1. The Growler
FORT DRUM
SPECIAL
POINTS OF
INTEREST:
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 Welcome
Welcome Back Wolverines!
Back message
from the 4th
Squadron
Commander
and CSM
In this premier edition of The Afghanistan already, we will not will have the specifics times for
 Messages Growler, our Squadron Newslet- start sending Soldiers in larger each flight.
from the rear ter, I’d like to thank all of you up numbers until next week, with
detachment front for the great support the the majority of the Task Force We will use Facebook to provide
Troopers of the Squadron and leaving towards the end of Janu- frequent updates to the families –
Combined Task Force Wolverine ary. Families are invited to see please have your friends and
have received over the last many their Soldiers off by joining us at family members “like” our page
months. The purpose of this the 210 BSB motorpool for to stay in “the loop”. For imme-
newsletter is to give you all in- diate family members, this news-
sights into how the squadron is letter and the Family Readiness
doing in our operations down- Groups will be the primary and
range, share pictures and stories official sources of information.
from across the formation and Please ensure phone numbers
try to provide valuable informa- and email addresses are always
tion and links to better support updated so that we can ensure
our Wolverine families. A special you are receiving all the latest
welcome to the Terminators and information.
their families from A/2-14 Infan-
INSIDE
try (IN) and all the other at- Thanks again to the Soldiers and
THIS ISSUE: tached units who comprise Com- Troopers of the entire Task
bined Task Force Wolverine.
Prayer Group 2 Force for all the hard work over
You are invaluable assets and we
are a much more lethal fighting the last many months getting us
force with you in our ranks. ready to deploy. Thanks as well
Upcoming 2 to the overwhelming family sup-
events CSM Jusino and I will like to wel- port to help us do what we do.
come everyone back from essen- CSM Jusino and I remain humbled
Next FRG 2 tially an incident-free block leave. to lead such a wonderful organi-
meeting Hopefully everyone was able to
zation into combat. Because of
get plenty of rest, lots of per-
sonal time, and is now ready to the high-character CAV Troop-
get on with the mission. While ers we have and because of the
most of us will deploy, there are great families you are, we are
a number of Wolverines who will assured of executing our mission
remain here at Fort Drum to with distinction. Ready Now!
provide necessary supporting
functions that deploying units
need.
manifest call. Your Soldier of
Although we have had a small their Troop/Company leadership
handful of Troopers deploy to

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Voluntary Prayer Group Started
The Deployed Spouses Prayer
Meeting is a Christian faith-
based meeting forthe primary
purpose of praying for our
Soldiers and Families.
Although it will be led in the
Christian/Catholic traditions,
everyone is invited to come
and participate in prayer. It will
meet on the first Thursday of
each month at the Po Valley
Chapel from 12:00pm to
1:00pm. The points of contact
are: Sasha Moen at 845-392-
8425 and Chaplain Josh Metz
at 315-777-0711.
“We are
constantly tracking
all flights and
ensure that all
Soldiers arrive
Martin Luther King Remembrance
The Martin Luther King
safely in country.” remembrance ceremony
-CPT Scott Nusom will be held January 16th at
the Commons. Please see
Operations Officer the flyer to the left for de-
tails.
Contact Vicki Vandertang
for more details.
FRG Meeting
Where: The Commons
Date: 16 January 2013
Time: 15:30 – 1700
COL Stephen Michael The next Squadron FRG meet-
1st BCT CDR
ing will be held 27 February at
6:00 PM. A location will be put
out at a later date. Please con-
tact MSG Perio or Vicki Van-
dertang for more information.
THE GROWLER