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Vol. 64,
64, No.
No. 44
Publ ished in the interest
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West, First U.S
U.S.. Army
Army and Fort
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Nov. 3, 2006
Hello, Soldier
Left: Spc. Clinton Distad, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, kisses his wife Julie at the
Special Events Center. A welcome home ceremony was
held Sunday for Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 68th
Armor Regiment, the 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery
Regiment and the 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment
of the 3rd HBCT.
Photo by Rebecca E. Tonn
Mommy’s home
Right: David Kangas Jr., left, and his brother, Daniel, have fun
with a sign they made to welcome home their mother, Spc.
Priscilla Kangas, during the welcome home ceremony Tuesday for
the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 2nd Squadron, 9th
Cavalry Regiment, and 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd HBCT.
Photo by Michael J. Pach
Vice President Dick Cheney visits Fort Carson today
The event is open to all Department of Defense
identification cards holders only, including veterans
and retirees. Buses will transport personnel to
the site from designated parking lots. Soldiers
and family members should park in their unit’s
designated lot at either McKibben or Waller
Physical Fitness Centers or the 10th Special
Forces Group dining facility. Other parking lots
will be identified by signs: north of Gate 20,
across from the Shopette at Specker and
INSIDE THE MOUNTAINEER
Opinion/Editorial
Piñon Canyon update . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Changing the world . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
News
IMCOM activates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Modernization Test Center . . . . . . . . .4
Military
Deploying with diabetes . . . . . . . . .5-7
Military Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Hot Refuel with the 59th QM . . . . .8-9
Army wins Ironman . . . . . . . . . . . .10
MUST SEE
Community
Make a Difference Day . . . . . .
Community Briefs . . . . . . . . . .
Bands places high . . . . . . . . .
Moms in Motion . . . . . . . . . . .
Microchip your pet . . . . . . . . .
Chaplain’s column . . . . . . . . . .
Chapel updates . . . . . . . . . . .
Diabetes awareness . . . . . . . .
Meet the Mayors . . . . . . . . . .
Carson Middle School activities
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Feature
Fort Carson Fire Station . . . . . . .24-25
Sports
Interservice B-ball tourney . . . . . . .33
On the Bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-36
Athlete of the week . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Mountain Post Aerobics . . . . . . . . . .39
Pigskin Picks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Happenings
Buffalo Bill exhibit . . . . . . . . . . .41-42
Get Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-44
Hot fuel, hot topic at Fort Carson.
See Pages 8-9.
Word of the month:
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Ave.; and near Carson Middle School at
Prussman Blvd. and Harr Ave. Buses will operate
9:30-11:45 a.m. and will return to lots commencing
with the end of the vice president’s visit.
Army activates IMCOM to
improve support to Soldiers
Installation Management
Command Public Affairs
ARLINGTON, Va.— The Army
activated the Installation Management
Command Oct. 24 to consolidate and
strengthen installation support services
to Soldiers and their families through
the full authority of command.
Lt. Gen. Robert Wilson assumed
the IMCOM command at a Pentagon
ceremony. The new command places
the former Installation Management
Agency, the former Community
and Family Support Center and the
former Army Environmental Center
under a single command as a direct
reporting unit.
“Today we take the next step in the
evolution of Army installation management … in order to create a more efficient, effective and agile organization to
ensure the best Army in the world is
supported by the best installations in
the world,” Wilson said.
In keynote remarks, Lt. Gen. James
Campbell, Director of the Army Staff,
drew a parallel between the IMCOM
and the new Army advertising slogan,
“Army Strong.”
“In my mind, the Installation
Management Command shows that it is
‘Army Strong’ each and every day,”
Campbell said, “with the strength to
make an installation a community; a set
of quarters a home; and complete
strangers, friends.
“(IMCOM has the strength) to ease
separation and connect the Soldier on
point with a family at home; the
strength to genuinely care for the loved
ones back home so that young Soldier
facing life and death can focus on the
mission at hand.”
See IMCOM on Page 3
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Opinion/Editorial
MOUNTAINEER
Nov. 3, 2006
Piñon Canyon expansion — the real deal
by Karen Edge
Pinon Canyon Outreach
Coordinator, Fort Carson
The proposed expansion of
the Piñon Canyon maneuver site is
just that — proposed.
The Army was asked to take a
strategic look at all of its available
training land and ranges. In doing
so, a training-land deficit at almost
every Army training installation the
was identified. Fort Carson was
one of the installations surveyed.
At its Piñon Canyon Maneuver
Site, a training land shortage of
more than 400,000 acres exists.
The Pinon Canyon proposed
expansion addresses Army
strategic needs.
Overall, the Army faces
a training land shortfall of
approximately 5 million acres.
Many of the ranges currently held
by the Army are also characterized
by restrictions to training from a
variety of sources, including urban
encroachment and environmental
regulations. This situation, coupled
with the expanded doctrinal
training requirements, evolving
sophistication of military
equipment and advances in
technology, drives the Army to
seek additional land in areas where
such an expansion is affordable,
feasible, operationally sound and
where environmental restrictions
are not excessive. In that regard,
PCMS represents a strategic
investment for the Army as well
as a hedge against future doctrinal
requirements and increasing
training land restrictions on
other installations.
The Army has been changing
to meet new challenges. Today’s
training requires an expanded
battlefield that realistically simulates the operational tempo, range,
intensity and complexity of current
and future conflicts. Taking a look
at the constantly changing tactics
of the terrorists attacking U.S. and
Iraqi personnel in Iraq provides a
clearer understanding of how
imperative it is to have the land
necessary to train our Soldiers for
what they will inevitably face in
combat. This is the operational
environment in which the Army
must execute whatever mission it
may be called upon to perform.
The world we live in is full of
adversaries that are watching,
learning and adapting to our tactics
and we, too, must watch, learn and
adapt to our enemy’s tactics.
Transformation to the Army’s
modular force design increased the
speed, range and mobility of
combat units and dramatically
improved the command and control
capabilities of commanders. The
introduction of force modularity,
or plug-and-play units, in training
scenarios is driving the need for
dynamic training infrastructures.
A suitable location and mix of
training land and facilities, such as
maneuver space and firing ranges,
must be available to ensure that
readiness is not degraded and that
our forces are capable of fighting
as part of a joint team.
New technology permits
smaller units to operate in and
control a significantly larger battle
space than was previously possible.
To realize the promise of this
technology, commanders and units
have to train in a dynamic, fully
integrated battlefield environment.
Installations must preserve the
capabilities to support the current
force while developing installation
infrastructure capabilities to meet
the requirements of the future force
and its weapon systems.
Although more land is so far
the best alternative presented to
meet training requirements and
overcome the training land shortage
at Piñon Canyon, any expansion
of PCMS is in the future, if at all.
Many more steps in this lengthy
process are yet to be completed. As
the Army awaits a waiver from the
Department of Defense that would
allow us to move forward with the
National Environmental Policy Act
processes to determine potential
impacts to the environment and
communities surrounding PCMS,
all we can do is wait.
There have been no parcels
identified for purchase, no
agreements made with nongovernmental agencies to be
stewards of land that may one
day be purchased and, until the
NEPA process is complete, we
can’t even predict if any land
will ever be purchased.
Fort Carson has an excellent
record of environmental
resource stewardship, and if any
additional land is ever purchased,
it would be tended with the
same dedication as land currently
maintained by the installation
and its partners.
How to change the world, one step at a time
commentary by Spc. Holly Stephani
593rd Corps Support Group, Al Asad, Iraq
I don’t think of myself as a runner, because
when I’m running I don’t think of myself.
Most people run because they want to lose
weight, are competitive, need to relieve stress or
just want the free T-shirt to prove what they have
done. Similarly, some people join the military
because they want to get fit, have a drive for power
and glory, or want to make their family proud.
Our society has become self-centered; we
have forgotten how to do things for a reason other
than our own gain.
I am one of five children and I always wanted
someone to notice me. I wanted to do something
great, but I was never sure what to do. So I tried it
all — sports, clubs, church groups. I was always
good, but never great.
When I joined the working world, I still felt the
MOUNTAINEER
Commanding General:
Maj. Gen. Robert W. Mixon Jr.
Public Affairs Officer:
Lt. Col. David Johnson
Chief, Print and Web Communications:
Douglas M. Rule
Staff Writers:
Michael J. Pach
Rebecca E. Tonn
Happenings:
Nel Lampe
Sports Writer:
Walt Johnson
Layout/graphics: Jeanne Mazerall
need to succeed and prove myself. I kept searching
for the right niche, jumping from job to job. But
what I needed was to do something for someone
else. So I joined the Army in February 2004. Soon
after joining, I found out I was pregnant. I wanted to
stay fit, but I also wanted to make sure I gave my
baby the best head start possible.
I watched my mother exercise throughout her
pregnancy with my youngest brother, who ended
up athletic and smart. I wanted to give my son the
same advantages, so I worked out while I was
pregnant. For the first time, I was exercising for
someone else’s benefit.
One week after giving birth, I started jogging —
first one mile, then two, adding a little distance
every week, until I could run 10 miles. I continued
to improve my running by working out with the
Fort Lewis Army 10 Miler Team. I often thought
about my son on long runs. Our coach would
motivate me by saying, “Do it for your son.”
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This June I deployed to Iraq, knowing my
son, now a year old, was in good hands with my
husband. Now I’m running in the desert — through
130-degree temperatures, sand and wind. I am
driven by people who say they want to be like me,
not because it boosts my ego, but because I am
afraid of letting them down.
My motivation to wake up at sunrise for
a 12-mile run is the hope that others will want
to do the same. I am motivated to run by people
who watch on the sidelines, in the hope that
they will one day want to join me and lose that
weight, find a relief for their stress or maybe just
to get a free T-shirt.
In Al Asad, Iraq, we had our own local version
of the Army 10 Miler called a “shadow run.” I
placed second, finishing in 1 hour, 16 minutes. Not
a record for me, but fast enough to get noticed.
I am not setting any records or winning any battles,
but I’m changing my world, one step at a time.
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MOUNTAINEER
Nov. 3, 2006
NEWS
IMCOM
From Page 1
As IMCOM commander, Wilson is
dual-hatted as the Army’s assistant
chief of staff for Installation
Management, reporting directly to the
Army chief of staff. Brig. Gen. John A.
Macdonald, former IMA director,
became IMCOM’s deputy commander.
Under IMCOM, CFSC is renamed
the Family and Morale, Welfare and
Recreation Command, and becomes a
subordinate command of IMCOM,
commanded by Brig. Gen. Belinda
Pinckney, with its own flag. The AEC
is now the Army Environmental
Command, also a subordinate command
with its own flag, commanded by Col.
Michael O’Keefe.
The flag casings and uncasings
were a symbolic focal point of the
activation ceremony and the three gold
and red flags, standing together in a
rank, underscored the unity of purpose
inherent in the new organization.
“The Army has never been in
greater need of installations as flagships of readiness than it is now,”
Wilson said, citing the construction,
personnel and equipment realignments
required to support Base Realignment
and Closure, Army Modular Force and
Global Defense Posture Repositioning.
He said BRAC alone accounts for more
than 1,200 actions that impact the
IMCOM mission.
The Army announced the establishment of the Installation Management
Command as a direct reporting unit in
August as part of Army efforts to
reorganize its commands.
The full authority of command is
vital to effectively direct the vast
resources necessary to support troop
deployments while meeting the needs
of their families, Army officials said
in announcing the decision to form
IMCOM. Consolidating the installation management structure under
IMCOM optimizes resources, protects the environment and enhances
well-being of the Army community.
IMCOM will provide fast, efficient
and agile support to commanders in
the performance of their tactical and
strategic missions.
The new command, currently
headquartered in Virginia and
Maryland, will relocate in 2010 to
Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The deputy
commanding general will locate in
Texas, while the commanding general and ACSIM functions remain at
the Pentagon.
The new command also will
consolidate the four Installation
Management Agency regions within
the continental United States into
two. The West Region, under which
Fort Carson falls, stood up
Wednesday at Fort Sam Houston.
IMCOM West will oversee 30 active
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Army installations in 26 states,
ranging from Ohio to California. J.
Randall Robinson, former Northwest
Region IMA director, is the IMCOM
West director. A formal activation
ceremony will be held Nov. 21 at Fort
Sam Houston.
Lt. Gen. Robert Wilson, center, and Command Sgt. Maj. Debra l. Strickland,
right, unfurl the new Installation Management Command flag at the
activation ceremony held Oct. 24 at the Pentagon.
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MOUNTAINEER
Nov. 3, 2006
Army opens Modernization Test Center at White Sands Missile Range
Army News Service
WHITE SANDS, N.M. — The Army recently
opened a new modernization test center at White
Sands Missile Range to hasten the delivery of
Future Combat Systems technologies to currentand future-force Soldiers.
“The FCS Test Operations Complex performs
a vital role in our Army modernization strategy,”
said Maj. Gen. Charles Cartwright, FCS program
manager. “By this time next year, we will
have new FCS equipment in Abrams tanks and
Bradley fighting vehicles.”
The Army is adopting FCS technologies through
incremental “spin-outs” and capability insertions
into the current force via an Evaluation Brigade
Combat Team. The EBCT is now being stood up at
nearby Fort Bliss, in El Paso, Texas, with more
than 900 Soldiers. The FCS Test Operations
Complex at White Sands Missile Range will support
these EBCT Soldiers as they test, evaluate and
refine new FCS technologies and equipment.
These technologies include crucial new
networking capabilities, Unattended Ground
Sensors, the Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System,
and Intelligent Munitions Systems, all of which
address critical Army capability gaps while
enhancing the mission effectiveness and
survivability of current-force Soldiers.
“Our Soldiers require these new capabilities
now; and the Army is delivering them today,” Maj.
Gen. Cartwright said. “The technologies are there
to be fielded,” he added. “The only thing that can
hold us back is funding and resources.”
EBCT Soldiers and leaders will build on lessons
learned during FCS Experiment 1.1, a three-phased
event now in its second phase. Experiment 1.1
combines laboratory trials with field exercises.
Indeed, as part of Experiment 1.1, Soldiers now
are using FCS technologies and equipment while
working initial doctrinal concepts.
Experiment 1.1, Phase 1, was completed in
September at the FCS System of Systems
Laboratory in Huntington Beach, Calif. This
laboratory-based phase focused on hardware and
software integration and systems interoperability.
Phase 2, the Engineering Field Test, is
currently under way and scheduled to end in
December. Here, Soldiers are assessing FCS
systems performance in a realistic operational
environment at a combined range complex. This
combined range complex is situated at both Fort
Bliss and White Sands Missile Range.
Phase 3, scheduled to take place JanuaryFebruary 2007, will involve Soldier-testing of
key FCS technologies and equipment. These
technologies and equipment will be integrated
with current-force Army systems. Soldier feedback
and analysis will shape and facilitate subsequent
FCS technology and program development.
“Army modernization truly is about the Soldier,”
Cartwright said. “We see that in both the design
and execution of the FCS program.”
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MILITARY
5
Type-1 diabetes not limiting in serving
by Laurie Meyers
They drove for two days, stopping only once,
for the convoy to refuel. Stopping was like putting
on a big red bull’s-eye. Insurgents could and
Editor’s note: Reprinted courtesy of The American would appear out of nowhere. They had to keep
Diabetes Association from Diabetes Forecast, July moving until they reached base.
2005, pp. 55-57, Copyright 2005, The American
That drive—from Kuwait to Tikrit, Iraq—is
Diabetes Association. The American Diabetes not one most of us would want to make. But Staff
Association is one of the many charitable organizations Sgt. Mark Thompson fought his own personal war
that benefit from the Combined Federal Campaign and to be part of it.
this is one of the many stories of how
This Soldier’s story
members of the Mountain Post team
Thompson, 28, is an Iowa
benefit from these charities.
native. He’s always had something
of a travel bug and it was this desire
he Soldiers set off in their
to see the world that inspired
Humvee. Sandbags were wedged
Thompson to join the Army.
against their doors, stuffed behind
That, and the stories he heard
them, even resting under them, as
from his college roommate — an
seats. The bags wouldn’t offer much
older student who had served in
protection if they hit a land mine or
the Vietnam War. As Thompson
faced a roadside attack, but they were
listened, the Army started to sound
better than nothing. Even garbage in
like an adventure. Thompson also
the road was a threat—a possible
needed money for college, so in
hiding place for explosive devices.
1996, he signed on for four years,
The Soldiers passed children with
expecting to do his time and then
hands outstretched, begging for food,
finish his education.
and men carrying AK-47s. Were the
But Thompson never went
Courtesy photo
men hostile or friendly? No way to Staff Sgt. Mark Thompson back to campus. He had found his
know: just keep the weapons pointed shown in a Blackhawk heli- place and it was in the Army. He
outward and shoot to kill if approached. copter while serving in Iraq. was a “lifer.”
T
Then in 2000, Thompson began losing a lot of
weight. He felt thirsty and tired all the time. One
morning he collapsed during a run. When Thompson
made it to the hospital, his glucose level was over 600.
The doctors told him he had type 1 diabetes.
This diagnosis could have meant the end of his
career. Plenty of Soldiers who are diagnosed with
serious medical conditions must leave the military
because they can’t prove they’re healthy enough to
do the Army’s work. Thompson was bound and
determined not to end up like one of those Soldiers.
He went from having an A1c (blood glucose test)
of 12.5 percent at the time of diagnosis to 6.2 by the
time the Army’s medical board reviewed his case in
2002. Because he was able to control the disease so
well, the board found him “fit for duty.”
Thompson’s victory wasn’t absolute. He was told
that while he could continue serving, he would
not be allowed to do it from combat zones where
refrigeration and medical supplies are hard to come by.
The battle at home
But Thompson wanted to go where he was needed
most, and by 2002, war had broken out in Afghanistan.
A year later, American Soldiers also were moving into
Iraq. Thompson is a career counselor, which means that
he helps Soldiers choose career paths within the Army
and asks them to re-enlist.
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Military
MOUNTAINEER
Nov. 3, 2006
Military briefs
Miscellaneous
Trial defense service hours — TDS hours of
operation are Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
TDS is closed on Fridays except for appointments and
emergencies. Chapters briefings are held Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 1 p.m., and Article 15 briefings are held
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.
New dental clinic hours — All dental clinics are
open Monday-Friday from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Sick call hours
are from 7 a.m.-9 a.m.
Hazardous Material Control Center — The
HMCC reopened Oct. 11. All customers that received
support prior to July 8 will again get support from
this facility.
Ethics training — The Office of the Staff Judge
Advocate will conduct annual ethics training at
McMahon Theater on the following dates:
• Today at 1:30 p.m.
• Monday at 9:30 a.m.
• Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
• Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.
This training is mandatory for all Department of
the Army civilians and military personnel and must
be completed by Dec. 31. Attendance in one session
is required and units containing more than 100
people can arrange to have their own training
session conducted. Contact Lorraine Sirois at
526-0538 or lorraine.sirois@carson.army.mil for
more information.
Finance in- and out-processing — The in- and
out-processing section of finance has consolidated its
operations on the second floor of building 1218.
Travel and accessions moved from the first floor of
building 1218 to the second floor.
Customers for in- and out-processing should go
to room 230 in building 1218, sign in and wait for a
technician. Phone numbers remain the same:
separations
526-8473/8476/1302;
retirement
526-4233/4234/8470; travel 526-9930/0507/0475;
accessions 526-8479/8236/4558; and chief of in- and
out-processing 526-6230.
ACAP relocation — The Army Career and
Alumni Program Center has moved to building 1117,
room 114. Soldiers should use the southwest
entrance. Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Veterans Administration relocation — The VA
is now located in building 6220 on the first floor.
Harmony in Motion auditions — Harmony
in Motion will hold auditions for sopranos, altos,
tenors and basses. Auditions will be held daily at
the Freedom Performing Arts Center, building
1129, from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. For more
information visit www.carson.army.mil/harmony or
call Sgt. Scott Dickson at 524-3618 or 338-2340.
Casualty and Mortuary Affairs offices move
— Fort Carson’s Casualty and Mortuary Affairs
offices have moved to building 1218, rooms 164, 165
and 168. Telephone numbers remain the same.
TSP Pilot — Let the Thrift Savings Plan Pilot
take the guesswork out of your TSP fund choice
decisions (including the new L funds).
TSP Pilot’s investment analysts give you optimized
fund balance allocations you can plug into your
TSP account Web site to maximize returns. A free
issue is available.
Please allow a few moments for the page to fully
load: http://TSP-pilot.com.
Environmental Health training — The Environmental Health section of Preventive Medicine offers
heat category monitoring training, food service sanitation
training and classes on hot and cold weather injuries,
sexually transmitted diseases, hearing conservation
and medical threat briefings. For more information
on these classes call 526-7922 or 524-2238.
DPW services — The Directorate of Public
Works is responsible for a wide variety of services on
Fort Carson. Services range from repair and maintenance of facilities to equipping units with a sweeper
and cleaning motor pools. Listed below are phone
numbers and points of contact for services:
• Facility repair/service orders — KIRA service
order desk at 526-5345. Use this number for
emergencies or routine tasks.
• Refuse/trash — Call Kandy Clark at 526-9243
when needing trash containers, trash is overflowing
or emergency service is required.
• Facility custodial services — Call Larry Haack
at 526-9237 for service needs or to report complaints.
• Elevator maintenance — Call Sharon Gayle at
526-1695.
• Motor pool sludge removal/disposal — Call
Kandy Clark at 526-9243.
• Repair and utility/self-help — Call Gary Grant
at 526-5844. Use this number to obtain self-help tools
and equipment or a motorized sweeper.
• Base operations contract Contracting Officer
Representative — Call Terry Hagen at 526-9262 for
reporting wind damage, snow removal concerns,
damaged traffic signs or other facility damage.
• Portable latrines — Call Kandy Clark at
526-9243 to request latrines, for service or to report
damaged or overturned latrines.
CIF Hours
Regular business hours —The Central Issue
Facility has changed its operating hours. The CIF is
no longer open on Fridays. Soldiers may make
appointments by calling 526-3321. Listed below are
the new operating hours.
In-processing
Monday-Thursday from 7:30-10:30 a.m.
Initial issues
Monday-Thursday from 12:30-3 p.m.
Partial issues
Cash sales/report of survey
Monday-Thursday from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Direct exchange
Partial turn-ins
Full turn-ins
Monday-Thursday 7:30-10:30 a.m.
Unit issues and turn-ins
Call 526-5512/6477 for approval.
Hours of operation
Education Center hours of operation — The
Mountain Post Training and Education Center’s hours
are as follows:
• Counselor Support Center — Monday through
Thursday 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Friday, 11 a.m.4:30 p.m.
• Learning Resource Center — Monday through
Thursday 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; and training holidays
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education
Support and Advanced Personnel Testing —
Monday-Friday 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:15-4:15 p.m.;
closed training holidays.
• Basic Skills Education Program/Functional
Academic Skills Training — Monday-Thursday
1-4 p.m.; closed training holidays.
• eArmyU Testing — Monday-Friday, 12:15-4:15
p.m.; closed training holidays.
Military Occupational Specialty Library —
Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; and training holidays
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Legal Assistance hours — Operating hours for the
Legal Assistance Office are Monday-Thursday from 9
a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday from 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
Claims Division hours — The Claims Division
office hours are Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m.-5
p.m, Friday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. and closed federal and
training holidays.
To make a claim, Soldiers must attend a
mandatory briefing, which is given Mondays and
Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
At the briefing, Soldiers must submit a
Department of Defense Form 1840/1840R. Submit
completed claims Tuesdays and Thursdays.
DFAC hours — Fort Carson dining facilities
operate under the following hours:
Wolf Inn — Monday-Friday 7-9 a.m. (breakfast),
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 4:30-6:30 p.m.
(dinner). Weekend hours are 7:30-9 a.m., 11:30 a.m.1 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m.
Butts Army Airfield — Monday-Friday 7-9 a.m.
(breakfast), 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 4:306:30 p.m. (dinner). This DFAC is closed weekends.
Patton Inn — Monday-Friday 7:30-9 a.m.
(breakfast), 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 5-7 p.m.
(dinner). Weekend hours are 7:30-9 a.m., 11:30 a.m.1 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m.
10th SFG — Monday-Friday 7-9 a.m. (breakfast),
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 4:30-6 p.m. (dinner).
This DFAC is closed weekends.
Briefings
Recruit the Recruiter briefings — Briefings
for anyone interested in becoming an Army recruiter
are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Nov. 15 and
17 in building 1117, room 223. More information can
be found at www.usarec.army.mil/hq/recruiter, by
calling Sgt. 1st Class Neftali Perez at (800) 223-3735
or by contacting your unit career counselor.
Special Forces briefings — will be held
Wednesdays at building 1217, room 305, from
10-11 a.m., noon-1 p.m. and 5-6 p.m.
Soldiers must be E4-E6 from any military occupational specialty; have a general technical score of at
least 100; be a U.S. citizen; score 229 or higher on the
Army Physical Fitness Test; and pass a Special Forces
physical. Call 524-1461 or visit the Web site at
www.bragg.army.mil/sorb.
ACAP briefing –– The Army Career and Alumni
Program preseparation briefing is required for all
departing servicemembers. Current ACAP policy
requires personnel ending time in service to register
one year out and retirees two years out. ACAP
preseparation briefings are held Monday-Thursday
from 7:30-9 a.m.
Attendees should report to ACAP by 7:15 a.m. to
building 1117, room 114. Call 526-1002 to schedule
the briefing.
ETS briefing — ETS briefings for enlisted
personnel will be held the first and third Tuesday of
each month until further notice.
Briefing sign-in begins at 7 a.m. at building
1042, room 310. Briefings will be given on a firstcome, first-served basis.
Soldiers must be within 120 days of their ETS but
must attend the briefing no later than 30 days prior
to their ETS or start date of transition leave. Call
526-2240 for more information.
Military
Diabetes
From Page 5
“I’d be sitting across from a Soldier
with a (combat) patch, counseling
him, and I wouldn’t have the combat
experience,” Thompson said. “It just
didn’t seem right.”
In the spring of 2003, Thompson’s
division, the 1st Infantry, received word
that it would be deploying to Iraq in
January 2004. Thompson was assigned
to the “rear detachment,” which meant
staying at the 1st Infantry’s home base
in Germany.
“Rear detachment has an important
job,” Thompson said. “But it’s not
where I wanted to be. It’s not why I
joined the Army.”
So Thompson did some homework.
He called to make sure the military
base hospital in Tikrit could stock a
five-month emergency supply of the
insulin he uses — fast-acting for his
pump, and some NPH human insulin
(slower acting) to mix with it if he needed
to use syringes. He bought a camping
refrigerator that was converted so that it
could be plugged into a Humvee.
Thompson wears an insulin pump,
and his main challenge would be keeping
the insulin at 86 F or less, all while on the
go in a place where temperatures can soar
well over 100 F. He discovered reusable
Frio pouches, which are made of a
special material that is activated when the
pouches are immersed in water. The
pouches keep contents cool for well over
a day in such temperatures. If the pouches
failed or if the pump broke, he could get
insulin from the hospital and switch to the
backup syringes he would be carrying.
Thompson’s research paid off. Dr. (Lt.
Col.) Michael Brumage, division surgeon,
1st Infantry Division, initially thought it
was too risky. But Thompson “showed me
that he had a comprehensive knowledge of
his body, his diet, his insulin needs, and
that he also had an in-depth troubleshooting plan,” Brumage said.
Thompson had the permission he
needed, but with a few conditions: He
would carry an eight-month supply of
insulin, catheters, spare blood glucose
meters and syringes everywhere he
went. And if his glucose levels fluctuated
too much, or if his health was in
danger, he would be on the next plane
back to Germany.
In Iraq
After that initial two-day drive into
the heart of Iraq, Thompson traveled
around the country, visiting the 1st
Infantry’s various units. “I kept multiple
baggies of food with me all the time —
Nutri-Grain bars, power bars, any quick
source of food I could pick up at the
dining hall.”
When things were relatively calm,
Soldiers could just wear bulletproof
vests. But most of the time they had
to wear full combat gear: vests, body
armor, eye protection, helmet,
ammunition and supplies.
The whole ensemble weighs at least
60 pounds, and it was too much for
Thompson’s pump. In April 2004, the
pump broke under the pressure. It was the
worst possible time. Thompson and his
peers were subsisting on prepackaged,
nonperishable meals that feed Soldiers
when regular food supplies are cut off for
some reason. These meals made it hard
for Thompson to calculate carbohydrates,
and without his pump, it was hard to keep
a steady supply of insulin.
But Thompson told himself he was
not going to be sent home. He checked
his levels 10 times a day for the next
four weeks until his replacement pump
arrived, and he put the new pump in a
lower pocket to protect it.
The checking and emergency planning paid off: Thompson’s A1c during his
time in Iraq stayed at about 6.5 percent.
Home again
Summer came, bringing a blast of
unimaginable heat. By June the whole
division had stopped wearing full body
armor because it was simply unbearable.
Temperatures hit upwards of 130 F; even
the rock candy Thompson’s mother had
sent from home melted.
The desert air, especially if there
was any wind, “felt like sticking your
head in the oven while cooking the
Thanksgiving turkey,” Thompson said.
But Thompson was holding his
own, and so were his pouches. He never
even needed the refrigerator. And by
February of this year, Thompson had
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Nov. 3, 2006
7
completed his tour of duty in Iraq.
Thompson often thinks of his time
there, of that harrowing drive to Tikrit,
of the sinking feeling he had the day he
realized his pump was broken.
He also feels proud, because while
the final chapter of the war in Iraq has
yet to be written, Thompson waged his
own war, of sorts, to be part of the
experience there.
And he won.
Fit for duty
Under the Americans with
Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 and many state anti-discrimination laws, it is unlawful for an employer
to have a blanket ban that prohibits
anyone with diabetes from holding a
given job. Rather, an employer must look
at each case individually. The exception
is when another federal law or regulation
“trumps” those laws. This happens very
rarely. One place it does happen, however,
is in the military, where people with
diabetes are prohibited from serving.
However, as Thompson’s story shows,
the military has made some exceptions.
The keys to staying in the military
following a diabetes diagnosis are having:
• Excellent management of your diabetes
• Health care professionals on your side
who can explain to military review
panels how diabetes affects you and
why it will not prevent you from doing
your job. For more information, call
the American Diabetes Association at
(800) 342-2383.
8
MOUNTAINEER
Nov. 3, 2006
Military
A fire guard stands by in the event of a worst-case scenario. During a hot refuel, a spark or
any static electricity could cause a fire.
59th Quartermaster tests Modular Fuel System
Hot Refuel
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control, west on Highway 6, and growls over
Agony Hill (an apt name), then heads south
on Highway 11 and past Range 24.
To a civilian, a Kevlar helmet weighs
about 30 pounds, and wearing it in the
Humvee (in compliance with Army
regulations) feels like a bobble-head-doll
impersonation. But it was all worth it
when the OH-58 Kiowa helicopters
roared into view, circling into position
over the landing pads.
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Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support
Group, conducted successful hot
refuels on three OH-58 Kiowa
observation helicopters, with the
new Modular Fuel System and the
Tactical Petroleum Terminal Oct. 24
at Camp Red Devil.
A hot refuel is the refueling of
an aircraft while the engine and rotor
blades are still running. “It is fast
and tactical,” said Sgt. 1st Class Tony Price, 59th QM 1st
Platoon sergeant. Pilots remain in the aircraft, so it is
technically not a landing.
“(Today) we’ll have two landing pads — two FARPs
(Forward Arming and Refueling Points). (Since) the engines
are running, the biggest hazard is a fire. I ran FARPs during
OIF1 and OIF3 (Operation Iraqi Freedom 1 and 3), about
20-25 aircraft per day,” said Price.
According to Price, a cold refuel, with engines shut
off, can take up to 45 minutes.
“We tested this system in June at Piñon Canyon.
TACOM
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and
Armaments
Command) made a few changes, based on our feedback. So this is the second test,” said 1st Lt. Nelson
See Hot Refuel on Page 9
The 68th CSB and Petroleum
and Water Systems is hosting
an open house, with a
static display and a video of the
Modular Fuel System, for
Fort Carson Soldiers and civilians,
Nov. 16, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.,
in building 8152.
Military
Hot Refuel
From Page 8
Tomas, 59th QM 1st Platoon leader.
The MFS consists of 14 2,500-gallon tank rack
modules, two 600 gallons-per-minute pumps, 3,300
feet of hose and two eight-point Refuel On the
Move configurations, so 16 aircraft can be refueled
simultaneously with up to 35,000 gallons of fuel.
The system also has “a fuel containment system,
in case of a spill. The Army is going more environmentally friendly,” said Price.
The pump and tank modules were about 60 yards
from the first FARP and about 100 yards from the
second FARP, for safety reasons—no need to have an
entire tank of fuel next to the aircraft. Three-inch
hoses, laid out in fuel containment systems along the
ground, distributed the fuel from the storage tank to
the aircraft’s fuel tanks.
Those “turn-your-engine-off ” and “no-cellphones” signs at gasoline stations are not a joke.
Imagine leaving an engine running while filling the
tank; that’s what these Soldiers were doing — only it
was not a passenger car but a 34 foot-long helicopter,
with rotors whirling and engine running.
The 68th CSB has been downrange engaged in
field support training and combat logistic patrols,
since Oct. 23.
“The 68th was really excited to do this. It gave
the Soldiers an opportunity to experience something
new — due to the efforts of my operations sergeant,
Sergeant Price,” said Capt. Anthony Leach, 59th QM
company commander.
“This (system) is going to revolutionize the way
the military (does) fuel operations in the future.
When Soldiers arrive in theater, they will have what
they need,” said Staff Sgt. Robert Roberts, TACOM.
MOUNTAINEER
Nov. 3, 2006
“It will interface with any existing Army or NATO
fuel system,” said Mark Wolak, assistant acquisition
manager for Petroleum and Water Systems. “We have
two demonstrations that our equipment and technical
manuals are sound. Now we can move forward; this
was a wellness check,” said Wolak.
“This test is part of a lifecycle process. Our
Reliability and Maintenance tests are coming to
an end. This validates (that) we have quality
equipment,” said Maj. Leon Williams, assistant
product manager, modular fuel system, Petroleum
and Water Systems.
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“With (so many) units in theater, it has been
difficult to find a unit to do this test (for us); the 68th
volunteered for it. The 59th took care of us on this
one,” Williams said.
“Yes, they were tremendous,” said Wolak.
After Soldiers successfully hot refueled two
OH-58s simultaneously — in three minutes, 41
seconds — the aircraft lifted off, flinging a cloud of
dust and tumbleweeds across the sky. The Soldiers
squatted for cover, then let out a whoop of exhilaration: hot refuels and adrenaline go hand in hand —
for Soldiers and civilian spectators.
Spc. Scotty Smith, 59th Quartermaster Company 2nd Platoon Modular Fuel System operator, holds
the “dead-man” switch and watches for the signal to cut off the fuel. Sgt. Rich McAuliffe, 2nd
Platoon non-commissioned officer-in-charge, MFS operations, uses hand-and-arm signals to relay
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Nov. 3, 2006
Military
Army wins 2006 Ironman competition
by Michelle L. Gordon
Army News Service
The Army once again took top
honors in the Military Division of the
Ironman World Championship in Kona,
Hawaii, Oct. 21.
Most Soldiers consider themselves
to be strong, but those chosen to
compete this year needed more than
physical strength to win. They needed
to be Army Strong.
“Everyone shows up physically
prepared,” said team member Lt. Col.
Heidi Grimm, World Class Athlete
Program, Fort Carson. “So going in we
knew the most important aspects to
focus on were nutrition management,
the climate and how we were going to
respond to the mental challenges.”
Grimm was part of the four-person
Army team that participated in the
military division of the competition.
Every year each service sends a team
composed of three men and one woman
to the annual event, and even though
Grimm was honored to be part of the
team, she knew there would be extra
pressure to win this year because the
Army took top honors last year.
“We had to maintain the team
trophy and we knew the Air Force
brought a strong team,” she said. “We
also knew they would probably be our
biggest contenders, which they were.”
Composed of three events, the
triathlon began with a 2.4-mile swim
through the Pacific Ocean, followed by
a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile
foot race. Having competed in more
than 10 Ironman competitions, Grimm
began preparing for the race weeks in
advance, setting minimum standards
for what she wanted to accomplish
each week in order to be successful.
However, her training could not
prepare her for the unexpected.
“Within the first 50 meters of the
swim I was kicked in the face and the
left side of my goggles broke,” Grimm
said. “There were 1,700 competitors in
the water so it was crowded. I didn’t
realize I had a gaping hole in my
goggles until the next day. I just knew
the seal kept breaking and I had to
swim another two miles in the ocean
with only one eye.”
Grimm’s broken goggle was not the
only misfortune team Army faced
during the race. Her teammates had
struggles during the bicycle portion.
“(Maj.) Mike (Hagen of WCAP
Fort Carson) had mechanical problems
with his wheels and (Maj.) Matt
(Lorenz of Fort Huachuca, Ariz.) had
two flat tires,” she said. “We lost some
time, but it’s all part of the mental
game; and going in you have to tell
yourself that something is going to
happen to everyone. It’s all in how you
handle it and soldier on.”
Despite their challenges, Grimm
attributes team Army’s win to teamwork.
“We have a close-knit group with lots
of energy and positive reinforcement,”
she said. “I have a great deal of respect
for the guys on my team — both as
Army officers and as my fellow
teammates. The fact that we finished
first with all of our individual issues is
a true testament to the caliber and
experience of the athletes on our team.”
Even though the 2006 Ironman
World Championship may be over,
Grimm hasn’t stopped training. As a
member of the Army World Class
Athlete Program at Fort Carson, she is
currently training for the Olympic trials
and hopes to compete in the 2008
summer Olympics.
Army News Service
The Army team took top honors in the Military Division of the Ironman
World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, Oct. 21. The competitors were: Maj.
Art Mathisen, Maj. Matt Lorenz, Maj. Mike Hagen and Lt. Col. Heidi Grimm.
COMMUNITY
Members of the 360th Transportation Company install a
new bench on the shore of Haymes Reservoir.
11
Volunteers are silhouetted against the
morning sun as they work on the trail at
Womack Reservoir.
Story and photos by
Michael J. Pach
Mountaineer staff
United Services Automobile Association representatives
spread gravel along the trail around Haymes Reservoir.
MOUNTAINEER
Nov. 3, 2006
Three hundred sixty-five volunteers
helped clean up Womack and Haymes
Reservoirs on post Saturday as a way to
support our community on national Make
a Difference Day. Volunteers included
Soldiers and their families, Boy Scouts,
United Services Automobile Association
representatives, Air Force personnel and
30 members from the First Samoan
Congregational Christian Church.
Volunteers started to arrive at 7:30
a.m. at Womack Reservoir and were
treated to a breakfast of pancakes,
sausage, eggs and fruit. Two buses
transported about half the volunteers to
Haymes Reservoir, where workers picked
up trash, installed new barbecues and
benches and performed maintenance on
the trail that surrounds the reservoir. The
same work was performed at Womack
Reservoir, where volunteers also removed
dried weeds and unwanted growth.
Volunteers returned to Womack
Reservoir for pizza, hot dogs and hot
wings. Army Community Service also
conducted drawings for door prizes,
and all participants received gift bags
for their efforts.
Pvt. Justin Bagwell, right, of the 4th
Engineers, looks on as Ellie Spiller, front,
Joseph Moore and Kelli Bargeron, back, pack
gravel on the trail at Womack Reservoir.
Left: Volunteers
wait for lunch to
be served after
working hard to
clean up Womack
and Haymes
Reservoirs.
Right: Brian
Lyall with Boy
Scout Troop 164
enjoys a hearty
breakfast after
helping cook for
the volunteers.
12 MOUNTAINEER
Nov. 3, 2006
Community
Community briefs
Miscellaneous
Toddler Time — Army Community Service's
New Parent Support Program is sponsoring Toddler
Time which includes games, crafts, songs and
stories for ages 18 months-3 years on Thursdays
from 10-11 a.m. until Nov. 16 at Family University,
building 1161. Call 526-4590 to register between 8
a.m.-3:30 p.m. or leave a message at 526-6440.
Fort Carson Restoration Advisory Board —
Invites the public to learn about on-post environmental restoration projects. The Nov. 16 meeting,
at Elkhorn Conference Center, building 7300, 6:30
p.m., will serve as a public meeting for a Fort
Carson-initiated Class 3 permit modification to the
Fort Carson Hazardous Waste Permit. For more
information call the Installation Restoration
Program Manager at 526-8004.
Special Education Advisory Council —
Parents, community members and school staff are
invited to attend the Fountain-Fort Carson School
District Eight SEAC meeting on Nov. 17 from
9-11 a.m., at Patriot Elementary School, 7010 Harr
Ave., Fort Carson. Refreshments will be served.
For more information and to RSVP, contact Peter
Babeu at 382-1569 or pbabeu@ffc8.org.
Motion for Moms — A low-impact exercise
class for pregnant and postpartum women,
sponsored by Evans Army Community Hospital.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, from 9-10 a.m.,
at the Garcia Physical Fitness Center. Call
Rhonda Tulensa at 526-7030 for registration
and information.
Redeployed? Bootcamp for New Dads —
Preparing fathers and fathers-to-be for the challenges and joys of fatherhood. An exciting program
developed and taught by dads; it is offered the first
three Wednesdays of each month, from 11:45 a.m.12:45 p.m. at the Family University, building 1161.
The first module is “Becoming a dad;” the
second is “Caring for baby and hands-on training;”
the third is “Caring for mom and graduation.”
Bring your own lunch. For more information
call 526-4590.
Job openings — Fountain-Fort Carson School
District Eight has openings for food service workers
and delivery drivers. For more information call
382-1334 or apply in person at 11355 Old Pueblo
Road in Fountain.
Teen Scene — Evans Army Community
Hospital hosts a program for teenage mothers and
moms-to-be the second Wednesday of each month
in the third floor conference room. For more
information call Rhonda Tulensa at 526-7030 or
Carissa Sullivan at 526-7090.
Fort Carson community blood drive —
The Bonfils mobile bus will be at the main Fort
Carson Post Exchange, Nov. 11 from noon-4 p.m.
For more information or to schedule an
appointment, contact the Bonfils appointment
center at (800) 750-4482, extension 1.
No physical training zone — The area under
construction, north of Ranges 69 and 5, should not
be used for any training at any time. Construction
is under way. The area is bracketed to the north by
Khe Sahn Street, to the east by Barkeley Avenue,
and to the west by Brown Road, Titus Boulevard
and Specker Avenue.
Celebrate Veterans Day — with the Falcon
Wanderers of Colorado Springs. They will host a
five- and a 10-kilometer Volksmarch, Nov. 11.
The route starts and ends at the Police Operations
Center, corner of S. Nevada Avenue and Rio
Grande. Register anytime between 8:30 a.m. and
noon and walk at your own pace. Dogs and children
welcome. Participants will receive a Veterans Day
commemorative patch. For more information call
648-9015, 499-8160 or 667-5662.
Fort Carson fire department — will conduct
a prescribed burn program, in accordance with
permits issued by the Colorado Department of
Public Health and Environment and in coordination
with the El Paso County Department of Health
and Environment, continuing into December,
weather permitting.
For more information contact the Fort Carson
Public Affairs Office at 526-1264/4113. After
hours contact the 24-hour Emergency Operations
Center at 526-5500 and ask for the on-call
public affairs officer.
Directorate of Environmental Compliance
and Management — Building 6287, near Prussman
and Mekong, is being dismantled and demolished
and will continue until Dec. 31. Stay out of the
area and do not park within 100 feet of the
building. Contact Eldon Granger at 526-1687 for
further information.
Child and Youth Services, Caring Saturdays
— Free child care for families of deployed Soldiers
is offered the first and third Saturday of each
month, from noon to 7 p.m., in the East Child
Development Center, building 6058. Families
must bring a copy of their sponsor’s deployment
orders and their child's up-to-date immunization
record. For reservations call 524-4218. For further
information call 526-1101.
Thrift Savings Plan maximum contributions
— The Internal Revenue Service's 2006 annual
TSP limit is $15,000. Check your TSP year-to-date
contributions under the “Deductions” section of
your Leave and Earnings Statement. The TSP Fact
Sheet, “Annual Limits on Elective Deferrals,”
describes the limits in detail and how they affect
TSP contributions for Federal Employees
Retirement System employees. Go to
www.tsp.gov/forms/oc91-13w.pdf or
www.abc.army.mil or call Army Benefits
Center, toll free at (877) 276-9287 for further
information. Numbers for overseas or hearing
impaired customers can be found at
www.abc.army.mil/Information/ABCGenera./
Information/ABCMenu.htm.
An Adoption Fair — will be held Nov. 14 at
Armed Services YMCA, 2190 Jet Wing Drive, from
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Topics will include: local and infant
open adoption, foster adoption, interstate adoptions,
international adoptions services, financial/military
information and adoptive parent forum.
For more information and to sign up by
Thursday, call Peterson Air Force Base at 556-6141,
Schriever Air Force Base at 567-9380, United States
Air Force Academy at 333-3444 or Fort Carson’s
Army Community Service at 526-4590.
Evans Army Community Hospital — The
correspondence division of the Patient
Administration Department will be closing
Thursdays from noon-6 p.m. Release of information
requests will not be taken during this time. This will
create faster turn-around time for copies of records.
Sewing/quilting opportunity — Learn to sew
or share your quilting experience the first, third and
fourth Wednesday of each month from 9 a.m.-noon
at Colorado Springs First Baptist Church. Free
babysitting and lunch are provided. Call 578-0746 or
598-0993 for more information.
Pikes Peak Region Peace Officers’ Memorial —
Donations are needed to build a memorial in America
the Beautiful Park to honor local police officers who
have made, and who will make, the ultimate sacrifice.
This includes Department of the Army Police and
Military Police from Fort Carson. For more
information call 524-4411/4413/4415 or 526-2053.
Ongoing road closures — Portions of Specker
Avenue and Titus Boulevard will be closed until
April. Questions about the closure or disruption of
traffic along Butts Road can be addressed to
Fort Carson’s Directorate of Public Works Traffic
Engineer, Rick Orphan, at 526-9267 or Fort
Carson’s Army Corps of Engineers Transformation
Resident Office, Maj. John Hudson, at 526-4974.
Construction warnings—Repaving of the
parking lot between buildings 6222 and 6236
and the connecting driveway began Oct. 24
and will continue, weather permitting, for about
three weeks.
Patrons are reminded that ignoring barriers
or encroaching on the contractor’s work site may
result in ticketing and towing.
Repaving of the large parking lot south of
buildings 1010-1013 began Monday and will continue
until the end of November, weather permitting.
Patrons are reminded that during construction,
the parking lots are the property of the contractor
and detour signs should be honored and alternate
parking spaces should be used.
Claims against the estate — Those with
claims of indebtedness to the estate of Sgt. Norman
Taylor, deceased, should contact 2nd Lt. Aaron Earls
at (270) 505-0107.
Those with claims of indebtedness to the estate
of Staff Sgt. Ryan Haupt, deceased, should contact
2nd Lt. Nick Piergallini at (610) 217-7241.
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Nov. 3, 2006
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14 MOUNTAINEER
Nov. 3, 2006
Community
Trojan Marching Band competes in state finals
by Jeri Gallus
Fort Carson family member
The Fountain-Fort Carson High School
marching band traveled to Fort Collins for the
Colorado Bandmaster’s Association 4A State
Marching Band Championships Oct. 21.
In order for the Trojan Band to compete at
the state level, it first had to compete at the CBA
Regional Championships held Oct. 11. The
Trojan Band placed third in the Southern Region,
which gave them a fifth seed in the overall state
competition, and they received a bye to the
semi-finals. In the week prior to the state
competition, the Trojan Band also competed at a
very cold March of Champions held Oct. 18, at
which the band placed first.
The Trojan Marching Band is under the
direction of Randal Rabito. Rabito took over the
band program at Fountain-Fort Carson High School
in 2004. In the last three years, the Trojan Band
has steadily improved, coming from being ranked
19th out of 28 schools in the state of Colorado
last year, to placing eighth in the state this year.
This is the first time in the history of the FountainFort Carson High School that the Marching
Trojans have been to the state competitions.
“It was the hard work and dedication of the
band members, band boosters and parents that made
this year the success that it was, and I am very proud
of each and every one of them,” said Rabito.
Photo by Julie Jones
Fountain Fort-Carson High School marching band members, from left, Veronica Lother, Erinn
Flarharty, Chris Alderman and Matt Conroy, prepare to perform in the band competition.
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Nov. 3, 2006
Community
Motion for Moms:
Belly dance your way to fitness
Story and photos by
Rebecca E. Tonn
Mountaineer staff
moms at Fort Carson’s Garcia Physical
Fitness Center.
The class is sponsored by the
Obstetrics and Gynecology Careline
Belly dancing and pregnancy
of Evans Army Community Hospital
might seem like an odd combination,
and taught by Rhonda Tulensa, who is
but it is one of many types of exercises
an on-staff registered nurse at Evans, a
offered for pregnant and postpartum
certified group-exercise instructor and
certified pregnancy-fitness instructor.
The class accommodates women
throughout pregnancy and several
months postpartum. As long as a
woman feels OK and is not considered
high risk by her doctor, she is
welcome, said Tulensa.
“Motions for Moms differs from
regular exercise classes because
the intensity is decreased. We take
frequent breaks, and (during the
breaks) we discuss pregnancy-related
issues. The ladies are wonderful.
Each one brings her own unique (contribution) to the class,” Tulensa said.
Exercise during pregnancy helps
with overall body toning and maintaining weight, and it lowers the risks
of chronic illnesses, such as gestational
Esther Foster, right, five months diabetes or pregnancy-induced
pregnant, shows Claudia Lopez, hypertension, according to Tulensa.
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“We keep it from being tedious —
we are here to have fun,” said Tulensa.
Small children join their moms for
class with crayons, coloring books
and snacks in tow. Newborns sleep
in their car seat carriers, while
postpartum moms stretch and exercise.
“We have so much positive support
from the gym staff. They are awesome.
They set up our equipment, keep our
room clean and interact with the
ladies (before and after class). It is a
comfortable environment,” Tulensa said.
Classes are every Tuesday and
Thursday from 9-10 a.m. at Garcia
PFC, building 1856, on Porter Street.
After registering, moms can attend any
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Community
Veterinary Treatment Facility offers microchipping of pets
Capt. (Dr.) James A. Amyx,
Fort Carson Veterinary
Treatment Facility
Are you interested in
an inexpensive, easy and
permanent means to identify
your pets? If so, consider
getting your dog or cat
microchipped.
Microchips are
permanent, safe and efficient means to
identify your animal and help ensure the
return of the animal if it becomes lost or
strays. Approximately 14 million stray
dogs and cats are euthanized at animal
shelters each year. Only 10 percent of
all dogs and cats that are presented to
animal shelters actually have collars with
identification tags.
The microchip that Fort Carson clinic
provides is safe and permanent and can
never be altered. The microchip is the size
of a single grain of rice. It is injected like
a vaccine underneath the skin between the
shoulder blades of the animal. The
microchip is made of a biocompatible
material that will not harm the animal and
has an anti-migration cap that
prevents it from migrating to
other areas of the body. All dogs
and cats older than 6 months of
age can be microchipped. The
microchip is encoded with a
unique 10-digit code that is read
by a hand-held scanner. Most of
the Armed Forces veterinary treatment facilities and animal shelters
possess scanners. This assures that
your pet can be identified even
if it loses its collar or tags.
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microchip, you can assure that your pet
is permanently identified without the need
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mandatory that all residents register all pets
with the Fort Carson Veterinary Treatment
Facility. All pets are required to have their
vaccines updated annually and have a
microchip identification implant. All these
steps are vital to pets being returned to
owners, should they run away.
Stray animals found on Fort Carson are
brought to the Fort Carson VTF stray facility.
Once they arrive they are scanned for
microchips and the staff tries to locate the
animal’s owner. After three business days,
animals that cannot be identified and
claimed become the property of the Fort
Carson VTF. Once this happens, the previous
owner loses all rights to the animal. The animal is either sent to the Pikes Peak Humane
Society, adopted or, on very rare occasions,
humanely euthanized. We encourage pet
owners to take an active role in finding
their pet if it becomes lost by searching
for their pet and by calling the VTF.
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on microchips, or to schedule an appointment,
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20 MOUNTAINEER
Nov. 3, 2006
Community
Fall back on God’s wisdom
by Chap. (Lt. Col.) Greg Borden
U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Carson
Each year about this time we set our
clocks back an hour so that we can have
more light-filled days. The way most of us
remember to do that is with the “fall back” slogan.
Time for most Americans is important. We are so
busy doing things that our days are packed with
events and projects.
In the town hall in Copenhagen stands the
world’s most complicated clock. It took forty
years to build at a cost of more than $1 million.
That clock has 10 faces, 15,000 parts and
is accurate to two-fifths of a
second every 300 years.
The clock computes
the time of day,
the days of the
week, the
months, the
years and the
movements of
the planets for
2,500 years.
Some parts
of that clock
will not move
until 25
centuries have passed.
What is intriguing about that clock is that it is not
accurate. It loses two-fifths of a second every 300
years. Like all clocks, that timepiece in Copenhagen
must be regulated by a more precise clock, the universe
itself. That mighty astronomical clock with its billions
of moving parts, from atoms to stars, rolls on century
after century with movements so reliable that all time on
earth can be measured against it.
From time to time we have to “fall back” to
regroup and refocus on the important things in life.
The Army has a great way of prioritizing. Each unit
has a METL. That stands for Mission Essential Task
List. The Soldiers are successful when they accomplish
their METL effectively. When we know what our
mission or purpose is, it is much easier to focus and
accomplish it successfully.
In our modern world we have Global Positioning
Satellites, computer technology and other
telecommunication devices, to assist in keeping us
on time and in the right place. God has given some
practical guidelines to fall back on when unexpected
events invade our lives.
Wise King Solomon wrote in the Bible, “Trust in
the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own
understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and
he will make your paths straight.”
It’s time again to fall back on practical words from
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PWOC fall studies — Protestant Women of the
Chapel meet Tuesdays from 9-11:30 a.m. at Soldiers’
Memorial Chapel. Child care is provided free at the
hourly day care center. Children must be registered
with Child and Youth Services. Fall studies are under
way and include several selections. Contact Amy West
for information on child care at 393-1390. For information on PWOC call Barb Styles at 598-0422. A special room for home-schooled children is also offered.
“Wilderness Trail” Protestant Sunday School
Classes — With the theme of “Respect,” classes will
study Bible stories while having fun with music and
games. Classes for all ages are each Sunday 9:3010:30 a.m. at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel, building
1500. This year's program is musical, energetic
and fast paced. .
“Christmas Around the World” — The
Protestant Sunday School is preparing for a special
Christmas event. Children are needed for many
roles. Sign-up after Sunday School or the Protestant
Worship Service.
AWANA — Because children matter to God!
What is influencing your children? Today’s children
are influenced by so many things — the media, their
friends, school and video games. AWANA teaches
that God is real and loves them. AWANA clubs give
clear guidance in a world full of conflicting messages. AWANA is an international, nondenominational organization whose goal is to reach boys and
girls with the gospel of Christ, and train them to
serve. AWANA on Fort Carson is sponsored by the
Fort Carson Chaplain Program and meets Thursdays
at 5 p.m. at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. Volunteers
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Nov. 3, 2006
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Chapel Schedule
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Day
Mon., Wed., Fri.
Tues., Thurs.
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Tuesday
Saturday
Time
noon
noon
5 p.m.
9:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
7 p.m.
4 p.m.
Service
Mass
Mass
Mass
Mass
CRE
Mass
Mass
RCIA
Reconciliation
Chapel
Healer
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Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Healer
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Soldiers’
Soldiers’
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Tuesday
Sunday
Tuesday
Sunday
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9 a.m.
11 a.m.
7 p.m.
9 a.m.
Protestant
Protestant Communion
Protestant
Prot./Gospel
Sun. School
Sun. School
PWOC
Contemporary
PYOC
Samoan
Location
Evans Army Hospital
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Evans Army Hospital
Barkeley & Ellis
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Contact Person
Fr. Gagliardo/526-7412
Chap. Goellen/526-5769
Pat Treacy/524-2458
Fr. Gagliardo/576-7412
Pat Treacy/524-2458
Evans Army Hospital
Barkeley & Ellis
Nelson & Martinez
Barkeley & Prussman
Barkeley & Prussman
Nelson & Martinez
Nelson & Martinez
Magrath & Titus
Nelson & Martinez
Titus
Chap. Cartee/526-7387
Chap. Mitchell/650-8042
Chap. Nicholas/526-8011
Chap. Borden/526-4206
Chap. Borden/526-4206
Dr. Scheck/526-5626
Chap. Nicholas/526-8011
Chap. Fritts/526-8890
Ms. Scheck/231-9511
Chap. Fritts/526-3888
PROTESTANT
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JEWISH
For information and a schedule of Jewish Sabbath services, call the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel at 333-2636.
Monday
WICCA
building 4800, corner of Harr and O’Connell
6:30 p.m.
Rhonda Helfrich/338-9464
NATIVE AMERICAN SWEATLODGE
Native American Sweatlodge ceremonies (He Ska Akicita Inipi) are offered to military dependents 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 Chaplain Command.
Please call the following for information and directions: Charlie Erwin at 382-8177; or Zoe Goodblanket 442-0929. The next lodge is Sunday at noon.
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.
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Jonah
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Psalms 127 and
Micah 1-3
Wednesday —
Psalms 128 and
Micah 4-7,
Thursday —
Psalms 129
and Nahum
are needed, call Stacy Chapman at 382-3970.
The Army Cycle of Prayer —
Please pray this week for the
following:
Unit: For the Soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers of
U.S.Army Reserve’s 91st Division
(Training Support), headquartered
at Fort Baker, Calif.
Army: For the men and women
of the U.S. Army Central
Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, in
their mission to search for, recover
and identify personnel unaccounted
for from WW II, the Korean War,
the Cold War and the Vietnam War.
State: For all Soldiers and families from the state of New Mexico.
Pray also for Gov. Bill Richardson,
the state legislators and local officials
of the "Land of Enchantment.”
Nation: Pray with thanksgiving
for God's blessing on our nation's
veterans as we celebrate Veterans
Day, Nov. 11, for Jim Nicholson,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for
the VA's efforts to serve and support
our veterans and their families.
Religious: For Soldiers who are
deployed around the world standing
guard for freedom and democracy.
Pray also for family members during
periods of separation.
For more information on
the Army Cycle of Prayer visit
the cycle's website at
www.usarmychaplain.com.
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Nov. 3, 2006
Community
November is American Diabetes Month
by Amanda Taylor,
RD, LD, CDE
Registered dietitian, Evans Army
Community Hospital
For many people, November is
associated with the beginning of
another holiday season. It is often
forgotten that this is also the month
for recognizing a disease that
currently affects nearly 21 million
U.S. children and adults. It is the
fifth deadliest disease in the U.S.
This disease is known as diabetes.
While an estimated 14.6 million
people have been diagnosed with
diabetes, another 6.2 million people
are unaware they have the disease.
A newer diagnosis exists that is
referred to as pre-diabetes. It is
estimated that 54 million Americans
are pre-diabetic, in addition to the
previously stated 20.8 million
people with diabetes.
Pre-diabetes is diagnosed when a
person’s blood sugar is higher than
normal when tested, but not high
enough for a diagnosis of type-2
diabetes. Recent research shows that
some long-term damage to the heart
and circulatory system may already
be occurring during pre-diabetes.
Research also shows that if you take
action to manage your blood sugar
when you have pre-diabetes, you can
delay or prevent the onset of type-2
diabetes. Here are some tips for making
healthy changes for the whole family:
• Choose high fiber grains instead
of processed grain products —
try bran flakes or oatmeal
for breakfast instead of
processed cereals.
• Choose water and calorie-free
diet drinks instead of regular
soda, fruit juice and other
sugar-sweetened drinks.
• Cut back on high-calorie snack
foods such as chips, candies
and cookies.
• Eating too much of any food can
result in weight gain. Watch your
portion sizes. Suggested: three
ounces of meat, one-half cup of
starch and one cup of vegetable
at dinner.
• Increase your daily physical
activity level.
All of these changes will also help
to facilitate weight loss, which in turn
helps to keep blood sugar levels
within desirable limits. The Diabetes
Prevention Program study concluded
that just 30 minutes per day of
moderate physical activity, coupled
with a 5-10 percent reduction in body
weight, resulted in a 58 percent reduction in diabetes. So, if you currently
weigh 200 pounds, a modest 10-20
pound weight loss and frequent activity
can help prevent type-2 diabetes.
There are a couple of different
tests that your doctor can perform to
check for pre-diabetes. You should
consider speaking with your primary
care provider to discuss these tests
if any of the following statements can
be applied to you:
• Your ethnic origin is of African
American, Hispanic, American
Indian, Asian American or
Pacific Islander descent
• Your body-mass index is
greater than 25
• You are 65 or older, or under 65
but get little or no exercise
• You have a parent or sibling with
pre-diabetes or diabetes
• You are a woman who has given
birth to a baby weighing more
than 9 pounds at birth
For more information, check out
the American Diabetes Association
website at www.diabetes.org.
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Nov. 3, 2006
Community
Photo by Rebecca E. Tonn
Photo by Nel Lampe
Your mayors in action
Ski Expo
Village mayors and deputy mayors attend a monthly mayoral meeting Oct.18, at
The Family Connection, to discuss issues in village communities. The meeting was
hosted by Joey Bautista, Army Community Service mayoral program coordinator,
and attended by Lynn Rivera, GMH Military and Family Housing community
manager, Pat Randle, ACS program director of financial readiness, Garrison
Commander Col. Eugene Smith, Ruth Mixon, Mary Barber, deputy director of the
Directorate of Environmental Compliance and Management and Sgt. Kenneth
Pettis, operations sergeant of the Provost Marshal’s Office.
Outdoor Recreation held its first Ski Expo Saturday at
the Outdoor Recreation Complex. Spc. Ben Gilmore,
2/23 Medical Detachment, right, gets advice on ski
equipment from Dave Bumgarner, left, as he shops
the “Ski Swap” room at the expo. Gilmore won a pair
of ski gloves at one of the giveaways at the expo. The
Ski Expo drew hundreds of wannabe skiers who
shopped for equipment and bought ski passes.
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Feature
Feature
Children enjoyed
exploring the
helicopter when
Flight for Life visited
the fire department’s
October open house.
MOUNTAINEER
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29
A firefighter
helps children
in and out of
a jump castle
at a recent
open house.
After helping
children aboard
an antique fire
truck, a fire-fighter
jumps on board
for a ride.
Not just fighting fires
Story and photos by Rebecca E. Tonn
Mountaineer staff
After using the Jaws of Life, firefighters extract a dummy
from a crushed vehicle, at an extrication demonstration.
Your Fort Carson firefighters do much
more than put out fires. They can be
seen around the post, helping Soldiers,
civilians and children.
Each year they participate in several
fundraising events for local and national
charities and organizations.
In 2006, they won the award for raising
the most money, with their chili cook-off,
for Muscular Dystrophy Association.
And this December they will again buy
gifts for needy children at Christmas.
“I donate $20 for every guy who shaves
his head for Saint Baldric’s (fundraiser),”
said Fire Chief Michael Harris.
For Fire Prevention Week, they went to
all Fort Carson elementary schools and
child development centers to demonstrate
“Stop, drop, cover your face and roll.” They
also donned their bunker gear and full-face
helmets for the children, to show them
what firefighters look like in full gear, so
the children would not be scared if they
ever had to be rescued.
Fort Carson Fire and Emergency Services
hosted an open house at the main fire
station, Oct. 14. The open house was such a
success that it may be turned into an annual
event, said Dave Colmus, fire inspector.
“Half of the food was donated by
AAFES (Army, Air Force Exchange
Service) and MWR (Directorate of Morale,
Welfare and Recreation). It (the open
house) had an outstanding turnout,”
Colmus said.
Harris sees firsthand what firefighters
do to boost morale and aid the community.
“(There was) a woman who was
paraplegic and lived on post (whose
husband was deployed); they built a ramp
and shelves for her, went grocery shopping
for her and cut the grass. That’s what these
guys do. I treat them with respect; it’s a
natural chain reaction — they go out and
treat other people well,” said Harris.
Each group of a unit that redeploys to
Fort Carson is greeted by two fire trucks at
Gate 1. They spray a double arch of water
across the round-about for the buses to
drive under, and their sirens sound a loud
“welcome home” to the troops.
“Us getting up in the middle of the night
(to welcome the Soldiers home) is nothing
compared to what the Soldiers do (for our
country). And the sacrifices the families are
making are as great if not greater,” said Bill
McLaughlin, firefighter and emergency
medical technician, as he waited in Engine
34, across from Engine 31, at Gate 1, to
perform the honors for the homecoming of
the 10th Combat Support Hospital, Oct. 14.
The firefighters will be busy in
upcoming weeks, as the 3rd Heavy
Brigade Combat Team returns in over a
dozen waves, before Thanksgiving. “It’s an
honor to do it for them,” said McLaughlin.
Layout by Jeanne Mazerall
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Community
Community
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Halloween,
Fort Carson
style
31
Left: Trevor
Raue, 3, throws
the ball toward
the bowling
pins, after a
little coaching
from his mom
Jennifer at the
Youth Center
Tuesday during
Harvest Fest,
sponsored by
Child and Youth
Services.
Below: Volunteer Meghan Schiavo, 13, paints a
butterfly on the face of Jubilee Murphy, 5. The
Protestant Women of the Chapel and Soldiers’
Memorial Chapel sponsored Hallelujah Fun Night at the
Youth Center, Sunday. Fifty volunteers, from
Protestant services, Catholic services, family readiness
groups and Judge Advocate General, assisted, said
Susan Sims, special events coordinator for PWOC.
Right: Zachary Drennan,
6, lifts the biggest pumpkin
he can find, at a GMH
Military Family Housing
pumpkin giveaway, Oct. 27,
in Ute Hill. “The children
were excited when they
found out they were free,”
said Mark Browning,
outreach coordinator for
GMH. “Mike Hirakata, of
Rocky Ford, donated 2,500
pumpkins ... to give back
to the troops for their
service,” said Browning.
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Photos by Nel Lampe
Above: An eagle sculpture by artist Charles Green was unveiled Oct. 27 at Carson
Middle School with school and district officials and the student body in attendance.
Money for the school's mascot sculpture was raised by teachers, students and
supporters, with donations from Outback Steakhouse and the Fort Carson Officers
Spouses' Club.
Left: Following the eagle unveiling, as a part of Red Ribbon Week, members of the
148th Military Police Company demonstrated Military Working Dog Rex’s ability to sniff
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33
Interservice competition begins here Sunday
Story and photos by
Walt Johnson
Mountaineer staff
All-Army player Eric White, right, posts up a player from Buckley Air Force Base
during one of the team’s scrimmages leading up to Sunday’s tournament.
All-Army player Vernardo Harris blocks a shot attempt by an Air Force
Academy Prep School player during a recent scrimmage.
Teams representing the Army,
Navy, Air Force and Marines have
arrived at the Mountain Post to
participate in the 2006 interservice basketball championships at
the Special Events Center on post.
The Army team has been
training here since the beginning
of October as it hopes to end the
year long run by the Navy and
return the gold medal to the
Army. Air Force has also been
training in Colorado for the
tournament, at Buckley Air Force
Base in Aurora.
An ice breaker will kick off
the tournament festivities at 6:30
p.m. on post. The ice breaker is
designed to help the team’s get to
know each other before the action
begins Sunday afternoon.
Last year the tournament
wasn’t decided until the final
games when Navy defeated Army
and the Air Force defeated the
Marines to give the Navy the
championship and Air Force
second place. This year should
be just as close and exciting a
tournament with a lot of new
faces and fresh approaches to
winning. Army will be led by
first-time coach, Tony Brown who
feels good about his team and its
chances of winning in front of
the home-town crowd.
The schedule for the games
will be as follows: Nov. 5, 12:30
p.m., Marines vs. Navy and 20
minutes after the conclusion of
that game, Army vs. Air Force.
Nov. 6, 4 p.m., Air Force vs.
Marines and 20 minutes after the
conclusion of that game, Navy
vs. Army. Nov. 7, 4 p.m., Air
Force vs. Navy and 20 minutes
after the conclusion of that game,
Marines vs. Army. Nov. 8, 4 p.m.,
Air Force vs. Army and 20
that game, Navy vs. Marines.
Nov. 9, 4 p.m., Army vs.
Navy and 20 minutes after the
conclusion of that game, Marines
vs. Air Force. Nov. 10, 4 p.m.,
Army vs. Marines and 20
that game, Navy vs. Air Force.
The winner of the tournament
will be determined by the team
with the best record after the
round-robin affair.
All-Army player Russell Queener grabs a rebound during a recent
scrimmage with the Air Force Academy Prep School.
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Nov. 3, 2006
Sports & Leisure
On the Bench
Tail-kicking time takes on
a whole new meaning now
by Walt Johnson
Mountaineer staff
It still stings like it was yesterday
or like the first time your momma
had to lay the strap to you for being
hard headed.
It was just over a year ago that
your humble servant had to endure the
most upsetting of happenings and a
first time occurrence. Army brought a
football team to Colorado Springs and
for the first time in 28 years, Air Force
fans had to watch as Army celebrated
a victory over the Falcons here.
To say this was a major upset to
Air Force fans would be putting it
mildly. When Air Force fans arrived
at the football stadium, the opinion
was not if the team would beat the
Black Knights but by how much the
Falcons would beat Army. Not since
1996 at West Point had an Air Force
team lost to Army. Air Force people
never believed this day would be any
different. The only thing that was
on Air Force people’s minds was
celebrating another tail kicking over
the Army. But alas, history will record
that the tail kicking on this date was
handed out by Army and not taken by
Army. So now the most recent renewal
of the rivalry will occur tonight with
the Falcons traveling to West Point to
play at 6 p.m.
No longer can Air Force take it for
granted that the Army team will roll
over and play dead because the blue
and silver enter the stadium. Now Air
Force fans truly have to sit on pins and
needles and wait to see how the game
will turn out. Can Air Force avenge
its loss to the Black Knights from last
year? That remains to be seen. Both
teams have been up and down this year
so it should be a great game on the
banks of the Hudson River.
Air Force people will be hoping
the results of this year’s game will not
be a repeat of last year’s tussle when
Army came away with a win. This year
we hope the tail-kicking tradition the
Air Force established over the years
returns. So, because I had to endure
the indignity of recognizing an Army
victory last year, I hope to celebrate an
Photo by Walt Johnson
Coach of the Week
Alex Spalloni, coach of the Ice 5-to-6 year old youth center soccer
team stretches out with his team prior to Saturday’s game.
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Bench
From Page 34
End zone bound
Taj Lewis, right, races to the end zone ahead of an opponent during youth football action
Saturday at Pershing Field on post. The youth football and soccer seasons ended Saturday.
Air Force victory in next week’s edition of “On
the Bench.” Then, once again, Air Force people will
be able to say, “Go Army and take Navy with you,”
because we are celebrating a tail kicking, not licking
our wounds from getting our tails kicked.
Rocky Mountain Sports Officials association
is looking for a few good men and women who
are interested in being sports officials.
The association, which does the officiating for a
lot of the military and civilian sports activities in
Colorado Springs, is looking for officials who are
interested in learning to be an official or who want
to continue their career as officials. Anyone
interested in becoming a member of the association
should contact John Wyatt at 382-0199 or e-mail
him at tophoopref@adelphia.net.
A team that utilizes feats of strength to relay
positive messages to people in churches, civic
centers, stadiums, and coliseums nationally and
internationally will hold a conference at the First
Southern Baptist Church, 1409 Palmer Park Blvd.,
in Colorado Springs Nov. 15-19.
The conference will feature athletes who have
performed the world’s greatest exhibitions of power,
strength, speed, inspiration, and motivation in every
state and in over 40 countries for almost 30 years
according to Summer Williams, First Southern
Baptist Church spokesperson.
The Power Team has several world record
holders, former NFL football players, and professional
wrestlers. They have been endorsed by ov more than
50 governors, senators, and congressmen for their
See Bench on Page 36
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Sports & Leisure
Bench
From Page 35
positive contribution to the lives of America’s
youth. The various members of The Power
Team are among America's most sought after
speakers, encouraging people to live a life of
excellence and challenging them to be the
best that they can be.
The Academy sports office has
announced there will be complimentary
tickets available to military enlisted members
for the final Academy home football game
and (in the sports of men’s and women’s
basketball, hockey and volleyball).
The complimentary tickets will be available
for the activity that will be taking place during
the current week's games. People at the
Mountain Post that are interested in attending
the games can call the Academy at 472-1895
and reserve tickets. There will be a limit of two
tickets per person and the tickets are available
on a first come first served basis. Tickets must
be picked up 48 hours prior to the game and
no tickets will be available once the 48 hour
before game time deadline has passed.
Air Force’s next home football game will
be Nov. 11 when the Falcons will host the Notre
Dame Fighting Irish at 2 p.m. No free tickets
will be available.
This week’s schedule of Air Force Sporting
events will include: tonight and Saturday,
Hockey against the Rochester Institute of
Technology at 7:05 p.m. at the cadet ice rink.
Sunday at 2 p.m., the women's basketball
team will take on Metro State in an exhibition
game at Clune Arena in the Academy field
house.
Falcons fall
Air Force quarterback Shaun Carney, 5, hands off to fullback Jacobe Kendrick during first-half
action Saturday at Falcon Stadium. The Falcons lost to the Brigham Young Cougars 33-14. Today
the Falcons are in West Point to take on the Black Knights of Army.
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Nov. 3, 2006
37
Mountaineer College Sports
Racquetball
tourney
Members of the Mountain
Post took part in the
Red Ribbon Week
racquetball tournament
Oct. 24 through 26 at
Forrest Fitness Center.
After the exciting action
was complete, Sammy
Payne won top
honors in the A Division.
Carlos Alicea placed
second and Dominic
Black placed third. In the
C Division, Jim Flagg
was the first-place winner
and Tomas Gonzales
and Zeke Mazyck
placed second and
third, respectively.
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Sports & Leisure
Mountaineer
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Damion Dyson
Sports position: All-Army basketball team manager
What got you started in sports?
My father, William Dyson, got me started playing sports.
He was a track man and he got me interested in the sport
also. Track was really my main sport growing up. I also loved
playing basketball when I was growing up.
What is your proudest personal moment in sports?
My best moment came when I ran at the Penn Relays in
my junior year in high school. The Penn Relays are known all
over the U.S. as one of the premier track events in the country.
It’s where the best runners go to measure themselves as
athletes. I was just happy to be a part of an event like the
Penn Relays and I did well.
What is your best moment in professional sports and why?
Being able to watch Michael Jordan play is one of the best
professional sports moments for me. Watching Jordan win six
championships in eight years is probably something that won’t
happen again. Also, watching my favorite team, the New York
Knicks, make it to the championship game against Houston in
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Aerobics
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workout Monday at Forrest
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Special Buffalo Bill exhibit in Pioneers Museum through Jan. 27
Buffalo Bill:
Soldier, cowboy, scout,
hunter, trapper, pony
express rider, actor,
writer and showman
by Nel Lampe
Mountaineer staff
B
uffalo Bill, in
his time, was
the most famous
American in the world.
And that was way before
television.
Buffalo Bill, whose
real name was William F.
Cody, gained his fame
through his Wild West
Show, which toured
throughout America and
Europe for 30 years.
Cody was a tall,
handsome man, who sported
a goatee and mustache,
wore a big hat and fringed
buckskin clothing. He
could stand out in a crowd.
He had his first acting
job when he was 26,
when “The Scouts of the
Prairie,” based on a novel
by Ned Buntline, was presented on a Chicago stage.
Although critics panned
his acting, Cody evidently
caught the acting bug. The
next year Cody started his
own group of actors and
presented a series of plays
over the next 10 years.
Cody later conceived
the Wild West Show, which
included hundreds of
participants, including live
animals. The show was a
spectacle, intended to
educate people about the
settling of the West, but
was also intended to
entertain. The show included
re-enactments of robberies
of the Deadwood stage
coach and pony express
rides. The shows included
cowboy skills, such as
riding, roping and trick
shooting. Shows were
usually held outdoors and
were attended by thousands.
Cody’s Wild West Show
toured throughout the
United States. Cody took
the show on a four-year
tour of Europe in 1889 and
again in 1903.
Cody’s Wild West
Show came to Colorado
Springs 11 times.
A new exhibit at the
Colorado Springs Pioneers
Museum features 16 of the
original posters used to
publicize Buffalo Bill’s
Wild West Shows.
Photo courtesy U.S. Army
William F. Cody served as a U.S. Army scout and was
awarded the Medal of Honor.
The heyday of lithographer’s posters coincided
with Buffalo Bill’s show
run. The colorful posters
were the means for publicizing events such as the
Wild West show and
circuses. Posters were used
as advertisements — the
way to reach spectators
and entice them to buy
tickets for an upcoming
Photo by Nel Lampe
In an effort to improve attendance, Buffalo Bill incorporated new
acts, such as a “football game” between the cowboys and Indians,
in which the two teams pushed a large ball around the arena.
traveling show. Posters
were meant to be used
once. But, amazingly,
some of the posters
survived, and several
examples of those original
posters are displayed in the
Buffalo Bill Exhibit at the
museum, 215 S. Tejon. The
posters, on loan from the
See Buffalo Bill on Page 42
Photo by Nel Lampe
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, in downtown
Colorado Springs at 215 N. Tejon, has a special
exhibit on Buffalo Bill through Jan. 27.
Places to see in the
Pikes Peak area.
Nov. 3, 2006
42 MOUNTAINEER
Nov. 3, 2006
See more memorabilia in the Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum near Golden
Buffalo Bill
Cody came into fame
when a series of stories
From Page 41
about him ran in a New York
newspaper. He was featured in
Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave in Golden,
small books about the Old
will be exhibited through Jan. 27.
West, called “dime novels.” He
Posters in the exhibit depict the sharp
even wrote a few books of his
shooting of Annie Oakley and Johnny Baker
own, telling of his adventures.
and a game of “football” on horseback. In
Then came his acting
addition to the posters, genuine artifacts
opportunity and later, his
belonging to Buffalo Bill are also displayed.
touring show.
The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West
is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 10
Show featured such
a.m.-5 p.m. and is free. Guided tours of
Westerners as Annie Oakley,
the Buffalo Bill exhibit are at 10:30 a.m. on
Iron Tail, who was the model
second and fourth Saturdays.
for the Indian chief depicted
Before Cody became a celebrity and
Photo by Nel Lampe
household name in the U.S., before he was the on the popular buffalo nickel
The Buffalo Bill Memorial
coin and Chief Sitting Bull.
guest and friend of queens, kings and presiMuseum is on Lookout
But the audiences especially
Mountain, near Golden.
dents, Cody lived an adventure-filled life.
liked watching Buffalo Bill, a
The Buffalo Bill Museum in Golden is
great marksman, show his skills.
a great place to find the rest of the story.
Cody earned millions, but lost it through
Cody took his first job at the age of 11,
Buffalo
poor investments. In later years, he merged
herding cattle and working on a wagon train.
Bill’s grave
his shows with other traveling shows, trying
is next to
He crossed the plains several times, became
the
to stay in business. The show finally was
a trapper, herded cattle and tried gold
Golden
seized in Denver in 1913 for debts.
mining before he was 14. When he saw
museum
When Cody died in 1917, he was buried
an advertisement for “skilled, experienced
on
riders willing to risk death daily,” he took the at Lookout Mountain near Golden. A crowd
Lookout
of 20,000 mourners attend the funeral.
job — with the pony express. He rode the
Mountain.
Baker, who was with Buffalo Bill since he
longest pony express ride on record. At 17
Photo by Nel Lampe
was 9 years old, started a museum near the
he joined the Seventh Kansas Volunteer
gravesite. He used his own collection of artifacts an extensive gift shop. Several rooms are
Cavalry and later was a buffalo hunter with
for the museum. Other performers and Cody’s filled with Western-style souvenirs, as well as
the Kansas Pacific Railroad. Cody earned
widow also donated items to the museum.
reproduction posters from the Wild West Show.
the nickname “Buffalo Bill” when he won a
Visitors to the museum are rewarded with
There are also T-shirts, cups, figurines, hats,
hunting contest.
a rich collection of posters, costumes, historic
lamps, rugs, desk sets and toys.
Cody later became an Army scout and
items
and
memorabilia
from
Buffalo
Bill’s
The gravesite, marked with an iron
was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1872.
life and the Wild West Show. Exhibits picket fence, is nearby.
follow the events in Buffalo Bill’s
The museum and grave are located at
colorful life.
987 l/2 Lookout Mountain Road in Golden.
More than a quarter-million
From Fort Carson, go north on Interstate
people visit the Golden museum
25 to I-70 west. Take exit 256 and follow
each year. Pahaska Tepee, where the
signs about four miles to “Buffalo Bill
museum was originally located, is
Grave.” It’s about a 30-minute drive from
next door to the museum and is now
Denver. There’s free parking at the museum.
Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for
Left: Buffalo Bill’s boots and other
children.
During the winter the museum is
memorabilia are in the special
closed on Mondays and Christmas. It is
exhibit at the Pioneers Museum.
open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Below: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West is
In summer, the museum is open daily
a special exhibit in the Pioneers from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Museum through Jan. 27.
Photo by Nel Lampe
Another museum, “Buffalo Bill
Historical Center,” is in Cody, Wyo., near
Yellowstone Park.
Just the Facts
• Travel time: 15 minutes
all
• For ages:
museum
• Type:
• Fun factor: ++++
(Out of 5 stars)
• Wallet damage: free or $
$ = Less than $20
$ $ = $ 2 1 to $ 4 0
$ $ $ = $ 4 1 to $ 6 0
$ $ $ $ = $ 6 1 to $ 8 0
(Based on a family of four)
Photo by Nel Lampe
Happenings
Academy football
Only two more home games are at the
Air Force Academy: Notre Dame is in the
stadium Nov. 11 and Utah plays there Nov. 18.
Call the ticket office at 472-1895 to buy tickets
or to ask about free tickets for military.
Concerts
Brad Paisley and American Idol winner
Carrie Underwood are in concert Dec. 2 at
7 p.m. at the World Arena; call 576-2626,
tickets start at $47.
“The Who” is in the Pepsi Center in
Denver Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.; call 520-9090;
tickets start at $52.
Vince Gill is in the Paramount Theater
on the 16th Street Mall in Denver Nov. 21 at
7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $45, call 520-9090.
“Barenaked Ladies” is at Magness Arena,
2201 E. Asbury Ave., at the University of
Denver, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m., Call 520-9090
for tickets, which start at $50.
Anne Murray is at the Pikes Peak
Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., Nov. 28 at 7:30
p.m., call 576-2626 for tickets
The TransSiberian Orchestra presents a
concert at the World Arena Dec. 13 at 7:30
p.m. Call 576-2626 for ticket information.
John Tesh presents a concert Dec. 16 at
the World Arena, call 576-2626 for tickets.
The Lettermen’s Christmas Show is at
the Air Force Academy’s Arnold Hall Dec. 1
at 7:30 p.m. Call the box office at 634-4497.
Tickets start at $15.
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
present a 9:30 p.m. concert at the Paramount
Theatre on the 16th Street Mall in Denver;
call 520-9090; tickets start at $55.
Andrea Bocelli presents a concert in
Denver’s Pepsi Center Dec. 9; call 520-9090
for tickets which start at $55.
Veterans Day Parade
The annual Veterans Day Parade is
Nov. 11, beginning at 9 a.m. It is downtown,
along Tejon Street. Parking will be free
for the parade, at meters, in city parking
garages and in the parking garage under the
Antlers Hotel. Call 282-3862 or go to
www.csvetsparade.org
Veterans Day ceremony
The annual Veterans Day ceremony, held
on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month will be in Memorial Park near the
Veterans Memorial. Guest speaker is Lt. Gen.
Eric Findley, Canadian Forces.
Theater
Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” is in
Pikes Peak Center Nov. 11 at 3, 7 p.m. Call
the Pikes Peak Center box office, 520-SHOW.
Missoula Children’s Theatre
“Beauty Lou and the Country Beast,”
Nov. 11. Fifty local children will be cast and
will present the play in five days of rehearsal.
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Call (719) 295-7222 for tickets. The play is in
the Art Center Theater, 210 N. Santa Fe., in
Pueblo at 11 a.m., 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Flying W Ranch
The Flying W Ranch has dinner and
a Western show in the winter steakhouse,
open now through mid-May on Fridays and
Saturdays. The menu includes steak for $26;
or trout, ribs, brisket or chicken for $24.
There’s a reduced price for children under
8. Go online to www.flyingw.com or call
598-4000. The Flying W is at 3330
Chuckwagon Road.
Ski trips
Outdoor Recreation is the place to start,
if you’re wanting to learn to ski. Not only can
new skiers rent or buy equipment, discounted
ski passes are sold at the Information, Tickets
and Registration office in the Outdoor
Recreation Complex. More than 50 “get on
the bus ski trips” will be offered this ski season,
and some have the option of instruction. Call
526-5366 for tickets and information.
Pueblo theater
The concert season at the Pueblo Arts
Center Theater includes “Capitol Steps,” Feb.
28 at 7:30 p.m., “Romeo and Juliet,” March 10
at 4 p.m. and Glenn Miller Orchestra, April 13
at 7:30 p.m. In addition, Conjunto Colores is
Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Jackson Conference
Center. Season tickets are $90 and single tickets
are $20. Call (719) 295-7222. The Art Center
Theater is at 210 N. Santa Fe Ave.
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• Company paid Commercial Drivers License training available
• Driver comfort zones in all areas
• Dedicated and regional runs
• Top-of-the-line equipment
• Excellent Pay and Benefits
To learn how rewarding a career with Swift can be, just call
Ken Johnson, LTC U.S. Army Ret., at: 866-212-7305.
www.SwiftTruckingJobs.com
Swift is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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