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By 1st Lt. Lindsey Pawlowski
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - On June 30, two soldiers of the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Spartan became the Brigade Non-Commissioned Officer and Soldier of the Quarter.
Sgt. Jonathan Clark of St. Louis, Mo. and Spc. Natasha Miller of Rome, Ga., stationed out of Fort Campbell, Ky., competed at the board held at Forward Operating Base Fenty.
The boards consisted of a vigorous two-day evaluation featuring a 3.5 mile timed run, a M4 Carbine iron sites qualification range, a written test on common soldier tasks, an essay on countering improvised explosive devices, evacuating a casualty and giving an IV. The final evaluation was the board conducted by the Brigade Command Sgt. Maj., Kevin Benson, and other First Sergeants from across the brigade.
Just being able to compete in the brigade board is an achievement in itself. First, their immediate supervisor recommends them and later nominates them as a company representative to attend the board. As the winners of the battalion board, they then moved on to compete in the brigade board. Sgt. Clark, a signal support systems specialist from Headquarters Platoon, was extremely excited upon hearing the board results. “I was happy to meet my goal of becoming NCO of the Quarter. It was one of my best achievements since arriving to the 1st STB,” said Clark. “I wanted to see where my military knowledge ranked among my peers.”
A Nodal Network Systems Operator-Maintainer from the Company C, 2nd Platoon, Spc. Miller’s hard work and dedication to succeed was evident in her performance at the board. Spc. Miller said, “Sometimes you have to do what you need to do, so that when it comes time to do what you want to do, you can." As the winners of the Brigade Board of the Quarter, Clark and Miller will represent 1st Brigade as they compete for the 101st Airborne Division NCO and Soldier of the Year which will be held this coming August.
| Date Taken: | 06.30.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 07.19.2010 02:46 |
| Story ID: | 53027 |
| Location: | NANGARHAR PROVINCE, AF |
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