Cobra King Company, 1-37 AR, 2/1 AD

We bid farewell to CPT Emilio Pacheco, and welcomed CPT Sam Heydinger today. BDNF! First in!

1LT Bryce Milton graduated Army Ranger school today. Bandits do not fail! First in!

We bid farewell to SSG Brandon McNeil this week. During his tenure he achieved top M2A3 Commander accolades by shooting a table VI gunnery score of 948/1000 points. He will continue his service at Ft. Moore, GA. First in! BDNF!

Wake up, and get after physical fitness! 1st Platoon and HQ conducted pre EIB PT test this morning! BDNF! First in!

Congratulations to SGT Prograise, SGT Almendarez, and SGT Cervantez for graduating from Basic Leader Course. First in!

SGT Marquis Joseph (left) reenlisted today to continue service as a Signal Operations Support Specialist in the 10th Mountain Division. He has served in 1-37AR for the past three years. First in! BDNF! Strike hard!

Congratulations to the newly frocked 1SG of Cobra King. 1SG Donahue has served in the Battalion as a Platoon Sergeant in both the Distro Platoon and 3rd Platoon Cco. He is one of the hardest working NCOs in 1-37AR. First in! BDNF!

SFC Killian from 1st Platoon competed in the Fort Bliss 10-miler qualifier this morning. He completed the course in 1 hour and 13 minutes (7:30pace). Congrats SFC Killian! First in! BDNF!

1LT Bryce Milton (3rd Platoon Leader) maneuvers through swamps at Ft. Moore during his time at the US Army Ranger School. Ranger lead the way! Strike Hard! BDNF!

Platoon Photos 2024
Tower Barracks, Germany

Congratulations to SGT Cole Eberly (Bradley Gunner) and CPL Paris Toedt (Team Leader) for being promoted this past week. Their first act as NCOs was to ensure the Company knocked out some push ups. First in!

Mr. John Keast, United States Senate Armed Services Committee staff director for U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, received a M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle capabilities brief and demonstration from Cobra King March 16th. First in!

1SG Donahue, CPT Pacheco, and LTC Trottier talk about the benefits of training international partners with Maj. Gen. Joseph A. Ryan, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Mar. 14, 2024.

Cobra King enjoyed a Company Org day and barbecue this past week to celebrate the end of operations in Germany. First in!

1SG Donahue (right), SSG Lawson (left), and SPC Baltazar (center) brief CSM Derrick Garner from US Security Assistance Group-Ukraine on unit training in Germany. CSM Garner awarded the team coins for their continued professionalism and dedication to the infantry. First in!

Congratulations to SGT Kinsler (beret) for graduating from Basic Leader Course and making the Commadants list. First in!

Congratulations to SSG Brison who was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant last week. First in!

2nd Squad from White Platoon was recognized by the Company and Battalion for being the best infantry squad during the rotation Germany. The squad had the highest lethality score during day and night live fire training. The squad is led by squad leader SGT(P) Brison, and his team leaders SGT Simpson and SGT Holmes. Strive for excellence. First in!

The C33 Crew set a high standard in the formation by recording the top Bradley crew gunnery score in the Battalion during live fire exercises, earning them top gun belt buckles from the Command team. The crew, led by SSG McNeil, includes SGT Tamang and SPC Rothenberger. First in!

Congratulations to SSG Capistrant (Vehicle Commander), SPC Coleman (Gunner), and SPC Vang (Driver) for competing in the 2/1AD best Bradley crew competition. The four day long competition consisted of live fire, physical, academic, and technical tests. The crew recorded the highest table VI live fire score in the Brigade. First in!

Our Company Supply Sergeant, SSG Isis Erron-Walker graduated from Advanced Leaders Course this week. She was honorably mentioned at graduation for being in the top 10% of her class, and made the Commandant’s List . First in!

Congratulations to the newly promoted SGT Cervantes. First in!

Charlie Company executed a Bradley Fighting Vehicle Recovery/Engagment Area Development course.

Soldiers learned the steps of EADEV and built an engament area with dug in fighting positions to replicate defensive operations. Soldiers and mechanics conducted vehicle recovery from the fighting positions during the day, and at night in preparation for future training exercises. First in!

This week SGT Tristan Caswell (below working on MK-19) and SGT Christopher Hunt graduated from the Small Arms Weapons Maintainer course. Promoting a maitenance culture is key to our success as an organization. First in!