The 1st Infantry Division Post Paper for 3 Feb 2012

THE
1STINFANTRYDIVISIONPOST
FORT RILEY, KAN.
The Fort Riley Tax Center is
now open in Building 7034 at the
corner of Normandy and Bullard
Street to prepare 2009, 2010 and
2011 federal tax returns. The tax
center will also prepare state tax
returns as a courtesy when com-
pleting your federal return.
Hours of operation are 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday
and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.
Walk-ins appointments are
welcome, but appointments are
encouraged. You can make an ap-
pointment either in person or by
calling 785-239-1040. Appoint-
ments will be available Monday
through Friday only. Saturdays are
strictly walk-in days.
A warrant officer recruiting
team from the U.S. Army Re-
cruiting Command will be at Fort
Riley Feb. 7 to 8 to conduct brief-
ings. Briefings will be at 10 a.m.
and 2 p.m. in Building 8388 on
Armistead Street. For more infor-
mation, call Chief Warrant Officer
3 Michael A. Grinter at 502-626-
0458 or michael.grinter@usarec.
army.mil. More information also
can be found at www.usarec.army.
mil/hq/warrant.
Effective Feb. 7, the Quarter-
master Laundry Service located
in Building 229 will no longer
clean organizational clothing
and individual equipment, or
OCIE, for individual Soldiers. All
OCIE turn-ins to the central issue
facility, or CIF, will be clean and
all repairs made in accordance to
TM10-8400-201-23, General Re-
pair Procedures for Clothing. No
dirty OCIE will be accepted under
any circumstances and prior to
DX all OCIE items will be clean.
Fort Riley residents and per-
sonnel are reminded to call 911
in the event of an emergency. The
Military Police number, 785-239-
MPMP (6767), should only be
used in non-emergency situations.
The Tricare Service Center
will operate under new hours.
The center will be open from 7:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to
Friday. For more information, call
785-239-7000
The referral management
office and the appointment
line at Irwin Army Community
Hospital will close at 4:30 p.m.
Please plan accordingly when call-
ing the referral management or the
appointment line.
The Army Attache Manage-
ment Division is recruiting
highly qualified Regular Army
noncommissioned officers in
the rank of sergeant to sergeant
first class to serve in U.S. embas-
sies around the world. Contact
the Army Attache Management
Division for more information
or to request an application for
Defense Attache assignment. Call
Master Sgt. Matthew Tuiasosopo
at 202-231-7291 or email mat-
thew.tuiasosopo@us.army.mil or
matthew.tuiasosopo@dia.mil.
The iWATCH SAR online re-
porting form is updated and the
link is now live on the iWATCH
page at www.riley.army.mil/News-
Viewer.aspx?id=5116.
HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE
IN BRIEF
 1DivPost.com FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 Vol. 4, No. 4 
SAFETY HOLIDAY
As of Thursday, Feb. 2,
days have passed since the
last vehicular fatality on Fort
Riley. With 67 more, the post
will celebrate with a safety
holiday to take place at each
unit’s discretion.
0 4 4
1DivPost.com
6
FEB.
The next USAG Resilience
Day Off will be:
By Mollie Miller
1ST INF. DIV. PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The 1st Infantry Division is
ready to take charge of the mission
in eastern Afghanistan later this
year, a top Army general said dur-
ing a Jan. 28 visit to Fort Riley.
“This organization has great
history, great people and a great
spirit,” said Gen. David Rodriguez,
commanding general, U.S. Army
Forces Command. “We have the
right people here at the right time,
and we are very happy about that.”
Rodriguez, who is responsible
for the manning, equipping and
FORSCOMcommanderobservesUEprogress
Mollie Miller | 1ST INF. DIV.
Maj. Gen. William Mayville, 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley commanding general, left, welcomes
FORSCOM commanding general, Gen. David Rodriguez, right, to the 1st Inf. Div. headquarters
Jan. 28. Rodriguez visited Fort Riley to observe UE 12-01, the largest command post training
exercise conducted at Fort Riley since the division’s return from Germany in 2006.
Readytoroll
See RODRIGUEZ, page 8
Mollie Miller | POST
Brig. Felix Gedney, 1st Inf. Div. deputy commanding general
for transition, offers Central Flint Hills Region media mem-
bers an overview of the scope of UE 12-01 during an inter-
view Jan. 27 at division headquarters.
Amanda Kim Stairrett | 1ST INF. DIV.
Lt. Col. John Hamner, 1st Inf. Div. deputy SJA, and Sharon Reid, widow
of Judge John Thomas Reid, cut the ribbon during a dedication cer-
emony for a courtroom in Clausen Hall. It was named in honor of
Reid’s husband, the late Honorable John Thomas Reid, a Kansas
district judge who presided over cases at Fort Riley for 17 years.
COURTESY PHOTO
Officially closing the Market Site, Master Sgt. Kevin Walker,
operations and plans, DHHB, 1st Inf. Div., rings the NASDAQ Bell
in New York City Dec. 28 with Tina Atherall, executive vice presi-
dent of Hope for the Warriors.
By Amanda Kim Stairrett
1ST INF. DIV. PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Judge John Thomas Reid’s friends
and Family agreed he was a humble
man who shied away from the spot-
light, but he would be thrilled about
an honor bestowed upon his memory
Jan. 24 at a dedication ceremony at
Fort Riley.
Fort Riley’s Staff Judge Advocate
hosted the ceremony to name a court-
room in Clausen Hall for Reid, who
served as the U.S. Magistrate judge
at Fort Riley from 1987 to 2004. He
died Nov. 16, 2008.
Reid’s wife, Sharon, daughter, Jen-
nifer Reid, and son-in-law, Todd Te-
desco, attended the dedication, along
with judges and lawyers from across
the state of Kansas.
Reid traveled to Fort Riley 25
times a year for dockets on the first
and third Thursday of every month,
said Judge Karen Humphreys, Chief
Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court
for the District of Kansas.
During his visits to Fort Riley to
preside over cases, Reid loved meeting
Soldiers, Jennifer said.
“He loved Fort Riley,” Todd add-
ed.
A plaque that will hang outside the
courtroom highlighted Reid’s service
to Fort Riley. It read: “The dedication
of this courtroom honors Judge Reid’s
unwavering commitment to the fair
administration of criminal justice and
his distinguished duty to Fort Riley
for 17 years in the management of the
criminal cases during his service. He
earned the respect of the legal com-
munity, the affection of his colleagues
and a reputation for fairness, compas-
sion, wit, intelligence and patience.”
SJA dedicates courtroom
to former Fort Riley judge
By Pamela Redford
1ST INF. DIV. POST
The closing NASDAQ bell in
New York City’s Times Square nor-
mally represents the end of daily
trading on the MarketSite, the larg-
est electronic stock market in the
U.S., but on Dec. 28, the ceremony’s
symbolism ran a bit deeper for Mas-
ter Sgt. Kevin Walker and his Family
when he was honored with the special
task of officially closing the market.
“Him ringing the closing bell for
NASDAQ was kind of like a way
to end it, our Army life,” said Patti
Walker, Army Wounded Warrior ad-
vocate at Fort Riley and wife of Mas-
ter Sgt. Kevin Walker, operations and
plans, Division Headquarters and
Headquarters Battalion, 1st Infantry
Division.
“I was closing NASDAQ and
closing my military career at the
same time,” Kevin mused, recalling
the symbolic experience and the live
television broadcast itself was much
bigger than he thought it would be.
Kevin will be retiring this year af-
ter 24 years of service. He is a survivor
of Traumatic Brain Injury sustained
during a 2004 deployment to Iraq
when an improvised explosive device
detonated, sending a one-inch-by-
one-inch piece of shrapnel through
his nose and into his brain. Kevin lost
his left eye and spent months recov-
ering at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center.
Doctors told Patti her husband
would spend the rest of his life in a
nursing home. But after what Patti
calls a miraculous recovery, the cou-
ple was able to fight successfully for
Kevin to stay in the Army and return
to Fort Riley.
Fort Riley wounded warrior
closes NASDAQ in New York
By Jim Garamone
AFPS
WASHINGTON – Spending pri-
orities in the forthcoming Fiscal Year
2013 defense budget request call for
reductions in the end strength of the
Army and Marine Corps, an increase
in special operations forces and main-
taining the number of big-deck carri-
ers, said Secretary of Defense Leon E.
Panetta Jan. 26.
The Pentagon’s budget topline
request is set at $525 billion for FY
2013, with an additional $88.4 bil-
lion for overseas contingency opera-
tions, mostly in Afghanistan. This is
down from $531 billion and $115
billion, respectively, in this fiscal year.
Department of Defense officials
used the new defense strategy guid-
ance President Barack Obama an-
nounced in January to shape the bud-
get request, the secretary said.
The budget seeks to minimize the
impact of cuts on personnel accounts.
Service members will receive their full
pay raises in FY 2013 and 2014, Pa-
netta said.
“We will achieve some cost savings
by providing more limited pay raises
beginning in 2015,” he said.
Health care is another important
benefit, and one that has far outpaced
inflation. Changes to health care will
not affect active-duty personnel or
their Families, Panetta said.
“We decided that to help control
growth of health care costs, we are
recommending increases in health
care fees, co-pays and deductibles
for retirees,” he said. “But let me be
clear that even after these increases,
the cost borne by military retirees will
remain below the levels in comparable
private-sector plans.”
Overall, the request puts DoD on
the path to save $259 billion over the
Panetta
announces
budget
priorities
See PANETTA, page 8
“I was closing NASDAQ
and closing my military
career at the same time.”
SGT. KEVIN WALKER
DHHB
See WALKER, page 8See DEDICATION, page 3

2 | FEBRUARY 3, 2012 HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE
This is the fourth in a series
of articles highlighting Fort Riley
services available to assist Sol-
diers, Families, civilians and re-
tirees in meeting their 2012 New
Year’s resolutions.
By Pamela Redford
1ST INF. DIV. POST
In this day and age, spend-
ing quality time with Family
members can be a challenge
between career, school and so-
cial requirements.
The Fort Riley’s Leisure
Travel Center has a plethora of
outlets for Soldiers and Fami-
lies looking for a little down
time.
Teresa Mayes, manager,
Leisure Travel Center, offers
the following vacation ideas for
those who’ve resolved to spend
more quality time together in
2012:
Local attractions and
events:
• Disney Live! Three Classic
Fairytales, Topeka Expocentre,
1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Feb. 5
• VFC Fight Night, Junc-
tion City Marriott Hotel and
Convention Center, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 11
• Monster Jam Advance
Auto Parts Monster Freestyle
Mania Show, Kansas City
Sprint Center, Feb. 11 to 13
• Cirque de Soleil’s Michael
Jackson The Immortal World
tour, Kansas City Sprint Cen-
ter, 8 p.m. Feb. 22
• Disney on Ice Treasure
Trove, Kansas City Sprint
Center, March 22 to 24
• Rolling Hills Zoo, just
west of Salina off Interstate 70,
open yearround
Armed Forces Vacation
Club:
AFVC is a “space available”
program that offers condomin-
ium vacations at resorts around
the world for only $369 per
unit/per week. For those who
enjoy off-season activities in
popular locations without the
hassle of high-season prices and
crowds, along with the ability
to travel on 10 days notice or
less, the AFVC can offer vaca-
tions at value prices.
Disney’s Armed Forces Sa-
lute Military Discount:
Walt Disney World in Or-
lando and Disneyland in Ana-
heim, Calif., are offering pro-
motions to active and retired
U.S. military personnel through
Sept. 30, 2012. Currently, Walt
Disney World offers a four-day
park hopper ticket or four-day
water park ticket for $138, and
Disneyland offers a three-day
park hopper ticket for $99.
Discounts on Disney Hotels
also are available.
Here’s to the Heroes:
SeaWorld Parks and Enter-
tainment is opening its doors
to the Armed Forces and their
Families through Dec. 31, by
offering a single-day compli-
mentary admission.
California attractions:
• Disneyland
• Universal Hollywood
• Legoland
• Sea Life Aquarium
• Aquarium of the Pacific
• Medieval Times
• Sea World
• San Diego Zoo
• San Diego Sport Fishing
• Knott’s Berry Farm
• Magic Mountain
• Hurricane Harbor
• City Pass for San Diego,
San Francisco, Hollywood and
Los Angeles
• Area hotels
Florida attractions:
• Boggy Creek Airboats
• Gatorland
• Kennedy Space Center
• Medieval Times
• Pirates Dinner Adventure
• Arabian Nights Dinner
Show
• Ripley’s Museum
• Wet ’N Wild
• Sleuth Mystery Dinner
• Florida Aquarium
• Titanic
• Orlando Balloon Rides
• Orlando Magic
• Miami Speedway
• Daytona International
Speedway
• Blue Man Group
The Leisure Travel Center
has discounts on cruise tickets,
all-inclusive resort packages,
theme park tickets, Colorado
ski packages and a variety of
hotels, spas and destination
packages.
As a full service travel agent,
they also offer vacation plan-
ning with military travel vouch-
ers, allowing Families to select
a destination, make hotel reser-
vations and purchase attraction
tickets conveniently from the
local Leisure Travel Center at
bargain prices.
“Everybody needs to get
away sometimes,” Mayes said.
“It brings the kid out in you.”
The Leisure Travel Center is
open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. For
more information, call 785-
239-5614 or 785-239-4415
or stop by Building 6918 on
Custer Hill.
TRAFFIC REPORT
CLOSURES
Estes Access Control
Point is closed for about
12 to 18 months for
major construction.
Traffic will be re-routed
to Four Corners on
Vinton School Road.
Rifle Range Access
Control Point is open
from 5 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
and from 3:30 p.m. to 8
p.m., Monday through
Friday, to facilitate
Estes ACP closure.
Henry Access Control
Point, as of Feb. 7, will
become a one-way
entrance from 5 a.m. to
7 a.m.
The Trooper Access
Control Point will be
closed to inbound traffic
from 7 to 10 a.m. Feb. 6.
Outbound traffic will
remain open. Inbound
traffic is encouraged
to use the Grant ACP.
ACP HOURS OF
OPERATION
The Directorate of
Emergency Services
would like to bring
attention to the
available access control
points for normal and
federal holiday hours.
Four Corners/Ogden/
Trooper/Henry: 24/7
Rifle Range: 5 a.m. to
9:30 a.m. and 3:30 to 8
p.m., Monday to Friday,
closed on federal
holidays
Estes: Closed
12th Street: 5 a.m. to 7
p.m., Monday to Friday
Grant: 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturdays,
closed Sundays and on
federal holidays.
Each week, the 1st Inf.
Div. Post will publish a
detailed map with traf-
fic information from
the week prior. Readers
are encouraged to use
this information to
select the best route
to enter the post. The
first such map is below.
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FEBRUARY 3, 2012 | 3HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE
On Jan. 18, 2012, Spc.
Bryant Whiteside, Head-
quarters and Headquar-
ters Company, 1st Bn.,
28th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Brigade
Combat Team, was tried
at a Special Court-Mar-
tial and found guilty of
three specifications of
failing to go at the time
prescribed to his
appointed place of duty;
three specifications of
willfully disobeying a law-
ful command from his
superior commissioned
officer; two specifica-
tions of disrespecting
his superior commis-
sioned officer; three
specifications of disre-
specting a superior non-
commissioned officer;
and one specification of
assaulting a noncommis-
sioned officer. The mili-
tary judge sentenced
Whiteside to be reduced
to the grade of E-1, to be
confined for four months
and to be discharged
from the service with a
Bad-Conduct Discharge.
On Jan. 18, 2012, Sgt.
Martin Duran Jr., I and S
Company, Division Head-
quarters and Headquar-
ters Battalion, was tried
at a Special Court-Mar-
tial and found guilty of
one specification of
wrongfully distributing
marijuana; one specifi-
cation of wrongfully
using marijuana; one
specification of wrong-
fully using Adderall – a
Schedule II controlled
substance; one specifi-
cation of wrongfully
using Ritalin – a Sched-
ule II controlled sub-
stance; one specifica-
tion of failing to go at
the time prescribed to
his appointed place of
duty; and one specifica-
tion of failing to obey a
lawful order. The military
judge sentenced Duran
to be reduced to the
grade of E-1, to be con-
fined for 30 days and to
be discharged from the
service with a Bad-Con-
duct Discharge.
RECENT RESULTS OF COURTS-MARTIAL
AT FORT RILEY
DEDICATION Continued from page 1
By Pamela Redford
1ST INF. DIV. POST
Sixty-one Soldiers with the
1st Platoon, 977th Military Po-
lice Company, 97th MP Battal-
ion, were honored Jan. 27 with
an awards ceremony in front of
friends and Family members at
Barlow Theater on Custer Hill.
The 1st Pltn. returned in
December 2011 from a year-
long deployment to Afghani-
stan in support of Operation
Enduring Freedom under the
command of platoon leader,
1st Lt. Zachary Youngsma, and
platoon sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class
David Rupp.
“I am proud to report on
their behalf, mission accom-
plished,” said Lt. Col. Michael
L. Matthews, commander,
97th MP Bn.
Calling the combat veter-
ans “true American heroes,”
Matthews said the day was a
celebration of excellence for
accomplishing the mission to
very high standards.
The “Raiders” conducted
detention operations in sup-
port of Special Operations
Command, Afghanistan. Mat-
thews praised them for secur-
ing and safeguarding the very
people trying to destabilize the
nation.
“Sixty out of 61 volunteered
for their service to our nation
Pamela Redford | POST
The 1st Pltn., 977th MP Co., 97th MP Bn. is decorated during an awards ceremony
Jan. 27 at Barlow Theater as Family members and friends look on. The “Raiders”
recently returned from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.
‘Raiders’ receive awards after
1-year Afghanistan deployment
First Lt. Zachary Youngsma, 1st Pltn. leader, 977th MP
Co., 97th MP Bn. is awarded the Bronze Star Medal by
Lt. Col. Michael L. Matthews, commander, 97th MP Bn.
during an awards ceremony Jan. 27 at Barlow Theater.
The “Raiders” recently returned from a yearlong deploy-
ment to Afghanistan.See RAIDERS, page 8
Maj. Gen. John O’Connor, deputy chief of staff, logistics, Forces Command,
center, talks to Troy Nave, Fort Riley’s Property Accountability Recovery Team
warehouse supervisor, right, and Jim Stone, PART program manager, left, Jan.
23 during a two-day visit to Fort Riley to see the warehouse and sustainment
operations center.
O’CONNOR VISITS
Reid was the longest-serv-
ing magistrate judge at Fort
Riley, and received the Com-
mander’s Award for Public
Service in November 2002.
During his funeral, Fort Riley
Soldiers provided a military
honor guard, Humphreys
said.
Two judges, one of them
Humphreys, replaced Reid
upon his retirement. As they
observed him during court
proceedings, Humphreys said
it was quite clear he took great
care to conduct the hearings
with genuine courtesy and
dignity.
“He had a strong purpose
in making each defendant feel
that his case was important
and that the docket should
never be conducted like a
high volume cattle call,” she
said. “He honored the words
of Socrates in his approach:
‘Four things belong to a judge
– to hear courteously, to an-
swer wisely, to consider sober-
ly and to decide impartially.’”
Reid set a high bar for how
the criminal docket at Fort
Riley should be managed,
Humphreys said.
For Reid’s loved ones, the
dedication was about honor-
ing a man for whom they were
proud.
“I’m just really touched,”
Sharon said. “It means a lot to
our Family.”
Sharon Reid, widow of Judge John Thomas Reid, reads a plaque with her daughter,
Jennifer Reid, honoring the late judge Jan. 24 at Fort Riley. Fort Riley’s SJA hosted a
dedication ceremony to name a courtroom in Clausen Hall for Reid. He served as
the U.S. Magistrate judge at Fort Riley from 1987 to 2004. He died Nov. 16, 2008.
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Irwin Army Community Hospital’s goals are
to provide health care for warriors, military
Families and retirees; support the
deployment of medically ready forces; and
remain agile to meet diverse requirements.
One IACH employee who assists in
accomplishing that mission is spotlighted
each week.
CAPT. COLLEEN McMANAMAN
DOCTOR
Hometown: Parker, Colo.
Start date at IACH: Nov. 13, 2011
Years in area of specialty: Four-and-
a-half years
What do you like most about
working for IACH? It is a small
community hospital. The staff is
friendly and helpful.
What should patients know about you? I enjoy
being a Family physician. I treat every patient
equally and with respect.
How are you dedicated to wellness and inspiring
trust? I will try to help my patients as much as
possible and to the best of my ability.
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Colleen
McManaman
IRWINFORMATION
“I’m constantly on the
go but need a convenient
way to look up my doctor
referrals and payments. Is
there an app for that?”
TriWest recently
launched an application for
the Android, iPhone and
iPad that allows beneficia-
ries to access their medical
records on the go. Patients
can access their preven-
tive care schedules, urgent
and emergency care guide-
lines, deployment-related
checklists and referrals and
authorizations. TriWest
also has a mobile website
that helps you securely
access claims and fees or
premiums due. To access
the mobile features go to
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on “Beneficiary” and then
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can view the Irwin Army
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IACH PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Irwin Army Community
Hospital will take part in the
National Heart Lung and Blood
Institute’s “The Heart Truth”
campaign Feb. 3. The purpose
of the campaign is to bring
awareness to heart disease.
Members of IACH will par-
ticipate in National Wear Red
Day to help spread the cam-
paign message, “Heart Disease
Doesn’t Care What You Wear,
It’s the No. 1 Killer of Women.”
Although significant prog-
ress has been made to increase
awareness among women that
heart disease is their No. 1
killer, most women fail to make
the connection between heart
disease risk factors and their
personal risk of developing the
disease. The disease is largely
preventable, but kills more
women than all forms of cancer
combined, according to the in-
stitute’s website.
About 80 percent of women
ages 40 to 60 have at least one
factor that puts them at risk for
heart disease. Quitting smoking
can drastically reduce a wom-
an’s risk of heart disease, as well
as staying in shape and main-
taining good cholesterol levels.
“The primary measures to
maintain a healthy heart are
diet and exercise,” said Pete
Wiemers, health promotion
educator, Department of Public
Health, IACH. “The hospital
offers several self-referral pro-
grams for disease and weight
control.”
Patients at IACH can go
over some simple steps with
their doctor to make sure they
are keeping their heart healthy.
Patients can ask their doc-
tor about their blood pressure
and cholesterol numbers. Their
doctor also can take their body
mass index to help them deter-
mine a healthy weight, and the
Nutrition Care Department at
IACH can help patients learn
how to eat healthier, Wiemers
said.
While heart disease risk be-
gins to rise in middle age, heart
disease develops over time and
can start at a young age, even in
the teen years.
It’s never too early or too
late to take action to prevent
and control the risk factors for
heart disease.
To schedule an appointment
with a doctor, call 785-239-
DOCS (3627).
IACH staff celebrates Wear Red Day
By Katherine Rosario
IACH PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Irwin Army Community
Hospital has state-of-the-art
equipment and eye specialists
ready to help patients who have
glaucoma.
January is National Glau-
coma Awareness Month, which
aims to educate people on the
importance of maintaining
healthy eyes.
Glaucoma is most com-
monly found in adults 40 years
of age and older, when the op-
tic nerves in their eyes become
damaged.
Although glaucoma cannot
be cured, early detection with
a comprehensive eye exam and
prompt treatment can help pre-
serve vision, said Dr. Emmanuel
Kai-Lewis, IACH ophthalmolo-
gist.
“You can lose your eyesight
from this disease,” he said.
“Most people don’t notice that
something is wrong before it
is too late, and that’s a shame
because this disease is prevent-
able.”
Glaucoma is more common
in the retiree population, but
also can occur in younger adults.
Open-angle glaucoma is
more common and is diagnosed
by the presence of larger nerves
and thinner corneas, as well as
higher-pressure levels in the eye.
“The pressure behind the
eye builds up so much that the
nerves cannot support it, and
the nerves start to break down
and become damaged,” Kai-
Lewis said.
When the nerves are dam-
aged, patients may experience
tunnel vision. Visual field tests
can check the progression of the
damage.
“If your pressure is between
12 and 22, then you are in the
normal range, but anything
above that can be a warning sign
of glaucoma,” he said.
Family history can increase
a person’s chance of contracting
glaucoma.
“The problem with glauco-
ma is that it is a very slow-grow-
ing disease, and most people
don’t notice something is wrong
with their eye until the disease
is in full swing,” Kai-Lewis said.
To treat the disease, drops
can be used to alleviate the pres-
sure behind the eye. There also
is a laser treatment known as a
selective laser.
“We have the laser here at
IACH, and it goes into the
drainage system of the eye to
help drain the eye better and
does not destroy the tissue,” he
said.
Most patients who opt to
receive the laser treatment are
treated once and then receive
annual checkups to ensure the
nerves in their eyes are still re-
sponding to the treatment.
Surgery is the last option
after all other therapy has been
exhausted, he said.
“If we can diagnose it early,
then we can start treatment and
may be able to keep the patient
comfortable with just the eye
drops,” he said.
If someone is concerned
about glaucoma because of
Family history, IACH can check
the nerve health in the patient’s
eye.
People who are diabetic also
are at a higher risk for develop-
ing glaucoma, he said.
“Glaucoma really sneaks up
on you, and most people won’t
be able to tell they have it un-
til it’s too late,” he said, adding
medication prescribed to pa-
tients by their doctors should be
taken as directed.
To make an appointment
for an eye exam, call 785-239-
DOCS (3627).
Early detection can prevent vision loss
By Karla Simon
USAPHC
Radon is present in every
geographic region in the U.S.
It is found in new and older
homes, schools and workplac-
es. It can’t be smelled, tasted
or seen, yet it may be the most
potent carcinogen in a home.
The Environmental Pro-
tection Agency estimates that
more than 20,000 lung cancer
deaths in the U.S. per year are
caused by radon. According
to the U.S. Surgeon General,
it’s the second leading cause
of lung cancer. Only smok-
ing causes more lung cancer
deaths.
Radon is mainly produced
from the natural decay of ura-
nium in soil, rock and water.
It is a radioactive gas that
moves through the ground
to the air above. Radon be-
comes a problem when it seeps
through cracks and holes in a
building’s foundation and ac-
cumulates in the basement or
lower levels of a home. It is
often measured in picocuries
per liter.
The EPA recommends tak-
ing steps to reduce radon at
confirmed levels of 4 pCi/L
or higher. Levels less than 4
pCi/L still pose a risk. Radon
can build to an unhealthy level
during colder months when
home occupants try to con-
serve heat by keeping windows
and doors closed. Breathing
these elevated levels of radon
can damage the lungs.
There are several ways to
protect yourself:
• Test your home. Testing
is the only way to find out if
radon is present. It is inexpen-
sive and easy. The cost is about
$20 to $30.
• Don’t forget to test the
water if it comes from ground-
water, including well and mu-
nicipal water. Dissolved radon
can be released when water is
heated and used.
• If radon is detected, fix
any problems with the foun-
dation. Seal cracks and other
openings around pipes and
drains.
• Cover any exposed earth-
en walls.
• Paint concrete floors with
a sealant.
• Depending on levels of
radon found after testing,
have a radon reduction sys-
tem installed. Consult with a
professional to determine the
best system dependent on the
home foundation type: base-
ment, slab-on-grade or crawl-
space.
For more information
about radon including how to
get a test kit, go to the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency
at www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/
consguid.html or call the Ra-
don Hotline at 1-800-sosra-
don (1-800-767-7236).
TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE
H
ave you ever been
searching for a doctor
and found one labeled
as an M.D., while another is
listed as a D.O.?
You may have wondered
what this means.
There are two basic types
of medical schools – Allo-
pathic schools and Osteopathic
schools. Doctors who attend
the Allopathic schools become
M.D.s. And if they graduate
from the Osteopathic schools,
they become D.O.s. Because of
these differences, doctors vary
in their views on medicine and
treating patients.
So, which is right for you?
SIMILARITIES
Both types of degrees
produce medical doctors, who
can prescribe you medicine and
diagnose a condition. Here is
what M.D.s and D.O.s have in
common:
• Had to earn a four-year
degree with core science classes.
• Attended four years of
medical school. This is where
the differences come into play,
since there are two types of
medical schools.
• Went through a residency
program that lasted three to
seven years.
• Required to pass licens-
ing exams and obtain a state
license.
• Can practice in accredited
hospitals and clinics.
• Work side-by-side in the
Military Health System to
benefit service members and
Families entrusted to their care.
DIFFERENCES
Doctors who earned a D.O.
often focus on primary care
or Family practice, although
many do choose a specialty
and train in the same residency
programs as M.D.’s.
D.O.’s also receive training
in something called Osteopath-
ic Manipulative Training, or
OMT. OMT is similar to chi-
ropractic work, but it’s not the
same. This treatment manipu-
lates the body’s muscles and
bones to help with problems
like back pain, shoulder pain
and tension headaches. M.D.’s
do not receive this training.
Over time, the differences
between these two types of
medical schools have faded.
More and more, both schools
train doctors to view their
patients as a whole, while
promoting health, prevent-
ing disease and treating when
necessary.
So which is right for you?
Now that you know the dif-
ferences, it all comes down
to your personal preference.
Which highlights your values,
and the way you want to be
treated?
By Alyssa Whetstine
TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE
D
id you know that
cervical cancer was
once a leading cause
of cancer death in American
women?
In fact, in many developing
countries, it still is. However,
cervical cancer deaths in the
U.S. fell by about 70 percent
between 1955 and 1992,
according to the American
Cancer Society.
What caused this differ-
ence? One life-saving exam:
the Pap test. Yet many women
don’t go for their Pap tests,
often because of misunder-
standings about the exam.
Avoiding this test boils
down to one important thing:
not having it could take you
away from life’s most im-
portant moments with your
Family.
Let’s take a few minutes to
debunk some common myths:
Myth: I can skip a few Pap
tests without serious conse-
quences.
Reality check: According
to the American Cancer Soci-
ety, 60 to 80 percent of women
diagnosed with invasive cervi-
cal cancer haven’t had a Pap
test in the past five years. Skip-
ping just a few of these exams
can allow cancer to develop
without you knowing.
Myth: If I’m going to get
cervical cancer, a test won’t
make a difference either way.
Reality check: When found
early, cervical cancer is highly
treatable. Nearly 90 percent
of diagnosed women survive
because of early detection, ac-
cording to the American Cancer
Society. That’s why getting your
Pap tests can mean the differ-
ence between life and death.
Myth: Once I’m done hav-
ing children, I can stop getting
my Pap tests.
Reality check: If you’ve
given birth to three or more
children, you have a greater
chance of developing cervical
cancer, according to the Centers
for Disease Control and Preven-
tion. Plus, this cancer often
forms after a woman’s child-
bearing years.
Myth: If I’ve had the HPV
vaccine, I can’t get cervical can-
cer, and I don’t need any more
Pap tests.
Reality check: The HPV
vaccine only protects against the
few strains of the virus which
cause most cervical cancers.
However, they’re not the only
causes. Getting vaccinated is
highly recommended, but it
does not mean you will never
get cervical cancer.
So take the time, make the
time. Call for that appointment.
For more information about
cervical cancer prevention, visit
www.triwest.com/Pap.
Precaution helps stop
Radon-caused illness
What’sthedifferencebetweenanMDandDO?
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Commentary
RILEY ROUNDTABLE
HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE FEBRUARY 3, 2012
Will the Giants or Patriots win
the Super Bowl and why?
“The Giants because I hate the
Patriots.”
SPC. STEVEN STRAUSBAUGH | OHIO
NO. 1 MAN – CO. D, 1ST BN., 5TH FA REGT.
“The Giants are going to win because
I hate the Patriots. I’m a Buffalo
Bills fan, and they’ve pretty much
dominated us for the past 10 years.”
1ST SGT. CHRIS WALDER
UPSTATE NEW YORK
FIRST SERGEANT – CO. D, 1ST BN., 5TH FA REGT.
“The New York Giants are going to win
the Super Bowl because Tom Brady
is scared of them. He was scared of
them in 2008. He was scared of them
earlier this season when the Giants
beat them, and they’re going to beat
them again in the Super Bowl.”
SGT. ERIC MENDEZ | BRONX, N.Y.
TRAINING ROOM NCO
CO. D, 1ST BN., 5TH FA REGT.
“The Patriots because of Tom Brady –
the all-time greatest quarterback of
all time.”
SPC. THOMAS TRIPLETT | MICHIGAN
FIRE DIRECTION COORDINATOR
CO. D, 1ST BN., 5TH FA REGT.
“The Patriots. Tom Brady
is going for revenge.”
BRIAN STRYKER | MINNESOTA
INSTRUCTOR OF MILITARY PROGRAMS
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By Kansas Attorney Gen.
Derek Schmidt
KANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL’S
OFFICE
N
early every day, our
office hears stories of
Kansans whose per-
sonal information has ended
up in someone else’s hands.
In today’s information age, it
is easier than ever for identity
thieves to get this information.
On Jan. 28, we recognized
National Data Privacy Day.
As we commemorated this
day and began a new year, it
is a good time to review your
precautions to guard against
a tragic, and perhaps costly,
privacy breach.
Our computers contain a
significant amount of personal
information. Passwords, fi-
nancial information and other
files are often stored on our
hard drives and even on the
Internet. Identity thieves may
try several different methods to
gain access to this information.
• Phishing scams. People on
the Internet are not always who
they claim to be. In a phish-
ing scam, an identity thief will
send you an email pretending
to be your bank, credit card
company or another place of
business. It may tell you your
password has expired and you
need to reply to the email
with your old password and
new password to reset it. Or
the email may contain a link
that directs you to a website
to change your password. The
email and website may look
official, even containing your
bank’s logo, but this is just a
scam to gain access to your
online banking account. If you
use online banking, always go
through your bank’s homep-
age to access your account.
Links in emails cannot always
be trusted, even if they look
official.
• Viruses. Scam artists and
hackers also can gain access
to your system by installing a
virus on your computer. These
viruses can then record your
every action on your computer,
including capturing your user-
names and passwords to online
accounts. The best way to
avoid these viruses is to be very
cautious when opening email
attachments or downloading
files from the Internet. Only
open files from trusted sources.
You also should be sure your
antivirus software is up-to-
date, and regularly scan your
system for viruses.
• Electronic devices.
Thieves are always on the look-
out for electronics, especially
when they are left inside a car.
When a thief gets a hold of
a laptop computer or smart-
phone, they don’t just get the
device itself, but may be able
to access the personal informa-
tion stored on it. To prevent
this from happening, first be
sure to keep the device in a
secure location. Second, use
strong passwords to lock your
computer and smartphone.
Additionally, you may want to
put another level of password
protection on sensitive files and
applications.
* Physical files. Even with
all the information that has
been digitized, most of us
still have many paper files.
Whether it is tax information,
blank checks, bank statements
or bills, these documents can
contain significant personal
information. It’s important
to keep these documents in a
secure place in our homes and
offices and to properly destroy
them before throwing them
away. Shredding them with a
cross-cut shredder is one of the
best ways to make sure identity
thieves can’t get this informa-
tion from your dumpster. Later
this spring, our office will be
sponsoring several shred-a-
thons across the state to help
you safely dispose of personal
information.
Even with the best precau-
tions, data breaches do occur.
News reports of hackers get-
ting into banks and govern-
ment computer systems are
unfortunately common. When
these data breaches occur, fed-
eral and state laws do give you
some protections. The business
or agency where the data
breach occurred is required to
notify you of the breach. They
also may be required to report
the breach to credit monitoring
agencies.
Our office is continuing to
crack down on identity theft,
one of the fastest-growing
crimes in America. If you
believe you have been a victim
of identity theft, please contact
our office at 1-800-432-2310
or at www.ksag.org.
CONSUMER CORNER
Protect your personal data – online and off
By Ronald Clasberry
GARRISON SAFETY OFFICE
W
hether you are
cutting pressure-
treated lumber to
build a deck in your backyard
or performing complicated
welding assignments during
construction of a new space
shuttle, proper eye protection
is absolutely critical.
According to the National
Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, each day
about 2,000 U.S. workers
have a job-related eye injury
that requires medical treat-
ment. About one third of the
injuries are treated in hospital
emergency departments, and
more than 100 of these injuries
result in one or more days of
lost work.
Your eyes are more vulner-
able to accident and injury
than any other part of your
body. Just one small, even
microscopic foreign particle
can do serious or permanent
damage to your eyes. The
Occupational Safety & Health
Administration, after analyzing
volumes of data, has designed
and published detailed stan-
dards on the use of appropriate
protection for your eyes.
OSHA has developed these
guidelines, in conjunction
with the American National
Standards Institute, to specify
minimum recommended re-
quirements for personal pro-
tective equipment for optimal
eye protection. Employers
must provide eye PPE that
protects employees from all
manner of flying objects,
large and small. For workers
involved in welding or other
torch-related duties, a detailed
grid prescribes the darkening
shade responsibilities of the
eyewear to further protect you
from the hazards of light radia-
tion being generated. OSHA
regulation 1910.133 explains
the eye protection standards
for general industry, including
welding-related activities.
Construction industry eye
protection is addressed in a
separate section, 1926.102,
which outlines the standards
for PPE at jobsites. In addition
to flying objects and light
radiation, these standards also
address potentially dangerous
chemical threats to your eyes.
Most eye protection takes the
form of a variety of styles of
goggles or a solid face shield at-
tached to protective headwear.
According to NIOSH and
OSHA, selection of PPE for
work in the wood shop is criti-
cal for your safety and comfort.
The following are some tips for
selecting eye protection PPE:
Safety Glasses – minimum
protection
• Use only ANSI Z87.1
certified industrial eye protec-
tion with Z87 on the frames/
lens. Normal street wear does
not provide adequate eye
protection in the shop.
• Contact lenses do not
provide eye protection.
Contact lenses may present a
significant corneal abrasion
risk when working in dusty ar-
eas unless tight-fitting goggles
are worn.
• Polycarbonate or Trivex
lenses should be used when
working in the wood shop.
New prescription safety glasses
with polycarbonate lenses
should be hard-coated to re-
duce scratching.
• Safety glasses without a
prescription are called “Plano”
and should have side protec-
tion.
• Safety glasses without side
shields are for general working
conditions where there may
be minor dust, chips or flying
particles.
• Goggles also should be
worn over prescription safety
glasses in high-dust environ-
ments. If prescription safety
glasses are worn alone, they
should have side shields.
Hybrid safety glasses/
goggles – better protection
• Hybrid eye safety
products have the comfort
that glasses offer, as well as
the enclosure of goggles and
ventilated safety glasses.
• Close-fitting safety glasses
with a good fit between the
body and lens provide better
protection from dust and fly-
ing particles than conventional
safety glasses.
• Wrap-around safety
glasses that convert to goggles
with a soft plastic/rubber face
seal may offer better periph-
eral vision than conventional
goggles.
Goggles – provide added
protection
• Use goggles for higher
impact protection, greater dust
and chemical-splash protec-
tion.
• Goggles for splash or
fine-dust protection should
have indirect venting. Use
direct vented goggles for less
fogging when working with
large particles.
For more information on
eye safety visit the NIOSH
website at www.cdc.gov/niosh/
topics/eye/.
SAFETY NOTES
Eye safety:Tips for avoiding ocular injury

KDOT
The Kansas Department of
Transportation will accelerate
$50-million worth of preserva-
tion projects to produce jobs
ahead of schedule and to take
advantage of low construction
costs currently available.
The 32 projects that will be
advanced are included in the
10-year, $8-billion T-WORKS
transportation program passed
by the 2010 Legislature.
They are part of the $4.2
billion set aside under T-
WORKS for preservation,
which includes work like the
repair and reconstruction of
roads and bridges.
“T-WORKS projects not
only enhance the safety of
travelers and support the state’s
economic goals, they create
jobs. By starting these projects
ahead of schedule, we can cre-
ate hundreds of construction
jobs sooner than planned and
provide an economic benefit
to thousands of other Kansans
and businesses,” said Kansas
Gov. Sam Brownback.
Many of the 32 preserva-
tion projects were scheduled
for 2013; others had yet to
have a start date. KDOT is able
to move these projects ahead of
schedule partly because of sav-
ings captured in recent project
lettings.
“We will get these projects
under contract this spring and
summer so we can take advan-
tage of the great bid prices,”
said Acting Transportation
Secretary Barbara Rankin.
“And, accelerating the sched-
ule means more workers will
be receiving paychecks before
the end of the year.”
Advancing the project
schedule was suggested last
month by the Democratic
legislative leadership during a
news conference focusing on
jobs.
“When Representative
(Paul) Davis and I announced
our Kansas Jobs First plan last
month, more than 50,000
Kansans were still unemployed.
Accelerating T-WORKS proj-
ects will not only improve our
state economy, it will give hope
to hundreds of Kansas Families
still struggling to make ends
meet,” said Senate Democratic
Leader Anthony Hensley. “I’d
like to thank the governor and
KDOT for moving forward on
this important endeavor. This
is the right thing for Kansas
because it’s the right thing for
Kansas workers.”
“Job creation must be the
first priority of the 2012 legis-
lative session. This is a simple,
revenue neutral action that will
help get Kansans off the unem-
ployment rolls and onto a pay-
roll,” Davis said.
“Kansans expect their lead-
ers, whether they’re Republi-
cans or Democrats, to work
together to move the state’s
economy forward, and I think
today’s announcement is a
great example of how we can
work together to create jobs,”
Brownback said.
The list of projects to be
advanced, as well as all other
T-WORKS projects, can be
viewed on the T-WORKS
website at www.ksdot.org/
TWorks/.
KDOTadvances projects
to help produce jobs SPECIAL TO THE POST
Whether a technician or a
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give a Soldier a unique advan-
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Certification can show pro-
ficiency in the tasks required to
do the job right the first time,
professional competence and
dedication.
There have been significant
changes to the ASE certifica-
tion exam in 2012. ASE has
changed its testing format from
pencil/paper examinations to
computer based online testing.
Education Services at Fort
Riley will no longer offer ASE
certification testing for Soldiers.
ASE has changed testing
locations in order to offer tests
four times a year with each test
period being eight weeks long.
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By Sgt. Gene A. Arnold
4TH IBCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS
“Fire Mission” are the words
yelled when a fire direction
center sends coordinates to a
gun line when they need to put
rounds on target. This is one as-
pect that will never change for
the gun line sections of batteries
A and B, 2nd Battalion, 32nd
Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Bri-
gade Combat Team, 1st Infan-
try Division.
Prior to the arrival of the
M777 Howitzers, these two fir-
ing batteries only shot M119A2
Howitzers. The 2nd Bn., 32nd
FA Regt., also known as “Proud
Americans” became the first
field artillery battalion in the
1st Inf. Div. to fire the M777
Digital Lightweight Field Ar-
tillery Howitzer Jan. 23 on the
outskirts of Fort Riley.
A total of six teams, consist-
ing of two teams from Btry. A
and four teams from Btry. B,
conducted section-level quali-
fications by putting steal on
target with the 155-millimeter
rounds.
“It feels awesome. It was
great motivation for not only
myself, but my section,” said
Staff Sgt. Arza Hammond, sec-
tion chief, 2nd platoon, Btry. A,
2nd Bn., 32nd FA Regt., as he
answered the question of how it
felt to be the first field artillery
battalion at Fort Riley to train
and conduct a live-fire exercise
with the M777.
“(Being the first to fire the
M777) brings a lot of pride
and motivation to the training.
It feels great knowing that the
leadership knew we were ca-
pable of doing it, and we did,”
Hammond said.
Initially, the Proud Ameri-
cans Battalion was an M119A2
Towed Lightweight Howitzer
unit that shot 105-millimeter
rounds, which proved to be
more lethal and received sig-
nificantly more range than its
predecessor the M101A2 and
the M102 howitzers.
Over the past two months,
training, from proper main-
tenance, fire direction center
training and individual tasks
has been conducted to prepare
for team certifications. Instruc-
tors were brought in from the
home of field artillery to pre-
pare the battalion for the road
ahead.
“When we first come out
here, we introduce them to the
M777, then we explain the four
major portions of the equip-
ment and how they work. After
that, we explain emplacement,
displacement, fire missions and
going out of traverse to be suc-
cessful in a combat situation,”
said Brett Prenton, M777A2
new equipment training team
instructor, Charles F. Day and
Associates, Fort Sill, Okla.
The teams conducted a se-
ries of four fire missions, send-
ing a total of nine rounds on
target with the supervision of
their instructors. The purpose
was to ensure proper com-
mands and tasks were complet-
ed for each fire mission without
input from the instructor.
“This is by far the best bat-
talion that I’ve worked with.
They did it perfectly every
time,” Prenton said.
Sgt. Jeremiah Warren, a sec-
tion gunner for the fifth sec-
tion, agreed with Prenton.
“Yeah, that was so awe-
some,” Warren said. “I feel like
we have a great battalion, we
have great leadership. All the
sections work as a close-knit
Family. Whenever we get a new
task or assignment, we always
come together and make it hap-
pen like it was suppose to hap-
pen.”
Sgt. Gene A. Arnold | 4TH IBCT
Gun One, occupied by a gun line with the 2nd Pltn., Btry.
A, 2nd Bn., 32nd FA Regt., has smoke bellowing from
the tube after firing a 155mm M777 Ultra Lightweight
Howitzer during a live-fire exercise Jan. 23 at Training
Area 52, Fort Riley. The 2nd Bn., 32nd FA Regt. is the
first battalion in the 1st Inf. Div. to fire the M777.
‘Proud Americans’ pull lanyard on M777 Howitzers
By Sgt. Scott Lamberson
4TH IBCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Soldiers with the 4th Infan-
try Brigade Combat Team par-
ticipated in Afghanistan Cul-
tural Awareness training Jan. 25
to 27 at Fort Riley. The purpose
of the training was to look at
Afghan cultures and customs,
which will give them insight
on the unit’s upcoming deploy-
ment to Afghanistan.
“Basically what we’re doing
is educating junior leaders on
partnership, advising and coun-
terinsurgency in Afghanistan,”
said Capt. Scott Powell, an in-
structor with the 162nd Infan-
try Brigade, Fort Polk, La.
The training was open to
all squad leaders, platoon ser-
geants, platoon leaders and
senior noncommissioned of-
ficers, as well as senior officers.
The intent was to educate the
Soldiers on military courtesies,
operating procedures, military
and civilian operations abroad
and customs and courtesies of
the Afghan culture.
‘Dragon’ Brigade conducts Afghan
cultural awareness training
Senior leaders
with 4th IBCT
talk with ANA
role players dur-
ing a simulated
key leader
engagement
exercise Jan. 27
at Fort Riley.
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cussed ways
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Sgt. Scott
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4TH IBCT
See DRAGONS, page 8
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Master Sgt. Kevin Walker, operations and plans, DHHB,
1st Inf. Div., back, his daughter Brittany, left, mother-in-
law, Lou Shoup, middle left, son Kevin Jr., middle right,
and wife, Patti, right, enjoy their first trip to New York
City last December, sponsored by Hope for the Warriors.
after Sept. 11, 2001, during
a time of war – knowing full
well that their decision would
require them to deploy and
fight somewhere, sometime.
It is humbling to be with
them today. Indeed, it is hum-
bling to be with them any day.
Thank you all for your service
to our Nation,” he said.
Taking time to thank Fam-
ily members for all they did
to sustain their Soldiers from
afar, Matthews said they were
critical to the success of the
unit.
“You give so much and
ask for so little. We could not
achieve these high standards
without you,” he said.
Rachel Harper, wife of
Spc. Randy Harper, received
the Commander’s Award for
Public Service, and Amanda
Rupp, wife of Sgt. 1st Class
David Rupp, received the
Order of the Vivandieres for
Outstanding Support, Dedi-
cation and Devotion.
Pfc. Monserrat Padron re-
ceived the Army Achievement
Medal for notorious service
while performing force pro-
tection duties at the Bagram
Airfield.
Pfc. Corey Eichenberger
received the Joint Service
Achievement Medal for ex-
ceptional achievement in sup-
port of Operation Enduring
Freedom.
Squad leader Staff Sgt.
Robert Norton was awarded
the Bronze Star Medal excep-
tionally notorious service in
a combat zone with exposure
to risk of hostile action dur-
ing Operation Enduring Free-
dom.
Platoon leader 1st Lt.
Zachary Youngsma also was
awarded the Bronze Star
Medal.
All Soldiers in the pla-
toon received the Joint Ser-
vice Commendation Medal
and Afghanistan Campaign
Medal.
training of hundreds of thou-
sands of U.S. troops, visited
the Central Flint Hills Region
to evaluate the “Big Red One”
during the ongoing command
post training exercise, Unified
Endeavor 12-01.
UE 12-01 is the largest
exercise to take place at Fort
Riley since the division’s re-
turn from Germany in 2006
and is designed to prepare the
headquarters to lead a regional
command during an expected
spring rotation to Afghanistan.
The two-week exercise includes
thousands of military and civil-
ian personnel from all services
and five nations.
“(UE 12-01) is the final el-
ement of our training progres-
sion for the upcoming rotation
to make sure we are fully pre-
pared for the mission and chal-
lenges we will face as the divi-
sion headquarters in Regional
Command-East,” said Brig. Fe-
lix Gedney, 1st Inf. Div. deputy
commanding general for transi-
tion.
Driven by a scenario that
simulates day-to-day operations
in Afghanistan, the UE 12-01
script is forcing troops to test
everything from standard op-
erating procedures to lines of
communication.
“We are dealing with a host
of challenges,” said Lt. Col.
Matt Vanwagenen, 1st Inf. Div.
operations officer. “Through
simulations, we are conducting
air operations, resupply mis-
sions, security operations with
our Afghan partners and opera-
tions with the state department
and the government of Afghan-
istan.”
Rodriguez said the division’s
response to these simulated
operations and how well the
Soldiers address whatever chal-
lenges emerge throughout the
scenario are helping assure him
the 1st Inf. Div. will be ready to
assume the mission in eastern
Afghanistan as soon as Big Red
One boots hit the ground.
“We have been at this for
many years, and we don’t have
time to wait for them to get
ready – they have to be ready as
soon as they step (into Afghani-
stan),” the general said.
Echoing Rodriguez’s
thoughts on the importance of
the exercise’s ability to isolate
and fix problems in the divi-
sion’s operation plans, Maj.
Gen. William Mayville, 1st Inf.
Div. and Fort Riley command-
ing general, said he hopes UE
12-01 will help his team answer
one very important question
– is the division doing what it
needs to do to get where they
need to go?
For the exercise’s senior mili-
tary coordinator, the answer to
Mayville’s question is certainly
yes.
“The Big Red One has never
let America down. It is the old-
est division in the United States
Army, the most decorated divi-
sion in the United States Army,
has fought in every major en-
gagement the Army has ever
been engaged in and never once
(has it) failed,” said Col. Chuck
Sexton, commander, Mission
Command Training Program.
“The 1st Infantry Division is
not going to fail now – rest easy
tonight – they are not going to
fail.”
next five years and $487 bil-
lion over the next 10. Panetta
called the budget “a balanced,
complete package” that keeps
the American military the pre-
eminent force in the world.
It is a balanced package,
the secretary said, because
while some programs are elimi-
nated or delayed, others are
increased. The budget looks
to re-shape the military to be
more agile, quick and flexible
that incorporates the lessons
learned in 10 years of war, he
said.
Increasing the number of
special operations forces is key
to the plan, Panetta said, and
special operators will begin to
shift back to their traditional
pre-9/11 mission of instruct-
ing local forces.
The request puts the Army
on a path to drop to 490,000
Soldiers and the Marine Corps
to 182,000 Marines over
five years. Currently, the two
services have 562,000 and
202,000 active-duty members,
respectively. The secretary not-
ed this is still higher than the
numbers on 9/11.
The budget treats the re-
serve components very care-
fully, Panetta said. After a de-
cade of being an integral part
of America’s wars, the reserve
components will not go back
to being a strategic Cold War-
era reserve. The reserves will be
the nation’s hedge against the
unexpected, the secretary said.
“We are making only mar-
ginal reductions in the Army
Reserve and Army National
Guard and no reductions in
the Marine Corps Reserve,”
the secretary said. “The Air
Force will make balanced re-
ductions in the Air Guard that
are consistent with reductions
in the active component and
Air Force Reserve.”
The request also calls for
more base realignments and
closures and a “(Base Realign-
ment and Closure)-like” au-
thority to recommend changes
to military retirement.
“But the president and
department have made clear
that the retirement benefits of
those who currently serve will
be protected by grandfathering
their benefits,” Panetta said.
The budget maintains the
current U.S. focus in the Cen-
tral Command Region and in-
creases American commitment
to the Pacific Command area of
operations. The request looks
to maintain the Navy’s current
11 aircraft carriers and 10 car-
rier air wings, Panetta said. It
also will maintain the current
Marine and Army posture in
the Asia-Pacific Region and
will base littoral combat ships
in Singapore and Bahrain.
The budget will eliminate
two forward-based Army heavy
brigades in Europe. Instead,
brigades will rotate in and out
of the area. The U.S. and Eu-
ropean allies also will look to
share costs for new capabilities,
like the Alliance Ground Sur-
veillance program.
The Navy will retire seven
older cruisers and two amphib-
ious ships early, and the Air
Force will eliminate six tactical
air squadrons.
The budget sinks more
money into technologies to
prevail in an anti-access, aerial-
denial scenario and will fund
the next-generation bomber
and modernization of the sub-
marine fleet.
The F-35 joint strike fighter
is key to maintaining domain
superiority, and the military
remains committed to the pro-
gram, Panetta said.
“But in this budget, we
have slowed procurement to
complete more testing and al-
low for developmental changes
before buying in significant
quantities,” he said.
The budget will maintain
all legs of the nuclear triad –
bombers, ICBMs and subma-
rines – and will invest in sig-
nificantly more capability in
the cyber world, Panetta said.
Panetta stressed the budget
is based on strategy and will
shape the force for the future.
While the pain of cuts will be
felt across the country, he said,
it also will ensure a strong, ag-
ile military for the future.
The budget must pass Con-
gress, and the secretary said he
hopes members of Congress
understand the strategy and
nuances of the budget.
“My hope is that when
members understand the sac-
rifice involved in reducing the
defense budget by half a tril-
lion dollars, it will convince
Congress to avoid sequestra-
tion, a further round of cuts
that would inflict severe dam-
age to our national defense for
generations,” Panetta said.
Although it wound take
more than 20 trips back and
forth to Walter Reed, not an
easy transition Patti said, the
Walkers pulled through with
the help of friends and Family.
“A lot of faith and the love
that we have for each other –
most definitely – that’s what got
us through,” she said.
After serving in rear detach-
ment for his unit, Kevin was
promoted to first sergeant of
Company A, Warrior Transi-
tion Battalion, in 2007; today
he works in operations and
plans, DHHB.
The Walker’s visit to New
York City was hosted by Hope
for the Warriors, a national
nonprofit organization that
supports wounded U.S. service
members, their Families and
Families of the fallen. As part of
the Hope and Morale program,
the Family was treated to a six-
day getaway.
They also received a per-
sonal escort from the New York
Police Department to Times
Square on New Year’s Eve with
their children, Brittany, 19,
Kevin Jr., 9, and Patti’s mother,
Lou Shoup.
“It was a once in a lifetime
event,” Kevin said about his
Family’s first trip to “The Big
Apple.”
After his retirement, Kevin
said he wants to stay in the area
with his Family and hopes to
work in a Department of De-
fense civilian job to continue
helping Soldiers.
“I love the military. It’s what
I’ve done for the past 24 years,”
Kevin said. “This is home.”
Patti said today Kevin is
happier than he’s ever been
because he was able to take ev-
erything bad that happened to
him and turn it into a positive
outcome. Using their experi-
ences to help others, she said,
is what she loves about her job
and her life.
“He’s never complained
about what happened; he’s al-
ways been a Soldier. When
people ask him, ‘Are you angry
about your injuries,’ he always
said, ‘I knew what I was sign-
ing up for 24 years ago, and this
is part of it, and I’m proud to
be a Soldier,’” Patti said. “He’s
the most amazing man I’ve ever
met – my hero.”
“It works both ways,” Kevin
said. “I wouldn’t have been able
to do it without her.”
RODRIGUEZ Continued from page 1
PANETTAContinued from page 1
WALKER Continued from page 1
Another aspect of the train-
ing included key leader en-
gagements. Senior leaders sat
down with role players from
the Afghan National Army
and advised them on ways
they could improve issues in
their command and the sur-
rounding region. The engage-
ments consisted of teams of
leaders from the “Dragon”
Brigade, Soldiers with the
ANA and Afghan translators.
“Knowing how to interact
and work with the Afghans
is as important as training on
our rifle skills and our battle
drills,” said Lt. Col. Thomas
Vogel, commander, Security
Force Assistance Team, 4th
IBCT.
Throughout the training,
Soldiers attended about 15
briefs, some of which includ-
ed culture overview, Islamic
overview, Government of the
Islamic Republic of Afghani-
stan, a block of instruction
on the Afghan National Secu-
rity Force, counter insurgency,
training foreign forces, rap-
port building and key leader
engagements.
“I think that this training
is important because it gives
you cultural awareness as far
as how Afghans are, how Af-
ghanistan’s Army works, the
commanders intent, so every-
one has perspective where we
are going to and the environ-
ment we will be in,” said Staff
Sgt. Casey Marlow, forward
observer, Co. A, 2nd Battal-
ion, 16th Infantry Regiment,
4th IBCT.
Powell said he hoped
through the training Soldiers
would have a better under-
standing of Afghan culture, so
when they go on their deploy-
ment, they can better train
and advise their counterparts.
According to Marlow, that
is exactly what he took away
from the training.
“This gives a better un-
derstanding on how to oper-
ate with another force from
another country,” he said. “I
like it. I would recommend
that anyone going on a de-
ployment attend training like
this. There (are) certain things
we don’t train enough on,
and this helps a lot. I think
it’s good. I’ve enjoyed it and
learned a lot.”
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February is Celebrating Cou-
ples Month. Events to strengthen
military couples’ relationships
include:
• Development Training for
Professionals – 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Feb. 7, Riley’s Conference Center
• Get your Groove Back – 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 7, Riley’s Confer-
ence Center
• We ARE Teammates work-
shops – 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 9
and 10, Riley’s Concerence Center
Premarital Relationship Enrich-
ment Program – 1 to 4 p.m. Feb.
16 ad 23, Army Community Ser-
vice, Building 7264.
For more information, call 785-
239-9435.
The next Fort Riley Network,
a meeting to learn about activi-
ties happening on post, will be
at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 3 at Rally Point
Bingo. For more information, call
785-240-1251.
Picerne Military Housing will
host a Family Game Night from
6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Forsyth
Neighborhood Center. All on-post
Family housing residents are invit-
ed to attend. The event will include
board games and activities for chil-
dren of all ages, snacks and prizes.
Children must be accompanied by
an adult. For more information,
contact your neighborhood office.
A comedy night will be at 8
p.m. Feb. 4 at Rally Point Bingo.
Doors open at 7 p.m. The show is
$10 in advance or $12 at the door.
Attendees must be 18 or older. For
more information, call 785-784-
5434.
Riley’s Conference Center
will host a beer tasting event
from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 4. A
limited number of $10 tickets are
available. Participants must be 21
to participate. Tickets are available
at Riley’s Conference Center and at
Army Air and Force Exchange Ser-
vices locations.
Riley’s Conference Center will
host a Sweetheart Dinner and
Dance from 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 10
and 11. Celebrate Valentine’s Day
with your loved one at this event
that will include a cocktail hour
and hors d’ oeuveres, a four-course
gourmet meal, and live music and
dancing. For more information,
call 785-784-1000.
The Fort Riley Library will
host a valentine’s day event from
1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 11 at Riley’s Con-
ference Center. The event includes
snacks, games and crafts. For more
information, call 785-239-5305.
A women’s conference will
take place Feb. 24 at Riley’s Con-
ference Center. The conference is
free to attend. Lunch will be pro-
vided at a cast. To register, call 785-
239-5614.
Sessions of the Resilient
Spouse Academy, a weeklong
training for military spouses that
teaches suicide intervention, re-
sponding to reports of abuse or
neglect, Master Resilience Training
and financial resilience, in 2012
will take place:
-March 5 to 9
-June 4 to 8
-Sept. 10 to 14
For more information or to reg-
ister, call 785-239-9435.
Upcoming USO Fort Riley No
Dough Dinners in 2012 will be
from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Building
7856 on Drum Street on Custer
Hill. Some dinner locations may
change. For information, call 785-
240-5326 or email usofortriley@
uso.org. USO Fort Riley also is on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/
usofortriley. Click on “Events” to
see the most up to date informa-
tion for No Dough Dinners. Dates
for dinners are:
Feb. 13 and 29
March 14 and 29
April 12 and 30
May 14 and 31
June 14 and 28
July 12 and 31
Aug. 14 and 30
Sept. 13 and 28
Oct. 12 and 30
Nov. 14
Dec. 13
IN BRIEF
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By Dena O’Dell
1ST INF. DIV. POST
Ware Elementary School stu-
dents learned about roping, racing
and riding Jan. 26 when four mem-
bers of the Kansas State University’s
Rodeo Club traveled to the school
to do a presentation about the ro-
deo.
The presentation was in honor
of Kansas Day.
“It was a way of promoting the
history of Kansas to kids at Ware,”
said Valarie Lamoreaux-Reist,
Family support coordinator at the
school. “Since a lot of the kids are
not from Kansas, we wanted to
show them a little bit of the history
and heritage of Kansas. Rodeo has a
history in Kansas and continues to
be a part of Kansas culture.”
K-State Rodeo Club members
‘Ware Bears’ learn about rodeo, history
Dena O’Dell | POST
K-State Rodeo Club Member Trenton Heinen, left, answers a question posed by kindergart-
ner James Coccarelli, second from right, about the rodeo while, from left to right, kinder-
gartners Hailey Williams, Nicholas Rodriguez, Jayda Burton, Coccarelli and Bradley Mattson
look on during the rodeo club’s Jan. 26 visit to Ware Elementary School. The visit was hosted
as part of Kansas Day activities at Ware.
Let’s ride
See RODEO CLUB, page 14
By Pamela Redford
1ST INF. DIV. POST
Students at Morris Hill Elemen-
tary School celebrated Kansas’ 151th
birthday in a unique way Jan. 26
by attending an old-fashioned barn
dance, complete with folk music and
traditional dancing.
Kansas Day, a celebration of the
state’s admission to the Union on
Jan. 29, 1861, gave the students more
than just a chance to party. Learning
the history of Kansas through special
lessons within the classroom was just
the start of the school day.
Guest speakers and performers
from the Milford Nature Center,
Flint Hills Old Timer’s Band, Geary
County Historical Society and the
Territorial Troubadours treated stu-
dents to the sights and sounds early
Kansans experienced.
“We wanted to view things from
the settlers’ and the Native Ameri-
cans’ perspective,” said Anita Rogge,
first-grade teacher, adding students
were quite surprised by the types of
entertainment early Kansans enjoyed,
versus the televisions and gaming sys-
tems of today.
Territorial Troubadour Eric Childs
said band members, who all dressed
in periodic clothing for the event,
were very excited about performing at
the school.
“We’re trying to bring attention
to the First Territorial Capital …
Learning about Kansas history is part
of their standards in the education
world,” he said.
After a half an hour of music and
merriment, students went back to
their classrooms for a snack of freshly
churned butter and crackers.
Local students celebrate Kansas Day with barn dance
By Melony Gabbert
1STINF. DIV. POST
Several Valentine-themed events
will be offered at Fort Riley in Febru-
ary.
Designed for couples, an evening
of dinner and dancing will be from 6
to 10 p.m. on both Feb. 10 and 11 at
Riley’s Conference Center.
From 6 to 7 p.m., cocktails and
hors d’oeuvres will be served. A four-
course gourmet-plated dinner will be
served at 7 p.m., followed by dancing
to music provided by a local disc jock-
ey, according to Chris Downs, man-
ager, Riley’s Conference Center. There
is no dress code for the event. Dress
is as formal or informal as attendees
desire, Downs said.
No tickets will be sold at the event.
Tickets are now on sale and must be
purchased before the event at Riley’s
Conference Center. Cost is $25 per
person.
In the past, attendance for the
event has been good, Downs said.
This year, two evenings are planned
because of the large number of rede-
ployed Soldiers on post.
For more information, call 785-
784-1000.
All age groups are welcome to at-
tend a Valentine’s party from 1 to 3
p.m. Feb. 11 at the Fort Riley Library.
Activities will include making val-
entines, a scavenger hunt with prizes,
pin the arrow on the heart and a pos-
sible outdoor heart drawing contest,
weather permitting, said Terri Sea-
man, project manager, Fort Riley Li-
brary.
Participants also will be treated
to heart-shaped cookies and punch.
For more information, call 785-239-
9582.
Custer Hill Bowling Center will
host a Valentine’s Day Family Bowl
and Wacky Tournament from 11
a.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 13. For $30 per
lane, bowlers will receive two hours of
“glow” bowling, including shoe rental,
one large pizza and a pitcher of soda.
For more information, call 785-239-
4366.
Fort Riley
to host
Valentine’s
Day events
A traditional barn dance Jan. 26 at Morris Hill Elementary School
gives students an opportunity to cut loose on the dance floor and
learn about the history of Kansas at the same time.
By Melony Gabbert
1ST INF. DIV. POST
With a population influx and par-
ents sometimes deployed, Fort Riley
Middle School staff members wanted
to present opportunities for as many
parents as possible to participate in the
education of their children, according
to Joe Handlos, principal, FRMS.
That was the driving force for what
started as an open house more than
10 years ago to grow into what is now
called the “Souper Bowl.”
This year’s Souper Bowl was Jan.
23 at the school.
The Souper Bowl is not only an
open house, but also is a science fair,
a brief beginning band concert and an
opportunity for Families to eat dinner
together free of charge.
With more than 80 staff members
and 150 students participating, the
Souper Bowl is a big production, Han-
dlos said.
Students formally participated in
the event by providing active science
fair demonstrations, acting as guides,
providing information in selected
classrooms, handing out flyers with
maps printed on them, by playing
orchestral instruments during dinner
and by participating in the beginning
band concert.
One student, Katie Ollar, who
provided science fair demonstrations,
compared the event to a magic show.
Ollar said she was so excited about the
event, she left a detailed message about
it for her parents that morning.
Her mother, Sue, smiling, said she
attended because of the note.
The science fair project displays,
titled, “Carnival of Knowledge,” were
divided into sixth-, seventh- and
eighth-grade displays.
Judging took place the previous
Friday, Handlos said, and science
teachers were provided substitute
teachers in their classrooms for the day
to allow the judging to occur. Other
staff members aided in judging the
more than 500 projects.
Displays selected as regional quali-
fiers will be taken to Emporia State
University in February, according to
FRMS celebrates more than 10 years of Souper Bowl
K-State Rodeo
Club member
Isaac Spear,
left, asks stu-
dents a ques-
tion about the
rodeo during
the rodeo club’s
Jan. 26 visit to
Ware Elementa-
ry School. The
visit was a part
of Kansas Day
activities at the
school.
Dena O’Dell
POST
Melony Gabbert | POST
Teachers at FRMS serve Families a free chili and cinnamon roll
dinner during Souper Bowl Jan. 23 at the school. Other Souper
Bowl activities included a science fair, band concert and open
house.
See SOUPER BOWL, page 14

By Col. William Clark
GARRISON COMMANDER
O
ne of my top pri-
orities as the garrison
commander at Fort
Riley is safety. It is something
I take very seriously, and it
is something I feel we need
to work together to improve
every day. On- and off-duty
accidents can affect our work-
place, and we must ensure
we are mitigating risks to
minimize accidents.
From the highest levels
of the Army, this is a prior-
ity. So much so, safety is one
of the key lines of effort in
the Installation Management
Command’s Campaign Plan
2012-2020. The campaign
plan, now in its fourth ver-
sion as of November 2011,
maps out the way forward for
IMCOM in
order to pro-
vide Soldiers,
Civilians and
their Families
with a quality
of life com-
mensurate
with the qual-
ity of their
service. In
the campaign plan, IMCOM
identifies five keys to success
in achieving optimal safety on
our installation. They are:
• Effective privately owned
vehicle – motorcycle and auto
– safety programs in place
• Heightened safety aware-
ness across the command
• Employ hazard control
measures to foster a safe work-
ing and living environment
• Require and promote
safe and healthy practices
in professional and personal
activities
• Support senior com-
mander’s safety and occupa-
tional health programs
Fort Riley already imple-
ments several programs to
help meet these keys to suc-
cess.
For example, Fort Riley’s
Garrison Safety Office offers
a four-hour defensive driv-
ing course and has car and
motorcycle simulators to help
drivers sharpen their skills on
the road.
Classes are available for
Soldiers, Family members and
civilians, and once completed
may make drivers eligible for
insurance discounts.
Our commanders under-
stand the importance of safety
and encourage use of tools to
mitigate risks. Tools include
the use of the Composite
Risk Management system as
the primary decision-making
process to identify hazards,
reduce risk and prevent loss.
For those traveling, use of
Travel Risk Planning System,
or TRiPS, is encouraged, if
not required.
Further, according to the
campaign plan, “Command-
ers and leaders will lead the
way in changing behavior to
prevent accidents and will
empower Soldiers, Families
and civilians at all levels to
speak up when they see some-
one ignoring safety rules or
doing something risky. Safety
is everyone’s business and it
is our responsibility to ensure
safe performance in all we do.
Everyone will be held account-
able for accident prevention.”
With that, I ask that you
help ensure you and your bat-
tle buddy, friend or coworker
are always keeping safety in
mind. Utilize the resources at
your disposal. And if you see
something that appears unsafe,
notify your unit or organiza-
tion’s safety officer or contact
the safety office.
The Garrison Safety Office
offers training and informa-
tion on all safety matter, rang-
ing from defensive driving to
severe weather safety.
For more information on
training and training materials
or any of the programs men-
tioned above, call the safety
office at 785-239-2514 or visit
www.1id.army.mil/UnitPage.
aspx?unit=usag.safety.
Remember, a safe culture
extends far beyond just get-
ting behind the wheel of your
vehicle. Safety is one of my
top priorities, but it requires
your help to maintain a safe
environment at Fort Riley.
To comment on this article
or suggest a topic for the Com-
munity Corner, send an email
to rile.post.newspaper@conus.
army.mil.
Col.
Clark
COMMUNITY CORNER
Safetytoppriority;requireseffortfromall,commandersays
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By Melony Gabbert
1ST INF. DIV. POST
More than 1,100 students
at Jefferson and Ware elemen-
tary schools will take part in
Military Saves Week and sign
a “Saver Pledge” Feb. 19 to 26,
according to William Brooks,
manager, Armed Forces Bank,
Fort Riley.
The bank will work with lo-
cal students as part of the 2012
Military Saves Campaign.
To kickoff the campaign,
Jo Ann Rooney, acting under
secretary of defense, signed a
memorandum designating the
week of Feb. 19 to 26 as Mili-
tary Saves Week. The military
community is invited to join
federal, state and local resourc-
es, including military banks
and credit unions to focus on
financial readiness, reduce debt
and save money.
On Feb. 3, Garrison Com-
mander Col. William Clark
will sign a “Military Saves Week
proclamation, Brooks said.
The Armed Forces Bank will
host contests for students at the
two elementary schools, as well
as brainstorming activities and
bank tours.
Students at the schools will
sign the Saver Pledge, which
states: “I promise to help my-
self by saving money and using
debt responsibly or not at all.
I promise to help my Family,
our friends and my neighbors
by encouraging them to do the
same.”
During the week, all Armed
Forces Bank branches will de-
posit $10 into any new savings
accounts.
“One checking account
can have up to five savings ac-
counts attached to it, so some-
one could break the bank that
week,” Brooks said.
The bank also will waive the
minimum deposit requirement
for 12 months for accounts
opened during Military Saves
Week.
In addition to Military Saves
Week, another program the
bank offers – the Saving Cents
program – is designed to make
saving easy. The program allows
all purchases made on Visa deb-
it or check cards to be rounded
up to the nearest dollar with the
rounded up amount transferred
into up to five attached savings
accounts. Members can elect to
have amounts rounded up from
$1 to as much as $5 per trans-
action.
Students to celebrate
savings in February
• U.S. Army Combat
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• Composite Risk
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army.mil/crm/
• Travel Risk Planning
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• Fort Riley Garrison
Safety Office: www.1id.
army.mil/UnitPage.
aspx?unit=usag.safety
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