The Family Readiness Group (FRG) of the 42nd Clearance Company would like to take this opportunity to welcome our families, and to provide you with useful information. The Family Readiness Group is a command-sponsored organization of soldiers, civilian employees, family members, and volunteers belonging to the unit. As members we will provide social and emotional support, information, and outreach services to our military families before, during, and after family separation due to deployment or extended training exercises. We have many objectives and will be assisting to organize many ongoing events within our unit. Furthermore, please allow us to introduce our unit and its history.
The 42nd Clearance Company recently held its official Unit Activation and Assumption of Command ceremony on 12 May 2010 as the newest Engineer Company in the United States Army Engineer Regiment. The ceremony, held at Summerall Field on Warner Barracks in Bamberg, Germany, marked the official activation of the unit, as well as the Assumption of Command by CPT Dave Stalker. CPT Bradwick served as Commander during the first 3 months of the unit’s activation. The unit’s 2010 activation (last deactivated in Berlin in 1994) marks a continuation of its storied Engineer history, as well as an entirely new mission set for the unit: Route and Area Clearance. As of 23 June 2010, the Company’s personnel strength stood at 84% or 160 Soldiers of the 190 authorized via the unit’s Modified Table of Organization and Equipment (MTOE).
The Company’s focus since the Activation and Assumption of Command Ceremony included in-processing new Soldiers to the unit, individual training and gunnery, sending Soldiers to schools, drivers training, receiving equipment, and establishment of the unit’s Family Readiness Group. The Company then conducted its Change of Responsibility Ceremony between SFC Eduardo Ruiz and 1SG Hinkle on 01 July 2010 at Summerall Field. The Company will continue to receive key leadership personnel and family members during the months of July, August, and September.
As your committee, we thank you for taking the time to allow us to welcome you, our families, to the 42nd Clearance Company Family Readiness Group. We want you to feel welcome to contact us with any questions and we encourage you to join our future meetings, as we can use many volunteers, and we provide a great source of information. Our contact email is 42ndfrg@googlemail.com. We look forward to meeting and working with all of you.
Sincerely,
42nd Clearance Company Family Readiness Group
Carolyn Devlin, Leader
Keely Stalker & Jessica Bidwell, Co-Secretaries
Patricia Staggs & Lydia Salvador, Co-Treasurers
