Fort Leonard Wood Missouri News
By 1st Lt. Michelle Kokoski Special to GUIDON As the convoy commander for a route never before traversed by coalition forces, you are tasked to move an entire brigade combat team through both manmade structures and existing roads. While preparing for the upcoming combined arms rehearsal, you notice multiple unavoidable bridge structures on the route from the map reconnaissance. After … [Read more...] about Geospatial engineers building 3D models in complex environments
Fort Leonard Wood plans to hold its traditional Thanksgiving Day celebration Nov. 26 in 13 of its dining facilities on post, with meals for service members, as well as a specific time and location for retired service members. According to William Moffitt, Installation Food Program manager, plans are set to serve more than 12,000 meals during the lunch celebration and 30,000-plus meals … [Read more...] about Dining facilities getting ready for Thanksgiving
Ken Bergman (left), Army Geospatial Center liaison, speaks with Soldiers Wednesday at a Geographic Information System Day event at the first-floor atrium of the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence building. The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Proponent - Geospatial team hosted the event, which provided an opportunity for the Fort Leonard Wood community to engage with Army geospatial … [Read more...] about Fort Leonard Wood celebrates GIS Day
Veterans Day is an annual November holiday when Americans acknowledge and thank those who have served in the U.S. military. The 787th Military Police Battalion chose that day to highlight one of their own — Pvt. Eric Stinson — who touched the lives of many during his brief time as a trainee there. Stinson was assigned to Company B when he found out he had cancer and passed away at 19 years old … [Read more...] about MPs keep trainee’s memory alive on Veterans Day
General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital has an alternate option for some patients to receive urgent care without visiting the Emergency Room. According to GLWACH Executive Officer Holly Bradford, the Acute Minor Illness Clinic is intended for enrolled beneficiaries who seek primary care with their assigned primary care manager at GLWACH. “Anyone in TRICARE Prime enrolled to GLWACH and … [Read more...] about New GLWACH clinic offers ER alternative
Five Soldiers attending the U.S. Army Prime Power School’s Power Line Distribution Course here demonstrated knowledge gained over the past 10 weeks during a Storm Night exercise Nov. 11 and 12, and a Lineman’s Rodeo competition Tuesday. At the Rodeo, the students — who graduate the course Friday — completed four graded tasks that required them to climb wooden poles and perform their duties … [Read more...] about Storm Night, Lineman’s Rodeo test Soldiers attending Prime Power Distribution Course
Fort Leonard Wood battalion commander speaks at dedication ceremony “Let’s think about the phrase, ‘above and beyond the call of duty,’” said Lt. Col. Marlon Ringo, 35th Engineer Battalion commander, as part of his remarks Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park in Rolla, Missouri, where he spoke at the dedication of the newest monument there — one that celebrates recipients of the Congressional Medal … [Read more...] about Rolla unveils monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients
Left to right: Marine Staff Sgt. Richard Sasamoto, Lance Cpl. Long Tran and Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Schaefer run one mile Nov. 5, as part of a 245-mile total that Marines stationed here completed last week in celebration of the Corps’ 245 years of service to the nation (the actual birthday was Tuesday). This has become an annual event, as Marine students are paired with detachment personnel to … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, U.S. Marine Corps!
With COVID-19 constantly in the news, it might seem easy to overlook the flu — and the importance of getting a flu vaccination. However, influenza is a serious illness, and on Fort Leonard Wood and other installations, the Department of Defense Influenza Vaccination Program aims to achieve as close to a 100-percent flu vaccination rate as possible. While active-duty service members will be … [Read more...] about Flu vaccinations begin Friday at GLWACH
Fort Leonard Wood's weather team placed first out of nine 3rd Combat Weather Squadron teams and eighth overall — out of 80 teams — in the 2020 Air Force Thor’s Legion Forecast Challenge. According to Forney Airfield’s Lead Meteorological Technician Clint Dobry, Air Force weather experts worldwide compete “to see who’s the best at forecasting weather.” “It’s just meat and potatoes — we try to … [Read more...] about Post weather team competes in Air Force forecasting challenge
The Fort Leonard Wood Retiree Council hosted a virtual town hall for retirees Saturday, livestreamed from Lincoln Hall Auditorium to the U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood Retiree Days Facebook group. The focus of the event was to provide information to the retiree community while also giving retirees the opportunity to ask questions — a panel of installation leaders and subject matter experts … [Read more...] about Fort Leonard Wood hosts retiree virtual town hall
More than 50 mid-tour drill sergeants here are spending time this week away from their trainees, completing necessary recertifications. More importantly, however, they’re getting extra free time to spend with friends and family while building resiliency. The Drill Sergeant Resiliency Program has been overhauled and is now exactly what its title implies — a break from the long hours involved in … [Read more...] about Fort Leonard Wood leaders improve resiliency program for mid-tour drill sergeants
More than 20 Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood senior leaders gathered Oct. 29 in Hoge Hall for a professional development event centered on the writings of the late Medal of Honor recipient Vice Adm. James Stockdale, a U.S. Navy aviator and prisoner of war for more than seven years in Hanoi, Vietnam. Participating in the event via video teleconference were … [Read more...] about Stockdale Stoicism event provides lessons for senior leaders here
Construction begins on new Chemical School training facility There will be a hallway here and a wall over there with a door,” said Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Chrisman, U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School deputy chief of the Hazardous Materials Dismounted Reconnaissance Department and project lead on a new training facility being built here that’s being referred … [Read more...] about Build it and they will come:
"Everyone in the battalion knows I’m the fitness guy — it’s a running joke that I need to open my own gym.” A few months ago, Capt. Jeffrey Ferrel, executive officer for Company D, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, decided to use his personal interest in kinesiology — the study of the mechanics of body movements — to benefit the trainees in his company. With his help leading a supplemental … [Read more...] about Building character and a perfect ACFT score:
