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Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rdInfantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Hawaii,arrive outside a village in the Joint Readiness Training Center

via a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, September 22, 2019 during rota-tion 19-10 at JRTC. For more photos of the 3rd IBCT, 25th Inf DivSoldiers see page 9 of today’s Guardian.

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The Guardian, a civilian enter-prise newspaper, is an authorizedpublication for members of the U.S.Army. Contents of the Guardian arenot necessarily official views of, or en-dorsed by, the U.S. Government, De-partment of Defense, Department ofthe Army or Fort Polk.

The Guardian is published weeklyby the Public Affairs Office, JointReadiness Training Center and FortPolk. Printed circulation is 13,000.

Everything advertised in this publication shall be made availablefor purchase, use or patronage with-out regard to race, color, religion, sex,national origin, age, marital status,physical handicap, political affiliationor any other nonmerit factor of thepurchaser, user or patron.

A confirmed violation of this policy of equal opportunity by an ad-vertiser will result in the refusal toprint advertising from that source.

All editorial content of theGuardian is prepared, edited, pro-vided and approved by the Public Af-fairs Office, Joint Readiness TrainingCenter and Fort Polk.

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The appearance of advertising inthis publication, including inserts andsupplements, does not constitute en-dorsement by the Department of theArmy or the Natchitoches Times ofthe products or services advertised.

GuardianEditorial Staff

Brig. Gen. Patrick D. FrankJoint Readiness Training Center

and Fort Polk commanding general

Col. Ryan K. RoseberryGarrison commander

Kim ReischlingPublic affairs officerChuck Cannon

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Jean DubielAngie ThorneT.C. BradfordKeith Houin

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In our viewGuardian staff asked Fort Polk community members,

“What do you like best about fall?” Here are their responses:

Pfc. Cameron Brown: "It'sthe beginning of the big holi-days — Halloween, Thanks-giving, Christmas — it getscooler and it's the beginningof football season. I'm aPackers fan!"

Spc. Ishua Garcia: "The weatherbecause you can go to more out-door events, plus Halloween iscoming up."

Jeff Lawson: "Riding my motor-cycle in cooler weather."

Pfc. Adan Leon: "Coolertemperatures and all the hol-idays coming up. I also likethe longer nights."

Spc. StephanLewis: "Theweather feelsbetter and Ilike thechanging col-ors of theleaves. It'snice, and bet-ter than look-ing at justgreen all thetime."

Michele Stevens: "The coolerweather and wearing sweatersand scarves. Who doesn't likewearing a nice, fuzzy scarf?"

Tsai Tafoe: "I am looking for-ward to starting my adventuresin hunting and football season.Go Cowboys!"

AdvertisingFor advertising contact Theresa Larue

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RCCC briefA Reserve Component career counselors

brief for first term Soldiers who are slatedto ETS within six months is held Tuesdaysat 1 p.m. in bldg 250, 1716 Third Ave., theinstallation In/Out Processing bldg. Thebrief provides professional guidance andcareer counseling to Soldiers leaving theactive Army. For more information call531-1850.

DFAC hoursThe dinner meal hours for Patriot Inn

Dining Facility will change to 5-6:30 p.m.effective Tuesday. Current hours are 4:30-6p.m. Call 531-7540 for more information.

Branch visitThe Joint Readiness Training Center and

Fort Polk hosts an infantry officer branchvisit Oct. 16-17 at 9 a.m. in the Fort PolkMission Training Center theater. Officers inthe grades of second lieutenant throughmajor will be given the opportunity tomeet their branch manager, receive an in-formational brief and individually discusstheir careers.

POC is 1st Lt. Madeline Platt,[email protected] or 531-1107.For more information see Fort PolkOPORD 19-073.

Road repairThe contract to repair Louisiana Avenue

from the Visitor Control Center to La. Hwy467 was awarded with a required comple-tion date of Nov. 15. Work requirementsinclude base failure repairs , removing(milling) the asphalt and repaving with anew asphalt overlay and new pavementmarkings. The work is planned for aphased execution to minimize disruptionsto access control point 1 operations forboth inbound and outbound traffic.

The first phase of the project will requirethe contractor to place one lane closures atmultiple locations along Louisiana Avenueto execute the base failure repairs. Mo-torists should expect aggregate travel sur-faces at the locations the contractor has ex-ecuted base failure repairs and should beaware of construction crews and equip-ment adjacent to travel ways.

ACP 1 will remain open for both in-bound and outbound traffic for phase 1,but alternate routes are encouraged to min-imize delays and traffic congestion at thesesites. Updates will be provided when theFort Polk Directorate of Public Works re-ceives detailed schedules and traffic im-pacts for each phase.

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FORT POLK, La. — Each year the Joint Readi-ness Training Center and Fort Polk extends an in-vitation to retirees and their families to have aone-stop shop experience at the installations’ an-nual Retiree Appreciation Day.

This year’s activities kick off Oct. 18 with aSoldier For Life Golf Tournament at Warrior HillsGolf Course. The four person per team, 18-holescramble tees off with a shotgun start at 9 a.m.Cost is $180 per team or $45 per individual. Par-ticipants receive greens fee, cart and lunch. Thetop finisher will receive prizes. Call 531-4661 formore information.

For gun enthusiasts, a skeet shooting competi-tion is hosted by Fort Polk Soldiers for Life Tran-sition Assistance Program at noon Oct. 18 onRange 23A, the Recreational Shooting Range,

4111 California Ave. The event is open to activeduty, National Guard, Army Reserve, retireesand veterans. Cost is $25 per shooter and coversammunition, prizes, refreshments and clay tar-gets. Call (225) 654-7225.

On Oct. 19, an opening ceremony, completewith cake cutting, informational briefs and doorprizes begins at 9 a.m. in the In and Out Process-ing Center, bldg 250. Services offered include:Veterans services, dental insurance agencies, dis-abled veterans service officer, ID card renewalsand DEERS updates and legal assistance.

Once participants have finished at the In andOut Processing Center, they can cross ThirdStreet and visit Bayne-Jones Army CommunityHospital and its annual health fair.

To learn more about Retirement AppreciationDay activities call 531-0363/0402 or email [email protected].

Polk sets day aside for military retireesGUARDIAN STAFF

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Acting Secretary ofthe Army announced today proposed changes toeligibility criteria at Arlington National Ceme-tery. This begins the process for the federal gov-ernment to prepare for the public rulemakingprocess that includes public feedback to the pro-posed changes.

The nation’s premiere military cemetery is at acritical crossroads in its history. Nearly all of the22 million living armed forces members and vet-erans are eligible for less than 95,000 remainingburial spaces within these hallowed grounds.

A planned Southern Expansion project willadd 37 acres of additional burial space for the na-tion’s veterans. Southern expansion includes thearea nearest the Air Force Memorial and a part ofthe former grounds of the Navy Annex. Howev-er, expansion alone will not keep Arlington Na-tional Cemetery open to new interments wellinto the future. Without changes to eligibility, Ar-lington National Cemetery will be full for firstburials by the mid-2050s.

“The hard reality is we are running out ofspace. To keep Arlington National Cemeteryopen and active well into the future means wehave to make some tough decisions that restrictthe eligibility,” said Executive Director of ArmyNational Military Cemeteries and Arlington Na-tional Cemetery Karen Durham-Aguilera.

The Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Author-ization Act directed the Secretary of the Army toestablish revised eligibility criteria to keep thecemetery functioning as an active burial groundwell into the future, defined as 150 years.

The Secretary established imperatives to rec-ognize the individual’s sacrifice, service and im-pact to the nation's security.

The proposed eligibility criteria honors com-mitment to military service and is equitableacross branches and eras of service. Additionally,any change should be easily understood, fair andconsistent with Arlington National Cemetery’smission.

Years of outreach have guided the decision-making process. Arlington National Cemeteryand its stakeholders — military and veteran serv-ice organizations, military, government leaders,Congress, veterans, military service membersand their family members — have been workingthis issue closely.

“This has been a lengthy and deliberateprocess that has been done in the public do-main,” said former Superintendent of ArlingtonNational Cemetery Katharine Kelley. “We have aFederal Advisory Committee at Arlington Na-tional Cemetery, an independent body mandatedby Congress to look at substantive issues relatedto the cemetery, and they have looked at thequestion of eligibility for many years.”

The cemetery has maintained an active andongoing dialogue with military and veteran serv-ice organizations over two and a half years ofthoughtful deliberation and public outreach. Ad-ditionally, the cemetery has conducted public

surveys that garnered input and feedback fromthese important stakeholders, as well the activeduty component that serves today.

The cemetery received more than 250,000 re-sponses to these national surveys, and the resultsoffered a compelling look at the opinions and at-titudes of veterans, family members and activeduty populations. Ninety-five percent of respon-dents want Arlington to not only remain open,but remain open and active well into the future.

“We’ve made extensive efforts to listen andgather input as part of this process, and thatfeedback we have received has been part of theSecretary’s deliberations and part of our discus-sions going forward,” said Kelley.

Now that the Secretary has established theproposed criteria, once cleared, the Departmentof the Army will publish a draft rule in the Fed-eral Register for public comment, adjudicatepublic comments and publish the final rule. Fed-eral rulemaking is a deliberative process and isexpected to take a minimum of nine months.

“This is a lengthy process, but it’s another op-portunity to have a say in what the future of Ar-lington National Cemetery should be for our na-tion,” said Durham-Aguilera.

In addition to preserving 1,000 gravesites forcurrent and future Medal of Honor recipients, theproposed revised eligibility criteria for those whohonorably serve the nation are as follows:

For below-ground interment:• Killed in Action, to include repatriated re-

mains of service members• Award recipients of the Silver Star and

above who also served in combat

• Recipients of the Purple Heart• Combat-related service deaths while con-

ducting uniquely military activities• Former Prisoners of War• Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United

States • Veterans with combat service who also

served out of uniform as a government officialand made significant contributions to the nation'ssecurity at the highest levels of public service

For above-ground inturnment:• World War II-era veterans, to include legis-

lated active-duty designees• Retirees from the armed forces who are eligi-

ble to receive retired pay but are not otherwise el-igible for interment

• Veterans who have served a minimum oftwo years on active duty and who have served incombat

• Veterans without combat service who alsoserved out of uniform as a government officialand made significant contributions to the nation'ssecurity at the highest levels of public service

Eventual implementation of revised eligibilitywill not affect previously scheduled services atArlington National Cemetery. Additionally, theproposed revisions will not affect veterans’ burialbenefits or veteran eligibility at Department ofVeterans Affairs 137 national cemeteries and 115state veterans cemeteries.

Arlington National Cemetery will continue toactively engage stakeholders in the important de-cisions impacting the future of the cemetery.

Visit www.arlingtoncemetery.mil for more in-formation.

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AArrmmyy nneewwssArmy announces proposed changes for burial at ANCBy KERRY MEEKERArmy News Service

Members of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon participate inthe full honors service for Army Air Forces 1st. Lt. Francis Pitonyak at Arlington NationalCemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 22, 2017. Pitonyak was a member of the 36th Fighter Group,8th Fighter Squadron and went missing in October 1943 during deteriorating weather con-ditions and loss of visibility near Port Moresby, Territory of Papua. His remains were iden-tified by a DPAA recovery team in July 2016 from dental remains recovered from a crashsite in Papua New Guinea.

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FORT POLK, La. — The sun rose over the vil-lage of Sangari Sept. 23. The weather was fore-cast to be sunny and beautiful. However, thisday, dark clouds were building on the horizon.Not physical clouds carrying rain and lightning,but the ephemeral clouds of discontent.

Sangari, one of the myriad training villages atthe Joint Readiness Training Center and FortPolk, is a poor village that has been caught in themiddle of a war that it did not ask to be involvedwith and, for the most part, has no stake in theoutcome. Unfortunately, the village lies along astrategic route for those forces fighting that un-wanted war.

Americans needed the roads to move Soldiersand equipment to the battlefield and the Taliban,al-Qaida — or whoever was opposing the Ameri-cans this week — set ambushes using roadsidebombs, martyrs, rocket propelled grenades andanything else at their disposal to stop or slowtheir enemy.

Roads and buildings were damaged and need-ed to be rebuilt. Rebuilding costs were extremelyhigh, especially after the last fighting season andas much as he didn’t want to, the mayor had tolevy new taxes on an already overtaxed popula-tion. For some, it was a bridge too far and bymid-morning, angry citizens began forming infront of the mayor’s residence. Most came withnothing but the need to let off some steam andwere peacefully demonstrating. Chants of “NOMORE TAXES!” split the air and a few rockswere thrown at the mayor’s house, but there wasno sense of danger.

As the morning progressed, word of the

protest got around and more people showed upto voice their displeasure. Security staff noticedthat some of these new individuals were notdressed the same as the citizens that arrived ear-lier. They looked rougher and some were openlycarrying rifles. They hung around the fringes ofthe demonstration, egging on the protesters. Themood seemed to be getting darker.

It was decided that the demonstration hadgone on long enough and needed to be dis-persed. Security staff went out to try and calmthe crowd but were unsuccessful; their efforts fu-eled the anger in the crowd and now there werebottles being thrown in addition to the rocks andinsults.

The mayor put in a call to the American mili-tary asking for assistance. Luckily, the 258th Mili-tary Police Company, 519th Military Police Bat-talion, was in the area and sent a rapid responseforce to deal with the situation. The Soldiers puton their riot gear, deployed to the mayor’s resi-dence and, after a few tense exchanges, quelledthe demonstration.

The above scenario is one of the skill sets thatthe 258th MP Company practices year round as apart of the Homeland Defense Quick ReactionForce. Being aligned with that force means thecompany could be tasked on short notice to de-ploy anywhere. Capt. Blake Estlund is the com-mander of the 258th MP Co.

“We could be tasked to assist with missions in-side the United States like a border support mis-sion, guarding critical sites like an energy plantor a missile silo or anything the president deemsnecessary to protect,” he said.

Estlund said the skills are the same for thetasks his Soldiers perform in the course of theirduties as military policemen, but there is a differ-

ence in what actions are authorized on the battle-field versus a civil defense mission. He said hesaw improvement being made through thecourse of the training.

“From the beginning to the end of the week, Ithink we’ve progressed well,” he said. “We don’thave it mastered because of the complexity of thehomeland missions contrasted with what thetypical mission you might perform inAfghanistan or Iraq.”

Estlund explained there are a lot more rulesand moving parts to missions involving local,state and federal agencies than there are whenfacing an enemy on the battlefield. He said a civildisturbance is a thorny situation to face but hethought the company performed well.

“It’s a very complex, dynamic environment forSoldiers to deal with. It was a very fast, constant-ly changing environment,” he said. “There wasreplicated CS gas (tear gas), smoke and localswith strong opinions about the way the villagewas being governed. That escalated into violenceand I think my Soldiers did the best job possibleconsidering the situation and the limited re-sources available.”

Sgt. Louis Hart, Headquarters and Headquar-ters Detachment, 519th MP Bn, along with abouta dozen other Soldiers from the unit, was one ofthe participants role-playing as a demonstratorduring the exercise. He said they were there tohelp their brothers-and-sisters-in-arms learn thebest way to respond to a riot control situation.

“I think they did well. They had an appropri-ate level of response, overwhelming numberscompared to the demonstrators and were able topush us back and disperse us,” he said. “Afterthat, they didn’t just quit. They watched us,

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This is the sight demonstrators saw as the 258th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, prepared to face and disperse aprotest at the Sangari mayor's residence. It was all part of a scenario cooked up to test the Soldiers’ riot control skills during civil defensetraining Sept. 20.

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tracked where we went and responded whenwe tried to continue the protest.”

The protesters regathered in an alleywaytrying to get back and continue the protestbut the riot squad was vigilant and did notlet the demonstrators outflank them. Theymaintained control of the space in front of themayor’s house.

Speaking as a non-commissioned officer,Hart said training is a Soldier’s best friend.

“Training and readiness go together. If youdon’t train, you won’t be able to accomplishyour mission,” he said.

Hart said training is the foundation ofeverything a Soldier does. If a Soldier doesn’tlearn early on to clean his assigned weapon,he’s not going to be able to clear a jam on thebattlefield. Likewise, if there is no opposingforce to show what a situation will be like,they won’t perform as effectively when thescenario presents itself in the real world.

“What if a guy is 6 foot 4 inches tall andweighs 300 pounds? Some people are big.What are you going to do when a guy likethat comes barreling at you? Are you goingto let him run you over?” he asked. “Not ifyou have the right training. With the righttraining you will know how to manipulatehim and use his body weight against him andmaintain control of the situation.”

Estlund said there is a link between whatthey do during a war time mission conductedoverseas and their missions for homeland de-fense.

“A lot of the tasks we complete duringwartime transition (to peacetime operations).We still execute many of the same leadercommands and Soldier tasks that the nationexpects of its Army, but at the same time wehave to be flexible,” he said. “There is an ex-pectation of flexibility but also familiaritywith whatever task we are given, at home orabroad.”

What comes next for the 258th MP Co?More training, as you might guess. Estlundsaid the company will refine the lessonslearned during their week in the field. Hesaid they will resume the Homeland Defensemission and move forward with a sustaininglevel of training.

“We’ll increase the size of the trainingfrom a squad or platoon level. We are goingto amp up the training to a company-sized el-ement dealing with larger crowds,” he said.“We’ll raise the danger level from peoplepushing to having objects being thrown andother elements to enhance our knowledgebase.”

Estlund said his Soldiers are hard workersand ready for any task may come their way.

“Task us with a homeland defense mis-sion, a deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan oranything else — these Soldiers are hungry,”he said. “They want to keep getting betterand be prepared to protect their citizens.They know the importance of that and theimpact they have by being primed for anymission, any where at any time.”

Soldiers with the 258th Military Police Company,519th Military Police Battalion, subdue a demon-strator who became violent during a protest at theSangari mayor's residence. The Soldiers weretraining to sharpen their civil disturbance and riotcontrol skills.

Clock wise from above: Protesters become violent during acivil defense exercise with the 258th MP Co. The MPs werecalled in to end the protest and disperse the rioters or takethem into custody. The Soldiers were honing a skill set thatmay be needed as a part of their Homeland Defense mission.

Protesters, played by HHD, 519th MP Bn Soldiers, clash withriot control Soldiers assigned to the 258th MP Co. during civildisturbance training in the village of Sangari Sept. 20.

Soldiers with the 258th MP Co don riot gear and march out toquell a protest in front of the Sangari mayor's residence duringcivil disturbance training.

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FORT POLK, La. — The medical field of mili-tary occupational specialties in the U.S. Army, the68 series, covers a variety of skill sets from ortho-pedic care specialists (68B) to combat medics(68W).

Seven Soldiers from two particular skill sets, an-imal care specialists (68T) and veterinary food in-spector specialists (68R), travelled to Fort Polk forthe Public Health Activity-Hood Soldier of theYear competition Sept. 23 through today. Theywere tested on tasks like weapons proficiency, dayand night land navigation, combat lifesaver skillsand more.

Staff Sgt. John Cohnes is with PHA-Hood andserved as the NCO in charge of the competition.He said the event is held at a different installationevery year.

“Each of these competitors won their NCO orSoldier of the Quarter board from each branch ofPHA-Hood,” he said. “They are being challengedon their Soldier skills, physical endurance andmental aptitude.”

Cohnes said one NCO and one Soldier wouldwin the competition, then represent PHA-Hood asa team at the next higher-level board, which isheld at Fort Hood (Texas).

Lt. Col. Anthony Marinos, commander, PHA-Hood, said these events are important to buildmorale and, “remind us of our wartime mission,”he said. “These Soldiers are veterinarians and foodinspectors but they also have the ability to supportcombat readiness.”

Marino said he was happy to see the competi-tion hosted at Fort Polk this year.

“I think we are fortunate to have this opportu-nity,” he said. “Our command covers the entiresouthwest region, from Fort Polk, Louisiana toFort Irwin, California, and I am glad we could do(the competition) here.”

Command Sgt. Maj. Darryl Bogan, commandsergeant major of PHA-Hood’s parent command,Public Health Command-Central, visited Fort PolkSept. 25 to observe the warfighter skills lane.

“We have a mission to ensure our tactical skillsare proficient, and these competitions are a way toachieve that proficiency,” he said. “It reinforcesthat tactical knowledge, which is just as importantas our technical skills. Executing these lanes ishow we validate them.”

Most of the participants said the 12-mile Ruck-march was the most difficult event.

“The obstacle course was also physically drain-ing but it (only required) short bursts of energy,”said Sgt. David Wolfington, South Texas Branch.“I’m pooped after this ruck.”

Spc. Garrett Finley, Mojave Branch, agreed“The ruck was 100% the hardest,” said Finley. “I

think doing all the other events before this, thentacking on the hardest thing you can do (the ruck),is a lot of work.”

Wolfington said the event he most enjoyed wasshooting targets at the engagement skills trainer.

“Clearing the rooms was great,” he said. “I’venever done that before, so it was quite a treat.”

For Finley, the best part of the competition wasesprit de corps between the candidates.

“I think being with all the other Soldiers is themost fun. We are helping each other get througheverything,” he said. “I’ve enjoyed getting to

By JEAN DUBIELGuardian staff writer

Fort Polk hosts Public Health Activity Soldier, NCO of Year event

Please see PHA, page 8

A competitor in the PHA-Hood Soldier and NCO of theYear competition is about to leap onto one of the obsta-cles at the Geronimo confidence course at Fort PolkSept. 24.

A Soldierreacts tocontact dur-ing the war-rior skillslane in theCastor Train-ing Area atFort PolkSept. 25.

A candidate climbs over the 6-foot wallat the Geronimo confidence course atFort Polk Sept. 24.

With the sun greeting him at thefinish line, this competitor in thePHA-Hood Soldier and NCO of theYear competition completes the12-mile ruck at Fort Polk Sept. 26.

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know people from the other (PHA) branches.”Candidates maintained their motivation as

they persevered through each event, saidCohnes.

“They have done a great job and have exceed-ed my expectations,” he said. “Hopefully theywill continue to do outstanding things.”

The names of the candidates are:Sgt. Diante R. Collins, Oklahoma BranchSpc. Garrett Finley, Mojave BranchSgt. Michael Harrison, Mojave BranchSpc. Jade Baxter, South Texas BranchSgt. David Wolfington, South Texas BranchSpc. Johann Gonzales, Borderland BranchSgt. Krista Ramirez, Louisiana Branch

Competitors get familiar with the employ-ment of certain medical items before thecombat lifesaver portion of the competitionbegins at Fort Polk Sept. 24.

These competitors in thePHA-Hood Soldier and NCOof the Year competition arepreparing their maps forthe land navigation lane inthe Castor Training Area atFort Polk Sept. 25.

A Soldierclimbs theladder at theGeronimoconfidencecourse atFort PolkSept. 24.

A Soldierchecks his maskfor proper fitand seal in theCastor TrainingArea at FortPolk Sept. 25.

A competitor inthe PHA-HoodSoldier andNCO of the Yearcompetitionshoots at tar-gets in the en-gagement skillstrainer at FortPolk Sept. 24.

A candidate engages targets inthe engagement skills trainer atFort Polk Sept. 24.

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WASHINGTON — No matter how secure acomputer network or the environment it’s usedin may seem to be, users should just assume it’scompromised, the deputy undersecretary of de-fense for research and engineering said.

“This is something I’m very much behind,”Lisa Porter said during a panel discussion Sept.24 at the Center for Strategic and InternationalStudies in Washington.

During her time as the first director of the U.S.Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity,Porter said, she saw a growing emphasis on cy-bersecurity. The organization was created in2008.

“At that time, cybersecurity became impor-tant,” she said. “It had been important before,but people were emphasizing it. And unfortu-nately, there was a huge emphasis on primitivedefense models.”

The thinking at the time, she said, was that aslong as perimeters were put in place, everythinginside would be safe, including the data and thenetworks.

That turned out to not be true, Porter said, andsecurity requires more than just building a barri-er around the network.

“It leads you to a false sense of security. ...Think ‘Edward Snowden,’” she said. “So then wesaid, ‘Maybe this perimeter defense model hassome flaws in it.’”

Instead, Porter said, users should assume thenetwork is compromised already — either fromoutside or from bad actors on the inside.

“When you change your mindset to ... ‘I haveto assume that my networks aren’t trusted —that no matter where I am, I have got to go inwith an assumption that I can’t trust what I amusing as the backbone of my communications —it changes how you think about the technologicalsolution,” she said.

Now, she said, cyber professionals are think-

ing about “zero-trust architecture,” which as-sumes that no one who uses the network can betrusted.

In such a setup, users might be allowed accessonly to that information and those applicationsthat they are pre-authorized to use. Past networksecurity might have put a wall around the wholenetwork, and once inside, a user would have freerein to move about. A zero-trust environmentuses “microsegmentation,” which divides thenetwork into smaller zones, each requiring spe-cial access.

“I think we’ve been lulling ourselves into afalse sense of security by thinking we can buildperfectly secure enclaves,” Porter said. “There isno such thing as a secure system. So we have todeal with that reality whether we are doing cy-ber, whether we are doing supply chain, whetherwe are doing 5G. You will see the zero-trust refer-ence across many of (the Defense Department re-search and engineering) domains, because we aretrying to advocate for that perspective.”

Assume networks compromised, DoD official urgesBy C. TODD LOPEZArmy News Service

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — The Army'sRock Island Arsenal — Joint Manufacturing andTechnology Center has created a legacy for train-ing journeyman machinists for almost 110 years.

“The Apprenticeship Program is a programwhere a journeyman-level person in any skilledtrade teaches a younger person who doesn'tknow anything,” said Don Gordon, divisionchief, Tool and Gage Division, Machining Divi-sion East, RIA-JMTC. “So in the machiningtrades, it's taking a block of steel and using cut-ting tools, high precision measuring tools, files,other types of inspection equipment and creatinga finished product.”

This program is currently in full-swing withfour classes running concurrently, comprised of45 apprentices at various stages of the four-yearprogram.

“The benefit for an employee is they get twoyears of school in a four-year apprenticeship pro-gram,” said Gordon. “When they finish the pro-gram, they get a journeyman machinist card andthey have zero debt. Their job is to learn and theyget paid for it!"

The four-year program begins with schooling

and basic machining skills.The first year is used to immerse apprentices

in working on a shop floor for the government.The groundwork of machining is laid with ap-prentices using hacksaws and files to create basicprojects, according to Gordon.

“They learn all manual machines first becauseI'm still of the mentality that if you don't knowhow to crank a handle on a mill, then you don'tknow what's going to happen when you pro-gram a CNC (computer numerical control) mill,”said Gordon.

“It's grueling and it's hard work and the pointof it, I'm assuming, is to build character for one,but also to give you an appreciation for the tech-nology that we have and I'm all about it,” agreedJonathan Helms, RIA-JMTC spring maker andformer apprentice in the program.

In their second year, apprentices continue theirschooling while also expanding their machiningskills with more precision work and hands-on inthe shop environment, according to Gordon. Thisis also when they begin rotating through differ-ent areas within the factory.

“They get a full, rounded-out curriculum ofwhat goes on at JMTC,” said Gordon.

At RIA-JMTC apprentices are expected to bemore of a jack-of-all-trades in machining so their

training is more extensive than other journeymanprograms.

“Apprenticeship at the Rock Island Arsenal isnot the same as an apprenticeship in a privatesector tool-and-dye-job shop or a machine shop.Most of them are tailored: They want a lathe op-erator, they want a mill operator,” said Gordon.“We want an all-around machinist so we startthem from the basics and then we start rotatingthem around the shops.”

The final two years are spent entirely on theshop floor with full hands-on training and hon-ing their machinist skills.

“Once they start getting into third and fourthyears they spend more time in the areas they'regoing to be assigned; we know we're going tohave people in machining, grinding, small armsand field-service gages,” said Gordon.

Attrition is a real concern within RIA-JMTC,with about 28-33% of personnel ready to retire ormove into different positions, according to Gor-don. This makes the apprentice program vital tofill those positions.

"Having 60 (apprentices) in the program at alltimes and 15 that are graduating soon keeps agood pool of candidates," he said.

Apprenticeship program class seats are postedon USAJOBS at www.usajob.gov.

Apprenticeship program offers journeyman opportunitiesBy DEBRALEE BESTArmy News Service

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School lunch menuThe following school lunch menu is for

Vernon Parish schools for Monday throughWednesday. Meals are served with saladbar and choice of milk:

Monday: Chicken shoestrings, mashedpotatoes, gravy, green beans, mixed fruit,whole wheat roll.

Tuesday: Whole grain spaghetti andmeat sauce, steamed corn, tossed saladcup, whole wheat garlic bread, watermel-on.

Wednesday: Carnival corndog, Bush’sbaked beans, oven baked fries, mixed fruit.

Thursday: Staff inservice.Oct. 4: School holiday.

DeCA WIC acceptanceThe Fort Polk Commissary can now

process Louisiana Women, Infants andChildren (WIC) electronic benefits transfer(EBT) card purchases. For more informa-tion call 531-7678.

Traffic blockageA building will be moved through the

access control point at Mississippi Avenueand La. Hwy 10 Saturday at about 10 a.m.The building will travel up Mississippi Av-enue to Third Street and delivered toBayne-Jones Army Community Hospital.Call 531-3111 for more information.

Movie nightFort Polk Directorate of Family Morale,

Welfare and Recreation hosts an outdoormovie night featuring “The Secret Life ofPets 2” Saturday from 7-10 p.m. on Head-quarters Field. Free popcorn, hot dogs andsodas are available. Bring lawn chairs orspread out a blanket and enjoy family fun.

Cancer awarenessFort Polk’s Home of Heroes Recreation

Center hosts “Grace,” a breast cancerawareness functional fitness competition,Oct. 5 from 9-11 a.m. There are three divi-sions: Male, female and masters (40 yearsand older). Competitors will perform 30clean and jerks for time. Enter the day ofthe event or at Eventbrite.com. Call 531-9710 for more information.

AAFES briefsThe Army and Air Force Exchange Serv-

ice offers Soldiers and military familiesfee-free layaway. The exchange will waiveits $3 service fee for items priced at $25 ormore. Shoppers pay a layaway deposit of15% of the purchase price. Items must bepicked up by Dec. 24. For more informa-tion, visit the customer service desk.

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FORT POLK, La. — October is recognizedthroughout the U.S. as National Domestic Vio-lence Awareness Month.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month evolvedfrom the “Day Of Unity” in October 1981 ob-served by the National Coalition Against Domes-tic Violence. The day of unity soon became an en-tire week devoted to a range of activities con-ducted at the local, state and national levels.

The activities conducted were as varied anddiverse as the program sponsors but had com-mon themes: Mourning those who have died be-cause of domestic violence, celebrating thosewho have survived, and connecting those whowork to end violence.

Domestic abuse can affect anyone — men,women and children — regardless of age, educa-tion, religion, race or income levels.

Together as a community Fort Polk can buildawareness and take a stand to end domestic vio-lence. The Fort Polk Victim Advocacy Program issponsoring several events during the month ofOctober to help spread awareness for the need toprevent domestic violence on all levels.

• Wednesday: Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Frank,commander, Joint Readiness Training Center andFort Polk, and his leadership staff will sign aDVAM Proclamation observing this special

themed month. The event takes place at theCommunity Information Forum held at the War-rior Center at 10 a.m.

• Oct. 18: “Wear Purple Day.” Everyone isasked to show your support for survivors of do-mestic violence by wearing purple. You are alsowelcome to send your picture of support [email protected], for posting tothe Fort Polk Family Advocacy Facebook page.

• Oct. 24: Domestic Violence AwarenessMonth Run/Walk. The event is open to the pub-lic, military units, family members and civilians.Children and strollers are welcome. Participantsare asked to wear purple. To pre-register, call531-1938. Participants may also sign up at theevent. This event takes place at Warrior HillsGolf Course. Registration begins at 8 a.m. TheDVAM Run/Walk start time is 8:30 a.m. BetterOpportunities for Single Soldiers will partnerwith the Victim Advocacy Program for thisevent.

If you know or suspect domestic violence isoccurring within a family, call the Fort Polk Vic-tim Advocacy Program Hotline at (337) 424-7494to speak with a victim advocate 24 hours a day,seven days a week.

Domestic violence has no place in the Army,the installation, or family homes. Working to-gether, the Fort Polk community can make a dif-ference.

VAP sets domestic violence awareness eventsVICTIM ADVOCACY PROGRAM


If you need help,Call the Victim Advocacy Program Hotline

at (337) 424-7494

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Sept. 27, 2019

Fort Polk kids have blast participating in Child, Youth Services Day for Kids national event

FORT POLK, La. — Fort Polk Direc-torate of Family Morale, Welfare andRecreation’s Child and Youth Serviceshosted the Boys and Girls Club Day forKids Sept. 21 at Fort Polk’s Youth Gym,bldg 2070.

Day for Kids is a nationally cele-brated event filled with activities, foodand games. Fort Polk’s Day for Kids of-fered arts and crafts, jewelry making,bubble blowing, inflatable horse races,gymnastics, face painting and more.

The day was a way to celebrate kids,said Paige Greathouse, CYS MiddleSchool and Teen director. Greathousehelped organize the Day for Kidsevent.

“It’s all about food, Family andfun,” she said. “This day is vital for

kids and military Families. It givesthem an opportunity to spend time to-gether and bond, as well as meet othermilitary Families — all while having agood time,” she said.

Spc. Tyler Mitchell, 2nd Battalion,30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd BrigadeCombat Team, 10th Mountain Divi-sion, attended Kid’s Day with his Fam-ily.

He said although the day’s focuswas more for his little girl’s enjoymentthe event was also important for him.

“We work quite a bit, so events likethis give us a break and help Soldiersand Family members with morale,” hesaid.

Soo Min Baek, a military spouse,said she and her girls were having agood time at Kid’s Day.

“This event makes us happy,” shesaid.

By ANGIE THORNEGuardian staff writer

Matteo Martinkoski, 7, seems to be having funas he blows a big bubble Fort Polk's Day forKids event.

Zoey Dodd, 2, gets her face painted as her mom, Clare, watches atFort Polk's Day for Kids.

Michael Glass and his daughter Emilia, 3, take a ride on a pony at Fort Polk's Child and YouthServices Day for Kids held Sept. 21 at Fort Polk's Youth Gym.

Gabriel Reyes-Lugo, 6, arranges Skittles on a plate with intense con-centration.

Tegan Gomez, 2,watches careful-ly as she gets atemporary tat-too.

Kids have fun playing a large version of Kerplunk as parents look onat Fort Polk’s Youth Gym.

These little artists — Samara Sanchez, 4, (left) and her sister Sophia, 10, — work on their mas-terpieces.

Daeleion Barbour, 11, takes a break from theaction at Day for Kids as he chows down on arefreshing snow cone and a bag of popcorn.

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SEMBACH, Germany — As the flu season rap-idly approaches, there are several common sensetips to help keep you and your loved oneshealthy this winter season.

Flu vaccinations are an annual requirement forSoldiers, and the Army medical community of-fers the vaccine to Soldiers, as well as their Fami-ly members and retirees.

According to the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention, flu activity begins to increase inOctober, peaking between December and Febru-ary and diminishing by May.

According to Col. Kerry LeFrancis, RegionalHealth Command Europe Force Health Protec-tion Officer, “The single best way to prevent sea-sonal flu is to get vaccinated each year, but goodhealth habits like covering your cough and wash-ing your hands often can help stop the spread ofgerms and prevent respiratory illnesses like theflu.”

Army medical clinics will kick off their fluvaccination campaigns by the end of October,and information about vaccine availability willbe provided throughout the community via web,social media and through command channels.

“Influenza vaccine is in the process of beingshipped from Department of Defense logisticsdistribution locations to military medical treat-ment facilities worldwide,” said LeFrancis. “Assoon as it arrives at your clinic, it will be avail-able during regularly scheduled appointments.”

Each year the effectiveness of the flu vaccinevaries. And while it is still too early to predicthow effective this season’s flu vaccine will be, thevaccination is still recommended as it may makethe illness milder and prevent hospitalization ifthe flu is contracted.

LeFrancis said that according to a recent study,“Vaccination reduces the number of flu relateddeaths, the number of hospital intensive care unitadmissions and the duration of hospital stay forpatients who do get hospitalized.”

“The study also found that unvaccinatedadults with the flu who were admitted to thehospital were two to five times more likely to diethan someone who had been vaccinated,” addedLeFrancis.

The following tips can help protect yourselfand others from flu and help stop the spread ofgerms.

• Avoid close contact. Avoid close contact withpeople who are sick. When you are sick, keepyour distance from others to protect them fromgetting sick too.

• Stay home when you are sick. If possible,stay home from work, school, and errands whenyou are sick.

• Cover your mouth and nose. Cover yourmouth and nose with a tissue when coughing orsneezing. Flu and other serious respiratory ill-nesses, like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),whooping cough and severe acute respiratorysyndrome (SARS), are spread by cough, sneezingor unclean hands.

“Maybe you’ve heard of ‘sneeze in yoursleeve’ to remind you to cover your mouth andnose with the inside of your elbow, not yourhand, when you sneeze or cough,” LeFrancissaid. “That keeps the germs off of your hands.”

• Clean your hands. Washing your hands of-ten will help protect you from germs. If soap andwater are not available, use an alcohol-basedhand rub.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.Germs are often spread when a person touchessomething that is contaminated with germs andthen touches his or her eyes, nose or mouth.

• Practice other good health habits. Clean anddisinfect frequently touched surfaces at home,work or school, especially when someone is ill.Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manageyour stress, drink plenty of fluids and eat nutri-tious food.

Preventing flu at school• Find out about plans your child’s school,

child care program or college has if an outbreakof flu or another illness occurs and whether fluvaccinations are offered on-site.

• Make sure your child’s school, child careprogram or college routinely cleans frequentlytouched objects and surfaces, and that they havea good supply of tissues, soap, paper towels, al-

cohol-based hand rubs and disposable wipes on-site.

• Ask how sick students and staff are separat-ed from others and who will care for them untilthey can go home.

Preventing flu at work• Find out about your employer’s plans if an

outbreak of flu or another illness occurs andwhether flu vaccinations are offered on-site.

• Routinely clean frequently touched objectsand surfaces, including doorknobs, keyboardsand phones to help remove germs.

• Make sure your workplace has an adequatesupply of tissues, soap, paper towels, alcohol-based hand rubs and disposable wipes.

• Train others on how to do your job so theycan cover for you in case you or a family membergets sick and you have to stay home.

• If you begin to feel sick while at work, gohome as soon as possible.

“It can be tough for some of us to take sometime out when we feel an illness coming on,”LeFrancis said. “But it’s important to stay homefrom school or work to reduce the chance ofspreading something potentially life threateningto those people who are at a high risk for flucomplications. You don’t always know whothose people are.”

For more information on the flu vaccine orwhen and where you can get it, check out theBayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Face-book page to find the latest information.

For more information on influenza and thevaccination, visit the CDC's website athttps://www.cdc.gov/flu.

Public health officials offer easy steps to fight the fluBy KIRK FRADYArmy News Service

Cpl. Audi Edsell, a combat medic with Ansbach Health Clinic, prepares a needle for admin-istration at Illesheim Army Air Field, Germany. Medical readiness is an important necessityfor deployed Soldiers as part of the Army’s steadfast commitment to collective defense re-sponsibilities in Europe.

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Col. KERRY LEFRANCISHealth protection officer


WASHINGTON — The Department of De-fense and Department of Health and HumanServices are implementing an Executive Ordersigned by President Donald Trump, aimed at in-creasing the manufacturing efficiency and effec-tiveness of flu vaccines.

The EO establishes the National Influenza Vac-cine Task Force, which will include representa-tives from the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention as well as the departments of Justice,Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Securityand Food and Drug Administration.

The task force is co-chaired by DoD and HHS. Modernizing flu vaccines in the United States

is a matter of national security and public health,said Dr. Terry M. Rauch, acting deputy assistantsecretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policyand Oversight. Rauch added that DoD is com-mitted to collaborating with HHS and partneragencies.

“DoD acknowledges and supports the greatneed for flu vaccines to be rapidly responsive,flexible, scalable and more effective at preventingthe spread of flu viruses,” Rauch said.

The goal of the EO is to encourage federal de-partments and agencies and their stakeholders toimplement and support modernizing U.S. fluvaccines. That means reducing reliance on egg-based flu vaccine production; expanding domes-tic capacity of alternative methods to allow moreagile and rapid response to emerging flu viruses;and advancing development of new, broadly pro-

tective vaccines with longerlasting immunity.

The EO directs tasks forkey organizations. TheDoD’s responsibilities in-clude estimating the costs oftransition to scalable, inno-vative technologies from do-mestic, manufacturers; coor-dinating with other agencies to conduct epidemi-ological studies of vaccine effectiveness; identify-ing opportunities to use DoD’s vaccine researchand development enterprise; and investigatinginnovative pathways to facilitate the develop-ment of next-generation flu vaccines.

Rauch said the efforts related to the EO “sup-port the National Defense Strategy’s priority toadvance readiness of the force, providing the bestpossible support to our warfighters on the battle-field and back home. The U.S. Congress, as wellas the public, should remain confident that feder-al departments and agencies are working togeth-er to effectively address influenza as a threat.”

The flu virus is common; about 49 millionAmericans were affected during the 2017-18 sea-son, according to the CDC. Flu infections usuallyhappen during the fall and winter, according tothe CDC, with peak activity occurring betweenDecember and February. Most flu sufferers willexperience effects for a few days to up to twoweeks.

Some people, however, develop complicationsthat can become life-threatening. The CDC esti-mates that for the 2017-18 flu season, 959,000 hos-

pitalizations and 79,000deaths were linked to in-fluenza.

“Certain groups are athigh risk of flu-related com-plications,” said Dr. JayMontgomery, medical direc-tor of the Defense HealthAgency’s North Atlantic Re-

gion Vaccine Safety Hub, Immunization Health-care Division.

At-risk individuals include children ages 6months to almost 5 years, adults 50 and older,people with chronic medical conditions andpregnant women, Montgomery said, citing statis-tics from the CDC.

Health care experts recommend that everyone6 months and older — including the elderly,chronically ill people, and expectant mothers —receive the flu vaccine as soon as it becomesavailable. It’s particularly important not only forindividuals in the at-risk groups, but also forpeople who live with or care for them. The bene-fits of the vaccine far outweigh the risks of con-tracting the virus, health care experts say.

“Influenza is a specific threat to U.S. forces,”Rauch said.

Active-duty, National Guard and Reservemembers are required to get the vaccine annual-ly, Montgomery notes. Flu vaccination is also arequirement for DoD civilian health care person-nel, said Tara Reavey, chief of policy and pro-gram management for DHA’s ImmunizationHealthcare Division.

DoD, HHS implement Executive Order to modernize flu vaccinesMHS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE


WASHINGTON — As of Sept. 6, more than450 possible cases of a severe lung illness associ-ated with e-cigarette products have been report-ed across multiple states.

One person has died from the illness. All ofthe patients reported recent use of e-cigaretteproducts, and many stated using devices con-taining cannabinoid products such as tetrahydro-cannabinol (THC) or cannabidiol (CBD).

Symptoms of the illness appear over thecourse of a few days to several weeks and in-clude difficulty breathing, coughing, shortness ofbreath or chest pain. Some individuals also re-ported mild to moderate vomiting, diarrhea andfatigue.

Although the specific cause of the illness re-mains unknown, all reported cases include recente-cigarette or vaping product use. The aerosolfrom e-cigarettes and vaping products can con-tain a variety of harmful or potentially harmfulingredients. Also, the contents of e-cigarette andvaping liquids are not highly regulated and canvary from product to product.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration isworking with the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention and state health departments tocollect information on products used by individ-uals affected by this outbreak.

Until a cause is determined, Soldiers and theirFamily members who do not currently use tobac-co products are encouraged to avoid all e-ciga-rette or vaping products, particularly those soldoff the street or modified to add any substancesnot intended by the manufacturer.

Do not use e-cigarettes in ways unintended bythe makers, like dripping or dabbing. Dripping iswhen users drop e-cigarette solvents onto the de-vice’s hot coils, resulting in more concentratedcompounds. Dabbing is when substances con-

taining high levels of THC or CBD are superheat-ed in the device.

Adult smokers who are attempting to quit byusing e-cigarettes should consult their health-care provider for consideration of evidence-based alternative methods. If you use e-cigarette

or vaping products, monitor yourself for signs ofrespiratory or gastrointestinal distress and seekprompt medical attention if you experience theindicators described above or any other abnor-mal symptoms. Additional information is avail-able at www.emergency.cdc.gov.

Severe lung issues associated with e-cigarette useGARRISON SAFETY OFFICE

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. —With a packing list in hand and inprocessingcomplete, 56 of the Army's top medics are pre-pared to compete in the Command Sgt. Maj. JackL. Clark Jr. Army Best Medic Competition Sept.24 through today at Joint Base Lewis-McChord,Washington.

“You know how many medics are in theArmy? 15,000. Don't forget what you represent— you represent 15,000 of the Army's medics.You are trained and ready to compete," said Maj.Gen. Dennis LeMaster, commanding general, Re-gional Health Command-Pacific, during inpro-cessing remarks to the competitors. "The trainingyou have done up to this point — the stick-toitiveness, the tenacity, the fortitude — all tocompete to see who is the toughest, the best, thestrongest."

Twenty-eight two-Soldier teams from allaround the world traveled to Washington state tocompete in the finals to be named the Army'sBest Medic, after already winning regional andcommand-level competitions. The competition isa 72-hour arduous test of the teams' physical andmental skills through a series of hands-on tasks

in a simulated op-erational environ-ment.

This is the firsttime the ArmyBest Medic Com-petition is atJBLM. In year'spast, it has takenplace at CampBullis, Texas.RHC-P is the hostunit for the ArmyMedical Com-mand event.

The competi-tion will also focuson the changing battlefield — one where Soldiersmay face "near-peer" enemies and be asked tooperate in austere combat environments where amedic may have to care for injured Soldiers forlonger periods of time in a multi-domain battle-field.

"This year is going to be a little bit different,not only are we testing the physical but also yourcognitive acumen, not only on medical treatmentbut also across the broad spectrum of being ahealth care professional assigned to the opera-

tional force or as-signed to the gener-ating force," said Re-gional Health Com-mand-Pacific Com-mand Sgt. Maj.Clark Charpentier.

"Hopefully overthe next three orfour days andnights, you have theopportunity to learnsomething aboutyourself, learnsomething aboutyour competitors,and really have an

opportunity to think about why we're here."Both the RHC-P commanding general and

command sergeant major reminded the competi-tors the importance of the competition - to testtheir readiness as medics and as Soldiers.

"All of you are who our Soldiers are lookingfor if someone goes down on the battlefield —they're looking for one of you to take care ofthem," LeMaster said to the medics.

The competition ends today with a culminat-ing awards ceremony.

Best medic competition kicks off at JBLM for first timeBy FLAVIA HULSEYArmy News Service

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Tak e advantage of fall fairs, fest ivals in Fort Polk ’s back yard

FORT POLK, La. — Fall is fair and festival sea-son. Carnival rides, arts and crafts, food, music,livestock shows, agricultural exhibits and morewill fill the fairgrounds of Vernon and Beaure-gard parishes the first week of October as the91st Annual Beauregard Parish Fair and 113th an-nual West Louisiana Forestry Festival take place.

Both events offer free admission to the militaryand their families with proper identification.

The Beauregard Parish Fair kicks off with a pa-rade through downtown Deridder at 5 p.m. Tues-day. The fair itself will be at the BeauregardParish Fairgrounds, 506 West Drive, Deridder.

“The Beauregard Parish Fair began in 1928when the Beauregard Parish Fair Association wasstarted by local farmers. These farmers wanted toshow off the hard work they had put into theirproperty and animals. We are one of only a hand-ful of agricultural fairs left in Louisiana,” saidKay Allen, Beauregard Parish Fair manager.

“Today we offer a safe, family-fun and enter-tainment environment. Local nonprofit organiza-tions bring their own food creations and GoldStar Amusements brings the thrill rides,” shesaid. Admission price is $5.

The West Louisiana Forestry Festival and Fairis held Wednesday through Oct. 6 at the VernonParish Fairgrounds, 276 H M Stevens Blvd.,Leesville.

“This festival is a long-standing tradition inthe area offering everything from pageants andparades to rodeo and fair fun,” said Tonya Tilley,West Louisiana Forestry Festival Associationpresident.

“We want children and families to have agood time. The fair gives Soldiers and Families achance to discover some of the local culture andhistory of the area by learning about the loggingand forestry industries that forged this part ofLouisiana while having a good time at the festi-val,” she said.

Admission price is $3 per adult and $2 for chil-dren 12 years of age and under.

Below are a few of the scheduled events for

the fair and festival:Beauregard Parish Fair • Tuesday — parade starts at 5 p.m. The 91st

Queen Beaufair Pageant starts at 8 p.m.• Wednesday — gates open at 4 p.m. • Thursday — senior citizens day begins at 9

a.m., Ron Yule Country All-stars perform from 10a.m. to noon, Chloe Smith and Brian Phelps per-form from 6 to 8 p.m. and Trace Johnson per-forms from 8 to 9 p.m.

• Oct. 4 — the fair opens at 10 a.m. on “kidsday” (all students get in free). Sonny the BirdmanExotic Wings Productions performs at 11 a.m.,and 1 and 3 p.m.

• Oct. 5 — the livestock show begins at 8 a.m.,the Front Porch Pick’n Talents Show is from noonto 1:30 p.m.

West Louisiana Forestry Festival• Wednesday — senior citizens day begins at

11 a.m. The fair grounds open at 3 p.m. The car-

nival opens at 4 p.m. and it’s buddy night (arm-bands are two for one).

• Thursday — the fair opens at 3 p.m. for FortPolk appreciation day. The carnival opens at 4p.m. (ride tickets are half price with a militaryID). The rodeo parade also takes place at 4 p.m.in downtown Leesville. The Lions Club Rodeoopens at 7:30 p.m. at the covered arena.

• Oct. 4 — the fair opens at 9 a.m. on “schoolday” for kids (children get the day off to havefun at the fair). The Old Man Band plays from 5-7p.m. and the rodeo takes place at the covered are-na at 7:30 p.m.

• Oct. 5 — the fair and carnival opens at noon.The Old Man Band plays from 5-7 p.m. and therodeo takes place at 7:30 p.m.

• Oct. 6 — the fair opens at noon. The carnivalopens at 1 p.m. For more information check outthe West Louisiana Forestry Festival FairgroundFacebook page or call (337) 238-0647.

Exchange shoppers save by opening new Military Star account

FORT POLK, La. — Fort Polk Exchangeand commissary shoppers can get morebang for their buck by opening a new Mili-tary Star card account.

From Oct. 10 to 24, Fort Polk Soldiersand their Families who apply and are ap-proved for a new Military Star card willsave 15% on first-day purchases instead ofthe 10% discount regularly offered. Thediscount will appear as a credit on the firstmonthly billing statement.

“The Military Star card is a benefit themilitary community has earned,” saidRonald McDuffie, general manager. “Thecardholder-friendly terms and everydaydiscounts help save money year-round.”

New Military Star accountholders willreceive the discount on purchases at mili-tary exchanges and commissaries.

Cardholders receive two points forevery dollar spent with Military Star and

automatically earn a $20 rewards cardevery 2,000 points. In 2018, shoppersearned $34.6 million in Military Star re-wards cards.

Other benefits of the Military Star cardinclude:

• The lowest flat-rate APR (11.99%)among store cards — rate is offered to allcardholders upon account approval.

• No annual, late or over-limit fees.• Reduced-interest deployment plan

with no payments required for eligible cus-tomers.

The Military Star program generated$471 million in value for cardholders in2018 through savings, discounts, financingoffers and cardholder-friendly terms andconditions.

The Military Star card is administeredby the Army and Air Force Exchange Serv-ice and is accepted at all military ex-changes and commissaries. For more infor-mation, visit MyECP.com.

By KEITH HOUINGuardian staff writer

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FORT POLK, La. — For several yearsthe Department of Defense campaignfor high-risk use of alcohol has beenthe “That Guy” campaign. You haveprobably seen posters, coasters andother items with “Don’t be That Guy”pictures and quotes around Fort Polk.

It’s said that all good things mustcome to an end, and the same can besaid about the “That Guy” campaign.The DoD has adopted a new campaignto remind service members to drink re-sponsibly.

“Own Your Limits” is an educationalprogram the DoD is using for the U.S.military. The mission of the campaignis to help service members learn todrink responsibly, if they choose todrink alcohol. If you have attended aFort Polk Army Substance Abuse Pro-gram (ASAP) training event over thelast few months, you have probablyheard the trainers use the phrase“Know Your Limits … Drink Responsi-bly.”

The Fort Polk ASAP team makes it apoint to state that if you make the

choice to consume alcohol, please do soresponsibly. The new DoD campaign“Own Your Limits” correlates perfectlywith what is already being taught atFort Polk and will provide the ASAPteam with new and fresh resources toget the message to our Soldiers.

For more information and resourcesabout the “Own Your Limits” cam-paign, follow it on Facebook or checkout the website at www.ownyourlim-its.org. More resources and informa-tion to follow, but remember to servehonorably; drink responsibly.

By AMELIA CONNORASAP prevention coordinator

Department of Defense kicks off ‘Own Your Limits’ ASAP program

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Fort Polk Progress awards $31,174 grant toVernon Parish School Board




ZWOLLE, La. — If you love unwrap-ping the deliciousness of authentic,homemade tamales, then you don’t wantto miss the 44th annual Zwolle TamaleFiesta, held Oct. 10-12.

The fiesta celebrates the rich Spanishand Indian heritage of the people ofZwolle. Held each year at the ZwolleFestival Grounds, the fiesta offers a fun-filled weekend of reliving the area’s her-itage with plenty of delicious hottamales, entertainment, arts and crafts,dancing, parades and children’s activi-ties. The fiesta is fun for the entire fami-ly.

To fully appreciate the tamale fiesta, alittle background is in order: Zwolle wasoriginally an Indian village. It was occu-pied for many years by the SpanishProvince of Texas, and settled by the de-scendants of French and Spanish adven-turers, who intermarried with the friend-ly Indians as well as English-speakingsettlers from Mississippi, Alabama,Georgia and the Carolinas.

In the late 1800s, the area that is nowZwolle was turned into a whistle stopalong the Kansas CitySouthern Railroad.

The town was namedfor a town in Holland, inhonor of a prominentDutch visitor.

The fiesta itself stems from acombination of the Indianand Spanish culinary effortsto produce one of the most delectable

hot tamales in the country.In 1975, the idea for a festival was

suggested and the Tamale Fiesta wasborn.

No fiesta is completewithout delicious tamales.Each year, tamales can be

purchased at the ZwolleTamale Fiesta, one at a time or by

the dozen. Also, a tamale-making con-test is part of the fiesta.

The fiesta also offers live entertain-ment by artists such as Southern Out-laws, Johnny Earthquake & the Moon-dogs, Tyler Mitchell and more.

You’ll be able to enjoy events like theSpanish costume contest, tamale eatingcontest, arm wrestling, carnival ridesand more.

Admission to the fiesta is $5 per per-son. For more information visitwww.zwolletamalefiesta.com.

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Festivals• Fall festivalThe First United Methodist

Church of Leesville, 202 NorthFifth St., hosts a Fall Festival Satur-day from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. There will

be food, face painting, games,crafts and tons of fun. For more in-formation about the festival or be-ing a vendor, call (337) 239-3828.

• Arts festivalSample a variety of local food

and art during the Red River RevelArts Festival, Saturday-Oct. 6 indowntown Shreveport’s FestivalPlaza, 101 Crockett Street. Thisenormous, family-friendly festivalfeatures more than 100 visualartists, music from every genre,food and drink vendors, and more.

For more information call (318)424-4000.

• Rougarou FestIf Halloween is your favorite

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Miscellaneous• Quilt showThe Annual Red River Quilt

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Admission is $8 per person. Theshow is held from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. inconjunction with the openingweekend of Red River Revel ArtsFestival. For more information vis-it www.redriverquilters.com.

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cast of the hit CBS TV series “Shaz-am!” Actors Michael Gray (BillyBatson) and John Davey (CaptainMarvel) will both be in attendanceas guests of honor. Hang out, get aphoto or autograph and listen asthey share stories about their act-ing careers, how to audition, workwith an agent and other tips tohelp aspiring actors break into thebusiness. For more informationvisit http://lakecharlesfilmfesti-val.com.

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Clubs/groups• Bass MastersJoin the Fort Polk Community

Bass Masters. The club meetsmonthly on the Tuesday beforeeach tournament. Meetings areheld at 6 p.m. at the New LlanoAmerican Legion, Post 387, 500Vernon St. The next meeting is Oct.8.

The October tournament takesplace at Toledo Bend, Oct. 12. Theentry fee is $40. For more informa-tion visit www.fortpolkcommuni-tybassmasters.com.

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