1-4 p.m., Aachen Range. Post Command Sgt. Maj. Erick Ochs invites you to join him for Second Fridays shoot . The shoot alternates monthly between skeet or trap shooting. The cost is $10 per round if you bring your own weapon and ammo or $25 per round to rent MWR shotgun and ammo. For more information, contact Chris Helie at christopher.j.helie.naf@army.mil or call (803) 751-3484.
Mar06
Post Newcomers Orientation
Mar 6, 2025, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
8 a.m. NCO Club. This orientation is mandatory for all Soldiers and Department of the Army Civilians arriving at Fort Jackson. Spouses are encouraged to attend. This will be a great opportunity for spouses to receive first-hand information about the valuable available resources on and around Fort Jackson. There will be no on-site childcare for this event. Please note, everyone in attendance will be required to wear a face mask, regardless of vaccination status, and will adhere to safe social distancing practices. For additional information, call Army Community Service at 751-5256.
Mar07
First Friday Golf
Mar 7, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Fort Jackson commander, invites you to join him for First Friday Golf the first Friday of every month. The next iteration is set for August. This is a Captain’s Choice event and will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Fort Jackson Golf Club. You may enter your own team or sign up as a single and the FJGC PGA Professionals will pair you with a group. Entry fee is $45 for FJGC members and $55 for non-members. The entry fee includes applicable greens fee, user Fee, cart, prizes, and a boxed lunch. Register by calling the pro shop or stop by the clubhouse to sign up. (803) 562-4437.
Mar14
Second Friday Shoot
Mar 14, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
1-4 p.m., Aachen Range. Post Command Sgt. Maj. Erick Ochs invites you to join him for Second Fridays shoot . The shoot alternates monthly between skeet or trap shooting. The cost is $10 per round if you bring your own weapon and ammo or $25 per round to rent MWR shotgun and ammo. For more information, contact Chris Helie at christopher.j.helie.naf@army.mil or call (803) 751-3484.
Apr03
Post Newcomers Orientation
Apr 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
8 a.m. NCO Club. This orientation is mandatory for all Soldiers and Department of the Army Civilians arriving at Fort Jackson. Spouses are encouraged to attend. This will be a great opportunity for spouses to receive first-hand information about the valuable available resources on and around Fort Jackson. There will be no on-site childcare for this event. Please note, everyone in attendance will be required to wear a face mask, regardless of vaccination status, and will adhere to safe social distancing practices. For additional information, call Army Community Service at 751-5256.
Apr04
First Friday Golf
Apr 4, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
The Fort Jackson commander, invites you to join him for First Friday Golf the first Friday of every month. The next iteration is set for August. This is a Captain’s Choice event and will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Fort Jackson Golf Club. You may enter your own team or sign up as a single and the FJGC PGA Professionals will pair you with a group. Entry fee is $45 for FJGC members and $55 for non-members. The entry fee includes applicable greens fee, user Fee, cart, prizes, and a boxed lunch. Register by calling the pro shop or stop by the clubhouse to sign up. (803) 562-4437.
Apr11
Second Friday Shoot
Apr 11, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
1-4 p.m., Aachen Range. Post Command Sgt. Maj. Erick Ochs invites you to join him for Second Fridays shoot . The shoot alternates monthly between skeet or trap shooting. The cost is $10 per round if you bring your own weapon and ammo or $25 per round to rent MWR shotgun and ammo. For more information, contact Chris Helie at christopher.j.helie.naf@army.mil or call (803) 751-3484.
May01
Post Newcomers Orientation
May 1, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
8 a.m. NCO Club. This orientation is mandatory for all Soldiers and Department of the Army Civilians arriving at Fort Jackson. Spouses are encouraged to attend. This will be a great opportunity for spouses to receive first-hand information about the valuable available resources on and around Fort Jackson. There will be no on-site childcare for this event. Please note, everyone in attendance will be required to wear a face mask, regardless of vaccination status, and will adhere to safe social distancing practices. For additional information, call Army Community Service at 751-5256.
May02
First Friday Golf
May 2, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
The Fort Jackson commander, invites you to join him for First Friday Golf the first Friday of every month. The next iteration is set for August. This is a Captain’s Choice event and will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Fort Jackson Golf Club. You may enter your own team or sign up as a single and the FJGC PGA Professionals will pair you with a group. Entry fee is $45 for FJGC members and $55 for non-members. The entry fee includes applicable greens fee, user Fee, cart, prizes, and a boxed lunch. Register by calling the pro shop or stop by the clubhouse to sign up. (803) 562-4437.
May09
Second Friday Shoot
May 9, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
1-4 p.m., Aachen Range. Post Command Sgt. Maj. Erick Ochs invites you to join him for Second Fridays shoot . The shoot alternates monthly between skeet or trap shooting. The cost is $10 per round if you bring your own weapon and ammo or $25 per round to rent MWR shotgun and ammo. For more information, contact Chris Helie at christopher.j.helie.naf@army.mil or call (803) 751-3484.
Institute for Religious Leadership Deputy Director and Deputy Commandant, Chaplain (Col.) Emmitt Furner stands in front of his wall of nametapes he has collected from Soldiers over his many military assignments.
Chaplain remembers teammates, one nametape at a time
By Mel Slater, Institute for Religious Leadership
Soldiers and Families travel the world, meeting and saying goodbye to many others as they go.
Chaplain (Col.) Emmitt Furner, Institute for Religious Leadership deputy director, has found a novel way to remember people he’s encountered with over the years - he collects military nametapes.
“It all started with one nametape that left in my office by a Soldier who had left his nametape because he was redeploying from Afghanistan and he stopped by to see me. I wasn’t there, so he left his nametape attached (on the) wall where we lived,” Furner said. “My chaplain assistant, now known as religious affairs specialist, thought it was a good idea to encourage other Soldiers to leave their nametapes before they redeploy so I could remember them and pray for them.”
The names on his wall are a constant reminder of those Soldiers.
“Every day I have to walk in and see what I refer to as the pacing item for a chaplain which is the people,” Furner said. “Each one of those names represent a story and a life that I was invited into, a sacred experience and privilege to know people and serve with them in the Army.”
It’s interesting that his own nametape is present on the wall.