August 24, 2012 - Colorado Springs Military Newspaper Group

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Vol. 70 No. 34
Aug. 24, 2012
Word of the month: Confidence
Team of Year
EOD earns
top honors
By Andrea Sutherland
Mountaineer staff
Photo by Marvin Lynchard
Staff Sgt. Christopher Thompson, team leader, 663rd Ordnance Company, 242nd Explosive Ordnance
Disposal Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), performs EOD chemical warfare duties while in full
MOPP gear Aug. 15 during the EOD Team of the Year competition. Thompson’s team won the competition
held at Fort Knox, Ky., Aug. 13-17.
Message board
A three-man explosive ordnance disposal team from
Fort Carson emerged victorious in the EOD Team of the Year
competition held Aug. 13-17 at Fort Knox, Ky.
“It was humbling,” said Staff Sgt. Christopher Thompson,
team leader, 663rd Ordnance Company, 242nd EOD Battalion,
71st Ordnance Group (EOD). “We competed against many EOD
Soldiers and we competed in front of the entire command.”
Thompson, along with Staff Sgt. Josue Sandoval and Sgt.
Matthew Bagley, completed a dozen EOD tasks and defeated
four EOD teams from across the U.S. to earn the title.
Last held in 2001, this year marked the first time EOD
Soldiers participated in the competition due to frequent
deployments in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and
Enduring Freedom.
“For the EOD world, this is the Best Ranger or Best
Sapper (competition),” Thompson said. “There wasn’t a lot
of separation between first and last.”
Competition officials said only a few points separated the
field, which consisted of top teams from the 52nd Ordnance
Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; 49th Chemical Brigade, Fort
Hood, Texas; and the 111th Ordnance Group (EOD), a
National Guard unit from Alabama.
“Being able to compete against the best EOD techs in the
field, it’s an accomplishment,” said Sandoval.
“This was basically the (U.S. Army Forces Command)level competition,” said Capt. Clay Kirkpatrick, commander,
663rd Ord. “The ultimate goal is for next year to make this
a (Department of the Army)-level competition.”
Hosted by the 20th Support Command (Chemical,
Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield explosives),
the competition tested Soldiers with improvised explosive
device, chemical ordnance and multiple conventional
ordnance scenarios. It also measured basic Soldier skills
such as land navigation and weapons qualification.
“It was challenging,” said Bagley. “I honestly didn’t think
I was that good.”
The teammates said remaining focused on one task at a
time was essential.
“Staying motivated (throughout the competition) was
tough,” Sandoval said. “You only had 30 minutes to an hour to
rest and reset before going back out for the next mission.”
“Individually, nothing we did was all that difficult,” said
Thompson. “(Competition officials) did the best they could
to throw everything at us. Focusing on that specific task was
the biggest challenge.”
See EOD on Page 4
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MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 24, 2012
MOUNTAINEER
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WLC honors
Ethos guides lives on, off battlefield
Commentary by Sgt. Tawana G. Middleton
Warrior Leader Course graduate
his or her life for that of a fellow Soldier?
We become proficient in our warrior tasks and battle
drills and even our military occupational specialties.
The Warrior Ethos compels Soldiers to fight through all My mission is to train my team so that they can take my
conditions to victory no matter how much effort is required. place once I am gone, to mentor them into well-rounded,
It is the Soldier’s selfless commitment to the nation,
trustworthy leaders who genuinely care. I believe the
mission, unit and fellow Soldiers. It is the professional
Warrior Ethos entail essential qualities of character needed
attitude that inspires every American
to build an effective team of warriors. When
Soldier. Warrior Ethos is grounded in
I see someone walk by wearing the uniform,
refusal to accept failure. It is developed and
I judge that Soldier. I assume the nature
sustained through discipline, commitment
of the person wearing it is that of a trusted,
to the Army values and pride in the Army’s
dignified, tough and loyal individual.
heritage. Our Army values guide my way
The Warrior Ethos was written for our
on every journey, every mission in which
men and women in uniform, but its utility,
I set out to tackle.
I hope, will not be limited to the sphere of
The history and the progression of
literal armed conflict. We all fight wars in
noncommissioned officers should be everour work, with our Families and abroad
prevalent in our subordinate’s minds as they
in the wider world. Each of us struggles
are the future leaders, mentors and coaches.
every day to define and defend our sense
When I hear the Warrior Ethos, I feel
of purpose and integrity, to justify our
strength. I look at those who stand beside
existence on the planet and to understand,
me; I think we all feel the same emotions.
if only with our own hearts, who we are
Sgt. Tawana G. Middleton and what we believe in. We are all warriors.
We are not connected to each other by
Warrior Ethos award
marriage or birth. We come from different
We are trained to be warriors. As such,
backgrounds, cities, faiths and cultures. We
we have a code, a set of ethos to live by,
do not look alike nor sound alike. We have varying degrees
to guide our lives on and off the battlefield. Mission
of social standing and education. So how is it that we
first, never accept defeat, never quit, never leave a fallen
can take the everyday, common American and turn our
comrade — these are the guidelines by which each and
body and soul into a warrior who is willing to give up
every Army Soldier lives by.
Top WLC graduates
Sgt. Sheila Flynn
Distinguished award
Spc. Adam D. Perez
Leadership award
Spc. Mark D. Bauducco, 7th Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg.
Sgt. Quinn M. Boucher, 1st Bn., 67th Armor Reg.
Spc. Patrick K. Breakall, 1st Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg.
Sgt. William J. Brown, 743rd MI Bn.
Spc. Christina L. Campbell, 230th Finance
Sgt. Shaun Chaitan, 444th HR
Spc. Marshield C. Charlery, 64th BSB
Cpl. Matthew T. Copeland, 1st Bn., 12th Inf. Reg.
Sgt. Jonathan X. Correa, 2nd Bn., 8th Inf. Reg.
Sgt. Michael J. Dade, 2nd STB
Sgt. Boman Dillard, 2nd Bn., 8th Inf. Reg.
Spc. Mylin N. Elder, 242nd EOD
Sgt. Sheila Flynn, 2nd STB
Sgt. Richard Fredrick, HHBN
Sgt. Jordan Gassie, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Reg.
Sgt. Markham Gersper, 62nd Ord.
Spc. Timothy M. Hester, 7th Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg.
Sgt. Joshua A. Ingraham, 1st Bn., 67th Armor Reg.
Sgt. John L. James, 2nd Bn., 8th Inf. Reg.
Spc. Nechesa H. Jenkins, 247th QM
Sgt. Joshua L. Johnston, 2nd STB
Sgt. Jordan M. King, 2nd BCT
Spc. Travis J. Klotz, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Reg.
Spc. Daniel J. Lupom, 2nd STB
Spc. Donna M. Melecio, 1st Space Bde.
Sgt. Tawana G. Middleton, 204th BSB
Staff Sgt. Justin W. Miracle, 1st Bn., 67th Armor Reg.
Spc. Adam D. Perez, 3rd Bn., 16th FA Reg.
Spc. Yelena N. Popko, 679th Trans.
Sgt. Timothy M. Purcell, 204th BSB
Sgt. Elliott J. Redington, 1st Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg.
Spc. Jennifer M. Ridley, 7th Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg.
Sgt. Miguel Sanchez Jr., 1st Bn., 2nd Avn. Reg.
Sgt. Brandon K. Simon, 2nd STB
Sgt. Michael E. Swenson, 2nd BCT
Sgt. Brian A. Thompson, 3rd Bn., 16th FA Reg.
Sgt. Benjahmin J. Walters, 64th BSB
Sgt. Jamaal Wheaton, 2nd BCT
Sgt. Ashley L. Yanes, 743rd MI Bn.
Aug. 24, 2012 — MOUNTAINEER
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Gonsalves
receives 1st star
By Spc. Nathan Thome
4th Infantry Division Public
Affairs Office
“(Gonsalves) has
proven himself in
peace and in war, as a
dynamic and great
example of the type of
broadened leader we
need as we move this
Army into the future.”
Gonsalves crosses an important
threshold to join the distinguished
ranks of the general officers corps,”
said Odierno.
More importantly the promotion
recognizes Gonsalves’ potential to
serve in positions of even higher
responsibility, Odierno said.
“Gonsalves demonstrated early on,
in his lieutenant years, his leadership
potential to become a senior leader in
the Army,” said Odierno. “He has
proven himself in peace and in war, as
a dynamic and great example of the
type of broadened leader we need as
we move this Army into the future.”
Odierno pinned Gonsalves, with
his wife, Janet Gonsalves, and their
two children, Brittany and Nathan
Gonsalves, joining him in the
reviewing area.
After receiving his new rank,
Gonsalves was presented with two
distinctive items: the first round fired
by the salute battery at the ceremony
and the general officer belt, in honor of
his accomplishment.
Unique to general officers, the
general officer belt dates back to 1843
when then Army Chief of Staff Gen.
— Gen. Raymond T. Odierno
See Gonsalves on Page 4
Ryan Gonsalves, deputy commanding general for maneuver, 4th
Infantry Division and Fort Carson, was
promoted to the rank of brigadier
general by Army Chief of Staff Gen.
Raymond T. Odierno during a ceremony
at Founders Field, Aug. 17.
Gonsalves has been serving as the
deputy commanding general since
arriving on Fort Carson in 2011.
“It’s a special day for the
Gonsalves Family, but it’s also a
special day for our Army as Col. Ryan
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, left, promotes Ryan F. Gonsalves, deputy
commanding general for maneuver, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, to brigadier
general during a retreat ceremony on Founders Field Aug. 17 as his wife, Janet
Gonsalves looks on.
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Gonsalves
from Page 3
George C. Marshall decided that all generals needed a
belt when carrying side arms, except in combat.
A native of Colorado Springs, Gonsalves received
his commission in the Army as a second lieutenant in
1984, and reported to Fort Carson’s 4th Inf. Div. for his
first duty station.
During Gonsalves’ 28 years of service, he has been
stationed throughout the U.S. and Germany, and has
deployed to Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
In 2011, he came full circle and returned to his
first duty station.
“Janet and I are very humble to be welcomed back
into the 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson where I was born,”
said Gonsalves. “To be promoted today, is very touching
and means a lot to us.”
As the ceremony came to a close, Soldiers,
Families and friends of Gonsalves and the 4th Inf. Div.
congratulated the new brigadier general and wished
him luck in his future endeavors and opportunities.
“It’s a special gift to be in a division, and it’s even more
special to be in the 4th Inf. Div.,” said Gonsalves. “I really
appreciate all of you coming out today to celebrate, I can’t
be more thankful or humble with your presence and your
participation in today’s ceremony.”
Brig. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves, deputy commanding
general for maneuver, 4th Infantry Division and Fort
Carson, speaks to an audience of Soldiers, Family and
friends after his promotion to brigadier general at a
retreat ceremony on Founders Field, Aug. 17.
Photo by Marvin Lynchard
From left, Staff Sgt. Josue Sandoval, Staff Sgt.
Christopher Thompson and Sgt. Matthew Bagley,
663rd Ordnance Company, 242nd Explosive
Ordnance Disposal Battalion, don their chemical
warfare gear during the EOD Team of the Year
competition at Fort Knox, Ky. The Fort Carson team
won the competition, which took place Aug. 13-17.
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Service — are selected from personnel who
exemplify the spirit of keeping Fort Carson the
“Best Home Town in the Army” with superior
customer service to our Soldiers, Family
members, civilian employees and retirees.
EOD
from Page 1
Another challenge: the 90-degree temperatures
and high humidity.
“I could chew the air,” Thompson said. “I
wasn’t dry a single second of the competition.”
“Wearing the bomb and chem suit didn’t
make it any cooler,” Bagley said. “It was 120
(degrees) on the asphalt.”
Despite the heat, the team persevered
through each task.
“They demonstrated they’re good Soldiers
first and excellent EOD techs,” said Lt. Col.
Gerardo Meneses, commander, 242nd EOD Bn.
“We’re excited and happy for their victory.”
Meneses recognized the Soldiers as well as
their leaders for the triumph.
“A lot of credit goes to Capt. Kirkpatrick and
1st Sgt. (David) Grotkin,” he said. “They were
probably the most aggressive as far as company
and team-level training. This victory is proof of
all their hard work.”
Kirkpatrick said the team, which won the
71st EOD qualification in June, trained for
the Team of the Year for eight weeks.
“Their primary focus once they won the
Group Team of the Year was to train for this
event,” said Kirkpatrick, estimating the team
spent 40-50 hours each week preparing.
“A lot of skills had to be honed to succeed,”
said Thompson, adding that future competitions
will help strengthen EOD troops as units from
Hawaii, Alaska, South Korea and Europe are
able to compete.
“This was the first competition in 11 years,”
he said. “The field is just going to get better and
better and better.”
Plans, Analysis and
Integration Office
“We are an extended family
here — a big green Army Family,”
he said. “We have people coming
back years later who still keep in
touch … that is important.”
Jackson said that he treats
people by the Golden Rule.
“When the time comes, and
it will come, I hope that there is
someone here to give my family
the same personal treatment that I
have given to the other Families.”
He emphasized that he was
At the end of his 24 years of
not alone in this process.
service in the Army, Bobby Jackson
“We become so involved
was called upon to work on some
with our ‘Families’ that we often
cases involving the Families of
have to de-stress — just get out
deceased Soldiers. After seeing the
and walk around the building.
importance of that job, he joined
This is where our team
up with the Fort Carson
becomes important,
Casualty Assistance Center
because we are also here
as a civilian four years ago.
to support each other.”
“This is the most
That job often requires
important job in the
that the team be available
military, being there
24/7 and at a moment’s
for the loved ones of a
notice. But, he said that to
Soldier, a retiree or
the members of the team,
veteran,” Jackson said.
no sacrifice is too little
He said that as the last
to support our Soldiers
process Family members
and their Families.
have with the military,
Zita Ephron, who is
it is important to serve
part of that team, agrees.
everyone with the same
“We are in the most
respect and dignity that
Bobby Jackson
stressful job, but it is also
you would want for your
Fort Carson Casualty Assistance Center
the most rewarding.”
own Family members.
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Suicide prevention
Workshop targets leaders
Story and photo by Sgt. Seth Barham
2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office,
4th Infantry Division
Thirty leaders from the “Warhorse” Brigade attended
an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshop
Aug. 9-10 at Veterans Chapel.
The two-day ASIST workshop allowed leaders to
learn the warning signs of suicide, and skills to intervene
and help at-risk Soldiers.
“The training is intended to complement the Army’s
‘Ask, Care, Escort’ suicide prevention program,” said Chap.
(Maj.) Ricky Way, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division. “It focuses on (leaders) making connections
with Soldiers within the formation to help better understand
the reasons behind suicidal thoughts and feelings.”
Way is one of five primary
trainers in 2nd BCT who
completed a five-day “train
the trainer” workshop.
The ASIST model is the
way to apply the ACE program
effectively, said Staff Sgt.
Adam Ward, senior chaplain’s
assistant, 2nd BCT.
“Comparing
decisive
action operations in combat
to counterinsurgency methods
is just like comparing ACE to
ASIST,” Ward said. “When
you’re conducting (counterinsurgency operations), you are
much more invested in the
long run and the enduring
— Sgt. Nathan Lewis
process, and it’s the same
thing with the ASIST model.”
“I honestly
thought this
was going to
be a dry and
boring type
of training. I
couldn’t have
been any
more wrong.”
The workshop consisted of several lectures, simulations
and practical exercises, and culminated in a role-playing
exercise that allowed leaders to apply their newly-learned
intervention skills.
“I honestly thought this was going to be a dry and
boring type of training,” said Sgt. Nathan Lewis,
See ASIST on Page 7
Spc. Kpandja Mahoulyou, left, Company B, 1st
Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, makes a
connection with Sgt. Nathan Lewis, Company B,
1st Bn., 67th Armor Reg., during a simulation
exercise as part of Applied Suicide Intervention
Skills Training at Veterans Chapel, Aug. 10.
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Miscellaneous
German Armed Forces Military Proficiency Badge
— training and testing is conducted monthly. Events
include swimming, marksmanship, track and field
events (100 meter dash, shot put, long jump and
3,000-meter run) and a 12-kilometer road march.
Soldiers with physical limitations can also participate
with an approved alternate event authorized by
medical personnel. Upon completion of all required
events, Soldiers are awarded a gold, silver or bronze
badge; level is determined by results of the marksmanship and road march. The award is authorized to
be worn on the Class-A or Army Service Uniform.
Soldiers should submit packets through their chain
of command to Sgt. Michael Phillips at 526-5282 or
email [email protected]. Contact
Chief Warrant Officer David Douglas, at 720-2501221 or email [email protected].
Finance travel processing — All inbound and
outbound Temporary Lodging Expense, “Do it
Yourself ” Moves, servicemember and Family
member travel, travel advance pay and travel pay
inquiries will be handled in building 1218, room 231.
Call 526-4454 or 524-2594 for more information.
First Sergeants’ Barracks Program — is located in
building 1454 on Nelson Boulevard. The hours of
operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The
office assists Soldiers with room assignments and
terminations. For more information call 526-9707.
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club — The Fort Carson
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club meets the third
Tuesday of each month at the Family Connection
Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The SAMC
is open to all active members and those interested
in becoming future SAMC members. The club was
originally a U.S. Forces Command organization of
elite noncommissioned officers but is now an
Armywide program for those who meet the criteria
and have proven themselves to be outstanding
NCOs through a board/leadership process. Contact
the SAMC president, Staff Sgt. Thomas Witt, at
526-5661 for more information.
Recycle incentive program — The Directorate of
Public Works has an incentive program to prevent
recyclable waste from going to the landfill.
Participating battalions can earn monetary rewards
for turning recyclable materials in to the Fort Carson
Recycle Center, building 155. Points are assigned for
the pounds of recyclable goods turned in and every
participating battalion receives money quarterly. Call
526-5898 for more information about the program.
Directorate of Public Works services — DPW is
responsible for a wide variety of services on Fort
Carson. Services range from repair and maintenance
of facilities to equipping units with a sweeper and
cleaning motor pools. Listed below are phone
numbers and points of contact for services:
• Facility repair/service orders — Fort
Carson Support Services service order desk can be
reached at 526-5345. Use this number for emergencies
or routine tasks and for reporting wind damage,
damaged traffic signs or other facility damage.
• Refuse/trash and recycling — Call Eric
Bailey at 719-491-0218 or email eric.e.bailey4.
[email protected] when needing trash containers, trash
is overflowing or emergency service is required.
• Facility custodial services — Call Bryan
Dorcey at 526-6670 or email bryan.s.dorcey.civ@
mail.mil for service needs or to report complaints.
• Elevator maintenance — Call Bryan
Dorcey at 526-6670 or email bryan.s.dorcey.
[email protected].
• Motor pool sludge removal/disposal —
Call Dennis Frost at 526-6997 or email
[email protected].
• Repair and utility/self-help — Call Gary
Grant at 526-5844 or email gerald.l.grant2.civ
@mail.mil. Use this number to obtain self-help
tools and equipment or a motorized sweeper.
BOSS meetings are held the
first and third Thursday
of each month from 2-3:30 p.m.
at The Foxhole.
Contact Cpl. Rachael Robertson at
524-2677 or visit the BOSS office in room 106 of The
Hub for more information. Text “follow CarsonBOSS”
to 40404 to receive updates and event information.
Fort Carson dining facilities hours of operation
Dining facility
Friday
Stack
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dinner: Closed
Wolf
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Warfighter
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
(Wilderness Road Complex) Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dinner: Closed
LaRochelle
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
10th SFG(A)
Dinner: Closed
• Base operations contracting officer
representative — Call Terry Hagen at 526-9262
or email [email protected] for questions
on snow removal, grounds maintenance and
contractor response to service orders.
• Portable latrines — Call Jerald Just at
524-0786 or email [email protected] to
request latrines, for service or to report damaged
or overturned latrines.
Legal services — provided at the Soldier Readiness
Processing site are for Soldiers undergoing the
SRP process. The SRP Legal Office will only
provide powers of attorney or notary services to
Soldiers processing through the SRP. Retirees,
Family members and Soldiers not in the SRP
process can receive legal assistance and powers
of attorney at the main legal office located at
1633 Mekong St., building 6222, next to the
Family Readiness Center. Legal assistance prepares
powers of attorney and performs notary services
on a walk-in basis from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mondays-Wednesdays and Fridays, and from
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays.
Briefings
75th Ranger Regiment briefings — are held
Tuesdays in building 1430, room 150, from noon
to 1 p.m. Soldiers must be private-sergeant first
class with a minimum General Technical Score of
105; be a U.S. citizen; score 240 or higher in the
Army Physical Fitness Test; and pass a Ranger
physical. Call 524-2691 or visit http://www.
goarmy.com/ranger.html for more information.
Casualty Notification/Assistance Officer training
— is held Sept. 18-20 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in
building 1187 on Minnick Avenue, behind post car
wash. Class is limited to 50 people on a first-come,
first-served basis. Contact Jean Graves at 5265613/5614 or [email protected] for more
information.
Disposition Services — Defense Logistics Agency
Disposition Services Colorado Springs, located in
building 381, conducts orientations Fridays from
12:30-3:30 p.m. The orientations discuss DLA
processes to include turning in excess property,
reutilizing government property, web-based tools
available, special handling of property and
environmental needs. To schedule an orientation,
contact Arnaldo Borrerorivera at arnaldo.borrerorivera
@dla.mil for receiving/turn in; Mike Welsh at
[email protected] for reutilization/web tools; or
Rufus Guillory at [email protected].
Retirement briefings — are held from 8 a.m. to noon
the second and third Wednesday of each month at
the Joel Hefley Community Center conference room,
6800 Prussman Ave. The Retirement Services Office
recommends spouses accompany Soldiers to the
briefing. Call 526-2840 for more information.
Reassignment briefings — are held Tuesdays
for Soldiers heading overseas and Thursdays for
personnel being reassigned stateside. The briefings
are held in building 1129, Freedom Performing Arts
Center; sign-in is at 7 a.m. and briefings start at 7:30
a.m. Soldiers are required to bring Department
of the Army Form 5118, signed by their unit
personnel section, and a pen to complete forms.
Call 526-4730/4583 for more information.
Army ROTC Green-to-Gold briefings — are held
the first and third Tuesday of each month at noon
at the education center, building 1117, room 120.
Call University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Army ROTC at 262-3475 for more information.
Saturday-Sunday
Monday-Thursday
Closed
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Dinner: Closed
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Closed
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Dinner: Closed
Closed
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Dinner: Closed
ETS briefings — for enlisted personnel are held the
first and third Wednesday of each month. Briefing
sign in begins at 7 a.m. at the Soldier Readiness
Building, building 1042, room 244, on a first-come,
first-served basis. Soldiers must be within 120 days
of their expiration term of service, but must attend
the briefing no later than 30 days prior to their ETS
or start of transition leave. Call 526-2240/8458.
Special Forces briefings — are held Wednesdays in
building 1430, room 123, from noon to 1 p.m.
Soldiers must be specialist-staff sergeant from any
military occupational specialty, have a general
technical score of at least 107, be a U.S. citizen, score
240 or higher on the Army Physical Fitness Test, and
pass a Special Forces physical. Call 524-1461 or
visit the website at http://www.bragg.army.mil/sorb.
Hours of Operation
Central Issue Facility
• In-processing — Monday-Thursday from
7:30-10:30 a.m.
• Initial and partial issues — MondayFriday from 12:30-3:30 p.m.
• Cash sales/report of survey — MondayThursday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Direct exchange and partial turn ins —
Monday-Friday from 7:30-11:30 a.m.
• Full turn ins — by appointment only; call
526-3321.
• Unit issues and turn ins — Call 5265512/6477 for approval.
Education Center hours of operation — The
Mountain Post Training and Education Center,
building 1117, 526-2124, hours are as follows:
• Counselor Support Center — MondayThursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Fridays 11
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Army Learning Center — MondayFriday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Defense Activity for Nontraditional
Education Support and Army Personnel Testing —
Monday-Friday 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Repair and Utility self-help — has moved to building
217 and is open Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Medical Activity Correspondence Department office
hours — The Correspondence (Release of Information) Office in the Patient Administration Division
hours are Monday-Wednesday and Friday 7:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. and closed Thursday and federal
holidays. Call 526-7322 or 526-7284 for details.
Claims Office hours — are Monday-Friday from 9
a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. on the first floor of
building 6222, 1633 Mekong Street. Shipment
under Full Replacement Value claimants must
submit Department of Defense Form 1840R to the
carrier within 75 days. Shipment under Defense
Personal Property Program claimants must log into
the Defense Personal Property System at http://
www.move.mil and report all the items online
within 75 days. Claims must be submitted within
nine months directly with carriers to receive full
replacement value for missing and destroyed
items. All other claims should be submitted to Fort
Carson Claims Office within two years of the date
of delivery or date of incident. Call the Fort Carson
Claims Office at 526-1355 for more information.
The Fort Carson Trial Defense Service office —
is able to help Soldiers 24/7 and is located at
building 1430, room 233. During duty hours,
Soldiers should call 526-4563. The 24-hour
phone number for after hours, holidays and
weekends is 526-0051. Know your rights.
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ASIST
Green-to-Gold
from Page 5
ROTC seeks enlisted Soldiers
who want to become officers
Company
B,
1st
Battalion, 67th Armor
Regiment. “I couldn’t
have been any more
wrong. The ASIST
model really opened my
eyes and I feel like I’m so
much better equipped to
care for my Soldiers if
they are having issues.”
Additional leaders
will be certified in the
weeks to come as the Unit
Ministry Teams in the
brigade plan to hold
ASIST workshops every
other week. According to
Way, the ASIST program
was incorporated on Fort
Carson by the 4th Infantry
Division through Mission
Support Order 10-0261 in
April 2010. The order
requires battalions to have
a minimum of 85 percent
of their first-line leaders
certified.
U.S. Army Garrison
Fort Carson will host a
five-day ASIST workshop
Oct. 1-5 to certify additional trainers on post.
“If we can save just
one life as a result of
this training, then we
have made a difference,”
Way said.
U.S. Army Cadet Command
FORT KNOX, Ky. — Enlisted
Soldiers who have an interest in furthering
their Army careers by becoming commissioned officers can learn more by
exploring U.S. Army Cadet Command’s
Green-to-Gold option, an in-service
recruitment program to attract junior
soldiers with leadership potential.
Cadet Command is accepting
applications as part of “Operation
Officership,” a campaign designed to
attract talented enlisted and noncommissioned off icers who want to
complete a college degree and compete
to become second lieutenants.
The Army’s Green-to-Gold program
offers three options:
Option 1 — The Green-to-Gold
Active-Duty Option is a two-year
program that provides eligible, activeduty enlisted Soldiers an opportunity
to complete a baccalaureate degree
or obtain a master’s degree and be
commissioned as a second lieutenant
upon receiving the appropriate degree.
Option 2 — The Green-to-Gold
Scholarship Option provides eligible
Soldiers with two-, three- or four-year
scholarships, depending on the Soldier’s
needs and the needs of the Army.
Option 3 — The Green-to-Gold Nonscholarship Option is available to Soldiers
who have already completed two years of
college and can complete their degree
requirements in two years. This option is
optimal for enlisted Soldiers interested in
becoming officers in the U.S. Army
Reserve or Army National Guard.
To begin the application process or to
learn more about Green-to-Gold, enlisted
Soldiers should contact their career counselors or visit http://www. goarmy.com/rotc.
Contact the local Green-to-Gold point of
contact, Don Caughey, at 719-255-3475 or
[email protected] for more information.
The Army’s Green-to-Gold program allows
qualified enlisted Soldiers and noncommissioned officers to complete college
and be commissioned through ROTC.
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Office, 4th Infantry Division
Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, used the Engagement Skills
Trainer 2000 at the Training Support Center Aug. 16
to increase their accuracy and reduce their unit’s
overall budget for qualifying on weapons.
“Some units, when they go downrange, see
a tenfold increase in their Soldiers’ proficiency
when they use the EST 2000,” said Troy
Piirainen, TSC training aids, devices, simulators
and simulations instructor.
Soldiers fire simulated weapons, with recoil
and sound effects, set up in a classroom with
props to mimic the environment of a live-fire
range and virtual targets projected on a screen.
The EST 2000 offers training for both
individual and collective marksmanship training
along with “shoot and don’t shoot” scenarios,
which are used by military police.
“The basic rifle marksmanship and
advanced rifle marksmanship tables appear to be
very realistic,” said Piirainen, a retired Army
first sergeant who has been working at the TSC
since 2008. “It’s actually harder to shoot on the
EST, which makes it easier to shoot downrange.”
Saving money is a great motivation for the
simulated training, but the EST 2000 also
provides additional opportunities.
Soldiers get a chance to fire all different types of
weapons they normally wouldn’t get to shoot on the
range, Piirainen said, such as the MK 19 grenade
machine gun, M2 .50-caliber machine gun, M136 AT4
rocket launcher and additional hand-held weapons.
The EST 2000 also reduces stress and safety hazards.
With simulated rounds, the risk for injury is low.
“I think this is a more comfortable training
environment to focus on the basics, and there is not
so much pressure on shooting,” said Spc. Lucas Ross,
Company A, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment,
2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div. “The environment is a lot more
controlled; there is no dust kicking up into your eyes
and the weather doesn’t change on you.”
The EST ranges are supervised by noncommissioned officers who attend a “train the trainer” class
to learn how to run the range. The classes are held at
the TSC the first and third Wednesday of each month.
Spc. David Bevers, Company A, 1st Battalion, 67th
Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division, aims his simulated M4 rifle at a
virtual target at the Training Support Center, Aug. 16.
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Led by ‘Love of Country’
4th BCT honors fallen heroes
By Maj. Christopher Thomas
4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs
Office, 4th Infantry Division
role in securing these volatile areas.
Mingus praised the work and sacrifice of
all those who have come before the brigade.
Their progress, “has come at great cost, the
NANGARHAR
PROVINCE, most cost being human life.”
Afghanistan — When two suicide bombers
“If Kevin, Tom, DG and Ragaie, along
detonated their vests Aug. 8 against an with many others before them, were standing
International Security Assistance Force patrol here today, they would say ‘honor me by
moving to a meeting in Asadabad, the capital finishing the cause,’” Mingus said. The
of Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan, memorial was held on Forward Operating
they struck at the very heart of the “Mountain Base Fenty Aug. 14 in front of a crowd of
Warrior” Brigade.
more than 500 Soldiers, civilians and
Killed in the blast were Command Sgt. Afghan officials.
Maj. Kevin Griffin, senior enlisted leader, 4th
Griffin joined the 4th BCT before its
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division; rotation to the Joint Readiness Training Center
Maj. Thomas Kennedy, fire support officer; in November 2011, where he met and selected
Air Force Maj. Walter Gray, air liaison officer, Pfc. Benjamin Secor to be on his security detail.
13th Air Support Operations Squadron; and
“He would say, ‘you need to fix yourself,
Ragaei Abdelfattah, U.S. Agency for but remember I still love you,” said Secor,
International Development representative.
noting Griffin’s kind but firm way of dealing
The four were on a patrol to a joint with Soldiers.
planning meeting with Afghan Provincial
Griffin missed his Family, said Secor.
Government and military officials to discuss
“He missed his sons so much that he
upcoming security operations along with Col. took me and made me feel like family.”
James Mingus, 4th BCT commander; Col.
Gray had been with the brigade during
Daniel Walrath, the adviser brigade’s senior its extensive train up for Afghanistan,
commander; Lt. Col. Brandon Newton, participating in all the exercises, bringing
commander, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry his infectious, laid-back but hard working
Regiment, 4th BCT, 4th Inf. Div.; and several attitude to the brigade staff during difficult
other members of the Security Forces adviser training events, said Air Force Capt.
Photo by Spc. Beth Raney
teams working with the Mountain Warriors Matthew Perry, 13th ASOS, his assistant air
Lt. Col. Scott Green, commander, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, in Kunar. Coordinating the efforts of the liaison officer. He remembered how Gray
4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, renders honors to the government and the four different Afghan immediately took him in when he joined the
fallen at a memorial ceremony, Aug. 14, on Forward Operating Base Security Forces in the province is a critical Tactical Air Control Party.
Fenty, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The ceremony honored Command Sgt. effort in paving the way for Afghan-led,
“I could have never been more pleased
Maj. Kevin Griffin, Air Force Maj. Walter Gray, Maj. Thomas Kennedy and planned and executed operations as ISAF or happy to serve under such an admirable
Ragaei Abdelfattah who were killed in a suicide attack Aug. 8.
security forces increasingly take a secondary and caring leader,” said Perry. “His love
and passion for the TACP personnel
was unmatched.”
Kennedy, the new brigade fire
support officer, had just joined the
Mountain Warrior team in Afghanistan,
but had already made a strong
impression on the rest of the staff. Maj.
Rett Burroughs, the brigade signals
officer, quickly befriended him.
“From the moment Maj. Tom
Kennedy arrived to the brigade
headquarters, he fit right in. He was
one of us,” said Burroughs. “He pulled
up his sleeves and dove right into the
mission. In the short time he was with
us here at FOB Fenty, Afghanistan, he
made an everlasting impression on us,”
Abdelfattah had worked tirelessly
with the Provincial Reconstruction
Teams in the region to help Afghan
government agencies meet the needs of
the people more effectively. He had more
than 15 years of experience working
with overseas development agencies.
“He was, at his essence, a committed
humanitarian, determined to use his
intellectual talents to make life better for
the most unfortunate and dispossessed
people in this war-torn land,” said
Richard Riley, Department of State, at
a memorial ceremony Aug. 9, held at
the U.S. Embassy.
The loss of any person is devastating, and the friends and Families of
those members of the brigade who
have made the ultimate sacrifice
remain in the thoughts and prayers of
their fellow Mountain Warriors.
They would not want their fellow
Soldiers to lose sight of the objective,
however.
Photo by Maj. Christopher Thomas
“This will be how we will honor
Dog tags bearing the names of the fallen adorn “Soldier’s Crosses,” a part of the memorial display for the fallen “Mountain Warriors” their sacrifice, that it not be in vain,”
remembered during a memorial service Aug. 14 on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The display harkens back said Mingus.
to the marking of combat gravesites and has come to symbolize a hero who has fallen in battle.
They would expect no less.
10 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 24, 2012
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47 earn Expert Infantryman Badge
Story and photos by
Sgt. Khori Johnson
3rd Brigade Combat Team Public
Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division
Spc. Dylan Gaffney, Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, demonstrates
how to properly use an AT4 anti-tank weapon while he goes through
the patrol lane of his Expert Infantryman Badge evaluation,Aug. 15.
As the school year began in Colorado
Springs, class was already in session for the
infantrymen of the 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, as they tackled
the daunting task of earning the Expert
Infantryman Badge.
Forty-seven of the 279 “Iron Brigade”
infantrymen who attempted to earn the
badge were awarded their EIBs Aug. 17 at
the Resiliency Campus.
“This is the top 10 percent of infantrymen
in our brigade,” said Command Sgt. Maj.
Douglas Maddi, senior enlisted leader, 3rd
BCT, 4th Inf. Div., addressing the EIB
recipients at the ceremony. “With that
EIB, comes expectations. From now on,
people are going to look to you to be an
expert in your field, which is what you’ve
proven this past week.”
The Expert Infantryman Badge, one of
the highest marks of distinction in the U.S.
Army infantry, was established in 1943 to
recognize Soldiers who display a mastery
of infantry skills.
“(The EIB) is a huge mark of distinction,”
said Sgt. 1st Class Justin Weathers, senior
enlisted leader, Company B, 1st Battalion,
8th Inf. Regiment. “That’s why it is referred
to as the badge of excellence.”
To earn their badges, the 47 infantrymen
had to first qualify by proving themselves
to be proficient in physical fitness,
weapons marksmanship and finally, land
navigation, before moving on to the
actual EIB evaluation.
The testing site was comprised of three
lanes: urban, patrol and traffic control
point. Each encompassed a series of tasks
that had to be completed in succession. The
tasks included infantry-related skills, such
as calling for artillery fire, grenade use and
applying first aid. Also, to add another
element of difficulty, Soldiers had to
complete each lane within 20 minutes.
“That’s the way it is downrange,” said
Sgt. 1st Class Atanasio Viera, senior enlisted
leader, Company A, 1st Bn., 8th Inf. Reg.
“It’s about handling stress; ‘Can I still think
in a logical sequence when my heart is
pumping and my vision is tunneling? Can I
calm down and execute?’”
Sgt. 1st Class Edward Whitaker, platoon
leader, Company A, 1st Bn., 8th Inf. Reg.,
who was in charge of the patrol lane, said his
lane simulated a scenario where a Soldier at
an observation point, with enemy forces
approaching, needs assistance. During testing,
each Soldier was evaluated on how he
approached the scenario and how efficiently
he executed his decisions.
While the 1st Bn., 8th Inf. Reg.,
“Fighting Eagles,” who built the lanes, were
still making minor tweaks and changes to the
site, they were able to watch Soldiers use the
training area every day, some even staying
after the end of the duty day, to sharpen their
skills weeks prior to the EIB testing.
“Our guys did a remarkable job,” said
Weathers. “(They) put a lot of ingenuity in
this along with a lot of their personal time.
They stayed out here in the hot, scorching
sun all day long; not to just build these lanes,
but to build them expertly. This area was
built so that Soldiers could receive good
training and be tested in a rigorous fashion.”
Throughout the construction of the
training site and EIB testing, the Fighting
Eagles received positive feedback from the
4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson commanding
general, Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson, and
deputy commanding general for support,
Brig. Gen. Darsie Rogers.
“I wanted to come out and see how our
Soldiers are being trained and look at the fine
work that the 3rd Brigade Combat Team has
done in putting these lanes together,” said
Anderson. “It’s a really challenging course.”
Spc. Dylan Gaffney, Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, calls for fire during the patrol lane of the Expert Infantryman
Badge evaluation as Sgt. Blake Allen, Company A, 1st Bn., 8th Inf. Reg., grades him, Aug. 15.
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‘Iron’ Brigade rides for those who paved way
Story and photos by
Sgt. Khori Johnson
3rd Brigade Combat Team
Public Affairs Office, 4th Infantry
Division
Thunderous roars from the
tailpipes of choppers, cruisers and
sport bikes were sent across
Southern Colorado by members of
the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, as they rode
through the streets of Cripple Creek.
Twenty-seven Soldiers of the
‘Iron’ Brigade hopped on their
bikes and traveled from Colorado
Springs to Cripple Creek to
participate in the 25th Annual Salute
to American Veterans Rally Aug.
17-Sunday to pay tribute to the
nation’s active military and veterans.
“The Salute to American
Veterans Rally truly symbolizes
America’s dedication to recognize
our POWs, MIAs and veterans, and
will ensure that our country will
not forget the cost of freedom,”
said Col. Steven Cook, plans
officer, 4th Inf. Div. “When you do
not appreciate the cost of freedom,
it becomes too easy to take for
granted; and when you take things
for granted, you tend to lose them.”
The Fort Carson bikers left
from Colorado Springs to meet up
with thousands of other motorcycle
enthusiasts made up of active
military, veterans and military
supporters at Woodland Park, where
they formed a motorcade, spanning
miles of roadway, to begin the
POW/MIA Recognition Ride, which
ended in the heart of Cripple Creek.
“It makes me feel good,” said
Staff Sgt. Corey Forschee, 247th
Quartermaster Company, 68th
Combat Sustainment Support
Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade.
“Hopefully, when I’m older I’ll
still see things like this. It shows
that the military sticks together.”
The 3rd BCT riders led the way
with the honor guard, as they entered
into the city of Cripple Creek,
where its citizens and visitors
awaited to show support for the
military of yesterday and today.
“This means a lot to me,” said
Sgt. Joel Bartell, infantryman, 1st
Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment,
3rd BCT. “My grandfather served
in World War II, and he passed
away a few years back. With him
being a veteran, I’ve always
honored what he did. Words can’t
really describe how I feel.”
During the rally, the Iron
Brigade Soldiers participated in
events such as the POW/MIA
Remembrance Ceremony at the
Cripple Creek City Park, Saturday,
and the Memorial Wall Dedication
Ceremony at the Mount Pisgah
Cemetery, Sunday, which was
supported by a salute battery
from Battery B, 3rd Bn., 29th
Field Artillery Regiment.
Although 3rd BCT commander
Col. Michael Kasales was not
able to attend the rally due to
his deployment in support of the
Iron Brigade’s Security Force
Assistance Team mission in
Afghanistan, he was able to
send his support for the event
through a letter read by his wife,
Mary Kasales, at the POW/MIA
Remembrance Ceremony.
“With the thousands of bikers,
motorcycle enthusiasts, and a few
‘cagers’ that descend on Cripple
Creek (for the rally), it is apparent
that camaraderie, respect and a
sense of pride continues to exist
between our nation’s warriors and
the patriotic citizens who support
them,” Mary Kasales read. “I can
think of no better event that pays
tribute to the citizens from every
generation, who courageously and
with honor, stood watch for the
nation. I can’t wait for next year.”
From left, Staff Sgt. Antonio Olivarez and Pfc. Kenneth Hill, cannon crew members, and Spc.
Zechariah Scott, fire direction specialist, Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery
Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire a ceremonial cannon during
the Memorial Wall Dedication Ceremony at the Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Sunday. The
memorial honors servicememembers stationed in Colorado who have paid the ultimate
sacrifice since the events of 9/11. The ceremony was part of a three-day rally dedicated to
showing support for the military of yesterday and today.
“The Salute to
American Veterans
Rally truly symbolizes
America’s dedication to
recognize our POWs,
MIAs and veterans,
and will ensure that our
country will not forget
the cost of freedom.”
— Col. Steven Cook
Motorcycle enthusiasts from the
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, ride together
with other bikers made up of active
military, veterans and military
supporters, into Cripple Creek
in a motorcade spanning miles
of roadway, during the POW/MIA
Recognition Ride, Saturday.
All Americans: 15 gain U.S. citizenship
Story and photo by
Anna Ciccotti
Special to the Mountaineer
“I hereby declare, on oath, that I
absolutely and entirely renounce and
abjure all allegiance to any prince,
potentate, state or sovereignty ...”
Right hand raised and beaming with
pride, 15 new citizens took the Oath
of Allegiance during a naturalization
ceremony at the Fort Carson Freedom
Performing Arts Center, Aug. 16.
The oath was led by Bill Winfield,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services Denver Field Office.
The 15 newest Americans included
Soldiers, Airmen, a Marine and Family
members representing 11 different
countries: Czech Republic, Colombia,
Guyana, Jamaica, Kenya, Marshall
Islands, Mexico, Palau, Panama,
Philippines, Poland and Turkey.
Winfield welcomed the former
foreigners into a cultural, religious and
ideologically diverse group of citizens
who form the United States of America.
“People continue to immigrate here
to the United States for many different
reasons. Some are drawn for economic
opportunities, other for religious or
political freedom. Some come to join a
family member, … others had to leave
their family behind knowing they will
never see them again,” Winfield said.
“But each of you has a story to tell, a
story that involves risk, courage and
a story of hope. And I hope that you
share your story with your children
and your children’s children so that it
will not be forgotten.”
Each new citizen’s story of
arriving in the United States was as
varied as his origins.
Marine Lance Cpl. David DeLeon,
assigned to Marine Air Control
Squadron 23 at Buckley Air Force
Base in Aurora, plans to celebrate the
new citizenship with family. He was
born in Panama and enlisted in 2011
with the “desire to have a better life
pretty much, become better. Right
now I am a Marine, which I never
expected to be one, and … I’ll just
try to do my best,” he said.
The path that led DeLeon to
naturalization was fast tracked.
“After I enlisted, it didn’t take me
that long, perhaps three months or
so,” he said.
About to become U.S.
citizens, 15 military and
Family members stand
together to swear in
and recite the Oath of
Allegiance during a
naturalization ceremony
at the Fort Carson
Freedom Performing
Arts Center Aug. 16. The
Fort Carson Army
Community Service
provides assistance
to about 300 Soldier
and Family members
seeking guidance
for citizenship and
residency per year.
Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Pvt.
Parmiria M. Kipetu, Company B, 1st
Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, initially came to the United
States to study and then he chose to
join the military because “there is
also education for military.”
He remembers well the night he
arrived from Africa.
“The first thing I saw was the Space
Needle in Seattle, and the lights, the
different lights, very different from
the lighting system in Kenya. When we
were almost landing, you see all the
lights and people busy, by themselves.”
Generosity was another trait of
the American people Kipetu
experienced right away.
“I didn’t have a cell phone so
I had to borrow one from people I
didn’t know and they actually helped
me out. I think America is a great
country. Yes, it is.”
Besides English, Kipetu speaks
Swahili, his native language, and
Maasai, an African tribal dialect. He
hopes to join Special Forces in the
future and perhaps serve for the U.S.
Army Africa Command where his
language skills would be most valuable.
Native of Czech Republic, Lucie
Holloway arrived as a college student
in 2004 and submitted an application
for the green card immediately. She
moved to Colorado to follow her
American husband, Capt. Kevin
Holloway assigned to 4th Sqdn., 10th
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Victim Advocacy Services
Program protects Families
By Staff Sgt. Wallace Bonner
4th Infantry Division Public Affairs
not just for prosecution, but also to provide
outreach and preventive training to Soldiers.
Social Work Services is the medical side of
The strength of the Soldier is Family, and when
the Family Advocacy Program, providing counseling
one Family member threatens that strength by
to victims; Department of Human Services is
choosing to inflict pain on his loved ones, the
Colorado’s child protective services.
Victim Advocacy Services Program is there to
Victims have two options when reporting
shield those who need help.
domestic violence: restricted and unrestricted, said
As stated in Army Regulation 608-18, the program Grauptman. In restricted reporting, law enforcement
assists and supports victims of domestic violence
and the command are not notified, while in
and child abuse. Victim advocates do this by
unrestricted reporting they are notified.
providing crisis intervention, help in getting medical
“A lot of times, victims are concerned about
care, information on laws and court processes, shelter privacy, legal repercussions, how it affects their
referrals and other resources available to victims.
career,” said Grauptman. “Restricted reporting still
“We help victims obtain protection orders;
allows counseling services and allows them to
provide accompaniment to court, to testifying, to the
understand options without having to take the
spouse’s command; we can go to the emergency room; plunge into unrestricted reporting.”
point them in the right direction for counseling;
When a report is unrestricted, the legal process
and direct them to many different institutions for
is independent of the victim, but they may still
financial support, depending
be asked to testify.
on their needs,” said Mariana
“When a domestic violence
Grauptman, victim advocate, Army “We want to ensure (the case is brought to civil court, it’s
Community Service. “A lot of
not Mrs. Smith v. Mr. Smith,
home) environment
times they utilize us just for help
it’s Colorado v. Mr. Smith, due to
in navigating the system.”
so many cases of dropped charges,”
doesn’t turn violent.
The victim advocates work
said Grauptman. “There are a lot
That’s why we have
with many different agencies in the
of external and internal factors
course of assisting victims, including
that can influence a person to
programs that give
Social Work Services, military
drop charges — misplaced guilt,
police, criminal investigation
reconciliation, pressure from
Soldiers ways to cope
division, Judge Advocate General,
friends and family. The district
with and deal with
financial services, Evans Army
attorney’s decision to go forward
Community Hospital, New Parent
will be based on what they think
stressors to prevent
Support Services on post, district
is best, not what the victim
domestic violence.”
attorneys and Department of
wants, though that may be taken
Human Services, said Grauptman.
— Master Sgt. Jose Colon into consideration.”
They also work with the command,
If victim advocates are notified
of domestic violence by military police or the
Soldier’s command, the report is automatically
unrestricted. Chaplains and medical personnel can
both take restricted reports. Colorado has a Jane
Doe law that allows someone to seek medical
help without saying what they are there for.
“Sometimes Evans (Army Community Hospital)
calls when they suspect domestic violence and we
can make contact with a possible domestic violence
victim,” said Grauptman. “If they say it wasn’t
domestic violence, we take them at their word.”
Whether first contact happens at the hospital
or by phone, those early moments can be important
when assisting a victim of domestic violence.
“A lot of times, crisis intervention means
responding in emergencies; the victim is scared, hurt
and doesn’t know where to turn or who to talk to,” said
Grauptman. “Sometimes safety is a concern. We call
commanders in the middle of the night and they pick
up their phone, bless their hearts. Safety is the first
priority. Are they safe at home? (Are they) safe
with the spouse? The answer to (those) questions
leads to what the next step is in assisting the victim.”
The Victim Advocacy Program is solely
concerned with the victim, but also benefits the Army.
“Soldiers are not an island. In order for a
Soldier to be effective, in addition to their chain of
command and noncommissioned officer support
channel, Soldiers need a support system, which is
the Family,” said Master Sgt. Jose Colon, lead
Sexual Harassment Assault Response Prevention
representative for the 4th Infantry Division.
“Domestic violence tears at the fabric of that
support system, destroys that support system,
making that Soldier ineffective.
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Maj. Thomas Kennedy— With deepest regret to
the Family of the deceased. Anyone having claims
against or indebtedness to his estate should
contact 2nd Lt. Cort Mukina at 814-460-5455.
Spc. Nerissa Cruz — With deepest regret to the
Family of the deceased. Anyone having claims
against or indebtedness to her estate should
contact 1st Lt. Amber Sanchez at 719-534-3662.
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Family of the deceased. Anyone having claims
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contact 1st Lt. Yancy Bush at 228-229-6965.
Upcoming events
Information technology working group — The next
IT working group meeting takes place Sept. 4 at
10:30 a.m. at McMahon Auditorium. The meeting
is open to all Fort Carson personnel and will
focus on updating personnel on the information
management officer program and policy changes
affecting those with elevated privileges.
Blood drive — The U.S. Air Force Academy hosts
its annual three-day Armed Services Blood
Program blood drive in Arnold Hall Sept. 10-12
from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Visit https://www.
militarydonor.com/index.cfm to register by
using the sponsor code USAFA1. Appointments
are not required, but are encouraged. Donors
must be 17 years old or older, weigh at least
110 pounds and have a state or federal form
of photo identification.
Privately Owned Weapon Range safety days —
the Fort Carson Privately Owned Weapon
range hosts safety days Saturday, Sept. 22
and Oct. 20. Contact Master Sgt. Willie R.
Chatman Sr. at 526-3058 or Jose L. Colon-Rosa
at 526-9717 for more information.
Retiree Appreciation Day — The annual Retiree
Appreciation Day takes place Oct. 13 from
7 a.m. to noon at McMahon Auditorium and the
Special Events Center. Call 526-0682, 526-2260
or 524-2342 for more information.
General announcements
TRICARE online access — TRICARE patients will
no longer be able to access online accounts with
MHS/iAS username and password. Users must
either use a registered Department of Defense
Common Access Card or register for a DOD
Self-Service Logon. Visit: www.dmdc.osd.mil/
identitymanagement. Patients may also receive
personal assistance in creating an account by
visiting the TRICARE Service Center at Evans
Army Community Hospital or Veterans Affairs
Regional Office.
Cooling system undergoes repairs — One of the
two chilling systems that provide cooling for
the majority of the “banana belt” area of the
cantonment is undergoing emergency repairs.
Buildings in the area, which include barracks,
dining facilities, gyms and administrative
buildings, are currently receiving limited
cooling. Repairs to the chiller is anticipated
within the next several weeks. The
Directorate of Public Works apologizes for
any inconvenience this may cause. DPW will
notify facility managers of outages or changes
to the cooling system due to the repairs. Call
the DPW Operations and Maintenance Division
at 526-9241, 719-491-2943 or email bruce.
School lunch and breakfast program — School
District 8 is accepting applications for the
national School Lunch and School Breakfast
programs. Application forms are being provided
to all homes with a letter to parents. Additional
copies are available in each school. The
information provided on the application is
confidential and will be used only for the
purpose of determining eligibility and verifying
data. Applications may be submitted any time
during the school year. Contact Dawn Muniz
at 719-382-1334 or email [email protected]
for more information.
Ambulance service — Fort Carson officials urge
community members to contact emergency
personnel by calling 911 instead of driving
personal vehicles to the emergency room.
In the event of a life- or limb-threatening
emergency, skilled paramedics and ambulance
crew will be able to administer critical care
and aid. Contact the Emergency Department
at 526-7111 for more information.
New prescription policy — All handwritten
prescriptions from a TRICARE network
provider will be filled at the Soldier and Family
Care Center located adjacent to and east of
Evans Army Community Hospital. When
calling in for refills on those prescriptions,
beneficiaries will continue to use the SFCC.
A dedicated refill window in this facility will
reduce wait time. The SFCC pharmacy is open
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The pharmacy is located on the first floor
near the east entrance of the facility; park in the
“G” lot, east of the building. Call 719-503-7067
or 719-503-7068 for more information.
Warrior Family Medicine becomes Iron Horse —
Effective immediately, the name of Warrior Family
Medicine Clinic has changed to Iron Horse
Family Medicine Clinic. The clinic is still located
on the second floor of Evans Army Community
Hospital. Hours of operation are from 7:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Call 526-9277 for more information.
2-1-1 data expands to two counties — The
Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments
has partnered with Pikes Peak United Way
to include 2-1-1 data for El Paso and
Teller counties in the Network of Care for
servicemembers, veterans and their Families.
The service directory component of the
Network of Care now includes more than
1,500 local resources to assist the military
community, service providers and others.
Visit http://pikespeak.networkofcare.org for
more information.
Share-a-Ride — is a free online car pool
coordination to and from post, as well as van
pool options, typically for those commuting
30 or more miles to post. Riders are matched
based on their origination and destination
points, as well as days and times of travel.
Users specify whether they are offering a ride,
need a ride or if they are interested in sharing
driving duties. When a “match” is found,
users are notified immediately of rider options,
allowing them to contact and coordinate
ridesharing within minutes. Access the
ride-share portal by visiting http://www.
carson.army.mil/paio/sustainability.html.
Vanpools — Vanpools serve commuters who
travel on Interstate 25, Powers Boulevard,
Security-Widefield and Fountain. Vanpool costs
for Soldiers and civilians may be reduced (or free)
when using the Army Mass Transit Benefit subsidy.
The program provides the van, maintenance and
repairs, insurance, fuel and has an Emergency
Ride Home feature. Go to http://tinyurl.com/
FtCarsonVanPool for further details, and to reserve
a spot. Contact Anneliesa Barta, Sustainable Fort
Carson at 526-6497 or email anneliesa.m.barta.
Ongoing events
Yard sales — can be held on post the first and
third Saturday of the month through December.
Post residents set up their items in front of
their homes. Single Soldiers and Families who
reside off post can set up in the building
5510 parking lot. Yard sales are organized and
conducted by the Installation Mayoral Program,
the Directorate of Public Works Housing
Liaison Office and the Balfour Beatty Family
Housing Office. Call the Mayoral Program
at 526-8303 or Army Community Service at
526-4590 for more information.
Seeking speakers — The Fort Carson Public Affairs
Office is seeking Soldiers, Family members and
civilians from Fort Carson to speak about their
work, training and varied experiences to public
organizations throughout the Pikes Peak region.
Speakers must be well-qualified professionals
who know how to capture and maintain an
audience’s attention for 20-30 minutes. Speakers
should be comfortable speaking to businesses,
professional organizations, community leaders,
civic groups and schools. Contact Community
Relations at 526-1246 or 526-1256.
Al-Anon meetings — Al-Anon is a 12-step program
for families and friends of alcoholics (admitted or
not). Meetings take place in the conference room
of The Colorado Inn at 6 p.m. every Monday.
Attendance is free and anyone can attend these
open, anonymous meetings. Contact Al-Anon
Service Center at 719-632-0063 for information.
Nutrition counseling and classes — The Evans
Army Community Hospital Nutrition Care
Division offers nutrition counseling on a healthy
diet, weight loss or gain, high cholesterol,
hypertension, diabetes, sports nutrition and other
nutrition-related diseases or illnesses. Nutrition
classes include heart-healthy/lipid, weight loss,
pregnancy nutrition, commissary tour/healthy
shopping and sports nutrition. To schedule an
appointment, call the TRICARE appointment
line at 719-457-2273. To register for a class,
call the Nutrition Care Division at 526-7290.
Legal Assistance Office — services, open to
Soldiers, Family members and retirees, include
preparation of wills, powers of attorney, name
changes and stepchild adoptions. The office
also offers counseling and provides advice for
individuals dealing with landlord/tenant, military
administrative, tax, family law and consumer
issues, as well as counsel and representation
of Soldiers going through medical and
physical evaluation boards. The office is open
from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4 p.m.,
Monday-Friday. Schedule appointments by
calling the last duty day of the week, at 9 a.m.
Sign-ups for walk-in appointments are available
Monday and Thursday beginning at 11:30 a.m.
The Legal Assistance Office offers a divorce
and separation video briefing followed by a
general question-and-answer session Monday
and Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. and Thursday
at 2 p.m. Attorneys cannot represent clients in
divorce proceedings in court, however, a
referral list of private attorneys is available.
Call 526-5572/5573 for details.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly — meets in the Grant
Library conference room Thursdays. Weigh-in
is from 5-5:45 p.m. and the meeting is from
6-7 p.m. Annual membership fee is $26 and
includes the TOPS magazine. Monthly dues
are $5. Call Norma Rook at 719-531-7748 or
TOPS at 800-932-8677 for more information.
Citizenship
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Cavalry Reg., 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
Although she may miss “the food, the
history and the old buildings of her native
land,” she chose to become an American
for “love of freedom and the fact that each
state is different” … wherever you go,
there is so much to do and see, she said.
Kate McNeely, Fort Carson
immigration services, said Army
Community Service assists the Mountain
Post applicants to review immigration
paperwork and confirm filing status
with the Denver Immigration Office.
“We naturalize an average of 300 new
citizens a year,” she said, “and we host a
naturalization ceremony every month.”
The candidates come from all over
the world, and the nationalities more
represented come from the Philippines,
Africa and Germany, she said.
The path to citizenship is a long and
intense process. McNeely said its time
varies depending upon each individual’s
ability to complete the necessary documentation and whether a candidate is active
duty or a Family member, for example.
Naturalization applicants must prove
high moral character, ace a background
check, demonstrate an ability to read,
write, and speak words in ordinary
usage in the English language, and have
a knowledge and understanding of
U.S. history and government.
Only at the end of this process can
people be sworn in as American citizens.
Soldiers and Family members
wanting to become U.S. citizens can
contact McNeely at 526-0457 or email
[email protected] to
schedule an appointment.
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Post preps for state hazardous
waste compliance inspection
By Susan C. Galentine
Directorate of Public Works
public relations
Inspectors from the Colorado
Department of Public Health and
Environment and the regional U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
will visit Fort Carson Sept. 11 for
the installation’s annual hazardous
waste inspection.
Due to Fort Carson’s status as a
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act permit holder and a large
quantity generator of hazardous
waste, the installation is subjected
to annual compliance inspections
conducted by CDPHE and the EPA,
said Jacob Naeyaert, Directorate of
Public Works Environmental Division
Installation RCRA program manager.
Regulators from the two agencies
can stop by and inspect any unit,
tenant or directorate that is involved
in hazardous waste generating
activities, but they will be primarily
focused on the Hazardous Waste
Storage Facility, building 9248,
satellite accumulation points,
industrial facilities and motor pools,
he said. The generation of hazardous
waste can come from operations such
as fuel management and testing;
solvent use; oil changes; industrial
cleaner use; and laboratory operations
and prescription drug management
monetary penalties of up to
at Evans Army Community Hospital.
$37,500 per violation, per day. The
The DPW Environmental
installation can seek reimbursement
Division provides guidance and
for any incurred fines or penalties
assistance to ensure the installation
from a unit or activity.
passes the inspection. In the last
Naeyaert encourages those
five years of inspections, Fort Carson working at facilities that could
has had zero monetary violations.
be inspected to prepare for the
Some of the most common
inspectors, to include determining
checklist items regulators look for
a route to take them through
during an inspection include the
the facility.
improper storage and labeling of
“Inspectors can, and have in the
hazardous waste, and whether
past, spoken with Soldiers, civilians
military members and civilians have and contractors during their inspeccompleted the Annual Hazardous
tion,” he said. Innocent comments
Waste Awareness Training.
regarding waste management are
“Units and activities should
taken seriously by inspectors,
confirm that all containers of materials recorded and may serve as a basis
or waste are properly marked, labeled, for a negative inspection finding.
closed and protected from the
Between now and the inspection
elements; spills have been properly
date, the DPW Environmental
cleaned; inspection forms of
Compliance Assessment Team is
storage tanks are current; and that
working with its assigned units,
inventories of materials are up to
directorates, activities, tenants
date,” said Naeyaert. “Also, personnel and contractors to pre-inspect and
who handle or turn in waste to the
review hazardous waste management
Hazardous Waste Storage Facility
activities. The ECAT can be
must complete Annual Hazardous
contacted at 526-4446.
Waste Awareness Training.”
Violations encountered
For more information about the
during the inspection
upcoming hazardous waste inspection,
can carry a range of
consequences, including
call the DPW Environmental Division
reporting a unit to its
at 526-1686.
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Directorate of Public Works Pest Control staff
With summer’s warmer weather and rainfall
comes the inevitable arrival of mosquitoes and
West Nile virus.
The disease can be transmitted to humans via
infected mosquitoes. Mild symptoms can include
fever, headache, body aches, nausea, vomiting and
sometimes swollen lymph glands or a skin rash on
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• Avoid areas of standing water including puddles,
wetlands and ditches — these areas provide
ideal breeding sites for mosquitoes.
Victim
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“We emphasize domestic violence
prevention because our profession is
a highly stressful one,” he said. “We
have the stress of deployments, the
stress of long hours at work, economic
problems; all of which contribute to
a stressful environment at home.
“We want to ensure that
environment doesn’t turn violent.
That’s why we have programs that
give Soldiers ways to cope with
• Use insect repellents containing DEET when
outdoors and be sure to follow the manufacturer’s
recommendations for use. Children younger
than 12 should not use DEET in concentrations
greater than 10 percent.
• Wear light-colored, long-sleeved shirts, long
pants and socks when outdoors.
• Limit outside activities at dawn and dusk when
mosquitoes are most active.
• See a doctor if you contract the symptoms
listed above.
Preventative measures around the home
and workplace:
• Repair damaged screens to prevent mosquitoes
from entering homes.
• Change the water in birdbaths, children’s pools
and other containers every four-seven days.
• Drain all standing water, regardless of amount
(around outside faucets, yard puddles, rain
gutters, etc.).
and deal with stressors to prevent
domestic violence.”
Friends, Family members and
concerned neighbors are all welcome
to contact victim advocates.
“If someone has questions
about domestic violence, the
victim, friends, people in the unit or
community, we are willing to answer
questions,” said Grauptman. “If
we don’t have the answers, we are
willing to track them down. We only
take reports from victims, though.”
While there are many services
• Report standing water
on the installation
to the Directorate of
Public Works Pest
Control at 526-5141.
• Report dead birds — In the
event that a sick or dead bird is found,
avoid touching the animal. Any dead birds found
need to be reported for collection and testing to the
Directorate of Public Works West Nile virus action
officer at 526-5141, Monday-Friday from 7 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m., or the Military Police at 526-2333
during non-duty hours, weekends and holidays.
For birds found at Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site,
call the PCMS facility manager at 503-6308.
For more information on West Nile virus, log on
to the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment website at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/
dvbid/westnile/ or call Environmental Health Services
at 526-7922 or Veterinary Services at 526-3803.
victim advocates can direct victims
to, their primary function is even
more basic.
“The most important thing we
provide is support. A lot of times they
don’t see a way out, they were raised in
domestic violence,” said Grauptman.
“Very often we are the first person,
the only person, they receive positive
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to listen and support their decisions.”
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Russell Stokes, training integrator
for the Fort Carson Counter
Improvised Explosive Device
Integration Cell, teaches Soldiers
from the 43rd Sustainment Brigade
how to identify potential explosive
devices Aug. 16 at training area 11.
By Andrea Sutherland
Mountaineer staff
Pfc. Ruby
Davila, left, and
Pvt. Minghui
Mu, 43rd
Sustainment
Brigade,
practice mine
detection Aug.
16 on training
area 11. The Fort
Carson Counter
Improvised
Explosive Device
Integration
Cell provides
equipment to
Soldiers to train
and become
familiar with
prior to
deploying.
Layout by Jeanne Mazerall
Outside the wire on training area 11,
quartermasters trolled the ground with the newest
mine detection equipment, searching for command
wire, homemade explosive device triggers and
other material that could indicate a possible threat.
“This is something new,” said Sgt. 1st Class
Lowell Credo, 43rd Sustainment Brigade. “I’m a
quartermaster so this is something that I never
get to do. Hopefully I’ll never have to (use the
equipment), but if I do, I’ll know how.”
Nearby, Jason Briglin kept a watchful
eye, helping Soldiers calibrate and operate the
mine-detecting equipment.
“We’re pushing the edge of the most updated and
the newest equipment,” said Briglin, route clearance
and search trainer with the Fort Carson Counter
Improvised Explosive Device Integration Cell. “We’re
helping to change things and make them better.”
Briglin said it is imperative for all Soldiers
to be able to recognize IED indicators, no matter
what their specific job may be.
“For a ground troop, it’s essential,” he said.
Throughout the past decade, servicemembers
have encountered a difficult battlefield with
insurgents, suicide bombers and perhaps the
most deadly enemy — the IED.
In 2008, servicemembers faced 3,467
IED-related incidents in Afghanistan, according
to military reports. In 2011, that number grew to
more than 16,000.
“IEDs are not going away,” said John Dill,
team lead for the Fort Carson Counter IED
Integration Cell. “In 2011, troops were experiencing
on average (about 45) incidents per day.”
To address this challenge, officials employed
counter-IED experts to help troops identify the
often elusive weapon in hopes of reducing
the number of casualties. In 2009, Fort Carson
became the first to establish a team.
“This first started out with me
sitting behind a desk in a cubicle
in a corner at the old division
headquarters,” said Patrick Simmons,
IED awareness trainer.
Throughout the next three years,
the one-person shop grew to a sevenperson team made up of Army veterans
and experts in their career fields.
The mission of the team: to train
as many troops as possible.
“IED awareness is not so much
about the device itself, but what to
look for,” said Russell Stokes, counterIED integrator, retired sergeant major
and combat veteran. “We’re teaching
Soldiers the indicators for IEDs.”
Stokes said it is important for
all Soldiers to be able to recognize
IED indicators, which may include
disturbances on the ground, rock
markers and “ant trails” that may
conceal wires.
“When I was going to Afghanistan,
this (training) didn’t exist,” he said.
“As late as 2009, some of (this
training) was happening in country,
but now we’re bringing it back home.”
As a counter-IED integrator,
Stokes teaches Soldiers in the
classroom as well as in the field.
“We’re highly flexible,” he said. “We
can tailor training to meet the needs of the unit.”
“We’re here to support their training,” said
Dill, a retired field artillery officer. “We will
train in garrison or downrange.”
That dedication has led to an exponential
spike in troop training.
In its first year, the team trained 1,100 Soldiers
in counter-IED detection. As of July, the staff
Soldiers
conduct
battlefield
forensics with
Sarah Porteus,
right, a
bio-metrics
trainer for the
Fort Carson
Counter
Improvised
Explosive
Device
Integration
Cell. In addition
to training
Soldiers on
identifying
potential IED
threats, the
seven-person
team also
trains in search
and clearance,
battlefield
forensics,
biometrics
and robotics.
Photo by Jason Briglin
has trained more than 12,000 Soldiers in a
variety of areas including IED awareness,
robotics, search and clearance, biometrics and
battlefield forensics. With each course, the
team of experts also provides cultural understanding
to help Soldiers consider how they might handle
different situations with civilians.
Dill said the program fills a necessary gap in
troop training, allowing Soldiers to practice with
the newest equipment.
He added that units can arrange for a variety
of courses to bolster skills. Units may also check
out the equipment to take on training missions.
“It’s so often we have someone say, ‘Wow,
I wish I had this on my last deployment,’” Briglin
said. “All we want to do is just train Soldiers.”
Army strives to improve civilian leader growth
Story and photo by Julia Bobick
Army News Service
lacking on the uniformed side, especially
at the more junior levels where many
officers have little day-to-day interaction
WASHINGTON — Improving
with Army civilians. He encouraged
awareness and access to Army civilian
participants to take every opportunity
functional and leader development
to educate uniformed leaders on the
training programs and opportunities
importance of civilians and civilian
and projecting future requirements was
training opportunities.
the primary focus of a recent three-day
According to the 2011 Center for
event held in the National Capital Region.
Army Leadership Survey of Army
The Army Civilian Training and
Leadership Army Civilian Leaders report
Leader Development Symposium brought
released earlier this month, the leader
together Civilian Education System quota
competency “develops others” continues
managers, workforce development and
to receive the highest number of negative
command training managers, and
assessments, with only 52 percent rated
functional career representatives and
as effective or very effective, according
civilian career program managers from
to Vicki Brown. She said that presents
across the Army to discuss topics
a clear challenge in ensuring civilian
from the strategic to the tactical levels.
leaders have the training they need to be
“This week is about people and
effective coaches and mentors and lead
strategy,” said Vicki Brown, the Army’s
their teams and organizations to success.
chief of civilian training and leader
“The role of the Army civilians is
development in the Army G-3/5/7
going to become more and more critical,”
Training Directorate. Brown said the
McCaffrey added. Army civilians
John Hennessey, with the Army Training and Doctrine Command G-3 Civilian currently comprise some 60 percent of the
symposium was designed to empower
participants, giving them the information Training and Leader Development Office, discusses an issue with the group during Army’s generating force — the support
the Army Civilian Training and Leader Development Symposium in Washington.
and resources they need to provide
force that prepares, trains and educates
the highest levels of service to their
Soldiers for current and future operations.
Budget in the Executive Office of the President
commanders, supervisors and employees.
“We are past the days when we can leave the
at the White House, began the conference with a
Presentations ranged from an update on civilian
Army civilian corps at home, deploy the Army,
workforce transformation initiatives, Army Learning presentation focused on program efficiency,
execute our mission and do that with just green
evaluation and improvement.
Model and the civilian role in the Army Profession,
suiters. It’s just not possible. It is no more possible
“Too often we are more concerned with putting
to submitting command civilian training requirements
to do that than it is to leave the Reserve component
a plan into place than actually implementing the
in the Total Army Centralized Individual Training
at home,” McCaffrey said.
plan. Leaders and managers are responsible for results
Solicitation system and using Army Career Tracker
Brown said the symposium centered on tying
and must put as much emphasis on implementation
to prepare and track Individual Development Plans.
all the various resources, tools and information
of good ideas as the ideas themselves,” he said.
To help develop synergy, participants and topics
together, and emphasized the need for all
Anthony Stamilio, deputy assistant Secretary
spanned the overlapping personnel and training
participants to work together as a team to
of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs,
program areas of the Army G-1 (civilian employee
strengthen the Army civilian corps for the future.
discussed his recent briefing at the chief of staff
competencies and career maps) and Army G-3/5/7
She also focused on developing a Community of
of the Army’s Leader Development Forum, where
(Civilian Training Management and Policies), as
Practice for all Training Managers to facilitate an
he talked about civilian workforce leader
well as workforce development, which is most
environment of interconnectedness among those
development with a receptive audience.
often a completely separate entity.
who manage the training function.
“There is some pretty significant momentum,”
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“The event was informative, interesting, and
in Armywide emphasis on
Directorate CTLD team, the symposium also
engaging,” said Tamara Elston,
civilian leader development,
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from the Installation Management
but work still needs to be done
leader development strategy and core leadership
For more information
Command’s G-1 Talent
in communicating to leaders
competencies, to include leveraging interagency
Management Office. “Every aspect
about Army civilian
and employees, he said.
training programs across the federal government
of (the training) was pertinent
training and leader
Continued Armywide
from both a resource and enterprisewide
to what we do every day. It’s an
development programs,
education is key, according to
learning perspective.
exciting time in our arena with
Col. Todd A. McCaffrey, Director
“We want civilians to be able to effectively lead
policies and opportunities, civilian workforce transformation
of Training, Army G-3/5/7.
DOD’s complex missions,” said David Rude, chief of
and the release of Army Career
visit the CTLD website
McCaffrey said he was more than
the Leader and Professional Development Division,
Tracker for Civilians.”
at http://www.
20 years into his career before
DOD Civilian Personnel Management Service. “Our
Elston said it was beneficial
civiliantraining.army.mil
he was really exposed to the
focus is making sure that civilians realize their fullest
to network with the G-3 CTLD
contributions of Army civilians.
potential — whatever that potential is, wherever their
or connect on Facebook at staff, as well as the more than
“I don’t need to tell you how
talents and passions take them — that we have a
100 professionals who attended
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critical Army civilians are to the
culture that is supportive to help them get there and
from across the various training,
com/armyciviliantraining.
mission we do every day,” he said.
to therefore achieve the organization’s mission.”
workforce development and
But that understanding is generally
Dustin Brown, Office of Management and
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Aug. 24, 1947 — Detail of Soldiers leave for Mount Rainier, Wash., to
attempt evacuation of the bodies of 32 Marines killed during a plane crash.
Extreme weather conditions result in the cancelation of the mission.
Aug. 10, 1951 — Carson takes on an Asian atmosphere as the post is
selected by RKO Pictures as the site for the movie “The Korean Story”
starring Robert Mitchum.
Aug. 17, 1951 — 313th Engineer Group commended for completing more than
$200,000 worth of construction work in two Colorado National Forests.
Aug. 15, 1952 — The first TV antenna is installed on the roof of Capt.
Melvin Beetle’s quarters. Others soon follow.
Aug. 16, 1954 — The Mountain Post is named a permanent post and
renamed Fort Carson, retroactive to July 1.
August 1961 — The 2nd Missile Command is inactivated to cadre a new
Fort Carson Army Training Center.
Aug. 25, 1972 — Maj. Gen. James F. Hamlet, a distinguished black aviator,
assumes command of the 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson.
Aug. 1, 1976 — Two Huey helicopters from the 571st Medical
Detachment and a CH-47 Chinook from the 179th Aviation Company
join local officials in a relief effort following the Big Thompson Canyon
Flood near Loveland. “Ironhorsemen” are credited with lifting more
than 1,200 victims to safety.
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Who will go for us?
Commentary by
Chap. (Maj.) Pete Keough
43rd Sustainment Brigade
For nearly 11 years, our nation
has been at war fighting not only for
our own freedom as a sovereign
nation, but for other nations as well.
Our military has performed
exceptionally and has risen far above
the expectations of our citizens. Our
Army, and more specifically, the
Soldiers and Family members of the
4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson,
have been profoundly engaged from
the beginning with this gallant effort
and have served with unwavering
commitment and perseverance.
As I was speaking with a civilian
pastor friend of mine last week, he
said something that I have often
forgotten to think about. He said, “I
am amazed at what you and your
fellow Soldiers do. There is no way
I could do it. You all are amazing.”
At first, I shook it off as a simple
comment of appreciation, but then
started to realize the truth in what he
was saying. The Soldiers and Family
members of our Army truly are
amazing. Life in the Army is not for
everyone, and the calling we have to
serve our nation is not an easy one.
If it were easy, anyone could do it.
But as we know, it is not easy and
not just anyone can do what we do.
In Isaiah 6, the prophet
was brought into the presence
of God and was confronted
with who he was as a man,
then given the mission of
going before God’s people
with a difficult message that
not just any person could
deliver. As God called Isaiah
for this specific mission, he
did so knowing that Isaiah
was the right person with the
right character and ability to
succeed. In Isaiah 6:8 God
said, “Whom shall I send?
Who will go for us?” Instantly, Isaiah
replied, “Here am I, send me.”
Just like Isaiah, we are a people
who have answered a call to do the
very thing most people could or would
never do. Our nation asked “who will
go for us” and you have responded
“here am I, send me.” Just as my
pastor friend said, your service to
Chapel briefs
Facebook: Search “Fort Carson Chaplains
(Religious Support Office)” for the latest
chapel events and schedules.
Military Council of Catholic Women meets
Friday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Soldiers’
Memorial Chapel. For more information
call 526-5769 or visit “Fort Carson Military
Council of Catholic Women” on Facebook.
Knights of Columbus, a Catholic group for
men 18 and older, meets the second and fourth
Tuesday of the month at Soldiers’ Memorial
Chapel. Call 526-5769 for more information.
Protestant Women of the Chapel meets Tuesday
from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Soldiers’ Memorial
Chapel. Free child care is available. Email
[email protected] or visit PWOC Fort Carson
on Facebook for more information.
Deployed Spouses Group meets for fellowship,
food and spiritual guidance Wednesday at
5 p.m. at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel
Fellowship Hall. Children are welcome
to attend. Call Cecilia Croft at 526-5769 for
more information.
Latter Day Saints Soldiers: Weekly Institute
Class (Bible study) is Wednesday at 7 p.m. at
Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. Call 719-266-0283 or
719-649-1671
for more
information.
Heartbeat, a
support group
for battle
buddies, Family
members and
friends who are
suicide survivors,
meets the second
Tuesday of each
month from
6:30-8 p.m. at
the Fallen Heroes
Family Center,
“Then I heard the voice of
the Lord saying, ‘Whom
shall I send? And who
will go for us?’ And I said,
‘Here am I. Send me!’ ”
— Isaiah 6:8
our nation and to our Army is
nothing short of amazing.
Our calling to be a Soldier is not
an easy one; nor was the call that
Isaiah received from God and was
commissioned to carry out. Though
our missions and directives are
different, the one thing we do have
in common is a collective mission
to protect our nation and her citizens,
no matter where that may take us.
It is my prayer that God richly
blesses you as you continue to serve
this great nation of ours and the
people who benefit from your
selfless service.
Chapel Schedule
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Day
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Mon-Fri
Mon-Thurs
Time
4-45 p.m.
5 p.m.
8:15-8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:45 a.m.
noon
Service
Reconciliation
Mass
Reconciliation
Mass
Religious education
RCIA
Mass
Mass
Mass
Friday
4:30 p.m.
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Tuesday
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:15 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
10 a.m.
2:30-4:30p.m.
9:30 a.m.
Intercessory prayer,
Bible Study
Protestant
Communion Service
Sunday School
Sunday School
Protestant
Gospel
Chapel NeXt
Youth ministry
PWOC
Chapel
Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Healer
Soldiers’
Healer
Location
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Evans Army Hospital
Nelson & Martinez
Evans Army Hospital
Contact Person
Cecilia Croft/526-5769
Pat Treacy/524-2458
Pat Treacy/524-2458
Fr. Nwatawali/526-7347
Fr. Nwatawali/526-7347
Soldiers’
Nelson & Martinez
Chap. Stuart/524-4316
Healer
Provider
Soldiers’
Prussman
Soldiers’
Prussman
Veterans
Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Evans Army Hospital
Barkeley & Ellis
Nelson & Martinez
Barkeley & Prussman
Nelson & Martinez
Barkeley & Prussman
Magrath & Titus
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Chap. Gee/526-7386
Chap. Landon/526-2803
Heidi McAllister/526-5744
Ursula Pittman/503-1104
Chap. Palmer/526-3888
PROTESTANT
JEWISH
Fort Carson does not offer Jewish services on post. Contact Chap. (Lt. Col.) Fields at 503-4090/4099 for Jewish service and study information
ISLAMIC SERVICES
Fort Carson does not offer Islamic services on post. Contact the Islamic Society at 2125 N. Chestnut, 632-3364 for information.
Sunday
1 p.m.
(FORT CARSON OPEN CIRCLE) WICCA
Provider Chapel, Building 1350, Barkeley and Ellis
[email protected]
COLORADO WARRIORS SWEAT LODGE
Meets once or twice monthly and upon special request. Contact Michael Hackwith or Wendy Chunn-Hackwith at 285-5240 for information.
building 6215, 6990 Mekong St. The group
is open to members of all branches of service.
Contact Richard Stites at 719-598-6576
or Cheryl Sims at 719-304-9815 for
more information.
Spanish Bible Study meets at Soldiers’ Memorial
Chapel Tuesday at 6 p.m. Contact Staff
Sgt. Jose Varga at 719-287-2016 for details.
Jewish Lunch and Learn with Chap. (Lt. Col.)
Howard Fields takes place Wednesday from
noon to 1 p.m. at Provider Chapel. For
more information, call 526-8263.
Has someone in your organization recently received kudos?
Contact Mountaineer staff at 526-4144 or email [email protected].
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Police highlight
Privately owned weapons must
be registered before brought on post
Provost Marshal Office
Weapons are a common
item for Soldiers to possess. From
their issued weapons to privately
owned firearms, Soldiers are
trained and familiar with firearms.
Privately owned weapons
must be registered if they are
going to be stored or brought on
post. Fort Carson Regulation
210-18 states that if a Soldier,
Family member or civilian plans
to store or bring his weapon on
post (to include Piñon Canyon
Maneuver Site), it must be
registered within three working
days of the weapon being
acquired. Failing to adhere to this
is a violation of Article 92 of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice,
failure to obey a general order.
Soldiers who live off post and
have no intention of bringing the
weapon on post do not have to
register their firearm with Fort
Carson. Individuals possessing a
Concealed Carry Permit from an
off post agency may not carry a
concealed weapon on post.
Pursuant to Colorado law
(CRS 18-12-213), the state of
Colorado will recognize a valid
permit issued in another state
if the permit was issued to a
resident of the state issuing the
permit, and the Concealed
Handgun Permit holder is 21
years of age or older, and the
other state recognizes Colorado
permits as valid in their state as
listed in the accompanying box.
When traveling with a
Colorado permit, it is advisable
to contact the state you are visiting
to confirm reciprocity and to
review that state’s firearms laws.
The state of Colorado no longer
recognizes the validity of any
permit issued by any state to a
nonresident of that state.
People wanting to register
weapons on post need to pick up
the required forms at the Fort
Carson Police Station. Do not bring
a weapon into the Fort Carson
Police Station; write down the
weapon information and bring it in.
Any questions about privately
owned weapons on post should
be directed to the Fort Carson
Police Station at 526-6199.
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Softball playoffs
kick off Monday
By Walt Johnson
Mountaineer staff
Moe Daniels, 759th Military Police Battalion, settles under a foul ball
during intramural league action. Daniels and the defending champions
will begin play in this year’s tournament Monday at 6:30 p.m.
The long intramural softball regular
season is over; now all that is left is to decide
who, if anyone, will succeed the 759th
Military Police Battalion as post champions.
Twelve teams have the opportunity to
stand as the best team in the intramural
league this year. Some of those teams
battled for the title last year while a few of
the teams are new to the playoff race.
One of the few certainties to this year’s
playoffs is that each of the 12 teams has a
great chance of finishing the season as the
champion. This year has shown teams with
balanced lineups who play offense and
defense equally efficiently. The tournament
includes teams that are long on experienced
players and fresh young faces that have
produced some great results.
This year, the intramural league was
divided into two leagues, the American and
National leagues. Each league will have six
representatives, but there will be no league
affiliation when it comes to the playoff
brackets, said Amber Zurita, intramural sports
director. She said the teams will be placed
in the bracket based solely on their seeding.
The American League representatives,
seeded first-sixth are the Directorate of Family
and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (two-time
runner-ups); U.S. Army Garrison Fort Carson;
1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division;
Company A, 4th Brigade Support Battalion,
1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div.; and the 64th Brigade
Support Bn., 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
The National League representatives,
seeded first-sixth are the 183rd Maintenance
Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support
Bn., 43rd Sustainment Brigade; 52nd
Engineer Bn.; Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 1st Bn., 68th Armor
Regiment, 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div; 759th
Military Police Bn.; 2nd Bn., 4th FA Reg.,
214th Fires Brigade; and the 59th Quartermaster Company, 68th CSSB, 43rd SB.
DFMWR may have the most complete
team this year. The team finished second
in each of the past two intramural playoffs.
The DFMWR team is so low key that it went
through the entire regular season without
many people paying attention to the fact that
it had the best record in the American League.
Most of the players on the roster have been
together the past two years, giving the team
an edge on other teams from an experience
standpoint; its talent also gives the team an
edge coming into the playoffs.
The DFMWR team did something this
year that many teams that make it to the title
game and lose rarely do — it actually got
more talent and much better since last year.
Getting more talent is not as important as
getting that talent to play well together and
that is exactly what Cliff Mendes, DFMWR
coach, has been able to do this year.
Contrast that to the defending champion
759th MP Company that has lost a number
of the key players from last year’s team but
still was good enough to make it into the
tournament while getting new players to
understand its system.
The National League’s top seeded team,
183rd Maint., is also a team that has done
a lot of good things this year and may be
the most battle-tested team in the playoffs.
It has certainly been one of the more
consistent teams this year as it has shown it
can play its best game no matter the level
of the competition it faces.
Mountaineer Sports Feature
Trojans
prep
Mitch Johnson, Fountain-Fort
Carson High School head
football coach, instructs
linemen during a practice
session Monday at the high
school football field. The
Trojans will open their season
Thursday when they host the
Pine Creek Eagles at 7 p.m.
The rest of the Trojans home
schedule is Sept. 14 vs. Rock
Canyon, Oct. 12 vs. Castle View
and Oct. 26 vs. Heritage. All
home games will begin at 7 p.m.
The Trojans road schedule is
Sept. 7 at Columbine at 7:30
p.m.; Sept. 21 at Palmer (Garry
Berry Stadium in Colorado
Springs) at 7 p.m.; Sept. 28 at
Valor Christian at 7 p.m.; Oct. 5
at Legend High School at 7 p.m.;
and Oct. 18 at Doherty High
School (Garry Berry Stadium in
Colorado Springs) at 7 p.m.
Photo by Walt Johnson
On the Bench
Sky Sox host final military appreciation Wednesday
By Walt Johnson
Mountaineer staff
The Colorado Springs Sky
Sox will sponsor their last military
appreciation night Wednesday.
Free ticket vouchers are available
at Information, Tickets and Registration
office, located in the Outdoor
Recreation Complex. The Sky Sox
will host the Sacramento River Cats,
the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland
Athletics, at 7:05 p.m. The gates at
the stadium will open at 6 p.m.
Colorado Technical University
will be giving out free registrations
to the first 100 military members
who sign up to participate in the
Patriots’ Festival Heroes Challenge
Ride or the Patriots Ride.
According to race organizers,
the Patriots’ Festival is the premier
event to honor Colorado Springs
fire, police, Emergency Medical
Services and military personnel.
The Sept. 8 event will include
three bicycle rides; a series of free,
fun-filled activities for children and
adults; and a “Who’s Your Hometown
Hero” award contest, which awards
up to five winners with a year’s
supply of Chick-fil-A, among other
prizes, according to event organizers.
To receive the free entry, military
identification cardholders can go to
http://www.patriotsfestival.com/
register.html and enter the code
“CTUHERO.” This covers the regular
$30 registration, a free T-shirt and
a meal at the end of the race.
The Fort Carson Athletic
Officials Association will host an
open tryout for women interested
in playing in a softball tournament
on post Sept. 15-16.
Tryouts are open to active-duty
military and Army Reserve/National
Guard Soldiers in an active status;
Family members age 18 and older; and
Department of Defense identification
cardholders assigned or attached to Fort
Carson. For more information contact
Willie Chatman at 915-731-7405 or
email [email protected].
The Directorate of Family and
Morale, Welfare and Recreation
will offer a coed softball league
beginning in September.
This will be the first year a coed
league has been offered on post.
Each team will be required to have
a 15-player maximum roster and at
least three female players must be
on the field at all times.
The league is open to all
military and Department of Defense
identification cardholders 16 and
older. The last day to register to
compete in the league is Sept. 7.
There will also be a coaches meeting
Sept. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Iron Horse
Sports and Fitness Center.
For more information contact
Amber Zurita at 526-3972.
The Colorado Rockies are
offering military members special
ticket buys this season.
The next chance to take advantage
See Bench on Page 33
Kettle
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Community
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class Tuesday at
the Iron Horse
Sports and Fitness
Center. The center
offers a variety of
aerobic classes
designed to meet
any fitness need.
Call 526-2706
for class times
and dates.
Mountaineer Athlete of the Week
Angel “Ace” Acevedo
All-Army assistant basketball coach
When did you begin coaching?
I started coaching in 1991 when I first joined the Army. Coaching has
always been a hobby for me and I started off as an assistant coach in my
younger days. As I have gone through the years in the Army, I have progressed
and I am now a head coach for the teams I (regularly) coach.
You started coaching early, but really didn’t get into it seriously
until late in your career. Why?
Coaching is a hobby for me and I wanted to make sure that I did
everything I could to make my military career a success first. So after I
became a senior noncommissioned officer I felt I could devote the time
needed to becoming a head coach.
Where does being an assistant coach for the All-Army team rank?
When I found out I was selected for the coaching staff position I was
just as excited as when I got promoted to (sergeant first class) and (master
sergeant) ... that is how much love I have for sport.
What is your favorite coaching experience?
In 2002, while stationed in the Heidelberg, Germany area, I actually coached
two teams. One was a community level team and the other was a unit level
team and they both went undefeated. In fact, the community level team won
the European championship that year.
What coach would you like to meet?
I would love to meet Phil Jackson. He has always been one of my favorite
coaches since I’ve watched basketball. I love the way his players listened to
him and executed his game plans.
People who have never played for me would be surprised to know that ...
I am a very competitive coach who likes to focus on the defensive side
of the floor. If you can’t play defense you probably won’t win many games.
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Layup
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basket Sunday during
action in the YMCA
basketball league. A
team consisting of
Fort Carson Soldiers
won the contest
72-48. The team will
be in action again
Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
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YMCA in Colorado
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when the Los Angeles Dodgers will be in
Denver. Game times for the series are 6:40
p.m. Monday-Tuesday and 1:10 p.m.
Wednesday. The San Diego Padres will be
in Denver Aug. 31-Sept. 2. Game times for
the Padres series are 6:40 p.m. Aug. 31Sept. 1 and 1:10 p.m. Sept. 2.
Tickets will be sold for $14 each (with
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Call the Rockies at 303-ROCKIES,
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reference number 21231258 to take
advantage of the offer. This offer is not
available on a walk-up basis.
The Mountain Post Hero Challenge
series will sponsor the individual triathlon
sprint and team triathlon sprint competition
Sept. 8 at the Outdoor Pool.
Registration closes Sept. 6 at noon. People
can register for the event at Waller, Garcia
and McKibben physical fitness centers or
by going to http://mwrfortcarson.com/
physical-fitness-centers.php. The registration
fee for the event is $20 for the individual
triathlon and $60 for the team triathlon.
Medals will be awarded for first, second
and third place in each age group.
The individual events will be a
500-meter swim, 12.4-mile bicycle event
and a 3.4-mile run. The team events will
be a 750-meter swim, 12.4-mile bicycle
event and a 6.4-mile run.
Contact Sabine Clark at 526-6222 or
email [email protected] for
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Monster trucks are part of the entertainment
at the Colorado State Fair.
is in its
140th year
The Crabtree carnival is on the midway at the Colorado State
Fair and is open until midnight every day of the fair’s run.
By Nel Lampe
Mountaineer Staff
A state fair is a big event and the Colorado State Fair is
one of the oldest, marking its 140th anniversary.
Many adults still remember attending county fairs when
they were youngsters, and felt quite lucky if they had a
chance to attend the bigger and better state fair.
The Colorado State Fair is only 40 miles away at the state
fairground in Pueblo, and it is bigger and better. This will
be the one that children will remember.
The gates open at 10 a.m. daily during the 11-day run and
something is going on all day long. Among the typical fair
activities, farm animals being judged and ribbons awarded —
from chickens to rabbits, show dogs to hogs. There are
rooster crowing and duck quacking contests. And there
are lots of animals to see, horse shows to watch.
People have spent many hours in the kitchen baking cakes,
pies and jams that are now on display at the fair; the winners
have ribbons. Cooks compete in a dueling cooking contest;
a cupcake challenge, a great cake contest, green chili
championship and salsa revenge. Fruits and vegetables will
be judged as will water-bottle rockets and steers.
There’s lots of free entertainment. The Pepsi Stage features
music groups several times a day. The WeatherPort Tent hosts
concerts by Against the Grain, Triple Nickel and Overton
Road. The American Furniture Warehouse Amphitheater
has Brothers of the Son and The Country Music Project.
Other free shows include pole vaulting, mutton bustin’,
world record juggler Bruce Sarafan, ventriloquist Joe
Gandelman and his friends (dummies), concerts by The
Traveling Troubadours and a high school marching band
competition. Watch the Chicago Honey Bear Dancers
and the Rain Forest Experience. See the sand sculpture and
visit an exotic petting zoo.
Catch the Pet Rock Olympics, kitchen demonstrations,
visit the State Fair Museum, see Pets Overboard or visit
the Agriculture Pavilion that has something going on from
10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Concerts are in Southwest Motors Events Center. Big name
Just the Facts
• TRAVEL TIME — 45 minutes
• FOR AGES — anyone
• TYPE — state fair
• FUN FACTOR — ★★★★★
(Out of 5 stars)
• WALLET DAMAGE — $$ PLUS
$ = Less than $20
$$ = $21 to $40
$$$ = $41 to $60
$$$$ = $61 to $80
(BASED ON A FAMILY OF FOUR)
Photos courtesy Colorado State Fair
Children cool off and have fun in the Colorado State Fair fountain on the fairground. Two more
fountains are on the fairground.
concerts include Merle Haggard, The Steve Miller Band,
Kenny Loggins, and The Temptations and the Four Tops.
Concert tickets range from $20-40 each.
Several rodeos are in Budweiser Rodeo Arena and the rodeo
Friday includes a Chris Young concert and Saturday’s rodeo
includes a concert by Thompson Square. Call Ticketmaster
for tickets, 800-745-3000, or http://www.ticketmaster.com.
There’s a tractor pull, monster
trucks and a demolition derby;
call the fair box office at
719-404-2071.
No state fair is complete
without a midway and carnival.
About 50 rides are awaiting
thrill seekers at the Colorado
State Fair. Riders can purchase
a mega-ride pass for $84 for
unlimited rides throughout the
carnival. A one-day unlimited
ride band costs $30 a day at the
fair, or $27 if purchased at Fort
Carson’s Information, Tickets and
Registration Office. One-dollar
tickets are also sold at the
carnival. The carnival operates
Monday-Friday 2 p.m. to midnight; Saturdays, Sundays and
Labor Day, the carnival is open
noon to midnight.
There are also special rides
at the fair — at an additional
fee. Nosh’s Ark pony rides, a
mechanical bull, a zipline,
hamster balls, an ejection seat
and helicopter rides.
And who doesn’t like fair
There are several rodeos at
food? The smells of funnel cakes,
state fair.
roasted corn and hamburgers have
been in the air all day. Beginning at 11 a.m., 50 food vendors
have been cooking up their specialties, serving frosty
lemonades, meatball sandwiches, tacos, nachos, green chili,
hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, gyros, pork chops on a stick,
pickles and deep fried Oreos and Twinkies.
Manhattan’s pizza has a buffet from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hoopingarners has funnel cake, including a new red velvet
funnel cake as well as fried green tomatoes and bloomin’
onions and Coney’s has gourmet hot dogs.
When the youngsters
are hot, head to the fountain
in front of the Palace of
Agriculture for a cool
down, or to one of the other two fountains on site.
For many people, Fiesta Day Sept. 2 is a tradition. There’s
a parade at 10 a.m., Mass and festivities throughout the day,
including a Tex-Mex fest featuring La Mafia, Bobby Pulido
and Rick Trevino performing at 7 p.m. in the Southwest
Motors Center; tickets are $20. Celebracion de los Charros
is at 7 p.m. in Budweiser Rodeo Arena, tickets are $12. Dancing
and music shows will be in
the Pepsi Stage, ProWeather
tent and the amphitheater.
The fair has an 11-day run,
but a good time to attend is
Sunday, American Hero’s
Day. All military personnel
and emergency responders
with identification may take
advantage of $5 gate admission.
Servicemembers may also
buy tickets for the rodeo
for $5 that day.
Wheelchairs, strollers,
wagons and electric scooters
are available for rent at
gates 2, 5 and 9.
Gate entry at the fair is $7
Monday-Thursday. Tickets
for children ages 5-12 are $7 for
any day of the week. FridaySunday adult admission is $10.
Entry tickets are sold at the
ITR office, with the weekend
tickets discounted to $8.
The Colorado State Fair is
at 1001 Beulah Ave. in Pueblo.
Take Interstate 25 south to
exit 97 (Central Avenue), go
Budweiser Arena during the
north on Abriendo Avenue
to the first light, turn left on
Northern Avenue and go to Prairie Avenue. Turn right (north)
on Prairie Avenue and go four blocks on Prairie Avenue
to the fairground.
Parking lots are near the fairground. The preferred lot
charges $10, the south lot costs $7.
People may also park in the Main Street Parking Garage
at 110 S. Main St. downtown and ride a shuttle to the
fairground. The shuttle runs every 15 minutes and costs
$2 for a round trip for anyone older than 7.
A demolition derby
is a fan favorite at
the state fair.
Places to see in the
Pikes Peak area.
GET
Out
park is $18.95 for ages 2-59. Active-duty military
members and their Families are charged $13.95
per person and everyone 10 or older must
show their own military identification card.
Call 684-9432 for more information.
Upcoming Pikes Peak Center events include:
• B-52s perform Sept. 13 at 8 p.m.
• Tap Dogs perform Oct. 17-18 at 7:30 p.m.
For tickets for events in Pikes Peak Center,
190 S. Cascade Ave., call 520-SHOW for
tickets or visit the box office.
Elitch Gardens Amusement Park in Denver is
open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday only
and Labor Day., when the water park closes for
the season. Elitch rides will be open weekends
only through September. Call 303-595-4386.
for information. Daily tickets at the gate are
$29.99 for those under 48 inches; adults are
$43.99. Buy three discounted tickets at
Information, Tickets and Registration for $28
each and get one free.
Air Force Academy concerts for the 2012-2013
season include “Capitol Steps” Oct. 5 at Palmer
High School; “Titanic the Musical” Nov. 2; John
Tesh Holiday Show Dec. 7; “Nunset Boulevard”
Feb. 1, “Midtown Men” March 8; and “Rat Pack
Show” April 19. Tickets are now available, call
333-4497 to reach the box office in Arnold Hall.
Water World, in the Hyland Hills area of
Denver, is closed during the week for the rest
of the season, but is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday and Sept. 1-3, closing for the
season at the end of Labor Day. Take Interstate
25 north to 84th Avenue, head west to Pecos
Street then north to 89th Avenue. Parking is
free. Tickets at the gate are $34.99 for children
under 48 inches and $39.99 for those taller
than 48 inches. ITR has discount tickets for
$31 each; call 536-5366. Call 303-427-7873
for information at Water World.
Sky Sox baseball team celebrates military
appreciation night at Security Service Field
Wednesday when the Sacramento River Cats are
in town. Pick up free vouchers at Information,
Tickets and Registration when available and
exchange the vouchers for tickets at Security
Service Field box office.
Colorado State Fair marks its 140th year, running
Friday to Sept. 3 in Pueblo. There’s a parade
Saturday at 10 a.m. which runs from Abriendo
Avenue to Main street in downtown Pueblo.
There will be Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, marching
in the parade. See the story about the state
fair on pages 34.-35. See the schedule at
http://www.ColoradoStateFair.com.
Lakeside Amusement Park, in the Denver
suburb of Lakeside, is no longer open daily,
but it is open at 1 p.m. Friday and Aug. 31, and
Saturday-Sunday at noon. The park will be
open at noon Sept. 1-3 and abbreviated hours
Sept. 7-9, 15-16 and 21-23, when it closes for
the season. Admission is $2.50 per person,
parking is free, unlimited ride tickets are $14
on weekdays and $22 Saturday-Sunday. The
old-fashioned park is at Interstate 70 and
Sheridan Boulevard; call 303-477-1621 to see
if the park is open during inclement weather or
visit http://www.lakesideamusementpark.com.
Manitou Springs holds its annual Commonwheel
Co-op’s Art and Craft Festival Sept. 1-3,
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with arts, crafts, food and
entertainment in Manitou Springs’ Memorial
Park. The Manitou Springs Library will hold
its annual book sale at the festival.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo will honor the military
with “Military Appreciation Week” Sept. 10-16.
More details to come.
The person pictured is not an actual service member
Santa’s Workshop at the North Pole, on the Pikes
Peak Highway is open Friday-Tuesday 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. General admission to the Christmas theme
Celebrate Labor Day with a picnic and vintage
baseball game at Rock Ledge Ranch
Historic Site Sept. 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vendors
will have hot dogs, popcorn and ice cream,
and picnics are welcome. The Camp Creek
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Ledge Ranch is left of the entrance to Garden
of the Gods on North 30th Street.
Colorado Balloon Classic is set for Memorial
Park Sept. 1-3. The free event is in its
36th year. Hot-air balloons lift off each morning
at 7 a.m. for a mass ascension. Other activities
are in the park, including bounce castles,
entertainment and vendors. A balloon glow
will be in the park Saturday and Sunday
evenings, when tethered balloons will be
inflated. Crowds will be treated to free concerts.
Food vendors will be on hand.
Celebrate the Fourth on the Third —The
Independence Day celebration cancelled because
of the Waldo Canyon Fire is rescheduled for Sept.
3, from 5-9 p.m. in Iron Horse Park. There’ll be
food and beverages for sale, “High Altitude” and
the 4th Infantry Division rock band will play
and there’ll be bounce houses, games and crafts.
The event will conclude with a fireworks show.
“IF Festival of Innovation and Imagination”
is Sept. 15 in downtown Colorado Springs.
Presented by Imagination Celebration, the
festival will feature tech enthusiasts, art
makers, garage inventors, performers, do-ityourselfers, scientists, robot builders and
other thinkers and tinkerers. The festival is
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pikes Peak Center,
Pioneers Museum and the Plaza of the Rockies,
both in and outside the buildings. The festival
is free and for all ages.
The annual Holly Berry Folk Art Festival at
Rock Ledge Historic Site is Sept. 14, noon to
6 p.m.; Sept. 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sept. 16,
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The popular fest features folk
art, antiques, furniture, gourmet foods, jewelry
and other goods as well as food vendors.
Admission is $8 for adults, children 6-12 are
$4 and those under 6 are free. Festival goers
may also visit the Orchard House.
“School House Rock Live! Jr.” presented by
Fort Carson Community Theatre, is in the
Freedom Performing Arts Center Sept. 7-8,
14-15 and 21-22, at 7 p.m. Tickets are
available at ITR.
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