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Joint Base Journal Vol. 7, No. 2

January 15, 2016

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Make your New Year’s resolutions stick with

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By Scott Pauley Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs

U.S. Navy photo by Michelle L. Gordon

Rear Adm. Yancey B. Lindsey Commandant, Naval District Washington Happy New Year! I hope each of you had an opportunity for a little down time and a chance to recharge your batteries over the holidays. From what I see, we answered all bells and begin 2016 on a good footing. Well done!

On Jan. 5, the CNO released his campaign “Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority.” Please take a look (http:// www.navy.mil/cno/docs/cno_stg.pdf) and reevaluate your duties and responsibilities in light of the four lines of effort and the four core attributes contained therein. This campaign design will guide our decisions and activities going forward.

During 2016, the Navy will focus on highlighting its comprehensive energy program via the Great Green Fleet (GGF). The GGF demonstrates a diversified energy portfolio and reduced reliance on petroleum through a combination of energy conservation, energy efficiency, increased use of alternative energy sources, technological advancements, education, and partnerships, both ashore and afloat, to increase combat capability, energy resiliency, and operational effectiveness. Each of us has a role to play in the GGF and in furthering the Navy’s energy program.

In February we execute the annual

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2016 is shaping up to be an incredibly busy year. We need everyone hitched to the same wagon and pulling in the same direction. I’m looking forward to a great year. As always, thank you for your commitment and dedication to our Navy and our Nation.

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We’re two weeks into the New Year, and if you’re like many people, your newly founded resolution to get into the gym and get back in shape is probably teetering as your muscles ache from being jolted into action again. How can you make this year different and not let your goals slip away from you before the calendar flips to the next month?

Maybe setting a more attainable goal this year will provide you with the motivation to stay at it. It just so happens that the Navy Air Force Half Marathon and Navy 5 Miler registration is coming up in the next few weeks.

Sure, you might not be up to a half marathon now, especially when pumping out 20 minutes on the elliptical is about as strenuous as your workouts have been for the last few years, but the 5 Miler might be an attainable goal for you. If you’ve been interested in trying some longer distance running, maybe this is the year to catch the running “bug.”

Registering for the run in February holds you accountable to yourself by offering a goal to pursue throughout the year.

There are plenty of 5K runs that you could use to build yourself up to the next level along the way as well. It’s do-

Capt. Frank Mays, USN Commander

Col. Kendall D. Peters, USAF Vice Commander

CMSgt. Kevin Kloeppel, USAF Senior Enlisted Leader

Scott Pauley able, really.

Maybe you have suffered through several runs, feeling like your lungs are going to explode, and your legs just might fall off before you hit that third mile, but there’s only one way to get better at running. So, lace up your sneakers and hit the road.

Can you imagine any better backdrop for your first distance race than the National Mall at sunrise in September?

Just imagine the orange light washing over the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument standing tall on the horizon, as you push yourself to new limits and find that last ounce of energy to sprint towards the finish line.

The race is scheduled for Sept. 18. Registration opens Feb. 1.

Go to www.navyhalf.com for more information and to register.

Give yourself a chance this year. Give yourself the motivation that can help you to keep pushing for a better you.

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JBAB barracks win awards for excellent customer service Story and photos by Tamara Ward Joint Base Journal

All four unaccompanied housing units at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) were recognized for high quality customer service in 2015.

Each year, Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) and the consulting firm of Christopher E. Lee (CEL) & Associates, Inc. conduct a customer satisfaction survey at thousands of unaccompanied properties across the country. The data is compiled to determine which housing teams should receive the Customer Service in Excellence award for providing a superior level of service to their residents.

CEL distributed the resident satisfaction and opinion survey to JBAB unaccompanied housing residents between September and late November of 2015.

In the 52-question survey, more than 700 JBAB residents had the opportunity to rate their facility and management team on a variety of customer service measures. The responses were collected via printed surveys and online, and tallied by CEL. Enterprise Hall won the A-List Platinum Award and the Air Force Honor Guard, Furnari Hall and Blanchard Bar-

racks won the A-List Award.

The A-List Platinum Award is given to properties that receive a service satisfaction score of at least 93.9 and a response rate of at least 20 percent. Enterprise Hall earned a service score of 97.1.

The A-List Award is given to those properties that receive a service satisfaction score of at least 85.0 and a response rate of at least 20 percent.

Blanchard, Furnari and the Honor Guard barracks all had a service score of roughly 88.

JBAB Unaccompanied Housing Director Brian Jackson has high expectations for the four structures that house a combined 862 beds.

“The goal [is for] all four buildings to receive platinum status,” stated Jackson.

He welcomes the annual survey results to help him meet that goal.

“We can identify what’s going on in this particular building [and] where we need to improve,” expressed Jackson.

According to Jackson, the unaccompanied housing staff conducted two town halls to encourage survey participation. JBAB’s commanding officer (Navy Capt. Frank Mays), base security, the fire department, Army and Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES), and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) were on hand to provide residents with valuable information about base

happenings and what is taking place in unaccompanied housing.

Surveys were distributed and collected during the town halls.

“Last year [2014] only three of our four barracks received the A-List Award,” said Jackson. “This year all four received awards, with Enterprise Hall increasing to platinum status.”

Blanchard Barracks didn’t receive a housing award last year. This year, with some hard work, good customer service and elbow grease, Blanchard Barracks received A-List Real Estate Award for Customer Service Excellence.

Former building manager Aziz Hill was credited with the success of Blanchard Barracks’ award. Hill recently left JBAB to manage a housing unit in Bethesda, Maryland.

“He was the driving force in increasing the scores and customer service, turning around residents’ trouble calls or addressing any issues,” said Jackson. “The building being enhanced played a part.”

Enhancements to Blanchard Barracks included new flooring and refurbished hallways on the fourth and fifth floors.

More are scheduled, but budget constraints dictate the timeline for those improvements.

“We have a budget, but to get projects like these done, we’ve got to go outside our budgets

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Row 1: Culinary Specialist 1st Class Antonio Granderson; Joseph Cadet; Martha Bryant; Barracks Manager for Furnari Hall, Charlene Johnson; Barracks Manager for Blanchard, CS2 Nichelle Pearson; Barracks Manager for Blanchard, Tanya Johnson; Culinary Specialist 1st Class Joanna Davis; JBAB Unaccompanied Housing Director, Brian Jackson. Row 2: Sovann Sokly; Andre Hudson; Jeffrey Counsel; Noe Iglasias-Alvarez; Shelia Knox; Valeria Lee; Veronica Askew; May Noe. Back Row: Donny Welch; Pierre Aguste; LaKeith Dickens; Clarence Bright. and request funding through Public Works and to CNIC,” said Jackson. “These projects have been phased in.”

Jackson is hopeful Blanchard Barracks will get the necessary funding to begin another phase of enhancements on the nine-story building.

JBAB housing team manages four of the ten unaccompanied housing units in Naval District Washington (NDW).

This year, four of the six housing awards issued in NDW went to JBAB properties.

While the town halls and building enhancements were key, Jackson feels the biggest factor in the improvement in customer service rating for JBAB barracks this year is primarily his staff.

“The building managers’ interactions with the residents is what drove those numbers,” emphasized Jackson.

Updated hallways and flooring in Blanchard Barracks help boost customer service scores to win the A-List Award in Customer Service Excellence in 2015.

Air Force Honor Guard housing team won the A-List Award for Customer Service Excellence in 2015.

Blanchard Barracks housing team won the A-List Award for Customer Service Excellence in 2015.

Funari Hall Barracks Manager Charlene Johnson (center) and Furnari housing team win the A-List Award for Excellence in Customer Service in 2015.

JBAB Unaccompanied Housing Director Brian Jackson (center) with the Enterprise Hall housing team. Not pictured, John Inaldo, Building Manager for Enterprise Hall. Enterprise Hall won the Platinum A-List Award.

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Young Marines work to prevent drug use Story by Tamara Ward Joint Base Journal

The Young Marines youth development program at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) is working to promote healthy choices by teaching kids about the perils of drugs.

With 298 chapters nationwide, Young Marines offers classes about drug demand reduction through its flagship program Closing the Gate on Drugs.

Closing the Gate on Drugs alerts children to the dangers of gateway drugs.

“We talk to the kids about a healthy drug free lifestyle and supplement that with community service, in particular service to veterans and physical activity,” said retired Marine Col. Bill Davis, National Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer for the Young Marines National Headquarters.

“Alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, over the counter medications, and marijuana are the focus areas. Adults can make their own choices, but for kids, these are healthy lifestyle choices.

Not only that, they are developmental lifestyle

choices. As a young person’s brain develops, things can happen that change it and its development path when you alternate it with other kinds of chemicals and influences.”

Young Marines encourages older participants to carry the anti-drug messages forward to their communities, churches and other youth events.

“The kids talk to their peers about what the elements are of what they do in a drug free lifestyle. Its peer on peer,” said Joe Venable, deputy director of Young Marines. “I’m an old guy. They can hear me say this and all they hear is ‘blah, blah, blah,’ but [when] they hear someone who is 15, 16 years old — or 8, 9, 10 years old — they listen and they get it; to them it’s tangible and they want to be a part of it.”

The organization also partners with local schools, with the overall effort receiving several accolades.

“The development of the program Closing the Gate on Drugs has earned us our seventh Secretary of Defense Fulcrum Shield Award,” said Robert Borka, director of Operations for Young Marines.

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The award, issued by the Department of Defense, recognizes youth organizations affiliated with the military making significant strides in anti-drug education programs.

Each October, members participate in the Red Ribbon Week in honor of Enrique “Kiki” Camerena, a former Marine who worked for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

Camerena was working to eliminate the trafficking of drugs into the United States when he was captured and murdered by a drug cartel in Mexico in 1985. Red ribbons were worn in his memory and over the years the ribbon has become a symbol for the war against drugs. The campaign promotes anti-drug awareness and according to the DEA nearly 80 million people

participate in Red Ribbon Week annually.

Young Marines take the “Red Ribbon pledge,” promising a drug-free lifestyle and encouraging others to do the same.

Davis, Venerable and Borka, all former Marines, firmly believe in the program’s approach.

“It’s putting kids on the right path in life with so many negative factors today,” said Davis.

“This is one of those that is not only a positive program for growth and development, and learning about being good citizens, but the fact that it focuses a lot on creating positive peer environments is equally important.”

For more information about the Young Marines, Closing the Gate on Drugs or the Red Ribbon campaign, go to www.youngmarines.com.

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

visit www.dcmilitary.com.

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JBAB to host PACE leadership presentation: Jan. 22

By Michelle L. Gordon Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs

All Air Force junior and senior leaders are encouraged to attend a Profession of Arms Center of Excellence (PACE) leadership presentation at the Bolling Club on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), Jan. 22, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

The keynote speaker will be Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Basik, Air Force representative to the Secretary of Defense for Military Professionalism.

“Lt. Col. Basik’s dynamic, presentation will refresh your spirit and leave you wanting more,” said Air Force Master Sergeant, Taneka Lyles, JBAB PACE coordinator. “This Professional Development course is designed to educate and reinvigorate your point of view on our profession of arms, while strengthening your professional and personal lives.”

The PACE program was launched in March 2015

by Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Mark Welsh. The program focuses on studies, analysis and assessment for command strategic priorities associated with Airman

U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Eichaker

Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Basik, Air Force representative to the Secretary of Defense for Military Professionalism, talks about better ways to communicate as a supervisor during the Air National Guard’s Enlisted Leadership Symposium, at Camp Dawson, W. Va., Aug. 18, 2015. professionalism. PACE leaders are committed to the program vision of developing Airmen who do the right

thing, the right way and for the right reason.

The course is open to all Airmen as well as Department of

Defense civilians. To register, contact Lyles at 202-404-3618 or email taneka.s.lyles.mil@ mail.mil.

Lyles encourages all JBAB Airmen to attend.

“Let’s start the year off right — bring your senior leaders,

junior leaders, and peers with you to this lively and motivational professional development course.”

JBAB Police offering carseat safety inspections

By Scott Pauley Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Security is hoping to ease the minds of worried parents by offering car seat safety inspections from a certified inspector at JBAB’s Police Department.

Police Sgt. Bianca Burgos recently completed a certification to be able to ensure that car seats are safely installed, and to offer peace of mind to anxious parents who could use a second look.

“I looked for the school to get certified because a lot of the residents were coming in looking for someone to inspect car seats and nobody was certified here,” said Burgos. “Anyone with a car seat, or a child or grandchild, should get their car seat inspected to make sure it’s safe.”

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) website reports that 638 children ages 12 years and younger died as occu-

U.S. Navy Photo by Scott Pauley

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Security Forces Director of Crime Prevention, Sgt. Bianca Burgos, buckles Zachary Gordon, 4, securely in his child safety seat. Burgos will now offer inspections for proper installation of carseats by appointment at JBAB’s Security building. pants in motor vehicle crashes, and more than 127,250 were injured in the United States during 2013. Of the children ages 12 years and younger who died in a crash in 2013, 38 percent were not buckled up.

Those staggering numbers reinforce the importance of using a properly secured car

seat appropriate for the height and weight of your child. The website also says, “car seat use reduces the risk for death to infants (aged less than one year) by 71 percent; and to toddlers (aged 1–4 years) by 54 percent in passenger vehicles.”

If you’re not sure what type of car seat you should be using for

your child, visit safercar.gov and use the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) guidelines for car seat recommendations.

Other considerations include checking the sticker along the side of the car seat that tells you the height and weight requirements, and to make sure you’re following the requirements for the car seat, said Burgos.

Also, with the cold weather settling in, make sure to remove your child’s winter jacket before buckling them into the seat.

Larger winter jackets could cause the five-point harness to fit incorrectly and potentially endanger the child, she explained.

When considering a secondhand car seat, use the following checklist from the NHTSA. If you can check off each of these statements, it may be ok to use.

- The seat has never been involved in a moderate to severe crash.

- The seat has labels stating date of manufacture and model number. You need this informa-

tion to find out if there is a recall on the car seat or if the seat is too old.

- The seat has no recalls. If you find a recall on the car seat, contact the manufacturer as some problems can be fixed.

- The seat has all its parts. If the seat is missing a part, contact the manufacturer to check for and order replacement parts.

To schedule an inspection and training appointment, email or call Burgos at bianca.burgos@ navy.mil and 202-404-6759.

Burgos also offered some advice to new parents who might be overwhelmed by all the information they’re getting.

“Don’t freak out,” she concluded. “I’ll walk you through everything to show you how to properly install your car seat.

I’ll teach you what you need to know, and I’ll go through the book and the inspection and explain the safety harnesses for you. I’ll explain everything so you can feel more secure and happy about your child’s safety in their car seat.”

U.S. Navy Photo by Scott Pauley

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Security Forces Director of Crime Prevention, Sgt. Bianca Burgos, demonstrates the proper way to secure a child safety seat in the car. Burgos was recently certified as a safety seat inspector, and will now be offering inspections for proper installation of carseats by appointment at JBAB’s Security building.

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January Promotions at JBAB

By Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs Congratulations to the Airmen below on their selection for promotion to the following ranks this January. The Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) promotion ceremony is held on the last duty day of the month. All JBAB service members selected for promotion from any military service branch are invited to participate.

For more information, contact Air Force Staff Sgt. William Haslett, 202-404-6559, wlliam.h.hallett2.mil@mail.mil.

U.S. Navy Graphic by Scott Pauley

By Scott Pauley Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs

U.S. Navy photo by Tamara Ward

Pictured: JBAB Commander, Navy Capt. Frank Mays; Staff Sgt. Aaron Lee; Master Sgt. Nailah Dillard; Master Sgt. Timothy Leahey; and Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Kloeppel. Not pictured: Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Lenig; Staff Sgt. Kyle Adam; Staff Sgt. Ethan, Williams; Staff Sgt. Adam Guiffredo; Staff Sgt. Dune Hansen; Staff Sgt. Sandra Ordonez Leon; Staff Sgt. Corey Frey; Staff Sgt. Julian Shipman; TSG Ray Hernandez; TSG Wesley Stevens; TSG Ernesto Roman Cruz; Master Sgt. Robert Spence; Master Sgt. Jordan Kernodle; Master Sgt. Colin Campbell; Master Sgt. Will Hart.

It was an entertaining week of games, with all the wild card teams winning in the NFL, and Alabama pulling off a nail-biting win in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. As for our commanders’ picks, everyone did very

well with Navy Capt. Frank Mays and Air Force Col. Kendall Peters tying for the lead at 5-1 (the National Championship Game was worth two points), and everyone else finishing one pick behind at 4-2. The results led to a tie for first place between Mays and Cdr. John Giuseppe at 49-34 overall for the season.

Air Force Lt. Col. Peter Tritsch is behind by just three points, and

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Peters trails by only four. They pick the NFL Divisional Playoff round this weekend. To make it more interesting, all the games are worth two points, with next week’s conference championship games worth three points and the Super Bowl worth four.

Cheer on your favorite commander, and play along with us on Facebook to see who ends up as champion of the year!

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PROTESTANT SERVICES

Reconciliation Sunday 9 a.m.

Chapel Center

Contemporary Sunday 9:00 a.m. Historic Chapel

Rosary Sunday 9:10 a.m.

Chapel Center Mass (Chapel Center) Tuesday 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday 11:30 a.m.

Thursday 11:30 a.m.

Friday 7 a.m.

Saturday 5 p.m.

Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Traditional Sunday 11:00 a.m. Historic Chapel Gospel Sunday 11:30 a.m. Chapel Center Sunday School Sep-May 09:30-10:30 Chapel Center Questions about these services or other religious needs can be directed to 202-767-5900.

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Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operations The Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operations (CREDO) offers a variety of programs aimed at improving communication, adding resiliency, and training service members in valuable life skills.

Marriage Enrichment Retreat (MER) — Couples enjoy a free weekend at the Hilton Hotel in Crystal City, Virginia, where they learn and apply marriage skills such as communication and problem solving in a fun, small group atmosphere.

Using personality inventories, participants learn that differences in marriages can be ways to enhance and complete one another in the marriage journey. The next MER is scheduled for Feb. 12-14.

Personal Resiliency Retreat (PRR) — The PRR highlights the essential components of hindsight, insight, and foresight in order to equip military personnel to accomplish the mission. Overall, the goal of a PRR is to give participants an opportunity to grow and mature as individuals by reflecting on their lives. The next PRR is scheduled for Jan. 22-24.

All retreats are free including room and meals.They are open to all active duty and reserve military members and their dependents. For pre-registration call 202-404-8830/8831. For more information contact the CREDO office, 202-7675901/5900, send an email to: credo.ndw.fcm@navy.mil, or stop by the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Chapel and inquire within.

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Green Dot to roll out across the Air Force

By Courtesy of Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Airmen will take the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service in January when 1,500 Airman implementers attend one of 22 Green Dot prep sessions worldwide.

The Air Force contracted the non-profit Green Dot organization to provide these violence prevention tools to the total Air Force over the next three years.

“As a service, our number one priority has and will continue to be response. However, in order to stop violence before it occurs we must dedicate time to prevention,” said Chief Master

Sgt. Melanie Noel, the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response senior enlisted advisor. “Helping our Airmen understand what they can do to prevent violence and how they can do it is the first step.”

Green Dot prepares organizations to implement a strategy of violence prevention that reduces power-based interpersonal violence, which includes not only sexual violence, but also domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, child abuse, elder abuse, and bullying.

“Green Dot is the Air Force’s first step in arming Airmen for violence prevention using an evidence based public health model,” said Dr. Andra Tharp, the Air Force’s highly qualified prevention expert. “Although that sounds com-

plicated, really what it means is that we know Airmen are a vital part of the solution and we will use methods like this that have been subjected to rigorous scientific testing and were proven to be effective in reducing violence.”

Reflective of Green Dot’s wider scope, command-designated Airmen at each installation will conduct 50-minute long sessions across the Air Force. Installation leadership will also have oversight of Green Dot through the Community Action Information Board and Integrated Delivery System, and track completion through the Advanced Distributed Learning System.

“It’s on all of us to take responsibility to prevent interpersonal violence in our Air Force,” said Air Force CAIB chair, Brig. Gen. Lenny

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Richoux. “There are more good Airmen out there who want to take care of their wingman than there are predators seeking to inflict acts of violence inside our family, and I have confidence our Airmen won’t let me or each other stand-alone against this criminal behavior.”

The 1,500 Airman implementers will complete training by March 2016. They will return to their units to train peer leader Airmen at each base followed by training for all Airmen.

“Taking care of one another requires an integrated approach using the expertise of the medical community, sexual assault prevention and the Profession of Arms Center of Excellence,” Richoux said. “Old-school analog leadership from commanders and supervisors and between Airmen is the key to our success.”

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