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January 31, 2014

Home of the Arctic WarriorsVol. 5, No. 4

ALASKA POSTFort Wainwright, Alaska

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C. todd Lopez,Army News

About 33,000 of the positions in the Army today that are closed to women are closed because they were in units that were designated as direct ground combat. That will change this year in units that are not under Army Special Operations.

The Office of the Sec-retary of Defense recently notified Congress of the Army’s intent to open those 33,000 positions to women. The change is expected to take place in April 2014, said Col. Linda Sheimo, chief of the Command Programs and Policy Division at the Directorate of Military Personnel Management, Army G-1.

Sheimo said that with recent force structure changes, the Army moved away from “focusing on units. Our plan allowed us to identify all the positions that were closed across the three components, re-gardless of the unit.”

Those 33,000 positions do not include anything within the Special Op-erations community, she said.

“When we complete congressional notification in April 2014, the Army will have opened approxi-mately 55,000 positions to women, across all three components, since May 2012,” Sheimo said.

There are more than 400 military occupational spe-cialties, known as MOSs, in the Army, of those, 14 are closed to women. The 33,000 positions that will open to women in April do not include jobs in MOSs that are closed to women. Instead, they are positions now open to women across the total force -- positions which were previously closed prior to the notifi-cation.

Sheimo said the Army still has more than 100,000 jobs closed to women. That includes those MOS that are closed to women. Among those MOS are the 12B combat engineer, 13B cannon crewmember, 11B infantryman, and 19K M1 armor crewman, for in-stance.

The Army has a plan to determine whether these MOSs should open to women, Sheimo said, and women Soldiers may have the opportunity to serve in every position, unit, and MOSs where a male Sol-dier can currently serve.

Before that happens, however, the Army Train-ing and Doctrine Com-mand is leading the effort to revalidate the physical standards required for en-try into the 14 currently-closed MOSs.

Sheimo explained that when the Army is com-plete with its efforts, all individuals joining the Army will understand what standards must be

allen shaw,Fort Wainwright PAO

The path to greener pas-tures, sustainability and net-zero has hit an unex-pected roadblock that is affecting both sides of the wire, putting a grinding halt to recycling plastic on Fort Wainwright. It is also causing an eyesore at recy-cling points.

Capt. Lesia Murray, com-

mander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, United States Army Gar-rison, Fort Wainwright said K&K Recycling, who has had an ongoing agreement with the installation, “have informed us that they no longer support accepting plastics and the receptacle bins have been removed.

“People are beginning to displace plastics, even throwing them on the

ground,” Murray said. Until the issue is re-

solved, all plastics should be comingled with regular household wastes.

“We need everyone’s help in keeping the instal-lation clean,” Murray said. She is also seeking volun-teers to adopt one of the two recycling points locat-

staff report,Consolidated Legal Office

On October 15, 2013 Lieutenant General Darpino, the Judge Advo-cate General, issued a memoran-dum announcing the implementa-tion of the Special Victim Counsel Program in an effort to combat sexual assault. Two weeks later, Nov. 1, the United States Army of-ficially stood up the Special Victim Counsel Program, a program that empowers victims of sexual as-sault by providing them with legal representation. The implementa-tion of the program is based on a memorandum issued by the Gen-eral Counsel for the Secretary of Defense entitled “Legal Assistance to Victims of Sexual Assault.” The memorandum addresses federal statutes that outline legal assis-tance services available to victims of sexual assault and concludes that Judge Advocates are autho-rized to provide legal representa-tion to victims of sexual assault throughout the investigative and court-martial process.

A Special Victim Counsel or an SVC is a legal assistance attorney, a uniformed Judge Advocate, who has received specialized training to represent victims of sexual as-sault. Each SVC is carefully se-lected by their Staff Judge Advo-cate to ensure they have the skills required of this unique position. Currently, the Army has trained and designated 53 SVCs to serve at Army installations across the globe. The Judge Advocate Gen-eral has emphasized that training additional SVCs is “of the highest priority.” In Alaska, Capt. Cal-

lin Kerr provides SVC services at both Fort Wainwright and Fort Richardson.

SVCs have an attorney-client relationship meaning with SVC clients communication is protect-ed by attorney-client privilege. An SVC’s primary duty is to zeal-ously represent the best interests of their client even if their client’s interests are not aligned with the government. The SVC can safe-guard the victim’s interests by ar-guing against disclosure of certain evidence such as mental health re-cords and evidence of prior sexual acts. The SVC ensures the victim’s rights outlined in the Crimes Vic-tim Act, are protected. Those rights include: to be treated with fair-ness and respect for their dignity and privacy; to be reasonably pro-tected from the accused offender; to be notified of court proceedings; to be present at all public court proceedings related to the offense, unless the court determines that your testimony would be materi-ally affected; to confer with the at-torney for the government (pros-ecutor); to available restitution; to information about the conviction, sentencing, imprisonment, and re-lease of the offender.

Eligible clients of the SVC pro-gram include all active duty mili-tary of all branches of service, mobilized Reserve Component members, retirees, and the depen-dents of these sponsors who make a restricted or unrestricted report for sexual assault. Any questions on the SVC program should be di-rected to Capt. Callin E. Kerr at 353-6507 and by email at [email protected].

Army to open 33,000 positions to female Soldiers in April

met to be awarded a mili-tary specialty.

“Ensuring we have clear standards for all Soldiers will ensure the best Soldiers are assigned to positions, something the Army is calling the ‘Soldier of 2020,’” Sheimo said. “What we are try-ing to do is get the best Solders for the future. The Army’s efforts across various spectrums will ensure all Soldiers have the opportunity to serve

successfully.”The first MOS to fin-

ish the revalidation will be 12B, combat engineer. When the validation is complete, TRADOC and Army personnel manage-ment, known as G-1, will make a recommendation to the Secretary of the Army about opening the MOS to women Soldiers, or ask for an exception to keep the MOS closed to women.

The Secretary then

reviews that recommen-dation, makes his own decision, and passes his signed recommendation up to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The OSD will complete their own review of the Army’s recommendation and pass their signed recommenda-tion on to Congress. After 30 in-session days of Con-gress, if lawmakers have not disagreed with the OSD’s recommendation, the Army can then begin

recruiting female Soldiers into the previously closed-to-women MOS.

For the 12B MOS, it is expected that the Army will have made its recom-mendation to the OSD by the end of 2014.

The process must be completed for all 14 MOS that are currently closed to women, and Sheimo said that by Jan. 1, 2016, the Army will have passed onto the OSD decisions on each of those.

Signs are in place on the recycling receptacles as reminders that the private recycling firm discontinued accepting plastics for recycling and the receptacle bins have been removed. Soldiers, Family members and civilians are reminded that plastics should been thrown out with regular household waste. Army officials remind everyone to keep the dumpster and recycling receptacle areas tidy. Units and organizations interested in taking on a group beautification project should contact garrison public affairs at 353-6780. (Photo by Allen Shaw, Fort Wainwright PAO)

Sudden change in recycling plan impacts community

Army in Alaska to offer legal counsel for sexual assault victims

Master Sgt. Renee Baldwin fires a .50-caliber machine gun during training last summer at Joint Multinational Train-ing Command’s Grafenwoehr range in Germany. (U.S. Army photo)

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Outdoor Recreation Center’s Yukon Quest Carnival starts at 11 a.m., at

building 4050. The viewing area along the Chena River will be a great place to watch as mushers pass by. The carnival continues until 2 p.m. with snowmachine rides and hot drinks. Call 361-6349 for

more information.

Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation present three big events with the Super Bowl Tour group. Today, a meet-and-greet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Warrior Zone, build-

ing 3205. Youth Cheerleading and Football Clinic at 5:30 p.m., today at the Physical Fitness Center, building 3709.

Call 353-7274. Sunday, watch the Super Bowl with members of the Super Bowl Tour group at the Warrior Zone, starting at

2 p.m. Must be 18 or older. Call 353-1087.

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ALASKA POSTHome of the Arctic Warriors

EDITORIAL STAFFFort Wainwright Garrison Commander

Col. S. C. ZempU.s. army Garrison Fort Wainwright

PaOLinda Douglass

Command Information ChiefConnie Storch

editorTrish Muntean

staff writersBrian Schlumbohm

Allen ShawContributors

Sgt. Michael Blalack, 1-25 SBCT PAO

Staff Sgt. Christopher McCullough, 3rd SBCT, 2nd Inf. Div.

Tim Hipps, IMCOM

Todd Lopez, Army News

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sgt. Michael Blalack,1-25th SBCT PAO

Food service specialists from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division’s dining fa-cility held a Cook of the Quarter competition on Fort Wainwright, Alaska Jan. 16.

The competition consisted of both an administrative board and a cook off with the dishes judged by the brigade command team of Col. Brian Reed and Command Sgt. Maj. Todd Sims, and the Brigade Sup-port Battalion’s command team of Lt. Col Michael Scarlett and Com-mand Sgt. Maj. Tramell Finch.

“This type of competition hap-pens all over the Army,” said Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Propes, dining fa-cility platoon sergeant. “It does two things - it builds knowledge and experience for our cooks, as well developing competition, and it lets everyone else know what all goes into being a food service specialist and what they’re capable of.”

The competitors were given a menu the day before the event so they had a small amount of time to mentally prepare. Then, when the

cook off began they were told the “mystery ingredient” that had to be worked into each dish.

“Our mystery ingredient was av-ocado,” said Pfc. Nathan Beamon, “so I made a dry cranberry avocado vinaigrette and then an avocado cheesecake for desert.”

A large part of the competition was the contestant’s ability to com-municate with their assistants.

“Each of us had our NCO there as our runner,” said Beamon, “so we were put in the leadership role and really had to communicate clearly what we wanted them to do.”

“Having our NCO there assist-ing us not only multiplied our ef-fectiveness with another set of hands,” said Pfc. Ian Haywood, who won the competition, “but we were able to rely on their knowl-edge and experience.”

The competitors were also re-quired to explain their choices and process to the judges during the tasting part of the competi-tion.

“I cook every day, “said Beamon, “but I really enjoyed this. I’m competitive and it was fun to show off what I can do.”

david Vergun,Army News Service

The Army’s Performance Triad program -- which aims to increase Soldier performance through an in-creased emphasis on adequate sleep, physical activity, and proper nutrition -- is showing signs of success in part because responsibility for its imple-mentation has been pushed to the lowest level of command.

The Performance Triad training consists of training by medical and fitness professionals on the impor-tance of sleep, activity and nutrition on human performance. The train-ing also involves implementing a program for improvement in those three areas.

As one of the main pillars of the Army’s Ready and Resilient Program, Performance Triad is aimed at reduc-ing injuries, improving battlefield performance and combating a host of illnesses and maladies such as depres-

sion, stress and obesity.Surgeon General of the Army Lt.

Gen. Patricia Horoho said recently, “If we can ... show that by focusing on sleep, activity and nutrition, we can bend the cost curve of health care -- that we can increase health outcomes -- I think we could have a pilot that we could share with the nation to really look at how do we improve [the health of] young Americans.”

In the Performance Triad pilots, each six months in duration, squad leaders are responsible for imparting on their Soldiers the knowledge they acquire and also encouraging them to continue making progress.

Horoho said the “next phase” of the Performance Triad includes fam-ily members and retirees. Addition-ally, the Army medical community is working with the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard to share what it is learning about Performance Triad, and to assist with a program that fits their needs.

Photo and story by staff sgt.Christopher McCullough,3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,2nd Infantry Division PAO

Every generation has its pioneers, its trailblazers; persons who pave the way for the next generation. The Army is no exception.

In the predominately male discipline of field artillery, there have been a few firsts for females. They have been fe-male Fire Direction Officers in Mobile Launch Rocket System teams and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crews before, but never have they been in a M777A1 Howitzer Cannon unit.

That is until 2nd Lt. Taylor Cardosi arrived at 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

Cardosi, 22, a native of Stillwater, Mass., is a fire direction officer, or FDO, working in the 1st Battalion, 37th Artil-lery Regiment Battalion Fire Direction Center, and the first female to do so.

“We get fire missions from our bat-talion, which comes from the maneu-vers section,” said Cardosi. “We process the data and send it to the guns.”

Cardosi’s appointment as FDO is hot on the heels of the Department of Defense’s decision to eventually open all military jobs to females. However, while some positions remain closed as the Department of Defense works out details, the job of FDO opened up only days after Cardosi’s entry into active duty, Dec. 27, 2012.

“I was 100 percent surprised when I got here,” said Cardosi. “I just showed up and I immediately went to the field.”

Cardosi’s admission into the largely male-dominated field is no surprise to those who know her. All her life Cardosi has worked hard to succeed in activi-ties not usually associated with young ladies, beginning with her decision to quit ballet.

“I told my mom I hated it and want-ed to do karate like my brother was,” said Cardosi. “My parents let me choose whatever I wanted.”

Her perseverance continued into college,

where she not only earned a double major in political science and women in gender studies, but she also enrolled in the U.S. Army Reserve Officers Training Corps.

“When I … heard about the ROTC as-pect I knew that it was perfect for me,” Cardosi said. “Then I went to school, I got a scholarship and tried to enter the Army. At the time I didn’t even know what I would be doing in the military. I didn’t have any idea of the jobs that were available or ones that I would be interested in doing either. I really didn’t decide until my junior year that I want-ed to do field artillery.”

While at Bucknell University, in Bucknell, Penn., Cardosi was an essen-tial member of her row team, something she compares to the Army.

“I had a strong team and the Army is like that,” Cardosi said. “You have your squad or your team, your teammates or your buddies. In rowing, there are eight people in a boat; you have to com-bine them to do your best. Same thing (in the Army). Your guys have to watch each other or people get hurt.”

Her sense of teamwork has won over the Soldiers in her unit; especially those in her platoon. That’s been easy to do when Cardosi repeatedly excels at get-ting her platoon online and firing first such as when at National Training Cen-ter her platoon was last on the line and first to finish shooting, said her platoon sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Guerard, a native of Worchester, Mass.

“I think he’s probably one of the best platoon sergeants in the Army,” Cardo-si said. “He knows his job and he pretty much took me under his wing, because I really didn’t know anything about artil-lery units that much. He just treats me like any other officer. It’s not really a male or female thing. He treats me with the same respect.”

Guerard said his platoon was a little apprehensive at first because the idea of a female artilleryman was something new to them, but Cardosi’s work ethic at Yakima Training Center, Wash., dur-ing the brigade’s training exercise there in October, showed him and his Soldiers that there was no difference between

Pfc. Ian Haywood, a food service specialist with the Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, as well as a competitor and the winner of the 1/25th Cook of the Quarter, prepares one of his dishes during the competition at the Arctic Warriors dining facility Jan. 16. (Photo by Spc. Andrew Geisler, 1/25th SBCT Public Affairs)

Cooks show off their skills

Squad leaders motivate Soldiers toward better health

Cardosi and her male counterparts.“She strives to do great things,” Gue-

rard said. “She’s already setting herself apart from her peers. Absolutely there is no difference. She’s just another one of the team.”

While there are sure to be detractors from Cardosi’s successful assumption of duties as a FDO, her perseverance has helped her join the likes of other female firsts such as Sally Ride, the first U.S. female in space, Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court Justice, and the countless others who came be-fore her. Now it is her turn to pave the way for those who will follow in her footsteps.

“I like to think that I want this as a ca-reer,” said Cardosi. “I’m patient enough to wait and when that time arrives prove that I should have been there all along. For now that’s the plan; make it a ca-reer. Become a battalion commander, a brigade commander, a general.”

‘Arrowhead’ lieutenant paves way for female Soldiers

A fire direction officer, 2nd Lt. Taylor Cardosi, receives guidance from senior advisers during a training rotation at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Ca-lif., Jan. 16. Cardosi is the first female fire direction officer in an M777A1 howitzer cannon unit with the 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

In the Performance Triad pilots, squad leaders are responsible for imparting on their Soldiers the knowledge they acquire and also encouraging them to continue making progress. (U.S. Army Photo)

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As much of our atten-tion will be captured by the XXII Winter Olym-pic Games that begin in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 7, Fairbanks and Fort Wain-wright Soldiers, Fam-ily members and civilians will continue preparing for the 2014 Arctic Win-ter Games hosted by In-terior Alaskans March 15 through 22. Leading up to the Games, the Alaska Post has been and will continue publishing articles about the com-petitions, the circumpo-lar region’s athletes and contingents who will par-ticipate in this celebrated event.

This is the third time since the games began in 1970 that they’ve been held in the Interior and the sixth for Alaska. They were in Fairbanks in 1982 and 1988, were held in Anchorage in 1974, Eagle River in 1996 and the Kenai Peninsula in 2006. Otherwise, they’ve taken place in one of the other countries. More than 2,000 athletes, plus coach-es, cultural delegates and family members from nine contingents will be visiting our town in the spirit of cooperation and good will fostered by ath-letic games. Fairbanks has not been the host city since 1988.

Greenland is the most northerly of the juris-dictions involved in the Arctic Winter Games and was highlighted last week. In 2016, Greenland will host the 24th Arctic Winter Games.

According to infor-

mation provided by the Arctic Winter Games In-ternational Committee Team Sapmi (another of the nine contingents) is made up of the Sami in-digenous peoples of north-ern Scandinavia, repre-senting around 100,000 people. The Sami people spread out across four countries: Sweden, Nor-way, Finland and Russia. The Sami speak as many as nine distinct dialects, only one of which is spo-ken in all Scandinavian countries.

The team colors are red, yellow, blue and black.

Since the games showcase the abilities of youth, it was appropri-ate that twenty-six 6th grade students from De-nali Elementary School recorded the official 2014 Arctic Winter Games theme song Jan. 22, in Fairbanks. The winning submission of “Light the Torch” with music and lyrics written by John Kohler and Heath Rob-ertson, was one of several submissions received by the 2014 Arctic Winter Games Host Society dur-ing their official theme song contest.

2014 Arctic Winter Games Host Society general manager Karen Lane was overjoyed with the outcome of the offi-cial theme song contest. “The Fairbanks commu-nity is filled with gifted musicians,” she said, “I am proud of these young people and the opportu-nity they have to show-case their talent to their circumpolar neighbors. The official theme song will be played through-

out the Games and these students have made their community incredibly proud.”

The 2014 Arctic Win-ter Games official theme song contest was publi-cized through the website and ongoing social media coverage. Initial sub-missions were carefully considered by a panel of judges before being nar-rowed to a group of final-ists. The top songs were then brought to the pub-lic for online voting.

Two of the outdoor events include the Biath-lon Snowshoe and Biath-lon Ski. The events will be held on the trails and

biathlon range at Birch Hill Recreation Area and the adjacent Fort Wain-wright lands.

The Snowshoe Biath-lon and Biathlon Ski con-sist of four events: inter-val start, mass or pursuit start, relay and a sprint event making a combined total of 24 gold ulus [med-als] to be awarded in four

age/sex classes: junior and juvenile, male and fe-male. A team consists of two athletes in each age/sex class and two coach-es. Teams that regularly participate in snow show biathlon include Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Terri-tories and Yamal, Russia.

For more on the 2014 Arctic Winter Games, check

out next week’s Alaska Post, visit www.awg2014.org or call 456 -2014.

Tickets for the Fair-banks 2014 Arctic Win-ter Games are now avail-able for purchase online though Ticketmaster.com and at the AWG re-tail store, 330 Barnette Street, Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Students from Denali Elementary School recorded the 2014 Arctic Winter Games official theme song in Fairbanks at a local recording studio Jan. 22. The winning submission of “Light the Torch” with music and lyrics written by lo-cal musicians John Kohler and Heath Robertson, was one of several submissions received by the 2014 Arctic Win-ter Games Host Society during their official theme song contest. The official theme song will be played throughout the Games. (Photo courtesy of 2014 AWG)

Winter Olympic Games, Alaska’s Arctic Winter Games – much in common

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No matter who your fa-vorite NFL team may be, this Sunday comes down to the Denver Broncos and Se-attle Seahawks as they meet at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., for Super Bowl XLVIII (48). Many pro-fessional pundits picked these two teams at the beginning of the season as legitimate con-tenders. One has the most ex-plosive offense in the league and the other is the most dominating defense.

If you aren’t already plan-ning a party with friends and family, join the NFL cheer-

leaders, players and mascots at the Warrior Zone on post beginning at 2 p.m. There will be food, beverages and activi-ties for anyone 18 and older. There are several television sets to watch the game and the NFL All Star Super Bowl Tour visitors will be on hand for photo opportunities, and autographs.

Alaska Post readers and football fans have seen twelve faithful prognosticators throughout the regular season (although we usually count Earp as one, but not this week because they cannot see eye-to-eye) have submitted picks each week to determine who would be crowned the unof-

ficial “Best” on post. For the second year in a row, the title goes to yours truly, A-Team, which proves, it’s better to be lucky than good. That’s what I’m talking about.

This little prediction column has grown over the past three years from five, to eight and now a dozen, just for the fun of it. Next year we can hope-fully get more folks involved. There has got to be somebody out there who wants to take the crown and inevitably says, “I can pick better than those guys.” Bring it on.

As for our 2014 participants, each had their unique style and favorite teams, and were all in it to win it. Tate had an awe-

some run that made me sweat and came within a few games of the top spot. BeerBQ, who started pretty much in the basement, steadily inched his way into third place. He said, “My strategy was W.A.Gs, and don’t think I had a chance to actually sit down and watch a full game the entire season.” It worked for him.

Binky started off strong, but had a few weeks that drug him down, while on the other hand Earp overcame their dif-ferences, had a few good weeks near the end, putting them in a tie for fourth; only nine games from first place.

Mr. Fischer, who always add-ed some flavorful comments

and Grandpa D hovered in the middle with a mixture of great weeks, not so great weeks and a lot of mediocre weeks. Brain, Bear, Urbi and Pitbull just never got on track.

All in all everyone said they had fun and that’s what mat-ters.

We now have made our fi-nal picks of the season and its pretty well split as we kick back and watch a great match-up Sunday. Here’s hoping for some enjoyable entertainment and may the best team win. That’s always what I’m talk-ing about.

For more information about the Super Bowl party at the Warrior Zone, call 353-6725.

It’s better to be lucky than good: That’s what I’m talking about

tim hipps,IMCOM

Nine Soldiers in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program are members of the U.S. Olympic Team that will compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, scheduled for Feb. 7-24 in Sochi, Russia.

The United States Olympic Committee of-ficially announced the team today.

The Soldier-athletes named to Team USA are 2010 Olympic gold medalist in four-man bobsled Sgt. Justin Ol-sen, 26, of San Antonio; 2010 Olympic bobsled-der Capt. Christopher Fogt, 30, of Alpine, Utah; 2010 Olympic bobsled-der Sgt. Nick Cunning-ham, 27, of Monterey, Calif.; bobsledder Sgt. Dallas Robinson, 31, of Georgetown, Ky.; 2006 Olympic luger Sgt. Pres-ton Griffall, 29, of Salt Lake City; and luger Sgt. Matt Mortensen, 28, of Huntington Sta-tion, N.Y.

Three World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP, coaches also will represent the U.S. Army in Russia. Team USA luge coach Staff Sgt. Bill Tavares, 50, of Lake Placid, N.Y., will be making his sixth ap-pearance in the Olym-pics, including once as an athlete and five times as a coach. Team USA skeleton coach Sgt. 1st Class Tuffield “Tuffy” Latour, 45, of Saranac Lake, N.Y., will make his fourth trip to the Olympics. He has coached U.S. and Canadian men’s and women’s bobsledders to

Olympic medals. Team USA assistant bobsled coach 1st Lt. Michael Kohn, 41, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., is a two-time Olympic competi-tor who will make his Olympic coaching debut at the Sochi Games. He won a bronze medal in four-man bobsled as a WCAP athlete at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.

USA-1 bobsled driver Steven Holcomb, 33, of Park City, Utah, is the reigning Olympic cham-pion in the four-man event. He spent seven years in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.

The 230-member team is comprised of 105 women and 125 men -- the largest athlete del-egation for any nation in the history of the Olympic Winter Games. The United States will be represented in all 15 disciplines across seven sports, and up to 94 of the 98 medal events that will be contested in Sochi.

“We are thrilled to announce the 230 ath-letes who will represent Team USA in Sochi,” said USOC CEO Scott Blackmun. “This is the largest team we have ever sent to an Olympic Winter Games, and I’d like to commend all of those who helped sup-port our athletes in the pursuit of their Olympic dreams. Most of all, this is a time to celebrate our athletes, who have made countless sacrifices and dedicated themselves to being their best, both on and off the ice and snow. I am very excited

to watch them compete as they represent our nation with excellence and distinction on the world stage.”

The 2014 U.S. Olym-pic Team features 106 returning Olympians -- including one five-time Olympian, two four-time Olympians, 10 three-time Olym-pians and 23 two-time Olympians. Returning from the 2010 Olym-pic Winter Games in Vancouver, where the U.S. finished first in the overall medal count with 37 medals, are 99 U.S. Olympians. Over-all, among the veterans are 49 Olympic medal-ists, 13 of whom are Olympic champions.

Nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick becomes the first American to compete at six Olympic Winter Games. The two U.S. Olympians headed to their fifth Olympic Games are Billy Demong

(Nordic combined) and Bode Miller (alpine ski-ing). Only four other athletes in U.S. Olympic history have competed in five or more Olympic Winter Games (includ-ing Lodwick).

Additionally, women’s bobsled push athletes Lolo Jones -- a two-time Olympic hurdler -- and Lauryn Williams -- a three-time Olympic sprinter -- become the ninth and 10th Ameri-cans to compete at both the winter and summer editions of the Olympic Games.

Highlighting this list of accomplished U.S. men’s athletes are Mill-er and long track speed-skater Shani Davis. A five-time Olympic med-alist, Miller needs three medals to match U.S. short track speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno as the most decorated U.S. Olympian in history on the winter side. Davis

is making his fourth Olympic appearance af-ter winning consecutive Olympic gold and silver medals in the 1,000- and 1,500-meter events in 2006 and 2010. Both Davis and snowboarder Shaun White will have the opportunity to be-come the first American man to win three gold medals in the same event at consecutive Olympic Winter Games.

Headlining the list of U.S. women’s athletes are three-time Olym-pic medalists Julie Chu (ice hockey) and Julia Mancuso (alpine ski-ing). Mancuso is already the most decorated U.S. Olympic female alpine skier with one gold and two silver medals, while Chu is looking to help Team USA reclaim the top podium spot for the first time since women’s ice hockey debuted at the 1998 Olympic Win-ter Games.

“This distinguished group of athletes repre-sents the largest delega-tion in the history of the Olympic Winter Games, which is a true testa-ment to the growing number of winter sport opportunities across the United States,” said Alan Ashley, U.S. chef de mission and USOC chief of sport performance. “With 106 returning Olympians, this year’s team is an exceptional blend of youth and expe-rience, and represents the finest our nation has to offer. During the Games, we will continue to support our athletes, coaches and National Governing Bodies in ev-ery way possible to suc-ceed.”

The 2014 U.S. Olym-pic Team roster may still be adjusted due to injury, illness or excep-tional circumstances up to the technical meet-ings for each sport.

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Nine Soldiers named to 2014 U.S. Olympic Team

An Army veteran and three active-duty Soldiers in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program celebrate atop the two-man bobsled podium, Dec. 6, 2013, at the International Bobsled & Skeleton Federation’s 2013 World Cup stop at Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah. Bobsled driver Steven Holcomb, who spent seven years in WCAP is flanked on the right by teammate Capt. Chris Fogt, silver medalists Sgt. Dallas Robinson and Sgt. Nick Cunningham. Germany’s Francesco Friedrich and Jannis Baecker took the bronze. All four of the U.S. athletes were selected for the U.S. Olympic bobsled team that will compete in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Tim Hipps, IMCOM)

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One of the benefits of living in Alaska is being able to view, firsthand, some of the most spec-tacular events in the world. The aurora borea-lis, salmon runs complete with brown bears, ice sculptures, even the ex-perience of having moose looking in your window; these are photo-sharing moments a person may never have the chance to experience anywhere, all within walking distance of home. Coming up this Saturday is the start of one such event that is known the world over and happens in our own backyard.

Like the Winter Olym-pics, this event brings the world’s greatest athletes together in a race to test their mental and physical endurance against each other and nature to find out who will cross the fin-ish line first.

Saturday, starting in Fairbanks, the 31st run-ning of the Yukon Quest will begin. Tagged on its official webpage as the “1,000 mile international sled dog race,” this event pits one brave musher and a team of extremely focused, physically fit and well trained dogs in a race against time and the elements, traversing over some of the most varied and inhospitable terrain that can be found, and loving it.

The mushers will be starting the first leg of their journey, pass-ing through Fort Wain-wright on the Chena

River. This always gives the Fort Wainwright community a great chance to take photos and cheer on the teams as they pass by.

The Yukon Quest has taken place every Febru-ary since its first compet-itive run in 1984. From that time till today, the race goes on with the only thing changing, is its starting place. This year the race goes from Fairbanks to Whitehorse; next year the race will re-verse.

The race came about from a discussion be-tween four Fairbanks mushers in 1983; Wil-liam “Willy” Lipps, Ron Rosser, LeRoy Shank and Roger Williams came up with an idea to create an interna-tional race; challenging mushers to a 1,000 mile course. Historically used by prospectors to reach the Klondike during the 1898 Gold Rush, the race trail meets with the Yu-kon River on its way to Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory and the name was then given, the Yu-kon Quest.

The first race in 1984 involved 26 teams and went on for 16 days. In the end, only 20 teams fin-ished, with Sonny Lind-ner becoming the first to win the Yukon Quest by arriving at Whitehorse in 12 days and five min-utes, winning a purse of $15,000.

Since then the fin-ish times have gotten shorter and the winnings larger. In 1994, Lavon Barve won with 10 days, 22 hours and 44 minutes;

in 2004, Hans Gatt won with 10 days, 17 hours and 54 minutes.

Last year’s winner was Allen Moore with 8 days, 18 hours and 39 minutes. This year, who knows, the course changes yearly with weather conditions and naturally occurring obstacles like open water in streams and extreme wind or snow.

The trail which the mushers follow will take them from Fairbanks to Whitehorse, Yukon Ter-ritory, covering miles of

rugged terrain, crossing rivers, valleys; and reach-ing elevations of more than 3,000 feet.

The physical demands on the dog teams from weather and trail con-ditions call for frequent checks by veterinar-ians along the way and there are nine manda-tory checkpoints along the way for set rest pe-riods and for regulation checks on mushers and dogs alike.

Presently there are 18 mushers signed up for

the race with ages rang-ing from 22 to 61; 13 of the mushers are veterans and five are rookies.

More information on the race, its history and the mushers can be found online at the Yu-kon Quest’s official site, www.yukonquest.com.

As the race covers a ten to 14-day period, there is also a website to track their progress, at http://trackleaders.com/yukonquest14. The on-line map shows the path of the trail, checkpoints

and accurate locations of each musher and team as they travel.

No matter what the weather might be, the race will start this year on Saturday, in Fair-banks, on the Chena River near the Cushman Street Bridge.

Spectators who plan to watch on post should keep pets at home or in the vehicle. Having pets around as the dog teams go by can create distrac-tions for the dogs and is-sues for the mushers.

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Yukon Quest musher travels down the Chena River through Fort Wainwright, coming to the end of the 1,000 mile race which started in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory during the 2011 race. There are many vantage points along the Chena River as mushers leave Fairbanks for Whitehorse this year. (File photo by Brian Schlumbohm, Fort Wainwright PAO)

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Friday – 31stFaLL FaMe FItness sessIOns, Monday, Wednes-day and Friday, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. and 10:45 to 11:45 a.m., Melaven Fitness Center, building 3452. Child care sessions begin 15 minutes prior to Fame Fitness times and are $35 per month, per child, per session. Pre-reg-istration begins the 20th of the month prior to the next month’s sessions. Call 353-7713 for more information.

LUnChtIMe PIn PLatOOn BOWLInG, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Nugget Lanes Bowling Center, building 3702. Call 353-2654.

aFternOOn FUn WIth head-PIn BOWLInG, 1 to 6 p.m., Nugget Lanes Bowling Center, building 3702. Call 353-2654.

stOrY hOUr and CraFts, MOOse On the LOOse: 4 p.m., library, building 3700. No cost. Call 353-2642.

reCreatIOnaL skatInG, 5:30 to 7:45 p.m., Physical Fitness Center ice rink, building 3709. Call 353-7223.

COsMIC BOWLInG, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., Nugget Lanes Bowling Center, building 3702. Call 353-4137.

saturday – 1stYUkOn QUest WInter CarnIVaL, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Outdoor Recreation Center, building 4050. Call 361-6349.

GrOUP CYCLInG, 10 to 11 a.m., Physical Fitness Center, building 3709. Call 353-7223.

ZUMBa, 11 a.m. to noon, Physical Fitness Center ice rink, building 3709. Call 353-7223.

skIes sneak Peak, noon to 3 p.m., for youth of all ages, building 3727 Neely Road. Call 353-7713.

OPen reCreatIOnaL skatInG, 1:30 to 4 p.m., Physical Fitness Center ice rink, building 3709. Call 353-7223.

WInter serIes OF POker, 7 p.m., The Warrior Zone, building 3205. Sign-ups begin at 6 p.m., open to all DoD cardholders 18 and older. Call 353-1087.


sunday – 2ndWOMen In the WILderness ICe FIshInG, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Cost is $45. Outdoor Recreation Center, building 4050. Call 361-6349.

nFL sUPer BOWL tOUr GrOUP, 2 p.m., Watch the game with NFL cheerleaders, football players and mascots at the Warrior Zone, building 3205. Call 353-1087.

reCreatIOnaL skatInG, 1:30 to 4 p.m., Physical Fitness Center ice rink building 3709. Call 353-7223.

WInterIZatIOn CLInIC, 3 to 6 p.m., Auto Skills Cen-ter, building 3730. Call 353-7436.

reCreatIOnaL hOCkeY, 4:15 to 6 p.m., Physical Fitness Center ice rink, building 3709. Call 353-7223.

Monday – 3rdrOMP and stOMP PLaYGrOUP, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Last Frontier Community Activity Center, building 1044. No cost. Call 353-7372.

FaLL FaMe FItness sessIOns, Monday, Wednes-day and Friday, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. and 10:45 to 11:45 a.m., Melaven Fitness Center, building 3452. Child care sessions begin 15 minutes prior to Fame Fitness times

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GrOUP CYCLInG CLass, noon to 1 p.m., Physical Fitness Center, building 3709. Call 353-7223.

aUtO saFetY CLass, 6 p.m., Auto Skills Center, building 3730. Call 353-7436.

tuesday-4thGrOUP CYCLInG, One-hour classes start at 6:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Physical Fitness Center, building 3709. Call 353-7223.

LUnCh-hOUr stICk hOCkeY, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Physical Fitness Center ice rink, building 3709. Call 353-7223.

hOUr OF POWer GrOUP strenGth CLass, noon to 12:45 p.m., Physical Fitness Center, building 3709. Call 353-7223.

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COnQUerInG thOse terrIBLe 2s, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., CDC I, building 4024. Call 353-7713.

Wednesday - 5thFaLL FaMe FItness sessIOns, Monday, Wednes-day and Friday, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. and 10:45 to 11:45 a.m., Melaven Fitness Center, building 3452. Child care sessions begin 15 minutes prior to Fame Fitness times and are $35 per month, per child, per session. Pre-reg-istration begins the 20th of the month prior to the next month’s sessions. Call 353-7713 for more information.


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thursday - 6thGrOUP CYCLInG CLass, 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.; 5 to 6 p.m., Physical Fitness Center, building 3709. Call 353-7223.

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Yukon Quest Winter Carnival

The Yukon Quest will start 11 a.m., Saturday, from downtown Fairbanks on 2nd Street. Family and Mo-rale, Welfare and Recreation, Outdoor Recreation Center’s Yukon Quest Winter Carnival also starts at 11 a.m., at building 4050 on post. The carnival will continue until 2 p.m. with snowmachine rides and hot drinks. The Outdoor Recreation Center’s view-ing area along the Chena River will be a great place to watch from as mushers should begin passing by starting at 11:15 a.m. Come watch the beginning of the Yukon Quest and stay for the carnival. Call 361-6349 for more information. Weather and trail con-ditions may impact the start location and route, for updates, visit www.yukonquest.com.

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SUPER BOWL DAYSFamily and Morale, Welfare and Recreation and

Armed Forces Entertainment present three big events with the Super Bowl Tour group today through Sun-day: A meet-and-greet will take place today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Warrior Zone, building 3205.

A Youth Cheerleading and Football Clinic starts at 5:30 p.m. today at the Physical Fitness Center, build-ing 3709. Pre-registration is not required for the free event. Call 353-7274 for more information.

Watch the Super Bowl with members of the Super Bowl Tour group at the Warrior Zone, building 3205 starting at 2 p.m. Must be18 or older. For more infor-mation call 353-1087.

WORK OUT, CHILDREN PLAY The Last Frontier Community Activity Center gym,

located in building 1044, has a place to work out while keeping an eye on your child at the same time. Gym hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, , 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Call 353-7755 for more information.

QUIT SMOKINGTobacco Use Cessation class, Tuesday from 8 a.m.

to noon, at Preventive Medicine, building 4077, locat-ed across from Bassett Army Community Hospital. Learn about the harmful effects of tobacco use, how to manage cravings when quitting, and then meet in-dividually with a medical provider to determine best medication and plan of care. Get support and encour-agement for as long as you need. For more informa-tion or to sign up, call 361-4148.

MONEY FOR COLLEGEThe Scholarships for Military Children Program

can help with a $2,000 scholarship for dependents of Department of Defense Families. For information, con-tact your local commissary, school guidance counselor or visit the program website at www.militaryscholar.org or www.commissaries.com. Applications are now available. Application deadline is Feb. 28. For more information, call 353-7310.

FREE TAX ASSISTANCEThe Fort Wainwright tax center is open through

April 15, to assist active duty, reserve, retirees and eligible family member with their 2013 tax preparations.

Located in building 1051, unit 9, the center’s office hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fri-days from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 1 to 6 p.m. This service is free, call 353-2613 to schedule an appointment.

CALL FOR HELPThe U.S. Army’s Sexual Harassment Assault Re-

sponse and Prevention program is a key component of efforts to make the force ready and resilient. The

Army is committed to preventing sexual assault. The Army provides assurance to all sexual assault victims that the offenders are going to be held appropriately accountable. Fort Wainwright’s 24/7 SHARP hotline is (907) 231-7432. The DoD 24/7 Safe Helpline is toll-free (877) 995-5247 and online at https://www.safe-helpline.org/

SAFETY OFFICER TRAININGCollateral Duty Safety Officer training is set for

Feb. 27 and 28 in the Last Frontier Community Ac-tivity Center, building 1044, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is an opportunity for organizations to add an al-ternate safety officer or a refresher for a current one. Class size will be limited to 20. Call the Installation Safety Office to reserve a seat, 353-7079.

HEALTH FAIRNorth Haven Communities will host a health fair

from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 15 at the North Haven Com-munity Center, building 4268 Ninth Street. The fair is open to active and retired military, their families and civilian personnel.

HEART-HEALTHY HABITSLearn more about controlling high blood pressure

or high cholesterol through lifestyle changes during a class offered Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon at Preven-tive Medicine, building 4077 Neely Road. To sign up for a class or to get more information, call 361-4148.

ROAD CONDITIONSWinter brings ever changing road conditions to

Fort Wainwright. Stay aware to post alerts by call-ing the post’s recorded information line at 353-INFO. Smart phone users can also text the installation’s zip code to 888777 or sign up at http://local.nixle.com/zip-code/99703/ to receive text information alerts of in-stallation status.

APPLY FOR FEDERAL JOBSDuring the Army Career and Alumni Program brief-

ing, ACAP staff shares information about how to ap-ply for federal jobs with the Department of the Army and with other agencies, completing applications and how to use the U.S. Office of Personnel Management website to search for federal positions at www.usa-jobs.gov. For more information, call 353-2113.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF Commanders, take advantage of group classes pro-

vided by the Arctic Health Link office. Classes can ac-commodate up to 100 Soldiers at a time, in acquiring their Take Care of Yourself cards. After completion, Take Care of Yourself cardholders can obtain a select group of non-prescription medications at no cost, from the pharmacy. Call 361-4148 to set up a unit class.

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The Army’s housing partner at Fort Wainwright, North Haven Communities, does not have an alternate plan either.

“Their sole source for the recycling is the garrison project with K&K,” said Connie Kiser, housing management spe-cialist, “Since this change occurred so re-cently, NHC has not had an opportunity to explore alternatives. When we looked in recycling previously as a project, the cost was prohibitive.”

According to Lt. Col. Brandon Payne, executive officer, USAG Fort Wainwright the status quo changed very recently and different opportunities are being explored. “A project officer from the gar-rison staff is researching and analyzing alternatives, but cost is a major factor.”

The only other active plastic recy-cling program known to be available is through the Fairbanks Rescue Mission. They recycle number one plastics, which are drinking bottles only, and number two plastics which include bottles from milk, bleach and laundry detergent, pill bottles, shampoo and conditioners.

For more information on the recycling program, visit www.fairbanksrescuemis-sion.org/frmrecyclecenter.htm. The web-site will explain what material can be processed and offers a sorting guide.

Otherwise, until further notice, plas-tic containers should just be thrown out with the rest of the trash.

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Museum offers free pass to the past

The University of Alaska Museum of the North is offering a new military appreciation program made possible by Wells Fargo. During 2014, all active duty military personnel and up to four members of their immediate family will receive free admission to the museum. Military personnel need only to present their ID at the admissions desk. For more information, call 474-7505 or visit them online at www.museum.uaf.edu. (Photo courtesy, University of Alaska Museum of the North)

Although Bear was born in Oakland Raider col-ors, he is now a faithful Peyton Manning fan. He is sporting the Tennessee Volunteers cap from where Manning went to college and the Bron-cos colors all the way down to his chew toy. His human, Command Sgt. Maj. David Perkins, garrison command sergeant major, said, “Now everyone can see who the brains behind team BeerBQ (one of the weekly prognosticators) really was. He took us from the cellar to third place without ever watching a game. Anyone behind us got outsmarted by a sheep-a-doo-dle.” Perkins said Bear is wearing the number two in honor of Manning’s second Super Bowl victory and a U.S. Army patch because he is a ‘Dog Face’ Soldier. (Courtesy photo)

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Garrison employees recognizedMembers of the Fort Wainwright Army Community Service staff received an accreditation certifi-cate Monday during the Garrison’s quarterly award ceremony. Their inspection was completed as part of a certification process that is required every three years to be recognized as an accredited ACS office. Col. Sidney C. Zemp, gar-rison commander and Command Sgt. Maj. David Perkins presented certificates of recognition, service and appreciation to more than 15 Soldiers and civilian members of the garrison and other units during the event. (Photo by Brian Schlum-bohm, Fort Wainwright PAO)

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