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	Prime Power 1LT David Bryant
	It has become commonplace to have the power go out in the Headquarters building every day at about 1400. However instead of just accepting the annoyance, TF 1-151 soldiers have done something to “Improve the Foxhole”. Sgt Michael of the 249th Engineer Battalion was called to see what could be done to make sure that we have “Reliable, Constant, Electrical Energy”. Considering that this is Prime Powers’ motto his goal was to do exactly that! He is on a small team of only a couple soldiers that is responsible to bring power to COB Speicher from the main power plant here on post. They pull long hours and have very little help in the means of the task at hand. However, not when it comes to Task Force 151! “I was shocked to see they actually had soldiers there to help me!” Said SGT Michael, “I am used to doing these projects without any help from the people that we are trying to take care of, but your (151st) soldiers were ready to get this done!” There were 28 soldiers from A co, D co, and HHC that worked in shifts over the beginning of the project. “The toughest part of the mission is completed, but since we completed it way ahead of schedule, we have to wait to finish it.” Most of the labor was to dig a trench so that the cable could be buried that would connect the transformer. “The TOC (headquarters building) generator breaker is undersized, so it is tripping for the lack of capability to handle the power being processed.” said SGT Michaels, “this should correct the issue!” The soldiers worked through the night so that they would not deal with as much heat, it took 5 days to get where they are currently at. In that time they dug and prepped the trench, laid the cable, connected the transformer, installed the grounding grid for the transformer and prepared it for the next step. This transformer benefits more than just the headquarters building, it will also connect to the PSY OPS building, Legal building, the Stadium, as well as another administration building. To finish the mission, Prime Power will have to cut the power for a small period of time to the south side of COB Speicher so that they can connect the cables and transformer safely.

	With the new transformer in place, and the new cables that run directly from the main power plant, the next step will be for KBR to install our new breaker box inside the headquarters building. “Once that (the new breaker box) is up and running, your building will no longer run off of the generator.” Said SGT Michaels, “It will be used for what it is intended for, a back up.” One thing is for sure, things will be a lot quieter around the headquarters building because no one will have a reason to yell about power the power anymore!


	Transfer of Authority
	Soldiers from 1st Battalion 151st Infantry Regiment from Jasper, IN and surrounding counties participated in a battle handover ceremony at Contingency Operating Base (COB) Speicher, in Iraq on April 10th 2008. Soldiers from Battalion HQ, and HHC (Jasper and Tell City, IN), Company A (Linton and Vincennes, IN), and Company D (Washington, IN) took part in an old military tradition that represents the transfer of authority or TOA from the 927th Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSB) based out of St. Augustine, FL. The Command Sergeant Major of the 927th, CSM Sally Bailey cases the colors of the 927th BN, and the Command Sergeant Major of the 1/151 INF, CSM Rodney Spade unsheathes the colors of the Predator Battalion, as the age old tradition unfolds. On APR 6th 2008 TF 1/151 took command of convoy security missions that the 927th CSSB had been conducting in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. LTC Ronald Westfall embraces the colors as CSM Rodney Spade passes the 1/151 BN colors off in an age old Military ceremony held at COB Speicher, Iraq.

	Task Force 1-151 Training at Camp Atterbury December 10th throught the 21st
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	The Task Force currently is training to meet Army standards in preparation of the upcoming mobilization, because of this Task Force 1-151 is not only trained and proficient in their warrior tasks and drills. They are also physically and mentally tough. THey now stand ready to face the mission at hand, and will only bring about success for Operation Iraqi Freedom.