october 2011 newsletter

FREEDOM/GUARDIAN

ATSCOM/164TH TAOG

Volume 2, Issue 10 October 2011

Army Antiterrorism

Awareness Month!

National Domestic

Violence Awareness

Month

October 1

Hispanic Heritage Gate to

Gate Run, 0900-1100

October 3

WIND Meeting, Bldg.

101, 1000-1100

October 5 & 6

Army Family Action Plan

(AFAP) Conference,

Wings Chapel, 0800-1600

October 7

DONSA

October 10

Columbus Day Holiday

October 13

Garrison Workforce

Briefing, Theater,

0930-1100 & 1330-1500

October 21

Newcomers’ Welcome

Briefing, The Landing,

0830-1030

October 31

Trick or Treat, On Post

If you have questions or suggestions concerning this newsletter, please don’t hesitate to

contact Marie Stallworth, FRSA for 164th TAOG, Bldg. 30501, Cairns Army Airfield, Fort

Rucker, AL 36362. Telephone: 334-255-8919 or Email: [email protected]

COL James Macklin, Brigade Commander

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month “Working Together to End the Violence”

Visit us at www.facebook.com/ATSCOMTAOG

HHC 164TH TAOG

Hello Warhawk Families,

As of 23 September 2011 the fall season is

upon us. The leaves will soon fall, report

cards will start to come home, all the pools

have closed for the year and the fall festivals

will soon begin. Oktoberfest marked the beginning of fall on

Ft. Rucker and the first festival of the season, but there are

more to come and 164th TAOG is planning one for the

Soldiers and Spouses for the entire brigade. More details

within the newsletter.

The two FRGs between HHC and 597th have unofficially

merged. The 597th Maintenance Company will no longer host

any meetings as an FRG organization. The next and first combined event will be on 25 Octo-

ber at Picerne’s main office on Andrews Ave next to the class 6 across from the golf course.

From 5 p.m. until around 7 p.m. the newly formed FRG will come together as a whole and

welcome each other; plan on bringing your favorite finger foods and dishes. Drinks will be

provided. There will be ice breakers, door prizes, competitions and more. HHC would like to

welcome the Soldiers and Spouses of the 597th Maintenance Company into the ranks of our

organization.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWEST NCO’S OF THE BRIGADE

SPC Brumfield and SPC Jarrell for making Sergeant

SGT Turner for making Staff Sergeant

UPCOMING FAMILY EVENTS

The first event for the month of October is the bake sale being held on 3 October at the motor

pool. Please bring all yummies by 9 a.m. Try to individually wrap them for ease of selling.

Donations only, suggested $.50 a bag of cookies. There will be a Hail and Farewell on 6 Oc-

tober being held at PoFolks in Enterprise next to McDonalds. The next fundraiser is Oct 12-

14 at the Thrift Store. This will not be the only time we do this fundraising event so look

forward to more opportunities to help here in following weeks. Last but least, again, the BDE

Fall Festival will be on 29 October and post wide trick or treating on 31 October. Hope to

see you there.

UPCOMING TRAINING EVENTS

The Soldiers of the Warhawk Company has many training events for the month, such as

drown-proofing, ruck marches, and section training just too new a few. We have new

equipment coming and there is lots of training required to get smart on that stuff. This month

marks the beginning of a series of training events that will run all the way to May 2012 when

we will go to the field and put all of our hard work to the test. Needless to say we will

be busy and you should be proud of each of your Soldiers.

~War Hawks!

Warhawks!

Families of the 597th,

First off, Rebecca and I would like to thank you all for your

support for the Family Readiness Group. There are some

big changes coming that I would like to tell you about. This

is not my goodbye, not yet. Starting next month, the 597th

FRG will join with the Headquarters and Headquarters

Company’s FRG. For those of you who attending the September FRG meeting, you got to

meet the FRG Commander, CPT Doug Blevins. CPT Blevins will have overall oversight of

the FRG. For the spouses of our deployed Soldiers, your

contact will be myself until the end of October. After

October 21st, CW3 Steve Hess and SFC Vincent Bernal

will be your points of contact. In the next few days, we

will be sending out the Family Assistance worksheets.

Please take a moment and fill it out. I will gather them up

and send them to our FRSA, Mrs. Marie Stallworth. This will allow CPT Blevins the

opportunity to include you in what is going on with the FRG. I encourage you all to

continue your support for CPT Blevins and Mr. Hess. Again, thank you for your support. I

hope you are all doing well and enjoying the weather. We are just a few weeks away from

the weather cooling off. I encourage you all to visit the MWR website to see what is going

on at Fort Rucker and the local community.

Fast and Furious!

CPT DeLoach

597TH ORDNANCE COMPANY

CHAPLAIN

Hello 164th TAOG Family!

“Peace in the Midst of Turbulence”

Several years ago as a teenager, my sister and I were traveling on

a plane from Detroit where we participated in a wedding. Prior

to reaching our final destination, we encountered a terrible

thunderstorm, to include a heavy dose of rain and lightening. In

mid air the plane was skipping and bouncing all over the place

with no relief in sight. I remember very clearly talking to God

regarding the turbulence, while a gentleman behind me took a

different approach. He reacted to the storm with a continual

consumption of alcohol trying to overcome his fear. Neither the

pilots nor the flight crew revealed the slightest indication or reaction to the grave weather condi-

tions. They kept on flying; doing what they usually do until eventually we made it through the

storm and landed safely. In light of our country at war and an economic predicament, we all

sense or feel the results of turbulence. The military is enduring a downsizing status, the civilian

job market is bleak, and the government is encountering repeated possible shutdowns. This is

enough to spur anyone to fear the fate of their future. Yet, we do have an equalizer when facing

the instability of our surroundings. These are times we must look to God for His peace. Isaiah,

the prophet, writes about having a perfect peace in God.

In Isaiah 26:1-6, through a song, he reminds Israel that there will be a change to their

current situation for those who live within the city that put their trust in God. Moreover, he

encouraged this group by the Word of God in verses 3-4, “You will keep in perfect peace him

whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord … is the

Rock eternal.”

In essence, we can find peace in our turbulences by knowing two things about God.

First, recognize that He is an unfailing God. When we keep our mind on Him, who is sovereign,

He will provide us perfect complete peace. Because the Lord is true to His promises, we can

always trust Him. Secondly, be aware that He is an unchanging God. When we keep our mind on

God, the eternal Rock, He will make available to us perfect peace. As the Rock of Ages, God has

proven time after time that He is an immutable strength.

From now on when turbulence intersects your traveling path, ensure your mind is stead-

fast on the unfailing and unchanging God. In other words, remain focused on God and not the

turbulence. Indeed, you will experience the internal peace of God that is not altered due to exter-

nal circumstances.

Be Encouraged!

164th TAOG UMT

CH (MAJ) A. Gerald DuBose SSG Farrington

Office: 255-8968

BB: 470-6436

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

The next Hail and Farewell for

HHC 164th TAOG will be

6 October 2011 from

1130-1300 at PoFolks in

Enterprise, AL. Families are

welcome to participate!

Hails

SGM Kimble SPC Dansbury

MSG Nichols SPC Williams

CW3 Collins SSG Sistrunk

Farewells

MSG Lewis SSG Jackson

SPC McIver

Congratulations!!!! SSG Jacob & Jessica

Dockery

Promotions

SPC Brumfield to SGT

SPC Jarrell to SGT

SGT Turner to SSG

FAMILY READINESS SUPPORT ASSISTANT, FRSA

REASONS PEOPLE VOLUNTEER

Volunteering is important for as many reasons are there are people and needs.

Some people volunteer because they just love helping others. Their own joy of giving

and making a difference makes them feel valued and valuable to the ones they are serving.

They receive back a thousand fold by seeing the impacts created for the people they are

helping.

Others volunteer because they feel a need to give back to a community that has been

good to them and they want to express their gratitude by paying it forward into their com-

munity. This is powerful leverage that can build lasting beneficial changes in a viral way.

Still others volunteer because it gives them a sense of purpose and meaning to their

lives. It’s like their contribution to others is fulfilling a critical aspect for their own self-

expression in the world.

And, of course, many people volunteer to gain valuable new experience in a certain

field and pay their dues for developing expertise and career advancement opportunities.

Last but not least, great volunteers enjoy themselves while giving to others. Long term

studies have shown that volunteers live longer, are in better health, have lower rates of

depression and less heart disease.

SHARE YOUR GIFTS AND TALENTS BY

JOINING YOUR FAMILY READINESS GROUP TODAY!!!!

POC: Marie Stallworth, FRSA, 255-8919/[email protected] or

Megan Blevins, HHC/597th FRG Leader, [email protected]

Hello War Hawk

Families,

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all the

new Soldiers and Spouses from 597th into our FRG

organization. I know the addition of each one of you

will be a great asset to this organization. There are

many opportunities within the FRG to socialize,

fundraise, volunteer and just be part of the unit. For

the new Soldiers and spouses, a good way to reach me

is by email, text, and phone. My email address is [email protected],

my phone # is 334-447-1531 where I can also be reached by text. Please when emailing

and texting provide your full name and unit so I know who you are.

Like the HHC Commander has already mentioned, there are many opportunities throughout

the upcoming month to participate with the FRG. Please let myself or CPT Blevins know

where you want to help. We must get you registered with VMIS to track your volunteer

hours and CPT Blevins or Marie Stallworth, BGE FRSA, can assist with that. There are

also volunteer training venues available at certain times of the year to make becoming a

volunteer less stressful.

Always remember that volunteers are important and it is with volunteers that this unit can

be successful in communications, planning, and execution. Those really put forth the effort

and provide time with the unit will be awarded accordingly. We like to recognize those

that give their time as a thank you and appreciation for what you do. Please help out where

you can by letting me know what you can offer to the company, anything can help.

Welcome to new the Soldiers of HHC and hope to be seeing you at upcoming events.

Please make sure that all your family data gets to the unit so that my records stay current.

~Megan

TAOG FRG LEADER

mailto:[email protected]

Helps & Information!!!!

Newcomers’ Welcome

21 OCTOBER 2011

Every 3rd Friday of the month

0830-1030 at The Landing

Building 113, Novosel Street

For Information, Call 334-255-3161/2887

For Free childcare, register your child/children

at the CDC, 334-255-3564. Reservations must

be made 24 hours prior to the Newcomers’

Welcome.

OCTOBER 13TH, Wear Purple Day, Purple is the

nationally designated color to recognize Domestic Abuse

Prevention Month. Please show your support by wearing

purple.

“Not having the information you need when you need

it leaves you wanting. Not knowing where to look for

that information leaves you powerless. In a

society where information is king, none of us

can afford that.” ~Lois Horowitz

7 October 2011

ACS’s New Parent Support Program is holding a

Promotion Points class from 9-11 am at the Early

Childhood Activity Center, Bldg. 3705, Dean St.

These monthly Parenting Education Classes are

designed for Soldiers and will be held the first

Friday of every month. For more information and

to register, please contact the Family Advocacy

Program at 255-3898.

Marriage 101

5 October 2011

Ft. Rucker Chaplaincy in partner with The Ft.

Rucker Family Advocacy Program will provide

an opportunity for couples, married or

considering it, who desire to make an investment

in strengthening their relationship foundation

and communication skills. The program will

start at 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm and will be held at the

Spiritual Life Center. It is designed to help

understand the sound of conflict in relationships

and receive tools to resolve it in a healthy way.

Registration is required by October 3rd, 2011.

Childcare is a available by request. Please call

Family Advocacy Program at 255-3898.

October 13 Hunter Education Courses The hunter education class will be held in Adams

Hall Bldg. #5419, RM 120 at Fort Rucker. Class

begins at 5:30 p.m. The class will hold a maximum

of 60 students. Attendance of this class requires

completion of internet or C.D. course prior to class.

Participants must bring printed report to class (report

does not need to be notarized). On-line Registration

for this class will begin on Tuesday, September 13,

2011.

October 24 & 31 Divorce/Separation

Co-Parenting Workshop, 9am-12pm at the Early

Childhood Activity Center.

Topic include, commitment to staying child

focused, effective communication and negotiation

skills, reducing parental conflict, and understanding

children’s needs during and following divorce. This

is a two part series and participates must attend all

classes in order to receive a certificate of completion.

Registration is required. Open to Active Duty,

Retired Military, DoD Employees and their Family

Members. For child care information & Registration,

call FAP at 255-3898.

Anger Management

18 & 25 October, 9-11:30 am

Topics: indentifying causes of anger, symptoms

of anger, techniques on how to manage anger, and

developing an anger management plan.

Registration is required. Call FAP at 255-3898.

“Care Team Training”

Thursday, 27 October

2011, 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Bldg. 5700, Rm 284

For more information, call

Curtis Williams, 255-9578

KiD’s CoRnEr

ACS Family Game Night 21 October 2011, 5-7 p.m.

The Commons, 7th Avenue Building 8950

Limited to 25 families. Deadline to register is October 14

Families that complete the round robin of games receives

a free board game to take home and enjoy!

(Light Refreshments Served!)

Call FAP, 255-3898/255-9641

Saturday, 22 October 2011

4-8 p.m.

The festival will include: 16 children’s games,

horseback riding, and inflatables. All games

require tickets to play. Tickets are $1 each.

Concessions will be available. There will be a

Halloween contest for the children ages 1

month-10 years, with prizes awarded. Open to

the public.

For more information,

contact Leda Green 598-3384.

Halloween Craft Making Activity

Date: 25 October 2011

Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Place: The Center Library, Fort Rucker

Ages: 3 - 11 years

Children may wear costumes.

Light refreshments will be served.

Space is limited to the first 65 children

registere18 d. Call or come by the Cen-

ter Library, 255-3885.

Youth Basketball Registration for Boys and Girls

ages 6-18 will be held from October 1 - October 31

at the Youth Service Gymnasium.

Players must present a current

physical and a valid CYSS

registration to participate. The

cost is $25.

For more details and

information, please call

255-9105/255-9638.

EFMP Golf Clinic

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Silver Wings Golf Course

6:15 p.m. to 10:15

October 1

Southern Landscaping

& Gardening Class, 1-2

pm, The Center Library,

call 255-3885

October 1

Couples Aloha Paradise

Fun Night, 4-6 pm,

West Beach Lake

Tholocco,

call 255-3898

October 1

Youth Marksmanship

Shoot, 8 am-1 pm, Dale-

ville TriState Gun Club,

call 255-4305.

October 4

Exceptional Family

Members’ Golf Clinic,

4:30 pm-6:30 pm, Silver

Wings Golf Course, 255

-9277

October 6

Becoming a Love &

Logic Parent Workshop,

9-11 am, Early Child-

hood Activity Center,

call 255-3898

October 15

Couples

Invitational, 9 am-2 pm,

Silver Wings Golf

Course, call 598-2449

October 20

Creative Social, 4:30-

6:00 pm, Arts & Crafts

Center, call 255-9020

October 22-29

Wounded Warrior Fall

Hunt, Outdoor

Recreation, call 255-

4305

Spooky 5K

29 October 2011 7:30 a.m. at the Physical Fitness Facility on Andrews

Ave. For details, call 255-3794

Beginning 1 October 11

After Hours Nurse

Triage Line will have a

New Number:

1-877-418-0983

To apply as a TAOG FRG Volunteer, simply contact

Megan Blevins, FRG Leader,

[email protected]/call 334-447-

1531 or Marie Stallworth, FRSA,

[email protected]/334-255-8919

Remember, all volunteer must be registered in VMIS,

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HHC MOTORPOOL BAKESALE!!!!

3 October 11 beginning at 0900

Please donate a wrapped baked good !

HHC FRG Fundraiser

12-14 October 2011 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Fort Rucker

164th TAOG Fall Festival

Place: The Commons on 7th,

Fort Rucker, Building

8950

Time: 2 pm to 5 pm

* Remember to wear your Costumes*

mailto:[email protected]

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