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Col. Michael Greenberg, Fort Belvoir Garrison Commander, dunked by a pitch during Garrison Org Day. See story on page A6.
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June 27, 2019
Ensuring readiness for Soldiers, Families AMC leaders looking to get the best, most effective, and most efficient programs for Soldiers and their Families
As one of seven focused priorities in support of the Strategic Support area in Multi-Domain Operations, Soldier and Family readiness focuses on ensuring Soldiers and their Families are prepared to navigate the challenges of daily living in the unique context of military service. That mission involves readiness for nearly 1 million Soldiers across all components and about 1.3 million Family members, and includes oversight of more than 104,000 Family housing units and 6,300 Soldier barracks at 72 installations.
By Kari Hawkins U.S. Army Materiel Command Public Affairs
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s the Army’s most important asset, Soldiers, and the Families who support them, are the top priority in the mission to ensure readiness. Army Materiel Command provides equipment to ensure Soldier readiness for the battlefield. Likewise, AMC is committed to ensuring Soldiers and their Families are ready and resilient to address the challenges of the military lifestyle.
Realignment brings opportunities Photo by Pvt. Chantel Green
Staff Sgt. William Voelcker, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C., and his family reconnect after his deployment. “We cannot let them down,” Gen. Gus Perna, AMC commander, said. “Our recruits come to us from throughout the country and from all walks of life to join our Army. They
Post 9/11 GI Bill transferability changes
join with the confidence that we will take care of them. The readiness of our Army depends on the readiness of our Soldiers and their Families,” Perna said.
With the realignment of Installation Management Command as a major subordinate command, AMC is now a total force provider
See AMC, page A5
Garrison Org Day
From Barden Education Center
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eginning July 12, all actively serving members of the armed forces with 16 or more years of service will no longer be able to transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to their family members, as change one to DoD Instruction (DoDI)1341.13, Post-9/11 GI Bill, dated 12 July 2018, takes effect. (You can read the Department of Defense announcement of the change at dod.defense. gov/News/Article/Article/1573240/) As a result of the change, Soldiers are highly encouraged to transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits as soon as they become eligible (not flagged, have six or more years of service, and at least one eligible family member in DEERS) to avoid missing out on A4
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this family benefit. To transfer benefits, go to: https:// www.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/, or https://www.milsuite.mil/book/ docs/DOC-634821. For more, call the Barden Education Center, 703-8059264.
Garrison Organization Day
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Photo by Paul Lara
Janet Evans, left, hands the Chiefs Cup Award to CYS members Eva Guandique, center, and Rose Jones during the Garrison Org Day on the Potomac Basin, Friday.
Angry Birds Program
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Golf Club Men’s Championship