1. Vol. 70 No. 41 Oct. 12, 2012
It’s a toss up
Staff Sgt. Mark Vickery, food service sergeant,
Headquarters and Support Company, Headquarters and
Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, delicately
arranges plates of salad before he presents them to
the instructor, during the culinary accreditation
course at the Fort Carson Culinary Academy, Oct. 6. For
more on the course, see pages 20-21.
Photo by Spc. Nathan Thome
Soldiers to vote on new PT uniform
By C. Todd Lopez
Army News Service
Now the Army wants Soldiers to weigh in on
color options and graphic patterns for the uniform.
and it can be thick or thin. On the shorts, there’s the
option to have colored piping on the sides. For the
There are six candidate uniforms — they are all the long- and short-sleeve T-shirts, there are both fabric
WASHINGTON — Back in February, the Army same in terms of fabrics, capabilities and durability. color options and the option to have either the word
gave Soldiers a chance to weigh in on the Improved What’s different is the color of the fabrics and the “Army” emblazoned across the chest or the Army
Physical Fitness Uniform. The Army took those Soldier size, color and shapes of the graphic designs. logo over the left breast.
suggestions and developed a possible replacement All Soldiers have the option to logon and choose Soldiers have until Oct. 28 to make it known
uniform. Now Soldiers can vote on which one of which uniform option they like best. The poll went which they think looks best.
those they think looks the best. live Tuesday, and will be available for 20 days. Perhaps more important than how the uniform
More than 76,000 Soldiers responded to the initial Stylistic variations include different colors for looks is how the uniform will perform and feel.
survey. Among other things, Soldiers commented the jacket and pants — black or gray, for instance. Improvements in the IPFU include reduced fabric
about uniform fit, moisture wicking and anti-microbial Soldiers can also choose among graphic elements weight, tagless labels, anti-microbial properties,
properties and how much the uniform weighs. The and colors for graphic elements. quick-dry capability, removal of reflective properties
Army listened to Soldiers and has developed a new With the jacket, there is a chevron emblazoned
Improved Physical Fitness Uniform. See IPFU on Page 4
across the chest. That can be in yellow, gray or black,
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Commanding General:
Garrison Commander:
Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson SecDef stresses importance of voting
Editor’s note: The following to participate in this process unit’s voting assistance officer, or visit
Col. David L. Grosso
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Fort Carson Public Affairs Officer:
was delivered by Secretary of Defense are in the world, no matter Every day, your efforts make
Dee McNutt Leon E. Panetta at the Pentagon, Oct. 4. who you plan to vote for. this country safer and its people
Chief, Print and Web Communications: On Nov. 6, Americans will have Please exercise the very more secure. You have more
Rick Emert the opportunity to exercise the most privilege that you’re willing than earned the right to vote.
important responsibility we have in a to fight and die for in So please participate in the
Editor: Devin Fisher
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Staff writer: Andrea Sutherland will choose from candidates at every But there isn’t much the blessings of liberty that
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3. Oct. 12, 2012 — MOUNTAINEER 3
Networked vehicles
Army conducts safety testing
By Claire Heininger and Katie Cain
Army News Service
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. —
The Army has completed safety release testing for a
new fleet of networked vehicles, paving the way for
Soldiers to begin training on them this month.
The Army Test and Evaluation Command deter-
mined that the five baseline designs for mine-resistant,
ambush-protected vehicles, known as MRAPs,
equipped with Capability Set 13, are suitable for new
equipment training, which kicked off the first week of
October for the 3rd and 4th Brigade Combat Teams
of the 10th Mountain Division. Capability Set 13
marks the first time the Army is delivering network
systems as an integrated communications package
that spans the entire brigade combat team formation, Photo courtesy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic
connecting the static tactical operations center to the test lead, Army System of Systems Integration. “The Major integration and installation efforts are under way
commander on-the-move to the dismounted Soldier. Capability Set 13 testing takes advantage of previous as the Army delivers the first mine-resistant, ambush-
Inside MRAPs configured with components efforts from Lab Based Risk Reduction and Network protected vehicles equipped with components of
of CS 13, commanders will be able to exchange Integration Evaluations to ensure a thorough check Capability Set 13. Two brigade combat teams of the 10th
information and execute mission command using out prior to fielding.” Mountain Division are receiving the first CS 13 vehicles
mobile communications technologies, rather than The safety release testing for CS 13 vehicles on a staggered schedule starting in October, with
having to rely on a fixed infrastructure. To demonstrate focused on two main categories: human factors and multiple deliveries over the next several months.
that the vehicles are safe and functional to operate electromagnetic interference. During the human factors
in theater, the Army is conducting a rigorous series phase, test personnel conducted ingress/egress drills on nuclear, chemical and biological missions.
of tests, the first of which concluded last month at for various scenarios, such as evacuating a vehicle The human factors testing produced valuable
ATEC’s Aberdeen Test Center. due to casualties. The testers donned full combat gear feedback regarding safety and function of the
“As the Army moves toward smartly integrating to ensure they could access and operate CS 13 system integrated CS 13 components, and led to some subtle
and delivering Capability Sets, we also need to smartly controls wearing different sets of gloves, including design adjustments to improve accessibility. During
test the integrated platforms within the context of the extreme weather arctic mittens, cold weather mittens
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IPFU On the long sleeve T-shirt, the
from Page 1 “mock collar” has been removed, as
well as the sleeve cuffs, to make the
in the uniform, the removal of the uniform more comfortable for Soldiers.
liner and elastic bottom on the pants, “We made it more like a crew
and overall pattern adjustments to neck collar to allow more air in for the
provide a better fit. Soldiers to cool down as they are
Those changes came as a result of working out,” Bruner said. “It won’t
Soldier input as well. Command Sgt. be as constricted around the neck area.”
Maj. Emmett Maunakea, Program In the February survey, Soldiers
Executive Office Soldier, said Soldiers said they felt the liner in the pants was
were asked to weigh in on the IPFU, too thick and “got in the way,” Bruner
and are being asked now to vote on said. The liner has been removed. “We
which uniform they like best, because included reinforcements along the
it is Soldiers who are the end users. knee area as well.”
“Nobody can tell you better what Also an option with the new
needs to happen with it than the user of uniform is “possible female sizing that
that piece of equipment,” Maunakea will be developed,” Bruner said.
said. “We need the feedback from Maunakea and a team from PEO
Soldiers and leaders in the field to tell Photo courtesy of Program Executive Office Soldier will travel around the Army to
us what is wrong with it, what is right Soldiers have until Oct. 28 to vote on the new Improved Physical Fitness Uniform. show off to Soldiers the new uniform
with it, and how can we make it better There are six candidate uniforms to choose from, varying in color of fabrics and options. The team was at Fort Bragg,
and work better for them.” color and shapes of graphic designs. N.C, Monday-Wednesday; and is at
Maunakea said Soldiers know Fort Hood, Texas, Thursday-Saturday.
what’s available to civilians in the do,” she said. “They knew that they wanted it to have Other stops include Joint Base
way of fitness gear, and brought that knowledge with sort of high-performance capabilities within the fabric. Lewis-McChord, Wash., Tuesday-Thursday and
them when they commented on the Army’s uniform. They know when you go out on the commercial market, Fort Shafter and Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct.
“Our Soldiers are smart,” he said. “They are out you see tags that say anti-microbial and quick-dry and 19-26. Locations for those demonstrations were
there spending a lot of money in the economy as they all of these high-speed, high-performance terminology chosen for density of Soldiers.
buy their civilian workout clothing. And they are — they knew what characteristics and features they After Soldiers vote on which uniform they like
buying the newest, latest and greatest type of stuff.” wanted to see in the uniform.” best, there will be a “series of steps” that must
Maj. Mia Bruner, assistant product manager for To save on cost, the reflective elements of the take place before the uniforms reach Soldiers.
initial issue uniforms, said Soldiers came into the IPFU have been removed, Maunakea said. Included in those steps are wear testing by a sample
February survey with well-informed ideas about their “Everybody is going to be wearing a PT belt group of Soldiers, additional improvements as a result
physical fitness uniform. anyway, so it doesn’t make sense to have it on the of that testing, and a final approval by the chief of
“They knew what they wanted that uniform to uniform, if you are already wearing a reflective belt.” staff of the Army.
Testing there is a lot of value in understanding other CS 13 components and runs them
“There is a new from Page 3
how everything works as a system to
conduct a quality test.”
Running the tests at Aberdeen
through operational threads to validate
the network configurations specific to
the 10th Mountain Division.
level of complexity the electro-magnetic interference phase,
engineers created “worst case configu-
Proving Ground put testers in close
proximity with the Army’s network
“The network verification event
will help ensure the CS 13 platforms
on these platforms, rations” that push the systems to their
limit, such as transmitting voice and data
experts, including project managers for
Capability Set 13 systems and personnel
coming off the production line operate
and function as a fully integrated
and there is a simultaneously via the Warfighter
Information Network-Tactical network
from the Communications-Electronics
Research, Development and Engineering
system of systems, as intended,”
Puhalla said.
backbone and several radios, in addition
lot of value in to raising and lowering the vehicles
weapon systems. Under these conditions,
Center, also based at APG. CERDEC
certified the network configurations
prior to testing, while the PMs provide
These final tests come on top of the
Army’s NIEs, a series of rigorous field
exercises leveraging 3,800 Soldiers of
understanding testers can determine whether the radiation
and interaction between the various
subject-matter expertise to quickly
troubleshoot issues that arise.
the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division,
executing realistic mission threads in the
how everything systems and antennas will harm Soldiers.
“We’ve tested WIN-T on many High
The safety release testing cleared the
way for Soldiers at Fort Drum, N.Y., and
punishing terrain of White Sands Missile
Range, N.M. The NIEs validated the
works as a system Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
configurations, and have tested numerous
Fort Polk, La., to begin new equipment
training. Following safety release, the
CS 13 network, and also produced
Soldier feedback that was incorporated
military radios, but now the capability
to conduct a set combines WIN-T, additional radios,
and the digital backbone all integrated
Army is also conducting safety confir-
mation and network verification testing
through December. Safety confirmation,
into CS 13 vehicle designs.
The Army also conducted extensive
Lab Based Risk Reduction activities
quality test.” on a MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle,” said
Michael Geiger, the EMI Test Facility
also conducted at APG, clears the
vehicles for use in theater. Network
at APG, in order to validate system
functionality, interoperability, all config-
— Michael Geiger manager at ATC. “There is a new level verification, which will take place at uration settings and mission threads prior
of complexity on these platforms, and Fort Dix, N.J., pairs the vehicles with to the NIE field exercises.
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5. Oct. 12, 2012 — MOUNTAINEER 5
‘Warhorse’ Soldiers recertify UAV
Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Ruth Pagán led the recertification, ensured the Soldiers were Company A, 2nd STB, 2nd BCT. “Anything that’s
2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs properly trained on all of the updated systems and broken, they fix it and get it back to us.”
Office, 4th Infantry Division equipment that came out while the unit was deployed. Now that all of their equipment is current, the
When the UAS platoon returned from deployment Soldiers had to recertify.
Soldiers from the Unmanned Aerial System a few months ago, they turned in all their equipment The civilian instructors informed the Soldiers of
Platoon, Company A, 2nd Special Troops Battalion, for service and updates to AAI as part of the reset. changes to the rules and regulations that govern
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, “The equipment went through their systems and UAVs and how to comply with them, said Harvey.
recertified on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles at Fort if there were any new updates, then they added them “The software updates are the most changing
Carson’s Camp Red Devil, Sept. 24 through Oct. 5. to the UAV and they re-serviced all the aircraft, aspect of the UAV so they make sure we understand
“Drones” are an effective tool in today’s Army ground shelters and antennas,” said Staff Sgt. it,” he said.
arsenal and civilian Aeronautic Air Instructors, who Benjamin Harvey, unmanned aerial vehicle operator, The first week of training is classroom instruction
and the second week is field training on
launching, recovering and flying the UAVs.
There are no tests required to certify, but
Pfc. Ryan Golden, left, and Sgt. Jacob Schmitt, both
Soldiers must prove their proficiency by
unmanned aircraft systems repairers, Company A,
meeting certain steps and performing
2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat
certain actions, Harvey said.
Team, 4th Infantry Division, perform preflight
“Soldiers must successfully show
systems checks on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle at
competence in the different aspects of the
Fort Carson’s Camp Red Devil, Oct. 4.
flight: launch, recover and flight,” he said.
For new Soldiers, this is an opportunity
to get hands-on training and implement it
in actual flight time.
“To actually be here with my unit
working, launching ‘birds’ and doing my
job, it means a lot,” said Pfc. Ryan Golden,
unmanned aircraft systems repairer,
Company A, 2nd STB.
Not only are civilians instructing,
but recently redeployed Soldiers are
helping new Soldiers with lessons
learned downrange.
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6. 6 MOUNTAINEER — Oct. 12, 2012
Warriors unwind
through paintball
Story and photo by “While Soldiers are deployed,
Staff Sgt. Ruth Pagán they experience high level of stress
2nd Brigade Combat Team Public for an extended period of time; we
Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division are trying to give them a way to get
their adrenaline levels up in a positive
Running from tree to tree, ducking way, so they aren’t going out and
and dodging, the Soldiers’ adrenaline getting drunk or getting into fights,”
pumped with the excitement of trying said Ryan Sullivan, recreation assistant
not to get hit with paintballs; this was with Fort Carson’s WAQ.
not just another day in the office. WAQ offers an array of activities
Soldiers from Company A, 204th for redeploying units to choose from,
Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd at no expense to the Soldier, such as
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry rock climbing, paintball, ropes courses,
Division, participated in the Warrior skiing, zip lines and white-water rafting.
Adventure Quest at Fort Carson’s The “Rough Riders” chose to
Turkey Creek, Sept. 28. participate in paintball.
WAQ is an Army training tool “Today, all they have to do is show
designed to introduce Soldiers to up,” Sullivan said. “We provide their
coping outlets or resiliency methods markers (paintball guns), their masks,
through adrenaline-pumping activities all the paintball rounds, all the gear
to achieve an equivalent type of “rush” they need and we have an air refilling
that they may have experienced station to fill the markers.”
while deployed. This program gives Soldiers the
opportunity to get acquainted with a
new interest.
From front, Cpl. James Kayim, Spc. “I think it’s a good thing they
Ronald Lewis, Sgt. Kurt Bailey and 2nd supply all the equipment and all the
Lt. Amanda LaSarge, all with Company gear needed,” said Staff Sgt. Ronnie
A, 204th Brigade Support Battalion, Biggers, platoon sergeant, Company A.
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th “This gives (Soldiers) an introduction
Infantry Division, take cover during to a hobby they could pick up on their
a speedball round of paintball at own, and it allows them to do
Turkey Creek, Sept. 28, as part of
See WAQ on Page 12
the Warrior Adventure Quest program.
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7. Oct. 12, 2012 — MOUNTAINEER 7
Miscellaneous Fort Carson dining facilities hours of operation
Troops to Teachers — information briefing will be Dining facility Friday Saturday-Monday Tuesday-Thursday
held Oct. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the educa- Stack Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Closed Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
tion center, building 1117. The briefing will discuss Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
the requirements and options to become a teacher Dinner: Closed Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
and services available through the program. Wolf Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Representatives from area school districts will be Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
available to discuss career opportunities. To register, Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
call 800-438-6851 or email info@mpttt.org.
Points only, nondeployable unit — Reinforcement Warfighter Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Closed Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
training units provide a “home” for Individual Ready (Wilderness Road Complex) Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Reserve Soldiers who want to maintain Reserve Dinner: Closed Dinner: Closed
affiliation. Soldiers considering leaving troop LaRochelle Closed Closed Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
program unit assignment can consider the 6399th/ 10th SFG(A) Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
6404th RTU as a short- or long-term option. Benefits Dinner: Closed
include earning retirement points and “good” years;
optional monthly nonpaid drill weekends; continued removal, grounds maintenance and contractor Reassignment briefings — are held Tuesdays
military training; paid annual training opportunities; response to service orders. for Soldiers heading overseas and Thursdays for
earning retirement points via correspondence courses; • Portable latrines — Call Jerald Just at personnel being reassigned stateside. The briefings
and easy transfer to TPUs if desired. Contact Chief 524-0786 or email jerald.j.just.civ@mail.mil to are held in building 1129, Freedom Performing Arts
Warrant Officer 4 Lake Gardner at 720-363-0511 or request latrines, for service or to report damaged Center; sign-in is at 7 a.m. and briefings start at 7:30
lakegardner@comcast.net for more information. or overturned latrines. a.m. Soldiers are required to bring Department
Finance travel processing — All inbound and The Fort Carson Trial Defense Service office — of the Army Form 5118, signed by their unit
outbound Temporary Lodging Expense, “Do it is able to help Soldiers 24/7 and is located at personnel section, and a pen to complete forms.
Yourself ” Moves, servicemember and Family building 1430, room 233. During duty hours, Call 526-4730/4583 for more information.
member travel, travel advance pay and travel pay Soldiers should call 526-4563. The 24-hour phone Army ROTC Green-to-Gold briefings — are held
inquiries will be handled in building 1218, room 231. number for after hours, holidays and weekends is the first and third Tuesday of each month at noon
Call 526-4454 or 524-2594 for more information. 526-0051. Know your rights. at the education center, building 1117, room 120.
First Sergeants’ Barracks Program 2020 — is located Call University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
in building 1454 on Nelson Boulevard. The hours of Briefings Army ROTC at 262-3475 for more information.
operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The ETS briefings — for enlisted personnel are held
office assists Soldiers with room assignments and Warrant Officer Recruiting Team — from the the first and third Wednesday of each month.
terminations. For more information call 526-9707. Special Operations Recruiting Battalion will brief on Briefing sign in begins at 7 a.m. at the Soldier
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club — The Fort Carson qualifications and application procedures to service- Readiness Building, building 1042, room 244,
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club meets the third Tuesday members interested in becoming warrant officers on a first-come, first-served basis. Soldiers must
of each month at the Family Connection Center from Tuesday-Thursday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the be within 120 days of their expiration term of
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The SAMC is open to all education center, building 1117. Shortage military service, but must attend the briefing no later than
active members and those interested in becoming occupational specialties include 14E, 14T, 14G, 30 days prior to their ETS or start of transition
future SAMC members. The club was originally a 14H, 14S, 15E, 15W, 31D, 35N, 35F, 35L, 35S, 91E leave. Call 526-2240/8458.
U.S. Forces Command organization of elite noncom- and 94A. For more information call (253) 590-3242 Special Forces briefings — are held Wednesdays in
missioned officers but is now an Armywide program or (253) 590-3422 or visit http://www.usarec.army. building 1430, room 123, from noon to 1 p.m.
for those who meet the criteria and have proven mil/hq/warrant. Soldiers must be specialist-staff sergeant from any
themselves to be outstanding NCOs through a board/ 75th Ranger Regiment briefings — are held military occupational specialty, have a general
leadership process. Contact the SAMC president, Staff Tuesdays in building 1430, room 150, from technical score of at least 107, be a U.S. citizen, score
Sgt. Thomas Witt, at 526-5661 for more information. noon to 1 p.m. Soldiers must be private-sergeant 240 or higher on the Army Physical Fitness Test, and
Directorate of Public Works services — DPW is first class with a minimum General Technical pass a Special Forces physical. Call 524-1461 or
responsible for a wide variety of services on Fort Score of 105; be a U.S. citizen; score 240 or visit the website at http://www.bragg.army.mil/sorb.
Carson. Services range from repair and maintenance higher on the Army Physical Fitness Test; and
of facilities to equipping units with a sweeper and pass a Ranger physical. Call 524-2691 or visit Hours of Operation
cleaning motor pools. Listed below are phone http://www.goarmy.com/ranger.html.
numbers and points of contact for services: Casualty Notification/Assistance Officer training Central Issue Facility
• Facility repair/service orders — Fort — is held Tuesday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 • In-processing — Monday-Thursday from
Carson Support Services service order desk can be p.m. in building 1187 on Minnick Avenue, behind 7:30-10:30 a.m.
reached at 526-5345. Use this number for emergen- post car wash. Class is limited to 50 people on a • Initial and partial issues — Monday-
cies or routine tasks and for reporting wind damage, first-come, first-served basis. Contact Jean Graves Friday from 12:30-3:30 p.m.
damaged traffic signs or other facility damage. at 526-5613/5614 or jean.graves@us.army.mil for • Cash sales/report of survey — Monday-
• Refuse/trash and recycling — Call Eric more information. Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bailey at 719-491-0218 or email eric.e.bailey4. Disposition Services — Defense Logistics Agency • Direct exchange and partial turn ins —
civ@mail.mil when needing trash containers, trash is Disposition Services Colorado Springs, located Monday-Friday from 7:30-11:30 a.m.
overflowing or emergency service is required. in building 381, conducts orientations Fridays • Full turn ins — by appointment only; call
• Facility custodial services — Call Bryan from 12:30-3:30 p.m. The orientations discuss 526-3321.
Dorcey at 526-6670 or email bryan.s.dorcey.civ@ DLA processes to include turning in excess • Unit issues and turn ins — Call 526-
mail.mil for service needs or to report complaints. property, reutilizing government property, 5512/6477 for approval.
• Elevator maintenance — Call Bryan web-based tools available, special handling of Education Center hours of operation — The
Dorcey at 526-6670 or email bryan.s.dorcey. property and environmental needs. To schedule Mountain Post Training and Education Center,
civ@ mail.mil. an orientation, contact Arnaldo Borrerorivera at building 1117, 526-2124, hours are as follows:
• Motor pool sludge removal/disposal — arnaldo.borrerorivera@dla.mil for receiving/turn • Counselor Support Center — Monday-
Call Dennis Frost at 526-6997 or email in; Mike Welsh at mike.welsh@dla.mil for Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Fridays 11
dennis.j.frost.civ@mail.mil. reutilization/web tools; or Rufus Guillory at a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Repair and utility/self-help — Call Gary rufus.guillory@dla.mil. • Army Learning Center — Monday-
Grant at 526-5844 or email gerald.l.grant2.civ Retirement briefings — are held from 8 a.m. to noon Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
@mail.mil. Use this number to obtain self-help tools the second and third Wednesday of each month at • Defense Activity for Nontraditional
and equipment or a motorized sweeper. the Joel Hefley Community Center conference Education Support and Army Personnel Testing —
• Base operations contracting officer repre- room, 6800 Prussman Ave. The Retirement Services Monday-Friday 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m.
sentative — Call Terry Hagen at 526-9262 or email Office recommends spouses accompany Soldiers to Repair and Utility self-help — has moved to building
terry.j.hagen.civ@mail.mil for questions on snow the briefing. Call 526-2840 for more information. 217 and is open Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
UAV you don’t forget it, but you do get their recertification training, but the be adjusting real well to the new teams.”
from Page 5 very rusty,” Harvey said. “So being platoon benefits as well. This has been the first opportunity
able to come out and get hands on the “Since we’ve redeployed, there the platoon has been able to work together
experienced people who came from equipment is good.” have been a lot of changes to our on the equipment since redeploying.
downrange is so useful,” Golden said. “In our job, you have to stay current platoon with people leaving and others “We came together fairly quickly,”
“I’m learning so much; there is a lot because things are always changing and coming in, so this has been a good Golden said. “We had a few months
to take in.” this is one of the ways we stay current,” opportunity to see how everyone works before our equipment came back to get
This training is not only beneficial said Spc. Nolan Barr, unmanned aerial together,” Harvey said. “It’s nice to see to know each other and get trained up,
to new Soldiers, but veterans as well. vehicle operator, Company A. that a lot of our new people are very so once the equipment got here, we hit
“This is kind of like riding a bike, Not only are Soldiers receiving knowledgeable and everyone seems to the ground running.”