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20, 2011
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The weekly e-newsletter for those serving Soldiers, Civilians and Families at U.S. Army Garrisons around the world
Thousands tune to Benning’s Facebook Town Hall
FORT BENNING, Ga. - As social media rein-
vents the Web through online videos, chats and
Facebook pages, Fort Benning has found a new
Bragg lights flame to honor lives lost
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - A new light shines
on Fort Bragg, paying homage to the victims of
the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and the... Read more...
tool in talking to troops and families.
More than 14,000 people tuned in to the
Facebook Town Hall Wednesday... Read more...
Deployed Soldier prepares for record deal
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Origins of
Spc. Brian Stowe’s military career isn’t much dif-
ferent from other Soldiers’ stories. Read more...
Vol. 5, No. 3 • Jan.
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Simulated shooting prepares Soldiers
FORT SILL, Okla. - Basic Combat Training
Soldiers are hitting targets on Fort Sill without
ever firing a bullet.
The Engagement Skills Trainer 2000 allows
Soldiers to do this as they file in from the bright
outdoors into the dark room lit by large projector
screens. Their targets are set on the... Read more...
DFACS to change menu to healthful items
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. - When Soldiers
enter Yardley, Virginia Hall and the Unmanned
Aircraft Systems Training Battalion Dining Facili-
ties on Feb. 1, they will notice a big change in the
menus.
Gone will be fried entrees, burgers, sodas and
cake, pie and cookies and other high-calorie, low
nutrition items. Read more...
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IMCOM World News

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Commanding General: Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch
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developments, trends and ideas of and about the Installation
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are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. WCAP athlete wins World Cup gold
Government, Department of Defense, the Department of the Army.
Any editorial content in this electronic publication or linked from this ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Team USA bobsled pilot farewell tour on the World Cup circuit.
electronic publication is the responsibility of the IMCOM Public Affairs Sgt. Shauna Rohbock is back in the U.S. Army Rohbock teamed with brakeman Valerie Flem-
& Strategic Communications Directorate and the specific region or World Class Athlete Program for what may be her ing to win the women’s gold medal... Read more...
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Facebook Angels named inspired leaders
IMCOMWorldNews@46q.us FORT BENNING, Ga. - If you’ve been on the
(210) 424-8153 Fort Benning Facebook page recently, you may
recognize the names of a few women who patrol
http://www.army.mil/imcom the site daily, answering questions... Read more...
Army extends care for Gold Star Families
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- On a sunny,
crisp winter day, Redstone Arsenal’s newest three-
star general reached out to families who daily live
the meaning behind the Army’s... Read more...

Fort Benning Soldier surprises family Downhill safety : Plan ahead, check gear
FORT BENNING, Ga. - Alton Jr., Alexandria, WIESBADEN, Germany - For many, winter
Alannah and Aydan didn’t know what was in means only shorter days, colder temperatures and
store for them when they headed... Read more... hazardous road conditions. But... Read more...

Warrior Zone opens in Schweinfurt
SCHWEINFURT, Germany -- The entertain-
ment scene here on Ledward Barracks just got a
shot in the arm. A state of the art multipurpose
‘I’ll Be Home Soon. Just Stay Strong.’
A lot has happened since then - she’s given
birth to their daughter Kylee, moved to Alabama
to be close to her dad and other... Read more...
Team Cherokee comes home
HOHENFELS, Germany -- Soldiers from C
Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry regiment
returned to Hohenfels in the early morning hours
of Jan. 7 from their nearly 5-month deployment
in the Zabul province of Afghanistan.
Bursting through a welcome home banner like
a victorious team at a homecoming... Read more...
Vol. 5, No. 3 • Jan. 20, 2011 • Page 3
1-61st moves into new complex
FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- The Roadrunners
have a new home. The battalion... Read more...
facility geared toward single Soldiers opened with
a bang Jan. 13. The new center, known as the
Warrior Zone, includes a bar with... Read more...
Fort Bragg youth hockey tradition
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Geared up in pads,
helmets with facemasks, skates and a stick, the
children of the Squirt ice hockey... Read more...
Fair offers predeployment readiness
BAUMHOLDER, Germany - Soldiers and
family members with the 170th Infantry Brigade
Combat Team attended a fair... Read more...
IMCOM’s new home bridges past, future
The new home of Installation Management
Command, the Army’s home, is under con-
struction at Joint Base San Antonio (Fort Sam
Houston).
IMCOM’s subordinate commands, Army New organization serves homeless
Environmental Command and the Family and REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- Neal Wheelis
Morale, Welfare and Recreation... Read more... was just 17 when he vowed to... Read more...

Now’s the time to get PHAT
Fort Sill, Okla.--With the new year comes a
new weight loss competition for members of the
Pretty Hot and Tempting or P.H.A.T. Club. The
competition, which began this week, will have
three teams and each team will have a trainer
as team leader. The team leaders will pick the
team names and the teams will be... Read more...
Bragg personnel work through snow, ice
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - As everyone stayed
snuggled up in their beds when Fort Bragg closed
for inclement weather and hazardous road condi-
tions Monday and Tuesday, mission essential
personnel carefully made their way to post to
continue normal operations.
For Scott Boulton, Directorate... Read more...
Garrison Manager Addresses Community
U.S. Army Garrison - Detroit Arsenal, Mich.
- Brenda Lee McCullough, garrison manager for
the U.S. Army’s Detroit Arsenal, addressed several
hundred community and business leaders from
Metro Detroit and Macomb County during the
Selfridge Base Community Council meeting Jan.
18. Read more...
Post work order requests go online
FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- The heat in your
building has gone out, and each time you try to
call the Directorate of Public Works, you get a
busy signal.
Well, no more. DPW introduced last week a
quicker and more efficient way to submit mainte-
nance and service work orders. Read more...
Program integrates community
The Army Family Team Building program re-
cently celebrated its 17th year of putting Families
first and promoting the military lifestyle.
Members of the Fort Carson community have
the opportunity to engage in the Army Family
Team Building Program offered by the Army
Community Service and get a... Read more...
Army assists abuse victims
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The Army Family Ac-
tion Plan has once again proved invaluable for
Soldiers and families.
On Jan. 21, eligible enlisted family members
will begin receiving 36 months of Transitional
Compensation, the same as officer family mem-
bers, rather than the average of 22 months of
payments they formerly received. The change en-
sures payments are standardized for all approved
applications.
Transitional Compensation is a congres-
sionally-authorized program... Read more...
Vol. 5, No. 3 • Jan. 20, 2011 • Page 4
Soldiers help accident victim
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Two Soldiers
who happened to be at the right place at the right
time received an award for coming to the aid of
an accident victim last fall. Company B, 305th
Military Intelligence Battalion, presented Army
Achievement Medals to Pvt. Stephen Jackson and
Pvt. Christopher Morris, Jan. 6... Read more...
Fort continues energy reduction efforts
FORT HUACHCUCA, Ariz. -- Soon, those
driving near or on Fort Huachuca will have a
visual reminder that Fort Huachuca continuously
strives to reduce its environmental footprint. The
installation of a giant wind turbine on the south
range near the aerostat is the beginning of the
fort’s effort to produce much or... Read more...
Tracking Fort Bragg’s newest engine
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Fort Bragg ushered
in the new decade with a softer-sounding chug,
thanks to USAX 6508, a firebrick red engine
designed by the National Railway Equipment
Company.
Commissioned for service on Dec. 15, 2010,
the new model replaces one of two... Read more...
Fort helps recover endangered species
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Due to the ef-
forts of Fort Huachuca’s Environmental and Natu-
ral Resources Division, a rare plant, the Huachuca
water umbel, can now be found in three more
sites along the San Pedro River.
The plant, which looks like grass, is an her-
baceous, semi-aquatic perennial... Read more...
Armywide program advocates resilience
FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- The words “spiritual”
and “spirituality” mean many things to many
people.
According to the Comprehensive Soldier
Fitness spiritual fitness module, spirituality is the
human spirit - the essential core of a person.
CSF, an Armywide program... Read more...
MCoE welcomes first unit from Knox
FORT BENNING, Ga. - The first Fort Knox,
Ky., unit pegged for relocation to the Maneuver
Center of Excellence has cranked up basic combat
training on Sand Hill.
The 2nd Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment,
succeeded 1st Battalion, 378th Infantry Regi-
ment - a Reserve unit from LaFayette, La. - at a
transfer-of-authority ceremony Jan. 11 in the 30th
Adjutant General Battalion (Reception) head-
quarters building. The battalion represents the
192nd Infantry Brigade, which now falls under
the Armor School as part of the... Read more...
IN THE PRESS
External Media Report
CG recognizes Polk heroes
LEESVILLE DAILY LEDGER, JAN 11, 2011
As one of his last acts as commanding
general of Fort Polk and the Joint Readi-
ness Training Center, Brig. Gen. (Ret.)
James Yarbrough recognized and desig-
nated the CG’s Heroes of Fort Polk just
before his change of command ceremony
Friday, Jan. 7.
“You kind of want to... Read more...
UFC gives lift to vets, research
ESPN, JAN 19, 2011
When the Ultimate Fighting Champi-
onship convenes a night of mixed martial
arts Saturday at Fort Hood near Killeen,
Texas, it will do so a second time in the
name of American military personnel,
traumatic brain injury research and the
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.
Some would call this an... Read more...
Soldiers, spouses to get outlet
DESERT DISPATCH, JAN 19, 2011
Fort Irwin soldiers who have returned
from deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan
as well as their spouses now have an op-
portunity to air concerns and feelings with
their peers on topics ranging from post
traumatic stress disorder to moving into a
new community.
Lt. Col. Kevin M... Read more...
Spouse education programs
ARMY TIMES, JAN 17, 2011
Lawmakers have ordered defense of-
ficials to conduct an extensive review of
military spouse education programs to de-
termine their effectiveness, as well as how
important they are to service members’
decisions to stay in the military.
Under the legislation, Pentagon officials
will assess the costs of... Read more...
Threats close Bowie Schools Wed.
WILLCOX RANGE NEWS, JAN 19, 2011
Bowie Schools were closed today
(Wednesday) after a note card with threats
to the school and governing board mem-
bers was found in a school district display
case at the Bowie Post Office Tuesday
afternoon.
Cochise County Sheriff ’s deputies and
a Fort Huachuca Explosive... Read more...