3 June 2007 Sunday

Change of command from LTC Walter L. Alvarado to LTC Joseph B. Cowan took place at the Lawrenceville Armory at 1300 hours. COL John Nunn, the 42nd Regional Support Group Commander, was the reviewing officer. MG Glenn K. Rieth, the Adjutant General of the State of New Jersey, was the guest speaker. W01 Rutter was promoted to CW2 Rutter.

 

2 June 2007 Saturday

1LT Monica Marin took command of the 150th Personnel Services Detachment after a change of command ceremony at Fort Dix. CPT Lonell Jenkins took command of the 250th Personnel Services Detachment after a change of command ceremony at Fort Dix.

 

14 April 2007 Saturday

Freedom Salute for HQ 50th PSB and 250th PSD took place in building 3650 on Fort Dix. That evening the FRG sponsored an outstanding welcome home party on McGuire AFB. The food was excellent and the bar was open.

 

9 March 2007 Friday

Welcome home parade through the streets of Lawrenceville to the Lawrenceville Armory. Governor Corzine and MG Rieth were among the many well-wishers that attended this fantastic event. The support from the community was tremendous.

 

11 MAY 2006 Friday

Uploaded May Newsletter. HQ did rifle physical training (PT) this morning. 1SG Hoffman finished up a great week as our PT trainer.

-BN XO

 

05 FEB 2006 Sunday

Weather has taken a downturn. So much for the sunny 40 degree days. It will be a cold experience in the Forward Operating Base (FOB). REMEMBER: Communication from CA will decline during the next 2 weeks. There will not be Internet or phone access during our field training. Thank you for your support and wish us luck.

-BN XO

 

03 FEB 2006 Friday

Battalion newsletter is posted here.

-BN XO

 

02 FEB 2006 Thursday

www.250thPSD.com was launched today. It will take about the same time to get this site up to speed as it did for the www.50thPSB.com site. For now we have the framework up and some photos have been posted. Tests showed that I didn't break my nose during yesterday's buddy team live fire event. :-) The "bad guys" (aka targets) paid for that one. Make sure that Army Combat Helmet (ACH) is on tight. Our Battalion newsletter will be posted and sent out tomorrow. The S3 is busy working on the OPORD for our upcoming field excercise. There will be a decrease in the communication between the Soldier and back home because of the restriction on cell phones during the excercise. Soldiers love getting mail and they are encouraged to send mail home. Happy Birthday to SPC Watkins! I just saw him walk by with his cake. He better not eat the whole thing. We have a PT test coming up.

-BN XO

 

19 JAN 2006 Thursday

The HQ just got out of the field. We successfully completed our "mini-FOB" exercise. Temperatures in the field varied from a sunny 50 degrees to a snowstorm on the last day. Our teammates in the 568th and 558th also did an outstanding job. I know the 250th is eagerly awaiting their turn. A bunch of photos were taken and should be posted soon. Happy 3rd anniversary to SFC Albano and her husband Ralph.

-BN XO

 

18 JAN 2006 Wednesday

Happy Birthday to MSG Estrada! Fire department was on site to extinguish the fire. :-)

-unknown :-)

 

13 JAN 2006 Friday

Welcome to the 250th! The BN is finally together. So much for the mild weather. Yesterday it was a beautiful 60 degrees. Today it is training weather, rain and getting colder. Everyone is still safe and we are coming together as a team.

Our mailing address has changed. The new building number is #306. See FRG FAQ for address.

Send ideas for this site to me at michael.bobinis@us.army.mil

-BN XO

 

10 JAN 2006 Tuesday

D-Day has come for the HQ.

The main body of the HQ arrived safely. We have integrated with the 568th and 23rd and have adopted the 558th. We are taking photos that I hope to have posted soon.

We look forward to the arrival of the 250th. Morale is high as we train for our upcoming mission.

-BN XO

 

7 JAN 2006 Saturday

Our main body arrived at CA under the leadership of LTC Alvarado and CSM Vander Clute. All Soldiers arrived safely and are looking forward to the training at CA. How many days until we leave? Just Kidding.

-BN XO

 

6 JAN 2006 Friday

Our advance party arrives at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. SFC Albano (S4), MSG Carlucci (S1), and I (XO) are here in CA to get the ball rolling. CA is a National Guard post that is staffed by mobilized Guardsmen and Reservists. The mission of CA is to prepare fellow Guardsmen and Reservists for deployment.

-BN XO

 

4 JAN 2006 Wednesday

What a birthday present! Day one of our mobilization. Let the adventure begin.

-BN XO