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April 12, 2013

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Mayor Gray talks budget, pledges more age-friendly services for seniors

BY PAUL BELLO

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Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray speaks to local AARP members during a luncheon at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Club April 10.

WASHINGTON – His busy schedule didn’t allow him to stay for lunch, but Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray did bring some big budget numbers to the table and added a personal battle cry for seniors throughout the district during a special luncheon for members of a local Association of Retired Persons (AARP) chapter April 10th at the Bolling Club located on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB).

With all that’s planned in this year’s budget, in addition to the district’s 2014 budget, Gray hopes to dispel any notion that one side of the city is more important than the other - particularly when it comes to addressing the needs of its southeast neighborhoods. He said $18 million has been allocated to help rebuild a southeast learning center in Ward 7. There’s also the St. Elizabeth’s Hospital project, which encompasses 180 acres of property on two campuses.

Construction of a new pavilion recently commenced on its east side and its western campus will soon be home to the relocated headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security, as well as the headquarters to the U.S. Coast Guard. That’s not all that’s coming to southeast, according to Gray.

“We have broken ground on the new

Ballou High School, which will be one of the finest high schools in America once it’s built,” Gray continued. “We’re not sparing any expense, either. We’re investing $120 million into that project because it’s the right thing to do for this community, as well as the district. I’m proud to say it will be ready August 2014.”

He noted that roughly $20 million is also being allocated in this current budget as a first installment towards building a new hospital on the site of the current United Medical Center. Though the hospital was contemporary at one time, he said it dates back more than 60 years and, due to the dynamics of outpatient services, its reason enough to change with the times.

“A big issue for people on a fixed income is obviously affordable housing. That’s why this budget includes a signature investment of $100 million to make sure people continue to live in the district,” Gray said.

“People should not have to leave if they feel there’s no place for them. That investment will pay off. It’s already in a supplemental budget and we can move forward with that and focus on those with the lowest income.”

Before closing his remarks, Gray pointed out that age is only a number. He said people shouldn’t retire unless they want to

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Environmental stewardship: Cleaning up the Anacostia River

BY CMDR. KIMBERLY HIMMER JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON - On 20 April, Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) is hosting a cleanup along the banks of the Anacostia River, as part of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling’s (JBAB) Earth Day observance. This is an important annual base event that supports local and federal initiatives to save the Anacostia River.

Over 20,000 tons of trash enters the Anacostia River each year. Over 85 percent of that is household trash items, such as plastic bags, cans, and snack wrappers. The river is only eight miles long, and runs through Maryland and Washington, D.C. However, years of urbanization and subsequent pollution have left the river an unviable ecosys-

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tem. It is not safe to swim in the Anacostia River, and there is little wildlife that can call it home.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated the Anacostia River as a targeted watershed, which makes it eligible for grants to support its protection and restoration. However, money alone will not restore it. Volunteers are always needed to complete projects, and participate in funded initiatives. There are many organizations in the area that do this work every day. A quick Google search will produce a list of organizations with whom people can get involved.

There are also things people can do at home to aid the overall effort

1. Do not pour household chemicals,

oil, or solvents into storm drains. You could also find out if the storm drains in your neighborhood drain directly into the Anacostia River. If they do, you could work with a local organization to mark them.

This lets neighbors know exactly where the drain goes.

2. Do not flush unused medication down the toilet. Sewage treatment plants are not equipped to filter these chemicals out of the water. As a result, once the water is reclaimed, it is pumped into the river.

This means fish and other wildlife are affected.

3. Limit the use of fertilizer and weed killer in your yard. “More” is not “better” when it comes to using either of these products. Only use what you need to get the job done. Fertilizer is absorbed by plants, but if there is an excess it will wash

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away with rain water, and eventually end up in the river. This leads to large nitrogen levels in the water, which feeds algae.

4. Install rain barrels on your gutters.

Urban rainwater runoff is a major conduit for trash and pollution entering the Anacostia River. This also helps to conserve water.

5. Tell your elected representative that you care about the Anacostia River. Most elected officials have websites and e-mail addresses for constituents to share their views. It is simple and only takes a few minutes.

There are lots of ways you can help.

Start by attending the riverbank clean up next Saturday, April 20, and look for other ways to continue to being an environmental steward of the Anacostia River while here in the National Capital District.

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Air Force Reserve colonel hits high notes in traveling quartet

BY MASTER SGT. AMAANI LYLE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- By the time Air Force Reserve Col. Michelle Barrett attended her first barbershop singing performance, she didn’t even realize women had long since made their mark in the genre.

Four years ago, the Reserve advisor to the deputy assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Reserve Affairs attended a performance by the Alexandria Harmonizers, a Virginia-based men’s chorus in which her Navy friend sang and she was hooked.

“They would sing, dance, perform and it was entertaining,” Barrett said. “I loved the music and I told him, ‘It would be so cool if women could do that.’”

And though her friend quickly informed her that women are actually well-versed in the four-part harmony acappella singing style, Barrett admits it still took her a while to leave her comfort zone and take on the new hobby.

“It took me about three years to get up the courage,” the colonel said. “Finally, I went to go listen to the Vienna-Falls Chorus of about 80 women, but you can’t just go listen.”

The vocalists, she said, often involve the spectators, voice-place them, and direct them in harmony.

Barrett recalled that after mud-

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Col. Michelle Barrett (right) sings vocal warm-ups with The Excel Quartet of the Vienna-Falls Chorus of Fairfax, Va April 2. The quartet sings in the bathroom to take advantage of the great acoustics. The Excel quartet is the rookie quartet of the VF Chorus. dling through harmony in a rendition of “Happy Birthday,” the singers placed her as a baritone, cementing her involvement with Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony.

The Oklahoma-based organization which includes the Vienna-

Falls Chorus, claims a membership of 24,000 women and encompasses more than 1,200 registered quartets and 600 choruses.

The women all sing in English with choruses in most of the fifty United States as well as in Australia, Canada, England, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, Sweden, Wales and the Netherlands.

Barrett said Sweet Adelines helped unite the members of Excel, Barrett’s quartet within the Vienna-Falls Chorus. Their popular “singing valentines” in the Pentagon in February as well as their performances in nursing homes has made has helped establish the quartet.

“We delivered (singing valentines) in the Pentagon last year

and it just stuck,” she said. “We get along, we have a good time.”

Formerly a C-27 and C-5 pilot at Howard Air Force Base, Panama and Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Barrett said music has always been a part of her DNA. “I’ve grown up singing with my parents, so music has already been a part of my life,” Barrett said, noting stints in church choirs and the Cadet Chorale at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Aside from crooning selections such as “Heart of My Heart,” “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” and “Crazy About You Baby,” the quartet, Barrett said, has even “barbershopped” the Air Force Song - despite the fact that the colonel is the only active serving military person in Vienna-Falls Chorus.

“It’s neat to share my military community with them, but also take the things I learn from this organization into the military the communication, the support, the encouragement, it’s honestly the most positive thing I’ve ever done,” Barrett said.

Currently regional champions, the Vienna-Falls Chorus is fundraising in preparation for a trip to Hawaii in November to compete internationally.

“After my dad died, it was the ‘year of the yes,’” Barrett said of her inspiration, who passed away in April 2009. “So any opportunity that came up, I said yes.”

A new exhibit on the War of 1812 opens at the U.S. Naval Academy

BY CMDR. KIMBERLY HIMMER JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - On April 1, a special exhibit on the War of 1812 opened in Mahan Hall, on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy, in Annapolis, MD. Entitled, “Seas, Lakes & Bay: The Naval War of 1812,” the exhibit will run through Nov 3. It focuses on the naval battles that were instrumental to winning what many call “The Forgotten War.” The war is often overshadowed in American history because it is bookended by the Revolutionary and Civil wars. However, the War of 1812 was our first test as a nation, and many national icons were forged during its battles.

For example, Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner while witnessing the attack of Fort McHenry in Baltimore; and the naval motto of, “Don’t Give Up the Ship” were the final words of encouragement uttered by the dying captain of the USS Chesapeake, Captain James Lawrence, during the battle with the HMS Shannon.

Annapolis was largely spared during the fighting that lasted eighteen months within the bay.

However, Baltimore fell and Washington D.C. was burned during this time period. No ma-

Among the highlights of the exhibit is a model of a Naval war ship from that time period. jor battles took place in Annapolis, but as Maryland’s capital, it still has deep ties to the naval battles that took place within the Chesapeake Bay. The new Naval Academy exhibit is part of a larger, self-guided walking tour which takes participants to several locations on the Naval Academy grounds and through Annapolis’ historic district. It highlights the city’s contributions to the war, and shares artifacts and artwork showcasing

the importance of these naval battles in forging our identity as a nation.

The British began their assault on the head of the bay in April 1813, so this month marks the 200th anniversary of the start of fighting in this region. Over the next two years, there will be a series of events and re-enactments of famous battles throughout the Chesapeake Bay region. Please visit www.starspangled200.org for more information.

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A special exhibit on the War of 1812 recently opened on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. The exhibit, which is entitled, “Seas, Lakes & Bay: The Naval War of 1812,” will run through Nov. 3.

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New operations officer passionate about work

BY PAUL BELLO JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON – Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Rickett last visited the Washington, D.C. area for a week of law enforcement training back in 2006. His current assignment on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) has him pegged to stay longer than that – and for good reason.

Rickett, a native of South Dakota, is the new operations officer for JBAB. He came aboard a little more than a month ago. A veteran of the Navy for 26 years, he was previously stationed at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. He has been around the world and just a few years ago served as a security officer in Bahrain – a small island country near the western shores of the Persian Gulf.

An admitted “mid-western boy happily stuck in the southeast,” Rickett’s interest in law enforcement goes back to his days as a teenager. He originally wanted to join the Air Force, but was told by a recruiter that to be a security officer he first had to wait six months. That option didn’t appeal to him, so he decided to join the Navy instead.

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and that people like those in the audience have enormous expertise which isn’t always tapped effectively by the community. With that in mind, he hopes to work with the local Anacostia Bellevue Congress Heights AARP chapter to craft an age-friendly policy for the district that will generate enthusiasm at a grass roots level.

“The final destination for people should be the community they’ve lived in all their lives. We need to commit ourselves to a policy that underscores the independence of people,” Gray said. “No matter how old you are, there’s still a useful place for you.

Wisdom, intellect, and experience. That’s what we need to capture here in D.C.” Broderick Lane, an AARP member and longtime member of the chapter visiting JBAB, said it’s important having someone like Gray in their corner.

“He understands the reality of our situation,” Lane said. “He has a pulse to what’s going on in our lives. He’s an AARP member

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Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Rickett is Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling’s new operations officer.

gave me an opportunity to go on a ship for my first duty assignment. Being from South Dakota, that was just fine by me,” Rickett said. “I enjoy what I do because it’s a service within a service. Security officers do the things that most people don’t like to do, which is enforce rules and regulations. We do it to keep people safe. It’s very important work.”

According to Rickett, there needs to be order within the military as a means of having a good organization. He understands the angst people have when it comes to security, but feels security should be an himself, so he gets it. He understands.”

In efforts to further help seniors, the district has raised its homestead deduction rate to $64,000 of assessed property value, in addition to improving transit options, supporting a law that financially supports grandparents raising their grandchildren and incorporating senior villages with physical accommodations throughout the district, Gray said.

“Mayor Gray brought up a lot of important points, particularly about harnessing what we already have here in the community,” said JBAB Commander Navy Capt. Anthony T. Calandra. “It’s important as a city, installation and a nation that we capitalize on the wisdom in audiences like this.”

Following the luncheon, AARP members received a special rifle demonstration from the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team, which last year captured top honors during an annual Department of Defense (DoD) competition among all military service branches.

“I knew they were good, but that was absolutely amazing,” said Jennifer Gibson.

“Their precision is something to see.”

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“I’m really looking forward to my position here because I can effectively train sailors, as well as work with our civilian staff. Without them, we can’t do our job,” Rickett said. “I want to build a good baseline. I once thought I could do 100 percent improvement everywhere I go. Well, I can’t.

If I get 10 percent done and then have sailors and other personnel improve on what I started, then life is good. That’s the focus I have right now.”

It didn’t take Rickett long to realize how unique JBAB is. Unlike some of his previous assignments, the base relies heavily on a civilian police force. The number far outweighs its military counterpart.

Though, that’s not the biggest challenge for someone in his shoes, he said. Budget constraints always play a factor and, particularly with recent Department of Defense (DoD) cuts, things may be a little tighter than normal.

“That still doesn’t change what we do for the public. We still provide a service to them, as well as a service to the service,” Rickett said. “I will work to ensure that proper training is conducted and also provide oversight and backup wherever needed. We’re part of the community makeup,

too. How we protect and respond will never be in doubt.”

Rickett is still getting to know everyone on base, but has come away impressed at the kindness given to him so far. He plans on making the rounds at upcoming town hall meetings on JBAB and in the surrounding community to further gauge what’s important to residents.

He hopes to add more police officers at some point, in addition to further enhancing JBAB’s roster of training programs. Rickett has also made a point of wanting to reach out to the various tenant commands on base to help improve back-and-forth communication.

When asked what advice he would give young service members along the ranks, he said it’s important to have a plan and to take advantage of what the military offers, especially in terms of educational opportunities.

Of course, he points out that’s not the only reason.

“Not many people know this, but less than one percent of the U.S. actually serves in the military. Anyone who makes the decision to join is part of a select few to come in and say they served their country,” Rickett continued. “That’s pretty honorable. Educate yourself and be proud of what you do. If you do it for those reasons, you’ll have no problem in life.”

U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team demonstration

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Members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team conduct a special demonstration for Washington, D.C. area AARP members April 10. Guests were impressed with the group’s precision and dedication.

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DOD review will lead to ‘big choices,’ Hagel says

BY KAREN PARRISH AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently announced possible big changes ahead for his department in acquisition, personnel and organization as he delivered his first major policy speech as Pentagon chief.

Hagel outlined his plan of attack for the strategic and financial challenges the Defense Department faces during remarks at the National Defense University at the Pentagon.

“We need to challenge all past assumptions, and we need to put everything on the table,” he said.

Hagel said DOD’s task is to prepare for the future, “but not in a way that neglects, or is oblivious to, the realities of the present.”

At his direction, Hagel said, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, working with Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is leading a review of the department’s strategic choices and management.

The review is intended to identify the challenges, uncertainties, risks and opportunities connected to both strategic priorities and budget uncertainty. It’s also “about matching missions with resources -- looking at ends, ways and means,” he said.

The review will consider big choices -- “change that involves not just tweaking or chipping away at existing structures and practices but, where necessary, fashioning entirely new ones that are better suited to 21st-century realities and challenges,” the secretary said.

Reshaping the defense enterprise means confronting “the principal drivers of growth in the department’s base budget -namely acquisitions, personnel costs and overhead,” Hagel said.

The Pentagon’s biggest budget challenge is not its top-line budget, he said, but “where that money is being spent internally.”

Spiraling costs to sustain existing structures and institutions, to provide personnel benefits, and to develop replacements for

aging weapons platforms will, if unchecked, eventually crowd out spending on procurement, operations and readiness, he said, which are the budget categories that enable the military to be, and stay, prepared.

Hagel said the U.S. military has grown more deployable, expeditionary, flexible, lethal “and certainly more professional” since 9/11.

“It has also grown significantly older -- as measured by the age of major platforms -- and it has grown enormously more expensive in every way,” he said.

The department will “get out ahead” of challenges, Hagel said.

He said he has told the senior leaders across the department and the services that “we are all in this together, and we will come out of it together.”

Hagel said the military’s modernization strategy “still depends on systems that are vastly more expensive and technologically risky than what were promised or budgeted for.” The department must develop an acquisition system that responds more quickly and effectively to the needs of troops and commanders in the field, he said -- one that rewards cost-effectiveness “so that our programs do not continue to take longer, cost more and deliver less than initially planned and promised.”

On the personnel front, Hagel said, DOD leaders must determine how many military and civilian people they have, how many they need, and how to compensate them for their service. He said that process will involve questioning the right mix of civilian and military members, the right balance between officer and enlisted service members, and the appropriate troop strength dedicated to combat, support and administrative duties.

Hagel said he also advocates a hard look at defense organization. The military’s operational forces, its battalions, ships and aircraft wings, have shrunk dramatically since the Cold War era, he noted.

“Yet the three- and four-star command and support structures sitting atop these smaller fighting forces have stayed intact, with minor exceptions,” he added, “and in some cases, they are actually increasing in size and rank.”

Hagel said the review will examine funding for those headquarters and support structures, along with DOD elements including the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the combatant commands and the defense agencies and field activities.

“The military is not, and should never be, run like a corporation,” Hagel said. “But that does not mean we don’t have a good deal to learn from what the private sector has achieved over the past 20 to 30 years, in which reducing layers of upper and middle management not only reduced costs and micromanagement, it also led to more agile and effective organizations and more empowered junior leaders.”

The secretary acknowledged that making dramatic changes in acquisition systems, benefits and force structure could prove unwise, untenable or politically impossible. “Yet we have no choice but to take a very close look and see how we can do all of this better,” he said.

Hagel noted that his two immediate predecessors as defense secretary -- Leon E. Panetta and Robert M. Gates -- each led efforts to cut costs across the department. But sequester cuts and budget uncertainty have “led to far more abrupt and deeper reductions than were planned or expected,” he added.

“Now, DOD is grappling with the serious and immediate challenges of sequester -- which is forcing us to take as much as a $41 billion cut in this current fiscal year, and if it continues, will reduce projected defense spending by another $500 billion over the next decade,” the secretary said.

Much more hard work, difficult decisions and strategic prioritizing remain to be done, he

said, and “deep political and institutional obstacles to necessary reforms will need to be engaged and overcome.”

The secretary said the department’s enduring mission -- defending the nation and advancing America’s strategic interests -- must be approached in the context of “unprecedented shifts in the world order, new global challenges and deep global fiscal uncertainty.”

The 21st-century security landscape is marked by the threat of violent extremism from weak states and ungoverned spaces in the Middle East and North Africa, Hagel said. Other security issues, he said, include the proliferation of weapons and materials; increasing access to advanced military technology among state and nonstate actors, risks of regional conflict that could draw in the United States, and “the debilitating and dangerous curse of human despair and poverty, as well as the uncertain implications of environmental degradation.”

Hagel said cyberattacks, “which barely registered as a threat a decade ago, have grown into a defining security challenge” which allows enemies to strike security, energy, economic and other critical infrastructure with the benefit of anonymity and distance.

All in all, Hagel said, the world is combustible and complex, and America’s responsibilities are enormous. The military’s role in meeting those responsibilities is essential, he said, but as part of a total government approach.

“Most of the pressing security challenges today have important political, economic, and cultural components, and do not necessarily lend themselves to being resolved by conventional military strength,” the secretary noted.

Defense leaders need time, flexibility, budget certainty and partnership with Congress to effectively explore new approaches to acquisition, personnel, and overhead costs, he said. Hagel emphasized that future strategic planning will emphasize DOD’s “inherent strengths” of leader-

ship development, training, mobility and logistics, special operations, cyber, space, and research and development.

“The goal of the senior leadership of this department today is to learn from the miscalculations and mistakes of the past drawdowns, and make the right decisions that will sustain our military strength, advance our strategic interests, and protect our nation well into the future,” Hagel said.

The secretary concluded with some comments on the nation’s role in the world. Amid budget turmoil, financial crisis and a war-weary population, Hagel said, questions arise about America’s global leadership.

“America does not have the luxury of retrenchment,” the secretary asserted. “We have too many global interests at stake, including our security, prosperity, and our future.”

If America leaves a leadership vacuum, he said, the next great power may not be as judicious or responsible as the United States has been since World War II. “We have made mistakes and miscalculations with our great power,” Hagel said. “But as history has advanced, America has helped make a better world for all people with its power. A world where America does not lead is not the world I wish my children to inherit.”

Quoting President Theodore Roosevelt, Hagel said America “cannot bear these responsibilities aright unless its voice is potent for peace and justice … with the assured self-confidence of the just man armed.”

What distinguishes America and its people, he said, is “our commitment to making a better life for all people.”

“We are a wise, thoughtful and steady nation, worthy of our power, generous of spirit, and humble in our purpose,” he added. “That is the America we will defend together, with the purpose and self-confidence of the ‘just man armed.’”

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) fund drive continues

BY NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON WASHINGTON - For more than a century, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society has played a vital role in the mission readiness of our Navy and Marine Corps. For 109 years, the society has stood the watch and provided relief and financial assistance to thousands of active duty and retired sailors, marines and their families.

In 2012, nearly 64,000 active duty and retired Sailors, Marines and their families turned to NMCRS for assistance. Providing nearly $49 million in financial assistance last year, our Sailors and Marines count on NMCRS when they need help for themselves and loved ones. Because of the society’s financial education and budget counseling, sailors and marines learn to budget and plan for everyday expenses as well as

emergencies. More than 1,500 combat experienced marines and sailors are successfully adjusting to life with seen and unseen injuries because of the care and attention of one of the society’s combat casualty assistance visiting nurses.

The 2013 NMCRS fund drive began on 18 March and will continue through 26 April. This year’s theme is “Making a Difference for Sailors, Marines, and

Their Families.” Taking care of our people is our top priority. Today’s economic situation, natural disasters and family emergencies may impact our people and their ability to stay focused on the job at hand. The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is our number one lifeline of support and financial assistance for those in need.

We need your support to ensure every Sailor and Marine has

the opportunity to learn about the programs and services offered through the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society and are provided the opportunity to support the society through payroll deduction or other donation methods.

For more information, please see your command NMCRS fund drive key person or visit the NMCRS website at www.nmcrsfunddrive.org.

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Navy resident Energy Conservation Program pays to conserve

BY PATRICK GORDON NDW WATERLINE WRITER

WASHINGTON - Energy conservation is an important aspect of day-to-day life in the Navy. It keeps costs down without sacrificing readiness, while simultaneously helping the environment. That spirit is now following service members home through the Resident Energy Conservation Program (RECP). RECP is helping those in Public Private Venture (PPV) housing by incentivizing energy consumption, saving money for residents and the Navy as a whole. Naval District Washington (NDW) will be participating with a roll out expected later this year.

“We must move away from a culture of consumption to a culture of conservation through transparency and accountability, and that is where RECP comes in,” said Vice Adm. William French, Commander, Navy Installations Command, in a video message to the fleet. “It will make you more aware of the energy you and your family are using. Our research shows that we can generate sufficient reductions in energy without sacrificing comfort by making residents responsible for the cost of their excessive utility usage.”

The RECP helps to bring PPV utility usage in line with usage in private communities, and results in savings that will be reinvested to improve PPV community quality of life. The program establishes like-type groups of housing and measures the average usage for each like type group every month. A 10 percent buffer is then added above and below the average to create a Normal Usage Band (NUB). Residents will receive monthly statements on how their usage compares to the NUB. Those using more than the NUB pay for the excess and those using less than the NUB will receive a rebate or credit for the difference between the NUB and their actual usage.

“RECP benefits service members by encouraging energy conservation and allowing military members the potential of earning rebates if they consume less electricity than the normal usage band established for their like-type group,” said Julie Barnes, regional Navy Housing Program manager for Naval District Washington.

Barnes explained that the program directly benefits participants by providing incentives for energy conservation. Dollars saved through conservation will be put back into the PPV project in the

form of capital reinvestments such as housing renovations and improvements, community amenities, quality of life programs, among others. Barnes added that service members’ Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) already includes an allowance for utilities.

To ensure that they get the most from RECP, residents can request their property manager perform an evaluation of the home to ensure that all of the appliances and energy using features of the home are in good order. The property manager will also provide tips on how to make homes more energy efficient.

“If you conserve, use electricity wisely, and stay within the normal usage band, you will not incur any out-of-pocket utility expense,” Barnes said. “However, with a little extra effort, you could receive a rebate for your conservation efforts.”

Those exempt from the program include wounded, ill and injured service members, residents enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member (EFM) program, and handicapped residents outside of the EFM. To be considered for an RECP exemption, residents must prove that a medical condition has a direct impact on their home’s utility usage. A waiver must be

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The RECP is helping those in Public Private Venture (PPV) housing by incentivizing energy consumption, which helps the environment while saving money for residents and the Navy as a whole. Under RECP, an energy usage buffer is created among like-type groups in PPV, and residents can earn a rebate for the difference between usage and the lower buffer.

Naval District Washington will be participating with a roll out expected later this year. obtained, and each housing office will have procedures for submitting a waiver.

Residents throughout NDW can expect RECP billing to begin Oct. 1, with a “mock” billing pe-

riod beginning July 1 for residents to see how much energy they consume before the program begins.

For more information on the RECP, visit www.cnic.navy.mil/ recp or www.LincolnRECP.com.

Personal identifiable information Combative tourney wants maximum registration requires protection

BY ALETHA FROST 11TH WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -Have you Googled yourself lately just to see how much of your information is available to the world?

How much information did you find about yourself that you had no idea was out on the Internet?

While it’s impossible to control what is on the Internet you can control what information you safeguard about yourself and others when you use government computers. There is guidance that Airmen should be aware of and use when dealing with personal information. This guidance is called the Privacy Act of 1974.

The Privacy Act establishes a code of fair information practices that govern the collection, maintenance, use and dissemination of personally identifiable information, or PII, about individuals that is maintained in systems of records by federal agencies.

Chief Master Sgt. Glenda Verley, Air Force District of Washington Privacy Act Officer, reminds AFDW Airmen to get in the habit of putting access controls on electronic files containing PII. “Protecting information is everyone’s responsibility from inception to authorized release or destruction,” Verley said. “Treat PII as if it was your own. Use encryption or password protection to prevent the risk of unauthorized access.”

What does the Privacy Act pro-

tect? Do you know what is releasable and what is not?

Below are some examples of information that is not releasable without the written consent of the subject. This list is not all-inclusive.

-Marital status (single, divorced, widowed or separated) -Number, name and sex of dependents -Civilian educational degrees and major areas of study, unless the request for the information relates to the professional qualifications for federal employment -School and year of graduation -Home of record -Home address and phone number -Age and date of birth -Present or future assignments for overseas or for routinely deployable or sensitive units -Office and unit address and duty phone for overseas or for routinely deployable or sensitive units -Race/ethnic origin -Educational level, unless the request for this information relates to the professional qualifications for federal employment) -Social Security number Consider how much of this information you give out on social networking websites.

You may certainly divulge this information about yourself, but the Privacy Act protects you from others releasing this information without proper authority.

Airmen must be especially careful when sending Privacy Act material electronically or storing it on their computer. When sending electronically, be sure personal

information is protected from unauthorized disclosure, loss and alteration. Encrypting the message is one way to do this.

The transmission of personal information over email assumes the message is for official use, so users must also add “FOUO” to the beginning of the subject line and begin the e-mail with the following statement: “This e-mail contains FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO) information which must be protected under the Privacy Act and AFI 33-332.”

Don’t use this statement indiscriminately ... just when it’s necessary to warn recipients the message contains someone’s protected personal information.

Unless each member in a workflow box or group email account has a need to know, don’t send an e-mail that contains protected personal information; instead, send it to the individuals who are authorized to receive it.

Additionally, don’t store Privacy Act material or personal identifiable information on your computer or network-shared drives unless it’s also protected from unauthorized disclosure, loss and alteration.

Remember: Personal information that requires protection under the Privacy Act must be protected by everyone.

(Editor’s note: 1st Lt. Ashleigh Peck contributed to this article)

BY JIM DRESBACH

PENTAGRAM STAFF WRITER

FORT MYER, Va. - National Capital Region/Military District of Washington organizers of the 5th Annual Combatives Tournament are attempting to bolster late registration for the event which will be held on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall April 1619.

“I think anything with 50 or over [registered combatives] would be an excellent turnout,” said Fort Belvoir Headquarters Battalion Lt. Col. Brian P. Zarchin, who also acts as a tournament organizer.

Last year, 42 participants (40 male and 2 female) took part in the combatives tournament.

This year’s tournament is open to all active duty servicemembers and Department of Defense civilians, who are based in the NCR/MDW. Bouts will be held in seven weight classes (heavy, light heavy, cruiser, middle, welter, light and fly) with winners possibly advancing to the All-Army Combatives tournament in July if the DoD budget allows.

“What has been done in the past under different budget constraints, the Army has an All-Army competition. Last year’s was at Fort Hood, Texas; this year’s is planned for Fort Carson. The winners would be

offered an invitation to join the MDW combatives team,” Zarchin explained.

A number of changes have been made for this year’s tournament. The event has been moved from Comny Hall to the JBM-HH Fitness Center (Bldg.

414) and a standard rules (no striking) format has been adopted with a focus centered on grappling and takedowns.

“We want an emphasis on Army skills sets,” said tourney official Billy E. Cook Jr., operations officer at Fort Belvoir Headquarters Battalion. “As servicemembers train for this, we want them to train toward the basic strengths.”

According to tournament officials, though online registration ended April 11, the tourney will accept warrior servicemembers up to bout time on a case-by-case basis. Preliminary bouts begin at 2 p.m. April 18.

The final day of the tournament, April 19, championship bouts begin at 6 p.m. and awards presentations commence at 7:35 p.m. For the latest JBM-HH combative tournament and registration news, contact Cook at 703-806-5176/6446.

Editor’s note: The All-Army competition scheduled to be held at Fort Carson has been cancelled.

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Military working dogs patrol Pax River

BY DONNA CIPOLLONI TESTER STAFF WRITER

PATUXENT, Md. - A second military working dog was added to NAS Patuxent River’s Public Safety Department when Abba, a 2 1/2-year-old Belgian Malinois, joined the force in December.

“We currently have two MWDs and three handlers,” explained Master-at-Arms 1st Class Kenneth Mack, kennel supervisor and handler. “One of our teams is Abba and MA3 [Lance] Kalahar and the other is Bleck and MA2 [Evan] Desrosiers.”

Bleck, a 5-year-old German shepherd, joined the department in May 2012.

German shepherds and Belgian malinois are two breeds most often used as military working dogs because of their high energy, intelligence, athleticism and loyalty.

Abba, dual-certified for patrol and detection, came to Pax River from the Military Working Dog Training Program located at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Lackland is the MWD program headquarters and provides dogs to all branches of the armed services.

Kalahar, her handler, must also undergo weeks of certification training and know how to care for and control his canine partner, learn basic obedience commands, and the proper procedures for patrolling and searching an area.

“I communicate with her through verbal and hand commands then reward her with toys and praise when she performs the commands properly,” he said. “She loves her toys and will work very hard to get them-and to please me.”

U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY DONNA CIPOLLONI

Abba, NAS Patuxent River’s newest military working dog, works daily with her handler, Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Lance Kalahar, on the installation’s training/obedience obstacle course. The course tests the dog’s agility and coordination and prepares her for real-life scenarios she may face such as confined spaces, hurdles, stairs, Aframes and more. Abba, certified in both detection and patrol, can reach a running speed of 25 to 30 mph.

As a new team, it’s important for Kalahar to bond with Abba and build a rapport by playing with her and running her through the training/obedience obstacle course daily.

“It’s fun for the dogs but also provides lots of real-world scenarios to prepare them for situations

they may encounter like confined spaces, window obstacles, stairs, A-frames, catwalks or jumping up onto high surfaces,” Mack said. “It gets them acclimated and makes them comfortable.”

When Kalahar is training Abba to perform a task, he tries to looks at it from her perspective.

“I ask how I would get a dog to do this,” he explained. “I try to get into the dog’s head and find out what drives it, then harness that drive to make the dog do what I want. It takes a lot of patience and creativity.”

The Pax MWDs are used not only to sniff out contraband or to

locate and attack a perpetrator, but to also provide a psychological deterrent.

“We’ll patrol our MWDs in the areas of highest visibility like the entry gates, the fence line, or large public gathering spaces like the NEX,” Mack said. “We also conduct routine building searches. If anyone is thinking of doing something or bringing something in, they might think again after seeing the dogs.”

The dogs do not go home with their handlers, but stay in the kennel here on base.

“We try not to leave them more than eight or 10 hours at a time,” Mack said. “First thing in the morning, we check on the dogs, feed them and give them any medications, as needed. “ MWDs typically serve about eight years, but Mack has seen some work 12 or 14 years before being retired.

“We have to be observant for training or medical deficiencies,” he said. “If they decline, they become less effective.”

Dogs have aided the U.S. military as far back as World War I, supporting troops throughout the years with service as simple as killing rats in trenches to today’s sophisticated detection canines.

In November 2000, President Bill Clinton signed bill HR 5314, which allowed for the adoption of retired MWDs to former handlers and other qualified civilians.

“Our MWDs are a huge asset,” Mack said. “They’re with us and they cover us. It’s no different from two guys out there riding around together. They’re our partners and we know it.”

Women of faith: Female chaplains minister to military, families

BY SHARON RENEE TAYLOR WRNMMC JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

BETHESDA, Md. - Five female chaplains serve Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC).

Forty years after the U.S. military commissioned its first female chaplain (Rev. Dianna Pohlman Bell by the Navy in July 1973), each of the five women chaplains have a shared experience as the “first” in her own right. The diverse group includes the medical center’s first female rabbi and the military’s first Hindu chaplain, who is also one of two female Army chaplains, who work alongside two Navy chaplains.

“Just last week I was in the commissary in Little Creek, Va., and a lady at the [checkout] told me I was the first female chaplain she has ever seen,” explained Navy Chaplain (Lt.) Valerie Eichelberger, who was ordained as a minister with the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1995.

The command chaplain for Naval Support Activity Bethesda

U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY SHARON RENEE TAYLOR

Five female chaplains serve Walter Reed National Military Medical Center: from left, Rabbi Risa Weinstein, the medical center’s first female rabbi; Navy Chaplain (Lt.) Valerie Eichelberger; Navy Chaplain (Lt.) Kimberly Cain; Army Chaplain (Maj.) Denise Hagler and Army Chaplain (Capt.)

Pratima Dharm, who is the U.S. military’s first Hindu chaplain. ministers to outpatient wounded warriors and their families who live in Tranquility Hall at Walter Reed Bethesda. Eichelberger’s “Daily Words of Inspiration” ap-

pear in the medical center’s postmaster e-mails.

With 20 years as a military chaplain, Army Chaplain (Maj.) Denise Hagler said her assignment

at WRNMMC is the first time she’s ever worked with so many female chaplains.

“We can support one another,” Hagler said. The camaraderie and special bond the Reformed Church of America minister shared with her female counterparts showed recently, when the five assembled together for a photograph.

The veteran of three deployments to Iraq said people are still surprised to meet a female chaplain. “Mostly retirees,” Hagler said, and explained their curiosity draws them to her. “Overall, they realize that you’re just as good,” she said.

Special requests for female chaplains are not uncommon to Hagler or her colleagues, especially in matters involving personal crisis. “And not just women but men too, of all ethnicities,” explained Navy Chaplain (Lt.) Kimberly Cain, an elder in the Church of God In Christ ordained since 1995.

Cain said, “It has been my personal experience, being requested as a female chaplain, when a ser-

vice member has experienced a significant trauma or some type of assault or battery, their immediate need is for comfort care and safety. If you think about it, mothers are usually the first to offer care and comfort. In my experience, it has nothing to do with personal theology - it’s about comfort.”

She added it’s not uncommon to be the only female chaplain on an assignment. “At my first assignment, Mt. Fuji, Japan, there were only six females on that base, including me. I was the only chaplain.”

Army Chaplain (Capt.) Pratima Dharm, the military’s first Hindu chaplain, called her assignment as the only female chaplain of the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Ga., “very lonely.” She said she faced her most dangerous mission as a military chaplain when she deployed to Iraq from 2007 to 2008.

Dharm traveled in Black Hawk helicopters and armored vehicles

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Sunday Family Night

Sundays | 5 to 8 p.m. | Potomac Lanes 2 games of bowling, free show rental, large cheese pizza and a pitcher of soda for only $20. Maximum of 4 per lane. Must show active Military ID. Please call 202-563-1701 for more information.

Movie Trip with Liberty

April 12 | 6 p.m. | AMC Hoffman Please call 202-685-1802 for more information.

Youth Sponsorship and Monthly Birthday Celebration

April 12 | 7 to 8 p.m. | Youth Center Come to the Youth Center to celebrate your April birthday! Current Youth Center Membership is needed for this event. We invite youth new to the JBAB community to come and find out what JBAB has to offer, meet fellow members and hear what they have to say about the programming, trips and activities. Please call 202-767-4003 for more information.

Shenandoah Caverns

April 13 | 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Shenandoah Caverns Cabin fever is setting in, so let’s get out and underground. ODR is going to see the underground world of wonders of Shenandoah Caverns along a one-mile tour circuit where a comfortable 56-degree temperature is maintained year-round. Plus, they offer the only cavern system with elevator service as well as the added convenience of level walkways and no stairs. Your combination ticket includes a professionally guided tour of the Caverns and self guided tours (with brief introductions) to Main Street of Yesteryear and American Celebration on Parade and roundtrip transportation for $33 for adults, $30 for seniors and $20 for kids ages 6-14. Visit www.shenandoahcaverns. com for more details. Please call 202-7679136 for more information

National Golfers Day

April 13 | noon | Andrew’s AFB Cost: $20- Greens Fees $26- Cart Rental $10- Club Rental Weather permitting, enjoy the day with Liberty at the Courses at Andrew’s AFB. Please call 202-685-1802 for more information.

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DJ Cosmic Bowling

April 13 | 8 p.m. to midnight | Potomac Lanes DJ Chris fires up the night! All of the Cosmic Bowling, music and fun for only $15!

Please call 202-563-1701 for more information.

Month of the Military Child Spring Preteen Lock In

April 13-14 | 10:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. | Youth Center | Ages 9-12 years old Join the Youth Center Staff for a night of fun! Current memberships and permission slips are needed for this event. Current members can bring 3 guests who have signed permission slips. Cost is $7 per member and $10.00 per guest. Please call 202-767-4003 for more information.

Atlantic City Day Trip

April 13 & May 18 | 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Is Lady Luck on your side? Join ITT as we head to Atlantic City, NJ for the day! Walk the boardwalk, shop at the outlets, test your luck at the casino and dine at a new restaurant. For information on the casino and casino credit, please contact the ITT office.

Price: $38.75 per person

Rock and Bowl

April 15, 20 & 27 | 8 p.m. to midnight | Potomac Lanes $15 for all you can bowl, including shoes.

Please call 202-563-1701 for more information.

Paupers Lunch

April 16 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Bolling Club – Washington Dining Room Tax Day Recover Lunch! Enjoy a paupers lunch. Only $1.50 for Club members and regular price for non-members. Please call 202-563-8400 for more information.

Story Time

Tuesday | 10 a.m. | Library Themes for April 2013 include: April 18: Save Our Planet! (Earth Day) April 23: Get Froggy! (National Frog Month) April 25: Arbor Day! April 30: We Love Our Military Children!

(Month of the Military Child) Please call 202-767-5578 for more information.

Mission to Tokyo Stories of World War II Series Luncheon April 17: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Bolling Club - Tuskeegee Room Guest Speaker: Robert F. Dorr A writer for the Navy and Air Force Times, Dorr is an Air Force veteran who served in Korea in the late 1950s and is the author of the book, Mission to Tokyo. He will tell hsi story of the B-29 Superfortress crew’s’ firebomb mission to the Japanese capital on the night of March 9-10, 1945. His book is based on interviews with crew members.

Menu includes: Chicken & Roast Beef Buffet.

Club Members: $20, Non-Members: $22 For more information, please call 202-767-7710.

Third Friday featuring DJ Shawn Diggs

April 19 | 5 p.m. to midnight | Bolling Club – Washington Dining Room Everyone is welcome! DJ entertainment from 7 p.m. to midnight. Club Members will be given access to FREE Hor D’ouevres from 5 to 7 p.m., non-members can enjoy these items for $10. Please call 202-563-8400 for more information.

Month of the Military Child Versus Parent Basketball Game

April 19 | 7 to 10 p.m. | Youth Center The JBAB Youth Center is looking for preteens and teens to play in two basketball games against their parents in the celebration of the Month of the Military Child. Preteens will play from 7 to 8 p.m. and teens will play from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m..

If you are interested in playing, please sign up at the front desk of the Youth Center.

Please call 202-767-4003 for more information.

Single Leg TRX Squat

April 20 | Fitness Center Join us for our Challenge of the Month to test out your lower body strength. Please call 202-767-5895 for more information.

Earth Day Fun Day

April 20 | 8 a.m. | Marina Parking Lot Enjoy a day full of fun as we celebrate Earth Day with our Spring River Clean-Up, Earth Day 5K Run/Walk, USAF & USN Drill Team performance, Blessing of the Fleet, Chili Cook-Off Contest, MWR booths and much more! Volunteers are needed to help us clean up the Bolling and Anacostia Waterfront to make our surrounding a cleaner and better place to live. Please call 202-7671371 for more information.

Month of the Military Child

April 20 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Potomac Lanes All children of our active Military personnel bowl for FREE! Please call 202-563-1701 for more information.

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first to receive a special treat from the Liberty Center. Hurry, only a limited amount.

Please call 202-685-1802 for more information.

Guitar Hero Tournament

April 25 | 6 p.m. | Liberty To celebrate Guitar Month, come see if you have the skills to rock your way into claiming first place! Please call 202-6851802 for more information.

Month of the Military Child Celebration at Bolling Green Park

April 26 |3 to 6 p.m. |Bolling Green Park/ Pavilions 7&8 Join the CYP Staff for the Month of the Military Child festivities as we celebrate you- the Military Child. Open Rec will begin at 8 p.m.. Please call 202-767-4003 for more information.

Bull Run Shooting Center

April 27 | 9 a.m. | Bull Run Shooting Center in Centerville, VA Want to learn to shoot? ODR is taking a trip to Bull Run Shooting Center! A certified instructor will cover the different types of shotguns, shotgun safety, shooting etiquette, the correct way to shoulder, point and fire a shotgun, and a description of each game thrown. The instructor will work with each student to get them started breaking targets. The trip fee is $45 and it covers transportation, ammunition, targets, ear and eye protection and use of a rental gun for the day. Please call 202-767-9136 for more information.

Day in New York City

April 27 & July 20 | 6 a.m. to Midnight We are headed to New York City! Enjoy the city either sightseeing, catching a Broadway show or shopping until you drop.

Reserve your seat today. Price: $48.75 per person

Save the Date: Operation Megaphone Worldwide Lock-in 2013

April 20 | 1 p.m. | Liberty Celebrate the warm weather by going outside to do some tie dying! Please call 202685-1802 for more information.

April 26-27 Military Youth around the world, across all branches of services are invited! For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/OpMegaphone or 202-767-4003 for more information.

Earth Day

Medieval Times Trip

Tie Dye

April 22 | 10:30 a.m. to noon | Library Join the Library in celebrating Earth Day! We will feature an abbreviated Story Time with a small exercise on recycling and then proceed outside for a Recycling Scavenger Hunt and flower planting in the fenced garden plots outside the facility. All participating children can also put their handprints on fence slates. Prizes will be awarded to winners of the scavenger hunt. Light refreshments will be served. For more information call 202-767-5578 for more information.

Earth Day

April 22 | 4 p.m. | Liberty Do your part and plant a flower! Please call 202-685-1802 for more information.

Early Bird Wednesday

April 24| 4 p.m. | Liberty “The Early Bird Gets The Worm!” Be the

April 27 | noon | Arundel Mills Mall - Hanover, MD Travel with Liberty to a very popular mall for fun, friends and food at Medieval Times.

Don’t miss your chance to see a wonderful show! Please call 202-685-1802 for more information.

UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen

April 27 | 9 p.m. | Liberty Please call 202-685-1802 for more information.

Sounds of Summer: Acoustic Night feat. Barry Charlton

May 3 | 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. | Slip Inn Bar & Grill Listen to the sounds of the guitar featuring some of your favorite songs during our first Sounds of Summer kick-off! Please call 202-767-5840 for more information.

For more news from other bases around the Washington, D.C. area,

visit www.dcmilitary.com.

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on battlefield circulation. “Being shot at while trying to provide ministry to my Soldiers and the locals was the toughest part of my job,” she explained. She said her daily challenge is to be accepted as a good chaplain, “not simply a female chaplain.”

Working with four other female chaplains at WRNMMC was nothing new for Rabbi Risa Weinstein, a civilian hospital chaplain who serves as the medical center’s first female rabbi. The mother of a 4-year-old son and 8-month-old daughter worked alongside six female chaplains as she trained to become a hospital chaplain.

“It was helpful to watch the other women as they balanced their lives as students, wives and mothers, along with their chaplaincy work - I learned from watching them,” Weinstein said.

The female rabbi explained parents request her to serve as a role model for their daughters. “I think they want [their children] to see a female with a strong connection to their religion and faith in a position of leadership.”

Two months after Rev. Pohlman Bell became the U.S. military’s and Navy’s first female chaplain in July 1973, the Air Force commissioned its first female chaplain on Sept. 27, 1973, Rev. Lorraine K. Potter. She eventually rose to serve as chief of

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chaplains nearly 30 years later, and retired as a major general.

On July 8, 1974, the Army commissioned its first woman chaplain, Rev. Alice M. Henderson.

Navy chaplains serve the Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Lt. j.g.

Christine Miller became the first female chaplain assigned to the Marine Corps in 1976.

Even though Pohlman Bell is credited as the first female chaplain commissioned in the U.S. military, the retired Presbyterian minister said every individual female chaplain is a pioneer in her own way. “Every woman chaplain is going to be the first woman chaplain that somebody sees, and somebody works with, and so it’s not all over yet, it’s still a new, new thing,” she said.

The services reported their most recent statistics for overall active duty chaplains and numbers of female chaplains for March 2013. According to the Navy Chief of Chaplains Office, more than 800 active duty chaplains serve in the Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard; 60 of those active duty chaplains are female.

The Army Chaplain Corps counts a total of 1,700 active duty chaplains, with 68 of those female.

The Air Force Chief of Chaplains Office counted 472 total active duty chaplains in their branch, 27 of those female.

Visit us on our WRNMMC Facebook page for more photos of our chaplains at work.

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U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY PAUL BELLO

(Left) Kay Berube, coordinator for Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling’s Liberty Center, speaks with Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard J. Simonsen, JBAB’s senior enlisted leader, and Navy Force Master Chief Nancy Hollingsworth, Commander, Navy Installations Command. In addition to visiting the Liberty Center last week, Hollingsworth received a special tour of JBAB’s Military Family Support Center, Blanchard Barracks and Funari Dining Facility.

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AF Band supports our wounded warriors

BY CHIEF MASTER SGT. JENN PAGNARD THE U.S. AIR FORCE BAND

Bethesda, Md. -- The first part of The U.S. Air Force Band’s mission is to honor those who have served. On March 7, the Band began an initiative focused on honoring some very special members who have served--our nation’s Wounded Warriors.

Throughout the month of March, several of the Band’s small ensembles performed for these service members and their families during lunch at the Wounded Warrior Café at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) in Bethesda, Md. This café is located in Walter Reed’s Tranquility Hall. This new ADA-compliant facility is one of several

outpatient barracks where wounded warriors from all services live while continuing to heal and undergo rehabilitation from traumatic combat injuries.

According to WRNMMC’s website, “We provide 24/7 support, guidance, clothing [and] necessities to our wounded warriors and their family members. Our philosophy is to lift them up and support them from the minute they arrive so that they feel as if their feet never hit the ground.”

Tranquility Hall provides a home-like environment for patients, and because of the additional bedroom, allows for multiple caregivers, such as parents, spouses, or a non-medical attendant, to stay and assist the service member.

The director of opera-

tions for the Band, Maj. Scott Guidry, is proud of this new partnership with WRNMMC. “Taking care of Airmen and their families is central to our mission; and that naturally expands to all our military brothers and sisters. While these brave warriors are in the finest medical care possible, we believe music also has a healing power of its own. I feel certain that our USAF Bandsmen’s gifts are being put to use in a most noble

way, and my hope is that we are making a difference in the lives of those who have sacrificed so much,” Guidry said.

Many more small ensemble performances at the Wounded Warrior Café are planned in the coming months. Through these events, the members of The U.S. Air Force Band are seeking to fulfill one of the most important parts of their mission--to honor those who have served.

U.S. AIR FORCE BAND PHOTO BY BY 2ND LT. SHANTI NOLAN

Members of the Air Force Strings perform at the Wounded Warrior Café at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

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Miscellaneous items related to your health, your career, your life and your community Youth Jam 2013 The Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Protestant Youth of the Chapel will host Youth Jam 2013 at the Chapel Center Friday, April 12 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 13 at 10 a.m. Ages 3-19 are welcome to attend. Music, dancing, movies and games will be available. For more information, contact Trina Randall at 301-325-0318.

AFOWC to host April luncheon and “Beach Blanket Bingo” The Air Force Officers’ Wives Club will host its April luncheon and “Beach Blanket Bingo” Tuesday, April 16 at the Bolling Club.

Guests can arrive at 10 a.m. Lunch will be at 11 a.m. and bingo begins at 12:30 p.m. Cost of the event is $20. For more information, or to make reservations, call 703-455-2809 or email afowcrsvp@gmail.com.

Fitness Centers I and II The Fitness Center I basketball court will be closed April 8 - May 31 due to ceiling repairs. The front entrance to Fitness Center II will be also closed until April 15 for maintenance. Customers are asked to use the rear entrance of the building.

Thrift Shop Reopening The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

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

weekends. Once the gate’s automated features become available, the gate will be accessible by any CAC card holder 24/7 during normal FPCON “A” conditions.

Protocol & Special Events Office has moved

The D.C. Metro chapter of Navy Wives Clubs of America, Eleanor Roosevelt #37, hosts meetings every second Thursday of the month to discuss and plan volunteer activities in the local military and civilian communities. Military spouses of all branches are welcome to attend. For more information, email angeladowns@me.com or visit our Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/NWCA37.

The JBAB Protocol & Special Events Office has moved to Building P-12. Coordinator Karen Smith’s new phone number is 202-767-7710.

JBAB photo studio closure The JBAB Public Affairs photo studio is closed until further notice. For official studio photography support, contact 11th Wing Public Affairs at 240-612-4430.

AFOWC Thrift Shop The Air Force Officers’ Wives’ Club Thrift Shop is located at 13 Brookley Ave and is open Tuesdays, Wed-nesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Donations are accepted during business hours only.

Profits from the AFOWC Thrift shop go towards college scholarships and other military charitable organizations. For more information about the AFOWC or its Thrift Shop call 202-563-6666 or email afowcthriftshop@verizon.net.

Change to Firth-Sterling Gate operations The Firth-Sterling gate is closed on

Navy Wives Clubs of America

JBAB Girl Scouts Calling all Girls! Girls registered in Kindergarten - 12th grade this fall and interested in joining should contact JBABgirlscouts@yahoo.com. The troop meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the community center on Chappie James Blvd at 6 p.m. Girl Scouts; building girls with confidence, character and courage for 100 years.

Jogging path closed The jogging path by Giesboro Park is closed until further notice. An alternate route has been provided.

Boys and Girls Club volunteer opportunity The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington needs volunteer coaches for their youth

Chapel Schedule CATHOLIC SERVICES Reconciliation

Sunday 9 a.m. Chapel Center

Rosary

Sunday 9:10 a.m. Chapel Center

Mass

Tuesday 11:30 a.m. Chapel Center Wednesday11:30 a.m. Chapel Center Thursday11:30 a.m. Chapel Center Friday 7 a.m. Chapel Center

Saturday 5 p.m. Chapel Center Sunday 9:30 a.m. Chapel Center

PROTESTANT SERVICES

Sunday Worship

Gospel 11:30 a.m. Chapel Center General Protestant 11 a.m. Chapel 2

Sunday School

Sept - May 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Any questions about these services or other religious needs call 202-767-5900

Worship Guide

Call 301-670-7106

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