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Vol. 71, No. 5
Feb. 8, 2013
Cavalry rides again
Soldiers of Troop A, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, drive their
M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles to reach a phase line, where
they will move into a defensive posture, during platoon
scout training near Fort Carson’s Camp Red Devil, Jan. 26.
Following contingency counterinsurgency operations in
Iraq and Afghanistan, “Bison” Soldiers are getting back to
the basics of decisive action training. See story on Page 9.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch
DOD leaders
Budget deadlock could spark readiness crisis
By Karen Parrish
American Forces Press Service
NBC’s Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press.”
The budget provision known as “sequester,” which
is set to take effect March 1 unless Congress acts,
would trigger a half-trillion dollars in defense spending
cuts over 10 years, beyond major spending cuts already
in place during that period. Defense Department staffs
are preparing for the worst, Panetta said.
“If sequester goes into effect, and we have to do
the kind of cuts that will go right at readiness, right at
maintenance, right at training, we are going to weaken
the United States and make it much more difficult for
WASHINGTON — Issuing perhaps their
strongest warnings yet, Pentagon leaders said Sunday
the budget impasse threatens to create a military
readiness crisis.
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Gen.
Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, joined in interviews, televised Sunday, with
CNN’s Candy Crowley on “State of the Union” and
Message board
us to respond to the crises in the world,” Panetta said.
“We’ve got to plan for that possibility … but I
have to tell you, it is irresponsible for (sequester) to
happen,” the secretary said. “I mean, why — why in
God’s name — would members of Congress elected
by the American people take a step that would badly
damage our national defense, but more importantly,
undermine the support for our men and women in
uniform? Why would you do that?”
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WLC honors
Ethos code to live by
Commentary by Sgt. Logan Curci
Warrior Leader Course graduate
not only achieve, but to excel with such a high level of
conviction and fealty for selfless service, that failure is
impossible and victory is all but accomplished.
To some, the Warrior Ethos is just a bunch of words
I will never quit. This principle exhumes from the
taped on an office wall or a reference card tucked into
very core, the ability to shoulder crushing burdens and
the back of a notebook. Some people recite them aloud, yet
unending hardship with a voracious attitude and an
never take the time to truly heed the words they are saying,
undying resolve; which, in turn, shows the very epitome
and the responsibility inherent in them.
of dedication and respect for oneself and one’s comrades.
To me, the Warrior Ethos is a code and
It humbles the arrogant and chastises
principle that every Soldier should adhere
the defiant, instilling an unbreakable
to and live by. We, as united brothers
positive perspective and reinforcing an
and sisters in arms, hold it in our sacred
ironclad will.
conviction to abstain from ignorance
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
and misconduct and uphold these as
As a warrior, we must muster the personal
ironclad principles; yet, all too often, we
courage to join not an organization, but an
cast aside ideals with integrity.
intricate, cohesive and honor-bound society.
The United States Army is one of the
The United States Army is a paramount,
most tactically and technically proficient
superpower because where others discard
organizations in the world; our guidelines
their hurting or fallen, we cherish and
for success ring true when supplemented
lift ours up. We fight, we die and we
and enhanced by the oath that embodies
live shoulder to shoulder in eternal bonds
the Warrior Ethos.
and unwavering devotion.
I will always place the mission first.
Every man and woman, who has
Sgt. Logan Curci
This expresses our privilege to serve and
raised their right hand and sworn an oath
sacrifice our lives in doing our duty for the
Warrior Ethos award
to the flag and country, understands the
defense of this great nation. As warriors,
imperative need to live up to the Warrior
this principle outlines our focal point and ensures priorities
Ethos. Without this doctrine, we would be nothing more
lay inherent in the intent and successful execution of
than individuals wielding arms with no discipline or order.
any task or operation.
Utilizing this testament at every juncture guarantees that no
I will never accept defeat. This is a day and age where
matter what trials and tribulations we may face, we stand
warriors rise up with unflinching loyalty and a drive to
and fight as one, and we will win the day.
Top WLC graduates
Sgt. Christian Flores
Distinguished and
Leadership awards
Spc. Said Abdala, 2nd Bn., 8th Inf. Reg.
Spc. Matthew Beaver, 59th QM
Spc. Mark Becker, 10th CSH
Spc. Alyssa Celis, 1st Bn., 68th Armor Reg.
Spc. Timothy Collins, 1st Bn., 68th Armor Reg.
Spc. Kasey Corbett, 3rd Bn., 29th FA Reg.
Sgt. William Cosman, 169th FA Bde.
Sgt. Logan Curci, 1st Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg.
Spc. Katherine Deehring, 220th MP
Spc. Anderson DeLima, 704th BSB
Spc. Aaron Denoon, 1st Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg.
Spc. Phuong Diep, 204th BSB
Spc. Gisetle Donalds-Rivera, 704th BSB
Sgt. Christian Flores, 10th CSH
Spc. Eugene Harris, 1st Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg.
Sgt. Corey Johnson, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Reg.
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Spc. Jonathan Mina, 663rd Ord.
Spc. Brittany Sanders, 64th BSB
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Women in combat roles
Army must complete analysis before opening jobs
By C. Todd Lopez
Army News Service
know that it will be some time before
they’ll be able to make any changes
in their units.
“There will be no immediate
changes,” said Col. Linda Sheimo,
chief of the Command Programs and
Policy Division at the Human
Resources Policy Directorate, Army
WASHINGTON — The Secretary
of Defense announced an end to the
Direct Ground Combat Exclusion Rule
for female Soldiers Jan. 24. But the
Army wants commanders in the field to
G-1. “In order to open any position
that is closed, whether it is due to the
military occupational specialty, or the
unit’s mission, all the services have
to submit a detailed request outlining
the MOS, the unit, the numbers, and
also a legal analysis, that has to go
through the Army leadership to the
secretary of defense.”
The secretary of defense then has
to notify Congress of the intent to open
those positions, and Congress has a
specific amount of time to consider the
issue before anything in the services
can change, Sheimo said.
“The very soonest that anything
could happen would be this summer,”
Sheimo said.
The Army now has more than 450
MOSs, about 20 of which are currently
Pvt. Cicely Verstein practices
marksmanship on a Fort Jackson,
S.C., rifle range. Verstein will be the
first female 91M Bradley Fighting
Vehicle System maintainer, one of
six military occupational specialties
previously restricted to men. Other
MOSs cannot open until the Army
completes an analysis later this year.
closed to female Soldiers. Additionally,
there are units in the Army that are closed
to women, based on the mission of those
units. So, within those units, even if there
are jobs with MOSs that women are
allowed to do elsewhere in the Army,
women would not be allowed to serve in
those MOSs within those specific units.
The secretary’s announcement is
expected to change the current policy,
and could open up new opportunities
for women in the Army and in the other
services, Sheimo said.
“The intent of the policy change is
to make every position open, by Jan. 1,
2016, regardless of gender, unless we
get an approved exception to policy to
keep it closed,” Sheimo explained.
Such exceptions, Sheimo said, must
be approved by the secretary and the
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The announcement by the secretary
amounts to a “reversal” of the current
policy, Sheimo said. Where today,
women are excluded from some jobs
and units and a special exception must
be approved in order to get women into
those particular jobs; in the future, the
policy will be that all jobs are open to
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McHugh signs ‘Ready and
Resilient Campaign’ directive
Story and photo by Spc. John G. Martinez
Army News Service
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Army John
McHugh directed Monday that programs from
resilience training to suicide prevention be part of a
wide-ranging “Ready and Resilient Campaign” plan,
which will launch later this month.
During a press conference at Joint Base
Lewis-McChord, Wash., McHugh said he’s looked at
47 recommendations from an Armywide Behavioral
Health Task Force, which he stood up last year.
While McHugh said findings of the task force
have not yet been staffed and are not ready for
release, he did divulge one of the recommendations:
that all programs dealing with resilience come under
a single command authority, the G-1 or Office of the
Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel.
“They felt the disparity of command authority
over all of these various programs tended to diffuse
things rather than make them more accessible,”
McHugh said of the Behavioral Health Task Force
recommendations. He explained that the abundance
of programs, and redundancy of services, could
sometimes be confusing, making it difficult for
commanders or Soldiers to know where to turn.
In order to eliminate that confusion, McHugh
signed a memorandum Monday directing that
“multiple efforts and programs” be integrated and
synchronized under the Army Ready and Resilient
Campaign plan. R2C programs will include those
Sequester
from Page 1
Dempsey noted sequester is only
part of the vise closing around the
Department of Defense. Under the continuing resolution that sets government
spending at previous levels when an
appropriations bill isn’t passed,
Pentagon spending for the fiscal year
already is out of balance, he said.
“The combined effects of sequester
and the continuing resolution creates a
magnitude of cut in the last half of the
year,” Dempsey said. “We have to
absorb $52 billion when you count
the effects of both sequestration and the
continuing resolution in the last half
of the year.”
Panetta and Dempsey both have
stated repeatedly that defense spending
priorities always will be supporting troops
aimed at eliminating sexual assault and sexual
harassment, bullying and hazing, substance abuse,
domestic violence and any stigmas or barriers
associated with seeking help, according to the memo.
McHugh charged Under Secretary of the Army
Joseph Westphal and Vice Chief of Staff of the
Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III to finalize plans
for the campaign and present them to him by Feb. 15.
The campaign “must be a top priority for all Army
leaders,” the secretary said.
The R2C will make improvements to the
Integrated Disability Evaluation System and shorten
case-processing times, according to the memorandum.
And it will improve methods to help leaders understand
high-risk behaviors that could lead to suicide.
The campaign will make resilience training a key
part of all professional military education, according
to the establishing memo. And it will promote healthy
lifestyles that are based on the triad of physical
fitness, nutrition and sleep.
Finally, the campaign will strive to eliminate
stigma that might keep Soldiers from seeking treatment
for post-traumatic stress or brain injuries.
“We’re trying to teach Soldiers it’s OK to reach
out for help,” McHugh said. “You don’t just do that in
a class or two to a young Soldier. It really has to be a
career-long progression.”
The R2C will seek to institutionalize education
to promote resilience and build it into professional
military instruction at various levels of a Soldier’s
career, McHugh said.
in combat and training those next to
deploy. The chairman detailed what
civilian employees can expect if sequester
happens and they are furloughed.
“They will lose two days per pay
period, 20 percent less pay for the rest of
the year,” he said.
Dempsey noted that despite public
perception, less than a quarter of
defense civilian employees work in the
Washington area.
“There’s this notion that (civilian
furloughs are) probably OK, because
they are just a bunch of white-collar
bureaucrats,” he said.
But 86 percent of DOD’s civilian
employees “live outside of Washington,
D.C., are in our schools, in our clinics, in
our motor pools, in our depots, in our
factories,” Dempsey said. “This will affect
the entire country, and it will undermine
our readiness for the next several years.”
Secretary of the Army John McHugh signs a directive
at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Monday, directing
the development of a “Ready and Resilient Campaign”
to integrate and synchronize the multiple efforts
and programs designed to improve the readiness and
resilience of Soldiers, Army civilians and their Families.
“We’re trying to instill into virtually every level
of training, it’s your responsibility to take care of your
buddy,” he said.
McHugh lamented the record 325 suicides
committed by Soldiers last year. “All of us in the
Army are deeply concerned about this,” he said.
Women
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women and if the services want
to exclude women they must get a
special approved exception that
explains why they should be excluded.
The Army has not completed
the analysis it needs in order to open
any more MOSs or units to women,
but the Army already has an effort
under way to meet the secretary’s
suspense date.
“The Army is pursuing a very
careful and deliberate approach,”
she said. “As we move forward
we will open units and/or MOSs as
we complete the appropriate
assessments, and we will submit
those requests to Congress to open
those positions.”
When the Army does eventually
open units and MOSs to women, the
service will focus not only on
recruiting from the outside — but
will also look for volunteers from
inside the Army in order to fill
important leadership roles in those
units and MOSs, Sheimo said, for
both enlisted Soldiers and officers.
“Leadership is a key element of
success in this effort,” Sheimo
said. “It’s very important to have a
leadership cadre in place. Initially it
will have to come from other MOSs
and specialties.”
But for now, Sheimo said, commanders in the field should know that
no new positions are open to women.
“The Army will not open any
position before congressional
notification has been done and the
notification period is complete,”
Sheimo said.
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‘Raiders’
case colors
Story and photo by
Spc. Andrew Ingram
1st Brigade Combat Team Public
Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division
With the ceremonial casing of the
brigade colors, Soldiers of 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
bid farewell to Fort Carson during a
ceremony at Founders’ Field, Tuesday.
Col. Joel Tyler, commander, 1st
BCT, and Command Sgt. Maj. Edison
Rebuck cased the brigade’s colors representing the pending departure of more
than 2,000 “Raider” Brigade Soldiers.
The command team will unfurl the
colors after arriving at their destination
in U.S. Army Central Command area of
responsibility.
Tyler outlined the brigade’s change
in focus from counterinsurgency to
decisive action operations, highlighting
its successes while training at Fort
Carson and the National Training
Center at Fort Irwin, Calif.
“We have trained very hard for
this mission,” Tyler said. “We spent
about six months of the last 10 in the
field. The demands we place on our
Soldiers and their Families have
changed with our mission and require
that we stay ready for any challenge
we might face.”
Tyler said he looks forward to
watching his Soldiers take on the
challenges of conducting operations in
the Middle East.
“Our mission takes us to the Army
Central Command area of responsibility
with the essential task of partnering
with other nations’ militaries around
the region,” he said. “This mission is
critical in shaping America’s priorities
and preventing conflict through
deterrence while keeping ready for
any contingency.”
Four of the brigade’s six battalions
also deploying under the Raider
banner, cased their unit guidons during
the ceremony.
“The Raiders have had a long road
of training to get where we are now,”
Rebuck said. “We are willing and able
to accomplish the missions that
ARCENT has planned for us, and we
are excited to see what they throw at us
Col. Joel Tyler, commander, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and
Command Sgt. Maj. Edison Rebuck, senior enlisted leader, 1st BCT, case the brigade’s
colors representing the pending departure of “Raider” Brigade Soldiers, Tuesday.
in the coming months.”
The deployment will give the
Soldiers of the Raider Brigade an
opportunity to continue honing their
personal warrior skills as well as
their squad, platoon and company
level tactics as they work closely with
U.S. allies in the region, said Rebuck.
“This is an incredible opportunity
for our Soldiers to gain invaluable
experience in the field, but, first and
foremost, the safety of the Soldiers
we are bringing forward is paramount
to anything that we do,” he said.
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Miscellaneous
VII Corps Desert Storm Veterans Association —
holds its 22nd annual Memorial Ceremony and
Reunion Dinner Feb. 23 at the Fort Myer, Va.,
officers’ club featuring guest speaker Army Chief of
Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno. Memorial service is
at 6 p.m., “Jayhawk” time at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at
7:30 p.m. Cost is $75 per person; checks payable to
VII Corps DSVA (Attn: Dinner), 2425 Wilson Blvd.,
Arlington, VA 22201. Reservation deadline is Feb.
20. Call Hoa McNabb at 703-562-4163 for details.
Finance travel processing — All inbound and
outbound Temporary Lodging Expense, “Do it
Yourself ” Moves, servicemember and Family
member travel, travel advance pay and travel pay
inquiries will be handled in building 1218, room 231.
Call 526-4454 or 524-2594 for more information.
Points only, nondeployable unit — Reinforcement
training units provide a “home” for Individual Ready
Reserve Soldiers who want to maintain Reserve
affiliation. Soldiers considering leaving troop
program unit assignment can consider the 6399th
RTU as a short- or long-term option. Benefits include
earning retirement points and “good” years; optional
monthly nonpaid drill weekends; continued military
training; paid annual training opportunities; earning
retirement points via correspondence courses; and
easy transfer to TPUs if desired. Contact Chief
Warrant Officer 4 Lake Gardner at 720-363-0511 or
[email protected] for more information.
Recycle incentive program — The Directorate of
Public Works has an incentive program to prevent
recyclable waste from going to the landfill.
Participating battalions can earn monetary rewards
for turning recyclable materials in to the Fort Carson
Recycle Center, building 155. Points are assigned for
the pounds of recyclable goods turned in and every
participating battalion receives money quarterly. Call
526-5898 for more information about the program.
First Sergeants’ Barracks Program 2020 — is located
in building 1454 on Nelson Boulevard. The hours of
operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The
office assists Soldiers with room assignments and
terminations. For more information call 526-9707.
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club — The Fort Carson
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club meets the third Tuesday
of each month at the Family Connection Center from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The SAMC is open to all
active members and those interested in becoming
future SAMC members. The club was originally a
U.S. Forces Command organization of elite noncommissioned officers but is now an Armywide program
for those who meet the criteria and have proven
themselves to be outstanding NCOs through a board/
leadership process. Contact SAMC president Sgt. 1st
Class Dawna Brown at 526-3983 for information.
Directorate of Public Works services — DPW is
responsible for a wide variety of services on Fort
Carson. Services range from repair and maintenance
of facilities to equipping units with a sweeper and
cleaning motor pools. Listed below are phone
numbers and points of contact for services:
• Facility repair/service orders — Fort
Carson Support 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 at 719-491-0218 or email eric.e.bailey4.
[email protected] when needing trash containers, trash
is overflowing or emergency service is required.
• Facility custodial services — Call Bryan
Dorcey at 526-6670 or email bryan.s.dorcey.civ@
mail.mil for service needs or to report complaints.
• Elevator maintenance — Call Bryan
Dorcey at 526-6670 or email bryan.s.dorcey.
[email protected].
• Motor pool sludge removal/disposal —
Call Dennis Frost at 526-6997 or email
[email protected].
• Repair and utility/self-help — Call Gary
BOSS meetings are held the first
and third Thursday of each month
from 2-3:30 p.m. at The Foxhole.
Contact Cpl. Rachael Robertson at
524-2677 or visit the BOSS office in room 106 of The
Hub for more information. Text “follow CarsonBOSS”
to 40404 to receive updates and event information.
Fort Carson dining facilities hours of operation
DFAC
Friday
Stack
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.
Dinner: Closed
Warfighter
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
(Wilderness Road Complex) Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dinner: Closed
LaRochelle
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
10th SFG(A)
Dinner: Closed
Grant at 526-5844 or email gerald.l.grant2.civ
@mail.mil. Use this number to obtain self-help
tools and equipment or a motorized sweeper.
• Base operations contracting officer
representative — Call Terry Hagen at 526-9262
or email [email protected] for questions
on snow removal, grounds maintenance and
contractor response to service orders.
• Portable latrines — Call Jerald Just at
524-0786 or email [email protected] to
request latrines, for service or to report damaged
or overturned latrines.
• Signs — Call Jim Diorio, Fort Carson
Support Services, at 896-0797 or 525-2924 or
email [email protected] to request a facility,
parking or regulatory traffic sign.
The Fort Carson Trial Defense Service office — is
able to help Soldiers 24/7 and is located at building
1430, room 233. 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 1430, room 150, from noon to 1 p.m.
Soldiers must be private-sergeant first class with a
minimum General Technical Score of 105; be a U.S.
citizen; score 240 or higher on the Army Physical
Fitness Test; and pass a Ranger physical. Call 5242691 or visit http://www.goarmy.com/ranger.html.
Casualty Notification/Assistance Officer training —
is held Tuesday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
Veterans’ Chapel. Class is limited to the first 50
people. Call 526-5613/5614 for details.
Retirement briefings — are held from 8 a.m. to noon
the second and third Wednesday of each month at
the Freedom Performing Arts Center, building 1129
at the corner of Specker Avenue and Ellis Street.
The Retirement Services Office recommends
spouses accompany Soldiers to the briefing. Call
526-2840 for more information.
ETS briefings — for enlisted personnel are held the
first and third Wednesday of each month. Briefing
sign in begins at 7 a.m. at the Soldier Readiness
Building, building 1042, room 244, on a first-come,
first-served basis. Soldiers must be within 120 days
of their expiration term of service, but must attend
the briefing no later than 30 days prior to their ETS
or start of transition leave. Call 526-2240/8458.
Disposition Services — Defense Logistics Agency
Disposition Services Colorado Springs, located in
building 381, conducts orientations Fridays from
12:30-3:30 p.m. The orientations discuss DLA
processes to include turning in excess property,
reutilizing government property, web-based tools
available, special handling of property and environmental needs. To schedule an orientation, contact
Arnaldo Borrerorivera at arnaldo.borrerorivera@
dla.mil for receiving/turn in; Mike Welsh at
[email protected] for reutilization/web tools; or
Rufus Guillory at [email protected].
Reassignment briefings — are held Tuesdays
for Soldiers heading overseas and Thursdays for
personnel being reassigned stateside. The briefings
are held in building 1129, Freedom Performing Arts
Center; sign-in is at 7 a.m. and briefings start at 7:30
a.m. Soldiers are required to bring Department
of the Army Form 5118, signed by their unit
personnel section, and a pen to complete forms.
Call 526-4730/4583 for more information.
Army ROTC Green-to-Gold briefings — are held
the first and third Tuesday of each month at noon
at the education center, building 1117, room 120.
Saturday-Sunday
Monday-Thursday
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Closed
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Breakfast: 6:45-9 a.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Dinner: Closed
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Dinner: Closed
Closed
Closed
Call University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Army ROTC at 262-3475 for more information.
Hours of Operation
Central Issue Facility
• In-processing — Monday-Thursday from
7:30-10:30 a.m.
• Initial and partial issues — MondayFriday from 12:30-3:30 p.m.
• Cash sales/report of survey — MondayFriday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Direct exchange and partial turn ins —
Monday-Friday from 7:30-11:30 a.m.
• Full turn ins — by appointment only; call
526-3321.
• Unit issues and turn ins — require
approval, call 526-5512/6477.
Education Center hours of operation — The
Mountain Post Training and Education Center,
building 1117, 526-2124, hours are as follows:
• Counselor Support Center — MondayThursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Fridays 11
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Army Learning Center — MondayFriday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Defense Activity for Nontraditional
Education Support and Army Personnel Testing —
Monday-Friday 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Repair and Utility self-help — has moved to building
217 and is open Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Medical Activity Correspondence Department office
hours — The Correspondence (Release of Information) Office in the Patient Administration Division
hours are Monday-Wednesday and Friday 7:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. and closed Thursday and federal
holidays. Call 526-7322 or 526-7284 for details.
Claims Office hours — are Monday-Friday from 9
a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m., located on the first floor
of building 6222, 1633 Mekong Street. Shipment
under Full Replacement Value claimants must
submit Department of Defense Form 1840R or After
Delivery Form 1851 for additionally discovered
items to the carrier within 75 days online. Claimants
must log into Defense Personal Property System at
http://www.move.mil and submit the claim within
nine months directly to the carrier to receive full
replacement value for missing or destroyed items.
All other claims should be submitted to the Claims
Office within two years of the date of delivery or
date of incident. Call the Fort Carson Claims Office
at 526-1355 for more information.
Legal services — provided at the Soldier Readiness
Processing site are for Soldiers undergoing the SRP
process. The SRP Legal Office will only provide
powers of attorney or notary services to Soldiers
processing through the SRP. Retirees, Family
members and Soldiers not in the SRP process can
receive legal assistance and powers of attorney at
the main legal office located at 1633 Mekong St.,
building 6222, next to the Family Readiness Center.
Legal assistance prepares powers of attorney and
performs notary services on a walk-in basis from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays and
Fridays, and from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays.
Work Management Branch — The DPW Work
Management Branch, responsible for processing
work orders — Facilities Engineering Work
Requests, DA Form 4283 — is be open for
processing work orders and other in-person
support from 7-11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday.
Afternoon customer support is by appointment
only, call 526-2900. The Work Management
Branch is located in building 1219.
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Soldiers vie for
best chef title
Story and photo by Sgt. Grady Jones
3rd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs
Office, 4th Infantry Division
Beef tenderloin marinated and stuffed with
sweet carrots, cheesecake made from scratch and
gourmet bread pudding were just a few of the
dishes prepared by Soldiers competing in the 4th
Infantry Division best chef cook-off, Jan. 24.
Dressed in their “cook white” and camouflage uniforms, two-person teams from the 1st,
2nd, 3rd, and 4th brigade combat teams, 4th
Inf. Div.; 10th Special Forces Group
(Airborne) and 214th Fires Brigade, Fort Sill,
Okla., battled for bragging rights.
Spc. Michael Hatton, Group Service
Support Company, 10th SFG(A), and Sgt. Cecil
Lee Parker, Headquarters Support Company, 3rd
Battalion, 10th SFG(A), captured top honors.
Each team worked to create a gourmet
three-course-meal which consisted of an
appetizer, main course and a dessert, from a
mystery basket of food items. Dishes were judged
by a four-man panel that made evaluations
in categories such as taste, food-handling
procedures, cooking techniques and consistency
in recipes.
“I think it’s a great opportunity for Soldiers
to get outside of the dining facilities and
practice the skills that they would use in the
(food) industry,” said Gregory Joell, Fort
Carson installation food program manager.
Joell compared the competition as the
Army’s version of “Iron Chef.”
“It gives them a chance to crossover
freelance in preparing and plating dishes,
which aren’t normally done in dining facilities
because of regulations,” said Joell “It gives
them the opportunity to think outside the box
and be creative.”
Contestants were judged based on the
American Culinary Federation criteria, according
to competition judge Thomas Schaefer, American
Culinary Federation Pikes Peak director of
operations and Pikes Peak Community College
chef instructor.
The judges said they enjoyed watching
Soldiers display their skills.
“These competitors are the cream of the
crop,” Schaefer said.
The Soldiers also said they enjoyed the event.
“We had a great time,” Hatton said.
Parker contributed his team’s success to
superb teamwork.
“What helped us out was the fact that we
work well together,” he said.
Pfc. Bettie Mays, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 64th Brigade Support Battalion,
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
marinates sliced beef tenderloin as she prepares her
team’s main portion of a three-course meal, Jan. 24.
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Carson honors
fallen hero
Staff Sgt. Mark H. Schoonhoven
June 13, 1974 – Jan. 20, 2013
Staff Sgt. Mark H. Schoonhoven was born in
Plainwell, Mich., June 13, 1974. He joined the Army
in January 2006, and attended Basic Training and
Advanced Individual Training at Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo., as a motor transport operator.
His first assignment was with 82nd Airborne
Division at Fort Bragg, N.C., where he served
as a vehicle driver. In 2007, he deployed to
Afghanistan for 14 months. His unit deployed to
Afghanistan again in 2009, when he volunteered
to deploy with B Company, Division Special
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heavy vehicle driver. He deployed to Afghanistan
for the third time in November
While on a convoy Dec. 14, Schoonhoven’s
vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device.
He was airlifted to Germany, then eventually to
Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, where he died Jan. 20.
His awards and decorations include the
Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Army
Commendation Medal, National Defense Service
Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global
War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service
Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO
Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional
Development Ribbon and Combat Action and
Parachutist badges.
Schoonhoven is survived by his wife, Tammi
Schoonhoven, and his children, Ava, Anjelika,
Sheeshta, Sylvia and Forrest.
Staff Sgt. Mark Schoonhoven’s memorial
display sits outside the 43rd Special Troops
Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, during the
unit’s memorial run held in his honor, Jan. 30.
A memorial service was held at Soldiers’
Memorial Chapel that afternoon.
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‘Bison’ Soldiers get back to basics
Story and photo by
Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch
2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs
Staff Sgt. Justin Bottomley, cavalry scout, Troop A, 1st Squadron,
10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, looks out for enemies during platoon scout training near
Fort Carson’s Camp Red Devil, Jan. 26.
Camouflaged by the natural woodland, the
turret of an M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle
rotates to scan its sector near Fort Carson’s Camp
Red Devil, Jan. 25.
Inside the vehicle, cavalry scouts of Troop A,
1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
wait to engage simulated enemy forces.
“Bison” Soldiers are getting back to the basics
of decisive action training after conducting
counterinsurgency operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
“These guys have spent the last 10 years or so
fighting the war on terror,” said Staff Sgt. Justin
Bottomley, cavalry scout, Troop A. “What our
squadron, brigade and elements above us have
started to say is that we need to get back into the
doctrinal fight of high-intensity conflict.”
During the training, the sections worked
in small knit groups and focused on working
as a team.
“We get to do our first-, second- and thirdlevel tasks and learn our jobs,” said Bottomley.
“Normally we don’t get a chance to work purely
at the section level, and the last couple of days it
has just been me and my wingman and that builds
up teamwork.”
The Soldiers practiced some of the tasks by
camouflaging and positioning their vehicle in a
defensive posture, to prevent the enemy from
moving north.
“The problem with using a Bradley as a
recon vehicle is that it is very tall, very loud and
gives off a lot of signatures,” said Bottomley. “One
thing we do is use the terrain to our advantage.
We get our weapon system above the high ground
to be able to engage the target and hopefully see
the enemy before they see us.”
During the training, new Soldiers assigned to
the squadron learned their vehicles’ capabilities.
“It’s a big learning experience,” said Pfc.
Robert Baker, cavalry scout, Troop A. “For the
most part, I don’t know much about the system,
so I have my team leaders and section sergeant to
help me out and guide me in the right direction.”
“As a driver, I am learning the ins and outs of
what the vehicle can do,” said Baker. “Knowing
the vehicle and the maintenance required is a big
part of the training.”
New Soldiers are not the only ones who
learned new things during the training.
“Everyone is learning troop leading procedures,” said 1st Lt. Samuel Thode, executive
officer, Troop B. “Platoon leaders are going
through and working with their noncommissioned
officers to figure out how to put together a mission,
execute a mission, finish it and see ‘here’s what
we did, what we thought was going to work, why
it didn’t work, and here is how we can fix it.’”
The scouts are conducting the training in
preparation that will eventually lead to deployment.
“The end state of the training is the Soldiers
are competent at putting together a mission,
executing it, and ready to do the same down the
line in Piñon Canyon (Maneuver Site), and later
at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin,
(Calif.),” Thode said.
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Leaders set standard
at PT Competition
Story and photos by Spc. Andrew Ingram
1st Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs
A battalion physical training challenge on Fort Carson
Jan. 23 was dominated by four junior officers, who completed
the six-event competition in 1 hour, 3 minutes, 35 seconds.
1st Lt. John Riggs, executive officer, and platoon
leaders, 1st Lt. Andrew Woolen, 2nd Lt. Nathan Winnech
and 2nd Lt. Chandler Rochelle, all from Battery B, 4th
Battalion,
42nd
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Regiment,
1st
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Sgt. Jonathan Overtance and Staff Sgt. Joseph
Infantry Division, attributed
Donovan, Battery B, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment,
their win to teamwork.
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
“We are all leaving for
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deployment in the next month,
fitness challenge, Jan. 23.
so the name of the game for this
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Riggs. “Whether we are doing
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events would be almost impossible as an individual, and I
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“The run is where we really excelled,” said Riggs.
“All four of us are pretty strong runners, so we were able
to stick together. I think that set us apart, because some
of the other teams had to wait until slower members
caught up at the top of the hill or at the finish line.”
Following the run, the leaders tested their strength and
endurance during a five-event, round-robin style gantlet.
Competitors executed eight-count pushups, pullups, litter
carries, tire flips and a
Humvee drag, completing
each event as a team; dividing
repetitions
and
labor
between team members to
conserve strength.
“The Humvee pull was
the toughest event for us,”
Rochelle said. “We had to
pull the thing 100 yards
then pull it back to the
starting location. The way
back was brutal.”
The competition served a
greater purpose than simple
bragging rights for the winners
or building cohesion within
the battalion’s leadership,
said Rochelle.
“As leaders we can’t slack
off,” he said. “We can’t ask
our Soldiers to do anything
we ourselves wouldn’t do.
I believe by participating
in this challenge we are
leading by example, showing
our Soldiers that being in
top physical shape is an
important part of being a
professional.”
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As teams began to flood back toward the starting
point, challenges complete, friendly handshakes were
given, but no one received a trophy or a blue ribbon.
“This is about esprit de corps,” said Capt.
Edward Olson, Headquarters and Headquarters
Battery, 4th Bn., 42nd FA Reg. “It’s about setting
an example for the Soldiers of this battalion and
bringing pride to the Straight Arrow (Battalion).”
1st Lt. Andrew Woolen, Battery B, 42nd Field
Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, performs chin-ups Jan. 23 during
a battalion physical fitness challenge.
From left, Sgt. 1st Class Harris Jones, Capt. Tim
Seacrest and Sgt. John Pierre participate in the
tire flip event during the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field
Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division, physical fitness challenge,
Jan. 23. The Soldiers are all with Battery G.
Dog teams
recertify, earn
excellence rating
By Andrea Sutherland
Mountaineer staff
Sgt. Jon Silvey urged his teammate
forward Jan. 31 at the recreational lot
near Gate 20.
“Right,” he called, gesturing with
his hand and walking to the right up the
dirt road between the motor homes
and recreational vehicles.
“Left,” he said, moving toward
the left.
With each command, his teammate,
Turbo, obeyed, zigzagging his way up
the road.
As the black Labrador retriever
sniffed the ground, he halted, identifying
a disturbance in the dirt.
After confirming the find with
certifying officials, Silvey rewarded
Turbo with a toy ball. The two tussled
for a moment, then Silvey sent Turbo
forward again.
For nearly an hour the two performed
the tedious route-clearing mission, one
of the final tasks during the four-day
military working dog team certification.
“Certification is pretty difficult,”
said Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Macagg,
certifying official and Military Working
Dog Plans noncommissioned officer,
U.S. Forces Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
“Downrange, you come across stuff that
has been buried for days, weeks, even
years sometimes. We’re the
ones that identify the area.”
“(The certification) is
good,” said Silvey after he and
Turbo completed the exercise.
“I didn’t know what to expect.”
Although this was their
first time going through the
certification process, Silvey
and Turbo developed a strong
bond during their one-year
deployment to Afghanistan
with the 69th Military Working
Dog
Detachment,
759th
Military Police Battalion.
Each year, military bomb
and drug-sniffing dog teams are Sgt. Jon Silvey, left, 69th Military Working Dog Detachment, 759th Military Police Battalion,
inspected and must complete directs Turbo, a military working dog, as evaluators critique the team’s performance Jan. 31.
a range of tasks including Silvey and Turbo were one of six military working dog teams to participate in the certification
training missions with explosives process, a yearly requirement for teams. Two teams passed, including Silvey and Turbo.
and narcotics, vehicle searches,
including three from Fort Carson,
“bite work” and odor detection, observe and trust his Soldiers.
“(Certification) is the most nerve- completed the certification process in
Macagg said. Teams are also evaluated
on facility maintenance and proper wracking thing,” he said. “Your certifica- January. Two teams passed, including
tion is dependent on so many people.” Silvey and Turbo.
filing of administration paperwork.
Mattingly said to pass, bombTeams that did not pass the certifica“There’s a five-page checklist,”
Macagg said. “This is the first time sniffing dog teams had to score above tion will continue training, with help from
Fort Carson has had two ‘excellence’ 95 percent. On average, only half of Macagg and other certifying officials.
recertifying teams pass.
“If we see a training deficiency, we
ratings in a row.”
“They’re doing well,” he said. “They keep training,” said Macagg, who has
Staff Sgt. Garry Mattingly, kennel
master, 69th MWD, participated in the know what they’re doing. They’re 13 years of experience working with
yearly certification process since he combat-experienced dogs and handlers. military dogs. “It would be a very large
injustice just to check the box and not
began working with military dogs in They know what they have to do.”
Six teams from various posts, provide insight.”
2005. Now, as kennel master, he has to
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Legacy of service
Enlistment continues family tradition
Story and photo by Spc. Nathan Thome
4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office
Every family has a legacy they can call their own,
through bloodline or traditions, and one Fort Carson
Family just took another step to continue its military
heritage that dates back to World War II.
Quinten Ziegler took his Oath of Enlistment Jan.
25, continuing his Family’s legacy and following in
the footsteps of his father, Staff Sgt. Serge Ziegler.
The Ziegler Family had their first experiences with
the U.S. military during World War II in Germany.
“My dad grew up in Germany during World War
II ... he and his brother were recruited, not by choice,
into the Hitler Youth,” said Serge Ziegler, wheeled
vehicle mechanic, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 204th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
“(Eventually,) he and his brother escaped and were
able to get out of the program. They were chased
for a while, so they hid out in different towns and
villages. They started basically taking food from the
U.S. military, and then a lot of the Soldiers found out
what was going on and actually started helping them
out by feeding them.
“My grandfather was actually a German prison
guard at the beginning of the war,” Serge Ziegler said.
He said his father and two brothers later immigrated to Canada to escape the war; then through
work processes, came to the U.S.
“We all moved to the
States not knowing how to
speak English, so we (all)
…. had to learn everything
from scratch,” Serge
Ziegler said. “When we
came to the States, that’s
when my brothers and I got
interested in the military.”
Serge Ziegler joined
the Army in 1984 as a
cavalry scout. Following his
father’s example, Quinten
Ziegler enlisted in the
Army in the same military
occupational specialty.
Brig. Gen. Darsie
Rogers, deputy commanding general for support, 4th
— Quentin Ziegler Inf. Div. and Fort Carson,
gave the oath of enlistment
“My mom
always told
me I was
saying
‘hooah’
when I
(was born).”
to Quinten Ziegler along with more
than 100 other new recruits, and
promoted outstanding Soldiers to the
ranks of private and specialist.
“To hear that the general was going
to be there to swear them all in, and then
to hear that (Quinten) was going to get
promoted to private by the general was
just outstanding, and it shows just how
much the military does care about our
future Soldiers,” said Serge Ziegler.
Quinten Ziegler said being
promoted at the ceremony was a
complete surprise.
“It felt good getting promoted;
it’s one of those things you don’t
expect, but when it happens, it feels
great,” said Quinten Ziegler. “Getting
promoted is mostly about accomplishing
something not only for myself, but for
the people around me. I can step up
and be a leader.”
He said learning the meanings of
the seven Army values growing up was
something that just clicked.
“My uncle joined the Army, my
mom wanted to, but didn’t. My dad’s
in right now ... and both of his brothers
served,” said Quinten Ziegler. “It’s kind
of been one of those things; it’s all I
really know.”
Quinten received support and
encouragement from his parents
when he told them he was enlisting in
the Army.
“My parents have always supported me in anything
I do, even if they didn’t agree with it, they supported
me; so they weren’t surprised when I told them I
wanted to join the Army,” said Quinten Ziegler.
He said they responded with “I’m proud of you.
You’re doing a good thing.”
“My mom always told me I was saying ‘hooah’
when I (was born),” Quinten Ziegler said.
Serge Ziegler expressed his pride and what he
expects of his son.
“I actually see him outranking me before too
long. Within five years, I’m hoping to see sergeant
first class, then we’ll see who outranks who when I
retire,” said Serge Ziegler.
Unity in service has brought father and son
together, forming a bond forged through quality time
Quinten Ziegler recites the Oath of Enlistment during an
induction ceremony, at the Colorado Springs Crowne
Plaza, Jan. 25.
and experience with the military.
“It’s brought us closer together … I’m all for it,
whatever I can do,” Serge Ziegler said. “I’m trying to
teach him now about how to get promoted and what
to use and what schools to look for once he gets in.
So, I’m pushing him a little bit.
“I’m going to do whatever I can to help him,” he
said. “At this point, I look at him as a son and a
Soldier, and as I treat my Soldiers today, I try to push
them along and get them to where I’m at, and I’m
doing the same thing with him. Hopefully, he can
progress and be at my level.”
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Destination Fort Carson
Event provides plethora of information
Story and photos by Catherine Ross
Special to the Mountaineer
Balancing free cups of coffee in one hand
and tote bags filled with information in the
other, Soldiers and Family members turned out
in droves for Destination Fort Carson at the
Special Events Center Jan. 30.
“They have a lot of information here,” said
Sgt. Christ Angelos, 62nd Sapper Company,
4th Engineer Battalion. “They have answers
to everything.”
Featuring 45 agencies from the Pikes Peak
region in addition to Fort Carson services
and facilities, nearly 4,000 members of the
community learned about everything from
deployment child care benefits to using the
G.I. Bill at local educational institutions.
“We didn’t know what would be here,”
said Spc. April Clark, 4th Brigade Support
Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division.
“I’m glad we stayed,” said fellow 4th
BSB Soldier Sgt. Angelina Castro, who
was exploring the event with Clark. Both
are preparing to deploy.
“I have a daughter, so it’s hard,” Castro
admitted, but was excited to discover how
to create a keepsake for her daughter to
have during her deployment.
“I found this awesome place where they
record books,” Castro said. “I was able to set
up an appointment.”
The anticipation of what was available
inside the SEC had community members lining
up more than an hour before the doors opened.
“We had a crowd at 8 o’clock but we
weren’t scheduled to open until nine,” said
Ann Edinger, chief of Events and
Entertainment, Directorate of Family and
Morale, Welfare and Recreation .
“We’ve had a larger turnout (this time)
due to unit deployment support,” she said
comparing the turnout to the August
Destination Fort Carson event.
DFMWR staff coordinated the event in
partnership with Army Community Service.
Destination Fort Carson serves as a
“one stop shop” for the community, Edinger said.
The event featured Family readiness support
assistants providing Family members an opportunity
to sign up for their Family readiness groups; Child,
Youth and School Services scheduling appointments
for central registration; information from local
businesses; and more.
“There is so much good, free information about
services available to Families as Soldiers prepare
to leave,” she said.
Intermingling fun with information, each
attendee received a Destination Fort Carson
“passport” as they entered the event. Listing phone
numbers and social media sites for Fort Carson
services, the passport also provided space for
individuals to provide feedback on the event and
collect up to 10 stamps from different agencies.
Completed stamped portions of the passport
could be submitted as an entry into a drawing for
an iPad and other prizes.
“Hopefully this is of value when they leave
here,” said Edinger of the reference portion of
the passport.
The ACS area also combined fun and learning
with displays featuring services offered surrounding
a seating area overflowing with Soldiers and Family
members concentrating on bingo cards.
“We’ve been holding bingo every five minutes,”
said Jean McClintock, ACS Client Operations and
Relocation Readiness Program manager. While
drawing a crowd with the game and prizes,
McClintock said the ACS corner was able to
field a large number of inquiries.
“Deployment and employment information
have been the top two things everyone’s been
asking about,” she said.
At another ACS booth, Joey Bautista,
mayoral manager, focused on getting the
word out to spouses about the Fort Carson
mayoral program.
“If their Soldier is deployed and they
need some help, they need to know their
mayors,” said Bautista, who had been briefing
groups of spouses almost continuously
since the event began. “They need to know
who they are so they can go to them for
quality of life issues.”
Since all Fort Carson neighborhood
mayors and deputy mayors are volunteers,
spouses were also encouraged to seek
volunteer opportunities, said Bautista, who
is also the ACS volunteer coordinator.
Army spouse Felicia Johnson said
she benefited from the wide range of
information available.
“I usually come to these events to learn
about things I don’t already know about,
and figure out what I can participate in,”
she said. “It’s an easy way to find information
in one place.”
Mary Elizabeth Fabian, Religious Support Office, shares information
Johnson found time to enjoy some freebies
about programs offered at Fort Carson with a Soldier during the as well.
Jan. 30 Destination Fort Carson at the Special Events Center.
“It’s fun because there’s chocolate,” she said.
Claims to the Estate
Staff Sgt. David Dunlap — With deepest regret to
the Family of the deceased. Anyone having claims
against or indebtedness to his estate should
contact 1st Lt. Ryun S. Haugaard at 524-0457.
Spc. Michael K. Pritchard — With deepest regret
to the Family of the deceased. Anyone having
claims against or indebtedness to his estate should
contact 1st Lt. Evan R. Crabb at 524-0371.
Spc. Patrick S. Keuper — With deepest regret to
the Family of the deceased. Anyone having
claims against or indebtedness to his estate
should contact Capt. Austin Cattle at 524-0371.
Upcoming events
Cut firewood — The Directorate of Public Works
is holding a “Cut your own firewood” event at
Turkey Creek Ranch Feb. 15-16 from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Interested individuals must bring their
own chainsaw and safety equipment. Access to
the area is good, however a four-wheel drive
vehicle is recommended. The cost is $10 per half
cord or $15 for a cord. Payment for the wood is
by money order or personal check made out to
the U.S. Treasury. There are a limited number
of permits for the two-day program. Interested
patrons must reserve a permit in advance by
calling 526-1692 and leaving a message with a
phone number or by emailing danny.j.gray4.civ@
mail.mil. Individuals will be contacted and given
a permit number. All participants must be present
at the parking lot north of the fire station at
Turkey Creek Ranch at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 15 or 16
for a safety briefing prior to cutting wood.
General announcements
Annual Weingarten notice — In accordance with
the requirements of 5 USC 7114(a)(3), this is to
advise bargaining unit employees that: you are
entitled to union representation in meetings held
in connection with an investigation if: 1. The
meeting is conducted by one or more agency
representatives. 2. The agency representatives are
conducting an examination in connection with an
investigation. 3. You are in the bargaining unit. 4.
You reasonably believe that the examination may
result in disciplinary action. 5. You request union
representation. All five conditions must be met.
Medical assisting training course — The American
Red Cross on Fort Carson is offering an
introductory course for medical assisting training.
Applications may be picked up at the Red
Cross office located at Evans Army Community
Hospital near the main pharmacy. The office is
open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Applications are due Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
No late applications will be accepted. Applicants
must be at least 18 years of age, have a military
identification card, hold a high school diploma or
GED and be a U.S. citizen. Ten applicants will be
selected for the program and the course will run
from April 22-June 28 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Call 526-7144 for more information.
Flu shots — Influenza vaccinations are available at
post clinics and local pharmacies. Soldiers and
Family members older than 6 months may receive a
vaccination. Visit http://www.express-scripts.com/
TRICARE/pharmacy/ or call 877-363-1303 option
5 for more information. Visit http://www.evans.
amedd.army.mil/PM/flu(underscore)information.
htm or call 526-6422 for appointment information.
New immunization hours — The Allergy/Adult
Immunizations Clinic at Evans Army Community
Hospital has new walk-in immunization hours:
7:45-11:30 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Mondays
through Thursdays and Friday mornings from
7:45-11:30 a.m. for adult immunizations only.
Allergy shot scheduling remains the same. The
clinic will not provide vaccinations on training
holidays, federal holidays and during clinic
administration time on Friday afternoons. Call
Inclement weather procedures for Gate 19 —
The Directorate of Emergency Services operates
Gate 19 Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to
6 p.m. regardless of inclement weather or road
conditions along Essayons Road, which is an
unimproved road. Essayons Road is also used
to access several ranges and training areas, so
the road remains open during all conditions. In
order to notify the motorists of the actual road
conditions, two “Downrange Road Conditions”
status signs are now located along Butts and
Essayons roads showing whether road conditions
are green, amber or red. One sign is at the
intersection of Butts Road and Airfield Road,
facing north, and the other is on Essayons
Road just inside Gate 19, facing inbound traffic.
Clinic name changes — Two of the Family medicine
clinics are in the process of changing names. Iron
Horse Family Medicine Clinic (located on the
second floor of Evans Army Community Hospital)
is changing its name to Warrior Family Medicine
Clinic. Evans Family Medicine Clinic (located on
the second floor of the Woods Soldier Family Care
Clinic) is changing its name to Iron Horse Family
Medicine Clinic. These are only name changes.
Beneficiaries will continue to see assigned primary
care manager/team in their regular clinic location.
Automated medical referral — A new automated
reminder system is now in place for medical
referrals. Beneficiaries who are referred to a
civilian specialist in the network will receive
a phone call from the Colorado Springs Military
Health System. The call will remind patients to
make an appointment. If a patient has already made
an appointment, an option will allow him to report
that information. There is also an option to cancel
the referral. Unless acted upon, these reminders
will recur at 20, 60 and 120 days. Call 524-2637
for more information on the automated call system.
Thrift shop accepts credit cards — The Fort Carson
Thrift Shop is now accepting debit and credit cards.
The shop, located in building 305, is open TuesdayThursday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Contact Gail
Olson at 526-5966 or email [email protected]
for more information or to learn about volunteer
opportunities. Donations may be dropped off at
the store during normal business hours or at the
recycling center located near the main exchange.
IMCOM recruits — Installation Management
Command is currently recruiting junior and
mid-level employees to participate in a
Developmental Assignment Program. DAP is
designed to support functional and leadership
training, which is one of the essential pillars
of the HQ, IMCOM Campaign Plan LOE 3.
Eligible applicants are IMCOM appropriatedfund employees (GS7-GS13) and nonappropriated
fund employees (NAF-5 and below, in positions
comparable to GS7 through GS13). The DAP
is based on a systematic plan specializing in
developmental assignments through various
functional areas for a period of up to 60 days.
The program provides multifunctional training
and assignments to strengthen the experience
of employees and prepare them for broader
responsibilities, improve organizational
communication, and develop well-rounded
personnel. Applications can be obtained by
contacting your organization’s training coordinator
or the Workforce Development Program.
EFMP — The Exceptional Family Member
Program at Evans Army Community Hospital
has new hours of operation Monday-Thursday
from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Overseas screenings
will be conducted on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The EFMP office is located in the Pfc. Eric P.
Woods Soldier Family Care Center, Pediatric
Clinic lobby, Room 2103. Contact the EFMP
Department at 526-7805 for more information,
TRICARE online access — TRICARE patients
will no longer be able to access online accounts
with MHS/iAS username and password. Users
must either use a registered Department of
Defense Common Access Card or register for a
DOD Self-Service Logon. Visit: www.dmdc.osd.
mil/identitymanagement. Patients may also
receive personal assistance in creating an
account by visiting the TRICARE Service
Center at Evans Army Community Hospital
or Veterans Affairs Regional Office.
Ambulance service — Fort Carson officials urge
community members to contact emergency
personnel by calling 911 instead of driving
personal vehicles to the emergency room. In the
event of a life- or limb-threatening emergency,
skilled paramedics and ambulance crew will
be able to administer critical care and aid.
Contact the Emergency Department at
Prescription policy — All handwritten prescriptions
from a TRICARE network provider will be filled
at the Soldier and Family Care Center located
adjacent to and east of Evans Army Community
Hospital. When calling in for refills on those
prescriptions, beneficiaries will continue to use
the SFCC. A dedicated refill window in this
facility will reduce wait time. The SFCC pharmacy
is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. The pharmacy is located on the first
floor near the east entrance of the facility; park
in the “G” lot, east of the building. Call
503-7067 or 503-7068 for more information.
2-1-1 data expands to two counties — The Pikes
Peak Area Council of Governments has partnered
with Pikes Peak United Way to include 2-1-1
data for El Paso and Teller counties in the Network
of Care for servicemembers, veterans and their
Families. The service directory component of the
Network of Care now includes more than 1,500
local resources to assist the military community,
service providers and others. Visit http://pikespeak.
networkofcare.org for more information.
Share-a-Ride — is a free online car pool
coordination to and from post, as well as van
pool options, typically for those commuting 30
or more miles to post. Riders are matched based
on their origination and destination points, as
well as days and times of travel. Users specify
whether they are offering a ride, need a ride
or if they are interested in sharing driving duties.
When a “match” is found, users are notified
immediately of rider options, allowing them to
contact and coordinate ridesharing within minutes.
Access the ride-share portal by visiting http://www.
carson.army.mil/paio/sustainability.html.
Vanpools — Vanpools serve commuters who
travel on Interstate 25, Powers Boulevard,
Security-Widefield and Fountain. Vanpool costs
for Soldiers and civilians may be reduced (or free)
when using the Army Mass Transit Benefit subsidy.
The program provides the van, maintenance and
repairs, insurance, fuel and has an Emergency
Ride Home feature. Go to http://tinyurl.com/
FtCarsonVanPool for further details, and to reserve
a spot. Contact Anneliesa Barta, Sustainable Fort
Carson at 526-6497 or email anneliesa.m.barta.
[email protected] for more information.
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Group promotes healthy thinking
By Stacy Neumann
Medical Department Activity
Public Affairs
The instructor elaborates on
cognitive models and the YerkesDodson law, then the students recite
the three types of responses to a
situation: physical, emotional and
behavioral. It’s the kind of lecture
a person might expect to find in any
college psychology class across the
country. But this class takes place in
a Fort Carson conference room.
The Medical Department Activity
Department of Behavioral Health
debuted its “Behavioral Health 101”
class in November. Each of the
embedded behavioral health teams
around the post conducts the course
for Soldiers within their brigades
who have sought behavioral health
help. At EBHT 3, the four-week
course starts the first Wednesday of
each month and introduces troops
to the scope of behavioral health
services offered on post. Most of
the course, though, focuses on basic
behavioral health concepts.
“It’s really important for people to
understand what’s available, but also
to get a firsthand view of methodology.
Our Soldiers should know how to use
the cognitive-behavioral concepts
presented in this group,” said Bob
Stewart, a psychologist with EBHT 3.
“I want them to go out and take this
with them into every facet of their
lives. They’re essentially adding to
their psychological armor.”
He likes to call his class “healthy
thinking.” On one Wednesday morning,
he scrawled “Session II: When our
thoughts work against us” onto the
whiteboard. Thirteen Soldiers pulled
out blue folders with worksheets,
Photo by Spc. Kaila Muggli
started laughing and trading stories
about an “activating event” that had
occurred in the last week. The group
dissected anecdotes about getting
pulled over by police, trouble at the
post office, divorce delays and more.
“I’m big on techniques. Resources
are helpful. I need concepts and
strategies,” said one female Soldier.
“This is teaching me how to approach
my anger.”
Animated and energetic, Stewart
went on to talk about how beliefs
and perceptions can shape a person’s
reactions to stressful events. Through
personal stories, some theoretical
models and self-monitoring, Stewart
wants to help Soldiers respond
to adverse situations more effectively.
“They’re responsible for their
behavioral health, and they are
responsible for their behavior or
responses to various situations,”
Stewart said. “After this class, some
have said to me, ‘I have control over
my anxiety. I always thought I was
just an anxious person.’”
A male Soldier said just one week
of the course has already helped him.
“It changed my week. I look at
everything differently. I can examine
situations before I get irate,” he said.
“Instead of worrying about something,
I smiled and laughed. Everything
got easier.”
He smiled and said, “I already
told one Soldier that his anger was
counterproductive.”
Stewart said the first two
iterations of the class have been
popular and he is hoping to offer two
courses a month. Soldiers who feel
Bob Stewart, a psychologist with
Embedded Behavioral Health Team 3,
captures the attention of a group of
Soldiers as he teaches a healthy
thinking class.
they need help are screened and
diagnosed by behavioral health
specialists. They can then be referred
to the class.
Near the end of the session,
Stewart turned to the Soldiers and
threw up his hands: “How much
control do we have over situations
that occur in our lives?”
“Zero,” answered a chorus of voices.
“That’s right,” the recently retired
colonel affirmed. “What we have
control over is how we respond to
the events that occur. Stuff happens.”
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Engineer ‘driven’ to reduce congestion
Story and photo by
Susan C. Galentine
public relations
Every day at work Rick Orphan
thinks about improving the flow of
traffic on the installation to ensure
Soldiers, civilians and visitors to Fort
Carson get where they need to go safely.
The traffic engineer for the
Engineering Division has been
taking care of traffic at Fort Carson
for 11 years through the challenges
of rapid growth and limited roadway
improvement funding.
Orphan is a one-man operation,
responsible for the management of
the traffic signal system, overseeing
traffic control projects to ensure they
accommodate and ease traffic bottlenecks and conducting transportation
studies, which provide the basis for
future road projects. He also serves as
the installation’s liaison with federal,
state and local transportation agencies.
Transportation demands never
take a break and every day in his
“Less time stuck
in traffic means
more time for
the Soldiers and
the Fort Carson
community.”
— Rick Orphan
position is different than the last.
“There really is no average day in
my position,” said Orphan. “I am the
post’s single point of contact for all
things related to our transportation
infrastructure, so, on any given day,
I might need to support the (Provost
Marshal Office), the Physical Security
Office or any of the various safety
offices in dealing with traffic-related
issues; advise or assist the maintenance
crews responsible for traffic signals,
signage and pavement stripping;
review and approve traffic control
plans for projects postwide; or
attend meetings, both scheduled
and unscheduled.”
Recent major projects Orphan
helped orchestrate include the Colorado
Department of Transportation’s
widening of State Highway 115
between Gates 1 and 6 and the
reopening of Gate 19, including
the planned reconstruction and
improvement of Charter Oak Ranch
Road linking the gate to Interstate 25.
“There is significant cost savings
associated with these projects through
the mitigation of traffic congestion,”
said Orphan. “Less time stuck in
traffic means more time for the Soldiers
and the Fort Carson community,”
said Orphan. “Reduced lost time,
reduced fuel consumption and lower
operating costs benefit Fort Carson’s
mission and the community.”
An example of savings analyzed
from one of these projects was found
in a study conducted on the conversion
of Specker and Wetzel avenues to
one-way roads in 2010. The study
determined that the weekday peak
hour savings resulting from that
project was about $601,000 annually,
based on avoiding delays in people
getting to work.
Rick Orphan, Directorate of Public Works traffic
engineer, uploads data from the signal controller
at the intersection of O’Connell Boulevard and
Magrath Avenue to check for traffic signal issues.
Orphan is not slowing down —
more traffic projects are on the
horizon. This year he plans to upgrade
the installation’s traffic signals using
an advanced control system which
will enable the coordination of signal
operations postwide. Another large
project is the widening of Butts Road
between Titus Boulevard and the
Crows Foot Gate to four lanes to
improve traffic flow out to Wilderness
Road and Butts Army Airfield.
Call 526-9267 for more information
about Fort Carson’s traffic efforts.
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Valentine messages with lo e
Matt, whatever the
future holds, just
know that every day
we spend together
is the greatest day
of my life. I love
you and our miracle!
~ Taryn
Thanks for making
me the happiest girl
in the world. I feel
happy and complete
when I am by your
side! I love you
Matthew! ~ Jackie
Liliana, I love you
with all my heart
and I couldn’t
picture my life
without you. Happy
Valentine’s Day
mi amor!
~ Love, Andrew
“A real man treats his
wife the same way he
wants his daughter
treated.” Thanks,
Tony, for loving
me unconditionally
and showing Ariel
unconditional love.
~ Miche’l
Happy Valentines
Day! You’re the best
guy a girl could ask
for and I am looking
forward to many
more adventures
together! ~ Nicole
From the day you
texted me back, till
the very end of time,
I will love you with
everything that I
have and everything
that you have given
me. I love you!
~ Beverly
I can’t wait to see
what the future
holds for our family!
I love you with all
my heart! Forever
and three days!
~ Christy Nolf
Sgt. Balanetsky, after all these years you
still give me butterflies ... Thank you for
my happily ever after! I love you babe!
Happy Valentine’s Day. ~ Veronica
To: Ivy CDC
We have a great team! Thanks for all the hard
work. You are very much appreciated. Watch
for valentine surprise in staff lounge! ~ Ruth
I love you because
at one point I liked
you. I’m IN LOVE
with you because at
one point I loved
you. ~ Happy
Valentine’s Day
John, these seven
months have been
amazing being
married to you. I
love you so much
and can’t wait for
many more years
to come! ~ Kristen
Out of all the
moments in my life,
the ones I’ve spent
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the very best. I love
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~ Amanda
1st Lt. Peter Harris,
“I have found the
one whom my soul
loves.” Song of
Solomon 3:4. ~ Allie
Happy three-year
anniversary babe!
I love our family!
Thank you for
all you do for us
and our country.
I love you so
much! ~ Amber
Robert, Happy
Valentine’s Day,
baby. You mean the
world to me and
I love you more
than words can
ever express. Love
always. ~ Melissa
My husband and I
are the military
Romeo and Juliet.
He’s my Marine
and I’m his Soldier.
I thank God
everyday for him.
~ Spc. Marci Farber
I’m so happy you’re
back in my arms.
Happy Valentine’s
Day and happy first
anniversary, Capt.
Signor. ~ Andrea
When we first met,
we were both on the
path to nowhere fast
now three kids later
and your career, we
were clearly destined
to be together! I love
you Spc. Orellana!
~ Angelique
I love you, Sarah!
Thank you for the
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fulfillment, and
for being the best
wife in the world!
~ John
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Day to my love, my
best friend and
my partner in life.
You are a wonderful
husband and a
loving father. We
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Happy Valentine’s
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Moore, to the boy I
met when I was 16,
we’ve been through
it all. Here’s to
another 25 years!
~ Love, Tara
Capt. Daniels, after
21 years of marriage,
you are amazing,
loving, and funny!
I may not always
say it or show it,
but make no
mistake, I LOVE
YOU! ~ Shameka
Caroline, you have been my best friend and
my rock for 13 years. Happy Valentine’s
Day and anniversary. Love, Keith
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Programs strengthen bonds, prevent violence
By Sgt. Eric Glassey
4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office
Domestic violence is an unfortunate truth
of society, and Fort Carson is no exception.
To curb the domestic violence numbers, Army
Community Service offers classes to servicemembers and their Families.
ACS strives to not only prevent domestic
violence, but to enhance quality of life for troops
in various aspects, according to victim advocates.
“When you really look at it, everything that
ACS does can fit under (domestic
violence) prevention,” said
Steve Frost, victim advocacy
coordinator, Family Advocacy
Program, ACS.
Ken Robinson, a former Air
Force and Army chaplain who
currently serves as a Family Advocacy Program
specialist for the Soldier and Family Readiness
Program, ACS, describes two typical forms of
domestic violence crimes. The first is the classic
power control where one spouse uses emotional
distress or physical violence to
control the other. The other form
is situational domestic violence,
which arises from conflicting
personalities between spouses.
Frost said situational
domestic violence is more
common in the military than the classic power control.
To help educate Families and prevent violence in
the home, ACS offers programs directed to change
See ACS on Page 25
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Soldiers with 4th
Combat Aviation
Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division,
receive the unit’s
first UH-60 Black
Hawk helicopter
at Butts Army
Airfield, Jan. 20.
‘Iron Eagles’
receive
1st aircraft
The first UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to the 4th Combat Aviation
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, arrive at Fort Carson’s Butts Army Airfield, Jan. 20.
Story and photos by
Sgt. Jonathan C. Thibault
4th Combat Aviation
Brigade Public Affairs Office,
4th Infantry Division
Roaring booms of powerful
helicopter engines announced the
arrival of the first 4th Combat
Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division, UH-60 Black Hawk
helicopters at Butts Army
Airfield, Jan. 20.
In addition to the three Black
Hawks, the unit’s first three CH-47
Chinook helicopters arrived Jan. 22.
The 4th CAB currently has six of
each aircraft and are expecting to
have more than 100 helicopters
when fully operational.
Capt. Joshua Meyer, commander,
Company A, 2nd Battalion (General
Support), 4th Avn. Reg., 4th CAB,
coordinated getting the helicopters
to Fort Carson. He and his Soldiers
worked through the weekend to make
sure there was a smooth transition
when the helicopters arrived.
“It’s a big deal for us because it
marks the arrival of the CAB here at
Fort Carson,” said Meyer. “A lot of people
from the company, battalion and brigade
have been working hard for the last six
months. It means a lot to the Soldiers
because they’re going to be working on
and flying (the helicopters). They have
been very busy working to meet the
requirements so that these aircraft can
arrive; establishing and validating our
systems and procedures for maintenance
and flight operations. We are looking
forward to flying them and maintaining
them at the company level.”
With the new helicopters, the
brigade can start working toward full
activation and completing its mission to
provide attack aviation, air assault, heavy
lift and medical evacuation aviation
operations in support of 4th Inf. Div. and
other division-sized units, said Maj. Jason
S. Davis, brigade executive officer and
acting brigade commander, 4th CAB.
Three CH-47 Chinook helicopters arrive at Butts
Army Airfield Jan. 22, and are assigned to the
4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.
The 4th CAB consisted of only 50
Soldiers when Davis arrived in June and
now has more than 970 Soldiers. He said
the brigade is projected to be completely
manned and activated, including
subordinate units, in April 2014.
“We are ahead of schedule in a
lot of areas, and areas that we face
challenges in are going to be areas
that any unit faces in the Army today,
with funding and facilities,” said
Davis. “I am really pleased with the
progress we’ve made.
“We’ve gotten a great number of
people in … (who are) ready to work
and they dive into whatever their task
is,” he said. “They start building the
systems and processes that we need.”
In addition to the arrival of new
Soldiers, aircraft and equipment, training
for the brigade is vital to becoming
mission ready.
Upcoming preparation includes basic
Soldier training, such as weapons
qualification, Soldier tasks and drills
and other skills that troops need to be
proficient at, said Maj. George A. Hodges,
operations officer, 4th CAB, 4th ID.
To house the brigade’s equipment and
Soldiers, new structures are being built at
Butts Army Airfield. The Directorate of
Public Works is working to get the CAB’s
building contracts approved and built.
The biggest of the CAB’s construction
projects is a complete renovation of
Butts Army Airfield.
The CAB is getting five hangars,
a new brigade headquarters building,
runway and apron, control tower and
barracks, said Maj. Eli Adams, an
Omaha District of the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers project manager at Fort
Carson. He said there are currently nine
authorized projects out of 27 proposed
construction projects. All projects are
expected to be complete by 2020.
Adams said the structure that stands
out most to him is the first hangar to be
completed for the Aviation Support
Battalion. Most of the projects are
proposed to be net zero developments.
“The need is there to rebuild that
airfield,” said Adams. “The facilities
that we provide will be top quality
and will be a great contribution to Fort
Carson. Our teams of engineers, who
are working with the contractors, are
highly professional. The CAB has a lot
to look forward to with the facilities
that they are going to get and when
they see the work completed, it will be
a transformed Butts Army Airfield.”
4th CAB Soldiers worked quickly
to get their first helicopters into the
hangar and are continuing to work
on them to make sure all preventive
maintenance, checks and services
are done, so they can be ready to
train and perform missions.
Layout by Jeanne Mazerall
Cheering to victory
Photos by Christina Codd
Left: From left, Spencer McGregor, Jack Fagnan,
Aaron Argeta and Jack Irgens cheer on their cars
during the Fort Carson Cub Scout Pack 264
Pinewood Derby, Jan. 26. Above: Pinewood
Derby cars sit in the impound lot, awaiting their
turn to compete. The top three finishers — Ben
Carino, Wolf Scout, 2.445 seconds; Trevor
Albright, Weeblo, 2.452; and Jacob Ortega, Tiger,
2.469 — will compete at the district derby, date
and time to be announced. Cub Scouts is for boys in
first-fifth grades while Boy Scouts is for boys who
have completed fifth grade through 17 years old.
For more information on Fort Carson Pack 264
email [email protected].
“Just like a
heart attack,
it’s easier to
change the
lifestyle than to
treat the heart
attack during
the crisis.”
— Steve Frost
ACS
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the lifestyle of its attendees to improve the
relationships with their spouse and children.
“ACS’s primary job within Family
Advocacy is prevention,” Frost said.
“Just like a heart attack, it’s easier to
change the lifestyle than to treat the
heart attack during the crisis.”
The ACS classes are designed to
enrich Family ties and strengthen bonds.
“These workshops are not just to
prevent domestic violence, but to build
relationships,” Robinson said. “I teach most
of these classes and our goal is to help
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Classes for couples include the
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“I ask people two questions,” Frost
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Additional information and class
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ACS offers couples Valentine seminar
By Sgt. Eric Glassey
4th Infantry Division Public
Affairs Office
A free “Be My Valentine”
couples seminar offered by the
Family Advocacy Program is
Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Army Community Service
Nurturing Center.
Fort Carson Soldiers and their
significant others are encouraged to
attend the event, which includes lunch.
“It’s a day we bring couples in
for a short, fun workshop for love,”
said Ken Robinson, Family Advocacy
Program Specialist, Soldier and
Family Readiness Program, ACS.
“We’ll be teaching them a model
for loving each other a little better.
It’s educational, but it’s still a
fun event.”
The participants will learn
about the many facets of love,
the top 10 principles for deepening
love in intimate relationships and
will have an opportunity to focus on
what is important between partners,
said Robinson.
“We want the couples to come
out with deeper levels of love for
each other,” he said.
The seminar’s focus on
relationships also provides tools
for conflict resolution.
“When couples get involved in
Valentine messages
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Rick, I am grateful
that you came into
my life. Everything
became more
amazing, fun and
adventurous. I
love you with all
my heart. ~ Susan
To: Spc. Amos E. Chase, Happy Valentine’s
Day babe! I love you and can’t wait to grow
old with you. My love always. ~ Tracey
Mark, I’ll always
love you from the
bottom of my
heart, always have
from the start.
~ Bethany
From the schoolyard
to Europe, from sea
to sea, through 25
moves, with four
beautiful children,
you will ALWAYS
be my Cohaney. ~ Di
Happy Valentine’s
Day to my lovely
wife Jeanne Lopez
de Castilla. I love
you so much
and can’t wait to
start our new
chapter in life.
To my wonderful
husband, Spc.
Aragon, I love
you more than
words could ever
describe. You are
my everything.
Happy Valentine’s
Day! ~ Patricia
Spc. Brock Jones,
moving crosscountry with you
has been an amazing
adventure! These
past four months
have been the best
of my life!
~ Love, Megan
Troy, I love you with
all my heart. You
mean the world to
me. You’re the best
husband I could ever
ask for. ~ Judith
True love since
high school
~ David
To my best friend,
my love and the best
soon-to-be father
in the world!
Happy Valentine’s
Day, my love.
Te amo! ~ Kathy
If I had my life to
live over again,
I would find you
sooner so that I
could love you
longer! Together
forever *JJV &
RDV* ~ Jennifer
Tom, we have an
innate, unique bond
that I thank God for.
Be my Valentine for
the eighth time?
~ love, Chelsea
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programs they reach out and
get help when something
happens in the relationship,” said
Steve Frost, victim advocacy
coordinator, Family Advocacy
Program. “They realize the classes
are about having a good time with
their spouses.”
Call 526-8747 to register for
the “Be My Valentine” class.
For more information on the
class, call Robinson at 524-1991.
To the love of my
life, we have spent
14 years together.
Many deployments
and many moves,
you are still the rock
of our family. Love
you! ~ Catalina
Elizabeth, you are my sun, moon and
stars. You are the love of my life. Happy
Valentine’s Day. ~ Jake
Heather, 20 years of
marriage + 20 years
of the military life =
one amazing ride!
Love Always, Ant
James, this place is
our dream come true
and I am grateful
we get to spend it
with you. I love you
always. ~ Christina
Germany begins pet importation fees
Commentary by Capt. Emily Stuebing
Public Health Command District —
Fort Carson
Servicemembers and civil service employees
moving to Germany will now pay importation
fees upon their arrival.
This fee, which took effect Feb. 1, covers
examination of pets by veterinary personnel from
the German General Customs office. The fee will
be the military member’s responsibility and will be
charged at the port of entry.
At the Ramstein Air Base passenger terminal
the fee is 55 euros per pet; credit cards are the only
accepted form of payment. The basic fee for pets
arriving through the Frankfurt International Airport
is also 55 euros per pet; however, owners who
present documentation (boarding pass, booking
reference or ticket) showing they were on the same
flight as their pets will pay 35 euros per pet. Fees
are increased by 50 percent on weekends and
German holidays.
The Frankfurt International Airport staff accepts
cash (euros only) or credit card; owners are urged
to check with their credit card company prior to
traveling to ensure the payment can be processed
by a non-U.S. entity. People having pets flown
into other locations in Germany should contact the
airport border inspection post to determine what
fees and requirements apply.
Here are some important tips to remember
before moving to Germany with pets:
þ An international health certificate issued by an
official veterinarian and a rabies vaccination
certificate are required for entry into the European
Union. The certificate must be issued within
10 days of arrival.
þ Pet dogs, cats and ferrets must be identified
with a microchip compatible with International
Organization for Standardization 11784 or 11785.
Compatible microchip brands include Home
Again, Datamars, ResQ and Avid.
þ Pets older than three months must be vaccinated
against rabies. If bringing a kitten or puppy into
Germany that is not older than three months,
owners need to purchase an import permit from
the state authority of the future domicile and
the state authority of the port of entry (contact
information is available at http://www.germany.info
and click on “Visa, Passport & Legal” and
then “Pets: Cats, Dogs, Ferrets.” The rabies
Pet importation requirements can be found
at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
website at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/
regulations/vs/iregs/animals.
Check the website regularly as
country-specific regulations can change.
vaccination must occur after the identity of the
pet has been established through a microchip.
Any rabies vaccination occurring before
microchip implantation will not be recognized.
þ Contact the airline prior to travel for specific
regulations, to include temperature traveling
restrictions.
þ The import of pit-bull terriers, American
Staffordshire terriers and Staffordshire bull
terriers and their crossbreeds is prohibited.
Most importantly, start the process of getting
a pet ready for travel at least six months prior to
the departure date. The Fort Carson Veterinary
Center can help with the process by providing the
necessary vaccines, health certificate and education
prior to the move. The center is located at 1535
Sheridan Ave. in building 6190, and the staff can
be contacted at 526-3803.
Pet importation requirements can be found
at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service website at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/regulations/vs/
iregs/animals. Be sure to check the website regularly
as country-specific regulations can change.
Let all that
you do be
in love.
I Corinthians 16:14
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2nd Brigade Combat
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Division
Service tailors to
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Chapel briefs
Facebook: Search “Fort Carson Chaplains
(Religious Support Office)” for the latest
events and schedules.
Intimate Allies 2 — “Growing Close, Growing
Strong, The Science and Theology of Successful
Loving Relationships,” will be presented Feb. 23
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Soldiers’ Memorial
Chapel. The couples’ workshop will be facilitated
by Ken Robinson, Army Community Service
Family Advocacy Program specialist. Registration
deadline is Friday. Contact Pat Treacy at 5242458 or email [email protected].
Military Council of Catholic Women meets
Friday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Soldiers’
Memorial Chapel. For information call
526-5769 or visit “Fort Carson Military
Council of Catholic Women” on Facebook.
Knights of Columbus, a Catholic group for
men 18 and older, meets the second and fourth
Tuesday of the month at Soldiers’ Memorial
Chapel. Call 526-5769 for more information.
Protestant Women of the Chapel meets Tuesday
from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Soldiers’ Memorial
Chapel. Free child care is available. Email
[email protected] or visit PWOC Fort Carson
on Facebook for details.
Deployed Spouses Group meets for fellowship,
food and spiritual guidance Wednesday at
5 p.m. at Soldiers’
Memorial Chapel
Fellowship Hall.
Call Cecilia Croft
at 526-5769 for
more information.
Latter Day Saints Soldiers:
Weekly Institute Class
(Bible study) is Wednesday
at 7 p.m. at Soldiers’
Memorial Chapel. Call 719266-0283 or 719-649-1671
for more information.
Heartbeat, a support group
for battle buddies, Family
trying to discover what you
believe, working to establish
a spiritual walk or well on
the way in your spiritual
journey, we want to help lead
you to the next step in an
ever-deepening relationship
with Jesus Christ.
We believe that worship
in a chapel can be exciting
— contemporary and
cutting-edge worship music,
video segments and real-life
application of God’s word.
Worship involves entering
God’s presence and being
changed by him, and we
just don’t think that should
be boring.
We believe that you’re
looking for more than just
a chapel service; you want
a chapel community —
fellowship, small groups
and people who love and
support you through tough
times. If your spouse is
deployed and you need a
“family,” if you are new to
the Army and looking for
friends, or if you are looking
In 2008, I had the
opportunity to be on the
ground floor as one of the
chaplains starting a new
chapel service on post
called Chapel Next.
Now, after a few years
away from Fort Carson, I
have the unique opportunity
to come back and work with
the Chapel Next service once
again. It is now a thriving
service that has been steadily
growing over the past year
under the leadership of
Chap. (Maj.) Pete Keough.
As Chapel Next, our
desire is to work with the
next generation of Soldiers
and Families. We are
specifically working to
provide a chapel experience
that serves and appeals to
our single Soldiers and
younger Families. Whether
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for fellow believers to assist
you in your spiritual journey,
you can find authentic,
loving and lasting personal
relationships at Chapel Next.
We believe that the
wholeness, significance,
passion and purpose that
you are seeking can be
found — right now, here in
the Army — when we are
part of God’s kingdom
through Jesus Christ. As we
spread the message of God’s
love through actions and
words and discover the
purposes for which God has
created us, we find fulfillment
and meaning in life.
So we invite you to
join us. Chapel Next meets
at Veterans Chapel, on Titus
Boulevard between Barkeley
and McGrath avenues.
The service begins at 10 a.m.
Sunday and lasts about
an hour. We can’t promise
that we can change your
life, but we can promise that
taking the next step with
Christ will transform it.
Chapel Schedule
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Day
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Mon-Fri
Mon-Thurs
Time
4-45 p.m.
5 p.m.
8:15-8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:45 a.m.
noon
Service
Reconciliation
Mass
Reconciliation
Mass
Religious education
RCIA
Mass
Mass
Mass
Friday
4:30 p.m.
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Tuesday
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:15 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
10 a.m.
2:30-4:30p.m.
9:30 a.m.
Intercessory prayer,
Bible Study
Protestant
Communion Service
Sunday School
Sunday School
Protestant
Gospel
Chapel NeXt
Youth ministry
PWOC
Chapel
Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Healer
Soldiers’
Healer
Location
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Evans Army Hospital
Nelson & Martinez
Evans Army Hospital
Contact Person
Cecilia Croft/526-5769
Pat Treacy/524-2458
Pat Treacy/524-2458
Fr. Nwatawali/526-7347
Fr. Nwatawali/526-7347
Soldiers’
Nelson & Martinez
Chap. Stuart/524-4316
Healer
Provider
Soldiers’
Prussman
Soldiers’
Prussman
Veterans
Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Evans Army Hospital
Barkeley & Ellis
Nelson & Martinez
Barkeley & Prussman
Nelson & Martinez
Barkeley & Prussman
Magrath & Titus
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Chap. Gee/526-7386
Chap. Landon/526-2803
Heidi McAllister/526-5744
Ursula Pittman/503-1104
Chap. Palmer/526-3888
PROTESTANT
JEWISH
Fort Carson does not offer Jewish services on post. Contact Chap. (Lt. Col.) Fields at 503-4090/4099 for Jewish service and study information
ISLAMIC SERVICES
Fort Carson does not offer Islamic services on post. Contact the Islamic Society at 2125 N. Chestnut, 632-3364 for information.
Sunday
1 p.m.
(FORT CARSON OPEN CIRCLE) WICCA
Provider Chapel, Building 1350, Barkeley and Ellis
[email protected]
COLORADO WARRIORS SWEAT LODGE
Meets once or twice monthly and upon special request. Contact Michael Hackwith or Wendy Chunn-Hackwith at 285-5240 for information.
members and friends who are suicide survivors,
meets the second Tuesday of each month from
6:30-8 p.m. at the Fallen Heroes Family Center,
building 6215, 6990 Mekong St. The group
is open to members of all branches of service.
Contact Richard Stites at 719-598-6576 or Cheryl
Sims at 719-304-9815 for more information.
Spanish Bible Study meets at Soldiers’ Memorial
Chapel Tuesday at 6 p.m. Contact Staff Sgt.
Jose Varga at 719-287-2016 for details.
Jewish Lunch and Learn with Chap. (Lt. Col.)
Howard Fields takes place Wednesday from
noon to 1 p.m. at Provider Chapel. For more
information, call 526-8263.
Has someone in your organization
recently received kudos?
Contact Mountaineer staff at 526-4144
or email [email protected].
Police blotter
The following crimes were committed on
the Fort Carson installation Jan. 1-31.
AWOL or desertion crimes
1 — servicemember was cited for desertion.
27 — servicemembers were cited for AWOL.
1 — servicemember was cited for drunk
and disorderly.
2 — civilians were cited for use of other drugs.
Motor vehicle crimes
2 — servicemembers were cited for careless
or reckless driving.
18 — servicemembers were cited for DUI, DWAI,
DUID or excessive alcohol content.
8 — civilians were cited for DUI, DWAI, DUID
or excessive alcohol content.
13 — servicemembers were cited for traffic
accident, damage to government or
private property.
2 — servicemembers were cited for traffic
accident, injury/destruction of property.
4 — civilians were cited for traffic accident,
damage to government or private property.
23 — servicemembers were cited for
traffic violations.
5 — civilians were cited for traffic violations.
Miscellaneous crimes
10 — servicemembers were cited for assault
or menacing.
8 — civilians were cited for assault or
menacing.
7 — servicemembers were cited for spouse
abuse or domestic violence.
4 — civilians were cited for domestic violence.
weapons violations.
larceny, theft or shoplifting.
10 — civilians were cited for larceny, theft
or shoplifting.
3 — servicemembers were cited for wrongful
destruction or criminal mischief.
1 — civilian was cited for burglary, criminal
trespass or unlawful entry.
3 — servicemembers were cited for other crimes.
4 — civilians were cited for other crimes.
Drug and alcohol crimes
(not including motor vehicles)
4 — servicemembers were cited for controlled
substance violations, marijuana or
paraphernalia.
4 — civilians were cited for controlled substance
violations, marijuana or paraphernalia.
1 — servicemember was cited for controlled
substance violations, synthetic
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Football fans unite for Super Bowl
Story and photo by Walt Johnson
Mountaineer staff
Members of the community gathered
at the Foxhole Sports and Entertainment
Lounge Sunday to watch the Baltimore
Ravens and San Francisco 49ers battle it
out in Super Bowl XLVII.
As the crowd began to gather, it
became obvious that the room would not
be filled with Ravens and 49ers fans, but
football fans who anticipated seeing a
good game and being in good company.
Colton King was watching the
National Football League championship
game for the first time in three years. He
wasn’t interested in last year’s matchup
between the New England Patriots and
New York Giants and was deployed for
the two prior Super Bowls.
King said he thought it was going
to be a close game this year and that
he liked the storyline of the brothers,
Jim and John Harbaugh, coaching
against each other.
“There are other good storylines, too
— this being Ray Lewis’ last game and a
rookie quarterback for the 49ers, but I think
the Ravens will win the game,” he said.
Frankie Navarro, who will soon be
assigned overseas, said it was a chance for him
to feel close to one of his hometown teams and
watch the game with fellow Soldiers before
leaving the country.
“I’m rooting for the 49ers to win today. I’m
from California, so I’ve got to root for the home
team. I came today because I think (it) is a good
thing that the post has something like this where
people in the barracks can come and watch the
game with other Soldiers and Family members. I
think it’s a good thing that the post thinks about
Soldiers in this way and gives us an opportunity to
watch a game in a venue like this,” Navarro said.
Adam Lovewell and his wife, Kayla Lovewell,
brought their daughter to the lounge to watch the
game because they wanted to return to the lounge
because they enjoyed the atmosphere during
the Super Bowl the past few years.
“We have been here before and the last time we
came it was a lot of fun,” said Adam Lovewell.
“We decided we wanted to come back again this
year to watch the game with members of the
post community. My wife and I consider this a
very positive experience and a nice setting to
watch the game.”
The Ravens owned what seemed to be a
comfortable 28-6 lead after Jacoby Jones returned
Fort Carson patrons enjoy some free refreshments prior
to watching the Super Bowl Sunday at the Foxhole Sports
and Entertainment Lounge.
the second-half kickoff for a Super Bowl record
108-yard touchdown. Following a 34-minute power
outage at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New
Orleans, the 49ers stormed back, outscoring the
Ravens 23-3 to pull within five points. The Ravens
added a late field goal and then stopped the 49ers
following a first and goal inside the 10 yard line.
The Ravens opted to run the clock on fourth down
prior to taking a safety. Time expired on the
ensuing free kick and the Ravens raised the Vince
Lombardi Trophy following a 34-31 victory.
Mountaineer Sports Feature
Photo by Walt Johnson
Master Sgt. Mark Vasquez,
right, Colorado National
Guard, presents a trophy
to Doherty High School
volleyball coach Tara Hittle,
second from right, and
members of the Colorado
State 5A champion
Spartans team during a
ceremony Saturday at
Doherty High School in
Colorado Springs. Vasquez
said the award was
presented as part of the
Army’s partnership with
Max Preps, which nationally
recognizes the top 100 high
school teams in the country.
The volleyball team was
ranked No. 13 in the country
after winning the state
championship in November.
BENCH
On the
Cheyenne Shadows Golf club officials will be
offering an opportunity for golfers to fine-tune
their game during the month of February.
Officials said the program, only offered in
February, includes a video swing analysis and
one lesson focusing on the power game and one
on the short game. The offer must be purchased
this month, but can be redeemed at any time.
For more information contact the golf
course at 526-4122.
Air Force Academy women’s team coaches and
players hold sports clinics Saturday from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Cadet Gym.
Clinics, which include basketball, soccer,
volleyball, tennis and fencing, are open to girls
through eighth grade (brothers and friends may
also attend). T-shirts will be provided while
supplies last. Participants and their families
receive free admission to the women’s basketball
game against Nevada at 2 p.m. in Clune Arena.
Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club will have a number
of events to kickoff the spring season.
The “Club for Kids Day” activity, open to
youth ages 6-16, is set for April 7 from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. The active-duty post championship is
scheduled April 14-15.
The Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare
and Recreation Sports and Fitness Division
has announced its monthly drawing winners.
Congratulations to Trinity Southworth,
winner of the Thunder Alley Bowling Center’s
drawing and Chase Williams, winner of the
Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club drawing.
The U.S. Paralympics organization is urging
veterans and servicemembers with a physical
disability to get involved in community
sports programs.
In collaboration with the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Paralympics released
a 30-second public service announcement, at
http://bit.ly/WA2DD7, that describes the program.
The video features U.S. Navy veteran Michael
Strong rebound
Torrence
Daniels, of the
Fort Carson
youth center
13-15 year old
team, grabs a
rebound away
from a Peterson
Air Force Base
player Saturday
at Peterson.
The youth
traveling team
will play at
the YMCA on
Jetwing Drive
in Colorado
Springs
Saturday as it
continues
league action.
Johnston, a 2016 Paralympic Games hopeful in
triathlon, who used sports in his rehabilitation
after losing his left leg below the knee following
a 2003 motorcycle accident.
Logon to the VA website, http://www.va.
gov/adaptivesports, to find sport programs and
events in the local community.
The Fountain-Fort Carson High School girls’ and
boys’ basketball teams are heading down the
homestretch of their regular seasons.
The Lady Trojans host Liberty High School
Friday and then travel to Pine Creek High School
Tuesday and Rampart High School Feb. 16; games
Long shot
Fort Carson Lakers
player Carmie
Arana, 1, fires a
two-point shot
toward the basket
during a game at
the youth center
Saturday. The
post youth are in
action Saturdays
beginning at
9 a.m. with
games running
concurrently
until 1 or 2 p.m.
start at 7 p.m. The Lady Trojans close out their
regular season with a home contest Feb. 19 when
they host the Doherty Spartans at 7 p.m. and then
travel to Palmer High School Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.
The Trojan boys’ team travels to Liberty
High School Saturday at 7 p.m. The team hosts
the Pine Creek Eagles Tuesday and the Rampart
Rams Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. The Trojans last regular
season road game will be Feb. 19 at Doherty
High School before closing out its regular season
Feb. 22 hosting the Palmer Terrors.
The Mesa Ridge High School girls’ and boys’
basketball teams wrap-up regular season
play this month.
The undefeated Lady Grizzlies are currently
ranked No. 13 in the Colorado 4A state rankings.
The Lady Grizzlies travel to Coronado High
School Tuesday to meet the Lady Cougars before
hosting the Woodland Park Panthers Feb. 15. The
Lady Grizzlies will then travel to Wasson High
School Feb. 19 before closing out their regular
season schedule Feb. 21 when they host the
Mitchell Marauders. All games start at 7 p.m.
The Grizzlies boys’ team will host Coronado
High School Tuesday. The team will travel to
Woodland Park to meet the Panthers Feb. 15
before hosting its last home game against the
Wasson Thunderbirds Feb. 19. The team will
then play its final road game of the regular
season Feb. 21 when it travels to Mitchell High
School. All games start at 7 p.m.
Iron Horse Sports and Fitness Center will host
a basketball skills contest March 20.
Officials said the facility will host a
3-points shooting and slam dunk contest at
6:30 p.m. The event is open to all Department
of Defense identification card holders. People
interested in participating in the contest can
sign up at the front desk at the fitness facility.
The deadline for entering the competition is
March 1. For more information contact the
fitness center at 526-3972.
The Colorado Springs Flames, a semipro
football team that features military members,
is beginning training for the upcoming
Colorado Football Conference season.
Anyone interested in trying out for the
Flames should attend the mini-camps held
Sundays at 2 p.m. at Cheyenne Mountain High
School, 1200 Cresta Road in Colorado Springs.
The reigning champion begins its title defense
May 4 against the Colorado Springs Cyclones.
— Compiled by Walt Johnson
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Mountaineer Athlete of the Week
Tracy McDaniel
Youth basketball coach
What do you like best about coaching youth sports?
The best thing about coaching youth sports is watching the fun the
kids have. At this point, the kids may not have the best skills they will (ever)
have, but it’s great to see them out having fun and learning the skills
involved in the game.
What is your best personal sports moment?
I was playing basketball for my unit at my first duty station, and in the
first game I played for them, I was able to hit a game-winning shot. I was
at the free-throw line; I went for jump shot and I made it. We were tied
at the time so there wasn’t too much pressure. If I missed the shot, we would
go to overtime.
What would you consider your best professional sports moment?
I grew up in Indiana as a big Michael Jordan fan and my favorite moment
is when he made that shot over Craig Ehlo of the Cleveland Cavaliers to
win the playoff series (in 1989).
If you could change anything in sports what would it be?
I would like to see the NBA go to a best-of-five series until they get to
the conference and NBA Finals. I think it would make the playoffs more
competitive in the earlier rounds with teams knowing they don’t have as
many chances to win.
If you could meet any athlete who would it be?
I would love to be able to spend some time with Michael Jordan. Growing
up I met (his Chicago Bulls teammates) Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen,
but Michael is the one person I would love to talk with to get some tips on
the game of basketball.
People who don’t know me would be surprised to know ...
I take a lot of pride in being a youth basketball coach. I like to make
sure that the kids don’t feel pressure to play and know how much fun the
game is. The kids like to win, but (winning is) not the biggest thing in
the world ... to them (it’s) having fun (playing the game).
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A Ford Fairlane Skyliner was
manufactured in 1957-59. It
had a retractable hard top.
Museum of Transportation
Story and photos by
Nel Lampe
Mountaineer staff
A 1909 Empire Touring Car, built in Indianapolis is in the museum. An Empire car
was the first car to try out the new paved surface of the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway in 1909.
The Pikes Peak
Diner Car seats
36 people and
was used on the
Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad,
which was started
by Gen. William
Palmer, founder of
Colorado Springs.
Dining cars were
very luxurious.
The Forney Museum of
Transportation has more cars than
trains and planes — dozens of
automobiles are on display. Some
cars have historic significance, such
as the 1923 Kissel yellow roadster
that belonged to aviator Amelia
Earhart. She was the first woman
pilot to cross the Atlantic.
There’s the 1923 Hispano Suiza
Victoria Town Car that had six wheels.
It was built for a king who was
deposed before the car was finished.
A 1927 Rolls Royce,
originally owned by Prince Aly
Khan, is displayed.
There are unusual cars on
display, including a pink Brewster
that has a heart-shaped grill, a car
with only three wheels and a car that
could run on land and in water.
There are early cars by makers
most people never heard of —
Vauxhall, Metz, Maxwell, Saxon,
Cord, REO, Sears, Pope-Tribune,
Knox, Nyberg, Hupmobile, Franklin,
Empire and Cole. Those cars are
in the museum, along with cars
that were driven by people a
couple of generations ago, such
as the Studebaker, Hudson, Edsel
and Packard.
There are two cars in the
museum that visitors can get into —
a Model T Ford and a Jeep.
Despite the large number of
cars displayed, there’s not room
for all of them in the 140,000
square-foot museum.
The rest of the collection is
stored in another building and cars
are rotated through the museum
when displays are changed.
Although cars make up the
largest part of the museum’s display,
other modes of transportation
are exhibited.
There’s the Big Boy steam
locomotive, one of the largest
locomotives ever built, as well
as a locomotive made in Germany
and train cars from the Denver
and Rio Grande Railroad.
The collection includes stage
coaches, carriages, bicycles, trolleys,
wagons and a 1923 Case tractor
that could run on straw, wood or
coal. Also, a bus made of wood,
a sputnik satellite replica and an
aircraft are displayed.
There are dozens of motorcycles
— Hondas, Indians and HarleyDavidsons, including a collection of
50 vintage cycles that belonged to
Walter Timme, a dealer from Pueblo.
No one could imagine that
one Kissel car could lead to such a
massive collection.
J.D. Forney was always a hard
worker; growing up on a farm. After
college, he was an encyclopedia
salesman and sales were slow during
the depression.
To support his family, he invented
an instant heat soldering iron and
other farm welders. He also created
battery chargers, vacuum cleaners
and an aircraft, and founded Forney
Industries in Fort Collins.
His family thought he worked
too hard, and to distract him, found a
Kissel car like the one he’d driven
as a teenager. He had it painted
yellow and drove it to work.
Hearing about his old car,
people began offering to trade their
old cars for the welders they needed.
Forney made the trades and his car
collection grew.
He drove some of his old cars
in parades and people kept asking to
visit his collection.
He first opened a museum to
house his car collection in a Denver
shopping center. He later moved the
museum to a brick warehouse near
downtown Denver.
After 30 years in the warehouse,
Forney decided to move the museum
again, rather than refurbish the
warehouse. The transportation
collection was stored while the new
location was prepared.
The new museum opened in 2001.
Forney Museum of Transportation
is a good place to visit on a cold or
rainy day. People of all ages can spend
time looking at old cars, motorcycles
and trains. All displays are inside.
The museum is at 4303 Brighton
Blvd.; call 303-297-1112. It’s open
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A special exhibit in the
museum until April 30 is “Woodie
Station Wagons.”
The museum also has a gift shop
that features transportation-related
items, including miniature cars,
books, train-related items, videos and
children’s pedal cars. There are T-shirts,
caps, games and cups.
Admission is $8 for adults and
$4 for children ages 3-12. Children
under 3 are admitted free. There’s
a $1 discount for active-duty
servicemembers. The website is
http://www.forneymuseum.com.
To reach Forney Museum of
Transportation, take Interstate 25
north until it intersects with Interstate
70, then take I-70 east to the Brighton
Exit, go south to the museum, near
the coliseum.
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• FOR AGES — anyone
• TYPE — museum
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Visitors look at The Big Boy Train in the Forney Museum
of Transportation in the Denver area.
Brewster &
Company produced
bodies for other
manufacturers
and for a few years
produced its
own line of luxury
and expensive
automobiles in
Long Island City, N.Y.
In 1934 this popular
model was a hit at
the 1934 Auto Show
and sold for $3,500.
Places to see in the
Pikes Peak area.
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The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum has a
special exhibit “To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with
NASA” that runs through April 20. The exhibit
examines the Apollo 10 mission and the role of
Peanuts characters in that flight. In conjunction
with the exhibit, “Space Saturdays” feature
programs related to space topics. The museum,
at 215 S. Tejon, is free. It is open 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and is at 215 S. Tejon St.
Call 685-5990 for information.
Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo Cook-off and Carnivale
Parade begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, featuring music
and entertainment, along with chefs cooking
their favorite recipes of gumbo. It’s in Soda
Springs Park in downtown Manitou Springs.
The Carnivale Parade follows at 1 p.m., and
begins at Memorial Park in Manitou Springs
and runs along Manitou Avenue.
Celebrate the Chinese New Year Saturday,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Colorado Springs City
Auditorium, 221 E. Kiowa St. The lion dance
will be performed. Admission is $5 for adults
and $4 for military or students and children
under 5 are admitted free. Tickets are available
at the door.
Air Force Academy concerts for the 2012-2013
season include “Midtown Men” March 8; and
“Rat Pack Show” April 19. Call the box office
at 333-4497. Concerts are in Arnold Hall; take
the North Gate entrance from Interstate 25
north and follow that road to the Cadet Area,
near the chapel.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center announces
its 2013 theater schedule: “Prelude to a Kiss”
runs through Feb. 17; “Other Desert Cities” is
March 14-31; “The Drowsy Chaperone” is May
9-June 2; and “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well
and Living in Paris” is June 20-30. Call the box
office, 634-5583. The theater is at 30 W. Dale St.
and has a free parking lot in front of the center.
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Buell Children’s Museum in Pueblo has a new
exhibit in which math plus toys multiplied by art
equal smart fun. Visitors will have fun while
applying real concepts to creative activities. The
“Under the Big Top: Math and Art” exhibit runs
until June 1. Buell Children’s Museum, 210 N.
Santa Fe Ave., in Pueblo, is open 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Admission is $4 for adults
and $3 for children. Visit http://www.sdc-arts.org
for more information.
The World Arena has Carrie Underwood on
stage Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 576-2626
for tickets, which start at $46.
The Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade, has
these performances scheduled:
• “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,”
an Imagination Celebration event, is at 7 p.m.
Monday. Tickets start at $9. Pre-show activities
are in the lobby and milk and cookies.
• “Dreamgirls” is in the Pikes Peak Center
Tuesday-Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start
at $38.
• ”Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular” is Feb. 17 at
7:30 p.m.
•”West Side Story” is March 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Call 520-SHOW or 576-2626 for tickets and
information.
The Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., hosts a
public free day each month. The public is
admitted free Feb.19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
with free guided tours at 10 and 11 a.m. and
1 p.m. Call 634-5583 for information. There’s
a free parking lot in front of the center.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts,
at 14th and Curtis streets, has several
Broadway productions on its agenda.
“Million Dollar Quartet” is Feb. 25-28; “Catch
Me If You Can” is Feb. 26-March 10; “Sense &
Sensibility, the Musical” is April 5-May 26;
“Peter and the Starkweather” is Aug. 15-16;
“Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” is Sept. 3-6;
“Sister Act” is Sept. 24-27; . Other productions
include “Spalato” March 28-30, and “Les
Miserables” May 22-26. For ticket information
call 303-446-4811.
Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra
presents performances at Pikes Peak Center:
• “Appalachian Spring,” Saturday at 8 p.m.
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• “Casablanca,” Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.
• “Mozart and Prokofiev,” March 9 at 8 p.m.
and March 10 at 2:30 p.m.
Call 520-SHOW for information and tickets.
Cripple Creek Ice Festival is Saturday-Sunday
and Feb. 16-17 and features a “Mythological
Wonderland” of ice carvings.There’s an ice
slide and ice maze for youngsters, carnival-type
games and vendors.
The Sangre de Cristo Arts Center in Pueblo has
Family Theater Series scheduled in its theater:
Tickets are $8 each; call 719-295-7200.
Performances are at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.:
“The True Story of the Three Little Pigs” is
Saturday.
“The Mark of Zorro” is March 16.
“Todd Oliver and Friends” is April 27.
The Broadway Theatre League has these
productions in the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center
theater, with tickets selling for $40; call the
box office at 719-295-7200.
“Hooray for Hollywood is Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.
“Midtown Men” is April 28, at 2 and 7 p.m.
Other performances in the Sangre de Cristo Arts
Center theater, with tickets selling for $30 at
the box office, 719-295-7200, are:
A John Denver Tribute with Ted Vigil, March 8
at 7:30 p.m.
“Sihun,” a contemporary dance, April 5 at
7:30 p.m.
“Swan Lake,” a Sangre de Cristo Ballet
Performance, is April 19 at 7:30 p.m. and
April 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10.
Roller Derby Bout: Men’s, Women’s and Juniors
compete Saturday in a “Lover’s Quarrel
Tournament” at Big House Sports at 2660
Vickers Drive. at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30
p.m., tickets are $5 in advance and $12 at the
door; military with identification card are
admitted for $4. Children 10 and under are free.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade includes floats,
leprechauns, marching bands and fun, and
starts at noon March 16 on Tejon Street, starting
at St. Vrain Street and ending at Vermijo Street.
There’s a bike ride at 8:30 a.m. and a fivekilometer run at 11 a.m. There’s a Fun Run for
the wee ones (up to 10). Bikers register online
at http://www.Csstpats.com/bicycling.html.
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All New 2013 SUBARU FORESTER 2.5x
$189/MONTH - $1000 DUE
COMPETITIVE COMPARISON
2013 Subaru
Forester 2.5X
Premium
FEATURES
42 month closed end lease , $189/month plus tax.
$1000 due at signing, plus first month’s payment and taxes.
10,000 miles per year. WAC. No security deposit required.
2013 FORD
Escape SEL
2013 Nissan
Rogue SV
YES (opt.)
NO
YES (opt.)
All-Wheel Drive
YES
YES (opt.)
The Most Award-Winning Small SUV
YES
NO
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MSRP $22,490
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2013 Honda
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City/Highway Miles Per Gallon
MSRP**
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
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22city / 26hwy
$24,295
$25,845
$28,170
$25,050
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$159/MONTH - $1000 DUE
42 month closed end lease ,
$159/month plus tax. $1000 due at
signing, plus first month’s payment
and taxes. 10,000 miles per year.
WAC. No security deposit required.
MSRP $21,065
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$159/MONTH
$1000 DUE
$159/month plus tax.
$1000 due at signing,
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$229/MONTH
$1000 DUE
MSRP $18,665
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$229/month plus tax.
$1000 due at signing,
plus first month’s payment
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2013 Honda CR-V EX 4WD, 2013 Ford Escape XLS 4WD, 2013 Nissan Rogue SV. **MSRP excludes destination and delivery charges, tax title and registration fees.
Dealer sets actual price. ***EPA-estimated fuel economy for Forester 2.5X models. Actual mileage may vary.
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MSRP $24,290
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