Troop Command 808-433-9160

S1– 808-433-9161

S3-808-433-4293

Alpha Company– 808-433-9130

Bravo Company– 808-433-9131

Charlie Company– 808-433-8050

Delta Company-808-433-9130

Family Readiness Support Assistants

(FRSA) 808-433-9160

TROOP COMMAND

30 December 2010

Inside this

issue:

MFLAC/DEPLOYMENT SERVICES 2

New Tax Laws 3

Parent Love and Logic 6

AFTB 11

Blue Star Card 12

Tri-Care Age Update 14

Biggest Loser is back 16

Housing updates/Yard sale 18

HUI

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MFLAC/DEPLOYMENT SERVICES

Military Family Life Consultant provide solution-oriented consultations to individuals, cou-

ples, families, and groups. The Military and Family Life Consultant (MFLC) Program is de-

signed to provide support and assistance to active duty Soldiers, National Guard & Reserves,

military Family Members and civilian personnel. Military and Family Life Consultants can

help people who are having trouble coping with concerns and issues of daily life.

Tripler– Rene Gigoux Dave Gilbertson AMR Housing– Mike Watson

808-222-1089 808-264-2246 808-366-9121

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Military OneSource Tax Services The Military OneSource Tax Program will begin on Monday, January 17, 2011. The program will provide free access to a customized version of the basic H&R Block at Home® electronic tax filing product. This customized product allows for free federal filing and free state filing (up to three states). In addition, free telephonic tax consultations are available to help with tax related issues. Please see our list of Frequently Asked Questions to learn more about the program and filing your 2010 taxes. *An Important Note: Please do not create a user account on the public H&R Block Web site. You will incur a fee if you file using the public H&R Block Web site/product. If you create an account on the public H&R Block Web site, regardless of how you access the ac-count in the future, the H&R Block system will view you as a public user (the system tags the account when it is created, according to the version of the product being used at that time).

Please wait until Monday, January 17th, when the customized MOS version is made available via a link on the Military OneSource Web

site to create your account.

H&R Block At Home Maintenance Schedule Please keep these dates in mind when planning your tax preparation. Our online services will be unavailable during the following times due to system maintenance:

January 28, 2011, 2-6 a.m. ET

February 4, 2011, 2-6 a.m. ET

February 11, 2011, 2-6 a.m. ET

February 25, 2011, 2-6 a.m. ET

March 11, 2011, 2-6 a.m. ET

March 25, 2011, 2-6 a.m. ET

April 8, 2011, 2-6 a.m. ET

April 22, 2011, 2-6 a.m. ET

May 20, 2011, 2-6 a.m. ET

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“THIS IS A COMMUNITY BULLETIN”

030935JAN11

SUBJECT: Fort Shafter Bridge Repair

Motorists are advised that the bridge on Pierce Street near the Army Exchange will be under repair from

01/03/2011 to 01/20/2011. During the repair work period, the traffic may be limited to one lane. The po-

lice will be directing the traffic in both directions.

POC for this action is Paul Choy, 438-1314 or Scott Northart, 438-0498.

NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REQUIRED

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School Support Services

- School Liaison Office and SKIES Unlimited-

Bldg 1283, 241 Hewitt Street, Schofield Barracks

“USPACOM Longitudinal Study of Military Child

Education in Hawaii Update (www.hawaiikids.org)”

*Objectives of the study is to understand Family members’ preconceptions prior to arrival in

Hawaii and identify attitudes about Hawaii schools after Families PCS

*356 Participants (parents 306 & students 50)

*72% Public; 19% Private; 6% Home; & 3% Charter Schools

*Currently, numbers are too small to draw responsible conclusions

*U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii goal is 1,500 participants by 1 July 2011

For more info contact: 655-9818

South SIM 5 January 2011

Confidential and Proprietary

TRICARE Age Eligibility Update

• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

• Effective 23 Sept 2010

• Increases health plan eligibility to age 26

• Defense Authorization Act – Passed in Dec 2010

• Includes authorization to increase TRICARE eligibility

to age 26

• Also includes stop on increasing enrollment fees and

out-of-pocket costs for a year

• Effective date not yet stated

U.S. ARMY GARRISON, HAWAII

Schools Out!!!

Relax and let your

imagination fly

Create your own kite

for Benjamin Franklin’s

Birthday!!

13 January

1500 – 1545

All supplies will

be provided!

Need more info??? Call 438-9521

U.S. ARMY GARRISON, HAWAII

Applications are being accepted NOW for the

following sports:

Volleyball(

M&W)

Basketball (M&W)

Triathlon & Cross

Country (M&W)

Please call 655-9914 for

more information!

• The last two increments of Skyview homes will

each be delayed a month because of weather.

• Turn over of Hibiscus will be delayed until the last

two increments of Skyview homes are received.

• Radar Hill, Fort Shafter: May – July

• Rim Loop, Aliamanu: May - September

• Hauoli Heights, Fort Shafter: August – September

• Funston, Fort Shafter: September

Construction Update

Yard Sale Mania – All communities

January 15, 2010 – 8AM-3PM

Have Questions about your Mock Bill?

February 16 AMR Chapel - 1830

February 17 Kalakaua Community Center, Multi-purpose room

(pending confirmation)

Upcoming Events

POC: Teresa Thibodeau – Property Management Coordinator (808) 275-3136

www.IslandPalmCommunities.com

Future Demolition

• Red Hill Makai turn over to construction on

1Sept11

• Tripler turn over to construction on 1Apr12

January Activities

Aliamanu

•Resident Appreciation Breakfast, 11 January from 9AM-11AM

•Movie and Pizza, 26 January from 2PM-4PM

AMR Rim/Red Hill

•Calendar Giveaway and New Years Resolution Capsule,

January 4th – 7th (Prizes for goals reached by July)

Fort Shafter/Tripler

•Pizza and Movie, January 19th and 26th, 2:30PM-5PM

All residents must go to the housing office and put in their a New Years Resolution in a box to win a

prize. Everyone who place a resolution, will receive a prize in July.