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From The Top
April 19, 2010
 We are an Army at war, and we recognize both our Soldiers and our families are making history every day. With deployment being a significant reality of Army life, it is imperative our Soldiers go on their mission with the certainty that their spouse and children have our support. We are a family and together we care for Army children.
Deployments are long, unpredictable, and dangerous. This places significant stress on Soldiers and family members. To alleviate these stressors, the Army has services and programs in place for families, which include the First Steps Program, New Parent Support Program, respite care, Social Work Service and Child Advocacy.
We will demonstrate our commitment to provide children and their parents with a strong supportive environment. The quality of life for our families must match the quality of their Soldiers' service. I ask you to rededicate yourselves to protecting our children here on the homefront. Our Child Abuse Prevention Month campaign reinforces the promises of the Army Family Covenant. Just as we give full support to the force, we will give full support to families. We will make a difference and obtain our goal of reducing child abuse.
One Force, One Fight!
MG Michael Ferriter
MCOE Commanding General |
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| BRAC by the Numbers
Today's number is 11,403.
The growth associated with Base Realignment and Closure projects on Fort Benning will bring 11,403 jobs to the community, according to plan estimates. Here's the breakdown:
4,712 -- the number of service members who will PCS to Fort Benning.
1,889 -- the number of additional government civilians who will be employed at Fort Benning, including those who will PCS from Fort Knox, Ky.
4,802 -- the number of additional contractors who will be employed at Fort Benning.
BRAC planners on post believe more than half of those positions will be filled by people who are married (6,885) with children (9,800), which brings the number of new arrivals to 28,088. Most of them will arrive next year.
The next BRAC Community Update will be May 4. |
News
 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 15, 2010) -- The Army's senior enlisted advisor told members of Congress Wednesday that what keeps him awake at night is stress on the force. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston testified to the House Appropriations Committee military construction subcommittee alongside his service counterparts from the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. He said that stress across the force affects Soldiers and their families in all three Army components in different ways, depending on whether a Soldier serves in the operational force or the generating force.
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 Fort Benning sent Soldiers who are combatives experts to Irvine, Calif., to compete in the Pan Am Jiu Jitsu Championships, hosted April 8-12 by the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation.
Three Soldiers from the Combatives School, two from the Ranger Training Brigade, and one each from the 75th Ranger Regiment and the 5th Special Forces Group at Fort Campbell, Ky., comprised the Army team and faced fighters from several countries including Mexico, Canada, Japan and Brazil.
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 A few hundred Soldiers are expected to earn the Expert Infantryman Badge today after a week of testing punctuated by a 12-mile foot march early this morning.
The 197th Infantry Brigade hosted the annual event for every unit on Fort Benning except the 75th Ranger Regiment and 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, which conduct their own testing. Most of it took place at the Selby Hill Combined Arms Collective Training Facility.
The badge is a measure of individual Soldiering skills. A total of 441 candidates started out, but Monday's Army physical fitness test and day and night land-navigation courses whittled the pool to 325.
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 CSM Todd Hibbs capped his military career today at a retirement ceremony feet away from the benches he sat on as a young private in his first days in the Army.
"My first exposure to the Army, aside from the military entrance processing station, was 30th Adjutant General's Battalion (Reception)," said Hibbs, the former senior NCO for 192nd Infantry Brigade, on wrapping up his career in the same place it started.
"The same room I walked into my first days in the Army is the last room I will walk out of after 25 years in the Army."
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From civilians to Soldiers: Graduation Day
 The long-awaited graduation day arrived Thursday for C Company's Soldiers.
After a week spent reviewing military tactics, cleaning equipment and packing bags, the more than 230 Soldiers of C Company, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 192nd Infantry Brigade, are ready for their next step in the Army - advanced individual training.
But on graduation day, it was all about living in the moment and reflecting on what they've learned. It's not every day a private thanks his drill sergeant for "chewing him out," but PVT Jadevendell Williams, 21, said he was on the wrong path until his drill sergeants set him straight.
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 A group of more than 60 Department of Defense civilians from installations around the world got a hands-on introduction Tuesday to what military engineers do at Fort Benning.
The bridge-building demonstration was one of the many exercises participants in the Executive Leadership Development Program have taken part in since they began the 10-month professional development program in October.
When they arrived at Engineer Landing on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, there wasn't a way for military vehicles to get across the 300-foot-wide waterway. But nearly an hour later, the Soldiers of 11th Engineer Battalion's 362nd Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge) had erected a full-closure bridge capable of supporting tanks and other vehicles.
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 The 13th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion\'s Headquarters and Headquarters Company shoved off Monday for a yearlong deployment to Iraq in which the unit will "virtually complete" President Barack Obama's directive to withdraw U.S. forces and equipment, the battalion commander said.
Just a year-and-a-half removed from its last homecoming, the company sent more than 75 Soldiers to Joint Base Balad, about 40 miles north of Baghdad, where it becomes the command and control body for 10 other companies, including maintenance, quartermaster, personnel and services elements.
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Families gear up for new fishing season
 Children ages 15 and younger can participate in the first Family Fishing Night of the season, from 5 to 7 p.m. April 20 at Russ Pond, hosted by Outdoor Recreation.
The event, open to military ID cardholders and families, is free. This is one of seven Family Fishing nights scheduled between April and October.
Parents aren't allowed to fish, but they can help their children. The child with the fish that weighs the most at the end of the event will win a prize.
More than 20 fishing poles will be available to children but they must be reserved in advance. Bait, including worms, will be provided. Although preregistration isn't required, Beadle recommends it so the bait doesn't run out.
Registration continues until April 19. For more information or to register, call Beadle at 706-545-9636 or Outdoor Recreation at 706-545-7978.
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Focusing on Fort Benning Family Housing
In episode 103, Mike Douglass from Clark Realty Capitol
discusses the renovations and remodeling of Fort Benning Family Housing. First up, Indianhead Village, where each home is going to be stripped down and rebuilt.
"It's a true renovation and we're essentially gutting it down to the studs," Douglass said. "When it's completed it's relatively a new home."
You can watch all episodes of Benning Xtra and The Benning Report online at the Fort Benning TV web site. |
Is Korea in Your Future?
CAMP RED CLOUD, South Korea - The commander of the Korea-based 2nd Infantry Division and his wife will address Fort Benning Soldiers and families with Korean assignments in their future from 3:30-6 p.m., Wednesday, April 28 in Pratt Hall (Room 328), which is located in Ridgway Hall (Bldg. 35).
Maj. Gen. Michael S. Tucker, who took command of the Warrior Division last October, and his wife Teresa will discuss family life and Korean culture, as well as training and professional development opportunities during their presentation.
The Tuckers will speak directly to Fort Benning personnel with permanent change of station orders for Korea, but they also invite anyone interested in future Korean assignment opportunities to attend the briefing. Participants will receive welcome packets filled with helpful brochures, pamphlets, and administrative and reference materials.
"The CG and Mrs. Tucker are very passionate about communicating the opportunities available within our division," said Lt. Col. Russell D. Goemaere, 2nd ID Public Affairs Officer. "They strongly believe in what we have to offer - the chance to conduct full spectrum training, greater stability and predictability in personal and family life, and opportunities to explore a very unique and beautiful country."
"They want to discuss and address the concerns of Soldiers and families who have some trepidation about coming to Korea," Goemaere said. "They also want to encourage Soldiers on assignment to Korea to bring their families when they PCS. This should be a terrific opportunity for anyone at Fort Benning who is considering taking advantage of assignment opportunities in Korea - now or in the future. " |
 Upcoming Fort Benning Events
The following Fort Benning events are scheduled to take place between: April 20 and May 20:
April 20: 8:30 a.m., ribbon cutting ceremony for new Military Police working dog facility
April 20: 5-7 p.m., Family Fishing Night - Russ Pool
April 24: Salute to The South festival - Uchee Creek Campground
April 28: 10 a.m., grand opening of McGraw Child Development Center
April 29: 4 p.m., Volunteer Recognition Ceremony on the lawn at Riverside
April 30: 8:30 p.m., Movie Under the Stars - Wetherby Field
May 2: Wheels to Heal bicycle ride, for more information, visit the Web site
May 6: AUSA job fair at Benning Conference Center
May 14: 11 a.m., Herschel Walker speaks at Soldier Field, National Infantry Museum
May 20: 11:30 a.m., Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month luncheon - Benning
Conference Center
For more information about these or any other Fort Benning events, contact the Public Affairs Office (706) 545-6674. |
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