The arrival of fall/winter means that our daylight time has diminished. When leaving work at the end of the day don't just hop in your vehicle and take off without allowing time for your eyes to adjust. When coming from a well lit office to the reduced light of early evening allow time for your eyes to adjust before beginning the drive home.

The U.S. Army Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Eric B. Schoomaker, visited the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity on Oct. 28th to recognize product development efforts aiding in the health and safety of the Warfighter and to convey his well wishes to the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and Fort Detrick during his farewell tour.

In the last part of this two-part feature, we will cover all of the services available through the Detrick Center for Training and Education Excellence, as well as the Military Personnel Division.These programs and services allow active duty military and other members of the Fort Detrick community to receive job training, identification cards, and continuing education for military members as well as all the information needed for in-processing, out processing and reassignment.

With a wide variety of programs and services Fort Detrick's Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation provides a plethora of activities and services to the Fort Detrick community, whether active duty military, their families or DoD civilians.

Fort Detrick celebrated National American Indian Heritage Month yesterday at the Community Activities Center, with guest speaker Ashley Minner, community artist from Baltimore, Md., director and founder of the Native American After School Art Program, and a hoop dance performance by Pete Giove..

During severe inclement weather, please call (301) 619-7611 or (800) 256-7621 to hear if there is a delayed opening or closure. The information is immediately placed on these lines when a decision is made. If the post is open on time, there is no announcement made. The information will also be placed on the Fort Detrick web page: www.detrick.army.mil.