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Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, USA Commanding General Brig. Gen. Al Aycock, USA Deputy Commanding General John Nerger Executive Director Command Sgt. Major Neil Ciotola, USA Command Sergeant Major Maj. Gen. Reuben D. Jones, USA Commanding General (703) 681-7472 Col. Brick Miller, USA Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff (703) 681-7471 Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Abe Vega, USA Command Sergeant Major (703) 681-7468 J.C. Abney Deputy to the Commanding General (703) 681-7434 U.S. Army Environmental Command 5179 Hoadley Rd. Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5401 Web: http://aec.army.mil/usaec/ Col. Maria R. Gervais, USA Commander 410-436-2556 (APG, MD) 210-424-8392 (San Antonio) U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command (FMWRC) 4700 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302 Web: www.armymwr.com/ Maj. Gen. Reuben D. Jones, USA Commanding General San Antonio Forwarding Address: 11711 N. I35, Suite 110 San Antonio, TX 78233 (FWD Deployed/BRAC employees) Phone: (703) 681-7470 Rich Gorman Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer (703) 681-7469 Kevin Crouch (Acting) Public Affairs Officer (703) 681-0645 William Bradner Deputy PAO, Media Relations Officer (210) 424-8395 Sandy Nordenhold Community Recreation Director (703) 681-7218 Paul Rohler Chief, Soldier & Community Recreation (703) 681-7398 Darrell Manuel Sports, Fitness & Aquatics and All-Army Sports (210) 424-8510 Linda Ezernieks Arts and Automotive Skills (703) 681-7554 Andrew Gilliam Army Entertainment (703) 806-5394 IMCOM REGION DIRECTORS AND FMWR REGION CHIEFS IMCOM - NORTHEAST REGION 5A North Gate Rd. Fort Monroe, VA 23651 Russell B. Hall, SES Region Director Art Webb FMWRC FST Chief [email protected] (757) 788-5260 IMCOM - SOUTHEAST REGION 1593 Hardee Ave. Fort McPherson, GA 30330 Davis D. Tindoll, Jr., SES Region Director Richard Combs FMWR Region Chief [email protected] (404) 464-3004 IMCOM - WEST REGION 1835 Army Blvd. Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6102 J. Randall Robinson, SES Region Director Michael Cain FMWR Region Chief [email protected] (210) 295-2227 Joanne Geer Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS) (210) 424-8495 Kris D’Alessandro Community Recreation Centers (703) 681-7204 Joe Pettoni Deployment (703) 681-7226 John O’Sullivan Outdoor Recreation (703) 681-5373 Barbara Christine Library Division (703) 681-7208 Willie Wilson World Class Athlete Program (703) 681-7209 Dan Yount Army Leisure Travel Services (703) 681-5225 Suba Saty Armed Forces Sports Office (703) 681-7230 Debbie Martin Director, Business Initiatives Group (210) 424-8630 James Moore Recreational Lodging Program Manager (210) 424-8586 IMCOM -EUROPE REGION Unit 29353 - Box 200 APO AE 09014 Diane M. Devens, SES Region Director [email protected] Arnie Cole FMWR Region Chief [email protected] IMCOM - KOREA REGION Unit 15742 APO AP 96205-5742 Brig. Gen. John Uberti, USA Commanding General William R. Bryant FMWR Region Chief [email protected] 011-82-2-7972-4149 IMCOM - PACIFIC REGION HQ, Installation Management Command-Pacific Region 132 Yamanaga Street, Building 104 Fort Shafter, HI 96858 Debra D. Zedalis, SES Region Director [email protected] Thomas Nemmers FMWR Region Chief [email protected] (808) 438-8664 Kimberly LaTendresse Armed Forces Recreation Centers Liaison (703) 681-7234 Michael McCoy Chief, Business Operations and Golf Program Manager (210) 424-8599 Wanda Arthur Bowling Program Manager (703) 681- 5202 Rusty Rayzor Marketing Director (703) 681-5212 Pierre Laxa Corporate Partnerships (703) 681-1547 Kristen Kea Events & Promotions (210) 424-8539 Margaret (Peggy) Hinson (Acting Director) Child and Youth Services (703) 681-5399 Lynn McCollum Family Programs Director (703) 681-5375 Lynda Hayes Human Resources Director (703) 681-1522 U.S. ARMY HEADQUARTERS PERSONNEL INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND (IMCOM) 2511 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202-3926 (703) 602-1730 • Fax: (703) 602-7471 www.imcom.army.mil FAMILY AND MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION COMMAND (FMWRC) The Summit Centre 4700 King St. • Alexandria, Va. 22302 (703) 681-7467 • Fax: (703) 681-7446 Web Site: www.armymwr.com 12 GOVERNMENT RECREATION & FITNESS • MAY 2010 FACILITY SHOWCASE

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Page 1: HEADQUARTERS PERSONNEL IMCOM REGION DIRECTORS AND … · Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, USA Commanding General Brig. Gen. Al Aycock, USA Deputy Commanding General John Nerger Executive Director

Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, USACommanding General

Brig. Gen. Al Aycock, USADeputy Commanding General

John NergerExecutive Director

Command Sgt. Major Neil Ciotola, USA

Command Sergeant Major

Maj. Gen. Reuben D. Jones, USACommanding General

(703) 681-7472

Col. Brick Miller, USADeputy Commander/Chief of Staff

(703) 681-7471

Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Abe Vega, USACommand Sergeant Major

(703) 681-7468

J.C. AbneyDeputy to the Commanding General

(703) 681-7434

U.S. Army Environmental Command 5179 Hoadley Rd.

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5401

Web: http://aec.army.mil/usaec/

Col. Maria R. Gervais, USACommander

410-436-2556 (APG, MD)210-424-8392 (San Antonio)

U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command

(FMWRC)4700 King Street,

Alexandria, VA 22302Web: www.armymwr.com/

Maj. Gen. Reuben D. Jones, USACommanding General

San Antonio Forwarding Address:11711 N. I35, Suite 110San Antonio, TX 78233

(FWD Deployed/BRAC employees)Phone: (703) 681-7470

Rich GormanExecutive Director/Chief Operating

Offi cer(703) 681-7469

Kevin Crouch(Acting) Public Affairs Offi cer

(703) 681-0645

William BradnerDeputy PAO, Media Relations Offi cer

(210) 424-8395

Sandy NordenholdCommunity Recreation Director

(703) 681-7218

Paul RohlerChief, Soldier & Community

Recreation(703) 681-7398

Darrell ManuelSports, Fitness & Aquatics and

All-Army Sports(210) 424-8510

Linda EzernieksArts and Automotive Skills

(703) 681-7554

Andrew GilliamArmy Entertainment(703) 806-5394

IMCOM REGION DIRECTORS AND FMWR REGION CHIEFS

IMCOM - NORTHEAST REGION5A North Gate Rd.

Fort Monroe, VA 23651

Russell B. Hall, SESRegion Director

Art WebbFMWRC FST Chief

[email protected] (757) 788-5260

IMCOM - SOUTHEAST REGION1593 Hardee Ave.

Fort McPherson, GA 30330

Davis D. Tindoll, Jr., SESRegion Director

Richard CombsFMWR Region Chief

[email protected](404) 464-3004

IMCOM - WEST REGION1835 Army Blvd.

Fort Sam Houston, TX78234-6102

J. Randall Robinson, SESRegion Director

Michael CainFMWR Region Chief

[email protected](210) 295-2227

Joanne GeerBetter Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS)

(210) 424-8495

Kris D’AlessandroCommunity Recreation Centers

(703) 681-7204

Joe PettoniDeployment

(703) 681-7226

John O’Sullivan Outdoor Recreation(703) 681-5373

Barbara ChristineLibrary Division

(703) 681-7208

Willie WilsonWorld Class Athlete Program

(703) 681-7209

Dan YountArmy Leisure Travel Services

(703) 681-5225

Suba SatyArmed Forces Sports Offi ce

(703) 681-7230

Debbie MartinDirector, Business Initiatives Group

(210) 424-8630

James MooreRecreational Lodging Program

Manager(210) 424-8586

IMCOM -EUROPE REGIONUnit 29353 - Box 200

APO AE 09014

Diane M. Devens, SESRegion Director

[email protected]

Arnie ColeFMWR Region Chief

[email protected]

IMCOM - KOREA REGIONUnit 15742

APO AP 96205-5742

Brig. Gen. John Uberti, USACommanding General

William R. BryantFMWR Region Chief

[email protected]

IMCOM - PACIFIC REGIONHQ, Installation Management

Command-Pacifi c Region132 Yamanaga Street, Building 104

Fort Shafter, HI 96858

Debra D. Zedalis, SESRegion Director

[email protected]

Thomas NemmersFMWR Region Chief

[email protected](808) 438-8664

Kimberly LaTendresseArmed Forces Recreation Centers

Liaison(703) 681-7234

Michael McCoyChief, Business Operations and Golf

Program Manager(210) 424-8599

Wanda ArthurBowling Program Manager

(703) 681- 5202

Rusty RayzorMarketing Director(703) 681-5212

Pierre LaxaCorporate Partnerships

(703) 681-1547

Kristen KeaEvents & Promotions

(210) 424-8539

Margaret (Peggy) Hinson(Acting Director) Child and Youth

Services(703) 681-5399

Lynn McCollumFamily Programs Director

(703) 681-5375

Lynda HayesHuman Resources Director

(703) 681-1522

U.S. ARMY HEADQUARTERS PERSONNELINSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND (IMCOM)

2511 Jefferson Davis HighwayArlington, VA 22202-3926

(703) 602-1730 • Fax: (703) 602-7471www.imcom.army.mil

FAMILY AND MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION COMMAND (FMWRC)

The Summit Centre4700 King St. • Alexandria, Va. 22302(703) 681-7467 • Fax: (703) 681-7446

Web Site: www.armymwr.com

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Since the Army Family Covenant was introduced and signed by Army leadership in 2007, in-

cremental increases in funding have resulted in an annual budget of approxi-mately $1.4 billion. In that time funding has been approved for more than 100 new child development centers (CDCs) Army-wide. In addition to the large number of new CDCs and youth centers that have been built already, more than 41,000 military spouses have landed jobs through the Army Spouse Em-ployment Program, and more than 18,000 new or refurbished homes for military families have been provided at 44 U.S. installations through the Residential Com-munities Initiative since 2007. In addition to new jobs, the covenant has identifi ed the need for more respite care and support for spouses, and the funding of new programs that help families cope with the stresses of having a loved one deployed.

Fort Lewis, Wash., which is in the midst of the joint basing process with Mc-Chord AFB, Wash., is a shining example of what the Army Family Covenant can do, from both a funding standpoint and as a grassroots effort at the installation lev-el. As Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the Army is the “supporting” or “lead” service,

Army FMWR Program Excellence Exemplifi ed at JB Lewis-McChord

PHOTOS BY EMILIANO HERNANDEZ OF FORT LEWIS MARKETING.

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the role as the Joint Base Com-mander on that date. So, now we are putting our effort into implementing all of the things that we have been planning, and in October we enter Full Operating Capability (FOC).”

MERGING MWRAs a large Army installation, merging MWR programs

with McChord AFB is an incredible challenge. “You would think that with a DoD program it would be

the same throughout each service but it’s not,” notes Harvey. “And while there are a lot of things that are similar be-

tween the Army and Air Force, there are also a lot of differ-

and has been working closely with the Air Force over the past few years to try and make the transition and transformation as smooth as possible.

“We have been planning for joint basing for 4-5 years,” ex-plains Bill Harvey, Fort Lewis Director of Family and Morale, Welfare & Recreation (FMWR). “Starting on Feb. 1, 2010, we entered the Installation Operating Capability (IOC) phase of the joint basing process and our Garrison Commander assumed

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the Air Force employees who at FOC will convert to Army-employee status,” says Harvey. “As all of these employees are becoming Army, from just a morale factor you want to take care of the people that are going through this stressful transition; so we are trying to minimize any negative impact on anyone.”

BUILDING UP FMWROver the past three years Fort Lewis has completed nu-

merous FMWR and quality of life projects, from new CDCs, youth centers, playgrounds and splash parks, to substantial

ences, and that is where we have to focus our attention and time. As we merge these two MWR programs into one we have to focus on the details of where we might be different. The approach that we are taking is that it is not just the Army way of doing things. Our guidance from our joint-base leadership is that we need to fi nd the best way of doing things and try to implement programs that way. The end result for our customer base – whether they are wearing a green or a blue suit – we are trying

to make the merger as transparent as possible.”

As the lead service, Army stan-dards and regulations are in place, “but we have a tremendous amount of fl ex-ibility as we work on merging our two MWR programs,” notes Harvey. “The Air Force may be doing something bet-ter than we do in a particular program area, so we are looking at those things, and we are trying to pick the best way of doing it so we end up with a quality program in the end.

“Joint base leadership has taken the approach and we have in MWR as well – there are no people losing jobs as a result of this merger,” he contin-ues. “That is the position going in. We are not closing any facilities on the McChord side of the base. Over time, years down the road, we will see how things are going and evaluate where we are with each program. Just getting the programs and facilities merged into one is what we need to focus on now. Once we get beyond that, we can look at economies of scale in certain pro-gram areas, if needed.”

Harvey points out that one of the potential benefi ts of the merger is in the programming area. “For example, in outdoor recreation, McChord AFB has a program person and that person will meld into the outdoor recreation program staff that we already have and we will have a bigger and better pro-gram as a result,” he points out. “So, it is not just merging the two programs and getting the same end result. By adding the two together I think we are going to see a lot of improvements in the program areas.”

Fort Lewis looked at lessons learned from some other phase-one bases to see how they worked through certain issues and got from point A to B. “Our whole focus on doing this is not to have a negative impact on any of

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who approved a lot of this Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (SRM) funding for a lot of the projects that we were able to complete. The current Joint-Base commander Col. Tommy Brittain, USA, has continued the same level of support since he ar-rived in July 2009.”

In the area of fi tness, a lot has been done to pump up fi tness centers, from approximately $2 million in new fi tness equipment (bulk buy-program fund-ed fi tness equipment, plus non-bulk buy items pur-chased using local funds) to fi tness center upgrades and renovations at McVeigh fi tness center ($3 million) and Soldier’s Field House ($1.7 million). Fort Lewis did a com-plete renovation of McVeigh, transforming an underused in-door tennis facility into a expansive fi tness-equipment area with cardio, strength and free weight areas. In addition, three racquetball courts were converted into a more functional-fi tness workout space, which supports the Army’s effort to

improvements and renovations to fi tness centers, outdoor sports fi elds, outdoor recreation facilities, pools, the bowling center and more.

“A large part of the driving force behind all of these proj-ects is the Army Family Covenant,” notes Harvey. “All of the additional services and benefi ts that the Army is providing to families — direct funding kinds of things. For example, 16 hours of respite child care when a servicemember deploys; the respite care for exceptional family members; the additional staffi ng we got in community services to expand support to families – all of those programs are funded by the Army down to the installation level.”

Harvey points out that Fort Lewis has received approxi-mately $25 million in funding to complete many important FMWR facility improvement projects.

“We also had the bowling center project, which was a $4-million NAF-funded project,” notes Harvey. “We also have used our own local capital-purchase, minor-construction NAF funding to do a lot of other smaller but signifi cant proj-ects, so when you add all of that up we have done between $30-$35 million in improvement projects over the past three years.”

He notes that the Army Family Covenant is not just about increased funding, but about taking a new approach.

“Our garrison commander at the time of the signing of the covenant in 2007 was Col. Cindy Murphy, USA, who was a great family program supporter, and really took to heart the Army fam-ily covenant pledge of changing things locally. She is the one

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improved sport fi elds at Soldier’s Field House, and redid the 40-meter track at Cowan stadium.

In the area of recreation, the Nelson Recreation Center is in the fi nal stage of $3.4-million SRM renovation project, which includes rewiring and electrical upgrades to turn the facility into a high-tech Army recreation center.

“We’ve done a lot of high-tech activities in our recreation centers and we’ve gotten a great response from soldiers in our Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS) program,” notes Harvey. “Internet gaming, computers, video game sys-tems, large screen TV areas – this is the Hi-tech stuff the sin-gle soldiers want.”

Fort Lewis also put a lot of money into improving facilities at American Lake, where it has a marina, a Northwest Adven-ture Center for equipment rental, a travel camp, RV storage, a beach and more. Outdoor recreation added some new slips to the marina, added three new cabins, as well as an additional 100-space RV storage lot, which has already been maxed out on capacity, notes Harvey.

In the area of outdoor adventure trips, Fort Lewis runs an extensive program, with close to 50 trips and outings planned just in March and April alone, from kayaking and fi shing to whitewater rafting and bungee jumping. Fort Lewis was also one of the pilot sites for the Army’s Warrior Adventure Quest (WAQ) program, which provides high-adrenaline activities for soldiers returning from deployment.

“One of our biggest challenges in the Army right now and

integrate more combat-specifi c or functional workouts into its tradi-tional facilities.

As part of the fam-ily health and fi tness concept at Fort Lewis, Jensen Gym converted two basketball courts into a parent workout area complete with childcare.

“Parents, such as spouses of deployed soldiers, can come and workout with free child-care,” notes Harvey. “It has worked out really

well.”In addition to the fi tness center upgrades at Fort Lewis,

the Yakima Training Center, where the majority of the large unit training occurs, received an upgrade and expansion to its fi tness center.

State-of-the-art fi tness equipment was distributed through-out all fi tness centers, including the latest and greatest from Life Fitness, Precor, Hammer Strength, Ivanko, Concept2, Power Systems, Rogue, LeMond and Schwinn.

Fort Lewis also completely renovated Memorial Stadium, —Continued on page 38, JB Lewis-McChord

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here at this installations is we have over 17,000 soldiers de-ployed and most of them are coming back this summer be-tween May and September timeframe,” says Harvey. “This will be a big challenge for our programs, our family and child and youth programs, as well as our outdoor recreation pro-gram in support of WAQ.

Because Fort Lewis has a large wounded warrior battalion, support for wounded warriors is a big priority, and FMWR staff works with the battalion to help with any additional pro-gramming or facility needs. There is also a recreation person who works as part of the wounded warrior battalion staff.

CONSTRUCTION CONTINUESOne area that continues to be a focus for the Army is child-

care, and Fort Lewis has completed about 10 childcare proj-ects in the last few years, including a 60-capacity child care facility for wounded warrior support. Also in the works is a $20-million project to renovate the big three main CDCs on post. A $2.5 million ballfi eld construction project for CYS is

also in the works.In addition to all of the new child care spaces, there have

been numerous improvements to the post’s three indoor pools, as well as the addition of a new splash park, which just opened in May. Provider of equipment for splash park equipment was Nirbo Aquatic inc. and it was installed by NW Recreation/Oregon playgrounds.

“We also got some funding from our qualifi ed recycling program to extend this park-like area around the spray park and playgrounds and connect it to some existing things that we did last year with memorial stadium upgrades,” notes Har-vey. “So, we are creating this greenbelt strip between some of our different facilities on the installation.”

Some other future projects include a new Warrior Zone “hi-tech” Recreation Center, improvements to the golf course entrance, a lodge renovation, some additions to Russell Land-ing at the Marina and a $3-million American Lake community center upgrade.

—GRF

—Continued from page 17, JB Lewis-McChord

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