today's youth Volume 11 Number 2 Published in the interest of the personnel at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri Thursday, January 5, 1998 redevanht rose model § For this and related stories, Volume II1 Number 2 Published in the interest of the personnel at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri Thursday, January 15, 1998 See page 6A CTC change reflects growing importance of training 1 Upcoming school response. Closer to home, Fort Fluctuating over the years soldiers. ing the other way. This fall saw New taxi service Leonarrd Wood gains a new group since, the organization's size and Since that time, the group has new life being pumped into this Starting Jan.1,a newfive- moves add impetus comm anded by infantry Col. status are now on the rise. experienced many changes. Over longtime fixture at Fort Leonard year taxi license was issued to Homer Chandler. In 1966, a special training com- the years it shrank in size and Wood -- the Combat Training the Bell Cab Company. The for group's growth Th e Basic Combat Training pany added to the group began stature as it moved away from com- Committee became the Combat new "point-to-point" fare on GroupI(later known as the Combat training thousands of soldiers be- mittee training. As the number of Training Command The upcom- post is $1.60. When driving By Kim Brown Trainir ng Committee) came into be- fore deploying them to the Vietnam soldiers decreased and the instal- ing move of the military police and point-to-point, the driver may ESSAYONS Staff ing the n to support the training of War. During this time, combat vet- lation got smaller, CTC went from chemical schools here from Fort stop to pick up and drop off new re cruits by providing range erans usually trained new recruits a field grade commander (major McClellan, Ala., is a factor in the additional passengers along The year is 1965. War is rag- trainin g, common task testing, to prepare them for war This sys- and above) to a company grade equation that allowed for the the way. ing in Vietnam and the United and op eration of the post's drill tem, called "committee training," commander (captain and below). The new "exclusive use," States is building up its forces in sergea nt school. had at least 300 veterans teaching Now the pendulum is swing- See GROWTH, page 7A or nonstop, fare on post is $4, plus $1.60 for each additional passenger. Fare to Lambert Interna- A season tional Airport in St. Louis is $125, plus $1.60 for each addi- tional passenger. Local off-post fares set by for sharing the local municipality are not affected by the new license. SFort Wood groups show Installation tax center holiday spirit with gifts, seeks volunteers The Fort Leonard Wood donations to needy people tax center is looking for volun- teers for the upcoming tax By Elaine Sampson season. Volunteers will get ESSAYONS Staff training on preparing tax re- turns and on the software used Signs of people in need are everywhere to file returns electronically. during the holiday season. Salvation Army The center will operate bell ringers are heard through out communi- from Jan. 26 to April 15, offer- ties, churches give food baskets to those in ing tax preparation for service need and ordinary people give of themselves. members, retirees and family To help people in need, numerous organi- members. To be a part of the zations on post took time to donate gifts, food center's operations, call Karen and money during the holidays and through- Parsons at 596-0186. out the year. Organizations like the Training and Doc- I PXholidayhours trine Command Systems Manager, the Army and Air Force Ex- Directorate of Combat Development and the change Service facilities will Directorate of Battle Lab decided to donate observe the following hours money collected during a joint office Christ- of operation Monday: mas party. Fund-raising activities at the party Main PX included a white elephant auction and a raffle. Building 490 .......10a.m.-7p.m. The money raised from the auction was do- Food court nated to the Army Emergency Relief Fund and Building 490 .......10a.m.-7p.m. the money from the raffle went to a local crisis Concessions center. Building 490 .......10a.m.-6p.m. The group had fun, laughed and "gave Concessions Building 492 .......10a.m.-4p.m. something back to the community," reports Shoppettes Jan Bass, administrative officer, TISM. Specker ............. 9a.m.-11 p.m. The basic training soldiers and cadre of E TSC photo Turner .................9a.m.-11 p.m. Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regi- Service station ... 24 hours ment decided to give in a different way. The Rolling robots ............. Class VI 10a.m.-8p.m. training soldiers collected money and pur- Burger King ........8 a.m.-8 p.m. The mine-proofing rollers of the remote-controlled Pan- Soldiers from the 5th Engineer Battalion recently finished chased toys for children at a local Head Start Phone center .....11 a.m.-9p.m. ther II will let engineers clear mines from a safe distance. testing the equipment. For the story and photos, see page 4A. Abrams Theater. Normal hours classroom. The day before the soldiers gradu- All other facilities will be ated, they had a party for the children. One of closed. the trainees dressed as Santa Claus, and the children got to sit on his lap. Some of the gifts included toy trucks and dolls. 'i t Fire damages home in "We had some outstanding government quarters trainees," said Incentives get participan 'Ftto Hm~n A child playing with a ciga- Capt. Victor Nakano, E Company commander. and a plaque for swimming 250 miles, Both the trainees and the cadre wanted to rette lighter started a fire that Q Self-paced program walking 1,500 miles, biking 15 000 participate in the event, he stated. caused about $543 in damages sets goals, offers prizes miles. running 10,000 miles, lifting -I a to a home in the Cedar Hills Soldiers of B Company, 35th Engineer 3,000 hours, or aerobic dancing for II housing area Saturday after- Battalion, decided to support the Salvation for fitness activities 3,000 hours The "weekend ai LORA" noon. No one was injured in Army's holiday food drive. The unit's family prize is a free three-bedroom deluxe support group collected money the blaze. from soldiers By Betty Thompson trailer rental, said Mitzi Waketield, According to officials, a in the company and used the money to buy ESSAYONS Staff assistant manager of LORA. The DFC :, . ,..-... canned goods for the drive. ... .. 4-year-old was playing with is currently updating the awards, ac- ; c C "We felt it was a good cause and had done ... the lighter in a bedroom of the People exercise for a lot of rea- cording to Kristek. ;;n it in previous years," said Cheryl Kuhn, a ,.r, home at about 4:50 p.m. After sons - to lose weight, to look better, to "Fit to Win" started in 1984, re- family support group member and organizer of the child's mother tried un- maintain their current physical condi- placing the Army's "Run for Your the drive. The group had 100 percent partici- I 4N successfully to put out the fire, tion, to stay healthy or simply to feel Life" program. Nearly 300 people here .5fi(X'y pation in the event, she said. l she evacuated the building and good. Sometimes, incentives help are participating in this honor system i Two separate organizations on post de- fr called the fire department from boost a person's motivation and pro- program and the numbers continue to , ;: cided to help children in war-torn Bosnia. The a neighbor's home. vide an additional reason for working increase, according to Kristek. .. Widowed Support Program decided that in- b. Fort Leonard Wood out. Participants explain their interest stead of holding a $5 gift exchange at their firefighters extinguished the For participants in the "Fit to in the "Fit to Win" program, Christmas Party, guests could bring items to fire, which was confined to the Win" program, the number of hours "I just challenge myself. I enjoy give to the children in Bosnia. They collected bedroom. The quarters are siill spent or cumulative miles accom- working out," said Morgen Lierd, nurs- : 10 boxes of gifts to send, including shoes, livable and are occupied by plished in a particular activity could ing technician for the General Leonard coats, mittens, gloves, hats, pencils and pens the residents. mean winning a variety of prizes. Wood Army Community Hospital. "Everybody was for it," said Christine ;; , Officials said the resi- Fort Leonard Wood's Davidson Morgen has won T shirts, hats, free Brown, coordinator for the group. The organi- dents will be held liable for the Fitness Center sponsors a self-paced bowling games, dinner for two nine zation found out about the chance to donate damages. program that allows people to pick holes of golf. and other prizes for his from Chap. (Lt. Col.) Ted Nichols, Family Life their own events and record their own efforts. He is now pursuing goals in chaplain. Gate checks Friday progress, said Charles Kristek, DFC urunning, biking and swimming. The Office of Intelligence and Security net drugs, weapons coordinator for the "Fit to Win" pro- Morgan is just 60 miles away from also rallied to help the children of Bosnia. Fort Leonard Wood's Law gram. a free weekend at LORA in the swin- Soldiers and civilians working in OIS brought Enforcement Command con- People can choose to record their ming category.