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Home of the Fires Center of Excellence
Volume 54, Number 32
Inside
August 18, 2016
Diamond Brigade gets tougher
School bus safety
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ID theft rising
Photo by Pfc. Brea Corley
Page 4A
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery perform an uncasing ceremony Aug. 12, at Polo Field. The battalion is designated as a regiment because of its historical lineage, thus it also had regimental colors as well as battalion colors. For the story, more photos, see Page 6A.
Retiree Appreciation set Sept. 15-17
By Fort Sill
Retirement Services Office
Fort Sill’s 38th Annual Retiree
Appreciation Days (RAD) are
Sept. 15-16, along with the Family
and
Morale, Welfare
and
Recreation’s Buffalo Burger
Cookout Sept. 17. Post officials
said they expect more than 500
retirees and their families to
attend. A focus this year is to draw
new retirees to the events.
Activities begin with an open
house Sept. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 2
p.m. at Rinehart Fitness Center,
Bldg. 2730 Bragg Road. More than
80 vendors will be on hand providing information from health and
wellness to legal services to
updates on health insurance, said
Roland
Shirley,
Fort
Sill
Retirement Services officer. The
annual event is sponsored by the
Retirement Services Office and
Fort Sill Retiree Council.
The Fort Sill RAD is the biggest
in the continental United States
and it partners with FMWR for the
cookout, said retired Lt. Col. Allen
Shell, Fort Sill Retiree Council officer and co-chairman. It’s a great
opportunity to get I.D. cards, legal
information updated and go to the
pharmacy or commissary all in
one day.
The RAD draws retirees from
several states, and Shirley said he
said expects some of them will be
coming from as far away as Illinois
and Missouri.
Reynolds Army Community
UXO guidance
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Military tax tips
Page 5A
MeadowLarking
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Flu shots will be one of the many services provided at the 38th Annual Retiree Appreciation Day open house.
Over 80 vendors are expected at the open house, and retiree activities continue Sept. 16-17.
Hospital medical staff will man
provide flu shots, as well as
health screenings, eye examinations and wellness tips. Army
Community Services, the Army
Substance Abuse Program and
Casualty Assistance will also
have booths.
Fort Sill Dental Activity dental
Story, photos
By Kevin Fleming
ASC Public Affairs
A Fort Sill logistician was honored as the Army Sustainment
Command’s Logistics Assistance Representative (LAR) of the Year for
2015. Adam Findlay, 407th Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB) supervisory logistics management specialist, was presented with the award July
18, at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill.
“I was totally blindsided — I didn’t even know I was in consideration,”
said Findley, who is working as an interim logistics support team chief.
“I just do my job every day, so when I was told I received the award I was
amazed. It means a lot to me.”
Maj. Gen. Kevin O’Connell, ASC commanding general, praised
Findley for his work while presenting him the award.
“He’s out helping units and making things happen by keeping things
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Wild Side
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Pet of the week
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fourth floor of the Welcome
Center, Bldg. 4700 Mow-Way
Road. Retirees with appointments
will have priority over walk-ins. To
make reservations, call 580-4425058/5059. See the separate article
on Page 2A.
There will be more and a greater
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technicians will be providing oral
care information.
Legal assistance staff members
will be at the open house to prepare wills, advance directives,
medical and durable powers of
attorney and give legal advice on
other matters. They will invite
retirees to their offices on the
Maj. Gen. Kevin O’Connell, Army Sustainment Command commanding
general, presents Adam Findley with the Logistics Assistance
Representative of the Year award at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., July 18.
maintained and by keeping things accounted for,” O’Connell said. “We
are proud of you, both in and out of uniform.”
Findley, a GS-13, said he was going up against a pool of 149 ASC readiness LARs Armywide. An award committee assesses one nomination
from each of ASC’s seven Army Field Support brigades. The award is
granted to one outstanding logistics assistance representative annually.
Findley is the direct supervisor of 18 multifunctional logisticians from
four Army Materiel Command Life Cycle Management commands:
Aviation and Missile Command, Communications and Electronic
Command, Joint Munitions and Lethality Command, and Tank,
Automotive and Armaments Command.
“What we do is primarily readiness of a unit,”Findley said. His LARS
respond to any issues that hinder a unit’s deployment readiness capability, whether it is equipment, training, troubleshooting, etc. Findley and
his team also deploy in support of unit field training exercises, accompany military units in combat and deployments, and in support of their
humanitarian efforts worldwide.
He said the Army Field Support Battalion commander at Fort Hood,
Texas, took note of his daily work, and the assignments and projects he
completed over the past year.
“I guess he thought that I should be considered for the award,” said
Findley.“He did it secretively; I had no idea he was doing it.”
Findley’s immediate supervisor Ronnie Lawson, AFSB-Fort Hood
deputy to the commander, described him as devoted, dedicated and a
seasoned logistician.
“Mr. Adam Findley is an exceptional Department of the Army civilian,
leader, team player, role model for other DA civilians to emulate, and
will do whatever necessary to accomplish the organizational mission,”
Lawson said in an email interview. “When the logistics support team
chief retired, Adam was called upon to assume both positions’ duties,
interim chief as well as his logistics management specialist readiness
duties. He has never once protested the additional responsibility.”
LARs nominees must demonstrate that they have provided important
logistical support that increased Army readiness, contributed to operational improvements (like finding cost savings or writing technical manuals), directly supported real-time contingency or training operations,
and pursued self-improvement opportunities.
Findley volunteered for a short-term developmental training assignment in 2015, assisting the 405th AFSB with the European Activity Set
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Retirees
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variety of vendors this year, Shell said.
Vendors will include VA reps who can assist
retirees with VA benefits including disability claims and G.I. Bill educational entitlements and vocational rehabilitation benefits, Shell said.
“I want to open their (retirees) eyes to a lot
of the benefits that are out there for them,”
Shell said.
The event will have fitness and health
information booths, health-care services
vendors, and Comanche County Memorial
Hospital and Southwestern Medical Center
representatives.
New this year are people from the Fort
Sill Stray Facility and Lawton Humane
Association, who will be there with animals available for adoption, Shirley
said.
Numerous veterans organizations, including the American Legion and Veterans of
Foreign Wars, will be on site. LifeTroops
Inc., a veteran’s organization, will be there
for the first time, Shirley said.
On Sept. 16, at 8:30 a.m. attendees can
attend the postwide retirement ceremony
at the Old Post Quadrangle. It’s a great
opportunity to witness a generation of
retiring Soldiers, hear the 77th Army Band
“The Pride of Fort Sill,” and to see the Fort
Sill Artillery Half Section, Shirley said.
After the ceremony guided tours will begin
at the Fort Sill National Historic Landmark
and Museum, and also take visitors to the
Jared Monti Hall Simulation Center.
Retirees can sign up for the tours at the
open house.
At 11:45 a.m. retirees may dine with
Soldiers in the Staff Sgt. Juan Garcia Dining
Facility for $5.55.
“It’s a great opportunity for the retirees to
meet today’s Soldiers, and for the Soldiers
to hear from the veterans,”said Shirley.
At 5:30 p.m., the Retiree Appreciation
Banquet begins with registration and a
social at the Patriot Club.
The guest speaker will be Brig. Gen. Keith
Klemmer, Army National Guard deputy
commanding general for field artillery.
Entertainers, such as the 77th Army Band,
will perform during the banquet. People
may also win door prizes.
Tickets are $10 and available through the
Fort Sill Retiree Council.Tickets may be purchased at the open house or at the door,
Shirley said.
Sept. 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. is reserved
for the free Buffalo Burger Cookout at Fort
Sill’s Co-Op Park (behind the New Post
Chapel).
File photo
Retiree Appreciation Days culminates with the Family and Morale, Welfare and
Recreation’s free Buffalo Burger Cookout Sept. 17, which is also open to the public.
There will be picnic food, music and activities. The event is open to the public and
sponsored by FMWR and the Lawton-Fort
Sill Chamber of Commerce. This is a popular event with the retirees and a great way to
end the retiree appreciation days, Shirley
said.
For more information about retiree appreciation days, call retirement services at 580442-2645/6131/4251.
Legal services offered as part of retiree days
To provide the best services, each spouse will see a
separate attorney and will
require individual appointments. The Legal Assistance
Office is in the Welcome
Center, Building 4700 MowWay Road, fourth floor.
Attorneys will prepare
wills, advance directives,
medical and durable powers
of attorney, and revocable
transfer on death deeds to
help clients put their legal
affairs in order. Retirees
may call 580-442-5058/5059
By Fort Sill
Legal Assistance Office
Fort Sill attorneys will
again offer free estate planning legal assistance to
retired service members and
their spouses attending the
36th
Annual
Retiree
Appreciation Days, Sept. 1516.
To help ensure they can be
seen by an attorney, retirees
are urged to schedule legal
assistance appointments in
advance.
Logistician
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mission in Manheim, Germany, according to
his award narrative. EAS is a highly prominent mission that involves moving equipment and personnel into Eastern Europe to
deter potential Russian military actions.
He also managed the multifunctional
logistician team while serving as the only
ASC LAR stationed at Fort Sill. He supported the installation and various units here, all
while maintaining a 98-percent equipment
readiness standard.
Findley said he found out he won when he
received a congratulatory phone call from a
friend at Fort Carson, Colo., who had read
the announcement in an ASC email.
The LAR award was founded in the name
of Linda Villar, 41, the first Army Materiel
Command civilian killed in Baghdad, Iraq,
during a mortar attack June 3, 2005. Villar
was the acting chief of the 3rd Infantry
Division Logistics Support Element, and she
had 24 years of federal civilian service.
to schedule individual
appointments and request
an estate planning questionnaire that will need to be
completed before their
appointments.
An advance directive, or
living will, is a valuable document informing family
members and health care
providers of the life-sustaining treatment that an individual wants to receive or
decline if terminally ill, persistently unconscious, or
suffering from the end stage
of a progressive, deteriorating condition. Organ donation may also be elected if
desired.
A power of attorney legally empowers one individual
to act on behalf of another.
A durable power of attorney remains effective even if
the principal becomes incapacitated, allowing the person named to make decisions and act during periods
of incapacity. This may help
avoid what could otherwise
be an expensive guardian-
ship or conservatorship proceeding for an incapacitated
or incompetent adult. A revocable transfer on death
deed is available to clients
owning real property in
Oklahoma, and enables the
owner to transfer legal title
to his or her real property to
another person upon the
owner’s death, without that
property having to go
through the probate process.
Clients wishing to execute
a transfer on death deed will
need to bring a copy of the
property title deed with
them to their appointment.
Preparing an estate plan
includes making advance
decisions about end-of-life
treatment and appointing an
agent who will act for you if
you become unable to make
decisions for yourself. This
can provide personal peace
of mind and relieve family
members of making difficult
decisions at times of great
stress. Services are free to
retirees and their eligible
family members.
Lawson added that Findley was without a
doubt deserving of the award because of his
exceptional leadership and duty performance.
Findley spent 20 years as a Soldier, and
originally arrived at Fort Sill as a young
warrant officer in 1999. He retired as a property Chief Warrant Officer 3 in 2006. He
joined the Fort Sill civilian workforce in
2007, first as a contractor then as a DA civilian.
Findley thanked his family and his team
at Fort Sill for their support leading up to his
award nomination. His wife, Lucinda, also
attended the event.
Editor’s note: This article was supplemented with information provided by Fort
Sill Tribune staff.
Adam Findley (right), interim logistics support team chief, 407th Army Field Support
Brigade, Army Sustainment Command,
shakes hands with event attendees after
accepting the Logistics Assistance
Representative of the Year award for 2015
at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., July 18.
News briefs
Women’s Equality Day
4:30 p.m.; and Aug. 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sheridan
Theater. Eight guest speakers will share how they overcame obstacles to become successful. Register at
AmericandreamU.org/events for additional free materials
and to complete surveys. For more information, call Jane
Cunningham, Soldier For Life - Transition Assistance
Program, Transition Services manager at 580-442-6428.
Fort Sill will observe Women’s Equality Day during a
luncheon today, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Patriot
Club.The theme is “Celebrating Women’s Right to Vote,”and
the speaker will be Lt. Col. Toni Rieke, 100th Brigade
Support Battalion commander. Menu items include pork
tenderloin, mac-and-cheese, mixed vegetables, garden
salad, rolls and assorted cakes. Tickets cost $15, and are Sports physicals
available from unit Equal Opportunity advisers, or at the
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Installation EO Office in Bldg. 4700, Room 409. For more offer school and sports physicals for all healthy active-duty
information, call the EO office at 580-442-6165.
family members ages 4-18, Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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To make an appointment call the RACH appointment
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Tinnitus group
Tinnitus is a condition that may produce ringing, humming, buzzing or whistling in the ears. To learn management techniques, join the new tinnitus support group in the
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Hiring event
The Fort Sill Armed Forces Reserve Center will host a
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Heed posted UXO warnings
By Tribune Staff
On a post where Soldiers
regularly practice artillery
fire, unexploded ordnance
(UXO) on the ground or partially buried on post range
lands is a constant concern.
Weather changes may
happen with short notice
changing a dry, parched
landscape into a green tangled jungle.This new vegetation could hide a UXO and
create a danger to Soldiers
training in the area.
Fort Sill Range Operations
officials want everyone to
know about, and especially
for parents to teach children
about, the dangers of UXOs
and about the areas of post
that are off-limits to everyone.
Unexploded
ordnance
includes munitions that have
been fired but failed to function properly — a “dud.”
“When units fire artillery,
each round has a fuze. When
that fuze doesn’t function,
the round just goes into the
ground and becomes unexploded ordnance,” said
Buddy Leavell, range operations chief. “It doesn’t happen often, but when it does,
we have to treat the round as
live ammunition.”
Leavell said UXOs are
considered a safety hazard
because,“There is not a 100percent guarantee the fuze
won’t go off, under the right
circumstances.”
He said a kick or jostle
from a curious person could
cause the round to blow.
Other initiators of an explosion include vibrations and
changes in temperature.
“What makes unexploded
ordnance really dangerous
is that children don’t really
understand it. What they
need to be taught is that dangerous areas on post are
marked off for a reason.
Parents or guardians must
tell them to never go into
those areas,”Leavell said.
For some children, the lure
of unexploded ordnance is
difficult to resist.
“Lots of unexploded ordnance is interesting in color
and may be tempting for
children to pick up,” Leavell
said. “Talk to your children.
Explain to them that
Soldiers train with live
ammunition, but that it does
not always function. Tell
them not to go into the training areas to explore. And tell
them that if they see a sign
that says ‘DANGER’ do not
go past that sign.”
Fort Sill officials protect
Soldiers, family members,
retirees, Department of
Defense civilians and others
visiting the post by posting
large signs that mark the
dangerous areas on the
installation.
All impact areas are
marked on the Fort Sill map.
In addition to that precaution, there are signs that
mark all dangerous areas on
post.
Range operations personnel respond almost monthly
to units that spot UXOs during their training. The good
news is the majority of them
are found in training areas
or along margins of impact
areas.
Range operations personnel seldom receive reports
for UXOs in the main post or
cantonment area. Still, people should exercise caution
and call if they see something odd on the ground:
n don’t touch it;
n mark the area; and
n call range control to
have the item properly
investigated.
“Parents need to tell children not to pick up anything
at Fort Sill. Should a child
bring home unexploded ordnance, don’t mess with it.
Leave it alone and call the
Lawton Police Department,
the military police or the
761st Explosive Ordnance
Disposal Company. Call
someone. Always assume it
is dangerous,” Leavell said.
Don’t be inquisitive — it
might be unexploded ordnance just waiting to go off.
“When someone reports
unexploded ordnance, EOD
is called out to the area,”
Leavell said.
First they evaluate the situation and often try to blow
it up in place. If that isn’t
possible or safe, it is moved
to a safe disposal area.
“No one is allowed into
those areas without the
authorization of range control. When authorized personnel must go into the
areas to change out targets
it’s a really big deal. They
must be accompanied by
EOD and a medic, and they
must wear certain protective
gear. Many of those areas
are worse than mine fields,”
Leavell said.
He added anyone who
goes into the off-limit areas
on Fort Sill is at risk.
Similarly,“second-hand souvenirs” should never be purchased and transported by
anyone who isn’t completely
familiar with munitions. Just
because it may have sat on
grandpa’s desk doesn’t
mean it was made safe.
“When Fort Sill first
began, the Old Post
Quadrangle was the training
area.Then Fort Sill grew and
so did the training. A lot of
areas on post are areas
where munitions were, at
one time, expended.There
are dangerous things lying
around Fort Sill, and not just
in impact areas. If you happen to find something, don’t
touch it,”Leavell said.
If you or someone you
know finds unexploded ordnance, call range control 24
hours a day at 580-4422994/2008, 761st EOD at 580442-2313 or military police
at 580-442-2101/2102.
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Lawton Public Schools opened Aug. 10. Motorists need to
be watchful of children going to school.
School’s open
By Installation Safety Office
As children across Fort
Sill return to Freedom
Elementary School, the hazards and risks associated
with safe travel to and from
school also return. Post safety officials remind you to
share the road safely with
school buses, pedestrians
and bicyclists.
Whether children walk,
ride their bicycle or take the
bus to school, it is extremely
important that they, and the
motorists around them, take
proper safety precautions, to
ensure they arrive safely.
Tips around buses
Motorists approaching
a school bus from either the
front or behind with its yellow lights are flashing be
wary and vigilant as the bus
driver is preparing to stop.
n
n
When red lights on
buses are flashing, motorists
must stop. It’s the law.
Children waiting for the
bus, should:
n
stay away from traffic
and avoid any behavior that
can lead to carelessness;
n stay off the street and
private property, and not
enter alleys;
n line up away from the
street or road as it approaches;
n wait until it has stopped
and the doors open before
approaching it; and
n use the handrail when
boarding.
Motorists need to be ever
attentive to children darting
out from other cars and
crossing roads.
They should also obey the
speed limit as Fort Sill
police will be heavily monitoring school zones.
Online conveniences open door to identity theft
By Aubrey Love
While online banking, shopping, and
social networking has made life more convenient for many Americans, it has also significantly increased acts of identity theft,
according to Bureau of Justice news releases.
The use of personally identifiable information in many forms and documents
Americans fill out every year has also
increased the chances of identity theft,
according to Michelle Kalas, legal assistance and claims attorney at the Office of
the Staff Judge Advocate Client Services
here.
“Our service members are more vulnerable to identity theft than the general population because their Social Security number
(SSN), date of birth and personal information are floating around in many government offices,”she said.“It’s not that the government computers are not secure, it’s just
that the more often their information is put
out there, the more likely it is to be compromised,”added Kalas.
The Department of Defense has stopped
using the SSN on military identification
cards, replacing it with a computer-generated number.
“Reducing the frequency of using your
SSN is one of many ways to limit your vulnerability to identity theft,”said Kalas.
She said in most cases Soldiers come i
nwith identity theft issues concerning existing accounts. That’s because thieves usually
don’t create new accounts.
“In these situations, we have a checklist
put out by the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) that we follow very closely,” said
Kalas. “We also encourage victims to start
with the Federal Trade Commission’s website IdentityTheft.gov.”
The website provides a variety of information including a free, personalized identi-
Taking a few precautions
could save a lot of turmoil
and frustration, whether
you’re a Soldier or a civilian.
“Locking
your
cell
phones
and
stopping
paper bank statements are
just a couple of ways we
can help prevent identity
theft,” said Kalas. “In
today’s world, we often
use cell phones to pay for
products, but we don’t
lock those phones with a
password. So if they are
Shutterstock image lost or stolen, purchases
can be made without our
In a world of commerce, banking and other activities
increasingly occurring online, identity thefts are on the rise. consent or knowledge.”
She also said that turning
People should heed guidance to best protect their personal
on
“paperless” billing and
information.
bank statements will elimity theft recovery plan for those who have nate the possibility of your banking inforbecome victimized.
mation falling into the wrong hands.
President Barack Obama passed Shredding bank statements and other docuExecutive Order 13636 Privacy and Civil ments containing personal information is
Liberties Assessment in 2014 that instructed also critical.
federal agencies to create a consolidated
Often thieves will start with taking a few
site with checklists for consumers based on cents or a dollar to test the account and poscertain types of identity theft.
sibly get a balance.
The updated website, launched May 2015,
Once they have confirmed the account is
offers a range of new features designed to good, then they will take out more or empty
make the recovery process as easy as possi- the account. If you have online banking, do
ble for identity theft victims.
The website walks consumers through a
simplified step-by-step checklist that is tailored to the specific type of identity theft
they face. The advice consumers receive is
not generic, but rather customized for their
individual needs, according to the FTC website.
“Not becoming a victim of identity theft
obviously is the best option,”said Kalas.“We
try to inform Soldiers before they become
victims, but most of our cases are after the
fact.”
a weekly check to make sure there are none
of these small transactions that you did not
authorize. If you see one, contact your bank
or creditor immediately.
“A best practice is to get your annual free
credit report and stage those requests to one
from each agency every four months,” said
Kalas. This allows you to keep tabs on your
credit report a few months at a time as
opposed to just reviewing it annually.
“The best way to reduce identity theft is to
prevent identity theft,”said Kalas.
Providing your SSN to businesses for
products or services has become a commonplace process.There are options available to
the consumer, such as not providing your
SSN to doctors offices, rental agencies and
other businesses. However, not providing
your SSN could result in denial of service
based on lack of necessary information. A
possible option for purchasing a product on
credit or obtaining a line of credit with a
particular company is to provide them with
a notarized copy of your credit reports for
their review minus the SSN. Keep in mind,
you will need to provide additional proof
that the report is in fact yours.
For example, bills or other official letters
addressed to you at your current address
should match the current address listed on
your credit report.
4A The Fort Sill Tribune, August 18, 2016
RACH initiative seeks to improve health
Courtesy Reynolds Army
Community Hospital
August is Performance
Triad month here. Through
public health initiatives,
community outreach and
leadership engagement, the
Performance
Triad
is
designed to improve the
health and well-being of the
Army community.
The idea behind the initiative is to shift the focus from
a health system to a system
for health designed around
empowering the individual
to take charge of his or her
own personal health by
making better choices. This
is accomplished through
education and promotion of
the triad’s three pillars
sleep, physical activity and
nutrition. By emphasizing
these three aspects of health
the triad strives to improve
readiness, resilience and
responsibility throughout the
community.
One of the most glaring
health concerns within the
Army community is lack of
sleep, with almost 62 percent
of Soldiers and 35 percent of
the civilian population getting less than seven hours of
sleep per night. Sleep is an
essential aspect of health
regardless of profession, as it
is a basic biological need for
proper brain function. Often,
people report feeling just fine
on four to six hours of sleep
and notice no reduction in
their alertness or performance.
However, how many times
have you heard a person who
is legally intoxicated report
that s/he feels perfectly fine to
drive home? Well, for those
people getting less than six
hours sleep a night, they can
be just as impaired as the person with a blood alcohol level
of 0.8.
When the tempo at work
and home is high, positive
sleep habits are often the first
to suffer. Making minor
adjustments in habits can
prevent major sleep disturbances down the road and
keep you operating at your
peak. The Army Wellness
Center is a valuable resource
available to active-duty
Soldiers, retirees, family
members, and Department of
Army civilians that can provide sleep education, tips and
strategies to not only improve
the quantity, but also the
quality of sleep. Classes are
offered on a monthly basis or
by request on-site. In circumstances where further medical attention is needed, perhaps for sleep disturbance, an
appointment can be made at
the
Reynolds
Army
Community Hospital Sleep
Clinic by referral through primary care managers.
The Performance Triad also
focuses on the importance of
activity in our lives, encouraging us to move more
throughout the day. Did you
Photo by Cindy McIntyre
A Soldier waits for his meal selection to be served, Aug. 16, at the newly re-opened Guns
and Rockets Dining Facility. Eating a well-balanced, nutritious diet is one leg of the
Performance Triad along with sleep and physical activity.
know that the average person Wellness Center staff can disaster. With today’s fast
is sedentary for 21 hours per help you get started or pro- paced society, convenience
day? Through the growing vide assistance to those cur- foods have become increasuse of technology, this rently engaged in an exercise ingly popular. Often, for a few
lifestyle is more prevalent as program but want a change cents more, people may
the need to move diminishes. in their routine. Health edu- request their meals be superIncorporating short walks cators at the AWC provide fit- sized, perhaps providing
during lunch breaks, taking ness testing, personalized value, but assuredly serving
the stairs instead of the eleva- workout programs, and edu- larger portions and more
tor or perhaps parking fur- cation to help you reach your calories than we should be
eating.
ther away are examples of short and long term goals.
Instead of relying on the
Nutrition is the third leg of
simple ways to increase activity while maintaining produc- the triad. Modern foods are convenience of fast food, taktivity.The Academy of Sports often filled with unrecogniz- ing the time to plan meals
Medicine recommends walk- able ingredients, and can be ahead of time can prevent
ing at least 10,000 steps per calorie dense as opposed to unhealthy choices and save
day and 150 minutes of mod- nutrient dense. In other money. But when fast food is
erate exercise per week to words, many foods are unavoidable, making a
maintain good health. If you packed with lots of calories, healthy choice from the menu
are not used to it, it may but have little nutritional and being more aware of
sound overwhelming, but it value. Combining these fac- calories can keep you on
doesn’t have to be and you tors with unreasonable por- track. The Army Wellness
can build up to it. The Army tion sizes creates a recipe for Center, once again, provides
resources to help you make
healthy food choices for you
and your family. Health educators can administer metabolic testing to determine
your specific calorie needs
and provide basic nutritional
education, ranging from portion control vs. portion distortion to what a healthy plate
looks like and how to maintain a healthy metabolism.
For specific dietary needs and
customized nutrition advice,
the Nutrition Care Clinic at
the
Reynolds
Army
Community Hospital stands
ready to assist.
Implementing the strategies set forth in the
Performance Triad will
improve your overall health,
wellness and usually quality
of life. So start today and get
involved during Performance
Triad month by participating
in the Passport to Health.
These passports are available
for pick up at the south and
east entrance welcome desks
at
Reynolds
Army
Community Hospital as well
as the Army Wellness Center
at 2868 Craig Road. It contains 12 wellness activities
and instructions for completion are on the back of each
Passport. Complete just one
to start on your personal journey toward wellness or all
twelve for a special recognition.The journey is yours, but
the AWC and Reynolds community are ready to assist.
Students learn driving skills to evade enemies
Story, photo
By Stephen Standifird
Fort Leonard Wood
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — The sedan transporting
a Department of the Army official makes a left turn toward
the intended destination. Something feels off about the cars
parked on the sides of the road as the driver approaches a
roadblock.
Shots are fired as the driver slows down to assess the situation. An unfamiliar vehicle approaches from behind as
another approaches from the alley where the shots were
fired. In a split-second decision, the driver decides to ram
the barrier to escape the scene.
Scenarios like this one are presented to every student at
the Antiterrorism Evasive Driving Course, a five-day course
in the Army and Department of Defense provided at Fort
Leonard Wood. Students who attend the course drive for
staff officers, others may deploy to the Central Command
area of responsibility.
Although the course falls under the Special Tactics
Training Division, Military Police School, it is not designed
for military police students, said Kevin Bates, branch
chief.
“We see folks from the White House Transportation
Agency, general officer drivers, colonel and promotable
drivers,” Bates said.“In the last three years, a lot of the special operations community has come through this course as
well.”
A separate training course, which can last one to three
training days, is offered for general officers and their families who are set to deploy to high-risk areas.
The staff driver course is broken down into two main
areas of focus: hard skills and soft skills.
The core of the hard skills is getting behind the wheel
of a vehicle and driving; the soft skills include surveillance detection, conducting route surveys, conducting
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A student rams a road block to evade pursuing vehicles during a scenario on training day five of the Antiterrorism Evasive
Driving Course. Students are taught the basics of vehicle dynamics and advanced driving skills in the course.
vehicle bomb searches, and identifying drivable terrain.
“While they are in the vehicle, they are learning everything about vehicle dynamics; what the cars doing why it’s
doing it; what their limitations are and what the car’s limitations are,”Bates said.
Vehicle dynamics include steering and braking techniques, emergency lane changes, high-speed driving and
driving in reverse.
“We try to get across to the students in this course that,
basically, you are most vulnerable to a terrorist attack when
you are in transportation mode,”Bates said.
“We want them to understand (that you should) never
give up the fight when you are in transport mode.You keep
fighting You have to out-think, out-smart and out-drive the
bad guy.”
The culmination scenario on day five of the course begins
with the student entering a mock suburban area. Instructors
in vehicles playing the “bad guys” use everything in their
power to prevent the student from making it to the “safe
zone,”including ramming, blocking, and forcing the car into
a spin.
“We are doing everything that we can, being the best bad
guys we can, short of hurting or killing them,”Donofrio said.
“I always tell them I’m proud to have the opportunity to teach
them something that might keep them alive.”
The training scenarios are all about providing situations
that compel the students to apply the skills they have learned
in the course.
“You don’t know until you are in one of those situations
how you are going to react or what the car is capable of,”said
Navy Lt. Cmdr. William Phillips, a student.
Donofrio said that students often send comments back after
they have finished the course, praising the instruction they
received here.
“Half of the people that come here said they are alive
because of this course,” he said. “I know I am teaching our
country’s most precious resources to stay alive.”
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5A
Changes coming for NCO retention Oct. 1
By Robert Timmons
Army News Service
FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Changes to
Army programs that are meant to retain
quality noncommissioned officers will
take effect when the new fiscal year begins
Oct. 1.
In May, Eric Fanning, secretary of the
Army, signed Army Directive 2016-19
(Retaining a Quality Noncommissioned
Officer Corps), instituting new policies that
are meant to ensure the Army retains its
best Soldiers while offering NCOs with the
most potential an avenue for continued
service.
The directive changes the Bar to the
Continued Service Program, the NCO
Career Status Program and Retention
Control Point System. The changes will be
felt across the enlisted spectrum, particularly among mid-career to senior-level NCOs.
Under the Bar to Continued Service program, formerly known as the Bar to
Reenlistment Program, all enlisted ranks in
the active and Reserve components can
receive notice that they must improve their
performance or face separation from service, despite having reenlisted indefinitely.
“The big change is that the (Bar to the
Continued Service Program) now affects all
enlisted ranks,” said Sgt. Maj. Michael
Kouneski, Fort Jackson’s command career
counselor.
“Where previously (the program was) Bar
to Reenlistment and, if you were in the indefinite reenlistment program, you could say,
‘The commander can’t bar me to reenlist
because I’m already indefinite.’ Now if a
Soldier has unsatisfactory performance the
commander can bar you from continued service.”
The bar will be reviewed at periods of three
and six months before separation procedures
begin.
“(The reviews) are putting you on notice
you are a candidate for separation under the
new Bar to Continued Service,” Kouneski
said.
“As a Soldier in the Army you (must) con-
tinue to find new ways to better yourself, because as the
Army reduces in size it naturally becomes more competitive.”
Under the new directive,
Soldiers who wish to reenlist
under the NCO Career Status
Program,
formerly
the
Indefinite
Reenlistment
Program, must wait until
their 12th year of service to
apply. The new entry point is
meant to coincide with the
Army’s new retirement system, which begins Jan. 1,
2018.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar
The directive also reduces Sgt. Ryan Skelton, left, of Denver, Colo., and Staff Sgt. Elvis
the years senior NCOs can Servellon, of Omaha, Neb. — both with the Fort Jackson
stay in the Army by reducing
Salute Battery — fire an M116 Howitzer during a July 16
retention control point levels
for sergeants first class retirement ceremony at Fort Jackson, S.C.
through sergeants major.
enlisted personnel to exit earlier than anticiThis change, which will take place over a pated and to minimize the effects on families
three-year period, is designed to cause“senior and on the Army.”
Military service offers members tax advantages
Fort Sill Income Tax
Assistance Center
Being in the military
offers its members certain
tax advantages which many
people don’t realize.
If you are in the armed
forces, there are special tax
breaks for you. Some of
those are that you may get
more time to file your tax
return, some may receive
more time to pay their
income tax and some types
of pay are nontaxable.
The following is a list of
10 of the most common
breaks:
1. Deadline extensions.
Some members of the military, especially those who
serve in a combat zone, can
postpone some tax deadlines. If this applies to you,
then you may be able to
receive automatic extensions of time to file your
taxes and pay on your
taxes.
2. Combat pay exclusion.
If you served in a combat
zone, your combat pay is
partially or fully tax-free. If
you serve in a support of a
combat zone, you may also
qualify for this exclusion.
Please contact your pay
office as to the correct coding of this combat pay. It
must be reflected as “Q” on
your W2 form.
3. Moving expense deduction. You may be able to
deduct some of your unreimbursed moving costs on IRS
Form 3903 and annotate this
on the first page of the 1040,
under Adjustments. This
normally applies to the
move being a permanent
change of duty station and it
being at least 50 miles from
current residence/work. You
must also include the
amount received on your
travel or DFAS-Rome W2
received for your move.
4. Earned income tax
credit or EITC. If you get
nontaxable combat pay, you
may elect to include it in
your
taxable
income.
Including it may boost your
EITC, meaning you may owe
less tax and could get a larger refund. Last tax year, the
maximum credit for taxpayers was $6,242. The average
amount of EITC claimed
was more than $2,400. You
can figure it both ways and
choose the best option for
you or consult a tax professional to guide you.
5. Signing joint returns.
Both spouses normally must
sign a joint income tax
return. If your spouse is
absent due to certain military duty or conditions, you
may be able to sign for your
spouse. This can be done
using a Special Power of
Attorney (SPOA) for federal
and State tax preparation
and issues or use the IRS
POA Form 2848 (only good
for federal return and not
State). You can obtain a
SPOA from your local Legal
Assistance Office at your
local installation.
6.
Reservists’
travel
deduction. Reservists whose
reserve-related duties take
them more than 100 miles
away from home can deduct
their unreimbursed travel
expenses on IRS Form 2106,
even if they do not itemize
their deductions.
7. Uniform deduction.You
can deduct the costs of certain uniforms that you cannot wear off duty. This
includes the costs of purchase and upkeep.You must
reduce your deduction by
any allowance you get for
these
costs
(Uniform
Clothing
Allowance).
Officers usually have more
of an ability to claim these
costs than enlisted.
8. ROTC allowances.
Some amounts paid to
ROTC students in advanced
training are not taxable.This
is an allowance and is not
considered pay. It will not be
annotated on a W2 nor on
your school/institution 1099T. This also applies to
allowances for education
and subsistence. Active Duty
ROTC pay is taxable and
will be reflected on a W2 as
pay/income. An example
would be summer advance
camp, which is taxable.
9. Civilian life. Did you
know that after leaving the
military (ETC/retirement)
and look for work, you may
be able to deduct some job
search expenses? You may
be able to include the cost of
travel, preparation of a
resume and job placement
agency fees. Moving expenses for job search also qualifies as a tax deduction.
10. Tax help. Most military
bases offer free tax preparation and filing assistance
during the tax filing season
by way of a Military VITA
(Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance) center. Fort Sill
Legal Assistance Office
offers tax assistance by
appointment only after tax
season.
Assistance is available to
service members, retirees
and family members with
valid military identification.
Taxpayers should ensure
they have all their information before filing a tax
return, including a copy of
their prior year’s tax returns
if possible.
For more information, call
the Fort Sill Income Tax
Assistance Center at 580442-6445/8819.
Job vacancies
The Fort Sill Civilian Personnel Advisory
Center is in the Welcome Center, Building
4700 Mow-Way Road, fifth floor.
The center is open Mondays,Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 4
p.m.; and Tuesdays, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.
To apply for nonappropriated fund (NAF)
vacancies, visit www.usajobs.gov and follow the application process online.
A helpful Application Manager Quick
Start Guide provides an overview of the
application process.
NAF vacancies
The following non-appropriated fund
vacancies are open at Fort Sill:
Child and Youth Program Assistant (Entry
Level 2, Skill Level 3, Target Level 4), CY1702-01/02, $11.30 to $13.85 per hour, intermittent.
Cook, NA-7404-04, $9.25 to $10.77 per hour,
intermittent.
Cook (Child and Youth Services), NA-740406, $10.54 to $12.25 per hour, multiple schedules and appointment types.
Briefs
other individuals with competitive status:
Operations Research Analyst, GS-151511/12, full-time permanent, closes Aug.
29.
Test Administrator, GS-0303-04, intermittent, permanent, multiple locations, closes
Aug. 29.
Interdisciplinary
engineer,
GS0810/0819/0830/0850-12, full-time permanent, closes Sept. 30.
Physician (family practice), GP-0602-14,
multiple schedules and appointment types,
closes Dec. 30.
Physician (Internal Medicine), GP-060214, multiple schedules and appointment
types, closes Dec. 30.
Physician (Pediatrics), GP-0602-14, multiple schedules and appointment types, closes
Dec. 31.
Physician (Psychiatry), GP-0602-15, multiple schedules and appointment types, closes
Dec. 31.
Pharmacist, GS-0660-09/13, multiple
Internal vacancies
schedules and appointment types, closes
Open to current Fort Sill employees or Jan. 6.
Food and Beverage Attendant, NA-7401-03,
$8.60 to $10.01 per hour, permanent, intermittent.
Laborer, NA-3502-04, $9.25 to $10.77 per
hour, permanent and intermittent.
Maintenance Worker, NA-4749-07, $10.99 to
$12.84 per hour, intermittent.
Maintenance Worker (motor vehicle operator), NA-4749-07, $11.14 to $13.01 per hour,
intermittent.
Recreation Aide, NF-0189-01, $7.50 to $9.75
per hour, intermittent.
Recreation Aide (Facility Aid), NF-0189-01,
$7.75 to $8.25 per hour, intermittent.
Recreation Aide (Lifeguard), NF-0189-01,
$8 to $10 per hour, intermittent, seasonal.
Recreation Assistant (Lifeguard/Pool
Operator), NF-0189-02, $10 to $12 per hour,
full-time permanent.
Waiter, NA-7420-03, $8.49 to $9.88 per hour,
intermittent.
Waiter supervisor, NA-7420-03, $10.26 to
$11.96 per hour, intermittent.
ed in attending the workshops should contact vet
representative Lisa Forrest
or John Harris at Oklahoma
Works at 580-357-3500. The
reserve center is at 3955
Cannoneer Field Road, near
the Mow-Way shoppette.
From Page 2A
preparation and dress-forsuccess tips.The morning
workshop is Aug. 25, from 911 a.m. in classroom No. 4 of
the Truman Education
Center. The evening work- Education survey
shop is Aug. 25, from 5:30The Fort Sill Educational
8:30 p.m., at the Oklahoma Needs Assessment Survey is
Works facility at 1711 S. 11th open for responses through
in Lawton. Anyone interest- Sept. 30th. Soldiers, family
members and civilians are
encouraged to complete the
survey available online at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FortSillEducCtr20
16. It helps the Army determine educational programs
at the installation level as
well as Army-wide distance
learning programs.
For more information, call
the Education Services
Division staff at 580-4423201.
External
Open to any U.S. citizen:
Operations Research Analyst, GS-151511/12, full-time permanent, closes Aug.
29.
Test Administrator, GS-0303-04, intermittent, permanent, multiple locations, closes
Aug. 29.
Interdisciplinary
engineer,
GS0810/0819/0830/0850-12, full-time permanent, closes Sept. 30.
Physician (family practice), GP-0602-14,
multiple schedules and appointment types,
closes Dec. 30.
Physician (Internal Medicine), GP-060214, multiple schedules and appointment
types, closes Dec. 30.
Physician (Pediatrics), GP-0602-14, multiple schedules and appointment types, closes
Dec. 31.
Physician (Psychiatry), GP-0602-15, multiple schedules and appointment types, closes
Dec. 31.
Pharmacist, GS-0660-09/13, multiple
schedules and appointment types, closes
Jan. 6.
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6A The Fort Sill Tribune, August 18, 2016
Community welcomes 2-20th FA Soldiers
Story, photos
By Pfc. Brea Corley
75th Field Artillery Brigade
Lawton-Fort Sill community members officially recognized the arrival of 2nd
Battalion,
20th
Field
Artillery to Fort Sill with a
community welcome reception Aug. 11.
Then, Aug. 12, the unit’s
colors were uncased during
a ceremony as the “Deep
Strike”battalion’s more than
225 Soldiers settled in to
their new home.
Hosted by the LawtonFort
Sill
Co-op
and
Comanche County Fairgrounds, local sponsors and
businesses came out to
Great Plains Coliseum, Aug.
11, to support the 2-20th FA
and meet the unit’s Soldiers
and leaders.
The battalion was officially moved under the 75th
Field Artillery Brigade
(FAB) in September 2015,
while many of the 2-20th
FA Soldiers were deployed
to Korea. Originally from
Fort Hood, Texas, the unit
took up physical roots in
the Lawton-Fort Sill area
last month.
The open coliseum rang
with chatter and laughter
as Soldiers and their families filled the arena.
Around the coliseum were
booths set up by local businesses, where community
members met and greeted
Soldiers. Citizen groups
and local business owners
handed out small gifts,
such as sunglasses, coloring books, candy, pens,
stickers and flying disks to
young children as they visited the booths with their
parents.
Jamie Southerland, vice
president of the Lawton-Fort
Sill Chamber of Commerce
and overseer of the LawtonFort Sill Co-Op committee,
said the purpose of the
evening was simple.
“We’re welcoming a new
battalion into our community, and we want to make sure
that they feel how appreciative we are to have them
here,” Southerland said. “We
want to make their families
feel special. Many community members came out to just
say hello and give a warm
welcome.”
Kids ran around as parents socialized with community members and co-workers. People took pictures of
each other and basked in
the opportunity to share a
meal with their unit members.
Southerland,
whose
favorite part of the night was
watching the children play
Frisbee and hula hoop, said
the evening’s mission was
accomplished.
“I looked over and I saw a
2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Soldiers and their families gather at the Great Plains Coliseum in Lawton, Aug. 11, to meet Lawton-Fort Sill community members and learn more about their new home. The battalion moved from Fort Hood, Texas, in July to become part of the 75th Field Artillery
Brigade.
“We’re welcoming a new battalion into
our community, and we want to make
sure that they feel how appreciative we
are to have them here.”
Jamie Sutherland
Lawton-Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce vice president
lot of the moms smiling and
looking relaxed,” Southerland said. “That was our
intent for tonight; just to
have a nice family night.”
Tonya Dawson, a local
community member, occupied the Veterans United
Home Loans booth and said
she came out to show appreciation for the 2-20th FA
Soldiers.
“The entire community
depends on our military, and
we appreciate the sacrifices
that the Soldiers and their
families make,” Dawson
said.
She spoke on the importance of the newly arriving
Soldiers in the local community and said it’s even in the
name.
“When people ask you,
you don’t say you’re from
Lawton,” Dawson said. “You
say you’re from Lawton-Fort
Sill. We’re all one big community and we can’t do it
without our Soldiers.”
Sgt. David Bonilla, 67th
Forward Support Company
motor sergeant, attended the
event with his wife and
daughters. He said he was
pleased with the event and
hopes that his unit continues
to interact with the community.
“I like knowing the community supports us, and I’m
thankful that we got invited
to this event,” Bonilla said.
“This is something that no
one has ever done for us
before.”
Bonilla said he enjoyed
meeting community members and liked seeing his
unit leaders at the event.
One unit leader, 1st Sgt.
Max
Creel
of
the
“Renegades” battery smiled
as he said his favorite part of
the night was the baked
beans.
All jokes aside, Creel
spoke about the night’s festivities and what they meant
to the Soldiers.
“I know this night
increased the morale of our
unit,”he said.
An all-around fun night,
the reception closed out as
Soldiers and their families
trickled out the door.
The following morning, 220th FA Soldiers stood in
formation at Polo Field to
take part in the uncasing
ceremony.
The
“Deep
Strike”
Battalion uncasing ceremony began with an introduction and a prayer. The
brigade commander spoke
about the symbolic uncasing
Tonya Dawson (right) and her co-workers from Veterans United Home Loans stand at their
business table in the Great Plains Coliseum in Lawton, Aug. 11, during a community welcome reception for the Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery.
of the colors portion of the 20th FA Command Sgt. Maj. further support unit coheKenneth Ball and command- sion and get the Soldiers
ceremony.
out and about in the comAs the keeper of the regi- er, Lt. Col. Damon Wells.
In addition to those who munity so that they can
ment’s colors, they had regimental and battalion colors made the transition from experience what Lawton
present.The colors flew with Fort Hood, the unit has has to offer.
One thing is certain, while
their 27 campaign stream- received new Soldiers comers, representative of the ing from advanced individ- there’s still more left to
ual training schools and accomplish, 2-20th FA is off
unit’s storied history.
to a great start.
After the ceremony ended other units in the area.
“The community recep“We look forward to
the 2-20th FA command
team stood by and spoke opportunities to mentor and tion of 2-20th FA has been
with other 75th FAB leaders. provide leadership to the the best I’ve ever seen in 21
years of service,” Wells said.
Although the unit is finally new Soldiers,”Ball said.
Ball said that the unit has “It was really well put on,
here, there’s still more work
to be done according to 2- plans in the works that will and the Soldiers loved it.”
2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Soldiers sit with their children during the community welcoming reception dinner at the Great Plains Coliseum in Lawton, Aug. 11. The "Deep Strike"
battalion officially joined the 75th Field Artillery Brigade in September 2015. The Soldiers began arriving here in July.
Field artillery Soldiers come to Fort Sill with ‘deep’ history
By Mitch Meador
Lawton Constitution
Lt. Col. Damon Wells, 2nd Battalion, 20th
Field Artillery commander, spoke of his
unit’s history during a community welcome
Aug. 11 in Lawton.
The 2-20th FA has “a rich and robust history that began a little over a hundred years
ago when we were constituted on July 1,
1916, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.”
It has seen many activations and deactivations over the years. It was reactivated in
June 1940 at Fort Benning, Ga., as an element of what was to become the 4th
Infantry Division. During World War II the
battalion participated in the Normandy
landings and, according to its unit history
binder, unloaded at Utah Beach on June 7,
1944.
It was assigned to the 1st Cavalry
Division in Korea, and in Vietnam it was an
aerial rocket artillery battalion equipped
with the UH-1 B and C model and AH-1G
model helicopters. C Battery, 2-20 FA, was
then called “Blue Max,” and its work at
Landing Zone X-Ray is recounted by
retired Lt. Col. Hal Moore in his book,“We
Were Soldiers Once ... and Young.”
“He recalls that was what gave him the
edge over superior enemy numbers,”Wells
said. “He stated that no matter how bad
things got, he could look out at the seething
inferno of exploding artillery, rockets and
bombs and thank God and his lucky stars
that he didn’t have to walk through that to
get to work.
“Perhaps the most telling tribute to the
Blue Max was during an admonishment by
a division artillery commander to an
infantryman preparing to go on a mission.
The colonel was upset because the infantry
was patrolling without laying on the
required amount of artillery. The infantryman calmly replied, ‘No sweat, colonel.
We’ve got the Blue Max.”’
The guidon of the “Deep Strike
Battalion” has 27 campaign streamers for
its participation in battles or even complete
wars.
“That’s definitely more than I’ve ever
seen. It’s definitely more than the rest of the
battalions in our whole brigade combined,”
Wells said.“This unit has a very rich history, and we’re all very proud of it.”
“Change is a constant in the Army. Most
of us, I think, take some pleasure in the
challenges of adaptation, and we realize
that being and staying the world’s best and
most powerful military requires constant
updating,”Wells said.
“The Deep Strike Battalion has embraced
this change and is eager to make our mark
here at Fort Sill,”he added.
Fort Sill Tribune
August 18, 2016
Off-Duty
Things to do
Sill happenings
Free flicks
Movies-on-the-Beach at Lake
Elmer Thomas Recreation Area
offers free family fun in the
outdoors. Flicks show at 9:15
p.m. with concessions available
for purchase. Movie-goers are
invited to bring a blanket or
beach chair to enjoy the free
entertainment. The schedule is:
Aug. 20, “Avengers: Age of
Ultron;” and Sept. 3, “Star Wars:
The Force Awakens.” For more
information, call 580-442-5858 or
visit sill.armymwr.com.
Fort Sill car show
The Auto Crafts Center will host
a Sweet Temptationz car show
Sept. 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is
open to all authorized FMWR
patrons. Register the day of the
event for $20.The first 25 entrants
will receive a T-shirt. Plaques will
be given for best interior, best
paint, top 25 car, best in show for
enlisted, NCO and officer; and the
Commander’s Award. For more
information, call 580-442-4147.
Transition career services
Soldiers leaving the Army may be
interested in free vocational training offered at the Fort Sill Soldier
for Life (SFL) Transition Campus.
Training is provided in professional truck driving, fire sprinkler systems, robotics, diesel mechanics
and communications. Many of the
agencies providing training guarantee employment upon completion of their programs. Soldiers
must first in enroll in the SFL
Transition Assistance Program
(TAP) Veterans Opportunity to
Work Act workshop in Bldg. 4700,
Room 314. Spouses are highly
encouraged to attend the workshop with their Soldier. Newly
arrived spouses seeking employment should visit the SFL
Transition Campus in Bldg. 2502,
Sheridan Road on Tuesdays from
1-3 p.m. for the Employment
Readiness
Program’s
(ERP)
employment day. They can meet
with the program’s staff as well as
representatives from partnering
community agencies who are hiring. This is a walk-in event and no
appointment is necessary. SFL
hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For
more information about TAP, contact Jane Cunningham, Transition
Services manager, at 580-442-6428,
in Bldg. 4700; or Thomas Miller,
Transition Services specialist, at
580-442-4824, in Bldg. 2502. The
ERP number is 580-442-4681.
Hazardous waste
training
Barton Community College
offers a free Hazardous Waste
Worker Training Program on Fort
Sill. The first class is scheduled
for Oct. 17-28, at the Truman
Education Center. This program
is primarily geared for transitioning Soldiers, however, other
Soldiers, vets, family members,
Fort Sill government and contract employees may apply on a
space-available basis. This training is for workers engaged in
hazardous waste generation,
removal, containment or emergency response and hazardous
materials transportation. Successful completion of the 80-hour
program will lead to certificates
in: 40-hour Hazardous Waste Site
Worker and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER), 26-hour
OSHA Hazardous Materials, and
OSHA 10-hour General Industry
Safety. Soldiers who have
attended include those working
with tankers, fuel handlers, ordnance, engineering, CBRN and
transportation. Civilian firefighters, emergency services personnel, public works, environmental, and maintenance personnel
working in motorpools would
also benefit from this training.
For more information, or to
apply, contact Michael Dodds,
Education Services officer,
[email protected]
or call 580-442-3201.
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Sill wows rodeo fans
The Fort Sill Artillery Half Section gallops into the Lawton Rangers LO Ranch Arena, Aug. 10 before firing the
World War I French 75 field gun.
Story, photos
By Cindy McIntyre
The Fort Sill Artillery Half
Section participated in the Lawton
Rangers PRCA Rodeo again this
year, providing a patriotic salute
with a World War I field gun, and a
spirited gallop around the arena,
Aug. 10.
The eight Soldiers and eight
horses followed the Grand Entry,
said to be one of the largest in the
rodeo world, which included this
year’s Miss Rodeo Oklahoma Teen
Kassidy McKee riding in with the
American flag, and Miss Rodeo
Oklahoma, Sydney Spencer, followed by the mounted Lawton
Rangers in their white shirts and
cowboy hats, and dozens of other
horse riders. The Half Section
demonstrated all four nights of the
rodeo.
The rodeo is a celebration of the
Western heritage of Oklahoma,
and drew high-ranked cowboys
and cowgirls across the country to
the LO Ranch Arena in northeast
Lawton. Competitions included
bareback bronc riding, steer
wrestling, saddle bronc riding, tie
down roping, team roping, barrel
racing, and bull riding.
Children emptied the stands and
filled the arena when the calf
scramble was called. The object
was to grab a red ribbon tied onto
the tail of each of five young calves
to win a prize. When the calves
were released, the mob ran toward
them. Chaos ensued, and soon all
the ribbons were claimed.
Rodeo clown Justin Rumford
entertained the crowd with a stunt
involving a small dirt bike and a
folded table made into a ramp.
Two cowboys were invited to lie
down under the ramp, which they
did reluctantly. After a couple
aborted attempts, with commentary about how he knew how to do
this because he saw it done on
YouTube, the clown successfully
jumped the bike over the cowboys.
Rumford and another rodeo
clown were kept busy trying to
distract bucking horses and bulls
when the competitor finished his
ride. Rumford plopped himself
inside a white barrel during the
bull riding competition, and
ducked several times when a raging bull came his way. Another
clown stood atop the barrel and
when the bull charged, the clown
jumped over him. The bull finally
went back in his pen.
See Rodeo, Page 3B
Hummingbirds: East meets West
MeadowLarking
by Cindy McIntyre
Male black-chinned
hummingbird
It’s not hard to love hummingbirds.
They’re
tiny
dynamos with iridescent feathers that wow us with their feats
of flight. Plus they’re just plain
cute.
In the East meets West scenario that is Oklahoma, we see
hummers indicative of both
sides of the country. The blackchinned — a western species, is
Male ruby-throated hummer
the most common in my yard, but I
did see a male ruby-throated
recently as well.The latter is the only species found in the eastern half of
the country.
Males have colorful gorgets — the throat feathers that flare iridescently when the light hits just right.The black-chinned has a purple collar at
the bottom of the gorget, but most of the time it just looks black. The
ruby-throated is more likely to flash its ample red gorget, but it, too, can
appear black when the light doesn’t catch it just so.
I photographed these hummers at my feeders, and positioning the nectar hole just right to catch the sunlight perfectly was a challenge. Plus
using flash meant my shutter speed was only 1/200th of a second. In better light I wouldn’t have needed a flash and my shutter speed could have
been up to 1/3,000th of a second, which would have stopped the wing
action.
Feeding hummers is easy, but you MUST be diligent in keeping the
feeders filled with fresh nectar. Letting it turn milky or clogged with dead
ants can cause hummers to get a fatal fungus disease. I prefer the small
feeders because the nectar is used up faster, making it less likely spoiled
nectar will be ingested. Changing the nectar every two to three days is
the minimum in the heat we’ve had. Clean the feeders with a bottlebrush,
soapy water, and a pipe cleaner for the nectar hole. Every so often you
can sterilize them in a weak bleach bath.
Do NOT buy commercial nectar, and do NOT put red food coloring in
it. Just another chemical these little birds don’t need. All you need to do
is boil 1 cup of water and ¼ cup of regular white sugar (NOT turbanado
or any other kind), let it cool, and fill the feeders.You can keep extra nectar in the fridge for quick refills.
Even better, plant flowers they love, generally the ones that have long
tubes. (That’s why hummers have such long bills.And long tongues, too!)
Look online to find ones that local nurseries carry. The Oklahoma City
Audubon website lists many and has some great information on our
hummingbirds: OKC-Audubon.org/oklahoma-hummingbirds
See HUMMER, Page 2B
Dove season starts Sept. 1
Wild Side
By GLEN WAMPLER
A few mornings of cooler weather make
many of us start searching for the camouflage
and our hunting license. So this past week
found me doing just that. Sure I know that
there is plenty of hot weather ahead for southwest Oklahoma, but I also know that dove season is just around the corner.
There is something special about dove hunting as it is kinda the kickoff of the fall hunting
year for most of us. Although some days may
find us with sweat dripping off our noses, it is
a chance to follow our desire to be in the field
trying to bring home some game for the table.
It’s a chance to remember those fantastic
shots that we made last year at speeding gray
streaks as they came into a feeding area.
Mostly though we manage to forget all those
shots fired that did nothing but split air molecules. Hit or miss, what we really remember is
being in the field.
Sometimes we are out alone and enjoy time
spent in nature. While waiting for doves we get
to enjoy other critters that may fly or amble by.
We might be out early enough to enjoy a beautiful sunrise or late enough for a gorgeous sunset. Sometimes just watching the clouds breeze
past is enough.
Sometimes we’re out with a few our buddies
enjoying some camaraderie.You can learn a lot
about someone when sitting in the shade of a
tree waiting for doves to fly by. There is usually plenty of time to enjoy a cold bottle of water
and solve a few of the world’s problems. Of
course you can also learn a lot about them
when they miss the last five shots in a row.“Is
he really going to wrap that gun around that
mesquite tree?”
It’s also a great chance to take the kids out
and keep them in touch with the outdoors.
Keep them in touch with our hunting heritage.
Even if too young to swing a gun they can
watch the action and visit with an adult without the TV or phone interrupting. You don’t
have to worry about them not sitting still
enough or freezing out like during some deer
hunts.
Whatever kind of group you plan to hunt
with be sure to take plenty of shells. Fifteen
birds on 15 shots doesn’t happen very often. I
heard once that the average was closer to four
shots per bird.That means most of us will need
Photo by Cindy McIntyre
There is no bag limit on Eurasian collared doves
as they are a non-native species.
at least two boxes of shells to reach a limit.
If it’s hot, a camp stool or chair and a cooler
with snacks and drinks sure help endure the
heat. Just make sure the drinks are non-alcoholic as guns and alcohol don’t mix.
Of course first you have to find the birds. On
Brandie Page
Henry Evans
Fort Sill that can be a real hit-and-miss situation. The last several years have been really
good and I think should be again. There are
several good spots along Mackenzie Hill Road
as well as any field on post that had wheat in it
last year or has been planted this year. If we
can get a few cold fronts to push down this way
it will get even better.
Remember that archery-only areas are off
limits to shotguns, so unless you fancy yourself
really good with a bow they are off limits for
dove hunting. On the other hand archery and
small game areas are open to shotguns with
shot so they can be good places to look for
doves.
Dove season starts Sept. 1, and runs through
Oct. 31.This year with the split season you can
give it another try Dec. 17-25 if you wish.
Shooting hours are a half hour before sunrise
until sunset (notice “sunset,” not a half hour
after). The daily limit is 15 with the possession
limit set at 30 after the first day and 45 after the
second day and thereafter. The limit may consist of any combination (aggregate) of mourning, white-winged, and fully dressed Eurasian
collared doves.
However, there is no bag limit on Eurasian
collared doves provided the head or one fully
feathered wing remains naturally attached to
the carcass while being transported to their
final destination.
Before going to the range for any type of
recreation be sure to take the Fort Sill
Recreation Safety Course.
Our next class is Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. in the
Natural Resources classroom in Building
1465. Please note that it was changed from
Aug. 22 .This is the last class before the beginning of dove season so don’t miss it. After that
you will have to wait until Sept. 10, at 9 a.m.
which is the opening day of teal and resident
goose season.
Jim McNair
Wayne White
2B The Fort Sill Tribune, August 18, 2016
Gamers, video watchers, or grandmas
Computer choices hinge on user needs
By Aubrey Love
Getting your money’s
worth from a computer is not
rocket science, but it does
take a little consideration. All
too often I see customers in
computer stores trying to
purchase a computer and the
salesman presents them with
too many options, none of
which satisfy the customer’s
needs, and only adds to their
confusion. If this sounds like
you, then this article is a
must-read.
I can’t remember the
amount of times I have been
hired as a computer consultant for an individual or business to help them in acquiring a new computer. With so
many out there, which one
do you choose? Laptop vs.
desktop vs. workstation vs.
server and the options go on.
It’s not really as confusing as
it first appears.
Before you ever walk into a
store or go online for your
next computer purchase,
make a list of everything you
want to do with your new
computer. I’m not talking
about making a mental list,
actually write it down on
paper or type it in a spreadsheet on your existing com-
puter. Remember to put
everything you want to do on
the computer, including
email, surfing the internet,
creating floor plans in
AutoCAD, playing Warcraft
and everything else you can
think of.
The next step is a little
more challenging.Try to segregate these items into two
columns; GDI and CGI. GDI
(Graphical Device Interface)
is software that we use
everyday such as email, web
browsers, Word and Excel
documents. CGI (Computer
Generated Imagery) is the
higher end programs such
as
video
games,
films/movies, television programs, videos, images, CAD
(Computer Aided Drafting)
and art.
Now place a number value
(1-10 with 10 being the greatest) next to each item. When
you have finished, total the
two columns and see which
is greater. If GDI turns out to
be the highest number, as it
often is, then you want to
stay away from gaming computers such as the Alienware
line. Instead, go with something a little tamer such as
Dell Latitude or Inspiron.
The above table is a chart
(based on my professional
opinion) of how different
lines of computers rate within the GDI and CGI world. As
you can see, most computers
have the ability to handle
both GDI and CGI applications. The rating provides
some level of proficiency of
the task for that line of computer.
If you are running a business and need a point of sale
or inventory control computer, your best option would be
the Optiplex. If you want to
play World of Warcraft or create videos, then your best
option would be the
Alienware computer line.
*Tip: When selecting a CGI
based computer, look for one
with a dedicated video card
rather than an embedded
one. The easiest way to tell
which is which is look for a
label on the computer that
says either ATI or Nvidia.
These will be dedicated video
cards as opposed to an Intel
video card that is embedded
in the motherboard.
Most people looking for a
new computer for general
use at home would be comfortable with an Inspiron,
Dimension or Precision line.
Using the scale in table one
and comparing to the table
you created, find an equiva-
lent system to suite your specific needs.
*Tip: Most often you want
to go with the next highest
level computer than what
your scoring system selects
on the scale. This will leave
room for growth in the
future.
Remember that salesman
are most often working on
commission and will try to
“up-sell” you to something
you really don’t need. Go in
prepared and know what
type of computer you are
looking for. This practice
works great on desktops, laptops and tablets.
Desktop or laptop, which
do I choose? Again, this
depends on what you want to
do with a computer. No longer
is the day when desktop computers overpower laptops in
performance. Some laptops
actually outperform desktops
in today’s market. If you’re
comfortable with a desktop (a
stationary system on a desk)
then go with that option, it’s
often cheaper than a laptop. If
portability is important to you
then obviously go with a laptop.
New vs. used — While
some people want new so
they know the history of the
Hummer
From Page 1B
Hummers migrate south in winter, and
will fatten up before the grueling trip.
Although they start leaving in midSeptember, Oklahoma City Audubon recommends leaving feeders up through
Halloween because of stragglers and latematuring juveniles.
Rufous hummingbirds, which breed in the
Pacific Northwest, may migrate through
Oklahoma in fall.They stand out because of
their brilliant orange bodies. Occasionally
Female black-chinned
hummingbird uses her very
long tongue to extract nectar from deep-throated
flowers and feeders.
computer and its component
build, others like myself often
purchase used ones. This
decision is slightly akin to
buying a new or used car. I
do love to unpack a brand
new computer and set it up
specifically for me, right out
of the box.
However, the cost savings
of a used computer is equally
satisfying.
Surprisingly, pawn shops
offer great laptops and desktops at shockingly low prices.
Know what you are looking
for and don’t settle on something because of a limited
selection at a particular pawn
shop. There are more pawn
shops out there with more
choices.
Do some research on what
computers are going for and
be prepared to make an (out
the door) cash offer, most
pawn shops will take less
than what is marked on the
computer.
other western hummers pass through as
well. Check out this website if you notice an
unusual hummingbird: www.beautyof
birds.com/hummingbirdsoklahoma
Baltimore and Bullock’s orioles also dine
at hummingbird feeders.They are supposed
to love orange halves, but my Bullock’s
ignored the orange and went for the feeder.
Our hummers return between the 10th
and 20th of April, so mark your calendars.
And if you need a hummingbird fix before
then, you can find even more species in
extreme southern Arizona, southern
California, and at Big Bend National Park in
Texas through the winter. For more information: www.hummingbirds.net
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Rodeo
The Historical Association of the Lawton
Rangers is a nonprofit community organization that “preserves and promotes the furFrom Page 1B
therance of agricultural education and westThere were regular “commercials” with ern heritage,” according to its website. The
cowgirls racing around the arena on horse- rodeo is a major source of funding for the
back with banners advertising rodeo spon- organization, which was established in
1938.
sors, between competitive events.
Top left: Sgt. Scott Gamble and Pfc. Alex Garcia carry the guidon of the first command held
by Maj. Gen. Brian McKiernan, Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill commanding general, as they lead the Fort Sill Artillery Half Section into the rodeo arena.
Top right: The gun is disconnected from the horse team prior to firing from a seated position.
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in,”he said.
When
one
athlete
approached him complaining
of a severe migraine caused
by the glaring lights and camera flashes, Haight pulled out
his sunglasses from his pocket to reach for some Motrin,
but she grabbed the sunglasses instead and thanked him.
“I hadn’t planned on using
my sunglasses as a medical
device, but was glad to help
her through the opening ceremony,”he said.
Haight said the lion’s share
of the treatment of athletes
during the Olympics is done
by the exceptional physical
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manages respiratory and gastrointestinal issues as well as
mosquito-borne infections.
While most of the teams
General Construction
have physicians assigned to
& Remodeling
them, Haight gets to help care
• Water & Fire Restoration
AMMO
for the triathlon team as well.
• Recent Floods/Ins. Claims Welcomed
• Armscor .22WMR
• Sewage & Water Cleanup
“I’m really looking forward
• Federal Gold Medal .22LR
to that as I was a triathlete
• Various Calibers of
back in the day,” said Haight.
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Col.
David Haight, a former
Army World Class Athlete
Program physician, had no
idea of the essential role he
would play during the opening ceremony of the Rio
Olympic Games.
Haight, a physician currently serving as the chief of
family medicine and primary care sports medicine
director at Madigan Army
Medical Center at Joint Base
Lewis-McChord, Wash., was
honored when he was asked
to join Team USA’s march
into Maracana Stadium,
Aug. 5.
“Day in and day out, we
are surrounded (in Rio de
Janeiro) by past and future
Olympians. It is an amazing
experience,” Haight said.
“But when I changed into
the Ralph Lauren opening
ceremonies outfit, and
walked downstairs into the
crowd of Olympians I really
felt like I was a part of something special.”
Haight is accustomed to
being around world-class athletes, but he had never been
among so many amateur and
professional athletes all mingling together.
“We have athletes being
treated in the medical treatment facility and watching
other athletes on TV,” he
explained. “It’s really surreal
to have athletes from different disciplines cheering for
the other athletes and going
on about their heroes.”
On their way to the stadium, Haight decided to introduce some of the stargazers
to the stars.
“For opening ceremonies, I
got on one of the buses with
the fencing team and, like
many of the other athletes,
they were gushing about
players from the NBA (who
were) standing outside,”
Haight said.
One of the women on the
fencing team was on the
verge of fainting with excitement, Haight remembered.
“I walked out and asked
(NBA
stars)
Carmelo
Anthony, Kevin Durant, Kyle
Lowry, Harrison Barnes and
Jimmy Butler to come over to
the bus,” Haight said. “It was
absolutely hilarious to see the
reaction from the bus. It was
one of my prouder moments.”
Haight later put his medical expertise to use when he
realized the uniform shoes
Team USA wore for opening
ceremonies weren’t exactly
designed for comfort. For the
nearly four-hour show,
Haight carried some basic
taping supplies and limited
over-the-counter medications
into Maracana Stadium.
“I was pretty proud that I
was able to help out several
athletes and even one team
J&
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Sill cinema
A pit-y we’re not yours
Stevie is a 1-yearold spayed female
pit bull-pointer mix
with an adorable
face and a sweet
personality. She
even loves cats like
Anne (right), a playful youngster of 9
months! She is
among the animals
available for adoption at the Fort Sill
Stray Facility.
Hours Mondays,
Wednesdays,
Thursdays and
Fridays: 8-11 a.m. and noon to 4 p.m. Closed Tuesdays and
weekends. Pets adopted will be vaccinated, microchipped,
fecal checked and
heartworm or feline
leukemia tested.
Adoptions are open
to the public, and
fees are nominal
and vary according
to the needs of the
pet. The stray facility is in Bldg. 832
Macomb Road (at
Condon Road)
across the street
from the Veterinary Treatment Facility. The staff of the
stray facility welcomes donations of dry cat or dog food as well
as cat litter. For more information, call Andy Anderson, animal
caretaker, at 580-442-3340. Pets available for adoption are
listed on ww.petfinder.com/shelters/OK285. The website
may not list all pets currently available for adoption.
Thursday, noon Bible Study,
Reynolds Army Community Hospital
Saturday, 9 a.m. every second
Saturday, All Congregations Men’s
Prayer Breakfast at Golden Corral
9 a.m. Every second Saturday, Sisters
Abidinig in Christ Fellowship and
Service, Frontier Chapel
9 a.m. Every third Saturday,
Conquerors for Christ Men’s Group,
Frontier Chapel
3 p.m. Every fourth Saturday, Gather
to Grow, Protestant Women of the
Chapel, Frontier Chapel.
Prayer for Fort Sill
Fourth Friday of every month, 11:45
a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Frontier Chapel,
Bldg 4121. Prayer service for all who live
and work on Fort Sill, to ask God’s blessing, protection and provision.
A Walk Thru the Old
Testament
Aug. 20, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cache Creek Chapel
Information: 580-442-1875
The Legend of Tarzan
(PG-13), 1 hr., 50 min.
Tarzan, having acclimated
to life in London, is called
back to his former home in
the jungle to investigate the
activities at a mining
encampment.
Through the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program federal
government civilian employees may donate annual leave to
other civilian employees.
Submit forms to: Civilian Personnel Advisory Center,
Bldg. 4700 Mow-Way Road, fifth floor. For more information, call CPAC staff members at 580-442-5326.
The following Fort Sill employees are approved for the
program:
Anita Deloney from Army Sustainment Command;
Cheryl Wehner from Directorate of Family, Morale,
Welfare and Recreation;
Kimberly Sellers from Fires Center of Excellence G-5,
Sean Befort from Reynolds Army Community Hospital,
Allan Silberstein from OKC Recruiting Battalion.
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8:30 AM-5 PM, Mon.-Sat.
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The BFG 3-D (PG), 1 hr.,
57 min.
The Purge Election Year
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sparing the man who killed
his son, former police sergeant Barnes has become
head of security for Sen.
Charlie Roan, a Presidential
Aug. 20, 5 p.m.
candidate targeted for death
The BFG (PG), 1 hr., 57 on Purge night due to her
min. A girl named Sophie vow to eliminate the Purge.
Weekly Specials
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Aug. 20, 8 p.m.
The Shallows (PG-13), 1
hr., 26 min. A mere 200
yards from shore, surfer
Nancy is attacked by a great
white shark, with her short
journey to safety becoming
the ultimate contest of wills.
The Legend of Tarzan 3-D
(PG-13), 1 hr., 50 min.
• Car Wash • Oil Change
• Convenience Store
Senior Pastor, Mike Teel
2621 C Ave
Lawton
encounters the Big Friendly
Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns
out to be a kind-hearted soul
who is considered an outcast by the other giants
because, unlike them, he
refuses to eat children.
Aug. 26, 6 p.m.
Aug. 19, Closed.
Aug. 20, 2 p.m.
Call to worship
8:30 a.m. Contemporary Protestant,
The Fort Sill Religious Support
Office has Wednesday night programs Cache Creek Chapel
with dinner starting at 5 p.m. and
9:45 a.m. Traditional Service, Cache
classes at 6 p.m. For information call,
Creek Chapel Room 51
580-442-1875, or cynthia.a.cline2.
9:30 a.m. Traditional Service, New
[email protected].
Post Chapel
11 a.m.Traditional Service, New Post
Services
Chapel
Roman Catholic
11 a.m. Gospel Service, Frontier
Sunday, Confessions by appt. or 30
Chapel Center
min. before Mass.
10:30 a.m. Mass, Cache Creek Chapel
Monday through Friday, 11:45 a.m. to
Liturgical
12:15 p.m. Mass, Reynolds Army
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Old Post Chapel
Community Hospital Chapel.
Other worship
Monday, 6 p.m. Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults, Frontier Chapel
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. New Post Chapel
Center
Children’s Church
Friday, 9:30 a.m. Catholic Women of
9:30 a.m. Gospel Adult and Children’s
the Chapel Faith Formation, Baker Sunday School Frontier Chapel Center
Emporium, 1320 NW Homestead Drive,
Room 128
Lawton
6 p.m. Adult Bible Study, New Post
Chapel
Latter Day Saints
Monday, 9:30 a.m. Flower Ministry,
Sunday, 10 a.m. Cache Creek Chapel
New
Post Chapel
Rooms 11-13
Noon: Bible study, Reynolds Army
Jewish
Community Hospital Chapel
Friday, 6-8 p.m. Sabbath service,
Tuesday, 6 p.m. Gospel Bible study,
Room 44-45, Cache Creek Chapel
Frontier Chapel Room 128
Protestant
Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. Protestant
Sunday, 8 a.m. Church of Christ, Women of the Chapel, Praise, Worship
Cache Creek Chapel Room 33-35
and Study Group, Frontier Chapel
The theater is at 3260
Sheridan Road near the
Impact Zone and Truman
Education
Center.
Admission is $6 for adults,
$4 for children ages 11
through 6. The 3-D movies
are $8 for adults and $6 for
children. A military ID is
required for ticket purchase. Movies can change
without notice. Doors open
30 minutes before showtime. The 24-hour movie
infoline is 580-353-5623 or
visit
www.shopmyexchange. com/Reel-TimeTheatres/Movies-Ft-Sill for
more
information
on
upcoming flicks.
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5B
Sports beat
Community softball
the Fort Sill Sports Office
The annual Commanders inside the Fires Fitness
vs. Command Sergeants Center or call 580-442Major, and Co-op and 2489/2526.
Community
Softball
Tournament will be Aug. Youth sports
All youth participants
20-21 at the Fort Sill Dinges
Sports Complex. The CDRs must be registered with
vs. CSM game is Aug. 20, Child, Youth and School
and begins at 9 a.m. There is Services. For more inforstill time to field teams for mation, call Jay Hunt at
the
double-elimination, 580-442-5420. Fall soccer
community
tournament. registration is ongoing
Teams may have up to 15 for youth soccer for chilplayers; all teams must have dren ages 3-12. Cost is
at least one civilian and one $20 for youths ages 3-5
military player on its roster. and $40 for ages 6-12. The
Entry fee for the Co-Op final registration day is
tournament is $150 per Aug. 12. Matches are
team. However, if a team Sept. 6 to Oct. 22 at
has a majority of military Prichard Field.
players on its roster the
entry fee is waived. Sill bowling
American
Softball
Twin Oaks Bowling
Association rules will apply. Center weekly specials
Trophies
will
be are: Mondays, 11 a.m. to
awarded.The deadline entry 10 p.m., bowl for $2 a
is Aug. 19. For more infor- game; Tuesdays and
mation or to register, visit Thursdays, 2-8 p.m., the
family special is $35 and
includes two hours of
bowling for up to six people, a large one-topping
pizza and two pitchers of
pop; Saturdays, 8-11 p.m.,
is head pin bowling.
Score a strike with a colored pin in the No. 1 position and win a free game.
Also, throughout the
week bowlers can bowl
for $2 a game until 5 p.m.
and $3 after 5 p.m.
Specials are not valid on
holidays. For more information, call Kelly Wright,
facility manager, at 580442-2882.
For information, call Paul Training is provided, no
experience necessary. All
Kilgore at 515-782-5582.
volunteers must obtain a
background check. Call
Swim classes
Jay Hunt at 580-442-5420
Rinehart
Aquatics for more information.
offers American Red
Cross beginner swim 3-mile
classes for ages 6 months
thru adults. Adult regis- Thursdays
tration is free; children’s
Lawton’s free fitness
classes are $40, though event
is
the
first
discounts are available Thursday
monthly.
for families with more Downtown tours are in
than one child swimmer. one- or two-mile disClasses
are
at
the tances, or a 5K route.
Rinehart Fitness Center Merchants may offer disswimming pool, 2730 counts and specials to
Bragg Road. Call the participants who show
aquatics staff at 580-442- their
registration
6186 for class times, to bracelets.
register or for more inforFort Sill Rugby
The Fort Sill Rugby mation.
Skeet shooting
team is looking for playThe Fort Sill skeet
ers of all experience lev- Youth coaches
range is closed. Sheppard
els.
Practices
are
The Fort Sill youth cen- Air Force Base has a
Tuesdays and Thursdays ter staff is looking for peo- skeet club. Recreational
at 6 p.m. and Sundays at ple to volunteer as coach- shooters should call 9402 p.m. at Prichard Field. es for youth programs. 676-4141 for operating
hours or more information.
Arena soccer
Soccer
enthusiasts
meet Wednesdays and
Fridays at 6 p.m. at the
Butner Field roller hockey rink for pick-up
matches. Those who are
interested in joining the
group
should
call
Gerardo Ledesma at 469396-2157.
Running clubs
The free Lawton/Fort
Sill Running Club meets
Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays
at
Elmer
Thomas Park in Lawton
and is open to men and
women. RunHers Lawton
is open to women of all
ages; runners or walkers.
For more information, the
groups regularly posts
upcoming
runs
on
Facebook.
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275 Houses
275 Homes/ Rent 295
1, 2 & 3 BDRM. duplexes,
$315, $370, $440 biweekly, electric, water,
gas & cable paid,
washer/dryer included.
(580)830-0603.
1 & 2 Bdrm Apts
$375 & $425 and
ONLY $99 DEPOSIT!
(12 mo. lease/qualified
applicant). The Allesio,
Houses For Sale
110 Lawton. Brand new
Lawton
flooring and appls., on4 BDRM., 2.5 ba., 2200 site laundry, pool, pet
sq. ft. Built in 2008 on the f r i e n d l y ( s o m e r e strictions), 5% military
East side. 678-4677.
discount. 866-868-4905.
EHO
BY OWNER: 2707 NW
75th St., 1600 sq. ft., 4
bdrm., 1.75 ba., 2 living 2 Bedroom, CHA, water
a r e a s , 2 c a r g a - pd, DW, refrig. & stove,
r a g e , $ 9 3 , 0 0 0 . $550. 580-458-0353.
405-626-7501.
919 NE TORTOISE, 2
NICE 3 bdrm., 2 ba., FP, bdrm., newly remodeled,
west Lawton. Approx. $550/$450. 351-7528.
1500 sq. ft. $114,900.
BILLS PD., 1 bdrm., 510
580-678-9937.
Ferris, $495, no dep.
585-1782.
Commercial For
4 ACRE LOT, SW of
Cache, $27,500. Call
580-583-1768.
Sale or Lease 180
1500+ SQ FT office/
retail space, 2605 NW
Cache Rd., 351-9100.
1531 GORE, window
frontage, office/retail,
bills pd., 2 connected
rooms, $600; also office
space, $350. 353-5876.
3000 SQ. FT. bldg., lg.
storage lots, industrial
area. 536-0575.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
space, West Gore. Remodel to suit tenant. Call
536-0575.
Office & Retail Space:
4121 Gore, 2600-6000
ft.; SALON, 1807 Gore;
WAREHOUSE, 9000 ft.
reduced 512-3020.
TAVERN FOR LEASE:
1906 Lee, $600 a month.
580-458-0353.
Cemetery Lots 185
SUNSET MEMORIAL Gardens, 2 person crypt, 2nd
level, Chapel of Peace.
Will pay transfer fee.
$4500. 580-458-7620.
B
Bedrooms
260
Room for Rent, $335, use
of washer & dryer,
kitchen. 580-713-5085.
ROOM FOR RENT- $400
furni. $350 unfurnished,
$400 security deposit, all
bills paid, except phone,
Farm/ Ranches
share full bath, nice, quiet
For Sale
200 neighborhood. No drugs
or smoking. References
Irrigated Farm and Pivot req´d. Leave message,
near TIPTON For Sale. 580-695-6659.
405-820-2074
Rentals
EXTRA NICE 3 bdrm.,
1, 2, 3 & 4 BDRM RENTALS, with CHA, avail. CHA, range, carpet.
now. Call 355-4545, 248-4987/284-5300.
Available NOW
351-7787.
1516 ARLINGTON, nice,
safe neighborhood,
water paid, great AC,
$575. Bob, 353-5876.
1724 NW ELM, 2 bdrm.,
$490, great opportunity
and location, CHA, Rent 2
Own. 10 yr term, $3,000
down. 514-5088.
2118 NW POLLARD AVE,
3 bdrm, 2 ba, CHA, Sec 8
OK, carport, w/d hookup,
move-in discount
$650/$300, 248-8838
2405 NW 13th, 3 bdrm.,
1 ba., gar. and carport,
$650/$500. Call
580-917-6846.
2737 NE EUCLID, 1100
Crystal Pointe Apts.
sq. ft., 2 bdrm., 2 ba.,
$525 CHA, DW, washer, washer, dryer hookups,
dryer, water paid. fenced back yard and
248-2322
carport, $700.
580-284-1452.
EXTRA nice 1 bdrm. duplex, 1106 SW 8th. Car- 2 BDRM., CHA, extra
port, range, refrig., heat, nice, small, clean house,
AC, $450/$400, water 1503 NW Eudlid, $450.
pd., no pets. 704-4216, 591-2603.
after 5 PM.
3 BDRM., 1.5 ba, CHA,
Greystone Apartments living/ dining/ garage,
1435 NW 67th St.
remodeled, new paint
1 bdrm. 580-704-7750, carpet. Not normal rental.
Broker owned
Nice, clean. Avail. Sept 1.
3820 NW Bell, $675.
MOVE IN Special 1 or 2 Ref. 580-591-2603.
bdrm. $320-$400/
$200. 512-5135.
3 BDRM., 1.75 ba., CHA,
west side Lawton. Call
NICE 1 BDRM., partly 536-0575.
furn., $385/$200, water
pd., $75 off. 678-1345. 3 BDRM., CHA, garage,
extra nice, new paint,
floor, big kitchen, launWOODLAND ARMS
dry, $625. References
APTS.
lg. apts, 2 bdrm., 2 ba., required. 2703 NW
$475. 2107 NW 38th 46th. 591-2603.
St. 580-483-6635. Ask
about our Move In Spe- 4302 NW Williams, 3
cials. Laundry On Site. bdrm., 1 ba., 2 car gar.
CHA, fenced back yard,
Military Discounts.
$550. 704-3511 or
355-7880.
Farm & Ranch
C
109 LAKEVIEW DR., 3 603 SW 60TH, newly 2 BDRM. trailer, located
bdrm., 2 ba., $1150/ remodeled, 3 bdrm., 2 at 417 N US Hwy 277,
$1150. 405-207-9696. ba., $850. 351-7528.
Fletcher. 580-512-1368.
Share Apartment/
House
265
LOOKING for reliable
roommate to share rent.
Call 536-1950, or
917-6444.
LOOKing for clean,
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$1,300 month. Visit
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Help Wanted
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350
Announcements
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NICE 2 BDRM.
Charlie Johnson
Duplex, Near Ft. Sill, Thanks
his loyal cusFenced, Hook-Ups, Gar., tomers. Go
see Bruce at
Extras! $450/$300.
1410 Gore.
585-7554, 713-9953.
NICE 2 BDRM., water pd., Bruce “The Barber”, 50
washer, $485/$200, yrs., Tues., Thurs. & Fri.,
1410 Gore, 353-2999.
$75 off. 678-1345.
NICE 3 bdrm., 1 ba.,
CHA, fenced, $575/
$400. 492-5826.
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350
Automobiles
CONVENIENCE
STORE CLERK.
Apply in person,
1312 NW Sheridan
Rd. Above average
pay. Drug testing required.
C U S T O M E R
SERVICE/ laundry
attendant needed
part time. Job duties
include customer service, laundry, and
cleaning. Applicant
needs to be able to
work flexible hours.
Apply in person,
Pat´s Wash Tub, 914
SW Lee Blvd.
Classified.
Updated Daily.
720 Automobiles
T & G Construction, Inc.
and Southwest Ready
Mix are currently accepting applications for
experienced CDL Truck
drivers, Successful candidate must be highly
motivated. Drug screen
and criminal background
check required. We offer
excellent pay and benefits including health, dental and 401k. Applications are available online
at:
http://www.tngconst.com
or at the following
business location:
800 SE 1St Street,
Lawton, OK 73501.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
720 Automobiles
CACHE, 2 BDRM., 1 ba.,
CHA. fenced yd., $600 a
mo. 580-569-2679.
CACHE 3 BDRM., 1.75
ba., CHA, 1 car garage,
$700. 580-569-2679.
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Toyota Camry SE one owner, leather, sport package...$18,668
Dodge Journey SE one owner, great SUV...................$16,768
Hyundai Sonata Limited............................................$10,968
Dodge Avenger Only 39K miles, Nice............................$10968
Toyota Avalon XLE leather, sunroof..............................$10368
Jeep Wrangler only 28K miles........................................$19968
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it illegal to advertise any
preference, limitation or
discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status
or national origin, or
intention to make any
such preferences, limitations or discrimination.
This newspaper will not
knowingly accept any
advertising for real
estate which is in violation
of the law. All person are
hereby informed that all
dwellings advertised are
available on an equal
opportunity basis.
Classified:
285
2 Story, 3 bdrm., 2 ba.,
CHA, 402 Harper,
Fletcher. $650/$650.
549-6683 or 591-6775.
STARTING AT $559
Call 580-248-5800
TEN OAKS
A Brookdale Living
Community, has openings
for all dining positions.
Please apply at 3610 SE
Huntington Circle, Lawton,
NOW HIRING: plumber/ OK 73501. No phone
plumber equipment oper- calls please. EOE.
ator. Must have driver´s
lic. Apply in person, 2809
N. Sheridan.
The City of Geronimo is
seeking a Trash Truck
P L U M B E R ´ S H E L P E R Driver, CDL License reneeded for Service and quired. Pay is $10.00/hr.
n e w c o n s t r u c t i o n . Please contact City Hall,
Dependable and driver´s 1 0 0 W . M a i n S t . ,
license a must. Apply in Geronimo, OK, (580)
person at 811 SE 3rd St. 353-5511, for questions
Rental Office Assistant or applications.
& leasing agent for
large property management office. Must be very Help Wanted
organized, be able to Office/ Clerical 360
multi-task & have excellent communication
skills. Applications & Full/part time Medical
resumes may be dropped Asst position available.
off at Parks Jones Realty, Experience in healthcare
4301 NW Cache Rd or and previous employers
emailed to realestate@ references required.
Please email resume to
parksjonesrealty.com.
Qualified applicants will [email protected] or
be called for interview. Fax to 580-248-1108
EXPERIENCED part-time
cashier/and cook.
580-483-2780 after
1:00 p.m. or apply at
134 SE Lee.
EXPERIENCED lawn and
landscape help wanted.
Must have driver´s lic.
Apply in person, 12502
SW Lee Blvd, 7:30 AM SPRINKLER intall laborers
needed. Must have driLooking for a TV or a Stereo?
ver´s lic. Apply in person,
Check out the Mechandise
12502 SW Lee Blvd.,
section of the Lawton
Constitution classified.
7:30 AM.
720 Automobiles
RENT HOUSES: 2, 3,
4 bdrm., pets allowed, Section 8 OK
1301 W. Gore
580-919-8725.
Out of Town
Rentals
EXPERIENCED
CDL TRUCK DRIVERS,
EXPERIENCED
EQUIPMENT
OPERATORS.
• Recreation Specialist
• Case Manager
• Academic Instructor
• Correctional Officer*$12/hour
*Qualifications: • At least 20 years of age
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Valid Driver’s license
• Work experience in a correctional setting preferred
GEO employs top-notch talent and
promotes safety, diversity and inclusion.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Apply Online: www.jobs.geogroup.com
Lawton Correctional Facility
8607 SE Flower Mound Road, Lawton, OK
Former Military with VA Education Benefits may now be eligible for additional
funding with Correctional Officer positions
*All incentives applied. $199 Down, $199 per month for 84 months @
2.99% APR. Plus tax, title & license. All factory rebates applied W.A.C.
Preowned
2015
2015
2015
2015
2011
2015
2015
2015
2014
2016
Jeep Patriot Sport 36,257 miles RS0278.................$14,995
Mazda3 i Sport 35,561 miles RS0281........................$14,995
Mitsubishi Lancer ES 34,947 miles RS0279...........$11,995
Ford Focus 43,302 miles RS0291...............................$13,295
Toyota 4Runner 69,038 miles BT0232A....................$22,955
Kia Sportage LX 41,574 miles MM0215....................$14,800
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 37,344 miles MM0276.....$17,995
Kia Rio LX 10,313 miles KG0682A..............................$12,795
Honda Civic EX 22,041 miles KG0802A....................$16,995
Hyundai Accent 9,182 miles MM0275.......................$12,795
4455 N.W. Cache Rd., Lawton
(580) 713-0669
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Ft Sill
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
465
Professional 365 Medical
370
Thrift Shop Ft. Sill
Lincare, leading national
company seeks caring
Service Representative.
Service patients in their
home for oxygen and
equipment needs. Warm
personalities, age 21+,
who can lift up to 120 lbs
should apply. CDL
w/DOT a plus or obtainable. Growth opportunities are excellent. Drugfree workplace. EOE.
Bank of Commerce
Mortgage in Lawton is
seeking a full-time
Mortgage Loan Admin/
Processor. Primary duties include: working
with directly with applicants during the
mortgage loan process,
ordering title reports,
appraisals and liaising
with third party vendors
for reports and
documents, submission
of files to underwriters
and maintaining client
files from start to finish.
Successful candidate
will be self-motivated,
able to work in a fast
paced environment and
be proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
Bank of Commerce offers a competitive salary, incentives and
benefits package.
Mail resume’ to:
Bank of Commerce
P.O. Box 70
Duncan, OK 73534
MEDICAL
ASSISTANT
Part time position, good
working conditions, small
private practice office.
Bring resume, apply in
person at Dr. Gary
Gramolini, Doc´s Weight
Loss Clinic, 505 NW
Sheridan Rd., Ste. A,
Lawton, OK. No phone
calls please.
PART TIME CNA needed.
Apply in person Nora
O´Neal ADC, 631 SW E
Ave.
Drivers
EOE M/F/D/V
385
B & Z TRUCKING LLC is
Make a Difference as the accepting applications
attorney for a domestic for flat bed truck driver.
$500 Sign On Bonus. 2
violence survivor
yrs. verifiable exp.
Do you want to ensure Competitive pay, benefit
that survivors of domestic options, bonus opportuviolence obtain Justice nities, home on weekends
and an end to violence in Call 580-583-3834.
their lives for themselves CDL NEEDED. Excellent
and their children? Are pay and home time.
you fervent about equal 580-695-6543.
justice? Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma
(LASO) is a nonprofit law
firm dedicated to the civil
legal needs of lowincome persons. If you
are passionate about adFinancial
vocating for the rights of
domestic violence survi- Business
vors, LASO is the place
for you, offering op- Opportunities 415
portunities to make a difBarber Shop for Sale
ference and to be part of
610 Lee Blvd.
a dedicated team. LASO
Serious inquires only
has 20 law offices across
248-1337
Oklahoma, and LASO has
a number openings for
FREEDOM
FITNESS- well
passionate Attorneys to
represent domestic vio- established fitness center
lence survivors in our of- for sale. 580-585-2836.
fices statewide. The successful candidate should
have experience in the
practice of Family Law,
with meaningful experience in all aspects of Garage Sales
representing survivors of
domestic violence.
F
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LASO offers a competitive salary and a very
generous benefits package, including health,
dental, life, pension, liberal paid time off, and
loan repayment assistance. Additionally, LASO
offers a great work envir o n m e n t a n d
educational/career opportunities.
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Merchandise
Furniture
I
Recreation
Guns
620
J & M FIREARMS
Ladies we have a nice
line just for you at
affordable prices.
580-351-6981.
RC GUNS
AR15 & 1911 parts
Call 580-647-7183
540
COFFEE TABLE, cherry, 4
drawers on both sides,
$120. 483-5778.
Recreational
Vehicles
COUCH, loveseat and
lounge chair, brown,
leather, , $900.
580-458-9595.
´03 DUTCHMAN 26RL
bumper tow RV trailer, 2
dr. entry, great cond., 1
slide, $9500. Can be
seen at 517 SW 69th St.,
536-4707, 574-6726.
Appliances
545
635
MALT´S QUALITY APPLS. 2013 SABRE by Palomino
811 SW LEE, 355-7514 38´ 5th wheel, 4 slideouts
Good used appliances. and more. Must see to
appreciate, $40,000.
Pets - Lawton 550 (580)695-7642.
I BUY RV´S
& TRAILERS
405-620-5760
CAT, female, spayed, 9
yrs. Dog, male, neutered,
11 yrs. 678-4624.
NOTICE: The City of Law- Boats/ Motors/
ton requires a Breeding/ Marine
640
Advertising/ Transfer
(BAT) permit number in- FOR RENT: boat stalls &
cluded in unaltered pet RV lots, by Lake Lawadvertisements distrib- tonka. 580-529-2425.
uted within the Lawton
city limit. For information
I BUY
call the Animal Welfare
BOATS
Division, 581-3219.
405-620-5760
Pet Services/
Supplies
560
PET CREMATION at
Rainbow Bridge.
1386 SE 1st. St.,
Lawton, OK 73501
580-351-8280.
Miscellaneous 575
J
Transportation
Motorcycles &
Accessories 700
´01 Fat Boy Harley Da2006 MPV4 Hoveround, vidson, great condition,
new batteries, tires & $5500. 580-351-8801.
deck, $900 or best offer.
Call 536-1650.
2011 HD DYNA SUPER
GLIDE, exc. cond., 4700
BLACK electric stove, m i . , $ 8 , 0 0 0 . C a l l
$125.
918-697-5118.
536-4313.
´85 HONDA Goldwing
FRESH PORK; No hor- GL 1200L, Limited Edimone; Antibiotics or Ster- tion, daily rider, 92k mi.,
oids. Grain & produce 2nd owner, alternator upfed- No slop. Whole, grade, many new parts &
Halves or Quarters. e x t r a s , $ 3 2 5 0 .
585-2119. Breakfast 580-284-6915.
sausage available.
Little Giant expandable Automobiles 720
plank-unused-$125.00.
´01 MERCURY Sable LSP,
Call 580-248-7938.
AUNT TRACI´S ATTIC
4 dr., $4500. Call
Big Clearance Sale
MCCLUNG Construction 580-919-5504.
Up to 75% off1603 Gore 10:30-5:30. House & Trailer Moving 2008 CHEVY COBALT,
and leveling-trailer
skirting, concrete work, 147,000 mi., $3,500
THE LAWTON
m u c h m o r e . J i m firm. 580-483-7809.
CONSTITUTION
Classified Advertising 512-0981.
2014 VW JETTA, auto,
Department offers No
PARACORD, all colors, leather, all pwr, 53k mi.,
refunds or rain checks
flags, knives, Ghillie suit, $9,500. 580-492-5470.
for Garage Sale ads
affected by inclement ammo boxes. Carl´s Mili- Pickups/ Vans
tary Surplus, 2615 NW
weather.
Sport Utilities 725
Sheridan. 353-3100.
swoknews.com
73501
We are seeking Victim’s
Attorneys in its Lawton
law office.
Open to the public! 1713
Gruber Rd. Open 9-1
Tues.- Fri., 9-2, Sat.
355-8731. No Checks.
Donations accepted.
450
Set of 4 Nixon Tires, 2011 CHEVY 3⁄4 TON,
255-30-24, like new, Z71, 69,000 mi., silver,
The online application STORK´S NEST. Maternity $275. 512-2660 Bruce. exc. cond., $23,450.
can be found:
580-335-5675.
Clothes. Cribs, Baby
https://
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items. 2610 NW Lee. Want To Buy
´99 Ford 150, extended
legalaidokemployment. Call 248-9999.
wufoo.com/forms/
WANTED DEAD cab, 25,000 new engine,
$8500, 580-304-7069.
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wheel
or
4
wheel
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www.legalaidok.org
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Appliance
Repair
Fencing
Jones Fencing LLC, build,
MARK´S APPLIANCE INC. repair, chainlink & wood.
Mon.-Fri., 9-5, Sat., 10-2. Call 284-4494.
Servicing most home
Foundation
makes & models, since
2001. 512-6699.
Repair
Lawn Care
Roofing
0 $ EST., mowing, edging,
bagging. Military, Sr.
disc. 695-7215.
SKY Roofing, LLC.
OK Reg. & Insured.
580-917-5850.
FAST, dependable lawn SPECIALIZING in roofing
care and other services. and repairs & leaks. Call
Jack 580-695-6057.
580-514-9098.
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Mon.-Fri., 9-5, Sat., 10-2.
CONSTRUCTION
Servicing most home Lifting, leveling houses, flower bed, trimming
makes & models, since buildings. 536-4466 or s m a l l t r e e s .
580-401-3158.
2001. 512-6699.
917-0057.
Brick Work
ABLP BRICKWORK: rock,
block, patchwork. Serving
Lawton for over 20 yrs.
Call Lonnie, 483-6291.
Carpet Cleaning
A+ CARPET CLEANING
16 yrs exp. 3 rooms &
hallway for $69, ea.
additional room $15.
580-678-2927.
Cleaning Service
HOUSECLEANING, move
in, move out, residential,
commercial. 291-2874.
Concrete
JD Construction: Patios,
driveways, sidewalks.
580-583-7288.
Residential
Concrete.
Archie Garrett,
353-9893. Free Est.
Doors
GARAGE Door Repair
Commercial, Residential.
Sales. Redneck Door Co.
580-284-1913
Guttering
D & B Gutter
5´´, 6´´ Seamless
Insured, Free est.
580-678-8898.
GOLDEN RULE:
Seamless Gutter, LLC.
Free Est. 512-2966.
$O EST. Grass Man´s
Lawn Service. Quick,
efficient, affordable.
Call 580-695-0952.
SUPERIOR ROOFING by
All Pro. Free Est. Roof
replacements and Repairs. State Reg.
#80002459. Licensed &
Insured. 580-704-4444.
Siding
GAROLD´S Siding &
Windows. Installation &
THE TRIM MAN, lawn repair. 25 yrs. experservice, cleanup and tree ience. 580-620-9205.
trimming, 591-3315.
Trailer Repair
Mold
REPAIRS: floors, ramps,
Handyman
TESTING & REMOVAL: lights, and painting.
Mold, Abestos and lead Crows, 580-357-2208.
H A N D Y M A N - q u a l i t y based. 580-585-2367.
work, affordable. Tree
Tree Service
removal. 580-583-4946.
Painting
BRANCH OUT Tree SerHANDYMAN´S
TO Z Painting, drywall vice. Removal-trimmingHandyman. One call does A
faux finishing. stump grinding. Free est.
it all! Screens, Windows, repair,
prices. Call Fully insured.
Doors, Cabinets, Painting, Reasonable
580-678-9737.
Jerry,
580-591-0351.
Roofing, Drywall, Tile,
Fencing, Hauling, Lawn BEST PAINTING. Quality CLIFF´S TREE SERVICE:
care. Free est. Call service, price, free est. Big or small. Trim, re355-9686
moval, stump grinding. 22
Phil Clark 695-7558.
yrs. exp., Insured, free
NEED A HANDYMAN?
BIBY PAINT & REMODEL est. 580-483-4959,
Call 591-1371. Painting, HONEST AFFORDABLE 575-390-7120
fencing, hauling,
PROFESSIONAL
F & W TREE SER.
carpentry, roofing
RESIDENTIAL
353-2993 FREE EST
RESTORATIONS
60´S BUCKET TRUCK,
WE do it all. Affordable
SINCE 1983
STUMP GRINDER,
prices. Fast Service. STEVE BIBY 574-0015
CHIPPER. INSURED. EST
580-514-9098.
LAWTON 1985
Home
Improvement
Plumbing
Tutoring
ROY´S PLUMBING,
Heat & Air.
TOLER´S Garage Door
IN LAWTON since 1998
580-591-1738.
SVC. Repairs only. Resi- WE do it all. Affordable
Reading, Math, English
dential. Replace springs, prices. Fast Service.
ACT Prep and STEM
Remodeling
cables, rollers. Operator 580-514-9098.
580-351-9100
Repair. 36 yrs exp.
sylvanlearning.com
REMODELING- Bathrooms
Home Repair
580-536-4051.
are our speciality, also
WATER OUT/DUTILS kitchens, exteriors, tiling,
Fencing
Construction. Fire and wood floors and much
Classified:
ALL IN ONE Fencing & water restoration, all more. Free Est., J R
Shopping
Lawn Care LLC. Insured. i n s u r a n c e c l a i m s . DRAKE CONSTRUCTION
Made Easy…
580-647-7548.
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LLC. 580-280-2855.