Photo at left: Gathering at U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK) Headquarters on New Market Day in May 2012 were, from left, Lt. Col. Andy Mergens ’90, battalion commander, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB); Lt. Col. George Ross ’92, USARAK G1; Maj. Donna Johnson ’02, USARAK G4 Transportation OIC; Capt. Mike Pasquale ’06, commander, HHC 17th CSSB; 1st Lt. Dayton Blume ’09, USAF Alaska; and Lt. Col. Mark Nadig ’93, brigade S3, 2nd EN Brigade. Photo courtesy Mergens.
Photo at right: Enrolled in the U.S. Army War College (Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania) Department of Distance Education (DDE) program, class of 2013, are, from left, Col. Jerry Tertychny ’87, Col. Brent Hashimoto ’88, Col. Jim Ring ’88 and Lt. Col. Gary Bissell ‘89. About the photo, Bissell, who submitted the picture, explained that it was taken during the group’s first year residence phase. The DDE program allows participants to work a full-time job and still have time for a War College degree. According to the DDE website, participants devote 15 hours per week to the program, which is delivered via the Internet.
Photo at left: From left, Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Agent Don Spears ’93, current VMI lacrosse Head Coach Brian Anken, former VMI lacrosse Head Coach Doug Bartlett and ATF Agent Darin Ramsey ’93. According to Bartlett, who submitted this photo, the ATF SWAT Team was training at VMI in August 2012.
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