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Tarantula Team conducts airborne operation in conjunction with family day
Family members of Soldiers with Tarantula Team, Operations Group listen to a briefing before observing an airborne jump, here, June 5. Tarantula Team conducted airborne operations from a V-22 Osprey...
View ArticleCYSS offers discounted childcare rates for furloughed civilians
In light of the announcement that Department of Army Civilians will be furloughed 11 days beginning July 8, Family and MWR has made arrangements to offer reduced childcare fees for furloughed families...
View ArticleTransitional Kindergarten: Our first year
Being experienced teachers, we were excited about the newest grade to education, Transitional Kindergarten, also known as TK. We set out with specific skills in mind that we, teachers, see year after...
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Dragon Team Soldiers train, compete
Spc. Ernest Mummey mans an M2 .50 caliber machine gun while his assistant gunner, Spc. Cameron Cooper (right background) spots, and range safety officer Staff Sgt. Justin Ortiz (right foreground)...
View ArticleNews Briefs July 5, 2013
For additional events and on-going, scheduled activities see the Community Calendar at www.irwin.army.mil or the FMWR site at http://fortirwinfmwr.com/ Ongoing SKIES Unlimited encompasses instructional...
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Let’s double last year’s food drive donation
Photo by Gustavo Bahena, Public Affairs Office Fort Irwin Commissary staff and Soldiers helped with the distribution of 6,500 pounds of donated food items in September 2012. The goal is to donate...
View ArticleCommissary shoppers: surviving the Monday closure
As a result of federal employee furloughs, the Fort Irwin Commissary will close on Mondays from July 8 to September 30. Leadership understands the impact to our shoppers, but surviving the furlough...
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HERE!HERE!
Fort Irwin United States Army Garrison Commander Col. Kurt Pinkerton presented a Blue Vase award to Jan Keuper during his final commander’s call for Garrison employees, here, June 25. Keuper, with...
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PLENTY OF SPACE AND SUNSHINE:
Representatives of the energy industry visited Fort Irwin to look at a proposed site for the construction of a photovoltaic system that would harness solar energy, June 13. The prospective contractors...
View ArticleFort Irwin stands down for SHARP training
The National Training Center and Fort Irwin took part in a stand down to participate in Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention training, June 7. Soldiers and civilian employees of this High...
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Get on the bus
Commuter bus program changes to benefit riders Customers of NTC Commuter buses will soon benefit from changes to the transportation program. According to the Victor Valley Transit Authority, riders...
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Fort Irwin copes with 24-hour power outage
Courtesy Photo One of the downed power poles that resulted in a power outage on Fort Irwin, July 22-23. Soldiers, Family members and civilian employees coped with a full day of High Desert summer heat...
View ArticleFort Irwin School Bus Routes
Silver Valley High School Route 06 SVHS PU 6:10 a.m. Apennines Park (across from Tiefort at yellow fire hydrant) PU 6:15 a.m. Barstow Road and Commander’s Loop Drop 7:00 a.m. SVHS Route 08 SVHS PU 6:10...
View ArticleCan you believe it? It’s time to go back to school
August 8 is the first day of school for children on Fort Irwin for the 2013-14 school year. Opening their doors that day will be Lewis Elementary, Tiefort Intermediate, Fort Irwin Middle School and...
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Fort Irwin breaks ground for new water treatment plant
Courtesy Photo An artist’s rendering of the new water treatment plant. A June 28 ground-breaking ceremony marked the beginning of a construction project that will replace Fort Irwin’s two-system...
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Legal Assistance Office can help with paperwork notarization
Have you ever needed to get something notarized or get a certified copy of a document? Some may be unsure about the notarial services offered by their local Legal Assistance Office. This article is...
View ArticleCommunity Calendar
For additional events and on-going, scheduled activities see the Community Calendar at www.irwin.army.mil or the FMWR site at http://fortirwinfmwr.com/ Ongoing SKIES Unlimited encompasses instructional...
View ArticleTwo guilty pleas, two sex offenders, several scars to heal
On June 19, Sgt. Enos Miller pled guilty to violating Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 120b for committing lewd acts upon a child. The military judge overseeing his plea sentenced him to seven...
View ArticleEnsuring comprehensive, coordinated, community support
Services available to families with special needs Soldiers stationed all over the world may have a family member with special needs, and the Army’s Exceptional Family Member Program is designed to...
View ArticleNew Garrison commander speaks about his core values, leadership philosophy
United States Army Garrison Commander Col. Jon Braga met with employees and Soldiers for his first commander’s call, here, July 29. Braga has already conducted meetings with individual directorates and...
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