The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1993 Page: 6 of 34

                                
A6 FORT HOOD SENTINEL
By Kent B. Jameson
4th Public Affairs Detachment
After a two year hiatus the
1st Cavalry Division can once
again boast about its reopened
Learning Center.
THE NEW facility officially
opened Jan. 5 although ser-
vices have been available at
the center since Dec. 7 1992
according to William M. Marrs
the education services officer
for the Learning Center.
Marrs said the center offers
services for the First Team sol-
diers at two buildings on post.
The academic self-development
center is located in building
At the 13th COSCOM
By Dawn McGlynn
13th COSCOM Public Affairs
In a Jan. 7 change of com-
mand ceremony at the 13th
Corps Support Command Phys-
ical Fitness Center Maj. Dou-
glas A. Biggerstaff assumed
command of the 21st Combat
Support Hospital 1st Medical
Group 13th Corps Support
Command from Lt. Col.
Donald C. Curry Jr.
CURRY LEFT the unit to
command the 61st Area Sup-
port Medical Battalion which
will be activated under the 1st
Med Grp later this month.
The guest speaker for the
ceremony Col. Donald M.
Lauer the 13th COSCOM com-
mander commended Curry on
his efforts as commander.
“You did a great job. You
gave (the 21st CSH) pride and
patriotism” he said. “Be proud
of a great contribution.”
Lauer then praised the unit
for being “always there always
leading the way” and in-
structed them to “look to the
future with great expecta-
tions.” .•/
Curry continued the praise
of his old unit.
I “When there were tough"
jobs and there were many of
them we had many competent
soldiers that rose to the mis-
sion” he said. “You’ve done a
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1st Cavalry Division’s learning center reopens
2840 and in building 2844 sol-
diers can seek help from guid-
ance counselors or search for
material in either the core lan-
guage library or the MOS li-
brary.
Marrs said among other
things soldiers planning to
further their college or general
education can find what they
are looking for at the center.
“We don’t support a specific
school we just help the soldier
get the education he’s looking
for” Marrs said. “We are edu-
cational advocates for the sol-
diers.”
He said that soldiers can
take the College Level Exami-
nation Program or CLEP
Biggerstaff takes command of 21st Cbt Spt Hosp
superb job of filling gaps ... I’m
proud of you.”
BIGGERSTAFF a native of
Sewickley Penn. was commis-
sioned a second lieutenant in
1977 at the United States Mili-
tary Academy where he re-
ceived a bachelor’s of science
degree. In 1984 he earned a
master’s of science degree in
business administration from
Boston University.
His military education in-
cludes the Army Medical De-
partment Officer Basic and Ad-
vance courses the Combat Ca-
sualty Care Course the Com-
bat Casualty Management
Course and the Combined
Arms and Services Staff
School.
Biggerstaff has served in a
variety of positions during his
“...You did a great job. You gave
(the 21st Cbt Spt Hosp) pride
and patriotism ... be proud of a
great contribution...
tests that can give soldiers
college credit for their knowl-
edge.
“If a soldier already knows
Spanish or French” Marrs
said “he can take the CLEP
test and get credit for it.”
Six guidance counselors are
available to the soldiers.
Homer “Rip” Shelton coun-
selor in charge for the Learn-
ing Center said the counselors
can assist soldiers in making
decisions about how to meet
their needs or how they can
overcome obstacles that may
stand in their Way.
“OFTEN THE big challenge
for the soldiers is becoming
military career. His duty as-
signments include: executive
officer 43rd Surgical Hospital
(Mobile Army) Hialeah Com-
pound Pusan South Korea
company commander and head-
quarters commandant Head-
quarters and Headquarters
Company 7th Medical Com-
mand Heidelberg Germany
and company commander
Company E 3rd Battalion
Academy Brigade Academy of
Health Sciences aide-de-camp
to the commander United
States Army Health Services
Command and Administrator
Department of Emergency
Medicine Brook Army Medical
Center Fort Sam Houston
Texas.
In addition he has served as:
a medical readiness fellow and
deputy director Office of the
Col. Donald M. Lauer
13lh COSCOM commander
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eligible to enter the college-
level courses” Shelton said.
Shelton said the center can
help students prepare for pro-
motion boards college prepara-
tory courses and with materi-
als for honing foreign language
skills.
The Education Counseling
Center is open 7:30 a.m. 5
p.m. Monday Wednesday and
Friday and 12:30 5 p.m.
Thursday. The Language
Training Facility is open 7:30
a.m. 4:30 p.m. Monday Fri-
day and the Academic Self-
Development Center is open
7:30 a.m. 8 p.m. Monday
Friday.
Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Health Affairs Medical
Readiness Division Medical
Planning Directorate Penta-
gon Washington D.C. medical
team chief Office of the Secre-
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tive officer 21st Evacuation
Hospital (Forward) Task Force
Victory (Forward) Camp Doha
Kuwait.
BIGGERSTAFF’S most re-
cent assignment was as execu-
tive officer 21st Evac Hosp
which has since been redesig-
nated as the 21st CSH his new
command.
His military decorations in-
clude: the Soldier’s Medal the
Defense Meritorious Service
Medal with First Oak Leaf
Cluster the Army Commenda-
tion Medal with Fourth Oak
Leaf Cluster the Joint Service
Achievement Medal with First
Oak Leaf Cluster the Army
Achievement Medal with Sec-
ond Oak Leaf Cluster the
.Southwest Asia Service Medal
and the Office of the Secretary
of efense Identification
Badge. He was also awarded
the Order of Military Medical
Merit from the United States
Army Medical Department.
Biggerstaff and his wife
Barbara have two sons
Michael 8 and Stephen 5.
By Cliff Sees
13th Public Affairs Team
NCO Academy leader
trains soldiers to train
The sign outside the III
Corps Noncommissioned Of-
ficer Academy reads “We
train the best to lead the
rest.”
A IN IN the best
means a lot to one instructor
at the academy. He has de-
voted many years training
soldiers even training train-
ers.
Staff Sergeant Javier
Figueroa 35 is a Basic NCO
Course instructor at the
academy. His military oc-
cupational specialty is tube-
launched optically-tracked
wire-guided or TOW missile
operator. As an instructor at
BNCOC he prepares ser-
geants to become staff ser-
geants. He is also qualified
to prepare specialists to be-
come sergeants. Figueroa is
a substitute teacher for Pri-
mary Leadership Develop-
ment Course instructors who
have other commitments.
“I get my satisfaction
a tch in soldiers I’ve
trained train other troops
and make improvements”
Figueroa said.
“But my biggest dis-
satisfaction comes when I
train soldiers and they don’t
use what they’ve learned. I
feel like I’ve wasted my
time.”
Figueroa takes training se-
riously. The former drill ser-
geant trained other NCOs to
become drill sergeants at
Fort Dix N.J. not far from
his New York home.
“With good guidance and
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the training soldiers receive
here is vital to their ca-
reers” Figueroa said. “Bui
too many changes that affect
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“Soldiers should be chosen.
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Figueroa said.
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Figueroa also practices
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“I seek self-improvement”
he said. “I have an associate
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College. Since I joined the.
Army I’ve always attended.
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“I encourage young sol-
diers to seek education now”
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