CONTROLLED
BURNS, Today:
Fort
Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield will conduct prescribed burns Today, Jan. 29 in an
area 12 to 16 miles North-North-East of Bldg 1 and 10 to 12. 5 miles NE of
Lawson fire tower. Flames will not be visible from GA highways 144 or 119. Predicted winds are SE 5-8.
TAX CENTERS
OPEN, Today:
Tax season is here!
The Marne Tax Centers at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield opened today,
Jan. 29 JAN and continues through Apr. 30. Tax Preparers will be available to
assist Solders, Family Members, and Retirees from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon-Wed
& Fri, 11 a.m. to 4 pm Thursday. Full service assistance for walk-in or
drop-off returns. Please bring military IDs and Social Security Cards, all
statements of income (i.e., W-2 forms and 1099 forms), rental property
documents, mortgage interest statements, etc. For more information, please call
the Fort Stewart Tax Center at (912) 767-1040 or the Hunter Army Airfield Tax
Center at (912) 315-3675. The Fort Stewart office is located at 2233 Gulick
Ave, Bldg. 816-E between 18th Street and Gate 5. The Hunter office is located
at 638 Horace Emmet Wilson Blvd, Bldg. 1211. Start gathering your important tax
documents today.
FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR DANCE PERFORMANCE AT SAVANNAH
BLACK HERITAGE FESTIVAL:
Free tickets for a performance by the Cleo Parker
Robinson Dance Ensemble are available while they last at the Hunter and Stewart
Leisure Travel offices on a first-come, first-served basis. The performance is
on Tuesday (Feb 3rd) at 7:30 p.m. in the Johnny Mercer Theatre of the Savannah
Civic Center. It is a part of the 26th annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival.
Hours for the Stewart office, located in the PX Furniture Mall Complex, are
9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Hours for the Hunter office, located in the PX
Exchange, building 6020, are 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
FORT STEWART
DINING FACILITY OPERATING HOURS, February:
Legion (Bldg
207, 660 Harmon Ave), Raider (Bldg 642, 1312 William H. Wilson Ave) Thunder
Café (Bldg 3003, 1600 W. 6th Street), and Vanguard (Bldg 8439, Vanguard Road)
DFACs will be open for weekday breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals, Monday -
Friday. Weekend/holiday hours begin with
the supper meal on Friday (for the training holiday on 13 – 16 February 2015,
the weekend designated DFACs begins with supper on 12 February). Dining Facility information can be found on
the Team Stewart webpage at: http://www.stewart.army.mil/info.asp?e=DFAC.
FS
WEEKEND/HOLIDAY DFAC:
Dining
Facilities open for Weekend/Holiday meals are Legion and Vanguard DFACs. Vanguard DFAC will be closed after the lunch
meal on 12 February and will reopen with the breakfast meal on 17 February. Designated Weekend and Holiday Meal DFACs
begin with the supper meal on Friday (for the training holiday on 13 – 16
February, the weekend designated DFACs begins with supper on 12 February). Hours are Brunch 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
Supper 5-6:30 p.m.
FS WEEKDAY MEAL
HOURS:
The Fort Stewart
Weekday Meal hours are Breakfast 7:30-9 a.m.; Lunch 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and
Dinner 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday Breakfast
hours are; Legion 6-8 a.m.; Raider 5-6:30 a.m.; Thunder Café 5-6:30 a.m.; and
Vanguard 7:30-9 a.m.; Lunch and Dinner Meal Hours for all DFAC's on Thursday
are; Lunch from Noon to 1:30 p.m.; and Dinner from 5-6:30 p.m. Friday Dinner Meal hours are 4-5:30 p.m.
HAAF
CONSOLIDATED DINING FACILITY OPERATING HOURS, February
HAAF
Consolidated DFAC (Bldg 110, 89 William Barksdale Cir) Weekday Meal Hours are
Breakfast 7:30-9 a.m.; Lunch 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and Dinner 5-6:30 p.m. Friday Meal Hours are breakfast 6:30-7 a.m.
& 7:30-9 a.m.; Lunch 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and Dinner 5-6:30 p.m. Weekend and
Holiday Meal Hours are Brunch 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and Supper 5-6:30 p.m.
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JANUARY/OTHER
HEADLINES
McNEELY ROAD
TRAFFIC ALERT, Feb 2-6:
A traffic alert
has been made for McNeely Road Traffic Alert due to utility relocation work
that will take place near the intersection of McNeely Road and Hero Road from
Feb 2-6. Both inbound and outbound
lanes will be impacted on a small portion of McNeely road. Motorists are advised to use extra caution in
this area. The POC for this action is
Mr. Matt Bolen (DPW Project Manager) at 912-767-7898.
NATIONAL PRAYER
BREAKFAST, Feb. 5:
Fort Stewart
Main Post Chapel, Feb. 5, 7 to 8:30 a.m.
Guest Speaker Chaplain (Col.) Mark B. Nordstrom, Director of Training
and Leader Development, U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School. Tickets are available from your Unit Ministry
Team.
HUNTER FIRE WARDEN CLASS, Feb. 5:
The next HAAF fire warden’s class will be held Feb 5 at 9
a.m. in Fire Station Number 2 Building 1295. All attendees are asked to bring a
unit appointment letter stating they are the assigned fire warden for their
unit/location with building number identified. For more information please call
315-2009.
ARMY NURSE CORPS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Feb. 6
The Army Nurse Corps 114th Birthday Celebration is being
held on Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. in the Patriot Auditorium at Fort Stewart's Winn Army
Community Hospital. Guest speaker is
Winn's Deputy Commander of Nursing, Colonel Robin M. Adams-Massenburg.
Refreshments will be served. All Army Nurse Corps Officers in the facility, and
those who are retired and formerly served are invited. Light refreshments provided.
COOKS NEEDED:
Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Business
Division is hiring for Cooks, NA-7404-04.
Salary is $9.68 to $11.32 per hour. Job announcement number
SCNAFDW141270015R open from 28 January to 6 February. Interested applicants may
apply via www.usajobs.gov.
FREE MEDDAC FRG HOSTED CLASS, Feb. 6:
Come one, come all.
Join us on 6 FEB from 1200-1300 in the Patriot Auditorium @ Winn ACH for
a FREE class. The topic is "Life in
Balance: Relaxation & Stress Relief." Bring your lunch. The event is open to all, sponsored by the
MEDDAC FRG; taught by their Military
Family Life Consultants (MFLCs).
Register at richele.l.martinez.civ@mail.mil NLT 5 FEB.
MILITARY JOB FAIR ON FORT STEWART, Feb. 10:
Sixty military-friendly companies will be present to
interview and hire military talent at the CivilianJobs.com Military Job Fair on
Fort Stewart from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Club Stewart. The event is sponsored by the Fort Stewart
Soldier For Life Transition Assistance Program.
Agencies include New York Life Insurance, Toyota Forklifts of Atlanta,
Vinnell Arabia, Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department and Aetna Inc.
Job seekers are strongly encouraged to pre-register to help facilitate an
effective pre-matching process. Attendees may pre-register at CivilianJobs.com
Job Fairs.
AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK HISTORY OBSERVED, Feb. 11:
The 3rd Infantry Division will host an African
American/Black History Month Observance 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at
Club Stewart in the main ball room, hosted by the 1st ABCT. The guest speaker is Dr. Leroy Zimmerman. There will be Food Samples after the
observance. For more information,
contact SFC Kenneth D. Lockhard, 3 ID Equal Opportunity Advisor Office at (912)
767-9265.
VET CLINIC CLOSED, Feb. 16:
The Veterinary Clinic will be closed Feb. 16 for
President's Day, and is closed for all federal holidays. In addition, the clinic closes early the last
day of the month for inventory. If you are looking for a lost pet please check
with us, as Animal Control brings stray and loose pets to the facility. The hours of operation are Monday through
Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday from 9 a.m. 3 p.m. For more information,
call 435-7387.
ACS REAR
DETACHMENT LEADER TRAINING, Feb. 18-19:
ACS will be
conducting a rear-detachment training event on Feb. 18-19. If you are or will be slotted as a rear
detachment commander, first sergeant or Family readiness Group liaison officer,
this training is for you. Understand how
to deal with Families in crisis, learn about the Community resources available
to assist you in this most important leadership role. For questions, please call 912-767-1257
SPECIAL FORCES
RECRUITING:
United States
Army Special Forces Soldiers are elite professionals within the Army's
ranks. Special Forces Soldiers are
trained in and use a multitude of unconventional tactics to accomplish our
Nation's missions both on and off the battlefield. We are looking for candidates that possess
the intelligence, maturity and professionalism required to serve as an Operator
within Special Forces. The ability to
"think outside the box" is a must. If you have the attributes
required to earn the coveted Green Beret and see if you qualify for this unique
opportunity, contact the Fort Stewart Special Forces Team at (912) 767-1400 or
(912) 767-2060.
YEARLY FRG
INFORMAL FUND REPORT SUSPENSE:
ACS wishes to
remind Commanders that the suspense for the Yearly Family Readiness Group
Informal Fund report is due to the first O-6 Commander in the Chain of Command
by Jan. 30. The report requires Commanders to summarize current balance, total
income, itemized list of expenditures with explanation on how the expenditures
are consistent with the purpose of the FRG informal fund SOP. Reference AR 608-1 App J-7b. If you have questions please call the Mobilization
and Deployment Readiness Team at FS (912) 767-1257 or HAAF (912) - 315-6816.
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FMWR NEWS
COMMANDING
GENERAL’S GOLF SCRAMBLE AT HUNTER GOLF COURSE, Friday
Be a part of the
camaraderie, team-building and golfing fun during the Commanding General’s
four-person scramble at Hunter Golf Course Friday (Jan. 30). The cost of $35
per person includes greens fees, practice balls, golf car, prizes and lunch.
Scramble begins at noon with a shotgun start. For more information, call
912-315-9115.
WATCH SUPER BOWL
XLIX AT CLUB STEWART, Sunday (Feb. 1):
Watch the
Seahawks and Patriots battle in Super Bowl XLIX Sunday (Feb. 1) at Thunder Run
in Club Stewart. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free. Door prizes will be
given away and food and drink specials will be sold. A drawing for preferred
seating will be held 30 minutes prior to the start of the game at 6:30 p.m. and
squares will be played each quarter to win a plate of loaded nachos. Must be 21
or older to drink. For more information, call 912-767-4717.
SUPER BOWL
PARTIES AT MARNE LANES, Sunday (Feb. 1):
Bowl while you
watch Super Bowl XLIX on 42 flat screen monitors throughout Marne Lanes Bowling
Center, with special prices starting at 6:30 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 1). For $15,
rent a lane for two hours (for up to six persons). Shoe rental cost is extra.
For more information, call 912-767-4866.
BOSS ORLANDO AND
TAMPA TRIP, Feb. 6-8:
Register by Feb.
2 at Stewart or Hunter Leisure Travel office, 912-767-2841 (Stewart),
912-315-3674 (Hunter). Join BOSS trip to Orlando to see the sites and visit
Busch Gardens in Tampa on a side trip. Cost of $100 per person includes charter
bus transportation with Free Wi-Fi, two nights lodging and Busch Gardens
admission
MEINHARDT
VINEYARDS & WINERY TRIP, Feb. 7:
Visit the
Meinhardt Vineyards & Winery in Statesboro, Ga., with Leisure Travel at 4
p.m. Feb. 7 for a tour and tasting. Participants must be 21 years old or older.
The cost is $20 per person. Later that evening, join the group for dinner (at
your own expense). Registration will continue until Feb. 2. For more
information, call 912-767-2841 at Stewart or 912-315-3674 at Hunter.
SUPER MEGA BINGO
AT STEWART AND HUNTER, Feb. 7:
Register by
Friday (Jan. 30) for Super Mega Bingo Feb. 7 from 1 p.m. - 1 a.m. at Stewart
Bingo, building 405 (adjacent to Club Stewart) and Hunter Bingo, building 6015
(adjacent to Hunter Club). Win up to $125K in cash. Minimum buy-in $100 and
Machine Charge $215. Early Birds, Warm-ups, Specials, Intermission play and
Jackpots highlight the evening. Lightning Bingo starts from 1-3:30 p.m.
Refreshments and buffet available for purchase. For more information, call
912-767-4200 (Stewart) or 912-315-4606 (Hunter).
8 FOR 8
BOWLOPOLIS BOWLING LEAGUE AT STEWART BOWLING CENTER, Feb. 7:
The 8 for 8
Bowlopolis Bowling League at Stewart Bowling Center, building 450, is open to
everyone who wants to learn to bowl. Participants bowl two games on Saturday
mornings, from 10 a.m. until noon starting Feb. 7. At the end of program on
March 28, participants receive their own bowling ball. The cost is $8 per
session and includes all equipment and instructions. For more information, call
912-767-4273.
TEAM IRONMAN
SKEET, TRAP SHOOT AT HUNTER, Feb. 7:
The Team Ironman
Shoot will be held starting at 9 a.m. Feb. 7 at the Hunter Skeet and Trap
Range, building 8250 (off South Perimeter Road). Two-person teams, randomly
chosen by drawing prior to the event, will shoot 5-stand, Skeet, and Trap. Each
member will shoot 25 birds at two different events. Total scores will be
combined for the team. The cost is $25 per person. For more information, call
912-315-9554.
FS SWEETHEART
DANCE AND NIGHT-IN FOR PRE-TEENS, TEENS, Feb. 13:
CYSS-registered
youth are invited to the Youth Activity Center, building 5655, for a night
filled with fun, games and dancing from 7-10 p.m. Feb. 13. There’s no charge.
Register by Feb. 12. Bring your date and enjoy a safe night. We’ll have a live
DJ and light refreshments. For more information, call 912-767-4491.
DAYTONA 500
TICKETS, LUXURY BUS RIDE TO THE RACE AVAILABLE AT LEISURE TRAVEL OFFICES:
Sales of Daytona
500 tickets are under way at the Stewart/Hunter Leisure Travel Offices.
Discounted tickets $60 and up, depending on seats. Tickets available for the
Budweiser Duel & Sprint Fanzone Race on Feb. 19; the Daytona 300 Xfinity
Race & Sprint Fanzone Race on Feb. 21 and the Daytona 500 & Sprint
Fanzone Race on Feb. 22. Need transportation to Daytona for the big race Feb.
22? Travel on a luxury bus with Leisure Travel group. Register by Feb. 16. The
cost is $30 per person. For more information, call 912-767-2841 (Stewart) or
912-315-3674 (Hunter).
MARTIN LUTHER
KING LIBRARY & ARCHIVES TOUR IN ATLANTA, Feb. 28:
Register by Feb.
13 for a trip Feb. 28 with Leisure Travel to watch the Black History Month
Parade in Atlanta and see the largest repository of primary source materials on
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement. Tour
includes birth home, crypt of Dr. and Mrs. King, exhibits at Freedom Hall, gift
shop/information facility and reflecting pool. The cost of $60 per adult (ages
13 and older) and $55 per child (ages 12 and under) includes tour and
transportation. For more information, call 912-767-2841 at Stewart and
912-315-3674 (Hunter).
CARDBOARD BOAT
REGATTA AT HUNTER, Feb. 28:
Sign-up now for
the Cardboard Boat Regatta to be held 10:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at the Tominac Fitness
Center Pool on Hunter. Using cardboard and duct tape only, participants must
build a boat to race one length of the pool with a two-person crew. No charge
to enter. Paddles provided. The three competition categories are kids, adults,
and adults verses kids. Plus, a prize will be awarded for the best-looking boat.
For more information, call 912-315-5078.
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COASTAL
HAPPENINGS (Events scheduled in the local area are considered public
information, and mention of these events does not constitute sponsorship or
endorsement.)
SMALL WORLD
FESTIVAL, Mar. 7:
Celebrate the
diversity of Hinesville's International community at the 7th Annual Small World
INTERNATIONAL
CAR SHOW IN CONJUNCTION WITH SMALL WORLD FESTIVAL, Mar. 7:
Presented by the
Hinesville Military Affairs Committee.
All cars are welcome. All
proceeds benefit the Veterans' Memorial Walk at Bryant Commons. Registration fee $25. For more information contact Melinda
Schneider at (912) 271-1702 or via email at: yellowbowlady@coastalnow.net
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ADMIN NOTES
MARNE MESSAGE
SUBMISSIONS:
The Marne
Message submission email address is USARMY Fort Stewart ID List ALL Message
Request (on the global) or typed as:
usarmy.stewart.3-id.list.all-message-request@mail.mil. In order to keep the
Marne Message timely and concise, limit submissions to 75 words or less. Do not
use military times. Attachments cannot be included, but links to more online
information can. Only official installation, MWR, or command directed messages
are considered. Effective November 1, 2014, the Marne Message is only sent twice
weekly on Mondays and Thursdays. The deadline for the Monday Marne Message is
COB Friday, and the deadline for the Thursday Marne Message is COB
Wednesday. All incoming requests for
Marne Messages will still be posted to the Google Blogger (ref. Marne
Messages).
WANT TO GET
MARNE MESSAGES?:
Individuals
wishing to get the Marne Message, who do not have a Fort Stewart - Hunter
Military Email Account, can visit the 3rd Infantry Division on Facebook page
at:
www.facebook.com/3rd.Infantry.Division
If you have a Fort Stewart - Hunter Military Email Account and don’t
automatically get the Marne Message, you can request an account by sending an
email to “USARMY Ft Stewart 3 ID Mailbox Marne Message” or
usarmy.stewart.3-id.list.all-message-request@mail.mil. If you have questions,
concerns, or problems, please call Public Affairs at (912) 435-9872.
IF YOU HAVE
PCS'D:
If you have
moved and are no longer assigned to Fort Stewart or Hunter Army Airfield,
follow these instructions to change your duty location. Go to Milconnect at
https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect, login, select the "My profile"
tab, select "Update and View My Profile", select the tab that
corresponds to your current role in DoD (i.e. Mil, CIV, CTR, etc). On the duty installation drop down menu select
your correct duty location. Your name
will be removed from Marne Message distribution lists at the next scheduled
update which is performed monthly. If
you have any problems, send an email to “USARMY Ft Stewart 3 ID Mailbox Marne
Message” or usarmy.stewart.3-id.list.all-message-request@mail.mil. If you have
questions, concerns, or problems, please call Public Affairs at (912) 435-9872.
