According to an article in the March 13 Mountaineer, “Mountain Metro Transit has been forced to eliminate bus service onto Ft. Carson, beginning in April 2009.”
If you are currently using bus route No. 30, contact “Metro Rides of Colorado Springs for carpool and other rideshare options at 385-Ride, press 2, or visit http://www.springsgov.com.”
Or you can contact a Ft. Carson representative with additional questions at 524-1087.
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Whether you’re moving to the Colorado Springs Area, or if you’re already here – contacting a specific place on any of the military bases can be a frustrating task…specially if you have to find the phone numbers first.
To make it easier – use the list below – with all the phone numbers for the bases in/around town.
Ft. Carson – both the Directory Listing and the Evans Army Hospital Listing
Peterson Air Force Base – Newcomers Information
Air Force Academy – Base Phone Numbers
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According to a posting on the Ft. Carson website, Tricare is offering free post-deployment DVD’s to soldiers and their families under the program “Help from Home”.
TriWest is making this 2-DVD set available to Soldiers and the Families covered by TRICARE. The series of post-deployment support programs, is available to watch at http://www.triwest.comunder Beneficiary Services by clicking on the Free Video Program on the righthand side of that box. The program can be ordered or viewed under streaming video.
The programs are:Getting Home…All the Way Home is designed for the combat veteran, helping to adjust to life following a deployment, including the most common symptoms of combat stress.On the Homefront is designed for Families left behind during deployments.
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Whether you’re stationed at Ft. Carson, are in the process or live of base; following are a few numbers you might need:
The Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline 800-984-8523 (Helping Soldiers and Families resolve medical issues.)
Veterans Affairs and Disabled American Veterans Offices 524-2346
Legal Assistance 526-5572 (Call for hours and appointments.)
If you live on-post:
Facility repair/service orders 526-5345 (Use this number for Emergencies or routine tasks.)
Refuse/trash Larry Haack 526-9237
Repair and Utility/self-help Gary Grant 526-5844
Base operations contracting officer representative Terry Hagen 526-9262 (wind damage, snow removal, damaged traffic signs, facility damage)
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May 17th at 3:00 pm at Ft. Carson
“Tell Me A Story” is an event that seeks to empower children by using literature and their own stories to foster skills for resilience, strong peer-and-parent connections and a sense of pride and accomplishments.
This event will be held May 17th at 3:00 pm at the Special Events Center, Building 1829.
Please contact the Parent to Parent team at 337-7866 or carsonparent2parent@yahoo.com – whether you have questions or if you’d like to make a reservation.
Tell YOUR story….
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