Secretary of the Navy RayMabus announced March 2that the Navy will go aheadwith reductions in spendingin order to meet the fiscalconstraints imposed by theBudget Control Act com-monly known as Sequestra-tion. In an All Navy messageto the Fleet, Mabus outlineda variety of reductions in op-erations, training and main-tenance.

“The Budget Control Act[has] required setting in mo-tion the automatic, govern-ment-wide cuts known assequestration through theDepartment of the Navy,”Mabus wrote in his All Navymessage. “Given [the] reali-ty and the associated impactof budgetary uncertaintyimposed by an indefiniteContinuing Resolution, theDepartment of the Navy in-tends to commence somereductions immediately.”

Mabus noted that reduc-tions will be imposed Navywide, affecting some Navyship deployments, reducinghumanitarian aid efforts,and imposing a gradualstand-down of flying timefor at least three Fleet airwings.

For Navy’s shore instal-lations managed throughCommander Navy Instal-lation Command, the bud-get draw-down equates toa 10-percent reduction infunding for base operatingsupport services. All Navyinstallations in Naval Dis-trict Washington (NDW) areaffected, to include Naval

Support Activity South Po-tomac, which is responsiblefor providing a wide rangeof base support servicesfor Naval Support Facility(NSF) Dahlgren and NSF In-dian Head. These servicesinclude police and fire pro-tection, safety programs, airoperations, and quality oflife programs and facilities.

Maintenance, custodialservices scaled back

NSASP’s utilities andbuilding and property main-tenance functions are pro-vided through Naval Facili-ties Engineering CommandWashington, which servesas the Public Works Depart-ment at both bases. “The

services that are expectedto change are in the areasof custodial, grounds main-tenance, pest control andstreet sweeping,” said Capt.Ken Branch, NDW regionalengineer and command-ing officer of Naval Facili-ties Engineering CommandWashington.

“Custodial will see reduc-tions in restroom cleaningfrequency, elimination ofdesk-side [trash] pickup andreduced floor care frequen-cies. Grounds maintenancewill see larger changes ingrass heights between cut-tings, minimal irrigation toinhibit growth, but enoughto prevent loss. Some areasmay be allowed to return toa ‘natural’ state.”

Branch added thathigh-sanitation areas willstill receive preventativetreatment, and controlof nuisance pests will bein response to customercomplaints. These actions,he explained, will be costavoidance measures in thelong run.

“Approximately $1.2 mil-lion in costs will be avoided

By Becky D’Ambrosioand Mark Viniard,NSWC IHDPublic Affairs

On March 1, Naval SeaSystems Command (NAV-SEA) announced the mergerof Naval Surface WarfareCenter, Indian Head Divi-sion (NSWC IHD) and theExplosive Ordnance Dispos-al Technology Division (EO-DTECHDIV) with the goal ofimproving operations andcontinuing support to thewarfighter. The new com-mand will be called NSWCIndian Head Explosive Ord-nance Disposal TechnologyDivision (NSWC IHEOD-TECHDIV) and will becomeofficial on October 1, 2013.

Both organizations arepart of NAVSEA’s com-mand, and are neighborsgeographically separated byonly the Mattawoman Creek

and a twelve mile commute.The technical mission,functions, and TechnicalCapabilities (TC) of the de-partments will remain un-changed. Personnel in tech-nical positions will continuetheir current work.

“The Navy took this ac-tion because together theorganizations offer greatercapacity and capability toeffectively meet warfighters’needs as a single command.The merger strengthensand improves the division’stechnical capabilities andcreates new opportunitiesto leverage business prac-tices,” said Captain TomSmith.

NSWC IHEODTECHDIVwill continue to provide re-search, development, en-gineering, manufacturing,test, evaluation and in-ser-vice support of energeticsand energetic materials for

ordnance, propulsion sys-tems, Naval guns systems,and other devices. It willalso develop and deliver ex-plosive ordnance disposaltechnology, knowledge,tools and equipment to theDepartment of Defense andforeign and interagencypartners.

“The unified organiza-tion offers more workforcedevelopment and careerprogression opportunitiesfor some employees,” saidDennis McLaughlin, Tech-nical Director. “Sharing bestwork and business practicesimprove operations and cre-ates professional synergy.”

To date, no decisionshave been made on a finalorganizational structure andthere are no plans to changeemployees’ current physi-cal locations. No reductionsin force or forced elimina-tion of civilian positions are

planned as a result of thismerger.

Leadership is activelypartnering with Union bar-gaining unit representativesto elicit their ideas on detailsof the merger.

CAPT Thomas B. Smith,currently serving as theCommanding Officer (CO)of EODTECHDIV and actingCO of NSWC IHD, will be thefirst CO of the new NSWCIHEODTECHDIV. Mr. Den-nis McLaughlin, a memberof the Senior Executive Ser-vice (SES), currently serving

as the Technical Director,IHD, will become NSWCIHEODTECHDIV’s firstTechnical Director.

As the transition to onecommand takes place,NSWC IHEODTECHDIVwill employ over 1,700 gov-ernment civilians and 51military members, and willcontinue to be based at thetwo existing sites in CharlesCounty, Md. Although thetiming mirrored the currentsequestration process, thesetwo events are separate andunrelated.

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Hours of operations at some MWR facilities at Indian Head and Dahlgren, toinclude the fitness centers (above) are being reduced effective next weekas part of budget-cutting measures.

Budget cuts impact base support servicesNew hours of operation in effect for MWR facilities

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Students at Dahlgren School participated in astatewide tornado drill at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday,March 12. Students responded to an announce-ment from Principal Alice Herring, prefaced with“Exercise,” that students should proceed to hall-ways and areas away from windows as if a tor-nado warning had been announced. The state ofVirginia sponsored the drill, which included test

announcements from local emergency manage-ment agencies drawing attention to the need forquick response if a tornado warning is given.Virginia residents can visit www.vaemergency.gov/ReadyVirginia for information on preparingfor tornadoes, and Maryland residents can visitwww.emergencyemail.org/wx/us/MD/24017.asp?src=dwx&day=Monday.

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By Andrew RevelosStaff Writer

When the site manager of Naval Sea Logistics (NAVSEA-LOG) Center Detachment Indian Head retired, longtimemanager Jeff Stankovich stepped up and into the role.Stankovich has been a part of the organization since hefirst began working for the Navy in 1984; he will serve assite manager for NAVSEALOG in Indian Head as a collateralduty, while continuing his program support for the Enter-prise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

“I’ve been working in this building here at Indian Headsince my government career started as a GS-5 temporarycomputer programmer,” he said. Ten years before the Win-dows operating system changed the world, Stankovich be-gan his career as a Common Business-Oriented Language(COBOL) programmer using punch cards to load programsinto “big, huge computers that filled up rooms. We had topunch the cards and submit the cards into the computers,”he said.

The information technology (IT) world has of coursechanged significantly since those days. What was once theSea Automated Data System Activity (SEAADSA) has sincemerged into Naval Sea Logistics Center (NAVSEALOGCEN)and aligned with Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport.When Stankovich began his career, the Navy was transi-tioning from a mainframe environment to a desktop en-vironment, introducing personal computers. With the ad-vent of the internet, consolidated data centers and cloudcomputing, that process has come full circle and onceagain leans toward the mainframe environment. “With theinternet, the trend for computing has kind of gone back tousing the mainframe computers so there is one place toconsolidate information from the PCs, perform computerprocessing and run reports. “

Stankovich worked as the NAVSEALOGCEN IT disci-pline manager and ACIO for several years and before that,he worked on several Navy IT programs including Supervi-sor’s Desk (SUPDESK), Regional Maintenance AutomatedInformation System (RMAIS) and the Shift OperationsManagement System (SOMS). He was also involved in the

beginning of NAVSEA’s ERP efforts and finally became theNAVSEALOGCEN lead working with other NAVSEA activi-

ties in deploying ERP, a Navy-wide finance and accountingsystem, across NAVSEA.

Based on his experiences, Stankovich thinks NAVSEA-LOG Detachment Indian Head will evolve and continue toprove its usefulness to the Navy. The organization is mov-ing away from programming and IT technical work andfurther into the arena of project management. “We havemoved into being the functional IT experts and projectmanagers supporting NAVSEA in its efforts to manage ITacross the SYSCOM” he said.

The change in direction will help the Navy save money,said Stankovich, especially so with the ERP system now inplace. That leaves the Navy in a better position as it headsinto budget cuts. “It’s going to lean out,” said Stankovich.“The budget is going to be cut and they’ll have to make de-cisions about which programs we will proceed with. I thinkwe are probably ahead of the enterprise curve and as far asthe government goes, the Navy has taken the lead in utiliz-ing [enterprise] software.”

While that assessment is cause for cheer, budget fa-tigue has taken a toll on Navy employees everywhere andNAVSEALOG Detachment Indian Head is no exception.Having lived through thick and thin fiscal environments,Stankovich said he understood the budget anxiety and of-fered junior employees a bit of hard-won advice. “Stay fo-cused on your work and do the best job you can,” he said.“When situations arise the best people and the best pro-grams for the Navy will stay around.”

Stankovich has certainly stayed around since he first be-gan his career and says he just “has a knack” for informa-tion technology. “The technology changes keep you busy;you have to stay up-to-date.”

After all these years, Stankovich does not hesitate whenasked about his career motivations. “I’ve managed severalprograms that directly impact the fleet,” he said, citing anexample of “tag out” information technology system hehelped deploy that keeps ships operating safely and effi-ciently. “[Sailors] came knocking on my door and said theyhad to have it. That’s what really sparks the passion, ben-efitting the Sailors.”www

Jeff Stankovich, manager of the EnterpriseResource Planning System and acting sitemanager of Naval Sea Logistics CenterDetachment Indian Head.

Longtime NAVSEALOG employees named site manager

US Navy photos by Andrew Revelos

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Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Commander Capt. Michael Smith and four NSWCDD in-ventors hold a symbolic check representing $500,000 in exclusive patent licensing fees at a March 5 cer-emony. NSWCDD received $100,000 per patent - the largest upfront fees in the Navy’s history - from Kis-met Mgmt Fund LLC, for the licensing of five patents. The employee-inventors (left to right) Larry Fontenot,Danny Synan, Mike Masters (ret.) and Paul Werme were joined by their family members and commandleadership at the event. Lonnie Welch, a Ohio University professor named as a co-inventor of all five pat-ents, was not in attendance.

By John J. JoyceNSWC DahlgrenDivision CorporateCommunications

A private company paidthe Navy a record breaking$500,000 in exclusive patentlicensing fees, Naval SurfaceWarfare Center DahlgrenDivision (NSWCDD) Com-mander Capt. Michael Smithannounced at a March 5 cer-emony held at Dahlgren tohonor the patents’ inventors.

The Navy received$100,000 per patent - the larg-est up-front fee in the ser-vice’s history - from KismetManagement Fund LLC, forthe licensing of five patentsinvented by four NSWCDDemployees and a civilian uni-versity professor.

“This historic licensingagreement with private in-dustry is a direct result of ouremployee-inventor’s geniusin developing technologicalsolutions to challenges fac-ing our warfighters and theFleet,” said Smith. “Thesefive inventions will furtherbenefit the warfighter as weroll the up-front fees into theresearch and development ofnew technologies to increasethe safety of our Fleet and for-ward-deployed warfighters.”

Although the license is ex-clusive, it applies strictly tothe commercial sector. TheNavy owns the patents andcan allow non-profit institu-tions to use them for research.

“We have a responsibilityto protect the government’sintellectual property gener-ated during the research and

development process,” saidNSWCDD Chief TechnologyOfficer June Drake. “In orderto protect our intellectualproperty, we maintain a rig-orous patent program. Tech-nical transfer of these patentsinto the public domain canhelp the Navy save money byreducing cost and increasingproduct availability.”

The patents’ technicaltransfer can also result in roy-alty income for the Navy.

If commercial productsales are made that includethese patents in the future, apercentage of those sales willalso come back to NSWCDDin the form of royalties.

What’s more, the technicaltransfer process enables thejoint services to reward theirresearchers through licensingagreements.

“It results in a win-win sit-uation all around for our em-ployees, the Navy and mostimportantly, the warfighter,”said Drake.

The inventors will receive$130,400 - about 26% of thelicensing fee - based on anOffice of Naval Research for-mula. NSWCDD will apply theremaining $369,600 to fundvarious licensing activitiesand research to develop morelicensable technologies.

Interestingly, the fiveNSWCDD inventions are notnew patents. The technolo-gies were developed over thelast 13 years with the earliestpatent issued in May 2006.

“By its very nature per-forming research and devel-opment leads to some tech-nologies being left on the

shelf,” explained LorraineKaczor, NSWCDD TechnicalPartnering Office DomesticOutreach Lead. “Licensingthese technologies to busi-ness partners gives them newlife to find their place in com-mercially available products.”

Navy technologies canbenefit from licensing sincethe commercial products theyare incorporated into are typi-cally less expensive and moreavailable to the military.

“In the final analysis, thisbenefits the warfighter,” saidKaczor. “Our command’s in-vestments in these patentsare a testament to our com-mitment in research and de-velopment.”

All five patents directlyimpacted the development ofNSWCDD’s Computing Re-source Management softwarearchitecture capabilities insupport of the High Perfor-mance Distributed Comput-ing project or HiPer-D.

HiPer-D resource manage-ment architecture providescapabilities for real-timemonitoring of computers,networks, and software appli-cations within a distributedcomputing environment inaddition to capabilities forstarting and moving softwarecomponents that adapt toperformance bottlenecks andmaintain system performancegoals.

The architecture’s key fea-ture is the ability to monitorsystem performance coupledwith the ability to dynamicallyallocate and reallocate systemresources as needed.

The HiPer-D technology -

jointly funded by the DefenseAdvanced Research ProjectsAgency DARPA and the USSArleigh Burke (DDG-51 shipclass) acquisition program -was never fielded by the Navyalthough it was assessed forpossible use both within theAegis Ballistic Missile Defenseprogram and the future USSZumwalt (DDG-1000 classguided missile destroyers).

Four NSWCDD inventors -Paul Werme, Larry Fontenot,Danny Synan and Mike Mas-ters (retired) - were joinedby their family members andcommand leadership at theevent. Lonnie Welch - a OhioUniversity professor namedas a co-inventor of all five pat-ents, was not in attendance.

The five patents, regis-tered in the U.S. Patent andTrademark Office FederalRegister, follow: U.S. Pat-ent No. 7552438 - Resourcemanagement device; U.S.Patent No. 7051098 - Systemfor monitoring and report-ing performance of hosts andapplications and selectivelyconfiguring applications ina resource managed system;U.S. Patent No. 7096248 -Program control for resourcemanagement architectureand corresponding programs;U.S. Patent No. 7171654 - Sys-tem specification languagefor resource management ar-chitecture and correspondingprograms therefore; U.S. Pat-ent No. 7181743 - Resourceallocation decision functionfor resource management ar-chitecture and correspondingprograms.

Navy patent licensing fees break record

By John J. JoyceNSWC DahlgrenDivision CorporateCommunications

The Rev. Lawrence A. Da-vies spoke to Naval SupportFacility Dahlgren militaryand civilian personnel aboutthis year’s African Ameri-can/Black History Monththeme -”At the Crossroads ofFreedom and Equality: TheEmancipation Proclamationand the March on Washing-ton” - at the University ofMary Washington’s Dahlgrencampus Feb. 26.

Davies - the former Mayorof Fredericksburg and one ofthe first two black mayorsin Virginia -joined Dahlgrenand the nation in celebrat-ing the vibrant history andculture of African Americanand Black Sailors during themonth of February.

African American Sailorshave a legacy of honorableservice in every major armedconflict since the Revolu-tionary War. African Ameri-cans continue to serve withdistinction, now comprisingmore than 17 percent of theactive duty Navy total forceend-strength.

Striving for equality athome and blazing a trail forfuture African American Sail-ors, Wesley A. Brown becamethe first African Americangraduate of the United StatesNaval Academy in 1949, join-ing the Navy’s Civil EngineerCorps and retiring at the rankof lieutenant commander.He died May 22, 2012 after adistinguished career both inthe Navy and in the civilianworkforce.

Edna Young, the first Af-rican American woman toenlist in the regular Navyand later the first AfricanAmerican woman to achievethe rank of chief petty offi-cer also died in 2012. Youngwas a World War II veteranwho joined the Navy afterthe passage of the Women’sArmed Services Integration

Act July 7, 1948.In 2012, Vice Adm. Mi-

chelle Janine Howard be-came the first African-Amer-ican woman to receive athird star in flag rank withinthe Department of Defensewhen she was promoted Aug.24. Howard is currently serv-ing as deputy commander forU.S. Fleet Forces Command.This was not Howard’s firsttime in the Navy historybooks, however. In 1999, shebecame the first AfricanAmerican woman to com-mand a ship in the U.S. Navywhen she took command ofUSS Rushmore (LSD 47).

Immediately followingthis year’s celebration of Af-rican American/Black His-tory Month, Master ChiefApril Beldo - currently theNaval Education and Train-ing Command Force MasterChief - will make history asthe Navy’s first female Afri-can American Fleet MasterChief. Beldo will become theManpower, Personnel, Train-ing and Education (MPT&E)Fleet Master Chief in March2013.

The History BehindBlack History Month

Black History Month hon-ors and remembers past andpresent African-Americanlegends every year. Carter G.Woodson, known as the “Fa-ther of Black History” said,“If a race has no history, if ithas no worthwhile tradition,it becomes a negligible factorin the thought of the world,and it stands in danger of be-ing exterminated.”

Woodson was the son ofex-slaves born in New Can-ton, Va. At the age of 20, heearned his high school di-ploma. He then receiveda Bachelor of Literature inKentucky, followed by a shorttime working as a school su-pervisor in the Republic ofthe Philippines. The scholarreturned to attend the Uni-versity of Chicago, earning abachelor’s and master’s de-

gree. He went on to HarvardUniversity in 1912 becomingthe second African Americanto earn a doctorate degree.The first was William EdwardBurghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois.

Prior to the early 1900s,black history was “over-looked, ignored, and evensuppressed by the writers,”observed Woodson. Wood-son focused his researchto bridge this gap. He alsofounded his own publishingcompany, Associated Pub-lishers, to write and producebooks to help tell African-American history. One ofhis most successful bookswas published in 1933, “TheMiseducation of the Negro.”

In 1915, Woodson, withRev. Jesse E. Moorland andothers, founded the Asso-ciation for the Study of Ne-gro Life and History, laterchanged to the Associa-tion for the Study of AfricanAmerican Life and History(ASALH). He also createdNegro History Week on thesecond week of February in1926.

While this week was cho-

sen due to the proximity ofthe birthdays of PresidentAbraham Lincoln and Fred-erick Douglass, both pio-neers on the emancipationand equality of African Amer-icans, Woodson also used ex-isting traditions to “expandthe study of Black history.” Asearly as the 1940s, the weekgrew into a month-long fo-cus. After Woodson’s death,April 3, 1950, the ASALH con-tinued to establish the monthof February as Black HistoryMonth, with recognition na-tionally in 1976.

African-American pio-neers paved the way for theirfuture and for the future ofall that will come after them.These pioneers include ag-riculturist and 1941 Timemagazine’s “Black Leon-ardo” George WashingtonCarver, boxing Hall of FamerMuhammad Ali, Tuskegeeairman Daniel “Chappie”James, Jr., first African-Amer-ican Oscar winner for “Liliesin the Field” (1963) SidneyPoitier and the President ofthe United States, BarackObama.

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Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren DivisionCapt. Michael Smith presents NSWCDD engineerDwayne Nelson with a certificate of appreciationat the command’s National African American/Black History Observance at the University ofMary Washington Dahlgren campus Feb. 26. Thecitation thanked the National Society of BlackEngineers Potomac River Alumni Chapter for itscontribution to the observance.

Naval Support Facility Dahlgren celebratesAfrican American/Black History MonthDahlgren

Navy Ball Committee FundraisersThe Dahlgren Navy Ball Committee will be

selling lunch beginning March 18 (weather per-mitting) every weekday on the Parade Field Pavil-ion. This lunch service will be available until thenew Subway opens at Cannonball Lanes. Pleasecome out for lunch and support the DahlgrenNavy Ball Committee!!!

VITA Tax PrepIt’s not too late to get a VITA tax prep appoint-

ment! If you are active duty or retired military ora reservist, call (540) 653-1839 to secure an ap-pointment for your free tax return preparationtoday!

DOSC Accepting Scholarship AppsThe Dahlgren Officers’ Spouses Club (DOSC)

is currently accepting scholarship applications.All applications must be in writing and receivedby April 15. For an application and more infor-mation, visit www.dahlgrenosc.webs.com.

DOSC Charitable DistributionThe Dahlgren Officers’ Spouses Club is cur-

rently accepting written requests from non-profitorganizations for their annual charity distribu-tion. DOSC returns profits from their SecondTour Thrift Store in the form of donations to lo-cal charities. Submit a written request to DOSCexplaining how your organization benefits thecommunity and/or the local military popula-tion and how a DOSC donation would benefityour organization. All requests must be in writ-ing and submitted via USPS by April 15. Includeorganization name and purpose, desired amountand how funds will be utilized and POC withtelephone and email address. Mail to DahlgrenOfficers’ Spouses Club, attn: Charities Commit-tee, 722 Sampson Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448. Formore info, visit www.dahlgrenosc.webs.com, orcall (540) 413-1079.

DMV2Go at NSF DahlgrenThe DMV2Go van will be at NSF Dahlgren on

March 21 and May 20 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at theParade Field Pavilion. The Navy Ball committeewill be selling lunch from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. bothdays. With the latest technology, the DMV2Go of-fers multiple services including state ID applica-tions and renewals, driver’s license applicationsand renewals, vehicle titles, license plates, decals,transcripts, copies of driving records, applica-tions for disabled parking placards, and manymore! Stop in and take care of your DMV needsquickly and easily!

Base Happenings

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Fitness Center540-653-8580

St. Paddy’s Dodge Ball TournamentMarch 19, 4 p.m.Eligible patrons include all with base access.Cost: TBD. Please register between February 19 and

March 18. For more information, please contact the FitnessCenter at 540-653-8580 or Ira Seth at 540-653-2215.

Youth Activities Center540-653-8009

Family Fun Night BingoMarch 20, 6:30 p.m.Free and open to all eligible patrons with base access.B-I-N-G-O is everyone’s favorite game-O! Fun and priz-

es for the whole family! For more information, please con-tact the Youth Activities Center at 540-653-8009. Sponsoredby NSWC Federal Credit Union

General Library540-653-87474

Spring CelebrationMarch 22, 3:30 - 6 p.m.Eligible patrons include all with base access.Celebrate Easter and the beginning of Spring with the

Easter Bunny and some real bunnies. Have your picturetaken with the Easter bunny, ride a pony and pet some ani-mals! This event is free to all eligible patrons. For more In-formation, please contact the Dahlgren General Library at540 653-7474.

Aquatics Center540-653-8088

Wet & Wild Easter Egg HuntMarch 23, 1 - 3 p.m.Eligible patrons include all with

base access.Cost: Regular Admission. Oh

no! The Easter Bunny tripped andspilled his basket of eggs in the pool!How many can you find? Eggs willbe at different pool depths for dif-ferent ages. Games with prizes andfun for the whole family! Pleaseregister no later than March 20th.For more information, please con-tact the Aquatics Center at 540-653-8088.

Liberty Center540-653-7277

Liberty Movie and Pizza NightMarch 26FREE to all Liberty Center patrons only: E1- E6 single/

unaccompanied active duty Military.Have dinner with Liberty and enjoy the newest movies.

For more information, please contact the Liberty Center at540-653-7277. Pizza is sponsored by Dahlgren Domino’sPizza.

Grey’s LandingFriday Dinner

Baked Herb Chicken; Beef Stew; Buttered Noodles; But-tered Peas

Saturday BrunchEggs and Omelets to Order, Bacon, Sausage, Hash

Browns; Belgium Waffles; Chicken Parmesan with PennePasta and Marinara Sauce; Fresh Buttered Vegetable

Saturday DinnerSpicy Chicken Nuggets; Sausage with Peppers and On-

ions; Tater Tots and Mixed Vegetables; A’ la Carte GrillFullDeli Selections

Sunday BrunchEggs and Omelets to Order, Bacon, Sausage, Hash

Browns,Belgium Waffles, Penne Pasta with Italian Sausagetossed with Marinara, Fresh Buttered Vegetable

Sunday DinnerCorned Beef with Cabbage and Red Potatoes, Fried Rock-

fish with Tartar Sauce, Fresh Mixed Vegetables

Indian Head

Special EventsEaster Eggstravaganza

March 23, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mix House. Egg huntbegins at 11:30 a.m.

Join us for an egg hunt, games, crafts, pictures with theEaster Bunny and an exciting afternoon of family fun! Thisevent is free and open to all eligible patrons. For more in-formation contact corey.mccabe@navy.mil.

Weight House Fitness CenterGroup Exercise March Madness

March 1 - March 29One month challenge to complete at least 20 group ex-

ercise classes! Must take at least 8 strength training classes,4 yoga, 2 spin and 1 Zumba. $12.50 to participate, FREEfor yearly members. Register at the WHFC front desk. Formore information contact megan.eicholtz@navy.mil.

10 lb. Challenge Part 2March 22 - May 31Ten weeks to lose 10 lbs. or more! Weekly challenges and

newsletters will be provided to help you stay on track. $10each to participate, money will be distributed to all thosewho lose ten or more pounds and keep it off to the end of

the challenge. Register at the WHFC front desk. For moreinformation contact megan.eicholtz@navy.mil.

Auto Hobby Shop

Self Help ClassesApril 8 - Cleaning TipsMary 13 - Tune UpsJune 10 - Basic Car CareInformation and demonstration classes will be held from

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second Monday of each month.These classes are FREE and open to all eligible patrons. Formore information contact larry.shanks@navy.mil.

Recreational Gear RentalThe MWR Auto Hobby Shop rents an extensive selection

of equipment for your recreational needs. Available itemsinclude tents, canoes, tarps, picnic tents, tables, chairs,moon bounce, grills, lanterns, sporting equipment andmore! Rentals are available on a daily, weekly or weekendbasis. Call the Hobby Shop at 301-744-6314 for more infor-mation or stop by and see what we have to offer.

NEW Campers Available15’ Cozy Traveler Recreational Trailer (sleeps up to 6)$55 per day$100 per weekend$245 for a weekCall 301-744-6314 for more information.

Stars & Strikes Bowling Center

Bunny BowlMarch 16Join us from Noon to 2 p.m. for an afternoon of fam-

ily bowling with the Easter Bunny. $6 per person includesbowling and shoe rental. For more information contactjuan.gray@navy.mil.

General Library

Easter Break Fun DayApril 1, 1- 3 p.m.Celebrate the beginning of spring with a day of fun at the

Library. Make crafts, visit the petting zoo, take a pony rideand more! FREE and open to all eligible patrons.

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540-653-7336Hours of OperationFriday and Saturday: 7 p.m. Showings

Price of ShowsCivilians - $5AD, Retired, Reserve, Family Members (E7 - above) $4AD, Reserve, Family Members (E6 - below) - $2.50Child (6-11) - $2Child (5 and under) - FreeTickets for a movie shown in 3-D are an additional $1

Fri, March 15th, 7 p.m.Last Stand - R

Sat, March 16th, 7 p.m.The Impossible - PG-13

Friday, March 22nd, 7 p.m.Warm Bodies - R

Saturday, March 23rd, 7 p.m.Bullet to the Head - R

MovieTheater

MWR Highlights

DahlgrenWeight Watchers at Work

Weight Watchers at Work is held every Wednesday atNorthrup and Grumman on Commerce Drive in Dahlgren.Attendees may check in at the main lobby and should bringa badge. Weigh in is from Noon - 12:15 and the meetingstarts at 12:15. Meetings are held in the Lincoln ConferenceRoom. All are invited to attend.

Boat Course March 16A Virginia DGIF Boat Virginia course is being held on

Saturday, March 16, in Colonial Beach, Va. The USCG Aux-iliary will be teaching this class at the Colonial Beach TownCenter, next to the library, at 22 Washington Ave. from 8:45a.m. to about 5 p.m. There is no cost to the student. Whilecurrently anyone who operates a PWC and anyone aged 30and younger operating a motorboat in Virginia are requiredto have taken a NASBLA-approved safe boating course, be-ginning this coming July 1st, the regulation will expand tocover those aged 30 through 40 years old. Successful com-pletion of this course will provide you with the certificateneeded to meet the Virginia regulation.

Register for the class at the Virginia Department of Gameand Inland Fisheries (DGIF) web site: http://www.dgif.vir-ginia.gov/boating.

Spotsy Dog Park Yard SaleSellers are needed for a yard sale to benefit Spotsy Dog

Park, Inc., scheduled for Sat., April 13 at Massaponax HighSchool from 7:30 a.m. - Noon. Cost for one parking space(including a spot to park in) is a $15 donation, two parkingspaces (block of four) is $25 and 3 parking spaces (block of6) is $35. Vendor setup will begin promptly at 7 a.m. Toreserve your spot(s), call Landry, (703) 785-8756 or visit ourwebsite, www.sposydogpark.org.

National Security Lecture Series at UMWDThe Spring 2013 National Security Lecture Series is a col-

laborative effort of the Joint Warfare Analysis Center, theUMW Dahlgren Campus, UMW faculty members and theFredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce’s MilitaryAffairs Council. Join us March 19 for “Superpower Compe-tition in Post Soviet Central Asia: The “Great Game” Redux”presented by John (Jack) M. Kramer, Ph.D., DistinguishedProfessor, UMW Political Science and International AffairsDepartment.

The lectures are held at the UMW Dahlgren Campusin University Hall and also are video teleconferenced tothe Stafford Technology and Research (STAR) Center atQuantico located at 800 Corporate Drive, Suite 315 in theQuantico Corporate Center. Refreshments are availableat 8 a.m. at the Dahlgren Campus. Lectures start promptlyat 8:30 a.m. and end at 10 a.m. at the Dahlgren Campus.To register for the lecture, visit http://dahlgren.umw.edu/upcoming-events/national-security-lecture-series/. Reser-vation forms for subsequent lectures will be posted the dayafter the preceding lecture. The lectures are open to all freeof charge.

Free Tax Prep AssistanceTax season is here and Rappahannock United Way and

the Financial Stability Coalition are offering free tax assis-tance. Working individuals and families in the area whoearned $51,000 or less in 2012 are eligible for assistance.IRS-certified, trained volunteers will be on-hand at 13 sitesthroughout the area to help those who qualify. All servic-es are provided by IRS-certified staff and volunteers. Lastyear, volunteers filed 1,066 tax returns in Planning District16, refunding over $1.5 million and saving those taxpayers$223,000 in preparation fees - on average saving each filer$209 in fees.

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programis one of the largest anti-poverty programs in the country.Providing this service helps achieve our goal at Rappahan-nock United Way, which is “more households emerge frompoverty and achieve greater financial stability.” Empower-ing individuals and families with tools and resources, suchas providing free tax preparation, can help them achievefinancial stability. It saves these hard-working individualsand families the out-of-pocket cost of paying someone toprepare their taxes, and the volunteers are trained to helpthem get the maximum refund.

Tax assistance services continue through Monday, April15. Visit www.RUWFreeTaxes.org for more information.

Love Thy Neighbor Food Pantry Needs DonationsThe Love They Neighbor Food Pantry in King George is

in need of your help! We need food items donated for thosein the county in need, and to supplement the newly-openedSoup Kitchen in the county. All donations can be taken toone of the following businesses: Descending Dove, RockyTop, Unique House, Keller Williams, The Journal, KG Citi-zens Center, Hopyard Farm, Simply Bliss, Virginia PianoGallery, Exit Realty or American Business Card Co. Itemsneeded include oatmeal and pop tarts, breakfast bars, pea-nut butter and jelly, soup, canned tuna, salmon and chick-en, canned fruits and vegetables, rice, beans, Tuna or Chick-en Helper, pasta and sauce and personal items such as toiletpaper, deodorant, soap and shampoo, laundry detergent, allpurpose cleaner, diapers, and feminine products.

Indian HeadNanjemoy Community Center to Host AnnualBluegrass Music and Dinner Event

Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition Band will delightmusic lovers with their “hard-driving” bluegrass sound atthe annual Bluegrass Concert and Spaghetti Dinner on Sat-urday, March 16. The event will be at the Nanjemoy Com-munity Center (4375 Port Tobacco Rd., Port Tobacco), from5:30 - 9 p.m. A delicious spaghetti dinner will be served be-fore the show starts, courtesy of the Nanjemoy CommunityCenter Council. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Dinner will beserved from 5:30 - 6:45 p.m. The concert will begin at 7 p.m.Charles County residents may purchase tickets for $15 inadvance or $20 at the door. Tickets for non-residents cost$20 in advance and $25 at the door. For more information,contact the Nanjemoy Community Center at 301-246-9612.Citizens with special needs may contact the Maryland RelayService at 711, or Relay Service TDD: 800-735-2258.

Charles County 2013 Spring/Summer Trips &Tours Announced

The Charles County Department of Community Servicesoffers many trips and tours throughout the calendar year-bus trips, overnight trips, and “Fly Away” trips in whichyou travel to far away destinations such as the British land-scapes. Upcoming trips and tours include a day in NewYork City, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, a visit to Westmo-reland County, Va., and a Tangier Island Cruise. Senior citi-zens age 60+ will enjoy a trip to the Sight & Sound DinnerTheater and Infinity Theater in Annapolis, Lighthouses ofthe Chesapeake, and “South Pacific” at the Dutch AppleDinner Theater.

Online registration is available at www.CharlesCoun-tyParks.com. Registrations for senior trips are accepted atthe Department of Community Services (8190 Port TobaccoRoad, Port Tobacco) and the Richard R. Clark Senior Center(1210 Charles Street, La Plata). For more information on thetrips and tours listed above, call 301-934-9305 or 301-870-3388 ext. 5159.

For more information other events offered by the De-partment of Community Services, visit www.CharlesCoun-

tyParks.com or call 301-934-9305 or 301-870-3388. Citizenswith special needs may contact the Maryland Relay Serviceat 711, or Relay Service TDD: 800-735-2258.

CSM Cause Theatre Announces Cast for ‘StopKiss,’ March 14 - April 13

The College of Southern Maryland’s Theatre Companyannounces the touring show “Stop Kiss” at the Cause The-atre, a play by Diana Son and presented with special ar-rangement by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

After Callie meets Sara the two unexpectedly fall in love.Their first kiss provokes a violent attack that transformstheir lives in a way they could never anticipate. “A poignantand funny play about the ways, both sudden and slow, thatlives can change irrevocably,” says Variety.

CSM’s Cause Theatre offers several touring shows persemester, each bringing to light a different social issue, de-signed to be informative and challenging. Each is followedby a facilitated discussion. “Stop Kiss,” presents the issueof homophobia.

Performances are March 14-16 on the La Plata Campus,Black Box Theatre, Room FA-143; April 5 on the Prince Fred-erick Campus, Flagship Building, Room 119; April 11-13on the Leonardtown Campus, Building A, Auditorium, allshowing at 8 p.m. Not suitable for younger audiences. Adultthemes and content. Tickets are $5. For information contactbxoffc@csmd.edu, 301-934-7828, 240-725-5499, 443-550-6199, 301-870-2309, Ext. 7828 or www.csmd.edu/Arts.

Wounded Veterans 5KSign up today for the Wounded Veterans 5K, hosted by

Charles County Sheriff’s Department, Charles County Fra-ternal Order of Police and Charles County Correctional Of-ficers, to be held March 24 at Laurel Springs Park in La Plata.Event starts at 9 a.m. and will include a timed 5k race anda family friendly 5k walk. Cost is $30 for adults, $15 for ages12-17, participants under age 12 are free. Register by March10 to receive commemorative t-shirt. Event includes lunch,entertainment and a chance to visit with wounded warriorsand thank them for their service. Register by visiting www.woundedveterans5krun.eventbrite.com. All proceeds ben-efit the Wounded Warrior Project.

Curbside Collection of Yard Waste Resumes April 1The Charles County Department of Public Works is

pleased to announce that curbside collection of yard wastewill resume on Monday, April 1. Acceptable items for curb-side yard waste collection include grass, leaves, gardenclippings, and brush. Items must be placed in brown paperbags, a reusable container, or bundled for collection. YardWaste in plastic bags or containers weighing over 50 poundswill not be collected. Branches must be bundled and notgreater than four feet in length and no individual branchmore than six inches in diameter. All reusable containersmust have handles and a yard waste sticker affixed to thecontainer or clearly marked with an “X” or “Yard Waste”.Unacceptable items include loose branches and brush,plastic bags, dirt, rocks, sod, trash, and material exceedingthe weight and size restrictions.

Weekly curbside collection of yard waste is only avail-able to those residents who currently receive every-otherweek blue bin curbside recycling services. Residents maytake their yard waste to the Composting Facility, located atthe Landfill, or the recycling centers in Pisgah, Dentsville atGilbert Run Park, and Cobb Island at Breeze Farm.

For more information, call the Department of PublicWorks, Environmental Resources Division, 301-932-3599or 301-870-2778. Citizens with special needs may contactthe Maryland Relay Service at 711, or Relay Service TDD:800-735-2258.

CSM Jazz FestivalCSM Jazz Festival will be held at 8 p.m., April 5 and 6, at

College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Fine ArtsCenter, 8730 Mitchell Road. Comprised of members of thecommunity, professional musicians, high school and col-lege students, Solid Brass will perform with guest saxophon-ist, Pete Baren Bregge and the Randy Runyon Trio. Ticketsare $5 in advance, $7 day of concert. BxOffc@csmd.edu,301-934-7828 or www.csmd.edu/Arts.

Co’Motion Dance TheaterCSM presents Co’Motion Dance Theater at 8 p.m. on

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March 19& April 16

Fleet & FamilySupport CenterNaval Support

Facility Dahlgren

Eligibility: Active Duty,Family Members and Retirees

Topics: Wills and LegalAssistance Advice

To make your appointment,call the Fleet and Family Support Center

at (540) 653-1839 or (800) 500-4947.

Legal Service Available

Community Notes

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Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is oneof three non-profit organizations to receive a Dole Founda-tion Innovation Grant for executing significant clearly rec-ognized unmet military family caregiver needs. The grantwill provide immediate relief to caregivers by creating anon-line manual entitled “Tips for Lifelong Caregiving.”

“We are honored to receive this grant to produce a man-ual comprising what we have learned from our work to im-prove the physical and psychological well-being of wound-ed, ill, and injured warriors, families, and caregivers over thelast decade,” MOAA President Vice Adm. Norb Ryan, Jr. said.“The manual includes useful information collected from sixyears conducting symposia and roundtable discussions atwhich MOAA and our partners listened to caregivers.”

MOAA is working on the project with two initial partners:USAA is providing expertise in the area of financial informa-tion, products and services, and the American Bar Associa-tion is adding its expertise in legal issues.

The Dole Foundation also announced today that Google,Inc. also has agreed to provide digital support services toMOAA and other Dole Foundation grant recipients.

MOAA will provide the labor, expertise, project man-agement and associated work-related efforts to developand implement the guide. The guide will be a web-basedfinancial/legal tool to aid caregivers in their contingencyplanning and decision-making. The tool will be availableto the public and will augment existing programs sponsoredby the Dole Foundation, DoD, VA and other agencies andindividuals supporting caregivers.

Topics covered in the Guidewill include:

* Medical-Disability Insurance and Benefits Programs(for example, DoD, VA Medicare-Medicaid, Social Security,Caregiver and Aid & Attendance; In-Home & Nursing Care,Retirement)

* Guardianship* Fiduciary Matters* Powers of Attorney (Durable/Non-Durable; for exam-

ple, financial, medical, military, benefits, tax, debt)* Advance Directives* Legal Pro-bono Services & Resources* Wills* Financial-Estate PlanningThe Guide is being developed with the active participa-

tion of caregivers and will be aimed at helping address thebroad variety of needs they face in caring for their lovedones over time.

A Task force of key contributors and pro bono supportwill leverage existing collaborative relationships and finan-cial and legal expertise.

The initial digital guide is targeted to be available by theend of June 2013. Updates will be added on an ongoing ba-sis.

Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is thenation’s largest officers association with more than 380,000members from every branch of service, including activeduty, retired, National Guard, Reserve, and former officersand their families and survivors. MOAA is a nonprofit andpolitically nonpartisan organization and an influential force

in promoting a strong national defense. MOAA representsthe interests of service members and their families in ev-ery stage of their lives and careers, and for those who arenot eligible to join MOAA, Voices for America’s Troops is anonprofit MOAA affiliate that supports a strong national de-fense. For more information, visit www.moaa.org or www.voicesfortroops.org/.

‘Tips for Lifelong Caregiving’ Manual in developmentMilitary Officers Association of Americareceives innovation grant from DoleFoundation’s Caring for Military Families

After months of careful consideration, the Board ofTrustees of the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has en-tered into an agreement to purchase 50 acres in Hughesvillefor the college’s fourth campus. The owner of the propertyis Hughesville Station LLC.

“The college’s administrators and trustees took addi-tional time to ensure that we made the right decision. Weused the following factors in our decision-cost, accessibil-ity, visibility, size and ease of development. We’re confidentthat this property meets our criteria and we’re pleased to bemoving forward,” said CSM Board Chair Austin J. Slater Jr.in making the announcement.

CSM President Dr. Brad Gottfried said the process ofselecting a location for a fourth campus began with a rec-ommendation to the trustees for a centralized campus inorder to better serve the college’s students in a more cost-effective way. “We are now offering academic programs thatare just too expensive to be offered on multiple campuses,”Gottfried said, noting the college already has a full-servicecampus located in each of the three counties it serves.

“It seemed prudent to place these programs in a centrallocation where the residents of all three counties can haveequal access.”

The new campus in Hughesville will initially house CSM’sCenter for Trades and Energy Training (CTET), which is cur-rently operating in a leased facility in Waldorf. According toGottfried, the college has outgrown that 18,000-square-footfacility and a 40,000-square-foot facility is being planned.

“Locating the fourth campus in Hughesville demon-strates the commitment of the College of Southern Mary-land and the Charles County Commissioners to makinghigher education more accessible, and Charles County ishonored to have the College of Southern Maryland pres-ence in an area that the commissioners are focusing on forrevitalization. Centrally locating the Center for Trades andEnergy Training in Hughesville is exciting news as it pres-ents a major opportunity for the tri-county region and ourcitizens. This will result in providing all residents within

the tri-county closer proximity and access to workforce de-velopment, which is essential in order to move our regionforward in developing our economy,” said Charles CountyBoard of Commissioners President Candice Kelly.

Charles Commissioner Ken Robinson, whose district in-cludes Hughesville, added, “I would like to take this oppor-tunity to personally thank Dr.

Gottfried and the Board of Trustees for their foresight incontinuing to grow and enhance the College of SouthernMaryland. I think it is safe to say that this exciting decisionby the College of Southern Maryland is the official jumpstartof our Hughesville Revitalization Plan. The county will as-sist in any way possible to make this happen sooner, ratherthan later and we hope this is the beginning of establishinga college town atmosphere for Hughesville.”

Les Gooding, a co-owner of Hughesville Station, LLC,said, “We selected our site at All American Harley-Davidsonfor the same factors as CSM. We wanted to be as convenientand visible as possible to the residents of Southern Mary-land. The property is across Route 5 from the dealership andis zoned as a Planned Employment and Industrial Park. TheCenter for Trades and Energy Training is a perfect fit for theplanned use of this property and the new campus is consis-tent with the vision of the Revitalization Plan adopted byCharles County.”

“We are thrilled to be selected as the home of the Col-lege of Southern Maryland’s new campus. The Village ofHughesville will derive great economic benefits as a result ofthe niche markets we envision being created to cater to thisyoung and vibrant demographic,” said Hughesville Business& Civic Alliance, Inc. President Pauleen Brewer.

“We are excited to work with the residents and business-es of Hughesville in their continued revitalization efforts,”Gottfried said, adding, “We’re confident that our fourthcampus will be an ideal fit for Hughesville’s future.”

CSM intends to immediately construct its CTET as soonas the engineering and permitting process is complete.“CTET’s programs put our citizens back to work, making a

livable wage after weeks, not years, of training,” said VicePresident of Continuing Education and Workforce Develop-ment Dr. Dan Mosser.

Other buildings that could possibly be built on the fourthcampus include a Health Sciences Building and a Fine ArtsCenter. The college is also considering centralizing its ath-letic fields, which are currently on the La Plata Campus. “Weare out of space for growth on the La Plata Campus,” saidVice President of Administrative Services Tony Jernigan. “Bycentralizing the athletic fields on the fourth campus, we willnot only make access to them easier for all residents of theregion, but it also creates possibilities for needed growth onthe La Plata Campus.”

Once the needs analysis and business plan of a fourthcampus were thoroughly reviewed by the trustees, permis-sion was given to begin exploring properties. This beganwith an RFP process, which was terminated because theprocess was taking too long to complete and thus disad-vantaging landowners. College officials continued to ex-plore options and identified the 50 acres in Hughesville asproperty that fit all of its requirements: accessible, visible,affordable, buildable and large enough to fit the needs forfuture college growth.

As part of the process, college officials worked closelywith the Boards of Commissioners from Charles, St. Mary’sand Calvert counties to explain the need for the fourth cam-pus and to discuss ideas for its location. Gottfried said theCharles County Commissioners are supportive of the col-lege’s concept plans for Hughesville, noting Charles Countyand the state will share in the costs for the new facility. Con-struction costs for new facilities are split with 75 percentfrom the state and 25 percent from the county.

“As a former student and current employer, I understandthe importance of CSM to the region. This new campus ef-fectively positions the college to provide even greater valuein the future,” Slater said.

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Second Tour Thrift Store Not Taking DonationsSecond Tour Thrift Store is not taking any more dona-

tions at this time. We appreciate your support and will postannouncements when donations will again be accepted.All proceeds from sales at Second Tour are donated to chari-ties in the Dahlgren/King George and surrounding commu-nities, and provide scholarship funds to dependents of mili-tary personnel - past and present - stationed on Dahlgren.Please do not donate used personal items (under clothes,socks, etc.). We are open every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. -noon. Our Fall/Winter stock is now available. Come see uson Thursday!

Indian HeadIH Spouses’ Club “Treasures” Thrift Store NeedsYour Donations!

Plan today to visit the Treasures Thrift Store, located at12 Strauss Ave. next door to the USO. The store is open everyTuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations of gently useditems are currently being accepted. Want to earn up to $5in free items from the thrift store every month? Volunteer!Stop by the thrift store during operating hours or email ih-spouseclub@live.com for information.

To publish information on your event or program under“Base Happenings,” contact NSASP Public Affairs at 540-653-8153 or email jeron.hayes@navy.mil.

Base Happenings:Continued from page 4

On February 27, representatives from the Naval SurfaceWarfare Center, Indian Head Division, (NSWC IHD) and theExplosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (EOD-TECHDIV) signed an Educational Partnership Agreement(EPA) with Morgan State University. This agreement willenable the Navy to assist students with academic and careeradvice, provide hands-on research projects, and identify anddevelop future Department of Defense employees.

The agreement marks a historical first for NSWC IHD andEODTECHDIV. The signing of this agreement during BlackHistory Month recognizes the significant contributions ofHistorically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) maketo the advancement of African Americans. The collaborativeefforts of this partnership will continue to offer quality op-portunities in the future, and reflect the “Dream” that Dr.King spoke of on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. fiftyyears ago.

This is one of many educational partnerships that existbetween the two warfare centers with institutions like theUniversity of Maryland, College of Southern Maryland, Uni-versity of Puerto Rico Mayaguez and Polytechnic Universityof Puerto Rico. These partnerships are part of the continu-ing effort to build relationships that will ensure the futurestrength of the Navy’s technical workforce with diverseorganizations. Developing those relationships includes acommitment to recruiting for full-time employment andproviding temporary employment for students and selectedprofessors.

Captain Tom Smith, Commanding Officer for NSWC IHDand EODTECHDIV, believes such agreements provide manymutual benefits.

“Harnessing our nation’s talent, our best and brightestpeople, has both near-term and long range positive im-pacts,” said Smith. “Proactively recruiting to that end will

only help us moving forward. Diversity brings new views,perspectives and problem solving approaches into our de-cision making processes so we make better choices. Ourpartnership with Morgan State University helps us achievethese initiatives and we look forward to providing real worldexperience to these amazing students.”

David Wilson, President of Morgan State University isequally enthusiastic about the partnership with the Navyand the two Charles County based warfare centers.

“Morgan State University is very pleased to play a role inthis important educational partnership,” said Wilson. “It notonly takes advantage of the knowledge base and capabilitiesof the University’s faculty while providing many opportuni-ties to collaborate on leading edge and emerging technolo-gies in the STEM disciplines, but it will also be of immensebenefit to our students and, ultimately, the strength of ournation’s future.”

Warfare Centers Partner with Morgan State University

The Thrift Savings Plan posted a notice on itswebsite warning account holders away from anunsanctioned smart phone application. Accord-ing to TSP, the Apple App Store lists a free iPhoneapplication called TSP Funds that asks TSP par-ticipants for their account login information.TSP confirmed that the application is not beingoffered through the Thrift Savings Program.

The app asks TSP participants for their accountlogin information. This app is not being offeredthrough the TSP and the TSP does not recom-mend using this application to access your TSPaccount. Providing this information could resultin a security risk to your account, and TSP doesnot recommend using the app to access accounts.

TSP issues warningon phone app

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in order to offset an equal amount of reduced funding forthese services,” said Branch.

The South Potomac Public Works Department has cur-tailed maintenance to only emergency or mission criti-cal types of work until further notice. Also beginning thismonth, Public Works crews at Dahlgren and Indian Headwill implement energy cost-saving measures which includesecuring heating to buildings earlier than normal this sea-son, as well as changing control set points for building airconditioning to 80 degrees once the cooling systems are ac-tivated later in the year.

Captain Peter Nette, NSASP commanding officer, pointsout that other Navy-wide cost-cutting measures have beenin effect for months. “Like everyone else, we’ve curtailedtravel and training and other administrative expenses, andwe’re in a hiring freeze. These cost-cutting measures havean impact across all installations in the Navy, and withsome level of consistency across all programs.

Hours of operation cut for MWR facilities“At this time we do not see an elimination of services,

but rather a reduction,” continues Nette. “Based on higherguidance and peak usage hours, my staff has put together acomprehensive plan to support the overall effort in reduc-ing overall costs. However, as we continue to move forward,it is unclear whether we will see additional reductions ormaintain this new baseline.

“We will do everything feasible, though not necessar-ily popular, to minimize impacts to our ability to providefor the overall support to include safety and security of ourbases’ workforce and residents,” adds Nette.

Spending cuts will affect the operation of NSASP’s Fleetand Family Readiness Program (N9) at NSF Dahlgren andNSF Indian Head, reports program director Tom Kubalewski.

The Fleet and Family Readiness Program managed byKubalewski includes all Morale, Welfare and Recreation(MWR) facilities and activities, the Fleet and Family Sup-port Center (FFSC), child and youth programs to includethe bases’ Child Development Centers and Youth ActivitiesCenters, Navy Housing, and on-base food service opera-tions to include Gray’s Landing restaurant at Dahlgren andthe Indian Head Galley.

“Starting next week [March 18] we will be cutting back onsome of our MWR events and classes, and we will be reduc-ing hours of operation for some of our facilities,” reportsKubalewski. “But we don’t intend to close any N9 facilitiesaltogether.”

And N9 facilities will be open every weekday, adds Kub-alewski. “Even with a furlough in effect, we expect that wewill still have a requirement to provide services throughoutthe week to Sailors and employees who will be off at differ-ent times.”

For example, the hours of operation for the fitness cen-ters will be reduced from 91.5 hours per week to 86.5 hoursper week, a schedule change of about an hour per day. Simi-larly, the Dahlgren Library will scale back from 45 hours to40 hours per week.

“The biggest hit we’re taking is in our Liberty program,”adds Kubalewski. The Liberty program provides recreation-al activities and outings for single military members resid-ing at both Dahlgren and Indian Head. “Our Liberty Centersare going from 91 hours to 50 hours weekly, and the Navywon’t be able to subsidize costs to military members par-ticipating in special events or trips.”

Furlough decisions may have further impactEven the furlough of federal civilian employees sched-

uled to begin in April is not expected to have a direct impacton Fleet and Family Readiness Programs, maintains Kub-alewski. “At this time, furloughs apply to Appropriated Fundgovernment employees. We expect our full-time staff will beable to keep facilities operating through the week.”

Kubalewski adds, “A decision to include Non-Appropri-ated Fund employees—the bulk of our MWR workforce—inthe furlough plan will have more of an impact on our abilityto keep some facilities open.”

The budget tightening means employees won’t see asmany featured events. “We won’t be programming specialevents unless they’re supported 100 percent by commercialsponsorship, or if we can run them at no cost,” he said.

Regardless of these fiscal cutbacks, Kubalewski adds thatN9 programs will still benefit from grants to support specificinitiatives, such as the summer teen employment program.“We typically hire 10 to 15 teens at each installation to workwith us through the summer, and we’ll still be able to dothat this year.”

April 12 at College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus,Fine Arts Center, 8730 Mitchell Road. Hailing from centralIowa, Co’Motion Dance Theater presents diverse program-ming designed to be accessible yet offering new ideas toaudiences of all ages and all levels of dance experience. Aquirky sense of humor, not always associated with this artform, distinguishes many of choreographer Valerie Wil-liams’ works. Other dances, more serious and reflective,provide audiences with opportunities for introspective con-templation. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 seniors/militarywith ID/youth (high school and below). BxOffc@csmd.edu,301-934-7828 or www.csmd.edu/Arts.

CSM Renaissance FestivalPlan to attend the CSM Renaissance Festival from 9 a.m.-

9 p.m., April 19-20, at College of Southern Maryland, La Pla-ta Campus, Fine Arts Center, 8730 Mitchell Road. Enjoy afull day of activities and entertainment as CSM presents itsfirst Renaissance Festival. Inside the theatre, the CSM The-atre Company will present six different Medieval/Renais-sance plays. Additional activities will take place outdoors inthe vicinity of the Fine Arts (FA) Building. Admission to thefestival is free; $10 wristbands will be sold in order to gainadmittance to all age-appropriate plays throughout the day.Refreshments and games, etc. are either free or priced bythe vendor. CSM is currently seeking vendors to participate.Complete details for vendor participation and a registrationform are available at www.csmd.edu/renfest. Vendor reg-istration deadline is March 15, 2013, but spaces are filledon an approved first-come, first-serve basis. BxOffc@csmd.edu, 301-934-7828 or www.csmd.edu/Arts.

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MWR Administrative Office:Monday-Friday 0800-1600Saturday, Sunday and Holidays closed

Aquatics Center:Fitness Lap Swim Year Round:Wednesday-Friday 1100-1300 & 1600-1800Saturday 0900-1100Open Recreation Swim (May 25-Sept. 2)Wednesday-Sunday 1200-1800Monday & Tuesday ClosedOpen on Memorial Day, Independence Day & Labor

Day 1200-1800 Pool Parties, Swim Classes and FitnessClasses as scheduled

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CDC: Monday-Friday: 0600-1800, Closed Holidays

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Library & TheaterMonday-Friday 0930-1700

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ITT:Monday-Friday: 0930-1700,Closed Holidays

Liberty:Monday-Thursday: 1100-2200, Friday: 1100-2300Saturday-Sunday: 1300-2300, Open on Holidays

Mix HouseSaturday-Sunday: 0700-2400 (Available for Rentals)

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Youth CenterMonday-Friday: 0600-1800Friday: 1800-2100 (Open Rec)Closed Holidays

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