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Attention History Buffs: Fort Hood is Building a New Museum Jul 29, 2021

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Steven Draper, Fort Hood museums director, stops by the studio this week to provide an update on construction of the National Mounted Warrior Museum, which will be located between the Visitor's Center and the 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment's stables. The project is moving along nicely, with a "soft-opening" projected for the summer of 2022. As for the crew, after flying solo last week, Brianna is on vacation, so SPC Kyra Pearl joins Samantha and Lamont in a co-host seat ... something she hopes to become a regular assignment.
The crew:
- Samantha Farlow, Fort Hood Public Affairs
- SGT Lamont Shavers, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
- CPL Brianna Doo, 1st Cavalry Division Band (chilling this week)
- SPC Kyra Pearl, 11th Corps Signal Brigade
Featuring:
- Steven Draper, Director, Fort Hood Museums
Music provided by the following:
"Gun Metal Grey" (opening/closing theme music) - Delicious Allstars
"Alpha" - Cyrano
"Learning By Doing" - Niklas Olovson
All music obtained, royalty free, through Filter by Songtradr at www.filter.one/
This podcast is a production of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood and Fort Hood Public Affairs. Contact us at FortHoodPAO@gmail.com
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Show Me the Money! Jul 22, 2021

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This week, the podcast crew welcomes in subject-matter-experts from Fort Hood's Army Military Pay Office, the folks who fix things when you have issues with your Army pay. Brianna gets to fly solo for the interview, as we're still social distancing in the studio, and takes a good-natured ribbing from her co-hosts since she's the "senior" member of the podcast team now.
The crew:
- Samantha Farlow, Fort Hood Public Affairs
- SGT Lamont Shavers, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
- CPL Brianna Doo, 1st Cavalry Division Band
Featuring:
- CPT Bong Chi, Army Finance Officer
- Wilma McGahee, Director, Fort Hood Army Military Pay Office
- Brian Newberry, Supervisor, Processing Section, Fort Hood Military Pay Office
Music provided by the following:
"Gun Metal Grey" (opening/closing theme music) - Delicious Allstars
"Alpha" - Cyrano
"Learning By Doing" - Niklas Olovson
All music obtained, royalty free, through Filter by Songtradr at www.filter.one/
This podcast is a production of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood and Fort Hood Public Affairs. Contact us at FortHoodPAO@gmail.com
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Phantom Corps Command Team Discusses Holistic Health and Fitness Jul 15, 2021

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Lt. Gen. Pat White and Command Sgt. Maj. Cliff Burgoyne, the command team for III Corps and Fort Hood, return to the podcast studio this week discussing the Army's culture shift and holistic health and fitness. It's a great big People First podcast.
The crew:
- Samantha Farlow, Fort Hood Public Affairs
- SGT Lamont Shavers, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
- CPL Brianna Doo, 1st Cavalry Division Band
Featuring:
- LTG Pat White, Commanding General, III Corps and Fort Hood
- CSM Cliff Burgoyne, Command Sergeant Major, III Corps and Fort Hood
Music provided by the following:
"Gun Metal Grey" (opening/closing theme music) - Delicious Allstars
"Alpha" - Cyrano
"Grease Monkey" - Frederick Bux
All music obtained, royalty free, through Filter by Songtradr at www.filter.one/
This podcast is a production of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood and Fort Hood Public Affairs. Contact us at FortHoodPAO@gmail.com
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New Logo, New Sound and a New Garrison Commander, Too Jul 01, 2021

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The rebranded podcast launches this week. Besides a new logo, new sound and a new vibe, the crew welcomes in crew welcomes the new Garrison Commander, COL Chad R. Foster, into the studio. With just over a month in command, the colonel talks about his return to the Great Place (he's been here twice before) and we get him talking about his lifelong interest in comic books (!) before reminding everyone to check out the festivities at Fort Hood as the Great Place celebrates Independence Day starting at 4 p.m., July 2 at Hood Stadium.
The crew:
- Samantha Farlow, Fort Hood Public Affairs
- SFC Kelvin Ringold, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
- SGT Lamont Shavers, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
- SPC Brianna Doo, 1st Cavalry Division Band
Featuring:
- COL Chad R. Foster, U.S. Army Garrison - Fort Hood commander
- Blair Dupre, Fort Hood Sentinel Sports/Leisure Editor
- Dave Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs
Music provided by the following:
"Gun Metal Grey" (opening/closing theme music) - Delicious Allstars
"Alpha" - Cyrano
"Learning By Doing" - Niklas Olovson
All music obtained, royalty free, through Filter by Songtradr at www.filter.one/
This podcast is a production of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood and Fort Hood Public Affairs. Contact us at FortHoodPAO@gmail.com
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A Celebration is Set for July 2 (with help from the USO) Jun 24, 2021

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The podcast crew welcomes in Isabel Hubbard from USO Fort Hood, who discusses all the services available to the Fort Hood community, the recent re-opening of their center on North Fort Hood and the special Independence Day celebration set for July 2 at the Great Place. We also preview the new show-opening tune, "Gun Metal Grey" by Delicious Allstars, which is part of the rebranding effort set to start with the July 1 episode.
The crew:
- Samantha Farlow, Fort Hood Public Affairs
- SFC Kelvin Ringold, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
- SGT Lamont Shavers, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
- SPC Brianna Doo, 1st Cavalry Division Band
Featuring:
- Isabel Hubbard, Executive Director, USO Fort Hood Central Region
- Dave Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs
Music provided, with expressed written permission, by the following:
Will Courtney (http://www.willcourtneymusic)
Delicious Allstars through Filter by Songtradr (https://www.filter.one/)
This podcast is a production of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood and Fort Hood Public Affairs. Contact us at FortHoodPAO@gmail.com
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Summer fun for the kids; unit-level competitions heat up, too Jun 17, 2021

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This week, the podcast crew welcomes in a new co-host to the team: SGT Lamont Shavers. Then they sit down with Fort Hood Child and Youth Services, who offers a wide variety of activities throughout the summer months. Intramural sports are also heating up, even if recent rain put a damper on softball for awhile. So whether you're looking to get the kids out of the house, or get out of the barracks for some healthy competition, check out this week's episode.
The crew:
- Samantha Farlow, Fort Hood Public Affairs
- SGT Lamont Shavers, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
- SPC Brianna Doo, 1st Cavalry Division Band
Featuring:
- Kristine Caparco, Outreach Services Director, Fort Hood Child and Youth Services
- Monty Campbell, Varsity/Intramural Sports Coordinator, Fort Hood Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Music provided with expressed written permission by the following:
Will Courtney (http://www.willcourtneymusic)
This podcast is a production of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood and Fort Hood Public Affairs. Contact us at FortHoodPAO@gmail.com
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Volunteer of the Year crowned; birthday bash set Jun 10, 2021

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Volunteerism is the focus this week as the Great Place honored its volunteers, including naming the 2021 Volunteer of the Year. In all, Fort Hood volunteers accounted for more than 45,000 hours last year ... a value of more than $1.3 million. Oh, and the Army turns 246 June 14, but doesn't look a day over 200, don't you think?
The crew:
- Samantha Farlow, Fort Hood Public Affairs
- SFC Kelvin Ringold, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
- SPC Brianna Doo, 1st Cavalry Division Band
Featuring:
- Brandy Cruz, Fort Hood Sentinel News Editor
- James Elzie, Fort Hood Army Community Service Employment/Volunteer Services Branch Manager
- Lori Harrison, Fort Hood 2020 Volunteer of the Year
- SPCs Spence and DeLeon, 11th Field Hospital
- MSG Daniel Dodd, 89th MP Brigade
- SPC Harris-Prunty, 13th ESC Headquarters
Music provided with expressed written permission by the following artists:
Will Courtney (http://www.willcourtneymusic)
This podcast is a production of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood and Fort Hood Public Affairs. Contact us at FortHoodPAO@gmail.com
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KISS (not the band) , Summer Safety and a Ghost Story Jun 03, 2021

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Summer is officially here, at least according to the podcast crew now that Memorial Day weekend has come and gone. With that in mind, the Army Substance Abuse Program has kicked off it's KISS (Keep It a Safe Summer) campaign, and the crew discusses places to go and things to do now that the 100-mile limit to travel for Soldiers has been lifted. The crew took advantage of their four-day weekend to travel some, and Fort Hood Sentinel (Standing Watch Since 1942) Living Editor Stephanie Salmon did, too, as she shares a ghost story from a haunted hotel in South Texas featured in this week's newspaper.
The crew:
- Dave Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs
- SFC Kelvin Ringold, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
- SGT Melissa Lessard, 504th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade (MIA this week)
- SPC Brianna Doo, 1st Cavalry Division Band
Featuring:
- Blair Dupre, Fort Hood Sentinel Sports/Leisure Editor
- Ulysses Gary, Prevention Coordinator, Fort Hood Army Substance Abuse Program
- Stephanie Salmon (like the fish), Fort Hood Sentinel Living Editor
- Samantha Farlow, Fort Hood Public Affairs
Music provided with expressed written permission by the following artists:
Will Courtney (http://www.willcourtneymusic)
This podcast is a production of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood and Fort Hood Public Affairs. Contact us at FortHoodPAO@gmail.com
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Happy Trails To You May 27, 2021

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This week is a retrospective, of sorts, as the podcast crew welcomes back the Fort Hood Garrison Commander Col. Jason Wesbrock on his final day in command. In his two years at the helm of USAG-Fort Hood, the colonel has dealt with housing issues, COVID-19, the tragic loss of one of our own, and most recently, Winter Storm Uri. Besides taking a look back at the past two years, the crew discusses their plans for a much-deserved four-day weekend off and the merits of charcoal grilling over gas.
The crew:
- Dave Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs
- SFC Kelvin Ringold, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
- SGT Melissa Lessard, 504th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade
- SPC Brianna Doo, 1st Cavalry Division Band
Featuring:
- Col. Jason Wesbrock, Commander, US Army Garrison - Fort Hood
- Samantha Farlow, Fort Hood Public Affairs
Music provided with expressed written permission by the following artists:
Will Courtney (http://www.willcourtneymusic)
This podcast is a production of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood and Fort Hood Public Affairs. Contact us at FortHoodPAO@gmail.com
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We’re not getting any bigger, but we’re getting better (Cha-Ching!) May 20, 2021

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This week, the podcast crew welcomes in Michelle Lenis from Fort Hood's Directorate of Public Works to talk about all the road renovations underway, as well as an update on the Santa Fe Gate project. It's all good news that you'll want to hear. Melissa made it back into the studio this week, feeling refreshed after completing weapons qualification, and with rain in the forecast for days, the crew reminds everyone to be on the look-out for flash flood warnings. Turn Around, Don't Drown.
The crew:
- Dave Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs
- SFC Kelvin Ringold, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
- SGT Melissa Lessard, 504th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade
- SPC Brianna Doo, 1st Cavalry Division Band
Featuring:
- Michelle Lenis, Branch Chief, Management and Outside Oversight Team, Engineering Division, Fort Hood Directorate of Public Works
- Samantha Farlow, Fort Hood Public Affairs
Music provided with expressed written permission by the following artists:
Will Courtney (http://www.willcourtneymusic)
This podcast is a production of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood and Fort Hood Public Affairs. Contact us at FortHoodPAO@gmail.com
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