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vt. arret o lton radley fi htin vehicle system maintainer, Company B, 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, aims a training replica AT4 rocket launcher as a measure to protect an entry control point of a brigade support area July 8 d rin the ri ade s ron tri e fi eld e ercise.
r n ri e i i es i i in n fi g Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones most junior enlisted troops — on offensive, defensive fi ghting vehicle, Paladin M109A3 self-propelled r Ar re ri a e a ea ic Affairs Offi ce and support operations. The scenarios used throughout howitzer and M1 assault breach vehicles. 4th Infantry Division the training event were centered on 3rd ABCT’s ability “Lethality is never in question,” Capehart said. to fi ght and win against a near-peer force. “We will neutralize every threat in front of us if Working together as a team to stand against “We’re operating as an entire brigade combat that is what’s on the objective.” notional enemy aggression was the focus for more than team,” said Lt. Col. Stephen Capehart, commander, But aside from battlefi eld tactics, he added that key 3,000 Soldiers from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment. “That means we areas of focus included refi ning mobilization processes, Team, 4th Infantry Division, and supporting units have three combined arms battalions maneuvering at troop leading procedures and enabler integration. during the Iron Strike fi eld exercise July 5-21. the same time to reach one common objective.” “We are working on maximizing transition The brigade took to Fort Carson’s training area The units conducted force-on-force and maneuver periods from departures, enemy engagements and to refi ne operations in preparation for an upcoming exercises, logistical operations, medical operations, at the assembly area,” Capehart said. “We’re also rotation to the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort artillery and air support, all of which culminated refi ning our troop leading procedures holistically Irwin, California. in a week of live-fi re scenarios in which 3rd ABCT across the brigade combat team. We’re not only looking The “Iron” Brigade’s seven battalions trained on mechanized infantry and armor Soldiers attacked at the mission order but also the maintenance, logis- decisive-action operations to enhance teamwork and multiple objectives at once. tical status reporting and load plans to make sure we’re readiness across the brigade. The equipment employed throughout the exercise completing tasks to standard.” The exercise included various drills designed to featured the M-1A3 System Enhancement Package challenge every Soldier — from staff offi cers to the Version 2 Abrams main battle tank, M-2A3 Bradley See Iron Strike on Page 5
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See Page 2 for the commanding general’s message and the center spread for schedule of events, map and feature story.
Also, stay up to date with event locations, individual event scores and Commander’s Cup standings at Pages 24-25 http://www.carson.army.mil/4id/ihw/ihw-schedule.html. Page 3 2 MOUNTAINEER — July 29, 2016 Commentary
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Commanding General: Week celebrates proud history aj en an onsal es By Maj. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves and cheer their units onto Garrison Commander: ol onald itch Commanding general, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson victory. Take a break from your daily schedules and arrison lic ffairs ffi cer ee cN tt Iron Horse Week is an annual tradition here at Fort join us for the food, fun Chief, Print and Web Communications: Carson. It’s a time for our Soldiers and civilians to set and events. ic ert aside the many day-to-day steady-state activities to come The Iron Horse together and celebrate the proud history and traditions Soldier is ready to fi ght Editor: e in isher of the 4th Infantry Division. and win when called to Staff writers: all a s er s Iron Horse Week is an opportunity for Fort Carson units do so, and we work hard at cott rater and teams to compete and demonstrate their prowess in maintaining this readiness. military skill and athletic events. More so, Iron Horse So I challenge everyone Happenings: Nel a e Week builds trust among participants, develops friendly this week to have fun, Sports writer: alt ohnson competitiveness throughout brigades, battalions and but be safe. Take care companies, and fi nally strengthens the camaraderie among of yourself and your Layout/graphics: eanne a erall all Iron Horse Soldiers and their Families. team, mitigate risk and We’ll start the week with a division run which begins ensure that this week is truly an enjoyable time. This commercial enterprise newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the Depart- and ends on Pershing Field. The run kicks off four days of Finally, on Thursday we will conclude Iron Horse ment of Defense. Contents of the Mountaineer are sporting events and warrior competitions to determine the Week with an awards ceremony to recognize our not necessarily the offi cial view of, or endorsed best units in the “Iron Horse” Division and Mountain Post. champions, followed by unit barbecues and a series of by, the U.S. Government or the Department of the The 4th Inf. Div., this great installation and our Soldiers USO Colorado Springs concerts featuring country and Army. Printed circulation is 8,000 copies. dedicate every day of the week perfecting their tactical western recording artist Josh Turner at Iron Horse Park. The editorial content of the Mountaineer is the respon sibility of the Public Affairs Offi ce, Fort and technical profi ciencies through training, teamwork As members of the 4th Inf. Div., we must never forget Carson, Colo., Tel.: 526-4144. The e-mail address and shared values and experiences. We accomplish every the sacrifi ce of our brothers and sisters in harm’s way. 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Brig. Gen. Kenneth L. Kamper, deputy commanding general, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, addresses the audience during a welcome 4ID welcomes DCG ceremony at Founders Plaza July 22. Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Craig Cantrell “Unfortunately for me, but fortu- arris ic Affairs Office nate for our mission in Europe, Ken’s first six-months with the 4th Infantry Division will be for Europe providing command, control and oversight Fort Carson welcomed Brig. Gen. Kenneth L. spent leading our Mission Command Element,” said to all U.S. Army forces operating in Estonia, Latvia, Kamper to the 4th Infantry Division during a ceremony Maj. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves, commanding general, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia held at Founders Plaza July 22. 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson. and Bulgaria. Kamper is filling one of the two 4th Inf. Div. and Kamper will serve as director of the MCE, Fort Carson deputy commanding general positions. which is the regionally aligned division headquarters ee a er a e 4
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Leaders of 6th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, brief congressional staff members on the use of Shadow Unmanned Aircraft Systems during their visit to Fort Carson July 19. The staff members who advise on defense matters had the opportunity to y the pache in the AH-64D Apache Simulator and Crew Trainer with pilots assigned to the squadron and climb aboard the aircraft at a static display.
Photo by Sgt. Gregory Summers
an honor to join the ranks of the ‘Ivy’ Kamper Division,” said Kamper. “This division From Page 3 has a rich and storied history with three EACH sets clinics significant campaigns in the world wars … “Ken, it is definitely an understatement from Vietnam to Iraq to Afghanistan, Ivy to say that we are so very happy that you Division Soldiers have left a legacy and f r sc sica s are finally here,” said Gonsalves. “It only reputation of Steadfast and Loyal.” Ar e ica e ar e Ac i i r ars takes a quick glance at Ken’s résumé to Since commissioning as an artillery know that he is exactly the right general officer in 1989, Kamper has served as a fire Evans Army Community Hospital will hold back to school and sports officer for the job, with the right breadth support officer, service battery executive physical clinics Aug. 6 and 13 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Warrior Family of experience to fulfill our mission here at officer, artillery platoon leader and battalion Medicine Clinic, located on the hospital’s second floor. Fort Carson and with our Mission Command maintenance officer. Immunizations will also be available. Beneficiaries can call the Element in Europe.” “Teammates do what is right, teammates Access to Care appointment line at 524-2273 or 526-2273 to schedule Kamper joins the 4th Inf. Div. following take care of each other, teammates are appointments. his most recent assignment as the com- focused on getting better every day as Some schools start next week and all districts in Colorado Springs, manding general, U.S. Army Operational individuals and teams,” he said. El Paso County and surrounding areas are in session by Aug. 18. Test Command, Fort Hood, Texas. “In closing, I’ve got to say our motto, Parents are reminded to bring a complete vaccination record and “Good Neighbors, sergeants major, ‘Steadfast and Loyal,’ is simply phenom- any school or team paperwork that needs to be completed by the medical Soldiers and civilians, friends and Family, enal … steadfast to Plato and Aristotle was provider to the appointment. Without these documents the child’s approval thank you for bearing witness to one of used to convey the idea of standing fast to a to participate in sports or school may be delayed. our profession’s time-honored traditions purpose through adversity of physical and Call 524-0547, 526-7991 or 524-5665 for more information. in this welcome ceremony. It is simply moral nature,” said Kamper. July 29, 2016 — MOUNTAINEER 5 Military Left: An M-2A3 Bradley fi htin vehicle crew from Troop A, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, traverses Fort Carson’s training area July 7 during the brigade’s Iron Strike field e ercise.
Below: Spc. Dewey arver indirect fire infan- tryman, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, cleans the tube of a mortar July 13 during the brigade’s ron tri e field e ercise. CSM Gunn: Exercise ‘put all of r res r es in ne fig Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Iron Strike Regiment, 75th Fires Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, From Page 1 provided support by firing rockets on the assault objec- tives using M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems. Having the ability to incorporate direct and indi- “We’re here to help set the conditions for the up- rect enablers — to include engineer assets, artillery, coming NTC rotation that we will also be participating electronic warfare and close-air support — maximizes in,” said Capt. Thomas Burbank, commander, Battery the brigade’s ability to win any fight, said Capehart. B, 2nd Bn., 4th FA Reg. “We’re also working through “Those three things are what makes this training the digital communications processes for artillery.” event unique compared to what we’ve done in the past,” As a part of the Army’s Associated Units Capehart said. pilot program, the 842nd Engineer Company, South Units from other Army components, divisions Dakota National Guard, provided construction assets and installations also participated in the exercise, throughout the operation, helping to build up defenses bolstering the overall effort. AH-64 Apache heli copters such as tank defilades. from 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st “We’re glad to be out here training alongside 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, ABCT,” said 1st Lt. John Lundeen, executive officer, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, provided air support during 842nd Eng. combined-arms exercises. Understanding how crucial the brigade support “We shot 30 mm rounds and 2.75-inch rockets activity (BSA) is to the overall mission of the brigade during the combined arms live-fire exercise,” said is important to Sgt. Joseph Dongmo, petroleum lab Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brian Howard, Apache pilot, specialist, Company A, 64th Brigade Support Battalion, “It’s important because I believe that the BSA is the 2nd Sqdn., 17th Cav. Reg. “As a cavalry squadron, 3rd ABCT. heart of the brigade. We also conduct resupply missions our purpose is to provide reconnaissance ahead of the “The training has been very interesting especially outside of the BSA.” maneuver units and provide fires on enemy targets.” regarding perimeter defense of the BSA,” said Dongmo. Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Gunn, 3rd ABCT, said Iron Strike showed how much his unit has grown and increased its capabilities since he assumed his position as the brigade command sergeant major. “The brigade did an outstanding job during Iron Strike,” Gunn said. “It’s great seeing our ability to put all of our resources into one fight, not just from the combat perspective but also from the logistical aspect as well.” This was the first brigade-level exer- cise for Pvt. Betsy Valdez, water purification specialist, Company A, 64th BSB. “I’ve learned how to use the challenge and password and how to protect the BSA with concertina- wire,” Valdez said. “Knowing that what I do helps to resupply the maneuver units makes me like my job even more.”
See related stories on pages 8 and 13.
Soldiers from 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, establish a perimeter defense by surrounding the brigade support area with concertina wire July 8. Photos by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones 6 MOUNTAINEER — July 29, 2016
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Command Sgt. Maj. Robert W. Ferguson II, center, receives the 4th Engineer Battalion guidon from Lt. Col. Carl Dick, 4th Eng. Bn. commander, during a change of responsibility ceremony July 20 on Manhart Field. Outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Mann, right, retired during a separate ceremony. Ferguson’s last operational assignment was at Fort Polk, La., where he served as the first sergeant for the 814th Engineer Company and the 46th Engineer Battalion operations sergeant.
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Pfc. Cynthea Medina, combat engineer, Company B, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stands Engineers clear in front of a Husky Vehicle Mounted Mine Detection ystem ly . ne of the rmy s fi rst women to operate the vehicle, Medina took the lead during route clearance training and used the Husky’s ground way for Iron Strike penetrating radar mounted under the vehicle to detect and mark potential improvised explosive devices during By 1st Lt. Maximilian Pahl “At fi rst, I wasn’t that confi dent the ri ade s ron tri e fi eld trainin e ercise. 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd about leading the convoy, but my peers Armored Brigade Combat Team Public encouraged me that I would do a good Affairs Offi ce fa r i isi job, to have confi dence and that they had my back,” Medina said. The 17-day Iron Strike fi eld exer- When an IED is positively iden- cise provided a chance for combat tifi ed, Husky operators move back to engineers to practice clearing the way allow engineers in a Buffalo Mine- for others July 5-21. Protected Clearance Vehicle to come Members of Company B, 588th forward to cross examine the device Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd with a long-reaching mechanical claw. Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th “This training has defi nitely been Infantry Division, conducted several helpful in working with other units,” Above: Combat engineers from Company route clearance patrol missions during said Sgt. Peter Lee, combat engineer, B, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, the brigade exercise in preparation for Company B., 588th BEB. “If we deploy, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th an upcoming National Training Center we’re not going to know who we fall in Infantry Division, operate a Buffalo Mine rotation in Fort Irwin, California. with, so seeing new faces every day and Protected Clearance Vehicle to investi- The training missions required being able to communicate our mission, gate an inert 155 mm artillery shell while constant attention to detail and quick tactics, techniques and procedures is training on route clearance operations responses as the operators of the Husky going to be a crucial part of any operation.” July 10 during the brigade’s Iron Strike Vehicle Mounted Mine Detection The route clearance training was fi eld trainin e ercise.Left: Pfc. Cynthea System in the route clearance convoy unique as it combined several nontra- Medina, combat engineer, Company B, detected potential improvised explosive ditional elements, such as chemical, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd devices (IEDs). biological, radiological and nuclear Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Pfc. Cynthea Medina, one of the Stryker vehicles from the 588th BEB’s Infantry Division, provides information Army’s fi rst female combat engineers Headquarters and Headquarters Com- updates while searching for improvised serving as a Husky operator, found pany and security provided by the explosive devices from inside the Husky herself taking the lead on route clear- 110th Military Police Company, 759th Vehicle Mounted Mine Detection System. ance as one of the Husky drivers. Military Police Battalion. Photos by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
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Military Upcoming [email protected] for more information. German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry Briefs (GAFPB) — testing will take place on Fort — Veterans and service members who have Carson Sept. 20-22 and Oct. 18-20. This is a deployed to the Southwest Asia theater of operations Ongoing decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces on or after Aug. 2, 1990, as well as those who have Free commercial driver’s license training — of the Federal Republic of Germany, that can be deployed to Afghanistan or Djibouti after Sept. 11, Teamsters Military Assistance Program/ABF Freight awarded to all German soldiers and allied Soldiers 2001, can use the registry questionnaire to report Commercial Driver’s License training program and Airmen of any rank. The GAFPB is one of exposures to airborne hazards (such as smoke establishes a direct pathway for transitioning the few approved foreign awards that can be worn from burn pits, oil-well fires, or pollution during Soldiers to secure high-quality, skills-based training by U.S. service members. The GAFPB combines deployment), as well as other exposures and health in commercial driving and enter immediate the requirements of superior physical fitness and concerns. The registry creates a snapshot from employment with ABF Freight upon transition. soldiering skills — awardees must excel at both which to identify changes in health; provides a This six-week intensive career skills training to earn any award. Only participants who have questionnaire that can be completed and used to program is a combination of in-classroom learning mastered both the soldiering events and physical discuss concerns with a health care provider; and and practical driving and maneuvers. The program fitness requiring speed, strength and endurance addresses follow-up care and Veterans Affairs is free to eligible transitioning Soldiers within 180 will earn the gold level of this award. Email Retired benefits. The registry is available at https:// days of transitioning from active service. Interested Chief Warrant Officer 4 David Douglas at gafpb. veteran.mobilehealth.va.gov/AHBurnPitRegistry. Soldiers are encouraged to attend an information session which is held every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the education center, building 1117, room 309. Services.html. Call 526-2840 for more information. writing; and clearing (only location to clear, Directorate of Public Works services — Services ETS briefings — are available at http://www. Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.). range from repair and maintenance of facilities carson.army.mil/dhr/DHR/MPD/PPB/Transitions. • Transition University, building 6237, 526-1001/ to equipping units with a sweeper and cleaning html. Call 526-2240/ 8458 for more information. 6465 — five-day program includes classes on motor pools. Below are phone numbers and points Reassignment briefings — are available at http://www. transition overview, Military Occupational Skill of contact for services: carson.army.mil/dhr/DHR/MPD/PPB/Briefings/ Crosswalk, financial planning, U.S. Department of • Facility repair/service orders — Fort Carson Support Levy.html. Labor employment workshop and Veterans Affairs Services service order desk can be reached at 526-5345. Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Career Skills benefits. Elective classes available following the Use this number for emergencies or routine tasks and Program — The 12-week program partners eligible/ program include social networking, employer day, for reporting wind damage, damaged traffic signs selected transitioning Soldiers with local companies in advanced résumé, federal résumé and dress for or other facility damage. management or professional internships. Participants success. Optional track days consist of entrepre- • Elevator maintenance — Call the Fort Carson spend time in a classroom environment gaining valuable neurship, technical and higher education. Support Services service order desk at 526-5345. corporate skills and management certifi cations. • Soldier Family Assistance Center, building • Refuse/trash and recycling — Call Eric Bailey at This program is designed for active-duty Soldiers 7492, 524-7309/7310 — services are for Warrior 719-491-0218 or email [email protected] within 180 days of transition, available to work Transition Unit Soldiers. when needing trash or recycle containers, trash is shortly after completion of the program and who • Briefings — predeployment briefs for transitioning overflowing or emergency service hold a bachelor’s degree or equiva- service members and professional development is required. lent experience in a military field or briefs for leaders and staff can be scheduled by Special Operations Recruiting: • Facility custodial services — Call an associate’s degree with 10 years calling 526-1001/6465. Bryan Dorcey at 526-6670 or email Building 1218, Room 312/313 of equivalent experience. Interested Joint Personal Property Shipping Office (JPPSO) — [email protected] for ser- Ellis Street, Fort Carson Soldiers are encouraged to attend is open Monday-Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. vice needs or to report complaints. 524-1461/1462 an information session held the and Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in building 1012. • Motor pool sludge removal/disposal Briefs every week: third Wednesday of each month Logistics Readiness Center Supply and Services — Call Dennis Frost at 526-6997 or Special Forces, noon Wednesday; at 10 a.m. in the education center, • Central issue facility, building 1525 — Monday- email [email protected]. Civil Affairs/PSYOP, noon Thursday building 1117, room 112. Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. Last • Self-help — Call Terry Hagen at Disposition Services — Disposition customer is served at 3:30 p.m. 526-9262 or email terry.j.hagen. Services - Defense Logistics • Reparable exchange/directed exchange or turn- [email protected] for tool sign-up and Agency (DLA) Disposition Services in — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30- assistance/guidance. Colorado Springs, in building 324, 4 p.m. on a walk-in basis. For faster turn-in service, • Troop construction — Call Tony Haag 1475 Wickersham Blvd., conducts call 526-3321 for an appointment. at 526-2859 or email anthony.d.haag. orientations as required. Orientations • Ammunition supply point, building 9370 — [email protected]. http://www.bragg. discuss DLA processes to include Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. • Base operations contracting army.mil/sorb turning in excess property, reutiliz- Last issue/turn-in to ASP is at 2:30 p.m.; exceptions officer representative — Call ing government property, web-based coordinated on case-by-case basis. Dan Jahnke at 524-0191 or email tools available, special handling • Subsistence Support Management Office, [email protected] for questions on of property and environmental needs. To schedule building 350 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to snow removal, grounds maintenance and contractor an orientation, contact Allen Kirkpatrick, allen. noon and 12:30-4 p.m.; call 526-4086/5195. response to service orders. [email protected], for environmental require- • Post Supply Support Activity, building 330 • Portable latrines — Contact Jerald Just at 524-0786 ments; Jason Graffi, jason.graffi@dla.mil, for — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30- or [email protected] to request, for service receiving/turn in; David Sams, david.sams@dla. 4 p.m. Last customer served at 3:30 p.m.; call or to report damaged or overturned latrines. mil for reutilization/web tools. 526-9094. • Signs — Call Jim Diorio, Fort Carson Support Services, Army ROTC Green-to-Gold briefings — are held • Installation Property Book Office, building at 896-0797 or 524-2924, or email [email protected] the first and third Tuesday of each month at noon at 330 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and to request a facility, parking or regulatory traffic sign. the education center, building 1117, room 120. Call 12:30-4 p.m.; call 526-5984. University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Army • Post Laundry, building 310 — Monday-Friday, Briefings ROTC at 262-3475 for more information. 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. Last customer Casualty Notification/Assistance Officer training — served at 3:30 p.m.; call 526-8803. The 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson Hours of operation • Bulk fuel point — Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to midnight. com manding general has directed all Soldiers, Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program • Hazardous Material Control Center, building sergeant first class through command sergeant (SFL-TAP), formerly known as Army Career and 400/406 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. major, chief warrant officer 2-5 and officers, Alumni Program, is open Monday-Friday 7 a.m. Contact administration operations at 526-5349 or captain and above, to attend Casualty Assistance to 4 p.m.; open training holidays but closed on the warehouse at 526-2979. Officer and Casualty Notification Officer Training. federal holidays: DPW Work Management Branch — located in The three-day training course is held monthly at • SFL-TAP Computer Lab and Clearing Station, building 1219, is responsible for processing work Veterans Chapel. Soldiers must register through building 1118 room 133, 526-1002 — located orders — Facilities Engineering Work Requests, DA their school NCO to attend this training. Call 526- behind the Garrison Headquarters, services include Form 4283 — is open for processing work orders 4551 for more information. Individual Transition Plan review and appointments and other in-person support from 7-11:30 a.m. Retirement briefings — are available at http://www. with career counselors; computer labs for required Monday-Friday. Afternoon customer support is by carson.army.mil/dhr/DHR/MPD/PPB/Retirement pre-separation briefs, job searches and résumé appointment only, call 526-2900. Fort Carson dining facilities hours of operation DFAC Stack Wolf arfi hter ilderness oad a ochelle th Friday Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. Dinner: Closed Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. Dinner: Closed Saturday- Brunch: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Closed Closed Sunday Supper: 5-6:30 p.m. Monday- Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Thursday Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. Dinner: Closed July 29, 2016 — MOUNTAINEER 15 Community Team effort alleviates joint pain, earns award Story and photo by Jeff Troth U.S. Army Medical Department Activity-Fort Carson Public Affairs Office
For about 70 years the Army and Air Force have called Colorado Springs home. The two services have partnered together on many projects over the years. Last year medical staff from Fort Carson and the U.S. Air Force Academy began a collaborative effort on the Total Joint Replacement Program. “The program allows military beneficiaries to get hip, knee and shoulder replacements done at a military facility,” said Air Force Maj. William Howarth, an orthopedic surgeon assigned to the academy’s 10th Medical Group. The team completed 120 joint replacements in the program’s first year. Since the academy only has a medical clinic the surgeries have been completed at Fort Carson’s Evans Army Community Hospital by Air Force and Army staff. “The great thing about this team is no matter where together to accomplish good things for the mission Air Force Maj. William Howarth, center, accepts the U.S. “ The great they work, no matter of our organizations,” said Gregg Stevens, chief of Army Medicine’s 3rd Quarter Wolf Pack award from Gregg what they do, they Army Medicine’s Civilian Corps. “It is a real honor Stevens, chief of Army Medicine’s Civilian Corps, on behalf thing about all work together as to present this award to everyone on the team.” of the Total Joint Replacement Program team. a team and you can’t The award epitomizes teamwork on behalf of this team is tell who they are patients, said Col. Patrick Garman, U.S. Army Walk said she struggled with pain for about once they get into Medical Department Activity-Fort Carson and 15 years. She tried injections and physical therapy no matter scrubs,” said Evans Army Community Hospital commander. but nothing alleviated the pain. So she struggled Air Force Lt. Col. “This is such a great thing and means so much with the pain and coped the best she could. where they Walter Matthews, for our patients and the multi-service market that “My passion is fishing and before the surgeries 10th Medical Group we take care of here in Colorado Springs.” it was a struggle just to walk to the shore of a work, no commander. “It is The team included not only the doctors and lake,” she said. “Now I can walk 2.5 miles and it a fantastic team, a operating room staff, but also staff from the doesn’t bother me at all. I can enjoy the things I like matter what great example of Evans intensive care unit, family recovery ward, to do. My quality of life is so much better.” joint operations.” physical therapy, occupational therapy, laboratory But she admits getting to where she is now, they do, they The partnership and pharmacy. nine months after the second surgery, was not a for joint replace- “Any surgical procedure that requires an “cake walk.” She said her first day of physical all work ments was recog- overnight stay requires a team approach and the therapy was tough and she thought about quitting. nized by U.S. Army Evans team has been there every step,” said Howarth. But by the end of the first week she realized that together as a Medicine with the “The best team to take care of military people is she had been given an opportunity for a painless July 7 presentation military people because we understand what they life and was going to take advantage of it. team and you of its 3rd Quarter have gone through, and what they will go through.” “It took a lot of commitment, and I had a great Wolf Pack award. And that understanding is helpful for the cheerleader, my husband. He was fantastic and can’t tell who “The Wolf patients who opt to have a hip, knee or shoulder pushed me,” Walk said. “The biggest thing people Pack award was replaced. For Peggy Walk, the wife of a retired need to understand before they go into this surgery they are once established by Army Soldier, Howarth’s knowledge made the replacement is that it is going to be a lot of work, and they need Medicine and spon- of both her knees last year a little easier. to ask themselves how bad they want this.” they get into sored by the (Army “Howarth kept telling me this is what you TRICARE beneficiaries struggling with joint Medicine) Civilian can expect,” Walk said. “He told me that the first pain can call 333-5086 to make an appointment with scrubs.” Corps to recognize couple of months you are going to hate me. one of Howarth’s team members. A referral from — Air Force Lt. Col. teams of military and Then you are going to start liking me because their primary health care provider is not required to Walter Matthews civilians working your life is going to be so much better.” benefit from the Total Joint Replacement Program. Flexibility key to ed center tutor resource By Scott Prater Tutor.com is provided by the session or set up future sessions scores,” said Dr. Peter Heinz, Fort Mountaineer staff DOD and a private vendor. It and even submit papers for online Carson Education Center operations includes live tutoring online in more review at the website. manager. “We also have an Army Pesky math problems. Nearly than 40 subjects, including algebra, “Clients don’t need to make an Personnel Testing Center and a everyone who has ever taken a college calculus, English and writing. Users appointment and can even receive 50-station computer lab open to algebra class, not to mention calculus, simply log in and ask their questions. tutoring using their smartphone,” Soldiers daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.” has endured a time when no amount of And, it’s all done anonymously in Morse said. “And, it has extremely The education center hosts effort put them on the right track toward an online-chat format. favorable ratings from users — from full-service offices for anyone seeking the right answer. Add the stress and “At Tutor.com, there are no 95-98 percent positive comments.” degrees or needing advice from local desperation of an upcoming exam to the webcams and no personal information It’s just one of a multitude of and national universities and colleges. equation and it can be easy to lose hope. is shared,” said Meredith Morse, resources that service members can And users can obtain financial aid Fortunately, active-duty service education services specialist. “The find at the education center. assistance from the TRiO office. members who visit the Fort Carson tutors are carefully screened and are “Our variety of resources are “Tutor.com is one more free Education Center have a resource selected from accredited universities, designed to assist Soldiers in obtaining resource geared for those currently available to them that can help certified teachers, college professors their education, ranging from an taking courses who just can’t get to alleviate just such a scenario. and graduate students.” outstanding staff of Army education their academic advisers or professors,” The resource is called Tutor.com Because creators knew that counselors to one-on-one instruction Heinz said. “This is especially great and it’s free of charge to service flexibility would be key for the service in our College and Career Readiness for those deployed, on temporary duty members through a link posted on to be successful, Tutor.com is available program for those needing help with or those who just need additional help their GoArmyED accounts. 24/7. Users can login on for one basic skills and to improve their GT in dozens of subject areas 24/7.” 16 MOUNTAINEER — July 29, 2016
Record-setting launch
A 50-foot-tall high-power sport rocket carries payloads thousands of feet above Fort Carson Sunday during the Student Rocket Launch, sponsored by United Launch Alliance (ULA), Ball Aerospace and the Space Foundation. The record- setting event marked the culmination of an experience designed to simulate a real-life launch campaign and inspire students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The launch featured two high-power sport rockets built by interns at ULA including the Future Heavy, the largest sport rocket to launch anywhere in the world. Ball Aerospace interns built the four largest payloads (onboard experiments/ instruments), while K-12 students from Colorado created additional payloads. This year’s event kicked off with the Space Foundation-sponsored launches, followed by the 10-foot-tall “Genesis” rocket and then the 50-foot tall Future Heavy. The Future Heavy carried all of the student payloads, weighing in at more than 1,200 pounds and generating 6,600 pounds of thrust off the launch pad. Altogether, 105 interns and 41 mentors participated this year. The payloads include a kindergarten experiment in solar physics as well as an approximation of the Mars Curiosity rover’s entry, descent and landing.
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Units highlight division’s ‘pride, determination, adaptability’ By Sgt. David Freydin support our nation’s strategic interests Command contingency operations. The fa r i isi ic Affairs Office whether that be in Europe or Afghanistan,” 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team assumed Gonsalves said. roles as the Global and Rapid Reaction Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division “Currently, our 2nd Infantry Brigade Force, and our 3rd Armored Brigade Combat will celebrate 99 years of tradition, Combat Team and 4th Combat Aviation Team is training for its Regionally Aligned excellence and readiness during the Brigade are deployed supporting Operation Force mission in Europe.” division’s annual Iron Horse Week Monday- Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan,” In addition to maintaining steady-state Thursday at venues across Fort Carson. Gonsalves said. “Our 4th Sustainment During Iron Horse Week, Fort Brigade is ready to support U.S. Northern ee r rse a e IH4 Carson Soldiers participate in more than a dozen Left: Mortarmen tournaments as they build assigned to Company A, camaraderie, battle for 1st Battalion, 68th Armor bragging rights for their Regiment, 3rd Armored units and compete for the Brigade Combat Team, 4th coveted Commander’s Cup. Infantry Division, conduct While there are a mortar range at Fort numerous metrics that Carson April 8. During the define a unit’s training training event, the Soldiers or readiness level, some fired mm mortar of the most important rounds, adjusting to contributors remain effectively suppress their intangible measurements, intended targets. such as trust and unit esprit de corps, said Maj. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves, commanding general, 4th Below: n try er Inf. Div. and Fort Carson. Main Gun System from “Through military the st try er ri ade skill and athletic events, Combat Team, 4th Infantry Iron Horse Week builds trust Division, is staged for among unit-level participants, loading onto a U.S. Air develops friendly competi- Force C-17 Globemaster tiveness throughout brigades, as a part of a deployment battalions and companies, readiness exercise and finally strengthens the a a a e cond cted e . at camaraderie among all Iron Peterson Air Force Base. Horse Soldiers,” Gonsalves said. Since its activation Dec. 10, 1917, in preparation for World War I, the 4th Inf. Div. has led the nation in providing well-trained and ready Soldiers to meet any operational requirements; from having the first Soldiers to storm Utah Beach in Normandy, France, on D-Day to its major contributions in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The Army has experienced nearly a 40-percent increase in emergent demand during the last two years, said Gonsalves, and given the reduction in personnel and brigade combat teams, the requirement for sustained training and readiness of tactical units to meet the National Security Strategy cannot be overstated. “The 4th Infantry Division is no different, and we are in high demand to a a e i e
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Schedule of events Iron Horse Run Volleyball Pershing Field Iron Horse Sports and Fitness Center Monday, 6:30 a.m. until complete Monday-Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to noon, championship Basketball Iron Horse Sports and Fitness Center Orienteering Monday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Training Area Bravo, Minnick Street Tuesday-Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. between Nelson and Prussman boulevards Thursday, 9-10 a.m., championship Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Combat Swim Soccer Iron Horse Physical Fitness Center Pershing Field Monday-Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. until complete, fi nals Softball Combatives Mountain Post Sports Complex William “Bill” Reed Special Events Center Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., qualifi er Thursday, 9-10 a.m., championship Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., intermediate Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., championship Ultimate Frisbee North Side of Pershing Field Flag Football Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Post Sports Complex Monday-Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Awards ceremony, barbecue, Thursday, 8-10 a.m., championship Josh Turner concert Iron Horse Park, Thursday Golf Tournament Awards ceremony, 11 a.m. Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club Barbecue and social, noon Monday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Josh Turner concert, 3 p.m. Marksmanship Ranges 69, 5 (M9), 11 (M203/M320), 15 (M249) Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Course description, safety brief, and conduct a profi ciency validation Tuesday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., championship
Medical Stakes Medical Simulation Training Center Monday-Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, 6:30-10 a.m., fi nals
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the way for training. Iron Horse Throughout From Page IH1 history, the division has proven to be activities at home, the 4th Inf. Div. trained and prepared Headquarters and Division Artillery for its next continue to support U.S. European Command challenge. Regular with the Mission Command Element training exercises mission and allied training exercises, such and deployments as Operation Anakonda 16 in Poland. have further honed “All of our units have extremely the skills of Fort important missions that require a constant Carson Soldiers. and high level of training and readiness, and Part of readiness we must take advantage of every oppor tunity is building cohesive to ensure we are postured to fulfi ll any teams made up of mission given to us,” Gonsalves said. agile and adaptive “The same holds true for our Families leaders, said Col. as they are experiencing the same operational Curtis Taylor, Photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones tempo as our Soldiers. We must continue commander, 1st SBCT. An M109A6 Paladin self-propelled Howitzer to build resilience and help them leverage “The ‘Raider’ Brigade is currently belonging to Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 29th our installation’s fi rst-rate resources.” acting as the opposition force for 3ABCT’s Field Artillery, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Joseph Berg, 4th Inf. Div. and Fort fi nal exercise in preparation for its rotation eam th nfantry ivision fi res a ro nd pon Carson Museum curator, said Fort Carson to the National Training Center, (Fort Irwin, receivin a fi re mission d rin a live fi re e ercise has always been an important training center California),” Taylor said. “In addition to at dairi Ran e omple wait. and although the post has fl uctuated based on the opposition force, we provide observer training needs, the 4th Inf. Div. has always led controllers and trainers to help provide Thursday at Iron Horse Park with the presen- feedback to 3ABCT leadership as it works tation of the Commander’s Cup at 11 a.m. through its standard operating procedures Building cohesive teams adds to the and battle drills in a tactical environment. effectiveness and success of missions while “The opportunity for our Soldiers to at the same time building up today’s Soldiers engage in friendly competition with to be tomorrow’s leaders, said Maj. Michael Soldiers from the rest of the division is Harrison, operations offi cer, 1st Battalion, extremely motivational,” Taylor said 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd ABCT. “War Horse” Soldiers of the 2nd IBCT Even as the 4th Inf. Div. celebrates Iron are literally all around the world, spread Horse Week, the 3rd ABCT is preparing across three different continents, said for a rotation at NTC, Harrison said. Col. Matt Cody, commander, 2nd IBCT. Iron Horse Week is fi lled with “We have elements forward deployed competition to bring the Iron Horse team to Afghanistan in support of Operation together and continue building on the Resolute Support, Iraq, in support of history of the division, said Gonsalves. Operation Inherent Resolve, Kuwait, in “My highlight is the pride, determination, support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, and adaptability of our Soldiers and units,” and Kosovo,” he said. Gonsalves said. “No matter what or how Iron Horse Week provides Soldiers and many conditions are placed upon them, units more than just a chance to celebrate our Soldiers accomplish the mission with the storied history of the division. The integrity — and there is never a complaint. week kicks off Monday at 6:30 a.m. with “They exemplify our division’s motto of a 3.5-mile installation run and concludes being steadfast in their duties and loyal to their country, units and fellow Soldiers,” Gonsalves said. “Take for example our 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, a part of their forma- tion is deployed to Afghanistan conducting combat operations, part is supporting Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox (Kentucky), part is supporting fi re- fi ghting missions
Photo by Capt. Shaun T. Manley and another part is A CH-47 Chinook aircrew with the 2nd General supporting our BCTs pport viation attalion th viation Photo by Staff. Sgt. Thomas Duval with air ground Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry integration training. nfantry ivision lowers a am i c et ri ade om at eam th nfantry ivision en a e an an ry ro p of They and our other into a reservoir on ort arson ne . ilots protestors thro h a thic clo d of smo e d rin a mission readiness brigades are expertly and crewmem ers made do ens of i hts and e ercise at the oint ltinational Readiness enter in ohenfels ermany handling numerous delivered tho sands of allons of water to a wild e . . he oldiers are c rrently s pportin the nd nfantry ri ade and diverse missions fi re in ort arson s trainin area. om at eam th nfantry ivision in a peace s pport mission in osovo. simultaneously.” July 29, 2016 — MOUNTAINEER 17
Community Of note restraint inspections, a bounce house, military Career Day — The Army Community Service working dog demonstration, smoke house, Briefs Employment Readiness Program hosts a career emergency vehicle displays and free food. day at the William “Bill” Reed Special Events Dental Assistant Training Program — The Center, building 1829, Friday from 10 a.m. to Fort Carson American Red Cross will be Claims to the estate 2 p.m. Recruiters from major corporations as releasing applications for its free Dental Sgt. Miguel Angel Diaz — With deepest regret well as federal and state agencies from the Assistant Training Program Monday in the to the Family of the deceased. Anyone having local region and across the nation are looking Red Cross office in room 1011 at Evans Army claims against or indebtedness to his estate should to hire military personnel, Family members Community Hospital. The program is open to contact 1st Lt. James M. Lavin at 526-6171. and civilians. This event is open to everyone military identification card holders 18 and older and no registration is required for job seekers. with a valid high school diploma or GED. The General announcements Call 526-0452 for more information. program will run Monday-Friday, Jan. 3 to Water Quality Report — The Fort Carson National Night Out — The Directorate of June 29, from 6:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. All classes Directorate of Public Works (DPW) has issued the Emergency Services sponsors its annual must be attended; partial credit will not be annual Water Quality Report. A link to the Water National Night Out event Tuesday from given. Applications must be dropped off at Quality Report is available at http://www.carson. 4-8 p.m. in the parking lot of Soldier’s the Dental Health Activity Headquarters, army.mil/DPW/. The report provides a summary Memorial Chapel, building 1500, 6333 building 815 on Wetzel Avenue by 4 p.m. of the water quality delivered throughout the Martinez Street. The event will feature Sept. 2. Contact the Red Cross at 526-7144 installation via the water distribution system. Fort informational displays, safety tips, child seat for more information. Carson’s water is supplied by Colorado Springs Utilities. DPW staff is committed to providing customers with a superior and reliable supply of Civilian Personnel Advisory Center, via fax at by TRICARE. The fact is, TRICARE is an high quality water. This report is designed to 526-6128 or via email at [email protected] enormous and complex health care system. inform customers about the quality of drinking with the subject line “VLTP.” Otte can be There are several TRICARE programs available water delivered to their water taps every day. Call reached at 719-526-9341. Anyone experiencing depending on status and location. Visit http:// DPW at 526-1730 for more information. a medical emergency and about to exhaust leave www.military.com/benefits/tricare for details. Donated annual leave for Fort Carson civilian can contact the CPAC Management Employee Evans Army Community Hospital (EACH) offers employees — is currently being accepted for Relations team at 526-8317/1006/1336/4270. online payments — EACH offers an online payment the following civilians who have exhausted all Yard sales on post – can be held the first and third option. Pay.gov is a convenient and quick way to available leave because of medical emer gencies Saturday of the month, from April-December, make electronic payments to federal government under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program: in all post housing areas. Single Soldiers and agencies with credit cards, debit cards or direct Carmelita Carrillo and Brenda Hart, Directorate off-post residents can set up in the Balfour Beatty debit. This is a secure service provided by the U.S. of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation; Communities community center parking lot, Department of the Treasury. Paying online is the Carrie Davidson, U.S. Army Network Enterprise building 4355, near Gate 3. Call Army Community preferred method for paying EACH medical bills. Technology Command; David Grant, Denver Service at 526-4590/1082 for more information. Visit http://www.evans.amedd.army.mil/RMD/ Recruiting Battalion; Chad Staggs, Directorate TRICARE Urgent Care Pilot Program — pay-gov.htm for more information. of Emergency Services; and Rhonda Welles, TRICARE Prime, Prime Remote and Young Army Medicine Secure Messaging — allows Space and Missile Defense Command. Any Army Adult-Prime beneficiaries may be able to beneficiaries to directly contact their health care appropriated fund civilian employees wishing participate in the new Urgent Care Pilot Program team at https://app.relayhealth.com. The site allows to donate annual leave must complete the OPM which runs through May 23, 2019. TRICARE will beneficiaries to initiate: a web visit consultation, Form 630a found at http://www.opm.gov/forms/ cover two urgent care visits to any TRICARE- receive preventive care reminders, send a note to pdf(underscore)fill/opm630a.pdf. Non-Army authorized provider each fiscal year, Oct. 1 to the provider’s office, request test results, ask for appropriated fund civilian employees from Sept. 30, without a referral or authorization from prescription renewals and ask questions to their another federal agency interested in donating a primary care manager. An authorized provider provider and care team. Talk to the Army Medical leave must complete the OPM Form 630b found at is any individual, institution/organization or Home team to get enrolled in secure messaging. http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf(underscore)fill/ supplier that is licensed by a state, accredited by Pay for medical records online — The Evans opm630b.pdf and provide it to their civilian national organization or meets other standards of Army Community Hospital (EACH) Release personnel/HR office for annotation. Both forms the medical community, and is certified to provide of Information section has partnered with the must then be forwarded to Irma Otte, Fort Carson benefits under TRICARE. This is only available Department of Treasury, DFAS pay.gov and EACH to active-duty service members, including Resource Management Division/Uniform Business activated National Guard and reserve members, Office to offer patients the option to pay for copies who are enrolled in TRICARE Prime Remote. of their medical records through Pay.gov. Patients There are no point of service deductibles or cost who need duplicate copies of medical records, as shares for the two urgent care visits, but network well as insurance agencies and legal offices now copayments still apply. Once an individual receives have the option to use Pay.gov for copy record urgent care, he must notify his primary care charges ($20.80 for search and processing, plus 13 manager about that care within 24 hours or the cents per page). Visit https://pay.gov/public/form/ first business day after the urgent care visit. Visit start/72613275 for more information. http://www.tricare.mil/Plans/SpecialPrograms/ Payday loan complaints — The Consumer Financial UrgentCarePilot for more information. Protection Bureau is accepting complaints from Nurse advice line — is a toll-free number that puts borrowers encountering problems with payday beneficiaries in contact with a team of registered loans. Visit http://www.consumerfinance.gov/ nurses who can answer urgent health care complaint or call 855-411-2372. questions 24/7. Nurses will assess the medical VIN verification — Colorado Vehicle Identification condition and give professional advice to treat Number verifications are conducted at the the condition at home or refer for an acute Fort Carson Police Station, building 2700, from appointment. The nurse advice line can be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. reached at 800-TRICARE (874-2273), option 1. JAG assists with name change, adoption — The Military spouse competitive employment — Legal Assistance Office provides help in adult Spouses of active-duty service members upon name changes and simple stepparent adoptions. arrival to new duty stations from the contiguous The office cannot provide court representation U.S. may apply for competitive employment but can furnish the necessary documents and under Executive Order 13473. There is a two-year procedural information. Call 526-5572 for details. restriction from the date of the sponsor’s order Veterinary clinic hours — The Fort Carson to use the authorization. Spouses returning from Veterinary Center, 1535 Sheridan Ave., building overseas may apply under Executive Order 12721, 6190, is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday- which gives three years to use the authorization. Friday and closed on federal holidays. The center Spouses of a veteran with 100 percent service offers wellness exams, vaccinations, microchip connected disability may be eligible for implantation, dental appointments and sick call employment under different circumstances. as well as some surgeries, including spaying The Employment Readiness Program, Army and neutering. It also has X-ray, ultrasound Community Service, Directorate of Family and and other advanced imaging capabilities. Morale, Welfare and Recreation, can assist spouses Call 526-3803/4520 for information or to make in applying for education and employment. Contact an appointment. the ERP staff at 526-0452/0467 for information. 4th Infantry Division Gift Shop — A variety TRICARE benefits — Confused by all the of division and customizable unit-specific TRICARE coverage options, co-pays, deductibles, merchandise is available. The gift shop is located and acronyms? Surveys have found that most in The Hub, building 1532. Hours are 11 a.m. to service members and their Families are confused 2 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays. 18 MOUNTAINEER — July 29, 2016
Catholic Who are you when no one is looking? education Commentary by Lt. Col. Tim Meador Verizon Heritage PGA Tournament, Jim Furyk and Deputy garrison chaplain English golfer Brian Davis were tied for fi rst after the classes set fi nal round. This led to a sudden-death playoff hole, This week the best golfers in the world are competing which Furyk won. Davis lost because he called a for August for top honors at the PGA penalty on himself. While attempting to chip the ball Catholic Religious Education Championship being played at onto the green, he saw out of the corner of his eye that he classes begin Aug. 21 at 10:30 the Baltusrol Golf Course in had moved a loose reed in the middle of his backstroke. a.m. in Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. Springfi eld, New Jersey. One of He immediately called the judges over. After a brief Classes assist children and the four major professional golf review, two strokes were added to his card. Slugger adults in their understanding of tournaments in the United States, White, the PGA Tour’s tournament director who Catholicism, its traditions and the purse is $10 million, of administrated the penalty, said Davis’ actions were its place in the world today. which the winner walks classy and appropriate for a sport based on honor. Preparation for the away with a cool $1.89 People compete in sports to win and receive celebration of the sacraments million in prize money. glory. Some, however, no matter how great the glory, takes place in the following For most golfers, will not sacrifi ce their honor or integrity. Proverbs grade levels: winning is everything — 10:9 declares, “Whoever walks in integrity walks Second grade, reconciliation reputation, money, privilege securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be and fi rst communion and glory. But for some, found out.” It is one thing to play a sport with principle, Eighth grade and above, there is one thing more it is another thing to serve in a profession of honor. confi rmation important than winning. But the greatest thing is to live a life of integrity; Active Catholics who love to Several years ago at the there is no better way to live. work with children and adolescents are asked to consider volunteering to serve as catechists. Training will be provided. Register through the parish and the eli ious ducation fi ce. Contact Pat Treacy at patricia.a. [email protected] or call 524- 2458 for more information.
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Chapel NeXt — meets at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday Religious Education class — Classes are held Chapel at Veterans Chapel. Contemporary worship, from 10:30-11:50 a.m. throughout the school children’s ministry and biblical preaching is offered year for preschool (at least 4 years old) through Briefs during both services. Youth group meets Sunday high school. Registration is also being held at 6:30 p.m. Visit the Chapel NeXt Facebook page at for adults seeking to be confi rmed in the Facebook — Search “Fort Carson Chaplains (Religious https://www.facebook.com/#!/chapelnextfortcarson Catholic church. These classes are held on a Support Offi ce)” for events and schedules. for more information. weeknight. Contact Pat Treacy at 524-2458 or [email protected] for details. Catholic Women of the Chapel — Child care is available by emailing children’s names and ages to [email protected]. CWOC Chapel schedule meets Wednesday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel; call 526-5769. Catholic Protestant Women of the Chapel — meets Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel reconciliation, 526-8583 • Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Nelson Boulevard and • Sunday, 9 a.m., Mass, 526-8583 CWOC, 526-5769 Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Soldiers’ Martinez Street • Sunday, 10:30 a.m., religious Healer Chapel Memorial Chapel. Free child care is available. • Saturday, 4:15-4:45 p.m., education, 524-2458 Evans Army Community Hospital Email [email protected] or visit “PWOC reconciliation, 526-8583 • Sunday, 10:30 a.m., RCIA, • Sunday. 11 a.m., Mass, 526-7386 Fort Carson” on Facebook for details. • Saturday, 5 p.m., Mass, 524-2458 • Monday-Thursday and fi rst Native American prayer/spiritual services — 526-8583 • Monday-Friday, 11:45 a.m., Friday of month, noon, Mass, • Sunday, 8:15-8:45 a.m., mass, 526-8583 526-7386 The He Ska Akicita (White Mountain Warriors) hosts Inipi (sweat lodge) services at Turkey Creek Ranch on a biweekly basis. Services Protestant Latter Day Saints provided inside and outside the sweat lodge include prayer and purifi cation, blessing of Healer Chapel (Traditional) Service held from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. Contact Evans Army Community Hospital Capt. David Clement, chaplain and LDS branch presidency, at 502-0739. protection, and continued spiritual and emotional • Sunday, 9 a.m., worship, 526-7386 support to military members. The ceremonies Prussman Chapel (Gospel) are conducted in traditional Lakota style — they Barkeley Avenue and Prussman Eastern Orthodox are not New Age or Earth-based ceremonies. Boulevard Fort Carson does not offer Eastern Orthodox services on post. For There is no charge to attend the Inipi. Call Michael • Sunday, 9:30 a.m., Sunday off-post services please call 719-473-9238. school, 526-5744 Hackwith at 719-285-5240 or Kevin Cheek at • Sunday, 11 a.m., gospel, 526-9640 405-313-8049 for more information and protocols. Jewish Knights of Columbus — a Catholic group for Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel (Multi- Fort Carson does not offer Jewish services on post. Contact the U.S. Air denominational Worship Celebration) Force Academy Chapel for Jewish services information at 333-2636. The men 18 and older, meets the third Wednesday Nelson Boulevard and Martinez Street chapel is located at 2346 Academy Place on the U.S. Air Force Academy. of the month at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. • Sunday, 11 a.m., worship, 524-4316 Call 526-5769 for details. • Tuesday, 9 a.m., PWOC, 524-4316 Islamic Latter Day Saints Soldiers — meets Wednesday Veterans Chapel – Chapel NeXt at 6 p.m. for refreshments and social, followed Magrath Avenue and Titus Boulevard Fort Carson does not offer Islamic services on post. Contact the Islamic • Sunday 9:30 and 11 a.m., Society at 2125 N. Chestnut, 632-3364, for information. by an Institute (Bible study) at 6:30 p.m. at 526-8889 Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. Contact elder Donald Colorado Warriors Sweat Lodge Fawson at 435-668-5327 or donalfawson@gmail. Meets once or twice monthly and upon special request. Contact Michael com or Capt. Jacob Snell, chaplain, at 330-3120 Hackwith at 719-285-5240 or Kevin Cheek at 405-313-8049. or [email protected] for information or a ride. 20 MOUNTAINEER — July 29, 2016 July 29, 2016 — MOUNTAINEER 21 Sports 3-3-2 nets
soccerStory and photo by Walt Johnson All you titlereally want from the Mountaineer staff sport is to have competitive bal- ance, and we think we have that The 2016 Fort Carson in our soccer league,” she said men’s outdoor and coed soccer The men’s outdoor soccer championship matches were championship began Monday held Monday-Tuesday at the when the fifth-seeded Sappers Mountain Post Sports Complex. met the fourth-seeded League The men’s tournament had of Nations. The Sappers were six teams contending for the victorious and earned the right post soccer league champion- to meet top-seeded 3-3-2 in the ship as the teams were seeded first semifinal of the tourna- based on regular season play. ment. The 3-3-2 team defeated The 3-3-2 and the Trojans the Sappers to advance to the squads earned the top two championship game Tuesday. seeds, respectively. In the tournament’s second Deb Keller-Mitchell, Fort game, the sixth-seeded Netkicks Carson intramural sports office and Chill met the third-seeded tournament organizer, said this Raiders. The Raiders advanced year’s tournament ended a to the second semifinal to take soccer season that saw great on the Trojans Tuesday. The action and competitive play in Trojans advanced to the title both the men’s and coed leagues. match with a victory. “We were so pleased with The 3-3-2 team wasted the competitive spirit and the little time establishing itself level of play in both our coed it took a 2-0 lead into halftime. and our men’s league competi- The Trojans refused to go tions. As we sat down and put away without putting up a fight, the schedule together for the however. The Trojans scored tournament we got excited to two goals in the second half think that any of the teams in but it wasn’t enough to catch the tournament had a realistic the 3-3-2 as it added a goal to Players battle for the ball during the post intramural men’s soccer championship game Tuesday at chance to win the coed or the win the contest 3-2 and claim the Mountain Post Sports Complex. men’s league championships. the championship.
National finalists
Fort Carson Family members, Jaylon Lyon, second from right, and Christian Lyon, second from left, talk to teammates July 21 at Fountain-Fort Carson High School. The duo, along with two other post Family member teammates, Gina Coleman and Javan Hogan, are competing in the National Junior Olympic championships this week in Sacramento, Calif.
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The Colorado Rockies are offering military members special ticket buys this season. The next opportunity is when the Rockies take on the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday- Thursday at 6:40 p.m. Military personnel can purchase tickets in the outfield box, pavilion and upper reserved infield/outfield area for their Family and friends for $14 each (with a $3.50 service charge per order). Call the Rockies at 303-ROCKIES, ask for the military discount and provide reference number 20791908 to take advantage of the offer. This offer is not available on a walk-up basis. Seating areas are subject to availability; limits may apply and all areas are not available for each game. The Colorado Springs Sky Sox host the Oklahoma City Dodgers, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ affiliate, Saturday-Tuesday at Security Service Field. Games are Saturday at 6:05 p.m., Sunday at 2:05 p.m. and Monday-Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. The Sky Sox will also host the Nashville Sounds, the affiliate of the Oakland A’s, Wednesday to Aug. 6. Games are Wednesday to Aug. 5 at 7:05 p.m. and Aug. 6 at 6:05 p.m. Thursday’s game is a military appreciation night at the stadium. Child, Youth and School Services registers athletes for its youth sports fall season Photo by Walt Johnson through Aug. 5. The Ellis Outdoor Pool is open daily from 9-10 a.m. for lap swim and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for recreational Fall sports include flag football, volleyball, swim. A daily pass is $2 for ages 4 and older and $5 for non-military; 3 and under are free with paid adult. soccer and cheerleading. Registration can be done The outdoor pool season ends with the annual doggie day event Sept. 10 from 2-6 p.m. in person at Parent Central Services, building 1518 on Prussman Boulevard, or online at https:// webtrac.mwr.army. mil/webtrac/carsoncyms.html. Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club hosts the 11th Visit http://www.jefftaylor.com for tickets. Call 526-4425 for more information. annual Any Soldier Golf Tournament Aug. 26. The fifth annual Alpha Invitational four-man Iron Horse Sports and Fitness Center will host According to officials, the biggest tournament scramble golf tournament takes place a free “Back to School Aerobathon” Aug. 13 hosted by the post golf course is expected to have Aug. 27 at the Kings Deer Golf Course, from 9-11 a.m. a field of 144 golfers. Officials said the majority 19255 Royal Troon Drive, in Monument. The aerobathon will feature all Directorate of golfers are active-duty service members and Registration is at 7 a.m. for the event of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation retirees from Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force limited to 25 teams. Fee of $100 per player (DFMWR) aerobic classes offered in 25-minute Base, U.S. Air Force Academy, Cheyenne includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, range segments for people to try. There will be a belayer Mountain Air Force Station and Schriever Air balls, longest drive and closest to the pin, lunch, on site for anyone interested in wall climbing. Force Base. Contact Bob Marsh at 719-590-7984 door prizes for each player and an awards There will also be bench press, pullup and pushup or email [email protected] to enter a team banquet. Contact Dirk Hunter-Ellis at 310-8710 contests. Call 526-2706 for more information. or compete as a single golfer. or [email protected] for more information. The post intramural flag football season is The 2016 National Physique Committee DFMWR will sponsor the “Dirty Duathlon” scheduled to begin Aug. 17 at the Mountain Armbrust Pro Gym Warrior Classic will individual and team event Sept. 10 at Training Post Sports Complex. be held Aug. 26-27 at the Embassy Suites Area Bravo on post. The league will be played in a seven-on-seven Hotel, Spa and Conference Center, 4705 People can register at Iron Horse Sports format in battalion and company leagues. Games Clydesdale Parkway, in Loveland. and Fitness Center or Garcia Physical Fitness will be played Monday-Thursday at 6:30, 7:30 and Events Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Center through 4 p.m. Sept. 7. The registration 8:30 p.m. The league is open to DOD identification include junior/teen fitness, fitness, figure and fee is $15 per person (same-day registration cardholders 18 and older. There will be a men’s physique. Events Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. will be $30 per person). Call 526-3944 for mandatory coaches meeting Thursday at 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. include bikini, women’s physique, more information. Call 526-5772 or 524-0859 for more information. women’s bodybuilding and men’s bodybuilding. CYSS officials are looking for people interested in volunteering as youth sports and fitness coaches. Anyone interested in being a coach must pass a background check, attend a mandatory three- Trojans new head coach hour preseason training session and be available two to three hours per week for practices and games. CYSS officials said anyone interested in being a coach must have good communication Jake Novotny, skills with CYSS sports staff and parents new Fountain- of the players. According to CYSS officials, Fort Carson head youth coaches receive discounts on sports football coach, enrollment for their children, promotion points talks to members for active-duty Soldiers, volunteer hours and of his team July will make an impact on the community. Call 21 at the high 526-1101 for more information. school football Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club hosts the 5th field. Novotny annual Mountain Post Historical Association succeeds tournament Sept. 16. legendary coach The tournament will begin with a shotgun Mitch Johnson start at 8 a.m. The cost for the tournament is $50 when the team for military members, $75 for retired military plays its first and $100 for civilians. The association’s mission game Sept. 2 is to build a museum dedicated to preserving against Ralston the history and sacrifices of all Mountain Post Valley at the high Soldiers, past, present and future. Contact school stadium. Amy Lester at 719-633-2867 or email amy@ mountainposthistoricalcenter.org to enter the Photo by Walt Johnson tournament or for more information. — Compiled by Walt Johnson July 29, 2016 — MOUNTAINEER 23 Hawkeyes win company-level softball crown Story and photo by Walt Johnson championships began Monday with ninth-seeded Braves and the fifth- Caught Looking defeated the 11th- Mountaineer staff 12 teams vying to become the new seeded Steel met the 12th-seeded seed Trey Deuce. post champions. Reapers. The Rat Pack defeated the The second round of the tourna- The Hawkeyes saw an early Deb Keller-Mitchell, Fort Carson Braves to move on to the second round ment was also played Monday night as 10-1 lead vanish but outscored the intramural sports office tournament of the tournament and the Reapers the top-seeded teams played their first Gunslingers seven to four down organizer, said post softball players registered the first upset of the games. The fourth-seeded Gunslingers the stretch to claim the company-level had a good season and were looking tournament by defeating the Steel. defeated the Reapers to move on to softball championship 17-14 Tuesday forward to an exciting tournament. The seventh-seeded Quarter- the semifinals while the third-seeded at the Mountain Post Sports Complex. In the first round of the tournament masters defeated the 10th-seeded Hawkeyes barely escaped with a The company-level softball the eighth-seeded Rack Pack met the Blackfoot while the sixth-seeded victory over Caught Looking. The second-seeded Sappers defeated the Quartermasters to earn a semifinal berth. The biggest upset of the tourna- ment came when the top-seeded War Elephants fell to the Rack Pack to close out the first round of action. The early round action set the stage for the semifinals that included three of the top four seeds. The Rack Pack fell to the Gunslingers and Hawkeyes defeated the higher-seeded Sappers to earn the right to play for the post championship. The championship game looked like it would be a blowout victory for the Hawkeyes early as it got off to a 10-1 lead. But the Gunslingers were true to its name as it battled back to tie the score at 10 after four innings. The Hawkeyes added seven more runs to the Gunslingers four to capture the title.
Hawkeyes second baseman Andrew Richmond fires a throw to first after getting an out at second base Tuesday at the Mountain Post Sports Complex.
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Above: Visitors shop for souvenirs and clothing Left: Olympic athletes are portrayed in this at the Team USA store statue at the Olympic in the Olympic Training Training Center. Center Visitor Center.
Olympic athletes are pictured in an image shown in the rotunda of the Olympic Training Center Visitor Center. Just the Facts with more than 40 resident athletes from the Olympic Training banked at 33 degrees. Several world records Center who will be representing the U.S. in competitions. have been set at the velodrome. • TRAVEL TIME – 20 minutes Among those competitors will be swimmer Michael Phelps, who Sports Center I is a 47,000 square-foot trained in Colorado Springs. He’s competing in the Olympics for the facility with six gymnasiums that • FOR AGES – anyone fi fth time and already has 22 Olympic medals, 18 of them gold. accommodate gymnastics, boxing, judo, Begin road to Other Olympians who have trained in Colorado Springs include volleyball, basketball, Paralympic sports, • TYPE – Olympic Training wrestler Rulon Gardner and speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno. badminton, tae kwon do and archery. Sports CenterFUN FACTOR – #### The Rio 2016 Games will have more than 200 nations and more Center II has 47,000 square feet of training (OUT OF 5 STARS) than 10,000 athletes participating. facilities and accommodates nine sports. Football (soccer) will be part of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Olympic Shooting Center is the • WALLET DAMAGE – $$ Rio at Olympic There will be 16 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams. Other sports on third largest such facility in the world. $ = Less than $20 the agenda include fencing, fi eld hockey, golf, gymnastics, handball, The Olympic Training Center is open $$ = $21-$40 judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, rugby, sailing, shooting, table tennis, for tours Monday-Saturday. Tours are tae kwon do, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling scheduled every half hour, beginning at $$$ = $41-$60 and equestrian events. There also will be aquatic events, archery, 9 a.m. There is no tour at noon. The last $$$$ = $61-$80 badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling and track and fi eld. tour departs at 4:30 p.m. (BASED ON A FAMILY OF FOUR) Training Center The training center began in 1978 on the site formerly occupied by Tour attendees see a fi lm in the theater Ent Air Force Base. The base was established in 1943, near Memorial in the visitor center before walking through Story and photos by Nel Lampe Hospital. When the base was closed and remaining units were moved the Olympic Training Center campus and visiting many of the training Mountaineer staff to Peterson Air Force Base in 1976, the property was transferred to facilities and perhaps seeing athletes in training. the city and was later acquired by the Olympic Committee to establish Tours are $12 for adults and children ages 5 to 12 are charged It’s only seven days until the Summer Olympics opening a training center. Many of the military buildings were retrofi tted or $8. Members of the military are charged $10. Children 4 and A visitor takes a ceremony — Aug. 5, in Rio de Janeiro. Colorado Springs has a renovated to house the athletes and coaches. under are admitted free. photo as her family special connection with the Olympics — the Olympic Committee Construction was soon underway, transforming the military facility The Olympic Training Center is at 1 Olympic Plaza, off Boulder members stand on Headquarters is here as is one of the Olympic Training Centers. And, to a state-of-the-art training facility for athletes. The Olympic Training Street near its intersection with Union Boulevard. Call 866-4618 for the award platform plans are underway for building an $80 million, 60,000-square-foot Center can accommodate about 500 athletes and coaches at one time. information about tours. in front of the U.S. Olympic Museum in Colorado Springs. Nine National Governing A state-of-the-art Olympic rings. Bodies of national sports are also in Colorado Springs. sports medicine center To get in the spirit for the upcoming games, start with a visit to and a sport science the Olympic Training Center visitor center and take a tour of the center are on the training facility. Anyone can visit the free Visitor Center and see complex, as well images of Olympic athletes shown in the rotunda. There’s also a as an athlete center photograph collage of athletes who have trained in Colorado Springs. that houses a The Olympic fl ame is on the rooftop of the rotunda and the dining hall and two Olympic countdown clock can be seen from the Boulder Street side residence halls. Other of the building. Visitors can pose for photos in front of the Olympic facilities include a rings, shop in the Team USA store and look at some of the statues 45,000-square-foot at the facility. aquatics center, with Even people who don’t watch the Olympic Games are drawn to a 25-by-50 meter pool the opening ceremony. One of the best ways to see the opening that holds 810,000 ceremony is during the free Rio Olympic Downtown Celebration gallons of water. It presented by Colorado Springs Sports Corporation Aug. 5 from is one of the most 5-10 p.m. Live streaming of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games technologically opening ceremony will be shown on a huge screen. There will be live advanced aquatic aerialists, acrobats and circus performers, kids’ activities and food facilities in the world. vendors. The location is 1 North Tejon St. A world-class The Team USA store at the Olympic Training Center Visitor velodrome is in Center has hundreds of Olympic T-shirts for sale, which would help Memorial Park, fans show their support. There’s also a plethora of souvenirs and which is just blocks Rio 2016 sports clothing, balls, caps, pins and other souvenir-type from the training items to choose from. center. The velodrome “Olympic Strength” is the name of this sculpture by Jon D. Hair, which is near the Olympic Training And remember, 15 Army World Class Athlete Soldiers from Fort is top rated, with a Visitor Center. Carson will be participating in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, along 333.3-meter track, 26 MOUNTAINEER — July 29, 2016
park across from the Happenings Cinemark theater complex on Powers Briefs Boulevard. The America the Beautiful Park concert is from 5-7 p.m. Cheyenne Mountain “Super Kids Save the World” is the current Pikes State Park Visitor Center Peak Children’s Museum Exhibit that can be has an Art in the Park seen at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, Gallery show through at 4425 Arrowswest Drive, just off Garden of Aug. 31, “Isolated the Gods Road, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. Tranquility,” by artist to 4 p.m., through Sept. 10. This exhibit is Matt White. The park based on the British children’s book, “George is directly across the Saves the World by Lunchtime.” This is the highway from Fort second traveling exhibit hosted by the Pikes Peak Carson’s Gate 1. Children’s Museum; the first exhibit, “Clifford, Bat Walks are Tuesday the Big Red Dog,” attracted 7,000 visitors. A nights in the Garden military discount is available with identification. of the Gods Park for Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for ages 5-17 and the rest of the summer. $2 for ages 2-4. Call 576-8000 for information. Participants meet at the An exhibit in the Colorado Springs Pioneers Garden of the Gods Visitor Museum, “Art and Facts of Business,” showcases & Nature Center Red the Colorado Springs history of businesses Rocks Room at 6:30 p.m. through time. Artifacts, photos and historic before going to the park to signage from local businesses will be displayed. watch the nightly bat flight. Entrance to the museum at 215 S. Tejon is free. It Dress for the weather, is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. wear sturdy shoes, bring The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at 30 water and a flashlight. W. Dale St. has four special exhibitions Recommended for ages running concurrently through Sept. 18. “All 5 and up; reservations New Women” includes portraiture of John Singer are required, call 319-0108. Sargent, Cindy Sherman, Sara Ware Howsam and The Renaissance Festival Lyle Ashton Harris. “Under the Big Top” includes at Larkspur is nearing artist Marc Chagall’s Le Cirque and other artists. the end of its season — “A Reservoir of Occurrences: Stephen Batura” there are just two more includes the Colorado artist’s works. The fourth weekends to visit the 16th exhibit, “Salvador Dali: Inferno, Purgatorio, century village. Hours Paradiso,” includes the artist’s woodblock prints. are Saturday-Sunday, The Fine Arts Center is a Blue Star Museum 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., rain or and admits active-duty military and up to five shine, through Aug. 7. Go Family members for free through Labor Day. north on Interstate 25 to Photo by Nel Lampe Colorado State Parks are free of charge to exit 172 and follow signs. America the Beautiful Park near downtown Colorado Springs at 126 Cimino active-duty military and veterans during the Costumes are welcome. Drive is a grassy park with a great view of Pikes Peak and the Julie Penrose month of August because of a law that went Colorado’s newest dinosaur water fountain. There’s a fantasy playground, walking paths and a covered into effect in May 2015. Veterans and active-duty attraction is now open. picnic pavilion. military can obtain a military hang-tag pass for The Dinosaur Experience free admission by showing Colorado State parks hours are Monday-Friday staff n active or retired military identification; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. live music all day and 200 arts, craft and food DD Form 2; DD Form 2765, DD Form 214; Many of the world’s museums have dinosaurs vendors. Spring Spree runs Saturday, 9 a.m. to Veterans Affairs medical card; or a current that were found near Cañon City. This new 7 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Memorial Colorado driver’s license or state issued state-of-the-art 16,200 square-foot facility Park is at 1605 E. Pikes Peak Ave. identification card with a veteran seal has 27 full-scale dinosaur fossil casts from The Colorado State Fair is at the Colorado printed on it. The hang-tag pass admits all the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, as well State Fair Grounds in Pueblo Aug. 26-Sept. 5. passengers in the vehicle free of charge. as a rope course, a theater, cafe and a gift One of the nation’s oldest state fairs, this one Lakeside Amusement Park in the Denver area, shop. It is off Highway 50, 8 miles west of includes a demolition derby, rodeo, Huey Lewis at 4601 Sheridan Blvd., is open for the season Cañon City, near the turnoff to the Royal and the News, Lee Brice, Travis Tritt, fair at noon and closes around 10 p.m. Call Gorge Bridge at 44895 Highway 50. Admission food, entertainment, animal shows, equestrian 303-477-1621 to verify hours. for the facility is $12 for adults and $8 for 12 events, “Wild About Monkeys,” “Wizard’s “Farther North to Laughter,” a melodrama, is and under. A ropes course at the facility is Challenge,” “Sean Watson Master of Illusion,” now playing in the Iron Springs Chateau, $10 for adults and $6 for children. and a midway and carnival rides. Visit http:// 444 S. Ruxton Ave., in Manitou Springs. Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., has www.coloradostatefair.com for information. Dinner is at 6 p.m., followed by the performance, these upcoming shows: Dragon Theatre Productions, a community theater in which audience participation is encouraged. • Candid Camera is Aug. 12 at 7:30 p.m. program, presents “The Wonderful Wizard of Call 685-5104 for reservations Friday-Saturday. • Kansas is on stage Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Oz” and “The Roads to Oz”. The “Wonderful Tickets for dinner and a show are $31 and the • Gaither Vocal Band is on stage Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. Wizard of Oz” is Aug. 6 and. 13 at 11 a.m. and show only is $16.50. There’s a military discount. • The Colorado Military Taptoo is set for Aug. 27 Aug. 7 and 14 at 4 p.m. “The Roads to Oz” perfor- The downtown Sunday Market from 9 a.m. at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. mances are Aug. 6 and 13 at 3 p.m. and Aug. 7 and to 2 p.m. is in Acacia Park and features Call 520-SHOW for ticket information. 14 at noon. All performances are at Library 21C, Colorado-grown produce and food vendors. Spring Spree, a free annual community and 1175 Chapel Hills Drive, Tickets are $10 for adults The First & Main Town Center hosts its final music festival, is in Memorial Park Aug. 13-14. and $5 for students at the door or in advance. Call free concert Friday in the There will be two entertainment stages with 597-3344, ext. 4 for more information.
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