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Te weekly e-newsletter or those serving Soldiers, Civilians and Families at U.S. Army Garrisons around the world

http://www.army.mil/imcom Vol. 5, No. 3 Jan. 20, 20

See Warrior Zone, Page 3 See Bobsled, Page 2

Thousands tune to Bennings Facebook Town Hall

Bragg lights ame to honor lives lost Deployed Soldier prepares or record deal

FOR BENNING, Ga. - As social media rein-vents the Web through online videos, chats andFacebook pages, Fort Benning has ound a new

FOR BRAGG, N.C. - A new light shineson Fort Bragg, paying homage to the victims o

the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and the... Read more...

LOGAR PROVINCE, Aghanistan - Origins oSpc. Brian Stowes military career isnt much di-

erent rom other Soldiers stories. Read more...

tool in talking to troops and amilies.More than 14,000 people tuned in to the

Facebook own Hall Wednesday... Read more...

FOR SILL, Okla. - Basic Combat rainingSoldiers are hitting targets on Fort Sill withoutever ring a bullet.

Te Engagement Skills rainer 2000 allowsSoldiers to do this as they le in rom the brighoutdoors into the dark room lit by large projecscreens. Teir targets are set on the... Read mo

FOR HUACHUCA, Ariz. - When Soldierenter Yardley, Virginia Hall and the UnmanneAircra Systems raining Battalion Dining Faties on Feb. 1, they will notice a big change in tmenus.

Gone will be ried entrees, burgers, sodas acake, pie and cookies and other high-calorie, l

nutrition items. Read more...

Simulated shooting prepares Soldiers

DFACS to change menu to healthul ite
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Vol. 5, No. 3 Jan. 20, 2011 Pag

WCAP athlete wins World Cup goldALEXANDRIA, Va. - eam USA bobsled pilot

Sgt. Shauna Rohbock is back in the U.S. ArmyWorld Class Athlete Program or what may be her

arewell tour on the World Cup circuit.Rohbock teamed with brakeman Valerie Fl

ing to win the womens gold medal... Read mo

FOR BENNING, Ga. - I youve been on theFort Benning Facebook page recently, you mayrecognize the names o a ew women who patrolthe site daily, answering questions...Read more...

FOR BENNING, Ga. - Alton Jr., Alexandria,Alannah and Aydan didnt know what was instore or them when they headed... Read more...

REDSONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- On a sunnycrisp winter day, Redstone Arsenals newest thstar general reached out to amilies who daily the meaning behind the Armys... Read more..

WIESBADEN, Germany - For many, wintemeans only shorter days, colder temperatures hazardous road conditions. But... Read more...

Facebook Angels named inspired leaders

Fort Benning Soldier surprises amily

Army extends care or Gold Star Fami

Downhill saety : Plan ahead, check ge

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Management Command (IMCOM); the U.S. Army Family, Moraleand Welare Command (FMWRC); and the U.S. Army EnvironmentalCommand (AEC), with inormation on people, policies, operations,developments, trends and ideas o and about the InstallationManagement Community. Contents o the IMCOM World Newsare not necessarily the ofcial views o, or endorsed by, the U.S.Government, Department o Deense, the Department o the Army.Any editorial content in this electronic publication or linked rom thiselectronic publication is the responsibility o the IMCOM Public Aairs& Strategic Communications Directorate and the specifc region orgarrison public aairs ofce where the content originated. Unlessotherwise indicated (and except or by permission and copyrightitems), material may be reprinted provided credit is give to theoriginating garrison, author and/or photographer. All photographsby U.S. Army unless otherwise credited. Submissions o garrison-related articles published to army.mil by garrison public aairs ofces

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Warrior Zone opens in Schweinfurt

Team Cherokee comes home

Ill Be Home Soon. Just Stay Strong.

IMCOMs new home bridges past, uture

Fair oers predeployment readiness

Fort Bragg youth hockey tradition

New organization serves homeless

1-61st moves into new complex

SCHWEINFUR, Germany -- Te entertain-ment scene here on Ledward Barracks just got ashot in the arm. A state o the art multipurpose

HOHENFELS, Germany -- Soldiers rom CCompany, 1st Battalion, 4th Inantry regimentreturned to Hohenels in the early morning hourso Jan. 7 rom their nearly 5-month deploymentin the Zabul province o Aghanistan.

Bursting through a welcome home banner like

a victorious team at a homecoming... Read more...

A lot has happened since then - shes givenbirth to their daughter Kylee, moved to Alabamato be close to her dad and other... Read more...

Te new home o Installation ManagementCommand, the Armys home, is under con-struction at Joint Base San Antonio (Fort SamHouston).

IMCOMs subordinate commands, ArmyEnvironmental Command and the Family and

Morale, Welare and Recreation... Read more...

BAUMHOLDER, Germany - Soldiers andamily members with the 170th Inantry BrigadeCombat eam attended a air... Read more...

FOR BRAGG, N.C. - Geared up in pads,helmets with acemasks, skates and a stick, thechildren o the Squirt ice hockey... Read more.

REDSONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- Neal Whee

was just 17 when he vowed to... Read more...

FOR JACKSON, S.C. -- Te Roadrunnershave a new home. Te battalion... Read more..

acility geared toward single Soldiers opened witha bang Jan. 13. Te new center, known as theWarrior Zone, includes a bar with... Read more...

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IN THE PRESSExternal Media Report

LEESVILLE DAILY LEDGER, JAN 11, 2011

As one o his last acts as commandinggeneral o Fort Polk and the Joint Readi-ness raining Center, Brig. Gen. (Ret.)James Yarbrough recognized and desig-nated the CGs Heroes o Fort Polk justbeore his change o command ceremonyFriday, Jan. 7.

You kind o want to... Read more...

ESPN, JAN 19, 2011

When the Ultimate Fighting Champi-

onship convenes a night o mixed martialarts Saturday at Fort Hood near Killeen,exas, it will do so a second time in thename o American military personnel,traumatic brain injury research and theIntrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.

Some would call this an... Read more...

DESERT DISPATCH, JAN 19, 2011

Fort Irwin soldiers who have returnedrom deployment to Iraq and Aghanistanas well as their spouses now have an op-portunity to air concerns and eelings withtheir peers on topics ranging rom posttraumatic stress disorder to moving into anew community.

Lt. Col. Kevin M...Read more...

ARMY TIMES, JAN 17, 2011

Lawmakers have ordered deense o-cials to conduct an extensive review omilitary spouse education programs to de-termine their eectiveness, as well as howimportant they are to service membersdecisions to stay in the military.

Under the legislation, Pentagon ofcialswill assess the costs o... Read more...

WILLCOX RANGE NEWS, JAN 19, 2011

Bowie Schools were closed today(Wednesday) aer a note card with threatsto the school and governing board mem-bers was ound in a school district displaycase at the Bowie Post Ofce uesdayaernoon.

Cochise County Sheris deputies anda Fort Huachuca Explosive... Read more...

CG recognizes Polk heroes

UFC gives lit to vets, research

Soldiers, spouses to get outlet

Spouse education programs

Threats close Bowie Schools Wed.

Nows the time to get PHAT Soldiers help accident victim

Bragg personnel work through snow, ice Fort continues energy reduction eorts

Post work order requests go online Fort helps recover endangered species

Garrison Manager Addresses Community Tracking Fort Braggs newest engine

Program integrates community Armywide program advocates resilience

Army assists abuse victims MCoE welcomes frst unit rom Knox

Fort Sill, Okla.--With the new year comes anew weight loss competition or members o thePretty Hot and empting or P.H.A.. Club. Tecompetition, which began this week, will havethree teams and each team will have a traineras team leader. Te team leaders will pick theteam names and the teams will be... Read more...

FOR HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- wo Soldierswho happened to be at the right place at the righttime received an award or coming to the aid oan accident victim last all. Company B, 305thMilitary Intelligence Battalion, presented ArmyAchievement Medals to Pvt. Stephen Jackson andPvt. Christopher Morris, Jan. 6... Read more...

FOR BRAGG, N.C. - As everyone stayedsnuggled up in their beds when Fort Bragg closedor inclement weather and hazardous road condi-tions Monday and uesday, mission essentialpersonnel careully made their way to post tocontinue normal operations.

For Scott Boulton, Directorate... Read more...

FOR HUACHCUCA, Ariz. -- Soon, thosedriving near or on Fort Huachuca will have avisual reminder that Fort Huachuca continuouslystrives to reduce its environmental ootprint. Teinstallation o a giant wind turbine on the southrange near the aerostat is the beginning o theorts eort to produce much or... Read more...

FOR JACKSON, S.C. -- Te heat in yourbuilding has gone out, and each time you try tocall the Directorate o Public Works, you get abusy signal.

Well, no more. DPW introduced last week aquicker and more efcient way to submit mainte-nance and service work orders. Read more...

FOR HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Due to the e-orts o Fort Huachucas Environmental and Natu-ral Resources Division, a rare plant, the Huachucawater umbel, can now be ound in three more

sites along the San Pedro River.Te plant, which looks like grass, is an her-

baceous, semi-aquatic perennial... Read more...

U.S. Army Garrison - Detroit Arsenal, Mich.- Brenda Lee McCullough, garrison manager orthe U.S. Armys Detroit Arsenal, addressed severalhundred community and business leaders romMetro Detroit and Macomb County during theSelridge Base Community Council meeting Jan.18. Read more...

FOR BRAGG, N.C. - Fort Bragg usheredin the new decade with a soer-sounding chug,thanks to USAX 6508, a rebrick red enginedesigned by the National Railway EquipmentCompany.

Commissioned or service on Dec. 15, 2010,the new model replaces one o two... Read more...

Te Army Family eam Building program re-cently celebrated its 17th year o putting Familiesrst and promoting the military liestyle.

Members o the Fort Carson community havethe opportunity to engage in the Army Familyeam Building Program oered by the ArmyCommunity Service and get a... Read more...

FOR RUCKER, Ala. -- Te words spiritualand spirituality mean many things to manypeople.

According to the Comprehensive SoldierFitness spiritual tness module, spirituality is thehuman spirit - the essential core o a person.

CSF, an Armywide program...Read more...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Te Army Family Ac-tion Plan has once again proved invaluable orSoldiers and amilies.

On Jan. 21, eligible enlisted amily memberswill begin receiving 36 months o ransitionalCompensation, the same as ofcer amily mem-bers, rather than the average o 22 months opayments they ormerly received. Te change en-sures payments are standardized or all approvedapplications.

ransitional Compensation is a congres-

sionally-authorized program... Read more...

FOR BENNING, Ga. - Te rst Fort Knox,Ky., unit pegged or relocation to the ManeuverCenter o Excellence has cranked up basic combattraining on Sand Hill.

Te 2nd Battalion, 46th Inantry Regiment,succeeded 1st Battalion, 378th Inantry Regi-ment - a Reserve unit rom LaFayette, La. - at atranser-o-authority ceremony Jan. 11 in the 30thAdjutant General Battalion (Reception) head-quarters building. Te battalion represents the192nd Inantry Brigade, which now alls under

the Armor School as part o the... Read more...
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