Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 2017 Page: 1 of 24
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75th Year, Issue 25
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Music on the Lawn
Fort Hood’s free summer concert
series, Music on the Lawn, is set
for 6:30 p.m. Friday at the lawn
behind Chili’s Grill and Bar.
Music on the Lawn is open to all
and features a variety of genres.
The concert will feature Brandy.
The event will kick off with a DJ
at 6:30 p.m. and a concert will fol-
low at 7:30 p.m.
The H-E-B Kid Zone will keep the
children entertained with bounce-
house fun. The event will wrap up
with a DJ from 9-10 p.m. The event
is free and open to all.
Concerts are planned for July 14,
July 28, Aug. 4 and Aug. 18 as part
of the series. In accordance with
Fort Hood rules and regulations,
pets and glass containers are not
allowed.
July 4 celebration
The 4th of July Independence
Day Celebration is set for 4-10:30
p.m. July 4 at Hood Stadium.
Activities include MWD K-9 Demo.
H-E-B Cart Races, Salute to the
Nation ceremony, childrens’ inflat-
ables and live music. Fireworks are
expected to start at 9:30 p.m. Blue
October will headline the event. For
more information, call 288-7835.
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Sgt. William Kirk, the noncommissioned officer in charge
of the Fort Hood Special Reaction Team, attempts to
Resilience Expo
A Resilience Expo is set for 8:30
a.m.-noon Saturday at Oveta Culp
Hobby Soldier and Family Readi-
ness Center, Bldg. 18000. The
event will focus on relationships,
parenting and Family dynamics.
The expo is open to Soldiers, Fam-
ily members , civilians and retirees.
For more information, call 288-
2794.
Courtesy photo
Rex Thomas, Fort Hood’s Equal Employment Opportunity manager, receives
the Diversity and Leadership Award - EEO Professional from Acting Secretary
of the Army Robert Speer at the Pentagon June 6.
Photo by Wayne Stanford, Fort Hood Recycle
A recurring issue of piles of trash illegally dumped at the Clear Creek Commis-
sary led to the removal of the recycle containers.
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it great. Our mission (in the EEO
Office) is to service the service pro-
vider, so they can provide first-rate
customer service. It all boils down
to teamwork. Our efforts to advise
and help maintain a harmonious
work environment are not relegated
to just processing complaints. We
are very proactive in educating the
workforce.”
Thomas has been overseeing the
Rex Thomas, Fort Hood’s Equal
Employment Opportunity manager,
has been recognized by the Army for
his efforts over the past year, earning
the Diversity and Leadership Award
— EEO Professional.
The award was presented by Act-
ing Secretary of the Army Robert
Speer at a Pentagon ceremony in
Washington, D.C., June 6. Thomas
was one of just seven individuals to
be honored at the ceremony
“Of course, it is always great to be
recognized for your efforts,” Thomas
said of the award. “(I) didn’t really
expect an award of this magnitude,
nor to receive it at the Pentagon
from the acting secretary of the
Army It is very much appreciated.”
Thomas’ efforts highlighted over
the past year to provide EEO sup-
port to more than 6,000 civilian
employees across the installations
included a professional development
seminar, which reached more than
1,400 employees; the development
of a dynamic mediation program,
which enhanced the installation’s
capability to resolve issues; and his
team-building efforts through train-
Rampant misuse of recycle drop
off points at the Clear Creek and
Warrior Way commissaries has
caused the removal of the recycle
containers.
“Illegal dumping is a huge drain
on the revenue we produce from
recyclable materials and affects our
day to day operations, when assets
are diverted in order to clean-
up what offenders leave behind,”
Master Sgt. Luis Salinas, Direc-
torate of Public Works sergeant
major, said. “These careless acts
leave us no choice but to absorb
these unplanned costs, which then
take precious funding from other
Upcoming BOSS events
Fort Hood’s Better Opportunities
for Single Soldiers program offers
a variety of activities, events,
programs and services for single
Soldiers. Upcoming events include:
• Today: BOSS Bi-monthly Meeting
Life Skills Team-Building
• Friday: BOSS Celebration of Sol-
stice Night
For more information about
these or other BOSS events, call
287-6116.
Illegal dumping
recycle containers at commissaries
and then concluded with the Team officer-in-charge of the Fort Hood
Agility Course. Special Reaction Team, said this
1st Lt. Brooke Lazzarini, the competition began in 2007 and
A little friendly competition
between local police forces not
only keeps them trained for their
every dayjobs, but also gives them
a chance to get to know each other
and build important relationships.
The 720th Military Police Bat-
talion, 89th Military Police Bri-
gade, hosted the Central Texas
Special Weapons And Tactics
Competition on Fort Hood June
14-16.
The Fort Hood Special Reac-
tion Team, the Killeen, Harker
Heights and Temple SWAT teams
participated in the three-day com-
petition.
The Temple SWAT team was
the overall competition winner.
This year’s competition consist-
ed of an individual obstacle course,
a Two-Gun Shoot, the “Strong
Man,” the Air Assault Obstacle
Course, the Live Fire Shoot House
Army-level accolade
dent is also an ordained deacon
at the Greater Vision Community
Church in Killeen, where he also
serves as chairperson of several out-
reach ministries. He
and his wife, Thom-
asena, have been
married 39 years.
Together they raised
three children and
have three grandchil-
dren.
What does Thom-
as feel is behind
his success and the
Army-level award?
“That’s easy,”
he said. “God pro-
vides my strength to
endure. Family pro-
vides their unwav-
ering love and sup-
port. The US AG
commander pro-
vides resources and
autonomy, and the
dedicated EEO staff
makes it all happen.
“You can’t lose
with that combi-
nation,” he said. “I
couldn’t have achieved this on my
own. It takes a team.”
Hood EEO manager
ing provided during the quarterly
Civilian Leadership Development
Program.
Though this was an individual
award for his leadership, Thomas
pointed to his team as the true
recipients of his Army-level acco-
lade.
“The Great Place says it all,” the
58-year-old retired Army sergeant
major said. “The people here make
EEO program at Fort Hood for
more than four years. He has more
than 39 years of federal service -
30 of those years in uniform -
most of it involved
in the Army’s Equal
Opportunity and
EEO issues. His
passion for his pro-
fession, and for the
Army remains a driv-
ing force for him.
“The Army main-
tains that everyone
will be treated with
dignity and respect.
We are successful
as an organization
because of that. Full
acceptance of our
differences makes us
a formidable force to
reckon with,” Thom-
as said. “Contrary to
some, it’s not being
‘politically correct’ to
speak and treat peo-
ple with respect. It’s
a part of the Army’s
culture, and it’s the
right thing to do.”
Besides leading an award-winning
program, the Copperas Cove resi-
programs sponsored by Fort Hood from needles and diapers to mat-
Recycle.” tresses and food waste, have
On a weekly basis, everything become a recurring problem.
Recently, more than 5,000 pounds
of garbage was dumped between
the two commissaries and caused
damage to the containers.
“Single-stream means all recy-
clables, not everything,” Michael
Bush, recycle operations manager,
Fort Hood Recycle, said.
Violations of illegal dumping
include non-recyclables in the blue
recycle containers; off-post and
household trash in brown dump-
sters; and trash dumped outside
of recycle containers and brown
dumpsters and in training areas.
“Brown dumpster use is autho-
rized only to the assigned activ-
ity or organization and is not for
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