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The TF Tornado promotion roster has been updated

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A checkpoint in Zitinje in September

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1LT Gast leading a VIP tour in Vitina

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CSM Romans and his team on patrol and in Debelde.

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The personnel team during the first real snow of the winter.

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In September CSM Romans, SFC Miller, SFC Douglas, SPC McCoskey and SPC Saulsberry traveled to the Veles Training Base in Macedonia to train some Macedonian Army NCOs for their first ever Basic Non-Commissioned Officer’s Course (BNCOC)

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Task Force Tornado on Thanksgiving

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shopping and building relations at a local shopA Cobra company squad on patrol in VitinaCPT Stinson and friendA portion of downtown Vitina

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SSG Vogelbacher being reenlisted by BG Harrel

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The free service that provided the comment board (used to be on the right panel) is no longer making it available, so this feature has been removed from the blog.

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German Army vs US Army in Softball in early September

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CSM Romans and his team at the Novo Brdo castle near Gnjilane. In medieval times the fortress and surrounding village grew because of the rich gold and silver mine.

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PFC Rosario has specialist rank pinned on by his father in a promotion ceremony held in August. (SFC Douglas and MSG Baxa in the background).

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On August 27th Task Force Tornado held an organization day to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Kansas National Guard. This event coincided with celebrations taking place in Kansas. Members of the task force enjoyed BBQ, music and sports all day.SPC Harness provided music for the eventHorseshoe tournament:Volleyball Tournament:Food:

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TF Tornado’s contingent at the Task Force Falcon change of command ceremony on 21AUG05. BG Harrell assumed command to allow BG Wade to return to the US as the Adjutant General of CaliforniaCPT Clark with Vitina Municipality President Misini after the change of command ceremony.

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On July 30th Task Force Tornado hosted an Order of St. George dinner for Task Force Falcon at Camp Bondsteel.THE ORDER OFSAINT GEORGESaint George was a bodyguard to the EmperorDiocletian in what is now Greece. When the Emperordecreed that Christian churches, books, and practices wereto be outlawed, George rose up in defiance. Though hebecame a martyr, early Christians respected his bravery,

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SSG Flores (of the 1-635th AR) currently serving with SFOR in Bosnia

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This past May while MG Romig (Judge Advocate General of the Army and 1971 K-State ROTC graduate) visited Camp Bondsteel he had lunch with the TF Tornado K-State alumni. Pictured below: 1LT Gast, SPC Graham, SSG Miles, SSG Vogelbacher, MG Romig, SGT Lembright, 1LT Bastian, CPT Chew, CPT Hudson, 2LT Smith.

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On 9 July Charlie Company and the Germans of Multinational Brigade Southeast conducted a Schutzenschnur marksmanship event.The Schutzenschnur braid is one of the few foreign military awards authorized for wear on the US Army uniform. The history of the award: Marksmanship was an important skill for a border guard and for obvious reasons. Once placed on border duty the East German government

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The personnel section has provided a comprehensive list of all promotions since Task Force Tornado's mobilization. This list will be always be available from the link on the right side of this weblog.Please take a look here: promotions

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MAJ Christian and 1LT Hudson have been using their civilian experience as firefighters to train the Kosovo Protection Corps in tasks that will help them respond to natural disasters and other emergencies.Earlier this month they taught a class on technical rope rescue. Here are a few pictures from their class.

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KFOR recently conducted a medical training exercise involving troops from many nations. The exercise was well planned and was made as realistic as possible. Below are the ‘casualties’ that were ‘moulaged’ to represent specific injuries incurred by an accident.

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Task Force Tornado recently conducted a MEDCAP in Mogila where we treated 344 people. We had local Albanian and Serbian doctors working side by side with US and Norwegian doctors. A local television station sent a crew to cover the story. Down the street from the MEDCAP Task Force Shadow put on a ‘static display’ of one of their helicopters so the public could become more familiar with them.

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CPL Perrin and SPC Price received coins from the commanding general and brigade CSM for winning the Brigade Best NCO of the Quarter Board and the Brigade Best Individual Soldier of the Quarter Board

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CSM Romans, MAJ Christian, LTC Raney, COL Bloomquist and SPC Massey after the Danish Battalion 25 kilometer mountain march

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On a recent mission, an Alpha company squad received a visit from a Turkish patrol. The patrol brought Turkish tea to share. Pictured here are SPC Clay, SSG Pushee, SGT Keating (behind the Turkish leader) and SSG Wellmeier

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SPC Price receives a battalion coin from CSM Romans and congratulations from BG Wade for his achievement as honor graduate of EMT-B. SPC Price also earned TF Tornado's soldier of the quarter. Here he receives an Army Achievement Medal and Gold Coin of Excellence from LTC Raney, TF commander.

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Nearby villages have had problems with failing sewer systems. In this picture, SGT Mendum provides expert advice to community workers on how to repair their problem

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The following soldiers have reenlisted while here at Camp Bondsteel:SFC Miller SGT Grattan SGT Moore SPC Daniels SPC Hilmes SPC Perkins SPC Williams

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On April 15th, Task Force Tornado graduated the following soldiers from the Basic Non-Commissioned Officers Course (BNCOC):SGT FishSGT Bonacorda IIISSG PusheeSGT SlaterSGT JacksonSGT DimittSGT LavineSGT LotakSGT KeefoverSFC Douglas received the Task Force Falcon Commanding General’s Coin of Excellence and SFC Miller received the Task Force Falcon Command Sergeant Major’s Coin of Excellence for

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Sorry this weblog was offline for a few days. Now that the site has been reviewed, we have the go-ahead to continue posting.

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A follow-up post to the April 11th post titled "The latest in tactical vehicles"... To the uninitiated, CPT Stinson's pose may seem to be a strange one but it stems from two deep-rooted Charlie company legacies.First - it's only proper that "Cowboy Bob" be mounted on his fearsome stallion as a symbol of the title he gained as his company tamed the wild west of Vitina with zip-cuffs in a cordon

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3rd Platoon of Bravo Company with local children.

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1SG Conover and CPT Stinson in Letnica April 3rd.

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On April 6th General McNeil and his Command Sergeant Major visited Camp Bondsteel. Bravo Company took him on a patrol in the area.SSG Hoesli briefing the general at the Klokot church Bravo Company patrol with the general and his CSM

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In a surprise ceremony on 15FEB05 1LT Foster was promoted to Captain

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Shortly after arriving at Camp Bondsteel, HHC staff who weren't expected to get off camp very much were given a tour of the area.1LT Hudson in Vitina near the mosqueCPT Clark in front of one of the many ornate gatesCPT Chew at the Zitinje church

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Task Force Shadow conducts helicopter familiarity training with an Alpha Company platoon.

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On 17MAR05 Alpha company awarded the Army Achievement Medal to 1LT Sands, SFC Harmon, SSG Rhoads, SGT Santiago, SPC Doty and SPC Herrick

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On March 17th two Alpha Company soldiers were promoted to Specialist.SPC DavySPC Cooper

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On 21FEB05 Task Force Tornado received command from Task Force Lancer in a ceremony held at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Symbolizing the new command is the uncasing of the Task Force's colors.At the completion of the ceremony, Task Force Lancer (on the left) stands with their colors cased while Task Force Tornado is on the right with newly uncased colors.

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