Fort Jackson Leader News Archives

Publish Date 3/27/08

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Army offers women most opportunities               Mike A. Glasch       Leader Staff

Series: How civilians support the Army’s mission Living Army values to keep installation safe             Mike A. Glasch     Leader Staff

Commentary: Say it loud: ‘I snack, I’m proud’          Maj. Thomas Hundley   Moncrief Army Community Hospital

Fort Jackson’s top 36 earn Expert Infantry Badge                 Susanne Kappler      Leader Staff

Helping those who help themselves                Julia Simpkins       Public Affairs Staff

Leader writer earns DA crown jewel for journalists         Staff Report

Publish Date 04/03/08

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Cadre demonstrates Soldiering skills to students           Spc. Joshua Davis 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment

Deadline nears for filing taxes            Chris Rasmussen      Leader Staff

Fire! Fire!              Chris Rasmussen        Leader Staff

Special cooperative hits 40th year             Julia Simpkins   Public Affairs Staff

SSI caps comeback season with playoff win              Chris Rasmussen      Leader Staff

Publish Date 04/10/08

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Competition for top Soldier, NCO set to heat up    Chris Rasmussen      Leader Staff

Convoy Live Fire mounted course opens at month’s end             Chris Rasmussen    Leader Staff

DES studies high-traffic accident areas on post              Mike A. Glasch       Leader Staff

Later-in-life enlistment has its advantages              Susanne Kappler    Leader Staff

Publish Date 04/17/08

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Armed Forces Day to feature air show, field encampments          Chris Rasmussen      Leader Staff

AUSA awards top honor to post’s own          Mike A. Glasch     Leader Staff

Fort Jackson combatives instructor wins debut Mixed Martial Arts match by TKO                        Chris Rasmussen        Leader Staff

Marking Time: Most familiar image on Fort Jackson      Joe Monchecourt    Command Information Officer

Migration: How DOIM spells relief              Julia Simpkins     Public Affairs Staff

Mission: Never say ‘no’ to a Soldier     WTU Soldiers get one-stop service at Soldier and Family Assistance Center

Publish Date 04/24/08

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Assistants are indispensable to leaders              Susanne Kappler              Leader Staff

EEO explains service animals                                 Equal Opportunity Office

Event focuses on widespread impact of the Holocaust                    Chris Rasmussen      Leader Staff

Marking Time         Fort Jackson was the beginning of TIME             Karen Soule  Public Affairs Officer

May to succeed Schwitters                     Leader Staff Report

New credibility device fielded                 Mike A. Glasch       Leader Staff

Publish Date 05/01/08

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Installation to host USAAC competition       Chris Rasmussen      Leader Staff

New cemetery construction begins in June             Mike A. Glasch       Leader Staff

Retiree Appreciation Days 2008             Susanne Kappler        Leader Staff

S.C. Special Olympics games begin here Friday      Julia Simpkins   Public Affairs Staff  

Volunteering –– Just do it!                        Susanne Kappler      Leader Staff

VTCs connect deployed troops, loved ones     Susanne Kappler    Leader Staff

Publish Date 05/08/08

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Joint-service chaplain school ground broken; completion set for fall 2009      Chris Rasmussen Leader Staff

Commentary: Americans are losing the obesity battle        Maj. Thomas Hundley Moncrief Army Community Hospital

Fort Jackson’s best compete for DSoY                   Chris Rasmussen  Leader Staff

Fun activities, exhibits planned for open house                Chris Rasmussen  Leader Staff

Marking Time   Medal of Honor recognition long overdue        Ashley Henry   Public Affairs Intern

Need for media-savvy Soldiers on the rise            Chris Rasmussen      Leader Staff

Publish Date 05/15/08

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Barracks upgrades under way                Chris Rasmussen      Leader Staff

New program aims to reduce woes with household shipments               Mike A. Glasch   Leader Staff

Post NCO/SoY compete for USAAC top honors                  Chris Rasmussen          Leader Staff

Postal School dedicates room to leader, supporter, innovator          Ashley HenryPublic Affairs Intern

Soldier draws strength from Samoan heritage                                    Susanne Kappler  Leader Staff

Publish Date 05/22/08

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Armed Forces Day Open House 2008                 Chris Rasmussen        Leader Staff

Marking Time       Drill sergeant’s impact is long lasting            Chris Rasmussen    Leader Staff

DS School consolidates; building to begin            Chris Rasmussen      Leader Staff

First Lean Six Sigma graduation held on post                             Ashley Henry Public Affairs Intern

Post DSoY announced                            Chris Rasmussen  Leader Staff

Summer safety campaign begins                        Susanne Kappler  Leader Staff

Publish Date 05/29/08

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Asian-Pacific heritage shared during luncheon                Chris Rasmussen        Leader Staff

Chief of staff to say goodbye to Fort Jackson                    Mike A. Glasch              Leader Staff

FedBid saves taxpayer dollars                                                Ashley Henry       Public Affairs Intern

Fort Jackson community honors, remembers fallen service members    Mike A. Glasch     Leader Staff

Marking Time: Time capsule captures statue’s history                   Chris Rasmussen  Leader Staff

New Reserve headquarters named for fallen Soldier          Mike A. Glasch    Leader Staff

Publish Date 06/05/08

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DACA researchers developing high-tech ways to detect deception                      Mike A. Glasch Leader Staff

Dining facility to represent post in annual competition                      Susanne Kappler  Leader Staff

Funds approved to cushion housing transfer                           Chris Rasmussen Leader Staff

Happy Birthday Army’s 233rd celebration to be bigger, better than before          Chris Rasmussen  Leader Staff

July 4th ‘Tattoo’ gearing up                             Mike A. Glasch Leader Staff

Marking Time: Soldier’s drive puts post golf course on par                   Ashley Henry Public Affairs Intern

Publish Date 06/12/08

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Ballgame, signing, events on tap for Army birthday             Chris Rasmussen    Leader Staff

Drill sergeants take on additional responsibilities                      Mike A. Glasch     Leader Staff

Family, friends –– ‘He will live with us forever’                            Chris Rasmussen      Leader Staff

Marking Time: Churchill’s visit sparks forceful display                          Susanne Kappler      Leader Staff

Soldier gets crash course in fatherhood                                        Susanne Kappler      Leader Staff

Soldiers defy stereotypes projected onto a generation                                Susanne Kappler    Leader Staff

Publish Date 06/19/08

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Commentary: Ignorance is not bliss in the voting booth                               Mike A. Glasch Leader Staff

Enlisting as easy as one, two, three                                       Ashley Henry   Public Affairs Intern

Happy 233rd Birthday, Army!              Photos by Susanne Kappler

Marking Time: Ceremonial field named for MoH recipient                     Chris Rasmussen  Leader Staff

Midlands communities pledge their support to Fort Jackson                          Susanne Kappler  Leader Staff

PCS moves made simpler with mobile careers                               Ashley Henry Public Affairs Intern

Publish Date 06/26/08

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HEAT keeps Soldiers cool under pressure  Humvee rollover trainer teaches Soldiers how to survive when vehicles overturn                                     Mike A. Glasch       Leader Staff

Perseverance pays off  Fort Jackson drill sergeant snags TRADOC DSoY title      Chris Rasmussen  Leader Staff

Traffic burden eased for this year’s Torchlight Tattoo celebration                Mike A. Glasch   Leader Staff

Publish Date 07/03/08

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Licking their chops      2-39 DFAC  wins regionals, looks forward to Army-level contest                  Susanne Kappler    Leader Staff

DOL director retires after 34 years on Fort Jackson      Susanne Kappler  Leader Staff

Marking Time: Meningitis epidemic takes its toll on Camp Jackson        Susanne Kappler    Leader Staff

Reservists’ BAH explained          Mike A. Glasch       Leader Staff

Slugfest sets tone for backstretch                 Chris Rasmussen      Leader Staff

Publish Date 07/10/08

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Coming attractions at theater  Roof upgrades nearly complete; other changes must wait for FY09   Susanne Kappler  Leader Staff

Marking Time: Markers tell story of former Fort Jackson divisions  John A. DeLyons  Post Museum

Storms, lightning send crowd bolting               Mike A. Glasch       Leader Staff

Streaming video on government PC a no-no         Susanne Kappler    Leader Staff

Task force provides remote assistance to wounded warriors        Susanne Kappler  Leader Staff

Publish Date 07/17/08

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Synchronized success   Emergency responders work together in realistic hostage situation                              Ashley Henry Public Affairs Intern

Having a blast at Remagen                    Susanne Kappler    Leader Staff

Marking Time: Village provides preview of Vietnamese hazards               Chris Rasmussen    Leader Staff

MP demonstrates strength in the cage   Perseverance propels Soldier to first middleweight title in hand-to-hand cage fighting                  Susanne Kappler        Leader Staff

Ready for his next chapter           Mike A Glasch          Leader Staff

Shakin’ your groove thing                  Ashley Henry   Leader Staff

Publish Date 07/24/08

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Achieving success through teamwork at Fit to Win             Ashley Henry Public Affairs Intern

Carolina native returns as post’s inspector general                  Ashley Henry   Public Affairs Intern

New SSI commander nominated for first star             Susanne Kappler  Leader Staff

Post welcomes new CG Change of Command ceremony begins 9 a.m., today    Mike A. Glasch   Leader Staff

Task Force Marshall replaces military trainers with civilian contractors            Chris Rasmussen  Leader Staff

Thrift Shop savings pay big dividends to community               Susanne Kappler Leader Staff

Publish Date 07/31/08

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Housing operations in new hands              Chris Rasmussen        Leader Staff

‘Fort Jackson National Cemetery’ an eternal tribute to vets                    Mike A. Glasch   Leader Staff

Post celebrates new commander’s arrival                                    Mike A. Glasch Leader Staff

Post headquarters built during World War II            John A. DeLyons      Post Museum

Publish Date 08/07/08

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Athletic trainers reduce lost training time              Chris Rasmussen Leader Staff

Citizen warriors honored for sacrifices made in GWOT           Mike A. Glasch   Leader Staff

Commentary: Fighting obesity epidemic through instilled Army values

Maj. Thomas Hundley  Moncrief Army Community Hospital

Commentary: The ties that bind are created at home, in the Army        Carrie David Ford    Editor

Hitting the books  Army offers GED to recruits who don’t have diplomas

John Harlow, TRADOC News Service     Chris Rasmussen, Leader Staff

 Housing changes hands            Chris Rasmussen    Leader Staff

‘Forty Rounds’ sees turnaround             Susanne Kappler          Leader Staff

Publish Date 08/14/08

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Don’t feed the strays                  Mike A. Glasch   Leader Staff

Retired Soldier recalls Fort Jackson’s integration           Mike A. Glasch       Leader Staff

Schools, barracks upgrades on master plan for Fort Jackson         Chris Rasmussen  Leader Staff

Soldiering from Day One    Blended Reception reduces down time during in-processing                            Ashley Henry Public Affairs Intern

The Citadel cadets take lessons from drill sergeant candidates             Ashley Henry Public Affairs Intern

Publish Date 08/21/08

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Army delays launch of new personnel system                 Mike A. Glasch Leader Staff

Combined Federal Campaign to start                 Susanne Kappler  Leader Staff

Danger is no stranger to pair of BCT grads          Mike A. Glasch       Leader Staff

Father and daughter start Army family tradition in BCT                   Susanne Kappler      Leader Staff

RAMPs change posture of Fort Jackson                 Ashley Henry    Public Affairs Intern

Publish Date 08/28/08

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