Vol. 73, No. 11 March 20, 2015 Mission bound AF Europe RRegionally Aligned Force Photo by Sgt. William Smith 4th Infantry Division Soldiers board a plane March 14 at the Arrival/Departure Airfi eld in an exercise in support of the Regionally Aligned Force (RAF) mission. This is one of Control Group in Colorado Springs destined for Europe where the Soldiers will participate many RAF exercises planned over the next two years. Guard opens new training facilities By Army National Guard old facilities … under the tutelage of our outstanding Area Training Equipment Site, which was completed Staff Sgt. Aimee J. Felix Zentkovich staff,” said Col. Jesse Morehouse, 168th RTI commander. in 2003. It provides equipment and vehicle storage and 104th Public Affairs Detachment However, he added, “this new facility will ensure today’s maintenance for Soldiers training at the CTS facilities. leaders achieve even more than those in the past.” The CTS is essentially self-sustaining, said Maj. The Colorado Army National Guard marked the The opening of the facilities is the culmination Robert J. Weeks, 168th RTI administrative offi cer. Soldiers completion of the largest construction project in its of a vision that began a quarter of a century ago can maintain their equipment, as well as be housed, fed, history March 8, during an opening ceremony for two when Colorado National Guard leadership identifi ed and trained all within the same general vicinity, at the training facilities on Fort Carson. inadequacies and set out to secure resources to improve site located near Fort Carson’s training ranges. In stark contrast to the converted prison that the facilities, said Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards, the “The land around the buildings offers current and formerly housed the Regional Training Institute (RTI), Adjutant General of Colorado. future opportunities to train on a variety of individual the new RTI and the Training Center Complex (TCC) The RTI and TCC were the two fi nal phases of the and collective tasks without any transportation or other offer more than 300,000 square feet of state-of-the-art Centennial Training Site (CTS), a 160-acre enclave on logistics issues,” Morehouse said. training accommodations. Fort Carson that the state leases from the federal gov- “(Training) was executed exceptionally well in the ernment. The fi rst phase of the CTS was the Maneuver See Training on Page 4 Message board INSIDE The 4th Infantry Division Equal Opportunity team presents a Women’s History Month observance March 30 at 2 p.m. at the Elkhorn Conference Center. Page 20-21 Page 23 Page 15 2 MOUNTAINEER — March 20, 2015 MOUNTAINEER Grocery store navigation Commanding General: Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera Garrison Commander: Col. Joel D. Hamilton Tips aid healthy food shopping Fort Carson Public Affairs Offi cer: Dee McNutt Commentary by 1st Lt. Melissa Shaffer and located in displays at the front of the produce section. Chief, Print and Web Communications: Dietitian, Evans Army Community Hospital Buying pre-cut and packaged fruit and vegetables can be Rick Emert convenient but often more expensive. If fresh items are too The moment you enter a grocery store, you have been expensive, try buying them frozen or canned. ChooseMyPlate. Editor: Devin Fisher targeted. Food items are carefully placed throughout grocery gov recommends that half of your plate be made up of fruits Staff writer: Scott Prater stores to increase the amount of time you spend shopping and vegetables so select a variety of these nutrient-rich foods. and entice you to buy more. 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