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Top soldiers, civilians honored at annual fort awards banquet BY DEREK JORDAN derek.jordan@svherald.com
FORT HUACHUCA — The best and brightest that Fort Huachuca has to offer were recognized for their exceptional achievements and abilities by post and community leaders during the annual installation awards banquet on Friday. Civilians and service members alike were singled out for demonstrating a commitment to excellence that benefit both the fort and greater community. “W hen you raised your right hand and said ‘I will support and defend,’ as a citizen, you decided to do more than your share of the task. As a family member, as a spouse, the kids of service members, you’re doing more than your share of the task,� said Maj. Gen. Robert Ashley, commanding general, US Army Intelligence Center of Excellence and Fort Huachuca. Those that make the commitment to join the armed forces and serve their country become a part of somet hi ng bigger t ha n t hemselves, becoming members of a family that stretches across conti nents a nd through generations. “Tonight we’re celebrating family and we’re celebrating leadership. We’re going to rec-
ognize some folks that excel, but everybody in here excels, you do it every day. Every family that is part of that excels every single day, in what you do,� Ashley said. In addition to the five Army units recognized for meeting or exceeding their retention goals this last fiscal year, eight individuals were honored for their achievements. Having joined the Army just over a year ago, Spc. Benjamin Sepulveda said he was honored to be recognized as Fort Huachuca’s Soldier of the Year. “To be recognized for what I do on a daily basis, which I think highlights the people I work for, my command, the sergeant majors, the 1st sergeants, all of the people that real ly have a f fected my life and pushed me to this point. It’s a real honor,� Sepulveda said. Knowing his peers work as hard as he does, Sgt. Bryan Hudson said he was especially grateful for being recognized as the post’s Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. “It makes me feel really good about myself and my accomplishments. I know there are a lot of other great NCOs here on the post, and to be singled out and recognized, it’s just a tremendous feeling,� Hudson said. For his significant contributions to the work done at the
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The top service members and civilians were honored during Friday’s Fort Huachuca Annual Installation awards ceremony, held at the Thunder Mountain Activity Center. Army’s Electronic Proving Ground, Richard Davis was recognized as the installation’s Civilian of the Year. Like his fellow award recipients, Davis was quick to point out that it was the hard work of many others that allowed him to achieve as much as he has. “We all know that, with these kinds of awards, it’s about the group of people behind the person who actually receives the award, and in this case it was no exception. The outstanding NCOs that I work with are the ones that set the groundwork in order for people like me to get my mission accomplished for the betterment of the soldiers. If it wasn’t for those outstanding NCOs, I never would have been awarded this recognition,� he said.
OTHERS HONORED DURING FRIDAY’S CEREMONY INCLUDE: * Cynthia Giesecke, Fort Huachuca Spouse of the Year * SFC Jakane Zahara, Fort Huachuca Instructor of the Year. Zahara serves with the 309TH Military Intelligence Battalion, 111TH Military Intelligence Brigade. * Sgt. Nancy Ruiz, Fort Huachuca Marine of the Year. Ruiz is part of a detachment serving on post comprised of more than 30 Marines. As the student control non-commissioned officer in charge, she mentored more than 10 students, helping 68 RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial systems repairers graduate. * Information Systems Technician 1st Class Mario Scheri, Fort Huachuca Sailor of the Year. Scheri is one of 32 Navy personnel stationed at Fort Huachuca and reports to the Joint Interoperability Test Command. * Sfc. Abram Moreno, the installation retention operations career counselor, received the Commanding General’s Retention Excellence Award. * Also recognized were several units for achieving 100 percent or more of their 2014 Fiscal Year retention objectives. Those units were: The 111TH Military Intelligence Brigade, The 62ND Army Band, The 18TH Military Police Detachment, The Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, and Headquarters and Headquarters Company, United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence.
RETURN: On Monday the soldiers will start a three-week leave; they have deployed numerous times had their units’ guidons uncased and unfurled by the companies commanders and first sergeants. “Today is a great day to be a Thunderbird, a great day to be a Renegade and most importantly a great day to witness a time-honored Army tradition,� said Thomas, after the uncasing and unfurling. “The uncasing of a unit’s colors to symbolize their return to home station
from a deployment.� His use of the word T hu nderbi r d r e c ognizes the the nickname of the brigade the 40th is part of and the Renegade is the nickname of the 40th. The 40th traces its lineage to World War II when the unit was established on Sept. 21, 1942, as the 40th Sig na l Constr uction B at t a l ion, wa s sent to Europe providing communications cable const r uction du ring the campaign to free
northern France. Over the years the battalion has been deactivate and reactivate with it seeing battle du ring the Vietnam War from Sept. 16, 1966, to June 28, 1972. T he 4 0 t h w a s a s sig ned to For t Huachuca on Jan. 22, 1973, a nd si nce t he Sept . 11, 2001, attack on the United States has deployed numerous times t o t he M idd le E a s t and Afghanistan. It recently completed n i ne - mont h d eploy-
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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTIFICATION OF PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that the City of Sierra Vista, Arizona will sell at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder at 11:00 AM Arizona Time, on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 1011 N. Coronado Drive, Sierra Vista, Arizona, the properties as identified below: Bid Lot 1: Parcels 106-62-052A, 106-62-082, and 106-62-083 located at the Southwest corner of Kayetan Drive and North Avenue and on the North side of Sycamore Drive, West of North Avenue. Land Area: Approximately 42,574 square feet Zoning: Light Industry and Office Professional Bidder’s Deposit: $10,000 presented in cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order (Deposit required to obtain a Bidder’s Number) Minimum Bid: $75,000 Bid Lot 2: Parcel 106-62-084 located on the South side of Kayetan Drive, West of North Avenue. Land Area: Approximately 31,222 square feet Zoning: “Grandfathered� Commercial / Industrial to current user; actual zoning is Open Space Bidder’s Deposit: $25,000 presented in cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money
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and thus is publishing this notice in compliance with Executive Orders 11988 or 11990 and the Floodplain Management Wetlands Protection Guidelines adopted by the Water Resources Council. The proposed projects are located at 13120 S KIT CARSON, PEARCE, AZ AND 6349 MOCKINGBIRD, PEARCE, AZ, and will consist of RECONSTRUCTION OF TWO SINGLE FAMILY MOBILE HOMES, REPLACING THEM WITH MANUFACTURED HOUSING UNITS, and will involve less than 1 acre of floodplain affect. The ELFRIDA CITIZENS ALLIANCE has additional information available on this project, which can be reviewed at 3863 East Forge Avenue, Mesa, Arizona 85206 which is handicapped accessible or persons with special accessibility needs may contact Mark Appleby, PHONE 602-649-8080, Voice Relay 711. Interested persons can also call Mark Appleby, who has the environmental review record for the Elfrida Citizens Alliance project at 602-6498080, Voice Relay 711 for additional information about this proposed project. The ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING is now considering potential alternative sites, potential flood impact on the proposed project, and potential mitigation to minimize flood hazard or wetlands impact. Written comments on this proposed project are invited and should be submitted by March 9, 2015 to Andrew Rael, ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, 1110 W. WASHINGTON ST., SUITE 310, PHOENIX AZ 85007. All such comments will be taken into account by the ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING prior to its decision on the proposed project. Name and Address of Local Government or ADOH Certifying Officer: Arizona Department of Housing 1110 West Washington Street, Suite 310, Phoenix, AZ. 85007 Signature of Certifying Officer Andrew Rael, Environmental Certifying Officer PUBLISH: February 21 2015
ment supported four operations — Spartan Shield, Enduring Freedom, Resolute Support and Inherent Resolve — in A fghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. “In total, the Renegades were deployed t o s e ve n c ou nt r i e s throughout southwest A si a , s upp or t i n g a nu mber of di f ferent units, and a variety of missions sets,� Thomas said. “Regardless of locations these soldiers successfully met every challenge, performed
exceptionally, and always went above and beyond the standards set for them.� And while deployed they cou ld not have been successful without the support of the post and Sierra Vista communities, he said. Taking time to thank the families and those who supported them, Thomas said, “many of the soldiers standing on the parade field have multiple combat tours. But I truly believe it is harder on the family that stays behind than the sol-
dier on the field that goes forward.� Wit h t h at s aid he thanked the families for suppor ting their soldiers as he added, “We can never thank you enough for all that you do.� On Monday the returning soldiers will st a r t a t h r e e we ek leave but before dismissing them Friday Thomas said, “Thank you a g a i n for you r professiona lism and dedication. Command Sgt. Maj. Reinburg and I are proud to serve with you.�
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Highway 80. The deputy crossed o v e r t h e h i g h w a y, event u a l ly s t r i king a telephone pole, Simpson said. Another vehicle would go on to st r i ke t he dow ne d telephone wire. A p or t ion of t he highway was closed to all traffic for several hours as a re sult of the accident. The incident wil l be reviewed by the Cochise County Accident Risk Review Boa rd, which is made up of members of t he f leet of f ice, sheriff ’s office, deputy county administrator and employee representatives, ac-
cording to policy docu ments provided by the sheriff’s office. T he boa rd wi l l re view the DPS accident report to determine if t he deput y i nvolved in the accident, Guy Hudson, was at fault or not and if the accident could have been prevented. The potential disciplinary actions would depend on if the fault amounted to a major or minor in fraction, and range from a written or verba l wa r ning to suspension of d rivi ng privi leges for a m i nor i n f r ac tion, to a w rit ten repri ma nd a nd pos sible termination for a major infraction.
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