Topic: Army Community Service

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital to host Baby Steps Baby Expo, May 24th

May 5, 2019 |

Fort Campbell, KY – The second annual Baby Steps Baby Expo will be held by Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH) on May 24th, 2019 from 10:00am to 1:00pm at Fort Campbell’s Family Resource Center.

“We’re very excited to bring this expo to Fort Campbell again. The Baby Expo is an educational fair that allows families to be connected with community resources here at Fort Campbell and the surrounding city-community,” said Sgt. Luz Gomez, non-commissioned officer in charge of BACH’s Mother Baby Unit and a return member of the Baby Expo planning committee.

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101st Airborne Division Lifeliners remember fallen with run, ceremony

September 24, 2017 |

Written by Sgt. Neysa Canfield
101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs

Fort Campbell, KY – Col. Stanley J. Sliwinski, commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Sustainment Brigade “Lifeliners,” 101st Abn. Div., led Lifeliners on a run, September 15th, 2017 in front of division headquarters, where boots symbolizing fallen Soldiers were on display.

As part of the Fort Campbell’s Military Survivor Appreciation Week, Lifeliners conducted a brigade remembrance run and ceremony, here.

Col. Stanley J. Sliwinski, commander of the 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, 101st Abn. Div., and Sgt. Maj. Randy B. Gray, acting senior enlisted adviser for the 101st Abn. Div. Sust. Bde., lead the brigade, Sept. 15, 2017, on a remembrance run on Fort Campbell, Kentucky. After the run, Soldiers conducted a remembrance ceremony to commemorate the 63 fallen Soldiers of the brigade. (Sgt. Neysa Canfield/101st SBDE Public Affairs Office)

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Fort Campbell Soldier For Life and Army Community Service to hold Fall Job Fair

August 13, 2017 |

Fort Campbell, KY – Fort Campbell Soldier For Life – Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP) and Army Community Service (ACS) Employment Readiness Program (ERP) will host the Fall Job Fair on September 20th and 21st from 9:00am until 3:00pm.

The Job Fair will feature at least 150 prospective employers including both International/National and Local/Regional employers.

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Army Community Service Family Advocacy Program helps Fort Campbell prevent Child Abuse

April 9, 2017 |

Written by Heather Huber
Fort Campbell Public Affairs Office

Fort Campbell, KY – April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month. Army Community Service Family Advocacy Program is joining the nation in spreading awareness about how to prevent child abuse.

“We work in prevention and education, so a lot of what we do is bring awareness to the community of Family violence and promoting healthy Families,” said Cris Isom, ACS-FAP specialist.

Soldiers receive annual training on recognizing abuse indicators, who the reporting point of contact is, what Soldier responsibilities are and what resources are available to them and their Families.

Griscelda Perez, (left), speaks with Phalecian Rawlins, Family Advocacy Program specialist, while she holds her son, Alexis, 21 months, April 6, 2017, at Taylor Youth Center on Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Rawlins was explaining what normal behavior is for Alexis’s age and telling Perez about the other programs FAP offers. Play Morning is from 9-10:30 a.m. every Thursday and is geared toward children younger than 3. (Heather Huber, Fort Campbell Public Affairs Office)

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Fort Campbell Warrior Transition Battalion Soldier prepares to make his transition

March 27, 2017 |

Written by Leejay Lockhart
Fort Campbell Public Affairs Office

Fort Campbell, KY – Specialist Avery Harbin, a Soldier assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion, confidently shook hands and spoke with many of the 73 civilian job recruiters at the Soldier for Life-Transition Assistance Program and Army Community Service’s Employment Readiness Program International and National job fair Wednesday at Cole Park Commons.

Harbin also prepared for the job fair featuring 73 local and regional employers on March 23rd, 2017.

He will leave the Army at the end August, but he has already started preparing for his transition. Harbin said he feels confident he will be able to find employment allowing him to eventually reach his long-term goals of going to college for graphic design and business management as well as becoming an entrepreneur.

Specialist Avery Harbin, a Soldier assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion, participates in a mock interview with local business and political leaders March 16, 2017, at Fort Campbell. On Harbin’s panel was Jim Durrett, Montgomery County, mayor, Mariah Carey, human resources director with Lowes and Connie Freeman, executive assistant to the chief executive officer at 1st Advantage Bank. (Leejay Lockhart, Fort Campbell Public Affairs Office)

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Fort Campbell hosts annual Spring Job Fair

March 19, 2017 |

Fort Campbell, KY – Fort Campbell’s Soldier for Life-Transition Assistance Program and Army Community Service’s Employment Readiness Program will host its spring job fairs March 22nd-23rd at Cole Park Commons from 9:00am until 3:00pm.

The job fairs will feature 73 employers each day, representing a wide range of industries that are recruiting for international, national and regional job opportunities.

International and national employers will be featured on March 22nd, and local employers on March 23rd.

Spring Job Fair at Fort Campbell

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Fort Campbell Newcomers brief important first step: Soldiers, spouses can benefit from program introductions

March 5, 2017 |

Written by Leejay Lockhart
Fort Campbell Public Affairs Office

Fort Campbell, KY – When Soldiers arrive at Fort Campbell they begin their in-processing at the 1st Lt. J. Robert Kalsu Replacement Company and most spend their first Thursday attending a newcomers brief at the Family Resource Center.

Connie Silk, Army Community Service supervisor for Information and Referral and Relocation Readiness, said normally there are about 150 to 200 Soldiers who attend the weekly brief and if a Soldier is married their spouse also is invited to attend.

Fort Campbell’s orientation program normally starts about 8:30am and lasts until about 3:00pm. The purpose of the newcomers’ brief is to set out standards and expectations for Soldiers and to connect them and their Families to resources Fort Campbell offers, Silk said.

Chaplain (Col.) John Murphy, garrison chaplain, addresses Soldiers at the newcomers brief Feb. 16, 2017, at the Family Resource Center. During the brief Soldiers and their spouses learn about expectations and resources available to them at Fort Campbell. (Leejay Lockhart, Fort Campbell Public Affairs Office)

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Spring Job Fair at Fort Campbell

January 3, 2017 |

Fort Campbell, KY – On March 22nd and 23rd, Fort Campbell Soldier For Life – Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP) and Army Community Service (ACS) Employment Readiness Program (ERP) will host the Spring Job Fair featuring at least 150 prospective employers including both International/National and Local/Regional employers.

Come dressed for success and bring your resume. Open to the public.

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Fort Campbell Army Community Service to hold Job and Resource Information Fair

September 29, 2016 |

Fort Campbell, KY – On October 18th, 2016 Army Community Service (ACS) Employment Readiness Program and Exceptional Family Member Program will host a Job and Resource Information Fair targeted to Family members with special needs. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Job and Resource Information Fair will be held at the Family Resource Center from 9:00am until 12:00pm.

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101st Airborne Soldiers march toward resiliency

September 28, 2016 |

Written by Sgt. Neysa Canfield
101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs

Fort Campbell, KY – Sometimes the burdens Soldiers bear can feel like a 50-pound rucksack weighing them down physically, mentally and emotionally.

That burden can lead a Soldier to take his or her life, if not properly mitigated.

As part of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Soldiers of 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Sustainment Brigade, 101st Abn. Div., conducted the Burden Bearer Challenge, September 20th, here.

Pvt. Trevor L. Arbuckle (right), a small arms and artillery repairer with 584th Support Maintenance Company, 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Sustainment Brigade, 101st Abn. Div., helps motivate his partner during the last half mile of a four-mile ruck march, Sept. 20, 2016, during the Burden Bearer Challenge on Fort Campbell, Ky. (Sgt. Neysa Canfield/101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)

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