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Notes from the IMCOM Commander:

 Technology allows us to work smarter 

By Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch

Commanding General

Installation Management Command

The Installation Management 

Community is committed to 

leveraging the power of technology to expand our communication capabilities and enhance our ability to serve and 

support Soldiers, Civilians and Families. In 

today’s world, IT is at 

the core of all we do 

at work, at home and 

at play. Smaller, more 

powerful, and less expensive IT products 

hit the market every 

day. Becoming savvy 

with state-of-the-art 

technology helps us 

work smarter, learn more efficiently and 

play harder. 

 Over the past six months, I have visited 

many garrisons, listening to many members 

of the Army Family to better understand 

how they prefer to receive information and 

communicate. Because more than 75 percent communicate and retrieve information 

through the Internet and other electronic 

means, I now communicate through my 

Facebook page and the IMCOM Twitter, 

Flickr and YouTube sites. 

 This implements the Deputy Secretary of 

Defense, Feb. 25, 2010 memorandum that 

requires DOD unclassified networks be 

configured for Internet-based capabilities 

like YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter 

and Google Apps.

 Because IT is so critical to how we do 

business and communicate, I have made IT 

one of the focus areas of the Services and 

Infrastructure Core Enterprise in my role 

as co-lead of the SICE board. SICE is a 

collaborative and cross-functional team of 

more than 15 commands, organizations, 

and staff offices formed to develop solutions 

to Army-wide challenges.

 Presently, the SICE team is developing 

plans to modernize and standardize IT 

services on Army installations. The results will enhance delivery of IT in the 

deployment process, training and programs 

such as Comprehensive Soldier Fitness. 

 Also, look for improved IT to lead to 

improvements on how we deliver on our 

promises of the Army Family Covenant 

and Army Community Covenant. 

 The most important components of IT -- 

telecommunications, information assurance, 

and data processing – tie into every aspect 

of installation management. 

 We use telecommunications to connect 

Soldiers to their Families by video teleconference when they deploy. Tech-smart 

Soldiers and Family 

members use it 

when they ‘tweet’ to 

friends and family 

through their Twitter 

accounts. Information 

assurance measures 

and practices reduce 

risk and ensures our 

communication and 

information remain secure from malicious 

attacks. IA enables Soldiers and Civilians 

to communicate with government-issued 

Blackberries, knowing conversations are 

secure from unauthorized individuals. Most 

of us use data processing to manage our bits 

and bytes of information each day when 

we work on desktop computers, laptops, 

scanners and copiers. And, cell phones 

may be the most powerful device of all 

since they incorporate all three of these IT 

components.

 Every day, the universe of IT products 

expands. Mobile handheld devices like the 

current generation of smartphones open up 

possibilities only dreamed of a few years 

ago. The convergence of cell phones, digital 

cameras, music players, GPS, video games, 

camcorders, electronic book readers and 

mobile web browsers rapidly change how 

we communicate and interact. 

 As the IMCOM commander, I am dedicated to embracing these new, exciting 

technologies and adapting them to continue 

to be ahead of the curve in supporting 

Soldier, Civilian, and Family well-being 

and mission readiness. 

 Each generation of Soldiers brings a 

valuable, new perspective to the Army. It is 

up to us to stay in step with communication 

capabilities that are in synch with a quality 

of life commensurate with service. 

 We Are the Army’s Home.

“In today’s world, 

IT is at the core of 

all we do at work, at 

home and at play!

‘Army Strong’ blog

tells real stories

By Brian Lepley

Public Affairs Office

U.S. Army Accessions Command

 Armystrongstories.com, an Army 

blog previously limited to Soldiers 

and Civilian employees, is now open 

to anyone who wants to tell an Army 

story.

 Launched in January 2008 by Army 

Accessions Command as a social media outreach effort, Armystrongstories.com also has an updated look, 

easy-to-navigate layout and greater 

integration with video and Facebook.

 “Everyone connected to our Army 

is invited to visit Armystrongstories.

com and share their story,” said Lt. 

Gen. Benjamin Freakley, Army Accessions commander.

 “Your experiences - as a spouse, parent, grandparent, child or friend of 

our men and women in uniform - are 

invaluable to all Army supporters,” he 

said. “We’re pleased to offer a program 

that brings these stories to life in an 

online platform that encourages conversation and participation.”

 As of May when the website relaunched, more than 160 Soldiers 

with backgrounds ranging from medical and human resources to legal and 

public affairs have written more than 

860 blog posts.

 One of those Soldiers is Staff Sgt. 

Genevieve Chase, a Reserve Soldier 

with the 301st Military Intelligence 

Battalion.

 “Soldiers should join Army Strong 

Stories for a number of reasons, not 

the least of which is that the Army 

doesn’t always do the best job at telling its own story,” she said. Online 

and in the media, the negative stories 

are always given a platform. Soldiers, 

every one of us, have some of the best 

stories to tell.”

 Born at Fort Campbell, Ky., and 

raised around and on military bases, 

Chase brings many perspectives to

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Garrison Commander

Lt. Col. John W. Haefner

Garrison Command

Sergeant Major

Command Sgt. Maj. Mark V. Brandenburg

Public Affairs Officer

Jennifer Erickson

Editor / Photojournalist

David San Miguel

 The Down Range - Fort A.P. Hill newsletter 

is an authorized publication produced on a 

bi-monthly basis by the Public Affairs Office 

editorial staff in accordance with AR 360-1 

to provide the installation community with 

information on people, policies, operations, 

technical developments, trends and ideas of 

and about the Department of Defense, the 

Department of the Army and Fort A.P. Hill.

The views and opinions expressed in 

this publication are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of the Army or 

this command.

Send submissions and correspondence 

to Public Affairs Office, Attn: Editor, Down 

Range - Fort A.P. Hill, 18436 4th St., Bldg. 

112, Fort A.P. Hill, VA 22427-3114. Telephone: (804) 633-8120, DSN 578-8120.

By C. Todd Lopez

Army News Service

 A new command will soon be responsible 

for defending Army information networks 

from threats around the globe.

 The U.S. Army Forces Cyber Command 

will be responsible for defending all of the 

Army’s information networks, said Maj. 

Gen. Steven W. Smith, director of the 

Army Cyberspace Task Force. 

 The new command will reach full operational capacity before Oct 1 of this year.

 “The mission for ARFORCYBER is 

to direct the operation and defense of all 

Army networks, and, on order, conduct 

full-spectrum operations in support of 

our combatant commanders and coalition 

partners,” Smith said.

 The general added that the command will 

operate in the “cyber domain.” That domain 

includes such things as the laptop, desktop, 

routers, servers, network switches and both 

the short- and long-distance connections 

between Army information systems. He 

also said that domain can include the 

networked systems aboard Army combat 

vehicles.

 “Anything with an IP address,” he said.

 The ARFORCYBER command will be 

built by integrating existing Army cyber 

resources, not by creating new ones, the 

general added.

 NETCOM/9th Signal Command and 

portions of the 1st Information Operations 

Command will be subordinate units to 

ARFORCYBER. 

 Additionally, the Intelligence and Security Command will be under the operational 

control of ARFORCYBER for cyberrelated actions.

 While each of those units currently 

performs cyber-related missions, Smith 

said integrating them under one command 

provides an increased benefit for the Army.

 “Today, we have individuals and teams 

and units doing the cyber fight -- but they 

work for different people,” he said. “At the 

Cyberspace Operations and Integration 

Center at Fort Belvoir, for instance, all of 

these forces will work for one dedicated 

command whose primary mission is to 

direct the operations and defense of the 

network. This clearly brings that unity of 

effort.”

 The center will operate 24/7. 

 “That is the front line of defense for 

defending the Army network worldwide,” 

the commander stated.

 The ARFORCYBER command will be 

built using existing facilities and manpower, 

so no new construction will be required, 

Smith said. It is also not expected that the 

Army will need to recruit new Soldiers, 

civilians or contractors to man the 21,000-

person command.

 The three-star command will be headquartered at either Fort Meade, Md., near 

the headquarters for U.S. Cyber Command 

and the National Security Agency, or at 

Fort Belvoir, Va. 

Cyber Command to direct operations, 

defense of Army information networks

Installation newsletter wins

top honors at Army, DOD levels

 The Up and Down the Hill newsletter, 

predecessor to the present Down Range 

– Fort A.P. Hill, was awarded the 2009 

Department of Defense Thomas Jefferson 

trophy during the Communicators of 

Excellence Awards Ceremony held at Fort 

Meade, Md., May 14. 

 This is the first time since its establishment 

sometime in the late fifties that the newsletter has garnered such recognition. 

 This award completes a succession of first 

place wins to include the 2009 Liberty Bell 

Award from the Installation Management 

Command-Northeast Region, and the 2009 

Maj. Gen. Keith L. Ware Awards from the 

Installation Management Command and 

the Department of the Army, respectively. 

 In 2008, the newsletter only placed as far 

as IMCOM-NE Region.

 Previous awards have included the Liberty Bell and KLW awards in 2004.

 The newsletter editor, David San Miguel, 

in addition to the newsletter category 

win also placed first at the IMCOM-NE 

Region-level for art/graphics in support 

of a publication; a third in commentary 

writing; and second place finishes in feature 

writing and photojournalism.

 “I was stunned by the announcement that 

we won,” San Miguel stated. “I wasn’t going 

to enter had our higher headquarters not 

required it. I didn’t think the publication 

was where I felt it should be. I just didn’t 

think it was ready.”

 He explained that at each stage of the 

competition, publications get a thorough 

evaluation by judges that are some of the 

most successful in their field. 

 They include newspaper and magazine 

editors, authors of journalism textbooks, 

university and college professors of 

journalism and professionals in mass 

communication and public relations fields, 

he said.

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BLOG continued from page 2

her blogging: NCO, Afghanistan deployment veteran, female, and active-duty and 

Reserve service.

 “Soldiers see things the average American 

never gets to see or experience,” she said. 

“We’ve been places and done things that 95 

percent of Americans will never do or see.” 

 Chase added that Soldiers “learn to not 

take our liberties, our freedoms, our families, our lives for granted.”

 “Communicating that experience to 

Americans can help narrow the gap between what they don’t know and what they 

should know about the military, Soldiers, 

and the world,” she said.

 The service range of website contributors is wide. From Chase’s 10 years, to Col. 

Thomas Palmatier at 32 years, to Pvt. Robin 

Davis, who joined the Army in 2009, the 

blog’s voices are diverse.

 “I was looking to write about my experience in joining the Army,” Davis said. “I 

found a few websites and decided to sign 

up for this one (armystrongstories.com).”

 The 20-year-old from Soldotna, Alaska, 

began writing his experiences even before 

he started posting on Armystrongstories.

com.

 “I started blogging on a Facebook personality page I created,” he said. “I was in 

advanced English classes in high school. I 

write when I am inspired to do so.”

 Davis has time to blog as he is awaiting 

the start of his AIT at Fort Meade, Md. He 

said he appreciated that the website’s intent 

was “To present the inside, unfiltered side 

of a Soldier’s story.”

 Gen. Freakley realizes that open, honest 

communication on Armystrongstories.com 

is a benefit for both the Army and American citizens. He encourages Soldiers to join 

the site and watch a video at armystrongstories.com/about-site/. 

 As the higher headquarters for the U.S. 

Army Recruiting Command and the U.S. 

Army Cadet Command, the Accessions 

Command is made up of more than 18,400 

Soldiers and Civilians that have more direct contact with the American public than 

any other Army command.

 “We anticipate this platform will contain 

topical, relevant and realistic discussions 

about issues and events facing our Soldiers 

and those influenced or impacted by their 

service to this nation,” Freakley said.

By Christie Vanover

U.S. Army Garrison, Belgium

 The Army is helping civilian employees 

advance their careers through a range of 

workforce development programs.

 “If you have time to research and you’re 

really willing to move up the ladder and 

you’re concentrated about your career and 

moving up, it’s up to you,” said Noreen 

Modesto-Towns, USAG Benelux workforce 

development manager.

 There are plenty of opportunities, not just 

for the higher ranking civilians. There are 

programs for everybody to take advantage 

of, she said. 

 The list of programs can be overwhelming. 

 They vary from intern programs to senior 

executive programs, but Modesto-Towns 

recommends each employee start with the 

Army Civilian Training Education and 

Development System Training Catalog.

 ACTEDS will actually give you a path 

on what you’re supposed to be taking 

throughout your career, if you want to reach 

the highest level, she said. It will outline 

you your Individual Development Program 

- what classes, what courses, what training 

you should be taking to reach to the next 

level.

 Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, commanding general, U.S. Army Installation Management 

Command, has repeatedly stressed the 

importance of workforce development for 

civilians and Soldiers.

 “As the Army transforms, our workforce 

will increasingly need greater skills and 

higher education. We owe it to the Army 

to give future leaders the best educational 

opportunities today. Effective, continuous 

education and training is critical to our 

installation management mission and is 

one of the essential pillars of the IMCOM 

Campaign Plan,” he said.

 He states that every supervisor must 

prepare and maintain an IDP for their 

civilian employees. 

 Modesto-Towns, however, encourages 

employees to take the first step in developing 

their own IDP.

 Employees can visit the IMCOM workforce development website to download full 

instructions as well as the IDP form.

 The site helps guide employees through 

the process of identifying long and shortterm goals and what training they’ll need 

to attain those goals. 

 The IDP process will also walk them 

through their five-year development plan 

and listing recommended training by fiscal 

year.

 Modesto-Towns recommends employees 

start the process by logging onto the 

Distance learning available to Army civilians

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Cpl. Matthew J. Hill

L Company

Amphibious Assault Vehicle

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

 “Memorial Day is a time to 

think about all those Veterans 

who served our country ... 

what they’ve accomplished ... 

everything that they’ve done 

for us and all their sacrifices.”

Mary E. Earl

Medical Assistant

Lois E. Wells Health Clinic

 “Memorial Day is taking 

the time to reflect and honor 

all those who’ve served our 

country and who’ve made the 

ultimate sacrifice to perserve 

the freedoms we cherish today.”

Shawn Morris

Senior Instructor/Operator

Engagement Skills Trainer

Directorate of Plans, Training, 

Mobilization and Security

 “I’ve had a lot of family 

members who were killed in 

combat and it means a lot 

because they gave themselves 

for their country. This day is a 

chance to remember them.”

Marsha Randolph

Outdoor Recreation Assistant

Directorate of Family, Morale, 

Welfare and Recreation

 “Memorial Day is about 

recognizing and honoring 

those Soldiers that have fought 

and died for our freedoms. 

 “It’s a time to gather with 

the family to cherish these 

freedoms.”

Viewpoints ...

By Ian Graham

Emerging Media, Defense Media Activity

 WASHINGTON – This Memorial Day, 

the names of six American servicemembers 

were recently added to the list of other 

departed or missing Warriors featured on 

the intersecting black-granite walls of the 

Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

 Engraved on the wall were the names 

of Army Lt. Col. William Taylor, Marine 

Lance Cpls. John Granville and Clayton 

Hough Jr., Marine Cpl. Ronald Vivona, 

Army Capt. Edward Miles and Army Sgt. 

Michael Morehouse. 

 The new additions are Veterans who 

survived serious injury in the war but 

were determined by Defense Department 

officials to have “died as a result of wounds 

[combat or hostile-related] sustained in 

the combat zone” that required drastic 

measures, such as amputation.

 “It’s an important honor to pay tribute 

to our nation’s Veterans – of Vietnam, 

especially,” said J.C. Cummings, the 

architect of record for the memorial. 

 Cummings said a space on the wall 

allows Taylor’s name to fit the chronological 

scheme as if his name had been in the 

database of fallen soldiers when the wall 

was first built. 

 Of the six names being added to the wall 

this week, three of them can be placed as 

such, he said.

 “When these young men were over there, 

their units became a family, a military 

family,” Cummings said. “We’re lucky because we can put the name where it belongs, 

with their brothers and sisters in arms.”

 Taylor’s nephew, Thomas Carpenter, was 

in attendance along with family members 

of the five other servicemembers whose 

names were also added. 

 Photos of each were shown as each family 

gave a small tribute to their lost relative.

 “I’m humbled in front of this wall,” 

Carpenter said, “where they are forever 

young, strong and brave.”

 James Lee, a stoneworker whose Colorado-based company has worked at the wall 

since 1987, said each name takes at least a 

few days to prepare. Multiple test stones are 

used to ensure the newly engraved names 

match the older ones in shape, size and 

depth.

 “Every name that we add to the memorial 

further completes it,” he said.

 The engravings for 11 other servicemembers from the Army and Air Force, 

will be modified to reflect that they’re no 

longer considered missing in action.

 The additions will bring the total number of names on the Vietnam Veterans 

Memorial to 58,267 men and women who 

were killed or remain missing in action. 

Six names added to Vietnam Veterans Memorial

What does Memorial Day mean to you?
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By David San Miguel

Editor

Repositioning their chairs to 

take advantage of what little 

shade was offered by a large 

oak tree, Veterans and guests endured 

the sweltering heat to 

honor “fallen comrades” 

in a mid-morning Memorial Day ceremony 

on the front lawn of 

the Caroline County 

Courthouse.

 Co-hosted by the 

Veterans of Foreign War Post 10295 and 

American Legion Post 221, the annual 

wreath-laying ceremony is held to offer 

the public an opportunity to reflect and 

to remember “those who fought, those 

who died and those who are in harm’s 

way today,” commented Doug Fortune, 

commander, VFW Post 10295.

 “Those of us who are still breathing 

cannot repay the sacrifice of those who 

gave their lives,” stated Mike Mitrione, 

incoming commander, American Legion, 

Department of Virginia. “The empty seat 

at the dinner table, the smaller gathering 

at Thanksgiving and a daughter who has 

no father to walk her down the aisle [at 

her wedding] are all painful reminders 

that they are gone.”

 He reminded the guests that “while 

Memorial Day is intended to honor our 

fallen, we should not 

forget those who have 

pledged to make the 

same sacrifice, if called 

upon ... the young 

men and women 

who are still serving 

in Iraq, Afghanistan, 

the United States and in more than 130 

foreign lands.”

 Mitrione said that it’s incumbent on 

those who live “to bear witness for those 

who never returned from the deserts of 

the Middle East, the jungles of Vietnam, 

the forgotten war in Korea, the islands in 

the Pacific and the European continent.”

 “Freedom is not a gift,” he said. “It is 

paid for by the blood of our heroes ... and 

the nation that forgets its fallen, perils 

itself to be forgotten.””

MEMORIAL DAY

Bowling Green ceremony commemorates 

military’s sacrifice, service for freedoms

At times fighting off tears, Mitrione delivered some heart-felt remarks. 

Members of the Fort A.P. Hill family join in saluting those military members who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
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Doug Fortune, 

commander, 

Veterans of Foreign 

War Post 10295, 

and Larry Hull, 

commander, 

American 

Legion Post 221, 

lay wreaths at the 

base of the 

Caroline Veterans 

Memorial. 

Photos by David San Miguel

Caroline County Sheriff Tony Lippa and his team of deputies render salutes. 

Caroline High School Junior Reserve 

Officer Training Corps cadet Captains 

Mercedes Garner, Brian Jeter, Trevor 

Penkwitz and Samuel Perkins “post the 

colors”.

Robert Vetter, 

trumpeter from 

Woodbridge, 

performs Taps

at the wreath-laying 

ceremony. 
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By C. Todd Lopez

Army News Service

 WASHINGTON -- The “101 Critical 

Days of Summer” campaign, which began 

on Memorial Day, and the larger National 

Safety Month observation this 

month, provide opportunity to 

focus on the goals outlined in 

the latest version of the Army 

Safety and Occupational Health 

Strategic Plan that was released 

in February.

 The plan lays out four broad 

goals to provide a strategic 

vision for safety across the 

Army, said Tad Davis, deputy 

assistant secretary of the Army 

for Environment, Safety and Occupational 

Health.

 First among those broad goals is the 

incorporation of safety and occupational 

health into Army culture.

 “We want to reduce complacency -- for 

folks to take the same careful attention 

they do every time they get in the car, the 

vehicle, the helicopter or every time they 

make a parachute jump,” Davis said. “What 

we want them to do is assess the risks 

associated with the action they are going to 

take and take the proactive measures.”

 Ensuring proactive and systematic 

management of risk is also important. Davis 

said that means leadership makes it part of 

their organizational routine to continually 

look at and identify ahead of time the risks 

of the workplace. That includes off-duty 

time, and combat or contingency operations. 

They can then use what they have identified 

to find ways to minimize that risk.

 The Army has a cadre of safety professionals, Davis said, who must manage 

the Army safety and occupational health 

program efficiently and effectively. 

 That too is a goal outlined in the plan.

 “Our safety professionals in particular 

are providing tremendous dividends for 

our Soldiers both at home when they are 

in garrison doing training and preparatory 

activity, and when they forward deploy on 

contingency operations,” Davis said.

 Also important to safety program 

management is the process of fielding a 

single reporting system to the entire Army 

that will assist leaders and supervisors at 

every level in doing a better job of reporting 

accidents when they occur. Until now, the 

Army’s had as many as eight systems for 

accident reporting, Davis said.

 Finally, the reduction of the accident and 

illness rates in the Army is a very broad 

goal included in the plan. That goal is 

accomplished through programs at every 

installation and organization within the 

Army, he added.

 The Safety Center has developed a host 

of leading edge initiatives in the areas of 

privately owned vehicles and driving safety 

to motorcycle safety in particular” to further 

the Army’s accident reduction goals, Davis 

and we’re doing better now than we did last 

year, Davis said.

 Of the 99 accidental deaths so far in fiscal 

year 2010, 27 have been on-duty deaths 

and 72 were off-duty. 

 Davis said that the number of on-duty 

accidental deaths is stabilizing and that the 

number of off-duty accidental deaths in the 

Army is decreasing.

 The largest number of those off-duty 

deaths this year are from accidents in 

privately owned vehicles -- and 

those numbers are broken down 

by vehicle type: 28 from sedans, 

16 from motorcycles, and 11 

from other vehicles such as vans, 

SUVs, mopeds or all-terrain 

vehicles.

 “A lot of time when you’re 

dealing with motorcycles, one of 

the key factors there with fatalities 

is experience,” Davis said.

Other large risk factors involve 

non-motorcycle POVs. 

 “There’s two things: speed and seatbelts,” 

he commented. As we look at the accident 

reports that come in, it just shocks you that 

probably in the range of 25 to 35 percent 

of those fatalities involve individuals that 

weren’t wearing their seat belts.”

 Other contributing factors include 

drinking before boating or getting on a jet 

ski or driving long distances after working 

a 12-hour duty day. 

 Davis said the impact of the loss of even 

one employee is far-reaching. 

Army implements plan to improve safety

By David San Miguel

James P. McGuire, range technician, Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and 

Security, explains the hazards of unexploded munitions to Lt. Col. John W. Haefner, 

garrison commander, and his family. The display was part of the installation’s Safety 

Fair conducted prior to the Memorial Day weekend and the summer season.
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Civilian Human Resources 

Training Application System to 

establish their career profile. 

 Once a profile has been created, the employee’s supervisor 

will be notified for approval.

 After the supervisor approves 

the plan, the employee will 

be given a class date and 

materials. 

 The first class often recommended is the CES Foundation 

Course. This course is required 

of all Army interns, team leaders, 

supervisors and managers hired 

after Sept. 30, 2006.

 The CES Foundation Course 

is a Web-based class composed 

of eight modules on basics like 

Army structure, leadership 

styles, team building and more. 

The full course takes 57 hours to 

complete; however, employees 

can pre-test out of each module 

and reduce class time.

 This course is also open to 

military supervisors of Army 

civilians and host nation employees.

 After completing the foundation course, civilians may advance to the CES Basic Course, 

which is a combination of distance learning followed by a 

two-week resident course at 

Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Finally, 

employees can apply for the 

intermediate and advanced 

courses.

 “I really recommend people 

take advantage of CES courses 

because they’re centrally funded,” said Modesto-Towns. “The 

garrison doesn’t have to fork 

out anything.”

 “Certain positions nowadays 

are requiring you to have certain 

courses - either basic, advanced 

or intermediate,” she added. 

“It’s a major plus to have that 

accomplished.” 

 In addition to CES, the Army 

hosts a multitude of other development opportunities.

 After completing their college 

degree, employees can enter an 

internship program and come 

out as a GS-11, said ModestoTowns. Or there’s the fellow’s 

program where one can obtain 

a master’s degree after the fouryear program and get slotted for 

a GS-13 position.

 Another program is the 

Developmental Assignment 

Program.

 Modesto-Towns recently 

participated in the six-month 

program at Crystal City, Va., 

where she gained training in 

human resources. 

 Although some supervisors 

are hesitant about letting employees leave for six to nine 

months of training, she said, 

they should realize that it does 

benefit the garrison because 

that individual comes back 

capable of functioning in more 

than just one position.

CES continued from page 4

Installation hosts annual

Memorial Day Run/Walk

 Enjoying the moderate temperatures and gentle breeze, installation 

employees, Family members and 

friends gathered at the Community 

Activities Center to participate in 

the installation’s annual Memorial 

Day 5K Run/Walk, May 28.

 Each year the post hosts the event 

to pause and reflect on the sacrifice 

and service of those Warriors who 

fought and died to preserve our 

freedom.

 The run/walk preceeds the Safety 

Fair which provides installation personnel of various resources available 

to ensure their safety year round 

especially during the 101 Days of 

Summer.

Photos by David San Miguel

Runners and walkers of all ages participated in the annual Memorial Day 5k race.

Sweat pouring from his face, Joseph A. 

Anthony, materials handler, property 

book warehouse, Directorate of Logistics, rests after placing first with a time of 

26:34. Kelley Wheaton, a guest from King 

George, ran second with 27:02, followed 

by Jenn Arndt with 27:04. Jenn is the 

daughter of Army Master Sgt. (retired) 

Jeffrey and Sabina Arndt, Directorate of 

Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation. 
10 June 11, 2010 Down Range - Fort A.P. Hill

NEWS NOTES

Missing Korean War Soldier identified, 

returned to Virginia for military burial 

 The Department of Defense POW/

Missing Personnel Office recently 

announced that the remains of a U.S. 

serviceman, missing in action from the 

Korean War, have been identified and 

returned to his family for burial with 

full military honors.

 Army Master Sgt. Roy E. Head 

of Clinchport, Va., will be buried 

Saturday in Duffield, Va. Head was 

assigned to Headquarters Company, 

49th Field Artillery Battalion.

 After the 1953 armistice, it was 

learned from surviving POWs that he 

had been captured in February 1951, 

marched north to a POW camp in 

Suan County, North Korea, and died 

of malnutrition a few months later. 

 Between 1991 and 1994, North 

Korea gave the United States 208 

boxes of remains believed to contain 

the remains of 200 to 400 American 

servicemembers.

 North Korean documents turned 

over with one of the boxes indicated 

the remains were exhumed near Suan 

County.This location correlates with 

Head’s last known location.

 Analysts from DPMO developed 

case leads with information spanning 

more than 58 years.

 Through interviews with surviving 

POW eyewitnesses, experts validated 

circumstances surrounding the 

soldier’s captivity and death, 

confirming wartime documentation of 

his loss.

 Among other forensic identification 

tools and circumstantial evidence, 

scientists from the Joint POW/MIA 

Accounting Command and the Armed 

Forces DNA Identification Laboratory 

also used dental comparisons and 

mitochondrial DNA – which matched 

that of two of his surviving brothers -- 

in the identification of the remains. 

 More than 2,000 servicemen died as 

prisoners of war during the Korean 

War.With this accounting, 8,025 

servicemembers still remain missing 

from the conflict.

 For additional information on the 

Defense Department’s mission to 

account for missing Americans, visit 

the DPMO Web site at http://www.

dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169.

Photo by Jennifer Erickson

Students celebrate Earth Day

 Some 200-plus students from local public and private schools 

in Caroline and King George counties converged at Fort A.P. 

Hill to learn how the installation is doing its part to preserve 

it’s natural resources. The activity held here coincides with the 

nation’s annual Earth Day celebration, April 22, to teach youth 

responsible leadership in protecting the environment for future 

generations. 

 “The judges evaluate the complete package. They carefully read 

and review articles, photographs, designs, artwork and the overall 

quality of the finalists’ work,” he said. “Nothing is overlooked.”

 In addition, San Miguel said he felt outgunned.

 “Most of the other publications had a staff,” the editor added. 

“They had graphic artists, writers, photographers, several editors 

and some even had creative design specialists.”

 Beyond the competition, San Miguel continues to try to increase 

the newsletter’s scope by providing its readership interesting and 

informative stories, stronger photographs and graphics that make 

complex topics more easily digested.

 “Today’s readers are getting bombarded with news from the 

radio, from television and the internet,” he said. “I have to compete 

with that. I have to make this newsletter stand out so that readers 

will want to pick it up.”

 “We can communicate one to one, one to many or many to many,” 

remarked Philip J. “PJ” Crowley, assistant secretary of state for 

public affairs at the award ceremony. “The successful communicator 

will be someone who makes information compelling, yet simple to 

understand and convenient for the reader, listener and viewer.” 

 Crowley acknowledged the vast array of methods available to 

communicate messages, and said the challenge is to find the right 

medium and excel as storytellers. 

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NEWS NOTES

Public invited to see Twilight Tatoo

 The United States Army’s most popular 

outdoor ceremonial pageant is back for 

the 2010 season. 

 Twilight Tattoo is an hour-long military pageant featuring Soldiers from 

The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The 

Old Guard) and The U.S. Army Band 

“Pershing’s Own.” 

 Each performance will provide audiences 

with a fast-paced journey through Army 

history, from Revolutionary times to the 

Army’s involvement in current military 

operations. The performers represent all 

those serving around the world in defense 

of freedom. 

 Come and experience a glimpse into 

American history with The U.S. Army 

Blues, vocalists from The U.S. Army Band 

Downrange, The Old Guard Fife and 

Drum Corps, The Continental Color 

Guard, The Commander-in-Chief ’s 

Guard and The U.S. Army Drill Team. 

 All performances are free and the 

public is invited. Bleacher seating is on a 

first-come, first-served basis. 

The 2010 Schedule is as follows:

 

 * Wednesday, June 23 at 7 p.m.

 Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.

 Saturday, June 26 at 6 p.m.

 Baker Park, Fort Detrick, Md.

 For more information on this performance, contact the Fort Detrick staff at 

(301) 619-2018.

 * Wednesday, June 30 at 7 p.m.

 Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.

* NOTE: Fort McNair Twilight Tattoos 

only. For group registrations, call (202) 

685-2888 or visit http://twilight.mdw.

army.mil/. In the event of inclement 

weather, call (202) 685-2888 for updates. 

Cancelled performances will be posted by 

3:30 p.m.

Photo by David San Miguel

Yardwork pays off

 Residents of Unit 23 in the Hopemont 

Housing complex, Gary J. Seibert, campsite 

manager, Wilcox Camp, Directorate of Logistics, pulls weeds from his garden. He and 

his wife, Sandy, worked countless hours to secure the Yard of the Month title for May. 

 Summer is here and once again the installation pool is open.

 From now until July 11, the pool is 

open Tuesday through Thursday from 11 

a.m. until 6:30 p.m.; Friday from 11 a.m. 

until 8 p.m.; and, Saturday, Sunday and 

holidays from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. The 

pool is closed on Mondays.

 Visit the Community Activities Center 

to register for swim lessons.

 For more information, contact a CAC 

representative at (804) 633-8219.

Installation pool opens, Summer hours posted

Photo by David San Miguel

Swimmers can cool their heels at the installation pool located next to the CAC.
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