4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Family Readiness Group

READY FIRST Soldiers and Families!

We want to remind you to join other Ready First Spouses (and kids) in kicking off a new program series that will get you recharged and re-energized. Experience 90-minutes of high-energy, low-stress activities, fun games, good exercise and motivating thoughts. The series theme is based on the "Survivor" TV show and kicks off at 8:30 am, Wednesday, June 4, 2014, and runs through July 30, except for July 2 and 9. Everyone will have a great time growing stronger together. Call and register today at 915-202-5172. Prizes for the first 30 registrants.

Buffalo Spouses and Friends, please come join us for the Ready First "Survivor Series"! It starts tomorrow. Hope you can make it!

Lots of anticipation about our Survivor Series for Spouses... but what's it about?

Week 1 includes a Tabata workout, a Survivor Challenge called the
"Blind Maze," and the highly motivating Sean Lewis as guest speaker. See you at Biggs Park this Wednesday at 8:30 AM!

Please join us Friday morning as we honor 10 Ready First Soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice during our deployment to Afghanistan last year.

The ceremony will begin at 10:30 at the Field of Honor, right inside Cassidy Gate.

Please join us on Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. as we honor 10 Soldiers who deployed from Fort Bliss and made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom in Afghanistan. These ten Soldiers' names will be added to our memorial wall May 30th, at the Field of Honor on West Fort Bliss, and they join the other 77 names already permanently memorialized at the Field of Honor. Join us as we honor the service of these and show our respect and commitment to their Families.

Names of Soldiers being added:

SPC Kevin Cardoza (1st BCT, 1st AD)
SPC Mitchell Daehling (1st BCT, 1st AD)
SPC William Gilbert (1st BCT, 1st AD)
1LT Brandon Landrum (1st BCT, 1st AD)
SPC Thomas Murach (1st BCT, 1st AD)
SSG Francis Phillips (1st BCT, 1st AD)
SPC Brandon Prescott (1st BCT, 1st AD)
SPC Kyle Stoeckli (1st BCT, 1st AD)
SSG Robert Thomas (1st BCT, 1st AD)
SPC Cody Towse (1st BCT, 1st AD)

The Fort Bliss Community Pool and the Biggs Splash Park will open on Saturday! Monthly Pool passes will be available for sale starting tomorrow at 8:00am at both the Aquatics Training Center and Replica pool and at 10:00am on Saturday at the Community Pool. Please be advised that the snack bar will no longer be available at the Community Pool as in past years. However, we have installed vending machines and you are still allowed to bring coolers as long as there are no glass containers or alcohol.

Do your kids love to read? Sign them up for the Paws to Read: Summer Reading Program at the Mickelsen Community Library. They will win prizes for tracking their reading throughout the summer.

Pre-registration is open from May 27 to June 17. The summer reading program lasts from June 10-July 20.

Mickelsen Community Library is located at 2E Sheridan Road. For more information, call 568-6156.

Dear Buffaloes! Come and join other Ready First Spouses in kicking off the Ready First Survivor Series on Wednesday, 4 June from 0830-1000 at Biggs Park. Get some exercise, have fun, and listen to a few resiliency tips while playing games. Come with or without kids. Please see the flyer for more details! Free prizes for the first 30 Ready First Spouses to register.

READY FIRST Soldiers and Families!

Join other Ready First Spouses (and kids) in kicking off a new program series that will get you recharged and re-energized. Experience 90-minutes of high-energy, low-stress activities, fun games, good exercise and motivating thoughts. The series theme is based on the "Survivor" TV show and kicks off at 8:30 am, Wednesday, June 4, 2014, and runs through July 30, except for July 2 and 9. Everyone will have a great time growing stronger together. Call and register today at 915-202-5172. Prizes for the first 30 registrants.

Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, prepare to conduct an air assault mission during Network Integration Evaluation 14.2 This is the first NIE that 4-17IN participates with the Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division.

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Dear HHC Family Members,

Don't forget, the HHC FRG Picnic at Biggs Park (East Fort Bliss) is tomorrow Saturday 10 May at 11 a.m.

It will be low key, but still fun! Bring your own lunch and look for the 4-17 HHC sign. If you have time and like to bake, please feel free to bring some cookies or other treats to share.

Hope its a good reason to get out of the house and into the sun! Can't wait to see you!

Wine Down Wednesday will take place at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21 at the Pershing Pub. There is a $15 ticket fee which includes art supplies, wine tasting, hors d'oeuvres, crafts, games and prizes. For tickets please stop by our ITR locations at Freedom Crossing or the Soldier Activity Center.

The 24-hour Staff Duty phone number for 4-17 Infantry is 915-744-3143.