Fort Campbell

The Soldier was undergoing weapons training on a range when he was shot this morning. He was treated at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital and then transported to Vanderbilt for further care.

Fort Campbell does not release the names of injured Soldiers. The incident is under investigation.

Some like Barbara Lucas had been looking for work (in the legal field) for over 6 months. She is currently considering returning to school. Jonathan Ligon said he was laid off 5 months ago, since then he has been unsuccessfully looking for work as a welder.  Beverly Cossingham unemployed for five months, is looking for an administrative or clerical positions. However, Katie Nolan probably summed it up best.  “I am looking for anything at this point, anything”, she said.

Katie Nolen discussing job opportunities with a Wendy Harrison from the Clarksville-Montgomery County Career Center

With the recent economic downtown, layoffs have become an all too common occurrence across middle Tennessee. A good example of this is the Springhill, TN GM plant which made the Chevrolet Traverse that will halt production in November laying off another 2,447 employees.

At the Clarksville Career Center booth they were handing out the listing of available jobs to the job seekers. Wendy Harrison took a minute to speak to us. Things are picking up she said, “The job market is still down, but it’s getting better”.

Tyrone Taylor speaking with Freda O'Neal from B&F Marketing. Tyrone is interested in locating an accounting job.

Vickie Kloeman, the Administrator of Elections for the Montgomery County Election Commission, was on hand to register people to vote but as she noted, “attendees seemed more interested in jobs, then voting right now”. However, she had signed up eight people to vote. “That’s eight more than we had on the rolls this morning” she said.

Draughons Campus Director Katharine Purnell

Draughons Campus Director Katharine Purnell wanted to say thank you to all of the agencies and employers who attended, “They have simply been wonderful.”

Attendees included: Montgomery County Government; 5 Star Radio Group; Goodwill Industries; Clarksville Dental Center; the Metro Nashville Police Department; Clarksville Police Department; The Kennedy Law Firm; THEC; Avon; Convergys; TN Department of Labor; Youth Villages; NIA Association; D&F Marketing; Cover Tennessee; Montgomery County Election Commission; Home Instead Senior Care; Fort Sill National Bank; US Bank; Blanchfield Army Community Hospital; Kelly Services; Troops for Teachers; Regions Bank; Dr. Samson Orusa; Eiro Research; Tastefully Simple; TN Rehabilitation Center; Army and Air Force Exchange Services; Scentsy Wickless Candles; Sam’s Club; Spring Meadows; Lowe’s; Kohl’s; Brown. Brown and Associates; Woodland Hills Youth Development Center; Tennessee National Guard; and Sendout Cards.

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The last four career fairs they have held have been a huge success with over 300 people in attendance.

Employers and agencies planning to attend include: Montgomery County Government, 5 Star Radio Group, Goodwill Industries, THEC, Avon, Convergys, TN Department of Labor, Youth Villages, NIA Association, Cover Tennessee, Montgomery County Election Commission, Home Instead Senior Care, Fort Sill National Bank, US Bank, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Kelly Services, Troops for Teachers, Regions Bank,  Dr. Samson Orusa, Heat & Frost Insulators, Eiro Research, Tastefully Simple, TN Rehabilitation Center, Army and Air Force Exchange Services, Clarksville Police Department, Scentsy Wickless Candles, Sam’s Club, Spring Meadows, The Kennedy Law Firm, Lowe’s, Kohl’s Brown, Brown and Associates, Clarksville Dental Center, Woodland Hills Youth Development Center, Tennessee National Guard, and Sendout Cards.

Employers

This event is FREE to employers who choose to participate. Let them help you in your never ending search for quality employment candidates.

Tables and chairs are available for employers to set up their booths. Arrival time is between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. for set up.

The college will also be providing a complimentary breakfast for all employers prior to 10:00 a.m. they will continue to  provide refreshments throughout the day, a catered lunch and hourly door prizes!

Draughons Junior College would like to thank all of you for attending and supporting this event in the past. They hope to see you again along with a lot of “new faces” on Friday June 5, 2009

If you have any questions or wish to register your business to attend, please contact Mary Wauford at (931) 552-7600.

About Draughons Junior College

Draughons Junior College specializes in training in the business, accounting, medical, dental, computer and criminal justice fields. They have been providing quality education to thousands of students for over 100 years! Please make sure you take advantage of this opportunity to promote your company and speak with qualified candidates from the Clarksville community and surrounding areas.

This was just training, but it could have easily been real

If this were a real world situation and the emergency responders at Fort Campbell were not properly trained, confusion would be the order of the day. But due to realistic training exercises like the one held today, they are indeed ready to handle a real world WMD situation anywhere on the military base.

Danny Green served the role of the Site Coordinator. He also serves as the Emergency Manager for Fort Campbell. He explained that this is an ongoing exercise involving the Southeast Homeland Security Region, complete with fake intelligence. “It (the exercise) tests the emergency responders capabilities in a real world situation,” he said

In addition to the Fire Department other organizations across Fort Campbell were taking part included CID; the military police (MP); Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security(DPTMS); Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), the Public Affairs Office (PAO), Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH), and of course lets not forget the soldiers serving as the victims.

Major Reyman, the Director of Emergency Services for Fort Campbell

Major Reyman the Director of Emergency Services for Fort Campbell explained that the real work begins after the exercise is completed with the after action review. They will go over the lessons learned and modify how they respond to future incidents of this nature. “I am happy with the initial response,” he said, “Any time you can conduct training, it’s a good thing.”

Patrick Crane, Incident Commander

Patrick Crane the incident commander highlighted the compressed nature of exercises such as this and pointed out that what happens during an exercise in minutes would likely take hours in a real situation. He felt that there was good coordination between the various organizations involved in the exercise. But as he pointed out, “You always find something that you could have done better.”

In the end realistic exercises such as this one helps the emergency preparedness of the various military organizations which are charged with protecting those who protect us on a daily basis.

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