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Texting while driving illegal
The Fort Hood Directorate of
Emergency Services would like
to remind individuals that texting
while driving is illegal both on and
off post.
The new state law went into
effect across Texas Sept. 1.
Fines for violating the law can
range from $25 to $99 and could
be as much as $200 for repeat
offenders.
Anyone convicted of texting and
driving who causes serious injury
or death to others faces a fine of
up to $4,000 and as long as one
year in jail.
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Gen. Robert Abrams, commanding general for FORSCOM, passes the 1st Cav.
Div. colors to Maj. Gen. Paul Calvert, new division commanding general, during
Awareness
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CBRNE.....................
Adopt-a-pet...........
Health Works.......
Traveling Soldier.
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Army Ten-Miler Shadow Run
The Army Ten-Miler Shadow Run
is set for 8 a.m.-l p.m. Sunday at
Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation
Area.
The cost is $10 for Department
of Defense members and $15 for
non-DoD members who pre-regis-
ter and $15 for DoD members and
$20 for non-DoD members who
register on race day.
On-site registration
7-7:30 a.m. Oct. 8.
Run trophies will be awarded for
the overall best male and female
runners.
Run medals will be awarded to
the top three finalists. T-shirt is
included with registration.
In the event of inclement weath-
er, Family and MWR will credit you
for a future race.
Register in advance at one of the
following convenient physical loca-
tions on post:
• Leisure Travel Service
• Apache Arts and Crafts
• Sprocket Auto Crafts
• Sportsmen’s Center
• Sign up online at http://bit.
Iy/2xicf3t to save compared to day
of race registration.
For more information, call 285-
5459.
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Photos by Master Sgt. Jacob Caldwell, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs
a change of command ceremony conducted Tuesday on Cooper Field. Calvert
assumed command from Maj. Gen. John Thomson III.
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First Team troopers from across
the 1st Cavalry Division gathered
Tuesday on Cooper field for both
a change of command and change
of responsibility ceremony
The division said farewell to
Maj. Gen. John Thomson III,
commanding general, and Com-
mand Sgt. Maj. Maurice Jackson,
the division’s command sergeant
major. They also welcomed newly-
promoted Maj. Gen. Paul Cal-
vert, former deputy commanding
general - maneuver, and Com-
mand Sgt. Maj. Shane Pospisil,
who came to Fort Hood from the
United States Training Mission -
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Both Thomson and Jack-
and Killeen Independent
School District’s Shoemaker
High School, Killeen High
School, Ellison High School
as well as Harker Heights
High School participated in
the all-day leadership event on
Fort Hood Sept 28.
Child & Youth Services,
School Liaison Office in part-
nership with Fort Hood Recy-
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offers, said Martin Traylor, SFL-TAP
transition services manager. Many of
the other programs are very industry-
specific and often corporate-specific,
creating a very narrow niche for poten-
tial candidates.
“The challenge for a program like
(those) is it’s got to be the right Soldier
that wants to go to work in a specific
job with that company,” he said.
The new programs and partnerships
with Workforce Solutions of Central
Texas and CTC open up opportuni-
ties for Soldiers to train and certify
in a larger variety of career fields with
employment needs in Texas. It also
gives the approximately 1,000 tran-
sitioning Soldiers every month more
opportunities to start the skills training
programs.
Many of the corporate-sponsored
skills training programs have smaller
windows of time to recruit candidates
- just 135 days a year - due to the
length of the programs. Many of the
programs are 14 or more weeks long
and Traylor said there should be no
more than 30 days between a Soldier
graduating the program and starting
work. This means many qualified and
interested Soldiers would miss out on
that opportunity if their separation
KILLEEN — Fort Hood and Work-
force Solutions of Central Texas offi-
cials signed a memorandum of under-
standing on a new technical certifica-
tion program for transitioning Soldiers
Sept. 28.
The new program is a result of
“Operation Welcome Home” initiative
signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
in April. The initiative provides grant
funding to train transitioning service
members staying in Texas for certifica-
tions through the Skills for Transition
Grant.
Fort Hood’s Soldier for Life - Tran-
sition Assistance Program has worked
with Workforce Solutions of Central
Texas to establish an accelerated Clini-
cal Medical Assistant Certification pro-
gram at Central Texas College for tran-
sitioning Army combat medics. This
will be the first certification program
beginning in January 2018. The MOU
and partnerships with Workforce Solu-
tions of Central Texas and CTC opens
up the college’s entire course catalogue
and more programs will begin in sum-
mer 2018.
These new career skills certification
programs are in addition to the several
already established programs SFL-TAP
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son have moved to III Corps to
assume roles of deputy command-
ing general - maneuver and home
station command sergeant major,
respectively Both will serve as the
top leaders for Fort Hood while
the corps is deployed.
Gen. Robert Abrams, U.S. Forc-
es Command commanding gen-
eral, presided over the ceremony
and spoke about the leadership of
Thomson and Jackson.
“They led this division through
every success, but they also led
this division through tragedy
and adversity,” said Abrams dur-
ing the ceremony, “and they have
always led from the front with the
outstanding personal example of
compassion and resolve.”
Abrams also spoke of Calvert as
he takes the reigns of the division.
“General Calvert is a proven
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America McCoy, a junior
at Belton High School, was
one of 84 high school stu-
dents from the Greater Fort
Hood Area that helped trans-
form 30-foot long roll-off
recycling containers into art
with murals. The artwork cel-
ebrates the environment and
encourages the community to
do their part to go green.
“Going green should be
important to everyone because
in truth we all appreciate the
beauty that surrounds us by
nature,” McCoy said. “It is
our responsibility that we
don’t leave a negative impact
wherever we go.”
Students from Copperas
Cove High School, Salado
High School, Jarrell High
School, Belton High School
as friends. Thank you for your
incredible leadership and your
teamwork ... the reins of the lead-
ership are in very good hands.”
Calvert spoke about the honor
of commanding and his focus
going forward.
“I am humbled by the opportu-
nity to command in this historic
division,” he said. “I’m absolutely
honored to lead out nation’s sons
and daughters.
“Ladies and gentlemen, the mis-
sion of the formation is to provide
our nation with a reliable basis for
success in battle every single day,”
Calvert said. “We must be ready
now This is our focus. And I look
forward to working with Com-
mand Sgt. Maj. Pospisil and the
rest of the leaders and troopers of
this division to ensure that we are
ready now”
combat leader with extensive joint
experience,” Abrams said. “He’s
one of the Army’s premiere train-
ers and leader developers. He is
the exact right leader at the exact
right time to lead this division into
the future as we face a more uncer-
tain and a much more dangerous
world than ever before.”
Thomson took time and
thanked numerous military and
civic leaders and Family members
and friends for their support dur-
ing his command of the division.
He also spoke highly of his suc-
cessor.
“To Paul and Tracy Calvert,
nobody asked for our vote, but
no one could have asked for a
finer team to take the First Team
forward. We have been privileged
to serve with you over the past
year and are blessed to count you
Photo by Christine Luciano, DPW Environmental
Harker Heights High School students create a colorful mural highlighting the 3Rs of environmental stew-
ardship - reduce, reuse and recycle.
FRIENDS empowers youth in
community, maximizes potential
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