By Abigail Meyer Fort Bliss Bugle Editor According to Col. Mike Hester, Fort Bliss Gar- rison commander, command sergeants major are the fixers. Solving problems is what they do, some- times before anyone knows an issue has arisen. Fort Bliss garrison said farewell to one senior enlisted adviser and welcomed another in a ceremony at the Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museum here Friday. Command Sgt. Major Bobby Breeden relinquished responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Holsch- bach. “Command Sgt. Maj. Breeden made it look easy. He fixed problems – all kinds,” Hester said. “The (Noncommissioned officer) Corps is what makes the Army great and what makes the NCO Corps great is their ability to provide candid feedback when things are going horribly wrong.” Army installations are essentially small towns, with many complex issues. Fort Bliss is one of the largest installations as it has more acres than the en- tire state of Rhode Island. Hester said it takes a lot to keep it running and said Breeden was a huge part of that. “How lucky am I that Command Sgt. Maj. Breeden was my right hand man,” Hester said. “I Taxes: It’s not too late for IRA deduction By Capt. Tolu Akinsanya Fort Bliss Tax Center As tax day, Tuesday, April 18, fast approaches, it is not too late to take advantage of the Individual Retire- ment Arrangement deduction, found on line 32 of your IRS form 1040. You can still make a contribution that qualifies for the traditional IRA de- duction up on until April 18 and take advantage of the adjustment. However, contributions to Roth IRAs can never be deducted on line 32 of your 1040. To qualify to make a contribution to a traditional IRA and get the deduction, you must have more than $5,500 in compensation or $6,500 if you are over the age of 50. Compensation for IRA deduc- tion purposes is essentially money earned from working, to include money received in W2s or through self-employment and even alimony. Rental income, pensions, annuities, interest and dividend do not qualify as compensation. The other big limit on contributing to a traditional IRA for the 2016 tax year is that you must be born after June 30, 1946, to make a 2016 contribution – under 70½ years old. If you did turn 70½ in 2016 and you have a traditional IRA account, in most cases you are required to start receiving your required minimum distribution by April 1. To open a traditional IRA account, contact a financial adviser at a bank or financial institution of your choice. Remember to inform the financial ad- viser that you want your contribution FORT BLISS’ ONLY AUTHORIZED NEWSPAPER WBAMC lab tech honors grandfather, Bataan survivor ■ 1B Thursday, March 30, 2017 1st Sqdn., 1st Cav. Regt. hosts Iron Scout competition ■ 3A Connect with the Bugle at: Fort Bliss Community Life @FortBlissTexas 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss fortblissbugle.com • Click on the e-Edition FORT BLISS Friday Saturday Sunday ■ Unit News ............................. 3A ■ Community ........................... 1B ■ Sports ................................. 11B ■ Off Duty .............................. 12B ■ Commercial Classifieds....... 14B ■ Army Classifieds ................. 14B Windy Hi 79, Lo 59 Mostly sunny Hi 68, Lo 48 Sunny, nice Hi 72, Lo 48 Passing of the sword Fort Bliss Garrison change of responsibility WBAMC Soldiers earn Best Warrior distinction ■ 7A Annual Army Safe Spring/Summer Campaign ■ 9B Patients rank WBAMC’s Internal Internal Medicine near top of Army clinics ■ 5B inside this issue See SWORD Page 2A See TAXES Page 2A >> ON THE MOVE Wendy Brown / Fort Bliss Bugle Managing Editor Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Bisnett, assigned to Recon- naissance Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, returns from a round of shooting during the unit’s annual gunnery Table IV at Doña Ana Range Complex, N.M., March 16. Abigail Meyer / Fort Bliss Bugle Editor Fort Bliss Garrison held a change of responsibility ceremony at the Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museum here Friday. Command Sgt. Maj. Bobby Breeden, third from left, relinquished responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Holschbach, second from left. Col. Mike Hester, far left, commander, Fort Bliss Garrison, presided over the ceremony.
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By Abigail MeyerFort Bliss Bugle Editor
According to Col. Mike Hester, Fort Bliss Gar-rison commander, command sergeants major are the fi xers. Solving problems is what they do, some-times before anyone knows an issue has arisen. Fort Bliss garrison said farewell to one senior enlisted adviser and welcomed another in a ceremony at the Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museum here Friday. Command Sgt. Major Bobby Breeden relinquished responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Holsch-bach.
“Command Sgt. Maj. Breeden made it look easy. He fi xed problems – all kinds,” Hester said. “The (Noncommissioned offi cer) Corps is what makes the Army great and what makes the NCO Corps great is their ability to provide candid feedback when things are going horribly wrong.”
Army installations are essentially small towns, with many complex issues. Fort Bliss is one of the largest installations as it has more acres than the en-tire state of Rhode Island. Hester said it takes a lot to keep it running and said Breeden was a huge part of that.
“How lucky am I that Command Sgt. Maj. Breeden was my right hand man,” Hester said. “I
Taxes: It’s not too late for IRA deductionBy Capt. Tolu Akinsanya Fort Bliss Tax Center
As tax day, Tuesday, April 18, fast approaches, it is not too late to take advantage of the Individual Retire-ment Arrangement deduction, found on line 32 of your IRS form 1040. You can still make a contribution that qualifi es for the traditional IRA de-duction up on until April 18 and take advantage of the adjustment.
However, contributions to Roth IRAs can never be deducted on line 32 of your 1040. To qualify to make a contribution to a traditional IRA and get the deduction, you must have more than $5,500 in compensation or $6,500 if you are over the age of 50. Compensation for IRA deduc-tion purposes is essentially money earned from working, to include money received in W2s or through self-employment and even alimony. Rental income, pensions, annuities, interest and dividend do not qualify as compensation. The other big limit on contributing to a traditional IRA for the 2016 tax year is that you must be born after June 30, 1946, to make a 2016 contribution – under 70½ years old. If you did turn 70½ in 2016 and you have a traditional IRA account, in most cases you are required to start receiving your required minimum distribution by April 1.
To open a traditional IRA account, contact a fi nancial adviser at a bank or fi nancial institution of your choice. Remember to inform the fi nancial ad-viser that you want your contribution
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See SWORD Page 2A
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>> ON THE MOVEWendy Brown / Fort Bliss Bugle Managing Editor
Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Bisnett, assigned to Recon-naissance Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, returns from a round of shooting during the unit’s annual gunnery Table IV at Doña Ana Range Complex, N.M., March 16.
Abigail Meyer / Fort Bliss Bugle EditorFort Bliss Garrison held a change of responsibility ceremony at the Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museum here Friday. Command Sgt. Maj. Bobby Breeden, third from left, relinquished responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Holschbach, second from left. Col. Mike Hester, far left, commander, Fort Bliss Garrison, presided over the ceremony.
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have been a blessed leader by getting to sol-dier with him, Bobby ‘Old School’ Breeden.”
Breeden will retire after more than 30 years of service. He and his family plan to stay in the El Paso area.
“My success is not gained because of me,” Breeden said. “One’s success is weighed by the individuals one surrounds himself with, for me, I was fortunate.”
Breeden said his 21 months as command sergeant major for Fort Bliss Garrison was the best tour of duty he had.
“I wanted to be that sergeant major that was approachable. I think I met that goal,” Breeden said. “I always told myself I want people to be able to talk to me, tell me their problems and then we’ll figure it out.”
After the ceremonial passing of the sword, Holschbach assumed the responsibility for the garrison units.
“I’m humbled and thankful for this op-portunity to serve as the garrison command
sergeant major. This position has a rich his-tory and heritage of consistently providing the best support services to the stakehold-ers and tenants of this installation. I’m very proud to serve as the command sergeant ma-jor,” Holschbach said. “I promise to do my very best to continue to serve this organiza-tion, Installation Management Command, 1st Armored Division.”
Holschbach joins the Fort Bliss commu-nity with his son, Cole, from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He aims to continue to sup-port the Soldiers and civilians of Fort Bliss in his new position.
“We will continue to provide the best day-to-day services and installation support to allow warfighters to win our nation’s war,” Holschbach said.
Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Holschbach, standing on left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Bobby Breeden prepare to exchange responsibility of the Fort Bliss Garrison during a ceremony at the Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museum here Friday. Photos by Abigail Meyer / Fort Bliss Bugle Editor
Spcs. Alexander Houston, left, and Paul Wissman, assigned to the 1st Armored Division Band, play during the Fort Bliss Garrison change of responsibility ceremony at the Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museum here Friday.
Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Holschbach, at podium, command sergeant major, Fort Bliss Garrison, speaks during a change of responsibility ceremony at the Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museum here Friday.
SWORD Continued from Page 1A
made before April 18, 2017, to go towards your 2016 tax return as a deduction. A contri-bution made between Jan. 1 and April 18 can go towards your 2016 tax return or your 2017 tax return, therefore it is important to inform your financial adviser if you want to take the deduction for the 2016 tax year. You can also roll over the funds from another type of retire-
ment account in time to take advantage of the deduction.
In addition, the Internal Revenue Service allows you to claim the IRA deduction on your tax return even before you make the contribution, as long as the contribution is made by April 18 (extensions not included). There are certain instances when it becomes particularly relevant to decide whether to take the IRA deduction. Since the IRA deduction
is an adjustment it can reduce your adjusted gross income in several instances where it is particularly beneficial to have a lower AGI. For example, say your AGI is around $53,000 with $5,300 withheld, and you are filing mar-ried filing jointly and you have two children, if you decide to make a $5,500 contribution to a traditional IRA for a spouse not covered by a retirement plan, you qualify for the retirement savings credit and would then be getting just
over an additional $1,000 in your tax refund. If you have Department of Defense identi-
fication that qualifies you to use on-post ser-vices such as the Post Exchange and the Legal Assistance Office, the Fort Bliss Tax Center is able to assist you with filing a complete and accurate return – taking advantage of ad-justments, deductions and credits such as the IRA deduction, all for free. We are open for appointments and walk-ins until April 18. On Saturdays and training holidays, we are only open by appointment, while on Mondays and Wednesdays we are open until 6 p.m. Please bear in mind that the last hour of the day is reserved for administrative tasks, and as such the last walk-in client we take for tax prepara-tion is two hours before closing.
The center is located at Bldg. 122 Slater Road on West Bliss. We have volunteer tax preparers, trained and certified by the IRS to prepare quality, complete and accurate re-turns. Call the center at 568-1040 to schedule an appointment with one of our trained and certified tax preparers or walk in to have your tax return done.
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Training is the oil that keeps the engine of our Army running
>> 1st Sqdn., 1st Cav. Regt. hosts IRON SCOUT COMPETITIONPhotos by Staff Sgt. Ricardo Branch / Fort Bliss Garrison Public Affairs
Soldiers assigned to 1st Armored Division participated in the annual Iron Scout competition hosted by the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Com-bat Team, 1st Armored Division, here March 20 through 23. The three-day event tested scouting skills from the cavalry scout military occupational specialty to determine the best scout squad in the division. The winning team will travel to Fort Benning, Georgia, to compete for the Gainey Cup and a chance to win best scout squad in the Army. Four six-man teams took part in this year’s competition, with events testing their physical and mental limits, tactical competence, fundamentals of reconnaissance and ability to conduct security operations. Iron Scout started with the Validus Discipulus, a physical fi tness test that included pushups, sit-ups, pull-ups, dips, a 100-yard Humvee push, litter drag, twin fi ve-gallon carry topped off with a dead sprint. Next was an obstacle course and a stress shoot, followed by night land navigation. Day two began at dawn with day land navigation. The day continued with calls for fi re and a reconnaissance mission lasting into the night. The last event was a 12-mile ruck march with a minimum of 35 pounds in a rucksack, a written reconnaissance test and a vehicle identifi cation test. Organizers are tabulating the results.
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First Lt. Chorn Pen, assigned to 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, completes the Air Assault School obstacle course here March 21 during the Iron Scout competition.
Spc. John Boyle, assigned to 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, completes the Air Assault School obstacle course here March 21 during the Iron Scout competition.
A Soldier competes in the stress shoot portion of the Iron Scout competition at McGregor Range, N.M., March 21.
First Lt. Chorn Pen, front, and Pvt. Christian Bruce, back, as-signed to 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, complete the Air As-sault School obstacle course here March 21 during the Iron Scout competition.
Spc. John Boyle, assigned to 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Divi-sion, completes the Air Assault School obstacle course here March 21 during the Iron Scout competition.
Spc. John Boyle, assigned to 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Divi-sion, completes the Air Assault School obstacle course here March 21 during the Iron Scout competition.
Unit BriefsParents’ Day Out: Child Youth Services will provide Saturday child care for parents this Saturday from 1-11 p.m. at Milam Child Development Center or Milam School Age Services for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old. The cost is $4 per hour with $8 deposit per child; the deposit will be applied to your bill at checkout (it will not be refunded for non-canceled appointments or no-shows). Cancellation must be made one hour prior to your appointment. The schedule is subject to change due to program or command requirements. Children must be registered with CYS to participate in Saturday child care or family child care. Reservations for all Saturday child care are required. To register, call Milam CDC at 744-7879 or Milam SAS at 744-2274.Stop smoking: If you are ready to quit smoking, call the Fort Bliss Tobacco Cessation Program at 742-1343 to enroll in classes. The classes are at the Sol-dier Family Care Center and Mendoza Clinics on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. Walk-ins are welcome. This class is free to DOD civilian employees of William Beaumont Army Medical Center, active-duty personnel and their spouses and retirees who are Tricare benefi ciaries. There are four sessions to complete the program and each session is one hour and a half long.
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By Spc. Jonathon Reed1st Armored Division Public Affairs
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foun-dation’s Hiring Our Heroes program hosted the 3rd Annual Fort Bliss Transition Summit at the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center here March 22 and 23.
The event, designed for military members on Fort Bliss within 18 months of their tran-sition date, included a panel discussion with representatives from the human resources technology fi rm Automatic Data Process-ing, the web retailer Amazon, the software company Microsoft, the fi nancial services company Prudential, the military contractor Booz-Allen Hamilton and car retail outlet CarMax.
The event also included remarks from Ronaldo Pablos, Texas secretary of state, Ruth Hughs, commissioner representing employers, Texas Workforce Commission, Brig. Gen. Frazer M. Lawrence, deputy commanding general-operations, 1st Ar-mored Division and Fort Bliss, Col. Mike Hester, commander, Fort Bliss Garrison, and
Sam Shellenberger, deputy assistant secre-tary, Veterans’ Employment and Training, U.S. Department of Labor.
After the remarks and panel discussions March 22, the summit featured industry-specifi c briefi ngs on topics from heath care to information technology and supply chain logistics. The idea was to give service mem-bers ideas about various industries outside the military. On March 23, the summit in-cluded workshops for resumes and LinkedIn profi les to help service members with their job searches. That same day, after lunch, the summit hosted a hiring fair to provide a networking opportunity for transitioning ser-vice members and potential employers.
Microsoft was one of several fi rms offer-ing transitioning service members the op-portunity to attend a training opportunity through the Career Skills Program at various locations throughout the country. The pro-gram is designed to provide credentialing, training, apprenticeships and internships to active-duty service members who will soon be transitioning from the service in hopes that these opportunities will result in job of-fers or valuable resume building experiences as service members prepare to enter civilian life.
The program is open to all service mem-bers, but Soldiers have priority. For more information, contact the Fort Bliss Soldier for Life Transition Assistance program (of-ten called SFL-TAP) offi ce at 568-7996 or at Bldg. 503A, room 309.
Hiring Our Heroes holds discussions, job fair, more at 3rd annual summit
Photos by Spc. Jonathon Reed / 1st AD Public AffairsRepresentatives from Automatic Data Processing, Amazon, Microsoft, Prudential, Booz-Allen Hamil-ton, CarMax and others participate in a panel discussion during the 3rd Annual Fort Bliss Transition Summit at the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center here March 22.
Soldiers, spouses and veterans attend a job fair during the 3rd Annual Fort Bliss Transition Summit at the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center here March 23.
(Left) Col. Mike Hester, commander, Fort Bliss Garrison, speaks at the 3rd Annual Fort Bliss Transition Summit at the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center here March 22.
By Fort Bliss CSF2 Training CenterSpecial to the Fort Bliss Bugle
Many of us have useful habits we would like to develop, but often obstacles get in our path, preventing the habit from sticking. Perhaps you want to stop smoking, but the cravings are dif-fi cult to endure. Maybe you want to start a side business, but life’s priorities are too distracting. This month’s resilience focus – Hunt the Good Stuff – is not only an easily developed, useful habit, but your return on investment will pay huge dividends.
The skill of Hunt the Good Stuff is inten-tionally seeking out and refl ecting upon the positive experiences occurring throughout your day. This intentional “hunt” for good stuff is necessary to counteract the negativity bias. The negativity bias is our brain’s natural tendency to more easily recall and focus on negative events. The purpose of this bias is to help us – we can identify and remember events to avoid in the future – but the consequences are the harmful effects of negative emotion such as diminished physical health, anxiety and possibly depres-sion. When the negativity bias operates un-checked, these effects are coupled with it.
Refl ecting on the good stuff generates posi-tive emotions such as gratitude, appreciation and optimism. Positive emotions are valuable not only for our sense of well-being, but also because these emotions undo the negative ef-fects of negative emotions. For example, frus-tration or anger can lead to an increased heart rate, muscle tension and rigid thinking. Positive emotions help the body return to a baseline state and allow for more creative thinking.
To Hunt the Good Stuff, record three good things you experience each day. The experienc-es you select as good stuff are up to you. The point is not to compare your good stuff to an-other’s. Perhaps the good stuff is as signifi cant as receiving a promotion or maybe it’s as sim-ple as being able to take your child to school. The true value of the skill, however, comes in refl ecting on your good stuff. Consider why this good thing happened or why it is valuable to you. Acknowledge others’ contributions to the good thing or what you can do to enable more of this good thing in the future.
The skill is simple and the benefi ts of con-sistent use are substantial. Routinely hunting the good stuff leads to better health, better sleep and a greater feeling of calm. Consistent use of the skill also leads to lower depression, greater life satisfaction and even to more satisfying re-lationships.
Do you have fi ve minutes per day to Hunt the Good Stuff? You can Hunt the Good Stuff with your family at dinner. Instead of asking your children, “How was your day?” ask them, “What was something good that happened to-day, and why was it a good thing?” We invite you to join CSF2 in hunting the good stuff on Facebook and Twitter each Thursday at face-book.com/ArmyCSF2 and @ArmyCSF2.
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Two Soldiers with William Beaumont Army Medical Center’s Troop Command were selected as the military treatment facil-ity’s Best Warriors, and will go on to repre-sent WBAMC at higher command competi-tions.
The trying, weeklong competition here Jan. 23 through 27 tested Soldiers on mental, physical stamina and warrior task compe-tence. Events included weapons qualifi ca-tion, Army Physical Fitness Tests, written and oral exams, land navigation, obstacle courses and a ruck march.
“I feel like I’m supposed to be here and (his peers) know that I’m going to win,” said Spc. Tracy Walker, 31, computerized tomog-raphy, commonly called “CT,” scan techni-cian. “I’m an athlete.”
Walker, a native of Austin, Texas, and Sgt. Rusty Farias, 28, laboratory technician, were selected as Troop Command’s Best Warrior Soldier and noncommissioned offi cer, re-spectively.
For Farias, the Best Warrior events were more than a chance to get in some physical training; it was an opportunity to bring out
his competitive nature.“It’s a competition, I always want to do
my best,” said Farias, a native of Wichita Falls, Texas. “Whether I want to be here (competing) or not, I want to win.”
While both Farias and Walker are self-proclaimed “gym rats,” the competition’s demanding physical trials took its toll on the Soldiers.
“The 12-mile ruck march was pretty dif-fi cult, especially since we had the obstacle course the day before,” Farias said.
“We were already defeated,” added Walk-er.
Regardless of the physical trials, the Sol-diers found themselves in different environ-ments from that of daily clinical settings.
Both Soldiers claim to have joined the Army not only for the occupational opportu-nities in healthcare, but also for the Soldier experience.
“(Joining the Army) is like one of the best things I’ve ever done,” Walker said. “I’ve enjoyed it so much.”
The Soldiers will go on to compete at Regional Health Command-Central’s Best Warrior competition April 10 through 14.
WBAMC Soldiers earn Best Warrior distinction
Marcy Sanchez / WBAMC Public AffairsFrom left, Sgt. Rusty Farias, 28, laboratory technician, and Spc. Tracy Walker, 31, computerized tomog-raphy scan technician, assigned to William Beaumont Army Medical Center, pose for a photo at the hos-pital Feb. 24. Offi cials recently named the pair the Troop Command’s “Best Warrior” noncommissioned offi cer and Soldier, respectively. The competition is a weeklong competition here testing Soldiers on mental, physical stamina and warrior task competence.
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