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This publication is published weekly and contains information about, for, and of interest to the Island Workforce. Island Insight Submission: https://home.army.mil/ria/index.php/contact/public-affairs Sections: Arsenal Traffic/Construction Army Community (ACS) Building/Space Closures MWR Outdoor Recreation Active Duty/Reserve Zone Employee Assistance Program Safety Spotlight Education/Training Review Equal Employment Defense Commissary Agency/PX May 1-31: National Military Appreciation Opportunity Focus Arsenal Archive Month Morale, Welfare & Recreation Healthbeat May 1-31: Commissary Awareness (MWR) Notes for Veterans Month MWR Leisure Travel Office Around the Q.C. May 8: Parenting Teens...There is Hope: Child & Youth Services Today's Teen Stressors, Rock Island Arsenal Museum, 11:30 a.m. ACC-RI Employee Shares Expertise on Streamlining May 8: Workforce Wednesday, Lock & DOD Acquisition Dam Lounge, 3-7 p.m. Pride in one's job and ensuring the May 8: Arsenal-QC Connect, Lock & Dam Lounge, 3 p.m. readiness of the nation's warfighters May 8-9: MWR Spring Craft & Vendor are hallmarks of the Army Fair, Heritage Hall, Bldg. 60, 9 a.m. – 1 Contracting Command-Rock Island p.m. workforce. One ACC-RI employee May 9: Thirst-day Thursday, Lock & Dam has taken the lessons from her 16 Lounge, 3-7 p.m. May 9: Dwyer & Michaels Live years in contracting to make a Broadcast, Lock & Dam Lounge, 4:30- difference in the acquisition 6:30 p.m. community that she is passionate May 9: RIA Veterans Network, Lock & about. Jessica Dobbeleare, currently Dam Lounge, 5 p.m. serving as branch chief, Logistics May 10: National Military Spouse Appreciation Day Civil Augmentation Program V but May 10: 203rd Anniversary Fort who was formerly a branch chief in the center's Information Armstrong was founded Technology Directorate, recently spent six months detailed to the May 10: MVRBC Blood Drive, CRD Advisory Panel on Streamlining and Codifying Acquisition Room, Bldg. 60, 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Regulations, more commonly known as the Section 809 Panel. May 12: Mother's Day May 12: Mother's Day Brunch Buffet The Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act May 12-18: National Police Week established this panel to examine ways to streamline Department May 13-17: DA Photos, Bldg. 90, of Defense acquisitions. The panel delivered its research and Basement, Rm. B11, 7:20 a.m. - 3:40 recommendations to Congress in an Interim Report and three p.m. volumes of a Final Report, the last volume being submitted in May 14: Asian/Pacific Islander History Month Observance, Heritage Hall, Bldg. January. The panel's final publication, dubbed the Roadmap, was 60, 1-2 p.m. released in February and provides a summary of all the The contents of the Island Insight are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Army. The views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Garrison or the Department of the Army. recommendations. The panel was comprised of 18 commissioners who are highly regarded as experts in the field, as well as over 25 professional staff members with a broad range of acquisition expertise. Included on the panel was Col. Harry Culclasure, the panel's IT team lead, who worked with Dobbeleare while he was the Project Manager for Army Enterprise Systems Integration Program under the Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems. Prior to her detail, panel members occasionally sought out Dobbeleare's IT contracting knowledge, asking her questions and having her review documents. (More: www.army.mil/article/221529) Housing Executives, Army Leaders Discuss Plan of Action Three major actions must happen to course correct the state of Army housing, said the four-star General Officer responsible for Installation Management during a forum with the presidents of the Residential Community Initiative companies, April 26. During an RCI CEO roundtable at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, to address widespread reports of deficient housing conditions, Army Materiel Command Commander Gen. Gus Perna told the seven executives responsible for privatized housing across the Army to maintain focus on Soldiers and families through the phases. "The bottom line is that we must win back the trust of our residents," Perna said. "It is about action, not words." First, the current focus and response to the issues must continue, including timely completion of work orders, proper quality control measures to ensure standards are met, quarterly town halls to keep residents informed and additional oversight and involvement by Garrison Commanders, said Perna. (More: www.army.mil/article/221343) Big Changes Coming To the Future of Army History The Army Center of Military History realigned under Army Training and Doctrine Command May 1 to better promote history at schoolhouses across the force, officials recently announced. The center's mission will remain the same and its activities will continue at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; and Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. Under TRADOC, a four-star command, the center will have further access to inspire and educate Soldiers from trainees in basic combat training to officers at staff colleges. "It allows us to much more effectively do what we do on behalf of the Army," said Charles Bowery Jr., the center's director. (More: www.army.mil/article/217965) US Military, Partner Nations Assess Future Warfighting Capabilities The U.S. Army Joint Modernization Command is supporting Joint Warfighting Assessment 19, a joint multinational military exercise conducted at Yakima Training Center, April 8, 2019 to May 11, 2019. JWA is the U.S. Army's largest annual joint multinational live exercise in which the U.S. military and partner nations assess 28 future warfighting concepts, capabilities and formations in a large-scale and realistic battlefield exercise. "JWA 19 is the Army future and modernization training ground," said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Johnny K. Davis, the commanding general for the Joint Modernization Command. "When we peer into future operational environments and consider our capabilities within that environment, we need an avenue to assess and evaluate our capabilities. That's where JWA 19 comes in." Large-scale battlefield exercises at The contents of the Island Insight are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Army. The views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Garrison or the Department of the Army. JWA 19 are tracked and heavily influenced by computer simulators. (More: www.army.mil/article/221190) Community Strengths and Themes Assessment (CSTA) The Rock Island Arsenal Commander’s Ready and Resilient Council (CR2C) is conducting a comprehensive Community Strengths and Themes Assessment (CSTA) to assess the RIA community for health-related risk factors and needs. The CSTA takes a holistic approach to assess the community’s perception of health, quality of life, health-related concerns, and the availability of programs and services to meet your needs within the environment of an Army Installation. The survey can be accessed during the period May 1-31. The responses to this survey are anonymous and no effort will be made to identify any individual. The results will provide the opinions and values of the RIA community. This information, combined with the perspectives of the senior leaders, service providers, and subject matter experts on the Council, will be used to create the CR2C’s Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The CSTA is open to all members of the RIA Team, which includes all service members and their family members, all Army civilians, defense and federal partners, retired service members and their family members, and contractors. The CSTA is part of the Army Public Health Practice and is not intended as scientific research. Every voice counts. To take the survey, please follow this link or cut-and-paste it into your preferred internet browser: https://usaphcapps.amedd.army.mil/Survey/se.ashx?s=251137452E7FC2CD If you have additional questions, please contact RIA Community Readiness and Resilience Integrator via email [email protected] or 309-782-4518. STRONG B.A.N.D.S. Campaign Encourages Everybody to 'Reach Your Peak' "Reach Your Peak" is the theme for the U.S. Army's ninth annual STRONG B.A.N.D.S. campaign in May, emphasizing physical health and well-being as vital components of readiness and resiliency. Seventy- seven Army garrisons and locations will hold STRONG B.A.N.D.S. (Balance, Activity, Nutrition, Determination, Strength) programs and activities that support health and physical fitness in May. The Installation Management Command's G9 Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation's Army Sports, Fitness and Aquatics program is coordinating the 2019 campaign. The campaign is timed to coincide with National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. The program is open to all Soldiers, Family members, veterans, retirees and military civilian employees. "I encourage everyone to get involved in STRONG B.A.N.D.S.," said Lt. Gen. Bradley A. Becker, IMCOM commanding general. (More: www.army.mil/article/221375) Public Service Recognition Week 35 Years of Honoring Public Servants and Connecting Citizens with Their Government Public Service Recognition Week is a week dedicated to honoring our public servants. Since 1985, Public Service Recognition Week has been celebrated the first week of May, beginning on the first Sunday of the month. PSRW will be observed from Sunday, May 5, until Saturday, May 11, this year. Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) is organized annually by the Public Employees Roundtable, and its The contents of the Island Insight are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Army.