Archive for November, 2010
There will be a water outage at Newman Fitness Center tomorrow 30 Nov. from 0500-2000 hours due to renovation of the locker rooms. The portable showers and restrooms located outside the facility will be available for use. This is only for the water sources located inside the facility. For more information, call 767-3031.
We would like to inform you of some exciting news at Winn Army Community Hospital (Winn) and Tuttle Healthcare Clinic (Tuttle). Enrollment space is now available at Winn and Tuttle for TRICARE Prime Active Duty Family Members. Over the past year, beneficiaries enrolling at Winn and Tuttle had to be assigned to a civilian network Primary Care Manager (PCM) due to lack of provider enrollment capacity. By hiring additional medical staff, we have managed to turn this around and we want you back!
If you would like to transfer your current enrollment from your civillian provider to a provider at Winn or Tuttle, there are three options: you can visit the TRICARE Service Center (TSC), complete a PCM request form online at www.humana-military.com or request the change over the phone by calling 1-800-444-5445.
Please note that all PCM change requests can take from 48-72 hours to process. Therefore, to ensure continuity of care, only acute appointments can be booked at Winn or Tuttle until the reassignment of PCM is completed.
Should you need further information, you can always visit the TRAICARE Service Center at Winn or Tuttle or you may contact the Winn Enrollment Coordinator at 912-435-6282.
We hope to see you soon!
In preparation for this Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend all privately owned vehicles must be inspected. A copy of the vehicle inspection checklist must be submitted to the Medical Company NLT COB on 24 NOV 10. This is mandatory for all military staff members; optional for civilian staff members.
COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
continues through 15 Dec: Federal employees interested in giving through the Combined Federal Campaign can contact their key worker or call the Coastal GA Combined Federal Campaign office at 912-651-7717. For more information go to www.cfccoastalga.org
RIGHT ARM NIGHT, NOV 22
Come celebrate the first Right Army Night since the return of the 3rd ID Headquarters and celebrate the Division’s 93rd anniversary. Bring your Right Arm to Club Stewart. Come show your Marne Spirit. Bring unit colors, Stetsons, spurs etc. All units, Soldiers, Army Civilians, Spouses, and significant others are welcome.
DODEA CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY:
The DoDEA Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) started Nov. 1, 2010 and runs through Dec. 15, 2010. The CSS results are used for school goals and for many other areas to continue to provide the highest quality education for all students. At the South Carolina/Fort Stewart/DoDDS Cuba School District, we would like 100% participation. All students in grades 4-12 are eligible to take this survey to assist DoDEA in developing schools that meet students’ needs. In addition, all parents/sponsors are asked to complete the parent CSS.
For more information, go to their website at https://webapps.dodea.edu/CSS1011/ or contact School Liaison Office at
767-6533 (Stewart) or 315-6586 (Hunter).
BIG BUCK CONTEST REGISTRATION CONTINUES:
Permit holders can still register for the contest now through Dec. 31. The cost is $25 per person. The contest is open to all Ft. Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield
permit holders and bucks must be harvested on Ft. Stewart/HAAF. For
more information, contact either Pass & Permit Office at (912)-435-8033 or 435-8061 (Stewart) or 315-9115 (Hunter).
CORKAN RECREATION CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING DAY:
All Corkan Family Recreation Area facilities will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25 to allow the staff to spend Thanksgiving with their families. For more information, call 767-4273.
STEWART LIBRARY CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING DAY:
Fort Stewart George P.
Hays Library, Bldg. 411 will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25 to allow the staff to spend Thanksgiving with their families. For more information, call 767-2828.
NORTH CAROLINA GROWN FRASER FIRS FOR SALE:
Nov. 27 thru Dec. 19 on Fort Stewart at Gulick Ave, next to Burger King. A great opportunity to purchase Fraser firs from North Carolina and benefit Soldiers at the same time. A portion of the proceeds supports Soldiers & Families through FMWR. Hours of operations are Monday thru Friday 1500-2000 hours, plus Saturday and Sunday from 0900-2000 hours. For more information, call 767-6212.
GETTING READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS:
Dec. 1 and Dec. 8, from 1600-1700 hours at George P. Hays Library. Bring your children to hear stories and make related crafts. 767-2828
JACKSONVILLE SHOPPING TRIP:
Register by Dec. 1 for the Dec. 4 Leisure Travel trip to Jacksonville, FL. A opportunity for shopping, dining, and be entertained in a beautiful designed Lifestyle Center of unique shopping and dining experience with over 100 stores. The cost is $20 per person. For details call 767-2841 (Stewart), 315-3674 (Hunter).
YOUTH ACTION COUNCIL MEETING:
Dec. 2, 1700 hours at Fort Stewart Youth Center, Bldg. 7338. Military connected youth in grades 6-12 are welcomed and encouraged to attend the meeting to discuss quality of life issues affecting Military youth and develop opportunities for volunteering and civic support. Pizza will be provided after the meeting. For more information, call School Liaison Office at 767-6533.
STEWART HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING:
Dec. 2, 1715-2000 hours at Club Stewart, Bldg. 405 (Hero Road Side). There will be holiday music, carols , & tree lighting followed by the arrival of Santa. Outside activities are horse drawn carriage and kiddie train rides, face painting, cookies and refreshments, jousting, movies, and entertainment. Inside Club Stewart there will be pictures w/Santa, children’s games and activities. For more information, call 767-6212.
QUARTELY SKEET SHOOT:
Dec. 4, 0900 hours at Hunter Skeet & Trap Range, Bldg. 8250. There will be a 50-bird skeet shoot where shooters of equal skill levels compete for cash prizes. Minimum of 8 shooters are required per division (beginner, intermediate, expert, ladies and youth). Lunch will be provided. The cost is $25 per person. For details, call 315-9554.
HUNTER HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING:
Dec. 6, 1715-2000 hours at Hunter Club, Bldg. 6015. There will be holiday music, carols, & tree lighting followed by arrival of Santa. Outside activities are horse drawn carriage and kiddie train rides, face painting, cookies and refreshments, movies, and entertainment. Inside Hunter Club there will be pictures w/Santa, children’s games and activities. For more information, call 767-6212 (Stewart).
CITY OF HINESVILLE MAYOR’S THANKSGIVING PROGRAM:
Sunday, Nov. 21, 1800 hours at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church on 1370 Shaw Road in Hinesville. The City of Hinesville Mayor’s Thanksgiving Program is held the Sunday before Thanksgiving each year to bring together families and organizations in the community. It is also a time to help less fortunate residents celebrate the holiday season when funds are low or family may be far away. The program includes speakers and choirs from all over Liberty County and Fort Stewart. Proceeds from this year’s program will be given to organizations that exist to prevent homelessness in Liberty County. For more information, contact Krystal Britton at (912) 876-3564 or kbritton@cityofhinesville.org.
DTS CLASS AVAILABLE, 22-23 NOV
Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield announces a Defense Travel System Class for organizational Travel Clerks and Approving Officials, 22-23 November 2010. Classes will be held every week Monday and Tuesdays from 0900 hours to 1600 hours, at BLDG 622, Room 212. This is a reoccurring class Space and is limited with the 14 spaces available on a first come, first served basis. For more information and Prerequisites on the class, call Mr. Puricelli @ 767-7827. Or email to louis.puricelli@us.army.mil.
RETIREMENT RECEPTION HELD
Please join DOL at a Retirement Reception in honor of Ms. Debra Ware, Chief, Plans and Operations Division who has served 36 years of Federal Service and Ms. Rita Johanson, Chief, Transportation Division who has served 28 of Federal Service. The event will be held at Club Stewart on
9 Dec 2010 at 1300. To purchase tickets, please contact Ms. Maureen Casey or Ms. Caroline Brady at 912-435-0199 by 3 Dec 2010.
FORT STEWART TOYS FOR TOTS DATE CHANGE @ FS:
Donation of toys now until Dec. 15 The date for donation of toys has changed from Dec. 20 to Dec. 15. Help ease the financial stress of the holidays by providing eligible Soldiers and Families with toys. We are accepting unwrapped, new toys for both male and female children (ages 0-17). The Fort Stewart distribution boxes are located at the MWR facilities including the FS Library, PX, Furniture Store, Optical Shop, and Soldier Service Center (building 253) or they can be dropped off at ACS (building 86). Call 912-767-5058 for more details. Note: Please do not forget to also donate toys/games for teenagers!
ARMY STAND-TO FOCUSES ON PILOT PROGRAM AT STEWART
The Army STAND-To published 8 Nov., at
http://www.army.mil/standto/archive/2010/11/08 focuses on the Medical Management Center Pilot Program underway at Fort Stewart, Ga., and Fort Knox, Ky. The pilot program responds to concern by the VCSA about the number of Soldiers who are Medically Not Ready to perform their duties and the time required to return Soldiers to duty status.
RAND DEPLOYMENT STUDY HELD FOR SOLDIERS, DEC 2, 3
The Army Surgeon General has asked the RAND Corporation for help in understanding how Army health care is affected by deployments. We want to learn about your experiences with Army healthcare. RAND is conducting small discussion groups with spouses of Army personnel. We are interested in hearing your thoughts about your healthcare needs, the care you are receiving, and how deployments may affect the care you receive. Please help us work to improve Army healthcare!
The events are: Dec. 2, 08:00 hours for Private 1st Class to Specialist/Corporal, 14:30 hours for Staff Sergeant to Sergeant First Class; and Dec 3, 08:00 for Staff Sergeant to Sergeant First Class and
13:45 hours for Private 1st Class to Specialist/Corporal. The events are at the SFC Paul R. Smith Education Center, Building 100, room 240.
Discussion groups will last 90 minutes. If you are interested in participating, please contact FRSA Richele Martinez at (912) 435-5087,
(912) 318-3788, or Richele.Martinez@us.army.mil.
RAND DEPLOYMENT STUDY HELD FOR SPOUSES, DEC 2, 3
The Army Surgeon General has asked the RAND Corporation for help in understanding how Army health care is affected by deployments. We want to learn about your experiences with Army healthcare. RAND is conducting small discussion groups with spouses of Army personnel. We are interested in hearing your thoughts about your healthcare needs, the care you are receiving, and how deployments may affect the care you receive. Please help us work to improve Army healthcare!
The events are Dec. 2, 10 a.m. for Private 1st Class to Specialist/Corporal spouses, 12:30 p.m. for Staff Sergeant to Sergeant First Class spouses; and Dec. 3, 9:30 a.m. for Staff Sergeant to Sergeant First Class spouses, and 11:15 a.m. for Private 1st Class to Specialist/Corporal spouses @ the Education Center, Building 100, room 240. Discussion groups will last 90 minutes. If you are interested in participating, please contact FRSA Richele Martinez at (912) 435-5087,
(912) 318-3788, or Richele.Martinez@us.army.mil.
JPAS TRAINING CLASS OFFERED, 8 DEC
IAW 380-67, Units and Directorates Security personnel are required to possess certified Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS), operators.
The DPTMS Security Division PSI and SETA Branch conducts a four,(4) hour JPAS training which prepares individuals to utilize the system. The training enables the trainee to acquire a system password; check and update unit personnel’s current clearances; and take ownership, service, and clear personnel. The next JPAS Training will be offered on the 8 Dec. Location is in the SFC Paul R. Smith Education Center, Bldg 100 room 179. Training is from 1 to 5 p.m. and can only support a maximum of
22 personnel. Availability is on a first come basis. Possession of an active security clearance is a pre-requisite IOT attend the training and receive access to the JPAS system. To register, visit https://webs.stewart.army.mil/DPTMS/secEdu.aspx. If you cannot access the link, please send an email to wilfredo.mercado@conus.army.mil <mailto:wilfredo.mercado@conus.army.mil>
GAT ACCESS MADE EASIER
Comprehensive Soldier Fitness has developed an easier way for Family members to log into the Soldier Fitness Tracker and take the Family Global Assessment Tool (GAT). First, register in the Soldier Fitness Tracker and create a user name and password. Then log into the Family GAT and answer the …questions, which will take 15 to 20 minutes. After completing the GAT you’ll be able to access the Comprehensive Resilience Modules, which provide online training in each of the dimensions of CSF.
Family members must be registered in DEERS; they can use their own or their spouse’s Social Security to set up an account. You can access the Family GAT online at:
Recently the social engineering site FACEBOOK has introduced a new feature:
“Places I Checked Into“. This feature allows “friends” to see exactly where you are logging in from.
Various OPSEC and DoD forums have indicated (via open source reporting) British forces have been targeted by terrorist/insurgent cells in the SWA AOR by using this feature.
Tactically, this FACEBOOK feature can be employed by an adversary to refine targeting and corroborate intelligence on specific sensitive locations and/or exploitable personnel.
Please ensure your personnel are aware of this risk.
Migration begins in February 2011
During 2011, Army email users will transition to an Enterprise Email service managed by the Defense Information Systems Agency. Instead of accessing email through local email servers at each installation, users will reach through the network to access email services from DoD data centers. This new approach provides significant capability improvements for email users.
Benefits of Enterprise Email
- 4 gigabytes of on-line email storage – 40 times the current 100 megabyte limit, at no additional cost
- 500 megabyte webmail accounts for those who don’t normally use Army email to perform their duties
- Better webmail interface with the look and feel of Microsoft Outlook
- Access to email from anywhere, at any time, from any authorized device
- Share individual, organizational, and resource calendars across the enterprise
- Find email addresses and contact information for Army and DoD email users at other locations across DoD
- Keep your email account active during PCS moves and unit relocations
Meeting Name: Digital Training Management System (DTMS) Orientation
Date: 2010-Nov-15
Time: 0800-0900 CDT
Summary: To Introduce MEDCOM Clinical Trainers to the capabilities of the DTMS system, and allow them to begin documenting completed clinical training.
URL: https://connect.dco.dod.mil/dtmsorientation
Dial-In Info:
Commercial: (210) 249-4234, DSN 421-3272, (312) for Overseas DSN
Conference Access Code: 16334#
On behalf of Mr. Barzie Drewry, I am pleased to forward the announcement of CP-34 scholarships to attend IT Courses at the Signal Center of Excellence at Ft. Gordon GA. Scholarship funds are very limited and competition is keen. There is no guarantee of receiving a scholarship but Signal Center courses are in high demand so you are encouraged to apply. Scholarships will cover the cost of travel and per diem. There is no cost for the 5-day course.
The course list, schedule and a brief course description are in the attached documents.
The scholarships are available for Jan thru May 2011 courses. The deadline for submissions to the undersigned are
- 2nd QTR: NLT 03 JAN 2011 OR WHEN CLASS IS FULL, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST
- 3rd QTR: NLT 01 MAR 2011 OR WHEN CLASS IS FULL, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST
MEDCOM had 11 individuals approved last year. This opportunity is open Army-wide so the limited number of spaces will likely fill well before the suspense date. If you’re interested in a class and qualify, send in your application now.
Eligibility requirements will be strictly enforced by Army so please review the eligibility information before applying. CP-34 funds are very limited and serve a large population Army-wide. The Army G-6 office attempts to serve as many CP-34 careerists as possible so those careerists who have already received CP-34 funds for Outreach courses, received a LandWarNet scholarship, etc are not eligible for Signal Center scholarships.
While this office nominates careerists for scholarships, it’s the Army G-6 office that selects the recipients so please give special attention to the justification section of the application (“PURPOSE OF TRAINING & UTILIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS – 100 Words”). Be sure to indicate how both the Army/organization AND the employee will benefit from this training.
Applicants should complete the attached application form and return it in an ENCRYPTED e-mail to the undersigned NLT the deadline specified above.
For information on Ft Gordon’s Signal Center of Excellence, go to www.signal.army.mil.
HEALTH FAIR HELD, Nov 18
Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield holds its annual health fair in November 18 at various locations. Vendors will provide customers information about available services. Vendors include Kaiser Permanente, Mail Handlers, GEHA, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and United Concordia. Fort Stewart’s event is 8 a.m. to Noon, in building 253, room 1100, on Fort Stewart. Hunter’s event is 1 to 4 p.m., building 1286 room 147. For more information, call Arnos N. Hunter, Human Resource Specialist, at the Fort Stewart Civilian Personnel Advisory Center, 767-1363.
