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Vol. 70 No. 18                                                                                                                                                   May 4, 2012




  Word of the month: Sacrifice




Army,
community
leaders sign
covenantStory and photo by
        Pfc. Andrew Ingram
         4th Infantry Division
         Public Affairs Office

     Army and community leaders
reaffirmed the relationship between the
Fort Carson and Front Range commu-
nities during the signing of the Army
Community Covenant at the Colorado
Springs City Hall Wednesday.
     During the ceremony, Secretary of
the Army John McHugh highlighted
the long-standing relationship of
trust and mutual support that already
exists between Fort Carson and the
surrounding communities.
     “Really, this is a reaffirmation of
a partnership and friendship that has
been going on for many years,” Secretary of the Army John McHugh signs the Army Community Covenant, representing the relationship between the Soldiers of
McHugh said. “In 1942, the taxpayers Fort Carson and the people of Colorado Springs during a ceremony at the Colorado Springs City Hall Wednesday.
of this great community decided to
get together and pool their recourses, buy some said. “That is what makes the partnership with Fort McLaughlin signed the document on behalf of the
land and give it to the Army. That place is now Carson particularly special.”                                 Soldiers and Families of Fort Carson.
known as Fort Carson.                                   McHugh, joined by Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson,              Mayor of Colorado Springs Steve Bach, Civilian
     “There has been a partnership for every one of 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson commanding
                                                                                                                                         See Covenant on Page 6
those 70 years that has thrived and prospered,” he general, and Garrison Commander Col. Robert F.




Vice chief of staff visits post
   By Staff Sgt. Craig Cantrell             specific to the post.                          “My goal was to see how the             Family members,” Austin said.
       4th Infantry Division                    Austin, the 33rd vice chief of staff   Department of the Army might help               The VCSA began a fast-paced tour
       Public Affairs Office                of the Army, toured the “Home of the       to further the great efforts already        across the post, meeting with Col.
                                            4th Infantry Division” before attending    under way here at Fort Carson, and at       John McGrath, commander, Medical
    Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III visited Fort   the opening ceremony of the 2012           other installations Armywide, in order to   Department Activity, and hospital staff at
Carson Monday to engage commanders,         Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic          ensure we are doing all that we possibly
Soldiers and leaders, and discuss topics                                                                                                            See VCSA on Page 4
                                            Training Center in Colorado Springs.       can to best support our Soldiers and



    Message board                    INSIDE
    The Fort Carson Commissary
     closes at 6 p.m. Sunday. No
    commissary services will be
  available at Fort Carson Monday
   and Tuesday as the store staff
  prepares for the grand opening
       of the new commissary
        Wednesday at 10 a.m.
        See Page 3 for more.                                                                                  Page 11
                                                           Page 13                                                                                 Pages 22-23
2    MOUNTAINEER — May 4, 2012



          MOUNTAINEER
Commanding General:                                   ICE comments                                                                                           Mayor
                                                                                                                                                           welcomes
                    Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson

Garrison Commander:

                    Col. Robert F. McLaughlin

Fort Carson Public Affairs Officer:
                                                      laud tax center
                                                        Commentary by Jean Chambers                     From January-April, the tax center received          home
                    Dee McNutt                         Plans, Analysis and Integration Office           1,440 comments, an unprecedented amount
Chief, Print and Web Communications:

                    Rick Emert                             The Fort Carson Tax Center recently
                                                      closed out another highly successful
                                                                                                        for the installation in a four-month period,
                                                                                                        with a 99-percent satisfaction rate.
                                                                                                             Bidwill attributes the high rate of
                                                                                                                                                            Soldiers
Editor:             Devin Fisher
                                                      season serving the Fort Carson community, customer satisfaction to his top-notch staff                By Steve Bach
Staff writer:       Andrea Sutherland                 and the Interactive Customer Evaluation           of assigned garrison Soldiers ranging                Mayor, City of
Happenings:         Nel Lampe                         can prove its customers’ satisfaction.            from scouts to infantrymen to engineers.            Colorado Springs
Sports writer:      Walt Johnson                           Returning a total of $9,156,822 in                “Taxes are scary (for taxpayers).
                                                      federal taxes and nearly $1 million in state      Although we can’t control how much                      Dear members of
Layout/graphics: Jeanne Mazerall
                                                      taxes to the active-duty servicemembers,          money customers will get back, we can              “Warhorse” Brigade:
                                                      retirees and Family members                                        make them feel comfortable             Welcome home.
       This commercial enterprise newspaper is        it served, taxpayers are                                           by helping them understand        This letter serves to
an authorized publication for members of the
                                                      decidedly satisfied with the                                       why returns were the way          thank you all for your
Department of Defense. Contents of the                                                                                                                     service to this country.
Mountaineer are not necessarily the official
                                                      services they received at                                          they were,” Bidwill said. “No
view of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government or       the tax center this year.                                          matter how bad the return         Your commitment to
the Department of the Army. Printed circulation            According to tax center                                       is, my Soldiers help them         duty is very much
is 12,000 copies.                                     lead, Capt. Connor Bidwill,                                        understand what’s going on.”      appreciated and you
       The editorial content of the
                                                      the tax team was able to                                                Given this customer-         should be commended
Mountaineer is the responsibility of the Public                                                                                                            for all that you
Affairs Office, Fort Carson, CO 80913-5119,
                                                      save taxpayers $672,647                                            focused attitude, it is easy to
Tel.: 526-4144. The e-mail address is                 in tax preparation services                                        see why so many customers         have done.
fcmountaineer@hotmail.com.                            by offering service at no                                          provided positive feedback             Colorado Springs
       The Mountaineer is posted on the               charge to its customers,          Scanning this quick response to the program.                       has a long-standing
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                                                      compared to commercial            code with a smartphone                The tax center will be       friendship with the
       The Mountaineer is an unofficial                                                                                                                    military and this
publication authorized by AR 360-1. The
                                                      tax preparation services.         connects Fort Carson cus-        staffed through the summer
Mountaineer is printed by Colorado Springs            That’s a lot of dollars.          tomers to the Interactive and into the next tax season,            community rallies
Military Newspaper Group, a private firm in                Spending between 20          Custer Evaluation website.       preparing amendments and          around the men and
no way connected with the Department of the           minutes to more than an hour                                       past returns. The location will   women in uniform.
Army, under exclusive written contract with
                                                      with each customer between January                be the same — Barkeley Avenue, building            This city is proud of
Fort Carson. It is published 49 times per year.                                                                                                            the accomplishments
       The appearance of advertising in this
                                                      and mid-April, the tax center staff of 16         1358 — and additional signage is being
publication, including inserts or supplements,        Soldiers and two civilian employees               created to help customers find the location.       of the 2nd Brigade
does not constitute endorsement by the                processed 3,193 federal returns and 2,568              For more information or to make a             Combat Team, (4th
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Military Newspaper Group, of the products or
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right to reject advertisements.
                                                           Based on ICE comments, the volume of         tax center, or any other service offered
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shall be made available for purchase, use or
patronage without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical
handicap, political affiliation or any other
nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or patron.
If a violation or rejection of this equal
opportunity policy by an advertiser is confirmed,
the printer shall refuse to print advertising
from that source until the violation is corrected.
For display advertising call 634-5905.
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submissions for newspaper style, clarity and
typographical errors.                                     I will always place the mission first.
       Policies and statements reflected in the
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Commissary opens Wednesday
     By Nancy O’Nell                            grocery departments; an interna-                       customer traffic.
Defense Commissary Agency
 West Public Affairs Officer
                                                tional delicatessen and bakery;
                                                sushi to go and rotisserie chicken.
                                                                                                           “Every department is larger,”
                                                                                                       said store director Rhonda
                                                                                                                                                                                     Quick facts
                                                     Sustainability and energy-                        Smith. “With eight more registers                                     • 122,964-square-foot facility
     Making good on a promise to                saving features are priorities for                     and wider aisles, this store                                          • 58,571-square-feet of sales area
                                                                                                                                                                             • 28 checkout counters (20 regular and 8 self-checkout)
deliver a 21st century commissary               DeCA, and the store meets                              helps us provide the high-quality                                     • 21,000 items stocked
benefit to its customers, the                   Leadership in Energy and                               service our customers deserve                                         • $60 million projected annual sales
Defense Commissary Agency will                  Environmental Design standards                         and have earned.”                                                     • Energy-saving design features
open its newest full-service grocery            for silver certification. An Energy                        Many events are planned to
                                                                                                                                                                             This project used sustainable and energy-saving design
store at Fort Carson Wednesday.                 Star-rated roofing system, Energy                      make the opening fun and provide                                      features and meets Leadership in Energy and Environmental
     The community is invited to                Star-rated equipment, natural                          opportunities for customers to win                                    Design standards for silver certification. Sustainable and
attend the 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting               lighting in sales areas, LED                           prizes and save money. Grand                                          energy design features include:
ceremony. Doors to the $18.7                    lighting on refrigerated-glass-                        opening promotional prices will
                                                                                                                                                                             5 Low-maintenance, polished concrete floor in sales area
million modern facility will                    door cases and walk-in freezers,                       begin Wednesday and run through                                       5 Natural lighting in sales area with automatic lighting
open immediately following.                     water-saving plumbing fixtures,                        Memorial Day. Products will be                                          dimmer controls
     The new store is nearly 50-                non-ozone-depleting refrigerants                       on promotional prices at varying                                      5 Energy Star-rated roofing system and equipment
percent larger than the one it’s                and native plants used in land-                        times throughout the period.                                          5 High-efficiency heating, ventilation and air
replacing, and it has something                 scaping are some of the many green                         Commissary vendors will                                             conditioning systems
inside for every type of commis-                technologies and features that                         award commissary gift cards and                                       5 Enhanced freezer and cooler insulation
sary shopper, according to DeCA                 were designed into the project.                        other prizes daily through                                            5 Non-ozone-depleting refrigerants
Director and CEO Joseph H. Jeu.                      About 115,000 authorized                          Memorial Day, with a grand prize,                                     5 Water-saving plumbing fixtures with automatic flush sensors
     “In the design phase, we                   shoppers live within the Fort                          an automobile, to be awarded on                                       5 Waterless urinals
                                                                                                                                                                             5 Automatic exterior lighting controls
considered the unique needs of                  Carson Commissary commuting                            Memorial Day.                                                         5 Interior motion-sensor lighting controls
singles, Families and retirees                  area, and the Fort Carson Plans                            Smith recommends customers                                        5 Energy-efficient interior lighting fixtures
from all walks of military life,”               Analysis and Integration Office                        shop often to take advantage of the                                   5 LED lighting on refrigerated glass door cases and
Jeu said. “Our customers are                    predicts the area’s military                           great prices and vendor giveaways.                                      walk-in freezer
telling us they want a variety of               population will increase by 6,700                          The old Fort Carson                                               5 Energy-conserving night curtains on open display cases
choices when they shop. This store              in the next three years, when Fort                     Commissary will close at 6 p.m.,                                      5 Refrigeration monitoring and control system for
delivers on that requirement and                Carson becomes home to a new                           Sunday. No commissary services                                          refrigeration, HVAC, lighting and utility meters
will make every shopping trip a                 combat aviation brigade.                               will be available at Fort Carson                                      5 Native plants in landscaping to reduce the need for irrigation
pleasant experience.”                                                                                                                                                        5 Adhesives, sealants, paints, coatings made with
                                                     The bigger commissary,                            Monday and Tuesday as the
                                                                                                                                                                               compliant low-volatile organic compounds to improve
     The new commissary features                with 28 checkout registers, was                        commissary staff prepares for                                           overall indoor air quality
extensive produce, meat and                     built to handle the additional                         the grand opening.




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Top enlisted leader addresses Soldiers
              Story and photo by                              the 14th sergeant major of the Army, Chandler         “Our job is to be scouts for the secretary of the
           Staff Sgt. Craig Cantrell                          addressed topics ranging from Army forces drawdownArmy and the chief of staff of the Army,” Chandler
    4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office               to regulation changes and the Sexual Harassment/  said. “The past two years, we have been looking at
                                                              Assault Response and Prevention program.          ourselves … and asking ourselves what we need to
    Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III                 In his opening remarks, Chandler informed the make changes on in how we train, in our leader
spoke to Fort Carson Soldiers and Family members at           crowd that the questions the audience posed would development programs, the Army uniform and our
McMahon Auditorium Wednesday, as part of a three-             go to the Army secretary and chief of staff to help
                                                                                                                commitment to the American people.”
day visit to the “Home of the 4th Infantry Division.”         them make informed decisions on future changes        Chandler told Soldiers what to expect upon
    In his first visit to Fort Carson since becoming          for the Army.                                     their next re-enlistments, and how the drawdown
                                                                                                                       would affect their career paths.
                                                                                                                           Soldiers of character, commitment and com-
                                                                                                                       petence will succeed in today’s Army, he said.
                                                                                                                           “We are not a zero-defect Army … but
                                                                                                                       when you compromise the Army Values, you
                                                                                                                       are really digging yourself into a place you do
                                                                                                                       not want to be,” Chandler said. “Can you
                                                                                                                       recover? Yes, but if you continue to display a
                                                                                                                       pattern of misconduct or unsatisfactory
                                                                                                                       performance, you are at risk.”
                                                                                                                           Chandler then opened the forum for a
                                                                                                                       question-and-answer session, where attendees
                                                                                                                       asked questions on topics such as the Army’s
                                                                                                                       Noncommissioned Officer Education System,
                                                                                                                       Physical Readiness Training, Army Combat
                                                                                                                       Uniform changes, Army SHARP program and
                                                                                                                       changes to Army regulations and policies.
                                                                                                                           “Soldiers of Fort Carson need to see the
                                                                                                                       senior enlisted leader of the Army take time
                                                                                                                       out of his busy schedule to come here and
                                                                                                                       talk to Soldiers,” said Command Sgt. Maj.
                                                                                                                       Tramell Finch, outgoing maintenance
                                                                                                                       sergeant major, logistics, 4th Inf. Div.
                                                                                                                           The meeting concluded with the sergeant
                                                                                                                       major of the Army handing out his personal
                                                                                                                       coin to 31 Fort Carson Soldiers nominated by
                                                                                                                       their units for exceptional performance.
                                                                                                                           “I am going to take the knowledge I
                                                                                                                       gained today back to my unit and share it
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III addresses Soldiers, civilians and Family members during a town hall with my Soldiers and peers,” said Spc. Jacob
meeting at McMahon Auditorium Wednesday. Chandler discussed topics ranging from Army uniform changes to the Tyler, cavalry scout, 4th Squadron, 10th
drawdown of forces and answered questions from the audience. The visit marked Chandler’s first visit to Fort Carson Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat
since being appointed the 14th Sergeant Major of the Army.                                                             Team, 4th Inf. Div.




VCSA                                             disposition, Fort Carson priorities and
                                                 mission-related programs.
                                                                                                Austin received a guided tour of
                                                                                           the Ironhorse Fitness Center and
                                                                                                                                                    Harassment/Assault Response and
                                                                                                                                                    Prevention program.
from Page 1                                           Following the meeting, Austin        Resiliency Campus led by Steave                               “I would like to say thanks to all of
                                                 visited Soldiers at an arms room at 1st   Barness, chief, Recreation Division,                     you for what you are doing,” said Austin.
Evans Army Community Hospital for a              Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd     Directorate of Family and Morale,                        “If you are a SHARP representative … a
round-table breakfast at the newly-              Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. Div.,       Welfare and Recreation.                                  person that is leading in the formations,
renovated EACH dining facility.                  where he held a sensing session with           “A great garrison team came together                or just supporting the program, let me
    Austin then traveled to the 4th              a unit armorer.                           to provide this $40 million facility to                  thank you for what you are doing.”
Inf. Div. Headquarters building where                 “It was great to be at Fort Carson   the Soldiers and Families of Fort                             Austin handed out VCSA coins to
he spoke one-on-one with Maj. Gen.               today and to spend some time with our     Carson to enjoy,” Barness told Austin                    Soldiers who attended the luncheon
Joseph     Anderson,       commanding            leaders and Soldiers,” said Austin. “I    during the walking tour of the campus.                   before moving on to the division
general, 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson.          was very impressed by the facilities           Fort Carson Soldiers then welcomed                  headquarters where Fort Carson
    Anderson and his staff updated the           I visited, including the resiliency and   Austin to the Wolf Dining Facility to                    commanders assembled in the command
VCSA on the post mission, troop                  behavioral health centers.”               eat lunch and discuss the Army Sexual                    conference room to discuss topics
                                                                                                                                                    ranging from behavioral health to the
                                                                                                                                                    Army Education System.
  “It was great to be                                                                                                                                    “The overall impression from the
                                                                                                                                                    junior enlisted Soldiers that attended
   at Fort Carson                                                                                                                                   the discussion is that the senior
                                                                                                                                                    leadership cares and is genuinely con-
   today and to                                                                                                                                     cerned about the prevention of sexual
                                                                                                                                                    harassment and sexual assault,” said
                                                                                                                                                    Sgt. 1st Class Vanessa Kennedy, equal
   spend some time                                                                                                                                  opportunity leader/SHARP adviser,
                                                                                                                                                    Headquarters and Headquarters
   with our leaders                                                                                                                                 Battalion, 4th Inf. Div.
                                                                                                                                                         After spending time with leaders
   and Soldiers.”                                                                                                                                   and Soldiers at Fort Carson, Austin
         — Army Vice Chief of Staff                                                                                                                 participated in the opening ceremony
                                                                                                                                                    of the 2012 Warrior Games.
            Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III
                                                                                                                                                         The Warrior Games showcases
                                                                                                                                                    200 wounded warriors from the Army,
       Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson, center,                                                                                                           Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast
         commanding general, 4th Infantry                                                                                                           Guard and U.S. Special Operations
   Division and Fort Carson, discusses the                                                                                                          Command competing in seven
 post mission, troop disposition, priorities                                                                                                        Olympic-style events.
  and mission-related programs with Vice                                                                                                                 “These Soldiers demonstrate extra-
    Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd J.                                                                                                        ordinary courage and determination,”
    Austin III, left, during his visit Monday.                                                                                                      said Austin. “They represent the Army
                                                                                                               Photo by Staff Sgt. Craig Cantrell   and we’re really proud of them.”
May 4, 2012 — MOUNTAINEER                                            5

Town hall opens window of communication
    Story and photo by                                                                                                              on the community.
    Samantha B. Koss                                                                                                                     “It’s really an honor to be able to
  Special to the Mountaineer                                                                                                        work with all of our military instal-
                                                                                                                                    lations here,” Clark said. “We appre-
     Fort Carson leadership and                                                                                                     ciate (Fort Carson’s) partnership …
the Pikes Peak Area Council of                                                                                                      we appreciate the open dialogue and
Governments held a partnership                                                                                                      coordination that we have.”
town hall April 26 to provide the                                                                                                        Clark also serves as chair of
community an opportunity to                                                                                                         the PPACG, which helps maintain
communicate openly with military                                                                                                    military-community partnership
leaders.                                                                                                                            and ensures ongoing regional
     The group discussed issues                                                                                                     coordination and collaboration to
affecting the local area and ideas                                                                                                  meet the needs of Fort Carson.
of how the Colorado Springs                                                                                                              Fort Carson has partnered with
community and Fort Carson can                                                                                                       PPACG for the last several years,
work together to support Soldiers                                                                                                   providing the community with
and Families while meeting the                                                                                                      updates on installation activities,
community’s needs.                                                                                                                  particularly the impacts of growth
     “We appreciate all of your                                                                                                     and ongoing deployments.
support,” said Maj. Gen. Joseph                                                                                                          About 2,700 Soldiers and
Anderson, commanding general,                                                                                                       4,000 Family members will arrive
4th Infantry Division and Fort                                                                                                      to Fort Carson next spring with the
Carson. “Our goal is to be tied                                                                                                     addition of a combat aviation
to this community.”                                                                                                                 brigade. Growth such as this and
     Anderson provided information Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson, commanding general, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, provided deployments affect the housing
to the Colorado Springs community information to the Colorado Springs community on Fort Carson activities, including growth, industry, schools and other services
on Fort Carson activities, including deployments and the community’s response to the post’s needs April 26 during the partnership in the community, she said.
growth, deployments and the com- town hall meeting at Centennial Hall in downtown Colorado Springs.                                      “We are very supportive of our
munity’s response to the post’s needs.                                                                                              military here,” Clark said. “And we
     “Our goal is to be transparent          The Pikes Peak region has five has a large military influence.                     will continue to support our men and
to you, responsible to you, accountable major military installations with more         Commissioner Sallie Clark, vice women in uniform and those veterans
to you (and) to be good stewards and than 40,000 active-duty service- chair, El Paso County Board of who have served our country as well as
partners in this community,” Anderson members. Anderson said that partnership Commissioners, spoke on behalf of the the Families who are left behind many
said to the group. “That is not a bumper with the community is important for Colorado Springs community and times and need to figure out how to
sticker, that is the truth.”             an area like Colorado Springs which addressed impacts Fort Carson has manage when deployments happen.”




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                                                                                                                              Covenant
McHugh dines with Army athletes
         Story and photo by
                                                                                                                              from Page 1

                                                                                                                              Aide to the Secretary of the Army
                                                                                                                              William Hybl and Colorado
         Andrea Sutherland                                                                                                    Springs City Councilman Scott
           Mountaineer staff                                                                                                  Hente signed the covenant on behalf
                                                                                                                              of the citizens and government of
     In the cafeteria at the Olympic                                                                                          Colorado Springs.
Training Center in Colorado Springs,                                                                                               Fort Carson and Colorado
Secretary of the Army John McHugh                                                                                             Springs leaders signed a covenant
took his seat among the elite group of                                                                                        in 2009. By signing a new
Soldier athletes.                                                                                                             covenant, Bach, the newly-elected
     Over lunch, McHugh asked seven                                                                                           mayor, and Anderson reaffirmed
Soldiers why they joined the military,                                                                                        the importance of strong ties
how they started competing in their                                                                                           between the two communities.
respective sport and how their training in                                                                                         “As we celebrate this partner-
the Army’s World Class Athlete Program                                                                                        ship, I am truly humbled by the
has helped their careers.                                                                                                     commitment this community
     “The kind of qualities you have to bring                                                                                 provides on a daily basis to our
as world class athletes — the discipline                                                                                      military men and women,”
and work ethic — are the same qualities                                                                                       Anderson said. “The outstanding
you possess as Soldiers,” McHugh said.                                                                                        support here is unequaled by
     “It’s not something you can switch Secretary of the Army John McHugh, center, talks with Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel Byers,   anywhere else I’ve been.
off, sir,” said Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel right, about his exercise regimen, Tuesday. McHugh dined with seven Army athletes           “Your continued support is
Byers, a wrestler with the WCAP pro- at the Olympic Training Center, wishing them luck as they trained for the 2012           essential to our success in fighting
gram and competitor in the 2012 Olympic Olympic Games in London.                                                              and winning our nation’s wars, and
Games in London.                                                                                                              we are extremely grateful for
     Byers earned his spot on the U.S. Olympic Team April 20      A race walker, Nunn qualified for the Olympic team in       everything you do,” he said.
at the 2012 Olympic Team Trials held in Iowa City, Iowa, in January by winning the 50-kilometer Race Walk in 4 hours,              Bach, who settled in Colorado
the Greco-Roman championship series. He placed seventh 4 minutes, 41 seconds. He’ll compete in the event in London.           Springs after serving as an
in the event at the 2008 Olympic Games.                           Nunn said that it was an honor to meet McHugh.              artilleryman at Fort Carson, said the
     Wrestlers Sgt. Spenser Mango and Spc. Justin Lester          “It was humbling,” he said.                                 covenant is a physical representation
also qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team.                         “He seemed personable,” said Sgt. 1st Class Keith           of the residents of Colorado
     At lunch, Byers and the other athletes told McHugh Sanderson, WCAP athlete and Team USA Shooting team                    Springs’ commitment to the Soldiers
about their training schedules and shared stories about their member. “He wanted to know our stories. It’s nice to know       and Families of Fort Carson.
time in the Army.                                             that someone of his caliber cares. It means a lot.”                  “On behalf of our city … I just
     Staff Sgt. John Nunn, a WCAP athlete, told McHugh            Sanderson qualified in the men’s rapid fire pistol event    want to express how much we
the story of when he beat everyone in his unit during their in which he placed fifth in the 2008 Olympic Games.               respect all of our military, the U.S.
two-mile physical training run. While the other Soldiers          As McHugh and the athletes finished their lunch, he         Army, the 4th Inf. Div. and all the
ran, Nunn said he walked, finishing the two miles in less offered his congratulations to the Olympians and wished             people who serve and sacrifice so
than 13 minutes.                                              them luck.                                                      much for us,” Bach said. “I hope
     “That’s like driving your Corvette and getting passed by     “We’re awful proud of you,” he said. “Just to make the      you know that your fellow citizens
a little old lady,” said McHugh, laughing.                    Olympic team, I’d say you are all heroes.”                      here love you very much.”




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‘Blackjack’ Academy strengthens junior NCOs
Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Shaun Delgado                                              Academy in March to prepare junior leaders to                     Charles Selby, cavalry scout, Headquarters and
     4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment,                                                assume more responsibility.                                       Headquarters Troop, 4th Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg. “There’s
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division                                               The 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment,                      always a Soldier out there who needs help or guidance.”
                                                                                         Blackjack Academy teaches junior noncommissioned                       Comprised mainly of senior officers and noncom-
    With more than 300 Soldiers deployed as part of                                      officers basic leadership tasks and standards, as well            missioned officers, Soldiers supporting the 3rd BCT
the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,                                      as the responsibilities and expectations that come                SFAT mission in Afghanistan deployed last month,
Security Forces Assistance Team mission in                                               with senior leadership positions.                                 leaving junior noncommissioned officers to fill key
Afghanistan, cavalry leaders opened “Blackjack”                                              “Leadership is important in any role,” said Sgt.              and essential leadership positions throughout the unit.
                                                                                                                                                                “I like the fact that they’re not just telling us
                                                                                                                                                           what they expect out of us, but they are also showing
                                                                                                                                                           us in the regulations where they’re getting their
                                                                                                                                                           information from and why they want these things
                                                                                                                                                           the way they want them,” said Sgt. Michael Arnot,
                                                                                                                                                           cavalry scout, Troop C.
                                                                                                                                                                The troop first sergeants conducted the training
                                                                                                                                                           during the course, which included unit and NCO
                                                                                                                                                           history, leadership, corrective training and troop
                                                                                                                                                           leading procedures.
                                                                                                                                                                Blackjack Academy also addressed the basic
                                                                                                                                                           skills and foundations of the Corps of the
                                                                                                                                                           Noncommissioned Officer.
                                                                                                                                                                Sgt. James Krottner, chemical operations specialist,
                                                                                                                                                           HHT, said the corrective training and physical readiness
                                                                                                                                                           training instruction were the most beneficial for him.
                                                                                                                                                                “There is a lot of gray area of what you can and
                                                                                                                                                           can’t do to Soldiers based on corrective training
                                                                                                                                                           nowadays,” he said. “We learned a lot about strength
                                                                                                                                                           training and also about the physical therapy process
                                                                                                                                                           for our Soldiers.”
                                                                                                                                                                Squadron leaders plan to continue the Blackjack
Junior noncommissioned officers of 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry                                              Academy, developing the curriculum in the future to
Division, take the final “Blackjack” Academy exam in March. Junior NCOs attended the course, learning to fill senior                                       maintain a proficient stock of junior NCOs within the
leadership positions as more than 300 of the “Iron” Brigade’s senior officers and NCOs recently deployed in support                                        unit, as they continue to fill the roles of deployed
of the Security Force Assistance Team mission in Afghanistan.                                                                                              senior leaders.




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SFAT 38 constructs Soldiers hang up berets
operations center
      By 2nd Lt. Adam Mancini                               Sgt. Douglas Hurst, fire support noncom-
                                                                                                               Mountaineer staff

                                                                                                                Thirteen Soldiers were
                                                                                                                                             1st STB, 1st Brigade
                                                                                                                                             Combat Team, 4th
                                                                                                                                             Inf. Div.
   Security Force Assistance Team 38,                  missioned officer, Headquarters and Head-           honored for their service       • 1st. Lt. Steve Bailey,
      3rd Brigade Combat Team,                         quarters Troop, 3rd Special Troops Battalion,       to the nation during a            43rd SB
           4th Infantry Division                       3rd BCT, assisted Colbert with the project.         retirement ceremony             • Chief Warrant Officer 3
                                                            Easily the team’s biggest member at 6 feet     April 25 at the Special           Jack Trammell,
     FORWARD OPERATING BASE                            6 inches tall and weighing 300 pounds, the          Events Center.                    3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
ZANGABAD, Afghanistan — Security Forces                former football defensive end from the Idaho             Soldiers, Family and       • 1st. Sgt. Henry Davis,
Assistance Team 38 began construction of the           State Bengals added brawn and brains to the         friends gathered to celebrate     1st Bn., 66th Armor
U.S.-Afghan Combined Tactical Operations               building of the TOC. A handyman in his own          the closing moments of the        Regiment, 1st BCT,
Center at Forward Operating Base Zangabad,             right, Hurst also worked as a carpenter during      Soldiers’ Army careers as         4th Inf. Div.
located in the Horn of Panjwai’i, Kandahar             college to pay for school.                          they were presented their       • Sgt. 1st Class Donald
Province, Afghanistan, April 23.                            “It builds camaraderie among the forces        military decorations and          Kerns, 4th Squadron,
     U.S. and Afghan National Army Soldiers,           for the future of Afghanistan,” said Hurst.         U.S. flags that had been          10th Cavalry Reg.,
as well as Afghan National Civil Order Police,              “The lack of tools, lumber and other           flown over Fort Carson. The       3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
will operate the TOC, developing working               resources proved to be a difficult challenge,       Soldiers’ spouses received      • Sgt. 1st Class Paul
relationships between the ANA and ANCOP                but the team ultimately prevailed,” he said.        certificates of appreciation      Coulter, Headquarters and
battalion staffs, and mentoring security force              1st Lt. Jared Moore, HHT, 4th Squadron,        and a rose in recognition         Headquarters Company,
leaders to run their sections more effectively         10th Cavalry Reg., and 2nd Lt. Robert Pedrigi,      of their service.                 4th BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
and efficiently.                                       HHC, 1st Bn., 8th Inf. Reg., designed the           Those retiring were:            • Sgt. 1st Class Edward
     Spc. Jason Colbert, combat medic serving          operations center, developing the blueprints and    • Col. Andrew Kosmowski,          McClyment, 4th
on the SFAT, Headquarters and Headquarters             plans for the two experienced carpenters to work.     U.S. Army Medical               Engineer Bn.
Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment,              “I gave Moore and Pedrigi an important           Department Activity           • Staff Sgt. James Seybert,
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry                  assignment to create a plan for the combined        • Lt. Col. Daniel Parker,         759th Military Police Bn.
Division, led the construction of the combined         TOC, and they exceeded my expectations,”              43rd Sustainment Brigade      • Sgt. Sheila Huffman,
TOC, erecting three A-frame style wooden               said Capt. Brian Murdock, team leader, SFAT         • Lt. Col. Cynthia Shue,          1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
easels, a large table and a wall to the front of the   38, and company commander, HHT, 4th                   Headquarters and
tent within the first 48 hours of the project.         Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg. “I think it will allow us       Headquarters Battalion,           The next Fort Carson
     “I realize that my day-to-day duties              to work (side-by-side) with our counterparts.         4th Infantry Division                    monthly post
encompass a wide range of skillsets to make            Once the ANCOP move into the combined               • Lt. Col. Kevin                             retirement
the mission here more successful,” said                TOC along with the ANA, it will be very               Wesolowski,                                 ceremony
Colbert. “When I was younger, I worked                 beneficial to work with both ANSF partners.”          U.S. Army                                   takes place
alongside my older brother, Jeff, during the                The 3rd BCT Soldiers completed the TOC           Garrison                                     May 30 at
summer as a carpenter, and it feels great to           in three days.                                        Fort Carson                                  10 a.m. at
use those skills to help out the team today                 “Our group is comprised of team players        • Maj. David                                    Founders
to build a facility that will benefit both             who are willing to step up and complete any           Holloway,                                      Field.
International Security Assistance Forces and           mission I give them, and I am proud to be
our Afghan National Security Force partners.”          the team leader,” said Murdock.


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May 4, 2012 — MOUNTAINEER                  9
Miscellaneous                                                     Fort Carson dining facilities hours of operation
Supply class — The Command Evaluation and                   Dining facility              Friday                        Saturday-Sunday              Monday-Thursday
   Training Team will hold a Unit Supply Operations         Stack                     Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.              Closed                      Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
   class May 17 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the education                                 Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.                                  Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
   center, building 1117. The class will focus on the                                 Dinner: Closed                                               Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
   Supply CSDP checklist and go over supply                 Wolf                      Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.              Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.         Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
   procedures and trends. Contact Rene Ayon at                                        Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.      Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
   503-0172 or email atrene.a.ayon.ctr@mail.mil to                                    Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.              Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.         Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
   register. The target audience is supply sergeants
   and clerks; supply officers are welcome. Walk-ins        Warfighter                Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.              Closed                      Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
   will be accepted.                                        (Wilderness Road Complex) Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.                                  Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Self-Help Weed Control Program — Department of                                        Dinner: Closed                                               Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
   Defense regulations require training for people          LaRochelle                Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.              Closed                      Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.
   applying pesticides on military installations. Units     10th SFG(A)               Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.                                  Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
   interested in participating in the program must                                    Dinner: Closed                                               Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
   send Soldiers for training on the proper handling,
   transportation and application of herbicides. Once         Carson. Services range from repair and maintenance         processes to include turning in excess property,
   individuals are properly trained by the Directorate        of facilities to equipping units with a sweeper and        reutilizing government property, web-based tools
   of Public Works base operations contractor,                cleaning motor pools. Listed below are phone               available, special handling of property and
   Soldiers can be issued the appropriate products            numbers and points of contact for services:                environmental needs. To schedule an orientation,
   and equipment so units can treat weeds in rocked                 • Facility repair/service orders — Fort              contact Arnaldo Borrerorivera at arnaldo.
   areas around their unit facilities. Weed control           Carson Support Services service order desk can be          borrerorivera@dla.mil for receiving/turn in; Mike
   training sessions for Soldiers are available the first     reached at 526-5345. Use this number for emergencies       Welsh at mike.welsh@dla.mil for reutilization/web
   and third Monday of the month, May-September,              or routine tasks and for reporting wind damage,            tools; or Rufus Guillory at rufus.guillory@dla.mil.
   from 10 a.m. to noon in building 3708. Products            damaged traffic signs or other facility damage.          Retirement briefings — are held from 8 a.m. to noon
   and equipment will be available for Soldiers on a                • Refuse/trash and recycling — Call Eric             the second and third Wednesday of each month at
   hand receipt. Each unit may send up to five people         Bailey at 719-491-0218 or email eric.e.bailey4.            the Joel Hefley Community Center conference room,
   for training. Call 492-0166 for more information.          civ@mail.mil when needing trash containers, trash          6800 Prussman Ave. The Retirement Services Office
Finance travel processing — All inbound and                   is overflowing or emergency service is required.           recommends spouses accompany Soldiers to the
   outbound Temporary Lodging Expense, “Do it                       • Facility custodial services — Call Bryan           briefing. Call 526-2840 for more information.
   Yourself ” Moves, servicemember and Family                 Dorcey at 526-6670 or email bryan.s.dorcey.civ@          Reassignment briefings — are held Tuesdays
   member travel, travel advance pay and travel pay           mail.mil for service needs or to report complaints.        for Soldiers heading overseas and Thursdays for
   inquiries will be handled in building 1218, room 231.            • Elevator maintenance — Call Bryan                  personnel being reassigned stateside. The briefings
   Call 526-4454 or 524-2594 for more information.            Dorcey at 526-6670 or email bryan.s.dorcey.civ             are held in building 1129, Freedom Performing Arts
First Sergeants’ Barracks Program — is located in             @mail.mil.                                                 Center; sign-in is at 7 a.m. and briefings start at 7:30
   building 1454 on Nelson Boulevard. The hours of                  • Motor pool sludge removal/disposal —               a.m. Soldiers are required to bring Department
   operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The          Call Dennis Frost at 526-6997 or email                     of the Army Form 5118, signed by their unit
   office assists Soldiers with room assignments and          dennis.j.frost.civ@mail.mil.                               personnel section, and a pen to complete forms.
   terminations. For more information call 526-9735.                • Repair and utility/self-help — Call Gary           Call 526-4730/4583 for more information.
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club — The Fort Carson                  Grant at 526-5844 or email gerald.l.grant2.civ           Army ROTC Green to Gold briefings — are held
   Sergeant Audie Murphy Club meets the third                 @mail.mil. Use this number to obtain self-help             the first and third Tuesday of each month at noon
   Tuesday of each month at the Family Connection             tools and equipment or a motorized sweeper.                at the education center, building 1117, room 120.
   Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The SAMC is                 • Base operations contracting officer                Call University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
   open to all active members and those interested in         representative — Call Terry Hagen at 526-9262              Army ROTC at 262-3475 for more information.
   becoming future SAMC members. The club was                 or email terry.j.hagen.civ@mail.mil for questions        ETS briefings — for enlisted personnel are held the
   originally a U.S. Forces Command organization of           on snow removal, grounds maintenance and                   first and third Wednesday of each month. Briefing
   elite noncommissioned officers but is now an               contractor response to service orders.                     sign in begins at 7 a.m. at the Soldier Readiness
   Armywide program for individuals who have met                    • Portable latrines — Call Jerald Just at            Building, building 1042, room 244, on a first-come,
   the criteria and have proven themselves to be              524-0786 or email jerald.j.just.civ@mail.mil to            first-served basis. Soldiers must be within 120 days
   outstanding NCOs through a board/leadership                request latrines, for service or to report damaged         of their expiration term of service, but must attend
   process. Contact the SAMC president, Staff Sgt.            or overturned latrines.                                    the briefing no later than 30 days prior to their ETS
   Thomas Witt, at 526-5661 for more information.           The Fort Carson Trial Defense Service office — is            or start of transition leave. Call 526-2240/8458.
Command Evaluation and Training Team —                        able to help Soldiers 24/7 and is located at building    Special Forces briefings — are held Wednesdays in
   COMET provides commanders at all levels with a             1430, room 240. During duty hours, Soldiers should         building 1430, room 123, from noon to 1 p.m.
   responsive maintenance and supply assessment and           call 526-4563. The 24-hour phone number for after          Soldiers must be specialist to staff sergeant from any
   training tool that improves the combat effectiveness,      hours, holidays and weekends is 719-358-3275.              military occupational specialty, have a general
   readiness and efficiency of their units’ logistical        Questions can also be submitted by email to                technical score of at least 107, be a U.S. citizen, score
   programs. The team identifies supply and mainte-           FtCarsonTDS@gmail.com. Know your rights.                   240 or higher on the Army Physical Fitness Test, and
   nance weaknesses and problems, and provides              Legal services — provided at the Soldier Readiness           pass a Special Forces physical. Call 524-1461 or
   individual and unit reinforcement training based on        Processing site are for Soldiers undergoing the SRP        visit the website at http://www.bragg.army.mil/sorb.
   assessments. Results remain confidential for the unit      process. The SRP Legal Office will only provide
   commander only. COMET provides assistance in               powers of attorney or notary services to Soldiers        Hours of Operation
   the majority of maintenance and supply management          processing through the SRP. Retirees, Family
   areas with one-on-one training, and by conducting          members and Soldiers not in the SRP process can                  • In-processing — Monday-Thursday from
   follow-up visits. The team also conducts classes to        receive legal assistance and powers of attorney at the     7:30-10:30 a.m.
   help strengthen supply skills and improve mainte-          main legal office located at 1633 Mekong St.,                    • Initial and partial issues — Monday-
   nance readiness. Contact Tim Howarth at 503-3095           building 6222, next to the Family Readiness Center.        Friday from 12:30-3:30 p.m.
   or thomas.howarth3.ctr@mail.mil for information.           Legal assistance prepares powers of attorney and                 • Cash sales/report of survey — Monday-
Recycle incentive program — The Directorate of                performs notary services on a walk-in basis from           Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
   Public Works has an incentive program to prevent           8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays and                       • Direct exchange and partial turn ins —
   recyclable waste from going to the landfill.               Fridays, and from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays.           Monday-Friday from 7:30-11:30 a.m.
   Participating battalions can earn monetary rewards                                                                          • Full turn ins — by appointment only; call
   for turning recyclable materials in to the Fort Carson   Briefings                                                    526-3321.
   Recycle Center, building 155. Points are assigned for                                                                       • Unit issues and turn ins — Call 526-
   the pounds of recyclable goods turned in and every       Casualty Notification/Assistance Officer training —          5512/6477 for approval.
   participating battalion receives money quarterly. Call     is held May 15-17 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the     Education Center hours of operation — The
   526-5898 for more information about the program.           Grant Library. This training is required for all           Mountain Post Training and Education Center,
Directorate of Public Works services — DPW is                 Soldiers asked to perform this solemn duty. Per            building 1117, 526-2124, hours are as follows:
   responsible for a wide variety of services on Fort         Army Regulation 600-8-1, this duty is limited to                 • Counselor Support Center — Monday-
                                                              those in the ranks of sergeant first class to command      Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Fridays 11
                                                              sergeant major, chief warrant officer 2-5 and              a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
                                    BOSS meetings             captain and above. No reservations are required to               • Army Learning Center — Monday-
                                are held at 10 a.m.           attend training. Classes offered on a first-come,          Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
                                the first and third           first-served basis. Call Jean Graves at 526-5613/                • Defense Activity for Nontraditional
                                Wednesday of each             5614 for more information.                                 Education Support and Army Personnel
                                month at the Foxhole.       Disposition Services — Defense Logistics Agency              Testing — Monday-Friday 7:30-11:30 a.m. and
                                For information, call         Disposition Services Colorado Springs, located in          12:30-4:30 p.m.
                                524-BOSS.                     building 381, conducts orientations Fridays from         Repair and Utility self-help — has moved to building
                                                              12:30-3:30 p.m. The orientations discuss DLA               217 and is open Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
10 MOUNTAINEER — May 4, 2012


Sacrifice deserves
ultimate respect
     Story and photos by
      Sgt. Andrea Merritt
                                                           brigade was counting on me. I didn’t
                                                           want to fail.”
  7th Public Affairs Detachment                                 Upon arriving in Afghanistan, Acevedo
                                                           reached out to the mortuary affairs staff at
      KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan                             Bagram Air Field for guidance on how
— In Hollywood, people in professions                          to run his shop effectively.
that deal with the deceased are often                                     In addition to creating stan-
portrayed as creeps in black clothing,                                 dard operating procedures, he
oddball loners with morbid senses                                        also formed and trained two
of humor or forensic geniuses                                                teams to aid in recovering
who help crack the case.                                                      and processing remains.
      For members of the                                                           He was also fortunate
mortuary affairs team on                                                       enough to have another
Forward Operating Base Fenty,                                                  mortuary affairs specialist
there is nothing “Hollywood”                                                    in his unit, who was
about their job. It is simply part                                               able to assist with the
of their commitment to never                                                     workload.
leave a fallen comrade.                                                                “I work with (the
      “This job is a way to pay                                                   vertical transporta-
respect to our fallen heroes,                                                      tion and construction
bottom line,” said Staff Sgt.                                                       aviation     section
Ramon Acevedo, noncommissioned                                                      during the day),
officer-in-charge of Mortuary                                                        scheduling flights,
Affairs, 704th Brigade Support                                                        and with mortuary
Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat                                                         affairs, I am on
Team, 4th Infantry Division.                                                           call,” said Spc.
      “They gave their all for our                                                     Sasha Santiago.
freedom,” said Acevedo, “and to                                                              Previously,
help put the Family members at ease,                                                    Santiago served
I do my part to get their loved one                                                     as an engineer,
back to them.”                                                                         but decided to Spc. Sasha Santiago, mortuary affairs specialist, 704th Brigade
      For most of his 14-year Army career,                                           change her military Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
Acevedo worked an administrative job in the                                   occupational specialty helps set up a Fallen Soldier Memorial April 23 in front of the
Army’s personnel field, but he decided five years                 to mortuary affairs a year ago.           Forward Operating Base Fenty Mortuary Affairs Office in the Kunar
ago to change his occupation to mortuary affairs.               “I wanted to do something different. province of Afghanistan.
      During advanced individual training, Acevedo         They offered me other jobs, but nothing
learned the basics of properly handling the remains        sounded interesting,” Santiago said.                      documentation is filled out properly, and Acevedo
and personal effects of the fallen, to include the              “My perception has changed since taking this ensures the remains are handled properly.
process for preparing, preserving and returning            job,” Santiago said. “I see a different side. It’s about      Although both Acevedo and Santiago are trained
Soldiers to their loved ones.                              bringing closure to Families and helping out your to deal with certain things they may see, there are
      He also conducted follow-on training at a civilian   battle buddy.”                                            times when the job can be difficult.
morgue in Richmond, Va., before going to Dover Air              Primarily, the mortuary affairs team on FOB              “So far, the hardest one is when I had to go
Force Base, Del., to get more training.                    Fenty processes the remains of U.S. servicemembers, through the pockets and inventory the personal
      At Dover, the mortuary affairs specialists learned   Department of Defense contractors and civilians, effects, and (the fallen Soldier) had pictures of his
to follow the remains of one specific servicemember        third country nationals and Afghan National Security Family and kids,” Acevedo said.
through the entire process, starting with identification   Forces personnel.                                             A father of two, Acevedo said the event really
and ending with the autopsy, Acevedo said.                      Since the mortuary affairs shop on FOB Fenty is hit home, but also served as affirmation that he
      Although he has deployed before, Acevedo said        a transient station, the team’s primary duty is to chose the right job.
this is his first deployment as a mortuary affairs         document the condition of the remains, inventory              For Acevedo and Santiago, serving in the mortuary
NCO, and admits the thought of running the shop            personal effects and to prepare the fallen for transport affairs field is a way for them to help bring closure
made him nervous.                                          to Bagram Air Field.                                      to Families who lose a loved one in combat, and
      “In (personnel), it was a different type of               Santiago is in charge of making sure all also a way to pay respect to the Soldiers who make
environment. The struc-                                                                                                                          the ultimate sacrif ice
ture was really different,”                                                                                                                      for their country.
Acevedo said. “There                                                                                                                                  “They gave their all
was specific guidance on                                                                                                                         to defend our way of life,
how to do everything,                                                                                                                            and we respect that,”
and then we would file it                                                                                                                        Acevedo said. “We give
through an officer.                                                                                                                              our undivided attention
      “In (mortuary affairs),                                                                                                                    to them by making sure
I’m on my own. I didn’t                                                                                                                          everything is done right.
think I would be able to do                                                                                                                      We want to give closure
it,” he said. “I was the only                                                                                                                    to the Families — that is
one, and the whole                                                                                                                               the main goal.”



    Mortuary Affairs Soldiers
      from the 704th Brigade
        Support Battalion, 4th
        Brigade Combat Team,
     4th Infantry Division, set
            up a Fallen Soldier
    Memorial April 23 in front
    of their office on Forward
        Operating Base Fenty,
          located in the Kunar
     province of Afghanistan.
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  • 1. Vol. 70 No. 18 May 4, 2012 Word of the month: Sacrifice Army, community leaders sign covenantStory and photo by Pfc. Andrew Ingram 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office Army and community leaders reaffirmed the relationship between the Fort Carson and Front Range commu- nities during the signing of the Army Community Covenant at the Colorado Springs City Hall Wednesday. During the ceremony, Secretary of the Army John McHugh highlighted the long-standing relationship of trust and mutual support that already exists between Fort Carson and the surrounding communities. “Really, this is a reaffirmation of a partnership and friendship that has been going on for many years,” Secretary of the Army John McHugh signs the Army Community Covenant, representing the relationship between the Soldiers of McHugh said. “In 1942, the taxpayers Fort Carson and the people of Colorado Springs during a ceremony at the Colorado Springs City Hall Wednesday. of this great community decided to get together and pool their recourses, buy some said. “That is what makes the partnership with Fort McLaughlin signed the document on behalf of the land and give it to the Army. That place is now Carson particularly special.” Soldiers and Families of Fort Carson. known as Fort Carson. McHugh, joined by Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson, Mayor of Colorado Springs Steve Bach, Civilian “There has been a partnership for every one of 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson commanding See Covenant on Page 6 those 70 years that has thrived and prospered,” he general, and Garrison Commander Col. Robert F. Vice chief of staff visits post By Staff Sgt. Craig Cantrell specific to the post. “My goal was to see how the Family members,” Austin said. 4th Infantry Division Austin, the 33rd vice chief of staff Department of the Army might help The VCSA began a fast-paced tour Public Affairs Office of the Army, toured the “Home of the to further the great efforts already across the post, meeting with Col. 4th Infantry Division” before attending under way here at Fort Carson, and at John McGrath, commander, Medical Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III visited Fort the opening ceremony of the 2012 other installations Armywide, in order to Department Activity, and hospital staff at Carson Monday to engage commanders, Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic ensure we are doing all that we possibly Soldiers and leaders, and discuss topics See VCSA on Page 4 Training Center in Colorado Springs. can to best support our Soldiers and Message board INSIDE The Fort Carson Commissary closes at 6 p.m. Sunday. No commissary services will be available at Fort Carson Monday and Tuesday as the store staff prepares for the grand opening of the new commissary Wednesday at 10 a.m. See Page 3 for more. Page 11 Page 13 Pages 22-23
  • 2. 2 MOUNTAINEER — May 4, 2012 MOUNTAINEER Commanding General: ICE comments Mayor welcomes Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson Garrison Commander: Col. Robert F. McLaughlin Fort Carson Public Affairs Officer: laud tax center Commentary by Jean Chambers From January-April, the tax center received home Dee McNutt Plans, Analysis and Integration Office 1,440 comments, an unprecedented amount Chief, Print and Web Communications: Rick Emert The Fort Carson Tax Center recently closed out another highly successful for the installation in a four-month period, with a 99-percent satisfaction rate. Bidwill attributes the high rate of Soldiers Editor: Devin Fisher season serving the Fort Carson community, customer satisfaction to his top-notch staff By Steve Bach Staff writer: Andrea Sutherland and the Interactive Customer Evaluation of assigned garrison Soldiers ranging Mayor, City of Happenings: Nel Lampe can prove its customers’ satisfaction. from scouts to infantrymen to engineers. Colorado Springs Sports writer: Walt Johnson Returning a total of $9,156,822 in “Taxes are scary (for taxpayers). federal taxes and nearly $1 million in state Although we can’t control how much Dear members of Layout/graphics: Jeanne Mazerall taxes to the active-duty servicemembers, money customers will get back, we can “Warhorse” Brigade: retirees and Family members make them feel comfortable Welcome home. This commercial enterprise newspaper is it served, taxpayers are by helping them understand This letter serves to an authorized publication for members of the decidedly satisfied with the why returns were the way thank you all for your Department of Defense. Contents of the service to this country. Mountaineer are not necessarily the official services they received at they were,” Bidwill said. “No view of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government or the tax center this year. matter how bad the return Your commitment to the Department of the Army. Printed circulation According to tax center is, my Soldiers help them duty is very much is 12,000 copies. lead, Capt. Connor Bidwill, understand what’s going on.” appreciated and you The editorial content of the the tax team was able to Given this customer- should be commended Mountaineer is the responsibility of the Public for all that you Affairs Office, Fort Carson, CO 80913-5119, save taxpayers $672,647 focused attitude, it is easy to Tel.: 526-4144. The e-mail address is in tax preparation services see why so many customers have done. fcmountaineer@hotmail.com. by offering service at no provided positive feedback Colorado Springs The Mountaineer is posted on the charge to its customers, Scanning this quick response to the program. has a long-standing Internet at http://csmng.com. compared to commercial code with a smartphone The tax center will be friendship with the The Mountaineer is an unofficial military and this publication authorized by AR 360-1. The tax preparation services. connects Fort Carson cus- staffed through the summer Mountaineer is printed by Colorado Springs That’s a lot of dollars. tomers to the Interactive and into the next tax season, community rallies Military Newspaper Group, a private firm in Spending between 20 Custer Evaluation website. preparing amendments and around the men and no way connected with the Department of the minutes to more than an hour past returns. The location will women in uniform. Army, under exclusive written contract with with each customer between January be the same — Barkeley Avenue, building This city is proud of Fort Carson. It is published 49 times per year. the accomplishments The appearance of advertising in this and mid-April, the tax center staff of 16 1358 — and additional signage is being publication, including inserts or supplements, Soldiers and two civilian employees created to help customers find the location. of the 2nd Brigade does not constitute endorsement by the processed 3,193 federal returns and 2,568 For more information or to make a Combat Team, (4th Department of the Army or Colorado Springs state returns this season as of April 17. tax preparation appointment, call Infantry Division). Military Newspaper Group, of the products or This is an average of 250 returns per week. 526-0322. To leave comments for the Welcome home services advertised. The printer reserves the to you all. right to reject advertisements. Based on ICE comments, the volume of tax center, or any other service offered Everything advertised in this publication satisfied customers was phenomenally high. on Fort Carson, visit http://ice.dis.mil. shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. If a violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is confirmed, the printer shall refuse to print advertising from that source until the violation is corrected. For display advertising call 634-5905. All correspondence or queries regarding advertising and subscriptions should be directed to Colorado Springs Military Newspaper Group, 31 E. Platte Avenue, Suite 300, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, phone 634-5905. 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  • 3. May 4, 2012 — MOUNTAINEER 3 Commissary opens Wednesday By Nancy O’Nell grocery departments; an interna- customer traffic. Defense Commissary Agency West Public Affairs Officer tional delicatessen and bakery; sushi to go and rotisserie chicken. “Every department is larger,” said store director Rhonda Quick facts Sustainability and energy- Smith. “With eight more registers • 122,964-square-foot facility Making good on a promise to saving features are priorities for and wider aisles, this store • 58,571-square-feet of sales area • 28 checkout counters (20 regular and 8 self-checkout) deliver a 21st century commissary DeCA, and the store meets helps us provide the high-quality • 21,000 items stocked benefit to its customers, the Leadership in Energy and service our customers deserve • $60 million projected annual sales Defense Commissary Agency will Environmental Design standards and have earned.” • Energy-saving design features open its newest full-service grocery for silver certification. An Energy Many events are planned to This project used sustainable and energy-saving design store at Fort Carson Wednesday. Star-rated roofing system, Energy make the opening fun and provide features and meets Leadership in Energy and Environmental The community is invited to Star-rated equipment, natural opportunities for customers to win Design standards for silver certification. Sustainable and attend the 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting lighting in sales areas, LED prizes and save money. Grand energy design features include: ceremony. Doors to the $18.7 lighting on refrigerated-glass- opening promotional prices will 5 Low-maintenance, polished concrete floor in sales area million modern facility will door cases and walk-in freezers, begin Wednesday and run through 5 Natural lighting in sales area with automatic lighting open immediately following. water-saving plumbing fixtures, Memorial Day. Products will be dimmer controls The new store is nearly 50- non-ozone-depleting refrigerants on promotional prices at varying 5 Energy Star-rated roofing system and equipment percent larger than the one it’s and native plants used in land- times throughout the period. 5 High-efficiency heating, ventilation and air replacing, and it has something scaping are some of the many green Commissary vendors will conditioning systems inside for every type of commis- technologies and features that award commissary gift cards and 5 Enhanced freezer and cooler insulation sary shopper, according to DeCA were designed into the project. other prizes daily through 5 Non-ozone-depleting refrigerants Director and CEO Joseph H. Jeu. About 115,000 authorized Memorial Day, with a grand prize, 5 Water-saving plumbing fixtures with automatic flush sensors “In the design phase, we shoppers live within the Fort an automobile, to be awarded on 5 Waterless urinals 5 Automatic exterior lighting controls considered the unique needs of Carson Commissary commuting Memorial Day. 5 Interior motion-sensor lighting controls singles, Families and retirees area, and the Fort Carson Plans Smith recommends customers 5 Energy-efficient interior lighting fixtures from all walks of military life,” Analysis and Integration Office shop often to take advantage of the 5 LED lighting on refrigerated glass door cases and Jeu said. “Our customers are predicts the area’s military great prices and vendor giveaways. walk-in freezer telling us they want a variety of population will increase by 6,700 The old Fort Carson 5 Energy-conserving night curtains on open display cases choices when they shop. This store in the next three years, when Fort Commissary will close at 6 p.m., 5 Refrigeration monitoring and control system for delivers on that requirement and Carson becomes home to a new Sunday. No commissary services refrigeration, HVAC, lighting and utility meters will make every shopping trip a combat aviation brigade. will be available at Fort Carson 5 Native plants in landscaping to reduce the need for irrigation pleasant experience.” 5 Adhesives, sealants, paints, coatings made with The bigger commissary, Monday and Tuesday as the compliant low-volatile organic compounds to improve The new commissary features with 28 checkout registers, was commissary staff prepares for overall indoor air quality extensive produce, meat and built to handle the additional the grand opening. UP $ UP TO TO 5,000 00 INSTAN CRED T! 5 000.00 I NSTANT CREDI T! 5,000.00 INSTANT CREDIT! 000 00.0 NS NST REDI DIT GOOD CAR ALARM SALE! BET B TER BETTER BEST $ $ 19 19 29 29 $ 39 39 $ $ $ 19 19 15 15 19 19 STORE HOURS: No Payments ‘ti Next Mon h! No Payment ‘til Next Month! ayments ‘til Next Month! yments ti ext on e t il nth S. Academy Blvd. X In the Mission Trace Shopping Center MEMBER 392-0181 Minimum six months employment and checking account required to finance. All models similar to illustr tion. Some quantities limited; subject to prior sale. *Cash, credit card, or debit card on these items. s employment required illustration. ra d
  • 4. 4 MOUNTAINEER — May 4, 2012 Top enlisted leader addresses Soldiers Story and photo by the 14th sergeant major of the Army, Chandler “Our job is to be scouts for the secretary of the Staff Sgt. Craig Cantrell addressed topics ranging from Army forces drawdownArmy and the chief of staff of the Army,” Chandler 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office to regulation changes and the Sexual Harassment/ said. “The past two years, we have been looking at Assault Response and Prevention program. ourselves … and asking ourselves what we need to Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III In his opening remarks, Chandler informed the make changes on in how we train, in our leader spoke to Fort Carson Soldiers and Family members at crowd that the questions the audience posed would development programs, the Army uniform and our McMahon Auditorium Wednesday, as part of a three- go to the Army secretary and chief of staff to help commitment to the American people.” day visit to the “Home of the 4th Infantry Division.” them make informed decisions on future changes Chandler told Soldiers what to expect upon In his first visit to Fort Carson since becoming for the Army. their next re-enlistments, and how the drawdown would affect their career paths. Soldiers of character, commitment and com- petence will succeed in today’s Army, he said. “We are not a zero-defect Army … but when you compromise the Army Values, you are really digging yourself into a place you do not want to be,” Chandler said. “Can you recover? Yes, but if you continue to display a pattern of misconduct or unsatisfactory performance, you are at risk.” Chandler then opened the forum for a question-and-answer session, where attendees asked questions on topics such as the Army’s Noncommissioned Officer Education System, Physical Readiness Training, Army Combat Uniform changes, Army SHARP program and changes to Army regulations and policies. “Soldiers of Fort Carson need to see the senior enlisted leader of the Army take time out of his busy schedule to come here and talk to Soldiers,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Tramell Finch, outgoing maintenance sergeant major, logistics, 4th Inf. Div. The meeting concluded with the sergeant major of the Army handing out his personal coin to 31 Fort Carson Soldiers nominated by their units for exceptional performance. “I am going to take the knowledge I gained today back to my unit and share it Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III addresses Soldiers, civilians and Family members during a town hall with my Soldiers and peers,” said Spc. Jacob meeting at McMahon Auditorium Wednesday. Chandler discussed topics ranging from Army uniform changes to the Tyler, cavalry scout, 4th Squadron, 10th drawdown of forces and answered questions from the audience. The visit marked Chandler’s first visit to Fort Carson Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat since being appointed the 14th Sergeant Major of the Army. Team, 4th Inf. Div. VCSA disposition, Fort Carson priorities and mission-related programs. Austin received a guided tour of the Ironhorse Fitness Center and Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program. from Page 1 Following the meeting, Austin Resiliency Campus led by Steave “I would like to say thanks to all of visited Soldiers at an arms room at 1st Barness, chief, Recreation Division, you for what you are doing,” said Austin. Evans Army Community Hospital for a Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Directorate of Family and Morale, “If you are a SHARP representative … a round-table breakfast at the newly- Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. Div., Welfare and Recreation. person that is leading in the formations, renovated EACH dining facility. where he held a sensing session with “A great garrison team came together or just supporting the program, let me Austin then traveled to the 4th a unit armorer. to provide this $40 million facility to thank you for what you are doing.” Inf. Div. Headquarters building where “It was great to be at Fort Carson the Soldiers and Families of Fort Austin handed out VCSA coins to he spoke one-on-one with Maj. Gen. today and to spend some time with our Carson to enjoy,” Barness told Austin Soldiers who attended the luncheon Joseph Anderson, commanding leaders and Soldiers,” said Austin. “I during the walking tour of the campus. before moving on to the division general, 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson. was very impressed by the facilities Fort Carson Soldiers then welcomed headquarters where Fort Carson Anderson and his staff updated the I visited, including the resiliency and Austin to the Wolf Dining Facility to commanders assembled in the command VCSA on the post mission, troop behavioral health centers.” eat lunch and discuss the Army Sexual conference room to discuss topics ranging from behavioral health to the Army Education System. “It was great to be “The overall impression from the junior enlisted Soldiers that attended at Fort Carson the discussion is that the senior leadership cares and is genuinely con- today and to cerned about the prevention of sexual harassment and sexual assault,” said Sgt. 1st Class Vanessa Kennedy, equal spend some time opportunity leader/SHARP adviser, Headquarters and Headquarters with our leaders Battalion, 4th Inf. Div. After spending time with leaders and Soldiers.” and Soldiers at Fort Carson, Austin — Army Vice Chief of Staff participated in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Warrior Games. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III The Warrior Games showcases 200 wounded warriors from the Army, Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson, center, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast commanding general, 4th Infantry Guard and U.S. Special Operations Division and Fort Carson, discusses the Command competing in seven post mission, troop disposition, priorities Olympic-style events. and mission-related programs with Vice “These Soldiers demonstrate extra- Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd J. ordinary courage and determination,” Austin III, left, during his visit Monday. said Austin. “They represent the Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Craig Cantrell and we’re really proud of them.”
  • 5. May 4, 2012 — MOUNTAINEER 5 Town hall opens window of communication Story and photo by on the community. Samantha B. Koss “It’s really an honor to be able to Special to the Mountaineer work with all of our military instal- lations here,” Clark said. “We appre- Fort Carson leadership and ciate (Fort Carson’s) partnership … the Pikes Peak Area Council of we appreciate the open dialogue and Governments held a partnership coordination that we have.” town hall April 26 to provide the Clark also serves as chair of community an opportunity to the PPACG, which helps maintain communicate openly with military military-community partnership leaders. and ensures ongoing regional The group discussed issues coordination and collaboration to affecting the local area and ideas meet the needs of Fort Carson. of how the Colorado Springs Fort Carson has partnered with community and Fort Carson can PPACG for the last several years, work together to support Soldiers providing the community with and Families while meeting the updates on installation activities, community’s needs. particularly the impacts of growth “We appreciate all of your and ongoing deployments. support,” said Maj. Gen. Joseph About 2,700 Soldiers and Anderson, commanding general, 4,000 Family members will arrive 4th Infantry Division and Fort to Fort Carson next spring with the Carson. “Our goal is to be tied addition of a combat aviation to this community.” brigade. Growth such as this and Anderson provided information Maj. Gen. 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  • 6. 6 MOUNTAINEER — May 4, 2012 Covenant McHugh dines with Army athletes Story and photo by from Page 1 Aide to the Secretary of the Army William Hybl and Colorado Andrea Sutherland Springs City Councilman Scott Mountaineer staff Hente signed the covenant on behalf of the citizens and government of In the cafeteria at the Olympic Colorado Springs. Training Center in Colorado Springs, Fort Carson and Colorado Secretary of the Army John McHugh Springs leaders signed a covenant took his seat among the elite group of in 2009. By signing a new Soldier athletes. covenant, Bach, the newly-elected Over lunch, McHugh asked seven mayor, and Anderson reaffirmed Soldiers why they joined the military, the importance of strong ties how they started competing in their between the two communities. respective sport and how their training in “As we celebrate this partner- the Army’s World Class Athlete Program ship, I am truly humbled by the has helped their careers. commitment this community “The kind of qualities you have to bring provides on a daily basis to our as world class athletes — the discipline military men and women,” and work ethic — are the same qualities Anderson said. “The outstanding you possess as Soldiers,” McHugh said. support here is unequaled by “It’s not something you can switch Secretary of the Army John McHugh, center, talks with Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel Byers, anywhere else I’ve been. off, sir,” said Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel right, about his exercise regimen, Tuesday. McHugh dined with seven Army athletes “Your continued support is Byers, a wrestler with the WCAP pro- at the Olympic Training Center, wishing them luck as they trained for the 2012 essential to our success in fighting gram and competitor in the 2012 Olympic Olympic Games in London. and winning our nation’s wars, and Games in London. we are extremely grateful for Byers earned his spot on the U.S. Olympic Team April 20 A race walker, Nunn qualified for the Olympic team in everything you do,” he said. at the 2012 Olympic Team Trials held in Iowa City, Iowa, in January by winning the 50-kilometer Race Walk in 4 hours, Bach, who settled in Colorado the Greco-Roman championship series. He placed seventh 4 minutes, 41 seconds. He’ll compete in the event in London. Springs after serving as an in the event at the 2008 Olympic Games. Nunn said that it was an honor to meet McHugh. artilleryman at Fort Carson, said the Wrestlers Sgt. Spenser Mango and Spc. Justin Lester “It was humbling,” he said. covenant is a physical representation also qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team. “He seemed personable,” said Sgt. 1st Class Keith of the residents of Colorado At lunch, Byers and the other athletes told McHugh Sanderson, WCAP athlete and Team USA Shooting team Springs’ commitment to the Soldiers about their training schedules and shared stories about their member. “He wanted to know our stories. It’s nice to know and Families of Fort Carson. time in the Army. that someone of his caliber cares. It means a lot.” “On behalf of our city … I just Staff Sgt. John Nunn, a WCAP athlete, told McHugh Sanderson qualified in the men’s rapid fire pistol event want to express how much we the story of when he beat everyone in his unit during their in which he placed fifth in the 2008 Olympic Games. respect all of our military, the U.S. two-mile physical training run. While the other Soldiers As McHugh and the athletes finished their lunch, he Army, the 4th Inf. Div. and all the ran, Nunn said he walked, finishing the two miles in less offered his congratulations to the Olympians and wished people who serve and sacrifice so than 13 minutes. them luck. much for us,” Bach said. “I hope “That’s like driving your Corvette and getting passed by “We’re awful proud of you,” he said. “Just to make the you know that your fellow citizens a little old lady,” said McHugh, laughing. Olympic team, I’d say you are all heroes.” here love you very much.” WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/4THID WWW.TWITTER.COM/@4THINFDIV WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/USER/THE4ID WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/THE4ID WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/THE4ID
  • 7. May 4, 2012 — MOUNTAINEER 7 ‘Blackjack’ Academy strengthens junior NCOs Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Shaun Delgado Academy in March to prepare junior leaders to Charles Selby, cavalry scout, Headquarters and 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, assume more responsibility. Headquarters Troop, 4th Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg. “There’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division The 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, always a Soldier out there who needs help or guidance.” Blackjack Academy teaches junior noncommissioned Comprised mainly of senior officers and noncom- With more than 300 Soldiers deployed as part of officers basic leadership tasks and standards, as well missioned officers, Soldiers supporting the 3rd BCT the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, as the responsibilities and expectations that come SFAT mission in Afghanistan deployed last month, Security Forces Assistance Team mission in with senior leadership positions. leaving junior noncommissioned officers to fill key Afghanistan, cavalry leaders opened “Blackjack” “Leadership is important in any role,” said Sgt. and essential leadership positions throughout the unit. “I like the fact that they’re not just telling us what they expect out of us, but they are also showing us in the regulations where they’re getting their information from and why they want these things the way they want them,” said Sgt. Michael Arnot, cavalry scout, Troop C. The troop first sergeants conducted the training during the course, which included unit and NCO history, leadership, corrective training and troop leading procedures. Blackjack Academy also addressed the basic skills and foundations of the Corps of the Noncommissioned Officer. Sgt. James Krottner, chemical operations specialist, HHT, said the corrective training and physical readiness training instruction were the most beneficial for him. “There is a lot of gray area of what you can and can’t do to Soldiers based on corrective training nowadays,” he said. “We learned a lot about strength training and also about the physical therapy process for our Soldiers.” Squadron leaders plan to continue the Blackjack Junior noncommissioned officers of 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Academy, developing the curriculum in the future to Division, take the final “Blackjack” Academy exam in March. Junior NCOs attended the course, learning to fill senior maintain a proficient stock of junior NCOs within the leadership positions as more than 300 of the “Iron” Brigade’s senior officers and NCOs recently deployed in support unit, as they continue to fill the roles of deployed of the Security Force Assistance Team mission in Afghanistan. senior leaders. PLENTY OF BILLS T MONEY, NOT SO MUCH. Y T When your finance need rescuing es escuing, we can help. We ser ve the militar y exclusively, y and we’re committed to offering you a smarter tt way to borrow. for all credit types Stay afloat – apply today! 715 South Academy Blvd. 1850 East Woodmen Rd. 412 Eagleridge Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 80910 Colorado Springs, CO 80920 Pueblo, CO 81008 Lending | Saving | Le earning Follow us on 719-597-2311 719-277-0407 719-584-3028 © 2012. All loan applications are confi fidential and subject to our credit policies. No offi U.S. military endorsement is ficial implied. MidCountry Bank is a member FDIC. 12-DL-090-02 r
  • 8. 8 MOUNTAINEER — May 4, 2012 SFAT 38 constructs Soldiers hang up berets operations center By 2nd Lt. Adam Mancini Sgt. Douglas Hurst, fire support noncom- Mountaineer staff Thirteen Soldiers were 1st STB, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. Div. Security Force Assistance Team 38, missioned officer, Headquarters and Head- honored for their service • 1st. Lt. Steve Bailey, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, quarters Troop, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, to the nation during a 43rd SB 4th Infantry Division 3rd BCT, assisted Colbert with the project. retirement ceremony • Chief Warrant Officer 3 Easily the team’s biggest member at 6 feet April 25 at the Special Jack Trammell, FORWARD OPERATING BASE 6 inches tall and weighing 300 pounds, the Events Center. 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div. ZANGABAD, Afghanistan — Security Forces former football defensive end from the Idaho Soldiers, Family and • 1st. Sgt. Henry Davis, Assistance Team 38 began construction of the State Bengals added brawn and brains to the friends gathered to celebrate 1st Bn., 66th Armor U.S.-Afghan Combined Tactical Operations building of the TOC. A handyman in his own the closing moments of the Regiment, 1st BCT, Center at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, right, Hurst also worked as a carpenter during Soldiers’ Army careers as 4th Inf. Div. located in the Horn of Panjwai’i, Kandahar college to pay for school. they were presented their • Sgt. 1st Class Donald Province, Afghanistan, April 23. “It builds camaraderie among the forces military decorations and Kerns, 4th Squadron, U.S. and Afghan National Army Soldiers, for the future of Afghanistan,” said Hurst. U.S. flags that had been 10th Cavalry Reg., as well as Afghan National Civil Order Police, “The lack of tools, lumber and other flown over Fort Carson. The 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div. will operate the TOC, developing working resources proved to be a difficult challenge, Soldiers’ spouses received • Sgt. 1st Class Paul relationships between the ANA and ANCOP but the team ultimately prevailed,” he said. certificates of appreciation Coulter, Headquarters and battalion staffs, and mentoring security force 1st Lt. Jared Moore, HHT, 4th Squadron, and a rose in recognition Headquarters Company, leaders to run their sections more effectively 10th Cavalry Reg., and 2nd Lt. Robert Pedrigi, of their service. 4th BCT, 4th Inf. Div. and efficiently. HHC, 1st Bn., 8th Inf. Reg., designed the Those retiring were: • Sgt. 1st Class Edward Spc. Jason Colbert, combat medic serving operations center, developing the blueprints and • Col. Andrew Kosmowski, McClyment, 4th on the SFAT, Headquarters and Headquarters plans for the two experienced carpenters to work. U.S. Army Medical Engineer Bn. Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, “I gave Moore and Pedrigi an important Department Activity • Staff Sgt. James Seybert, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry assignment to create a plan for the combined • Lt. Col. Daniel Parker, 759th Military Police Bn. Division, led the construction of the combined TOC, and they exceeded my expectations,” 43rd Sustainment Brigade • Sgt. Sheila Huffman, TOC, erecting three A-frame style wooden said Capt. Brian Murdock, team leader, SFAT • Lt. Col. Cynthia Shue, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div. easels, a large table and a wall to the front of the 38, and company commander, HHT, 4th Headquarters and tent within the first 48 hours of the project. Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg. “I think it will allow us Headquarters Battalion, The next Fort Carson “I realize that my day-to-day duties to work (side-by-side) with our counterparts. 4th Infantry Division monthly post encompass a wide range of skillsets to make Once the ANCOP move into the combined • Lt. Col. Kevin retirement the mission here more successful,” said TOC along with the ANA, it will be very Wesolowski, ceremony Colbert. “When I was younger, I worked beneficial to work with both ANSF partners.” U.S. Army takes place alongside my older brother, Jeff, during the The 3rd BCT Soldiers completed the TOC Garrison May 30 at summer as a carpenter, and it feels great to in three days. Fort Carson 10 a.m. at use those skills to help out the team today “Our group is comprised of team players • Maj. David Founders to build a facility that will benefit both who are willing to step up and complete any Holloway, Field. International Security Assistance Forces and mission I give them, and I am proud to be our Afghan National Security Force partners.” the team leader,” said Murdock. www.montessorichild.com
  • 9. May 4, 2012 — MOUNTAINEER 9 Miscellaneous Fort Carson dining facilities hours of operation Supply class — The Command Evaluation and Dining facility Friday Saturday-Sunday Monday-Thursday Training Team will hold a Unit Supply Operations Stack Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Closed Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. class May 17 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the education Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. center, building 1117. The class will focus on the Dinner: Closed Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. Supply CSDP checklist and go over supply Wolf Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. procedures and trends. Contact Rene Ayon at Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 503-0172 or email atrene.a.ayon.ctr@mail.mil to Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. register. The target audience is supply sergeants and clerks; supply officers are welcome. Walk-ins Warfighter Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Closed Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. will be accepted. (Wilderness Road Complex) Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Self-Help Weed Control Program — Department of Dinner: Closed Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. Defense regulations require training for people LaRochelle Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Closed Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. applying pesticides on military installations. Units 10th SFG(A) Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. interested in participating in the program must Dinner: Closed Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. send Soldiers for training on the proper handling, transportation and application of herbicides. Once Carson. Services range from repair and maintenance processes to include turning in excess property, individuals are properly trained by the Directorate of facilities to equipping units with a sweeper and reutilizing government property, web-based tools of Public Works base operations contractor, cleaning motor pools. Listed below are phone available, special handling of property and Soldiers can be issued the appropriate products numbers and points of contact for services: environmental needs. To schedule an orientation, and equipment so units can treat weeds in rocked • Facility repair/service orders — Fort contact Arnaldo Borrerorivera at arnaldo. areas around their unit facilities. Weed control Carson Support Services service order desk can be borrerorivera@dla.mil for receiving/turn in; Mike training sessions for Soldiers are available the first reached at 526-5345. Use this number for emergencies Welsh at mike.welsh@dla.mil for reutilization/web and third Monday of the month, May-September, or routine tasks and for reporting wind damage, tools; or Rufus Guillory at rufus.guillory@dla.mil. from 10 a.m. to noon in building 3708. Products damaged traffic signs or other facility damage. Retirement briefings — are held from 8 a.m. to noon and equipment will be available for Soldiers on a • Refuse/trash and recycling — Call Eric the second and third Wednesday of each month at hand receipt. Each unit may send up to five people Bailey at 719-491-0218 or email eric.e.bailey4. the Joel Hefley Community Center conference room, for training. Call 492-0166 for more information. civ@mail.mil when needing trash containers, trash 6800 Prussman Ave. The Retirement Services Office Finance travel processing — All inbound and is overflowing or emergency service is required. recommends spouses accompany Soldiers to the outbound Temporary Lodging Expense, “Do it • Facility custodial services — Call Bryan briefing. Call 526-2840 for more information. Yourself ” Moves, servicemember and Family Dorcey at 526-6670 or email bryan.s.dorcey.civ@ Reassignment briefings — are held Tuesdays member travel, travel advance pay and travel pay mail.mil for service needs or to report complaints. for Soldiers heading overseas and Thursdays for inquiries will be handled in building 1218, room 231. • Elevator maintenance — Call Bryan personnel being reassigned stateside. The briefings Call 526-4454 or 524-2594 for more information. Dorcey at 526-6670 or email bryan.s.dorcey.civ are held in building 1129, Freedom Performing Arts First Sergeants’ Barracks Program — is located in @mail.mil. Center; sign-in is at 7 a.m. and briefings start at 7:30 building 1454 on Nelson Boulevard. The hours of • Motor pool sludge removal/disposal — a.m. Soldiers are required to bring Department operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The Call Dennis Frost at 526-6997 or email of the Army Form 5118, signed by their unit office assists Soldiers with room assignments and dennis.j.frost.civ@mail.mil. personnel section, and a pen to complete forms. terminations. For more information call 526-9735. • Repair and utility/self-help — Call Gary Call 526-4730/4583 for more information. Sergeant Audie Murphy Club — The Fort Carson Grant at 526-5844 or email gerald.l.grant2.civ Army ROTC Green to Gold briefings — are held Sergeant Audie Murphy Club meets the third @mail.mil. Use this number to obtain self-help the first and third Tuesday of each month at noon Tuesday of each month at the Family Connection tools and equipment or a motorized sweeper. at the education center, building 1117, room 120. Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The SAMC is • Base operations contracting officer Call University of Colorado-Colorado Springs open to all active members and those interested in representative — Call Terry Hagen at 526-9262 Army ROTC at 262-3475 for more information. becoming future SAMC members. The club was or email terry.j.hagen.civ@mail.mil for questions ETS briefings — for enlisted personnel are held the originally a U.S. Forces Command organization of on snow removal, grounds maintenance and first and third Wednesday of each month. Briefing elite noncommissioned officers but is now an contractor response to service orders. sign in begins at 7 a.m. at the Soldier Readiness Armywide program for individuals who have met • Portable latrines — Call Jerald Just at Building, building 1042, room 244, on a first-come, the criteria and have proven themselves to be 524-0786 or email jerald.j.just.civ@mail.mil to first-served basis. Soldiers must be within 120 days outstanding NCOs through a board/leadership request latrines, for service or to report damaged of their expiration term of service, but must attend process. Contact the SAMC president, Staff Sgt. or overturned latrines. the briefing no later than 30 days prior to their ETS Thomas Witt, at 526-5661 for more information. The Fort Carson Trial Defense Service office — is or start of transition leave. Call 526-2240/8458. Command Evaluation and Training Team — able to help Soldiers 24/7 and is located at building Special Forces briefings — are held Wednesdays in COMET provides commanders at all levels with a 1430, room 240. During duty hours, Soldiers should building 1430, room 123, from noon to 1 p.m. responsive maintenance and supply assessment and call 526-4563. The 24-hour phone number for after Soldiers must be specialist to staff sergeant from any training tool that improves the combat effectiveness, hours, holidays and weekends is 719-358-3275. military occupational specialty, have a general readiness and efficiency of their units’ logistical Questions can also be submitted by email to technical score of at least 107, be a U.S. citizen, score programs. The team identifies supply and mainte- FtCarsonTDS@gmail.com. Know your rights. 240 or higher on the Army Physical Fitness Test, and nance weaknesses and problems, and provides Legal services — provided at the Soldier Readiness pass a Special Forces physical. Call 524-1461 or individual and unit reinforcement training based on Processing site are for Soldiers undergoing the SRP visit the website at http://www.bragg.army.mil/sorb. assessments. Results remain confidential for the unit process. The SRP Legal Office will only provide commander only. COMET provides assistance in powers of attorney or notary services to Soldiers Hours of Operation the majority of maintenance and supply management processing through the SRP. Retirees, Family areas with one-on-one training, and by conducting members and Soldiers not in the SRP process can • In-processing — Monday-Thursday from follow-up visits. The team also conducts classes to receive legal assistance and powers of attorney at the 7:30-10:30 a.m. help strengthen supply skills and improve mainte- main legal office located at 1633 Mekong St., • Initial and partial issues — Monday- nance readiness. Contact Tim Howarth at 503-3095 building 6222, next to the Family Readiness Center. Friday from 12:30-3:30 p.m. or thomas.howarth3.ctr@mail.mil for information. Legal assistance prepares powers of attorney and • Cash sales/report of survey — Monday- Recycle incentive program — The Directorate of performs notary services on a walk-in basis from Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Public Works has an incentive program to prevent 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays and • Direct exchange and partial turn ins — recyclable waste from going to the landfill. Fridays, and from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays. Monday-Friday from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Participating battalions can earn monetary rewards • Full turn ins — by appointment only; call for turning recyclable materials in to the Fort Carson Briefings 526-3321. Recycle Center, building 155. Points are assigned for • Unit issues and turn ins — Call 526- the pounds of recyclable goods turned in and every Casualty Notification/Assistance Officer training — 5512/6477 for approval. participating battalion receives money quarterly. Call is held May 15-17 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Education Center hours of operation — The 526-5898 for more information about the program. Grant Library. This training is required for all Mountain Post Training and Education Center, Directorate of Public Works services — DPW is Soldiers asked to perform this solemn duty. Per building 1117, 526-2124, hours are as follows: responsible for a wide variety of services on Fort Army Regulation 600-8-1, this duty is limited to • Counselor Support Center — Monday- those in the ranks of sergeant first class to command Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Fridays 11 sergeant major, chief warrant officer 2-5 and a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BOSS meetings captain and above. No reservations are required to • Army Learning Center — Monday- are held at 10 a.m. attend training. Classes offered on a first-come, Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. the first and third first-served basis. Call Jean Graves at 526-5613/ • Defense Activity for Nontraditional Wednesday of each 5614 for more information. Education Support and Army Personnel month at the Foxhole. Disposition Services — Defense Logistics Agency Testing — Monday-Friday 7:30-11:30 a.m. and For information, call Disposition Services Colorado Springs, located in 12:30-4:30 p.m. 524-BOSS. building 381, conducts orientations Fridays from Repair and Utility self-help — has moved to building 12:30-3:30 p.m. The orientations discuss DLA 217 and is open Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • 10. 10 MOUNTAINEER — May 4, 2012 Sacrifice deserves ultimate respect Story and photos by Sgt. Andrea Merritt brigade was counting on me. I didn’t want to fail.” 7th Public Affairs Detachment Upon arriving in Afghanistan, Acevedo reached out to the mortuary affairs staff at KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan Bagram Air Field for guidance on how — In Hollywood, people in professions to run his shop effectively. that deal with the deceased are often In addition to creating stan- portrayed as creeps in black clothing, dard operating procedures, he oddball loners with morbid senses also formed and trained two of humor or forensic geniuses teams to aid in recovering who help crack the case. and processing remains. For members of the He was also fortunate mortuary affairs team on enough to have another Forward Operating Base Fenty, mortuary affairs specialist there is nothing “Hollywood” in his unit, who was about their job. It is simply part able to assist with the of their commitment to never workload. leave a fallen comrade. “I work with (the “This job is a way to pay vertical transporta- respect to our fallen heroes, tion and construction bottom line,” said Staff Sgt. aviation section Ramon Acevedo, noncommissioned during the day), officer-in-charge of Mortuary scheduling flights, Affairs, 704th Brigade Support and with mortuary Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat affairs, I am on Team, 4th Infantry Division. call,” said Spc. “They gave their all for our Sasha Santiago. freedom,” said Acevedo, “and to Previously, help put the Family members at ease, Santiago served I do my part to get their loved one as an engineer, back to them.” but decided to Spc. Sasha Santiago, mortuary affairs specialist, 704th Brigade For most of his 14-year Army career, change her military Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Acevedo worked an administrative job in the occupational specialty helps set up a Fallen Soldier Memorial April 23 in front of the Army’s personnel field, but he decided five years to mortuary affairs a year ago. Forward Operating Base Fenty Mortuary Affairs Office in the Kunar ago to change his occupation to mortuary affairs. “I wanted to do something different. province of Afghanistan. During advanced individual training, Acevedo They offered me other jobs, but nothing learned the basics of properly handling the remains sounded interesting,” Santiago said. documentation is filled out properly, and Acevedo and personal effects of the fallen, to include the “My perception has changed since taking this ensures the remains are handled properly. process for preparing, preserving and returning job,” Santiago said. “I see a different side. It’s about Although both Acevedo and Santiago are trained Soldiers to their loved ones. bringing closure to Families and helping out your to deal with certain things they may see, there are He also conducted follow-on training at a civilian battle buddy.” times when the job can be difficult. morgue in Richmond, Va., before going to Dover Air Primarily, the mortuary affairs team on FOB “So far, the hardest one is when I had to go Force Base, Del., to get more training. Fenty processes the remains of U.S. servicemembers, through the pockets and inventory the personal At Dover, the mortuary affairs specialists learned Department of Defense contractors and civilians, effects, and (the fallen Soldier) had pictures of his to follow the remains of one specific servicemember third country nationals and Afghan National Security Family and kids,” Acevedo said. through the entire process, starting with identification Forces personnel. A father of two, Acevedo said the event really and ending with the autopsy, Acevedo said. Since the mortuary affairs shop on FOB Fenty is hit home, but also served as affirmation that he Although he has deployed before, Acevedo said a transient station, the team’s primary duty is to chose the right job. this is his first deployment as a mortuary affairs document the condition of the remains, inventory For Acevedo and Santiago, serving in the mortuary NCO, and admits the thought of running the shop personal effects and to prepare the fallen for transport affairs field is a way for them to help bring closure made him nervous. to Bagram Air Field. to Families who lose a loved one in combat, and “In (personnel), it was a different type of Santiago is in charge of making sure all also a way to pay respect to the Soldiers who make environment. The struc- the ultimate sacrif ice ture was really different,” for their country. Acevedo said. “There “They gave their all was specific guidance on to defend our way of life, how to do everything, and we respect that,” and then we would file it Acevedo said. “We give through an officer. our undivided attention “In (mortuary affairs), to them by making sure I’m on my own. I didn’t everything is done right. think I would be able to do We want to give closure it,” he said. “I was the only to the Families — that is one, and the whole the main goal.” Mortuary Affairs Soldiers from the 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, set up a Fallen Soldier Memorial April 23 in front of their office on Forward Operating Base Fenty, located in the Kunar province of Afghanistan.