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SOUTH POTOMAC PILOT NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUTH POTOMAC DEFENSE COMMUNITY

NSWC Dahlgren System Safety Practitioners receive Excellence Award

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An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 takes off from the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) during visit, board, search and seizure training off the coast of southern California. Navy systems safety practitioner Rebecca Funkhouser - a scientist working with a team dedicated to reducing operational risk for Sailors aboard ships, including the Freedom - received the Secretary of the Navy Safety Excellence Award at a Pentagon ceremony Oct. 20.

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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installation and Environment) Dennis McGinn honored two government civilians with the Secretary of the Navy Safety Excellence Award during a Pentagon ceremony Oct. 20.

The Navy civilians - systems safety practitioners Rebecca Funkhouser and Robert Heflin - received the award on behalf of

the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Systems Safety Engineering Division.

“It was a privilege to represent our outstanding organization and all of the hardworking and dedicated system safety practitioners in it,” said Funkhouser, a scientist working with a team dedicated to reducing operational risk for

Sailors aboard ships, including the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) - a fast, maneuverable and networked surface combatant designed to accomplish critical warfighting missions, including mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare.

McGinn presented Heflin and Funkhouser with a plaque inscribed with the

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installation and Environment) Dennis McGinn presents the Secretary of the Navy Safety Excellence Award to Navy systems safety experts Rebecca Funkhouser and Robert Heflin as Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Vice Adm. William Hilarides looks on during a Pentagon ceremony Oct. 20. Heflin and Funkhouser accepted the award on behalf of their Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Systems Safety Engineering Division colleagues, who are dedicated to providing Sailors with the safest possible environment in addition to developing new and innovative approaches to system safety engineering for systems of systems and new and emergent technologies. motto “Mission First, Safety Always”.

“It was an honor to be allowed to represent our Systems Safety Engineering Division,” said Heflin, an NSWCDD senior safety engineer. “It’s an outstanding

organization, truly committed to providing our warfighters with the safest possible environment.”

The Secretary of the Navy’s Safety Excellence

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COMREL meets at UMW Dahlgren Campus

By Zack Shelby NSASP Staff Reporter The Naval Support Activity South Potomac Community Relations (COMREL) Council met Oct. 23 at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus, where military and community leaders gave updates on the King George Joint Land Use Study, Dominion Power Transmission Line to Dahlgren and the Rappahannock Community College Program. Rep. Rob Wittman, Virginia 1st District, briefed the COMREL on the prospects for another round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and other budgetary issues that affect the Department of Defense.

Capt. Mary Feinberg,

NSASP commanding officer, led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance after the presentation of colors by the King George High School Navy Junior ROTC Color Guard. The host for the gathering was Joe Grzeika, chairman, King George County Board of Supervisors. He said that the whole community is part of a bigger region and that they all work together to support Naval Support Facility Dahlgren.

“This base is important to all of us,” Grzeika said. “Thank you all for coming. We have a great program today.”

Feinberg, who is also the South Potomac Council Executive Committee co-chair, said she is enjoying the opportunity to maintain and grow the relationship between NSFs Dahlgren and Indian Head

with the surrounding community. She provided updates on recent and upcoming events at Dahlgren and Indian Head, including the celebration of the Navy’s 239th birthday and the Navy Ball at the Hospitality House in Fredericksburg in October.

“JWAC (Joint Warfare Analysis Center) planned that event,” Feinberg said. “They did a phenomenal job.” She said the 240th Navy Ball will be planned by NSASP and would take place in October 2015.

“In the past few months on base (Dahlgren), we’ve had a couple of high-profile visitors to include the CNO (chief of naval operations) who came Sept. 4,” Feinberg said. “He was kind enough to have an all-hands call for all of the participants. It was a great op-

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Rep. Rob Wittman, Virginia 1st Congressional District, addresses the Naval Support Activity South Potomac Community Relations Council at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus on Oct. 23. portunity to ask the CNO questions.”

The congressional representative for the Virginia community around Dahlgren, Wittman, toured the base earlier in the month, Feinberg added.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus is slated to visit Dec. 16.

Feinberg also shared that October is Energy Action Month, formerly known as Energy Awareness Month. “The Secretary of the Navy set a goal to have energy use reduced by 50 percent by 2020,” she said.

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Friday, October 31, 2014

Fall into Fall at NSF Indian Head

Service members and their families enjoyed a haunted house, hayrides, prizes, food arts, crafts, games and a pumpkin patch at Naval Support Facility Indian Head’s Fall into Fall celebration Oct. 24.

Thanks to MWR and all the volunteers whose work brought smiles to youngsters at Indian Head!

Trick or Treat with the CDC

NSASP hosts EOC-IMT course

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Photo courtesy of Elena Bonilla

Elena Bonilla, relocation and deployment consultant at the Fleet and Family Support Center, brings smiles to youngsters during the Child Development Center’s annual Trick or Treat event at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren on Oct. 24.

Members of Naval Support Activity South Potomac enhanced and practiced their emergency response skills during an Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Incident Management Team (IMT) course Oct. 21-23 at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren. The course was presented by Commander Naval Installation Command’s mobile training team and covered EOC team member roles and responsibilities, information management, communications, and the use of the C4I Suite, the Navy’s current common operating picture online application. The course also included of a number of practical application classroom exercises, during which student working groups applied the knowledge they gained during lectures. Instructors organized the students into common EOC functional groupings--operations, planning and logistics sections -- and presented them with training scenarios that simulated on-base emergencies. To successfully navigate the scenarios, the EOD IMT students had to realistically lead, brief, coordinate, and plan in response to the fictional emergencies. Each day, classroom instruction was followed by an EOC exercise that became more complex as the course progressed. Congratulations to the graduates and Bravo Zulu to the instructors.

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COMREL: Updates on progress, community impact and upcoming fiscal year Continued from page 1

“It’s been ongoing, but we have five years left to try and meet his goal.” NSASP hosted energy fairs at Dahlgren and Indian Head in October to help the workforce identify ways to reduce energy use.

“We also established energy awards for small commands and large commands,” Feinberg said. “In addition to that, each command on the base has an energy officer to help us try and meet the goal. Our bases are making good progress and I look forward to continuing that effort.”

Every year from Sept. 1 to Dec. 15, military and civilian employees participate in the Combined Federal Campaign, Feinberg said.

“This was established by President John F. Kennedy more than 50 years ago,” she said.

“Thousands of charities - local, national and international have been donated to though CFC. The charities cover everything from animal welfare services, to health and human services, to cancer research. South Potomac last year raised a good amount of money. We look forward to doing that again this year. If you happen to be on base and see a burger burn, it is raising money for CFC.” Feinberg also mentioned the base’s annual participation in a holiday assistance program that supports both military members and the community around Dahlgren.

“It provides for military and civilian families in need,” she said. “We solicit to the commands and they give us a list of the folks that need help.

The tenant commands will then sponsor that family and help them in a time of need. We look forward to doing that again. Last year, we helped over 300 families both inside and outside the fence line.”

She also updated the community on Veterans Day events, the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Council report to the community, Aegis Training and Readiness Center expansion and the new gymnasium construction that is ongoing at Dahlgren. She updated the COMREL on two military construction projects at NSF Indian Head- P222, which will replace the Goddard Power Plant, and P162, which upgrades test and research facilities for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Technology Division. Feinberg added that joint land use studies are being conducted in King George and Charles County.

JLUS Update

Patrick Small, senior planner, Matrix Design Group, provided the COMREL with an update on the King George JLUS. “Thank you for the opportunity to come here and present today and provide you with a very brief update,” Small said. “For those of you who are not familiar, the Joint Land Use Study addresses compatibility between the installation and surrounding jurisdictions. Compatibility is critical between the jurisdictions and NSF Dahlgren, which provides economic benefit to the community. There’s a symbiotic relationship there in terms of what the two groups bring to each other - the community and the installation.”

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Awards - created to showcase Navy and Marine Corps commands that exemplify exceptional and sustained safety excellence - recognizes commands and programs that have gone above and beyond normal duties to ensure the safety of Sailors, Marines, civilians, and resources.

Specifically, the NSWCDD team won the Secretary of the Navy Safety Excellence

Small said the project has been going on for about a year and that there were a number of steps involved as the study gathers and validates information, identifying compatibility issues and developing recommendations. He added that the JLUS project is scheduled to be closed out by the end of January.

“I look forward to all of your participation in the process and to an effective outcome that benefits both the jurisdictions and Naval Support Facility Dahlgren as well,” Small said.

“As we all know, education is very important to not only our children, but for ourselves as we progress throughout our career whether it be military or civilian,” Feinberg said. “Sometimes we may need it for professional development for our current job or maybe for our new job.”

RCC has two campuses - Glenns and Warsaw-as well as off-campus sites in Kilmarnock, King George and New Kent. Williams helps grow and promote duel enrollment for RCC. “We’ve been here for a long time and we’re really excited about the opportunity to provide to the community,” Williams said. He then made an announcement about the Scholars Program, which allows current high school students who receive permission from the principal to enroll in evening and weekend classes at any RCC site, including Glenns Campus, Warsaw Campus, and King George High School. Any class starting 5 p.m. or later during the week or all day Saturday will be billed at a special Scholar Rate of $10 per credit.

“It’s offered to all high school students across our region,” Williams said. “It does not apply to online courses or adults unfortunately but it does apply to our high school students.” The rate is typically about $140 per credit, according to Williams.

“I hope you go home and spread the word,” he said. “We offer a lot of classes geared toward an Associate’s Degree.” He mentioned a few students who will earn an Associate’s Degree before finishing high school.

He also said RCC will offer two engineering courses in the spring. “I think this is going to be very interesting to the folks at Dahlgren,” he said.

“Hopefully that is going to be very popular as we get that off the ground.” Williams closed his presentation by showing a video of a student who took advantage of what RCC had to offer, including scholarships, cheaper tuition rates and more available direct interaction with professors.

Next to present was Hut Williams, college recruiter and duel enrollment specialist, Rappahannock Community College.

The final speaker at COMREL was Wittman, who touched on the ongoing fiscal uncertainty affecting DoD. “It’s an honor and a privilege to be here with you, to give you an update about some of the things going on in Washington,” he said.

Wittman discussed three areas of concern to the NSASP community: the potential for another round of BRAC, the sequester cuts scheduled to hit DoD in the next fiscal year and changes in Overseas Contingency Operation (OCO) funding.

On the prospects of another BRAC, the likely version of the national defense authorization bill for the upcoming fiscal year is clear, said Wittman.

“There will be no BRAC this coming year,” he said. “In our meetings with my counterparts on the Senate side-the Senate [sub] committee on readiness that’s chaired by Senator [Jeanne] Shaheen and co-chaired by Senator [Kelly] Ayotte-our conversations reflect the same feeling.

There will not be a BRAC this year and we are direct and un-ambivalent about that.”

However, Wittman said Congress was examining whether some branches of the military are “over-capitalized.”

In particular, the Army and Air Force face challenges in maintaining bases that may not be needed. “What our focus has been is to make sure that if a discussion takes place about what service branches would want to do to shed that capacity, how would they go about doing it,” said Wittman.

Wittman said he is evaluating any potential cuts by examining the savings they would produce within five years. “The BRAC that was done in 2005 won’t yield any savings until 2018, so the idea of a BRAC creating dollars that are immediately available for the service branches is a misnomer,” he said. “It’s not going to happen.

All the easy base closures and realignments have already happened; the difficult ones are the ones that are before us.”

While discussion about cuts is needed, said Wittman, it is inappropriate to have it now due to the pressing security situations around the world. He also cautioned against BRAC-type actions that may occur at the DoD level, since such exercises tend to arbitrarily take from each of the service branches without regard for their overall state of readiness. “Let’s understand where the over-capitalization is and make sure we’re not saying that everybody has to close something on the idea of fairness,” he said.

Wittman told the COMREL about the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and hoped Congress would revise it. The current strategy, as submitted by DoD to Congress, sets the goal of fighting and beating a regional adversary on one front, while denying objectives and imposing costs to a second adversary on another front.

“The current strategy says to fight and win a war on one front; we believe it should say to fight and win a war on two fronts,” he said. “I believe that is absolutely critical.”

Throughout all of the readiness discussions, said Wittman, leaders should take care to maintain the current and future capabilities of the Navy and Marine Corps. “Dahlgren is so fundamental to modernizing our forces,” he said.

“The Directed Energy program and the Railgun are going to be the future of our Navy. That is exciting work.”

Investing in new technologies such as directed energy and railgun now promises a more efficient U.S. response to threats in the future, he continued. To underscore the point, Wittman questioned the wisdom of destroying a pickup truck and a few terrorists with cruise missiles that cost millions of dollars.

Wittman, a co-chair of the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus, also highlighted the importance of ships to host the newest naval weapons technology. “We have the best ships in the world, but there are other countries that have more ships than we do,” he said. “China has more naval ships than the United States.”

Wittman said the unresolved sequester cuts, scheduled to return next year, and the halving of the OCO fund, are further reasons for caution. “I believe the sequester will ultimately be set aside next year, but we have do that in the confines of a larger budget deal to really address the deficit and the debt,” he said. “We can’t balance the budget on the backs of our men and women in the military.”

Award for Safety Integration in Acquisition - a category that commends teams with an acquisition mission that made a significant impact by integrating safety into their programs, projects or systems.

“The strategic planning and innovative approaches implemented within our organization are expected to facilitate new methods as we engage in these advanced disciplinary concepts,” said Melissa Lederer, NSWCDD Systems Safety Engineering Division head. “It is this forward looking approach and proactivity in advancing the discipline which distinguishes the Systems Safety Engineering Division as the

premier U.S. Navy safety organization for acquisition programs and demonstrates our strong practice of advancing the culture of robust system safety engineering practices and their integration within acquisition.”

On the horizon at NSWC Dahlgren Division are integration and interoperability safety, and the application of system safety within a mission engineering approach.

“The Systems Safety Engineering Division has been on the cutting edge for developing and advancing system safety engineering practices, processes and

methodologies for decades,” said Lederer.

“As an organization we have been forward focused in developing new and innovative approaches to system safety engineering for systems of systems and new and emergent technologies.”

NSWCDD systems safety engineers ensure naval guns, ammunition, and gun barrels headed for the fleet are safe and effective. Moreover, they oversee the safe development and testing of new weapons from the electromagnetic railgun to the laser weapons system in addition to testing of new types of ammunition, such as reactive materials.

Dominion Virginia Power transmission line update

The next presenter was Carla Picard, manager Electric Transmission Project Communications, who provided an update on the final phases of the project that saw Dominion Power construct a transmission line through King George County to NSF Dahlgren.

“We’ve been working very closely with the base and the community on the both the development of this project, the approval of the project through the state corporation commission, and ultimately the construction,” Picard said.

“I’m happy to say we are at the tail end of that process. Thank you for your support throughout this process.”

Picard said the project encompasses three different stages. She mentioned the new high voltage transmission line which is visible from Highway 301 just outside NSF Dahlgren.

“It taps into our existing grid system,” Picard said. “We had to tap into that existing line and extend a new high voltage feed to the Dahlgren area. We worked pretty closely with a group of leaders from the area to try to determine routes that would be the least-impacting in the community for this new line.”

The new transmission line was one of the three pieces of the project. The second is a new substation, located on the base, which provides two direct circuits to the base. The third piece is new distribution connections for the local area.

“Those are the three pieces of the project,” she said. “We’ve completed the transmission line. It’s energized. The new substation is energized. Those new circuits that now feed the base directly are energized. Our final step is working on this distribution circuit connections with the existing community. We are now in the rehabilitation stage.”

Picard also mentioned the energy fairs held Oct. 22 and 23 at Dahlgren and Indian Head respectively. “Very exciting, she said. “Dominion is a huge advocate of energy conservation and there are a ton of suggestions on our web site for anybody that wants to make some updates around their house.” She said there are lots of ways to save energy available at www.dom.com and enter the word “conservation.” Picard also said more information is available at the projects available at the Dominion Virginia Power web site.

Rappahannock Community College Program update

Rep. Rob Wittman update

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Base Happenings Dahlgren Second Tour Thrift Store

Second Tour Thrift Store, a Dahlgren Officers’ Spouses Club volunteer-run organization, offers free uniforms (gently used) for active duty military members are always available on the porch. Store profits are donated back to the community in the form of scholarships for military families who have served at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren and support for local charities serving King George County.

The store is located at 722 Sampson Rd. and is open on Thursdays from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Indian Head “Treasures” Thrift Store Donations

The Indian Head Thrift Store “Treasures” is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The store is located at 12 Strauss Ave. next door to the USO. Donations of gently used items are currently being accepted.

Barbeque truck at IH and Stump Neck

Enjoy delicious T&J Barbeque at NSF Indian Head on Wednesdays and Thursdays, from approximately 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., next to the library, and at the NSF Indian Head Stump Neck Annex on Tuesday, from approximately 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., next to Building 2195.

To publish information on your event or program under “Base Happenings,” contact Andrew Revelos at 540-653-6012 or email andrew.revelos1@navy.mil.

Friday, October 31, 2014

NSASP presents awards, updates Dahlgren community

By Zack Shelby, NSASP Staff Reporter Naval Support Activity South Potomac hand out Sailor and civilian employee awards during a quarterly ceremony Oct. 17 at the Dahlgren Community House.

As Cmdr. Christopher Zayatz, NSASP executive officer read the citations, Capt. Mary Feinberg, NSASP commanding officer, presented recipients with their awards.

“It’s always nice to get together and recognize members of our staff that have gone above and beyond,” said Feinberg. “Thank you very much.”

ABH2 Charlie R. Kirkpatrick earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his superior performance from October 2011 to November 2014 serving as an assistant operations officer and command fitness leader at Naval Support Activity South Potomac.

CS3 Tamika Lymon earned Junior Sailor of the Quarter, CS2 Patrick Adgerson earned Sailor of the Quarter and MC1 Charles Ludwig earned Senior Sailor of the Quarter honors

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Adgerson respectively for outstanding performance of duty, meticulous military bearing, and positive attitude towards shipmates NSA South Potomac and the U.S. Navy.

Cpl. Bryan Mason, NSASP police, was recognized as the command’s Civilian of the Quarter for his outstanding work supporting security operations. Mason regularly contributes his energy to enhancing the department’s training space and leads by example.

Tiffanie M. Wagner was selected as NSA South Potomac’s Civilian Supervisor of the Quarter in recognition of the dedication and enthusiasm she exhibited in the fulfillment of her duties.

Feinberg also took time to discuss other things going on the community, such as the new Morale, Welfare and Recreation bingo nights.

“As you sit here today in the Community House you may notice the room is set up for the new bingo games we’ve been offering on Thursday nights,” she said. “The MWR team has done a fantastic job putting together an evening in the week for everyone to look forward to. The crowds are growing and so is the progressive bingo jackpot. Come out and enjoy that great program.”

Feinberg also mentioned another successful MWR event - the Pumpkin Harvest Festival.

VITA Volunteers needed Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) season is fast approaching and volunteers are needed for tax preparation. Dahlgren Fleet and Family Support Center will be holding training the week of Dec 8-12. If you or someone in your command, is interested in participating, please call the FFSC, 540-653-1839, to register for the training. This training is necessary to complete the mandated IRS certification tests which must be completed in order to serve as a VITA Volunteer.

Volunteers will work directly with the public helping patrons complete their taxes using the Navy provided TAXWISE software on a one-on-one basis. Clients will be active duty military, their family members, Military retirees and/or their family members. Volunteering for VITA will also require your time. Tax season will start approximately the middle

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of January and run through April 15th. Appointments will be scheduled and completed at the Fleet and Family Support Center. Volunteers will choose their schedule and appointments will be made during that time. This commitment is required to accommodate all patrons in need of service. Most appointment times will be Mon-Fri, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. If you would like to volunteer evening hours, an attempt will be made to accommodate this schedule. A few Saturday afternoons might be requested at the start of the season so that we can meet the needs of the single sailors as much as possible early in the season. Commitment to the times you submit is vital to the success of the program.

This program is an important way to help others keep their money in their pockets and learn more about your own taxes at the same time.

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“It was absolutely fantastic,” she said. “It was more than I imagined and I was thrilled to see everyone have fun. It’s obvious the MWR team has built a wonderful tradition. Thank you so much for all your hard work. It’s a great reflection on your staff.”

Feinberg also mentioned other recent successful events and let everyone know about activities that will happen in the community in the next couple months.

“Holiday plans are out and I want to invite all of you to attend our annual South Potomac Holiday Party on Dec. 12 at the Mix House at Indian Head,” Feinberg said. “It will be preceded by our Fourth

Quarter Awards Ceremony as we’ve done the past few years.

We’ll have a formal invite out in the next couple of weeks.

Feinberg also said NSASP will be working with tenant commands to provide holiday assistance to military members of the community, families in need at Dahlgren and Indian Head.

“We’ll be collecting donated Thanksgiving dinners and Christmas gifts at both bases,” she said. “We look forward to the opportunity to help make the holidays better and brighter for our neighbors. Again thank you all so much for coming out.

I’m truly enjoying leading this command and I have all of you to thank for making it great.”

NSWC IHEODTD Industry Day Less than two week’s remaining to register for Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division’s (NSWC IHEODTD) 2014 Industry Day. NSWC IHEODTD - a field activity of the Naval Sea Systems Command and part of the Navy’s Science and Engineering Enterprise - is the leader in ordnance, energetics and EOD solutions.

The Division focuses on energetics research, development, testing, evaluation, in-service support and disposal; and provides warfighters solutions to detect, locate, identify, render safe, recover, exploit and dispose of explosive ordnance threats.

WHEN: Tues., Nov. 4, 8 a.m.

WHERE: College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Center for Business and Industry Conference Center, 8730 Mitchell Rd, La Plata, Md., 20646 WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Companies and businesses interested in partnering with NSWC IHEODTD, to

include providing general business support services (administration, financial, legal and others) and materials (offices supplies, machine parts, chemicals and others).

AGENDA: www.navsea.navy.mil/ nswc/indianhead/workWithUs/IndustryDayAgenda.aspx WHY: The purpose of the event is to provide businesses interested in partnering with the Division a basic understanding of the organization, its mission and a general forecast of possible future requirements, potential contracting and/or subcontracting opportunities.

RSVP: Sign up for the Industry Day event at www.navsea.navy.mil/nswc/ indianhead/workWithUs/IndustryDay. aspx. Registration first come first served and will close once maximum capacity of 275 attendees has been reached or Oct. 31, whichever occurs first. For more information, contact NSWC IHEODTD Public Affairs staff at NSWC.IHEODTD. PAO@navy.mil or 301-744-6505.

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MWR Highlights

place on Friday, November 21st at noon. Three lucky winners will be picked to receive a free Thanksgiving turkey!

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Dahlgren Movie Theater

General Library Wizard of Oz Party

Special Events BINGO is now at Dahlgren!

Thursday Evenings at the Dowell Community House.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; early bird games starts at 5 p.m.

This is the perfect opportunity to have fun after work with co-workers and friends and even win a prize! Food and beverages (non-alcoholic and adult beverages) will be available for purchase. There will be plenty of cash prizes available to win. You must be 18 years of age or older to play bingo. You must present a valid form of identification to purchase alcoholic beverages. There must be at least five participants in order for games to be played. For more information, contact the ITT office at 540-653-8785.

November 1 at 12 p.m. Lola the Clown and PJ the Clown will be at the Dahlgren Library at 12 p.m. for pictures, crafts, face painting and lots of fun! Plus a free showing of the original “The Wizard of Oz” at the Dahlgren Theater at 2 p.m.

540-653-7336 Friday and Saturday: 7 p.m. Showings

Cards to the Troops

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

November 3-8. Stop by the Library all week long to write your own card to send to our troops overseas. Help make their holiday special. All ages are invited! The library will provide all of the supplies. For more information, contact the library at 540-653-7474.

Friday, October 31th, 7 p.m.

Annabelle, R Saturday, November 1st, 7 p.m.

The Box Trolls, PG

Trick-or-Treat with MWR

October 31 from 3 to 5 p.m at participating MWR facilities.

Trick-or-treat with MWR when school gets out! Wear your favorite costume and collect candy! Stop by the MWR Administration building, just outside of the main gate or the Library to pick up a map of this year’s participating facilities.

Cannonball Lanes Halloween Bash

October 31 at 7 p.m. This will not be another typical night at Cannonball Lanes Bowling Center. Celebrate Halloween with all you can bowl prices and enjoy some cake!

Family friendly costumes are welcome, but not required.

Cost $6.50, Military; $7.95, Civilian.

Turkey Bowl

November 1-20. Bowl a turkey and drop your name in the box with your phone number. The drawing will take

Fitness Center

Friday, November 7th, 7 p.m.

The Boxtrolls (3D), PG Saturday, November 8th, 7 p.m.

The Equalizer, R

Halloween Costume 5k

October 31 at 11 a.m. The WHFC has been host to singers such as KISS, athletes such as Ovechkin and even superheroes like Spiderman! You never know who will surprise us this year. Prizes given to 1st and 2nd Place Male/Female and Best Costume voted by the WHFC Team. Please register at the Weight House Fitness Center by 10:30 a.m. on October 31st. Cost: Military, free. All others, $5.

Libery Center

Monday Night Football

Mondays During Football Season. Join the Liber-

ty Center for all of the Monday night games! Don’t worry, hours will be extended so you won’t miss the last quarter!

Halloween Night

October 29. Creepy crawlers everywhere are sure to bring a frightful scare. Ghosts and witches take flight as we celebrate Halloween Night at the Liberty Center. Pizza, games, prizes and a scary movie marathon will be the highlight of evening entertainment.

Community Notes Dahlgren Caledon Art & Wine Festival

Saturday, Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Caledon State Park. Enjoy a fall day at the park and see what the area’s finest artisans have to offer. Get a jump on holiday shopping. Taste wine from local wineries. A commemorative wine glass is included with the price of tasting. Great food will also be for sale. The picnic shelter, gift shop and visitor center will be open, and hay wagon rides will be available for the kids. Admission for wine-tasting is $10 per person (21 and older - everyone must have ID to taste). The festival is free for non-tasting guests, but a $5/vehicle parking fee applies to all. Coolers and outside food are not permitted within festival grounds. For more info check it out on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/caledonartandwine.

Montpelier Hunt Races

Saturday, Nov. 1 all day at James Madison’s Montpelier, 1407 Constitution Hwy., Montpelier Station, Va. Join us for the 80th running of the Montpelier Hunt Races, an annual celebration of steeplechase racing and traditional southern hospitality! Seven exciting horse races, Jack Russell Terrier races, stick horse races for the kids, unique shopping, and much more ensure a whole day of family fun. For tickets and more information, visit www.montpelierraces.org.

‘Got Your Back’ Dog Walk and Fundraiser

Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Old Mill Park in Fredericksburg. Fall in and salute Jackson, a Psychiatric Service Dog and his partner, veteran, Walter Parker. The Parker family is raising $10,000 to “Pay It Forward” for the next

service dog and veteran team. Support our military families, walk your dogs, donate, participate, and assist another veteran who needs a lifesaving Service Dog. The walk will be about 2 miles on a paved walking trail in Fredericksburg.

Cost: $10 Individual/$20 Family. For more information, visit http://paws4people.org.

Wicked Woods Haunted Forest

Come see Virginia’s premier haunted attraction is back and ready to scare! Featuring 3 attractions for one low price of $23. Due to its intense nature Wicked Woods is Not recommended for ages under 12. Open Fridays and Saturdays throughout October, from 7 to 10 p.m.! Wicked Woods is located at 6220 Massey Rd., Spotsylvania. For more information, visit www.wicked-woods.com.

Indian Head Household Hazardous Waste Collection

The Charles County Department of Public Works would like to remind citizens the next household hazardous waste collection will be held Saturday, Nov. 1. The household hazardous waste collection site is the parking lot of the Department of Public Works building, located at 10430 Audie Lane, off of Radio Station Road in La Plata. Collection hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Items accepted free of charge include: pesticides, herbicides, fertilizer, gasoline, oil-based paint, cleaning supplies, pool chemicals, fluorescent lights, mercury thermometers, and other poisons found in the home.

Please remember to mark any container that does not have a readable, original label. Unacceptable materials include bio-medical waste (sharps, needles, anything with bodily

fluids), latex paint, prescription drugs, and ammunition.

Used motor oil, anti-freeze, propane tanks, and batteries are accepted on a regular basis at various collection sites.

Feline Adopt-a-thon

In celebration of the Halloween season, the Tri-County Animal Shelter and the Humane Society of Charles County are joining forces to find loving homes for cats and kittens at the Tri-County Animal Shelter (6707 Animal Shelter Road., Hughesville) Saturday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Take advantage of these opportunities to see the cats and kittens; one may just steal your heart. Felines are available for adoption at a reduced fee of $5 for cats and $10 for kittens. Each new forever family gets a special treat bag!

Ward Virts Concert Series at College of Southern Maryland: Bruce Swaim Quartet

The College of Southern Maryland will showcase the Bruce Swaim Jazz Quartet as part of the Ward Virts Concert Series beginning at 3 p.m., Nov. 2. Swaim’s performance is the second of six in the series, all which are held at the Prince Frederick Campus, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick in the Multipurpose Room of Building B. For more information, visit http://www.csmd.edu/Arts.

Salute to Veterans Parade in La Plata

Nov. 9 from 1 to 2 p.m. Join the Town of La Plata to honor the men and women of the US Armed Forces. The Salute to Veterans Parade starts at the Courthouse on Charles Street in La Plata, Md. Bring the kids, and come enjoy an old-fashioned, hometown parade!

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ATRC Sailors run the MCM Fire Controlman Chief Jose Tinajero and Fire Controlman Chief Steve Dillenschneider were two of 30,000 runners that participated in Sunday’s Marine Corps Marathon (MCM). The two Chiefs, stationed at Aegis Training and Readiness Center at NSF Dahlgren, were two of 3,710 active duty military members that competed in the traditional event. It was the first time either had run the MCM. While there were thousands of runners, Dillenschneider noted that “if one thing stands out more than anything else, it was great seeing all of the supporters out there. As tough as it is to run

26.2 miles, it’s just as tough to be one of the hundreds of Navy and Marine Corps vol-

unteers who dedicated their weekend to making the marathon so successful.”

Splash for the cure

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The Dahlgren Aquatics Center held Aquapalooza on Oct. 24 in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Special events at the pool included the Wet Express and Aqua Cross.

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