IMCOM World News 4 March 2011

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Fort Carson Soldiers joined Sierra HighSchool students in discussing the variousjobs and roles servicemembers play in themilitary.

Several Soldiers rom the MountainPost and the Colorado Springs RecruitingCompany spoke to high school studentsFeb. 17 about the many opportunities theArmy oers.

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Area frefghters burn to learn

Fort Bragg MP patrol cars go high-tech Net Zero becoming a reality at JBLM

FOR SILL, Okla. - Sometimes you have toght re with re. Tats the strategy about 200reghters rom Southwestern Oklahoma put

FOR BRAGG, N.C. - Inormation is essentialto keep the public sae here at Fort Bragg. A mili-

tary police ocer receiving...

JOIN BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -Teysaid, we like those big, aggressive goals, said erry

Austin, sustainability coordinator.

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FOR CARSON, Colo. - An award-winning childrens author and illustratorvisited Fort Carson students Feb. 15-18during his With You...

Author shares strategies

Medics educate students on Army

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Business leaders hone shooting skills at PicatinnyPICAINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - A group o

30 members o the Morris County Chamber oCommerce Leadership Morris program got a

taste o military history, research, developmenand weapons during a visit to Picatinny ArsenFeb. 24.

FOR GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. - Using thebiblical story o Jacob rom the Old estamentas an allegory or humankinds relationship withGod, Chaplain (Col.) Steven...

FOR RILEY, Kan. - Communication is key inrelationships. Army Community Service showedcouples how well they...

Civilian and military community leadersmarked Feb. 16 an important day as 281 citiesand towns across Washington signed the ArmForces Community Covenant...

FOR WAINWRIGH, Alaska - HerschelWalker, the 1982 Heisman rophy winner andamous proessional ootball...

Chaplain speaks at prayer luncheon

Spouses get to know each other

Armed Forces Community Covenant

Herschel Walker speaks on seeking he

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Fort Riley ghters go 5-0 at UFF event

Fort Rucker hosts advanced K-9 training

Duo keeps hi-tech range on target

Tooth Fairy makes Fort Jackson ight

Army Recreation Employee o Year named

Twenty-three days...a point in time

Culinary arts: Program orges history

ACS: How are we doing? Tell IMCOM C

FOR RILEY, Kan. - Fort Riley wasnt a verycordial host to its visitors during the posts rstmixed martial event. All ve Fort Riley ghters

FOR RUCKER, Ala. - Military working doghandlers rom across the area participated in theAdvanced Decoy Seminar hosted on Fort Rucker,Feb. 16-18. Te seminar was designed to makehandlers and dogs more eective teams. Bothdogs and handlers improved condence during

the event.

FOR SILL, Okla. - wo civilians keep a so-phisticated training range ready or Basic Combatraining target practice.

FOR JACKSON, S.C. - Fort Jacksons veryown ooth Fairy has taken ight the last ewweeks, visiting the posts various Child Develop-ment Centers and homes to teach children aboutproper oral hygiene. On her days o, the oothFairy, Cynthia Good, is a dental therapy assistant

at the Caldwell Dental Clinic.

FOR MCCOY, Wisc. - Daryl Budda, FMWRdirector at Fort McCoy, was honored or his in-novations and contributions.

WAERVLIE ARSENAL, N.Y. - Tere arepoints in everyones lie that are so signicant tthey truly dene who they...

Army ches earn respect afer more than th

decades o competition.

Lt. Gen. Rick and Sarah Lynch met with Famlies rom Joint Base San Antonio.

who competed in the 11-ght event sent their op-ponents home with a loss.

About 800 ans attended the...

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IN THE PRESSExternal Media Report

Tere are days when I am simplystunned at how much truly genuine care isemanating rom our Armed Forces or theamilies o soldiers, sailors and Marines.With my involvement in retreats or com-bat veterans transitioning to civilian lie, Iknow ull well the near unbearable stress omultiple tours on the...

A project that is expected to employ athousand construction workers at its heightis under way at the Fort Hood Carl R.Darnall Army Medical Center in Killeen,exas, with construction starting in earnestnext month on a new $534 million hospitalContractors have begun excavating orber optic cables and...

FOR BRAGG, N.C. - One o the na-tions largest military bases is about to geteven bigger.

A ceremony is scheduled or uesday at

Pope Air Force Base marking the acilitysmerger with nearby Fort Bragg. Te Armyis assuming responsibility or the base,which will be renamed...

FOR BELVOIR, Va. - Fort Belvoir,along with the rest o the Armys instal-lations, has embarked on an initiative toreach an equalizing balance between theusage and production o resources on theinstallation. Te dierence between what

energy is produced, reused or saved cannotbe greater than what...

White Sands Missile Range will beinstalling solar panels to help power instal-lation acilities with the ultimate goal omaking the range energy sel-sucient.

As part o an energy eciency programWSMR plans to begin the installationo solar panels to generate power on theinstallation, as well as...

DoD Looking Out For Families

Major Site Work or Fort Hood

Merger with Pope makes Fort

BRAC acilities LEED post

Solar energy power at WSMR

Social media lends voice to citizen issues Fort McCoy works or Net Zero status

Lt. Gen. Lynch visits Fort Lee, talks ACS Picatinny exceeds energy reduction goal

Father, daughter donate blood together Teens prepare or deployment

Fort Bragg takes over Pope Air Force Teen Job Fair oers opportunities

Fitness center manager leads by example Fort McCoy to try new Enhanced 911

ACS oers Military Saves Week advice In fnancial pinch, AER helps Soldiers

HEIDELBERG, Germany - Te open orumo social media has made a dierence in townhall meetings, at least at the one held Feb. 16 inHeidelberg. Residents voiced their opinions onthe U.S. Army Garrisons Baden-WuerttembergFacebook page and in the commands virtualtown on myBWnow.ning.com.

FOR McCOY, Wis. - Fort McCoy hasimplemented aggressive conservation/reductionprograms or energy, water and waste-streamresources. Te eorts seek to protect and extend,and, whenever possible, recycle or reuse thoseresources, said Fort McCoy water and energyprogram managers.

FOR LEE, Va. - Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, thecommander o Installation Management Com-mand, and his wie, Sarah, came to Fort Lee Feb.17 to visit various acilities on post and meetwith military amilies, installation employees andorganizational leaders. A key event was the ACSransormation ocus group.

PICAINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Te energymanagement team at Picatinny Arsenal recentlysurpassed the Army-wide goal to reduce energyconsumption by 30 percent ve years ahead oschedule.

Te Armys time table or all installations toachieve this goal is slated or...

FOR RILEY, Kan. - Amanda Smith, a mili-tary spouse, and her ather, Jerry West, took turnsgiving blood Feb. 15 at Army Community Serviceduring Fort Rileys quarterly American Red Cross

Blood Drive.Fify-three units o blood were collected dur-

ing the drive, Feb. 15 and 16.

FOR WAINWRIGH, Alaska - Wainwrightteens recently took advantage o a unique op-portunity to prepare or their parents upcomingdeployment and have some un in conjunction

with a Strong Bonds retreat just or them.While Strong Bonds, a unit-based, chaplain-

led program designed to assist...

FOR BRAGG, N.C. - Fort Braggs rich heri-tage will get a lif Monday as Pope Air Force Basebecomes Pope Field, an Army operated acilitysupporting Air Force operations and merging theposts growing Army and joint orce community.

During a 10 a.m., ceremony to be held at PopeAFBs Hangar 4, the base will...

FOR GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. - As adultsvie or jobs in a competitive job market, teensmay wonder i they will be able to land a part-time or summer job.

According to the Bureau o Labor Statistics atthe Department o Labor, the unemployment rateor the county is currently 6.3...

FOR SILL, Okla. - Appearing sleek and t asi Father ime decided to let time run backwardor a decade, Otis Gentry leads by example asthe manager o Goldner Fitness Center. o havegood customer service, you have to spend timewith your patrons, he said. Te tness centersta is here or them.

FOR McCOY, Wis. - Te addition o a newEnhanced 911 system has improved emergency-response services at Fort McCoy. Joe Clemens, theFort McCoy Directorate o Emergency Services(DES) 911 supervisor, said the equipment willbe used or calls handled by both the installationpolice and re departments.

FOR RUCKER, Ala. - Army Commu-nity Services Financial Readiness oce oeredSoldiers and Families a host o advice duringMilitary Saves Week Feb. 20-27. Military Savesis a social marketing campaign to persuade,motivate and encourage military Families to savemoney every month, and to convince leaders andorganizations to be aggressive in promoting auto-matic savings, according to the organizations Website. Mike Kozlowski, ACS Financial Readinessspecialist, said Soldiers and their Families should

save money year round.

SUGAR, Germany - Bewildered andstruggling to pay down debt, Spc. LakeshiaDennis ell behind in her rent last all and wasntsure where to turn or assistance in regaining hernancial ooting. Dennis, assigned to the 554thMilitary Police Company, ound help throughArmy Emergency Relie. AER provides emergen-cy nancial assistance to active duty and retiredSoldiers, their amily members, surviving spousesand orphans. Dennis was one o nearly 60 localSoldiers and amilies who received more than

$85,000 in emergency assistance.

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