Guardian East December Issue | Page 2

Sections 4 Partner Spotlight: Germany 10 SHARP: I Am Strong 16 Chaplain: A Christmas Carol 24 Reenlistments & Promotions 27 submitted photos MNBG-E CMDR col. david j woods MNBG-E CSM Command sgt. maj. Sheryl Lyon Executive Editor Maj. Wencke Tate Editor Capt. Randy Ready Guardian East welcomes commentaries, articles and photos from readers. Submissions should be sent to the editor at [email protected] by the 21st of each month and include details such as the who, what, when, where and why of the photos. Please include the person’s name, rank and contingent of who took the photos for photo credit. MNBG-E reserves the right to edit any submissions. Layout Editor sgt. Samantha Parks COVER PHOTO: Soldiers with 3rd Detachment, Company C, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment utilize all-terrain vehicles during their patrol around Zubin Potok Nov. 2. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Parks, 4th Public Affairs Detachment) Contributing Journalists staff sgt. cody harding BACK COVER PHOTO:Forty eight soldiers from Multinational Battle Group-East and Area Support Team Balkans took the next step in their Army careers by graduating from the Warrior Leaders Course at Camp Bondsteel. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Stoffregen, 4th Public Affairs Detachment) Sgt. Joshua Stoffregen Guardian East is produced for personnel of Multinational Battle Group-East and is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Contents of Guardian East are not necessarily the official views of the U.S. government, the Department of the Army, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade or MNBG-E. PG 2