USTRANSCOM Army element to celebrate Army's 227th birthday
USTRANSCOM's Army element and ARPERSCOM will conduct a 5K/10K Fun Run and walk and an Army Birthday Ball to celebrate the service's anniversary.
This year's theme is "U.S. Army - On Duty For America's Freedom."
The 5K/10K fun run/walk, on May 31, begins at 7:00 a.m. at the Scott AFB parade ground. The registration fee for the run is $5, which includes a T-shirt, or $1 without the T-shirt. For more information, contact Capt. Craig Mazuranic, (618) 229-5143, craig.mazuranic@hq.transcom.mil; or Staff Sgt. Shaunta Russell, (618) 229-5671, shaunta.russell@hq.transcom.mil at USTRANSCOM, or Capt. Mark Miller, (314) 592-000 X3391, mark.miller@arpstl.army.mil.
A formal Army Ball will be held the evening of June 1 at the Scott Club. Cocktails begin at 6:00 p.m. and the dinner will begin at 7:00 p.m. The uniform for the event is Army dress mess/blues or service equivalent. The cost for the event is $25 for officers, GS-11 and up, and their guests, $20 for E-7 and up, GS-8 to GS-10, and their guests, and $15 for E-6 and below, GS-7 and below, and their guests.
The dinner meal will feature a choice of Chicken Prosciutto with Alfredo sauce or Tenderloin of Beef with peppercorn sauce. For more information, contact Donna Edwards of USTRANSCOM Protocol at (618) 229-4098, Lt. Col. Steve Christy at (618) 256-6856, steven.Christy@hq.transcom.mil, or Master Sgt. Patricia Hobby at (618) 229-4131, patricia.hobby@hq.transcom.mil or Capt. Mark Miller, (314) 592-0000 X3391, mark.miller@arpstl.army.mil.