“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best” Fort Carson Mountain Post Overview Briefers Name. Duty Position, Fort Carson

“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best” Agenda  Fort Carson Overview  History and Geographic Location  Mission  Troop Disposition  Fort Carson Facts  Fort Carson & the Front Range  How Fort Carson Supports Families  Fort Carson as a Net Zero Installation

“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best” Fort Carson  Started with Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941  Announced that Colorado Springs selected as site for an Army Camp on January 6, 1942  Installation named Camp Carson honoring Brigadier General Christopher “Kit” Carson  Born in Kentucky, spent his childhood on the Missouri Frontier  Commanded during the Civil War  He left the Post in 1867 and died at  Fort Lyons, Colorado in 1868  Kit Carson memorial dedicated June 27, 2000  *Memorial Artist - Rusty Phelps

“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best” Geographic Location Approximately 150 miles SE from FT Carson Note: PCMS located in Las Animas County Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site Fort Carson & surrounding Communities

“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best” 5 Mission The Fort Carson Community and 4th Infantry Division train, deploy, and sustain units and teams for combat; on order, conduct decisive full-spectrum operations in order to accomplish Combatant Commander objectives in defense of the Nation. Intent We must never forget Fort Carson exists for one purpose: to help the Army fight and win our Nation’s wars. In order to fulfill our purpose, we must do four things without fail: Train units to fight and win when called Deploy units anywhere in the world Develop Leaders and Soldiers who can carry on the Army’s mission Take care of each other…Soldiers, Families, and Civilians The endstate is simple – The Mountain Post: The Best Hometown in the Army - Home of America’s Best

“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best” 4ID OND 43D SB (-) 4ID OEF 2BCT 43 SB (-) 759 th MP (-) 71 EOD (-) Fort Carson Current Troop Disposition FCCO CONUS SPT 4BCT USAG 43d(-) 4ID FCCO 4ID HQs 1BCT 3BCT 4BCT 43D SB (-) 71 EOD (-) 10 CSH 1-2 ARB 759 MP (-) 4 EN 52 EN 6 4ID FSOK 214 FiB Ft. Carson CONUS support includes: Japan Repatriation, Wildland Fire Fighting, C2CRE/DCRF, and other current overseas contingency missions.

“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best” Unit Availability for Deployments FY 12FY 13FY 14 1 QTR2 QTR3 QTR4 QTR1 QTR2 QTR3 QTR4 QTR1 QTR2 QTR3 QTR4 QTR 4 ID HQ 1 BCT 2 BCT 3 BCT 4 BCT T 43 SUS BDE 10th GRP 1-2 AVN 4th ENG BN 71st ORD GRP 759 MP BN 10th SPT HSP 52ND ENG BN AVAILABLE CURRENT DEPLOYED AVAILABLE DEPLOYED AVAILABLE

“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best”  On-Post Schools 4 Elementary Schools (capacity = 2500) 1 Middle School (capacity = 1,300)  Projected youth for 2011: 2344 Break down by school districts: – Academy District 20 – 91 Students – Cheyenne Mtn District 12 – 94 students – Colorado Springs District 11 – 267 students – Ellicott District 22 – 6 students – Falcon District 49 – 129 students – Fountain/Ft Carson District 8 – 958 students – Hanover District 28 – 69 students – Harrison District 2 – 249 students – Widefield District 3 – 390 students – Other Districts - 91 students Fort Carson Middle School Population as of 2010  Active Duty Military: approximately 25,000  Family Members: approximately 38,000  Army Civilians: 5700  Retirees: approximately 47,000 in the local area  Would Rank 14 th Largest City in Colorado (#13 Highlands Ranch, CO – 70,931 & #14 Loveland, CO – 50,608) Family Housing  3,060 units  Over 70% of Fort Carson Families live Off Post Community Services  Fire & Emergency Services – 3 stations  Evans Army Community Hospital  Dental Services Fort Carson Facts 8

“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best” Fort Carson Population Today CAB Additions: 2700 Soldiers 4400 Family Members

“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best” Economic Impact 10 Economic Impact (Based on FY10 Data): Military Payroll$ 1.4B Civilian Payroll$ 201.4M Local purchases/GPC$ 19.0M Contract Awards$ 159M Utilities$ 20.5M Military Construction$ 512M Tuition assistance/Grants$ 6.3M TRICARE Payments$ 142M Total: $ 2.46B Ft Carson is the Largest Non-State Employer in Colorado 5 th Largest Military Retiree Community in the U.S.  Based on a GA Southern University Study 2d and 3d Order of Effects of money spent is $4.33 Billion 1 Soldier = approximately 1.5 secondary jobs in the Pikes Peak Economy

“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best” Fort Carson and the Front Range Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Trinidad FCCO PCMS February 2011 Trinidad Proclamation Supporting Troops October 2009 Colorado Springs/Pueblo Community Covenant Ceremony Community Partnerships Warrior Family Community Partnership Survivor Outreach Services Annual Education Summit with Fort Carson leadership, local educators and community leaders Adopt a School Program Governance Working Groups Southern Colorado Working Group Faith Based Working Group Southern CO Sustainability Conference Fort Carson Good Neighbor Program Washington DC Community Covenants Partnership w/local community Support to Soldiers & Families Community support key to building resiliency during deployments October 2011 Pueblo West Community Covenant Ceremony

“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best” How Fort Carson Supports Families Warrior Family Community Partnership Family Resiliency Training – Resiliency Campus Survivor Outreach Services Annual Child & Youth Summit with Fort Carson leadership, local educators and community leaders Adopt a School Program Faith Based Working Group & Strong Bonds Program

“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best” Net Zero Installation "Striving for Net Zero is operationally necessary, financially prudent, and critical to our mission.” Katherine Hammack The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy & Environment ) Fort Carson has been identified by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy & Environment) as a Net Zero Pilot Installation. 13

“Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America’s Best” Conclusion 14 One of the most sought after stations of assignment in the Army. Unique training opportunities for the Army and Special Operations Communities. A responsible neighbor of Colorado Springs, the Pikes Peak Community, and the entire State of Colorado Value added is well beyond economic impact Essential to the National Military Strategy

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