315-772-0470.
2pm @ 277th Hangar.
Personal Financial Counselor, is back
 June 5-6 Sesame Street Tour 2pm &
and available every Thursday from
6pm at Monti Gym
1pm to 3pm in the 277th Battalions
 June 15 US Army Birthday Ball 6pm @
Classroom. Call him at 586-350-
the Commons
7650 to help set up a budget, check
 June 21 Riverfest 10am - 5pm in Alex-
your credit, develop a plan to get out
andria Bay
of debt, get started investing, or what-
 June 25—27 Mountain Fest Week ever you need assistance with. You
can also always call Financial Readi-
ness at 772-0050 for this same type of
assistance.

8. PAGE 8
Family Readiness Group Advisor’s Updates, continued
Rachel Harper, Sarah Popp, Gigi nity and we put them out as best we these services FREE of charge to
Tomsu, Megan Wilson, Rachelle can in the weekly FRSA Flashes and help you get through the bad days.
Rankin, Marion Harris, Jessica the monthly newsletters. Get involved Lastly, I’d just like to say that
Lucero, and Heather Temple. You in things that bring you joy, but get out remember you have each other. We
guys were awesome and I’m amazed by of the house! Military life can be very all go through similar ups and downs
the amount of work that you put into difficult at times, but it can be quite an in the Army, and it’s helpful to talk
the FRG. You deserve a medal for amazing adventure as well, if you just to others in your same situation.
everything you have done! And look at it the right way. Remember the Even if you are a shy person, go to
thanks also to Michele, our FRSA, in- house people (and we’ve got some your FRG meetings, get the info, and
who helps keep all that information great ones) that are here to help if you meet someone. A good friend can
safe! We are always short volunteers, are having a rough time. We are so help make life tremendously better.
so please consider helping out. It lucky to have a great chaplain , Chap- Be good to each other and make
doesn’t have to be time intensive, lain Love. And we also have super each other smile! I wish each of you
and can be a great way to get in- MFLCs (Military and Family Life much happiness and fun in life, and
volved, know what’s going on in the Consultants – counselors to talk to con- thank many of you for your friend-
unit, and build some lifelong friend- fidentially) like Joan or John, that are ship! Take good care of yourselves
ships! here for Soldiers and families. Money and may we meet again!
As we leave, I’d just like to re- is one of the biggest problems in many
mind you of all the resources that we marriages. If that’s your problem, seek Melissa
are fortunate to have at Ft. Drum. out the Financial MFLC that works on
Don’t forget to use them because the airfield, or go to Financial Readi-
they are here to serve you. There is a ness to get some help getting back on
wealth of information available the right path. These people all want to
about things going on in the commu- help you! The military provides all
Eye On The Eagle MOUNTAIN EAGLE 6 HOOAH!!!! WILL BE MISSED!
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9. PAGE9
PICTURES
ABOVE: B 277th ASB, TF Mtn Eagle. PFC Shil-
ling and PFC DeLaCruz clean their M16 weapons
after a qualification range.
ARMY PHOTO BY MAJ Ryan Guthrie
BELOW: LTC Stiller presented MAJ Guthrie with the
Order of Saint Michael Bronze Award . Congratula-
tions MAJ Guthrie!

10. PICTURES CONTINUED PAGE10
Four of the Raven’s AN/TSC-167F(V)2 Satellite Transportable Terminals
lock onto satellites orbiting 22,500 miles above the earth during their com-
munications exercise in May 2012.
LTC Stiller & CPT Thompson get pied in the face during a fundraiser for
Charlie Company’s Organizational Day planned for June 28, 2012.

11. PICTURES CONTINUED SMILE! PAGE11
CPT SHULL, LT
REDING AND LT
PALMER ENJOY
THE EVENING.
BELOW::
LT CEPEDA AT
THE MIC
CPT KANE READ-
ING
LTC STILLER WITH CSM
ESCALERA PRESENT MSG
SAYLES WITH AN ARCOM.

12. PICTURES CONTINUED SMILE! PAGE12
MAJ YOUNG
(SPO),
CPT ESTRADA
(S1 OIC)AND
MAJ LANG-
KAMP (BN XO)
BELOW:
CPT SHULL
(OUTGOING S1
OIC) FLANKED
BY SSG LAW-
RENCE (S1
NCOIC) AND
CPT ESTRADA

13. PICTURES CONTINUED SMILE! PAGE13
Ravens say
goodbye to a
great com-
mand team,
LTC Albert
& Melissa
Stiller.
You will be
missed!
Selah!
CPT Bolin
Alpha Commander
Battalion Chaplin
CPT Love

14. PICTURES CONTINUED SMILE! PAGE14
CSM ESCALERA
COVERS HIS EYES
AS HE TALKS WITH
OUR BN S6 LT CHAN-
THAMALINH
CSM ESCALER AND
LTC STILLER

15. PICTURES CONTINUED SMILE! PAGE15
PRESENTATIONS TO LTC STILLER FROM 277th COMMAND

16. PICTURES CONTINUED SMILE! PAGE16
GIGI AND SEAN
TOMSU
BDE VOLUNTEER PARTY
WITH FRG LEADERS FROM
BRAVO COMPANY GIGI
TOMSU AND ALPHA
COMPANY SARAH POPP IN
TOTALLY 80’S!!!

17. PAGE 17
277th Aviation Support Battalion 277th Aviation Support Battalion History
10th Combat Aviation Brigade In February 2006, the 277th Aviation Support Battalion
deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom VII, where it provided combat service and support
to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Falcon.
The Unit redeployed in February of 2007 after earning the
Lieutenant General Ellis D. Parker Award for best Aviation
Battalion in 2006 and the Meritorious Unit Commendation.
20125 Hangar Access Road In October 2008, the 277th ASB deployed to Iraq in sup-
Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield port of Operation Iraqi Freedom 09-11, where it provided
Fort Drum, NY 13602 support and combat services to the 10th CAB, Task Force
Lightning. The unit redeployed in October 2009 and earned
Phone: 315-774-1206
the Lieutenant General Ellis D. Parker award for the Best
Fax: 315-774-1231
Combat Service Support Battalion for the work performed
E-mail: michele.e.galloway@us.army.mil
during its 2008-2009 deployment.
“Freedom and Liberty”