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Fort Irwin strengthens ties, local economic growth By Casey Slusser
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — U.S. Army senior leaders from the National Training Center and Fort Irwin, along with the City of Barstow, partnered together by signing an Intergovernmental Support Agreement (IGSA) at Barstow City Hall on Sept. 14th.
Fort Irwin Garrison Commander, Col. Jason Clarke, along with Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Fedorisin, and the Fort Irwin’s Resource Management Office team, joined Mayor Paul Courtney and city officials at Barstow City Hall to sign the agreement.
IGSA’s are agreements between the Army and state or local government that serve the best interest of both parties to improve installation support services for Mission, Soldier and Family Reediness. These agreements can be as short as one year or up to 10.
“During recent talks with key personnel at Fort Irwin we have mutually identified several opportunities that we believe will redefine the relationship between the City of Barstow and our military partners,” Courtney said.
The contract between Fort Irwin and the City of Barstow has been approved to provide recurring animal control services on the installation which include: stray animal control services, provisions for humane care, temporary housing, and disposition of stray animals at the National Training Center and Fort Irwin.
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Playgrounds near the Blue Track and Splash Pad were renovated to include new ADA handicap ramps, playground equipment, and fall protection for the safety of children.
“We love the new play- grounds,” said Fort Irwin resident Kara Haring. “My 5-year-old has met and interacted with more kids in the past few days then he has in the past three years that we have lived here.”
Two new playgrounds
were also constructed, one on Rhineland Drive near Colin Powell Elementary School, and the other off of Goldstone Road. Those playgrounds provide children with new play- grounds equipment, overhead shade, and fall protection safety measures. Benches were also installed at the two parks for the comfort of parents.
“We take serving military families serious- ly,” said Bob Schallock, Aloha Construction
our communities,” Clarke said. “When first arriving to Fort Irwin in June as the Garrison Commander I was excited to bring the community of Barstow and Fort Irwin closer together. The Animal Control IGSA is a great start and I look forward to expanding this relationship even further. This agreement with the city will contribute to the humane capture, care, adoption of domestic stray animals at Fort Irwin and support economic growth within the local community.”
This shared partnership will provided 16 hours a day 7 days a week services, en- suring the animals are humanely captured and cared for during their time with ani- malcontrol.Thisservicewillincludedaily care, feeding, exercise, finding owners. All
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animals will also be provided a basic health examination, and ensure vaccinations are up to date if not picked up by owner, to ensure they are ready for adoption.
“The geographic scope for all Stray Animal Control services shall be within the Fort Irwin military reservation boundaries and Army/ Fort Irwin managed facilities at Barstow Daggett Airfield and the Barstow Outreach Center, including Military Fam- ily Housing on Fort Irwin and excluding Goldstone managed facilities,” Interim Manager Jim Hart said.
The Animal Control IGSA will officially be in effect Sept. 28, 2021, with an ad- ditional nine years based on Title 10 USC 2679andapprovedTransactionDocument between Fort Irwin and Barstow.
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Command Soldiers and civilians deploy from 19 military bases in 16 states to take on the world’s most dangerous weapons.
The Fort Irwin-based 759th EOD Company supports U.S. Army ma- neuver units participating in decisive action rotations at the National Train- ing Center on this Army installation in California’s Mojave Desert.
According to 1st Sgt. James R. Bo- hanon, the senior enlisted leader for the 759th EOD Company, the Master EOD Badge demonstrates expertise in their high stakes profession.
“Earning the Master EOD Badge il- luminates an individual’s dedication to the mastery of their craft and through mentoring to the field as a whole,” said Bohanon, an 18-year veteran from Belleville, Illinois, who has deployed to Afghanistan once and Iraq four times. “They are the individuals that folks go to with problems and are provided guidance and solutions.”
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Services Project Manager. “We appreciate all that these service members do for us, and for our safety. We appreciate having the oppor- tunity to help them in any way that we can.”
The installation is set to host two more ribbon-cutting ceremonies by the end of the year, drastically improving quality of life on Fort Irwin. The recently constructed library is tentatively set to open at the end of October, while the newly renovated Sam Adams Com- plex is slated to open around mid-November.