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  • Francis Lewis drill team wins drill title

    By STEVE AREL
    U.S. Army Cadet Command
    A national title drought discouraged some veteran members of   Francis Lewis High School’s unarmed drill team.
    Despite the fact they helped build the team into a perennial power at the sport’s highest level since winning a national crown in 2010, it wasn’t enough not to win more regularly. So they quit, leaving the Patriot Pride dominated this year by freshmen performers.

  • Come and get it!
  • Local employment opportunities in, around Fort Knox

    ACS Employment Readiness Program
    The ACS Employment Readiness Program provides employment information and other supportive services primarily to Family members who are relocating as a result of a military or civilian sponsor’s permanent change of station. Other categories of personnel who are eligible for services are nontransitioning military personnel, retirees and their spouses.

  • HRC commander discusses force structure changes

    By SGT. ERIC GLASSEY
    4th Infantry Division PAO
    Maj. Gen. Richard Mustion, commanding general, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, talked to Fort Carson, Colo., officers about upcoming changes in force structure and officer evaluation report methodology, at McMahon Theater, April 30.

  • Lifesaving legal lessons for medical decisions

    By BRIAN EVANS
    Fort Knox Legal Assistance Office
    Every adult has the right to say who he or she wants to make medical decisions if unable to make those decisions for himself or herself. You also have the right to say whether you want life-sustaining measures withheld or withdrawn under certain circumstances. These decisions can be placed in writing in documents known as Advance Medical Directives.
    Federal law (10 USC 1044c) requires that AMDs drafted by a legal assistance attorney be recognized in all 50 states.

  • Fort Knox Community Schools

    School cafeteria meal payments
    due soon

  • ‘Momma’ captures lifelong memories

    By STEVE AREL
    U.S. Army Cadet Command
    Of all those watching the Smith-Cotton High School Junior ROTC flourish over the years, Cindy Hall has had perhaps the most unique perspective.
    What she sees through her viewfinder and ultimately captures on camera is a historical record chronicling the achievements of a program noted for setting up local youth for lifelong success and being a bright spot in the Sedalia, Mo., community.

  • Save advice for the future

    By MARJ FAIR
    Kentucky NARFE Federation
    I am under the Federal Employees Retirement System, age 55, with 25 years of service. Under voluntary early retirement, can I get the FERS Annuity Supplement?
    Yes. If you accept a VER offer, the FERS Annuity Supplement is paid at your minimum retirement age.
    I found a mobile application that prompted me to use my Thrift Savings Plan ID number. Is this a legitimate app?

  • HRC visits East Hardin Middle School for spirit rally

    By CAPT. BRANDI CAVER
    U.S. Army Human Resources Command
    The Adjutant General Directorate
    On May 3, a volunteer team of five Soldiers from the U.S. Army Human Resources Command walked into a gymnasium of nearly 800 students chanting loud and thunderous, “USA, USA, USA, USA” at East Hardin Middle School in Glendale, Ky., during the school’s final spirit rally for the school year.

  • Steps can be taken to minimize wildlife nuisances

    Natural Resources Branch
    While most people enjoy viewing wildlife, they can become a problem around homes and housing areas. With urban expansion and development, wildlife encounters have become more frequent in recent years.
    Many wildlife species have become very successful at coexisting with humans in urban and suburban environments. In particular, raccoons, opossums, skunks, gray squirrels, deer and even foxes and coyotes. Many of the problems can be minimized or eliminated by doing a few simple things around the house.