mlo newsletter - march edition
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Serving those who serve
Special Agent Strong, William returning from
a Sexual Assault, Theft and (2) Drug
investigations.
Aircraft- C-130
Welcome home Deputy Strong, William
Please take the time to thank the follow-
ing service members/HCSO employees
who have also returned from recent
military missions.
“JOB WELL DONE TROOPS!”
In honor of our HCSO Heroes, we thank you!
HCSO Military Liaison Office (MLO) March 2013
Volume 1, Issue 1
Deputy Strong returning from Afghanistan
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Our HCSO Heroes completed their missions
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Calendar of MLO events 2
MLO MOTTO 2
RUCK MARCH details POW MIA KIA Family Assistance Unit
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MLO mission and contact information
4
Inside this issue:
Special points of
interest:
You deserve to be
recognized for your
service.
If you are a HCSO
e m p l o y e e a n d
continue serving in
the US military,
please share your
information.
If you once served
and would like to be
added to our data-
base, please e-mail:
HCSOmilitary
@sheriff.hctx.net
Deputy Strong, joined the Harris County
Sheriff ’s Office in 2003. He works within
Operations at 1200 Baker and volunteers for
many events such as the HCSO Explorer
Competition and the Toys for Tots yearly col-
lection. Deputy Strong also served as a United
States Marine in 1998 as an Infantry Marine
later joining the United States Army in 2008.
Today he defends our country against the war
on terrorism as a Special Agent in the Criminal
Investigation Division (CID). Deputy/Special
Agent Strong returned home safely from one
of many deployments to: Afghanistan, Cuba
and Iraq beginning his tours in 2004. HCSO
Deputy Lisa Strong was happy to welcome her
husband home after countless missions of
patrolling the deserts of the Middle East.
Leonard Jenkins
Denesha Price
Regelio Vargas
Edward Shelby (ADOS)
(Active Duty Operational Support)
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March 2013
“Serving Those Who Serve” Employees of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office continuously demonstrate a spirit of service and dedication to their community through the hard work they perform on a daily basis. In addition, several employees have dem-onstrated an exceptional level of commitment to their country by also serving as reserves in the United States Armed Forces. A prolonged deployment overseas brings with it a host of unique challenges, and can leave one searching for resources to help address problems never before experienced. Loss of communication with cowork-ers and a lack of information regarding recent events at work, family members at home who need help, even con-cerns about finding someone to care for a beloved pet.
To help our employees who are also service members, the Sheriff’s Office established the Military Liaison Office (MLO) in February, 2013. Our mission is to provide support to the employees of the Harris County Sheriff’s Of-fice who are members of the United States Armed Forces, and their families, before, during, and after military de-ployments. If you are a reservist, please take a moment to introduce yourself to our MLO, Ruth Recio-Jefferson, and communicate your needs. You may contact her at 713.755.1178, or by sending an email to our dedicated email address, [email protected]. We also welcome your comments on ways to make this office more responsive to your needs.
Thank you for your service. Now let us serve you.
Schedule of Events 1. March 8th- Enrollment at #51178 or e-mail: [email protected]
2. March 22nd– Pick up T-shirts for Ruck March/ Troop Fun Run 3. March 30th- Ruck March rally point at 1500 hours, start point(SP)1530.
The MLO Ruck March is to
raise awareness concern-ing our HCSO employees
severing on many military missions fighting the war
against terrorism.
Proceeds will not be collected for this event.
HCSO
Supports the Troops!
Rally Point:
1031 Stude Street Houston, Texas 77007
Stude Park Community Center (Heights)
Train like the Troops! (What is a Ruck March?)
Employee/Family Assistance Community Support Bureau
Troops occasionally go on ruck marches as a form of physical exercise and accountability training.
These ruck marches differ greatly in form and function depending upon what sort of training or other
environment the exercises are conducted in. As a general rule, ruck marching consists of marching a
specific route and distance carrying a rucksack or pack that contains a certain amount of weight or a
specified packing list. More specifically, a ruck march might proceed on an individual level (such as a
race for time completion) or together in a squad, platoon, or company formation with various ruck
weights. Generally and for military personnel; marches consist of 13-23 miles and 65-78 lbs.
Support the Troops by marching and bring your rucksack!
Enrollment with T-shirt size (optional), will be on 3/8/13 by calling 713-755-1178 or e-mailing
[email protected] until 3/10/13. (T-shirt cost: $12.00 with MLO/HCSO logo)
Pick up your T-shirts at 701, Military Liaison Office in room S311 on 3/22/13, 0800-1800 hours
Rally point will be at Stude Park Community Center on 3/30/13 (Saturday) at 1500 hours, SP 1530
Route- hard ball (smooth), weather- H-76, distance-1.5 mile, ruck/packs and weight will be optional.
Family, friends, children and pets are welcomed.
As they say in the military, “DRINK WATER”!
The function of the Employee Assistance Unit (EAU) is to offer assis-tance to employees of the Sheriff's Office with occupational and personal problems. We are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week for crisis intervention. We respond to all officer- involved shootings, serious acci-dents and injuries, and give death notifications. After a critical incident we provide follow-up contact with those affected and one-on-one or group debriefings. In addition to that we have regular office hours when we meet with employees or talk on the phone. Sometimes people want more than our short-term help. We give referrals to counselors, psychologists, chaplains and other professionals if that is needed.
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"Keeping the Promise", "Fulfill their Trust" and "No one left behind" are several of many mottos that refer to the efforts of the Department of Defense to recover those who be-came missing while serving our nation.
More than 83,000 Americans are missing from World War II, the Korean War, the Cold
War, the Vietnam War and the 1991 Gulf War. Hundreds of Defense Department men
and women -- both military and civilian -- work in organizations around the world as part
of DoD's personnel recovery and personnel accounting communities. They are all dedi-
cated to the single mission of finding and bringing our missing personnel home. The mis-
sion requires expertise in archival research, intelligence collection and analysis, field in-
vestigations and recoveries, and scientific analysis. To learn more and read the names of
our missing personal please go to: http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/
Employee/Family Assistance Unit
Dr. Donald Savell (Sergeant)
Sr. Deputy Ron Genovese
Deputy Kasey Lewis
1200 Baker Street
Houston, Texas 77002 Office (713) 755-7247
Newest Member:
Sr. Deputy Genovese (GENO)
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Military Liaison Office
is to support the employees of the Harris
County Sheriff ’s Office who are members
of the United States Armed Forces, and
their families before, during and after
military deployments.
701 N. San Jacinto Street (Office S311)
Houston, TX 77002
We’re on the Intranet!
http://hcso-ws02/intranet
Phone: 713-755-1178
Fax: 713-755-8405
E-mail: [email protected]
HCSO
Military Liaison Office
The services began on February 9th, 2013
along with a crisis hotline: (832) 489-9042
“Serving those who serve”