Vol. 73, No. 33
Aug. 21, 2015
‘Take Back the Night’
Carson
pledges
to combat
sexual
violence
Story and photos by Sgt. William Smith
4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office
The Fort Carson community united at the Special
Events Center Aug. 14 to raise awareness of sexual
assault and harassment and to highlight resources
available to help victims.
Dating back to the 1970s, Take Back the Night
events are held in more than 30 countries annually. Events often include marches, rallies and vigils
intended as a protest and direct action against rape
and other forms of sexual violence.
“Take Back the Night is about bringing the
community together to end sexual violence,” said
Richard Coyle, victim advocate, 4th Sustainment
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. “We really want to
educate the community on how to prevent sexual
violence. We want to make the community safe, not
only tonight but every night.”
Events such as these are designed to educate the
community on who to contact if one of their Family
members, Soldiers or battle buddies becomes an
unacceptable statistic of sexual violence, said
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Crosby, 4th Infantry
Division and Fort Carson.
“We owe it to the Soldiers and Families of our
community to provide assistance,” said Crosby.
“To all victims of this unacceptable crime, know
that you are not alone. Know that there are a lot of
supporters and agencies prepared to help you in your
time of need.”
Crosby said the community needs everyone to
act now.
“There are no innocent bystanders,” he said. “It
is like the sergeant major of the Army said, ‘Not in
my Squad.’ Leaders, we are charged with taking
Message board
A dedication ceremony to honor
William “Bill” Reed takes place
Aug. 28 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at
the Special Events Center (SEC).
After retiring from the Army,
Reed worked with Youth
Recreation before overseeing
the SEC. A memorial plaque
will be unveiled and the SEC will
be renamed in his honor.
Above: Eunmi Coyle and her
son, Richard, look at a display
of shoes, which represents
victims of sexual violence,
during the Take Back the Night
event at the Special Events
Center Aug. 14. The shoes and
silhouettes represent a small
portion of the men, women and
children who are affected by
sexual violence each year.
Left: Staff Sgt. Javier
Delrosario, victim advocate,
4th Sustainment Brigade,
4th Infantry Division, signs
a proclamation to signify he
will not allow sexual violence
to happen in the Fort Carson
community during a Take Back
the Night event at the Special
Events Center Aug. 14.
care of the sons and daughters of this nation and
we will do just that.”
Staff Sgt. Micah Voss, transportation coordinator,
4th SB, said the event was powerful and moving.
“No one should have a story about sexual assault,”
Voss said. “Rape takes the victims’ lives away from them.”
Coyle said any 4th Inf. Div. or Fort Carson
Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention
(SHARP) program personnel can help a victim get
into contact with the appropriate resources and offers
advice for friends or family of the victim.
“Be there for them,” he said. “Be ready to help
them when they are ready for help.”
The Fort Carson SHARP hotline can be
reached at 338-8654 or call the DOD Safe Hotline
at 877-995-5247.
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NCO Creed embodies
selflessness, heroism
Commentary by Spc. Jacob A. Stricklin
Warrior Leader Course graduate
I was 14 years old when my grandfather told me that the
deep wooden frame that held all of his old medals and dusty
ribbons was going to be passed on to me when he died. I
looked up at the shadow box and saw a bunch of colorful
pieces and once-shiny medals behind a cracked glass frame
that was barely visible through the collection of dust.
At the time, my grandfather was just another old veteran
who wore large-lettered “Vietnam Vet” hats and shirts.
My views have changed substantially since then.
Throughout my high school and college days I never
thought I would join the military, but growing up in a
small town with an adventurous mind I knew I had to leave
somehow, and I had to leave fast.
When I came home on leave for the first time it was as
though my grandfather was a completely different person.
He was always distant from Family and nobody understood
him, but when I walked through the door he got to his feet
as quickly as he could and was the first one to embrace
me. I had completely forgotten about his shadow box, but I
walked by it that day, still hanging from the same nail it
was on six years ago. This time, I was able to really see
the contents for what they were —multiple Purple Hearts,
a Bronze Star with Valor, the 101st Airborne Infantry
patch and many other awards and medals. This changed
everything for me of who my grandfather was. Now that
we shared the uniform he once wore, I had the courage to
ask him about his medals.
He received one of the Purple Hearts on his first tour
to Vietnam shortly after parachuting in. After another
paratrooper stepped on a landmine right behind him, the
shrapnel flew into his back and legs. He got patched up and
finished his entire tour. His
other Purple Hearts were
earned on his second tour,
one during a firefight when
a grenade detonated near
his feet and the other
was received when he was
carrying a fallen Soldier
from the battlefield and
received bullet wounds
to his back and thigh. He
continued to carry his team
member back to the rally
point. He accomplished the
mission and was committed to the welfare of his Soldiers.
For this action he also received the Bronze Star with Valor.
I was blown away after hearing him recite all of these
events. All I had known about my grandfather up to that
point was that he was a chain smoker and couldn’t breathe
without an oxygen tank. In reality, he saved lives, he
sacrificed himself for the well-being of others and
he volunteered to do it all. He always put his Soldiers’
needs above his own and, above all else, he never forgot
up until the day he died that he was an NCO.
The NCO Creed did not exist until two years after his
service in Vietnam was over, but he embodied what Sgt. 1st
Class Earle Brigham was looking for when the NCO Creed
was created. To me, the Creed means selflessness and
heroism — traits that my grandfather took to the grave.
When I become an NCO I will strive to live the NCO
Creed just as my grandfather did.
Today, everything I do in the military is in memory
of Sgt. John Bucherich. My grandfather was an NCO;
my grandfather was a hero.
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New CSA: Wars fought by ground troops
By C. Todd Lopez
Army News Service
JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va.
— Continued freedom in America requires a continued
commitment to maintaining strong, equipped, well-led
and well-trained ground forces, said the Army’s 39th
Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley.
“There are many who think
wars only can be won from great
distances — from space, the air, the
sea. Unfortunately, those views are
very, very wrong,” Milley said.
Milley spoke immediately following his oath as the new chief,
assuming responsibilities from Gen.
Ray Odierno, who retired during the
same ceremony on Summerall Field.
“War is an act of politics, where
one side tries to impose its political will
on the other,” Milley said. “And politics
is all about people. And people live on
the ground. We may wish it were otherwise, but it is not. Wars are ultimately
decided on the ground, where people
live, and it is on the ground where the
Newly sworn in Army Chief of Staff Gen.
Mark A. Milley addresses attendees at
the Army change of responsibility
ceremony on Summerall Field, Joint
Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Aug. 14.
U.S. Army, the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Special
Operations forces must never, ever fail.”
The general warned that flagging commitment to
maintaining ground forces will have a devastating cost,
in terms of lives and freedom.
“If we do not maintain our commitment to remain
strong in the air, on the sea, and yes, on the ground, we
will pay the butcher’s bill in blood, and we will forever
lose the precious gift of our freedom,” he said. “As your
chief of staff, I will ensure we remain ready as the world’s
premier combat force. Readiness to fight and win, ground
combat is and will remain the U.S. Army’s No. 1 priority.
See Milley on Page 4
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MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 21, 2015
DPW, LRC adapt,
innovate following
rail line closure
By Scott Prater
Mountaineer staff
The Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) estimated that
up to 8 inches of rain fell in and around Fort Carson
the night of June 15.
That’s the news Marcelo Maier, Directorate
of Public Works (DPW) civil engineer, learned the
morning of June 16 as he went out to inspect damage
to the post’s rail yard and off-post railroad tracks.
Maier immediately shut down the rail spur until further
evaluation could be completed by soil experts.
The offending deluge succeeded in eroding ballast
underneath tracks along the rail yard and also to a
section of track, called a spur, that connects Fort Carson
to the city’s main rail line east of the post, rendering
the track unusable.
Since Fort Carson is required to be capable of
deploying an entire heavy brigade on short notice, the
flood damage presented a unique challenge to both
DPW and the Logistics Readiness Center (LRC). As
a result, both organizations sprung into action mere
hours after the storm passed.
Maier said ACE geotechnical engineers inspected
and considered solutions for the problem within the week.
On post, rail yard ballast (the support material
underneath tracks) was shored up within a few
weeks. The off-post rail line presented a bigger
problem, however.
Sections of track along the spur were, in a sense,
hanging unsupported. Meanwhile, an embankment
that carries tracks above Interstate 25 had eroded to
the point where the travel along the route was deemed
unsafe, first by Maier and later by the ACE.
While DPW crews worked to shore up flooderoded sections on post, the ACE designed plans to
fix the eroded track sections off post. Meanwhile, the
LRC was charged with creating a solution for multiple
logistical problems.
“Our rail yard and track is vital to the Fort Carson
and 4th Infantry Division mission because we move
everything,” said H. Sprague Taveau, LRC supply and
Photos courtesy of Directorate of Public Works
Plastic sheeting covers sections of an eroded embankment along a rail spur off post to prevent further weather erosion.
Milley
From Page 3
And there will be no other No. 1. We will
always be ready to fight today, and we
will always prepare to fight tomorrow.”
Milley most recently served as commander of U.S. Army Forces Command
on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, before
replacing Odierno, who served as chief
of staff for nearly four years and retired
after having served 39 years in the Army.
The outgoing chief of staff said
today’s Army is admired by America’s
allies, feared by America’s adversaries
and remains an essential part of the
joint force.
“And I know they will continue to do
whatever they are asked, wherever they
might be asked to do it — they will be
there prepared,” he said, adding that with
Milley, “The Army is in great hands.”
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he
has great confidence in Milley’s ability to
lead the Army into an uncertain future.
“He’s the right officer to lead the
Army over the next four years, to shape
A June 15
storm
producing
up to 8
inches of
rain near
Fort Carson
washed
ballast
out from
under train
tracks that
connect
the post
to main
rail lines
off post.
services division chief. “Whenever there is a (National
Training Center) rotation, all the equipment leaves by
rail. When a unit deploys, all of its equipment moves
by rail and as units return to Fort Carson its equipment
comes back by rail.”
At the time of the rail shutdown, the 4th Inf. Div.
had two brigades scheduled to travel back to Fort Carson
and another that was preparing to depart the post for
the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif.
“Determining solutions was a true team effort,”
Taveau said. “Maj. Curtis Yankee, division transportation officer, and Mike Maline, installation transportation
officer, worked with a large group of folks to assess
options and determine a course of action.”
Ultimately, the repairs took local contractors
working with the ACE nearly seven weeks to contract,
repair and fortify the rail line issues off post. In that
time, the LRC diverted rail cars bound for Fort Carson
to the Pueblo Chemical Depot (PCD).
“For instance, when 1st Stryker Brigade Combat
Team returned from Piñon Canyon (Maneuver Site), we
sent everything to the PCD and then road marched all
of the equipment up from there. We then commercial
trucked everything that could not be road marched.”
Using PCD required a large amount of coordination
that included gaining proper permissions, assuring
security and communicating with a private rail company
to move train cars around the PCD tracks.
Back at Fort Carson, DPW, ACE and contractors
worked to refill ballast at eroded sections along the rail
spur and refortified the embankment near I-25.
“Geotechnical engineers determined that the best
material to rebuild and fortify the embankment project
would come from the hillside near the 10th Special
Forces Group (Airborne) complex,” Maier said. “It is
a lean clay that is relatively easy to work and was most
suitable for this particular project.”
The ACE contractor trucked the material to the job
site, compacted it in place and covered the area with
crushed rock (called riprap) to prevent future erosion.
Project crews excavated 4,700 cubic yards of lean clay
and refilled with 8,000 cubic yards of lean clay, then
covered the area in 3,000 cubic yards of riprap.
“The embankment has a flatter slope from top to
bottom and is much more stable than it was before,”
Maier said. “All of our post project testing indicates
that this was a strong fix.”
our force, to continue restoring its
readiness, to get there quickly and
to win — as our nation expects of its
Army. Mark is a leader, a warrior and a
statesman,” Carter said.
The secretary said he has had personal
visibility of Milley’s command ability.
In 2013, he said, the two were together
on the day that Taliban fighters attacked
the U.S. consulate in Herat, Afghanistan.
“As we flew there, I saw him take
decisive command of the scene,” Carter
said. “In addition to decades of such
operational experience, Mark clearly also
has the strategic vision needed to build
on what Ray started. I have confidence
— I know he’ll succeed, because he
carries that same unyielding commitment
to Army, to Soldier, and to Family.”
Secretary of the Army John M.
McHugh said he’s seen Milley lead
Soldiers both at home and overseas.
“At all times he’s led with distinction, in both war and peace,” McHugh
said. “He’s a remarkable leader, and I’m
confident he’ll be an exceptional chief
of staff of the Army and member of the
Joint Chiefs.”
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Mexican
delegation
visits CAB
Story and photo by
Sgt. Jonathan C. Thibault
4th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs
Office, 4th Infantry Division
Seven generals from Mexico and three generals
from U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) visited 4th Combat
Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, and Fort Carson
to learn about aviation maintenance, simulators and
Army Community Service July 30.
During the visit, the delegation learned about
topics ranging from aircraft parts to everyday
aviation operations.
“The mil-to-mil relationship has many aspects to
it,” said Leocadio Muniz, U.S. Army North political
military adviser. “The Fifth Army Inter-American
Relations Program is just one of the programs that is
a vehicle toward improving the mil-to-mil relationship.
By having the two militaries become closer, we’re able
to ensure that we can cooperate operationally.”
Chief Warrant Officer 5 John C. Brotzman, brigade
aviation maintenance officer, 4th CAB, gave an overview of where each maintenance unit is in a combat
Maj. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves, commanding general, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, shakes hands with a member
of the Mexican delegation during its visit to 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Inf. Div., July 30 as Lt. Gen. Perry Wiggins,
commander, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), looks on.
aviation brigade and their various responsibilities.
“I talked about the difference between
unscheduled and scheduled maintenance, and the
importance of conducting scheduled maintenance to
increase bank time,” said Brotzman. “Without proper
management, an aviation unit will decrease (its)
aircraft effectiveness and readiness rate. Maintenance
discipline is the key and maintenance personnel have
to understand that just because you have hours to fly
doesn’t necessarily mean you should.”
Brotzman said working with other countries helps
both sides because the knowledge can be brought back
and used as a tool to prepare Soldiers for any future
operational environments they might find themselves in.
“I have worked with maintenance people in the
. The person pictured is not an actual servicemember.
Philippines, Czech Republic, Sinai, Bahamas, Germany
and Japan; in all these places I have always learned from
them,” said Brotzman. “The other countries benefit
from our experience. When we work with them, they
know how we operate and we can better coordinate
our efforts with each other.”
Muniz also stressed the importance of establishing
interoperability to face threats such as natural disasters
that could occur along the nations’ borders or in
developing nations.
“The greatest take away is we get to learn about
each other’s culture,” said Muniz. “We increase our
understanding of what motivates each of our people
to be the way we are. We establish closer bonds, both
professional and personal, between our armies.”
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MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 21, 2015
3ABCT inducts leader into SAMC
By Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
3rd Armored Brigade Combat
Team Public Affairs Office, 4th
Infantry Division
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait —
Many ideas come to mind regarding the
attributes of a great military leader —
tactical adeptness, technically proficient,
high moral character and physical and
mental toughness, to name a few.
The Army seeks to recognize
individuals who perform above and
beyond exhibiting great examples of
leadership. A recent inductee into the
Army’s prestigious Sergeant Audie
Murphy Club, reflects on his defi nition
of leadership as an Army NCO.
“The Creed of the Noncommissioned
Officer is my guide,” said Sgt. 1st Class
Corey Burkhart, first sergeant, Company
D, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion,
3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division. “It’s my left and
right limits, and tells me how to proceed
as a leader.”
SAMC is a U.S. Army organization
for NCOs whose leadership achievements and performance merit special
recog nition and exemplify leadership
characterized by personal concern for the
needs, training, development and welfare
of Soldiers and their Families, according
to U.S. Forces Command Regulation
600-8, paragraph 1.
NCOs can be inducted upon unit
recommendation and after successfully
participating in a rigorous board process,
which includes a physical fitness test,
hands-on skills proficiency test and
appearance before a panel of judges.
“Going to the SAMC board validated
my ability to use Army doctrine along
with my experience to make educated
decisions in the best interest of Soldiers
and their Families,” said Burkhart.
Leading from the front is of utmost
importance to NCOs, said Burkhart.
“I enjoy being the tip of the sword,
being out front, showing Soldiers the
way,” he said. “I have always considered
myself to be a professional, and I take
pride in being an NCO.”
Sgt. Audie Murphy was the most
decorated U.S. Soldier during World
War II, earning 33 awards and medals.
During his tenure with the Army, he had
been wounded in action and credited with
killing 240 enemy combatants.
The SAMC was started in 1986 and
is an elite organization of NCOs who
demonstrate performance and inherent
leadership qualities and abilities similar
to those of Murphy.
“The SAMC board process is based
on leadership,” Burkhart said. “Murphy
embodied the leadership, Warrior
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Participating in the SAMC board
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environment to push them to make
sound, critical decisions, said Burkhart.
“This was one of the most difficult
things I’ve done during my military
career,” Burkhart said. “The SAMC
board is different than a promotion
board; you actually have to demonstrate
your leadership abilities and if you
miss a step you’re disqualified.”
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ian Geissler,
unmanned aerial systems platoon leader,
Company D, 588th BEB, said Burkhart
is what right looks like.
“To be a leader of Soldiers, you have to
lead from the front,” he said. “(Burkhart)
shows Soldiers what right looks like, takes
responsibility, and communicates with
Soldiers and they trust him.”
Having been awarded membership
into the SAMC, Burkhart feels it’s his
job to encourage other NCOs to study
and possibly become members.
“It’s important for NCOs to open
up the books and learn Army doctrine,”
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MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 21, 2015
AAFES senior
enlisted adviser
focuses on
serving Soldiers
Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Public Affairs
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service’s
(AAFES) senior enlisted adviser is working to ensure
Soldiers at Fort Carson get the products and services
they deserve.
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Sean Applegate met
with Fort Carson leaders and Soldiers on Tuesday,
addressing how the Exchange can better serve the
community, including offering more name-brand
concessions and services.
“I always look forward to visiting Soldiers in person
and hearing how we can customize Exchange support,”
Applegate said. “I want Fort Carson to know that the
Exchange is engaged and ready to tailor offerings to
the unique needs of the community.”
Applegate is one of 35 active-duty Service members
assigned to AAFES, which also employs about 35,000
civilian associates worldwide.
During his visit, Applegate discussed the
Exchange’s efforts to bring name-brand restaurants
to military shoppers.
“We’re eager to bring Boston Market and Dunkin’
Donuts to Fort Carson,” said Applegate, adding that
Photo by Andrea Stone
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Sean Applegate, senior enlisted adviser for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service
(AAFES), meets with Fort Carson Soldiers and representatives from Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers at The Hub
Tuesday. Applegate was in town to hear Soldiers suggestions and detail improvements planned for Fort Carson AAFES’
facilities. Plans include the addition of another Jimmy John’s, Taco Bell, Boston Market and Dunkin’ Donuts, as well as
the renovation of the main Exchange store.
plans are in the works for these restaurants to join
other name brands such as Jimmy John’s and Smoothie
King. “These well-known brands help transform our
food courts into top-notch places for Soldiers and
their Families to grab a bite to eat.”
When Soldiers and their Families buy from the
Exchange, money goes back to supporting quality-oflife programs at Fort Carson.
“For every dollar earned, historically 67 cents
comes back to the military community through the
Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation dividend,”
Applegate said. “Last year sales at the Fort Carson
Exchange generated almost $1.5 million on behalf of
MWR programs.”
Visit http://shopmyexchange.com for more information about AAFES and Exchange programs.
OLD SCHOOL The people pictured
are not actual
servicemembers.
Aug. 21, 2015 — MOUNTAINEER
Soldiers take training beyond simulator
By Sgt. Nelson Robles
2nd Infantry Brigade Combat
Team Public Affairs Office, 4th
Infantry Division
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 41st
Infantry Regiment, increased their
knowledge and confidence in the
Tube-launched, Optically tracked,
Wire-guided (TOW) missile system
at a qualification range Aug. 11-13.
The TOW range allowed the 2nd
Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, Soldiers to take what
is usually only experienced in training
simulators into the training grounds of
Fort Carson, performing day and night
fire missions.
“The fi rst day was a dry-fi re to
make sure the crews were validated
on the fire commands required,” said
2nd Lt. Nicholas Shearin, officer in
charge of the TOW range, 1st Bn.,
41st Inf. Reg. “Now we’re engaging
daytime and nighttime targets, making
sure the crews properly execute the
fire commands and engage the target
in a timely fashion.”
The TOW missile system can be a
valuable asset for this heavy-weapons
company.
“This missile (system’s) primary
mission is anti-armor, although
we can also use it on vehicles and
structures if needed,” said Capt. Jason
Fish, commander, Company D, 1st Bn.,
41st Inf. Reg. “It’s fired from the same
system mounted on Apache helicopters
in terms of visibility and laser range
finding capabilities.”
Although the simulations helped
prepare the Soldiers, nothing replaces
real experience.
“These guys have only done simulations for the TOWs, so they know the
system but have not actually fired one,”
said Shearin. “Now, if they have to use
this downrange, they will know exactly
what’s going to happen and how to
adjust and track a target so they are
not surprised, and bury the missile.”
Pvt. Raymond Salaz, infantryman,
1st Bn., 41st Inf. Reg., the first Soldier
from the battalion to fi re the TOW,
said it was an amazing experience that
he will never forget.
“When you pull the trigger nothing
happens for three seconds as it prepares
to fire,” said Salaz. “You try to count it
off in your head. When it fires, it hits
you and makes you lose your breath
for a second, but you have to focus to
keep the missile on target (since it is
optically tracked),” said Salaz.
Fish said each exercise makes the
battalion more capable.
“I want my Soldiers to get the
knowledge, repetition and muscle
memory from the drills the crew has
to do to operate the system,” he said.
“I want the Soldiers to gain confidence
through their training, instead of
only being able to do the computer
simulators and just talking about it,
they get to see it and fire it firsthand.”
“ When you pull the
trigger nothing
happens for three
seconds as it
prepares to fire
… When it fires,
it hits you and
makes you lose
your breath for a
second, but you
have to focus to
keep the missile
on target.”
— Pvt. Raymond Salaz
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10 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 21, 2015
A 155 mm artillery round is fired
from an M109A6 Paladin selfpropelled howitzer Aug. 11 at Udairi
Range Complex, Kuwait, during a
fielding training initiative regarding
the precision guidance kit fuse.
Artillery uses new fuse
Story and photos by
Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Public
Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division
UDAIRI RANGE COMPLEX, Kuwait —
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery
Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, trained on employing the precision
guidance kit (PGK) at the Udairi Range Complex,
Kuwait, Aug. 10-12.
The PGK is a GPS-guided fuse, which attaches to
a conventional 155 mm artillery round, allowing it to
be guided and hit targets more accurately.
Maneuver commanders must consider the
presence of civilian noncombatants and infrastructure
when involved in contingency operations in order
to mitigate collateral damage. Recent technology
has been developed to improve accuracy of artillery
on the battlefield.
“We’re learning how to integrate the PGK and
how it makes artillery rounds more precise,” said Spc.
Jonathan Hughes, cannon crewman, Battery A, 3rd
Bn., 29th FA Reg.
Improved accuracy in artillery fires makes for
more effectiveness, explained Maj. Kenneth Fowler,
assistant project manager, Guided Precision Munitions
And Mortar Systems, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey.
Spc. Jonathan Hughes, cannon crewman, Battery A, 3rd
Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, attaches a precision
guidance kit fuse to an 155 mm artillery round Aug. 11 during
a fielding initiative event at Udairi Range Complex, Kuwait.
“Previously, artillery rounds could land up to 300
meters away from their target,” said Fowler. “With the
PGK that area of acceptable error is reduced to 20-30
meters. That is a lot more devastating when engaging
enemy targets.”
Sgt. Michael DiFrancia, artillery gunner,
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12 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 21, 2015
From books to bullets
Cadets get hands-on training
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1st Stryker Brigade Combat
Team Public Affairs Office,
4th Infantry Division
Cadet Given Breckenridge joined the
1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, along with 11 other
Army ROTC candidates for Cadet Troop
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unit over a three- to four-week period.
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Aug. 21, 2015 — MOUNTAINEER
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Army Ten-Miler
Speed leads to
opportunities
for brothers
By Andrea Stone
Mountaineer staff
Photo by Sgt. William Howard
Spcs. Julius, right, and Hillary Bor compete for a spot on the
Fort Carson Army Ten-Miler team during a time trial June 25.
Without their speed on the track, two Fort Carson
Soldiers might never have come to the United States.
Spcs. Hillary and Julius Bor, both with 230th
Finance Company, 4th Special Troops Battalion,
4th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, left
their native Kenya when they were awarded running
scholarships to college — Hillary to Iowa State
University and Julius to the University of Alabama.
On Oct. 11 the two brothers will join compete
at the Army Ten-Miler. They will run against their
brother, Spc. Emmanuel Bor, a member of the Fort
Bliss, Texas, team.
“I think I’m lucky to be able to run because it’s
taken me places I don’t think I could be,” said Hillary
Bor. “Without running, I don’t think I could be here
… I would probably still be in Kenya.”
He was selected for the All-Army International
Team based on last year’s time of 48 minutes, 51 seconds
that far outpaced the Fort Carson runners racing in
this year’s time trials. He placed seventh last year.
Neither brother ran growing up in Kenya. Hillary
Bor only started running four months before he was
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He’s averaging 80 miles per week in training,
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increase the distance to about 100 miles per week before
reducing it in the weeks leading to the race.
“A week or two before the race, I’ll go down to 50
miles to make sure (I’m) fresh for the race,” he said.
The speed of past races is something Hillary Bor
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“You’ve got to be in shape at the right time. The
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The brothers train together on weekends and both
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Artillery
From Page 10
Battery A, 3rd Bn., 29th FA Reg., explained how
the new technology of the PGK will help to
keep the collateral damage to a minimum.
“We’re all about getting the bad guys and only
the bad guys,” said DiFrancia.
The PGK also helps artillery units maintain
the element of surprise and negate enemy counterartillery attacks.
“With the PGK, we can put steel on steel with
the first shot,” said DiFrancia. “The enemy won’t
see it coming.”
5 Soldiers
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Ten-miler
From Page 13
said. “It’s something that comes from inside me. It’s
hard to explain. I’ve gotten addicted to running.”
After watching his uncles compete professionally, Julius Bor had hoped to go to the Olympics
someday.
“My focus was running, training to go to the
Olympics. And then I joined the Army. That’s still
my focus, but the mission comes first,” he said.
A life without running is hard for both brothers
to fathom.
“I used to not enjoy running, but now I do.
The more you do it, the more you enjoy doing it.
I just like the idea of, every time after work, (I)
just go for an easy run and (my) mind is fresh,”
Hillary Bor said.
Looking forward to the Army Ten-Miler, he
doesn’t feel as nervous as he did in college.
“I used to be (nervous). I’m not anymore because
running in college was more pressure. You’re getting
a scholarship to do that so you have to perform well
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“It’s been awhile since I competed, so I don’t
know how it will go. But I’m getting ready,” he said.
His qualifying time was 62.03.
“I’m going to aim for 48.00, so I still have a
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The two brothers are looking forward to
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“We’ll beat him,” said Hillary Bor, laughing.
“It’s two against one.”
While it would be amazing for their mother
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“I don’t think she’s ever seen us run together
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Miscellaneous
Funded legal education program — The Office
of The Judge Advocate General is accepting
applications for the Army’s Funded Legal Education
Program. The Army projects sending up to 25
active-duty second lieutenants through captains
to law school at government expense. Selected
officers will remain on active duty while attending
law school beginning in the fall of 2016. Interested
officers should review Army Military Personnel
Message 15-013 and Chapter 14 of Army Regulation
27-1 to determine their eligibility. Applicants must
have at least two, but not more than six, years of
total active federal service at the time legal training
begins. Eligible officers interested in applying
should register for the earliest offering of the Law
School Admission Test. Applicants must send
request through command channels, to include
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ATTN: DAJA-PT (Ms. Yvonne Caron - Rm 28517),
2200 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310, to be
received by Nov. 1. Contact the Staff Judge
Advocate’s Office at 526-5572 for more information.
Veterans in Piping — Applications for Veterans in Piping
Class 06 (Oct. 5 to Feb. 11) are now available. This
program provides 18 weeks of free training in pipe
welding to selected participants while still on active
duty. Stop by the Education Center, building 1117, room
150 for call 526-2124 for more information.
Military Physical Examinations — Medical Department
Activity-Fort Carson no longer conducts military
physical examinations in the Soldier Readiness
Processing Physical Examination Clinic in building
1056. This function has been relocated to Evans Army
Community Hospital’s Warrior Family Medicine Clinic.
The Medical Expense Performance Reporting System
(MEPRS) will stay in effect until Sept. 30. They will
continue to perform physicals in the Warrior Clinic
for Title 10 Soldiers, and active-duty Soldiers without
assigned primary care managers and, based on capacity,
will assist with retirement physicals. All separations
physicals will begin six months/180 days out. Military
physical examinations will transition to each Service
member’s Soldier Centered Medical Home or Patient
Centered Medical Home Oct. 1. Call 526-8990 or
526-7170 for more information.
German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (GAFPB) —
testing will take place on Fort Carson Sept. 22-24. This
is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of
the Federal Republic of Germany, that can be awarded
to all German soldiers and allied Soldiers and Airmen
of any rank. The GAFPB is one of the few approved foreign awards that can be worn by U.S. Service members.
The GAFPB combines the requirements of superior
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2nd Infantry Division Association reunion — is Sept.
22-26 in San Antonio. The association is open to
anyone who served in the 2nd Inf. Div. Contact Bob
Haynes, at 2idahq@comcast.net or 224-225-1202
for information about the association.
Ongoing
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in building 1454 on Nelson Boulevard. The hours
of operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
The office assists Soldiers with room assignments
and terminations. Call 526-9707 for more information.
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club — The Fort Carson
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club meets the second
Tuesday of each month from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45
p.m. at the Stack Dining Facility, building 2330. The
club is named after Audie Leon Murphy, the most
highly-decorated Soldier in American history. To be
a member, a Soldier must be recognized as an NCO
of the highest quality, demonstrating both leadership
and performance. Armywide, SAMC membership is
BOSS meetings are held the first Wednesday of each
month at 4 p.m. in The Hub conference room.
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Saturday-Sunday
Closed
Monday-Thursday
Closed
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Breakfast: 7:30-9 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5:30-7 p.m.
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dinner: Closed
Brunch: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Supper: 5-6:30 p.m.
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Breakfast: 7:30-9 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dinner: Closed
Warfighter
(Wilderness Road
Complex)
LaRochelle
10th SFG(A)
Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Closed
between 1 and 2 percent. Contact SAMC president
Sgt. 1st Class Gilbert Guzman Jr. at 526-3576 or email
gilbert.guzmanjr@us.army.mil.
The Fort Carson Trial Defense Service office — is
able to help Soldiers 24/7 and is located in building
2354. During duty hours, Soldiers should call
526-4563. The 24-hour phone number for after
hours, holidays and weekends is 526-0051.
Directorate of Public Works services — Services range
from repair and maintenance of facilities to equipping
units with a sweeper and cleaning motor pools. Below
are phone numbers and points of contact for services:
• Facility repair/service orders — Fort Carson
Support Services service order desk can be reached
at 526-5345. Use this number for emergencies or
routine tasks and for reporting wind damage,
damaged traffic signs or other facility damage.
• Refuse/trash and recycling — Call Eric Bailey at
719-491-0218 or email eric.e.bailey4.civ@mail.mil
when needing trash containers, trash is overflowing
or emergency service is required.
• Facility custodial services — Call Bryan Dorcey
at 526-6670 or email bryan.s.dorcey.civ@mail.mil
for service needs or to report complaints.
• Elevator maintenance — Call Bryan Dorcey at
526-6670 or email bryan.s.dorcey.civ@mail.mil.
• Motor pool sludge removal/disposal — Call Dennis
Frost at 526-6997 or email dennis.j.frost.civ@
mail.mil.
• Self-help/troop construction — Call Tony Haag
at 526-2859 or e-mail anthony.d.haag.civ@mail.
mil. Use this number to obtain self-help tools
and equipment or a motorized sweeper.
• Base operations contracting officer representative
— Call Larry Dickerson at 524-0191 or email
larry.d.dickerson.civ@mail.mil for questions on
snow removal, grounds maintenance and contractor
response to service orders.
• Portable latrines — Contact Jerald Just at 524-0786
or jerald.j.just.civ@mail.mil to request, for service
or to report damaged or overturned latrines.
• Signs — Call Jim Diorio, Fort Carson Support
Services, at 896-0797 or 524-2924 or email jdiorio@
kira.com to request a facility, parking or regulatory
traffic sign.
Briefings
Casualty Notification/Assistance Officer training —
The 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson commanding general has directed all Soldiers, sergeant
first class through command sergeant major, chief
warrant officer 2-5 and officers, captain and above,
must attend Casualty Assistance Officer and Casualty
Notification Officer Training. The three-day training
course is held monthly at Veterans Chapel. The next
classes are scheduled for Sept. 15-17 and Oct. 13-15.
Soldiers must register through their school NCO for
attendance of this training. Call 526-4551 for details.
Retirement briefings — are available at http://www.
carson.army.mil/dhr/DHR/MPD/PPB/Retirement
Services.html. Call 526-2840 for more information.
ETS briefings — are available at http://www.carson.
army.mil/dhr/DHR/MPD/PPB/Transitions.html. Call
526-2240/8458 for more information.
Reassignment briefings — are available at http://
www.carson.army.mil/dhr/DHR /MPD/PPB/
Briefings/Levy.html.
Disposition Services — Defense Logistics Agency
Disposition Services Colorado Springs, located in
building 381, conducts orientations Fridays from
12:30-3:30 p.m. The orientations discuss DLA
processes to include turning in excess property,
reutilizing govern ment property, web-based
tools available, special handling of property and
environmental needs. To schedule an orientation, contact Arnaldo Borrerorivera at arnaldo.
borrerorivera@dla.mil for receiving/turn in; Mike
Welsh at mike.welsh@dla.mil for reutilization/web
tools; or Rufus Guillory at rufus.guillory@dla.mil.
Army ROTC Green-to-Gold briefings — are held
the first and third Tuesday of each month at noon
at the education center, building 1117, room 120.
Call University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Army
ROTC at 262-3475 for more information.
Hours of Operation
Joint Personal Property Shipping Office (JPPSO)
— is currently open Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Beginning
Sept. 1, the office will be open Monday-Thursday
from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The office is located in building 1012.
Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program
(SFL-TAP), formerly known as Army Career and
Alumni Program, is open Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to
4 p.m. (closed Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.); open
training holidays but closed on federal holidays:
• SFL-TAP Computer Lab and Clearing Station,
building 1118 room 133, 526-1002 — located
behind the Garrison Headquarters, services
include Individual Transition Plan review and
appointments with career counselors; computer
labs for required pre-separation briefs, job searches
and résumé writing; and clearing (only location
to clear, Monday-Friday at 7:30 a.m. or 1 p.m.)
• Transition University, building 6237, 526-1001/
6465 — five-day program includes classes on
transition overview, Military Occupational Skill
Crosswalk, financial planning, U.S. Department
of Labor employment workshop and Veterans
Affairs benefits. Elective classes available
following the program include social networking,
employer day, advanced résumé, federal résumé
and dress for success. Optional track days consist
of entrepreneurship, technical and higher education.
• Soldier Family Assistance Center, building
7492, 524-7309/7310 — services are for Warrior
Transition Unit Soldiers.
Logistics Readiness Center Supply and Services
• Central issue facility, building 1525 — MondayFriday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. Last
customer served at 3:30 p.m.
• Reparable exchange/directed exchange or
turn-in — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and
12:30-4 p.m. on a walk-in basis. For faster turn-in
service, call 526-3321 for an appointment.
• Ammunition supply point, building 9370 —
Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. Last
issue/turn-in to ASP is at 2:30 p.m.; exceptions
coordinated on case-by-case basis.
• Subsistence Support Management Office,
building 350 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to
noon and 12:30-4 p.m.; call 526-4086/5195.
• Post Supply Support Activity, building 330 —
Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m.
Last customer served at 3:30 p.m.; call 526-9094.
• Installation Property Book Office, building
330 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and
12:30-4 p.m.; call 526-5984.
• Post Laundry, building 310 — Monday-Friday,
7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. Last customer
served at 3:30 p.m.; call 526-8803.
• Bulk fuel point — Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.
to midnight.
• Hazardous Material Control Center, building
400/406 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Contact administration operations at 526-5349
or the warehouse at 526-2979.
Aug. 21, 2015 — MOUNTAINEER
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Health departments confirm plague cases
Directorate of Public Works Environmental
Division Wildlife Program staff
The summer months are when people and pets
spend the most time outdoors and exposure to wildlife
is at its peak. Though being near wildlife has many
benefits, one of the risks is contracting an animal
disease communicable to humans and their pets.
Earlier this month, the Pueblo City-County
Health Department confirmed that an adult in
Pueblo County had died from the plague, which is
transmissible from animals to people. Earlier this
summer, a Boulder County resident was diagnosed
with the plague after finding a dead chipmunk on his
property. Additionally, a prairie dog tested positive
this year near the western edge of Pueblo County.
It is not unusual for prairie dog colonies to cycle
through plague outbreaks, however the health
concern is when Soldiers train downrange in areas
with prairie dog colonies.
Plague
transmission
Plague is primarily
transmitted through the bite of
infected fleas. The fleas also move
easily from wild animals to the
family dog and cat. Family pets,
especially cats, can then pose the
greatest risk for the movement
of infected fleas to humans.
Rock squirrels, prairie dogs,
wood rats, tree squirrels and
other species of rodents can be the
source of plague-infected fleas.
The symptoms of plague
infection include a sudden
onset of fever and chills, severe
headache, muscle aches, nausea,
vomiting and a general feeling of
illness. Sometimes lymph nodes
will swell, causing extreme pain.
The symptoms usually begin two
to six days after the bite of the
infected flea or animal. People
should seek medical attention if
any of these physical symptoms occur.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment recommends the following precautions
to help protect against contracting the plague:
Do not feed or entice any rodents (mice, rats,
ground squirrels, prairie dogs) or rabbit species
into the yard, back porch or patio.
Eliminate areas where rodents can take harbor, such
as piles of lumber, broken cement, trash and weeds
around homes or recreational cabins. Ensure homes
and outbuildings are as rodent-proof as possible.
When training downrange, do not bivouac in
prairie dog colonies.
While hiking, treat pants, socks, shoe tops, arms
and legs with insect repellents.
Do not catch, play with or attempt to hand-feed
wild rodents.
Any insecticide topical applications, powders
or shampoos to prevent fleas on cats and dogs
should be used according to the directions
provided or as recommended by a veterinarian.
Bites from wild carnivores and from cats and
dogs have caused human plague. Such animals
may be infected, carry the bacteria in their
mouths or may transport infective fleas.
Cats sometimes exhibit swelling and sores around
the mouth, head and neck when infected. Seek
professional veterinarian care for such animals
and do not handle suspiciously sick pets without
gloves and face protection.
Remember the incubation period of two to six
days and consult with a physician if sudden,
unexplained illness occurs within that period
after outdoor activities.
Reporting dead animals
Of critical importance is avoiding contact
and reporting all sick or dead wildlife.
Dead wildlife found on post should be
reported to the Directorate of Public Works (DPW)
Environmental Division Wildlife Program staff
at 526-8006 or 524-5393 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
weekdays. Call the DPW
Environmental Division PCMS
wildlife biologist at 503-6529
to report dead wildlife at
Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site
(PCMS). During non-duty hours,
weekends and holidays, call
the Directorate of Emergency
Services’ Provost Marshal Office
conservation law enforcement
officers at 526-2333, who support
both Fort Carson and PCMS.
Dead wildlife found off post
should be reported to the local
county health department.
Individual precautions and
increased awareness are keys
to keeping Fort Carson Soldiers,
Families and civilians plaguefree this summer.
Visit http://www.colorado.
gov/pacific/sites/default/files/
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Aug. 21, 2015 — MOUNTAINEER
Mobile Gun System
Crews close in
on certification
By Sgt. William Howard
1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs
Office, 4th Infantry Division
Photo by Sgt. William Howard
A Mobile Gun System (MGS) Stryker crew with Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, scans for targets during table five of MGS Stryker gunnery certification Aug. 11.
Sgt. 1st Class Casey Wainwright, platoon sergeant, Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires an M2 .50-caliber machine gun at a target during table five of Mobile Gun
System Stryker gunnery certification Aug. 11.
A boom followed by a flash of fire explodes as a Mobile Gun
System (MGS) Stryker crew shoots a 105 mm rifled canon round
toward a distant target and continues to zip along a dirt road
looking to engage its next target.
Soldiers of Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducted
its last practice range Aug. 11 before firing the table six gunnery
qualification, in which crews prove their mastery of their weapon
systems while engaging targets from 1,000-4,000 meters away.
“We’re out here to hone and improve our proficiency in our
main weapons system,” said Capt. Jared Wayne, commander,
Troop E, 2nd Sqdn., 1st Cav. Reg. “Since we have the bulk of
the firepower in the brigade it’s incredibly important that
we’re able to engage and destroy targets to the fullest extent
that’s possible, and do so at the furthest possible range against
as many targets as possible.”
This is the second MGS Stryker gunnery since the brigade’s
March 17, 2014, transition from an armored to a Stryker
brigade as the unit traded in its M1A2 Abrams tanks for new
Stryker Fighting Vehicles.
“On the Abrams, we were the front of the fight with
infantry support,” said Sgt. 1st Class Casey Wainwright, platoon
sergeant, Troop E, 2nd Sqdn., 1st Cav. Reg. “Now that we’re on
an MGS platform we’re really here to support the infantry. It takes
Video capture by Staff Sgt. Nancy Lugo
A crew with Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, engages a target
with a 105 mm rifled cannon during table five of Mobile Gun System Stryker gunnery certification Aug. 11.
a little bit in a change of mentality transitioning from an Abrams to
an MGS but, at the end of the day, we still get to fire big bullets.”
The MGS crewmembers must learn to work cohesively under
stressed conditions in order to successfully qualify due to the
timed scenarios in gunnery tables.
“As a combat vehicle crew we need to be able to work as a team
and be able to function as one so the driver, gunner and vehicle
commander can work as one unit and engage units as fast as
possible and bring lethal fires to the enemy,” said Wainwright.
Sgt. John Hill, MGS gunner, Troop E, 2nd Sqdn., 1st Cav.
Reg., explained how important cross talk between the MGS Stryker
gunner and commander is while acquiring targets.
“I’m the gunner and my commander is a lieutenant, and
we both scan 180 degrees separately; he can find a target that I
don’t see and put me onto it. Cross talk is big,” said Hill.
During the week of gunnery tables, three-man MGS crews
will certify on the 105 mm rifled cannon, M2 .50-caliber machine
gun and coaxial M240 machine gun through enemy engagements,
including degraded systems and chemical defense scenarios.
“There’s a lot of challenges associated with having brand
new equipment and firing gunnery on platforms that are somewhat
unfamiliar,” said Wayne. “We’re learning a lot of good lessons
and the crews are performing phenomenally. They fire almost
nonstop, day in and day out, until they qualify.”
Photo by Sgt. William Howard
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20 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 21, 2015
Best in Army
Chong Choi, Iron Horse
Sports and Fitness
Center, accepts the
“Best in the Army”
plaque from Maj. Gen.
Ryan F. Gonsalves,
commanding general,
4th Infantry Division
and Fort Carson, on
behalf of the Recreation
Division, Directorate of
Family and Morale,
Welfare and Recreation
(DFMWR) Tuesday.
The U.S. Army
Installation
Management
Command awarded
Fort Carson’s
Recreation Division
with its award for
Excellence in Army
Recreation for Large
Garrisons in 2014.
Gonsalves presented
the award at DFMWR’s
quarterly award
ceremony.
Photo by Carleton Lane
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Spc. Zachary Laverne Brooks — With deepest regret
to the Family of the deceased. Anyone having claims
against or indebtedness to his estate should contact
1st Lt. Francisco A. Ferbrache at 503-1404.
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Upcoming events
Women’s Equality Day events — sponsored by
the 4th Infantry Division Equal Opportunity
Office include:
™ A poster competition celebrating women’s right
to vote accepts entries until noon Friday. Posters
must be a minimum size of 24 inch by 36 inch
and turned in to the EO Office, 6950 Smith St.,
building 2351, second floor.
™ “Unsung Heroes,” the story of America’s female
patriots, will be shown at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at
McMahon Auditorium.
™ A Women’s Equality Day “Celebrating Women’s
Right to Vote” observance at 2 p.m. Wednesday
at McMahon Auditorium. Women’s Equality Day
commemorates American women achieving full
voting rights under the U.S. Constitution by
passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920.
Call the 4ID EO Office at 526-4304/05 for more
information.
Flu vaccinations — Army Public Health Nursing,
the Department of Preventive Medicine and
Evans Army Community Hospital will administer influenza vaccinations at the Special Events
Center, building 1829, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct.
13-16 and Oct. 20-23, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 17.
These community vaccination events will be open
to active-duty Family members, military retirees
and their beneficiaries, military members with no
organic medical assets assigned to their units, and
Department of the Army and DOD Civilians with
jobs requiring vaccination. Additional vaccination
events may be planned based on vaccine availability.
Dental assistant training program — The Fort
Carson American Red Cross offers a free dental
assistant training program open to all military
identification card holders who are American
citizens and at least 18 years of age with a valid high
school diploma or GED certificate. The full-time
program runs from 6:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday
through Friday, from Jan. 4 to June 24. All classes
must be attended; no partial credit will be given.
Applications are available in the Red Cross
Office at Evans Army Community Hospital, room
1011 and are due by 4 p.m. Sept. 4. Ten applicants
will be selected for the program. Contact the
Red Cross at 526-7144 for more information.
Joint Forces Retiree Appreciation Day — will be
held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Special
Events Center, building 1829 on Specker Avenue.
Services for retirees and their families include
identification cards, medical and dental, powers
of attorney and living wills. The event includes
a free continental breakfast.
Yard sales — can be held on post from 8 a.m. to
3 p.m. the first and third Saturday of the month
through December. Post residents set up their items
in front of their homes. Single Soldiers and military
Families who reside off post can set up in the
building 5510 parking lot. Yard sales are organized
and conducted by the Installation Mayoral Program
and the Balfour Beatty Family Housing Office.
Call the Mayoral Program at 526-8303 or
Army Community Service at 526-4590 for more
information. Civilians who would like to participate
can access the installation at Gate 1 off of Highway
115 and will need to show a driver’s license or
valid state identification for everyone over age 18,
vehicle registration and proof of insurance. Those
without a DOD identification card must undergo
a National Crime Information Center background
check. All vehicles are subject to search.
General announcements
Evans Army Community Hospital (EACH) offers
online payments — EACH is moving toward the next
generation of financial services available for patients
by adding an online payment option. Pay.gov is a
convenient and quick way to make electronic payments
to federal government agencies with credit cards,
debit cards or direct debit. This is a secure service
provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Paying online is the preferred method to pay medical
bills with EACH. Visit http://www.evans.amedd.army.
mil/RMD/pay-gov.htm for more information.
Donated annual leave for Fort Carson civilian
employees — is currently being accepted for the
following civilians who have exhausted all
available leave because of medical emergencies
under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program:
Heather Baral, Directorate of Human Resources
(DHR), Army Substance Abuse Program; Carmelita
Carrillo and Andrea Cunningham, Directorate
of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation
(DFMWR), Army Community Service (ACS);
Clifford Dorn, Garrison, DFMWR; David Grant,
Denver Recruiting Battalion; Stacey Hunter,
DHR; Sandra Ryon, Dental Activity; Katie Taki,
Civilian Personnel Advisory Center; Carlos Torres,
Directorate of Emergency Services; and Rhonda
Wells, Space and Missile Defense Command. Any
Army appropriated fund civilian employee wishing
to donate annual leave must complete the OPM
Form 630a found at http://www.opm.gov/forms/
pdf(underscore)fill/opm630a.pdf. Non-Army
appropriated fund civilian employee from another
federal agency interested in donating leave must
complete the OPM Form 630b found at http://www.
opm.gov/Forms/pdf(underscore)fill/opm630b.pdf
and provide to their civilian personnel/HR office for
annotation. Both forms must then be forwarded to
Irma Otte, Fort Carson Civilian Personnel Advisory
Center, via fax at 526-6128 or via email at irma.otte.
civ@mail.mil with the subject line “VLTP.” Otte
can be reached at 719-526-9341. Anyone experiencing a medical emergency and about to exhaust
leave can contact the CPAC Management Employee
Relations team at 526-8317/1006/1336/4270.
Wounded warrior scholarship applications —
Colorado Technical University is accepting
applications for its 2016 Wounded Warrior
Scholarships through Sept. 15. Together with the
Yellow Ribbon Fund, the program covers the full
educational costs including tuition, books and fees
for a single degree program as well as a laptop
computer. Fifty scholarships will be awarded,
25 to wounded service members and 25 to spouses
and caregivers. Visit http://coloradotech.edu/ww
for more information and to access the application.
Army Provider Level Satisfaction Survey —
Patients may fill out and return the APLSS to help
minimize the impact of budget cuts on medical
care. Evans Army Community Hospital receives
funding based on patients seen and customer
satisfaction. Positive surveys returned can
bring in up to $900. Help keep providers and
departments and clinics fully functional. Call
526-7256 for more information.
Payday loan complaints — The Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau is accepting complaints from
borrowers encountering problems with payday
loans. Visit http://www.consumerfinance.
gov/complaint or call 855-411-2372.
VIN verification — Colorado Vehicle Identification
Number verifications will be conducted at the
Fort Carson Police Station, building 2700, from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Nurse advice line available — A nurse advice line is
available 24/7 and is a resource Families can use if
they become ill while traveling. Call 800-874-2273,
option 1, to talk to a registered nurse who can
answer urgent care questions, give health care
advice and help find a doctor in the area.
Military spouse competitive employment —
Spouses of active-duty Service members upon
arrival to new duty stations from the contiguous U.S. may apply for competitive employment
under Executive Order 13473. There is a two-year
restriction from the date of the sponsor’s order
to use the authorization. Spouses returning from
overseas may apply under Executive Order 12721,
which gives three years to use the authorization.
Spouses of a veteran with 100 percent service connected disability may be eligible for employment
under different circumstances. The Employment
Readiness Program, Army Community Service,
Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and
Recreation, can assist spouses in applying for
education and employment. Contact Mercedes
Jamieson, ERP program manager, or the ERP
staff at 526-0452/0467 for information.
Veterinary clinic hours — The Fort Carson
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Veterinary Center, 1535 Sheridan Ave., building
6190, is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday
and closed on federal holidays. The center offers
wellness exams, vaccination, microchip implantation, dental appointments and sick call as well as
some surgeries, including spaying and neutering.
The center also has X-ray, ultrasound and other
advanced imaging capabilities. Call 526-3803/4520
for information or to make an appointment.
Wait time information available online —
Patients with appointments for radiology and
specialty care at Evans Army Community
Hospital can visit EACH’s website to learn
when the next appointment is available. The
information is updated every two hours for
specialty clinics and weekly for radiology.
EACH attempts to see patients at the hospital,
but if appointments are not available within
the 28 day standard for specialty care, patients
may receive a letter with instructions for how to
book an appointment with a network specialist.
Visit http://www.evans.amedd.army.mil/VS/
NextAvailable.aspx to check wait times.
JAG assists with name change, adoption — The
Legal Assistance Office provides help in adult
name changes and simple stepparent adoptions. The
office cannot provide court representation but can
furnish the necessary documents and procedural
information. Call 526-5572 for more information.
4th Infantry Division Gift Shop — A variety
of division and customizable unit-specific
merchandise is available. The gift shop is
located in The Hub, building 1532. Hours
are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays.
Voting assistance — The Voting Assistance Office
is located in building 1218, room 105. The office is
open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call 526-1140
or email the installation voting assistance officer
at usarmy.carson.imcom.mbx.ivao@mail.mil.
Visit http://www.fvap.gov for more information.
Pediatrics clinic — Evans Army Community
Hospital’s pediatrics clinic has an embedded
behavioral health psychologist/counselor available
to work with parents who have concerns about their
child’s behavior, discipline or attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder. A pediatric pharmacist is
also available to manage children’s medication.
Fort Carson Police Records — The Fort Carson
Police Records section has moved to building 2757,
MOD 4, on the corner of Barkeley Avenue and Osan
Street. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to noon and
1-4 p.m., Monday-Thursday. Fingerprinting hours
at the Fort Carson Police station, building 2700,
have changed to 2-4 p.m., Monday-Friday. The Fort
Carson Police complete fingerprints for on-post
employment. For any other fingerprint needs,
contact the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
22 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 21, 2015
Give a good word
Commentary by Maj. Bill Kim
Chaplain, 299th Brigade Engineer
Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
In 1858 the Illinois legislature
— using an obscure statute — sent
Stephen A. Douglas to the U.S. Senate
instead of Abraham Lincoln, who had
won the popular vote.
When a sympathetic friend asked
Lincoln how he felt, he said, “Like the
boy who stubbed his toe: I am too big
to cry and too badly hurt to laugh.”
Unfortunately, disappointments,
discouragement and depression are all
a part of life, and, with that, people
are so anxious and eager to share such
things with each other.
It’s like the story of a man who
came home to bad news every day. As
soon as he arrived home from work,
his wife would meet him at the door
and bombard him with the events of
the day’s troubles.
He couldn’t stand it anymore, so
one day, and after a long conversation,
his wife agreed that before she would
share her long tales of woe, she
would at least let him get changed
and eat his dinner.
But the next day, his wife met him
at the door as usual, and said to him,
“Honey, hurry up and eat your dinner.
I’ve got something terrible to tell you.”
It’s no wonder psychiatrists,
psychologists, counselors, clergy
and others who offer words of
encouragement and advice are in
such demand today.
In Acts 13:15, the people of
Pisidian Antioch said to the Apostles
Paul and Barnabas, “Brothers, if you
have any word of encouragement for
the people, say it.”
We can certainly understand
why the people wanted the apostles
to basically “give a good word.” They
were all facing many social, personal,
physical, emotional and spiritual
disappointments in life. In other
words, they needed help in the
resiliency department, something to
which I’m sure we can all relate.
We all need encouragement and
advice, no matter how old we are, how
educated we are, how much money we
have, how independent we are and how
much faith we have. It’s a fact of life
that we all face issues and challenges,
hence needing that good word of
encouragement to lift up our spirits.
Like the people in Pisidian
Antioch, we have our own worries
about many issues in life. But what
doesn’t help us is the fact that there are
many in this world who often criticize
rather than encourage.
Chapel briefs
Facebook — Search “Fort Carson Chaplains
(Religious Support Office)” for events and
schedules.
Chapel NeXt — meets at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday at
Veterans Chapel. Contemporary worship, children’s
ministry and biblical preaching is offered during
both services. Youth group meets Sunday at 6:30
p.m. Visit the Chapel NeXt Facebook page at https://
www.facebook.com/#!/chapelnextfortcarson for
more information.
Religious Education class — registration is
underway for the Catholic community. Classes
are held from 10:30-11:50 a.m. throughout the
school year for preschool (at least 4 years old)
through high school. Registration is also
being held for adults seeking to be confirmed in
the Catholic church. These classes will begin
in September and be held on a weeknight. Contact
Pat Treacy at 524-2458 or pratricia.a.treacy2.civ@
mail.mil for more information.
Youth Ministries — Prussman youth group meets
Tuesday at 6 p.m. and the Veterans Chapel youth
group meets Sundays at 6:30 p.m.
Catholic Women of the Chapel — Child care is
available by emailing children’s names and ages
to fortcarsonmccw@gmail.com. CWOC meets
Wednesdays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Soldiers’
Memorial Chapel beginning in September.
Call 526-5769 or visit “Fort Carson Military Council
of Catholic Women” on Facebook for information.
Protestant Women of the Chapel — meets
Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Soldiers’
Memorial Chapel. Free child care is available.
Email carson@pwoc.org or visit “PWOC
Fort Carson” on Facebook for details.
Native American prayer/spiritual services —
The He Ska Akicita (White Mountain Warriors)
hosts Inipi (sweat lodge) services at Turkey Creek
Recreation Area on a biweekly basis. Services
provided inside and outside the sweat lodge include
prayer and purification, blessing of protection,
and continued spiritual and emotional support to
military members. The ceremonies are conducted
in traditional Lakota style — they are not New Age
or Earth-based ceremonies. All DOD identification card holders and Family members may attend.
There are certain protocols to follow to attend:
“Brothers, if you
have any word of
encouragement
for the people,
say it.”
— Acts 13:15
An old pastor, on his deathbed,
was asked, “If you had to do it all over,
would you do anything differently?”
He replied, ‘Yes, I would have
criticized less and encouraged more.”
Some of us may ask ourselves, “I
want to encourage others, but I’m not
so good with words. What can I do?”
During her reign, Queen Victoria
heard that the wife of a common laborer
had lost her baby. Having experienced
deep sorrow herself, she felt moved
to express her sympathy. So she called
on the bereaved woman one day and
spent some time with her. After she
left, the neighbors asked what the
queen had said. “Nothing,” replied the
grieving mother. “She simply put
her hands on mine, and we silently
wept together.”
Sometimes there are no words for
situations, and the best encouragement
we can provide is to simply be present.
We all have the power to
encourage one another, through
words and actions. It may be driven
by personal faith or an innate desire
within, but whatever the reason, we
must remember that someone’s day
may either be spoiled or blessed,
depending upon what we choose
to do in our daily interactions.
Encouragement is much preferred
over criticism, and if we wish to
be encouraged ourselves, we must be
willing to encourage others.
Chapel schedule
Catholic
Soldiers’ Chapel
Nelson Boulevard and Martinez Street
• Saturday, 4:15-4:45 p.m.,
reconciliation, 526-8583
• Saturday, 5 p.m., Mass, 526-8583
• Sunday, 8:15-8:45 a.m.,
reconciliation, 526-8583
• Sunday, 9 a.m., Mass, 526-8583
Protestant
Healer Chapel (Traditional)
Evans Army Community Hospital
• Sunday, 9 a.m., worship, 526-7386
Prussman Chapel (Gospel)
Barkeley Avenue and Prussman
Boulevard
• Sunday, 9:30 a.m., Sunday school,
526-5744
• Sunday, 11 a.m., gospel, 526-9640
Soldiers’ Chapel (Traditional)
Nelson Boulevard and Martinez Street
• Sunday, 11 a.m., worship,
524-4316
• Tuesday, 9 a.m., PWOC, 524-4316
Veteran’s Chapel
Magrath Avenue and Titus Boulevard
• Sunday 9:30 and 11 a.m.,
Chapel NeXt, 526-8889
• Sunday, 10:30 a.m., religious
education, 524-2458
• Sunday, 10:30 a.m., RCIA,
524-2458
• Monday-Friday, 11:45 a.m.,
mass, 526-8583
• Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,
CWOC, 526-5769
Healer Chapel
Evans Army Community Hospital
• Sunday, 11 a.m., Mass, 526-7386
• Monday-Thursday, noon, Mass,
526-7386
• First Friday, noon, Mass, 526-7386
Eastern Orthodox
Fort Carson does not offer Eastern Orthodox services on post. For off-post
services please call 715-473-9238.
Jewish
Fort Carson does not offer Jewish services on post. Contact the U.S. Air Force
Academy Chapel for Jewish services information at 333-2636. The chapel is
located at 2346 Academy Place on the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Islamic
Fort Carson does not offer Islamic services on post. Contact the Islamic Society
at 2125 N. Chestnut, 632-3364 for information.
Colorado Warriors Sweat Lodge
Meets once or twice monthly and upon special request. Contact Michael
Hackwith at 719-285-5240 or Kevin Cheek at 405-313-8049.
Fort Carson Open Circle (Wicca)
Fort Carson does not offer Wicca services on post at this time.
foul language and inappropriate behavior is not
allowed; crystals, lotions, oils, owl feathers and
coyote faces are prohibited; women are not allowed
while menstruating; only metal allowed inside
the lodge are wedding bands/rings; no lightcolored clothing that can be seen through; women
traditionally wear calf-length skirts and shirts
that cover the shoulders (recommended to bring
two towels); and men are to wear appropriate
comfortable attire (shorts should be to the knee
or longer). There is no charge to attend the Inipi.
The ceremony is fully sanctioned and supported
by the Fort Carson Religious Services Office.
Call Michael Hackwith at 719-285-5240 or Kevin
Cheek at 405-313-8049 for more information.
Knights of Columbus — a Catholic group for
men 18 and older, meets the third Wednesday
of the month at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel.
Call 526-5769 for details.
Latter Day Saints Soldiers — meet Wednesday
at 6 p.m. for pizza and social, followed by an
Institute (Bible study) at 6:30 p.m. at Soldiers’
Memorial Chapel. Contact elder Ott Dameron at
433-2659 or ott.dameron@gmail.com or Chap.
(Capt.) Jacob Snell at 330-3120 or Jacob.r.snell.
mil@mail.mil for information or a ride.
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Aug. 21, 2015 — MOUNTAINEER
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Powerlifting to fitness
Story and photo by
Walt Johnson
Mountaineer staff
Maria Estrada, right, helps a fellow
Soldier with a workout at Iron Horse
Sports and Fitness Center.
There are a variety of ways
Soldiers can ensure they are physically fit to perform their mission. For
Maria Estrada, powerlifting captured
her heart and attention the day she
was introduced to the sport.
While stationed in Germany,
Estrada competed in her first
weightlifting competition. While
it was love of a sport at first lift, it
wasn’t exactly what she planned.
It was, however, the hope of another
person who got her involved in the
sport through a bit of deception and
it turned out to be a good fit for her.
“I was really tricked into
competing in my first powerlifting
tournament in Germany but, after
that event, I would have to admit I
was hooked,” Estrada said. “I was
actually doing elliptical workouts and
I was told I had to have a card in order
to lift. The truth is (her future lifting
coach) was trying to find (women)
to compete in various weight classes
(so) he introduced me to powerlifting.
After I knew it was something I
wanted to do further, my coach put
me on a diet and it’s something I have
stuck to to this day.”
Estrada was a springboard diver,
played volleyball and softball and ran
track before she was introduced to the sport of
powerlifting. Someone with that diverse of a
background in sports seldom begins a new sport
in their adult years, but there were aspects to
powerlifting that Estrada liked when it came to physical
conditioning.
“I like it because it gave me rapid results. I could
see myself losing weight and staying fit. … It made
me feel good to see how you can work your muscles
and you feel like you have (gotten) a good workout.
Lifting weights has always been easy for me.
Thirty days after my back surgery I could do 30
situps, and in four months, I was able to jump again
(she was a parachutist with the 82nd Airborne
Division) because I stayed fit and powerlifting was
a part of that,” Estrada said.
She said powerlifting has also given her a
chance to be compared to one of her favorite
feminine heroes, even if it is a fictitious one.
“I was competing for a championship at one
tournament and I had to lift a certain amount of
weight to advance,”she explained. “My dead lift
was 325 pounds, which I needed to get to the finals,
and people started calling me Wonder Woman
which is one of my (fictional) superheroes.”
Some people do powerlifting to tone their
muscles and others do it to compete, she said.
“It all depends on what your goals are. I
would say whatever your goal is, just start
somewhere,” Estrada said.
Golfing
lessons
Gregg Ales and his son,
Nathan, watch Nathan’s
shot go down the driving
range Saturday at Cheyenne
Shadows Golf Club. The golf
course has many programs
and events that teach
people the game of golf and
organizes a unit or family
function. Call the golf course
at 526-4102 for information
on available activities.
Photo by Walt Johnson
26 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 21, 2015
Prepping for opener
Fort Carson’s Special Events Center will be
renamed in honor of William “Bill” Reed
during a 9:30 a.m. ceremony Aug. 28.
Reed, the former manager of the facility,
retired from the Army and spent the rest of his
life in service to Soldiers and their Families,
first with the youth recreation section of the
Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and
Recreation (DFMWR) and then at various
facilities on post. During the ceremony there
will be a memorial plaque unveiling and the
center will be renamed in his honor.
DFMWR will sponsor the “Dirty Duathlon”
individual and team event Sept. 12 at Training
Area Bravo.
The event is usually a triathlon but because
of scheduled construction at the post outdoor
pool, the event will be a duathlon this year.
Register at Iron Horse Sports and Fitness Center
or Garcia Physical Fitness Center through 4 p.m.
Sept. 9. The registration fee is $20 per person;
same-day registration will be $35 per person.
Call 526-3944 for more information.
Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club hosts the 4th
annual Mountain Post Historical Association
tournament Aug. 28.
The tournament will begin with a shotgun start
at 1:30 p.m. The cost for the tournament is $75;
military members can register at the reduced fee of
$50. The association’s mission is to build a museum
dedicated to preserving the history and sacrifices of
all Mountain Post Soldiers, past, present and future.
Contact Amity Wagner at 719-633-2867 or email
amity@mountainposthistoricalcenter.org to enter
the tournament or for more information.
Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club hosts the 11th
annual Any Soldier Golf Tournament Aug. 28.
According to officials, the biggest tournament
hosted by the post golf course is expected to have
Photo by Walt Johnson
The Fountain-Fort Carson High School Trojans football team opens the 2015 season at home against the Columbine
Rebels Aug. 28. The rest of the Trojans’ home schedule is Sept. 11 vs. Legacy, Oct. 8 vs. Chaparral, Oct. 16 vs.
Doherty and Oct. 30 vs. Legend. The Trojans’ road schedule is Sept. 4 vs. Lakewood, Sept. 26 vs. Palmer, Oct. 2
vs. Douglas County and Oct. 23 vs. Castle View.
a field of 144 golfers. Officials said the majority
of golfers are active-duty Service members and
retirees from Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base,
the U.S. Air Force Academy, Cheyenne Mountain
Air Force Station and Schriever Air Force Base.
Contact Bob Marsh at 719-590-7984 or email
band1marsh@q.com to enter a team or compete
as a single golfer.
The Colorado Rockies offer military members
special ticket buys this season.
The next opportunity is when the Rockies
take on the New York Mets Friday at 6:40 p.m.,
Intramural football action
Charlie 1-4
quarterback
James Espino,
second from
right, tosses
the ball over
defenders to
his running
back Monday
at the Mountain
Post Sports
Complex.
Intramural
football action
takes place
Monday and
Wednesday
beginning at
6:30 p.m.
Photo by Walt Johnson
Saturday at 6:10 p.m. and Sunday at 2:10 p.m.
Military personnel can purchase tickets in the
outfield box, pavilion and upper reserved infield/
outfield area for their Family and friends for $14
each (with a $3.50 service charge per order), a
discount from the usual price. Call the Rockies
at 303-ROCKIES, ask for the military discount
and provide reference number 21230946 to take
advantage of the offer.
This offer is not available on a walk-up
basis. Seating areas are subject to availability,
limits may apply and all areas are not available
for each game.
The Fountain Valley 5-kilometer for the Fallen
takes place Sept. 5 at Fountain-Fort Carson
High School.
The event honors military personnel who
have served and sacrificed their lives for the
nation. The event kicks off the Fountain Valley
Fall Festival.
The next Commanding General’s Golf Scramble
is scheduled for Sept. 3 at Cheyenne Shadows
Golf Club.
Registration is underway at the golf course
for the event that begins with a shotgun start at
noon. The golf course is scheduled to hold a CG
scramble the first Friday of each month through
November. Call 526-4102 for more information.
The Mesa Ridge High School Grizzlies
football team opens the 2015 season on the
road against the Cañon City Tigers Sept. 4.
The Grizzlies’ first home game will
be Sept. 11 against the Ponderosa Mustangs
at 7 p.m. at District 3 Stadium on the
campus of Widefield High School. The rest
of the Grizzlies’ home schedule is Oct. 2 vs.
Coronado, Oct. 10 vs. Widefield, Oct. 23 vs.
Sand Creek and Nov. 6 vs. Montrose. The rest
of the Grizzlies’ road schedule is Sept. 18 vs.
Cheyenne Mountain, Sept 25 vs. Rampart, Oct.
16 vs. Vista Ridge and Oct. 30 vs. Falcon.
The DFMWR sports office hosts a
“Zombie Dash” obstacle course run Oct. 23.
The event will be held from 8-11 p.m.
Registration ends Oct. 23 at Iron Horse Sports
and Fitness Center. The course will have
“scary” obstacles along the route, according
to sports officials. The race is open to DOD
identification card holders 13 and older.
Children 17 and under must be accompanied
by an adult 18 or older at all times. Cost for
the event is $15 (nonrefundable). Call
526-2706 for more information.
— Compiled by Walt Johnson
Aug. 21, 2015 — MOUNTAINEER
Colorado State Parks offer free park entrance
to active-duty military and veterans with
military identification during August. The
hang-tag pass allows all members in the vehicle
to enter a state park for free when accompanied
by a Service member. Nearby state parks include
Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Mueller State
Park and Lake Pueblo State Park.
The 17th Annual Greek Festival is Friday, 4-10
p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday,
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Archangel Michael Greek
Orthodox Church, 2215 Paseo Road. Admission
is free. Food and beverages will be sold.
Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., has these
concerts in the theater:
• Merle Haggard is on stage Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
• Don Williams performs Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.
• Dave Chappelle is on stage Sept. 16 at 7 p.m.
• “The Price is Right Live!” is Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.
Call 520-SHOW for tickets.
“Into the Woods,” a musical combining a number
of classic fairy tales into one story, is in the
Thin Air Theatre Company at Butte Theater
in Cripple Creek. The musical alternates with
the melodrama “Foul Play,” with performances
Wednesday-Sunday in the theater at 139 E.
Bennett Ave. Call 719-689-3247 for ticket and
performance information.
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center hosts
a traveling exhibit, featuring more than 40
paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe and her
contemporaries, “Eloquent Objects: Georgia
O’Keeffe and Still-Life Art in New Mexico.” The
exhibit has been extended through Sept. 10. The fee
to see the exhibit is $15 for members and active-duty
members under the Blue Star Museum program.
The FAC is at 30 W. Dale St., and open
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“Great Balls of Fire: Comets, Asteroids and
Meteors” is a national traveling exhibit at
the Space Foundation Discovery Center, 4425
Arrowswest Drive, until Sept. 12. It’s included
in admission, $5 for military with identification.
Regular admission is $10 for adults, $7.50
for college students with identification, $4.50 for
ages 4-17 and $1 for ages 2-3. Under age 2 is free.
The Royal Gorge Bridge & Park near Cañon City
has a new visitor center, carousel, children’s
playground and new gondolas traversing the
gorge. For an additional charge, ride the Royal Rush
Skycoaster and the new ZipRider. Admission to the
Royal Gorge Bridge and Park is $21 for adults and
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$12 for children. There’s a $3 military discount. The
underwater rovers; experience hurricanes; build
bridge and park’s hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Take
gliders; investigate dinosaurs; interact with wild
Highway 115 south to Penrose then Highway 50
animals; explore with Legos and more. Contact Capt.
west through Cañon City and about 4 miles west
Leilani Distaso at 556-4228 for more information.
to County Road 3A; take it south to the park.
McAllister House Museum, 423 N. Cascade Ave.,
The Air Force’s “Tops in Blue” presents
hosts its backyard ice cream social Aug. 29,
“Freedom’s Song” Saturday at 3 p.m. in
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ice cream will cost 5 cents.
Arnold Hall Theater at the U.S. Air Force
Hot dogs will be $1, and cookies will also be
Academy. The traveling group of musicians
sold during the event. Music will be provided and
and singers are active-duty members of the U.S.
the museum will be open for tours for regular
Air Force. The free performance is open to the
admission of $5 for adults and $3 for children
public and DOD identification card holders. Call
6-12. Children under 6 are admitted free.
333-4497 for more information.
One of Denver’s largest fests is the Festival of
Teddy Bear Day at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Mountain and Plain … A Taste of Colorado
is Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., when kids
that is Sept. 4-7 in downtown Denver’s Civic
ages 3-11, accompanied by a teddy bear or
Center Park. More than 50 food establishments
other stuffed animal, are admitted for $5.25.
will sell a variety of dishes; 275 marketplace
Children must be accompanied by a paid adult,
booths will sell artworks, products and services.
with a maximum of four children per adult. Free
There’ll be six entertainment stages, and Joan
stuffed animal checkups will be provided at the
Jett and The Blackhearts will be on the Main
Teddy Bear Clinic at the Lodge at Moose Lake.
Stage Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. KidZone features
Stitches, splints or necessary “medical” proceplay equipment, free craft activities and there’ll
dures will be administered. Regular admission is
be music, magic, clowns and puppets on the
$14.25 for military adults and $9.25 for military
KidzStage. At the Festival of Mountain and
children. All children 2 and under are free. The
Plain fest goers can learn about the state’s
zoo is at 4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road.
pioneer past. Artisans demonstrate Navajo
“The Royal Bachelor (the musical)” is in the
weaving and culture, spinning, rug braiding,
Fountain Community Theater Thursday to Aug.
lace making and blacksmithing.
29 at 7 p.m. and a 3 p.m. matinee Aug. 29. King
The free 41st Annual Commonwheel Arts &
Evian’s scepter ends up in the hands of Yokel, who
Crafts Festival is Sept. 5-7 in Memorial Park
becomes king. Yokel needs a wife, and five women
in Manitou Springs, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Local
try out for his hand, amidst the turmoil of assassiartists sell their handcrafted works, including
nation attempts and an adviser who is draining the
pottery, sculpture, fiber, jewelry, photos and fine
royal treasury. General admission is $10; tickets for
art. There’ll be music, food vendors and art
military and children 12 and under are $8. The
activities. Call 685-1008 for information.
performance is in the Heritage Event Center,
— Compiled by Nel Lampe
737 Dale St., in Fountain. Tickets
can be purchased at http://www.
Fountaintheater.org or the Fountain
Newspaper office, 120 E. Ohio Ave.
The Colorado State Fair is Aug. 28 to
Sept. 7 at the state fairgrounds in
Pueblo. Tickets are on sale at http://
www.coloradostatefair.com for
concerts by Tracy Lawrence, Jerrod
Niemonn, Chase Rice, Jake Owen, Los
Rieleros del Norte, Steppenwolf “The
Born to be Wild Tour,” Los Lonely
Boys and a performance by Terry
Fator: The Voice of Entertainment.
STEM Rocks! is a free science, technology, engineering and mathematics
festival Aug. 29, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
the Peterson Air & Space Museum
Photo by Nel Lampe
at the corner of Peterson Boulevard
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Before it was a Colorado State Park,
the area served as a hunting ground for
Native Americans, home to trappers,
settlers, loggers, farmers and ranchers.
Learn about the history in the exhibit at
Mueller State Park Visitor Center.
Free
admission
in August
Story and photos by Nel Lampe
Mountaineer staff
Mueller State Park is one of
Colorado’s most visited state parks,
with international visitors as well.
Although it doesn’t have a lake for
water activities, it does have dramatic
scenery — forests of fir, pine, spruce
and aspen trees, lots of meadows
and views of snow-capped Rocky
Mountains in the distance. There’s a
great view of Pikes Peak from its
western side. The park has 5,121 acres
of forest, meadows and 55 miles of
scenic trails and is at 9,500 feet altitude.
Now is a good time to visit Mueller
State Park as admission is free in
August to active-duty military
members and veterans who show
military identification. All people in the
vehicle with the active-duty military
member are also admitted free.
There are eight ponds in Mueller
State Park, and two of them can be
fished, but those ponds require a
2.5-mile hike to reach. A Colorado
fishing license is required for anyone
older than 16. Fishing licenses are
sold at the Visitor Center.
The park is very popular for its
campgrounds. It has 132 camping sites
that are in the forested area. Camping
sites with electrical hookups are $22
per night; tent sites are $18. These sites
are open until Oct. 11. The sites can
There’s a great view of Peak View Pond and Pikes Peak from the west, near a campground in Mueller State Park.
accommodate any type of camping.
Water hydrants are located throughout
the park. Reservations can be made
up to 180 days in advance. Visitors
who plan to camp should have a
reservation before heading to the
park as camping spaces are usually
sold out during summer.
Camping sites are rented yearround, but only 17 sites are open in
winter. All 17 winter sites have
electricity but the water is turned
off in winter. The winter campsite
rate is $20. Call 800-678-2267 for
campsite reservations or go online
at http//www.ReserveAmerica.com.
Call the park Visitor Center at
687-2366 for more information.
There’s a camper services
building with coin-operated showers
and laundry facilities during the
summer season. There’s also a dump
station for use by campers.
Mueller State Park also has three
deluxe cabins for rent. The cabins are
fully furnished, including an electric
coffee maker, microwave, refrigerator,
pots, pans and dishes. There’s also an
outdoor gas barbecue grill. Cabins must
be reserved for a minimum of two days.
Pine Cabin sleeps four people;
Spruce Cabin accommodates six people
and Ponderosa Cabin is for eight people.
The cabins are heated by a forced air
furnace and a gas fireplace. One set of
linens and towels is provided.
Mueller State Park is a good place
for a day trip; take a picnic lunch and
use one of the day-use picnic tables, stop
by the Visitor Center and hike one of the
trails. Pets are not permitted on trails.
Self-guided trails include Wapiti
Nature Trail, Northern Meadow Loop
Trail and Dragonfly Children’s Trail.
Dragonfly Children’s Trail, near
the park entrance, is designed to
interest children in hiking, nature and
wildlife. Children can fish in the pond.
People interested in geocaching
can participate at Mueller; the park has
four geocaches and visitors who are
interested can ask for the coordinates
at the Visitor Center.
Nineteen miles of trails at Mueller
State Park are for mountain biking. The
trails are natural Pikes Peak granite and
each trail has moderate to steep sections.
Watching wildlife is also popular
at Mueller State Park. Ask for a
wildlife or bird checklist at the
entrance station or Visitor Center.
Dome Rock is an area that is
attached to the park but is governed
by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Sometimes wildlife may be seen in the
Dome Rock area, including elk, black
bears, Bighorn sheep, mule deer and
hawks. Dome Rock can be accessed
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Just the Facts
• TRAVEL TIME – 50 minutes
• FOR AGES – anyone
• TYPE – state park
• FUN FACTOR – (OUT OF 5 STARS)
• WALLET DAMAGE – $
(FREE FOR MILITARY IN AUGUST)
$ = Less than $20
$$ = $21-$40
$$$ = $41-$60
$$$$ = $61-$80
(BASED ON A FAMILY OF FOUR)
by taking Highway 67 toward Cripple
Creek, at Highway 61.
Mueller State Park trails are also
open to snowshoeing, cross-country
skiing or hiking in winter.
Visitors should stop at the Visitor
Center, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily,
except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas
Day and New Year’s Day. The Visitor
Center has history, wildlife and nature
exhibits, including interactive exhibits.
Staff members can answer questions and
give suggestions about hiking trails.
Films are also shown in the theater.
A small store area is in the Visitor
Center, selling maps, books, stuffed
animals, T-shirts, caps and other items.
Near the Visitor Center is the
Big View Overlook that provides a
panoramic view of distant Rocky
Mountains, including Monarch Pass,
Mount Ouray at 13,955 feet, Mount
Antero at 14,269 feet and Mount
Shavano at 14,229 feet.
If camping at Mueller State Park,
visitors can make the park a headquarters and visit other attractions in
the area. It’s only 12 miles from Mueller
to Florissant Fossil Beds National
Monument; about 15 miles from the
mining town of Cripple Creek with its
restaurants, casinos, museums and
theater; and a few miles from Woodland
Park and its ATMs, restaurants, fast
food establishments, grocery store and
movie theater. Gas and groceries are
also available at Divide.
Two other Colorado State Parks
are about 20 miles from Mueller:
Eleven Mile State Park and Spinney
State Park. Both parks have large
lakes for fishing and are also free for
active-duty military during August.
Mueller State Park was once a
hunting ground for Native Americans
and was settled by pioneers in the 1860s.
Trees in the area were used for building
towns, gold mines and railroads. The
Mueller family bought several ranches
and made the large ranch an animal
preserve. It became a state park in 1991.
Visitors must have an annual state
park pass or a $7 day pass to visit the
park, even if they are camping. The
pass is sold at the park’s entry station.
Active-duty military members and
veterans are admitted free this month.
To reach Mueller State Park from
Fort Carson, go north on Highway 115
(Nevada Street) to the Cimarron Exit,
turn west and take Highway 24 west
through Woodland Park to Divide. At
Divide, turn south on Highway 67 and
go about 4 miles to Mueller State Park.
Hikers walk along one of the many trails in Mueller State
Park. Snowcapped mountain ranges can be seen.
A family of visitors begins a bike ride at a camping site in Mueller State Park. Nineteen miles of trails in the park are for biking.
Places to see in the
Pikes Peak area.
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