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Community
Taking Home the Gold: Army lieutenant
wins gold medal at Tokyo Olympics
Fort Irwin Public A airs
Hailing from Colorado Springs, 1st Lt.
Amber English set an Olympic record as she
took home a gold medal during the 2020
Tokyo Olympics. Hitting 56 of 60 targets,
1st Lt. English narrowly beat reigning Italian
champion Diana Bacosi by a single target.
In a 2016 Team USA article, English
joined the Army following her father’s death
in 2016, “I knew I had to completely change and surrounded myself with a seriously win-
everything I was doing in my life — I joined ning atmosphere, so it paid o .”
the Army, moved (from Colorado Springs,
Colorado) down to Fort Benning (Georgia) competes and trains as a member of the U.S. as the U.S. Army’s Marksmanship Unit.
Best Warrior Competition
Best wishes to SSG Asheil Allen and PFC Todd Scha er as they represent NTC at FORSCOM’s Best Warrior Competition.
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WHO WE ARE Community
Brig. Gen. Curtis Taylor
Commanding General
Command Sgt. Maj. William Justice Back to School Bash opens with a Splash
Post CSM
Garrison Commander
Col. Jason A. Clarke
Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Fedorisin By Casey Slusser were donated by e Villages at Fort Irwin, send the participants into the water. Dunkees barbecue, and Louisiana-style boils. Afterward,
and school supplies encompassing everything spent 15 minutes in the on the platform and Bashers cooled o , in the mid-summer 100
Garrison CSM Fort Irwin Public A airs on the districts supply list including note- community members saw some good dunk- degree desert heat, with ice cream, snow cones,
Renita Wickes FORT IRWIN, Calif. —To help prepare books, pencils, glue and more was donated by ing’s whether the dunkers were playing by the and ai Tea.
Public A airs Interim Director service members, families and school-age
High Desert Warrior Sta children for a successful school year, Fort Irwin the High Desert Chapter of AUSA. rules or not. “Events like these are all about building
Silver Valley Uni ed School District and
Aadrik Flores, who will be attending kin-
Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Barstow Community College school o cials dergarten in the fall, said his favorite part of the social connection and ensuring our families
Abraam Dawoud, Editor (MWR) held a Back to School Bash July 31. attended the event to reach out to service fair was racing his sister through the obstacle build relationships based on church groups,
760-380-3303 “We’ve all watched enough television this members and families with important infor- course. ere were so many activities to do at youth groups, sports groups, spouses groups,
Jason Miller, Sta Writer/Photographer last year and it’s time to get out and be a part mation on education services available on post. the Bash, he didn’t make it to the dunk tank. scouts, and Out Door Recreation programs,”
(760) 380-3073 of the community,” Brig. Gen. Curt Taylor, Taylor said. “Anything that brings together
SVUSD Assistant Superintendent, Jeff
Community members also enjoyed static
David Dupree, Sta Writer/Photographer commanding general, said. Youskievicz, said that the district and teachers displays set out by 11th Armored Cavalry community is what were really driving for.
(760) 380-8917 Parents and their school-age children lined appreciated being included in the event and Regiment and had the opportunity to climb Building these community relationships is
Casey Slusser, Sta Writer/Photographer up at the Army Field to pick up free school given the opportunity to say hello to the kids in, explore, and sight the tanks. e 11th what makes this a great small town.”
A logistics officer, English currently Army’s World Class Athlete Program as well (760) 380-3076 supplies, listen to music, play games, shop and meet the families. Teachers and adminis- ACR Horse Detachment also brought out Directorates such as the Wellness Center,
Aerotech News with vendors, and meet several of the on-post trators from across the district talked to the Hondo and Charger, two fan favorites in the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Pre-
vention, Religious Support O ces, Depart-
Emma Uribe, Graphic Designer services available to them. kids and played corn hole with the families. community. Kids lined up to feed the horses ment of Emergency Services, and Tickets and
rough the support of community part-
ere was no shortage of smiles in the carrots and pet their noses.
Food trucks, clubs, and home based busi-
HIGH DESERT WARRIOR ners and sponsors, this event provided an BOSS Dunk Tank line. e leadership that nesses featured a variety of snacks and refresh- Tours set up information booths. Additionally,
Weed Army Community Hospital adminis-
opportunity to distribute school supplies
volunteered to sit on the dunk tank plat-
High Desert Warrior, a civilian enterprise newspaper, is an to school aged kids. More than 500 free back- form heckled throwers as community mem- ments during the festivities. Bash goers ate tered vaccines and provided information and
authorized publication for members of the United States
Army and Fort Irwin community. Contents of this newspaper packs were handed out by USO, lunch bags bers tried their hand at hitting the target to their ll of nachos, shrimp donuts, burgers, resources about COVID-19.
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NEWSPAPER AWARDS
Photos by Casey Slusser
2nd Place, 2017 U.S. Army IMCOM
Newspaper Competition — Feature Photograph
Honorable Mention, 2009 U.S. Army IMCOM-West
Newspaper Competition — Tabloid category
3rd Place, 2008 Dept. of the Army
Maj. Gen. Keith L. Ware
Newspaper Competition — Tabloid Category
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