July 30, 2014 Redstone Rocket
Getting to know you
By KATIE DAVIS SKELLEY
Staff writer
[email protected]
Name: Anthony Gibson
Position: Project manager, Facility
Reduction Program, the Engineering
and Support Center, Huntsville
Where do you call home?
I am originally from Birmingham.
What do you like about your job?
I like solving complex problems, traveling to the different installations,
and helping our customers and clients solve their problems.
What are your goals – personal,
professional or both?
I am a freelance photographer on the
side and I own a studio. I hope to become a professional photographer in
my retirement life. I love providing lasting memories to people. Making them
happy in turn makes me happy. Professionally, I am an electrical engineer by
degree at the University of Alabama
and I am a lifelong learner. I would like
to become better than I am today.
What do you like to do in your
spare time?
Take pictures. I love Facebook. I am in
several organizations, including Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and the 100
Black Men of Huntsville. I like supporting different charities through my
organizations. I like to attend church
– one of my ministries is taking pictures of church events. I love being
around people. I love good food, visiting different restaurants and discussing those restaurants online. I love
Alabama football, so another hobby is
going to Alabama football.
What is on your bucket list?
To get married, settle down, retire and
be at peace. I travel with my job extensively. With this job sometimes I am
on a plane every week.
On this date in history: July 30
By SKIP VAUGHN
Rocket editor
[email protected]
In 1626: An earthquake hits Naples, killing 10,000.
In 1729: The city of Baltimore is founded.
In 1909: The Wright brothers deliver the irst military plane to the Army.
In 1916: German saboteurs blow up a munitions plant on Black Tom Island, New Jersey.
In 1942: German occupiers set a night curfew on Jews in the Netherlands.
In 1956: The U.S. motto “In God We Trust” is authorized.
Housing Service Ofice makes move
The Housing Service Ofice has moved to
building 302 on Hughes Road.
Business hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday except federal holiday or authorized closures by the Garrison.
Remember: All newly assigned military
personnel are required to contact the Housing Service Ofice for counseling and guidance before entering into any agreement,
written lease, or rental/sales contract for
off-post housing. If you are on permissive
TDY for house hunting. you must report
to the Housing Service Ofice on the irst
day of PTDY to receive the housing stamp
and date. If the DA Form 31 is not properly
stamped and dated by the Housing Service
Ofice, inance will charge you regular leave
instead of PTDY leave.
For more information, call housing management specialist Minnie Rhoden 8766666 or email minnie.s.rhoden.civ@mail.
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Comment: The MILPO (Military
Personnel Ofice) ofice hours are inconvenient for National Guard/Reserve
Soldiers with daytime jobs. Yolanda
(one of the MILPO employees) was
extremely helpful, pleasant. My card
had expired and she stayed over to issue
me a CAC.
Response: Thank you for using
the ICE system to submit a comment
during your recent visit to the One Stop
ID card section of
MILPO. Unfortunately the hours of operation are normal
duty hours and may be inconvenient to some customers. But
if planned for ahead of time and within reason, we do try
to assist customers outside the normal hours of operation.
You may contact Luis Ortega, chief, Military Personnel
Division, Directorate of Human Resources, at 842-2418 if
you have any further questions.
Tell us about your experience. Put it on ICE at
ice.disa.mil. For more information or questions
about the Garrison ICE Program, call Donna
Johnson at 876-2924.
Crimes, accidents
& other occurrences
The Directorate of Emergency Services, Law Enforcement Division, provided
the following list of reported incidents
for July 13-19:
• Police responded to a domestic
disturbance in Redstone Housing where
an argument became physical. The situation was reported to Army Community
Service for assistance.
• A deserter was retrieved from the
Lamar County Jail for transfer to the PCF
at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for inal disposition.
• Police responded to Gate 9 for a
report of a confused pedestrian. The
individual was transferred to Huntsville
Police on an unrelated matter.
• A trafic accident occurred near the
intersection of Burose and Neal roads.
The at-fault driver was cited for following
too closely.
• A minor trafic accident was reported in the parking lot of building 5400.
• At the intersection of Mills and
Fowler roads, police responded to a trafic accident. The at-fault driver was cited
for failure to yield to oncoming trafic.
• A driver presented a non-driver ID
card to the oficer at Gate 9 and was cited for driving with a suspended license.
• In a one-vehicle accident on Ajax
Road, a vehicle left the roadway and
struck a roadside ixture.
• Police responded to Gate 8 when
a driver attempted to access post with
an expired military ID card. The ID card
was found to have been altered. The
driver was found to have a suspended
license. The individual was cited for possession of an altered identiication card,
and driving on a suspended license. The
driver was released to Huntsville Police
on unrelated warrants.
• At Gate 8, a irearm was located in
a vehicle during a random antiterrorism
measure. The individual was released to
their unit.
• An individual reported that items
were stolen from their recreational vehicle which was stored on post.
• Six U.S. District Court violation notices were issued.