Story and photo by Devin FisherMountaineer staff

The Fort Carson garrison’s operatingbudget has been trimmed 20 percent inresponse to the president’s efforts tobalance the overall Department ofDefense budget.

At the direction of InstallationManagement Command Headquarters

and West Region, GarrisonCommander Col. Robert F.McLaughlin has the task of reducinghis operating budget from approxi-mately $100 million in fiscal 2009 toabout $80 million for fiscal 2010.

“We have a lot of challenges withthe constraints of the budget,”McLaughlin told local media during apress conference Jan. 13 near Gate 1.

“I’m committed as the garrisoncommander to focus and make surelife, health and safety is there for mySoldiers, Families and workers.”

McLaughlin said he’s devoted toensuring the post has the right systemsin place to prepare its Soldiers forcombat and help their Families cope withthe stress of recurring deployments.

“The most important thing I do (as

garrison commander) is getting unitsand Soldiers ready for combat,”McLaughlin said. “(Equally important)is taking care of their Families oncethey’re deployed.”

In order to reduce the budget, hesaid he has to look at base operations,the collective efforts that make the

IMCOM cuts Garrison budget $20M

Vol. 68 No. 3 Jan. 22, 2010

Word of the month: Success

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Photo by Julie M. Lucas

CFC celebrationLt. Col. Matthew Tedesco, left, Division Special Troops Battalion commander, 4thInfantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Keith Moore, DSTB command sergeantmajor, 4th Inf. Div., show their spirit at the Combined Federal Campaign awards

ceremony Jan. 14 at Peterson Air Force Base. Local agencies attended the ceremonyto honor government employees for their donations to the campaign and competefor a spirit award. For more on the CFC celebration see page 11.

2 MOUNTAINEER — Jan. 22, 2010

“Achieving set goals and settingconsistent standards for yourself.Always striving to accomplish what you seek from God, Family,yourself and life. Living life.”

Jeri BookoutFamily member

“Having God first in my life. Having a great Family. Having the means to support my Family and loving myself.”

Sgt. 1st Class Marlon PoweBattery C, 3rd Battalion, 16th FieldArtillery Regiment

“In my opinion, success is definedby having a great support system,being able to provide for lovedones with a career you love andbeing surrounded by loved ones.”

Spc. Devin Abrahams117th Space Support Battalion

PPOOSSTTPPOOSSTT TTAALLKKTTAALLKKHow would you define success?

by Col. John S. Kolasheski and Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth J. Barteau2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

As Command Sgt. Maj. Barteau and I begin ourtenure with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th InfantryDivision, we are truly honored to lead such a well-respected and accomplished group of Soldiers within one of the greatest divisions atone of the best military installations inthe Army. As we look ahead to the manytasks involved with resourcing, trainingand certifying this unit, we are awarethat none of it would be possible withouta strong partnership with the ColoradoSprings community.

Together, the command sergeant majorand I have spent many years within thelocal community and recognize the importance of a positive working relationship between Fort Carson andColorado Springs. It is important to recognize that our Fort Carson ArmyFamily relies heavily on Colorado Springscitizens, and those citizens maintain a vestedinterest in Soldiers and their Families.

The Army’s integration withinColorado Springs has become virtuallyseamless. Our Soldiers and Families liveamong one of the most beautiful and hospitable cities in the country. Our children are educated in a school systemrecognized statewide for its excellence.We are fully engaged in a communitywith a diverse foundation of spiritual support, a strong sense of civic awarenessand an appreciation for the outdoors.

When our Soldiers deploy for a year ormore, Colorado Springs remains a huge pillar of support for our Families. Our Soldiers can resteasy, knowing that their Families live in a community that respects their sacrifices and has their best interests in

mind. This kind of support is indispensible to us as aninstallation and as an Army.

However, these strong bonds do not happen automatically.Such partnerships must be nurtured by everyone, especially by the Fort Carson community. The commandsergeant major and I are not only committed to maintainingthe existing relationships, but to building new ones.

We look forward to continued partnerships withcommunity organizations that arealways looking out for us. These organizations, such as the police, f iref ighters, public schools, and manycivic and veterans groups, are indispensibleto us and always have the best interestsof our Soldiers and Families in mind.They deserve our complete cooperationin the form of responsible citizenship,volunteerism and other support.

We encourage Soldiers and units tobecome more engaged in the ColoradoSprings community by becoming involvedin service organizations and by telling the Army story through speaking engagements with local groups. AsSoldiers, we must not only be ambassadorsfor our unit, installation and country, butfor our profession of arms. We can dothis, in part, by being responsible citizenswithin our community every day.

Everything we do as a military community, whether preparing for adeployment, welcoming our Soldiershome, taking care of our Families, or improving our facilities is made possible through the strong trust andpartnerships with the citizens of ColoradoSprings and the surrounding area. Wecan never take these partnerships forgranted, and we must continually work

with the community to keep Fort Carson and ColoradoSprings the best hometown in the Army.

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3Jan. 22, 2010 — MOUNTAINEER

Commentary by Lt. Gen. Rick LynchCommanding general, InstallationManagement Command

Defender 6 sends:On Oct. 8, 2007, the Army unveiled the Army

Family Covenant, institutionalizing the Army’scommitment to providing Soldiers and Families —active, Guard and Reserve — a quality of life com-mensurate with their quality of service. However, asI travel around the Army meeting with Soldiers andFamilies, I’m surprised to find that many are notfamiliar with the Army Family Covenant and thecommitment Army leadership has made to providea better quality of life to Soldiers and Families.

We are delivering the Army Family Covenantwith a focus on five specific areas: Standardizationand funding of existing programs and services,Increasing accessibility and quality of health care,improving Soldier and Family housing, ensuringexcellence in schools, youth services and child care and expanding education and employmentopportunities for Family members.

Some accomplishments over the past two yearsinclude: Standardized Army community staffingand programs at all garrisons; added 1079 FamilyReadiness Support Assistants positions to provideadministrative and logistical support to commanders

and Family Readiness Group leaders, fundedExceptional Family Member respite care providingup to 40 hours of care per month for Families;increased primary care visits to more than 7 million people, meeting access standards for 90percent of acute, routine and specialty appointments; authorizedTRICARE standard coverage formore than 500,000 eligible membersof the Selective Reserve and theirFamily members and lowered the co-payment; funded the TrainingBarracks Modernization Programto allow 11,306 Soldiers to moveinto newly designed or renovatedbarracks in fiscal 2009, introducedthe First Sergeants BarracksInitiative to enhance single Soldierquality of life; reduced financialburden on Army Families by elimi-nating CYSS registration fees andreducing program fees; collaborated with more than373 school districts to support military connectedstudents transferring to new school districts; andincreased placement of military spouses throughthe Army Spouse Employment Program, a partner-ship with Fortune 500 companies and governmentagencies to provide employment opportunities.

We are indeed making progress on deliveringthe Army Family Covenant, but we have muchmore work to do. I am dedicated to deliver on theArmy leadership’s promise to continue to providethe best care and quality of life possible to

Soldiers and their Families. Our commitment to delivering theArmy Family Covenant is non-negotiable. We will notdepart from this commitment.

I would ask that we alwaystake the time to accentuate thepositive. We have so very muchto be thankful for when itcomes to health care, housing,services and programs, andmany other things. Many timeswe immediately start talkingabout negative items, and many of those conversations are based on anecdotal

evidence without firsthand knowledge. Let’s begrateful for what we have, and strive together toimprove. An attitude of appreciation will go along way. Optimism is a combat multiplier.

As always, thanks for your continued serviceto our Army, and our nation. Together we aremaking history.

Commander’s column

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installation run, to include the $40million civilian workforce salaryand about $22 million in contractservices. He noted there is a moveacross the Army to convert jobscurrently being done by contrac-tors to civilian positions.

Additionally, McLaughlin saidhe has asked his civilian leadershipto look at the services beingprovided by the contractors and,after legal review, could potentiallygive those duties to Soldiers. Henoted duties, such as building andlawn maintenance and janitorial

services, were performed bySoldiers prior to the beginning ofthe war. As the services receivedmore funding to gear up for combat,more services were contracted outso the Soldiers could focus onpreparing for combat.

Other cost-saving measuresMcLaughlin is exploring includeclosing a dining facility, reducinghours at an equipment handlingfacility, and shutting down buildingswhen units deploy and relocatingrear detachment personnel to anoccupied building. He noted about$1 million could be saved byclosing down a DFAC.

“We call them challenges

because that’s what they are for us.We’re a versatile Army and we’regoing to get through it,” he said,noting a strength of the Army issharing information and learningfrom each other.

McLaughlin said the MountainPost will look to leverage the strongsupport it continues to receive fromthe surrounding communities.

“We are looking to the community — the great supportersof the installation” for opportunitiesto sponsor Directorate of Familyand Morale, Welfare andRecreation programs on theinstallation, he said.

McLaughlin will provide hisproposed way ahead toassist IMCOM off icials in determining FortCarson’s f inal budget figures. Defense Departmentdecisions on future installa-tion operations are expectedthis summer, he said.

McLaughlin is con-vinced the welfare of thosehe serves will be at the focusas tough decisions are madeto reduce operating costs.

“We always think of theimpact (our decisions have)on Soldiers and Familiesand how we serve them,”McLaughlin said. “I’mconfident that together, aswe work with the staff hereand community leaders,we’re going to do what’sright for the Soldiers andFamilies and make thingswork as we continue toengage in the operationsand reduce the budget.”

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BBBBuuuuddddggggeeee tttt Crewsrespond tosuspiciouspackageby Rick EmertMountaineer staff

Police, fire and explosive ordnance disposalcrews responded to a suspicious package at theFort Carson Commissary Saturday.

A member of the community contactedDirectorate of Emergency Services about asuspicious package in the commissary parking lot.

“We set up a 360-degree cordon, evacuatedall of the surrounding buildings and we called inEOD,” said Jake Jacob, deputy director ofEmergency Services. “Everybody was evacuatedin a timely manner, and they were cooperative. Itwent very well.”

EOD had the lead in identifying the contentsof the box, which turned out to be beveragepowder mix.

“(EOD) used their robots to open thepackage and deem that it was not a hostileincident (and) just a package that had been leftthere inadvertently.”

The steps taken to determine that thepackage was benign showed the community’spreparedness, said Col. Robert F. McLaughlin,garrison commander.

“Everybody involved, from the memberof the community who called about the suspicious package to the emergency personnelwho arrived quickly at the scene, took exactlythe right steps,” McLaughlin said. “Thisshows that our community is alert, educatedin recognizing warning signs and prepared toprevent a potential threat.”

Photo by Devin Fisher

Col. Robert F. McLaughlin, garrison commander, discusses strategies to meetbudget cuts during a press conference with local media Jan. 13 near Gate 1.McLaughlin has committed to using the electric car in the background for allhis on-post travels to reduce costs.

5Jan. 22, 2010 — MOUNTAINEER

‘Raider’ Soldiers learn to save livesStory and photos by Spc. Breanne Pye1st Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office,4th Infantry Division

Knowing how to handle the dangers of combat isa challenge the “Raider” Brigade is tackling head-on.First Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, isconducting extensive medical f irst-respondertraining for the next several months that all

“Raider” Soldiers will complete prior to deploymentthis summer.

1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st BCT, 4th Inf.Div., was one of the first Raider battalions toundergo the mandatory Raider first-respondertraining that all battalions will eventually undergountil we deploy, said Staff Sgt. Jeffry Reed, brigadesurgeon noncommissioned officer in charge.

The first-responder training is a rigorous,week-long course thatteaches Soldiers how toassist combat medics inevaluating, treating andtransporting an injuredpatient from the battlefield,said Spc. Jennifer Fay,combat medic, Head-quarters and HeadquartersCompany, 1st STB, 1stBCT, 4th Inf. Div.

The new first-respon-der training replaced theold Combat LifesaverCourse. The new trainingincorporates the elementsof CLS with real-timehands-on”instruction, bothin the classroom and in thefield, said Fay.Soldiers of the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry

Division, practice transporting a patient in a SKED field litter during a Raider firstresponder field training exercise Nov. 20.

Spc. Jennifer Fay, combat medic assigned to Headquartersand Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1stBrigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, demonstrateshow to properly secure a casualty in a SKED field litter duringthe Raider Brigade First Responder Course Nov. 19.

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Combatives strengthens bodies, mindsStory and photo by Pfc. Andrew Ingram4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

In 1995, an Army Ranger, Col.Stanley A. McChrystal, set out toreinvigorate the hand-to-hand combatprogram in his unit. He assigned StaffSgt. Matt Larson to researchthe best way to make a hand-to-hand combatives program thatis important and appealing tothe average Soldier.

This endeavor eventuallyled to what is now known asthe Modern Army CombativesProgram, a progressive andcompetitive blend of martialarts taken from numerouscultures and disciplines withone objective: make AmericanSoldiers effective war fightersin close-combat situations.

During the month ofJanuary, instructors from theU. S. Combatives School atFort Benning, Ga., are visitingthe Mountain Post to trainSoldiers in the third level ofthis vital program.

Staff Sgt. Chase Lester, combativesinstructor, USCS, Company D, 2ndBattalion, 29th Infantry Regiment,197th Infantry Brigade, U.S. ArmyInfantry School, said that combatives isan important skill set for Soldiers in acombat environment.

“If you are clearing a room andsomebody jumps on top of you,

combatives training will help youtake positive control of the situationuntil your buddy can take care of theenemy,” said Lester.

Lester said that in Level III ofthe program, Soldiers take pieces ofwrestling, judo, boxing, kick-boxing,muay-thai and jujitsu to becomewell-rounded combatants.

The hand-to-hand combat skillslearned in the MACPinstill confidence inSoldiers.

“In Iraq, there is alot of clearing roomsand a lot of closequarters,” said Lester.“This training givesSoldiers the confidenceto take care of situa-tions where they areunable to reach theirweapon or that requirenon-lethal force.”

C o m b a t i v e saccomplish a greatermission than simplyteaching Soldiers howto defeat an opponentwith their hands,

said Sgt. 1st Class Vincent Miller,chief instructor, Fort Carson ModernArmy Combatives Program.

“If we want our Soldiers to bewarriors, to always place the missionfirst, to never accept defeat, to neverquit or leave a fallen comrade, we haveto have a vehicle that trains ourSoldiers in the Warrior Ethos,” saidMiller, who arranged for the FortBenning instructors to teach at theMountain Post. “Combatives is thatlink between what we say we are andwhat we truly are as warriors.”

Capt. Ashton Elmore, operationsofficer, 4th Space Company, 1st SpaceBattalion, 1st Space Brigade, U.S. ArmySpace and Missile Defense Command,said he believes that it is important forofficers to lead from the front.

“If given the opportunity, I have nodoubt I could use what I’ve learned inthis class in the field,” said Elmore.“This is a great opportunity for me totake what I’m learning back to my unit.”

When the Mountain Post combatantsgraduate from the course Thursday,they will pass on the attitude, skills andconfidence gained during the Level IIItraining to their Soldiers, units andcomrades, said Miller.

Part two of a three-part series

Spc. Orlando Belt, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command,kicks the bag, while Sgt. Stephen Wyatt, combatives instructor at theU.S. Combatives School at Fort Benning, Ga., demonstrates the prop-er techniques for using blockers during Modern Army CombativesProgram Level III training at Garcia Physical Fitness Center Jan. 12.

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Miscellaneous

U.S.Army Warrant Officer Association — Pikes PeakSilver Chapter meets at noon Feb. 11 at the RaiderDining Facility, building 2330. All warrant officers— active, retired and former — are invited to attend.Casualty Assistance Center — provides trainingupon request for units, Family Readiness Groups,Care Teams and other interested parties regardingcasualty operations, personal effects, predeploymentpreparedness, estate planning and more. For moreinformation call Jean Graves at 526-5613 or e-mailcarsdhrmpdcasualty@conus.army.mil.New mileage reimbursement rates — The GeneralServices Administration recently released new mileagereimbursement rates for privately owned automobiles,motorcycles and airplanes when used for temporaryduty official travel. The following new mileage rateswent into effect Jan. 1: POA, 50 cents per mile;motorcycles, 47 cents; and airplanes, $1.29. Soldierswho created vouchers in 2009 for travel in 2010 willneed to update the mileage rates in the Defense TravelSystem by removing the mileage expense in thevoucher and then adding it back in; DTS will updatethe cost appropriately. Travel reimbursement forpermanent-change-of-station travel is 16.5 cents permile regardless of mode of transportation.U.S. Military Motorcycle Mentorship Program — isopen to servicemembers, veterans, Family members,Department of Defense civilian employees and con-tractors. The group meets Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. atAlternate Escapes for socializing, learning mentorshipprinciples and organizing rides. Motorcycles must beregistered on post to join. For more information,contact Terry Mullins at 526-4103 or 338-2585.DPW services — The Directorate of Public Works isresponsible for a wide variety of services on FortCarson. Services range from repair and maintenanceof facilities to equipping units with a sweeper andcleaning motor pools. Listed below are phonenumbers and points of contact for services:

• Facility repair/service orders — KIRAservice order desk can be reached at 526-5345. Usethis number for emergencies or routine tasks.

• Refuse/trash — Call Eric Bailey at 526-5898when needing trash containers, trash is overflowingor emergency service is required.

• Facility custodial services — Call H.D.“Woody” Wood at 526-1854 for service needs or toreport complaints.

• Elevator maintenance — Call Sharon Gayle at526-1695.

• Motor pool sludge removal/disposal — CallDon Phillips at 526-9271.

• Repair and utility/self-help — Call GaryGrant at 526-5844. Use this number to obtain self-helptools and equipment or a motorized sweeper.

• Base operations contracting officer represen-tative — Call Terry Hagen at 526-9262 for reportingwind damage, snow removal concerns, damagedtraffic signs or other facility damage.

• Portable latrines — Call H.D. “Woody” Woodat 526-1854 to request latrines, for service or toreport damaged and overturned latrines.

Briefings

Casualty Notification/Assistance Officer training —will be held Feb. 16-19 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. in theFamily Readiness Center, building 6237, room 104.This training is required for all Soldiers asked toperform this solemn duty. Per Army Regulation600-8-1, this duty is limited to those in the ranks ofsergeant first class-command sergeant major, chiefwarrant officer 2-5 and captain and above. Noreservations are required to attend training. Classes fillup on a first-come, first-served basis. For moreinformation contact Jean Graves at 526-5613/5614.Reassignment briefings — are held Tuesdays forSoldiers heading overseas and Thursdays for personnel being reassigned stateside. The briefingsare held in building 1219, room 202A; sign-in is at6:45 a.m. and the briefings start at 7 a.m. Soldiers donot need to bring a copy of their orders, but mustbring a pen to complete forms. Call 526-4730/4588for more information.Retirement briefings — are held from 8 a.m.-noonthe second and third Wednesday of each month at theKit Carson Neighborhood Activity Center, 4800 HarrAve. at McNierney Street. The Retirement ServicesOffice recommends spouses accompany Soldiers tothe briefing. Call 526-2840 for more information.ETS briefing — for enlisted personnel is held thefirst and third Wednesday of each month. Briefingsign-in begins at 7 a.m. at building 1219, room 202A,on a first-come, first-served basis. Soldiers must bewithin 120 days of their expiration term of service,but must attend the briefing no later than 30 daysprior to their ETS or start date of transition leave. Call526-2240/8458 for more information.Army ROTC Green to Gold briefings — are heldTuesdays at noon at the Education Center, building1117, room 120. For more information, contactUniversity of Colorado at Colorado Springs ArmyROTC at 262-3475.Special Forces briefings — are held Wednesdaysin building 1217, room 305, from 10-11 a.m.,noon-1 p.m. and 5-6 p.m. Soldiers must be specialist-staff sergeant from any military occupational specialty,have a general technical score of at least 100, be aU.S. citizen, score 229 or higher on the ArmyPhysical Fitness Test, and pass a Special Forcesphysical. Call 524-1461 or visit the Web site athttp://www.bragg.army.mil/sorb.

Hours of Operation

Central Issue Facility regular business hours — arelisted below. Call 526-3321 to make appointments.

In-processingMondays-Thursdays from 7:30-10:30 a.m.Initial issues

Mondays-Thursdays from 12:30-3 p.m.Partial issuesMondays-Thursdays from 12:30-3 p.m.Cash sales/report of surveyMondays-Thursdays from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Direct exchangeMondays-Thursdays from 12:30-3 p.m.Partial turn-insMondays-Thursdays from 12:30-3 p.m.Full turn-insMondays-Thursdays from 7:30-10:30 a.m.Unit issues and turn-insCall 526-5512/6477 for approval.

DFAC hours — Fort Carson dining facilities operateunder the following hours:

• Wolf — Mondays-Fridays 7-9 a.m. (breakfast),11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 5-6:30 p.m. (dinner).Closed Saturday and Sunday.

• 10th SFG (A) — Mondays-Fridays 7-9 a.m.(breakfast), 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch), no dinner.Closed Saturdays and Sundays.

• Iron Brigade — Mondays-Fridays 7-9 a.m.(breakfast), 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 5-6:30 p.m.(dinner). Closed Saturday and Sunday.

• Butts Army Airfield — Mondays-Fridays 7-9a.m. (breakfast), 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch), no dinner.Closed Saturdays and Sundays.

• Raiders — Mondays-Fridays 7-9 a.m. (break-fast), 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch), no dinner. ClosedSaturday and Sunday.

• Warhorse — Mondays-Fridays 7-9 a.m. (break-fast), 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 5-6:30 p.m. (din-ner). Saturday and Sunday 7:30-9 a.m. (breakfast),11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 5-6:30 p.m. (dinner).Education Center hours of operation — TheMountain Post Training and Education Center,building 1117, 526-2124, hours are as follows:

• Counselor Support Center — Mondays-Thursdays 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Fridays 11a.m.-4:30 p.m.

• Learning Resource Center/Military Occu-pational Specialty Library — Mondays-Fridays9 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Defense Activity for NontraditionalEducation Support and Army PersonnelTesting/eArmyU testing — Mondays-Fridays 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:15-4:15 p.m.Medical Activity Correspondence Department officehours — The Correspondence (Release of Information)Office in the Patient Administration Division hoursare Mondays-Fridays 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and closedThursdays and on federal holidays. Call 526-7322or 526-7284 for more information.

BOSS meetings are held the first and thirdWednesday of each month at Alternate Escapes at10 a.m. For information, call 524-BOSS.

The course starts with familiar-ization of medical terminologySoldiers will hear in combat. Oncefamiliar with the terms, Soldiers aretaught how to evaluate a patient fromhead to toe, how to control bleeding,apply bandages and eventually learn toadminister intravenous fluids.

“Every single thing we learned washands-on and we were required todemonstrate each skill … to the

instructor, which was a much moreeffective method of learning andretaining information,” said Spc. JenniferAngelilli, a supply specialist assignedto Headquarters and HeadquartersCompany, 1st STB, 1st BCT.

The field training is about buildingSoldiers’ muscle memory, performingtasks over and over again, until it isingrained in their skill set should aninjury arise, said Fay.

“Every Soldier that goes throughthis first-responder course is basicallyan extension of the medic on the

battlefield,” she said. “We get eachSoldier to work hands-on with a partnerto get them familiar with knowing whatto look for and how to put their handsin the right places when treating avictim. That way, Soldiers can letmedics know what’s wrong with thevictim and what they did to treat them.”

After the classroom instructionand practical exercises, Soldiers mustdemonstrate what they learned duringa day-long field training exercise,said Fay.

“My favorite part of the training was

the FTX,” said Angelilli. “Everythingwe did there had an element of stressadded to it. We had to demonstrate eachskill multiple times under the stress oflive fire, gas and smoke.”

Soldiers completing the first-respon-der training have a better understandingof what they must do when treating aninjury while deployed, said Fay.

“In real-life, especially downrange,we’re going to have those stressors andthis course taught us how to workthrough that stress and remain focusedat the task at hand,” she said.

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Army program stresses Soldier fitnessStory and photo by Spc. Shameka Edwards4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

The 4th Infantry Division and FortCarson Deputy Commanding General,Support Brig. Gen. James Pasquarette,hosted a leader professional develop-ment session at the “Ivy” DivisionHeadquarters building Jan. 13.

Pasquarette invited Col. DarrylWilliams, deputy director of theComprehensive Soldier Fitness programto explain the Army’s newest total healthinitiative to Mountain Post leaders andDepartment of Defense civilians.

“This is a program fundamentallyabout Soldiers helping Soldiers; it is aholistic health program,” Williams said.“It is about readiness, getting bettertraining and Soldiers helping one another;which will in turn increase communica-tion skills and increase interpersonalskills, so the Soldier is able to deal withlife’s tough problems better.”

CSF is a four-pillar program com-prised of five dimensions of strength,intended to help Soldiers, Families andcivilians; physical, emotional, social,Family and spiritual fitness.

The first step in the programbegins with the Global Assessment Tool,located at https://www.sft.army.mil, aconfidential online survey that everySoldier Armywide will have to takeby June. The GAT is the first pillar ofthe CSF program.

The assessment, which requires

an Army Knowledge Online useridentification and password, is alsoavailable to Family members whowish to participate in the program,said Williams. The GAT will beavailable to Army civilians in March.

Soldiers, Family members andcivilians answer approximately 100questions and receive a score informingthe individual where he or she stands infour categories; emotional, spiritual,social and family fitness.

Once participants complete theGAT they will be instructed to beginself-development modules tailored toenhance performance and buildresilience in the four fitness categories,which is the second pillar, said Williams.

Resilience is the ability to growand thrive in the face of challenges andovercome adversity, he said.

The third pillar of the CSF program,Institutional Military ResilienceTraining is currently being implementedby the Army in military schools andmission-essential training forupcoming deployments.

Master Resilience Trainers comprisethe fourth pillar of the program. MRTsare specially trained noncommissionedofficers who have received detailed andspecialized training that enables them todevelop Soldier resiliency in their units.They also teach Soldiers to help oneanother build the skills to become moreconfident, competent and self consciousof a deteriorated mental state.

The MRTs are trained in a train-the-trainer setting and in turn disseminate

the information to the battalion,company and platoon levels.

MRTs act as advisers tocommanders and make recommen-dations to refer Soldiers to seekprofessional counseling or tomeet with the chaplain, he said.

“Soldiers will be empoweredwith the resilient skills to help outtheir wingman (or) battle buddy toget better, to stay mentally andphysiologically fit,” said Williams.

The Army is investing millionsof dollars into a program toimprove the resiliency of Soldiers,Families and civilians so theywill have the life skills and theability to deal with life in general,said Pasquarette.

Mountain Post Soldiersshould be confident they willhave the support of their chainof command if they choose todiscuss their GAT results, saidPasquarette, in reference to thestigma Soldiers have faced in thepast when asking for help.

“All we have done forever is worryabout reaction to a bad event andsuicide prevention programs,” saidPasquarette. “We still need to havethose, but what we want to do now iswork on building the skills in ourSoldiers, Families and civilians so theycan deal with things and prevent acrisis event in their life.”

The Army still needs the programsthat react to crisis but in the long run,the CSF program will reduce the

amount of Soldiers who have a crisissituation because they will have theinherent skills to deal with everydaysituations better, he said.

“Resiliency training is not forcombat only,” Pasquarette said

It is a tool to use everyday to helpSoldiers, Family members and civiliansdeal with stress and stressful issueswhether it is in their Family, at work orhome, he said.

Soldiers and leaders seekingmore information about CSF canvisi t the Web si te athttp://www.army.mil/CSF/index.html .

Col. Darryl Williams, deputy director of theComprehensive Soldier Fitness program,briefs a Fort Carson audience about thespecifics of the CSF program Jan. 13.

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‘Raider’ Bde. tests junior officersby Capt. Earl Brown1st Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office,4th Infantry Division

More than 80 junior officers of 1st BrigadeCombat Team, 4th Infantry Division, competed in theRaider Brigade Best Lieutenant Competition bydemonstrating training, stamina, leadership skills andteam building recently.

Taking place Dec. 11-15 the in extreme weatherconditions slamming the Pike’s Peak region, thechallenging four-day event tested 1st BCT juniorleaders in all facets of warrior skills training,knowledge and will, said Capt. Jeffrey Soltz,competition planning officer, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div.

“This was a great opportunity to put junior officersin different challenging environments,” said Soltz.“It helped them identify their own strengths andweaknesses they’ll need to address in Afghanistan.”

Raider lieutenants and junior captains fought offhowling winds and blowing snow, proving theirprowess by competing in events designed to test eachcompetitor’s knowledge of the brigade’s historiclineage, basic warrior tasks, combat-lifesaving skills,f ire support and expertise on various weaponssystems, said Soltz.

The brigade used the competition to emphasizeteam building among the junior leaders, which helpedbring everyone to a common understanding of thechallenges the Soldiers will face during theirupcoming deployment, said Lt. Col. Brandon Newton,deputy commanding officer, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div.

“Throughout our training, physical fitness and anunderstanding of how weather affects fatigue and

morale will be addressed as we prepare for ourimpending deployment to Afghanistan,” said Newton.

The winner of the Raider Best LieutenantCompetition was 1st Lt. Jason Haggard, platoon leader,Troop A, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment.

In preparation for the competition, units conductedprecompetition training for their officers, whichincorporated basic soldiering and platoon leaderskills, said Haggard.

“The air-ground integration and call for firetraining piece we conducted went way beyond whatwe were actually tested on,” said Haggard. “This istraining that everybody needs to be familiar with. Itwas great insight as to where we need to be.”

Throughout the week, severe weather wreakedhavoc on competitors and organizers alike. Being able

to identify and properly treat cold-weather injuriesbecame real-world training tools for the Raiders.

“We are in an ideal location where we have theenvironmental conditions that allow us to train like wewill fight in Afghanistan,” said Capt. Doug Powell,brigade surgeon, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div. “Soldiers andleaders need to know how to dress appropriately andtake care of themselves and their buddies.”

Demoralizing weather was a big factor; however,competitors maintained their morale and pushedforward through the fast-paced, back-to-backevents, said Haggard.

The junior officers formed teams comprised ofofficers from different battalions with an emphasison pairing individuals who had not worked ortrained with each other in the past.

“We got to see the faces andthe names that are actually goingto be conducting the various tasksthroughout the brigade,” saidHaggard. “It is good to know theyare out there, and that we aregoing to be working with them as ateam in the future in Afghanistan.”

2nd Lt. Tyler Bryant, 1st Battalion,22nd Infantry Regiment, 4thBrigade Combat Team, 4th InfantryDivision, leads his fellow Raiderlieutenants to the obstacle courseand combat run during the RaiderBest Lieutenant Competition.

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Carson honors fallen heroes

Photo by Geoffrey Roper

Shelley Wheelon, pipe major for the Pikes Peak Highlanders, plays"Going Home" during the ceremony for the three fallen Soldiers atSoldiers' Memorial Chapel Jan. 13.

Photo by Devin Fisher

Soldiers prepare tofire volleys in honorof three fallen comrades Jan. 13 at Soldiers’Memorial Chapel.The Soldiers werekilled while servingin Afghanistan.Sgt. Elijah J. Rao

Jan. 10, 1983-Dec. 5, 2009Sgt. Elijah J. Rao was born in Lake Oswego, Ore.,

and enlisted in the Army in May 2004, after graduatingfrom West Linn High School in 2001. His first assignmentwas with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 30th Field Artillery as ametro crewmember. He was reassigned to Battery E as ametro equipment repairer in the same battalion. Rao’s nextassignment brought him to Fort Carson, where he wasassigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery,2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery as a field artillerymetro crewmember. In October 2006, Rao deployed toIraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08. Heserved as a metro equipment repairer, driver and riflemanon more than 40 combat missions with HHB, 2-17 FieldArtillery. Later he was assigned to HHB, 2-77 FieldArtillery. In June, Rao deployed to Afghanistan in supportof Operation Enduring Freedom 09-10.

His awards include the Bronze Star Medal, PurpleHeart, Army Commendation Medal with one oak leafcluster, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good ConductMedal, National Defense Service Medal, AfghanistanCampaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War onTerrorism Service Medal, NCO ProfessionalDevelopment Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, OverseasRibbon, NATO Medal, Combat Action Badge, and theDriver Mechanics Badge (W).

Rao is survived by his wife Leah, daughter Eliana,father Frank Rao, mother Sharon Hauerken, brotherGabriel and sister Cicily.

Sgt. Jason A. McLeodSept. 16, 1987-Nov. 23, 2009

Sgt. Jason Adam McLeod was born in Crystal Lake, Ill., andenlisted in the Army in July 2006 where he attended Basic Trainingat Fort Knox, Ky. His first assignment was with 2nd BrigadeSupport Battalion at Fort Carson. In April 2007, he deployed for eight months with 2nd Brigade Support Battalion to Iraq. InApril 2008, 2nd Brigade Support Battalion was reflagged to 704th Brigade Support Battalion, where McLeod was reassigned to Company E, 704th Brigade Support Battalion at Fort Carson.McLeod served as a light wheeled mechanic during his deploymentto Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom X.

McLeod’s awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Purple HeartMedal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal,National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze service star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon,NATO Medal and Combat Action Badge.

McLeod is survived by his wife, Aimee and daughter Jocelynof Cary, Illinois, and his father Gregory of Woodstock, Ill., motherBarbara, brother Justin and sister Jacqueline of Crystal Lake, Ill.

Sgt. Kenneth R. Nichols Jr.July 21, 1981-Dec. 1, 2009

Sgt. Kenneth Ray Nichols Jr. was born inPalm Beach County, Fla., and enlisted in theArmy in September 2005. He attended BasicTraining and Advanced Individual Training atFort Benning, Ga. After his training, Nicholswas assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th InfantryRegiment at Fort Carson. He served as assistantgunner, gunner, unit armor and team leader. Heserved at Fort Carson for 48 months. Within that time he deployed to Iraq for 15 months andthen to Afghanistan for six months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom X.

Nichols’ awards include the Bronze StarMedal, the Purple Heart Medal, ArmyCommendation Medal, the Good ConductMedal, the National Defense Service Medal, theAfghanistan Campaign Medal with campaignstar, the Iraq Campaign Medal with campaignstar, the Global War on Terrorism ServiceMedal, the Army Service Ribbon, the OverseasService Ribbon with numeral 2, the NATOMedal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.

Nichols is survived by his wife, Lexi,daughters Brhyleigh and Pailynn, and sonsKenneth and Branden of Colorado Springs.

11Jan. 22, 2010 — MOUNTAINEER

Carson CFC nearlyreaches goalStory and photos by Julie M. LucasMountaineer editor

During the past year, Fort Carson overcame hugeobstacles during the Combined Federal Campaign season. Having a brigade and several companiesdeployed, a brigade on block leave and a brigade at theNational Training Center, didn’t hold the post backfrom coming within less than 1.5 percent of its goal.

“Fort Carson soldiered on during the campaign,and I’m proud of the contribution made,” said Brig. Gen. James Pasquarette, deputy commandinggeneral for support, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson. “Money donated from the Pikes Peakregion will go far in helping people.”

Pasquarette stood in for Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general, 4th Inf. Div. andFort Carson, at an awards ceremony at PetersonAir Force Base Jan. 14. During the ceremony, all the local government agencies were present to represent their agency.

During the ceremony, the agencies are pittedagainst each other for a “spirit” award. Those inattendance have the opportunity to shake noise makers or yell cheers for their agency. In addition to making the largest donation, the U.S. Air Force

Academy took home the spirit award.A total of $2.5 million was raised during the

2009 campaign, with Fort Carson’s contributionbeing nearly $650,000, $200,000 more than last year. It is estimated that 26 percent of FortCarson personnel contributed.

Sgt. 1st Class David Braadland headed up the campaign this year, taking over from Master Sgt. Lisa Belsher, who served as project managerfor almost four years at Fort Carson.

Denis Leveille, director of Army Career andAlumni Program and Staff Sgt. David Gant,Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Space Battalion, U.S. Army Space and MissileDefense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, wererecognized as Carson CFC heroes.

“This is my first year volunteering for CFC,”Leveille said. “I tried to get the word out within(Directorate of Human Resources) that peopleshould donate to CFC and it helps so many out.”

KRDO-TV news anchor Jon Karroll served as master of ceremonies, dressed in gold, callinghimself “Bling.” This year’s theme was “iCan.” Door prizes, such as a flat-screen TV and gift cards,were given at the end of the ceremony, with severalwinners from Fort Carson.

Col. Robert McLaughlin,garrison commander,speaks to the crowd atthe annual CombinedFederal Campaignawards ceremony.

Local agencies attended the ceremony to honor government employees for theirdonations to the Combined Federal Campaign awards ceremony Jan. 14 at Peterson

Air Force Base. Those in attendance competed in a spirit award among the differentagencies. U.S. Air Force Academy captured the spirit award this year.

KRDO-TV news anchorJon Karroll serves asmaster of ceremonies,dressed in gold, callinghimself “Bling.”

12 MOUNTAINEER — Jan. 22, 2010

Claims against the estate — With deepest regret tothe Family of Spc. Shane Smith, deceased. Anyonehaving claims against or indebtedness to his estateshould contact 1st Lt. Ryan Wuerz at 524-0872.Claims against the estate — With deepest regretto the Family of Pvt. Anthony Prantalos, deceased.Anyone having claims against or indebtedness tohis estate should contact 1st Lt. Todd McCartneyat 814-312-5983.Claims against the estate — With deepest regret tothe Family of Spc. Brian R. Bowman, deceased.Anyone having claims against or indebtedness to his estate should contact Capt. Corey Steiner at 503-4300 or 337-6930.Claims against the estate — With deepest regret tothe Family of Cpl. Joshua A. Lengstorf, deceased.Anyone having claims against or indebtedness to hisestate should contact Capt. Brett Kelley at 503-4104.Claims against the estate — With deepest regret to theFamily of Spc. Christopher L. Westbrook, deceased.Anyone having claims against or indebtedness to hisestate should contact 1st Lt. Kane Kim at 719-338-1793.Claims against the estate — With deepest regret to theFamily of Pvt. John P. Dion, deceased. Anyone havingclaims against or indebtedness to his estate shouldcontact Capt. Randall T. Tau at 719-351-0968.Reveille and retreat procedures — GarrisonCommander Col. Robert F. McLaughlin, signed aMemorandum of Agreement with the AmericanFederation of Government Employees Local 1345Nov. 25 implementing reveille and retreat ceremonyprocedures for Fort Carson. Supervisors need to ensureall employees are notified of this change, through ahard copy or electronic copy of the agreement. Formore information on the agreement, call PatriciaMather, labor relations officer, at 526-6972.Retirement ceremony — The next Fort Carson postretirement ceremony takes place Wednesday at 10a.m. in the Special Events Center. The ceremony honors the careers of both Soldiers and civilians. Police training exercise Saturday — The FortCarson Police Department is conducting a trainingexercise on the main post Saturday. Minimal impacton the community is expected since the exercise takes place in a facility which is normally closed forbusiness during the time of the exercise. The exerciselocation will be easily identifiable by the “police training in progress” signs, barricades and police vehicles with emergency lights at all entrances to thefacility. Police officials ask community members tonot be alarmed by the excess emergency vehicles,flashing lights or the training in progress. For moreinformation call Capt. John Wilmoth, police/ProvostMarshal division operations officer, at 526-9161. Garrison Town Hall — The Fort Carson Garrisonwill host a quarterly town hall meeting for the postcommunity at the McMahon Theater Feb. 9 at 6 p.m.Garrison directorates and agencies will presentinformation to keep the community updated on whatis happening on the Mountain Post and communitymembers will have an opportunity to ask questions.Donated annual leave for Fort Carson civilianemployees — is currently being accepted for the following civilian employees under the VoluntaryLeave Transfer Program. The employees who haveexhausted all available leave because of medicalemergencies and are currently accepting leave

donations are: George Anderson, Mary Koziol andDanette Wyatt, Directorate of Family and Morale,Welfare and Recreation; Jeanette Hellwig,Directorate of Public Works; Anthony Jackson,Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization andSecurity; Craig Wright, Jennifer Taylor and Jamesand Torie Koller, Directorate of Emergency Services;Bradley Bills, Denver Holden and Michael Patrocky,U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command;and Kelly Sangwin, Civilian Personnel AdvisoryCenter. To donate annual leave under VLTP, contactthe Garrison Resource Management Office at 526-1841/1839 or tara.smithoverton@conus.army.mil toobtain form OMP-630A, “Request to Donate AnnualLeave,” or the OMP-630B for an outside agency.Free Tax Center opens Monday — The Fort CarsonTax Center is accepting appointments from Soldiers,retirees and their Families for free tax preparationwhile the center is open Monday-May 14. The TaxCenter is open Mondays-Thursdays from 8 a.m.-5p.m. and Fridays 8 a.m.-4 p.m., excluding federaland training holidays. The center is also open from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 20, March 13 and April 10. No walk-ins are available; however, space-available slots may be available. The office is locatedin building 6285 on Woodfill Road, directly acrossfrom the Colorado Inn and Elkhorn ConferenceCenter. Call 524-1013 to schedule an appointment.Hospital to destroy dated mammography films —Beneficiaries who have mammography films at theEvans Army Community Hospital Department ofRadiology dated 1999 and earlier who have not hadmore recent mammograms taken can call 526-1316to verify and claim their mammogram films. If notclaimed, these films will be relocated and purged,according to federal and state regulations.Hospital east parking lot – The 233-space parkinglot on the northeast corner of Evans Army CommunityHospital, near the bus stop, includes open, handicapand motorcycle parking for patients. Patients using theparking lot can enter the east end of the hospital usingthe sidewalk that starts from the northeast parking lot and ends at the east entrance. Hospital officialsremind patients that parking is only allowed in designated parking stalls on paved surfaces. Police are ticketing those vehicles illegally parking in the dirtor gravel alongside hospital roads or in grass-coveredareas. For more information call 526-7655.Optometry services — The Evans ArmyCommunity Hospital Optometry Clinic offers services to TRICARE Prime beneficiaries — active-duty Soldiers, Family members ages 4 and older and retirees 64 and younger. The clinic,located on the second floor of the hospital, is open from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Call the central appointment line at 457-2274.Hospital after-hours entrance — The westentrance revolving door is the only after-hours nonemergency entrance to Evans Army CommunityHospital. Visitors must check in with the securityguard and receive a visitor’s pass. Emergencypatients are the only ones who may enter the hospital through the north-side Emergency Roomentrance. For more information, call 526-7655.Influenza self-care medications — TRICARE-eligible beneficiaries 18 and older can pick up influenzaself-care medications, acetaminophen and ibuprofen,

without a prescription, at the Evans ArmyCommunity Hospital pharmacy window 2Mondays-Thursdays from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.,Fridays 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The commissary pharmacy and the outlying clinic pharmacies will also distribute self-care medications during nor-mal operating hours. Parents can obtainmedications for their eligible children; thosepicking up medications for children less than2 years old will need to know their child’sweight. For more information contact thePharmacy Information Line at 524-4088.For information about flu vaccinations callthe Flu Shot Hotline at 526-6422.Officer spouses club scholarships — The Fort Carson Officers’ Spouses’ Cluboffers merit-based scholarships to Familymembers including high school seniors,spouses and those already attending

college. Family members of Army active-duty, retired,Reserve, National Guard, deceased or those missing inaction and Department of Defense civilians planningto enroll as full-time students in a bachelor, associateor similar degree/diploma program from an accreditedtwo- or four-year college, university or vocationaltechnical school are eligible. Selection will be basedon scholastic achievement, demonstrated leadership,citizenship, motivation, diversity of interest and community involvement. For more information or torequest an application, contact the FCOSC scholarshipchair at fcosc(underscore) scholarships@yahoo.com.Scholarship applications must be postmarked by Feb. 20. Mail applications to Fort Carson Officers’Spouses’ Club, Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box12886 Fort Carson, CO 80902.Scholarship program for children of Soldiers —The Army Emergency Relief’s Maj. Gen. JamesUrsano Scholarship Program is for children of active-duty, retired and deceased Soldiers who are full-timestudents at an undergraduate, technical or vocationalinstitution accredited by the Department of Education.The scholarships are awarded annually up to four academic years. Funds may be used for tuition, books,fees, supplies or school room and board. Studentsmay reapply each year and must maintain a gradepoint average of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale.To qualify, students must be under the age of 23 forthe entire 2010-2011 academic year and must be anunmarried child of an active-duty or retired Soldieror a Soldier who died in either status. All Soldiersand students must be registered in the DefenseEligibility Enrollment Reporting System; studentscan verify their DEERS status at 800-538-9552.Applications for the 2010-2011 scholarships areavailable online at http://www.aerhq.org. Onlineapplications must be submitted by March 1. Stateside Spouse Education Assistance Program— is for spouses of active-duty and retired Soldiers,and widows and widowers of Soldiers who diedeither on active duty or in a retired status, and areresiding in the United States. All spouses must beregistered in the Defense Eligibility EnrollmentReporting System, which can be verified at 800-538-9552. This program does not apply to secondundergraduate or graduate degrees. Scholarship awardsare based on financial need and are awarded annuallyfor up to four academic years to attend post secondaryschool full time as undergraduate level students.Funds are to assist with academic expenses at theattending university/school and are disbursed equallybetween the fall and spring semesters or quarters to assist with tuition, books, fees and supplies.Students must maintain a grade point average of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale. Applications for the 2010-2011 academic year scholarships are available online at http://www.aerhq.org.Applications must be submitted by March 1.

Gates close for barrier maintenanceThree Fort Carson gates will close temporarily Saturday for maintenance onthe post’s anti-vehicle barrier system.

The following gates will be closed to trafficto accommodate the maintenance:— Gate 4 from 7-10 a.m.— Gate 5 from 10:30 a.m.-noon— Gate 20 from1-2:30 p.m.

Community members should use alternate gates during these closures andexpect heavier than normal traffic at theother gates during these times.

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Family members provide supportCommentary by Chap. (Maj.) Timothy StiersU.S. Army Garrison Family Life Chaplain

Many Family Readiness Group leaders never ask for the job. Often they get the job because theirspouse is in a leadership position or someone mightget the job because the leader is not married. On theother hand, maybe it is because the leader’s spouse isnot able to serve. Regardless of how one comes intothe job, there is a need and they stood in the gap.

These FRG leaders are true American patriots.The work they do, the service they give, the sacrifices they make allow our Soldiers to soldier.They help the ones we love when we cannot. Whensomeone mentions FRG, the term that comes tomind is “combat multiplier.”

Proverbs 18:22 reads, “He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord.”A Soldier with a supportive spouse has a “secretweapon.” A Soldier’s spouse can help or hurt a career.In the morning before physical training, that spousecan say, “Aw, honey, can’t you stay just a little bitlonger?” or with a foot in the Soldier’s back, say, “Get up! What are you going to tell your Soldiers, ifyou miss PT?” In the evening, a Soldier’s spouse canhelp settle the family down for an early bedtime orstay up for the late night TV program.

Before one deployment, leadership advisedspouses to try to handle all situations without theSoldier. The idea is the Soldier can’t fix it from the other side of the world. The leadership advisedSoldiers to empower and celebrate the independenceand leadership of spouses.

I felt confident all the preparation was complete

for my first National Training Center rotation. Mywife and I “war gamed” how to handle various situations that might arise in my absence. While away,our vacuum cleaner died. Our washing machine beganpouring water from underneath. Our dishwashershorted out at the wall plug. Our lawn mower pullcord broke. Our central air conditioner died. Our“good” car’s transmission died. My mother-in-law’sborrowed car died. Our local church van, which was borrowed to shop for groceries, got a flat tire inthe grocery store parking lot. When I arrived home,my wife said, “Honey, we gotta talk!”

FRG is Soldier spouses helping Soldier spouses.Thank you for being there and keeping the

household running as smoothly as possible undersome very bumpy circumstances. You keep the children engaged in school and chapel/church activities. You spend time alone and cry behind theclosed bedroom or bathroom door.

Thank you for caring enough to teach the Army Family Team Building classes. Thank you for participating in the fundraisers that help others.Thank you for wrapping Christmas gifts for otherswhile you had gifts at home needing to be wrapped.You do make a difference — you may never know in this lifetime the difference you make.

I conducted the funeral of a retiree’s wife. It was overwhelming to hear the responses of thoseaffected by this woman, people traveled to Georgiafrom locations from Washington, D.C. to Washingtonstate. There were stories of how she comfortedyoung spouses during the Vietnam war and later inOperations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. There werewords of appreciation of how this woman served asthe “mother hen” while spouses waited in fear ofgetting that unthinkable knock on the door.

Thank you for all the caring you give to ourSoldier Families — we need you, FRG.

“He who finds a wife finds a goodthing, and obtains favor from the Lord.”

— Proverbs 18:22

15Jan. 22, 2010 — MOUNTAINEER

Chapel ScheduleROMAN CATHOLIC

Day Time Service Chapel Location Contact PersonSunday 8:15-8:45 a.m. Reconciliation Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Chap. Gross/526-5279Sunday 9:15 a.m. Mass Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Chap. Gross/526-5279Sunday 10:30 a.m. CRE Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Pat Treacy/524-2458Sunday 10:30 a.m. RCIA Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Pat Treacy/524-2458Sunday 11 a.m. Mass Healer Evans Army Hospital Fr. Nwatawali/526-7347Tu/Thurs noon Mass Healer Evans Army Hospital Fr. Nwatawali/526-7347

PROTESTANTFriday 4:30 p.m. Intercessory prayer, Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Chap. Firtko/524-4316

Bible StudySunday 9 a.m. Protestant Healer Evans Army Hospital Chap. Roberts/526-7387Sunday 9 a.m. Liturgical Service Prussman Barkeley & Ellis Chap. Mitchell/650-8042Sunday 9:15 a.m. Sunday School Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Heidi McAllister/526-5744Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School Prussman Barkeley & Prussman Heidi McAllister/526-5744Sunday 10:50 a.m. Protestant Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Chap. Firtko/524-4316Sunday 11 a.m. Protestant/Gospel Prussman Barkeley & Prussman Ursula Pittman/503-1104Sunday 11 a.m. Chapel Next Veterans Magrath & Titus Chap. Frailey/526-8262Tuesday 9 a.m. PWOC Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Chap. Firtko/524-4316Wednesday 2:30-4:30p.m. Youth ministry Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Heidi McAllister/526-5744

JEWISHFor information and a schedule of Jewish Sabbath services, call the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel at 333-2636 or Chap. (Maj.) Howard Fields at 526-6263.

WICCASunday 2 p.m. Building 4800 Harr & McNerny ftcarsonopncircle@gmail.com

COLORADO WARRIORS SWEATLODGEColorado Warriors Sweatlodge ceremonies (He Ska Akicita Inipi) are offered to military Family members and Department of Defense personnel. These lodges are traditional Lakota spiritual ceremonies for cleansing, purification and prayer, and are fully sanctioned and supported by the Fort Carson command chaplain. MichaelHackwith is the spiritual advisor. For information and directions call Zoe Goodblanket at 442-0929 or e-mail zoegood@msn.com.

Daily Bible readings: To assist in regular Scripture reading, the following Scriptures are recommended. These Scriptures are part of the common daily lectionary, which is designed to present the entire Bible over a three-year cycle.

Friday — Psalms 49, Genesis 19-21Saturday — Psalms 50, Genesis 22-24Sunday — Psalms 51, Genesis 25-27Monday — Psalms 52, Genesis 28-30Tuesday — Psalms 53, Genesis 31-33 Wednesday — Psalms 54, Genesis 34-36Thursday — Psalms 55, Genesis 37-39

National Prayer Breakfast is Feb. 11 at 7 a.m. at the Elkhorn Conference Center. Tickets are availablefrom unit chaplains. For more information call the Religious Support Office at 526-5279.

Protestant Women of the Chapel, Fort Carson chapter, announces new meeting times. PWOC is aresource for all women in the Fort Carson communityto make new friends, get support through tough timesand grow spiritually. Meetings are held at Soldiers’Memorial Chapel Tuesdays.

PWOC has added an evening session to its program with child care provided (with a light meal)through Child, Youth and School Services. Eveningsessions begin with a potluck dinner, so bring a dish to share. Religious Education class has beenadded for 4 and 5 year olds in addition to the Home School Room during the morning session atSoldiers’ Memorial Chapel. The spring semester will include small group studies covering a variety of subjects through book studies. PWOC invites you to attend the spring kickoff event.Come out to the kickoff to review the books offered, meet the teachers, and sign up for a class. Contact pwocchildcare@gmail.com for complete details onchild care options offered during PWOC meetings.

The Fort Carson Awana Club meetsThursdays from 5-7 p.m. at Soldiers’Memorial Chapel. Awana is an international,nondenominational ministry dedicated tosharing the Gospel of Christ with youngpeople. Awana teaches children and youthshow to apply biblical principles to their

everyday life through an exciting and challengingprogram that includes fast-paced games,upbeat songs, Bible-based lessons and lots

of fun. For more information, call StacyChapman at 382-3970 or visit theAwana International Web site at

http://www.Awana.org.

16 MOUNTAINEER — Jan. 22, 2010

Tax news for returning Soldiersby Capt. Christopher RichOfficer in charge, Fort Carson Tax Center

When Soldiers are deployed to a combat zone, perhaps the last thing on theirminds is filing their federal income taxes.

Once these Soldiers come home, taxesbecome one of a hundred items crying for their attention.

Often Soldiers believe that they are requiredto file their tax returns with the InternalRevenue Service immediately after their returnor face stiff penalties. The IRS has created rules which are designed to ease the burden on returning Soldiers when it comes to filing their taxes.

The IRS has ruled that if a member of theArmed Forces, who served in a combat zone,was involved in qualifying service outside of a combat zone, or participated in a contingencyoperation outside of the United States and away from your permanent duty station, then he or she have an automatic 180-day extensionto file the tax return, pay taxes if they are due, file claims for a refund, or take other action with the IRS. This automatic extensionbegins the day after leaving a combat zone or a contingency operation and applies to both the servicemember and spouse if using the mar-ried-filing-jointly status on taxes.

The IRS has approved an additional extension of up to 106 days which may be addedto the 180-day extension. In practice, this meansthat Soldiers might have up to 286 days to file

their tax returns counted from the day after adeployment ends.

This provision is based on the number ofdays left in the tax season when a Soldier firstdeployed. To explain, taxpayers are typicallyrequired to file their tax returns for the previousyear between Jan.1-April 15, creating a 105 or 106day window to file taxes depending on whetherit is a leap year or not. If a Soldier is deployedfor any part of that window, the deadline for filing taxes for the previous year may be extendedby the number of days that were left in that window when deployed. So, if a Soldier wasdeployed to a combat zone on Dec. 1, 2008 andreturned from deployment Dec. 1, 2009, he wouldhave been gone for the entire 2008 tax season(Jan. 1, 2009-April 15, 2009). He thereforewould have 105 extra days to file in addition tothe 180 days he received automatically. If thatsame Soldier deployed April 1, 2009, and leftthe combat zone Dec. 1, 2009, he would have195 days to file his 2008 return (180 day automatic extension plus 15 days left in the taxseason equals 195 days). This extension alsoapplies to the spouse if married-filing-jointly.

This should be welcome news to Soldiersreturning home. It means that everyone who hascome back from deployment in the last five orsix months can wait to file their 2008 returnsuntil the start of the 2009 tax season. Doingboth of these returns at once can save time, andwill allow Soldiers to avail themselves of freetax preparation services at the Fort Carson TaxCenter when it opens for business Monday.

Free Tax Center opensThe Fort Carson Tax Center is

accepting appointments from Soldiers,retirees and their Families for free taxpreparation while the center is open

Monday-May 14.

The Tax Center is open Mondays-Thursdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. andFridays 8 a.m.-4 p.m., excluding

federal and training holidays. The center is also open from

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 20, March 13 and April 10. No walk-ins are available;

however, space-available slots may be available.

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Chaplains holdprayer breakfast by Sgt. Alexis RamosGarrison Public Affairs

The Fort Carson National Prayer Breakfast takes place7-8:30 a.m. Feb. 11 at the Elkhorn Conference Center.

Tickets for the event are available through unit chaplains; a $3 donation is suggested. Family members are also encouraged to attend.

“Soldiers can expect to hear at the National Prayerbreakfast a speaker named Jerry White, who is a NobelPeace Prize Laureate and an expert in resiliency training,having had both of his legs blown off in a land-mine incident in war himself,” said Chap. (Lt. Col.) Guy E.Glad U.S. Army Garrison installation chaplain. “He’s coming to present his story on how he recovered and howSoldiers can deal with resiliency better in today’s Army.”

White is a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

A local band is also scheduled to perform at the event. “We do have special music being presented by a local

group called Pearl Street Confessions and they will bedoing mostly patriotic and religious music,” Glad said.

Fort Carson is one of many Army, Air Force andMarine installations as well as civilian organizationsacross the nation holding prayer breakfasts. Designed to bring people together and reinforce faith in God, this year’s national prayer breakfast gives Soldiers andFamily members the opportunity to keep our country’sspiritual heritage alive.

For more information call Command Chaplain (Col.) Gary L. Gross at 526-6264.

American Federation of GovernmentEmployees, Local 1345

The Fort Carson garrison commanderand the local union recently signed aMemorandum of Agreement implementingreveille and retreat ceremony procedures for Fort Carson.

Col. Robert F. McLaughlinand Pete Steele, president ofthe American Federation ofGovernment Employees Local1345, signed the MOA Nov. 25.

According to the MOA, certain intersections on post willbe blocked and all gates will beclosed during the observance of honoring the colors. Employees will safely stop their vehicles for reveille and retreat, but are not required to exittheir vehicles. The MOA states thatemployees who are tardy to work due to delays caused by the observance ofreveille or retreat will be excused by their supervisors.

Supervisors were directed to

ensure all their employees were notified of the change through a hardcopy or electronic copy of the agreement. Finally, the MOA calls fornegotiation between the parties prior to implementing any additions orchanges to the flag ceremonies policy.

For more information on the MOA, call Patricia Mather, labor relations officer, at 526-6972.

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Photo courtesy of Outdoor Recreation Complex

Community members make use of the indoor climbing wall at the Outdoor Recreation Complex. Theclimbing course offered by Adventure Programs & Education is recommended before taking any ofthe ice climbing trips offered through Information, Tickets and Referral.

Photo courtesy of Outdoor Recreation Complex

A Fort Carson community member climbs the ice at Ouray. A trip to Ouray’s ice park is one of the trips offered through Information, Tickets and Registration.

Photo by Rick Emert

Timica Harrington, recreation aide, adjusts a ski Jan. 14 at the Outdoor Recreation Complex.

Photo by Rick Emert

Rick Kazzell,maintenancetechnician,applies plasticto skis to fillgouges causedby scraping onrocks Jan. 14at the OutdoorRecreationComplex.

by Rick EmertMountaineer staff

Avid winter sports buffs or those hitting the slopes for the first time havethe tools to take advantage of Colorado’swinter playground right on Fort Carson.

The Outdoor Recreation Complex is a one-stop shop for winter sports tickets, equipment and classes.

Adventure Programs & Educationoffers classes on a variety of wintersports; Information, Tickets andRegistration sells discounted ski, snow-board, ice climbing and snowshoeingpasses; and equipment can be rented orpurchased at reasonable rates through theEquipment Rental Center and MountainPost Outfitters, respectively, according toDavid Bumgarner, APE coordinator.

“They can come here the day beforeand get their equipment — it’s cheaperthan most resorts … and there’s no tax,”Bumgarner said. “Once they get to themountain, they can just go skiing. Theydon’t have to sit in line for an hour when they could be skiing. I would saythat’s the biggest benefit.”

Customers can visit the rental centerany time before the date of the trip andget the equipment fitted for free.

“We keep their information on recordso they can come in later and pick up the equipment and go,” said TimicaHarrington, recreation aide, EquipmentRental Center. “The cost is lower here,and getting the skis or other equipment is much easier when you do it here.”

The center offers equipment for

rent for some of ITR’s most populartrips and packages, including skiing,snowboarding, snowshoeing and iceclimbing, Bumgarner said.

A couple of those trips are Wolf Creek weekend ski trip, whichincludes skiing at Wolf Creek andDurango ski areas and a pass to thePagosa Hot Springs; and the LostWonder Ski/Snowboard Hut Trip,Bumgarner said.

“There’s great back-country skiingand great snowshoeing in the hut. Thisyear, we’re doing two-night, three-dayhut trips,” he said. “The hut is a beautifulcabin out in the middle of nowhere.”

Some new trips were added this year, including moonlighting snowshoetrips and snowmobile trips, he said.

Outdoor recreation has increased its staff and stock of rental equipment to meet the increased demand in servicethat resulted from the 4th InfantryDivision’s return to Fort Carson, and,although business is good, Bumgarnersaid he would like to see even more community members taking advantage of the services offered.

“The biggest thing we want … is getting the word out that we are here,” he said. “All those new Soldiers (should)see what we have to offer, because theycan usually save a lot of money or get alot of good information here. Our staffhas been doing it a while. There is a lot going on (in Colorado). It can beoverwhelming, but we can help.”

For more information or to registerfor trips, call 526-5366.

The great outdoors

Center has winter paradise tools

Information, Tickets and Registration dealsSki passes:• Liberty Pass for Arapahoe Basin and

Keystone (active-duty Soldiers and Familymembers with military identification): $189 for adults, $109 for children 5-12

• Monarch, including three free days atDurango, Loveland, Powderhorn and Sunlight and Angel Fire Resort and Pajarito in New Mexico: $159 for adults and $119 for children 7-12

• Rocky Mountain Super Pass for CopperMountain and Winter Park (active duty and Family members and retirees): $219 for adults, $104 for children 6-12

• Passes are available only for Department ofDefense identification card holders.

Trips and packages:• Lost Wonder Ski/Snowboard Hut Trip,

Jan. 29-31, $165 per person• Ouray Ice Climbing weekend,

Feb. 26-28, $200 per person• 2010 Snofest, Jan. 29-31, $49 for adults,

$45 for Soldiers private-corporal, $33 for children 5-12

Selected equipment weekend rental rates:• Ski package (includes skis, boots and poles):

$20 for adults, $12 for children 7-12 and $8 for children 6 and under

• Snowboard package (includes board andboots): $25 for adults, $18 for children 7-12 and $15 for children 6 and under

• Cross country skis: $15

20 MOUNTAINEER — Jan. 22, 2010

Police blotterThe following crimes were committed on the Fort Carson installation Jan. 7-13.

AWOL1 – servicemember was cited for AWOL —

surrendered to military/civilian authorities.5 – servicemembers were cited for failure

to go to place of duty.3 – servicemembers were cited for desertion.

Motor vehicle crimes2 – servicemembers were cited for a traffic

accident — vehicle to vehicle, noninjury.2 – civilians were cited for a traffic accident –

vehicle to vehicle, noninjury1 – servicemember was cited for driving

under the influence of alcohol.1 – servicemember was cited for excessive

blood alcohol content 0.08 or more.1 – servicemember was cited for careless

driving.1 – civilian was cited for careless driving.1 – servicemember was cited for unsafe

starting from a parked position.1 – civilian was cited for following too closely.

Drug and alcohol crimes, not includingmotor vehicles2 – civilians were cited for wrongful

possession of drug paraphernalia.1 – servicemember was cited for wrongful

possession of dangerous drugs.

1 – servicemember was cited for wrongful useof dangerous drugs.

1 – servicemember was cited for wrongful use of opiates

1 – servicemember was cited for drunk anddisorderly behavior.

Miscellaneous crimes3 – civilians were cited for simple assault.1 – servicemember was cited for simple

assault. 3 – servicemembers were cited for assault

consummated bybattery.

2 – civilians were citedfor assault.

1 – servicemember wascited for aggravatedassault.

1 – servicemember wascited for failure toobey a lawful order.

1 – civilian was cited forcommunicating athreat.

3 – servicememberswere cited fordomestic violence —female civilian victim.

1 – servicemember was cited for domesticviolence.

1 – servicemember was cited for domesticviolence — both spouses subjects.

1 – civilian was cited for domestic violence —both spouses subjects.

1 – civilian was cited for domestic violence —military female victim.

1 – servicemember was cited for larceny ofprivate property.

1 – servicemember was cited for disorderlyconduct.

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Disabled by health problems, Frankwas forced into early retirement.

Five days a week, Frank takes calls,helps with referrals and sets appoint-ments, coordinates volunteers, and dis-tributes mail to the hundreds of clientsat the homeless services agency. “Iknow the staff here needs me and itgives me the strength to do this.”

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23Jan. 22, 2010 — MOUNTAINEER

‘Fit to fight’

Civilian fitness vital to missionStory and photos by Walt JohnsonMountaineer staff

When you hear the term“Fit-to-fight,” you normallyassociate it with the active-dutymilitary force as it prepares forits mission of keeping thenation safe.

Another segment of theArmy community is just asvital to the mission — its civilian work force — and tothat end the Army has a program for its civilian workersthat will help them also be fit tofight and help the active-dutySoldiers fulfill the mission.

The Army has established acivilian wellness program thatis designed to give Departmentof the Army workers three paidhours per week to participate in a physical fitness programthat the Army hopes will keepcivilians in the same type oftop-notch fitness that active-duty Soldiers want to achieve.

Denise Acevedo, Health Promotion Coordinatorat the Mountain Post Wellness center said this willbe the third time the post has offered the six-monthprogram, under the guidance of the Center forHealth Promotion and Medical Management Divisionfor its civilian workers. Judging by the response to the program, this may be the most successful.

Acevedo said the program has had 150 people signup for the program that began Wednesday.

“The civilian wellness program is for Armyemployees worldwide and it was adopted to getemployees to exercise during the duty day.Sometimes people are working and they think theydon’t have the time to work out and be physically

fit. We think this is a great opportunity forpeople to take advantage of a program thatwill allow Army civilian works to get thetime to stay physically fit,” Acevedo said.

The program started with the 150 participants receiving a two-day orientationon what the program is and what it can dofor them. When the wellness center staff

decided to have the program in January they expected somepeople to be eager to takeadvantage of getting in bettercondition but the number ofpeople interested even exceededits expectations.

“We didn’t expect thismany people to sign up but weare well prepared to take careof everyone that has signed upfor the program. We have astaff here that is excited aboutthe program and we have volunteers from the Directorateof Family and Morale, Welfareand Recreation and other staffmembers at the hospital thatwill support the program,”Acevedo said.

Acevedo said this is basically an independent workout program that stressesto the people in the programthat it is important for them tobe motivated and committed to working on a program thatthey chose. She said peoplewill have access to the post

physical fitness center facilities. She added peoplealso have the option of a walking or running program.

“This is a structured program and if people haveany questions about their workout plan or anythingelse associated with the program they can call thewellness center at any time. We have some people inthe program that are physically fit and they are takingadvantage of this program, to keep themselves ingood shape. The programs will be designed to helppeople get the workout they feel they need. A lot ofour people said their main goal is to lose weight sowe will have dieticians coming in to help with that.We are going to have education classes monthly that will help people with their eating habits, whichwill be a big part of this program,” Acevedo said.

Stephanie Timmons, left, wellness center staff member,assists Sgt Brian Yrigoyen on to a massage bed at the wellnesscenter during a recent visit.

Sabrina Burgess, left, talks with Kendra Seat, wellness center health technician, about exerciseequipment she could use to stay shape.

Denise Acevedo, left, wellness center staff member and Jeriann Hance, right, nurse practitioner withthe wellness center, talk with Staff Sgt. Thomas Cuneo about wellness center programs as they takehis blood pressure during a recent visit to the wellness center.

24 MOUNTAINEER — Jan. 22, 2010

On the Bench

Alternate Escapes hostshuge poker tournament by Walt JohnsonMountaineer staff

Soldiers who have a love for thegame of poker will want to mark Jan. 30 on their calendar.

Alternate Escapes will host the nextbig Texas Hold ’em poker tournament at Elkhorn Conference Center. This tournament usually attracts the top pokerplayers on post. The last tournamentattracted 119 poker players and saw thetop 10 players come away with someimpressive prizes.

For more information on the tournament, contact Alternate Escapes at 576-7540.

Fort Carson’s Thunder AlleyBowling Center has some of the bestbowling deals in town.

The bowling lanes features lowprices, specials, sales, tournaments andaffordable birthday packages. The centeralso host a number of other events thatpost patrons will find family friendly and a lot of fun. Those events are: open bowling ($1 games, $2 shoes),Tuesdays-Fridays from 1-5 p.m.

Tuesdays-Fridays from 5 p.m.-

closing, the center offers bowling for$2.25 per game with $2 shoe rentals.Sundays from 1-9 p.m. the center offers bowling for $2.25 per game with$2 shoe rentals.

The center hosts 50/50 Night SpecialTuesdays from 6-9 p.m. featuring 50-centhot dogs, 50-cent games and 50-centrental shoes. Wednesday is family nightfrom 5 p.m. to closing, featuring $1games. Friday is another event with aBlack Light Show/Cosmic Bowling from 9:30-11:45 p.m.

The cost is $9 for adults, $8 for children and $2 shoe rentals. Saturdayfeatures unlimited bowling from 1-3 p.m.The cost is $8 per person.

Saturday nights is an exciting time at Thunder Alley Bowling Centerbecause of the facility’s color pin bowling competition.

Some of the best bowlers on post anda few from the civilian community cometo the bowling lanes each Saturday nightto get a chance to compete in competitivebowling and win some prize money ifthey can connect with the right color pin.

Photo by Walt Johnson

Trojans’ defenseFountain-Fort Carson’s Mitchell Lewis, 20, Malcolm Thomas, 15, andDominique Wright, 10, surround Palmer High School’s Terrell Brown duringaction Jan. 14 at Fountain-Fort Carson High School. The Trojans will meetthe Rampart Rams at Rampart High School Tuesday and Doherty HighSchool at Doherty Thursday. The games are at at 7 p.m.

See Bench on page 25

25Jan. 22, 2010 — MOUNTAINEER

Photo by Walt Johnson

GimmeFountain-Fort Carson’s Yahna Harris, left, battles Palmer High School’s Gina Fair for arebound during action Jan. 14 at Palmer High School. The Lady Trojans won the contest 41-40.The Lady Trojan will meet the Rampart Rams at 7 p.m. Tuesday and the Doherty SpartansThursday at Fountain-Fort Carson High School at 7 p.m. each night.

Cash prizes range from $1-$400 depending on the colorpins knocked down at specifictimes. The pins that win themost money are obviously the most difficult to achieve.For instance, to win the $400prize a person would have to successfully knock down thenearly impossible 7-10 split.

Action begins at 7 p.m.with sign ups and bowlingbegins at 8 p.m. You must be18 and older to participate. For more information on thisexciting program, call thebowling center at 526-5542.

The Fort Carson YouthServices Center will beginits winter youth basketball,youth cheerleading andsmart-start basketball season Saturday at the postyouth center.

The new season is scheduled to kickoff at 9 a.m.with games scheduled to lastthe entire morning and intothe early afternoon. Theaction packed youth leaguefeatures some of the bestyouth sports in the ColoradoSprings area. For more information on the youth

sports program call 526-1233or the central registrationoffice at 526-1100.

The 2010 U.S. OlympicWomen’s Ice Hockey Teamwill meet Finland Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. at the ColoradoSprings World Arena.

This will be the last gamefor the American womenbefore the Olympic WinterGames in Vancouver, Canada.Team USA’s first game at thewinter Olympics will beagainst China Feb. 14.

Tickets for the game at the World Arena are on sale now for $12 and $7.People can get tickets athttp://www.ticketswest.comor by calling 866-464-2626 or576-2626 or stopping by theWorld Arena Box office.

There will be a HockeyWeekend Across AmericaJan. 29-31.

Youths in ColoradoSprings are invited to attendthe Try Hockey for Free event Jan. 30 at noon at theColorado Springs WorldArena. U.S. Women’s NationalTeam members, KarenThatcher and Jenny Potter,will be in attendance at theclinic, introducing children to the sport of hockey.

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Jason GrantIntramural Basketball player

Jason Grant is started playing basketball at a young age because he wantedsomething to take his mind off his parents divorcing. He began playing at 5 yearsold and has been making opponents wish they could take their minds off what hecan do on the court. Grant said basketball is his second love superceded only by“my love for my loving wife and our baby girl that will be born in a few months.”

What are your early memories of what basketball did for you?I was a huge Magic Johnson fan when I was growing up and I remember

how much joy it gave me to be able to do the “behind the back” and “no-look passes” like Magic.

What is your best personal sports moment?When I was in high school my team was down by two points with seconds

left in the game and I hit a half court shot to win the game.What is your best professional sports moment?Every time I get to watch Kobe Bryant play the game. If you could meet any athlete who would it be and why?Kobe Bryant. I have already met Magic Johnson and a lot of the old school

Lakers. My brother used to work at the barber shop where the old school Lakers got haircuts.

Who do you see going to the Super Bowl?The Indianapolis Colts and the Minnesota Vikings with the Vikings

winning the championship.If you could change one thing in sports what would it be?I would like to see ticket prices come down so that more Soldiers

could afford to attend the games.People would be surprised to know that ...I hate starting and love to come off the bench when I play basketball.

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The 2010 WinterOlympic Games are inVancouver, Canada, Feb.12-28 — just 21 daysaway. Events will includealpine skiing, biathlon,bobsled, cross-countryskiing, curling, figureskating, free-style skiing,ice hockey, luge, Nordiccombined, short trackspeed skating, skeleton,ski jump, snowboardingand speed skating.Eighty-six gold medalswill be awarded.

Full-fledged fans can get in the mood byvisiting the OlympicTraining Center inColorado Springs, and can buy a 2010Olympics shirt or cap in the process.

Visitors get a chanceto see athletes in training,although those competing in the WinterOlympics Games in Vancouver aren’tpresently at the training center.

Olympic athletes have been usingthe Colorado Springs facility for morethan 30 years. The facility is on the siteof the former Ent Air Force Base andNorth American Aerospace DefenseCommand Headquarters.

The 2nd Air Force was housed at Ent Air Force Base during WorldWar II. Later the base was home toNORAD while the Cheyenne Mountainfacility was under construction.

As Ent Air Force Base had no runways, flying operations took placeat Peterson Air Force Base.

In the 1970s Peterson Air ForceBase began to expandand many units andorganizations at Entwere relocated toPeterson. Ent was permanently closed in1976 and the propertyreturned to the city.

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training center by the OlympicCommittee. Early on, some of the military buildings were used to house,feed and train athletes. A few of the AirForce base’s buildings are still in use.

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The 45,000-square-foot aquaticcenter has a 50-meter by 25-meterpool. It is used by swimmers andwater polo athletes, as well as forcross training. The pool holds morethan 800,000 gallons of water.

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Martial arts events take place in one of the gymnasiums on the OlympicTraining Center.

A pathway from the Visitor Center leads to facilities at the OlympicTraining Center. Cutouts of Pan American sports are featured.

National Olympic Training Center open to visitors

Olympic-themed statues greet visitors approaching the Visitor Center at the Olympic Training Center in ColoradoSprings. The Vancouver 2010 Olympics begin Feb. 12.

23 sports. One building is 59,000 square feet and has several gymnasiums. The secondbuilding is 54,000 square feet. Athletes use thefacilities for gymnastics, boxing, volleyball,wrestling, judo and fencing.

There is also a shooting center at thefacility, sports medicine, a dining hall anddormitories.

The training center’s world-class velodromeis in Memorial Park, a few blocks away. One ofthe top-rated velodromes in the world, recordshave been set there. The 333.3-meter track isbanked at 33 degrees.

Other Olympic training facilities are at Lake Placid, N. Y. and Chula Vista, Calif.

Free guided tours of the National Olympic

Training Center are conductedMondays-Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.,every hour on the hour.

Visitors should arrive at the visitorcenter a few minutes before the hour.Reservations aren’t necessary exceptfor large groups. The tour begins witha short film about previous OlympicGames. Following the film, the guideleads the group along the Olympicpath, pointing out items of interest and taking visitors into some of thetraining center facilities.

Silhouettes depicting the 45 sports from the Pan American Gamesare along the Olympic path.

About 150,000 visitors take tourseach year.

At the end of the tour visitorsmay visit the Hall of Fame, theOlympic Flame on top of the buildingand the Spirit Store. The store has ahuge collection of Olympic-relatedsports clothing, sporting equipmentand souvenirs. Pins, key chains, volleyballs, baseballs and souvenir-type items are sold. Store profits go toward Olympic programs.

Interactive computers allow visitors to learnabout Olympic athletes.

The Olympic complex is on Boulder Street,just west of Union Boulevard, near MemorialHospital, at One Olympic Plaza. Ask the guardfor directions to the Visitor Center.

Several statues are along the path and infront of the Visitor Center.

Inquire at the Visitor Center about athleticevents that are sometimes held at the trainingcenter or other venues in the area and open to the public.

For instance, a hockey game between theUSA Women’s team and Finland is Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. Tickets costing $8-$12 are sold at theWorld Arena box office.

For more information about Olympicsports, athletes and events, go tohttp://www.teamusa.org.

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An athlete in residence at the Olympic Training Centerworks out in a fitness center.

The U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame is in the Visitor Center at the Olympic Training Center.

Athletes in residence at the Olympic Training Centerwalk through the campus.

The Olympic Flame at the Olympic Training Center will burn throughoutthe 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 12-28.

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Free day at Denver Zoo Camels are in the Denver Zoo. The zoo is free to visitors Feb. 7 and 16. It is open10 a.m.-4 p.m. and is in Denver City Park, 2300 Steele St. Take Colorado Avenue northoff Interstate 25 in Denver; watch for signs to the zoo. For information call 303-376-4800,or go online to http://www.denverzoo.org.

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Dinosaur show“Walking with Dinosaurs” returns to the

Colorado Springs World Arena for another bite. There are shows Friday-Sunday. Ticketsstart at $26.50; call 520-SHOW or go tohttp://www.ticketswest.com.

Pikes Peak Center“Opera Theatre of the Rockies: The Magic

Flute” is in the Pikes Peak Center, 190 S.Cascade Ave., Feb. 27-28.

Los Lonely Boys with Alenandro Escovedoand Carrie Rodriguez are in the Pikes PeakCenter March 2 at 7 p.m.

“Avenue Q” is in the Pikes Peak CenterMarch 16-17, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Glenn Miller Orchestra makes an appearanceat 4 p.m. April 18 in the Pikes Peak Center.

Call 520-SHOW for ticket information.Visit http://www.pikespeakcenter.comfor information.

Air Force Academy concertsThe Academy Concert Series in Arnold

Hall Theater at the Air Force Academy includesLeAnn Rimes, Friday and Pink FloydExperience, Feb. 5. Call 333-4497 for ticketinformation. Concerts are open to the public.

Denver attractions have free dayDenver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St.

in Denver, has free admission Feb. 15. Forinformation, call 720-865-3500, or go online at http://www.botanicgardens.org. The gardensare open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

The Denver Museum of Nature and Scienceobserves free days Feb. 21 and March 1. The

museum is in Denver’s City Park, at 2001Colorado Ave.; call 303-322-7009, or go tohttp://www.dmns.org. A Genghis Kahn Exhibitends Feb. 7, and has a special admission fee. Themuseum also has a planetarium and an IMAXtheater. DMNS is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

The Denver Zoo, located near DMNS, is also in City Park and is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m.for winter hours. The zoo is at 2300 Steele St.; for information call 303-376-4800, or go online http://www.denverzoo.org. Free days are Feb. 7 and 16.

The Denver Art Museum is in theHamilton Building, 100 W. 14th AvenueParkway in the downtown Denver area. It isopen 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Colorado residentsare admitted free the first Saturday of eachmonth; call 720-865-5000 for information orlogon to http://www.denverartmuseum.org.

Western Stock ShowFor more than 100 years, the Western

Stock Show has been held in Denver. It runs through Sunday in the National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., nearthe junction of Interstates 25 and 70. Thestock show features rodeos, dancing horses,mutton busting, sheep shearing, livestockshows, chuckwagon cookoffs, bull riding, a wild west show and lots of livestock. For tickets and schedules go online athttp://www.nationalwestern.com.

SnoFest!!!SnoFest!!! is Jan. 29-31 — a snow sports

weekend for Colorado military members on the

slopes of Keystone. There are outdoor activities,indoor events, sleigh rides, snowshoeing, ice skating, tubing and parties. Contact FortCarson Information, Tickets and Registration at526-5366 for lift and party tickets.

Olympic teams in World ArenaThe 2010 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice

Hockey Team meets Finland Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.,at the World Arena. It’s the last game for the American team before the FebruaryOlympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada.The USA team’s first Olympic game is Feb. 14 with China. Tickets are $7-$12 at http://www.ticketswest.com or call 866-464-2626 or 576-2626 or at the WorldArena box office.

‘Sweeney Todd’“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber

of Fleet Street” in the Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., is presented by the Fine ArtsCenter Theatre Company. Starting Friday, the production is at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.Sundays. Tickets start at $26, call the box office at 634-5583 or go online athttp://www.csfineartscenter.org.

TheatreWorks drama“Twelve Angry Men,” by University of

Colorado at Colorado Springs TheatreWorks is in the Bon Vivant Theater, Thursday-Feb. 14, at the corner of Union Boulevard and AustinBluffs Parkway. Shows are Thursdays-Sundays.Go online at http://www.theatreworksCS.orgor call 255-3232.

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