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1 INSTRUCTOR SUPPORTS HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORT P3 VETERANS DAY CITY PARADE, SERVICE HONORS ALL WHO SERVED P12-13 VETERAN PARENTS TAKE PART IN STUDENT PROGRAMS P19 ALSO INSIDE MASS WARNING AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AVAILABLE AS SMARTPHONE APP - P9 I BECAME A SOLDIER - P10 THANKSGIVING MEAL SCHEDULE - P2

2 ON THE COVER Students at C.C. Pinckney Elementary School wave flags during the Nov. 9 Veterans Day celebration at the school. SEE PAGE 19 Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS 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 Website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Community Calendar TODAY-SUNDAY Daniel Circle Chapel Fall Revival 7-9 p.m., Nov , 9:45 a.m.-noon Nov. 19. Guest revivalist is the Rev. Elijah Shafah, senior pastor, St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Troy, Alabama. For more information, call FRIDAY Commanding General s Quarterly Golf Tournament Noon shotgun start at the Wildcat Course. The format is Scramble/Captain s Choice, four-person team, gross and net scoring. SATURDAY Tennis Clinic 9 a.m., Semmes Road Tennis Courts. Learn to play from the pros. Individuals of all ages and playing abilities are welcome to come learn all aspects of the game of tennis from professionals. Participation is limited to military ID cardholders and their families. For more information, call Darius Lane at NOV. 28 Story Time at the Library 11:30 a.m.-noon, Thomas Lee Hall Library. How do you hug a porcupine? Come to other stories about woodland animals, sing a song, and make a craft. For more information, contact DEC. 5 Thrift Savings Plan seminar for federal civilian employees Noon-12:45 p.m., Bldg. 9810, Lee Road, Room 119. For more information, call DEC. 9 Matinee Movie at the Library 1-3 p.m., The Polar Express at the Thomas Lee Hall Library. The movie is rated G for General Audiences. If you have questions or need more information, contact DEC. 14 Lego Club 2-3:30 p.m., Thomas Lee Hall Library. Test your Lego brick building skills at the library. The library has the Lego bricks, you bring the creativity. This is a free event. If you have questions or need more information, contact Thrift shop holiday notes The thrift shop will accept Thanksgiving items until today. Christmas items will be accepted between Nov. 21 until Dec. 7. The shop will be closed the week of Thanksgiving, and again for the holidays between Dec. SEND ALL SUBMISSIONS TO FJLeader@gmail.com Deadline for events to be included in the calendar or Happenings 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 rank, unit, and Questions? Call and Jan. 8. No consignments will be ac- ID Card section update located in Room 109, 5450 Strom Thurmond Blvd., will be going through system upgrades of the DEERS/RAPIDS machines unti; Friday and will affect the issuance of ID cards. During this time frame, the ID Card Section will not accept appointments and will only operate on a walk-in basis. If you have questions or need more information, contact ID Card Section Supervisor Negretta Dennison, at Thanksgiving Meal Schedule The Thanksgiving dinner for retirees will be served from 2 to 4 p.m., Nov. 23 at Building 11900, the dining facility for 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 34th 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 Thanksgiving meal schedule for units: Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov :30 a.m.-2 p.m. 369th Adjutant General Battalion Bldg Nov :30-2 p.m. U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy Bldg Nov. 22 4:30-7:30 p.m. 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov. 22 4:30-7:30 p.m. 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov. 22 4:30-7:30 p.m. 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov. 22 4:30-7:30 p.m. 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment Bldg Nov a.m.-2 p.m. 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment Bldg

3 Instructor supports hurricane relief effort By ROBERT TIMMONS Fort Jackson Leader For one Soldier at the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School the choice to bring her nephews to South Carolina was easy to make after Hurricane Maria hit St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands Sept. 16. Staff Sgt. Toya Alexander-Cruz, an instructor at the school said it was a huge decision to make bringing her nephews DeVante and DeMarcus Carty to live with her for a while but I said, You know what? Sure she d take them. The boys started school Oct. 2. When the storm hit she was nervous because she knew from past experience that a Category 5 hurricane would be very destructive. Alexander-Cruz said she was very nervous and couldn t function at work, I couldn t focus at work because she worried about her Family back home. My cohorts would console me and see if I was OK. No matter what they d do or say, I just I lived through a Cat. 3 and Cat. 5 is even worse. Her grandmother lost her home, her mother s home had water damage, and a sister lost her entire apartment. It I just couldn t focus. I was terrified. I lived through a Cat. 3 and Cat. 5 is even worse. Staff Sgt. Toya Alexander-Cruz Photo by VERAN HILL Left: DeAundre Cruz, plays a game of Monopoly at home with his cousins DeMarcus, 8, and DeVante Carty, 14. After Hurricane Maria damaged DeMarcus and DeVante s home in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands Sept. 16, the two became the newest members of the Fort Jackson family thanks to their aunt Staff Sgt. Toya Alexander-Cruz, an instructor at the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School. has been a struggle for them, but no one lost their life and the Family still has each other. The boys were at home when the hurricane hit, DeVante said. The Family was huddled in the living room when their house We went into our bedrooms and saw that the water was starting to come through the windows, he said. They tried to mop up the water and using towels to get up the water, but the storm was too powerful. According to FEMA.gov website, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved 3,413 individual assistance applications and $3,785, for individual and household programs throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands as of Nov. 14. The National Guard also deployed 1,200 Service members to the islands to help disaster relief as well. The storm also forced schools to close so they didn t know when the children would go back to class leading them to ask Alexander-Cruz to temporarily take care of the boys and enroll them in school. DeVante, 14 years old, is enrolled in Richland Northeast, while DeMarcus, 8, is at C.C. Pinckney Elementary School on post. He added going to the school here is good, and that most of the people are good to me but I miss my Family, my school and my friends. now has four children to take care of instead of two plus she had to get documents and paperwork to register on post because they are not her dependents. I have two children and two nephews, so it has been a huge adjustment to having four kids, she said. It s challenging.

4 Fort Jackson Movie Schedule 3319 Jackson Blvd. Phone: FRIDAY Tyler Perry s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (PG-13) 7 p.m. Photo by C. TODD LOPEZ Command Sgt. Maj. James Sims, with Army Materiel Command, tries out a scenario in Virtual Battle Space using a set of 3D goggles, during the 2015 Association of the United States Army Institute of Land Warfare symposium. Synthetic training to become prevalent throughout Army By DAVID VERGUN Army News Service Operating in a synthetic environment which for Soldiers means combat training in a computer-generated, realistic-feeling environment will increasingly augment live training at home station and combat training centers, said Lt. Gen. Mike Lundy. Lundy, commander, Combined Arms Center, spoke at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition last month, where examples of emerging synthetic training were on display at industry booths. Some of the emerging synthetic training ideas were started through Army science and technology funding. Currently, there are simulators in about 30 locations throughout the Army that are mainly using 1970s technology that cannot adequately replicate today s weapons and environment, he said. That will change fairly soon, he predicted, offering several reasons. Operating in an increasingly complex environment, where the contested domains of land, sea, air, space and cyber converge, will require many training repetitions, some of which cannot be replicated in a live environment, he said, due to high cost or hazardous environments, particularly for aviation. Also, conditions at home station training cannot replicate those at a Combat Training Center, or CTC, where a maneuver force may be training with full or most of its capabilities. The only way to get that quality of high repetition training that is scalable from a platoon on up to a brigade or division, he said, is through the synthetic environment. Besides that, different environments, weather conditions, and day and night conditions can all be replicated using simulation, he added. Lundy said he expects to see affordable synthetic training in the future to occur at home station within the battalion and even company level. He added that synthetic training will even become prevalent at the brigade, division and corps levels. Synthetic training isn t meant to replace live training, he emphasized. However, it will provide the practice required for Soldiers to get good at what they do before they go to the CTCs, where all of that training will be validated. See TRAINING: Page 15 SATURDAY GeoStorm (PG-13) 1 p.m. Tyler Perry s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (PG-13) 5 p.m. SUNDAY GeoStorm (PG-13) 1 p.m. Tyler Perry s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (PG-13) 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY GeoStorm (PG-13) 2 p.m. Tyler Perry s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (PG-13) 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 MEDICAL READINESS PORTAL TO ENHANCE ARMY MISSION By KIRK FRADY Army Medicine Giving back to the community By CHRIS WARD Army and Air Force Exchange Service Some 18.5 million honorably discharged abling them to shop online at ShopMyEx- military exchange privileges since The Exchange is honored to open its virtual doors to millions of deserving vet- Force Exchange Service s director and CEO, a Vietnam-era Army veteran. There are many generations of Service members who have not been properly acknowledges their service and welcomes them home. This is something veterans can Every purchase veterans make online will help to improve the quality of life for those who wear the uniform today, Shull noted, as exchange earnings support programs such as combat uniforms below cost, and youth programs on Army garrisons, Air Force outdoor recreation programs, school and more. Courtesy photo Sgt. Jeffrey King Jr., of 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, believes that the heart and spirit of the community should be benevolent. A graduate of Columbia s C.A. Johnson High School and a native South Carolinian, King knows the local landscape and embraces the city s relationship the military community. King recently assisted the Transitions Homeless Center in Columbia with a donation of clothing and food items to help them prepare for the rapidly approaching winter season. The collection included coats, tennis shoes, boots, jeans, overalls, and a canned goods. A large portion of contributions were received from Fort Jackson Service members and their Families. Giving is love, King said. Through faith, hope, and charity the world can become a better place. King is seen here with Cathy Cobbs, community outreach and events coordinator at Transitions Homeless Shelter. Honorably discharged vets now have online Exchange shopping privileges a veteran myself, it is an honor to pay forward support to active-duty service mem- said, thanks to social media shout-outs from Mark Wahlberg and Marcus Luttrell, Rawlings and other celebrities. As a result, they said, more than 255,000 veterans veri- To verify eligibility and begin shopping, Veterans can visit ShopMyExchange.com. Army Medicine has continued developing and implementing medical innovations that improve the medical readiness of the total force and support the Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley s number one mission Readiness. One such initiative, Medical Readiness Transformation, continues to serve as the strategic lever in improving Army medical readiness. A key piece of this initiative involves tion, Company Commander Portal, and Senior Commander Portal. These portals have increased transparencies in medical readiness, providing a new venue for communication between providers and commanders. The next step is the release of the Medical Readiness Portal that incorporates the Commander Portal, Senior Commander Portal, Healthcare Portal, and Administrative Portal. These portals will pull together other tools such as the Deployment Health Assessment and Separation History and Health Examination applications. According to Col. Eric W. Bullock, Chief of Policy and Training, Medical Surgeon General, The healthcare portals will provide a single login for healthcare providers and their support staff to execute the new Department of Defense Periodic An interesting feature is a home portal where Soldiers will be able to view their medical readiness status as an alternative to the Army Knowledge Online phase of Medical Readiness Transformation. Healthcare personnel who conduct health assessments: PHAs, DHAs, SHPE, DOD PHA record reviewers, or current the Medical Readiness Portal. See NAF: Page 19

7 Let s go to the hop Students go back to the 1950s to celebrate their 50th day of class Courtesy photos Pierce Terrace Elementary School celebrated its 50th day of class with a 1950s style sock hop. The first grade team hosted the event Nov. 8, with parents and students treated to games, root beer floats, hula hoops and a 1950s-style photo booth.

8 Post s Mass Warning and Notification system available as smartphone app From staff reports The Fort Jackson Mass Warning - - in the Fort Jackson Mass Warning and - WORSHIP SCHEDULE CATHOLIC Sunday 7:30 a.m., Confessions, Solomon Center 8 a.m., IET Mass, Solomon Center 9:30 a.m., CCD, Education Center 9:30 a.m., Mass, Main Post Chapel 10:30 a.m., Reconciliation (after Mass or by appointment), Main Post Chapel Monday through Thursday, First Friday 11:30 a.m., Mass, Main Post Chapel CHURCH OF CHRIST Sunday 10:30 a.m., Worship Service, Magruder Chapel EASTERN ORTHODOX Sunday 9 a.m., Worship and Liturgy, Hospital Chapel JEWISH Sunday 9:15 a.m., Worship, Anderson Street Chapel 10:15 a.m., Fellowship, Anderson Read and receive alerts: The - Read and reply to alerts: - Read and acknowledge alerts: Street Chapel LATTER-DAY SAINTS Sunday 10:30 a.m., Worship Service, Anderson Street Chapel ISLAMIC Friday 12:45 p.m., Jumah services, Main Post Chapel PAGAN Sunday 11 a.m., Pagan Circle Sacred Well Congregation worship and study, Magruder Chapel PROTESTANT Sunday 8:30 a.m., Anglican/Liturgical, Bayonet Chapel 9 a.m., Service, McCrady Chapel (SCARNG), McCrady Chapel 9:15 a.m., Adult Bible Study, main Post Chapel 9:30 a.m., Sunday School, Main Post Chapel 10 a.m., Gospel Worship Service, Daniel Circle Chapel 11 a.m., Service, Main Post Chapel 11 a.m., Chapel Next, Bayonet Chapel 5 p.m., Aspire! Protestant Youth, Chaplain Family Life Center Monday 7 p.m., Protestant Women of the Chapel Woman s Bible Study, Main Post Chapel 7 p.m., Protestant Men of the Chapel, Bible Study, Chaplain Family Life Center Tuesday 9 a.m., Protestant Women of the Chapel, Main Post Chapel Wednesday 12 p.m., Protestant Bible Study, SSI Library 7 p.m., Gospel Bible Study, Daniel Circle chapel Thursday 11:45 a.m., Fresh Encounter Bible Study, Chaplain Family Life Center The AtHoc Notifier app, designed to expedite Fort Jackson s mass warning and notification process, is available for ios and Android smartphones. ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS Anderson Street Chapel, 2335 Anderson St., Bayonet Chapel, 9476 Kemper St., /4542 Chaplain Family Life Center, Bldg 5460, Daniel Circle Chapel, 3359 Daniel Circle, /4478 Education Center, 4581 Scales Ave. Fort Jackson Garrison Chaplain and Religious Support Office, 4356 Hardee St., /6318 McCrady Chapel, 3820 McCrady Road at McCrady Training Center, Magruder Chapel, 4360 Magruder Ave., Main Post Chapel, 4580 Scales Ave., /6681 Warrior Chapel (120th Adjutant General Battalion), 1895 Washington St., /7427

9 I became a soldier... 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment PVT. JAKE MARTIN, 19 Freemont, Nebraska I joined the Army for a better career. I am in military. would be a lot easier than it was. civilian career. - PFC. MATTHEW PROFFER, 30 Pevely, Missouri I joined the Army to serve my country and would be. SPC. JOSEPH VAUGHN, 22 Avon, Indiana been a dream since I was a child. I wanted to have - one way to the civilian another. lot. SPC. CANDICE HOLBROOK, 32 Winoolski, Vermont I joined the military because my father and I wanted to serve my country. - advance my career and become a leader. I also wanted to see what I can do for the military. PVT. DOMINIC DEAN, 18 Charleston I joined the Army my own life outside of military. born. - the Army. PFC. ANTWON PHILLIPS, 18 Washington State I joined the Army to - I was told not to base too bad. My mindset was too.

10 Fort Jackson Safety Office opens holiday poster contest NEWS From staff reports

11 Above, Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson, Fort Jackson commander, salutes as troops walk past the reviewing stand. Below right, a Fort Jackson Soldier dressed in World War II era uniform marches down the street. Below, Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson, Fort Jackson commander, speaks to former prisoner of war and retired Air Force Col. Jack Van Loan and his wife during the event. photos by Jennifer Stride PARADE, SERVICE HONORS ALL WHO SERVED Soldiers from Fort Jackson march down the streets of Columbia, S.C., Nov. 10 during the city s Veterans Day parade. People lined both sides of the street to get a glimpse of the Soldiers, led by Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson, Fort Jackson commander, marching down the street.

12 Fort Jackson Housing notes Housing Assistance: Having issues with your landlord, on or off-post, or need assistance in locating a place to live? need to visit. We re here to assist you with rental lease reviews, house hunting, check-out inspections, and landlord at /7537/9339 our visit us at 4514 Stuart Ave for more information. RV Lot: RVs are not authorized in the housing area or Single Soldier Complex except for loading, unloading, and cleaning. The Housing RV Lot is available at no cost for on-post residents. For more information or to register your ve- Proof of residency, insurance and registration are required. Unauthorized RVs found in the storage lot will be towed at owner s expense. Housing mayors needed: The Mayoral Council is looking for volunteers to serve as mayors for the Fort Jackson Housing community. The purpose of the Housing Mayoral Program is to enhance the quality of life for the Families residing on the installation. Housing mayors are volunteers who represent the community by presenting issues and concerns to Housing, Balfour Beatty, and the Garrison Commander/Command Sergeant Major. The Mayoral Program provides a forum for residents to raise individual and/or collective concerns with regard to policies and conditions that affect the Fort Jackson community. Mayors attend post-level meetings, participate in housing award programs, and provide suggestions for improving where they live and work. Be the voice for your community. Mayors receive free childcare and volunteer hours while participating in mayoral activities and are recognized by the commanding general for their participation in the mayoral program. Join us as work to make Fort Jackson Housing a great place to work and live. Interested residents should contact Vickie Grier at Clearing Housing: Pre-inspections for on-post housing are available upon to schedule your pre-inspection appointment. Appointments should be sched- notice to vacate is required in order to terminate without penalty.

13 Training Continued from Page 4 Going to synthetic training isn t the only change on the way, Lundy said. Doctrine and tactics are beginning to catch up to threats from potential peer and near-peer adversaries. A couple of years ago, Soldiers were training which was predominately counterinsurgency and Then, within the past year or so, the CTCs added combined arms training for the maneuver force, with tactics against near-peer threats in all domains, he said. learned over the last 16 years of war, as well as dealing with more sophisticated threats from adversaries who will want to deny Americans access fare and cyber, he said. education and leader development is catching up topics like understanding and managing the complex airspace, virtual recruiting and banking by enemy forces, and psychological assessments of the local population, adversaries, U.S. troops and coalition forces, each of which is involved in shap- important as being able to achieve a victory and evolve and be re-written over time as gaps and opportunities emerge. Portal Continued from Page 6 a new defense wide assessment tool that will be the same regardless of which service you are in. All services will now have the ability to provide assist in the process by providing record screening prior to the provider assessing the Solider and document- Successful implementation of the ers, readiness personnel, and leaders with integrated tools and enhanced reporting capabilities to track, manage, and action Soldiers individual The administrative portals will provide enhanced reporting capabilities for commands that find they pability will provide easier access for healthcare providers and the wide consistency. Administrative portals will provide increased situational understanding of the medical readiness posture of organizations, ock. -

14 Saluting this BCT cycle s honorees DRILL SERGEANTS Photos by Robert Timmons BERTA BLANTON Staff Sgt. John Berta Alpha Company 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment HONOR GRADUATE Pvt. Eric Serrano SOLDIER LEADER Spc. Gustavo Baptista HIGH BRM Pvt. Christian Howard HIGH APFT Pvt. Levi Cox Sgt. 1st Class Robert Blanton Charlie Company 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment HONOR GRADUATE Spc. Kyra Preston SOLDIER LEADER Pvt. Liam Veverka HIGH BRM Pvt. Jaleel Thomas HIGH APFT Spc. Lorenzo Bursey Staff Sgt. David Tomerlin Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment HONOR GRADUATE Pvt. Barrett Bennett SANCHEZ CRAIN Staff Sgt. Christopher Sanchez Bravo Company 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment HONOR GRADUATE Pvt. Elwin Gomez SOLDIER LEADER Pvt. Haley Boswell HIGH BRM Pfc. Elizabeth Ellis HIGH APFT Pvt. Tristian Alderson Staff Sgt. Adrian Crain Delta Company 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment HONOR GRADUATE Sgt. Adam Doner SOLDIER LEADER Spc. Lauren McShane HIGH BRM Pvt. Enrique Howard HIGH APFT Spc. Kyle Walker Staff Sgt. Markelo Brooks Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment HONOR GRADUATE Spc. Yuli Grissom Nursing Journal Club celebrates first anniversary By NICK SPINELLI Medical Department Activity Fort Jackson The U.S. Army Medical Department Activity Fort Jackson Nursing Journal Club celebrated its one year anniversary last week. The organization s goal is to support the initiatives of the Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry, review evidence based practice, evaluate clinical protocols, lect data, promote ethical research, and provide top grade, gold standard medical care for patients. We want to promote nursing science as valuable, pertinent, and evidentiary, to bring nursing initiatives to the surface for all to see and appreciate, said Lt. Col. Yetta Lewis, NJC mentor and coach. Our overall aim is to push nursing to the leadership front and move our organization forward to the accomplishment of being a High Reliability Organization. The NJCI currently averages between 12 and 20 active participants each month and, during the last year, has covered such topics as developing a world class Primary Care Clinic, high reliability organizational characteristics, healthy lifestyles for nurses, and pediatric hypertension. Members Our overall aim is to push nursing to the leadership front and move our organization forward. Col. Yetta Lewis Nursing Journal Club have repeatedly expressed their appreciation for an environment where they are able to freely associate with peers on professionally relevant topics in a totally informal and non-threatening environment. It s a free and open forum and an extension of the commander s priority of investing in our people that brings our professionals together and allows us to see, talk, share, and critically examine what is going on out there in the nursing world that can be brought into our clinics to better serve David Mendoza, MEDDAC deputy commander for nursing. To celebrate the event, a reception was held where attendees were provided refreshments and given the opportunity to sit, relax, and talk about the club, objectives for the coming year, and potential topics for discussion. You know, people may look at a one year celebration and think that s not a big deal, but every centennial begins with a Watkins. We need to strive for nursing excellence, encourage each other, and recruit our associates to come join us for one hour, once a month, for a refreshing fellowship on issues important to our profession. One year, that is a big deal. SOLDIER LEADER Pfc. Jose Navarro- Vasquez HIGH BRM Spc. Brian Brown HIGH APFT Pfc. Ilsa Hampton SOLDIER LEADER Pvt. Hunter Tuten HIGH BRM Pvt. Cameron Scoggins HIGH APFT Pvt. Samuel Fredrickson TOMERLIN BROOKS

15 Big Game Rehearsal Fort Jackson Soldiers and trainees rehearsed Nov. 14 at Williams-Brice Stadium for their part in the University of South Carolina Gamecocks halftime celebration at the school s Salute to the Military football game this weekend. At the game, the Fort Jackson Soldier of the Year, Non-commissioned Officer of the Year, and Civilian of the Year will be honorary team captains, while trainees will hold huge American flags. Fort Jackson will also be providing an honor guard, a rifle squad and other support personnel for the game. The Gamecocks will be playing the Wofford College Terriers. Photos by ROBERT TIMMONS

16 Simply outstanding Student programs honor veteran parents By ROBERT TIMMONS Fort Jackson Leader Restaurants, cities, and military installations all honor those who have served the nation on Veterans Day. School students honoring their parents could arguably be the most appreciated of all. On Nov. 9, students from C.C. Pinckney and Pierce Terrace elementary schools held programs saluting veterans for Veterans Day. Erika Jackson, a teacher at C.C. Pinckney, said This year we are very fortunate our music teacher has put together a program and practiced the program we are putting on today. They are very excited, Jackson said. Occasions like this have really caused them parents and how it relates to them. They really The students sang songs and read poems dedicated to their veteran parents in a packed auditorium at the school. Col. Stephen Elder, Fort Jackson Garrison commander, lauded the efforts of the participants to create special programs honoring veterans. It s fantastic, he said after the program. We had this one now and another one this morning over at Pierce Terrace (Elementary School). They are just fantastic. It s good to see to see the kids and the parents participation as well as all the hard work and effort of faculty and staff to recognize veterans is simply outstanding. Photo by WALLACE McBRIDE Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS Above left, a teacher at Pierce Terrace Elementary School clutches miniature flags as she leads children on a parade around the cafeteria. Weather forced the day s planned outdoor events to move inside the schools. Above right, students at C.C. Pinckney get into the spirit of the day s celebration. Photo by ROBERT TIMMONS Photo by NANCY REICHERT Above, students at Pierce Terrace Elementary School wave flags during the Nov. 9 Veterans Day celebration at the school. Both Pierce Terrace and C.C. Pinckney, left, marked the days with interactive events involving their parents.

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