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Stewart/Hunter adjust hours for storm
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Fort Stewart PAO
Updated: Jan 28, 2014, 2:06 PM
Published: Jan 28, 2014, 2:07 PM

Due to forecasted inclement weather the following measures are effective on Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield effective today and Wednesday.

 

Personnel and services:

* Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield will be closed on Wednesday. Emergency services (police, fire, ambulance, 911) will remain operational.

* All soldiers will be released from duty at noon Tuesday.

* Department of the Army civilians and contractors will be released at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Army civilians regularly scheduled to work Tuesday and Wednesday will be placed on administrative leave effective 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

* All facilities and agencies will close at noon Tuesday and remain closed Wednesday, with the exception to the following:

* Commissaries will remain open until 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and will remain closed Wednesday.

* All Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield MEDDAC outpatient clinics and pharmacies will close noon Tuesday and will remain closed Wednesday. The Winn ACH Emergency Department, Labor and Delivery and all inpatient wards will remain open. The MEDDAC staff is contacting patients who have appointments scheduled during the closure to reschedule them.

* All CYSS facilities will close 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Children at the child development centers must be picked up no later than 12:30 p.m. Youth Sports and Middle School and Teen programs will not be open. Operating hours are subject to change depending on the inclement weather.

* Fort Stewart Schools will be dismissing students at noon and all employees at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Fort Stewart Schools will be closed on Wednesday. Calls and emails will be sent to parents for updated information throughout the week.

* Fort Stewart's Marne Express Shoppette will remain open, 24/7.

* Hunter Army Airfield's Hunter Corner Express will remain open, 24/7.

* The Exchanges on Stewart and Hunter will close at 4 p.m. Tuesday and remain closed Wednesday.

* Range control (minimal staffing)

* Installation Operations Center (minimal staffing)

* Directorate of Emergency Services Security Personnel

 

Gates/entry control points:

* Normal gate operating hours will remain in effect until 4 p.m. Tuesday.

* Only the following Fort Stewart gates will be open after 4 p.m. Tuesday.

* Gate 1, 24/7

* Gate 5, 24/7

* Gate 8, 24/7

* Gate 7c, 24/7

* Only the following Hunter Army Airfield access points will remain open after 4 p.m. Tuesday.

* Montgomery Gate, 24/7

* Rio Gate, 24/7

 

Housing:

* On-post residents and building monitors should report any weather-related damage to the DPW Service Order desk at 767-2883 on Fort Stewart or 315-4003 on Hunter Army Airfield.

 

Additional Instructions:

* When black road conditions are declared, only mission-essential personnel and those living on-post will be allowed onto Fort Stewart and Hunter. On-post driving will be restricted during icy conditions. Use common sense, stay off the roads!

* Stay tuned to the Team Stewart website at www.stewart.army.mil and the Third Infantry Division Facebook for updates at www.facebook.com/3rd.Infantry.Division. Additional information for severe weather preparedness can be found at http://www.ready.gov/winter-weather <http://www.ready.gov/winter-weather> .

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Exchange Service salutes Vietnam vets with custom truck design
Army and Air Force Exchange Service redesigned logo 2011
Bryan County News
Published: Apr 10, 2018, 1:53 PM

To thank Vietnam veterans for their sacrifices, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service is debuting a new truck design, part of the Department of Defense retailer’s efforts alongside the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration to honor veterans during the 50th anniversary of the war.

“The Exchange is privileged to have the opportunity to recognize Vietnam veterans through our fleet,” said Exchange Director/CEO Tom Shull, who served in the Army during the Vietnam era. “These trucks will serve as rolling billboards, expressing gratitude for all who served during this era.”

The truck design features the silhouette of a lone service member set against the background of a faded horizon with a call to “thank a Vietnam veteran for service to our nation.” The single military member represents the warfighters who served during this time.

Three trucks in the fleet feature the commemorative design and will deliver merchandise to Exchange stores from the organization’s distribution centers in the continental United States.

The West Coast Distribution Center at Sharpe Army Depot in California; Dan Daniel Distribution Center in Newport News, Va.; and the Waco Distribution Center in Texas will each have a truck in service on their standard delivery routes, serving the whole country.

Air Force veteran Pat Thompson served in Vietnam before coming to the Exchange as a truck driver and mechanic. In his 18 years with the Exchange, he has deployed four times to support the troops. The new design means a lot to him.

“They remember,” said Thompson, who is based at the Exchange’s Waco Distribution Center. “We want to be remembered.”

The trucks also highlight the veteran online shopping benefit, which launched in November. The lifelong online military exchange benefit authorizes all who served honorably to enjoy tax-free shopping and exclusive military pricing at ShopMyExchange.com.

The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration is a program administered by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. The U.S. began commemoration of the Vietnam War’s 50th anniversary in 2012 and will continue through Veterans Day 2025.

The Exchange is a 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemorative Partner, planning and conducting events and activities that recognize Vietnam veterans and their families for service, valor and sacrifice in conjunction with the commemoration.

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