May 8, 2009 RSS feed / News Update

Microsoft bus tour blog salutes Signal Soldiers

"(and let me tell you—when I say acumen, these folks are sharp. If only all of our training classes and certifications could be as thorough as their capstone program, where students spend up to a week or more building out an entire platform from scr

(The following is a reprint from the Microsoft blog on the events of the 11-day bus trip that began at Fort Gordon found at http://blogs.technet.com/mslcommunity) Microsoft Learning Community and Evangelism Team We started the day at Fort Gor More...

IKE'S HEALTH NET

May designated Mental Health Awareness Month

May has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Month to educate Americans about mental health issues, help remove the stigma associated with mental health problems, and encourage people to seek help if they find themselves having lost the abili More...

Singles adventure offers surprises

When I first read about the Singles Adventure in the unit e-mail newsletter, many different thoughts crossed my mind. First was that this was going to be a trip full of 18 or 19 year olds and I at 29 would appear ancient. More...

Protect hearing from harmful effects

May is Better Speech and Hearing Month, a month set aside each year by hearing and speech professionals to educate the public about the need to assure that their hearing is healthy. The staff at Dwight D. More...

Second Thunder Over Augusta set

The second annual Central Savannah River Area Armed Forces Day celebration called "Thunder Over Augusta" will be 11 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. May 16, at the Augusta Common. The opening ceremony will be held at 12:30 p.m. More...

Registration system protects volunteers

About two years ago, an actress broke her collarbone in a fall during a rehearsal at the Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre. More...

Families have tremendous variety

Around town

Learn about some of the local Native American Indians' prehistory during Family Fun Day at the Augusta Museum of History Saturday. More...

Post housing survey participation encouraged

If a representative from Balfour Beatty Communities hasn't knocked on your door requesting you to fill out a housing survey, expect a visit soon. More...

Walter Reed Army Medical Center celebrates centennial

WASHINGTON - Walter Reed Army Medical Center opened its doors here 100 years ago as an 80-bed facility at a time of U.S. peace. "There was no ceremony, no dedication and no fanfare," Walter Reed historian Sherman Fleek said. More...

Gates lauds U.S. efforts to boost Saudi military capacity

During a visit to Saudi Arabia May 5, Defense Secretary Robert Gates called the mentorship that U.S. More...

Area students learn the Army way

The fifth grade students from Cedar Ridge Elementary school were treated to a first-hand expo on Army training when they visited Fort Gordon May 12. More...