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Empower yourself to better health Carrie Kilby and Esther Pfau U.S. Army Public Health Command
There are many things we don’t have control over when it comes to health
care. For example, the number of specialty doctors in your region, out-ofpocket expenses, proximity of medical treatment facilities, amount of time it takes to see your health care provider, and more.
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Commanding General .............Maj. Gen. Larry D. Wyche Garrison Commander ....................... Col. Paul K. Brooks Public Affairs Officer............................. Stephen J. Baker Command Information/Managing Editor...Patrick Buffett Senior Writer/Special Assignments ......... T. Anthony Bell Production/News Assistant Editor.................. Amy Perry Family/Community Life Reporter ..........................Vacant Production Assistant .............................. Ray Kozakewicz To reach the Traveller Staff, call (804) 734-7147.
up on every comment regardless of whether the customer asks for a response or not. Though it’s not required, we highly encourage customers to provide their contact information when submitting a comment card through ICE so we can provide immediate feedback. Every organization strives for 100 percent customer satisfaction, and continuous feedback helps identify those areas that need improvement. ICE is available to every customer who uses IMCOM services – Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen (active duty, Guard and Reserve), their families, as well as veterans, retirees and civilian employees. With your honest feedback,
Luckily, health is more than just good health care. It’s about the decisions and choices we make every day. Most health decisions do not happen in the doctor’s office or hospital. Instead, they are made when people are at work or at home with their families. It is in this “Lifespace” where the daily choices people make impact their health. So, make this upcoming
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we can work to improve service delivery and achieve IMCOM’s goal of providing world-class customer service. Visit www.ice.disa.mil and let your voice be heard. If you have any IMCOM cus-
year “your year” to empower yourself and know that each day you can make a difference in your quality of life. No matter who you are, how old you are or what you do, you need a balance of sleep, activity and nutrition to build and sustain great health. This triad of sleep, activity and nutrition was initiated by the Army surgeon general in 2012 and is called
The Fort Lee “Traveller” is printed by offset process every Thursday as a civilian enterprise in the interest of personnel at the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command and Fort Lee, Va. 23801, by Military Newspapers of Virginia, 114 Charlotte Avenue Suite A, Colonial Heights, Va. 23834, in accordance with Department of the Army Regulations 210-20 and 360-1. This publication receives armed forces material and civilian newspapers are authorized to reprint such material without specific clearance except material specifically designated as copyrighted. Liaison between the printer and the commanding general, Fort Lee, is maintained by the Public Affairs Office, Fort Lee. Circulation: 13,000. This Civilian Enterprise newspaper is an authorized publication. Contents of the “Traveller” are not necessarily the official view of, nor endorsed by, the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command and Fort Lee. Advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the Department of the Army or Military Newspapers of Virginia. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation, or any other non merit factor. If a violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is confirmed, the printer shall refuse to print advertising from that source until violation is corrected. The “Traveller” is an unofficial publication authorized by AR 360-1, and printed by the Military Newspapers of Virginia, a private firm in no way connected with the U. S. Army Combined Arms Support Command or Fort Lee. The editorial content is prepared, edited and provided by the Public Affairs Office of Headquarters, U. S. Army Garrison, Fort Lee.
tomer service-related questions, comments or concerns, contact your local garrison ICE program manager or the IMCOM headquarters customer service excellence team at (210) 466-0284, 466-0279 or 466-0255.
the Performance Triad. In the spring and summer of 2014, installations Armywide will be deploying the Army Family Performance Triad Campaign. The campaign aims to bring Soldiers and retirees, their families, and civilians the tools and resources needed to make better sleep, activity and nutrition choices to improve their health and performance.
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SAN ANTONIO – Customer feedback is a critical element to ensuring that U.S. Army Installation Management Command provides the highest quality programs, services and facilities to military members, families and civilian employees – in keeping with their service and sacrifice. The Interactive Customer Evaluation system, or ICE as it’s more commonly known, is IMCOM’s primary means of receiving input directly from its customers. The command already receives nearly a half-million customer comments each year. ICE em-
powers customers to make a difference in how IMCOM delivers products and services by offering recommendations and bringing up issues. Customer comments also help the command to prioritize and refocus installation services and support to meet changing requirements. Between August 2012 and July 2013, nearly 393,000 customers rated their satisfaction with IMCOM products and services at 93 percent overall. While we’re proud of that achievement, it still means there’s room for improvement and with all IMCOM service provider managers engaged, your comments will be seen and heard. All IMCOM service providers are required to review and follow-
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To kick-start your own healthy habits, Army Medicine experts in sleep, activity and nutrition have provided some daily targets to start impacting performance and health. These daily targets for adults are: • Get at least 7-8 hours of sleep each night. • Remove all electronics from your bedroom. SEE HEALTH, PAGE 7 Warrant Officer 1 Angel Jimenez, a marine engineering officer student, prepares a table for welding. Warrant officers receive about two months of welding training during the course. The Trans. School is in the initial stages of an effort to get the training accredited. See Page 4 for story.
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Synthetic drugs dangerous, can end Army career Not only are synthetic drugs dangerous, but they can cost a Soldier his or her military career. Soldiers can face disciplinary action that could include a discharge if they test positive for synthetic drugs, including “spice” and “bath salts,” said Dr. Les McFarling, the director of the Army Substance Abuse Program. The Department of Defense expanded its urinalysis drug testing to include synthetic cannabinoids, or synthetic marijuana, said McFarling. The random testing began Dec. 16. The Army prohibited the use and possession of all synthetic cannabinoids in 2011. Bath salts, which are synthetic cathinones, were banned in 2012, he contin-
ued. Fort Lee’s Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board – which meets quarterly to discuss, identify and eliminate conditions that adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, morale and discipline of the force – takes additional steps by declaring locations that sell synthetic drugs off-limits. Currently, there are three local businesses that are off-limits to Fort Lee military members: Cigarette City, 333 Cavalier Square, Hopewell; Shell gas station, 3320 Boulevard, Colonial Heights; and Golden Express gas station, 100 South 15th Ave., Hopewell. “It is important to avoid these three specific locations because of their
involvement in selling illegal synthetic drugs,” said Maj. David Martin, the installation’s Provost Marshal and a member of the AFDCB. “Once a service member gets caught visiting an establishment officially placed off-limits, commanders may impose disciplinary action against them in accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The results could be steep for one act of poor judgment.” While it’s best to avoid locations known to sell these substances, sometimes they are deceptively disguised in innocuouslooking packaging, said Martin. Regardless, use of the synthetic cannabinoids is still against Army policy and the law.
$(5 RSHQV VFKRODUVKLS DSSOLFDWLRQ ZLQGRZ ALEXANDRIA – Army Emergency Relief has opened its scholarship application period for the 2014-15 school year. Applications from spouses and dependent children of Soldiers will be accepted until May 1, officials said. This year, scholarships will be awarded based solely on financial need, said Tammy LaCroix, manager for Army Emergency Relief, or AER’s scholarship programs. In previous years, some scholarships were awarded based on scholastic achievement and leadership, LaCroix said. For instance, if students could demonstrate leadership – such
as serving as class president, leading a Scout troop or serving in an ROTC leadership position – that in itself was worth a $500 scholarship. If their grade point average was above a 3.5, that could be worth another $500. Those types of $500 scholarships have been eliminated however, so that larger awards to needy family members can be granted. “What we’re trying to accomplish is help the neediest of our Soldiers,” LaCroix said. Last year AER awarded 4,629 scholarships, totaling more than $10 million to spouses and children of Soldiers. That included scholarships to 1,148 spouses
“We’re very serious when it comes to protecting our service members from harm and maintaining good order and discipline among our ranks. Most local businesses seem to get that message loud and clear,” said Martin. “The few that choose to keep illegally selling dangerous synthetic drugs risk being marked as off-limits to military personnel, and subsequently losing the revenue generated by thousands of service members who live and work on Fort Lee.” The Army can do probable cause testing or competence for duty testing for synthetic drugs, McFarling said. Soldiers who use synthetic drugs are encouraged to self-refer for
and awards to 3,481 children. Those scholarships are helping send students this year to about 1,400 schools, ranging from Harvard to Alabama State to American Military University. Some of the students are attending university classes online and a few are going to vocational or cosmetology schools, LaCroix said. About 9,000 applications were received last year online, LaCroix said, adding that the number kept her and another staff member quite busy. “Last year was our first year using a new online application process,” LaCroix said. “By upgrading the scholarship application software, we were able to streamline the entire process and more efficiently serve our applicants.” “Applicants are able to create their own profile, submit their
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treatment to the Army Substance Abuse Program or to a military medical facility, McFarling said. Fort Lee Soldiers can contact ASAP administrators by calling (804) 7349180 for assistance. Members who do not self-refer and subsequently test positive can face action deemed appropriate by their commander under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, McFarling said. “The same rules that apply with any other drug, including THC (the active ingredient in marijuana), cocaine or any other il-
documentation online, and check their status,” added LaCroix. “This proved to be a huge time saver for both the applicants and the scholarship staff.” The most common reason for applicants to be turned down was incomplete packets, LaCroix said. Application packets should include school transcripts, the Student Aid Report from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA, and the Soldier’s Leave and Earnings Statement. More information on the application process and
licit substance, now apply to synthetics,” said Buddy Horne, the civilian and military drug testing manager for the Army. The use of synthetic drugs in the Army is believed to have decreased, he said, after the Drug Enforcement Administration began classifying chemicals used to make the drugs as Schedule I substances, prohibited under the Controlled Substances Act. In 2012, Congress permanently placed 26 SEE DRUGS, PAGE 14
necessary documentation is available on the AER website at www.aerhq.org. The entire application package must be submitted by May 1, LaCroix said. Only spouses and dependent children of active duty Soldiers are eligible for the scholarships, LaCroix said, but added this includes dependents of activated Army Reserve and National Guard troops, as long as they will remain on active duty for the 2014-15 school year. Army Emergency Relief is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to Soldiers, active and retired, and their families. Since its incorporation in 1942, AER has provided more than $1.5 billion to more than 3.5 million Soldiers, families and retirees. – Army Emergency Relief
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The Staff Sgt. Robert Kuroda logistics support vessel, pulls into port at Honolulu in 2006. Army marine engineering officers and enlisted watercraft engineers are responsible for all engineering operations of such ships once they are underway. Welding is an important aspect of those operations.
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JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS – The Transportation School’s Maritime and Intermodal Training Department has initiated efforts to attain accreditation for its welding instruction. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael Love, class manager, MITD Marine Engineering Officer Warrant Officer Basic Course, said the schoolhouse is in the initial stages of a project to secure training certifications for students who undergo initial military occupational specialty training. “We want to use the warrant officer course as a test platform then subsequently tailor it down to the enlisted training,” he said. Soldiers who attend the 39-week-long Marine Engineering Officer WOBC undergo approximately two months of welding instruction while enlisted Soldiers in the Watercraft Engineer Course receive two weeks of training. The warrant officer training is a priority because it is lengthier, said Love. Current efforts are centered on gathering information and requirements of the accrediting organization, the American Welding Society. Fulfilling AWS’s vari-
ous instructional specifications will take some time to achieve if they are achievable at all, said Love. They include hours of instruction, equipment and other factors, he added. “We are looking at 2015,” he said in reference to how long accreditation might take. “Realistically, that’s the time I think we’ll have everything in place to make our submission.” The schoolhouse accreditation benefits are substantial. First, it can serve to further enhance skills and better prepare Soldiers for their duties and missions. Secondly, it can tout the validity and relevance of its instruction to students as a post-career advantage. “At the end of the day, accreditation is something Soldiers can put in their kit bags and use on their resumes,” said Love. MITD currently offers various types of instruction, which can easily lead to certification. At least one seg-
ment of training offered at the schoolhouse – heating, ventilation and air conditioning – awards commercially recognized certification upon completion. Love said he anticipates the welding instruction will yield the same. “From what I can gather, the individual who completes the training will earn an entrylevel certification,” he said. MITDs welding instruction certification began after Ordnance School administrators from Fort Lee visited the campus last year. The Ordnance School has an extensive welding department that has earned AWS accreditations. It is closely working with MITD through its accreditation process, said Love. Currently, MITD has more than 25 specific training certificates recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center, which lead to credentialing in the commercial merchant marine industry. MITD is working to add welding to that list. The Transportation and Ordnance schools are subordinates of the Combined Arms Support Command headquartered at Fort Lee. CASCOM is in the midst of a substantial initiative that seeks to increase the number of credentialing opportunities for Soldiers.
Lunch at the Regimental Club The Regimental Club has a new menu and selections from which to choose, Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. The choices vary daily and may include items such as herb-baked chicken, fried flounder, slow roasted beef tips with gravy, salisbury steak, a variety of vegetables, starches and fresh daily-made desserts. Community members can enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet, a dessert and drink, all for $8.50. For details, call (804) 765-1523.
Kenner MLK Schedule Kenner Army Health Clinic, Troop Medical Clinic 1 and Mosier Consolidated Troop Medical Clinic 2 will be open with normal operations on Jan. 17 (training holiday) for patient care. All Kenner clinics and services will be closed on Jan. 20 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday. To schedule appointments, call the Kenner Appointment Line at 1-866-533-5242. To speak with an on-call KAHC medical provider when the clinic is closed, including after hours and weekends, call(804) 734-9000. This must be done before seeking care at an urgent care center. For medical emergencies, dial 911 or go to the nearest ER.
Tax Assistance Center Opens Feb. 3 The Fort Lee Tax Assistance Center will offer a free service for federal and tax preparation assistance, Feb. 3 - May 9, at 6050 MeKong Road. All active duty personnel and their family members are eligible. It is also open to reservists on active duty more than 29 days and their family members; and military retirees. A satellite facility to drop off simple returns will be at the Soldier Support Center, room 120-E, building 3400, 1401 B Ave. The primary office will be open Monday-Friday except holidays – walk-ins, 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. (last client will be seen at 5 p.m.); appointments, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. For appointments, call (804) 734-5732.
CLICK2GO at Commissary Shoppers at the Fort Lee Commissary can buy groceries online 24/7 that can then be picked up at curbside on any weekday when the store is open. Pick-up time for the CLICK2GO service must be at least four hours from the order time. The customer pays for the groceries at curbside behind the commissary without leaving the vehicle. Visit www.commissaries.com to fill out an order. The groceries are kept in a temperature-appropriate holding area until the pickup. Payment can be made by credit card, debit card and DeCA gift cards.
Host Families Requested The International Military Student Office at the Army Logistics University is always looking for community members on and off-post to serve as social sponsors for international students who attend classes at Fort Lee. The hosts help the students to learn more about the local community and make them feel welcome as visitors to the U.S. For details, call (804) 765-8159 or email rebecca.a.joyner2.civ@mail.mil.
KidKapers Auditions The Theater Company at Fort Lee will hold auditions for the KidKapers production of “Seussical Jr.” on Feb. 8, 10 a.m., at the Lee Playhouse, Mahone Avenue. Director Caroline Mincks seeks 30 young actors, ages 8-18, for both featured and ensemble roles. Those auditioning should be prepared to sing a selection of their choice and show a dance movement. A CD player and accompanist will be provided. No performers are paid. Rehearsals begin immediately after casting for a March 21-23 production. For details, call (804) 734-6629.
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“The Chalk Garden” opens VNL WULS at the Lee Playhouse “The Chalk Garden” – produced by The Theater Company at Fort Lee – is opening Feb. 7 for a threeweekend run at the Lee Playhouse. Performances are set for Feb. 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22 at 8 p.m., and Feb. 9, 16 and 23 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $12 (adults) and $6 (youth). The production is a psychological chamber piece that explores the secret world of childhood through the prism of an outlandish British dowager Mrs. St. Maugham and her precocious and equally eccentric granddaughter Laurel. When the mysterious and enigmatic Miss Madrigal is hired as household compan-
ion and manager, the two finally meet their match. The cast is headed by Alisa Erway as Miss Madrigal, Jackie Farley as Mrs. Maugham and Emma Fralin as Laurel. Dale Blake, Denise Blake, Leslie Beiro and Mike Fletcher complete the cast. This production is directed by Jason Campbell. The set is designed by Craig McFarland, light design by Becky Lussier, costumes by Mark Souza, sound design by Red Redling, and stage managed by Lorie Arnold. For reservations or more information, call the box office at (804) 734-6629. Contributed Photo
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Sgt. Russell Diggs and Spc. Samantha Shipley, both part of the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers, enjoy a ride on snow tubes at the Wintergreen Resort, a trip that recognized some of the organization’s top volunteers.
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A female orange and white short-haired cat is available for adoption at the Fort Lee Stray Animal Facility. She is approximately one year old and is timid. Adoption for all animals at the facility is free. There also are several dogs and several other cats available. For details, call (804) 652-5979.
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HEALTH | Public Health
Command offers tips for a healthier 2014 Continued from page 2 • Take 10,000 steps during your everyday routine. Consider getting a pedometer, using your smartphone or using a personal fitness device to track your steps each day. • Get at least 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes) of moderate-intensity activity and two days of musclestrengthening activity per week. • Build your plate with whole grains, lean proteins, fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy at each meal. • Make half your plate a variety of brightly colored fruits and vegetables. • Refuel every 4-5 waking hours; don’t skip meals. • Make water your first choice for hydration. If you don’t know where to start, have an injury, or would like additional one-on-one support no matter your current fitness level, contact your primary-care manager at your medical treatment facility or contact an Army Wellness Center. AWCs provide an invaluable wellness service to Soldiers and retirees, their families, and Army civilians at no cost: • Sleep education • Weight management and metabolic testing • Exercise testing and exercise prescription • Stress management education and biofeedback • Nutrition education • Wellness coaching • Body composition analysis • Health assessments To locate the AWC nearest you, visit: http://phc. amedd.army.mil/organization/institute/dhpw/Pages/ ArmyWellnessCentersOperation.aspx. If you don’t have an AWC near you, contact the local MTF to learn about the wellness services it provides. So here’s to a new year and a “healthier you.” You have the power to improve sleep, activity and nutrition and maintain or take back control of your health and future.
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(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) Dragon Slayers bowling team members Mallory Davis, Kabree Kenney, Jaden Holland and Rodney Holland pose for pictures Jan. 4. The Dragon Slayers bowling team defeated the Fire Strikers 4 games to 2 at the Fort Lee Bowling Center to earn the title of Junior League champions. Not pictured is teammate Jada Scott. The Dragib Slayers needed some clutch spare shooting in the final two games to take home the top prize. Their victory earned them scholarships that will be awarded in May.
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Chance Cates and Shambria Curlee pose for a picture after their Turkeys bowling team defeated the See Saws 4 games to 2 Jan. 4 during the Senior League championship round at the Fort Lee Bowling Center. Not pictured is Cedric McAfee Jr. The Turkeys started in the middle of the pack and worked their way through the quarterfinals and semi-final rounds. In the final two games during the championship match, Cates and Curlee struck in 9th to 11th frames to seal the victory. The Turkeys will be awarded scholarships at the end of the bowling season in May.
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Buying a home often has many hidden pitfalls that first-time homebuyers may encounter – sometimes involving thousands of dollars in unexpected expenses. To help Fort Lee community members and their spouses learn the essential facts in this long process, the post Housing Services Office will once again sponsor a free homebuyer workshop Jan. 23, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Soldier Support Center. “This is the largest investment people will make in their lives,” said Dorothy Oliver, housing management specialist. “You can make a costly mistake without knowing all the ins and outs.”
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WASHINGTON – The National Defense Authorization Act, passed last month, requires sweeping changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, particularly in cases of rape and sexual assault. “These are the most changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial that we’ve seen since a full committee studied it decades ago,” said Lt. Col. John L. Kiel Jr., the Policy Branch chief at the Army’s Criminal Law Division in the Office of the Judge Advocate General. Key provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, known throughout the military as the UCMJ, that were rewritten under the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014, or NDAA14 – signed Dec. 26 by President Barack Obama – are Articles 32, 60, 120 and 125. ARTICLE 32 NDAA14 now requires the services to have judge advocates serve as Article 32 investigating officers, or IOs. Previously, the Army was the only service where judge advocates routinely did not serve as Article 32 IOs. Article 32 hearings are held to determine if there’s enough evidence to warrant a general courtmartial – the most serious type of court-martial used for felony-level offenses like rape and murder. Congress decided that the services needed to have trained lawyers – judge advocates – consider the evidence, since in their view, trained lawyers are often in the best position to make determinations to go forward with general courtsmartial, he said. The reason judge advocates didn’t always serve as 32 IOs in the Army was “largely because we try four times the number of cases of any of the other services,” meaning that it’s an issue of not having enough judge advocates for the high volume of cases. The Army asked Congress to consider its resourcing issue, he said, so the legislators wrote an exception, stating that “where practicable, you will have a judge advocate conduct the Article 32 investigation.” Kiel explained what “where
practicable” means, citing a number of circumstances where it could apply. A lot of courts-martial were conducted over the years in Iraq and Afghanistan, where Soldiers were deployed. Some of those involved war crimes, he said. In these cases, the Army found it was sometimes best to have line officers be the Article 32 IOs because they could best put themselves in the shoes of the accused. Those line officers “understood what it’s like to make decisions in the heat of battle better than a lawyer without those experiences. They added a level of judgment that sometimes judge advocates could not.” Another example, he said, might be travel fraud. “In the case of complex TDY (temporary duty) fraud for instance, you might want to have a finance officer as the IO,” he explained. Besides subject-matter experts being in the best position to be Article 32 IOs, there might simply not be enough judge advocates in the area of the installation, he said. For example, there would likely be enough judge advocates in U.S. Army Forces Command to do 32 hearings, but if a number of hearings came up at once in U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command installations, they might come up short. That might jeopardize the right of an accused to a speedy trial if the clock runs out, he noted. And, if a judge advocate is flown in from another installation, travel costs would be incurred. “Those are very real situations that could impact the ability to get it done expeditiously and cost effectively,” he explained. Other attorneys on an installation cannot always be tapped for Article 32 IO work, he said. On larger installations, “we have operational law attorneys who potentially could cover down on some of these areas, but we don’t have a lot of those.” On other installations, administrative law attorneys might have conflicts of interest if they’ve previously rendered some kind of legal review on a
case for example, he said. “And, our administrative law attorneys are always busy reviewing various sorts of investigations and helping the command deal with such things as ethics and family readiness issues,” he continued. “Then we have our criminal law advocates, trial counsels and defense counsels,” he added. “They’re all conflicted out from being IOs, because they’re actually tasked with presenting evidence during the 32 as they’re acting as counsel to the government or to the accused.” NDAA14 gives the services one year to phase in this change to Article 32, stipulating that where practicable, judge advocates conduct the investigations. This one-year time period provides needed time for the staff judge advocates to figure out if they have enough judge advocates to fill the requirement to cover down on all the Article 32 hearings and determine which installations are struggling to meet the requirements, he said. Another impact to courts-martial practice is the new requirement for a special victims counsel, Kiel said. The special victims counsel’s task is to provide support and advice to the alleged victim, he said. For example, they must inform the victim of any upcoming hearings – pre-trial confinement, parole board, clemency and so on – and inform the victim that he or she can choose to attend any of those. As well, the victim will be notified in advance of trial dates and be informed of any delays. Furthermore, he said, the special victims counsels may represent the alleged victims during trial, ensuring their rights are not violated, like under the Rape Shield Rule, for example. The Rape Shield Rule or Military Rule of Evidence 412, prevents admission of evidence concerning sexual predisposition and behavior of an alleged victim of sexual assault. Kiel provided an aside regarding the Rape Shield Law and how a high-visibility case a few months ago, involving SEE UCMJ, PAGE 13
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WASHINGTON – The Enlisted Voluntary Early Separation Program and Enlisted Involuntary Early Separation Program have some important changes that took effect Jan. 1. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION The Enlisted Voluntary Early Separation Program is designed for Soldiers who have employment offers and want to separate prior to the expiration of their term of service, or ETS. They can now request getting out up to 180 days prior to their ETS. Soldiers can request the separation through their local commanders, if they can show adequate salary or compensation from their potential civilian employers, and that the separation won’t hurt their ability to support their families, said James R. Bragg, branch chief for Retention and Reclassification – Involuntary/Voluntary Separation program, Human Resources Command, at Fort Knox, Ky. Bragg added that of that 180-day maximum period, the Soldier would need a minimum of 90 days for normal transition/ separation processing. The previous voluntary separation policy was for Soldiers planning to attend college. That policy allows them to separate up to 90 days early, so they can begin their semester work, Bragg said. That program remains in effect, and nothing has changed about that aspect of the policy. The new guidelines allow for early separation for a job opportunity can be “good for the Soldiers and their families� as they transition, Bragg said. Further details of the changes can be found in All Army Activity message 340/2013. INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION The Enlisted Involuntary Early Separation Program has been in effect for some time for Soldiers whose units are deploying and their ETS date is during that deployment.
In those cases, Soldiers would be offered the chance to re-enlist, extend or choose a different unit or military occupational specialty, said Bragg. If they didn’t, they would be involuntarily separated up to one year before their ETS. That remains in effect. The big change is that besides deploying units, the policy also now covers units that are going to be deactivated, he said. For Soldiers in units that will be deactivating, they’ll be given 45 days to extend or re-enlist from the time they’re notified, Bragg continued. If the Soldier chooses not to extend or re-enlist, the Soldier’s ETS would be reduced up to a year’s time – depending on the date his or her unit is deactivating -- but not less than 90 days for the transition/separation processing. The policy would not apply to units that are deactivating but are then reactivating as a different unit, at the same location. In that case, the Soldiers would remain with their unit until their ETS dates, he added. Although no Soldier has yet been affected by the change, Bragg said he expects there will be involuntary separations for those in units deactivating as the drawdown continues. “We always give the Soldier the opportunity to stay with the team first,� he added. The policy for involuntary early separations can be found in All Army Activity message 339/2013 and Military Personnel 13-375. Whether nor not Soldiers choose the voluntary or involuntary separation route, they are afforded, as always, the opportunity to speak with a reserve-component career counselor for possible offerings in the National Guard or Army Reserve, said Col. Charles A Slaney, program manager for reserve component career counselors, HRC. “We want to ensure all Soldiers are treated with dignity and respect, and that when they leave the service, they’re ambassadors for the Army,� he emphasized.
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(RIGHT) Second Lt. Stephen Gadaleta, a Transportation Basic Officer Leader Course student, places a holiday wreath on a grave at Fort Harrison National Cemetery, Varina, during the Dec. 14 Wreaths Across America observance. A large group of Soldiers from C Company, 71st Transportation Battalion, supported ceremonies at three locations in the Richmond area. (BELOW) Fort Lee Area Spouses Club members Kellie Dudley, Kara Tobin and Meg Sterbenz smile for the camera while providing gift-wrapping assistance for the Survivor Outreach Services’ Holiday Helper shopping day on Dec. 13. The SOS team also hosted a holiday party for surviving families.
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(ABOVE) Stephanie Johnson, a Fort Lee Community Library technician, reads a Christmas story to visiting children from the CDC Multi Program facility on Dec. 23. Similar story hours are conducted throughout the year at the FMWR facility. There is a weekly event for preschoolers and Read-2-Rover, an activity in which children read to Caring Canines therapy dogs. For more information and registration, call (804) 765-8095.
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(ABOVE) From front to back, Staff Sgt. Cierra Caldwell, Sgt. Yesenia Corey, Sgt. 1st Class James Fredlund and Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Wilkerson – all cadre members from Juliet Company, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion – keep count of correctly performed pushups during an Army Physical Fitness Test for advanced individual training students on Jan. 9 at Clark Fitness Center. (LEFT) Lt. Col. Steven Carozza, commander of the 16th Ordnance Battalion, and Command Sgt. Maj. Cheryl Greene, the battalion’s CSM, present a certificate of achievement to Phil Ferrante, a volunteer at the USO Center, Richmond International Airport, in recognition of the facility’s support of Fort Lee’s Holiday Block Leave travel season. The center gave thousands of Soldiers a place to relax and enjoy refreshUSO of Hampton Roads and Central Virginia Facebook page ments while waiting for flights home.
football players at the U.S. Naval Academy, influenced changes to Article 32 by Congress. In that case, the defense counsel had the victim on the stand for three days of questioning about the alleged victim’s motivations, medical history, apparel and so on during the Article 32 hearing, he related. The cross-examination was perceived by the public and Congress to be disgraceful and degrading, and potentially violating the federal Rape Shield Rule. With passage of NDAA14, alleged rape and sexual assault victims are no longer subject to that kind of interrogation at the Article 32 hearing, he said. Previous to NDAA14, alleged victims of sexual assault were ordered to show up at Article 32 hearings and frequently were asked to testify during those hearings as well. “Congress thought that wasn’t fair, since civilian victims of sexual assault didn’t have to show up or testify,” he said. “Now, any victim of a crime who suffers pecuniary, emotional or physical harm, and is named in one of the charges as a victim, does not have to testify at the hearing.” ARTICLE 60 Like Article 32 changes, modifications to Article 60 are to be phased in over the course of 12 months. Article 60 involves pre-trial agreements and actions by the convening authority in modifying or setting aside findings of a case or reducing sentencing. A convening authority
could, in the past, do that, and some did, though rarely. Changes to Article 60 were influenced last year by a case involving Air Force Lt. Col. James Wilkerson, a former inspector general convicted of aggravated sexual assault, Kiel said. The convening authority, Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin, overturned the findings of guilt. “That got Congress stirred up,” Kiel said. In NDAA14, legislators said the convening authority can no longer adjust any findings of guilt for felony offenses where the sentence is longer than six months or contains a discharge. They cannot change findings for any sex crime, irrespective of sentencing time. One way a commander can still modify a sentence is “if the trial counsel comes forward and says ‘this particular accused was very helpful in securing evidence or cooperating with the government in prosecuting someone who was accused of committing an offense under the UCMJ.’ That is a trigger for the convening authority to be able to modify a sentence,” Kiel said. The other way a convening authority can modify a sentence, even involving rape and sexual assault, is if a pre-trial agreement is in place, he said, meaning that the case could close, but the pre-trial agreement would still take effect. Congress realized that Article 60 was still needed to continue the option for pre-trial agreements, he said. Had Article 60 been
done away with altogether, that “would have likely meant all courts-martial would have gone to full contest and that would have bottlenecked the entire process.” It also would have meant that all alleged victims of sexual assault would have likely had to testify if Article 60 were voided. “Sometimes victims supported the pre-trial agreement, supported the potential sentence and supported the fact that they didn’t have to testify – when it was in their best individual interest,” he said. Other changes to courtsmartial practice were made. Prior to NDAA14, the convening authority could consider the military character of the accused, he said, in considering how to dispose of a case. Congress decided that should have no bearing on whether or not the accused has committed a sexual assault or other type of felony. Also, previous to NDAA14, “sometimes the SJA would say ‘take the case to a general courtmartial’ and the convening authority would disagree and say ‘I’m not going forward.’” Now, he said, “if the convening authority disagrees, the case has to go to the secretary of the service concerned and he would have to decide whether to go forward or not.” Additionally, in the case of an alleged rape or sexual assault where “the SJA and the convening authority say don’t go forward because there’s a lack of evidence or for whatever reason, that case has to go
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up to the next highest general court-martial convening authority and they will do an independent review,” Kiel said. So, if the case occurred, say at the division level in the Army, and a decision was made at that level not to go forward, then the division would need to take the victim’s statements, its own statements for declining the case, and forward them and the entire investigative file to the next level up – in this case, the corps. At the corps level, the SJA and the corps commander would then review the file, look at the evidence and make a determination whether or not to go forward, Kiel explained. If it’s decided to move forward, to avoid unlawful command influence, the case would be referred at the corps level instead of sending it back down to the division, he added. ARTICLES 120 and 125 Under Articles 120 and 125 there are now mandatory minimum punishments. The minimum pun-
ishment for the Soldier convicted is dishonorable discharge for enlisted and dismissal for an officer, Kiel said. Article 120 deals with rape and sexual assault upon adults or children and other sex crimes and Article 125 deals with forcible sodomy. Now, the accused must appear before a general court-martial with no opportunity to be tried at a summary or special courtmartial, Kiel said. A summary court-martial is for relatively minor misconduct and a special court-martial is for an intermediate-level offense. Furthermore, Congress highly encouraged the services not to dispose of sexual assault cases with adverse administrative action or an Article 15, which involves non-judicial punishment usually reserved for minor disciplinary offenses, Kiel said. Rather, Congress desires those cases to be tried at a general court-martial and has mandated that all sex-
ual assault and rape cases be tried only by general courts-martial. And finally, prior to NDAA14, there was a five-year statute of limitations on rape and sexual assault on adults and children under Article 120 cases. Now, there’s no statute of limitations, he said. Congress also repealed the offense of consensual sodomy under Article 125 in keeping with previous Supreme Court precedent, Kiel said. Congress also barred anyone who has been convicted of rape, sexual assault, incest or forcible sodomy under state or federal law, from enlisting or being commissioned into military service. WHAT’S AHEAD Congress could make even more changes that address sexual assaults in the military as early as this month as they are back in session and discussing the matter. And, later this year, changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial should be signed by the president once it’s been reviewed by the services, the national security staff, Defense Department and other agencies, Kiel said. The updated manual would codify all the changes, although some are already in effect. Also, besides changing portions of the UCMJ, NDAA14 addressed pay, bonuses, counter-terrorism initiatives abroad, and so on. A full fiscal year military spending bill or Appropriations Act has yet to be passed by Congress, and although it appears that sequestration is on a respite, it still looms over the military for the coming years. – Army News Service
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Conviction of the Heart Civilian committed to putting needs of others before self T. Anthony Bell Senior Writer/Special Projects
Charitable giving typically spikes during the holiday season then wanes during the following months. But for some like retired Master Sgt. Melvin L. Grayson, the holiday season is a constant state of mind and giving is not bound by season. “There are people who need help year round,” said the 46-year-old Transportation Corps employee. Perhaps that could be the proverbial battle cry for a man who is in perpetual motion doing the work and performing the deeds to lift those in need. Grayson is that man and more. The Midland native and father of three is a volunteer board member on the Hopewell-Prince George Healthy Families, a social support agency for low-income families. He is also a sort of free-lance supporter of various charitable causes that may have having him delivering turkeys one day and serving coffee to the homeless the next. Grayson said his work has its roots in a 2008 car
accident that killed his disabled father, James. “My father volunteered at a food closet in Warrenton,” he said of the community roughly two hours north of the TriCities. “He died on his way to deliver food for someone.” Grayson said he was a few miles away in Culpepper when he received the dreadful news. “When I drove up there (to the scene of the accident),” he recalled, “the food my father was trying to deliver was still in the backseat.” Crushing as it might have been, Grayson was abundantly moved to carry on his father’s work. “From that day on I said I would continue what my father started,” he said. “That’s how we got to the point of helping people and giving back – my father’s caring heart for people.” Grayson, whose use of the word “we” refers to the partnership with his wife, Tanya, hasn’t always had a caring heart. “I had a rough life,” said the professed man of God. “I wasn’t even serving God, but he kept his hand on me throughout.” Grayson said he and his
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“Don’t say what you are. Let your actions speak for who you are.” – Retired Master Sgt. Melvin Grayson family suffered through many struggles due to his selfishness and recklessness. He said he’s had sufficient evidence to indicate he was getting wake-up calls of a divine nature. “I’ve been in three motorcycle accidents and
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In 2013, the Army tested a brigade combat team, approximately 2,500 Soldiers, and came up with 18 positives for synthetic cannabinoids, he said. “We feel the impact of the legislation has helped curtail the use of this,” said Horne. “It’s getting harder and harder to get.” The chemical structure of synthetic can-
about five car accidents,” he said. “One of the accidents probably should have killed me. It split my helmet. I had no broken bones. I walked out of the hospital.” And into the path of righteousness. Grayson
said he gave himself to Christianity in 2009 and has tirelessly worked to help others. His work with the government-supported Healthy Families is a testament. The agency provides information and offers family support services such as infant and child development. In addition to being a board member, he fundraises as a side duty. Grayson said his support of the agency is sorely needed because constraints constantly threaten the organization’s fiscal health and mission. “What we do is try to show people why this program is needed,” he said. “You have so many families out there who need this. You can either help support this program now or you’re going to be spending lot more money on these kids (in the future).” Grayson’s belief in the organization was punctuated by his deeds during the holiday season. He and Tanya funded a holiday party, and with the help of neighbors, coworkers and others, helped to provide all the gifts on the lists of 65 families. The families’ reaction to the giving was priceless, said Grayson. “Just to see these kids’ faces when they walked in the door to the party and saw all of the toys,” he said. Bernetta Quinn, direc-
nabinoids is similar to THC and produces a psychoactive response in the brain, the Army said in a policy message. The DEA said users of synthetic drugs have suffered vomiting, anxiety, seizures, hallucinations, loss of consciousness, organ damage and even death. Bath salts are comprised of a class of dangerous substances perceived to mimic drugs such as cocaine, LSD, and/or methamphetamine, according to the DEA. In addition to the possible loss of a military career, the message to Soldiers,
tor of HPGHF, said the Graysons’ contributions to the wish lists were immeasurable. “They provided clothes, sneakers, toys, coats, Pampers – some of everything,” she said. “Without their help, we would not have been able to provide for the families and their needs. We appreciate everything they did to push things along.” And the push goes on for Grayson. He and his wife, his sister and son have plans to travel to Richmond this weekend to support the homeless and honor the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The planned charity falls in line with the holiday’s slogan: “A Day On, Not a Day Off.” “We’ll be handing out brand new blankets, coffee, hot water, cups of soup and lunch baskets,” said Grayson. Grayson added he was inspired to act after watching a news program in which someone handed a cup of coffee to a homeless person. “I would say it’s a conviction of the heart,” he said of his weekend plans and charity work in general. “It’s me and my wife’s way of paying it forward – to do for other people and not think about self.” That kind of conviction would make his father proud.
especially the younger and more easily influenced members in the 18-25-year-old range, is just to stay away from these unregulated substances, said Horne. Synthetic drugs contain chemicals that were never meant for human consumption and can produce any number of unanticipated, violent reactions that can have permanent consequences, said Horne. “It’s just overall very dangerous,” he said. – Army News Service and Staff Reports
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Holocaust Museum provides ideal setting for battalion’s ‘moral leadership’ training Twenty-six officers from the 266th Quartermaster Battalion, 23rd QM Brigade, visited the Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond Friday while taking part in a professional development entitled Moral Leadership Training. The museum proved to be an ideal location for the training. Its many exhibits show the horrible cost of oppression and the poor ethical decisions by Nazi military forces during World War II. Upon arriving at the museum, the Fort Lee entourage was greeted by Dr. Charles W. Sydnor, the facility’s president and CEO, and a well-known military historian. He took the officers on an hour-long tour of the exhibits and pointed out important facts that bear directly on ethics in time of war and the military profession. One particular point that was made abundantly clear during the walk-through was that the entire German army was complicit in the war crimes and atrocities that were committed during the Holocaust. Not only the Nazi SS (short for Schutzstaffel), but Soldiers of every sort – some as young as 17 years of age – participated in the abuses and executions of prisoners of war, and of civilian non-combatants alike. “It was not a ‘they’ situation,” observed Lt. Col. Christopher H. Robertson, 266th QM Bn. commander. “It wasn’t limited to a group of people in the hierarchy. It was ordinary Soldiers of every rank who committed these crimes.” “As we went through the exhibits, I wanted to distance myself from these horrible incidents,” said Chaplain (Capt.) Chad B. Davis, the battalion’s chaplain. “We would like to think that American Soldiers could not be so cruel or depart so far from morality as to participate in atrocities like these, but the truth is that we all have the capacity for evil.” Following the museum tour, Robertson and Davis conducted moral leadership training on the subject of ethical decision making. The chaplain used the Land-Nav Ethical Decision Making Model, a similar training aid as those used by the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps, the Army Center of Excellence for the Professional Military Ethic, and the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy. The model provides four methods for making an ethical decision and teaches
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Chaplain (Capt.) Chad B. Davis, 266th Quartermaster Battalion chaplain, discusses ethical decision-making during an officer professional development session at the Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond, Friday.
leaders to analyze all of the considerations in order to make a sound ethical decision. The instructors of the OPD session noted that war crimes are not restricted to Nazi Germany. Many nations have perpetrated crimes against humanity. Recent scandals like that of the Abu-Ghraib Prison in Iraq, and the “Kill Squad” incident in Afghanistan, are manifestations of the same trend toward dehumanization and abuse. All of the participating officers were given an opportunity to express their views about ethical decision-making at the conclusion of the training brief. The spirited discussion clearly demonstrated the impact of the museum visit and the views shared by the commander and the chaplain, who related several key points to the advanced individual training environment at Fort Lee. “Without a doubt, this was an eye-opening experience,” remarked Capt. Adam Stear, commander, Whiskey Company, 266th QM Bn. “It is our responsibility to make sure we never get to the place where we could do these things. Everyone has the potential to make bad decisions. We need to remain vigilant to ensure that we don’t allow ourselves to make a series of compromises that lead to these extremes.” The 266th QM Bn. maintains a good relationship with the Virginia Holocaust Museum and plans to conduct this training for its platoon sergeants and squad leaders in the coming months. – 23rd Quartermaster Brigade
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23rd QM Brigade trains on despite bone-chilling temps 2nd Lt. David Rice Quartermaster BOLC Student
The weather conditions weren’t ideal for an outdoor training exercise. With an average temperature of 16 degrees – and a wind chill that plummeted the thermometer to just above zero – Jan. 6 was a “record-setting” day, according to local forecasters, who also said it beat any previous marks since meteorological statistics were first recorded in 1897. Despite those bone-chilling conditions, however, Task Force 266 of the 23rd Quartermaster Brigade decided to plow forward with its January field training exercise, a three-day event that allowed nearly graduated advanced individual training students to practice the skills they learned in the classroom here along with other warrior tasks and battle drills. “Once again, we had a great training event that reinforced the basic skills our Soldiers will need when they move on to the operational Army,” said Capt. Grace Hurlocker, S-3 training officer for the 266th QM Battalion. “It also demonstrated the ability of our cadre and the
battle buddy teams in the organization to look out for one another. According to Sgt. Devin Stanley, the on-site medic for the exercise, we did not have a single cold weather injury.” Hurlocker praised the work of the 92G food service Soldiers from Whiskey Company, 266th QM Bn. They handled the job of preparing hot meals for the task force with great skill and enthusiasm, she said, and troops coming in from the cold greatly appreciated their efforts. Pfc. Joseph Bosack was among those working the food service line. He said his team was “completely confident” in its ability to get the job done. “We had everything we needed, and my battle buddies and I all worked together to prepare a hot meal on such a cold day. It was realistic and valuable training, and it prepared us for operations downrange.” The quality of leadership was also a factor in the field kitchen’s success, noted Pvt. Stacie Baker, also a 92-Gulf student. “My platoon leader, 2nd Lt. Ryan Cash, always gives clear guidance during training. That helped us work efficiently. He is really a good instructor.” Like his fellow Soldiers, Pfc. Jan
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Food service personnel from the 266th Quartermaster Battalion serve a warm meal to their fellow advanced individual training Soldiers during a field training exercise Jan. 6-9 that continued despite record-setting cold temperatures.
Nguyen recognized the morale-building importance of a hot meal on a cold day and said it was the unifying thought that brought them together. “We had great teamwork and moved together as a family to get things done. It was easy.” The cold weather affected the Soldiers, without a doubt, but it did not deter them. In the words of Baker, “It just made us move a lot faster.” Every Task Force 266 Soldier deserves credit for buckling down to work under such frigid conditions, noted Lt. Col. Christopher Robertson, the battal-
Army to restructure warrior transition units WASHINGTON – The Army announced recently it will restructure its warrior transition units as the service prepares for a scheduled withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and a continued decline in the number of combat wounded. Warrior transition units are located at major military treatment facilities and provide support to wounded, ill and injured soldiers who require at least six months of rehabilitative care and complex medical management. According to Brig. Gen. David Bishop, commander of Warrior
Transition Command and the Army’s assistant surgeon general for warrior care and transition, “These changes will improve the care and transition of Soldiers through increased standardization, increased cadre-to-Soldier ratios, improved access to resources on installations, and reduced delays in care. They are not related to budget cuts, sequestration or furloughs.” As part of the restructuring, the Army will inactivate five WTUs and establish more than a dozen community-care units across 11 installations by
Sept. 30. The transition will include inactivating nine community-based warrior transition units, which currently provide outpatient care and services for Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers who do not require dayto-day care, allowing Soldiers to continue their recovery closer to home. After the transition, those Soldiers will be assigned to community care units located on Army installations. Soldiers will not have to move or change their care plans, officials said. Community-care units will
ion’s commander. The 92-Yankees (supply) and 92-Alphas (automated logistics) demonstrated their ability to conduct inventories and STX lane training while enduring some of the coldest temperatures in decades. “These soldiers worked hard to carry out this final training event before their graduation later this month,” Hurlocker said. “With the one-team, one-fight mentality of all involved and the resilience of every Soldier, the FTX proved to be a successful mission despite the cold circumstances.”
stand up at the following Army installations: Fort Carson, Colo.; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; Forts Hood and Bliss, Texas; Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Knox, Ky.; Forts Benning, Stewart, and Gordon, Ga.; Fort Bragg, N.C.; and Fort Belvoir. Forts Belvoir and Knox will each have two community-care units. All nine communitybased warrior transition units will close: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, Utah and Virginia. The Puerto Rico unit will become a community-care detachment under the mission command of the Fort Gordon Warrior Transition Battalion. Warrior transition units slated for inactivation include: Fort Irwin, Calif.; Fort Huachuca,
Ariz.; Fort Jackson, S.C.; Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.; and the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Each location has fewer than 38 Soldiers assigned to the WTU, as of Dec. 20, 2013. Officials said every attempt will be made to allow reserve component cadre to serve out their tours. Active-duty personnel assigned to units set for inactivation or force structure reductions will be reassigned according to current Army Human Resources Command policies. Civilian employees impacted by the force structure changes will be reassigned based on their skill sets, the needs of the Army and available employment opportunities. – Defense Department
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KENNER CONNECTION | FLU SEASON
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As the holidays fade into the months of winter, we enter the period commonly characterized as “cold and flu season,� which usually peaks in January and February. The “flu� is an unfortunately common disease caused by the influenza virus. It is spread primarily through sneezing and coughing. After one to four days, a person who is infected with the flu will demonstrate symptoms that typically include a sudden fever, headaches, body aches and extreme fatigue. Many people experience additional symptoms that include a dry cough, a sore throat and possibly a runny nose. For most healthy adults, the flu runs its course in two to five days. Most
everyone will get well on their own without any kind of lasting medical problems. For some people who are at high risk (particularly seniors, pregnant women, children, under four years of age, and adults and children with chronic medical conditions) the flu can be more severe, causing pneumonias and other unfortunate complications. Those who have developed symptoms and are at high risk and anyone who has difficulty breathing, is having chest or belly pain, is dizzy, confused or is having trouble holding down fluids should see a health care provider promptly. It is important to remember that you can actively protect yourself from the flu. Wash your hands frequently and/or use an alcohol-based hand rub and stay away from those who are sick. But the best way of preventing the
flu remains the yearly vaccination. Each year, researchers work to predict the strains of influenza that are most likely to cause the disease and then develop vaccinations based on the results of their investigations. The flu vaccine is safe, effective and is recommended yearly for all Americans over six months of age. It is estimated that vaccines prevented more than 6 million cases of flu last year alone. The Centers for Disease Control early reports suggested that Virginia is currently experiencing higher rates of influenza than much of the United States. Flu activity most commonly peaks in the U.S. in February. However, seasonal flu activity can begin as early as October and continues to occur as late as May; nevertheless, it’s not too late to receive your vaccination. Most people
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develop immunity within two weeks of receiving the vaccine. All of the Kenner clinics are offering the vaccination to all enrolled beneficiaries. Their vaccination schedules are as follows: The Active Duty Clinic offers the seasonal flu vaccine to active duty Soldiers on a walk-in basis Monday-Friday, 1-3 p.m. Troop Medical Clinic 1 will offer the seasonal flu vaccine from 6-8 a.m., Monday-Friday. The Mosier Consolidated Troop Medical Clinic offers the seasonal flu vaccines from 1-4 p.m., Monday through
Friday. The Immunization Clinic in the Family Medicine Clinic offers the vaccine to walk-ins Monday-Friday from 7:15-11:30 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. – no appointment is needed. The Immunization Clinic in Wilkerson Pediatric Clinic offers the vaccine to walkins Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9-11 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. The Occupational Health Clinic at Kenner provides flu vaccines to DOD Civilians every Wednesday, from 9-11 a.m. on the 2nd floor (B203). Civilians should
be prepared to present their CAC card. TRICAE covers both the flu shot and the nasal spray vaccine at no cost from a pharmacist at one of the 45,000 network pharmacies that administer vaccines to TRICARE beneficiaries. Find a participating pharmacy at www.express-scripts.com/ tricare/pharmacy, or by calling Express Scripts at 1-877-363-1303. To learn more about the flu basics, treatment and prevention, visit www.cdc. gov/flu. Get more information on TRICARE coverage and where to get vaccinated by visiting www.tricare.mil/ flu.
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9$ RIIHUV 0 WR VXSSRUW VHUYLFHV IRU KRPHOHVV YHW IDPLOLHV WASHINGTON – Veterans Affairs Department officials today announced the availability of about $600 million in grants through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program for nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives that serve very low-income veteran families occupying permanent housing. “Those who have served our nation should never find themselves on the streets, living without hope,” VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said. “These grants play a critical role in addressing veteran homelessness by assisting our vital partners at the local level in their efforts. We are making good progress towards our goal to end veterans’ homelessness, but we still have work to do.” The Supportive Services for Veteran Families program is designed to assist very low-income veteran families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. The program employs a housing-first model, officials said, an approach that centers on providing homeless veterans with permanent housing quickly and then providing VA health care, benefits and services as needed. Required services include outreach, case management, assistance in obtaining VA benefits, and providing or coordinating efforts to obtain needed entitlements and other community services, officials said. Grantees secure a broad range of other services for participants, including: • Legal assistance • Credit and housing counseling • Assistance in understanding leases, securing utilities and coordinating moving arrangements • Representative payee services con-
cerning rent and utilities when needed • Serving as an advocate for the veteran when mediating with property owners on issues related to locating or retaining housing. Grantees also offer temporary financial assistance that provides short-term help with rent, moving expenses, security and utility deposits, child care, transportation, utility costs, and emergency expenses. VA is offering $300 million in fiscal 2014 funds and $300 million in fiscal 2015 funds, subject to available appropriations, officials said, and will make award decisions based on a national competition. In fiscal 2013, VA awarded about $300 million in Supportive Services for Veteran Families grants for operations beginning in fiscal 2014 and is focusing up to $300 million in surge funding on 76 high-priority continuums of care in what VA officials called an unprecedented effort to end veterans’ homelessness in these communities. The Supportive Services for Veteran Families program served more than 39,000 veterans and more than 62,000 total participants– veterans and their family members – in fiscal 2013, VA officials said. In November, VA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the results of a HUD report that estimated there were 57,849 homeless veterans on a single night in January in the United States, an 8-percent decline since 2012 and a 24-percent decline since 2010.
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EVENTS Super Bowl Scramble | Jan. 25 A Super Bowl Scramble will be held at the Cardinal Golf Club, Jan. 25, 10 a.m. The four-player teams will have a shotgun start. The cost is $14 for members; $30 for E1-E5 military and $40 for all others. The fees must be paid by noon, Jan. 23. Players will be entered into a large Super Bowl score grid where prizes will be awarded for every score change, each quarter and the final score. Hot dogs and beverages will be served afterward. For details, call (804) 734-2899.
Read-2-Rover | Jan. 27 The next Read-2-Rover program is set for Jan. 27, 5-6 p.m., at the Fort Lee Community Library. The event is open to any child in the community up to age 12. Parents are asked to call the library by noon on the day of the program to sign up their children. Up to 15 youths will be accepted for each session. The program is offered every third Monday, except for holidays. The next event will be held Feb. 26.
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All families in the community are welcome. The library is located on the 2nd floor of Army Logistics University, building 12420, 34th Street. For details, call (804) 765-8095.
USO of Hampton Roads and Central Virginia Annual Gala | Feb. 8
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WASHINGTON – Social relationships and their associated mutual trust and investment are the cornerstones of strengthbased leadership, a Gallup scientist told a Pentagon audience recently in the “New Ideas” lecture series. Partnered with the Aspen Institute, an educational and policy studies think tank and presented by the undersecretary of defense for policy, the lecture was given by Tom Rath, who spent 13 years studying human well-being in more than 180 countries and surveying thousands of people in the United States to determine
are held Tuesdays at the Sports Zone, building 3650 on C Avenue. The next days are Jan. 21 and 28. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. with a tournament start time of 6 p.m. Cost is $5 each night. Prizes will be given to top placement winners. For details, call (804) 765-3058.
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An evening of refinement to pay tribute to fallen heroes and their families will be hosted by the USO of Hampton Roads and Central Virginia, Feb. 8, 5:30 p.m., at the Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Dr. Tickets are $75 per person for E-7 military, dependents and below; $100 per person for E-8 military, dependents and above; and $125 per person for civilians and retired military members. The cost includes a cocktail hour, dinner and an open bar. Tickets can be purchased by emailing gala2014@usohrcv.org or by vising http://usohrcv.com/gala-2014.
Club Beyond | Every Monday
Relocation Readiness | Ongoing
Club Beyond programs for middle and high school students are offered each Monday, except for holidays, at Memorial Chapel. The next session is Jan. 27. The middle school group meets from 5:45-7:15 p.m., and the high school program is set for 7-8:30 p.m. Each session will have games, food, music and more. Friends can have fun and share their faith together. For details, call (518) 225-2965.
Religious Education Night | Every Wednesday
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Four Relocation Readiness classes are offered by Army Community Service at Fort Lee. The next Overseas Briefing is set for Feb. 19, 9 a.m. - noon, at the Soldier Support Center, building 3400, 1401 B Ave. The other classes meet at the ACS, building 9023, 1231 Mahone Ave. ESponsorship and Application Training will meet Feb. 25, 10 a.m. - noon; Immigration and Citizenship will meet Feb. 4, 1-2 p.m.; and Hearts Apart will be held Feb. 7, 10 a.m. - noon. ACS also holds a newcomers’ briefing every Monday at 2 p.m. at the Soldier Support Center. Spouses are welcome. For details or registration, call (804) 734-
strengths. He cited the adage, “You can be anything you want to be if you try hard enough,” but noted the message’s flaw. “All the research I’ve looked at would suggest that’s not true,” Rath said. “A better revision to that might be, ‘You can’t be anything you want to be, but you can be a lot more of who you already are.’” Rath said his research led him to champion recognizing the individual’s potential and building on that. “If the person you report to is not focusing on your strengths or weaknesses, there’s a 4-in-10 chance that you’ll be actively disengaged in your work,” he said. But when managers focus on strength, Rath explained, just one in every hundred employees is actively disengaged in the work they do each day. “It makes a profound difference,” he said. And of the employees who are fully engaged in their work, some 40 percent
are either struggling or suffering in their personal lives, he reported. “If they’re doing everything perfectly and they’re fully productive in their job, have a lot of energy and have good ideas, you still have 40 percent who have extreme challenges as soon as they go home … that clearly impede their ability to do even more in the workplace and to have even higher overall well-being,” Rath said. In general, Rath noted vital and practical reasons for getting people engaged in their jobs and motivating them to make a difference in their workplace and personal lives as a result. “People want stability, but at the same time, they need a little hope for the future in order to be inspired and really keep going,” he said. The next “New Ideas” lecture, featuring author Shaun Achor, is scheduled for 10 a.m., Jan. 23.
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tion dinner and discipleship program is offered weekly at Memorial Chapel. The free sessions start with dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by the classes, 6-9 p.m. The learning sessions offered include The Evangelization; Bible Survey; PWOC: Women’s Study; Spanish Study: What’s So Amazing About Grace?; Keys to a Loving Relationship and Basic: Who is God? Watchcare is available for ages 1-5. For details, call (804) 734-6483 or email jolynda.strandberg.civ@mail.mil.
what elements make life, particularly in the workplace, worthwhile. “To think about well-being and ignore what’s going on in people’s social relationships would be a huge mistake; other people matter,” Rath said. “The only thing you can get 20 psychologists in a room to agree on is that social relationships might be the single biggest driver of overall well-being … and that’s got to be part of these organizational conversations.” Rath explained that tackling major societal problems such as diabetes, obesity and overall health is the responsibility of both public and private organizations and their leaders, who he said should work to motivate employees and accentuate their
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Calendar, continued SPORTS & FITNESS 35 and Over Basketball Intramurals | Feb. 6 Family and MWR Sports will begin a 35 and Over Basketball Intramurals league on Feb. 6 at MacLaughlin Fitness Center. It is open to active duty military and spouses, DOD Civilians and retirees over the age of 35. There is no charge. Those interested should return an entry form to the Sports Office, building 4320, C Avenue and 19th Street, by Jan. 23. The first coaches meeting will be held Jan. 23, 4 p.m., at MacLaughlin Fitness Center. For details, call (804) 765-3896.
Get Fit, Stay Fit | Daily A variety of weekly fitness classes are available through the Family and MWR Sports Office. The cost is usually $4 per class, and a fitness card may be used for most. The 10-class punch card costs $20. Some classes are free. Yoga (Iyengar) is free for active duty military and spouses of deployed troops. Classes for which there is a fee include Aerobics, Boot Camp, INSANITY, Pilates, Spinning, Spin Intervals, Yoga (Inyengar), Yogaworks (Vinyasa), Zumba and Zumba Toning. Workout with Weights in the House of Pain is free to all eligible fitness center patrons, however, in order to attend this class individuals must complete a fitness assessment prior to attending. For details, call (804) 734-6198.
YOUTH Parent and Child Arts and Craft Workshop | Jan. 29
at the Multi Purpose Center, building 10622, Battle Drive. This session is for ages 3-5 and space is limited. All youth must be registered with CYSS. For registration and details, call (804) 765-3852 or 765-3196.
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Snow Days Festival | Jan. 18
Poetry, Prose and Pizza | Jan. 30
A Snow Days Festival featuring snow cone making and games is slated for Jan.18, 10 a.m. - 4 p..m., at the Children’s Museum of Richmond, 2626 W. Broad St., Richmond. The activities also include entertainment, a visit by the Virginia Repertory Theatre’s Snow Bear and The Richmond Symphony Instrument Petting Zoo. The highlight of the day is the announcement of the museum’s Snow Queen scholarship winner at noon with a special story time reading and a meet-and-greet. Museum admission is $7 per person for military members and their families, and $8 for all others ages 1-59. For details, visit www.c-mor.org.
An evening of Poetry, Prose and Pizza is scheduled for Jan. 30, 6 p.m., at the Prince George Library, 6605 Courts Dr. Nathan Richardson, Virginia author and poet from the Suffolk area, will emcee this free community gathering. All ages are welcome. Participants may register for 5 minutes of mic time when they arrive. For details, call (804) 458-6329 ext. 3700 or visit www.arls.org.
Celebration of Acoustic Music | Jan. 18 A trio of Williamsburg-area musical groups will perform a variety of acoustic music, Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m., at the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St. The groups will perform traditional music from America and Ireland, instrumental music on hammer a dulcimer and flute, Bluegrass, old time and Swing. Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for students and Friends of the library and $8 for those under 17. For reservations and details, call (757) 259-4070 or visit www.wrl.org/ events/concerts.
VWM Artifacts Child Youth and School Services Roadshow | Jan. 25
is offering a free SKIES Unlimited Parent and Child Arts and Craft workshop, Jan. 29, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,
Roadshow on Jan. 25, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., at the Virginia War Memorial, 621 South Belvidere St., Richmond. Two experts will offers opinions on the origin and history of militaryrelated items from any era during the free event. No cash appraisals or monetary evaluations can be offered. For details, call (804) 786-2060 or visit www.vawarmemorial.org.
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Library Author Talk | Feb. 1 Lamar Giles, Virginia author of “Fake I.D.,” a compelling young adult thriller, will speak on Feb. 1, 2 p.m., at the Hopewell Library, 209 E. Cawson St. The book takes readers on a wild and dark ride in a contemporary story with twists and turns. The free event includes an author book signing, refreshments and a door prize. For details, call (804) 458-6329 ext 1005 or visit www.arls.org.
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PROCESS CONTROL TECHNICIAN I FRANKLIN LUMBER
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JOB FUNCTIONS The Process Control Technician is responsible for the Process Control computer systems at the mill. The job functions include but are not limited to: • Changing parameters to achieve quality, mix and yield goals as directed by management • The Process Control Tech will contact vendors as needed for help in troubleshooting process equipment • The Process Control Tech will participate in the repair and maintenance of electrical, electronic, process control equipment, mechanical repairs as needed and other duties as assigned by supervision MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS • Must have 2-year degree or equivalent electrical/electronics courses • Must have a good working knowledge of PCs and PLC’s (Allen Bradly) • Must meet all qualifications of Electronic Tech For full job Description, PLEASE CONTACT Jennifer Williamson @ 757-304-5200 ext. 108 Please forward resume to jwilliamson@franklinlumber.net
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2. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. accepted this prestigious award in 1964 (one word) 5. MLK’s first name at birth 7. Where King began his college studies as a 15-year-old 8. King was subjected to this 29 times. In fact, one experience resulted in a famous letter 9. President who signed legislation to honor King with a national holiday 11. King’s concept of civil disobedience was derived from the ideas of this man (last name) 12. MLK, who alluded to his death in a speech, was assassinated in this type of hospitality establishment 13. The title of this famous speech made during the March on Washington 14. King and others urged this president to sign the landmark
legislation in 1964 15. System of southern segregation that King fought against (three words) 16. King’s assassination sparked these in cities all over the country DOWN 1. Man convicted of killing MLK (full name) 3. Name of the Montgomery Baptist church where a 25-yearold King was pastor (two words) 4. MLK Day has been touted as ______”not a day off “ in past years (three words) 6. Johnson felt King betrayed him when he officially opposed the country’s occupation in ______ 10. Early in his career, MLK was dogged by accusations that he was associated with _______. For this week’s answers, visit www.ftleetraveller.com/ community_life/puzzle/.
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