Around Knox

Town Hall to discuss
DoD school issues
KnoxINFO
A town hall meeting to discuss schools and education on Fort Knox will be led by Maj. Gen. Jeff Smith, Cadet Command and Fort Knox commander, March 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Waybur Theater. All parents are invited to attend.
Combatives Center
opening March 22
Knox PAO
The grand opening ceremony for the Modern Army Combatives Center, located in Kelley Hall, Bldg. 1610, will be March 22 at 3 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
The facility is for Soldier use only; unit training must be scheduled through the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security at 624-2591, but open mat time is from 11:30 a.m. to
1 p.m. daily. For more information, contact Master Sgt. Phillip Mays at 624-2430.
Thomas to be next command sergeant major of Army Reserves
U.S. Army Reserve Command
U.S. Army Reserve Command has announced that Command Sgt. Maj. Luther Thomas Jr. will become the 12th command sergeant major of the United States Army Reserve.
Thomas is the command sergeant major of the 84th Training Command, Fort Knox. He will succeed Command Sgt. Maj. James Lambert, acting command sergeant major since November. Thomas will be sworn into the new position during a change of responsibility ceremony at the Pentagon April 30.
Five die in
helicopter crash
Compiled from International Security Assistance Force and ISAF Joint Command News Releases
Five International Security Assistance Force service members died following a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan Monday, military officials reported.