Traveller Feb 16, 2012

Fort Lee

Vol. 72, No. 7

Serving the community of Fort Lee,Virginia, since 1941

WHAT’S INSIDE

Renew Commitment to Save Money Pages 2, 9 Military Culinary Event to Kick Off Feb. 25

February 16, 2012

Making History

Ordnance Students Graduate From New 91S MOS See Pages 24-25

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Uniform Company Tops Basketball Standings Page 32 New Training Support Center .......Page 3 Lee Voter Assistance Program ........Page 4 America’s Military ..........................Page 5 ACS Discovery ................................Page 9 Stray Animal Facility Volunteers ....Page 11 Calendar of Events................Pages 34-37

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COMMENTARY

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Pvt. Feng Ni works on replacing the water pump on a Stryker during his Stryker Systems Maintainer Course. See Pages 24 and 25 for story and photos.

Photo by Amy Perry

To reach the Traveller Staff, call (804) 734-7147.

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Ultimate Food Fight Starts This Month Attracting more than 300 competitors and featuring more than 650 judged events, the 37th Military Culinary Arts Competition is sure to sizzle this year at Fort Lee. The competition, which features individual and team challenges in a variety of categories, takes place Feb. 25 - March 9. It brings together military members from all branches of the armed forces in this handto-pan competition. Two of the most highly sought-after awards are Armed Forces Chef of the Year and Installation of the Year.

Main events include the field cooking competition, ice carving and student team skills, where competitors will showcase their knowledge of cuts, chops and preparation techniques.

“We continue to cultivate the competition each year as its reputation grows not only within the military culinary community but the gastronomic population at large,” said Chief Warrant Officer 4 Russell Campbell, chief, Advanced Food Service Training Division, Joint Culinary Center of

Excellence. “This competition is important to military personnel because it helps them sharpen their basic culinary skills while continuing to expand their training and level of professionalism. Here, they will get the opportunity to display and showcase their talents to not only their peers but also the general public as well.”

JCCoE is part of the U.S. Army Quartermaster School, Combined Arms Support Command. The QM School trains and educates Soldiers, Department of Defense Civilians and members of other services and nations in quartermaster skills and functions.

“This event is more than just a competition; it’s ultimately a massive training event,” said Campbell. “The chefs participating will also attend cooking demonstrations and classes to improve their skill sets, which they will then implement back in their units and organizations.”

Debuting this year are some exciting SEE CULINARY, PAGE 8

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Pfc. Yulia Gonzalez of the Fort Sill Culinary Team wipes off plates prior to presenting her work to judges during last year’s culinary arts competition. This year’s event takes place Feb. 25 - March 9.

Fort Lee Breaks Ground on New Training Support Center

by T. Anthony Bell Senior Writer/Special Projects

A near decade-long vision here will soon become a reality.

Fort Lee broke ground this week on a new Training Support Center, bringing to fruition eight years of effort to enhance the installation’s training resources, said H. Bryan Holtman, chief, training division, Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security.

“It’s been a long time,” he said.

“Eight years ago, we didn’t have a training support center at all. We were told to put one together with one person and a total of $42,000.”

Today, the TSC has a 19-person authorization in order to support Fort Lee and assigned areas of support.

The TSC is a U.S. Army Garrison operation that supports Soldier training programs.

It includes facilities that issue a variety of training aides such as small-arms replicas and houses simulation equipment like

different locations,” he said. “So now when our customers want something, they won’t have to go to three different locations to get it. It’ll be a onestop operation.”

In addition to the consolidation, the new facility will have a capability none of the current facilities can offer.

“We will be able to do our own fabrication here,” said Holtman, noting that many of the training aides can be made in-house. He added that fabrication operations will include a wood shop and is a potential cost reduction/avoidance.

CONTRIBUTED GRAPHIC Aster Grate, the TSC training ofAn artist’s rendition of the new Training Support Center ficer, said the new TSC will accommodate training for roughly 1,000 the Engagement Skills Trainer marksman- and Security, building 1107, the new TSC Soldiers a week at peak operation. That is ship simulation system. The operation has will cover more than 28,000 square feet, about the same number of Soldiers the TSC evolved and grown larger over the years and including more than 14,000 square feet of currently handles, but Grate said it will be a currently includes three facilities. dedicated warehouse space. smoother operation.

The new TSC will be a far cry from the Holtman said the extra space will allow “It will help us better support the training first shared facility. Located between the the consolidation of three smaller facilities missions of the Soldiers at Fort lee,” he said.

Staff Judge Advocate, building 1108, and the it now operates.

The new TSC is scheduled to open Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization “We currently have warehouses in three March of next year.

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Program Prepares Voters for Elections With the presidential election on the horizon, many are clamoring to be part of the process that decides who will become the next commander in chief, and Fort Lee’s Voting Assistance Office is ready to assist.

The office assists military members, their Families, Department of the Army Civilians and DA contractors by providing the appropriate forms and transmitting those forms to the correct voting offices.

“The strength of our democracy depends on the willingness of our citizens to help choose the people who will lead us, and to make our voices heard on issues of importance to the future of our state and nation,” said Ollie S. Flippen Jr., Fort Lee’s assistant voting assistance officer.

The Human Resources Command, in partnership with the Federal Voting Assistance Program, or FVAP, is working to make the voting process easy and accessible to Soldiers, their Families and DA Civilians.

Lt. Col. Stewart Stephenson, chief of the Soldier Programs Branch with the HRC, emphasized the importance of registering, updating information and voting.

“Our mission, our charge, is informing Soldiers on their right to vote,” Stephenson said. “Our goal is to (get) everybody who wants to vote, whether it’s a Family member, a DA Civilian, a Soldier, (to get them to) understand they can vote, they know how to vote, they are afforded the opportunity to do that, and that they know where to go to get assistance.”

Across the Army, there are more than 5,500 voting assistance officers, from company level to installation level, to help with the voting process, Stephenson said.

“Every Army installation has a voting assistance officer now,” he added.

Voting assistance officers are there to help Soldiers register to vote and cast their vote. The provide voter registration forms and have information on the best ways to return the ballots, but the responsibility to vote ultimately falls on the individual, Stephenson explained.

“You have to register, and you have to register early, update your address when you move and vote. You actually have to cast that vote,” he said. “The voting assistance officers have been trained. They can go through and help you based on your

specific location.”

For those new to Virginia, Flippen suggests visiting the following websites – www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Absentee_ Voting/Military_Overseas_Citizens/ Index.html, www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/ Voter_Information/Index.html and www. gottaregister.com/en/register/VA – to find tools and information needed to vote, locate a polling place and get other answers about voting in Virginia.

Soldiers can also visit the FVAP website at www.fvap.gov to register and get information on submitting ballots for each state.

Soldiers who are deployed or have moved recently should be sure to update their information so officials can send them an absentee ballot. However, sometimes they have to take matters into their own hands.

“If you hit 45 days before the general election and you haven’t gotten anything from your local election official, don’t wait for them. There’s a federal absentee writein ballot. Fill that out, send it in. They may pass in the mail, but you still got your vote in,” Stephenson advised.

Absentee ballots can be found on the FVAP website as well as voting assistance offices at the unit level.

“We encourage people to vote. I would argue that it is not just a right, but an obligation,” Stephenson said, noting that voting is a freedom Soldiers defend.

During election season, the best bet for a Soldier or someone representing the Army with doubts about proper office etiquette and election behavior is to talk with the chain of command, Stephenson said.

Generally speaking, don’t do anything in uniform that might give the impression that you are speaking for the Army, or that the Army specifically endorses a political party, he said.

“What we’re trying to do this presidential election year is establish an irreversible momentum and make the voting process so embedded in the force that we don’t slack off between (elections),” he said.

For more information on voting assistance policies, visit www.hrc.army.mil.

– Army News Service and Staff Reports

NEWS BRIEFS Lee Hero Contest Ash Wednesday

Regal Southpark Mall Stadium 14 is holding a contest to select a Fort Lee hero. The winner, who must be permanent party, and three friends will be guests at the first evening showing of the movie “Act of Valor.” The winner and his or her party also will be treated to dinner at Applebee’s before the movie and have free limousine transportation.

To nominate someone, write a letter of no more than two pages telling the movie theater why your nominee should be chosen. Take the nomination and a photo to be displayed for voting to the theater’s customer service desk before the theater closes on Feb. 16.

Theater patrons will be able to vote for the nominee of their choice between Feb. 17 and 23. The winner will be announced Feb. 24.

Kenner Feedback

The Kenner Army Health Clinic wants its clients to have the best possible experience while receiving health care. Any Tricare beneficiary with a compliment, suggestion or concern about KAHC services is asked to first speak with his or her treatment team.

Those who feel their concerns are not being addressed may text their concerns to the Kenner patient advocate at (804) 267-0338. This employee is specifically designated to manage feedback from clients and work with management and employees to facilitate resolutions.

Scholarships

The Fort Lee Area Spouses Club is accepting applications for its 2012-’13 scholarships. Graduating high school seniors who plan to attend college, currently enrolled college students and military spouses enrolled in college are eligible.

Candidates cannot receive a scholarship more than twice, and a parent or the non-military spouse of an applicant must be a member of FLASC. Halfyear memberships are available for $10.

Applications must be postmarked no later than March 30. Applications are available at the Fort Lee Education Center, Army Community Service, Family and MWR, area schools and at www.fortleespousesclub.com.

Three Ash Wednesday services are planned for Feb. 22 by the Fort Lee Religious Support Office to mark the beginning of the Lent.

An ecumenical service is set for 11:45 a.m. and will be immediately followed by a Catholic Mass. An additional Catholic Mass is slated for 7 p.m. at the Memorial Chapel.

For details, call (804) 734-6494.

Prayer Breakfast

Retired Chaplain (Col.) David P. Peterson will speak at the National Day of Prayer Breakfast on March 16, 6:308 a.m., at the Lee Club. Peterson was Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf’s chaplain during Desert Storm.

The suggested donation is $5.

For details, call (804) 765-8012.

Command Change

Kenner Army Health Clinic is hosting a change of command ceremony at 10 a.m. Feb. 21 at Liberty Chapel. Capt.

Steven B. Brown will relinquish command of the Medical Company to Capt.

Marie A. Daniell.

Email tereasa.wade@us.army.mil by COB Feb. 16 to accept the invitation.

For details, call (804) 734-9587.

Club Policies

New policies about attire at social activities at Fort Lee clubs are in place. They apply to the Regimental Club, the Lee Club, the Hideaway and Sports Zone.

Sneakers or footwear for sports or gym uses are not permitted where dancing will take place. Exempt from this policy are the sports bars, hail and farewell events, Comedy Night, Right Arm Night and dining events in the club system.

Pants and trousers must be worn at the waistline. Undergarments and skin below the waist may not be exposed.

Special themed events that have dress requirements are exceptions to the policy.

Because the clubs have no enclosed designated smoking areas, smoking is prohibited in all Fort Lee clubs.

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“Women are contributing in unprecedented ways to the military’s mission. Through their courage, sacrifice, patriotism and great skill, women have proven their ability to serve in an expanding number of roles on and off the battlefield,” Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said.

“We will continue to open as many positions as possible to women so that anyone qualified to serve can have the opportunity to do so.”

In a report required by the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, the department notified Congress on Feb. 9 that it intends to make two changes to rules in place since 1994 governing the service of female members of the armed forces: first, occupations will no longer be closed to women solely because the positions are required to be co-located with ground combat units; and second, a sizable number of positions will be opened to women at the battalion level in select direct ground combat units in specific occupations. The services also will continuously assess their experience with these changes to help determine future changes to the 1994 rules.

“The services will continue to review positions and requirements to determine what additional positions may be opened, ensuring the mission is met with the best qualified and most capable, regardless of gender,” Panetta said.

The 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule articulated five basic elements for informed decisions on the service of women in the military: direct ground combat; berthing and privacy; co-location; long range reconnaissance and special operations forces; and physically demanding tasks.

The 1994 DoD policy allowed women to be restricted from some occupational specialties if those specialties were physically co-located with direct ground combat units. Because the modern-day battlefield is non-linear and fluid, with no clearly defined front line or safer rear area, combat support operations are dispersed throughout the battle space.

Removal of the co-location exclusion will result in 13,139 Army positions being opened to women, in specialties such as tank mechanic and field artillery radar operator.

As required by law, these changes to policy will take effect after 30 days of continuous session of Congress, which is expected to occur later this spring.

The report can be viewed at http://www.defense.gov/ news/WISR_Report_to_Congress.pdf.

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Three Give ‘Quality of Life’ to Strays diagnosed in 2011 humans. “Fostering years in the Army as a fueler (92F), he when treatment for makes me feel so worked for a year as a deputy sheriff in his asthma, the sushappy. I feel like hometown of Albany, Ga., before returnsuch a mother,” ing to active duty. Hunt, 35, hopes to find Volunteers are the heartbeat of the Fort pected cause of his she said. It also a civilian job in the Tri-City Area working Lee Stray Animal Facility. Three special breathing difficulmakes LeMasters with animals, perhaps in a law enforceones are particularly instrumental in “turn- ties, was not effecsad to see animals ment capacity. He has an associate degree ing (strays) into loving animals,” said tive.

L a u r e n “thrown away,” but in criminal justice and a bachelor’s in soProvost Marshal Office Sgt. Tim Wilson the she’s willing to do cial services. whose responsibilities include the facil- LeMasters, the unpleasant jobs A mortuary affairs specialist (92M), ity. These volunteers – Staff Sgt. Terrance 23-year-old daughat the facility and Dailey, 38, aims to become an Alabama Dailey, Staff Sgt. Kenneth Hunt and Army ter of Brig. Gen. give up some of game warden when he returns to his homeFamily member Lauren LeMasters – “im- Clark W. LeMasters her sleep (to mew- town of Freemanville. He’s currently takprove the quality of life” pets have while Jr., chief of the Ordnance Corps, ing kittens) to help ing general studies courses with Central at the shelter. strays have a new Texas College at the Army Logistics The time and attention they give the ani- and Col. Mary life.

University in preparation for his transimals are critical in helping cats and dogs, Louise “Crickett” LeMasters is a tion. Dailey also volunteers with Outdoor some of whom have never previously had LeMasters, gradufrom the strong advocate Recreation on post. positive human contact, become able to be ated Staff Sgt. Kenneth of for families adoptThe volunteers are not the only ones part of a family and live in a home. In nur- University Hunt and Charlie REACH ing stray animals benefiting from their service. Their work turing the pets, the volunteers are nurtured Iowa’s Program where she rather than buy- actually helps keep the stray animal faby the animals.

For most volunteers, working some- earned a certificate in animal care. She ing them from breeders. She’d like to see cility open. “This program couldn’t exist where on post is a way to give back to the uses those skills in her volunteer work at Fort Lee have a dog park where canines without our volunteers,” said Wilson. “The Fort Lee community. For Dailey, Hunt and the stray animal facility and the veterinary can exercise and socialize off their leashes. PMO doesn’t have the resources to handle LeMasters, it also is the way forward to clinic on post as she prepares for a job as a Being able to romp at a dog park would (the facility) by ourselves. Without volunveterinary assistant. help shelter dogs prepare for new families, teers, police officers would be pulled from new careers.

Dailey and Hunt have been volunteer- she said. their normal duties Hunt’s and Dailey’s Army careers are Many service to work at the facilending prematurely. The Fort Lee resi- ing at the facility since September 2011. ity.” dents are part of the Fort Eustis Warriors They work at the shelter three or four days members, including Noting that the in Transition Unit, which is designed to a week, as allowed by medical appoint- Dailey and Hunt, shelter is supported help them return to civilian life after ex- ments, physical therapy and related WTU have experienced debilitating injuries by the $45 adopperiencing injuries or illnesses that ended services.

A tender-hearted young woman, that can’t be seen tion fee charged their eligibility for military duty. for a pet, Wilson Hunt had served a year each in LeMasters simply loves being around by casual observers. animals. She and “You’re not able to expressed a desire Afghanistan and her 14-year-old be 110 percent anyfor more resources Iraq when he was Shetland sheepdog more,” said Hunt, of another kind. “I injured in Iraq durDixie have been clearly disappointed wish we had more ing a 16-month regulars at the facil- there is not more acvolunteers like deployment. His ity since December ceptance of the realthese.”

Stryker vehicle hit 2010, averaging ity of “invisible” inThe facilan improvised ex30-35 hours a week. juries. While a lack ity’s volunteers plosive device, killWhile LeMasters of understanding work closely with ing the gunner and cleans cages and lit- about their mediConservation giving Hunt a trauPHOTOS BY KATHRYN C. WEIGEL ter boxes or feeds cal challenges from Officer Mike matic brain injury.

Staff Sgt. Terrance and waters dogs and many of their felJohnson who’s in The experience led Dailey and Lacy cats, Dixie hangs low Soldiers as well charge of daily to post-traumatic out with the new an- as much of the cioperations and stress disorder. imals, giving them vilian world may get them down at times, Frank Michalek, his part-time assistant.

Dailey contracttips about living working with the animals at the facility There are many ways the Fort Lee ed an autoimmune with a family. lifts Hunt’s and Dailey’s spirits. community can support the facility – disease during LeMasters fosDailey summed it up this way, “Dogs adopt a pet; donate food, pet toys or his second oneters some of the give you a loyalty a human can’t.” blankets; or volunteer to work in the year deployment Lauren LeMasters and Dixie very young kittens Both noncommissioned officers plan to shelter or provide foster care for an aniin Iraq. Exposure to air polluted by burning oil fields and that are brought to the facility. Foster use their volunteer experience in building mal. For details, call Johnson at (804) 652-5979 or Michalek at 898-8208. The laboratory chemicals apparently triggered care may require bottle-feeding for kit- new civilian resumes.

A hunter and a fisherman, Hunt enjoys facility is in building 11027 next door to Sarcoidosis, he said. The disease has dam- tens and special attention for older cats aged his lungs and other organs. It was who may need to learn how to play with working with animals. In addition to 16 the Veterinary Clinic.

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Addressing Black History In Memoriam Brig. Gen. Gwen Bingham, Quartermaster School commandant and Quartermaster General, speaks to those gathered at the Army Logistics University’s Green Auditorium during the installation’s Black History Month observance Monday.

A memorial ceremony for Sgt. Deatrick L. Beverly was held Wednesday at Liberty Chapel. Beverly, who served with the 508th Transportation Company, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion, 23rd QM Brigade, died on Feb. 6.

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by Kay Blakley DeCA home economist

If you find calorie counting contemptible and can’t help but view small portions as punishment, there is another way to keep those holiday pounds melting away – closely monitor ingredients and cooking methods.

Include more fruits and vegetables in your recipes and overall diet. All forms count – fresh, frozen, canned and dried.

Watch out for added sodium, though, especially with commercial broths, canned tomatoes, canned beans and even canned vegetables. Use low-sodium broth or make your own, and choose no-saltadded versions of tomatoes, beans and vegetables.

If using canned fruits, go for those packaged in water or their own natural juice. Fruits and vegetables added to recipes provide a big boost to flavor, but very few calories and normally little to no fat.

Choose fats wisely. A gram of fat has more than twice the calories (9) as a gram of carbohydrate or a gram of protein (4), so scan both recipes and nutrition facts panels of packaged ingredients carefully.

Choose leaner cuts of meat whenever Favorite Vegetable Soup (Serves 8-10) Ingredients: 1/2 pound ground chuck 7 cups peeled, chopped fresh tomatoes or 2 (28-ounce) cans no salt added diced tomatoes 4 cups water 1 (14.5-ounce) can no salt added cut green beans, drained and rinsed 1 (15-ounce) can no salt added peas, drained and rinsed 1 (15.25-ounce) can no salt added corn, drained and rinsed 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced 1 medium onion, diced

possible. The leanest beef cuts include round steaks and roasts (eye of round, top round, bottom round, round tip), top loin, top sirloin, and chuck shoulder and arm roasts.

Choose extra lean ground beef – the label should say at least “90 percent lean.”

The leanest pork choices include pork loin, tenderloin, center loin and ham.

Boneless skinless chicken breasts and turkey cutlets are the leanest poultry choices.

Replace high-fat cooking methods with lower-fat techniques. Bake or broil rather than fry as much as possible.

When a nicely browned exterior is needed for flavor development, try using just a teaspoon or two of oil for browning, then add a small amount of water to the pan, cover with a tight-fitting lid and steam until tender. This works wonderfully for skinless, boneless chicken breasts.

Use these four simple principles to automatically reduce calories enough that you no longer have to count them. And, if you stick to it well enough, you should be able to increase your portion size to a point where the looks of the dish alone provides some satisfaction even before you take the first bite.

This week’s recipe demonstrates these smart cooking tips deliciously.

1/4 cup uncooked rice 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder Directions: 1. Place ground chuck in a 2-gallon stockpot and brown over medium heat.

Remove meat and drain well. Wipe drippings from pot.

2. Return meat to stockpot; add tomatoes and water. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, until tomatoes are soft and a juicy broth is created, about 20 minutes.

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Spit tobacco, like all tobacco products, contains nicotine. It is an addictive substance and, over time, a person can become physically dependent and emotionally addicted to nicotine.

Addiction to nicotine controls your schedule and how you spend your money (two cans of spit per week costs about $280 annually). Nicotine impacts the ability to perform mission by reducing stamina, harming vision and slowing wound healing. In addition, nicotine affects the sperm and reduces the sperm count, reducing a man’s chances of being able to have children.

In addition to nicotine, there are also chemicals in spit tobacco that can cause cancers of the mouth, throat and jaw. Many spit tobacco users get thick, leathery white patches in their mouths called leukoplakia, or red sores that can turn into cancer.

Spit tobacco causes cavities and gum disease (gingivitis), that can lead to bone and tooth loss. It can also cause high

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Fort Lee Athletes Eligible for Team Chesterfield

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Youth athletes aged 12-15 (and their parents) take notice! Chesterfield County kids have been participating in the International Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games since 2004 and now youngsters affiliated with Fort Lee have the same opportunity.

Athletes whose parents work or live on Fort Lee, including Department of Defense Civilians, are eligible to apply to compete in track and field, swimming or tennis representing Team Chesterfield during the ICG in Daegu, Korea, later this year.

Spurred by his World War II childhood sacrifices, Slovenian sports instructor Metod Klemenc wanted to create a better world based on friendship. He saw sports as the best means to bring together young people from different cultures. Klemenc is credited with organizing the first International Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games in June of 1968.

Nine towns from Eastern Europe participated and encouraged organizers to host games in Italy in 1970. Since then, more than 50 cities in Europe, North American and Asia have hosted summer and winter games. Teacher, coach, former child athlete and military spouse Gretchen Simard learned about the games in 2004 when the international

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Simard described the event as an Olympic-like experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a lighting of a torch, the raising of the International Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Game Flag and a parade of athletes,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The athletes live in a village similar to the Olympic Village and are given the opportunity to meet other children from hundreds of cities around the world.â&#x20AC;?

Simardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter Ashley was the first student to represent Team Chesterfield at the games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like most military kids, she had a pioneering spirit,â&#x20AC;?

Simard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She enjoyed her experiences so much she continues to volunteer with Team Chesterfield. It was also a benefit to her when she began to apply for colleges. All three of my children used their experiences in the games as the subject of their college essays.â&#x20AC;?

Simard said she knows how difficult being a military child can be and how they often miss out on opportunities that civilian students may have.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year, the Team Chesterfield board of directors voted to include all youth whose parents work or live on a military installation within 20 miles of Chesterfield County,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This qualifies Fort Lee youth to apply to participate as part of Team Chesterfield, along with any student who lives, attends school or trains at an athletic facility in Chesterfield County.â&#x20AC;?

The Chesterfield non-profit organization is looking for athletes who excel in the sports of swimming, track and field, and tennis to field its team and travel to Korea. There is also a spot for a soccer team; however, a coach and seven players must apply together.

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Military youth runner Sadie Sandifer participated in the 2011 summer games held in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

“I absolutely enjoyed the experience and meeting children from all over the world,” Sadie said.

Sadie’s mother, Tammy Sandier said the education her daughter received was excellent.

“I loved the learning experience she received and how much she grew (as a runner) from the pressures and stages she competed in,” Tammy said. “I think she can rely on what she learned in future races and obstacles.”

Simard said the experience can be expensive but the organization works hard to keep it affordable for all qualified athletes.

“Students must raise $2800 for their trip to the games this year,” she said.

Team Chesterfield’s sponsors have given each of the athletes $250 to offset their costs. Additional scholarships from $500 to $2,000 are available based on need and athleticism.

Several fund raising events are sponsored by Team Chesterfield including a silent auction and an annual fun run. The final deadline to apply for the 2012 games is fast approaching.

A parents’ meeting will be held Feb. 26, the last day to apply.

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First Stryker Systems Maintainer Class Graduates

by Amy Perry Production/News Assistant Editor

Twenty Soldiers are making history here today by being the first to graduate from the brand new Stryker Systems Maintainer military occupational specialty.

The Stryker – relatively new to the Army – is an eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicle. The new MOS – 91 Sierra – will allow the Army to track the Soldiers who have received training on the Stryker and send them to the Army’s Stryker Brigade Combat Teams, said Dennis Walker, Ordnance School Stryker Systems Division Chief.

In the past, Soldiers who were trained on the Stryker received an additional skill identifier showing their proficiency on the vehicle, he said. The problem was that it was complicated for the Army to track these Soldiers only by ASI, as the Army tracks Soldiers by their MOS. The Army decided to make it an MOS so it could have more control over the Soldiers who had the special training.

Before the 91S MOS was created, Soldiers were selected from the 91 Bravo Basic Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic Course to receive an additional four weeks of training to be awarded the ASI of R4 (Stryker

Pvt. Tyler Keebler works on removing the cannon tube from the Mobile Gun System on a Stryker during his Stryker Systems Maintainer Course.

Maintainer). This additional training consisted only of the automotive portion of the M11 series Stryker vehicle. Because of the Army’s tracking system, Soldiers who had received the ASI of R4 weren’t always placed in a SBCT. “Having Soldiers identified by the 91S MOS allows the Army to properly track these Soldiers and ensure that the Stryker brigades are getting their maintainers, saving the Army time and valuable resources,” Walker said. “Because of this, Human Resources Command can now track these Soldiers upon graduation as a Stryker Systems Maintainer who can go to only one of six duty assignments.”

Creating this new MOS will not only help the units have maintainers trained in the various aspects of the Stryker, but it also will allow maintenance to be performed more efficiently in garrison and in combat environments. Previously, these vehicles were maintained by three different MOSs – 91 Bravos with an ASI of R4, 91 Kilo with an ASI of R4 (armament systems mechanic), and the 91 Charlie (air conditioning/refrigeration mechanic) – which caused extended downtime for repairs.

“Instead of requiring three different mechanics – especially 91C and 91K, which are low-density MOSs – to repair the Stryker, you’ll need only one,” said Walker. “Since there aren’t many air conditioning and armament mechanics, it was challenging to get repairs completed in a timely manner.”

By consolidating the three MOSs, one maintainer can repair a piece of equipment in a more expedient manner.

“Having dedicated Stryker systems maintainers, eliminate most of the on-the-job training requirements for the different systems,” said Sgt. 1st First Class Vito Green, Ordnance School Stryker Systems Chief Instructor.

With the operational tempo and deployment cycles, units were finding it difficult to train Soldiers on the Stryker systems, said Green. This new MOS takes the critical tasks lists from three different MOSs to prepare these Soldiers for all aspects of the Stryker systems.

Being part of the group building a brand new MOS from the ground up isn’t lost on Walker or Green, who said they are excited to be part of this new career field.

“It’s unique. Basically, everything we have done, we had to start new. We have a

Pfc. Chris Dombroski, a student of the Stryker Systems Maintainer Course, manually turns the carousel to take the slip ring out of the turret floor on the Mobile Gun System. The Mobile Gun System on a Stryker is just one of the 10 variants of the vehicle. new facility, new equipment, new instructors and a new course,” said Walker. “We’re building this course. There’s going to be changes along the way, but we’re building the future of the Army with these skilled maintainers.”

Pvt. Jimmy Bunch, who joined the Army in 2011, is one of those students graduating today. He said they made history by being the first class, but most of the students didn’t even realize it was brand new until they arrived for training.

“When I heard it was a brand-new course, I felt like I wasn’t going to learn anything at all,” said Bunch. “The instructors told us they would be learning the course at the same time and that we would play an important role by providing feedback after each lesson to help improve the course for future students.

“The instructors knew the subject matter, but it was the first time they taught the course,” he continued. “We witnessed the changes from our class down to the next five classes going through training.”

Although Bunch felt like he wouldn’t learn much, he said the class prepared him for his next unit.

“Now, I feel like I can identify issues and perform maintenance on the Stryker,” he said.

Many of the students graduating said their favorite part of the class was learning the armament systems, including Pvt. Emmanuel Maestas, who also joined the Army in 2011.

While Maestas originally wanted to be a Chinook mechanic, that MOS fell through, and he chose 91S because “I wanted to turn a wrench,” he said.

“Learning about all the variants of the Stryker – especially the armament system – was just amazing,” he said.

The Stryker has 10 variants and the course here has seven for student training.

The instructors use those variants to provide more hands-on training than ever before, said Walker.

“We’re not training the way the Army has trained in the past,” he said. “We do more skill-based training now, where Soldiers are taught system repairs, i.e., mechanical, electrical and hydraulics in order to repair any system, diagnose support and use one or more of these skills. There’s less classroom and more hands-on training. Right now, the students receive about 75 percent hands-on actually working on the equipment and 25 percent classroom training.”

The Stryker Systems Maintainer AIT lasts for 17 weeks, and more than 250 students are expected to graduate this year.

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Tommy Geathers Jr., a Stryker Systems Maintainer Course instructor, quizzes his students on their progress during their replacement of the voltage regulator on one of the Hull Hands-On Trainer Strykers. The Hull

HOTs were once live Strykers and have been changed to simulators where every repair can be tracked on a computer. This allows the students to be better trained before they work on a live Stryker.

Pfc. Cynthia Codesido works on disassembling the starter on an engine of a Stryker during her Stryker Systems Maintainer Course. In the Stryker bay, there are four stand-alone Stryker engines that students work on as part of their training.

Students from the Stryker Systems Maintainer Course work in the Digital Training Lab. The DT Lab allows the Soldier the opportunity to interact with the Interactive Technical Manuals and perform any Stryker maintenance task digitally.

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DoD Releases Fiscal 2013 Budget Proposal WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; President Barack Obama Monday sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $613.9 billion for fiscal 2013. The request for the Department of Defense includes $525.4 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund base defense programs and $88.5 billion to support Overseas Contingency Operations, primarily in Afghanistan.

The proposed fiscal 2013 budget will ensure U.S. forces will remain capable across the spectrum of missions, fully prepared to deter and defeat aggression and to defend the homeland and our allies in the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s complex security environment. It results from an intensive strategic review conducted by DoDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior military and civilian leaders under the leadership and guidance of the president. The defense strategic guidance, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense,â&#x20AC;? was published in January 2012.

The proposed budget makes more disciplined use of defense dollars to maintain the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest military and sustain U.S. global leadership. It applies strategic guidance to force structure and investment. It preserves the all-volunteer force as the foundation of the U.S. military.

And it fully supports deployed warfighters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This budget plan represents a historic shift to the future, recognizing that we are at a strategic point after a decade of war,â&#x20AC;? said Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The plan is aligned to strategic priorities we have identified to keep America safe and maintain the strongest military in the world. It is also a signal of the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to our men and women in uniform and their Families. We are also redoubling our efforts to make better use of the taxpayerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense dollar and meet our fiscal responsibilities,â&#x20AC;? Panetta said.

The $525.4 billion for the base budget includes cuts and other initiatives that will reduce planned spending by $259 billion over the next five years and $487 billion over 10 years, levels that are consistent with the Budget Control Act. The budget adjusts programs that develop and procure military equipment, begins to re-size ground forces, slows the growth of compensation and benefit programs, continues to make better use of defense resources by reducing lower-priority programs and restructures the defense organization to achieve more efficient approaches to doing business.

This budget request focuses on funding priorities for a 21st century defense that protects the country and sustains U.S. global leadership. It reflects the need for DoD and the military to adapt in order to proactively address the changing nature of the security environment and to reflect new fiscal realities.

The separate OCO budget totals $88.5 billion, $26.6 billion below the fiscal 2012 enacted budget of $115.1 billion.

The proposed budget reflects the withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq in December 2011, as well as savings due to operational progress in Afghanistan and the transition to Afghan responsibility for security.

Highlights of the proposed DoD budget are outlined at http://www.defense.gov/news/2013budget.pdf. For more information and to view the entire fiscal 2013 budget proposal, visit http://www.budget.mil and download the â&#x20AC;&#x153;FY 2013 Budget Request Overview Book.â&#x20AC;? Budget-related transcripts also can be viewed at http://www.defense.gov/ transcripts. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Department of Defense

Budget Proposal Requests Smaller, More Modern, Agile Force WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The military will reduce its end strength by 5.5 percent over five years, while preserving military pay and benefits for current members and investing in technology and systems to counter future threats, according to Pentagon budget documents released Monday.

The fiscal 2013 proposal calls for a $525.4 billion base budget, down $5.2 billion from the current year, and $88.5 billion for overseas contingency operations, down $26.6 billion.

The proposal follows the military strategy guidance President Barack Obama released last month that provides a transition from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to a more agile and flexible military that responds to broad challenges and maintains global superiority while also helping to reduce the national deficit, officials said.

The administration has been working toward a $487 billion reduction in projected defense spending over the next decade, and the fiscal 2013 budget proposal calls for $259 billion in savings in the next five years. Officials said those savings would come from continued efforts at becoming more efficient, reducing overhead and duplication, and slowing the growth of personnel costs.

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three-prong strategy for the budget request: to make disciplined use of resources, to follow strategic military guidance on decisions about force structure and investments, and to ensure the quality of the all-volunteer force while also slowing the growth of pay and benefits.

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The budget request includes a 1.7 percent military pay raise, a 4.2 percent average increase in the basic housing allowance and a 3.4 percent rise in the basic allowance for subsistence.

As part of the plan, the Military Health System would receive $48.7 billion, down from $52.8 billion this year. Though there

would be some fee increases in TRICARE and pharmacy co-pays for retirees younger than 65, officials said, fees will not increase for active-duty service members, survivors of military members who died on active duty or medically retired service members.

The budget request matches TRICARE military health plan fee increases to retirement pay. Retirees receiving $22,589 or less would pay $600 in enrollment fees in 2013, rising to $893 in 2017. Those receiving retirement pay of $45,179 or more would pay $820 in 2013 and $2,048 in 2017.

The budget request does not change the military retirement system in 2013 but includes a Defense Department request that Congress establish a military retirement commission to determine whether cost-effective changes should be made to the current system.

Defense leaders are fully committed to assisting service members and their Families, officials said. The budget request includes $8.5 billion for Family support programs.

The request provides $1.3 billion in funding for child care space for more than 200,000 children, as well as $1.4 billion for Family support centers and morale, welfare and recreation programs. It also commits SEE BUDGET, PAGE 29

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Lee Volunteer Chosen Teacher of Year by VFW Vies for National Award A Manchester Middle School teacher who donates much of her spare time to the Fort Lee USO Center has been named Teacher of the Year by the Virginia Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Dennita Miskimen accepted the award while attending the recent VFW Winter Council meeting at the Crown Plaza Williamsburg. Virginia State Commander Charles Absher presented her a plaque and a stipend for her classroom just before her acceptance speech.

“Standing before you to receive this award is incredibly humbling, for it is you who served our country valiantly while preserving for every boy and girl, man and woman, the freedom we have today,” Miskimen said. “You are our heroes … our walking history books.”

A graduate of Old Dominion University, Miskimen has spent the past 11 of her 14 teaching years in the Chesterfield County school system. According to her colleagues, she is a very passionate and compassionate teacher who ardently promotes America’s history, traditions and values in her classroom, area pre-schools and through hundreds of community involvement hours. She is the founder of From the Classroom to the Troops, an organization she says “bridges the gap between our military and students.”

“Virginia is rich with American history, from the inception of our first permanent English settlement in Jamestown (1607) to present day. Here in the Richmond area, Fort Lee provides the perfect opportunity for our students to partner with our troops both at home and overseas.”

Her husband, Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Michael Miskimen, retired after 26 years of service. Now, their son, Petty Officer 2nd Class James Miskimen, is a Seabee based at Little Creek Amphibious Base, Virginia Beach.

He has just completed his third tour to Afghanistan.

“We can trace our family’s military history back to the American Revolution. I believe there is no greater honor than being an American and I am passionate about teaching.

“Americanism begins with teaching loyalty and honor with the Pledge of Allegiance every single school day – not merely respectfully saying the words, but truly understanding the meaning behind the words.”

As president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2239, Miskimen uses every opportunity to engage her students in community services projects.

She promoted the second annual Military Food Drive at Manchester Middle School in which sixth grade students collected more 1,100 pounds of non-perishable food for cash-strapped military families.

Her students also created more than 600 holiday cards that were distributed among area veteran’s hospitals, the

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Dennita Miskimen USO and troops overseas. Additionally, students created Christmas cards for her son’s school friend, Marine Cpl. Matthew Bradford, and Army Sgt. Brandon Tucker, a Colonial Heights Soldier wounded in Afghanistan just before the holidays in 2011.

“Sharing both Matt’s and Brandon’s personal journeys with my students created a deeper personal understanding of the sacrifices made for our freedom. Both men are true American heroes.”

On most Saturdays, you will find Miskimen and her daughter Victoria, a ninth grader at Dinwiddie Junior High, spreading their contagious energy throughout the Fort Lee USO. They average 10 hours of volunteer time every weekend.

“It is truly a ‘Home Away from Home’ (a USO motto) for our military … a place where Victoria and I are honored to provide support for our military,” said Miskimen.

Each year, the VFW selects an outstanding teacher from each of the grade school levels. As a middle-school representative, Dennita won local, district and state-level competitions and now advances to the national level where she will compete against 53 other candidates. The winners of the national competition each receive a $1,000 classroom award and $1,000 for their school.

– Virginia VFW

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$2.7 billion for the education of more than 61,000 students at DOD Education Activity schools in 12 countries and more than 33,000 students in seven states, Puerto Rico and Guam.

The request includes more than $50 million to improve public school facilities on military installations.

Military construction funding is set at $9.1 billion and family housing at $1.7 billion.

Under the proposal, the DoD Civilian workforce will decrease by 1 percent in 2013, and will receive a 0.5 percent pay raise, following a two-year pay freeze.

The budget request also seeks increasing opportunities for flexible work schedules and supports employee leadership development, training and wellness.

The request includes an overall $88.5 billion for Afghanistan and Iraq, down from $115.1 billion this year. Funding requirements have dropped in balance with decreased troop levels, officials said. The number of troops in Afghanistan is set to fall from 95,000 in the first quarter of this year to 68,000 by the end of 2013. Funding for Iraq – $2.9 billion is requested for 2013 – provides for equipment re-

set and DoD's costs for the State Departmentled Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.

Overseas contingency operations costs include $48.2 billion for operations, $9.3 billion for equipment reset and $5.7 billion for Afghan army and police forces.

The budget request includes $5.1 billion for force protection, including body armor and protective gear as well as armored and mine-resistant vehicles. Another $4.5 billion is planned for military intelligence funding, which includes investments in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets.

The request would invest $1.4 billion in funding divided among the NATO alliance ground surveillance system, the combatant command exercise and engagement program, the National Guard State Partnership Program and the Security Force Assistance Program.

The request also provides for $3.8 billion in unmanned air systems, $3.4 billion for cyber technology, $9.7 billion in ballistic missile defense, $8 billion for space systems and $11.9 billion is science and technology, including a $2.1 billion set-aside for basic research.

Program cuts projected from fiscal 2013 to fiscal 2017 total $75 billion, including $15.1 billion from the joint strike fighter and $13.1 billion in reduced shipbuilding.

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February is a month full of celebrations and observances. Some of them are used in this puzzle.

The words and phrases in the puzzle are forward, backward, vertical, horizontal and diagonal.

American Heart Month Ash Wednesday (22) Bachelors Day (29) Ballet Day (7) Beans Month Black History Month Bird Feeding Mon. Boy Scout Week (5-11) Bubble Gum Day (3) Cherry Mon. Geo. Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Birthday (22) Getting Dizzy Week (8-14) Grapefruit Mon. Groundhog Day (2)

Jello Week (12-18) Leap Day (29) Library Lovers Month Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Birthday (12) Love a Mench Week (12-18) Mardi Gras (21) National Green Week (6-11) National Pancake Week (19-25) Opera Day (8) Presidentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Day (20) Spay Day USA (28) Super Bowl Sunday (5) Spunky Old Broads Month USO Day (4) Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day (14) Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heart Week (1-7) World Thinking Day (22)

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Trans School Gets Distinguished Visitor The first stop of the morning for Lamont was the simulation center where, within minutes of entering the building, he found himself standJOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS ing on the bridge of an Army Landing - The Honorable Thomas R. Lamont, Craft Utility alongside Cone, navigatAssistant Secretary of the Army ing choppy waters in an attempt to (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), was steer clear of approaching enemy wainvited by Gen. Robert W. Cone, comtercraft. It was an appropriate precurmanding general of U.S. Army Training sor to the second portion of the visit, and Doctrine Command, to get a firstboarding and operating the brigade's hand look Feb. 9 at how the Army's Small Tug-900 in the waters surroundLearning Model enhances real-world ing 3rd Port. water logistics missions.

On board the ST-900, Lamont Lamont toured the U.S. Army asked vessel master Sgt. 1st Class Transportation School's Maritime and Brian Shay, watercraft operator, 73rd Intermodal Training Department's Floating Craft, 10th Transportation Simulation Training facility and visBattalion, about his career as an Army ited with Army mariners of the 7th mariner. Lamont then stepped in to the Sustainment Brigade. "driver's seat" to man the watercraft Mariners from all branches of serU.S. AIR FORCE STAFF SGT. DANA HILL under Shay's watchful eye as he sailed vice are afforded critical training at the simulation training center on a variety of The Honorable Thomas R. Lamont gets an up-close look at the Maritime and the waters of 3rd Port.

According to the January 2011 scenarios geared toward increasing their Intermodal Training Department’s training simulator from Chief Warrant overall ability to provide global water Officer 4 Donald Campbell, division chief of the Maritime Simulation Division, TRADOC Pamphlet 525-8-2, “The U.S. Army Learning Concept for logistic capability whether in a combat during his tour on Joint Base Langley-Eustis Feb. 9.

7th Sustainment Brigade. “Wave action, ship board sys2015,” the Army Learning Model sigenvironment or in support of humanitarian assistance missions, which for mariners assigned to tems, electronics, vessel traffic and background noise are nifies a shift from concept to deliberate actions that will the 7th Sustainment Brigade is a basic component of their variables the simulation can emulate. This allows us to change the Army's individual learning methods and prokeep the Army mariner proficient on vessel maneuvering, cesses from a platform-centric, place-dependent model, to daily operations.

“Simulation training gives the Soldier the feeling practical navigation, and the use of shipboard electronics one that is as adaptable as our operational forces. of being on a real ship,” said Chief Warrant Officer such as radar and the Electronic Chart and Information Timothy N. Turner, marine operations officer in charge, System.”

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Field Training Exercise Includes ‘Super Bowl Experience’ by 1st Lt. Paulette Hale Executive Officer, Bravo Company 266th QM Battalion

FORT A.P. HILL – Neither rain nor snow or dark of night are enough to interrupt the warrior field training exercises of the 23rd Quartermaster Brigade, but the opportunity to catch one of the biggest sporting events of the year is a much different story.

Brigade leaders decided that the opportunity to enjoy the big game would be an important boost to morale and, therefore, interrupted Sustainment Warrior Field Training Exercise 12-11 earlier this month so advanced individual training Soldiers could enjoy the Feb. 5 Super Bowl XLVI match-up in which the New York Giants bested

Soldiers of the 266th Quartermaster Battalion training at Fort A.P. Hill for their end-of-cycle course requirements were afforded the opportunity to watch the Super Bowl Feb. 5.

the New England Patriots, 21-17.

In true “deployed Soldier” fashion, the students stacked weapons and set aside their combat gear and camelbacks so they could enjoy the pizza, soda and hot wings provided

by Family and MWR. “The experience brought me right back to 2007, Afghanistan, and the Baseball World Series in which the Rockies took on the Red Sox,” Capt. Michael Gallucci, Tango Company commander, said in a discussion with Col. Aimee Kominiak, 23rd QM Brigade commander, following the event.

The participating troops were part of a Task Force Providers (266th QM Battalion) advanced party that arrived at Fort A.P. Hill early that morning SEE SUPER BOWL, PAGE 33

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VISITOR The ALM’s adaptability provides an integral aspect in the enhancement of Army maritime training and the brigade's water logistic capability.

“The simulation center is used as a training tool for watercraft units on their road to war,” Turner said. "Units conduct realistic team-building training while operating their vessel in various ports they would find during their deployment.

“Examples would be a Pacific Reach exercise in Japan. LCU crews (watch teams) are required to conduct simulation training, which introduces everything from local fishing vessels to force protection scenarios while operating in various ports and traffic schemes found in the re-

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U.S. AIR FORCE STAFF SGT. DANA HILL

Lamont stands with Brig. Gen. Richard Mustion and Gen. Robert W. Cone, right, TRACOC commanding general. gion. This not only gives the watch team the ability to build cohesion, it allows the Army mariners to familiarize themselves with the terrain.”

A key advantage of the training is its economic feasibility.

“Simulation training

maintains our mariner’s skills and at the same time reduces the cost and manpower needed to get a vessel underway,” Turner said.

“A bridge team of three to five Army mariners can conduct a few hours of training without involving an entire unit.”

— FROM PAGE 31

to stage at Camp Pender and conduct reconnaissance missions. They served as the receiving party for the task force’s main body and were tasked with setting up ranges for the next day of training.

Once they completed their initial missions, the task force advanced party focused on the 5 p.m. movement to Camp Wilcox to watch the Super Bowl. A group of Basic Officer Leaders Course lieutenants and Advanced Leaders Course noncommissioned officers prepared the AIT Soldiers for Operation SWFTX Super Bowl Run by briefing the route, noting the enemy situation, conveying the mission, and communicating the plan of execution.

They emphasized safety, accountability of personnel, accountability of equipment and a direct order given by the Task Force Commander Maj. Hector Vazquez to “Have Fun!” “The event could not have happened without the support of the FMWR at Camp Wilcox on Fort A.P.

Hill or the assistance of Robert Elder, 266th QM Bn. Log Warrior coordinator,” said Capt. Carl Miller, Bravo Company commander. “Mr. Elder arranged for all the transportation and food for the event and ensured FMWR would have employees available for the influx of troops from the field.”

“The mission was a complete success,” Miller continued. “It allowed the student leadership an opportunity to lead a mission and allowed 120 Soldiers to watch the Super Bowl like 111.3 million other viewers in the United States.”

Pvt. Matthew Morton of Tango Co. reported that, “Watching the Super Bowl with the captain and the command sergeant major shows that they care. It made me feel at home for a little bit.”

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The deadline for the Traveller Calendar is Thursday at noon for publication in the following week’s edition.

All submissions are edited for space and grammar. Email submissions to patrick.n.buffett.civ@mail.mil. For details, call (804) 734-7147.

EVENTS Auditions Set

The Theater Company at Fort Lee will hold auditions for “Sweet Charity,” a musical, on Feb. 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. at Lee Playhouse, building 4300, on Mahone Avenue.

Director Gail Howell is seeking 14 women and 16 men, age 18 and older. Auditionees will be asked to read from the script, sing 32 bars and participate in a strenuous dance audition.

Call backs will be on Feb. 22 if needed. Performers are not paid. Rehearsals are to begin immediately after casting for a May 5-20 run.

For details, call (804) 734-6629.

WOA Scholarships

The Crater Chapter of the U.S. Army Warrant Officers Association is accepting college scholarship applications until April 1. Applicants must be at least in their senior year of high school and plan to attend college or continue their college education as a full-time student.

Applications will be accepted from children under age 23 and spouses of chapter members of individuals employed on Fort Lee. For details about requirements and an application form, visit http://woaonline.org/crater.

‘King and I’

The Theater Company at Fort Lee’s production of “The King and I,” a renowned musical, will be at the Lee Theater Feb. 18 and 25 and March 3 at 8 p.m., and Feb. 19

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The production is open to the general public.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for age 16 and younger.

A group rate is available for 12 or more with reservations.

For tickets and information about gate entry, call (804) 734-6629.

HBCU Scholarships

The Fort Lee Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. is accepting applications for college scholarships until April 15. A scholarship will be awarded at each of five area high schools – Dinwiddie, Matoaca, Prince George, Petersburg and Hopewell – to male students who plan to attend a historically black college or university. Applications are available from school counselors.

For details, call Antonio Wilker at (910) 583-8977 or email him at antoniowilker@yahoo.com.

Terence J. Hildner will be held Feb. 27, 10 a.m., at Memorial Chapel.

Hildner died of natural causes in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 3 where he commanded the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command from Fort Hood, Texas.

Hildner led the 23rd Quartermaster Brigade her from July 2007 to July 2009, training more than 20,000 Soldiers a year, before becoming the CASCOM director of training and doctrine.

Brig. Gen. Gwen Bingham, Quartermaster General, and Chaplain (Col.) James White are to speak at the ceremony.

For details, call (804) 734-0783 or email dedra.j.carter. civ@mail.mil.

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Presentations will cover information on Veterans Affairs, finance, transportation, the Army Career and Alumni Program, AMVETS, Tri-Care, benefits discharge enrollment, Delta Dental, identification cards, education, American Legion and retirement services.

For details, call (804) 734-6973.

The Cardinal Golf Club will hold a Chili Open Scramble on Feb. 18, beginning at 10 a.m. Paid entries for the two-person scramble are due by Feb. 16. Participants will make their own team or foursome.

The entry fee is $30 for members and $35 for others.

It includes golf, a golf cart, a chili lunch, beverages and prizes.

For details, call (804) 734-2899.

USO Programs

Fort Lee’s USO Fit Club will meet March 8, 6 p.m., for fitness education and a light workout.

The monthly preschool story time is set for March 15, 10:30-11:30 a.m. There will be a different theme each month.

For details, call (804) 765-3045.

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St. Patty’s Day Fun

Irish games will be on tap at the Sports Zone on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. The cost to participate in FMWR’s St. Pattylympics is $10 per two-person team.

Prizes will be given for first, second and third place winners.

Registration opens at noon with games set to begin at 2 p.m. Participants must be at least 21 years old.

For details, call (804) 734-6678.

Pool Leagues

Pool Leagues are competing Monday nights at the Sports Zone, building 3650 on C Avenue. Competition starts at 6 p.m.

Two-person teams must pre-register.

Feb. 27 is the registration deadline for the March League, which will compete on March 5, 12, 19 and 26.

The cost is $10 per team per night.

Prizes will be awarded to first- and second-place teams.

For details, call (804) 734-6678.

AMVETS Invitation

Military members who have served in Afghanistan or Iraq as well as all other veterans are invited to join AMVETS Post 804, which meets the second Thursday of the month at the new Mifflin Hall.

AMVETS was founded by World War II veterans, and membership is open to all veterans who served honorably.

For details on the national organization, visit www.amvets.org. For details about Post 804, call (804) 334-4352 or email Bruce Brown at blbrown555@wildblue.net.

Dinner, Discipleship

The Religious Support Office hosts a Dinner and Discipleship event Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m., at Memorial Chapel. Several classes will be offered: Financial Peace, Marriage Enrichment, Protestant Men’s Study, Protestant Women’s Study, children’s classes, teen classes and a Catholic Adult Study.

For details, call (804) 734-6483.

Texas Hold’em

Texas Hold’em No Limit Tournaments will take place at the Sports Zone, building 3640, on Feb. 22 and 29; and March 7, 14 and 21 with finals on March 28. There is a $5 registration fee. Multiple entries are allowed.

Registration is at 5:30 p.m. on tourna-

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For details, call (804) 734-6678.

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The Family and MWR Outdoor Recreation Center here is offering a discounted Snow Xperience trip to the Wintergreen Resort on March 10.

Skiing, snowboarding, tubing rentals and lift ticket packages are available at discounted prices. The cost varies.

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Football Tryouts

Central Virginia flag football league tryouts for a Fort Lee team will continue on Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. at Nowak Stadium.

Participation is open to active duty personnel and their spouses.

For details, call (804) 765-3076.

Dodgeball

The dodgeball intramural season will be March 28 - April 14 with the first coaches’ meeting on March 7 at 4 p.m. at Clark Fitness Center. There is no charge to participate.

Anyone interested in participating must complete an entry form and return it to the Sports Office at MacLaughlin Fitness Center. Forms are available at MacLaughlin and Clark front desks.

A preseason tournament is set for March 21 with a post-season tournament slated for April 26 - May 2. Cadre will be permitted to play with permanent party and advanced individual training Soldiers.

Intramural sports are open to active duty military, dependent spouses, Department of Defense Civilians and contractors working on Fort Lee. For details, call (804) 765-3896.

Women’s Class

Women’s Self-Defense Martial Arts is a one-hour group exercise class that combines martial arts and self-defense techniques to improve physical fitness levels. The class, for women only, meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., at MacLaughlin Fitness Center. The cost is $48 a month. A fitness card can now be used for this class.

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3-D Archery

Family and MWR will host 3-D Archery Shoots on Feb. 25 and March 24, 9 a.m., at the Fort Lee Outdoor Recreation Archery Range.

There will be seven divisions of competition on each event date. Cost is $10 for adults, $8 for Fort Lee permit holders, $5 for youths (ages 13-17) and $3 for cubs (ages 12 and under).

For details, call (804) 765-2212.

Traditional Archery

A Traditional Archery Shoot is set for Feb. 26, 10 a.m., at the Fort Lee Outdoor Recreation Archery Range.

The competition will be divided into three divisions and four events. Cost is $10 for adults, $8 for Fort Lee permit holders and $5 for youths (ages 13-17).

For details, call (804) 765-2212.

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SKIES Unlimited is offering one-hour Zumba fitness classes for teens (13-17) at 3:30 p.m. and youth (8-12) at 4:30 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of the month at the Fort Lee Youth Center. The cost is $5 per session.

At least five students must register for the class to be held.

For registration and details, call the Parent Central Service Office at (804) 765-3196.

Self-Defense Class

A two-hour Streetwise Self-Defense Workshop for Mom and Daughter will be held March 3, 3:15 p.m., at the Fort Lee Youth Center. The cost is $15 for a parent and one child.

Class size is limited, and early registration is recommended.

For details or registration, call the Parent Central Service Office at (804) 765-3196.

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The Youth Sports Program is conducting registration for spring soccer through Feb. 17. A current sports physical is required. The soccer seasons begins in March.

The cost is $20 for ages 3-5 and $40 for ages 6-14 for the children of military, Department of Defense Civilians and contractors. The cost is $10 higher for children of non-DoD civilians.

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by The Southern Colonels, a 17-piece jazz band from Virginia Tech’s Corps of Cadets, on Feb. 25 at 2 p.m.

The memorial is at 621 Belvidere St., Richmond, at the north entrance to the Lee Bridge. Parking is free for the event.

For details, call (804) 786-2060 or visit www. vawarmemorial.org.

TRADOC Concert

A free concert by members of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band of Joint Base LangleyEustis is set for Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m., at the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St. Soloists and small ensembles will perform classical and modern chamber music.

For details, visit www.wrl.org or call (757) 259-4070.

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3115 Oaklawn Boulevard • Hopewell, Va 23860

Pastor Carl G. Singleton, Sr. First Lady Andrea M. Singleton

“Where Christ Makes the Difference” II Cor. 5:17 Sunday Morning . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 AM Sunday Evening . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 PM Wednesday, Bible Study . . . . . 7:00 PM

Where saints come to fellowship, and sinners come to know Jesus.

Pastor Sinclair Rowe • (804) 452-2061

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Intercessory Prayer

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