Fort Leonard Wood Missouri News
The retention efforts of the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence’s career counselors were recognized Tuesday during the Commanding General Retention Awards Ceremony at Pershing Community Center. Maj. Gen. Donna Martin, MSCoE and Fort Leonard Wood commanding general, presented awards MSCoE received from Training and Doctrine Command, including recognition of the command’s highest retention … [Read more...] about CG recognizes FLW’s best career counselors at awards ceremony
The 2020 federal election cycle campaigns are underway. The general election is Nov. 3 — the first state presidential primary is a little more than a month away. According to Lea Ann Starmer, Fort Leonard Wood’s installation voting assistance officer, January is a good time for service members to make sure they are registered to vote in their state of legal residence. “Most states require … [Read more...] about Annual absentee ballot voters can now register
By Thomas Brading Army News Service Commissaries, post exchanges and recreational facilities across the Department of Defense opened their doors Jan. 1 to more than 4.1 million additional veterans, Army officials said. Privileges have been extended to veterans who are Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war and all who have any level of service-connected disabilities. Individuals … [Read more...] about Commissaries, exchanges welcoming more veterans in 2020
20 years of MSCoE, housing, Army-level awards top list This past year, Fort Leonard Wood celebrated 20 years of the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, acted on housing concerns, upgraded the Chemical Defense Training Facility and prepared for the new Army Combat Fitness Test. Soldiers and civilians here also took home Army-level awards and Bldg. 2101, the World War II-era Black Officers Club, … [Read more...] about Fort Leonard Wood’s top stories of 2019:
A new, quarterly four-day onboarding course for Fort Leonard Wood’s newest civilian employees was tested Dec. 9 to 12, providing personal and professional competency training and organization and mission linkage. According to Vince Carlton, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood Work Force Development specialist and coordinator of the course, the new format is meant to give employees a head start … [Read more...] about Updated onboarding course format gives new FLW employees head start
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board granted accreditation to the U.S. Army Military Police School Military Working Dog Handler Course, Phase 1, and reaccreditation to the MP One Station Unit Training Nov. 7. The accreditation certificates were presented to the regiment Wednesday at the MP Foyer. “FLETA accreditation for USAMPS is important because by meeting FLETA’s … [Read more...] about USAMPS programs gain accreditation
The U.S. Army is replacing the 1970s-era VDR-2 with a new piece of handheld radiation detection technology, bringing the fighting force’s surveying capabilities into the 21st century. Soldiers in basic training, regardless of military occupational specialty, are taught how to use the VDR-2, and therefore will receive training on the Radiological Detection System upon its implementation in … [Read more...] about Army updates CBRN arsenal with new radiological detectors
Every week Garrison Commander Col. Eric Towns meets with Fort Leonard Wood’s housing partner, Leonard Wood Family Communities LLC, a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty Communities LLC, to discuss hot issues, concerns and work orders that deal with on-post housing. The GUIDON sat down with Col. Towns to understand the importance of this meeting. Q1: What is the purpose of the weekly … [Read more...] about A focus on housing: A Q&A with FLW’s Garrison Commander
By Amanda Sullivan Public Affairs Office For three years, Staff Sgt. Michael Roberson, an instructor with Company A, 58th Transportation Battalion, and his wife Pia have been helping to build a sense of community with their music-synchronized holiday light show on Fort Leonard Wood. The show allows viewers to tune their radio to 92.3 FM, and watch the light show synchronized to 12 songs … [Read more...] about Holiday light show helps bring community spirit to FLW housing
Pvt. Rhys Bullington and Pfc. Katelyn Castro are currently in the second of three phases — Anvil — of U.S. Army Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood. Just six weeks after first arriving on the military installation, the combat engineer and combat medic, respectively, earned top rifle marksmanship grades, both qualifying as “expert.” “As a Soldier, you need to be able to shoot — and he … [Read more...] about Becoming a Soldier: Two trainees from Southwest Missouri forge a new identity
Air Force Lt. Col. Josh Aldred, 368th Training Squadron commander, awarded Airman 1st Class Joshua Sandoval the Air Force Achievement Medal Monday following his graduation from the Ground Transportation Course here. Sandoval provided lifesaving first aid to a flight attendant while en route from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Photo by Brian Hill … [Read more...] about Airman recognized for heroic actions
Mike Fowler, Training and Doctrine Command Capabilities Management-Maneuver Support technical director, is retiring tomorrow — the end of a career he began at Fort Leonard Wood just about 33 years ago. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg when one considers the combined 122 years of service the Fowler family has given to the post over the past 73 continuous years. “But that ends Friday,” … [Read more...] about The end of an era at FLW — the Fowler era
Story and photo by Amanda Sullivan Public Affairs Office Soldiers who want to train for the Army Combat Fitness Test can go to 3rd Chemical Brigade’s Shea Gym. New equipment additions to the gym arranged to mimic the stations of the ACFT allow Soldiers to get realistic hands-on experience with the six events they will be graded on in the future. Additions include new pull-up bars, … [Read more...] about Shea Gym serves as ideal ACFT training ground
Staff Sgts. Charles Cheesman and Sara Armindariz, drill sergeants with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, were among the hundreds who braved the cold Monday to be among the first to pick out a Christmas tree from Trees for Troops. 476 trees were delivered to the Auto Skills Center from tree farms in Missouri, Illinois, New York and Oregon. Photo by Dawn Arden, Public Affairs Office … [Read more...] about Trees for Troops brings joy to the installation
Tuesday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration presented the Chemical Defense Training Facility with the Voluntary Protection Program Star Flag and a plaque for meeting the office’s highest standard for workplace safety. “Obtaining the VPP star distinguishes the CDTF in a couple of facets,” said Gregory Wolf, CDTF deputy director and surety coordinator. “It shows our customers that … [Read more...] about CDTF earns OSHA’s highest safety certification
