Guardian East January Issue | Page 2

Sections 4 Partner Spotlight: Turkey 12 SHARP: New Changes to Program 17 Safety: Gearing up for Safety 19 Legal: Removing Unfavorable Action 20 Chaplain: Homecoming 28 Reenlistments & Promotions 29 MNBG-E CMDR col. david j woods MNBG-E CSM Command sgt. maj. Sheryl Lyon Executive Editor Maj. Wencke Tate submitted photos 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. COVER PHOTO: U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob McHenry, a forward observer with 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment and a native of Oakgrove, La., looks through binoculars to see where a round hit while U.S. Army Private 1st Class William Melichar, a cavalry scout with Joint Regional Detachment-East and an Odesa, Texas native, plots the next point during the call for fire simulator at Camp Bondsteel Dec. 17. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Parks, 4th Public Affairs Detachment) BACK COVER PHOTO: U.S. Army Capt. Robert Schaffling, a staff officer with the Multinational Battle Group-East and Philadelphia native, pursues a member of the Kosovo Security Force as he shoots for a goal in an exhibition soccer match with MNBG-E soldiers in Ferizaj Dec. 20. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Stoffregen, 4th Public Affairs Detachment) Layout Editor sgt. Samantha Parks Contributing Journalists staff sgt. cody harding 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