29 jan 2011 griffin gazette

8/6/2019 29 JAN 2011 Griffin Gazette

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A Night Out!

Customs and

Courtesies for Mili tary

Events

Come out to this class

about the dos and

donts when it comes

to ceremonies, events,

balls, etc...This is a

valuable class for

anyone!

When: 16 FEB 2011

Time: 9:00AM to

Noon

Where: BLDG 7285

Normandy Drive, next

to ACS

Free Childcare is

available upon request

and pre-registration by

1 FEB

To Register, call ACS

at 239-9435 or email

rile.dmwracs@

conus.army.mil

The following FRG events are scheduled for the month of February. If you are not sure which

FRG you belong to, contact Miss Julie [email protected] you will be directed

to the correct FRG:

B CO 2/1 BSTB Phoenix FRG will have their monthly FRG meeting on Tuesday, 1 FEB 20 11,

6:00PM at the ACS Annex. For more information , contact Kimberly Rieckmann and Denise

Avery at [email protected]

HHC 2/1 BSTB Hellraisers FRG will hold a social gathering for its members on 5 FEB 2011

starting at 4:00PM at th e Forsyth Neighborhood Center, Hitching Post Drive in the For-

syth Plan, Fort Riley. For more information, contact Sylvia Hurlburt-Rickert and Stephanie Layug

at [email protected]

HHC 2HBCT Silver Lions FRG will hold a Potluck social for its members on 19 FEB 2011 from

Noon to 3:00 PM at the ACS Annex. Bring a dish to share with your fellow Silver Lions and

relax! For more information, contact Jennifer Hester and DJ Purvis at hhcsilver-

l [email protected].

B CO 2/1 BSTB Phoenix FRG will have their monthly social outing on 19 FEB 2011 from

Noon to 3:00 PM at the ACS Annex. For more information on this months event, contact Kim-berly and Denise at [email protected]

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In order to ensure that we are able to get critical information to you in the fastest time possible, please let us know where you

will be going and for how long. Past experiences have proven that when the unit does not know you have left to travel, re-

laying important information suffers terrible time delays and is much more difficult.

You can e-mail your FRG leader or Miss Julie at [email protected] with your dates of travel, address of loca-

tion, and a good phone number to reach you. You can also call the Rear Detachment with this information. All privacy will

be protected and will be used only in For Official Use Only (FOUO) situations:

CPT Guillermo Guandique, 2/1 BSTB Rear Detachment Commander: (785) 230-9280 (24 hours)

SFC Makieda Odejobi, 2/1 BSTB Rear Detachment First Sergeant: (785) 307-0850 (24 hours)

Mrs. Julie Petruccelli-Treen, 2/1 BSTB FRSA: (785) 240-3011 (Monday-Friday 0830-1730);

(785) 307-0658 (24 hours)


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Join 5-4 CAV and Walk to Iraq and Back

5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, one of our fellow battalions in the Dagger Bri-

gade, has invited the Family members of the Griffin Battalion on a quest to walk toIraq and back!

Family members and friends are coming together and walking 13,820 miles, the

distance from Fort Riley, KS to Baghdad, Iraq, and back again.

This exercise program is meant to meet several purposes:

1. Enhancing physical fitness through leisure time activities and a change in lifestyle2. Build camaraderie3. Enhancing community readiness with physical activity4. Providing an enjoyable and challenging activity in a non-competit ive atmosphere

5. Providing an activity to reduce stress during the deployment

W ho is eligible? All Family members and fr iends, rear-detachment personnel, and parents and siblings of singleSoldiers

W here can you do this act ivity? Anywhere! You dont have to be on Fort Riley to participate; you simply justhave to send in your miles.

How? Whenever you exercise, keep track of the miles you walk or run. Your can also keep track of the time youare working out and convert it into miles. Recording of miles will be done individually on the honor system. Milesfor each participant will be collected by Miss Julie and she will report them to the 5-4 CAV program coordinator.

W hat const it utes one mile? 1 run/walk mile 4 biked miles 15-20 minutes of low intensity aerobics/weight training/swimming 10-15 minutes of high intensity aerobics/weight training/swimming 2000 steps on a pedometer actively walking 5000 steps on a pedometer doing normal daily activities 1 miles recorded on any workout machine other than a bike 1 hour of active play outside for kids

Enrollment is strictly for fun and any eligible person can enroll or stop participating at anytime!

W ho to contact? Enroll by joining the group page on Facebook, 5-4 CAV Walk 2 Iraq and Back. The pro-gram coordinator is 1LT Josh Jones, Rear Detachment Commander for 5-4 CAV. Ifyou have questions about the program, please [email protected]. Recorded miles will be accepted nowthrough the first main body flight back from Iraq upon redeployment.


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If you have questions or

comments concerning

the content of this

newsletter, please

contact

Julie Petruccelli-Treen,

Family Readiness

Support Assistant at

(785) 240-3011 or

GriffinBN2ndBSTB

@gmail.com

Be Vigilant! Be Sure to Check Mail

Excepted from A Self-Help Guide to Anti-terrorism

Is your mail always as safe as it could be? The

answer is not always. In this day and age,terrorists are always trying different avenuesof attack on innocent civilians and the mailsystem is no exception. You as a Soldier orFamily member has the ability to protectyourself and your family by taking some pre-cautions before handling any mail that arrivesin your mailbox.

Suspicious characteristics to look for include:

Unusual or unknown place of origin

No return address

Excessive amount of postage

Abnormal or unusualsize or shape

Protruding strings, alu-minum foil, or wires

Misspelled words

Differing return addressand postmark

Handwritten labels,foreign handwriting, orpoorly typed addresses

Unusual or balancedweight, either heavinessor lightness

Springiness in the tip,bottom, or sides

Inflexibility

Crease marks, discoloration, or oilystains

Incorrect t itles or tit le with no name

Excessive security mater ial, such as mask-ing tape, string, etc.

Ticking, beeping, or other sounds

Marked with special instruction such asPersonal, Rush, Do Not Delay, orConfidential

Evidence of contamination, such as a

powdery substance that is out of place inthe package or not normally receivedfrom the sender

Even with all of these indicators, the terr oristmay be much more sophisticated and may notleave any indicators that are detectable. Thelack of the above indicators does not guaran-

tee a package is safe. Use your best judgment.In the meantime, these actions will be useful inprotecting yourself and others:

Do not handle suspicious packages unnec-essarily. Never cut tape, str ings, or otherwrappings on a suspect package or im-merse a suspected letter or package inwater. Such action could cause an explo-sive device to detonate.

If the object has already been moved, placethe letter or package in a plastic bag orsome other container to prevent leakageof contents. If you are not certainwhether a package or letter has beenmoved, avoid touching or moving it.

If handling mail suspected of containing

chemical or biological con-taminants, wash hands thor-oughly with soap and water.

Make a list of personnelwho were in the room or areawhen the suspicious envelopeor package was recognized

Report any suspiciousmail or packages to Law En-forcement officials immedi-ately. Isolate the item if possi-ble.

If you have questions or wouldlike more information on howto protect yourself and your Family from ter-rorist activity, the following websites are veryuseful and provide lots of excellent informationto arm yourself with:

USDepartment of Homeland Securityhttp://www.dhs.gov andhttp://www.ready.gov

Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)http://www.fema.gov

The American Red Crosshttp://www.redcross.org

Centers for Disease Control and Preventionhttp://www.bt.cdc.gov andhttp://emergency.cdc.gov


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Irwin Army Community Hospital News

IACH to Offer VTCs for

Childbirths

by SFC JoAnna Granado, IACH Unit

Public Affairs

Beginning 1 FEB, Irwin Army Commu-

nity Hospitals labor and delivery de-

partment will begin providing virtual

teleconferences during birthing to con-

nect a deployed father or a distant

grandparent to the delivery suite.

With video conferencing, every partici-

pant has the ability to see the childs

birth and is immediately introduced to

the newest member of the Family.

The system that will be used is a se-

cured portal through defense

(connection) online. Any Soldier at a

remote location with Internet access

and a webcam can participate, said

SFC David Meditz, IACH Womenshealth Center NCOIC.

Participants can communicate by voice,

instant messaging chat and see each

other by video conference.

IACHs labor and delivery department

current has one laptop with a video

camera ready to serve the 10 to 15

percent population of expecting Fami-

lies whose fathers are deployed. Thisservice also is for Families who want to

share the birth with a Family member

who is miles away.

It is a very good thing for the commu-

nity and will have a positive outcome,

said CPT Christina Steimle, IACH

Women's Health Center head nurse.


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Post Has Super Bowl

Viewing Options

Story by: Parker Rome, 1st Inf. Div. Post

It's the biggest game of theyear, and people at Fort Ri-ley will have options on

where to watch it.

Both the Warrior Zone andthe USO Fort Riley Center are planning special

events for the Super Bowl Feb. 6.

The Warrior Zone will start festivities earlywith a tailgate party on the outside patio begin-ning at noon. The game will be shown on all ofthe televisions, and free pizza will be availableat halftime. A raffle will follow the game with asurround sound system set to be the grand

prize.

"Everybody loves football," said ShawnMcClane, Warrior Zone manager. "Everybodyshould be able to see the game, and it should

be a lot of fun."

The USO Fort Riley Center is planning a Family-fr iendly event for the game. "We know wehave a lot of troops and Families that probablylike watching the Super Bowl together," said

Director April Blackmon.

The USO Center will serve "football-type"

snacks during the game, she added.

"It's an opportunity to get out of the house andwatch it in a positive Family-friendly, alcohol-free environment with others," Blackmon said."It's more fun to watch football with other

people than by yourself."

For more information, call the Warrior Zone

at 785-240-2782, or the USO at 785-240-5328.


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Battalion Headquarters

BLDG 7630 Shanks Street

For t Riley, Kansas 66442

Staff Duty NCO (24/7): (785) 239-9648

LTC Shili sa D. Geter

Battalion Commander

CSM Verne J. W ashingt on, Sr .

Battalion Command Sergeant Major

The Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist

Brigade (Heavy Brigade Combat Team), 1st Infantry

Division is an integral part of 2AAB, providing special-

ized combat mission operational support to the maneu-

ver battalions within the Brigade to include the Brigade

Command Group, Military Intelligence, Communication

Operat ions, and Combat Engineer support. 2/ 1 BSTB is

commanded by LTC Shilisa D. Geter. CSM Verne J.

Washington, Sr. is the Senior Enlisted Advisor of the

Battalion.

The Battalion FRG Advisor is Mrs. Tracy Attar, and the

Family Readiness Support Assistant is Mrs. Julie Petruc-

celli-Treen

This is the informational newsletter of the Special

Troops Batt alion, 2AAB 1 ID Family Readiness Group

(FRG) that contains both official FRG information and

non-official information. The inclusion of non-officialinformation in this FRG newsletter has not increased

the cost to the United States Government, in accor-

dance with DoD 425.8-M.

2/1 BSTB

Griffins! Point of the Dagger!

Enlisted Spouses to Hold

Mardi Gras EventThe Enlisted Spouses Club is hosting a MardiGras Wine and Cheese on Feb 16th from 6:30pmto 8:30pm at the OCSC/ESC Hut Building 259 onHistoric Main Post, Fort Riley. They will have ahomemade mask contest, prizes, Cajun food &wine and cheese. They will also be taking up anon-perishable food item collection for the OpenDoor Shelter. Please bring any food items youwould like to donate to the meeting.

Free childcare is available. Children must be regis-tered with the ASYMCA in Junction City. RSVP'sfor the childcare are due no later than Feb 7th [email protected] via the website athttp://fortrileyesc.web.officelive.com.

If you are not a member and would like to join orwould like more information on the program,please email the ESC president [email protected].

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