Fort Lee community, policies continue to fight spread of COVID-19

By Terrance BellMarch 26, 2020

Zadkiel Agosto swings at a pitch thrown by his father, retired Sgt. 1st Class Rafael Agosto, during a practice session March 19 at the A Avenue baseball field.  Nine-year-old Zadkiel, a student at Prince George County’s Harrison Elementary School, has not had classes since March 16, when the county closed its schools due to coronavirus concerns.   While Zadkiel has kept busy with school take-home lessons, his father said he has been anxious to break his learning routine so the two took advantage of warm temperatures and an empty baseball field to play catch and hit some ball.  “I don’t want him close to that Playstation stuff,” said a chuckling SFC Agosto, noting he prefers some form of physical activity for his son. He also said parents need to be creative and resourceful in finding activities for children while school is suspended, and they should not hesitate to lean on one another to get by. “We’re Americans, we know how to overcome,” he said.
1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Zadkiel Agosto swings at a pitch thrown by his father, retired Sgt. 1st Class Rafael Agosto, during a practice session March 19 at the A Avenue baseball field. Nine-year-old Zadkiel, a student at Prince George County’s Harrison Elementary School, has not had classes since March 16, when the county closed its schools due to coronavirus concerns. While Zadkiel has kept busy with school take-home lessons, his father said he has been anxious to break his learning routine so the two took advantage of warm temperatures and an empty baseball field to play catch and hit some ball. “I don’t want him close to that Playstation stuff,” said a chuckling SFC Agosto, noting he prefers some form of physical activity for his son. He also said parents need to be creative and resourceful in finding activities for children while school is suspended, and they should not hesitate to lean on one another to get by. “We’re Americans, we know how to overcome,” he said. (Photo Credit: Terrance Bell) VIEW ORIGINAL
Golf Company, 244th Quartermaster Battalion Soldiers proceed to the schoolhouse Friday morning on B Avenue near the Soldier Support Center.  The advanced individual training Soldiers, accustomed to marching in four columns, moved to their destination in two columns spaced roughly 10-feet apart as a result of social distancing policies implemented to combat the coronavirus spread.
2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Golf Company, 244th Quartermaster Battalion Soldiers proceed to the schoolhouse Friday morning on B Avenue near the Soldier Support Center. The advanced individual training Soldiers, accustomed to marching in four columns, moved to their destination in two columns spaced roughly 10-feet apart as a result of social distancing policies implemented to combat the coronavirus spread. (Photo Credit: Terrance Bell) VIEW ORIGINAL
Staff Sgt. Jasmine Petty, a 92A Automated Logistical Specialist Course instructor, Quartermaster School, goes over class lessons with advanced individual training students at Thompson Hall March 20. To comply with the school’s new social distancing policy, the 92A course has split its on-average, 30-student classes in half while students were seated in every other chair.
3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Jasmine Petty, a 92A Automated Logistical Specialist Course instructor, Quartermaster School, goes over class lessons with advanced individual training students at Thompson Hall March 20. To comply with the school’s new social distancing policy, the 92A course has split its on-average, 30-student classes in half while students were seated in every other chair. (Photo Credit: Terrance Bell) VIEW ORIGINAL
Maj. Gen. Rodney D. Fogg, CASCOM and Fort Lee commanding general, gets his temperature taken by Lagina Johnson of the Military Entrance Processing Station upon access to the Fort Lee facility March 17..  The measure is a part of the screening now required of all visitors and staff there to prevent the spread of coronavirus.  More than 100 visitors and staff were screened prior to lunchtime, said Johnson. The installation has taken many measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus while continuing to fulfill its training and other missions.
4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. Rodney D. Fogg, CASCOM and Fort Lee commanding general, gets his temperature taken by Lagina Johnson of the Military Entrance Processing Station upon access to the Fort Lee facility March 17.. The measure is a part of the screening now required of all visitors and staff there to prevent the spread of coronavirus. More than 100 visitors and staff were screened prior to lunchtime, said Johnson. The installation has taken many measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus while continuing to fulfill its training and other missions. (Photo Credit: Terrance Bell) VIEW ORIGINAL