October 1, 2010 Vol. 4 No.
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USAG Grafenwoehr: Single Soldiers
discuss concerns at summit Article
Fort Stewart: Suicide Prevention Month -
One falls, we all fall Article
Fort Monmouth: Websites Are Key In Job
Search Article
USAG Redstone: Seven Questions For New
Commander Article
Fort Rucker: Warrant officer courses
develop leaders Article
Fort Hood: Soldiers 'Live the Legend' while
fishing for it Article
Fort Rucker: Make your voice heard --
Absentee Voting Week Sept. 27-Oct. 4
Article
Picatinny Arsenal: Picatinny engineer earns
DoD recognition for service to NJ Hispanic
community Article
Fort Jackson named an Army Training
Center Article
Fort Eustis hosts CSF Resiliency Fair
Article
Slideshow: Fort Bragg commanding general
visits Schofield Barracks Article
USAG Hawaii honors volunteers who
donate food, pampering services Article
Gold Star Mothers bond over tragedy
FORT RILEY, Kan. -- When the Soldier came to the door in his dress
uniform accompanied by a chaplain, it was a beautiful Sunday
afternoon. Karen and her daughter were home and Karen's husband,
Bob, was out golfing. "I heard
the knock on the door, and I
saw the man in uniform, and I
knew what happened. I said,
'Go away, I don't want to hear
it,'" Karen said. She was angry
the men wanted her to call her
husband during his golf game,
but finally conceded and told
Bob, "Alex was killed. You
need to come home. I was
crying so hard, I couldn't breathe," she said. Her son, Sgt. Alexander
James Funcheon, who was part of Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 61st
Cavalry, Fort Carson, Colo., joined the Army when he couldn't get on
the right track after high school. In his two and a half years in the
Army, he had proven himself a valuable member of the team and
quickly worked his way up the ranks. "We were told he was
responsible, and he was good at his job, and it's hard because we
never got to see that," Karen Funcheon said about her son, who was
killed April 29, 2007, by an Improvised Explosive Device in Baghdad,
Iraq. "We had the kid who lost every winter coat I gave him." Article
Warriors in transition share experience
FORT CARSON, Colo. -- If it takes a village to raise a child, then it
also takes an entire community to support a wounded warrior who is
transitioning back to the Army or
out into the civilian world. To give
community leaders a sense of
what the Warrior Transition
Battalion is all about, Soldiers
from the unit hosted a "Warriors
Give Back" event. The event was
designed to give guests an
insider\'s view of the Army and
also to explain the mission of the WTB and how the unit is helping
wounded warriors make their individual transitions. The day's activities
included a tour of the post, a weapons demonstration led by members
of the WTB, an opportunity to try weapons and convoy simulators, a
Humvee demonstration and a tour of the Warrior Recovery Center.
Eighteen leaders representing 12 community organizations also had a
chance to meet warriors in transition. Article
Family Matters
Fort Rucker ACS: Financial peace builds
resiliency Article
Fort Bragg, community come together to
'march forward' in military Family support
Article
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall: Peace
interpretation Article
USAG Wiesbaden: Combat spouses: 1st
Armored Division spouses enjoy day on the
range Article
Fort Leavenworth re-affirms Army Family
Covenant Article
Schofield Barracks: Hale Kula encourages
children to run Article
Fort Sill: Resiliency Training Campus
provides services for military families
Article
Fort Stewart: ACS preps couples for post-
deployment Article
Fort Sam Houston: Gold Star Flag
Ceremony honors fallen heroes and their
Families Article
Fort Leavenworth: Hearts Apart helps
children of deployed Soldiers Article
Force protection news
Special Precautions for Children…
■ Know where your children are at all
times
■ Never leave young children alone or
unattended. Be certain they are in the care
of a trustworthy person.
■ If it is necessary to leave children at
home, keep the house well lighted and
notify a trusted neighbor.
…Beware
All-Army women go 8-0 at Armed Forces Softball Championships
NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The undefeated All-Army
women won eight games and put six players on the all-tournament
team at the 2010 Armed Forces
Softball Championships, Sept.
19-23. Sgt. Windy Klein of Fort
Hood, Texas, pitched and batted
a tournament-high .545 to lead
All-Army (8-0) against All-Air
Force (3-5) and All-Navy (1-7).
Klein was joined on the all-
tournament squad by teammates
Spc. Ashley Caswell of Fort
Bragg, N.C.; Staff Sgt. Shaqina
Smith of Camp Casey, Korea; Sgt. April McGarity of Fort Sam
Houston, Texas; Spc. Jenna Martin of Fort Hood, Texas; and Capt.
Lindsey Gerheim of Fort Campbell, Ky. The young All-Army women's
team, with an average age of 24, won with solid defense and timely
hitting. They opened Sunday with a 5-0 victory over Air Force and a
14-0 shutout of Navy, followed by a 3-1 win over Air Force and a 6-1
conquest of Navy on Monday. They only allowed two runs in their first
four games -- in slow-pitch softball. "Our shortstop, Jenna Martin, was
just huge going in the hole and making double plays, backhanding
balls, and throwing runners out by two and three steps," said All-Army
women's manager Sgt. 1st Class Rob Bailey III. "And our pitcher,
Windy Klein, listens real well and makes adjustments. We just play
good defense and put enough runs across." Article
Final Honor Flight 'A Very Touching Trip'
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.-- Adelaide Cape watched quietly as
World War II veterans reunited with their loved ones at the Huntsville
International Airport following the last Honor Flight Tennessee Valley
on Sept. 11. When a passerby
asked if things were OK, the Honor
Flight volunteer coordinator smiled
as tears fell down her cheeks. "It
was very emotional, a very
touching trip," she said. For the
past four years, Cape has
coordinated the on-ground
volunteers - known as the "green
shirters" - who assist veterans as
they board their Honor Flight and
then as they reunite with their
families upon their return. They
have also helped with all the planning and arranging that goes into the
pre- and post-flight activities at the Huntsville airport, and with the
program's training and fund-raising events. On this last Honor Flight -
number 12 - Cape also got to share in the experience as a volunteer
on the flight to the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. "They
told me I needed to go one time," she said. "I am so glad I did. It was
just an unbelievable experience. The things I noticed so much - like
the way our female guardians held the hands of their honorees at the
memorial - were about the personal connections between the veterans
and the people who were there to help them." Article
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Safety news
Smoke alarms provide a sound you can live
with Article
Fort Jackson: German culture, fire safety
combine for hot festival Article
Rock Island Arsenal: Importance of an All-
Hazards Emergency Plan Article
Environmental news
Fort Carson: Green building home to
multiple Mountain Medics Article
Yongsan Garrison reacts, recovers from
historic 100-year flood Article
USAG Heidelberg: Fishing course nets new
instructors certified to conduct fishing
courses throughout Germany Article
Conservation/Energy news
USAG Grafenwoehr: Saving energy begins
at local level Article
Installation paper
of the week
Fort Knox: Turret Current Issue
BRAC IS HERE -- ARE YOU READY?
The IMCOM Relocation Web site is your source for the news and
information you need to stay abreast of the ongoing transition to San
Antonio. The move has been steadily progressing for a year, but
starting now, the pace will pick up considerably. We all need to get
informed and plan for the very near future. The Web site is there to
help. Whether you're relocating or not, the time has come for some
informed decisions regarding BRAC and your future.
The IMCOM G1 has established the IMCOM G1 BRAC Assistance
Office to specifically assist BRAC-impacted employees in
understanding and using available career assistance tools. This office
is partnering with multiple organizations to bring training to the IMCOM
workforce. The goal is to assist you with your individual needs as you
transition. These programs and resources will soon be featured
prominently on the Relocation Web site.
Employees may contact the "IMCOM BRAC Placement Assistance"
email box if they have questions, recommendations or desire career
assistance as IMCOM transitions to San Antonio. Just look it up in the
Global Address List.
Spouses of IMCOM employees relocating to Ft. Sam Houston may
contact the "IMCOM Spouse Relocation" email box to request career
assistance as they transition with their sponsor.
The DoD BRAC Web site
(http://www.cpms.osd.mil/brac/brac_index.aspx) provides employees,
managers, supervisors, and human resources specialists the latest
information on BRAC, and the variety of transition assistance
programs offered by the Department of Defense and other Federal
agencies.
The Department of Defense BRAC Transition "Other Websites"
(http://www.cpms.osd.mil/brac/Other_BRAC.aspx )also provides
access to a number of electronic tools including the BRAC Coach, and
Career One Stop.
To get to the Relocation page, just go to the IMCOM Web site,
http://www.imcom.army.mil/hq/ and click the Alamo in the upper right
corner.
Or go straight to the Relocation page at
http://www.imcom.army.mil/hq/relocation/ Article
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