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Holiday Block leave for Soldiers is Dec. 20 - Jan. 3.
The monthly Maneuver Center of Excellence Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) update is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the National Infantry Museum. The meeting will cover a 2010 BRAC Year in Review along with a feature on upcoming key milestones as we approached 2011. The event is open to the public.
The Apprenticeship Program is registering students for the third term through Dec. 12. This program gives teens 15 to 18 years old real-world work experience on Fort Benning. Call, 706-545-3062 for more information.
Holiday events
Today: Free Christmas trees for troops at the Main Post car wash; 10:30 a.m.
Dec. 7: Christmas tree and Menorah lighting at the Field of the Four Chaplains; 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 9: Santa arrives at Riverside, 7:45 p.m.
Dec. 10: Airborne Tower lighting with Santa "drop in" at Eubanks Field 6 p.m.
Dec. 17: Rudolph and friends visit the Villages of Fort Benning Welcome Center; 6-8 p.m.
Dec. 17: Sayers Library hosts a Christmas party from 6:30-7:30p.m. Bring the whole family to make crafts and ornaments. |
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From the Top
We all face challenges in our lives - at work, at home, with family and friends. At this time of year, daily struggles can become even more magnified with the stress of the holidays. For those serving in today's Army, challenges can be compounded with relocations, deployments, and serving on the battlefield.
Comprehensive Soldier Fitness. That is a term you will be hearing more about in the coming year. A high comprehensive fitness level for Soldiers, families and civilians is a goal for leaders at Fort Benning. Whether it be for civilians who enter our gates and leave as Soldiers, families who wait in the wings anxiously awaiting graduation day, or leaders, Soldiers, families and civilians stationed on this great installation who day-in, day-out represent a "Can do" attitude.
Comprehensive Soldier Fitness is about developing an Army of balanced, self-confident Soldiers, families and Army civilians whose resilience and total fitness enables them to thrive in an era of high operational tempo and persistent conflict. There are five pillars to the approach: Physical, Emotional, Social, Family and Spiritual. As a house built on a solid foundation, a person needs to have a grounded foundation of these five pillars to truly be successful in facing life's challenges and the hectic pace of serving in today's Army.
The CSF program is based on more than 30 years of scientific studies using individual assessments, tailored virtual training and embedded resilience experts to provide the critical skills our Soldiers, family members and Army civilians' need. It marks a new era for the Army - to focus on comprehensively equipping and training our Soldiers, family members and civilians to maximize their potential and face the physical and psychological challenges of sustained operations.
What are some ways we can work toward comprehensive fitness? We can focus on individual awareness and education - taking care of ourselves mentally, spiritually and physically - a total package approach. By having a high comprehensive fitness level, each of us can more effectively deal with pressure, maintain focus and intensity, while remaining optimistic and persistent - even under adversity and extreme pressures. The resiliency of our Soldiers, civilians and families is critical for us to keep up with the fast-paced operations tempo and fulfill our mission of being able to fully support an Army at war.
One Force, One Fight!
Robert B. Brown
Major General, U.S. Army
Commanding General
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News
FRG helps new Army families forge friendships
Basic training Soldiers are not the only ones creating bonds of camaraderie, their families are too, thanks to an effort by a small family readiness group to host end-of-cycle "meet and greets."
The casual event brings together families of the graduating Soldiers and
cadre of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 192nd Infantry Brigade, including the commander, first sergeant and drill sergeants.
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Mortarmen hit their mark at advanced leader course
Mortarmen lit up the sky Wednesday around Cactus Range on Fort Benning's eastern border as they conducted a culminating live-fire event to become certified. Manning several mortar weapons systems, the students fired 60, 81 and 120-millimeter rounds at targets several hundred yards downrange.
In a combat situation, mortars help ground troops break contact with the enemy, said senior instructor Staff Sgt. Jose Aguilar, who's deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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OPSEC slips can slay Soldiers
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 29, 2010) -- Sharing what seems to be even trivial information online can be dangerous to your loved one and the fellow Soldiers in their unit -- and may even get them killed."Failure to practice good operations security puts those we cherish the most at risk," said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston in one of two public service announcements that highlight the importance of operations security to both the Army and to Army Families.Online, America's enemies scour blogs, forums, chat rooms and personal websites to piece together actionable information to be used to harm the United States and its Soldiers. more __________________________________________________________
Applications sought for Quality of Life AwardsWASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 1, 2010) -- The Army is seeking submissions for its third annual Secretary of the Army Quality of Life Awards program.
The awards are given in recognition of individual and command efforts in improving Soldier and family quality of life during 2010, and give all Army elements the opportunity to publicize and share their best practices. ALARACT Message 360/2010 sent out this week provides details on how to submit.
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 Precautions can keep holidays safe, happyFORT RUCKER, Ala. (Army News Service, Dec. 2, 2010) -- Blaring lights and sirens of fire trucks and emergency vehicles do not make happy holiday memories. Yet, for many fire departments and emergency response units, December can be the busiest month of the year.Fire departments across the United States respond to an estimated 128,700 fires every December, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. On average, these incidents result in 1,650 injuries and 415 deaths.
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"Day of Infamy" speech relived on World War II Street
"December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy," famous words uttered by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, will be spoken again Dec. 7 in the World War II Company Street Chapel at the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center. Historical re-enactor Robert Prater, will portray Roosevelt giving his famous speech launching the Pacific campaign while dressed in period attire.
Prater, a resident of Warm Springs, Ga., started portraying FDR two years ago at the Little White House and discovered he enjoyed it. The military veteran has a background in education so he has done his homework and has learned the former President's speech patterns and mannerisms. "He had effective pauses in his speeches and I try to make sure and continue that," Prater said. Although he is a few inches shorter, Prater is the same age as Roosevelt when he died. To stay in character, Prater had braces made resembling those worn by the former president.
Prater stresses that he is a re-enactor not an entertainer. "I try to make my presentations appropriate to place or time, usually on a particular significant day," he said. His last presentation at the Infantry Museum was on Veterans Day when he delivered President Roosevelt's Armistice speech. The "Day of Infamy" speech will be repeated on Dec. 11, at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. to coincide with the tours of the WWII Company Street. For more information call 706-685-5800.
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 Did you bust out your Christmas decorations during the Thanksgiving holiday? Do your decorating skills rival Clark Griswold from Christmas Vacation?
We want to see your Fort Benning home dressed up for the holidays. Submit your photos or video (file size 5 megabyte or smaller, video usually 30 seconds or less) to benn.web@conus.army.mil, which will be loaded to a fortbenningphotos.com gallery.
There, the public can vote on their favorite decorations and a select panel of distinguished holiday experts will judge too. There will be two categories: picture and video, and two winners in each category. The winning decorations will be featured in the Dec. 17 edition of The Bayonet.
The rules: Entrants must live on Fort Benning. E-mail family-friendly photos or videos to benn.web@conus.army.mil including contact information (name, phone number, housing area). Contest will be publicized through The Bayonet, Benning TV and facebook. Voting is online and closes noon Dec. 15.
For more information, call 706-545-4622. |
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Ask BRAC
Q. How did the term Transformation arise?
A. General Eric Shinseki, as the Chief of Staff of the Army around 1999, used the term as he grappled with moving the Army into the future. The term has many meanings and connotations and it's pretty liberally used. In our context here at Fort Benning, it means fundamental change. The change required to physically move a branch of the Army, to create new infrastructure, merge two distinct and proud cultures, and make it all work in short order. We have to look at everything we do, our processes, how we communicate, how we lead, and transform everything holistically within that context. That's tough to do.
For the Infantry and Armor, it's been a long time coming. Our best military professional judgment has been calling for this for decades. We've been fighting together for more than 60 years on every battlefield in Europe, across the Pacific, in Korea and Vietnam, in Somalia and Panama, the Middle East and now Afghanistan and Iraq - as a combined arms teams. A combined arms team does everything together - lives, trains and fights together as a team.
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Taking care of the best military community in the Army!
Upcoming DFMWR events:
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- Opening Dec. 6! During the remainder of the Audie Murphy Physical Fitness Center renovations, a small performance enhancement center will be open at Building 2873, next to Audie Murphy. This facility will have kettle and medicine balls, a deadlift platform, dumbbells, weight equipment, plyo boxes, sleds for outdoor use, and more. Showers will NOT be open. Please spread the word! For more info, call 706-604-4039.
- Free ice skating trip at the Columbus Civic Center Dec. 8 from 7-9 p.m., call 706-544-1411.
- There's so much going on at the Fort Benning Golf Course. We're renovating, so please excuse our mess. To clear our stock in time for New Year's arrivals, we're slashing prices in the Pro Shop December 16-18. And! We still offer four-round punch card discounts and weekly specials. For more information, call 706-687-1940 or join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FortBenningGolfCourse.
- Win $1,000 at the Super Bingo Bash New Year's Eve Celebration at 5 p.m., Dec. 31 at Pins & Daubers Bingo, Building 9236 on Marne Road by the commissary mall. This event includes a free dinner buffet. For more information, call 706-545-1964.
- The Mall Bowling Center, Building 9232 on Marne Road, will host a New Year's Eve Celebration. Bowl all night and enjoy a breakfast buffet. Prices are $45 per couple, $30 for singles and $15 for children 2 to 12. Reservations are recommended. Call 706-544-2233.
- The Mall Bowling Center, Building 9232 on Marne Road, will offer school break specials December 20-23 and December 27-30. Pay only $2 per game with $1 shoe rental.
All MWR facilities will be closed on Christmas, except lodging and the Destin Army Recreation Area. The following MWR facilities will be closed Christmas Eve:
- Benning Conference Center
- Family Entertainment Center,
- Benning Brew Pub
- Java Café 2 in the commissary mall.
The following MWR facilities will adjust their hours on Christmas Eve:
- The Mall Bowling Center will be open from 11am to 4 pm.
- The Golf Course will be open from 7:30am to 2pm.
- The Uchee Creek store will be open from 8am to 6pm.
- The Jave Café on Gaudette Street will be open from 8am to 3pm.
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