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1st AD and Fort Bliss Change
of Command, Tuesday: The pub-
lic is invited to attend the change
of command ceremony between
Maj. Gen. Sean B. MacFarland,
1st AD and Fort Bliss commanding
general, and Maj. Gen. Stephen M.
Twitty, former 1st AD and Fort Bliss
deputy commanding general for
operations, who recently served as
the deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and training of Forces
Command at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina. The ceremony is at Noel
Parade Field on West Fort Bliss, at
9 a.m.
By Cher Poehlein
Fort Bliss ACS
It’s been said that “Everything is Bigger
in Texas”… and the 10th Annual Bienvenidos a’ Bliss Relocation Fair is no exception
and is open to all Soldiers, civilians and
their families.
The fair will be celebrated from 1-5
p.m. Aug. 5 at the Centennial Banquet and
Conference Center, 11199 Sgt. E. Churchill
St.on East Fort Bliss.
This event has grown throughout the
years and offers everyone an excellent opportunity to get to know your community
and the many valuable resources available
at Fort Bliss and the surrounding El Paso
area. Regardless if you have been here for
five years or five days this event continues
to educate, inform, and entertain all who attend.
The relocation fair offers a blood drive
from 1-4 p.m. hosted by the Armed Services
Blood Program, the official military blood
program. It provides an invaluable service
to our Soldiers by transporting our donated
blood to Afghanistan for our injured warriors. Fort Bliss supplies 20 percent of all
the blood sent in theater!
Bienvenidos a’ Bliss includes a volunteer venue offering a one-stop-shop for
meaningful volunteer opportunities in and
around the Fort Bliss and El Paso area. Volunteer involvement is a personal and community investment but it is important to find
a passion, so in order to find a passion Bienvenidos attendees may visit over 30 nonprofit organizations.
Organizations can include participation
in environmental pursuits, working with
youth, the arts, healthcare and many more.
William Beaumont Army Medical Center will also be offering a Health Fair with
about 30 various health agencies. All who
participate can take advantage of this terrific experience to gain the knowledge you
need to have to navigate around the various
aspects of healthcare throughout the Fort
Bliss and El Paso communities.
Army Special Operations Forces will offer information pertaining to recruitment for
Special Forces, Civil Affairs, Psychological
Operations and 160th SOAR. On display,
will be static displays of some vehicles used
within Special Operations.
Add some spice to your day and join us
on the Bienvenidos a’ Bliss Relocation Fair.
The event is free and open to everyone.
With this fair, we welcome the United
States Sergeants Major Academy Class of
65 to Fort Bliss.
Bienvenidos! See you there.
Stretching
dollars
Army Chaplain Corps Anniversary, Wednesday: You are cordially
Photos by Tulara McCauley / DoMaD Public Affairs
Sgts. Jessica Reibling, left, and Haley Woods, with the 1191st Engineer Company, 216th Engineer Battalion, Ohio National Guard,
brace for the head-over-heels effect of the Space Spin at the USO party held at McGregor Range, New Mexico, July 18. The
Soldiers are mobilizing for an upcoming deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
‘Every Moment Counts’
Soldiers enjoy USO party in the desert!
By Tulara McCauley
DoMaD Public Affairs
McGREGOR, N.M. – Soldiers reveled during
a brief break from the desert grind with food and
fun activities.
The United Services Organization El Paso
hosted a party in the desert for service members,
here, Jul. 18. Robert Medrano, USO center operations and programs manager, confirmed approximately 600 service members were served
by 18 volunteers and two managers.
USO El Paso supplied food and entertainment for the party in support of the Every Moment Counts initiative. The USO created Every
Moment Counts to
make every moment count when
Soldiers are away
from their families
for training.
“Showing Soldiers appreciation
is why we do it,” said Medrano. “The McGregor
training area is not glamorous – the facilities are
good, but there are limited resources for entertainment or gatherings. We try to provide the venue
for Soldiers to relax and break up the monotony.”
USO El Paso provided much more than a venue to the parched and hungry crowd.
“We purchased 174 pizzas, 1,400 chicken
wings, 693 assorted ice cream treats and 800 bottles of water,” said Medrano.
Spc. Jensen Tittelfitz, a service member assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry
Regiment, from Bend, Oregon, was pleased
with the celebration. “I heard about pizza and
ice cream and headed right over,” said Tittelfitz.
“Our five-week stay has been pretty good - and
pretty hot.”
The USO also contracted Pazos Entertainment
and Rolling Video Games to provide activity for
the Soldiers. Service members navigated an obstacle course, rotated inside a wire cage, played
video games, boxed in oversized gloves and
climbed rock walls.
Spc. Brittaney Dornback, assigned to 40th
Infantry Division, said her California National
Guard unit from Los Alamitos, arrived at Fort
Bliss July 11. She and her fellow Soldiers were
ready for fun.
“We got some ice cream and hit the climbing
wall,” said Dornback, a Sacramento native.
The 40th ID is deploying to Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, to assume staff positions in the Joint Task
invited to attend the 239th US Army
Chaplain Corps Anniversary from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Biggs Park,
Sergeant Major Blvd. on East Fort
Bliss. Guest speaker is retired (Col.)
Fr. James Coindreau. Reservations,
568-1519 or Floston.j.arthur.mil@
mail.mil, by Aug. 2.
Relocation Fair, Wednesday:
The Bienvenidos a Bliss Relocation
Fair is from 1-5 p.m. at the Centennial Banquet and Conference
Center. The event gives newcomers
a chance to get the scoop on their
surroundings. The fair showcases
services provided by various post
support agencies, along with community resources, volunteer opportunities and more. The Centennial,
11199 Sgt. E. Churchill St. 5694227
San Ignacio Kermess, Friday: St.
Ignatius Church, 408 S. Park (near
Downtown in Segundo Barrio) will
celebrate its 108th year from 6 p.m.
-midnight Friday-Sunday, with entertainment, music, dancing, rides and
authentic Mexidan gorditas, enchiladas, mangoes, elote and more.
Admission is free. 532-9534
Spc. Jensen Tittelfitz, a Guardsman assigned to Troop C, 1st
Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment, Guard unit from Bend, Oregon, right, obtains pizza and chicken wings at the USO party
in the desert held at McGregor Range, New Mexico, July 18.
The 1/82 CAV is mobilizing for an upcoming reconnaissance,
surveillance and target acquisition deployment in support of
Operation Enduring Freedom.
Our Lady of the Light Bazaar,
Friday: The annual bazaar is at
Our Lady of the Light Catholic
Church, 4500 Delta. Hours are 6
p.m.-1 a.m. with live bands, folklorico dancers, Elvis and Juan Gabriel impersonators, food and drink
booths with traditional regional
foods, cake walk, face painting,
family games and more. Admission
is free. 532-1757
Silver City Clay Festival, SatSun: The “down to earth” art fest is
First Lt. Julio Rodriguez, left, and Pfc. James Gunter, right,
with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade,
1st Armored Division, take a photo with Lucy Sanchez, mobile
and volunteer manager with USO during a pizza party in the
desert, July 18. The Soldiers had a quick slice of pizza and
headed back to the Iron Focus training exercise on McGregor
Range, New Mexico.
Force. This deployment is Dornback’s first and
she is happy with both the destination and the job
she will be doing.
“Getting the opportunity to go out of country
and serve America is the main reason I joined the
army,” said Dornback. “I was lucky to get on the
mission.”
Dornback expressed appreciation for the
USO’s efforts.
“It’s really cool that the USO came out and
took care of Soldiers,” said Dornback. “It’s good
knowing someone cares and supports our troops
– it’s like home.”
Potential volunteers should go to the website:
usovolunteer.org.
throughout historic Downtown Silver
City, New Mexico, with workshops,
demos, panel discussions, arts market, juried exhibitions, live music,
lectures, youth activities and more.
Related events begin earlier in July.
Many activities are free; cost varies
for workshops. 575-538-5560 or
clayfestival.com
Wagon Trails Market:
Your onestop shop for all things homemade,
handmade and homegrown is at
the Fort Bliss Wagon Trails Market
every Friday from 4-6 p.m. at the
Old Fort Bliss Replica Museum,
where local gardeners and growers, canners, cooks, bakers, crafters and creators bring their seasonal produce, baked and canned
goods, honey and much more. Old
Fort Bliss, corner of Pleasonton and
Pershing roads. 568-4518
Art & Wine in Cool Pines, Saturday: The wine and art festival is
at 11 a.m. at Sacramento Mountain
Historical Museum in Cloudcroft,
N.M., with art, wine, food and live
music. 575-682-2932 or cloudcroftmuseum.com
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God tests your faith
By Chaplain (Capt.) James Choi
1st Bn, 43 ADA, 11th ADA
As the Union Pacific Railroad was being
constructed, an elaborate trestle bridge was
built across a large canyon in the west. The
builder wanted to test the bridge, so he loaded a train with enough extra cars and equipment to double its normal payload.
Then the train was driven to the middle of
the bridge, and the train stayed there for an
entire day.
One worker asked, “Are you trying to
break this bridge?”
“No,” the builder replied, “I’m trying to
prove the bridge won’t break.”
In the same way, the trials, the challenges
and the tests that come into your life weren’t
designed to fail, but rather came to test your
faith and to prove your faith and build your
faith.
James 1:3 says this “The testing of your
faith develops perseverance so that you may
be mature and complete.” He says the purpose of these tests is that our faith, our perseverance will grow and will be mature and
complete.
God has a reason for taking you through
tests. There are financial tests, relational
tests, emotional tests, and all kinds of different trials. God wants to build your faith in
the trial of life.
We love to enjoy the mountain tops, but
you don’t build faith on the mountain tops.
You build faith in the trials of life. When everything is going fine and great, you don’t
really need God. But when you come face to
face with trials, you get on your knees.
Faith is strengthened in trials. When you
don’t feel like serving and trusting God,
praising God ... that’s where your faith is
tested. Not in the good times of life, but in
the hardships.
God wants to change you and mature you.
God’s goal in life is not to just make life comfortable for you. God wants to build faith in
your life. He’s more interested in your faith
than your physical comfort and happiness.
The truth is, God builds your faith and
my faith by testing it. So God wants us to
overcome when temptations and difficulties
come our way.
God sends us a test when God wants to
promote us, let us grow, and strengthen our
vulnerable areas in our journey of life.
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