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Brig. Gen. Curtis Taylor
Commanding General
11th ARC Mule Day Command Sgt. Maj. William Justice Bob Hope USO holds barbecue for
Post CSM
Col. Jason A. Clarke
Garrison Commander
Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Fedorisin
Garrison CSM
Darryl Darden graduates, Soldiers
Public A airs Director
High Desert Warrior Sta
Janell J. Lewis Ford, Editor by SSG. Julie Jaegar fornia. We started at Marine Corps and Logistics Base, (where she
(760) 380-3450 is located), in Barstow, California, and came to Fort Irwin, Saturday.
Jason Miller, Sta Writer/Photographer Contributor Daniel Cordova, Center Supervisor for USO, and KC Ollila
(760) 380-3073 e California United Service Organization Bob Hope (USO) Center Operations and Program Manager of the Inland Empire,
Renita Wickes, Sta Writer/Photographer mobile center popped in at Fort Irwin for a two-day visit. ey who work at Fort Irwin, collaborated with the USO mobile center.
(760) 380-3078 rst came to serve the Silver Valley High School graduates with a Ollila explains that they served soldiers with a barbecue of hotdogs
David Dupree, Sta Writer/Photographer barbecue, games, and other activities during the Annual Gradua- and hamburgers, games, snacks.” Some of the games provided were
(760) 380-8917 tion Parade.
Casey Slusser, Sta Writer/Photographer e Bob Hope Mobile Center also came the next day to put on corn hole bean toss, and a large connect four grid.
(760) 380-3076 Reading went on to say that from Fort Irwin, they will travel on to
Abraam Dawoud, Sta Writer/Photographer a barbecue for hungry soldiers at Jackrabbit Park. Long Beach for the Coast Guard then they will go to Port Hueneme
Courtesy of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Aerotech News Courtney Reading, the mobile operations and Program Specialist and Vandenburg, the joint Air Force and Space Force installation.
Emma Uribe, Graphic Designer who does much of the driving, explains their mission more in detail, Ollila emphasized that their intent today at the barbecue was “for
e 11th Armored Calvary Regiment’s Horse Detachment spent a full “we are currently on an eight-day tour throughout Southern Cali- everyone to have a fun afternoon.”
week at Bishop Mule Days Celebration. e troopers carried themselves
extremely well and represented the Blackhorse Regiment and the Army to the HIGH DESERT WARRIOR Forces Command’s First Lady Visits Fort Irwin
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Fort Irwin Garrison hosted a key leader engagement with Ms. Lorelei Garrett,the wife of
U.S. Forces Commander Gen. Michael Garrett. The goal of the visit was to give Ms. Garrett
a rst-hand understanding of the challenges Fort Irwin Soldiers and families endure. She
received multiple brie ngs from the Silver Valley Uni ed School District, Child and Youth
Services, the Child Development Center, Fort Irwin Housing, and nally concluded with
multiple Spouse Sensing sessions.

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