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  • Around Knox

    Run for the Red
    Knox Info
    Now that the Run for the Roses is behind us, don’t forget the Run for the Red Saturday at 8:30 a.m. For details see Knox Notes on A8.

    Talley confirmed
    Reserve Command
    Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Talley was confirmed by the Senate for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as the Chief of the Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command.

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  • HRC employee, military wife loves her job

    By ANDREA WALES
    U.S. Army Human Resources Command Public Affairs Office
    May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.
    “Unless I look in the mirror, I just consider myself a female,” said an employee in the U.S. Army Human Resources Command’s Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, Office. “I just consider myself an American female with a military background, and I don’t feel any different from anyone else. I also feel like I’m not singled out negatively or even positively based on having an Asian background.”

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  • Sustainers take charge of Afghan logistics

    By STAFF SGT. MICHAEL BEHLIN
    3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Public Affairs
    The 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) officially took command of the Joint Sustainment Command - Afghanistan (JSC-A) during a transfer of authority at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Monday.
    The 3rd ESC, based out of Fort Knox, took over operations from the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), which is headquartered at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and commanded by Brig. Gen. Les Carroll.

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  • SAC memorializes former director

    By CATRINA FRANCIS
    The Gold Standard Senior Staff Writer
    catrina.s.francis2.civ@mail.mil
    May 3 marked a momentous occasion when the Fort Knox School Age Center was named after the late Donna Jean Kirby – a nurturer, mother, gardener, teacher and leader.
    Although many of the kids who attend the center weren’t born when Kirby passed, they will forever be reminded of the center’s namesake when they pass the outside memorial and photo that’s hanging inside the center.

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  • French pins on first star at ceremony in theater

    3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Public Affairs
    Col. Kristin French, commander of the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), was promoted to brigadier general during a ceremony at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Sunday.
    French, who took over as commander of the 3rd ESC in June of 2011, was promoted during the ceremony by Maj. Gen. Patricia McQuistion, commanding general of the U.S. Army Sustainment Command. French and the 3rd ESC deployed to Afghanistan last month and assumed the duties of Joint Sustainment Command - Afghanistan (JSC-A).

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  • Excellent communities program garners cash for installation

    By CATRINA FRANCIS
    The Gold Standard Senior Staff Writer
    catrina.s.francis2.civ@mail.mil
    For the third time in as many years Fort Knox has participated and been recognized by the Army Communities of Excellence program.
    The installation received the Bronze Award in 2009 along with $250,000, an honorable mention last year and an Exemplary Practice Award for 2011 which garnered $25,000 for the installation.

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  • Around Knox

    Maj. Gen. McDonald to relinquish command to Brig Gen. Smith
    Fort Knox PAO
    The Department of the Army announced Friday that Maj. Gen. Mark McDonald, commanding general of U.S. Army Cadet Command and Fort Knox, will move to Oklahoma to lead the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill, with Brig. Gen. Jefforey Smith taking his place.
    The Fort Knox change of command will be April 6 at 3 p.m. 
    McDonald has led U.S. Army Cadet Command and the Army’s Senior and Junior ROTC programs since November 2010.

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  • Access system changing to scanners

    By MAUREEN ROSE
    Acting Gold Standard editor
    maureen.a.rose2.civ@mail.mil
    “Oh, no!”
    Most of us who work at Fort Knox have probably said the same thing when realizing that the driver in front of us at the entry gate doesn’t have a vehicle registration sticker on his car, and needs to go to a different gate or lane in order to get a pass. It’s gonna’ take a few minutes out of your day, at a time when you usually don’t have a lot of time or patience to spare.

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  • System navigator added to Knox Family program

    By CATRINA FRANCIS
    The Gold Standard Senior Staff Writer
    catrina.s.francis2.civ@mail.mil
    When a Family member has an illness or disability, sometimes Soldiers aren’t aware that the Exceptional Family Member Program is available to assist and provide the proper resources that are needed.
    Although the program was formulated in the 1970s, Fort Knox’s EFMP has expanded to include the systems navigator position to ensure Families receive the proper care.

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  • Duke battalions change commanders

    By STAFF SGT. BEN NAVRATIL
    3-1 BCT Public Affairs
    Over the course of three days, the battalions subordinate to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, “Duke” Brigade changed hands as the commanders who led the battle in Afghanistan relinquished their authority to new leaders.
    The 3rd BCT Soldiers returned in January from a year-long combat tour in eastern Afghanistan where they worked alongside their Afghan National Security Forces partners to battle the insurgency, protect

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