Top Stories
Despite recession, Barstow-based films find distribution
The entertainment industry, along with the rest of the economy, is facing troubled times, but two independent films shot in Barstow and Fort Irwin hav ...
Marine commended for rescuing man from burning home
Yuma Marine Cpl. Vincent P. Saldaña was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal on Wednesday for rescuing a man from a burning home in Au ...
New logo identifies equipment, clothing as 'Army certified'
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Army News Service, Dec. 29, 2008) -- Program Executive Office Soldier has developed a “certification process” to help Soldiers iden ...

Army News
Army recruitment soars in tough economic times
When the Lopez brothers walked into the Army’s recruiting office in Carson, they had hollow wallets, dead-end jobs and no professional prospects in si ...
President signs Army Commemorative Coin Act
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush signed into law the “United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008” on Dec. 1, authorizing the creation of a ...
Long Knives discuss elections in Southern Iraq
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - Leaders from Independent High Electoral Comission-Iraq, U.S. Coalition forces and the Iraqi Security Forces m ...

Holiday news and information
Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation Winter Max Leave Hours
Winter Max Leave: Dec. 20-Jan. 4
Army Community Service
Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sat./Sun./Hol. Closed ; Christmas Eve 8 a.m.-1 p.m. ; New Y ...
A Christmas meal at the dining facility
A Christmas meal will be served at Dining Facility #2, Bldg. 271, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dec. 19. The cost is $5.40 for Family members of E-4s and ...
Fort Irwin Exchange Winter Max Leave Hours
Winter Max Leave: Dec. 20-Jan. 4
Main Store
Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Christmas Eve 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
New Year’s Eve 10 a ...

Photo by Benjamin Faske
The West team (white jerseys) starts an offensive ... Full story

Photo features
Fort Irwin children ride the Christmas Train
Sixty-seven children from Tiefort View Intermediate School at Fort Irwin rode the Christmas train Dec. 8 from Victorville, to Fort Irwin, and back to ...

Defense Department News
DOD contracts
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY CONTRACT AWARD
Boeing’s Integrated Defense Systems, Huntsville, Alabama, is being awarded $397,900,000 (not-to-exceed ceilin ...
Armed Forces Inaugural Committee moves into high gear
Exactly three weeks before Inauguration Day, the buzz of activity at the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee here is a notable exception to the tradition ...

Commentary
Holiday Safety Message
During this time of year, our focus shifts to holiday gatherings and festive celebrations. Traditionally, this is a joyous time of year, spent with ou ...
Chaplain’s Corner: Taking stock in the New Year
About 45% of Americans will set a New Year’s resolution this year.  Popular resolutions include losing weight; paying off debts; saving money; sp ...

Community News
Local POW stars in war documentary
BARSTOW • Most of Dave Villafana's customers never knew that Villafana was ever a prisoner of war when they stepped into his Main Street barber shop.
T ...
VA Awards $3.5 Million for Bakersfield National Cemetery
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded more than $2.8 million to a Jamestown, Calif., contractor to develop the first phase ...
Fort Irwin radio makes switch to live programming
FORT IRWIN • The radio station at Fort Irwin, which has melted into the background of life on post during the past few years, will return to the foref ...

Sports
East defeats West during All-American Bowl
SAN ANTONIO (Army News Service) - In what has become the U.S. Army’s premier showcase of both the nation’s best talent of high school football athlete ...
SVHS Trojan ladies lose to Hesperia Christian
The Silver Valley High School Trojan ladies lost a close match to the undefeated Hesperia Christian School Patriot ladies Dec. 11 in the HCS Holiday C ...