b3...combat fitness test, is intend-ed to replace the current three-event army physical fitness...

Story and photo by Sean KimmonsArmy News Service

Army senior leaders have approved a new strenuous fit-ness test designed to better prepare Soldiers for combat tasks, reduce injuries and lead to ample cost savings across the service.

The six-event readiness as-sessment, called the Army Combat Fitness Test, is intend-ed to replace the current three-event Army Physical Fitness Test, which has been around since 1980.

Beginning October 2020, all Soldiers will be required to take the new gender- and age-neutral test. Before that, field testing set to begin this October will allow the Army to refine

the test, with initial plans for up to 40,000 Soldiers from all three components to see it.

“The Army Combat Fitness Test will ignite a generational, cultural change in Army fit-ness and become a cornerstone of individual Soldier combat readiness,” said Maj. Gen. Malcolm Frost, commander of the Army’s Center of Ini-tial Military Training. “It will reduce attrition and it will re-duce musculoskeletal injuries and actually save, in the long run, the Army a heck of a lot of money.”

At least six years of sig-nificant research went into the test’s development as re-searchers looked at what Sol-diers must do fitness-wise for combat.

“Throughout that research

and testing, the goal was to provide our leaders with a tough, realistic, field-expedient assessment of the physical component of their Soldiers’ individual readiness,” said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey. “The ACFT is scientif-ically-validated and will help better prepare our Soldiers to deploy, fight, and win on any fu-ture battlefield.”

Roughly 2,000 Soldiers have already taken the test, previ-ously called the Army Combat Readiness Test. They also pro-vided feedback as part of the Army Training and Doctrine Command and Forces Com-mand pilots that began last year at several installations.

“The current PT test is only a 40 percent predictor of success for performing in

combat and executing war-rior tasks and battle drills,” Frost said. “This test is

approximately an 80 percent

By Tiffany WoodPublic Affairs Office

U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood’s command team changed leaders Tuesday during a combined ceremony at Nutter Field House that fea-tured a change of command and a change of responsibility.

Vince Grewatz, U.S. Army Installation Management Com-mand Training director, pre-sided over the dual ceremony where Col. Tracy Lanier relin-quished command to Col. Eric Towns and Command Sgt. Maj. Larry Orvis transferred re-sponsibilities to Command Sgt. Maj. Faith Alexander.

Bidding farewell to Lanier, who will be the Army Futures Command’s Sustainment Bat-tle Lab director at Fort Lee, Virginia, and Orvis, who is the Army’s Provost Marshal General Sergeant Major in Washington, D.C., Grewatz de-scribed the team’s character and contributions.

“As a command team, Col. Lanier and Command Sgt. Maj. Orvis are strategic thinkers and that enabled them to fo-cus the Garrison and staff on

supporting Fort Leonard Wood more efficiently, more effec-tively than in the past,” Gre-watz said. “It’s been a seamless team operation; team of teams is truly what you see in place here, and it has resulted in the success you have achieved here at Fort Leonard Wood.”

That “great success,” Gre-watz said, begins with the “fantastic leadership” that

Lanier and Orvis provided over the past two years. To make his point, Grewatz listed the many accomplishments achieved by the team, which included an agreement with St. Robert that established back-up water supplies to be used by the installation dur-ing emergencies, winning the 2017 Army Community Part-nership Award and making

the B.O.S.S. program “one of the best” in the Army.

Although the command team had many achievements, Gre-watz said their commitment to the Fort Leonard Wood com-munity and its people are their biggest contributions.

“The greatest legacy is the team that they leave behind, the relationships that they forged, the partnerships that

they leave solid to take this in-stallation and the region to the next level,” he said.

Grewatz said that though Lanier and Orvis are moving on to new positions, due to “our great Army,” another team is able to step up and lead the garrison.

“Fortunately for our Army, for IMCOM, for Fort Leonard Wood and the Maneuver Sup-port Center of Excellence, we don’t have to look far to find another great command team to take the helm of garrison,” Grewatz said. “We’re placing the command in the hands of two very capable leaders, Col. Eric Towns and Command Sgt. Maj. Faith Alexander.”

According to Grewatz, Towns and Alexander bring an “impressive track record of ac-complishment, success, com-mitment, compassion and dedi-cated leadership to our Army in their past assignments, and I expect nothing less as they move forward.”

Past assignments for Towns include a couple of positions at Fort Leonard Wood. In fact,

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■ Making summer plans to create less stress for everyone.Page A6

■ New leagues forming at Davidson Bowling Center now.Page B1

■ Strong B.A.N.D.S pro-grams top the charts in 2018.Page A4

USMC builds obstacle course, dedicates it on installation

■ Old Dominion concert tickets — get yours be-fore they're gone.Page B1

See Test Page A4

Garrison welcomes new leadership team

See TEAM Page A4

Sgt. Bruna Galarza demonstrates the deadlift event during a pilot for the Army Combat Fitness Test.

See USMC Page A4

Photos by Mike Curtis, Visual Informarion CenterABOVE LEFT: Col. Eric Towns, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood commander, recieves the colors from Vince Grewatz, U.S. Army Installation Management Command Training director, during a combined change-of-com-mand and change-of-responsibility ceremony held Tuesday in Nutter Field House. ABOVE RIGHT: Towns passes the colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Faith Alexander signifying her taking responsibility of the garrison command.

Installation to celebrate 100 years of warrant officers

An obstacle course built to U.S. Marine Corps regulations on Training Area 204 is un-veiled and dedicated during a ceremony held Monday.

Army Combat Fitness Test becomes PT test in 2020

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Fort Leonard Wood is slated to celebrate the 100th anniversary of warrant officers providing technical expertise to the U.S. Army, with sev-eral events across the installation July 19 and 20.

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joel Fitz, U.S. Army Military Police School regimental chief warrant officer, in-vites everyone to come out and help celebrate while learning more about the history of warrant officers.

He said the only thing that has re-ally changed through the years is the size of the cohort.

“The Warrant Officer Cohort, as it’s called now, has significantly grown in size in the 100 years since its incep-tion,” he said. “Not much has changed in the expectations of warrant offi-cers; we have always been the source of technical expertise within the branches we serve and have always been advisors to commanders and Army senior leaders. The challenge is keeping current with the techno-logical advances that are being made, so we can provide quality teaching, training and mentorship to others.”

Celebratory events kick off July 19 with a run beginning at 5:30 a.m. on Gammon Field, followed by a Warrant Officer Professional Devel-opment session from 9 to 11 a.m. in

the Maneuver Support Center of Ex-cellence’s Lincoln Hall Auditorium with the cohort’s past and present being addressed.

For those interested in becom-ing a warrant officer, the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Recruiting Team will conduct briefings on the nec-essary qualifications and applica-tion procedures in Room 104 of the Digital Training Facility. Briefings are scheduled for 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. July 19.

A lunch with a cake-cutting cer-emony is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 19 at the Pershing Community Center. Reservations are encouraged, and the cost of this event is $14.50.

Lunch will be followed by a panel discussion on the cohort’s future from 2 to 4 p.m. in Lincoln Hall Auditorium.

Everyone is encouraged to attend the celebration scheduled to finish the day from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at the Pershing Community Center, where there will be food and music.

Rounding out the two-day cele-bration of events is a golf scramble sponsored by the ShowMe Chapter Warrant Officer Association with a shotgun start at noon July 20 at the Piney Valley Golf Course. For more information on the scramble, see the article on page B2.

Story and photo by Dawn ArdenManaging [email protected]

Marines stationed on Fort Leonard Wood now have a U.S. Marine Corps ap-proved obstacle course to train on, thanks to the combined efforts of the detach-ment, the Air Force, the Army’s 5th Engi-neer Battalion and Prime Power School.

According to Marine Master Sgt. Mat-thew Dennies, project coordinator, it is the only USMC obstacle course within 500 miles of the installation. He said the course is designed to test and build agil-

ity and strength.“What we have here is your standard

Marine Corps obstacle course. If you go to any Marine Corps base, you’re going to see these all over the place. This is a staple in every Marine’s journey from civilian life, when they begin that trans-formation and earn the title Marine. It doesn’t matter if you’re enlisted or offi-cer, this is something that you will always see as part of their training continuum,” said Marine Col. George Markert, detach-ment commander. “So obviously here, at

From Militaryonesource.mil

You’ve received your PCS orders. Between looking for a new home and packing, you’ll have another big job to do if you’re

a military parent: helping your kids cope with moving.

Military families frequently move. If your children haven’t been through a move — or even if they have — you have a chance to show them how it’s done. Keep in mind while you’re busy preparing, they’ll need extra attention and help in this transition.

Being part of the military community, you know the drill — it’s all about being prepared. Good results follow good preparation. Prepar-ing your children for the move will make it easier for them to adjust.

Here are some tips:1. Alert your kids to the move ASAP. Just like

you, they need time to prepare and time to ad-just to the idea of moving and saying goodbye to their friends.

2. Listen to your kids and provide answers. Your children may have lots of questions or may need some space. Understand that. Answer their questions as best you can. Be patient.

3. Let your kids help. Get them involved. Teens may be able to search online for new houses, scout out their new school or fun things to do on the new installation. Younger and older kids can help pack or at least pack their own stuff or favorite items.

4. Reassure your children. Tell them that you love them, and that together the family will adjust. Stay upbeat and tell them new adven-tures await. Remind them that you’re a military strong family.

5. Celebrate your kids’ favorite things. Before the move, make sure you get some good family time in going to their favorites parks, restau-rants, dessert spots and other places. Have them take something to their new home.

6. Look ahead. Spend time with your children researching their new school, area parks and base activities. Make it fun. It’s an adventure.

7. Use the relocation assistance program on your installation to help you plan for your move, transition your kids to their new school or get referrals or information to reduce the stress around moving for you or them. Call, click or connect to MilitaryOneSource at 800.342.9647 and ask how Military and Family Support Ser-vice can help you ease your family’s move.

After planning, there are several steps you can take to help your children transition smoothly to their new digs:

8. Request a sponsor. The Sponsorship Pro-gram connects you with someone at your new location. Sponsors can help ease the transition for inbound service members, civilians and family members. If you haven’t been assigned a sponsor, you can request one through your new

unit, which will try to match you with a sponsor with similar rank and family status.

9. Remain patient with your kids. If they weren’t nervous before, they may be now that you’ve moved and they are facing a new school, neighborhood and friends. Listen, support and be there for your kids during the transition.

10. Smooth your children’s entry into school. The military helps you ease what could be one of the biggest stressors for your kids — a new school. All 50 states have agreed to help mili-tary families ensure their children can enroll in needed classes, play sports and graduate on time. It’s called Interstate Compact on Educa-tional Opportunity for Military Children, and here’s how it can help you and you kids:

— Enrolling is easier. Unofficial records from your old school allows your students to enroll without delay, before the official transcript arrives. You also get 30 days to get any needed immunizations.

— Getting key classes. Rest assured that your children will get placed in appropriate required classes, advanced placement and spe-cial needs programs while awaiting evaluation at their new school. The new school can assess your child, but can’t put your child in a “holding class” during the assessment time.

— Playing sports and other extracurricular activities right away. If your child is eligible, the new school will facilitate participation in extracurricular activities even if application deadlines or tryouts have passed.

— Graduating. The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for military children helps to ensure there will be no delays as a re-sult of the move in terms of your high school-er’s graduation.

Contact your school liaison at your instal-lation for assistance in helping you and your children transition to their new school — and find out about services and programs available at your new installation. Otherwise, during this time, be a strong and caring model for your kids. Upward and onward.

June 28

— Two service members and one civilian issued tickets for speeding

— Civilian issued ticket for having expired registration — Two service members issued tickets for failing to use

hands-free device while driving — Service member issued ticket for failing to obey traffic-

control device— Civilian issued written warning for failing to yield— Service member and one civilian issued written warn-

ings for speeding

June 29— Service member issued ticket for failing to register

vehicle— Civilian issued ticket for failing to equip vehicle with

muffler — Service member issued ticket for fishing without a

permit — Four service members and one civilian issued tickets

for speeding — Service member issued written warning for failing to

stop at stop light— Service member issued written warning for speeding — Service member issued ticket for failing to use hands-

free device while driving

June 30— Six service members and two civilians issued tickets for

speeding — Service member issued written warning for speeding

July 1— Two service members and two civilians issued tickets

for speeding

July 2— Two civilians issued tickets for speeding — Service member issued ticket for failing to obey traffic-

control device — Civilian issued written warning for failing to use a

hands-free device while driving — Three service members and two civilians issued written

warnings for speeding — Civilian issued written warning for failing to display two

lighted head lamps — Service member issued written warning for failing to

register vehicle

July 3— Three service members and one civilian issued tickets

for speeding — Service member issued ticket for failing to register

vehicle— Civilian issued ticket for failing to display valid license

plates — Service member issued ticket for failing to stop for stop

sign— Two civilians issued written warnings for speeding — Service member issued written waring for failing to

register vehicle — Civilian issued written warning for failing to us head

lamps — Civilian issued written warning for failing to use hands-

free device while driving

July 4— Two service members issued tickets for speeding — Three service members and two civilians issued written

warnings for speeding.

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The information is provided by the Fort Leonard Wood Direc-torate of Emergency Services and, while we endeavor to keep the community aware of offenses occurring on the installation, the Fort Leonard Wood DES reserves the right to restrict or omit potentially sensitive and confidential information.

To ensure that privacy and investigative concerns are protected, report data may be “filtered” prior to being made available to the public.

This commercial enterprise newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the

U.S. Army. Contents of the GUIDON are not necessarily official views of, or endorsed by,

the U.S. government, the Department of Defense, Department of the Army or the U.S. Army

Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood. It is published weekly

using photo-offset reproduction by the Public Affairs Office, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of

Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. 65473.

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without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap,

political affiliation, or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. If a violation or

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print advertising from that source until the violation is corrected.

All editorial content of the GUIDON is prepared, edited, provided and approved by the Fort

Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office. GUIDON is printed by the Springfield News-Leader, a private

firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army, under exclusive written contract with

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The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not

constitute endorsement by the Department of the Army or Springfield News-Leader of the products

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Courtesy photoA dog named Dinghy makes himself at home on a couch in the den following a routine day of activities.

10 ways to help your kids when it’s time to PCS:

Family’s ‘dog days’ don’t end with summerBy Lisa MolinariSpecial to GUIDON

In the fragile darkness of morning, birds chirp outside our bedroom window, herald-ing the start of another day. I hear my husband snort, scratch, then hit a couple of buttons on his bedside clock to ward off the inevitable alarm bells.

My sports swatch emits a beep, but I slap my wrist to make it stop and curl onto my side, snuggling into my pil-low. Just 10 more minutes.

From under the foot of our bed comes an elongated yawn, beginning deep and low, and finishing with a high-pitched squeal and a few jaw-smacking clucks. It’s Dinghy, our aging labradoodle, whose 110-pound body clock is now consider-ately working in tandem with ours.

A bit of a late bloomer, Dinghy took his sweet time maturing, despite the fact that everyone told us that “dogs take two years to settle down.” We picked him out of a litter of fat pups on a farm in rural North Carolina in 2006, and named him Din-ghy — an homage to our life as a Navy family. Although a bit naughty — stealing socks, sampling toilet water and turning the backyard into Swiss cheese — Dinghy became our constant com-panion, comforting and en-tertaining us through deploy-ments and PCSes.

Now, in his eighth year, Dinghy is technically as old as my husband and me, and we’re all showing our age. Like us, Dinghy no longer faces each day with unbridled enthusiasm and spontaneity, but instead, thrives on rou-tine. As we drag our weary bones out of bed and to the bathroom to wash and brush, Dinghy begins each day with his own morning self-cleaning ritual.

He comically turns him-self into a pretzel in order to

scratch inside his ears with his long awkward hind feet. Inevitably, he misses the first few times, haphazardly wap-ping his neck and the back of his head, until he finally finds that sweet spot under his floppy ear. Without looking, we know he’s found it when we hear him grumble deeply as if to say, “Oh yeah, that’s the ticket.”

Once done scratching, he cleans his paws in preparation for what is arguably one of the cutest things you’ll ever see. Alternating each enormous front foot, Dinghy wipes his own face over and over, then with paws daintily crossed, he licks them one last time.

Despite this elaborate clean-ing ritual, Dinghy faces each day looking like a dirty bath-room rug, with shaggy legs and a perpetually dripping, foul-smelling beard.

Once downstairs, we pour coffee as Dinghy slurps water from his nearby dish, wait-ing for the subtle signals that we’re ready to take him on a walk: putting on our shoes, fill-ing a travel mug with coffee, grabbing his leash from the hook in the garage.

For that moment, he turns into an adolescent again, ex-cited to experience the sights, sounds and flavors outside.

Every morning, he marks the same trees, nibbles the

same grass patches, and makes his daily deposit conveniently close to the neighborhood pet waste bin.

Once home, Dinghy takes inventory of the family, and then eats his breakfast. Between chomps, he slurps water, then lopes out of the laundry room to make sure we’re all still there. By the time he’s done, there’s a path of slimy drips and kibble shards trailing out of the laundry room.

Belly full, he licks his chops and belches, before finding a suitable spot to sleep the remainder of the day. Usually, he prefers to climb slowly onto the couch in the den and circle around for what seems like forever before lowering is body in one slow, groaning plop.

Other than a brief frisky period when the kids get home from school, Dinghy’s middle aged eat-walk-sleep routine continues late into the evening, when he fol-lows us back upstairs for the night.

As my husband and I nestle into the well-worn spots in our bed, Dinghy plops down with one final groan as if to say, “Whew, these dogs’r barkin’.”

As a Navy family still on the move after more than 20 years, we couldn’t have said it better ourselves.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

To submit items for “What’s Up,” send the time, date, loca-

tion, a brief description and contact information to [email protected].

All announcements are run on a space-available basis, and

current events take precedence over ongoing events. Announce-

ments must be received by noon, Fridays. Organizations

and events mentioned in “Com-munity Events” that receive donations or otherwise raise funds through the activities

listed below are nonprofit, non-federal entities that are not part of the Department of Defense or any of its components and have

no government status. These articles do not express or imply endorsement by the U.S. Army or the Department of Defense.

FridayUSO Family Craft Social,

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the USO. For more information, call 573.329.2039 or email [email protected].

SaturdayFabulous Fakes Dinner

Show, 7 p.m. at the Barn in Dixon. For more information, call 573.433.9370 or visit www.thebakerband.com.

Saturday Legal Assistance, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Fort Leonard Wood Legal Assistance Office. The office will be open special weekend hours to pro-vide legal assistance services through a staff of three Judge Advocates and two paralegals. Legal assistance attorneys and paralegals can help with wills, powers of attorney, basic estate planning, family law matters such as divorce, custody and support, landlord/tenant issues, military administrative actions, real estate, and consumer law and other issues. Appointments are recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. Active duty, reserve and national guard Soldiers, active duty family members, and retirees are eligible. For more informa-

tion, or for an appointment, call 573.596.0629.

Through SaturdayLaclede County Fair, at

the Cowan Civic Center Fair Grounds. There will be a 4-wheeler rodeo, carnival rides, draft horse pull, truck and tractor pull, and much more. Season tickets are available at the Chamber Office for $30. For more information, call 417.588.3256.

MondayMaximum Movie Monday,

10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Bruce C. Clarke Library. For more information, call 573.563.5857.

WednesdayUSO Spouses Network Event,

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fort Leonard Wood USO. Regis-tration is online. For more information, call 573.329.2039 or email [email protected].

July 19S.T.E.A.M. Lab, 4 to 5:30 p.m

at the Bruce C. Clarke Library. For more information, call 573.563.5857.

July 20Old Dominion, live in con-

cert at Gerlach Field. Tick-ets are available at Leisure Travel Services in Exchange Mini Mall or online at https://leonardwood.armymwr.com/calendar/event/old-dominion-concert/2285666/27447. Cost is $25 in advance and $30 the day of show. Children ages 3 and younger do not require a ticket. Gates open at 5 p.m. Opening Act starts at 6:15 p.m. Event is

festival seating, bring your own lawn chairs or blankets. No outside food or beverages. No professional photography. No pets. Food and bever-age vendors will be on site. For more information, call 573.596.6913.

July 23 through 27Fort Leonard Wood Vacation

Bible School, 9 a.m. to noon at the Main Post Chapel. Regis-tration is currently open. To register, visit vbspro.events/p/flw-2018. For more information, call 573.596.2127.

July 23Maximum Movie Monday, 10

a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Bruce C. Clarke Library. For more infor-mation, call 573.563.5857.

Installation Strategic Stain-ability Plan Quarterly Review, 9 to 11:45 a.m. at Danner Hall Auditorium, Building 1030. This is open to all military, civilians, enterprise partners, family members, etc. who live, work and play on Fort Leonard Wood. For more information, contact Brock Lercher at 573.563.5138.

July 24 and 25Waynesville R-VI School Dis-

trict New Student Enrollment at various schools. For more information, call 573.842.2040.

July 25Soldier For Life — Transi-

tion Assistance Program Fort Leonard Wood Hiring Fair, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Building 470. The event is open to all service members, veterans, family members and other job seekers. Bring your resume and dress professionally. For more infor-mation, call 573.596.0175.

July 27 through 292018 Gospel Music Spectacu-

lar at the Cowan Civic Center in Lebanon. Featured groups include: New Horizons, LeFe-vre Quartet, Lesters, Diplo-mats, Dove Brothers and many more southern gospel groups.

No ticket is required. For more information, call 417.532.9741.

July 27USO Family Game Night, 5 to

7 p.m. at the Fort Leonard Wood USO. For more information, call 573.329.2039 or email [email protected].

Chaplain Corps Anniversary Celebration, noon to 3 p.m. at the Main Post Chapel. The event will include free lunch, fire department display and a bounce house. For more infor-mation, call 573.596.2174.

July 28Waynesville Tigers Ath-

letic Booster Club Four-Person Scramble, 9 a.m. at Piney Valley Golf Course. Registration be-gins at 8 a.m. and fees include a golfcart, mulligans, 5-feet of string, lunch, drink tickets and prizes. For more informa-tion, contact Shelley Emperato at 573.855.0194.

Armed Services YMCA 28th Annual Duck Race, 10 a.m. at the Waynesville City Park. For more information, contact Matt Rumph at [email protected] or 573.329.4513.

July 29“Your Favorite Wizard’s”

Birthday Bash, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bruce C. Clark Library. This is an invitation-only event. To attend, see a staff member and receive an invitation and R.S.V.P. card. For more infor-mation, call 573.563.5857.

July 30Maximum Movie Monday,

10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Bruce C. Clarke Library. For more information, call 573.563.5857.

Aug. 1 through 4Third Annual Lebanon Gospel

Music Get-Together. Groups will include: the Collingsworth Fam-ily, Isaacs, Perrys, Mylon Hayes Family, Whisnants, Primitive Quartet, McKameys, and many

more. For more information, or tickets, call 417.236.9090 or visit www.lebanonsing.com.

Aug. 7Waynesville High School

Freshmen and New Student Transition Day, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at WHS. All freshmen and new students in grades 10-12 will tour the school, meet their mentors, participate in fun ac-tivities, etc. Limited bus routes will be provided for freshmen and new students. Parents of freshmen and new high school students are invited to a parent breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m. that same day at the high school caf-eteria. For more information, call 573.842.2040.

Aug. 21Maneuver Support Center

of Excellence and Fort Leon-ard Wood Women’s Equality Day Observance, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pershing Community Center. Guest speaker will be Brig. Gen. Donna Martin. Tickets are available through Equal Opportunity advisors. For more information, con-taact Sgt. 1st Class Leonardo May at 573.563.7514.

Aug. 28 through 30Women’s Basic Self Defense

Class, 8 a.m. to noon at Army Community Service, Build-ing 486. This class is open to female service members, family members and Depart-ment of Defense civilians ages 14 and up. This is a free event. Registration closes Aug. 22. For more information, or to register, contact Carol Oberwager at 573.528.4098 or 573.596.8212.

OngoingCommunity Orientation,

8 a.m. to noon, Thursdays at Building 470, Room 2224. This program is part of a seven-day cycle for in-pro-cessing Soldiers called Arrive Strong. Spouses are encour-aged to attend. For more infor-mation, call 573.596.0136.

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Interpreters neededThe Army Volunteer Corps office is

currently seeking individuals who have bilingual language interpreter skills.

If you are interested in volunteer-ing contact the Army Volunteer Corps office at 573.596.0212.

Alcoholics AnonymousAlcoholics Anonymous, meets from

noon to 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Main Post Chapel, Room 132.

Other meetings are at 8 p.m. Mon-days, Thursdays and Saturdays on Hemphill Road, off Highway Y in St. Robert. There is also a women-only meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesdays at this location.

All meetings on Fort Leonard Wood and the Saturday St. Robert meeting are open to anyone. St. Robert meet-ings on Mondays and Thursdays are limited to members only.

For more information, visit www.aadistrict9mo.com or call Jim at 573.336.5891 or David at 573.774.5364.

ID Card facility pilot programThe Fort Leonard Wood ID Card Fa-

cility is taking part in a 90-day Wednes-day pilot program for evening hours. On the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, the facility will be of-fering extended hours from 5 to 9 p.m. The next date for the trial program is July 25.

Regular facility hours for appoint-ments only are 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays and 6:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays. The facil-ity will accept walk ins from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

ID cards can be renewed up to 90 days prior to the expiration date. To make an appointment, visit the DEERS/RAPIDS website at https://rapids-ap-pointments.dmdc.osd.mil.

Blood donors neededThe Armed Services Blood Program

is in need of blood donors. The Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center is located in Building 822 at the corner of Iowa and Kansas streets. People can donate from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sundays through Tuesdays and 8 a.m.

to 2 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 573.596.5385 for an appoint-

ment. Walk-in donors are welcome.

Sisters In Arms Lean In CircleSisters in Arms Lean in Circle, 7:30

to 8:30 a.m. every second Tuesday of the month at Starbucks on post. This group welcomes all services, ages, ranks, genders, civilians and service members.

For more information, contact 2nd Lt. Christine Faria-Berrios at 573.596.0131, ext. 61996.

VBS volunteers neededCalling all volunteers with a pas-

sion for ministering to children. Fort Leonard Wood’s post-wide Vacation Bible School is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon July 23 through 27 at the Main Post Chapel. Upcoming kindergarten students through outgoing fifth grad-ers will be invited to participate in an exciting week of fun, singing, crafts, learning, and play.

All volunteers must complete a back-ground check and fingerprints.

Watch care will also be provided for the children of VBS volunteers’ ages 3 years and younger.

For those interested, but requir-ing a background check, contact Beth Shamhart at the Religious Support Office to schedule an appointment at 573.596.2127 or [email protected].

If you are already a cleared chil-dren’s volunteer, email VBS coordina-tor Rachel Rondon at [email protected].

Volunteers neededVolunteers are needed for the in-

stallation’s Equal Opportunity His-panic Heritage Month Observance. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Nutter Field House.

Organizers are looking for volun-teers, especially EO leaders, to assist with set-up, tear down and presen-tation of the 21 different Hispanic countries with information, display boards and food.

For more information, contact Staff Sgt. Lori Singer-Bare at 573.596.7478 or [email protected].

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By Brittany NelsonSpecial to GUIDON

The end of May marked the wrap up of the annual Army Strong B.A.N.D.S fit-ness campaign. With a focus on balance, activity, nutrition, determination and strength, the program brought in stag-gering numbers.

Sixty-eight garrison loca-tions held a total of 394 pro-grams with a whopping num-ber of 69,807 participants who joined the fitness movement in May.

Strong B.A.N.D.S is hosted by the Family and Morale, Well-ness and Recreation depart-ment of the U.S. Army Installa-tion Management Command.

There were events for all ages. Fort Polk, in Louisiana, held a Child and Youth Servic-es Kids run on Armed Forces Day. A total of 169 children took part of the fun run. The event had various competi-tions, including long jump, jump rope, pull-ups and a 100-yard dash.

Jazmine Sartain, the mother of a child who participated, signed her son up for the event as a chance to introduce him to competition and the joy of sports.

“I registered my son for the run because I wanted him to come out and have fun. I’m a runner and I wanted him to have the chance to run in the event. It’s not about winning or

the medals, it’s about having a good time,” Sartain said.

Children like Mylasia John-son participated to find out their athletic abilities.

“I wanted to compete in all of the events today, especially the 100-yard dash. I wanted to see how fast my time was because I want to train to go to the Olympics to compete in that event,” Johnson said.

Story Walk is another ac-tivity geared towards getting children active while having fun and learning.

Laminated pages from chil-dren’s books are attached to wooden stakes and installed along an outdoor path. The child reads a page then walks to get to the next one until the

story is finished. The walk is a unique way

to get children involved in the month’s fitness initiative.

Various gyms at garrisons teamed up with the Strong B.A.N.D.S campaign to bring more awareness to the classes and programs offered at their facilities.

Fort Leonard Wood held events all month long. At the end of the month, Davidson Fitness Center hosted the Strong Weekend, where a va-riety of classes were offered from yoga to body boot camp. A total of 64 patrons took part to get fit.

Karen Robinson, a recreation aid through Family and Mo-rale, Welfare and Recreation at

Davidson Fitness Center, said the main point of the event is to just get to the gym and try a class.

Robinson understands the initial fear of a gym that some patrons might experience. When she moved to Missouri five years ago she had no idea what she was going to do un-til her husband suggested the gym.

“I never worked out,” Robin-son said. “The classes are what brought me in here. So, what started as working out one day a week turned into six days a week.”

Class instructor at David-son Fitness Center, Ina Ke-azer De Aponte, understands the importance of the Strong B.A.N.D.S program.

“It is important to take care of our body, and the older you get, the better your eating hab-its need to be,” she said. “You need to be working out. Our body is like our house, so we need to take care of our house regardless of how old we are.”

Keazer De Aponte, an in-structor for four years, taught the ripped class during Strong Weekend. The class consists of cardio, weight training and martial arts.

Strong B.A.N.D.S is also an opportunity to learn about nu-trition, an important part of caring for our bodies.

Fort Campbell, in Ken-tucky, held a Fueling for Health class at the garrison’s

Army Wellness Center. The Army Wellness Center has aided patrons including Army spouse Leah Hernandez.

“I think everybody should go through a nutrition class. Having the education on what you’re supposed to eat changes what it is you do eat,” Hernan-dez said. “It gives you a good sense of what you should be eating and what you shouldn’t.”

Hernandez has lost 20 pounds since utilizing servic-es at the wellness center. She discovered a routine workout schedule is not enough to help with weight loss.

“I used some of the different assessments at the center and, as it turned out, I wasn’t eating enough,” said Hernandez

With the use of the center’s metabolic testing and nutrition and dietary information from the Fueling for Health class, Hernandez increased her calo-rie intake to 1,900 calories a day and began to lose weight.

This year’s fitness move-ment educated and inspired many patrons nationwide at garrisons. The participation grew by 40 percent compared to last year. Strong B.A.N.D.S will continue to spread fun, fitness and health awareness next year.

(Editor’s note: Nelson is with the Installation Management Command in San Antonio, Tex-as. Marti Yoshida, Maria Yager and Angie Thorne contributed to this article.)

predictor of performing based on our ability to test the physical components of combat fitness.”Six events

While the ACFT still keeps the 2-mile run as its final event, it introduces five others to provide a broad measure-ment of a Soldier’s physical fitness. The events are completed in order and can take anywhere from 45 to 55 minutes for a Soldier to finish.

— Strength deadlift: With a proposed weight range of 120 to 420 pounds, the deadlift event is similar to the one found in the Occupational Physical Assessment Test, or OPAT, which is given to new recruits to assess lower-body strength before they are placed into a best-fit career field. The ACFT will require Soldiers to perform a three-repetition maximum deadlift (only one in OPAT) and the weights will be increased. The event replicates picking up ammunition boxes, a wounded battle buddy, supplies or other heavy equipment.

— Standing power throw: Soldiers toss a 10-pound ball backward as far as possible to test muscular explosive pow-er that may be needed to lift themselves or a fellow Solider up over an obstacle or to move rapidly across uneven terrain.

— Hand-release pushups: In this event, Soldiers start in the prone posi-tion and do a traditional pushup, but when at the down position they release their hands and arms from contact with the ground and then reset to do another pushup. This allows for additional up-per body muscles to be exercised.

— Sprint/drag/carry: As they dash 25 meters five times up and down a lane, Soldiers will perform sprints, drag a sled weighing 90 pounds, and then hand-carry two 40-pound kettlebell weights. This can simulate pulling a battle bud-dy out of harm’s way, moving quickly to take cover, or carrying ammunition to a fighting position or vehicle.

— Leg tuck: Similar to a pullup, Sol-diers lift their legs up and down to touch their knees/thighs to their elbows as many times as they can. This exer-cise strengthens the core muscles since it doubles the amount of force required compared to a traditional situp.

— 2-mile run: Same event as on the current test. In the ACFT, run scores are expected to be a bit slower due to all of the other strenuous activity.

The ACFT gauges Soldiers on the 10 components of physical fitness: muscular

strength and endurance, power, speed, agility, aerobic endurance, balance, flex-ibility, coordination and reaction time. The current test only measures two: mus-cular and aerobic endurance.Test scoring

The vast majority of policies with the APFT will likely be carried over to the new test.

Scoring could be similar with 100 points for each event for a maximum of 600. Minimum scores, however, may change depending on a Soldier’s mili-tary occupational specialty. Soldiers in more physically demanding jobs may see tougher minimums, similar to how OPAT evaluates new recruits.

“The more physically challenging your MOS, the more you’ll be required to do at the minimum levels,” said Mi-chael McGurk, director of research and analysis at CIMT.

Another difference is that there are no alternate events planned for this test, he said.

Soldiers will still get adequate time to rehabilitate from an injury. But under a new “deploy-or-be-removed” policy, Defense Secretary James Mat-tis said in February that troops who are non-deployable for more than 12 months will be processed for admin-istrative separation or referred to the disability evaluation system.

“Generally speaking, somebody who has a long-term permanent profile that precludes taking a fitness test may not be retainable for duty in the Army,” McGurk said.

At about $20 million, the new test will be more costly for the Army to conduct. A single lane of equipment at full retail value is about $1,200. A battalion set of equipment will range from $12,000 to $20,000. Those pric-es will likely drop as the Army buys more sets at wholesale.

Equipment should last about 10 years, meaning it will cost less than $3 per Soldier over time.

“If I have a femoral neck fracture in the hip of a Soldier, that injury will cost the government about $1 million,” McGurk said. “So, if I avoid 20 of those injuries a year I’ve paid for the pro-gram for the next 10 years for equip-ment. The potentials on return are very significant.”Cost avoidance

The Army estimates $4 billion is spent each year due to injuries, non-de-ployable Soldiers, accidents and other health-related costs.

As part of its culture change, the Army is building a Holistic Health and Fitness System to produce healthier and fitter Soldiers. The new test is one piece of the system, in addition to the OPAT,

the improvement of fitness centers, and healthier options at chow halls.

Army researchers studied foreign militaries that have rolled out similar holistic programs and found them to be highly successful.

The Australian army, for instance, in-troduced it to their basic training and saw a roughly 30 percent reduction in injuries.

“Do I know we’re going to have a 25-30 percent reduction? No, but I certainly hope we will,” McGurk said. “We think (the test is) well worth it and it’s the right thing to do for Soldiers in any case.”

Feedback from Soldiers so far has also been overwhelmingly positive.

“As we all know, physical fitness training can become rather monoto-nous if people train the same way,” Mc-Gurk said. “So, a lot of them saw this as a great change and how it required them to use different muscles.”

While some Soldiers may disagree with replacing the current test, Mc-Gurk said that fitness has come a long way from 40 years ago when the APFT was first developed.

“In 1980, running shoes were relative-ly a new invention,” he said. “The Army was still running in boots for the PT test back then. Change is difficult, but we’re an Army that adapts well to change.”Army vision

In early June, senior leaders outlined what the Army should focus on over the next decade to retain overmatch against potential adversaries.

The 2028 vision statement, signed by the Army’s secretary and chief of staff, calls for modernized equipment, particularly the development of au-tonomous systems. It also stresses the need for physically fit and mentally tough Soldiers to fight and win in high-intensity conflict.

“Technology is going to be dominant and we need a lot of things that we’re looking at through modernization,” Frost said. “In the end, you still need the United States Army Soldier to be able to seize and hold terrain.”

The ACFT is a foundational method, leaders believe, that the Army can use to start a new era of fitness and obtain Soldier overmatch in combat.

“The current leadership ... has re-ally coalesced and understands the importance of fitness itself and the importance of the PT test to drive that change in culture,” Frost said. “They’ve made the decision and we’re ready to execute.”


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he said one lasting impression at the installation compelled him to want to be a garrison commander.

“Seven years ago, (my family and I) were residents here as the New Year’s Eve tornado destroyed a large swath of our installation,” Towns said. “We were so incredibly impressed by the professionalism of the garrison staff and the team-work of our enterprise partners and the outpouring of support from our local communities that it was at that point that I knew if I was ever given the chance to command at the O6 level that I wanted to be a garrison commander.”

He said since returning to the

post last summer as the chief of MS-CoE’s Requirements Determination Division, the garrison team is still impressive.

“I can certainly say that the Fort Leonard Wood garrison team has continued their record of excellence under the leadership of Col. Lanier and Command Sgt. Maj. Orvis,” Towns said. “I promise that Sgt. Maj. Alexander and I will do everything in our power to uphold the high stan-dards that you have set.”

Alexander, who will join the gar-rison from the 249th Engineer Bat-talion, Prime Power, agreed.

“I’m looking forward to being a part of the Fort Leonard Wood team and continuing the momentum,” Al-exander said.

Fort Leonard Wood, where we have the world’s largest Marine Corps Detach-ment, we decided that we wanted one of our own.”

Markert praised the teamwork it took to build the course.

“Just like anything we do here at Fort Leonard Wood, it was a joint effort,” Mark-ert said. “It’s always a joint effort. You look at the people gathered here today, we’ve got all the services represented here and talk about engineering — this is an engi-neering project in support of training evo-lution. We had to have that joint support in order to get it done.”

Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Darius Cooper, 5th Engineer Battalion construc-tion engineering technician, said to his

knowledge, this is the first joint-services project the battalion has been involved with.

“The chance to work with your sister services, you don’t get that every day,” he said. “I hadn’t had a chance to do it be-fore this project, but now we’ve got con-nections with the Air Force and the Navy, so we plan to do follow-on projects. This was a great effort by everybody, and I know my guys are pretty proud to be a part of this.”

A ceremony was held Monday at the site, dedicating the course in memory of retired Marine Chief Warrant Officer 4 Daryl Reeves for the impact he made on the detachment and the community.

The course may be scheduled by all branches of service through the Range Facility Management Support System.

CHAPLAIN’S CORNER

Rondon

Fort Leonard Wood Worship Schedule

Catholic WorshipCatholic Mass5 p.m. Saturdays,Soldier Memorial Chapel9 a.m. Sundays

Adoration6 p.m. 1st Friday of themonth

Confessions 4 to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays8 to 8:30 a.m. Sundays

Baptisms5 p.m. Mass — Last Saturday of the month

Daily Mass11:40 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays — Hospital Chapel

ProtestantLiturgical Protestant Service9 a.m. Sundays — South Iowa Chapel

Gospel Protestant 10 a.m. Sundays — Central Iowa Chapel

Traditional Protestant Service 11 a.m. Sundays — Soldier Memorial Chapel

ITRO Contemporary Christian Service11 a.m. Sundays —Specker Barracks Chapel

Crossroads Community Contemporary Service 5 p.m. Sundays — Main Post Chapel

Other servicesJewish Tanakh Study:9:30 a.m. Sundays — Main Post Chapel

Muslim:Muslim Jumuah (Int’l Stu-dents), 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Fridays — Building 6501, Indiana AvenueBuddhist:10 a.m. Sundays —North Iowa Chapel

Eastern Orthodox Holy Liturgy:11 a.m. Sundays — South Iowa Chapel

Seventh Day Adventist:3 p.m. Saturdays —Specker Barracks Chapel

Sunday SchoolsCatholic Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) RCIA & RCIC (Sept. to May) 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.(K–8th/Confirmation) —Building 6501, Indiana Avenue

Worship/StudiesProtestant Women of the Chapel (PWOC),9 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesdays —Main Post Chapel

Marine Corps Bible Study11:30 a.m. Wednesdays (lunch provided) —Building 1706

Kids Zone, (Grades 1-5)5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays —Building 6501, Indiana Avenue, Pershing School

Chapel Youth Group, (grades 6-12)6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays — Building 6501, Indiana Avenue

Knights of Columbus — Catholic Men6 p.m., second Tuesday —Soldier Memorial Chapel Annex

Gospel Bible Study6:30 p.m. Wednesdays —Central Iowa Chapel

Catholic Women of the Chapel (CWOC), 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sundays, (during CCD) — Building 6501, Indiana Avenue9 to 11:30 a.m. — Main Post Chapel

Seventh Day Adventist Bible Study9:30 a.m. Sundays Main Post Chapel

Section A, Thursday, July 12, 2018 GUIDON

Scandalous Christianity

By Chaplain (Capt.) Jose RondonSpecial to GUIDON

Scriptures indicate that the movement of Christ-followers

was in full motion in the first-century New Testa-ment church because those who came to Jesus could not keep to them-selves his scandalous saving news.

Such news was, is, and will always be transform-ing to the core of mankind’s DNA for only God

is our creator and he knows what we need.

In fact, in Acts 17:6, Christ’s followers, that is, those who surren-dered their lives to Jesus’ message of salva-tion through his death, burial, and resurrection, are described as ones who “turned the world upside down.” Christ’s message is scandalous in nature because while we all naturally believe that we can control our lives to become better people on our own, yet we along the way, give up to the fact that apart from the help of the one who made us for his glory, there is no hope.

First, eternal salvation only comes from hearing the message of faith in

Christ Jesus for “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of Christ” (Romans 10:17). But faith must come from the spirit because “if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ” (Romans 8:9). So, second, the Holy Spirit of Christ must also work in Christ’s believ-ers for their lives to be surrendered to Christ’s will. This daily surren-der is what we call in Christianity, a process of growth, trust, and progressive obedience to Christ through giving our control to the Spirit so that he will shine the life of Christ in us.

Galatians 5:16 in-dicates, “Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” We all, Christ’s followers, struggle with the wounds and scars of the past and the disap-pointments and fears of the present. But, the more we grow, the more we allow the Holy Spirit to direct our lives as we surrender to him. We will see wonders in our lives and will be inspired out of his love to share in words and actions what God alone can do in us. Only then the world will hear and see Christ’s scandalous news of sal-vation in us.

(Editor’s note: Rondon is the 787th Military Po-lice Battalion chaplain.)

CHURCH OF CHRISTWaynesville Congregation

1114 Historic Rt. 66 W, Waynesville, MO 65583

www.wynscofc.comPhone: 573-774-5205

Sunday School ............................9:30amSunday Worship ........................10:30amSunday Evening Worship ............1:00pmWednesday Evening ....................7:00pmSoldier Service on Post (North Iowa Chapel, FLW) ...............................8:00am

Free Home BibleCorrespondence Courses

ROLLA CHURCH OF CHRIST1303 Nagogami Rd (Hwy E)

Rolla, MO 65402www.seekgrowservelove.org • 573-364-3488

Sunday Bible Class ............... 9:30 amSunday Worship .................. 10:30 amSunday Night ... Various Small GroupsWednesday Bible Study ........ 6:30 pmChildren’s Day School ......Tues & Thur

To list your church, call 417-837-1168

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BRIARWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH“The Reformed Voice of the Ozarks”

20355 Hobart RoadHwy 28, l/2 Miles North of I-44

Dixon, MO 65459(573) 336-5698 • Email: [email protected] School 9:45 am • Worship 11:00 am

Bible Study 1:30 pm & Wed at 7:00 pm

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ST. ROBERT

Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 am Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 am Church Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:00 pm Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 pm Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting . . . . . . 7:00 pm

A Going Church For A Coming Lord! A Soul Winning Church

Everyone Welcome Nursery Provided

Zeigenbein & Church Street, St. Robert Phone 573-336-4943

GREATER COMMUNITYMISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor Chris A. Parks, DDiv21325 N. Hwy Y • St. Robert

(573) 336-4477 • greatercommunitymbc.comSunday Morning Prayer ...........................8:00-8:30amSunday Christian Education ....................8:30-9:30amSunday Worship ............................................ 10:00 amTuesday Night Prayer...............................6:00-7:00pmWednesday Prayer ...................................6:00-6:30pm Wednesday Bible Study ...........................6:30-7:30pm

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MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH A Soul Winning Church

200 Acorn Dr. • St. Robert, MO 65584 Phone 573-336-5972

Keith Carnahan - PastorSunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 amMorning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 amSunday Afternoon Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 pmWednesday Prayer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 pm

Maranatha Baptist Academy K4 thru 12 200 Acorn Dr., St. Robert, MO

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WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH801 Historic Rt. 66 W., Waynesville, MO 65583

573-774-6431• www.westsidewaynesville.comE-mail: [email protected]

Pastor: John ShawSunday Schedule:

Blended Worship ................................................. 8:30 amContemporary Worship..................... 9:45 am & 11:00 amTraditional Worship ........................................... 11:00 amSunday School/Bible Study .................... 9:45 & 11:00 amWiseguys, Lifegroups, Ignite,MOM2MOM & POPS ........................................... 5:00 pm

Nursery Provided For All ServicesWednesday Schedule:

Aftershock (after school program for middle school students) .....2:45 pmWestside Family Missions(local area mission projects)....................................6:00 pm

Hispanic Ministry ~ Ministerio HispanoDomingos: 11am Predicacion Expositivia & 5:00 pm Estudio Biblico

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SPANISH CHRISTIAN LIGHTHOUSE Mision El Faro • We are Bilingual

118/120 Historic Route 66 • Waynesville, MO. Phone 573-774-5557 • Pastor: Benito V. Perez

Wednesday Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 pmSunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:15 amSunday Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 amSunday Evening Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 pm

(only on the last Sunday of each month) We Speak Spanish & English

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CHURCH OF GODST. ROBERT

466 Historic Rt 66St. Robert, MO 65584

(573) 336-4751 • www.cgsr.orgSunday classes 9:30 & worship 10:45

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH1000 Main Street Rolla, MO 65401

Offi ce Phone: 573-364-1499www.ChristEpiscopalChurchRolla.comSunday Holy Eucharist .. 8:00 & 10:00 amSunday School/Adult Forum .......9:00 amThursday Holy Eucharist .............5:30 pm

The Rev. Aune J. Strom Ph.D.

THE RIVERHoward Malone, Pastor

Call Church Offi ce for Information - Phone 573-774-2541

25625 Highway 17, Waynesville, MO 65583

Prayer ........................................................................ 9:00 amSunday Worship Service .......................................... 10.00 amWednesday Evening ARK Kids Club 2yrs - 6th Grade .. 6:00 pmWednesday Evening The Pursuit - 7th-12th Grades .. 6:00 pm

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FAITH EVANGELICALLUTHERAN CHURCH

(Missouri Synod)981 Highway Z • St. Robert, MO 65584 • 573-336-4464

Pastor: Rev. John PerlingSunday School........................................... 9:15 amSunday Worship ...................................... 10:30 amLadies Aid (1st Thursday) .......................12:30 pm

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25190 Highway 17, Waynesville, MO 65583

Sabbath Worship Service ............ Saturday 9:30 AMSabbath School .......................... Saturday 11:30 AMPrayer Meeting ..........................Wednesday 7:00 PMBible Study ......................................Thursday 6:00 PM

Pastor Craig Wiles: 417-830-4039Elder Easton Purkiss: 573-889-7264

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Area Manager, Sue Stoltz573-647-6285

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WAYNESVILLEFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

“Where the nations meet to worship” 202 North Benton Street

573-774-2352 • www.fbcwaynesville.com ** Behind the Post Offi ce**

Sunday ScheduleMorning Service ...........................................11:00 AMSunday School ................................................9:45 AMEvening Service ..............................................6:00 PM

Wednesday ScheduleBible Study and Prayer Service .......................6:00 PM

Thursday Schedule Men’s Bible Study ...........................................7:00 PM

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Pet of the weekPluto is one of the many

animals available for adop-tion at the Waynesville Ani-mal Shelter. Pluto is a one-year-old neutered male.

Adoption fees for dogs are $90 and cats are $60 which include vaccina-tions and spay or neuter. Microchipping is available for $20. For more infor-mation on adopting any of the other available ani-mals, contact the shelter at 573.855.2488.

The Fort Leonard Wood Animal Shelter is operated by the city of Waynesville and works in conjunction with the Waynesville Animal Shelter.

Photos can also be found at www.facebook.com/waynesville.shelter.


Movie MondaysMaximum Movie Mon-

days are scheduled for 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday, July 23 and 30 at the Bruce C. Clarke Library.

For more informa-tion on the event of the movies to be shown call 573.563.5857.

By Derek GeanAssistant [email protected]

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jason Brazzel is “Foodie of the Fort” for July.

Brazeel, administrative chief at the U.S. Marine Corps Detachment on Fort Leon-ard Wood, is a husband, dad, adven-turous eater and a self-proclaimed foodie. His wife, Armina, nominated him for the honor.

“His career in the Marine Corps provided us various places to eat and (opportunities to) learn to cook different cui-sines,” Armina Brazzel said. In Germany, Jason, got restaurant experience and started an area restaurant and caters events, Armina said. She said Jason will retire in August and work at making his catering and cooking dreams even more of a reality.

Here is Jason’s interview:

Q. Tell me about your family.A. I have a beautiful family

with four lovely ladies, three of which are my daughters. They

have traveled the globe with me and helped me become the man that I am today. And in-spired me to create new flavors with old southern traditions.

Q. Do you consider yourself a foodie?

A. Of course, I consider my-self a foodie. I have been cooking since I was about 12 years old for my younger brother. I will try anything once and twice if I like it. I remember hav-ing a taste for the interesting and different cuisines of the

world. It started when I first went overseas in Japan. Eating sushi, sashimi, yakisoba in Oki-nawa, the pad Thai from the streets of Thailand, and Peking duck in the China town district of Amsterdam, was just so amazing to me. Then eating at a true barbie on the beach in Australia. Then I was stationed in Germany and that was it.

The moment I tried jager schnitzel, gelato and doner kebabs had me hooked on

of the

Foodies

Fort

Travel, smoked meat flavors Marine's kitchen

'First-class' treatment for service members at KC baseball game

Free physicals for Waynesville

athletesWaynesville R-VI School District

The Waynesville Medical Plaza in Waynesville will offer free physicals for Waynesville R-VI student ath-letes today and July 30 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Mercy Medical Center in St. Robert will offer free physicals for Waynesville R-VI student athletes on the following dates from 5 to 6:30 p.m.:

— July 31: Last names A-H— Aug. 1: Last names I-P— Aug. 2: Last names Q-Z— Parents may also complete

part of the form prior to their arrival by downloading it off the district’s website at www.waynesville.k12.mo. us.

Courtesy photoJason Brazzel displays some of his smoked meats. Brazzel is the July "Foodie of the Fort."

By Derek GeanAssistant [email protected]

Several Fort Leonard Wood service members were treated to an experi-ence they will never forget as they

were treated to a “first-class” baseball experience in Kansas City.

KC Royals pitcher, Ian Kennedy, and his wife, Allison, bought out the ground field dugout, had it fully catered and treated 30 service members and their families to a game between the Royals and the Boston Red Sox. The event was coordinated by the Fort Leonard Wood USO.

“Mr. Kennedy and his wife, Allison, love the military and love bringing unique experiences to those that serve,” said Kelly Brownfield, Western Missouri Regional Operations director for the USO of Missouri. Kennedy has a brother-in-law currently serving in the Navy and started the tradition of bringing service members to a game beginning when he played for the Padres in San Diego. This is the sec-ond time the Kennedys have treated Fort Leonard Wood service members.

“Many service members didn’t know the extent of what was going to happen, they knew they were going to a game courtesy of the Kennedy’s, but I left some

By Cinda HollowaySpecial to GUIDON

Schools out for summer! So why is my world in chaos?

One would think a relaxed schedule or no schedule would be preferred. In actual-ity, for lots of children (and some adults) — schedules, structure and knowing what is going to happen equals a sense of security and a feeling of well-being. This is especially true when a child has a processing disorder, attention distraction or a special need. It is the change in schedule, the not knowing what comes next or “what am I supposed to do with myself?” that creates havoc in the lives of both adults and young children.

As the adult, we are generally adept to

combine schedules and structure in a man-ner to promote security, decrease education regression and of course fun.

Below are some suggestions to accomplish this:

Plan aheadLook at what activities are being consid-

ered for the summer months, including va-cations, summer school, childcare, camps, outings, etc.

Summer plans help bring calm

Courtesy photo

Courtesy photoKC Royals pitcher, Ian Kennedy, left, signs autographs for Air Force Capt. Andrew Jackson and his wife, Sarah, Saturday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. See GAME Page A8

See PLANS Page A8

See KITCHEN Page A8

Fort Leonard Wood OutlookJuly 12 through 19

ThursdayDavidson Fitness Center

Aerobics Classes9 a.m. - HIIT Circuit10:15 a.m. - Indoor Cycling11:45 a.m. - HIIT-Circuit4:30 p.m. - Les Mills Body Pump5:45 p.m. - Body Boot Camp6 p.m. - Indoor Cycling

Army Community Service9-10 a.m. - Bright Start Playgroup10:30-11:30 a.m. - Bright Start Playgroup

Bldg. 470, Rm. 22248 a.m.-noon - Community Orientation

FridayDavidson Fitness Center

Aerobics Classes9 a.m. - LIFT9:30 a.m. - Les Mills Body PumpNoon - Zumba

Daugherty Bowling Center10 p.m. - Xtreme Bowling

Lake of the Ozarks Recreation Area7:30 p.m. - Bass Tournament

SaturdayDavidson Fitness Center

Aerobics Classes8:45 a.m. - ZumbaNoon - Body Boot Camp

Daugherty Bowling Center10 p.m. - Xtreme Bowling

Piney Valley Golf Course9 a.m. - Active Duty Golf Lessons

SundayDavidson Fitness Center

Aerobics Classes1:30 p.m. - Indoor Cycling1:30 p.m. - Zumba

MondayDavidson Fitness Center

Aerobics Classes

9 a.m. - LIFT9:30 a.m. - Les Mills Body Pump10:30 a.m. - Aqua Fit10:45 a.m. - Zumba4:50 p.m. - Zumba Step5:45 p.m. - Body Boot Camp6 p.m. - Indoor Cycling

Army Community Service10 a.m. - Play Morning1 p.m. - SHARP Training2 p.m. - Bundles of Joy5:30 p.m. - EFMP Music Group

Daugherty Bowling Center10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Monday Madness

Piney Valley Golf Course5-6 p.m. - Get Golf Ready

TuesdayDavidson Fitness Center

Aerobics Classes9 a.m. - HIIT-Circuit10 a.m. - Indoor Cycling11 a.m. - Zumba Gold11:45 a.m. - HIIT-Circuit4:30 p.m. - Les Mills Body Pump6 p.m. - Indoor Cycling

Bruce C. Clarke Library10:30 a.m. - Toddler Story Time

Army Community Service8 a.m. - Overseas Orientation Briefing9 a.m. - Coffee and Crafts, House Next Door


WednesdayDavidson Fitness Center

Aerobics Classes5:30 a.m. - 30/309:30 a.m. - Les Mills Body Pump10:30 a.m. - Aqua Power10:35 a.m. - Cycle and Core11:45 a.m. - Zumba

Bruce C. Clarke Library12:30 p.m. - Preschool Story Time

Army Community Service9 a.m. - Sensory Blankets Class, House Next Door10 a.m. - Credit/Debt and Consumer Affairs classNoon - Resilience

Piney Valley Golf Course5 p.m. - Wednesday Evening Scramble5-6 p.m. - Get Golf Ready

ThursdayDavidson Fitness Center

Aerobics Classes9 a.m. - HIIT Circuit10:15 a.m. - Indoor Cycling11:45 a.m. - HIIT-Circuit4:30 p.m. - Les Mills Body Pump5:45 p.m. - Body Boot Camp6 p.m. - Indoor Cycling

Army Community Service9 a.m. - Sensory Blankets Class, House Next Door9-10 a.m. - Bright Start Playgroup10:30-11:30 a.m. - Bright Start Playgroup

Bldg. 470, Rm. 22248 a.m.-noon - Community Orientation


Bruce C. Clarke Library4 p.m. - S.T.E.A.M. Lab

DirectoryArmy Community Service - 596.0131, ext. 60212Child & Youth Services - 596.0131, ext. 60200Bruce C. Clarke Library - 563.4113Daugherty Bowling Center - 596.0131, ext. 61498Davidson Fitness Center - 596.0131, ext. 64359Outdoor Adventure Center - 596.0131, ext. 64223Pippin Youth Center - 596.0131, ext. 60209Piney Valley Golf Course - 329.4770

Thursday, July 12, 2018 Section A, GUIDON

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Phelps County Regional Medical Center (PCRMC) is proud to welcome Gynecologist NathanRatchford, MD, FACOG, and Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician Wes Harden, MD, FACOG, tothe PCRMC Medical Group. Drs. Ratchford and Harden will see patients beginning this summerin the PCRMCWomen’s Health Center & Maternity Services. To learn more, or to make anappointment, please visit pcrmc.com or call 573-426-2229.

Nathan Ratchford, MDGynecology

Wes Harden, MDObstetrics & Gynecology

Phelps County Regional Medical Center | 1050 West Tenth Street | Rolla, Missouri

Our Women’s Health Center Family Is GrowingPhelps County Regional Medical Center (PCRMC) is proud to welcome Gynecologist NathanRatchford, MD, FACOG, and Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician Wes Harden, MD, FACOG, tothe PCRMC Medical Group. Drs. Ratchford and Harden will see patients beginning this summerin the PCRMCWomen’s Health Center & Maternity Services. To learn more, or to make anappointment, please visit pcrmc.com or call 573-426-2229.

Nathan Ratchford, MDGynecology

Wes Harden, MDObstetrics & Gynecology

Phelps County Regional Medical Center | 1050 West Tenth Street | Rolla, Missouri

Our Women’s Health Center Family Is Growing


of the details out so when they arrived, they would be sur-prised,” Brownfield said.

“When Ian Kennedy came down to the suite to greet ev-eryone, you could truly see the gratitude on our service mem-bers faces, little did they know how down to earth he would be and he ultimately wanted to thank them for each of their service to our country. Many service members could not stop talking about how they would remember this forever,

no matter where the military would take them.”

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Jacobs and his wife, Carrie, at-tended the game. Jacobs, who also caught a foul ball from Royals third baseman, Mi-chael Moustakas, said he was thankful for the opportunity to attend.

“Thank you to all the people who made for a once in a life-time experience,” Jacobs said.

It was a losing game for the Royals, but that didn’t matter to Jacobs.

“Although they didn’t win,

the people have a place in our hearts,” he said.

The evening was full of different experiences for the service members. The partici-pants had the opportunity to visit the field for batting prac-tices prior to the game and the Kennedys had the stadium store bring down items for the participants to pick any souve-nir they wanted.

“Everyone left having a once-in-a-lifetime experience and I don’t think they will ever forget the generosity of the Kennedys,” Brownfield said.

international cuisine.

Q. What inspired you to become a foodie?

A. I started to watch my mother and great grandmoth-er in the kitchen. I learn so much from the both of them about putting love into what you do and love what you eat. I learned the epitome of soul and comfort food from them. They cooked with patience and never rushed the process. Taking your time to enjoy the taste and sitting back to enjoy the moment. I wanted to honor both by cooking meals that they enjoyed and loved to make for others. I started catering in 2013 and have been going strong ever since. It is my dream to open a restaurant and catering is the path to doing that. Catering is an art and I can draw whatever my customers can imagine.

Q. What are your favorite things to prepare?

A. I love to smoke meats (barbecue). My favorites are spare ribs and pork steaks. I was born into barbecue, being from Memphis and all. It is a

way of life there. Anyone can grill, but it takes a special kind of person to barbecue. The old low-and-slow method over hardwood and charcoal is the only way to go.

There is more flavor and the best feeling of achieve-ment is when you are main-taining temperature, getting the right amount of smoke and preparing a spice blend that doesn’t over power but bal-ances the flavors. This is the feeling of hard work paying off and it is a plus that it tastes good.

Q. Do people call on you to cook for parties and special events? Why do you think that is so?

A. Yes, I have catered retire-ments, office parties, church functions and neighborhood block parties. I recently have cooked for a few Marine re-tirement parties and a change of command. Many people are amazed at the taste of the food and the overall presentation at their event. I ensure that they can enjoy the company of their guest and colleagues.

Q. What recipe will you share with the Fort Leonard

Wood community?

Chicken and Broccoli Pot Pie Filling:6 boneless skinless chicken

breasts, cubed1 bag of frozen broccoli

florets3 teaspoons of thyme1 large can cream of

chicken soup1 cup of water3 teaspoons of season salt2 tablespoons of olive oilSalt and pepper to taste

Crust:2 cans of Grands crescent

rolls Preheat the oven to 375 de-

grees. Cut chicken breast into small cubes, season with 1 tea-spoon of thyme and 1 teaspoon of season salt. In a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and cook the chicken until done. Pour 1 can cream of chicken soup and 1 cup of water and bring to a simmer. Add the broccoli and continue to sim-mer. Season to taste with the remaining thyme, season salt and pepper. Open the 2 cans of crescent rolls and press all edges together until 1 solid sheet is formed. Pour the fill ing into a square baking dish,

filling it about an inch from the top. Cover the dish with the crust. Press the edges and cut four small slits into the crust and bake until crust is golden brown. Take out of the oven and serve in bowls.

(Editor’s note: To nominate

a Fort Leonard Wood-connect-ed individual for Foodie of the Fort, email your nominee and why you chose them to [email protected]. Foodies of the Fort are an-nounced on the second Thurs-day of each month.)

Make a calendar that shows these events so that all family members can, anticipate and become comfortable with the upcoming schedule. Have children add activities to the calendar – you might be surprised what they are thinking. This also helps prevent the dreaded statement of “I’m bored, there is nothing to do."

Schedules Often schedules are thought of as

“time” vs. “activity.” With summer, the “time” factor may not be as important as the “task” or “activity.” A schedule provides information, expectation and a sense of control. Making a list of daily tasks or expectations can ease

both the parent and the child’s daily plan. A schedule is a means to teach both responsibility and time manage-ment. Do not forget to schedule in a little fun.

Budget Some of the “extras” take money

that may not be in the daily budget. Look at year passes instead of a day pass if you plan to participate in the activity more than once or twice. For example, the initial cost may be a little higher to purchase a swim pass for the year paying $50 compared to paying for a day pass which is only $2 but you anticipate you will be taking your children to swim at least three or four times a week, in 12 weeks that’s at least $72.

School like activities at home Reading for “fun” rather than as-

signed continues the progression of reading skills. Even reading for 30 minutes a day — builds skills. Math facts are always more fun when done in a game, video or activity format. There are lots of web-based programs (a lot of them are free) or the school may provide access to their programs. Reading and learning at home allows the child with slower processing to grasp the material without the stress of class constraints or peer scrutiny.

Active activities This is a time of year that many chil-

dren (and adults) settle in on the couch for TV, video games. While some

of this is refreshing, the body needs activity to expend energy, gain muscle mass and improve eating and sleeping. Plan active events such as swimming, hiking, bowling, golfing, fishing, the outdoor list can be endless.

A few minutes of planning can re-duce anxiety for both parents and chil-dren. It is also possible with planning to get more out of a day than without. Planning can reduce disappointment if the wanted activities are not available. Make the most out of the summer – recharge your life batteries, promote security, learning, and most important-ly have fun with your children.

(Editor’s note: Holloway is the Ex-ceptional Family Member Program manager at Army Community Service.)

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Kitchen

Courtesy photoBrazzel displays a smoker full of smoked chicken.

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Plans

From Page A6

Game

Courtesy photoKennedy visits with service members and their families Saturday at Kauffman Stadium.

ABOVE: Bandit and Maverick, com-fort dogs at the

Fort Leonard Wood USO, were promot-ed Monday by then U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood

commander, Col. Tracy Lanier. Bandit

was promoted to the rank of colonel

and Maverick became a private

first class. Both dogs are popular

among the service members who vis-

it the USO and they are both also active in the local commu-

nity. RIGHT: Lanier

places rank around Maverick's collar.

Photos by Rebekah Deeter

Canine promotion

Students tackle Confidence CourseWaynesville R-VI School District

Waynesville High School students expected to learn a lot about leadership during Tiger Leadership Camp, but what they didn’t expect was how much they would learn about themselves.

The 25 WHS students in the sum-mer school program learned how to be more respectful, to overcome physical and emotional obstacles and to be more compassionate.

“These students wanted to be here and came in the right mind set. They have been willing to try new things and be proactive,” said Nadine Albrecht, AmeriCorps VISTA leader, who led TLC.

The camp included a stint on the Fort Leonard Wood Confidence Course, which tested their strength, endurance and confidence.

“At first it didn’t look that far, but I had to jump farther than I expected,” said sophomore Shannon Morrison

about her experience on the “belly buster,” a log suspended in the air that requires a person to jump onto it and roll completely over the bar and then drop down to the ground. “I knew I had it once my chest was over the bar.”

Morrison was among the first in her group to successfully make it over the “belly buster,” but it wasn’t her physi-cal prowess on the obstacle course that she mentioned when asked about what she was learning during TLC.

“I have learned to listen more and to hold my emotions in check,” Morrison said. “Initially, I learned that I am less respectful than I thought I was. Now, I am better. I am realizing that I should be more respectful and nice.”

In TLC, students perform a variety of team-building activities and develop leadership tactics, conflict resolution skills and resiliency styles, while learn-ing about themselves through personal development assessments.

Courtesy photoSoldiers help a WHS student through the Confidence Course.

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