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100 YEARS LATER, WWI

SOLDIER AWARDED

PURPLE HEART– P3

GARRISION EMPLOYEES GO OUTSIDE FOR ‘GAME DAY TAILGATE’ – P12-13

FUN IN THE SUN

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ON THIS ARMY CAMPING TRIP, P6

FORT JACKSON BEAUTIFICATION A

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The Fort Jackson Leader October 18, 2018

FRIDAYAnnual Chili Cook Off11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fort Jackson Fire Station. The Fort Jackson Fire Department and the Directorate of Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation are hosting the annual chili cook off. Tasting and judging takes place between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets for voting cost $1. If attendees wish more than a tasting they can purchase a bowl of chili, with mini �� information email the Fire Department at [email protected].

Ministry/VolunteerAppreciation Luncheon��!��"� #��%��& ��'"��#()�"��#��*��+�*��(��commander, will be the guest speaker at the !�� # ��(�-�//��+��& � (+�023��+��4//�� + ��5��6�0��7�� +��++��/��(��!�-�3�8�� +��9��:�� Celestine Roberts at [email protected].

DHR ClosureThe Directorate of Human Resources will close Oct. 19 at 11:30 a.m. for an organization day. In the event of an ID card emergency, please contact or visit the designated alternate 6?� �� + �� +� -5�7� 4 �� "�(��-��+�� -��+5� �� @��9@A�9��AB��+ ��%��4��0��::��"��!�� -��+5�� +�@��9:AA9:��@�

SATURDAYStop Domestic Violence Bike-A-Thon�� 9�� /��+5�� -�� +�� E�� stand against domestic violence and ride for a loved one. Accept the pledge and ride 30 minutes, one hour, two hours, three hours or :�� (��+��(�

HUSH No More Documentary Premiere8 a.m. to noon. Agape Worship Center, L:L� �� !�� E5�� N��of Distinction Network is hosting a free showing the HUSH No More Documentary 8�� ?��(+ ��3 ��47��((�Walk and Awareness Seminar. The Domestic Awareness Walk, will take place at Sandlapper Q��+��0� -�5�� #+�7�� !��Columbia. Attendees can register at https://hushnomoredocumentary.eventbrite.com.

Backlight Bowling@��9��/��+��0��(�"�7� �#��+��LLBL� %��##� -+��+�� +��0� ��(� 7 �� hosting a backlight bowling night. There will be a blacklight special on pizza during the event: one large, one topping pizza for $11. The cost of the event is $10 per person. For �� + ��9B��@��:9��L9B��@��

OCT. 27National PrescriptionDrug Take Back Day�� +��:�/��E5��QV�5��#��/�� #� ��+��E5�� + �� 8��(�� /+ �� ?��#� E�� "��Day aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse and medications. The Fort Jackson Directorate of Emergency Services will be at the parking lot to assist community members in safely disposing �� V/ �� (�� / ��(�� + �� +��+� �(+� �+�� &�� ++��(��9A�� [email protected].

Awareness 5K Run/Walk@��Y �+�� -�+��/��V��"��#��Q9��A��Y��+(Z ��#��!��+��# (+��+ ��7 ��B��9��L��E5��7��((��27�� 7 �� # �� +5�� &�� 4��0�Y��+5�� 8�� #��+��"��(+�� (�the most common cancer among American 7�� &�� +5�� :A� & �� +(� 5�Z�� +�(�� ((� +5�� :�� /��+� �� +5��don’t know it. Join Moncrief Army Health Clinic and MWR as we raise awareness of "��(+� �� ? ��+�(�� 8��(�� Z�� +�� +5�� L�� +�� ( #�� 2��# (+��E9(5 �+(��E�9+�[(��available for purchase �� 5�� 8��(�� 9��:�� # (+��+ �� (� ��+�� :�� +� �� /�� !�# (+��online through Webtrac; a Webtrac Account is not required. For more information, call ��9��AB�

OCT. 30Math Prize Patrol4:30 p.m., the Fort Jackson housing areas. ��8 ��0��8 ��E��Q��+��0�Schools will be holding their annual Math 8� ^�� 8�+�� +�� +�� +5�� achievements of their students. For more information, contact Kerrie Ammons at [email protected].

Scholarship Seminar9 – 10:30 a.m. Army Community Service "� �� #�� A@�� !�� +� *��(��[(�Army Community Service and community partner TRiO Educational Opportunity Center, Midlands Technical College, will be holding a Scholarship Seminar for military spouses. This seminar is designed to educate military spouses and parents of military teens on various military and civilian scholarships. All service members (active and retired), Family members and Department of Army Civilians are welcome to attend. For more information and to register, contact Army �� +0�-��Z ��+��9�:�B��

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SPORTSMANADVISORY COUNCILAre you interested in learning more about the Fort Jackson Sportsman Club? Come to a meeting of the Sportsman Advisory Council Working Groups. The Cycling Working Group meets the third Tuesday of each month �+� &�#��[(� 8�� E5�� V+� Y��+ �#� ��Angling Working Group meeting will take /��B�/��+5��+5 ��E5��(��0��+5��+5��+�4�/ ��#��

NOTICE�� E5�� +� *��(�� !�� # ��(� -�//��+� ��has the following positions open: drummer, event coordinator, music coordinator, sound technician, and hand bell director. For more information contact Staff Sgt. Angela Curry, !-��&��#��+��9�A@@�

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ON THE COVERGarrison employees

face off during the final event of

USAG Organization day: a tug-of-

war competition. Garrison employees

spent Oct. 12 outdoors, having fun during a day

of appreciation recognizing their

hard work.

SEE PAGES 12-13PHOTO BY ELYSSA VONDRA

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October 18, 2018 The Fort Jackson Leader

By Leader Staff Reports

After more than a 100 years and a postponement caused by Hur-ricane Florence, a South Carolina World War I veteran posthumously received his Purple Heart Medal at a ceremony on Fort Jackson Oct. 13.

The late Sgt. Perry Loyd was from Sumter County and served at the then Camp Jackson with the 371st Infantry Regiment, 93rd Divi-sion (Colored). He would serve in the trenches of the Western Front before being wounded Sept. 29, 1918.

Y (� �� 0�7��0��/+�5 (�8��/��Y��+��+��0�that was originally scheduled for September, but was rescheduled due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Florence. Loyd’s grand-

son, Perry W. James IV, accepted the medal on behalf of his family.James said he takes pride in his grandfather’s medal because “Its

proof that my grandfather was a patriot, a war hero, and a leader of men.”

Loyd was wounded at the battle of the Argonne Forest, which was part of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive that stretched along the entire Western Front. It was fought from Sept. 26, until the Armistice of Nov. 11, 1918, during which Loyd was wounded. With the end of the war, Loyd was promoted to sergeant, discharged and returned to his life as a sharecropper in Sumter County, South Carolina.

Fort Jackson’s commander, Brig. Gen. Milford “Beags” Beagle Jr., said it is important to ensure Soldiers receive the medals they are ��(�� +�5��/(� ��(��+5�� 0��+5��

“We got to set this right because he earned it but nobody ever pined it,” Beagle said. “As you can tell, as Soldiers, that is something that is near and dear if you earned it, awards are pinned.”

Loyd died in 1946 at the age of 61, a decade before the birth of his grandson who was named for him.

James helped lead the charge to get the medal awarded, and with 5��/� �� -�� E �� -��++[(� �� +5�� 7�(� ��0� (��James is a World War I reenactor and has given speeches on post about the African-American experience during the Great War.

NEWS

100 years later, WWI Soldier awarded Purple Heart

Above, Perry W. James IV, the grandson of World War I veteran Sgt. Perry Loyd, receives his ancestor’s Purple Heart from Fort Jackson commander, Brig. Gen. Milford ‘Beags’ Beagle Jr., and post Command Sergeant Major Jerimiah E. Gan during a ceremony Saturday at Fort Jackson.

Photo by TOM BYRD


NEWS

Fort JacksonMovie Schedule3319 Jackson Blvd. Phone: 751-7488

FRIDAY� Life Itself (R) 7 p.m.

SATURDAY� The House with aClock in its Walls (PG) 1 p.m.� Life Itself (R) 4 p.m.

SUNDAY� The House with aClock in its Walls (PG) 1 p.m.� Life Itself (R) 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY� The House with aClock in its Walls (PG) 2 p.m.� Life Itself (R) 4 p.m.

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TICKETSAdult: $6 / Child (6 to 11): $4

3-D TICKETSAdult: $8 / Child (6 to 11): $6 � Ticket sales open 30 minutes before each movie.� Movie times and schedule are sub-ject to change without notice.

WWW.SHOPMYEXCHANGE.COM

By DAVID VERGUN Army News Service

The Army is moving away from its in-dustrial age pay and personnel system that only sees rank and branch, and is transition-ing to a talent management-based approach, said Brig. Gen. Joseph P. McGee.

McGee, director of the Army Talent Management Task Force, spoke at the Asso-ciation of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition, Oct. 10.

Initial efforts have focused on active-��+0� �� (( #��+(�� 5�� (� �� "0� +5��+5 (�0��(�7 ��in a web-based, talent management portal known as Assignment Interactive Module version 2, or AIM 2.0, upon entering the Army.

46&� :��[(� ��+� V� ��(� +5�� [(�knowledge, skills and preferences, which ��+�5�(� +5��7 +5� +5��(��-sires of units where he or she is eligible to serve, he said.

Maj. Gen. Jason T. Evans, commander of U.S. Army Human Resources Command, said AIM 2.0 is a “marketplace that allows ��+5� ��(� �� +(� +�� Z��+ (�� +5��-selves, express their preferences, and inter-act with one another to shape both parties’ interests to increase satisfaction and meet requirements.

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each of the jobs in the marketplace. This increased transparency and knowledge fa-cilitates the assignment of uniquely talented ��(�+�� +(�7 +5�(/�� +(�)

However, Evans said AIM 2.0 is not the �� /��+�� +� (� ��+5�� #�� +�� +5��Army’s premier talent management system, known as the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army, which will eventually re-place it.

Col. Greg Johnson, chief of the IPPS-A Functional Management Division, said there are several planned releases of IPPS-A, and +��+�0� (� ��+5��+�(+ �#��(��number two. The Pennsylvania Army Na-tional Guard is involved in the testing at this time.

Army moving to talent management approach to guide career paths

Army Cyber Command plans to add more direct commissioned officers in an effort to bolster the emerging force. Direct commissioning is just one of many talent management tools the Army will be using in coming years.

U.S. Army photo

See PATHS: Page 15


NEWS

Several happy campers from the Fort Jackson community pose for the camera during the installation’s first ever Family Camp Out Oct. 13-14.

By ELYSSA VONDRAFort Jackson Leader

Nearly 50 members of the Fort Jackson community chose to “rough it” last weekend. They slept outdoors in tents, but not in the traditional Army fashion. Games, food and Family – no ruck-ing – were on their agendas.

N�(+�� 5�(+�� L�� 0� ��(� �� +5�� (+9�Z��Family camp out Oct. 13-14.

4�0��7 +5��Z�� ?�/��+��+��?��(��6?�7�(�7��“We had many families with young children attend,” said Out-

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Families with kids weren’t the only ones who turned up.'N��7��Z��0�5�//0� +��(��5�Z��/��(�7 +5��+� �5 ��

attend as well,” Reimer said.Outdoor Recreation and the Weston Lake Recreation Area,

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See CAMP: Page 14

No rucking on this Army camping trip

Two Family Camp Out attendees relax in lawn chairs between activities at Weston Lake Oct. 13. A camp-fire-side meal, games and tent pitching were just a few highlights of the Family Camp Out.


Jackson beautification a shared effortBy ELYSSA VONDRAFort Jackson Leader

Aesthetics and the Army don’t always go hand-in-hand, but keeping Fort Jackson beau-tiful is a priority of the installation. A new system was implemented in September to keep post looking its best.

E5��4�� "��+ ��+ �� 8��#�� (( #�(�units a part of post they are responsible for maintaining. It maps out boundaries for each unit to upkeep so no areas are neglected.

The year-round effort will complement the annual Army-wide fall and spring clean-ups.

The appearance of post is important to Fort Jackson’s 5,000-9,000 weekly visitors, said Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Wil-

son, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.'�E5�� //�� +5�� /�(+�� (� +5�� (+�

�/��(( ��)��8�(+��-#+��&�-jor Jerimiah Gan, native of Crocker, Missouri.

Many who arrive at Fort Jackson have never stepped foot on a military installation, Gan said.

The Army’s image is at stake.Having a beautiful installation is in keep-

ing with the Army way, said Staff Sgt. David Strelow, of Morristown, Tennessee.

Strelow knows a thing or two about keep-ing Fort Jackson beautiful.

He works with Basic Combat Training Soldiers and drill sergeants during “detail week” doing improvement and maintenance projects.

As a Soldier, “you kind of have a higher (+��)�+�� Z��/�+��-+��7�(� ��8��/��0�caring for the installation goes hand-in-hand with these elevated expectations.

It’s important to keep post clean so Sol-diers can proudly show off Fort Jackson to their Families, Strelow added.

That is why there is constant, ongoing maintenance, Wilson said.

At any given time, there is bound to be someone out picking up trash, mowing lawns, removing weeds or doing other odd jobs.

Upkeeping the land has sometimes proved problematic in the past.

E5��4"8�7�(�+5��(7��The project parcells the installation into

segments, “like a giant jigsaw puzzle,” Gan

said. Fort Jackson’s main units are assigned to clean and maintain certain portions of post year-round.

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unit is responsible for, Gan explained.Each sergeant major enforces adherence to

the clean-up schedule, he added.Removing waste and performing basic

landscaping is part of the job description.��+� *��(�� + ��+ �� (� +��

“shared equally.”The cantonment area is broken down into

four quadrants. Range and training areas are divided into three parts.

NEWS

See SHARED: Page 18

BUILDINGBETTERLEADERS

Brig. Gen. Milford ‘Beags’ Beagle Jr., Fort Jackson Commanding General, speaks Oct. 16 during the Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude Leadership Lecture Series at the Solomon Center. The lecture series is named after the highest ranking official killed during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon. The lecture series, sponsored by the Adjutant General School helps broaden Soldiers’ leadership skills. Beagle said, “Leadership is not a spectator sport,” and that leaders must be willing to engage with their peers and subordinates in order to improve themselves. A major portion of becoming a better leader is learning from feedback.

Photos by NICHOLAS SALCIDO


Ben Owens, an Army retiree, and Mark Cox, Fort Jackson’s Deputy Garrison Commander reminisce about Army uni-forms as they look at a vintage olive drab field jacket at the Fort Jackson Thrift Shop Oct. 16 during the store’s reopening cer-emony.

Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS

NEWS

ADDRESSES,PHONE NUMBERS

� Anderson Street Chapel, 2335 Anderson St., 751-7032

� Lightning Chapel, 9476 Kemper St., 751-4101/4542

� Chaplain Family Life Center, Bldg. 5460, 751-4961

� Daniel Circle Chapel, 3359 Daniel Circle, 751-1297/4478

� Education Center, 4581 Scales Ave., 751-5341

� Fort Jackson Garrison Chaplain

and Religious Support Office, 4356 Hardee St., 751-3121/6318

� McCrady Chapel, 3820 McCrady Road at McCrady Training Center, 751-7324

� Magruder Chapel, 4360 Magruder Ave., 751-3883

� Main Post Chapel, 4580 Scales Ave., 751-6469/6681

� Warrior Chapel (120th Adjutant

General Battalion), 1895 Washington St., 751-5086/7427

CATHOLICSunday� 7:30 a.m., Confessions, Solomon Center� 8 a.m., IET Mass, Solomon Center� 9:30 a.m., CCD, Education Center� 9:30 a.m., Mass, Main Post Chapel� 10:30 a.m., Reconciliation (after Mass or by appointment), Main Post Chapel

Monday through Thursday, First Friday11:30 a.m., Mass, Main Post Chapel

CHURCH OF CHRISTSunday10:30 a.m., Worship Service, Magruder Chapel

EASTERN ORTHODOXSunday9 a.m., Worship and Liturgy, Hospital Chapel

JEWISHSunday� 9:15 a.m., Worship, Anderson Street Chapel� 10:15 a.m., Fellowship, Anderson Street Chapel

LATTER-DAY SAINTS

Sunday10:30 a.m., Worship Service, Anderson Street Chapel

ISLAMICFriday12:45 p.m., Jumah Services, Main Post Chapel

Sunday8 a.m., Islamic Studies, Main Post Chapel

PAGANSunday11 a.m., Pagan Circle Sacred Well Congregation worship and study, Magruder Chapel

HISPANIC PROTESTANTSunday9 a.m., Worship Service, Magruder Chapel

PROTESTANTSunday� 8 a.m., Worship Service, Main Post Chapel� 8:30 a.m., Anglican/Liturgical, Lightning Chapel� 9 a.m., Service, McCrady Chapel (SCARNG)

� 9:15 a.m., Adult Bible Study, Main Post Chapel� 9:30 a.m., Sunday School, Main Post Chapel� 10 a.m., Gospel Worship Service, Daniel Circle Chapel� 11 a.m., Service, Main Post Chapel� 11 a.m., Chapel Next, Lightning Chapel� 5 p.m., Aspire! Protestant Youth, Chaplain Family Life Center

Monday� 7 p.m., Protestant Women of the Chapel Woman’s Bible Study, Lightning Chapel

� 7 p.m., Protestant Men of the Chapel, Bible Study, Chaplain Family Life Center

Tuesday� 9 a.m., Protestant Women of the Chapel, Main Post Chapel

Wednesday� Noon, Protestant Bible Study, SSI Library� 7 p.m., Gospel Bible Study, Daniel Circle chapel

Thursday� 11:45 a.m., Fresh Encounter Bible Study, Chaplain Family Life Center

FORT JACKSON WORSHIP SCHEDULE

The shop’s hours are:� Every Wednesday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.� Every Thursday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.� 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.The shop’s mission is to provide inex-pensive household goods to active duty military members and their Families and to provide grants to organizations that benefit our military. For more information contact the thrift shop at [email protected].

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“We are very excited about this event and have been planning it for months,” said

Theresa O’Hagan, marketing and advertis-ing specialist, Marketing Division, Family and MWR. “We are going to have spooky readings from some of Edgar Allen Poe’s best loved works. Dracula’s maidens from the Columbia City Ballet will be attending in costume. Executive director, William Starrett, is also coming and will be able to answer questions on his ballet adaptation of the classic novel.

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The library has set up a dreadfully good display of books and classic horror mov-ies available for checkout throughout the spooky season or any time of the year.

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The 2018 USAG Organization Day goes out with a bang in an intense tug-of-war match. Garrison employees tested their strength in several rounds of competition Oct. 12 during a day of fun and games in appreciation of Fort Jackson’s Garrison employees.

Rain, rain goes away for USAG org dayBy ELYSSA VONDRAFort Jackson Leader

One day after Hurricane Michael hit Fort Jackson, Darby Field was the site of the annual USAG organization day.

The storm left a breezy, sunny Friday afternoon Oct. 12, perfect for the games.

All Garrison employees and their Families were welcomed to the free event. An optional lunch was the only cost.

This year’s theme was “game day tailgate.” Wearing team T-shirts and jerseys was encouraged.

The event is hosted as a yearly show of appreciation for Garrison employees.

It gives them a chance to relax and enjoy time away from their desks, said Zina Witherspoon, program analyst at the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization & Security.

“We’re just out here to have fun,” she said.Horseshoes, volleyball, kickball and tug of war were a few high-

lights. There were also table games for the less-mobile.

Photos by ELYSSA VONDRA

Frisbee, above, and corn hole, left, are two activities featured during this year’s USAG organization day. In keeping with org day’s 2018 theme, “game day tailgate,” Garrison employees had fun outdoors during their day off Oct. 12.

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Saluting this BCT cycle’s honoreesDRILL SERGEANTS OF THE CYCLE

Staff Sgt.Adrain SeijemaiAlpha Company3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment

SOLDIER LEADEROF THE CYCLE Pvt. Timothy Kimbrell

SOLDIER OFTHE CYCLE Pvt. Zion Hogan

Staff Sgt.Christopher Field-ingBravo Company3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment

SOLDIER LEADEROF THE CYCLE Spc. Charles James

SOLDIER OFTHE CYCLE Pvt. Abigail Juarez

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Staff Sgt.Marceidis JacksonCharlie Company3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment

SOLDIER LEADEROF THE CYCLE Pvt. Janaya Huff

SOLDIER OFTHE CYCLE Pvt. Neal Kallen

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Staff Sgt.Zachary YeagerDelta Company3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment

SOLDIER LEADEROF THE CYCLE Pvt. Alejandro Rojo

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Sgt. 1st ClassMichael Can-nelongoEcho Company3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment SOLDIER LEADEROF THE CYCLE Pvt. Kaitlyn Borden

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Kids take a crack at Nutcracker The Columbia City Ballet visits Fort Jack-son to teach some ballet basics and a sam-ple of ‘The Nutcracker’ choreography Oct. 15. A dozen Fort Jackson youth, ages 7-14, spent Monday evening at the SKIES center learning some new moves. The installation hosts a regular ballet class, but this was a one-time-only event. The Columbia City Ballet hosted the class, free to the installa-tion, in anticipation of its upcoming perfor-mance of ‘The Nutcracker’ at the Solomon Center Nov. 10. Jerry Opdenaker, a cho-reographer for the Columbia City Ballet, led the class. It was a way to ‘give back’ to the community, said Darius Lane, director of youth sports, who teamed up with the SKIES program to coordinate the event.

Photos by ELYSSA VONDRA

Moncrief Army Health Clinic participates in Infection Prevention WeekBy NEYSA WILLIAMSMEDDAC Public Affairs

All this week Moncrief Army Health Clinic has been hosting Infection Prevention Week.

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Country group visits post

Shawna Thompson of the country group Thompson Square holds up a flag during

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SharedContinued from Page 7

“Every building, road and gate within the cantonment area will be assigned to a unit,” the order states. “Ranges and training areas used frequently and on a repetitive and daily basis will be assigned to a unit.”

Roads – inside and immediately outside of Fort Jackson – and gate entrances have also been divvied up.

Everyone on post, not just units with for-mal assignments, can play a role in beauti-fying the region.

“When you see trash, pick it up,” Wilson said.

It’s an “ongoing, everyday thing,” Gan added. It’s all a part of the “unit pride” and “high standards” Fort Jackson is known for. Everyone on post “needs to take pride and ownership” in how the land is maintained.

“Many hands make light work,” Gan said.

That is also the theory for the Army’s bi-annual cleanups.

Every year, one is held in fall, and one in spring.

This autumn’s spans from Oct. 18 through Nov. 15.

A map assigns each unit extra regions to ��6+�# Z�(�+5��5��+��'��V��+5� ��manpower,” Gan said.

Post schools and locations like the Strom Thurmond Building then have the chance for more thorough maintenance.

During this year’s fall cleanup, Strelow said the focus is largely on the gates and the single soldier complex.

The project will help keep up the good

work year-round.There have been some challenges so far. Hurricanes Florence and Michael have

both passed through Columbia since the program began.

They added some atypical tasks to the agenda, such as removing wind-downed tree limbs, Gan said.

The storms also diverted power from cleaning to jobs revolving around emer-gency services.

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The NCO Club catered. Some departments made

their own food, and a mini chili cook-off was held – not to upstage the upcoming, an-nual Fort Jackson Fire De-partment and Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation chili cook off. Only a couple of competitors entered for USAG org day, Witherspoon said.

With 110 people signed up to eat, 150-200 attendees were expected in total.

Fewer kids joined in the fun this year.

In 2017, the game day was held during the summer before school was back in session.

“Nobody played any games,” she continued.

This year, while Family members were still invited, the day was primarily intended to give employees a break.

Fort Jackson Garrison Commander, Col. Stephen Elder helped provide that re-spite. He was a server in the catering line.

Elder voiced his apprecia-tion before the games began.

“You work hard every day, ��6� +5 �� +[(�++ �#�+5�+�7��take the day off and kind of have a little bit of camarade-� ��5��+5��)�5��(� ��“Please have fun and build the teams here.”

Food catered by the NCO Club is served during the 2018 USAG organiza-tion day Oct. 12. Garrison employees line up to eat be-fore kicking off an afternoon of games in recognition of their hard work day-to-day.

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The Army awarded a subsidiary of Domin-ion Energy a contract to operate the electric utility system for Fort Jackson, beginning in April 2019.

Improvements in resiliency and reliability are expected. Lowered costs are a future pos-sibility.

The contract was awarded to Dominion Privatization South Carolina, which will own, operate and maintain Fort Jackson’s electric system for the 50-year contract period.

The company will acquire Fort Jackson’s electric utility assets as part of the Army’s plan to sell its utility assets to upgrade on-post sys-tems.

The contract is valued at $142 million.It will “provide a reliable source of re-

sources to keep the system operating,” said Rich Glass, chief of the utilities and energies branch of the operation and maintenance divi-sion of the Directorate of Public Works.

Dominion Energy is being incentivized to bring it into the 21st century, Glass added.

A portion of the electric equipment now in use on post has been around for 50-70 years. Some of the equipment in the original substa-tion dates back to the 1940s.

Some antiquated equipment currently in use is “beyond lifecycle,” Glass said.

Many parts that would be required for repair are no longer available for purchase. They’re outdated.

Such equipment will be replaced with the contract’s implementation, Glass said.

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Fort Jackson’s system up to ‘utility stan-dards’,” said Darius Johnson, Dominion Ener-gy’s Director of Electric Distribution Design, Project Management & Federal Energy Solu-tions. “At the end of that time, the customers at the fort will have a more reliable, resilient and sustainable electric distribution system.”

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E5��((�V9�/(�� +5��++��+5��company’s checkbook, Glass said.

Relief to Fort Jackson’s wallet is a future possibility.

Currently, Fort Jackson operates under a “strange voltage,” Glass explained. It is dif-ferent than what is used by the rest of the Mid-lands.

Once Dominion Energy makes its planned changes, the installation will switch to the

traditional voltage, eliminating the need for a special transformer.

Before a cost reduction will be seen, nego-tiations will have to take place with SCE&G.

Those discussions are likely a year away, give or take, Glass said.

A more resilient grid, even in the face of storms and hurricanes, will be the more im-mediate result.

Fewer power outages are expected. Fort Jackson operates under two substa-

tions; locations on post are run by one or the other.

With Dominion’s planned advances, if power goes out in one region of the post, pow-er capacity to that area will be rerouted to the alternate substation.

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It will allow for line transfer to bring back electrical capabilities, Glass ex-plained.

“Dominion Energy has a proven track record in the electric distribution market. The company owns and operates the larg-est regulated utility in Virginia with more than 2.6 million customers,” Johnson said.

The utility, Dominion Energy Virginia, has more than 57,900 miles of electric distribution lines and more than 6,600

miles of transmission lines.For those living and working on post,

the switch to Dominion Energy should be seamless. “Those living on base will not see any increase in their rates and we have committed to improving the overall reli-ability of the system,” Johnson said.

“We are proud to have been awarded the contract,” Johnson added. “But our goal is to be more than just the company operating and maintaining electric power. We want to partner with the Army and be a part of the community. We have a tre-mendous volunteer ethic across our com-pany, and we intend to lend a hand in lots of educational, civic and social projects.”

Elyssa Vondra contributed to this story

The transformer, left, is one piece of electrical equipment that will be replaced and upgraded during the next five years of a utility privati-zation contract. Domin-ion Energy will take over Fort Jackson’s electric utility system in April. The company will modernize the system to improve its resilien-cy and reliability.

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