Jan 4, 2012

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - A 10 minute video in two parts showcasing 2011 imagery from the Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs Office.

Dec 14, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Property criminals view a community differently than a new residential prospect looking for a place to live. For property thieves, it's more like going shopping and looking at the various items available to steal.

Dec 12, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Monterey is the testbed for expedited screening for service members traveling through the local airport.

Dec 12, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - There are few military installation locations that offer a more diverse range of outdoor activities than Monterey.

Dec 10, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Since 1947, Marines have been making Christmas wishes come true for needy children. As the Christmas holiday season is upon us, people can be sure local Marine volunteers are hard at work giving Santa a hand through the Toys for Tots program.

Dec 9, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Since 1947, Marines have been making Christmas wishes come true for needy children.

Dec 7, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - In addition to generally being a nuisance by eating, trampling and defecating on landscaping and gardens, deer can also be dangerous to human beings and other domestic animals, particularly dogs.

Dec 5, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Army wants to know what you have to say. The Presidio of Monterey Garrison is hosting its annual Armed Forces Action Plan Conference at the Weckerling Center Jan. 26 and 27, and you're invited.

Dec 5, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - There's no more wiggle room for service members at the Presidio of Monterey or elsewhere who want to use marijuana substitutes like "spice" or K2.

Nov 22, 2011

SAN ANTONIO -- Thanksgiving is a time for Americans to reflect on our beginning as a nation, and give thanks for the many blessings we enjoy. Thanksgiving also marks the beginning of the winter holiday season and provides well-deserved time off for our Soldiers, Civilians, and Family members.

Nov 22, 2011

Soldiers across the Army, including those at more than 270 dining facilities in Afghanistan and Iraq, can give thanks for a familiar taste of home this week on Thanksgiving.

Nov 18, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - As the holiday season approaches, Thanksgiving dinners weigh on everyone's minds.On some people's minds, those thoughts are probably heavier this year than other years.

Nov 18, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Raymond Odierno, visited the Presidio of Monterey and the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterey, Calif. on Nov 4.

Nov 18, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Presidio held its quarterly garrison awards ceremony at the Presidio's Weckerling Center Oct. 21.

Nov 17, 2011

Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter took the reins of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command from Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch during a change of command ceremony Nov. 17 on Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Nov 11, 2011

Up until the 1960s veterans groups used the red poppy as the symbol of Veterans Day.

Nov 11, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- "I think history will reflect that this generation stepped up and answered that call," said DLIFLC Commandant Col. Danial D. Pick during a Veterand Day wreath-laying ceremony here Nov. 10.

Nov 10, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - World War II veteran Emanuel "Manny" Avila hadn't even finished high school when he was inducted into the Army in 1944 and sent to train in Monterey. The Army wanted him to join the horse cavalry but he requested the mechanized cavalry instead because according to him "in the horse cavalry the horse comes first and Soldier second and it's much easier to replace a Soldier."

Nov 8, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Nov. 11 marks the 93rd anniversary of the armistice that represented the end of the "war to end all wars." On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month of 1918 Allied nations and Germany signed an armistice which essentially put an end to a conflict that cost the lives of over 10 million military personnel on both sides in the "Great War."

Nov 7, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - This year marks a historic occasion. It is the first time Veterans Day is celebrated on 11/11/11, as its origin dates back only to 1918.

Nov 4, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Since July, there have been at least six mountain lion incidents in Monterey County. Two of those sightings were within the last month. They were about a mile from the Presidio of Monterey, near Veterans Memorial Park, which butts against the installation.

Oct 31, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Presidio of Monterey offers trick-or-treaters plenty of opportunity for safe fun this Halloween.

Oct 31, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - World War II veteran Emanuel "Manny" Avila was still a teenager when he was inducted into the Army in 1944 and sent to train in Monterey. And, like many service members who joined during this last decade, not long after Avila's training, he was sent into battle.

Oct 28, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Red Ribbon Week is the nation's oldest and largest drug-prevention campaign in the country, reaching millions of Americans every year. Promoting drug awareness and preventing illegal drug use among service members and their families is the aim of an annual campaign Pentagon officials are highlighting this week in support of Red Ribbon Week.

Oct 21, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Combined Federal Campaign, which is the only campaign authorized in the federal work place, celebrates "50 Years of Caring" this year and covers about 1,500 charities in the United States.

Oct 21, 2011

Soldiers can now earn up to 16 promotion points for completing language instruction with the Headstart2 language training program.

Oct 20, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - A number of students here were recognized recently for their participation in Hangeul Day, or Korean Writing Day, during an awards ceremony at the Tin Barn Oct. 6.

Oct 6, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Exceptional Family Member Program was created in the early 1980s to support military families with a special-needs family member. The program currently has more than 70,000 family members enrolled Armywide.

Oct 5, 2011

SAN ANTONIO -- September's Army Family Action Plan review session showed progress on the top-priority 2011 Army AFAP Conference issues, including survivor identification cards and child care fees.

Oct 5, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - On Oct. 9, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire started. By the time it was put out, the tragic fire killed some 300 people, left 100,000 homeless and destroyed more than 17,000 structures.

Oct 4, 2011

Helping military couples and families build healthy relationships can help to prevent domestic violence, and spouses with strong trust and good communication skills can address relationship problems before they escalate.

Oct 4, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Presidio organizers invite all Monterey community members and their family members in celebrating a day of helping others by working on community-service projects Oct. 22.

Oct 4, 2011

Disaster Hotline: 1-888-607-0001. Share this number with your family -- near and far. If an emergency or disaster happens here, the Disaster Hotline will be activated. Community and family members may call this phone number for updates and accurate general information.

Oct 4, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Five talented vocalists from the Presidio of Monterey community stepped up to the microphone at the Hobson Student Center to battle for the title of the Presidio's 2011 Operation Rising Star competition Sept. 23.

Sep 30, 2011

SAN ANTONIO -- Four years ago this month, the Army announced the Army Family Covenant, which promised to provide Soldiers and Families a quality of life commensurate with their service.

Sep 29, 2011

CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. - Leaders of the 514th Signal Company hosted a ground-breaking ceremony at the Camp Roberts Satellite Communications Station in September.

Sep 23, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center's Joint Service Color Guard, along with marching units from each military service branch, received standing applause from the enthusiastic crowds gathered during Marina's traditional Labor Day Parade and Family Festival Sept. 3.

Sep 22, 2011

When Acheson was a young boy in Iran, he used to watch a lot of American movies and wanted to be that special investigator or FBI agent who figured out the crime plot and caught the bad guys.

Sep 16, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. ‐ "Celebrating Women's Right to Vote" was the theme of the 2011 Women's Equality Day observance by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and Presidio of Monterey in the Presidio's Tin Barn Aug. 26.

Sep 13, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Members of the 229th Military Intelligence Battalion Family Readiness Group hosted their first family fun festival at La Mesa Community Center Aug. 20.

Sep 12, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - September is the month when America and its military redouble efforts to prevent suicide and honor those who have been lost to it. It is a time to face the shortcomings in suicide prevention efforts. Case in point: The Army had 32 suspected suicides in July of 2011, the highest number on record.

Aug 30, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif., Aug. 29, 2011 - A pilot program that gives students at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center unprecedented access to language training resources is proving so successful that it's being expanded throughout the school.

Aug 29, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- Since April 2010, the Student Learning Center's Cultural Movie Night has been providing Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center students, faculty and staff an excellent opportunity to get a rare insider's view into the culture and issues that lie behind many of the languages taught to military personnel at the Presidio of Monterey.

Aug 26, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. ‐ As back-to-school shopping, dropping off children at school and the eagerly awaited football season gain inertia, many of our service members and family members are busier than ever. Unfortunately there is an additional feature of late summer that we should all be aware: a largely predictable increase in fatal off-duty accidents which directly impacts our most precious resource … our service members and their families.

Aug 26, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. ‐ It's that time of year again. New teachers, new faces, new students, new places. More than 23 million children have returned or are preparing to go back to school.

Aug 25, 2011

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta returned Aug. 23 to the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center he championed as a congressman to praise the next generation of military linguists he called critical to the United States' future.

Aug 15, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - In July 1902 the Army announced plans to construct a post to house an infantry regiment and a squadron of cavalry in Monterey. Established as the focal point for the new post, Soldier Field was designed to serve as a parade ground, training area and athletic competition field.

Aug 10, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Capt. Patrick D. Hanson (right), incoming commander for Headquarters and Headquarters Company Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and Presidio of Monterey, accepts the unit colors from Col. Danial D. Pick (center), commandant of Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, during the change-of-command ceremony Aug. 9 on Soldier Field here. Out-going commander Capt. Brendan S. McAlary is also shown.

Jul 28, 2011

TAMPA, Fla - Army Lt. Col. Michael King could have imagined that his military career would take many unexpected turns, but he never expected to become an Afghan village elder's marriage counselor, a former Mujahedin freedom fighter's best friend, or create such strong bonds with his Afghan "brothers in arms" that he would put his life in their hands with ease.

Jul 22, 2011

Based on recommendations from military leaders, President Barack Obama has certified to Congress that the U.S. armed forces are prepared for repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law.

Jul 19, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Col. Joel J. Clark assumed command of the U.S. Army Garrison, Presidio of Monterey, in a ceremony held on Soldier Field July 19, joining Installation Management Command as its newest garrison commander.

Jul 15, 2011

For the third year in a row, the Presidio of Monterey's Legal Assistance Office has received the Army Chief of Staff Award for Excellence in Legal Assistance in the active Army, medium office category. A total of nine offices received the award in this category for fiscal year 2010.

Jul 12, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Capt. Christina Acojedo is used to being overseas as part of her military duty: she has served two 1-year deployments to Iraq. But this July Acojedo will be traveling in a different direction as she joins the U.S. All-Armed Forces Women's Soccer Team while they compete in the Military World Games, July 16-24 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Jul 1, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The U.S. Army Garrison, Presidio of Monterey (POM), and the Fort Ord Area Retiree Council held the annual Retiree Appreciation Day at General Stilwell Community Center June 11. More than 500 retirees visited information booths representing organizations such as TRICARE, Social Security Administration, the PX, the Defense Commissary, Veterans service offices, and various local and national service organizations.

Jun 30, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Beginning July 5, High Street Gate will be open to vehicle traffic 6:15 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Only vehicles with appropriate Department of Defense decals will be allowed access.

Jun 23, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Members of the Air Force's 517th Training Group said goodbye to one commander and welcomed a new commander during a formal change-of-command ceremony at the Presidio of Monterey June 9.

Jun 22, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Many students and employees who work and study at the Presidio of Monterey have probably crossed paths at one time or another with Sgt. 1st Class Couretta Johnson.

Jun 14, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - More than 700 Soldiers, visitors and guests packed the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel to celebrate 236 years of Army tradition during the 2011 Army Birthday Ball sponsored by the 229th Military Intelligence Battalion June 4.

Jun 7, 2011

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The past 10 years have brought a great deal of change to our Army.

Jun 3, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. ‐ Service members fire a salute during the Memorial Day ceremony here May 26.

Jun 3, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. ‐ Members of the California Medical Detachment, Presidio of Monterey, welcomed their new commander during a formal change-of-command ceremony here May 19.

Jun 2, 2011

As part of the Presidio's 2011 Safety Awareness Day Event May 27, guest speaker Kelly Narowski gave three presentations throughout the day to accommodate the roughly 3,500 service members who attend the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.

May 20, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - For more than 30 years the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center has been opening its doors annually in May to showcase the diversity of cultures that exist behind the languages they teach.

May 20, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Fort Ord Area Retiree Council and the United States Army Garrison, Presidio of Monterey are sponsoring Military Retiree Appreciation Day on Ord Military Community 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 11.

May 13, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Days of Remembrance, also known as Yom Hashoah and Holocaust Remembrance Day, is a day set aside for people to remember the horrors of the European Holocaust perpetrated by Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.

May 12, 2011

SEASIDE, Calif. - The Ord Military Community Burger King, open since 1985 and a site long standing from the former glory days of the former Fort Ord, will close May 28 in preparation to turn over the land as part of the former Fort Ord Base Realignment and Closure.

May 12, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. Aca,!A? Monterey Road Child Development Center preschoolers invited their moms to an early Mother's Day celebration May 6 at the center.

May 9, 2011

CAMP SENDAI, Japan - After disaster struck in Japan March 11, graduates of the Japanese course at the Presidio of Monterey's Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center put their language training to good use in support of Operation Tomodachi.

May 5, 2011

The incandescent light bulb was invented, and marketed through his company General Electric, by Thomas Edison nearly 130 years ago. On Sept. 23, 2010, GE made the last incandescent light bulb in its factory.

May 4, 2011

ARLINGTON, Va. - A fundamentally different fiscal reality. We will be hearing some variation of that phrase from Army leaders for a long time to come. The Army's budget is smaller than it has been in previous years, and it will get smaller still. However, a different fiscal reality does not change the reality of what we owe to Soldiers and Families for their service and sacrifice. The Army's commitment to Soldiers and Families remains as strong as ever.

Apr 29, 2011

Apr 27, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Presidio of Monterey walked away with three Army-level awards during Army Communities of Excellence ceremony in San Antonio April 18.

Apr 12, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Presidio earned the Superior Quality of Life Award for a small unit or installation for successfully teaming with a local mass transportation company, Monterey Salinas Transit, under the Mass Transportation Benefit Program and the Transportation Incentive Program.

Apr 7, 2011

"The department remains hopeful that a government shutdown will be averted," said Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III

Apr 7, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Presidio workforce members who assisted during the 2010 Combined Federal Campaign at the Presidio of Monterey gathered for a recognition ceremony at Munakata Hall Auditorium here March 29.

Apr 4, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- Monterey Road Child Development Center staff, children, parents and volunteers participate in a parade April 1 to celebrate the Month of the Military Child.

Mar 31, 2011

SEASIDE, Calif. - More than 2,000 thrill seekers braved scattered rain showers and chilly weather to get down-and-dirty at the sixth annual presentation of the Big Sur Mud Run near Ord Military Community March 26. The course was filled with obstacles, four mud pits and screaming Marines.

Mar 16, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Presidio is prepared to respond in the event another disaster, like the March 11 tsunami, hits California's central coast. Staff members train throughout the year on responding to natural events such as earthquakes, tsunamis and winter storms, as well as manmade events such as those related to terrorism,

Mar 7, 2011

ARLINGTON, Va. -- I commanded the 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Ga., as part of the surge in Iraq in 2007-8.

Mar 7, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif., - Nearly 150 people turned out for the dedication of the Presidio of Monterey's new instructional building in memory of a longtime colleague Alfie Tawfik Khalil here March 4.

Feb 17, 2011

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - United States service members from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and members of the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Monterey participated during the weekend rounds of the nationally-televised AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament by "tending" the pin at Pebble Beach's 15th hole.

Feb 16, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Presidio of MontereyAca,!a,,cs Residential Communities Initiative (RCI) project garnered top honors from the national Professional Housing Management Association. And the projectAca,!a,,cs deputy manager was recognized with the PHMAAca,!a,,cs Aca,!A"Unsung HeroAca,!A? award Jan. 21 in New Orleans.

Feb 15, 2011

Information regarding the Mass Transportation Benefit Program.

Feb 14, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Children from Shoreline Church in Monterey wondered what they could do to boost the morale of deployed service members. What they came up with was 500 hand-crafted ValentineAca,!a,,cs cards.

Feb 11, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - On Feb. 10, former staff of the OMC Thrift Shop presented representatives of the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Foundation with a check for $18,296.31. This last thrift shop donation will go toward a veterans' cemetery on the former Fort Ord.

Feb 10, 2011

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Feb. 9 was Military Day at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament. Active-duty services members were admitted free and had the opportunity to meet some celebrities who were participating in the 3M Celebrity Challenge, a five-hole event which benefited local charities.

Feb 7, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - A handful of service members from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center spent the last few days volunteering on the courses for this week's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Golf Tournament, formerly named the Bing Crosby Clambake, which is Feb. 7 - 13.

Feb 7, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Sheila Taormina competed in her fourth Olympics in her third sport when she finished 19th in the pentathlon at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.

Feb 2, 2011

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Army has a bold vision for managing natural resources on its installations: they will become net zero.

Feb 1, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - An extensive phase-in of healthy changes in menus and food preparation is well under way at dining facilities here at the Presidio of Monterey.

Jan 27, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The U.S. Air Force is pleased to announce that Tops in Blue, the U.S. Air Force's premier entertainment group, will perform locally in February. The event is scheduled for the Golden State Theatre at 417 Alvarado Street in Monterey from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 8.

Jan 19, 2011

The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, in conjunction with the Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning, will host the 2011 U.S. All-Army Small Arms Championships March 19-26. The competition is open to all Soldiers of any rank in the entire Army formation, including West Point and college ROTC cadets, Army Reservists and National Guardsmen. The All-Army Matches consist of Small Arms Firing Schools, Excellence-in-Competition Matches, rifle and pistol matches, and special combined-arms combat matches.

Jan 12, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Community members observed the birthday of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in a memorial program at the Presidio of Monterey Jan. 11. The program included the screening of a documentary crafted from vintage 1950s and 1960s news footage related to KingAca,!a,,cs life and times and included KingAca,!a,,cs "I Have a Dream" speech in its entirety.

Jan 6, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Routes and schedules were adjusted Jan. 4 for the Presidio of Monterey's "Bluebird" shuttle bus service serving students of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.

Jan 4, 2011

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Like many others this time of year, I have been reflecting on the past 12 months and looking forward to the new year. In my professional capacity, I am focusing on the future of the Installation Management Community. Specifically, what should the Installation Management Community look like a year from now'

Dec 28, 2010

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Soldiers from the 229th Military Intelligence Battalion, Presidio of Monterey, join with the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 549, Monterey Bay, to spread some holiday spirit.

Dec 20, 2010

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Army Health Clinic at the Presidio of Monterey is Aca,!A"state of the artAca,!A? following an extensive renovation, say spokespersons for the ArmyAca,!a,,cs California Medical Detachment, which operates the facility.

Dec 20, 2010

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Defense Language Institute students vacated the Presidio of Monterey in large numbers this past weekend during the 2010 "Winter-break Exodus." Service members are shown here loading up to travel to the Monterey, San Jose and San Francisco airports. Classes are scheduled to resume Jan. 4, 2010.

Dec 16, 2010

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Marines collected more than 2,200 toys during this year's local Toys for Tots drive.

Dec 15, 2010

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Sarah and I extend our warmest greetings to each one of you and your families. The holiday season is a special time for the Lynch household and is an occasion to spend extra time with family and friends, reflect on the past year, and anticipate the opportunities that lie ahead.