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DAIG TOWN HALLUnfortunately, the DAIG Town Hall scheduled for this evening has been cancelled. However, we would like to invite everyone to attend a special Town Hall meeting with the Fort Jackson Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson, and the U.S. Army Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Nadja West, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23 at the Post Chapel. Lt. Gen. West will be offering the latest updates on Army Medicine as it �##� �� " �� 3�!�� the greater Fort Jackson area, and will be available to answer your questions.

JAN. 18Budgeting, Banking andManaging Checking AccountsFinancial Readiness Program, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., 9810 Lee Road, room 119. Come learn the basics of budgeting, banking and managing your checking account. This is a great class for those with new bank accounts or teens who need to learn the basics of "�� &��# ��$ �� (��751-5256 to RSVP.

JAN. 23Story Time at the Library11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Thomas Lee Hall Library. Join us for a dinosaur Storytime at the Library. We will read dinosaur stories, sing a dinosaur song, and then make a dinosaur craft to take home. This event is free. For more information, contact 751-5589.

JAN. 23Protestant Women of theChapel Spring Kick-off9 a.m., Bayonet Chapel 9476 Kemper Road.Protestant Women of the Chapel will hold its spring kick-off, “Renewed in Him” program. The event begins with fellowship, worship, and lunch. Childcare is provided

and home schoolers are welcome. Contact [email protected] for more information.

JAN. 26Army Civilian AppreciationDay Professional Forum9:15-10:30 a.m., Solomon Center. Army Civilians are required to attend this forum with the exception of key essential personnel critical in supporting the training mission.

Civilian Appreciation Day LuncheonFort Jackson will hold a Civilian Appreciation Day Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 26. Civilian employees on Fort Jackson are invited to attend. Tickets are $11 each and will be on sale until Jan. 19. For more information contact Capt. Jen Biser at 751-9592 or via email at [email protected].

JAN. 30Coupon Craze!Financial Readiness Program, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. 9810 Lee Road, room 119. Come learn the art of doubling, tripling and stacking coupons, price matching and more. Get tips on how to prepare for grocery store trips. This is a great opportunity to learn new strategies, meet other coupon users and share your own ideas. Each class participant will receive a special gift, compliments of Army Community Service. Call 751-5256 to RSVP.

FEB. 92-29 Marksmanship Competition9 a.m. Aachen Range. The 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment will be hold a marksmanship competition to sharpen staff and cadre weapons skills. For more information contact Chaplain (Capt.) Anthony Keim at [email protected].

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ON THE COVERRonesha Stigger tries

on Army issue body armor and helmet during Fort Jack-son’s Come Meet

Your Army Tour at the Joe E. Mann Center.

Stigger and other members of the com-

munity were invited on post to witness

trainees going through the Night

Infiltration Course.SEE PAGE 3

Photo by Robert Timmons

Are you interested in learning more about the Fort Jackson Sportsman Club? Come to a meeting of the Sportsman Ad-visory Council Working Groups.

The Cycling working group meets the second Thursday of each month. The group will meet from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. to-day at Magruders Pub. The group leader Maj. Stephen McKinney can be contacted at (803)751-1041 or [email protected].

The Recreational Shooting and Ad-venture Racing/Running Working groups will hold a meeting on 4 p.m. Jan. 30 in Magruder’s Pub. This is meeting allows

personnel who were on block leave dur-�� " �� !!� �� attend. Maj. Matthew Hintz is the lead for both working groups and can be con-tacted at 751-7629 or [email protected].

The Hunting and Angling WG meeting will coincide with the Sports-man Club monthly meeting on the third Thursday of each month. The next work-ing group will meet at 4 p.m. today at Al-pine lodge. The group leader Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis Wesson can be contacted at 751-8037 or [email protected].

SPORTSMAN’S ADVISORY COUNCIL

NEWS

Col. Joseph McLamb, Fort Jackson and Army Training Center deputy commanding officer gives a brief overview of Fort Jackson’s mission during the post’s Come Meet Your Army Tour Jan. 16.

By ROBERT TIMMONSFort Jackson Leader

For most of the year, training at Fort Jackson goes un-seen by the community surrounding the installation except for a few times a year when the post opens its gates and gives a glimpse of what Basic Combat Training entails.

Tuesday was one such occasion as the post held a Come Meet Your Army Tour to provide individuals from the sur-rounding community an opportunity to see how Soldiers train at the Army’s largest and busiest training center.

Community members from across the Midlands gath-ered at the Joe E. Mann Center on Fort Jackson to hear a A�� 1�$ ��"�� A��!��$�#� ��$��$�� =�� %�"�� (�� '�� from 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment slither across �� #��!�� " ��

“When I saw we could participate I thought it was a real-ly good opportunity for me to understand real time, in per-

son what these Soldiers go through,” said Haidee Stith, who works at the South Carolina Military Base Task Force, an organization that aims to help military installations across the state. “I’ve been to graduations and heard people give presentations about training, but to be there and see what Soldiers have to do will help me better appreciate what they do.”

Charles Stith, who accompanied Haidee, has lived near Fort Jackson all his life yet never witnessed training before.

“I grew up (not far from Fort Jackson) as a kid and heard people and drills all my life, but I’ve never been out here and witnessed anything like this before,” he said.

While Charles might have been new to Army training, Jasmine Cox has seen it and lived it before.

Cox went through the NIC “back in basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri in 2015,” she said. “I got to ex-perience it and wanted to see if it was as scary watching it from the outside while people navigate the course.”

Photos by ROBERT TIMMONS

Midlands community meets the Army, watches trainees crawl under fire

A Soldier speaks to members of the Midlands commu-nity after an interation of Fort Jackson’s Night Infiltra-tion Course, Jan. 16 during one the installation Come Meet Your Army Tours. See TOUR: Page 12-13

NEWS

By LT. COL. CINDI KINGSouth Carolina National Guard

With wintry weather making an early arrival throughout South Carolina, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division reminds citizens to stay prepared for winter storms and keep supplies on hand for the effects that bring extreme cold tem-peratures, ice, power outages, and other risks.

“It’s early in the winter season and South Caro-lina has already had snow and ice in the Upstate, Midlands, and Low Country,” said Derrec Becker, the South Carolina Emergency Management Public Information Director. “We generally experience this type of winter weather in the Upstate early in win-ter, but having these arctic blasts and forecasted pre-cipitation could indicate more snow and ice, mak-ing for a long season where citizens need to remain vigilant.”

As recently as Jan. 4, the South Carolina Army National Guard was called to support the South Car-

olina Highway Patrol during the winter storm that impacted Charleston and along the I95 corridor with four wrecker teams to assist keeping routes clear.

“We had wrecker teams positioned along Inter-state 95 exits to assist the Highway Patrol when large trucks hit ice and slid off the roads,” said Col. David Gayle, the Joint Operations Center Director for the South Carolina National Guard. “Our wreck-ers were able to pull them out of ditches and keep things moving.”

Becker encourages residents to take advantage when roads are clear and not wait until snow and ice are predicted to arrive to put together a disaster plan.

“There are many risks associated with winter that aren’t solely related to the icy roads and cold tem-peratures,” said Becker. “Unfortunately, we have had citizens lose their lives due to carbon monoxide from faulty heaters and using generators indoors.”

See WINTER: Page 15

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Howard Sanders, a senior mechanic in the 1118th Combat Support Field Services Company, Field Maintenance Shop 13, South Carolina Army National Guard, assists clearing a tractor trailer from the interstate 95 corridor following a snow storm Jan. 4 that impacted South Carolina.

Photo by LT. COL. CINDI KING

South Carolinians urged to stay vigilant this winter

There are many risks associated with

winter that aren’t solely related to the icy roads and cold

temperatures.

— Derrec Becker,S.C. Emergency Management

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Fort JacksonGate Operation Hours

GATE 1��Open 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for inbound and outbound traffic.

GATE 2��Open around the clock daily.

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GATE 5��Open 5 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday for inbound and outbound traffic.

��Closed 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

��Reopened 4 to 6 p.m. for out-bound traffic only.

��Open 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Satur-day and Sunday.

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Fort JacksonMovie Schedule3319 Jackson Blvd. Phone: 751-7488

This week’s showtimes were unavailable at press time. Visit WWW.SHOPMYEXCHANGE.COM for upcoming movie schedules as they become available.

TICKETSAdult: $6 / Child (6 to 11): $4

3-D TICKETSAdult: $8 / Child (6 to 11): $6 � Ticket sales open 30 minutes before each movie.� Movie times and schedule are subject to change without notice.

January 18, 2018 The Fort Jackson Leader

‘It was an honor to know him’

NEWS

ACS schedulesscholarship seminarsBy LATRICE LANGSTONFort Jackson Leader

When you hear the word, scholarship, what comes to mind? If a endless list of organizations decorated with round Kelly green click here buttons that are broken links or worse links that drop you off at the wrong end of a “phishing” pond overwhelm you to the point of wanting to change topics; you are not alone. The good news is you don’t have to navigate the scholarship frontier alone.

Army Community Service will host the Scholarship Seminar for Family mem-bers, Jan. 31 and Feb. 13 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. This seminar will teach you the three R’s of locking down the right scholarship; research, record and react. It will help you understand the cost of attending college, introduce you to tools that will help pre-dict future education expenses and give �� !�� '� �� "�� -vilian scholarships. Knowing the universe has free money for your education is the easy part; accessing that free money, not so much. Make plans to attend the Schol-arship Seminar for Family members �� '�� "�� # ��with debt free college education. Res-ervations to attend the workshop are re-quested two days prior to the event. Call 751-9460/5456 or email Sherry Major at [email protected] to register today.

LEGAL NOTICEPvt. Pierce Douglas Shannon, 23, of

Maumelle passed away Jan. 5. Any per-son who has property belonging to Pvt. Pierce Douglas Shannon, to whom Pvt. Shannon is indebted, or anyone who is indebted to Pvt. Shannon, contact his �� #" � �� 9��Danny C. Bungcayao, at 803-751-4302 or [email protected].

Volunteers needed for Good News Club��!!� ��5#" ��1-

ing 15 volunteers to assist with the Good News Club. The Good News Club will be conducted once a week after school at C.C. Pinckney Elementary School begin-ning Feb. 1.


Staff Sgt. Jereld C. Robinson’s smile and charisma were some things friends, Soldiers and leaders of 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment said they would remem-ber most about him.

The battalion held a memorial service to honor the human resources sergeant Jan. 10 at the Magruder Chapel on post.

“He was one of the most outgoing indi-viduals I’ve ever met,” said Sgt. 1st Class Kimberly McKenzie, a longtime friend '��'� 1�� !� ��#" �� #� � ��902nd Military Intelligence Brigade at Fort Meade, Maryland.

G�� '�� C" �� #� ��D�thought to enter her mind when thinking

of Robinson. “In his words, showing all 32 teeth.”

One of Robinson’s coworkers agreed.Sgt. Marjorie Ashley, a human resourc-

es specialist in the 2nd Bn., 13th Inf. Reg. personnel shop said, “I appreciate his cha-risma, his leadership style” and mentorship.

Battalion leadership also praised Robin-son’s strong work ethic.

C>�� $� ��#�� D��9��Col. Jason Pieri, 2nd Bn., 13th Inf. Reg. commander, during the service. “We re-member a man who volunteered to serve his country in a time of war. And we re-member a Soldier and leader who strived for excellence in everything he did.”

Robinson enlisted in the Army on Jan. 3, 2007 as a culinary specialist and attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson.

His assignments included tours with 14th @�� &� �� 9�'�� >��-ington; 19th Adjutant General Battalion in Seoul, Korea; 369th AG Battalion on Fort Jackson; 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Red Cloud, Korea; 308th Military Intelli-gence Battalion at Fort Meade, Maryland; and with the 193rd Infantry Brigade. He also deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Robinson is survived by his wife, Pepcie and children: Jereld Robinson Jr., Cayden Smalls, Jiyah Robinson, and Jeremiah Rob-inson.

Robinson’s company commander also lauded him saying he will remember him as a “hard working individual and solid lead-er. It was an honor to know him. He was a great teammate and Soldier.”

Lt. Col. Jason Pieri, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment commander, speaks about Staff Sgt. Jereld C. Robin-son, a human resources specialist, during a memorial service Jan. 10 at Magruder Chapel.

Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS

Friends and Family remember Staff Sgt. Jereld C. Robinson

Team building

Trainees from Charlie Com-pany, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, work through the various ob-

stacles Jan. 10 at the Team Development Course on Fort Jackson. The trainees are in Red Phase of Basic Combat Training where they learn to work as a team and work on

their discipline before ad-vancing through to the next

phase.

Photo by LATRICE LANGSTON

NEWS

ADDRESSES,PHONE NUMBERS

� Anderson Street Chapel, 2335

Anderson St., 751-7032

� Bayonet Chapel, 9476 Kemper St.,

751-4101/4542

� Chaplain Family Life Center, Bldg

5460, 751-4961

� Daniel Circle Chapel, 3359 Daniel

Circle, 751-1297/4478

� Education Center, 4581 Scales

Ave.

� Fort Jackson Garrison Chaplain and Religious Support Office, 4356

Hardee St., 751-3121/6318

� McCrady Chapel, 3820 McCrady

Road at McCrady Training Center,

751-7324

� Magruder Chapel, 4360 Magruder

Ave., 751-3883

� Main Post Chapel, 4580 Scales

Ave., 751-6469/6681

� Warrior Chapel (120th Adjutant General Battalion), 1895 Washington

St., 751-5086/7427

CATHOLICSunday� 7:30 a.m., Confessions, Solomon Center� 8 a.m., IET Mass, Solomon Center� 9:30 a.m., CCD, Education Center� 9:30 a.m., Mass, Main Post Chapel� 10:30 a.m., Reconciliation (after Mass or by appointment), Main Post Chapel

Monday through Thursday, First Friday11:30 a.m., Mass, Main Post Chapel

CHURCH OF CHRISTSunday10:30 a.m., Worship Service, Magruder Chapel

EASTERN ORTHODOXSunday9 a.m., Worship and Liturgy, Hospital Chapel

JEWISHSunday� 9:15 a.m., Worship, Anderson Street Chapel� 10:15 a.m., Fellowship, Anderson Street Chapel

LATTER-DAY SAINTS

Sunday10:30 a.m., Worship Service, Anderson Street Chapel

ISLAMICFriday12:45 p.m., Jumah Services, Main Post Chapel

Sunday8 a.m., Islamic studies, Main Post Chapel

PAGANSunday11 a.m., Pagan Circle Sacred Well Congregation worship and study, Magruder Chapel

HISPANIC PROTESTANTSunday9 a.m., Worship Service, Magruder Chapel

PROTESTANTSunday� 8 a.m., Worship Service, Main Post Chapel� 8:30 a.m., Anglican/Liturgical, Bayonet Chapel� 9 a.m., Service, McCrady Chapel (SCARNG), McCrady Chapel

� 9:15 a.m., Adult Bible Study, main Post Chapel� 9:30 a.m., Sunday School, Main Post Chapel� 10 a.m., Gospel Worship Service, Daniel Circle Chapel� 11 a.m., Service, Main Post Chapel� 11 a.m., Chapel Next, Bayonet Chapel� 5 p.m., Aspire! Protestant Youth, Chaplain Family Life Center

Monday� 7 p.m., Protestant Women of the Chapel Woman’s Bible Study, Main Post Chapel

� 7 p.m., Protestant Men of the Chapel, Bible Study, Chaplain Family Life Center

Tuesday� 9 a.m., Protestant Women of the Chapel, Main Post Chapel

Wednesday� 12 p.m., Protestant Bible Study, SSI Library� 7 p.m., Gospel Bible Study, Daniel Circle chapel

Thursday� 11:45 a.m., Fresh Encounter Bible Study, Chaplain Family Life Center

FORT JACKSON WORSHIP SCHEDULE

NEWS

Biggest Loser Challenge runs through April 2

After the New Year people across America will resolve to do better at this, or to quit that. They will look to quit smoking, eat less, work-out more, shed those unwanted pounds, get rid of those dreaded love handles and even spend hard earned money to join that new gym in town.

Unfortunately, virtually all of these resolu-�� #�� "��'��all the resolutions of years past. An article in ��G�#"��3�� C=�'�<�� B��resolutions are bound to fail. Try this instead,” highlighted how an estimated 92 percent of New <�� B�� '��#��

I usually fall into that demographic. I have re-solved to shed weight and slim down so I could get into my prized jeans with the 34-inch waist for years only to see my goal pass quickly by as I sat on the couch staring at whatever was on the television.

However, an interview I conducted in April 2017 opened up my eyes, showing the error of my ways and getting me off my fourth point of contact.

I had interviewed Capt. Renzie Rahim, with Moncrief Army Health Clinic about the Army � ��(�� B��(��&�� >��3 �� '�� !�� supervisors work with health care professionals to allow workers to take time during their work week to hit the gym and get in shape. He looked �� "�� '�� 1��'��# ��C5��%�� !��each morning.”

Little did he know, by that time I had become �� %� ��B��'��1�# �� to the refrigerator for another snack without get-�� 4>��%�'��B��$��$��%�'��-ting closer to it than I ever wanted.) I was shocked and happy he would see me doing something like that and resolved to change myself.

2��" ��!�'�� '�� '��%��A mobile phone application helped me count the calories and keep them to a manageable level. You have no idea how many calories you eat until you begin to count each one. A 2,000 calorie diet ��B�� '�� reach, or exceed, your daily limit.

5�� !� �#� '�� '�� %� �� %� �� ##� �� $��!��!��'��1-��#�'��" �� !-ping up the pace to a jog before being able to run four miles without a hitch.

%B��"��!� ��&� ��0� 1��$��%�have slimmed down; I feel better and my produc-tivity has improved dramatically. The hard work !�� ##� �� %� �� ! �� !�� %B�� "��%��$��%��$��"��8��

%��'��$��B��&� ��0� 1�� ##� �� ! �� !��! �� "�� ! �� 1�� (&>3�� F� � �� #� &��2� ��>��#� �� B��9�� Challenge 2018 that can help. The post also holds various exercise events throughout the year.

��9�� (��.�$��0��2 and runs through April 2. Contestants can com-!�� "��'�� #�� &�� 2>�� ##� '��help entrants to reach their goals through group exercise classes and healthy eating consultations.

As Carol McCoy, a human resource specialist with ATC said in an interview last year about the (&>3��C'��D�

&� ��%�� $��$�� -"�� "�� #�"��#�� !��&� ��0� 1�� -bers have resources at their disposal to help them "�� !�� =�'�<�� B�� they just need to step out of their comfort zone.

Community members looking for more infor-�� 9�� (�� 751-3700.


Robert Timmons is a 20-year Army veteran and the command information officer for Fort Jackson.

I did it on my own, but

you don’t have to. Fort Jackson has

many different programs to help improve your overall

fitness.

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GET FIT, STAY FIT IN 2018

Biggest Loser Challenge 2018Choose one of these categories: Fitness,

Weight Loss or Total Lifestyle Change. Fort

Jackson Fitness and Wellness Department

staff will help you reach your goals with

personal training, healthy eating consul-

tations, and group exercise. And remem-

ber, all classes are free. The event runs until

April 2. For more information, call 751-3700.

By SGT. DAVID ERSKINE263rd Army Air MissileDefense Command

The South Carolina National Guard held a graduation ceremony for its Patriot missile sys-�� ! �� " ��#��1��#� ��National Guard. The program provides sustain-�� #� � �+@� 3�� " �� -hanced operators, trains 14A air defense artil-�� #" � ��$ ��!��3�� air defense, and provides the prerequisite train-ing for 140E Air and Missile Defense Systems Tactician / Technician and the Air Defense Ar-tillery Fire Control Operations.

During the ceremony held Jan. 6, 2018 in (��$�� (� �� '� ��recognized after they completed eight months of

� ��$��(� ��=��Guard’s 263rd Army Air Missile Defense Com-mand.

C��! ��%��! ��#�'�� - �!��D�� E��& ��1�� !�-ty commander for the 263rd AAMDC. “You are ��" �� '�� ! �� $��D

The 263rd AAMDC and the Ft. Bliss Capa-$�� F��!�� %�� (�� this class to ensure National Guard Soldiers have a solid understanding of the Patriot mis-sile system for future joint training exercises and deployments. The attendees completed �� '��1��'�� $�� 1��'��$��3�-� ��'��!��$��'��!��integrate the Patriots into the joint operational

environment. C�� '�� !�� 3��

� ��! �� A�� 1��'��1��them ready and relevant for operations in any �� D�� C>�� #� ��6 �� '��1�� ;�� $� ��3�-triot units.”

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C�� #� �� $�� 3�� '�� B�� '�� '�� 3�� D� ��(�� '� �� @�� (�� #� � ��678th AIr Defense Brigade in the South Caro-lina Army National Guard.

We are on the cutting edge for

total Army growth, making our

organization ready to command and

control subordinate Patriot units.

— Brig. Gen.Frank Rice

deputy commander

for the 263rd AAMDC

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NEWS

Soldiers from the 263rd Army Air Missile Defense Command and 678th Air Defense Brigade, S.C. National Guard, graduate the Patriot missile training program at a ceremony held Jan. 6 in Columbia. The eight month-long training was conducted by the South Carolina Army National Guard in order for air defense Sol-diers to have a better understanding of the Patriot missile weapons system and enhance their capabilities to manage this asset.

Photos by SGT. DAVID ERSKINE

S.C. National Guard leads the way with firstPatriot training program graduating class

NEWS

‘I became a soldier ...’ 1st Battalion,13th Infantry Regiment

PVT. OLIVIA AVENDANO, 19California

“I joined the Army so that I could have a stable foundation to start ��$��career.”

“The Army wasn’t what I thought it would be, the drill sergeants aren’t jerks, they actually ��$��or if you’re crying. Your battle buddies become your best friends, and you will stay in contact even when you’re all out of basic training, and the Basic Com-bat Training food is actually really good.”

“The most challenging part of basic for me was the rucksack marches.”

“My MOS is 31E – Military Police Prison Guard.”“Ten years from now I see myself still in the Na-

tional Guard and learning more about my MOS.”

SPC. PAMELA KONKEN, 23Stockbridge, Georgia

;��<��join the Army because I wanted to be a part of something bigger than myself.”

“I knew we would have to work together in Basic Combat Training, but I didn’t realize how impor-tant getting along with each other would be.”

“The military is a different lifestyle so learning all of the customs and traditions was a little challeng-ing for me.”

;=�=>@��+F@J>$��'��K“Ten years from now I see myself still in the mili-

tary hopefully Captain Konken by then.”“I am so grateful for all of my experiences in BCT.

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PVT. DALLARNON PERRY, 19Tuskegee, Alabama

“My little sister joined the Army and I wanted to follow in her foot-steps and to be a more disciplined person and a great leader.”

“Before I joined the Army I thought it would be hard to come in and graduate but if you do the right thing it can be very easy.”

“The most challenging thing about BCT is prob-ably the forge just because you’re not able to take showers.”

“My MOS is 92Y – Unit Supply Specialist.”“ In 10 years I see myself still in the Army, mar-

ried, and (a staff sergeant).”“If you want to join the Army I highly suggest it

especially if you want to go to go to college and you have a scholarship.”

PVT. JIHYA T. NESMITH, 19Fayetteville, N.C.

“I have a wife and two kids back at home that I want to give the world to and my grandparents told me it will be good for my mind and body.”

“No it is not, I didn’t think it would make me push myself this hard physically and mentally and it made me realize how honorable it is to serve for my country.”

“The most challenging thing for me is being away from my Family. I have never been homesick before until I came here.”

“My MOS is 92Y – Unit Supply Specialist.”“In 10 years I expect to be an NCO or a command-

��$��-ter in everyday life.”

“Basic Combat Training gave me a better visual on how I can conduct myself in everyday life and it help me prove myself that I can do anything as long as I put my mind to it.”

SPC. HANNAH LOCKWOOD, 25Livingston, Texas

;]��<��to join the Army was my Dad. My Dad was in the Coast Guard and grow-ing up I saw his passion for serving his country and helping others in times of need; he helped during Hurricane Ka-trina relief efforts. After graduating from college I realized I wanted to apply the knowledge I had gained. When the opportunity to serve my country came along, I knew that joining the _�@�]��$��K

“The most challenging thing about Basic Combat Training was dealing with homesickness. I have an ��`��$��{��|��them dearly.”

;=�=>@��+F@J>$��'��K“In 10 years I would like to be settled down with

a career in forensic science, continuing my service in the Texas National Guard with a big family on the lake.”

PVT. AVA SCLAFANI, 18Pickerington, Ohio

I wanted “to be part of something bigger than myself that will make a difference for the better is ��<��}��the Army.”

“Before I joined the Army, I wasn’t exactly sure what to think other than it was going to be hard but worth it. Through basic training there was so much I learned, thoughts are ��}��$��K

“The most challenging thing about basic training for me was being able to push past my personal doubts. At BCT I have to challenge myself more than I ever have had to before.”

“My MOS is 38B – Civil Affairs.”“In 10 years ... I will be working on my PhD in

psychiatry to eventually become a mental health specialist in the Army.”

“Basic Training has been the most challenging thing I have been through, but I am so happy that I joined and am excited to see where my Army career takes me.”

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Balfour Beatty acceptingapplications for scholarship

Applications are now being accepted for the Balfour Beatty Communities Founda-tion scholarship program for the 2018-2019 academic year. All residents living in Bal-four Beatty Communities housing – includ-ing spouses and children – who are pursu-ing a degree are eligible to apply.

The Balfour Beatty Communities Foun-dation Scholarship Program recognizes those residents who are students or aspiring students excelling academically and look-ing to make a difference both in and out of the classroom. Scholarship applicants must currently reside in Balfour Beatty Commu-nities housing and plan to attend or already attend an accredited college or university on a full-time basis in the fall of 2018, or be enrolled in a program of study designed to transfer directly into a four-year program.

The Balfour Beatty Communities Foun-�� ! �"�� ;�� -mitted to supporting the post-secondary educational goals of residents who live in a Balfour Beatty community. About 300 academic scholarships have been awarded to residents, including active duty ser-vice members and their Family members, since the program was established in 2009. Scholarship awards range from $1,000 to $2,500, with the potential for being larger for exceptional submissions.

Achievements made by our applicants, both in academics and community partici-pation, consistently inspire us every year. We’re honored to be able to assist them in their academic endeavors through our scholarship program.

For more details regarding scholarship requirements and to complete an online ap-plication, please visit the Foundation’s web-site, www.bbcommunitiesfoundation.org.

Applications must be submitted no later than March 30.

National Prayer Breakfast to take place Feb. 1 at NCO Club

�� !!� �� 5#" �� '�� $��sponsoring the National Prayer Breakfast for the Fort Jackson Community 7:30-9 a.m. Feb. 1 at the NCO Club. Nationally recog-nized televangelist Kenneth Copeland will be the speaker. Tickets are available from your unit. The event is free, but offerings will be accepted at the event. Attire will be duty uniform or civilian equivalent. The pur-pose of the NPB is to emphasize the impor-tance of prayer for the Nation, Fort Jackson, our armed forces, and our Families. The themes for the breakfast are: prayers for the nation, community relationship and spiri-�� "�� &� � � �� #� �� Chaplain (Capt.) Bobby G. Niemtschk at

751-5661 or via email at [email protected].

Fort Jackson’s MLK Jr. Dayobservance set for Jan. 19

The Fort Jackson Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance will be held from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Friday at the NCO Club. The theme of the event is “Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not a Day Off!” The guest speaker is retired Maj. Gen. Earl Simms, former com-mandant of the Adjutant General School and the Adjutant General of the Army Chief of the Corps.

Tickets are $10.50 and can be purchased through the Fort Jackson Equal Opportunity ��##�5#" ��$ ��A��!!� ��-sors and unit equal opportunity leaders. For more information contact Sgt. 1st Class An-toine Flowers, the 193rd Infantry Brigade equal opportunity advisor at 751-4117.

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Trainees with 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment, stay still as a flare illuminates them as they crawled through Fort Jackson’s Night Infiltration Course Jan. 16 as part of the post’s Come Meet Your Army Tour. During the tour, community members were invited on post to watch the trainees go through the course.

Haidee and Charles Stith, from Columbia, S.C. look at a map of Fort Jackson before the start of the installation’s Come Meet Your Army Tour Jan. 16. Haidee is a member of the South Caro-lina Military Base Task Force. Come Meet Your Army Tours are special events Fort Jackson holds throughout the year inviting members of the local community on post to witness training.

Members of the community surrounding Fort Jackson look at an installation map dur-ing the post’s Come Meet Your Army Tour Jan. 16 at the Joe E. Mann Center.

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Fort Jackson offers help for new parentsBy CAROLYN COBBNPSP Home Visitor

There are a lot of tough jobs out there. Be-ing a parent is just one of those tough jobs. A new parent will often have lots of questions. What do I do now? How am I supposed to bathe him? How do I keep her safe? Why does he not listen to me? Why is his cousin more advanced than him? Will she ever learn to go to the potty on her own? These questions can also be asked by parents who have more than one child because every child is different.

New Parent Support Program is a free voluntary program that can help answer the questions and provide a support network with parents. NPSP serves active duty and retired Families. Home visitors can visit in the home � ��=3�3��#" �� 6 ��(�-munity Service. Home visitors work with families who are pregnant and with families who have at least one child under three years old. NPSP can provide parental education through videos, classes and one-on-one inter-action. Introducing a baby to older siblings can be challenging. A home visitor can help

ease the transition. The home visitor can also provide information about developmental milestones (or any other subject related to parenting children), make referrals when ap-propriate and provide a general support sys-tem with the family.

NPSP currently offers Baby Basics once a month, a class designed to teach parents how to care for their newborn up to 6 weeks of life. This is a fun interactive class with hands-on learning. Pre-registration is required.

NPSP also offers a weekly Play Group for parents with children ages 0-3. Play Group

provides an opportunity for parents to meet each other and for their children to learn to play with others. Friendships have formed by attending Play Group.

Home visitors recognize that the parent is the expert in raising his or her child. NPSP, however, is available to assist through edu-cation, play and support so the tough job of parenting will not be so overwhelming.

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Featuring the students of Pierce Terrace Elementary School. Photos by LaTrice Langston.

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The South Carolina Emergency Man-agement Division has a website SCEMD.org that provides a link to its Severe Win-ter Weather guide with tips and informa-tion on how to keep safe this winter.

The website also lists advisories and any delays or closings when snow and ice impact the area.

“We also remind people with pets, that even though dogs and cats have fur, they are just as susceptible to freezing temperatures,” said Becker. “Pets should have a warm place and be brought in-doors out of the winter elements.”

The South Carolina National Guard always monitors conditions with SCEMD at their headquarters in West Columbia and is ready to support when called.

“We always hope for the best but pre-pare for the worst,” said Gayle. “Look-ing at weather forecast models for the duration of this winter, we expect our wrecker teams and personnel may be needed again to help keep people safe. We are ready.”

Members of the 1118th Combat Support Field Services Company, Field Maintenance Shop 13, South Carolina Army Na-tional Guard, help clear a tractor trailer from the highway snow storm Jan. 4 that impacted South Carolina.

Photo by LT. COL. CINDI KING

Victory starts hereFort Jackson Range Control person-nel prepare for a refresher training day for Victory Tower cadre Wednes-day. Soldiers with the Soldier Sup-port Institute will be the first to tack-le the course for 2018.

Photos by LATRICE LANGSTON

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Spiritual, mental, physical fitness can help G.I. stabilityBy STAFF SGT. JENNIFER MILNESArmy News Service

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Master Sgt. David Mundy, 35th Infantry Division chaplain assistant, and friends play Christmas carols for the Christmas program at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Mundy encourages Soldiers to surround themselves with people who inspire each other to be better people and promote spiritual and emo-tional fitness.

Photo by CAPT. MARGARET ZIFFER

USAMMDA Public Affairs

The U.S. Army Medical Materiel De-velopment Activity here has received a Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the develop-ment of Tafenoquine, a potential anti-ma-laria drug for adults.

“Achieving FDA licensure of Tafeno-A��'��! �� " �� ! ��-ment over the current measures of ma-laria prevention for U.S. forces,” said Dr. Lawrence Lightner, project manager for the Pharmaceutical Systems Project Man-��5#" ��/�622F6�C��#��-quine is only required to be administered weekly, while current preventive measures are required daily, and it protects against all forms of malaria.”

Developed through a partnership be-tween the U.S. Army and 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals LLC, Tafenoquine has shown promise in preventing malaria with a convenient weekly dosing regimen. Fast Track approval will allow for an expedited review of Tafenoquine’s application for approval by the FDA, so that, if approved,

it can be used to prevent the disease in adults traveling to malaria-prone areas.

Malaria is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito, and remains the top infectious disease threat to U.S. mili-tary service members deployed overseas. The malaria parasite has several life cycle stages during infection, including a blood and liver stage, which has made treatment and prevention challenging. Tafenoquine is highly effective in the prevention of ma-laria, as it acts against multiple stages of the malaria parasite life cycle.

��#��A��'��" �� than three decades ago at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and the drug eventually progressed into advanced de-velopment within the U.S. Army Medical Command. USAMMDA, a subordinate command of the U.S. Army Medical Re-search and Materiel Command, initiated a cooperative research and development agreement with 60 Degrees Pharmaceuti-cals LLC in 2014. Managed by the PSP-MO, the effort has yielded successful re-sults over the past three years in pursuit of an effective anti-malaria drug.

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Army medical research lab gets fast-track approval for malaria drug

Saluting this BCT cycle’s honoreesDRILL SERGEANTS OF THE CYCLE Photos by LaTrice Langston

Staff Sgt. Joseph T. Cole Alpha Company 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment

SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLEPvt. Mary Cloninger

SOLDIER OFTHE CYCLE Pvt. PavelProkopivick

Sgt. 1st ClassJonathenMcPherson Bravo Company 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment

SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLEPvt. Jared Bounds

SOLDIER OFTHE CYCLE Pvt. Kendall Edwards

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Staff Sgt. Joshua PolingCharlie Company 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment

SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLESpc. Katherine Corley

SOLDIER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Zoe Foster

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Staff Sgt.Thomas Schawe Delta Company 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment

SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLEPvt. Emilee Haddle-ton

SOLDIER OF THE CYCLEPvt. Donny Ryals

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Sgt. 1st ClassAnastasia Void Echo Company 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment

SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLEPvt. Courtney Blair

SOLDIER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. William Dawkins

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Transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito, malaria remains the top infectious disease threat to U.S. military service members de-ployed overseas.

Photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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