October 24, 2014 - Fort Carson Mountaineer

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Vol. 72, No. 42
Oct. 24, 2014
‘Raider’ Mungadai
Company, troop and battery commanders of the 1st Stryker
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, dismount from a
CH-47 Chinook on the Almagre Mountain peak,south of Pikes
Peak, during the third day of “Raider” Mungadai, Oct. 17. The
Mungadai, based on Genghis Khan’s legendary Mongolian
cavalry selection process, tested the commanders’ endurance
and warrior skills as a team. See story on Pages 20-21.
Photo by Sgt. William Howard
Town hall addresses Ebola mission concerns
By Sgt. William Smith
4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office
Deputy Commanding General for Maneuver Brig.
Gen. Randy George, 4th Infantry Division and Joint
Task Force Carson, and a panel of medical professionals
hosted a town hall Oct. 17 for the Families of Soldiers
who will be deploying to Liberia to help combat Ebola.
About 160 Soldiers from the 615th Engineer
Company, 52nd Engineer Battalion, will provide infrastructure support as part of Operation United Assistance.
Leadership from 615th Eng. and the panel
addressed what the Soldiers will be doing during the
deployment and responded to a number of concerns
Message board
for the Soldiers and Families during the event held at
Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel.
“We are about readiness and making sure our
Soldiers are taken care of,” said George, “that the
Soldiers understand the medical threats over there and
that they understand what Ebola is. We will ensure that
they are trained on their proper protective equipment.
We will remain completely transparent during this
mission and we are committed to keeping Soldiers,
Family members and the communities informed.”
Capt. James Waters, Army public health nurse,
10th Combat Support Hospital, said the risk of
being exposed to the Ebola virus is extremely low for
non-medical personnel. JTF Carson Soldiers will not
be treating infected personnel.
“According to the World Health Organization,
the three main countries which have been hit (with
Ebola) — Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia — have
a population in excess of 22 million people. The latest
numbers we have seen are about 8,900 cases, which
is about .04 percent of the population,” Waters said.
“What we are more concerned about is some of the
other diseases that exist in the region — malaria fi rst
and foremost. The Soldiers deploying will be given
anti-malaria medications, which have been proven to
prevent the disease.”
See Liberia on page 4
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MOUNTAINEER — Oct. 24, 2014
MOUNTAINEER
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Work remains until all free from fear
By Commanding General
Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera
4th Infantry Division and Joint Task Force Carson
Strength and Respect.
Domestic violence affects everyone at Fort Carson. It
harms our communities, weakens our formations and hurts
those we love most. It is an affront to our basic decency
and humanity and is contrary to our Army Values.
During Domestic Violence Awareness Month we honor
one of our most important assets — the Family. They are a
vital part of the nation’s security through the foundation they
provide to our Soldiers. This month I encourage leaders to
raise awareness of domestic violence in their formations,
inform victims that help is available and emphasize the
negative impact it has on Soldier, civilian and Family readiness.
Since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, 20
years ago, domestic violence has dropped across the nation
by almost two-thirds. While this progress is positive, more
work remains until everyone is able to live free from fear.
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
estimates that as many as three women lose their lives to
domestic violence each day. Nearly two out of three Americans
15 or older know a victim of domestic violence or sexual
assault. When families are deprived of a loving home, legal
protections or financial independence because they fear
for their safety, we deny ourselves of our full potential.
We are committed to our Joint Task Force Carson Families
and want to assist in developing their strength, health and
well-being. We all must acknowledge that this violence is
wrong, reach out to support victims, hold offenders accountable
and create a climate of safety and respect.
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while in uniform when in a garrison
environment, except while indoors.
Individuals who are required by medical
authority to wear sunglasses for medical
reasons, other than refractive error, may
wear them, except when health or safety
considerations apply. Commanders may
authorize sunglasses in formations or
field environments, as appropriate.
Conservative civilian prescription
eyeglasses are authorized for wear
with all uniforms.
Eyeglasses or sunglasses that are
trendy, faddish or have lenses or frames
with conspicuous initials, designs or
Throughout the month
of October we are making a
concerted effort to educate
our Soldiers, civilians and
Families on the resources
available to prevent violence
in the home. The Family
Advocacy Program helps
Soldiers and their Family
members develop skills to
restore stability and health in
their relationships. Resources
include support groups for
young parents, reintegration
programs for Families experiencing deployment and
redeployment stress and programs on anger management,
dating violence and gender issues. These programs are
designed to promote awareness, encourage reporting, provide
safety for victims, encourage all members of the community
to look out for one another and ensure treatment or
administrative action when needed.
As we focus on strengthening our Soldiers, civilians and
Families, I would also like to honor the advocates and victim
service providers who offer support during the darkest moments of someone’s life. I encourage survivors and their loved
ones who are seeking assistance to reach out to them for help.
This month, we recognize the survivors and victims of
abuse whose courage inspires us all. Each of us must recommit
to offering a helping hand to those most in need and remind
them that they are not alone.
Steadfast and Loyal.
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IRON HORSE STRONG
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My short-term goal is to continue
my military and civilian education.
My long-term goal is to retire as a
command sergeant major.
Serving my country means being
a good citizen and Soldier while
protecting my country and being a good
role model for the future of the Army.
I continue to serve so I can be a
good role model for my Family and
Soldiers coming into the Army.
As a leader, I aim to be that role
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I have had numerous leaders in
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Master fitness trainers
Course builds confidence, resiliency
Story and photo by Sgt. Eric Glassey
The Master Fitness Trainer (MFT) Course
team from the U.S. Army Physical Fitness School is
educating 50 Joint Task Force Carson Soldiers to
be the subject matter experts the Army needs to improve
the readiness of the force.
The course leaders, who began their latest class
Monday, focus on the Physical Readiness Training
(PRT) exercises Soldiers perform every day.
“The MFT Course is designed to develop special
leaders — NCOs and officers — and increase their
exercise science knowledge, knowing how the body
works, and increase their knowledge in all the PRT
drills,” said Capt. Todd Jones, MFT team lead, U.S.
Army Physical Fitness School Victory College, Fort
Jackson, South Carolina.
Soldiers start day one performing an Army Physical
Fitness Test (APFT) graded by the MFT instructors and
NCOs, with expectations of achieving 80 percent in
every category. The instructors then teach the proper
ways to conduct the PRT exercises to ensure maximum
benefit to Soldiers.
“We show them what right looks like,” Jones said.
“Then we do the crawl, walk, run method application
when training them. We give them a demonstration
showing them how to do it. Secondly, we’ll do a slow
demonstration of it, and later on they will actually
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Joint Task Force Carson Soldiers participate in the situp component of the Army Physical Fitness Test at McKibben Physical
Fitness Center during the first day of the Master Fitness Trainer Course, Monday. Soldiers have to complete each event
with at least an 80 percent in order to graduate from the course.
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Carson engineers to
support Ebola effort
By Sgt. William Smith
About 160 engineer Soldiers are set to deploy from Fort Carson to
Liberia to provide infrastructure support for Operation United Assistance,
the U.S. military’s response to the Ebola epidemic.
Soldiers from the 615th Engineer Company, 52nd Engineer Battalion,
will help construct facilities to support U.S. Africa Command and the U.S.
Agency for International Development effort to contain the spread of the
Ebola virus in Africa.
The engineers will be part of a total Army effort which includes activeduty, reserve and National Guard Soldiers. The joint operation will include
units from other branches of the military services, to include the Marines,
Navy and Air Force; however, the Army is providing the majority of military
forces in support of the operation.
A large part of the engineers’ mission in Liberia will include improving
roads and other infrastructure.
“Most of the roads are unpaved over there,” said 1st Sgt. Scott Legg,
615th Eng. “With the country receiving over 200 inches of rain annually,
most of the roads are unserviceable. Improving the roads will help the people
get the care that they need.”
The Soldiers are not expected to have any direct contact with Ebola
patients while conducting their mission but will be trained and prepared to
reduce the risks of contracting the disease.
“We will do everything required to take care of our Soldiers and their
Families,” said Commanding General Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, 4th
Infantry Division and Joint Task Force Carson. “Our priority is to ensure
our Soldiers receive the necessary training and equipment to answer our
nation’s call and accomplish this mission.”
All troops deploying to Liberia will receive specific medical training,
developed in conjunction with the U.S. Army Public Health Command, and
use specialized personal protection equipment to ensure they are protected
from exposure to Ebola.
Sgt. Ryan Harris, horizontal construction engineer, 615th Eng., said he
looks forward to improving the roads and treatment sites to facilitate people
receiving needed care.
“I’m not worried about the threat of Ebola,” Harris said. “We have proper
equipment to protect ourselves.”
Sgt. Chris Wanamaker, supply specialist, 615th Eng., said although he is
scared of the current situation, he is putting aside that fear to help others in need.
“I feel pretty good to be deploying to Africa on a mission,” he said. “I
am afraid of the unknown; however, if the work we do saves one life it will
be worth facing that fear.”
Legg said he could not be more proud of his Soldiers stepping up and
facing their fear to do their job in the face of adversity.
“I am excited for the opportunity to help the people of Liberia directly,”
Legg said. “I am proud of my Soldiers. They have voiced to me that they have
fear, but they want to provide help to the people during their time of need.
They have the fortitude to look danger in the eye and move past (it) to help.”
Fitness
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perform it. So they will become experts in all the PRT
exercises in (Field Manual 7-22).”
The MFT Course teaches precision to improve
physical strength and prevent injuries.
“It is to help reduce the injuries within the footprint
of the company, battalion and brigade,” said Sgt. 1st Class
Aurelio Antonio Sandoval, coordinator, mobile training
team, 4th Infantry Division. “They are the leaders teaching
Soldiers what right looks like when performing an
APFT or conducting physical training at the squad level.”
Although exercise is an important aspect of physical
fitness, it is only one piece of the puzzle.
“Additionally, they learn about nutrition which goes
to say, if you had a Ferrari you wouldn’t put 87 octane in
it, you would want to feed it the correct fuel,” Jones said.
“You want to do the same with your body. We teach them
when to eat, after the workout and when it is best for them.”
Nutrition and exercise only complete two parts of the
fitness triad of a healthy lifestyle.
“They also teach them about bad habits (such as) not
sleeping well and why it is important to have good sleep
habits,” Sandoval said. “It affects the Soldier’s performance.
If he comes to work after two hours of sleep and does physical
training, he will get burnt out by midday and start messing
up at work. Then safety becomes involved.”
Besides the fundamentals, the program teaches how
to help recondition Soldiers back to health.
“Additionally, we go over reconditioning programs,”
Photo by Sgt. William Smith
Deputy Commanding General for Maneuver Brig. Gen. Randy George, 4th Infantry Division
and Joint Task Force Carson, talks to Soldiers and Families of the 615th Engineer Company,
52nd Engineer Battalion, during an Oct. 17 town hall to discuss the battalion’s upcoming
deployment to Liberia.
Liberia
that a person infected with Ebola is only
contagious when he exhibits symptoms.
“We will be monitoring all deploying
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Soldiers twice a day and checking
Capt. Sean Stockwell, veterinarian their temperature while deployed,” he
branch chief, Public Health Command- said. “When they get home they will
Carson, said the Ebola virus normally only be monitored for an additional 21 days.
exists in the animal population.
No one has ever contracted the disease
“It can occasionally jump directly or after 21 days. The typical incubation
indirectly into the human population,” period is 8-10 days after exposure.”
Stockwell said.
If Soldiers are exposed to the virus they
Due to that fact, it is critical to eat will receive immediate medical attention.
only U.S.-approved food and drink from
“While you are downrange, if you
approved water sources, said Waters.
have exposure to someone who has Ebola
“We know this virus can get into other — whether you are exhibiting symptoms
animals and you can become infected if you or not — you are going to be evacuated
consume them,” Waters said. “The virus and quarantined for 21 days,” Waters
is spread through direct contact with the told Soldiers.
blood and bodily fluids. Continual hand
Lt. Col. Ralph Radka, commander,
washing — soap and water or alcohol-based 52nd Eng. Bn., ensured the Families if any
hand sanitizer — is the
Soldier is exposed to the
No. 1 way to prevent any
virus he will be notified
communicable disease.”
immediately.
More information and
While the Soldiers
“If Soldiers are
frequently asked questions
are deployed they will
required
to work with
about Ebola and the
be assigned protective
local nationals they will
615th Eng. deployment is
equipment to safeguard
be screened for any
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themselves from the
illnesses prior to the
carson.army.mil/ebola/.
disease.
Soldiers working with
Waters explained
them,” Radka said.
Jones said. “Sadly to say, a lot of units send their (Soldiers
on) profiles to the track and have them walk around and
no one is gauging their progression — whether they are
progressing through their injury and sustaining their
strength that they had before the injury.
“So we talk about reconditioning programs and how
they can be developed and keep some of those Soldiers
inside the formation so they feel like a part of the team,”
Jones said. “All in all, the MFTs become a fitness
adviser for the commander who interacts with the
medical community to help rehabilitate Soldiers on profile,
(those) overweight and your special population.”
MFT Course graduate Sgt. 1st Class Allen Rollins,
first sergeant, Company A, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor
Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf.
Div., said he knows the importance of the MFT’s role in
physical training.
“The whole title ‘Master Fitness Trainer’ is about
being a master of the entire PT program,” Rollins said.
“That individual will be the trainer for the unit and train
the trainers, other NCOs in the formations that lead
physical training.
“Basically, their role at that point is to step back and
supervise PT to allow them to identify when Soldiers get
injured and their root cause so corrections can be made.
Otherwise, that PT session will continue and run into
the same injuries over and over, injuring different Soldiers
on the same exercise.”
Fort Carson currently has 186 MFTs within the
division, with goals of expanding.
“I believe the division’s goal is to have one MFT per
company,” Rollins said.
Photo by Sgt. Eric Glassey
Staff Sgt. Charles Spence, platoon sergeant,
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th
Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, runs
the 2-mile run component of the Army Physical Fitness
Test at McKibben Physical Fitness Center, Monday.
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Aviator receives safety award
Story and photo by
Sgt. Jonathan C. Thibault
4th Combat Aviation Brigade Public
Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division
After many years of service and hours of
flying all over the world without fail, a 4th
Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division,
aviator was presented a prestigious award Oct. 3.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Douglas
Sanders, standardization officer, 4th Attack
Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Aviation
Regiment, 4th CAB, 4th Inf. Div., won the
U.S. Army Forces Command Aircrew Member
Safety Award for logging more than 4,000 flight
hours without any aviation accidents or mishaps
resulting in damage or injury.
“When I was a young aviator it was close
to unheard of for someone to have that many
flight hours, but there are a lot more 4,000-hour
aviators than there used to be due to deployments
over the last 10 years,” said Sanders. “I am not
sure how many have never had a mishap, but
hopefully there are quite a few and their safety
officers will submit them for this award also.”
Lt. Col. Christopher M. Weathers, commander, 4th ARB, 4th Avn. Reg., said this is
the first time he has seen the award given in
his 17 years of aviation service and is proud
of the standard set for his team.
“Sanders’ aviation technical expertise is
invaluable to making our unit the best ARB
in the Army,” Weathers said. “His level of
experience and commitment to excellence is
key to that.”
Sanders said it was great recognition for
many years of service and safety.
“It would not be possible without the dedication, skill and professionalism of countless
people, from my instructors to the maintainers
who keep the aircraft flying safely, right down
to the flight operations personnel who made
sure my flight time was recorded,” he said.
Sanders said he’s not sure if he does
anything “different,” but he likes to think that
most everyone is trying to do the right things
all the time.
“I have always made a deliberate effort to
be focused when flying and trying to anticipate
what may or will happen during a mission,”
Sanders said. “In today’s fight, with so much
technology moving so fast, it is very easy to get
distracted, which can be deadly in a challenging
flight environment. I have many people to thank
for teaching me what to pay attention to and
when which, coupled with a little bit of luck, is
why I have been able to achieve this milestone.”
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Roger A. Graf, standardization officer, 4th CAB, said he has known
Sanders for more than 10 years and has always
known him to keep safety upmost in his mind.
“I don’t think he does things much different
than other aviators or if he is luckier than other
aviators, but Douglas has excelled in his career,
is good at what he does, and he is always
conscientious of his surroundings,” said Graf.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Douglas Sanders, standardization officer, 4th Attack
Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, gives credit to his instructors, maintainers and
other team members for his milestone recognition, Oct. 3.
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Carson Navy unit
decommissions
By Navy Lt. Cmdr. Leia Guccione
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
17 Public Affairs Office
17 decommissioned at Fort Carson Sept.
28, after seven decades of service.
The decommissioning of the “Desert
Battalion” marked the final Naval
Construction Force decommissioning for
the fiscal year.
Navy Rear Adm. Paula Brown, deputy
commander of Naval Facilities Engineering
Command and deputy chief of civil
engineers, told the Seabees of NMCB
17 that while the NCF is facing many
changes and uncertainty, it is also facing
new opportunities.
“Change is not the enemy, but is the
catalyst for continued improvement,” Brown
said. “The ability to rapidly grow to satisfy
urgent needs, coupled with the ability to
reduce our size and structure when demand
is low or fiscal constraints limit our use, is
critical to our continued success. It takes
a combined effort of all of our active and
reserve forces to make this effort successful.
Brown said that the NCF has seen
similar fluctuations before, transitioning
from a force of more than 250,000 Seabees
during World War II, to one of only 3,300
Seabees in the late 40s before the Korean
conflict and Vietnam War. It was in 1945
that NMCB 17 was decommissioned for
the first time, only to be recommissioned
as a reserve battalion in 1962 in support of
the Vietnam War. Since then, the battalion
has supported Operation Desert Shield/
Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom
and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Today’s NCF stands at just over 6,500
Seabees, combined active and reserve.
While NMCB 17 has been decommissioned,
the remaining eight active detachments will
be reassigned to other battalions.
“For more than a decade as our
nation has been at war, Seabees continue to
construct schools, clinics and water wells
to help build relationships and forge
alliances around the world,” Brown said.
“We don’t just build facilities and roads;
we build partnerships, lasting legacies,
solutions and linkages to improve people’s
lives. Those partnerships are the basis for
strong regional security and will help to
prevent the next war from even starting.”
The unit, which has been stationed at
Fort Carson since 1993, has a history of
leveraging the strong Army and Air Force
presence in the Colorado Springs area,
holding annual joint airlift exercises with
the Air Force Reserve at Peterson Air Force
Base. The “Patriot Express” exercise took
place for five years, affording both branches
a unique opportunity for joint service
cross-training outside of a mobilization.
“My final order is to carry the pride
and tradition of NMCB 17 to your new
battalions,” said Cmdr. Michael Read,
NMCB 17’s final commanding officer.
Photo by Hollie Klimek
Master Chief Petty Officer Paul Celli presents Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
17’s cased colors to Cmdr. Michael A. Read, commanding officer, during the
Sept. 28 decommissioning ceremony.
Unit history
17 was originally commissioned Aug. 9,
1942, in support of World War II. From
1942-1945, NMCB 17 was a significant
part of building runways in Argentia,
Newfoundland, as well as supporting
the North African invasion.
The unit built the U.S. bases and
infrastructure on Saipan, Northern
Mariana Islands, and Okinawa, Japan,
and built battalion aid stations and
critical facilities on various small Pacific
islands until the Japanese surrendered.
The battalion’s first deactivation
came at the end of World War II just after
Thanksgiving Day in 1945.
In 1962, NMCB 17 was recommissioned as a reserve battalion with
headquarters in Port Hueneme, California,
part of the larger force structure increases
to amass troops for Vietnam.
In 1990, NMCB 17 mobilized in
support of Operation Desert Shield/
Desert Storm. As part of broader Naval
Reserve Force reorganization, NMCB 17
relocated to Fort Carson in 1993.
Air Detachment members of NMCB
17 deployed with NMCB 7 to Iraq in early
2005 where they completed significant
road and infrastructure projects in
support of the Battle of Fallujah and
the vital network to move troops.
The unit’s final mobilization was
in 2008, to Al Anbar province and then
to Afghanistan, to meet changing
mission requirements.
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2nd FST supports university
By 1st Lt. Mythia Conley
Executive officer, 2nd Medical Detachment
(Forward Surgical Team)
The 2nd Medical Detachment (Forward Surgical
Team) activated its alert roster Oct. 14 at 10 p.m. and
loaded up its equipment and convoyed it to Rocky
Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
in Parker to participate in a Douglas County activeshooter exercise.
The 2nd FST, 10th Combat Support Hospital,
Soldiers’ role was to set up their area of operation
(AO) in 90 minutes and become fully mission capable
to begin receiving patients to provide far forward
surgical care during the exercise.
“Participating in this
exercise allowed the (2nd FST)
team, which had undergone
a large change in personnel
over the last five months, to
practice our activation, mobilization and patient care
procedures as a unit,” said Maj. Bradley Rittenhouse,
commander, 2nd FST. “This exercise also allowed us to
interact and coordinate with civilian authorities which
would be required in a real disaster. Overall, it was a
Above: Soldiers with 2nd Medical Detachment (Forward Surgical Team),
10th Combat Support Hospital, prepare to transport a “casualty” from
triage to the surgical tent during an Oct. 15 active-shooter exercise.
Left: The 2nd Medical Detachment (Forward Surgical Team),
10th Combat Support Hospital, sets up tents to provide urgent and
operative care during an Oct. 15 active-shooter exercise at Rocky
Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Parker.
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very valuable exercise and provided validation of the
capabilities of the Forward Surgical Team in a civilian
mass-casualty environment.”
Exercise organizers wanted to make the scenarios
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Applying for Special Operations simple process
By Crystal Ross
Mountaineer staff
Despite the mistaken idea of some
Soldiers that applying to join Special
Operations is difficult, recruiters at Fort
Carson’s Special Operations Recruitment
Center say the process is actually quite
straightforward.
“If someone’s interested, come talk
to us. It’s that simple,” said Sgt. 1st Class
Richard Russell, center leader.
He said many Soldiers have misconceptions about the requirements for
applying for Special Operations.
“The funniest one,” Russell said, “I
had a private tell me that you had to shoot
40 out of 40 three times in a row on a
shooting range, and then you’ll receive
an encrypted email of a place to go …
this guy watched way too many movies.”
In reality, the process is much
more simple.
“The first thing we ask (interested
Soldiers) to do is attend one of our briefs.
We give briefs at the center every single
Wednesday,” Russell said.
Those briefs are broken down into
the different Special Operations mission
sets Soldiers can apply to: Special Forces,
Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations
and Special Operations Aviation. At the
briefings, Soldiers can speak to someone
who has experience in the particular job
they’re interested in.
“They’ll learn about the job, the
mission sets, what they’re expected to do,”
Russell said. “They’ll also learn about
the benefits of taking on a job like that.”
He said recruiters will also explain
the entire application and selection
process and what kind of follow-on
training is required.
Staff Sgt. Ean Nichols is a Fort
Carson Soldier who went through
that application and selection
process this summer.
“I just did it because I’ve always
wanted to do this,” Nichols said.
“Some people are going to have
to … really weigh the options and
invest some time into seeing exactly
what it is they’re going to do.
“It was something I kind of
knew about, obviously, a little bit
before I joined the Army,” he said.
“And then I kind of started getting
more and more exposed to it, being
able to read more into it.”
Nichols said working with different teams on certain missions
during his 2007 deployment to
Iraq gave him more opportunities
to learn about Special Operations.
“Getting more and more
involved in it, more and more
exposure, I’ve seen more of the ideal
situation that I’d like to get into,” he said.
Nichols chose to apply because of
the mission set.
“The complexity and the freedom that
is granted to you … to be able to plan out
the mission that they’re going to be conducting since they’re going to be, essentially, the only guys on the ground” is what
drove him to Special Operations, he said.
Nichols, who most recently was a
squad leader in 1st Battalion, 68th Armor
Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, has gone
through the selection process and will
be joining Special Forces as an engineer
sergeant after his follow-on training.
To get to selection, Russell said,
Soldiers have to meet certain qualifications. They work with the recruiting
center to make sure that they do and to
build their application packet. In order to
qualify, Soldiers must be a private first class
through sergeant first class and earn at least
107 on their General Technical score from
the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude
Battery if they’re interested in Civil Affairs
or Psychological Operations. A 110 GT
score is required for Special Forces.
If applicants meet those requirements,
they must then get a medical physical.
Next they complete a volunteer statement.
Recruiters will check their physical and
their Enlisted Record Briefs and schedule
a Special Operations physical fitness
test. During this process recruiters build
the applicant’s packet, and when it’s
complete, it’s sent to Special Operations
Recruiting Battalion headquarters for
approval. If the packet is approved, the
Soldier then goes to Fort Bragg, North
Carolina, for the selection process.
Russell said his office can’t tell
Soldiers exactly what the selection
cadre is looking for.
“They’re looking for an above
standard Soldier,” he said.
At that point, one of three things will
happen. The Soldier can be selected, which
means he meets all the qualifications. He
then moves on to his follow-on training.
If he doesn’t get selected, he’s
either put on the “never to return” (NTR)
roster, which means he may not apply
again, or he can be deemed eligible to
go back to selection after a certain time.
Russell said that timeframe is usually
around six months.
“Let’s say someone went in and they
just couldn’t get the road marches in
time, but that Soldier showed a lot of
potential,” Russell said. “(He can) take
the next six months, really work on those
weaknesses and then come back.”
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“Let’s say someone
went in and they just
couldn’t get the road
marches in time, but
that Soldier showed
a lot of potential, …
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six months, really work
on those weaknesses
and then come back.”
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The NTR roster is for Soldiers who
the selection cadre thinks will never meet
its standards. That could be due to psychological, educational, moral or other issues.
“One of the biggest things we tell
people before they go is that questionable
moral dilemmas will be an automatic
NTR,” Russell said. “Never lie to us
while you’re doing your paperwork. If we
ask if you’ve ever been in trouble with
the law and you have a (driving under the
influence charge) on your record and you
say no, they will find that.”
Once selected, a Soldier may return
to his unit while he awaits a training date,
participate in on-the-job training with a
Special Forces group or join the Special
Operations Recruiting Center on special
duty. Nichols did the latter. He said he looks
forward to his engineer sergeant follow-on
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training, which will be at Fort Bragg.
“(A Special Forces) engineer
sergeant is kind of like the regular
Army’s version of combat engineers
but more specialized,” he said. “He
helps with construction. He does small
construction items to help build stuff
up in remote areas, defensive obstacles,
demolitions (in support of irregular
warfare). He also serves as the team’s
S4 in a way, which is like the supply, so
he’s in charge of ordering in new stuff,
air drops, stuff like that.”
Recruiters said the SF engineer
sergeant also serves as a tactical adviser,
combat leader of foreign troops and an
expert breacher.
Russell said follow-on training can
be as short as six months for Civil Affairs
or Psychological Operations, but as long
as two years for Special Forces medics.
Russell said another misconception
he hears is that unit commanders can
prevent a Soldier from applying for
Special Operations. Unless a Soldier is
fenced in for an upcoming deployment,
within 90 days of separating or transferring, he can apply, Russell said.
“There’s nothing saying they can’t,”
he said. “Their chain of command
can’t tell them no.”
Nichols encourages Soldiers who are
interested in joining Special Operations to
visit the recruiting center, which is located
in building 1218, room 315.
“For people that are thinking about it but
they’re not quite sure — I hear that quite a
bit, everyone’s very hesitant, not quite sure
if they’re ready — you’re never going to
know until you try,” he said. “The (Special
Operations) recruiters that are here, they’re
here to help. They’ll answer any questions
and help guys out in any way they can.”
Russell echoed the sentiment,
saying that if Soldiers think they may not
qualify for Special Operations, the center
staff can reach out to other special unit
recruitment offices.
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Miscellaneous
Special Operations Logistics Support Element — is
looking for active-duty Soldiers who are airborne
qualified or willing to attend airborne training and are
eligible for a permanent-change-of-station move. SOLSE
seeks sergeants through sergeants first class with military
occupational specialties of 88M, 88N, 89B, 92A, 92F,
92Y and 92W with General Technical score of 100 or
higher, no physical limitations and a secret clearance with
the ability to get a top secret clearance. Assignment has
promotion rates that vastly exceed conventional
Army along with abundant schooling opportunities,
long-term stabilization and exceptional Family support
program and activities. Submit Enlisted Record Brief
to [email protected].
First Sergeants’ Barracks Program 2020 — 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. Call 526-9707 for more information.
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.
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club — The Fort Carson
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club meets the second
Tuesday of each month from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45
p.m. at the Stack Dining Facility, building 2330.
The club is named after Audie Leon Murphy, the
most highly-decorated Soldier in American history.
To be a member, a Soldier must be recognized as
an NCO of the highest quality, demonstrating both
leadership and performance. Armywide, SAMC
membership is between 1 and 2 percent. Contact
SAMC president Sgt. 1st Class Gilbert Guzman Jr.
at 526-3576 or email [email protected].
Military Order of the Purple Heart — invites
combat-wounded veterans to join the MOPH. For
more information on MOPH Chapter 423, call the
chapter at 391-7794 or Larry Hathaway, senior vice
commander, at 651-3781 or 635-3054, or search
“MOPH Chapter 423” on Facebook.
Rocky Mountain Chapter, 1st Cavalry Division —
meets at 9 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at
The Retired Enlisted Association, 834 Emory Circle,
in Colorado Springs. Anyone who has been assigned
or attached to 1st Cav. is eligible for membership
in the non-political, nonprofit Soldier and veteran
fraternity. Friends of the Cav. who have not served
with 1st Cav. are eligible for associate memberships.
Call 687-1169 or 689-5778 for details.
TSA Pre-check — Servicemembers are no longer able
to scan their Common Access Cards at Transportation
Security Administration Pre-check lanes to receive
expedited screening. Members should enter their
Department of Defense identification number,
located on the back of the CAC, into the “Known
Traveler Number” field when making reservations.
Physical Exam Clinic — is located in building
1056 and performs physicals for Soldiers
assigned to Fort Carson and surrounding
bases without a primary care manager. Physicals,
except flight physicals, are available by appointment from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday,
except federal holidays. Physical packets can be
obtained at the clinic or online at http://www.
evans.amedd.army.mil/srp/srpc (underscore)
pe.html. Visit building 1056 or call 526-7170 for
more information.
Directorate of Public Works services — DPW is
responsible for a wide variety of services on Fort
Carson. Services range from repair and maintenance
Special Operations
Recruiting:
Building 1218,
Room 312/313
Ellis Street,
Fort Carson
524-1461/1462
Briefs every
Wednesday:
Special Forces:
noon,
Civil Affairs/
PSYOP: 1 p.m.
http://www.bragg.army.mil/sorb
Fort Carson dining facilities hours of operation
DFAC
Stack
Wolf
Warfighter
(Wilderness Road
Complex)
LaRochelle
10th SFG(A)
Friday
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dinner:Closed
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Dinner: Closed
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Dinner: Closed
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 [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 [email protected]
for service needs or to report complaints.
• Elevator maintenance — Call Bryan Dorcey at
526-6670 or email [email protected].
• Motor pool sludge removal/disposal — Call Dennis
Frost at 526-6997 or email [email protected].
• Self-help/troop construction — Call Tony Haag
at 526-2859 or e-mail anthony.d.haag.civ@mail.
mil. Use this number to obtain self-help tools
and equipment or a motorized sweeper.
• 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 — Contact Jerald Just at 524-0786
or [email protected] to request, for service
or to report damaged or overturned latrines.
• Signs — Call Jim Diorio, Fort Carson Support
Services, at 896-0797 or 524-2924 or email
[email protected] to request a facility, parking or
regulatory traffic sign.
The Fort Carson Trial Defense Service office — is able
to help Soldiers 24/7 and is located in building 2354.
During duty hours, Soldiers should call 526-4563.
The 24-hour phone number for after hours, holidays
and weekends is 526-0051.
Briefings
Casualty Notification/Assistance Officer training —
The 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson
commanding general has directed all Soldiers,
sergeant first class through command sergeant major,
chief warrant officer 2-5 and officers, captain and
above, must attend Casualty Assistance Officer and
Casualty Notification Officer Training. The three-day
training course is held monthly at Veterans Chapel.
Soldiers must register through their school NCO
for attendance of this training. The next classes are
Nov. 18-20 and Dec. 9-11. Call 526-4551 for details.
Retirement briefings — are available at http://www.carson.
army.mil/dhr/DHR/MPD/PPB/RetirementServices.
html. Call 526-2840 for more information.
ETS briefings — are available at http://www.carson.
army.mil/dhr/DHR/MPD/PPB/Transitions.html.
Call 526-2240/8458 for more information.
Reassignment briefings — are available at http://
www.carson.army.mil/dhr/DHR /MPD/PPB/
Briefings/Levy.html.
Disposition Services — Defense Logistics Agency
Disposition Services Colorado Springs, located in
building 381, conducts orientations Fridays from 12:303:30 p.m. The orientations discuss DLA processes to
include turning in excess property, reutilizing
govern ment property, web-based tools available,
special handling of property and environmental
needs. To schedule an orientation, contact Arnaldo
Borrerorivera at [email protected] for
receiving/turn in; Mike Welsh at mike.welsh@dla.
mil for reutilization/web tools; or Rufus Guillory
at [email protected].
Saturday-Sunday
Closed
Monday-Thursday
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Breakfast: 6:45-9 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
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.
Hours of Operation
Logistics Readiness Center Supply and Services
• Central issue facility, building 1525 — MondayFriday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. Last
customer served at 3:30 p.m.
• Reparable exchange/directed exchange or turn-in
— Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:304 p.m. on a walk-in basis. For faster turn-in service,
call 526-3321 for an appointment.
• Ammunition supply point, building 9370 —
Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. Last
issue/turn-in to ASP is at 2:30 p.m.; exceptions
coordinated on case-by-case basis.
• Subsistence Support Management Office, building
350 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and
12:30-4 p.m.; call 526-4086/5195.
• Post Supply Support Activity, building 330 —
Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m.
Last customer served at 3:30 p.m.; call 526-9094.
• Installation Property Book Office, building 330
— Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:304 p.m.; call 526-5984.
• Post Laundry, building 310 — Monday-Friday,
7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. Last customer
served at 3:30 p.m.; call 526-8803.
• Bulk fuel point — Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.
to midnight.
• Hazardous Material Control Center, building
400/406 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Contact administration operations at 526-5349 or
the warehouse at 526-2979.
Education Center hours of operation — The Mountain
Post Training and Education Center, building 1117,
526-2124, hours are as follows:
• Counselor Support Center — Monday-Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Army Learning Center — Monday-Friday
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education
Support and Army Personnel Testing — MondayFriday 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Claims Office hours — are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.
to noon and 1-4 p.m., located on the first floor of
building 6222, 1633 Mekong St. Shipment under Full
Replace Value claimants must report the additional
loss or damage listed on After Delivery Form 1851
directly to the transportation service provider by
fax or report on the Defense Personal Property
System line within 75 days. Claimants must submit
the claim on DPS line through http://www.move.
mil within nine months for FRV compensation for
certain items. All other claims, submit to Fort Carson
Claims Office within two years of delivery or date
of incident. Call 526-1355 for more information.
Medical Activity Correspondence Department
office hours — The Correspondence (Release of
Infor mation) Office in the Patient Administration
Division hours are Monday-Wednesday and Friday
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.; closed all federal holidays. Call 526-7322
or 526-7284 for details.
Work Management Branch — The DPW Work
Management Branch, located in building 1219,
responsible for processing work orders — Facilities
Engineering Work Requests, DA Form 4283 — is open
for processing work orders and other in-person support
from 7-11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday. Afternoon customer
support is by appointment only, call 526-2900.
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Think before
posting on
social media
Editor’s note: During Cybersecurity Awareness
Month in October, the Army is focusing on
cybersecurity policies, practices and training to
improve overall readiness. This is the second in a
series of articles about cybersecurity concerns.
By Crystal Ross
Mountaineer staff
Soldiers, their Family members and DOD
civilian employees should be thoughtful about
the content they post to online social media sites
whether it is mission-related or not, according to
the Pentagon Office of the Chief of Public Affairs’
Social Media Roundup.
“The Army is always working to protect itself
against security breaches,” the guide states. “It is
vitally important that Army leaders, Soldiers and
Army civilians understand what kind of data they
are broadcasting and what they can do to protect
themselves and their Families.”
The Social Media Roundup warns that posting
sensitive information online can be detrimental to
Soldier safety. Even posting seemingly innocuous
information can lead to problems in Soldiers’
and civilians’ personal lives.
“The gadgets that we have nowadays can
do a lot of things, and you just have to realize
what is the implication of putting that photograph
out there, putting that phone number out there,
putting your name out there, putting your face
out there,” said Daniel Smith, Fort Carson Freedom
The 5th annual Cybersecurity and Information Technology Day
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Continuing professional education certificates will be offered and
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of Information Act and privacy officer.
Smith warned that identity thieves can glean a
lot of information about people from not only the
things they intentionally post online but also from
data they may not even know they’re sharing.
“I think what people don’t realize is that when
they use the shortcuts that are available to post
things like photographs of Johnny’s first birthday
party, there is additional information that’s in
that picture,” Smith said.
That information is called metadata and
can include the date and GPS location where the
photo was taken. Along with the name of the
person who posted the picture to a page as well
as other posts — vacation stories, talk about a
child’s school, etc. — thieves can gather enough
information to steal someone’s identity.
“So with that knowledge in
hand,” Smith said, “the identity
thief then goes to the county
clerk’s office, requests a copy
of the birth certificate that they
‘lost’ … then sets up a false
account for a cell phone or a
The Pentagon Office of the Chief of Public Affairs’ Social Media
water bill or an electric bill to
Roundup offers the following recommendations:
come in Johnny’s name and then
Take a close look at all privacy settings. Set security options to
proceeds to the Social Security
allow visibility to “friends only.”
office to request a replacement
Do not reveal sensitive information such as schedules and event
Social Security card for Johnny.”
locations.
Smith said the very young,
Ask, “What could the wrong person do with this information?” and
the elderly and the recently
“Could it compromise the safety of myself, my Family or my unit?”
deceased are the most vulnerable
Geotagging is a feature that reveals a location to other people
to identity theft because their
in users’ social networks. Consider turning off the GPS function
credit reports are seldom checked.
of smartphones.
He said the event that
Closely review photos before they go online. Make sure they do
happens that “really blows
not give away sensitive information which could be dangerous
them out of the water” is when
if released. Pay attention to the background as well.
a 17- or 18-year-old Family
Talk to Family members about operations security and what can
member applies for college loans
and cannot be posted.
and grants and fi nds that he has
Videos can go viral quickly; make sure they don’t give away
a poor credit rating because
sensitive information.
his identity had been stolen
See the Army Social Media Handbook at http://www.arcent.army.
when he was younger.
mil/u-s-army-social-media-handbook for more information
“So if Johnny’s mom and dad
about online security.
aren’t checking his credit report
along with theirs yearly, which
Online security
is the (recommendation) … there’s a possibility
that even if they were being diligent parents, they
would’ve missed it,” said Smith.
Getting that credit report cleaned up is not a
fast process, Smith said.
He said to protect themselves, social media users
can turn off the GPS information in their camera
or photo applications. They should also regularly
check their privacy settings on their social media
websites. Regular checks of credit reports can also
help alert users that an identity theft has occurred.
The Pentagon’s Social Media Roundup warns
users not to share information they don’t want to
become public.
“Be careful about what you post about yourself
on social media platforms,” it says. “Once you put
something out there, you can’t control where it goes.
Providing too much information in your profile can
leave you exposed to people who want to steal your
identity or steal sensitive operational information.”
This is important to teach to children and others
who are not familiar with social media dangers.
“If you’re going to bring mom into Facebook,”
Smith said, “please give her the other end of the
stick so she doesn’t get beaten with it.
“The same goes with kids. Give a 7-year-old
a cell phone and see how fast they’re playing
Angry Birds,” he said. “It boggles your mind. I
didn’t have Angry Birds on my cell phone when
I gave it to my 7-year-old granddaughter, but
by the time I left from the visit, I had Angry
Birds and it had been played.”
Smith said children know the technology
because they have a desire to use it.
“What they fail to understand is that with that
want comes a reaction. They’re not so good at
judging which way the teeter-totter’s going to go
and where they’re going to end up,” he said.
The Pentagon guide advises social media
users to think about what they’re posting
before they share. Many times, simply
rephrasing a post can prevent people from
releasing sensitive information.
“If you aren’t comfortable placing the same
information on a sign in your front yard, don’t
put it online,” the guide says.
Pickin’ perfect pumpkins
Photos by Crystal Ross
Left: Radley Joe Rios, 8 months, selects a pumpkin during the Balfour Beatty Communities’ annual pumpkin
patch Oct. 15. Above: Fort Carson residents Carmella Breen, second from left, and Nicole Connelley, right,
wisely brought along a double stroller to haul their free pumpkins — as well as the Connelley kids, Mason,
4, and Payton, 2 — at Balfour Beatty Communities’ annual pumpkin patch Oct. 15. Balfour Beatty provided
2,327 free pumpkins to Fort Carson residents.
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Story and photos by
Spc. Gregory T. Summers
3rd Armored Brigade
Combat Team Public Affairs
Office, 4th Infantry Division
With tools in hand, Soldiers
tackled the task of helping Roy J.
Wasson Academic Campus faculty
members and students clean up the
Spc. James Gill, all-wheeled vehicle
mechanic, Company B, 64th Brigade
Support Battalion, 3rd Armored
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, paints a curb Oct. 16 at
Roy J. Wasson Academic Campus
in Colorado Springs.
Staff Sgt. Patrice James, left,
motor sergeant, and Pfc. Kaylee
Tindle, chemical specialist, both with
Company C, 64th Brigade Support
Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, bag leaves
Oct. 16 at Roy J. Wasson Academic
Campus in Colorado Springs.
overgrown courtyard of the former
local high school, Oct. 16.
Seventeen Soldiers from 64th
Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd
Armored Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division, spent the day
pulling weeds, digging trenches
and clearing debris and rock in an
effort to clean up what was once a
carefully manicured landscape.
David Engstrom, senior
principal of the Wasson Academic
Campus, said it was an honor to
see the Soldiers at the school,
adding that their presence goes
beyond the work they were doing
to help the school.
“Knowing that these are
volunteers, and Soldiers in
service to our country and now
here as volunteers to our campus,
is amazing,” Engstrom said. “This
was a chance for our students to
see Soldiers from Fort Carson here
helping us. It showed the students
that they really do care.”
For one Soldier it brought
back memories of her time in school
and provided her extra motivation
to want to be part of the work
being done.
“I came from a rough area
myself, and when I heard about
being able to come out and help
these kids, I couldn’t pass it up,”
said Pfc. Kaylee Tindle, chemical
operations specialist, Company C,
64th BSB. “When I saw military
at my school helping out it actually
influenced me to enlist, and maybe
we can have that same impact on
(these students).”
As the Soldiers were working
throughout the day, many had a
chance to interact and work with
the faculty and students. Engstrom
said he wanted it to be more than
just work being done at the school,
but a chance for the students to
learn from the Soldiers.
Pfc. Dominic Quarterman,
X-ray technician, Company C,
64th BSB, said it was a chance to
do more than just help with some
much-needed work at the school.
“It felt good to be a part of
this. Going through high school,
I didn’t have a mentor and being
able to work with and provide
some mentorship to these kids
was a humbling experience,”
Quarterman said. “I hope our
impact goes beyond today. I
hope that for these kids to see us
help out around the school helps
point them in the right direction
in the future.”
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From left, Pfcs. Jonathan Timmons, Royal Pope and Dominic Quarterman help clean out a flower bed at the Roy J. Wasson Academic
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Division, during the
third day of “Raider”
Mungadai, Oct. 17.
Company, troop and
battery commanders
of the 1st Stryker
Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
Division, return
to the brigade
headquarters with
their guidon bearers
after completing
the third and final
day of the “Raider”
Mungadai, Oct. 17.
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Company, troop and
battery commanders of
the 1st Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, receive
a CH-47 Chinook static
load class during the
first day of “Raider”
Mungadai at Butts
Army Airfield, Oct. 15.
Commanders
conquer
Mungadai
Capt. Andrew Marucci,
commander, Company
B, 299th Brigade
Engineer Battalion, 1st
Stryker Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
Division, low crawls at
the 10th Special Forces
Group (Airborne)
obstacle course, during
the third day of “Raider”
Mungadai, Oct. 17.
Story and photos by
Sgt. William Howard
1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public
Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division
Thirty-seven leaders of the 1st Stryker
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, completed the first three-day
“Raider” Mungadai, Oct. 15-17.
Based on Genghis Khan’s legendary
Mongolian cavalry selection process,
Mungadai tests Soldiers’ endurance and
warrior skills as a team. Company, troop
and battery commanders endured sleep
and food deprivation and faced uncertainty
throughout the event.
They worked together as a platoon as
leadership positions changed regularly.
“It’s an opportunity for all of the
company commanders throughout the
brigade to work together and get to know
each other,” said Capt. Kevin Bernhardt,
commander, Company A, 4th Battalion,
9th Infantry Regiment, 1st SBCT. “It’s
giving us the opportunity to go back to
fundamentals and understand what our
Soldiers are going through.”
On the first day, the platoon convoyed
to Butts Army Airfield in Stryker vehicles
and received static load classes on the
UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook
from Soldiers of 4th Combat Aviation
Brigade, 4th Inf. Div.
After leaving the airfield, commanders
dismounted from their Strykers and
conducted a 10-mile foot movement with
rucksacks and infantry platoon equipment.
During movement to the fi rst night’s
destination, the platoon received classes
and executed practical exercises on
Stryker vehicle recovery and ambulance
exchange point.
Commanders awoke in their patrol
base after about an hour of sleep the
next day to a resupply of water and
breakfast of cold white rice served in a
black plastic bag before moving out to
an air assault class.
The platoon then crammed into
four UH-60 Black Hawks with its gear
and air assaulted to the next event. The
pilots introduced the commanders to
the capabilities of the helicopters with
advanced aerial maneuvers.
Eventually the UH-60 Black Hawks
landed in a remote Fort Carson training
area. Laden with heavy gear, the platoon
marched several miles up a steep incline to
an objective rally point (ORP). Once
the ORP was established, the platoon
conducted an area reconnaissance for a
raid the next morning.
“The time and amount of events tied
back-to-back is the hardest part,” said Capt.
Matthew Scott, Company A, 1st Battalion,
38th Infantry Regiment, 1st SBCT. “It tests
your endurance mentally and physically.”
The third day kicked off with a
successful raid on an “enemy cached site”
with support from two AH-64 Apaches
from 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment,
25th Infantry Division.
The platoon consolidated after the raid
and marched down the mountain to await
transport from two CH-47 Chinooks.
The commanders thought they
were finished with the Mungadai after
turning in their weapons and ammunition,
but were surprised with a trip to the
Almagre Mountain peak, south of Pikes
Peak, for a group photo. The flight served
as a high-altitude aerial training event
for the CH-47 Chinook crews.
The helicopters returned to Fort Carson and
the commanders faced their final challenge
of the Mungadai — the 10th Special Forces
Group (Airborne) obstacle course. Fighting
through exhaustion, the officers assisted
each other through the trials of the course.
Guidon bearers from each company
escorted their commanders back to the
brigade headquarters where a crowd of
Soldiers from the battalions welcomed
their triumphant return.
“A critical aspect often talked about
for leader development is developing
comfort with uncertainty. Mungadai
creates these conditions often encountered
during Combat Training Center rotations,”
said Col. David Hodne, commander, 1st
SBCT. “Pure leadership is the focus of
the event. The ability to influence one’s
peers is a field grade officer trait that we
want to develop in our commanders.”
EFMP offers Medicaid class
By Crystal Ross
Mountaineer staff
at ACS, building 1526, from 11:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 13.
Sunny Ginter, EFMP system
navigator, said the class will provide
parents and guardians with information about what Medicaid is and how
it can be used as well as waivers that
are available for those who qualify.
Medicaid offers several different
waivers for adults and children with
disabilities, including individuals
with intensive medical or behavioral
needs. The waivers have different
qualifiers and purposes.
“The Medicaid program can be
very overwhelming to parents,” Ginter
Parents of individuals with
disabilities who would like to gain a
better understanding of Medicaid
and its waivers can attend a class
offered by Fort Carson and The
Resource Exchange.
The Medicaid class is offered by
Fort Carson’s Exceptional Family
Member Program, Army Community
Service, Directorate of Family and
Morale, Welfare and Recreation, with
instruction by Marsha Unruh of The
Resource Exchange. It will take place
said. “Parents that have special needs
kids are often inundated with medical
appointments and paperwork and have
very little time to seek clarification
about new programs.”
She said this class will provide
clarification and information about
options available to parents of special
needs children and Family members.
She added that Medicaid can provide
additional services and resources for
special needs Family members.
Parents can register to attend the
class at http://www.eventbrite.com by
searching for “EFMP Medicaid Class.”
The website will prompt registrants
to purchase a ticket. The class is free;
registrants should follow ticket purchase
prompt simply to reserve their spot.
USPS recommends holiday mailing dates
WASHINGTON — Making sure those
serving in the nation’s armed forces and
diplomatic service receive their presents
and care packages in time for the holidays is
a priority for the U.S. Postal Service and for
friends and Family members of personnel
serving around the world.
The Postal Service offers a $2 per box
postage discount on its largest Priority Mail
Flat Rate box at $15.45 for mail being sent to
APO/FPO/DPO (Air/Army Post Office, Fleet
Post Office and Diplomatic Post Office)
destinations worldwide.
Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes are available at
no cost at local post offices or if ordered online
at https://store.usps.com/store/. Postage, labels
and customs forms can be printed online anytime
using Click-N-Ship at https://cns.usps.com/go.
To ensure timely delivery of holiday
packages by Dec. 25, send cards and packages
to military APO/FPO/DPO addresses overseas
no later than the mailing dates listed in the
chart at right.
The Postal Service has created a free
Military Care Kit based on the items most
frequently requested by military Families.
The kit contains:
; Two Priority Mail APO/FPO Flat Rate boxes
; Two Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate boxes
; Priority Mail tape
; Priority Mail address labels
; Appropriate customs forms
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APO/FPO/DPO mailing deadlines
Military mail
addressed to
APO/FPO AE
ZIPs 090-092
APO/FPO AE
ZIP 093
APO/FPO AE
ZIPs 094-098
APO/FPO AA
ZIP 340
APO/FPO AP
ZIPs 962-966
Priority Mail
First-class mail — Priority
Express Military
letters and cards Mail
Service (PMEMS)1
Dec. 17
Dec. 10
Dec. 10
Parcel Air Lift Space
Standard
(PAL) 2
Available Mail post
(SAM) 3
Dec. 3
Nov. 26
Nov. 8
N/A
Dec. 3
Dec. 3
Dec. 3
Nov. 26
Nov. 8
Dec. 17
Dec. 10
Dec. 10
Dec. 3
Nov. 26
Nov. 8
Dec. 17
Dec. 10
Dec. 10
Dec. 3
Nov. 26
Nov. 8
Dec. 17
Dec. 10
Dec. 10
Dec. 3
Nov. 26
Nov. 8
1 - PMEMS is available to selected military. Check with a post office to determine if this service is available to an APO/FPO/DPO address.
2 - PAL is a service that provides air transportation for parcels on a space-available basis. It is available for standard post items not exceeding
30 pounds in weight or 60 inches in length and girth combined. The applicable PAL fee must be paid in addition to the regular surface price
for each addressed piece sent by PAL service.
3 - SAM parcels are paid at standard post prices with maximum weight and size limits of 15 pounds and 60 inches in length and girth combined. SAM parcels are first transported domestically by surface and then to overseas destinations by air on a space-available basis.
Call 800-610-8734 to order the kit. Guidelines
for packing, addressing and shipping items to U.S.
troops can be found at http://usps.com/ship/
apo-fpo-guidelines.htm.
Senders should follow these guidelines when
addressing packages:
; Write out the Service member’s full name in
the address.
; Include the unit and APO/FPO/DPO address
with the nine-digit ZIP code (if one is assigned).
For example:
CAPT. JOHN DOE
UNIT 2050 BOX 4190
APO AP 96278-2050
; Include a return address.
; Include the Service member’s name and address as
well as the sender’s name and address on an index
card inside the package in case the label is damaged.
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Claims to the estate
Spc. Dayton Beard — With deepest regret to the
Family of the deceased. Anyone having claims
against or indebtedness to his estate should
contact 1st Lt. Shawn Pulsipher at 357-2001.
Master Sgt. Phillip Kirk Trainer — With deepest
regret to the Family of the deceased. Anyone
having claims against or indebtedness to his
estate should contact 2nd Lt. Michael J. Jessier
at 526-4462.
Upcoming events
FEHB health fair set — Federal civilian employees
with questions about 2015 benefits can attend
the Federal Employee Health Benefits health fair
Tuesday. The morning session will be held from
10-11:30 a.m. at Grant Library, building 1528. The
afternoon session will be held from noon-1:30 p.m.
at Evans Army Community Hospital in the Soldier
Family Care Center, rooms 1004A and 1004B.
Parking at the hospital session will be best in lots
G or H on the east side of the building in the new
wing. Representatives from major health plans
will be available to answer questions and provide
benefit information. This is a good opportunity
for employees to ensure they have the right health,
dental and vision insurance coverage for themselves
and their families in year 2015. Changes to health
benefits can be made during the upcoming open
season scheduled for Nov. 10-Dec. 8. All eligible
employees are encouraged to review the benefits
and premiums for their health plan choices and
decide what coverage best fits their health care
needs in 2015. At the same time, employees can
review the options available under the Federal
Flexible Spending Account Program. FSAFEDS
changes can also be made during the open season.
Information on all 2015 health benefits is at http://
www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/open-season/
resources/. Additional information is on the Army
Benefits Center webpage http://www.abc.army.mil.
Call John Pylypiw at 526-9341 for information on
the library event and Tanya Chowen at 526-7242
for the afternoon session at the hospital.
EFMP Medicaid class — The Army Community
Service Exceptional Family Member Program and
The Resource Exchange are hosting a Medicaid
class for parents from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Nov. 13 at ACS, building 1526. The class will be
an overview of Medicaid including information
on different types of waivers and how to apply for
them. Visit http://www.eventbrite.com and search
for “EFMP Medicaid Class” to register. The
“purchase a ticket” option is simply to reserve a
spot; the class is free.
General announcements
Wait time information available online —
Patients with appointments for radiology and
specialty care at Evans Army Community
Hospital can visit EACH’s website to learn
when the next appointment is available. The
information is updated every two hours for
specialty clinics and weekly for radiology.
EACH attempts to see patients at the hospital,
but if appointments are not available within
the 28 day standard for specialty care, patients
may receive a letter with instructions for how to
book an appointment with a network specialist.
Visit http://www.evans.amedd.army.mil/VS/
NextAvailable.aspx to check wait times.
SFCC pharmacy alters services — Evans Army
Community Hospital’s pharmacy staff has been
consolidated at the main hospital pharmacy.
Beneficiaries may still pick up called in refills at
the Soldier and Family Care Center pharmacy
during this time. The main hospital pharmacy
hours of operation are Monday-Thursday,
8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
JAG assists with name change, adoption — The
Legal Assistance Office provides help in adult
name changes and simple stepparent adoptions.
The office cannot provide court representation
but can furnish the necessary documents and
procedural information. Call 526-5572 for
more information.
4th Infantry Division Gift Shop — sells
a variety of division and customizable
unit-specific merchandise. The gift shop is
located in The Hub, building 1532. Hours
are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays.
Voting assistance — The Voting Assistance
Office has moved. It is now located in building
1218, room 105. The office is open 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call 526-1140 or email
the installation voting assistance officer at
[email protected].
Visit http://www.fvap.gov for more information.
Advisory council — Evans Army Community
Hospital is seeking volunteers to serve on a
Patient and Family Advisory Council to
assess current policies, operations and programs.
Meetings are monthly. Applications are
available at the Patient and Family-Centered
Care Resource Center or call the PFAC
coordinator at 526-7733 for more information.
Pediatrics clinic — Evans Army Community
Hospital’s pediatrics clinic has an embedded
behavioral health psychologist/counselor
available to work with parents who have
concerns about their child’s behavior, discipline
or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
A pediatric pharmacist is also available to
manage children’s medication.
Fort Carson Police Records — The Fort Carson
Police Records section has moved to building 2757, MOD 4, on the corner of Barkeley
Avenue and Osan Street. Hours of operation are
9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m., Monday-Thursday.
Fingerprinting hours at the Fort Carson Police
station, building 2700, have changed to 2-4 p.m.,
Monday-Friday. The Fort Carson Police
complete fingerprints for on-post employment.
For any other fingerprint needs, contact the El
Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
Fort Carson Employee Assistance Program —
The program provides short-term assistance to
Department of the Army civilian employees,
active-duty spouses and Family members, and
retired military personnel and eligible family
members with adult living problems, substance
use concerns and issues affecting workplace
productivity and well-being. Worksite
interventions are offered and consultation is
available to supervisors and managers regarding
workplace matters. EAP services are free to
eligible civilians and DA civilian employees. Call
526-2196 for assistance. The EAP is located at
1638 Elwell St. in building 6236, room 229.
Nutrition education — Evans Army Community
Hospital Nutrition Care Division offers individual
nutrition counseling for specific nutrition-related
diagnoses. Weight management classes for Family
members and retirees are provided as well as
classes for the Army Body Composition Program
for active-duty Soldiers. Other classes provided
include cholesterol, prenatal nutrition, healthy
cooking and a commissary tour. Call the
TRICARE appointment line at 457-2273 to
schedule an appointment. Call the Nutrition Care
Division at 526-7290 to check on the availability
for a sports nutrition class to be given at the unit.
Payday loan complaints — The Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau is accepting
complaints from borrowers encountering
problems with payday loans. Consumers can
visit http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint
or call 855-411-2372 to submit a complaint.
Same day appointments — Evans Army Community
Hospital Family Medicine Clinics, Internal Medicine
Clinic and Pediatric Clinic are operating under an
appointment model called “Open Access,” offering
same day appointments. Beneficiaries may not be
offered the exact hour they want. Call the Access to
Care Line, 526-2273, to make an appointment.
Transfer military hospital or clinic when
relocating — TRICARE Online users must update
their military hospital or clinic location online each
time they relocate. Transferring military hospital
or clinic affiliation in TOL does not automatically
transfer the TRICARE enrollment in Defense
Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System.
Army Provider Level Satisfaction Survey —
Patients may fill out and return the APLSS to
help minimize the impact of budget cuts on
medical care. Evans Army Community Hospital
receives funding based on patients seen and
customer satisfaction. Positive surveys returned
can bring in up to $900. Help keep providers
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and departments and clinics fully functional.
Call 526-7256 for more information.
Free Post Shuttle — circulates the cantonment
area and makes regular runs to Wilderness Road
Complex. The shuttle operates seven days a week
from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Visit http://www.facebook.
com/shuttlefortcarson for route maps. Call
526-6453 for more information.
Donated annual leave for Fort Carson civilian
employees — is currently being accepted for
the following civilians who have exhausted all
available leave because of medical emergencies
under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program:
Jessica Clark, Dental Activity; David Grant,
Army Recruiting Battalion, Denver; Linda
Kumley, Directorate of Human Resources;
Teresa Miller, Directorate of Family, Morale,
Welfare and Recreation; unnamed employee in
DFMWR; Stephanie Smith-Froese, Directorate
of Public Works; and Andrea Cunningham,
DFMWR. Any Army appropriated fund
civilian employee wishing to donate annual leave
must complete the OPM Form 630a found at
http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf(underscore)fill/
opm630a.pdf and return it to John Pylypiw in
the Fort Carson Civilian Personnel Advisory
Center. Fax to Pylypiw at 526-6128 or call
526-9341 for information. Anyone experiencing
a medical emergency and about to exhaust leave
can contact the CPAC Management Employee
Relations team at 526-8317/1006/1336/4270.
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.
Ongoing events
Military Appreciation Breakfast — The
Southeast Armed Services YMCA hosts a
monthly military appreciation breakfast the
fourth Friday of every month from 7:30-9:30
a.m. Open to all people affiliated with the
Department of Defense. Email Drew Aquino at
[email protected] for details.
Breakfast at VFW — Breakfast at VFW Post
6461 is held the first Sunday of each month from
9-10:30 a.m. at 753 S. Santa Fe Ave., Fountain,
and is open to the public. Suggested donation
is $3. Call 382-7957 for more information.
Communication, study, quality time
Principles build strong foundation
Commentary by
Chap. (Capt.) Logan McCurdy
10th Combat Support Hospital
Society currently faces “storms” such as
financial crisis, physical illness and prolonged
separation.
In these turbulent times, Soldiers must
develop a sure foundation in the
home, in the unit and in the
community. This foundation is where
one turns when facing personal crises
in life: a place to turn for comfort
and peace. Everyone builds his
foundation in a different way, giving
strength to each other, for there
is strength in diversity. Much is
accomplished when a sense of
community is developed through
a strong foundation of support and
love, no matter the circumstance,
no matter the belief.
Three key principles strengthen the
home and, by extension, the unit and
the community. The first, and probably
most important, is building a sturdy
foundation of healthy communication.
Second, create an atmosphere
of study in the home, whether that
study is Scripture or other good books.
The final principle is to strengthen
family bonds by spending quality time
together; eating dinner together,
reserving an evening for family
activities and developing new traditions.
Teaching these principles of
Chapel briefs
Facebook — Search “Fort Carson Chaplains
(Religious Support Office)” for events and
schedules.
Fall women’s retreat — “Falling into Grace,”
sponsored by Our Lady of Fort Carson Catholic
Women of the Chapel, will be held Nov. 15 at
Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. The main speaker will
be Hallie Lord, nationally known Catholic blogger
healthy communication, study and spending quality
time together reinforces the Family and creates
a refuge from the storms of life. Family can be
defined in so many terms, but here, Family is not
only within the walls of homes, it is also within
the walls of the unit and the military community.
Understanding these principles can develop
a sure foundation. Everything else falls into
5 Keys to Building a Small Group
Culture” by Andy Stanley and Bill
Willits, “We were never meant to live
in a state of functional isolation. We
were created to be relational beings.”
A sense of community is often
lost in the attempt to understand
today’s society of technology where
more time is spent apart than together.
God intended for each individual to
build lasting relationships, to build
a strong foundation. Let’s come
together to better serve each other
and, in turn, build stronger individuals,
Families, units and communities.
and author. Check-in will be at 8:30 a.m. followed
by Mass and a light breakfast. The day will include
spiritual talks, adoration and reconciliation, concluding at 4 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Space
is limited; pre-register by Nov. 10 at EventBrite,
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/falling-into-graceour-lady-of-fort-carsons-fall-womens-retreattickets-13801684209 or by phone at 816-591-8623.
Donations will be accepted at the door.
Chapel schedule
Roman Catholic
Soldiers’ Chapel
Nelson Boulevard and Martinez Street
• Saturday, 4:15-4:45 p.m.,
reconciliation, 526-8583
• Saturday, 5 p.m., Mass, 526-8583
• Sunday, 8:15-8:45 a.m.,
reconciliation, 526-8583
• Sunday, 9 a.m., Mass, 526-8583
Protestant
Healer Chapel
Evans Army Community Hospital
• Sunday, 9 a.m., worship, 526-7386
Veterans Chapel
Magrath Avenue and Titus Boulevard
• Sunday, 10 a.m., Chapel NeXt,
526-8889
• Sunday, 10:30 a.m., religious
education, 524-2458
• Sunday, 10:30 a.m., RCIA,
524-2458
• Monday-Friday, 11:45 a.m.,
mass, 526-8583
• Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,
CWOC, 526-5769
Prussman Chapel
Barkeley Avenue and Prussman
Boulevard
• Sunday, 9:30 a.m., Sunday school,
526-5744
• Sunday, 11 a.m., gospel, 526-9640
Healer Chapel
Evans Army Community Hospital
• Sunday, 11 a.m., Mass, 526-7386
• Monday-Thursday, noon, Mass,
526-7386
• First Friday, noon, Mass, 526-7386
Soldiers’ Chapel
Nelson Boulevard and Martinez Street
• Sunday, 11 a.m., worship, 524-4316
• Tuesday, 9 a.m., PWOC, 524-4316
Eastern Orthodox
Islamic
Jewish
Colorado Warriors
Sweat Lodge
Fort Carson does not offer Eastern Orthodox services
on post. Contact Chap. (Capt.) George Oanca at
612-432-6099 for Orthodox services.
Fort Carson does not offer Jewish services on post.
Contact the U.S. Air Force Academy Chapel for Jewish
services information at 333-2636. The chapel is located at
2346 Academy Place on the U.S. Air Force Academy.
place when a refuge from the storms of life
develops within the walls of homes and units.
Each individual has his own personality
and communication style. People must
decide for themselves what works best and
what will help bring peace, providing a refuge
from everything that happens outside the home
or unit. Inevitably, there will be times when
the effort seems to far exceed the
results. In these times of personal
and sometimes collective crises,
individuals and families can find
answers to life’s problems together.
Those efforts can, in many cases,
build faith and help to develop
solutions not only for the family,
but for the community.
Families, units and communities
must come together, to strengthen each
other and build a strong foundation.
According to “Creating Community:
Fort Carson does not offer Islamic services on post.
Contact the Islamic Society at 2125 N. Chestnut,
632-3364 for information.
Meets once or twice monthly and upon special request.
Contact Kevin Cheek at 554-7709 for more information.
Catholic Religious Education — Registration is
being accepted for classes that meet Sundays from
10:30-11:50 a.m. Religious education classes are
available for children in preschool through the age
of confirmation. Classes are also offered for adults
seeking to join the Catholic faith and those who
desire to participate in celebrating of the sacraments.
Contact Pat Treacy at 524-2458 or patricia.a.treacy2.
[email protected] for more information.
Trunk-or-Treat — Volunteers are needed to host
decorate trunks for the Sunday event from 2-3:30
p.m. at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. Contact Pat
Treacy at 524-2458 or patricia.a.treacy2.civ@
mail.mil for more information.
Youth Ministries — Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel
youth group members are invited to attend the
Prussman youth group Tuesdays at 6 p.m. or
the Veterans Chapel youth group Sundays at
6:30 p.m.
Catholic Women of the Chapel — Child care
is available by emailing children’s names and
ages to [email protected]. Call
Mattie Guthrie at 520-444-9141 for more
information on child care. CWOC meets
Wednesdays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Soldiers’
Memorial Chapel. Call 526-5769 or visit
“Fort Carson Military Council of Catholic
Women” on Facebook for 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 details.
Knights of Columbus — a Catholic group for men
18 and older, meets the second Tuesday of the
month at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. Call 526-5769
Latter Day Saints Soldiers — meet Wednesday
at 6 p.m. for pizza and social, followed by an
Institute (Bible study) at 6:30 p.m. at Soldiers’
Memorial Chapel. Contact elder Ott Dameron at
433-2659 or [email protected] or Chap.
(Capt.) Jacob Snell at 330-3120 or Jacob.r.snell.
[email protected] for information or a ride.
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DES highlight
Editor’s note: The following
article was written by the Directorate
of Emergency Services division chiefs
to inform the Fort Carson community
of current policies and procedures.
Police
Weapon safety — The question
has been raised as to why Soldiers can’t
keep their personally owned weapons
in their barracks rooms.
While the Fort Carson Police cares
about gun rights, it also considers safety
precautions. Soldiers are allowed to keep
privately owned weapons inside Family
housing because they have an inherent
right to protect their Families.
While every Soldier is valuable
and mission-essential, fi rearms are
not allowed inside barracks rooms
in order to limit the possibility of
personal injury, damage to government property and an insider threat.
Fort Carson Regulation 210-18
states that fi rearms must be stored in
a locked container if kept in Family
housing; Soldiers living in barracks
must store POWs and ammunition in
their unit arms room. The policies
and procedures are in place to protect
Soldiers, their roommates and
neighbors living on Fort Carson
from a potential harmful situation
that is out of their control.
Fire
Halloween fire safety — Please
keep safety in mind while celebrating
Halloween.
According to the National Fire
Protection Association, Halloween is
one of the top five calendar days for
candle fi res. NFPA statistics show
that decorations are the item fi rst
ignited in more than 1,000 reported
home fi res each year.
Follow these important tips to
ensure Halloween is fi re-safe:
 Stay away from billowing, long,
trailing fabric for costumes.
 Choose material that won’t
easily ignite.
 Make sure eye holes are
large enough to allow
unobstructed views for masks.
 Keep decorations that are flammable (dried flowers, cornstalks,
crepe paper, etc.) away from all
open flames and heat sources,
including light bulbs and heaters.
 Use a flashlight or battery-operated
candles in jack-o’-lanterns. If using
a candle, practice extreme caution
and keep them well attended at all
times. Use long fireplace matches or
long-nozzle candle lighters to light
candles inside jack-o’-lanterns.
 Place lit pumpkins away from
doorsteps, walkways and yards and
out of the way of trick-or-treaters.
Planning on operating a haunted
house on Fort Carson? Contact the
Fort Carson Fire and Emergency
Services Fire Prevention office at
526-2679 for a fire safety inspection.
Physical security
Command Policy Memorandum
PMO-01 — All Fort Carson personnel
are reminded to review the 4th
Infantry Division and Fort Carson
crime prevention policy, Command
Policy Memorandum PMO-01.
This memo identifies some
basic techniques to protect Army
and personal property.
It requires that Army property
be secured in accordance with
applicable regulations and prohibits
the storage of CTA-50 equipment in
privately owned vehicles.
It also provides guidance on the
use of Fort Carson Form 2031-E,
the Personal Property Record, which is
mandatory for all Soldiers living
in the barracks.
Finally, it gives commanders
some web links to help develop their
unit crime prevention programs.
The policy letter is available on
the Iron Horse Portal under the
“Command Policy Letters” folder.
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Story and photo by Walt Johnson
Mountaineer staff
There is an old football saying, “Offense
brings people to the games, but defense wins
championships.”
The 984th Military Police Company with its
potent, quick-strike offense is doing everything
it can to make people think twice about that
notion this intramural football season.
The MP offense is giving new definition
to quick-strike ability with its motion offense
scheme and quarterback Mark Moore, who has
an arm so strong that he could probably throw a
ball through a car wash and it wouldn’t get wet.
Moore is the acknowledged team leader, and
his ability to throw the football is not the only
reason he leads this team. His ability to read
defenses and find the right receiver has earned him
the respect of his teammates and made the unit’s
receiving corps very happy, said John McGowan,
one of the team’s leading receivers.
“We have a very explosive offense because
our quarterback is so dynamic. We are currently
undefeated and scoring around 40 points a game, so
we like the way our offense operates,” McGowan said.
While McGowan can’t say enough good things
about the offense, he knows the team does not
have a dynamic defense. The defense, at this
point, is a minor concern for the team as it begins
preparation for the upcoming post playoff run,
but, McGowan said, it is not something that keeps
the team up at night.
“Our defense is good enough that we can win
games. They get turnovers that help the offense by
giving us a short field, and that is something all
offenses like,” McGowan said.
He said the key to his team’s prolific offense
is the ability of the receivers to read what the
defense is trying to do and take advantage of cracks
Mark Moore, third from right, 984th Military Police
Company quarterback, talks strategy with his offense
during a recent scrimmage.
in the coverage. McGowan said he knows
one thing for sure: his team is out to prove that
offense can win championships.
“This is flag football and that is very different
than the NFL. Our offense absolutely is good
enough to win. We are one of the best offenses in the
league and we will make the necessary adjustments
that will have us in position to challenge for the
championship this year and our offense will lead
the way,” McGowan said.
Mountaineer Athlete of the Week
James Espino
Intramural football athlete
What sports did you play
growing up?
My parents got me started
(playing football) when I was about
7 years old. In high school, I played
football, basketball and ran track.
I played semipro football before I
came into the military.
What do you consider to be your
best sports moment?
When I was in high school, I was
selected to the city all-star game in
El Paso (Texas). Anytime you are
selected for an elite team in Texas,
that is pretty nice.
What do you consider your best
professional sports memory?
I am a big Dallas Cowboys fan, and
I have seen them in the Super Bowl three
times in my lifetime. I hope to see them
in the Super Bowl again this year.
What is the one thing in sports
you haven’t done that you would
still like to do?
I would still like to put on the pads
and the helmet but I’m getting older, so
its a little tougher now. I guess I would
like the chance to play college football.
What is your philosophy about
playing the game?
To me, having good teamwork and
having the chance to meet new people
is my philosophy on playing sports.
Win or lose, the object of the game is
to go out there and have some fun. Like
I have (often) heard, “If you are good,
there is always someone better, but you
can also be better than someone else.’
If you could only go to one of the
four major sporting events, which
would you choose?
Without a doubt, the Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl is a good experience
and it’s one game, winner-take-all,
where the other sports are best of
seven (series). If you go to one game
you may miss six, so the Super Bowl
is the best event to go to.
People who don’t know me
would be surprised to know that …
I put others’ needs before my own
all the time. I was raised to be humble.
My Family is humble (and) believes
we will be paid at the end.
Photo by Walt Johnson
The Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and
Recreation Sports Office hosts a “Zombie Dash”
obstacle course run Friday from 8-11 p.m.
Registration is available at Iron Horse Sports
and Fitness Center. The course will have “scary”
obstacles along the route, according to sports
officials. The race is open to DOD identification card
holders 13 and older. Children 17 and under must
be accompanied by an adult 18 or older at all times.
Cost for the event is $15 (nonrefundable). The first
500 entrants will receive a free T-shirt. There will
be Halloween candy for all runners and zombies,
officials said. Call 526-2706 for more information.
Iron Horse Sports and Fitness Center has four
new Zumba classes in its aerobic schedule.
Zumba step is a Latin dance workout proven
Halloween swim
Fort Carson patrons
enjoy an evening in the
Iron Horse Sports and
Fitness Center indoor
pool Oct. 16 during the
Pumpkin Splash event.
More than 300 people
attended, and 200
pumpkins were
given away to Families
during the annual
Halloween event,
according to
Directorate of
Family and Morale,
Welfare and
Recreation officials.
to get a body healthy, according to officials.
Zumbatone is a dance program with light weights
for toning the back and arms. Zumbatomic is
family fun for ages 4 and older, while aqua
Zumba is an invigorating aquatic exercise. Call
A Fall Famathon event will be held Nov. 1-22
at Iron Horse Sports and Fitness Center,
DFMWR officials said.
The event is a family-friendly competition
designed to help people get fit and have fun. The
event kicks off Nov. 1 at the facility with Family
cornhole and dodge ball tournaments beginning
at 10:30 a.m. Families can start earning points
beginning Nov. 1. Points will be awarded to
Families, not team members. The total number
of Family points earned will determine the
winner of the first-place prize, the “ultimate
Thanksgiving basket.” A Thanksgiving “goody
basket” will be the second-place prize. Call
DFMWR will host a Red Ribbon racquetball
tournament Saturday-Sunday.
The event will be held at Iron Horse Sports and
Fitness Center. People interested in participating in
the tournament can sign up at McKibben Physical
Fitness Center through Saturday. Contact Kareem
Braithwaite at 526-2597 for more information.
The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans football team
closed out its regular season Thursday, when it
traveled to Parker to meet the Legend Titans.
The Trojans will then wait to see who and
where they will play to open Colorado 5A playoff
action which begins Oct. 31.
The Mesa Ridge Grizzlies’ last home game of
the season is Friday when they meet the
Falcon Falcons at 7 p.m.
They close out their season Oct. 31 at the
Montrose Indians.
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Bench
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Tryouts are underway for the Fort Carson
women’s basketball team.
Stephanie Timmons, head coach, is holding
tryouts Monday-Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m. at
the Special Events Center. Contact Timmons
at 337-8888 for more information.
The Fort Carson Middle School Eagles boys’
basketball team continues league play Monday
when it meets Falcon Middle School.
The Eagles’ remaining home games are
Wednesday against The Classical Academy;
Nov. 4 against Skyview; Nov. 12 against Falcon;
and Nov. 19 against Cheyenne Mountain.
DFMWR staff holds its annual Turkey Trot
10-kilometer run and 5-km run/walk Nov. 15.
Held at the Special Events Center, the free
event features a 10-km run at 8 a.m. and a 5-km
event at 8:15 a.m. A turkey raffle will be held
following the runs. Both courses will begin and
end at the Special Events Center. There will be
free T-shirts for all pre-registered people in
addition to a turkey drawing and giveaways
during the event. Leashed pets and strollers
will be allowed on the course. The event is
open to all DOD identification card holders
and their guests. Register at the Special
Events Center or any post fitness center during
normal business hours through Nov. 15. Contact
Martha Reed at 524-1163 for more information.
The 2014 National Physique Committee MetRx
Rocky Mountain Bodybuilding, Fitness,
Figure, Bikini and Physique Championships
will be held Nov. 15 at the Bunker Auditorium
in the Green Center, Colorado School of
Mines, 924 16th St., in Golden.
Prejudging begins at 8 a.m. in the men’s and
women’s bodybuilding and physique categories.
Judging will then take place in women’s bodybuilding and physique, fitness routines, bikini,
fitness physique and figure competitions, respectively, at 10:30 a.m. Finals begin at 4:30 p.m.
DFMWR Sports and Fitness Division will host
a preseason basketball tournament Dec. 8-18
at Iron Horse Sports and Fitness Center.
According to DFMWR officials, teams must
submit a separate team roster, limited to 15
Trojans fall
Fountain-Fort
Carson’s
Jordan Smith,
left, and Aaron
Watson, right,
surround
Castle View
quarterback
Chris Linnin
during action
Oct. 16 at the
high school
football
complex.
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lost, 31-28,
in overtime.
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ent’s Old Fort
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• TRAVEL TIME – 2 hours plus
• FOR AGES – anyone
• TYPE – historic trading fort
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Visitors to Bent’s Old Fort National
Historic Site can learn about what life was
like in Colorado in the 1830s. A special
event is at the fort Saturday: The Territorial
Encampment of the American Mountain
Men. It’s a chance to interact with
mountain men and see how they lived,
almost in isolation, while trapping wild
animals for their furs.
Trappers were on the Western frontier,
including what is now Colorado, beginning
in the early 1800s. Furs were in fashion
during that time, especially in Europe,
and trappers helped provide the furs.
Charles and William Bent of St. Louis,
Missouri, spent time trapping in the
Rocky Mountains.
The Bent brothers saw the opportunity
to make money by trading goods with
trappers and residents on the Western
frontier and selling the pelts they collected
in St. Louis.
They loaded wagons with American
goods and headed west on the Santa Fe
Trail in 1829, a route leading to Santa Fe
that was established in 1821. The trip
took several weeks.
The venture proved profitable. After
making an agreement with some southern
Cheyenne Indians to establish a trading
post, the Bent brothers teamed up
with Ceran St. Vrain in 1831, and with
wagonloads of goods, headed west,
stopping near what is now La Junta in
southeast Colorado.
As timber was scarce, Bent’s fort was
constructed in adobe-style. Bricks were
made of clay, straw and sand, dried in the
sun and then plastered over with mud.
Adobe construction was durable in the
arid climate. Construction took several
years and was finished in 1833.
The fort was large. It had two levels,
with 25 rooms and an open courtyard.
Defensive positions were on the top level
and towers provided visibility. At 150 feet
long, the fort was an imposing sight on
Visitors explore
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a reconstruction
of the 1833 fort
in southeast
Colorado.
A mountain man stands beside his horse while speaking
to a visitor at Bent’s Old Fort near La Junta.
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A meal cooks over a wood fire in the courtyard of Bent’s
Old Fort during a previous encampment event.
the vast prairie. Bent’s fort became
known as the “castle on the prairie.”
As the only “civilization” between
Missouri and Santa Fe, Bent’s fort was
busy. Trappers, Soldiers, explorers,
adventurers and settlers stopped at the
fort on their way east or west. Native
Americans also traded at the fort,
exchanging buffalo hides for candles,
beads, blankets, knives and other
trade goods.
Bent’s fort employed about 60 people,
including a cook and a blacksmith.
Christopher “Kit” Carson was employed at
the fort as a hunter in 1841, providing meat
for the fort’s use. Wagon repairs could be
made and travelers could spend the night.
There was a corral for the oxen and horses.
Luxuries were available such as lemonade,
ice, whiskey or a game of billiards. Some
rooms were nicely furnished for special
guests; other visitors slept on buffalo
robes on the floor. Native American
visitors set up teepees near the fort.
A war between the U.S. and Mexico
loomed in the 1840s. As Bent’s fort was
just feet from the border between Mexico
and the United States at that time, the U.S.
Army moved Soldiers and supplies to the
fort. The fort became overcrowded. The
increased number of horses at the fort
overgrazed the grass nearby. Water holes
dried up. A cholera epidemic and the overcrowded fort drove the Native Americans
away. William Bent was unsuccessful in
trying to get the Army to buy the fort.
Eventually the fort was abandoned.
William Bent built a new fort 40 miles
away. St. Vrain had moved on and Charles
Bent was now the governor of New Mexico.
The abandoned fort was damaged by
fire and vandalized. Many of the fort’s
timbers were used as building materials
for later settlers or perhaps as firewood.
The adobe walls of the fort eventually
melted into the ground.
Nearby citizens talked about
restoring the fort, but 100 years passed
before work began. After excavations,
using wall remnants, journals and drawings
A worker in Bent’s Old Fort’s store shows fabric to a potential customer.
The store is stocked with trade goods highly desired by its customers.
made by Army Lt. James Abert during
his 1840s’ stay at the fort, reconstruction
was completed in 1976. The site is operated
by the National Park Service. Employees
in period clothing portray fort life as it
was in 1830-1840.
The fort is open year-round but is
closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and
New Year’s Day. Winter hours are
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission to the
historic site is $3 for adults and $2 for
children ages 6-12. Those under age
6 are admitted free.
A large gift shop has dozens of book
titles about the West and people important
to its exploration and development. Trade
goods are also sold, such as iron skillets,
blankets, dominoes, canteens and
old-fashioned candy. Caps, T-shirts and
arrowhead necklaces are available.
Other than candy and snacks, no
food is available at Bent’s Old Fort.
Several fast food outlets and cafes are
in the small town of La Junta.
Upcoming events at Bent’s Fort
include Tribes of the Plains Nov. 8, with
talks, videos and demonstrations. An
1840s Holiday Celebration is Dec. 5-6,
with games, food and festivities.
Reservations are necessary for the
candlelight tours; call 719-383-5026.
Soldiers are eligible for a free annual
pass that entitles them and three other
people to enter Bent’s Old Fort Historic
Site. The pass can also be used at any
national park or monument and is
available at the entrance to the fort by
showing military identification.
Bent’s Old Fort is about 100 miles
from Fort Carson, near La Junta. Take
Interstate 25 to Pueblo and take Highway
50 east at exit 100A. On the east side of
La Junta take Colorado 194 north and
follow signs for Bent’s Old Fort. It’s
about 8 miles. Enter the gate and park
in the parking lot. A quarter-mile trail
leads to the fort, but transportation is
available for special needs visitors;
use the provided phone to request
shuttle transportation.
A mountain man re-enactor displays items
he is willing to trade in front of his tent.
Places to see in the
Pikes Peak area.
Denver Botanic Gardens, 2007 York St., has
a Dale Chihuly art glass exhibit installed
throughout the gardens. The exhibit is in place
through Nov. 30 and is included in admission,
which is $15 for adults, $12 for students with
identification and $9 for ages 3-15.
Free admission to Santa’s Workshop at the
North Pole is available during October for
active-duty Service members and/or spouses
who show valid military identification. Family
members 2 and older will be admitted for the
military rate of $16. Children 10 and older
will get the discount by showing their dependent
identification. Admission includes unlimited
rides, magic shows and visits with Santa. Free
admission does not apply to retired military and
Families, but they may use the $16 rate. Santa’s
Workshop is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ThursdayMonday and is closed Tuesday-Wednesday and
Thanksgiving Day. The workshop is on the
Pikes Peak Highway.
The Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave.,
has these upcoming events scheduled:
• David Sedaris performs Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m.
• Dennis Miller is on stage Nov. 8 at 8 p.m.
• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas show is at
7:30 p.m. Nov. 13.
• Warren Miller’s ski film “No Turning Back”
is showing Nov. 21-22 at 8 p.m.
• “The Nutcracker,” with music by the Colorado
Springs Philharmonic and the Colorado Springs
Children’s Chorale, features the Oklahoma
City Ballet in performances Nov. 28-30.
Call 520-SHOW for ticket information.
“Dracula” is on stage at the Colorado Springs
Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., until Nov. 2,
with performances Thursday-Saturday at
7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. There’ll also
be a show Saturday at 5 p.m.
“Stuart Little” is on the second stage in
the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Thursday to Nov. 2. Shows are Thursday-Saturday
at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 4 p.m. Call the box
office at 634-5583 for tickets.
Broadmoor World Arena features the “TransSiberian Orchestra: The Christmas Attic” at
3 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16. Call 520-7469 for ticket
information or visit http://www.worldarena.com.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra provides an
evening of nostalgic music Saturday at
7 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre at 16th
Street and Glenarm Place on the 16th Street
Mall in Denver. All seats are $35 plus service
charges; call 303-893-8497.
The Little London Winds presents a free concert
Sunday at Temple Shalom, 1523 E. Monument
St., at 3 p.m. No tickets are required.
Author’s Day, featuring the author of “Soldier
Girls,” Helen Thorpe of Denver; “Night of
the White Buffalo,” by Margaret Coel; “Old
China Through the Eyes of a Storyteller,”
by Julie Herrera; and “The Seven Mouths of
God,” by Megan Olsen is Nov. 15, 9:15 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. at the Pinery at the Hill, 775 W.
Bijou St. The event is hosted by the Colorado
Springs Chapter of the American Association
of University Women and is open to the public.
Registration is $60 and includes morning coffee
and lunch. Make a reservation with a credit
card through PayPal at http://coloradosprings-co.
aauw.net or by check to Jeanne Marsh, 850
Timber Valley Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80919.
“Climb to Glory: Legacy of the 10th Mountain
Ski Troopers,” is a Warren Miller documentary about the Soldiers who trained near
Leadville in mountainous and winter
conditions and fought at Riva Ridge in the
North Appennine Mountains of Italy. Following
the war, many 10th Mountain Division Soldiers
returned to Colorado and became involved with
creating the state’s ski industry. The film will
be shown only one time in Colorado Springs
during 2014. It’ll be at Stargazers Theatre Nov. 1
at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at http://www.
stargazerstheatre.com. The theater is at
10 S. Parkside Drive. Tickets are $18.50 and
$16.50 for military.
The Western Museum of Mining & Industry marks
the 100th anniversary of the completion of the
Panama Canal with “Steam Shovels and the
Panama Canal” presented by historian Noel
Maurer, author of “Big Ditch,” Nov. 6 at
6 p.m. The lecture is free. The museum is at
225 North Gate Blvd., across from the U.S. Air
Force Academy’s north gate, call 488-0880.
A Veterans Day Parade is in downtown Colorado
Springs Nov. 8, 10-11:30 a.m. The parade of
marching bands, floats, riding groups and vehicles
is on Tejon Street.
Veterans Day events in Denver include a Veterans
Day run with registration beginning at
6 a.m. The 5/10 kilometer runs begin on the
Auraria campus. A remembrance ceremony roll
call for Coloradans killed during the Iraq and
Afghanistan wars is at 11:30 a.m. at the Veterans
Memorial at Civic Center Park. The Denver
Veterans Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. at 14th
Street and West Colfax Avenue. The Denver
Veterans Day Festival is from noon to 6 p.m.
and features live music, vendors, food trucks,
games and family activities. Go to http://www.
denverveteransday.com. for more information.
Halloween activities
The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
hosts a one-hour magic show featuring
Inspector Magic, Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Children may wear Halloween costumes for
the costume contest following the magic show.
There’ll be prizes for best dinosaur costume,
scariest costume, funniest costume and most
creative costume. Halloween crafts and
story time activities are included in
admission. The RMDRC is at 201 S. Fairview
St. in Woodland Park.
A pumpkin carving party is Saturday 9 a.m. to
noon at the Fountain Creek Nature Center.
Reservations required; call 520-6745. The fee
is $5 per pumpkin. At 5:30 p.m. the same day,
there’s a Jack-O-Lantern Trail and creepy
bugs are in the nature center, $5 per person
and costumes encouraged. Call 520-6745
for reservations.
The Space and Science Fiction Costume Ball
3 is Saturday from 7-11 p.m. at the Space
Foundation, 4425 Arrowswest Drive. The
event is for people 21 and older. Tickets are
$50 in advance and $60 at the door. Visit
http://www.SpaceFoundation.org or call
576-8000 for ticket information.
Manitou Springs Heritage Center, 517 Manitou
Ave., shows free classic horror films at 7 p.m.
Friday. Donations will be accepted. Popcorn
and snacks will be sold.
“Ghost Stories of Old Manitou” walking tours
are Saturday. Tours begin at 5:30 p.m. and
every 15 minutes thereafter. Tickets are $12
and tours leave from the Manitou Springs
Heritage Center, 517 Manitou Ave.
Emma Crawford coffin races and parade are
in Manitou Springs along Manitou Avenue
Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. The annual parade of
coffins precedes the race. Awards will be given
for most creative coffin. The event is free.
Emma Crawford’s wake is Friday at Miramont
Castle. Viewings are every 20 minutes, from
6-7:20 p.m. Crawford will be laid out in the parlor
in Victorian splendor and a Victorian-style wake
will be followed by a Victorian-style buffet
dinner in the great hall. Tickets are $40, make
reservations by credit card at 685-1011.
A Halloween History Hunt is Oct. 31 at the
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, 1-5 p.m.
Wear Halloween costumes and hear spooky
stories, make creepy crafts and hunt for
history throughout the museum. Reservations
are required; a $2 donation is suggested. The
museum is at 215 S. Tejon St.
Trick-or-treat in “Scary Space” at the Space
Foundation Discovery Center Oct. 31-Nov. 1.
Come dressed in costume and collect treats while
learning the science of what’s scary in space.
Admission for this event is half price for children.
Activities are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Space
Foundation is at 4425 Arrowswest Drive.
“Spooky” Magic Town at the Michael Garman
Museum and Gallery is a haunted village with
zombies and ghosts. Take a spooky scavenger
hunt and get a free bag of popcorn with admission
of $5 for adults, $3 for children. Kids 6 and under
are free. The museum is at 2418 W. Colorado Ave.
Friends of Cheyenne Cañon Halloween Costume
Carnival is at Starsmore Discovery Center.
Children may wear costumes for the contest,
haunted trail and other activities. Entry is
free; purchase tickets for games, cookie
decorating, a cake walk and a bake sale. The
event is Saturday, 4-8 p.m. at the Starsmore
Discovery Center, 2120 S. Cheyenne Canyon
Road. Call 385-6086 for information.
Haunted Houses in Colorado Springs:
• Hellscream Haunted House at 3021 N.
Hancock Ave. is one of the scariest houses
around. Tickets start at $20. See the website for
open days at http://www.hellscreamhaunt.com.
• Ghouls Gulch Haunted House is at 3910
Palmer Park Blvd. Tickets start at $15. Visit
http://ghoulsgulch.com for days and hours.
• Haunted Mines is at Interstate 25 north,
exit 156A on the east side of the interstate
at 225 North Gate Blvd. Follow parking
signs. Tickets start at $13. See the website
http://haunted-mines.org for dates. Call
576-8000 for ticket information.
— Compiled by Nel Lampe
Boo at the Zoo
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
observes Halloween FridaySunday and Oct. 31, 4-8:30 p.m.
Tickets are sold at the zoo
for $15.25 and $13.25 for
active-duty military who show
military identification. Last
tickets sold at 7:30 p.m. There’ll
be a haunted fun house, spooky
treat stations and a lighted
pumpkin patch. Children are
encouraged to wear costumes.
The zoo is at 4250 Cheyenne
Mountain Zoo Road.
Photo courtesy Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
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