News 6 Mashup: Jan. 24, 2022

Here is this week’s News 6 mashup of stories for the week of Jan. 24, 2022, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:

Army Launches Annual Housing Tenant Satisfaction Survey

The Army launched its annual housing tenant satisfaction survey last week.

“‘By responding to the survey, every resident will have a voice in how the Army and its partners continue to maintain and improve the quality of our housing,’ said Lt. Gen. Jason Evans, Deputy Chief of Staff of G-9 which provides policies, programs, resources and expertise for services and installation infrastructure.”

The online survey link was emailed to “more than 110,000 tenants living in privatized, government-owned and government-leased housing on Army installations across the globe.” The survey takes about 10 minutes and closes on February 24. If you did not receive a link to the survey, email: ArmyHousingSurvey@celassociates.com

BP/Amoco Fuel Offered at Ft. Bragg Express Stores

Customers at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina will now have access to BP/Amoco fuel at all seven Express gas stations, announced AAFES.

“The Exchange is excited to bring TOP TIER-certified branded fuel onto the installation,” said Fort Bragg Exchange General Manager Amanda Hartfield. “Our remaining Express gas stations, including Honeycutt, Old Glory, Mallonee Village, Pope and Butner Road, will begin dispensing TOP TIER™-certified branded fuel in the coming weeks. And the upcoming Yarborough Express will also offer BP/Amoco branding and fuel.”

Over 180 of AAFES’ gas stations will be changing to TOP TIER certified branded fuel. The change is coming to improve the Exchange’s “already-secure supply chain, enhance the Exchange’s support of military communities, its services during emergencies and natural disasters.”

New Military Thriller Starring Jake Gyllenhaal

Military.com announced that actor Jake Gyllenhaal will be starring in a new “military thriller” that takes place during the Afghanistan War. Gyllenhaal will play the role of Sgt. John McKinley who serves in Afghanistan with a local interpreter who ends up saving his life during an ambush. McKinley later returns to Afghanistan on a solo rescue mission to save his interpreter and family. Read more at military.com

This Week in History

On January 24, 1848 James W. Marshall discovered gold near Coloma, California. According to the Library of Congress, previous claims of gold had yielded disappointing results, so it wasn’t until President James Polk endorsed the discovery in December 1848 that spurred the rush. Prospectors heading to California in 1849 were dubbed “forty-niners”. Almost 100,000 people arrived in California hoping to strike gold. Settlements popped up, and many enterprising forty-niners made their own way by capitalizing on the miners with merchandise sales, books, prints, food and tools. Learn more at LOC.gov