29 February 2012 1HBCT Weekly News Update: please pass along to Soldiers, Family and Friends of 1HBCT. You can always stay up to date with local events by going to 1st Infantry Division page at http://www.riley.army.mil/default.aspx or if you are having issues reading this you can click on this link to read the weekly news. http://www.riley.army.mil/UnitPage.aspx?unit=1bct. And we are always up and posting new information on FaceBook! Join us on the Official 1HBCT FaceBook Page at www.facebook.com/1HBCTDEVILBRIGADE?v=wall&ref-sgm

1. 29 February 2012 1HBCT Weekly News Update: please pass along to Soldiers, Family and Friends of 1HBCT. You can always stay up to
date with local events by going to 1st Infantry Division page at http://www.riley.army.mil/default.aspx or if you are having issues reading this
you can click on this link to read the weekly news. http://www.riley.army.mil/UnitPage.aspx?unit=1bct. And we are always up and posting new
information on FaceBook! Join us on the Official 1HBCT FaceBook Page at www.facebook.com/1HBCTDEVILBRIGADE?v=wall&ref-sgm
Fort Riley Current News Update – Gate Closures!!! Beginning Mar 19, Fort Riley's 12th Street gate will become a 24-hour operational gate, with
inbound traffic only from 5 - 7 a.m. in order to facilitate a smoother flow of traffic onto the installation. This is due to major road construction
on K18. The Ogden Gate will no longer be a 24-hour operational gate. Normal traffic flow will continue from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., Mon - Fri. The
Ogden gate will close on all federal holidays.
Operation Hammer schedule: Watch for these brief gate closures: This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Operation
Hammer is a routine emergency gate closure drill at Fort Riley. Each drill lasts less than five minutes.
The schedule is as follows: Feb. 29 - 3:30 p.m. at Rifle Range Road, March 1 - 9 p.m. at Trooper ACP, March 6 - 2:20 p.m. at Ogden ACP , March 7
- 7:10 p.m. at Henry ACP, March 12 - 11:10 a.m. at Grant ACP, March 15 - 10:30 p.m. at Ogden ACP, March 21 - 9:50 a.m. at Trooper ACP , March
23 - 2:50 p.m. at Henry ACP, March 26 - 5:20 p.m. at Four Corners , March 28 - 8:40 p.m. at Trooper ACP
Fort Riley Religious Ministries Update - The Good News Club After School Bible program: This information has recently been updated, and is
now available. The Good News Club After School Bible program for students in grades first through fifth will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. on
Thursdays, from March 29 through April 26 at Morris Hill Chapel. Good News Club includes Bible lessons, creative learning activities, missionary
stories, songs and scripture memory activities. For more information and to sign up a student, contact Don Ericson, director, Religious
Education, at 785-239-0979 or at donald.ericson@us.army.mil Registration forms are required and are also available at Fort Riley chapels.
Manhattan MRC‐ The monthly Military Relations Luncheon is on March 7th at the Manhattan Country Club at 11:00am. They will have a
Wounded Warrior from Tempered Steel in Atchinson, KS come and speak about his journey. Please make time in your schedule to come and
hear this wonderful presentation. To RSVP: call the Chamber of Commerce at 785‐776‐8829 or register online under Upcoming Events at
www.manhattan.org under the MRC Luncheon. Reservations can no longer be made through Whitney as she is no longer with the Manhattan
Chamber office.
VETS4WARRIORS.COM: If you know anyone who has been deployed and needs someone to talk to, please refer them to this website at
www.vets4warriors.com for 24/7 assistance. There are resources to help them make the transition and support the family.

2. Women's History Month Observance: A special observance for Women's History Month on 21 MAR 12 from 1145-1245 in the East Ball Room of
the Fort Riley Conference Center. The observance will assist our Soldiers, Families, and Civilian employees in recognizing the many
achievements and contributions made by women to our country.
Food Handler’s Course being offered: FRG’s if you have new personal that want to assist you with food fundraisers make sure they have their
Food Handler’s card, see the training being offered by the 97th MP’s (they have opened this up to 1HBCT FRG’s)! 97th MP’s have scheduled a
Food Handler Course at Bldg 8618 Sustainment Drive (MP Battalion) on Thursday, 8 March 12, at 1800 hrs. If you have folks that are planning a
Fund Raiser this year, this would be a chance for them to attend the class and receive their Food Handler card. This card is good for 1 year. If
you prefer, you could take the course online at: http://iach.amedd.army.mil/ and bring their grade sheet to this class where they would be
issued their Food Handler card. OR they could go to Preventive Medicine, Bldg 609A, along with their grade sheet to obtain their Food Handler
Card. Please let your BN FRSA if you are interested in this class by 7 March so they can RSVP for you!
Military Community and Family Policy Weekly: Welcome to the Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) Weekly eNewsletter, providing
you with access to the blog post of Robert L. Gordon III, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Military Community and Family Policy), the latest
Quality of Life news and information from the Department of Defense, and dates for upcoming Guard and Reserve onsite sales. The link below
will open up the MC&FP Weekly eNewsletter in your browser. If the link above does not work, please copy and paste the entire link into your
browser window. http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/mcfp/weekly A PDF version of the newsletter is also available for download from the link above. Your
MC&FP Team! Military Community and Family Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense Providing policy, tools, and resources to further enhance
the quality of life of service members and their families.
SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN Golden Corral Restaurant group is offering a
summer camp experience for 2000 military kids this summer. Interested individuals go to www.campcorral.org and complete the registration
process and pick the camp closest to your home. The priority for selection goes to 1 -Families of the Fallen, 2 - Wounded or disabled in the line
of duty and 3 -any military child. There is a questionnaire individuals will complete; their responses are then racked and stacked by a computer
program which then determines their selection priority. This is about the kids. Camp Corral is an amazing week of non-stop fun and excitement
in the great outdoors for the children of our American military heroes. It's for the children of brave soldiers who have been injured or fallen
protecting our freedom, our way of life. Camp Corral is a wonderful chance for kids to share amazing adventures through boating, swimming,
hiking, archery and doing just about everything you can do enjoying fresh air and nature. Camp Corral kids tell us they have made friendships

3. and memories that will last a lifetime! The folks at Golden Corral restaurants are proud to continue their tradition of supporting our veterans
and military families by making Camp Corral possible. Golden Corral wanted to find a way to support the families of disabled veterans and those
injured in the line of duty and Camp Corral was the perfect opportunity. To learn more about Camp Corral and how one week can create lasting
memories for a wonderful child, please click the Learn More button. http://www.campcorral.org/about Closest one is in our backyard at Rock
Springs 4-H Center Junction City, KS 1168 Highway K157, Junction City, KS, 66441 Camp Dates: July 16 - 20, 2012

7. WIC has updated our document section with March is National Nutrition
Month: We have updated our web page at: http://www.riley.army.mil/UnitPage.aspx?unit=WIC See flyer

8. The Soldier Family Assistance Center (SFAC) will be holding a Hiring Hero’s Career Fair on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Riley’s Conference Center
on Fort Riley. If you would like to learn more about Army Community Service and the SFAC and Employment Readiness programs (ERP), please
click on these links: SFAC http://www.riley.army.mil/UnitPage.aspx?unit=ACS.sfac and/or ERP
http://www.riley.army.mil/UnitPage.aspx?unit=ACS.employ See Flyer