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State, Army tailor popular program to military women

Oct- 2-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

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By MARGARET FRIEDENAUER, News-Miner

Since Denise Goldstine's husband deployed with the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team to Iraq last month, she's had to take on extra roles. She's mother and father, student, caregiver, breadwinner and more. This weekend she decided to add another title to her name. She is becoming an outdoors woman.

Goldstine and about 50 other military spouses, active-duty soldiers and Department of Defense employees took part in the first All Military Becoming an Outdoors Woman Workshop held at Fort Wainwright.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and The Hunter Heritage Foundation of Alaska has been hosting the Becoming an Outdoors Woman Workshops for 10 years in the Interior. According to Fish and Game spokeswoman Cathie Harms, about two years ago several people began talking of bringing the workshop to Fort Wainwright specifically for the military community. [...]


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