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1 FORT JACKSON KICKS OFF SCHOOL YEAR WITH COLOR RUN P7 POST RALLIES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH - P14 CIVILIANS AND VETERANS GET THE FULL ARMY TREATMENT - P6 IT S ALWAYS AN FORT JACKSON STUDENTS GO BACK TO SCHOOL P3 AMAZING FEELING

2 ON THE COVER A drill sergeant helps his daughter adjust her backpack to be more comfortable as he and his Family await Pierce Terrace Elementary School s doors to day of school. SEE PAGE 3 Photo by MARK MANICONE Fort Jackson, South Carolina This civilian enterprise newspaper, which has a circulation of 10,000, 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 or write Camden Media Company, P.O. Box 1137, Camden, S.C For classified advertising information only: call or nwilson@chronicleindependent.com or fax For questions or concerns about subscriptions, call To submit articles, story ideas or announcements, write the Fort Jackson Leader, Fort Jackson, S.C , call or fjleader@ gmail.com. Commanding General...Maj. Gen. John P. Johnson Garrison Commander...Col. Stephen Elder 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...Mark Manicone Website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Community Calendar SATURDAY Fort Jackson Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, new Scout/ Volunteer sign up 10 a.m., at the Scout Hut, 5957 Parker Lane. For more information please FortJacksonPack89@yahoo.com or FortJacksonTroop89@yahoo.com. TUESDAY Retirement Review Ceremony 4 p.m., Post Theater. Fort Jackson Protestant Women of the Chapel fall kick-off 9 a.m., Main Post Chapel. AUG. 31 Change of Commandant 1 p.m., NCO Club. Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Gilmer will relinquish command of the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy in a change of commandant ceremony. Girl Scouts sign-up If you are interested in your daughter joining Girl Scouts please stop by on signup day Aug. 31 from 4 to 6 p.m. For more information contact Dana Wangsness at We are also still in need of all level leaders. If you are interested in being a leader please contact Dana Wangsness at or via at FTJacksongs@ yahoo.com. SEPT. 5 Job Searching Strategies for Military Spouses 8:30a.m., 9810 Lee Rd. For more information contact Barbara Martin at or via at barbara.l.martin10.civ@mail.mil. SEPT. 9 FJ 9-11 Run/Ride for the Fallen 8 a.m., Hilton Field SEPT. 12 Coupon Craze Coupon Class 11:30 a.m., 9810 Lee Road, Rm Learn to stretch your monthly budget and maximize your savings. Come and learn the art of doubling, tripling and stacking coupons, price matching and more. Each class participant will receive a special gift, compliments of Army Community Service. Maude Leadership Lecture Series 3 p.m., Solomon Center Fort Jackson senior leaders, command teams company and above, and human resources and personnel organization leaders are invited to listen to Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson, Fort Jackson commander, speak during the Maude Leadership Lecture Series. The lecture series provides HR professionals with increased opportunities to enhance their leadership skills with current and former Army leaders. SEPT. 15 Hispanic Heritage Month Observance 11:30 a.m., NCO Club Dr. David Cardenas, the University of South Carolina s Vice Chair of the Latino and Hispanic Faculty Caucus, will speak at Fort Jackson s annual Hispanic Heritage Month Observance Luncheon. Tickets for the luncheon cost $10.50 and includes a buffet. Entertainment will be provided by the 282nd Army Band and the International Dance Academy. For more information about the event hosted by the Soldier Support Institute or to purchase tickets contact your unit Equal Opportunity Advisor. Summer Sizzler Cook-Out 4 p.m., MG John A. Renner Building, 9810 Lee Road. There will be food, music, games, prizes and more; something for everyone. Please bring snacks or drinks to share with the group. For more information contact Patricia Guillory at , patricia.a.guillory. civ@mail.mil or Ms. Felicia Johnson, , felicia.r.johnson23.ctr@mail.mil. SEPT. 19 Hiring Our Heroes Job fair 9 a.m., Solomon Center SEPT. 22 SCARNG Suicide Prevention Month 5K Run/Walk At Gamecock Park. Run or walk to raise awareness of the suicide prevention efforts in the South Carolina National Guard and our surrounding community. To register, contact Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Allen at christopher.j.allen.mil@mail. mil or visit scng-suicide-prevention-5k-runwalktickets Multi-Cultural Luncheon 11:30 a.m., 9810 Lee Road. Bring a homemade cultural dish and recipe to share with the group. 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3 Photo by MARK MANICONE Families file into Pierce Terrace Elementary School for the first day of school Aug 22. Teachers and the principal were outside to welcome parents and children, as well as direct them to their child s room. Every new school year is exciting Fort Jackson students head back to class Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS Staff Sgt. Marvin Carey, with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, says goodbye to his children, Marvin and Jade, and gives a word of advice before the first day of school at C.C. Pinckney. By ROBERT TIMMONS and MARK MANICONE Fort Jackson Leader School is back in session. Students and their parents lined up outside the two elementary schools on Fort Jackson waiting to enter and meet their new teachers Tuesday. It s always an amazing feeling, said Staff Sgt. Marvin Carey, from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment after he dropped off his twin third graders Marvin and Jade at C.C. Pinckney Elementary School. His children are always excited and nervous about the new school year, but he told them to have fun and meet new kids. Less than a mile away at Pierce Terrace Elementary School, Principal Raymond Burk was looking forward to the school year as well. Every new school year is exciting, and we aim constantly to raise the bar by learning, teaching and supporting all students, Burk said. Our faculty is truly focused on the students, and that focus makes a difference, Burk said. The Among the changes at Pierce Terrace that helps students is a new faculty member. We have a new full-time counselor now, which is very exciting, Burk said. She helps support the social and emotional foundations on top of the academic standard. They used to share counselors with C.C. Pinckney, who would only be available for two days, and if there was an emergency or pressing issue at the other school that counselor would leave. The schools are aiming to increase students knowledge and creative skills. We are helping support those 21st century skills and creativity, that s our goal, Burk said. At C.C. Pinckney, educators are looking to make the year more successful than the past, its principal said. The outlook for the new school year is for C.C. Pinckney as a school unit to raise the bar, Dr. Theresa Harvey said. We will be working together collaboratively to support all students and to ensure that all of our students learn and are successful this school year. FOR MORE PHOTOS see page 23

4 How World War I helped give U.S. women the right to vote By DR. KAYLEEN HUGHES Army News Service More than one hundred years ago, on April 6, 1917, Congress voted to declare war on Germany and the nations allied with it. The most momentous event to confront the new century, the World War I was fought mainly in Europe between August 1914 and November The U.S. government did sumption of unlimited German submarine attacks on American shipping in the spring of The entry of the United States into the the longstanding national campaign to win women s right to vote. Many feminists shelved their activism between 1917 and 1919 to support various relief and war in dustry efforts. The scope of women s service to the na tion during World War I foreshadowed their involvement in World War II. For example, they served overseas as nurses, humanitarian relief workers, physicians, telephone opera tors, linguists, ambulance drivers, entertain ers and Soldier support workers of all sorts. American women also participated in a wide variety of homefront activities such as munitions production and other defense in usually handled by men, including raising funds through liberty loan drives and lead ing the effort to produce and conserve food needed by Soldiers overseas. The mainstream suffragists decision to focus on the nation s needs during this time of crisis proved to help their cause. Their ac tivities in support of the war helped convince many Americans, including President Wood row Wilson, that all of the country s female citizens deserved the right to vote. The political cartoon featured in this ar ticle, by William C. Morris for The Brook lyn Magazine, published on Nov. 10, 1917, makes a clear connection between American women s wartime service and woman s suf frage. Less than three years later, on Aug. 26, 1920, U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Courtesy photo This political cartoon by William C. Morris for The Brooklyn Magazine, published on Nov. 10, 1917, makes a clear connection between American women s wartime service and woman s suffrage Amendment to the Constitution, stating the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. fragists a century ago to temporarily set aside their personal quest for the vote in order to back the U seas war proved to be a deciding factor in Fort Jackson Movie Schedule 3319 Jackson Blvd. Phone: FRIDAY The Emoji Movie (PG) 7 p.m. SATURDAY The Emoji Movie (PG) 1 p.m. Atomic Blonde (R) 5 p.m. SUNDAY The Emoji Movie (PG) 1 p.m. Atomic Blonde (R) 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY The Emoji Movie (PG) 2 p.m. Atomic Blonde (R) 5 p.m.... TICKETS Adult: $6 / Child (6 to 11): $4 3-D TICKETS Adult: $8 / Child (6 to 11): $6 Ticket sales open 30 minutes before each movie. Movie times and schedule are subject to change without notice.

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6 Photos by MARK MANICONE People participating in the Come Meet Your Army tour are lined up and told to exercise at the command of the drill sergeants with 120th Adjutant General Battalion because they failed to leave their bus in the allotted 20 seconds. First impressions Civilians and veterans get the full Army treatment By MARK MANICONE Fort Jackson Leader Get off my bus! It is a phrase Soldiers in Training know all too well after they arrive at the 120th Adjutant General Battalion and are welcomed enthusiastically to Fort Jackson. Except this time instead of frightened SITs storming off the white buses, it was some 40 shell-shocked civilians. They were a part of Fort Jackson s Come Meet Your Army tour, a community outreach program which aims to give civilians, and some veterans, a taste of what Fort Jackson does for the Army and the surrounding community. Cunningham, a 16-year-old considering joining the military. I get to learn a lot of general things about the Army. But these civilians and veterans weren t expecting quite the reception that the drill sergeants enthusiastically gave them. After failing to depart the bus in allotted 20 seconds, these tourists found themselves put in the front leaning rest position and pushing down the fort. After the proper Army welcome had been given, the tour moved into the battalion s Carolina Room where Col. Mark Shade, Fort Jackson deputy commander, gave them a briefing on the history and mission of Fort Jackson. See VETERANS: Page 15 Sgt. 1st Class Cruz Rodriguez, a drill sergeant with 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, explains to guests how Soldiers in Training complete obstacles on the confidence course.

7 LIVING c Photos by WALLACE McBRIDE The new school year at Fort Jackson began Tuesday morning, but the post s Youth Sports department got things started a little early with a color run Saturday. Runners of all ages began to line up at 9 a.m. at the Youth Sports Complex, where they darted through clouds of colored chalk dust as they made their way around the course. Afterward, children enjoyed a variety of activities set up at the location, including an obstacle course, a bounce house and kick ball games.

8 Post celebrates women s equality By MARK MANICONE Fort Jackson Leader Fort Jackson Dental Activity hosted the annual Women s Equality Day luncheon Aug. 18 in commemoration of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. The luncheon highlighted the 93rd anniversary of women s right to vote and recognized other accomplishments of and by women. It s mostly recognition, and celebration, of our right to vote, and it shows how far we ve come said Sgt. Samantha Escamilla. I mean, we ve just had a female run for president. Representatives from all units on post were present, as well as distinguished guests and members of the post command structure. The highlight of the equality day luncheon was guest speaker Mary King from a local television station. When I was asked to speak at the Women s Day Luncheon, I was thinking, Well, where do I start? she said. And that s because women have always had an impact on the lives of others, she said. Women have been around just as long as men have, and have been able to contribute multiple ideas, inventions and accomplishments. Women have been credited with the patents for inventions we use daily such as the windshield wiper, the circular saw and the dishwasher. Rosa Parks, helped advance the civil rights movement, so that not only women but also people of color would be recognized as equals. As I started researching Women s Equality Day, I realized that a lot of women did amazing things before they even had the right to vote, King said. A lot of women have paved the way to get where we are now. One experience in particular resonated with King while she was in the infancy of her career: A woman came up to me, and she was in her we didn t get to do the talking but we paved the way so that you could, King said. It was just a humbling moment. Those women that progressed, despite the limitations of their times, paved the way for American women to set the bar as high as it is today. Women can now serve their country in the military, some can even deploy in combat arms jobs. Fort Jackson trains 60 percent of the Army s women Soldiers today. Women have always been an integral part of this country, and they continue to push the envelope with each accomplishment. It has certainly made me say, thank you, King said. I ll never get to meet these women, but I get to do what I love because of them. Photo by MARK MANICONE Sgt. Samantha Escamilla, with Fort Jackson DENTAC, mingles with guests at the Fort Jackson Women s Equality Day luncheon Aug. 18. The luncheon celebrated the 93rd anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. Col. Dan Fong presents special guest Mary King with a statue as a gift. Mary King is an award winning journalist who anchors a local television station morning show. When I was asked to speak at the Women s Day Luncheon, I was thinking, Well, where do I start? Mary King, local television station morning show anchor

9 Army Welcomes Financial Management Technicians Fifteen Soldiers graduated from Finan- Aug. 17 in the Soldier Support Institute thorized to wear the Finance Corps branch insignia and the Regimental Crest. Soldiers receiving honors at the ceremony were: Spc. Janae C. Scott, the Class Values the Distinguished Leadership awardee and Commandant s List recipient; and Staff Sgt. Rafael Cervantes Commandant s List recipient. Photos by MARK MANICONE Soldiers and their Families stormed the AAFES Reclamation Sale to nab deals on used gear. Everything from PTs to nameplates were up for grabs. Turnout remains high for reclamation sale By MARK MANICONE Fort Jackson Leader Sitting in a warehouse with little to no ventilation in the South Carolina summer, surrounded by a crowd doesn t exactly sound like anyone s cup of tea. But for many Soldiers and their Families, the hot discounts were certainly worth the heat at the AAFES Reclamation Sale. It s a good opportunity to stockpile gear without killing your bank account, said Staff Sgt. Richie Richardson. I can get about 10 uniforms for about half the price of new ones. Every gear item imaginable lay in huge storage bins, which lined the Soldiers crowding bins, that one sergeant started calling out sizes of uniforms and tossing them to Soldiers who responded. - turned in gear, but that task has now shifted the Exchange services. Sharon Morrison, Exchange store manager. Soldiers got most items at a 75 percent discount, which is why, despite the muggy weather, the turnout remained high. In the beginning there weren t as many Soldiers as there was with the about getting all the gear to the people that can use it, and do that in a way that will help out Soldiers bank accounts. this stuff at a 75 percent discount, so there s not much money to make. The AAFES Reclamation Sale had their warehouse full of used gear and sweaty Soldiers. The temperature was so hot in the warehouse, that stepping outside felt like air conditioning. Blended retirement open season Soldiers with less than 12 years of service (active component) or less than 4,320 retirement points (reserve component), on Dec. 31, 2017 should use the MyArmy- lator to help them decide if BRS is right for ized and detailed comparison of the retire- retirement plans. Find the calculator at the following link. Retired council seeks nominees Council is seeking nominees. Nominations are currently being taken for three council members to serve on the Chief of Council was established in 1971 to provide the CSA with advice and recommendations regarding vital issues and concerns of Retired Soldiers, surviving spouses and their assessment of how current programs and initiatives may affect the retired community. For this year s nominations, it is important to note that the council charter in- - - year s three selectees includes one retired Army Reserve Soldier. Visit for more information. scheduled to reopen Sept. 30.

10 I became a soldier... 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment PVT. KHERRYN LAPUZ, 18 Houston ing in the Army are what - - PVT. CHRISTOPHER PIZZARELLI, 25 Clark, New Jersey I always wanted to with a reason. The - PVT. SOPHIA ROMERO, 18 Pleasanton, Texas the most into joining is the transformation men PVT. ALISHA MCGRATH, 18 Alexandria, Kentucky for joining was to better myself in the best way I knew how. I wanted The Army is a lot of PVT. BRANDON GEORGE, 18 Stevens Point, Wisconsin try is something to be ways told me how it was PVT. JOZIAH DORSEY, 17 Tampa, Florida The Army is a lot more - - -

11 Clouds eclipse Jackson s view By ROBERT TIMMONS Fort Jackson Leader Virtually everyone was looking up. Area ho- NEWS - See ECLIPSE: Pages A view of Monday s solar eclipse from the S.C. Air National Guard s fighter ramp at McEntire Joint National Guard Base. The path of the eclipse crossed South Carolina throughout the afternoon, with clouds and showers occasionally obscuring its view. Photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd

12 Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS Dale Austin, a safety officer on Fort Jackson, peers up into the cloudy sky to view the total solar eclipse Monday at Hilton Field. Crowds were drenched by sudden storms but kept looking up to see the moon pass in front of the sun. Eclipse Continued from Page 11 To see it go to darkness and come back was, like, wow! Even though his view was dampened Skerrit remained positive. The weather is what the weather is, he said. I mean, Mother Nature is going to throw things at us and we have to adapt and overcome. The parachutists had a special view of the eclipse, thousands of feet in the air, but they had a show to put on. It was really cool, I mean we are touring and we want to see it, but at the same time you want to put on a good show, said the Golden Knight s Master Sgt. Jen Davidson. It was a really awesome opportunity. Even though they had a sky view of the eclipse the parachutists passed around a pair of glasses. When we were circling around one of the guys had a pair of glasses so when the plane banked the right way we could see it, she added. It was really cool to see it while we were circling above. While some across the Midlands experienced total darkness for over two minutes, Hilton Field only got as dark as late evening due to the cloud cover. To see it go to darkness and come back was, like, wow! said Dale Austin, one of Fort Jackson s safety from behind the clouds the moon still partially blocking it. Elsewhere on Fort Jackson Soldiers and drill sergeants of Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment paused for a moment to prepare for and watch the eclipse, but cloud cover and rain hid the eclipse from sight. Above, Corbin Skerrit, who works at the Master Resliency School on Fort Jackson, peers up into the cloudy sky to view the total solar eclipse Monday at Hilton Field. Crowds were drenched by sudden storms but kept looking up to see the moon pass in front of the sun. Right, the Monday total solar eclipse as seen from West Columbia. Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS Photo by NICHOLAS SALCIDO Above, Soldiers and drill sergeants of Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment paused their range for a moment to watch the solar eclipse. Eventually, cloud cover and rain hid the eclipse from sight but the U.S. Army Soldiers remained in good spirits as day turned to night then back to day again and training resumed. Left, a member of the U.S. Army s Golden Knights parachute demonstration team prepares to land on Fort Jackson s Hilton Field during a jump during the Great American Eclipse Tuesday. Photo by 1ST LT. CODY DENSON Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS

13 Fort Jackson rallies for Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month From staff reports According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. Each year 44,193 Americans die by suicide. Throughout September the Army Substance Abuse, Suicide Prevention Program in conjunction with multiple agencies including the Army National Guard, Army Reserves and other community-based organizations, will host activities designed to focus on the prevention and intervention of suicide. These activities include distributing Army Ask-Care-Escort cards at designated gates on Sept. 5 between 7:30-9 a.m., a public reading of the Fort Jackson Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Proclamation at an Ob- 8, Brown bag discussions at multiple Installation Chapels with free lunch sponsored by the Reli- training events at the Solomon Center featuring keynote addresses from Dr. Keita Franklin, direc- Chamique Holdsclaw, a retired WNBA player, author and mental health advocate. The training at the Solomon Center will take place on Sept. 25 at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Both sessions are open to the Fort Jackson community and will count as annual training for Soldiers and Department of the Army civilians. Fort Jackson is anticipating large turn outs for the sessions, and is inviting all personnel to attend the lunch time discussions and the proclamation observance as well. To attend the luncheons will require that interested parties RSVP to Aljournal Franklin, Suicide Prevention Program Manager at or aljournal.e.franklin.civ@mail.mil to ensure you have a seat and a lunch reserved. Fort Jackson intends to represent the highest levels of inter-agency cooperation during September. Representatives from multiple local and national organizations will have information booths set up at the Solomon Center Sept. 25 and will provide information about their organizations efforts in the Columbia area and nationally to prevent suicides and to Intervene with those contemplating suicide. Suicide prevention and intervention skills can be gained by attending one of Fort Jackson s Applied Suicide Intervention Skills training workshops and through reading and reviewing pamphlets and circulars on suicide and its prevention. For additional information on Fort Jackson s Suicide Prevention Program contact Franklin at Editor s Note: Part of the source for this article was the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Website for more information on Suicide Prevention and Awareness visit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention website at org. Aljournal Franklin

14 Photos by MARK MANICONE Staff Sgt. Cortney E. McDonald welcomes the Come Meet your Army tour to the 120th Adjutant General Battalion with the iconic and typical drill sergeant enthusiasm. Col. Mark Shade, Fort Jackson deputy commander, gives a briefing on Fort Jackson s history and evolving mission, to people with the Come Meet Your Army tour. Shade explained all aspects of the process it takes to make civilians into Soldiers. Tour Continued from Page 6 Our mission here is to take civilians and make them into Soldiers, Shade said. We break you back down, so we can build you back up. Shade also provided details on how they train the soldiers and the change in training methods compared to ered entry salaries for those who the Army spends on each soldier for the duration of BCT. What got me was just the amount of things they have to go through, said Joseph Piermarini who was on the tour with his grandfather. The amount of small details they pay attention to, shows the amount of care they put into each Soldier. At the conclusion of the briefing, the tour moved to watch the 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment graduate. The battalion had all six companies graduate this cycle, and the tour got the It gives them a little flavor of the heat, and our training. Sgt. 1st Class Cruz Rodriguez full experience of seeing the end results of basic training. Then they got to see the intermediate phase. course, where they got to see drill sergeants in action molding SiTs in to the proud Soldiers they just saw at graduation. our training, said Sgt. 1st Class Cruz Rodriguez a drill sergeant with 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment. You got to have a little patriotism to see how we build our Soldiers. After seeing some motivational speaking of the drill sergeants to the privates, the tour s next phase was a visit to the Basic Combat Training museum. Here guests got to see the evolution of the Army s basic combat training routines and lifestyle over the years, and how Fort Jackson has adapted to those changing times and mission standards. Putting a drill sergeant from BCT in charge helps people see how BCT is, Rodriguez said. It helps to build that community repertoire, that community relationship, with Fort Jackson.

15 Saluting this BCT cycle s honorees DRILL SERGEANTS OF THE CYCLE Photos by Mark Manicone Staff Sgt. Robert Scott Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment SOLDIER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Jordan Craft SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Pfc. Augustine Loredo Staff Sgt. Hector Lopez Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment SOLDIER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Esmeralda Calderon SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Mary Miller SCOTT LOPEZ Staff Sgt. Chad Fields Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment Staff Sgt. Bryan Teneyck Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment FIELDS SOLDIER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Jonte Keambrielle Sanders SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Spc. Breana Hale Staff Sgt. Charles Searles Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment SOLDIER OF THE CYCLE Pfc. Cameron Ethridge TENEYCK SOLDIER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Thomas Cullen SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Kevin Murillo Sgt. 1st Class Amelia Baysden Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment SOLDIER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Donavon Sprague Drill competition Above, Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Malubag, a drill sergeant, watches intently as Soldiers in Training, with 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, hold their M4 carbines at port arms during a drill and ceremony competition, Aug. 18 at Fort Jackson. Right, Soldiers in Training with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, chat briefly before the start of a drill and ceremony competition between units in the battalion. Photos by ROBERT TIMMONS SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Pfc. Shayla Moore SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Chloe Demick SEARLES BAYSDEN

16 Fort Jackson Gate 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 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday for inbound and outbound traffic. Closed 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reopened 4 to 6 p.m. for outbound traffic only. Open 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Brain trust Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS Staff Sgt. Sahia Sanchezdiaz, with the 98th Training Division, and Sgt. Demetrius Winters, from Delta Company, 120th Adjutant General Battalion, smile broadly after being awarded scholarships from the 100th Infantry Division in a ceremony at Fort Jackson s education center Monday.

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18 A new day, a new year Fort Jackson schools open their doors to students Photos by ROBERT TIMMONS and MARK MANICONE There was a flurry of emotions at Fort Jackson s two schools as the new year began Tuesday morning. Students arrived by bus, car, bicycle and shoe leather, trickling through the front doors all morning as staff worked to get their charges adjusted to their new schedules.