Fair helps start new career path
Jennifer Baribeau, senior technical recruiter, Information Technology Engineering Corporation (ITEC), explains aspects of open positions the company is recruiting for at the Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP) monthly job fair March 30, 2016. Staff Sgt. Dustin Simmons, who is transitioning from active duty in the next seven months, stopped at Baribeau's information booth to learn more about ITEC during the fair. Ten employers and 89 jobseekers attended the fair. SFL-TAP will host a resource fair for transitioning Soldiers, veterans and Family members April 27, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the SFL-TAP center, 1626 Elwell Street. (Photo by Scott Prater) Continue Reading Fair helps start new career path
200 tackle Spartan workout
Hundreds of Fort Carson Family members and residents of Colorado Springs converged on McKibben Physical Fitness Center (PFC) April 3, 2016, to take part in the Ready, Set, Sweat Spartan Race Workout tour. The program was designed to give people a feel for the upcoming Spartan run and a taste of what it will be like when the event comes to the post May 2016, according to Josefina Taijeron, McKibben PFC manager and certified Spartan coach. Continue Reading 200 tackle Spartan workout
Army's best: Innovative sergeant enlivens SARC training
Fort Carson's Sgt. 1st Class Raquel R. Mendoza is the top sexual assault response coordinator (SARC) in the Army. Mendoza traveled to Washington, D.C., to accept the SARC of the Year award March 31, 2016, from Acting Secretary of the Army Patrick Murphy during a ceremony in the courtyard at the Pentagon. "I had been to the Pentagon before, but just the outside," she said. "When you look at how many SARCs there are in the Army and how many great things people are doing, to be the person who is picked out of everyone is definitely surprising." Continue Reading Army's best: Innovative sergeant enlivens SARC training
Sky Sox plays 1st home game of 2016 season
This is the second year for the Sky Sox to be the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The first home game for the Sky Sox is April 15, 2016, at 6:35 p.m. against the Memphis Redbirds in a four-game homestand, followed by a four-game series at home against the Nashville Sounds. The Sky Sox play at Security Service Field on Colorado Springs' east side. The Sky Sox team is still Colorado Springs' home team, and has been since the Elmore Sports Group brought the Pacific Coast League's (PCL) Hawaii Islanders to town in 1988. Continue Reading Sky Sox plays 1st home game of 2016 season