Vol. 76, No. 34 Aug. 24, 2018 IVY WEEK 2018 Photo by 1st Lt. Dan Lee Soldiers with 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, competition of 11 different sports and warrior tasks including: tug-of-war, 2-mile run, 4th Infantry Division, race to the next medical evacuation objective while competing squad ruck relay, combatives, medical stakes, soccer, softball, basketball, flag football, for the Commander’s Cup during this year’s Fort Carson Ivy Week Aug. 15. Ivy Week is a stress shoot and golf. See story on pages 16-17. Message board Inside Gates 6 and 19 will be closed Sept. 3 in observance of Labor Day and reopen for normal business Sept. 4. Page 11 Page 9 Page 3 2 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 24, 2018 Commentary MOUNTAINEER SMDC senior leader discusses career path Commanding General: Maj. Gen. Randy A. George By Dottie White U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Garrison Commander: Col. Brian K. 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There are Ground-based midcourse defense (GMD) is about half of The Mountaineer is posted online at opportunities to do that for National Guardsmen on a our mission at Army Space and Missile Defense Command http://www.fortcarsonmountaineer.com. full-time role as an active guard person or as a traditional and was a large part of my selection for promotion. The The Mountaineer is an unofficial publication authorized by AR 360-1. The guard person. I applied to be the commander of the 100th National Guard has a finite number of general officer Mountaineer is printed by Colorado Springs Missile Defense Brigade while serving in Wisconsin. I billets they fill, worldwide. Some of these are coded for Military Newspaper Group, a private firm in was a Title 32 Soldier, which meant I was a member of National Guard officers and others are active duty no way connected with the Department of the the Wisconsin Army National Guard. 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Manderfeld — Page 13 Ivy Week about expert athletes Sports Soldiers compete for coveted Commander’s Garcia hosts final summer lifting series Cup — Page 16 Troops beat personal bests — Page 25 Wounded warrior shines at competition Community Soldier overcomes setbacks — Page 27 Display / Classified advertising Volunteers of the Quarter Briefs 634-5905 3rd quarter fiscal 2018 honored — Page 15 Sports events in and around Fort Carson — Page 28 Mountaineer editor DES highlight 526-4144 Division chiefs inform community of current policies, Classified Post information procedures — Page 15 Featuring small business directory and a welcome 526-5811 Community Briefs home real estate section — Page 28 Post weather hotline Announcements pertaining to Fort Carson — Page 18 526-0096 Aug. 24, 2018 — MOUNTAINEER 3 News Ivy Division welcomes new leadership Story and photo by Scott Prater Mountaineer staff The 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson welcomed two new deputy commanders and a chief of staff as well as their Families to the Mountain Post during a ceremony at Founders Plaza Aug. 16. At the same time, the division bid farewell to its command sergeant major. Flag bearers from every Fort Carson unit, joined the 4th Infantry Division Band and Division Artillery troops who rendered an artillery salute during the ceremony, in welcoming the division’s newest leaders — Col. Kevin D. Admiral, deputy commander, 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson; Col. Joseph A. Ryan, deputy commander, 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson; and Col. Thomas M. Feltey, chief of staff, 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson. Maj. Gen. Randy A. George, From left to right: Maj. Gen. Randy A. commanding general, 4th Inf. Div. and at the Ivy Division after performing Admiral arrives at Fort Carson fresh George, commanding general, 4th Infantry Fort Carson, presided over the ceremony. fast-paced and very demanding jobs. off of a stint as the executive officer to Division and Fort Carson, joins Col. Kevin D. “Gentlemen, you all have impressive “Joe (Ryan) is coming in after the commander of the U.N. Command/ Admiral, Col. Joseph A. Ryan, Col. Thomas M. resumes and we are fortunate to get three spending several months at the Pentagon, Combined Forces Command/U.S.