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Volume 17, Number 7 Published in the interest of the National Training Center and Fort Irwin community • home.army.mil/Irwin July 2021

NTC is rst to return Inside

to HPcon Alpha amid Your Voice Matters!

coronavirus pandemic The DAIG interacts with
housing community.
By Janell J. Lewis Ford See full story, Page 7
NTC/Fort Irwin Garrison Public A airs Education Pays O
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — On June 14, Brig. Gen. Soldier Earns Doctorate… for
Curtis Taylor, Commanding General of the National free! See full story, Page 5
Training Center and Fort Irwin, announced through his
Yellow Hash order that the installation would return to On TV!
Health Protection Condition Alpha— a level not seen Soldiers give powerful news
on the installation since March 2020 when COVID-19 interview.
became prevalent. See full story, Page 9
“Fort Irwin…became the rst installation in (U.S.
Army) Forces Command to o cially go to Health Pro-
tection Condition Alpha,” Taylor said during a Housing
Town Hall on June 22.
Fort Irwin welcomes new ers are still prepared and the community should still be
at means health risk or disease is limited but lead-
on alert.
Garrison Commander returns to normal on post, except for those who are unvac- Bob Hope USO throws
Taylor said it also means that essentially everything
Grill on.
cinated, who are still required to wear a mask indoors. Also
By Abe Dawoud everyone on post must always wear a mask in any medical numerous barbecues on Fort
Irwin.
facility or child development center facility.
Fort Irwin Public A airs See full story, Page 3
See COVID, Page 4
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — e Fort Irwin Garrison held a change of command ceremony at
the Sandy Basin Community Center on June 25.
Col. Jason Clarke succeeded outgoing garrison commander Col. Jeanette Martin. AER Campaign raises nearly $70K
roughout Martin’s term as the garrison commander, the installation had to rapidly adapt
to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. Fort Irwin Public A airs
“It is a privilege to have served this community over the past two years and an honor to
serve the nation’s most precious resources, our Soldiers,” said Martin’s farewell speech. “To the FORT IRWIN, Calif. — e Fort
directorates, I am grateful to have served alongside and with you, and I could not have asked Irwin Army Emergency Relief (AER)
See COMMAND, Page 7 campaign closed out with a small cer-
emony held in the Fort Irwin Garrison
Operations Group Commander Headquarters on June 21.
e campaign kicked o on March
relinquishes command 1, and was extended to end in June 15.
Founded in 1942, Army Emergency
Relief is “charged with relieving undue
Abe Dawoud nancial stress on the force, AER serves
Fort Irwin Public A airs the enduring priorities of the Secretary Army Emergency Relief Campaign Coordinators
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — e National and Chief of Sta to the U.S. Army.” held a closeout ceremony on June 2 in which the
Training Center’s Operations Group held a In total the Fort Irwin commu- Fort Irwin Garrison Command Team showed their
Relinquishment of Command Ceremony for nity raised $69,327 compared to 2020’s gratitude to Fort Irwin/ National Training Center
Col. Michal Simmering to handover com- $69,916, while the nal total is still ad- Unit Representatives. The Campaign, which was
justing, the installation believes it will rise extended until June 15, 2021 raised over $66,000.
mand to Col. Shawn Patrick on June 17. to more than $70,000.
“ e National Training Center’s Opera- Cpt. Ian James, the AER O cer for nancially if ever found in a hardship situation.”
tions Group holds a very special place in our Fort Irwin said “ e importance of AER, is “It is an amazing accomplishment, for all
Army,” said Brig. Gen Curtis Taylor, Com- to ensure our soldier’s active, retired, and their the unit representatives, and everyone in this
mander of the National Training Center. family members are able to obtain assistance - room working hard to making contact with
See OPERATIONS, Page 10 See AER, Page 5

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