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USM hosts discussion about military children Katie Peterson | Staff Writer

Eating lunch with students once a week, knowing the “why� that stems from the “what,� and intentionality.

These were some of the ideas brought up by Unified School District 207 superintendent Keith Mispagel and the panel of subject matter experts at the Social and Emotional Implications for the Military-Connected Child discussion Feb. 13 in the University of Saint Mary’s Walnut Room.

The discussion was the latest in USM’s Social and Emotional Well Being Series, which started in November 2019 at the Overland Park campus. “It’s all about the kids,� said Cheryl Reding, USM Social and Behavioral Sciences division chair. “This comes out of the Education Department and our partnerships with (pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade) school districts. “This series started as a response to needs expressed by our partnership school districts and community to better understand emotional well being needs of school-age children and adolescents. Part of our commitment to our partnership schools is to provide educational support to the school community and stakeholders,� she said. “These presentations are educational and our hope is to increase awareness and care of the social and emotional well-being of K-12 students.�

Multiple community members, USM faculty and education majors attended the discussion.

Mispagel began the discussion with an overview of USD 207 and its goals. He also expanded on the idea of knowing the “why� behind the “what� and sharing a video to demonstrate. Overall, Mispagel said, the role of the school district in supporting mobile military-connected students is to be SUPERHUMAN for them.

Support. “Students, families, each other,� Mispagel said.

Understand. “Everyone is different in experiences, backgrounds, strengths and challenges faced,� he said.

Provide. “Guidance, care, sympathy and empathy,� Mispagel said.

Empower. “Not only students but the families to overcome hurdles,� he said.

Respect. “Respect everyone,� Mispagel said. “Everybody is bringing something different to the table, different experiences. Even in those kids that I sat at lunch with once a week for four years, every one of them had something special. “I respected the heck out of every one of them because they lived a different life than I did and had a greater experience than I’ll ever experience,� he said.

Highlight. “Highlight positive moments often,� Mispagel said. “Maximize a student’s success. “When 50 percent of our kids turnover every schoolyear, they walk in, they’re new kids,� he

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Unified School District 207 Superintendent Keith Mispagel introduces Social and Emotional Implications for the Military-Connected Child panelists — retired Lt. Col. David Bresser, military spouse Corie Weathers, Col. Scott Green and retired Air Force Col. David Strohm — as the presentation begins Feb. 13 at the University of Saint Mary.

Panelists military spouse Corie Weathers and Unified School District 207 Board Member Col. Scott Green discuss the Social and Emotional Implications for the Military-Connected Child with moderator USD 207 Superintendent Keith Mispagel and others gathered for the presentation Feb. 13 at the University of Saint Mary.

said. “I want to help them understand that they’re sitting next to a new kid, who is sitting in front of a new kid, who is sitting behind a kid that was here last year that was new, and everybody is together, so highlight that.�

Uplift. “Help them,� Mispagel said. “Help everybody.�

Make a mark. “How do we make our mark?�

Mispagel asked. “Parents give us their best kids every day, and so our ‘why’ is to give our best every day for them.�

Aim high. “Set the bar high,� he said.

Never give up. “Every day there are challenges. Every day our families, students, staff are going to face challenges,� Mispagel said. “How do we help them through it? Our role is to be SUPERHUMAN for them because they do that for us,� he said.

After Mispagel’s presentation, the panel of experts — retired Lt. Col. David Bresser; Corie Weathers, military spouse; Col. Scott Green, USD 207 board member

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and director of the Command and General Staff School; and retired Air Force Col. David Strohm — offered their thoughts and experiences on different topics that included making connections, being influential, working to connect the military and civilian communities, resiliency of military children and more.

Bresser said what worked for his children is that they didn’t receive special treatment. “They were just treated like another kid. It wasn’t, ‘Oh, that’s the new kid. That’s the military kid,’â€? Bresser said. “Each one of my kids, the three of them, there was a teacher that made a connection and I don’t know what they necessarily did ‌ but I don’t think they treated them any differently.â€?

Weathers said kindness is key. “All of you, regardless of what connection you have to these military kids or families, have incredible influence,� Weathers said. “Even though we might be the ones that are transient and passing through, your ability to have that touchpoint, whatever

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that is, with that family, have incredible influence. “Just because we’re transient doesn’t mean that we’re not going to remember who you are and what you did,� she said. “Your kindness and your desire to want to be there for that student will leave a lasting mark on that family.�

Green said that helping military students feel accepted by the civilian community is a two-way street. “I believe we have a responsibility as the military community to open the gates to engage, to bring people in and say, ‘Here is how we live and this is what’s going on in our world,’� Green said. “As much as we have an expectation of the community to do that, I think it is fair to try and be part of the community and be a partner. I think we’ve got work to do to be better as well as far as what goes on in Leavenworth. We don’t necessarily do a good job at showcasing that.�

Strohm, who was raised in a military family, said things have not changed in terms of how children get through the moves and change that have always been part of the lifestyle. “The word resiliency keeps coming in. It is really good to be resilient. It is for survival, but you have to look out for the family and if there is somebody in the family who is not as resilient,�

Strohm said. “I was one of four kids. Three of us were pretty resilient, one was still paying the price. You have to watch that. If you’re an educator, you see kids in the classroom, watch for that.

Don’t stereotype anyone, including military children. They have similar characteristics ‌ but they are also individuals.�

Attendees said the panelists offered new perspectives. “I grew up in a civilian family,

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Wednesdays. To make an appointment, visit the center or call 684-4986.

but a lot of my friends were military, and we got along really well, so I didn’t realize that military families felt so separated from civilian families,� said Ilani Mann, an elementary education student at USM who is currently student teaching fifth-grade at Eisenhower Elementary School. “Just hearing that and knowing that these kids might not know what it is like outside the gates really stood out to me. Using that in my teaching will be to familiarize them with things that are outside the gates and things that they may not get on a military installation.�

Emily Cline, USM education professor, said the discussion was eye-opening. “I teach a class called ‘Diverse Learners’ and we talk about groups of students. I don’t think I would have ever thought before to include military students as a special student group,â€? Cline said. “That was interesting for me as an instructor. ‌ If I were a teacher right now that was going into (military) schools, the question that I ask is, ‘What can I do?’ “When I ask that question, how will (the answer) impact me as a teacher? Is it going to change the way I lesson plan? Is it going to change the way I build a classroom community? Or is it going to be the same principles apply?â€? she asked. “Essentially, I think it is the same principles apply to all diverse students, there are the commonalities, but I really like that Dr. Strohm talked about not stereotyping. I love that because it is easy when you’re new to learning about a new group of students to (assume). That was probably one of my biggest takeaways.â€?

For more information about the Social and Emotional Well Being Series, call the USM Education Department at (913) 7586116.

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Appealing security clearance revocation Amy Clark | Chief, Legal Assistance

The ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance is vital to the careers of many soldiers and Department of Defense civilians. That being said, sometimes circumstances beyond a person’s control occur that can have a negative impact on their security clearance. If this occurs, understanding the adjudication process and the steps that can be taken to maintain a security clearance is essential in ensuring job security and career success.

If an issue arises with someone’s security clearance, he or she will receive notification from the Central Clearance Facility.

The CCF is the designated single central adjudication facility for the Department of the Army.

Army Regulation 380-67, “Personnel Security Program,” governs the program, including the revocation and appeals process.

When information indicates a person’s loyalty, reliability or trustworthiness may be contrary to the interests of national security, a Letter of Intent is issued through the command security manager. The LOI will inform the person that CCF intends to revoke his or her security clearance based on that questionable or derogatory information.

For example, a common form of derogatory information is a bad credit report. If a credit report demonstrates that someone does not pay bills regularly or on time, this information can trigger the initiation of the revocation process if it is substantial enough to indicate a potential security risk.

The LOI will state, in detail, the substance of the derogatory information and the proposed action. The commander will have the person acknowledge receipt in writing and will counsel him or her regarding the severity of losing the security clearance.

The commander will also have the person indicate whether he or she intends to submit a rebuttal.

The affected person has 60 days to submit a rebuttal of the CCF’s intent to revoke his or her security clearance. Requests for an extension of the 60-day pe-

riod must be submitted to Headquarters, Department of the Army, in writing and endorsed by the immediate commander.

In accordance with paragraph 6-3 of AR 380-67, the ultimate consideration in making a favorable personnel security determination is whether such determination is clearly consistent with the interests of national security. In making this determination, the following factors are considered: the nature and seriousness of the conduct, the circumstances surrounding the conduct, the frequency and recency of the conduct, the age of the individual, the voluntariness of participation, and the absence

LEGAL ADVISOR or presence of rehabilitation.

The appeal must address each issue raised in the LOI. Written documents should be submitted to support a favorable determination. These supporting documents can include letters of recommendation from supervisors, counselors, creditors or other relevant, credible sources.

Once complete, the appeal packet must be submitted through the chain of command.

At least one commander must

endorse the LOI and recommend whether the clearance should be revoked or restored.

CCF will issue a decision regarding the appeal within 60 to 90 days of receiving the appeal. If the appeal is denied, the individual has 60 days following receipt of notification of denial to appeal to Headquarters, Department of the Army. If during the 60 days following receipt of the CCF’s final letter of determination the person has additional

information in rebuttal or mitigation, he or she should submit it to CCF, rather than submitting an appeal to HQDA. If the CCF review results in denial or revocation again, the person can then appeal to HQDA. If all appeals are denied, another request for reconsideration can be submitted to CCF after one year from receiving the final denial letter or appeal decision, whichever was later.

For more information about the security clearance revocation appeal process, call 684-4944 to schedule an appointment with the Legal Assistance Office.

LHS Raiders visit commanding general

Photo by Tisha Swart-Entwistle, Combined Arms Center Public Affairs

Jeb Marshall, Emily Rich, Kennedy Gibson, Gretchen Brewster and other members of the Leavenworth High School Junior ROTC Raiders team look through a challenge coin collection during a reception at the home of Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth Commanding General Lt. Gen. James Rainey and his wife Tracy Rainey Feb. 18 on post. The cadets were part of the team that competed against 91 other teams from across the country and won the Raiders National Championships in Molina, Ga., Nov. 2-3, 2019. The Raiders National Championships included five different events that tested the strength and physical stamina of the cadets.

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Anyone with debts owed to or by the estate of COMMAND SGT. MAJ. WILLIAM A. RAMSEY must contact 1st Lt. Samuel Crider, the summary court martial officer for the soldier.

Ramsey passed away Jan. 20 in Basehor, Kan. Call Crider at (913) 7583694 or e-mail samuel.e.crider.mil @mail.mil.

The Fort Leavenworth Garrison will host a FACEBOOK TOWN HALL at 5 p.m. today. Topics to be discussed include preparing for permanent-change-of-station moves, severe spring weather and speeding in the housing areas.

THE DEFENSE MILITARY PAY OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED March 4 for training and team building.

The Fort Leavenworth THRIFT SHOP WELFARE APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays at the cashier’s counter at 1025 Sheridan Drive. The deadline is Feb. 25.

Funds will be available in April. No late applications will be accepted.

The Fort Leavenworth THRIFT

The Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP SERIES is 9-10:30 a.m. every Monday through May at the Resiliency Center. There are two sessions. The first session is Feb. 24 through April 6, and the second session is April 13 through May 18. For more information or to sign-up, e-mail arinyoon@gmail.com.

The next Interagency BrownBag Series: “ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND CAPABILITIES REGARDING A WMD/TERRORIST INCIDENT” is 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Feb. 25 in the Lewis and Clark Center’s Arnold Conference Room.

Guest speakers are Dana Kreeger, Federal Bureau of Investigation supervisory special agent, and Kenneth Hines, FBI intelligence analyst.

The free event is open to the public.

POST NOTES SHOP, 1025 Sheridan Drive, regular business hours are 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m Tuesday through Thursday.

Consignments are taken until 12:30 p.m.

The Fort Leavenworth TAX ASSISTANCE CENTER is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 1-4 p.m.

Wednesdays. To make an appointment, visit the center or call 6844986. For more information, visit https://usacac.army.mil/aboutcac/staff/sja/taxes.

Dining Facility STANDARD MEAL RATES are $3.50 for breakfast, $5.65 for lunch, $4.90 for dinner and $9.20 for holiday meals.

The COMBINED ARMS RESEARCH LIBRARY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS. Visit www.myarmyonesource.com and search for the position “general library volunteer.” For more information, call Nora Walker at (913) 758-3001.

The FORT LEAVENWORTH STRAY FACILITY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS. Help is needed covering

The Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation INDI-

Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunches. For more information, call (913) 651-0624.

THE 15TH MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY is at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at De-Puy Auditorium in Eisenhower Hall. For more information, call Sgt. 1st Class Teresa Figueroa at 684-4833 or e-mail teresa.a .figueroa2.mil @mail.mil.

THE FORT LEAVENWORTH SPOUSES CLUB NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING is at 10 a.m. Feb. 25 at Meriwether’s, 702 Cherokee St., Leavenworth, Kan.

VIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP) WORKSHOP is 1-3 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Resiliency Center, 600 Thomas Ave. For more information or to RSVP, call 6842871.

Child and Youth Services SPRING SPORTS REGISTRATION is through March 2. Soccer for 5- to 14-yearolds costs $45. Smart Start

CHILD AND YOUTH SERVICES IS LOOKING FOR A CONTRACTOR TO OVERSEE CURTAIN CALL, the youth theater program.

For more information, call Christy Allie at 684-5126 or e-mail christy.l.rohlfing-allie.naf@mail.mil.

Fort Leavenworth FAMILY AND MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION IS LOOKING FOR A GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTOR. For nore information, call 684-2747 or apply at usajobs.gov.

Defense Commissary Agency’s SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MILITARY CHILDREN PROGRAM’S 2020 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS are available online through Feb. 24.

Fisher House Foundation will award 500 $2,000 scholarship grants. For more information, requirements and to apply, visit www.militaryscholar .org.

The Command and General Staff College Foundation is NOW ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS through March 1. The scholarship program is open to high school seniors and continuing undergraduate students who are children or grandchildren of CGSC Foundation life members. For more information, call Lora Morgan at

The Fort Leavenworth U.S. DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS SALES

The Fort Leavenworth Spouses Club is NOW ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS for high school seniors, continuing undergraduates and spouse education through March 13. To apply, visit www.fortleavenworthspousesclub.or g/scholarships. For more information, e-mail scholarshipflsc@ gmail.com.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE JOHN W. POILLON SCHOLARSHIPS are available at the Fort Leavenworth Army Education Center.

The scholarship is open to high school seniors who are dependents of U.S. military members, currently or within the past 24 months assigned to Fort Leavenworth, or civilians who are currently employed at Fort Leavenworth by the U.S. government or a non-appropriated fund. The application deadline is March 27.

The Claims Office is only available to assist claimants to contact the USARCS-CPCS with a claim. For more information, call 684-4913.

CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE TO HOUSEHOLD GOODS are handled by the U.S. Army Center for Personnel Claims Support in Fort Knox, Ky.

Department of Defense policy PROHIBITS THE USE OF CBD OIL and other hemp-based products by service members.

Catholic: Weekday Mass: Tuesday through Friday noon, Blessed Sacrament Chapel in Pioneer Chapel Weekend Mass: Sunday 9:30 a.m., Frontier Chapel Holy Days of Obligation: Noon and 5:30 p.m., Pioneer Chapel Religious education: Sunday 8:10 a.m. Frontier and Pioneer chapels RCIA: Call 684-8989 for information

Protestant: Traditional Worship: Sunday 8:30 a.m., Pioneer Chapel Liturgical Worship: Sunday 8:45 a.m., Memorial Chapel Multicultural Gospel Worship: Sunday 10 a.m., Pioneer Chapel Episcopal Worship: Sunday 10:30 a.m., Memorial Chapel Contemporary Worship: Sunday 11 a.m., Frontier

The Friends of the Frontier Army Museum NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: “THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS, THE FIRST ALLAFRICAN AMERICAN REGIMENT” is 6-8 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Frontier Army Museum. For more information, visit ffam.us.

The Command and General Staff College Department of Military History and Dole Center Turning Points Lecture Series “THE AISNE-MARNE COUNTEROFFENSIVE, 1918: THE TURNING POINT OF WORLD WAR I” is 34:30 p.m. March 4 at the University of Kansas’ Dole Institute for Poli-

The next EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM FREE RECREATIONAL BOWLING is 9-11 a.m. March 7 at Strike Zone Bowling Center. For more information, call 684-2800.

(913) 651-0624 or e-mail office@cgscf.org. To apply, visit http://www.cgscfoundation.org/alum ni/scholarships/.

STORE, 740 W. Warehouse Road, is open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The store is closed second Wednesday of each month.

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Baseball for 3- to 4-year-olds costs $25. Baseball for 5- to 12-year-olds costs $45. Girls kid-pitch softball for 8- to 12year olds costs $45. All youth must have an updated sports physical before the first practice. For more information, call 684-7525/7526.

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

THE U.S. CENSUS IS HIRING clerks, recruiting assistants, office operations supervisors, census field supervisors and census takers. For more information, call (855) JOB2020 or visit 2020census.gov/jobs.

shifts, walking dogs, cleaning and more. For more information, call 684-4939, e-mail fortleavenworthstrayfacility@gmail.com or see “Volunteering Opportunities” in FLSF’s Facebook notes.

PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO

CHILDREN AND TEENS The next EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM SENSORY STORYTIME is 4-5 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Combined Arms Research Library. The event is geared toward children with sensory needs but open to all. For more information, call (913) 758-3006.

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judging and fellowship. Register by March 19. For the full information sheet, visit the Fort Leavenworth Chapel Facebook page.

THE WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH LUNCHEON is 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 12 at the Frontier Conference Center. The guest speaker is retired Lt. Col. Cynthia Patton, founder and president of Patton Leadership Consulting. Lunch tickets are $10 and must be purchased by 5 p.m. March 6.

For lunch tickets and more information, call 684-1694. A lunch ticket is not required to attend the event.

POST ACTIVITIES INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION DAY is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 4 at Harney Sports Complex. For more information or to become a PAIR Day vendor, call 684-1674.

The Fort Leavenworth Chapel 2020 SPRING BBQ BONANZA is March 27-28 at Frontier Chapel.

The event includes hands-on barbecue smoking instruction, cooking,

The Rod and Gun Club KIDS’ FISHING DERBY is at

The 2020 GENERAL WILLIAM E. DEPUY SPECIAL TOPICS WRITING COMPETITION is accepting submissions through July 20.

The topic is “Finding the Enemy in 2035 — What technological, doctrinal, organizational or other advances or changes must we make to find our adversaries on the battlefield of the future?” For more information, call the Military Review managing editor at 684-9339 or e-mail usarmy.leavenworth.tradoc.mbs.military-reviewpublic-em@mail.mil.

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FEDERAL STUDENT AID WEBSITE provides scholarship searches, webinars and more at https://studentaid.ed.gov/preparefor-college. For a current scholarship list, call the school liaison officer at 684-1655.

THE MAJ. GEN. JAMES URSANO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS NOW ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS through April 1. For more information, requirements and to apply, visit https://www.aerhq.org/Apply-forScholarship/Dependent-Children.

The next Soldier for Life - Transition Assistance Program’s GUIDE TO FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT CLASS is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, April 2, April 23 and May 28 in room 131 of the Resiliency Center. The seminar covers navigating the USAJobs portal and preparing a resumé to apply for government employment. For more information, call 684-2227 or e-mail usarmy.sfltap.leavenworth@mail.mil.

THE MICHAELS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING

SOLDIER FOR LIFE - TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WORKSHOPS are mandatory for all

Look for these Chapel Community groups on Facebook: • Fort Leavenworth Chapels • Fort Leavenworth Gospel Service • Fort Leavenworth Gospel Service Women’s Ministry • Ft Leavenworth Episcopal/Anglican Congregation Memorial Chapel • Ft. Leavenworth Club Beyond • Saint Ignatius Parish, Fort Leavenworth • Ft. Leavenworth Chapel Liturgical • Christ Fellowship – Fort Leavenworth

tics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, Kan. The free lecture will also be streamed at https://www .youtube.com/user/Doleman2007.

The 2020 Friends of the Frontier Army Museum YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST is accepting applications through April 1. The contest is open to students in ninththrough 12th-grade from schools within 20 miles of Fort Leavenworth. The essay topic is “Military Technology of Transportation and Weapons.” Cash prizes will be awarded to three participants.

For more information, visit www.ffam.us.

SCHOLARSHIP GRANT APPLICATIONS through April 15. The scholarship is open to high school seniors and graduates who live in communities managed by The Michaels Organization, including Frontier Heritage Communities. For more information, call 682-6300.

Chapel Sunday School: 9:30 a.m., Frontier and Pioneer chapels Christ Fellowship: Sunday 5 p.m. meal, 5:45 p.m. worship service, Pioneer Chapel Activities Room

The POSTWIDE YARD SALE is at 8 a.m. April 25. For more information, call 684-1674.

FAMILY COSMIC BOWLING is 9 p.m. to midnight every first Saturday of the month at Strike Zone Bowling Center. Two hours of bowling and shoe rental is $5 per person. For more information, call (913) 651-2195.

8:30 a.m. May 16 at Smith Lake. Cost is $3 for nonmembers; members fish for free. Top anglers in five age groups will win awards and there will also be door and participation prizes. Bait, hotdogs and drinks will be sold during the event. For more information, call (913) 2405503.

CHILD AND YOUTH SERVICES HOURLY CARE IS CLOSED due to a critical staff shortage. For more information, call Carole Hoffman at 684-1660 or e-mail carole

military personnel transitioning from active-duty service. The workshops are also available to spouses of transitioning military on a spaceavailable basis. TAP workshops are five days from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Upcoming workshops are Feb. 24-28, March 9-13, March 23-27 and April 13-17 at the Resiliency Center. For more information, call 684-2227 or e-mail usarmy.sfltap.leavenworth@mail.mil.

The Army Community Service FIELD GRADE SPOUSE SEMINAR “PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER” is 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

March 4 at the Resiliency Center, 600 Thomas Ave. For more information or to register, call 684-2800 or e-mail fgspouseseminar@gmail.com.

The Soldier for Life - Transition Assistance Program’s FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION’S HIRING EVENT is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

March 5 in room 125 of the Resiliency Center. No RSVP is required.

The Hiring Our Heroes CORPORATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM INFORMATION BRIEFS are conducted weekly at noon on Mondays in room 277 of the Resiliency Center.

Completed application packets are due March 13 for the next cohort that begins May 4. The CFP places service members within 180 days or less left on active duty into a 12-week fellowship program. The program provides mid- to upper-level corporate experience, credentialing education and career skills training.

Selection for this program is competitive, but placement rates average more than 80 percent per cohort. For more information, go to https://www.uschamberfoundation. org/corporate-fellowship-program-0

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CHILD AND YOUTH SERVICES SUMMER CAMP 2020 AND SCHOOLYEAR 2020-21 is accepting requests through militarychildcare .com. For more information, call 684-5138.

Harrold Youth Center’s ARCHERY CLASS is 4-5 p.m.

Wednesdays at 45 Biddle Blvd.

For more information, call 684-5118.

or call 684-8999.

The FORT LEAVENWORTH EXCHANGE has several full-time, parttime and intermittent job openings.

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FAMILY AND MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION has several job openings. Visit usajobs.gov and search for Fort Leavenworth.

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Post was site of telegraphy experiments Heidi Crabtree | Special to the Fort Leavenworth Lamp

It was a cold and messy evening on Fort Leavenworth in October 1905. Slogging through the wet snow, an observer may seen two officers and a corporal playing with a very large kite.

The soldiers were on a mission to improve wireless telegraphy and anyone in a hurry to get out of the cold missed a trio of genius.

In 1898, a young man from Arkansas named Thomas Isaiah King enlisted in the Army. King was born in 1876 and a photographer by trade, a five-foot, fiveinch prodigy in the making. He found the Army to be the perfect place to build on his visions.

In 1904, a Signal School was established at Fort Leavenworth to accompany the Cavalry and Infantry Schools. King arrived at Fort Leavenworth the same year and was assigned to the Signal Corps and Company A’s Photography Department.

In 1905, King wanted to devise a way to take aerial photos.

He worked with box kites on the West Parade but the cameras’ weight was damaging the kites.

He was financing his own experiments and it was becoming costly.

Meanwhile, two officers from the Signal School, Capt. William Mitchell and Maj. George Squier, had ideas about the future, and they were impressed enough with King that they used their common interest in telegraphy to create a wireless version.

This “wireless telegraphy triumvirate” continued King’s experiments on the fort’s parade fields, using what would become known in Signal catalogues as a “King kite.” The kite, made of silk and bamboo, was seven feet tall, five feet wide, with top and bottom corners cut, and a large hole in the center to gain some stability. King had been attaching cameras to the kite, using magnets to activate the shutter. Now he was hoisting antennas with the kite to affect wireless transmission.

The early tests with a portable spark-gap transmitter didn’t show much improvement in ac-

FOOTNOTES IN FORT’S HISTORY tual transmitting, but receiving was a different story. They had previously flown a kite a mile and half up, and were already getting attention from reporters in Kansas and elsewhere. One newspaper in Melvern, Kan., quipped after the 1.5-mile-high flight that “the meaning of the term ‘higher than a kite’ must be pretty high indeed.”

On Oct. 2, 1905, they did a test at West Parade, then moved to Main Parade, running it up the flagpole. Despite the lack of wind, they received signals from a Kansas City station equipped with a DeForest telegraph system.

They would soon have success beyond their expectations.

Later in October, Mitchell, Squier, King and men from Company A took everything out to see if they could catch signals from the battleship West Virginia, which was off the coast of Florida with President Theodore Roosevelt on board as it went from New Orleans to Washington. The men tried against all odds, as there was no wind, and a wet snow began after sunset.

Earlier that afternoon, they caught messages from Chicago going to Kansas City and St. Louis.

Not only did they hear signals that night from the USS West Virginia 2,250 miles away, the group picked up a message from the steamer Concho in the Gulf of Mexico from a woman to her relatives in Houston. This woman, Mamie Fisher, gave her address and information about relatives in Texas, and probably had no idea that two Army officers and a company of signalmen were eavesdropping on her. It was the first time messages from the sea were intercepted that far inland.

When the inventors intercepted a message from the oil steamer Maverick near Puerto Rico, they couldn’t believe their ears. They actually wrote a letter to the steamer’s company asking

about what they’d heard, and received a letter back confirming that they’d picked up signals from Puerto Rico.

Early in November three kites got away because of high winds and were later found some distance away.

Newspapers, interested in the experiments, couldn’t resist a little fun. A Parsons, Kan., paper joked that because the men were picking up odd messages from so far away, they should aim the wires at Mars. People worried about what could be overheard because of their telegraph messages “hovering in the air.”

King spent much of his career on post, marrying in 1907, and having a son here three years later. In August 1908, the “King System of Telegraphy” was tested in Washington State, successfully picking up messages off Puget Sound at Camp David Stanley.

On Dec. 23, 1908, a King kite was sent up from West Parade with 1,000 feet of wire, receiving a message from Omaha, the transmission lasting 15 minutes.

By 1911, King was a master signal electrician with Company D, a company being lauded as the most important in the Signal Corps.

King was interviewed by the Leavenworth Times that year, telling how the cumbersome equipment could now be lessened and carried on pack mules.

King mentioned the kite as well as a short-lived try with balloons, but needing a way to hoist an antenna wire in windless conditions, developed a 90-foot sectional pole that “can be put up and the entire outfit made ready for work in a minute and a half.”

King discussed something new called a circuit breaker and even stated that the Civil War would have been quick if this wireless system had been around.

“If the Civil War had been fought with present modern equipment and with the wireless, it would have lasted four months

Signal Corps photo

A soldier, probably Cpl. Thomas King, poses with a sink and bamboo “King kite.”

instead of four years,” King said.

King was made a major in France during World War I and put in charge of the 305th Field Signal Battalion under the 80th Division. Upon returning home to Fort Leavenworth in 1919, his temporary commission was pulled, but instead of becoming enlisted again he was made a warrant officer.

After returning, he and his wife ran a photography studio at 311 Delaware St. on the second floor of the Rialto Theatre, as his wife D’Ella was listed in the 1920 census as a photographer herself.

He was soon ordered to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to make improvements to radio station WUJ, a control station, which couldn’t receive and send at the same time because of the generator. King worked out a new system using an underground wire between WUJ and an Army sta-

tion at Fort Bliss, Texas, along a compass line.

After 36 years of Army service, King retired in 1934. By 1940, he was living in San Mateo, Calif., with no occupation listed in the census. He died on July 23, 1958, in Palo Alto, Calif., and is buried with his World War I rank on his headstone. His wife followed a few years later.

An obituary could not be located for the man who experimented with wireless transmission, created new Signal systems and equipment, and worked with the future Father of the U. S. Air Force, Gen. “Billy” Mitchell, as well as Maj. Gen. Squier, an early champion of Army aviation and Chief of Signal in World War I. Where else would a pioneer in his field make his mark than at Fort Leavenworth?

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Combined Arms Center - Training Deputy Michael Johnson leads six new Fort Leavenworth employees in the Civilian Oath of Office during in-processing Feb. 18 in the Adjutant General Division Conference Room. The new employees include Milton Whitaker, Command and General Staff College; Marisa Taylor, CGSC; Donald Jones, Center for Army Lessons Learned; Dawn Hilton, Army University; Dustin Furrey, Mission and Installation Contracting Command; and Violeta Atchison, Munson Army Health Center.

Officer promotion process to offer more career flexibility Devon Suits | Army News Service

FORT MEADE, Md. — The Army has initiated changes to its promotion process, allowing qualified officers a chance to “optin” for early promotion consideration, Army Talent Management Task Force leaders said Feb. 13.

“This new initiative is aligned with the Army People Strategy and implements a change in the way we manage talent through the promotion process,” said Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Edwards, director of the Officer Personnel Management Directorate with Army Human Resources Command.

For the upcoming fiscal year 2020 promotion selection board, officers who are eligible for early promotion must now submit a formal request through the Assignment Interactive Module, or AIM 2.0, by March 16, said Col. Mark Susnis, a team chief with the task force.

“Previously, ‘below the zone’ consideration was a very industrial process,” said Maj. Lucas Rand, assigned to the task force. “If you were in the year group before the primary zone — no matter how strong your file was or whether you had completed your key development assignments — you were automatically considered for below the zone consideration … whether you wanted it or not.”

Now captains who made rank between Oct. 6, 2015, and July 8, 2017, must meet the list of eligibility criteria before submitting their request.

These requirements include: • Soldiers must have completed their Captains’ Career Course.

• Basic branch officers must complete their key developmental positions

by March 16, 2020, per Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-3.

• Functional area officers need to have 24 or more months within their functional area. Captains also need 12 or more officer evaluation report-rated months within the same area by March 16, 2020.

“Historically, the Army relied on a time-based promotion system to provide the ready force required for service to the nation,” Edwards said. “By allowing officers to request early consideration, or to ‘opt-in’ to a promotion board, we create an opportunity to recognize individuals of exceptional talent who demonstrate the potential to perform at a higher grade earlier in their career.”

With the new opt-in program, the Army can potentially align an officer’s knowledge, skills, and behaviors to meet the force’s mission requirements at higher grades, Susnis added.

Failure to be selected for promotion during the opt-in process will not negatively impact a soldier’s career, Susnis said.

All officers receive at least two considerations in and above the primary promotion zone before initiating a potential involuntary separation action.

Qualified captains who want to complete a career-

broadening assignment, or pursue an advanced educational or key-developmental opportunity — in the best interest of the Army — can now request to temporarily defer their consideration for promotion for up to two years, Rand said.

For the upcoming fiscal year 2020 majors’ promotion selection board, eligible captains within the primary zone of promotion consideration have until March 9 to submit their deferment request through the Assignment Interactive Module 2.0.

“An officer might want to opt-out because they are in a position to get an advanced degree,” Rand said.

“What we don’t want to do is penalize the officer for branching off of their traditional career path.”

While a small percentage of captains will choose to opt-out of promotion this upcoming cycle, soldiers who are looking to take a year off to increase their competitive standing against their peers will not receive an option to defer if they previously failed to be selected for promotion, Susnis said.

Changes to the Army’s policies and procedures now provide officers with “more opportunity and more flexibility to expand and broaden their careers,” Rand said.

The program focuses on soldiers who are “trying to accelerate their timeline because they feel that they are ready,” Rand added.

“Everybody is different. It comes down to giving a little bit of control to the officer to manage their career.”

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Parade of Nations participants gather on stage for photographs after the Organization of International Spouses and Sponsors event featuring the native attire of India, Indonesia, Korea, Madagascar, Moldova, Nepal, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Scotland and Sri Lanka Feb. 18 in Eisenhower Auditorium.

International families share dress, customs Katie Peterson | Staff Writer

Thirteen international families representing 11 countries came together to share pieces of their culture during the Organization for International Spouses and Sponsors’ Parade of Nations Feb. 18 in the Lewis and Clark Center’s Eisenhower Auditorium.

The event, which has been hosted by the OISS for more than 15 years, featured families showing off native dress, food delicacies, national songs and other cultural customs for their sponsors and the other international families.

“This is just another memory they take home, and it really increases friendship,” said Sheila Ryan, OISS Parade of Nations chairperson. “I hope they enjoy themselves.”

As each family came on stage, Ryan narrated what they were wearing and described the symbolism of each piece.

Command and General Staff Officer Course students Maj. Winner Dieng and Maj. Gede Agus Pringgana and their families represented Indonesia.

Dieng wore traditional clothing from South Sulawesi called jas tutup, which is worn for formal and ceremonial events. His wife, Anik, who is currently on leave from the Indonesian Navy, wore a baju bodoa, a traditional cloth of the Bugis and Makassar people of South Celebes. The couple appeared on stage with their 5-year-old son Alden.

“After watching a NASCAR race a few months ago, (Alden) has decided that he would like to be a NASCAR racer someday,” Ryan said as she narrated the show. “The Dieng family told me that they enjoy playing in the snow, something that is missing in Indonesia. Their dream is to visit all 50 United States.”

They have visited eight so far.

Pringgana and his 7-year-old son Putra, wore Balinese handmade clothing usually worn for traditional ceremonies or for praying in the temples. His wife, Killara Daivi, wore a kebeya, which is worn for traditional dance and other special occasions.

“In her spare time, Killara enjoys art, interior design and sightseeing,” Ryan said. “(Putra) enjoys math, games, running and (vanilla) ice cream.”

Korean Maj. Daesu Kang, CGSOC student, his wife Eunju Lee and their 5-year-old daughter Sarang represented Korea.

While Kang wore his Class A uniform, Lee and Sarang wore traditional hanboks. The hanbok includes a blouse called jeogori and chima and a full wraparound skirt, which is made of brightly colored silk and is char-

Maj. Gede Agus Pringgana, 7-year-old Putra and Killara Daivi of Indonesia enter the stage for the Parade of Nations Feb. 18 in Eisenhower Auditorium at the Lewis and Clark Center. Families of international Command and General Staff College students modeled their native attire in the Organization of International Spouses and Sponsors event.

Maj. Vladimir Hristescu, Command and General Staff Officer Course student from Moldova, exits the stage with 23-month-old Stefan perched on his shoulders during the Parade of Nations Feb. 18 in Eisenhower Auditorium at the Lewis and Clark Center. Families of international Command and General Staff College students modeled their native attire in the Organization of International Spouses and Sponsors event.

acterized by simple lines and no pockets.

“The Kang family enjoys watching movies, playing instruments and bowling and golfing together,” Ryan said. “(Sarang’s) father told me that she loves all things Disney.”

Maj. Pratik Singh Karki, CGSOC student, and his wife

Pranita Rana represented Nepal.

Karki wore a traditional outfit of Nepalese men called a duarasuruwal, as well as headgear called dhaka topi. Rana wore a traditional sari, which is made up of a drape five- to nine-yards long and two- to four-feet wide.

Capt. Donat Celestin Saindrotanjona, CGSOC student,

Lise Hanson-Andersen of Norway watches her daughters, 11-year-old Celine and 7-year-old Camilla, dance during the Parade of Nations Feb. 18 in Eisenhower Auditorium at the Lewis and Clark Center. Families of international Command and General Staff College students modeled the native clothing of their countries in the Organization of International Spouses and Sponsors event.

represented Madagascar.

Saindrotanjona wore a malabary, a lamba, and a straw hat.

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Families gather at CARL to make ‘bad art’ Katie Peterson | Staff Writer

“The worse it is, the better its chances of winning” was the theme going into the Combined Arms Research Library’s Bad Art Contest Feb. 13 outside the makerspace.

“Bad art is a program that I’ve seen offered at libraries,” said Nora Walker, CARL community library technician. “We keep all of the leftover pieces of craft projects that we do with all of our youth programming, and it is overflowing, so I thought we could do a bad art night with all of our leftover pieces. That way we’re not throwing them away and giving them a chance to be used.”

During the contest, participants had 40 minutes to create their bad art using scrap paper, stickers, pipe cleaners, foam balls, cut-up straws, crayons and more.

“An event like this is definitely less intimidating because it is an opportunity to express creativity but not feel like you have to make something perfect or you have to be No. 1 at whatever you’re doing,” said Katy Touysinhthiphonexay, CARL acquisitions library technician. “It is an opportunity for everyone to try it out, especially if it’s bad.

The worse it is, the better we’ll like it.”

Participants didn’t hesitate to get started. Courtney Stronczek, mother of 9-year-old Bianca, 8-yearold Ben, 3-year-old Jack, and 1-year-old Wally, said she’d been looking forward to the event.

“We really have never been to a bad artist contest.

We’ve never heard of one,” Stronczek said. “We do art every day (at home). It is really cool to have (art) that is very different. …That makes it very fun.

“We always think if you make a mistake, you just turn it into something else,” she said. “(My kids) have always loved art and that way they can express themselves.”

Capt. Nick Stronczek, Command and General Staff Officer Course student, agreed with his wife.

“It’s the opposite of what you think art is,” he said. “It gives you more freedom to be creative and come up with new ideas.”

Bianca Stronczek said she thought creating bad art was more difficult.

“I think I’m not going to be able to do it,” she said, “but it is fun.”

Bianca created a pig paperbag puppet complete with hair and a bow made from yarn and a dress made out of tissue paper. “(Pigs) are cute,” she said.

Thirteen-year-old Caitlynn Lovell, Patton Junior High School seventhgrader, said she was struggling with her piece of art, too.

“It’s not as ugly as I want it to be,” she said, “but I just like creating stuff.”

Twelve-year-old Lillian Pence, Patton seventhgrader, created a piece she named “Fire Sheep” out of tissue paper, feathers, cotton, foam balls, yarn and pipe cleaners. “(I create bad art) every time I try to create good art,” Lillian Pence said.

“But it’s fun because when you’re judging to see who had the worst one, it is much easier to do.”

Eleven-year-old, Eleanor Pence, Eisenhower Elementary School fifthgrader, created a piece she named “Joe” after an egg

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Thirteen-year-old Caitlynn Lovell shows her Bad Art Contest entry to her parents, Tosha Lovell and Sgt. 1st Class Robert Lovell, Army University, after the makerspace pop-up event Feb. 13 at the Combined Arms Research Library. Bad Art Contest participants had 40 minutes to work on their creations, then participants voted to determine the “worst.” Caitlynn took second place with artwork she described as a pirate/teddy bear. Some of the Bad Art Contest entries will be on display at the library for National Craft Month in March.

Capt. Nick Stronczek, Command and General Staff Officer Course student, assists 3-year-old Jack as the toddler adds foam shapes to his Bad Art Contest entry Feb. 13 at the Combined Arms Research Library. Participants were given 40 minutes to create their “worst” art, then voted for their favorites.

Jack’s artwork placed third in the contest.

Eight-year-old Ben, mom Courtney Stronczek and 9-year-old Bianca gather art supplies to make their Bad Art Contest creations Feb. 13 at the Combined Arms Research Library.

also chose a free book.

“We definitely hope that (participants) will see the library as a family-friendly place. I know that many times, I’ve heard from families, especially those who are new to post, that they always assume that the library is just for students, so we’re always looking for ways to encourage people and families to come and visit us,” Touysinhthiphonexay said. “After

drop challenge gone wrong The Pence sisters tied books. Jack won third Feb. 11 at school. for first and each received a place and also received two “It broke on the first try, gift card and a free book. free books. so we lost, sadly, but we Caitlynn won second place Once the winners chose named it Joe, so this is in and received two free their prizes, all participants honor of Joe,” Eleanor said.

Eleanor said she didn’t limit herself to what she used to create Joe. “(I used) straight up everything,” she said. “Usually in art there is a limit, but now there is no limit.

It can be as awful as you want it, and you can just add and add and add because adding is great.”

After participants created and submitted their bad art, each participant voted on one piece that wasn’t his or her own, which helped determine the winners.

Courtney Stronczek and 1-year-old Wally look at the entries in the Bad Art Contest Feb. 13 at the Combined Arms Research Library.

this event we hope people will come back, people will keep an eye out for future community events and know that we’re definitely open to hosting creative stuff that ties in with books, ties in with reading, but also takes it to a different level.”

For more information about upcoming CARL events, visit the CARL Facebook page.

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Michaels accepting scholarship applications Fort Leavenworth Frontier Heritage Communities

Michaels Organization Educational Foundation, the nonprofit affiliate of The Michaels Organization, is now accepting scholarship applications.

The foundation awards scholarship grants to residents of Michaels Organization properties who are pursuing some form of higher education, in college, a trade or professional school, or an institute.

The scholarships are available to the family members of activeduty service members residing in housing communities owned or managed by the companies of The Michaels Organization, which includes Fort Leavenworth Frontier Heritage Communities.

Last year, 24 Fort Leaven-

HOUSING UPDATE worth Frontier Heritage Communities residents received scholarship grants. In 30 years, the foundation awarded more than $8 million in grants to worthy students throughout the country.

To download a copy of the application, visit https://www .michaelsscholars.com/. Printed applications are available at the FLFHC Community Management office at 220 Hancock Ave. Deadline for applications is April 15. Transcripts are required.

For more information, call (913) 682-6300.

KC Mission donations FLFHC has partnered with the City Union Mission Christian Life Center. The second Saturday of each month, items to be donated to the mission can be placed at curbside before 10 a.m.

For each donation, the mission will give a voucher for tax credit that can be written off income taxes.

The mission accepts clothing, furniture and other household items but not mattresses, cribs or carseats. Separate any bulk trash from donations and place clothing and shoes inside plastic bags

marked for mission donation.

Anything left on the curb Monday will be collected as bulk trash and not a donation.

prize and have their artwork published in the FLFHC newsletter.

Birthday drawing

In the average home, 75 percent of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off. This can be avoided by unplugging the appliance or using a power strip and using the switch on the power strip to cut all power to the appliance.

Watch for more community event announcements on Facebook, followed by a One-Call Now e-mail message with event details, and don’t forget to follow FLFHC on Twitter. Visit the FLFHC website at www.ftleavenworthfamilyhousing.com for downloadable forms and other

Have a child with a birthday in February? Come by the Fort Leavenworth Frontier Heritage Communities office at 220 Hancock Ave. to enter him or her into the monthly birthday drawing. All submissions must be received in the FLFHC office by Feb. 21.

Coloring contest Children’s coloring contest sheets are available online at www.ftleavenworthfamilyhousing.com and at the FLFHC office at 220 Hancock Ave. Entries must be received by Feb. 21.

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Resources for on-post residents On-post housing residents should contact these resources about housing concerns: • The Fort Leavenworth Frontier Heritage Communities Management Office, 220 Hancock Ave., is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call (913) 682-6300.

• The FLFHC Maintenance Office and Self-Help Store, 800 W. Warehouse Road, phone number is (913) 651-3838. Residents can also submit routine maintenance requests via e-mail at fhcmaint@tmo.com.

• Garrison Housing Oversight Office,

call 684-5684 or e-mail usarmy.leavenworth.imcom-central.mbx.hso@mail.mil.

• The resident’s military chain of command.

• Garrison Commander’s Office, call 684-2993 or the Commander’s Housing Concern Hotline at 684-3858.

In addition to these resources, residents can attend the monthly community mayors’ forum; attend the quarterly installation stakeholder meetings, a forum for the chain of command to share information and pass on community concerns; or participate in the quarterly Facebook town hall meetings.

MUNSON NOTES The next Munson Army Health Center “ASK MUNSON COMMANDER” EVENT is at noon on Feb. 26 at the MAHC’s Main Conference Room or on Facebook Live.

MONTH. The Fort Leavenworth Veterinary Treatment Facility will be waiving dental X-ray charges throughout February. To schedule an appointment, call 684-6510.

MUNSON ARMY HEALTH CENTER DOES NOT PROVIDE WALK-IN SERVICE FOR STREP OR FLU TESTING. Call 6846250 to make an appointment with a primary care provider.

The READINESS CENTER IS CLOSED 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily.

Munson Army Health Center “NO-SHOW” NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED. Remember to cancel appointments instead of being a “no-show” by visiting tricareonline.com or calling 684-6250.

The Munson Army Health Center “WELLNESS FOR LIFE” PROGRAM IS OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT. This is a multidisciplinary program that incorporates nutrition, physical therapy, psychology and more. To sign up for the WFL monthly orientation class, call 6846250.

FEBRUARY IS NATIONAL PET DENTAL

THE MUNSON ARMY HEALTH CENTER FLU CAMPAIGN is underway.

For more information, visit https://tricare.mil/CoveredServices/lsltCovered/Fl uVaccine. FLU VACCINES are available 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on a walk-in basis at Munson Army Health Center’s Readiness Center.

Munson Army Health Center will follow Fort Leavenworth Garrison for DELAYS AND CLOSURES DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. Updated information will be posted on the Fort Leavenworth Facebook page.

Munson Army Health Center is encouraging soldiers and their family members to avoid e-cigarettes and vaping products.

USERS OF E-CIGARETTE OR VAPING PRODUCTS who experience symptoms

The next Fort Leavenworth Rod and Gun Club MONTHLY FUN SHOOTS are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6 and July 4 at 701 Sheridan Drive. Cost is $30 for 50 targets, lunch and a door prize. For more information, call 684-2035.

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of respiratory or gastrointestinal distress should seek prompt medical attention.

For more information on MAHC’s TOBACCO AND VAPING CESSATION CLASSES, call 6846528/6535.

Because of a NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF EPI PEN JR., Munson Army Health Center is allocating one Epi Pen Jr. box (two pens) per patient.

Child and Youth Services and the school district have been notified.

THE SHINGLES VACCINE, SHINGRIX, IS AVAILABLE at Munson Army Health Center’s immunization clinic. This is a two-dose series, and patients must be age 50 or older to receive the shot.

For more information, call 684-6750/6539.

MUNSON ARMY HEALTH CENTER NEEDS VOLUNTEERS. Help is needed in primary care from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the pharmacy from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Applicants must complete an online Red Cross volunteer orientation before starting the process. For more information, e-mail Jason Ramlow at Jason.Ramlow @redcross.org or call (816) 536-0108.

SPORTS SHORTS The Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation SPORTS SPECIFIC NUTRITION CLASSES are 4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 21 or 9-10:30 a.m. Feb. 25 in aerobics room A at Gruber Fitness Center. Cost is $30 and includes a nutritional course packet, a dietary journal and healthy snacks.

Deadline for registration is Feb. 19. For more information, call (706) 575-5229.

On Fort Leavenworth, report suspicious activities to the People are the Eyes and Ears of the Police line at 684PEEP (7337) or call the Military Police Desk at 684-2111.

The Fort Leavenworth Rod and Gun Club LADIES NRA DEFENSIVE PISTOL COURSE is at 6 p.m. every Wednesday March 10 through May 12 at Mill Creek Rifle Club, 7215 Gardner Road, Desoto, Kan. Cost is $70. For more information, visit https://www.nrainstructors.org/S earch.aspx.

THE FORT LEAVENWORTH ROD AND GUN CLUB WINTER LEAGUE meets Thursdays through March 12. The league includes trap, skeet, and fivestand events. For more information, call 684-2035.

The Fort Leavenworth Rod and Gun Club TURKEY HUNTING SEMINAR is at 5 p.m.

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Thursday at the Harney Sports Complex Annex. For more information, call 684-2190.

The Fort Leavenworth Rod and Gun Club KANSAS HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE is at 6 p.m. March 16, 17, 19 and 21. For more information or to reserve a spot, call 6842035.

WATER AEROBICS is 8:309:30 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 4-5 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at Harney Sports Complex. For more information, call 684-2190.

STRIKE ZONE BOWLING CENTER hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 8 p.m.

Sunday. The grill is open from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday.

The Fort Leavenworth Rod and Gun Club WALLEYE SEMINAR is at 5 p.m. April 23 at 821 Sheridan Drive. For more information, call 684-2035.

The Fort Leavenworth Rod and Gun Club’s WALLEYE TOURNAMENT is 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 25 at Clinton Lake, 872 N. 1402 Road, Lawrence, Kan. Cost is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Prizes will be awarded for big fish and first, second and third place. For more

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Army seeks to improve EFMP processing Joe Lacdan | Army News Service

FORT MEADE, Md. — To improve assignment and case coordination for families enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program, the Army’s Human Resources Command has been developing a web-based system where support staff and families will be able to access cloud-based forms for faster processing.

Eventually the system will be able to link EFMP information with the Army’s assignments process. It will also provide quicker access to EFMP data for soldiers and their families.

Col. Steve Lewis, chief of the Army’s Family Program Branch, G-9, calls it

“stage one” into making the system more efficient and accessible to EFMP families and plans to launch the system within the next year.

Lewis testified at a House Armed Services Committee hearing Feb. 5 where EFMP military families voiced their concerns about difficulties in navigating the system and getting needed healthcare.

Additionally, during town hall meetings with EFMP families in the past year, Lewis learned that some families have hardships when transferring healthcare and educational services from one installation to another during permanent-change-of-station moves.

“As children move from school district to another

International show things depending on which shoulder it is worn on. When on the left shoulder, it symbolizes humility; when on the right shoulder, it symbolizes strength and confidence.

Saindrotanjona said his Malagasy culture is important to him.

“I decided to participate because the last Malagasy was here at Fort Leavenworth 25 years ago in 1995. I’m the fourth Malagasy to come here to Fort Leavenworth,” he said. “I’m very pleased, and it is an opportunity to make known Malagasy culture and to show our way of dress to American people.”

Maj. Constantin Cisleanu, CGSOC student, his wife Silvia and their children 7-year-old Bianca and 3-year-old Hector; and Maj. Vladimir Hristescu, CGSOC student, his wife Christina and their 1-year-old son Stefan represented Moldova.

Their national costume display was complemented with tra-

school district and across various states, we are finding the individualized education plans that were established at prior sites aren’t always being adopted and acted upon the same way in the new installation,” Lewis said.

The Army recently launched initiatives to improve the program, including establishing the Army’s Quality of Life Task Force, where Lewis serves as deputy director.

“The individuals and teams established to support the Army’s Exceptional Family Member Program share a unified purpose: to ensure a soldier’s assignment is fully capable of meeting the medical and educational needs of the soldier’s family member,” Lewis said

during the Feb. 5 hearing.

Lewis said a key element in improving EFMP service will be communication.

On Jan. 30, he attended a senior spouses’ panel in Washington where he detailed the Army’s longterm plans to improve services as well as listened to spouses’ concerns.

“We know we need to improve upon both the local marketing of the EFMP services from the Installation Management Command and connecting with families and ensuring that they’ve got a very active web and social media presence,” Lewis said.

The Army began its effort to revamp its EFMP process when then-Army Secretary Mark Esper ordered a comprehensive 13question survey of more

than 3,000 EFMP families last May to identify “gaps and vulnerabilities” in the program.

The survey, developed by the Army Public Health Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., queried families on their experiences during PCS moves and hurdles in the process, said Dr. Jill Brown, public health scientist at APHC. “The survey did allow us an opportunity to recognize that we do have challenges in reaching out and engaging and communicating with families to ensure that they know what family support services are available,” Lewis said.

The findings revealed that families could find primary care faster than special needs healthcare.

The survey also showed soldiers wanted greater flexibility in their re-assignments. In response, the Army’s Human Resources Command at Fort Knox, Ky., has directed career managers to find a minimum of at least two assignment options with services accommodating to special needs family members prior to issuing assignment instructions.

This allows the families to conduct research on the locations and have a voice in the assignment process.

“For every assignment that soldiers are considered, you’ve got a team of professionals within Human Resources Command, a team of professionals within the medical treatment facility,” Lewis said.

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ditional bread and salt, which represents hospitality.

Maj. Andreas Andersen, CGSOC student, his wife Lise Hanson-Andersen, and their children 11-year-old Celine, 9year-old Viktor and 7-year-old Camilla represented Norway.

Andersen wore the galla uniform of the Norwegian Army dating back to 1897.

Hanson-Andersen wore the national dress from Island Senja called a bunad, and the children wore traditional festive costumes.

Andersen said they had been looking forward to the event for several months.

“My wife, she just loves our national costumes,” Andersen said. “I think if she has an opportunity to put it on and have the kids put it on, it is just super nice for her.

“It is nice to gather so many nations in one spot because I don’t know anywhere in Norway where there is so many nations

represented. That is just a great opportunity that we have over here in the U.S.,” he said. “There is so many things like this that we’re going to miss when we go back to Norway, which has really made this year super special for us. …We’ve had the time of our lives.”

While on stage, the children sang the first verse of the Norwegian national song, which is often sung on May 17, which is the national day, and Christmas.

“It is very famous,” Andersen said. “All kids in Norway that literally can speak know that song.”

Maj. Gnanaprakasam Raja, CGSOC student, his wife Sowmiya and their children 6year-old Jeevitha and 6-monthold Krihanath represented India.

Raja wore the traditional men’s garment veshti, Sowmiya wore a traditional sari, and Jeevitha wore a pavadai daavani, or half sari.

Maj. Oscar Flores Silva,

CGSOC student, his wife Elvira Fernandez and their 11-year-old son Eduardo Flores represented Peru.

Silva wore a traditional cloth from the north coast of Peru, Fernandez wore the traditional dress or Peru and Eduardo wore the colors of the Peruvian national soccer team.

Maj. K.S. Rajive Gunathilaka, CGSOC student, his wife Nilupa and their children 7-year-old Apurvi and 4-year-old Abhimanya represented Sri Lanka.

Maj. Gunathilaka and Abhimanya wore traditional sarongs and long-sleeve shirts. Nilupa wore the Kandyan style sari, and Apurvi wore a half sari.

Maj. Myrvin Gargar, CGSOC student, his wife, Maria Roenna Gargar and their 12-year-old daughter Leovenie Gargar represented the Philippines.

Gargar wore a barong, and Maria and Leovenie wore MariaClara-inspired baro’t sayas. Both

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Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dale Cleland represented Scotland, which is a significant part of his ancestry.

He wore a traditional Scottish kilt and balmoral-style jacket and vest, which are all made of wool because of the prevalence of sheep throughout the country.

To end the evening, Cleland played “Itchy Fingers,” “Jug Banjo Breakdown” and “Hornpipe, the Jolly Beggarman” on bagpipes.

Laura Mirakian, an international sponsor who currently sponsors the family from Norway, said this was the first time she attended the event in 13 years of being a sponsor.

“I’m impressed. I wish more countries would participate because it is very interesting,” Mirakian said. “I was real proud of our Norwegian kids singing that song.”

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