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KILLEEN, Texas - Members of the 4th Sustainment Brigade, Wranglers, closed their week by participating in Wrangler Day, June 28, at Fort Hood’s Abrams Physical Fitness Center.
The event is a routine safety stand down, which started with a brigade run, and later on in the afternoon soldiers and leaders discussed focus areas, listened to a guest speaker and participated in an award ceremony.
Brad Bankhead, the soccer coach of University of Mary Hardin Baylor from Belton, one of the partner communities of 4th Sust. Bde., addressed soldiers drawing parallels between being a coach and being a leader in the Army.
He spoke about team building, resilience and creating a positive culture. “We don’t need ordinary people,” Bankhead said. Just like in the Army, we need extraordinary people, he continued. He expressed the importance of keeping the team’s and team members’ best interest in mind and leading from the front and leading by example. He believes that him as a couch should be able to keep up in a run with his 18-year-old players. “As a leader, you guys set the culture for your program,” he said.
Battalion command teams took turns addressing soldiers about resilience, battle buddies and motorcycle safety.
Lt. Col. Charles H. Blumenfeld, the commander of the 49th Movement Control Battalion, 4th Sust Bde., prompted soldiers to think about what a battle buddy should and should not be.
Battle buddies should look out for you and notice changes in your behavior, Blumenfeld said. They support you and help you. “A battle buddy is however not a snitch, not your bank or loan officer. They are not there to be taken advantage of,” he warned.
Lt. Col. Angelia Holbrook, the commander of 4th Special Troops Battalion in 4th Sust. Bde., and her senior noncommissioned officer Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy A. Woods, talked to soldiers about resilience, whereas the 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion command team addressed motorcycle safety.
Col. Mark Simerly, 4th Sustainment Brigade Commander talked about sexual harassment and assault response and prevention and emphasized the importance of fair treatment for soldiers going through medical boards and Warrior Transition Unit candidates.
Simerly also recognized Jay Taggart, the Belton Chamber of Commerce Military Relations Committee chairman, as one of the unit’s most active civilian advocates, by initiating him into the Order of the Wrangler, a privilege maintained for the hardest working and most faithful supporters of the unit.
As part of the routine schedule, several dozen soldiers going above and beyond the call of duty were also recognized during an award ceremony.
Since this was his last Wrangler Day, Simerly received a Wrangler 6 guidon from the 4th STB command team, to have a special memento from the brigade.
Wrangler Day ended by leaders addressing weekend safety.
| Date Taken: | 06.28.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 07.01.2013 17:15 |
| Story ID: | 109592 |
| Location: | KILLEEN, TEXAS, US |
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