ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STEMPOSIUM ENCOURAGES OPEN-ENDED LEARNINGTECH SAVVY
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Contractors demolish a building Monday morn-ing that has served as the location of post head-quarters since 1941. SEE PAGES 16-18
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‘Lead sled dog’ joins 193rdCapt. Vanessa Ramirez, Fitness Training Company commander, smiles brightly as Lt. Col. Archie L. Bates III, commander of the 120th Adjutant General Battalion, places the 193rd Infantry Brigade patch on her sleeve signaling the unit’s transfer from the 171st Infantry Brigade. The 120th AG Battalion is the first stop future Soldiers will see at Fort Jackson before heading to their basic training companies.
Photos by ROBERT TIMMONS
By ROBERT TIMMONSFort Jackson Leader
Fort Jackson’s “lead sled dog,” the 120th Adjutant General Battalion became a part of the 193rd Infantry Brigade during a patch ceremony April 28 at Victory Field.
The 120th is responsible for making sure incoming Sol-diers in Training are ready to begin basic training by en-suring Soldiers are vaccinated, have received their initial equipment issue, and have no problems that may preclude them from completing their training.
Col. Milford Beagle, 193rd commander, said during the 5 ����� ���� ����2����7� ������� ven though there are three brigades on post there is “only one lead sled dog on post and you are looking at it.”
“If the 120th doesn’t make magic every single day based on what they do day in and day out our training stops moving,” he added. “Look around this post, drive around this post, ask around this post; our training hasn’t stopped moving. It won’t stop moving.”
The battalion is so critical to the post’s mission it has its own CCIR – Commander’s Critical Information Re-quirements. If an incident happens that is considered a CCIR, commanders ����� ���������� �� ����2��� ����even woken up from sleep.
For instance, if a Soldier fails to ship to a basic training �������������������������������2��
“You have heard a lot of great things about what the
120th does every day for this post, but we are sure glad to have the 120th as part of the 193rd team,” Beagle added.
He advised the battalion to “get used to the motto, ‘No ground to give’ because on this post you are the lead sled dog and you can’t give an inch. You are our front line.
When you succeed, we succeed.”The transfer of authority for the battalion was com-
pleted after brigade leadership changed the patches of the commanders and senior enlisted leaders in the formations.
During the event, Capt. B. Ann Chellman, the battal-���3 � �� ����� ��2���� ���� �� ����3 � �� ���� � � ��� 5�-ceive, process, motivate and begin the transformation” of trainees prior to basic training.
After completing medical examinations, paperwork and receiving their equipment many of the Soldiers will begin to ship out to their basic training units for the next 10 weeks.
The 120th is comprised of a Fitness Training Company, an airborne orientation course, a Basic Combat Training medical hold unit, and trainee discharge and reception.
The reception battalion had been part of the 171st In-fantry Brigade until the ceremony.
The unit was initially formed March 15, 1945 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Fort Jackson’s reception unit in 1967 processed nearly 103,000 Soldiers during the force build up for Vietnam. The reception area on Fort Jackson was named the 120th AG Battalion Reception complex in 1987.
Today the battalion processes more than 60 percent of the Army’s total basic trainees.
The 120th is not the only unit to be transferring to a different command as the Special Troops Battalion is scheduled to move under U.S. Army Garrison – Fort Jackson.
NEWS
1st Sgt. Theresa Lee-Love, Delta Company, 120th Adjutant General Battalion, replaces a Soldier’s patch during last week’s ceremony.
See STEM: Page 26
Tech SavvyChan Funk a Fort Jackson archeologist, speaks to a sixth grade class at C.C. Pinckney Elementary School April 28 during the school’s STEMposium. Funk explained to students how the post treats archeological sites comparing some of the post’s finds to the ‘American Pickers’ television show.
Photos by ROBERT TIMMONS
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By ROBERT TIMMONSFort Jackson Leader
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics was on display at C.C. Pinck-ney Elementary School April 25-29 during the school’s third STEMposium.
The outcome of the event was a direct result of the partnering with various agen-cies on Fort Jackson and in the surrounding communities.
Some of the partners who helped C.C.P. with the event included Clemson Universi-ty, Fort Jackson Recycling/Archeology, ro-botics professionals and a local beekeeper.
“STEMposium allowed students, teach-ers, parents and community partners to collaborate and explore in depth, the world of science, technology engineering and math,” said Dr. Kerrie Ammons, a speech pathologist with the school.
The STEMposium “included generat-ing a plan, hands-on inquiry, open-ended exploration, team work, rigorous math and science content and improvement,” said ����� ��54�2��������������������-plication phase was to display the created
STEM product. STEM projects were eval-uated by Dr. Lemuel Patterson, with the ����� �� ������ ��2��� ���� ��� ��� &4@��professionals. “
Ammons said the students were encour-aged to “ask questions, imagine what the product will look like, plan and develop a plan to produce the end product, create the plan, and improve and test the plan.”
Throughout the week, students received hands-on learning taught by the school’s community partners, and even packed the gymnasium with displays showing every-thing from volcanoes to ball moving de-vices.
It is also a way for young girls to take up the mantel of sciences.
“Research has shown that women and young girls are not as interested in science or engineering careers compared to that of their male counterparts,” she said. “In an effort to encourage young girls and wom-en, as well as males at C.C.P. to explore the world of science and engineering, the STEMposium was implemented.”
The intricate work done on a student’s display can be seen in a piece titled, ‘Big Ball Factory.’ Students at C.C. Pinckney Elementary School created scientific displays that showed basic engineering and design skills during the school’s STEMposium April 25-29.
STEMposium encourages open-ended learning
Seminar urges cautionto avoid identity theft
NEWS
By ROBERT TIMMONSFort Jackson Leader
South Carolina’s Department of Consumer Affairs and ��������� ��3 ������!���������&�"�����2�������������post community to beware of scams aimed at identity theft during a seminar April 26.
Marti Phillips, the state director of the consumer affairs identity theft unit, said ev-eryone must be diligent because the “bad guys are always one step ahead of the good guys.” The SCDCA is the state agency that helps victims of identity theft and fraud.
The SCDCA has saved consumers and businesses roughly $34.5 million over the last ���2 ������� ��:�����8=�*��������������money was a result of SCDCA’s complaint mediation and enforcement programs while the remaining $30 million resulted from the �����3 � ����"������ ��� �� ������ ���� 2�-ings.
Everyone should protect their personal information because crooks are out there try-ing to get people’s information by a variety of means including posing as fake debt collectors, phishing and smishing campaigns. Smishing is similar to phishing but the attempts to gain personal information is through text mes-sages instead of emails.
Community members must be wary because many times “victims are guilty until proven innocent,” Phillips said. This is because some people have fraudulently claimed to be vic-tims to get out of debts they have incurred.
Phillips recommends identity theft victims contact con-
sumer reporting agencies, contact companies with affected ������� ��2�����������������������������4����!���� - �����2�����������������
Victims can report identity theft to ACS on post, the SCD-CA and local law enforcement. Local law enforcement may not be able to catch the thief, but police reports may be needed by some agencies to substantiate identity theft claims, Phillips
said. “You need to have a police report and be
prepared to prosecute,” she added.A good way to check for identity theft is
through monitoring individual credit reports. These reports can show erroneous and even fraudulent information.
The SCDCA can also help by pulling cred-it reports for victims, but not those on Fort Jackson. ACS can pull reports for Soldiers and their Families, said Kimberly Bottema, a �� �����2�������� ������ �������!&�
Bottema gave an example of a Soldier who came to Fort Jackson from Korea where he had to pay astronomical fees on a loan he took. It wasn’t until he let her pull up his credit report they were able to make progress
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ACS then passes information to the SCDCA for help. While the number of Fort Jackson community members who had their identity stolen is unknown, South Carolina is cur-rently 30th in the nation for identity thefts.
For more information on identity theft visit www.consum-er.sc.gov.
Palmetto State Utility Services will be perform-ing road construction for the replacement of existing water lines near the Hill Street and Marion Avenue intersection Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays for the next two weeks. At least one lane will remain open during construction of both north and south bound lanes. Construction on the northbound lanes begins Monday, with construction scheduled in the south-bound lanes beginning May 16. Asphalt pavement will be removed and replaced as soon as possible; ��"������������� ��������2�����������������crushed stone for one or two weeks following con- �����������'��"� ����� ������������������2�����-trol devices and proceed with caution over the road patches until they are paved.
The forestry and wildlife branches of the Fort Jackson Environmental Division will be conducting a prescribed burn of the East Impact Area on Fort Jackson this weekend using a helicopter for aerial ignition. The area to be burned is subjected to regu-��������2� � ����������������������"��� ���������� ���������������������2������� ������2����
The burn block consist of 3,802 acres and a no-ticeable column of smoke will be visible from many areas around Fort Jackson. Burning will begin around 10 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m.
This year’s Retiree Appreciation Days will com-memorate the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War.
Activities are open to retirees and veterans of all branches of service and focus on retiree health ��2� �������������� � ���������� ���� �����"��� �May 19-21.
Activities kickoff 7:30 a.m. May 19 with a free continental breakfast at the 1�2��3 � Club, followed by a recognition of retirees at 9 a.m. during Basic Combat Training graduation at Hilton Field. The geust speaker for the vent is Bill Dukes, civil-ian aide to the Secretary of the Army for South Carolina. Re-tirees have the option to march in the “Pass in Review” and will have reserved VIP seat-ing.
The annual Retiree Appreciation Days Golf Tour-nament begins at 9 a.m. May 20 at the Fort Jackson Golf Club.
������������2� �A����������� �� � ������for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 21 at the Solomon Center. An assortment of health services and informational orga-nizations will be on-site at the expo to include Mon-crief Army Community Hospital and South Carolina Department of Veteran Affairs. This year, the Mon-�����1��������!������� ���������������������������Retirees to order glasses at the Retiree Health and ;�2� �@A������������������� �"�� ���������"���-able for A1C (diabetes) blood draws. Interested Retir-ees should bring a current, valid written prescription and military ID.
Also that day, Victory Bingo will be held at 1:30 ������������:�,4���;�������4������������?���m.
Road construction begins on post next week
Controlled burn planned for East Impact area
Photo by DAVID VERGUN/ARMY NEWS SERVICE
You need to have a police report and be
prepared to prosecute.
— Marti Phillipsdirector of the consumer
affairs identity theft unit
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A good way to check for identity theft is through monitoring individual credit reports, says Marti Phillips, the director of the consumer affairs identity theft unit. These reports can show erroneous and even fraudulent information.
Retiree Appreciation Days set for May 19-21
Resources for Military Spouses
Fort Jackson Employment Readiness Programhttp://jackson.armymwr.com/us/jackson/programs/employment-readiness-program
Military Spouse: Portable Career Planninghttp://www.portablecareerplanning.com/
Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounthttps://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa/
Spouse Education and Career Opportunitieshttp://www.militaryonesource.mil/seco
Army Wife Networkwww.armywifenetwork.com
MilitarySpouse Magazinewww.milspouse.com
National Military Family Associationwww.militaryfamily.org
National Military Spouse Networkhttp://nationalmilitaryspousenetwork.org
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Fort Jackson wants your photos for the Centen-nial Post Guide.
4���������� ��� ������������ �1�2��������-gin accepting photo submissions today in an ef-fort to highlight our installation’s unique qualities as we approach our Centennial, with the #FJ100 photo challenge.
The #FJ100 photo challenge encourages the Fort Jackson family – Soldiers, civilian employees, Retirees and Family members – to submit photos highlighting what they think makes Fort Jackson a great place to work, live and play.
Select photographs will be showcased in the Centennial edition of the Fort Jackson Post Guide and Telephone Directory to be published in De-cember.
Suggested entries include images of landscapes, structures, buildings, etc.
Entries will be accepted through June 30. Par-ticipants can submit their photos with the hashtag, #FJ100, on the following social media sites:
We want your photos forthe Centennial Post Guide
Straight shooterA Soldier in Training with 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment watches for enemy movement as her unit digs fighting positions during Victory Forge. Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier, post commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Lamont Christian, the post’s senior enlisted leader, visited the event and talked to the Soldiers and their leadership about how training was going. At one point, Christian laid down next to a Soldier pulling security to see how he was doing. Photo by DAVID SHANES
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‘Teach Us, Don’t Abuse Us’
Photos by DEMETRIA MOSLEY
Families support for National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Ethan Taylor holds his pinwheel while sitting on the shoulders of his father, Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Taylor, the non commissioned officer in charge of same day surgery. Pin wheels were handed out to all participants of the walk.
Above, Children’s Trust of South Caro-lina handed out blue pinwheels to par-ticipants of the walk. The pinwheel is the national symbol for child abuse prevention.
Left, children from Fort Jackson day-cares held sign during the walk saying ‘Teach us, don’t abuse us.’ Children from all over post participated in the walk.
By DEMETRIA MOSLEYFort Jackson Leader
To show support for National Child Abuse Prevention and Month of the Military Child, Army Community Ser-vice and the Family Advocacy Program hosted a walk on Fort Jackson April 29.
Children from all over Post partici-pated. The leadership in attendance dur-ing the event were Garrison Commander Col. James Ellerson Jr. and Chief of Staff Col. Morris Goins.
This was the 2nd annual walk to pre-vent child abuse and recognize military children. The walk started at Commis-sary Way, down Imboden Street and end-������� ��������2�� ����! ����B�����
Left, Fort Jackson Chief of Staff Col. Morris Goins leans down to give high fives to a group of kids before the 2nd annual walk to prevent child abuse.
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PVT. EZRA B. APODACA, 20 Corrales, New Mexico
PVT. MICHAEL D. SHORT, 20Middleton, Idaho
“I joined the Army because I had a rough childhood and wanted to better myself and be part of some-thing bigger.
“There has been a lot I have learned (in basic training) and the discipline and cus-tomes will stay with you even after basic.
“I am a 91E – an Allied Trades Specialist. I picked it because the available opportunities I’ll have if I were ever to get out of the Army.
“My Family supports my decision to join and thinks proudly of me.”
PVT. SAMUEL E. BOUTILLIER, 19Lexington, Kentucky
“I joined the Army to better my-self, and make my Family proud.”
“The discipline taught and the things I have learned are the best parts of Basic Combat Training.
“I am a 25U – Signal Support Systems Specialist. I picked this military occupational specialty because I could apply my education at Advanced Individual Train-ing and use it in the civilian world.
“My Family is very proud of me.“I look forward to my military career.”
SPC. MICHAEL HART, 31Indianapolis
“I wanted better for myself and for our country, so I decided to make a change and a pledge that will change my life forever.
“Change, the people (battles), and the experience going from be-ing able to move as I please to not having much freedom is a true test. This test will make me a better person.
������������������������������������������ �I am a leader and I would love to be a leader for our country.”
“A lot of my Family is currently serving or are retired, so they support me 100 percent.”
SPC. DHIMANTKUMAR PATEL, 30Sterling Heights, Michigan
“I always wanted to join the Army since childhood, because this is the place where you can learn discipline and the value of time.
“There are so many good things about BCT. Firstly, we learn disci-pline, value of time and respect to other people – not only about yourself.
“My MOS is 92Y – Unit Supply Specialist. I always ���������������������������������� ���������������inventory management.
“My Family supported me for enlistment. They know I will do something better in my Army career.”
PVT. EBONY E. BROWN, 20Austin, Texas
“I joined the Army to become a part of something bigger in life.
“Basic Combat Training has re-ally made me a better person. I am stronger, more motivated and now have a better look on where I want to be in life.
“I am a 92G – a cook. I chose the MOS because be-ing in the National Guard I get to stay close to my niece and this allowed me to be with her more than a different MOS.
“My Family supports every decision I make. When I told them I enlisted they were more excited than I was.”
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“The best part of Basic Combat Training is learn-ing a lot of new things, and meeting new people.
“I am a 2R – Parachute Rigger. I chose this mili-tary occupational speciality because of the airborne option.
“My Family is worried, but proud of me.”
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The 2016 State Special Olympics Summer Games opening ceremonies and other athletic events will be held this weekend at Fort Jackson. This event will bring together 1,400 athletes, 250 coaches and hundreds of families, caregivers and volunteers. Athletes compete at various levels in six sports; aquatics, badminton, bocce, bowling, gymnastics, �����������������������2���� ��������������������-letes. This is the 48th year Fort Jackson has hosted opening ceremonies and events.
Beginning Friday, Summer Games will kick off with athlete and family registration. Opening Cer-emonies begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Solomon Center and will include the Parade of Athletes, lighting of the cauldron and live entertainment by the 282nd Army Rock Band and the Clay Brown & Legends Band from Darlington.
On Saturday, aquatics, bocce, bowling, power-lifting and softball will be held at various facilities on Fort Jackson. Gymnastics will be held at All-&����(���� ��� ��������������������������2�������young athletes will be held at Blythewood High School. Saturday will end with a closing ceremony and the Victory Dance, both held at the Solomon Center on post. Awards will be held throughout the day at each sport venue.
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of Olympic-type sports for persons eight years of age and older with intellectual disabilities, providing op-��������� �����"������ �����2�� ������ �����courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
SUMMER GAMES: SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY6 p.m. Law Enforcement Torch Run from Statehouse to Fort Jackson
7:30 p.m. Opening Ceremony, Solomon Center, Fort Jackson
SATURDAY8 a.m.–3 p.m. Track and Field, Blythewood High School
8 a.m.–3 p.m. Bowling, Century Lanes/Ivy Lanes
8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Masters Bocce, Hilton Parade Field
8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Softball, Hilton Field
9 a.m.–1 p.m. Badminton, Blythewood High School
9 a.m.–2 p.m. Aquatics, Knight Pool
9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Powerlifting, Vanguard Gym
10 a.m.–2 p.m. Gymnastics, All Star Gymnastics, Irmo
11 a.m.–12 p.m. Young Athletes, Blythewood High School
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Victory Celebration/Dance, Solomon Center
Special Olympics athletes returning FridaySwimmer Jackson Doudoukjian receives congratulations from a Soldier after winning his backstroke heat during last year’s aquatics event.
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Special Olympics athlete Rachel Crain lets loose her ball during the bowling event at Ivy Lanes during last year’s games. This year’s event is expected to bring together 1,400 athletes, 250 coaches and hundreds of families, caregivers and volunteers.
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April retireesPost Deputy Commander Col. Mark Shade and Post Command Sgt. Maj. Lamont Christian flank retirees and their spouses at a ceremony in the post theater April 27. Retirees were: Sgt. Maj. Fabian Zalewa, Victory College; Master Sgt. Shedrick June, Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Sgt. 1st Class David Potter, Columbia Recruiting Battalion; Sgt. 1st Class Lee Ingle, Florence Army Recruiting Company; Sgt. 1st Class VeShannah Lovelace, USARCENT, Shaw Air Force Base; Sgt. 1st Class James Owens, HHC 369th Adjutant General Battalion, Fort Jackson; Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Roland, 171st Infantry Brigade, Fort Jackson; Sgt. 1st Class Monika Lamb, HHC 2nd Brigade, 98th Training Division, Fort Jackson; Sgt. 1st Class Louis Shoulders, HHC ATC, Fort Jackson; Staff Sgt. Leroy Williams, 1st Infantry Division, DHHB, Fort Riley, Kan.; Staff Sgt. Douglas Jones, MEDDAC, Fort Jackson; Staff Sgt. Victoria Tann, HHC, ATC, Fort Jackson; Staff Sgt. Anthony Chatmon, HHC, 369th Adjutant General Bat-talion, Fort Jackson; and Sgt. Joseph Miller, 1st Battalion, 321st Infantry Regiment, Fort Jackson.
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The building that served as the post’s headquarters since 1941 is being demolished this week to make room for a park and amphitheater. Despite its unofficial sta-tus as a local landmark, the Directorate of Public Works ultimately decided the building had suffered too many modifications over the years to qualify as a legitimately “historic” building.
Many of those modifications were laid bare Monday morning as a bulldozer slowly toppled the structure. Buried in the walls of the 1941 building was a patch-work of technological modifications installed the last 75 years. The fiberglass, aluminum ducts, steel supports and several tons of wood that spilled to the ground in the wake of the bulldozer told the story of a building that had been mended a few times too many. It was no longer a relic of the past, nor suitable for modern use.
The former headquarters building was the product of one of the largest construction efforts undertaken in the Southeast. More than $18 million was spent on con-struction projects at “Camp Jackson” in the summer of 1940, efforts that resulted in the creation of 3,000 build-ings, 400 homes for non-commissioned officers,100 miles of hard-surfaced roads and the post headquar-ters building the following year.
Last December, command and garrison staff va-cated the property, consolidating their offices in the 41,700-square-foot building on Jackson Boulevard that once housed the NCO Academy. For more photos, see Page 18.
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Former post headquarters is demolished
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Above, a post employee removes the headquarters designation lettering from the front of the building last week, in anticipation of the scheduled demolition. Firehoses were used to keep dust from leaving the site as a bulldozer toppled the building Monday.
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HAPPENINGSANNOUNCEMENTS MACH SICK CALLThe Moncrief Army Community Hospital sick call – in the Urgent Care Clinic/Inte-grated Medical Health Home waiting room
– is for only permanent-party members on active duty whose primary-care managers are at the hospital or Moncrief Medical Home. Soldiers in training will be seen at McWethy Troop Medical Clinic. Sick call is for acute care only. Appointments for routine care will not be made during sick call hours. Patients may sign in from 5-7 a.m. Monday through Friday (exclud-ing training/federal holidays), or call in for appointment at 751-4464. The sick call appointment line will not schedule appointments after 7 a.m. Prospective pa-tients must be signed in or call before 7 a.m. to schedule a same-day appointment. For other appointments, call 751-CARE (2273) between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
24/7 TRICARE NURSE HELPLINETRICARE’s Nurse Advice Line provides instant access to a team of registered nurses who can answer urgent and acute health-care questions, giving TRICARE ��2����� � � ��� � ��� ���� ���-toms and suggesting what next steps to take. For toll-free assistance with urgent medical needs 24/7, call 1-800-TRICARE (874-2273) and press option 1.
PERSONAL VEHICLE SAFETYSoldiers and Department of Defense ci-vilians should be aware that some of their personal vehicles are subject to manufac-turers’ safety recalls. Vehicle owners may see whether their vehicles are subject to recall by visiting vinrcl.safercar.gov/vin/.
FOR FAMILIES�� Army Community Service will offer citizenship classes from 6-7:30 p.m. Mon-day evenings, at the Sandhills Branch of the Richland County Library and 8:30- 10 a.m. Fridays in Room 222 of the Strom Thurmond Building on post. Classes will prepare permanent legal residents for citi-zenship. For information, call 751-5518.
�� The Foreign-Born Spouse Group is an opportunity for those from different cultures to meet and get to know one an-other, and to become more familiar with life in America. For information, call 751-1124/9770.
�� Those needing to brush up on their English may attend classes on English as a Second Language. Classes and materials are free to ID cardholders and DOD em-ployees. For information, call 751-1124, or email [email protected].
��The Hearts Apart support group aims to help Families who are separated from
their Soldiers. For information, call 751-9770/1124.
�� On-post mothers are invited to “No Excuses, Mom” weekly exercise sessions. Those living in the Balfour Beatty commu-nities meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at 520 Brown Ave. Residents of other communi-ties meet at the SKIES building at 6100 Chesnut Road. Participants should provide their own water, towels and mats.
HOUSING NEWS�� Hours for Balfour Beatty Commu-nity Center are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
��If you will be on leave for an extended period, call the work-order desk at 803-787-6416 to ask housing personnel to check on your house while you are away.
THRIFT SHOP NEWS�� The Thrift Shop, located at 413 Lee Road in the Mini Mall, is now accepting summer clothing. Call 803-787-2153 for information or visit 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, or 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday. Any one is eligible to shop in the Thrift Shop. You must have a military ID card to consign.
�� The Thrift Shop will be closed July 4-15 and will reopen July 19.
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Come see your ArmyChristian Rodgers, 15, was among the guests to take part last week in Fort Jackson’s quarterly ‘Come See Your Army Tour.’ Rodgers got a look at the Basic Combat Training experience, which involved us-ing the EST-2000 marksmanship simulator, top, trying on body armor used by the Army, above right, and meeting post Command Sgt. Major Lamont Christian, above left.
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Soldiers engage with latest tactical communications equipmentBy ARMY NEWS SERVICE
Soldiers are getting a hands-on look at the latest enhancements to Army tac-tical communications equipment during the two-week long Network Integration Evaluation 16.2, which kicked off May 2.
With 2,000 Soldiers from the 2nd Bri-gade Combat Team, 1st Armored Divi-sion performing combined arms maneu-ver missions spread out over more than 1,000 miles at Fort Bliss, Texas, the exer-cise builds on previous NIEs as it evalu-ates and improves the tactical network.
Utilizing Soldier feedback, the NIEs are designed to help the Army keep pace with rapid advances in communications technologies and deliver integrated net-work and mission command capabilities, a top Army modernization priority for readiness.
“NIE is really a team-of-teams effort between 1st Armored Division, Opera-tional Test Command and the acquisition community,” said Brig. Gen. Terrence McKenrick, the commanding general of the Brigade Modernization Command (BMC), which helps execute the NIEs on behalf of the Training and Doctrine Com-mand.
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