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This Publication Is Published Weekly and Contains Information About, For, and of Interest to the Island Workforce ` This publication is published weekly and contains information about, for, and of interest to the Island Workforce. Island Insight Submission: https://home.army.mil/ria/index.php/contact/public-affairs Sections: Arsenal Traffic/Construction Army Community (ACS) Building/Space Closures MWR Outdoor Recreation Active Duty/Reserve Zone Employee Assistance Program Safety Spotlight Education/Training Review Equal Employment Defense Commissary Agency/PX Feb. 19: U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Opportunity Focus Arsenal Archive Birthday Morale, Welfare & Recreation Healthbeat Feb. 19: Workforce Wednesday, Lock & (MWR) Notes for Veterans Dam Lounge, 3-7 p.m. MWR Leisure Travel Office Around the Q.C. Feb. 19: RIA Community Town Hall, Child & Youth Services Heritage Hall, Bldg. 60, 4:30-6 p.m. Feb. 20: Thirst-day Thursday, Lock & JMC Expands Workforce Culture with MCRP Interns Dam Lounge, 3-7 p.m. Creating and maintaining Feb. 20: Self Care Workshop, Rock Island Arsenal Museum, 4-5 p.m. cultural diversity is a critical Feb. 19: WWI Lecture Series: Europe at aspect of the Joint Munitions War & the Zimmerman Telegram, Rock Command's human resource Island Arsenal Museum, 6-7 p.m. strategy. The Minority College Feb. 20: RIA SHARP Training – 10 Relations Program is a 15-week Strong, Difference Makers, Heritage Hall, Bldg. 60, 10-11:30 a.m. opportunity for undergraduate Feb. 25: Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday students, recent college Feb. 26: Army Chaplain Corps' Holy Day graduates and graduate students to train within various of Obligation - Ash Wednesday, Baylor Department of Defense organizations across the Army. The Conf. Rm., 3rd Flr., Bldg. 103, 11:45 a.m. MCRP on the Rock Island Arsenal is a co-sponsored program by Feb. 26: 2020 Black History Month the Army Sustainment Command and Joint Munitions Command Observance, Heritage Hall, Bldg. 60, 1 p.m. Equal Opportunity Offices. The program grants students and Feb. 26: Workforce Wednesday, Lock & graduates from eligible universities an opportunity to gain work Dam Lounge, 3-7 p.m. experience to further their career success. Eleven interns from Feb. 27: Newcomer's Orientation, Rock across the country are currently working within ASC, Army Island Arsenal Museum, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Contracting Command and JMC at RIA, as well as at McAlester Feb. 27: Thirst-day Thursday, Lock & Dam Lounge, 3-7 p.m. Army Ammunition Plant in McAlester, Okla. The program Feb. 29: Honoring the Legacy: History of exposes minority students from Historically Black Colleges and the 108th USCT, Rock Island Arsenal Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges Museum, 2-3:30 p.m. to employment opportunities within the Department of Defense. March: Women's History Month March 1-7: National Invest In Veterans The interns have a variety of reasons for applying to the program. Week "I applied to the program to gain a better understanding of the Army federal job sector, as well as have the opportunity to The contents of the Island Insight are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Army. The views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Garrison or the Department of the Army. experience a future potential career," said Indigo Rockmore, a recent graduate of Spelman College, Atlanta, Ga. (More: www.army.mil/article/232838) Support Command Soldiers Prepping For Army Combat Fitness Test Medicine balls thud to the concrete floor while grunts of determination reverberate from the walls. Soldiers gathered in this unheated gym on a winter morning have no trouble keeping warm, owing to their incessant activity. An Army Combat Fitness Test is underway in "The Trench," First Army's unofficial gym adjacent to its headquarters building. The ACFT is slated to become the Army's test of record this fall. But, success requires much more than undertaking a 90-minute event. The training for it has begun in earnest and Soldiers of the First Army United States Army Reserve Support Command are taking a diagnostic ACFT at each of their quarterly battle assemblies to get ready. (More: www.army.mil/article/232693) DOD Officials Warn of Increased Threat from Weapons of Mass Destruction The threat posed by the use and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is rising, a Defense Department official told a House Armed Services Committee panel. China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and violent extremist organizations have, or are pursuing, WMD capabilities that could threaten the United States or U.S. interests, Theresa Whelan, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and global security, said at a Feb. 11 hearing of the subcommittee on intelligence and emerging threats and capabilities. (More: www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2083671) FY21 Budget Request Focuses On Readiness, Modernization, People The Army released its Fiscal Year 2021 budget request Monday for $178 billion, which includes a 3% increase in basic pay for Soldiers. If approved, Soldiers could also see a boost in housing and subsistence allowances by 2.9 and 2.3% respectively, said Maj. Gen. Paul Chamberlain, Army budget director in the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller. In addition to the increased pay, the Army's budget request "enables us to reach our 2022 tactical readiness goal of two-thirds of brigade combat teams at the highest levels of readiness," Chamberlain said. (More: www.army.mil/article/232620) Army Budget Request Eyes $2B Boost for Modernization The Army proposes to add over $2 billion to its modernization efforts next fiscal year that will help continue to develop hypersonic missiles, future aircraft and combat vehicles. The fiscal year 2021 budget request released Monday asks for $10.6 billion for the Army's six modernization priorities, a jump from this fiscal year's enacted budget of $8.5 billion. Of those priorities, long-range precision fires will receive $1.7 billion, if the budget is approved as is. Within it, $800 million would fund a long-range hypersonic missile program that aims to fill a critical capability gap against anti-access/aerial denial capabilities, according to budget documents. The Army expects to field its first hypersonic The contents of the Island Insight are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Army. The views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Garrison or the Department of the Army. unit and fire test shots in fiscal 2022, followed by fielding combat rounds in fiscal 2023. (More: www.army.mil/article/232642) DOD Using Multitiered Approach to Weed out Extremist Ideologies New technologies, testing and screening techniques are assessing the mental and physical fitness of potential recruits for military service, including whether those recruits have extremist ties, the Defense Department's director of accessions policy said yesterday during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee's military personnel subcommittee. In conjunction with screening by recruiters, background checks, and traditional testing — such as the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery — the new techniques can help accessions officials determine how successful a potential recruit is likely to be in their military careers, Stephanie Miller said at yesterday's hearing. (More: www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2082510) Esper Discusses Rebalancing U.S. Forces to Align With National Defense Strategy The Defense Department wants to increase NATO's presence in Iraq to reduce the number of Americans serving there, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said. "To the degree that NATO can offset the U.S. presence, that would over time allow us to bring some forces home, which you all should know has been my ambition for some time," the secretary told reporters traveling with him yesterday en route to NATO's defense ministers conference in Brussels. A reduction of U.S. forces in Iraq would allow DOD to right-size forces in other theaters, the Indo-Pacific area in particular, in accord with the National Defense Strategy, he added. (More: www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2082281) Rock Island Arsenal Community Town Hall U.S. Army Garrison Rock Island Arsenal will host a Town Hall for the Arsenal Island workforce on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 4:30-6 p.m., in Heritage Hall, Building 60. All civilians, military, family members and patrons are invited to attend. For those who can't attend, the event will also be broadcast on the Garrison Facebook page via Facebook live. For those who can't attend who would like to post questions in advance, please send your queries to: usarmy.ria.imcom-central.mbx.usag- [email protected] The contents of the Island Insight are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Army. The views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Garrison or the Department of the Army. RIA SHARP Training – 10 Strong, Difference Makers Anyone can be a victim of sexual violence – no one race, gender, or ethnicity is immune. Please join the RIA/ASC SHARP team on Thursday, Feb. 20, 10-11:30 a.m., in Heritage Hall, Building 60, as we host Eric Barreras and Edward Wilson from 10 Strong, Difference Makers. Their mission is to empower individuals to effectively prevent or interrupt sexual assault, and behaviors leading up to those acts. This presentation and discussion is considered SHARP training and all participants will receive credit for their annual SHARP training. To sign up in TEDs use keyword "STRONG." Please contact is Megan Osborne (RIA/ASC SHARP program manager) at 309-782-3885 or Sgt.
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