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Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 Volume 10, Issue 3 Published for members of the SHAPE/Chièvres, Brussels and Schinnen communities Benelux news briefs New owners needed Chièvres and Brussels barber and beauty shops are looking for a new owner. If interested, please contact 0477-938385. Scholarships Applications are now accepted for a $2,000 scholarship for Military Children Program. For information, visit http://www. militaryscholar.org or www.com- missaries.com. The deadline is Feb. 17. Cub scout volunteers Cub Scout Pack 325 is looking for members of the SHAPE-Chièvres community who would like to spend a couple of hours each week helping to lead these young boys along the path from Tiger Scouts to Arrow Of Light. The positions that are opening this spring and summer are: Cub- master, Pack Committee Chair, and Den Leaders. Those interest- ed can call DSN 423-8830. Job opening The Digital Training Facility lo- cated on Chièvres Airbase is looking to fill a part-time posi- tion (4 hours per week) assisting customers and resolving com- mon computer operating prob- lems. For more information, call DSN 361-6104 or 068-276104. Eric Daniel Table of Contents News.............................1-4 Inside the gate................5-6 Interior of future headquarters takes shape Outside the gate.................7 Contractors are building the separation walls inside Building 20005 on Chièvres Air Base, Wednesday, January25, 2017. The building will host the U.S. Army Garrison Benelux Headquarters early Fiscal Year 2018 when it will relocate from Caserne Daumerie, Chièvres. (U.S. Army photo by Pascal Demeuldre) Jan. 26, 2017 TRAINING USAG Benelux MPs teach how to search a vehicle, an individual (Top) U.S. Army Garrison Benelux MPs teach Soldiers with 39th Signal Battalion how to search a vehicle, an individual, as they practice Army Warrior Focused Training on Chièvres Air Base, Janu- ary 19, 2017. (Above) Sgt. Zachary Yahn, USAG Benelux MP, oversees how Pfc. Trevor Lamere, 39th Signal Battalion, is searching an individual. (Left) Pfc. Austin Denike, 39th Signal Battalion, puts into practice what he has learned on conducting a vehicle inspection. (U.S. Army photos by Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie) To submit or subscribe, email [email protected] The Gazette is an unofficial publication published under the provisions of AR 360-1 for members of the Commander..................... Col. Kurt Connell Department of Defense. Contents of The Gazette are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of the Army or the USAG Benelux. The Gazette is a free weekly publication Public Affairs Officer...... Marie-Lise Baneton distributed via email every Thursday, except when that day is an American, Belgian or Dutch Holiday, then The Gazette is published on Wednesday. The editorial content of this publication is prepared, edited, provided, Editor.............................. Cis Spook approved and published by the USAG Benelux Public Affairs Office, Unit 21419, APO AE 09708. Telephone (0032) 068-275419/DSN 361-5419. Everything advertised in this publication will be made available for purchase, Staff Writers.................... Kristin Ellis use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, Rita Hoefnagels political affiliation or any other non-merit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. If a violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is confirmed, the publisher will refuse to print advertising from that source until the violation is corrected. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement of the products or services advertised by the U.S. Army. Submit content or story ideas to [email protected] by Monday at 3 p.m. [2] Jan. 26, 2017 Meet James N. Mattis, the new Secretary of Defense by Katie Lange DoD News, Defense Media Activity Retired Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis has officially manded the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (also known as been confirmed as the new Secretary of Defense. assault battalion Task Force Ripper) as they breached the While many of you who served (and those of you who Iraqi minefields during Operation Desert Storm. still serve) in the Marine Corps know his achievements 4. As a brigadier general during Operation Enduring well, many other service members and DoD civilians might Freedom in Afghanistan, he commanded the 1st Marine not know that much about the veteran commander. So to Expeditionary Brigade in the fight against the Taliban. help introduce him to the community he'll be serving, here He also commanded Task Force 58, which executed the are 10 key facts: farthest-ranging amphibious assault in Marine Corps/Navy 1. Gen. Mattis grew up in southeast Washington state history, which blazed a path for more U.S. forces, cut off with military-minded parents: His mother worked with U.S. fleeing al-Qaida and Taliban fighters, and aided in the Army intelligence in South Africa, while his father was capture of Kandahar. a merchant mariner. Mattis went to Central Washington 5. As a major general, he commanded the 1st Marine University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history. Division during the initial attack and subsequent stability 2. Mattis was commissioned as a Marine Corps second operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom. lieutenant through ROTC in 1972. He served in the Marine 6. As a lieutenant general, he worked closely with Army Corps for 41 years, commanding at all levels, during three Gen. David Petraeus in 2006 to produce a revamped "Army/ major operations, including: Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual," which has 3. As a lieutenant colonel in the 1990s, Mattis com- become the authoritative guidance manual for dealing with counterinsurgencies. 7. From 2007 to 2009, Mattis served as a commander of a NATO strategic command, Allied Command Transformation. He also led U.S. Joint Forces Command, which was dis- solved as a unified combatant command in 2011. 8. In 2010, Mattis served as the com- mander of U.S. Marine Forces at U.S. Central Command, which carries out missions in the Middle East. 9. Following his retirement in June 2013, Mattis served as the Davies Family Distin- guished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institu- tion at Stanford University, specializing in the study of leadership, national security, strategy, innovation and the effective use of military force. In 2016, he co-edited the book "Warriors & Citizens: American Views of Our Military." Secretary of Defense James Mattis visits the Pentagon Memorial in Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2017, 10. Mattis is nicknamed "the Warrior Monk," to pay his respects to those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Jette due to his intense love and study of military Carr, Air Force) history, leadership and the art of war. AFN BENELUX 360 Internet Radio http://benelux.afneurope.net Brussels: 101.7 FM – Chièvres 107.9 FM – SHAPE 106.5 FM – Tri-Border Area 99.7, 96.9 FM [3] Jan. 26, 2017 Make connections at Army Community Services by Lindita Celaj USAG Benelux Army Community Services It is not easy to be separated from and new friends. It also provides infor- a deployed family member but there mation and quality support to waiting are services in place that keep families family members, ensures that the family connected while our military men and is supported while the Soldier is away women are serving abroad. and can provide supportive fellowship, There may not be many families cop- education, referral and assistance. ing with a deployed family member in Let ACS make your experience as a our garrison but therefore, it is even waiting spouse a positive one: Use all more important to provide the neces- available ACS services and programs. sary support and services to the family USAG Benelux Army Community Service members remaining here. offers the Hearts Apart Club for spouses ACS offers various services such as who are geographically separated be- briefings, relocation literature, sup- cause of mission requirements. port groups and video teleconferencing Hearts Apart provides a group envi- through Soldier for Life Launch, for those who would like to ronment where spouses can learn what the community has see and talk to their deployed spouse. to offer them. Hearts Apart offers support for waiting families by linking The SHAPE chapter meets at the Army Community Service family members with other families who are left behind be- Training Room on SHAPE in Building 318 the second Thursday cause of the sponsor’s mission requirements. ACS provides of the month from noon to 1 p.m. For information, contact a supportive group setting for activities, opportunities to DSN 366-6817 or civilian 065-326817. learn about available resources and to network with each The Schinnen chapter meets once a month at AFNORTH other during the absence of their sponsors. The ongoing International School. For more information, contact DSN contact of a supportive group and/or a friendly gathering 360-7269/7500 or civilian +31-46-4437269/7500. seems to offer the greatest comfort of those separated Brussels Army Community Service offers Hearts Apart from their loved ones. on request. For details, contact DSN 368-9729 or civilian Hearts Apart offers opportunities for connecting with old 02-7179729. Experience a local Chièvres tradition Your opportunity to be steeped in local tradition will be here soon, but you must register if you want to get in on this fun-filled local game. Crossage takes place in the streets of Chièvres and surrounding villages Ash Wednesday, March 1, starting at noon. The city of Chièvres will be closed to all traffic, and no parking will be permitted. Crossage is a sport that could be described as a cross between golf and croquet.