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From the Villages at Fort Irwin Cub Scouts still thrives October’s DES Tips

Festival of Frights Fall Family Fotos Free Air Filters on post during COVID-19 From Lt. Col. Rahsaan Jackson, Director, Directorate of Emergency Services

1. Reminder for those new to Fort Irwin: Firearms registration
We are bringing three, local photog- By Brianna Sheats
raphers of various backgrounds to o er is mandatory.
2. For reporting of suspicious or criminal activity, contact the
three, di erent portraits taken at separate FORT IRWIN, Calif. — After four years, MPs, and we can dispatch a patrol to assist.
stations. Just choose your appointment the Boy Scouts of America has started up its 3. Excessive noise irritates everyone. Please keep the volume down
day/time and put on your favorite cozy Cub Scouts program again on Fort Irwin. low, especially at gas stations, parking lots etc. Music that is obscene
fall clothes! Sessions are Sept. 30 – Oct. e Boy Scouts of America was established or too loud, can result in a citation.

2 from 3:30-6:15 p.m. in 1910, along with the Cub Scouts program, 4. Pet owners beware— three or more violations can get your
and has since drawn in millions of youth
Craft Day members and volunteers. Cub Scouts is an or- animal barred from post.
is year’s contest will be Fort Irwin-wide, but ganization that is chartered by the Boy Scouts 5. While Fort Irwin is among the safest places to live and work, it can always be safer…
with BIGGER prizes. Your entries will be voted on On Sept. 18, many of America for grades K-5. “We teach skills like leadership and team- drive slow, get out and walk in your residential areas, keep an eye on the children, and
by your friends and neighbors, this time with a twist! residents and stopped Cub Scout Master, Jason Adams, grew up work that they can use in everyday life,” we recommend carrying a night light while walking after dark.
Maps with list of participant addresses and suggested by the Sandy Basin in Scouting and wanted to give the same op- Furtick said. “We also teach them how to tie 6. Lastly, do not overindulge in alcohol, as it can lead to bad decisions, including
routes will be provided online at beginning of voting. Community Center portunity to other children, especially his son. knots, about the environment and how to sexual assault. Drink responsibly.
Judges will be able to access the voting form while Courtyard to choose “I wanted a troop for my son so we could take care of it.”
driving around to each entrant at their leisure. All from dozens of pre- do it together and then also to, you know, Kaitlyn Brown is a Webelos Scout and has
judges will be entered in a drawing for a chance to packaged craft kits get a troop going for the whole community,” enjoyed her time so far being on the Scouts. October’s honored with statues at a memorial park.
win gift certi cates! ranging from art and said Adams. “I like being able to earn all of the di erent Included will be 1st Lt. Sharon Lane, the

*Signups through Oct. 12; Voting, Oct. 22-27 jewelry to toys and So far, Fort Irwin’s Cub Scouts members are adventures and awards and earn the belt loops only American military nurse killed during
*Winners announced Oct. 30 decorations. Kids got We recommend changing your HVAC lter once at a total of 20 scouts and for the rst time ever, and pins,” Brown said. “I want to become an AUSA Corner

• 1st Place $500 to choose five kits to a month, however, with the increase in smoke from they were able to charter a girls Troop-67G. Eagle Scout and go on overnight backpacking the Vietnam War by direct hostile re, along
• 2nd Place $350 take home and start the recent wild res, you may need to replace them with women who served as far back in his-
• 3rd Place $200 creating. more frequently. Stop by the Self-Help Office for a Adams started out as the Arrow of Light trips because I really like camping out.” The Association of the U.S. Army Notes tory as the Revolutionary War.

• Runners-Up (5ea) $50 new one, free! Den Leader for Pack-67 and throughout In August, the meetings were held every e bronze, life-sized statues are due
changes during this past year, he decided Monday online due to the pandemic and CO- 1. Vaccine Trials to be in place on Okaloosa Island by
to be in place on Okaloosa Island by
he wanted to take over the position for Cub VID-19, but as of recently, with set guidelines, Three Army hospitals have Nov. 11, 2021, for a Veterans Day
Three Army hospitals have
Nov. 11, 2021, for a Veterans Day
Scout Master. the scouts are able to meet in person as long been selected for participa- dedication. One of the statues
been selected for participa-
dedication. One of the statues
“I guess if you want to say I’m the main g- as they meet only in groups of 12, are practic- tion in COVID-19 vaccine

urehead for Cub Scouts, as well now,” Adams ing social distancing, or have their meetings trials. ey are the Brooke will be of Army National

said. “I’m the Scoutmaster for the boy’s troop outdoors. Army Medical Center in Guard Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester,
and the committee chair for the girl’s troop, “We’ve been having pack meetings, we’ve San Antonio, the Fort Bel- an Iraq War veteran, who was
so, it’s a lot of work.” been having troop meetings, and we’ve been voir Community Hospital the rst woman awarded a
Silver Star since World War II.
Kelly Furtick is the Arrow of Light Den having leadership meetings,” Adams said. “And in Virginia and the Walter Silver Star since World War II.
in Virginia and the Walter
Leader and helps the Scouts be able to cross Reed National Medical Center 4. Utah Hero
Reed National Medical Center
over into Boy Scouts. See SCOUTS, Page 12 in Bethesda, Maryland. Utah National Guard Sgt. Chasen
Utah National Guard Sgt. Chasen
Volunteers are needed to take part in the Brown has received the Utah Medal of

trials. ey are being overseen by Operation Valor—the state’s highest military award—
MEDDAC Minute Warp Speed, which has a goal of delivering for his actions during the 2017 Route 91

safe and e ective vaccines by January. More Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas in
information on volunteering is available
here: https://info.ausa.org/e/784783/2020- which a lone gunman rained down re
on a crowd, killing 59 and injuring 860.
FLU VACCINE 09-14/4bcww/310448576?h=Ywt2Gn4 Brown helped evacuate people and treat

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Disease Control and Prevention. e vaccine is free, but you may have a cost for OYGdIC0 the injured.

an office visit when visiting a provider. Always call ahead to make sure the flu 2. Curbside Commissary e 24-year-old, a gunner with 2nd Bat-
vaccine is available. The Defense Commissary Agency talion, 222nd Field Artillery Regiment, was

3 Options for getting the u vaccine launched a curbside shopping option in a “little reluctant to be honored,” said Gov.
2019 that’s now available at locations Gary Herbert. But Col. Steven Fairbourn,
Military hospital or clinic like Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and Joint Base 65th Field Artillery Brigade commander,
Active duty service members have priority McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, where said the award is important for the National
Call ahead to make sure it’s available you can order online and pick up your items Guard because it shows “dedication isn’t
Participating network pharmacy at the curb. e pre-COVID-19 service limited to when they are deployed, but

Not all pharmacies participate in giving vaccines. Call ahead to con rm. has been popular, with many requests for rather is just a part of their character.”
Be sure to get your vaccine from the pharmacist, not from a health provider expansion. 5. Medal of Honor
in a pharmacy clinic, to avoid possible out-of-pocket costs. Commissary officials have announced

Some states may have restrictions for children based on age. plans to expand their “Click2Go” program On Sept. 11, Sgt. Maj. omas Payne
Tricare-Authorized Provider to 60 installations within two years. Service received the Medal of Honor, the nation’s
Follow your plan’s rules for getting care, which may include getting a referral. at Fort Lee, Virginia, began in August and highest award for valor, for his part in a

The vaccine is free, but you may have a cost for the office visit. service in Fort Polk, Louisiana began in daring 2015 hostage rescue in Kirkuk Prov-

Some states may have restrictions for children based on age. September. ince, Iraq. After already leading the rescue

3. Women Veterans’ Park of 38 hostages, the then-sergeant rst class
Visit TRICARE.mil/ u for more information Okaloosa County, Florida, officials stormed a burning building to free another

have picked eight women veterans to be 37 hostages as the building collapsed.
For more information go to home.army.mil/irwin For more information go to home.army.mil/irwin