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VOLUME 30 NO. 4 MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION 02542 APRIL 2009

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The Coast Guard Exchange System (CGX) cel-ebrated the “Grand Opening” of the new CGX Mini-Mart on March, 17th, 2009. Representatives from Air Station Cape Cod, 6th SWS “Pave Paws”, Sector Southeast New England and Camp Edwards joined the Coast Guard Exchange Staff in a ribbon cutting cer-emony commemorating the re-opening of what was formerly known as the “3-in-1.” Located at the base gas station, the Mini-Mart now includes a coffee bar featuring flavored coffees (hot and iced), mocha’s, hot chocolate and tea from the New England Coffee Com-pany. The store provides convenient access to many essential items that you may need to pick up on the way home or on your way to an event off the MMR. “At the center of every small town across Ameri-ca is a gas station and a Mini-Mart” said Captain Abel, Commanding Officer for Air Station Cape Cod. “We thank the Coast Guard Exchange System for providing this service at the center of our community.” The CGX not only provides the Mini-Mart, but they return profits from sales on base right back into our morale budget, giving back to the local military community. Following the ceremony, a representative from the New England Coffee provided free coffee and pas-tries for some of the first customers. Senior Chief Kal-bach, ASCC Aviation Engineering, and Chief Deibert, ASCC Security Chief, represented the Chief’s Mess as official coffee tasters and approved the coffee for gen-eral consumption.

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Back Row, (L-R): Kevin Pickering, Jared Speer, Rod Williams, Brandon Greenaway, Scott Schroff, Tara Dunn, 1st Row, (L-R): Josh Day, Demarco Potts, Randy Foster, Samual Boateng and Cameron Strickland

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102nd Airmen participate in Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment

Two members of the Otis Air Operations Center, Lt. Col. Martin Richard and Col. Tim Estep, had the opportu-nity to work with their counterparts from the 8th Air Force Air Operations Center during a Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX) at Nellis AFB, Nev., in February. Both officers participated in the week-long JEFX to further refine their roles as combat operations officers in an actual air operations center. The JEFX concept provides the Air Force an environ-ment to experiment with and assess new or refined process-es, technology, tactics, and procedures – affording the Air Force an opportunity to put initiatives through their paces in a controlled environment without excessive cost or put-ting personnel and equipment at risk. During the JEFX, both Estep and Richard were evalu-ated on a variety of scenarios where they were responsible

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Lt. Col. Marty Richard and Col. Tim Estep, 102nd AOG, oversee a time-critical targeting solution while participating in Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 09-02 at Nellis AFB, Nev. They were paired with Lt. Col. Ken Vantiger and Airman 1st Class Josh Vargha from Barksdale AFB, La., during the exercise designed to evaluate the ground-to-air command datalink system.

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102nd Intelligence Wing Commander

Honoring our women service members Recognizing women’s history began as a weeklong celebration in this country in 1978 as “Women’s History Week” in Sonoma County, Calif. National Women’s His-tory Week came about in 1987 when a joint congressional resolution was sponsored by Sen. Orin Hatch, R-Utah, and Rep. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. Congress expanded our na-tional recognition of women’s history to a monthlong cel-ebration (March) in 1987. Women have had a long, proud and distinguished his-tory in their service to our country. In July 1948, Sgt. Es-ter Blake became the first woman enlisted member to join the Women in the Air Force (WAF) program. This event was made possible when President Harry S. Truman signed Public Law 625, also known as the Women’s Armed Ser-vice Integration Act which opened the door for women to be appointed and enlisted into both the regular and reserve Air Force. Sergeant Blake was certainly a pioneer on the leading edge but during this time not all career fields were open to women; with most being assigned to clerical, ad-

ministrative or medical specialties. Although it would take some time, women pioneers flocked to the military services and soon the remaining barriers would be broken down al-lowing almost every specialty to be available to all service members – male and female. Today, women are making up an increasing percent-age of our military services and filling the ranks from junior enlisted to command chief master sergeant and lieutenant to general. In fact, the U.S. Army recently promoted Lt. Gen. Ann Dunwoody to general, the first female four-star general in any military service. She is currently the com-mander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. Twenty percent of the Air Force is comprised of fe-male Airmen and they are serving in every capacity of our service and performing with distinction both at home and abroad. They are performing integral jobs in the war over-seas, whether leading convoys in Iraq and Afghanistan or flying both tactical airlift and fighter aircraft to ensure that our important missions are accomplished flawlessly and

with the highest degree of professionalism. I am certain there are similar women pioneers in all of our military ser-vices – Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard – and it is fitting that we take time to honor their accom-plishments – both personally and collectively in bettering our services in meeting today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. As the U.S. Air Force prepares for the retirement of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley, it would be great to see his replacement be the first female Command Chief to lead our professional enlisted Airmen. It is important that we all look back occasionally to remember who pioneered the paths we now walk. With a sense of duty we prepare the path for those that will follow us. Our women servicemembers played such an important part of how we made it to where we are today and I encour-age everyone to take a moment and thank a servicemember for all they have done, all they are doing and all they will do.

What’s been happening By Candy LeBlanc

Josh Rawdeing and Alejandro Escobar competed in the Cloverbud age division. Their speech was entitled “How to Spike Hair”. The Otis 4H Adventure Club meets on Tues-days, 4:30-5:30, at the Crosswinds Activity Center. For more information please contact Candy Leblanc, X6446Andreas Escobar, of the Otis 4H Adventure Club, competed in the junior age

division at the Barnstable County 4H Visual Presentation Program last month. His topic was “How to Play Hockey”. Participants were judged on their appearance, voice and manner. The presentation was scored based on content, grammar, equipment used, time, and workmanship.

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April is here and the arrival of spring gets us off the couch and onto the playing fields. Appropriately so April is Sports Eye Protection Month. An estimated 40,000 sports eye injuries occur every year. The majority of victims are children, too many of whom suffer permanent visual impair-ment. Here are some points to consider when the kids head out the door to play. For young athletes, baseball and basketball account for the largest number of injuries. Little League pitchers may throw the ball up to 70 mph - fast enough to break bones and do serious damage to the eye. In basketball, you can’t prevent contact with flying el-bows and fingers, but the serious eye injuries they can cause can be prevented by wearing appropriate protective eye-wear. Most other popular sports also put unprotected players at risk for serious eye injury. Studies have shown that by wearing the right protec-tive eyewear more than 90 percent of eye injuries can be prevented, so invest in protective eyewear. Most protective eyewear, including goggles, face shields and guards should be made of polycarbonate plastic. Regular street glasses and contacts do not offer enough protection for sports.

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for coordinating lethal force on a variety of selected tar-gets. “When the AOC received a message to direct an attack on a particular target, our job was to decide which airborne aircraft was best equipped for the task and then issue an at-tack order,” explained Estep. “A part of the evaluation also looked at how quickly the attack information got to the se-lected aircraft.” Another aspect of the JEFX was testing the data link connectivity between the AOC and the airborne aircraft – to ensure the aircraft pilot was able to receive a clear elec-tronic message indicating the mission information. According to Estep, the JEFX is conducted several times a year and each time, the experiment focuses on a

different aspect of combat air operations. Although this JEFX was the first one Otis Airmen participated in, it won’t be the last. “JEFX is an ideal way of developing and assess-ing our war-fighting capa-bilities,” said Estep. “As the Guard, and specifically Otis, take on nontraditional roles, it’s important for us [Otis] to improve and organize our training in a common set-ting.”

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After closing out 2008 with two second place finishes in flag football and volleyball, the Pave PAWS basketball team left no doubt about the first outcome of the 2009 Otis Sports Season as they swept through the league finishing 6-1 to capture the regular season title and then going 3-0 to be crowned champions of the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MWR Basketball League. This year the tourney was truly full of March Madness; the teams played single elimination, you lose one and you go home. FED, which also finished 6-1 during the regular season (they lost a tie-breaker by virtue of their loss to Pave PAWS). As the second seed of the playoffs, they opened up the tourney with an 11 point victory as they defeated USCG ANT Woods Hole, 44-33. FED parlayed a 21-17 half time lead into a solid win as Rob Rudowski scored 10 points, while Kyle Lucina and Demarcus Canty each added 9. ANT WH lost despite getting 11 points from Bob Moore and 8 from Greg Purdy. The Barnstable County Sheriffs had a solid season, finishing at 5-2 and they had Jamie “Giant” Gendron their big center leading the way in the playoffs. They faced off against the Air Station Cape Cod Lobsters, who almost pulled off the big upset, the game was tied 27-27 at the half as Brian Gunnoud (9 pts) and Scotty Guerin (7 pts) led the way. The Sheriffs kept the game even as Jamie hit for 12 points and his “Bro” Bobby had 7. The second half was as tight as the 1st, but the Sheriffs made their foul shots down

the stretch and escaped with a 50-49 victory. Jamie had top scoring honors with 26, while Bobby added 12 and Peter Kane had 8. The Lobbies were bounced from the tourney despite getting 13 from Brian, 12 from Scotty, 11 from Sam Pulliam and 7 from Mike Snyder. Pave PAWS flexed their muscles as they crushed the Air Station Enlisted team by the score of 60-21. This was

a no doubter, as Pave PAWS surged to a 31-6 lead at the half and coasted in the second half. Brendan Greenaway led the way with a game high 23 points, he got plenty of help from the likes of Jared Speer (13 pts), Randy Foster (10 pts), Tara Dunn (9 pts) and Scott Schroff (5pts). Shawn Retzer led his team with 8 points as they were eliminated. This big win advanced Pave PAWS on to the semi-finals where they would take on the Base Gym team. If you roll a big ball down a steep hill, it can be hard to stop. The Pave PAWS ballers got rolling in there next game, as they closed out the Gym Teams’ season with a 43-26 victory. The first half was tight as Pave PAWS led by the slimmest of margins, at 16-15. Brendan Greenaway was the big story in the half as he hit for 9 points. In the second half, it was Brendan who again poured it on, on his way to a game high 23. Tara Dunn finished with 8 points, and helped seal the win with some foul shots. Kevin Pickering added 7 as Pave PAWS advanced to the championship game. Pave PAWS did suffer a huge blow in this game as one of their top players; Jared Speer suffered a serious knee injury. The other semi-final game featured the Sheriffs and FED, who finished the regular season just one game apart. But this game would not be as close as everyone

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Randy Foster scores at the foul line, Randy was rock solid in the championship game as he scored 16 pts, grabbed 6 rebounds and had 4 steals as he helped lead Pave PAWS to a 50-39 victory over the Barnstable County Sheriffs team.

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expected as Jamie Gendron bulled his way to 13 first half points as he saw his team take a 24-18 lead at the break. The Sheriffs second half strategy? If it worked in the 1st half, let’s stick with it in the 2nd half and that is just what they did. Jamie scored another 11 points on his way to a game high 24. But this was not a one man show, 7 other players scored as DAH Sheriffs wore down FED with their size, depth and strength on their way to a convincing 54-37 victory. The cast of scorers went like this; Eddie Osgood (9 pts), Bob Gendron (7 pts), James Leneau (5 pts), Peter Kane (4 pts), Steve Gendron (4 pts), Paul Grady ( 2 pts) and Blake Williams (1 pt). Scoring 8 deep, the FED team was no match for the lawman and was eliminated as the Sheriffs advanced to the big dance! On March 25th, the Nr. One seeded Pave PAWS team hooked up with the 3rd seeded Sheriffs to decide the 2009 basketball championship. The game started out slowly as both team were playing suffocating defense and both missed early foul shots. Finally the Sheriffs Peter Kane hit a freebie from the charity stripe to break the ice and that opened the door for the teams to cut loose a bit. His teammate, Jamie Gendron flexed his muscle inside and score two hoops to give his team a 5-0 lead. Six minutes went by before Pave PAWS finally broke through as Tara Dunn whipped a pass inside to Kevin “Pick” Pickering for a hoop to make it 5-2. The Sheriffs built their lead to 9-6 on another Jamie bucket, but Pave PAWS rallied back; Rod Williams scored, then he passed to Pick for a score. Pick fed Brendan Greenaway for a score; he was fouled and made the free-throw for Pave PAWS first lead at 11-9 with 10 minutes to play. Greg Charles fed Jamie for the tying score and both teams dug in on the defensive end, Pave PAWS came up with several steals (Tara Dunn, Demarco Potts) but they could not convert them into points. The Sheriffs surged ahead 15-11 on a score by Greg and then Bob Gendron made 2 foul shots, this was significant, because up to this point the Sheriffs just were not hitting them. With 3 minutes left, Pave PAWS Randy Foster made 1 foul shot and then Demarco fed Randy who knocked down the jumper to cut the deficit to 15-14. With a little over a minute left, Pave PAWS found another burst of energy and made the most of it; Brendan grabbed an offensive board and scored as his team regained the lead 16-15. Sometimes players do things that just don’t show up in the scorebook, but they are huge plays. A classic example surfaced later on the Sheriffs offensive possession, Rod Williams held his

position underneath and drew a charge, it negated 2 points for the Sheriffs and then Pave PAWS came down and Randy Foster scored with 18 seconds left to give his team the lead at the half 18-15. It was a four point swing and in a close game like this it could have made all the difference, as the half ended the Pave PAWS team was jacked up and ready to win it all. Capitalizing on the momentum swing that took place at the end of the first half Pave PAWS came out sizzling to start the second half. By the time the Sheriffs called a time out; the 3 point deficit that they faced had ballooned to 14, as Pave PAWS led 29-14. Most of the scoring damage was done by Randy Foster and Brendan Greenaway, but the key was the defense and pressure they put on the Sheriffs, their strategy was to collapse on the Sheriffs’ big scorer; Jamie Gendron and they triple teamed him when they had to. The results for the Sheriffs were devastating. The game quickly got out of hand as Rod Williams stole the ball and fed Tara Dunn for a lay up, Randy scored 7 points, he stole the ball, was fouled and hit both shots, Brendan found Randy open and he hit a long three, then Randy finished his spurt with a nice jumper for 2 more.

Brendan finished up the carnage by grabbing a rebound and then going coast to coast scoring a lay up and forcing the Sheriffs to use a time out with 16 minutes to play. The Sheriffs had to be wondering if anyone had got the license plate of the truck that had just run them over! The Sheriffs did not get to the title game by pure luck, this team has talent and after Tara fed Randy (yes he was that hot!) for yet another score, the Sheriffs were finally able to mount a rally trailing 30-19 and it was fueled by Bob Gendron. He forced a Pave PAWS turnover and fed Jamie several times for points, an inside hoop and Jamie hit a foul shot as they cut the lead to 30-22. The Sheriffs got the ball back with a chance to cut the deficit to 6 with 12 minutes to play, but the Pave PAWS pressure forced a back court violation, just when it looked like the Sheriffs were really going to make a run.

The numbers don’t lie. The scoreboard shows the final score, Pave PAWS 50, Sheriffs 39!

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And then there was that guy again, Rod Williams, Rod went into the right hand corner of the court and launched a long three, of course it found nothing but net and it boosted the Pave PAWS lead back up to double digits at 33-22. It certainly took the wind out of the Sheriffs sails… But the Sheriffs were not done, Jamie passed inside to Jim Deluca who suddenly found his scoring touch, Jim scored the 2 and then hit a big three to make it a 6 point game at 33-27 with 9 minutes to play. The way Jim was shooting, the Sheriffs were now a couple of 3 pointers away from tying up the score and erasing that big Pave PAWS lead. They say defense wins championships, and I think “They” are right. Pave PAWS came up with 2 big steals, Scott Schroff made the 1st one and he passed to Randy for 2 points, then Demarco Potts came up with a heist, Scott passed that one off to Rod Williams who hit a tough spinning lay up to give his team a double digit lead at 37-27 with 8 minutes to play. Was this the end for the Sheriffs? Not quite, Jim “D” again responded as he breathed some

life into his team, he hit another 3 and then grabbed an offensive rebound and stuck it in the hole to make it a 5 point game at 37-32 with 5 minutes to go. It was the closest the Sheriffs had been in a long time. After a mad scramble, Rod Williams hit a clutch jumper to give his team some breathing room as they upped their lead to 39-32 with 4 minutes left. After Jamie Gendron hit a foul shot to make it 39-33, Tara Dunn came up with a loose ball and it looked like Pave PAWS would run the clock down and suffocate the Sheriffs, but Bob Gendron stole the ball back a minute later, but they could not score and Rob grabbed the key rebound with 2:21 to play. With 2 minutes to go Brendan hit a free throw and then Rod grabbed an offensive board and scored to give his team a 9 point lead at 42-33. The Sheriffs managed their final run as Jamie hit a free throw and Bob scored to gain get it down to a two possession game at 42-36 with 1:38 to play. From there Pave PAWS sealed the deal with clutch free throw shooting and rebounding. Tara Dunn hit 5 free throws, Brendan hit 2 and Randy hit 1 as the Sheriffs were forced to foul to stop the clock. After Pave PAWS inspirational leader Rod Williams fouled out, both Randy

and Kevin Pickering had huge rebounds that helped their team to victory. Tara put the icing on the cake with 20 seconds left; she stole the ball, was fouled and made both shots as her team claimed the 2009 championship with a convincing 50-39 victory over a very game Sheriffs team, who accepted their second place trophies with pride and dignity. The Sheriffs gave it everything they had; Jamie Gendron led the way with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Bob Gendron scored 6, added 6 rebounds, 3 steals and one block, Jim Deluca had a strong second half as he got his team close; he had 10 points and 6 rebounds and James Leneau added 9 rebounds. It just was not enough to overcome the depth and balance of the Pave PAWS team. As Pave PAWS celebrated and Rod passed out the 1st place trophies with USCG MWR Coordinator Candy LeBlanc, he morphed into the famous (voice) of boxing announcer Michael Buffer, they whooped it up, and it was a well deserved moment of hilarity and exhilaration. I asked Rod, who (and how?) would he pick an MVP, it always sounds corny when you say it was a team effort. Sometimes a coach feels funny singling out an individual player when so many people contribute to a championship. So I’ll mention some of the stalwarts, starting with point guard Tara Dunn, she got banged around in the 1st half and took some brutal hits, but she hung in there, ran her teams offense and scored 7 points, including the clutch foul shots at the end to ice the win, she also added 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Brendan Greenaway was their top scorer in the playoffs, averaging 18 points a game, in the finals he had 12 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. Then there is Rod himself, he not only had the numbers in the finals, but time and time again he came up with the big play to spark his team, add to that 11 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks, he easily could have been the finals MVP. Rod also wanted to mention the contributions of Jared Speer, who got injured; he felt Jared was one of his team’s best and most consistent players all year. But Rod’s choice was a good one, he picked Randy Foster, who carried his team in the second half as he scored 11 and finished with a team high 16, he also had 6 rebounds and 4 steals. The run he made at the beginning of the 2nd half, I think, was the difference of the game, it was a counter punch that the Sheriffs just never fully recovered from and it was the turning point of the game. So this wraps another exciting hoops season for the base, special thanks to scorer Rob Rudowksi, Candy’s assistant Stephen Allen and to Mr. Wayne Rosario and the Army for the use of the gym.

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On Aug. 1, the largest and most sweeping military education benefit since the original GI Bill in 1944, will go into effect and many Air National Guardsmen may qualify. The new GI Bill (Chapter 33), or so-called “Post 9/11 GI Bill,” dramatically expands, adds to, and changes the cur-rent version of the GI Bill This new bill gives Reserve and Guard members who have been activated for a total of 90 days or more since September 11, 2001 access to the same GI Bill benefits as active duty members. Weather a member was activated for a short time in the wake of Sept. 11, has taken part in multiple short deployments, or served on Active Guard/Re-serve (AGR) orders, the days count toward their total. The percentage of the benefit a member qualifies for is based on their cumulative total of active duty days since Sept. 11, 2001. As long as the activation was on “Title 10” ac-tive duty orders and was not part of basic training or initial technical school, it counts. The amount of days range from 90 days (to qualify for 40 percent of the benefits) up to 36 months (to qualify for the full 100 percent). With an ever-increasing number of Guard members completing stints of active duty time, this is definitely a benefit to keep an eye on. The Post 9/11 GI Bill has a few similarities to the Montgomery GI Bill, although you cannot be enrolled in both. They both have benefits that last for 36 months, they both have benefits that can be used well beyond the time you finish your military service, and if enrolled in the Montgomery GI bill, you can transfer your remaining eli-gible months into the new bill. For those qualified and look-ing to attend a traditional four-year college, this new bill

is tough to beat and it goes well beyond helping to pay for tuition. Even before looking at the details of what the bill pays for, there is an obvious difference; no buy-in. Unlike the Montgomery GI Bill which required a $1,200 buy-in, this benefit is free, simply put in the time. The details on what the bill will cover and what you can expect to receive from it are very up front and can be easily found on the Veterans Affairs (VA) Web site (http://www.gibill.va.gov/). Largely based on the location of the school you choose, the benefits of the Post 9/11 GI Bill cover full tuition and fees up to a cap. The cap is set to match the tuition and fees at the most expensive public college in the state where you will be attending. Unlike education benefits targeted spe-cifically to Massachusetts Guardsmen, this bill is not lim-ited to public colleges or universities or even Massachusetts colleges or universities. The largest addition to the new bill is the fact that it provides a monthly housing allowance which is equal to the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) of an E-5 with dependents, living in the local area. Lastly, there is an annual $1,000 stipend, which is in-tended to cover the cost of textbooks and supplies. Beyond these universal benefits, there are many specialized benefits and increases in aid that can be explored by contacting the VA or visiting their Web site. While members wait for the application process to start with the VA, there are hopes that this bill, like the post World War II GI Bill, will repay service members for the selfless sacrifices they have made serving in uniform at home and abroad, making it easier and more affordable for veterans to attain a college degree. The VA is expect-ing a large number of servicemembers to take advantage of this benefit when it becomes available. With the current job market in a fragile state and an even larger emphasis being placed on having a college degree, many veterans are find-ing this the perfect time to head back to school

By Tech. Sgt. Aaron Smith

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The Bourne Friends Food Pantry is a non profit, “Grass Roots” organization with the mission of feeding the hungry in the town of Bourne. The Pantry is a member agency of the Boston Food Bank, enabling the organization to provide clients with fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and dairy when available, as well as staples. Once a month, your family may choose food products from the pantry shelves to last 5 to 7 days. Use of the Food Pantry is available to MMR residents, as proof of Bourne residency is the only requirement to qualify. The pantry has open access each Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon. Additional hours include the 3rd Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon (Appointments Requested) and the 4th Thursday of each month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Appointments Requested). If you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment, please call 508-759-3351. The pantry is located at 6B Colonel Dr., Bourne, MA 02532, just off Rt. 28 this side of the Bourne Bridge. All donations of unopened food are greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at the Sovereign Bank (Pocasset & Buzzards Bay), Grand Union (Monument Beach), The Community Building (Buzzards Bay) and at the Food Pantry (Thursday Only).

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The American Red Cross will offer free classes in April on the Massachusetts Military Reservation. An Adult CPR/AED class will be held April 1 from 6-10 p.m., an Infant & Child CPR class will be held April 8 from 6-10 p.m. and a First Aid Class will be held April 29 from 6-9:30 p.m. The classes will be held at the Chapel Support Building (Building 1015) on base. Registration is required by calling (508) 775-1540 ext. 12.

Validating Early Retired Pay Guard and Reserve Airmen can reduce the age they re-ceive retirement pay by three months for each aggregate 90-day period of qualifying active duty served in any fis-cal year, but they cannot receive retired pay before age 50. If Citizen Airmen are approaching retirement and be-lieve they are entitled to get their pay early, they can call (800) 525-0102 and discuss the specifics of their partici-pation with retirement experts to validate their eligibility for early retired pay.

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CommandBowling Nights

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Week of the Young Child Art Show @ CDC

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CCSO EasterEggstravaganza

@Base Gym11a-2p

Family Nite@Crosswinds

Easter Craft Fun

Family Fish Fry5-7p @Golf Course

Aquafina ChallengePitch Hit Run 10-12p

Curtis Field

ANG BowlingNight

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Animal Show@Roxy 10-11a

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Movie:Coraline Rated PG

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Kid’sEarth Day Cleanup

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Gazebo10a-12:30p

Red SoxHome Opener

No CommandBowling Tonight

USCGBowling Night

Air ForceBowling Night

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Catholic 0930 Protestant 1030

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