In therapy takes many forms-Professionals learn how to use the "Heroes" programs was wounded to help Horses

COMMON BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash-dusty ring Fort Lewis Riding Club, as Debbi Fisher patiently worked "Vision," his gentle nature selected 7-year-old American Paint horse.

Debbi Fisher, Director of the Rainier therapeutic Riding activities "Viewfinder () really nice, quiet disposition such as Vision is," said. "Safety is a priority for the soldiers and the horses. "

Soon the Fisher and Bob Woelk, RTR Executive Director, were surrounded by dozens of professionals in the Warrior transition units and family and Morale, welfare and recreation agencies-West region, who find themselves in to learn how RTR's "horses for Heroes" could help close to the trees there was wounded warriors.

The scene unfolded development 19 toward weeklong "Train Trainers program-Heidi Grimm of the United States Olympic Committee-year military programme, which was one of the top women's triathletes the Army in an earlier when he was a member of the armed forces, Fort Lewis on the conclusion of the controls of this decade.

Equine therapy, was only one adaptive sports programmes showcased a common Base Lewis, McChord during the week. The participants also learned experts sitting volleyball, strength and conditioning, racing, indoor wheelchair and adaptive Cycling, rowing and wheelchair Basketball.

"It was a really great presentation of all (JBLM) were able to provide" Grimm said. "The whole week was and to bring together a number of different organizations.

"Not only we bring an expert to cars, but we also bring Paralympians.We do two different things.We will make the experience, and we will do in fact training. "

Horse riding programs for Veterans of operations Iraqi freedom and Enduring Freedom Walter Reed Army Medical Center began in 2007 and the nation, according to him, the spread of 10 institutions Woelk.

"Then it's all relatively new," said Woelk, adds that she and Fisher started to build the basis for the programme JBLM 2 1/2 years ago.

"We plan to work with, as a matter of priority, post-traumatic stress and the brain injury, sometimes characters" said Woelk."It opens a lot more opportunities because Soldiers are able bodied and completely physically capable. we are you so that we can use it to mind. focus on more work with the fear of mental health issues."

At the North American Riding for people with disabilities Conference last November in Fort Worth, Texas Woelk and Fisher to learn how the horse therapy helps soldiers, veterans. one such program which was talked about at the Conference.

"It brought me to tears these Soldiers to listen to" Fisher said.

"By having them work with the horse they actually learn a strange new experience and successfully," said Woelk. "So they get a sense of taking control, confidence. "

The possibilities for such positive changes in the life of the people to keep Grimm lähettikin warriors road., he was the West Point another train trainers to be run last week, and then it has been disabled, Fort Campbell, Ky, is repeated at the end of September. [1] [2].

"You know, might help only a handful of friends," said Grimm, "but ... in General, it is a large difference and have a major influence.

"Firmly believe that exercise actually helps you look better mentally and physically person."

This article appeared in the common Base Lewis, McChord's weekly newspaper, the North Guardian.

JBLM CDC students about the ' three R's "

COMMON BASE LEWIS, MCCHORD Wash-.-on Earth-friendly movement afoot child Development centers to develop a common Base Lewis, McChord.

The sustainability of the organisation partnering expert group minutes with a simple CDCs to deliver message: reduce, reuse, Recycle Bin.

Earlier this month, approximately 60 in the middle and high school aged students from outside the Main Teen Lewis learned not only the concept of environmental benefits criteria.

Miriam Easley, JBLM sustainability field work, the Coordinator, and one of the experts in order to reduce the risk of living "is one of the best things you can do," said. "If you plan to view the three R's ... reduce and reuse is probably the best two. "

Easley told energetic teen crowd gathered, I do a lot of harmful environmental degradation in the region, in the first place, too much on the basis of the production.

He then applied to the growing problem of the world's oceans.

"Is to all consulted the Great Pacific Garbage patch-this giant mass of trash?"Easley requested.

Most students shook their heads to indicate they were.

Easley showed them the video, which is dealt with by the continent's businesses, "thin plastic soup" swirling about, ocean gyres.

Consists of flotsam, ocean debris and spots-sized plastic particles, this "soup" consumed fish and other marine life.In the end, people consume pollutants, when they eat fish tuna or mahi mahi-.

(A) the chemical Bisphenol a (BPA) or BPA, is a key ingredient in plastics and vulnerability has been found in fish and most people bodies. According to some researchers of the video, see what is floating in the oceans and what finally ends in the human body.

Video to proposed cutting back to petroleum-based products such as plastic bags, work equipment and in bottles, which finally is designed to be thrown away, and instead embrace products that may be used, such as canvas shopping bags and stainless steel water bottles.

Solidify concepts learned from video, Easley was teenagers "trash" to supervise, tea area garbage.

"We're going to Grab some trash cans," he said, "and through them and see what could have been recycled."

Loud chorus "Ewww!", although several teenagers latex gloves donned and volunteered to dig through the Recycle Bin.

Stephanie MacKenn, 12, was found in a half-full Coke plastic bottle.Want to not throw away MacKenn run for the nearest sink the bottle and the liquid must be destroyed.He then rinsed out of the bottle and is placed in the recycling container.

Brandi Wagner DPW solid waste program technician and Easley's education partner countries asked "what do you think about recycling?".

"It is a better world", said MacKenn.

Emily Pluedeman, tea area Assistant Manager, was happy to share his expertise in the field of sustainable development team of students.

"It was nice to bring them (to show) with video effects," said Pluedeman: "also dig through garbage and ask ()," Hey, you have you throwing milk cartons from? you can route them, and helps the environment as a whole, in the long term."

"Teens are" Pluedeman said, "gross so picking list through garbage, was the highlight of the day such as-they loved".

Easley thanked for smoking garbage cans teenagers and promote their recycling at home too.

"We have six sustainable development goals of the common Base Lewis, McChord," he said. "And with a focus on waste our goal is zero net waste by the year 2025. This means, we want to not waste this installation by 2025. you only we got about 15 years (make) that. "

Sustainable development team has worked with youth work centers for several years and is trying to increase its efforts to reach more people.

"My goal is to give these children the information they need to make sustainable choices," said Easley. "Children Play a large part in creating a sustainable future for children Sometimes get questions we face the environment more than adults and if we don't Listen, we can learn from them. "

Ingrid Barrentine is the common Base photojournalist with Lewis-McChord's weekly newspaper, the North Guardian.

JBLM with local schools to the needs of the student with the focus on

COMMON BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash with culture-students rotate in and out of schools, teaching children military installation in the add an instructor to everyday challenges.

Partnership among schools common Base Lewis-McChord and Madigan Army Medical Center will help States that some ease.

Parents, teachers and staff of six Clover Park School District soininen elementary school JBLM, participated in the "Building Day" event to help prepare for the development of the new school year 30. most of the day were Their interaction and basic information about the military children, particularly elementary students.

Keynote speaker, Dr. Ken Ginsburg addressed to the difficult circumstances that surround the students often, because of their parents ' army.

Ginsburg, the young in specialized military children, young people and family Behavioral health Proponency, centered his observations on the American Academy of Pediatrics "Seven C's resilience and the template, in the opinion of the AAP." all children are the resources and strengths that can help them to cope with everyday life.

Teachers and parents to assist the development of their children's resilience in the State of tune with these strengths and developing them.

"Parents and schools are really key," said Ginsburg."It is about the introduction of support and the circumstances of the children so that they are ready to Bounce back and flourish in the future."

AAP template parts are competence, confidence, connection, character, stake, limited and they are all control. each other and to the success of military children.

"Take confidence in circumstances may prevent a can do well aware," said Ginsburg.

Students who have close links with the parents and teachers, as a general rule, it is better to human resources strategies and therefore do better in school and life in General, he said.

"The key military children have access to a Web site, an associated deployments and long absences" Ginsburg said. "We have to think how support connections and replace them, which was missing. "

Personal experience and knowledge JBLM Behavioral health professionals allowed parents and school staff to do just that.

Doctor Tong Shen, child and adolescent psychiatrist and Behavioral health services-JBLM school, the Director pointed out his desire to serve the CPSD staff.

Shen said MAMC clinical social workers in each place is JBLM soininen elementary school.

"The school district has been waiting so long, and we are really fortunate to be wonderful, passionate people working in the military of our children" Shen said.

MAMC provides services for the prevention and treatment of emotional problems as children are not the child is unhelped..

Military families whose children are involved in the school's use of the post will be carried out under the responsibility of the soldier and family Assistance Center, which provides children and young people in the Department of Psychiatry, and services.

Shen said he is excited about the partnership and trust, CPSD and parents can help with this one-year best school still do.

"We all understand each other, we share the mission, and we have a passion for our military ... and that makes success."

Laura m. Levering is a journalist with a common Base Lewis, McChord's weekly newspaper, the North Guardian.

Marne Task Force Soldiers to think about the 9/11

Iraq, the contingency plans in Operating Base Speicher-is probably not an adult who does not remember the multi-stage data at this time, he found out that America was attacked Sept 11, 2001. Life decisions are made, or has been changed some of the men and women, the task force Marne after that date, known as the 9/11.
Sgt. Joseph Hudson, TF Marne G-6 Information Assurance agency information systems was the person responsible for the noncommissioned serving United States Navy attacks.
", Sept 11, I was [United States Navy serving] Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan," said Sgt. Hudson, Douglas, Wyo, mother tongue. "I was standing watch levels hit the World Trade Center towers and worked in the transaction back to notifications, when the first tower fell. "
Other Soldiers were in school, some college, and other still in high school.
"I was going to school in France at the time; I was in the ninth grade," explained in Greenville, S.C. native 1st Lt. Gerald Jones, headquarters and headquarters Operations Company, Division, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Light Infantry Division of the company-executive officer. "I was walking Home from school. My father was standing on our balcony, as well as I walked [he] told me that the machines had hit the World Trade Center, I think, not Him. first of all, you do not appear realistic. It was only got into the apartment and saw that it really hit me news. "
Some of the terrorist attacks on their commitments to their Soldier or solidified the service will continue.
Sgt. Hudson, in the case of terrorist attacks and conflicts were to be followed, which led to him in the Army, having already decided to leave the service.
"Ex-my wife wanted me to and I had already made the decision to do so," said Sgt. Hudson."Iraq attack after I knew that I wanted to be there, on the ground in battle." Knowing that he went back into Navy, if he be a ship other than those of the Iraqi armed forces, he joined the Army, Sgt. Hudson will be added.
Some of the Soldiers was still attached to the Pentagon and the World Trade Center were invaded and Flight 93 passengers thwarted plans to fly to the level they would receive another item. Expert William Murray civil affairs specialist TF Marne G-9, was responsible for carrying out the Hawaii College and was walking to class when levels hit towers.
Spc. Murray "(I) is not related to the army's six years [attacks]," said."I knew that I wanted to, right then and there, but I wanted to also make sure that I was clear about my decision has always been in my mind. Verso.We are a nation at war, with horror. for my appetite suppressant weight loss
part, I wanted to make, that is why I joined the army."
Emotions ran high terrorist attacks during the day, but for most, the first reaction was simply one of the shock.No one could believe that the US had come from such an attack.
(Vicia faba var. major) and Brian Smith, logistics designer TF Marne G-4, was watching the News coffee Shop yourself before his graduation with classmates from Captain career appetite suppressants
course is Fort Eustis, Va, when levels hit towers.
"It was stunned silence in the room," said Maj. Smith, native St. Louis, Mo, "in designed seat room 25 or 30 people there was more than 75 and a few quiet sobs as it was just silence."
President George w. Bush remembering which has been killed in the terrorist attacks, the people of 2,993 Sept 11 is called Patriot day Sept 4, 2002. as part of this declaration he directed all American flags may be flown Half-staff at home and abroad, and that in a few moments in silence to be followed at 8: 46 Eastern Daylight Time, time in which the first level of struck the World Trade Center in the North Tower.
Accession to and serving the 9/11 attacks has different meanings and purposes of each Soldier. Specialist Murray said after a attacks him purpose serve their country only.
"I have always wanted to be," said Army Spc. Murray, Haleiwa, Hawaii. "Children as my cousin and play army men and we have promised each other that we would one day to join the army. I had it, which shall be regarded as satisfying to me after having joined the promise. Sept 11, give me more the feeling of helping American still life as I think it would be if I had joined before Sept 11. "

Massive construction, renovation Project to keep history, tradition-the roof lines floor tiles from

Fort Bragg, N.C., Main Post historical classic appearance in order to maintain and preserve the original appearance and renovation of historic buildings; new building and remodeling in order to facilitate the 2005 Base Realignment and the United States Army Forces Command and U.s. Army Reserve Command-Fort Bragg close move is aimed at the headquarters of the original materials on N.C. State Historical Preservation Office coordinates closely. Historic Windows and floor new roof lines support agreement, undertakings and United States Army Corps of engineers are taking appropriate measures to maintain the historical symbolism, aesthetics and atmosphere always had an important part of the living and working in Fort Bragg cantonment.

Patterson is the seventh signal Command Command

FORT GORDON, Ga (8 September 2010)-it was the General LaWarren v. Patterson to assume the seventh signal Command (theater) it was the General Jennifer l. Napper command Sept 8 ceremony Fort Gordon Barton Parade field Pavilion at time.

seventh signal (Theatre) places of business set up in the Fort Gordon, who is working and to defend the Army of Global information grid Command contains information technology solutions., infrastructure, support and services that include Internet, phone, e-mail, and common army, teleconferencing, Interagency and multinational companies combine their efforts throughout the Western hemisphere at military installations.

Subordinate units are the 93rd signal Brigade, Fort Eustis, MD 106th signal Brigade, Fort Sam Houston, Tex, at and the 21st signal Brigade, Fort Detrick, MD 93Rd and 106th work 37 Network enterprise centers with information technology solutions, infrastructure, support and army posts, camps and stations in the United States to carry out a wide range of 21 unique missions of the scale of the Northern army and Army South regions.You have two tasks, "the President of Global Communications, National Airborne Operations Center, the Secret Service protective Communications and the Army Combat Camera Company.

Brigadier General Patterson graduated from Norfolk State University, will receive the signal Corps his second lieutenant to the Commission in 1982 and deserves a mass Communications Bachelor of Science degree in. He is also a Master of Science Degree in computer science from the University of Michigan General Manager Central and strategic studies, masters, the US Army War College.

Napper assumes the 9th signal Command (Army)-command command during the ceremony, Fort Huachuca Amendment 22.Sept. 2010.