The Flagpole e-Newsletter
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Edition 87 | August 18, 2023 |
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The U.S. Army Women's Foundation
Honor - Empower - Connect
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August 26 is Women's Equality Day |
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Courtesy graphic (Jennifer Donnelly, U.S. Army Medical Command) |
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Women’s Equality Day, 26 August 2022, celebrates the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees all American women the right to vote. Women’s Equality Day celebrates women’s resilience in the face of adversity as we strive toward the nation’s ideal that all people are created equal. The observance commemorates the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed women the right to vote. On #WomensEqualityDay--and every day--the nation recognizes not only the significance of women's contributions but also the value of the diversity and inclusivity they bring to our fighting force.
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Women's Equality Day Observance at
Fort Gregg-Adams
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If you are in the Fort Gregg-Adams area, join us for the 2023 Women's Equality Day Observance at Beaty Theater on Thursday, August 24, 2023, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. The 59th Ordinance Brigade will host the program and feature guest speaker Command Sergeant Major Phelicea Redd.
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US Army Inaugural
Women's Initiative Team (WIT)
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(U.S. Army Photo by Diamante Byrne) |
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What is WIT? The Army Women's Initiatives Team (WIT) will develop and recommend policy, program, and resource changes to create opportunities that contribute to women's successful service as Soldiers and Department of the Army Civilians.
Who Does WIT Report to? The Women’s Initiatives Team (WIT), reports to and receives direction from the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), allowing representatives from across the Department of the Army to recommend policy, program, and resource changes to create opportunities for success in women’s recruitment, retention, readiness, readiness, health, well-being, empowerment and advancement across the Total Army.
Who makes up the WIT? WIT consists of 30 members of full-time and part-time Federal employees of the Army, regardless of component, gender, rank, demographics, or any other characteristic. Inclusive of the 30 general body members, the Women’s Initiatives Team will be led by tri-chairs—one member of the Senior Executive Service, one General Officer, and one Nominative Sergeants Major. The tri-chairs are voting members who approve the Women’s Initiatives Team recommendations for ASA (M&RA) consideration.
When is the Inaugural meeting? The goal is to hold the first general body meeting in August 2023 to develop the inaugural agenda.
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August 24th -
Female Mentoring Morale Program
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August is here, and School is Back in Session! Due to the overwhelming number of requests for assistance, the FMMP Executive Board will host another session on “How To Start An FMMP” to provide guidance, products (Starter Kit) and allow Q&A on how to get your chapter off the ground. (See attached announcement) For those interested in starting a chapter, please join in this training session so you can bring this program to your Soldiers and Civilians.
When: 24 August 2023 @ 1800-1930 (ET)
Where: ZOOM (Registration information below - Access Link emailed to registered members
Topic: “How To Start An FMMP Chapter – Part II”
FMMP Executive Board:
- COL Clydea Prichard-Brown – FMMP Founder
- LTC (P) Clydellia Prichard-Allen – FMMP Pentagon Director
- LTC Maribel Lee – FMMP Chapter Director
- MAJ CJ Estelle – FMMP Deputy Director
- MAJ Ciara Cooper-Thomas – FMMP Treasurer
For information or registration forms, please email the FMMP Executive Board at ft.LeeFMMP@gmail.com.
We hope you can join us for this and future training and mentorship sessions!
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Celebrate the Life and Service of
PFC Indiana Hunt-Martin of the
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
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The Central Park Post Office at 170 Manhattan Avenue in Buffalo, New York, was officially designated the Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building by Public Law No: 117-195. The United States Postal Service invites all to a post office dedication designating the Central Park Post Office as the Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building. The dedication and plaque placement ceremony will take place on Monday, August 28, 2023, at 1:00 pm Eastern. Ms. Hunt-Martin, who lived in Buffalo and Niagara Falls, served as a member of the famous Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II.
The dedication ceremony will occur outdoors in Gleasner Park, directly across the street from the Post Office building. If you plan to attend this historic event in person, all attendees are asked to RSVP by August 21, 2023.
Indiana Hunt-Martin joined the Women’s Army Corps on Sept. 15, 1944, and served overseas until her honorable discharge on Nov. 10, 1945. For her service during World War II, Hunt-Martin earned the Honorable Service Lapel Button, the World War II Victory Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and the Women’s Army Corps Service Medal. Hunt-Martin passed away on Sept. 21, 2020, at 98 years old and was laid to rest in Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls.
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Sept 9 - "Run for the Fallen"
Fort Gregg-Adams
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Sept 16 - National 6888th Central Postal Battalion Day
September 16 is designated as National 6888th Central Postal Battalion Day. National 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day honors the all-female, multi-ethnic unit that was predominantly Black and included other women of color of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent.
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Oct 9 - 11 - 2023 AUSA Annual
Meeting and Exhibition
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Mark your calendars for the 2023 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition - Oct 9 - 11, 2023. This year's theme is "Be All You Can Be." Registration is open.
The US Army Women's Foundation will host a professional leadership forum on Monday, October 9, 2023, from 1:30-3:30 PM, in Room 202B in the Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. There is no cost to attend. We have a great program in store, and we look forward to seeing you there.
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The acting Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments:
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MG Michelle Schmidt Selected to Command the 7th Infantry Division |
Maj. Gen. Michelle A. Schmidt to commanding general, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. She most recently served as Director, Force Development, G-8, United States Army, Washington, DC.
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MG Kris Belanger Selected to Command, 99th Readiness Division |
Major General Kris A. Belanger, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Individual Mobilized Augmentee), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC to Commanding General, (Troop Program Unit) 99th Readiness Division, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
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MG Tracy Smith Selected to Command, 63rd Readiness Division
Major General Tracy L. Smith, Commander (Troop Program Unit), 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), Salt Lake City, Utah to Commanding General, (Troop Program Unit), 63rd Readiness Division, Mountain View, California
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BG Antoinette Gant Selected to be Chief, Army Enterprise Marketing Office
Brigadier General Antoinette R. Gant, Commanding General, South Pacific Division, United States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco, California to Chief, Army Enterprise Marketing Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), Chicago, Illinois.
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BG Katherine Simonson Selected as Deputy Commander, 3rd Medical Command |
Brigadier General Katherine A. Simonson, Director, Research and Development, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Virginia to Deputy Commander (Troop Program Unit), 3rd Medical Command (Mission Support Element), Fort Gillem, Georgia. |
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