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Vol. 32, No. 16 August 7, 2015

Fort Detrick Leadership Supports GEMS Program

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U.S. Army Garrison leaders recentlyspent three days together developing along-range plan to align Fort Detrick withInstallation Management Command Linesof Efforts. The team-building event waskicked off by a staff ride to GettysburgNational Battlefield, where Sgt. 1st ClassCharles Warren of the U.S. Army MedicalResearch and Materiel Command Head-quarters Detachment provided a historicalaccount of the battle. The purpose of thestaff ride was to think strategically abouthow decision making affected the outcomeof the battle.

“We have to have a long range plan...One that focuses on communication,teamwork, pride and standards,” said Col.Bob O’Brien, U.S. Army Garrison com-mander.

Days two and three consisted of break-out teams, each focusing on one of the

IMCOM LOE’s: Professional InstallationManagement Workforce, Effective BASE-OPS Support Services and InfrastructureSustainment and Revitalization.

Team Building Event Focuses on Future Vision and Planning

A recent teambuilding event endedwith U.S. Garrison directorates comingtogether to strategically plan for thenext five years.

Photos by Lanessa Hill, USAG Public Affairs

Right: U.S. Army Garrison directorsstand under the State of Virginia Monu-ment, one of the first of the Confederatestate monuments at Gettysburg Nation-al Park, listening intently to detailssurrounding former commander of theArmy of Northern Virigina, Robert E. Lee.

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Again this summer, Fort Detrick leader-ship is doing their part to support the Gainsin the Education of Mathematics and Sci-ence program hosted by Hood College.

GEMS is a Science, Technology, Engi-neering and Math summer program fundedby the Office of the Assistant Secretary forthe Army for Acquisition, Logistics andTechnology and managed by the Army Edu-cational Outreach Program Office. The pro-gram is designed to give students an immer-sive one-week lab experience focused on aspecific STEM field.

Fort Detrick leaders like Maj. Gen. BrianC. Lein, commanding general, U.S. ArmyMedical Research and Materiel Commandand Fort Detrick, understand that the Armyneeds to cultivate the next generation ofmilitary scientists and engineers that arestrategic thinkers and problem solvers. Oneway Fort Detrick leadership is working toshape the workforce is by supporting local

STEM initiatives like GEMS.As a STEM enrichment program, GEMS

creates hands-on opportunities for elemen-tary, middle and high school students aswell as college students and teachers. FortDetrick has participated in GEMS for thepast 10 years.

According to Michael Sandridge, educa-tional consultant and program coordinatorfor Fort Detrick’s GEMS program, the FortDetrick program is very selective. Last year,the program accepted 500 out of 1,000 ap-plicants. This year, the program acceptedjust over 500 students out of 1,500 applica-tions to the program.

Speaking at a GEMS graduation on July23, Lein shared with the students not onlyhis love of the Battlebots television show, butalso his hope that the GEMS students contin-ue to pursue their love of science and tech-nology and consider working for themilitary.

“Go out, do great things and maybe con-sider working for the military,” said Lein.

See GEMS, continued on page 6

Photo by Shannon Bishop, USAG Public Affairs

U. S. Army Garrison Commander Col. Robert O’Brien shakes the handand presents a commanders coin to a GEMS student for his courage toanswer questions on stage about how science affects an infantry Soldierduring the July 30 graduation ceremony.

Army defines onlinemisconduct, p. 4

Flashback Friday, p. 3

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CommentaryIn only a few short weeks since my official

change of responsibility ceremony in July, Ihave met so many wonderful people here atFort Detrick; understanding more and morewith each passing day the great things hap-pening within this installation.

I have already witnessed firsthand the lev-el of dedication that shines through you all;as well as the incredible support Fort Detrickreceives from the local communities. As theFort Detrick U.S. Army Garrison commandsergeant major, I want to continue to buildthose relationships with leaders across FortDetrick and throughout the Frederick com-munity at large. Teamwork takes communi-cation, leadership, care and pride to cometogether; and although there are always ob-stacles, I feel confident we will tackle thoseobstacles together. Fort Detrick commandstaff has been directed to bring the U.S.Army Garrison in line with Installation Man-agement Command lines of effort and stan-dards; by leaning on one another, following aclear direction and lines of communication, Iknow we will be successful.

I developed my leadership philosophyover 27 years of service, fortunate to havehad the best Soldiers, officers and non-

commissioned officers in the units I haveserved. I demand high standards, for if stan-dards are set high, all else will follow. It’s notabout me; it’s about accomplishing the mis-sion and taking care of the Soldiers and theirfamilies. “You cannot lead where you cannotgo. You cannot teach what you do not know.”In other words: lead, follow or get out of theway. I expect all leaders to be actively en-gaged in their Soldiers, both on and off duty.

Caring about what we do and about oneanother is vital. It is everyone’s responsibil-ity to incorporate safety into our daily ac-tivities; treating everyone with dignity andrespect and fostering a climate that is fam-ily oriented and cohesive. We are a family,living by Army values and Warrior Ethos; itis a must that we work hard and, most im-portantly, work together. Help me, help you.I will try my best to do everything within mypower to help enhance Soldiers and theirfamily’s well-being and readiness. I look for-ward to getting out and meeting the civilianworkforce, Soldiers and their families as Icirculate through the U.S. Army Garrison andfuture events.

Support and Defend!

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CAREE VANDER LINDENUSAMRIID PAO

Col. Thomas S. Bundt will assume com-mand of the U.S. Army Medical ResearchInstitute of Infectious Diseases in a cer-emony Aug. 10 at 2 p.m. in the Fort DetrickAuditorium. Maj. Gen. Brian C. Lein, com-manding general of the U.S. Army MedicalResearch andMateriel Command and FortDetrick, will preside.

Bundt is a native of Washington State,where he graduated from the University ofWashington with a Bachelor of Science de-gree in psychology and as a DistinguishedMilitary Graduate in ROTC. He holds aPh.D. in Health Service Research from theUniversity of Florida and is a fellow of theAmerican College of Healthcare Execu-tives. His most recent duty assignment wasas commander of the Fort Lee Medical De-partment Activity, Fort Lee, Virginia.

Bundt began his Army career as theExecutive Officer, E Co., 3rd BN, 3rd BDE,104th ID (TNG), Bothell, Washington, andwent on to serve asMedical Platoon Leader(PL) in the 4th BN, 12th IN (M) Regiment,2nd BDE, 8th ID; and later as PL in the 2ndBN, 6th IN (M) Regiment, 2nd BDE, 1st Ar-mored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

He subsequently served in a variety ofcommand and staff positions to include:chief, Primary Care Support Branch, 2ndGeneral Hospital and Adjutant for the Eu-ropean Health Service Support Area, Land-stuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany;commander, Headquarters Company andMedical Company, 115th Field Hospi-tal, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisiana;program administrator, U.S. Army BaylorGraduate Program in Healthcare Admin-istration, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; chief,Managed Care Division, Darnall ArmyCommunity Hospital, Fort Hood, Texas;and deputy chief of staff/executive officerfor William Beaumont Army Medical Cen-ter, El Paso, Texas.

Bundt deployed to Iraq as the deputyhealth attaché to the U.S. Embassy inBaghdad, Iraq, and subsequently served

as chief of staff and troop commander,General Leonard Wood Army CommunityHospital, Fort LeonardWood,Missouri. Hecommanded the 187th Medical Battalion,32nd Medical Brigade at Fort Sam Hous-ton, Texas; served as chief of staff, Bavari-anMedical Activity, Vilseck, Germany; andwas chief of staff at Madigan ArmyMedicalCenter, Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Bundt’s military education includesthe AMEDD Officer Basic and AdvancedCourses, the U.S. Army Command andGeneral Staff College, and the U.S. ArmyWar College, where he earned a Master ofStrategic Studies degree. He is a memberof the Order of Military Medical Merit andholds the Army Surgeon General’s “A” Pro-ficiency Designation.

His awards and decorations includethe Legion of Merit, Defense MeritoriousService Medal, Meritorious Service Medal(9 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), Army Achievement Medal (3 OLC),Iraqi Campaign Medal, National DefenseService Medal (2), Global War on Terror-ism Service Medal, the German SportsBadge (Silver), the Combat Action Badgeand the Expert Field Medical Badge.

Bundt is married to the former Ms.Elizabeth W. Furay of Saint Louis, Mis-souri, and they have two sons, Albert andThomas.

The USAMRIID’s mission is to provideleading edge medical capabilities to deterand defend against current and emergingbiological threat agents. Research con-ducted at the USAMRIID leads to medicalsolutions-vaccines, drugs, diagnostics andinformation-that benefit bothmilitary per-sonnel and civilians. The institute plays akey role as a lead military medical researchlaboratory for lethal viruses for theMilitaryInfectious Disease Research Program, andfor the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’sJoint Science and Technology Office forChemical and Biological Defense. The US-AMRIID is a subordinate laboratory of theU.S. Army Medical Research and MaterielCommand.

U.S. Army Medical ResearchInstitute of Infectious Diseasesto Welcome New Commander

SHANNON BISHOPUSAG PUBLIC AFFAIRS

As summer is winding down, fami-lies who have planted vegetable gardensare beginning to collect the fruits andvegetables that have grown for most ofthe spring and summer. These gardensprovide families the opportunity to savemoney and eat healthier without con-cerns about harmful chemicals.

During WWII, Americans were en-couraged to plant “victory gardens” inan effort to reduce the demand for foodsupply and prevent a food shortage. Dur-ing the war, growing food in your com-munity alleviated the need for vehiclesto transport food that needed to be used

for Soldiers and weapons. Many dif-ferent types of vegetables were grown,such as tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, beetsand peas. At their peak there were morethan 20,000,000 victory gardens plantedacross the United States.

Prior to President Obama and hisfamily living in the White House, thelast victory garden planted at the WhiteHouse was by Eleanor Roosevelt. Mi-chelle Obama commented in a recentarticle that Roosevelt started the wholemovement of victory gardens. One ofthe first things Obama did when shemoved into the White House was plant avictory garden as an effort to encourageAmericans to eat nutritious food andlive healthier lives.

Home Grown Gardenswith Roots Tied to WWII

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Approximately 243 people attended this year’s Fort Detrick Career Fair July 30 atthe Community Activities Center. Those looking for jobs were able to speak directlyto recruiters about their resumes and open positions.

For more information about the ACS Employment Readiness Program, call (301)619-2208/2197 or email: [email protected].

Fort Detrick Career FairProvides Opportunities

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Job seekers attend the Fort Detrick Career Fair held at the Community Activ-ities Center July 30.

BY C. TODD LOPEZARMY.MIL

If Soldiers were still unsure of what badbehavior looks like online, the Army clari-fied it for them in an “All Army Activities”message -- commonly called an ALARACT-- that went out force-wide last week.

Online misconduct, it says, is “the use ofelectronic communication to inflict harm. Ex-amples include, but are not limited to: harass-ment,bullying,hazing, stalking,discrimination,retaliation or any other types of misconductthat undermine dignity and respect.”

The ALARACT 122/2015, which comesas part of an effort to address Soldier useof social media and other online forms ofcommunication, also defines good behav-ior online, “electronic communication” and“online-related incidents.”

“The Army values require that every-one be treated with dignity and respect,”the message reads. “Harassment, bullying,hazing, stalking, discrimination, retaliationand any other type of misconduct that un-dermines dignity and respect are not consis-tent with Army values and negatively impactcommand climate and readiness.”

The ALARACT emphasizes commanders’responsibility to “reinforce a climate wherecurrent and future members of the Armyteam, including Soldiers, Army civilians,contractors and family members under-stand that online misconduct is inconsis-tent with Army values.”

The document also said such a climateincluded an avenue through which “online-related incidents are prevented, reportedand addressed at the lowest possible level.”

In March, the Army’s chief of staff direct-

ed the creation of a “tiger team” to addressthe issue of online misbehavior, includingretribution, and to find ways to prevent andrespond to harm inflicted through the use ofelectronic communication.

One goal of the tiger team was to createa reporting system for “online-related inci-dents” and report those up to senior Armyleadership.

Tiger team member Lt. Col. Kay Emer-son, who also serves as director of the Ar-

my’s Equal Opportunity policy office, saidmembers of the Army staff and commandrepresentatives are working now to identifythe data fields and reporting requirementsfor such an online reporting system.

“Once collated, senior Army leadershipwill have a sight picture of reported online-related incidents and actions taken by com-manders in the field,” said Emerson.

The Army is expected to update AR 600-20 in the next published version to address

online and social media violations. Emersonsaid she is currently re-rewriting paragraph4-19 within AR 600-20 to incorporate theDepartment of Defense’s drafted policy withthe Army’s online conduct efforts.

Section 4-19 of AR 600-20, called “Treat-ment of persons,” addresses hazing and bul-lying, as well as command and individualresponsibilities in regards to them. Both theregulation and the ALARACT direct Soldiersand Army civilians who experience or wit-ness online misconduct to report it to theirchain of command.

Additionally, section 4-19 of AR 600-20is “punitive” in nature. It authorizes com-manders to potentially punish those whoare in violation of its direction, making fail-ure to adhere to the Army’s rules for onlinebehavior a punishable offense.

“Soldiers who violate this policy may besubject to punishment under the UniformCode of Military Justice,” the regulationreads. “Whether or not certain acts spe-cifically violate the provisions of this para-graph, they may be inappropriate or violaterelevant civilian personnel guidance.”

Despite new rules and direction in regardto use of social media and other forms ofelectronic communication, the Army says itdoesn’t want to stop Solders from communi-cating online. Instead, said an Army official,when using electronic communication devic-es, Soldiers should apply “Think, Type, Post.”

That maxim is summarized as “thinkabout the message being communicatedand who could potentially view it; typea communication that is consistent withArmy values; and post only those messagesthat demonstrate dignity and respect for selfand others.”

For those still unsure, Army defines ‘online misconduct’

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Terri Lein, spouse of U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel CommandCommander Maj. Gen. Brian Lein, reads “Bravo, Amelia Bedelia!” to chil-dren at the Fort Detrick Child Development Center as part of the summer-time reading program Aug. 5.

SummertimeReading

Q: Where are you from originally?I am originally from Columbus, Georgia.

Q: Why did you decide to be a U.S. ArmyChaplain?

Growing up in Columbus, Georgia, nextto Fort Benning, the Army has always hadan influence in my life. In college, when Godbegan to call me to full time ministry, chap-laincy became an option for me. This all hap-pened in 1991 during Desert Storm and I hada friend on active duty at Fort Benning anda friend in the Georgia National Guard; theyboth became a demonstration of the uniqueneed in the Army that the role of chaplainfills. Through their influence and God’s callin my life, I began my journey to becomingan Army Chaplain.

Q:Whatwouldyou like toaccomplishduringyour time here?

I want to continue building off ChaplainAhn’s work here and continue to improve theChapel program at Fort Detrick through wor-

ship services and religious education. I hopeto be able to use my background as a FamilyLife Chaplain to contribute to the communitythrough pastoral care as well.

Q: What is it you would like to convey to thepeople of Fort Detrick?

My family and I are excited to be here andlook forward to getting to know the communityhere at Fort Detrick and Frederick, Maryland.

Q: Who’s your personal hero?Detrick Bonhoeffer is one of my heroes due

to courage during WWII. Chaplain Col. JeffVoyles is a good friend and mentor to me thathas also played a role in shaping my ministryand my career. He is, for me, a solid source ofwisdom, common sense and humor.

Q:Whatareyourhobbies/personal interests?At Fort Jackson, I began skeet shooting at

the MWR skeet range and I have really begunto enjoy that sport. It reminds me of my youthand hunting with my dad, so it brings with ita lot of good memories and the challenge ofhitting a moving target.

Q & A with Chaplain Jeffries

LANESSA HILLUSAG PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Fort Detrick participated in the 32ndAnnual National Night Out Aug. 4 at theBalfour Beatty Community Center. Thisnational event is designed to heightencrime and drug awareness, generate sup-port and participation in local anticrimeprograms, build communities and send amessage to criminals that neighborhoodsfight back.

The event was hosted by the Director-ate of Emergency Services and provided

children the opportunity to meet the FortDetrickpolice force, learnwhat theydoandstrengthen the neighborhood spirit.

“Welookforwardtothiseventeachyear.Its’ our chance to get out here and showthat we are friendly and here to help. Hav-ing that levelof trustwith residentshelpsustremendously throughout the year,” saidFort Detrick Police Chief Stephen Brooks.

Fun and games including obstaclecourses and moon bounces were avail-able for the children to enjoy. The eventconcluded with the Lego movie on the bigscreen.

National Night Out Brings Funand Strengthens Community

Dear Fort Detrick Community,I am Chaplain Maj. Mi-

chael L. Jeffries, the new in-coming U.S. Army Garrisonchaplain for Fort Detrick.Chaplain Matthew Ahn isheaded to Fort Sill and I havethe privilege to serve the reli-gious needs of the Fort Det-rick community for the nextcouple of years. I am com-ing from Fort Jackson, SouthCarolina, where I served as aninstructor at the United StatesArmy Chaplain Center andSchool. Previous to Fort Jack-son, I servedas theFamily LifeChaplain for Fort Bliss, Texas.

I was born and raised inColumbus, Georgia. I gradu-ated from Columbus StateUniversity with my Bachelorsof Science degree in GeneralStudies in 1991. I earned myMasters of Divinity Degree

from Southwestern Bap-tist Theological Seminary inFort Worth, Texas, in 1996. Iearned a masters degree inCommunity Counseling fromColumbus State University in2010.

My family is here with me.My wife, Lori, is from FortWorth, Texas. She is definitelythe best part of the Jeffriesfamily team. My oldest son isDavid, he is 18 and will be at-tending Fredrick Community

College. My youngest son isZachary, who is 15 years old.He will be participating in alocal swim team. The entireJeffries family will be activelyinvolved in the communityand is excited about the op-portunities here at Fort Det-rick in Frederick, Maryland.

We look forward to work-ing with you and making theFort Detrick community aneven better place to live andwork. I am praying for thegreat opportunities God hasplanned for our community.I look forward to moving intothe future with you and beinga part of serving our Army, thegreat Soldiers, families and ci-vilians here at Fort Detrick.Peace,Chaplain Maj.Michael L. JeffriesU.S. Army Garrison Chaplain

Photo by Shannon Bishop,USAG Public Affairs


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The U.S. Army Medical Research and Ma-teriel Command’s U.S. Army Medical Mate-riel Agency has a big mission. The USAM-MA performs materiel acquisition, projectmanagement and sustainment in supportof strategic level missions and transforma-tion goals of the U.S. Army and the MilitaryHealth System.

The USAMMA mission is imperative to en-sure the American Warfighter has the medicalequipment they need, when they need it.

The USAMMA has three maintenancedepots across the U.S. located at Hill AirForce Base, Utah; Tobyhanna, Pennsylva-nia; and Tracy, California. The depot hous-es rows of medical equipment being stored,preparing for maintenance or getting readyto be shipped out. This year, the USAMMAcreated a new position and appointed Capt.Dennis Kim as the accountable officer forthe depots. Kim is tasked tasked with keep-ing an accurate record of property, docu-ments and funds for each of the depots, and

is currently responsible for $125 million inmedical equipment.

“Capt. Kim has been handed a very im-portant job,” said USAMMA Director ofForce Sustainment Lt. Col. Joseph Mrozin-ski. “His job is to establish policies and pro-cedures that will facilitate proper account-ability of the USAMMA maintenance stock.This is very important to the command, andwe know that Capt. Kim is working hard toensure that this happens.”

Kim began his position in January 2015and hit the ground running. He supports theresponsible officers at each site. The respon-sible officer has direct responsibility for theproperty at their depot. Each item in theirwarehouse must be accounted for, a taskthat is currently being done by hand. A 100percent inventory was initiated in May 2015.

Most of the equipment at the warehouseshas an Item Unique Identification tag. Oneof Kim’s goals is to coordinate with the US-AMMA’s Business Support Office and havebarcode scanners and tablets that will com-municate with the system of record, whichis the Theater Enterprise Wide Logistics

System. The TEWLS is an information tech-nology system within the Defense MedicalLogistics - Enterprise Solution portfolio thatconsolidates numerous military logisticsfunctions into a single application and data-base. The TEWLS helps the responsible offi-cers scan in equipment wirelessly and mini-mize human error. When combined with anIUID it allows the USAMMA to track itemsfrom the beginning to the end of its use.

“This is quite a task,” said Kim. “Thereare thousands of pieces of equipment ateach depot, and human error is somethingthat is always going to be factor in account-ing for each piece. That’s why we are work-ing hard to modernize the warehousesand the accounting process. The ability toquickly scan barcodes will greatly reducethe amount of human error associated withserial number data entry.”

Kim’s appointment comes at a time ofheightened fiscal awareness. The account-able officer is working with the programmanager to identify and remove excess in-ventory from the stock. The depots are alsodivesting irrelevant equipment. According to

Kim, over $8 million will be divested in 2015.“There is tremendous value in taking

the time to get things right the first time,”said Kim. “Once the stock record accounthas been set straight and the technology isthere to support us, we will be maintaininga system that will only require minor tweaksdespite its large dollar value.”

As of July, two maintenance depots com-pleted their inventories. By August, the thirddepot will wrap up its inventory and the US-AMMA will have the scanners and tablets.By September, the maintenance side of theUSAMMA depots will convert to the TEWLS- the warehouse side began using the systemat the end of 2013.

Kim has successfully navigated the un-known with his new position. When heleaves his role as accountable officer, hewill leave behind the legacy of decisive andeffective leadership that forged the path forthose that will follow in his footsteps.

“It has been exciting to coordinate andwork with all of the different directorateswithin the USAMMA and facilitate this longawaited change,” said Kim.

USAMMA Creates New Accountable Officer Position

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“The Army needs people who can think innovatively, andthat’s you.”

Students in 4th-12th grades had seven specialized pro-grams to choose from including environmental, Crime SceneInvestigation, battlebots and robotics. Students worked withstate-certified teachers and organizational professionals toprovide a hands-on learning experience.

“We have been fortunate enough to work with a varietyof subject matter experts from Fort Detrick, both as careerspeakers for our GEMS students and as subject matter ex-perts to our near peer mentors,” said Sandridge. “The lead-ership has been very supportive of the programs goals andthe students’ successes.”

Fort Detrick’s U.S. Army Garrison Commander BobO’Brien understands first-hand the importance of support-ing STEM initiatives - both at work and at home. O’Brien’sson participated in one of the weekly sessions at Hood Col-lege, and O’Brien spoke at a GEMS graduation on July 30.

“Did you know that ‘geek’ is the new cool?” said O’Brienduring the July 30 graduation. “As an infantry man, this geekstuff isn’t what I’m good at, but I wouldn’t have the resourc-es and materials that I need if it weren’t for the science andtechnology innovations that people like you are doing.”

The need for STEM literacy is growing exponentially. Therequirement for STEM literacy goes beyond the traditionalSTEM occupations of scientist, engineer and mathemati-cian. The Army also has a growing need for highly qualified,STEM-literate technicians and skilled workers in advancedmanufacturing, logistics, management and other technolo-gy-driven fields.

“To remain at the ready, the U.S. Army will need to con-tinue to foster these young minds,” said Lein.

GEMS, continued from page 1

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Effective Oct. 1, the De-fense Information SystemsAgency will enforce existingDepartment of Defense En-terprise Email and the ServiceLevel Agreement, mailboxsize limits, to lower costs andimprove efficiency and Out-look start-up times.

Each of the Army’s morethan1.4millionDEEaccountshasa storage limit.Mostusersfall into the Basic class, with amaximumstorage limitof512megabytes. Business classusers, with an operational re-quirement for a larger storagesize,haveamaximumstoragelimit of 4 gigabytes. Previous-ly, those storage limits havenot been enforced.

Even without strict en-forcement, most Army usershavestayedwithintheirmaxi-mumallowableemail storage.As of July 31, 2015, however,Army reports indicate thatmore than 75,000 Army per-sonnel are storing more than4GBofemail.More than7,700user mailboxes exceed 10GBof storage each. That level ofheavy use makes for a slow,inefficient and costly emailsystemforboth the individualuser and theArmyas awhole.

“Using email effectivelyis one way that today’s Armypersonnel can help reducecosts and make communi-cations more agile, from thehomefront to the tactical

edge,” said John Howell, U.S.Army Program Executive Of-ficer Enterprise InformationSystems, or PEO EIS, productdirector for Enterprise Email,or PD EE. “Each user has arole to play to help facilitatestate-of-the-art access toemail from any location, bybeingmindful of the limits al-ready in place to reduce costsand launch times.”

Clearing out old, outdatedemails isgoodpractice foranyuser. But, what if you aren’talready in the habit? All usersat risk of exceeding their sizelimits will receive auto-gen-erated warnings when theirmailboxes exceed authorizedlimits. Basic users will receivethat warning if their mailboxexceeds 410 MB of storage,while business users will re-ceivethewarning if theirmail-boxexceeds3.7GBof storage.

“The warning emails serveas a heads-up for users, to re-mind them to clear out extraemails before their mailboxsize starts to impact their abilityto use the email system,” saidHowell. “Wehaveresourcesandinformationavailable tohelp in-dividuals who aren’t sure howto get a handle on their email’sstorage issues.”

If an individual’s emailstorage exceeds its limit--512MB for basic users, and4GB for business users-- theywill receive a second warningthat accountwill no longer beable to send email until theextra emails are cleared out.

If the email account contin-ues to grow--beyond 700MBfor basic users, or 4.6GB forbusiness users--the user willreceive the third and finalwarning that the account willalso lose its ability to receive

incoming mail. At that point,anyone sending email to theoutsized account will receiveanon-delivery notification.

It isespecially important tonote that users can still storeeverything they were storing

before, just not in their Out-look inbox. Additional emailcan be stored in personalfolders as .pst files located onlocaldrivesorshareddrives inaccordance with local com-mandpolicies.

Find tips and strategies forreducing your email’s storageoverload on the Army Enter-prise Service Desk’s Custom-er Support website at https://esd-crm.csd.disa.mil/app/home/.

DISA to enforce DOD Enterprise Emailmailbox size limits starting September

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The Army successfully completed the bulk of its migration to DOD Enterprise Email in July 2013 and size limi-tations will soon be enforced for mailboxes.

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