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Anniston Army Depot, AlabamaVolume 31, Number 20235 April 18, 2019

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Roads and Grounds Branch a unique, varied teamEverything inside the fences

With the title of Roads and Grounds Branch, it’s easy to see why most people think this group in the Directorate of Public Works is merely responsible for cutting grass and striping parking lots and roads.

They perform those tasks, but that is the very tiniest tip of the iceberg for this eclectic team of about 20 individuals.

“Basically, what Roads and Grounds is over is everything inside the fence,” said Rickey Cline, a depot maintenance support supervisor.

Cline said the branch’s duties regarding plants, trees, grass cutting and weed eating can be a full-time job for the crew, even in the winter.

In addition to that, they have a host of other responsibilities.

Have a spill of any kind? The Roads and Grounds Branch runs the vacuum truck which will assist with cleanup.

That wasp nest being built in your favor-ite spot for lunch - pest control falls under the branch’s areas of responsibility.

Taking care of the trees throughout An-niston Army Depot is also part of the job, as the installation’s sole forester is employed with Roads and Grounds.

“When storms come, like we’ve had re-cently, and trees fall, we go in to clean them up,” said Cline.

They also do a little demolition work.“Any small facility that needs to be torn

down - small sheds or items like that - we take care of those,” said Steve Carroll, a maintenance support specialist for Roads and Grounds.

The team also repairs fencing, cleans con-crete, creates fire breaks, grades and repairs security roads and performs other cleanup du-ties throughout the installation.

“Of course, we also pour concrete as well, small pads of concrete,” said Carroll.

The organization often has 10 or more service orders each day, taking them to every part of the more than 15,000-acre installation.

Because the work they do often has to meet certain codes and regulations, the em-ployees have certifications as quality control

inspectors for erosion control.Service orders and work orders for the

crew should go to Ext. 7349, but the branch does allow for the occasional emergency.

“If something happens and it’s an emer-gency, they can call us directly,” said Cline.

by Jennifer BacchusANAD PAO

U.S. Army Photo by Jennifer Bacchus

BJ Vice repairs and grades a boundary road at Anniston Army Depot. The Roads and Grounds Branch of the Directorate of Public Works is responsible for maintaining all security patrol roads and fire breaks throughout the installation.

Are you ready?Emergency prepared-

ness is important both at home and work in the event of inclement weather.See articles on page 6.

Inside Tracks

NOTES• Volunteers needed• Recycling sales• ASIST classes• Making Tracks 5K• Cafeteria menus• And more

See info on page 7.

Holocaust RemembranceANAD’s Holocaust

Remembrance event is set for April 23.

See info on page 2.

Earth DayApril 22

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TRACKS2 April 18, 2019

Anniston Army Depot will host a lunch and learn event April 23 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Bldg. 123.

The event is free and will feature Esther Levy, the daughter of a Ho-locaust survivor, who will share her mother’s story.

If you wish to purchase your lunch at the event, Chef Scott Laird will have two meal options avail-able for $7.

Option 1: Hamburger, chips and a drink with all the trimmings

Option 2: Two kosher hot dogs, chips and a drink with all the trim-mings.

Contact Shawana Thomas in DRM at Ext 6944 for additional in-formation.

According to the U.S. Ho-locaust Memorial Museum, more than 9 million Jews lived in Europe in 1933, the year Ad-olf Hitler became the German chancellor and the first concen-tration camps were constructed.

By May 1945 and the end of World War II, the Germans and their collaborators had murdered six million European Jews.

The systemic destruction of Jewish life in Europe was widely known during the war, but its true dimensions were not highlighted until the war’s end.

The types of patches used to identify prisoners were in the concentration camps are on this year’s Holocaust Remembrance poster, shown to the right.

Jews were identified by a yellow star, a perversion of the Jewish Star of David symbol.

The two triangles forming the Jewish star badge would both be yellow unless the Jew-ish prisoner was included in one of the other prisoner categories. A Jewish political prisoner, for example, would be identified with a yellow triangle beneath a red triangle.

Criminals were marked with green inverted triangles. Political prisoners with red tri-angles.

Asocials, a group that in-cluded Roma, nonconformists, vagrants and others, had black or, in the case of Roma in some camps, brown triangles.

Homosexuals were identi-fied with pink triangles. Jeho-vah’s Witnesses with purple triangles.

Non-German prisoners were identified by the first letter

of the German name for their home country, which was sewn onto their badge.

A committee was estab-lished in 1947 to consider dates for an annual memorial. The first Holocaust Remembrance Day was held in December 1949.

The public was invited to an overnight vigil in Jerusalem. A morning prayer service was also held in honor of the vic-tims.

A radio program about the Holocaust was broadcast at 9:30 p.m. during the vigil.

The next year, 70 ceremo-nies were held in Israel and in 1951 a commemoration date was established to coincide with Passover.

However, the day of re-membrance took shape as a more official and less religious ceremony at that time with the Israeli government conducting a ceremony in New York City.

In 1959, Holocaust Memo-rial Day was officially estab-lished, which sanctioned of-ficial ceremonies throughout Israel.

In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed an executive or-der proclaiming April 28 and 29 official “Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust” to align with the date when U.S. troops liberated the Dachau Concentration Camp in 1945.

Since the establishment of the first memorial in 1949, many official international ob-servances have been held with varying dates and themes. The focus of each is honoring the victims of such unparalleled atrocities.

History cannot be forgotten and remaining survivors de-serve our empathy and under-

standing.In order to learn from the

past, we all must remain fo-cused on treating people of all races, religions and creeds equally by recognizing and un-derstanding the goodness that comes through diversity.

Holocaust Remembrance has expanded from a one day observance to a week.

The 2019 theme is “Beyond Religious Boundaries, Learning

from the Holocaust” and will be observed nationally from April 28 to May 5.

Anniston Army Depot’s ob-servance will be April 23.Sources:

Haaretz.website: https://www.haaretz.com/the-history-of-holocaust-remembrance-day-1.5246317

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: https://www.ushmm.org/

A time of somber remembranceby Pam Robertson

ANAD DRM

EAST SIDETime Location10:45 Bldg. 47410:50 Bldg. 130 East10:55 Bldg. 409 West11:00 Bldg. 128 Middle11:05 Bldg. 143 and 411 West end11:10 Bldg. 106 West11:15 Bldg. 111

WEST SIDETime Location10:40 Bldg. 510:45 Bldg. 362-Door 310:50 Bldg. 710:55 Bldg. 31

BUS SCHEDULE

Below is the bus schedule for the Holocaust Remembrance, slated for April 23 at 11:30 in Bldg. 123.

The bus will return employees at the conclusion of the event.

HolocaustRemembrance

Lunch and Learn

Graphic courtesy of the Department of Defense

The Department of Defense 2019 Days of Remembrance poster depicts an alternating blue and white vertically striped cloth typical of the pat-tern used in the uniforms worn by many holocaust prisoners. Situated on the background are various symbols the Nazis used to categorize their prisoners.

Celebrated each May 1, Law Day rec-ognizes and celebrates our nation’s com-mitment to the rule of law.

Each year the American Bar Associa-tion designates a theme for Law Day, this year the theme is “Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society.”

As Americans, we enjoy the liberties of free speech, free press and free society, which are provided by the First Amend-ment to the Constitution.

However, a 2017 survey conducted by the Annenburg Public Policy Center found that over one-third of Americans could not identify any of the freedoms provided for in the First Amendment.

Law Day provides an excellent oppor-tunity for us to stop and reflect on these freedoms we often take for granted.

Free speechThe First Amendment right to free

speech allows us to share our opinions in many ways.

Although these rights are not unlim-ited – for example, employers can insist on certain professional standards at work and fighting words are not protected – the Supreme Court has upheld a wide range of protected speech. Their rulings have al-lowed students wearing black bracelets to school to protest a war, silence, offensive expressions and internet posts.

In recognizing the importance of this freedom, founding father Ben Franklin said, “Whoever would overthrow the lib-erty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.”

Free pressAccording to a 2017 Freedom House

report, only 13 percent of the world’s pop-

ulation enjoys a free press.Americans can publish and read infor-

mation that is not controlled by our gov-ernment.

At a time when the press is criticized and its credibility questioned – interest-ingly, through exercise of the First Amend-ment right to free speech – we should re-member that free press is a cornerstone of representative government.

Famous correspondent Walter Cronkite observed, “Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.”

Free societyThe concept of a free society means

that with the rights of citizens comes re-

sponsibilities.Some of those duties include respect-

ing the rights, beliefs and opinions of oth-ers; staying informed on issues affecting our community; and participating in the democratic process.

Freedom of speech and freedom of press allow us to be active and informed citizens, by providing us with information we can use as we live our daily lives and when we elect our government representa-tives.

By increasing our understanding of the privileges of freedom of speech and freedom of the press which we enjoy, we can better appreciate our free society, our country and its blessings of liberty.

TRACKS 3April 18, 2019

Productive Yield:Direct Productive Yield:Greater than 1,600 – $2501,579-1,600 – $187.501,557-1,578 – $1251,534-1,556 – $62.50Less than 1,534 – $0Current hours – 1,562Current payout – $125

Indirect Productive Yield:Equal to or greater than 1,702 – $2501,683-1,701 – $187.501,663-1,682 – $1251,642-1,662 – $62.50Less than 1,642 – $0Current hours – 1,608Current payout – $0

Performance to Promise:98-100 – $50094-97 – $37590-93 – $250Less than 90 – $0Current percentage – 96Current payout – $375

Net Operating Result:NOR loss less than -$11M – $500.00NOR loss between -$11M and -$18M – $375.00NOR loss between -$18M and -$24M – $250.00NOR loss between -$24M and -$30.0M –$125.00NOR loss is greater than -$30.0M – $0Current loss – -$7.70MCurrent payout – $500

Continuous Process Improvement100 percent of goal - $50080 percent of goal - $37560 percent of goal - $25040 percent of goal - $125Less than 40 percent of goal - $0Current percentage – 69Current payout – $250

CURRENT TOTAL: $1,250

GAP updateFor eligible personnel to receive

the maximum FY19 GAP payout, all metrics must be met. Everyone must do their part each day to achieve these goals, which are attainable and impor-tant in executing ANAD’s mission.

Law Day 2019 encourages learning about First Amendment rights

©2019 by the American Bar Association. Reprinted with permission.

Law Day falls on the first of May each year and is set aside to help people appreciate their liberties.

by Aundrea SnyderANAD Legal Office

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Each year, Earth Day, held on April 22, marks the anniversary of the birth of the environmental movement in 1970.

Prior to that time, people weren’t used to worrying about the environ-ment, but, by the 1960s, dramatic im-pacts could be seen.

When Lake Eerie caught fire in 1969, America was ready to take posi-tive action.

From its beginning, Earth Day was bipartisan. A Democratic senator and a Republican congressman met with members of the media to promote the concept of a national teaching day for environmental issues.

They chose April 22 for the event and, on that day, over 20 million Ameri-cans across the nation participated in rallies and educational events.

Out of this watershed event came the realization we all share common values. Everyone wants blue skies and clean water.

So, Congress created the Environ-mental Protection Agency and the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Spe-cies acts.

Since then, Earth Day has expanded to become a global movement celebrated in nearly 200 countries and it all started because Americans came together and agreed that “America the Beautiful” is something we want to always be true.

You can learn more about the history of Earth Day at EarthDay.org.

Honoring Earth Day at the DepotThis year, the world theme for Earth

Day is “Preservation of Species.”Anniston Army Depot’s theme is

“Preservation of Pollinator Species.” When we think of pollinators, everyone knows bees do that job. But there are a lot more species to thank as well: but-terflies, moths, bats, hummingbirds and even mosquitos.

Did you know most of the food we eat depends on pollinators to grow?

Pollinators are needed to grow ev-erything from broccoli to coconuts.

Even if you only ever eat meat, you still need pollinators to grow the grains and grasses animals eat. The more polli-nators we have, the more food our farm-

ers can grow.Pollinators need our help for two

big reasons: pesticides and habitat loss.Pesticides can often hurt pollinators

more than the pests we’re trying to con-trol. In the 60s, when scientists realized dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, com-monly known as DDT, was poisonous, new pesticides, called neonicotinoids, were developed.

The neonicotinoids are less harm-ful to mammals, but we now know they have a lot of unintended consequences for pollinators because the chemical gets concentrated in the pollen.

Habitat loss has occurred because of urban and suburban development. The more the human population grows and the more land we develop, the fewer places pollinators have to access the flowers they need to stay alive.

The depot is doing its part to ease habitat loss by planting for pollinators in the former buffalo pens, uphill from the solar array.

Did you know Alabama is on the mi-gratory route for Monarch butterflies?

The wildflowers at the solar array will be a great place for Monarch but-terflies, bees and other species to rest and feed, so they can keep doing their jobs.

Even better, the depot is using its own wood chips and shredded paper to make the mulch, so we’re hitting a lot of green targets with this project.

Earth Day events• Making Tracks 5K: Earth Day info

at event on April 20• April 22: Earth Day crafts, plant-

ing and story time at the CDC

ANAD celebrates Earth DayHere are some tips anyone can use at

home or work to be more environmentally friendly.

• Let those dandelions grow. A per-fect yard looks great on a magazine, but there’s no food there for our pollinator friends. Dandelions are one of the first en-ergy sources for bees in the spring and all you have to do to help out is allow them to flower. As a bonus, did you know dande-lion greens are edible? They make a great addition to salads, provided they haven’t been sprayed with anything.

• Plant a garden and don’t spray it. Even if you have a brown thumb, you can buy wildflower mixes at any hardware store. Many of them are specifically designed to feed pollinators. Look for bee and but-terfly mixes at your favorite store. For a low-maintenance flower garden, look for a perennial mix.

• Learn about companion planting and other methods for reducing pests natural-ly. It takes about five years for a garden to become naturally self-regulating after you stop using pesticides. At first, it’s a little scary, but, in time, natural predators, like ladybugs and praying mantis will return to your garden and save many of your veg-etables.

• Compost. Composting is a great way to recycle our waste into great soil for food and flowers. Keep a compost bucket in your kitchen for egg shells, cof-fee grounds and veggie scraps.

• Pay attention to leaks on vehicles, fork lifts and parts. Be especially mind-ful of storm drains. What comes out of the depot will find its way back into the food chain, especially for all our hunters and fishers. So, let’s keep our water clean.

• Get a good, reusable water bottle and lunch container. Single use plastics are building up faster than we can recycle them, so every reusable thing you can use is helpful.

• Keep recycling bins sorted. Cans go in the cans bin and bottles in the bottle receptacles. This helps our recycling team get the most out of your efforts. If recy-clables are too mixed or are full of food and trash, our recycling team doesn’t have the manpower to sort and clean it all, so it might end up in the landfill anyway.

Environmental Tipsfrom Lindsay Dunahee

ANAD DRK


Anniston Army Depot plans to place wildflowers on the hillside above the solar array in the former buffalo pens to provide a habitat for pollinators.


In 2018, three underground utility workers in Florida died performing rou-tine work after entering a confined space without the proper personal protective equipment or gas monitoring equipment.

The incident occurred in Key Largo, Florida, and happened when one work-er removed a manhole cover, entered a 15-foot-deep drainage hole and became unresponsive.

The second and third workers entered the space to attempt rescue, but were also overcome with hydrogen sulfide and methane gases.

Confined spaces come in many shapes, sizes and configurations.

Do you know what makes something a confined space, what makes a space per-mit required or how to recognize permit required confined spaces in your work area?

For a space to be considered a confined space it must meet three criteria.

• The space must be large enough or so configured to bodily enter.

• The space must have a limited means of entry and exit.

• The space must not be designed for continuous human occupancy.

Only when all three criteria are met is the space a confined space.

A permit-required confined space contains a hazard, such as a poisonous at-mosphere, mechanical hazards, electrical hazards, etc.

A study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found that 79 percent of confined space fatalities re-sulted from atmospheric hazards (oxygen deficient, toxic or flammable) and 21 per-cent from physical hazards.

That shows if you monitor and/or ven-tilate the space, you can eliminate close to 80 percent of risks.

Many fatalities occurring during a con-fined space entry are due the workers not being aware of the potential hazards.

The first step in confined space aware-ness is performing a confined space as-sessment to identify all permit-required confined spaces.

Anniston Army Depot has over 800 confined spaces.

Because of the enormity of adequately evaluating all existing spaces to fully un-

derstand hazards present, all spaces were deemed permit required in 2015 and la-beled as such.

Once a space is fully evaluated and shown to have no possible dangers associ-ated with work being performed within the confined space, it may be downgraded to a non-permit confined space.

The ANAD safety office is perform-ing evaluations of each existing permit required confined space.

Those spaces found to either not meet the true definition of a permit required confined space or not have a potential haz-ard present will be downgraded.

Once an evaluation is complete, a copy of the evaluation for the confined space must be maintained in the Go to Resource book for the area and all employees should be briefed on the evaluation and condi-tions of downgrade.

All conditions of the evaluation must be met or the space will be considered a permit-required confined space.

While some spaces will be eventually downgraded, many will remain permit re-quired confined spaces due to the inability to completely remove the potential danger.

These spaces will continue to require the completion of the ANAD Confined Space Entry Permit form, which is located on the ANAD Safety Office Intranet page under Forms/Checklists.

The permit documents an assessment has been completed, what controls are present, tracks entry and exit of the space, who is monitoring workers (attendant) and that rescue services are available. It is pertinent that the confined space permit be completed in its entirety prior to any entry.

The form will be the permit required for confined space entry and covers main aspects of the program.

The space must be evaluated for all potential hazards and controls implement-ed must be identified. This includes per-forming atmospheric testing of a space by trained individuals and implementing any required ventilation of the space.

Additionally, lockout/tagout of all en-ergy sources, such as mechanical, electri-cal or chemical feed lines, must be com-pleted prior to entry.

Finally, hazards, such as thermal stresses or entrapment hazards, must be addressed.

A plan must also be established for rescue, should an accident occur, and all

rescue personnel verified as readily avail-able for response.

Employees who enter confined spaces (entrants) as well as those serving as the “Entry point watch” (attendants) must re-ceive training.

The training must include a review of confined space hazards, confined space preparation requirements and responsibili-ties of entrants, attendants and emergency response.

Don’t become a statistic. Make sure

you know about the confined spaces in your area.

Don’t enter any confined space unless you have reason and only when you know a thorough evaluation has been completed to show no hazards exist.

If the space is permit-required, enter only under a permit that is complete, doc-umenting the full evaluation of hazards, implementation of required controls and assurance that rescue personnel are avail-able.

Use caution with confined spacesby Lynn Mitchell

ANAD Safety Office


Justin East, far right, plant supervisor for Anniston Army Depot’s Industrial Wastewater Treat-ment Plant, monitors the air quality inside a confined space as Pat Canning prepares to enter. Antwone Goode, far left, and Greg Gowens stand by as attendants for the entry. Rescue per-sonnel, not pictured, are also needed for a permit-required confined space entry.


Build a kitAs part of your pre-emergen-

cy preparations, you may want to gather together items useful in the event of an emergency.

Because you may be away from home when an emergency arises, having multiple kits could also be beneficial.

Ready.gov recommends the following items for a basic emer-gency kit:

• Water - one gallon of wa-ter per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sani-tation

• Food - at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food

• Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weath-er Radio with tone alert

• Flashlight• First aid kit• Extra batteries• Whistle to signal for help• Dust mask to help filter

contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place

• Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation

• Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities

• Manual can opener for food• Local maps• Cell phone with chargers

and a backup batteryDepending upon your house-

hold needs, you may choose to include medications, spare glass-es, money or traveler’s checks, family documents, infant for-mula and diapers, and games for entertainment.

Be informedGetting information before, during and

after a natural disaster or other type of emer-gency can be crucial to survival.

It’s important to know where to look for information and how you can receive it.

One source may sit in your home – an alert radio.

The National Oceanographic and Atmo-spheric Administration Weather Radio All Hazards is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather in-formation from the nearest National Weather Service office.

The radio broadcasts official warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard informa-tion 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It also broadcasts alerts of non-weather emer-gencies, such as national security, natural, environmental and public safety through the Emergency Alert System.

Many areas also have sirens which broad-cast warnings throughout a community.

Your cell phone can be a useful tool for information during an emergency.

According to Ready.gov, during an emer-gency, alert and warning officials send Wire-less Emergency Alerts through the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System infrastruc-ture.

What you need to know about WEAs:• WEAs can be sent by state and local

public safety officials, the National Weather Service, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the President of the United States.

• WEAs can be issued for three alert categories – imminent threat, AMBER and presidential.

• WEAs look like text messages, but are designed to get your attention and alert you with a unique sound and vibration, both re-peated twice.

• WEAs are no more than 90 characters and will include the type and time of the alert, any action you should take, as well as the agency issuing the alert.

• WEAs are not affected by network con-gestion and will not disrupt texts, calls or data sessions in progress.

• Mobile users are not charged for receiv-ing WEAs and there is no need to subscribe.

• To ensure your device is WEA-capable, check with your service provider

Many local emergency management

agencies use Nixle to distribute weather and emergency alerts to residents, to sign up for this text message alert system, text your zip code to 888777.

Getting shelter locations in the event of inclement weather can also be as close as your cell phone.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s text message system can send you information on open shelters, disaster recov-ery centers and will even send preparedness tips.

Text PREPARE to 43362 (4FEMA) to sign up for tips. There are also specific tip lists you can sign up to receive by tex-ting BLACKOUT, EARTHQUAKE, FIRE, FLOOD, HURRICANE, TORNADO, WILDFIRE or WINTER.

Text SHELTER and a Zip Code to 43362 to search for local shelters.

Text DRC and a Zip Code to 43362 to search for disaster recovery centers.

FEMA also has an app for smart phones which provides information.

Here at Anniston Army Depot, work has begun to migrate the AtHoc mass warn-ing notification system to the Alert! sys-tem. Employees who do not currently have their information in the AtHoc system will be prompted to input their information into Alert! whenever they sign into a depot com-puter with their common access card.

Make a planThe following information is from

Ready.gov.Your family may not be together if

a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which types of disasters could af-fect your area. Know how you’ll contact one another and reconnect if separated.

Step 1: Put together a plan by dis-cussing these four questions with your family, friends, or household to start your emergency plan.

1. How will I receive emergency alerts and warnings?

2. What is my shelter plan?3. What is my evacuation route?4. What is my family/household

communication plan?Step 2: Consider specific needs in

your household.As you prepare your plan, tailor

your plans and supplies to your specific daily living needs and responsibilities. Discuss your needs and responsibili-ties and how people in the network can assist each other with communication, care of children, business, pets, or spe-cific needs like the operation of durable medical equipment. Create your own personal network for specific areas where you need assistance. Keep in mind some these factors when develop-ing your plan:

• Different ages of members within your household

• Responsibilities for assisting oth-ers

• Locations frequented• Dietary needs• Medical needs including prescrip-

tions and equipment• Disabilities or access and func-

tional needs including devices and equipment

• Languages spoken• Cultural and religious consider-

ations• Pets or service animals• Households with school-aged

childrenStep 3: Fill out a Family Emergen-

cy PlanDownload and fill out a family emer-

gency plan or use them as a guide to create your own. You can find a sample form at www.ready.gov/make-a-plan.

Step 4: Practice your plan with your family/household

Will you be ready if disaster strikes?

Graphic courtesy of FEMA

FEMA’s text messaging system, at 43362 of 4FEMA, can provide tips and information.

from Staff ReportsANAD Public Affairs


April 19Snack line only


April 23Fried tilapiaBaked fishBaked beansPotato saladFrench friesHush puppies

April 24Chicken or beef soft tacoSpanish riceMexican cornRefried beansTaco salad bowl

April 25Brats and burgers


April 30General Tso’s chickenPepper steakFried riceStir fried vegetablesEgg roll

May 1Grilled pork chopRoasted new potatoesGreen beansCreamed cornYeast roll

May 2Fried chickenBaked chickenMac and cheesePinto beansTurnip greensCornbread

May 3Snack line only

May 6Snack line only

May 7Hamburger steakMashed potatoes and gravyField peasFried okraYeast roll

May 8Chicken or beef soft tacoSpanish riceMexican black beans and cornTaco salad bowl

May 9Fried catfishBaked fishBaked beansColeslawFrench friesHush puppies

Cafeteria menus

notes from around the TrackBeginning May 1, DeSoto Pastime Center will serve breakfast

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6-9:30 a.m.

ANAD’s Recycling Sales are scheduled from 8-11 a.m. the fol-lowing dates:

• May 18• June 29• July 27• August 24• September 21• October 19• November 16

Dates are subject to change.Contact Cynthia Boyette at

256-235-6838 for additional in-formation.

Recycle sales

Anniston Army Depot’s annual race, the Making Tracks 5K, is scheduled for April 20 at 8 a.m.

Run, walk or jog the route from the depot’s Physi-cal Fitness Center, through the gate near Capron Field, down Roosevelt and around the lakes near Jones Knoll.

This course can be handled by individuals with any level of activity, yet is challenging, with its final inclines, for those who enjoy pushing themselves.

Awards will be present-ed to the top three finishers overall as well as the top three male and female fin-ishers in each age group.

Registration forms are available at Directorate of Family and Morale, Wel-fare and Recreation loca-tions on the installation. Pre-registration ends April 11.

For additional informa-tion, contact 256-235-6385.

Making Tracks 5K

Anniston Army Depot offers two-day Applied Suicide Inter-vention Skills Training.

If you have ever wanted to identify and help someone who may be at risk of suicide, this is the course for you.

Participants learn to use a sui-cide intervention model to iden-tify individuals with thoughts of suicide, seek a shared under-standing of reasons for dying and living, develop a safe plan based upon a review of risk, be prepared to do follow-up and become in-volved in suicide-safer commu-nity networks.

All training will be held in Bldg. 94 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Employees from all ANAD directorates, staff organizations and tenant organizations are en-couraged to attend.

The training is listed under ANAD DCFA 2019 APPLIED SUICIDE INTERVENTION SKILLS TRAINING-ASIST (ANAD19-012) in the TED sys-tem. Ask your supervisor for permission to attend, then con-tact your training coordinator to sign up for the course in TED.

Upcoming classes:May 29-30June 26-27Aug. 21-22Sept. 18-19

ASIST classes scheduledAnniston Army Depot will par-ticipate in National Prescription Take Back Day April 25. Employees are en-couraged to bring their unused or out of date medications to the Physical Fit-ness Center from 10 a.m. to noon or to the Nichols Cardio Center from 12:30-2:30 p.m.

For additional information, contact Kelvin Burruss at 256-741-5814.

PrescriptionTake Back Day

Due to workload requirements, ANAD will not have a July main-tenance shutdown this year.

Since the week of the holiday is a three-day workweek, many em-ployees may plan leave.

All employees requesting leave must work with their supervisors, who have been charged with ensur-ing cost centers and offices main-tain minimum staffing require-ments for production purposes.

No July shutdown scheduled

Outdoor Recreation is relo-cating to Bldg. 74 (formerly the Skills Development Center) be-ginning May 1. Call Ext. 7549 to reserve equipment or for ad-ditional information.

Outdoor Rec moving


Alabama School for the Deaf tours ANADAnniston Army Depot hosted 12

students and five staff members from the Alabama School for the Deaf April 4 for a tour of the installation.

The students, high school seniors, used the tour to learn about the depot and the various skill sets found here.

The group began with an overview of depot operations, learning about the

types of vehicle and weapon systems overhauled and repaired.

Then, they were able to see produc-tion activities in person through tours of the Upholstery Shop and Test Track. Later, they learned about the depot’s recycling program.

Throughout the tour, students pep-pered the hosts with questions, learn-ing what they might be able to do to enhance their skills and knowledge fol-lowing their time in high school.

by Jennifer BacchusANAD PAO

U.S. Army Photos by Mark Cleghorn

Lisa Kimberly showcases some of the sewing performed in the Upholstery Shop during a tour for students from the Alabama School for the Deaf.


Students from the Alabama School for the Deaf watch as a M1 Abrams tank is brake tested at Anniston Army Depot’s Test Track.

Effective immediately, a Modified Term employee may now compete under internal (merit) vacancy announcements for a permanent position with the Annis-ton Army Depot.

A Modified Term employee is an ap-plicant who has competed under a vacancy announcement which contained language identifying the potential for subsequent conversion without further competition to a permanent (career-conditional or career appointment) position.

The applicant was appointed to the position and placed on a Modified Term appointment.

Most Term employees have competed under Modified Term announcements. When a Modified Term employee is ap-plying for a position with the Anniston Army Depot, the employee must view the vacancy announcement’s Area of Con-sideration and look for Modification of Term Appointments (Modified Term) to be listed.

To apply under an internal (merit) vacancy announcement for a permanent position, a Modified Term employee must

meet the following requirements for con-sideration:

• Be a current Department of the Army Modified Term employee within the organization appointed under open, competitive examination to the Term po-sition; and

• The Modified Term announcement appointed from stated the potential for subsequent conversion to a career-condi-tional or career appointment; and

• Must have completed at least two years of current continuous service under a term appointment (regular term or modi-fied term appointment) in the competitive

service.• Performance rating showing they

have performed at an acceptable level.Supporting documentation required,

when applying under this AOC, is for the applicant to submit acceptable proof of their appointment eligibility by submit-ting a copy of your most recent Notifica-tion of Personnel Action (SF-50) where block 24 must be a “3” AND block 34 must be a “1” documenting their modified term appointment and a performance ap-praisal that shows performance at least at the fully successful level or higher while on the term appointment.

Notice for Modified Term employees competing for permanent positionsfrom Staff Reports

Anniston CPAC Office

April 20: Making Tracks 5K. See details on page 7. Vol-unteer opportunities are also available during the race.

April 22: Earth Day - See what the depot is doing to honor the Earth on page 4.

April 23: Holocaust Lunch and Learn in Bldg. 123. See details on page 2.

April 23: The U.S. Army Reserve celebrates its 111th birthday.

April 24: The Morning Show airs live at 7:05 a.m. on LAN Channel 21. Topics include Six S and confined spaces safety.

April 25: Prescription Take-Back Day. See page 7.

May 1: Law Day - see ar-ticle on page 3.

May 2: TRACKS publica-tion - deadline for submis-sion is April 25.

May 8: The Morning Show airs live at 7:05 a.m. on LAN Channel 21. Topics include the Powertrain Systems and Component Repair and Weapons Value Streams.

May 16: TRACKS publica-tion.

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