Ridgeline ambush - Fort Carson Mountaineer

Vol. 73, No. 9 March 6, 2015

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Photo by Sgt. William Howard

Ridgeline ambush

Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, ambush two “enemy” vehicles from a ridge during a platoon situational training exercise Feb. 24. Following a squad live-fi re exercise

in October, the company is conducting operations at the platoon level to prepare the Soldiers for future live-fi re training and company operations to certify on unifi ed land operations. See story on pages 18-19.

HHBN prepares

Soldiers for RAF mission

By Sgt. William Smith4th Infantry Division Public

Affairs Offi ce

The 4th Infantry Division head-quarters is the fi rst division-level headquarters to deploy to Europe as part of the Army’s Regionally Aligned Forces (RAF) concept and will serve as an intermediate headquarters for U.S. Army, Europe. The concept aims to commit troops to specifi c parts of the world to support the geographic combatant commanders.

“4th ID’s presence in Europe provides United States Army, Europe, a

unique set of capabilities and greater fl ex-ibility to respond to future contin gencies,” said Deputy Commanding General for Maneuver Brig. Gen. Randy George, 4th Infantry Division and Joint Task Force Carson. “Under the Operation Atlantic Resolve we are improving our ability to operate alongside our allies as we work and train together. Through these shared experiences we maintain trust, strengthen interoperability and demonstrate our

commitment to the NATO Alliance.” After returning from their deploy-

ment to Regional Command – South, Afghanistan, in June, the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion was notifi ed in September that they would receive the two-year RAF mission.

“Our challenges are not new challenges,” said Lt. Col. Rob Sketch,

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RAF EuropeRegionally Aligned Force

2 MOUNTAINEER — March 6, 2015

MOUNTAINEERCommanding General: Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera

Garrison Commander: Col. Joel D. Hamilton

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CG remembers leader, heroBy Commanding General

Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera4th Infantry Division and Joint Task Force Carson

It is with great sadness we say goodbye to a longtime supporter and friend to Fort Carson, Retired Army Col. Henry “Tony” L.T. Koren Jr.

Tony’s Army career spanned three decades as a decorated Soldier and his support for Soldiers and their Families was unwavering. Tony was a combat veteran of Vietnam and Panama. As a former 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson chief of staff, Tony was instrumental in many successes of the Mountain Post. We still feel his impact every day.

Among his military decorations are two Legion of Merit awards, three Bronze Stars with valor device, four Meritorious Service Medals, two Air Medals, two Army Commendation Medals with valor device, the National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with arrowhead, Vietnam Service Medal with two stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab and Special Forces Tab.

Tony’s service to our nation did not stop with his Army retirement. Among his many contributions, he was vice president of programs with the El Pomar Foundation for seven years, and then later consulted for NBC News, making several trips to Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

As a longtime supporter of Fort Carson, Tony was named Good Neighbor in 1999. He was always fi rst to volunteer to help the installation in every way possible. This special annual award given by the commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson recognizes one civilian from the surrounding communities who, through his efforts, has enhanced the quality of life for Fort Carson Service members and their Families through personal service. Tony emulated these qualities throughout his life. I had the privilege of being the recipient of his Steadfast, Loyal and dedicated Leadership, both on and off the battlefi eld. I am better because of it.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Judy, his wife of 47 years, and all of his family and friends who mourn the

tremendous loss of a great leader and American hero. We are all better because of Tony. May he rest in peace.

Strength and Respect.

LaCamera

IRON HORSE STRONG

My short-term goal is to get accepted into the Green to Gold Program and become an Army offi cer. My long-term goal is to serve honorably and successfully in the Army for the next 20 years.

Serving my country is one of the most important things that I will do in my lifetime. To serve means to give 110 percent every day and do my job to the best of my ability.

I continue to serve because I could not imagine what it would be like to wake up every morning and not put on the uniform. I take extreme pride in what I do, and

I am fortunate to still have the opportunity to serve.

To instill values and increase your Soldiers’ physical, mental and spiritual health is essential to create a healthy work environment. My end state is to have Soldiers that want to come to work every day while being an effective leader.

The biggest infl uence in my career as a leader would be all the offi cers and NCOs that I serve with and have served with. I would like to say thanks to those individuals who have molded me into the leader that I am today.

What makes me

Martin FloresAssistant fi re chief, Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Directorate of Emergency Services

Emotional strength makes me Iron Horse Strong. I use empathy when dealing with people in distress. It may not be the most signifi cant event I have responded to, but it may be the most signifi cant thing the person is experiencing. I take that into account and treat those individuals as if they were a member of my family.

I let everyone that I work with know what a privilege it is to serve these heroes and their Family members and thank the Soldiers for their service daily, even if it is just in passing.

I continue to serve because I am an Iraq War veteran and that “thank you” is sincere, and being thankful goes a long way in life.

My goal is to make PCMS Fire and Emergency Services the most well-trained and proactive Army fi re department in the area.

All of the chief staff members of the department have infl uenced my growth as a Department of the Army Civilian. They help me on a daily basis and make me strong by sharing knowledge to help others.

Sgt. 1st Class Charles PandoraMortar platoon sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion,

23rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

3March 6, 2015 — MOUNTAINEER

2 Carson offi cers complete pre-Ranger courseBy David Vergun

Army News Service

WASHINGTON — Two Fort Carson offi cers were among the six women to successfully complete all course requirements of the fi rst two gender-integrated Ranger Training Assessment Courses (RTAC) held this fi scal year.

A fi rst lieutenant with 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, was the only woman to successfully complete the second RTAC. A second lieutenant with 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. Div., was one of fi ve women to complete the fi rst course.

Of the 100 Soldiers who started the RTAC that ended in mid-February, 17 were female. Of the Soldiers who completed the course successfully, 35 were male and one was female, said Maj. Gen. Scott Miller, who spoke during a media roundtable, Feb. 24.

Miller serves as commander of the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, at Fort Benning, Georgia. Fort Benning hosts both the RTAC and the Ranger course.

The normal completion rate for the two-week RTAC hovers around 50 percent. This is the second gender-integrated RTAC this year.

The fi rst gender-integrated RTAC course concluded Jan. 30. That course began with 122 Soldiers. Of those Soldiers, 26 were female. Of the Soldiers who completed the course successfully, 53 were male and fi ve were female.

Successfully completing RTAC qualifi es Soldiers to go on to the Army’s Ranger course. Female Soldiers who participate in and successfully complete one of

the four gender-integrated RTACs will be able to attend the fi rst gender-integrated “Ranger Course Assessment” which begins April 20.

Not all Soldiers are required to attend an RTAC before attending the Ranger course. However, successfully completing an RTAC is mandatory for all female Soldiers who want to attend the Ranger course.

Additionally, all National Guard Soldiers who want to attend the Ranger course must successfully complete an RTAC. Active-duty male Soldiers who don’t work in a physically demanding environment may also attend an RTAC, Miller said.

Photo by Sgt. Sara Wakai

Soldiers cool down after a 2-mile run with their assigned weapons, before participating in an obstacle course at Fort Benning, Ga., Feb. 7 as part of the Ranger Training Assessment Course.

See Ranger on Page 4


RTAC is designed to prepare Soldiers for the physical and mental rigors of the Ranger course. For those completing RTAC, odds of their success at the Ranger course are improved, he said.

Two more gender-integrated RTACs are scheduled for this year — one in March and one in April. Like the two completed gender-integrated RTACs, slots are being reserved in each of these courses for 40 female Soldiers. However, as was seen in the first two gender-integrated RTACs, there may not be 40 female Soldiers who ask to participate.

One standard for allStandards for men and women will continue to be

the same as they have always been at both RTAC and the Ranger course, Miller said.

The demanding standards were not bent at all for anyone, and that accounts for the high attrition rates

for all Soldiers, who fail for any number of reasons including medical and physical. And for some, the stress is just too great and they opt out, he said.

Helping to ensure that the standards remained the same for all participants were 17 enlisted and eight commissioned “observer-advisers” (O-As), said Sgt. 1st Class Tiffany Easter, an O-A.

An additional duty of the O-A was to advise Ranger instructors since in years past there had never been female students, she said. Some of the advice was on sleep arrangements and latrines.

Becoming an O-A itself was a pretty rigorous process, Easter said. Training included a 12-mile foot march, a combat water survival test and land navigation. Also, the Army looked for O-As with suitable backgrounds.

In Easter’s case, she embedded with Special Forces Soldiers on cultural support teams in remote areas of Afghanistan last year.

For her part, Easter hopes to one day attend the RTAC and then go on to the Ranger course, but for now, she said, it is more important that she helps

ensure the gender integration is successful and that standards are upheld for everyone.

Everyone successfulSome of the Soldiers who didn’t make it through

RTAC opted to recycle to another course, said Maj. William Woodard Jr., a company commander with the U.S. Army National Guard Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning. Additionally, many who didn’t make it through the first week opted to stay in training for the second week, even though that would not entitle them to have successfully made it through RTAC.

“That’s noteworthy and commendable,” he said. They saw the “intrinsic value of the training” and will return to their units as better Soldiers.

“Anytime Soldiers raise their hands and volun-teer for a tough course, I admire that,” Miller said. “And this is about the toughest course the Army has. The operating force will receive more well-trained Soldiers because of this experience.”

Editor’s note: Fort Carson Public Affairs Office contributed to this article.

RangerFrom Page 3

DeCA seeks new deli, bakery contractor

By Nancy O’NellDefense Commissary

Agency public affairs specialist

FORT LEE, Va. — Deli and bakery services at the Fort Carson commissary were tempo-rarily suspended Saturday while the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) seeks a new contractor.

The four Colorado com-missaries are among the 16 facilities that also suspended sushi bar operations. In all, there are 22 commissaries in nine states affected.

DeCA is looking at both long-term and interim solutions

to offer the valued deli and bakery. Using an expedited contracting process, DeCA expects to have a new contract in place by mid-May. And as an interim solution, to avoid disruption of services, the agency is pursuing the use of temporary employees to ensure delivery of limited services until a new contractor can be brought on board.

“Our goal is to offer our customers high-quality prod-ucts and services in every aisle of the commissary,” said DeCA Director and CEO Joseph H. Jeu. “The difficult decision to not renew the contract option

year with one of our current deli and bakery contractors was made in the best interest of our customers.”

Customers can purchase cold cuts, potato and macaroni salad, fruit and vegetable trays and similar items in their com-missary grocery and produce aisles. Store management has increased product quantities and will bring in new items to help fill in any short-term void.

“We apologize for the in-convenience to our customers,” Jeu said. “We’re working to return our deli and bakery opera-tions in these impacted stores to normal as quickly as possible.”

Free Family event set March 15

commander, HHBN, 4th Infantry Division. “We are getting back to the basics. Our mindset of preparation was not, ‘we’re doing something we have never done before.’ Our approach was receiving our leadership’s intent, and then articulating that to the command teams so they can ensure a high state of readiness.”

Sketch said the battalion is getting away from relying solely on the installation resource centers and going back to Soldier- and unit-led readiness processing.

“We need to maintain a high level of

readiness within our unit,” Sketch said. “We are training our junior leaders that this is not just a one time readiness process but something that we need to do routinely. We need to be ready not just for the current RAF mission but whatever other requirements come up.”

Sketch said he is ensuring that the HHBN Family Readiness Group at the company level is robust enough to be able to keep Families resourced and informed of how their Soldiers are doing and contributing to the mission.

“Separation is never easy — whether it is Afghanistan or the European RAF — it is a sacrifice,” Sketch said. “We understand that sacrifice and will support the Families in any way we can.”

EuropeFrom Page 1

Photo by Sgt. Marena Erickson

Deputy Commanding General for Maneuver Brig. Gen. Randy A. George, 4th Infantry Division and Joint Task Force Carson, visits with Capt. James Gibbs, commander, Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, in Tapa, Estonia, Sunday. George toured facilities and received a briefing on the 3rd Sqdn., 2nd Cav. Reg., mission of training host nation forces in Poland, Lithuania and Estonia in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Rob Oson

Spc. Alex Crow, radar repairer, Company A, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, reviews his Family and emergency contact info with Melissa Hermosillo, Family readiness support adviser, HHBN, Tuesday. Crow is doing this as part of the Soldier readiness process before departing on a training exercise for the Regionally Aligned Force mission in Europe.

Mountaineer staff

The Military Child Education Coalition hosts a free Tell Me A Story program March 15 at 2 p.m. at the Special Events Center.

The event, limited to the first 50 Families to register, features guest reader Garrison Commander Col. Joel D. Hamilton who will read “Zen Shorts” by Jon J. Muth. Each Family attending the event, geared toward children 4-12, will receive a copy of the book.

The Military Child Education Coalition’s Tell Me A Story: Making Connections and Finding Support through Literature is an initiative created to empower military children by using literature and their own stories.

In addition to the reading of the book, the event includes hands-on activities and snacks.

To register for the event or for more information on the Parent to Parent team, contact Louise Webb, team lead, Fort Carson Parent to Parent, at 808-258-5961 or email [email protected].


Leaders launch AER campaignStory and photo by Scott Prater

Mountaineer staff

Joint Task Force Carson community members gathered at the Elkhorn Conference Center Feb. 27 to formally kickoff the Army Emergency Relief campaign for 2015.

This year marks 74 years that AER has delivered financial assistance to Soldiers and Families in need of support.

Sgt. Maj. Alan M. Gibson, special assistant to the 4th Infantry Division command sergeant major, addressed the capacity crowd first and talked about how AER helps Families through some of life’s most stressful moments.

“I ask my Soldiers to think back to the time they needed a quick $3,000 loan,” he said. “Then I ask them what they’ve done to give back to the community.”

Army Emergency Relief is a nonprofit organization that was developed in 1942 with the primary mission of assisting Soldiers and their Families. The organization operates through donations and offers short-term zero-interest loans to Soldiers in times of need.

“First sergeants and company commanders are the keys to this campaign,” Gibson said. “We need to make AER user friendly. Soldiers are looking and asking, ‘Where should I go?’ We have

the AER system in place and we need to use it. It’s when we don’t use it that Soldiers develop problems.”

Deputy Commanding General for Support Brig. Gen. Mike Tarsa, 4th Inf. Div. and Joint Task Force Carson, explained that AER is really about the Army and its ability to take care of its own.

“Last year AER provided in excess of $83 million to more than 72,000 Soldiers and Families,” Tarsa said. “The thing that’s fascinating, though, is the fact that AER is a savvy organization. They not only take in contributions from donors,

they make investments with those funds, which allows them to pay out more (money) to Soldiers than they take in.”

Fort Carson community members raised $224,000 for AER in 2014. Tarsa praised the amount, then announced the 2015 Fort Carson goal was $250,000.

“Let’s join hands and see what we can do for the Army Family,” he concluded.

Where Tarsa and Gibson called for leadership to support the campaign, AER Deputy Director for Finance Retired Col. Andrew Cohen called for Soldiers to view AER as a first choice.

“The real value to AER comes when Soldiers use it,” he said. “Too many times the stigma attached to AER prevents people who need it most from taking that first step. We want AER to be Soldiers’ first choice, not their last one.”

He explained how easy it is for people to accept a loan from a preda-tory lender at 25-percent interest, but said even that number is misleading. Adding compounded interest and terms, many of those loans are closer to 36 percent.

“Through AER, we can save Soldiers and Families $360 for $1,000 they borrow,” he said. “That’s $360 left in a Soldier’s pocket.”

He also inferred that it was time to end the stigma attached to the AER program, saying people often think that anyone who uses AER is a deadbeat Soldier who can’t handle money.

“In most cases, however, it’s the Soldier whose Family member has died,” Cohen said. “That Soldier needs to get home quickly.”

In another example, he described a scenario where a Soldier must take emergency leave to straighten out a legal matter, and another who must travel cross country to help a Family member.

“This is where Soldiers build trust in each other,” he said. “And this is where they build confidence in their leadership.”

Retired Col. Andrew Cohen, Army Emergency Relief treasurer and deputy director for finance, converses with unit finance NCOs following the 2015 AER kickoff event Feb. 27.


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Leaders emphasize trust at SHARP AcademyStory and photo by Scott GibsonU.S. Army Combined Arms Center

Public Affairs Offi ce

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey spoke with students of the Sexual Harassment and Assault Response Program (SHARP) baseline certifi cation course at the SHARP Academy at Fort Leavenworth Feb. 26.

This was the Army’s most senior command team’s

fi rst visit since the baseline course was relocated to the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center on Fort Leavenworth in October.

Odierno spoke to the class about the importance trust plays in the Army’s organization, and about therole each class member will play as graduates of the SHARP Academy as they become key participants in the preservation of that trust.

“The reason that the sergeant major and I are here today is to tell you personally how important this program is to us,” Odierno said. “Your job is to educate

our Army and to create a program at your level that provides comfort and the necessary support to properly care for those who are victims.”

Odierno said he believes that although the Army is making positive headway in the areas of sexual harass-ment and sexual assault prevention, there is still work to be done in changing the existing culture. He said that service must continue to focus on the inculcation of Army Values and treating each other with dignity and respect at all times.

“How well we do in this (sexual harassment and sexual assault prevention) mission is fundamental to how well we do as an Army in the future,” Odierno said. “It’s that important to me.”

For Dailey, this was not only his fi rst visit to the SHARP Academy but it was also his fi rst visit to Fort Leavenworth since taking his new job.

As Dailey addressed class members, he emphasized a need to focus not only on the aftermath of sexual assault and sexual harassment, but also to highlight those leaders at all levels who are having a positive impact in the prevention of these acts.

“Where the Army has its greatest success are those programs where the Army’s junior leaders take owner-ship,” Dailey said. “This will never be a mission that will ever end, but it can, and it will, get better as we hold junior leaders accountable and empower them.”

To emphasize this point, Dailey discussed the need for a “not in my squad” mentality in which leaders at all levels take responsibility for the elimination of these actions that go against our Army Values.

Graduates who complete the seven-week SHARP baseline course will go on to serve as Army sexual assault response coordinators and victim advocates. Upon gradu-ation of the current class, Fort Leavenworth’s academy will have certifi ed more than 125 SHARP professionals.

Army Chief of Staff

Gen. Ray Odierno,

right, and Sgt. Maj. of

the Army Daniel

A. Dailey address

students of the Sexual

Harassment and Assault

Response Program’s

baseline certifi cation

course at Fort

Leavenworth, Kan., Feb. 26.


4ID names quarter’s bestBy Sgt. William Smith

4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

Six Soldiers competed in the 4th Infantry Division and Joint Task Force Carson NCO and Soldier of the Quarter competition Feb. 23-24 to determine which candidates will compete at the next level.

The six Soldiers — two junior enlisted and four NCOs — came from various units on Fort Carson. The competition consisted of a physical fitness test, combat testing lanes, written exam, mystery event and a rigorous oral board covering a range of Army topics.

Sgt. Tyler Battig, combat engineer, Company A, 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. Div., and Spc. Jesse Castens, combat medic, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Inf. Div., won the NCO and Soldier categories and will compete at the upcoming annual post competition later this year.

“The goal of the competition was to determine and then send forward the best Soldier and noncommissioned officer of the 4th Infantry Division to the next level of competition,” said Master Sgt. Ray Navarrette, NCO in charge of the competition. “The planning and preparation of the event was tedious, but once the competitors started the competition it made all the effort worth it; seeing the Soldiers at their finest to represent themselves is nothing short of amazing.”

Castens said he feels that every Soldier should compete in a “best warrior” competition to improve himself and the Soldiers around them.

“The competition is about not giving up,” said Castens. “The weather kept us on our toes. The competition was a great opportunity to learn and further develop my soldiering skills.”

Battig said he looks forward to overcoming whatever challenges he will face in the annual 4th Inf. Div. and JTF Carson competition later this year.

“It felt great to win,” Battig said. “I would tell other Soldiers competing in future competitions to take their time and not rush through the events. I can’t wait to face off against the noncommissioned officers at the next level.”

Battig and Castens each received a $150 gift card from the Fort Carson Exchange and an Army Achievement Medal.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Rob Oson

Commanding General Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, 4th Infantry Division and Joint Task Force Carson, awards Sgt. Tyler Battig, combat engineer, Company A, 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. Div., an Army Achievement Medal after Battig was named the NCO of the Quarter at Division Headquarters Feb. 25.


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Expert Infantry Badge

1,000 Soldiers to test their mettleStory and photos by

Staff Sgt. William Waller4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Offi ce,

4th Infantry Division

A young Soldier bundled in cold weather gear, wearing a combat helmet

and body armor, lies on his poncho stretched across the snow with his rifl e fi xed on a target Feb. 23.

Pfc. Kodie Pruitt, infantryman, Company B, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, was at the range becoming reacquainted with his

weapon in preparation for the Expert Infantryman Badge test.

Pruitt is one of more than 1,000 Soldiers from units across Joint Task Force Carson who will compete for the coveted EIB March 22-27.

“The test consists of a physical fi tness test, a day and night orienteering

course and three lanes with 10 tasks each,” said Master Sgt. James Belt, EIB NCO in charge. “The test is extensive and has a very marginal success rate. The last time we did the EIB almost half of the (candidates) didn’t make it past the fi rst day.”

Pruitt and other Soldiers of 1st Bn., 12th Inf. Reg., are training hard to be prepared when it is

time to test their mettle. Marksmanship training wasn’t the

only thing on the agenda for 1st Bn., 12th Inf. Reg. Soldiers also refreshed their orienteering skills at the land navigation course where the testing will be held.

“The opportunity to practice orien-teering before the EIB is very important,” said Maj. Christopher Hallows, operations offi cer, 1st Bn., 12th Inf. Reg. “Land navi-gation is a perishable skill and we, as light infantry, should continue to practice it.”

Those who successfully complete the test will earn the right to wear the Expert Infantryman Badge, a symbol of tradition for the U.S. Army infantrymen who played a vital role in the defense of the nation.

Pfc. Kodie Pruitt, infantryman, Company B, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, makes adjustments to his advanced optical gun sight Feb. 23. Pruitt

will be competing in the Expert Infantryman Badge testing, where weapon profi ciency is one of the many areas of emphasis tested.

1st. Lt. Jonathan Goodin, infantryman, Company B, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, reviews his target at a rifl e range Feb. 23 as 1st. Lt. Matthew Ferlitsch, infantryman, Company B, 1st Bn., 12th Inf. Reg., provides coaching advice on how to adjust Goodin’s sights for the next fi ring iteration.


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Story and photo by Sgt. Nelson Robles4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

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As operations come to a close in Afghanistan, many young Soldiers who served there gained combat experi-ence and knowledge that will help set the foundation for the next generation of Soldiers and the future of the Army.

Sgt. Nathan Brown, infantryman, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, is one of those young leaders.

Brown, a Deltona, Florida, native, joined the Army in 2011 after graduating high school.

“I joined the Army because I felt it was the right thing to do,” Brown said. “Ever since my Family came (to the United States) in the 1700s, (a relative of mine has) fought in every war that America has been in. It was my turn to step up.”

After completing Advanced Individual Training, Brown was assigned to Fort Carson’s 4th IBCT. He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with the “Mountain Warriors” in March 2012.

“My fi rst deployment was to Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It was a tricky deployment; I was 19 years old going in there. Thankfully, I had good leadership,” Brown said.

Five months into the deployment, Brown was awarded a Purple Heart for injuries sustained from indirect fi re.

“I was in a room on our forward operating base helping plan a mission when an 82 mm mortar went through the roof and blew up a meter away from me — I took some shrapnel,” he said. “I had a choice to make:

They could send me home to take the large pieces of shrapnel out or I could rest and see how I healed.”

Brown chose to stay.“I could still walk, so I decided to see how it would

heal,” Brown said. “I didn’t leave because when I deployed, my unit was like my Family – my family was still there so I would stay with them.”

Brown said he gained experience and knowledge throughout that deployment that has helped him develop as a young leader.

“I can say from fi rsthand experience that I know what it feels (like) going through (certain) things. I can relate to Soldiers, I’ve done the details and patrols they have to do,” Brown said. “If someone gets hurt, I can say I know it’s hard, but I’m still here. I kept on going, you (can) too.”

Brown deployed again in March 2014, earning a spot in the “Red Warriors” reconnaissance platoon, HHC, 1st Bn., 12th Inf. Reg.

“We handpick our personnel for the recon platoon,” said Staff Sgt. Joel Kreusel, Brown’s squad leader. “The Soldier has to be physically fi t and excel in training. Brown is the kind of motivated Soldier we look for — he loves the Army and his organization.”

While deployed, Brown participated in the Soldier of the Month board in October.

“Brown has the right attitude for a Soldier. He not only won the Soldier of the Month board but also went on to pass the promotion board, eventually earning the rank of sergeant,” said 1st Sgt. Matt O’neil, HHC, 1st Bn., 12th Inf. Reg. “He is one of my heavy hitters.”

Brown said he is glad his position in the reconnais-sance platoon enables him to coach and train Soldiers.

“I had a young Soldier that came to (the platoon) about

a month into the deployment. Seeing him evolve from a kid who couldn’t catch his footing on shale rock to someone who can get his (gear) on and hop on a (helicopter) and get out quickly is a great thing,” Brown said.

His career, like his unit, will be changing.“I don’t know if I have enough time left with the

unit to see another deployment, but I’ve learned so much as a (member of the reconnaissance platoon),” he said. “I couldn’t have had a better fi rst unit.”

Sgt. Nathan Brown, infantryman, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, holds the nation’s colors during a change of command ceremony Feb. 20 at the Special Events Center.


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Miscellaneous Balfour Beatty offers single Soldier leasing —

Balfour Beatty Communities now offers leasing to single Soldiers in the ranks of staff sergeant and above, as well as leasing to active-duty military Families. Call 888-957-9366 or visit http://www.fortcarsonfamilyhousing.com for more information.

Transitioning Soldier career opportunity — The U.S. Department of Energy is partnering with Fort Carson to offer transitioning active-duty Soldiers a free six-week intensive training in solar energy system installation. Application deadline is Friday for the classes held March 17 to April 24, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Education Center. The course prepares students for a career as an installer, designer, project manager, or other technical position. Soldiers must be within 120 days of separation at the start of the course; have a fully honorable, honorable or general discharge; a high school diploma or GED certificate; good math skills; general technical score of 100 or higher; and a willingness to relocate. Graduates are guaranteed interviews with top U.S. solar companies. Applications are available at the Education Center, building 117, room 150. Contact Sherry Jenkins at [email protected] or 526-8075 for more information.

U.S. Army Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame — induction ceremony and alumni association reunion are scheduled April 25-29 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Contact Retired Col. John Ionoff at 813-917-4309 or visit http://www.ocsalumni.com for more information.

Leader Development Course — Fort Carson Training Center Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness will conduct the course April 13-17 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Target audience for the course is specialists to staff sergeants and first and second lieutenants. The course is designed to enhance the capability of Soldiers to recognize the key factors of optimal performance in themselves and in others and develop the ability to apply and communicate specific mental techniques designed to maximize mental strength and set the conditions for consistently high levels of performance. Applicants need first line supervisor approval and must be capable of performing short sprints, jumping and light lifts. Call 526-0828 to sign up or for more information.

Ongoing First Sergeants’ Barracks Program 2020 — is located

in building 1454 on Nelson Boulevard. The hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The office assists Soldiers with room assignments and terminations. Call 526-9707 for more information.

Sergeant Audie Murphy Club — The Fort Carson Sergeant Audie Murphy Club meets the second Tuesday of each month from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Stack Dining Facility, building 2330. The club is named after Audie Leon Murphy, the most highly-decorated Soldier in American history. To be a member, a Soldier must be recognized as an NCO of the highest quality, demonstrating both leadership and performance. Armywide, SAMC membership is between 1 and 2 percent. Contact SAMC president Sgt. 1st Class Gilbert Guzman Jr. at 526-3576 or email [email protected].

Physical Exam Clinic — is located in building 1056 and performs physicals for Soldiers assigned to Fort Carson and surrounding bases without a primary care manager. Physicals, except flight physicals, are available by appointment from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, except federal holidays. Physical packets can be obtained at the clinic or online at http://www.evans.amedd.army.mil/srp/srpc(underscore)pe.html. Visit building 1056 or call 526-7170 for more information.

Special Operations Logistics Support Element — is looking for active-duty Soldiers who are airborne qualified or willing to attend airborne training and are eligible for a permanent-change-of-station move. SOLSE seeks sergeants through sergeants first class with military occupational specialties of 88M, 88N, 89B, 92A, 92F, 92Y and 92W with General Technical score of 100 or higher, no physical

limitations and a secret clearance with the ability to get a top secret clearance. Assignment has promotion rates that vastly exceed conventional Army along with abundant schooling opportunities, long-term stabilization and exceptional Family support program and activities. Submit Enlisted Record Brief to [email protected].

Directorate of Public Works services — Services range from repair and maintenance of facilities to equipping units with a sweeper and cleaning motor pools. Below are phone numbers and points of contact for services:• Facility repair/service orders — Fort Carson

Support Services service order desk can be reached at 526-5345. Use this number for emergencies or routine tasks and for reporting wind damage, damaged traffic signs or other facility damage.

• Refuse/trash and recycling — Call Eric Bailey at 719-491-0218 or email [email protected] when needing trash containers, trash is overflowing or emergency service is required.

• Facility custodial services — Call Bryan Dorcey at 526-6670 or email [email protected] for service needs or to report complaints.

• Elevator maintenance — Call Bryan Dorcey at 526-6670 or email [email protected].

• Motor pool sludge removal/disposal — Call Dennis Frost at 526-6997 or email [email protected].

• Self-help/troop construction — Call Tony Haag at 526-2859 or e-mail [email protected]. Use this number to obtain self-help tools and equipment or a motorized sweeper.

• Base operations contracting officer representative — Call Terry Hagen at 526-9262 or email [email protected] for questions on snow removal, grounds maintenance and contractor response to service orders.

• Portable latrines — Contact Jerald Just at 524-0786 or [email protected] to request, for service or to report damaged or overturned latrines.

• Signs — Call Jim Diorio, Fort Carson Support Services, at 896-0797 or 524-2924 or email [email protected] to request a facility, parking or regulatory traffic sign.

The Fort Carson Trial Defense Service office — is able to help Soldiers 24/7 and is located in building 2354. During duty hours, Soldiers should call 526-4563. The 24-hour phone number for after hours, holidays and weekends is 526-0051.

Briefings Casualty Notification/Assistance Officer training —

The 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson com-manding general has directed all Soldiers, sergeant first class through command sergeant major, chief warrant officer 2-5 and officers, captain and above, must attend Casualty Assistance Officer and Casualty Notification Officer Training. The three-day training course is held monthly at Veterans Chapel. Soldiers must register through their school NCO for attendance of this training. The next classes are March 17-19 and April 14-16. Call 526-4551 for details.

Retirement briefings — are available at http://www. carson.army.mil/dhr/DHR/MPD/PPB/Retirement Services.html. Call 526-2840 for more information.

ETS briefings — are available at http://www.carson.army.mil/dhr/DHR/MPD/PPB/Transitions.html. Call 526-2240/8458 for more information.

Reassignment briefings — are available at http://www.carson.army.mil/dhr/DHR/MPD/PPB/Briefings/Levy.html.

Disposition Services — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Colorado Springs, located in building 381, conducts orientations Fridays from 12:30-3:30 p.m. The orientations discuss

DLA processes to include turning in excess property, reutilizing govern ment property, web-based tools available, special handling of property and environmental needs. To schedule an orien-tation, contact Arnaldo Borrerorivera at arnaldo. [email protected] for receiving/turn in; Mike Welsh at [email protected] for reutilization/web tools; or Rufus Guillory at [email protected].

Army ROTC Green-to-Gold briefings — are held the first and third Tuesday of each month at noon at the education center, building 1117, room 120. Call University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Army ROTC at 262-3475 for more information.

Hours of OperationLogistics Readiness Center Supply and Services

• Central issue facility, building 1525 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. Last customer served at 3:30 p.m.

• Reparable exchange/directed exchange or turn-in — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30- 4 p.m. on a walk-in basis. For faster turn-in service, call 526-3321 for an appointment.

• Ammunition supply point, building 9370 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. Last issue/turn-in to ASP is at 2:30 p.m.; exceptions coordinated on case-by-case basis.

• Subsistence Support Management Office, building 350 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m.; call 526-4086/5195.

• Post Supply Support Activity, building 330 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. Last customer served at 3:30 p.m.; call 526-9094.

• Installation Property Book Office, building 330 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m.; call 526-5984.

• Post Laundry, building 310 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. Last customer served at 3:30 p.m.; call 526-8803.

• Bulk fuel point — Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to midnight.

• Hazardous Material Control Center, building 400/406 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact administration operations at 526-5349 or the warehouse at 526-2979.

Education Center hours of operation — The Mountain Post Training and Education Center, building 1117, 526-2124, hours are as follows:• Counselor Support Center — Monday-Thursday

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8 a.m. to 9 p.m.• Defense Activity for Nontraditional Educa tion

Support and Army Personnel Testing — Monday- Friday 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Claims Office hours — are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m., located on the first floor of building 6222, 1633 Mekong St. Shipment under Full Replace Value claimants must report the additional loss or damage listed on After Delivery Form 1851 directly to the transportation service provider by fax or report on the Defense Personal Property System line within 75 days. Claimants must submit the claim on DPS line through http://www.move.mil within nine months for FRV compensation for certain items. All other claims, submit to Fort Carson Claims Office within two years of delivery or date of incident. Call 526-1355 for more information.

Medical Activity Correspondence Department office hours — The Correspondence (Release of Information) Office in the Patient Administration Division hours are Monday-Wednesday and Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; closed all federal holidays. Call 526-7322 or 526-7284 for details.

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Sustainability expo delivers green knowledgeStory and photo by Scott Prater

Mountaineer Staff

Fort Carson hosted its first Sustainable-Green Procurement Expo and Workshop Feb. 26. Acquisition managers, government purchase card holders and contract specialists packed the Elkhorn Conference Center to learn about federal sustainability requirements and compliance policies.

The event was hosted by the Fort Carson Installation Sustainability Resource Office (FCISRO) and featured a guidance briefing from U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC).

“We have seven long-term sustainability goals and three of those are to be net zero as an installation in

energy, water and waste by 2020,” said Mary Barber of FCISRO. “There are a lot of different executive orders and statutes that we at Fort Carson are required to follow. This expo was a great way for people who buy things to learn about those requirements.”

Dave Asiello, DOD Sustainability Program manager, traveled from Washington, D.C., to advise event organizers and meet Soldiers and civilians at Fort Carson.

“We travel to a lot of military installations around the country to help educate folks about laws, regulations and compliance requirements,” Asiello said. “But, we also want to relay the benefits of going sustainable. Many of these products work better, they’re better for the mission and

lessen negative health impacts.”Beth Martin, USAPHC

supervisory environmental scientist, informed attendees about the types of products covered by federal compliance requirements and how to obtain more information from vendors and government agencies.

“We want people to come away from the expo with an understanding that not only are sustainable procurement practices good for the installation, they’re easy to imple-ment,” she said. “Yes, there are several preference (areas) including recycled content, bio-based products and energy efficient products, in all, about 180 categories. But, a specific buyer may only be involved with four of them.”

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his needs first. Then his sustainment product research is significantly limited.

Martin advised attendees on different sustainability statutes and regulations, such as reducing the use of petroleum-based products and sub-stituting them with bio-based versions.

“The fact is that much of the petroleum used in the U.S. is in making products,” she said. “Plastics are heavily petroleum based. So, when we buy bio-based products, we reduce our dependence on foreign oil.”

Buying recycled-content products also helps create a market for those products, she explained. It’s one thing to separate paper, cans and plastic, throw them into blue bins and then have them shipped off somewhere. But, if no one buys the products created from recycled content, that paper, aluminum and plastic has nowhere to go.

“Besides the tree hugger reasons, people need to understand that sustain-able procurement is the law,” she said.

Following their briefing, attendees got a chance to learn about specific products from dozens of sustainable product vendors and government agency representatives.

Many of the attendees were responsible for acquiring products for the post in some way, but the expo was open to everyone and people from all walks of life, including Colorado College and Pikes Peak Community College students who strolled through the information booths and watched product demonstrations.

Despite wintry weather that hampered attendance, Barber and Asiello were pleased with the expo’s production and its turnout, especially as a first-time event.

“We’re all about outreach and educating people,” Asiello said. “This format is a good way to reach the many different types of procurement people on an installation.”

George Handy, DOD Sustainable Products Center

program man-ager and Dave

Asiello, DOD Sustainability

program manager visit with vendors and attendees at the Fort Carson

Sustainability Expo Feb. 26.

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to military installations around the country to

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products and practices.

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Challenges lead to healthy habitsCommentary by Capt. Kelly Kaim

Dietitian, Evans Army Community Hospital

March may be known for the “March Madness” NCAA basketball tournament, but it is also recognized as National Nutrition Month.

National Nutrition Month is an annual campaign providing information and education to raise awareness on making healthy food and lifestyle choices. This year’s theme is “Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle,” focusing on the idea that if people make informed decisions on what they put into their bodies and exercise regularly they are on their way to promoting overall health and decreasing their risk of chronic disease.

For many, this is about the time of year when their New Year’s resolutions have been forgotten and old habits start to creep back into daily routines. Don’t be one of these people; instead use this month to educate yourself on healthy habits you can adopt to bring you closer to your health and fi tness goals.

For the next month, the dietitians at Evans Army Community Hospital offer the following weekly nutri-tion challenges for you to do at home with your Family:

Week oneChallenge one: Nothing out of a package

consumed this week can contain more than fi ve ingredients. The more ingredients a product contains, the more processed it is and the less nutrients it provides.

Challenge two: Avoid any foods that contain high-fructose corn syrup. High fructose has no nutritional value and simply contributes empty calories to the diet.

Challenge three: Avoid foods that have “partially hydrogenated” listed on the ingredient

list this week. This is another name for trans fat which is the worst kind of fat and shouldn’t be in the diet at all.

Week twoChallenge one:

All grains consumed this week must be 100-percent whole grain, no refi ned grains. If whole is not in front of the grain or wheat in the ingredients you are missing out on a lot of the fi ber and nutrients.

Challenge two: At least half your plate at every meal this week should be fruits and vegetables. Having half the plate come from “whole” foods is going to help meet vitamin and mineral intake for the day and also fi ll you up without all the added calories.

Challenge three: No fried foods this week. Fried foods contain a lot of unwanted fat and calories and don’t keep you full.

Week threeChallenge one: Record all foods and

beverages consumed this week in a seven-day food log. Food logs are a great way to give you an idea of how your nutrient intake compares to recommendations based on individual goals. Myfi tnesspal.com is a great application to use for this.

Challenge two: No artifi cially sweetened sugars can be consumed this week. These are chemically manufactured products that don’t exist in nature, and since they are relatively new to the market the long-term effects of excessive use

are still uncertain.Challenge three:

Prepare all dinner meals at home this week. Preparing meals allows you to control what goes into your body. If you have long workdays think about prepping meals for the week on the weekend to help with time management.

Week fourChallenge one: Avoid fast food this week.

Fast food is loaded in fat and sodium. Portion size is at least double a standard portion.

Challenge two: The only beverages consumed this week are water, milk, 100-percent fruit juice or naturally sweetened coffee and tea. Beverages contribute a lot of sugar and empty calories to the diet without much full factor.

Challenge three: Measure food this week. Most people have no idea of what portion size they are eating. Measuring food is especially helpful when trying to lose weight. Even if eating the right foods, too much of it can have negative health consequences.

Make the decision to make this National Nutrition Month your time to make healthy food and lifestyle choices a priority.

The Evans Hospital Nutrition Care Division offers several classes including weight management, cholesterol control, healthy cooking and a commissary tour. Call 526-7290 for more information on classes offered.

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Story and photos by Sgt. William Howard1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Offi ce,

4th Infantry Division

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter landed and 10 exhausted Soldiers spilled out of its sides into a violent windblast of snow in a remote Fort Carson training area Feb. 24 as they prepared to assault an objective.

The aerial insertion was a small portion of a situational training exercise for Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. The Soldiers conducted their squad

live-fi re exercise in October 2014, and now are conducting operations at the platoon level.

“I’m working closely with my platoon sergeant and my squad leaders to conduct multiple missions over a 36-hour period,” said 1st Lt. Brett Peloquin, platoon leader, Company B, 1st Bn., 38th Inf. Reg. “This continually tests us in preparation for a platoon live-fi re and a potential deployment.”

The platoon evaluations prepare the Soldiers for future live-fi re training and company operations which will certify them for unifi ed land operations.

“Most of these guys are new and have never been deployed,” said Staff Sgt. Bradford Fong, platoon sergeant, Company

B, 1st Bn., 38th Inf. Reg. “I think that with this type of experience they will understand how full-spectrum operations work.”

The platoon situational training exercise began with an eight-hour deliberate planning phase and rehearsals for realistic missions.

The fi rst mission required the platoon to maneuver four Stryker fi ghting vehicles into a named area of interest and dismount troops to destroy hostile forces.

Once the area was clear, the platoon leadership addressed concerns from actors posing as host nation forces. The platoon received intelligence from the actors and performed reconnaissance on a new target.

After integrating with battalion-level sniper and indirect fi re assets, the platoon performed another deliberate attack on hostile forces, treated a casualty and responded to a chemical attack by donning their M40-series protective masks. The platoon used its Stryker to evacuate the casualty and withdraw to a safe area from the chemical attack.

Spc. Jared Shafer, infantryman, Company B, 1st Bn., 38th Inf. Reg., said even though they were cold and tired after the 24 hour mark of conducting operations, they still had another mission to complete.

“I’m the leader of my team and I have to be mo-tivated for them,” said Shafer. “To keep them going and get the job done; better than anyone else can.”

Their last mission required the Soldiers to assault an objective in UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters, ascend uphill in deep snow to a ridgeline and ambush an approaching enemy with Javelin missiles and M240 machine guns.

“Our boots are frozen, but we’ll get through it,” said Shafer.

Even after successfully completing their last mission the Soldiers were still required to act as the opposing force for the next platoon’s exercise.

“These guys have defi nitely conditioned themselves,” said Fong. “If we did this a couple of months ago, they’d probably be dead tired.”

Peloquin said he’s proud of the “Blacksheep” platoon and looks forward to proving themselves again.

“When we go onto the platoon live-fi re I have the utmost confi dence that we’re going to perform, not only safely, but effectively and deadly against the enemy,” said Peloquin.

Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, dismount from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an aerial insertion operation of a 36-hour platoon situational training exercise Feb. 24. They immediately established and maintained 360 degrees of security until the helicopter fl ew away.

Staff Sgt. David Hull, left, infantry squad leader,

and Staff Sgt. Bradford Fong, platoon sergeant,

both with Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker

Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, scan the horizon for approaching hostile forces from a ridge

during a platoon situational training exercise Feb. 24.

Spc. Jared Shafer, infantry team leader, Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fi res a training Javelin missile at an approaching enemy vehicle during a platoon situational training exercise Feb. 24.

Pfc. Zachary Morro, front, and Pfc. Eli Kepsel, infantrymen, Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, engage two approaching enemy vehicles with an M4 carbine rifl e and M240 machine gun during a platoon situational training exercise Feb. 24.

Pfc. Eli Kepsel, left, and Pfc. Zachary Morro, infantrymen, Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, ambush two enemy vehicles from a ridge during a platoon situational training exercise Feb. 24.

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Has someone in your organization recently received kudos? Contact Mountaineer staff at 526-4144 or email

[email protected].

Chapel briefsFacebook — Search “Fort Carson Chaplains (Religious

Support Offi ce)” for events and schedules.Stations of the Cross — with soup supper will begin at 6 p.m.

Fridays through March 27 at Soldiers Memorial Chapel.Vacation Bible School — takes place June 8-12 for ages

4 through completed fi fth grade. For more information, contact Pat Treacy at 524-2458 or Heidi McAllister at [email protected].

Eagle Lake Camp — takes place July 27-31 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for ages 7-12. Registration opens May 1. Space is limited. For more information, contact Heidi McAllister at 526-5744 or [email protected].

Youth Ministries — Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel youth group members are invited to attend the Prussman youth group Tuesdays at 6 p.m. or the Veterans Chapel youth group Sundays at 6:30 p.m.

Catholic Women of the Chapel — Child care is available by emailing children’s names and ages to [email protected]. Call Mattie Guthrie at 520-444-9141 for more information on child care. CWOC meets Wednesdays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. Call 526-5769 or visit “Fort Carson Military Council of Catholic Women” on Facebook for information.

Protestant Women of the Chapel — meets Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. Free child care is available. Email [email protected] or visit “PWOC Fort Carson” on Facebook for details.

Knights of Columbus — a Catholic group for men 18 and older, meets the third Wednesday of the month at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. Call 526-5769 for details.

Latter Day Saints Soldiers — meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. for pizza and social, followed by an Institute (Bible study) at 6:30 p.m. at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. Contact elder Ott Dameron at 433-2659 or [email protected] or Chap. (Capt.) Jacob Snell at 330-3120 or [email protected] for information or a ride.

Chapel scheduleRoman Catholic

Soldiers’ ChapelNelson Boulevard and Martinez Street

• Saturday, 4:15-4:45 p.m., reconciliation, 526-8583

• Saturday, 5 p.m., Mass, 526-8583• Sunday, 8:15-8:45 a.m.,

reconciliation, 526-8583• Sunday, 9 a.m., Mass, 526-8583

• Sunday, 10:30 a.m., religious education, 524-2458

• Sunday, 10:30 a.m., RCIA, 524-2458

• Monday-Friday, 11:45 a.m., mass, 526-8583

• Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m., CWOC, 526-5769

Healer ChapelEvans Army Community Hospital

• Sunday, 11 a.m., Mass, 526-7386• Monday-Thursday, noon, Mass,

526-7386• First Friday, noon, Mass, 526-7386

ProtestantVeterans ChapelMagrath Avenue and Titus Boulevard

• Sunday, 10 a.m., Chapel NeXt, 526-8889

Prussman ChapelBarkeley Avenue and Prussman Boulevard

• Sunday, 9:30 a.m., Sunday school, 526-5744

• Sunday, 11 a.m., gospel, 526-9640

Soldiers’ ChapelNelson Boulevard and Martinez Street

• Sunday, 11 a.m., worship, 524-4316• Tuesday, 9 a.m., PWOC, 524-4316

Healer ChapelEvans Army Community Hospital

• Sunday, 9 a.m., worship, 526-7386

Eastern OrthodoxFort Carson does not offer Eastern Orthodox services on post. Contact Chap. (Capt.) George Oanca at 612-432-6099 for Orthodox services.

JewishFort Carson does not offer Jewish services on post. Contact the U.S. Air Force Academy Chapel for Jewish services information at 333-2636. The chapel is located at 2346 Academy Place on the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Islamic

Colorado Warriors Sweat LodgeMeets once or twice monthly and upon special request. Contact Kevin Cheek at 554-7709 for more information.

Fort Carson does not offer Islamic services on post. Contact the Islamic Society at 2125 N. Chestnut, 632-3364 for information.

Commentary by Chap. (Maj.) Tim Maracle10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Have you ever been busy? At some points in our life, we face challenging opportunities that affect our priorities. We can easily be overcome by events and not see a busy life as an opportunity.

Even when we are busy it is an opportunity to see that each part of life is precious — the busy parts and the quiet ones.

The busy parts require a lot of attention and energy. We rely on our spiritual side to support us in the busy moments with a resource that we continually replenish in the quiet side of life. That side of our spirituality expresses in a physical mode. Some may go to the mountains to see the many awe-inspiring peaks, some may go down to a river laden path that creates a majestic backdrop while others may retreat into a sanctuary of worship to a higher power.

Whichever path we choose to travel, it is important to know that spirituality must bring us to a perspective in life in which we see how our lives are a small part of a larger world. The question that provides us with the meaning and purpose of our lives is, “What is the long-lasting effect of our busy life?” This meaning and purpose continue to infl uence our larger decisions and, ultimately, our fulfi llment of needs.

Many people see a need for rest in their busy life. The rest that is needed can only come from a

spiritual enrichment that increases resiliency in the face of the challenging opportunities. This culti-vation of our relationship with a higher power is crucial to understanding spiritual fulfi llment.

In 1 Timothy 6:6-12, Paul tells Timothy there is much more to life than a busy workload.

“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. But you, man of God, fl ee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fi ght of the faith. Take hold of the

eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”

This passage encourages me to know that I can trust in the one who has created the high mountain peak, the lowly river valleys and the fellowship of believers that support me in my busy opportunities. Have you ever been busy? What an opportunity you have to grow.

“ But godliness with “ But godliness with contentment is great contentment is great gain. For we brought gain. For we brought nothing into the world, nothing into the world, and we can take and we can take nothing out of it.”nothing out of it.”

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March 1942 — The massive camp construction project is underway with thousands of workers present for duty.

March 6, 1942 — U. S. War Department General Orders designating the post “Camp Carson” are published.

March 18, 1943 — The 811th Tank Destroyer Battalion arrives at Camp Carson and immediately begins training.

March 9, 1944 — Camp Carson, the former home of the 89th and 71st infantry divisions, adds another division for the record as the 104th “Timberwolf” Division arrives for advanced training.

March 20, 1944 — A winter storm with severe

snow and wind shuts down the camp, tying up all traffi c.

March 26, 1946 — An advance detachment of the 38th Regimental Combat Team arrives at Camp Carson ahead of the main body which arrives for training during the month.

March 4, 1947 — Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, 4th Army commanding general, visits the post.

March 14, 1952 — The Army Dog Training Center opens at Camp Carson and begins an intensive training schedule with newly arrived K-9s.

March 26, 1955 — The Fort Carson bowling team wins the men’s 5th Army title during the Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, competition.

March 20, 1957 — An $8 mil-lion project to construct 500 “Capehart Program” housing units on Fort Carson begins.

March 10-11, 1977 — Heavy snow driven by winds near 100 mph paralyze the Pikes Peak region leaving many dead and hundreds stranded. Fort Carson and 4th Infantry Division units mobilize to rescue stranded ranchers and motorists caught behind 7-15 foot snowdrifts.

March 1992 — Numerous special activities and events are held in celebration of Women’s History Month and Federal Women’s Week.

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Upcoming events A teen career fair — for military high school teens

and college students will be held April 30 from 3:30-7 p.m. at the Youth Services Center, building 5939. Contact Mercedes Jamieson at 526-0467 or [email protected], or Capt. Katie Wurzbach at 526-8535 or [email protected].

General announcementsAfter-hours hospital access — Access to Evans Army

Community Hospital from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. will soon be limited to the Emergency Room entrance. The Emergency Room entrance is on the hospital’s north side and is open 24/7. Visit https://www. facebook.com/EvansArmyCommunityHospital for more information.

Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation scholarship — Applications for the 2015-2016 academic year from high school seniors, under-graduate and graduate students who are children of Balfour Beatty Communities military Family housing residents must be postmarked by April 15. Applicants must attend an accredited college or university on a full-time basis in the fall or be enrolled in a program of study designed to transfer directly into a four-year program. Visit http://www.bbcommunitiesfoundation.org for an application and more information.

Donated annual leave for Fort Carson civilian employees — is currently being accepted for the following civilians who have exhausted all available leave because of medical emergencies under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program: David Grant and Mary Prince, Denver Recruiting Battalion; Sandra Ryon, Dental Activity; Stacey Hunter, Directorate of Human Resources, Carmelita Carrillo, Army Community Service; Clifford Dorn, Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation; Poma Darasamay, Space and Missile Defense Command; Tracy Paul, Directorate of Emergency Services; and Stephanie Smith-Froese, Directorate of Public Works. Any Army appropri-ated fund civilian employee wishing to donate an-nual leave must complete the OPM Form 630a found at http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf(underscore)fill/opm630a.pdf. Non-Army appropriated fund civilian employee from another federal agency interested in donating leave must complete the OPM Form 630b found at http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf(underscore)fill/opm630b.pdf and provide to their civilian personnel/HR office for annotation. Both forms must then be forwarded to Irma Otte, Fort Carson Civilian Personnel Advisory Center, via fax at 526-6128 or via email at [email protected] with the subject line “VLTP.” Otte can be reached at 719-526-9341. Anyone experiencing a medical emergency and about to exhaust leave can contact the CPAC Management Employee Relations team at 526-8317/1006/1336/4270.

Army Provider Level Satisfaction Survey — Patients may fill out and return the APLSS to help minimize the impact of budget cuts on medical care. Evans Army Community Hospital receives funding based on patients seen and customer satisfaction. Positive surveys returned can bring in up to $900. Help keep providers and departments and clinics fully functional. Call 526-7256 for more information.

Payday loan complaints — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is accepting complaints from borrowers encountering problems with payday loans. Visit http://www.consumerfinance.gov/ complaint or call 855-411-2372.

Snow removal — Occupants of military or civilian government facilities are responsible for clearing snow and ice on sidewalks leading from their doorstep to the first main sidewalk along parking lots or roadways. Ice melt is available from Fort Carson Support Services warehouse, building 214. Call 526-9271 for information. On-post Families can get information on snow removal by contacting Balfour Beatty Communities.

VIN verification — Colorado Vehicle Identification Number verifications will be conducted at the Fort Carson Police Station, building 2700, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Nurse advice line available — A nurse advice line is available 24/7 and is a resource Families can use if they become ill while traveling. Call 800-874-2273, option 1, to talk to a registered nurse who can answer urgent care questions, give health care

advice and help find a doctor in the area.Computer lab open later — The Education Center

Computer Lab/Learning Center is now open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call 526-2124/8077 for information.

Military spouse competitive employment — Spouses of active-duty Service members upon arrival to new duty stations from the contiguous U.S. may apply for competitive employment under Executive Order 13473. There is a two-year restriction from the date of the sponsor’s order to use the authorization. Spouses returning from overseas may apply under Executive Order 12721, which gives three years to use the authorization. Spouses of a veteran with 100 percent service connected disability may be eligible for employment under different circumstances. The Employment Readiness Program, Army Community Service, Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, can assist spouses in applying for education and employment. Contact Mercedes Jamieson, ERP program manager, or the ERP staff at 526-0452/0467 for information.

Veterinary clinic hours — The Fort Carson Veterinary Center, 1535 Sheridan Ave., building 6190, is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and closed on federal holidays. The center offers wellness exams, vaccination, microchip implanta-tion, dental appointments and sick call as well as some surgeries, including spaying and neutering. The center also has X-ray, ultrasound and other advanced imaging capabilities. Call 526-3803/4520 for information or to make an appointment.

Wait time information available online — Patients with appointments for radiology and specialty care at Evans Army Community Hospital can visit EACH’s website to learn when the next appointment is available. The information is updated every two hours for specialty clinics and weekly for radiology. EACH attempts to see patients at the hospital, but if appointments are not available within the 28 day standard for specialty care, patients may receive a letter with instructions for how to book an appointment with a network specialist. Visit http://www.evans.amedd.army.mil/VS/NextAvailable.aspx to check wait times.

JAG assists with name change, adoption — The Legal Assistance Office provides help in adult name changes and simple stepparent adoptions. The office cannot provide court representation but can furnish the necessary documents and procedural information. Call 526-5572 for more information.

4th Infantry Division Gift Shop — A variety of division and customizable unit-specific merchandise are available. The gift shop is located in The Hub, building 1532. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays.

Voting assistance — The Voting Assistance Office is located in building 1218, room 105. The office is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call 526-1140 or email the installation voting assistance officer at [email protected]. Visit http://www.fvap.gov for more information.

Pediatrics clinic — Evans Army Community Hospital’s pediatrics clinic has an embedded behavioral health psychologist/counselor available to work with parents who have concerns about their child’s behavior, discipline or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. A pediatric pharmacist is also available to manage children’s medication.

Fort Carson Police Records — The Fort Carson Police Records section has moved to building 2757, MOD 4, on the corner of Barkeley Avenue and Osan Street. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m., Monday-Thursday. Fingerprinting hours at the Fort Carson Police station, building 2700, have changed to 2-4 p.m., Monday-Friday. The Fort Carson Police complete fingerprints for on-post employment. For any other fingerprint needs, contact the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.

Civilian Assistance Services — provides short-term assistance to Department of the Army civilian employees, active-duty spouses and Family members, and retired military personnel and eligible family members with adult living prob-lems, substance use concerns and issues affecting workplace productivity and well-being. Worksite interventions are offered and consultation is available to supervisors and managers regarding workplace matters. Services are free to eligible civilians and DA civilian employees. The

services are made available through the Fort Carson Employee Assistance Program located at 1638 Elwell St., building 6236, room 210. Call 526-2196 for a confidential inquiry.

Same day appointments — Evans Army Community Hospital Family Medicine Clinics, Internal Medicine Clinic and Pediatric Clinic are operating under an appointment model called “Open Access,” offering same day appointments. Beneficiaries may not be offered the exact hour they want. Call the Access to Care Line, 526-2273, to make an appointment.

Transfer military hospital or clinic when relocating — TRICARE Online users must update their military hospital or clinic location online each time they relocate. Transferring military hospital or clinic affiliation in TOL does not automatically transfer the TRICARE enrollment in Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System.

Free Post Shuttle — circulates the cantonment area and makes regular runs to Wilderness Road Complex. The shuttle operates seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Visit http://www.facebook.com/shuttlefortcarson for route maps. Call 526-6453 for more information.

Ambulance service — Post officials urge commu-nity members to contact emergency personnel by calling 911 instead of driving personal vehicles to the emergency room. In the event of a life- or limb-threatening emergency, skilled paramedics and ambulance crew will be able to administer critical care and aid. Contact the Emergency Department at 526-7111 for more information.

Ongoing eventsThe Mountain Post Running Club — meets

Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. at the Exchange. There will be giveaways and stamps available for $1 off meals at the food court. The club is open to every-one. Walkers, children, strollers and pets are welcome. Contact Kris Spiller at [email protected] or 579-1606, ext. 256 for more information.

The Mountain Post Spouses Club — is a nonprofit, all ranks spouses group at Fort Carson, dedicated to giving back to Soldiers and their families. Membership is open to all spouses of the Armed Forces, both active duty and retired. Visit http://www.mpsc.us for more information.

Military Appreciation Breakfast — The Southeast Armed Services YMCA hosts a monthly military appreciation breakfast the fourth Friday of every month from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Open to all people affiliated with the Department of Defense. Email Drew Aquino at [email protected] for details.

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Places to see in thePikes Peak area.

Most games in Fun World are one, two or three points.

Diners can choose from four dining areas. Families with young children might like Toon’z, which has cartoons playing continuously.The Galaxy Drive In has a feature fi lm running on a large screen. The Hollywood room features music and Game Time has televisions tuned to sports channels.

Fun World has about 125 games and rides. There’s a toddler corner with a small carousel, a few small-scale rides and a playground with tunnels.

Popular rides are the Himalaya, bumper cars, Speedway cars, Atomic Rush and the climbing wall. There are motorcycles; Drifter; Dance, Dance Revolution; Ten-pin Bowling; Batman; Mad Wave Motion Theater; Scoreboard; Furlong; Paradise Lost; Gran-pa’s Shoot-out; Sky Masters; Horse Play; Transporters; and more. There’s also hoops and skee ball.

Several crane games are in Fun World. Some games pay out in tickets that can be exchanged for prizes in the Redemption Center.

The facility is also a popular destination for birthday parties and sports team parties; call 623-1550 to make arrangements. iT’Z has seven party rooms.

Group packages are available by reservation in a basic, deluxe or premium package.

Watch for special deals during schools spring break,

iT’Z has just marked its seventh year in Colorado Springs. There is an iT’Z in Albuquerque and three in Texas.

Hours at iT’Z are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday. Friday hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

iT’Z is at 3035 New Center Point, east of Powers Boulevard near the First & Main Town Center shopping center.

A parking lot is in front of the building,

Story and photos By Nel LampeMountaineer staff

When local schools are closed because of snow and ice, kids who aren’t sledding or making snowmen just might be at iT’Z, having their fi ll of pizza and playing games, climbing the rock wall or having fun riding the bumper cars, Speedway cars or Himalaya.

Sales Manager Revonna Farwell said school snow days are always busy days at iT’Z. Located on the east side of Colorado Springs between

Powers and Tutt Boulevards, a few blocks from the Cinemark movie theaters, the family-friendly facility has 45,000 square feet of bright and colorful indoor fun space, called Fun World. It also has an-all-you-can-eat buffet.

Patrons must purchase the buffet and a soft drink for admission and guests can visit the buffet as many times as they choose.

Walk-in active-duty Service members with identifi cation cards receive a free $5 point card.

Manager James Fiducia said that there’s new management at iT’Z and the pizza options have

improved and more varieties are available. If a favorite pizza isn’t on the buffet, ask for it, and it’ll be available in a short time if those ingre-dients are available.

There’s also a salad bar with a selection of add-ins, soups and bread sticks. There’s a pasta bar with three pasta and sauce choices, hot dogs and macaroni and cheese. Or, choose a baked potato with topping choices.

A dessert bar has chocolate and vanilla pudding, gelatin des-serts and a fruit-crisp. Cookies are usually on the dessert bar and occasionally, cinna-mon sticks, brownies or marshmallow-cereal treats are available.

A snack bar opposite the buffet sells cottoncandy, popcorn and theater-size candy as well as Blue Bell ice cream in eight fl avors. One scoop of ice cream is $2 or $3.50 for two scoops. Toppings are available for an extra charge.

Some adult beverages are also sold at the snack bar.

Choose Tuesday or Thursday for less expensive visits. Tuesdays’ buffets are $3.99 and soft drinks are 99 cents. Children eat free on Thursdays – two children for each adult purchasing a buffet.

Other weekdays the buffet is $5.99 for adults and $3.99 for children 4-12. Children 3 and under eat free. Regular price for soft drinks is $1.99.

Beginning at 4 p.m. Friday, weekend prices for the buffet are $7.99 for adults and $5.99 for children ages 4-12, through Sunday.

Another option is to buy a late night pass for $14.99 for a 20-point fun card, unlimited video games and unlimited play on major rides and games. Food is not available during late night pass hours. The late night pass is good after 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

People who join iT’Z E Club on the website, http://www.itzusa.com, receive special coupons.

iT’Z also has package deals that combine the buffet and points. The “Deal” costs $16.99 per person, and includes the buffet and drink, as well as a $15 fun card. The “Big Deal” is $24.99 per person and is good for a buffet, drink and a $30 fun card. The “Biggest Deal” is $27 per person and includes the buffet and drink, unlimited video games and unlimited rides as well as a $5 fun card.

To get a feel for the amount of points to purchase, take a look at the points needed by the major rides at iT’Z:

The Himalaya uses 12 points, and the minimum height is 36 inches. The maximum weight per car is 360 pounds. The climbing wall takes 16 points, and climbers must weigh at least 40 pounds. The maximum weight is 250 pounds per climber. Bumper cars take 12 points, and all riders must be 44 inches tall. Atomic Rush can accommodate four players at once and uses lighting and touch technology. It takes 12 points. The Speedway two-seater cars require 10 points for each rider. Mini bowling uses 12 points and is for all ages.

Patrons’ fi rst stop is the large entrance area of the colorful indoor play facility

on the city’s east side.

The Speedway cars are popular with youngsters who like to “drive” around the track.

After visiting the all-you-can-eat buffet, diners can

eat in the Galaxy Drive In dining room, where a

movie is showing.

The 20-foot climbing tower at iT’Z is popular with all ages. Climbers must be between 40 and 250 pounds and wear closed toe shoes.

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Learn about weather forecasting Saturday at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. The Stars Day event features a presentation by Jason Laird on the Science on a Sphere at 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. Visitors will be able to play with lightning, touch clouds and make a weather station. The center is at 4425 Arrowswest Drive, just off Garden of the Gods Road. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $7.50 for college students and $4.50 for ages 4-17. Active- duty military are charged $5 with valid military identifi cation and their children are charged $4.

The Harlem Globetrotters Tour 2015 is in the Broadmoor World Arena, 3185 Venetucci Blvd., at 7 p.m. Friday. Call TicketsWest, 576-2626, for tickets.

“Traveling the Silk Road” is a special exhibit about the legendary trade route from China through Central Asia, the Middle East and the Roman Empire. It’s in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science through May 3 and has an extra charge and a timed entry. New IMAX 3-D fi lms in the museum’s theater are “Tiny Giants” about some of nature’s smallest creatures; and “Prehistoric Planet: Walking with Dinosaurs.” Both fi lms are recommended for children 8 and older. The museum is at 2001 Colorado Blvd. It is open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free parking is in front of the museum or in the garage in front of the nearby Denver Zoo.

The Denver Art Museum has a special exhibit “Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century.” This world-exclusive exhibit features jewelry, timepieces and objects produced between 1900-1975. This special exhibit closes March 15. The museum is at 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway in downtown Denver and is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Park in the nearby garage or along meters in the area.

The 25th Annual Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet is Saturday-Sunday at Freedom Financial Services Expo Center, 3650 N. Nevada Ave.

Custom and antique motorcycles will be on display, there’ll be live music with Jake Loggins, dozens of swap meet tables, food and refreshments for sale and plenty of free parking.

The Royal Gorge Route Railroad opens for the season Saturday, with the fi rst train leaving the station at 12:30 p.m. A club car has been added to the route. Call 888-724-5748 for reservations.

Take a step back in time at Bent’s Fort March 14 during “Frontier Skills Day.” Adults can experience fur trade life of the 1840s by performing hands-on activities in roles as traders, laborers, domestics, carpenters, blacksmiths, Soldiers and hunters. Pre-registration is required. The event is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $20, including supplies, materials and a 1840s-style meal. Visit http://www.nps.gov/beolhttp://www.nps.gov/beol and click on “Calendar of Events.” Or call the park at 719-383-5026. Bent’s Fort is near La Junta about 60 miles east of Pueblo on Highway 50.

“Scout Day” is Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Dinosaur Resource Center in Woodland Park. All Scouts and Scout leaders in uniform are admitted free. Programs include a hands-on activity table from Dinosaur Ridge, hedgehogs on site, Inspector Magic at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. with interactive shows and lessons with a science twist. Call 686-1820 for information. The Dinosaur Resource Center is on Highway 24 west at South Fairview Street in Woodland Park.

Colorado Springs St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be downtown March 14 at noon beginning at Tejon and East St. Vrain streets and continuing south on Tejon Street to Vermijo Avenue.

Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., has these upcoming concerts:

• The Colorado Springs Philharmonic presents “Music of The Who” Friday-Saturday at 8 p.m.

• “The Australian Bee Gees” concert is March 8 at 7 p.m.

• The Colorado Springs Philharmonic, along with the Colorado Springs Chorale, presents “Mozart: Requiem” March 14 at 8 p.m.

• “Camelot,” part of the Broadway series, is in the center March 17-18 at 7:30 p.m.

• John Hammond with Charlie Musselwhite present “Blues Hall of Fame Tour” March 21 at 8 p.m.

Call 520-SHOW for more information.Get on the bus with Outdoor Recreation’s

Adventure Program Education’s trips to popular Colorado ski resorts. March trips include Monarch, Keystone, Ski Cooper, Loveland, A-Basin and Breckenridge. Buses leave at 6 or 7 a.m. and transportation is $25. Skiers must purchase lift tickets. Call the Information, Tickets and Registration Offi ce at 526-5366 to make a reservation or stop by the Outdoor Recreation building.

Memorial Hall theater, 1 City Hall Place in Pueblo, has these appearances coming up:

• Dwight Yoakam will perform March 13 at 7:30 p.m.

• “Women of Ireland” present a concert March 19. • The Latin Comedy Jam is on stage March 20. • “Straight No Chaser – Happy Hour Tour” is

8 p.m. April 3. • “Menopause The Musical” is in Memorial

Hall April 7.Call 719-583-4961, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to

6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for tickets.The Western Museum of Mining and Industry

is celebrating the sciences with a Family Exploration Day March 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. which includes cool Science, electricity demon-strations, Legos and experiments. All activities are included with admission. The museum is at 225 North Gate Blvd. Adult admission is $8, with a $1 discount for active-duty military, $6 for students older than 13 and $4 for ages 3-12.

“Recycled Percussion,” is in Arnold Hall Theater at the U.S. Air Force Academy April 10 at 7:30 p.m. The show is open to the public. Call the box offi ce at 333-4497.

“Oliver Twist” is in the Simpich Showcase Marionette Theatre at 2413 W. Colorado Ave. Shows are at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and 7 p.m. Friday. Call 465-2492 for information. The shows are recommended for children 6 and older and adults. Admission is $12-$14.

Professional Bull Riders: Rumble in the Rockies is in the Broadmoor World Arena May 2-3. Call TicketsWest, 576-2626, for tickets. The arena is at 3185 Venetucci Blvd.

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Club soccer team enjoying successStory and photo by Walt Johnson

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Soccer is becoming one of the most popular sports in the country in recent years and nowhere is that more evident than at the Mountain Post.

Soldiers have been coming together over the past two years to compete on post and throughout Colorado with outstanding results. The post club team has not fi nished less than second in any event since the team was formed two years ago and they are looking to continue that trend as a new soccer

season begins in the Colorado Springs area, according to Patrick Altido, the team’s coach.

“We have been very fortunate to be competitive in every event we have played in because we practice a lot and we are very dedicated to the game. In January we went to Las Vegas and played in a friendship tournament and it was a fi rst-time experience for us. We came in third place in that tournament.

The two club teams have 38 players currently, according to Altido, but he said the team is always looking for talented players who want

to be a part of the soccer club.“Soccer doesn’t get the same exposure here as

sports (such as) football, basketball and softball, but we have a lot of international players like myself here that love the sport and we are trying to fi nd a way to make it available to as many players as we can,” Altido said.

He said once people are exposed to the team and what it’s trying to accomplish, it becomes a great recruiting tool and more and more players are interested in being a part of the team.

“When people hear about what we are doingand all the hard work we are putting into the program they want to be a part of it. We are trying to make this a team the post will be proud that we represent it. We are doing everything we can to get … uniforms and sponsorships. It makes me proud to be a part of this team when I see the hard work and dedication of the people involved with the program,” he said.

“We have offi cers and enlisted people that are a part of the team and American-born players and foreign-born players,” Altido said

Altido said the team has been so successful that it has a target on its back each time it takes to the pitch. He said the other teams respect that the Soldiers are ready to defend the nation, but that doesn’t stop them from wanting to beat them each time they play.

“For a fi rst-time program, we feel like we have accomplished a lot in the short time we have been together,” Altido added.

How did you get started playing sports?

I started playing basketball and football in the eighth grade to stay out of trouble, to be honest.

What is your favorite moment in sports?

My uncle passed (away) on my senior night in high school. I remember (me and my cousin) were crying before the game, and he said to me “do it for Uncle John.” We were actually losing the game when I was able to hit six of seven three pointers, which was the most three pointers I hit in any game. We ended up winning that game.

What is your favorite professional sports moment?

My favorite pro team is the (NFL) Baltimore Ravens. I’m from Kentucky and I was drawn to the Ravens because of the color purple and the intensity and spirit that Ray Lewis played with.

If you could go to the Super Bowl, NCAA Final Four, World Series or NBA Championship, which would you go to?

Without a doubt, I would go to the NBA Finals. I wouldn’t go to the Super Bowl because any team can have a bad game, but to win the NBA title you have to go through a series and play on a consistent basis to win.

If you could spend time with any athlete who would you want it to be?

Lebron James is an all-around player that can impact a game without scoring. I like the way he carries himself. You don’t hear a lot about Lebron doing anything bad off the court and he cares about his community.

What is the most disappointing thing that has happened to you in sports?

In my senior year in high school we were playing against one of the top teams in the state. We were down 21-0 in the fi rst half and we came all the way back to tie the game. But we let them score on a play where we left a player wide open.

People who don’t know me will be surprised to know that …

I sing and I write poetry. Photo by Walt Johnson

Mountaineer Athlete of the Week

Photo by Walt Johnson

Justin JonesIntramural basketball player

A member of the post soccer team dribbles by a defender during indoor soccer action recently at Iron Horse Sports and Fitness Center.


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A Commanding General’s Golf Scramble is sched-uled Friday at Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club.

The event begins with a shotgun start at noon. Registration is underway at the golf course. The golf course is scheduled to hold a CG scramble the fi rst Friday of each month March-November. Call 526-4102 for more information.

The Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (DFMWR) Iron Horse Sports and Fitness Center staff will host a basketball skills competition Friday at 6:30 p.m.

The center will host a three-point shootout and slam dunk contest at 6:30 p.m. Call 526-2706 for more information.

Tryouts for the Fort Carson women’s varsity softball team will be held March 25-26 at the Mountain Post Sports Complex’s South Tower.

The tryouts are open to active duty, retirees, Family members 18 and older and DOD and Department of the Army civilians. Call 526-2706 for more information.

The Fort Carson men’s and coed volleyball league will begin March 16 at Iron Horse Sports and Fitness Center.

Games will be played Tuesdays and Thursdays. Coed teams will have six players on the court, three being women. The league is free and open to all DOD identifi cation card holders 16 years of age and older. Teams must register by March 16. Call 526-5772 for more information.

DFMWR sports and fi tness staff will host a table tennis league beginning March 16.

The self-managed league will have an

eight-week season followed by a single-elimination tournament. It is free to all DOD identifi cation card holders 16 and older. Teams must register by Tuesday. Call 526-5772 or 524-0859 for more information.

DFMWR’s recreation staff will host the second Spartan Military Sprint May 2-3.

The competition will consist of a 4-mile obstacle course. Visit http://www.spartanrace.com to register for the event.

Child, Youth and School Services registers athletes for its spring sports season through March 13.

Spring sports include soccer and tennis.

Registration can be done in person at Parent Central Services, building 1518 on Prussman Boulevard, or online at https://webtrac.mwr.army.mil/webtrac/carsoncyms.html. Call 526-4425 for more information.

The Iron Horse Sports and Fitness Center indoor swimming pool staff hosts its annual cardboard boat race March 19.

People can register for the event through Tuesday. Each competitor will build a boat at


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home and then bring it to the facility for the race. The event is limited to 10 fi ve-person teams, according to aquatics center offi cials. Two-hour pool parties at the Outdoor Pool for up to 300 people will be awarded for fi rst, second and third place. Call 526-4093 for more information.

Registration for the upcoming intramural volleyball league continues through Tuesday at the Iron Horse Sports and Fitness Center.

There will be men’s and coed divisions. Games will be played Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. A coaches meeting is set for Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the facility. Anyone 16 years and older with a DOD identifi -cation card is eligible to play in the league. Call 526-3972 or 526-5772 for more information.

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox hold auditions for singers Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. on the main stage in the Chapel Hills Mall.

According to Sky Sox offi cials, they are looking for soloists, duets, trios and quartets to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America” during the upcoming Pacifi c Coast League season. Contact Jon Eddy in the Sky Sox promotions department at 597-1449 or email [email protected] to schedule an audition between noon and 2 p.m. Open auditions will be on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis from 2-4 p.m. All vocal performances must be a cappella and only traditional renditions of songs will be considered for selection. Sky Sox offi cials said anyone wishing to play a musical instrument is also invited to audition.

Fort Carson will host the 2015 Armed Forces wrestling championships March 27-28.

The best wrestlers from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines will battle in both Greco-Roman and freestyle formats. The Army wrestling

team has traditionally dominated both events.The National Physique Committee 2015 Nutrition

Company Denver Open Bodybuilding, Figure, Bikini and Physique Championships will be held in Denver March 21.

The event takes place at the Infi nity Park Event Center, 4400 E. Kentucky Ave., in Glendale. Prejudging begins at noon and the fi nals begin at 4 p.m. Visit http://www.jefftaylor.com for tickets.

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox will be offering two separate job fairs in March.

The job fairs, which give people a chance

to work at the stadium during the spring and summer, will be held March 14 and March 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. The job fair on March 14 will be for people interested in working in the following areas: stadium staff, retail, ticket window reps, fun zone, promotions, production, batboys and the ground crew. The job fair for March 21 will be dedicated to the following areas: Concessions stand, concessions (in the stands), catering for suites and catering in the picnic area.

— Compiled by Walt Johnson


One-hand wonder Bench

A Fort Carson youth center player goes up for a one-handed shot during action Saturday at the post youth center. Saturday marked the end of the youth basketball season. The youth center will begin its indoor soccer season at the end of March.

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