Vol. 64, No. 17 Publishedished inin thethe interinterest of the 7th Infantry Division and Fort Carson community Aprill 28,28, 20062006 Visit the Fort Carson Web site at www.carson.army.mill Citizens meet, connect with Soldiers
Story and photo by for the Citizen Soldier Connection. Staff Sgt. W. Wayne Marlow “All the academies have programs 2nd Brigade Combat Team similar to the Citizen Soldier Connection and we think it’ll track pretty close to With the United States in a pro- those,” he said. longed war, Soldiers are spending more The matches are made on the basis time away from their families. of similar interests. 1st Lt. James To help with this aspect of deploy- Copp, Citizen Soldier Connection ments, Fort Carson leaders have joined community military liaison, helped with their civilian counterparts to make the matches. bring soldier families and community “I’m making up a list,” he said. members together. “Here’s a Soldier who likes indoor stuff The Citizen Solider Connection got and activities with a family. There are jumpstarted April 14 with a press con- two sisters who are looking for a family ference at the Kit Carson statue. Maj. to be surrogate grandparents for, so we’ll Gen. Robert W. Mixon Jr. 7th Infantry make them a match.” Division and Fort Carson commanding Based on the initial meeting, it looks general, was joined by Mike Herman, like a good match. Staff Sgt. Constance chairman of the board of directors for Woods of Headquarters and Citizen Soldier Connection, who came Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Christopher Cazina, left, and William McDougald share some barbecued up with the idea of connecting Soldiers Combat Team, said the initial meeting food and a laugh during the Citizen Soldier Connection luncheon April 15 at and community members to form a was positive. She and her two children Fort Carson’s Turkey Creek Ranch. support network. were matched with Patty and Kay “We have great citizens in the com- Lambert of Colorado Springs. signed up wanted to do it.” still have a connection with the commu- munity that welcome the opportunity to “We talked and took my daughter to Don Addy, president and chief exec- nity,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Terrance give back to the service men and the playground and (on) a horseback utive office for Citizen Soldier McWilliams, 7th Infantry Division and women who have given so much for ride,” Woods said. “We’re supposed to Connection, said the connection will Fort Carson command sergeant major. our freedom,” Herman said. meet this weekend and go to assist Soldiers and their families to settle Mixon added, “If they (Soldiers) A barbecue at Turkey Creek Ranch McDonald’s. They seemed like really into the area. know their family’s being cared for by April 16 brought the participants nice ladies. It seems like we’ll make a “It helps families get connected with an extended family, they’re going to do together for the first time and there good connection. My daughter took very the community and locate services. that much better. When you know the will be similar group events, Herman quickly to them.” They’re finding it to be a very useful home front is OK, you can soldier that said. Most interaction, however, will Many Soldiers and community connection. Friendship is the kind of much harder.” be just between Soldier families and members turned out for the barbecue, thing you always have time for.” To join the Citizen Soldier their resident match. and Copp considered this a good start. But the connection may reap its Connection, or for more information, log Mixon said similar programs at “This program has enormous biggest benefits during deployments. onto www.citizensoldierconnection.org, service academies served as the model potential,” he said. “Every person who “Family members left behind will or call 667-2883.
INSIDE THE MOUNTAINEER Joint Chief thanks military children American Forces Press Service recognized that, as teenagers, his own Opinion/Editorial Community children were much more worldly than Child care dilemmas ...... 2 Avoiding common wildlife problems .11 WASHINGTON — Children in he was at that age, because he spent his Community Briefs ...... 12 News Medical team marches at memorial .13 military families make sacrifices and entire childhood in his hometown. Iraqi police release five detainees . . .3 National Day of Prayer ...... 14 serve their country as much as anyone “I think that, in the main, growing Invention helps heat troop beverages 4 Chaplain briefs ...... 15 in uniform does, the chairman of the up in a military family strengthens the Fort Carson forges partnerships . . . .16 Joint Chiefs of Staff said April 19. Military FRGs experience ‘Oasis’ ...... 18 individual,” he said. Providing fuel throughout brigade . . .5 Paycheck-to-paycheck living ...... 20 “In so many loving ways, our children In honor of April’s observance of Military Briefs ...... 6 Concentration camp liberator ...... 22 quietly shoulder part of the burden, making the Month of the Military Child, Pace 3-61 conducts convoy training ...... 7 Fort Carson gets wings ...... 26 their mom or dad understand that what recently wrote a letter to military children, A day in Iraq ...... 8 Feature they are doing is important,” Marine Gen. thanking them for their patience, under- National Volunteer Week ...... 24-25 Peter Pace said in an interview with the standing, courage and support. Pentagon Channel and American Forces In the letter, Pace thanked the children Happenings Press Service. Military parents often have for their unconditional love and support of MUST SEE Ride a commuter bus to Denver 44-45 Get Out ...... 46-47 to miss holidays and special occasions, and their parents. Military children’s resilience children are left home to worry while and self confidence throughout frequent Sports parents go on difficult missions, Pace said. moves are strengths that others, including Outlaws setting championship pace .29 “There’s no way, in my mind, that their parents, admire, he went on to say. Crush changes Fort Carson day . . . .30 Fitness winner ...... 30 you can be successful in the military “You can be proud of your mom and and have a family unless that family dad for their brave defense of this great does, in fact, appreciate your service to country,” Pace said in the letter. “Your Classified advertising (719) 329-5236 the country,” he said. love and support sustains them. So National Volunteer Week. Mountaineer editor (719) 526-4144 See Pages 24-25. Post information (719) 526-5811 Because military children transition thank you for being there for mom and Post weather hotline (719) 526-0096 and adapt a lot, they gain great life dad. You are American patriots and role experience and maturity, Pace said. He models for us all.” MOUNTAINEER 2 April 28, 2006 Opinion/Editorial Day care dilemma: decisions, debates, debacles
by Karen Linne nannies, at-home family providers and day Care Aware, a nonprofit organization dedicated Public Affairs Office care centers were studied. to helping parents find quality child care. However, and this comes as a big relief to Child Care Aware encourages parents to News reports about American children — a mother whose child has spent many years in look, listen, count, ask and be informed in its lost, forgotten, abused or abandoned in child child care, researchers cautioned that for the five steps to choosing quality care. care settings trickle in, setting off alarms vast majority of children, the levels of behaviors Look by visiting several homes or centers. for working couples, single parents and those reported were well within normal range. Does the facility appear safe? Do care givers who occasionally rely on others to provide The study also concluded that a mother’s seem to enjoy talking/playing with children? care for their children. sensitivity to her child was a better indicator of Are there plenty of toys and materials? Visit A toddler was found dead in a hot van last reported problem behaviors than was time spent each place more than once, staying as long as year. He had been forgotten by a day care worker. in other’s care, with “more sensitive mothering you feel comfortable. Earlier last summer, a home day care being linked to less problem behaviors.” Listen to the children in care. Do they sound provider in Florida was sentenced to eight Higher maternal education and family happy? Do care givers use cheerful voices? years in prison for giving a 3½-month old girl income also predicated lower levels of children’s Count the number of children and staff. a lethal dose of Benadryl — an over-the- problem behaviors in the 12-year NICHD study. A small number of children per adult is most counter medication investigators say the Another study conducted by the University important for babies and younger children. woman used to sedate cranky children rather of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development Ask about the background and experience than for its intended purpose. The care concluded that children in child care settings of staff. Find out about any special training provider poured about a tablespoon of produce higher levels of the hormone cortisol they’ve received. children’s Benadryl into a four ounce bottle than they do at home. Be informed about efforts to improve of breast milk, a dose three times more than Cortisol is produced by the body in response the quality of child care. what is necessary to sedate an adult, according to stressful events, according to Medline Plus, an For more information on to an Internet news source. online health information resource. Child Care Aware call (800) Also last year, a passing motorist in a The U of M study could not conclude 424-2246 or visit the Internet Seattle suburb spotted a 3-year-old boy whether the higher levels of cortisol were caused at www.childcareaware.org. standing alone near a busy thoroughfare — by the strain of being away from parents or the For information on more than four blocks from his day care challenge of dealing with other children. installation child care center. When the boy was returned to child care, There are more women in the work force programs call his provider was gone, having left her sister to today than ever before. By choice or necessity, 526-1100/1101. care for 13 children. women work in the armed forces, factories and And, to top it all off, a 2000 study that was executive offices. Average working families published in the Journal of Pediatrics concluded can pay in excess of 10 that a substantial number of crib deaths take percent of their monthly place in day care settings. earnings for child care, The study of 1,916 Sudden Infant Death according to the Urban Syndrome deaths in 11 states found a much Institute, a non profit higher than expected rate of SIDS in day care — economic and social about 20 percent. policy research institute. Nightmarish tales like these are not as rare There are wonderful as parents might hope. child care providers and Child care can be a hodgepodge of confusing centers throughout choices. Changing work schedules, a sick child the country. or an unexpected traffic delay can cause parents Fortunately to throw up their hands in frustration. for service Moms and dads drop off their most precious members, the commodity each morning, often worrying about military’s Child them the rest of the day. Development A recent study by the National Institute of Centers are recognized Child Health and Human Development, part of as top-notch the National Institutes of Health, the biomedical organizations and research arm of the federal government, reveals emulated by others. that the more time children spent in child care to When searching age 4½, the more adults tended to rate them, for any child care both at age 4½ and in kindergarten, as less than arrangements, parents likely to get along with others, more assertive, should look for disobedient and aggressive. clean, stimulating The study links almost every kind of care environments not provided by mothers with “assertive, with a low noncompliant and aggressive behaviors.” child-staff ratio, Child care provided by fathers, relatives, according to Child
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Story and photo by “The two words that I can think of Sgt. Zach Mott (for how the IPs treated them) are they 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team treated them with dignity and respect to try to get them back into their society,” BAQUBAH, Iraq — Five detainees Singh said. were conditionally released from the With freedom only a few minutes Diyala Provincial Jail April 20. away, the soon-to-be released men The former detainees were held for were happy to be reuniting with family between three months and one year and friends. before being released to family mem- “I just prayed and thanked God that bers or tribal leaders under the condition at last I was released,” said Kareem that they check in with their local police Khalid, a former detainee. “I thank chief each week. everyone involved to release me.” “They’ve already served their time,” In addition to being excited about said Maj. Harvinder Singh, Police seeing family members, most were Transition Team executive officer from looking forward to returning to work. the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team. “I work in water treatment and it “With time served (there is) no need to makes me feel good when I can do that put them back into the system and over- again for all of my life,” said Shaku crowd the jails. We do the conditional Mahmud Marakan, a former detainee. release, allowing them to get back into Captain Mohammed, of the Baqubah One of five Iraqi detainees, left, celebrates with a family member his their community and become a pro- Police, was an instrumental part in ensur- release from the Diyala Provincial Jail April 20. ductive member of society.” ing this first group of men was liberated. interview by members of the Iraqi mistakes, and it just allows them a This group of five arrived in “We gave him the information and media, the group was able to leave the second opportunity at life,” Singh said. Baqubah the evening of April 19 and he pretty much just took it and ran with Baqubah Joint Communications Center was photographed, fingerprinted and it and developed everything for it,” as free men, able to go about their lives Editor’s note: Singh and the rest of interviewed by the Iraqi police. Singh said of the release program. as productive members of society. his team from the 3rd HBCT have been Following that processing, the five men After a statement from Iraqi police “They may have made a mistake working with the Iraqi police since their were fed and given a place to sleep. General Juma to the five men, and an because everyone does make those arrival to Iraq.
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Hot beverages a cinch to make with new invention Army News Service markings for different water levels (6, 8, and 12 related waste-disposal concerns. ounces). Instructions are included in each bag. “An FRH is included in every NATICK, Mass. — Warfighters in “It was noted during field evaluations that MRE. Since they are not always Afghanistan and Iraq can enjoy a hot cup of Soldiers often did not reconstitute used to heat the entrée, there coffee — thanks to scientists at the Department their hot beverages because of are often extra FRHs available,” of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate, part the mess they would make said Moody. of the Natick Soldier Center. in their canteen cup. This “The feedback to date Researchers from CFD have invented the led to the idea for the has been overwhelmingly Hot Beverage Bag, a resealable, high-density inclusion of a bag positive. This is a very polyethylene bag. The HBB is a safe and easy that could also serve simple, dependable and way for Soldiers to heat water for coffee, as a cup. Also, some inexpensive addition to tea, cocoa and other hot beverages. It may Warfighters do not the ration that is an also be used for preparing hot water for routinely carry a enormous benefit to personal hygiene. The HBB uses flameless canteen cup,” said the warfighter. Not only ration heaters — which are sometimes left Moody. does it give the Soldier unused in Meals, Ready-to-Eat — and recycled Moody said that the opportunity to enjoy a MRE chipboard cartons. the bag creates a hot beverage, it also helps According to Stephen Moody, team leader demand for unused to keep them hydrated by for the Individual Combat Ration Team, the FRHs, thus reducing the encouraging additional fluid HBB is basically a plastic zippered bag with number of surplus heaters and intake,” said Moody.
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Open 24 hours a day, Soldiers from Co A, also BAQUBAH, Iraq — As heli- known as Regulators, must be ready at copters buzz overhead, Soldiers race a moments notice to refuel an incoming from surrounding buildings like ants helicopter. up a hill to the Forward Area Refueling Keeping up with the demands of Point. They have few, precious minutes staffing a 24-hour operation, while to spare. Every second that goes by farming out Soldiers to the needs of with a helicopter on the ground waiting the brigade, is a constant challenge for for fuel means less time for a doctor to Capt. Paul Simonsen, operations work on a patient or an attack heli- officer, Co A. Regulators are often copter to provide aerial support to assigned to drive fuel trucks on logisti- Soldiers on the ground. cal patrols and pull guard duty for the The refueling team expeditiously security of the FOB in addition to their gets the job of refueling the birds finished fueling duties. Pvt. Daniel Kiser, right, fueler, 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Heavy in a matter of minutes, resembling a “People work 12-hour days. There Brigade Combat Team, talks with the UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief from Dale Earnhardt Jr.-type pit crew. The are no days off in Alpha Company,” 5th Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, as Kiser refuels the aircraft at the fast and furious pace is considered said Simonsen. Forward Area Refueling Point on Forward Operating Base Warhorse. normal for the fuelers of Company A, Though supporting a FARP and 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd the resupply needs of the Iron Brigade you would have to go back to LSA saves lives and time in the mission.” Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Task is a challenge, not having a FARP on Anaconda to refuel,” said Simonsen. Since time is a critical factor in a Force Band of Brothers. the FOB would be a strategic night- “It takes 10 minutes to get there and 10 refueling mission, an approaching The FARP on Forward Operating mare. The extra time and distance minutes to get back (to FOB helicopter is considered the highest Base Warhorse is the main stopover added to aerial missions in Diyala Warhorse), so a lot can happen in a 10 priority. Soldiers on fueling duty must point between Logistical Support Area Province would be too costly. minute time frame. People could lose Anaconda and satellite FOBs in the “The consequence would be that their lives. (With the FARP here) it See FARP on Page 9 Be a full-time student ONE day a week! One day, one night, Saturday’s alright. Online’s just fine ... nighttime ... anytime! Get your Associate, Bachelor’s or MBA degree by attending classes only ONE day a week! 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For more complaints. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 4:30-6:30 p.m. (dinner). information call 526-9480/9478/9479. • Elevator maintenance — Call Larry Haack at Weekend hours are 7:30-9 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and Self-help weed control program — Army reg- 526-6669. 4:30-6 p.m. ulations require pesticide applicators on military • Motor pool sludge removal/disposal — Call Don Indianhead Inn — Monday-Friday 7-9 a.m. installations be certified. Units who wish to partici- Phillips at 526-9271. (breakfast), 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 5-7 p.m. pate in the self-help weed control program must have • Repair and utility/self-help — Call Gary Grant at (dinner). Weekend hours are 7:30-9 a.m., 11:30 a.m.- Soldiers trained in the proper handling, transport and 526-5844. Use this number to obtain self-help tools 1 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. application of herbicides. Once an individual is and equipment or a motorized sweeper. Butts Army Airfield — Monday-Friday 7-9 a.m. trained, the Directorate of Environmental • Base operations contract COR — Call Terry (breakfast), 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 4:30-6:30 Compliance and Management can issue premixed Hagen at 526-9262 for reporting wind damage, snow p.m. (dinner). This DFAC is closed weekends. herbicides in sprayers or Weed-n-Feed granular with removal concerns, damaged traffic signs or other Patton Inn — Monday-Friday 7:30-9 a.m. (breakfast), spreaders. These items are for use in treating weeds facility damage. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 5-7 p.m. (dinner). Weekend around barracks, service, administrative areas and • Portable latrines — Call Fred Buckner at 526- hours are 7:30-9 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. motor pools. 6676 to request latrines, for service or to report Striker Inn — Monday-Friday 7-9 a.m. (break- Training sessions begin Wednesday and will be damaged or overturned latrines. fast), 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 4:30-6:30 p.m. held Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m. through October Please note the above phone numbers and POCs (dinner). Weekend hours are 7:30-9 a.m., 11:30 a.m.- at bldg 3711. Units may send up to five people for do not apply to family housing facilities. 1 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. training. Additional personnel can be certified, but 10th SFG — Monday-Friday 7-9 a.m. (breakfast), must be preapproved through unit commanders and CIF Hours 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch) and 4:30-6 p.m. (dinner). DECAM. Equipment and materials may be picked Regular business hours This DFAC is closed weekends. up and returned to bldg 3708 Monday-Friday Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 7:30 a.m.-noon. For more information call from 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3 p.m. and Fridays Post shuttle 526-5141. from 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. The post shuttle runs from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday Officer Candidate School board changes –– Initial issues through Friday, excluding holidays. The last pickup is The next Department of the Army Board for OCS will Mondays through Fridays from 7:30-11:30 a.m. at 6:57 p.m. be conducted July 17. Soldiers wishing to be consid- Partial issues Here’s a list of stops and times (expressed as ered by this board must pick up an application packet Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays minutes past the hour): at the 502nd Personnel Services Battalion, Personnel from 12:30-3 p.m. 1. 43rd ASG barracks, bldg 756, :00-:30 Action Branch, bldg 1118, room 208, as soon as pos- Cash sales/report of survey 2. * Welcome Center, bldg 1218, :02-:32 sible. Turn in the original application packet plus two Mondays through Thursdays from 7:30-11:30 a.m. 3. * MEDDAC barracks, bldg 1013, :04-:34 copies at the Personnel Action Branch no later than 4 and 12:30-3 p.m. and Fridays from 7:30-11:30 a.m. 4. * SRP site, bldg 1042, :07-:37 p.m. May 15. Soldiers must appear before the local Direct exchange 5. Across from McKibben Gym, bldg 1049, :09-:39 OCS board at the Elkhorn Conference Center May Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 6. Family Connection, bldg 1354, :11-:41 22-23 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information from 12:30-3 p.m. 7. IG Office, bldg 1659, :13-:43 contact Darlene Roberts or Kathy Mihm at 526- Partial turn-ins 8. 3rd HBCT Hq, bldg 1852, :15-:45 2115/6481. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9. Barracks, bldg 2060, :16-:46 ETS orders –– Due to the high volume of from 12:30-3 p.m. 10. * 2nd BCT Hq, bldg 2350, :17-:47 Soldiers reaching their end of term of service, Soldiers Full turn-ins 11. Barracks, bldg 2450, :16-:46 are no longer authorized to pick up orders directly Appointments are scheduled Mondays, Tuesdays, 12. Reserve Training Center, bldg 3450, :21-:51 from the Transition Center. All brigade level S-1s are Wednesdays and Thursdays call 526-3321. 13. * Occupational Health, bldg 2059, :25-:55 now responsible for picking up and signing for ETS Unit issues and turn ins 14. * Outdoor Rec, bldg 2429, :28-:58 orders. The Transition Center is located in bldg 1042, Call 526-6477/5512 for more information. 15. 10th SFG, bldg 7416, :34-:04 room 306. Call 526-2240 for more information. 16. Golf course, bldg 7800, :39-:09 Female sexual abuse survivors — A group for Hours of operation 17. * Evans Hospital, bldg 7500, :43-:13 active-duty female sexual abuse survivors meets Education center hours of operation — The 18. * Colorado Inn/Elkhorn, bldg 7301, :46-:16 Thursdays at Evans Army Community Hospital’s Mountain Post Training and Education Center’s 19. * Main PX, bldg 6110, :49-:19 Behavioral Health section. Call 526-7177 and ask for hours are as follows: 20. * Mini-mall, bldg 1510, :51-:21 Dr. Kay Beaulieu for more information. Counselor Support Center — Monday 21. * Army Community Service, bldg 1526, :53-:23 Learning Resource Center offerings — The through Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Friday, 22. Xtreme’s, bldg 1532, :55-:25 Learning Resource Center, located in the Education 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 23. Lot across from HQ, bldg 1430, :57-:27 Center, bldg 1117, room 216, offers academic Army Learning Center and Basic Skills * These stops connect to a Metro City Bus link. review including GT preparation, GED assistance, Classes — Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon, placement tests including SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT closed training holidays. Briefings and more. Defense Activity for Nontraditional Special Forces briefings — will be held Patrons may also use computers to check e-mail, Education Support and Advanced Personnel Wednesdays at bldg 1217, room 305, from 10-11 surf the Internet or navigate desktop application tutorials. Testing — Monday through Friday, 7:30-11:30 a.m. a.m., noon-1 p.m. and 5-6 p.m. To meet the minimum Hours of operation include Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.- and 12:15-4:15 p.m., closed training holidays. requirements for Special Forces, Soldiers must be 8 p.m. Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-3 Basic Skills Education Program/Functional E4-E6 from any military occupational specialty; have p.m.. For more information call the Learning Resource Academic Skills Training — Monday through a general technical score of at least 100; be a U.S. Center at 526-4058/8077. Thursday, 1-4 p.m., closed training holidays. citizen; score 229 or higher on the Army Physical DPW services — Do you know who to call eArmyU Testing — Monday-Friday, 12:15-4:15 Fitness Test; and pass a Special Forces physical. when a windstorm causes damage to your facility, p.m., closed training holidays. Call 524-1461 or visit the Web site at overturns a portable latrine or when trash containers Military Occupational Specialty Library — www.bragg.army.mil/sorb. are overflowing? The Directorate of Public Works is Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., closed ACAP briefing –– The Army Career and responsible for a wide variety of services on Fort training holidays. Alumni Program preseparation briefing is required Carson. Services range from repair and maintenance Claims Division hours — The Claims Division for all departing service members. Current ACAP of facilities to equipping units with a sweeper, and office hours are Monday through Thursday from policy requires personnel ending time in service to cleaning motor pools. Listed below are phone 9 a.m.-5 p.m, closed Friday and federal and training register one year out and retirees two years out. All numbers and points of contact for services: holidays. To make a personnel claim, Soldiers must users of ACAP must know their Army Knowledge • Facility repair/service orders — LB&B service attend a mandatory briefing which is given Mondays Online user name and password. ACAP preparation order desk at 526-5345. Use this number for emer- and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. At the briefings are held Monday through Friday from gencies or routine tasks. briefing, Soldiers must submit a Department of 7:30-9 a.m. Attendees should report to ACAP by • Refuse/trash — Call Virgil Redding at 526-6676 Defense Form 1840/1840R. Submit completed 7:15 a.m, bldg 1118, room 133. Call 526-1002 to when needing trash containers, trash is overflowing or claims Tuesdays and Thursdays. schedule the briefing. MOUNTAINEER Military April 28, 2006 7 3-61 trains on the move by Spc. Courtney Pace and working with two trucks moving 2nd Brigade Combat Team together and engaging targets. This training, however, ended To prepare themselves for what with a live-fire exercise and Dunn may come with future deployments, said if there was any nervousness it the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry couldn’t be seen. Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat “It was good to see everyone Team, 2nd Infantry Division, con- working so well (together) when not ducted live-fire training from vehicles having worked together before,” to ensure all members of each Dunn said. platoon were familiar and comfort- Pfc. William L. Whitebear, a able with their weapons and trucks. gunner, said he enjoyed the training The training spanned from and got a lot out of it as it allowed March 26 -April 4 and included 12 him to build up his own confidence tables or ranges that each cavalry as well as that of the people he was troop had to maneuver. working with. 1st Lt. Daniel B. Dunn, platoon It wasn’t always easy, as leader for A Troop, said the training Whitebear said there were some went well. It got everyone used to challenging aspects to the training. working with one another and “I would say just trying to get helped form cohesion so everyone everyone on the truck to work as a operated smoothly as a team. team (was a challenge),” “Every Soldier showed Whitebear said. marked improvement in every Whitebear said the training has Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Donald Sparks, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment way,” Dunn said. left him feeling more prepared for Remembering a Soldier ... Some of this improvement future deployments. involved drivers going from slow to “For me, it brought me closer to Staff Sgt. Reginald Abram, right, consoles Cpl. Paul Bennett at the con- combat speed and gunners improving my TC (truck commander) as well as clusion of the memorial ceremony held for Sgt. Robert Clark at Soldiers' the use of their weapons, Dunn said. my driver,” he said. “I don’t have Memorial Chapel on April 21. Both Soldiers are assigned to Howitzer This training also involved anything to worry about because Battery, 1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment. Clark was killed April going from firing weapons and everyone knows what they’re doing; 8 in a motorcycle accident. driving vehicles to firing weapons we all cover each other’s backs and from a gunnery truck and then firing look out for each other.” Great Selection of Pre-Owned Fords, Dodges, Chevys, Nissans, Toyotas, Acuras, VWs, Hondas and More! ‘99 VW BEETLE GLS $ #1309A ...... 8,495 ‘01 P.T. 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Most of the cases during sick call are routine 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team Spc. Andrea Smith, dental specialist, Company C, fillings or cavities, Smith said. “Occasionally we see 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade the more extreme case like a mouth abscess that needs BAQUBAH, Iraq — The hot yellow light Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Band to be drained because the patient’s cheek has become illuminates the patient’s mouth. The only thing that of Brothers, towers over her patient in the reclined red and swollen” she said. can be heard above the iPod playing in the background dental chair, his mouth reflected in her protective The majority of cases Smith attends to can be shield. She soothes the uneasy patient with cheerful treated on the spot. For those cases that cannot be conversation and understands every grunt and lisp he treated immediately, like a tooth extraction or a root utters back. This sounds like any normal Western canal, an appointment is made for the patient later in dental clinic but in fact it is thousands of miles away the day. Sick call finishes at 11 a.m. and Smith cleans from the U.S. on a small forward operating base in up the office and sterilizes the instruments before Baqubah, Iraq. heading to the dining facility for lunch. This office is Smith’s world for the remainder of her deployment and following is a glimpse into an 11:30 a.m. — Lunch: The DFAC is run by average day in her life. Kellogg, Brown and Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton, and is loaded with American style foods. 6 a.m. — Wake up: Smith hurries to the shower American Forces Network shows sports and news on from her containerized housing unit that she shares big screen televisions scattered around the dining hall. with two other female Soldiers, Pfc. Jasmine Patrons can choose from a wide selection of food Williams, medical supply and mail clerk, and Pfc. from burgers and fries to prime rib. For dessert there Vanity Johnson, medic, both from Co C, 64th BSB. are four different types of Baskin-Robbins ice cream After a quick shower, she gets into her Army Combat and freshly made pastries, cakes and cookies to Uniform and scrubs combination and goes to the choose from. Smith grabs a sandwich, chats with troop medical clinic by 7 a.m. for the beginning of some friends and hurries back to the office to get dental sick call. ready for the afternoon teeth cleaning appointments. 7 a.m. — Dental sick call: This is the time 1 p.m. — Afternoon appointments: “(The facility Soldiers, civilians or even local nationals can walk here) is like heaven, we were expecting to be working Spc. Andrea Smith, dental specialist with 3rd into the TMC without an appointment to be screened with field operating units. 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It is funneled into FARP there are five personnel, large mesh-like bags in a near- similar to a NASCAR pit team, by area nicknamed “the bag on the ground and ready to farm” because the partially spring into action to refuel the buried bags resemble water- helicopter. melons in a patch. The bag The crew chief will step out farm supplies fuel to the FARP of the helicopter to pull fire and to the tanker trucks that watch before allowing the fueler transport fuel to surrounding to approach the aircraft, said FOBs. Staff Sgt. Sheldon Pajimola, With the hotter months 3rd Platoon sergeant, Co A. rapidly approaching, the heat Once the OK is given, the fueler will play a factor with the fuel. attaches the nozzle and 75 gal- When the temperature reaches lons of fuel per minute shoot 100 degrees or more, fuel bags through the hoses to the awaiting will begin to expand. One little helicopter. Within minutes the hole could lead to a lot of fuel aircraft is on its way. in the ground. A helicopter’s blades rotating “We monitor the bags very Photos by Spc. Clint Stein at high speed generate a large closely, looking for holes or In memory of ... amount of static electricity. leaks. I don’t know about you, Even though the fuelers make but cleaning up five gallons is Above: Members of the 3rd Heavy Brigade sure to attach grounding rods to bad enough but if you have Combat Team honor guard present arms while taps the helicopters before fueling, 50,000, you are talking environ- is played by 1st Sgt. (retired) Ernie Mazurkiewicz combining static electricity mental disaster,” Francisco during a memorial ceremony for Pfc. Jesse A. with jet fuel could lead to a said. “Everybody here is Gabbard April 19. hazardous situation. trained on fuel and safety. 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Open daily from 10am to 7pm, except Saturday, 10am to 6pm, Sunday, 11am to 6pm, and Monday, noon to 4pm. MOUNTAINEER 10 April 28, 2006 Military someone like Specialist Smith,” Gartland said. 8 p.m. — Gym: Soldiers are required to meet Smith “Having a dental hygienist out here makes things physical standards even while they are deployed. From Page 8 nicer for the troops. It helps increase the oral They are given regular physical fitness tests to The dental clinic has modern examination hygiene for everybody. It makes our job easier make sure the standard is being met. Smith likes chairs and X-ray technology that can render an from a preventative maintenance stand point.” to do cardio and also lift weights. Residents on image of the mouth within a matter of seconds. FOB Warhorse have the choice of two fitness As a result, Smith has the ability to perform a 2:30 to 4 p.m. — Clean up: Smith cleans centers with free weights and elliptical machines. multitude of tasks that normally would not be and sterilizes the instruments in preparation for considered possible in a field dental clinic. the following workday. 10:30 p.m. — Shower and sleep: “By the The majority of appointments Smith sees in time 10 o’clock rolls around, I am beat and the afternoon are for teeth cleaning. A routine 5 p.m. — Dinner: There are no McDonald’s falling asleep is not a problem,” Smith said. cleaning consists of scaling teeth with a scraper, or Burger Kings on FOB Warhorse. Soldiers are polishing teeth, flossing and finishing with a allowed a microwave in their CHU, but the Being deployed and away from her children is fluoride treatment. amount of food available to cook is limited. not easy for Smith. She takes comfort knowing “Rarely do we medically evacuate a patient to Besides Meals-Ready-to-Eat, the DFAC is the they are being well-looked after by her father in Balad for dental services,” said Smith. “Only in only other option. Smith returns to the DFAC Indianapolis. the extreme case, like dentures, would we send a early to avoid the evening congestion or what “Watching them grow through pictures is patient to Logistical Support Area Anaconda.” she refers to as the “Wal-Mart” feeling. She hard,” she said. On occasion, Iraqi nationals will come to the likes to eat from the main line avoiding the fried A source of strength for Smith is to regularly dental clinic for treatment. The clinic has a strict delights of the short-order section. Her favorite attend the gospel service on Sundays. Even policy of not refusing care to anyone based on dishes are spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna and though Sunday might be her day off, Smith often their country of origin. The main procedure with Swedish meatballs. volunteers to help out her battle buddy, Williams, the Iraqi nationals is extraction. Iraqis have not on Sundays by sorting the company’s mail. had the same access to the Westernized dental 6 p.m. — Personal time: “I like to wind “When mail does not come daily we sometimes care as Americans have, Smith said. down by socializing with my roommates,” Smith get four (shipments) worth of mail (at once). She is Before arriving in Iraq, Smith had little said. “I don’t spend a lot of free time by myself; always offering to help me,” said Williams. experience in the dental hygiene area. Normally a I like to be around people.” Williams and Smith first met in Kuwait and dental specialist has to have additional schooling Besides watching a DVD or writing a letter have clicked ever since. Williams does not know to perform cleanings. It was Gartland, who had home to her two young children, ages 1 and 3, what she would do if Smith and she had not served at Camp Casey, Korea, with Smith, who Smith has taken up the ambition of learning to become friends. recognized her skills and gave her on-the-job Salsa dance. Morale, Welfare and Recreation offers “Smith is the person who always wants to training as a hygienist when they were reunited a different themed music night on weekends. please people,” Williams said. “That is what God at Fort Carson. “Going to the recreational night is my way of wants us to do. He wants us to put others before we “It is crucial for me to do my job, to have staying sane,” she said. put ourselves. That is the kind of person she is.” HOLT REALTY INC. China Doll 4% Listing Fee A Full Service Broker...Where Restaurant You Get More For Less! Rebates at Closing for All You Can Eat Lunch Buffet - Mon-Fri (11am-2pm) Qualified Buyers 10% Discount with coupon MARVIN R. 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