Vol. 72, No. 34 Aug. 29, 2014

Mission complete

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jacob A. McDonald About 150 Soldiers from 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, enter the Special Events Center Saturday, following a fi ve-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Soldiers, who were originally to be Mayor salutes troops deployed for nine months, returned to Fort Carson early as part of the phased reduction By Steve Bach work over the past fi ve months in of troops in Afghanistan. While deployed, the brigade was responsible for areas in Mayor, city of Colorado Springs Afghanistan. southern Afghanistan to include Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan and Spin Boldak. The Your training and advising of the brigade led the train, advise and assist mission with Afghan National Security Forces. Welcome home Soldiers of the Afghan National Security Forces in Their efforts helped the ANSF set the security conditions for Afghanistan’s presidential 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th the country’s southern provinces is a and run-off elections. With security forces numbering more than 45,000, Afghan police Infantry Division. tremendous achievement. Thank you and military — which have grown and developed over the past 13 years into enduring The citizens of the city of Colorado for your service, we are grateful for institutions — are securing the people of Afghanistan in the country’s southern provinces. Springs appreciate your outstanding your safe return home. Exercise tests emergency response Story and photo by a press conference during the initial Crystal Ross simulated response. Mountaineer staff Although installations are required to conduct such exercises annually, Debris littered the ground and this week’s simulation is the fi rst that smoke fi lled the air near Prussman Fort Carson has held since 2011. The Chapel Tuesday morning as U.S. Army post’s response to real-world situations Garrison Fort Carson simulated a vehicle- over the past two years met IMCOM’s borne improvised explosive device in a requirements for annual exercises. full-scale preparedness exercise. “We’ve done table tops every “Our higher headquarters, year. We’ve done our functional exercises. Installation Management Command, We’ve done exercises within the requires that installations conduct a full- scale exercise to simulate a real-world See Exercise on page 4 event so that we can validate our policies, our procedures and test our battle drills U.S. Army Garrison Fort Carson conducted and our emergency response drills for a a full-scale exercise simulating an explosion real-world event,” Garrison Commander by a vehicle-borne device near Prussman Col. Joel Hamilton told local media at Chapel, Tuesday and Wednesday.

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MOUNTAINEER WLC honors Commanding General: Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera Garrison Commander: Ethos becomes way of life Col. Joel D. Hamilton

Fort Carson Public Affairs Offi cer: Commentary by Sgt. Brittany A. Durham new job. I didn’t know Dee McNutt Warrior Leader Course graduate I would love the Army. Chief, Print and Web Communications: The Warrior Ethos Rick Emert A little less than three years ago a skinny, scared and became my way of life. seemingly lost person swore an oath. I didn’t know what Somewhere between helping Editor: Devin Fisher that oath meant, but I liked the way it sounded. one battle buddy train to max Staff writer: Crystal Ross I liked the vision I had of my future self: brave, proud and her physical training test and

Happenings : Nel Lampe driven. Until that moment in my life, I had no experience of preventing another battle being a part of something greater than myself. By the time buddy from committing S p o r t s w ri te r : Walt Johnson I graduated Basic Combat Training I had undergone more suicide, I learned that there L a yo u t / g ra p h i c s : Jeanne Mazerall changes than I ever could have imagined. Not only had was so much more to this I conquered some incredible feats and gained an equally life than myself. Suddenly, I incredible new family, but I became something I never understood the meaning of This commercial enterprise newspaper is an authorized publication for members of thought possible: a warrior. My life as I knew it was changed, sacrifi cing parts of my life the Department of Defense. Contents of the and at the base of it all was this simple, yet powerful, for the wellness of others. Mountaineer are not necessarily the offi cial doctrine: the Warrior Ethos. Being fi nancially Durham view of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government or When I joined the Army, I had it all fi gured out; I would sound was no longer my the Department of the Army. Printed circulation gain some new discipline, some new skills and maybe even long-term goal. is 8,000 copies. The editorial content of the Mountaineer some new friends. I would do my three years and then get Not only did I learn to never quit, but I learned is the respon sibility of the Public Affairs Offi ce, a stable civilian job that requires a suit and fancy hairstyle. to never let anyone else I know quit. Once I was dedicated Fort Carson, Colo., Tel.: 526-4144. The e-mail To me, a stable job was all that mattered. I only envisioned to accomplishing the mission, whether it was getting a address is [email protected]. my future house and luxury car when I thought of my perfect score on my PT test or being the absolute best at The Mountaineer is posted online at happiness. I thought real satisfaction in life came from my job, there was nothing that could stop me. I would do http://www.fortcarsonmountaineer.com. The Mountaineer is an unoffi cial being fi nancially stable. anything, and sacrifi ce anything, to ensure it was done. publication authorized by AR 360-1. The This was just a necessary stepping stone to my future ca- I was willing to do anything to ensure the well-being Mountaineer is printed by Colorado Springs reer. What I didn’t know was how much I would grow to love Military Newspaper Group, a private fi rm in my new self, my new family, my new life and, especially, my See Ethos on page 4 no way connected with the Department of the Army, under exclusive written contract with Fort Carson. It is published 49 times per year. 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The deadline for submissions to the Sgt. Brittany A. Durham Mountaineer is close of business Friday the Leadership award Sgt. Michael A. Howlett week before the next issue is published. The Mountaineer staff reserves the right to edit submissions for newspaper style, clarity and typographical errors. Policies and statements refl ected in the news and editorial columns represent views of the individual writers and under no What makes me circumstances are to be considered those of the Department of the Army. Reproduction of editorial material is IRON HORSE STRONG authorized. Please credit accordingly. Pfc. Evan Paxton Infantryman, Company B, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division What makes me Iron Horse Strong (to continue) my Family’s heritage of Display / Classifi ed is the good physical training at both service on both sides of the Family. company and platoon levels, outstanding My goals while I’m in the Army advertising leadership among our senior (leaders) are to advance in training, rank, job 634-5905 and great camaraderie with everyone. performance and to be able to lead and What it means to serve my train other Soldiers in the future. In Mountaineer editor country is protecting my Family, addition, I want to make it to Airborne, 526 -4144 country and fellow Soldiers and to Air Assault and Sniper schools. be a part of the small percentage of Sgt. 1st Class Charles Buckner has Post information Americans who answer the nation’s been my biggest infl uence, because he 526-5811 call at a moment’s notice. has pushed me to do better in physical I continue to serve because I have training, taught me a lot in the classroom Post weather hotline pride in what I do, respect for myself and and has the knowledge to correct or teach 526-0096 Family, a sense of accomplishment and me what I need to know about the Army. Aug. 29, 2014 — MOUNTAINEER 3

Leaders hail, farewell chief of staff Story and photo by Division and Fort Carson from Col. Bruce P. Antonia. leaders over the next Sgt. 1st Class Jacob A. McDonald “It’s an important day today in the history of the several years and 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office division as we say farewell to Col. Antonia and his lovely generations.” bride and two sons, and welcome D.A. Sims and his lovely During his remarks Joint Task Force Carson leadership held a retreat bride and daughter coming to us from Germany,” said Antonia reflected on ceremony Monday to bid farewell to one chief of staff Commanding General Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, 4th his time as chief of and welcome another. Inf. Div. and Fort Carson, during his remarks. staff and some of the During the ceremony, Col. D.A. Sims II officially LaCamera commented on Antonia’s many accom- challenges it held as assumed the duties as the chief of staff for 4th Infantry plishments while serving as the chief of staff to in- well as the positive clude a 12-month deployment opportunities and ex- to Afghanistan, more than periences he had. $500 million in construction “Along the way I growth, the addition of an managed to form some aviation brigade, the resur- great relationships gence of the use of Piñon with a lot of awesome Canyon Maneuver Site for people, many of them Sims brigade training events and sitting here this after- three turbulent budget cuts. noon,” he said. “A sense of teamwork and passion “Your contribution here about Soldiers, Fort Carson and the military in general at Carson has been absolutely have been an absolutely uplifting experience. There is phenomenal,” LaCamera said not one person that I’ve run into on Fort Carson or in to Antonia. “I know you can the surrounding community who doesn’t care about our walk away feeling proud of great nation, or who doesn’t understand that it takes a yourself for the job that you team to defend it.” have done and the impact Antonia also thanked LaCamera for allowing him to you are going to have on deploy and serve overseas one last time before he retired. Antonia will be retiring during a Sept. 5 ceremony on Fort Carson. LaCamera also welcomed Sims to the division and Soldiers present the state to Fort Carson, stating that Sims had history with the flags during the chief of staff division. Sims served as the commander of the 2nd hail and farewell ceremony Monday at Founders Plaza. See Chief of staff on page 4 4 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 29, 2014 Joint Retiree Appreciation Day Event to be held at Air Force Academy By Nel Lampe that it makes sense to have a joint event as it saves The event begins with a free continental breakfast. Mountaineer staff manpower and funds, noting this is the second joint More than 60 vendors and organizations will be on event. “We try to put as much information as we hand, including veterans and retiree associations. Retiree Appreciation Day, a joint effort between can before the retirees, their spouses and widows or According to Master Sgt. Alvin Reed, chairman Air Force installations and Fort Carson, will be at the widowers to keep them informed.” of the Air Force Academy RAD committee, AARP Cadet Field House at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Several guest speakers will be scheduled through- Driver Safety Program will be represented at the Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. out the event to address subjects of interest. A list of information fair as well as a representative from The RAD event held Jan. 11 at Fort Carson was subjects and times will be listed on a placard near the Academy privatized housing. the first joint effort. entrance and on the program. Attendees will meet at Medical and dental information will be available. “The first joint event had 2,500 attendees and we an adjoining location throughout the event to hear the Attendees may enter the Air Force Academy at expect no less than that for this year’s event,” said speakers of subjects of interest to them. Guest speakers either the south or north gates. The upper level of Carolyn Hill, Retiree Services Officer at Fort Carson. will address TRICARE, United Health, Veterans Affairs the parking lot at the Cadet Field House will be used Lonny Cupp, Fort Carson Retiree Council, said and legislation updates and other subjects of interest. for handicapped parking.

there could be additional Exercise threats that come out From page 1 of the initial (incident). There could be additional Directorate of Emergency Services like threats from opportunists an active shooter exercise. Things like that want to take advan- that we regularly train on,” said Glen tage of the initial crisis Silloway, Fort Carson’s fire chief. response,” the garrison “The last couple of years, we’ve been commander said. tested here,” Silloway said, referring to Hamilton explained the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest that for participants in fires as well as the flooding in Boulder Tuesday’s event, the County and a mudslide outside Cheyenne exercise began with a Mountain Air Station. call that was not filled This week’s exercise brought together with many details. representatives from not only a number of Eyewitness accounts Fort Carson organizations but also from followed, and police the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s who were already on Joint Terrorism Task Force and Denver routine patrol responded bomb squad, El Paso County and to the scene. Colorado Springs Offices of Emergency “You start to build Management and Colorado Springs a clearer picture over Utilities emergency managers. time,” he said. “As that “We already enjoy a very robust, happened, we realized healthy relationship with Colorado Springs that based on the nature and El Paso County community emer- of the damage on scene gency management, but it’s something that it was probably an Photo by Crystal Ross we have to continually work to foster,” intentional act. It’s like exercise together, not only to actually Fort Carson firefighters evacuate a “casualty” Hamilton said. “You don’t want to build putting together pieces of a puzzle.” respond,” he said. during a full-scale exercise, Tuesday. that relationship on your worst day, at the The simulated scene included two Hamilton said the leadership opted time of a crisis.” smoking cars, a third turned on its side, to use a simulated car bomb for the Silloway said a full-scale exercise Soldiers from the 10th Combat Support exercise because it was a reasonable The second half of the exercise is a good chance for Fort Carson to get Hospital acting as casualties, and debris scenario that could present itself. In the Wednesday moved into the recovery involved with local emergency managers scattered over the parking lot and lawn of exercise, an “unhappy public works phase, more of the aftermath of an and test DES’s plans and procedures. Prussman Chapel. The chapel and Garcia contract employee” used knowledge emergency, whether human caused “It is a really good opportunity for us Physical Fitness Center both sustained and forethought to detonate a device. or from a natural disaster. Those to exercise our plans, everything from the “structural collapse” and were where The fire chief said late Tuesday that activities involve debris management, incident command to the tactics of fire- emergency responders conducted urban the exercise was going well. restoration of utilities and structural fighting. We’re using some urban search search and rescue to recover casualties. “Overall, I think with the responders damage assessment. and rescue techniques. We were detecting Hamilton said that throughout and everybody at the (Emergency “It’s good to see where we’re at as for hazardous materials,” he said. the day, a series of “injects” would be Operations Center), it looked like it came an installation,” Silloway said. “This His staff also simulated firefighting inserted into the exercise to drive the together really well,” Silloway said. is where we want to learn, when we’re and medical care and triaged simulated response and reactions from not only He said a practice run like this week’s doing a drill or an exercise, so that if a casualties. the command post leadership but also simulation is the time to make mistakes. real-world event happens, things come Hamilton said, “You want the the personnel on the ground who were “This is why we do it. This is where together a lot better. training to be extremely realistic. With securing the scene, triaging patients and we learn where there may be things we “We have a great working relationship realistic training there are risks, so evacuating casualties. have to improve on, either in our plans or with all our directorates and with all safety is paramount. “It’s into the hundreds in terms of our tactics,” he said. “Overall, it’s been personnel on Fort Carson and all of our “One other thing we’re looking at is the number of people it takes to put this a successful exercise so far.” partners outside the gate,” he said.

Today, I live by the Warrior Ethos every Ethos day. I think of that skinny, scared person three Chief of staff From page 2 years ago and marvel at the stark differences. From page 3 I’ve undergone more changes than I could of my battle buddies. I became personally have ever thought possible. I’m unafraid of Cavalry Regiment under the 4th Inf. Div. while in Regional Command dedicated to helping those who had fallen the challenges that are given to me, because – South in Afghanistan. out, fallen behind or simply fallen off find I know I now possess the abilities to conquer Sims added his gratitude at being able to serve with the division their passion for fighting to be the best in life. them. Every time I put on the uniform I’m again, this time as the chief of staff. I was absolutely thrilled to get out of bed in proud of myself, because I know where “It’s been an amazing 10 days,” Sims said. “I feel very privileged the morning and motivate other Soldiers. My I’ve come from and what I represent. to have been part of the division before and to be back.” goals became much more focused on those My determination to be the best at Sims has served as a company, battalion and regimental I could affect around me, and less on the everything I do shows in every aspect of commander and has deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. He success of my personal life. I was not afraid my life. I am a driving force in the best completed an Army War College fellowship in the security studies of taking a risk or failing if it meant I was organization on the planet and continue program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a graduate becoming something better. The Army had to grow every day through my experience, of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and numerous turned me into a warrior. the Army and the Ethos. other military schools and courses. Aug. 29, 2014 — MOUNTAINEER 5

223rd Med. deploys in support of OEF Story and photos by Crystal Ross Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, it will also be responsible for the Mountaineer staff U.S. embassy in Kuwait as well as multiple other locations in Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. About 10 members of the 223rd Medical Detachment “The most important aspect of what we do is (Preventive Medicine), 10th Combat Support Hospital, documenting environmental exposures that would affect deploy this month to Kuwait in support of Operation Soldiers’ health, not just acutely but also chronically,” Enduring Freedom and Operation Spartan Shield. Though she said. “What we do is travel to multiple fire bases their number may be small, their mission is vital. and document all of those (environmental) exposures, Maj. Alyson Malone, commander, 223rd Med. Det., which is why we’re taking air samples and water samples said that in addition to the unit’s traditional preventive and soil samples so that for years to come we know if a medicine tasks, which include sampling air, water and particular Soldier was in this place at this time, this is what soil; sanitation and hygiene inspections; and pest-related we measured as far as chemicals in the air, for example. missions, the detachment will also include laboratory “We contribute to an online data repository for the surveillance for influenza and Middle Eastern Respiratory entire Department of Defense. That’s probably the most Syndrome viruses during its nine-month deployment. significant mission that we do downrange,” Malone said. “Our mission is twofold,” Malone said. “The lab Peet added, “So if 20-30 years from now a group of portion of the mission is not a typical preventive medicine Soldiers ends up with some kind of weird syndrome, they detachment mission, so this is above and beyond what we can go back and say, ‘OK, all these Soldiers were here. are normally expected to do.” We know they were here, and here are all the things they To support the added duties this deployment will were exposed to in the air, soil, water.” require of the 223rd, the detachment will be augmented The 223rd Med. Det.’s last deployment returned from Col. James. R. Andrews, commander, 10th Combat Support by three Professional Filler System (PROFIS) medical Iraq in 2010. Hospital, praises Soldiers of the 223rd Medical Detachment officers from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and Aberdeen “Nobody who’s currently in the unit was in that (Preventive Medicine) during a deployment ceremony Monday: Proving Ground, Md.: a preventive medicine physician, deployment, so this is, you can say, a whole brand new “Godspeed to you as you head downrange supporting the a biochemist and a microbiologist. Malone is an environ- unit,” Peet said. fighting where you will do great things for our nation. Rest mental scientist, and her executive officer is an entomologist. He said the noncommissioned officers and assured that the ‘Mountain Medic’ team will take great care In preparation for this deployment, the detachment command team have all deployed before with other units, of the Families left behind.” incorporated the laboratory section early this year. but this will be the first deployment “We’ve been doing that since January, all the way up for the junior enlisted Soldiers and to the point where we actually have lab techs (recently) PROFIS officers. down at Fort Sam Houston learning specific pieces of “This is an excellent opportunity equipment,” said Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Peet, detach- for us,” Malone said. “As far as ment sergeant, 223rd Med. Det. “We incorporated not preventive medicine, this is where only our lab technicians but our PROFIS officers into the rubber meets the road. We are in our culminating training that we did last month, so we our fullest glory when we’re actually got to meet our PROFIS officers. We went out to Camp in a deployed setting and preventing Red Devil and spent a week out there incorporating their illness downrange. Keeping Soldiers section into our unit.” in the fight is what we train to do. Col. James R. Andrews, commander, 10th CSH, said Most of our unit has not been able during the deployment ceremony Monday that the exercise to go do that in real time during a scenario began with an air movement via helicopter where combat deployment. This is going Soldiers were able to land in the Cheyenne Mountain area to be a great opportunity to gain to collect soil samples and then went on to conduct aerial experience and also a great oppor- reconnaissance of potential sources of potable water. tunity for our Soldiers to shine.” “The train-up for this deployment was a challenge,” Andrews said, “but this detachment was able to success- fully integrate the laboratory mission set and personnel Maj. Alyson Malone, commander, to make one cohesive team. The high quality training 223rd Medical Detachment scenarios conducted throughout the week resulted in a (Preventive Medicine), 10th Combat detachment that was fully validated on their medical tasks Support Hospital, center, leads her and prepared to deploy.” Soldiers to Kuwait in support of Malone said that while the unit will be deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom.

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Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters and around a hill, the indirect fi re infantrymen each team treated the training like a real combat mission. Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry assembled in a strategic area of operations. They “The idea with this training event is that we’re Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat set up four M252 81 mm mortars, leadership certifi ed on all of our dismounted mortar capabilities,” Team, 4th Infantry Division, form a defen- ordered Soldiers to specifi c overlook positions said Tarvin. “At the end of this training event, the sive perimeter after exiting a CH-47 Chinook to maintain a security perimeter and reconnais- mortar platoon will be certifi ed on providing indirect fi re during the fi rst of a three-day Mortar Training sance was performed for the next patrol. support on their 81 mm mortars and the mortar sections and Evaluation Program, Aug. 19. “We’re evaluating them on their fl exibility, will be certifi ed on their 60 mm mortars.” their ability to provide accurate indirect fi re support and everything they’ve learned up to this point,” said Tarvin. “Each section will occupy a mortar fi ring position, receive a fi re mission and fi re different types of missions.” Thirty minutes later the platoon gathered its gear and began the next patrol. The Soldiers fought through the heat and exhaustion carrying an average of 100 pounds up a draw and over a hill to the next assembly area. “I’m the (ammunition) bearer so I got stuck with the tube. It’s defi nitely heavy, and walking up the hills with it is very challenging,” said Pfc. Branden Maurin, indirect fi re infantryman, Pfc. Branden Maurin, indirect fi re infantryman, HHC, 1st Bn., 38th Inf. Reg. “If I work hard Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st then I’ll progress and become an assistant gunner. Either Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade way, everyone is carrying a piece of the mortar system.” Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, carries about 100 Teams placed four M252 81 mm mortars in a fi ring pounds of gear up the draw of two hills, Aug. 19. line toward a simulated enemy. The rest of the platoon maintained security of the perimeter while camoufl aged 1-38 certifi es mortar teams training area. Soldiers quickly spilled out of the back in tall grass, and Soldiers perched on nearby hills kept a ramp and hunched down behind their rucksacks in the full view around their position. Story and photos by Sgt. William Howard swung heavy rucksacks over their backs and entered air assault battalion of the 1st SBCT, it’s important for tall grass amid cacti until the helicopter departed. When they received the dry fi re missions, two 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs through the ramp at the rear of the Chinook. us to build in as many air movements into our training “It was pretty exhilarating from the time the Chinook Soldiers manned each M252 81 mm mortar and Offi ce, 4th Infantry Division During the fl ight, the mortar teams from 1st progression as possible,” said Capt. Kyle Tarvin, was hovering over us and landing to when it took off,” performed all the necessary steps to effectively fi re Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, said Pvt. Dominic Carranza, indirect fi re infantryman, rounds at the enemy. No rounds were actually fi red, but Indirect fi re infantrymen knelt in tall grass as a Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, sat close together 1st Bn., 38th Inf. Reg. “It exposes Soldiers to the HHC, 1st Bn., 38th Inf. Reg. CH-47 Chinook slowly descended during their fi rst strapped in their seats and tried to speak over the noise of culture we’re trying to build within the battalion and Platoon leadership then gathered in the center of the Spc. William Cranford, indirect fi re infantryman, Headquarters of three days of a Mortar Training and Evaluation the tandem rotors. Eventually they relaxed within the tests the leaders to make sure we’re conducting all the group to establish radio communications and determine and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Program, Aug. 19. heap of gear fi lling the middle of the helicopter. tasks required to be the air assault battalion.” the route for the patrol. Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry When the helicopter landed, the infantrymen “Since 1st Bn., 38th Inf. Reg., has been deemed the The Chinook landed about 15 minutes later in a After making tactical movements across a road Division, aims an M252 81 mm mortar tube, Aug. 19.

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MORGHAN KECHAH, Afghanistan — The evening sun shone on the domed homes and outbuildings of the small Afghan village of Morghan Kechah, giving them a gilded appearance. Hundreds of children playing in the dirt streets gathered with curiosity near the village’s schoolhouse to see what the Americans were doing in their village. On Aug. 18, the eve of Afghanistan’s Independence Day, Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducted a joint patrol with the Afghan Uniformed Police in the village to 2nd Lt. Trevor Hanson, platoon leader, Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, assess security, talk with village elders, relay intelligence and celebrate the indepen- 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stops for a picture outside dence day with a dinner. The evening’s events served to create bonds of trust with the schoolhouse of Morghan Kachah, Afghanistan, during a joint patrol with the Afghan the AUP as the 1st Bn., 12th Inf. Reg., Soldiers are fairly new to the area, having Uniformed Police, Aug. 18. recently taken responsibility for its security. The partners began their evening with a joint patrol into Morghan Kechah to talk with a village leader, known as a malik, and establish trust with both the AUP and the villagers, said 2nd Lt. Trevor Hanson, platoon leader, Company C, 1st Bn., 12th Inf. Reg. Hanson said his platoon took responsibility for the area about two weeks prior to the visit and by getting to know the locals and AUP commanders his unit can work more effectively. “When you come out to these villages, you can’t assume that they’re just going to give you information about the area. You have to talk to them, you have to sincerely ask about their families, really get to know them,” Hanson said. “Once you establish that bond of trust, gathering information just comes as a byproduct of your relationship.” After spending time with the AUP in the village and chatting with village elders, the joint patrol moved to an AUP checkpoint that watches over the village. There they distributed current intelligence to AUP commanders and reviewed what was assessed in the village. “The village is heavily used by insurgents for weapons transport and safe haven, so we’re trying to help the AUP develop ways they can identify dangerous people,” said 2nd Lt. Isaac Gutierrez, assistant intelligence officer, 1st Bn., 12th Inf. Reg. “So today what we did during our intelligence rundown was discuss current and potential threats that were moving through their village. We mentioned ways to mitigate the threat and identified training that they’ll need to be effective.” Once a thorough intelligence breakdown was completed and traffic control point training plans made, both the AUP members and the 1st Bn., 12th Inf. Reg., Soldiers brought food to the table for the celebration. “Our dinner with the AUP was to celebrate their indepen- dence day and to do some cultural bridging,” Gutierrez said. “We brought some of our food and they prepared some Afghan food … We had a good time with them with some relaxed conversation and laughter, which seems like a small thing, but Pfc. Isaac Soliz, infantryman, Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, it will provide us trust in the future.” 4th Infantry Division, is part of a patrol in Morghan Kechah, Afghanistan, Aug. 28. Aug. 29, 2014 — MOUNTAINEER 11 AFW LIFESTYLE FURNITURE STUFFED FREE ANIMAL! 12-inch toy with purchase over $100 • 15-inch toy with purchase over $200 LABOR DAY 18-inch toy with purchase over $300 • 24-inch toy with purchase over $400 We challenged our factories to give us special prices for the Grand Opening of our Glendale Arizona store!

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Suicide Prevention Month Schedule of events The following events are planned in September in observance of Suicide Prevention Month: Seeking help Sept. 5  Suicide Prevention Month kickoff run with Command Sgt. Maj. David M. Clark, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, 6:30-8 a.m. Sept. 10 — World Suicide Prevention Day sign of strength  Social media awareness campaign Story and photo by or warning signs, as was the case for the permanent changes in  Free suicide prevention training event at Sgt. Eric Glassey McShan Family. station or even retirement.” Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention Offi ce, 4th Infantry Division “My son completed suicide April 1, Getting help during 704 N. Tejon St., 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Public Affairs Offi ce 2009,” said retired Sgt. 1st Class Paul these milestones in one’s Sept. 17 McShan. “After he died, we discovered life isn’t a sign of weak-  Spouse Wellness Conference, register at http:// The Fort Carson Suicide Prevention that he suffered numerous concussions. ness but of strength, www.carson.army.mil/WFCP/spousewellness.html Program is working to teach and engage He had a traumatic brain injury, his according to McShan, Soldiers to improve suicide awareness brain short-circuited one night and he who currently works at Sept. 20 so aid can be provided to Soldiers who shot himself.” Fort Carson Survivor  “Making Connections” U.S. Army Garrison need it. Paul McShan’s son, Richard, served Outreach Services. He Motorcycle Poker Run, registration at Gate 1 Suicide prevention is not a simple in the Marine Corps and committed hasn’t always done social at 9 a.m., fi rst bike leaves at 10:30 a.m. task but a multifaceted challenge, suicide a few months after a deployment. work, but his life changed Sept. 21 according to Deon Cobasky, suicide “He had everything going for him,” when his son’s ended.  Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention Race Against Suicide prevention program manager, Army McShan said. “When you sit back and “I used to be a diesel Walk/Run/Bike, register at https://preventsuicide. Substance Abuse Program. look at stuff, you see all the pieces fi t technician, but having webconnex.com/raceagainstsuicide2014 “I think that suicide is a very together. I saw those ‘HEAD’ cards when someone in your life complicated situation in that we wish they came out in the fall of 2009, and commit suicide completely Sept. 25 there was a formula, or if we just knew saw on the back the list of symptoms of destroys your whole  Prayer breakfast, featuring keynote speaker all the right things to look for then we head injuries. He had every last symptom world,” McShan said. “I Dave Roever, 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the Special could stop a suicide from happening,” on that card.” am using all my energy Events Center Cobasky said. “When we look at suicides Richard McShan’s death was not an and all my efforts to  “Surviving Trauma through Spirituality” with at Fort Carson, there is a whole range of oddity, but a common trend found among educate young Soldiers. keynote speaker Dave Roever, 2-3 p.m. at the cases where people saw a lot of red fl ags veterans and servicemembers. I’m with a speaker team Special Events Center and risk factors, and then there were the “The majority of our suicides are not that works with suicide Sept. 25-26 Soldiers where nobody saw anything and during deployments,” Cobasky said. “The prevention, and we tell  Intimate Allies workshop, contact Army Community didn’t expect the suicide at all.” majority of our suicides are during our people about the symp- Service at 526-4590 for more information Sometimes the Families may not transition times. It could be during rest toms, what the results even know to look for the risk factors and recuperation leave, reintegration, are and try to eliminate Unit specifi c training or at least cut down on Contact unit master resiliency trainer or chaplain for the myths around mental information on the following training opportunities: health.  Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness “One of the big-  Master resiliency trainer skill development gest causes for  Suicide prevention: Ask, Care, Escort and suicides in the military is Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training that we won’t talk about it,” McShan said. “We won’t discuss it, and we keep sleep — why would you not address it in the dark. So if we don’t talk about it, them? If you have post-traumatic stress it’s going to keep on happening. I’m disorder, admit it and get help for it.” willing to talk to anybody who is willing While there is not one cure-all to listen, because I don’t want another method to prevent suicide, Cobasky does parent to suffer the same thing I have believe that relationships and connections gone through.” with others help mitigate the risks. McShan equates mental health “I think that one important factor problems as being on the same level is being able to connect with people as physical injuries and encourages wherever you are, and that’s not easy to individuals to seek proper help. do,” Cobasky said. “If you were running during Throughout the month of September, physical training, fell and heard a ASAP, Suicide Prevention Program and snap you’d go to the doctor to get it various units will host events to bring checked out,” McShan said. “If you suicide awareness across the post. get hit by (an) improvised explo- Contact Cobasky at 526-0401 to sive device, get bounced across the schedule McShan or another Suicide Retired Sgt. 1st Class Paul McShan, social worker, Fort Caron Survivor Outreach Services, fi eld and have all the symptoms — Prevention Speaker Team member to holds a photo of his son, U.S. Marine Cpl. 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legacy is what’s going to continue on and your legacy sergeant,” Clark said. “These recruiters here are DCSM is going to be the Soldiers that you lead.” going to send you some civilians, and their first From page 6 Clark directed his focus to the NCOs heading to contact with the Army is going to be you. What will the recruiter program as they will be affecting the your legacy be as a drill sergeant?” “I want you to be dedicated, fit and ready,” Clark future of the Army. Staff Sgt. Serge Ziegler, battalion motor said. “That’s what the commanding general and I “When you interact with the high school students out sergeant, 204th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd expect from each and every one of our fighters across there, you’ve got to represent our best so when they look at Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. Div., echoed the installation. You are noncommissioned officers and you they are looking at a true noncommissioned officer,” the command sergeant major’s sentiments about I expect you to be engaged throughout your military Clark said. “They will want to be like you some day. leading from the front. journey, because at the end of the journey at the end of “We don’t want them in 10 years from now “He’s right, we have to push ourselves and push the day, all you’re going to have is your legacy. Your talking about their recruiter and that he was fat and our Soldiers to make sure we’re going forward,” how he sold me a bunch of Ziegler said. “We have to be able to do everything (lies),” Clark said. “You owe we expect our Soldiers to do, and by going to Drill them the truth. They have Sergeant School I can help get the best we can got to know what they are possibly get out of our Soldiers.” getting into. You cannot Ziegler said he is timid about going to Drill Sergeant sugarcoat (it) with these 18-, 19-, School at the age of 47 but has found confidence in 20-year olds that want to join camaraderie with a fellow 4th Inf. Div. Soldier heading our profession of arms. I want to drill sergeant training, Staff Sgt. Martine Fuller, tank you to recruit the ones with the commander, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd warfighter’s mentality.” Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. Div. Redirecting his focus to “The good thing here is that Staff Sgt. Ziegler is the noncommissioned officers going through Drill Sergeant School the same time as heading to the Drill Sergeant myself, so I know I’ll have a battle buddy I know, and Course, Clark instructed them we can help each other out and look out for each other to lead the way. since we’re both from the 4th Inf. Div.,” Fuller said. “It’s “You cannot be (leading like what command sergeant major said, ‘It’s all about from) the rear as a drill your legacy and what you’re going to leave here with your Soldiers back at your unit.’ I still remember my drill sergeant after nine years. You definitely want to have Staff Sgt. Serge Ziegler, left, that effect on Soldiers.” battalion motor sergeant, 204th Clark gave the Soldiers some final words before Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd dismissing them. Armored Brigade Combat Team, “At the end of the day, our young Soldiers deserve 4th Infantry Division, and Staff Sgt. the best leadership, and that’s what we’re going to give Martin Fuller, tank commander, 1st them,” Clark said. “Without a doubt in their mind, Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, when they see the person in charge of them, we want 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, them to say, ‘My leader is committed. I trust my leader 4th Inf. Div., flip a tire during the and my leader cares.’ That’s what we want to see at Iron Horse Division’s School Warrior the end of the day with these young Soldiers. That’s Athlete Program, Aug. 22. what our nation expects of us.”

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Pvt. Jocelyne Rodriguez, Medical Department Activity, right, bests fellow MEDDAC Soldier Pfc. Samantha Ruiz at the bungee run at Single Soldier Day, sponsored by Fort Carson Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers, Aug. 22.

See the Mountaineer online at http://www.fortcarsonmountaineer.com Aug. 29, 2014 — MOUNTAINEER 15 GCSS-Army comes to Carson Story and photo by Team, 4th Inf. Div.; 10th Special Forces Group; Staff Sgt. Alexis R. Ramos Warrior Transition Battalion and 247th Quarter 43rd Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Offi ce Master Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd SB. The 43rd Sustainment Brigade offi cially went “The trainers arrived here to Fort Carson live, July 25, with Global Command Support System- June 30, and that was in preparation to start Army, a new logistical system, affecting numerous the setup of the classrooms for the warehouse units across Fort Carson. fi nance and material management classrooms,” Several units on Fort Carson have been partici- said Moore. “Then we started the actual new pating in the training that started in early July. equipment training July 8. “GCSS-Army is the tactical unit/installation “The training has been real successful across logistics and fi nancial system for the U.S. Army,” all the brigades and units, especially for 43rd,” said said Patrick Patterson, chief of installation, Logistics Moore. “With the new system, because we’ve been Division, GCSS-Army, based out of Petersburg, Va. using SARSS for 15 years, we have to learn new “GCSS-Army is an Enterprise Resource Planning practices, learn new languages, new business solution that will track supplies, spare parts and practices on how we do things. So it’s going to be organizational equipment. It will track unit main- an expected dip on the productivity, but as you get tenance, total cost of ownership and other fi nancial the Soldiers to learn the processes … it’s going to transactions related to logistics for all Army units.” even out and we’ll get back on track.” The system will allow the Army to be more “This has been a very successful training event. effi cient in the logistics process, ultimately saving During NET, we provided training to 200 students money, said Chief Warrant Offi cer 2 Errick L. Moore, in GCSS-Army Warehouse Operations, Finance routing identifi er code-geographical manager, 43rd SB. Operations and Material/Execution Management “GCSS-Army is a commercial off-the-shelf Operations. system that is used to replace Standard Army Retail “I’ll be honest, I was skeptical,” said Moore. Supply System,” said Moore. “SARSS has been in “I was one of those who said ‘No, I like SARSS,’ Carlice Lewis, materiel and execution management existence since 1995 and it was effective, but the but after attending the warrant offi cer advanced instructor, Northrop Grumman, provides Global Command Army G-4 wanted to make sure that we had a system course, we had a block of an instruction by one of the Support System-Army over-the-shoulder training, July 25, at that was auditable by 2017.” developers who’s been on (GCSS-Army) since 1993 the 43rd Sustainment Brigade Headquarters. Units on Fort Carson were broken down into explain it and it really helps because it helps with fi elding groups for GCSS-Army’s fi elding schedule, your visibility … whereas if I was running a Supply offi cers, to actually go in and view the requisition said Patterson. Support Activity, I would be the only one that could as it’s coming through the pipeline,” he said. “It He said Fort Carson organizations involved view requisitions and everything else unless it was gives better visibility.” in FG19 GCSS-Army are Fort Carson Logistics in another system. The six organizations continued receiving over- Readiness Center; 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, “GCSS-Army allows not only me, but the the-shoulder training through the middle of August 4th Infantry Division; 3rd Armored Brigade Combat commander, the maintainers, the property book to ensure a smooth transition to GCSS-Army.

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Miscellaneous Self-help weed control program — Department of Fort Carson dining facilities hours of operation Defense regulations require training for people DFAC Friday-Monday (Training holiday/holiday) Tuesday-Thursday applying pesticides on military installations. Units Stack Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. interested in participating in the Directorate of Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Public Works Self-help Weed Control Program must Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. send Soldiers for training on the proper handling, Wolf Closed Breakfast: 6:45-9 a.m. transportation and application of herbicides. Once Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. individuals are properly trained by the DPW Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. base operations and maintenance contractor, Fort Warfighter Closed Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Carson Support Services, Soldiers can be issued the (Wilderness Road Complex) Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. appropriate products and equipment so units can Dinner: Closed treat weeds in rocked areas around the unit. Weed control self-help training sessions for Soldiers are LaRochelle Friday only Closed Tuesday available the first and third Monday of the month 10th SFG(A) Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. through September from 11 a.m. to noon, in building Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 3711. Each unit may send up to five people for Dinner: Closed training. Soldiers need to call FCSS at 492-0166 to set up an appointment to pick up weed control products 526-6670 or email [email protected]. at the education center, building 1117, room 120. and sprayers. Call 492-0166 for more information • Motor pool sludge removal/disposal — Call Dennis Call University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Army about the DPW Self-help Weed Control Program. Frost at 526-6997 or email [email protected]. ROTC at 262-3475 for more information. Command Evaluation and Training Team — COMET • Self-help/troop construction — Call Tony Haag provides commanders at all levels with a responsive at 526-2859 or e-mail anthony.d.haag.civ@mail. Hours of Operation maintenance and supply assessment and training tool mil. Use this number to obtain self-help tools Logistics Readiness Center Supply and Services that improves the combat effectiveness, readiness and and equipment or a motorized sweeper. • Central issue facility, building 1525 — Monday- efficiency of their units’ logistical programs. The team • Base operations contracting officer representative Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. Last identifies supply and maintenance weaknesses and — Call Terry Hagen at 526-9262 or email customer served at 3:30 p.m. problems and provides individual and unit reinforce- [email protected] for questions on snow • Reparable exchange/directed exchange or turn-in ment training based on assessments. Results remain removal, grounds maintenance and contractor — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30- confidential for the unit commander only. COMET response to service orders. 4 p.m. on a walk-in basis. For faster turn-in service, provides assistance in the majority of maintenance • Portable latrines — Contact Jerald Just at 524-0786 call 526-3321 for an appointment. and supply management areas with one-on-one or [email protected] to request, for service • Ammunition supply point, building 9370 — training and by conducting follow-up visits. Contact or to report damaged or overturned latrines. Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. Last Tim Howarth at 503-3095 or thomas.howarth3.ctr@ • Signs — Call Jim Diorio, Fort Carson Support issue/turn-in to ASP is at 2:30 p.m.; exceptions mail.mil for information. Services, at 896-0797 or 524-2924 or email coordinated on case-by-case basis. First Sergeants’ Barracks Program 2020 — is [email protected] to request a facility, parking or • Subsistence Support Management Office, building located in building 1454 on Nelson Blvd. The hours regulatory traffic sign. 350 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and of operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The The Fort Carson Trial Defense Service office — is able 12:30-4 p.m.; call 526-4086/5195. office assists Soldiers with room assignments and to help Soldiers 24/7 and is located in building 2354. • Post Supply Support Activity, building 330 — terminations. Call 526-9707 for more information. During duty hours, Soldiers should call 526-4563. Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. Sergeant Audie Murphy Club — The Fort Carson The 24-hour phone number for after hours, holidays Last customer served at 3:30 p.m.; call 526-9094 Sergeant Audie Murphy Club meets the second and weekends is 526-0051. • Installation Property Book Office, building 330 Tuesday of each month from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30- p.m. at the Stack Dining Facility, building 2330. Briefings 4 p.m.; call 526-5984. The club is named after Audie Leon Murphy, the 75th Ranger Regiment briefings — are held Tuesdays • Post Laundry, building 310 — Monday-Friday, most highly-decorated Soldier in American history. in building 1218, room 314, from noon to 1 p.m. 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. Last customer To be a member, a Soldier must be recognized as Soldiers must be private to sergeant first class with a served at 3:30 p.m.; call 526-8803. an NCO of the highest quality, demonstrating both minimum General Technical Score of 105; be a U.S. • Bulk fuel point — Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. leadership and performance. Armywide, SAMC citizen; score 240 or higher on the Army Physical to midnight. membership is between 1 and 2 percent. Contact Fitness Test; and pass a Ranger physical. Call 524- • Hazardous Material Control Center, building SAMC president Sgt. 1st Class Gilbert Guzman Jr. 2691 or visit http://www.goarmy.com/ranger.html. 400/406 — Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 526-3576 or email [email protected]. Casualty Notification/Assistance Officer training — Contact administration operations at 526-5349 or Physical Exam Clinic — is located in building 1056 and The 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson command- the warehouse at 526-2979. performs physicals for Soldiers assigned to Fort Carson ing general has directed all Soldiers, sergeant first Education Center hours of operation — The Mountain and surrounding bases without a primary care man- class through command sergeant major, chief warrant Post Training and Education Center, building 1117, ager. Physicals, except flight physicals, are available officer 2-5 and officers, captain and above, must 526-2124, hours are as follows: by appointment from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday- attend Casualty Assistance Officer and Casualty • Counselor Support Center — Monday-Thursday Friday, except federal holidays. Physical packets can Notification Officer Training. The three-day training 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. be obtained at the clinic or online at http://www.evans. course is held monthly at Veterans Chapel. Soldiers • Army Learning Center — Monday-Friday amedd.army.mil/srp/srpc(underscore)pe.html. Visit must register through their school noncommissioned 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. building 1056 or call 526-7170 for more information. officer for attendance of this training. The next classes • Defense Activity for Nontraditional Educa tion Directorate of Public Works services — DPW is are Sept. 16-18 and Oct. 14-16. Call 526-4551 for details. Support and Army Personnel Testing — Monday- responsible for a wide variety of services on Fort Retirement briefings — are available at http://www.carson. Friday 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m. Carson. Services range from repair and maintenance army.mil/dhr/DHR/MPD/PPB/RetirementServices. Medical Activity Correspondence Department of facilities to equipping units with a sweeper html. Call 526-2840 for more information. office hours — The Correspondence (Release of and cleaning motor pools. Listed below are phone ETS briefings — are available at http://www.carson. Infor mation) Office in the Patient Administration numbers and points of contact for services: army.mil/dhr/DHR/MPD/PPB/Transitions.html. Division hours are Monday-Wednesday and Friday • Facility repair/service orders — Fort Carson Call 526-2240/8458 for more information. 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. Support Services service order desk can be reached Reassignment briefings — are held Tuesdays in to 12:30 p.m.; closed all federal holidays. Call at 526-5345. Use this number for emergencies or building 1129, Freedom Performing Arts Center. 526-7322 or 526-7284 for details. routine tasks and for reporting wind damage, Sign in for Soldiers heading overseas is at 7 a.m. and Claims Office hours — are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to damaged traffic signs or other facility damage. the briefing starts at 7:30 a.m. Sign in for personnel noon and 1-4 p.m., located on the first floor of building • Refuse/trash and recycling — Call Eric Bailey at being reassigned stateside is at 1 p.m., with the 6222, 1633 Mekong St. Shipment under Full Replace 719-491-0218 or email [email protected] briefing starting at 1:30 p.m. Soldiers are required to Value claimants must report the additional loss or when needing trash containers, trash is overflowing bring Department of the Army Form 5118, signed by damage listed on After Delivery Form 1851 directly or emergency service is required. their physician and battalion commander, and a pen to the transportation service provider by fax or • Facility custodial services — Call Bryan Dorcey to complete forms. Call 526-4730/4583 for details. report on the Defense Personal Property System line at 526-6670 or email [email protected] Disposition Services — Defense Logistics Agency within 75 days. Claimants must submit the claim for service needs or to report complaints. Disposition Services Colorado Springs, located in build- on DPS line through http://www.move.mil within • Elevator maintenance — Call Bryan Dorcey at ing 381, conducts orientations Fridays from 12:30-3:30 nine months for FRV compensation for certain p.m. The orientations discuss DLA processes to include items. All other claims, submit to Fort Carson turning in excess property, reutilizing govern ment Claims Office within two years of delivery or date Special Operations Briefs every property, web-based tools available, special handling of incident. Call 526-1355 for more information. Recruiting: Wednesday: of property and environmental needs. To schedule an Work Management Branch — The DPW Work Building 1218, Special Forces: orientation, contact Arnaldo Borrerorivera at arnaldo. Management Branch, located in building 1219, Room 312/313 noon, [email protected] for receiving/turn in; Mike responsible for processing work orders — Facilities Ellis Street, Civil Affairs/ Fort Carson PSYOP: 1 p.m. Welsh at [email protected] for reutilization/web Engineering Work Requests, DA Form 4283 — is open 524-1461/1462 tools; or Rufus Guillory at [email protected]. for processing work orders and other in-person support Army ROTC Green-to-Gold briefings — are held from 7-11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday. Afternoon customer http://www.bragg.army.mil/sorb the first and third Tuesday of each month at noon support is by appointment only, call 526-2900. Aug. 29, 2014 — MOUNTAINEER 17

Women’s Equality Day Event highlights overcoming obstacles Story and photo by Sgt. Eric Glassey shut down at the conclusion of the war. incidents of putting sugar in the gas tank, but 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Offi ce Young told the audience about her life growing fortunately the women pilots weren’t killed.” up and the struggles she faced as an independent Thirty-eight WASP pilots died in service. Upon Soldiers and Family members celebrated woman growing wheat in Nebraska. completion of her service, Young went to college Women’s Equality Day at the Elkhorn Conference “By the time I was 17, I was growing the to earn her degree as a social worker. She later Center, Tuesday. wheat on my father’s ranch,” Young said. “I found worked for El Paso County. Women’s Equality Day was established by some extra land and leased it for $40. I had a really Chief of Staff Col. D.A. Sims II, 4th Infantry Congress in 1971 in honor of the amendment good crop and made a nice profi t. When the Division and Fort Carson, spoke about the progress that granting women’s suffrage. landowners found out that I was a woman, they women have made inn the civilian and military worlds. “Originally, it was used to commemorate didn’t let me lease the land again. They didn’t “Today, on Women’s Equality Day, we celebrate passing of the 19th Amendment which gave women think it was a woman’s place to grow wheat, despite the progress that has been made and renew our the right to vote,” said Master Sgt. David Casebolt, that being the fi rst year in many where they were commitment to securing equal rights, freedoms equal opportunity adviser, 4th Infantry Division. able to pay the taxes on the land from what the and opportunities for women everywhere,” Sims “We like to take it a bit further and not just focus land earned. It didn’t make any sense to me.” said. “Today, 72 million women are in the on the ratifi cation, but concentrate on the struggles Young left her small town to learn how to fl y workforce with 74 percent working full time as that women have had in the past and what they at a local airfi eld before heading to Texas to doctors, lawyers, teachers and CEOs of major have overcome.” serve as a WASP. corporations, just to name a few. As of January The guest speaker for the event, Millicent She didn’t escape the resentment 2013, more than 200,000 women are serving in Amanda Peterson Young, served in World War II against women. the active-duty military serving at every level. On as a Women Airforce Service Pilot. Young was in “There was some opposition there at the Nov. 4, 2008, Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody became the the last graduating class before the program was schoolhouse,” Young said. “There were two fi rst woman in U.S. Military history to achieve the rank of four-star general. She was followed by Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger who, on June 5, 2012, became the fi rst female four-star general in the Air “ I found some extra land and Force. With the 2013 rescission of the 1994 Direct Combat Exclusion Rule the Department of Defense leased it for $40. I had a really plans to remove gender-based barriers to service, opening many jobs and providing opportunities good crop and made a nice profi t. that were once closed to women.” Sims thanked Young for sharing her experiences When the landowners found out with the Soldiers. “Today, we have been graced with the that I was a woman, they didn’t opportunity to thank Mrs. Young for participating in this observance,” Sims said. “Your presence today truly speaks volumes to the accomplishments let me lease the land again. ” of women today in the military and generations — Millicent Amanda Peterson Young of women before you that have shaped and strengthened the fabric of the United States.” 18 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 29, 2014 New village mayors elected Story and photo by Crystal Ross for their villages and meet monthly with the mayor for only their own village. The newly elected Mayors are: Mountaineer staff garrison and directorate staff, among Candidates must be 18 or older and must other tasks. They partner with various pass a local background check. Apache Village Residents of Fort Carson’s housing agencies on post to pass information The mayoral election has stringent Valeta Ponce villages chose new mayors to represent both from and to their residents. voting procedures to ensure results are Arapahoe Village them for the next year in elections held Candidates are required to live in the fair. Soldiers from various units are Angelica Castro-Searcy Aug. 20-21. village they represent, and voters choose tasked to staff voting booths and to count Blackfoot Hill Village The main reason ballots along with ACS staff. Rheta O’Connor for the mayor program Overnight, ballots are sealed in Cherokee West Village is to empower residents an envelope and locked in a safe. Monet Brunson to get involved in their Residents can only vote once, but Cheyenne Village villages, said Joey they are allowed to cast a ballot Miranda Robertson Bautista, mayoral pro- for a deployed spouse with a valid gram, Army Community power of attorney. Voters must be Chippewa Village Service. Mayors work 18 or older with a valid military Christina Leydet with the garrison identifi cation card. Choctaw Village commander and the post’s In order to promote voter Kim Stone various directorates on participation, booths were set up Comanche Village issues involving quality of at fi ve locations on post as well as Michelle Lewis life for Carson residents. at Destination Fort Carson Aug. Dakota Ridge Village “The mayor is the 20. In addition, Soldiers drove a Nikki Johns eyes and ears for the “mobile voting unit” van through Iroquois Village garrison commander for housing areas during the two Katy Myers quality of life issues,” days of voting to accommodate Kiowa Village Bautista said. “If you want all residents. Kristine Parish to make a difference, put Garrison Commander Navajo Village your name on the ballot.” Col. Joel D. Hamilton is scheduled Kimberly Figueroa He explained that to swear the new mayors into Pawnee Village mayors do not police their offi ce at a ceremony Sept. 24. John Russell villages or issue citations for infractions of any Hannah Rankin, a resident of Shoshoni Village kind. Instead they Cheyenne Village, casts her vote for Sandra Smith promote community her village’s mayor Aug. 21 at the Sioux Village events, create monthly Exchange. 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Countermobility is one of an and barbed wire, which is also an early live canisters. Zerio said that local Mountaineer staff were excited to report to work early obstacle platoon’s core competencies. step in real-world minefi eld creation. battalion staff worked over the past on the day of the live-fi re training, Funneling the enemy and impeding Then Soldiers removed inert canisters three months with the brigade at Fort A platoon of Fort Carson engineers because they understood the magnitude his movements are part of that objec- from the Volcano mounted on a Hood to procure live canisters for saw eight months of work come to of what they were doing. tive. At the beginning of the year, the HEMTT — a heavy expanded training for the 3rd Platoon. fruition Aug. 21 when they deployed “We were in early to make sure 36th Engineer Brigade at Fort Hood, mobility tactical truck. They reloaded The platoon quickly learned the Volcano Mine System in live-fi re the training would go as smoothly Texas — the 569th MAC’s headquarters the Volcano with live canisters — the difference between working with training for the fi rst time in more as possible,” she said. “Instead of organization — sent down word that each weighing 62 pounds — fi lled with inert and live canisters. Jankowski than a decade. (complaining), the guys said, ‘We’re it wanted its units trained again on the inert mines. The canisters were then said that even with all the simulations Capt. Alex Zerio, commander, making history.’” Volcano system. locked into place and armed. The her group had run with inert canisters, 569th Mobility Augmentation Use of the Volcano had become Jankowski said the task began with canisters can be offl oaded and replaced they found that it took much more Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, so rare in today’s Army that with their opening the boxes in which the system with new ones in about 30 minutes. effort to arm the live units than it said for the past several years, combat recent live-fi re exercise, Soldiers in had been stored and fi guring out The control unit for the Volcano is did the inert ones. engineers have been focused on route her platoon now have pride in their “what was what.” Soldiers had to read housed in the bed of the HEMTT, “We did it as realistically as we clearance in Iraq and Afghanistan, ability to meet their countermobility instruction manuals and documents and the vehicle passenger handles the could, but this added the next level but bringing the Volcano system out core competency. to learn how to assemble the system, launch controls from inside the cab. to our training,” she said. for training gets the combat engineers The Volcano is a system that wire it and make it operational. more in line with their traditional role. delivers mines after being mounted “We trained for about a month just to “With the wars winding down, on a helicopter or ground vehicle. It put it together and take it down,” she said. we come back to our conventional can be loaded with up to 160 canisters Zerio said the engineers had been engineering tasks, including counter- that each hold six mines, both antitank working since May to work up to a live- mobility,” Zerio said. “We’re shaping and antipersonnel, for a total of 960 fi re run. Until last week, they’d been the battlefi eld to put the enemy mines. The Volcano alternately deploys loading and unloading inert canisters where we want him. the canisters from the right and the and had Soldiers toss blue wooden “The younger Soldiers are not left sides of the unit, scattering mines blocks from the back of a truck to Spc. Masayuki Alpen, 3rd Obstacle Platoon, 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, stacks Volcano training used to this. It’s a real treat for these across a vast area. simulate the system’s mine dispersal. canisters. During training Aug. 21, combat engineers loaded and unloaded the 62-pound canisters and fi red the system for the fi rst guys,” he said. Jankowski said the platoon’s 25 To prepare for the live-fi re training, time in more than a decade. 1st Lt. Erin Jankowski, platoon members have been working since Soldiers fi rst had to delineate the

Pfc. Christopher Suarez, 3rd Obstacle Platoon, 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, loads live-fi re canisters into the Volcano mine Pfc. Christopher Suarez, 3rd Obstacle dispersal system atop a heavy expanded Platoon, 569th Mobility Augmentation mobility tactical truck in preparation for Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, loads the platoon’s fi rst test of the Volcano 40 live-fi re canisters into the Volcano system in more than 10 years, Aug. 21. mine dispersal system, Aug. 21. The upper canisters without a band around them are inert canisters the platoon has used previously for training purposes. 22 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 29, 2014

Fort Carson’s Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club holding pond is undergoing expansion to double its capacity to carry 30 million gallons of water to accommodate Project pushes toward Net Zero water the reclaimed water project for irrigation on post. Story and photo by Susan C. Galentine pipe and installing close to 2.3 miles of new lines gallons, versus $6.07 for drinking water, or an Directorate of Public Works public relations to the system, adding new pumps at the sewage 87-percent savings, said Guthrie. The installation and Net Zero outreach treatment plant, a new booster pump station and could save more than $1 million annually by doubling the size of the holding pond at the golf using reclaimed water instead of drinking water. Water that swirls down the drain and fl ushes down course to store up to 30 million gallons of water. “The reclaimed water is fi ne for irrigation but the toilet is being looked at as a means to an end in Fort Once completed, the system will increase from does not meet drinking water standards,” said Jim Carson’s march toward Net Zero water by 2020. pumping 500 gallons per minute to up to 3,200 gpm Casey, DPW Operations and Maintenance Division Fort Carson, through the U.S. Army Corps of to accommodate the increased irrigation demand. utility engineering technician. “It is the same Engineers Omaha District, is working on a reclaimed The desired outcome of the water system quality you would fi nd in a mountain lake.” water system expansion project that is the installa- expansion effort is to ultimately use 100 percent Signs will be posted in reclaimed water irrigated tion’s largest-scale Net Zero water initiative to date. of Fort Carson’s treated wastewater, roughly 200 locations to notify people using the areas. The post’s Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club has million gallons, to irrigate large priority turf areas, DPW is taking steps to ensure the reclaimed used reclaimed water from Fort Carson’s onsite said Vince Guthrie, Directorate of Public Works water available during the summer will fi ll the bill sewage treatment plant for irrigation since the Operations and Maintenance Division utility to reduce or eventually even eliminate the need 1970s. Through the expansion project, other turf program manager. for using drinking water for irrigation. areas on post will transition to reclaimed water “To me, it is about using the right quality water “We will continue to conserve water using irrigation by next summer to include Iron Horse for the right use,” said Guthrie. smart irrigation, drip irrigation and effi cient Park and the sports complex. The cost of using reclaimed water for irrigation sprinkler heads to avoid having to supplement The project entails upgrading 5 miles of existing in the summer is currently 80 cents per 1,000 with potable water,” said Guthrie. Fort Carson set to take challenge By Jeff Troth Each week there are different goals areas, she said. The week nine nutrition health through quality sleep, enhanced U.S. Army Medical Department and tips for a person to try to reach. goal is for participants to watch what activity and improved nutrition. Activity Public Affairs Offi ce During the second week, to help they drink, avoid beverages that While deployed to Afghanistan in improve sleep, the challenge lists contain added sugars and strive for 2011, Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. The Fort Carson Army Wellness common barriers to achieving healthy 8-10 cups of water per day. The healthy Patricia D. Horoho noticed that Soldiers Center is challenging everyone on sleep: changes in bedtime and wake nutrition goal for week 19 is when the suffered from sleep deprivation and a post — Soldier, Family member and time; stress; and caffeine or nicotine craving for sweets hits to prepare a lack of healthy activity and found that civilian — to become healthier too close to bedtime. In week 23, dish with fruit as a main ingredient. many high-fat and high-calorie food members of the community. the tip is not to exercise within three “Food is your fuel source and we choices were offered at the dining “The 26-Week Health Challenge is hours of going to sleep. want to maintain a balance of what our facilities. Upon returning to the states a way to enhance your sleep, activity “Sleep is a very important bodies are expending in activity,” Nichols she realized that many of the health and nutrition by using tips from Army component to our daily activity,” says said. “Our bodies need fuel to perform. issues deployments raised weren’t Medicine’s Performance Triad,” said Nichols. “Sleep allows us to recoup So if we are not providing the right exclusive to deployments or to the Army. Maj. Danielle Nichols, chief, Fort and allows the body to heal itself and amount or type of nutrients we can see an “People are grappling with these Carson Army Wellness Center. prepare for future missions. If we don’t impact on our activities and lifestyle.” questions around the globe, and (the The 26-Week Health Challenge is get enough sleep we won’t perform To help participants keep track idea of the triad) resonates with a self-paced, self-guided program that at our optimum level.” of their progress, Army Medicine everybody I’ve talked to,” Horoho offers practical tips or goals to kick-start During week three participants created a document that not only lists said. “It is in these areas (sleep, activity healthy habits that can last a lifetime, of the challenge are reminded not to the weekly goals but also has tracking and nutrition) that I think we can have she said. The purpose of the challenge overdo it on an activity when starting charts. The charts allow participants the biggest impact to really make sure is to increase a person’s performance by off. Instead of going out and running to record personal assessments at the that we are ready and resilient and concentrating on three areas of their 5 miles, start with a fi ve-minute beginning of the challenge as well as able to respond to whatever the future life — sleep, activity and nutrition. walk. The goal for week 15 is to walk at the six-week, midpoint, 18-week challenges are for our Army.” 10,000 steps during a and the 26-week end points. The program is designed to be the daily routine. “We ordered a number of the starting line of a healthier lifestyle. “People should ease booklets, but I think our supply will “The 26-Week Health Challenge into an activity routine be quickly depleted,” said Nichols, isn’t intended to be a drastic shift and seek assistance from noting there is a downloadable version that can only be maintained for a their medical providers,” available at http://evans.amedd.army. limited time,” Nichols added. “It Nichols said. “At the mil/wellness/. gives individuals information to wellness center we can The 26-Week Health Challenge is change some of their habits and provide guidance and part of Army Medicine’s move from a increase their overall wellness.” services regarding body health care system that focuses on treat- Visit http://evans.amedd.army.mil/ composition, metabo- ment of illnesses and injuries to a system wellness/ for more information about the lism, fi tness counseling, for health which focuses on wellness and 26-Week Health Challenge and the Amy healthy sleeping and prevention. A key component of this Wellness Center. The center is located in stress management.” system for health is the Performance building 1843 on Prussman Boulevard. Nutrition is just as Triad, the Army surgeon general’s initia- Call 526-3887 to make an appointment important as the other two tive to improve stamina, readiness and with a wellness counselor. Aug. 29, 2014 — MOUNTAINEER 23

Claims to the estate with payday loans. Consumers can visit Sgt. Stuart A. Radin — With deepest regret to the http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint Family of the deceased. Anyone having claims or call 855-411-2372 to submit a complaint. against or indebtedness to his estate should Voting assistance — The Voting Assistance contact Capt. Daniel Rullo at 552-0778. Office, located in building 1218, room 218, is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call Upcoming events 526-1140 or email the Installation Voting Retiree Appreciation Day — will be held from Assistance Officer at usarmy.carson.imcom.mbx. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Cadet Field House [email protected] for assistance. Visit http://www. at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The event fvap.gov for more information. includes free breakfast, medical and insurance Same day appointments — Evans Army information and screenings, an information fair Community Hospital Family Medicine Clinics, and guest speakers. Internal Medicine Clinic and Pediatric Clinic are Women Veterans of Colorado — The group’s fourth operating under an appointment model called annual conference will be held Sept. 13 in Denver. “Open Access,” offering same day appointments. Visit http://bit.ly/WVOC2014Conference to Beneficiaries may not be offered the exact register or http://www.womenveteransofcolorado.org hour they want. Call the Access to Care Line, or http://www.facebook.com/womenveterans 526-2273, to make an appointment. ofcolorado for updates. Transfer military hospital or clinic when relocating — TRICARE Online users must update General announcements their military hospital or clinic location online each Red Cross dental assistant training — Applications time they relocate. Transferring military hospital are available at the Red Cross office at Evans or clinic affiliation in TOL does not automatically Army Community Hospital. The deadline to apply transfer the TRICARE enrollment in Defense is Sept. 5 for the session that begins in January. Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System. Applicants must be 18, a military sponsored identi- Army Provider Level Satisfaction Survey — fication card holder, a U.S. citizen and have a valid Patients may fill out and return the APLSS to high school diploma or GED. Call the Red Cross help minimize the impact of budget cuts on office at 526-7144/7589 for more information. medical care. Evans Army Community Hospital Advisory council — Evans Army Community receives funding based on patients seen and Hospital is seeking volunteers to serve on a customer satisfaction. Positive surveys returned Patient and Family Advisory Council to can bring in up to $900. Help keep providers assess current policies, operations and programs. and departments and clinics fully functional. Meetings are monthly. Applications are Call 526-7256 for more information. available at the Patient and Family-Centered Free Post Shuttle — circulates the cantonment Care Resource Center or call the PFAC area and makes regular runs to Wilderness Road coordinator at 526-7733 for more information. Complex. The shuttle operates seven days a week appointments; patients may have to sign a statement Pediatrics clinic — Evans Army Community from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Visit http://www.facebook. acknowledging they understand the ramifications Hospital’s pediatrics clinic has an embedded com/shuttlefortcarson for route maps. Call of multiple no-shows; a letter may be sent to the behavioral health psychologist/counselor 526-6453 for more information. Soldier’s unit when he or his Family member has available to work with parents who have Donated annual leave for Fort Carson civilian multiple no-shows or cancellations; retirees with concerns about their child’s behavior, discipline employees — is currently being accepted for the multiple missed appointments, “left without being or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. following civilians who have exhausted all seen,” or cancellations may have their locations of A pediatric pharmacist is also available to available leave because of medical emergencies care changed. To cancel appointments during week- manage children’s medication. under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program: days, beneficiaries can call the TRICARE appoint- Prenatal nutrition class — Expectant mothers can Jessica Clark, Dental Activity; David Grant, Army ment line 526-2273 weekdays from 6 a.m. to 5:30 learn how to eat healthy during pregnancy. The Recruiting Battalion, Denver; Linda Kumley, p.m. Appointments made through TRICARE online class is held the second Tuesday of every month Directorate of Human Resources; Teresa Miller, can be canceled at http://www.tricareonline.com. at 9 a.m. in Evans Army Community Hospital’s Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Nutrition Care Division. Call 526-7290 to sign up. Recreation; unnamed employee in DFMWR; Ongoing events Fort Carson Police Records — The Fort Carson Stephanie Smith-Froese, Directorate of Public Military Appreciation Breakfast — The Southeast Police Records section has moved to building 2757, Works; and Andrea Cunningham, DFMWR. Any Armed Services YMCA military appreciation MOD 4, on the corner of Barkeley Avenue and Army appropriated fund civilian employee wishing breakfast scheduled for Friday has been canceled Osan Street. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to noon to donate annual leave must complete the OPM because the YMCA’s gym floors are being and 1-4 p.m., Monday-Thursday. Fingerprinting Form 630a found at http://www.opm.gov/forms/ resurfaced. The next breakfast will be Sept. 26. hours at the Fort Carson Police station, building pdf(underscore)fill/opm630a.pdf and return it to Email Drew Aquino at [email protected] 2700, have changed to 2-4 p.m., Monday-Friday. John Pylypiw in the Fort Carson Civilian Personnel for more information. The Fort Carson Police complete fingerprints for Advisory Center. Fax to Pylypiw at 526-6128 or Breakfast at VFW — Breakfast at VFW Post on-post employment. For any other fingerprint call 526-9341 for information. Anyone experiencing 6461 is held the first Sunday of each month from needs, contact the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. a medical emergency and about to exhaust leave 9-10:30 a.m. at 753 S. Santa Fe Ave., Fountain, Fort Carson Employee Assistance Program — can contact the CPAC Management Employee and is open to the public. Suggested donation The program provides short-term assistance to Relations team at 526-8317/1006/1336/4270. of $3. Call 382-7957 for more information. Department of the Army civilian employees, Ambulance service — Fort Carson officials urge Support group — The Pikes Peak Share active-duty spouses and Family members, and community members to contact emergency Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Inc. holds retired military personnel and eligible family personnel by calling 911 instead of driving a monthly support group for those whose lives members with adult living problems, substance personal vehicles to the emergency room. In the have been touched by pregnancy loss, stillbirth use concerns and issues affecting workplace event of a life- or limb-threatening emergency, or loss in the first few months of life. The productivity and well-being. Worksite skilled paramedics and ambulance crew will group meets the second Tuesday of each interventions are offered and consultation is be able to administer critical care and aid. month at 7 p.m. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, available to supervisors and managers regarding Contact the Emergency Department at 526-7111 5265 N. Union Blvd. For more information, workplace matters. EAP services are free to for more information. visit http://www.pikespeakshare.org. eligible civilians and DA civilian employees. Call Prescription policy — All handwritten Hunting, fishing information — Active-duty 526-2196 for assistance. The EAP is located at prescriptions from a TRICARE network military, Family members and civilians can visit 1638 Elwell St. in building 6236, room 229. provider will be filled at the Soldier and Family http://fortcarson.isportsman.net/ for information Nutrition education — Evans Army Community Care Center located adjacent to and east of Evans about requirements to hunt, fish and enjoy other Hospital Nutrition Care Division offers individual Army Community Hospital. When calling in for recreational activities on Fort Carson. Active duty nutrition counseling for specific nutrition-related refills on those prescriptions, beneficiaries will Fort Carson Soldiers can fish for free without diagnoses. Weight management classes for Family continue to use the SFCC. A dedicated refill a Fort Carson permit from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. members and retirees are provided as well as window in this facility will reduce wait time. Monday-Friday. Permits are sold at the Outdoor classes for the Army Body Composition Program The SFCC pharmacy is open Monday-Friday from Recreation Complex, building 2429. Call the for active duty Soldiers. Other classes provide 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The pharmacy is located on the Directorate of Public Works at 524-5395 or include cholesterol, prenatal nutrition, healthy first floor near the east entrance of the facility; 526-8006 for more information. cooking and a commissary tour. Call the park in the “G” lot, east of the building. Call Mountain Post Running Club — The club will TRICARE appointment line at 457-2273 to 503-7067 or 503-7068 for more information. meet every Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. at the schedule an appointment. Call the Nutrition Care No-show policy — A “Commander’s Appointment Exchange. There will be giveaways and stamps Division at 526-7290 to check on the availability Policy” affects all TRICARE beneficiaries available for $1 off meals at the food court. for a sports nutrition class to be given at the unit. who receive health care services on Fort Carson The club is open to everyone. Walkers, Payday loan complaints — The Consumer Financial and at the Premier Army Health Clinic. Multiple children, strollers and pets are welcome. Protection Bureau is accepting complaints no-shows could result in the stopping of medical Contact Kris Spiller at [email protected] from borrowers encountering problems services; Soldiers requiring unit escorts to future or 579-1606, ext. 256 for more information. 24 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 29, 2014 Slow down, savor life Commentary by do more and do it better and faster. depression, loneliness and alienation to get more done than may be wise. Chap. (Maj.) Collie Foster How many of us have measured our are at all-time highs. It is essential that Your body feels it and others notice Evans Army Community Hospital self-worth by how much we have we re-evaluate what is most important it, too. You get impatient with the gotten done that day? Yet, is this good and be intentional about slowing down slow driver or irritated with the long We are too busy. We live in a world for our souls and for our relationships and savoring life. line at the grocery store because where productivity and effi ciency are with one another? We may get a lot Let me suggest a couple of ways they are slowing you down. When the benchmarks of a life well lived. done, but at what cost? to do this: I remember to be intentional about We have computers, faxes, smart- Studies have shown that people are  Refuse to hurry. Hurrying through not hurrying through my day, I not phones, satellites and GPSs to help us not happier living busier lives. In fact, your day indicates that you are trying only fi nd I enjoy more of what I am doing but I always get done what’s most important.  Savor the moments you are in. So many of us are rushing through life that we fail to notice the obvious. We don’t stop to smell the roses that are right in front of us. We ignore the beautiful sunrise or sunset. We may even miss those special moments in our children’s lives or in the life of that signifi cant person in our life. Each day, God brings beauty into our lives. But when we’re focused on doing more instead of enjoying what we do, we will miss it, and our lives will be impoverished because of it.  Practice stillness and silence. Our lives are full of so much noise that we must be intentional about creating pockets of quiet. I encourage you to drive silently. No radios, CDs or phones. Carve out 20-30 minutes of silence in your morning for meditation.  God tells us that our strength comes from quietness and rest, not from activity (Isaiah 30:15). Try it; you’ll be surprised how much more refreshed you will feel.

Chapel briefs 18 and older, meets the second and fourth Tuesday 330-3120 or [email protected] for Facebook — Search “Fort Carson Chaplains of the month at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. Call information or a ride. (Religious Support Offi ce)” for events and 526-5769 for more information. Heartbeat — a support group for battle buddies, schedules. Latter Day Saints Soldiers — meet Wednesday Family members and friends who are suicide Catholic Religious Education — Registration is at 6 p.m. for pizza and social, followed by an survivors, meets the second Tuesday of each being accepted for classes that meet Sundays Institute (Bible study) at 6:30 p.m. at Provider month from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Fallen Heroes from 10:30-11:50 a.m. Religious education Chapel, Ellis Street at Barkeley Avenue. Contact Family Center, building 6215, 6990 Mekong classes are available for children in preschool elder Arthur Ford at 433-2659 or arthur.ford@ St. Contact Richard Stites at 598-6576 or through the age of confi r mation. Classes are myldsmail.net or Chap. (Capt.) Jacob Snell at Cheryl Sims at 304-9815 for information. also offered for adults seeking to join the Catholic faith and those who desire to participate in the celebrating of the sacraments. Contact Pat Treacy at 524-2458 or [email protected] for more information. Chapel schedule Trunk-or-Treat — Volunteers are needed to host decorated trunks, and donations are needed for Roman Catholic the Oct. 26 event from 2-3:30 p.m. at Soldiers’ Soldiers’ Chapel • Sunday, 10:30 a.m., religious Healer Chapel Memorial Chapel. Contact Pat Treacy at Nelson Boulevard and Martinez Street education, 524-2458 Evans Army Community Hospital • Saturday, 4:15-4:45 p.m., • Sunday, 10:30 a.m., RCIA, • Sunday, 11 a.m., Mass, 526-7386 524-2458 or [email protected] reconciliation, 526-8583 524-2458 • Monday-Thursday, noon, Mass, for more information. • Saturday, 5 p.m., Mass, 526-8583 • Monday-Friday, 11:45 a.m., 526-7386 Youth Ministries — Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel • Sunday, 8:15-8:45 a.m., mass, 526-8583 • First Friday, noon, Mass, 526-7386 youth group members are invited to attend the reconciliation, 526-8583 • Sunday, 10:30 a.m., CWOC, Prussman youth group Tuesdays at 6 p.m. or • Sunday, 9 a.m., Mass, 526-8583 526-5769 the Veterans youth group Sundays at 6:30 p.m. Catholic Women of the Chapel — holds its Protestant fall kickoff brunch Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at Healer Chapel Prussman Chapel Soldiers’ Chapel Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. All are invited to Evans Army Community Hospital Barkeley Avenue and Prussman Nelson Boulevard and Martinez Street • Sunday, 9 a.m., worship, 526-7386 Boulevard • Sunday, 11 a.m., worship, 524-4316 attend the brunch, enjoy fellowship and learn • Sunday, 9:30 a.m., Sunday school, • Tuesday, 9 a.m., PWOC, 524-4316 about the fall Bible study, “The Lamb’s Supper: Veterans Chapel 526-5744 The Mass as Heaven on Earth,” by Scott Hahn. Magrath Avenue and Titus Boulevard • Sunday, 11 a.m., gospel, 526-9640 Child care is available by emailing children’s • Sunday, 10 a.m., Chapel NeXt, names and ages to fortcarsonmccw@gmail. 526-8889 com. Call Mattie Guthrie at 520-444-9141 for more information on child care. CWOC meets Eastern Orthodox Islamic Wednesdays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Soldiers’ Fort Carson does not offer Eastern Orthodox services Fort Carson does not offer Islamic services on post. Memorial Chapel. Call 526-5769 or visit “Fort on post. Contact Chap. (Capt.) George Oanca at Contact the Islamic Society at 2125 N. Chestnut, Carson Military Council of Catholic Women” 612-432-6099 for Orthodox services. 632-3364 for information. on Facebook for information. Protestant Women of the Chapel — meets Tuesday Jewish Colorado Warriors from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Soldiers’ Memorial Fort Carson does not offer Jewish services on post. Chapel. Free child care is available. Email Contact the U.S. Air Force Academy Chapel for Jewish Sweat Lodge [email protected] or visit “PWOC Fort Carson” services information at 333-2636. The chapel is located at Meets once or twice monthly and upon special request. on Facebook for details. 2346 Academy Place on the U.S. Air Force Academy. Contact Kevin Cheek at 554-7709 for more information. Knights of Columbus — a Catholic group for men Aug. 29, 2014 — MOUNTAINEER 25

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The U.S. Government does not sanction, recommend or encourage the sale of this product. Subsidized life insurance may be available from the Federal Government. 26 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 29, 2014 Aug. 29, 2014 — MOUNTAINEER 27 Athletes prep for fi tness challenge Story and photo is $20 per person if competing by Walt Johnson individually or as a team. Mountaineer staff Past events have included athletes with a variety of fi tness The Directorate of Family and levels challenging themselves to see Morale, Welfare and Recreation if they could complete the event. sponsors the annual individual and Many have come away from it team triathlon sprint competition, pleased with their results and Sept. 6 at 8 a.m. at the Outdoor Pool. pleasantly surprised that they were Each year the event is hailed able to conquer the challenge. by participants as one of the most “Every year we have this event challenging and satisfying fi tness we see people challenge themselves competitions on post. Sabine Clark, and each year we have people tell DFMWR project manager, said this us that they were glad they did the year’s event should be just as triathlon because it showed them challenging as years past. what they could do when pushed to “We are looking forward to this another level,” Clark said. “That is year’s event as we build on the great the one thing we like to tell people event we had last year,” she said. who are considering the competition: “We were very happy with the Challenge yourself to see if you can past two triathlons and we feel the do the swim, bike and run events people that were here had a great to a level you never considered you time and were challenged athletically, could push yourself to. It is one of like you would expect from an event the most satisfying things you can like this. We have great facilities do for yourself,” Clark said. and great courses for the athletes and People can register for the we feel this will be the best triathlon event at any post fi tness center we have ever had.” or at http://mwrfortcarson.com/ Clark said the individual event physical-fi tness-centers.php. will test the participants’ ability to Call Clark at 526-2742 for swim 500 meters, cycle 12.4 miles more information. and then run 3.4 miles. The team event consists of a 750-meter Joint Task Force Carson community swim, 12.4 miles on a bicycle and members take part in the swimming a 6.4-mile run. It will be open to portion of the Fort Carson triathlon military and civilian athletes who event last year. The event will test feel they have what it takes to meet athletes’ abilities in swimming, the demands of the event. Clark cycling and running events at said the registration fee for the event the Outdoor Pool.

Mountaineer Athlete of the Week Miguel Vargas Intramural soccer player How did you get started (Lionel) Messi fan. Messi is one of playing sports? my favorite players of all time. I started (kicking) the ball around What is it about Messi that you when I was 5 years old in Fresno, like so much? Calif., with my father. I played baseball He is awesome and he is so and one year of football. Baseball was humble. He is an all-time great soccer my second favorite sport, but I have player, and he knows the game well. always enjoyed playing soccer. I also like that he plays the game fair. What do you consider your What is the one thing in sports favorite sports moment? you haven’t done that you would In my senior year in high school, still like to do? in 2009, we played for the valley I would love to try to play the championship. We fi nished second in game of lacrosse. I have always felt the valley championships and qualifi ed that I would be really good at the to go to the state championship where game. I have never played the game we fi nished eighth. and it was never in my school where I What is your favorite could have played it, but it’s something professional soccer team? that I keep thinking I would like to Barcelona, there is just something give a try. about them that I like. They have such People who don’t know me will great touches and they know how to be surprised to know that … read each other so well. I like the movie “Hook,” and I am Were you happy to see Germany very camera shy. I get pictures taken all win the World Cup? the time but it’s kind of nerve-racking I was a little skeptical that for me to take pictures and do inter- Germany could win it, but I was views like this for the newspaper. You happy they won. I actually wanted always worry about saying the wrong Argentina to win because I am a big thing or sounding good (in print). Photo by Walt Johnson 28 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 29, 2014

motorcycle ride starts at 10:30 a.m. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. in the men’s and women’s begins at the Gate 1 parking lot off Highway 115. bodybuilding and physique categories. Judging will The cost is free and all bikers are welcome. then take place in fitness routines, bikini, fitness Event organizers said there will be food, door physique and figure competitions respectively at prizes and music. 9:30 a.m. The finals will begin at 4:30 p.m. The 2013 National Physique Committee The Carson Middle School football and volleyball Supplemental Giant Natural Colorado Open seasons begin this week. Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure, Bikini and The remaining football schedule is Wednesday The Fort Carson Army Substance Abuse Physique Championships will be held Oct. 11 at Skyview, Thursday vs. Developmental, Sept. 10 Program and Suicide Prevention Program at Colorado Heights University Theater, vs. Cheyenne Mountain, Sept. 11 Developmental sponsors the Fort Carson Motorcycle (formerly Teikyo Loretto Heights), 3001 S. at Cheyenne Mountain, Sept. 17 vs. Fountain Poker Run Sept. 20. Federal Blvd., in Denver. at Fountain-Fort Carson High School, Sept. 18 Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the Prejudging for bodybuilding and physique vs. Developmental, Sept. 24 vs. The Classical Academy, and Sept. 25 vs. Developmental at TCA. The remaining volleyball schedule is Tuesday at Falcon, Tuesday vs. Developmental, ‘Yer out’ Wednesday vs. Fountain, Wednesday vs. Developmental at Fountain, Sept. 8 at Skyview, Sept. 8 vs. Developmental Skyview, Sept. 10 vs. Cheyenne Mountain, Sept. 15 at TCA, Sept. 15 A Fort Carson vs. Developmental, Sept. 17 vs. Falcon, Sept. 17 women’s varsity vs. Developmental at Falcon, Sept. 22 at Fountain, softball catcher Sept. 22 vs. Developmental, Sept. 24 vs. Skyview makes an over- and Sept. 24 vs. Developmental at Skyview. the-shoulder The Fort Carson indoor soccer season is catch during scheduled to begin Sept. 29 at Iron Horse intramural Sports and Fitness Center. league play There will be a men’s and coed division; coed Aug. 21 at the teams must have at least one female on the field at all Mountain Post times. Games are scheduled for Monday-Thursday at Sports Complex. 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. There will be a mandatory The women’s coaches meeting Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Iron Horse. league and Call 526-5772 or 526-0859 for more information. intramural The Fountain-Fort Carson High School Trojans playoffs are football team opened the season with a 12-7 scheduled to road win against the Columbine Rebels. begin Monday at The Trojans’ next home game is Sept. 18 the complex. against the Palmer Terrors at 7 p.m. at the football field on campus. The rest of the Trojans’ home Photo by Walt Johnson See Bench on page 29 Aug. 29, 2014 — MOUNTAINEER 29

Bench From page 28 Champions schedule is Sept. 26 vs. Douglas County and Oct. 17 vs. Castle View. The Mesa Ridge High School Grizzlies football Members team opens its home season Friday against of the 43rd the Cañon City Tigers at District 3 Stadium Special on the campus of Widefield High School. Troops The rest of the Grizzlies’ home schedule Battalion is Sept. 12 vs. Cheyenne Mountain, Sept. 20 jump for joy vs. Rampart, Oct. 10 vs. Vista Ridge and as they are Oct. 24 vs. Falcon. recognized There will be a softball home run derby at the as the new Mountain Post Sports Complex in September. coed soccer The tournament will be held in two rounds champions. — preliminary round Wednesday and finals Sept. The 43rd 11. The tournament is open to all Department of STB Defense identification card holders 18 and older. defeated Email Levi Hokkala at [email protected] Boom FC to to reserve a spot in the tournament. capture this The post fall softball and flag football seasons year’s title. are scheduled to begin Sept. 15. The softball league will feature men’s and coed divisions. The coed teams must have at Photo by Walt Johnson least five female players, according to DFMWR officials. Games are scheduled Monday-Thursday at 6:30, 7:35 and 8:40 p.m. There will be a outfield box, pavilion, right field mezzanine and Coaches must pass a background check, attend mandatory coaches meeting for the softball upper reserved infield/outfield area for their Family a mandatory three-hour preseason training session league Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Iron Horse Sports and friends for $14 each (with a $3.50 service and be available two to three hours per week for and Fitness Center. The football league, which charge per order), a discount from the usual price. practices and games. CYSS officials said anyone will play in battalion and company level action, Call the Rockies at 303-ROCKIES, ask for the interested in being a coach must have good has its mandatory coaches meeting Wednesday 3 military discount and provide reference number communication skills with the CYSS sports staff at Iron Horse at 6:30 p.m. 21230987 to take advantage of the offer. This offer and parents of the players. According to CYSS The Colorado Rockies offer military members is not available on a walk-up basis. Seating areas officials, youth coaches receive discounts on sports special ticket buys. are subject to availability, limits may apply and enrollment for their children, promotion points for The next opportunity is when the Rockies take all areas not available for each game. active-duty Soldiers, volunteer hours, resume build- on the San Francisco Giants Monday at 2:10 p.m., Child, Youth and School Services officials are ing and will make a definitive positive impact on the Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. and Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. looking for people interested in volunteering community. Call 526-1101 for more information. Military personnel can purchase tickets in the as youth sports and fitness coaches. — Compiled by Walt Johnson 30 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 29, 2014

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midway is still in place and fair food is still Celebration in downtown Colorado Springs available. Korn is in concert Friday, Brantley is Sept. 6, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival brings Gilbert has a concert Saturday and Tony people together to celebrate imagination and Orlando’s concert is Sunday. Free entertainment innovation. Inventors, educators and tinkerers includes the Olate Dogs, Strong Man John Beatty, all get together to share a day of play, innovation Stirrup Some Fun, Strolling Magical Medicine and creativity with people of all ages. Show, Colorado Raptors and Aussie Kingdom. The Colorado Springs Corvette Club and “Chihuly Rediscovered” is in the Colorado The Colorado State Fair is at 1001 Beulah Ave. Daniels Long Chevrolet presents a free Springs Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St. The website is http://www.coloradostatefair.com. “All Chevy Car Show — Bowtie Bash” Renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly’s works The U.S. Air Force Academy football team meets Sept. 6, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Daniels Long are in the exhibit. Admission to the exhibit that Nicholls State Colonels at Falcon Stadium at Chevrolet, 670 Automotive Drive, near closes Sept. 28 is $20. The Denver Botanic the Air Force Academy Saturday at noon. The Motor City. Anyone can enter a Chevrolet Gardens also has a Chihuly exhibit through Nov. next home game is with the Boise State Broncos automobile or Corvette for $20 for the first 30. In partnership with Denver Botanic Gardens, Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. The Falcons host the U.S. Naval car and $10 for an additional car. Call visitors can buy a ticket to the Colorado Springs Academy Midshipmen Oct. 4 at 1:30 p.m. Call John Gue, 719-440-9683 for information, Fine Arts Center’s “Chihuly Rediscovered” and 472-1895 for ticket information. Active-duty Holly Berry House Folk Art festival is Sept. get $5 off the Denver Chihuly show, and vice military get 10-percent off season tickets. 12-14 at Rock Ledge Ranch. This popular versa. Denver Botanic Gardens is at 1007 York One of Denver’s largest fests is Friday-Monday festival brings crowds to the ranch to shop for St. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Friday in Civic Center Park at Colfax Avenue and handcrafted folk art, clothing, furniture and and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Broadway. A Taste of Colorado/The Festival of antiques. There’s a quilt exhibit and silent Santa’s Workshop at the North Pole is open Mountain and Plain has bands, entertainment auction. Food vendors will be on site. Admission 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Monday and is and more than 50 restaurants with food booths. to the fest is $8 for adults and $4 for children closed Tuesday-Wednesday and Thanksgiving Admission is free and tickets may be purchased ages 6-12. Children under 6 are admitted free. Day. The Christmas-themed amusement park for food, beverages and carnival rides. Call 303- Briarfest is Sept. 5-7 at St. Gabriel’s Church closes for the season at 4 p.m. Christmas Eve. 295-6330 or visit http://www.atasteofcolorado.com. campus, 8755 Scarborough Drive, near Active-duty military and members of their Commonwheel Artists Art Festival is in Manitou Austin Bluffs and Research parkways. The Families older than 10 with military identification Springs Fields Park at 101 El Paso Blvd. festival features free concerts and entertainment, are admitted for $16 per person. Under age 2 Saturday-Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parking food booths, arts and craft vendors and a and 60 and older are admitted free. Regular is limited near Fields Park but free shuttles will carnival midway. admission is $21 per person. The workshop is run every 20 minutes. Park for free behind the The Blue Man Group will have shows in on the Pikes Peak Highway. Turn at the Tajine Alami Moroccan restaurant at 10 Old Pueblo’s Memorial Hall, 1 City Hall Place, traffic light in the small town of Cascade. Man’s Trail. Board the 33A shuttle at any Sept. 18-19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum currently Metro station on Manitou Avenue. The festival purchased by calling 866-722-8844 or online has “Memories of a Massacre: Perspectives includes live music, artists, food vendors, prizes, at http://www.pueblomemorialhall.com. on Ludlow” as a featured exhibit. The event fine arts and crafts. The Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., took place in 1914 during a union strike. The 45th annual Fountain Fall Festival has these upcoming concerts scheduled: “The Midas Touch: The Penrose-Tutt includes a parade at 10 a.m. along Santa Fe • Comedian Steven Wright, 7 p.m. Sept. 14. Partnership” is a special exhibit opened and Ohio avenues and activities at John • The Temptations, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17. recently. Two childhood friends became Metcalfe Park beginning at 11 a.m. Monday. • Gordon Lightfoot, 7 p.m. Sept. 22. business partners in Cripple Creek and Shuttles will transport passengers from Call 520-SHOW for ticket information. eventually had a great impact on the Pikes Peak Fountain Middle School and City Hall to the The Transcontinental Motorcycle Cannonball area. The free museum is at 215 S. Tejon St. park from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ongoing Roll arrives in Colorado Springs Sept. 14. The Royal Gorge Bridge and Parks plans to have entertainment in the park gazebo includes The transcontinental run using pre-1937 a “soft opening” Saturday and guests will Suga’ Bear and the Show Time Band at motorcycles will stop for lunch at the Rocky be able to walk and drive across the bridge. 11 a.m., 12:30, 1:30 and 3 p.m. Andy Clifton, Mountain Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame Tickets for the bridge only are $16 for adults, singer and song writer, will perform as will 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 5867 N. Nevada Ave., $11 for children ages 4-11. Children 3 and the Fountain Arts Center Dancers. near exit 148 from Interstate 25. The public is under are free. The Royal Rush Skycoaster is The fourth annual free Indy Music Awards is invited to attend. The antique motorcycles also open and costs $25 for one rider, $45 for at 6 p.m. Thursday on North Tejon Street include Harley-Davidsons, Indians, Hendersons, two riders and $60 for three riders. The bridge between Pikes Peak Avenue and Kiowa Street BMWs, Moto Guzzis, Moto Freras, Rudge, a will be open 8 a.m. to dusk. on several stages and features local artists. Brough Superior and a Sokol 1000, a Sunbeam Colorado’s State Fair at the state fairgrounds The free What If Festival of Innovation and m9 and a 1923 Ner-a-Car. in Pueblo runs through Monday. The carnival Imagination, presented by Imagination — Compiled by Nel Lampe

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Balloons galore at Left: Soon after lifting off, this balloon heads for the water of Prospect Lake on the south side of Memorial Park during the 2013 Colorado Balloon Classic. Left center: The pilot maneuvers the balloon closer to Prospect Lake. Right center: The balloon’s basket dips into the water. Right: The balloon is aloft again, after a “dip and dash” during last year’s Colorado Balloon Classic.

activities in the park. Vendors have Free bicycle “valet” parking is been preparing and selling food since available in the park at Ball Field No. 6 a.m. Event T-shirts, cups, collector 3, near the ice center, from 6-10 a.m. balloon pins and other goods are Saturday-Monday and from 5-9 p.m. available for purchase. Saturday-Sunday. There’s a “Kids Zone” that New this year, a taxi stand will includes a variety of jump houses and be on site. Yellow Cab will be in the “hamster balls” that require a fee. northeast corner of the launch site, Story and photos by Nel Lampe Special shaped balloons will be morning — balloons and crews are in begins to infl ate. As the balloon Following Saturday’s balloon or call 777-7777 for a ride to your Mountaineer staff in Memorial Park Saturday-Monday, the park before daylight, soon followed takes in more hot air, it begins to rise launch, the U.S. Air Force Academy’s car. Standard rates apply. including El Fonz. Named after the by spectators and fans who arrive well slowly, fi nally to a standing position. “Wings of Blue” jump into the park Balloon rides are available The 38th Colorado Balloon Classic Fonz from TV’s “Happy Days,” El before 7 a.m. when the fi rst wave of The basket is attached to the balloon, between 8:30-9:30 a.m. during the classic — call 800-735- begins Saturday in Memorial Park. Fonz is a chick magnet, according to balloons lift off. the pilot and riders get into the basket People who don’t like to get up early 2477 or sign up at http://www. This is the last year the classic will be his owner. He’ll be joined by Lady The pathfi nder balloon is the fi rst and prepare for liftoff. A few fi nal can still see balloons at the balloon glow rainbowryders.com. Balloon rides in Colorado Springs, according to a Jester, who comes from Albuquerque. balloon to be infl ated, taking off about bursts of fl ame and the balloon Saturday-Sunday from 8-9 p.m. The are $295 per person. news release from its organizers. There are several balloons 6:45 a.m. If weather and wind currents slowly rises above neighboring balloons are tethered and don’t leave the During the event, Salem The classic is the largest air show with unusual or colorful artwork — are favorable, mass ascension is a go. balloons and is airborne. ground but are infl ated. When the pro- Communication’s local stations in Colorado, one of the top 100 events columbines, a pink truck, a pink cat Early arrivers see balloon crews Usually, prevailing winds send the pane burners are used, the balloons glow will be broadcasting from the park. in North America and named best with a big smile, a large white bird and unloading baskets and colorful balloon balloons in a southeasterly direction, in the darkness. There’s no entrance Salem stations are 1460 AM, 100.7 local festival. Eighty balloons will a balloon depicting children holding envelopes from vans or pickup trucks, some of them heading toward Prospect fee for the balloon glow. Concessions FM and Q102.7 FM. participate in this year’s event. With hands. There are three cloud-hopper sometimes wearing T-shirts or jackets Lake. Traditionally, Colorado Balloon open at 5 p.m., Disney Radio entertains Memorial Park is on Pikes Peak the theme — “Making Life More balloons — one-person balloons that match the balloon. Quickly, the Classic pilots like to dip the basket in 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday. Avenue, between Union Boulevard and Colorful” — a sky full of balloons without a basket. The pilot gets to sit balloon is spread out on the ground, the lake — a dip and dash — to the During this year’s balloon fest Hancock Avenue, about 10 blocks east can do just that. during the fl ight, but sits on a harness the basket sitting near the throat of the delight of the crowd. Spectators Pikes Peak Avenue will be closed from of downtown. No parking is available or a seat — perhaps balloon. Soon, the burner is lit and a applaud and cheer the balloons that Hancock Avenue to Union Boulevard. in the park except for handicapped a lawn chair. big fan begins blowing air into the successfully dip baskets. Union Boulevard will be closed from and those with reserved parking The balloon balloon as a couple of crew members Around 8 a.m., all 80 balloons are Pikes Peak to Eastlake Boulevard and passes. Spectators should park along festival starts hold the balloon open. The air is in the air and chase crews have left the Hancock Avenue will be closed from neighborhood streets or in fee-based very early in the heated by the burner and the balloon park. Don’t leave yet — there are other Pikes Peak to Costilla Street from lots in the neighborhood. “Smokey Bear Balloon” is from Albuquerque and is one of 4:30-9 a.m. Saturday-Monday and There’s no admission charge for the special shaped balloons launched from Memorial Park from 4-9 p.m. during the balloon glow the festival. in September 2013. Saturday-Sunday. No pets are allowed in the park during the festival and no smoking is allowed. Just the Facts • TRAVEL TIME – 15 minutes • FOR AGES – anyone • TYPE – balloon festival • FUN FACTOR – #####(OUT OF 5 STARS) • WALLET DAMAGE – FREE ENTRY $ = Less than $20 $$ = $21-$40 $$$ = $41-$60 $$$$ = $61-$80 (BASED ON A FAMILY OF FOUR)

Three balloons “dip and dash” into Prospect Lake almost simultaneously Pilot Rick Neubauer brings his balloon “Spirit of Sunrise” from Port A special shaped balloon, Sonny Boy, is 140 feet high and fl own by Carol Weiner of Medina, Ohio, in the 2013 during the 2013 balloon classic, to Places to see in the Orange, Fla., to participate in the 2013 Colorado Balloon Classic. Colorado Balloon Classic. the delight of spectators on shore. Pikes Peak area. 34 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 29, 2014 Aug. 29, 2014 — MOUNTAINEER 35 36 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 29, 2014 Aug. 29, 2014 — MOUNTAINEER 37 38 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 29, 2014 Aug. 29, 2014 — MOUNTAINEER 39 40 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 29, 2014