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Vol. 72, No. 12 March 28, 2014

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By David Vergun Army News Service

“The Army still struggles with sexual assault and harassment. We’re trying to get the processes andtraining in place so people realize we won’t toleratethis,” said the Army’s chief of staff.

“I want to thank you for your passion and capabilityin helping us with this problem,” Gen. Ray Odierno

told some 30 graduates of the first SexualHarassment/Assault Response and Prevention SchoolHouse pilot program, March 21.

Soldiers should feel comfortable at work and nothave to worry about sexual harassment, he told thegraduates, which included several Army civilianemployees along with military unit representatives.The students are serving across the Army as sexualassault response coordinators and victim advocates.

But “the Army is an imperfect world. Over thelong term, the Army is going to have to sustain anduse your expertise,” Odierno said. He added that the Army intends to continue providing formalizedtraining now that the pilot is finished.

The students’ two months of study included trainingon resiliency, signs of prejudice and discrimination,

See SHARP on Page 4

Photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones

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Pfc. Justin Jones, infantryman, Headquartersand Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 68thArmor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade CombatTeam, 4th Infantry Division, gets into positionas an enemy sniper, March 3. Jones was role playing as a member of the opposition force tohelp his unit train on various infantry tacticsand techniques. See story on Pages 10-11.

Course bolsters effort to stamp out sexual assault

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Iron Horse Strong?What makes me

After completing my master’sdegree in 2012, I realized I neededa job. The Army band program wassomething I had been interested in since high school, so I joined the Army in January 2013.

Serving my country meansthat I strive to do my best every day. I love providing support to the rest of the Army by boosting morale through themusic we play.

I continue to serve because Iwant to support other Soldiers and

raise the morale and pride in boththe military and civilian sectors.

What makes me Iron HorseStrong is that I have learned tobe able to persevere over anyobstacles that I face and not letmy fears affect my actions.

My noncommissioned officers have been the biggestinfluence on my growth as aSoldier. They have led by example and continue to groomand guide me into the Soldierand future leader I want to be.

Commentary by Nel LampeMountaineer staff

Pedestrians using a crosswalk to get to and from their workplace on Fort Carson sometimes feel like they’re a frog in a game of “Frogger.”

Clink. Clink. Clink-clink-clink-clink.It happens way too often. A few weeks ago, I left building 1218 well after dark.

I walked along the sidewalk to the intersection of Wetzeland Ellis streets, a three-way stop with two street lights. A white pickup truck was stopped at Ellis Street at the stop sign, intending to continue on Ellis across Wetzelgoing west. I waited a moment for the driver to see me, then started across the pedestrian crosswalk.

As I neared the center of the street, the pedestrian’sworst nightmare started —- the driver of the pickup truckrevved the motor, put it in gear and proceeded to drivethrough the crosswalk and intersection. I was about threesteps away from being hit by the pickup’s mirror.

Clink. Clink. Clink-clink-clink-clink.Building 1218, the USO building, is a three-story

building that houses several organizations. Many contractors,Department of the Army civilians and Soldiers leave cars in nearby parking lots, as the parking lot behind building1218 is small. Parking in one lot requires that workers crossWetzel Street, via a clearly marked pedestrian crosswalk, or if using another lot, crossing both Wetzel and Ellis streetsat the intersection crosswalks.

A couple of weeks after my near miss, two other members of the building’s workforce said they were almost hit by a vehicle while using the crosswalk.

Clink. Clink. Clink-clink-clink-clink.Sometimes, the driver in one lane stops, while the

driver in the other lane speeds up, trying to get through the crosswalk before the pedestrian does.

Clink. Clink. Clink-clink-clink-clink.Members of the Fort Carson workforce shouldn’t have

to put themselves in harm’s way to go to and from work.Pedestrian crosswalks aren’t anything new; almost

2,000 years ago the ancient city of Pompeii had pedestriancrossings, consisting of raised blocks of rocks on the roadso pedestrians could cross without stepping into thedrainage and sewage that the street was also used for. Therewas enough space between the blocks so that pedestrianscould step from one block to another and horse and chariottraffic could pass through the blocks. Of course, that alsomeant a pedestrian could safely stay on a block if the horseor chariot driver didn’t stop. And there were no rearviewmirrors on those chariots for pedestrians to dodge.

Clink. Clink. Clink-clink-clink-clink.Several hundred crosswalks are on Fort Carson

and have been there “… ever since we started paving roads on post,” said Rick Orphan, traffic engineer,Directorate of Public Works. The stripes are longitudinal,12-24 inches wide, 12-24 inches apart. There are evencrosswalks in some parking lots.

By law, motorists are required to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.

Denny Fluharty, safety director, U.S. Army Garrison,Fort Carson, said crosswalk safety is mentioned in briefings for newcomers, from the point of view of both drivers and pedestrians.

Are near misses the norm, or do pedestrians actually get hit in crosswalks? The answer is surprising.

According to Carl McPherson, deputy director ofDirectorate of Emergency Services, it’s a tie. In the last twoyears, three vehicles have struck pedestrians and three pedestrians literally walked into or ran into moving vehicles.

So here’s the bottom line: Yes, motorists should yieldfor pedestrians in crosswalks. But pedestrians need to makesure oncoming drivers see them in the crosswalk — waitingto see if the driver is slowing down/stopping. Making eye contact with the driver and getting a “go ahead” wave is ideal. This is especially important if crossing at an intersection with stop signs rather than a traffic light.

Getting a high score in “Frogger” isn’t the goal — safely crossing the street is.

Drivers bewarePedestriansuse crosswalks

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Mountain Post Medical Home

By Roger G. MeyerU.S. Army Medical Department Activity Public

Affairs Office

The Army’s newest community-based health careclinic officially opened March 21 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Mountain Post MedicalHome in east Colorado Springs.

The new Mountain Post Medical Home is located on the north end of the first floor of thePatriot VII building in Patriot Park, at 565 SpaceCenter Drive, which is off East Platte Avenue justwest of Powers Boulevard. MEDDAC still operatesits f irst community-based medical home, thePremier Medical Home, at the Premier HealthPlaza, 3920 N. Union Blvd., Suite 200.

Col. Dennis P. LeMaster, commander, U.S.Army Medical Department Activity and Evans ArmyCommunity Hospital, hosted the event.

“The establishment of Community-Based MedicalHome clinics in Colorado Springs will assist us in continuing our shared goal of creating and maintaininghealthy Families,” said LeMaster. “And, we’re doing it in alocation that is closer to where they live.”

The new Mountain Post Medical Home is built aroundthe Patient-Centered Medical Home model of primary carethat is being implemented in all military services. Thismodel of care is designed to keep patients well and out ofthe hospital and emergency rooms. It provides accessibleoutpatient health care for TRICARE beneficiaries and isfocused on primary care and prevention. The PCMH modelintegrates comprehensive health services delivered by a

provider-led team stressing active patient involvement. “Every patient in the Community Based Medical Home,

whether here in Colorado Springs or at the hospital at FortCarson, has a team of doctors, nurses and medical technicians who work with them,” said LeMaster. “A partnership develops between the patient and his or her medical team, a team that takes a comprehensive and holisticapproach to health and well-being.”

Photo by Joel Sundquist

Michael Wheeler, group practice manager, Mountain Post Medical Home,leads a tour of the new clinic that has14,000 square feet of space, including 19 exam rooms, a pharmacy and a laboratory. The clinic has 35 civilian staffmembers who provide family medicine,pediatrics, behavioral health, pharmacy,laboratory services and immunizations.

EACH officially opens clinic off post

See Clinic on Page 4

how to establish a culture of prevention within acommand, investigative and legal processes, ethicsand victim health care management.

Graduates will return to their commands to instructothers and assist the commander in SHARP training.

Odierno spent about an hour with the graduates,soliciting feedback and recommendations — andthey were not shy in providing it to him.

While some Soldiers said their commanders fullysupported them, others said “they just didn’t get it”and that it’s an “attitude problem.”

“We need to hold people accountable, not justthose who committed the crime, but those who do notcreate (an) environment (of trust). That’s one of thethings we have to work on. That’s one of the things Ihave to work on,” he replied.

Odierno said the thing that really bothers him andmakes him upset is if victims of sexual assault getvictimized a second time by their command, insteadof receiving comfort and protection.

“I can’t imagine what it would be like to gothrough something like that,” he said.

People need to see that the Army’s holding peopleaccountable, he said.

A Soldier said that commands are not doingenough to prevent sexual harassment, a leadingprecursor to sexual assaults. He said the entire cultureneeds a shift.

The chief agreed, adding that it’s not just inappropriate touching but “even words can hurt.”

Soldiers do need to interact with one another ona professional and personal level, he said.

“It’s about how you interact,” he said. “It’s abouttreating people with dignity and respect. Treateverybody the way you want to be treated.”

The Army gets people from many different back-grounds, some with one parent, others with none, manywith different moral and ethical values “and then webring them into the Army and inculcate them with ourvalues,” expecting them to conform right away, he said.

Some Soldiers do and say things they don’t thinkare wrong, he said.

“So we have to teach them it’s wrong, but go at itin such a way that they grow and learn,” Odierno said.

Another Soldier said she wasconcerned about fraternization,not just within the chain of command, but between Soldiers of different units.

Those are “the ones that arethe most disturbing to me,”Odierno said, the ones where ahigher-ranking Soldier takesadvantage of a lower-ranking one.

It’s clear-cut that those in thesame chain of command should

not be fraternizing, he said, as it goes against goodorder and discipline in the service. But the DefenseDepartment’s regulations are less clear about frater-nization between Soldiers of different units, especiallyif both are enlisted. Odierno said he’s at the point oftaking his concerns up to the DOD level.

Karl Schneider, acting assistant secretary of theArmy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, also spoketo the graduates.

“You are leading us where we need to go to tacklethis very difficult issue,” he said. “That the secretaryand the chief are making sure resources are availableto do this at a time we’re cutting back in other placesis a testament to the fact they think it’s important.”


The Army’s training challenge is to optimize, synchronize and support training in schools, trainingin units and self-development training to produceforces capable of responding across the spectrum of operations. ¶ A unit commander has two major training

responsibilities — develop Soldiers/leaders forfuture responsibilities and prepare the unit toaccomplish the assigned mission.

¶ Training is what the Army does every day. Trainingbuilds confidence and competence, while provid-ing essential skills and knowledge.

¶ Leader development is the deliberate, continuous,sequential and progressive process — groundedin Army values — that develops Soldiers andArmy civilians into competent and confident leaders capable of decisive action, mission

accomplishment and taking care of Soldiers and their Families.

¶ All training and leader development actions occurwithin the Army culture, one that embraces valuesand ethics, the Warrior Ethos, standards andenduring principles and imperatives.

¶Commanders and other leaders create an environ-ment that encourages subordinates to maximizeself development as an investment in their future.

¶Noncommissioned officers are the principal trainers of individual Soldiers. Each NCO (andjunior officer) must be capable of performing every task required of his immediate subordinatesand understand the relationship between individual job requirements, Soldier manuals and collective tasks.

(Army Regulation 350-1, Army Training and Leader Development)

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SHARP

Photo by Sgt. Justin Wagoner

The 14,000-square-foot clinic is designed to managethe health of 8,124 enrolled patients and provides family medicine, pediatrics, behavioral health, pharmacy,laboratory services and immunizations. The clinic’s 35civilian staff members include seven primary care managers — two family medicine physicians, apediatrician, two family nurse practitioners, a physicianassistant and a behavioral health care provider.

“The clinic was originally focused on servingactive-duty Family members and they are still the primaryfocus. However, we have retirees here, we have TRICAREPlus … patients over 65 … we welcome everyone,” saidMichael D. Wheeler, group practice manager. “We wantthis to be your medical home.”

TRICARE beneficiaries can sign up to make theMountain Post Medical Home or Premier Medical Hometheir primary care clinics by calling the regional TRICARE contractor, United Healthcare Military &Veterans, at 877-988-9378 or by visiting http://tricare.mil/Forms/Enrollment/Prime.aspx and selectingthe “West” form.

Beneficiaries can print the form, fill it out and mail it tothe address on the form. Clinic personnel will contact thebeneficiaries upon completion of the enrollment process.

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Clinic

Post nabs sustainability awardBy Susan C. Galentine

Directorate of Public Works netzero outreach and public relations

Fort Carson earned top honors in thenational Society of American EngineersSustainability Awards for 2013 in the edu-cation and outreach category, March 13.

This is the second sustainabilityrecognition the Mountain Post hasreceived from SAME, a professionalmilitary engineering association. FortCarson earned the SAME SustainabilityAward category of Towards Net Zero forfiscal 2012.

The focus of this year’s award nomination was education and out-reach in the areas of energy, water and

waste — the three net zero goals thepost is working toward.

“We are very proud that a nationalengineering organization such as SAMErecognizes the accomplishments of the Fort Carson team that promotes education and outreach in sustainabilityacross Fort Carson,” said Hal Alguire,Directorate of Public Works director.

“It is critical to Fort Carson’s successin reducing energy, water use and wastethat our population of Soldiers, Familiesand civilians know how they can supportour aggressive net zero goals,” saidAlguire. “Without a strong education andoutreach program, we would not haveenjoyed the success that we have to date.”

The award citation recognizes

DPW’s “creative and persistent effort toeducate and reach out to all of its constituents in order to reduce, reuseand recycle in the areas of waste, waterand energy far exceed the expectationof Executive Order 13514,” FederalLeadership in Environmental, Energy,and Economic Performance.

Net zero energy and water outreachin 2013 encompassed a number of neweducational efforts to reduce energyand water use including, courtesyenergy audits of facilities, biannualFort Carson Facility Energy Trainingevents, development of a FacilityManagers Course and publication ofmonthly net zero articles and a quarterlyEnergy Update Newsletter.

Programs highlighted in the area ofnet zero waste include the quarterly UnitRecycle Incentive Program, a growingbarracks single stream waste program,hosting a Pollution Prevention Weekhousehold hazardous waste collectionevent and composting efforts in diningfacilities, Evans Army CommunityHospital and at the commissary.

Through completion of energy,water and waste projects, combinedwith increased educational efforts, thepost reduced its energy use per squarefoot by 16.3 percent from the fiscal2003 baseline, reduced its water use bymore than 41 percent from fiscal 2007and diverted 7,760 tons of materialfrom landfills in 2013.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odiernohosts a sensing session with studentsof the first graduating class of theSexual Harassment/Assault Responseand Prevention School House on Fort Belvoir, Va., March 21.


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Operation Proper Exit

By Air Force Staff Sgt. David ZhengInternational Security Assistance Force

Headquarters

KABUL, Afghanistan — In pouring rain, fivewounded warriors received a hero’s welcome atHeadquarters, International Security Assistance Force,as they returned to Afghanistan for the first time afterbeing injured and evacuated from the battlefield.

“I wanted to pay respect and homage tothe great sacrifice they made for our country,”said Staff Sgt. James Watts, a humanresources specialist. He was one of manylining the streets to greet the warriors withcheers and applause.

Operation Proper Exit stages a tour to forward operating bases in Afghanistan forSoldiers recovered from injuries sufferedduring combat operations. This programprovides them the opportunity to make a“proper exit” on their own terms, as theywalk to the aircraft and climb the ramp,rather than being medically evacuated.

“As a team, to walk off the battlefieldrather than carried off it is a big thing mentally,” said Capt. Matt Anderson, who isstationed at Fort Carson.

Anderson and three members of his platoon — retired Sgt. Daniel Harrison ofAtlanta, Texas; Sgt. Ryan McIntosh of SanAntonio; and retired Spc. Andrew Miller fromHouston — were all supporting OperationEnduring Freedom when their tours were cutshort due to combat injuries.

“I stepped on an anti-personnel land mine thatrearranged most of my lower right leg,”Anderson said.

From March 12-16, Anderson, the three formermembers of his platoon and Sgt. Noah Galloway, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, visited fourregional commands in Afghanistan. While there, theyshared their stories with servicemembers and leadership.

“I loved being in the military. I saw it as a careerthat I was going to do that was cut short by injuries,”

said Galloway. “I haven’t put a uniform on since theycut it off of me Dec. 19, 2005, in Iraq.”

Galloway was driving a Humvee throughYusafiah, Iraq, when a roadside bomb shattered hisleft jaw, left arm and both legs. He woke up six dayslater, on Christmas Day, in Walter Reed MedicalCenter, Md. Doctors amputated his left arm abovethe elbow and his left leg above the knee.

“The opportunity to put the uniform back on and deploy, even for a short trip, isincredible,” he said.

But none of the Soldiers were focused ontheir past. They all looked toward the future.

“It doesn’t matter what your injuries are,what setbacks you have in life, whether it’sphysical, mental or emotional. Whatever it is,you can overcome them with the right tools andthe right knowledge,” said Galloway, now apersonal trainer at the YMCA in Alabaster, Ala.

Anderson said, “99 percent of theSoldiers that are injured are athletes and verycompetitive, and they’ll do everything theycan to prove the fact there is no differencebetween them and somebody else. They’llactually do things far above and beyond thescope of imagination of a normal Soldier orcivilian. They will do things like run amarathon, Tough Mudder competitions andhiking a mountain.”

At the end of their trip, the warriors weregrateful for the opportunity to come back.

“This is something you can’t put a price tagon. It’s priceless for all of us that are here,”Anderson said.

Photo by Marine Lance Cpl. Darien J. Bjorndal

Fort Carson’s Capt. Matt Anderson, left, reconnects with Capt. DanielPossley, a surgeon assigned to Task Force 31, during Operation ProperExit, at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 13. Possleywas Anderson’s surgeon at Brooke Army Medical Center, now San AntonioMilitary Medical Center.

Wounded warriors leave Afghanistan on own terms


Purple Heart

Warrior receivesoverdue medal

Story and photos by Mike HowardSpecial to the Mountaineer

The young infantryman had a perforated lefteardrum and injuries he had no idea about after drivinghis Stryker vehicle into an improvised explosivedevice ambush. But still, he could not endure thesound of his team leader, lying in the nearby hospitalbed screamed in pain from a compound-fractured leg.

So Staff Sgt. James C. Upshaw snuck out of thefield hospital. It was only hours after the two, alongwith 12 other American Soldiers — were injured inthe Sept. 26, 2005, blast near Mosul, Iraq. On his fifthattempt to get away from the unbearable noise, hefinally made it to quiet.

His first sergeant found him and convinced the doctors to allow the unit medics to watch over theSoldier. The next morning, Upshaw returned to hisduties with the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment,from Grafenwoehr, Germany. By so doing, he missedout on receiving the Purple Heart he deserved.

That matter was corrected earlier this month duringa Purple Heart ceremony on the Mountain Post, whenhis father, Jim Upshaw, pinned the award onto hischest. The ceremony, hosted by James Upshaw’s newunit, the Warrior Transition Battalion, was held at the

Special Events Center,March 12.

“I couldn’t be inbetter hands,” JamesUpshaw said in hisremarks — speakingof his Family, friendsand leaders in the battalion.

“Thanks to myfather. Through allthat has happened, hehas never let me forgetI am loved and neveralone. A very specialthank you to mywonderful wife, Bridget. She puts up with me morethan I could. She has had to deal with the symptomsof my injuries. Without her, I would truly be lost.”

The award is bittersweet to recipients, said guestspeaker Richard Sanchez. He is a retired sergeantfirst class who also received a Purple Heart.

“It is (a) fraternity or brotherhood that we didn’texactly ask to be part of — and the events that intro-duced us into this brotherhood were probably theworst moments of our lives. But it is also something

we are proud of.“Sergeant Upshaw, you

have a huge brotherhood tofall back on to help you getthrough your injuries,whether they be physical,emotional, mental orinvisible. What I ask thatyou do is to not only fallback on us when you need,but also be there for yournew brothers to fall backonto when they need (you).”

The Warrior Transition Battalion was establishedin 2007 as part of the U.S. Medical DepartmentActivity on Fort Carson. It exists to assist ill,injured and wounded Soldiers either to return toduty or their civilian lives.

“My commander at the time had a policy thatyou couldn’t get the Purple Heart if your injurieswere not serious enough to keep you at least onenight in the combat support hospital,” JamesUpshaw said before the ceremony. “For me, I couldn’t stand the sound of my team leader suffering just on the other side of the curtain.

“I had to get away. So I just ‘soldiered-on’ anddidn’t worry about (getting a Purple Heart). Myinjuries weren’t as bad as the others — it wasn’tuntil years later that I began to realize I had signs oftraumatic brain injury. I went in for tests and theyshowed that my brain was actually injured by the blast.When I got to the Warrior Transition Battalion, theleaders here heard about what happened and helpedme get the correct paperwork filed.”

The story of James Upshaw is not unusual,according to Capt. Jason Jones, WTB assistant trainingand operations officer. “We want to help them in the healing process of their combat wounds. When we can,we do everything possible to assist in getting them the proper recognition for their part in the war.

“It is our honor.”

Jim A. Upshaw pats the Purple Heart he pinned on his son,Staff Sgt. James C. Upshaw, during a ceremony on theMountain Post, March 12. James Upshaw received the medal for wounds he suffered in Iraq in 2005.

Alycia Carmin, Colorado coordinator for Quilts of Valor,presents Staff Sgt. James C.Upshaw with a quilt followingthe ceremony, as his wife,Bridgett Upshaw, looks on.


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KANDAHAR AIRFIELD,Afghanistan — It was a gloomy day inColorado in January 2013 when Lt.Col. Diana Loucks received a career-changing phone call.

Loucks was busy getting readyfor her upcoming deployment toAfghanistan, focused on her work,preparing for her tour as chief of Spaceand Special Programs for RegionalCommand – South when Col. EdwardNaessens called her.

“At first, I didn’t realize who wason the phone,” Loucks said.

Naessens is head of theDepartment of Physics and NuclearEngineering at the U.S. MilitaryAcademy in West Point, N.Y., whereLoucks was a physics instructor from2008-2011. She interviewed for aposition as an academy professor atWest Point in December 2012.

Loucks recalled when Naessensasked her how things were going, she said that it was “a little overcastand gloomy.”

Naessens responded: “Let mebrighten your day.”

He then informed Loucks that thedepartment had decided to offer herthe job at West Point.

“I cried a little,” Loucks said. She is set to become the first

female academy professorin the Department ofPhysics and Nuclear Engi -neering at West Point.

Loucks said her firsttour at West Point was themost rewarding assign-ment of her career andthat she wanted to returnone day. She has run intoat least a dozen of herformer students — mostnow lieutenants — inAfghanistan, where shehas been serving with the4th Infantry Division since June 2013.

“They’re all doing really well andthey all seem to remember me,” she said,adding that one student rememberedthe physics lessons Loucks taught.

Loucks said she wants to be morethan an academic instructor for the cadetsshe works with. She wants to be a mentorfor her students, helping them developtheir careers from the outset.

“It’s not just teaching them, it’sshaping their future as Army leaders,”she said. “You have an opportunity toshape how they think and feel abouttheir role as leaders in the Army. To be able to influence that is really whatI’d like to do.”

Loucks was commissioned intothe Army in 1996 after completingROTC at Texas Christian University.She earned a bachelor’s degree inmath with a physics minor.

She later served as a company com-mander at Fort Bragg, N.C., and deployedto Iraq for her first tour in 2004-2005.Upon redeployment, she received anopportunity to further her education inphysics and teach at West Point.

“West Point saw my backgroundand offered to send me to school so Icould teach physics,” she said.

So she went to graduate school atthe University of Colorado at Boulderand earned her master’s degree.Loucks began teaching physics in2008 at West Point, where she alsoparticipated in the local chapel andserved as an officer representativewith the softball team and as a facultyadviser to the astronomy club.

Loucks must first earn her doctoratebefore she starts her new job at theacademy. She is set to return to theUniversity of Colorado in June to earn

her doctorate in aerospace engineeringbefore becoming an academy professorat West Point in 2017. She is thenscheduled to teach there for the durationof her Army career.

For now, Loucks is focused on fin-ishing her deployment in Afghanistan,which she says is her most fulfillingoperational assignment in the Army.

She works as part of theCombined Joint Fires cell, which islocated at the headquarters ofRegional Command – South.

“We protect and administer accessto need-to-know programs and are thesubject matter experts for anything‘space,’” she said.

Loucks’ husband is also a commis-sioned officer in the Army. Lt. Col.Gary Loucks Jr. is a section chief forU.S. Northern Command at PetersonAir Force Base.

Opportunity of a lifetime awaits officer“It’s not just teaching(U.S. MilitaryAcademy cadets), it’sshaping their future as Army leaders.”

— Lt. Col. Diana Loucks


Support Soldiers improve combat skillsStory and photos by

Staff Sgt. Grady Jones3rd Armored Brigade CombatTeam Public Affairs Office, 4th

Infantry Division

Soldiers from forward supportcompanies across the 3rd ArmoredBrigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry

Division, participated in “OperationMountaineer Overdrive,” March 3-20,to improve their war-fighting skills.

Soldiers from 64th BrigadeSupport Battalion performed hastyvehicle recoveries while other Soldierssecured the perimeter.

The 64th BSB is mainly comprisedof support Soldiers, such as mechanics

and supply and medical specialists. Thebattalion strives to be able to providemaneuver units within 3ABCT withhigher levels of support.

“We go out in the field as a battalion,and support maneuver elements forwardof us,” said Capt. Robert Mitchell, operations officer, 64th BSB. “With that,we need to be able to be self-sufficient,provide security, push convoys out,do ambulance exchange points andevacuate the wounded and the injuredto higher levels of care.”

The main training objectives of theexercise focused on entry control points,perimeter defense, ambulance exchangepoints, casualty evacuation and convoytraining lanes, said Mitchell.

The key components of a brigadesupport activity are the key capabilitiesfound in the brigade support battalionitself, said Lt. Col. Marchant Callis,battalion commander, 64th BSB.

“For Company A, it’s our distributionplatoon, transportation platoon and oursupply activity. For Company B, it’s ourfield maintenance activity. For CompanyC, it’s our level two medical care,” Callissaid. “These all add to — and have more

capacity — than what we would find inthe actual maneuver battalions.”

Each company within 64th BSBtrained on their respective company’sprimary combat support role. The forward support companies withinthe brigade also participated in thesituational training exercise lanes,training on logistical convoy operationsand crew procedures.

“The nature of a forward supportcompany is to support the maneuver battalions,” said Capt. DeveillaLambert, Company B, 64th BSB. “So,they’re not always able to be in the brigade support area to stay collo-cated within the BSA with us, butwhenever they get a chance, they dotrain with us.”

Callis said he wanted the Soldiersto train as they would fight, and to usethis exercise to build upon two previousexercises the battalion conducted.

“It’s a great moment, watchingSoldiers improve every day and add totheir foundational basics, and I’m proudof them,” said Callis. “The teamworkbeing done across the brigade is impres-sive, and I’m glad to be a part of it.”

1st Lt. Dana Stepleton,treatment platoon leader,64th Brigade SupportBattalion, 3rd ArmoredBrigade Combat Team,4th Infantry Division,inserts a nasopharyngealairway into the nose ofSpc. Samuel Huges,health care specialist,64th BSB, March 5.

A convoy of vehicles navigate down a road during “OperationMountaineer Overdrive,” a simulated training exercise, held March3-20, which gave Soldiers of 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rdArmored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, the oppor-tunity to train on setting up a brigade support area, conductingconvoy operations and casualty evacuation procedures.

Sgt. Tavis McBroom, left, petroleum supply specialist, and Staff Sgt. Harry Schwartz, motortransport operator, both from Company H, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd ArmoredBrigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, connect tow straps to a Palletized Load System.


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From left, Spc. Ian Lynch, infantryman; Sgt. Matthew Pool, infantry team leader;and Staff Sgt. Ean Nichols, infantry squad leader; all with Company A, 1stBattalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th InfantryDivision, refine their patrol plan, March 13, prior to continuing their mission.

Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones

3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office,

4th Infantry Division

Dirt and debris from the rotor wash of a CH-47 Chinook filled the air asinfantrymen disembarked the aircraft insearch of enemy forces in Fort Carson’s Camp Red Devil training area,March 10-13.

Soldiers from Company A, 1stBattalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducted squad situational training exercises to enhancetheir war f ighting skills through air and ground asset integration with the assistance of aviation Soldiers from the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion,4th Aviation Regiment, 4th CombatAviation Brigade, 4th Inf. Div.

Soldiers rehearsed inf iltration andexfiltration techniques, enemy contact procedures and casualty evacuation.

Staff Sgt. Ean Nichols, infantry squadleader, Company A, 1st Bn., 68th Armor

Reg., said the Soldiers have been trainingon individual Soldier skills to prepare for this squad-level training.

Integrated air and ground forces trainingprovides Soldiers the opportunity toenhance their war-fighting capabilities.

“Timing, resources and all the logisticsof the integration is pretty complex, but it’s important because it offers speed and alevel of stealth and surprise,” said 1st Lt.Brennan Roorda, platoon leader, CompanyA, 1st Bn., 68th Armor Reg. “It allows us tohit objectives quickly and quickly exfiltratefrom those objectives.”

Nichols said many of the Soldierslearned a lot from this exercise and lookforward to future training opportunities.

“It’s a great experience,” said Nichols.“It’s going to increase our lethality as ateam to be able to inter-mix both BradleyFighting Vehicles and aerial assets to beable to move our troops around.”

The unit will continue its training in the coming months, working to master its tactics at the individual and squad levelbefore combining with other platoons fromthe company to train on company-level war-fighting tasks.

Combined air, ground training

Soldiers enhance war-fighting skills

Infantrymen from Company A, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct

a patrol March 13, during a training exercise involving air assets from 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 4th Aviation

Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Inf. Div.


Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team Public

Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — In the past 10plus years since the U.S. has been at war, Soldierswere required to adapt from conventional warfare tocombating counterinsurgency.

As the war in Afghanistan draws down, the Armyis going back to training on its armored equipment.But the leadership of Company D, 1st Battalion, 67thArmored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade CombatTeam, 4th Infantry Division, is ensuring theirSoldiers are able to perform critical skills in both competencies.

Soldiers of the “Demon Dog” Company trainedon close quarter battle techniques at Udairi RangeComplex near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 13.

The training allowed Soldiers to practice clearingrooms and perfecting dismounted movements whileworking in squad-sized elements.

“The basic reason why you have to know bothsides is you have to be ready and prepared to deployanywhere in the world at any time,” said Sgt. JohnJohnson, armor crewman, Company D. “You neverknow what type of environment you are going to be in.”

The Soldiers used simulation rounds during the training.

“Sim rounds definitely increase the realism ofthe training,” said lst Lt. Daniel Nicolosi, platoonleader, Company D. “The more friction points we canidentify, and the more (standard operating procedures)we can develop, the better trained we will be.”

For most of the junior enlisted Soldiers, this is the first time they have conducted the training,

and the Soldiers are bonding.“We usually fight with our cannon,” said Pfc.

Richard Dean, armor crewman, Company D. “Beingdismounted, we are fighting with M4s (carbines).You have to be a cohesive unit to work together; thatis the only way you will survive.”

Instructors knew the Soldiers receiving thetraining paid attention and could apply it later on.

“They are soaking it up like a sponge,” saidJohnson. “I think they received great value from the training.”

Johnson appreciated certainaspects of the training.

“It was very lifelike, saidJohnson. “It gave the guys the experi-ence of getting shot (at) and feelingthe adrenaline rush. It was very valuable to have the sim rounds.”

Leadership knew the Soldiersneed to be prepared for battle.

“The goal of all our training isthat we conduct it as real as possible,so if they get into a situation, theywill know what to do, based off ofmuscle memory,” said Nicolosi.

The training is in preparationfor a security cooperation exercisethat will partner 1st Bn., 67thArmor Reg., Soldiers with members of the Royal SaudiArabian army later in the month.

Soldiers of Company D, 1st Battalion,67th Armor Regiment, 2nd ArmoredBrigade Combat Team, 4th InfantryDivision, practice close quarter battletactics at Udairi Range Complex nearCamp Buehring, Kuwait, March 13.

Below: Soldiers of Company D, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team,4th Infantry Division, stack along the side of a building

during close quarter battle training at Udairi RangeComplex near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 13.

Above: Sgt. Andrew Groeneveld, left, armor crewman,Company D, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2ndArmored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,leads Soldiers across a danger area, during closequarter battle training at Udairi Range Complex near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 13.

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Government representatives fromeach military service branch visitedFort Carson March 17, as part of a tourof various military installations acrossthe country.

Soldiers and leaders from 3rdArmored Brigade Combat Team, 4thInfantry Division, received the newexecutives within the Department ofDefense at Fort Carson’s Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group tobegin the four-hour visit.

The visit began with an introductionand briefing from Col. Michael J. Tarsa,acting senior commander, 4th Inf. Div.and Fort Carson, and followed with abriefing from Col. Gregory Sierra,commander, 3rd ABCT, 4th Inf. Div.

“When we talked specificallyabout our brigade, we wanted to talkabout the expeditionary capabilitiesthat our global response force has, andhow some of our other mission setshave enabled us to develop our leadersto meet those missions,” Sierra said.

Most of the visitors on the trip havebeen serving in their current capacityfor a year, and, as part of their jobrequirements, must tour installationsand facilities.

Monique Ferrell, deputy auditorgeneral, Army Audit Agency, said thetrip provides her a chance to express herpride to Soldiers and servicemembers,in addition to having the opportunity tobetter understand the mission andneeds of the 4th Inf. Div.

“Coming here to Fort Carson, Itake pride in seeing what Soldiers dofor us as a nation,” Ferrell said. “Beingable to hear what the division is doingwith the transformation of (its) unitsallows me to see everyone doing theirpart to make us a better Army.”

After the briefing from Sierra,visitors had the opportunity to meetwith Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 68thArmor Regiment, 3rd ABCT, who arecurrently tasked in support of theXVIII Airborne Corps global responseforce mission as part of the Army’snormal rotation of units, and visit staticdisplays set up at the A/DACG.

David Cooper, deputy chief counsel,Army Corps of Engineers, said he waspleased to see how leaders across themilitary are preparing for the future.

“In every place we have stopped onthis tour, I am most impressed with theinvestment we are making in the trainingof our young leaders and service-members,” Cooper said. “It is good tohear from the Soldiers here at FortCarson, how the leaders in their unithave invested in them and their readinessfor the mission.”

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 68th ArmorRegiment, 3rd Armored Brigade CombatTeam, 4th Infantry Division, meet withrepresentatives from each military service branch, March 17, at the FortCarson Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group.

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Command Sgt. Maj. Dawn Lepinski and Lt. Col. Kevin Ellson, commander,case the colors for the 2215th Mobilization Support Battalion, 2ndMobilization Support Group, 85th Support Command, March 21. The unit ismobilizing for a year to Fort Bliss, Texas.

Story and photo by Andrea StoneMountaineer staff

In a ceremony March 21, the Soldiers ofthe 2215th Mobilization Support Battalion,2nd Mobilization Support Group, 85thSupport Command bid farewell to Familyand friends. The unit cased its colors inpreparation for an upcoming mobilizationto Fort Bliss, Texas, in support of OperationEnduring Freedom.

“Your current mission is extremelyimportant,” said Col. Kimberly Bodoh,

commander, 2nd Mobilization SupportGroup. “You are at Fort Bliss to ensure thatwe have done everything we can (for) Soldiersbefore they deploy. And upon their return,you’re critical to the demobilization process,ensuring we have addressed any key issuesbefore they return home.”

The unit of 16 Soldiers will be mobilized for a year to support ArmyReserve and National Guard troops headingto the Middle East.

“We are the last faces the unit will seebefore they go into harm’s way, and the firstfaces that they see when they return. It is oursolemn duty to make sure that we take careof these warriors, both before they deployand when they return,” said Lt. Col. KevinEllson, commander, 2215th MobilizationSupport Battalion.

For 1st Lt. Alexis Gonzales, this is herfirst mobilization.

“We’re definitely ready. We’ve beenspending the past couple of months on activeduty preparing. We’ve said all our goodbyes,and I’m excited to go and have a change ofpace,” she said.

While the Soldiers may not be deployed, theimportance of their service was emphasized.

“As men and women in uniform, we dedicate ourselves to service to our nation,always prepared to go wherever we may beneeded,” Bodoh said. “In some cases, this maybe a deployment overseas, as many of youhave done in the past. Other times, it may bestateside to support the readiness of thosewho have been called upon to deploy toAfghanistan or other locations.”

“As men andwomen in uniform, we dedicate ourselvesto service to ournation, always prepared to gowherever we maybe needed.”

— Col. Kimberly Bodoh

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Miscellaneous TSA Pre-check — Beginning Monday, service -

members will no longer be able to scan theirCommon Access Cards at Transportation SecurityAdministration Pre-check lanes to receive expedited screening. Members should enter theirDepartment of Defense identification number,located on the back of the CAC, into the “KnownTraveler Number” field when making reservations.

Finance travel processing — All inbound andoutbound temporary lodging expense, “Do itYourself ” moves, servicemember and Familymember travel, travel advance pay and travel payinquiries will be handled in building 1218, room 231.Call 526-4454 or 524-2594 for more information.

First Sergeants’ Barracks Program 2020 — is locatedin building 1454 on Nelson Boulevard. The hours ofoperation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Theoffice assists Soldiers with room assignments andterminations. For more information call 526-9707.

Command Evaluation and Training Team —COMET provides commanders at all levels with aresponsive maintenance and supply assessment andtraining tool that improves the combat effectiveness,readiness and efficiency of their units’ logistical pro-grams. The team identifies supply and maintenanceweaknesses and problems, and provides individualand unit reinforcement training based on assessments.Results remain confidential for the unit commanderonly. COMET provides assistance in the majorityof maintenance and supply management areas withone-on-one training, and by conducting follow-upvisits. Contact Tim Howarth at 503-3095 [email protected] for information.

Sergeant Audie Murphy Club — The Fort CarsonSergeant Audie Murphy Club meets the secondTuesday of each month from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45p.m. at the Stack Dining Facility, building 2330.The club is named after Audie Leon Murphy, the most highly-decorated Soldier in Americanhistory. 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 2percent. Contact SAMC president Sgt. 1st ClassGilbert Guzman Jr. at 526-3576 or [email protected].

Physical Exam Clinic — is located in building 1056and performs physicals for Soldiers assigned to FortCarson and surrounding bases, without a primarycare manager. Physicals, except flight physicals, areavailable, by appointment, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m. Monday-Friday, except federal holidays.Physical packets can be obtained at the clinic oronline at http://www.evans.amedd.army.mil/srp/srpc(underscore)pe.html. Visit building 1056 or call526-7170 for more information.

Directorate of Public Works services — DPW isresponsible for a wide variety of services on FortCarson. Services range from repair and maintenanceof facilities to equipping units with a sweeperand cleaning motor pools. Listed below are phonenumbers and points of contact for services:• Facility repair/service orders — Fort CarsonSupport 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 at719-491-0218 or email [email protected] needing trash containers, trash is overflowingor emergency service is required.• Facility custodial services — Call Bryan Dorceyat 526-6670 or email [email protected] service needs or to report complaints.• Elevator maintenance — Call Bryan Dorcey at526-6670 or email [email protected].• Motor pool sludge removal/disposal — CallDennis Frost at 526-6997 or email [email protected].

• Self-help/troop construction — Call Tony Haagat 526-2859 or e-mail [email protected] this number to obtain self-help tools and equipment or a motorized sweeper.• Base operations contracting officer representative — Call Terry Hagen at 526-9262 oremail [email protected] for questions onsnow removal, grounds maintenance and contractorresponse 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 SupportServices, 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 — isable to help Soldiers 24/7 and is located in building2354. During duty hours, Soldiers should call 526-4563. The 24-hour phone number for after hours, holidays and weekends is 526-0051.

Briefings 75th Ranger Regiment briefings — are held Tuesdays

in building 1218, room 314, from noon to 1 p.m.Soldiers must be private to sergeant first class with aminimum General Technical Score of 105; be a U.S.citizen; score 240 or higher on the Army PhysicalFitness Test; and pass a Ranger physical. Call 524-2691 or visit http://www.goarmy.com/ranger.html.

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 andabove, must attend Casualty Assistance Officer andCasualty Notification Officer Training. The three-daytraining course is held monthly at Veterans Chapel.Soldiers must register through their school noncom-missioned officer for attendance of this training. Thenext classes are April 15-17 and May 20-22. Call526-4551 for more information.

Retirement briefings — are held 8 a.m. to noon the second and third Wednesday of each month at the Freedom Performing Arts Center, building1129 at the corner of Specker Avenue and Ellis Street.Spouses are encouraged to accompany Soldiers to the briefing. Call 526-2840 for details.

ETS briefings — for enlisted personnel are held thefirst and third Wednesday of each month. Briefingsign in begins at 7 a.m. at the Soldier ReadinessBuilding, building 1042, room 244, on a first-come, first-served basis. Soldiers must be within120 days of their expiration term of service, butmust attend no later than 30 days prior to their ETSor start of transition leave. Call 526-2240/8458 formore information.

Disposition Services — Defense Logistics AgencyDisposition Services Colorado Springs, located inbuilding 381, conducts orientations Fridays from12:30-3:30 p.m. The orientations discuss DLAprocesses to include turning in excess property,reutilizing government property, web-based toolsavailable, special handling of property and environ-mental needs. To schedule an orientation, contactArnaldo Borrerorivera at [email protected] for receiving/turn in; Mike Welsh [email protected] for reutilization/web tools; orRufus Guillory at [email protected].

Reassignment briefings — are held Tuesdays inbuilding 1129, Freedom Performing Arts Center.Sign in for Soldiers heading overseas is at 7 a.m.and the briefing starts at 7:30 a.m. Sign in for

personnel being reassigned stateside is at 1 p.m.,with the briefing starting at 1:30 p.m. Soldiersare required to bring Department of the ArmyForm 5118, signed by their physician and battalion commander, and a pen to completeforms. Call 526-4730/4583 for details.

Army ROTC Green-to-Gold briefings — are heldthe first and third Tuesday of each month at noonat the education center, building 1117, room 120.Call University of Colorado-Colorado SpringsArmy ROTC at 262-3475 for more information.

Hours of OperationLogistics Readiness Center Supply and Services

• Central issue facility, building 1525 — Monday-Friday, 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 12:30-4 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. Lastissue/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 noonand 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 12:30-4 p.m.; call 526-5984.• Post Laundry, building 310 — Monday-Friday,7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. Last customerserved at 3:30 p.m.; call 526-8803.• Bulk fuel point — Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. tomidnight.• Hazardous Material Control Center, building400/406 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Contact administration operations at 526-5349or the warehouse at 526-2979.

Education Center hours of operation — TheMountain Post Training and Education Center,building 1117, 526-2124, hours are as follows:• Counselor Support Center — Monday-Thursday7:30 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 Educa tion Support and Army Personnel Testing —Monday-Friday 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 ofbuilding 6222, 1633 Mekong Street. Shipment underFull Replace Value claimants must report the addi-tional loss or damage listed on After Delivery Form1851 directly to the transportation service providerby fax or report on the Defense Personal PropertySystem line within 75 days. Claimants must submitthe claim on DPS line through http://www.move.milwithin nine months for FRV compensation for certain items. All other claims, submit to Fort CarsonClaims Office within two years of delivery or date ofincident. For more information, call 526-1355.

Medical Activity Correspondence Departmentoffice hours — The Correspondence (Release ofInfor mation) Office in the Patient AdministrationDivision hours are Monday-Wednesday and Friday7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday from 7:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.; closed all federal holidays. Call526-7322 or 526-7284 for details.

Special Forces briefings areheld Wednesdays from noonto 1 p.m. Special Operations Forcesbriefings are heldWednesdays from 1-2 p.m.Briefings are held in building 1218, room 314. Call524-1461 or visit http://www.bragg.army.mil/sorb.

Fort Carson dining facilities hours of operation

DFAC Friday Saturday-Sunday Monday-Thursday

Stack Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: Closed

Closed Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Wolf Breakfast: 6:45-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Breakfast: 6:45-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Warfighter (Wilderness Road Complex)

Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: Closed

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Red Cross Month

Volunteers provide a century of serviceBy Andrea StoneMountaineer staff

From disaster relief operations tosending emergency messages to deployedtroops, the Red Cross provides multipleservices on Fort Carson and around the world.

“The Red Cross has a tradition withthe military,” said Bill Fortune, communi-cations specialist, American Red CrossColorado and Wyoming region. “For overa hundred years, we’ve had Service to the Armed Forces. And that support runsfrom being on the front lines, being withthe Soldiers and Airmen in combat areas… to working with Families at home.”

Services available on Fort Carsoninclude pre-deployment and post-deployment classes, education, emergency communication messages,financial assistance in partnership with Army Emergency Relief, and volunteer opportunities.

The deployment classes are somethingthey hope to grow on Fort Carson.

“In the past, we’ve focused onNational Guard and Reserve communities… but a lot of times we forget that not allof our active-duty military Families are on Fort Carson,” said Samantha Wudel,director of Service to the Armed Forces,

American Red Cross. “Maybe they’re notgetting all of the other support servicesthat they could be getting.”

Army Community Service offers a variety of resiliency and deploymenttrainings, as well, but the Red Cross classes provide another option. The classes can be provided on or off post.

“We’re not trying to compete with that.This is more the added value of it beingoutside the chain (of command),” she said.“Nothing is getting reported anywhere.None of it is being funded by the military,so hopefully, what we’re trying to build is a certain amount of openness.”

Emergency communication messagesto deployed servicemembers are anotherbig focus for the Red Cross.

“An emergency is defined as an unexpected, time-sensitive event, generallyspeaking, involving an immediate Familymember or grandparent,” she said.

Emergencies could include death, serious illness, birth notifications, break-downs in Family care plans and legal issues.

“When it comes from the Red Cross,it’s validated,” Fortune said. “We knowexactly how to process the informationalong the channels and get it approvedalong the way so that the commander at that end is not worried about whether it’s valid.”

For those interested in volunteeringwith the Red Cross, there are many opportunities.

“There are 130 active volunteers onFort Carson who put in upwards of 4,000-5,000 hours a month,” Wudel said. “Mostvolunteers at Evans Army CommunityHospital and in medical clinics are doingeverything from pushing the book cart to (volunteering as) nurses or doctors.”

In celebration of National VolunteerWeek, there will be a 5-kilometerrun/walk, “Run for the Red,” April 17 atthe Special Events Center. Registrationbegins at 2 p.m., and the run starts at 3 p.m. This year’s theme for the event is “Army volunteers — changing lives and communities.”

“The goal is to highlight volunteerismin the community,” she said. “The Armyisn’t coming in and paying for all these programs to get done. It really isvolunteers that are the backbone of howthese community programs get done.”

Many of the services availablethrough the Red Cross directly benefitservicemembers and their Families.

“It drives home the message, which is,we’re proud of you. We’re proud of whatyou do. And we want to make sure thatthe sacrifice that you give … that we’reworthy of that sacrifice,” Fortune said.

Those interested involunteering with

the Red Cross canvisit the Red Cross

office at EvansArmy CommunityHospital or go to

http://redcross.organd enter a zip codeto be provided witha list of volunteeropportunities in

the area.

To send an emergency

communicationmessage to a deployed

servicemember, call 877-272-7337.Messages can bedelivered fastestwith name, rank,unit and Social

Security number.


By Staff Sgt. Henry W. Marris III3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team

Public Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division

Laughter and cheers from students at FortCarson’s Patriot Elementary School filled the coldmorning air March 18, as the students navigated theirway through the Warrior Dash obstacle course.

Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored BrigadeCombat Team, 4th Infantry Division, sponsoredthe Warrior Dash and assisted the students as they traversed the course.

The Warrior Dash was part of the curriculum of the school’s Fueling the Future nutrition and fitness program, initiated by Nicole Leth, wife of Lt. Col. Allen Leth, commander, 1st. Bn., 8th Inf.Reg. The program is designed to educate students on the benefits of— and motivate them to pursue— a healthy and active lifestyle.

“We wanted to keep a variety of activities for

the kids, and this is something that the Soldiers andFamilies were familiar with,” Nicole Leth said. “We thought this would be really fun for the kids, and it was easy for the Soldiers to plan and set up.”

The Warrior Dash was comprised of severalevents. Students had to negotiate a 50-meter eggcarry, individual plank walk, team plank walk, tire run, low crawl, team tire pull, rope course and even a dance area.

For some of the Soldiers, it was the first timethey had an opportunity to work with the studentsthrough the Fueling the Future program.

“This is a great experience for us and the kids,”said Spc. Cameron Garza, infantryman, Company A,1st. Bn., 8th Inf. Reg. “The students get to run aroundand have fun, and we get to join them. It’s all aboutgetting them involved at an early age.”

Garza said he enjoyed working withthe students and looks forward to doingit again because of the effect it canhave on the students.

“These kids look up to us as Soldiers, andbeing able to be out there and spend time with themis tremendous,” said Garza. “To have somebodyyou look up to out there running around and having fun with you, it will have a lasting impact.”

The school has already planned a WarriorDash for the kindergarten and first-grade studentsnext month, and a “Walk with the General” isplanned for May.

Photos by 1st Lt. Buford M. Willie

Students from Patriot Elementary School hop throughtires March 18, as part of an obstacle course set up bySoldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th InfantryRegiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4thInfantry Division.

Patriot Elementary School students compete in a potato sack race.

Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4thInfantry Division, demonstrate the plank walk obstacle during the Patriot Elementary School Warrior Dash,March 18.


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Military working dog, Falco, sniffs for hidden narcotics during competition, March 19. Falco’s

handler is Pfc. Jeremiah Hogue, 69th MilitaryPolice Detachment, 759th MP Battalion.

Spc. James Pegram, 69th Military Police Detachment, 759th MP Battalion, leads his militaryworking dog, Lisa, through an obedience course, March 19. The course tests the ability of thedogs to follow commands in spite of distractions such as loud noises and treats.

Spc. Philip Goeckel, 69th Military Police Detachment, 759thMP Battalion holds his military working dog, Dragon, as heprepares to charge after a “criminal” during competition,March 20. Dragon was declared the overall Top Dog.

Staff Sgt. Travis Jenkins, 148th Military Police Detachment, 759thMP Battalion, is attacked by military working dog, Dragon, duringthe “Hardest Hit” portion of competition, March 20. The FortCarson Combined Forces Top Dog Competition, March 19-20,was an opportunity for military and law enforcement workingdogs and their handlers to compete for top honors.

Story and photos by Andrea StoneMountaineer staff

The sun came out for the dogs. The Fort Carson CombinedForces Top Dog Competition, March 19-20, fell on the only twowarm spring days in the middle of a blustery week.

“The weather cooperated,” said Lt. Col. ChristopherHeberer, commander, 759th Military Police Battalion.“Gorgeous, sunny, warm. It’s just fantastic.”

The competition pitted 11 teams against each other, ninefrom Fort Carson, one from Fort Riley, Kan., and one from the Colorado Springs Police Department.

“Getting Soldiers and leaders and civilian police all out tohave fun and talk about the dogs, and then to really recognizeexcellence and let them compete in a healthy friendly environment with each other — it’s going to make everyone better,” he said.

The dogs, led by their handlers, competed in narcotics andexplosive detection, an obedience course and bite work — all skills that the dogs need both in garrison and deployed.

“They are as deployed or more deployed than any Soldiersthat have served in the last 12 years,” Heberer said. “(Military

working dogs) are worth hundreds of man-hours to search andclear to find explosives, narcotics and as a crowd deterrent.”

The competition was an opportunity for the teams to learn from each other.

“There are so many different techniques,so many different experience levels… we combine that (military)experience with local lawenforcement. Their dogsare out on patrol. They’remore patrol work versusour deployed work, sothere’s so many lessonslearned that can beshared,” Heberer said.

The overall Top Dog in the competition wasDragon, led by his handler, Spc. PhilipGoeckel, 69th MilitaryPolice Detachment,759th MP Bn. The

two have been togethersince Dragon came toFort Carson in July.

“I couldn’t ask for abetter dog to do trainingwith, to work the road, to work on Fort Carsonwith,” he said. “It’s my first dog (to be) certified with and beingthe outstanding dog that he is, I couldn’t be any happier.”

This is the first year for the event, but Heberer hopes to repeat it.

“We did it on a smaller scale this year to kind of test the concept,” he said. “My goal is to … grow this into

an Armywide competition,hopefully next year.”

TOP DOGShave their day

Cezar, handled by Pfc. JeremyRoberts, 69th Military Police

Detachment, 759th MP Battalion, runsup a ramp in the obedience course

during the Fort Carson CombinedForces Top Dog Competition, March 19.


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Support and defendThirteen service -members and Family members — representing 12 different countries —take the Oath ofAllegiance during aMarch 20 ceremony at the FreedomPerforming Arts Center.Army CommunityService assists servicemembers,retirees and Familymembers with citizenship paperworkand coordinates withthe U.S. Citizenshipand ImmigrationServices Denver Office,which conducts monthly naturalization tests andcitizenship ceremonieson Fort Carson.Soldiers wishing tobecome U.S. citizensshould contact their unit personnel office.Retirees and Familymembers can contactSylvia McCall at 526-9348 or Erin Pineroat 526-0457 for more information.


Chapel briefsFacebook: Search “Fort Carson Chaplains (Religious

Support Office)” for events and schedules.Lent and Easter services: Fort Carson

Religious Support has several Lent and Easter services scheduled. Catholic services at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel include:V Mass of Lord’s Supper, April 17 at 5 p.m.V Good Friday Service of the Passion,

April 18 at 5 p.m.V Easter Vigil Mass, April 19 at 8 p.m.V Easter Sunday Mass, April 20 at 9 a.m.V Stations of the Cross, Fridays until April 11

at 5:30 p.m.Catholic Holy Week services at Soldiers’Memorial Chapel include:V Sunday Anticipated Mass, Saturday at 5 p.m.V Sunday Mass at 9 a.m.V Daily Mass at 11:45 a.m.Catholic services at Healer Chapel include:V Sunday Mass at 11 a.m.V Daily Mass, Monday-Thursday at 11:45 a.m.Sunday Protestant services include:V Traditional service at Healer Chapel, 9 a.m.V Contemporary “ChapelNeXt” service, Veterans

Chapel, 10 a.m.V Gospel service at Prussman Chapel, 11 a.m.V Traditional service at Soldiers’ Memorial

Chapel, 11 a.m.Protestant Easter services April 20include:V Easter Sunrise Service at Soldiers’

Memorial Chapel, 6:30 a.m.VBreakfast at Soldiers’ Memorial

Chapel at 8 a.m.V Easter worship at Healer Chapel,

9 a.m.V Easter worship at Veterans Chapel

at 10 a.m.V Easter worship at Prussman and

Soldiers’ Memorial chapels at 11 a.m.Easter egg hunt: Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel

sponsors an Easter egg hunt April 20 at

Chapel Schedule

ROMAN CATHOLICDay Time Service Chapel Location PhoneSaturday 4:15-4:45pm Reconciliation Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez 526-8583Saturday 5 p.m. Mass Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez 526-8583Sunday 8:15-8:45 a.m. Reconciliation Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez 526-8583Sunday 9 a.m. Mass Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez 526-8583Sunday 10:30 a.m. Religious Education Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez 524-2458Sunday 10:30 a.m. RCIA Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez 524-2458Mon-Fri 11:45 a.m. Mass Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez 526-8583Friday 9-11 a.m. CWOC Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez 526-5769Sunday 11 a.m. Mass Healer Evans Army Hospital 526-7386Mon-Thurs Noon Mass Healer Evans Army Hospital 526-7386First Friday Noon Mass Healer Evans Army Hospital 526-7386

PROTESTANTSunday 9 a.m. Worship Healer Evans Army Hospital 526-7386Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School Prussman Barkley & Prussman 526-5744Sunday 11 a.m. Gospel Prussman Barkley & Prussman 526-9640Sunday 10 a.m. Chapel NeXt Veterans Magrath & Titus 526-8889Sunday 11 a.m. Worship Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez 524-4316Sunday 2:30-4:30 p.m. Youth Ministry Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez 526-5744Tuesday 9 a.m. PWOC Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez 524-4316

EASTERN ORTHODOXFort Carson does not offer Eastern Orthodox services on post. Contact Chap. (Capt.) George Oanca at (612) 432-6099 for Orthodox services.

JEWISHFort Carson does not offer Jewish services on post. Contact the Air Force Academy Chapel for Jewish services information at 472-0102.The chapel is located at 2346 Academy Place on the Air Force Academy.

ISLAMIC SERVICESFort Carson does not offer Islamic services on post. Contact the Islamic Society at 2125 N. Chestnut, 632-3364 for information.

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Meets once or twice monthly and upon special request. Contact Kevin Cheek 554-7709 for more information.

10:30 a.m. for toddlers through second-graders.Donations of small plastic eggs and small, individ-ually wrapped candy are being accepted at thechapel; in room 133 at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel.

Vacation Bible School volunteers — are needed forthe June 9-13 program. Positions include station

leaders — imagination station crafts, game assistance, snacks and preschool stations; crewleaders (16 years and older); and assistant

crew leaders (sixth-graders and older). All potential volunteers must complete abackground check. Contact Pat Treacyat 524-2458 or patricia.a.treacy2.

[email protected] to volunteer.Catholic Religious Education

registration is being accepted for classesthat meet Sundays from 10:30-11:50 a.m.

Religious education classes are available forchildren in preschool through the age of confir mation. Classes are also offered foradults seeking to join the Catholic faith and those who desire to participate in the celebrating of the sacraments. Call Pat Treacyat 524-2458 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 youth group Sundays at 6:30 p.m.

Catholic Women of the Chapel meets Fridayfrom 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Soldiers’ MemorialChapel. Call 526-5769 or visit “Fort CarsonMilitary Council of Catholic Women” onFacebook for information.

Commentary by Chap. (Capt.) Jake Snodgrass

68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion,43rd Sustainment Brigade

Why is the military chapel so important to our military installations? Many servicemembersand their Families find that it is an important part of their spiritual lives and spiritualfitness, and it serves the greater needfor the whole installation.

Here are some things to consider:Ø Chapels are strategically located

in a place to care for service-members and their Families —right on post. The strategic location places our religious communities in the midst of our military community and hasthe potential to serve, love andtransform a hurting military community like no one else.

Ø Military chapels provide servicemembers in the militarycommunity an opportunity to invest their time, spiritualgifts and money into ministrythat is happening all over theinstallation. Many organizations,ministries and chaplain programsthat happen all over post are funded and supported throughmilitary chapel programs and

people. In a time where funding is dramaticallydecreasing this is becoming more imperative.

Ø Church isn’t a place where we go to get “filledup” and find ministries that meet our needs. Itis where we go to get equipped for the work of ministry. We want to turn consumers into missionaries.

Ø Church isn’t about power of personality

and celebrity culture or simply a dynamic “service.” It is about everyday people on missiontogether in their community. If you want to find aprogram to get ministered to, join other ordinarypeople on a mission for a purpose. It will be the greatest fulfillment you could ever ask for.

Ø The military is huge, but very small. The relationships you build in a community on mission will bear continued fruit in the military.You will be stationed with these great peopleagain and the investment you make will producean ongoing return.

Ø It allows you the opportunity to leave a legacy of ministry in the military community like no other.

Ø We are all story formed, but the military has a unique story that you already know and live in rhythm with. Your knowledge andlife give you the opportunity to proclaim and put truth on display in clearer and more understandable ways. You are able to answer the questions military people are asking. Thisimpacts military Families and children.

Ø You will move and move and move again. If you look at the demographics, you could think of the military as one major city — thereare just more than 500,000 in the Army right now. Include their Families and that would be a major metropolitan area. Chapels, then, are a way to stay and live consistently within a cityfor potentially 20 years.

Ø You are needed. There is a lot of work to be donein restoring and building servicemembers’ lives.

Chapels serve need of whole installation

Correction: Last week’s Mountaineer listed the incorrect author of the chaplain’s article. “Reducechances of double jeopardy” was written by Chap.(Maj.) Alfred Matthews, Warrior Transition Battalion.


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Editor’s note: The following article was written by the Directorateof Emergency Services division chiefsto inform the Fort Carson communityof current policies and procedures.

PoliceTA-50 thefts — Fort Carson

police are conducting TA-50 personal protective gear sweeps of barracksparking lots due to the high volume of cases involving TA-50 being leftunsecured and reported stolen. Fort Carson Command Policy Memoranduml-PMO restricts Soldiersleaving their TA-50 in privately owned

vehicles (see physical security below).Police are only focusing on cars in barracks parking lots at this time.

FireSpring cleaning — The year is

flying by. It is March and the clockshave already moved forward and peoplehave begun their spring cleaning. Takethe opportunity to get rid of unneces-sary clutter that could be a fire hazard.Check the garage and make sure allflammables are stored safely away fromany heat source. In short, make thecleaning efforts productive by keepingsafety in mind when you spring clean.

Spring also brings about the time forFamilies to take to the roads for vacationor day trips. When traveling, make sureto allow for sufficient travel time. Try toavoid being in a rush, the extra timeallowed for safe travel is paramountfor safe trips. Have fun, but stay safe.

Physical securityCrime prevention policy — All

Fort Carson personnel are reminded to review the 4th Infantry Divisionand Fort Carson crime prevention policy, Fort Carson Command PolicyMemorandum1-PMO. This memoidentifies some basic techniques to

protect Army and personal property. It requires Army property to besecured in accordance with applicableregulations, and prohibits the storageof CTA-50 equipment in privatelyowned vehicles. It also provides guidance on the use of Fort CarsonForm 2031-E, Personal PropertyRecord, which is mandatory for allSoldiers living in the barracks. Finally,it gives commanders some web linksto help develop unit crime preventionprograms. The policy letter is availableon the Iron Horse Portal under the“Command Policy Letters” folder.

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Claims to the EstatePfc. Johnathon McClure — With deepest regret

to the Family of the deceased. Anyone havingclaims against or indebtedness to his estate shouldcontact 1st Lt. Stephen Pickett at 526-2517.

Upcoming eventsFood drive — Cub Scout Pack 264 will be

conducting an annual food drive. Scouts will drop bags to each house in all on-post housingareas April 5. They will pick up donations onApril 12. All food items will be donated to Careand Share Food Bank. Items needed include —nonperishable food such as canned meat/tuna,canned beans, canned tomato products, boxedpasta; soup; canned fruit and vegetables, cereal, peanut butter and powdered milk.

I-Heart Challenge — Evans Army CommunityHospital is offering nutrition classes Friday tohelp I-Heart Challenge participants and otherswith healthy eating and weight loss. I-Heart participants will earn points for every classattended. For more information, call 526-7290.

Summer youth program — Applications for the RedCross Summer Youth Program will be availableTuesday at the Red Cross Office, Evans ArmyCommunity Hospital room 1033, beginning at 8 a.m. Applicants must be military dependent identification card holders, 14-17 years old, andavailable for orientations May 27-30. The programwill run June 2-July 25. Applications are due April 18. For more information, call 526-7144.

Nutrition supplement class — Evans ArmyCommunity Hospital’s Nutrition Care Departmentpresents a free nutritional seminar, “DietarySupplements — Ripped or Ripped Off,” April 18from 1-2 p.m. at the Army Wellness Center on Prussman Boulevard. For more information,call 524-5733.

Military spouses appreciation day — The ArmedServices YMCA will host a military spouses appreciation day celebration that will include beautytreatments, massage, crafts and other activities and information, May 9 from 9 a.m. to noon. Child care is available on a first come, first sign-upbasis. Registration for the event is required and can be done by calling 622-9622 through May 2.

General announcementsPatient advisory council — Evans Army Community

Hospital needs patient and Family advisors to volunteer for 1.5-2 hours per month as part of thePatient- and Family-Centered Care initiative.Volunteers will give feedback on improving care atEvans. For more information, call Cynthia Brisby,526-7733/7644 or email, [email protected]. The first meeting is Tuesday from 1-2:30 p.m.in the Aspen Room of the hospital dining facility.

TRICARE Service Center — at Evans ArmyCommunity Hospital will be closing at the end ofMarch. Beginning Tuesday, beneficiaries can callUnited Healthcare at 877-988-9378 for enrollmentand benefit help or visit http://www.tricare.mil.

Military Appreciation Day — The SoutheastArmed Services YMCA hosts a monthly military appreciation day the fourth Friday of every month from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free eventsthroughout the day include breakfast and lightlunch, resiliency resources, preventive healthscreenings and wellness resources, workforce and education resources, social networking, arts and crafts and cooking classes. For more information, call Drew Aquino, 719-622-9622.

Winter facilities precautions — Soldiers and staffare asked to be watchful of heating-related concerns in winter, including frozen pipes, andreport them to the Directorate of Public Worksoperations and maintenance contractor for repairby calling in a service order to 526-5345. Checkareas to ensure temperatures are warm enough to prevent pipes from freezing and inspect pipes for leaks. Building occupants are requiredto keep windows closed during cold weather.

Mammography purge time — Evans ArmyCommunity Hospital mammography departmentwill soon purge its old films. Patients with mammography films 10 years or older shouldpick them up. Call 526-7886 to schedule filmpickup. Films not collected by Tuesday will bedestroyed per FDA regulations.

Support group — The Pikes Peak Share Pregnancyand Infant Loss Support Inc. holds a monthly

support group for those whose lives have beentouched by pregnancy loss, stillbirth or loss in thefirst few months of life. The group meets the secondTuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at St. Luke’sLutheran Church, 5265 Union Blvd. For moreinformation, visit http://www.pikespeakshare.org.

Fort Carson Employee Assistance Program —provides short-term assistance to Department of the Army civilian employees, active duty-spousesand Family members, and retired military personneland eligible family members with adult living problems, substance use concerns and issues affecting workplace productivity and well-being.Worksite interventions are offered and consultationis available to supervisors and managers regardingworkplace matters. EAP services are free to eligiblecivilians and DA civilian employees. Call 526-2196for assistance. The EAP is located at 1638 ElwellStreet in building 6236, room 229.

Nutrition education — Evans Army CommunityHospital Nutrition Care Division offers numerouseducation opportunities, including individualappointments, healthy cooking classes, commissarytours, infant/toddler feeding, sports nutrition, cholesterol management, weight management and dietary supplement classes. For more information, call 526-7290.

Snow removal — Occupants of military or civiliangovernment facilities are responsible for clearingsnow and ice on sidewalks leading from theirdoorstep to the first main sidewalk along parkinglots or roadways. Ice melt is available from FortCarson Support Services warehouse, building214. For information, call 526-9271. On-post Families can get information on snow removal by contacting Balfour Beatty Communities.

Payday loan complaints — The ConsumerFinancial Protection Bureau is accepting complaints from borrowers encountering problemswith payday loans. To submit a complaint, consumers can visit http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint or call 855-411-2372.

Mountain Post Running Club — The club willmeet every Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. at theExchange. There will be giveaways and stampsavailable for $1 off meals at the food court.

Influenza vaccinations — Shots for Soldiers will be available through their unit leadership or medical personnel. Vaccinations for beneficiaries, 6 months and older, are availableduring existing clinic appointments or duringwalk-in hours, 8-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3:30 p.m.Call 526-6422 for information.

Hospital dining facility hours change — Due to lower demand, hospital dining facility hourshave changed. Weekdays, full service breakfast isserved from 6-9 a.m. Grab and go items, such as boiled eggs, sandwiches and breakfast bar, areavailable from 9-10 a.m. Lunch is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., but the grill will close at 1:30 p.m. Dinner is served from 4-5:30 p.m., main lineonly. No change on weekends. Breakfast, 6:30-8:30 a.m.; lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; dinner,4-5:30 p.m. Call 526-7290 for more information.

Disaster information available — Homeowners,renters, business owners and employees affectedby the flooding, severe storms and landslides that were federally declared a major disaster onSept. 14 can receive updated information fromthe Federal Emergency Management Agency. Tobe added to the distribution list, put “subscribe”in the subject line to [email protected], [email protected] [email protected].

New hours — The pediatric immunization cliniclocated within pediatrics on the second floor ofthe Woods Soldier Family Care Center has newhours, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call 526-7653 for more information.

Voting assistance — The Voting Assistance Office, located in building 1218, room 212, isopen 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday-Friday. Call 526-3963 for assistance, or additional informationcan be found at http://www.fvap.gov.

Seeking volunteers — Cub Scout Pack 164 needs Scouts and adult volunteers who enjoy the outdoors, camping, climbing, sports, helping the community and more. Contact Sara Ehrhart, committee chair, 785-226-0267,troop(underscore)[email protected].

School lunch and breakfast program — SchoolDistrict 8 is accepting applications for the nationalSchool Lunch and School Breakfast programs.Application forms are being provided to all homeswith a letter to parents. Additional copies are available in each school. The information providedon the application is confidential and will be usedonly for the purpose of determining eligibility andverifying data. Applications may be submitted anytime during the school year. Contact Dawn Muniz at 719-382-1334 or email [email protected] more information.

Speed limit changes — The existing 40 mph speedlimit on Butts Road between Wilderness andAirfield roads has been reduced to 30 mph. Call526-9267 for information regarding the change.

Same day appointments — Evans ArmyCommunity Hospital Family Medicine Clinics,Internal Medicine Clinic and Pediatric Clinic areoperating 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.

Homes offered to wildfire victims — Tierra Vista Communities on Schriever Air Force Base is offering six to 12 month leases toColorado residents displaced by the wildfire. Call 683-3660 for more information.

Transfer military hospital or clinic when relocating— TRICARE Online users must update their military hospital or clinic location online eachtime they relocate. Transferring military hospitalor clinic affiliation in TOL does not automaticallytransfer the TRICARE enrollment in DefenseEnrollment Eligibility Reporting System.

Library program — Tutor.com for military Familiesoffers homework and studying help from a professional tutor, any time of day or night, free forK-12 students in military Families. Expert tutorsare available online 24/7 to help students in morethan 16 subjects, including math, science, Englishand social studies. Tutor.com can also help with standardized test prep, Advance Placement examsand with college essays. Visit http://www.tutor.com/military for more information.

Army Provider Level Satisfaction Survey —Patients may fill out and return the APLSS to helpminimize the impact of budget cuts on medicalcare. Evans Army Community Hospital receivesfunding based on patients seen and customer satisfaction. Positive surveys returned can bring in up to $800. Help keep providers and departments and clinics fully functional.


By Capt. Jon AndersonFort Carson running team

The Fort Carson Extramural Running teamwalked away with a sweep of the men’s and women’sMilitary Cup titles and the overall coed team cham -pionship from the Colorado Springs St. Patrick’s Day5-kilometer race, which drew 2,600 runners, March 15.

The men’s team nearly swept the Military Cup,

taking four of the top five places. Nicholas Vandam,Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 43rdSustainment Brigade, led the charge with a time of 16 minutes, 54 seconds, placing first in the men’sMilitary Cup division and ninth overall. DavidAnderson, HHC, 3rd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th InfantryDivision, followed close behind, with a time of 17:28,second in the Military Cup and 19th overall. Peter

Harris, Company B, Headquarters and HeadquartersBattalion, 4th Infantry Division, and Zachary Condon, Company C, 3rd BSB, finished fourth andfifth, respectively, in the men’s military division.

Kelly Kaim, Medical Department Activity, was the first to cross the finish line in the women’s Military Cup field with a time of 22:07. LindsayMcCue, Company B, HHBN, posted a time of 25:11 to help Fort Carson secure the coed team title.

The five Fort Carson runners rana combined time of 1:16:30, beatingout the second-place BoulderRunning Company by a full minute.

The running team was established this year to give runners interested in participating in theannual Army Ten-Miler inWashington, D.C., each October, abetter chance of continuing the post’ssuccessful showings at the event.

“We have had a great showingin the past two years, and we felt if our team was able to train year-round we could maintain thefirst-place showing for the men andhelp the women go from second tofirst place,” said Lorri Martindale,team officer in charge. “We established the extra mural team this year (that) will compete in anumber of events in Colorado inpreparation for the post team trialsand the Army Ten-Miler.”

Fort Carson will hold 2014Army Ten-Miler team tryouts April10, May 15, July 10 and July 24.Call 526-9120 or 526-1761 formore information on the extramuralrunning team or the tryouts.


Photo by Walt Johnson

Mountaineer Sports Feature

Team captures 3 titles

Courtesy photo

Fountain-Fort Carson’s Jordan Rhodes, left, drives tothe basket for a layup during

the annual 5A versus 4A all-star game at Doherty High

School in Colorado SpringsMarch 20. Rhodes joined

teammate Mashaud Williams on the 5A squad. The Lady

Trojans were represented byChastity Horton and Amber

Perryman. The all-star game is the unofficial close of the

high school basketball seasonin Colorado Springs. There

will be one more all-star game in Colorado, “The

Show,” which features the best players in the state

of Colorado, at the PepsiCenter in Denver April 12.

Fort Carson’ Extramural Runningteam members, from left, ZachCondon, Peter Harris, LindsayMcCue and Kelly Kaim compete inthe Colorado Springs St. Patrick’sDay Parade race March 15.

Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club holdsan annual event Saturday to kickoff the spring season.

The “Club for Kids Day”activity, open to ages 6-16, is setfor 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each youthattending the program will receiveone free club, a sleeve of birdieballs and a free golf lesson.

The Colorado Rockies are offeringmilitary members special ticketbuys this season.

The first opportunity is whenthe Rockies take on the ArizonaDiamondbacks April 5 at 6:10 p.m.and April 6 at 2:10 p.m. Militarypersonnel can purchase tickets in theoutfield box, pavilion, right fieldmezzanine and upper reservedinfield/outfield area for their Familyand friends for $14 each (with a$3.50 service charge per order), a discount from the usual price.

The Rockies will also offer military discounts for theseries with the Chicago WhiteSox, April 7-9; Philadelphia Phillies, April 18-20; and SanFrancisco Giants, April 21-23.

Call the Rockies at 303-ROCKIES, ask for the military discount and provide referencenumber 21230987 to take advantage

of the offer. This offer is not available on a walk-up basis. Seatingareas are subject to availability, limits may apply and all areas arenot available for each game.

The Directorate of Family andMorale, Welfare and Recreationstaff will host the second SpartanMilitary Sprint May 3-4.

The competition will consist ofa four-mile obstacle course built anddesigned by Fort Carson’s SpecialForces units and combat engineers,according to Sprint officials. Visithttp://www.spartanrace.com to register for the event.

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox open their season April 11 atSecurity Service Field inColorado Springs.

The Colorado Rockies Triple-Aaffiliate begins its season by hostingthe Round Rock Express, a farmteam of the Texas Rangers, April 11-14. The Sky Sox host the OklahomaCity Redhawks, the Houston Astrosaffiliate, April 15-18. Fort CarsonAppreciation Night is scheduled forMay 3 when the Sky Sox host theMemphis Redbirds, the St. LouisCardinals Triple-A affiliate.

The Sky Sox announcedMonday that individual game tickets for all 72 home games areon sale, on the Sky Sox websiteonly. Box seats are $13 andreserved seats are $10. Season ticketpackages start as low as $60 and include many of the biggest


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The intramural post golf champi-onships will take place April 5-6at Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club.

The tournament is free toenter for any active-duty Soldier.There will be a shotgun start at1:30 p.m. Registration deadline is Thursday. Call 526-4102 or 238-4839 for more information.

Thunder Alley Bowling Lanes has anumber of Family-themed events.The facility hosts Family FunBowl each Sunday at 6 p.m. forthe first 20 groups.

The fun bowl includes a four-person minimum $7 per person special, which includes three gamesof bowling, pizza and a drink.

The facility hosts a color pinevent each Saturday. People cansign up for the event beginning at 6p.m. with action starting at 8 p.m.

People can win cash whilebowling in the color pin event when the color pins come up in random spots for different awards,according to bowling alley officials.The cost is $15 for adults 18 andolder with a $2 shoe rental.

Thunder Alley takes people

back to the 50s on Tuesday nightsfrom 6-9 p.m. For 50 cents peoplecan purchase hot dogs, rent shoesand bowl games. There are rulesand restrictions that apply. Call526-5542 for more information.

A Commanding General GolfScramble is scheduled for April4 at the Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club.

Registration is underway for theevent which begins with a shotgunstart at 1 p.m. A CG scramble isscheduled for the first Friday of eachmonth April-September, except July’sevent which will be held July 11. Call 526-4102 for more information.

Registration for the 2014 RockyMountain State Games is open forathletes of all ages and skill levels.

Online registration is underwayfor athletes who wish to compete in the 41 sports for this year’sevent, held July 18-20 and 25-27 atvarious venues in Colorado Springs.

According to Colorado SpringsSports Corporation officials, theevent is open to all Colorado residents, students who are enrolledin a Colorado college or universityare eligible, as are U.S. military personnel and their Family mem-bers stationed in Colorado. TheRocky Mountain State Games have been organized in accordancewith NCAA guidelines with some exceptions. Registration is available at http://www.RockyMountainStateGames.org.

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Pueblo’s Buell Children’s Museum has “Off toSee the Wizards: Art+Science.” Marking the75th anniversary of the movie premiere of “TheWizard of Oz,” the exhibit sets the characters of Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and the WickedWitch against a backdrop of scientific exploration.The museum is at 210 N. Santa Fe in Pueblo; take exit 98 B. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children and military. The museum is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday.

The Royal Gorge Bridge and Park is now openfor guided tours, weekends only. Weather andconstruction permitting, the park hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis and visitors will ridepark vehicles. Tickets are $10 per person, riders 3 and under are free. Weather and electricity permitting, the Royal Rush Skycoaster may beopen; tickets are $25 for one rider; $45 for tworiders and $60 for three riders. The Royal GorgeBridge is about 10 miles west of Cañon City.

“Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed” is in theDenver Museum of Nature and Sciencethrough Aug. 24. The largest exhibition about theancient Maya ever to be displayed in the U.S., the exhibition includes artifacts never exhibitedbefore. The museum is in City Park at 2001Colorado Blvd., and is open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $22 for non-member adults and$13 for children ages 3-10. Tickets are sold for entry at a certain time; call the museum or go online for availability before planning a visit.

A new exhibit is in the Colorado SpringsPioneers Museum, “Journey to Pikes Peak.” The children’s exhibit can be seen from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum, at 215 S. Tejon St., has free admission.

“Social Life in Western Mining Camps,” is in theWestern Museum of Mining and Industry.

The exhibit explores the social history of the townsthat grew around mines. The exhibit focuses on thepeople who came West and what they broughtwith them and what they endured. The exhibitwill be shown through May. The museum is at224 N. Gate Blvd., off Interstate 25, Exit 156A.

The Harlem Globetrotters are in the World ArenaFriday at 7 p.m. Call 576-2626 for tickets.

“Agnes of God” is in the Colorado Fine ArtsCenter’s SaGaJi Theater, through April 6.Performances are Thursday-Saturday, at 7:30 p.m.Matinee performances are Saturday-Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $37, call 634-5583. The Fine Arts Center is at 30 W. Dale St.

Based on a children’s book, the musical“Pinkalicious” is in the Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., until April 6. The one-hour performance is appropriate for ages 2-10.Pinkalicious cupcakes will be available to pur-chase. Tickets for children/students are $15; $20for adults. Performance times vary; call the boxoffice at 634-5583 for show times and tickets.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument has aFossil Demonstration Lab 1-3 p.m. Saturdayand April 5 in the yurt tent at the picnic area near the entrance. Visitors can watch Dr.Bob Carnein, geologist, examine fossils through a microscope. The demonstration is included inadmission, which is $3 per person for everyoneolder than 17. The national monument is a few miles north of the town of Florissant onTeller 1. Florissant is west of Colorado Springson Highway 24.

Free access April 5-6 at the Archery Range atCheyenne Mountain State Park is allowed during the grand opening. No individualarchery range permit is required. Vendors will beset up 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a “learn to shoot”program is offered 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The archeryrange is opposite gate 5, across Highway 115.

“How to Succeed in Business Without ReallyTrying” will be in the Pine Creek High School Auditorium Thursday-April 5 and April11-12, at 7 p.m. Adult tickets are $13, students 12-18 are $8 and children under 12 are $6. Thehigh school is at 10740 Thunder Mountain Ave.

“Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic” will be in the World Arena Thursday-April 6. The showfeatures the largest cast ever of Disney stars,including Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, BuzzLightyear, Woody, Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket,Stitch, Nemo and the Incredibles. There will bescenes from “Mulan” and “The Lion King.” Call 576-2626 for ticket information. Ask for the military discount and show identification card.

The Sky Sox Triple-A baseball team has its firsthome game April 11, against the Round RockExpress at 6:35 p.m. The home stadium is at 4385 Tutt Blvd., on the city’s east sidenear Powers Boulevard and Barnes Road. a variety of ticket packages are available; contactthe box office at 591-SOXX. Tickets go on sale Monday.

Big Cool Science Festival, presented by CoolScience, is April 12, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There’llbe free, fun, hands-on science activity stations,shows and tours. This free event is for ages 6-15, and is at Colorado College’s BarnesScience center, 1040 N. Nevada Ave. Call 389-6431 for information.

“Celtic Woman, the Emerald Tour” is in the PikesPeak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., at 7 p.m.April 24. Tickets are on sale: call 520-SHOW.

Star Wars at the Hangar, “May the 4th be withyou,” is a must for Star Wars fans and Jedis.See the Star Wars X-wing fighter, train with the Jedi Lightsaber Academy, attend TrooperTraining School and create your own Ewoks andWookiees. Costumes are encouraged, May 4, 9a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission for adults is $20, children 4-12 is $10. Tickets at the door. Themuseum is at 7711 E. Academy Blvd. in Aurora.Call 303-360-5360, ext. 105 for information.

Rodeo All Star Weekend is April 17-19 in Denver,in the National Western Complex. Eventsinclude steer wrestling, calf roping, bull riding,barrel racing and roping, along with livemusic.The event is at the National WesternComplex, 4655 Humboldt St., at the BrightonExit off Interstate 70. Call 303-295-6124 for tickets or visit http://www.Rodeoallstar.comfor a schedule of events.

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The discovery center has a table where children can do crafts.

At first, the discovery center had limited hours, but it is now open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and one Thursday of the month it remains open until 8 p.m. The center is open until 8 p.m. Thursday.

The discovery center has “Star Days,” whichlinks Thursday’s evening program with the April 5event about “Space Myths.” Thursday’s programsinclude Cool Science and a showing of the film“Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” showing in Area 51 at 6 p.m. Science On a Sphere presentations will be on the half hour.

The April 5 schedule includes Cool Sciencedemonstrations, Science On a Sphere presentationson the half hour and “Mars, Myths and Rovers” and “Minecraft Space Exploration” presentations.The Stormtroopers of the 501st Legion will be in the Space Foundation Discovery Center from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Local schools partner with the SpaceFoundation, which has a space-related educationprogram for teachers.

Campfire, Scouts and other similar groups can make arrangements for field trips to the visitorcenter as well as in-depth education programs.

The Space Foundation hosts its 30th SpaceSymposium at the BroadmoorHotel May 19-22, attended by top-level representativesfrom space organizations and businesses. During thesymposium, Soldiers with inmilitary uniform may visit the exhibit center free of charge.

The Space FoundationDiscovery Center is at 4425Arrowswest Drive, off Gardenof the Gods Road, west ofInterstate 25.

It is open to the public from10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. It is open one eveningeach month.

It will be closed May 27-28for the Memorial Day holiday.

Admission is $9 for adults,$7 for college students with student identification, and $3for children ages 4-17. Children3 and under are free.

Military active duty, Guard or Reserve with militaryidentification are admitted for$4.50; their children are $1.50.

During extreme weatherconditions, the center may delay opening or remain closed.Call 576-8000 for information.

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A MarsVikingLander,shown inactualsize, waspart of aNASA program,launchedin 1975.

A display shows “spinoffs” of space technology that have been adapted into quality oflife products.

Rarely displayed outside Russia, the Lunokhod lunar rover model, back, was part of a secret launch in 1970.Lunokhod 2 model, front, was launched in 1973.

A Launch to the Moon exhibit shows the timeline of major steps along the way, beginningwith 1959.

The Space Foundation Discovery Center is located in the Space Foundation world headquarters in Colorado Springs. The entrance to the discovery center has space-related murals.

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The Space Foundation, headquartered inColorado Springs, is a global nonprofit leader in space awareness and educational programs. The Space Foundation Discovery Center, at thefoundation’s building, is a museum-quality facility.

Doug Rouse’s murals of spaceships, planets and an astronaut definitely get visitors in the mood for the space-based displays and artifactsawaiting them.

After opening phase 1 about 18 months ago, the center recently expanded the El Pomar SpaceGallery with additional artifacts and exhibits, aswell as interactive displays.

A good place to start is with the “Launch to the Moon,” timeline, which traces the events of thespace race era. It begins in 1959, when both theUnited States and the Soviet Union were trying to reach the moon. The timeline shows milestonesand photographs, which helps put some of the exhibits in perspective.

El Pomar Space Gallery displays Soviet robotic buggies and U.S. and Soviet space suits.There are other artifacts, such as the ScottCarpenter Station that was a research and demonstration vehicle designed by NASA.

See space food from both the U.S. and Russia

space programs that have a link to the space program and have improved people’s lives. Forinstance, GPS navigation, medical technologies,cellular communications, cordless tools and many other products were developed as a result of the space program.

There’s a one-quarter size model of the firstU.S. Lunar Module, the first manned vehicle toland on the moon.

Other displays in the El Pomar Hall include a Mars Viking Lander in actual size and an interactive mission to Mars display. There’s a spaceshuttle as art, a one-quarter model Deep ImpactLaunch Vehicle Delta II, an ascent/descent spacesuit and gloves, an astronaut garment and shave kit, crew food, a rocket engine and an Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle.

Two Russian Lunokhod robotic moon buggymodels, secretly sent on moon missions during the Cold War era, are displayed.

Science on a sphere is in the NorthropGrumman Science Center. The 68-inch diametersphere was developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and can provideviews of the Earth, moon, sun and planets. Thesphere is used in presentations and educational programs. If the sphere is not in use, docents present an overview demonstration to visitors. It is usually available on Saturdays.








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