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Vol. 5, No. 8 February 28, 2014

INSIDEDriving energy

security through technology

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Children’s Dental Health Month: Good oral hygiene should begin early in life

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Tabletop Exercise to highlight Solid Curtain-Citadel

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By Joint Base anacostia-Bolling chapel

In 1942, a tradition began in both the United States Senate and the House of Representa-tives of hosting a Prayer Break-

fast. This tradition continues, and has spread to all 50 states and other organizations through-out the country, all with the same purpose-to bring together the military and civilian leadership of the United States in recognition of the moral and spiritual values

upon which our great Nation was founded.

You, too, can be a part of this great tradition! Joint Base Ana-costia-Bolling and Joint Base An-drews are pleased to present the 2014 National Prayer Breakfast, to be held March 7 at the Capi-

tal Ballroom in the Bolling Club. Open to all at $7 a person, the Na-tional Prayer Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m., and last approximately 1.5 hours. Rear Adm. Mark Tidd, the Chief of Navy Chaplains, will be the guest speaker.

Come enjoy great food,

great music, great prayers, and a great speaker! Reservations may be made at www.tinyurl.com/2014NPB, and close on March 3rd. For more informa-tion, call the JBAB Chapel at 202-767-5900.

Prayer breakfast to be held at Joint Base, March 7

By shay seaBorneSPeCIAl TO JOINT BASe JOURNAl

WASHINGTON - Keeping Joint Base Anacostia Bolling (JBAB) military, civilian, and contractor personnel safe was the focus of an active shooter scenario designed to enhance training and readiness.

The scenario was one of many occurring during JBAB’s participa-tion in the annual Navy-wide Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield force pro-tection exercise.

JBAB-based Department of De-fense (DOD) Police responded to the report of a shooter in a base office building. The police entry team searched for, located, and apprehended the shooter (role-player) according to procedures and training.

Role-playing victims were pre-pared with theatrical makeup to give them authentic looking wounds. The scenario was un-staged and unscripted, complete with victims who screamed and ran, shouted for help, or sheltered in place.

“Realistic scenarios provide unique opportunities for Navy Anti-Terrorism (AT) personnel to experience and learn from live situations. We want to be fully pre-pared for this kind of situation,” said JBAB Commander Navy Capt. Anthony T. Calandra. “So, the pur-pose was to fine-tune our skills in this area and to respond to the event as it is happening.”

Police neutralize active shooter during exercise scenario

U.S. Navy photo By Shay SeaBorNe

DOD police officers at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) hold a gunman to the ground and secure an office area during their response to an active shooter scenario during a realistic training drill; one of many that is occurring at the base during the Navy’s Exercise Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield. See exerciSe, Page 6

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By shawn Miller

NDW PUBlIC AFFAIRS

In an effort to improve energy security across Naval District Washington (NDW), new initia-tives are underway using technol-ogy as a driver for smarter energy usage while maintaining mission readiness.

One of those burgeoning ini-tiatives is the Shore Operations Center (ShOC), where operators and analysts use SmartGrid ca-pabilities and advanced meters to collect real-time power con-sumption data down to the build-ing level.

With critical infrastructure connected to a central network, command and control becomes more efficient. With greater con-nectivity, however, comes greater risk to security.

“If we think of energy in terms of a comprehensive program, fo-cusing on the five energy pillars—the energy culture, energy infor-mation, energy efficiency, renew-able energy/alternative fuels, and energy security—energy leader-ship is the foundation across all

the pillars,” said lt. Cmdr. Keith Benson, NDW energy Officer.

The prototype ShOC is set to be a centralized data hub to validate information and help installations across NDW lead their own energy programs in ac-cordance with those five pillars, Benson added.

“We want to connect to be aware and effective, but we want to do it in a secure fashion,” said Jody Davenport, ShOC manager. While energy security may have multiple facets, Davenport said the key issue to the concept is keeping the mission functional.

ShOC operators at the Navy Yard closely monitor electric-ity and power usage on facili-ties connected to the SmartGrid, and can make changes over the cyber-secure network in the case of a weather incident, natural or manmade disaster, or simply a resource drawing the wrong amount of power. This control helps lower overall consumption and operating costs.

“To deploy energy security, we have to balance mission assur-ance and return on investment,

and that is the challenge,” said Davenport. “energy security is becoming an island and indepen-dent, but we can’t get there un-

less we reduce [energy]. energy efficiency just helps you get to that islanding state sooner be-cause your reliance decreases.”

even with all the technology systems in place, energy secu-rity, usage and mission readiness still have decidedly low-tech ap-proaches that everyone can fol-low on an individual level.

“everyone has the responsi-bility to do the right thing when it comes to energy management and energy security,” said Ben-son. “little things such as turning off lights at the end of the day or making sure plug loads are not in outlets helps to lower consump-tion.”

Such small acts lead to great-er awareness about energy, said Benson, not only in terms of se-curity, but across the other four pillars as well.

“everyone should be entitled to work at an installation where energy is a priority,” he said. “If we all come to work with that mindset, then we start to develop an energy culture. And if we de-velop an energy culture, we start to share ideas and we start to talk about other initiatives that tie ev-erything together.”

Driving energy security through technology

photo By ShawN Miller, NDw pUBlic affairS

Valentino Floyd, an Enterprise Industrial Control System operator at the Shore Operations Center (ShOC) at Washington Navy Yard, monitors en-ergy usage in area buildings through a SmartGrid system. Operators and analysts at the ShOC maintain command and control of energy usage at the base through a secure network, allowing for more efficient power us-age to enable mission readiness and lower operating costs.

By Donna cipolloni

TeSTeR STAFF WRITeR

Is it possible for a Sailor or Ma-rine to obtain a quick, interest-free loan? If you answered no, then you’ve never heard of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Soci-ety (NMCRS), even though one of its offices can be found right here within the gates of Naval Air Sta-tion Patuxent River.

Recently celebrating its 110th anniversary, NMCRS provides fi-nancial assistance and counsel-ing, as well as other programs, to members of the Navy and Marines, their eligible family members, wid-ows and survivors.

“We’ve been at Pax since the 1960s,” explained Maureen Far-rell, director of the Patuxent River NMCRS office. “Our purpose is to assist Sailors and Marines — active duty and retired — with financial emergencies in the form of inter-est-free loans, grants and financial education.”

Farrell clarified some of those financial emergencies as unex-pected auto repairs or insurance deductibles, medical expenses, es-sential home repairs, security and utility deposits when establish-ing a new residence, emergency travel for funerals or illness, rent or mortgage payments and even purchasing groceries.

“Most of our assistance is in the form of interest-free loans and most of our clients are e-3 to e-5, but we see officers, too,” Farrell said. “Just because you have a big-ger paycheck doesn’t mean you’re a better money manager; and life sometimes gets in the way. No one knows when an emergency like a death or serious illness will come up and complicate a financial situ-

ation.”NMCRS is open to everyone

regardless of rate or rank, and Far-rell said 2013 showed an upswing in assistance to the retired military population.

“It mostly had to do with prob-lems in the government,” she said. “Furloughs and people losing their jobs due to contract cutbacks made it a busy year assisting retir-ees.”

Anyone in need of assistance can visit the NMCRS office and meet with a trained caseworker who will review the situation and offer resource guidance and bud-get planning. If approved for a grant or loan, clients will leave the office with the money they need that same day. If their need is $500 or less, a Quick Assist loan (QAl) may be all that’s necessary.

“The idea of the QAl is to com-bat our service members turning to predatory lenders [with ridicu-lously high interest rates],” Farrell said. Active Duty service members can get an interest-free loan up to $500 in just 15 minutes or less with their leS and ID card in hand.”

While regular loans require a budget, QAls do not; but they do come with other restrictions.

“And, after receiving a third QAl, a budget is necessary,” Far-rell said. “It’s rewarding when peo-ple do a budget because they come to realize what’s going on in their finances — and they’re really the only ones who have the ability to make the necessary changes.”

Anyone receiving relief from NMCRS need not worry about their situation becoming public knowledge.

“We take confidentiality very seriously and our clients’ business stays in this office,” Farrell said.

“We do not release any informa-tion without the service member’s permission.”

With a limited number of mili-tary serving at Pax River, the local NMCRS operates part-time and relies heavily on volunteers to staff the office. Farrell is the only paid employee.

“We currently have 12 dedicat-ed volunteers,” she said, “which means there are three volunteers available each day we’re open.”

The volunteers run the gamut from retired service members to military spouses and former gov-ernment employees. Some have worked at other NMCRS offices in this country and around the world. All have undergone training and are ready and willing to help.

“No one wants to ask for finan-cial assistance,” Farrell said, “but when they do, they’ll find a com-petent and kind group of volun-teers to help them.”

In addition to loans and grants, NMCRS provides free in-home ser-vice with their Visiting Nurse Pro-gram, education seminars such as Budgeting for Baby, and around the clock coverage through After Hours Chiefs. look for these top-ics to be covered in Tester during the next few weeks.

Headquartered in Arlington, Va., the society is a non-profit, charitable organization that is staffed by nearly 3,700 volunteers and a small cadre of employees in offices around the world — both ashore and aboard ships.

The Pax River NMCRS office is located in Building 401. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.nmcrs.org, phone 301-342-4739 or email Maureen.Far-rell@nmcrs.org.

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society provides interest-free help

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Volunteer Kathleen Crain meets with a Sailor in need of financial assis-tance at the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society office at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Last year, the office disbursed more than $196,000 in interest-free loans and grants to local Sailors and Marines, their eligible family members, widows and survivors.

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By cynthia hilsingerNMPDC PUBlIC AFFAIRS OFFICeR

Teaching children good oral hygiene habits is a combined ef-fort between dentists, parents and children. This was the focus of the community outreach effort on Feb. 6 by the Navy Medicine Professional Development Center (NMPDC) with Naval Postgraduate Dental School (NPDS) residents and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) pedi-atric staff.

February is Children’s Dental Health Month. During this time, NMPDC provides free dental screenings along with face-paint-ing, prizes and games on a walk-in basis for kids. This was highlight-ed during the Feb. 6 event in the America Building, 4th floor, Pedi-atrics Clinic.

The tooth fairy informed par-ents and children about the event, organized to provide educational fun.

“This was a fantastic opportu-nity for both of my children,” said Melissa McClean. “We had a meet-ing with the dentist for the first time,” she added.

“This [annual event] is a fun day where [children] can play, get prizes [and learn] about dental health,” said Dr. Sepehr Rajaei, a pediatric dentist. “The more we see a patient the more we can build a good experience,” he ex-plained.

“I love it. We went two years ago and I saw they were having the [dental fair] again, so I brought my son this time,” said Asta Hargus.

Dr. Clayton Cheung, pediat-ric dentist at WRNMMC, believes the information provided at the fair was vital in deterring future dental health issues. “There is nothing more frustrating or more tragic than seeing something that could have been prevented,” said Cheung.

The American Dental Associa-tion and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend a child’s first dental visit by his or hers first birthday.

The pediatric dentists at NMP-DC recommend parents brush their children’s teeth with a soft toothbrush until they are old enough to tie their own shoes. They also recommend brushing

children’s gums using a soft tooth-brush, and flossing regularly.

Cheung also explained the pos-sibility that cavities can be conta-gious. She said an adult who has cavities can transmit those aggres-sive bacteria from their mouth to their child, through kissing, test-ing the temperature of their child’s food using the same spoon to feed the child, and cleaning their child’s pacifier in their own mouth.

There will be another commu-nity outreach event on Feb. 28 at the Child Development Center on Naval Support Activity Bethesda. This will be another chance to teach dental technicians, resi-dents, and parents the impor-tance of baby teeth, how to care for them, and develop a positive experience for the child at a dental screening.

NMPDC has the Naval Post-graduate Dental School (NPDS) under its command umbrella, which is the only Department of Defense-centralized site for post-graduate dental education and conducts dental specialty training in their clinics located on NSAB. All specialty training programs at NPDS are fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accredita-tion, and graduate between 20-25 dental officers per year with spe-cialty board eligible training in endodontics, periodontics, prosth-odontics, orofacial pain, oral and maxillofacial pathology, dental public health, and comprehensive dentistry.

For more information about NMPDC, visit: http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/navmedmpte/Pag-es/default.aspx.

Children’s Dental Health Month: Good oral hygiene should begin early in life

photoS By cyNthia hilSiNger

Learning how to brush teeth was a topic for children during Navy Medicine Professional Development Center Dental Health Month community outreach effort at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s Pediatrics Clinic on Feb. 6.

Melissa McClean brought her children to see the dentist, her 7-month-old had his first dental visit.

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By John JoyceNSWC DAHlGReN DIVISION

CORPORATe COMMUNICATIONS

How is the Navy making dreams a reality in the fields of science and engineering for wounded warriors, interns, new employees and students in middle and high school?

The Navy scientists and engineers who celebrated National Mentoring Month in Jan-uary said the answer has not changed since they were “mentees.”

They responded unanimously with one word - “mentors.”

President Barack Obama agrees.His Presidential Proclamation of National

Mentoring Month, 2014, stated that: “In every corner of our Nation, mentors push our next generation to shape their ambitions, set a positive course, and achieve their boundless potential. During National Mentoring Month, we celebrate everyone who teaches, inspires, and guides young Americans as they reach for their dreams.”

National Mentoring Month began in 2002 as an outreach campaign to focus national attention on the need for mentors - indi-viduals, businesses, government agencies, schools, faith communities and nonprofits - to work together to increase mentoring of our nation’s youth with the hope of assuring brighter futures.

Scores of scientists and engineers respond to this call by mentoring young students in the classrooms and robotics competitions in addition to the summer camps and laborato-ries at the Navy’s surface and undersea war-fare centers.

They enjoy inspiring their young col-leagues and students to “live the dream”.

Inspired by shows like Star Trek, many Na-val Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) mentors began their own careers with a dream.

As mentees, they found mentors in school and in the workplace who encouraged them to expand their imaginations.

Dreams became reality and mentees be-came Navy scientists, engineers, mathemati-cians, and physicists, who work on programs and technologies such as lasers, sensors, mis-sile systems, unmanned surface, air and un-derwater vehicles, quantum mechanics, na-no-technology, and electromagnetic railgun.

Today - as mentors themselves - their mis-sion is now turning dreams into reality in the Navy for others.

NSWCDD scientists and engineers have shared their stories and explained Navy men-toring programs and partnerships in the fol-lowing comments and blog style remarks.

As you read their written reflections, quotes, projections, and information about programs, it becomes clear that mentoring is important enough to celebrate throughout month.

Dr. Thomas Murphy, NSWCDD engineer based at Combat Systems Direction Activ-

ity (CDSA), Virginia Beach, Va.editor’s Note: Dr. Thomas Murphy has

made it his mission to help wounded warriors complete their education and join the Naval Warfare Center team. Murphy - a chemical and mechanical engineer - mentors injured and ill service members, who are part of the Disability Transition Assistance Program (DTAP) at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, on the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STeM) career opportunities available once they leave the service. The pro-gram assists those leaving the service due to any type of medical issues, whether it’s com-bat wounds, injuries or illness.

“The warfare centers and NAVSeA (Na-val Sea Systems Command) in general have

been really effective and very active in trying to reach out to wounded warriors in their hir-ing and recruitment of them. I go over the phenomenal opportunities that exist in STeM fields, the financial compensation available - both working for the government and work-ing in the private sector. I encourage them to get their math skills accessed while they’re still on active duty. I’ve managed to get into a little niche here, reaching out to wounded warriors. There are a lot of people who are trying to do what they can to help the veter-ans.”

Dawn Chandler, NSWCDD Human System Engineer and mentor

“Mentoring occurs in many ways here at Dahlgren. There are formal mentor re-lationships, informal mentor relationships, and the mentoring the Virginia Demonstra-tion Program (VDP) STeM program provides in middle school classroom in the surround-ing counties. In all of these cases, the goal is the growth of mentees in technical and leadership roles. A mentor is a role model who does not attempt to create a ‘mini-me’, but instead guides the mentees in the direc-tions they need to explore for their future.”

Lt. Cmdr. Jason Fox - Systems Engineer assigned to NSWCDD and the Directed

Energy and Electric Weapons Program Of-fice for Railgun Platform IntegrationOn active duty military members and

STeM mentoring: “If we don’t take an active role, we might not have a future for engineer-ing in the country. My particular role is not just about mentoring engineers, but, as an engineering duty officer, to have people real-ize that there are actually STeM applications in a military uniform. It’s critical to our fu-ture.”

John Wright, NSWCDD senior engineer and STEM coordinator

editor’s Note: FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), is a non-profit organization with the mission to design accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge and life skills while motivating young people to pur-sue opportunities in STeM.

“The FIRST program’s ability to build ex-citement through competitions draws the students into the STeM aspects of the pro-gram. The other aspect that we (NSWC Dahl-gren Division) see as attractive for future sci-entists and engineers is the program’s focus

on team work. We have seen teams pull a part off their own robot to provide to another team in need of that part in order to compete. That level of teamwork is what we look for in engineers and scientists that support our mis-sion at the Naval Warfare Center - and we see FIRST developing it in future generations. We’re currently trying to find STeM mentors who live in rural counties to volunteer at their local school. We want to put more of our sci-entists and engineers in the classroom.”

Jane Bachman, Human Performance in Simulation Lead Engineer, Virginia STEM Learning Module Coordinator, NSWCDD National Defense Education Program

FIRST Site Coordinator“I appreciate our personnel’s enthusi-

asm, innovation, and mentor participation in STeM-related activities to encourage the next generation in pursuing a Navy-focused STeM career in addition to their mentor par-ticipation in accelerating our own knowledge transfer at NSWCDD.

One of the Naval Sea Systems Command strategic business plan’s 2013-2018 mission priorities, Technical excellence and Judi-ciousness, states in its focus area (Acceler-ate Knowledge Transfer) that we must, ‘seek innovative ways to accelerate the transfer of knowledge to those coming into the jobs now and in the future.’

In my eight-year observation of the STeM Navy-focused activities evolving from what is now called the Virginia Demonstration Proj-ect at NSWCDD, the following local-area par-ticipants have benefited: the current work-force (NSWCDD scientists and engineers); teachers (via professional development); the future workforce (middle-to-high school stu-dents) and NSWCDD personnel who provide behind-the-scenes support.

It is very exciting to experience an increase in our inter-departmental scientist and en-gineer STeM mentoring participation and collaboration programs. We also enjoy ex-panding STeM-related activities such as Sea Perch, one-day summer camps, and FIRST team competitions in addition to increasing female student summer academy and sixth grade class participation.”

Sea Perch is an innovative underwater ro-botics program that equips teachers and stu-dents with the resources they need to build an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle in an in-school or out-of-school setting.

Navy mentoring making dreams a reality

U.S. Navy photo

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and Virginia Tech Center for Naval Sys-tems leadership are pictured at the NSWCDD-Virginia Tech Relationship Review held Jan. 30. The Navy and Virginia Tech representatives met to review current and planned efforts associated with their extensive contract and partnering vehicles. These efforts permit the university’s students and professors to work in key technology areas for NSWCDD, including work on technological proj-ects with the command’s scientists and engineers on location here.

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By tech. sgt. lesley watersAIR FORCe PUBlIC

AFFAIRS AGeNCY

The Air Force released its eighth volume of Portraits in Courage, highlighting three teams and thirteen Airmen for their honor, valor, devo-tion and selfless sacrifice in the face of extreme danger to themselves and others.

“Our Airmen are faced with situations like this each and every day around the globe,” wrote Air Force Chief of Staff Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody in the volume’s preface. “And each of them has their own story. In fact, it would take many volumes to highlight them all. They believe in integrity, in service, in excellence and are ready and willing to go in harm’s way.”

Cody recognized five of the 22 Portraits in Courage recipients during the Por-traits in Courage 8 Honorees luncheon at the Women’s Memorial, Feb. 5 in Arling-ton, Va.

The 22 recipients repre-sent all major commands and multiple career fields including medical, parares-cue, Air Force Office of Spe-cial Investigation, explosive ordnance disposal and oth-ers. To date, the Air Force has recognized 175 Airmen through this project.

“There’s a reason I don’t worry about the future of the Air Force,” Welsh said. “It has nothing to do with technol-ogy. It has nothing to do with talent. It has to do with heart. I’ll never worry, not while these guys are on our side. This is your Air Force.”

All of this year’s Portraits in Courage stories and pro-files from previous volumes are featured on the Air Force Portraits in Courage website: http://www.af.mil/specials/courage/index.html.

This volume features:Cadet 1st lts. Quianna

Samuels, Alison Nordlander, and Ashlyn McNeely (Baylor University Air Force ROTC nursing students, Waco, Texas) just finished their Air Force ROTC leadership lab-oratory requirements on the Baylor University campus. As they walked from their car, a deafening blast shook the air and a mushroom cloud climbed into the evening sky, the result of a massive explo-sion at a fertilizer plant one mile away. For more than four hours, these future Air Force officers treated dozens of injured people as fires con-tinued to burn through the night and heavy smoke blan-keted the site. (Since publi-cation 2nd lts. Nordlander and Samuels received their commissions in May 2013. Samuels is stationed at Joint

Base langley-eustis, Va. and Nordlander is stationed at eglin AFB, Fla).

Staff Sgt. Mark Hajduk (354th Civil engineer Squad-ron eOD technician, eielson Air Force Base, Alaska) and Senior Airman Garrett Amo-rose (48th Civil engineer Squadron eOD technician, Royal Air Force lakenheath, england) and their eOD team were tasked with clear-ing a region of improvised explosive devices during the second day of an air assault. After the team cleared their eighth IeD, a massive explo-sion detonated 40 meters away. The team responded immediately and found a scene of confusion with sev-eral startled but uninjured Soldiers lying on the ground near the blast site, except for one located in a 15-foot deep well.

Maj. Matthew Komatsu, Master Sgt. Paul Barendregt, Tech. Sgt. Kyle Minshew and Tech. Sgt. Dan Warren (212th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer and pararescuemen, Joint Base elmendorf-Richardson, Alas-ka) received a call for help following an insurgent attack on Bastion Airfield in Afghan-istan. The number of casual-ties was unknown. Despite a lack of reliable intelligence, the team headed across the airfield. Amidst a blazing fuel farm and attack helicopters

hovering overhead, they en-countered a firefight between a British quick response force and several insurgents.

Master Sgt. Andrew Adri-an (673rd Civil engineer Squadron eOD technician, Joint Base elmendorf-Rich-ardson, Alaska) partnered with British special operation forces and Afghan comman-dos on a mission to sweep and clear enemy compounds. His quick and fearless actions during the mission prevented the death of the two com-mandos and protected the remainder of the unit from grave injury.

Staff Sgt. Michael Blout (23rd Special Tactics Squad-ron combat controller, Hurl-burt Field, Fla.) averted ca-tastrophe during high-risk combat operations when his team entered Chak Valley, a known hotbed of insurgent activity in Afghanistan’s War-dak Province. The team split into two elements to patrol through dense, jungle-like undergrowth where one of the elements was ambushed and immediately took casu-alties.

Tech. Sgt. Ronnie Brickey (Air Force Special Opera-tions School eOD technician, Hurlburt Field, Fla.) visually identified a victim-operated, pressure plate improvised ex-plosive device, which saved the life of another eOD tech-nician. After rendering the

IeD safe, Brickey’s team im-mediately received fire from three separate locations.

Special Agent Willie Coo-per (AFOSI Detachment 111th special agent, edwards AFB, Calif.) was finishing re-ports in his deployed office at Camp Simba, Kenya, when he was notified of a plane crash just outside of the Kenyan Naval Base airstrip, an area known for its population of leopards, poisonous snakes and lions. Within ten minutes of the incident notification, Cooper organized a response team, directed personnel to gather medical supplies and rapidly departed to respond to the crash site.

Master Sgt. Tracy Debbs (56th Rescue Squadron para-rescuemen, Royal Air Force lakenheath, england) rallied his team, sprinting to their helicopters at Bagram Air-field, Afghanistan. A coalition soldier from New Zealand had sustained injuries in a firefight and required imme-diate evacuation.

Master Sgt. Christopher Doggett (17th Training Wing military training leader, Goodfellow AFB, Texas) ac-companied by his wife Brook, was one of 26 wounded-warrior veterans who were honorary guests and mem-bers of the procession in the 2012 Midland/Odessa, Texas, “Hunt for Heroes” Veterans Day Parade. The wounded

warriors and their spouses were divided into two groups of 25 and seated on two deco-rated, flatbed tractor-trailers, each driven by individual trucks. On one section of the parade route, the trucks, with trailers in tow, had to cross a set of railroad tracks.

Staff Sgt. Kyle Fulton (23rd Special Tactics Squad-ron combat controller, Hurl-burt Field) and his comrades were alerted to a nearby fire caused by a large explosion. en route, Fulton established communications with air-craft approaching the scene, identified friendly positions, and coordinated aircraft at-tacks on insurgents maneu-vering north of the base’s perimeter wall.

Tech. Sgt. Jarrod Mills (315th Civil engineer Squad-ron eOD technician, Joint Base Charleston, S.C.) de-ployed directly into a known insurgent stronghold in the Helmand Province of Af-ghanistan to clear a home-made explosive production site. His eOD team searched an island in the middle of the Helmand River where they found and destroyed 50 kilo-grams of explosives and cap-tured one insurgent who was scouting their movements.

Staff Sgt. Nicole (Nellist) Richardson (802nd Civil en-gineer Squadron eOD techni-cian, Joint Base San Antonio-lackland, Texas) faced her most challenging mission as a member of eOD team de-ployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The eOD team was tasked to support the Marine Corps’ 1st Combat engineer Battalion in support of route clearance missions, mitigating the threat from roadside bombs and keeping supply routes open.

Special Agent Robert Powers (AFOSI, Quantico, Va.) and his then fianc?e, now wife, were shopping at a local grocery store in Norfolk, Virginia. Powers heard some-one say there was a fire in the men’s restroom and custom-

ers began fleeing the build-ing, concerned about their own safety. Powers, however, entered the restroom to see if anyone remained inside and found an elderly man en-gulfed in flames from waist down.

Master Sgt. Delorean Sheridan (21st Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, Pope Field, N.C.) was com-pleting a routine pre-brief for a combat control mission at his deployed location in Wardak Province, Afghani-stan. While his team loaded gear into their vehicles, an Afghan national police officer suddenly turned and opened fire with a truck-mounted machine gun merely 25 feet away. Simultaneously, 15 to 20 insurgents just outside the village engaged the base with heavy machine gunfire.

Maj. R. Shaine Thrower (315th Weapons Squadron nuclear and missile opera-tor, Nellis AFB, Nev.) was off-duty on his way to pick up his daughter from a field-trip when he first noticed the bus on fire. As he was pulling up his vehicle behind the tour bus, he saw flames emanat-ing from the left-rear wheel well. Although his profes-sional expertise is tailored to teaching graduate-level nu-clear physics and advanced intercontinental ballistic missile operation, Masters was in no way deterred from taking the actions he knew were needed at that moment.

Senior Airman Andrew Williamson (48th Rescue Squadron pararescuman, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.) responded to an urgent med-ical evacuation request. Two soldiers were trapped inside a burning Georgian-armored vehicle that struck an IeD. Williamson and three team members loaded a British he-licopter with 200 pounds of extraction gear and landed a quarter mile from the fiery scene.

Portraits in Courage inspire everyone

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Similar to the chaos that oc-curs in a real situation, the team encountered conflicting reports, noted JBAB’s Readiness and Training officer, Tim Trammell.

“The person who was shot and under stress was saying there was someone else doing the shooting. The calm and cool guy was saying ‘no, there wasn’t

another shooter,’” Trammell said.

“I think we had a really good response, which resulted in suc-cessfully determining whether a second shooter was included in the scenario,” Trammell said.

DOD Police Capt. Carlos Ans-ley, a member of the JBAB police training team, said, “The entry team was prepared for realistic incidents where we are dealing not only with suspects but with witnesses and victims that are

under high levels of stress . and could give conflicting reports.”

Ansley stated, “The response teams successfully confronted the threat, while we increased the security posture of the base was increased to its highest force protection level, including a complete lockdown. After the exercise scenario was complete, we resumed normal operations on the base.”

Following apprehension of the shooter, JBAB’s Fire and

emergency Services personnel responded to treat and transport the wounded.

Calandra explained that the

base hosts this type of training year-round, “live drills are just one piece of a multi-pronged training program.”

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U.S. Navy photo By Shay SeaBorNe

A DOD police officer at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) rushes through a door into an office area to neutralize an active shooter who was holding hostages and shot workers during an active shooter scenario as part of the Navy’s Exercise Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield.

U.S. Navy photo By Shay SeaBorNe

An simulated injured gunshot victim being taken to a Fire and Emergency Services paramedic unit for transport to a trauma center during a simulated active shooter training scenario at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB); one of many training scenarios being played out at the base during the Navy’s weeklong Exercise Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield.

By shawn Miller

NDW PUBlIC AFFAIRS

emergency responders from Naval District Washington (NDW) and local police and fire person-nel are gearing up as Anti-Terror-ism and Force Protection (ATFP) exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield (SC-CS) kicks off this week across NDW.

“Our focus this year covers all phases of crisis response,” said Joseph Goldsberry, lead exercise planner for NDW. “The initial re-sponse to an event can be very quick. The recovery phase can last months. In that case, it is im-portant to have several layers of personnel trained to protect our personnel and fully restore our installation operational capabil-ity.”

The exercise is scheduled to last for two weeks, and there will be increased fire and police ac-tivity at installations throughout the region. Goldsberry said so-cial media outlets such as Twit-ter and Facebook will be utilized throughout the event to keep per-sonnel informed of activities.

At Naval Support Activ-ity (NSA) Washington, SC-CS will culminate with a tabletop exer-cise at the Admiral Gooding Cen-

ter slated for Feb. 25.“We’re going to validate our

command and control,” said Au-drey Champagne, installation training officer for NSA Washing-

ton. “Our goal is to ensure that we have complete control on how we get the message to all the impor-tant components so decisions can be made based on that.”

Champagne said the exercise will focus on falsely credentialed intruders trying to gain access to the base to see how police and security elements manage base

perimeters.“Communication is one of our

biggest issues, so the fact that we can isolate it during this event is a good thing,” she explained.

elsewhere in the region, the capstone of the overall SC-CS will be taking place at NSA Bethesda, where exercise leaders are plan-ning a large scale training event at Walter Reed National Medical Center designed to evaluate facil-ity protection and damage miti-gation.

“The same plans that we use during the exercise are the same ones we use in a real world event,” said Goldsberry. “It is im-portant to validate our emergen-cy plans and checklists in a safe environment. Our goal is to make the exercise scenario as realistic as possible to facilitate a realistic crisis situation.”

During a crisis response, NDW’s mission has three basic parts, Goldsberry said.

“Protecting personnel, main-taining operations and restoring essential functions will always be our focus,” he said.

For more information and news happening in NDW, visit our Facebook page at www.face-book.com/NavDistWash.

Tabletop Exercise to highlight Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield

photo By chatNey aUger, NDw pUBlic affairS

As Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield begins for this year, installation personnel can expect to see increased security across Naval District Washington (NDW). The capstone of the overall SC-CS will be taking place at NSA Bethesda, where exercise leaders are planning a large scale training event at Walter Reed National Medical Center designed to evaluate facility protection and damage mitigation.

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By staff sgt. torey griffith

11TH WING PUBlIC AFFAIRS

More than 25,000 Airmen will search for a new career in the coming year as the DoD tightens its belt in the wake of sequester-driven budget cuts.

For active duty Airmen here who don’t want to hang up their uniforms for good, opportunities exist in the Air Force Reserve.

“Force management has made many Airmen question if they will be able to stay on active duty,” said Master Sgt. Jerry Harms, the Air Force Reserve In Service Re-cruiter here. “Although they may not be able to stay active duty, they can continue their career in the Air Force Reserve as Citizen Airmen.”

Reserve service provides a benefits package highlighted by

programs familiar to most Airmen such as tuition assistance, the Post 9-11 G.I. Bill and the oppor-tunity to work toward a military retirement plan. Additionally, Harms said low-cost health care insurance is available to most reservists at significantly lower rates than comparable plans, and enlistment bonuses are available for some career fields at specific duty locations.

Airmen transitioning into the Reserve stand to receive many benefits, but they also provide plenty of benefits themselves. New Citizen Airmen who have ac-tive duty experience are valuable to Reserve units because they are mission-ready.

“When an active duty Airman decides to continue their career in the Reserve, everyone wins,” said Col. Steve Fulaytar, the Air Force Reserve’s director of re-

cruiting. “The Airman retains the benefits of continued service, the Reserve gains an Airman who can contribute immediately and the regular Air Force has one less Air-man that must be involuntarily separated.”

One key difference between active and Reserve service is that Citizen Airmen won’t have to re-locate to suit the needs of the Air Force. Many reservists spend the majority of their career with one unit and only agree to a perma-nent change of station when the timing is right for them.

Airmen who are ready to sepa-rate don’t have to wait until their original enlistment or commis-sion obligation is complete. The Palace Chase program enables Airmen to separate from their ac-tive enlistment or commission as long as they continue their service with the Reserve Component.

Airmen should be aware the recruiting process is somewhat different from when they joined the active duty Air Force. Once Airmen are deemed eligible for Reserve service, they must work with an in-service recruiter to lo-cate a duty location and position that meet their needs.

“Our Reserve units love fully qualified Airmen who can hit the ground running,” Fulaytar said. “But finding duty positions for new recruits takes time, so they can help themselves by contact-ing their in-service recruiter as soon as possible.”

Harms can be reached at 301-981-9373, and more information is available at www.afreserve.com and www.facebook.com/airfor-cereserve.

Master Sgt. Shawn J. Jones, Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service, contributed to this story.

Experienced Airmen wanted: Continue your career in the Reserve

U.S. air force photo

Master Sgt. Jerry Harms, Air Force Reserve in service recruiter for Andrews, is ready to help Airmen transition from active duty to continued service in the Air Force Reserve. Call 301-981-9373 to start the process or ask questions.

By rhonDa applePeNTAGRAM STAFF WRITeR

It felt like employees and resi-dents on Joint Base Myer-Hen-derson Hall had just survived the Jan. 21 snow storm with the high-est snow totals on the base and throughout the National Capi-tal Region in the past four years, when Mother Nature brought another batch of winter weather Feb. 12 and 13.

The Office of Personnel Man-agement called for federal gov-ernment offices to shut down Feb. 13. Still the Directorate of Public Works operations and maintenance personnel were out pre-treating the joint base’s main roads, putting out ice-melt on sidewalks and preparing for an-other snowfall.

Denise Faldowski, operations and maintenance chief for DPW said during inclement weather, each storm is treated as an indi-vidual event. “All bases are treat-ed equally. We have developed priority one, two and three routes and parking areas by committee,” she said.

“This is revisited each fall to ensure we will continue to meet the mission.. For example, a pri-ority 1 route will need to be clear and travelable at all times during and after a snow event. A priority 3 parking area, such as Tri-Servic-es, may not be cleared until a few days after the storm.”

The snow team follows proce-dures outlined in Army Regula-tion 420 (Facilities Management).

DPW’s O and M and the grounds contractor conduct pre-treatment of road surfaces on JBM-HH prior to expected winter weather. Faldowski said the type of pre-treatment is dependent on the storm coming in.

“If a storm is coming in and

it is beginning as snow, we pre-treat with a brine solution. You will know when this has been done because the roads appear to be striped,” she said. “If the storm moving in is beginning as rain, we cannot use the brine or salt because it will wash off the surfaces.”

She said facility employees can prepare for an on-coming snow/ice storm by making sure they have ice melt on hand. DPW dis-tributes ice melt daily from 1-2 p.m. at JBM-HH’s Bldg. 325 on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base and at the same time at the P Street lot on the Fort McNair por-tion of JBM-HH.

JBM-HH residents can help prior to the storm by moving ve-hicles to non-priority routes and parking lots.

Faldowski said seven to 10 inches of snow fell on JBM-HH overnight Feb. 13. DPW’s O and M snow team worked long hours, plowing major roads and clearing secondary streets, to remove the accumulation.

Anthony Taylor, a JBM-HH

DPW supervisor, said the DPW O and M snow team clears roadways and parking areas; the grounds contractor is responsible for side-walks up to each facility’s steps.

The housing contractor is re-sponsible for clearing sidewalks and steps in the residential areas, according to Kevin Fleming, a JBM-HH executive Management Housing Directorate supervisor.

“Do not attempt to stop one of the plow trucks or heavy equip-ment during snow/ice removal,” said Taylor. “Safety is our prior-ity, and it is difficult to stop these vehicles on icy or snow-packed roads.”

likewise, joint base personnel should never attempt to flad down plow trucks, Fleming said.

DPW’s service desk/emergency number, 703-696-3263, can be used to help deploy team mem-

bers to places that may have been missed or have iced over after be-ing cleared. “This is the best way to ensure your call will be addressed because you will get a service order number,” said Faldowski.

Snow and ice removal remain a mission priority

photoS By rachel larUe

Spc. Tony Girod, The Old Guard 529th, shovels snow behind the din-ing facility Feb. 14.

A snow plow clears snow out of the Tri-Service parking lot on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Feb. 14. The snowstorm, dubbed “Pax,” dumped over half a foot of snow in the region and closed the federal government in the National Capital Region Feb. 13.

photo By Staff Sgt. alexaNDer croteaU

Soldiers of the 3d u.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) conduct memo-rial affairs in spite of Arlington National Cemetery being closed due to the inclement weather from winter storm Pax, Feb. 13.

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By anDrew revelosNAVAl SUPPORT ACTIVITY

SOUTH POTOMAC

The Naval Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP) Commu-nity Relations (COMRel) Council held its quarterly meeting Feb. 12 at Jaycees in Waldorf, where military and community leaders discussed the economic impact of Naval Sup-port Facilities (NSFs) Dahlgren and Indian Head, the future of military activities in southern Maryland, the prospects of a Potomac River ferry, fisheries in the Potomac River and the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Charles Composite Squadron.

Capt. Pete Nette, commanding officer of NSASP, greeted attendees and thanked the young men and women of the CAP Charles Com-posite Squadron for their expert presentation of the colors. Nette also thanked Charles County and Jaycees for hosting the COMRel Council.

Since 2010, the NSASP COMRel Council has brought military lead-ers from Naval Support Facilities (NSFs) Dahlgren and Indian Head together with civilian leadership from Charles County, King George County, the Town of Indian Head and Colonial Beach. “The group continues to grow and that’s en-couraging because it shows that we continue to work closely together,” said Nette.

Nette highlighted the economic impact of NSFs Dahlgren and In-dian Head in the region. The bases

provide more than 10,000 jobs and add $1.6 billion into the local economies through payroll and contracts.

Joint land Use Studies that help coordinate the future growth of Dahlgren and Indian Head with lo-cal communities are ongoing, said Nette. Several projects, such as the one that will extend a transmission line to Dahlgren and another that will replace Indian Head’s aging power plant, are also underway.

In the case of NSF Indian Head’s

Goddard Power Plant, a fire recently led to extended power outages on the installation in the midst of cold winter weather. First responders and others from local communi-ties provided critical support to the base during the incident. “I want to thank you for that,” said Nette. “We appreciate it.”

Potomac River Fisheries Commission Report

Martin Gary, executive secre-

tary of the Potomac River Fisheries Commission (PRFC), briefed the COMRel Council about his orga-nization’s history and purpose, as well as the state of fisheries on the Potomac. The communities repre-sented on the COMRel Council are a “mosaic” of the regional commu-nities that have a stake in the vitality of the river, said Gary.

NSFs Dahlgren and Indian Head manage extensive stretches of Po-tomac River shoreline and have re-cently completed or started projects to protect the river and its fisheries.

established by Maryland and Virginia in 1958 to put an end to decades of sometimes violent con-frontations over oyster harvesting, the PRFC’s purpose is to conserve and improve the resources of the tidal Potomac. The commission regulates recreational and com-mercial fishing, crabbing, clam-ming and oyster harvesting in the tidal Potomac.

Gary detailed the modern chal-lenges facing the Potomac River and the fisheries it supports, such as excessive nutrients in runoff and sedimentation. Weather events, like Hurricane Agnes in 1972 or episodes of heavy rain and runoff called freshets, also threaten the river with “biological devastation,” said Gary. “Additional challenges are terrestrial. everything on land flows into the river, into the wa-tershed. Urban sprawl, land plan-ning, deforestation and impervious [paved] surfaces are a huge thing.”

Pollutants that arrive in the river are then bio-accumulated into the natural food chain, which in turn threatens the vitality of fishery. Gary also emphasized the importance of protecting river tributaries, which serve as nurseries for several vital species.

Invasive species like blue cat-fish and the infamous snakehead also impact fisheries, though they also offer opportunity to watermen. “They’re exploding in terms of their abundance,” said Gary. “Fortunate-ly, they’re very good to eat.”

local food retailers have already begun offering locally-harvested, albeit invasive species in seafood departments. “We’re trying to re-move as many of these animals as possible and you can do your share by buying some blue catfish,” said Gary. “It helps the fishermen; it helps the ecosystem.”

While some fisheries in the Po-tomac River watershed are on the mend, further restoration work is needed for species like striped bass and shad. With a small budget and a lot of responsibility, the PRFC is seeking philanthropic individuals and organizations to help it with its mission. Donations go toward things like the collection of oyster shells, which provide habitat for spat, or juvenile oysters.

For more information about the PRFC, visit http://prfc.us/.

Future military activities; ferry and fisheries discussed at community meeting

U.S. Navy photo By aNDrew reveloS

Cadets from the Civil Air Patrol, Charles Composite Squadron, present the colors at the Naval Support Activity South Potomac Community Relations Council meeting Feb. 12 at Jaycees in Waldorf, Md.

See MeetiNg, Page 9

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Southern Maryland Vision 2020Robert Kavetsky, president and executive director of the

energetics Technology Center, discussed his organization’s work to enhance the area’s expertise in energetics, as well as Southern Maryland Vision 2020, an initiative to foster a “tech-nology-driven economy.” The goal of the initiative, created by Maryland Delegate John Bohanan Jr., is to diversify science and engineering activities in the region, while also “anchor-ing” federal facilities in southern Maryland.

The Department of Defense spends $3.3 billion in south-ern Maryland; Charles, Calvert and St, Mary’s counties al-ready boast nearly 2,000 active patents. Many of those pat-ents originate from members of Navy organizations. “These are residents of the three counties who work at [NSF] Indian Head, [Naval Air Station] Patuxent River, the Naval Research lab, or [NSF] Dahlgren,” said Kavetsky. “So it’s not surprising to realize we have a large body of intellectual capital in this region.”

Kavetsky emphasized the importance the initiative places on education in the region. “There’s a critical piece that the educational institutions-specifically the University of Mary-land-play in this initiative,” he said. “There’s a lot of [discus-sion] going on right now between the University of Maryland and leadership in southern Maryland about the university becoming a more active partner and participant in activities here in our region.”

As part of the Southern Maryland Vision 2020 job diver-sification effort, the energetics Technology Center recently launched TechFire, an “incubator” program to support tech innovators and entrepreneurs. “These are people who have an idea, but don’t really know what the market is for their idea,” said Kavetsky. “These are technical folks by and large. the focus of this incubator is growing new, high technology companies in the region.”

Northern Virginia Regional Commission Commuter FerryMark Gibb, executive director of the Northern Virginia

Regional Commission, discussed the preliminary results of a study examining the proposed commuter ferry service on the Potomac River. “We learned from out stakeholder meetings that there are many opportunities and strengths and policy issues that we have,” said Gibb. “The biggest issue that we have is that some people don’t really understand that the riv-er is an opportunity for transportation. They don’t perceive it, that it is the last remaining [transportation] corridor in Wash-

ington D.C. that is not being utilized.”The study examined several market areas along the Po-

tomac River and conducted more than 1,200 phone inter-views. “We have a huge opportunity, but in reality it is going to start small,” said Gibb.

One finding of the survey was that the people currently using public transportation were not likely to use the ferry. However, those currently commuting by car would consider using a ferry service. The study found that several areas, such as Alexandria, southwestern Washington, Reagan National Airport and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, could support a non-subsidized ferry service and produce a profit.

Gibb emphasized that a Potomac River Ferry Service would not consist of large ferries seen in some locales; rather, it would consist of smaller ferries capable of transporting ap-proximately 50 passengers. The service would be frequent, said Gibb, running about every 15 minutes, seven days a week, for an average fare of $8.

Gibb expected the final report for the proposed ferry ser-vice to be completed next month.

Civil Air Patrol, Charles Composite SquadronCapt. Carlos Montague, commander of the CAP Charles

Composite Squadron, and Capt. Dennis Chappell, deputy

commander for seniors of the CAP Charles Composite Squad-ron, briefed the COMRel Council about their organization’s service to the community and young people.

Federally chartered in 1947, the CAP serves as the civil-ian auxiliary to the U.S. Air Force. The CAP is comprised of 65,000 professional volunteers and operates the largest fleet of Cessna aircraft in the world.

Montague and Chappell helped found the Charles Com-posite Squadron in 2011; like all CAP squadrons, it supports aerospace education, emergency services and cadet pro-grams.

In addition to having fun, CAP cadets learn leadership skills, aerospace knowledge, physical fitness, emergency skills and character development. Approximately 10-percent of new cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy come from the CAP.

Headquartered at Maryland Airport in Indian Head, the Charles Composite Squadron has 50 members and is the fast-est growing squadron in Maryland. Cadets and senior mem-bers of the Charles Composite Squadron spend much time training for and participating in search and rescue missions. The squadron spent 2,106 hours participating in 13 missions in 2013, resulting in five “finds” and one life saved.

The CAP Charles Composite Squadron is looking for new members and donors to support its diverse missions. For more information, visit www.charlescap.org.

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Dena Kota, Ph.D; Toxicologist, NSWCDD Asymmetric Systems Department

“When I started working with the National Defense edu-cation Program’s (NDeP) Virginia Demonstration Project (VDP) in 2008, some of my goals were to show that science and engineering can be fun, that it applies to many aspects of our everyday lives, and that it was not just a career field for men. I was able to engage students in middle school class-rooms and show them that what they were learning from their textbooks did have a real purpose and would be useful to them later on. By using robotics and other non-traditional teaching methods, students who didn’t think they were good at science and math realized that they could complete tasks in engineering that they didn’t think were possible. It turned a disengaged student into a student who wanted to learn more.”

Matthew Hornbaker, Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense Division Operations,

NSWCDD Asymmetric Systems Department“Increased focus at the national level for STeM educa-

tion is good news for the Navy and the nation. I believe that emphasizing an education heavy in science and technology, coupled with programs designed to spark student interest in science, will certainly help steer kids towards careers they might not otherwise have considered. I saw firsthand how NDeP VDP, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, is helping to ensure the next generation of Navy scientists and engineers.

NDeP’s VDP STeM Summer Academy uses lego robots and balsa wood tower building as a platform to teach the kids basic concepts of math, engineering, and computer science. The program helps give these future scientists and engineers an appreciation for the underlying science behind the tech-nology they often take for granted.”

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Immunization ClinicThe 579th Medical Group Immuniza-

tion Clinic will be open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. On Thursdays, the clinic will be open from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. The clinic closes at 12 p.m. for train-ing the first Wednesday of each month. For more information, call 202-404-6724.

Firth-Sterling Gate operationsThe Firth-Sterling gate is closed on

weekends. Once the gate’s automated fea-tures become available, the gate will be accessible by any Common Access Card (CAC) holder 24/7 during normal FPCON “A” conditions.

AFOWC Thrift Shop The Air Force Officers’ Wives’ Club

Thrift Shop is located at 13 Brookley Ave and is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Donations are accepted during business hours only. Prof-its from the AFOWC Thrift shop go toward college scholarships and other military charitable organizations. For more infor-mation about the AFOWC or its Thrift Shop call 202-563-6666 or email afowcthrifts-hop@verizon.net.

NAVY 311“NAVY 311” is the place to go for all types

of information to help support Navy mili-tary, civilian and retiree personnel and their families. Access NAVY 311 at 1-855-NAVY-311 or (DSN) 510- NAVY-311. You can also email NAVY311@navy.mil or visit www.NAVY311.navy.mil.

Toastmasters Club seeks membersThe Bolling Toastmasters Club is avail-

able for everyone on JBAB as a place to practice your leadership skills. Toastmasters clubs are where leaders are made, and lead-ership starts with good communication. The

program is self-paced, and it works. The Bol-ling Toastmasters Club meets Wednesdays from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at the JBAB Chapel Center. Visitors are welcome. For more in-formation, call Jim Queen at 301-452-6931.

Navy-Marine Corps Thrift Shop hoursThe Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

Thrift Shop has relocated to enterprise Hall (building 72). The store hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. and the first Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. For more information call 202-433-3364.

Boys and Girls Club volunteersThe Boys and Girls Club of Greater Wash-

ington needs volunteer coaches for their youth baseball league for 10-year-olds and 12-year-olds. For more information or to sign up, call 512-560-5548 from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. or email Michael.martinez@afncr.af.mil.

Post Office closed for one hourThe JBAB Post Office is closed Monday

- Friday for lunch from 2-3 p.m. For more information, call 202-767-4419.

JBAB Cyclists on FacebookBasically a forum for all JBAB riders to

get together. We organize group rides over lunch and during commuting hours. Visit us online at www.facebook.com/groups/jbab-cyclists. For more information, email austin.pruneda@afncr.af.mil.

JBAB Cub ScoutsAttention all boys grades 1st through

5th interested in scouting. Please contact the JBAB Cub Scouts, Pack 343, at jbabcub-scouts@yahoo.com for more information. each den holds their own meetings each month along with one pack event. Boys will earn badges together and can work on individual achievements as well. Come join us for popcorn, camping and so much more.

JNotesMiscellaneous items related to your health, your career, your life and your community

CATHOLIC SERVICES

ReconciliationSunday 9 a.m. Chapel Center

RosarySunday 9:10 a.m. Chapel Center

MassTuesday 11:30 a.m. Chapel CenterWednesday11:30 a.m. Chapel CenterThursday11:30 a.m. Chapel CenterFriday 7 a.m. Chapel CenterSaturday 5 p.m. Chapel CenterSunday 9:30 a.m. Chapel Center

PROTESTANT SERVICES

Sunday WorshipGospel 11:30 a.m. Chapel CenterGeneral Protestant 11 a.m. Chapel 2

Sunday SchoolSept - May 9:30-10:30 a.m.Any questions about these services or other religious

needs call 202-767-5900.

Chapel

CAMP SPRINGSCOMMUNITY CHURCH

8040 Woodyard Rd., Clinton, MD • 301-868-3030Dr. James Lowther, Pastor

www.campspringschurch.comSunday: Sun. School 9:45am, Worship Services 11:00am & 6:00pm

Wednesday: AWANA, Teen Clubs, Adult Prayer & Bible Study 7:00pmAn Independent Bible Centered Church • In the Baptist Tradition - Missionary minded

Affiliated with IFCA International • Nursery Available All Services

Call 301-670-7106

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