CSM Sampa Visits SDARNG’s 1-147 FA Soldiers

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Craig Norton | Command Sgt. Maj. John Sampa, the 12th Command Sergeant Major of the Army National Guard, takes a photo with South Dakota National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery and Forward Support Company, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery Regiment, at Camp Aachen Training Area in Grafenwoehrf, Germany, Jan. 23, 2019. The 1-147 units are currently deployed in support of Atlantic Resolve. Atlantic Resolve builds readiness, increases interoperability and enhances the bond between ally and partner forces using multinational training events in Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Craig Norton, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment)  

GRAFENWOEHR, GERMANY

01.29.2019

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Craig Norton 

382nd Public Affairs Detachment

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. John Sampa, the National Guard Bureau Command Sergeant Major, and three other NGB sergeants major visited deployed NG Soldiers and the 7th Mobilization and Reserve Affairs section at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 23, 2019.

The NGB command sergeant major spoke with Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery Regiment, about their Atlantic Resolve deployment and unit strength.

“We want the organization to be proud and recruit other folks,” said Sampa.

It’s an everlasting memory when a senior military leader visits a unit during a deployment.

“It’s a once in a career opportunity,” said U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Dusty Kiner, the first sergeant for B Battery, 1-147 FAB. “It’s not every day the Army National Guard command sergeant major shows up to your unit while you’re training.”

Leaders visiting deployed unit, specifically National Guard, shows we’re a family.

“It really tells the Soldiers, the Army National Guard is aware of what we’re doing and paying attention to what missions we’re performing,” said Kiner.

• Date Taken: 01.29.2019
• Date Posted: 03.05.2019 12:39
• Story ID: 312961
• Location: GRAFENWOEHR, DE