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Published in the Interest of the Personnel at Fort Hood, Texas
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he 4th Infantry Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade found another reason to celebrate its recent return from a successful year-long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom - everyone returned home to their Families. The “Iron Eagle” brigade didn’t lose one Soldier or aircraft during its deployment to Taji, Iraq, said Col. Patrick Tierney, the brigade’s commander. “We’re the first aviation brigade in history to return from combat with zero losses - neither casualties nor aircraft,” said Tierney, adding that the accomplishment is even more remarkable as it is often a difficult task to accomplish during peacetime operations. “It’s difficult to put these aircraft in the air for the number of hours that the mission required of them and not have any incidents,” added Tierney. “By the ...» read more
It is so important for everyone to maintain balance in life and that means that we all need to have fun. This weekend is the 4th of July – the 233rd anniversary of our great Nation´s founding – and what better excuse is there to have fun than a birthday?
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III Corps and Fort Hood commander Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch will head to Washington this fall for his new assignment, assistant chief of staff for Installation Management and commanding general, Installation Management Command, the Department of Defense reported June 19. IMCOM, headquartered in Arlington, Va., was activated on Oct. 24, 2006, and oversees all facets of installation management such as construction; barracks and Family housing; Family care; food management; environmental programs; well-being; Soldier and Family morale, welfare and recreation programs; logistics; public works and installation funding.
III Corps and Fort Hood commander Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch will head to Washington this fall for his new assignment, assistant chief of staff for Installation Management and commanding general, Installation Management Command, the Department of Defense reported June 19. IMCOM, headquartered in Arlington, Va., was activated on Oct. 24, 2006, and oversees all facets of installation management such as construction; barracks and Family housing; Family care; food management; environmental programs; well-being; Soldier and Family morale, welfare and recreation programs; logistics; public works and installation funding.
“You say ‘goodbye,’ I say ‘hello’”; 15th SB Soldiers deploy“You say ‘goodbye,´ and I say ‘hello.´” One might say that the events in Kieshnick Physical Fitness Center here, June 23, was reminiscent of the famous words from the Beatles´ song.
‘Red Dragon’ Soldier awarded for valorFORWARD OPERATING BASE WARRIOR, KIRKUK, Iraq – Spc. Rodney Thornton, a Houston native and gunner with Golf Forward Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with a V-device, for valor, Friday. Though not the only award that Thornton has, it is the one that he is most proud of.
Army launches new water-safety tool
FORT RUCKER, Ala. – To prevent water-related deaths and injuries, the Army has launched a new interactive, Web-based, multimedia water-safety tool. The new water-safety tool features safety-related content presented to the user through links, videos and entertaining and informative safety challenges. The new tool can be found on the Web page of the U. S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center at https://safety.army.mil/WaterSafety.
FORT RUCKER, Ala. – To prevent water-related deaths and injuries, the Army has launched a new interactive, Web-based, multimedia water-safety tool. The new water-safety tool features safety-related content presented to the user through links, videos and entertaining and informative safety challenges. The new tool can be found on the Web page of the U. S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center at https://safety.army.mil/WaterSafety.
Brave Rifles Soldiers put others before selves Silver Star, two Soldier’s Medals presentedThree 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment´s Soldiers who exemplify Brave Rifles were honored for their heroism July 1 at Howze Auditorium. A Silver Star Medal and two Soldier´s Medals were presented to Soldiers for their actions above and beyond the call of duty during the regiment´s recently completed 15-month deployment to Iraq.
Dedication ceremony honors Central Texas businessmen, lifelong Fort Hood supportersAccording to his son, T.J. Mills didn´t want the road at Fort Hood´s main gate named after him. Addressing a crowd of about 250 people huddled in the shade beneath an orange-and-white tent in 100-degree temperatures Monday afternoon, Billy Mills said that after former III Corps and Fort Hood commander Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno contacted the Mills and Bernice “Bernie” Beck families about the proposed name change for Hood Road, Congressman Chet Edwards called the younger Mills and told him he couldn´t go against his father´s wishes because he had told Edwards he didn´t want the road named after him.
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COOL SUMMER FUN ... is found inside: Area play places offer air-conditioned recreationAs usual, record high temperatures are scorching all things green in Central Texas, making summer fun a sweaty affair. Area lakes and swimming pools are always good places to try to beat the heat. But sometimes an alternative is needed. The young and the old are especially susceptible to becoming casualties of heat exhaustion or worse. To thoroughly enjoy the Texas summer, it’s wise to plan weekend fun according to weather conditions. Locally, several indoor opportunities to interest all ages offer a cooler respite when the mercury rises to near-nuclear levels.
1st ACB stands downFor the Soldiers and Family members of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, the brigade’s Safety Stand-Down Day held June 19, emphasized prevention and awareness during the summer season when Soldiers and their Families are at greater risk. Held at the West Fort Hood swimming pool, 1st ACB “Warrior” Rear Detachment commander, Maj. Daniel Legereit, said the brigade wanted to have a day of fun, to welcome its new Soldiers and Family members but more importantly to stress summer safety.
Soldier Show comes to Fort Hood July 23-25
“Lights! Camera! Action!” is the theme of this year’s U.S. Army Soldier Show – a live musical performance by some of the Army’s most talented Soldiers. Catch the Soldier Show at 7 p.m. July 23, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. July 24, and 2 p.m. July 25 at Fort Hood’s Abrams Physical Fitness Center. This free event is open to the public.
“Lights! Camera! Action!” is the theme of this year’s U.S. Army Soldier Show – a live musical performance by some of the Army’s most talented Soldiers. Catch the Soldier Show at 7 p.m. July 23, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. July 24, and 2 p.m. July 25 at Fort Hood’s Abrams Physical Fitness Center. This free event is open to the public.
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Freedom Fest; Salute to America, troop welcome home, include free events, concert and fireworksMulti-platinum recording artist Dierks Bentley to headline event Fort Hood’s annual Freedom Fest celebration promises to be bigger than ever this year.
Pet PlatoonThe shelter is located on 80th Street and Engineer Drive in Bldg. 4902. The Fort Hood Stray Facility is open 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, closed noon-1 p.m. for lunch. For more information, call 287-4675.
First NCO commandant takes reigns of Sergeants Major AcademyFORT BLISS, Texas – Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler became the 19th commandant of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, a first for an enlisted Soldier during a ceremony June 29, at East Fort Bliss. Previously Chandler was the academy’s command sergeant major. Col. Donald Gentry, the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy’s 18th commandant, relinquished command of USASMA. Gentry took command of the academy in July 2007. With his time as commandant at USASMA complete, Gentry will be the last officer to be the academy’s commandant. He will now take a position as the senior advisor to the Texas National Guard adjutant general.
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Hood hosts marksmanship competition; Ft. Bliss units steal Ft. Hood’s Phantom Warriors’ thunder during 2009 shoot-outAlthough their members won individual events, Fort Hood units competing in the 2009 Phantom Warrior Marksmanship Competition won none of the team events, which were dominated by teams assigned to Fort Bliss’1st Heavy Combat Bridgade, 1st Armored Division. That post’s 89th Military Police Brigade also won second place in the combat pistol team event and the combined arms team event.
Hood hosts marksmanship competition; Marksmanship Competition:A rural upbringing that included hunting doves, ducks, quails, and pheasants was a common denominator for members of the top trap and skeet teams during the 2009 Phantom Warrior Marksmanship Competition. A member of the first-place shotgun team from Fort Bliss, Cpl. Jason McClelland, bravo team leader, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, started shooting as a kid in Farmington, N.M., where he hunted deer, turkey and doves with his grandfather.
Ramirez coming back to “Mannywood” after drug suspension
Los Angeles Dodgers’ outfielder Manny Ramirez hit .300 in his five-game swing through the minor leagues in preparation for his return to the major leagues. In five minor league appearances, all sellouts, he went 3 for 10 with a home run and two runs scored. This “rehab” assignment doesn’t come after an injury of surgery. It comes on the tail end of a 50-game suspension for the use of a still-unnamed performance enhancing drug. Manny isn’t talking about it, either. He continued his media blackout, declining to speak with reporters before his final minor league tune-up.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ outfielder Manny Ramirez hit .300 in his five-game swing through the minor leagues in preparation for his return to the major leagues. In five minor league appearances, all sellouts, he went 3 for 10 with a home run and two runs scored. This “rehab” assignment doesn’t come after an injury of surgery. It comes on the tail end of a 50-game suspension for the use of a still-unnamed performance enhancing drug. Manny isn’t talking about it, either. He continued his media blackout, declining to speak with reporters before his final minor league tune-up.
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New retirement Web site
A new Web site regarding pre-discharge programs is available. This site provides information to assist servicemembers in filing claims before release from military service. The program is a joint VA and DoD venture that affords servicemembers the opportunity to file disability claims up to 180 days before separation or retirement from active duty.
Advanced prosthetics
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a three-year study of an advanced artificial arm that allows those with severe limb loss to pick up a key or hold a pencil.
A feature of the advanced arm is its control system, which works almost like a foot-operated joystick. Sensors embedded in a shoe allows users to maneuver the arm by putting pressure on different parts of the foot. The current version uses wires to relay the signals to the arm, but future versions will be wireless.
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
A day after President Obama reaffirmed his pledge to overturn the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, Department of Defense Secretary Gates said he has DoD lawyers exploring ways to make it more flexible. “What we have is a law, not a policy or regulation,” Gates said. “And as I discovered when I got into it, it is a very prescriptive law. It doesn’t leave a lot to the imagination or a lot of flexibility. So one of the things we are looking at is, Is there flexibility in how we apply this law?”
A new Web site regarding pre-discharge programs is available. This site provides information to assist servicemembers in filing claims before release from military service. The program is a joint VA and DoD venture that affords servicemembers the opportunity to file disability claims up to 180 days before separation or retirement from active duty.
Advanced prosthetics
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a three-year study of an advanced artificial arm that allows those with severe limb loss to pick up a key or hold a pencil.
A feature of the advanced arm is its control system, which works almost like a foot-operated joystick. Sensors embedded in a shoe allows users to maneuver the arm by putting pressure on different parts of the foot. The current version uses wires to relay the signals to the arm, but future versions will be wireless.
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
A day after President Obama reaffirmed his pledge to overturn the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, Department of Defense Secretary Gates said he has DoD lawyers exploring ways to make it more flexible. “What we have is a law, not a policy or regulation,” Gates said. “And as I discovered when I got into it, it is a very prescriptive law. It doesn’t leave a lot to the imagination or a lot of flexibility. So one of the things we are looking at is, Is there flexibility in how we apply this law?”
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