Blackhawk Troop (Bravo Troop), 1-89 CAV

12/23/2022

12/15/2022

Yesterday morning, 1st Platoon tested the Troop’s new STEEDs, which are electronically powered wagons for dismounted elements to use to move loads over distance. The STEEDs are combat multipliers that help our dismounted elements be even more lethal while on patrol.

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12/15/2022

Last night, the Troop celebrated Blackhawk Night to reflect on and laugh about the past six months before we part ways for block leave.

There is no team like Blackhawk Troop!

12/15/2022

LIFT TO GLORY!!

Blackhawk Troopers helped 1-89 CAV win the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division powerlifting competition! 1SG Ganley, SSG Rogers, SGT Sanford, SGT Schroeder, and SFC Maynard crushed it! There is no substitute for victory!

The Troop’s big individual wins:
- STRONGEST MAN IN THE BRIGADE - SSG Rogers, 1500lbs
- #2 Strongest Man Pound for Pound: SSG Rogers, 6.37lbs moved per lb of body weight
- #3 Strongest Man Pound for Pound: 1SG Ganley, 6.1lbs moved per lb of body weight
- #2 Squat in the Brigade: SSG Rogers, 505lbs
- #3 Squat in the Brigade: SGT Sanford, 500lbs
- #1 Bench Press in the Brigade: SSG Rogers, 395lbs
- #1 Deadlift in the Brigade: SSG Rogers, 600lbs

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12/10/2022

Say When.

12/10/2022

This week, Blackhawk Troop used its new sights for the M320 gr***de launcher for the first time. Learning to use our equipment - especially when it’s new keeps us sharp and ready to win!

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12/09/2022

Carl Gustaf on the way!

12/09/2022

On Tuesday, Blackhawk Troopers trained the essential skill of anti-armor engagements by firing the powerful M3E1 Multipurpose Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapons System (MAAWS), better known as the Carl Gustaf. This lethal weapon system fires 84mm rounds that provides tremendous combat power to our Scouts on the battlefield!

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12/03/2022

A belated post, but Blackhawk Troop crushed it at Crew Gunnery last month! Vehicle gun crews qualified by day and by night, and the crew of B11 (2LT Cox, PFC Levi, and PFC Zangel) claimed Squadron Top Gun - the fifth in a row for the Troop!

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12/03/2022

WINTER IS HERE!

Thriving in the winter is part of what we do - and that means using the right equipment. Snow chains are important tools for ensuring our ability to drive in the snow and ice. In these photos, 3rd Platoon installs them on their vehicles - these Troopers are ready for winter!

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11/30/2022

Tis the Season!

11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Every day is a chance to make the choice to be grateful!

And eat up!

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11/23/2022

Happy Thanksgiving!

If Soldiers need a ride to the Thanksgiving feast at Magrath tomorrow (noon - 5pm), call Squadron staff duty, they are prepared to provide transportation! The number is: (315) 774-2101

They’ll also bring showing the football games on a ENORMOUS screen!

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11/18/2022

Duty Day CANCELLED for Friday 18 NOV 2022:
The National Weather Service is predicting that the first snow storm of the season is going kick off late tonight and be a multi-day event. You should be prepared to shelter in place and stay off the roads for the duration of the Lake Effect Snow Warning that begins tonight and extends into Sunday.

Don’t know what you need to get ready? Check out this guidance from FEMA: www.ready.gov/winter-weather

Due to the forecasted inclement weather on Friday, 18 NOV 2022, the Garrison Commander has issued a DO NOT REPORT ORDER. Unless notified otherwise by their chain of command/supervisor, Fort Drum non-emergency/non-essential uniformed military personnel and civilians will not report to duty/work. Emergency and Mission Essential personnel will report unless notified otherwise by their chain of command/supervisor.

The Fort Drum Welcome Center at 4412 Camp Swift Rd. remains open for new arrivals (Soldiers).

All agencies in Clark Hall are closed and all previously scheduled activities and appointments must be rescheduled.

Child and Youth Services (Child Development Centers, School Age Center) are closed.

The Guthrie Ambulatory Healthcare Clinic, all troop clinics, OB/GYN Clinic at Samaritan, and all dental clinics are closed.

All gyms are closed.

The Commissary is closed.

Call your AAFES business to check if it is open.

We urge all members of the Fort Drum community to exercise caution when traveling and practice good winter-weather safety. All Government Vehicles follow Road Condition Guidance identified in Appendix C (Road Condition Reference Chart) of Fort Drum Regulation 525-27.

We encourage members of the Fort Drum community to monitor local news media for weather conditions and monitor Fort Drum's status by using one or more of the following methods: our social media channels, the Fort Drum Information Hotline 315-772-DRUM (3786) and the Fort Drum website at www.home.army.mil/drum

Monitor local driving conditions at https://511ny.org.

11/06/2022

Last week, the Troop’s Mortar Section executed Mortar Gunnery along with Alpine’s and Crazy Horse’s mortar sections. They hung a ton of rounds and honed their proficiency as our rapid indirect fire support!

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11/02/2022

On Monday, SPC Hart of the Mortar Section promoted to the rank of SGT! SGT Hart is an outstanding Soldier who has already demonstrated the capacity to lead. We look forward to more great things from him in the future as part of the NCO Corps!

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10/28/2022

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

The Squadron’s Trunk or Treat with 41st Engineers and 2-14 Infantry was a great success - and very spooky! Thanks to all who showed up and supported!

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10/28/2022

Photos from 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment's post

10/26/2022

TRUNK OR TREAT is TOMORROW at 1700!

10/23/2022

While in the field for Mountain Peak, we had the opportunity to promote two Troopers to the rank of Sergeant! Sergeant is the first rank in the Noncommissioned Officer Corps, and reaching this rank is a major milestone in a Soldier’s career. 1SG Ganley kicked off the promotion ceremony with the NCO Creed, underlining the importance of this event. SGT Fuentes and SGT Lee worked hard for this achievement, and we look forward to their further achievements in this role of greater responsibility!

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10/22/2022

MOUNTAIN PEAK!

The Troop recently completed Mountain Peak, the Brigade’s culminating field training exercise prior to heading to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana. During this exercise, the Troop got after a variety of reconnaissance and security tasks, and we had the opportunity to train alongside partners from Beast Company, 41st Engineer Battalion, 2nd Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, and Dark Knights, 41st BEB, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. Mountain Peak was a challenging exercise, and our lessons learned made us a stronger team!

(1st Platoon is in black because they served as OPFOR against the rest of the Troop…)

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10/21/2022

This week, it was our pleasure to re-enlist SPC Stone and SPC Jones of 1st Platoon! SPC Stone and SPC Jones are outstanding Troopers who will continue to make the Troop and the Army stronger, both now and in the future!

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10/07/2022

Last week, 1st Platoon and the Troop bade farewell to one of our own, SSG Demos. SSG Demos has been a font of knowledge and a great teammate during his time in B Troop. Best of luck to him at Fort Bragg!

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10/06/2022

There’s no better way to get ready for a four-day weekend than 1st Sergeant PT! Go where others dare not go, do what others dare not do!

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10/01/2022

There are few things as great as having awesome teammates. Great work again to Delta "Darkhorse" Troop, 1-89 CAV and thanks for letting us take part in a very big win! (2nd Platoon also enjoyed the hot chow…)

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10/01/2022

Congratulations to CPL Suarez and CPL Everhart of 3rd Platoon and CPL McPeak of the Troop HQ for graduating the Basic Leader’s Course and promoting to the rank of Corporal! BLC is the first step that Soldiers take to become Noncommissioned Officers and joining the ”backbone of the Army” - it is a huge step in a Soldier’s career. An additional shoutout goes to CPL McPeak, who earned a spot on the Commandant’s List for his exceptional performance during the course!

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09/30/2022

Congratulations to SSG Moore and SGT Carrier for graduating Rappelmaster School! This challenging course trains Soldiers on overseeing and conducting rappel operations and on how to leverage ropes in mountain operations. These Troopers are not average!

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09/30/2022

A very big congratulations to 1LT Bosko, our outgoing Executive Officer, for winning the LTC McChrystal Award! This award is presented to officers in the Squadron who demonstrate the principles of the BIG HAT - Balance, Inclusion, Grit, Honor, Action, and Trust. 1LT Bosko absolutely crushed it and we look forward to his future successes!

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09/30/2022

Congratulations to the Troopers who completed the Norwegian Foot March on Thursday morning! The event, known as the Marsjmerket, is a 30km (18.6 mile) ruck that has been conducted since 1915.

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09/29/2022

Our teammates in Delta "Darkhorse" Troop, 1-89 CAV slingloading their gear in for the Phillip A. Connelly Cup!

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09/29/2022

2nd Platoon got after it this week with Delta "Darkhorse" Troop, 1-89 CAV during the FORSCOM level Phillip A. Connelly Cup competition! The Platoon split into sections, with one establishing a screen to provide early warning and reaction time to Darkhorse and the other serving as OPFOR. 2nd Platoon used all of their assets to challenge and support our Darkhorse teammates as they crushed the Connelly Cup!

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09/28/2022

Hell yeah Delta "Darkhorse" Troop, 1-89 CAV!!!

09/25/2022

This week, 1st Platoon and the Troop HQ trained alongside our teammates from Dark Knights, 41st BEB, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division’s Military Intelligence Troop. Together, they inserted by air and conducted reconnaissance and security operations, leveraging Dark Knight’s cutting-edge capabilities and Blackhawk’s Scout fundamentals to maximize our abilities to work as a multifunctional, combined arms information collection team. Training together like this keeps us ready to fight and win on the complex modern battlefield - anywhere, anytime.

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09/23/2022

A very, very big congratulations to SPC Rojas and SSG Mims of 1st Platoon for graduating Air Assault School today! Air Assault is a challenging course that pushes Soldiers to learn the complex techniques and doctrine of Air Assault operations and to overcome any fear of heights they may have as they rappel down towers and out of Blackhawk helicopters. AIR ASSAULT!

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09/20/2022

1st Platoon and all of Blackhawk Troop bade farewell to a stalwart today. SPC Gonzalez is a talented Trooper with a magnificent mustache, and most importantly, he’s a great teammate who brings up everyone around him. We will all miss him and his family. Best of luck to them out at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California!

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09/12/2022

Attention to all Blackhawk Troopers and Families: We will have a SFRG Meeting this Wednesday, 14 September, at 1800 in the Squadron Regimental Room! Please bring your best Mexican-style dish! Like last time, there will be a prize!

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09/08/2022

Last Thursday, Blackhawk Troop participated in 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment’s Organizational Day, which was held jointly with 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry, our fellow cavalrymen from 10th Combat Aviation Brigade!

Blackhawk Troop took the day’s championship in dodgeball and also took the championship (albeit disputed) in softball. The event was a great day of fun, food, sports, and camaraderie for Troopers and families.

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08/31/2022

Changes to Mountain Fest tomorrow due to inclement weather

Due to inclement weather, the following Mountain Fest changes are occurring:
1600 CMD Teams Softball Game (Cancelled)
1730 CDR’s Cup (shifted to 1430 tomorrow)
1800 10th MTN Band Concert (Cancelled)
2000 Mission Mt. Mangart Film (shifted to 1900 tonight)

08/30/2022

Make sure you come to Org Day!!!

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Join us for the Squadron Org Day this Thursday! Check out the flyer to see more details.

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