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POST COMMANDER ASSESSES HIS START AT FORT JACKSON P3 THE FIRST 100 DAYS PINCKNEY STAFF SHARES EDUCATIONAL PASSION P8 SOLDIERS HONORED DURING USC FOOTBALL GAME P12-13 A Salute to the Military

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POST COMMANDER ASSESSES HIS START AT FORT JACKSON P3THE FIRST 100 DAYS

PINCKNEY STAFF SHARES EDUCATIONAL PASSION P8

SOLDIERS HONORED DURINGUSC FOOTBALL GAME P12-13

A Saluteto the Military

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NOV. 22Job Searching Strategiesfor Military Spouses8:30 a.m. - noon, Strom Thurmond Building, Room 222. Topics include military spouse job searching skills, resume writing and interviewing. The event is targeted to military spouses, but open to all military and DOD ID Card holders. To register call 751-9460/5452 or [email protected].

NOV. 23Steps to Federal Employment for Military Spouses9:00 a.m. - noon, Strom Thurmond Bldg., Room 222 Information on civil service and NAF employment. Open to all service members, military spouses and DOD Civilian employees. To register please call 803-751-9460/5452 or email [email protected].

DEC. 2First Friday Golf Tournament12:30 - 6 p.m.,Fort Jackson Golf Club - 3652 Semmes Road. To sign up, call the Pro Shop at 803-787-4437.

DEC. 5Merry Fitness4:30 - 7 p.m. at Fitness and Wellness. A “multi-workout extravaganza” featuring refreshments, mini massages and door prizes.

DEC. 7 Onsite Hiring9 to 11:30 a.m., 5450 Strom Thurmond Bldg., Room 222. Join our team. RetireEASE provides in-home care for seniors so our clients enjoy independence in the comfort and safety of their homes while receiving one-on-one care for �������� � ����� ���� ����������aide. Apply online at retirees.clearcareonline.com/apply and register to attend the event at 751-9460/5256 or email [email protected].

DEC. 10Jingle Bell Jog 5K Fun Run/Walk8 - 10 a.m. starting at Semmes Lake Recreation Area. Late registration takes place 6:30-7:45 a.m. The race starts promptly at 8 a.m.

DEC. 13 College and Career Fair9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Solomon Center, Bldg. 6510. More than 50 education institutions and employers in attendance. For more information call 751-5341.

DEC. 28Teen Employment 101 Workshop10 a.m. - noon Strom Thurmond Bldg. Rm 222. This workshop is open to teenagers of military service members and Depsartment of Defense Civilian employees between the ages 14-19.

Fort Jackson, South Carolina 29207This civilian enterprise newspaper, which has a circulation

of 15,000, is an authorized publication for members of the U.S.

Army. Contents of the Fort Jackson Leader are not necessarily

the official views of, or endorsed by the U.S. Government,

the Department of Defense, Department of the Army or Fort

Jackson.

The appearance of advertising in this publication, including

inserts and supplements, does not constitute endorsement by

the Department of the Army or Camden Media Co. of the firms,

products or services advertised.

All editorial content of the Fort Jackson Leader is prepared,

edited, provided and approved by the Public Affairs Office of

Fort Jackson.

The Fort Jackson Leader is published by Camden Media

Co., a private firm in no way connected with the Department of

the Army, under exclusive written contract with Fort Jackson.

The civilian printer is responsible for commercial

advertising.

For display advertising rates and information call 803-

432-6157 or write Camden Media Company, P.O. Box 1137,

Camden, S.C. 29020. For classified advertising information

only: call 800-698-3514 or e-mail pmathes@chronicle-

independent.com or fax 803-432-7609.

For questions or concerns about subscriptions, call 803-

432-6157. To submit articles, story ideas or announcements,

write the Fort Jackson Leader, Fort Jackson, S.C. 29207, call

803-751-7045 or e-mail [email protected].

Commanding General ................. Maj. Gen. John P. Johnson

Garrison Commander .................... Col. James W. Ellerson Jr.

Public Affairs Officer ................................... Michael B. Pond

Garrison Public Affairs Officer ......................... Patrick Jones

Command Information Officer ..............Christopher Fletcher

Editor ......................................................... Wallace McBride

Staff Writer ...................................................Robert Timmons

Staff Writer ..................................................Demetria Mosley

Website: www.fortjacksonleader.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/fortjackson

Twitter: www.twitter.com/fortjacksonpaoInstagram: www.instagram.com/fortjacksonpao

Community CalendarSEND ALL

SUBMISSIONS TO

[email protected]

Deadline for events to be in-cluded in the calendar or Happen-ings is one week before publication. Include the time, date and place the event will occur, as well as other necessary information.

If you submit an article on an event that already has taken place, please send it as soon as possible. Tuesday is the last day we will we be able to accept an article for publication the following Thursday. Include the date and place of the event, as well as a description of what took place. Please include quotations, if possible. With any photo you submit, include IDs — ���������������� ������� ����� �

Questions? Call 751-7045.

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ON THE COVERGamecocks’ defensive lineman Kobe Smith, hugs Capt. Christopher Porter, aide-de-camp to the Fort Jackson commander, before the Nov. 19 Military Appreciation Day game.

SEE PAGES 12-13.

Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS

The Thanksgiving dinner for retirees will be served from 1:30 to 4 p.m., Thursday at Building 5455, the dining facility for 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment. The cost is $9.05 per meal. The discounted rate of $6.80 is available to spouses and dependents of enlisted personnel in pay grades E-1 through E-4. For more information, call 751-7371.

Thanksgiving meal schedule for units:Nov. 23 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 120th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception) Bldg. 1875Nov. 23 Noon to 2 p.m. Drill Sergeant Academy Bldg. 9572Nov. 23 5 to 8 p.m. 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment Quad 5454Nov. 23 5 to 8 p.m. 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment Quad 5454Nov. 23 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 369th Adjutant General Battalion Bldg. 2302Nov. 24 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment Bldg. 11900Nov. 24 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 369th Adjutant General Battalion Bldg. 2302Nov. 24 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment Quad 5455Nov. 24 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment Bldg. 10401Nov. 24 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment Bldg. 11500Nov. 24 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment Quad 5455Nov. 24 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment Bldg. 11500

Thanksgiving Meal Schedule

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See JOHNSON: Page 17

100 days with ‘Pete’ Johnson‘We are in great shape but, as with any high performing organization, we have no intentions of sitting on our laurels,’ said Maj. Gen. John ‘Pete’ Johnson at a roundtable assessment of his first 100 days as Fort Jackson’s commander.

Photos by DEMETRIA MOSLEY

Post commander assesses � ��������������� ���������By DEMETRIA MOSLEYFort Jackson Leader

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"� ������#$$��������������� ��������������������������������� �� ��%�����%�&!�'��!� �����()���*������������������������������������ ������ ������������������������������������ ���������������!�

(+��� ����� ���������������&����������������������� ���� ���������������������� �������� �����#$$���� ���������� ���� ��� ��������������� ��������������������������� ���� �%�����*������������!�(;��� ��� ����������� ��������������������������� �����+� ��+� �#���������� �������� �����������<� ��<��������������� �� �������������� ������������������� ���!*�

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NEWS

Construction on Hampton Parkway has begun for a 11th battalion. Maj. Gen. John ‘Pete’ Johnson said it may take a couple of years to complete.

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By C. TODD LOPEZArmy News Service

In January, a new commander in chief of the U.S. military will move into the White House.

Over the next 60 days or so of that transition period, Sec-retary of the Army Eric Fanning’s priority will be the 1.1 million Soldiers of the Army, among them the 100,000 who are currently deployed or forward-stationed outside the United States in some 150 countries.

As the Army transitions from one administra-tion to another, “there can be no gaps, there can be no seams” in providing those Soldiers with the resources they need to do their jobs, Secre-tary Fanning said.

(Y����������� ������������ �� ����������� ��completely dedicated to that,” Fanning told his audience during a discussion Thursday at a fo-rum sponsored by “Defense One” in Washing-ton, D.C.

Over the course of his government career, Fanning has worked through two presidential transitions.

“As is the case in every transition, the main message is, ‘We are here, and we will do what-ever is necessary to make this (transition) as smooth as pos-sible,’” he said.

Fanning has already formulated several ideas about how he will advise the transition team for the new administration on the matter of ensuring the Army’s continued success into the future.

������ ������ ���� ����� ��� ��� ���� ��� (�� ��� � �������what the Army of the future needs to win.”

Since 9/11, the Army has focused on the near-term, the day-to-day operations that it has been called upon to conduct around the world, Fanning said.

Over the past 15 years, the Army has served as the van-guard of the U.S. military’s commitments in Iraq and Afghan-

istan. As a result, the Army has “stripped a lot of investment out of the future,” Fanning said.

He also plans to discuss restructuring “ the Army for the way innovation exists today and ����������� ��� ����� ����!*� ������ ������� ��-�������%������������������������������ ������Army modernization and acquisition reform.

He believes the Army must be more agile and prepared to do business with all sectors of industry – including its own organic industrial base – and more willing to consider commercial off-the-shelf technology as a way of quickly providing Soldiers with the best tools available.

“I believe the faster you get things into the hands of Soldiers, the better,” he said. “They ��� ��������������&���������������������� -ently, and give us feedback very quickly. Tech-nology is being developed differently and in faster and faster cycles now.”

Secretary Fanning also hopes that his drive to change the conversation in the Army about behavioral health services, ���������������������������� �� ��������� �������� ����� ��-tion, will continue after his tenure.

See GAPS: Page 18

NEWS

Fanning: Expect ‘no gaps’ in commitment during transition

Army Secretary Eric Fanning, left, discusses administrative transition and focuses for the future with Wall Street Journal reporter Gordon Lubold at the Nov. 17. Defense One Summit in Washington, D.C.

Army news service

Fort JacksonMovie Schedule3319 Jackson Blvd. Phone: 751-7488

FRIDAYJack Reacher: Never Go Back(PG-13) 7 p.m.

SATURDAYQueen Of Katwe(PG) 1 p.m. Keeping Up With The Joneses(PG13) 5 p.m.

SUNDAYQueen Of Katwe(PG) 1 p.m. Keeping Up With The Joneses(PG13) 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAYJack Reacher: Never Go Back(PG-13) 2 p.m.Keeping Up With The Joneses (PG-13) 5 p.m.

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.

WWW.SHOPMYEXCHANGE.COM

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.

GATE 4

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

GATE 5

��Open 5-10 a.m. Monday through Friday for inbound and out-bound traffic.

��Closed 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

��Open 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

I believe the faster you get things

into the hands of Soldiers, the better.

— Eric Fanning,Secretary of the Army

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South Carolinians watch members of the 282nd Army Band play seasonal tunes on Gervais Street in Columbia during the city’s Vista Lights cel-ebration. During the celebration, shops and restaurants remained open to accommodate patrons who cam to watch the city light the Christmas tree and kick of Columbia’s Holiday Season.

Photos by ROBERT TIMMONS

Vista Lights

NEWS

Above left, Vista Lights patrons roast marshmallows over a fire during the celebration Nov. 17. Above, tuba players from Fort Jackson’s 282nd Army Band play holiday tunes for pa-trons during Columbia’s Vista Lights celebration on Ger-vais Street. The South Carolina capital city uses the Vista Lights celebration to kick off the holiday season and show off the restaurants and shops in the Vista. Left, attendees to the Vista Lights celebration witnessed live music from the 282nd Army Band and various local musical acts while also visiting the restaurants and shops in Columbia’s Vista.

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The American DreamPvt. Diego Garcia, an Army Reserve Soldier in Basic Combat Training with Company A, 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment, tosses a hand grenade into the air at the hand grenade assault course.

Photo by SGT. STEPHANIE HARGETT

NEWS

HOLIDAYNOTES

Thanksgiving serviceThe post-wide Ecumenical Thanksgiv-

ing service begins at noon Tuesday at the Main Post Chapel, 4580 Scales Ave. The guest speaker will be Fort Jackson’s Chief of Staff, Col. Morris T. Goins. Light re-freshments will be served in the activity hall ���������� ����� ������ ���� ����������!��� �more information, contact Chaplain (Col.) Mark A. Penfold, Garrison chaplain, at 751-3121.

Holiday hours� The Weapons Registration and Con-

� ���� ��������?���������������������<!�24-25 for Thanksgiving. For assistance, visit the Visitor Control Center at Gate 2.

� Army Community Service will be ��������<!�@���� �����Y�������<����������!���� � ��� ��������������� ����������� ��������the American Red Cross at 877-272-7337. Army Community Service will return to nor-���������������� ��������$��!�!���<!�@�!

� The Fort Jackson Commissary will be closed Thanksgiving Day, and will re-open ��<!�@�!

��=��������� <�����?������� ���������Management, and RCI oversight will be ������ ��<!� @�!� �� � ��� �������� ���� ����immediate attention, call 803-338-4809. Y����� ������� ��� �� ��� �� ���� ������������ ���������������!�!���<!�@�!������� ���-���������� �������������<!�@�!

� The Directorate of Emergency Ser-<����� )������;������ ���<�� ?����� ����� �����������<!�@Q�@�!

Red Cross needsvolunteers

Help Save Lives in South Carolina by vol-unteering as a Biomed transportation driver with the American Red Cross.

Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. As a volunteer transportation specialist, you can make sure blood is avail-able for patients in need in South Carolina. Transportation specialists deliver lifesaving blood to hospitals, ultimately giving them a sense of purpose and empowerment by knowing that they are part of the solution for helping save lives.

Shifts originate out of Columbia and Charleston. Weekday and weekends routes are available. Volunteers will need a valid driver’s license, a motor vehicle record and must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

The American Red Cross is in need of vol-unteers to help deliver donated blood from the Bull Street donation center to area hospi-tals. If you are interested in earning volunteer hours by helping patients receive lifesaving blood products, contact Erin Tyler at 803-508-5251 or [email protected].

By SGT. STEPHANIE HARGETT108th Training Command

Throughout its 240-year history, the United States has been known as the Great American Melting Pot.

With a diverse population of more than 320 million, its citizens represent just about every nation and culture on the planet, its Military is no different.

Soldiers serving with the Army and Army Reserve are no different. While coming from many different walks of life, they may sound and appear different, the reality is that they’re all the same.

They share a great love for this nation and take pride in their service. With the prospect of a brighter future always forefront in their minds, the common thread that bonds them all is the pursuit of their American dream.

Army drill sergeant, Staff Sgt. Akia Sieben, of Company ;�#��������������#��������� ��U�������������� ������� ������;�� ������������������������ ����� ��������� ������������� <��in the Army.

Her mother came to the U.S. from Jamaica when she was 17. “She graduated high school and joined the Army,” said Sieben.

“She felt like she owed something to America. She felt that she wanted to do something to sublimely let the country know that she appreciated the opportunity she was afforded.”

In that aspect, Sieben sees a connection with many of the Soldiers under her charge.

“When I see Soldiers that come from other countries to bet-ter enhance their American dream, I think it shows a lot of � ��*�����������!�(�����������������������������������������service and that’s an Army Value that we live by. Because they came to a country that they don’t know and a country that doesn’t really know them. They decided to put their life on the line as if they were born and raised here,”

For Sieben, it’s not just about the Soldiers that she trains and leads. It’s a much more personal meaning.

“Just to see that that’s the same thing that my mother did, came from another country, loved America and decided serve her country. I see that in these Soldiers that come here,” said Sieben. “I see my mother in them, I see myself in them, and I see that we all just want a great place to live and a great place to raise our children, this is the way we decided to do it and I salute them for that.”

Army is a path to citizenship for some

See DREAM: Page 15

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Pinckney staff shares educational passionBy ROBERT TIMMONSFort Jackson Leader

Fort Jackson is not the only part of the U.S. military that is celebrating its anniversary this year. The Department of Defense Educational Activity is in the midst of its 70th anniversary and celebrated American Education Week Nov. 14-18.

“DODEA’s long record of provid-ing outstanding education for students is due to those who work with stu-dents every day,” said Dr. Kerrie Am-mons, a speech pathologist with C.C. Pinckney Elementary School on post.

As part of American Education Week, which occurs each year the week before Thanksgiving, educators and staff at C.C. Pinckney, sat down with the Leader to discuss how spe-cial the military education system is ��� ���� ���� ���� ������� ���� � ����-ing.

NEWS

LISA REED, fourth grade teacherand district teacher of the year

“I had teachers who you kind of as-����������������� ��������������������� �� ��� �� ������ ���� ���� ����������������� ���� ��������������about them. I wanted to be that teacher for my students. Two, when I met my �� ������ ���� � �� ��� ������� ���� �� ���������������������� ������������������ ����� ������������������� ������������������������������� ����������������������

������������������������������!��������� ���������� ����������� �them. It makes it easier for them to con-nect with me, and me to them, because ������������������� ������������

CLAUDINE CAVALLO, school registrar with more than 20 years in education

!����� ����� �������������������-��������� �� ��"���� ������� ����������"�����#��� � ����� ���������� ��profession to shift with his change of ���� ��� ������������������������-����������� ���������� � ������ ������interested in how the education process works for them. My education back-������� �� ������������� �����������

!���������������%&%'*��������� � ��������� �������+����� �������������� ������� � ��� ���� �� ���� ���� ������������������ ���������������/����� ����������� ���������������� ��������teachers but from the support staff mak-��� ������������������������������/��� ������ ������

MACIE FITZGERALD,sixth grade teacher

"������������������ ������� ������������� ��������� ���� �

!�+��� ����� �� ��� ������� ���� +����� ������� ��������� ������ � ��������� ��� � 9� �� ��� ��� �� ����� ������ ���� �� �� �������� ���� �� �� ���-���� ����+ ����������;� �������%�#������ ���������� �������������-�������������������������������� ��� �� � �� ������ ������� � �+ � ���� �� ����� �������� ��� ��������� <� ����� ���������

Since she started working at Pinck-���� =>������� � ��� !����� ���� ����� ��� ��� �� ��� ��� ������ /��� ���� ���+�change much during that time, they ���+����������� ��� � ����������������� ������� ����� ������ ���� ����������������������������

KIMBERLY DANA,resource teacher

“I spent 15 years working in higher education and then did a career change ������� ���������������/� ����������� ������������������ ���������-���������������������� ���������-���� ��������������������������

!�� ����� � �������������������������� ����@��������� �+���� ������-� ����������������������������� ������ �������� ���� � ���� ����� ������� ��� ���� ���A� ����� ;��� ������ ����� ������� ��� �������� �� � � ���������+� ����� ����� ������� ���� ���� ����� �� ��� ���������� �� ���younger kids and inspiring them to be ����� ��������������+ �����E�� ������can be a good reader. Yes, you can ������ ����� ���� �� �� ���� ���� ������������ ����� � ���� ����� ������� �+� ����� �� � ���� ��� �� ���� ������ ������������������������� ����������� ������������/� � �������

REGINALD CLEMENT,in-service director for the cafeteria

!;�������������������� �������+ ��������������������� �����=���� ��-���� � ����� ������� ���� ����� ���-tion is important so we try to make sure ���� ��� �� ������� ����� ���� ������� ��������������������

TOMMY WILLIAMS,motor vehicle operator

;������ �� �������� � �������because “you see the kids when they ���� ������� ���� ���� ��� ���� ����������������������������� ��������-���������������������� ���������������������� ��� ����+������������� �������<�����+��������������������������-����������� ������������������������������������������������ ����+��������������������������������

PATTY CLEVELAND,second grade teacher

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Victory Started HereU.S. Army Olympians Spc. Shadrack Kipchichir and Sgt. Hillary Bor visited Fort Jackson Nov. 16 through 19 as guest of honors during the Army Financial Management Workshop 2016. They both competed in Track and Field in the Olympics.

Photo by DEMETRIA MOSLEY

Olympians visit Fort JacksonBy DEMETRIA MOSLEYFort Jackson Leader

U.S. Army Olympians credit Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson as the beginning of their success.

“Going through basic training opened my mind that I could push myself to the limit,” said Sgt. Hillary Bor. “The training (for the Olympics) was not that hard. You had to just be disciplined and apply the same knowledge the Army handbook taught us.”

Bor and his teammate Spc. Shadrack Kipchirchir from the U.S. Army Olympic team visited Fort Jackson Nov. 16 through 19 as special guests for the the Army Financial Management 2016 Workshop.

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“We are so glad to have them here as our honored guests,’ said Command Sgt. Maj. Annie Walker of the U.S. Army Financial Management School. “We are so proud of their accomplishments, especially as Soldiers.”

During their visit on the installation, Bor and Kipchirchir spoke with Fi-nancial Management AIT soldiers and students of the advance leader course. Both men attended Basic Combat training as well as A.I.T on Fort Jackson; Bor in July 2013 and Kipchichir in June 2014

Spc. Hillary Bor, left, rejoices with five-time Olympian Bernard Lagat after both qualified for Rio by finishing third and first respectively in the men’s 5,000 meter final in July at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Oregon.

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‘I became a soldier ...’ 3RD BATTALION,34TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

PVT. ALEXIS E. ROSAS-TREJO, 19Yakima, Washington

PVT. SAMANTHA LOPEZ, 17San Fernando Valley, California

“I joined the Army to support my Family, go to college, and pursue my career in teaching. I needed a boost and the Army is helping me.”

“The change from civilian to an American Soldier was the best thing that has ever happened to me.”

“I am a 42A – Human Resource Specialist, ����� ���������������������������������������to get the job done.”

PVT. CHRISTOPHER KARCHELLA, 18Winnemucca, Nevada

“I joined the Army to get the ������������� ���������������partake in the Green to Gold ����������������������������

“Learning new skills” has been the best part of basic training.

“’I am a 25U – Signal Support Systems Special-ist. It was an MOS that got deployed more often and had small teams. It also has a lot of training that can help me in the civilian world.”

“My Family supports all my choices.”

PVT. JAMIE ROY, 18Derry, New Hampshire

!��<��������*�������������more about myself and to travel more outside the United States.”

“Some good things about basic training would have to be the team work and some of the activi-ties we did like pugil sticks.”

“My MOS is 92G – Culinary Specialist. I chose it because I am an artist and cooking is another form of art for me. I want to be a cake decorator.”

“My Family supports my choice and they want my little brother to in the military too.”

PVT. KURT R. TENNYSON, 18Monett, Missouri(Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry)

“I joined the Army to gain experience in a workforce. The exploration around the world was a side bonus in my eyes.”

“The intense workouts and stressful situations developed my character. Overall, basic training has made me a tougher and better person.”

“My MOS is 25S (Satellite Communications Systems Operator-Maintainer), in other words I maintain and operate communications satellites.”

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“I joined the Army to serve the United States and defend the Constitution against all enemies. Furthermore, I looked forward to the nomadic lifestyle and sense of adventure.”

“Basic training has helped me in many ways, but mainly in advancing my patience level and reinforcing the utmost importance of teamwork.”

“I picked my MOS (13D – Field Artillery Automated Tac-tical Data Systems Specialist) because I felt I would enjoy being able to apply my love of mathematics and physics towards the noble task of supporting our nation’s infantry.”

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“I joined the Army to set an example for my Family and to give a better life to my future Family.”

“The support given to me from my battle buddies and the obstacles we overcame” will stay with me forever.

“I am a 91C – Utilities Equipment Repairer. I ��� �������� ���������+ ��������������������������in.”

“My parents are both very proud because they know I’m on the right path to a great career.”

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Pinckney staff shares educational passionALAN DANAHY, Kindergartenthrough sixth grade music

“I’m coming from a non-military background so it’s been sort of a learning curve for me, but I really appreciate the military and our mil-itary connected students. If you re-ally think about it, music plays a re-ally big part of the military, whether it be ceremonies and graduations. We have the 282nd Army Band here on post and those opportuni-ties, for example having the Army band come to the school and work with the kids, open gateways to getting kids involved and more in-spired to learn about music.”

FELICIA SCHNEIDER,educational aide

!;�������� �]^����������� �<����� �working at the YMCA Summer Camp ������<� ��������������������������kids. I kind of kept working with kids un-til I fell into this profession.”

!/�����<������ ���#�#��_������� �special is the kids. I am an Army brat myself so I always feel a connection to other kids who have parents in the military.

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PAULA FAVOR,third grade teacher

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!&������������������#�#��_����������through a lot. I mean they are here, then they are gone; sometimes they come back, and sometimes they don’t. So we get that one moment in time to touch their lives for-ever. When they leave here hopefully they remember us and remember some things we have taught them.”

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Soldiers are halftime honorees at USC football game

A Salute to the MilitaryPhotos by ROBERT TIMMONS

A Soldier in Training at Fort Jackson holds up a large U.S. flag as it is be-ing rolled up during on field prac-tice Nov. 15 at Williams-Brice Sta-dium. Soldiers from Fort Jackson held large U.S. flags during the half-time celebration of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks Mili-tary Appreciation Day game against Western Carolina University.

Sgt. Amanda Reuter, a chaplain’s assistant and Fort Jackson Soldier of the Year, prepares to toss the coin during the University of South Carolina Military Appreciation Day game Nov. 19.

Fort Jackson Commanding General Maj. Gen. John ‘Pete’ Johnson and University of South Caro-lina president Harris Pastides, wave to the crowd during the halftime celebration of the school’s Military Appreciation Day football game against Western Carolina University.

Sgt. Amanda Re-uter, a chaplain’s assistant and Fort Jackson Soldier of the Year receives a game ball moments before the kick off.

Gamecocks wide receiver Deebo Samuels bowls over Western Carolina Catamounts defensive back Keion Crossen to score his second rushing touchdown of the game Nov. 19. The University of South Carolina Gamecocks won the game 44-31.

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Pinckney staff shares educational passionAUDREY GRIFFIN,C.C. Pinckney principal

“I originally was going to be an X-ray technician, but when I got into college I changed my major because I really wanted to be around children. When my son started going to school, I started volunteering and that told me this was my calling.”

“Teaching military children is special ����� ���� ����������������������������������������������������� �������I passed on to those children what my son was experiencing too. With my hus-band being military, we made sure we ���������� ��������������� ������ ��������������������� ��������������they are living.”

DOMINGO RODRIGUEZ,school custodian

“It has been a great experience. They always say, ‘America is the melting pot’ and you can apply the same thing here. ;�������� ��� ����������������� ����� �����������������������������-�� ����� ��������������������F����-grounds) – so everything melts in here. {��� ����� �� ����� �������� ��� � ��������������/���� ������ ������������������� �� ���� ����� ���� � ���� ���������������� ����;������������� ���������� ����� �����������������

TERESA AVERY,C.C. Pinckney school counselor

“When my son was born I said, ‘OK, what can I do, that I will be home when ��+ � ����|+� /��� �� � ������� ���the school. He was the most important ����� �� ����������� �� ������ ����-come a teacher.”

!/������������������� ����������9�+ �������=�������'����������� ��������-��+ �����������������<� �������������everybody.”

PATRICIA WALTERS, fifth grade teacherI became interested in education “all

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!/����� ������ ������������F�����children) here having been a military spouse and having my children going through a military school.”

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Pvt. Rolando Swaby, an Army Reserve Soldier in basic combat training with Company A, 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment, and citizen of Jamaica, recently left his family behind to join his father and uncle in Kansas City, Missouri. Shortly thereafter he left for the Army.

“I joined because my Family started growing. My wife, she’s pregnant,” said Swaby. “I wanted to go to school, but I needed the assistance to do it. Since I’m not a citizen yet, it also helps me become naturalized and help my Family better.”

Through the Naturalization at Basic Training Initiative, Soldiers who are not U.S. citizens are given the opportunity to become naturalized when they graduate from Basic Combat Training. More than 60,000 Service members have participated in the program since its implementation in 2009.

Swaby served as a law enforcement of-��� ����������������������������������up as a medic in the Army Reserve.

“Most of this stuff (military training) I’ve been through a lot,” said Swaby. “I just wanted to change it up, because it was rough being a police (sic). I wanted to learn something new.”

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U.S. Army plans to major in business in college so that one day he can start his own company.

Pvt. Diego Garcia, also an Army Re-serve Soldier with of Company A, 1st Bat-talion, 61st Infantry Regiment, has been ���������� �����������Mexico and Texas for the last 11 years.

The son of Mexi-can immigrants, Gar-cia says his parents divorced when he was in second grade. Be-cause of the divorce his mother should have ��<����������%�>����due to her citizenship status, but chose to stay in order to give her children the opportuni-ty of a better education and, ultimately, a better life.

That same year she crossed the border to visit his grandparents in Mexico, says Gar-cia. Upon returning she was not permitted ��������������{!�!

“I remember my grandparents came ����������������� ������������� ��������anything,” said Garcia. “We went to the ������������������������������������������

to Mexico.”Garcia and his family moved to Valle

Hermoso, which means Beautiful Valley; according to him it was anything but.

According to a 2011 Stanford Univer-sity Survey, organized crime related deaths in-creased by 290 percent between 2010 to 2011 in Valle Hermoso.

“This one time I was in middle school, my second year, we were in a class room and all of a sudden we hear shots � �*�����'� ���!

“There was a point when teachers started teaching how to do the � ���� ��������� ���� �������� ���� ��� �� �����they say, ‘grenade’ and you get to the ground. So we’re in the class-room and the class-rooms are open. It’s open with windows all-around so we had to learn how to do the

prone positions which is called pecho a tierra, which means chest to ground. Ev-� ����� ������ ��� ���� ��� � ������ ����� � ��done.”

After this and many other acts of vio-lence the Family decided it was time to

leave and start over somewhere else.(;�� � ��� ��� ���� ������ ��������� �����

it became the norm,” said Garcia. “There �� ����������������������������������������a lot of people ran away to safety. That’s when I moved up here to South Texas with my father.”

Due to Garcia and his mother being sep-arated for the last 6 years she has missed out on many important moments in his life.

(%�� %��� ������� ������ ����� ��� �����when I graduated from high school, my military ball, my prom, all of those big things that a mom would be proud of,” said Garcia.

He is hoping his mother will be present at his big day when graduates basic train-ing and becomes an American Soldier.

With graduation just days away for Swaby and Garcia, basic combat training has not only transformed the two from citi-zens to Soldiers, it’s helped them achieve their American dream.

(�� ����� ����� ��� ������� ���� ���� ���� �Soldiers feel, but I can only imagine their sense of pride when the�� ������������ ������������������������������� �������������to get a chance to serve their country, but they’re going to be an American citizen af-ter the process is complete,” Sieben said.

Note: Both Swaby and Garcia graduat-ed basic combat training Nov.17. The day prior, Swaby along with 13 other Soldiers swore their allegiance to the nation and are now U.S. Citizens.

HONORSSaluting this BCT cycle’s honoreesDRILL SERGEANTS OF THE CYCLE. Photos by OITHIP PICKERT, Public Affairs Office.

Staff Sgt.David RodriguezAlpha Company3rd Battalion,34th Infantry Regiment

HONOR GRADUATEOF THE CYCLEPvt. Christopher Wilson

HIGH BRMPvt. Brian Hostetler

HIGH APFTPvt. Vasquez Cintron

Staff Sgt. Adrianna FoxBravo Company3rd Battalion,34th Infantry Regiment

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HIGH BRMPvt. Hunter Belew

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Staff Sgt.Caleb McCoyCharlie Company3rd Battalion,34th Infantry Regiment

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HIGH BRMPvt. Brendon Cottrell

HIGH APFTPvt. Spiering Brady

Staff Sgt.Caleb OchalDelta Company,3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment

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Sgt. 1st Class Cruz RodriguezEcho Company,3rd Battalion,34th Infantry Regiment

HONOR GRADUATEOF THE CYCLEPvt. Tyler Shelton

HIGH BRMPvt. Hugh Hasting

HIGH APFTPvt. Christian Tashima

Staff Sgt.David HunsbergerEcho Company,1st Battalion,34th Infantry Regiment

HONOR GRADUATEOF THE CYCLESpc. Ali Rezai

HIGH BRMPvt. Stephen Happel

HIGH APFTPvt. Gerardo Barriga

DreamContinued from Page 7

When I see Soldiers that come from

other countries to better enhance their American dream, I

think it shows a lot of pride.

— Staff Sgt.Akia Sieben

1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment

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The state would have to support the installation with expanding access to Fort Jackson from the highway. Johnson said moving the gates would help reduce congestion and would make things easier for visiting families who come to basic training graduation each week.

The project is still in the planning stages.(+��� �����������������<�����#$���� ������� ������������������������

������*������������!�(+����<��������������������� ���� �������� �����now we are trying to make sure we have the right plan in place.”

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“We have to constantly challenge the training environment we have here and see if is it calibrated to meet the needs of our Army,” he said. “We will constantly look at ourselves and evaluate how well we are do-ing. We have to double down on what we do here and make sure that �<� ������� � ����� ���<����� �� �������� ��� � ��� ��� ��<�� ������� �� �� �training.”

�� �������>��#$$������������������������������������������(���� �-ing all of the goodness that Fort Jackson is all about.”

(+��� �������������������� ���� ��� �������������������{������������Army. It’s about continuing a long history of excellence here at Fort Jack-son that I recognized when I got here,” said Johnson.

“We fundamentally believe this is a sacred mission here. We know ���������<� ����������;�� ���� � �������������������������� �����-�������� ����� ������ ��������������� ������������ ������������������responsibility very, very seriously.”

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Family of the YearPhoto by NICHOLAS SALCIDO

Staff Sgt. Scott and Dana Wangsness and Family were named the 2016 Fort Jackson Family of the Year Nov. 18. The Wangsness Family volunteers with scouting and other groups around post. They are also Red Cross volunteers and work with VolunTEENS. ‘It’s my way of giving back to our community that we live in,’ said Dana.

Photo by NICHOLAS SALCIDO

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GapsContinued from Page 4

“The Army has done a lot to move behavioral health ��������������������������� ����������<��������������� ��������������*���� ���!� (H���K�������� ��� ������������� ������������ ������� �!*

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An American history lessonPhotos by WALLACE McBRIDE

Kris Carpenter, educational programs director for the Catawba Cultural Center, was guest speaker Nov. 18 at Fort Jackson’s National American Indian Heritage Month Luncheon. ‘Native American history goes back for over 12,000 years in this region,’ she told the audience. ‘The exact point that the Catawbas entered into this history is not known. Today, the Catawbas still live along the same river that bears their name.

Photos by WALLACE McBRIDE

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VisitContinued from Page 9

Being back on the installation that helped shaped them from civilians into soldiers made them “feel weird.”

“It’s different,” said Bor. “When I ar- �<������� ������������ ������ �����������was like I didn’t know what was going on because I was in training. Now it’s more fun than before.”

Bor and Kipchirchir’s decisions to join the U.S. Army was a part of a strong need to give back to the country that helped them. Both were given athletic scholarships in college.

“I got a scholarship for four years and I wanted to give back to this country be-cause they gave me all of this money for school,” said Kipchirchir. “Joining the U.S. Army was a way to give back.”

Bor said without being in the Army he could never have achieved what he had achieved. He sees being a Soldier as a privilege.

Kipchirchir said he felt the same way. “I can’t compare being a Soldier to

anything because it made me the way I am now,” he said. “With the Olympics, I would have not participated s if I was not a Soldier. It made me strong and I am proud to be a Soldier,” he said. Spc. Shadrack Kipchirchir, right, races at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field, held in July in Oregon.

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