The document is the February 28, 2013 edition of the Salvo, the monthly publication of the U.S. Army Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, New York. In the first article, the Commander discusses the potential impacts of impending budget sequestration cuts, noting they could terminate employees, furlough civilians, and reduce contracts with suppliers. The second article highlights the Secretary of the Army designating the Arsenal as a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for cannon and mortar manufacturing, noting its unique capabilities. The third article discusses a $5.9 million contract to supply mortar systems to the Afghan army to support the transition of security responsibilities.

1. Vol. 13, No. 2
S ALVO
U.S. Army Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, New York Feb. 28, 2013
We knew it ...
the SECARMY just confirmed it
The Arsenal has no equal for cannon
and mortar manufacturing
Also inside:
Commander’s Column
Secretary of the Army recognition
$5.9M foreign military sale contract Story begins on page 3
Black History Month - Civil War
Photo by Sgt. Derec Pierson

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Commander’s
Corner
Sequestration … the removal or separation; -cancel 3rd and 4th quarter depot maintenance.
-eliminate modernization projects.
banishment or exile.
As I was drafting the preface to our strategic planning
document about one year ago, I had the intention of This list is not all inclusive but should give you a
discussing the possible effects of “Sequestration” as a sense on the depth of the impact that will be felt by every
result of the Budget Control Act. I was persuaded not to agency and person in the Department of Defense.
because the belief at that time was “we would never see Although we operate differently than do the majority
such draconian budget cuts enacted.” of other Army installations in that we fund our operations
Well, as March 1st nears, the 14th Century word from our sales of products, it is still unclear to me whether
“sequestration” ripples through daily discussions at the or not we will share equally in the pain.
Department of Defense, as well as throughout our country. Nevertheless, I can assure you that your leadership and
The term “sequestration” refers to the mandatory I have worked through several scenarios, from worst case
reduction in federal budgetary resources of all budget to negligible effect, and will share with you our strategy
accounts that have not been exempted by statute. Under once we have clear guidance from higher headquarters.
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act March 1st is the trigger and so, I expect clearer
of 1985, as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011 guidance to come out in the next couple of weeks. To
and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, across-the- help disseminate that guidance without any chance of
board reductions are scheduled to take place Mar. 1, 2013, miscommunication, I will make available to the workforce
unless legislation is enacted that avoids such reductions. access to the TACOM commander’s VTC that he will
The implications of Sequestration are significant! conduct on March 7th, 1-2 p.m. My plan is to open up the
According to Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. town hall location in Building 110.
Odierno, Sequestration will: So, I ask you to be patient and as soon as I get
information on the road ahead, I will share it with you.
-impose an additional $12 billion cut on the For the latest information coming from DoD, check out
Army’s budget in the remaining months of this link:
FY13.
- terminate an estimated 3,100 temporary and term http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2013/0213_
employees. sequestration/
- furlough up to 251,000 civilians for one day a
week for 22 weeks.
- reduce Army purchase orders with 3,000 Mark F. Migaleddi
companies, of which 37%, or approximately Commanding
1,100, may consequently face moderate to high Manufacturer 6
risk for bankruptcy.
Commander, Col. Mark F. Migaleddi The Arsenal Salvo is an authorized monthly publication for members of the Department
Public Affairs Officer, John B. Snyder of Defense. Contents of the Salvo are not necessarily the official views of, or an endorse-
Editor, John B. Snyder ment by the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or
Photographer: John B. Snyder the Watervliet Arsenal.
News may be submitted for publication by sending articles to Public Affairs Officer,
Arsenal Facebook Page @ 1 Buffington Street, Bldg. 10, Watervliet, NY 12189, or stop by office #102, Bldg. 10,
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john.b.snyder.civ@mail.mil. The editor reserves the right to edit all information submitted
for publication.

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Arsenal Museum File Photo
Arsenal cannon manufacturing was still in its infancy at about the time this post card was printed in the early 1900s. Since the open-
ing of this Historic Big Gun Foundry, or what today we call the Big Gun Shop, thousands of cannons have flowed through its doors.
Secretary of the Army certifies the
Watervliet Arsenal as having no equal
By John B. Snyder “Given that we are in an intense competitive
business environment for fewer defense contract
The Secretary of the Army recently acknowledged dollars, this announcement by the Secretary of the
what the Watervliet Arsenal workforce has known Army came at just the right time,” said Col. Mark F.
for nearly 200 years, their skilled craftsmanship and Migaleddi, the Arsenal commander.
machining capability is unequaled anywhere in the “The Secretary’s statement speaks volumes about
Department of Defense. The Honorable John M. the Arsenal’s capability and capacity to rapidly
McHugh has designated the Watervliet Arsenal as a respond to the urgent needs of our war fighters and to
Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) do so with unequaled quality,” Migaleddi said. “But
for cannons and mortars. beyond the equipment and buildings that help define
According to McHugh, the Watervliet Arsenal our capability is our highly skilled workforce who
possesses the skills and capabilities related to cannon works tirelessly to manufacture the products that in the
and mortar manufacturing not shared by any other end help our Soldiers to come home safe.”
industrial facilities in the Army. Although the CITE certification does not
“It (Watervliet) has the nation’s only large bore necessarily direct more contracts for the Arsenal, said
cannon production facility and maintains proprietary Joe Turcotte, the Arsenal’s director of Installation
processes for heat treating and rotary forging…and is Management, it may cause more weapon program
relied on to produce today’s most advance high-tech, managers to give the Arsenal another look during the
high-powered cannon and mortar weaponry,” McHugh procurement process.
stated in his memorandum. “The Secretary just stated that nowhere else
This news was greatly welcomed by the Arsenal’s in the Defense Department can the Arsenal’s core
senior leadership. competency to manufacture cannons and mortars
Story continues on page 4, See SECARMY

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SECARMY cont. Oklahoma, the Arsenal does not receive Congressional
funding for its base operations.
All funds required to maintain and operate the
be found,” Turcotte said. “Therefore, the logical Arsenal comes from a process called a Revolving
reasoning should be that the Arsenal is no longer just Fund. A Revolving Fund is an account where Arsenal
an option but a first choice for cannon and mortar income to fund its operations comes from its revenue
manufacturing.” that is generated through
Turcotte also said the military sales of its products.
designation may have Additionally, the Arsenal
other implications for other operates very similar to a
military services to look civilian manufacturing plant.
more closely at Watervliet Just as Ford Motor Company
for its cannon and mortar or General Electric are very
manufacturing. sensitive to profit and loss
Beyond potential accountability, the Arsenal
defense contracts, another cannot operate at a loss,
significant effect of the either. And, although the
CITE designation is the Arsenal is a government-
Arsenal may now more owned and –operated
freely enter into public- manufacturing center, there
private partnerships to is no guarantee of future
perform work that will work. But unlike Ford and
enhance its manufacturing GE, the Arsenal cannot
core competencies. operate with a profit. Any
“We may now more savings that are realized
easily work with private during the production cycle
industry to share and are returned to the customer,
leverage the Arsenal’s who in the end is the
equipment, facilities, and American taxpayer.
workforce skills to the Through public-private
betterment of the private partnerships, the Arsenal
company and to the may be able to better
Arsenal,” Turcotte said. Photo by John B. Snyder
maximize its resources, such
“What this means is that According to the Secretary of the Army, the Arsenal is the nation’s as buildings, equipment,
private industry may tap only large bore cannon production facility and maintains propri- and manpower, to lower the
etary processes for heat treating and rotary forging.
into the Arsenal’s great cost of its operation, which
resources, such as heat treatment, rotary forging, and in turn may lower the cost of its products to the U.S.
machining, to assist them with their product lines.” military.
Such private-partnership may not only keep the The Arsenal is the oldest, continuously active
Arsenal’s skills sharper, but may also reduce the arsenal in the United States, having begun operations
Arsenal’s cost of operation, Turcotte said. during the War of 1812. The Arsenal will celebrate its
Managing the Arsenal’s cost of operation go beyond 200th anniversary in July 2013.
that of simply being efficient. And that is why public- Today’s Arsenal is relied upon by U.S. and foreign
private partnerships are such a big deal. militaries to produce the most advanced, high-tech,
How the Arsenal is funded to conduct operations high-powered weaponry for cannon, howitzer, and
and maintenance often surprises community leaders mortar systems. This National Historic Registered
and elected officials. Unlike other Army installations Landmark has an annual economic benefit to the local
such as Fort Bragg in North Carolina or Fort Sill in community in excess of $100 million.

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Watervliet’s $5.9 million contract will
supply critical arms to Afghan soldiers
By John B. Snyder
Watervliet Arsenal announced this month that it
received a $5.9 million contract to provide the Afghan
National Army with nearly 900 60mm-mortar systems,
as part of the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Military
Sales program.
Col. Mark F. Migaleddi, the Arsenal commander,
said at a recent production meeting to senior Arsenal
leadership that this order is an aggressive fielding
effort with up to 150 systems being shipped per
month. Fielding of these Photo by John B. Snyder
systems, and the indirect fire Arsenal first-year apprentice Jeremy
capability they provide, will Brackett stacks a 60mm mortar tube
that he just completed the finish turning
support the speedy transition to process on.
a support role for U.S. forces, as
well as the withdrawal of U.S. Afghan army.
troops from the Afghanistan “I can’t recall our working
theater of operations. on such a quick turnaround
“This order not only to get our products out our
reflects the high confidence gates since 2004, when we
the Department of Defense were called on to manufacture
has on the Arsenal’s ability to armor kits for U.S. troops in
rapidly support the warfighter, Iraq,” Pienkoski said. “Over the
but also speaks volumes to the course of six years, the Arsenal
importance of DOD maintaining shipped more than 20,000
an Army-owned-and-operated armor kits for U.S. forces in
manufacturing center,” Iraq and Afghanistan.
Migaleddi said. Why such urgency now?
This multimillion dollar President Barack Obama in
Photo by John B. Snyder
order will add to the Arsenal’s Arsenal painter Sean Stephenson is loading 60mm mor- his State of the Union address,
current workload more than tar parts for the Afghan army order.
Feb. 12, said that he intends
14,000 hours of direct labor, to bring home nearly 34,000
said Ray Gaston, the Arsenal’s chief of the Production troops from Afghanistan by 2014. This announcement
Planning and Control Division. came after the President hosted Afghanistan President
“Our first shipment of mortar systems is currently Karzai at the White House in early January.
being assembled for shipment and will go out this At the conclusion of the Obama’s January meeting
month,” he explained. with Karzai, he said “today, we agreed that as Afghan
Bruce Pienkoski, the Arsenal’s program manager forces take the lead and as President Karzai announces
for processing this order, said the Arsenal was the final phase of the transition, coalition forces will
contacted late last month by U.S. Army planners to move to a support role this spring. Our troops will
see if the Arsenal could respond within 30 days to
Story continues on page 6, see Afghan
an urgent need to get 60mm mortar systems to the

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Afghan cont.
continue to fight alongside Afghans, when needed. But
let me say it as plainly as I can: Starting this spring, Every once in a while, the Arse-
our troops will have a different mission -- training.” nal stories achieve good success
Gaston said it took the entire Arsenal team, from
contractors to machinists to shippers, to develop the
in getting placed in higher com-
production plan and to ship its first product within 30 mands and Army staffs. This
days of getting the contract. story, in particular, made it to
“We knew we had to work fast because the faster the highest levels of the Army.
we react and deliver these mortars into the hands of
the Afghanistan soldiers, the sooner our U.S. Soldiers
can come home,” Gaston said.
-Top 7 Story in the entire Army
The main part of the contract requires the Arsenal
to act as a staging area for the various parts of the -#1 Story for the Assistant
60mm mortar system that are being collected from Secretary of the Army for Ac-
other Army installations. Upon the receipt of the parts, quisition, Logistics, and Technol-
which consists of such things as barrels and base ogy
plates, the Arsenal will package them into complete
mortar systems and then ship to Afghanistan. The
contract also requires traditional manufacturing of
-#1 Science & Technology Story
select parts for the mortar system. for the Army
The shipments should be complete by the end of
August. -Top 10 Story for the Army
The 60mm mortar system is used primarily by the G-4, Chief of Logistics
infantry as an indirect fire weapon when a high angle
trajectory is required to hit enemy troops, materiel, -Top 10 story for AMC
and positions. It has a maximum range of about 3,500
meters.
Arsenal History Trivia
Arsenal Firsts!!!
According to the Arsenal’s 150th Anniver-
sary Program, one of the first nurses in the
U.S. military must have been Mrs. Margaret
Sleeyd who was appointed the Arsenal’s hos-
pital nurse in 1819 by Maj. James Dalliba,
the Arsenal’s first commander.
The first all metal building in the United
States was erected on the Arsenal in 1859.
Now a storehouse (in 1963), the “Iron Build-
ing” was also one of the earliest “prefabricat-
ed buildings,” as it was constructed of plates
cast in New York City and assembled here.

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Oh, 1813 was such a good year ...
or was it?
By John B. Snyder later? In conversations with the local community, no one
has been able to name any other business in New York’s
Oh, 1813 was such a good year … at least looking Capital District that has been in continuous operation as
back with 20-20 hindsight. “Uncle Sam” was first used to long at the Watervliet Arsenal.
refer to the U.S., pineapples were introduced to Hawaii, This July, the Arsenal will honor its 200th anniversary
Congress authorized use of steamboats to transport mail, in a week long celebration that will involve the local com-
the first federal vaccination legislation was enacted, and munities. But before July, the Arsenal will participate in
rubber was patented. a few events in which to tell its story to the local commu-
But among all that bit of good news was something nity.
more troubling to the common New Yorker — the United In May, the Arsenal commander plans to address the
States was fighting for its very existence in its second New York Senate on the 21st, as well as have the Arse-
war with Britain. With a standing army numbering little nal participate in the Village of Green Island and City of
more than 7,000 Watervliet Memo-
and the city of Buf- rial Day Parades,
falo burned to the on the 23rd and 27th,
ground, New York- respectively.
ers were rightfully In June, the Arse-
concerned not only nal plans to conduct
for what food they a Community Cov-
could put on the enant Signing Cere-
table at night, but mony in its Historic
also whether or not Big Gun Shop that
they would have a will involve local
place to come home and state elected
to the next day. officials. Also in
Just north of June, the Arsenal
Albany, along the has coordinated for
Hudson River, the two Army Reserve
Village of Troy Bands to perform at
became a hub of the City of Albany’s
militia activity. Al- Fathers’ Day Con-
though Troy was Photo provided by the Arsenal Museum cert in the Corning
not a large com- The Watervliet Arsenal was not always known for its cannon making. Cannons did not be-
come part of the production line until after nearly 75 years of operation. Here is one of the
Preserve on the 16th.
munity having only first 16-inch guns manufactured at the Arsenal in the early 1900s. In July, the Ar-
about 550 dwell- senal will conduct a
ings, it was rich in manufacturing artisans who worked in Gala at the Troy Hilton Gardens on the 13th, a golf outing
the village’s cotton factory, paper mill, fire-arms factory, at the Clifton Park Eagle Crest Golf Course on the 14th,
and popular for that time period, a distillery. a change of command on the 19th, and an Arsenal Appre-
It would be these skilled artisans who in 1813 crossed ciation Night with the ValleyCats on the 20th. The City
the Hudson and began to put in place the brick and mor- of Watervliet will also honor the Arsenal celebrations by
tar of a military arsenal on just 12 acres of land. Skilled hosting a citywide barbecue at its Hudson Shores Park on
factory workers from Troy would soon work side-by-side the 17th.
with ordnance soldiers to manufacture such critical war Although the Watervliet Arsenal’s buildings and ma-
items as ammunition cartridges and powder horns, all for chinery have dramatically changed, the one thing that has
about $9 a month. remained constant through every American military con-
Who would have thought that out of urgency and ne- flict since the War of 1812 is the Arsenal’s ability to recruit
cessity to blunt the British invasion that a small arsenal and train highly skilled labor. Primarily for that reason,
of highly skilled labor would still be standing 200 years the Arsenal remains in operation today.

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CPAC - Wins award for excellence
Watervliet CPAC Awarded the Silver Trophy in the 1st Annual CHRA CPAC Performance Recognition
Awards Program!
Civilian Human Resources Agency (CHRA) held its 1st Annual CPAC Performance Recognition Awards Program in
2012. Gold, silver and bronze awards were presented to the top CPACs in all of the Army to recognize excellence in the
following categories:
-HR to Vacancy Announcement Time
-Referral List Returned to commit time; and
-Workers Compensation Claim filed timeliness
The Watervliet Arsenal CPAC was awarded the Silver trophy and recognized as one of the top 5 CPACs in the
world!
CPAC thanks all the managers for their cooperation and teamwork in helping to fill vacancies as quickly as
possible. With current budget constraints, teamwork and efficiency is more essential than ever in supporting
our workforce locally and accomplishing the Army mission worldwide!
CPAC Team
Photo by Billy Martin
Front Row: Kim Hall, Lori Van Vranken, Jodi Roy, Alma Pennington, and Sherri Gage.
Back Row: James Ehman, Tina Pond, Jennifer Pusatere, and Robert McGraw.
“Service to the Line, On the Line, On Time”

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Lean Corner: Can an Office Be LEAN?
By Mark Ripley
Photo from Uncyclopedia.wikia.com
Taiichi Ohno, one of the fathers of the Toyota Production System said decades ago that “the Toyota Production
System is not just a production system.” He was referring to the tendency to focus on the manufacturing process during
continuous improvement. But much of the benefit from process improvement comes from improving indirect processes.
Of course, we are not trying to implement the Toyota Production System. We are implementing the Watervliet Arsenal
Production System.
The Watervliet Arsenal Production System is also more than just a production system. It applies equally well to
manufacturing processes or administrative processes. For any activity, you can identify a customer, determine the value in
the process (from the customer’s viewpoint), eliminate whatever does not add value, make the process flow and then pull
the value through the value adding process steps based on the customer’s need. And, of course, continue working on the
process until it’s perfect.
Administrative processes have lead time, work in process, quality issues, setup time, batching, rework, raw material,
delays, queue times and waste…just like manufacturing processes. Not to mention customers who need to be satisfied or,
better still, delighted! The same Lean tools that help create flow and eliminate waste in manufacturing processes work
great for administrative processes, too.
One tool is 6S. For some reason, clutter is something we learn to live with in our offices. But the fact is that clutter
and disorganization are significant contributors to wasted time in an office. How often do you scramble to find that certain
piece of paper or the three-hole punch? But 6S goes deeper than just appearances – it is used to improve the process.
Putting effort into organizing your group’s area through 6S can sometimes have almost miraculous results.
The benefits of 6S in an office? How about eliminating wasted time as people perform their everyday tasks, presenting
a professional image to customers, improving the morale of employees and using standard work to make it easier for fill-
in workers to step into a co-worker’s position when they are not in? Visual management improves inter- and interoffice
communication.
All Lean tools, especially 6S, can be applied profitably to virtually any activity. Want to implement the Watervliet
Arsenal Production System in your area? Talk with the Continuous Improvement Office.

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Arsenal Women’s History:
World War II
By Mark Koziol
In honor of March being Women’s History month, we pause to remember the
thousands of women who were employed at Watervliet Arsenal during World War II.
While numerous women worked on the production lines in the manufacturing build-
ings, many of them were also employed in the “Siberia” section of the Arsenal per-
forming critical duties necessary for an Allied victory over the Axis powers.
These women
worked hard to en-
sure a steady supply
of needed and critical
parts were sent from
Watervliet to the dif-
ferent theaters of war
throughout the world.
According to a Troy
Record newspaper
article May 12, 1944, Above photo was
taken in 1943 of
archived at the Arse- Miss Demetra Mouy-
nal Museum, a lot of os. More than 3,000
women worked in the women worked at
unheated Siberia ware- the Arsenal during
World War II.
house building.
It was here where
the Arsenal’s Field
Service Depot was lo-
cated. The Depot con-
sisted of three branch- Photos provided by the Arsenal Museum
World War II photo of the “Siberia” warehouse that gained its name from not having any
es: Stock Control; heat during the cold winters. Arsenal women processed and expedited hundreds of thou-
Storage branch; and sands of shipments through Siberia during World War II.
Maintenance branch.
At the Field Service Depot: 48 percent of the total workers were women; 85 percent of the Stock Control branch
were women; and 50 percent of the employees in the Depot Storage Control branch were women.
The Stock Control Section ensured proper documentation was created for both incoming and outgoing shipments of
parts and they were responsible for maintaining adequate stock levels. The Stock Control branch worked closely with
the Depot Transportation branch. Transportation ensured all documentation was accurate and attached to outgoing or-
ders; and ensured a steady stream of railroad and truck transports were ready for the outgoing shipments to meet their
deadlines. Hundreds of thousands of parts were processed and shipped out each month during World War II.
When an order came in, women would pull specific parts from the storage bins and placed them on a conveyor that
moved the parts to a series of long tables. Next, women would cover the parts with a rust preventative, wrap them
in waterproof coverings and dip the package in a wax to seal it. The order would then be measured for shipment in
either a ready-made wooden container or if needed, the Arsenal carpenters would custom make a crate. Many of the
containers had waterproof linings constructed according to government specifications. The crates were then properly
marked using a shipping number code, careful not to mention in English what was inside the crate, and shipped out.
The products would arrive on time to their far-flung world-wide destination unharmed from weather or exposure to the
elements.
More than 3,000 women performed a variety of important tasks at the Arsenal during World War II. Without the
dedicated and professional women in the “Siberia” section who supplied the vitally needed parts to the front lines, an
Allied victory over the Axis powers might have been in doubt.

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Black History Month: 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
By Egon Hatfield (RDECOM History Office)
In February 1863, the United States raised its first Army regiment of black Soldiers during the Civil War. Massachusetts Gov. John
A. Andrew received approval from U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton Jan. 15, 1863, to recruit "persons of African descent, orga-
nized into special corps" to fight for the Union cause.
Andrew hoped the new unit, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, would become a model for future regiments, whose success
would confirm the capacity of blacks for military service.
The 54th Massachusetts, under the command of Col. Robert Gould Shaw, trained at Camp Meigs in Readville in the Hyde Park
section of present-day Boston. Recruits arrived from 24 states -- 15 Union, five Confederate and all four border states. Their profes-
sions included farmers, laborers and skilled tradesmen.
On May 28, Andrew presented the regiment its colors. The 1,007 enlisted men and 37 white officers marched through Boston and
embarked on the transport ship De Molay, destined for Beaufort, S.C.
On July 16, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts saw its first action as part of a diversionary attack on James Island, across the Ashley
River from Charleston, S.C. The first casualties totaled 45 men.
Two days later, 600 men of the Regiment led a brigade-sized assault on Fort Wagner, located on Morris Island at the mouth of
Charleston Harbor. The fort, constructed with a ditch and earthworks, was located on a thin spit of land, where the only approach was
bordered by the ocean and a marsh.
The 54th had no choice but to charge straight ahead into the fortifications. The attack was gallant, but disastrous. The unit held
part of the fort, but Confederate counterattacks forced the men in blue to retreat, suffering 116 killed in action, including its com-
mander, Shaw, and 156 wounded or captured. The unit gained recognition for its valor and showed that black Soldiers fought hard.
One enlisted Soldier, Sgt. William Harvey Carney, was the first black recommended for the Congressional Medal of Honor for ral-
lying the troops and saving the regimental colors.
The medal was finally awarded May 23, 1900. The citation read, "When the color sergeant was shot down, this soldier grasped the
flag, led the way to the parapet and planted the colors thereon. When the troops fell back, he brought off the flag under a fierce fire, in
which he was twice severely wounded."
Carney died in 1908.

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Oh, what a busy month Photos by John B. Snyder
For the shortest month of the year, February turned out to be full of action. From par-
ticipating in several community events to working on urgent warfighter requirements to events
conducted at the Arsenal, leaders and workers were challenged. And, as always, we made it
through in good steed.
Here are a few events that captured our interest and our hearts.
Clockwise, from the upper right: Tony Urban, third from the left and who is the lead
manpower management analyst for the Arsenal, was the recipient of the 2013 Martin Luther
King Award for his efforts to promote diversity. His family is to his left. Fourth-year ap-
prentice Brant Wert is being interviewed by YNN reporter Lori Chung regarding the Arsenal’s
$5.9M foreign military sales contract. Samuel Offei provided a trip to the Ghanaian culture
as part of the Arsenal’s Diversity Day Luncheon. And, Matt Miller, who is the lead in the
Business Transformation Office for real property management data, received from Col. Mark
Migaleddi at a town hall a two-star note from Maj. Gen. Michael Terry for his great work.
Matt was aided in his achievement by his right-arm assistant, Matt Lysogorski.