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Fort Hood officials planning for furloughIn the wake of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s May 14 announcement of a Defense Department-wide furlough to take effect in early July, Fort Hood post officials are preparing for 11 discontinuous days off for more than 1,000 appropriated fund U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Hood civilian employees, and more than 5,000 across the installation. “We started doing our furlough analysis in March and we’re updating that based on what we know today,” Andy Bird, deputy commander of U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Hood said Tuesday about the post’s planning process leading up to the proposed furlough. In a memorandum sent last week to all senior leaders within DoD addressing budgetary shortfalls due to sequestration, Hagel laid out the timeline for planning and implementation of the 11-day furlough of its civi...
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Force protection exercisePfc. Lawrence Toh (left), a Fort Hood firefighter with the 36th Engineer Brigade, and Fort Hood firefighter Robert Casanova evacuate Sgt. Brandy Gonzales, a 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion role player during Phantom Vigilance May 15. For more coverage, see pages C1 and C8.
Pavers honor past corps commanders, create legacy for studentsOfficials from Texas A&M University – Central Texas and the Fort Hood Chapter of the Association of the United States Army unveiled the Military Friends and Family Walk during a paver ceremony May 16 at the TAMU-CT campus.
Torch run: MPs support Texas Special OlympicsThough it was a windy afternoon with a chance of thunderstorms, that didn’t stop nearly 70 Soldiers from the 89th Military Police Brigade from running more than four miles in support of the Special Olympics Tuesday.
Division West pays tribute to nation’s fallen heroesAs part of a weeklong focus on remembering the fallen, Division West Soldiers stood in place of a sister division, laying a wreath at the 4th Infantry Division Memorial Monday. Four years ago, the proud colors of the Ivy Division were cased on Cameron Field as it moved from Fort Hood to Fort Carson, Colo., and Division West, First Army arrived at Hood to swap headquarters. Left on the grounds of Cameron Field was a memorial, dedicated and rededicated four times in honor of those who fell in battle under 4th Infantry’s Task Force Iron Horse.
Award given to unit’s ‘go-to’ guy with all things BOSS-relatedMost Soldiers are commonly tasked with various additional duties when they are not actively engaged in a task involving their own military occupational specialty. These duties can be anything from mowing grass and pulling weeds, to sweeping and moping dirty floors, or raking lines in dirt.
CRDAMC Memorial Day holiday hours
The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center and its primary care clinics will modify operating hours in observance of the Memorial Day federal holiday Monday. The hospital remains open every day for emergency services, inpatient care, and labor and delivery services.
The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center and its primary care clinics will modify operating hours in observance of the Memorial Day federal holiday Monday. The hospital remains open every day for emergency services, inpatient care, and labor and delivery services.
Know where to go for weather warningsMany Fort Hood residents are understandably concerned about recent weather events and weather-related warnings in light of what happened in Oklahoma and North Texas. This public service announcement is intended to help residents in the local area prepare in the event of severe weather. Fort Hood officials will use the same emergency notification systems to warn residents as local governments – sirens, public service announcements, Facebook posts, television and radio announcements.
Boots to Ballots TourTexas Secretary of State John Steen poses for a photo with Fort Hood Garrison Commander Col. Matt Elledge Tuesday afternoon in the West Atrium of III Corps Headquarters. Steen visited Fort Hood as part of the Boots to Ballots Tour in Texas, an effort to register Soldiers to vote.
Red Cross volunteers recognized at annual ceremonyThe American Red Cross of Fort Hood celebrated its annual volunteer recognition ceremony on the Red Cross’s 132nd birthday at the Phantom Warrior Center Monday. Last year, Fort Hood’s Red Cross volunteered a total of 28,471 hours of service to the community, surpassing that amount of volunteer hour this year with 31,483 hours of service to the military community in just 10 months.
2-38 Cav helps 163 MI prepare for deploymentCAMP BULLIS - The 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion of 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade finished up their battalion-level certification May 9-16 in preparation for their upcoming fall deployment to Afghanistan.
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Article 139 claims: Means of receiving compensation for victims of property damage
Has a Soldier stolen or damaged your property? If so, you may be able to file a claim for compensation under Article 139 of the UCMJ. Article 139 is an administrative provision of the UCMJ that provides a means of restitution for victims of a wrongful taking or willful damage by an active-duty Soldier. Here are five things you need to know to file an Article 139 claim:
Has a Soldier stolen or damaged your property? If so, you may be able to file a claim for compensation under Article 139 of the UCMJ. Article 139 is an administrative provision of the UCMJ that provides a means of restitution for victims of a wrongful taking or willful damage by an active-duty Soldier. Here are five things you need to know to file an Article 139 claim:
Phantom Voices
Phantom Voices
“It is huge because we work together in a lot of ways.”
Jenni Nelson, civilian
“It’s important because this entire area is based on the military.”
Brian LaRochelle, retired
“Very important. It helps the military personnel to feel more a part of the community.”
Jimmie Autmon, retired
“Soldiers deserve all the appreciation they can get. I think we should do even more for them.”
Eva Crosson, civilian
“It’s very important because these relationships can provide many more things for the Families around here, for entertainment and to say ‘Thank you.’”
1st Lt. Jose Rodriguez, Columbian army
News Briefs
Ceremony Monday
The Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery will honor Memorial Day with a wreath-laying ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday.
The ceremony will take place at the assembly area wall at the cemetery, which has emblems representing each branch of the nation’s armed forces.
Members of local veterans’ service organizations will take a wreath and place it before the emblem representing each service.
The ceremony will honor and pay tribute to the Soldiers, Sailors Airmen and Marines from Central Texas who have lost their lives supporting missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Killeen Mayor Dan Corbin will make welcoming remarks and Maj. Gen. Anthony R. Ierardi, commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division and
Fort Hood’s senior mission commander, will be the featured speaker.
The ceremony will include the singing of the national anthem, the raising of the flag, an invocation, a 21-gun salute and playing of taps.
Special needs seminar
Fort Hood’s Exceptional Family Member Program hosts a seminar to empower special needs Families from 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesday in the Oveta Culp Hobby Soldier and Family Readiness Center.
The seminar, entitled “How the Pieces Come Together,” is offered to any Fort Hood community member with a special needs child or Family member. Besides covering special needs services and resources available from EFMP, the seminar will also cover transition services by school liaison officers and school-based special education services offered by the Killeen Independent School District.
To register or for more information, call 287-6070. The Oveta Culp Hobby Soldier and Family Readiness Center is located in Bldg. 18000 on Battalion Avenue.
The Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery will honor Memorial Day with a wreath-laying ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday.
The ceremony will take place at the assembly area wall at the cemetery, which has emblems representing each branch of the nation’s armed forces.
Members of local veterans’ service organizations will take a wreath and place it before the emblem representing each service.
The ceremony will honor and pay tribute to the Soldiers, Sailors Airmen and Marines from Central Texas who have lost their lives supporting missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Killeen Mayor Dan Corbin will make welcoming remarks and Maj. Gen. Anthony R. Ierardi, commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division and
Fort Hood’s senior mission commander, will be the featured speaker.
The ceremony will include the singing of the national anthem, the raising of the flag, an invocation, a 21-gun salute and playing of taps.
Special needs seminar
Fort Hood’s Exceptional Family Member Program hosts a seminar to empower special needs Families from 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesday in the Oveta Culp Hobby Soldier and Family Readiness Center.
The seminar, entitled “How the Pieces Come Together,” is offered to any Fort Hood community member with a special needs child or Family member. Besides covering special needs services and resources available from EFMP, the seminar will also cover transition services by school liaison officers and school-based special education services offered by the Killeen Independent School District.
To register or for more information, call 287-6070. The Oveta Culp Hobby Soldier and Family Readiness Center is located in Bldg. 18000 on Battalion Avenue.
Fallen Warriors
Spc. Matthew Scott Patton, 23, originally from Bristol, R.I., died from an apparent gunshot wound May 13 while on leave in Lexington, N.C.
Patton entered the military in August 2008 as a motor transport operator. He arrived at Fort Hood in February 2011 and was assigned to 154th Transportation Company, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) since February 2011.
He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from October 2009 to October 2010.
Patton’s awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with campaign star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and NATO Medal.Circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation....
Patton entered the military in August 2008 as a motor transport operator. He arrived at Fort Hood in February 2011 and was assigned to 154th Transportation Company, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) since February 2011.
He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from October 2009 to October 2010.
Patton’s awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with campaign star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and NATO Medal.Circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation....
Justice Served
Court Martial results:
At a Special Court-Martial May 6, Spc. Derek B. Beegle, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, was found guilty of three violations of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice: two specifications of assault consummated by a battery and one specification of communicating a threat. A military judge found that Beegle hit his wife in the face and assaulted her by placing his hands on her neck. Further, he threatened to kill her. The judge sentenced him to be confined for 14 days, to perform hard labor without confinement for 45 days, to be reduced to E-3 and to be reprimanded.
May 8 at a General Court-Martial, Pfc. Gregory W. Buford Jr., 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division was found guilty of possessing a video of child por...
At a Special Court-Martial May 6, Spc. Derek B. Beegle, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, was found guilty of three violations of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice: two specifications of assault consummated by a battery and one specification of communicating a threat. A military judge found that Beegle hit his wife in the face and assaulted her by placing his hands on her neck. Further, he threatened to kill her. The judge sentenced him to be confined for 14 days, to perform hard labor without confinement for 45 days, to be reduced to E-3 and to be reprimanded.
May 8 at a General Court-Martial, Pfc. Gregory W. Buford Jr., 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division was found guilty of possessing a video of child por...
