The 1HBCT Weekly News Update provides important community information for soldiers and their families, including changes in meeting locations and gate access updates. Upcoming events include a family game night, various classes on health and financial literacy, and a comedy show, with invites extended to the community. Additionally, scholarship opportunities for military children and resources for deployed spouses are highlighted.

1. 1 February 2012 1HBCT Weekly News Update, please pass along to Soldiers, Family and Friends of
1HBCT. You can always stay up to date with local events by going to 1st Infantry Division page at
http://www.riley.army.mil/default.aspx or if you are having issues reading this you can click on this link
to read the weekly news. http://www.riley.army.mil/UnitPage.aspx?unit=1bct. And we are always up
and posting new information on FaceBook! Join us on the Official 1HBCT FaceBook Page at
www.facebook.com/1HBCTDEVILBRIGADE?v=wall&ref-sgm
OPEN TO ALL FAMILIES AND SOLDIERS! The Network Meeting scheduled for February 3rd at 10:30am
has MOVED locations due to conflict with room availability. The meeting will now be held at Rally Point
(Bingo Hall) on Trooper across from the new Fire Station and Forsyth Housing area. Learn what’s going
on in the Community!
Upcoming Gate Advisory: Trooper Gate will be closed on 6 Feb 12 from 0730 - 1030 due to concrete
repair work. Please use Grant Gate to access the installation. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Henry Gate Traffic Changes: One-way traffic plan from 0500-0700 beginning on 07 FEB 12.
Henry Gate will be one-way traffic from 0500-0700 every weekday, no out-bound will be
traveling during these times thru this gate.
Don’t forget to sign up for these Couple classes!

2. Stay up to date with the FT Riley Post paper! http://www.1divpost.com/
Picerne to host Family night
Story by: Picerne Military Housing . With the hustle and bustle of work and after-school activities,
scheduling time together as a Family can be a challenge, not to mention planning an activity and
deciding on something everyone can agree upon. Picerne Military Housing is taking the challenge out for
Families by inviting Picerne residents to its Family Game Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Forsyth
Neighborhood Center. "Family Game Night will feature jumbo-sized games, such as Tic-Tac-Toe, Jenga
and checkers, as well as Family favorites, like Would You Rather, Candy Land, Yahtzee, Hungry, Hungry
Hippos and others," said Jasmine Nelson, event co-chair. "There will be games and activities for all
ages." Snacks will be provided and prizes will be given away throughout the night. The grand prize will
be a one-night stay at the Great Wolf Lodge, Kansas City, Kan. "iPads, game consoles, televisions and
other electronic devices tend to take the place of Family time these days," said JC Calder, deputy
community management director, Picerne Military Housing. "We wanted to provide a fun night where
Families can spend time together and enjoy each other's company without other distractions." The

3. Forsyth Neighborhood Center is located at 22900 Hitching Post Road. Children must be accompanied by
an adult. For more information, residents may call their neighborhood office.
Fort Riley Current News Update: A warrant officer recruiting team from the U.S. Army Recruiting
Command will be at Fort Riley Feb. 7 to 8 to conduct briefings. Briefings will be at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in
Building 8388 on Armistead Street. For more information, call Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael A. Grinter
at 502-626-0458 or michael.grinter@usarec.army.mil. More information also can be found at
www.usarec.army.mil/hq/warrant
Effective Feb. 7, the Quartermaster Laundry Service located in Building 229 will no longer clean
organizational clothing and individual equipment, or OCIE, for individual Soldiers. All OCIE turn-ins to the
central issue facility, or CIF, will be clean and all repairs made in accordance to TM10-8400-201-23,
General Repair Procedures for Clothing. No dirty OCIE will be accepted under any circumstances and
prior to DX all OCIE items will be clean.
The Fort Riley Police Department would like to remind Fort Riley *residents and visitors that vehicles
parked adjacent to the side of a roadway must be facing the same direction as travel on the roadway.
Parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant is prohibited, as well as in other areas designated by “no parking”
signs. Parking regulations can be referenced in Kansas Statues and Fort Riley Regulation 190-5.
The Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency offers rides to and from Manhattan to the Fort Riley and
Junction City areas. The cost is $2 one-way within a three-mile radius of Manhattan, Fort Riley and
Junction City. Rides beyond the three-mile radius are $4 each way. For more information or to schedule
a ride call 877-551-6345.
Heading to Aggieville for drinks? Get home to Fort Riley safely with The Riley Ride. This service is open
for all DoD ID cardholders and runs Friday and Saturday evenings. For more information, call 785-239-
5614.
Asking for help when you need it is a sign of strength. Listening to a friend in need and getting them
the help they need is a sign of strength. Suicide affects us all and prevention is an all-hands effort all the
time. If you or someone you know needs help, call 1-800-273-TALK. Reach out. Talk. Listen. Help prevent
suicide.
Applications for the Defense Commissary Agency 2012 Scholarships for Military Children program are
now available at commissaries worldwide as well as online at www.commissaries.com and
www.militaryscholar.org The program awards at least one $1,500 scholarship to a student at each
commissary. Scholarships are funded by donations from commissary vendors, manufacturers, brokers,
suppliers and the general public. To be eligible for a scholarship, the student must have a current
military ID card and be an unmarried child, no older than 21 or 23 – if enrolled as a full-time student at a
college or university – of an active-duty service member, reservist, guardsman, retiree or survivor of a
military member who died while on active duty or survivor of a retiree. Applicants must submit an essay
on a topic that is posted at www.militaryscholar.org. Applications must be turned in to a commissary by
close of business Feb. 24.
Attention Military Spouses: The Spouse Deployed telephone support program is now available to
spouses of Deployed Service Members. For any spouse seeking information, education or support

4. please contact the Spouse Deployed research team below. This program is offered completely over the
telephone. No travel required. Souse Deployed assistance, For Spouses across the country whose
service members are currently deployed overseas. A Department of Defense and Army funded research
study administered by the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Completely confidential, Spouses
will receive (by random assignment) either: Telephone support groups, one hour, two times a month for
6 months, or Online information webinar sessions, 30 minutes, two times a month for 6 months.
Spouses learn ways to manage stress and solve problems related to deployment and reintegration, Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, and other common problems. Telephone data
collection will be at baseline, six and twelve months (with payment of $25 per session and an additional
$25 payment upon completion of entire study). For Information or to Enroll please contact us at:
Spouse Deployed: Email: vhamemsbm@va.gov, Phone: (901) 577-7485 or (800) 636-8262, ext. 7485
Website: www.memphis.va.gov/spousesupport. We are also seeking military spouse participation for a
post deployment telephone study. POC: Sarah E. M. Kennedy, Research Specialist VA Medical Center,
Memphis (901) 523-8990, ext 5079.
Craig and Leonard Fitness Centers are now open again as of Monday Jan. 30 at 5:00 a.m. For more
information visit: http://rileymwr.com.
Spring Retreat! "Glorifying God with an Un-Offend-Able Heart" Guest Speaker: Victoria Robinson
Praise & Worship Leader: Janice Whiteside, March 2-3, 2012 at Morris Hill Chapel. Suggested Donation:
$25 (cash/check "CTOF") Friday night, 5-9pm, dinner served. Saturday, 9am-4pm, lunch served.
(Limited childcare available for those families with soldiers on deployment or TDY). Contact Carissa
Oliver to register by February 14, 2012: x_beblessed_x@yahoo.com as more information comes in it will
be put out thru proper channels.
Upcoming Nutrition & Health/Resource Management Classes presented by K-
State Research & Extension – Ft. Riley. Register for any of the following classes by calling 785-239-9991
or email ftriley@ksu.edu. All classes can be found on our FaceBook page – K-State Research and
Extension – Ft. Riley. There are space limitations on most of our classes, so please register in advance. If
you won’t be able to attend class for which you register, please let us know so someone else will be able
to use your seat. Please call in advance to confirm location of the classes.
Get Set To Grow – Warm Seasoned Vegetables 6 February – Monday, 1-3pm, Resiliency Learning
Center, BLDG 7285 Normandy Drive Learn how to get started gardening and all about growing warm
seasoned vegetables and herbs. Get the scoop on successful gardening in our Kansas climate.
Women & Money 16, 23 February & 1,8 March (4 Class Series) Thursdays, RSVP by 15 February
1-3pm, ACS, BLDG 7264 Normandy Drive Because women are generally less prepared for economic
hardships (for various reasons) this class will educate and prepare them to be financially literate and
better prepared for the present and future. This is an interactive class where discussion and questions
are encouraged. Practical exercises will be provided to better prepare participants.
Small Steps to Health and Wealth 21, 28 February & 6 March (3 Sessions) Tuesdays, RSVP by 20
February 10am-12pm, ACS, BLDG 7264 Normandy Drive This three part series of classes will provide
information to help participants take charge of their future. Strategies for behavioral change will be
given that allow participants to take action in meeting health and wealth goals.

5. We are still taking more teams
for the Dodge Ball Tournament
this Saturday, Feb 4 at 10am.
Call 785-239-2148 if you have
any questions!
Beerfest: Sat, Feb 4, 5:30-
8:30pm., Riley's Conference
Center. Tickets are $10 and
available for purchase at
Riley's Conference Center and
any AAFES locations. Limited
tickets available! *Must be 21
to enter.*

6. Comedy Show: Sat, Feb 4,
8pm, Doors open at 7pm;
Show starts at 8pm. Tickets:
$10 in advance or $12 at the
door and are on sale at Rally
Point. For more info, call 785-
784-5733. This show contains
adult content. See Flyer
KSU Rodeo: FREE KSU Rodeo tickets for the Finals on Feb 19! Pick up your tickets starting Feb 1 at the
Leisure Travel Center. For questions, call 785-239-5614.
The Big Game (aka THE SUPER BOWL): Sun,
Feb 5 at the Warrior Zone on Normandy.
Tailgate BBQ: 3-5pm Watch Party: 5pm-Close.
Call 785-240-6618 for more info.

7. USO- Super Football Bowl
February 5th from 4:00pm until
end of game. No need to head off
post stop in and enjoy the game
and commercials with the USO.
Free food and drinks!!! The USO
Center is located at 6918 Trooper
Drive. Enjoy the game with your
USO family! More info at:
www.facebook.com/usoftriley
RSVPs not required, but
encouraged for optimal planning.
Sweet Heart Dinner &
Dance: Fri/Sat, Feb
10/11. Celebrate
Valentine's Day with
your sweetheart. Get
your tickets now
because this will sell
out!

8. Fort Riley Custer Hill
Lanes Bowling Update
- Valentine's Day
Family Bowl and
Wacky Tournament:
Custer Hill Bowling
Center will host the
Valentine’s Day Family
Bowl and Wacky
Tournament from 11
a.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 13.
For $30 per lane,
bowlers will receive
two hours of “glow”
bowling, with shoes,
one large pizza and a
pitcher of soda. For
more information, call
785-239-4366.
Employment Readiness Program: Army Community Service’s (ACS) Employment Readiness Program
(ERP) has updated their Fort Riley Web Page. Please check out the links below for current information.
Classes/Training, Spouse Preference and Unemployment Information:
http://www.riley.army.mil/UnitPage.aspx?unit=ACS.employ&nav=FamSvcs. Contact Information: Army
Community Service, Employment Readiness Program 7264 Normandy Drive, and Custer Hill Fort Riley,
Kansas 66442 785-239-9435 Email: usarmy.riley.imcom.mbx.acs@mail.mil
Annex Reservations for Family Readiness Group Meetings/Events: If you are a Family Readiness Group
Leader and are needing to reserve a free room for your FRG meetings/events then the Annex is the
place to go! All you need to do is:
1. Call the Annex staff at 785-240-0663 to see if the date/time being requested is available. Also, let
the staff know the estimated attendance so that they can make sure the room size is adequate for the
meeting/event.
2. Fill out the reservation form located at:
http://www.riley.army.mil/documents/ACSDocuments/111104093317.pdf
3. Then you can:
a. Email the form to: usarmy.riley.imcom.mbx.acs-annex@mail.mil
b. Drop it off at the Annex at 1020 Huebner Road, Camp Funston area
c. Fax it to: 785-240-6259
4. If child care will be needed, please contact CYSS at 785-239-4745 to coordinate the child care room.

9. SAVE THE DATE! Staff Development Day - No school for grades K-
12 on Friday February 17, 2012.
Fort Riley Outdoor Recreation Update: http://rileymwr.com/main/?page_id=55
IBEX CLIMBING GYM: Feb 25, 9am-5pm, $35 per Person. Are you craving fun, physical activity? Outdoor
Recreation and IBEX Climbing Gym are teaming up to offer you an
exciting escape from your regular routine. IBEX Climbing Gym is an indoor climbing facility that offers
over 6,900 square feet of climbing area to challenge anyone from beginner to the most advanced
climbers. Cost includes Belay class, admission, and harness. Pre-registration is required.
LAWRENCE INDOOR WATER PARK: Feb 4, 9am-5pm, $6 per Adult | $5 per Child (Ages 5-17). The
weather outside may be frightful, but the temperature inside the Lawrence water park is delightful!
Kept at a perfect 87 degrees this facility is ideal for those wanting to escape from the severe Kansas
winter, at least for the afternoon! The zero-depth entry, play features, slide, diving boards, and lap lanes
more than meets the needs from tykes to adults. Cost includes entrance to the park and transportation.
Pre-registration is required. Children must be accompanied by parents or guardians.
Fort Riley Custer Hill Golf Course Update - President's Day Feb. 20; Custer Hill Golf Course will be open
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Presidents’ Day Feb. 20.
Military Community and Family Policy Weekly: Welcome to the Military Community and Family Policy
(MC&FP) Weekly eNewsletter, providing you with access to the blog post of Robert L. Gordon III, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Military Community and Family Policy), the latest Quality of Life news

10. and information from the Department of Defense, and dates for upcoming Guard and Reserve onsite
sales. The link below will open up the MC&FP Weekly eNewsletter in your browser. If the link above
does not work, please copy and paste the entire link into your browser window.
http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/mcfp/weekly. A PDF version of the newsletter is also available for download
from the link above. Your MC&FP Team! Military Community and Family Policy Office of the Secretary
of Defense Providing policy, tools, and resources to further enhance the quality of life of service
members and their families.
A Scholarship for the Military Child
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Golden Star USA Foundation's Scholarships for the Military Child was
created to recognize the contributions and sacrifices military children make on a daily basis through
deployments and supporting their military sponsor who volunteered to protect our freedoms. These
scholarships will be awarded annually at $2000 each, with the number of scholarships dependent on
generous donations to the foundation. Applications will be accepted until March 2, 2012, with
announcement of recipients, coming in May. Scholarship checks will be mailed to the recipients made
payable to the applicable colleges, no later than August 1, 2012. The Golden Star USA Foundation wishes
to thank our contributors for their generosity in funding the GSUSA Foundation Scholarships for the
Military Child Program. CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY: Dependent, unmarried children of active duty or
honorably discharged military personnel under the age of 21. Applicants must be enrolled, or planning
to enroll, full-time at an accredited U.S. college or university in the fall of 2012. Applicant must have a
minimum of a 3.0 grade point average. The scholarships are awarded without regard to race, creed,
color, sex, sexual orientation, religious belief, national origin, rank or service of sponsor. PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION: This program is independently administered by The Golden Star USA Foundation, a
non-profit, nonpartisan organization. The GSUSA Foundation board is solely responsible for the selection
of scholarship recipients and its decisions are final. Please direct any questions or concerns to
info@thegoldenstarusa.com or 1-(888)-317-8423 Extension 0. For more information and to download
the application please go to: http://www.thegoldenstarusa.com/dream.asp

11. The Fort Riley OCSC presents
Casino Royale! Whether your
favorite 007 is Daniel Craig,
Sean Connery, Roger Moore, or
Pierce Brosnan, this annual
event is the place for you! Grab
your favorite Bond girl and try
your hand at craps, blackjack,
or poker!
For more information or to
donate a basket please contact
Jenna Bell at fundraising@
fortrileyocsc.com.
For reservations please contact
Savina Ford at
reservations@fortrileyocsc.com
Britax is recalling certain Chaperone infant child restraint systems produced from
September 1, 2010, through April 30, 2011. The harness adjuster can detach from the seat shell. Should the
harness adjuster detach from the seat, the child will not be properly restrained in the event of a crash,
increasing the risk of injury or death. Britax will notify owners and provide repair kits free of charge... Please
contact 1-888-427-4829 or visit www.BritaxUSA.com .

12. Wing Zone opens at Fort Riley Mini-Mall
Story by: Melony Gabbert , 1ST INF. DIV. POST
When the Wing Zone at the Fort Riley Mini-Mall opened at 11 a.m. Jan. 17, a line had already
formed.
"We're real big on flavor. We have marketed 'flavor-holics' to describe ourselves," said C. J. Lawson,
franchise trainer, Wing Zone.
Part of the slogan comes from the 15 sauces to choose from for a variety of meats, including buffalo
wings, chicken tenders, hamburgers and shrimp. Sauces also can be used as salad toppings.
Sauces range from tame and garlic parm to hot shot and nuclear habanero.
With nearly 100 locations, the franchise now has three restaurants in Army and Air Force Exchange
Service facilities, according to Dan Wade, Central Regional food program specialist, AAFES. The first
facility was established at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., in September 2011; the second at Fort
Hood, Texas; and the third at Fort Riley. Joint Base Lewis-McChord will receive a second restaurant in
April.
Contracts are awarded based on consumer demand, Ward said.
What began as two fraternity boys selling wings out of the fraternity kitchen has ended up a global
enterprise, with a stake at Fort Riley, Lawson said.
In 1991, Matt Friedman and Adam Scott grew tired of pizza while studying at the University of
Florida. They perfected sauces in their fraternity's kitchen and began selling wings, Lawson said. That
operation was discovered and stopped, but the two young men then borrowed $5,000 from their
parents and opened their first restaurant in 1993.
Lawson was on post throughout the week training employees, as he did for the week prior to the
opening. Afterward, he will travel to Saudi Arabia to open another restaurant.

13. Absentee voting should be easier for servicemembers in 2012
By LEO SHANE III Stars and Stripes, Published: January 27, 2012 WASHINGTON — Voting experts
anticipate fewer problems for military and overseas absentee voters in this November’s presidential
election, thanks to more online tools and more accommodating deadlines from states. However,
overseas voting advocacy groups say more still needs to be done to help those citizens participate in all
elections. A new study released by the Pew Center on the States said that all but four states have
adjusted their laws and deadlines to ensure that ballots are sent to absentee voters at least 45 days
before the election, ensuring they have adequate time to fill out and return the documents. For the last
decade, late-arriving ballots have been the top reason that absentee votes are discounted by state
election officials, according to data from the Election Assistance Commission. In 2009, Pew researchers
found that 26 states did not give overseas citizens enough time to submit their absentee votes, leading
to thousands of discarded ballots. “But the vast majority of states have enacted reforms since then,”
said Sean Greene, project manager of election initiatives for the Pew Center. “Overseas voters are in a
better position now than they were in any previous elections.”
Researchers also noted dramatic improvements in online voting tolls in the last four years and anticipate
they’ll help cut down on ballot delivery and return times as well. In 2008, only 20 states allowed
overseas voters to receive blank ballots via fax or email. This year, all 50 states and the District of
Columbia will allow those citizens to get emailed ballots. That’s a critical improvement, according to Bob
Carey, director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program. “In my time in the military, I’ve had several
different addresses,” he said. “But I’ve always had the same [email address]. That’s never going to
change.” The Pew study was released Friday at the annual Overseas Vote Foundation’s annual summit.
Last year, a survey by the group found that nearly one-third of overseas voters who wanted to
participate in the 2010 national elections could not successfully cast a ballot — because of mismailed
paperwork, too-tight deadlines and other common frustrations. That was actually an improvement over
2008. OVF officials surveying after that election found that nearly half of overseas citizens who
requested ballots did not successfully vote. OVF and Pew officials said that more can be done to help
overseas voters, particularly in the four states that still have unworkable mailing deadlines for absentee
ballots: Alaska, California, New York and West Virginia. Pew researchers noted that Alabama, Alaska,
Virginia and Wisconsin still require a notary or witness to validate the ballots before they are mailed
back, another significant obstacle to participation. And 16 states do not recognize the federal write-in
absentee ballot for state and local contests, even though that document is designed to be a ballot of
last-resort for any election. Speakers at the summit also cautioned against rapid adoption of online
voting tools beyond the blank ballots, noting that many concerns still exist with how those votes would
be counted and secured. Nearly 321,000 troops overseas and in the United States successfully cast
absentee ballots in the 2008 presidential election, according to the Election Assistance Commission.
For more information on registering or obtaining a ballot for this year’s elections, visit fvap.gov.

14. Valentine's Day is just
around the corner. Here is
a great way for dads to
show their little girls just
how much they love them -
Daddy Daughter Dance at
the Manhattan Country
Club hosted by RSVP of the
Flint Hills.

15. DON’T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE WOMEN’S CONFERENCE!!! See flyers!!!