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Joint Base Journal Vol. 5, No. 48

December 5, 2014

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JBAB Sailors, Airmen deliver holiday food and meals

BY JEREMY K. JOHNSON JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Members of the Navy Ceremonial Guard and the Air Force Honor Guard, based at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) delivered Thanksgiving meals to residents of the District of Columbia on Nov. 25.

The group arrived at the Boys and Girls Club on Benning Road in Ward 7 around 10 a.m., delivering more than 1,200 pounds of food.

The food was added as a contribution to a larger effort aimed at feeding more than 3,700 families in the District.

Volunteers at the Food 4 Families event, including students from local schools and youth groups, then took those food donations and added them to prepared boxes containing the basic elements of a Thanksgiving meal. This included greens, stuffing, potatoes, and a turkey.

According to Linda Jo Smith, the event coordinator, the presence of uniformed members and military donations was a big deal.

“To have the [military] baskets

come and make Food 4 Families larger than it was the year before is really nice for so many homeless people that need food,” she said.

Airman 1st Class Amber Marcum said she was glad to volunteer because she understands what it means to the families who will receive the baskets. “It’s extremely valuable,” she related, “I grew up poor so I know what it’s like to not necessarily have the necessities for what would be considered a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.”

In the afternoon, once the meals have been assembled, the volunteer Sailors and Airmen joined members of the Metropolitan Police Department to deliver baskets to families who had suffered particular hardships and with whom the members of the department had built a special connection.

The first stop was the home of Fanny Cheeks, an elderly resident of D.C. and survivor of elder abuse at the hands of her own daughter.

According to the police depart-

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Members of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard and the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard visit with 9-year-old Jaydan Stancil, after delivering a Thanksgiving basket to his hospital room at National Rehabilitation Hospital. Stancil is in the process of recovering from a gunshot wound he sustained during a gang-related shooting on Oct. 3. The volunteer Sailors and Airmen who joined the officers for the delivery were part of a larger collective effort to collect and distribute more than 3,700 meals to families in need for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Record-breaking attendance at joint base town hall meeting; focused on future of the base

BY NICOLE M. WOODS JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

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JBAB Commander, Navy Capt. Frank Mays speaks with JBAB employees at a town hall meeting Nov. 18 at the base Chapel, about the way-ahead for seasonal changes, training opportunities for civilians, traffic safety and the future of the base.

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Despite frigid temperatures in the low teens, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) experienced record-breaking attendance at this year’s town hall meeting, Nov. 18 at the base Chapel.

With over 120 JBAB employees present, the town hall meeting focused on the way-ahead for seasonal changes, training opportunities for civilians, traffic safety and the future of the base.

JBAB Commander, Navy Capt.

Frank Mays, opened the meeting up with an overview of upcoming events and mandatory training to include a Holiday Safety Stan-

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down on Nov. 19, a tree lighting ceremony Dec. 3 and the command’s holiday party on Dec. 11, to be held at the JBAB Bowling Center from noon to 3:30 p.m.

Mays then discussed what to expect as we transition into the winter season, and how it will affect heating in facilities around base.

Applicable only to Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) funded facilities, Mays explained that temperature settings switch over to heating, four weeks after securing air conditioning, or when interior space temperatures are below 66 degrees for three consecutive days.

For sleeping areas, child development centers and critical in-

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formation technology facilities in particular, the heat is turned on when there is an extended forecast (7-10 days) indicating cooling trends for five consecutive days, with highs below 65 degrees and lows below 55 degrees.

According to Mays, all CNIC facility thermostats should be set and maintained at 68 degrees, during the heating season facilities not funded by CNIC, are encouraged to follow the same guidance.

Through a series of slides and open-discussion, Mays continued the meeting with an outline on the areas of strength and con-

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Commandant’s Corner: Guiding Principles

BY REAR ADM. MARKHAM K. RICH COMMANDANT, NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON

Team 88, Last month Vice Adm. Dixon Smith relieved Vice Adm. French as the fifth Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC).

In this month’s Commandant’s Corner, I want to discuss Admiral Smith’s guiding principles.

Guiding principles provide overarching objectives for the enterprise that enable us to develop strategies and set goals for our organizations. We will use this Commander’s Intent to align our actions, aid our decision making and synchronize actions across the enterprise.

CNIC Guiding Principles:

• Take customer service to the next level o “Can-do” attitudes that result in positive experiences • Be brilliant on the basics

o Know and execute policy / doctrine; perfect our guidance • Make smart business decisions o Advance enterprise alignment; seek efficiency and ROI • Live a culture of continuous improvement o Base appearance, sharing of lessons, critical introspection • Represent Navy to the surrounding community o Installations are the face of the Navy; it’s about relationships

Customer Service:

First, we must recognize ourselves as not just a customer service organization but a customerfocused organization. As we provide support across our business lines we should never lose focus on the end user or of the foundational fact that our mission is to enable the mission success of our customers - whether they are mission partner tenants (Fleet), individual Sailors or Government Civilians (Fighter), or Navy Families. I encourage you to know

your customers and communicate with them often, take every opportunity to give your customers a positive experience.

Brilliant on the Basics:

Build a solid foundation based on an expert knowledge of and compliance with governing instructions. It sounds overly simple, and perhaps it is, but you need to be clear that you’re executing the mission you are supposed to be, in accordance with the appropriate guidance. To put it another way, do the right thing the right way. If you feel the guidance is not helpful, insufficient, confusing or just flat wrong, raise it to the right level of leadership and let’s get it fixed.

Smart Business Decisions:

Improving organizational efficiency is always a worthy objective. In an austere environment and we are in a long-term austere environment - it’s imperative to work hard at executing the mis-

sion at the lowest cost, thereby maximizing efficiency. That is achieved through a combination of three basic methodologies: disciplined execution, process improvement, and innovation, or more likely, some combination of the three.

At the same time, we should be looking at getting the most return on our dollars spent, i.e., maximizing effectiveness. Know and understand the difference between efficiency and effectiveness - they aren’t the same thing, and they aren’t mutually exclusive - we should carefully evaluate which approach is appropriate for the particular situation.

Continuous Improvement:

Do not use COL (Common Operating Level) 4 as a crutch. Leverage your resources to execute functions in a manner that is representative of this professional organization. Your team deserves to be proud of the services they provide. Find innovative ways to achieve customer satisfaction

even when you don’t have all the resources we would like. Focus on getting better every day.

Represent the Navy:

This is an “All hands” assignment and our responsibility toward professional conduct does not end at the fence line. We are part of the communities surrounding our installations. The communities in which we live depend on us just like we depend on them. That relationship must be nurtured; never forget that each and every one of us represents the Navy in some way to someone.

I am proud of how far we’ve come in the past year and you should be as well. These guiding principles provide clear direction on how we should focus our efforts going forward. Please know I am committed toward supporting your efforts in achieving mission objectives.

Thanks Team 88, Keep Charging

Protector, mentor leaves Joint Base for retirement

BY JEREMY K. JOHNSON JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

For Joint Base Anacostia Bolling’s former security officer, Richard Basile, his last day at work doesn’t seem to bring out behaviors you might expect from someone retiring after more than 40 years of doing work related to law enforcement.

Basile served on details for three secretaries of defense over the course of his career, including Caspar Weinberger and Dick Cheney.

Since arriving at JBAB in 2011, his responsibilities have been broad, encompassing everything required to keep the security department equipped, trained and staffed 24/7.

“As a security officer,” he explains, “I’m responsible for staffing, budgeting, the executing of the budget, and the security of the population that reside, work, and visit this base - providing a safe and secure environment for them.”

He said he will always be proud of the work he did here. “I think my biggest accomplishments are twofold,” he says, “transforming the department from a military half-civilian to full civilian police force and forging a good working relationship with Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).”

He describes security’s role in preparing for a number of scenarios including weather emergencies (snow, ice, and hurricanes), terrorist attack and general crime (robberies). As security officer, he

U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY JEREMY K. JOHNSON

On his last day of work at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), outgoing security chief Richard Basile stops by the Arnold Gate to check on officers. Basile first enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1973 and has spent the last 40 years in careers related to law enforcement. While at JBAB, he oversaw the transition from partially military to an entirely civilian security department. has to make sure they’re trained to respond and offers an example: “The insider threat - which is big - [is] like what happened at the Navy Yard. We supported them. We went up in our force protection measures - we trained for that prior to [the event]. If we hadn’t trained for it, we may not have been able to support or do what we did.”

Basile’s experience began in 1972 when he joined the U.S. Army. In 1973, he was sent to Germany to work as a technician specializing in radio repair and radio teletype.

While there, the Army determined his specialty was over-

staffed while military police (MP) were understaffed. Basile was then selected to become an Army MP. “That’s how I started my career with law enforcement -- being a divisional MP,” says Basile, “From the divisional MP, after about four years, I moved into the garrison MP station - the provost marshall’s office.”

“At the provost marshall’s office I worked everything in there for the next four years - antiterrorism, physical security, evidence custodian, police investigations, all of that,” he continues. “I moved from there into the Army CID program (Criminal Investigation Division). I worked there for

the next 10-11 years and I retired as a special agent in charge.”

It wasn’t very long before he was mentoring future law enforcement officers, “When I retired, I moved in to teach for Central Texas College, police science, and I taught a few classes for University of Maryland - criminal justice.”

In 1997, he took a job as an assistant civilian misconduct/ school liaison officer with the Army in Europe. That began his second career as a law enforcement expert working with the federal government, one that eventually brought him here to JBAB. It has been 22 years since Basile’s 1992 retirement from the Army as a security expert and chief warrant officer. According to the people who shared their stories of working with him, he’s made a lifelong commitment to serving, protecting and mentoring.

One of those is retired Navy chief petty officer Jeff Elwood.

Elwood is a physical security specialist for JBAB. He served as a master-at-arms for 24 years, but believes Basile had a tremendous impact in building a resume that made him qualified to do the job he’s doing now.

Their first meeting came after he transferred from guidedmissile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) in Japan to Ingleside, Texas in May of 2007. Basile was the deputy security officer at the base.

Elwood’s brother died two days after he arrived. In response Basile made sure Elwood and his

family were taken care of.

“He did everything in his power to make sure I got home to bury my brother, grieve, and take care of family business, he said. So, that was a very important part of my life that he was a part of.

I can do nothing but thank him for reaching out and helping my family.”

Their relationship as mentor and mentee began when Elwood returned.

“When I got back there was no pressure to get things moving,” he says. “It was ‘You take your time, we know this is a hard thing to deal with.’ But me being who I am - I’m an attacker - I have to be busy. I have to be engaged with something.”

So he did. Basile responded accordingly.

“I took the bull by the horns,” recounts Elwood, “and I tell you - he guided me and mentored me on policies in the law enforcement field that I’d never been exposed to. At that point I was used to dealing with military my whole life. It was easy to mentor Sailors because Sailors want to be mentored. It’s a different dynamic when you walk into a civilian world. I went to him multiple times with questions of how to approach, deal with, praise, reprimand civilians - how to discipline properly. He gave me excellent guidance.

Elwood clarifies that the relationship wasn’t all talk.

“Sometimes he told me, ‘That’s not the right way to do it. You’re gonna make a mess if you do it that way.’ He was one of the ones that

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Joint Base commander speaks at local museum, informs Ward 8 community about opportunities with base

BY NICOLE M. WOODS JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Commander, Navy Capt. Frank Mays, spoke at the monthly Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC) meeting, held Nov. 25 at the Anacostia Smithsonian Museum. More than 50 members attended the meeting.

Founded in 1983, the ACC is a volunteer group of business, elected, appointed and civic leaders, residents and other governmental, non-governmental and neighborhood organizations, focused on the revitalization of Anacostia and its adjacent neighborhoods. Together, the council organizes community support to address a large amount of social, economic and cultural issues that face the community.

After being introduced by ACC Chairperson, Arrington Dixon, Mays opened the meeting up with his heartfelt condolences for the family, friends and colleagues of former District of Columbia Mayor and the late Ward 8 Councilmember, Marion Barry, who passed away suddenly two days before. Barry was a strong supporter of ACC and its work for the community.

“He was a positive force in the community. His work for the people of Ward 8 and in the District

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Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Commander, Navy Capt. Frank Mays, speaks at the monthly Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC) meeting, held Nov. 25 at the Anacostia Smithsonian Museum. has helped many people and will long be remembered. As residents and workers in Ward 8, his loss is truly a loss for all of us at JBAB as well,” said Mays. Mays then pre-

sented an overview of the base, explaining its recent history of becoming a joint base, to its more than 5,000 residents and 15,000 employees who work there today.

“We try to be a good neighbor, so we work hard with the community and we have several programs in place.” Mays explained.

The programs Mays men-

able: Dec. 17, 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Dec. 18, 9 a.m. until 3 p..m., and Dec. 23, 2-8 p.m.

Mentors volunteer two hours per week from October to May. They teach a small group of scholars mathematics, literature, or a seminar course. They also help scholars with homework and other projects. Currently, mentors are needed in Washington, D.C. Wards 7 and 8. Both duty day and afterschool slots are available.

tioned included the weekly mentorship sessions with students at Leckie Elementary School and Hart Middle School, and the food and coat drives that JBAB conducts for those in need, living in the Ward 7 and 8 communities.

He also informed attendees about employment opportunities on base, some of which require a security clearance and those that do not. There are jobs in culinary arts and in housekeeping, in addition to the need for police officers. These jobs are all available, through the usajobs.gov website, he stated.

Mays then opened the floor up for questions and provided answers.

One of the ACC members asked if JBAB does anything for Black History Month. In response, Mays explained that in February, the base organizes and participates in community service projects each year, and he welcomed suggestions from the group’s members for future commemorative events.

After a few more questions, Mays concluded by saying, “I really appreciate you inviting me here today and look forward to seeing you all again soon.”

Attendees thanked Mays for coming and exchanged goodbyes for an enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday.

Calling all Volunteers Multiple opportunities are available through the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Public Affairs Office Community Relations program. To volunteer for any of the below events or for more information, contact joseph. cirone(at)navy.mil.

ACE-E

The goal of the Area Coalitions for Education - Excellence (ACE-E) is to inspire public school students in Washington, D.C. Ward 8. ACEE mentors help students complete

their education, and provide increased opportunities for experiencing self-esteem. Opportunities are available during the duty day.

Mentors are needed for students in a variety of subject areas.

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Volunteers are needed to help serve food and distribute gifts to elementary school-aged children in Washington, D.C. Wards 7 and 8. Three opportunities are avail-

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cerns, identified in a recent 90day Command Climate Survey that was conducted at the installation among JBAB command personnel.

Survey results indicate that the JBAB workforce has a high job satisfaction and an organizational commitment in the workplace.

The lack of sufficient funding for some training programs and workshops were among the concerns expressed in the survey, Mays reported.

In response to identified concerns, Mays and his leadership team has already implemented five of the six recommended actions resulting from the survey, including: • Conducting an annual Commanding Officer Call, for communication and solicit feedback from personnel • Development of a Plan of the Week document, distributed to all personnel, so they can be aware of command’s activities • Emphasizing the importance of facilitating flow of communication from the department heads to all levels in the department • Requiring all department heads to conduct weekly meetings for all divisions within their

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JBAB Commander, Navy Capt. Frank Mays outlines results identified in a recent 90-day Command Climate Survey at a town hall meeting Nov. 18 at the base Chapel, for all JBAB employees. organization • Conducting specific training that targets team building The next Command Climate Survey will be conducted, beginning January 2015 and Mays encouraged all employees to take the time to complete the survey.

Following Mays, Stuart Marshall, JBAB’s command support director, reminded the community to slow down when driving around base, especially during periods of darkness and reduced visibility during inclement weather.

Regarding transportation, in approximately 14 months the base is hoping to have a D.C. streetcar that will provide mass transpor-

tation services from JBAB to the Anacostia Metrorail station.

Marshall also informed audience members that in the next couple of years, solar cells will be added throughout the base, contributing to the installation’s proactive energy savings and environmental stewardship.

“We hope to make them aesthetically-pleasing; they will be mostly on rooftops,” Marshall said.

In closing, Mays told everyone to stay warm and to stay tuned to www.opm.gov and www.facebook.com/jointbase or www. twitter.com/jointbase for winter weather alerts and official information.

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ment, her daughter was stealing her social security check, leaving Cheeks to live in conditions of “squalor.” Police say the neighborhood “drug boys” were stealing electricity and water to help her. When the police got involved during an investigation, they contacted another daughter of Cheeks who came to take care of her. A man, who heard about the situation, donated the use of an apartment - where they now reside - for a year.

Cheeks and two of her other daughters accepted the basket of food from the police and service members, with warm smiles and handshakes all around. She said she thought the uniformed folks were nice and she appreciated the gift. From there, the group headed up to a hospital in northwest D.C. to visit Jaydan Stancil, a 9-year-old victim who was shot in the head in the crossfire of a gang-related shooting Oct. 3.

Police rushed Stancil to a nearby trauma center, where doctors told Stancil’s parents and police there was nothing they could do, and they expected the boy to survive only 30 to 45 minutes, according to Monique Nichols, Stancil’s mother.

The doctors arranged for a minister to pray with Stancil and his family. During the prayer, over Stancil’s seemingly lifeless body,

he pulled his hand away, Nichols said. “That told me and the Minister that our son was conscious.

Jaydan pulling his hand away gave him another chance at life,” she stated.

Amazingly, the boy fought impending death, survived an emergency operation and is now recuperating in a hospital playing with an indoor basketball from his wheelchair.

Police Officer Shannon Strange entered Stancil’s hospital room and dropped the box of food in front of him as the group of service members followed.

Strange was one of three police officers who initially responded to the call when Stancil was shot and who transported him to the trauma center.

During the service members’ visit, Stancil was shy, focused mostly on the small basketball hoop hung up on the wall in his room. When he was asked about the attention and everything going on, he just kept focused and said, “I’d rather play basketball.”

Nichols said she appreciated all the love and support, including the visit from the military.

“This is really special,” she said, “for the military and the officers of the law to come by - to reach out to me and Jaydan.”

Joseph P. Cirone, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs, contributed to this story.

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Joint Base provides holiday safety training for employees

BY JEREMY K. JOHNSON JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) held a Holiday Safety Stand-down event at the main chapel Nov. 20.

JBAB safety specialist, Dean McKinsey, said the event was successful. In 2013, the safety office switched its presentation format to a “job fair” format, which has repeatedly been praised as a better experience for attendees.

“When we had the theater format with people sitting in the theater, they felt bored having to sit there for two to three hours, depending on the session,” said McKinsey. “We had a morning session and an afternoon session and we did that for two days. They didn’t like that format. So we tried this format — we call it the job fair format — where they walk around to each station, at their leisure and they like that format better. It keeps them moving and it keeps them interested.”

Topics included traffic safety, suicide awareness, drug and alcohol abuse, food safety, fire safety, child safety, decorating safely, outdoor safety and sexual assault prevention and response.

Part of holiday safety includes watching out for others and making smart personal decisions.

In addition to the risk of injuring or killing other drivers, Operations Specialist Chief Petty Officer, Timothy Freeman, the JBAB drug abuse program advisor said it’s important during the holidays to make sure everyone remembers the estimated $10,000 price

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Two employees from Child Development Center 3 look over materials from the Drug and Alcohol Programs Advisor table at the Holiday Safety Stand-down event held Nov. 20 at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) main chapel. The event was held for all JBAB employees and provided seasonal safety information on a variety of topics, from keeping kids safe on Christmas morning to traveling safely to and from holiday destinations. tag of getting caught driving under the influence.

“The holidays are where you get a lot of drinkers,” said Freeman, “You get service members who are away from their families and who can’t go home.

They find other service members and they get together and end up binge drinking.”

If those service members choose to drive, he said, it could come with serious consequences.

At least one participant said she

was reminded of a few things during the event.

“I’ve learned about not burning down the tree and how to properly do food,” said Angelica Collins-Flowers, who works at Child Development Center 3.

“It’s good coming through here so we can get the resources we need in case something does happen. I had forgotten food temps. My husband does all the cooking, so that was a refresher for me,” she explained.

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Decking the Halls!

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Elves from all around Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) helped decorate the Bolling Club for the holidays Nov. 24 during the annual Decorate the Club day. More than 25 volunteers unraveled lights, trimmed trees and hung stockings with care throughout the 34,000 squarefoot facility. According to Evelyn Allen, assistant club manager, she greatly appreciates the volunteers-- especially with the tall trees.

The Bolling Club will be closed on Christmas Day, but Allen said they are prepared to rock in 2015 with a party. The New Year’s Eve bash will feature a DJ, light hors d’oeuvres, and champagne. Breakfast will be served after midnight.

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DC community gives back to military families

BY NICOLE M. WOODS JOINT BASE ANACOSTIABOLLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Joint Base AnacostiaBolling (JBAB) partnered with Project Giveback, a Washington -based charity, Nov. 22, to ensure needy military families are able to enjoy the thanksgiving holiday week.

Volunteers from the military and the District of Columbia’s Ward 8, including family members, made this year’s community service event a success.

The large boxes, stuffed with a week’s worth of food, made up the “food baskets,” which were distributed to 130 military families from various bases throughout the National Capital Region.

For 20 years, Project Giveback has provided Thanksgiving meals to hundreds of families in the District and its help to the military families is just as special.

In 2009, Edgar Jimenez, a retired Marine and a volunteer at Project Giveback and Myrna Rodriguez, a military spouse and a volunteer project coordinator at a local financial services company, agreed to partner with JBAB’s Community Services Program, to provide the weeks’ worth of food, including a complete Thanksgiving dinner and dessert, two fish meals, two chicken meals, breakfast meals, fresh fruits, vegetables and dry goods.

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Volunteers from a local job corps center in the District’s Ward 8 community load “food baskets” onto the cars of military families in need, Nov. 22, during Project Giveback at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. 130 donated “food baskets,” stuffed with a week’s worth of food, were distributed to military families from various bases throughout the National Capital Region.

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Several volunteers from a local job corps center unload 130 donated “food baskets”, full of According to Coast recipients of Project Give- a week’s worth of Thanksgiving meals, Nov. 22 at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, before loadGuard Command Master back is a single Airman, ing them onto the cars of military families in need.

Chief, Shane Hooker, who volunteered at the event and helped coordinate and prioritize a list of Coast Guard families in need, 130 boxes were evenly distributed to each of the five military services, and to the families that requested them, based on need.

“It’s awesome because we have very junior people, some of which are single parents and may be struggling financially, that are away from home and family, can be hard. So to have something like this that helps take care of them, is really helpful and great,” said Hooker.

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with five children and no family in the area to help, “so for them this is huge,” Hooker explained. “It’s important that we’re taking care of our people and it’s great that the local community wants to help too.”

Coast Guardsman Zaid Filluel, from Virginia, was appreciative of the help from the neighboring community, Project Giveback and its donors to help him ensure he could provide for his wife and four kids during the holiday.

With over 17 years of military service, it means a lot to Filluel to get support from the Coast Guard and the community, he said.

CDC harvest luncheon

“It means a lot, because the Coast Guard is my family and I grew up in the Coast Guard,” said Filluel. “The fact that they are here, on their off-duty time and helping out means a lot. My family and I really appreciate the support the Coast Guard has always given us.”

Some 30 volunteers at JBAB moved the 130 boxes of food from a large truck to the personal vehicles of military families and checked off names as recipients got their food. This full-service effort was also a learning experience for the young volunteers visiting from a local Job Corps center.

“What a pleasure it is to have partnered with JBAB this year. This has given us an opportunity to say ‘we are here to support you, we appreciate you, we haven’t forgotten about you and here’s to you,’” said Roxanne Chin, center director at the Ward 8 Job Corps center.

Chin explained that many of the students at the center are from Ward 8, and for her, it means a lot to teach them about the importance of paying it forward, as they have been fortunate to receive support, including some food and coats from JBAB’s Community Service Program and more impor-

tantly, the job corps organization, which provides them with a place to live, eat and receive professional development training.

“Thanksgiving is not just a day, it’s a time of feeling and reflection, even if we have very little; we are just very happy to be able to help,” Chin said.

Michael Showell, a 17-year-old volunteer and Job Corps student, said it was a privilege to be there and support the military because “sometimes people take things for granted, so to be able to help someone enjoy their Thanksgiving, that means a lot.”

Flag football tournament provides comradery and bragging rights

U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY NICOLE M. WOODS

U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY JEREMY K. JOHNSON

Andrew Monlux, a member of the 3 to 5-year-olds class, smiles for the camera during the Annual Harvest Luncheon held at Child Development Center (CDC) 1 on Nov. 21. The event took place over two separate days at all three CDC locations, encouraging students and families to celebrate all foods traditionally served at this time of year.

Seven of the top flag football teams from military intramural programs, at installations around the National Capital Region (NCR), competed in the 14th Annual Greater Potomac Officiators Association (GPOA) Chief’s Cup Tournament of Champions, Nov. 22, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. GPOA is a non-profit organization for military and civilians who officiate military intramural sporting events. One of the GPOA officiators, Earl Taylor III, started the Chief’s Cup 14 years ago, as a way of bringing together local intramural teams at the end of the season for some friendly competition. Winners of the tournament are awarded the Chief’s Cup for one full year, with their name engraved on it, until the next year’s winner takes over. They also get a medal, a specially designed t-shirt and of course, the bragging rights. “The purpose of this cup is the comradery, and the friendly competition among fellow service members,” said Taylor.

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A day of fun for the families, promoting physical fitness and healthy living

BY NICOLE M. WOODS JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Families and friends from the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) community came together to enjoy a Family Fun Day Nov. 22, in recognition of Military Family Appreciation Month.

The annual event was filled with a day of fun activities for families and friends, fitness giveaways and nutritional snacks, promoting physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle.

Families participated in fieldgoal competitions, agility races, a beanbag toss, football throwing and more.

“It’s a great opportunity to get moving and have fun bonding as a family,” said Suzette McKenzie, who enjoyed the day with her husband, Air Force Col. Scott McKenzie, and their three children Spencer, Samantha and Shannon.

Ten-year-old Spencer said his favorite activity of the day was kicking the field goal with his older sister Samantha, while Shannon enjoyed the running drills.

Scott jokingly said his favorite activity was, “getting to laugh at my wife as she kicks the ball.”

For the second year in a row, the event was held in conjunction with the Military Youth Athletic

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Ten-year-old Spencer McKenzie and older sister Shannon enjoy kicking the soccer ball around during the annual Family Fun Day, Nov. 22 at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.

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A group of energetic 7 to 9-year-olds participates in the Military Youth Athletic Conference (MYAC) championship soccer game, held in conjunction with the annual Family Fun Day event, Nov. 22 at Joint Base AnacostiaBolling.

Conference (MYAC) championship soccer game, with teams of 12-year-olds who played in the morning and a group of 7 to 9-year-olds who played that afternoon.

“We decided to make it one big fun day, especially since it’s

the end of the soccer season and this is a good way to get everyone out for some fresh air and to get educated on nutritional facts and enjoy some healthy, physical fitness,” explained Ricardo Bailey, Warfare and Family Readiness youth and sports fitness director.

The young soccer players included kids from Joint Base Andrews [Team USA] versus the children who live at JBAB [Team United].

“It’s nice to be able to have the kids get out; the social interaction with his peers, and also the

physical fitness piece is always great too,” said Air Force Tech Sgt. Ron Lerch, who lives on JBAB with his wife and three kids. Lerch and his wife came out to support their 9-year-old son, Marcus, who played in the MYAC tournament.

With over 200 people in attendance, between the family activities and the MYAC tournaments, Bailey explained that as director sports and youth fitness, his scope is to help in keeping the military community educated on fitness and health, while providing opportunities for them to engage in those types of activities.

“This is a good way to get the kids and their parents out to spend time together and get away from the video games; encouraging them to get up, get out and to get fit,” Bailey said.

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From the Archives Editor’s Note - This story and image originally appeared in the Bolling Air Force Base (BAFB) newspaper, The Bolling Beam, Dec. 2, 1983. Minimal edits were made to ensure the transcription conforms to current newswriting standards.

BAFB is one of three military properties that now constitute Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB).

Poor television reception is almost a thing of the past now that 95 percent of Bolling’s family housing is ready for cable hook-up.

“Houses on Westover and Duncan Avenues, plus the Honor Guard dormitory are being finished up at this time,” said Joe Marinich, regional manager for Mercure Telecommunications, Inc. “Every home will be cable-ready by Christmas,” he said, “even if we have to shovel through the snow to get it done.”

According to Marinich, some houses may not have the cable outlet installed. “This is probably because no one was home when the installers were in the neighborhood. But don’t fret,” he said. “If you decide to purchase cable service, installation and hook-up can be done at the same time.’’

BY HOWARD SEELEY BOLLING AIR FORCE ELEMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES

The Air Force is conducting a basic allowance for housing (BAH) recertification project as part of the Financial Improvement Audit Readiness program (FIAR).

Every Airman drawing dependent rate BAH is required to re-certify their entitlement to this allowance, even if their dependency status has not changed. The program does not apply to Airmen receiving single rate BAH or to dual military families without dependents.

In dual military households with dependents, only the Airman claiming the dependents will have to be recertified. In order to complete this requirement, all members receiving with-dependent BAH are required to submit a completed AF Form 594 with an original signature. Digitally signed forms will not be accepted.

Original supporting documentation must also be reviewed by the local finance office. Examples of supporting documentation include: birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree, secondary dependency approval letter from Defense Financing and Accounting Service (DFAS), etc.

Notifications about

After all housing units are complete, the final stage, cable installation in the institutional buildings begins. “These facilities, including certain lounge and recreation areas, should be completed by the end of January,’’ said Marinich.

Almost half of the housing units are already subscribing to the service, says the regional manager.

“We’ve gotten good feedback from the customers and are always seeking new ways to improve service.”

As a bonus to subscribers, the company will be airing a new program, called BRAVO, nightly on channel 28 until Dec. 15. The new programming will replace the Home Theater Network.

For customer convenience, an on-base office is now open, Mondays through Fridays, 1-5 p.m. ‘’The new office, located in room 132 in Cheshire Hall dormitory, makes it easier to pay bills, change program subscriptions and sign-up for service,” Marinich said.

the recertification project began earlier this year in March and have since occurred monthly based on Social Security Number (SSN). All Airmen receiving with-dependent rate BAH are expected to be notified no later than Nov. 30.

Upon receiving the notice, Airmen will have 30 days to complete the action by submitting the completed signed AF Form 594 and all necessary supporting documents to the finance office. Failure to respond to the notice, and complete the required action within the 30 days, will result in an immediate reduction of BAH entitlements to the single rate effective the 31st day and all dependentbased entitlements will be stopped.

Entitlements will not be retroactively reestablished at the with-dependent rate as of the date of reduction, but will be reestablished as of the date that all required documentation is submitted to finance.

Airmen assigned to Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) may submit the completed AF Form 594 and all supporting documentation to the finance office via email: usaf.jbanafw. afdw-staff.mbx.bolling-fmcustomer-service-mil-pay@ mail.mil, fax: 202-404-4110, or by walk-in appointment Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information, please contact the finance office.

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

visit www.dcmilitary.com.

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Joe Marinich works on computer that monitors Bolling’s cable television subscribers’ requests.

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Warfighter & Family Readiness Events View all events at www.MyWFR.com

Holiday Specials and Events 4-H Community Project: Holiday Cards for the Troops

Dec. 2-18 | 5pm | Youth Center, Langley Way, Bldg. 4485 Spread some holiday cheer by making holiday cards for service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Open to ages 9-18.

Christmas Trees for Sale

Sale ends on Dec. 20 | Thursday - Monday: 9am-5pm Nothing says or smells like the holidays more than a beautiful live Christmas tree.

Give Santa a great spot to drop off your presents this year when you purchase a fresh cut, real tree from Outdoor Recreation.

Choose from a variety of trees. On base delivery available for $5. Available at Outdoor Recreation Parking Lot.

Give Parents a Break during the Holidays!

Dec. 5 | 6-11pm | Child Development Center II Dec. 13 | 9am-6pm| Child Development Center II This program is designed to give family members a short break from parenting in order to help them deal with stressful situations, especially during the holidays. Respite Care is available with an approved referral. FREE for Respite Care referrals. $4 per hour for all other patrons. To learn more or

to register visit www.MyWFR.com.

Personalized Gifts at Arts & Crafts

Make memories this holiday season with personalized gifts from the engraving shop.

Have your unique messages engraved on ornaments, glasses and mugs, picture frames and more.

Magdalene’s Custom Framing Classes

1st and 3rd Saturday in December and January | 9:30am-4pm | Cost $50, plus supplies Learn the tricks of the trade so you can preserve your special memories.

12 Weeks of Christmas

Every Monday | Dec. 8 & 15 | Bolling Club This week’s giveaway: 2 Free Tire Rotations - Dec. 8 Every Monday, ANY Club Member, who purchases ANYTHING from any MWR Facility, is eligible to win extra presents. All it takes is for you, the Club Member, to make a purchase, put your full name and phone number on your receipt and drop it a designated drop box. A drawing will be held every Monday and the winner, once the membership is verified, will be notified!

Brunch with Santa

Dec. 14 | 10:30am-2pm | Bolling Club, Washington Dining Room Enjoy the best brunch with Santa in the National Capital Region. In addition to our feast, you’ll receive free candy canes and a chance to win Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament tickets! Don’t forget to bring

your camera for a photo opportunity with Santa! Club Members: $17.95; Non-Members: $22.95 per person Sponsored by Medieval Times and AbilityOne: Base Supply Center. The Department of the Navy does not endorse any company, sponsor or their products or services.

Holiday Cookie Caper

Dec. 15-18 | Bolling Club Spread a little holiday joy and season’s greetings to over 600 single service members which reside at Joint Base AnacostiaBolling. Support this cause by donating 1-2 dozen of your best cookies! The more the merrier. Cookies can be dropped off at the Bolling Club on Dec. 15-16 from 6-8am; 11am-1pm and 4-6pm. Please use disposable container when transporting your cookies as containers will not be returned.

Volunteers are needed to help sort cookies on Dec. 17 and then hand deliver them to the dorms on Dec. 18 from 3:30-5:30pm.

For more information or to volunteer please contact the JBAB LCPO at 202-433-2015.

Book Your Holiday Parties

Potomac Lanes Bowling Center offers group packages available for parties of 10 or more. Eat, bowl and celebrate at the Potomac Lanes Bowling Center and leave the clean up to us! Dates fill up quickly so call 202-563-1701 for reservations.

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New Year’s Eve Parties New Year’s Eve Club Membership Celebration

Dec. 31 | 8pm-2am | Bolling Club Experience New Year’s Eve like never before! Enjoy DJ entertainment, party favors and complimentary hors d’oeuvres from 8-10pm. A champagne toast and breakfast buffet will be served at 12:15am. All reservations must be made by Dec. 29, 2014. Please call the Bolling Club at 202-767-6794.

Club Members: Free entry in advance; $10 at the door Non-Members: $25 in advance; $35 at the door Child Care: $10 per child in advance or $75 at the door

Cosmic New Year’s Eve Party

Dec. 31 | 9pm-1am |Potomac Lanes Bowling Center Celebrate the arrival of 2015 at Potomac Lanes Bowling Center. DJ Chris fires up the night with great music and cosmic bowling for only $75 per lane (maximum of 6 people). Price includes one large 14” one topping pizza, pitcher of soda and light breakfast.

This event will sell out. Reservations are recommended. Call 202-563-1701.

2014 White House Christmas Ornaments are on sale now for $18 at the Bolling Club.

Purchase a 2014 ornament and receive any

Don’t drink and drive. Room reservations are available at Gateway Inns & Suites.

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RETIREMENT

“On our ECPs there was no heat on the lanes where our guys were standing,” says Johnson. “The concern came to Mr. Basile.

Mr. Basile had a team go out and take a look at it to survey it and to take a look at exactly what our officers are dealing with. He understood the concern, it made sense and he was able to get it into the budget for us to get some heaters outside for our officers.”

Johnson adds that working with Basile as a representative of the FOP has been “excellent.”

“Since he’s been here, we’ve had no issues that have had to go to an arbitration level. With discipline issues, we’ve been able to knock suspensions down to reprimand. We’ve been able to send officers that may have issues to counseling as opposed to suspensions and terminations,” says Johnson. “He’s a professional. I think because of the fact that he has time in the military and with CID, he understands the needs of the officers.”

Basile doesn’t disagree with how others seem to perceive him. He embraces the label of mentor and decent guy, and notes it as something that has made the last four decades worth the work.

“The thing I take away most and I look at is the people,” he says, smiling. “I’ve had a chance to touch their lives and mentor them. There’s an agent that was on Carter’s security team with the secret service - he thanks me. Agents I know that are working with things - talking with me and that - those are the things that I look and take away with me, ‘I had a positive impact.’

And you know, you’re not going to have that with everybody. There’s gonna be those people that they don’t want to hear, they don’t want to listen, and that’s ok. All you can do is provide, give them the tools and if they choose to use them, they could be successful. They COULD be. There’s no guarantee.”

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let me fall on my face to help me learn what it means to deal with those certain civilian issues. And I appreciate it. It helped me understand that there’s no one way to do it.

There’s different ways to do it. He was awesome about it and would provide me great feedback on it.”

A couple of years after they began working together, Ingleside was selected for closure under the Base Realignment and Closure program. Basile took a job in Sigonella before the process was complete.

“He left and we closed and guess what?

I went to NCIS Sigonella and I knew him there. I didn’t work for him, but we met up socially and when I retired from the Navy, he’s the one who encouraged me to apply here. I accepted the position offered to me by human resources. It was a competitive opening, but I feel he reached out to me because he knew what I’m capable of. I feel I am where I am today because of Mr. Basile and I owe him a lot.”

Sergeant Hugh Johnson works day shifts here at JBAB. He’s also the FOP Vice Chairman for Naval District Washington. He’s worn that hat for eight years. Johnson says the importance of the FOP comes down to the basics.

“We deal with disciplinary actions, labor concerns, fair treatment to our collective bargaining officers - which is the sergeant on down,” he says. “We have meetings to discuss the concerns of the officers assigned to JBAB and we try to deal with conflicts at the office point before it goes further out to the legal aspect - arbitrations, courts or what have you.”

His example includes working conditions of the officers currently working at the entry control points (ECPs) in winter weather.

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Chapel Christmas Schedule

310 Angell Street, SW Building 3610 • Washington DC 20032 202.767.5900 www.jbabchapel.wordpress.com Ecumenical Events 16 Nov - 14 Dec

Angel Tree Gift Collection, Chapel Center

13 Dec, 1030-1400

Wreaths Across America Cheltenham Veterans’ Cemetery Upper Marlboro, Meet at Chapel Center Armed Forces Retirement Home Visit Christmas Cantata - Depart Chapel Center at 1045

14 Dec, 1130-1300

Christmas Cantata and Fellowship, Chapel Center

20 Dec, 1800-1900

Christmas Caroling, Base Housing (Meet at Chapel Center)

For more information on these Catholic and Protestant events, please contact the Chapel Center at 202.767.5900

St Michael Catholic Community Christmas Schedule, 2014 6 Dec

Mass Advent Meal-Nativity: Shepherds

1700 1800

7 Dec

Second Sunday of Advent-Mass Angel Tree Gift Collection Continues

0930

8 Dec

Feast of the Immaculate Conception Holy Day of Obligation-Mass

1130 1900

12 Dec

Advent Penance Service

1900

13 Dec

Mass Advent Meal-Nativity: Angels White Socks Weekend

1700 1800

14 Dec

Third Sunday of Advent-Mass time change to 9:00 am White Socks Weekend Angel Tree Gift Collection ends

20 Dec

Mass Advent Meal-Nativity: Jesus

1700 1900

21 Dec

Fourth Sunday of Advent-Mass

0930

24 Dec

Christmas Eve Mass

1700

25 Dec

Christmas Day Mass

0930

31 Dec

Solemnity of Mary, Vigil Mass

1700

Solemnity of Mary, Mass

0930

1 Jan

Protestant Community Christmas Schedule, 2014 6 Dec

Decorate Chapel Center

0900

7 Dec

Faith Finders - Chapel Center Traditional Worship - Chapel Two Gospel Worship - Chapel Center

0930 1100 1130

11-12 Dec Decorate Chapel Two

1000

14 Dec

No Faith Finders Classes Combined Worship Service (Cantata) Final Day to turn in Angel Tree Gifts

1130

21 Dec

Faith Finders - Chapel Center Traditional Worship - Chapel Two Gospel Worship - Chapel Center

0930 1100 1130

24 Dec

Christmas Eve Service - Chapel Two

1900

28 Dec

No Faith Finders Traditional Worship - Chapel Two Gospel Worship - Chapel Center

1100 1130

31 Dec

Watch Night Service - Chapel Center Food and Games Worship Service Pray in New Year Breakfast

2000 2200 2345 0030

All events take place at the JBAB Chapel Center unless otherwise noted

For more information on any programs, please call the Chapel Center 1050217

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Chapel Choir

presents a Christmas Cantata

Dec 14, 2014 • 11:30 Sunday

Chapel Center The Cantata Choir represents a diversity of Christian denominations.

Please join us in the musical celebration of our Lord’s birth!

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