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  • Middle schoolers visit installation

    By ANDREA WALES
    Human Resources Command PAO
    About 115 eighth-graders from East Hardin Middle School in Glendale, Ky., got a chance to climb into helicopters and humvees during a May 16 visit to Fort Knox. They were escorted by Soldiers from The Adjutant General Directorate’s Field Services Division under the U.S. Army Human Resources Command.
    TAGD FSD visits this school as part of HRC’s Partners in Education program, Capt. Brandi Caver said. FSD volunteers see what the students do at school and wanted them to experience the Army firsthand.

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  • Aviation Soldiers remember one who ‘cared about his fellow Soldiers’

    By SPC. ASHLEY BELTRAN
    11th Aviation PAO
    Hundreds of Soldiers from the 11th Aviation Command held a memorial in honor of Sgt. Daniel Joseph “DJ” Ford May 19 at Brooks Field on Fort Knox.
    Enlisting in the Army Reserves in September 1998, Ford attended training at Fort Jackson, S.C. becoming a heavy wheeled vehicle mechanic. He also completed additional training at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., to
    qualify as an ammunition specialist. Ford enjoyed fishing, hunting and motor cross racing.

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  • Fort Knox Community Schools

    Knox students earn
    millions in scholarships
    The Fort Knox High School Class of 2013 received just over 2.9 million in scholarship offers this year. The following is a list of recipients with the colleges and/or scholarship programs:
    Rashaan Allen - Red Cross Blood Drive Scholarship, The Cecilian Bank Scholarship, Tupperware Brands Corporation Scholarship.
    Kaitlyn Basnett - Presidential Scholarship to Eastern Kentucky University,

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  • HRC hosts Safety Day with exhibits for employees

    By ANDREA WALES
    U.S. Army Human Resources Command PAO
    Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series. While summer safety was featured one day at HRC with exhibits, the reminders are pertinent for the entire season.

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  • 6-4 assists Afghan border police

    By 1ST LT. MICHAEL CAPOMAGGI
    C Troop, 6/4 Cav.
    The Soldiers of Cherokee Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment began assisting local border police in Afghan lead operations in the Balkh province, May 24.
    After assuming authority from Troop C of 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, Cherokee troopers immediately pursued the opportunity to make a difference.

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  • Enrichment program begins

    By ANDREA WALES
    U.S. Army Human Resources Command Public Affairs Office
    Married and engaged couples can brown-bag it at Cavalry Chapel and sit in on a free six-week marriage-enrichment program Thursdays starting today from noon to 12:55 p.m.
    The classes will be held in the chapel basement. Attendees should use the triangular entrance facing the Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude Complex. Classes won’t be held on the Fourth of July so the last day of class will be July 18.

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  • HRC’s Jasinski promoted to CW5

    By ANDREA WALES
    U.S. Army Human Resources Command PAO
    After being in the grocery business for 10 years, John Jasinski joined the Army to get a degree, having no intention of serving beyond his six-year military service obligation. However, as the old GI saying goes, “He found a home in the Army” and was recently promoted to chief warrant officer 5, the highest warrant-officer rank in the Army.
    “CW5 is a daunting responsibility,” he said.

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  • Students navigate obstacle course with trainers

    By KATHLEEN BROUGH
    School Services Specialist for the 84th TC
    After a hard week of testing more than 200 students from Elizabethtown’s TK Stone Middle School cheered as their classmates maneuvered through obstacle after obstacle. “The kids have worked hard all year and have just been through an intense week of mandatory state testing,” said Master Sgt. Raymond Murray, one of 84th Training Command’s leaders. “We wanted to give them something fun to help them run off some energy.”

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  • Avoid tick bites with prevention

    By RICHARD RUDOLPH
    Garrison Safety Office
    With warm weather coming, most of us spend more time with outdoor activities such as sports, walking, camping and barbequing. All of these are fun to do as long as you take some precautions since the warm weather brings out ticks.

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  • Retiring soon? Don’t miss these preview tips

    By MARJ FAIR
    Kentucky NARFE Federation
    I am getting ready to retire. Do you have any suggestions for what I should make sure
    to do as I prepare to put in my retirement papers?

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