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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Paul L. Fluharty, the 15th Command Sergeant Major of the Field Artillery, performs kettlebell carries with 1st Infantry Division Soldiers at the 1st Infantry Division Artillery company operations facility on Fort Riley, Kansas, May 10, 2023. Fluharty conducted physical training with the field artillery Soldiers as a team cohesion exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Holladay)
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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Paul L. Fluharty, the 15th Command Sergeant Major of the Field Artillery, speaks to 1st Infantry Division Soldiers before physical training at the 1st Infantry Division Artillery company operations facility on Fort Riley, Kansas, May 10, 2023. Fluharty spent the morning with 1st Inf. Div. field artillery Soldiers, viewing their daily life and speaking with them individually. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Holladay)
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FORT RILEY, Kan. - U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Paul L. Fluharty, the 15th Command Sergeant Major of the Field Artillery, visited the 1st Infantry Division on May 10, 2023.
Fluharty joined the 1st Inf. Div. Artillery to conduct physical training and visited the field artillery units throughout Fort Riley to assess their status and readiness. Fluharty also provided an update on the state of the field artillery branch during a panel discussion at Barlow Theater.
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Paul L. Fluharty, the 15th Command Sergeant Major of the Field Artillery (left), gives a challenge coin to Staff Sgt. Sebastian Maybin, a cannon crewmember assigned to Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (right), at Barlow Theater on Fort Riley, Kansas, May 10, 2023. Maybin received a coin after being recommended by his battalion leadership for his exceptional leadership in his battery. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Holladay)
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“The panel discussion was very informative. We discussed manning, weapon systems, promotion evaluation, and responsibilities,” said Staff Sgt. Kevin Graytok, a fire control specialist assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Artillery, 1st Inf. Div.
The panel had a part where the noncommissioned officers provided their thoughts, ideas, and perspectives to Fluharty to bring back to Fort Sill.
“Today really provided insight,” Fluharty said. “I am able to take a lot of valuable points with me, which will help drive change within the branch.”
Fluharty received a certificate of appreciation from Command Sgt. Maj. Michael McLaughlin, the 1st Inf. Div. Artillery command sergeant major.
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael McLaughlin, the 1st Infantry Division Artillery, 1st Inf. Div. command sergeant major (right), presents U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Paul L. Fluharty, the 15th Command Sergeant Major of the Field Artillery (left), a certificate of appreciation at Barlow Theater on Fort Riley, Kansas, May 10, 2023. McLaughlin recognized Fluharty after he spent the morning with 1st Inf. Div. field artillery Soldiers and led a panel about field artillery and leadership. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Holladay)
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“We are grateful that Command Sgt. Maj. Fluharty could come out here,” McLaughlin said. “It means a lot that our noncommissioned officers and Soldiers were able to learn from him.”
Fluharty left Fort Riley Soldiers and non-commissioned officers with a closing speech about how to be a good leader that gets the best out of their subordinates.
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Paul L. Fluharty, the 15th Command Sergeant Major of the Field Artillery, speaks to field artillery Soldiers in the 1st Infantry Division Soldiers during a leader panel discussion at Barlow Theater on Fort Riley, Kansas, May 10, 2023. Fluharty spoke to the Soldiers about leadership, the current state of field artillery, goals and expectations moving forward. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Holladay)
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“Leaving today, I get to adopt what Command Sgt. Maj. Fluharty spoke about into my leadership,” Graytok said. “I will take his advice on being an engaged leader and noncommissioned officer as well as the discussed traits of leadership, such as caring about a Soldiers personal life and their goals.”
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