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Joint Task Force-East hosts Noncommissioned Officer Day

U.S. Army Spc. Alex P. Vanderwilt, 23, an infantryman with the 4th Squadron of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment based out of Vilseck, Germany, shows Romanian senior noncommissioned officers (NCO) the inside of a Stryker at a static display as part of Joint Task Force-East’s NCO Day at the Mihail Kogalniceanu Airfield, Romania, Oct. 8. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Marla R. Keown)MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU, Romania (Oct. 8, 2009) - Joint Task Force-East (JTF-East) hosted about 40 senior enlisted servicemembers of the Romanian Land, Naval and Air Forces at the Mihail Kogalniceanu Airfield, Romania, for the third annual Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Day, Oct. 8.

U.S. Army senior NCOs discussed command relationships, leadership styles and training techniques to more than three dozen Romanian command sergeant majors and other senior NCOs visiting from around the country. U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Darius Zagara, of the Joint Multinational Training Command based at Grafenwoehr, Germany, and other U.S. senior enlisted Soldiers presented ideas and concepts on how to develop and sustain a solid NCO corps to leaders of the Romanian Land, Naval and Air Forces.

"The Romanian Land Forces are still forming their NCO corps," said U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Shane A. Austen, command sergeant major of JTF-East. The leadership classes became discussions and an atmosphere for brainstorming ideas to help improve the Romanian NCO ranks. "By bringing sergeants majors of both countries together, we can all help make a standard for the Romanian NCO corps," Austen added.

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"The valiant troops of the Romanian Army are performing a vital role in NATO's mission to oppose tyranny and extremism in Afghanistan. The United States is proud to have Romania as one of its closest allies in our common struggle."

- Former U.S. Ambassador to Romania Nicholas F. Taubman

"We need and appreciate the efforts of NATO countries like Bulgaria that are committed to freedom and democracy. Bulgarian Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan have shown great professionalism, dedication, and skill. Thanks to our Defense Cooperation Agreement, American Soldiers will train shoulder-to-shoulder with Bulgarian Soldiers on Bulgarian bases to improve our ability to fight common enemies while making our own two countries stronger friends and allies."

- U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria John R. Beyrle

  • SIGNIFICANT EVENTS – 2009

    • July 2-17 - Romanian/Bulgarian and US Task Force-East Staff arrive in Mihail Kogalniceanu Airfield, Romania and Slevin, Bulgaria (Nevo Selo Training Area)

  • Bulgaria:

    • 1 Aug - 25 Oct - Construction-related Humanitarian Assistance Projects in communities across the area

    • 4-21 August; Tennessee National Guard, 1ST/181ST Field Artillery Battalion

    • 19 August thru 21 October: three rotations of the 2nd Squadron(-), 2nd Stryker Combat Regiment (Germany) along with Bulgarian Infantry units.

    • 2 September - 8 October - Medical Humanitarian Assistance Projects in communities across the area.

    • 7-18 September: Bulgarian Military Police Certification with the Tennessee National Guard 117th MP BN

    • 15 July – 30 October; 240TH Quartermaster Battalion, 21st Theater Support Command (Germany); Water purification training

    • 22 October - Closing Ceremony

  • Romania:

    • All summer - Construction Humanitarian Assistance Projects in communities across the area.

    • 21 July- 28 August - Medical Humanitarian Assistance Projects in communities across the area.

    • 4-21 August: Tennessee National Guard, 176TH CBT SERVICE SPT BN along with Romanian 1st Infantry Division soldiers.

    • 19 August thru 21 October: three rotations of the 4th  Squadron(-), 2nd Stryker Combat Regiment along with Romanian 1st Infantry Division soldiers.

    • 27 July – 15 August; 240TH Quartermaster Battalion, 21st Theater Support Command; Water purification Training

    • 14 October - Closing Ceremony

 

  • SIGNIFICANT EVENTS - 2008 (JTF-E Rotation - 2008 | JTF-E Tri-fold)
    • OCTOBER
      • 1st - 20th Individual through Platoon Training
    • SEPTEMBER
      • 1st - 30th Individual through Platoon Training
    • AUGUST
      • 15th - 30th Combat Life Saver Drivers Training
      • 5th - 15th Unit Deployment and Reception, Staging, Onward movement, and integration
    • JULY
      • 15th - 25th Advanced Echelon of Deploying Soldier
      • 1st - 15th TFOS Base Camp Built
    • JUNE
      • 10th - 20th - Proposed Final Planning Conference
      • 5th - 30th - 30th TFOS Base Camp Built

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