159th Newsletter 080801

Greetings from the Command Team of the 159th Medical Company! What a busy month July was! The annual inventories and "mini-flight school" provided the necessary challenge for our organization. Congratulations to all of the heroes who made the inventories successful. Thanks for your patience during this trying time. Special thanks go to Motorpool for the Common #1 layout, Maintenance for the A92 layout, IMD for the automation inventory, Flight for the MES inventory, Operations for the commo layout, and Headquarters for the Temper Tent layouts. I also want to personally thank the hardworking supply team led by SGT Swann. What an effort….

Also in July, the unit underwent an environmental compliance inspection. Congratulations belong to CW2 Monty Lewis for his excellent performance. Mr. Lewis was mentioned by name in the out brief. Yeaaaah, Baby…

Well, the hard fought battle at CMTC was won, but not without cost. I appreciate those officers, NCOs, and enlisted soldiers who devoted countless hours to ensuring that we could provide support to the 1st Armored Division. Thanks…

American Red Cross - offers classes in Healthy Pregnancy-Healthy Baby series. Call 337-1760 or 705-1760 for more info.

Army Community Service (ACS) - If your household goods haven't arrived, ACS has items such as cooking utensils, dishes, irons, pots & pans through the lending closest. De-Stress at ACS, offering yoga and water aerobics. ACS also offers a class in Love and Logic Parenting as well as Adoption Support Group. Call 337-5034

Army Family Team Building (AFTB) - Instructor training to be held Aug. 21-23 call 337-5034 or 705-5034 for more information.

Arts & Crafts Center - needs crafters to rent booth space at the Ford Summer Jam on August 18 contact 337-5722 or 563-0275.

Auto Skills Center - open M-F 1200 to 2000; Sat.-Sun 1000-1800. The location in Mainz offers a basic tune-up and maintenance class every Sun. 1400-1500. Call 334-2460 for more information. McCully Auto Center open T-F 1200 to 2000; Sat. 1000 to 1800..

Community Counseling Center (CCC) - Offers drug/alcohol treatment to soldiers, family members, and civilians. Call 705-6960

Commissary - Members needed for the Commissary Focus Group. This helps the commissary with customer feedback. Call 705-6025

Hainerberg Chapel - Little Lambs playgroup. Children ages up to five years starts Sept 11, call 705-1570 or 337-1570.

Kontakt - German-American Friendship Club. Call 337-5772.

Protestant Women of the Chapel (PWOC) - Fall kick-off Sept. 6 at 9:00 a.m. at Hainerberg Chapel. Call 337-1570 or 705-1570.

School - Registration is by August 28th. Orientation August 23

Tony Bass Fitness Center - Offers Yoga, Personal Trainers, Spin Class, Aerobics. Contact 337-5934 or 705-5379.

Women's Coffee Group - 221st BSB Coffee Group for all

we feel your pain :(

As we move into August, the unit again assumes Grafenwoehr duty and takes over the Crisis Response Team mission. Also on the short term agenda are deployments to Hungary as part of OPERATION D2001 and support for OPERATION VICTORY STRIKE in Poland.

Enough with the work-on to the parties… In July, the unit celebrated the arrival and departure of soldiers with a Hail and Farewell at Giorno Nottes. The spouses provided an excellent appreciation lunch, while the battalion conducted Organization Day (which the 159th actually won with the non-partisan recount I conducted after adding in points for the Commander and 1SG Litter Race! :).

August is another fun-filled month with a Dining In scheduled for 24 August (in conjunction with 180-day DUI free pass). The spouses are again planning an appreciation lunch, Spouses' Night Out, and some other activities. Thanks for a great first year!

Major Larry Fulton

One Mission, One Team. Anyone, Anywhere, Any Time. We'll take Lead!